浙大远程英美文学离线作业答案

1浙江大学远程教育学院《英美文学》课程作业答案Unit1Answer1.B2.D3.C4.B5.Hamlet,Othello,KingLearandMacbeth61).Hamlet;WilliamShakespeare2)themaincharacteroftheplay-Hamlet3)“tobeornottobe”indicatestoliveorendone’slife.Thewholedriftofthespeechshowshisbeliefinafuturelife.ThisspeechshowsHamlet’smelancholyandhisdelayanddescribeshefacedthedilemmaofactionandmind.4).(见书本P6)7.ThetermRenaissancereferstoagreatbourgeoisculturalmovementinEuropewhichbeganinthe14thcenturyandcontinuedtothemid-17thcentury.ItfirststartedfromItalyandthenspreadalloverEurope.Originally,thetermmeans“rebirth”or“revival”.AndthemovementseemstobearebirthorrevivalofancientGreekandRomanculture,causedbyaseriesofhistoricalevents,suchasthenewdiscoveriesingeographyandastrology,thereligiousreformationandtheeconomicexpansion.Unit2Answer1.ThestorywasbasedontheexperienceofaScottishSailornamedAlexanderSelkirkwhohadbeenmaroonedonadesertislandoffthecoastofChileandlivedthereinsolitudeforfourorfiveyears.AfterhisreturntoEurope,hisadventuresbecameknown.Defoewrotethisnovelinthefirstpersonsingular.ThisnovelbeginswithCrusoe’scareerasasailorandamerchant,andthenasaplantationownerandaslavetrader.OnavoyagetoAfricatobuyslaveshemeetswiththemostunfortunateshipwreck.Thenhefindshimselfcastbytheseawavesupontheshoreofanuninhabitedisland.Hehastostatetherealoneandmanagethelivelihoodforhimself.Firstofall,hegetsbacksomefoodandclothes,afewgunsandsomeammunitionfromthewretchedship.Hebuildsasheltertoprotecthimself.Thenhegrowsbarleyandrice,domesticatedgoatsandfightagainstcannibalsavagescomingfromtheneighboringislands,laterhesavesasavagefromdeathandnamedhimFriday,whobecomeshisfaithfulservant.InthehopeofreturningtoEurope,hebuildsaboat.FinallyanEnglishshipcomesandtakeshimback.ThusRobinsonCrusoeendshistwenty-eightyears’lifeinthedesertedisland.2.Inthisnovel,Defoecreatedtheimageofatrueempire-builder,acolonizerandaforeigntrader,whohasthecourageandwilltofacehardships,andwhohasdeterminationtopreservehimselfandimprovehislivelihoodbystrugglingagainstnature.Thereisalsoaglorificationoflabor,whichenablestheherograduallytoproduceafavorableconditionforhimself.Hisresourcefulnessinbuildingahome,2dairy,grapearbor,countryhouse,andgoatstablefrompracticallynothingisclearlyremarkable,whichisapplaudedbySwissphilosopherJean-JacquesRousseau.Thisimageisacriticismofthelazyandparasiticfeudalnoblesandapraiseofthebourgeois.3.Thoughmostofhisworksarewritteninthepicaresquetradition,Defoeisananti-romantic,anti-feudalrealisticwriter.Hisstoriesareallrealconcernsofhistime:peopleintheirstruggletoovercomethenaturalorsocialenvironment.Allhisworkshaveaverystrongverisimilitude.Toconvincethereaderofthetruthofhisstories,Defoeadoptedtheautobiographicalformandmadefulluseofhislongtrainedjournalisticskillbydescribingthingsingreatdetailandbyusingspecifictimeandspace.ThefollowingexcerptshowshowRobinsonmakesaraftwithconcretedescriptionDefoe’sstyleischaracterizedbyaplain,smooth,easy,direct,andalmostcolloquialbutnevercoarselanguage.Hiswordsaremuchclosertothevernacularoframblingsentenceswithoutstrongpausestogivehisstyleanurgent,immediate,breathlessquality,buttheunitsofmeaningaresmallandclearwithfrequentrepetitionsothatthewritinggivesanimpressionofsimplelucidity.Inhisnovels,asinhisownlife,actionsorpeopleinactionarestressed;thereisnotmuchplotorportrayalofcharacters,excepttheexactjournalisticaccountofthedaily,trivialhappenings.Inall,Defoeisnotanartist,butheisdefinitelyanexcellentstoryteller.HeisthefirstimportantnovelistinEnglishliteraryhistorywithhisrealisticviewsonnovelwritingthathasinfluencedmanygenerations.4.AUnit3&4Answer1-5BAABB6-7CB8.1)wearejoyful.Webothmoveandexpressourselvesfreely.2)Itsuggeststheharmonybetweenmanandnature.3)thetenseshiftsfrompasttopresentandthentofuture.Itsuggeststhepoeticprocessfromnaturetoimaginationandthentopoeticproduction.Unit5&6AnswerCDAUnit7&8AnswerCCCABBTTFTDavidCopperfieldDavidCopperfieldnarrateshisstoryasanadultyetrelaystheimpressionshehadfromayouthfulpointofview.ReaderscanseehowDavid’sperceptionoftheworlddeepensashecomesofage.David,forinstance,isignorantof3Steerforth’streacheryatthebeginning,butlaterreaderscanfeelthatDaviddoesnotthinkSteerforthdeservesDavid’sadulation.ThoughDavidalwayskeepsthevirtueofhonesty,kindliness,andsoon,whichareconsideredasgoodvirtuesofhumanbeings,healsohasmomentsofcruelty,likethesceneinwhichheintentionallydistressesMr.DickbyexplainingMissBetsey’sdiresituationtohim.David,especiallyasayoungmaninlove,canbefoolishandromantic.Ashegrowsup,however,hedevelopsamorematurepointofviewandsearchesforaloverwhowillchallengehimandhelphimgrow.DavidfullymaturesasanadultwhenheexpressesthesentimentthathevaluesAgnes’scalmtranquilityoverallelseinhislife.Inaword,inDavid’sfirst-personnarration,Dickensconveysthewisdomoftheolderman’simplicitlythroughtheeyesofachild.Unit9Unit11AnswerBBCUnit14AnswerDDUnit15AnswerBC