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1 试卷代号 : 中央广播电视大学 学年度第二学期 " 开放本科 " 期末考试 文学阅读与欣赏试题 2011 年 7 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 ~ This examination consists of 3 parts. They are: Part I : Literary Fundamentals (30 points) Part II : Reading Comprehension (50 points) Part ill: 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 AIJL your answers on the Answer Sheet as you do each task. 443

2 Part I Literary Fundamentals [30 points] Section 1. Match the works with their writers (10 points). Works 1. Heart of Darkness 2. A Christm ωcarul 3. The Strange (~ase of Dr ] ekyll and Mr Hyde 4. Jane Eyre 5. Eveline Writers A~ Charlotte Brant 邑 B. James Joyce C. Charles I)ickens I). Robert Louis Stevenson E. Ernest Hemingway F..IB Priestley G. Walt Whitnlan H. Joseph Conrad Section 2.. Decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F) (10 points). 6~ lwacbeth is one of the well-known comedies by William Shakespeare. 7. In the novel Lord οf the Flies, the writer tells the story of a group of boys' descent into chaos and evil after they survive an air-crash duriflg a nuclear war. 8. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a narrative poem. 9. Scrooge is a character created by Charles Dickens in his novel Great Ex 户 ectations" 10~ In the poem "r""utility", the speaker feels distressed at the loss of his comrade-inarms and bewildered at the futility of the war. Section 3. Choose the correct answers to complete the following sentences (10 points). 11. is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words close together in a text. 444 A.Pun c. Alliterri tion B. Parallelism D. Personification

3 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 c. Flashback B. Allusion 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. All the following were awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature except A. Thomas Hardy C. Harold Pinter B. William Golding D. Ernest Hemingway 15. In his essay "Of Studies", the writer makes the point that education shapes and refines an individual' s innate abilities thus: A. " for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study". B. "Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics subtile; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend. " c. "To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation... " D. "Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them... " Part II Reading Comprehension [50 points] Read the texts 1-3 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 (rna 走 es a note in her book): In land, or in investments? Jack Worthing: In investments, chiefly. IJady Bracknell: --fhat is satisfactory_ What between the duties expected of one during one 气 445

4 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 rnany bedrooms? Well, that point can be cleared up afterwards. You have a town house, 1 hope? A girl with a sinlple, unspoiled nature, like Gwendolen, could hardly he expected to reside in the country. Jack Worthing: Well, I o V\Tn a house in Belgrave Square, but it is let by the year to l.jady 1310xham. Of course, I can get it back \vhenever 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 Jack Worthing: 149. number in Belgrave Square? Lady Bracknell (sha 走 ing 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 (12 points) 16. The extract is taken from A. The Importance of Being Earnest B. The Crucible 446 c. An Ins 户 ector Calls

5 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. Jack Worthing uses exaggerated and formallanguage to impress Lady Bracknell. B. Lady Bracknell believes it is important to own land because it is a safe and continuous source of income. c. Lady Bracknell' s questions focus on Jack Worthing' s income, property and fan1ily connections. 19. IJady Bracknell is portrayed as a A. dedicated follower of fashion c. vvl"ise investnlent counsellor B. terrible snob l~ext 2 A stout slow rnan sat in his office waiting. His face was fatherly and benign, and his eyes twinkled with friendship. He was a caller of good mornings, a ceremonious shaker of hands, a jolly man who knew all jokes and yet who hovered close to sadness, for in the midst of a laugh he could remember the death of your aunt, and his eyes would become wet with sorrow for your loss. This morning he had placed a flower in a vase on his desk, a single scarlet hibiscus, and the vase sat beside the black velvet-lined tray in front of him. He was shaved close to the blue roots of his beard, and his hands were clean and his nails polished. His door stood open to the morning, and he hummed under his breath while his right hand practiced legerdemain. He rolled a coin back and forth over his knuckles and made it appear and disappear, made it spin and sparkle. The coin winked into sight and as quickly slipped out of sight, and the man did not even watch his own performance. The fingers did it all mechanically, precisely, while the lllan hummed to himself and peered out the door.then he heard the tramp of feet of the approaching crowd, and the fingers of his right hand worked faster and faster until, as the figure of Kino filled the doorway, the coin flashed and disappeared. 447

6 Questions (9 points) 20. The extract is taken from A. Heart of Darkness B. The Pearl c. Lord of the Flies 21. The stout man is described as A. extremely cold and impolite B. a bit shy but cool-headed C. friendly and warm-hearted 22. The last. sentence suggest that the stout man A. could not stay calm when he saw the coin disappear B. could not stay calm when he saw Kino come in c. could not go out because of the crowd at his door Text 3 Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone. Silence the pianos and with nluffled drum Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come. Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead, Put the crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves, Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves. He was my North, my South, my East and West, My working week and my Sunday rest, My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song; I thought that love would last for ever: I was wrong. 448

7 The stars are not wanted now: put out everyone; Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun; Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood. For nothing now can ever come to any good. Questions (9 points) 23. These stanzas are taken from by A. Ballad o.f Reading Gaol... Oscar Wilde B. Stop all the clocks, cut of! the telephone... W. H. Auden c. Wild Nights! Wild Nights!... Emily Dickinson 24. What' s the focus of the third stanza? A. The celebration of the importance of the loved one to the poet. B. The difficulties in making decisions at the crossroads of life. c. The destructive force of despair and the healing power of nature 'he speaker of the poem feel A. devastated by his loss of a friend /lover B. overwhelmed by the power of nature C. overwhelming sadness at his own loss of sight Text 4 Read the text and give brief answers to the questions that follow. Please note: This reading task will be relevant to the writing task in Part ill. The Day Mother Cried Coming home from school that dark winter' s day so long ago, I was filled with anticipation; I had a new issue of my favorite sports magazine tucked under my arm, and the house to myself. Dad was at work, my sister was away, and Mother wouldn't be honle from her new job for an hour. I bounded up the steps, burst into the living room and flipped on a light. I was shocked into stillness by what I saw. Mother, pulled into a tight ball with her face 449

8 in her hands, sat at the far end of the couch. She was crying. I had never seen her cry. I approached cautiously and touched her shoulder. "Mother,? " I said. "What' s happened?" She took a long breath and managed a weak smile. "It' s nothing, really. Nothing important. Just that I' m going to lose this new job. I can' t type fast enough. " "But you' ve only been there three days. " I said. "You' 11 catch on. " I was repeating a line she had spoken to me a hundred times when I was having trouble learning or doing something important to nle. "No," she said sadly. "I always said I could do anything I set my mind to, and I still think I can in rrlost things. But I can' t do this. " I felt helpless and out of place. At age 16 I still assumed Mother could do anything. Some years before, when we sold our ranch ( 大牧场 ) and moved to town, Mother had decided to open a day nursery. She had had no training, but that didn' t stand in her way. She sent a\vay for correspondence courses in child care, did the lessons and in six months formally qualified herself for the task. It was 口 't long before she had a full enrollment and a waiting list. I accepted all this as a perfectly normal instance of mother' s ability. But neither the nursery nor the motel my parents bought later had provided enough income to send my sister and me to college. In two years I would be ready for college. In three more my sister would want to go. Time was running out, and Mother was frantic for ways to save money. It was clear that Dad could do no more than he was doing already farming 80 acres in addition to holding a fulltime job. A few months after we' d sold the motel, Mother arrived horrle,vith a used typewriter. It skipped between certain letters and the keyboard was soft. At dinner that night I pronounced the machine a "piece of junk. " "That's allwe can afford. " Mother said. "It' s good enough to learn on.." And from that day on, as soon as the table was cleared and the dishes \vere done, Mother would disappear into her sewing room to practice. The slow tap, tap, tap went on some nights until midnight. 450

9 It was nearly Christmas when I heard Mother got a job at the radio station. I was not the least bit surprised, or impressed. But she was ecstatic. Monday, after her first day at work, I could see that the excitement was gone. Mother looked tired and drawn. I responded by ignoring her. Tuesday, Dad made dinner and cleaned the kitchen. Mother stayed in her sewing room, practicing. "Is Mother all right'?" I asked Dad. "She' s having a little trouble with her typing," he said. "She needs to practice. I think she' d appreciate it if we all helped out a bit more. " "I already do a lot, " I said, immediately on guard. "I kno\v you do, " Dad said evenly. "And you may have to do more. You might just remember that she is working primarily so you can go to college. " I honestly didn't care. I wished she would just forget the whole thing. My shock and embarrassment 一 at finding mother in tears on Wednesday was a perfect index of how little I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the couch, I began very slowly to understand. "I guess \ve all have to fail sometime," Mother said quietly. I could sense her pain and the tension of holding back the strong emotions that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly, something inside me turned. I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face against my shoulder and sobbed. I held her close and didn't try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could, and that it was enough. In that moment, feeling Mother's back racked with emotion, I understood for the first time her vulnerability. She was still my mother, but she was something more: a person like me, capable of fear and hurt and failure. 1 could feel her pain, as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I had sought comfort in her arms. A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station had offered. "It' s a job I can do ~" she said simply. But the evening practice sessions on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very different feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping away. I knew there was something more going on in there than 451

10 a woman learning to type. When I left for college two years later, Mother had an office job with better pay and more responsibility. I have to believe that in some strange way she learned as much from her moment of defeat as I did, because several years later, when I had finished school and proudly accepted a job as a newspaper reporter, she had already been a journalist with our hometown paper for six months. The old green typewriter sits in my office now, unprepared. It is a memento( 纪念品 ), but what it recalls for me is not quite what it recalled for Mother. When I'm having trouble with a story and think about giving up or when I start to feel sorry for myself and think things should be easier for me, I roll a piece of paper into that cranky old machine and type, word by painful word, just the way Mother did. What I remember then is not her failure, but her courage, the courage to go ahead. It's the best memento anyone ever gave me. Questions 26-29(20 points) 26. The mother was found crying at the beginning of the story. Why did she cry? 27. Do you think the mother was successful with her nursery and motel? If so, why did she take up the new job? 28. What did the writer begin to understand about his mother after he saw her cry? 29. The old typewriter plays a very important role in the story. What is the role it plays? Part III Writing [20 Points] 30. Summarize the story" The Day Mother Cried" in about 100 words. 452

11 试卷代号 : 座位号 I I I 中央广播电视大学 学年度第二学期 " 开放本科 " 期末考试 文学阅读与欣赏试题答题纸 2011 年 7 月 题号 分数 Part I Part ill 得分 评卷人 Part I Literary Fundamentals (30%, 2 points each) 得分 评卷入 Part II Reading Comprehension (50%) Texts 1-3 Chωse the best answer to each question (30 points ~ 3 points each) Text Give brief answers to the questions (20 points, 5 points each) 得分 评卷人 Part ill Writing (20%)

12 试卷代号 : 中央广播电视大学 学年度第二学期 " 开放本科 " 期末考试 文学阅读与欣赏试题答案及评分标准 ( 供参考 ) Part I Literary Fundamentals [30 points] Section 1. Match the writers with their works (2 points each). 1. H 2. C 3. f) ιa S.B 2011 年 7 月 Section 2. Decide whether the following statements are True (T ) or False CF). (2 points each) 6. F 7. l' 8. T 9. F 10. T Section 3. Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentences (2 points each) 11. C 12. C 13. D 14~ A 15. B Part IT Reading Comprehension [50 points] Texts points for questions (3 points each) 16. A 17. A 18. C 21. C 22. B 23. B Text 4 (20 points) 19. B 24. A 20. B 25. A _ Ideas must be correct. Wording can be different. 5 points each for questions tit Every 5 mistakes in grammar, spelling or of any other kind will lead to the reduction of one polnt. 26. Because she was going to lose her new job. 27. Yes, she was quite successful with the day nursery and she,vas probably quite successful with the motel, too. But neither of them brought in enough nloney to send the two kids to college. 454

13 28. He began to understand the pressures on her and her vulnerability. That is, he began to see the other side of his moth 巳 r' s character: she also had fears, could be hurt and could fail. 29. The old typewriter serves as a symbol, a "memento" of the mother' s "persistence" in the face of setbacks and failures. It serves to fulfill the old saying, "If at first you don' t succeed, try, try, again. " It reminds the son of his mother' s courage which urged hiln to go ahead whenever he is thinking of giving up in the face of life' s challenges. Part lit 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 1 0 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 Q 各部分参考评分项目如下 : 阳 -- 部分评分项目分值 内容 内容充实 切题, 篇幅适当 8 分 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 455