最新英国文学选读课后答案.docx

1、最新英国文学选读课后答案英国文学选读Of Studies P181.We are now living in the age of “ information explosion . What lessons can welearn from Bacon s of studiesin our access to information?Our planet is developing forward. The fast-moving development of science and technology makes it more convenient for students to ge

2、t sufficient and effective information by countless ways. That is the external condition for our study, which we can appropriately make full use of. But what we have to keep in mind is that the eternal master of study is no one but ourselves in the process of studying.2n what sense does reading make

3、 a full man?Reading makes a full man. Histories make men wise, poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend. Reading histories makes people learn lessons from the ancient time, avoid making the same mistakes and predict the develo

4、pment of things. People who read histories will be wiser than these who just act according to their own preferences without learning from histories. Reading poem s makes people learn the beauty of language, the beautiful classical style of art and live a poetic life. People who read poems will be wi

5、ttier than these who haven t feel the beautiful mood and pure life. Reading mathematics makespeople focus on the accurate calculation, develop a scientific attitude, and form a pragmatic spirit. People who read mathematics will be more subtle to consider things from all aspects and do things from th

6、e drop carefully than these who don tread. Reading natural philosophy makes people pursue truth, explore the unknown mystery, and practice actively. People who read natural philosophy will be deeper than these who don t learn the theory of reflecting the truth. Readingmoral makes peopl e learn the w

7、ayof harmony living, form the principle of ethical behaviors and develop correct outlooks on values. People who read moral will be graver than these who behave without correct principles and can t deal with different relationships.Reading log ic makes people master the rules of thinking, dealing wit

8、h different things and exploring objective reality. People who read logic will be more contend to have clear ideas, mater the principles of objective truth than these who don t act according to rulesDifferent kinds of reading materials play different roles in making a full man. People should get int

9、o different reading fields and train themselves to become a comprehensive talent. Reading will do good to one s physical health according to somereading materials of physical training. What s more important, reading promotes thedevelopment of logic thinking and morality. People can be called a full

10、man on condition that they have fine quality, delicate self-cultivation and strict morality. Try to read extensively and become a full man .Poems:Hamlet P8I.Why is sleep so frightening, according to Hamlet, since it can “ end ” the heartache and the thousand natural shocks ”？ Nobody can predict what

11、 he will dream of after he falls asleep. Death means the end of life, you may go to or unknown world and you can comeback,. If he dies, Hamlet s cant realize his will. Though“ sleep ” can end the heartache and the thousand natural shocks, it is a state of mind.Hamlet didn t know at all. He is fright

12、ened by the possible suffering in the long . “ dreamHe can t predict what will happen in the sleep, may be good may be evil.2.Why would people rather bear all the sufferings of the world instead ofchoosing death to get rid of them, according to Hamlet? Death is so mysteriousthat nobody knows what de

13、ath will bring to us. Maybe bitter sufferings, great pains,heartbreaking stories Because people hold the same idea to grunt and sweat undera weary life, but that the dread of something after death- the undiscover d county,form whose bourn no traveler returns-puzzle the will, and make us rather bear

14、thoseills we have than fly to others that we know not of? ” People also are frightened by themyths in another world after death.3.What, after all, makes people lose their determination to take action? Pleaseexplain in relation to the so-called hesitation of Hamlet.Conscience and over- considerations

15、. He wants to revenge, but doesn t know how. Hewants to kill his uncle, but finds it too risky. He lives in despair and wants to commitsuicide. However , he knows if he dies, nobody will comfort his father s ghost. He is inface of great dilemma. They don t know the result after their taking the acti

16、on. Such as Hamlet, he doesn t know what would happen if he kills his uncle or kil ls himself . SoHamlet was hesitated.Sonnet 18 P131.How does the poet answer the question he puts forth in the first line? (Page14)The poet opens with a question that is addressed to the beloved, Shall I compare theeto

17、 a summers day? This quest ion is comparing “ thee ” to the summer time of the year.It is during this time when the flowers are blooming, trees are full of leaves, the weather is warm, and it is generally considered as an enjoyable time during the year .The following eleven lines in the poem are als

18、o dedicated to similar comparisons between the beloved and summer days. In lines 2 and 3, the speaker explains what mainly separates the young woman from the summers day: she is more lovely and more temperate. (Line 2) Summer days are sometimes shaken by rough winds (Iine3) which happens and is not

19、always as welcoming as the woman. However in line4.the poet gives the feeling again that the summer months are often too short bysaying, And summer lease hath too short a date. In the summer days, the sun, theeye of heaven (line 5), often shines too hot, or too dim, his gold complexiondimmed (line 6

20、) as every fair from fair sometime declines. (Line 7) The final portionof the sonnet tells how the beloved differs from the summer in various aspects. Herbeauty will be one that lasts forever , Thy eternal summer shall not fade. (Line 9), and never end or die.At last two lines , the poet explains ho

21、w the beloveds beauty will accomplish thiseverlasting life unlike summer days. And it is because her beauty is kept alive in this poem, which will last forever . It will live as long as men can breathe or eyes can see. (Line 13) the poem is outwardly a simple statement of praise about the beauty of

22、the beloved woman and perhaps summer to the speaker is sometimes too unpleasant with the extremes of windiness and heat that go along with it. However , the beloved in thepoem is always mild and temperate by her nature and nothing at all like the summer .At last, the poet starts to praise that the b

23、eloved is so great and awing that she is to live forever in this sonnet. The beloved is so great that the speaker will even go as far as to say that, So long as men breathe, or eyes can see, so long lives this and this gives life to thee. line ( 、14 ) that the beloved is deserving to live on forever

24、 .2.What makes the poet think that “ thou ” can be more beautiful than summerand immortal?At the very beginning, the poet puts forth a question: “ Shall I compare thee to asummer s day? ” Then he gives an answer: “ Thou art more lovely and more temperate. ”On the one hand, “ Rough winds do shake the

25、 darling buds of May, and summer s leasehath all too short a date; ” on the other hand, “ Sometime too hot the heaven shines,and often is his gold complex ion dimmed. ” So from the above two aspects the poet thinks that “ thou ” can be more beautiful than summer . In addition, “ And every fair fromf

26、air sometime declines, by chance, or nature s changing course untrimmed. ” Comparedwith immortal, “ But thy eternal summer shall not fade, nor lose possession of that fairthou ow st, nor shall death brag thou wand rest in his shade, when in eternal lines totimes thou grow st. Therefore, the poet dra

27、ws a conclusion: “ Solong as men canbreathe or eyes can see, so long lives this, and this gives life to thee. ” In this poem, thepoet makes “ thou ” more beautiful than summer and immortal because of his beautiful lines. So in this case, “ thou ” in the poem can be regarded as female because love ca

28、nbeauty eternal. Or “ thou can be referred to male, for friendship can make beauty everlasting. Even “ thou ” can be abstract “love ” or “ beauty ” which will become eternal inthe wonderful poem.The Tiger P501.Why does the poet mention the Lamb? Do you think both the Lamb and theTiger can illuminate

29、 each other?The Tyger is corresponding to The Lamb . Both the poems show the poet s exploration,understanding and plaint of the mysterious creation. In this poem, the author implies that the Tiger is created by God as well as the Lamb. So either the Tiger or the Lamb is essential to God.I think both

30、 the Lamb and the Tiger can illuminate each other . Although the Lamb canrepresent the kind “ innocent society it will be lack of enough motivation to makeprogress. While the Tiger will cause social misery, unrest or even disruption, but it can make people release their creativity. So the poet belie

31、ves that the Tiger is the symbol of strength and courage. And he also praises its passion, desire and all the lofty beauty.2.What is the symbolic meaning of the tiger? What idea does the poet want to express?The symbol of the Tyger is one of the two central mysteries of the poem (the otherbeing the

32、Tyger s creator). It is unclear what it exactly symbolizes, but scholars have hypothesized that the Tyger could be inspiration, the divine, artistic creation, history, the sublime (the big, mysterious, powerful and sometimes scary. Read more on this in the Themes and Quotes section), or vision itself. Really, the list is almost infinite. The point is, the Tyger is important, and Blake s poem barely limits the possibilitiesThe tiger is the embodiment of Gods p