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1、专业好文档中央广播电视大学 “开放本科”期末考试英语专业文学阅读与欣赏Part I: Literary Fillldamentals1 The Old Man the Sea2 The Dumd Waiter3 An Inspector Calls4 The Impartance of Being Earnest5 The PearlWritersARobert FrostBErnest HemingwayCJB priestleyDHarold PinterEOscar WildeF. William GoldingGArthur MillerHJohn SteinbeckSeetion 2
2、 Decide whether the following stements are True(T)orFalse(F) (lO points)6 The Rime of Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor COleridge is a narrative poem7 Othello is one of Shakespeares comedies8 “Getysbutg Address is a famous speech made by President Lincoln during the American Civil War9 Sherwood Ander
3、son is an American Writer who stronely influenced American short story wrlting between World War I ond II10 Scrooge is a character created by RObert Louis Stevenson in his novel The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeSeotiOn 3,Choose the correctanswers tO complete the following sentences (10 pOint
4、s)11 can be established by describing the place where the action takes place , or the situation at the start of the storyAClimax BPoint of viewCFlashback DSetting12A is a 14-line verse which rbyme in a controlled wayThere are two main types:the Petrarchall and the ShakespeareanA. couplet BballadCson
5、net Dlimerick13 novels are called Novels of Character and Environment” His well-read novels include The Mayor of the Casterbridge,Tess of the DUrbervilles and So onATbomas Hardys BCharlotte BrontesCJoseph Conrads DCharles Dickens14 All the following were awarded the Nobel Prlze for Literature except
6、A Harold Pinter UJohn SreinbeckCEmily Dickinson DErnest Hemmgway15 In his protest poem“”, the poet Yusef Iman exposes the injustice done t0 the descendants Of the black slaves in the USAAHow tO Deal with the Press BLove Your EnemyCThe War Process DFutilityPart : Reading Comprehension 50 pointsRead t
7、he extracts and give brief answers tO the questions belowText 1She had consented tO go away, tO leave her home Was that wise? She tried to weigh each side of the question In her home anyway she bad shelter and food; she had those whom she had known all her life about her Of course she had tO work ha
8、rd,bOth ln the house and at businessWhat would they say of her ln the Stores when they found out that she had run away with a fellow? Say she was a fool, perhaps; and her place would be filled up by advertisement Miss Gsvan would be glad She had always had an edge on ber, especlally whenever the,wer
9、e people listening一Miss Hill,dont you see these ladies are waiting?一Look lively,Miss Hill,pleaseShc Would not cry many tears at leaving the StoresBut in her new home,in a distant unknown country,it would not be like that. Then sheWould be marriedshe,Eveline People would treat her with respect then S
10、he would not be treated as her mother had beenEven now, though she was over ninteen, she sometimes felt herself in danger Of her fathers violence she knew it was that that had given her the palpitationsQuestions(9 points)16 From which story is the extract takcn from? Paper Pills, Hills Like White El
11、ephants or Eveline?17, What sort of life does“she”in the story live? Support your answer with at least onedctail18 What kind Of life is she looking for?Text 2Five score years ago, a great American, In whose symbolic shadow we stand signed the Emancipation Proclamation This momentous decree came as a
12、 great beacon light Of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames Of withering injustice It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night Of eaptivity But one hundred years later, we must face the tragic fact that the Negro is still not freeOne hundred years later,the life
13、of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles ofsegregation ond tbe chains Of discimination One hundred years later,the Negro lives on a lonely island 0f poverty in the midst Of a vast ocean Of material prosperity One hundredyears later,the Negro is Still languishing in the corners of America
14、n society and finds himself an exile in his own land(I have a dream)Questions(9 points)19The speechis made by, (Write the letter reoresenting your choice on the answer sheet)AAbraham Lincoln UMartin Luther KingC Francis Bacon20 Find an example Of figure Of speech(simile,metaphor,personification,etc)
15、used in the extractName the device aild explain its meaning21 Summarize the speakers points in two or three sentencesText 3Elizabeth:I see what l see,JohnProctor: (Question 25)You will not judge me more ,Elizabeth I have goodreason to think before I charge fraud on Abigail,and I will think on it Let
16、 you look to your own improvement before you go to judge your husband any more I have forgot Abigail,and Elizabeth:And IProctor: Spare me! You forget nothinand forgive nothin. Learn charity,woman I have gone tiptoe in this house all seven month since she is gone. I have not moved from there to there
17、 without I think to please you, and still an everlasting funeral marches round your heart I cannot speak but I am doubted, every moment judged for lies, as though I come into a court when I come into this house!ElizaLcth:JOhn, you are not Open with me You saw her with a crowd, you said NOWyouProctor
18、:Ill plead my honesty no more,ElizabethElizabeth(now she would justify herself) :John,I am OnlyProctor: NO more! I should have roared you down when first you lold me your suspicion But I wilted,and,like a Christian,I confessed。Confcssed! Some dream I had must have mistaken you for God that day. But
19、youre not,youre not and let you remember it! Let you look sometimes for the goodness in me,and judge me notrlizabeth:I do not judge you The magistrate sits in your heart that judets you I never Thought you but a good man,JOhn(with a smile)only somewhat bewilderedProctor(laughing bitterly):Oh,Elizabe
20、th,your justice would freeze beer!(THE Crucible)Questions (12 points)22 What is the relotionship between Proctor and Elizabeth?23 What kind of play does the extract belong to? The Theatre of the Absurd or historical drama?24 HOw dO yOu interpret Proctors statement“Oh,Elizabeth,yOur justice would fre
21、eze beer”?25HOW dO you think Proctor wOuld say the lines in bOld type(黑体部分)?(Write theletter representing your choice on the answer sheet.)A With a touch Of pride B With deep admirationC With a solemn warningText 4Please note:This reading task will be relevant tO the writing task ln PartThe Day Moth
22、er CriedComing home from school that dark winters day so long ago, 1 was filled withanticipation;I had a new issue Of my favorite sports magazine tucked under my arm,and thehouse tO myself Dad Was at work,my sister was away,and Mother wouldnt be home from her new jOb for an hourI boulded up the step
23、sburst into the living room and flipped on aLight。I was shocked into stillness by what l sawMOther,pulled into a tight ball with her face in her hands,sat at the far and of the couch Sbe was crying I had never seen her cryI approached cautiously and touched her shoulder “Mother?” I said “whats happe
24、ned?”She took a 10ng breath and managed a weak smile its nothing, really NothingimportantJust that Im going tO lose this new jOb,I cant type fast enough。”“But youve only been there three days”I sald “Youll cateh On”I was repeating a line she had spoken tO me a hundred times when 1 was havmg trollble
25、 learning Or doingsomething important tO me“No, she said sadlyI always said l could dO anything l set my mind tO,and l stillthink l can ln most thingsBut l cant dO this”I felt helpless and out Of place At age 16 1 still assumed Mother could dO anythlng Some years befOre, when we sold our ranch(大牧场)a
26、nd moved tO tow, MOther bad declded tO open a day nursery。 She had had nO training, but that didnt stand ln her way she sent away fOr correspondence courses(函授课)in child cate,did the lessons and in six months and fOrnlally qualified herself for the task。 It wasnt long befOre she had a full enrollmen
27、t and a waiting list I accepted all this a perfectly normal instance Of mothers abilityBut neither the nursery nor the motel my parents bougbt later had prowded enough income tO send my sister and me tO college In two years 1 would be ready fOr college, in three mote my Sister would want tO gO Time
28、was runmng out,and MOther was frantic fOr ways tO save money It was clear that Dad could dO nO more than he was doing already faming 80 acres in addition tO Lolding a fulltime jObA few months after wed S01d the motel, MOther arrived home witL a used typewriterIn skipped between certaln letters and t
29、he keyboard was soft At dinner that night Ipronounced the machin a“piece Of junk”“Thats all we can afford”MOther said “Its good enough to learn on”And from thatday on,as soon as the lable was cleared and the dishes were done, Mother would disappearinto her SeWing room to practice The slow tap, tap,
30、tap wort On some nights until midnightIt was nearly Christmas when l heard Mother got a job at the radio station 1 was notthe least bit surprtsed, or impressed but she was ecstaticMonday,after her first day at WOrk,I could see that the excltenlent was goneMOtherlooked tired and drawn I responded by
31、ignoring herTuesday,Dad made dinner and cleased the kitchen Mother stayed in her sewing room, practicine Is MOther all right?”I asked Dad“Shes havin a 1ittle tronble with Ler typing,he saidShe needs lO practice I think shes appreciate it if we a11 helped out a bit mOre”I already dO a lOt,”I sald,imm
32、ediately on guard“I know you dO,Dad sald evenly “And you may have to dO mOre You might just remember that she is wOrking primarily sO you can go tO c01lege-”I honestly didnt care I wished she would just forget the whOle thingMy shock and embarrassment at finding mother in tears On Wednesday was a pe
33、rtectindex Obow Uttle l understood the pressures oil her Sitting beside her On the couch, I began very slOwly to anderstand“I guess we aU have to fail sOmetim,”MOther said quietly I cOuld sense her pain and the tension Of hOlding back the strong emOtions that were interrupted by my atrival, Suddenly
34、, sOmething inside me turned I reachcd out and put my arms arOund her She broke then She put her face agamst my shoulder and sobbed I held he,close and didnt try tO talk I knew 1 was domg what I should,what l cOuld,and that it was enough In that mOment,feellng Mothers b&ck facked wtth emOtiOn,I alld
35、erstood fOr the first time her valnerabillty She was Stlll my nlother, but she was solllthine mOre: &person Uke me, capable Of fear and hurt and failure I couldeel Ler pam, as she nlust have fell mine on a thousad occasions when l had sought comfert ln hef armsA week later mother took a job selling
36、dry goods at half the salary the radio station hah offered.”Its a job I can do,” she said simply . But the evening practice sessions on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very different feeling now when I passed I her door at night and her tapping away. I knew there was something more going
37、 on in there than a woman learning to type.When I left for college two years later, Mother had an office job with better pay and more responsibility. I have to believe that in some strange way she learned as much from her moment of defeat ad I did, because several years later,when I had finished sch
38、ool and proudly accepted a job as a newspaper reporter,she had already been a journalist with our hometown paper for six months.The old green typewriter sits in my office now,unprepared. It is a momento, but what it recalls for me is not quite what it recalled for Mother. When Im having trouble with
39、 a story and think about giving up or when I start to feel sorry for myself and think things should be easier for me, aia roll a piece of paper into that cranky old machine and type, word by painful word, just the way Mother did , what I remember then is not her filure, but her courage, the courage
40、to go ahead.Its the best memento anyone ever gave me.Questions (20 points)26. Why was the mother crying?27. Do you think she was successful with her nursery and motel? If so, why didi she take up the new job?28. What did he begin to understand about this mother after he saw her cry?29. The old typew
41、iter plays a very important role in the story. What is the role it plays?Part III: Writing 20 points Summarize the story” The Day Mother Cried” in about 120 words.试题答案Part I: LiteraryFundamentals 30 pointsSection 1Match the Writers with their Works (2 points each)1B 2D 3C 4E 5HSection 2Decide whethe
42、r the following statements are True(T) or Fslse(F) (2Points each)6,T 7F 8T 9T 10FSection 3 Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentences, (2 points each)11D 12C 13A 14C 15BPart: Reading Comprehension 50 points3 pointss each for questions 1625,5 pointss each for questions 2629Every 5
43、mistakes in grammar, spelling or of any other kind will lead to the reduction of one pointText 116Eveline17 She 1ived a hard life both physically and mentally(2 points) She had to put up with her fathers threatening behaviour due to his heavy drinkingShe had to try and make do with the little money
44、she could get to look after her family18 She wants to escape from her present lifeShe wants to run away from her father, from her dull lifeShe Wants to enjoy freedom and respectText 219B20 Any ONE of the following with correct explantionsMetaphors: beacon light of hope,meaning hope can lead people o
45、n in the dark struggle; joyous daybreak to end the loge night of captivity: happy beginning after suffering enduring captivity;Negros seared in the flames of withering justice,meaning the black people suffered from the torture of injustice ; manacles of segregation and chains of discrimination: mean
46、ing segregation and dischmination are like macacles and chains binding the black people hands and feet; an exile in his own land:the state of homelessness.21 Even though the blacks are “liberated ” theoretically by the Emancipation Proclamation,the truth is that the Negro is still suffering from the
47、 segregation and discrimination in their daytoday lifeBlacks and whites are worlds apartThe black people live in poverty while the white people enjoy prosperity The black people have no freedom the white people enjoyText 322Proctor and Elizabeth are husband and wifeORThey have mixed feelings towards
48、 each other Elizabeth loves her husband yet she doesnt trust him;Proctor loves his wife yet he cannot bear to be accused all the time23Historical drama24 Proctor meant to say that Elizabeth only wore the cloak of justice to hide her extreme frigtdness and coldness (POints should be given when ideas are similar