英美选读复习试题问答题.docx
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英美选读复习试题问答题
II.Readthequotedpartandanswerthequestions:
1.“ForhereinFortuneshowsherselfmorekindThanishercustom.ItisstillheruseToletthewretchedmanoutlivehiswealth,ToviewwithholloweyeandwrinkledbrowAnageofpoverty;fromwhichling’ringpenanceOfsuchmiserydothshecutmeoff”
1)Identifythetitleoftheworksandauthor.
Thelinesarefrom“TheMerchantofVenice”,WilliamShakespeare.
2)Explain“fromwhich…cutmeoff”.
Thissentencemeansshe,’LadyFortune(命运女神)’,ismorekindtohimbecausesheistakingawaybothhiswealthandlife.
3).Whathappenedtohim,whichcausedthewords?
ThespeakerisAntonio,it’ssaidthathisshiphaveallbeenlost,andheispenniless,andwillhavetopaythepoundofflesh.(BecauseShylockhasmadeastrangebondthatrequiresAntoniotopayhimapoundoffleshifhecan’trepayhimthemoneythatheborrowedforhisfriendinduetime.)
2“Norlosepossessionofthatfairthouow’st;Norshalldeathbragthouwander’stinhisshade,
Whenineternallinestotimethougrow’st:
Solongasmencanbreathe,oreyescansee,
Solonglivesthis,andthisgiveslifetothee.
1)Wheredoesthepoemcomesfrom?
Whowroteit?
Thepoemis“ShallIComparetheetoaSummer’sDay”,byShakespeare.
2)Whatdoes“eternallines”mean?
Eternallinesmeansthelinesofthepoemandothersonnets.
3)Interpretitbriefly.
Itmeans:
youwillnotloseyourbeauty,anddeathwillnotthreatenyouwithdarkness,either.Aslongasmancanliveintheworld,theywillseeyourbeautyinmylinesofmypoem,whichhasgivenyoueternallife.
3\“Ifhebenotapttobeatovermatters,lethimstudythelawyer’scases.Soeverydefectofthemindmayhaveaspecialreceipt.”
1)Whatdoes“beatovermatters”mean?
Itmeans:
makethroughexaminationsofthings.
2)Whatdoes“receipt’referto?
“Receipt”referstocure,prescription.
3)Fromwhichessaydoestheabovesentencescome,whatistheessaymainlyabout?
hesentencesarefrom“OfStudies”(FrancisBacon).Itisthemostpopularofbacon’sessays.Itanalyzeswhatstudieschieflyservefor,thedifferentwaysadoptedbydifferentpeopletopursuestudies,andhowstudiesexertinfluenceoverhumancharacter.
III.Questionsandanswers:
1.HowdoyouknowaboutRenaissance?
GiveasummeryaboutEnglishliteratureintheperiod?
1)TheRenaissancereferstotheperiodbetween14th----mid-17thcentury.ItfirststartedinItaly.2)TheRenaissancemeansrebirthorrevival----thediscoveryofancientRomanandGreekculture.3)Inessence,TheRenaissanceisahistoricalperiodinwhichtheEuropeanhumanistthinkersandscholarstriedtogetridoftheoldfeudalistideasinmedievalEurope,tointroducenewideasthatexpressedtheinterestsoftherisingbourgeoisie/middleclass,andtorecoverthepurityoftheearlychurchfromthecorruptionofRomanCatholicchurch.4).HumanismistheessenceofRenaissance-----Manisthemeasureofallthings.Thehumanismexalted/praisedhumannatureandemphasizedthedignityofhumanbeingsandthepresentlife.Theythoughtmanhadtherighttoenjoythebeautyoflifeandhadtheabilitytoperfecthimselfandmadewonders,whichgotreadyfortheappearanceofthegreatElizabethanwritersinBritain.Poetryanddramawerethemostoutstandingliteraryforms.5)Shakespeare,MarloweandFrancisBaconetc.weretheremarkablerepresentativesoftheEnglishRenaissance.
2.PleasegiveabriefanalysisofHamlet’s“Tobeornottobe”soliloquy.
question:
“Tobeornottobe”is’aphilosophicalexplorationoflifeanddeath’.Thesoliloquycondemnedthehypocrisyandtreacheryandgeneralcorruptionoftheworld,andrevealedthecharacterofHamlet---so’speculative,questioning,contemplativeandmelancholy./gloomy’.Itwasnotbecausehewasnotabletotakeactiontorevenge,butbecauseofhis’hesitative/hesitantcharacter’,whenthechanceforactioncame,itseemeddefeat.Itcanbeinterpretedas:
Hamletbearstheheavyburdenofthedutytorevengehisfather’sdeath,heisforcedtoliveinthesuspenseoffactsandfiction,languageandaction.Heconsidersthatitwouldbebetterto’commitsuicide’,butbeingscaredofwhatmighthappentohimintheafterlife.Soheputoffthethingbecauseofthesin.Heconsiderstheplancarefullyonlytofindreasonfornotcarryingitout.Thesoliloquyconveys’thesenseofworld-weariness’.(P33-34)
4.WhatarethemainthemesofShakespeare’splays?
question:
Shakespeare’splaysaredividedinto3types:
comedies,tragediesandhistoricalplays.1)Hishistoricalplaysarewiththetheme-----nationalunityunderamightandjustsovereign/rulerisnecessary.2)Inhisromanticcomedies,hetakesanoptimisticattitudetowardlovefriendshipandyouth.3)Inhistragedies,Shakespearealwaysportrayssomenobleheroes,whofacestheinjusticeoflifeandiscaughtinadifficultsituationandwhosefateiscloselyconnectedwiththefateofhisnation.Eachherohashisweaknessofnature.Wealsoseetheconflictbetweentheindividualandtheevilforceinthesociety.Andhismajorcharactersarealwaysindividualsrepresentingcertaintypes.
5、WhatarethecharacteristicsoftheHumanism?
question:
1)’Humanism’istheessenceofRenaissance.2)Humanistsseethathumanbeingsweregloriouscreaturescapableofindividualdevelopmentinthedirectionofperfection,andthattheworldtheyinhabitedwastheirsnottodespise.butto’question,explore,andenjoy’.3)Theyalsobelievethatmandidnotonlyhavetherighttoenjoythebeautyofthislife,buthadtheabilitytoperfecthimselfandtoperformwonders.
英国文学:
新古典主义时期
II.Readthequotedpartandanswerthequestions:
1."Wordsarelikeleaves;andwheretheymostabound,Muchfruitofsensebeneathisrarelyfound.
Falseeloquence,liketheprismaticglass,Itsgaudycolorsspreadsoneveryplace;ThefaceofNaturewenomoresurvey,Allglaresalike,withoutdistinctiongay."
1)Identifytheauthorandthepassage?
ThepassageisfromPope’s"AnEssayonCriticism".
2)Namethedevicesusedinthepassagewithexamples?
Inthepassagetheauthorused"Simile"thedevice,e.g."Wordsarelikeleaves"and"falseeloquence,
liketheprismaticglass’etc.
3)Explain"Words….found".?
Thesentencemeans:
Where/Whentoomanywordsareused,
theyseldomexpressmuchsense.
4)Whatisthemainlyimpliedideaofthepassage?
Thepassageimpliesauthorsshouldn’tstresstoomuchtheartificialuseofConceitortheexternalbeautyoflanguage,theyshouldpayspecialattentiontoTrueWit,whichisbestsetintheplainstyle
III.Questionsandanswers:
1.PleaseanalyzetheNeoclassicalperiodandthecharactersoftheliterature.
question:
1)TheNeoclassicalperiodisabout1660-1798,alsoknownas"theAgeofEnlightenment"or"theageofReason".2)Itsbackgroundwas:
a.Itwasanagefullofconflictsanddifferenceofvalues;
b.ItwasanageoffastdevelopmentforEnglishtobecomethefirstpowerfulcapitalistcountryintheworld;c.Itwasanageofeconomicdevelopment,inwhichbourgeois/middleclassgrewrapidly.3)Inessence,theNeoclassicalPeriodwasaprogressiveintellectualmovement.4)TheEnlightenersbelievedinself-restraint,self-relianceandhardwork;Theycelebratedreason/rationality,equalityandscience.Theyadvocateduniversaleducation,whichcouldmakepeoplerationalandprefect,theybelieved.5)Inliterature,TheEnlightenmentMovementbroughtaboutarevivalofinterestintheancientGreekandRomanclassicalworks;theworksatthetime,heavilydidacticandmoralizing;havingfixedlawsandrulesforeverytypeoftheliterature;amongwhichproseandthemodernEnglishnovelpredominatedtheage.(AttheendoftheagesentimentalismandGothicNovelappeared.)6)TheagewasanimportantagewiththeremarkableauthorsPope,Defoe,etc.
2.Pleaseciteexamplesfrom"Gulliver’sTravels"toexplainbrieflyhowdidSwiftcriticizedandalludetothegovernmentandthesociety.
question:
1)Inthefirstpartofthe"Gulliver’sTravels",Swiftdescribedthetricksandpracticesinthecompetitionheldbeforeroyalmemberstoalludetothefactthatthesuccessoftheofficialswasnotfortheirwisdomandexcellencebutfortheirskillsinthegames;2)Inthepart4ofthebook,Swiftmadehorseswithreasonandgoodqualities.Thecitizenswhoare"hairy,wild,lowanddespicablebrutes,whoresemblehumanbeingsnotonlyinappearancebutalsoinalmosteveryway"tocriticize/satirizeallrespectsoftheEnglishandEuropeanlife,andurgepeopletoconsiderthenatureofthehumanandlife.(P108-109)
3.Peoplealwayssaythat:
"Asamemberofthemiddleclass,Defoespokeforandtothemembersofhisclass".Howdoyouunderstandthissentence?
Pleaseexplainitwiththecharacterofhim.
question:
1)Inmostofhisworks,Defoegavehispraisetothehard-working,sturdymiddleclassandshowedhissympathyforthelower-classpeople.RobinsonCrusoewassuchacharacter.2)Robisongoesouttosea,getsshipwreckedandmarooned/landedonalonelyisland,strugglestolivefor24yearsthereandfinallyissavedbyashipandreturnstoEngland.DuringtheperiodRobinsonleadsaharshandlonelylifeandsurvivesbygrowingcorps,taminganimals,etc.growingfromanaiveyoungmanintoahardenedman.3)Withagreatcapacityforwork,inexhaustibleenergy,courageandpersistenceinovercomingdifficulties,instrugglingagainstnature,Crusoebecomestheprototype/representativeoftheempirebuilder,thepioneercolonist.4)Inthenovel,Defoeglorifiedhumanlaborandthepuritanfortitudewhichthemiddleclasspraisedhighly,sohecanberegardedasaspokesmanofthebourgeois.
英国文学浪漫主义时期
II.Readthequotedpartandanswerthequestions:
1."Alittleblackt
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