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学年度第一学期

中央广播电视大学2001—2002学年度第一学期“开放本科”期末考试

英语专业文学阅读与欣赏试题

2002年1月

 Instructions:

● YouarerequiredtoanswerALLquestionsofBOTHPaperOneReadingandPaperTwoWriting.

● YoushouldwriteALLyouranswersinclearandcoherentEnglish.

● YoushouldwriteALLyouranswersintheappropriatespacesprovidedintheanswersheet.

PAPERONE  Reading（110minutes）（70points）

Text1（Questions1--5）   （15points）

MYONLYFATHER

Rosesbloominthisveryspot,

Whenyouarehere,

AndIamnot,

WhenIcomein,

Therosesdie,

WhatwillIdotostopyourcry.

Yousitdown,

WhenIleave,

Therosesbloomrightunderyourfeet,

Birdschirptosayhello,

IknewIwasn'twanted,

That'swhyIhadtogo.

By MichelleCanfield

Questionsontext1

1.What'stherhymeschemeofthepoem?

  （5points）

2.Findthreeexamplesoffiguresofspeechasusedinthepoem.  （5points）

3.Whatisthepoemabout?

  （5points）

Text2（Questions4--13） （25points）

MrsWarren'sProfession

（Anexcerpt）

……

VIVIE[throwingoffherdispleasure]It'snotyourfault,MrPraed,isit?

AndI'mverygladyou'vecome.Youaretheonlyoneofmymother'sfriendsIhaveeveraskedhertobringtoseeme.

PRAED[relievedanddelighted]Oh,nowthisisreallyverygoodofyou,MissWarren!

VIVIE.Willyoucomeindoors;orwouldyourathersitouthereandtalk?

PRAED.Itwillbenicerouthere,don'tyouthink?

VIVIE.Then111goandgetyouachair.[Shegoestotheporchforagardenchair].

PRAED[followingher]Oh,pray,pray!

Allowme.[Helayshandsonthechair].

VIVIE[lettinghimtakeit]Takecareofyourfingers:

they'reratherdodgythings,thosechairs.

[Shegoesacrosstothechairwiththebooksonit;pitchesthemintothehammock;andbringsthechairforwardwithoneswing].

PRAED[whohasjustunfoldedhischair]Oh,nowdoletmetakethathardchair.Ilikehardchairs.

VIVIE.SodoI.Sitdown,MrPraed.[Thisinvitationshegiveswithagenialperemptoriness,hisanxietytopleaseherclearlystrikingherasasignofweaknessofcharacteronhispart.Buthedoesnotimmediatelyobey].

PRAED.Bytheway,though,hadn'twebettergotothestationtomeetyourmother?

VIVIE[coolly]Why?

Sheknowstheway.

PRAED[disconcerted]Er—Isupposeshedoes[Hesitsdown].

VIVIE.Doyouknow,youarejustlikewhatIexpected.Ihopeyouaredisposedtobefriendswithme.

PRAED[againbeaming]Thankyou,mydearMissWarren:

thankyou.Dearme!

I'msogladyourmotherhasn'tspoiltyou!

VIVIE.How?

PRAED.Well,inmakingyoutooconventional.Youknow,mydearMissWarren,Iamabornanarchist.Ihateauthority.Itspoilstherelationsbetweenparentandchild:

evenbetweenmotheranddaughter.NowIwasalwaysafraidthatyourmotherwouldstrainherauthoritytomakeyouveryconventional.It'ssucharelieftofindthatshehasn't.

VIVIE.Oh!

HaveIbeenbehavingunconventionally?

PRAED.Ohno:

ohdearno.Atleast,notconventionallyunconventionally,youunderstand.[Shenodsandsitsdown.Hegoeson,withacordialoutburst]Butitwassocharmingofyoutosaythatyouweredisposedtobefriendswithme!

Youmodemyoungladiesaresplendid:

perfectlysplendid!

VIVIE[dubiously]Eh?

[watchinghimwithdawningdisappointmentastothequalityofhisbrainsandcharacter].

PRAED.WhenIwasyourage,youngmenandwomenwereafraidofeachother:

therewasnogoodfellowship.Nothingreal.Onlygallantrycopiedoutofnovels,andasvulgarandaffectedasitcouldbe.Maidenlyreserve!

gentlemanlychivalry]alwayssayingnowhenyoumeantyes!

simplepurgatoryforshyandsinceresouls.

VIVIE.Yes,Iimaginetheremusthavebeenafrightfulwasteoftime.Especiallywomen'stime.

PRAED.Oh,wasteoflife,wasteofeverything.Butthingsareimproving.Doyouknow,IhavebeeninapositivestateofexcitementaboutmeetingyoueversinceyourmagnificentachievementsatCambridge:

athingunheardofinmyday.Itwasperfectlysplendid,yourtieingwiththethirdwrangler.Justtherightplace,youknow.Thefirstwranglerisalwaysadreamy,morbidfellow,inwhomthethingispushedtothelengthofadisease.

VIVIE.Itdoesn'tpay.Iwouldn'tdoitagainforthesamemoney.

PRAED[aghast]Thesamemoney!

VIVIE.Ididitfoy￡50.

PRAEDFiftypounds.

VIVIE.Yes.Fiftypounds.Perhapsyoudon'tknowhowitwas.MrsLatham,mytutoratNewnham,toldmymotherthatIcoulddistinguishmyselfinthemathematicaltriposffIwentinforitinearnest.

ThepaperswerefulljustthenofPhillipsSummersbeatingtheseniorwrangler.Yourememberaboutit,ofcourse.

PRAED[shakeshisheadenergetically]!

!

!

VIVIE.Well,anyhowshedid;andnothingwouldpleasemymotherbutthat!

shoulddothesamething.IsaidflatlythatitwasnotworthmywhiletofacethegrindsinceIwasnotgoinginforteaching;butIofferedtotryforfourthwranglerorthereaboutsforfiftypounds.Sheclosedwithmeatthat,afteralittlegrumbling;andIwasbetterthanmybargain.ButIwouldn'tdoitagainforthat.Twohundredpoundswouldhavebeennearerthemark.

PRAED[muchdamped]Lordblessme!

That'saverypracticalwayoflookingatit.

VIVIE.Didyouexpecttofindmeanunpracticalperson?

……

4.Whatliterarygenredoesthiswritingbelongto?

   （2point）

5.Whatisthefunctionofthephrasesinthesquarebrackets?

Howaretheydifferentfromtherestofthewordsinthetext?

  （2points）

6.Whereistheconversationtakingplace?

  （2points）

7.Whowerethecharactersthattalked?

  （2points）

8.Whowasthecharacterthatdidnotappearbutwasmentionedafewtimes?

  （2points）

9.WhatdoesPraedproposetodoafterViviehasaskedhimtositdown?

  （2points）

10.WhatisVivie'sresponsetoPraed'sproposal?

  （2points）

11.HowdoesPraeddescribehimself?

  （3points）

12.WhatdoesPraedsayaboutVivie?

  （3points）

13.WriteonesentencetodescribeeachofthefollowingtopicsoftheconversationbetweenVivieandPraed:

Beingconventional,AchievementsatCambridge,andBeingpractical.（5points）

Text3（Questions14--21）（30points）

ReadthefollowingtwotextsandanswerQuestions14--21.

Pleasenote:

ThisreadingtaskwillberelevanttothewritingtaskinPaperTwo.

Text3

Anexcerptfrom"AnAncientCottage"byAnthonyWard

    TheEnglisharepeculiar.OldhousesinEngland,forinstance,costmorethannewones.Theolderthehousethegreaterthecharmitisconsideredtopossess.Housesahundredyearsoldarethoughtmoresolidandlessuglythanthosebeingbuilttoday.Thosetwohundredyearsoldarestillmoresoughtafterandtheirlonghistory.lendsanairofromancetothem.Youcanimagine,then,mydelightwhenasstudentIwasofferedthechancetorentacottagethatdatedfrom1661.Theveryagewasattractionenough.EvenbeforeIhadseenitIwantedit,AndwhenIdidseeitforthefirsttimeitsattractiondoubled.Thereitstood,perchedontheedgeofahilllookingoutoverthecountrysidetowardsthesea,smokedriftingfromitschimneypromisingawarmlogfirewithin.PeeringthroughthenarrowleadedwindowsIcouldseethattheceilingstillshoweditsoldwoodenbeams,whilethefloorwascoveredinancientflagstones.Tosomeonebornandbredinamoderncitythiscountrycottagepromisedescapeintoaruralidyll,adreamcometrue.Iclosedwiththefarmerwhoownedthisdelightwithouthesitationorhaggling.

    Onlylaterdidcoldrealitybegintotakeitstollonromanticillusion.Beingbuiltinanageinnocentofdamp-proofingthecottagewasconstantlywet.Theviewwhichitpurchasedfromitspointontheedgeofahighhillitpaidforbytakingthefullforceofthewindthatboredownonitfromthesea.Thedampandwindtogethermadeconstantheatinganecessitythroughouttheyear.Theonlymeansofheatingwastheopenfirewhichspoketomesopromisinglyonthatfirstday.Oncloseracquaintanceitdidnotsomuchspeakasspitinabadtemperedway,shootingburningshardsofwoodouttoruinthecarpet.Amongitsotherquirkyhabitsitwouldalsoplayfullyandunexpectedlysuddenlydecidetopufflargebillowsofsmokeoutintotheroom,envelopingeveryoneinfog.Toclearthisyouwouldhavetoopenthewindowtogetthefiretodraw.Thiswouldletinanicyblastintheprocessandthetemperaturewouldplunge.Asforthetinywindowswhichlookedsopicturesquetheyweresotinythattheinsideofthecottagewasconstantlyingloom,whilethenumeroussmallpaneswouldrattlethroughoutthenightdoingtheirbesttodisturbone'ssleep.FromschooldaysIremember

hearingasaninterestingifinconsequentialfactthatpastcenturiesthepopulationwereconsiderablyshorterthantodaybutitssignificancewasbroughthometomeinnouncertaintermswhenbouncingintothecottageonmyfirstdaytotakepossessionIpromptlyknockedmyselfoutbyhittingmyheadononeofthebeams.EvenafterIhadtocreepaboutthecottagewithheadbowedandkneesbent.

0nlyifIstoodstillcouldIstandstraightbypositioningmyselfbetweentwobeams.

    Andyet…andyetdespiteallthedifficultiesIoftendreamofthecottageandwishIwereback.

Peculiar.

Text4

Anexcerptfrom"LifeontheMississippi"byMarkTwain

    NowwhenIhadmasteredthelanguageofthiswater,andhadcometoknoweverytriflingfeaturethatborderedthegreatriverasfamiliarlyasIknewthelettersofthealphabet,Ihadmadeavaluableacquisition.ButIhadlostsomething,too.IhadlostsomethingwhichcouldneverberestoredtomewhileIlived.Allthegrace,thebeauty,thepoetry,hadgoneoutofthemajesticriver!

IstillkeepinmindofcertainwonderfulsunsetwhichIwitnessedwhensteamboatingwasnewtome.Abroadexpanseoftheriverwasturn