4月美国文学选读浙江自考试题及答案解析试卷及答案解析

浙江省2018年4月自考语言与文化试题课程代码：10058I.Multiple-choice(30%)Directions: Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives. Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which of the four alternatives best completes the statement.1. The relation between language, thought and culture is that ______.A. the three aspects interact, each influencing and shaping the other twoB. culture most influences the other twoC. language most dominates the other twoD. thought most influences the other two2. In English, “sdylh”is not a possible word and “green made he”is not an acceptable sentence. It proves that language is ______.A. arbitraryB. systematicC. symbolicD. vocal3. Body language normally includes ______.A. gesturesB. gestures, facial expression, distance held between interlocutorsC. facial expressionD. distance held between interlocutors4. The word “woman”can be defined conceptually as an adult female who is biped and has a womb. The other features such as “gregarious”, “subject to instinct”, “long hair wearing”are its ______ meaning.A. conceptualB. affectiveC. connotativeD. collocative5. In the U. S.A., the fourth Thursday in November, set apart for recalling the goodness of God, is called ______.A. Boxing DayB. ThanksgivingC. EasterD. St. Valentine’s Day6. A bun or bread roll containing fried or grilled steak is called______.A. hot dogB. puddingC. hamburgerD. sandwich7. “Attain”, “acquire”, and “obtain”came from ______.A. FrenchB. English originC. Old NorseD. Latin8. In English ______ are derivational morphemes.A. all the prefixesB. all the suffixesC. those phrases that represent the grammatical categoriesD. those word endings represented the grammatical categories9. If a student wants to express his gratitude for professor’s help, he can say ______.A.I am so sorry I am wasting your timeB.I hope I didn’t disturb youC. Don’t you mind I disturb you?D. Thank you so much. I really appreciate your help10. In English speaking countries you usually introduce ______, not the other way around.A. a man to a womanB. a woman to a womanC. an old man to a young womanD. an old woman to a young man11. When you want to compliment the new coat John wears you can say ______.A. “That’s a very nice coat．It must be very expensive”B.“You look much more beautiful in this coat”C.“How much did you pay for this coat?”D.“You look lovely in this coat，who bought it for you?”12. “A working party was set up to look into the problem”. Here “look into”means ______.A. to settleB. to deal withC. to investigateD. to face13. “To keep one’s nose to the grindstone”is the same meaning with ______.A. to continue working hardB. to do something very carefullyC. to look for something smallD. to feel very tired14. “Milk and water”means ______.A. something drinkableB. something that is inoffensive but feebleC. something in complete harmonyD. complete understanding between friends15. The proverb “each cross hath its own inscription”is related to ______.A. the history of EnglandB. individualismC. ChristianityD. Bible16. A woman of breathtaking beauty can be referred to as a ______.A. JulietB. CinderellaC. CleopatraD. Miss Right17. “To kick off”derived from ______.A. baseballB. soccerC. boxingD. card games18. “A Pandora’s box”derived from the box sent by the Gods to Pandora refers to a present or something______.A. which brings happiness but looks uglyB. which seems valuable but brings misfortuneC. which can create anything its owner wantsD. which a bride traditionally gives to a bridegroom19. “______”illustrates the metaphor that ideas are food.A. That is a budding theoryB. Let me put in my two cent’s worthC. There are too many facts here for me to digest them allD. He ran out of ideas20. “Blue blood”means ______.A. humble lineageB. courageous personalityC. timid lineageD. aristocratic lineage21. Which of the following colors is associated with jealousy?A. whiteB. greenC. grayD. blue22. “Sanitation engineers”is an euphemism, referring to ______.A. dustmenB. plumbersC. medical workerD. electricians working in a hospital23. “I’d love to join in. Only I don’t know how to play”demonstrates ______ relation between the two sentences.A. a causalB. a temporalC. an additiveD. an adversative24. English speakers think highly of originality and novelty. As a result, we can find many ______ in English advertising.A. hyperbolesB. homophonesC. punsD. coinages25. The word in American English for “lift”is ______.A. cellB. elevatorC. jailD. bucket26. Which of the following belongs to the American English dialect?A. flatB. autumnC. timetableD. drugstore27. The British English equivalent for “私立学校”is ______.A. public schoolB. council schoolC. private schoolD. grade school28. The distance zone ranging from 8 feet to the limits of one’s vision and hearing is referred to as the ______zone.A. intimateB. casual-personalC. socio-consultativeD. public29. “Stamping one’s foot”signifies ______ in English body language.A. frustrationB. impatienceC. remorseD. irritation30. In English speaking countries smell of ______ is thought to be undesirable.A. perspirationB. creamsC. powdersD. lotionsII.Gap-filling(15%)Directions: Each of the following statements has an underlined space. Fill in each underlined space with a proper expression.1. Federal legislature of the U. S. A. is ______.2. ______ refers to a theatrical act in which a woman removes her clothes in front of the audience.3. A sweet dish typically composed of fruit and flour and fat, boiled or steamed，or of fruit baked with pastry is called ______.4. The English equivalent for “隐形眼镜”is ______.5. ______ is the grammatical morpheme for plurality in Chinese.6. ______ relations refer to constructions whose components are linked in meaning through juxtaposition and punctuation and not through the use of conjunctions.7. “The man ran away when he saw the dog”is an example showing ______ relation.8. ______ refers to paradise, derived from the garden in which Adam and Eve lived.9. “Hancock”signifies ______.10. “Cognitive psychology is still in its infancy”illustrates the metaphor that ideas are ______.11. A white night is simply a ______ night.12. “Chairperson”and “humankind”are too words coined in English to avoid ______.13. ______ is used as an euphemism for “surprise attacks”.14. The word “chowder”is borrowed from ______.15. The word in American English for“pail”is ______.III.Translation (20%)A: Translate the following into Chinese1. Niagara Falls2. a big fish in a small pond3. to kick the bucket4. to be in a family way5. deductive argumentationB: Translate the following into English6. 您有何高见？7. 聪明人不吃眼前亏8.《水浒传》9. 首相10. 寿终正寝IV. Discuss the following topics.(35%)1. What are the topics that are considered by English speakers too personal to talk about?2. What differences are there in eye behaviors between English and Chinese nonverbal communication systems?3. Discuss the word “privacy”and its equivalent in Chinese “隐私”to see the related individualism in bothcultures?。

浙江省2018年4月自学考试语言与文化试题课程代码：10058Ⅰ. Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives. Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which one of the four alternatives best completes the statement (20%).1. The medium of verbal interaction is _____. ( )A. thoughtB. languageC. cultureD. communication2. Such interjections as “aha”, “my God”, “oh”, “dear”are chiefly used to convey _____ meaning. ( )A. affectiveB. reflectedC. socialD. conceptual3. The Chinese name “党生”is related to _____. ( )A. the date of birthB. the place of birthC. historical eventsD. natural phenomena4. The Chinese counterpart for “Busman’s holiday”is _____. ( )A. 公共汽车驾驶员的假日B. 公共汽车乘务员的假日C. 消磨于与日常工作类似之活动的假日D. 公交车日5. English and Chinese advertising differ in what can be advertised. In English _____ cannot be advertised. ( )A. sexual serviceB. domestic serviceC. medicinesD. cigarettes6. “I’m full”is signified in English culture by _____. ( )A. moving quickly his open hand, palm down, across his throatB. a raised open hand, palm forwardC. one or both open hands lightly patting one’s own stomachD. an open hand, palm down, raised to one’s throat17. Cowboy can represent the _____ aspects of culture. ( )A. geographicalB. politicalC. ChristianD. historical8. When you received a gift from your friend on your birthday, normally your response is _____.( )A. “It’s very beautiful, but I already have one.”B. “You may give it to Jane. She will love it.”C. “It’s so nice, I love it. Thank you.”D. “No, thank you. For it costs you too much.”9. “to kick the bucket”is often associated with _____. ( )A. to get into a temperB. to dieC. to have bad luckD. to go to bed10. “That idea went out of style years ago”illustrates the metaphor that ideas are _____.( ) A. people B. productsC. commoditiesD. fashion11. “Show no surprise or concern about something unusual that happens”is synonymous to _____. ( )A. cast your eye overB. keep an eye out forC. turn a blind eyeD. not to bat an eyelid12. “White room”corresponds to _____. ( )A. 白色的房间B. 病房C. 空房D. 绝尘室13. A Don Quixote represents _____. ( )A. a captivating man known as a great lover or seducer of womenB. an idealistic and impractical personC. a meek person who submits to indignities and sufferings without any thought of act ofrebellingD. a handsome young man, passionate, dashing, who has a way with woman14. “The weather cleared just as the party approached the summit. Until then they had seen2nothing of the panorama around them.”demonstrates _____ relation between the two sentences. ( )A. a temporalB. a causalC. an adversativeD. an additive15. “She drives me out of my mind”is a metaphorical expression about love is _____.( ) A. a physical force B. madnessC. magicD. patient16. It has been claimed that English texts develop _____. ( )A. in a spiral wayB. in a linear fashionC. in a flowery styleD. in a way of much uses of hyperboles17. “A black day”is a day _____. ( )A. when something sad or disastrous happensB. when something remarkable and usually pleasurable happensC. when something should be rememberedD. when there is no moon or sun18. The word in American English for “staff”is _____. ( )A. stuffB. facultyC. teacherD. employee19. _____ relations refer to constructions whose components are linked in meaning through juxtaposition and punctuation/intonation and not through the use of conjunctions. ( ) A. logical B. hypotacticC. paratacticD. hypocritical20. The distance zone ranging from touching to 18 inches is referred to as the _____ zone.( ) A. intimate B. casual-personalC. socio-consultativeD. publicⅡ. Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives. Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which alternative can complete the statement. There might be more than one correct answer. (10%)31. Culture is a _____ phenomenon. ( )A. systematicB. socialC. nationalD. historical2. _____ are facilities where people get served without having to leave their cars. ( )A. Drive insB. MotelsC. HotelsD. Diners3. Possible answers to the question “Have they never invited you home?”could be _____.( ) A. Yes, they have never. B. No, they have never.C. Yes, they have.D. No, they have.4. Michael Stone is a professor, so it is quite common for his students to call him _____.( ) A. Michael B. Professor StoneC. Michael StoneD. Professor Michael5. In English culture “pink”can be associated with _____. ( )A. something bestB. something unpleasantC. womenD. dismal6. Words pejorative in meaning in English but positive or neutral in Chinese are _____.( ) A. propaganda B. dragonC. comradeD. peasant7. V ocatives normally include _____, epithets, etc. ( )A. greetingsB. standard appellativesC. terms for occupationsD. names8. “To throw in the sponge”_____. ( )A. derives from baseballB. means “abandon a struggle or contest”C. derives from boxingD. means “acknowledge defeat”9. When people are introduced to others, they often say to each other, “_____”. ( )A. How are you?B. How do you do?C. How have you been?D. Nice to meet / know you.410. If someone says, “What a big house you’ve got”, the complimented might respond, “_____”.( )A. Thank you. It’s quite big.B. Thank you, I was lucky to be able to get it.C. Thank you, but I think it’s not as big as yours.D. Oh, you really think so?Ⅲ. Each of the following statements has an underlined space. Fill in each underlined space with a proper expression. (24%)1. ___________ is a collection of religious books comprising the Old Testament and New Testament.2. The British English equivalent for “check”is ___________.3. English pronouns are marked for four cases: ___________, objective, genitive determinative and genitive independent.4. “保持一身清白”corresponds to “___________”in English.5. ___________ is a book with the telephone numbers of different shops, restaurants, business, organizations, etc.6. “Homer sometimes nods.”can be translated into “___________”in Chinese.7. In its broad sense culture is the attributes of man, and it is also called “large C culture”or “___________ culture”.8. The English equivalent for “黄道吉日”is ___________.9. Beautician is an euphemism, referring to ___________.10. It is generally accepted that at the sentential level ___________ relations are observed far more frequently in English than in Chinese.11. The Chinese equivalent for “Wester”is ___________.12. Through the study of psychological time, three psychological orientations have emerged: the past, ___________, and future.Ⅳ. Translation (16%)A. Translate the following into Chinese. (8%)1. Niagara Falls2. Rats desert a sinking ship.53. totem4. Excuse me, would you tell me the way to the nearest post-office?B. Translate the following into English. (8%)1. 敬请光临2. 趁热打铁3. 五月结婚，悔恨终身4. 红白事Ⅴ. Define the following terms. (10%)1. language2. the present-oriented society3. similes and metaphors4. taboos5. text structuresⅥ. Discuss the following topics. (20%)1. Are “please”in English and “请”in Chinese used in the same way in communication? If they are not, what differences can you find between them?2. What cross-cultural contrast can you find between English and Chinese when naming their children?6。

2005年4月全国自考《英美文学选读》真题及答案课程代码：00604PART ONE (40 POINTS)I. Multiple Choice (40 points in all, 1 for each)Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. Write your choice on the answer sheet.1. The most significant idea of the Renaissance is _____.A. humanismB. realismC. naturalismD. skepticism【答案】A2. Shakespeare’s tragedies include all the following except _____.A. Hamlet and King LearB. Antony and Cleopatra and MacbethC. Julius Caesar and OthelloD. The Merchant of Venice and A Midsummer Night’s Dream3. The statement “Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability” opens one of well-known essays by _____.A. Francis BaconB. Samuel JohnsonC. Alexander PopeD. Jonathan Swift【答案】A4. In Hardy’s Wessex novels, there is an apparent _____ touch in his description of the simple though primitive rural life.A. nostalgicB. humorousC. romanticD. ironic【答案】A5. Backbite, Sneerwell, and Lady Teazle are characters in the play The School for Scandal by_____.A. Christopher MarloweB. Ben JonsonD. George Bernard Shaw【答案】C6. Of all the 18th century novelists Henry Fielding was the first to set out, both in theory and practice, to write specifically a“_____ in prose,” the first to give the modern novel its structure and style.A. tragic epicB. comic epicC. romanceD. lyric epic【答案】B7. In his poem “Tyger, Tyger,” William Blake expresses his perception of the “fearful symmetry” of the big cat. The phrase “fearful symmetry” suggests _____.A. the tiger’s two eyes which are dazzlingly bright and symmetrically setB. the poet’s fear of the predatorC. the analogy of the hammer and the anvilD. the harmony of the two opposite aspects of God’s creation【答案】D“Bingley.”“Is he married or single?”“Oh! Single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls!”The above dialogue must be taken from _____.A. Jane Austen’s Pride and PrejudiceB. Emily Bronte’s Wuthering HeightsC. John Galsworthy’s The Forsyte SagaD. George Eliot’s Middlemarch【答案】A9. The short story “Araby” is one of the stories in James Joyce’s collection _____.A. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManB. UlyssesC. Finnegan’s WakeD. Dubliners【答案】D10. William Wordsworth, a romantic poet, advocated all the following except _____.A. the using of everyday language spoken by the common peopleB. the expression of the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelingsD. elegant wording and inflated figures of speech【答案】D11. Here are two lines taken from The Merchant of Venice: “Not on thy sole, but on thy soul, harsh Jew/Thou mak’st thy knife keen.” What kind of figurative device is used in the above lines?_____.A. SimileB. MetonymyC. PunD. Synecdoche【答案】C12. “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” is an epigrammatic line by _____.A. J. KeatsB. W. BlakeC. W. WordsworthD. P. B. Shelley【答案】D13. The poems such as “The Chimney Sweeper” are found in both Songs ofInnocence and Songs of Experience by _____.A. William WordsworthB. William BlakeC. John KeatsD. Lord Gordon Byron【答案】B14. John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress is often regarded as a typical example of _____.A. allegoryB. romanceC. epic in proseD. fable【答案】A15. Alexander Pope strongly advocated neoclassicism, emphasizing that literary works should be judged by _____ rules of order, reason, logic, restrained emotion, good taste and decorum.A. classicalB. romanticC. sentimentalD. allegorical。

1A ． The Return of the NativeB ． Tess of the D 'Urbervilles全国 2018年4月历年自学考试 英美文学选读试题课程代码： 00604I. Multiple Choice ( 40 points in all, 1for each )Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answer the question or completes the statement. Write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.establishment of the form of the modern novel.of the 20 th -century English poetry.time.5．William Blake 's central concern in the Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience is _________________which gives the two books a strong social and historical reference. A ． youthhood B ． childhood C ．happinessD ． sorrow6．All of the following works are known as Hardy 's “novels of character and environment EXCETP.1． The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulatedby a series of historical eventsEXCEPTA ． the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek cultureB ． the vast expansion of British colonies in North AmericaC ． the new discoveries in geography and astrologyD ． the religious reformation and the economic expansion 2． Henry Fielding has been regarded by some«as “_”,for his contribution to theA ． Father of the English NovelB ． F ather of the English PoetryC ． Father of the English DramaD ． F ather of the English Short Story3． T ．S ． Eliot 's most important single poemhas been hailed as a landmark and a modelA ． The Hollow ManB ． The Waste LandC ． Murder in the CathedralD ． Ash Wednesday4．G eorge Bernard Shaw 's play established his position as the leading play-wright of hisA ．Widowers 'Houses B ． Too True to Be Good C ．Mrs. Warren 's Profession D ． Candida29． Among the following writers ______________ created the verse novel by adopting the novelistic presentation of characters. A ． Robert Browning B ． Matthew Arnold C ．Alfred TennysonD ． Edward Fitzgerald10． “ Iits a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good for-tune, must be in want of a wife. ”The quoted part is taken from _____________________ . A ．Jane EyreB ． Wuthering HeightsC ．Pride and PrejudiceD ． Sense and Sensibility11． Because of her sensitivity to universal patterns of human behavior, ____________ has brought the English novel ,as an art of form, to its maturity. A ． Charlotte Bront ? B ． Jane Austen C ．Emily Bront ?D ．Ann Radcliffe12． Shelley 's greatest achievement is his four-act poetic drama _________ , which is an exultant work in praise of humankind 's potential. A ． AdonaisB ． Queen MabC ．Prometheus UnboundD ．A Defence of Poetry13． The assertion that poetry originates from “emotion recollected in tranquility ”belongs toB ． Samuel Taylor ColeridgeC ． Robert Southey 14． All of the followingpoems by William Wordsworth are masterpieces on nature EXCEPTC ． Jude the ObscureD ． Far from the Madding Crowd7．Among the works by Charles Dickens ___________ presents his criticism of the Utilitarian principle that rules over the English education system and destroys young hearts and minds. A ． Bleak House B ． Pickwick Paper C ． Great ExpectationsD ． Hard Times8． The most distinguishing feature of Charles Dickens 'works is his A ． simple vocabularyB ． bitter and sharp criticismC ．character-portrayalD ． pictures of happinessA ． William Wordsworth D ． William Blake精品自学考试资料推荐3All of the followi ng are stream -of- con scious ness no vels EXCEPT 16． Shakespeare 's four greatest tragedies are ____________ . A ． Romeo and Juliet, Othello, King Lear, Hamlet B ．Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice C ． Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, MacbethD ．Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Hamlet17．As one of the greatest masters of English prose, _______________ defined a good style as “properwords in proper places ”. A ．Henry Fielding B ． Jonathan Swift C ．Samuel JohnsonD ． Alexander Pope18．All of the following novels by Daniel Defoe are the first literary works devoted to the study of problems of the lower-class people EXCEPT __________________________ . A ．Robinson Crusoe B ． Captain Singleton C ．Moll FlandersD ． Colonel Jack19． Among the three major works by John Milton ____________________ is indeed the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since Beowulf. A ．Paradise Regained B ． Samson Agonistes C ．LycidasD ． Paradise Lost20．English Romanticism, as a historical phase of literature, is generally said to have ended in 1832 with .A ．the passage of the first Reform Bill in the ParliamentB ．the publication of Wordsworth and Coleridge 'sLyrical BalladsC ．the publication of T ．S ．Eliot 's The waste LandD ．the passage of the Bill of Rights in the Parliament21．Contrary to the traditional romance of aristocrats, the modern English novel gives a realistic presentation of life of ________ .A ．I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud B ． “An Evening Walk C ． Tintern AbbeyD ． “The Solitary Reaper15． A ． Pilgrimage B ． UlyssesC ． Mrs. DallowayD ． Tess of the D 'UrbervillesA．the common English people B．the upper classC．the rising bourgeoisie D．the enterprising landlords22．The major concern of _________ fiction lies in the tracing of the psychological development of his characters and in his energetic criticism of the dehumanizing effect of the capitalist industrialization on human nature.A．John Galsworthy 's B．Thomas Hardy 's C．D．H．Lawrence 's D．Charles Dickens '23．The Nobel Prize Committee highly praised ___________ for “his powerful style-forming mastery ofthe art”of creating modern fiction.A．Ezra Pound B．Ernest HemingwayC．Robert Frost D．Theodore Dreiser24．In 1950, ________ was awarded the Nobel Prize for the anti-racist Intruder in the Dust .A ．William Faulkner B．Robert FrostC．Ezra Pound D．Ernest Hemingway25．Herman Melville wrote his semi-autobiographical novel _________ concerning the sufferings of a genteel youth among brutal sailors.A．Typee B．RedburnC．Moby-Dick D．Mardi26．The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and, especially, its sequence _____________ proved themselves to be the milestone in the American literature.A．The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn B．Life on the MississippiC．The Gilded Age D．Roughing It27．The Portrait of A Lady is generally considered to be ___________ masterpiece, which describes the life journey of an American _____________ in a European cultural environment.A . Henry Adams '…widow B. William James '…girlC. Henry James'…girlD. Theodore Dreiser's…widow28. Hawthorne intended to ________ in The Scarlet Letter.A . tell a story of parental loveB.tell a story of sin and bloody violence4C.call the readers back to the plantation way of livingD．reveal the human psyche after they sinned29．“The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one-eighth of it being above water. ”This “iceberg”analogy is put forward by ______ .A．Mark Twain B．Ezra PoundC．William Faulkner D．Ernest Hemingway30．In many of Hawthorne 's stories and novels, the Puritan concept of life is condemned, or the Puritan past is shown in an almost totally negative light, especially in his ______________________ and The Scarlet Letter .A ．Twice-Told Tales B．The Blithedale RomanceC．The Marble Faun D．The House of the Seven Gables31 ．The white whale, Moby Dick, symbolizes ______________________ for Melville, for it is complex,unfathomable, malignant, and beautiful as well.A ．societyB ．natureC．ocean animals D ．both A and C32．After the American Civil War, the literary interest in the so-called “reality ”of life started a new period in the American literary writings know an the Age of __________ .A ．RealismB ．Reason and Revolution C．Romanticism D ．Modernism33．H ．L ．Mencken considered _______ “the true father of our national literature ”.A．Bret Harte B ．Mark TwainC．Washington Irving D ．Walt Whitman34．Altogether, Emily Dickinson wrote 1775 poems, of which only ___________ had appeared during her lifetime. A．three B ．fiveC．seven D ．nine35．The _______ Age of the 1920s characterized by frivolity and carelessness is brought vividly to life in The Great Gatsby . A．Lost B ．JazzC．Reason D ．Gilded36．Robert Frost is generally considered a regional poet whose subject matters mainly focus on the landscape and people in __________ .5A．the west B ．the southC．Alaska D ．New England37．As _______ saw it, poetry could play a vital part in the process of creating a new nation. It could enable Americans to celebrate their release from the Old World and the colonial rule.A ．Wordsworth LongfellowB ．William BryantC．Walt Whitman D ．Robert Frost38．Walt Whitman is a poet with a strong sense of mission, having devoted all his life to the creation of the “single ”poem, ________ .A．The Love Song of J．Alfred Prufrock B ．The Waste LandC．Murder in the Cathedral D ．Leaves of Grass39．Realism was a reaction against Romanticism and paved the way to ___________ .A ．ModernismB ．ScientismC．Post-Modernism D ．Feminism40．Mark Twain employed an unpretentious style of __________ in his novels which is best describeda i ”as “vernacular ”.A ．standard EnglishB ．Afro-American English C．colloquialism D ．urbanismII．Reading Comprehension ( 16 points in all,4 for each )Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.41．“ Shall cI ompare thee to a summer's day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate:Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And summer 's lease hath all too short a date:”Questions:A ．Identify the poet and the poem from which the quoted lines are taken.B．Name the figure of speech employed in the poem.C．What is the theme of the poem?642．“Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? —You think wrong!… And if God had gifted me with some beauty, and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you ------------------- i t is my spirit that addresses your spirit; just as if both had passed through the grave, and we stood at God 's feet, equal—as we are!”Questions:A．Identify the author and the novel from which the quoted part is taken.B．To whom is the speaker speaking?C．What does the quoted part imply about the speaker?43．“The woods are lovely, dark and deep,But I have promises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep,And miles to go before I sleep. ”Questions:A ．Identify the poet and the poem from which the quoted lines are taken.B．What does the word “sleep”mean?C．What idea do the four lines express?44．“Icelebrate myself, and sing myself,And what I assume you shall assume,For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.I loafe and invite my soul,I learn and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass.”(from Walt Whitman 's “Song of Myself”)Questions:A ．Whom does “myself”refer to?B．How do you understand the line “I loafe and invite my soul ”?C．What does “a spear of summer grass”indicate?III．Questions and Answers (24 points in all, 6 for each )Give a brief answer to each of the following questions in English. Write your answers inthe corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.745．“‘ Myboy! 'said the old gentleman, leaning over the desk. Oliver stated at the sound. He might be excused for doing so, for the words were kindly said, and strange sounds frighten one. He trembled violently, and burst into tears. ”( from Charles Dickens 'Oliver Twist ) Explain why Oliver Twist started first, then trembled violently and burst into tears when the words were “kindly ”said.46．It is said that B. Shaw 's play, Mrs. Warren 's Profession, has a strong realistic theme, which fully reflects the dramatist 's Fabianist idea. Try to summarize this theme briefly.47．“In your rocking-chair, by your window dreaming, shall you long, alone. In your rocking-chair, by your window, shall you dream such happiness as you may never feel. ”( from Theodore Dreiser 's Sister Carrie )What idea can you draw from the “rocking-chair ”?48．Why are naturalists inevitably pessimistic in their view?IV．Topic Discussion ( 20 points in all, 10 for each )Write no less than 150 words on each of the following topics in English in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.49．Daniel Defoe 's novel Robinson Crusoe was a great success partly because the protagonist was a real middle-class hero. Discuss Crusoe, the protagonist of the novel, as an embodiment of the risingmiddle-class virtues in the mid-eighteenth century England.50．“‘My faith is gone! 'cried he( Goodman Brown ) ,after one stupefied moment. ‘There is no good on earth; and sin is but a name. Come, devil! For to thee is this world given. '”( from Nathaniel Hawthorne 's “Young Goodman Brown ”)Make a comment on this passage.8。