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Informationfortheexaminees:
*Thisexaminationconsistsof5sections.Theyare:
SectionI:
Checkingunderstandingofgeneralliteraryconceptsandcoursecontentawareness
(25points)
SectionII:
CheckingunderstandingofEnglishpoems(16points)
SectionIII:
CheckingunderstandingofEnglishdrama(14points)
SectionIV:
CheckingunderstandingofEnglishshortstories(25points)
SectionV:
Checkingwritingskills(20points)
*Thetotalmarksforthisexaminationare100points.Timeallowedforcompletingthis
examinationis2hours(120minutes).
*TherewillbenoextratimetotransferanswerstotheAnswerSheet;therefore,youshould
writeALLyouranswersontheAnswerSheetasyoudoeachtask.
SectionI:
Checkingunderstandingofgeneralliteraryconceptsandcoursecontentawareness(25points)
Questions1-10 (10points)
Thereare10incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentence,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThencirclethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
1. Scroogeisacharactercreatedby______.
A. JaneAusten B. WilliamShakespeare
C. CharlesDickens D. WilliamWordsworth
2. Whichtypeofthetextwouldyouconsiderasliterature?
A. newspaperstories B. shortstories
C. businessletter D. memo
3. “Pygmalion”isa______by______.
A. shortstory,BernardShaw B. play,BernardShaw
C. poem,W.B.Yeats D. play,W.B.Yeats
4. “ARedRedRose”isknownas“balladstanza”.Thispoeticformusuallycontains______rhymedlinesineachstanza.
A. 4 B. 6
C. 2 D. 8
5. Inliterarylanguage,especially,inthelanguageofpoetry,poetsare“privileged”tobreaksomeofthecommonlyobservedrulesintheiruseoflanguage.Thisiswhatisknownas______.
A. dramaticmeasurement B. artisticways
C. poeticlicence D. reader’sDigest
6. Aspeech,oftenofsomelength,inwhichacharacter,aloneonthestage,expresseshisthoughtsandfeelings,isknownas______.
A. speculation B. figureofspeech
C. soliloquy D. flashback
7. Hamlet,OthelloandKingLeararewell-knowntragediesbyShakespeare,togetherwith______.
A. MerchantofVenice B. MidsummerNight’sdream
C. AsyouLikeit D. Macbeth
8. Theterm______isthejargonusedtoindicatetheessentialstructureinastory,thepattern,theorderwhichastoryisbuiltupandwhichholdsittogether,thestoryline.
A. exposition B. plot
C. climax D. classicplotstructure
9. “WutheringHeights”isahousewherethemaincharacterslive______accordingtothenovel.
A. onaplain B. onamoor
C. inavalley D. inahill
10. Themethodthatthewriterusestostarthisstoryinthemiddleoftheevent,ratherthaninthebeginningiscalled______,alatinphrase,literallytranslatedas“inthemiddleofthings.”
A. tension B. elaboration
C. denouement D. inmediarest
Questions11-15 (15points)
Thereare5incompletesentencesinthispart.Fillintheblankswithproperwordsorphrasestocompleteeachsentence.Writeyouranswersontheanswersheet.
11. Pleaselist3typesofliterarygenre______,______,______.
12. Indiscussingthemesoftheliteraryworks,thewriterusuallyusesfourwaysofgivinghisorherideas,pleasewriteatleast3ofthem______,______,______.
13. Thereareusually5elementsinvolvedinreadingfictionsanddramas.Theyaresetting,______,______,______andconflict.
14. IsJaneEyrearoundcharacterorflatcharacter?
Giveatleastonereasontosupportyourpoint.____________.
15. Listatleast3differenttypesofconflictsmentionedinthetextbook.______,______,______.
SectionII:
CheckingUnderstandingofEnglishPoems(16points)(Questions16-19)
HereisashortpoembyAmericanpoetJoyceKilmer.Hetalksabouttreesinthepoem.Readthepoemcarefullyandanswerquestionsbelow.WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.
Trees
IthinkthatIshallneversee
Apoemlovelyasatree.
Atreewhosehungrymouthisprest
Againsttheearth’ssweetflowingbreast;
AtreethatlooksatGodallday,
Andliftsherleafyarmstopray;
AtreethatmayinSummerwear
Anestofrobinsinherhair;
Uponwhosebosomsnowhaslain;
Whointimatelyliveswithrain.
Poemsaremadebyfoolslikeme,
ButonlyGodcanmakeatree.
——JoyceKilmer
Questionsonthepoem.
16. What’stherhymeschemeofthepoem?
(4points)
17. Findtwoexamplesoffiguresofspeechusedinthepoem.(4points)
18. Whatdoesthepoetintendtosayinthelasttwolines?
(4points)
19. Findtwoimagesinthepoem,whatdotheysymbolize?
(4points)
SectionIII:
CheckingUnderstandingofEnglishDrama(14points)
PartA(Questions20-23)(8points)
Here’sanextractfromBernardShaw’splayPygmalion.Readitandanswerquestionsbelow.WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.
BernardShaw(1856-1950).Pygmalion.1916.
ACT1
Coventgardenat11.15p.m.Torrentsofheavysummerrain.Cabwhistlesblowingfranticallyinalldirections.PedestriansrunningforshelterintothemarketandundertheportionofSt.Paul’sChurch,wheretherearealreadyseveralpeople,amongthemaladyandherdaughterineveningdress.Theyareallpeeringoutgloomilyattherain,exceptonemanwithhisbackturnedtotherest,whoseemswhollypreoccupiedwithanotebookinwhichheiswritingbusily.
Thechurchclockstrikesthefirstquarter.
THEDAUGHTER [inthespacebetweenthecentralpillars,closetotheoneonherleft]I’mgettingchilledtothebone.WhatcanFreddybedoingallthistime?
He’sbeengonetwentyminutes.
THEMOTHER [Onherdaughter’sright]Notsolong.Butheoughttohavegotusacabbynow.
ABYSTANDER [onthelady’sright]Hewon’tgetnocabnotuntilhalf-pasteleven,missus,whentheycomebackafterdroppingtheirtheatrefares.
THEMOTHER. Butwemusthaveacab.Wecan’tstandhereuntilhalf-pasteleven.
It’stoobad.
THEBYSTANDER. Well,itain’tmyfault,missus.
THEDAUGHTER. IfFreddyhadabitofgumption,hewouldhavegotoneatthetheatredoor.
THEMOTHER. Whatcouldhehavedone,poorboy?
THEDAUGHTER. Otherpeoplegotcabs.Whycouldn’the?
FreddyrushesinoutoftherainfromtheSouthamptonStreetside,andcomesbetweenthemclosingadrippingumbrella.Heisayoungmanoftwenty,ineveningdress,verywetaroundtheankles.
THEDAUGHTER. Well,haven’tyougotacab?
FREDDY. There’snotonetobehadforloveormoney.
THEMOTHER. Oh,Freddy,theremustbeone.Youcan’thavetried.
THEDAUGHTER. It’stootiresome.Doyouexpectustogoandgetoneourselves?
FREDDY. Itellyouthey’reallengaged.Therainwassosudden:
nobodywasprepared;andeverybodyhadtotakeacab.I’vebeentoCharingCrossonewayandnearlytoLudgateCircustheother;andtheywereallengaged.
THEMOGHER. DidyoutryTrafalgarSquare?
FREDDY. Therewasn’toneatTrafalgarSquare.
THEDAUGHTER. Didyoutry?
FREDDY. ItriedasfarasCharingCrossStation.DidyouexpectmetowalktoHammersmith?
THEDAUGHTER. Youhaven’ttriedatall.
THEMOGTHER. Youreallyareveryhelpless,Freddy.Goagain;anddon’tcomebackuntilyouhavefoundacab.
FREDDY. Ishallsimplygetsoakedfornothing.
THEDAUGHTER. Andwhataboutus?
Arewetostayhereallnightinthisdraught,withnexttonothingon.Youselfishpig.
FREDDY. Oh,verywell:
I’llgo,I’llgo.[HeopenshisumbrellaanddashesoffStrandwardsbutcomesintocollisionwithaflowergirl,whoishurryinginforshelter,knockingherbasketoutofherhands.Ablindingflashoflightning,followedinstantlybyarattlingpealofthunder,orchestratestheincident].
THEFLOWERGIRL.Nahthen,Freddy:
lookwhy’gowin,deah.
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