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自学考试英美文学历年简答题论述题及课后题

自考习题整合

2000年

41.Readthequotationcarefullyandthenanswerthequestions:

Thecurfewtollstheknellofpartingday,

Thelowingherdwindslowlyo'erthelea,

Theplowmanhomewardplodshiswearyway,

Andleavestheworldtodarknessandtome.

Questions:

A.Scanthefirstlineofthestanza.

Iambicpentameterwiththerhymingschemeofabab

B.Findtheirregularfootinthesecondline.

Thethirdfootcontainstwoaccentedsyllables

C.Brieflyexplainthesignificanceofthisirregularity.

Twoaccentedsyllablesslowdownthepaceinkeepingwiththeliterarymeaningofthephrase“windslowly.”

42.Thefollowingisapassagetakenfromadramaticwork:

HadIasmanysoulsastherebestars

I'dgivethemallforMephistophilis!

ByhimI'llbegreatemperoroftheworld,

Andmakeabridgethoroughthemovingair

Topasstheoceanwithabandofmen;

I'lljointhehillsthatbindtheAfricshore

AndmakethatcountrycontinenttoSpain,

Andbothcontributorytomycrown;

Theemperorshallnotlivebutbymyleave,

NoranypotentateofGermany.

NowthatIhaveobtainedwhatIdesire

I'llliveinspeculationofthisart

TillMephistophilisreturnagain.

Questions:

A.Nametheplaywrightandthetitleoftheworkfromwhichthepassageistaken.

Dr.Faustus,aplaybyChristopherMarlowe

B.Namethespeakerofthepassagequotedabove.

Dr.Faustus

C.Usetheabovepassageasaguideandwritedowninoneortwosentencesthethemeoftheplay.

Man’saspiration,boundingachievements,andtheinevitablefailure

43.Readthefollowingpassageandthenanswerthequestions:

…Iglancedbackonce.AwaferofamoonwasshiningoverGatsby'shouse,makingthenightfineasbefore,andsurvivingthelaughterandthesoundofhisstillglowinggarden.Asuddenemptinessseemedtoflownowfromthewindowsandthegreatdoors,endowingwithcompleteisolationthefigureofthehost,whostoodontheporch,hishandupinaformalgestureoffarewell.

A.Identifytheauthorandthetitleofthenovelfromwhichthispassageistaken.

ScottFitzgerald,TheGreatGatsby

B.Thepassagedescribestheendofanevent.Whatisit?

Itisadescriptionoftheendofabigparty

C.Whatimpliedmeaningcanyougetfromreadingthispassage?

Thepassagehintsatthemeaninglessness,spiritualemptinessandvanityofsuchaliftofpleasure-seeking.Thereisatragicsensethatthe“party”willbeover.

44.Readthefollowingpartofapoemandthenanswerthequestions:

Mytongue,everyatomofmyblood,form'dfromthissoil,thisair,

Bornhereofparentsbornherefromparentsthesame,andtheirparentsthesame,

I,nowthirty-sevenyearsoldinperfecthealthbegin,

Hopingtoceasenottilldeath.

A.Identifythepoetandthetitleofthepoem.

WaltWhitman,“SongofMyself”

B.Whatdo"soil"and"air"representinthefirstline?

America,hiscountry,hisnativeland

C.Whatdoesthepoettrytosayintheabovefourlines?

Hewasbornandnurturedbythislandandshallfromnowondevotehiswholelifetothecountry.

Ⅲ.QuestionsandAnswers（24points,6pointsforeach）

45.ThefollowingquotationistheendingofapoembyRobertBrowning:

Nay,we'llgo

Togetherdown,sir,NoticeNeptune,though,

Tamingaseahorse,thoughararity,

WhichClausofInnsbruckcastinbronzeforme.

Whatisthetitleofthepoem?

“MyLastDuchess”

Whoisthespeaker?

TheDuke,orthehusbandoftheDuchess.

Whatistheimportanceoftheallusion"Neptune…/Tamingaseahorse"inthewholepoem?

Placedattheendofthepoem,theallusionservesastheconclusionthattellsthereader-listenerthatthespeakerisatyrant.

46.NovumOrganum（"NewInstrument"）,alongwithotherworks,wontheauthorthehonor"Fatherofmodernscience.”Whoistheauthor?

Whatisthemainconcernofthework?

Whytheworkissoimportantforthedevelopmentofmodernscience?

A.FrancisBacon

B.TheworkisanargumentfortheinductivereasoninginplaceoftheAristoteliandeductivereasoning.

C.TheAristotelianreasoningonlystatesthefact,notcapableofdiscoverywhiletheinductivereasoning,althoughstartingwithahypothesisanddevelopingwithexperiments,mayleadtothediscoveryoftrueknowledge.

47.EzraPoundisoneofthepioneersinmodernpoetry.

Whatisthepoeticschoolofwhichheisachiefmember?

Imagism

WhatisPound'srepresentativeworkofmanyyearsofpoeticcreation?

TheCantos

Whatisthetitleofhisfrequentlyquotedone-imagepoem?

C.“InaStationoftheMetro”

Poundhastranslatedsomeliteraryworksfromtwogreatancientcivilizations.OneisGreece.Whatistheother?

China

Howdoyouunderstandhisfamouscomment"Theimageitselfisthespeech"?

Poundmeansthatimageshouldnotbeornamentsonly,butshouldbethefocusofpoeticexpression.Byemphasizingtheexteriorobject,Poundhopestoavoidmoralizingandachievecharityandexactness.

48.WilliamFaulkner,aNobelPrizewinner,hasanimportantpositioninAmericanliterature.NametwoofhisMajornovels.Doyouknowanythingabout"YoknapatawphaCounty?

"WhatisuniqueofFaulkner'sfiction,historicallyandgeographically?

A.TheSoundandtheFury,AsILayDying,Absalom,Absalom

B.YolknapatawphaCountyisanimaginedplacebasedonFaulkner’sownhometown,aplacethathetookforthesettingof15ofhis19novelsandmanyshortstories.ThissmallregionintheAmericanSouthbecomesinFaulkner’sfictionanallegoryoraparableoftheOldSouth.

C.HisliteraryrepresentationoftheOldSouth;andhisthemeofthedeterioration,lossandmoraldecayoftheOldSouthwhenitwasfallingapart.

Ⅳ.TopicDiscussion（20points,10pointsforeach）

49.ApossiblethemeofJamesJoyce'sshortstory"Araby"isdisillusionment.BrieflydiscussthesymbolismJoyceemploysinpresentingthistheme.

A.“Shortdaysofwinter,”“silent”thestreetof“blindend,”“darkmuddylanes”with“feeblelanterns”,“darkdrippinggardens,”andmanyothersforetelltheinevitablefailureoftheboy’sattempttoreachhisdesire.

B.Mangan’ssister,forwhomtheboyhadtenderfeelings,symbolizeshope/aspiration,butshewassymbolicallyconfined（“havearetreatinherconvent”）.

C.Thejourneytothebazaarisaquestforthefulfillmentoftheaspiration,butthejourneywas“intolerably”delayed,andwhentheboygottothebazaar,halfofitwasalreadydark.What’smore,theyoungladyatthedoorofastallwas“notencouraging,”andspoketotheboy“outofsenseofduty.”Whentheupperpartofthehallwascompletelydark,theboy’sdisillusionmentwasannounced.Andthus,“GazingupintothedarknessIsawmyselfasacreaturedrivenandderidedbyvanity;andmyeyesburnedwithanguishandanger.”

50.WhatmakesMarkTwain'sTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnmorethanachild'sadventurestory?

BrieflydiscussthequestionfromTHREEofthefollowingaspects:

thesetting,thelanguage,thecharacter（s）,thethemeandthestyle.

A.Setting:

InthenovelMarkTwainrecreatesasmall-townofAmericaandpresentsthelocalcolor.

B.Language:

Heusessimple,directlanguagefaithfultothecolloquialspeech,thevernacularlanguageofthelocalpeople.

C.Character（s）:

Theauthorrecreatestworebelsandfugitivesrunningawayfromcivilization,especiallyHuckleberryFinn,aninnocentboywhorefusestoaccepttheconventionalvillagemorality.

D.Theme:

Thenovelisacriticismofsocialinjustice,hypocrisy,conservativenessandnarrow-mindednessoftheAmericansmalltownsociety.

E.Style:

Thenovelemploysahumorousstyleofnarrationandisalsohighlysymbolicwiththecentralsymbol.

2001年

41."Andthenativehueofresolution/Issickliedo’erwiththepalecastofthought."（Shakespeare,Humlet）

Questions:

A.Whatdoesthe"nativehueofresolution"mean?

Determination（determinedness,action,activity,……）

B.Whatdoesthe"palecastofthought"standfor?

Consideration（indecision,inactivity,hesitation,…….）

C.Whatideadothetwolinesexpress?

Toomuchthinking（consideration,……）made（makes）activity（action）impossible.

42."WildSpirit,whichartmovingeverywhere;/DestroyerandPreserver;hear,Ohear!

"

Questions:

A.Identifythepoemandthepoet.

Shelley’s“OdetotheWestWind”

B.Whatisthe"WildSpirit"?

TheWestWind:

“breathofAutumn’sbeing”

C.Whatdoesthe"WildSpirit"destroyandpreserve?

Itdestroysthings/thoughts/ideasthataredead（obsolete,……）;itpreservesnewlife（orseedsthatrepresentnewlifeornewbirth”.

43."Whentheministerspokefromthepulpit,withpowerandfervideloquence,and,withhishandsontheopenbible,ofthesacredtruthsofourreligion,andofsaint-likelivesandtriumphantdeaths,andoffutureblissormiseryunutterable,thendidGoodmanBrownturnpale,dreading,lesttheroofshouldthunderdownuponthegrayblasphemerandhishearers.

Questions:

A.Identifythetitleoftheshortstoryfromwhichthispartistaken.

Hawthorne’sYoungGoodmanBrown.

B.Whathadhappenedinthestorybeforethischurchscene?

Brownhadattendedawitches’partywherehesawmanyprominentpeopleofthevillage,theministerincluded.

C.WhywasGoodmanBrownafraidtheroofmightthunderdown?

Brownwasshockedbytheminister,secretlyamemberoftheevilclub,whocouldtalkaboutsacredtruthsofthereligionopenlyandunashamedly.HethoughtGodwouldpunishsuchhypocritesdownonthem.

44.（Alotofcommonobjectshavebeenenumeratedbefore,andherearethelasttwolinesofThereWasaChildWentForth:

）

Thehorizon’sedge,theflyingsea-crow,thefragranceofsaltmarshandshoremud.

Thesebecamepartofthatchildwhowentfortheveryday,andwhonowgoes,andwillalwaysgo