课程名称︰大一英文
课程性质︰必修
课程教师︰陶汉威
开课学院：文学院
开课系所︰外文系
考试日期（年月日）︰108.04.21
考试时限（分钟）：60
试题 :
I Exercise from "Word Power Made Easy" 40%
Can you work with the words?
1. taciturnity() a. unwillingness to talk, or disclose, out of fear, shyness
2. tacitness() b. talking, or a speech, "to oneself"
3. reticence() c. art of throwing one's voice
4. loquacity() d. unwillingness to engage in conversation
5. soliloquy() e. informal expression used in everyday conversation
6. ventriloquism() f. state of being understood though not actually expressed
7. colloquialism() g. a talking around; talking indirectly or in a roundabout
way
8. circumlocution()h. talkativeness
Do you recognize roots?
root meaning example
1. phanein _______ diaphanous
2. pater, patris _______ paternal
3. onyma _______ synonym
4. archein _______ matriarchy
5. frater, fratris _______ fraternity
6. soror _______ sorority
7. rex, regis _______ regal
8. theos _______ monotheism
9. verbum _______ verbatim
10.volvo, volutis _______ revolution
11.animus _______ magnanimous
12.fero _______ somniferous
II Vocabulary from the texts 20%
1. It's possible that my deserts can lack persuation? "Deserts" means a. a wa-
steland b. a reward c. sincerity d. recommendation.
2. Never more will I my master's tears to you deplore. "Deplore" means to a.
share b. rejoice for c. ompart d. lament.
3. They attacked the theater for what they saw as its links with paganism, id-
leness, and sexual license. "License" literally means a. absolute objection b.
controversial remarks c. irritating behavior d. undue freedom.
4. The play investigates the way in which heterosexual couples are produced
out of the murkier crosscurrents of male and female friendships. "Murky" means
a. "luminous" b. "cloudy" c. "complicated" d. "obscure".
5. He is truly a duke of hearts and sighs, fathoms deep in love with Olivia.
"Fathom" literally refers to a a. natural object b. token of love c. measure
of length d. state of mind.
6. What relish in this? "Relish" means a (an) a. pleasing quality b. unpleasa-
nt quality c. unpleasant odor d. pleasant odor.
7. Part of the quirky delight of the conclusion of the play depends upon the
resilient hopefulness of its central character. "Resilient" literally means a.
"that never ends" b. "that recovers quickly" c. "that showa a bright optimism"
d. "that has to do with a rebellious personality".
8. I will drop in his way some obscure epistles of love. "Epistle" means a a.
formal letter b. passionate peom c. precious ring d. delicate ornament.
9. Shw returns the ring to you. If it be worth stooping for, there it lies. "
Stoop" means to a. sit down b. lie down c. kneel down d. bend down.
10.Abstemiousness was toppled by bouts of heavy drinking and feasting. "Abste-
miousness" means a, excessiveness b. dismissal c. thriftiness d. moderation.
III Literature 20%
1. Malvolio as an Italian name means literally a. sincerity b. ill will c. hot
temper d. fraud.
2. The play "Twelfth Night" is associated with the celebratory spirit of the
a. Christmas Eve b. Easter c. Halloween d. Epiphany.
3. Identify the line: If I do not gull him, do not think I have wit enough to
lie straight in bed. a. Olivia b. Maria c. Sir Toby d. Sir Andrew.
4. Identify the line: Does thou think because thou art virtuous, there shall
be no more cakes and ale? a. Malvolio b. Maria c. Sir Toby d. Sabastian.
5. In the play "Twelfth Night", Sebastian's benefactor is a. Orsino b. Sir
Toby c. Malvolio d. Antonio.
6. Identify the line: Be not afraid of greatness, some are born great, some a-
chieve greatness, some have greatness thrust upon them. a. Sir Toby b. Orsino
c. Malvolio d. Olivia.
7. Identify the line: We men may say more, swear more, but indeed, we prove
much in our vows and little in our love. a. Orsino b. Sir Toby c. Sebastian d.
Viola.
8. When reading line "O no! It is an ever fixed mark", one is supposed to pro-
nounce "fixed" like a two-syllabled word for the sake of its rhythm. What is
the term for the rhythm peculiar to Shakespeare's sonnets? a. trochee pentame-
ter b. iambic pentameter c. throchee tetrameter d. iambic tetrameter.
9. The sonnet "When to the sessions of sweet silent thought" is noted for the
sound effect achieved through the literary device a. metaphor b. metonymy c.
alliteration d. personification.
10.(For Tuesday class [567 sessions]) In the line "Since she pricked thee out
for women's pleasure", the word "prick" as a pun does NOT refer to which of
the following ideas? a. the act of marking b. selection c. creation d. the ma-
le sexual organ.
10.(For Tuesday class [8910 sessions]) What is the ultimate theme that charac-
terizes the English culture of the first half of the 17th century and the play
"Twelfth Night" written around 1601? a. femme fatale (fatal woman) b. Omnia
vincit amor (Love conquers all) c. carpe diem (Seize the day) d. courtly love.
IV Composition 9%
1. "Understandin the politics that led up to Hiroshima is essential for all
Americans