题目内容
Moreover, insofar as any interpretation of its author can be made from the five or six plays attributed to him, the Wake field Master is uniformly considered to be a man of sharp contemporary observation. He was, formally, perhaps clerically educated, as his Latin and music, his Biblical and patristic lore indicate. He is, still, celebrated mainly for his quick sympathy for the oppressed and forgotten man, his sharp eye for character, a ready ear for colloquial vernacular turns of speech and a humor alternately rude and boisterous, coarse and happy. Hence despite his conscious artistry as manifest in his feeling for intricate metrical and stanza forms, he is looked upon as a kind of medieval Steinbeck, indignantly angry at, uncompromisingly and even brutally realistic in presenting the plight of the agricultural poor.
Thus taking the play and the author together, it is mow fairly conventional to regard the former as a kind of ultimate point in the secularization of the medieval drama. Hence much emphasis on it as depicting realistically humble manners and pastoral life in the bleak hills of the West Riding of Yorkshire on a typically cold bight of December 24th. After what are often regarded as almost “documentaries” given in the three successive monologues of the three shepherds, critics go on to affirm that the realism is then intensified into a burlesque mock-treatment of the Nativity. Finally as a sort of epilogue or after-thought in deference to the Biblical origins of the materials, the play slides back into an atavistic mood of early innocent reverence. Actually, as we shall see, the final scene is not only the culminating scene but perhaps the raison d’etre of introductory “realism.”
There is much on the surface of the present play to support the conventional view of its mood of secular realism. All the same, the “realism” of the Wakefield Master is of a paradoxical turn. His wide knowledge of people, as well as books indicates no cloistered contemplative but one in close relation to his times. Still, that life was after all a predominantly religious one, a time which never neglected the belief that man was a rebellious and sinful creature in need of redemption, So deeply (one can hardly say “naively” of so sophisticated a writer) and implicitly religious is the Master that he is less able (or less willing) to present actual history realistically than is the author of the Brome “Abraham and Isaac”. His historical sense is even less realistic than that of Chaucer who just a few years before had done for his own time costume romances, such as The Knight’s Tale, Troilus and Cressida, etc. Moreover Chaucer had the excuse of highly romantic materials for taking liberties with history.
Which of the following statements about the Wakefield Master is NOT True?
[A]. He was Chaucer’s contemporary.
[B]. He is remembered as the author of five or six realistic plays.
[C]. He write like John Steinbeck.
[D]. HE was an accomplished artist.
By “patristic”, the author means
[A]. realistic. [B]. patriotic
[C]. superstitious. [C]. pertaining to the Christian Fathers.
The statement about the “secularization of the medieval drama” refers to the
[A]. introduction of mundane matters in religious plays.
[B]. presentation of erudite material.
[C]. use of contemporary introduction of religious themes in the early days.
In subsequent paragraphs, we may expect the writer of this passage to
[A]. justify his comparison with Steinbeck.
[B]. present a point of view which attack the thought of the second paragraph.
[C]. point out the anachronisms in the play.
[D]. discuss the works of Chaucer.
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)John was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew，but whose face he didn’t，the girl with the rose．Thirteen months ago，in a Florida library he took a book off the shell and found himself interested in the notes in the margin(页边)．The soft handwriting showed a thoughtful soul and insightful(有洞察力的)mind．In front of the book，he discovered the name，Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he got her address．He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to keep in touch． During the next year and one month the two grew to know each other through the mail． A romance started．John requested a photograph，but she refused．She felt that if he really cared, it wouldn’t matter what she looked like．Later they agreed on their first meeting—7:00 pm at Grand Central Station in New York．“You’ll recognize me,” she wrote，“by the red rose I’ll be wearing my coat.” So at 7：00 he was in the station looking for the girl with the red rose．A girl in a green suit was coming toward him，her figure long and slim and her eyes were blue as flowers．Almost uncontrollably he came to her，and just at this moment he saw Hollis Maynell—a woman well past 40．The girl was walking quickly away． He did not hesitate(犹豫)，saying，“I’m John，and you must be Miss Maynell．I am so glad you could meet me. May I take you to dinner?”The woman smiled, “I don’t know what this is about，son，” she answered，“but the young lady in the green suit begged me to wear this rose on my coat．And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner，I should tell you that she is waiting for you in the restaurant across the street．She said it was some kind of test!” 56．Which of the following statements is TRUE?A．John once met Miss Maynell somewhere before．B．Miss Maynell was not honest．C．John didn’t know who Miss Maynell really was when he spoke to the woman．D．John and Miss Maynell kept in touch by telephone before they met．57．From the last paragraph，we can learn that ．A．the woman was waiting to be asked to dinner by JohnB．the woman past 40 was Miss Maynell’s close friendC．the woman wearing the red rose on her coat was Miss MaynellD．Miss Maynell wanted to test John before they met58．How did John learn about Miss Maynell at first?A．They talked with each other on the Internet．B．John knew her name while reading in a library．C．They met each other in a bookstore．D．The woman well past 40 years introduced them to each other．59．From the passage，we can infer that ．A．Miss Maynell would accept John as her boyfriendB．Miss Maynell used to work in the libraryC．John regretted not greeting the girl in greenD．John loved Miss Maynell because of her good looks
I heard the bees long before I saw them.
It was a very hot afternoon, and we decided to 21 in the river near my home. As we climbed down a small rocky hill toward the water, my boyfriend John 22 started to shout and then jumped into the water below. Peter and Mary quickly 23 but I was too far away to jump. I was 24 .
I heard a low hum, which was growing louder. From a 25 , the group of bees looked almost like a cloud of smoke. As it got closer, I realized it was actually thousands of bees flying towards me.
All I could do was 26 my face with my hands. 27 , I thought that if I sat very 28 , the bees would think I was just another rock.
After a few seconds, I knew my 29 had failed. The bees were attacking me. I could hear my friends shouting at me to get down.
But it wasn’t so easy. The only way I could 30 was to use my hands to climb down the rocks. However, I was afraid to do that at first because my face would be 31 .
The noise the bees made was so loud and 32 , and I had no choice.
I rushed down the rocks and jumped into the pool. I was just so happy to be free from the pain and the water felt so 33 .
But we still weren’t out of 34 . Every time we tried to climb out, the bees flew back over our heads. We spent the next three hours in the water until the bees finally lost 35 .
1. A．call off B．get off C．cool off D．turn off
2. A．eventually B．suddenly C．happily D．hurriedly
3. A．climbed B．followed C．dashed D．helped
4. A．lost B．forgotten C．trapped D．fooled
5. A．hill B．rock C．river D．distance
6. A．cover B．hide C．find D．lose
7. A．Finally B．Joyfully C．Crazily D．Immediately
8. A．quietly B．still C．relaxed D．gracefully
9. A．face B．friends C．plan D．shout
10. A．pass away B．get away C．look away D．take away
11. A．exposed B．unwanted C．lost D．protected
12. A．annoying B．frightening C．amazing D．boring
13. A．wonderful B．painful C．hot D．strange
14. A．breath B．control C．danger D．doubt
15. A．hope B．interest C．time D．control
2.根据汉语提示或首字母提示写出正确的单词：（请把完整的单词写在答题卷上！！！）
1. The painter does not ____________ (试图) to paint object as we see them with our eyes.
2. John Snow wanted to face the ________________(挑战) and solve this problem.
3. List poems have a ____________(灵活的) line length and repeated phrases which give both a pattern and a rhythm to the poem.
4. You’ll find your colleagues very eager to ____________(帮助) you, so you may be able to concentrate on photography later if you’re interested.
5. At first my new surroundings were difficult to ____________(忍受)。The air seemed thin, as though its combination of gasses had little oxygen left.
6. Some poems tell a story or describe something in a way that will give the reader a strong impression. Others try to c_______________ certain emotions. [来源:学§科§网]
7. John was presented with his award at a ceremony which recognized the b________________ of ten people who had saved the life of another.
8. You can get burned by a v_______________ of the things :hot liquids, steam, fire , radiation, the sun electricity or chemicals.
9. Y0u must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United kingdom e_________________ and worthwhile.
10. Art is influenced by the customs and f_______________ of a people.
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)
John was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew，but whose face he didn’t，the girl with the rose．Thirteen months ago，in a Florida library he took a book off the shell and found himself interested in the notes in the margin(页边)．The soft handwriting showed a thoughtful soul and insightful(有洞察力的)mind．
In front of the book，he discovered the name，Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he got her address．He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to keep in touch．
During the next year and one month the two grew to know each other through the mail． A romance started．John requested a photograph，but she refused．She felt that if he really cared, it wouldn’t matter what she looked like．Later they agreed on their first meeting—7:00 pm at Grand Central Station in New York．
“You’ll recognize me,” she wrote，“by the red rose I’ll be wearing my coat.” So at 7：00 he was in the station looking for the girl with the red rose．
A girl in a green suit was coming toward him，her figure long and slim and her eyes were blue as flowers．Almost uncontrollably he came to her，and just at this moment he saw Hollis Maynell—a woman well past 40．The girl was walking quickly away．
He did not hesitate(犹豫)，saying，“I’m John，and you must be Miss Maynell．I am so glad you could meet me. May I take you to dinner?”
The woman smiled, “I don’t know what this is about，son，” she answered，“but the young lady in the green suit begged me to wear this rose on my coat．And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner，I should tell you that she is waiting for you in the restaurant across the street．She said it was some kind of test!”
56．Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．John once met Miss Maynell somewhere before．
B．Miss Maynell was not honest．
C．John didn’t know who Miss Maynell really was when he spoke to the woman．
D．John and Miss Maynell kept in touch by telephone before they met．
57．From the last paragraph，we can learn that ．
A．the woman was waiting to be asked to dinner by John
B．the woman past 40 was Miss Maynell’s close friend
C．the woman wearing the red rose on her coat was Miss Maynell
D．Miss Maynell wanted to test John before they met
58．How did John learn about Miss Maynell at first?
A．They talked with each other on the Internet．
B．John knew her name while reading in a library．
C．They met each other in a bookstore．
D．The woman well past 40 years introduced them to each other．
59．From the passage，we can infer that ．
A．Miss Maynell would accept John as her boyfriend
B．Miss Maynell used to work in the library
C．John regretted not greeting the girl in green
D．John loved Miss Maynell because of her good looks
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e came to her，and just at this moment he saw Hollis Maynell—a woman well past 40．The girl was walking quickly away．
The woman smiled, “I don’t know what this is about，son，” she answered，“but the young lady in the green suit begged me to wear this rose on my coat．And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner，I should tell you that she is waiting for you in the restaurant across the street．She said it was some kind of test!”