1. …I glaneed back once. A wafer of a moon was shining over Gatsby's house,making the ni ght fine as before, and survi ving the laughter and the sound ofhis still glowing garden. A sudden emptiness seemed to flow now from the windows and the great doors, endowing with complete isolation the figure of the host, who stood on the porch, his hand up in a formal gesture of farewell.A. lden tify the author and the title of the no vel from which this passage istake n.F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great GatsbyB. The passage describes the end of an eve nt. What is it?It is a description of the end of a big partyC. What implied meaning can you get from read ing this passage?The passage hints at the meaninglessness, spiritual emptiness and vanityof such a life of pleasure-seeking. There is a tragic sense that the party ”will be over.2. My ton gue, every atom of my blood, form'd from this soil, this air,Born here of pare nts born here from pare nts the same, and their pare nts thesame,I, now thirty-seve n years old in perfect health begi n,Hoping to cease not till death.A. Iden tify the poet and the title of the poem.Whitman, Song of MyselfB. What do "soil" and "air" represe nt in the first line?America, his coun try, his n ative landC. What does the poet try to say in the above four lin es?I was born and nurtured by this land and shall from now on devote my whole life to the coun try.3. I celebrate myself, and sing myself,And what I assume you shall assume,For every atom bel onging to me as good bel ongs to you.I loafe and inv ite my soul,I lea n and loafe at my ease observ ing a spear of summer grass. ”(From Walt Whitman ' So ng of Myself ”)A. Who does myself ” refer to ?The poet himself and the America n people.B. How do you un dersta nd the line I loafe and in vite my soul? ”The line in dicates a separati on of the body and the soul.C. What does a spear of summer grass "symbolize?The phrase in dicates Whitma n ' optimism and experie nee.4. "A nd the n ative hue of resoluti on/Is sicklied o 'r with the pale cast ofthought." (Shakespeare, Humlet)A. What does the "n ative hue of resoluti on" mea n?determ in ati on (determ inedn ess, actio n, activity, ...)B. What does the "pale cast of thought" sta nd for?con siderati on (in decisi on, in activity, hesitati on,...)C. What idea do the two lines express? Too much thi nking (con siderati on,...) made (makes) activity (acti on) impossible.5. "Wild Spirit, which art moving everywhere; /Destroyer and Preserver; hear, O hear!"A. Ide ntify the poem and the poet.Shelley ' Ode to the West WindB. What is the "Wild Spirit"?The West Wind; "breath of Autumn ' being"C. What does the "Wild Spirit" destroy and preserve?It destroys things that are dead, it preserves new life.6. "Whe n the mini ster spoke from the pulpit, with power and fervid eloque nee,and, with his hands on the ope n bible, of the sacred truths of our religi on,and of sain t-like lives and triumpha nt deaths, and of future bliss or miseryunu tterable, the n did Goodma nBrow n turn pale, dreadi ng, lest the roof should thun der dow n upon the gray blasphemer and his hearers.A. Ide ntify the title of the short story from which this part is take n.Hawthorne ' Young Goodman BrownB. What had happe ned in the story before this church sce ne?Brow n had atte nded a witches ' party where he saw many prom inent peopleof the village, the mini ster in cluded.C. Why was Goodma n Brow n afraid the roof might thun der dow n?Brow n was shocked by the mini ster, secretly a member of the evil club,who could talk about sacred truths of the religi on ope nly and un ashamedly. Hethought God would punish such hypocrites dow n on them.7. (A lot of comm on objects have bee n enu merated before, and here are the last two lines of There Was a Child Went Forth :)The horizon ' edge, the flying sea-crow, the fragranee of salt marsh and shore mud.These became part of that child who went forth every day, and who now goes,and will always go forth every day.A. Who is the author of this poem? What is the title of the poem?Whitma n. There was a Child Went ForthB. What does the "Child" sta nd for in the poem?The young grow ing America.C. In one or two senten ces, i nterpret the implied meaning of the two lin es.The poet uses his childhood experie nee of grow ing up and lear ning aboutthe world around him to imply that young America will grow and develop likethat.D. How do you un dersta nd These became part of the child ”？It is interesting to reexamine the sequenee of the items list in this poemwhich became part of the child ". They reflect the natural process of a boy ' growth. At first, his world was limited within the barnyard. Later, he sought into fields and streets.Then, he became interested in something more mysterious —his fellow huma n bein gs. Fin ally, he was on the symbolic threshold of the outside world, the sea. He had grow n in to a young man from a boy.8. And when I am formulated, sprawling on a pin,Whe n I am pinned and wriggli ng on the wall.Then how should begi nTo spit out all the butt-e nds of my days and ways. ”精选We passed The Fields of Gazi ng Grain T.S. Eliot' The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.B. What does the phrase butt-ends ” mean? The ends of cigarettes, meaning trivial thi ngs here.C. What idea does the quoted passage express? Here, Prufrock' s in ability to do any thi ng aga inst the society he is inis made him strikingly clear by using a sharp comparison. Prufrock imagines himself as a kind of in sect pinned on the wall and struggli ng in vain to get free. This image vividly shows Prufrock ' curre nt predicame nt. 9.“shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere ages and ages hen ce: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I —I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the differe nee. ”A. Iden fity the poem and the poet. Robert Lee Frost' The Road Not Take n.B. What does the phrase ages and ages hence ” mean?Many many years later.C. What idea does the quoted passage express?The speaker is telling his experienee of making the choice of the roads. But he is conscious of the fact that his choice will have made all the differenee in his life. He seems to be giving a suggestion to the reader make good choice of your life ”.D. What additi onal meaning do the two roads have?Life is here compared to a journ ey. The two roads sta nd for the choice one has to make at a critical moment in his life. E. What dilemma is the speaker facing?Since where the road leads to is un certa in, one has to wait to see the result of the choice until one' life is coming to an end. Then it will be toolate. The speaker ack no wledges the limits of life, yet he in dulges himself i n the notion that we could be really different from what we have become, because life is un predictable. 10. A violet by a mossy stoneHalf hidde n from the eye!—Fair as a star, whe n only oneIs shi ning in the sky.”A. Identify the author and the title of the poem from which this stanza is take n. William Wordsworth, She Dwelt Among the Un trodden Ways ”B. Pick out the metaphor used in this sta nza.The flower (violet) is used as a metaphor.C. What quality does the author intend to show by using the metaphor?By compari ng a country girl (Lucy) to a violet, the author intends toshow her quality of beauty and her virtues which are often neglected by the comm on people just like a wild flower bloom ing by an un trodde n road. 11. We passed The School, where Childre n stroveWe passed The Setti ng Sun — ”A. Who is the author and the poemEmily Dick insonBecause I could not stop for Death— ”B. What do the un derli ned parts symbolize?It stands for three stage of life:the school ” --youth, the Fields ofGazing Grain ” 一mature period,the sett ing sun ” 一end of lifeC. Where were we” heading toward?We are riding in a carriage, heading towards Eternity. D. What figure of speech is used in the poem? SymbolismE. What are Dickinson ' unique writing features in relation to the quoted lin es?Dashes are used as a musical device to create cade nee and capital lettersas a means of emphasis.12.Never did sun more beautifully steep In his first sple ndor, valley, rock, or hill; Ne 'r saw I, n ever felt, a calm so deep! The river glideth at his own sweet will: Dear God! The very houses seem asleep; And all that mighty heart is lyi ng still! ”(William Wordsworth ' sonnet: Composed upon Westminster Bridge September 3,1802) Questi ons:A. What does the word glideth ” in the fourth line mean? The word glideth ” means flows ”B. What kind of figure of speech is used by wordsworth to describe the river ”？ Wordsworth uses personification to describe the river ”.C. What idea does the fourth line express?The 4th line expresses the idea that the river is flowing happily as a living thi ngs, which implies the beauty of the n ature. D. What does this sonnet describe?It describes a vivid picture of a beautiful morning in London. E. What does the word mighty heart ” refer to? LondonF. The sonnet follows strictly the Italian form. What is the feature of the Italia n form of sonn et?It follows strictly the Italian form, with a clear division between the octave and the sestet, the rhyme scheme is abbaabba, cdcdcd..13.The river glideth at his own sweet will :Dear God! the very houses seem asleep;And all that mighty heart is lyi ng still!”(from William Wordsworth ' Composed upon Westmi nster Bridge ”)A. What figure of speech is used in the quoted lin es? Italian formB. What does that mighty heart ' refer to?At Recess — in the Ring A.lden tify the poem and the poet.London精选C. What does the poem describe?It describes a vivid picture of a beautiful morning in London14. With Blue —un certa in stumbli ng Buzz —Betwee n the light —and me —And the n the Win dows failed —and the nI could not see to see —”A. Ide ntify the poem and the poet.I heard a Fly buzz-whe n 丨died by Emily Dick inson.B. What do Windows” symbolically stand for?Eyes, for they are con sidered as the win dow of huma n soul..C. What idea does the quoted passage express?The last thing the dying person saw and heard was the flying and its buzz. Whenthe eyes failed, the humansoul was closed and the person died. (The speaker could not see any of the afterlife or God or an gels she expected to see.)15. “Is'dyi ng hard, Daddy? 'No, I thi nk it s pretty easy, Nick, It all depe nds. ”'A. Ide ntify the work and the author.Earnest Hemin gway, I ndia n CampB. What was Nick preoccupied with whe n he asked the questi on?Nick was preoccupied with the pain and the viole nee of death./life anddeathC. Why did the father add It all depends ” after he answered his son ' questi on?By adding It all depends ” the father meant that death means differentlyto different people. To such weak persons like the husband of the Indian woman it ' a pretty easy, while str on g-willed pers on will not easily commit suicide.16. “Faith! Faith! ? cried the husband. Look up to Heaven, and resist the Wicked One.'”A. Identify the work and the author.Hawtho rne, Young Goodma n Brow nB. What idea does the quoted sentence express?GoodmanBrown here is obviously addressing the image of his wife, urging her to resist the devil. At the same time he is exhorting himself to have faith, to look heave nward, to withsta nd the infernal eloque nee of the Wicked one.17. Not on thy sole, but on thy soul, harsh Jew,Thou mak' st thy knife kee n; but no metal can,No, not the han gma n ' axe, bear half the kee nn essOf thy sharp envy. ”A. Identify the author and the title of the play from which this part is taken.William Shakespeare, The Mercha nt of Veni ce.B. What figure of speech is used in this quoted passage?PunC. What idea does the passage express?18. The woods are lovely, dark and deep,But I have promises to keep,A. Ide ntify the poem and the poet.Robert Lee Frost, Stopp ing by Woods on a Snowy Eve ningB. What does the word sleep "mean?dieC. What idea do the four lines express?When facing the still and lovely forest, the speaker cannot stay, because of his obligati on and resp on sibilities.19. Not lose possessi on of that fair thou ow s t:Nor shall Death brag thou wan der 'st in his shade,Whe n in eter nal lines to time thou grow 'st;So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. ”A. Identify the author and the title of the poem.Shakespeare ' Sonnet 18B. What does the word this "in the last line refer to?This ” refers to the poem.C. What idea do the quoted lines express?Whe n you are in my eter nal poetry, you are eve n with time. A nice summer ' day is usually tra nsie nt, but the beauty in poetry can last forever.20 . Shall I compare thee to a summer s day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate:Rough winds do shake the darli ng buds of May,And summer ' lease hath all too short a date: ”A. Identify the poet and the poem from which the quoted lines are taken.Shakespeare ' Sonnet 18B. Name the figure of speech employed in the poem.Pers on ificati onC. What is the theme of the poem?A nice summer ' day is usually tran sie nt, but the beauty in poetry canlast for ever.21. “ --only Miss Emily ' house was left, lifting its stubborn and coquettishdecay above the cotton wagons and the gasoline pumps—an eyesore among eyesores. ”A. Ide ntify the author and the work.William Faulk ner ' A Rose for Emily.B. What is the meaning of an eyesore among eyesores ”？The meaning of an eyesore among eyesores "is the most un pleasa nt thingto look at.C. What does this quoted passage in dicate?The house is a perfect mirror image of the owner who is stubbo rn andcoquettish and deliberately detaches herself from the comm unal life in thissmall tow n.22. To be, or not to be —that is the questi on;Whether ' tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe sli ngs and arrows of outrageous fort une,And miles to go before I sleep.精选Or to take arms aga inst a sea of troubles, And miles to go before I sleep,精选Jane Eyre loves Rochester but she values her basic rights and equalityA. Identify the author and the title of the passage from which this part istake n.William Shakespeare, HamletB. Expla in the meaning of To be, or not to be ”To live on in this world or to die, to suffer or to take action.C. How you un dersta nd the last lin es?To take up arms aga inst troubles that sweep upon us like a sea.23. For oft, whe n on my couch I lieIn vaca nt or in pen sive mood,they flash upon that in ward eye ”A . Identify the author and the title.William Wordsworth, I wan dered Lon ely as a CloudB . What does the phrase inward eye ” mean?Huma n soulC . Write out the main idea of the passage in plain English.The poet expressed his love for the daffodils.24. There was music from my n eighbor 'house through the summer ni ghts. Inhis blue garde ns men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperi ngsand the champag ne and the stars. At high tide in the after noon I watched hisguests diving from the tower of his raft, or tak ing the sun on the hot sandof his beach while his two motor —boats slit the waters of the Sound, draw ingaquapla nes over cataracts of foam. On week —ends his Rolls —Royce became an omni bus, beari ng parties to and from the city betwee n nine in the morning and long past mid ni ght, while his stati on wag on scampered like a brisk yellow bugto meet all trains. And on Mon days eight serva nts, in clud ing an extra garde ner, toiled all day with mops and scrubbing —brushes and hammers and garden —shears, repair ing the ravages of the ni ght before. ”A. Identify the author and the title of the novel from which this passageis take n.F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great GatsbyB. What can you imply by reading this passage?It describes Gatsby ' extravaga nee.C. What do the moths "symbolize?Moths are used metaphorically to refer to those people who are draw n tothe party simply for its glamour, for the wealth of Gatsby.25. Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? —You think wrong! •…And if God had gifted me with some beauty, and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it isnow for me to leave you ----------- it is my spirit that addresses your spirit; justas if both had passed through the grave, and we stood at God ' feet, equal —aswe are! ”A. Identify the author and the novel from which the quoted part is taken.Charlotte Bronte, Jane EyreB. To whom is the speaker speaking?Jane Eyre is speak ing to Rochester.as a huma n being.26. Whe n the stars threw dow n their spears,And water ' heave n with their tears,Did he smile his work to see?Did he who made the Lamb make thee? ”A. Ide ntify the poet and the poem from which the quoted lines are take nWilliam Blake 'The Tyger "B. Whom does the he' refer to? -the GodC. What does the Lamb” symbolize?The Lamb" symbol of peace and purity.27. I cannot rub the stra ngen ess from my sightI got from look ing through a pane of glassI skimmed this morning from the drinking troughAnd held aga inst the world of hoary grass. "A. Ide ntify the poet and the poem from which the quoted lines are take n.Robert Lee Frost, After Apple-Picki ngB. what does the word strangeness ' refer to? —the esse nee of win ter sleep " ????????C. What do the quoted lines imply?C. What does the quoted part imply about the speaker? And by oppos ing end them?精选谢谢观看!欢迎您的下载，资料仅供参考，如有雷同纯属意外。