2015年電大文學英語賞析期末考試小抄

1 電大 文學英語賞析 期末考試小抄 命題原則 根據(jù)教材所涵蓋的有關知識內容以及與教材難度相當?shù)臅嬲Z言材料命題，涉及教材內容不少于 50%。 試題結構 考試部分 題型 分值 時間 文學基礎知識 多項選擇 /判斷正誤 /配對 /填空 30% 15分鐘 作品閱讀理解 簡答 50% 40分鐘 寫作 命題作文 20% 35分鐘 EXERCISES: Information for the examinees: This examination consists of 3 parts. They are: Part I: Literary Fundamentals (30 points) Part II: Reading Comprehension (50 points) Part III: Writing (20 points) The total marks for this examination are 100 points. Time allowed for completing this examination is 90 minutes. There will be no extra time to transfer answers to the Answer Sheet； therefore, you should write ALL your answers on the Answer Sheet as you do each task. Part I Literary Fundamentals 30 points Section 1. Match the writers with their works (10 points). Works 1. The Pearl 2. Lord of the Flies 3. The Dumb Waiter 4. An Inspector Calls 5. The Old Man and The Sea Writers A. John Steinbeck B. Robert Frost C. Harold Pinter D. Walt Whitman E. Ernest Hemingway F. JB Priestley G. Arthur Miller H. William Golding 1. A. 2. H 3. C 4. F 5. E Section 2. Decide whether the following statements are True (T ) or False (F) (10 points). 6. Arthur Miller wrote his play The Crucible in 1950s. The play is aimed to exposing the hypocrisy of the property-owning class of the United States. 7. Macbeth is one of Shakespeares tragedies. 8. What has been termed confessional poetry in widely associated with American poets such as Anne Sexton and Sylvia Plath. 9. “I have a dream” is a famous speech made by President Lincoln during the American Civil War. 10 . Wide Sargasso Sea, is based on the story of Jane Eyre. 6. F 7. T 8. T 9. F 10 T Section 3. Choose the correct answers to complete the following sentences (10 points). 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. At the end it will then usually bring us back to the same time zone we started from. A. climax B. point of view C. flashback D. setting 12. A stanza is a grouping of the verse lines in a poem. There are various stanzas containing two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight lines, etc. A _is a pair of rhymed lines that are equal in length. A. couplet B. ballad C. sonnet D. limerick 13. _ novels reflect the complexity and the inhuman aspects of Victorian society. His well-read novels include Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations and so on. A. Charles Dickens B. Charlotte Brontes C. Joseph Conrads D. Graham Greenes 14.Which figure of speech is used in the following lines by Martin Luther King? “With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.” A. Metaphor B. Parallelism C. Simile D. Personification 15. In his essay “Of studies”, Bacon classified books thus: “Some books are to be _, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and _”. A. tasted, skimmed B. skimmed, scanned C. scanned, perfected D. tasted, digested 11. C 12. A 13. A 14.B 15. D Part II Reading Comprehension 50 points Read the extracts and give brief answers to the questions below. Text 1 Nobody ever stopped him in the street to say, with gladsome looks, My dear Scrooge, how are you? When will you come to see me? No beggars implored him to bestow a trifle, no children asked him what it was oclock, no man or woman ever once in all his life inquired the way to such and such a place, of Scrooge. Even the blind mens dogs appeared to know him； and when they saw him coming on, would tug their owners into doorways and up courts； and then would wag their tails as though they said, No eye at all is better than an evil eye, dark master. (A Christmas Carol) Questions (10 points) 16. Why wouldnt children like to ask Scrooge the time? 17. What is the reaction of the blind mens dogs when they encountered Scrooge? 16. Because Scrooge is a mean-spirited miserly person. He wont help anybody. 17. The dogs would tug their owners into doorways and up courts； and then would wag their tails, indicating to their owners that this man is an evil person. 2 Text 2 Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone He was my North, my South, my East and West, My working week and my Sunday rest, My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song； I thought that love would last for ever: I was wrong. The stars are not wanted now: put out every one； Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun； Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood. For nothing now can ever come to any good. Questions (10 points) 18. What does the poet mean by the line “He was my North, my South, my East and West， /My working week and my Sunday rest, / My moon, my midnight, my talk, my song”? 19. Identify the key verbs the poet uses to call for things to be got rid of. 18. The poet is celebrating the importance of the loved / dead one to the poet/ or the dead is everything is to him or any similar idea. 19. Award one point for one of the following expressions: 1) put out 2)pack up 3) dismantle 4) pour away 5) sweep up . (Points should be given when ideas are similar or stand to reason.) Text 3 Lady Bracknell: What is your income? Jack: Between seven and eight thousand a year. Lady Bracknell (makes a note in her book): In land, or in investments? Jack: In investments, chiefly. Lady Bracknell: That is satisfactory. What between the duties expected of one during ones lifetime, and the duties exacted from one after ones death, land has ceased to be either a profit or a pleasure. It gives one position, and prevents one from keeping it up. Thats all that can be said about land. Jack: I have a country house with some land, of course, attached to it, about fifteen hundred acres, I believe； but I dont depend on that for my real income. In fact, as far as I can make out, the poachers are the only people who make anything out of it. Lady Bracknell: A country house! How many bedrooms? Well, that point can be cleared up afterwards. You have a town house, I hope? A girl with a simple, unspoiled nature, like Gwendolen, could hardly be expected to reside in the country. Jack: Well, I own a house in Belgrave Square, but it is let by the year to Lady Bloxham. Of course, I can get it back whenever I like, at six months notice. Lady Bracknell: Lady Bloxham? I dont know her. Jack: Oh, she goes about very little. She is a lady considerably advanced in years. Lady Bracknell: Ah, nowadays that is no guarantee of respectability of character. What number in Belgrave Square? Jack: 149. Lady Bracknell (shaking her head): The unfashionable side.I thought there was something. However, that could easily be altered. Jack: Do you mean the fashion, or the side? Lady Bracknell (sternly) : Both, if necessary, I presume. (The Importance of Being Earnest) Questions (10 points) 20. What are Lady Bracknells main criteria for choosing a husband for her daughter? Support your answer with a quotation from the text. 21. Which does Lady Bracknell prefer, investment or land? Support your answer with a quotation from the text. 20. Clearly income, property and family connections. For example, she asks Jack directly questions such as “Whats your income?” “You have a town house, I hope?” 21. She prefers investment to land. She feels land involves too many expenses during life, and is then taxed heavily after ones death. Quotation: What between the duties expected of one during ones lifetime, and the duties exacted from one after ones death, land has ceased to be either a profit or a pleasure. Text 4 Please note: This reading task will be relevant to the writing task in Part III. Mystery of the White Gardenia By Marsha Arons Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12, a white gardenia was delivered to my house in Bethesda, Md. No card or note came with it. Calls to the florist were always in vain - it was a cash purchase. After a while I stopped trying to discover the senders identity and just delighted in the beauty and heady perfume of that one magical, perfect flower nestled in soft pick tissue paper. But I never stopped imagining who the anonymous giver might be. Some of the happiest moments were spent daydreaming about someone wonderful and exciting but too shy or eccentric to make known his or her identity. My mother contributed to these imaginings. Shed ask me if there was someone for whom I had done a special kindness who might be showing appreciation. Perhaps the neighbor Id helped when she was unloading a car full of groceries. Or maybe it was the old man across the street whose mail I retrieved during the winter so he wouldnt have to venture down his icy steps. As a teen-ager, though, I had more fun speculating that it might be a boy I had a crush on or one who had noticed me even though I didnt know him. When I was 17, a boy broke my heart. The night he called for the last time, I cried myself to sleep. When I awoke in the morning, there was a message scribbled on my mirror in red lipstick: Heartily know, when half-gods go, the gods arrive. I thought about that quotation by Emerson for a long time, and until my heart healed, I left it where my mother had written it. When I finally went to get the glass cleaner, my mother knew everything was all right again. I dont remember ever slamming my door in anger at her and shouting, “you just dont understand!” because she did understand. One month before my high-school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. My feelings ranged from grief to abandonment, fear and overwhelming anger that my dad was missing some of the most important events in my life. I became completely uninterested in my upcoming graduation, the senior class play and the prom. But my mother, in the midst of her own grief, would not hear of my skipping any of those things. The day before my father died, my mother and I had gone shopping for a prom dress. We found a spectacular one, with yards and yards of doted swiss in red, white and blue, it made me feel like Scarlet OHara, but it was the wrong size. When my father died I forgot about the dress. My mother didnt. The day before the prom, I found that dress - in the right size - draped majestically over the living room sofa. It wasnt just delivered, still in the box. It was presented to me - beautifully, artistically, lovingly. I didnt care if I had a new dress or no. But my mother did. She wanted her children to feel loved and lovable, creative and imaginative, imbued with a sense that there was magic in the world and beauty even in the face of adversity. In truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia - lovely, strong, and perfect - with an aura of magic and perhaps a bit of mystery. My mother died ten days after I was married. I was 22. That was the year the gardenias stopped coming. Questions (20 points) 22. Who sent the white gardenias? Why were the flowers sent ? 23. When and how did the father die? How did the narrator feel at her fathers death? 24. What two traits of the mothers characters are highlighted in the story? Cite examples from the story to support your points. 3 25. Explain the role of the gardenia in the story. 22. The narrators mother. The mother sent the flowers to remind her daughter that a person could become all that the gardenia symbolisedloving, strong, and perfect. She kept it a secret so that the daughter could have the self-knowledge of her own good deeds as she speculated about who the sender might be. 23. The father died of heart attack close to her graduation from high school. She felt sad, disappointed that her father would not experience the important events in her life. 24 a. The mothers wisdom: She thought of a wise way to encourage kindness in her daughter: to send flowers secretly； or she wisely scribbled a quotation from Emerson on her daughters mirror instead of directly talking her teenage daughter into accepting the loss of her boyfriend. b. Her strength in the face of adversities: she stood strong when her husband died. 25. The gardenia is the essential symbol in the story, helping to bring about the theme of the story: mothers love. The gardenia symbolizes the qualities that the mother hoped for her daughter, qualities such as magical (aura of magic, a bit of mystery), loving, strong, perfect , etc Part III Writing 20 Points Summarize the story “Mystery of the White Gardenia” in about 150 words. KEYS: Part I Literary Fundamentals 30 points Section 1. Match the writers with their works (2 points each). 1. A. 2. H 3. C 4. F 5. E Section 2. Decide whether the following statements are True (T ) or False (F) . (2 points each) 6. F 7. T 8. T 9. F 10 T Section 3. Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentences (2 points each) . 11. C 12. A 13. A 14.B 15. D Part II Reading Comprehension 50 points 5 points each. Every 5 mistakes in grammar, spelling or of any other kind will lead to the reduction of one point. 16. Because Scrooge is a mean-spirited miserly person. He wont help anybody. 17. The dogs would tug their owners into doorways and up courts； and then would wag their tails, indicating to their owners that this man is an evil person. 18. The poet is celebrating the importance of the loved / dead one to the poet/ or the dead is everything is to him or any similar idea. 19. Award one point for one of the following expressions: 1) put out 2)pack up 3) dismantle 4) pour away 5) sweep up 20. Clearly income, property and family connections. For example, she asks Jack directly questions such as “Whats your income?” “You have a town house, I hope?” 21. She prefers investment to land. She feels land involves too many expenses during life, and is then taxed heavily after ones death. Quotation: What between the duties expected of one during ones lifetime, and the duties exacted from one after ones death, land has ceased to be either a profit or a pleasure. 22. The narrators mother. The mother sent the flowers to remind her daughter that a person could become all that the gardenia symbolisedloving, strong, and perfect. She kept it a secret so that the daughter could have the self-knowledge of her own good deeds as she speculated about who the sender might be. 23. The father died of heart attack close to her graduation from high school. She felt sad, disappointed that her father would not experience the important events in her life. 24 a. The mothers wisdom: She thought of a wise way to encourage kindness in her daughter: to send flowers secretly； or she wisely scribbled a quotation from Emerson on her daughters mirror instead of directly talking her teenage daughter into accepting the loss of her boyfriend. b. Her strength in the face of adversities: she stood strong when her husband died. 25. The gardenia is the essential symbol in the story, helping to bring about the theme of the story: mothers love. The gardenia symbolizes the qualities that the mother hoped for her daughter, qualities such as magical (aura of magic, a bit of mystery), loving, strong, perfect , etc. (Points should be given when ideas are similar or stand to reason.) Part III Writing 20 Points Exercises 2 Information for the examinees This examination consists of 3 parts. They are: Part I : Literary Fundamentals (30 points) Part II : Reading Comprehension (50 points) Part III : Writing (20 points) The total marks for this examination are 100 points. Time allowed for completing this examination is 90 minutes. There will be no extra time to transfer answers to the Answer Sheet； therefore , you should write ALL your answers on the Answer Sheet as you do each task. Part I Literary Fundamentals 30 points Section 1. Match the works with their writers (10 points). Works l. M yor of Casterbridge 2. A Christmas Carol 3. 1 Have a Dream 4. The Pearl 5. Eveline Writers A. John Steinbeck B. James Joyce C. Martin Luther King D. Robert Louis Stevenson E. Emily Dickinson F. Ernest Hemingway G. Thomas Hardy H. Charles Dickens 1. G 2. H 3. C 4. A 5. B Section 2. Decide whether the following statements are True C T) or False CF) (10 points). 6. Walt Whitman is well-known for his collection of poems Leaves of Grass. 7. Scrooge is a character created by Charles Dickens in his novel Great Exectations. 8. Joseph Conrad s well-known works include Lord im and Heart of Darkness. 9. Sherwood Anderson is an American writer who strongly influenced American short story writing between World War I and II. 10. Lady Bracknell is a comic character created by Oscar Wilde in his play Pygmalion. 6. T 7. F 8. T 9. T 10. F 4 Section 3. Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentences (1 0 points). 11. A is a pair of rhymed lines that are equal in length. A IS a fourteen-line lyric poem which rhymes in a highly controlled way. A. couplet , ballad C. sonnet , limerick B. couplet , sonnet D. ballad , haiku 12. is a device used by fiction writers to show something which happened before the present action , a moment earlier in time than the main story. A. Alliteration C. Flashback B. Allusion D. Coda 13. fiction usually focuses on people living dangerous lives - soldiers , hunters , bullfighters 一 tough people who meet the pain and difficulty of their existence with stoic courage. His major works include The Sun Also Rises , A. Arthur Miller， The Crucible B. Joseph Conrads , Heart of Darkness , For W。 m the Bell Tolls. C. Hemingway s , The Old Man and the Sea D. Graham Greene s , A Burnt-Out Case 14. Stop all the clocks , cut off the telephone is an elegy written by A. W. H. Auden C. Emily Dickison B. Dylan Thomas D. William Shakespeare 15. Read not to contradict and confute； nor to believe and take for granted； nor to find talk and discourse； but to weigh and consider. This is quoted from by A. an essay , Fancis Bacon C. a speech , Martin Luther King B. a speech , Abraham Lincoln D. an epic ， Michel de Montaigne 11. B 12. C 13. C 14. A 15. A Part II Reading Comprehension 50 points Read the extracts and give brief answers to the questions below. Text 1 Ralph looked at him dumbly. For a moment he had a fleeting picture of the strange glamour that had once invested the beaches. But the island was scorched up like dead wood - Simon was dead - and Jack had . The tears began to flow and sobs shook him. He gave himself up to them now for the first time on the island； great , shuddering spasms of grief that seemed to wrench his whole body. His voice rose under the black smoke before the burning wreckage of the island； and infected by that emotion , the other little boys began to shake and sob too. And in the middle of them, with filthy body , matted hair. and unwiped nose , Ralph wept for the end of innocence , the darkness of man s heart , and the fall through the air of the true. wise friend called Piggy. The officer , surrounded by these noises , was moved and a little embarrassed. He turned away to give them time to pull themselves together； and waited , allowing his eyes to rest on the trim cruiser in the distance. B. A Christmas Carol Questions 16-18 (9 points) 16. From which novel is the extract taken? (Write the letter representing your choice on your answer sheet. ) A. Lord of the Flies C. Great Expectations 17. In 2 or 3 sentences , summarize the scene described in the extract. What happened to Ralph and the boys? 18. What doesull themselves together (Line 2 , paragraph 2) mean? Text 2 I , t ， sing America I , too , sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes. But I laugh , And eat well , And grow strong. Tomorrow, I 11 be at the table When company comes. Nobody 11 dare Say to me , Eat in the kitchen , , Then. Besides, Theyll see how beautiful I am, And be shamed- I , too , am America. (Langston Hughes 0902-1967)J Questions 19-21 (9 points) In this poem, Hughes strikes the strongest note of the Song of the Black sel f. To accord with the straightforwardness of the message , the poem is written in (Question 19) . This brief poem 一一一一一一 (Question 20). The power of the expression lies in the frank simplicity of the idea and th 巳 tone of (Question 21) . The poem radiates a strong sense of dignity and pride , which helps to create a healthy , strong image of the black people in contrast to the traditional contemptuous light in which they were seen. The last line of the poem is particularly powerful. It echoes the opening line but varies one word. By changing sing into am , the poet makes a new identity for his people. 19. A. sonnet B. free verse C. ballad 20. A. exposes the hypocrisy of the injustice to the black people. B. protects against the ineffectiveness of the United States s government to stop racial discrimination. C. protects against the unfairness of racial discrimination and expresses their hope in a bright future when equality is achieved. 21. A. distress and confusion and anguish B. confidence and optimism C. regret and loss and nostalgia 16. A. 17. Ralph breaks down. He and the boys wept and cried together at the sight of the officer who came to their rescue. 18. It means to To regain ones composure , to regain one s calmness. 19. B 20. C 21. B Text 3 I tried to sleep； but my heart beat anxiously , my inward tranquillity was broken. The clock , far down in the hall , struck two. Just then it seemed my chamber-door was touched , as if fingers had swept the panels in groping a way along the dark gallery outside. I said , Who is there? Nothing answered. I was chilled with fear. All at once I remembered that it might be Pilot , who , when the kitchen door chanced to be left open , not infrequently found his way up to the threshold of Mr Rochester schamber: 5 I had seen him lying there myself in the mornings. The idea calmed me somewhat: I lay down. Silence composes the nerves； and as an unbroken hush now reigned again through the whole house , I began to feel the return of slumber. But it was not fated that I should sleep that night. A dream had scarcely approached my ear , when it fled affrighted , scared by a marrow-freezing incident enough. This was a demoniac laugh - low, suppressed , and deep - uttered , as it seemed , at the very keyhole of my chamber door. The head of my bed was near the door , and I thought at first the goblin-laugher stood at my bedside - or rather , crouched by my pillow. But I rose , looked round , and could see nothing； while , as I still gazed , the unnatural sound was reiterated , and I knew it came from behind the panels. My first impulse was to rise and fasten the bolt； my next , again to cry out , Who is there? B. Jne Eyre Questions 22-25 (12 points) 22. From which novel is the extract taken? (Write the letter representing your choice on the answer sheet. ) A. Heart of Darkness C. The Old Man and the Sea 23. What time of the day did the marrow-freezing incident happen? 24. What words did the author use to describe the laugh she heard? 25. What did the narrator I observe after she rose from her bed? 22. B 23. It was around two in the morning / It was after midnight. 24. It was a demoniac laugh-low , suppressed , deep or unnatural , goblin-laughter , etc. 25. The narrator looked around but she could see nothing. Text 4 Please note: This reading task will be relevant to the writing task in Part III. Thief He is waiting at the airline ticket counter when he first notices the young woman. She has glossy black hair pulled tightly into a knot at the back of her head 一 the man imagines it loosed and cascading to the small of her back - and carries over the shoulder of her leather coat a heavy black purse. She wears black boots of soft leather. He struggled to see her face - she is ahead of him in line - but it is not until she has bought her ticket and turns to walk away that he realizes her beauty , which is pale and dark-eyed and full-mouthed , and which quickens his heartbeat. She seems aware that he is staring at her and lowers her gaze abruptly. The airline clerk interrupts. The man gives up looking at the woman - he thinks she may be about twenty-five - and buys a round trip , coach class ticket to an eastern city. His flight leaves in an hour. To kill time , the man steps into one of the airport cocktail bars and orders a scotch and water. While he sips it he watches the flow of travelers through the terminal - including a remarkable number , he thinks , of unattached pretty women dressed in fashion magazine clothes - until he catches sight of the black-haired girl in the leather coat. She is standing near a Travelers Aid counter , deep in conversation with a second girl , a blonde in a cloth coat trimmed with gray fur. He wants somehow to attract the brunette s attention , to invite her to have a drink with him before her own flight leaves for wherever she is traveling. but even though he believes for a moment she is looking his way he cannot catch her eye from out of the shadows of the bar. In another instant the two women separate； neither of their directions is toward him. He orders a second scotch and When next he sees her , he is buying a magazine to read during the flight and becomes aware that someone is jostling him. At first he is startled that anyone would be so close as to touch him, but when he sees who it is he musters a smile. Busy place. he says. She looks up at him - Is she blushing? - and an odd grimace across her mouth and vanishes. She moves away from him and joins the crowds in the terminal. The man is at the counter with his magazine , but when he reaches into his back pocket for his wallet the pocket is empty. When could I have lost it? he thinks. His mind begins enumerating the credit cards , the currency , the membership and identification cards； his stomach churns with something very like fear. The girl who was so near to me , he thinks- and all at once he understands that she has picked his pocket. What is he to do? He still has his ticket , safely tucked inside his suitcoat - he reaches into the jacket to feel the envelo 肘， to make sure. He can take the flight , call someone to pick him up at his destination - since he cannot even afford the bus fare - conduct his business and fly home. But in the meantime he will have to do something about the lost credit cards - call home , have his wife get the numbers out of the top desk drawer , phone the card companies - so difficult a process , the whole thing suffocating. What should he do? First: Find a policeman , tell what has happ巳 ned， describe the young woman； damn her , he thinks , for seeming to be attentive to him, to let herself stand so close to him, blush prettily when he spoke and all the time she wanted only to steal from him. And her blush was not shyness but the anxiety of being caught； that was most disturbing of al l. Damned deceitful creatures. He will spare the policeman the details just tell what she has done , what is in the walle t. He grits his teeth. He will probably never see his wallet again. He is trying to decide if he should save time by talking to a guard near the x-ray machine when he is appalled and elated 一 to see the black-haired girl. CEbony-Tressed Thief , the newspapers will say. ) She is seated against a front window of the terminal , taxis and private cars moving sluggishly beyond her in the gathering darkness； she seems engrossed in a book. A seat beside her is empty , and the man occupies it. Ive been looking for you , he says. She glances at him with no sort of recognition. I don t know you , she says. Sure you do. She sighs and puts the book aside. Is this all you characters think about - picking up girls like we were stray animals? What do you think I am? You lifted my wallet , he says. He is pleased to have said lifted , thinking it sounds more worldly than stole or took or even ripped off. I beg your pardon? the girl says. I know you did - at the magazine counter. If you 11 just give it back , we can forget the whole thing. If you dont , then Ill hand you over to the police. She studies him, her face serious. All right , she says. She pulls the black bag onto 6 her lap , reaches into it and draws out a wallet. He takes it from her. Wait a minute , he says. This isn t mine. The girl runs； he bolts after her. It is like a scene in a movie - bystanders scattering , the girl zigzagging to avoid collisions , the sound of his own breathing reminding him how old he is - until he hears a woman s voice behind him. Stop , thief! Stop that man! The wallet is a woman s , fat with money and credit cards from places like Sack sand Peck &. Peck and Lord &. Taylor , and it belongs to the blonde in the fur-trimmed coat 一 the blonde he has earlier seen in conversation with the criminal brunette. She , too , is breathless , as is the policeman with her. T hat shim, the blonde girl says. He lifted my billfold. It occurs to the man that he cannot even prove his own identity to the policeman. Two weeks later 一 t he embarrassment and rage have diminished , the family lawyer has been paid , the confusion in his household has receded 一 the wallet turns up without explanation in one morning s mai l. It is intact , no money is missing , all the cards are in place. Though he is relieved , the man thinks that for the rest of his life he will feel guilty around policemen , and ashamed in the presence of women. Questions 26-29 (20 points) 26. The dark-haired woman moves about a lot at the airport. Where else does the male protagonist (主人公 ) see her besides the ticket counter? 27. Who do you think stole the mans wallet? The brunette or the blonde? Support your answer with details. 28. How do you understand the title of the story? How many thieves are there in the story? Explain your answer briefly. 29. What do you notice about the tenses used in this story? What is the effect of this on the way we experience the events? 26. At the magazine counter OR seated against the front window of a terminal. 27. The woman with black hair stole the male protagonist s wallet with the blonde s help. (3 points for the above. Award 2 points for relevant details. The following detail is for reference in marking the papers. ) The process of stealing the wallet: She is deep in conversation with the blonde to plan who to steal from and how to steal and has had the blonde s wallet with her. She stole the wallet from the male protagonist while jostling the man when he is buying a magazine to read during the flight. She gives the wallet prepared in advance to the man and begins to run to make the man run after her. The blonde calls the police saying that the man stole her wallet rom her to save the woman with black hair 28. The title Thief can refer to any / everyone of the characters in the story (The brunette , the blonde , the male protagonist who was suspected to steal from the blonde , the family lawyer who has got the pay to deal with the case). (Award 5 points to any proper answer with correct explanations. ) 29. The use of tense: present tense to write about past time. Part ill Writing 20 Points Summarize the story The Thief in about 100 words or write your own ending to the story in about 100 words to replace the last paragraph. Part I Literary Fundamentals 30 points Section 1. Match the writers with their works (2 points each) 1. G 2. H 3. C 4. A 5. B Section 2. Decide whether the following statements are True (T ) or False (F) (2 points each) 6. T 7. F 8. T 9. T 10. F Section 3. Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentences (2 points each) 11. B 12. C 13. C 14. A 15. A Part II Reading Comprehension 50 points 3 points each for questions 16-25； 5 points each for questions 26-29. Every 5 mistakes in grammar , spelling or of any other kind will lead to the reduction 。 f one point. 16. A. 17. Ralph breaks down. He and the boys wept and cried together at the sight of the officer who came to their rescue. 18. It means to To regain ones composure , to regain one s calmness. 19. B 20. C 21. B 22. B 23. It was around two in the morning / It was after midnight. 24. It was a demoniac laugh-low , suppressed , deep or unnatural , goblin-laughter , etc. 25. The narrator looked around but she could see nothing. 26. At the magazine counter OR seated against the front window of a terminal. 27. The woman with black hair stole the male protagonist s wallet with the blonde s help. (3 points for the above. Award 2 points for relevant details. The following detail is for reference in marking the papers. ) The process of stealing the wallet: She is deep in conversation with the blonde to plan who to steal from and how to steal and has had the blonde s wallet with her. She stole the wallet from the male protagonist while jostling the man when he is buying a magazine to read during the flight. She gives the wallet prepared in advance to the man and begins to run to make the man run after her. The blonde calls the police saying that the man stole her wallet rom her to save the woman with black hair 28. The title Thief can refer to any / everyone of the characters in the story (The brunette , the blonde , the male protagonist who was suspected to steal from the blonde , the family lawyer who has got the pay to deal with the case). (Award 5 points to any proper answer with correct explanations. ) 29. The use of tense: present tense to write about past time. (3 points) The effect of this is to make the events seem more immediate , as if they are happening before our eyes. / The use of present tenses makes the story seem more vivid , as if it is unfolding before our eyes as we read it. The Present Perfect is used in the last paragraph , highlighting the present effects of past actions. (2 points). (Points should be given when ideas are similar or stand to reason. ) Part III Writing 20 Points 7 請您刪除一下內容， O( _ )O謝謝！ 2015年中央電大期末復習考試小抄大全，電大期末考試必備小抄，電大考試必過小抄 After earning his spurs in the kitchens of The Westin, The Sheraton, Sens on the Bund, and a sprinkling of other top-notch venues, Simpson Lu fi nally got the chance to become his own boss in November 2010. Sort of. The Shanghai-born chef might not actually own California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) but he is in sole charge of both kitchen and frontof- house at this Sinan Mansionsstalwart. Its certainly a responsibility to be the head chef, and then to have to manage the rest of the restaurant as well, the 31-year-old tells Enjoy Shanghai. In hotels, for example, these jobs are strictly demarcated, so its a great opportunity to learn how a business operates across the board. It was a task that management back in sunny California evidently felt he was ready for, and a vote of confi dence from a company that, to date, has opened 250 outlets in 11 countries. And for added pressure, the Shanghai branch was also CPKs China debut. For sure it was a big step, and unlike all their other Asia operations that are franchises, they decided to manage it directly to begin with, says Simpson. Two years ago a private franchisee took over the lease, but the links to CPK headquarters are still strong, with a mainland-based brand ambassador on hand to ensure the business adheres to its ethos of creating innovative, hearth-baked pizzas, a slice of PR blurb that Simpson insists lives up to the hype. They are very innovative, he says. The problem with most fast food places is that they use the same sauce on every pizza and just change the toppings. Every one of our 16 pizza sauces is a unique recipe that has been formulated to complement the toppings perfectly. The largely local customer base evidently agrees and on Saturday and Sunday, at least, the place is teeming. The kids-eat-for-free policy at weekends is undoubtedly a big draw, as well as is the spacious second-fl oor layout overlooked by a canopy of green from Fuxing Park over the road. The company is also focusing on increasing brand recognition and in recent years has taken part in outside events such as the regular California Week. Still, the sta are honest enough to admit that business could be better； as good, in fact, as in CPKs second outlet in the popular Kerry Parkside shopping mall in Pudong. Sinan Mansions has really struggled to get the number of visitors that were envisaged when it first opened, and it hasnt been easy for any of the tenants here, adds Simpson. Were planning a third outlet in the city in 2015, and we will probably choose a shopping mall again because of the better foot traffic. The tearooms once frequented by Coco Chanel and Marcel Proust are upping sticks and coming to Shanghai, Xu Junqian visits the Parisian outpost with sweet treats. One thing the century-old Parisian tearoom Angelina has shown is that legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel not only had style and glamor but also boasted great taste in food, pastries in particular. One of the most popular tearooms in Paris, Angelina is famous for having once been frequented by celebrities such as Chanel and writer Marcel Proust. Now Angelina has packed up its French ambience, efficient service, and beautiful, comforting desserts and flown them to Shanghai. At the flagship dine-in and take-out space in Shanghai, everything mimics the original tearoom designed from the beginning of the 20th century, in Paris, the height of Belle Epoque. The paintings on the wall, for example, are exactly the same as the one that depicts the landscape of southern France, the hometown of the owner； and the small tables are intentional imitations of the ones that Coco Chanel once sat at every afternoon for hot chocolate. The famous hot chocolate, known as LAfricain, is a luxurious mixture of four types of cocoa beans imported from Africa, blended in Paris and then shipped to Shanghai. Its sinfully sweet, rich and thick as if putting a bar of melting chocolate directly on the tongue and the fresh whipped cream on the side makes a light, but equally gratifying contrast. It is also sold in glass bottles as takeaway. The signature Mont-Blanc chestnut cake consists of three parts: the pureed chestnut on top, the vanilla cream like stuffing, and the meringue as base. Get all three layers in one scoop, not only for the different textures but also various flavors of sweetness. The dessert has maintained its popular