苏州科技大学天平学院《高级英语》2025-2026学年期末试卷

苏州科技大学天平学院《高级英语》2025-2026学年期末试卷一、单项选择题（本大题共10小题，每小题5分，共50分。在每小题给出的四个选项中，只有一项是符合题目要求的）

1.Thesentence"Themore,themerrier"impliesthathavingmorepeopleinasituationisusually__________.

A.lessenjoyable

B.moreenjoyable

C.lesspleasant

D.morepleasant

2.WhatisthemainpurposeofthefollowingsentencefromShakespeare's"Hamlet":"Tobe,ornottobe:thatisthequestion"?

A.Toexpressdoubtaboutthenatureofexistence

B.ToencourageHamlettotakeaction

C.ToshowHamlet'sindecision

D.Tohighlightthethemeofrevenge

3.Theliterarydeviceusedinthesentence"Shewasasquietasamouse"isknownas__________.

A.personification

B.hyperbole

C.alliteration

D.symbolism

4.Inthepoem"TheRoadNotTaken"byRobertFrost,thespeakeris__________.

A.awearytraveler

B.ayoungpoet

C.asoldier

D.aphilosopher

5.Thefollowingsentencefrom"ToKillaMockingbird"byHarperLeeusesametaphor:"Hewasasgoodasdead."Whatisthemetaphor?

A.TomRobinsonwasasgoodasdead

B.TomRobinsonwasasgoodasadeadman

C.TomRobinsonwasasgoodasacorpse

D.TomRobinsonwasasgoodaslifeless

6.Whatisthetoneofthefollowingsentencefrom"TheGreatGatsby"byF.ScottFitzgerald:"Gatsbybelievedinthegreenlight,theorgasticfuturethatyearbyyearrecedesbeforeus"?

A.hopeful

B.optimistic

C.melancholic

D.sarcastic

7.Thefollowingsentencefrom"1984"byGeorgeOrwellusesirony:"BigBrotheriswatchingyou."Whatistheirony?

A.Thegovernmentiswatchingcitizens,butcitizensarealsowatchingthegovernment

B.Thegovernmentiswatchingcitizens,butthecitizensareunawareofit

C.Thegovernmentiswatchingcitizens,buttheyarenotafraidofit

D.Thegovernmentiswatchingcitizens,buttheyarenotinterestedinit

8.Thefollowingsentencefrom"JaneEyre"byCharlotteBrontëusespersonification:"Thewindwhisperedthroughthetrees."Whatisthepersonification?

A.Thewindwaslikeaperson

B.Thewindwasaperson

C.Thewindwastalkingtothetrees

D.Thewindwasmovinglikeaperson

9.Thefollowingsentencefrom"PrideandPrejudice"byJaneAustenusesasimile:"Hereyeswerelikestars."Whatisthesimile?

A.Hereyeswerebrightlikestars

B.Hereyeswereasbrightasstars

C.Hereyeswerelikestars,shininginthenight

D.Hereyeswereasbrightasstars,shininginthenight

10.Thefollowingsentencefrom"WutheringHeights"byEmilyBrontëusesametaphor:"Herheartwasascoldasice."Whatisthemetaphor?

A.Herheartwasascoldasice

B.Herheartwaslikeice

C.Herheartwascolderthanice

D.Herheartwasascoldasablockofice

二、多项选择题（本大题共5小题，每小题5分，共25分）

1.Whichofthefollowingareliterarydevices?

A.Metaphor

B.Simile

C.Alliteration

D.Hyperbole

E.Irony

2.Whatarethefourmainelementsoffiction?

A.Plot

B.Character

C.Setting

D.Theme

E.Symbolism

3.Whichofthefollowingareexamplesofpoeticforms?

A.Sonnet

B.Haiku

C.Freeverse

D.Ode

E.Ballad

4.WhichofthefollowingareclassicworksofAmericanliterature?

A."TheGreatGatsby"byF.ScottFitzgerald

B."ToKillaMockingbird"byHarperLee

C."1984"byGeorgeOrwell

D."PrideandPrejudice"byJaneAusten

E."JaneEyre"byCharlotteBrontë

5.Whichofthefollowingareliteraryperiods?

A.Romanticism

B.Realism

C.Modernism

D.Postmodernism

E.Gothic

三、简答题（本大题共2小题，每小题10分，共20分）

1.Brieflyexplainthedifferencebetweenametaphorandasimile.

2.Discusstheroleofsymbolismin"TheGreatGatsby"byF.ScottFitzgerald.

四、阅读理解（本大题共5小题，每小题5分，共25分）

材料一：

Inthepoem"TheRoadNotTaken"byRobertFrost,thespeakerisfacedwithadifficultdecision.Heisstandingatacrossroads,andhemustchoosewhichpathtotake.Thepoemexploresthethemeofchoiceandtheconsequencesoffollowingone'sownpath.Thespeakerreflectsonthefactthathewillneverknowwhichpathwouldhaveledtoabetteroutcome,butheisgladthathemadethechoicehedid.

材料二：

Inthenovel"TheGreatGatsby"byF.ScottFitzgerald,thegreenlightattheendofDaisy'sdocksymbolizestheAmericanDream.Thegreenlightrepresentshope,opportunity,andthepromiseofabetterfuture.However,asthestoryprogresses,itbecomesclearthattheAmericanDreamiselusiveandunattainable.Thegreenlightservesasareminderoftheemptinessanddissatisfactionthatcharacterizethelivesofthecharactersinthenovel.

五、写作题（本大题共2小题，每小题10分，共20分）

材料一：

Inthepoem"TheRoadNotTaken"byRobertFrost,thespeakerisfacedwithadifficultdecision.Heisstandingatacrossroads,andhemustchoosewhichpathtotake.Writeashortessaydiscussingthethemeofchoiceandtheconsequencesoffollowingone'sownpath.Usespecificexamplesfromthepoemtosupportyourargument.

材料二：

Inthenovel"TheGreatGatsby"byF.ScottFitzgerald,thegreenlightattheendofDaisy'sdocksymbolizestheAmericanDream.Writeashortessaydiscu