2007年成人高考政治試題及答案下(專升本)

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Instructions:Readthepoem"ADay"byEmilyDickinsoninUnit6:Activity1,Task1,andanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

ADay

I'lltellyouhowthesunrose,---

Aribbonatatime.

Thesteeplesswaminamethyst,

Thenewslikesquirrelsran.

Thehillsunitedtheirbonnets,

Thebobolinksbegun.

ThenIsaidsoftlytomyself,

"Thatmusthavebeenthesun!"………

Buthowheset,Iknownot.

Thereseemedapurplestile

Whichlittleyellowboysandgirls

Wereclimbingallthewhile

Tillwhentheyreachedtheotherside,

Adominieingray

Putgentlyuptheeveningbars,---

Andledtheflockaway.

Questions:

1.Whichmetaphoricalphrasedescribescloudsonthehorizon?

2.Whataretheeveningsunbeamsdescribedas?

3.Whatarethesunbeamsclimbingover?

4.Howiseveningpersonified?

5.Whathavethe'children'becomeattheend?

6.Whatdoes"thesunrose"referto?

7.Whatisthepoet'sattitudetothebirth?

8.Whatdoessunsetreferto?

9.Whatdoesthetitlemean?

10.Pleaselistatleast5imagesinthefirsttwostanzas.

Understanding

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Instructions:ReadthecompleteshortstoryAHorsemanintheSkyinUnit5:thenanswerthefollowingquestions.

AHorsemanintheSky

AmbroseBierce(1842-1914?)

1Onesunnyafternoonintheautumnoftheyear1861,asoldierlayinaclumpoflaurelbythesideofaroadinWesternVirginia.Helayatfulllength,uponhisstomach,hisfeetrestinguponthetoes,hisheadupontheleftforearm.Hisextendedrighthandlooselygraspedhisrifle.Butforthesomewhatmethodicaldispositionofhislimbsandalightrhythmicmovementofthecartridgeboxatthebackofhisbelt,hemighthavethoughttobedead.Hewasasleepathispostofduty.Butifdetectedhewouldbedeadshortlyafterward,thatbeingthejustandlegalpenaltyofhiscrime.

2Theclumpoflaurelinwhichthecriminallaywasintheangleofaroadwhich,afterascending,southward,asteepacclivitytothatpoint,turnedsharplytothewest,runningalongthesummitforperhapsonehundredyards.Thereitturnedsouthwardagainandwentzigzaggingdownwardthroughtheforest.Atthesalientofthatsecondanglewasalargeflatrock,juttingoutfromtheridgetothenorthward,overlookingthedeepvalleyfromwhichtheroadascended.Therockcappedahighcliff.Astonedroppedfromitsouteredgewouldhavefallensheerdownwardonethousandfeettothetopsofthepines.Theanglewherethesoldierlaywasonanotherspurofthesamecliff.Hadhebeenawakehewouldhavecommandedaview,notonlyoftheshortarmoftheroadandthejuttingrockbutoftheentirepro

ooncommendedhimselftohisfellowsandhisofficers;anditwastothesequalitiesandtosomeknowledgeofthecountrythatheowedhisselectionforhispresentperilousdutyattheextremeoutpost.Nevertheless,fatiguehadbeenstrongerthanresolution,andhehadfallenasleep.Whatgoodorbadangelcameinadreamtorousehimfromhisstateofcrimewhoshallsay?Withoutamovement,withoutasound,intheprofoundsilenceandthelanguorofthelateafternoon,someinvisiblemessengeroffatetouchedwithunsealingfingertheeyesofhisconsciousness--whisperedintotheearofhisspiritthemysteriousawakeningwordwhichnohumanlipshaveeverspoken,nohumanmemoryeverhasrecalled.Hequietlyraisedhisforeheadfromhisarmandlookedbetweenthemaskingstemsofthelaurels,instinctivelyclosinghisrighthandaboutthestockofhisrifle.

8Hisfirstfeelingwasakeenartisticdelight.Onacolossalpedestal,thecliff,motionlessattheextremeedgeofthecappingrockandsharplyoutlinedagainstthesky,wasanequestrianstatueofimpressivedignity.Thefigureofthemansatthefigureofthehorse,straightandsoldierly,butwiththereposeofaGreciangodcarvedinthemarblewhichlimitsthesuggestionofactivity.Thegraycostumeharmonizedwithitsaerialbackground;themetalofaccoutrementandcaparisonwassoftenedandsubduedbytheshadow;theanimal’sskinhadnopointsofhighlight.Acarbine,strikinglyforeshortened,layacrossthepommelofthesaddle,keptinplacebytherighthandgraspingitatthe"grip";thelefthand,holdingthebridlerein,wasinvisible.Insilhouetteagainstthesky,theprofileofthehorsewascutwiththesharpnessofacameo;itlookedacrosstheheightsofairtotheconfrontingcliffsbeyond.Thefaceoftherider,turnedslightlytotheleft,showedonlyanoutlineoftempleandbeard;hewaslookingdownwardtothebottomofthevalley.Magnifiedbyitsliftagainsttheskyandbythesoldier’stestifyingsenseoftheformidablenessofanearenemy,thegroupappearedofheroic,almostcolossal,size.

9ForaninstantDrusehadastrange,half-definedfeelingthathehadslepttotheendofthewarandwaslookinguponanobleworkofartreareduponthatcommandingeminencetocommemoratethedeedsofaheroicpastofwhichhehadbeenaningloriouspart.Thefeelingwasdispelledbyalightmovementofthegroup;thehorse,withoutmovingitsfeet,haddrawnitsbodyslightlybackwardfromtheverge;themanremainedimmobileasbefore.Broadawakeandkeenlyalivetothesignificanceofthesituation,Drusenowbroughtthebuttofhisrifleagainsthischeekbycautiouslypushingthebarrelforwardthroughthebushes,cockedthepiece,andglancingthroughthesights,coveredavitalspotofthehorseman’sbreast.AtouchuponthetriggerandallwouldhavebeenwellwithCarterDruse.Atthatinstantthehorsemanturnedhisheadandlookedinthedirectionofhisconcealedfoe-man-seemedtolookintohisveryface,intohiseyes,intohisbravecompassionateheart.

10Isit,then,soterribletokillanenemyinwar--anenemywhohassurprisedasecretvitaltothesafetyofone’sselfandcomrades--anenemymoreformidableforhisknowledgethanallhisarmyforitsnumbers?CarterDrusegrewdeathlypale;heshookineverylimb,turnedfaint,andsawthestatuesquegroupbeforehimasblackfiguresrising,falling,movingunsteadilyinarcsofcirclesinafierysky.Hisfacerestedontheleavesinwhichhelay.Thiscourageousgentlemanandhardysoldierwasnearswooningfromintensityofemotion.

11Itwasnotforlong;inanothermomenthisfacewasraisedfromearth,hishandsresumedtheirplacesontherifle,hisforefingersoughtthetrigger;mind,heart,andeyeswereclear,conscienceandreasonsound.Hecouldnothopetocapturethatenemy.Toalarmhimwouldbutsendhimdashingtohiscampwithhisfatalnews.Thedutyofthesoldierwasplain:themanmustbeshotdeadfromambush--withoutwarning,withoutamoment’sspiritualpreparation,withneversomuchasanunspokenprayer,hemustbesenttohisaccount.Butno--thereisahope;hemayhavediscoverednothing--perhapsheisbutadmiringthesublimityofthelandscape.Ifpermittedhemayturnandridecarelesslyawayinthedirectionwhencehecame.Surelyitwillbepossibletojudgeattheinstantofhiswithdrawingwhetherheknows.Itmaywellbethathisfixedattention--Druseturnedhisheadandlookedbelow,throughthedeepsofairdownward,asfromthesurfacetothebottomofatranslucentsea.Hesawcreepingacrossthegreenmeadowasinuouslineoffiguresofmenandhorses--somefoolishcommanderwaspermittingthesoldiersofhisescorttowatertheirbeastsintheopen,inplainviewfromahundredsummits!

12Drusewithdrewhiseyesfromthevalleyandfixedthemagainuponthegroupofmanandhorseintheskyandagainitwasthroughthesightsofhisrifle.Butthistimehisaimwasatthehorse.Inhismemory,asiftheywereadivinemandate,rangthewordsofhisfatherattheirparting."Whatevermayoccur,dowhatyouconceivetobeyourduty."Hewascalmnow.Histeethwerefirmlybutnotrigidlyclosed;hisnerveswereastranquilasasleepingbabe’s--notatremoraffectedanymuscleofhisbody;hisbreathing,untilsuspendedintheactoftakingaim,wasregularandslow.Dutyhadconquered;thespirithadsaidtothebody:"Peace,bestill."Hefired.

13AtthatmomentanofficeroftheFederalforce,who,inaspiritofadventureorinquestofknowledge,hadleftthehiddenbivouacinthevalley,and,withaimlessfeet,hadmadehiswaytotheloweredgeofasmallopenspacenearthefootofthecliff,wasconsideringwhathehadtogainbypushinghisexplorationfurther.Atadistanceofaquarter-milebeforehim,butapparentlyatastone’sthrow,rosefromitsfringeofpinesthegiganticfaceofrock,toweringtosogreataheightabovehimthatitmadehimgiddytolookuptowhereitsedgecutasharp,ruggedlineagainstthesky.Atsomedistanceawaytohisrightitpresentedaclean,verticalprofileagainstabackgroundofblueskytoapointhalfofthewaydown,andofdistanthillshardlylessbluethencetothetopsofthetreesatitsbase.Liftinghiseyestothedizzyaltitudeofitssummit,theofficersawanastonishingsight--amanonhorsebackridingdownintothevalleythroughtheair!

14Straightuprightsattherider,inmilitaryfashion,withafirmseatinthesaddle,astrongclutchuponthereintoholdhischargerfromtooimpetuousaplunge.Fromhisbareheadhislonghairsteamedupward,wadinglikeaplume.Hisrighthandwasconcealedinthecloudofthehorse’sliftedmane.Theanimal’sbodywasaslevelasifeveryhoofstrokeencounteredtheresistantearth.Itsmotionswerethoseofawildgallop,butevenastheofficerlookedtheyceased,withallthelegsthrownsharplyforwardasintheactofalightingfromaleap.Butthiswasaflight!

15Filledwithamazementandterrorbythisapparitionofahorsemaninthesky--halfbelievinghimselfthechosenscribeofsomenewApocalypse,theofficerwasovercomebytheintensityofhisemotions;hislegsfailedhimandhefell.Almostatthesameinstantheheardacrashingsoundinthetrees--asoundthatdiedwithoutanecho,andallwasstill.

16Theofficerrosetohisfeet,trembling.Thefamiliarsensationofanabradedshinrecalledhisdazedfaculties.Pullinghimselftogether,heranrapidlyobliquelyawayfromtheclifftoapointahalf-milefromitsfoot;thereaboutheexpectedtofindhisman,andthereabouthenaturallyfailed.Inthefleetinginstantofhisvisionhisimaginationhadbeensowroughtuponbytheapparentgraceandeaseandintentionofthemarvelousperformancethatitdidnotoccurtohimthatthelineofmarchofaerialcavalryisdirecteddownward,andthathecouldfindtheobjectsofhissearchattheveryfootofthecliff.Ahalf-hourlaterhereturnedtocamp.

17Thisofficerwasawiseman;heknewbetterthantotellanincredibletruth.Hesaidnothingofwhathehadseen.Butwhenthecommanderaskedhimifinhisscouthehadlearnedanythingofadvantagetotheexpedition,heanswered:

18"Yes,sir;thereisnoroadleadingdownintothisvalleyfromthesouthward."

19Thecommander,knowingbetter,smiled.

20AfterfiringhisshotprivateCarterDrusereloadedhisrifleandresumedhiswatch.TenminuteshadhardlypassedwhenaFederalsergeantcreptcautiouslytohimonhandsandknees.Druseneitherturnedhisheadnorlookedathim,butlaywithoutmotionorsignofrecognition.

21"Didyoufire?"thesergeantwhispered.

22"Yes."

23"Atwhat?"

24"Ahorse.Itwasstandingonyonderrock--prettyfarout.Youseeitisnolongerthere.Itwentoverthecliff."

25Theman’sfacewaswhitebutheshowednoothersignofemotion.Havinganswered,heturnedawayhisfaceandsaidnomore.Thesergeantdidnotunderstand.

26"Seehere,Druse,"hesaid,afteramoment’ssilence,"it’snousemakingamystery.Iorderyoutoreport.Wasthereanybodyonthehorse?"