06秋文学英语赏析应考指南

Victorian society. His well-read novels include Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations and so on. A. Charles Dickens? B. Charlotte Bronte?s C. Joseph Conrad?s D. Graham Greene?s

14.Which figure of speech is used in the following lines by Martin Luther King? “With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.”

A. Metaphor B. Parallelism C. Simile D. Personification

15. In his essay “Of studies”, Bacon classified books thus: “Some books are to be _______, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and ________”. A. tasted, skimmed B. skimmed, scanned C. scanned, perfected D. tasted, digested

11. C 12. A 13. A 14.B 15. D Part II Reading Comprehension

Read the extracts and give brief answers to the questions below. Text 1

Nobody ever stopped him in the street to say, with gladsome looks, ?My dear Scrooge, how are you? When will you come to see me?? No beggars implored him to bestow a trifle, no children asked him what it was o?clock, no man or woman ever once in all his life inquired the way to such and such a place, of Scrooge. Even the blind men?s dogs appeared to know him; and when they saw him coming on,

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would tug their owners into doorways and up courts; and then would wag their tails as though they said, ?No eye at all is better than an evil eye, dark master.? (A Christmas Carol) Questions (10 points)

16. Why wouldn?t children like to ask Scrooge the time?

17. What is the reaction of the blind men?s dogs when they encountered Scrooge?

16. Because Scrooge is a mean-spirited miserly person. He won?t help anybody.

17. The dogs would tug their owners into doorways and up courts; and then would wag their tails, indicating to their owners that this man is an evil person.

Text 2

“Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone” …

He was my North, my South, my East and West, My working week and my Sunday rest, My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song; I thought that love would last for ever: I was wrong.

The stars are not wanted now: put out every one; Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun; Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood. For nothing now can ever come to any good. Questions (10 points)

18. What does the poet mean by the line “He was my North, my South, my East and

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West，/My working week and my Sunday rest, / My moon, my midnight, my talk, my song”?

19. Identify the key verbs the poet uses to call for things to be got rid of.

18. The poet is celebrating the importance of the loved / dead one to the poet/ or the dead is everything is to him or any similar idea.

19. Award one point for one of the following expressions: 1) put out 2)pack up 3) dismantle 4) pour away 5) sweep up

Text 3

Lady Bracknell:… What is your income? Jack: Between seven and eight thousand a year.

Lady Bracknell (makes a note in her book): In land, or in investments? Jack: In investments, chiefly.

Lady Bracknell: That is satisfactory. What between the duties expected of one during one?s lifetime, and the duties exacted from one after one?s death, land has ceased to be either a profit or a pleasure. It gives one position, and prevents one from keeping it up. That?s all that can be said about land.

Jack: I have a country house with some land, of course, attached to it, about fifteen hundred acres, I believe; but I don?t depend on that for my real income. In fact, as far as I can make out, the poachers are the only people who make anything out of it.

Lady Bracknell: A country house! How many bedrooms? Well, that point can be cleared up afterwards. You have a town house, I hope? A girl with a simple, unspoiled nature, like Gwendolen, could hardly be expected to reside in the

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country.

Jack: Well, I own a house in Belgrave Square, but it is let by the year to Lady Bloxham. Of course, I can get it back whenever I like, at six months? notice. Lady Bracknell: Lady Bloxham? I don?t know her.

Jack: Oh, she goes about very little. She is a lady considerably advanced in years.

Lady Bracknell: Ah, nowadays that is no guarantee of respectability of character. What number in Belgrave Square? Jack: 149.

Lady Bracknell (shaking her head): The unfashionable side….I thought there was something. However, that could easily be altered. Jack: Do you mean the fashion, or the side?

Lady Bracknell (sternly) : Both, if necessary, I presume. (The Importance of Being Earnest) Questions (10 points)

20. What are Lady Bracknell?s main criteria for choosing a husband for her daughter? Support your answer with a quotation from the text.

21. Which does Lady Bracknell prefer, investment or land? Support your answer with a quotation from the text.

20. Clearly income, property and family connections. For example, she asks Jack directly questions such as “What?s your income?” “You have a town house, I hope?”

21. She prefers investment to land. She feels land involves too many expenses during life, and is then taxed heavily after one?s death. Quotation: What between the duties expected of one during

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