试卷代号:1062 中央广播电视大学2013一2014学年度第一学期“开放本科”期末考试 文学英语赏析试题 2014年1月 注意事项 一、将你的学号、姓名及分校(工作站)名称填写在答题纸的规定栏 内。考试结束后,把试卷和答题纸放在桌上。试卷和答题纸均不得带 出考场。监考人收完考卷和答题纸后才可离开考场。 二、仔细读懂题目的说明,并按题目要求答题。答案一定要写在答 题纸的指定位置上,写在试卷上的答案无效。 三、用蓝、黑圆珠笔或钢笔答题,使用铅笔答题无效。 Information for the examinees: O This examination consists of 3 parts.They are: Part I Literary Fundamentals (30 points) PartⅡ:Reading Comprehension(50 points)) PartⅢ:Writing(20 points) ●】 The total marks for this examination are 100 points.Time allowed for completing this examination is 90 minutes. There will be no extra time to transfer answers to the Answer Sheet;therefore,you should write ALL your answers on the Answer Sheet as you do each task. 349
试卷代号 中央广播电视大学 4学年度第一学期"开放本科"期末考试 文学英语赏析试题 2014 年1 注意事项 一、将你的学号、姓名及分校(工作站〉名称填写在答题纸的规定栏 内。考试结束后,把试卷和答题纸放在桌上。试卷和答题纸均不得带 出考场。监考人收完考卷和答题纸后才可离开考场。 二、仔细读懂题目的说明,并按题目要求答题。答案一定要写在答 题纸的指定位直上,写在试卷上的答案无效。 三、用蓝、黑圆珠笔或钢笔答题,使用铅笔答题无效。 Information for the examinees: • This examination consists of 3 parts. They are: Part I : Literary Fundamentals (30 points) Part II : Reading Comprehension (50 points) Part III: Writing (20 points) • The total marks for this examination are 100 points. Time allowed for completing this examination is 90 minutes. • There will be no extra time to transfer answers to the Answer Sheet; therefore , you should write ALL your answers on the Answer Sheet as you do each task. 349
Part I Literary Fundamentals [30 points] Section 1.Match the works with their writers (10 points). Works 1.Heart of Darkness 2.A Christmas Carol 3.The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 4.Lord of the Flies 5.Eveline Writers A.Charlotte Bronte B.James Joyce C.Charles Dickens D.Robert Louis Stevenson E.William Golding F.Thomas Hardy G.Walt Whitman H.Joseph Conrad Section 2.Decide whether the following statements are True (T)or False (F)(10 points). 6.Macbeth is one of the well-known tragedies by William Shakespeare. 7.The Old Man and the Sea is a novel addressing questions of social injustice. 8.The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a narrative poem. 9.Scrooge is a character created by Charles Dickens in his novel Great Expectations 10.The poem Acguainted With the Night is concerned with the isolation of people from their environment. Section 3.Choose the correct answers to complete the following sentences (10 points). 11.A _is a fourteen-line lyric poem which rhymes in a highly controlled way. A.couplet B.sonnet C.ballad D.limerick 350
Part I Literary Fundamentals [30points] Section 1. Match the works with their writers (10 points). Works 1. Heart of Darkness 2. A Christmas Carol 3. The Strange Case of Dr ] ekyll and Mr Hyde 4. Lord of the Flies 5. Eveline Writers A. Charlotte Bronte B. James Joyce C. Charles Dickens D. Robert Louis Stevenson E. William Golding F. Thomas Hardy G. Walt Whitman H. Joseph Conrad Section 2. Decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F) (1 0 points). 6. Macbeth is one of the well-known tragedies by William Shakespeare. 7. The Old Man and the Sea is a novel addressing questions of social injustice. 8. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a narrative poem. 9. Scrooge is a character created by Charles Dickens in his novel Great Expectations. 10. The poem Acquainted With the Night is concerned with the isolation of people from their environment. Section 3. Choose the correct answers to complete the following sentences (10 points). 11. A is a fourteen-line lyric poem which rhymes in a highly controlled way. A. couplet B. sonnet C. ballad D. limerick 350
12. is a device used by fiction writers to show something which happened before the present action,a moment earlier in time than the main story. A.Repetition B.Allusion C.Flashback D.Coda 13. is the point in a play or novel where everything comes to a head,where the maximum emotional reaction of the reader is created. A.Alliteration B.Allusion C.Flashback D.Climax .14.Which figure of speech is used in the following lines? "But in a larger sense,we cannot dedicate,we cannot consecrate,we cannot hallow this ground..” A.Metaphor B.Parallelism C.Simile D.Alliteration 15."Read not to contradict and confute;nor to believe and take for granted;nor to find talk and discourse;but to weigh and consider."This is quoted from by A.an essay,Francis Bacon B.a speech,Abraham Lincoln C.a speech,Martin Luther King D.an essay,Michel de Montaigne Part II Reading Comprehension [50 points] Read the extracts and choose the best answer to each question. Text 1 Lady Bracknell:...What is your income? Jack Worthing:Between seven and eight thousand a year. Lady Bracknell (makes a note in her book):In land,or in investments? Jack Worthing:In investments,chiefly. 351
12. is a device used by fiction writers to show something which happened before the present action , a moment earlier in time than the main story. A. Repetition B. Allusion C. Flashback D. Coda 13. is the point in a play or novel where everything comes to a head , where the maximum emotional reaction of the reader is created. A. Alliteration C. Flashback B. Allusion D. Climax 14. Which figure of speech is used in the following lines? "But in a larger sense , we cannot dedicate , we cannot consecrate , we cannot hallow this ground. " A. Metaphor C. Simile B. Parallelism D. Alliteration 15. "Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider. " This is quoted from 一by A. an essay , Francis Bacon B. a speech , Abraham Lincoln C. a speech , Martin Luther King D. an essay , Michel de Montaigne Part II Reading Comprehension [50 points] Read the extracts and choose the best answer to each qu臼tion. Text 1 Lady Bracknell: … What is your income? Jack Worthing: Between seven and eight thousand a year. Lady Bracknell (makes a note in her book): In land , or in investments? Jack Worthing: In investments, chiefly. 351
Lady Bracknell:That is satisfactory.What between the duties expected of one during one's lifetime,and the duties exacted from one after one's death,land has ceased to be either a profit or a pleasure.It gives one position,and prevents one from keeping it up.That's all that can be said about land. Jack Worthing:I have a country house with some land,of course,attached to it,about fifteen hundred acres,I believe;but I don't depend on that for my real income.In fact,as far as I can make out,the 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 Worthing: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 don't know her. Jack Worthing:Oh,she goes about very little.She is a lady considerably advanced in years. Lady Bracknell:Ah,nowadays that is no guarantee of respectability of character.What number in Belgrave Square? Jack Worthing:149. Lady Bracknell (shaking her head )The unfashionable side.I thought there was something.However,that could easily be altered. Jack Worthing:Do you mean the fashion,or the side? Lady Bracknell (sternly):Both,if necessary,I presume. Questions 16-19 (12 points) 16.The extract is taken from A.The Importance of Being Earnest B.The Crucible C.An Inspector Calls 352
Lady Bracknell: That is satisfactory. What between the duties expected of one during one's lifetime , and the duties exacted from one after one's death , land has ceased to be either a profit or a pleasure. It gives one position , and prevents one from keeping it up. That's all that can be said about land. Jack Worthing: I have a country house with some land , of course , attached to it , about fifteen hundred acres, I believe; but I don' t depend on that for my real income. In fact , as far as I can make out , the 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 Worthing: 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 don' t know her. Jack Worthing: Oh , she goes about very little. She is a lady considerably advanced in years. Lady Bracknell: Ah , nowadays that is no guarantee of respectability of character. What number in Belgrave Square? Jack Worthing :l49. Lady Bracknell (shaking her head): The unfashionable side. I thought there was something. However, that could easily be altered. J ack Worthing: Do you mean the fashion , or the side? Lady Bracknell (sternly) : Both , if necessary , I presume. Questions 16-19 (12 points) 16.The extract is taken from A. The 1mρortance of Being Earnest B. The Crucible C. An Insρector Calls 352
17.In this extract,Lady Bracknell is interviewing Jack Worthing on his suitability as a possible A.husband for her daughter B.live-in domestic helper C.investment advisor 18.Which of the following statements is true according to the extract? A.Lady Bracknell uses humorous similes to express her views on the upper class. B.Lady Bracknell believes land is a safe and continuous source of income. C.Lady Bracknell's questions focus on Jack Worthing's income,property and family connections. 19.Lady Bracknell is portrayed as a_ A.mother keen on following fashions B.terribly snobbish mother C.mother obsessed with the mysteries of the nature Text 2 Though I had now extinguished my candle and was laid down in bed,I could not sleep for thinking of his look when he paused in the avenue,and told how his destiny had risen up before him,and dared him to be happy at Thornfield. 'Why not?'I asked myself.'What alienates him from the house?Will he leave it again soon?Mrs Fairfax said he seldom stayed here longer than a fortnight at a time;and now he has been resident eight weeks.If he does go,the change will be doleful.Suppose he should be absent spring,summer and autumn:how joyless sunshine and fine days will seem!' I hardly know whether I had slept or not after this musing;at any rate,I started wide awake on hearing a vague murmur,peculiar and lugubrious,which sounded,I thought,just above me.I wished I had kept my candle burning:the night was drearily dark;my spirits were depressed.I rose and sat up in bed,listening.The sound was hushed. I tried to sleep;but my heart beat anxiously,my inward tranquillity was broken.The clock,far down in the hall,struck two.Just then it seemed my chamber-door was touched, 353
17. In this extract , Lady Bracknell is interviewing Jack Worthing on his suitability as a possible A. husband for her daughter B. live-in domestic helper C. investment advisor 18. Which of the following statements is true according to the extract? A. Lady Bracknell uses humorous similes to express her views on the upper class. B. Lady Bracknell believes land is a safe an.d continuous source of income. C. Lady Bracknell' s questions focus on Jack Worthing' s income , property and family connections. 19. Lady Bracknell is portrayed as a A. mother keen on following fashions B. terribly snobbish mother C. mother obsessed with the mysteries of the nature Text 2 Though I had now extinguished my candle and was laid down in bed , I could not sleep for thinking of his look when he paused in the avenue , and told how his destiny had risen up before him , and dared him to be happy at Thornfield. ‘ W hy not?' I asked myself. ‘What alienates him from the house? Will he leave it again soon? Mrs Fairfax said he seldom stayed here longer than a fortnight at a time; and now has been resident eight weeks. If he does go , the change will be doleful. Suppose he should be absent spring , summer and autumn; how joyless sunshine and fine days will seem! ' I hardly know whether I had slept or not after this musing; at any rate , I started wide awake on hearing a vague murmur, peculiar and lugubrious , which sounded , I thought , just above me. I wished I had kept my candle burning; the night was drearily dark; my spirits were depressed. I rose and sat up in bed , listening. The sound was hushed. I tried to sleep; but my heart beat anxiously , my inward tranquillity was broken. The clock , far down in the hall , struck two. Just then it seemed my chamber-door was touched , 353
as if fingers had swept the panels in groping a way along the dark gallery outside.I said, 'Who is there?'Nothing answered.I was chilled with fear. Questions 20-22 (9 points) 20.From which novel is the extract taken? A.The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde B.Jane Eyre C.Lord of the Flies 21.When and where is this part of the story set? A.Toward evening in Mrs Fairfax's bedroom. B.At night in the narrator's bedroom. C.During the day in Mr Rochester's bedroom. 22.Which of the following statements is true of paragraph 2? A.The narrator expressed a longing for 'his'presence at the house. B.There is a lot of visual information about the physical setting. C.There is a lot of tension between the "he"in the story and the narrator. Text 3 Coat Vicki Feaver Sometimes I have wanted to throw you off like a heavy coat. Sometimes I have said you would not let me breathe or move. But now that I am free to choose light clothes or none at all 354
as if fingers had swept the p~nels in groping a way along the dark gallery outside. I said , ‘ Who is there?' Nothing answered. I was chilled with fear. Questions 20一22 (9 points) 20. From which novel is the extract taken? A. The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde B. JaneEyre c. Lord of the Flies 21. When and where is this part of the story set? A. Toward evening in Mrs Fairfax's bedroom. B. At night in the narrator's bedroom. C. During the day in Mr Rochester's bedroom. 22. Which of the following statements is true of paragraph 2? A. The narrator expressed a longing for ‘ his ' presence at the house. B. There is a le>t of visual information about the physical setting. C. There is a lot of tension between the "he" in the story and the narrator. Text 3 Coat Vicki Feaver Sometimes Ihave wanted to throw you off like a heavy coat. --eJU sw ‘ t QUyb oor mumdwdImm But now that I am free to choose light clothes or none at all 354
I feel the cold and all the time I think how warm it used to be. Questions 23-25 (9 points) 23.In stanzas 1 and 2,the speaker A.depicts the way her ex-lover suffocated her B.depicts how she lost the coat her ex-lover gave her C.recalls how warm her ex-lover was for her 24.Which of the following best summarizes the last two stanzas? A.She felt at loss what to do with people who pursue her. B.She felt it is important to forget all about her ex-lover. C.She felt regrets now that the love affair is over. 25.The coat can be understood as a metaphor for the speaker's A.desire for prosperity and luxury B.treasured possession C.ex-lover and his love Text 4 Read the extract and give brief answers to the questions 26-29 that follow. Please note:This reading task will be relevant to the writing task in Part I. Mystery of the White Gardenia Marsha Aron Every 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 sender's identity 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 eccentric to make known his or her identity. My mother contributed to these imaginings.She'd ask me if there was someone for 355
I feel the cold and all the time I think how warm it used to be. Qu臼tions 23-25 (9 points) 23. In stanzas 1 and 2, the speaker A. depicts the way her ex-lover suffocated her B. depicts how she lost the coat her ex-lover gave her C. recalls how warm her ex-lover was for her 24. Which of the following best summarizes the last two stanzas? A. She felt at loss what to do with people who pursue her. B. She felt it is important to forget all about her ex-lover. C. She felt regrets now that the love affair is over. 25. The coat can be understood as a metaphor for the speaker's Text 4 A. desire for prosperity and luxury C. ex-lover and his love B. treasured possession Read the extract and give brief answers to the questions 26-29 that follow. Please note: This reading task will be relevant to the writing task in Part ill. Mystery of the White Gardenia Marsha Aron Every 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 sender' s identity 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 eccentric to make known his or her identity. My mother contributed to these imaginings. She' d ask me if there was someone for 355
whom I had done a special kindness who might be showing appreciation.Perhaps the neighbor I'd helped when she was unloading a car full of groceries.Or maybe it was the old man across 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 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 where my mother had written it.When I finally went to get the glass cleaner,my mother knew everything was all right again. I don't remember ever slamming my door in anger at her and shouting,"You just don't understand!”because she did understand.. One month before my high-school graduation,my father died 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 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 O'Hara,but it was the wrong size.When my father died I forgot about the dress. My mother didn't.The day before the prom,I found that dress -in the right size-draped majestically over the living room sofa.It wasn't just delivered,still in the box.It was presented to me-beautifully,artistically,lovingly.I didn't care if I had a new 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 356
whom I had done a special kindness who might be showing appreciation. Perhaps the neighbor I' d helped when she was unloading a car full of groceries. Or maybe it was the old man across the street whosemail 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 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叩gods go , the gods arrive. I thought about that quotation by Emerson for a long time , and until my heart healed , I left it where my mother had written it. When I finally went to get the glass cleaner, my mother knew everything was all right again. I don' t remember ever slamming my door in anger at her and shouting , " You just don' t understand!" because she did understand. One month before my high-school graduation , my father died 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 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 feellike Scarlet 0' Hara , but it was the wrong size. When my father died I forgot about the dress. My mother didn't. The day before the prom , I found that dress the right size - draped majestically over the living room sofa. It wasn ' t just delivered , still in the box. It was presented to me - beautifully , artistically , lovingly. I didn' t care if I had a new 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 356
truth,my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia-lovely, strong,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 26-29 (20 points) 26.When did the narrator discover the mystery of the white gardenias?Why was the sender's identity kept secret? 27.When and how did the father die?How did the narrator feel at her father's death? 28.What traits of the mother's characters are highlighted in the story?Cite examples from the story to support your answer. 29.What do you think of the title of the story?What does the gardenia symbolize in the story? Part II Writing [20 Points] 30.Summarize the story "Mystery of the White Gardenia"in about 100 words. 357
truth , my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia 一lovely strong , 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 26-29 (20 points) 26. When did the narrator discover the mystery of the white gardenias? Why was the sender's identity kept secret? 27. When and how did the father die? How did the narrator feel at her father's death? 28. What traits of the mother' s characters are highlighted in the story? Cite examples from the story to support your answer. 29. What do you think of the title of the story? What does the gardenia symbolize in the story? Part ill Writing [20 Points] 30. Summarize the story "Mystery of the White Gardenia" in about 100 words. 357
试卷代号:1062 座位口 中央广播电视大学2013一2014学年度第一学期“开放本科”期末考试 文学英语赏析 试题答题纸 2014年1月 题 号 Part I Part II PartⅢ 总 分 分数 得分 评卷人 Part I Literary Fundamentals (30%,2 points each 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 得 分 评卷人 PartⅡ Reading Comprehension (50%) Texts 1-3 (30 points,3 points each) 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Text 4 (20 points,5 points each) 26. 27. 28. 29. 得分 评卷人 PartⅢWriting(2o%) 30. 358
试卷代号 座位号仁口 中央广播电视大学 4学年度第一学期"开放本科"期末考试 文学英语赏析试题答题纸 2014 年1 I Part II I L__I Ti DAav4et Part ill E |得分|评卷人| I I I Part I Literary Fundamentals (30% , 2 points each) 1. 6. 11. 2. 7. 12. 3. 8. 13. 4. 9. 14. 5. 10. 15. 得分|评卷人 Part II Reading Comprehension (50%) Texts 1-3 (30 points, 3 points each) 16. 17. 18. 21. 22. 23. Text 4 (20 points, 5 points each) 26. 27. 28. 29. 19. 24. 20. 25. |得分|评卷人| I I I Part ill Writing (20%) 30. 358