四川开放大学文学英语赏析作业答案

文学英语赏析

学校: 四川开放大学

平台: 国家开放大学

题目如下：

1. 1. Hamlet, The Merchant and Macbeth, Othello are 4 well-known tragedies by William Shakespeare.

答案: 错误

2. 2. The play The Crucible concerns a real historical incident, involving witchcraft and an attack of mass hysteria.

答案: 正确

3. 3. Lady Bracknell is a comic character created by Oscar Wilde in his play The Importance of Being Ernest.

答案: 正确

4. 4. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” is a protest poem against racial discrimination.

答案: 错误

5. 5. Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson are well-known American poets.

答案: 正确

6. 6. In the poem “Acquainted with the Night”, the speaker expressed his distress at the death of his lover and bewilderment of the meaning of life.

答案: 错误

7. 7. The Old Man and the Sea is one of Ernest Hemmingway’s best-known works.

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8. 8. Scrooge is a character created by Charles Dickens in his novel A Christmas Carol.

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9. 9. The novel The Heart of Darkness exposes the corruption, cruelty and greed of the colonial system in Africa.

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10. 10. “I have a dream” is a famous speech made by President Lincoln during the American Civil War.

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11. 11. Usually ______ works by starting a story at a point in the recent past, then switching the action back to an earlier time, farther back in the past.

A. setting

B. flashback

C. coda

D. climax

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12. 12. ________ occurs when a writer repeats a particular grammatical or phonological pattern in close proximity.

A. Coda

B. parallelism

C. pun

D. alliteration

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13. 13. ___________________ can be established by describing the place where the action takes place, or the situation at the start of the story.

A. Climax

B. Point of view

C. Flashback

D. Setting

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14. 14. _____ 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

B. Allusion

C. Flashback

D. Climax

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15. 15. A writer can show character by giving a physical description, through _________ and through deeds.

A. dialogue

B. climax

C. setting

D. point of view

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16. 16. _____ is an example of simile.

A. “ Her tongue is a sharp knife.”

B. “Her eyes twinkled like stars.”

C. “She has a heart of stone.”

D. “ The windows waves violently in the wind.”

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17. 17. _____ is an example of parallelism.

A. “Childhood is like a swiftly passing dream.”

B. “He has a heart of stone.”

C. “Government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth”

D. “Soon night will steal hours from the day.”

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18. 18. _______ contains an example of alliteration.

A. Better late than never.

B. “He was secret, self-contained, and solitary as an oyster.”

C. “United we stand, divided we fall.”

D. “ Her tongue is like a sharp knife.”

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19. 19. _____ contains examples of metaphor

A. “The Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity.

B. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.”

C. “The street shone out, like a fire in the forest.”

D. “ Her tongue is like a sharp knife.”

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20. 20. _____ is an example of personification.

A. “Childhood is like a swiftly passing dream.”

B. “The years have silvered her hair.”

C. “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women are merely players.”

D. “My face is an open book.”

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21. 21. In this text, the writer depicts character through _________.

A. how the characters look

B. what the characters say and how they say it

C. what the characters say

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22. 22. At the beginning of the text, Nick says to Marjorie “ You know everything.” This line can reveal that __________.

A. Nick is proud of Marjorie’s wide range of knowledge

B. Nick is accusing Marjorie of hiding her knowledge

C. Nick is irritated that his relationship with Marjorie is not going on well

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23. 23. What does Nick’s line “ Oh, go away, Bill! Go away for a while.” reveal about Nick’s true feelings?

A. Nick is confused by what Bill says.

B. Nick is upset by Bill’s insistent question.

C. Nick is irritated by Bill’s friendship and intimacy with Marjorie.

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24. 24. From the dialogue between Nick and Marjorie, we can be sure ________.

A. Nick is making up for his past neglect of Marjorie

B. there is tension between them

C. Marjorie is madly in love with Nick

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25. 25. In the text, we get just the barebones of __________, we rarely get _________.

A. what the character says, how the words are spoken

B. the characters’ future intentions, how the characters are feeling

C. the setting , the narrator’s attitude towards the characters

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26. 26. The text is taken from ______.

A. Heart of Darkness

B. The Pearl

C. Lord of the Flies

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27. 27. It is obvious that the three dealers _________.

A. conspired together to cheat Kino.

B. were not interested in Kino’s pearl.

C. didn’t know much about the shapes and sizes of pearls.

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28. 28. Which of the following is true of the third dealers?

A. He wanted to pay Kino only after his clients had paid him

B. He just went through the prearranged plot with other buyers.

C. He was not interested in Kino’s pearl.

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29. 29. In context, the word "played” is closest in meaning to ______.

A. conspired together to cheat

B. behaved playfully

C. bargain playfully

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30. 30. The sentences in the last paragraph suggest that _____.

A. the dealers and the crowd became angry and they pushed Kino out of the shop

B. Kino’s wife had a violent temper and tended to get angry easily

C. Kino was angry beyond words and was becoming violent in his anger

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31. 1. Macbeth is William Shakespeare's well-known comedy.

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32. 2. The Crucible by Arthur Miller, concerns a real historical incident, involving witchcraft and an attack of mass hysteria.

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33. 3. Lady Bracknell is a comic character created by Oscar Wilde in his play The Importance of Being Ernest.

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34. 4. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” is a protest poem against racial discrimination.

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35. 5. Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost are well-known American poets.

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36. 6. In the poem “Acquainted with the Night”, the speaker expressed his distress at the death of his lover and bewilderment of the meaning of life.

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37. 7. The Old Man and the Sea is one of Ernest Hemingway’s best-known short stories.

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38. 8. Pip is a character created by Charles Dickens in his novel A Christmas Carol.

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39. 9. The novel The Heart of Darkness exposes the corruption, cruelty and greed of the colonial system in Africa.

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40. 10. “I Have a Dream” is a famous speech made by President Lincoln during the American Civil War.

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41. 11. Usually ______ works by starting a story at a point in the recent past, then switching the action back to an earlier time, farther back in the past.

A. point of view

B. flashback

C. coda

D. climax

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42. 12. ________ occurs when a writer repeats a particular grammatical or phonological pattern in close proximity.

A. alliteration

B. parallelism

C. pun

D. climax

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43. 13. ______ can be established by describing the place where the action takes place, or the situation at the start of the story.

A. Climax

B. Point of view

C. Coda

D. Setting

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44. 14. _____ is written to commemorate someone who has died.

A. A limerick

B. A sonnet

C. An epic

D. An elegy

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45. 15. A writer can show character by giving a physical description, through _________ and through deeds.

A. dialogue

B. climax

C. setting

D. point of view

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46. 16. _____ is an example of simile.

A. “ Her tongue is a sharp knife.”

B. " Her eyes twinkled like stars."

C. " She has a heart of stone."

D. “ The windows waves violently in the wind.”

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47. 17. _____ is an example of parallelism.

A. “Childhood is like a swiftly passing dream.”

B. “All the world's a stage and all the men and women are merely players.”

C. “Government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth”

D. “The street shone out, like a fire in the forest.”

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48. 18. _______ contains an example of alliteration.

A. "Her eyes twinkled like stars."

B. “He was secret, self-contained, and solitary as an oyster.”

C. “Soon, night will steal hours from the day.”

D. “ Her tongue is like a sharp knife.”

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49. 19. _____ contains examples of metaphor.

A. “The Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity.

B. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.”

C. “The street shone out, like a fire in the forest.”

D. “ United we stand, divided we fall.”

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50. 20. _____ is an example of personification.

A. “Childhood is like a swiftly passing dream.”

B. “The years have silvered her hair.”

C. “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women are merely players.”

D. “Life is a journey. Travel it well.”

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51. 21. In this text, the relationship between the man and the woman is that of _________.

A. lawyer and client

B. teacher and student

C. husband and wife

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52. 22. Proctor is not ready to ______.

A. testify against Elizabeth

B. help his neighbors

C. testify against Abigail.

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53. 23. What does Proctor's line “ Elizabeth, your justice would freeze beer.” reveal about his true feelings?

A. Proctor is confused by what Elizabeth says

B. Proctor is upset and irritated by Elizabeth’s extreme coldness.

C. Protor is jealous of Elizabeth because her friendship with lawyers.

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54. 24. From the dialogue between Proctor and Elizabeth, we can be sure ________.

A. Proctor is making up for his past neglect of Elizabeth.

B. there is tension between Proctor and Elizabeth.

C. Proctor is secretly and madly in love with another girl.

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55. 25. In the text, Elizabeth is portrayed as _________.

A. insistent and suspicious

B. guilty and depressed

C. self-disgusted and terrified

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56. 26. The relationship between Lady Bracknell and Gwendolen is that of ______.

A. employer and employee

B. mother and daughter

C. estate owner and tenant

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57. 27. In this extract, Lady Bracknell is interviewing Jack Worthing on his suitability as a possible ________.

A. husband for Gwendolen

B. investment adviser

C. live-in domestic helper

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58. 28. Why does Lady Bracknell prefer investments to owning land?

A. She believes it is a safer source of income than investment.

B. She believes Land involves too many expenses during life, and is then taxed heavily after one’s death.

C. She expects owning land can give her daughter a higher social position.

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59. 29. Which of the following statement is true, according to the text?

A. Lady Bracknell uses highly exaggerated language and shifts from one topic to another abruptly.

B. Lady Bracknell prefers her daughter to marry a well-educated man, rather than a well-connected men with plenty of money.

C. Few of Lady Bracknell’s questions focus on Jack Worthing’s income, property and family connections.

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60. 30. Lady Bracknell is portrayed as ______.

A. dedicated follower of fashion

B. a shrewd human resource manager

C. a snobbish woman

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61. 1. Heart of Darkness opens in what physical setting?

A. A boat on the Congo river.

B. A boat on the Thames River.

C. The company’s offices in Brussels.

D. The Outer Station.

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62. 2. What is the proper word that can be used to describe Scrooge at the beginning of A Christmas Carol?

A. Cool-headed.

B. Warm-hearted.

C. Miserly.

D. Brave

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63. 3. ____ is the evil character in the novel The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

A. Dr Jekyll

B. Mr Hyde

C. Mr Utterson

D. Frankenstein

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64. 4. In Lord of the Flies, a group of boys survive _______ during a nuclear war.

A. shipwreck

B. a storm

C. an air-crash

D. an earthquake

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65. 5. _________is a novel about the strength, endurance and cunning intelligence of one man pitted against the forces of nature.

A. The Pearl

B. Lord of the Flies

C. Heart of Darkness

D. Old Man and Sea

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66. 6. From which novel is the text taken?

A. Heart of Darkness

B. A Christmas Carol

C. Lord of the Flies

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67. 7. Which of the following summarizes the method of characterisation?

A. Through the protagonist’s thoughts.

B. Through the words of the others.

C. Through the narrator’s exposition.

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68. 8. Scrooge is portrayed as _______ in Paragraph 1.

A. rude but generous

B. a cold miser

C. warm-hearted and optimistic

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69. 9. The underlined sentence in paragraph 2 can be paragraphed as _____.

A. No beggars would ask him for even a tiny little money

B. No beggars would leave him alone

C. No beggars would seek his company

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70. 10. Which of the following statements best summarizes the text?

A. The text creates a positive impression of Scrooge.

B. The text describes the physical features of Scrooge.

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

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71. 11. The text is taken from ______.

A. Heart of Darkness

B. The Pearl

C. Lord of the Flies

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72. 12. It is obvious that the three dealers _________.

A. conspired together to cheat Kino.

B. were not interested in Kino’s pearl.

C. didn’t know much about the shapes and sizes of pearls.

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73. 13. Which of the following is true of the third dealers?

A. He wanted to pay Kino only after his clients had paid him

B. He just went through the prearranged plot with other buyers.

C. He was not interested in Kino’s pearl.

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74. 14. In context, the word "played” is closest in meaning to ______.

A. behaved playfully

B. conspired together to cheat

C. bargain playfully

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75. 15. The sentences in the last paragraph suggest that _____.

A. the dealers and the crowd became angry and they pushed Kino out of the shop

B. Kino’s wife had a violent temper and tended to get angry easily

C. Kino was angry beyond words and was becoming violent in his anger

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76. 1. _____ is an example of metaphor.

A. “ Her tongue is a sharp knife.”

B. “Her eyes twinkled like stars.”

C. “Don’t stand there like a tin of milk.”

D. “ The windows wave violently in the wind.”

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77. 2. _____ contains an example of simile.

A. “ Words pay no debts.”

B. “Her eyes twinkled like stars.”

C. “The wind whistled through the trees.”

D. “My face is an open book.”

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78. 3. _____ is an example of personification.

A. “Childhood is like a swiftly passing dream.”

B. “He has a heart of stone.”

C. “Government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth”

D. “Soon night will steal hours from the day.”

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79. 4. _______ contains an example of assonance.

A. “Better late than never.”

B. “He was secret, self-contained, and solitary as an oyster.”

C. “The best for less.”

D. “The proof of the pudding is in the eating.”

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80. 5. _____ is an example of parallelism.

A. “Childhood is like a swiftly passing dream.”

B. “He has a heart of stone. Stay away from him.”

C. “Life is a journey, not a destination. Travel it well.”

D. “Least said, soonest mended.”

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81. 6. _____ contains two examples of metaphor.

A. “The Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity.

B. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.”

C. “The street shone out, like a fire in the forest.”

D. “We refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt.”

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82. 7. _____ contains an example of simile.

A. “ Her tongue is like a sharp knife.”

B. “The years have silvered her hair.”

C. “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women are merely players.”

D. “My face is an open book.”

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83. 8. _______ contains an example of assonance.

A. “Least said, soonest mended.”

B. “The sea is a hungry dog.”

C. “He just parrots what other students say.”

D. “United we stand, divided we fall.”

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84. 9. _____ contains an example of parallelism.

A. “The houses are cold, closed and unfriendly.”

B. “He has a heart of stone. Stay away from him.”

C. “Life is a journey, not a destination.”

D. “United we stand, divided we fall.”

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85. 10. _____ is an example of personification.

A. “Childhood is like a swiftly passing dream.”

B. “The houses are cold, closed and unfriendly.”

C. “He has a heart of stone.”

D. “Life is a journey. Travel it well.”

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86. 11. The proverb “Lies have short legs” is an example of personification.

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87. 12. “Suspicions amongst thoughts are like bats amongst birds.” is an example of simile.

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88. 13. “ The runner peaked before the end of the race.” is an example of personification.

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89. 14. The statement “He was my North, my South, my East and West” is a good example of assonance because it contains the repeated “m” .

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90. 15. “The life of Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation.” contains examples of metaphor.

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91. 16. “Don’t stand there like a tin of milk.” is an example of assonance.

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92. 17. “Her story is one of struggle, success and sadness.” is an example of alliteration.

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93. 18. “The flowers nodded in the breeze.” is an example of personification.

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94. 19. “Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice” contains examples of irony.

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95. 20. “Haste makes waste.” contains examples of alliteration and assonance.

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