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IMultipleChoices:choosethebestansweramongthefourchoicesandfillintheblank..（15

items,30points）

1)GeoffreyChaucer’sliterarycontributiontoEnglishliteratureliesinthefollowingfactsexcept

_________.

ACanterburyTalesashismasterpieceBwritinginLondondialect

CBeowulfashismasterpieceDintroducingrhymedcoupletintoEngland

2)__________istheauthorofthelongpoemofFaerieQueene,writtenanddedicatedtoQueen

ElizabethintheEnglishRenaissancetime.

AWilliamShakespeareBEdmundSpencer

CPhilipSydneyDChristopherMarlowe

3)JohnBunyan’smasterpieceis________,whichisfamousforitsformofreligiousallegory.

AThePilgrim’sProgressBSpring,SweetSpring

CParadiseLostDTheJewofMalta

4)_________hasbeenregardedasthemostimportantfigureofNeo-classicalschoolinBritish

literatureinthefirsthalfofthe18thcentury.

AJamesBoswellBSamuelJohnson

CAlexanderPopeDJohnDryden

5)Inthe19thcentury,femalewritingwasauniqueliteraryphenomenoninBritishliterature,which

wasrepresentedbysuchfollowingextraordinarywritersexcept_________.

AGeorgeEliotBMrs.Gaskell

CEmilyBronteDVirginiaWoolf

6)Thepoeticcollectionof_______cooperatedbyWilliamWordsworthandSamuelColeridge

markedthebeginningofEnglishRomanticismin1798.

AMySolitaryReaperBLyricalBallads

COdetoWestWindDOdetoAutumn

7)ThefollowingaregreatEnglishplaywrightsexcept__________.

AOscarWildeBGeorgeBernardShaw

CWilliamMakepeaceThackerayDWilliamShakespeare

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8)ThefollowingnovelsareallwrittenbyCharlesDickens,expect__________.

AErewhonBTheTaleofTwoCities

COliverTwistDTheGreatExpectation

9)NewEnglandTranscendentalismwasrepresentedbyRalphEmersonand________againstthe

prevailingviceofmaterialism.

AWashingtonIrvingBJamesCooper

CHenryDavidThoreauDHenryWadsworthLongfellow

10)_________iscelebratedasthefatherofpsychoanalyticcriticismanddetectivestoryin

AmericanliteratureandhisaestheticsexertedgreatinfluencesonFrenchsymbolistsandthe

devoteesofartforart’ssake.

AEdgarAllenPoeBMarkTwain

CEmilyDickensonDWaltWhitman

11)Animagewasthatwhichpresentsintellectualandemotioncomplexinaninstantoftime.The

sentenceutterstheaestheticsofImagismrepresentedfirstby________.

AT.S.EliotBEzraPound

CRobertFrostDW.B.Yeats

12)AmericanNaturalismwasrepresentedbythefollowingwritersexcept_______.

AStephenCraneBFrankNorris

CTheodoreDreiserDHermanMelville

13)________writtenbyWaltWhitmancelebratesdignity,theself-reliantspiritandthejoyofthe

commonman,revealingaworldofequalitywithoutrankandhierarchy.

AToScienceBToNature

CSongofMyselfDTheScarletLetter

14)CriticalRealismappearedinthe1940sinBritishliterature,while_______echoedthesimilar

spiritafterAmericanCivilWar.

ARomanticismBLocalColorism

CTheSouthernRenaissanceDAestheticism

15)ThefollowingarefamousAmericanplaywrightsexcept_________.

AEugeneO’NeillBRichardSheridan

CTennesseeWilliamsDArthurMiller

IIReadingthefollowingtenselectedpassagesandanswerthequestionsbriefly.(100points)

PassageOne

Tworoadsdivergedinayellowwood

AndsorryIcouldnottravelboth

Andbeonetraveler,longIstood

AndlookeddownoneasfarasIcould

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Towhereitbentintheundergrowth.

Thentooktheotherasjustasfair,

Andhavingperhapsthebetterclaim,

Becauseitwasgrassyandwantedwear

Thoughasforthatthepassingthere

Hadwornthemreallyaboutthesame.

------fromTheRoadNotTaken

Questions

1Identitytheauthorofthetwostanzas(2points)

2Scanthetwostanzas:itsrhymeandrhythm.(3points)

3Whatisthethemeofthepoem?Whatchoicesinyourlifehavemadeadifferenceinthecourseit

hastaken?(5points)

PassageTwo

Itwaslateandeveryonehadleftthecaféexceptanoldmanwhosatintheshadowoftheleaves

ofthetreemadeagainsttheelectriclight.Intheday-timethestreetwasdusty,butatnightthedew

settledthedustandtheoldmanlikedtositlatebecausehewasdeafandnowatnightitwasquiet

andhefeltthedifference.Thetwowaitersinsidethecaféknewthattheoldmanwasalittledrunk,

andwhilehewasagoodclienttheyknewthatifhebecametoodrunkhewouldleavewithout

paying,sotheykeptwatchonhim.

-----FromACleanWell-LightedPlacebyErnestHemingway

Questions:

1ListothertworepresentativeworksbyErnestHemingway.(4points)

2Whatisthefunctionforthecontrastingdescriptionbetweentheinteriorandexteriorofthecafe

andcontrastbetweendayandnight?(6points)

PassageThree

TheRedWheelbarrow

somuchdepends

upon

aredwheel

barrow

glazedwithrain

water

besidethewhite

chickens.

Questions

1Identifytheauthorofthepoem.(2points)

2Whatisthethemeofthepoem?Howdoestheformhelptoexpressthetheme?(5points)

3Makeacommentofthedominantimageofredwheelbarrow?(3points)

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PassageFour

AndasIsattherebroodingontheold,unknownworld,IthoughtofGatsby’swonderwhenhe

firstpickedoutthegreenlightattheendofDaisy’sdock.Hehadcomealongwaytothisblue

lawn,andhisdreammusthaveseemedsoclosethathecouldhardlyfailtograspit.Hedidnot

knowthatitwasalreadybehindhim,somewherebackinthatvastobscuritybeyondthecity,

wherethedarkfieldsoftherepublicrolledonunderthenight.

Gatsbybelievedinthegreenlight,theorgiasticfuturethatyearbyyearrecedesbeforeus.It

eludedusthen,butthat’snomatter----tomorrowwewillrunfaster,stretchoutourarms

farther……andonefinemorning------

Sowebeaton,boatsagainstthecurrent,bornebackceaselesslyintothepast.

-------FromTheGreatGatsby

Questions:

1Identifytheauthorofthenovel.(2points)

2ThenoveltypicallyreflectsthelifeofroaringtimeofJazzAge.PleasedefinethetermofJazz

Age.(3points)

3Makeacommentonthenarrativevoiceandendingandexplainhowdotheelementshelpto

uttertheauthor’sattitudetowardsGatsby?(5points)

PassageFive

RipVanWinkle,however,wasoneofthosehappymortals,offoolish,well-oileddispositions,

whotaketheworldeasy,eatwhitebreadorbrown,whichevercanbegotwithleastthoughtor

trouble,andwouldratherstarveonapennythanworkforapound.Iflefttohimself,hewould

havewhistledlifeawayinperfectcontentment;buthiswifekeptcontinuallydinninginhisears

abouthisidleness,hiscarelessness,andtheruinhewasbringingonhisfamily.Morning,noon,

andnight,hertonguewasincessantlygoing,andeverythinghesaidordidwassuretoproducea

torrentofhouseholdeloquence.Riphadbutonewayofreplyingtoalllecturesofthekind,and

that,byfrequentuse,hadgrownintoahabit.Heshruggedhisshoulders,shookhishead,castup

hiseyes,butsaidnothing.This,however,alwaysprovokedafreshvolleyfromhiswife;sothathe

wasfaintodrawoffhisforces,andtaketotheoutsideofthehouse-theonlysidewhich,intruth,

belongstoahen-peckedhusband.

------FromRipVanWinkle

Questions:

1Identifytheauthorofthestory.(2points)

2PleasesummarizethecharacterizationofWinkle.（4points）

3Statebrieflythereasonswhythestoryislabeledasaromanticpiece.(4points)

PassageSix

MyheartleapsupwhenIbehold

Arainbowinthesky

Sowasitwhenmylifebegan

SoisitnowIamaman

SobeitwhenIshallgrowold

Orletmedie!

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ThechildisfatheroftheMan

AndIcouldwishmydaystobe

Boundeachtoeachbynaturalpiety.

----FromMyHeartLeapsUp

Questions:

1Identifytheauthorofthelines(2points)

2PleasedefinethetermofLakePoets.(4points)

3HowdoyouunderstandthelinethatthechildisfatheroftheMan?(4points)

PassageSeven

Nepommuck:Ihavenotyourimposingappearance,yourchin,yourbrow.Nobodynoticesme

whenIshave.NowIamfamous.TheycallmeHairyFacedDick.

Higgins:andwhatareyoudoinghereamongalltheseswells?

Nepommuck:Iaminterpreter.Ispeak32languages.Iamindispensableattheseinternational

parties.Youaregreatcockneyspecialist.YouplaceamananywhereinLondonthemomenthe

openshismouth.IplaceanymaninEurope.

----FromPygmalion

Questions:

1Identifytheauthoroftheplayandlistonemorerepresentativeworkbythesameauthor.(4

points)

2Pleaseexplainthephraseofcockneyspecialist?(2points)

3WhatisyourimpressiononNepommuckfromthedialogue?Makecommentsonhim.(4points)

PassageEight

WheneverhesuggestedthattheyshouldleavetheirshelterandgoforwardstowardsSouthampton

orLondonsheshowedastrangeunwillingnesstomove.“whyshouldweputanendtoallthat’s

sweetandlovely!”shedeprecated“whatmustcomewillcome”.And,lookingthroughthe

shutter-chink:“allistroubleoutsidethere,insideherecontent.

-------FromTessoftheD’Urbervilles

Questions:

1Identifytheauthorofthenovel.(2points)

2Howdoestheheroine(Tess)reacttoClare’ssuggestionthattheyshouldleavetheirshelter?

Why?(4points)

3Summarizethemainfeaturesoftheauthor’swriting.(4points)

PassageNine

Aprilisthecruelestmonth,breeding

Lilacsoutthedeadland,mixing

Memoryanddesire,stirring

Dullrootswithspringrain.

-------FromTheWasteLand

Questions:

1Identifytheauthorofthelines.(2points)

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2whatdoyouthinkofthefourlines?Whatdoestheauthorwanttosay?(4points)

3pleasetranslatethefourlineintoChinese.(4points)

PassageTen

Andsothehousecametobehauntedbythespokenphrase:Theremustbemoremoney!There

mustbemoremoney!Thechildrencouldhearitallthetime,thoughnobodysaiditaloud.They

hearditatChristmas,whenthe