MOOC 诺奖作家英文作品赏析(东莞市教育局)1205992819 最新慕课完整章节测试答案
第一周：符号
第一章单元测试
1、单选题：
What is the key to the concept of symbol?
选项：
A: A concrete object
B: An abstract idea
C: Association of concrete object and an abstract idea
D: A sign
答案: 【 Association of concrete object and an abstract idea】
2、单选题：
Which of the following does not affect the symbolic representations?
选项：
A: Culture
B: Gender
C: History
D: Mythology
答案: 【 Gender】
3、单选题：
Which of the following object can represent purification?
选项：
A: Fire
B: Moon
C: Forrest
D: Sun
答案: 【 Fire】
4、单选题：
Which of the following things is considered to be a place closer to God?
选项：
A: The sea
B: The flood
C: The forrest
D: The summit
答案: 【 The summit】
5、单选题：
According to the lecture, what might forest in a literary work represent?
选项：
A: Inner insecurity
B: Natural beauty
C: Death
D: Purification
答案: 【 Inner insecurity】
6、单选题：
What does the well represent in the novel Norwegian Forest?
选项：
A: A tunnel connecting the real world and the psychological world
B: Death
C: Terror
D: Enlightenment
答案: 【 Death】
7、单选题：
What function does the description of the well play in Norwegian Forest?
选项：
A: Creating the scary mood
B: A metaphor of the inner world of Naoko
C: Foreshadowing the death of the protagonist
D: A metaphor of the underground world
答案: 【 A metaphor of the inner world of Naoko】
8、单选题：
What does Jacob’s ladder represent?
选项：
A: Ascendance to heaven
B: Transcendence
C: Uplifting one’s social status
D: Connection between heaven and earth
答案: 【 Ascendance to heaven】
9、单选题：
Which of the following is not associated with mountain?
选项：
A: spiritual transcendence
B: renunciation of worldly desires
C: purification of one’s mind
D: God’s grace
答案: 【 God’s grace】
10、单选题：
In “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”, the mountain represents:
选项：
A: Unfulfilled creativity
B: Unrequited love
C: Life under threat
D: Spiritual transcendence
答案: 【 Spiritual transcendence】
11、单选题：
What can one learn from the quest for one’s father?
选项：
A: Responsibility
B: Finding a role model
C: Getting to know the world
D: The importance of leadership
答案: 【 Responsibility】
12、单选题：
What does the word “free” mean in The Bluest Eye as a result of failed quest?
选项：
A: Acting as an outlaw
B: Free from social responsibility and emotional attachment
C: No family attachment
D: Leading a wandering life
答案: 【 Free from social responsibility and emotional attachment】
13、单选题：
In the poem, Animals in that country, why is the activity of bullfighting alluded?
选项：
A: It tells man’s close encounter with death
B: It shows the reader the rich tradition in European continent associated with animals
C: It shows the bravery of human being
D: It describes the bloody scene for the reader
答案: 【 It shows the reader the rich tradition in European continent associated with animals】
14、单选题：
What in the poem makes the bullfight a ritualistic event?
选项：
A: Blowing of trumpet and naming the bull
B: Killing the bull with a sword
C: The bull is made manlike
D: The bull is embroidered with blood
答案: 【 Blowing of trumpet and naming the bull】
15、单选题：
How do you interpret the tradition of foxhunting in the Great Britain?
选项：
A: It is a representation of gentry culture
B: It is a barbarous tradition
C: It is a pretentious tradition
D: It is a practice of the peasants
答案: 【 It is a representation of gentry culture】
16、单选题：
Why does Pecola identify herself with dandelions?
选项：
A: It is a kind of weed
B: It is vulnerable
C: It is useful
D: It is ignored and distained
答案: 【 It is ignored and distained】
17、单选题：
Why do you think hair is considered the source of one’s strength?
选项：
A: Because it seems to grow unceasingly
B: Because it is a symbol of one’s sexuality
C: Because it is usually covered up for prudence’s sake
D: Because it is unusually long
答案: 【 Because it seems to grow unceasingly】
18、单选题：
Why do people of certain profession wear uniform?
选项：
A: Because uniform is a symbol of one’s class
B: Because uniform erases one’s individuality and stresses uniformity
C: Because uniform makes one look handsome
D: Because uniform is a symbol of one’s social status
答案: 【 Because uniform erases one’s individuality and stresses uniformity】
19、单选题：
Why has corset been popular among women even in modern days?
选项：
A: Because it is inexpensive and pretty
B: Because it accentuates the shapely curve of a woman
C: Because woman’s hourglass shape is considered as having the utmost aesthetic value
D: Because it is a symbol of a person’s social class
答案: 【 Because woman’s hourglass shape is considered as having the utmost aesthetic value】
20、单选题：
Why do people pay attention to their body?
选项：
A: People want to conform to the beauty standard in the society
B: Because people attach great importance to their health
C: Because people like diet, liposuction, or breast implant to make themselves more attractive
D: Because people are fascinated by their own body
答案: 【 People want to conform to the beauty standard in the society】
第二章：菊
第二章单元测试
1、单选题：
John Steinbeck is the Nobel Laureate of Literature in the year of ____?
选项：
A: 1958
B: 1962
C: 1964
D: 1963
答案: 【 1962】
2、单选题：
Usually the Nobel Laureate will receive the following _____ as an honor
选项：
A: Nobel Medal
B: Nobel trophy
C: Nobel Medal and Diploma
D: A gold laureate
答案: 【 Nobel Medal and Diploma】
3、单选题：
What is the main group of people that Steinbeck wrote about?
选项：
A: The lower middle class
B: The intellectuals
C: The ethnic groups
D: Professional women
答案: 【 The lower middle class】
4、单选题：
Why are some of the works of Steinbeck considered controversial?
选项：
A: He depicted human nature in the ivory tower
B: He set out to undermine the racial injustice
C: His works criticize the governmental policy and capitalism
D: His works contain obscene content
答案: 【 His works criticize the governmental policy and capitalism】
5、单选题：
What is the title of the book that won him the Nobel Prize?
选项：
A: The Grape of Wrath
B: Of Mice and Man
C: East of Eden
D: The Old Man and The Sea
答案: 【 The Grape of Wrath】
6、单选题：
What idea does the short story “The Chrysanthemums”embody?
选项：
A: Discourse construction
B: Ecological thinking
C: Post-structuralism
D: Narratology
答案: 【 Ecological thinking】
7、单选题：
What social event is “The Chrysanthemums” associated with?
选项：
A: Black is beautiful
B: Civil Rights Movement
C: Women gaining the right of suffrage
D: Third wave feminism
答案: 【 Women gaining the right of suffrage】
8、单选题：
What is the social setting of “The Chrysanthemum”?
选项：
A: It happens in a male-dominated society
B: It shows a society with great social upheaval
C: It is a time of economic depression
D: It is a time of civil movement
答案: 【 It happens in a male-dominated society】
9、单选题：
What kind of feeling does the natural setting of the story invoke?
选项：
A: Suffocation
B: Enlightenment
C: Outrage
D: Delight
答案: 【 Suffocation】
10、单选题：
What kind of outfit do Elisa wear?
选项：
A: Her figured print dress accentuates her body shape
B: She wears gardening costume to cover up her real identity as a woman
C: She wears an army outfit
D: She dresses casually
答案: 【 She wears gardening costume to cover up her real identity as a woman】
11、单选题：
What can you see from the way Elisa, the protagonist, is dressed?
选项：
A: She is limited by her gender role
B: She is uneasy with her femininity
C: She is brimmed with vitality
D: She wants to be a man
答案: 【 She is uneasy with her femininity】
12、单选题：
Her transformation in the later part of the story comes from ____
选项：
A: The inspiration she gets from the growing of the chrysanthemum
B: The encouragement she gets from her husband
C: The appreciation she receives from the Tinker
D: She wants to lead a wandering life
答案: 【 The appreciation she receives from the Tinker】
13、单选题：
In what way, can her hair reflect her inner changes?
选项：
A: From covering up her hair to showcasing her hair, she reconciles with her identity as a woman
B: Taking good care of her hair, she enjoys her natural beauty
C: Covering up her hair, she is oblivious of her beauty
D: She likes admiring herself with long hair
答案: 【 From covering up her hair to showcasing her hair, she reconciles with her identity as a woman】
14、单选题：
Which of the following statement shows Henry, the husband’s practicality?
选项：
A: He compliments her gift of raising plants
B: He wish she would work out in the orchard and raise some big apples
C: He likes it when seeing her “strong new crops”
D: He talks business with the men in the tractor shed
答案: 【 He wish she would work out in the orchard and raise some big apples】
15、单选题：
How does the fence indicate her psychological distance with the tinker?
选项：
A: The tinker is able to get into her house
B: The tinker gets into her flower garden and helps her with the chrysanthemum
C: The tinker starts talking to her from outside the fence but later comes inside the fence
D: She is well protected by the fence from outside intrusion
答案: 【 The tinker starts talking to her from outside the fence but later comes inside the fence】
16、单选题：
What does the wagon represent for Elisa in the story?
选项：
A: Mobility
B: Property
C: Stability
D: Prosperity
答案: 【 Mobility】
17、单选题：
Why does the tinker say “it ain’t the kind of like for a woman”?
选项：
A: Because he thinks that woman is not suitable for leading a wandering life
B: Because he thinks that it’s not worth it to give up a stable life
C: Because he thinks that woman is too weak physically to work as a tinker
D: Because he thinks that women will increase competition
答案: 【 Because he thinks that woman is not suitable for leading a wandering life】
18、单选题：
Henry, the husband comments on the size of the chrysanthemum shows that _____
选项：
A: He loves his wife and appreciates her as a good housewife
B: He is a person who is down-to-earth
C: He is a typical farmer who only cares about material gains
D: He loves the flower in an aesthetical way
答案: 【 He is a person who is down-to-earth】
19、单选题：
Which of the following statement shows Elisa’s identification with the chrysanthemum?
选项：
A: The chrysanthemums are like a quick puff of colored smoke
B: She becomes one with the plants when she tends to them
C: She knows which bud to pick
D: She is delighted when the chrysanthemum is complimented on
答案: 【 She becomes one with the plants when she tends to them】
20、单选题：
Why is the husband able to make adjustment to the change Elisa has been through?
选项：
A: He is overwhelmed by her transformation
B: He loves Elisa no matter what kind of transformations she is through
C: The tractor shed reminds him of his bread-winner status in the family
D: He is used to her whims
答案: 【 The tractor shed reminds him of his bread-winner status in the family】
第三章：米格尔街
第三章单元测试
1、单选题：
What is the nationality of Naipaul?
选项：
A: Trinidad Tobago
B: The Great Britain
C: India
D: Canadian
答案: 【 The Great Britain】
2、单选题：
What is the feature of the Miguel Street?
选项：
A: It is a slum with indentured laborers
B: It is a caste society like India
C: It mainly consists of the native laborers
D: It is a place for artists
答案: 【 It is a slum with indentured laborers】
3、单选题：
How many stories does The Miguel Street consist of?
选项：
A: 15
B: 16
C: 17
D: 18
答案: 【 17】
4、单选题：
Who is the narrator?
选项：
A: A young boy
B: An intellectual
C: A poet
D: A boxer
答案: 【 A young boy】
5、单选题：
What kind of world is created in The Miguel Street?
选项：
A: A slum
B: A world rich in characters with distinct features
C: A world that centers around the narrator’s family
D: A world full of thieves and villain
答案: 【 A world rich in characters with distinct features】
6、单选题：