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1、 ;. 美国文学选读期末试卷(A) Part : Choose the relevant match from Column B for each item in Column A. (10 points in all, 2 point for each) Group 1 Column A Column B ()1. Benjamin Franklin a. Moby Dick () 2.Edgar Allan Poe b. The Cast of Amontillado ()3. Ralph Waldo Emerson c. The Scarlet letter ()4. Nathaniel
2、 Hawthorne d. Self-Reliance ()5. Herman Melville e. The Autobiography Part : Gap filling (10 points in all, 1 point for each). 1. The Old Man and the Sea is written by . 2.Samuel Langhorne Clemens is better known by the pen name _ _ . 3. the remains of my relations means in Chinese. 4. I must not on
3、ly punish but punish with impunity means in Chinese. 5.is regarded as the first person to write the detective novel in the west. 6.Ralph Waldo Emerson is the supporter of . 7.Herman Melville is the famous and poet of America. 8.In 1836, a little book came out which made a tremendous impact on the in
4、tellectual life of America. It was entitled by Emerson. 9.The historical novel Scarlet Letter describes the17th century s life style of the in North America. 10. In Herman Melville s Moby Dick , as the opposite of the human being, the whale stands for . Part : Reading Comprehension (40 points in all
5、, 2 points for each). A I travel a lot, and I find out different “ styles” (风格 ) of directions ever y time 1 ask “How can I get to the post office?” Foreign tourists are often confused ( 困惑 ) in Japan because most streets there don t have names; in Japan, people use landmarks (地标 ) in their directio
6、ns instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “ Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.” In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There
7、are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “ Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.” People in Los Ang
8、eles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles. “ How far away is the post office?” you ask. “ Oh,” they answer, “ it s ;. about fiv e minutes from here.” You say, “ Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don t know. It s true that a person doesn t
9、 know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “ I don t know.”People in Yucatan believe that “ I don t know ” is impolite, they usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist
10、 can get very, very lost in Yucatan! 1. When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place they usually _ A. describe the place carefully B. show him a map of the place C. tell him the names of the streets D. refer to recognizable buildings and places 2. What is the place where people measu
11、re distance in time? _ A. New York. B. Los Angeles. C. Kansas. D. Iowa. 3. People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer _ A. in order to save time B. as a test C. so as to be polite D. for fun 4. What can we infer from the text? _ A. It s important for travelers to understand cultural differe
12、nces. B. It s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly. C. People have similar understandings of politeness. D. New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors. B Heroes of Our Time A good heart Dikembe Mutombo grew up in Africa among great poverty and disease. He came to Georgetown U
13、niversity on a scholarshipto study medicine but Coach John Thompson got a look at Dikembe and had a different idea. Dikembe became a star in the NBA, and a citizen of the United States. But he never forgot the land of his birth, or the duty to share his fortune with others. He built a new hospital i
14、n his old hometown in the Congo. A friend has said of this good-hearted man: “ Mutombo believes that God has given him this chance to do great things.” Success and kindness After her daughter was born, Julie Aigner-Clark searched for ways to share her love of music and art with her child. So she bor
15、rowed some equipment, and began filming children s videos in her own house. The Baby Einstein Company was born, and in just five years her business grew to more than $20 million in sales. And she is using her success to help others producing child safety videos with John Walsh of the National Center
16、 for Missing and Exploited Children. Julie says of her new program: “ I believe it s the most important thing that I have ever done. I believe that children have the right to live in a world that is safe.” Bravery and courage A few weeks ago, Wesley Autrey was waiting at a Harlem subway station with
17、 his two little girls when he saw a man fall into the path of a train. With seconds to act, Wesley jumped onto the tracks, pulled the man into the space between the rails, and held him as the train passed right above their heads. He insists he s not a hero. He says: “ We have got to show each other
18、some love.” 5. What was Mutombo praised for? . ;. A. Being a star in the NBA. B. Being a student of medicine. C. His work in the church. D. His willingness to help the needy. 6. Mulombo believes that building the new hospital is . A. helpful to his personal development B. something he should do for
19、his homeland C. a chance for his friends to share his money D. a way of showing his respect to the NBA 7. What did the Baby Einstein Company do at its beginning? . A. Produce safety equipment for children. B. Make videos to help protect children. C. Sell children s music and artwork. D. Look for mis
20、sing and exploited children. 8. Why was Wesley Autrey praised as a hero? . A. He helped a man get across the rails. B. He stopped a man from destroying the rails. C. He protected two little girls from getting hurt. D. He saved a person without considering his own safety. C Tom was one of the brighte
21、st boys in the year, with supportive parents. But when he was 15 he suddenly stopped trying. He left school at 16 with only two scores for secondary school subjects. One of the reasons that made it cool for him not to care was the power of his peer group. The lack of right male role models in many o
22、f their lives at home and particularly in the school environment means that their peers are the only people they have to judge themselves against. They don t see men succeeding in society so it doesn t occur to them that they could make something of themselves. Without male teachers as a role model,
23、 the effect of peer actions and street culture is all powerful. Boys want to be part of a club. However, schools can provide the environment for change, and provide the right role models for them. Teachers need to be trained to stop that but not in front of a child s peers. You have to do it one to
24、one, because that is when you see the real child. It s pointless sending a child home if he or she has done wrong. They see it as a welcome day off to watch television or play computer games. Instead, schools should have a special unit where a child who has done wrong goes for the day and gets advic
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