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1.WhatmakesMarkTwain'sTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnmorethanachild's
adventurestory?BrieflydiscussthequestionfromTHREEofthefollowingaspects:thetting,
thelanguage,thecharacter(s),thethemeandthestyle.
[参考答案]
A.Setting:InthenovelMarkTwainrecreatesasmall-townworldofAmericaandprentsthe
localcolor.
B.Language:Heussimple,directlanguagefaithfultothecolloquialspeech,thevernacular
languageofthelocalpeople.
C.Character(s):Theauthorrecreatestworebelsandfugitivesrunningawayfromcivilization,
especiallyHuckleberryFinn,aninnocentboywhorefustoaccepttheconventionalvillage
morality.
D.Theme:Thenovelisacriticismofsocialinjustice,hypocrisy,conrvativenessand
narrow-mindednessoftheAmericansmalltownsociety.
E.Style:Thenovelemploysahumorousstyleofnarrationandisalsohighlysymbolicwith
thecentralsymbol.
2.ApossiblethemeofJamesJoyce'sshortstory"Araby"isdisillusionment.Brieflydiscuss
thesymbolismJoyceemploysinprentingthistheme.
[参考答案]
A."Shortdaysofwinter,""silent"thestreetof"blindend,""darkmuddylanes"with"feeble
lanterns,""darkdrippinggardens,"andmanyothersforetelltheinevitablefailureoftheboy's
attempttoreachhisdesire.
B.Mangan'ssister,forwhomtheboyhadtenderfeelings,symbolizeshope/aspiration,butshe
wassymbolicallyconfined("havearetreatinherconvent").
C.Thejourneytothebazaarisaquestforthefulfillmentoftheaspiration,butthejourney
was"intolerably"delayed,andwhentheboygottothebazaar,halfofitwasalreadydark.What's
more,theyoungladyatthedoorofastallwas"notencouraging,"andspoketotheboy"outof
nofduty."Whentheupperpartofthehallwascompletelydark,theboy'sdisillusionmentwas
announced.Andthus,"GazingupintothedarknessIsawmylfasacreaturedrivenandderided
byvanity;andmyeyesburnedwithanguishandanger."
3.EzraPoundisoneofthepioneersinmodernpoetry.Whatisthepoeticschoolofwhichhe
isachiefmember?
WhatisPound'sreprentativeworkofmanyyearsofpoeticcreation?Whatisthetitleofhis
frequentlyquotedone-imagepoem?Poundhastranslatedsomeliteraryworksfromtwogreat
ancientcivilizations.
OneisGreece.Whatistheother?Howdoyouunderstandhisfamouscomment"Theimage
itlfisthespeech"?
[参考答案]
A.Imagism.
B.TheCantos.
C."InaStationoftheMetro"
D.Chian.
E.Poundmeansthatimageshouldnotbeornamentsonly,butshouldbethefocusofpoetic
expression.Byemphasizingtheexteriorobject,Poundhopestoavoidmoralizingandachieve
clarityandexactness.
4.WilliamFaulkner,aNobelPrizewinner,hasanimportantpositioninAmericanliterature.
NametwoofhisMajornovels.Doyouknowanythingabout"YoknapatawphaCounty?"Whatis
uniqueofFaulkner'sfiction,historicallyandgeographically?
A.下列作品中任何两本:Soldiers'Pay,Sartoris,TheSoundandtheFury,AsILayDying,
LightinAugust,Absalom,Absalom!,TheHamlet,TheTown,TheMansion,andIntruderinthe
Dust.
B.YoknapatawphaCountyisanimaginedplacebadonFaulkner'sownhometown,aplace
thathetookforthettingof15ofhis19novelsandmanyshortstories.Thissmallregioninthe
AmericanSouthbecomesinFaulkner'sfictionanallegoryoraparableoftheOldSouth.
C.HisliteraryreprentationoftheOldSouth;andhisthemeofthedeterioration,lossand
moraldecayoftheOldSouthwhenitwasfallingapart.
ReadthequotedpartscarefullyandanswerthequestionsinEnglish.Writeyouranswerinthe
correspondingspaceontheanswersheet.
5.“Hereyesmethisandhelookedaway.Heneitherbelievednordisbelievedher,buthe
knewthathehadmadeamistakeinasking;heneverhadknown,neverwouldknow,whatshewas
thinking.Thesightofherinscrutableface,thethoughtofallthehundredsofeveningshehaden
hersittingtherelikethat,softandpassive,butsounreadable,unknown,enragedhimbeyond
measure.”
Questions:
A.Identifythewriterandthework.
B.Whatdoesthephra“inscrutableface”mean?
C.Whatideadoesthequotedpassageexpress?
参考答案:
A.JohnGalasworthy:TheManofProperty.
B.Afacedoesnotshowanyemotionorreactionsothatitisimpossibletoknowhowthat
personisfeelingorwhatheisthinkingabout.
C.itprentstheinnermindofSoamesinfaceofhiswife'scoldness.Hecanneverknow
whatisonhiswife'smindbecauthemakeupofhisandhermentalityisdifferent.HiswifeIrene,
whomindisromanticallyinclined,isdisgustedwithherhusband'sposssiveness.Beingunable
toreadhiswife'smindisasgoodassayingthathereallycan'tregardherashisproperty-thisis
theveryreasonwhyheinragedbeyondmeasure.
6.“AndwhenIamformulated,sprawlingonapin,
WhenIampinnedandwrigglingonthewall.
Thenhowshouldbegin
Tospitoutallthebutt-endsofmydaysandways.”
Questions:
A.Identifythepoemandthepoet.
B.Whatdoesthephra“butt-ends”mean?
C.Whatideadoesthequotedpassageexpress?
参考答案:
A.T.SEliot:“TheLoveSongofJ.AlfredPruforck.”
B.Theendsofcigarettes,meaningtrivialthingshere.
C.Here,Prufrock'sinabilitytodoanythingagainstthesocietyheisinismadestrikinglyclear
byusingasharpcomparison.Prufrockimagineshimlfasakindofinctpinnedonthewalland
strugglinginvaintogetfree.ThisimagevividlyshowsPrufrock'scurrentpredicament.
7.“Ishallbetellingthiswithasigh
Somewhereagesandageshence:
Tworoadsdivergedinawood,andI—
Itooktheonelesstraveledby,
Andthathasmadeallthedifference.”
Questions:
A.Idenfitythepoemandthepoet.
B.Whatdoesthephra“agesandageshence”mean?
C.Whatideadoesthequotedpassageexpress?
参考答案:
A.RobertFrost:“TheRoadNotTaken”.
B.Manymanyyearslater.
C.Thespeakeristellinghixperienceofmakingthechoiceoftheroads.Butheisconscious
ofthefactthathischoicewillhavemadeallthedifferenceinhislife.Heemstobegivinga
suggestiontothereader.“Makegoodchoiceofyourlife.”
8.Thewhitewhale,MobyDick,isthemostimportantsymbolinMelville'snovel.What
symbolicmeaningcanyoudrawfromit?
参考答案:
A.ToAhab,thewhaleiitheranevilcreatureitlfortheagentofanevilforcethatcontrols
theuniver,orperhapsboth.
B.ToIshmale,thewhaleisanastonishingforce,animmenpower,whichdefiesrational
explanationduetoanofmysteryitcarries.Itisbeautiful,butmalignantatthesametime.It
alsoreprentsthetremendousorganicvitalityoftheuniver,forithasalifeforcethatsurges
onwardirresistibly,impervioustothedesiresorwillsofmen.
C.Astothereader,thewhalecanbeviewedasasymbolofthephysicallimitsthatlife
imposuponman.Itmayalsoberegardedasasymbolofnature,oraninstrumentofGod's
vengeanceuponevilman.Ingeneral,themultiplicityandambivalenceofthesymbolicmeaningof
thewhaleissuchthatitbecomesasourceofintenspeculation,anobjectorprofoundcuriosity
forthereader.
9.HowisRomanticismdifferentfromNeoclassicism?Providebriefevidencefromthe
literaryworksyouknowbest.
参考答案:
.a.Neoclassicistsupheldthatartisticidealsshouldbeorder,logic,restrainedemoticonand
accuracy,andthatliterature,shouldbejudgedintermsofitsrvicetohumanity,andthus,literary
expressionsshouldbeofproportion,unity,harmonyandgrace.Pope'sAnEssayonCriticism
advocatesgrace,wit(usuallythoughsatire/humour),andsimplicityinlanguage(andthepoemitlf
isademonstrationofthoideals,too);Fielding'sTomJoneshelpedestablishtheformof
novel;Gray's“ElegyWritteninaCountryChurchyard'displayleganceinstyle,unified
structure,rioustoneandmoralinstructions.
b.Romanticiststendedtoetheindividualastheverycenterofallexperience,including
art,andthus,literaryworkshouldbe“spontaneousoverflowofstrongfeelings,”andnomatterhow
fragmentarythoexperienceswere(Wordsworth's“IWanderedLonelyasaCloud,”or“The
SolitaryReaper,)orColeridge's“KebleKhan”),thevalueoftheworkliedintheaccuracyof
prentingthouniquefeelingsandparticularattitudes.
c.Inaword,NeoclassicismemphasizedrationalityandformbutRomanticismattachedgreat
importancetotheindividual'smind(emotion,imagination,temporaryexperience…)
10.“Oneshortsleeppast,wewakeeternally,
Anddeathshallbenomore;death,thoushaltdie.”
Questions:
A.Identifythepoemandthepoet.
B.Whatdoestheword“sleep”mean?
C.Whatideadothetwolinexpress?
参考答案:
A.Thepoemis"Death,BenotProud",whichiswrittenbyJohnDonne
B.Theworld"sleep"means"death";
C.Thetwolinexpresstheideathatthereisnothingfrighteningindeath.Thoughwemight
die,wecankeepalivespirituallyforever.
11.“WithBlue—uncertainstumblingBuzz—
Betweenthelight—andme—
AndthentheWindowsfailed—andthen
Icouldnotetoe—”
Questions:
A.Identifythepoemandthepoet.
B.Whatdo“Windows”symbolicallystandfor?
C.Whatideadoesthequotedpassageexpress?
参考答案:
AThepoemis"IheardasFlybuzz--whenIdied--"byEmilyDickinson.
B"windows"symbolicallystandforthedoortoheaven.
CThequotedpassagevividlydescribesthemomentofmydyingandexpressmydoubtof
theexistenceofeternalheaven.
12.“‘Isdyinghard,Daddy?’
‘No,Ithinkit’sprettyeasy,Nick,Italldepends.”’
Questions:
A.Identifytheworkandtheauthor.
B.WhatwasNickpreoccupiedwithwhenheaskedthequestion?
C.Whydidthefatheradd“Italldepends”afterheansweredhisson’squestion?
参考答案:
A.Theworkis"IndianGamp"byErnestHemingway.
B.Nickwaspreoccupiedwiththepainandviolenceofdeath.
C.Byadding"Italldepends"thefathermeantthatdeathmeansdifferentlytodifferentpeople.
TosuchweakpersonslikethehusbandoftheIndianwomanit'saprettyeasy,whilestrong-willed
personwillnoteasilycommitsuicide.
13.ItissaidthatB.Shaw’splay,Mrs.Warren’sProfession,hasastrongrealistictheme,which
fullyreflectsthedramatist’sFabianistidea.Trytosummarizethisthemebriefly.
参考答案:
Theplaydealswiththethemesofprostiutionasabigbusinessinthebourgeoissociety.The
playlaunchespossiblythesharpestandthebitterestattackevermadebyShawuponthevery
foundationofthe"civilized"capitalistworld.
Theplayhitstheveryheartofcapitalismasasocialsystemaccordingtowhicheconomic
exploitationisnotonlyconsideredthelegitimatethingadoptedeverywherebutispursued
shamelesslyby"dignified"membersofthesocietythroughthelowestandthedirtiestmeans.
14.“Myfaithisgone!”criedhe(GoodmanBrown),afteronestupefiedmoment.“Thereisno
goodonearth;andsinisbutaname.Come,devil!Fortotheeisthisworldgiven.”
CommentonthispassagefromHawthorne’s“YoungGoodmanBrown”.
参考答案:
ThispassageappearsafterGoodmanBrown'xperienceintheforest.Brownattendsa
witch'sSabbathinthewoodsandisconfrontedwithavisionofhumanevilthere.Afterhereturns
tohishome,helivesadismalandgloomylifebecauheisneverabletobelieveingoodnessor
pietyagain.ThepassageexemplifiestheconcernofguiltyandevilinHawthorne'swork.Itshero
experiencefromthetransitionfromnaiveyoungmanwhoacceptsbothsocietyingeneralandhis
fellowmenasindividualsworthhisregardtoadistrustfulanddoubtfulperson.However,thestory
ismanipulatedinsuchawaythatweasreadersfellthatHawthorneposthequestionofGood
andEvilinmanbutwithholdshisanswer,andhedoesnotpermithimlftodeterminewhether
theeventsofthenightoftrailarerealorthemerefigmentofadream.