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号考名姓级班业专2012—2013学年第一学期《英国文学》课程考试试卷（A卷）题号IIImW总分得分专业：英语年级：2010级考试方式：闭卷学分：3考试时间：110分钟阅卷人得分I.MultipleChoices（每小题1分，共20分）Directions:Selectfromthefourchoicesofeachitemtheonethatbestanswersthequestion.1.ItwasduringthethatChristianitywasintroducedtoBritain.A.RomanConquest B.NormanConquestC.EnglishConquest D.Anglo-SaxonConquest2.WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsaboutBeowulfisFalse?A.BeowulfisthefirstepicintheEnglishhistory.B.Themoststrikingfeatureinitspoeticalformistheuseofalliteration.C.OtherfeaturesofBeowulfaretheuseofsimilesandofoverstatements.D.BeowulfisafolklegendbroughttoEnglandbyAnglo-Saxons.3.marksaturningpointintheliterarycreationofMrs.Gaskell,whonowabandonedcriticalrealismforakindofwritingmoreacceptabletothebourgeoispublic.A.MaryBartonC.CranfordB.AlltheYearRoundD.NorthandSouth4.isoneofDickens,smasterpiecesofsocialsatire,famousforitscriticismofboththeBritishandAmericanbourgeoisie.A.DombeyandSonMartinChuzzlewitHardTimes D.BleakHouseTheromanticpoet,maintainsthat“allgoodpoetryisthespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeeling”.A.SamuelColeridge B.GeorgeByronC.WilliamWordsworth D.RobertBurnsInRenaissanceperiod,wrotethefirstEnglishblankverse,theformofpoetrytobelatermasterlyhandledbyShakespeare.A.EarlofSurrey B.ThomasWyattC.SirPhilipSidney D.ChristopherMarloweInTheCanterburyTales,Chaucerusedtherhymedcoupletofiambicpentameterin《英国文学》A卷第1页共11页English,whichistobecalledlater.A.theSpenserianStanza B.theheroiccoupletC.theblankverse D.thefreeverseDr.FaustusisaplaybasedonthelegendofamagicianaspiringforknowledgeandfinallymeetinghistragicendasaresultofsellinghissoultotheDevil.A.British B.DanishC.German D.Frenchhasbeenregardedbysomeas“FatheroftheEnglishnovel”foritscontributiontotheestablishmentoftheformofthemodernnovel.A.DanielDefoe B.JonathanSwiftC.German D.HenryFieldingThepoem“ElegyWritteninaCountryChurchyard”isregardedasthemostrepresentativeworkof.A.theMetaphysicalSchool B.theGothicSchoolC.theRomanticSchool D.TheGraveyardSchoolJonathanSwiftisamasterofsatire.HesatirizesphilosophersandprojectorsandalsomakesareferencetotherelationshipbetweenIrelandandEngland.ItisobviousininGulliverSTravels.A.Lilliput B.BrobdingnagC.FlyingIsland D.HorseIslandThetwomajornovelistsoftheEnglishRomanticPeriodareandWalterScott.A.WashingtonIrving B.JaneAustenC.CharlesDickens D.GeorgeEliotShelley,sgreatestachievementishisfour-actpoeticdrama,.A.ChildeHaroldSPilgrimage B.TheRevoltofIslamC.PrometheusUnbound D.OdetotheWestWindMostofHardy,snovelsaresetin,thefictionalprimitiveandcruderegionwhichisreallythehomeplacehebothlovesandhates.A.London B.ParisC.Yoknapatawpha D.WessexJohnGalsworthy,smasterpiece,TheForsyteSagaincludesthefollowingexceptA.TheWhiteMonkey B.TheManofPropertyC.InChancery D.ToLetInhisfamousessay“TraditionandIndividualTalent,”putsgreatemphasisontheimportanceoftraditionbothincreativewritingandincriticism.A.D.H.Lawrence B.JamesJoyceC.GeorgeBernardShaw D.T.S.Eliot《英国文学》A卷第2页共11页

“Andwherearethey?Andwhereartthou,Mycountry?OnthyvoicelessshoreTheheroiclayistunelessnowTheheroicbosombeatsnomore!”（GeorgeGordonByron,DonJuan）Intheabovestanza,“artthou”literallymeans.A.artthough B.arethoughC.areyou D.artyouG.B.Shaw,splay,Mrs.Warren'sProfession,isarealisticexposureoftheintheEnglishsociety.A.inequalitybetweenmenandwomen B.slumlandlordismC.economicexploitationofwomen D.politicalcorruptionWecanperhapsdescribethewestwindinShelley,spoem“OdetotheWestWind”withallthefollowingtermsexcept.A.swift B.tamedC.proud D.wildTheenlightenersofthe18theenturybelievedthatshouldbeusedastheyardstickforthemeasurementofallhumanactivitiesandrelations.A.education B.science阅卷人得分C.emotion D.reasonII.IdentificationofFragments（每小题10分，共30分）Directions:pleasegivethenameoftheauthorandthetitleoftheliteraryworkfromwhichitistakenandthenbrieflycommentonit.PleasewritedowntheanswersontheAnswerSheet.“NowmightIdoitpat,nowheispraying:AndnowI,lldoit:andsohegoestoheaven:AndsoamIrevenged.Thatwouldbescanned.”“Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged,thatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife.Howeverlittleknownthefeelingsorviewsofviewsofsuchamanmaybeonhisfirstenteringaneighborhood,thistruthissowellfixedinthemindsofthesurroundingfamilies,thatheisconsideredastherightfulpropertyofsomeoneorotheroftheirdaughters.”“Allisnotlost;theunconquerablewill,Andstudyofrevenge,immortalhate,Andcouragenevertosubmitoryield,Andwhatiselsenottobeovercome;Thatglorynevershallhiswrathormightextort（夺取）fromme.”《英国文学》A卷第3页共11页

阅卷人得分瓜ShortEssayQuestions（每小题10分，共30分）Directions:PleasewritedowntheanswersontheAnswerSheet.WriteashortessayonByron'sDonJuan.PleasecommentonCharlesDickens'literaryachievements.WhyisJaneEyreasuccessfulnovel?阅卷人得分W.AppreciatingaLiteraryWork（共20分）Directions:Inthispart,youarerequiredtowriteacommentarypaperinnolessthan150words.TheRocking-HorseWinner（byD.H.Lawrence）Therewasawomanwhowasbeautiful,whostartedwithalltheadvantages,yetshehadnoluck.Shemarriedforlove,andtheloveturnedtodust.Shehadbonny（漂亮的）children,butshedidnotlovethem.Theylookedathercoldly,asiftheywerefindingfaultwithher.Nevertheless,whenherchildrenwerepresent,shewasallthemoregentleandanxiousforherchildren,asifshelovedthemverymuch.Onlysheherselfknewthatatthecentreofherheartwasahardlittleplacethatcouldnotfeellove,no,notforanybody.Everybodyelsesaidofher:“Sheissuchagoodmother.Sheadoresherchildren.”Onlysheherself,andherchildrenthemselves,knewitwasnotso.Theyreaditineachother'seyes.Therewereaboyandtwolittlegirls.Theylivedinapleasanthouse,withagarden,andtheyhadservants,andfeltthemselvessuperiortoanyoneintheneighborhood.Althoughtheylivedinstyle,theyfeltalwaysananxietyinthehouse.Therewasneverenoughmoney.Themotherhadasmallincome,andthefatherhadasmallincome,butnotnearlyenoughforthesocialpositionwhichtheyhadtokeepup.Therewasalwaysthegrindingsenseoftheshortageofmoney,thoughthestylewasalwayskeptup.Thechildrenweregrowingup,theywouldhavetogotoschool.Theremustbemoremoney.Thefather,whowasalwaysveryhandsomeandexpensiveinhistastes,seemedasifheneverwouldbeabletodoanythingworthdoing.Andthemother,whohadagreatbeliefinherself,didnotsucceedanybetter,andhertasteswerejustasexpensive.Andsothehousecametobehauntedbytheunspokenphrase:Theremustbemoremoney!Theremustbemoremoney!Thechildrencouldhearitallthetimethoughnobodysaiditaloud.TheyhearditatChristmas,whentheexpensiveandsplendidtoys《英国文学》A卷第4页共11页filledthenursery.Yetnobodyeversaiditaloud.Thewhisperwaseverywhere,andthereforenoonespokeit.Justasnooneeversays:“Wearebreathing!”inspiteofthefactthatbreathiscomingandgoingallthetime.“Mother,”saidtheboyPauloneday,“whydon,twekeepacarofourown?Whydowealwaysuseuncle,s,orelseataxi?”“Becausewe,rethepoormembersofthefamily”saidthemother.“Butwhyarewe,mother?”“Well-Isuppose,”shesaidslowlyandbitterly,“it'sbecauseyourfatherhasnoluck.”“Oh!”saidtheboy.“Thenwhatisluck,mother?”“It,swhatcausesyoutohavemoney.Ifyou,reluckyyouhavemoney.That,swhyit,sbettertobebornluckythanrich.Ifyou'rerich,youmayloseyourmoney.Butifyou'relucky,youwillalwaysgetmoremoney.7“Well,anyhow”hesaidstoutly,“I7maluckyperson.”“Why?”saidhismother,withasuddenlaugh.Hestaredather.Hedidn'tevenknowwhyhehadsaidit.“Godtoldme,”heasserted.“IhopeHedid,dear!”,shesaid,againwithalaugh,butratherbitter.“Hedid,mother!”PaulassertedHewentoffbyhimself,andinhisroomhewouldsitonhisbigrocking-horse,drivingmadly.“Now!”hewouldsilentlycommandthehorse.“Nowtakemetowherethereisluck!Nowtakeme!”Heknewthehorsecouldtakehimtowheretherewasluck,ifonlyheforcedit.Atlasthestoppedforcinghishorseandsliddown.“Well,Igotthere!”heannouncedfiercely,hisblueeyesstillflaring.“Wheredidyouget?”askedhisuncle,“Couldyouknowitsname?”“Well,hehasdifferentnames.HewascalledSansovinolastweek.”“Sansovino,eh?WontheAscothorse-racing.Howdidyouknowthisname?”askedhisuncle.“MyhorsetoldmeandnowIhavewon300poundsbybettingtheracealready.Youwon,ttellothers,right?”answeredtheboy.“Now,son,”UncleOscarsaiddoubtedly,“Let,scheckit.Therewillbearacetoday.I,mputtingtwentyonMirza,andI,llputfiveonanyhorseyoufancy.Whatsyourpick?”“Daffodilthistime,uncle.”Atlast,Daffodilcameinfirst,Lancelotsecond,Mirzathird.Hisunclebroughthim《英国文学》A卷第5页共11页fourfive-poundnotes,fourtoone.（四比一的胜率）“WhatamItodowiththese?”theunclecried,wavingthemoneybeforeboys'eyes.“Isupposewe'lltalktoBassett,ourgardenerandheisalsomypartnerinhorse-racing,”saidtheboy.“IexpectIhavehadfifteenhundrednow.”UncleOscarturnedtoBassettandaskedhowtheywinedinhorseracing.“It'sMasterPaul,sir,”saidBassettinasecret,religiousvoice.“It'sasifhehadthenewsfromheaven.”Later,hisunclejoinedthemandPaulevenhadmadetenthousandinarace.“Butwhatareyougoingtodowithyourmoney?”askedtheuncle.Theboysaid,“Istarteditformother.Shesaidshehadnoluck,becausefatherisunlucky,soIthoughtifIwaslucky,itmightstopwhispering.”“Whatmightstopwhispering?”“Ourhouse.Ihateourhouseforwhispering.”“Whatdoesitwhisper?”Theboyanswered:“Idon'tknow.Butit'salwaysshortofmoney,youknow,uncle.Thehousewhispers,likepeoplelaughingatyoubehindyourback.It'sawful,thatis!IthoughtifIwaslucky,…”“Youmightstopit,”addedtheuncle.“Well,then!”saidtheuncle.“Whatarewedoing?”“Ishouldn'tlikemothertoknowIwaslucky,”saidtheboy.“Allright,son!We'llmanageitwithoutherknowing.”Theymanageditveryeasily.Paul,attheother'ssuggestion,handedoverfivethousandpoundstohisuncle,whodeposited（存入）itwiththefamilylawyer,whowasthentoinformPaul'smotherthatarelativehadputfivethousandpoundsintohishands,whichsumwastobepaidoutathousandpoundsatatime,onthemother'sbirthday,forthenextfiveyears.“Soshe'llhaveabirthdaypresentofathousandpoundsforfivesuccessiveyears,”saidUncleOscar.“Ihopeitwon'tmakeitalltheharderforherlater.”Paul'smotherhadherbirthdayinNovember.Thehousehadbeen“whispering”worsethaneverlately,and,eveninspiteofhisluck.Shewasdowntobreakfastonthemorningofherbirthday.Paulwatchedherfaceasshereadherletters.Heknewthelawyer'sletter.Ashismotherreadit,herfacehardenedandbecamemoreexpressionless.Thenacold,determinedlookcameonhermouth.Shehidtheletterunderthepileofothers,andsaidnotawordaboutit.ButintheafternoonUncleOscarappeared.HesaidPaul'smotherhadhadalong《英国文学》A卷第6页共11页interviewwiththelawyer,askingifthewholefivethousandcouldnotbeadvancedatonce,asshewasindebt.“Whatdoyouthink,uncle?”saidtheboy.Theunclesaid,“Ileaveittoyou,son.”“Oh,letherhaveit,then!Wecangetsomemorewiththeother,”saidtheboy.SoUncleOscarsignedtheagreement,andPaul,smothertouchedthewholefivethousand.Thensomethingverycurioushappened.Thevoicesinthehousesuddenlywentmad,likeachorusoffrogsonaspringevening.“Theremustbemoremoney!Oh-h-h;theremustbemoremoney.Morethanever!Morethanever!”“I’vegottoknowtheresultfortheDerbyhorse-racing!I,vegottoknowfortheDerby!”thechildreiterated（反复说）,hisbigblueeyesblazingwithasortofmadness.Paul,ssecretofsecretswashiswoodenhorse,thatwhichhadnoname.Tokeepit,hehadhisrocking-horseremovedtohisownbedroomatthetopofthehouse.“Surelyyou,retoobigforarocking-horse!”hismotherhadremonstrated.（告诫）“Well,yousee,mother,tillIcanhavearealhorse,Iliketohavesomesortofanimalabout,”hadbeenhisanswer.TheDerbywasdrawingnear,andtheboygrewmoreandmoretense.Hehardlyheardwhatwasspokentohim,hewasveryfrail,andhiseyeswerereallystrange.TwonightsbeforetheDerby,shewasatabigpartyintown.Butanunrestwassostrongthatshehadtoleavethedanceandgodownstairstotelephoneherhouse.“Arethechildrenallright,MissWilmot?”“Ohyes,theyarequiteallright.”Paul,smothersaid:“It'sallright.Don,tsitup.Weshallbehomefairlysoon.”Itwasaboutoneo'clockwhenPaul'smotherandfatherdroveuptotheirhouse.Allwasstill.Paul,smotherwenttoherroomandslippedoffherwhitefurcloak.Shehadtoldhermaidnottowaitupforher.Sheheardherhusbanddownstairs,mixingawhiskyandsoda.Andthen,becauseofthestrangeanxietyatherheart,shestoleupstairstoherson,sroom.Noiselesslyshewentalongtheuppercorridor.Wasthereafaintnoise?Thensuddenlysheswitchedonthelight,andsawherson,inhisgreenpajamas,madlysurgingontherocking-horse.Theblazeoflightsuddenlylithimup,asheurgedthewoodenhorse,andlitherup,asshestood,blonde,inherdressofpalegreenandcrystal,inthedoorway.《英国文学》A卷第7页共11页“Paul!”shecried.“Whateverareyoudoing?”“It,sMalabar!”hescreamedinapowerful,strangevoice.“It,sMalabar!”“WhatdoeshemeanbyMalabar?”askedtheheart-frozenmother.“Idon,tknow,”saidthefatherstonily.“WhatdoeshemeanbyMalabar?”sheaskedherbrotherOscar,whocamehereassoonasheheardPaulwasill.“It,soneofthehorsesrunningfortheDerby,”wastheanswer.Thethirddayoftheillnesswascritical:theywerewaitingforachange.Theboy,withhisratherlong,curlyhair,wastossingceaselesslyonthepillow.Heneithersleptnorregainedconsciousness,andhiseyeswerelikebluestones.Hismothersat,feelingherhearthadgone,turnedactuallyintoastone.Thegardenertiptoedintotheroomandstoletothebedside,staringwithglittering,smallisheyesatthetossing,dyingchild.“MasterPaul!”hewhispered.“MasterPaul!Malabarcameinfirstallright,acleanwin.Ididasyoutoldme.You'vemadeoverseventythousandpounds,youhave;you,vegotovereightythousand.Malabarcameinallright,MasterPaul.”“Inevertoldyou,mother,thatifIcanridemyhorse,andgetthere,thenI,mabsolutelysure-oh,absolutely!Mother,didIevertellyou?Iamlucky”“No,youneverdid,”saidhismother.Buttheboydiedinthenight.Andevenashelaydead,hismotherheardherbrother7svoicesayingtoher,“MyGod,Hester,you'reeightythousandtothegood,andapoordevilofasontothebad.But,poordevil,poordevil,he,sbestgoneoutofalifewhereherideshisrocking-horsetofindawinner.”《英国文学》A卷第8页共11页ABC大学2012-2013学年第一学期《英国文学》课程考试试卷答案适用班级：英语系2010级 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（每小题10分，共30分）FromWilliamShakespeare'sHamlet;（5分）Hamlethasagoodchancetokillhisuncle,buthehesitated.ThereasonHamletgivesforhisrefusingtokillthekingisthatifhekillsthevillainnow,hewouldsendhissoultoheaven;hewouldfainkillsoulaswellasbody.Whatheconsidersnowisnolongerhispersonalwrongbutthefateofhiscountry.（5分）FromJaneAusten'sPrideandPrejudice;（5分）Thisisthebeginningsentencesofthenovel.Duringthattime,girls'marriageisthemostimportantthinginafamily,especiallyinthosefamilieswhosedaughtersdon'thavemuchpension.Thesesentencesareironical.Itisnotthosesinglemanwhoneedsawifebutthoseyoungmaidswhoareinneedofarichhusband.5分）FromJohnMilton'sParadiseLost;（5分）It'sthroughSatan'smouth.Althoughdefeated,heprevails.SincehehaswonfromGodthethirdpartofhisangels.Thoughwounded,hetriumphs,forthethunderwhichhituponhisheadlefthisheartinvincible.（5分）《英国文学》A卷第9页共11页PartIIIShortEssayQuestions（每小题10分，共30分）DonJuanisByron,smasterpiece,writteninItalyduringtheyears1818-1823.（2分）Itis16,000lineslong,in16cantos,andwritteninottavarima,eachstanzacontaining8iambicpentameterlinesrhymedabababcc.（2分）Thestoryofthepoemtakesplaceinthelatterpartofthe18thcentury.DonJuan,itshero,isaSpanishyouthofnoblebirth.Thevicissitudesofhislifeandhisadventuresinmanycountriesaredescribedagainstvariedsocialbackgrounds,andheisseentotakepartindifferenthistoricalevents,thusgivingabroadpanoramaofcontemporarylife.（2分）DonJuan,anobleman,fallsinlovewithJulia,amarriedwoman.ButtheaffairissoondiscoveredandJuanissentabroad.JuanalonecomesoutaliveandswimstoaGreekisland,whereheissavedbyHaidee.Haideedies,heart-brokenandJuanissoldasaslavetoTurkeyandthentoSt.Peterburg.ThewriterintendedtoletDonJuangoonatourthroughEurope,takepartintheFrenchRevolutionanddiefightingagainstthereigningtyranny.Hecalledthispoeman“epicsatire.”（4分）CharlesDickensisthegreatestwriterincriticalrealism.Hewrotelotsofnovels.（2分）Dickens,sliterarycreationcanbedividedintothreeperiods:inthefirstperiod,Dickensshowsstrongbeliefthatsoci