秋文學(xué)英語賞析應(yīng)考指南

1、06秋文學(xué)英語賞析應(yīng)考指南巴南電大 羅承芳 一、復(fù)習(xí)應(yīng)考基本要求本學(xué)科是由中央電大本期新開設(shè)的英語專業(yè)本科層次的一門必修課程，開課一期，學(xué)完考試及格記3學(xué)分。本門課程的考試要求由中央電大制定，因此所有考試的有關(guān)內(nèi)容要求請以中央電大下發(fā)的期末復(fù)習(xí)小冊子及中央電大教學(xué)平臺上掛的內(nèi)容為準(zhǔn)。（一） 考試范圍教材文學(xué)英語賞析及聯(lián)系實(shí)際的有關(guān)內(nèi)容。（二） 考試形式考試形式：閉卷考試。 考試時(shí)間：90分鐘。（三） 試題類型 本門課程的筆試由三部分構(gòu)成。第一部分：文學(xué)基礎(chǔ)知識，30分，分為三個(gè)小部分。第1個(gè)小部分，Section 1. Match the writers with their works，測試

2、的形式是給出五篇著名的作品和七位作家，作家和作品對號，占10分。第2個(gè)小部分，Section 2.  Decide whether the following statements are True (T ) or False (F) 。測試的形式是給出五句關(guān)于作家作品、作品梗概等文學(xué)常識的論述，要求考生判斷正誤，占10分。第3個(gè)小部分，Section 3. Choose the correct answers to complete the following sentences。測試形式是單項(xiàng)選擇，也就是給出四個(gè)選項(xiàng)，考生做出選擇。這部分主要考查學(xué)生對文學(xué)基礎(chǔ)知識，和作

3、家作品的熟悉程度，占10分。第一部分所涉及到的內(nèi)容全部出自于文學(xué)英語賞析的教材，其中4，5，6單元是重點(diǎn)。第二部分，閱讀理解。這部分主要為主觀題，也就是用兩，三句話簡單地回答就段落理解所提出的問題，重點(diǎn)考察學(xué)生對所給文學(xué)作品的理解和分析能力及書面表達(dá)能力。通常一套試題中有4個(gè)選段，分值一共50分。段落閱讀共占30分，相對獨(dú)立的完整的短篇小說的閱讀占20分，文學(xué)作品主要為課程主教材中所學(xué)的作品，這部分是重點(diǎn)考察的內(nèi)容。第三部分是寫作，20分。這部分的測試形式是命題寫作，是根據(jù)試卷第二部分所讀的或教程中所學(xué)的文學(xué)作品寫摘要、評論或讀后感受，續(xù)寫結(jié)尾、換敘述角度改寫等。在寫作部分的題目多半會與第二部

4、分閱讀理解中所出現(xiàn)的短篇小說有關(guān)。二、復(fù)習(xí)應(yīng)考資料及其使用本學(xué)科本次考試有下列3種資料，可供學(xué)員復(fù)習(xí)應(yīng)考考試用。（一）中央電大下發(fā)的形成性考核作業(yè)冊。因?yàn)楸鹃T課程是中央電大本期新開設(shè)的，所以其下發(fā)的形成考核作業(yè)冊對期末考試有一定的指向性，所以一定要認(rèn)真用好。形成性考核作業(yè)老師均作過評講，請按老師平時(shí)所評講的要求掌握。（二）中央電大教學(xué)平臺上的每單元自測練習(xí)本期中央電大教學(xué)平臺上共上掛了7個(gè)單元的自測練習(xí)，這7套練習(xí)一個(gè)是對形成性考核作業(yè)的補(bǔ)充，同時(shí)也是對考試內(nèi)容的補(bǔ)充和強(qiáng)調(diào)，一定要引起重視。（三）、中央電大下發(fā)的復(fù)習(xí)小冊子-文學(xué)英語賞析期末復(fù)習(xí)指導(dǎo)。中央電大下發(fā)的期末復(fù)習(xí)指導(dǎo)包括兩個(gè)部分：考核

5、說明、考試樣題。第一部分要認(rèn)識閱讀，掌握要求。第二部分要每個(gè)問題都要掌握，并弄清楚。下面就樣題作一個(gè)詳細(xì)的分析。Part I Literary Fundamentals Section 1. Match the writers with their works (10 points).Works1. The Pearl 2. Lord of the Flies 3. The Dumb Waiter 4. An Inspector Calls 5. The Old Man and The Sea WritersA. John Steinbeck B. Robert Frost C. Harold

6、 Pinter D. Walt Whitman E. Ernest HemingwayF. JB Priestley G. Arthur Miller H. William Golding1. A. 2. H 3. C 4. F 5. E Section 2. Decide whether the following statements are True (T ) or False (F) (10 points).6. Arthur Miller wrote his play The Crucible in 1950s. The play is aimed to exposing the h

7、ypocrisy of the property-owning class of the United States.7. Macbeth is one of Shakespeares tragedies. 8. What has been termed confessional poetry in widely associated with American poets such as Anne Sexton and Sylvia Plath. 9. “I have a dream” is a famous speech made by President Lincoln during t

8、he American Civil War.10 . Wide Sargasso Sea, is based on the story of Jane Eyre.6. F 7. T 8. T 9. F 10 TSection 3. Choose the correct answers to complete the following sentences (10 points).11. Usually _ works by starting a story at a point in the recent past, then switching the action back to an e

9、arlier time, farther back in the past. At the end it will then usually bring us back to the same time zone we started from. A. climaxB. point of viewC. flashbackD. setting12. A stanza is a grouping of the verse lines in a poem. There are various stanzas containing two, three, four, five, six, seven,

10、 eight lines, etc. A _is a pair of rhymed lines that are equal in length. A. couplet B. balladC. sonnetD. limerick 13. _ novels reflect the complexity and the inhuman aspects of Victorian society. His well-read novels include Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations

11、and so on. A. Charles DickensB. Charlotte BrontesC. Joseph ConradsD. Graham Greenes14.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

12、 together, knowing that we will be free one day.”A. Metaphor B. Parallelism C. Simile D. Personification15. 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, skimmedB. skimmed, scannedC. scanned, perfe

13、ctedD. tasted, digested11. C 12. A 13. A 14.B 15. D Part II Reading ComprehensionRead 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 h

14、im to bestow a trifle, no children asked him what it was oclock, no man or woman ever once in all his life inquired the way to such and such a place, of Scrooge. Even the blind mens dogs appeared to know him; and when they saw him coming on, would tug their owners into doorways and up courts; and th

15、en 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 wouldnt children like to ask Scrooge the time?17. What is the reaction of the blind mens dogs when they encountered Scrooge?16. Because Scrooge is a mea

16、n-spirited miserly person. He wont 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,M

17、y 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.Que

18、stions (10 points)18. What does the poet mean by the line “He was my North, my South, my East and 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 importan

19、ce 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 ye

20、ar.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 ones lifetime, and the duties exacted from one after ones death, land has ceased to be either a profit or a plea

21、sure. It gives one position, and prevents one from keeping it up. Thats 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 dont depend on that for my real income. In fact, as far as I can make out, the

22、 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 country.Jack:

23、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 dont know her.Jack: Oh, she goes about very little. She is a lady considerably advanced in years.Lady Bracknell: Ah, n

24、owadays 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) : B

25、oth, if necessary, I presume.(The Importance of Being Earnest)Questions (10 points)20. What are Lady Bracknells 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

26、 a quotation from the text.20. Clearly income, property and family connections. For example, she asks Jack directly questions such as “Whats 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 hea

27、vily after ones death. Quotation: What between the duties expected of one during ones lifetime, and the duties exacted from one after ones death, land has ceased to be either a profit or a pleasure.Text 4 Please note: This reading task will be relevant to the writing task in Part III.Mystery of the

28、White GardeniaBy Marsha AronsEvery year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12, a white gardenia was delivered to my house in Bethesda, Md. No card or note came with it. Calls to the florist were always in vain - it was a cash purchase. After a while I stopped trying to discover the senders ident

29、ity and just delighted in the beauty and heady perfume of that one magical, perfect flower nestled in soft pick tissue paper.But I never stopped imagining who the anonymous giver might be. Some of the happiest moments were spent daydreaming about someone wonderful and exciting but too shy or eccentr

30、ic to make known his or her identity.My mother contributed to these imaginings. Shed ask me if there was someone for whom I had done a special kindness who might be showing appreciation. Perhaps the neighbor Id helped when she was unloading a car full of groceries. Or maybe it was the old man across

31、 the street whose mail I retrieved during the winter so he wouldn't have to venture down his icy steps. As a teen-ager, though, I had more fun speculating that it might be a boy I had a crush on or one who had noticed me even though I didn't know him.When I was 17, a boy broke my heart. The

32、night he called for the last time, I cried myself to sleep. When I awoke in the morning, there was a message scribbled on my mirror in red lipstick: Heartily know, when half-gods go, the gods arrive. I thought about that quotation by Emerson for a long time, and until my heart healed, I left it wher

33、e my mother had written it. When I finally went to get the glass cleaner, my mother knew everything was all right again.I dont remember ever slamming my door in anger at her and shouting, “you just dont understand!” because she did understand.One month before my high-school graduation, my father die

34、d of a heart attack. My feelings ranged from grief to abandonment, fear and overwhelming anger that my dad was missing some of the most important events in my life. I became completely uninterested in my upcoming graduation, the senior class play and the prom. But my mother, in the midst of her own

35、grief, would not hear of my skipping any of those things.The day before my father died, my mother and I had gone shopping for a prom dress. We found a spectacular one, with yards and yards of doted swiss in red, white and blue, it made me feel like Scarlet OHara, but it was the wrong size. When my f

36、ather died I forgot about the dress. My mother didnt. The day before the prom, I found that dress - in the right size - draped majestically over the living room sofa. It wasnt just delivered, still in the box. It was presented to me - beautifully, artistically, lovingly. I didnt care if I had a new

37、dress or no. But my mother did.She wanted her children to feel loved and lovable, creative and imaginative, imbued with a sense that there was magic in the world and beauty even in the face of adversity. In truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia - lovely, stron

38、g, and perfect - with an aura of magic and perhaps a bit of mystery. My mother died ten days after I was married. I was 22. That was the year the gardenias stopped coming.Questions (20 points)22. Who sent the white gardenias? Why were the flowers sent ?23. When and how did the father die? How did th

39、e narrator feel at her fathers death? 24. What two traits of the mothers characters are highlighted in the story? Cite examples from the story to support your points.25. Explain the role of the gardenia in the story. Part III WritingSummarize the story “Mystery of the White Gardenia” in about 150 words寫作部分沒有標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案，但大家在完成寫作題時(shí)要做到以下幾點(diǎn)：（1）內(nèi)容充實(shí)、切題，篇幅適當(dāng)，不能少于規(guī)定的單詞量。（2）語言得體、行文流暢、句子結(jié)構(gòu)有變化、常用語法結(jié)構(gòu)無錯(cuò)誤。（3）拼寫及標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號使用正確，書寫整潔，易于認(rèn)讀，保持卷面整潔。三、復(fù)習(xí)考試重點(diǎn)輔導(dǎo)根據(jù)中央電大期末復(fù)習(xí)指導(dǎo)意見，針對期末考試的三個(gè)題型，結(jié)合我校學(xué)員情況，對本期復(fù)習(xí)應(yīng)考重點(diǎn)作如下分析輔導(dǎo)。第一部分，文學(xué)基礎(chǔ)知識。主要復(fù)習(xí)內(nèi)容如下：Ernest Hemingw