大学MOOC 英语阅读II(河西学院)1454311169 最新慕课完整章节测试答案

Unit1测验

1、单选题：
‌The words on the cardboard “I’m blind, Please help” do not seem to draw much attention because _____.‏
选项：
A: people tend to ignore such familiar street side scenes
B: the language is too simple, and not eye-catching
C: the words have a commanding air that annoys people
D: the demand for help is not direct and strong enough
答案: 【 people tend to ignore such familiar street side scenes 】

2、单选题：
‍Ezra Pound has made another comment that literature is “news that stays news.” This probably means _____.​
选项：
A: that literary writing will not go out of date
B: that literature always concerns itself with social issues
C: that literature remains to be readers’ favorite choice
D: that literature repeatedly occurs in news headlines
答案: 【 that literary writing will not go out of date 】

3、单选题：
‏Which of the following adjectives can probably best describe Bill’s attitude?‎
选项：
A: Emotional.
B: Indifferent.
C: Puzzled.
D: Hopeful.
答案: 【 Indifferent. 】

4、单选题：
‌All the following statements give proper summaries of some aspect of the short story “Early Autumn” except one. Which is the EXCEPTION?​
选项：
A: It is minimalistic in style.
B: It has some poetic quality.
C: It resorts to “slice of life” method of presentation.
D: It is a good lesson for young people.
答案: 【 It is a good lesson for young people. 】

5、单选题：
‍Which statement about“defamiliarization” as a literary term is NOT TRUE?​
选项：
A: It awakens the reader to new possibilities of meaning.
B: It refers to a fact stated in a less familiar way.
C: It can sharpen reader's awareness to a stated fact.
D: It makes the text unclear and unreadable.
答案: 【 It makes the text unclear and unreadable.】

6、单选题：
‌According to Henry James, a short story gets its impact mostly from _____.    ​
选项：
A: an artistic literary language
B: details selected for the fiction
C: interesting plot or story-line
D: the life-like characters
答案: 【 details selected for the fiction】

7、单选题：
‏Which of the following statements is NOT characteristic of a short story?‏
选项：
A: It has two levels of understanding.
B: It requires imaginative participation of the reader
C: It allows different interpretations
D: It allows contains a moral lesson
答案: 【 It allows contains a moral lesson】

8、单选题：
‎What is probably NOT TRUE of Mary, the main character in "Early Autumn"?‌
选项：
A: She misses the days of the past.
B: She still loves Bill.
C: She works to keep a family of three children.
D: She is satisfied with her life and job in New York.
答案: 【 She is satisfied with her life and job in New York.】

9、单选题：
‍When we say that the first paragraph foreshadows the body  of the short story, we mean that it _____.​
选项：
A: prepares the reader for the last event
B: cast a dark shadow over the story
C: shapes the structure of the story development
D: gives a signal that something great is to occur
答案: 【 prepares the reader for the last event】

10、单选题：
‌All the following statements give proper summaries of some aspect of the short story "Early Autumn" except one. Which is the EXCEPTION?​
选项：
A: It is minimalistic in style.
B: It has some poetic quality.
C: It refers to "slice of life" method of presentation.
D: It is a good lesson for young people.
答案: 【 It is a good lesson for young people.】

11、单选题：
‎Which one of the following statements about a "detached narrator"is NOT TRUE?‏
选项：
A: He withdraws from the story emotionally.
B: He holds an opinion different from the main character.
C: He only records and describes.
D: He refuses to make any comments.
答案: 【 He holds an opinion different from the main character.】

12、单选题：
​The title of the short story "Early Autumn" may give a hint to the reader that _____.‌
选项：
A: there is an emotionally bitter and long winter awaiting Mary
B: it is still the brighter time of one's life, like early autumn
C: both Mary and Bill are now middle-aged people
D: the love between them is not as "hot" as summer days
答案: 【 there is an emotionally bitter and long winter awaiting Mary】

13、单选题：
‎The last sentence of Early Autumn "she had forgotten ... to tell him that her youngest boy was named Bill, too" shows that _____.‍
选项：
A: Mary knows she would meet Bill again someday
B: "Bill" is a very common name
C: Mary has been thinking about Bill and still loves him
D: Mary is proud of her youngest son
答案: 【 Mary has been thinking about Bill and still loves him】

14、单选题：
‏Mary doesn't say anything when she gets on the bus. Why?‏
选项：
A: She has nothing more to say.
B: She is disappointed in Bill.
C: She is too emotional to open her mouth.
D: She knows the situation is hopeless.
答案: 【 She is too emotional to open her mouth.】

15、单选题：
‎When Ezra Pound says that "great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree," he probably means that _____.‍
选项：
A: great literature tends to be simple in language but deep in meaning
B: great literature would allow a lot of possible explanations
C: great literature is language made more dynamic and meaningful
D: great literature, unlike ordinary speech, uses rhetorical and artful language.
答案: 【 great literature is language made more dynamic and meaningful】

随堂测验

1、单选题：
‎When we say that the first paragraph foreshadows the body of the short story, we mean that it_____.​
选项：
A: prepares the reader for the later event
B: casts a dark shadow over the story
C: shapes the structure of the story development
D: gives a signal that something great is to occur
答案: 【 prepares the reader for the later event】

Unit2测验

1、单选题：
‌Which one of the following statements describes an “implied author”?​
选项：
A: The implied author is the story writer.
B: The implied author is an image the reader gets from the written work.
C: The implied author is the real author’s “another self.”
D: The implied author is an alternative term for “narrator.”
答案: 【 The implied author is an image the reader gets from the written work.】

2、单选题：
‍Which statement about the “naïve narrator” is NOT generally accepted?‍
选项：
A: A naïve narrator creates a special literary effect.
B: A naïve narrator usually supplies reliable details.
C: A naïve n