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(2’)
4.pleasetranslatetheselinesintomoderntext.(6’)
Answers:
1.Itisasonnet20.(1’)
2.W.Shakespeare(1’)
3.ShakespeareandMr.W.H(2’)
4.Iacknowledgethatthetwoofushavetopart,eventhoughwe’reunitedinlove.ThatwayIcantakethosedisgracesthatwe’veincurredtogetherallontomyself,bearingthemwithoutanyhelpfromyou.Ourloveforoneanothergivesuscommoncause,despitethisawfulsituationthatforcesusapart,which,thoughitcan’tpreventusfrombeingunitedinlove,stillrobsusofsweethoursofpleasuretogether.(6’)
Selectedreading2
Readingmakethafullman,conferenceareadyman,andwritinganexactman.Andtherefore,ifamanwritelittle,hehadneedhaveagreatmemory;
ifheconferlittle,hehadneedhaveapresentwit;
andifhereadlittle,hehadneedhavemorecunning,toseemtoknowthathedothnot.Historiesmakemenwise;
poets,witty;
themathematics,subtle;
naturalphilosophy,deep,moral,grave;
logicandrhetoric,abletocontend.
1.Thispassageistakenfromafamousessaywrittenby________.(1’)
2.Whatisthetitleoftheessay?
3.Whatdoyouthinkofthelanguageofthisessay?
(8’)
1.FrancisBacon(1’)
2.“OFSTUDY”(1’)
3.Thelanguageofthisessayispeculiarforitsclearness,brevity,andforceofexpression.Thesentencesareshort,pointed,incisive,andoftenofbalancedstructure.(8’)
Selectedreading3
OfMan'
sFirstDisobedience,andtheFruit
OfthatForbiddenTree,whosemortaltaste
BroughtDeathintotheWorld,andallourwoe,
WithlossofEden,tillonegreaterMan
Restoreus,andregaintheblissfulSeat,
2.Whoistheauthor?
3.WhatdoesForbiddenTreereferto?
4.Fromwhichbookisthisparttaken?
5.Accordingtothispart,whatisthestoryabout?
(5’)
Answer:
1.Itisanepic.(1’)
2.JohnMilton(1’)
3.treeofknowledgeinBible(2’)
4.OldTestament(1’)
5.Withtheselines,MiltonbeginsParadiseLostandlaysthegroundworkforhisproject,presentinghispurpose,subject,aspirations,andneedforheavenlyguidance.HestatesthathissubjectwillbethedisobedienceofAdamandEve,whosesinallowsdeathandpainintotheworld.Heinvokeshismuse,whomheidentifiesastheHolySpirit.Heassertshishopesthathisepicpoemwillsurpasstheothergreatepicpoemswrittenbefore,asheclaimsthathisstoryisthemostoriginalandthemostvirtuous.Healsoaskshismusetofillhismindwithdivineknowledgesothathecansharethisknowledgewithhisreaders.Finally,hehopesthisknowledgeandguidancefromhismusewillallowhimtoclaimauthoritywithoutcommittinganyheresies,asheattemptstoexplainGod’sreasoningandhisoverallplanforhumankind.(5’)
Selectedreading4
Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife.
Howeverlittleknownthefeelingsorviewsofsuchamanmaybeonhisfirstenteringaneighborhood,thistruthissowellfixedinthemindsofthesurroundingfamilies,thatheisconsideredastherightfulpropertyofsomeoneorotheroftheirdaughters.
1.Thispassageistheopeningofanovelentitled_____.(1’)
2.Thewriterofthenovelisthefirstfamouswomannovelist_____.(1’)
3.Whatisthestyleofthepassage?
4.Whatisthepassagedescribing?
(6’)
Answers
1.PrideandPrejudice(1’)
2.JaneAusten(1’)
3.Thispassageistakenfromthefirstchapterofthenovel.ChapterIhasbeenuniversallyacknowledgedtobeverywell-writtenasanopeningchapter.Thestyleislucidandgraceful,withtouchesofhumorandmildsatire.Theconversationsareinterestingandamusing,andimmediatelybringthecharacterstolife.Theauthoronlyinsertsherobservationsoccasionally.(2’)
4.ItisdescribingtheparentsofBennetgirls.Mr.AndMrs.Bennetarebusyconsideringtheprospectsoftheirdaughters’marriages,shortlyafterhearingofthearrivalofarich,unmarriedyoungmanastheirneighbor.Mildsatiremaybefoundhereintheauthor’sseeminglymatteroffactdescriptionofveryordinary,practicalfamilyconversation,thoughunmistakablesympathyisgiventobothMr.AndMrs.Bennet.(6’)
Selectedreading5
“ItwoulddegrademetomarryHeathcliffnow;
soheshallneverknowhowIlovehim;
andthat,notbecausehe’shandsome,Nelly,butbecausehe’smoremyselfthanIam.Whateveroursoulsaremadeof,hisandminearethesame,and[Edgar’s]isasdifferentasamoonbeamfromlightning,orfrostfromfire.”
1.Thispassageistakenfrom________writtenby______.(2’)
2.“I”inthispassagerefersto________(1’)
3.Whatistheinterpretationof“he’smoremyselfthanIam”?
(7’)
1.WutheringHeights;
EmilyBronte(2’)
2.Catherine(1’)
3.Catherine’sspeechtoNellyaboutheracceptanceofEdgar’sproposal,inChapterIX,formstheturning-pointoftheplot.ItisatthispointthatHeathcliffleavesWutheringHeights,afterhehasoverheardCatherinesaythatitwould“degrade”hertomarryhim.AlthoughtheactionofWutheringHeightstakesplacesofarfromthebustleofsociety,wheremostofBrontë
’scontemporariessettheirscenes,socialambitionmotivatesmanyoftheactionsofthesecharacters,howeverisolatedamongthemoors.Catherine’sdecisiontomarryEdgarLintonoutofadesiretobe“thegreatestwomanoftheneighbourhood”exemplifiestheeffectofsocialconsiderationsonthecharacters’actions.
InCatherine’sparadoxicalstatementthatHeathcliffis“moremyselfthanIam,”readerscanseehowtherelationbetweenCatherineandHeathcliffoftentranscendsadynamicofdesireandbecomesoneofunity.Heterosexualloveisoften,inliterature,describedintermsofcomplementaryopposites—likemoonbeamandlightning,orfrostandfire—butthelovebetweenCatherineandHeathcliffopposesthisconvention.Catherinesaysnot,“IloveHeathcliff,”but,“IamHeathcliff.”Infollowingtherelationshipthroughtoitspainfulend,thenovelultimatelymayattesttothedestructivenessofalovethatdeniesdifference.(7’)
Selectedreading
Awoman’sfacewithnature’sownhandpainted,
Hasthou,themastermistressofmypassion;
Awoman’sgentleheart,butnotacquainted
Withshiftingchange,asisfalsewomen’sfashion:
Aneyemorebrightthantheirs,lessfalseinrolling,
Questions
3.Isthisselectedpartaboutawomanoraman?
4.Whatisthispassageabout?
3.aman(1’)
4.Sonnet20hascausedmuchdebate.SomescholarsbelievethatthisisaclearadmissionofShakespeare'
shomosexuality.DespitethefactthatmalefriendshipsintheRenaissancewereopenlyaffectionate,thepowerfulemotionsthepoetdisplayshereareindicativeofadeepandsensuallove.Thepoet'
sloveris'
themaster-mistressof[his]passion'
.Hehasthegraceandfeaturesofawomanbutisdevoidoftheguileandpretensethatcomeswithfemalelovers;
thosewilywomenwitheyes'
falseinrolling'
whochangetheirmoodsandaffectionslikechameleons.(7’)
Theygraduallyascendedforhalfamile,andthenfoundthemselvesatthetopofaconsiderableeminence,wherethewoodceased,andtheeyewasinstantlycaughtbyPemberleyHouse…Itwasalarge,handsome,stonebuilding,standingwellonrisingground,andbackedbyaridgeofhighwoodyhills…Shehadneverseenaplacewherenaturehaddonemore…andatthatmomentshefeltthattobemistressofPemberleymightbesomething!
2.“she”inthispassagerefersto________(1’)
3.Whatisyourinterpretationtothesentence“atthatmomentshefeltthattobemistressofPemberleymightbesomething”?
1.PrideandPrejudice;
JaneAusten(2’)
2.ElizabethBennet(1’)
3.TheselinesopenChapter43andprovideElizabeth’sintroductiontoDarcy’sgrandestateatPemberley.HervisittoDarcy’shome,whichoccupiesacentralplaceinthenarrative,operatesasacatalystforhergrowingattractiontowarditsowner.Inherconversationswiththehousekeeper,Mrs.Reynolds,ElizabethhearstestimonialsofDarcy’swonderfulgenerosityandhiskindnessasamaster;
whensheencountersDarcyhimself,whilewalkingthroughPemberley’sgrounds,heseemsaltogetherchangedandhispreviousarrogancehasdiminishedremarkably.ThisinitialdescriptionofthebuildingandgroundsatPemberleyservesasasymbolofDarcy’scharacter.The“streamofsomenaturalimportance...swelledintogreater”remindsthereaderofhispride,butthefactthatitlacks“anyartificialappearance”indicateshisbasichonesty,asdoesthefactthatthestreamisneither“formal,norfalselyadorned.”Elizabeth’sdelightandhersuddenepiphanyaboutthepleasurethatbeingmistressofPemberleymusthold,prefigureherlaterjoyinDarcy’scontinueddevotion.(7’)
ThenIsawinmydream,thatwhentheyweregotoutofthewilderness,theypresentlysawatownbeforethem,andthenameofthetownisVanity;
andatthetownthereisafairkept,calledVanityFair;
itiskeptalltheyearlong;
itbeareththenameofVanityFairbecausethetownwhereitiskeptislighterthanvanity;
andalsobecauseallt