英美文学鉴赏测验题

1、II,II江西财经大学（第1页共17页）2005 2006学年第一学期英美文学鉴赏课试卷课程代码：04763课程学时：48任课教师：季大方I. Choose the right one to fill the sentences” 15 %)1. “ Poetry ” comes from a Greek verb which means .A. to write B. to find C. to make D. to compose2. A conven ti on is anbetwee n author and audie nee that an idea will be p rese

2、ntedin a p articular way.A. argume ntB. ame ndme nt C. arran geme nt D. agreeme nt3. The aside is the conven ti on in which a character mome ntarily turns away from the character to whom he or she is either liste ning or sp eak ing and addresses the audie neeA. fran kly B. forcefully C. secretly D.

3、directly4. Which of the follow ing is not a traditi onal symbol sta nding for death?A. thun derB. sun set C. slee pD. ni ght5. In Keats poem Ode on a Grecian Urn , we can say the two lines Heard melodiesare sweet, but those unhearAre sweeter belongs to.A. meta phor B. con ceitC. p aradoxD. ambiguity

4、6. A character can con fide ntly expect certa in eve nts to happen, but you will see thatthings wont work out as exp ected. The gap is the n betwee n.A. app eara nee and reality B. inten tio n and resultC. words and truthD. words and meaning7. Ais a sp ecially made voice or self who sp eaks in a p o

5、em. It means the p oemis writte n in the first person sin gular.A. personB. personal C. personnel D. persona8. If you want to find out the crisis of any Shakespeare splay, you can look directly atthe act- usually sce ne one an d/or sce ne two.A. twoB. fourC. three D. five9. Love is said to be a madn

6、 ess, a p lague or a game. The thing that these three have incom mon is.A. tran sformati on B. tran slatio n C. transplan tati on D. transp ortati on10. Relief is the relax ing ofthat we exp erie nee whe n we discover the outcome ofC. n ervous ness D. tensionthe story.B. frighte ningA. worryi ngII.

7、Explain the following briefly: ( 30%)1. Tell the difference between a story and a plot with an example:2. What are the two very common causes of plots which occur in many novels?3. Any poem can be said to be:4. What doesCatharsis mean?5. What is the distinction between“you”and “thou”?6. What is the

8、difference between Petrarchan sonnet and Shakespearian sonnet?III. Find out the RHYME SCHEMES in the following poem: (5%)Symphony in YellowBy Oscar WilderAn omnibus across the bridge Crawls like a yellow butterfly, And, here and there, a passerby Shows like a little restless midge.Big barges full of

9、 yellow hayAre moored against the shadowy wharf, And, like a yellow silken scarf,The thick fog hangs along the quay.The yellow leaves begin to fadeAnd flutter from the Temple elms, And at my feet the pale green ThamesLies like a rod of rippled jade.Note: omnibus: a busFlutter: 飘动midge:蠓虫barge:驳船elms

10、: 榆树IV. Match the following authors with their works: (10%)1Jane Auste nAJane Eyre2WordsworthBTess of the D Urbervilles3Dicke nsCP aradise Lost4Dyla n ThomasDSons and Lovers5Charlotte Bront?EEmma6John Milt onFTo Kill a Mock in gbird7D.H. Lawre neeGOde to the West Wind8P. B. ShelleyHUpon Westm in ste

11、r Bridge9HardyIGreat Exp ectati ons10Harper LeeJDo not go Ge ntle into that Good NightV. Translate the following p oem into Chinese: (40%)First LoveBy John ClareI n ever was struck before that hour With love so sudde n and so sweet, Her face it bloomed like a sweet flower And stole my heart away com

12、p lete.My face turned p ale as deadly p ale.My legs refused to walk away,And whe n she looked, what could I ail? My life and all seemed turned to clay.（第#页共17页）And then my blood rushed to my face And took my eyesight quite away,The trees and bushes round the place Seemed midnight at noonday.I could

13、not see a single thing, Words from my eyes did start -They spoke as chords do from the string, And blood burnt round my heart.Are flowers the winter s choice?Is loves bed always snow?She seemed to hear my silent voice, Not love s appeals to know.I never saw so sweet a faceAs that I stood before.My h

14、eart has left its dwelling place And can return no more.Notes: 1. ail折磨,使烦恼 2. clay粘土,泥土3. chords 和弦 4. string 弦第 5 页 共 17 页）II,II江西财经大学2005 2006学年第一学期英美文学鉴赏课试卷课程代码：04763课程学时：48任课教师：季大方（第7页共17页）I. Choose the right one to fill the sentences” 15 %)1. “ Poetry ” comes from a Greek verb which means .a.

15、to write b. to find c. to make d. to comp osesp eak of one thing in terms of ano ther compare differe nt things show the differe nee of any two things find the similarities of differe nt things2. Similes and meta phors can be dealt with together, because they botha.b.c.d.3. Person ificati on is givi

16、ng non-huma n things huma n.a. qualitiesb. n aturec. action d. behavior4. Garde n in western culture ofte n has a symbolic meaning:.a. beautiful thing b. p erfect orderc. hard workd. fine arran geme nt5. Win ter ofte n sta nds for.a. cruel and hardb. firm and strongc. old age and death d. sick and d

17、ying6. If the meaning in a line of a p oem is left unfini shed and there is no pun ctuati on at theen d, it is called.a. carry-onb. break-i n c. go-away d. run-on lines7. is the n ame give n to the effect of sounds of words imitati ng, or miming, thesounds of the objecta. Alliterati onb. Consonancec

18、. Ass onanced. Ono mat op oeia8. A character can con fide ntly expect certa in eve nts to happen, but you will see thatthings wont work out as exp ected. The gap is the n betwee n.a. app eara nee and realityb. inten ti on and resultc. words and truthd. words and meaning9. A conven ti on is anbetwee

19、n author and audie nee that an idea will be p rese ntedin a p articular way.acts.a. argume nt b. ame ndme ntc. arran geme nt d. agreeme nt10. Shakes peare and his contempo raries usually divided their pl ays intoA. threeB. fiveC. seve nD. fourII. Explain the following briefly: ( 30%)1. Tell the diff

20、erence between a story and a plot with an example:2. The word “ range ” refe:rs to 3. Any poem can be said to be:4. What is a symbol?5. Name at least four of the ways authors can give a character a personality:6. Why it is unavoidable that a hero in a tragedy should fall?III. Find out the RHYME SCHE

21、MES in the following poem: (5%)Loves SecretBy William BlakeNever seek to tell thy love, Love that never told can be; For the gentle wind does move Silently, invisibly.I told my love, I told my love,I told her all my heart; Trembling, cold, in ghastly fears, Ah! She doth depart.Soon as she was gone f

22、rom me, A traveler came by, Silently, invisibly;He took her with a sigh.IV. Match the following authors with their works: (10%)1Jane Auste nAJane Eyre2WordsworthBTess of the D Urbervilles3Dicke nsCP aradise Lost4Dyla n ThomasDSons and Lovers5Charlotte Bront?EEmma6John Milt onFTo Kill a Mock in gbird

23、7D.H. Lawre neeGOde to the West Wind8P. B. ShelleyHUpon Westm in ster Bridge9HardyIGreat Exp ectati ons10Harper LeeJDo not go Ge ntle into that Good NightV. Translate the following p oem into Chinese: (40%)When You Are OldBy YeatsWhe n you are old and grey and full of slee p, And nodding by the fire

24、, take dow n this book, And slowly read, and dream of the soft look Your eyes had on ce, and of their shadows dee p;How many loved your mome nts of glad grace, And loved your beauty with love false or true, But one man loved the p ilgrim soul in you. And loved the sorrows of your cha nging face;朝圣者A

25、nd bending down beside the glowing bars, Murmur, a little sadly, how love fled And paced upon the mountains overhead And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.Note: glowing: 炽热的 pilgrim:（第11页共17页）江西财经大学05 06学年第一学期期末考试试卷（A）课程代码:04763课程名称：英美文学鉴总课时:48课时适应班级：03级英语专Answer the questions following each p assa

26、ge in your own words. Note that some of the questions require information beyond that p rovided in the p assages. (you should write at least 100 words for each question) 1.O my luve is like a red, red rose,Thats n ewly sprung in June;O my luve is like the melodie,Thats sweetly p layed in tune.As fai

27、r thou art, my bonie lass,So dee p in luve am I;And I will luve thee still, my dear,Till a the seas gang dry.Till a the sea gang dry, my dear,And the rock melt wi the sun;And I will luve thee still, my dear,While the sands o life shall run.And fare thee weel, my only luve,And fare thee weel a while;

28、And I will come again, my luve,Thos it were ten thousand mile!(By Robert Burns)1) An outstanding feature of this poem is the skillful use of many figures of speech. Explainthe effect of these figures.( 10%)2. IT is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune m

29、ust be in want of a wife.However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.My dear Mr. Ben

30、net, said his lady to him one day, have you heard that NetherfieldPark is let at last?Mr. Bennet replied that he had not.But it is, returned she; for Mrs. Long has just been here, and she told me all about it.第 19 页 共 17 页）Mr. Bennet made no answer.Do not you want to know who has taken it? cried his

31、 wife impatiently. You want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing it.This was invitation enough.Why, my dear, you must know, Mrs. Long says that Netherfield is taken by a young manof large fortune from the north of England; that he came down on Monday in a chaise andfour to see the place, a

32、nd was so much delighted with it that he agreed with Mr. Morris immediately;that he is to take possession before Michaelmas, and some of his servants are to be in thehouse by the end of next week.What is his name?Bingley.Is he married or single?Oh! single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large

33、fortune; four or five thousanda year. What a fine thing for our girls!(from Pride and Prejudice)2)The opening sentence of this novel is probably one of the most famous first sentencesfound in fiction. What has this sentence to do with the tone of the whole novel? (10%)3)What are the implied meanings

34、 of this sentence?(10%)3.This is Mr. Micawber, said Mr. Quinion to me.Ahem! said the stranger, that is my name.MMri.cawber, said Mr. Quinion, is known to Mr. Murdstone. He takes orders for us on commission, when he can get any. He has been written to by Mr. Murdstone, on the subject of your lodgings

35、, and he will receive you as a lodger. Madydress, said Mr. Micawber, is Windsor Terrace, City Road. I - in short, said Mr. Micawber, with the same gen teel air, and in ano ther burst of con fide nee- “ I live there.I made him a bow.“ Uenrdthe impression, said Mr. Micawber, that your peregrinations i

36、n this metropolis have not as yet been extensive, and that you might have some difficulty in penetrating the arcana of the Modern Babylon in the direction of the City Road, - in short, said Mr. Micawber, in another burst of confidence, that you might lose yourself - I shall be happy to call this eve

37、ning, and install you in the knowledge of the nearest way.I thanked him with all my heart, for it was friendly in him to offer to take that trouble.“ At what hour, said Mr. Micawber, shall I -“ At about eight, said Mr. Quinion.“ At about eight, said Mr. Micawber. I beg to wish you good day, Mr. Quin

38、ion. I will intrude no longer.So he put on his hat, and went out with his cane under his arm: very upright, and humming a tune when he was clear of the counting-house.(from David Copperfield)4) Dickens is a master at creating lifelike and unforgettable characters, for instance, Mr. Micawber. How doe

39、s Dickens portray Mr. Micawber ? what qualities od his character strike you most?(10%)s being,4. O wild West Wind, thou breath of AutumnThou, from whose unseen presence the leaves deadAre driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing,Yellow, and black, and pale, and hectic red,Pestilence-stricken mu

40、ltitudes(1): O Thou,Who chariotest to their dark wintry bedThe winged seeds, where they lie cold and low,Each like a corpse within its grave, untilThine azure sister of the Spring(2) shall blowHer clarion(3) o er the dreaming earth, and fill(Driving sweet buds like flocks to feed in air)With living

41、hues and odours plain and hill:Wild Spirit, which art moving everywhere;Destroyer and Preserver; hear, O hear!(from Ode to the West Wind)5) The west wind in this poem is generally considered as a symbol. What does it symbolize? (10%)5. “ wish I could hold you, she continued bitterly, till we were bo

42、th dead! I should nt care what you suffered. I care nothing for your sufferings. Why shouldnt you suffer? I do! Will yo u forget me? Will you be happy when I am in the earth? Will you say twenty years hence, Thats the grave of Catherine Earnshaw. I loved her long ago, and was wretched to lose h er;

43、but it is past. Ive loved many others since: my children are dearer to me than she was;and at death, I shall not rejoice that I am going to her: I shall be sorry that I must leave them! Will you say so, Heathcliff? ”.“Are you possessed with a devil, he pursued savagely, to talk in that manner to me

44、when you are dying? Do you reflect that all those words will be branded on my memory, an d eating deeper eternally after you have left me? You know you lie to say I have killed you: and, Catherine, you know that I could as soon forget you as my existence! Is it not sufficie nt for your infernal self

45、ishness, that while you are at peace I shall writhe in the torments ofWhy did you despise me?hell? ”You teach me now how cruel youve been-cruel and false.Why did you betray your own heart, Cathy? I have not one word of comfort. You deservethis. You have killed yourself. Yes, you may kiss me, and cry

46、; and ring out my kisses and tears: theyll blight you-theyll damn you. You loved me-then what right had you to leave me?you, of yourWhat right-answer me-for the poor fancy you felt for Linton? Because misery and degradation, and death, and nothing that God or Satan could inflict would have parted us

47、,you haveown will, did it. I have not broken your heart-you have broken it; and in breaking it,broken mine. So much the worse for me, that I am strong. Do I want to live? What kind ofliving will it be when you-oh, God! wouldyou like to live with your soul in the grave?“ Let me alone. let me alone, s

48、obbed Catherine. If I have done wrong, Im dying for it.It is enough! You left me too: but I wont upbraid you! I forgive you. Forgive me!(from Wuthering Height)6) What might be the causes for the tragic ending of the love between Heathcliff andCatherine?(10%)6. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And

49、 sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth;Then took the other, as just as fair,And having perhaps the better claim,Because it was grassy and wanted wear;Though as for that the passing thereHad worn them rea

50、lly about the same,And both that morning equally layIn leaves no step had trodden black.Oh, I kept the first for another day!Yet knowing how way leads on to way,I doubted if I should ever come back.I shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere ages and ages hence:Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-I

51、 took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference.7)8)7.(fromThe Road not Taken)When the poet says that he had to choose between two roads in a wood, is there awider and symbolic meaning?(10%)Why did the poet choose the toad that was grassy and wanted wear, and less traveledby? Does it have a symbolic meaning?(10%)She stood up in a sudden impulse of terror. Escape! She must escape! Frank would save her. He would give her life, perhaps love, too. But she wanted to live. Why should she be unhappy? S