1、英国文学选读 试题I. Prose selection：In this section, you are required to read the selection taken from some famous literary works, and then answer the questions below. Writeyour answers on the Answer Sheet (30 points).To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament, is affectat
2、ion; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humor of a scholar. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience: for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves, do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by ex
3、perience. Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them; for they teach not their own use; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but t
4、o weigh and consider. Questions: 1. Which book is this passage taken from? And whats the title of the essay? Who is the author of it? Essays; Of Studies; Francis Bacon2. How many abuses or misuses of studies the author summarized in this passage, and do you agree with him, why or why not?3. What is
5、the relationship of practice and studies, try to illustrate it by relating your own experience.According to the author, what is the most effective way to pursue ones studies and why?II. Poem selection： In this section, you are required to read the selection taken from some famous literary works, and
6、 then answer the questions after the selection. Writeyour answers on the Answer Sheet (30 points).Death, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so ; For those, whom thou thinkst thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me. From rest
7、and sleep, which but thy pictures be, Much pleasure, then from thee much more must flow, And soonest our best men with thee do go, Rest of their bones, and souls delivery. Thourt slave to Fate, chance, kings, and desperate men, And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell, And poppy, or charms can
8、make us sleep as well, And better than thy stroke ; why swellst thou then ? One short sleep past, we wake eternally, And Death shall be no more ; Death, thou shalt dieQuestions:1. What type of poem is this one, and who is the poet? What is the poets attitude toward Death?2. What is the Renaissance i
9、dea of sleep, can you describe deaths image and compare it to that expressed in Hamlets soliloquy (To be or not to be, that is the question).3. Why does the poet say that Death is “slave to fate, chance, kings and desperate men”, do you think death is powerful enough to choose who is to die?4. What
10、is your idea about death, do you think Death can be swelling with pride today?III. Novel Selection: In this section, you are required to read the selection taken from some famous literary works, and then answer the questions after the selection. Writeyour answers on the Answer Sheet (40 points).Ques
11、tions:1. Do you agree with the statement “it is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife”, why or why not? 2. Describe the relationship between Mr. Bennet and Mrs. Bennet. Tell how you think they feel about each other, and give det
12、ails from the excerpts to support your opinion.3. Hyperbole and irony are effectively used by Jane Austen in this novel. Point out with a single underline the hyperbolic or ironical expressions in the following sentences:? “It is more than I engage for, I assure you.“ ? “Have a little compassion on
13、my nerves. You tear them to pieces“ ? “I have heard you mention them with consideration these twenty years at least.“ ? “It is very unlucky: but as I have actually paid the visit, we cannot escape the acquaintance now“(Chap.2). 4. What do you think of the theme of this novel? Does it have anything t
14、o do with its original title: First Impressions?5. Who is your favourite character of this novel, and why?5英国文学选读 试题I. Prose selection：In this section, you are required to read the selection taken from some famous literary works, and then answer the questions below. Writeyour answers on the Answer S
15、heet (30 points).Histories make men wise, poets witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend. There is no stond or impediment in the wit but may be wrought out by fit studies, like as the diseases of the body may have appropriate exercise
16、s. Bowling is good for the stone and reins, shooting for the lungs and breast, gentle walking for the stomach, riding for the head, and the like. So if a mans wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics; for in demonstration, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again. If his
17、 wit be not apt to distinguish or find differences, let him study the schoolmen, for they are hair splitters. So every defect of the mind may have a special receipt. Questions:1. Which book is this passage taken from? And whats the title of the essay? Who is the author of it? 2. In what sense does r
18、eading make a full man? And what kind of reading does the author refer to in this context?3. Can you give an example to show the effect of a special kind of reading or sport upon human character by relating your own experience? According to the author, every defect of the mind may have a special rec
19、eipt. Do you agree with the author, why or why not?II. Poem selection： In this section, you are required to read a poem taken from some famous collection, and then answer the questions after the selection. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet (30 points).Questions:1. What type of poem is this one,
20、 and its poetic features? Who is the poet? Sonnet2. Why does the poet compare thee to a summers day? And who could thee be, why?3. Point out some of the figures of speech used in this poem.4. What is the theme of the poem?III. Novel Selection: In this section, you are required to read the selection
21、taken from Robinson Crosoe, and then answer the questions after the selection. Writeyour answers on the Answer Sheet (40 points)Questions:1. Do you find the description of Defoes setting up the tent convincing? Could you think of better ways to build a shelter in his situation?2. Why does Robinson p
22、ay particular attention to the entrance of his tent? Why does he go into his tent by a ladder instead of a door?3. From this passage, make some comment on the stylistic features of Daniel Defoes novel?4. Try to summarize the ideas of the last two paragraphs?5. From this excerpt, what do you find admirable in Robinson Crusoe?
