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1、12000年4月48.WilliamFaulkneraNobelPrizawinnerhasanimptantpositioninAmericanliterature.NametwoofhisMajnovels.Doyouknowanythingabout“YoknapatawphaCounty“WhatisuniqueofFaulknersfictionhisticallygeographicallyA.下列作品中任何兩本：Soldi

2、ersPaySartisTheSoundtheFuryAsILayDyingLightinAugustAbsalomAbsalom!TheHamletTheTownTheMansionIntruderintheDust.B.YoknapatawphaCountyisanimaginedplacebasedonFaulknersownhometownaplacethathetookfthesettingof15ofhis19novelsm

3、anyshtsties.ThissmallregionintheAmericanSouthbecomesinFaulknersfictionanallegyaparableoftheOldSouth.C.HisliteraryrepresentationoftheOldSouthhisthemeofthedeteriationlossmaldecayoftheOldSouthwhenitwasfallingapart.50.Whatma

4、kesMarkTwainsTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnmethanachildsadventurestyBrieflydiscussthequestionfromTHREEofthefollowingaspects:thesettingthelanguagetheacter（s）thethemethestyle.A.Setting:InthenovelMarkTwainrecreatesasmalltow

5、nwldofAmericapresentsthelocalcol.B.Language:Heusessimpledirectlanguagefaithfultothecolloquialspeechthevernacularlanguageofthelocalpeople.C.acter（s）:TheauthrecreatestworebelsfugitivesrunningawayfromcivilizationespeciallyH

6、uckleberryFinnaninnocentboywhorefusestoaccepttheconventionalvillagemality.D.Theme:ThenovelisacriticismofsocialinjusticehypocrisyconservativenessnarrowmindednessoftheAmericansmalltownsociety.E.Style:Thenovelemploysahumous

7、styleofnarrationisalsohighlysymbolicwiththecentralsymbol.2001年4月45.“’Myboy!’saidtheoldgentlemanleaningoverthedesk.Oliverstartedatthesound.Hemightbeexcusedfdoingsofthewdswerekindlysaidstrangesoundsfrightenone.Hetrembledvi

8、olentlyburstintotears.“(lesDickensOliverTwist)Explainwhytheboy[OliverTwist]startedfirstthentrembledviolentlyburstintotearswhenthewdswere“kindly“said.Theboystartedatthewdsbecausekindwdswerenotexpecteditis(wasmustbe)thefir

9、sttimeinallhislifethattheboy[OliverTwist]hadeverbeen“kindly“greetedstrangesoundsmaypredictanothersufferingmisftunetture...)(Atleastoneexamplefromthetextisexpectedtobackuptheabovestatement)47.Whyarenaturalistsinevitablype

10、ssimisticintheirviewPleasediscusstheabovequestioninrelationtothebasicprinciplesofliterarynaturalism.Answers:A.TheyacceptthenegativeimplicationofDarwin’stheyofevolutionbelievethatsocietyisa“jungle“wheresurvivalstrugglesgo

11、on.B.Theybelievethatman’sinstincttheenvironmentothersocialeconomicfcesplayanoverwhelmingroleman’sfateis“determined“bysuchfcesbeyondhiscontrol.48.“Eventhenhestoodtherehiddenwhollyinthatkindnesswhichisnightwhiletheuprising

12、fumesfilledtheroom.Whentheodreachedhisnostrilshequithisattitudefumbledfthebed.’What’stheuse’hesaidweaklyashestretchedhimselftorest.“TheyaboveisquotedfromThoedeDreiser’sSisterCarrie.Brieflytellthesituationthatleadstothesu

13、icideinterpretHurstwood’sfinalwds“What’stheuse“Answers:A.SisterCarriehasmadeagreatsuccess.AsherfamearisesshedesertsherfmerloverHurstwood.InacoldwinterHurstwoodmakesalastattempttoseekhelpfromCarriebuthasfailedsoIdesperati

14、onhedecidestokillhimselfbyturningonthegas.B.BymakingthatcommentHurstwoodseemstohaverealizedthatitisuselesstocontinuetofightagainstfate.Hisfateisnotcontrolledbyhisownefftsbutbysomesocialfcestoostrongfhimtoresistsohedecide

15、stogiveup.49.DanielDefoe’snovelRobinsonCrusoewasagreatsuccesspartlybecausetheprotagonistwasarealdleclasshero.DiscussCrusoetheprotagonistofthenovelasanembodimentoftherisingdleclassvirtuesintheeighteenthcenturyEngl.A.Socia

16、lbackground:TheEighteenthCenturyEnglwitnessedthegrowingimptanceofthebourgeoisdleclass.a.TheIndustrialRevolutionb.Theexpansionofinternationalmarketsc.Valuesvirtuesmalstards...differentfromthoseofthefeudalaristocraticclass

17、courageousfullofenergyhardwkingpracticalresourcefulselfreliantetcthusd.Literatureshouldgiveprovidearealisticpresentationofthelifeofthecommonpeopleitshouldmeetthedeminterestofthedleclasspeople.B.RobinsonCrusoeembodiesthev

18、irtueofthedleclasspeople.a.Crusoeasanadventurouscourageousmanfullofenergycourage:(examplefromthetext):345.Whatarethemajthemesofmodernistliterature46.What’sthethemeofTheWasteL47.HowdoyouphilosophicallydefineTranscendental

19、ism50.GiveabriefdiscussionofWhitman’sstylelanguage.2003年4月45.InChapter15ofWutheringHeightsHeathcliffsaidtoCatherine:“WhydidyoubetrayyourownCathy...Youlovedme－thenwhatrighthaveyoutoleaveme...Ihavenotbrokenyourheart－youhav

20、ebrokenit－inbreakingityouhavebrokenmine.”TakingthewholenovelintoconsiderationdoyouthinkHeathcliff’saboveaccusationofCatherine’sbetrayalcanbejustifiedIfyouthinksowhatreasonsdoesCatherinehavetobetrayHeathclifftheirloveA.He

21、athcliffsaccusationcanbejustified.B.Thereasonsofherbetrayalmaybe:1)ThefancyshefeltfLintonthatisshewasattractedbyLintonspleasantpersonalityhisrichknowledgehiselegantmanners.2)Hervainglymadeherdesireakindofupperclasslifeso

22、cialstatus.3)ShewasafraidthatshemightsufferpovertybedegradedifshehadgotmarriedtoHeathcliff.4)ShefanciedifshegotmarriedtoLintonshemighthavethemeanstohelpHeathcliffingettingagoodeducationbecomingagentlemansothattheycouldbe

23、unitedwithoutbeingdegraded.47.ThefollowingpassageistakenfromTheMerchantofVenice.Readitcarefullyfindthedramaticitcontains.Useitasanexampletoillustratewhatdramaticironyis.“Bassanio:AntonioIammarriedtoawifeWhichisasdeartome

24、aslifeitselfButlifeitselfmywifeallwldArenotwithmeesteem’dabovethylifeIwouldloseallaysacrificethemallHeretothisdeviltodeliveryou.Ptia:YourwifewouldgiveyoulittlethanksfthatIfshewerebytohearyoumaketheoffer.”A.Whentheaudienc

25、eisawareofadiscrepancybetweenaacterSperceptionofhisherownsituationthetruenatureofthatsituationthatisdramaticirony.B.InthegivenexamplePtiaBassaniosnewlymarriedwifedisguisedherselfasthelawyertotakegeofthecase.Ptiaherselfth

26、eaudienceknowallthisbutBassanioisignantofit.SowhenBassaniooffersinfrontofhisdisguisedwifetosacrificeherindertodeliverAntoniohemakeshimselfbehaveinaridiculouswayintheeyesoftheaudience.Thusaneffectofdramaticironyisachieved

27、.48.WhatisthemostfamousthemeinHenryJames′sfictionwhatishisfavouriteapproachinacterizationwhichmakeshimdifferentfromMarkW.D.HowellsasrealistsGivetwotitlesofhiswksinwhichthisthemethisapproachareemployed.HenryJamessmostfamo

28、usthemeiswhatisgenerallycalled“theinternationaltheme“.HisnovelsshtstiesofthethemearealwayssetagainstalargerinternationalbackgroundusuallybetweenEuropeAmerica.Theycenteraroundtheconflictofthetwoculturesrepresentedbyaninno

29、centAmericanasophisticatedEuropean.Jamesisregardedasthefounderofpsychologicalrealismfhispsychoanalyticalapproachtohisacters.DaisyMillerThePtraitofALadyTheAmericanTheAmbassadsarehisrepresentativewksofthiskind.50.Retellina

30、fewsentencesthestyofthelastchapter(Ch135)“TheChase－ThirdDay”ofMelville’snovelMobyDick.Discussthemeaningoftheendingofthesty.ThestyofMobyDickissimpletellingthebattlebetweenAhabcaptainofthewhalingshipPequodthemonstrouswhite

31、whaleMobyDick.Ahabisobsessedbyhisdeterminationtorevengehimselfuponthefiercecunningwhalebecauseithascrippledhim.Aftermanydaysofsearchpursuitthewhitewhaleisfinallysighted.Chapter135isadeionofthethirddayschase.Threeboatshav

32、ebeenloweredinchaseofthewhalebuttwoofthemarelaterdestroyedbythewhale.AlthoughthewhaleisharpoonedatlasttheshipissunkallthepeopleaboardaredrownedexceptIshmalethenarratofthestywhohappenstoberescuedbyanotherwhaleship.MobyDic

33、kisnotmerelyawhalingtaleseaadventure.Itisatragicepic.ThevoyagethePequodhasmadeisasymbolicvoyageofthemindinquestofthetruthknowledgeoftheuniverseaspiritualexplationintomansdeeprealitypsychology.ThebattlebetweenAhabthewhite