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超星诺奖作家英文作品赏析 黄芙蓉

第一单元测试

1【单选题】What is the key to the concept of symbol? C

A、A concrete object

B、An abstract idea

C、Association of concrete object and an abstract idea

D、A sign

2【单选题】Which of the following does not affect the symbolic representations? B

A、Culture 

B、Gender

C、History

D、Mythology

3【单选题】Which of the following object can represent purification?B

A、Fire

B、Moon

C、Forrest

D、Sun

4【单选题】Which of the following things is considered to be a place closer to God?  D

A、The sea

B、The flood

C、The forest

D、The summit

5【单选题】According to the lecture, what might forest in a literary work represent? A

A、Inner insecurity

B、Natural beauty

C、Death 

D、Purification

6【单选题】What does the well represent in the novel Norwegian Forest?  B

A、A tunnel connecting the real world and the psychological world.

B、Death 

C、Terror 

D、Enlightenment

7【单选题】What function does the description of the well play in Norwegian Forest?B

A、Creating the scary mood

B、A metaphor of the inner world of Naoko.

C、Foreshadowing the death of the protagonist.

D、A metaphor of the underground world.

8【单选题】What does Jacob’s ladder represent?A

A、Ascendance to heaven

B、Transcendence 

C、Uplifting one’s social status

D、Connection between heaven and earth.

9【单选题】Which of the following is not associated with mountain?D

A、spiritual transcendence

B、renunciation of worldly desires

C、purification of one’s mind

D、God’s grace

10【单选题】In “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”, the mountain represents:D

A、Unfulfilled creativity

B、Unrequited love

C、Life under threat

D、Spiritual transcendence

11【单选题】What can one learn from the quest for one’s father?A

A、Responsibility

B、Finding a role model

C、Getting to know the world

D、The importance of leadership

12【单选题】What does the word “free” mean in The Bluest Eye as a result of failed quest?B

A、Acting as an outlaw

B、Free from social responsibility and emotional attachment

C、No family attachment

D、Leading a wandering life

13【单选题】In the poem, Animals in that country, why is the activity of bullfighting alluded?B

A、It tells man’s close encounter with death.

B、It shows the reader the rich tradition in European continent associated with animals

C、It shows the bravery of human being

D、It describes the bloody scene for the reader

14【单选题】What in the poem makes the bullfight a ritualistic event?A

A、Blowing of trumpet and naming the bull

B、Killing the bull with a sword

C、The bull is made manlike

D、The bull is embroidered with blood

15【单选题】How do you interpret the tradition of foxhunting in the Great Britain?A

A、It is a representation of gentry culture.

B、It is a barbarous tradition.

C、It is a pretentious tradition.

D、It is a practice of the peasants. 

16【单选题】Why does Pecola identify herself with dandelions?D

A、It is a kind of weed.

B、It is vulnerable 

C、It is useful

D、It is ignored and distained.

17【单选题】Why do you think hair is considered the source of one’s strength?A

A、Because it seems to grow unceasingly.

B、Because it is a symbol of one’s sexuality.

C、Because it is usually covered up for prudence’s sake.

D、Because it is unusually long.

18【单选题】Why do people of certain profession wear uniform?B

A、Because uniform is a symbol of one’s class.

B、Because uniform erases one’s individuality and stresses uniformity.

C、Because uniform makes one look handsome.

D、Because uniform is a symbol of one’s social status.

19【单选题】Why has corset been popular among women even in modern days?C

A、Because it is inexpensive and pretty.

B、Because it accentuates the shapely curve of a woman.

C、Because woman’s hourglass shape is considered as having the utmost aesthetic value.

D、Because it is a symbol of a person’s social class.

20【单选题】Why do people pay attention to their body?A

A、People want to conform to the beauty standard in the society.

B、Because people attach great importance to their health.

C、Because people like diet, liposuction, or breast implant to make themselves more attractive.

D、Because people are fascinated by their own body.

第二章章节测试

1【单选题】John Steinbeck is the Nobel Laureate of Literature in the year of __B__?

A、1958

B、1962

C、1964

D、1963

2【单选题】Usually the Nobel Laureate will receive the following __C___ as an honor.

A、Nobel Medal

B、Nobel trophy 

C、Nobel Medal and Diploma

D、A gold laureate

3【单选题】What is the main group of people that Steinbeck wrote about?A

A、The lower middle class

B、The intellectuals

C、The ethnic groups

D、Professional women

4【单选题】Why are some of the works of Steinbeck considered controversial?C

A、He depicted human nature in the ivory tower.

B、He set out to undermine the racial injustice.

C、His works criticize the governmental policy and capitalism.

D、His works contain obscene content.

5【单选题】What is the title of the book that won him the Nobel Prize?A

A、The Grape of Wrath

B、Of Mice and Man

C、East of Eden 

D、The Old Man and The Sea

6【单选题】What idea does the short story “The Chrysanthemums”embody?B

A、Discourse construction

B、Ecological thinking

C、Post-structuralism

D、Narratology 

7【单选题】What social event is “The Chrysanthemums” associated with?C

A、Black is beautiful.

B、Civil Rights Movement.

C、Women gaining the right of suffrage.

D、Third wave feminism.

8【单选题】What is the social setting of “The Chrysanthemum”?A

A、It happens in a male-dominated society.

B、It shows a society with great social upheaval.

C、It is a time of economic depression.

D、It is a time of civil movement. 

9【单选题】What kind of feeling does the natural setting of the story invoke?A

A、Suffocation

B、Enlightenment.

C、Outrage.

D、Delight.

10【单选题】What kind of outfit do Elisa wear?C

A、Her figured print dress accentuates her body shape.

B、She wears gardening costume to cover up her real identity as a woman.

C、She wears an army outfit. 

D、She dresses casually.

11【单选题】What can you see from the way Elisa, the protagonist, is dressed?B

A、She is limited by her gender role.

B、She is uneasy with her femininity.

C、She is brimmed with vitality. 

D、She wants to be a man.

12【单选题】Her transformation in the later part of the story comes from __C__.

A、The inspiration she gets from the growing of the chrysanthemum. 

B、The encouragement she gets from her husband.

C、The appreciation she receives from the Tinker.

D、 She wants to lead a wandering life.

13【单选题】In what way, can her hair reflect her inner changes?A

A、From covering up her hair to showcasing her hair, she reconciles with her identity as a woman.

B、Taking good care of her hair, she enjoys her natural beauty.

C、Covering up her hair, she is oblivious of her beauty.

D、She likes admiring herself with long hair.

14【单选题】Which of the following statement shows Henry, the husband’s practicality?B

A、He compliments her gift of raising plants.

B、He wish she would work out in the orchard and raise some big apples.

C、He likes it when seeing her “strong new crops”.

D、 He talks business with the men in the tractor shed.

15【单选题】 How does the fence indicate her psychological distance with the tinker?C

A、The tinker is able to get into her house.

B、The tinker gets into her flower garden and helps her with the chrysanthemum.

C、The tinker starts talking to her from outside the fence but later comes inside the fence.

D、She is well protected by the fence from outside intrusion.

16【单选题】What does the wagon represent for Elisa in the story?A

A、Mobility

B、Property

C、Stability 

D、Prosperity

17【单选题】Why does the tinker say “it ain’t the kind of like for a woman”?A

A、Because he thinks that woman is not suitable for leading a wandering life.

B、Because he thinks that it’s not worth it to give up a stable life.

C、Because he thinks that woman is too weak physically to work as a tinker.

D、Because he thinks that women will increase competition.

18【单选题】Henry, the husband comments on the size of the chrysanthemum shows that ___B__.

A、He loves his wife and appreciates her as a good housewife.

B、He is a person who is down-to-earth.

C、He is a typical farmer who only cares about material gains.

D、He loves the flower in an aesthetical way.

19【单选题】Which of the following statement shows Elisa’s identification with the chrysanthemum?B

A、The chrysanthemums are like a quick puff of colored smoke.

B、She becomes one with the plants when she tends to them.

C、She knows which bud to pick.

D、She is delighted when the chrysanthemum is complimented on.

20【单选题】Why is the husband able to make adjustment to the change Elisa has been through?C

A、He is overwhelmed by her transformation.

B、He loves Elisa no matter what kind of transformations she is through.

C、The tractor shed reminds him of his bread-winner status in the family.

D、He is used to her whims.

第三章章节测试

1【单选题】What is the nationality of Naipaul? B

A、Trinidad Tobago

B、The Great Britain.

C、India

D、Canadian

2【单选题】What is the feature of the Miguel Street?A

A、It is a slum with indentured laborers. 

B、It is a caste society like India. 

C、It mainly consists of the native laborers. 

D、It is a place for artists.

3【单选题】How many stories does The Miguel Street consist of?C

A、15

B、16

C、17

D、18

4【单选题】Who is the narrator?A

A、A young boy.

B、An intellectual.

C、A poet.

D、A boxer.

5【单选题】What kind of world is created in The Miguel Street?B

A、A slum.

B、A world rich in characters with distinct features.

C、A world that centers around the narrator’s family.

D、A world full of thieves and villain. 

6【单选题】Why are people on the Miguel Street scared of Big Foot?C

A、He looks like a terrible dog.

B、He is black.

C、He is strong and brooding.

D、He is big.

7【单选题】Why do people like claiming Big Foot as a friend of them?A

A、Because they want to have his protection.

B、Because the father of Big Foot is a policeman.

C、Because they are from the same street.

D、Because they are really his friends.

8【单选题】How does the narrator start friendship with Big Foot?B

A、He sympathizes with him after seeing his defeat in boxing.

B、He keeps the secret of Big Foot.

C、He thanks Big Foot for his protection from the American soldier.

D、He saves Big Foot from the attack of a dog.

9【单选题】Why is the short story named “Coward”?B

A、Because Big Foot loses the game to the real boxer.

B、Because Big Foot has vulnerable inside.

C、Because the people in the Miguel Street do not stand up for Big Foot.

D、Because the narrator loses faith in Big Foot.

10【单选题】How do you characterize the narrator in “Coward”?A

A、He is a sensitive and compassionate person.

B、He is as vulnerable as Big Foot.

C、He is the same as any other person on the Miguel Street who laughs at other people’s failure.

D、He is weak and diffident. 

11【单选题】What school did the British poet William Wordsworth belong?C

A、Nature Poets.

B、Sentimental Poets.

C、Lake Poets. 

D、The dada movement.

12【单选题】Why is the poet in the story called the Black Wordsworth?B

A、Because he is named by his parents this way.

B、Because his skin color is dark.

C、Because he is as great as William Wordsworth, the white poet.

D、Because he writes like William Wordsworth.

13【单选题】 Why does the narrator rephrase his mother’s refusal?A

A、To save the poet’s face.

B、To help his mother get rid of the poet.

C、To help the poet sell his poem.

D、To avoid enraging the poet.

14【单选题】What kind of feeling does the line “The past is deep” show?A

A、It shows his lamentation of his lost glory.

B、It shows him as a great philosopher.

C、It shows his lamentation of his lost wife and his past life.

D、It shows the poet as vulnerable. 

15【单选题】When the narrator is beaten by his mother, how does the poet comfort him?B

A、He brings me to the wilderness to look at the stars.

B、He brings him to the race-course and together they gaze into the starry night sky. 

C、He invites him over to his house and makes him herbal tea.

D、He holds him in his arms and comforts him.

16【单选题】In the line “I could see it clearly on his face”, what does “it” refer to?C

A、“It” refers to his love toward the narrator.

B、“It” refers to “the past’.

C、“It” refers to death.

D、“It” refers to his lamentation. 

17【单选题】Why is the garbage collector highly respected in the Miguel Street?A

A、Because he is able to get useful things from the garbage.

B、Because he is kind to the people on the Miguel Street. 

C、Because he sells new and cheap things to people.

D、Because he is a person of integrity. 

18【单选题】How does the word “material” change the definition of “garbage”?A

A、It provides a new perspective in looking at garbage.

B、It changes the discarded things into something reusable.

C、It helps people get necessities in life.

D、It is actually garbage no matter what.

19【单选题】Why is the mother of the narrator almost cry from joy when seeing the sceneries?C

A、Because they are painted by her husband.

B、Because they are cheap. 

C、Because they remind her of her lost husband.

D、Because they are pretty.

20【单选题】Why is the story named “The Blue Cart”?B

A、Because it is the vehicle that represents mobility.

B、Because it is the vehicle that represents resourcefulness. 

C、Because it gives Eddoes his social status.

D、Because the car is blue.

第四章章节测试

1【单选题】When did Ernest Hemingway awarded Nobel Prize for literature?A

A、1954

B、1955

C、1956

D、1950

2【单选题】What was the title of the novel that won him the Nobel Prize? C

A、A Farewell to Arms

B、For Whom the Bell Tolls

C、The Old Man and The Sea

D、Sound and Fury

3【单选题】What is the term that indicates his literary idea? B

A、Flat character and round character

B、The tip of iceberg

C、Narrative perspective

D、Sequence of narration

4【单选题】Of the following statement, which is not the quality of a code hero?C

A、A man who lives correctly.

B、A man of courage and endurance.

C、A man who saves the world single-handedly.

D、A man who follows the ideals of honor.

5【单选题】What is the protagonist Harry dying of?A

A、Gangrene

B、Vulture attack

C、Gunshot

D、Attack from the natives

6【单选题】What does summit of Kilimanjaro represent in the story?C

A、It is considered the place closest to God.

B、It is named the House of God.

C、It is seen as a place of spiritual transcendence.

D、It is a sacred place.

7【单选题】Why is the protagonist death given significance?A

A、Because of his nobleness to his fellow soldier. 

B、Because of his depiction of humanity.

C、Because of his reflection before his death.

D、Because he writes great stories depicting humanity.

8【单选题】Which of the following object is not a symbol of death?C

A、Vulture

B、Hyena

C、Cot

D、Frozen leopard

9【单选题】Which of following statement best describes the relatedness of the gangrene and the loss of Harry’s creativity?A

A、They both develop slowly and painless, thus catch him unaware. 

B、They are both deadly. 

C、They both cost him his vitality.

D、They both affect his life.

10【单选题】In the story, which of the following quality is depicted as the sole feature of death__A_____.

A、weight

B、smell

C、heat

D、darkness

11【单选题】Which of the following words is not used to describe the active state of Harry’s death?C

A、crouch

B、creep

C、kill

D、strangle

12【单选题】How does the ending of the story indicate the elevation of Harry?A

A、Before his death, he dreams of climbing the summit of Kilimanjaro in a helicopter. 

B、Before his death, he is able to fight death many times over.

C、Before his death, he is able to see his fellow man.

D、Before his death, he is reunited with the woman he loves.

13【单选题】What are the factors that influence our construction of ethical system?C

A、Legal systems.

B、History, philosophies and countries. 

C、Religions, philosophies and cultures.

D、Social norms.

14【单选题】In the exchange of populations, what is the ethical dilemma that the secretary trapped into?B

A、His repetition of the old man’s order leads to the death of the girls.

B、His obedience and defiance of order is the determining factor of the girls’ lives.

C、His guilt of causing the death of the girls and the urge to save his own skin.

D、His guilt of releasing the girls or killing them.

15【单选题】Why is the chore boy depicted as half-wit?D

A、To show the preposterousness of the reason for taking a person’s life.

B、To show that the world is not as simple as right vs. wrong.

C、To tell the vulnerability of friendship.

D、To show Harry’s sympathy.

16【单选题】What determines the degree of punishment in matching his crime?C

A、The damage he causes.

B、Ethical system. 

C、Social norms.

D、Both a and b.

17【单选题】Why is Harry shown as not being able to write the story of the boy?A

A、To emphasize his guilt of betraying the boy.

B、To summarize the regrets of his life.

C、To show that Harry has lost his creativity.

D、To show his lack of confidence in writing.

18【单选题】In times of war, which of the following is valued as the highest?A

A、National interest

B、Individual aspiration

C、Discipline of the army

D、Following the leaders

19【单选题】What does the statement “these were the same Austrian offices they skied with later” show?A

A、Taking sides is more important than maintenance of friendship.

B、Sometimes one has to face a dilemma concerning one’s duty to his nation and his personal attachment. 

C、One is supposed to value nation more than personal ties.

D、They have been friends all along.

20【单选题】Why is Harry not able to write the stories in his memory?D

A、The stories pose difficult ethical situations.

B、He is too busy enjoying wealthy life.

C、He is incompetent.

D、Both a and b.

第五章章节测试

1【单选题】When did Alice Mu

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