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国家开放大学(中央广播电视大学)2016 年秋季学期"开放本科"期末考试

文学英语赏析试题

2017 年 1 月

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Informa tion for the examinees:

• This examina tion consis ts of 3 parts. They are:

Part 1 : Literary Fundamentals (30 points)

Part 11 : Reading Comprehension (50 points)

Part m: 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. 258

Part 1 Literary Fundamentals [30 points]

Section 1. Match the works with their writers (1 0 points).

Works

1. Hills like White Eleρhants

2. The Mayor of Casterbridge

3. The lmportance of Being Ernest

4. An lnsρector Calls

5. The Pearl

Writers

A. Oscar Wilde

B. ]ohn Steinbeck

C. Martin Luther King

D. Walt Whitman

E. W al t Whi tman

F. ]B Priestley

G. Thomas Hardy

H. Ernest Hemingway

Section 2. Decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F) (10 points).

6. The play The Crucible concerns a real historical incident , involving witchcraft and an

attack of mass hysteria.

7. Hamlet , The Merchant and Macbeth are well-known plays by William Shakespeare.

8. Lady Bracknell is a comic character created by Oscar Wilde in his play Pygmalion.

9. The Old Man αnd the Sea is one of Ernest Hemmingway' s best-known works.

10. "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" is a protest poem against racial discrimination.

Section 3. Choose the correct answers to complete the following sentences (10 points).

11. is a type of poetry that commemorates someone who has died.

A. An epic

C. An elegy

B. A ballad

D. A haiku

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12. is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words close together in a

text.

A. Pun B. Allusion

C. Flash back D. Alliteration

13. In his essay "Of studies" , the writer makes the poìnt that educatìon shapes and

refines an individual' s innate abilities thus:

A."… for natural abilities are like natural plants , that need pruning by study'飞

B. "To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for

ornament , is affectation-··."

C. "Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics subtile; natural

philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend. "

D. "Crafty men contemn studies , simple men admire them , and wise men use

them. . . "

14. What figures of speech is used in the fo l1owing lines?

"Suspicions amongst thoughts are like bat amongst birds , they ever fly by twilight. "

A. Irony B. Simile

C. Pun D. Parallelism

15. All the following were awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature except

A. John Steinbeck B. Robert Frost

C. Harold Pinter D. Ernest Hemingway

Part n Reading Comprehension [50 points]

Read the extracts and choose the best answer to each question.

Text 1

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Elizabeth: 1 think you must go to Sa1em , J ohn. (He turns to her.) 1 think so. You

must tell them it is a fraud.

Proctor (thinking beyond this): Aye , it is , it is sure1y.

Elizabeth: Let you go to Ezekiel Cheever - he knows you well. And tell him what she

said to you 1ast week in her uncIe' s house. She said it had naught to do with

witchcraft , did she not?

Proctor C in thought): Aye , she did , she did. (N ow a pαuse. )

Elizabeth Cquietly , fearing to anger him by ρroddin. ): God forbid you keep that from

the court , J ohn. 1 think they m ust be told.

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Proctor Cquietly , struggling with his thoughts. ) Aye , they must , they must. It is a

wonder they do believe her.

Elizabeth: 1 would go to Salem now , John 一 let you go tonight.

Proctor: l' 11 think on it.

Elizabeth (with her courage now.): You cannot keep it , John.

Proctor Cαngering. ): 1 know 1 cannot keep it. 1 say 1 will think on it!

Elizabeth (hurt , and very coldly. ): Good , then let you think on it. (She stands and

starts to walk out of the room. )

Proctor: 1 am only wondering how 1 may prove what she told me. If the girl' s a saint

now , 1 think it not easy to prove she' s a fraud , and the town gone so silly.

She told it to me in a room alone 一 1 have no proof of it.

Elizabeth: You were alone with her?

Proctor Cstubbornly): For a moment alone , aye.

Eliza beth: Why , then , i t is not as you told me.

Proctor Chis anger rising): For a moment , 1 say. The others come in soon after.

Elizabeth Cquietly - she has suddenly lost all faith in him): Do as you wish , then.

Cshe starts to turn).

Proctor: Woman. CShe turns to him. ) 1'11 not have your suspicion any more.

Elizabeth Ca little loftily): 1 have no 一

Proctor: I' 11 not have it!

Elizabeth: Then let you not earn it.

Proctor (with a violent undertone): You doubt me yet?

Elizabeth Cwith a smile , to keep her dignity): John , if it were not Abigail that you

must go to hurt , would you falter now? 1 think not.

Proctor: Now look you 一

Elizabeth: 1 see what 1 see , J ohn.

Proctor (with solemn warning): You will not judge me more , Elizabeth. 1 have good

reason to think before 1 charge fraud on Abigail , and 1 wi11 think on it. Let you

look to your own improvement before you go to judge your husband any more.

1 have forgot Abigail , and -

Elizabeth: And 1.

Proctor: Spare me! You forget nothin' and forgive nothin'. Learn charity , woman. 1

have gone tiptoe in this house a11 seven month since she is gone. 1 have not

moved from there to there without 1 think to please you , and still an everlasting

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funeral marches round your heart. 1 cannot speak but 1 am doubted , every

moment judged for lies , as though 1 come into a court when 1 come into this

house!

Elizabeth: J ohn , you are not open with me. You saw her with a crowd. you said. Now

you 一一

Proctor: l' 11 plead my honesty no more. Elizabeth.

Elizabeth (now she would justify herself) : John , 1 am only 一

Proctor: No more! 1 should have roared you down when first you told me your

SusplclOn. But 1 wilted , and. like a Christian , 1 confessed. Confessed! Some

dream 1 had must have mistaken you for God that day. But you're not , you're

not and let you remember it! Let you look sometimes for the goodness in me ,

and judge me not.

Elizabeth: 1 do not judge you. The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you. 1 never

thought you but a good man , J ohn 一 (with a smile )一 only somewhat

bewildered.

Proctor (laughing bitterly): Oh , Elizabeth. your justice would freeze beer!

Question!, 16-19 (12 points)

16. The extract is taken from

A. The Birthday Party

C. The Crucible

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B. An Inspector Calls

17. Which of the fo11owing is true according to the extract?

A. There is competition for clients between Proctor and Elizabeth.

B. Proctor is not ready to testify against Abigai1.

C. Abigail felt guilty because he has charged fraud on Proctor.

18. What does Proctor imply by the statement "… Elizabeth. your j ustice would freeze

beer"?

A. "… Elizabeth. you only wore the cloak of justice to hide your extreme

coldness. "

B. "… Elizabeth , you become so frigid and cold after you drink beer. "

C. "… Elizabeth , you should drink some cold beer before you go and seek justice. "

19. According to what Proctor says , Elizabeth is .

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A. extremely superstitious

C. fu l1 of suspicions

B. a strong believer of witchcraft

Text 2

External heat and cold had little influence on Scrooge. No warmth could warm ，口。

wintry weather chill him. No wind that blew was bitterer than he , no falling snow was more

intent upon its purpose , no pelting rain less open to entreaty. Foul weather didn' t know

where to have him. The h巳aviest rain , and snow , and hail , and 51巳et ， could boast of the

advantage over him in only one respect. They often 'came down' handsomely , and Scrooge

never did.

Nobody ever stopped him in the street to say , with gladsome looks,‘ My dear Scrooge ,

how are you? When will you come to see me?' No beggars implored him to bestow a trifle , no

children asked him what it was o'clock , no man or woman ever once in all his life inquired

the way to such and such a place , of Scrooge. Even the blind men' s dogs appeared to know

him; and when they saw him coming on , would tug their own巳Tβi nto doorways and u p

courts; and then would wag their tails as though they said,‘ No eye at a11 is better than an

evil eye , dark master. '

Questions 20一22 (g points)

20. Which of the following summarizes the method of characterisation of scτoof?

A. Through the protagonist' s thoughts.

B. Through the words of the others.

C. Through the narrator' s exposition.

21. The sentence "No beggars implored him to bestow a tri fJ e. " underI ined in paragt、ιp!1

2 can be paragraph巳d as

A. No beggars would ask him for money

B. No beggars would leave him alone

C. No beggars would seek his company

22. Which of the following statements best summarizes the text?

A. The text creates a positive impression of Scroog巳.

B. The text describes the physical features of Scrooge.

C. The text conveys the anti-social character of Scrooge.

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There is no frigate (舰船) like a book

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To take us lands away ,

Nor any coursers (骏马) like a page

Of prancing poetry.

This traverse may the poorest take

Without oppress of to11;

How frugal is the chariot

That bears a human sou1.

(Emily Dickinson)

Questions 23-….25 (9 points )

23. Which of the fo11owing summarizes the main idea of the poem?

A. No journey is as cool or as inexpensive as reading a book.

B. Reading books can touch a person' s sou1.

C. Saved money should be spent on trave11ing.

24. The speaker' s tone is best described as

A. selfishly sincere.

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B. forcefu11y ironic

C. gently persuasive

25. Which of the fo11owing does the poem imply?

A. Boats are unlike books.

B. It is better to have a vehicle for the body than for the mind.

C. Books are exce11ent ways to experience the world.

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 III.

My Irreplaceable Treasure

Recently 1 gave a dinner party for some close friends. To add a touch of elegance to the

evening , 1 brought out the good stuff-my white Royal Crown Derby china with the fine

blue-and-gold border. When we were seated , one of the guests noticed the beat-up gravy

boat(~形肉汁盘刀'd placed among the newer , better dinnerware. "ls it an heirloom?" she

asked tactfu11y. 1 admit the piece does look rather conspicuous. For one thing , it matches

nothing else. It' s also old and chipped. But that little gravy boat is much more than an

heirloom to me. It is the one thing in this world 1 w il1 never part with.

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The story begins more than 50 years ago , w hen 1 was seven years old and we li ved in a

big house along the Ohio River in New Richmond , Ohio. Late in December the heavy rains

came , and the river climbed to the tops of its banks. When the water began to rise in a

serious way , my parents made plans in case the riv巳r should invade our house. My mother

decided she would pack our books and her fine china in a small den off the master bedroom.

The china was not nearly as good as it was old. Each piece had a gold rim and a band of

roses. But the service had been her mother' s and was precious to her. As she packed the

china with great care , she said to me , "You must treasure the things that people you love

have cherished. It keeps you in touch with them." 1 didn' t understand , since l' d never

owned anything 1 cared all that much about. Still , planning for disaster held considerable

fascination for me.

The plan was to move upstairs if the river reached the seventh of the steps that led to

the front porch. We would keep a rowboat downstairs so we could get from room to room.

The one thing we would not do was leave the house. My father , the town's only doctor , had •

to be where sick people could find him. 1 checked on the river' s rise several times a day and

lived in a state of hopeful alarm that the water would climb all the way up to the house. It

did not disappoint. The muddy water rose higher until , at last , the critical seventh step was

reached.

We worked for days carrying things upstairs , until , late one afternoon , the water edged

over the threshold and rushed into the house. 1 watched , amazed at how rapidly it rose.

After the water got about a foot deep inside the house , it was hard to sleep at night. The

sound of the river moving about downstairs was frightening. Debris had broken windows , so

every once in a while some floating battering ram-a log or perhaps a table-would bang into

the walls and make a sound like a distant drum. Before long , the Red Cross began to pitch

tents on high ground north of town. "We are staying right here ," my father said.

One night very late 1 was awakened by a tearing noise , like timbers creaking. Then

there was the rumbling sound of heavy things falling. 1 jumped out of bed and ran into the

hallway. My parents were standing in the doorway to the den , where we had stored the

books and my mother' s beloved china. The floor of the den had fallen through , and all the

treasures we had tried to save were now on the first floor , under the stealthily nsmg river.

My father lit our camp light , and we went to the landing to look. We could 耐e nothing

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except the books bobbing like little rafts on the water. Mother had been courageous , it

seemed to me , through the ordeal (苦难的经历) of the flood. She was steady and calm , and

kept things going in good order. But that night she sat on the top of the stairs with her head

on her crossed arms and cried. 1 had never seen her like that , and there was a sound in her

weeping that made me afraid. 1 wanted to help her , but 1 couldn' t think of what 1 could

possibly do. 1 just knew 1 had to figure out something.

The next morning , after breakfast , 1 did a geography lesson and then Mother said 1

could go downstairs and play ín the boat. 1 rowed once around the downstairs , avoiding the

mess of timbers in the hall where the terrible accident had occurred. The books had begun to

sink. 1 stared down into the dark water and could see nothíng. lt was right then that 1 got

the ídea.

1 made a hook from a wire coat hanger and carefully fastened ít to a weighted line. Then

1 let it sink and began to dra毡 it slowly back and forth. 1 spent the next hour or so moving

the boat and dragging my line-hoping to find pieces of my mother' s lost treasure. But time

after time the line came up empty. As the water rose day after day , 1 continued trying to

recover some remnant (残余) of Ihy mother' s broken china. On the day water covered the

guttersC排水沟)outsíde ， my father decided we w01l1d have to seek shelter ín the tents on the

hil l. A powerboat was to pick us IIp that afternoon. We would leave by the porch roof.

1 got ínto my rowboat for the last time. 1 dragged my line through the water. Nothing.

After some time 1 heard my parents calling ，吕o 1 headed back toward the stairway. ] ust as 1

made the last turn , 1 snagged something. Holding my breath , 1 slowly raised my catch to

the surface. As the dark water draíned from it , 1 could make Ollt the bright roses and gold

leaf design. It seemed dazzling to me. T had found the gravy boat from my mother' s china

service. My line had caught on a small chip in the lip. My father called down to me again.

"This ís serious busíness ," he saíd. "Let' s go. " So 1 stowed the treasure in my jacket and

rowed as fast as 1 could to the stair landíng. The powerboat picked us up and headed to

hígher gτound.

By the tíme we were settled in a Rcd Cross tent , we were worn out. Father had gone off

to take care of sick people , and Mother sat on my cot with her arm around my shoulder. She

smiled at me , if yOll can call it that. Then 1 reached under my píllow and took out the gravy

boat. She looked at it , then at me. Then she took

She was very quiet , just sitting , gazing at the gravy boat. She seemed both close to me and

also very far away , as though she was remembering. 1 don' t know what she was thinking ,

but sh巳 pul1ed me into her arms and held me tight.

We lived in the tent for weeks , cold and oJten hungry. As the flood crested (达到顶

点)， an oil slick caught fire and burned our house down to the waterline. We never went

back. Instead , we moved to a house near Cincinnati , far from the river.

By Easter we were settled in , and we celebrated that special Sunday with a feast. While

Dad carved the lam b , Mother went into the kitchen and returned with the gravy boat. She

held my gift for a moment as though it was something unspeakably preóous. Then , srniling

at me , she placeJ it gently on the table. 1 said to myself right then that nothing would ever

happen to that gravy boat as long as 1 lived.

And nothing ever has. Now carefu l1y 1 use the gravy boat just as she had , for family

dinners and other special occasions. When guests ask about the curious old dish , 1

sometimes te11 the story of how 1 fished it out from the river in our house. But beyond the

events of the flood , the gravy boat is a treasure that connects me to the people and the places

of my past. Mother tried to explain , and now 1 understand. It is not the object so much as

the connection that 1 cherish. That little porcelain boat , chipped and worn with age , keeps

me in touch--just as she said it would--with her life , her joy and her love.

Qucstions 26-29 (20 points)

26. When and where did the story happen 7 Why did the author' s mother decide to pack

their books and china in a small den off the master bedroom?

27. What happened to those books and china stored in the small den 7 What did the boy

do to help comfort his mother7

28. On Easter what made the boy decide that he should take good care of the gravy

boat7 What did the boy see on Easter that made him think that?

29. What does the gravy boat mean to the author7

Part rn Writing [20 Points]

30. Summarizc the story "My Irreplaceablc Treasure" in about 120 words.

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国家开放大学(中央广播电视大学)2016 年秋季学期"开放本科"期末考试

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题 仨'.} Part 1 Part II Part III ，总 分一一一一一一-

分 数

Jt?止些生一 Part 1 Literary Fundamentals [30 points]

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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7. 8. 9. 10.

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

得分|评卷入Part II Reading Comprehension[50 points]

Text }-3 30 points for questions 16- 25 (3 points each)

16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

Text 4 20 points for question 26-29 (5 points each)

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27.

28.

29.

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得分|评卷人Part m Writing [20 points]

30.

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Par! J Litcrary Fllnd租mentals [30 points]

Scction J 幡 1飞ütch the wtlrks with their writers (2 points each)

l , ti 2 , G 3. A 4. F 5. B

St~ ，:'tion 2. Decide whether the following statements are True (T ) or False (F) (2 points each)

，、 叮吨

。 '7, F 8. F 9. T 10. F

Sccti仲且ì 3. Choose the correct answel'S to complete the following sentences (2 points each)

11 咱 C l2.I) B. C 14.B 15. B

Part n 民崎tli吨 Compreh~nsion [50 points]

俨ICKE吕 1 一一3

30 points for questions 16-25 (:l points each)

i 6.C 1 '/. B 18 , A 19. C 20. C

21 警/飞 22.C 23. A 24. C 25. C

Te正t 1 (:W points)

• ldeas must be corrcct. Wordìng can be diffcrent.

• S points each f'or qucstions 26--29.

船 Every S mistakes in grammar. spclling or of any other kind wi1l lead to the reduction of one

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26. The story took place in New Richmond , Ohio , 50 years ago when the boy was seven

y巳'HS old. 'The mother made tba t d巳cision because late in December the heavy rains came and

t}rTi VET b咱an to rÍse very quickly_ ln case the river should invade their house , his mother

decìded tr> pack t Ììeir books and fine china in a sma lJ den off the master bedroom.

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27. One night the floor of the den fe l1 through , and all the treasures they had tried to

save were now on the first floor , under the rising water. The boy made a hook from a wire

coat hanger and carefully fastened it to a weighted line. Then he let it sink and began to drag

it slowly back and forth , hoping to find pieces of his mother' s lost treasure.

28. When the family celebrated that special Sunday with a feast the boy saw his mother

take out the gravy boat very carefully as if it were really something unspeakably precious.

He was deeply touched by this and said to himself that he would take good care of the gravy

boat just as his mother did.

29. The gravy boat often reminds the writer of the events of the flood. Beyond the flood

it has become a treasure connecting him with the people and the places of his past , especially

keeping him in touch with his mother's life , her joy and her love.

Part m Writing [20 Points]

30. 写作评分参考标准

作文满分为 20 分，分为内容(满分为 8 分) ，语言(满分为 10 分)和书写(满分为 2 分)三部

分，三部分分值相加即为作文的总分。各部分参考评分项目如下 z

部分 评分项目

内容 内容充实、切题，篇幅适当。

语言 语言得体、行文流畅、句子结构有变化、常用语法结构元错误。 10 分|

书写 拼写及标点符号使用正确，书写整洁，易于认读。 2 分

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