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1、 Questi ons1. Why did Franklin write his Autobiography?Franklin says that because his son may wish to know about his life, he is taking his one week vacation in the English countryside to record his past. He also says that he has enjoyed his life and would like to repeat it2. What made Franklin deci

2、de to leave the brother to whom he had been apprenticed?His brother was passionate, and had often beaten him. The aversion to arbitrary power that has stuck to him through his whole life After a brush with the law, Franklin left his brother.3. How did he arrive in Philadephia?First he set out in a b

3、oat for Amboy, the boat dropped him off about 50 miles from Burlington, the next day he reached Burlington on foot, inBurlington he found a boat which was going towards Philadelphia, he arrived there about eight or nine o ' clock, on the Sunday morning and Ianded at the Market Streetwharf 4. Wha

4、t features do you find in the style of the above selection?It is the pattern of Puritan simplicity, directness, and concision （言簡意賅 ）.The narrative is lucid （易'懂的 ）,the structure is simple, the imagery is homely （ 樸素的 ）二 Questions1. How many characters does Poe include in The Cask of Amontillado

5、? What are these names?Montresor, Fortunato and Luchesi2. What drink are the French most famous for?Wine3. Does Montresor have something of great value to him which we might consider to be his treasure?His pride and the pride of his French family heritage. Perhaps his devious plot of revenge.4. Does

6、 Montresor seem to have much respect for Italia ns?Mon tresor does not have much respect for Italia ns. He feels the French are superior, especially with respect to wine.5. What was Fortunato's insult?Poe does not tell us directly, but only implies it in the third paragraph6. Which wine does Mon

7、tresor use to lure Fortunato into the catacombs?HAmontillado11 （the Spanish wine; Montresor's ruse to lead Fortunato down into the catacombs7. Why does Montresor entertain Fortunato with wines from his collection? Montresor wants to get Fortunato drunk enough to be able to trap him in his plan o

8、f vengeanee.8n what two ways does Montresor imprison Fortunato?He fetters （chains and locks） Fortunato to the wall of the catacombsHe builds a wall to close Fortunato off in a small corner of the catacombs, where Montresor will leave him to die.9n what ways is The Cask of Amontillado grotesque? Firs

9、t, which of Montresor's actions are abnormal?The whole obsessive plot of vengeanceThe fettering and entombment of Fortunato.Montresor's sick sense of humor.10s there anything grotesque about Fortunato?His obsession with alcohol.His drunkennessHis tendency to berate Luchesi （he may have been

10、drunk and may have in suited Montresor in a similarfashion）His manic laughter.Questions1. Who is the narrator? What wrong does he want to redress? Montresor.Fortunato,one of wine experts in suited him, so he wanted to murder him.2. What is the pretext he uses to lure Fortunato to his wine cellar?He

11、baits Fortunato by telling him he has obtained what he believes to be a cask of Amontillado a rare and valuable sherry wineFortunato is anxious to determine whether or not it is truly Amontillado, so he goes to the vault with Montresor.3. What happens to Fortunato in the end?He was walled up alive b

12、ehind bricks in a wine cellar.4. Describe briefly how Poe characterizes Montresor and Fortunato as contrasts?Poe uses color imagery to characterize them Montresor face is covered in a black silk mask, In contrast, Fortunato dresses the motley colored costume of the court fool, who gets literally and

13、 tragically fooled by Montresor's masked motives.The color schemes here represent the irony of Fortunato's death sentenceThrough the acts, words, and thoughts of Fortunato,we know He is greedy, he was lured into the dark and somber vaults just because a cask of Amontillado.This is also due t

14、o his bad habit of bibulosity （丙兇，酉） He lost himself on hearing the wine.At the same time, he was cheated by his enemy, which reflected his ignorance.When he heard the prete nded complime nt from Mon tresor, he became very boastful and arroga nt.He was easily confused by the superficial phenomena an

15、d failed to watch out for others. He couldn1 ttolerate that others were stronger than him.For example, Montresor always stimulated him with Luchresi who was good at connoisseur （鑒賞）in wine.Under the impulse of vanity, he fell into Montresorr s terrible trap.In fact, he was careless and foolish and d

16、idn1 t find that the dan ger was approaching him.He looked down upon Montresor and othersHe didn * t realize his foolishness until the death was comi ng.Talking from the appearanee, Monstresor was a well-educated and 44 kind " businessman.He enjoyed the honor and respect in the city. But in fac

17、t, he was an evil and awful person.His inner feelings were so cruel that they even made people tremble Under his rich appearance was the dirty soul and despicable character.We could n 1 t see any glorious virtues in his mind. In stead, his heart was cold and dark It was the revenge that threw Montre

18、sor into the deep evil valley.紅字 Questions :1 Why is the prison the setting of Chapter 1 ?No matter how optimistic the founders of new colonies may be, they are quick to establish a prison and a cemetery in their Utopia,"for they know that mis,beevhila, vainodr death are unavoidableThis belief

19、fits into the larger Puritan doctrine, which puts heavy emphasis on the idea of original sinthenotion that all people are born sinners because of the initial transgressions of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. he is therefore using the prison building to represent the crime and the punishment whic

20、h are aspect of civilized lifeWhat is the implication of the description of the roses?The rosebush symbolizes the ability of nature to endure and outlast manfs activities.The narrator suggests that roses offer a reminder of Nature's kindness to the condemned; for his tale, he says, it will provi

21、de either a"sweet moral blossom " or else some relief in the face of unrelenting sorrow and gloom2. Describe the appearanee of Hester Prynne and the attitude of the people towards her.The second paragraph on page 30.The crowd in front of the jail is a mixture of men and women, all maintain

22、ing severe looks of disapproval. Several of the women begin to discuss Hester Prynne, and they soon vow that Hester would not have received such a light sentence for her crime if they had been thejudgesOne woman, the ugliest of the group, goes so far as to advocate death for Hester.3. What has happe

23、ned to Hester?As a young woman, Hester married an elderly scholar, Chillingworth, who sent her ahead to America to liveWhile waiting for him, she had an affair with a Puritan minister named Dimmesdale, after which she gave birth to Pearl.The scarlet letter is her punishment for her sin and her secre

24、cy.Why does she make the embroidery of the letter A so elaborate?It seems to declare that she is proud, rather than ashamed, of her sin.In reality, however, Hester simply accepts the " sin " and its symbol as partsohfehaercscelpf,tsjust as her childAnd although she can hardly believe her p

25、resent “ realities, she t" akes them as they are rather than resisting them or trying to atone for them.How does this tell us about her character?Throughout The Scarlet Letter Hester is portrayed as an intellige nt, capable .It is the extraordinary circumstances shaping her that make her such a

26、n important figure白鯨 Questions1 What are the stories Ismael tells about Moby Dick?Ishmael compares the lege nd of Moby Dick to his experience of the whale.He notes that sperm whale attacks have in creased recently and that superstitious sailors have come to regard these attacks as havi ng an intelli

27、ge nt, even super natural origi n.In particular, wild rumors about Moby Dick circulate among whalemen, suggesting that he can be in more than one place at the same time and that he is immortal. Ishmael remarks that even the wildest of rumors usually contains some truth.Whales, for instance, have bee

28、n known to travel with remarkable speed from the Atlantic to the Pacific; thus, it is possible for a whale to be caught in the Pacific with the harpoons of a Greenland ship in it.Moby Dick, who has defied capture numerous times, exhibits an44 intell©彳艮毒 malijpi hys “attacks on men2. Why does Ah

29、ab react so violently against the white whale?First, he lost one of his legs because of the white whaleSecond,He considers Moby Dick the embodiment of evil in the world, and he pursues the White Whale，because he believes it his in escapable fate to destroy this evil.Ishmael suggests that Ahab is&quo

30、t; crazy " and call him" a raving lunatic" Do you agree with him? Why ornot?Ishmael describes Ahab as mad in his narration, and it does indeed seem mad to try to fight the forces of nature or God3. What narrative features can you find in the selected chapter?In the selected charpter, Melville employed the technique of multiple view of his narrative to portray MobyDick to achieve the effect of ambiguity and let readers judge the meaning.瓦爾登Questions1 Whe