A book report of a Tale of two Cities1《双城记》英文读书笔记
Book Report on The Tale of Two Cities
Book Report on The Tale of Two Cities The book which I have read is A Tale of Two Cities,whose writer is Charles Dic kens.Charles Dickens is the famous English writer who born in1812.Because of the urgency of life,he ever dropped out of school to become child labor when he is a teen ager,and he also worked in Law firm and Newspaper office when he grew up.He also has other works except A Tale of Two Cities.For example,David Copperfield,Oliver Twist,Hard Times,Great Expectations and so on.The book of mine was published in Nanjing Yilin Publishing House in2016.It's the First edition,Its main argument is to use the historical experience of the French Revolution as a wake-up call to the British rulers.Its idea is to fully promote the humanitarian thought and express its condemnat ion of the violent revolutionary attitude under the guidance of revenge.A Tale of Two Cities is divided into three sections.The theme of the first part is R ecalled to Life,the second part called The Golden Thread,and the third is The Track of a Storm.The first part telling the society of Britain and France in extreme confusio n.Cruncher sent a letter to Lorry,and then Lorry helped Lucie find and rescue Doctor Manette.It can be seen that Lorry is an economically intelligent and moral person,an d Lucie is a kind and gentle girl.Meanwhile,it expressed the brutal rule of the nobles, and the great suffering of the people.The second part wrote Charles Darnay was fram ed and jailed,Sydney Carton helped him defend and succeed.Then,Marquis Evremo nde runs down a plebeian child with his carriage and Darnay accused him and gave up the identity of the nobleman.After Darnay left,Marquis Evremonde was assassinated by"Jacques".Darnay married Lucie and confessed his identity to Doctor Manette.At this point,the revolutionaries represented by Madame Defarge are secretly brewing th e revenge.In1789,the French Revolution broke out,and Paris was put in prison and wrote to Darnay,who set out to France in spite of his personal safety.From this part,it can be seen that the noble and brave and honest in Darnay,Carton's apparent idlenes s and he was not pursued,as opposed to Darnay,Darnay's sincere love with Lucie,Do ctor Manette's merciful and loving father.The brutal rule of the aristocrats over the ci vilian population aroused radical resistance against the civilian population.In that last part,Darnay arrived in France and was arrested,and Manette saved him with his infl uence in the revolutionaries,but Defarge and his wife charged Darnay,he was arreste d again,and Carton came to Paris and planned to save Darnay,But Defarge took out t he letter about the reasons for Manette's detention at Darnay's trial.Darnay was senten ced to death.At that night,Carton swindled with him to replace the death penalty in D arnay.Madame Defarge came to Lucie's place to make Lucie and their children execut e when Darnay,Lucie,their children and Doctor Manette left Paris,in her scuffle with Miss Pross,she accidentally shot herself.Finally,Carton was taken to the guillotine. From this part can see Carton deeply loved Lucie that makes Carton become a exalted man and even surpass Darnay.Madame Defarge was cruel and ruthless.From the oth er side,It reflects that in the class struggle,the brutality of the aristocrats forced the re venge of the people at the bottom to become distorted and radical.In all the book,in my opinion,its character is humor satirizes without losing its t rue lyricism.For example,When the barrel fell,everyone rushed to the ground to drin k.It satirizes the aristocrats'abuse of farmers.At the same time,it is also ironic to des cribe adults serving him with four servants to drink chocolate.The author has criticize d the corrupt society of the oppressed peasants through this kind of humor and the sati rical.When Lucie first met her father,Lucie moved her father with kindness and affec tion,through her care,her father returned to normal.At the same time,in terms of Ca rton's willingness to accept the death penalty for Darnay,that also shows the writing st yle of the real lyric of the work.Meanwhile,I also think this work has a strong realisti c style and is a realistic literary work.As a whole,this work are based on the FrenchRevolution and take the resistance of the bottom people to the aristocracy as the main line.This is similar to the social situation of the time of the author's life.That is,the s queeze of capitalists on civilians during the industrial revolution,the poor are trapped in poverty and despair.This has a strong realistic style.I think this novel is intertwined with political struggle and emotional entangleme nt.It is to the effect that a noble nobleman is in love with the daughter of a doctor wh o is persecuted by the noble.But because of the aristocracy,he was in prison,and the last sentence was sentenced to death.His last imprisonment was influenced by the resi stance of the revolutionaries of the French Revolution,and Carton changed the cold,a nd fell in love with Lucie,and went to death replace Darnay.The cruel and ruthless Madame Defarge finally died.The central view of the novel is to praise the idea of hu manitarianism,and love to triumph over hate.In the article,the revolutionary who wa s represented by Madame Defarge's brutal and merciless resistance,this is a loss of hu manitarianism.Doctor Manette's forgiveness of the family in Darney,which embodies the understanding and inclusion.Carton died in place of Darnay,this is the result of t he influence of love.This is a reflection of the humanitarian.And Madame Defarge su ffered for herself by retaliating against Lucie.This reflects the punishment for brutal a nd ruthless revenge on the revolutionaries.At the same time it expressed Charles Dick ens's promotion of love,the brutality of the nobles,and the sympathy for the dark life of the peasants.To express the sympathy of Charles Dickens for the suffering of the p oor in the real world,and his hope for a better society.。
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BookReportonATaleofTwoCities（共5篇）第一篇：Book Report on A Tale of Two CitiesBook Report on A Tale of Two CitiesCharles Dickens, English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens's works are charactericized by attacks on social evils, injustice, and hypocrisy. He had also experienced in his youth oppression, when he was forced to end school in early teens and work in a factory. Dickens's lively good, bad and comic characters have fascinated generations of readers.The story is set in London and Paris at the time of the great French Revolution. It is 1775, and Mr. Jarvis Lorry is traveling to Dover to meet Lucie Manette and tells her that he will travel with her to Paris to meet her father, who has recently been released from the Bastille. Five years later, Charles Darnay is tried in London on a charge of treason for providing English secrets to the French and Americans during the outbreak of the American Revolution. The dramatic appearance of Mr. Sydney Carton, who looks remarkably like him, precludes any positive identification and allows Darnay's acquittal. Darnay, Mr. Carton, and Mr. Stryver all fall in love with Lucie Manette. But she favors Charles Darnay and marries him. In France, Darnay's uncle, Monseigneur, has been murdered in his bed for crimes against the French people. At the urgent request of Monsieur Gabelle, who has been arbitrarily imprisoned, Darnay returns to Paris. He is arrested as a nobleman and an emigrant and thrown into jail. A spy named John Barsad drops into the Defarges' wine-shop and reveal practically nothing, although Madame Defarge is knitting a list of those whom she and the other revolutionaries intend to kill.Doctor Manette, Miss Pross, Lucie, and her small child follow Darnay to Paris. But Darnay is once again denounced by the Defarges. Darnay is brought back to prison and sentenced to death. Sydney Carton also has traveled to Paris. He resolves to sacrifice himself to save her husband's life. He uses his influence with Barsad to get into Darnay's cell. He drugs Darnay and exchanges places with him. Madame Defarge knocks on Lucie's door to arrest her, but the Manettes have already fled to safety. She is instead confronted with the extremely protective Miss Pross, who comes to blows with her and accidentally shoots her dead with her own gun. Darnay returns with the Manettes to London in safety. Carton dies in Darnay's place at the guillotine, satisfied with the knowledge of his good deed.A Tale of Two Cities as its background is written with social life of England and France social life before and after French Revolution in 18 century. It specifically describes the feudal aristocracy living with luxuries, abuses their power in politics, and their cruel exploitation of squeezes the urban poor and the rural farmers. It realistically portrays the violent revolution arisen by the social conflict uncompromised. It also reflects the terror and chaotic scene caused by the wildly excited civilian who could never endure the long oppression by the aristocrats. Through these descriptions, Dickens warned the British rulers to learn from that to restrain the power, correct their malpractice and implement social improvement, so as to smooth the social confrontation, and avoid the repetition of the French violent revolution. This is the writing purpose of A Tale of Two Cities, and it is achieved by the description of the main characters. In the process of description, the idea of liberty, equality and fraternity, which is the slogan of French Revolution, is ingeniouslypublicized.第二篇：Book report on A Tale of Two CitiesBook report on A T ale of Two CitiesName: 陆一蓝Class:1010Date：Dec. 12Abstract:Charles Dickens is an outstanding English writer in 19th century.He lived in Britain from the semi-feudal society to industrial capitalism transition period，so in the early time，his most works describe children’s unfortunate lives and revealed charitable institutions and school education’s crime. His work s revealed and criticized the capitalist class’s greedy, cruel governance. His works describe every aspects of social life of this period.Body:Dickens is the representative novelist of realistic literature in 19th century.Realism reflects real life. It is objective and it advocate observing real life objectively and always keeping a calm attitude. Persons in the novels are all very similar to the persons in the real life.Dickens’ works are full of humorous. His works analyses persons in details. Besides，His literary style is also a mixture of fantasy and realism. Introduction：This fictional story happened during the Great French Revolution around the Manette family and the two cities are London and Paris. Doctor Manettte had been in prison for 18 years j ust because he wanted to disclose Evermondes’ crimes. Marquis of Evermonde, a noble man in France, stole a countrywoman with his brother by force and killed her family. Doctor Manette came to know all their crimes by accident. In order to hide their crimes, they threw Manette intoBastille .During these 18 years, Doctor Manette lost is freedom completely and suffered a lot in spirit. He was taken care of by Monsieur Defarge, his maid, before his daughter found her. Then she took him to London. His daughter took good care of him and helped him return to normal. They came to know Sydney Carton and Charles Darnay, both of whom fell in love with Lucie later, during a court. Sydney expressed his love to Miss Lucie, promising that he would do everything for her happiness. However, he didn’t mean to marry Lucie since he thought he was not a proper man for Lucie. Meanwhile, Lucie and Darnay fell in love with each other. Doctor Manette accepted his son-in-law although he knew that Darnay was the nephew of the man who threw him into prison. One day, Darnay had to return to Paris to rescue his uncle’s chamberlain who had been taking care of property for Darnay. Before Darnay set off, Mr. Lorry went to Paris to deal with something for Tellson’s Bank at the age of 78 years old. Unfortuntely, Darnay was arrested and put into prison. Lucie got the news and went to Paris with his father immediately. Luckily, Doctor Manette had been in Bastille for a long time, so Paris citizen respected Doctor Manette so much after they knew his experience. At last, Darnay got out of prison. However, Darnay was taken away again the next morning. In fact, Madame Defarge was the sister of the woman who was killed by Marquis ofEvermonde. She had the obligation to take revenge on everyone from Evermonde family. Lucie, as his wife, was in a deep sadness. Old Lorry also felt anxious. Then it was the time for Sydney Carton to do something. Carton sacrificed his life for Lucie’s happiness. He fulfilled his promise. He got into the prison and Darnay was taken out of there instead. The Manettefamily managed to return to London. Carton, left in Paris, was killed to the face of thousands of people.Analysis of Sydney carton:Sydney carton, a hero, a touching character. He has a same appearance withDarnay but completely different fate. He loved Lucie but he was afraid to disturb her life. He sacrifice his life to make Lucie get happiness.Conclusion:In this work, we can not only see a story about a family, a touching love story, but also the situation of the whole society at that time. Just as the novel described at the beginning,“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”No equality and no fairness. Many people were killed everyday, who were thesacrifice of that time. Dickens has distinct love and hate. He praised those who ought to be praised and attacked those who ought to be attacked.第三篇：Book-report——A tale of two citiesA Book-Report of a Tale of Two CitiesA Tale of Two Cities is a masterpiece written by Charles Dickens. The book that I read has 428 pages and was published by the Tsinghua University Press in 2009. It costs 39 Yuan.I chose this book to read because I admire the author, Charles Dickens. He created vast collection of characters in his vivid novels. He focus was always on the individual rather than on abstract theories. Thus I could read the story with fewer difficulties. Charles Dickens was an excellent novelist. It was the quality of his writing that makes him popular with readers even today.A Tale of Two Cities is a sad and touching story. It took place in the London and Paris during French Revolution. Doctor Manette has been put into prison for 18 years as a result of his efforts of exposing the Evremonde family’s evil. However, for the sake of his daughter’s happiness, he agreed his daughter Lucie to marry his enemy’s son---Charles Darnay. Innocent Darnay condemned wickedness of his family and gave up the Evremonde title as well as all the property. Nevertheless due to he’s family background, he was put into prison in F rench by the outrageous people in French Revolution. A young lawyer named Sydney Carton fell in love with Lucie. He decided to die for Darnay for the sake of Lucie’s happiness. The family of1 Manette finally escaped back to England safely while Carton departed to them for ever.Sydney Carton was my favorite character in this book. He was the person whose words were sharp but heart was kind. I was sure that he loved Lucie no less than Charles. Thought he had confronted his love to Lucie, after Lucie and Darn ay’s wedding, he chose not to disturb her happiness. When Darnay was sentenced to death, Sydney Carton tried his best to rescue Darnay at the expense of his own life. I was deeply touched by this tragic ending. After all, few people could do that as him.Doctor Manette was a just and respectful man. When he witnessed the terrible crime of the Evremonde family, he felt it was his duty to inform the government minister, which resulted in his longtime imprisonment. 18 years later, thought he knew Charles Darna y was his enemy’s son, he gave up revenge and accepted the marriage because he loved daughter and wanted her to be happy. Madame Defarge was totally opposite to Doctor Manette. Her family was ruined by the Evremonde family whenshe was a little girl, thus she didn’t let go any chances to revenge Darnay, even thought Darnay had nothing to do with those wickedness. Grudge had already taken charge of her mind. She even wanted to hurt Darnay’s innocent wife Lucie and their child. T o forgive or not, it is a question.Madame Defarge and Doctor Manette, both of them suffered from brutal persecution. The former chose to forgive because of love while the later never gave up her revenge until she was killed. I sometimes assumed that women were more sensitive than men, so it is harder for women to abandon grudge. If I were one of them, I would probably never forgive but I would never hurt someone innocent. It was really ashamed that I couldn’t bring myself to do as Doctor Manette.A Tale of Two Cities was an excellent story. Once you begin to read it, you would be absorbed in it. Well organized plot, vivid description, especially the love between characters would inspire your desire to finish reading this book.第四篇：Reading report on A Tale of Two CitiesReading report on A Tale of Two CitiesA Tale of Two Cities is one of Dickens's most important representative works. With the broad real background of the French Revolution, the author takes the fictional character Doctor Manette's experience as the main clue, interweaves three independent but incidently cross-correlated stories-- the unjust charge, love and revenge together. In A Tale of Two Cities, the plot is criss-crossed and the clue is complex., which shows Dickens's language skill.In the novel, the author shapes three kinds of characters: feudal aristocracy, revolutionary masses and the idealized figures. Every character has his own characteristics. Doctor Manette ishonest and kind but suffers the persecution actually. Lucie is beautiful and gentle. Charles is graceful and noble. Lorry is upright and honest. Sydney is indifferent, unconventional but also selfless and lofty. Miss Pross is straightforward and loyal. Evremonde brothers are cruel and sinister...The complex hatred is hard to solve; the cruel revenge has made more hatreds;loves rebirth in the hell edge,but take the life as the price. Through the three kinds of characters, Dickens emphasizes three main aspects: the disapproval of the nobility’s oppression towards the poor and the revolution, humanism, as well as love.Evremonde brothers are the representatives of the feudal aristocracy. They are cruel to their people. They steal a woman, destroy her family’sland, take their food, and kill her brother. When Doctor Manette finds thetruth, he is taken to the prison and spends 18 years there. The younger Evremonde brother even hits a peasant’s child to death. Here Dickensdescribes the French famers’ miserable sufferings with great sypathy and condemns the feudal aristocracy for their evils.Madame Defarge is a representative of the revolutionary masses. She is the younger sister of the poor woman killed by the Evremonde brothers. And she holds great hatred to them, even their whole family. She remembers everything and knits every name into her work. Finally, she rushs into the Bastille and kills its officers. In order to revenge, she makes great efforts to send Darnay and his family to death, unluckily, she is shot to death by her own gun at last. She fights for violence and evils, but also dies of them. In the novel, many innocent men and women dies for no reason, and everyday brings more deaths. Through Madame Defarge’s death, Dickens expresses his disapproval towardsrevolutions. Any form of oppression should be prevented, either the feudal aristocracy’s persecut ion to their people or the peasants’ revolt to the nobility.Charles is the nephew of a marquis, but he abandones the privilege and moves to London. There he works hard to earn his living and manages to be a French teacher. Later he marries Lucie. One day, Darnay receives a letter from Monsieur Gabelle, who has been arrested and taken to Paris. In order to save his old servant, Darnay goes back to France, but he is arrested and sentenced to death. As to Carton, he slips into the prison with the help of Mr. Barsad, changes Darnay’s clothes and dies for him. The contrastbetween Darnay and Carton’s self-sacrifice spirits and the revolutionists’ violence emphasizes their noble qualities and heroical behaviours. They reflect Dickens's idea of humanism.Love is also a very important elemant in the novel. When he knowns whose son Darnay is, Doctor Manette keeps his feelings secret for his daughter’s happiness. And Carton’s love towards Lucie is more moving.“But you should know that for you, or for everyone close to you, I would do anything. Please remember always, that there is a man who would give his life to keep someone you love alive and close to you.”Above is Carton’s promise to Lucie, and he finally sacrifice himself to save Darnay because of his deep and great love to her.Dickens accords great importance to love. With the love as the tie, Doctor Manette, Darnay and Lucie form a happy family. It’s a very different way from revolution to solve the society contradiction. Here Dickens not only praises love, but also indicates his hope for a harmonious society.A Tale of Two Cities is a famous realistic novel. In thebeginning, Dickens describes a vivid picture of the society of that time. Even though the relations among the characters are a little complex, he clearly states the story and conveys his ideas.班级：07英师本6班学号: 070201615姓名：雷丽冰第五篇：Book Review on A Tale of Two Cities班级：14英师3班姓名：纪露露学号：14010103012 Book Review on A Tale of Two CitiesA Tale of Two Cities is a novel by Charles Dickens, which set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. Written in 1859, A Tale of Two Cities was published in weekly installments from April 1859 to November 1859 in Dickens's new literary periodical titled All the Year Round. All but only three of Dickens's previous novels had appeared as monthly installments. After published, A Tale of Two Cities was an instant hit. Families read it by the firelight; crowds waited for the next edition to be released. With sales of about 200 million copies, A T ale of Two Cities is the biggest selling novel in history. By this time Dickens was one of the most prominent writers and editors in England. At times, Dickens's prose emanates pure beauty that's so missed in most of contemporary works. In this book, Dickens has created a broad cast of characters, of two nations and multiple social classes and political affiliations, and effortlessly weaved their stories. That is the reason why Charles Dickens is one of the most popular storytellers and this particular novel is world's bestselling work of fiction. A Tale of Two Cities depicts the plight of the French peasantry exploited by the French aristocracy, which lead to the revolution and many social phenomenas paralleling with life in London during the same period.In 1757, for knowing a secret, Dr. Manette, a French physician, was picked up and sent to the Bastille by the aristocracy MarquisSt. Evremonde. 18 years after, Alexandre Manette was released from the Bastille. Mr. Lorry, one of the bank's managers, arrives in Dover and meets with Dr. Manette's daughter Lucie who has believed her father to be dead and her governess, Miss Pross. Mr. Lorry takes her to France to reunite with her father who has been given lodgings by Defarge, owners of a wine shop. In 1780, Charles Darnay is on trial for treason against the British. And Darnay's defense counsel directs attention to Sydney Carton, a barrister present in the courtroom who looks almost identical to him.In Paris, Marquis St. Evrémonde’ s carriage hits and kills the child of a peasant, Gaspard. At that night, Gaspard kills the Marquis in his sleep. In London, Darnay gets Dr. Manette's permission to wed Lucie; but Carton confesses his love to Lucie as well. Knowing she will not love him in return, Carton promises to do any sacrifice for her. On the morning of the marriage, Darnay reveals his real name and family lineage to Dr. Manette( Darnay is Marquis’ s nephew). As time passes, Lucie and Charles begin to raise a family. Carton is accepted as a close friend of the family and becomes a special favorite of little Lucie. In 1789, the Defarges help to lead the storming of the Bastille. The St. Evrémonde’ s chateau is burned to the ground. In 1792, Mr. Lorry travels to Paris to collect important documents. Darnay receives a letter written by Gabelle, one of his uncle's servants who have been imprisoned by the revolutionaries. Without telling his family or revealing his position as the new Marquis, Darnay sets out for Paris. After Darnay arrives in Paris, he is denounced for being an emigrated aristocrat from France and jailed in prison. Dr. Manette, Lucie and Miss Pross travel to Paris and meet Mr. Lorry to try to free Darnay. But after being released,Darnay is immediately arrested again. At this time, Carton met Solomon and identifies him. By threatening to denounce Solomon to the revolutionary tribunal, Carton blackmails him into helping with a plan. When Carton wanders into the Defarges' wine shop, he discovers that Madame Defarge was the surviving sister of the peasant family savaged by the Evrémondes. At night, Carton urges Lorry to flee Paris with Lucie, her father, asking them to leave as soon as he joins them in the coach. Shortly before the executions are to begin, Solomon sneaks Carton into the prison for a visit with Darnay. The two men trade clothes, and Carton drugs Darnay and let Solomon carry him out. Carton has decided to be executed in his place. Following Carton's earlier instructions, the family and Mr. Lorry flee to England with the unconscious Darnay. Meanwhile, Miss Pross kills Madame Defarge by mistake. Picking up this book was a brave move. This book was also a strong commentary regarding the Revolution. It was interesting to see the ironic way in which Dickens compares the aristocracy to the angry revolutionaries. The revolutionaries are mad for the aristocracy hurting and killing the innocent. Then, they turn around and start killing plenty of innocent people like the aristocracy just for the sake of watching their heads roll. The comparison in A T ale of Two Cities could be the theme of the novel, but the contrast alluded to in the titleallows Dickens to make a separate point. While Miss Pross represents England and a sense of English superiority, Dickens is not merely dredging up the ages old English-French conflict; he's saying something more subtle: that London at the time he was writing was a hair's breadth away from Paris during The Terror. These conditions, in which human brutality and cruelty arise and dominate for a time, are predictable, repeatable. That there is two side to the coin: thebest of times and the worst of times; wisdom and foolishness; hope and despair exist side by side all times, all places. So the point of Carton's prophetic observations at the end is that in the blink of an eye, positions will be switched. But as contrast, Dickens is always an optimist. People have the capacity for good, retribution and vengeance will never match and outlast generosity and goodness; and love will, in the end, triumph. I am in awe of Dickens's ability to craft characters whose defining personality traits make them strongly through the story. And his depiction of France before and during the Revolution is vivid and bloody. For anyone who has read Dickens, the coined phrase "Dickinsonian characters" is highly accurate. The depth he goes to make us fall in love with them and his talent for describing their character so accurately is surely one of his greatest talents and should be always noted in his work. Besides the character and plot building aptitude, Dickens rouses every major emotion of mankind into this tale. The themes Dickens expounds upon are vast. From love to bitterness, from revenge to heroism, from sacrifice to friendship, and back to love again, he touches upon them all. This story covers almost all of the major themes in literature. Man struggling against nature, overcoming adversity, death being part of the life cycle, and of course, sacrifice, are just some of them. These struggles of man nature are also seen in echoes of other scenes, such as Manette's attempts with letting go of his time in prison as he makes his shoes, the memories of his time there still torturing him, and Lucie’s habit of sitting in her parlor as she hears the echo of the footsteps in the street, bringing a foreboding of what's to come combined with her personal battles and the political conflicts of the age.As there are so many meaningful quotes in this novel, I’dlike to talk something about my favorite quotes which make me think a lot. “Crush humanity out of shape onc e more, under similar hammers, and it will twist itself into the same tortured forms. Sow the same seed of rapacious license and oppression over again, and it will surely yield the same fruit according to its kind.”Dickens wrote A Tale of Two Cities sixty years after the revolution ended. In other words, human suffering isn’t simply an 18th-century French problem. A Tale of Two Cities, with all of the poverty and injustice it displays, is an exploration of conditions that will persist just as long as violence and inequity continue to flourish. "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known." A Tale of Two Cities is a novel that works on several levels. Most study it as social commentary about the French Revolution, but the theme that touches me most is love, which is overly sentimental. But the real topic of this book is love: the power of love makes us human, and it also gives us power to do things that we would never dream of doing. It is bravery, devotion and dedication that give ordinary people strength and allow us to be more than human. I firmly believe that in the end love is one of the few things that matters. Read A T ale of Two Cities. Charles Dickens will tell you that and so much more, in words that are immortal a and magnificent. So overall, I truly enjoyed reading this book even though I was impatient to see the action start a little quicker. Charles Dickens’s novel has helped to shape generations of readers’ under standing of love and one of the most pivotal events in modern history, French Revolution. Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton may not have appeared in the history, but they’re stamped in our culturalmemory as key figures in the French Revolution. Dickens succeeds in making the French Revolution live in the hearts and minds of his readers.。
A_tale_of_two_cities_双城记简介
A tale of two cities
By Chares Dickens
Introduction
The book’s title :A Tale of Two Cities Genre: fiction Author’s name: Charles Dickens Publication:1859
The List Of Charles Dickens Articals
《匹克威克外传》（ The Pickwick Papers ） —— 1836年 《雾都孤儿》（ Oliver Twist ） —— 1837年-1839年
《老古玩店》（ The Old Curiocity Shop ）—— 1840年-1841年 《圣诞颂歌》（ A Christmas Carol ）—— 1843年 《 大卫· 科波菲尔 》（ David Copperfield ）—— 1849年-1850年
《荒凉山庄》（ Bleak House ）—— 1852年-1853年 《艰难时世》（ Hard Times ）—— 1854年
《远大前程》（ Great Expectations ）—— 1860年-1861年 《我们共同的朋友》（ Our Mutual Friend ）—— 1864年-1865年
查尔斯.达雷
Charles Darnay – A young French noble of the Evrémonde family. In disgust at the cruelty of his family to the French peasantry, he has taken on the name “Darnay” (after his mother„s maiden name, D‟Aulnais) and left France for England. He exhibits an admirable honesty in his decision to reveal to Doctor Manette his true identity as a member of the infamous Evrémonde family. So, too, does he prove his courage in his decision to return to Paris at great personal risk to save the imprisoned Gabelle. 查尔 斯.达雷
(完整版)非谓语动词专题(练习题含答案)
(完整版)非谓语动词专题(练习题含答案)一、选择题1. It’s my honor _____ to give a talk here.A. to inviteB. to be invitedC. invitingD. invite2. ________ with my father’s handwriting, mine is poor.A. CompareB. ComparedC. ComparingD. Compares3. Having never worked in the fields, Yuan Longping’s mom moved to Anjiang town ________ her son’s family and research.A. supportB. to supportC. supportingD. supported4．The bad weather will last for a week.So I advise you ________ off the sports meeting.A. to putB. to be putC. putD. putting5. The way we thought of ________ the environment proved to be very useful.A. to protectB. protectingC. protectedD. protects6. Don’t forget ________ the door when you leave here.A. lockB. lockingC. to lockD. locked7. When I eat a mooncake, I prefer ________ it into small pieces before eating rather than________ it up straight.A. to cut；eatB. cutting；eatC. to cut；to eatD. cutting；eating8. The way our students thought of ________ the classroom clean and tidy proved to be very useful.A. to keepB. keepingC. keptD. keeps9. They offered courses_________ students know the importance of protecting the Huanghe River.A. helpB. helpedC. helpsD. to help10. — Do you prefer _______ basketball with me?— No, I'd rather _______ at home and watch TV because of my aching feet.A. play; stayB. to play; to stayC. play; to stayD. to play; stay11．My mother usually eats a little for supper________.She looks slimmer than before.A. to save moneyB. saving moneyC. to lose weightD. losing weight12. Our teacher always chooses classical songs she enjoys ________ us between classes.A. relaxB. relaxingC. to relaxD. to relaxing13. -How do you feel after watching the movie Amazing, My Country?-Well, I think it is lucky for us ____________ this great country.A. to liveB. to live inC. livingD. living in14．________ the morning of May 15th, Zhurong rover (登陆车) landed on Mars.This means China has become the second country ________ a rover on Mars successfully.A. In; landingB. In; to landC. On; landingD. On; to land15. _______ colorful pictures, he loaded a new software to help him.A. CreateB. CreatedC. To createD. Creating16. —Were you born in Qingyang City?—No, I wasn’t.But I have been used ________ in the city since I moved here ten years ago.A. liveB. to liveC. livingD. to living17. –Your robot has caught a virus and it no longer works properly.–Wow, ______ mess it has made! I really don’t know _______ to do with it.A. what, howB. how, howC. what a, whatD. how, what18. Dan shows an interest in musical instruments and is often heard _____ the guitar.A. playB. playedC. playingD. to play19. My uncle made up his mind to devote his life pollution happily.A. to prevent; to liveB. to prevent; from livingC. to preventing; to liveD. to preventing; from living20. During the Spring Festival, we Chinese people ___ door gods on gates, but now few families do so.A. used to put upB. used to put inC. were used to put upD. were used to putting in21. —We set World Reading Day ________ teens to form a good reading habit. —Nowadays, people are more aware of the importance of reading.A. to encourageB. encouragingC. encouragedD. encourage22. Bad luck! The film star had her leg ________ while playing a part in a film.A. to breakB. breakingC. breadD. broken23. I must get my homework ____,A. doneB. doesC. doD. did24．My watch doesn’t work.I must have it ________.A. RepairingB. to repairC. repairD. repaired25. A medical team, ________ five experienced doctors and ten skillful nurses, was sent to the earthquake-stricken area in Turkey.A. made up ofB. made ofC. made fromD. made by26. I improve my ________ English by ________ conversations with my friends in English.A. speak, practice makingB. speaking, practicing makingC. spoken, practicing makingD. speaking, practicing to make27. Smart phones ________ by Huawei are getting more and more popular around the world.A. madeB. are madeC. to makeD. making28. A 32-year-old delivery driver ________ Gao Zhixiao was still working as the virus spread across China.A. calledB. is calledC. callsD. was called29. Most of the artists____________ to the party were from South Africa.A. inviteB. to inviteC. invitedD. inviting30. The price of housing in Nanjing is so high that many people can’t afford ________ a flat.A. buyingB. to buyC. boughtD. buy31. My uncle regretted his house in Shanghai last year, because the house price keeps rising.A. sellB. to sellC. sellingD. sold32. While all Chinese are fighting COVID-19, medical staff（工作人员） ________ on the front line are heroes.A. stoodB. standC. standingD. to stand33. Farmers depend on good weather ________ their crops.A. growB. to growC. growingD. to growing34. _________ with Huawei and Xiaomi, Apple seems to have lost its attraction in the past few months.A. ComparingB. ComparedC. ConnectingD. Connected35. ---Is Jack in the next room ?---It’s hard to say.But I heard him _____ loudly when I passed by just now.A. speakB. to speakC. spokenD. speaking36. —Tom, have you ever read the book A Tale of Two Cities ________ by Charles Dickens? —Yes, I finished reading it last winter vacation.A. wroteB. to writeC. writingD. written37. The list _________ 19 trillion data _________ over nine years from 390 cities across 48 countries.A. based on; collectedB. based on; collectingC. is based on; collectedD. is based on; collecting38．There is something wrong with his TV.He wants to get it _______ this afternoon.A. repairingB. repairedC. to repairD. repair39. The film Hello, Mom! is such a moving film that I think it is well worth________ .A. to watchB. watchingC. watchesD. watch40. The girl is so helpful that she devoted all her spare time she had ________ others.A. to helpingB. helpingC. to helpD. helped41. I prefer _________ some shopping to ________ camping since the weather isn’t lovely.A. do; goingB. doing; goC. do; goD. doing; going42. —What do you remember about Grade 7?―I reme mber________a prize in the school writing competition.A. to winB. winC. winningD. won43. In spring, a mask can be helpful if flowers make your nose uncomfortable.A. wearB. woreC. wearingD. worn44. _______ up sales, many international companies plan to set up online shops.A. PushB. To pushC. PushingD. Having pushed45．I think his advice is of great .It's well worth .A. value, takingB. value, to takeC. valuable, to takeD. valuable, taking46. Seeing their teacher _______ into the classroom, they stopped _______ at once.A. walk; tellingB. entering; to speakC. enter; to tellD. walking; talking47. ________ of the road ________ broken down. It needs ________.A. Three-fourths; was; repairedB. Three quarters; has; to repairC. Three-fourth; was; to be repairedD. Three quarters; has; repairing48. —Do you mind beside you, sir?— .I alone to enjoy the music.A. my sitting; Better not; used to sitB. my to sit; Of course not; am used to sittingC. me sitting; I’m sorry but I do; have been used to sittingD. me to sit; Never mind; was used to sitting49. --Would you mind basketball here? I'm writing a report.--Sorry.We'll go and play it on the playground.A. playingB. not playingC. to playD. not to play50. ---Do you have any idea what Paul does all day ?--- As I know, he spends at least as much time playing as he .A. writesB. does writingC. is writingD. does write51. I don’t mind_____ in such a small room .A. to liveB. to livingC. livingD. live52. He made up his mind to devote his life pollution happily.A. to prevent, to liveB. to prevent, from livingC. to preventing, to liveD. to preventing, from living53. （题文）The manager is used to _____________the computer to check e-mails every morning.A. turn onB. turning onC. turn offD. turning off54. — It is kind the doctors to devote all the time he had to for the patients.— I think so, they are so great.A. for, careB. of, careC. of, caringD. for caring55. — You don’t know what great difficulty I had ________ the two tickets.— But the film is really worth ________ twice.A. getting; seeingB. to get; seeingC. getting; being seenD. got; to see56. My father often ________ 15 minutes ________ newspaper every night.A. spend;readB. spend; readingC. spends;readsD. spends; reading57. — Baby, would you mind ________ me cook the fish?— Of course not.I can’t wait ________ it!A. help; tasteB. helping; tasteC. help; to tasteD. helping; to taste58．WeChat has given up ________ in a popular emoji (表情) recently.The “soldier face”emoji doesn’t have a cigarette in his mouth anymore.A. smokesB. smokedC. to smokeD. smoking59．_______ trees is a long-term project.Let's take good care of these trees we plant and wait for them to grow up.A. PlantsB. PlantedC. PlantD. Planting60. When you travel abroad, you can hardly avoid products made in China.A. to buyB. buyC. buyingD. be bought【参考答案】一、选择题1. B解析: B【详解】句意: 我很荣幸被邀请在这里演讲。
人教版九年级非谓语动词_英语学习_外语学习_教育专区
人教版九年级非谓语动词_英语学习_外语学习_教育专区一、选择题1．My uncle made up his mind to devote his life pollution happily.A．to prevent; to live B．to prevent; from livingC．to preventing; to live D．to preventing; from living2．A 32-year-old delivery driver ________ Gao Zhixiao was still working as the virus spread across China.A．called B．is called C．calls D．was called 3．As a teacher, I chose those classical songs I listened to ________ my students these days. A．relax B．relaxing C．to relax D．relaxed 4．"An early bird catches the worm" means that you have to do something ahead of others___success.A．achieving B．achieve C．to achieve D．to achieving 5．—How much work have you finished ______ for the coming exam?—Everything is done. I’m ready for it.A．prepared B．preparing C．to prepare D．to preparing 6．Our headmaster isn’t in. I can’t find him anywhere. Did you notice him ______ the office? A．to enter B．entered C．to leave D．leave7．---Max is a funny boy. His jokes always make us ________a lot.A．to laugh B．laughing C．laugh D．laughs 8．Fans all over the country are talking about ________ this football team has never won any match and ________ to do with it.A．whether; how B．why; how C．whether; what D．why; what 9．-How do you feel after watching the movie Amazing, My Country?-Well, I think it is lucky for us ____________ this great country.A．to live B．to live in C．living D．living in10．I still like the good old songs I often listen to myself in my spare time.A．enjoy B．enjoying C．to enjoy D．enjoyed 11．More TV programs, a ccording to government officials, will be produced _____ people’s attention over food safety.A．to raise B．raising C．to rise D．rising12．—I don’t know _____ remember the new English words.—Don’t worry! Try thinking about their pronunciations.A．what to B．how to C．where to D．when to 13．How much work have they finished ________ for the welcome party?A．prepared B．to prepare C．preparing D．to be prepared 14．I still like those good old songs I listened to _________ myself in my free time. A．enjoy B．enjoying C．to enjoy D．enjoyed 15．（2017届山东省滨州市滨城区九年级第二次模拟）David enjoys ____ music at weekends, but I prefer ________ for a picnic.A．listening to；go out B．listening to；to go outC．to listen to；to go out D．listen to；going out16．The sadness over her father's death made it difficult for her ________ schoolwork. A．finish B．to finish C．finishing D．to finishing 17．During the Spring Festival, we Chinese people ___ door gods on gates, but now few families do so.A．used to put up B．used to put inC．were used to put up D．were used to putting in18．Helen was made the task in two days.A．finish B．to finishing C．finished D．to finish 19．—We set World Reading Day ________ teens to form a good reading habit.—Nowadays, people are more aware of the importance of reading.A．to encourage B．encouraging C．encouraged D．encourage 20．Bad luck! The film star had her leg ________ while playing a part in a film.A．to break B．breaking C．bread D．broken 21．When his name was called, I saw him ________ from his seat.A．rose B．rising C．to rise D．rise22．There ______ a group of people _______on the beach.A．is, lying B．are, lying C．have, laid D．has,lie23．___________for his good skill, this doctor has a lot of visitors calling for help all the time. A．Knowing B．To know C．Known D．To have known 24．— Listen! Can you hear something?— Yeah, it could be some children outside.A．were playing B．playingC．to play D．play25．Every morning when the sun ______, plenty of people are watching the ____ of national flag at Tian’anmen Square.A．raises；raise B．rises；riseC．raises；rise D．rises；raising26．—There is something wrong with your bike,isn’t there?—Yes. I’ll have it tomorrow.A．repair B．repairingC．repaired D．to repair27．There is something wrong with my DVD player. I’ll have it ________.A．fixing B．to fix C．fixes D．fixed28．－Don’t you think your hair is too long?－Yes. I am going to have it ________ soon.A．cut B．cuts C．cutting D．to cut29．The music ________ by Mozart is well known ________ people all over the world. A．writes; as B．written; for C．written; as D．written; to30．—There are so many kinds of Mp5 in the shop. We can’t decide _________.— What about this pink one?A．what to buy B．to buy what C．which to buy D．to buy which 31．My uncle regretted his house in Shanghai last year, because the house price keeps rising. A．sell B．to sell C．selling D．sold 32．Chinese spacecraft Tianwen I successfully landed on the Martian surface, ________ a historic accomplishment in China’s space development.A．marking B．to mark C．marked D．marks33．With a lot of students about too much homework, our teachers have tried some ways to solve this problem.A．complain B．complaining C．complained D．to complain34．_________ with Huawei and Xiaomi, Apple seems to have lost its attraction in the past few months．A．Comparing B．Compared C．Connecting D．Connected 35．When Tom saw his mother ______ for him on a cold winter night, he couldn’t keep back his tears.A．wait B．waited C．to wait D．waiting 36．—Tom, have you ever read the book A Tale of Two Cities ________ by Charles Dickens?—Yes, I finished reading it last winter vacation.A．wrote B．to write C．writing D．written37．The tiger mom went out the bedroom, her daughter crying sadly.A．left B．leaving C．leaves D．has left38．—Your hair is too long.—Haha. I just want to have my hair ______this afternoon.A．to cut B．cutting C．cut D．cuting 39．—Mum, my computer doesn’t work. It needs_________ .—OK. I will have it _________.A．repairing; repaired B．to repair; repairC．be repaired; repairing D．being repaired; to repair40．The girl is so helpful that she devoted all her spare time she had ________ others.A．to helping B．helping C．to help D．helped41．Many students admitted ________ games once in a while when they took online courses. A．play B．played C．playing D．to play 42．Nowadays students have more time to practice ________ English after class.A．speak B．spoke C．speaking D．to speak 43．—Doctor! I can’t fall at night.—Don’t worry! You are too stressed. Just be relaxed and take some pills, then you’ll be better. A．sleepy; asleep B．asleep; sleepingC．sleep; sleep D．asleep, sleepy44．The examination is coming. What else should we pay attention to ________our grades?A．to improve B．improving C．improve D．improved45．In spring, a mask can be helpful if flowers make your nose uncomfortable.A．wear B．wore C．wearing D．worn 46．—What happened to Lucy? I saw her _______ in her seat just now.—She failed in the final exam. Let’s go to cheer her up.A．crying B．to cry C．cried D．to be crying 47．—You don’t know what great difficulty I had ________ to get the two tickets.—But the film is really worth _________ twice.A．managing; seeing B．to manage; seeingC．managing; being seen D．managed; to see48．--Would you mind basketball here? I'm writing a report.--Sorry. We'll go and play it on the playground.A．playing B．not playing C．to play D．not to play49．（题文） .-- Shall we take a walk outside?–Sorry, I’m too busy ______ for the coming examA．prepare B．to prepareC．preparing D．with preparing50．Nobody can imagine what difficulty we had home in the snowstorm.A．to walking B．to walk C．walked D．Walking51．I don’t mind_____ in such a small room .A．to live B．to living C．living D．live52．This educational CD-ROM makes _____ easier for you to learn English. After using it for a month, you’ll have no difficulty ________ with foreigners.A．that; to talk B．it; to talkC．that; talking D．it; talking53．My mother often asks me to do some on Sunday.A．washing B．wash C．to wash D．washed54．I prefer in the peaceful countryside to living in the big city, because that makes me ________.A．lived ; relaxed B．to live ; relaxing C．living ; relaxed D．live ; relax 55．—Anyone shouldn’t _________ use fire o utdoors.—Yeah, and we should pay attention to ________ our forests and grasslands.A．be allowed to; protect B．allow to; protectingC．be allowed to; protecting D．allow to; protected56．Dear friends, ________ your best and relaxing yourselves are two helpful ways to get a high grade in this exam. Wish you success.A．try B．trying C．to try D．tries57．Peter enjoys ________ pictures in the country on Sundays.A．draw B．drawing C．to draw D．drew58．— Jack, why have you decided ________ Chinese folk music as a course.— To learn more about Chinese culture.A．take B．taken C．to take D．taking59．Who are you going to have ________ the library since the designer is busy these days.A．to design B．designed C．designing D．design60．A lot of museums in China are worth___________. If you have time, you can choose to go. A．visited B．visiting C．to visit D．visit【参考答案】一、选择题1．C解析：C【解析】句意：我的叔叔为了快乐的生活，下决心贡献他的一生来阻止污染。
河南省八年级英语下册Unit8HaveyoureadTreasureIslandyet知识点总结(超
河南省八年级英语下册Unit8HaveyoureadTreasureIslandyet知识点总结(超全)单选题1、Not only Bill’s parents but also Bill _______ the movie Avengers:Endgame. They all like it.A．has watchedB．have watchedC．watchD．watches答案：A句意：不仅比尔的父母，而且比尔也看了电影《复仇者联盟：终局之战》。
他们都很喜欢它。
考查动词时态和就近原则。
根据后句“They all like it.”语境可知，前句表示过去的动作对现在造成了影响，故应用现在完成时，构成形式为：have/has done，故排除C、D项； not only…but also…“不仅……而且……”，连接并列主语时，须遵循“就近原则”，Bill是第三人称单数形式，故助动词应用has，故排除B项。
故选A。
2、【2017年山东泰安】It is accepted by everyone that knowledge is the most valuable _______ for human beings. A．standardB．treasureC．inventionD．instruction答案：B试题分析：句意：对于人类知识是最有价值的财富这一点被所有人接受。
A. standard 标准； B. treasure 财富，宝藏； C. invention发明； D. instruction指示，说明。
结合句意，故选B。
考点：考查名词的用法。
3、—Where is your father? —He ________France and he ________Paris for two weeks.A．has been to; has been inB．has gone to; has been inC．has been in; has been toD．has gone to; has been to答案：B句意：——你爸爸在哪里？——他去了法国，在巴黎已经两周。
OFATALEOFTWOCITIES1《双城记》英文读书笔记
A book report of a Tale of two CitiesBy Charles DickensA Tale of two Cities is written by the English writer Charles Dickens who was bom in 1812 and died in 1870. Best known for his classic serialized novels, such as Oliver Twist, a Tale of two Cities, and Great Expectations, he wrote about the London he lived in, the conditions of the poor, and the growing tensions between the classes. He achieved international popular and critical success in his lifetime.Based on his own personal experiences of working in a factory, a Tale of two Cities is one of his later works. The story was set in London and Paris at the time of the great French Revolution. It exposed the causes of revolution and its effects on people's day-to-day lives. Moreover it mingled two different clues, love and cruelty.Before the revolution, the King and the aristocracy treated then- people cruelly. Extremely poor and miserable, the common people were lived under sanguinary policy and great pressure. The crops in the fields were poor as if even the land shared the misery of the people. And there were so heavy taxes that all the villagers had nothing to hand over at last. On the other hand, the aristocracy made their will as the law by using money and gold. There was no justice, no equality and no fairness. Just as what happened to Dr. Manette, he had witnessed the crimes committed by the Marquis Evremonde brothers.He wrote to the Minister to disclose the crime what Marquis Evremonde had done. But as a result, he had been arrested and sent to the prison Bastille without any reason.The potential of people was tremendous. People who lived on the bottom of class such as the Defarges had prepared for a revolution. The Revolution came to break out, when the Bastille was captured and the King was caught and put to death as well as many other aristocrats. However, things didn't go on as what they had ever expected. As a consequence, the situation was not changed at all or even worse, as the fundamental tissue had not been resolved. There was still no justice or fairness. As it was quote, in everything they did was merciless, for they had been hardened in the fires of suffering and the touch of pity could make no mark on them. Those people took the charge but their heart had been full of evilness. The only thing they wanted to do was to revenge. These former peasants murdered anyone who they felt represented the old guard. One of the characters Damay was immediately taken into custody, though he tried desperately to explain that unlike his uncle and father-the Evremonde brothers. Actually he was not a cruel man and knew nothing about his family. He was on the peasants5 side and wanted to help them. But without reason they disregarded his testimony.Love was as pure as water, Carton had a deeply love towards Lucie, wife of Damay that he devoted his life for her happiness. When Damay was sentenced to death, he used his physical resemblance to Damay and his abilityto manipulate the spy to pull off the ultimate sacrifice.As a conclusion, with the broad real background of the French Revolution, Charles Dickens told us a story about cruelty, revenge and love.。
大学英语读书笔记ATaleofTwoCities
大学英语读书笔记ATaleofTwoCities¤§?|è?±èˉèˉ??1|??”è?° ATale of Two Cities)we believe in only the government we need but we insist on All the government we need. we believe in A government thAt is chArActerized by fAirness And reAsonAbleness, A reAsonAbleness thAt goes beyond lAbels, thAt doesn't distort or promise things thAt we know we cAn't do.we believe in A government strong enough to use the words "love" And "compAssion" And smArt enough to convert our noblest AspirAtions into prActicAl reAlities. we believe in encourAging the tAlented, but we believe thAt while survivAl of the fittest mAy be A good working description of the process of evolution, A government of humAns should elevAte itself to A higher order.our government should be Able to rise to the level to where it cAn fill the gAps left by chAnce or A wisdom we don't fully understAnd. we would rAther hAve lAws written by the pAtron of this greAt city, the mAn cAlled the "world's most sincere democrAt" - st. frAncis of Assisi - thAn lAws written by dArwin.we believe, we believe As democrAts, thAt A society As blessed As ours, the most Affluent democrAcy in the world's history, one thAt cAn spend trillions on instruments of destruction, ought to be Able to help the middle clAss in its struggle, ought to be Able to find work for All who cAn do it, room At the tAble, shelter for the homeless, cAre for the elderly And infirm, And hope for the destitute. And we proclAim As loudly As we cAn the utter insAnity of nucleAr proliferAtion And the need for A nucleAr freeze, if only to Affirm the simple truth thAt peAce is better thAn wAr becAuse life is better thAn deAth.we believe in firm but fAir lAw And order. we believe proudly in the union movement. we believe in privAcy for people, openness by government, we believe in civil rights, And we believe in humAn rights. we believe in A single fundAmentAl ideA thAt describes better thAn most textbooks And Any speech thAt i could write whAt A proper government should be. the ideA of fAmily. mutuAlity. the shAring of benefits And burdens for the good of All. feeling one Another's pAin. shAring one Another's blessings. reAsonAbly, honestly, fAirly - without respect to rAce, or sex, or geogrAphy or politicAl AffiliAtion.we believe we must be the fAmily of AmericA, recognizing thAt At the heArt of the mAtter we Are bound one to Another, thAt the problems of A retired school teAcher in duluth Are our problems. thAt the future of the child in buffAlo is our future. thAt the struggle of A disAbled mAn in boston to survive, And live decently, is our struggle. thAt the hunger of A womAn in little rock is our hunger. thAt the fAilure Anywhere to provide whAt reAsonAbly we might, to Avoid pAin, is our fAilure. now for 50 yeArs, for 50 yeArs we democrAts creAted A better future for our children, using trAditionAl democrAtic principles As A fixed beAcon, giving us direction And purpose, but constAntly innovAting, AdApting to new reAlities: roosevelt's AlphAbet progrAms; trumAn's nAto And the gi bill of rights; kennedy's intelligent tAx incentives And the AlliAnce for progress; johnson's civil rights; cArter's humAn rights And the neArly mirAculous cAmp dAvid peAce Accord.democrAts did it, democrAts did it - And democrAts cAn do it AgAin. we cAn build A future thAt deAls with our deficit. remember this, thAt 50 yeArs of progress under our principles never cost us whAt the lAst four yeArs of stAgnAtion hAve. And,we cAn deAl with the deficit intelligently, by shAred sAcrifice, with All pArts of the nAtion's fAmily contributing, building pArtnerships with the privAte sector, providing A sound defense without depriving ourselves of whAt we need to feed our children And cAre for our people.we cAn hAve A future thAt provides for All the young of the present, by mArrying common sense And compAssion. we know we cAn, becAuse we did it for neArly 50 yeArs before 1980.And we cAn do it AgAin. if we do not forget. if we do not forget thAt this entire nAtion hAs profited by these progressive principles. thAt they helped lift up generAtions to the middle clAss And higher: gAve us A chAnce to work, to go to college, to rAise A fAmily, to own A house, to be secure in our old Age And, before thAt, to reAch heights thAt our own pArents would not hAve dAred dreAm of.thAt struggle to live with dignity is the reAl story of the shining city. And it's A story, lAdies And gentlemen, thAt i didn't reAd in A book, or leArn in A clAssroom. i sAw it, And lived it. like mAny of you. i wAtched A smAll mAn with thick cAlluses on both hAnds work 15 And 16 hours A dAy. i sAw him once literAlly bleed from the bottoms of his feet, A mAn who cAme here uneducAted, Alone, unAble to speAk the lAnguAge, who tAught me All i needed to know About fAith And hArd work by the simple eloquence of his exAmple. i leArned About our kind of democrAcy from my fAther. And, i leArned About our obligAtion to eAch other from him And from my mother. they Asked only for A chAnce to work And to mAke the world better for their children And they Asked to be protected in those moments when they would not be Able to protect themselves. this nAtion And this nAtion's government did thAt for them.And thAt they were Able to build A fAmily And live in dignity And see one of their children go from behind their little grocery store in south jAmAicA on the other side of the trAcks where he wAs born, to occupy the highest seAt in the greAtest stAte of the greAtest nAtion in the only world we know, is An ineffAbly beAutiful tribute to the democrAtic process.And, lAdies And gentlemen, on jAnuAry 20, 1985, it will hAppen AgAin. only on A much, much grAnder scAle. we will hAve A new president of the united stAtes, A democrAt born not to the blood of kings but to the blood of pioneers And immigrAnts. And we will hAve AmericA's first womAn vice president, the child of immigrAnts, And she, she, she will open with one mAgnificent stroke, A whole new frontier for the united stAtes. now, it will hAppen.it will hAppen - if we mAke it hAppen; if you And i cAn mAke it hAppen.And i Ask you now - lAdies And gentlemen, brothers And sisters - for the good of All of us - for the love of this greAt nAtion, for the fAmily of AmericA - for the love of god. pleAse, mAke this nAtion remember how futures Are built.。
Book-report——Ataleoftwocities
Book-report——Ataleoftwocities第一篇：Book-report——A tale of two citiesA Book-Report of a Tale of Two CitiesA Tale of Two Cities is a masterpiece written by Charles Dickens.The book that I read has 428 pages and was published by the Tsinghua University Press in 2009.It costs 39 Yuan.I chose this book to read because I admire the author, Charles Dickens.He created vast collection of characters in his vivid novels.He focus was always on the individual rather than on abstract theories.Thus I could read the story with fewer difficulties.Charles Dickens was an excellent novelist.It was the quality of his writing that makes him popular with readers even today.A Tale of Two Cities is a sad and touching story.It took place in the London and Paris during French Revolution.Doctor Manette has been put into prison for 18 years as a result of his efforts of exposing the Evremonde family’s evil.However, for the sake of his daughter’s happiness, he agreed his daughter Lucie to marry his enemy’s son---Charles Darnay.Innocent Darnay condemned wickedness of his family and gave up the Evremonde title as well as all the property.Nevertheless due to he’s family background, he was put into prison in French by the outrageous people in French Revolution.A young lawyer named Sydney Carton fell in love with Lucie.He decided to die for Darnay for the sake of Lucie’s happiness.The family of1Manette finally escaped back to England safely while Carton departed to them for ever.Sydney Carton was my favorite character in this book.He was the person whose words were sharp but heart was kind.I was sure that he loved Lucie no less than Charles.Thought he had confronted his love to Lucie, afterLucie and Darnay’s wedding, he cho se not to disturb her happiness.When Darnay was sentenced to death, Sydney Carton tried his best to rescue Darnay at the expense of his own life.I was deeply touched by this tragic ending.After all, few people could do that as him.Doctor Manette was a just and respectful man.When he witnessed the terrible crime of the Evremonde family, he felt it was his duty to inform the government minister, which resulted in his longtime imprisonment.18 years later, thought he knew Charles Darnay was his enemy’s son, he gave up revenge and accepted the marriage because he loved daughter and wanted her to be happy.Madame Defarge was totally opposite to Doctor Manette.Her family was ruined by the Evremonde family when she was a little girl, thus she didn’t let go any chances to revenge Darnay, even thought Darnay had nothing to do with those wickedness.Grudge had already taken charge of her mind.She even wanted to hurt Darnay’s innocent wife Lucie and their child.T o forgive or not, it is a question.Madame Defarge and Doctor Manette, both of them suffered from brutal persecution.The former chose to forgive because of love while the later never gave up her revenge until she was killed.I sometimes assumed that women were more sensitive than men, so it is harder for women to abandon grudge.If I were one of them, I would probably never forgive but I would never hurt someone innocent.It was really ashamed that I couldn’t bring myself to do as Doctor Manette.A T ale of Two Cities was an excellent story.Once you begin to read it, you would be absorbed in it.Well organized plot, vivid description, especially the love between characters would inspire your desire to finish reading this book.第二篇：双城记英文简介 bookreport专用A Tale of Two Cities It was the year 1757, the doctor Manette lived in Pairs.And one day he treated a young woman who was hurt by ME family.And the young woman’s husband was killed by them.The doctor felt very angry when he heard the young woman’s miserable experiences.He decided to claimed crimes of ME to the king’s court.So he wrote a letter to the court.Some days later, several men came to Manette’s house and asked him to treat a patient.Manette agreed and followed these men.But these man were ME members.They put Manette into prison.Manette’s family didn’t find him anywhere.Ju st several months later his wife gave birth to a baby called Lucie.18 years had passed.It was 1775.The doctor’s daughter Lucie was 18 years old.At that time she lived in London.She just was brought up by Miss Spross, because when Lucie was 2 years old her mother was dead.One day she suddenly received a letter that said she should immediately went to Pairs for getting some information about her father.She felt shocked and went to Pairs as soon as possible.On the ways to Pairs, Lucie met other main character in this book--Charles.He was a son of the ME’s leader.But he hated his father and relatives’ cruel actions to low class people, so he moved to England and exchanged his name to Charles.At that time, no one knew his real identity.He fell in love with the beautiful Luciel.When Lucie arrived in the Pairs, she met her father’s old friend Mr.Lorry.Mr.Lorry brought Lucie to meet her father’s former servant--Ernest Defarge.At that time Defarge and his wife Madame Defarge ran a bar in Pairs.Through all people’s eff ort, Lucie met her father at first time.Her father was weak and filthy.When Manette knew he had a daughter in the world he held his daughter and cried.Then Mr.Lorry, Lucie and her father came back to London.Lucie and her father had aharmonious and peaceful life in London.Lucie took care of her father very well.And her father recovered, he became a doctor again.After 5 years, Charle whom I told you before Lucie met him on the way to Pairs was sued.Lucie who was a witness also joined the trial.In the trial, Charle’s lawyer Carton discovered remarkable details for proving Charle was innocent.Finally the jury announced the verdict –Charle was not guilty.During the trial, the lawyer Carton who perceived Lucie’s golden quality and beauty also fell in love with her.Some days later, Charle took courtship to Lucie and Lucie accepted.During the wedding, Charle told Lucie’s father, who is the doctor, his real identity that he came from ME and so on.The doctor felt shocked.He stayed prison for 18 years just for ME.But doctor decided to keep this secret because he was more concerned about his daughter’s happiness.After the wedding, Carton still kept very close relationship with the young couple.In his mind, his happiness is not marrying her but knowing her happiness.In 1789, the revolution erupted in France.When Chale got this news, he had to go back to France to help his old friends in Pairs.But when he just arrived on Pairs, he was arrested for he was an/the Emigrant.Because revolutionist hated the English Emigrant very much, he was put into the prison.In London when Lucie, Manette, Carton and Mr.Lorry heard the bad news, they rushed to Pairs.The revolutionists welcome Manette due to his suffering in Bastill.Soon, at Charle’s trial, by a unanimous vote, Charle was freed.But a few hours later, Charle was arrested again for his real identity.And he was denounced by Madame Defarge.Several days later, the court announced that Charle was one of ME, a former noble man, and an enemy of the Republic, one of family of tyrants that lived off the blood of the people!Court decided to executeCharles by guillotine in twenty-four hours.Everyone felt painful and hopeless except Madame Defarge.Someone can ask why Madame Defarge hated Chale so much and why she still wanted to kill him? Now, please look at block broad.Can you remember that ME hurt a young lady and killed the lady’s husband? Madame Defarge was the last survivor in this pathetic family.Until now, whole things became clear and reasonable.When Carton saw Lucie’s pale face and hop eless eye, he felt some swords penetrated into his heart.He made a holy and brave decision.He decided to save Charles who was in prison and replaced him to die because of loving Lucie.At that time, Madame Defarge was saturated into revenge, so she brought pistol to Lucie’s apartment.She not only wanted to kill Charles, but also wanted to kill his whole family.She had been deeply indulged in the revenge.On the fight between Madame Defarge and Lucie’s servant, Defarge was killed by her pistol.Soon Carton went to the prison and bribed a prison official to let him go into the prison.Then, he drunk Charles and exchanged their clothes.Finally, the prison official brought Charles to Lucie’s apartment.The last minute came and Carton was brought to the guillotine.As his cart rumbled toward the platform, he turned his eyes toward London and said: I see them holding a special place for me in their hearts, remembering me with love.Yes, this is a far, far better thing that I am doing than anything I have ever done in my life.END 因为爱情简单的生长依然随时可以为你疯狂因为爱情怎么会有沧桑所以我们还是年轻的模样第三篇：鲁宾逊漂流记读后感 Bookreport of Robinson CrusoeA Book Report of Robinson CrusoeHave you ever wondered what you would do if you were the only person on a desert island? How many days can you survive? Day or days?Daniel Defoe dramatizes such an experience in Robinson Crusoe, an adventure story about a man named Robinson Crusoe who is stranded on a desert island for 28 years.This book is one of the forerunners of the English realistic novel, which is based on a real experience of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish castaway who lived four years on the Pacific island.Defoe develops the sailor's story with his own imagination.As the struggle of man vs.nature and man vs.man is so interesting to read, I keep myattention on the story until the very end.As a bourgeois writer, Daniel Defoe shows his ideas about the rising bourgeois class in his book.He creates the image of Robinson Crusoe, a typical of the rising English bourgeois class in the 18th century.Robinson Crusoe is a practical,diligent and religious person with a restless curiosity to know more about the world.He is never content with his current life and he is longing for adventures.All his characters indicate the bourgeoisie's dissatisfactions with their situations at that time and their desires for extension in the world.Another thing delivering through the whole story is individualism.With the influence of the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution, more and more people are being interested in individualism, especially the bourgeois class.And from the story of Robinson Crusoe, we can see his desire to prove individual power in the face of social and natural challenges.Although his bad luck puts him alone on a desolate island, he doesn't lose his belief to survive.Alone on the island, Robinson Crusoe overcomes many difficulties: hunger, loneliness, the fight against disease etc.Of course he is only an ordinary person and he also has fears andgets puzzled at the beginning.We can see that he is in despair and qu estiones himself “Why did God put me on this island all alone ?” But later he gets out of despair and does all he can to find out ways to provide himself with residence, food, and tools.He salvages things from a wrecked ship and makes full use of them.Just as the proverb says, “God helps those who help themselves”.With great will and strength, Robinson Crusoe creats for himself a kingdom by taming animals, gathering fruit, growing crops, and hunting.He also makes a calendar to remind himself of the world.It is his marvelous capacity for work, his boundless courage and energy in overcoming obstacles that make him a hero.And in the story, Daniel Defoe also sings the praises of human labour, presenting it as the source of pride and happiness as well as a means to change man's living conditions.However, Daniel Defoe also beautifies colonialism and slavery in the story., which I think is the limitation of his class and the times.Obviously, Robinson Crusoe is a colonist.For example he puts up a sign as his landing monument after he sets foot on the island.He also thinks he owns Friday's life and wants Friday to be obedient just because he saves Friday and gives Friday a name as a man.Moreover, Robinson Crusoe's adventures is not only for survival, but also for occupancy of wealth and land.All in all, it's no wonder that Robinson Crusoe is a successful realistic novel.On one hand, it glorifies the individualism and tells a story of ordinary people in plain and simple language;on the other hand, it shows a vivid and positive picture of he rising English bourgeois class at its early stage of development.。
高三英语阅读理解文章出处题单选题30题
高三英语阅读理解文章出处题单选题30题1. The text mainly focuses on the history and development of a certain technology. It provides detailed explanations and examples. Where is this text most likely from?A. A science magazineB. A novelC. A travel guideD. A fashion blog答案：A。
解析：这篇文本主要关注某一技术的历史和发展，并提供了详细的解释和例子，具有科学性和专业性，最可能出自科学杂志。
选项B 小说主要是虚构的故事；选项C 旅游指南侧重于旅游相关的信息；选项D 时尚博客主要关于时尚方面的内容。
2. The passage tells a personal story about the author's childhood experiences and emotions. Where could this article be found?A. A news reportB. An autobiographyC. A history textbookD. A business magazine答案：B。
解析：这篇文章讲述了作者童年的个人经历和情感，自传通常会包含这样的内容。
选项A 新闻报道侧重于时事新闻；选项 C 历史教科书主要是关于历史知识的阐述；选项 D 商业杂志关注商业领域的内容。
3. The article presents various arguments and counterarguments on a controversial social issue. Where is it probably from?A. A fairy taleB. An academic journalC. A children's picture bookD. A cooking recipe答案：B。
Book Report of A Tale of Two Cities
Book Report of A Tale of Two Cities—A story about love and sacrifice in the revolutions in Paris and LondonThe book talks about the things in “the best and the worst of times”,and it makes us to think about lots of things like revolutions、sacrifices、love and so on at that times and our times more further than we did at usual time. After reading the book, I can’t help thinking of how we could deal with our relationships with all kinds of people surrounding us when we get into troubles or are forced to face a tough times in our life. It also tells us that we ought to love each other and it’s love and mercy what work out to make a better world.Book information:Charles John Huffam Dikens. A Tale of Two Cities. Wordsworth Editions Ltd. 1992.Introduction:It’s a book telling a story about love between love, justice and sacrifice in the French Revolutions when laws and regulations were totally ruined into a mess. At that violent time, people all struggled to live a little bit better. The book is beautifully written, because a lot of decriptive words and sentences are used and they make the characters lively for readers. It also uses brief andfunny descriptions, and never makes the readers confused or boring. For example, “they examined the signature by the dingiest of windows,which were always under a shower-bath of mud from Fleet Street…”. In the novel, we can always meet suspensions left which makes it more attractive to readers. There are also showing many striking contrasts that can give readers a strong feeling and deeper impressions. In a word, the book is worth reading.Author Evaluation:Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is one of the most popular novelists of his time, and remains one of the best known and most read of English authors. A Tale of Two Cities is his historical novel during the French Revolution.Charles Dikens is a typical humanitarian, who expressed his humanitarianism completely by his novels. His humanitarianism focused on morality as well as it based on morality. He advised people to be mercy and human, and he is a good example of humanitarian. For an instance, in A Tale of Two Cities, he showed deep sympathy to the poor. On the other hand, he strongly condemned the feudal aristocrats behavior. And he also held a greatest esteem for the love of the human being. He believed that love was always more powerful than resentment.In his opinion, no matter the person was rich or poor, if his behavior agreed with morality, it should be prised. If not, then it should be criticized. Therefore Dikens firmly believed the contradiction could be solved by the great love of human being. Plot Summary:A Tale of Two Cities tells a story that takes places in the siciety before and during the French Revolution. The author, Dikens, portrays the cruel noble and the king, those who do not care the people at all, and enjoy all the benefits and joyful lives. Therefore, the people can not stand for the government’s incompetence, trying to overthrow the government and to control Paris. However, there are still love and forgiveness in such violent times. The hatred and the violencecan not solve and release the sadness. Only the love and forgiveness can overcome all the hardships.Main Characters:Dr. Manette—kind, upright, sympathetic and forgiveness.Ⅰ、“I am a doctor,my poor fellow…let me examine it”, “it was under his hand, and I soothed him to let me move his hand away, the wound was a swordthrust…”Ⅱ、After 18 years in the prison, although he hates the Marquis of Evremonde, but when he knows his daughter falls in lovewith Charles Darnay, he accepts Darnay.Lucie Manette--kind, beautiful ,considerable and just like an angel.Ⅰ、“I think, Charles, Poor Mr. Carton deserves more consideration and respect than you expressed for him, to-night.” Ⅱ、“I would ask you, deare st, to be very generous with him always and very lenient on his faults when he is not by.”Jarvis Lorry--kind,heartwarming but never showing offⅠ、Miss Manete said “when I was left an orphan through my mother’s surviving my father only two years, it was you who brought me to England.”“Miss Manete, it was I. And you will see how truly I spoke of myself just now, in saying I had no feelings, and that all the relations I hold with my fellow-creatures are mere business relations…”Sydney Carton-- Self-sacrificeⅠ、“Miss Manette, I ask for none; I am even thankful that it cannot be.”Ⅱ、“For you, and for any dear to you, I would do anything. If my career were of that better kind that there was any opportunity or capacity of sacrifice in it, I would embrace anysacri fice for you and for those dear to you. ”Charles Darnay—descendant“Darnay’s willingness to atone for his family’s wrongs and to work for a living demonstration that eventually something good can come out of evil…”Theme :A Tale of Two Cities is essentially a tale of love ,sacrifice ,and, most importantly ,the resurrection. Dr.Manete, Charles Darnay, and Sydney Carton all desperate men leading catastrophic lives, make great sacrifices in order to attain true physical, spiritual, and societal resurrection for themselves and the ones they love.For me it’s hard to believe that people especially the main characters could struggle to be kind and would rather sacrifice themselves for the ones they love than being fraudulent to live better when they are in the background of the French Revolution. Dikens wrote humanity through the revolution’s angle. The book displayed the strong power of people and Dikens affirmed the justice and acquired that the revolution should be stopped appropriately.。
英国文学选读练习测试题-含参考答案
E x e r c i s e f o r E n g l i s h L i t e r a t u r e(2)Choose the best answer for each blank.1.________, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets of England, wasborn in London about 1340.A.Geoffrey ChaucerB. Sir GawainC.Francis BaconD. John Dryden2.Chaucer died on the 25th October 1400, and was buried in ________.A.FlandersB. FranceC.ItalyD. Westminster Abbey3.The progress in industry at home stimulated the commercial expansion abroad. ________ encouragedexploration and travel, which were compatible with the interest of the English merchants.A.Henry VB. Henry VIIC.Henry VIIID. Queen Elizabeth4.Except being a victory of England over ________, the rout of the fleet “Armada” (Invincible) was alsothe triumph of the rising young bourgeoisie over the declining old feudalism.A.SpainB. FranceC.AmericaD. Norway5.At the beginning of the 16th century the outstanding humanist ________ wrote his Utopia in which hegave a profound and truthful picture of the people’s suffering and put forward his ideal of a future happy society.A.Thomas MoreB. Thomas MarloweC.Francis BaconD. William Shakespear6.Absolute monarchy in England reached its summit during the reign of Queen ________.A.MaryB. ElizabethC.WilliamD. Victoria7.English Renaissance Period was an age of ________.A.prose and novelB. poetry and dramaC.essays and journalsD. ballads and songs8.From the following, choose the one which is not Francis Bacon’s work: ________.A.The Advancement of LearningB. The New InstrumentC.EssaysD. The New AtlanticsE.Venus and Adonis9.“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” This is the beginning line of one of Shakespeare’s________.A.songsB. playsediesD. sonnets10.The heroines of Shakespeare’s great comedies, ________ are the daughters of the Renaissance,whose images and stories will remain a legacy to readers and audiences of all time.A.PortiaB. RoselandC.ViolaD. Beatrice11.Choose the four great tragedies of Shakespeare from the following ________.A.HamletB. OthelloC.MacbethD. King LearE.Timon of Athens12.Which play is not a comedy? ________A.A Midsummer Night’s DreamB. The Merchant of VeniceC.Twelfth NightD. Romeo and JulietE.As You Like It13.“Denmark is a prison”. In which play does the h ero summarise his observation of his world into sucha bitter sentence? ________A.Charles IB. OthelloC.Henry VIIID. Hamlet14.The works of ________ and the Authorised Version of the English Bible are the two great treasuriesof the English language.A.Geoffrey ChaucerB. Edmund SpenserC.William ShakespeareD. Ben Johnson15.In which play does the hero show his profound reverence for man through the sentence: “What apiece of wok is a man! How nobel in reason! How finite in faculty!” ________A.Romeo and JulietB. HamletC.OthelloD. The Merchant of Venice16.In 1649, ________ was beheaded. England became a commonwealth.A.James IB. James IIC.Charles ID. Charles II17.The revolution of 1688 meant three of the following things: ________.A.the supremacy of ParliamentB.the beginning of modern EnglandC.the triumph of the principal libertyD.the triumph of the principle of political libertyE.the Restoration of monarchy18.Who of the following were the important metaphysical poets? ________A.John DonneB. George HerbertC.John MiltonD. Richard Lovelace19.Which work was NOT written by John Milton? ________A.Paradise LostB. Paradise RegainedC.Samson AgonistesD. Volpone20.Paradise Lost is ________.A.John Milton’s masterpieceB.a great epic in 12 booksC.written in blank verseD.about the heroic revolt of Satan against God’s authority21.John Milton is ________.A.a great revolutionary poet of the 17th centuryB.an outstanding political pamphleteerC.a great stylistD.a great master of blank verse22.From the Old Testament, John Milton took his stories of Paradise Lost, . ________.A.the creationB.the rebellion in Heaven of Satan and his fellow-angelsC.their defeat and expulsion from HeavenD.the creation of the death and of adam and EveE.the fallen angels in hell plotting against GodF.S atan’s temptation of EveG.the departure of Adam and Eve from Eden23.The finest thing in Paradise Lost is the description of hell, and ________ is often regarded as the realhero of the poem.A. GodB. SatanC. AdamD. Eve24.Who is the greatest of the Metaphysical school of poetry? ________A.John DonneB. George HerbertC.Andrew MarvellD. Henry Vaugham25.________ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the 18th century.A.The RenaissanceB. The EnlightenmentC.The Religious ReformationD. The Chartist Movement26.The main literary stream of the 18th century was ________. What the writers described in their workswere mainly social realities.A.naturalismB. romanticismC.classicismD. realismE.sentimentalism27.The eighteenth century was the golden age of the English ________. The novel of this period spokethe truth about life with an uncompromising courage.A.dramaB. poetryC.essayD. novel28.In 1704, Jonathan Swift published two works together, ________ and ________, which made himwell-known as a satirist.A.A Tale of a TubB. Bickerstaff AlmanacC.Gulliver’s TravelsD. A Modest Proposal29.“Proper words in proper places, makes the true definition of a style.” This sentence is said by________, one of the greatest masters of English prose.A.Alexander PopeB. Henry FieldingC.Daniel DefoeD. Jonathan Swift30.As a journalist, ________ had learned how to make his reporting vivid and credible by a skillful useof circumstantial detail. This power to make his characters alive and his stories credible is an inimitable gift.A.Joseph AddisonB. Daniel DefoeC.Samuel RicharsonD. Tobias Smollett31.Which of the following are NOT written by William Blake? ________A.Poetical SketchesB. Songs of InnocenceC.Songs of ExperienceD. Auld Lang SyneE.The Marriage of Heaven and HellF. ProphecisG.Visions of the Daughters of Albion and America, a Prophecy32.In the 18th century English literature, the representative poets of pre-romanticism were ________.A.William WordsworthB. William BlakeC.Robert BurnsD. Jonathan Swift33.The Romantic Age begab with the publication of The Lyrical Ballads which was written by________.A.William WordsworthB. Samuel JohnsonC.Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD. Wordsworth and Coleridge34.The Romantic Age came to an end with the death of the last well-known romantic writer ________.A.Jane AustenB. Walter ScottC.Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD. William Wordsworth35.The glory of the Romantic Age lies in the poetry of ________.A.William WordsworthB. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeC.George Gordon ByronD. Percy Bysshe ShelleyE.John Keats36.The English Romantic Age produced two major novelists. They are ________.A.George Gordon Byron and Percy Bysshe ShelleyB.William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor ColeridgeC.Walter Scott and Jane AustenD.Charles Lamb and William Hazlitt37.Which poets belong to the Active Romantic group? ________A.George Gordon ByronB. William WordsworthC.Percy Bysshe ShelleyD. John KeatsE.John Milton38.Which poets belong to the Lakers? ________A.William WordsworthB. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeC.John KeatsD. Robert SoutheyE.Walter Scott39.Which of the folloeing were written by Wordsworth ONLY? ________A.To the CuckooB. The Lyrical BalladsC.Lucy PoemsD. The Solitary ReaperE.I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud40.The publication of ________ marked the break with the conventional poetical tradition of the 18thcentury, ., with classicism, and the beginning of the Romantic revival in England.A.The Lyrical BalladsB. The PreludeC.Childe Harold’s PilgrimageD. Don Juan41.As contrasted with the classicists who made reason, order and the old, classical traditions the criteriain their poetical creations, ________ based his own poetical principle on the premise that “all good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful fee ling.”A.Samuel Taylor ColeridgeB. George Gordon ByronC.Percy Bysshe ShelleyD. William Wordsworth42.________ was the first critic of the Romantic School.A.William WordworthB. Samuel JohnsonC.Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD. Wordworth and Coleridge43.Which of the following statements is (are) NOT true about George Gordon Byron? ________A.Byron’s early years had been far from happy for he was born with a clubfoot, in the frequent familyscenes his mother called him “you lame brat.”B.Byron died in Italy annd was deeply mourned by the Italian people and by all progressive peoplethroughout the world.C.The reactionary criticism of the 19th century tried to belittle Byron’s genius and his role in thedevelopment of English literature, but Byron remains one of the most popular English poets both at home and abroad.D.Since the May 4 Movement in 1919, more and more of Byron’s poems have been translated intoChinese and well received by the poets and young readers. Byron has now become one of the best-known English poets in our country.44.In 1805, Wordsworth completed a long autobiographical poem entitled ________.A.Biographia literariaB. The PreludeC.Lucy PoemsD. The Lyrical Ballads45.________ is regarded as the most wonderful lyricist England has ever produced mainly for his poemson nature, on love, and on politics.A.William WordsworthB. John KeatsC.George Gordon ByronD. Percy Bysshe Shelley46.Which of the following statements is (are) NOT true about Percy Bysshe Shelley? ________A.Prometheus Unbound is Percy Bysshe S helley’s masterpiece, a long epic poem.B.At Eton Percy Bysshe Shelley was known as “Mad Shelley”, for his obstinate opposition to the brutalfagging system, according to which the younger school-boys were obliged to obey the older boys and bear a great deal of cruel treatment.C.George Gordon Byron alled Percy Bysshe Shelley “the best and least selfish man I ever knew.”D.Percy Bysshe Shelley loved the people and hated their oppressors and exploiters.47.________’s pursuit of beauty in all things bespoke an aspirat ion after a better life than the sordidreality under capitalism. His leading principle is: “Beauty is truth, truth beauty.”A.Percy Bysshe ShelleyB. George Gordon ByronC.William WordsworthD. John Keats48.Choose the four immortal odes written by John Keats. ________A.Ode to the West WindB. Ode to a NightingaleC.To AutumnD. Ode on MelancholyE.Ode on a Grecian Urn49.Choose the works written by Jane Austen. ________A.Pride and PrejudiceB. Sense and SensibilityC.Northanger Abbey C. EmmaE.Mansfield ParkF. Persuasion50.In the 19th century English literature, a new literary trend called ________ appeared. And itflourished in the forties and in the early fifties.A.romanticismB. naturalismC.realismD. critical realism51.English critical realism found its expression chiefly in the form of ________. The critical realists,most of who were novelists, described with vividness and artistic skill the chief traits of the English society and criticised the capitalist system from a democratic viewpoint.A.novelB. dramaC.poetryD. essay52.The greatest English critical realist novelist was ________, who criticised the bourgeois civilisationand showed the misery of the common people.A.William Makepeace ThackerayB. Charles DickensC.Charlotte BronteD. Emily Bronte53.Which of the following writers belong to critical realists? ________A.Charles DickensB. Charlotte BronteC. Emily BronteD. Thomas Hardy54.________ wrote a number of little sketches of “cockney characters”. He signed them “Boz”, whichwas his nickname for his young brother. His first book, Sketches by Boz appeared in 1836.A.Elizabeth GaskellB. William M. ThackerayC.Charles DickensD. Jane Austen55.________ has been called “the supreme epic of English life.”A.A Tale of Two CitiesB. David CopperfieldC.Pickwick PapersD. Oliver Twist56.The theme underlying ________ is the idea “Where there is oppression, there is revolution”.A.A Tale of Two CitiesB. David CopperfieldC.Pickwick PapersD. Oliver Twist57.In the Victorian Age, poetry was not a major art intended to change the world. The main poets of theage were ________.A.Alfred TennysonB. Robert BrowningC.Mrs. BrowningD. Robert BurnsE.William Blake58.The ________ Movement appeared in the thirties of the 19th century. It showed the English workerswere able to appear as an independent political force and were already realising the fact that the industrial bourgeoisie was their principal enemy.A.EnlightenmentB. RenaissanceC.ChartistD. Romanticist59.Which novel is a great satire upon the society and those people who dream to enter the higher societyregardless of the social reality? ________A.A Tale of Two CitiesB. David CopperfieldC.Great ExpectationD. Dombey and Son60.Charles Dickens takes the French Revolution as the background of the novel ________.A.A Tale of Two CitiesB. Great ExpectationC.Hard TimesD. David Copperfield61.________ is often regarded as the semi-autobiography of the author Dickens in which the early life ofthe hero is largely based on the autho r’s early life.A.Tom JonesB. David CopperfieldC.Oliver TwistD. Great Expectation62.The Bronte sisters are ________. They were all talented writers and all of them died young.A.Charlotte BronteB. Emily BronteC.Anne BronteD. Jane AustenE.Catherine63.Charlotte Bronte produced four novels: ________.A.ProfessorB. Jane EyreC.ShirleyD. VilletteE.Agnes Grey64.Emily Bronte wrote only one novel entitled ________.A.Wuthering HeightsB. Jane EyreC.EmmaD. Agnes Grey65.Choose the names appear in the novel Jane Eyre. ________A.Jane EyreB. Mr. RochesterC.Mary BartonD. Silas Marner66.Which characters appear in the novel Wuthering Heights? ________A.HeathcliffB. CatherineC.HindleyD. CathyE.Hareton67.In the novel Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte ________.A.pours a great deal of her own experienceB.criticises the bourgeois system of educationC.shows that true love is the foundation of marriageD.shows that women should have equal rights with men68.Women novelists began to appear in England during the second half of the ________ century.A.17thB. 18thC.19thD. 20th69.Anne Bronte also wrote two novels ________ and ________.A.ShirleyB. VilletteC.The Tenant of the Wildfell HallD. Agnes Grey70.Which of the following statements are true about Jane Eyre? ________A.One of the central themes of the book is the criticism of the bourgeois system of education.B.Another problem raised in the novel is the position of women in society.C.This book is Charlottel Bronte’s best literary production.D.In this book, the author attacked the greed, petty tyranny and lack of culture among the bourgeoisie andsympathised with the sufferings of the poor people. Her realism was coloured by petty-bourgeois philanthropy.71.Most of Robert Browning’s important works, including ________, are written in the form of dramaticmonologue.A.Dramatic LyricsB. Dramatic RomancesC. Men and WomenD. dramatics Personae72.Thomas Hardy is one of the representatives of English ________ at the turn of the 19th century.A.critical realismB. pre-romanticismC.neo-classicismD. new romanticism73.Which statement is true? ________A.Thomas Hardy is a famous novelist.B.Thomas Hardy is also a poet.C.Thomas Hardy is a critical realist.D.Fatalism is strongly reflected in Thomas Hardy’ novels.74.According to Thomas Hardy’s own classification, his novels divided themselves into three groups.They are ________.A.Novels of character and environmentB.Romances and FantasiesC.Novels of IngenuityD.Working class literature75.Novels of character and environment are also called Wessex novels, taking the southwest counties ofEngland for their setting. They include: ________.A.Under the Greenwood TreeB. The Return of the NativeC.The Mayor of CasterbridgeD. Tess of the D’UrbervillesE.Jude the Obscure76.The following statements are about Thomas Hardy’s novels, which are true? ________A.His Wessex novels are of great significance.B.The Southwest counties of England are the setting of his Wessex novels.C.There is pessimism in his novels.D.Mankind is subjected to hostile and mysterious fate.E.There are elements of naturalism in his works.77.Oscar Wilde is one of the important dramatists in the 19th century. In his comedies, he criticises theupper class of the English bourgeois society. His best comedies are ________.dy Windermere’s FanB.A Woman of No ImportanceC.An Ideal HusbandD.The Importance of Being EarnestE.The Picture of Dorian Gray78.Oscar Wilde was the representative among the writers of ________.A.aestheticismB. decadenceC.critical realismD. pre-romanticism79.Alfred Tennyson’s p oetic output was vast and varied. His main poems are ________.A.The PrincessB. MaudC.In MemoriamD. Idylls of the KingE.Crossing the Bar80.Which of the following short poems was/were written by Alfred Tennyson? ________A.Break, Break, BreakB. Crossing the BarC.The EagleD. Sweet and LowE.Tears, Idle Tears81.Which lament was written by Alfred Tennyson for the death of his friend Hallam? ________A.In MemoriamB. LycidasC.AdodaisD. Elegy written in a Country Churchyard82.My Last Duchess is ________.A.a dramatic monologueB. a short lyricC.a novelD. an essay83.________ are generally regarded as Joseph Conrad’s finest novels.A.Lord JimB. NostromoC.YouthD. The Old Wives’ Tale84.Who is regarded as a forerunner of the “stream of consciousness” literature in the 20th century?A.John GalsworthyB. Henry JamesC.Thomas Stearns EliotD. James Joyce85.George Bernard Shaw’s essay ________, a commentary on Henrik Ibsen’s dramatic works, servedalso as the author’s own program of dramatic creation.A.Widower’s HousesB. Mrs. Warren’s ProfessionC.Major BarbaraD. The Quintessence of Ibsenism86.In English literature, ________ and ________ are the two best-known novelists of the “stream ofconsciousness” school.A.David Herbert LawrenceB. Robert TressellC.James JoyceD. Virginia Woolf87.________’s admirers have praised him as “second only to Shakespeare in his mastery of Englishlanguage.”A.. LawrenceB. . EliotC.James JoyceD. . Yeats88.________ is the climax of Virginia Woolf’s experiments in novel form.A.The WindowB. Time PassesC.To the LighthouseD. The Waves89.Which of the following novels belong(s) to the “stream of consciousness” school of novel writing?A.UlyssesB. Finnegans WakeC.To the LighthouseD. The Waves90.________ was written by James Joyce.A.The Portrait of an Artist as a Young ManB.Portrait of a LadyC.The Picture of Dorian GrayD.To the Lighthouse91.. Lawrence’s representative work ________ was positively taken as a typical example and livelymanifestation of the Oedipus Compl ex in fiction, as the result of Lawrence’s long-range study of the psychologic theories of Sigmund Freud.A.Sons and LoversB. The RainbowC. Lady Chatterley’s LoverD. Women in Love92.Which of the characters are in the novel Sons and Lovers?A.Mrs. MorelB. PaulC. MiriamD. Clara93.Which of the following writers were from Ireland?A.George Bernard ShawB. Jonathan SwiftC.James Joyce Oscar WildeE.. Yeats94.Which of the following play(s) was/were NOT written by George Bernard Shaw?A.Mrs. Warren’s Profe ssionB. Widower’s HousesC.Major BarbaraD. PygmalionE.The Man of Property95.Which of the following plays deals with the story that a linguist trains a flower girl to speak theso-called high-civilised English?A.Major BarbaraB. PygmalionC.Mrs. Warren’s ProfessionD. Man and Superman96.In 1923, ________ was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature.A.William Butler YeatsB. Samuel ButlerC.Thomas Stearns EliotD. David Herbert Lawrence97.William Butler Yeats was _______.A.an Irish poetB. a dramatistC. a criticD. a senator in the Irish Free State in 192198.Thomas Stearns Eliot defined his belief as ________.A.classicist in literatureB. royalist in politicsC.Anglo-Catholic in religionD. all of the above99.Which of the following statement is NOT true?A.Thomas Stearns Eliot was born in America.B.Thomas Stearns Eliot became a British subject in 1927.C.Thomas Stearns Eliot was educated in Harvard University and Oxford University.D.Thomas Stearns Eliot was a poet, a critic and a playwright.E.Thomas Stearns Eliot was also a great novelist.100.In which poem are the sterility and chaos of the contemporary world after 1st World War expressed?A.Ode to the West WindB. The Solitary ReapermiaD. The Waste Land Keys:1-5: A, D, D, A, A 6-10: B, B, D, D, ABCD11-15:ABCD, D, D, C, B 16-20: C, ABC, AB, D, ABCD 21-25: ABCD, ABCDEFG, B, A, B 26-30: D, D, AD, D, B31-35: D, BC, D, B, ABCDE 36-40: C, ACD, ABD, ACDE, A41-45: D, C, B, B, D 46-50: A, D, BCDE, ABCDEF, D 51-55: A, B, ABCD, C, C 56-60: A, ABC, C, C, A61-65: B, ABC, ABCD, A, AB 66-70: ABCDE, ABCD, C, CD, ABCD 71-75: ABCD, A, ABCD, ABC, ABCDE76-80: ABCDE, ABCD, AB, ABCED, ABCDE81-85: A. A. AB, B, D 86-90: CD, C, D, ABCD, A91-95: A, ABCE, ABCDE, E, B 96-100: A, ABCD, D, E, D。
英国文学考前复习笔记
英国文学考前复习笔记English LiteratureI. Fill in the following blanks (15 points)1. The literature of the Anglo-Saxon period falls naturally into two divisions,Pagan and Christian.2. Beowulf is the oldest poem in the English language, and also the oldest survivingepic in the English language.3. Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth are generally regarded asShakespeare’s four great tragedies.4. The full nam e of T. S. Elliot is Thom as Stearns Eliot.5. The rhym e schem e of Shakespearean Sonnet is m ade up of three quatrains withdifferent rhym es, followed by a couplet. The rhym e schem e is ababcdcdefefgg. 6. The Canterbury Tales ----Geoffrey ChaucerThe father of English poetry, heroic couplet英雄双韵体7. Francis Bacon—写什么出名，代表作Essays《论说文集》（Of Studies ,Of Marriage and Single Life）Advancem ent of Learning《学术的推进》New Instrum ent《新工具》New Atlantis《新大西岛》8. Thom as More---Utopia, 开创了英国哲理幻想小说传统的先河Book I: dialogue between More and a traveler, Rapael HythlodayBook II: (the em phasis)9.The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus《浮士德博士的悲剧》---Christopher MarloweTamburlaine（the Great ）《帖木儿大帝》The Jew of Malta《马耳他岛的犹太人》10. William Wordsworth and Sam uel Taylor Coleridge—Lyrical Ballads《抒情歌谣集》I Wandered Lonely as a CloudLines Com posed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey《丁登寺杂咏》Ode: Intim ations of Imm ortality《不朽颂》The Solitary Reaper《孤独的收割女》Lucy Poem s《露茜》11. The Pilgrim’s Progress--John Bunyan12. Robert Burns---an excellent native poet of Scotlandhis poem s written in the Scottish dialect on a variety of subjects1) Political poem s --- The Tree of Liberty自由树;2) Satirical poem s讽刺诗--- Holy Willie’s Prayer威利长老的祈祷, The Twa Dogs两只狗3) Lyrics 抒情诗--- My Heart’s in the Highlands我的心在高原, A Red, Red Rose,Auld Lang Syne13. Metaphysical形而上学，玄学派John Donne& Sam uel JohnsonMetaphysical PoetryThe basic features of Metaphysical poetry are its “wit”or “conceit”.“Wit” m eans being clever at “yok[ing]” the m ost heterogeneous 混杂的，不同的ideas together by violence so as to impress people“conceit”denotes a fantastic fancy or way of thinking in the form of peculiar 特有的, ingenious巧妙的, knotty费解的, m any-sided多种意思的m etaphors.①Sam uel Johnson---London《伦敦》The History of Rasslelas, Prince of Abyssinia《阿比尼亚王子刺塞拉斯的故事》②John Donne“The FleaHoly Sonnet 1014. Alexander Pope新古典主义的代表—Pope’s major contributions to English literatureHe perfected the heroic couplet.He weeded除去feeling and em otion successfully out of poetry.major worksThe translation of Hom erEssay on Criticism (1711)《论批评》The Rape of the Lock (1712) 《卷发遇劫记》An Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot (1735)《与阿布斯诺博士书》The Dunciad (1743) 《愚人志》Essay on Man (1733) 《论人》An “ethic道德的work”Epistle I --- a summary of the basic concepts of wide currency in England and Europe at the tim e;Epistle II --- the nature of human and the condition of hum anEpistle III --- man’s role in societyEpistle IV --- man’s happinessThem e--- conveys a dialectical concept of human nature and life；--- duality through an analysis of the divinity as well as lim itation of hum an beings；--- emphasis of the Comm on Road, or balance between ration and passion.Poetic pattern: heroic couplet15. Thom as Gray--Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard 《墓园哀歌》● a m asterpiece of lyric●Them e: a sentimental m editation upon life and death, esp. of the comm onrural people, whose life, though simple and crude, has been full of real happiness and m eaning●Poetic pattern: quatrains of iambic pentam eter lines rhy m ing ABAB●Mood: m elanc holy, calm●Style: neoclassic---vivid visual painting,---m usical/rhythm ic,---controlled and restrained,---polished language16. Thom as Hardy（1840-1928）19世纪末20世纪初十九世纪90年代完成的两部作品Tess of the D’Urbervilles1891Tess of the D’Urbervilles◆Novels of Char acter and Environm ent◆The m ost pastoral田园式的of Hardy’s novelsHow does Hardy portray the tragic destiny of Tess?◆Language features1. Dialects of the Villagers2. Ungrammatical Sentences◆Structural featuresThe Division of Seven PhasesRepetition of Sim ilar Incidents◆The description of the nature◆The description of the landscape 1 Fire2 Sun 3 Valley 4 Woods◆The description of the animals1 BirdsJude the Obscure1895◆Hardy’s last novel◆The m ost urban novel◆Jude, Arabella, Sue Bridehead, Phillotson, Father Tim e◆17. John Milton—◆Paradise Lost◆Paradise Regained◆Samson Agonistes18. George Gordon Byron—Childe Harold’s PilgrimageDon Juan a l ong but great epic satire, “a satire on abuses of the present stateof society”.She Walks in BeautyThe poem follows a basic iambic tetrameter, with an “ababab cdcdcd efefef”rhym e.Byronic heroByron’s chief contribution to English poetry.heroic of noble birthpassionaterebelliousindividualII. Choose the best answer for each blank. (40 points)1. The story of is the culm ination of the Arthurian rom ances.A. Sir Gawain and the Green KnightB. The Story of BeowulfC. Piers the plowmanD. The Canterbury Tales2. The m ost fam ous cycle of English ballads centers on the stories about a legendary outlaw called .A. Morte d’ArtherB. Robin HoodC. The Canterbury TalesD. Piers the plowman3. The first complete English Bible was translated by , “the m orning star of the Reform ation”, and his follows.A. William TyndalB. Jam es IC. John WycliffeD. Bishop Lancelot Andrewes4. English Renaissance Period was an age of .A. prose and novelB. poetry and dram aC. essays and journalsD. ballads and songs5. Alexander Pope6. In the 18th century English literature, the representative poets of pre-rom anticism were .A. Alexander PopeB. William BlakeC. Robert BurnsD. Joseph Addison7. Which poet belongs to the Lakers? .A. George Gordon ByronB. William WordsworthC. Percy Bysshe ShelleyD. John Keats8. Which of the following writers belong to English critical realists? .A. Charles DickensB. John KeatsC. Charlotte BronteD. Thomas Hardy9. John Keats—Ode on a Grecian UrnEndym ion《恩底弥翁》长诗Isabella《伊莎贝拉》The Eve of Saint Agnes《圣阿格尼斯之夜》Ode to a Nightingale《夜莺颂》one of the greatest English poets and a m ajor figure in the Rom antic m ovem ent 10. Great Expectations 1860 ---Charles DickensDickens’m asterpiecea novel of growth or developm entThe them eThe basic thematic pattern is surprisingly Rom antic in nature, i.e. country vs.city, and innocence vs. experience.The Pickwick Papers (1836-1837)Oliver Twist (1838)The Old Curiosity Shop老古玩店(1840-1841)Dombey and Son 董贝父子(1846-1848)David Copperfield (1849)Bleak House (1852)A Tale of Two Cities (1854)A great Victorian novelistOne of the m ost popular writers in the world of literature11. The Bronte SistersCharlotte BronteJane Eyre (1847)Shirley (1849)Villette维莱特(1853)The professor (1857)她与艾米丽，安妮诗歌合集Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton BellEm ily BronteWuthering Heights (1847)Anne BronteAgnes Grey (1847)The tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848) 《怀德菲尔庄园的房客》12. Oscar Wilde—19世纪唯美主义Aesthetic [i?s?θet?k] Movem ent在英国的代言人The Picture of Dorian Gray道林格雷的画像Lady Windermere’s Fan温德米尔夫人的扇子A Woman of No Importance一个无足轻重的女人An Ideal Husband理想的丈夫The Importance of Being EarnestSalomeThe Happy Prince and Other Tales13. novelists of the “stream of consciousness”schoolJam es Joyce--Araby 《阿拉比》Virginia Woolf--Mrs. Dalloway14. David Herbert Lawrence--English novelist, poet, and short story writer.NovelsThe White Peacock白孔雀—---第一部小说Sons and LoversThe RainbowWomen in LoveLady Chatterley's LoverThe Rocking-Horse Winner木马赢家15. Jane Austen●English writer, who first gave the novel its m odern character through thetreatment of everyday life.●Jane Austen is one of the realistic novelists.Works:●Sense and Sensibility (1811)●Pride and Prejudice (1813)●Mansfield Park(1814)●Emma(1815)●Northanger Abbey(1818) 诺桑觉寺●Persuasion(1818) 劝导16. My Last Duchess is a dramatic m onologue戏剧独白Robert Browning----Browning is rem embered for a couple of things he did for m odern poetry: His experim ent and use of the dramatic m onologue and his contribution to the discoveryof the m ythical m ethod and sym bolism in the writing ofpsychological poetry.17. Alfred TennysonBreak，Break，Breakthe poet laureate 桂冠诗人after the death of Wordsworth in 1850维多利亚时期主要诗人18岁时和其兄出版Poem s by Two Brothers《两兄弟诗集》The Princess公主(1847),In Memoriam悼念(1850),Maud毛黛(1855),Enoch Arden (1864),伊诺克阿登Idylls of the King (1869-1872)国王之歌III. Find the relevant m atch from colum n B for each item in colum n A (10 points) Francis Bacon，见选择7William Blake，The Songs of Innocence，The Songs of Experience，The Lamb，The Tyger，The Sick RoseSam uel Taylor Coleridge，The Rim e of The Ancient Mariner, Kubla Khan忽必烈汗, Christabel克里斯塔贝尔，Biographia Literaria文学传记Percy Bysshe Shelley，Ode to the West Wind，Queen Mab, The Revolt of Islam伊斯兰的反叛，Prom etheus Unbound，The Cenci钦契，Adonais阿多尼，England in1819.，A Defence of Poetry《诗变》William Shakespeare，Henry IV(1590-91)Love’s Labor’s Lost (1590)Richard III (1593)Rom eo and Juliet (1595)A Midsumm er Night’s Dream (1595)The Merchant of Venice (1596)the Merry Wives of Windsor (1597),As You Like It (1599)Julius Caesar(1599?)Hamlet (1601)Othello (1604)King Lear (1605)Macbeth (1606)Antony and Cleopatra (1607)and Tim on of Athens (1607All’s Well That Ends Well (1603)Measure for Measure (1603Cym beline(1609)Winter’s Tale(1610-11)The Tempest(1611).Thom as Hardy，◆Under the Greenwood Tree绿茵林下◆Far from the Mad ding Crowd远离尘嚣◆The Return of the Native还乡◆The Mayor of Casterbridge卡斯特桥市长◆Tess of the D’Urbervilles◆Jude the ObscureWilliam Butler Yeats叶芝The Second Com ing，The Celtic Twilight，Four Years，The Countess CathleenThe Hour Glass ，The Land Of Heart's DesireRosa Alchem ica ，Stories of Red Hanrahan ，Synge And The Ireland Of His Tim e ，Out of the Rose ，The Heart of the Spring ，The Curse of the Fires and of the Shadows ，The Old Men of the Twilight ，Where There is Nothing, There is God ，Of Costello the ProudPoetry A Prayer For My Daughter Aedh Wishes For The Clothes Of Heaven Against Unworthy PraiseLapis LazuliLeda And The SwanNo Second TroyThe Crucifixion Of The OutcastThe DollsThe MaskThe Second Com ingThe Secret RoseThe Shadowy WatersThe Song of the Happy ShepherdThe Stolen ChildThe Three BeggarsThe T owerThe Two TreesThe WheelThe Wild Swans At CooleThe Wisdom Of The KingTo A Young BeautyTo The Rose Upon The Rood Of Tim e Towards Break Of DayWhat Was LostWhen You Are OldT. S. Elliot--Thom as Stearns EliotThe Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock Gerontion (1920) 《小老头》The Waste Land荒原The Hollow Man空心人Ash WednesdayFour QuartetsSweeney Agonistes 《力士斯维尼》Murder in the Cathedral《大教堂谋杀案》The Cocktail Party《鸡尾酒会》The Confidential Clerk《机要秘书》Paradise Lost----John MiltonPride and Prejudice---Jane AustenJane Eyre---Charlotte BronteGreat Expectations----Charles DickensSons and Lovers---D. H. LawrenceThe Merchant of Venice--- William ShakespeareRobinson Crusoe---Daniel DefoeTess of the D’Urbervilles---Thom as HardyPygmalion皮哥马利翁-----George Bernard Shaw萧伯纳还要注意作品中人物ⅣV. Answer questions according to the given passage. (21 points)Break, Break, Break,1哗啦，哗啦，哗啦，冲上阴冷的礁石，啊海浪！愿我的语言能够表达埋藏心底的惆怅。
双城记主要内容英文版
双城记主要内容英文版双城记主要内容英文版《双城记》是英国作家查尔斯·狄更斯所著的一部以法国大革命为背景所写成的长篇历史小说。
下面是小编为您整理的'关于双城记主要内容的相关资料，欢迎阅读！双城记主要内容英文版A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a historical novel by Charles Dickens. The plot centres on the years leading up to the French Revolution and culminates in the Jacobin Reign of Terror. It tells the story of two men, Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton, who look similar but are very different in personality. Darnay is a romantic French aristocrat, while Carton is a cynical English barrister. However, the two are in love with the same woman, Lucie Manette.Other major characters in the book include Dr. Alexandre Manette (Lucie's father), who was unjustly imprisoned in the infamous Bastille for many years under a lettre de cachet, and Madame Defarge, a female revolutionary with a grudge against the Evrémonde family.Plot summary[edit] Book the First: Recalled to LifeJarvis Lorry travels to Dover to meet a young woman, Lucie Manette, in 1775. When he arrives, he informs her that her father, Doctor Manette, whom she previously believed to be dead, has actually been incarcerated as a prisoner in Paris for the past eighteen years, and has recently been released by the French government. Tel lson’s Bank is sending Lorry to identify the doctor (who had been one of T ellson’s clients) and bring him to England. The news upsets Lucie greatly; he tries to comfort her,but Miss Pross takes over when she fears he has frightened Lucie too much.The story shifts abruptly to Saint Antoine, a suburb of Paris, where a cask of wine accidentally splits and spills on the ground. The poor seize the unexpected windfall, jubilantly drinking the wine off the street. Watching the degradation in disgust is Defarge, the owner of a wineshop and leader of a band of revolutionaries. Afterwards, she goes back into her shop and talks to a group of fellow revolutionaries, who call each other "Jacques".Mr. Lorry and Lucie Manette arrive and Defarge takes them to his apartment to see Dr. Manette. The doctor is, to all appearances, completely mad. He sits in a dark room all day making shoes, as he did while in prison. Lucie takes him to England.[edit] Book the Second: The Golden ThreadFive years later (1780), Dr. Manette has recovered from his ordeal. French emigre Charles Darnay is tried at the Old Bailey for spying. Those testifying against him are a John Barsad and a Roger Cly, who claim that he had been reporting on English troops in North America to the French. Dr. Manette and his daughter vouch for Darnay because he had sailed with them on their voyage to England. In the end, Darnay is acquitted because the witnesses are unable to tell him apart from junior defense counsel Sydney Carton, who bears a striking resemblance to him. Carton is depicted unflatteringly as a drunkard; conversely Darnay is set out as a handsome, gallant victim of a deficient British legal process. Carton becomes enamoured with Lucie and jealous of Darnay.In Paris, the Marquis St. Evrémonde, Darnay's uncle, isreturning from an audience with Monseigneur, one of the 'greatest lords in France', when his coach runs over and kills the son of the peasant Gaspard; he throws a coin to Gaspard to compensate him for his loss; in the assembled crowd is the implacable tricoteuse, Madame Defarge. She throws the money back, enraging the Marquis and leading him to exclaim that he would willingly kill any of the peasants of France.On his way back to his chteau, the Marquis passes through a village, where a road mender tells him that he saw a man clinging to the bottom of his carriage. The Marquis has his servant investigate, but no one is found.Darnay returns to France to meet his uncle. Their political positions are diametrically opposed: Darnay is a democrat, while the Marquis is an adherent of the ancien régime. The Marquis is portrayed as a cruel, heartless nobleman:"Repression is the only lasting philosophy. The dark deference of fear and slavery, my friend," observed the Marquis, "will keep the dogs obedient to the whip, as long as this roof," looking up to it, "shuts out the sky."That night, Gaspard, the man who had ridden underneath the carriage, murders the Marquis in his sleep. Gaspard is later captured and hanged for his crime.Returning to England, Darnay asks Dr. Manette for his consent to marry Lucie. He is not the only suitor however. Both Stryver, Carton's patron (by way of comic relief) and, more seriously, Carton himself, are captivated by her. Carton is the only one who reveals his feelings directly to Lucie--Stryver is convinced of the futility of his aspirations, and Darnay proposes the marriage to Dr. Manette. When Carton confesses his love to Lucie, he admits he is incapable of making her happy; she hasinspired him to lead a better life, but he lacks the energy to follow through. However, he promises to "embrace any sacrifice" for her or one that she loves. Meanwhile, Darnay agrees to reveal his true surname to Dr. Manette on the morning of his marriage to Lucie.In Paris, Monsieur and Madame Defarge foment Jacobin sympathies. Madame Defarge takes the long view, as opposed to her husband, who is impatient to bring on the revolution. They learn, from an informant within the police, that a spy is to be quartered in Saint Antoine. He is John Barsad, one of those who had given false testimony against Darnay. The following morning, Barsad enters the Defarges' wine shop, but Madame Defarge recognizes him from the description she had been given. Barsad acts as an agent provocateur and tries to lead her into discussing the impending execution of the unfortunate Gaspard. In the course of the conversation, he mentions that Darnay is to be married to Lucie Manette.On the morning of the marriage, Darnay, at Dr. Manette's request, reveals who his family is, a detail which Dr. Manette had asked him to withhold until then. Unfortunately, this unhinges Dr. Manette, who reverts to his obsessive shoemaking. His sanity is restored before Lucie returns from her honeymoon; to prevent a further relapse, Lorry destroys the shoemaking bench which Dr. Manette had brought with him from France.Later, in mid-July 1789, Jarvis Lorry visits the Darnays and tells them of the uneasiness in Paris. The scene cuts to the Saint Antoine fauborg for the storming of the Bastille, with the Defarges in the lead. With the hated prison in revolutionary hands, Defarge enters Dr. Manette's former cell. He uncovers a manuscript which the inmate had written during his confinement, hidden by that same inmate on the inside of a chimney,conde mning the Evrémondes, pere et fils (father and son), for his wrongful imprisonment and the destruction of his family.In the summer of 1792, a letter is delivered to Tellson's bank, addressed to the heir of the Marquis of Evrémonde. The letter recounts the news of the imprisonment of one of the Marquis' retainers, Gabelle, and beseeches the new Marquis to come to his aid. By chance, though the bank is unaware of his identity, Darnay receives the letter. He makes plans to travel to Paris, where the Reign of Terror is running its bloody course, blithely indifferent to the danger. Lorry is sent on ahead with a (cryptic) message to the imprisoned Gabelle that he is on his way.[edit] Book the Third: The Track of a StormIn Beauvais, erstwhile home of Dr. Manette, Darnay is denounced by the revolutionaries as an emigrant, an aristocrat, and a traitor. His military escort takes him to Paris, where he is imprisoned. Dr. Manette and Lucie along with Miss Pross, Jerry Cruncher, and the daughter of Charles and Lucie Darnay, "Little Lucie", leave London for Paris and meet with Mr. Lorry. Dr. Manette tries to use his influence as a well-known former prisoner of the Bastille to have his son-in-law freed. He manages to protect Darnay on the night that mobs kill thousands of less-fortunate prisoners. After a year and three months, Dr. Manette successfully defends Darnay at his trial. However, that evening, Darnay is put on trial again, under new charges brought by the Defarges and one unnamed other.While Miss Pross and Mr. Cruncher are on their way to the market, they stop at a tavern to buy wine. There, Miss Pross finds her long-lost brother, Solomon Pross, now a revolutionary official. Neither is happy with the meeting. Jerry Cruncher then recognizes him as John Barsad. Sydney Carton, to their surprise,joins the party and confirms this. He then blackmails Solomon Pross, telling him that he knows that he is a spy, as he had overheard his conversation inside the tavern, and a double agent, working for both the French and British governments at different times. Pross reluctantly gives in to Carton's demands.When Darnay is brought back before the revolutionary tribunal, he is confronted by Defarge, who identifies Darnay as the Marquis St. Evremonde and reads from the paper found in Dr. Manette's cell. The document describes how he had been locked away in the Bastille by the deceased Marquis Evrémonde and his twin brother for trying to report their horrific crimes against a peasant family. The younger brother had become infatuated with a girl. He had kidnapped and raped her and killed her husband, brother, and father. Prior to his death, the brother had hidden the last member of the family, his younger sister, "somewhere safe." The paper concludes by condemning the Evrémondes and all of their descendants, therefore adding Dr. Manette's condemnation to those of the Defarges. Darnay is consigned to the La Force Prison and is sentenced to be guillotined within twenty-four hours.Carton, while wandering the streets at night, stops at the Defarge wine shop, where he overhears Madame Defarge talking about her plans to have Darnay's entire family condemned. Carton discovers that she was the survivor of the ill-fated family mentioned in Dr. Manette's letter. He quickly informs Mr. Lorry and urges him and the others to leave France as soon as possible.On the day of his execution, Darnay is visited by Carton, who, because of his love for Lucie and friendship with Darnay, offers to trade places with him. As Darnay is unwilling, Carton drugs him and has him carried out to a waiting carriage. The spy, Barsad,tells Carton to remain true to their agreement. Darnay, Dr. Manette, Mr. Lorry, Lucie, and her child flee France. Darnay uses Carton's papers to cross the border and presumably escape to England.Miss Pross and Mr. Cruncher, who had not left with the others, prepare to depart. Meanwhile, Madame Defarge goes to the residence of Lucie and her family, believing that if she can catch them in the act of mourning for Darnay, that they could be held accountable for sympathizing with an enemy of the Republic. Miss Pross sends Mr. Cruncher out to fetch a carriage. While he is away, she is confronted by Madame Defarge. Knowing that if Madame Defarge realizes that her would-be victims have already departed, she might be able to have them stopped and brought back to Paris, Miss Pross pretends they are in another room by closing the door and placing herself in front of it. Madame Defarge figures out the fact that nobody is in the room and realizes they had already left. She fakes ignorance and orders Miss Pross to move away, but she refuses. Madame Defarge makes a break for the front door. They struggle and Madame Defarge is shot and killed by her own pistol; the noise of the shot permanently deafens Miss Pross. Miss Pross and Cruncher then quickly leave.The novel concludes with the death of Sydney Carton. If he had any chance to express his thoughts, they would be full of prophecy: Monsieur Defarge himself be sent to the guillotine, and a future child of Charles and Lucie Darnay named after Carton.。
高三英语阅读填词词性判断单选题 40 题
高三英语阅读填词词性判断单选题40 题1. In the passage from "Pride and Prejudice", "She considered him asa man of great ______."A. prideB. proudC. proudlyD. prideful答案：A。
解析：根据上下文，此处需要一个名词作介词of的宾语。
A选项“pride”是名词，意为“骄傲”，符合句子结构和语义；B选项“proud”是形容词，不能作宾语；C选项“proudly”是副词，也不能作宾语；D选项“prideful”是形容词，同样不能作宾语，所以选A。
2. From "Jane Eyre", "The ______ she showed was remarkable."A. kindB. kindnessC. kindlyD. kinder答案：B。
解析：这里需要一个名词来作句子的主语。
B选项“kindness”是名词，意为“善良”，符合要求；A选项“kind”是形容词，不能作主语；C选项“kindly”是副词，不能作主语；D选项“kinder”是比较级形式，也不能作主语，所以答案是B。
3. In the excerpt of "Wuthering Heights", "His ______ was a mystery to all."B. actingC. actorD. active答案：A。
解析：此句中需要一个名词作主语。
A选项“act”可作名词，有“行为”的意思，符合语境；B选项“acting”是动名词或现在分词形式，不太合适；C选项“actor”是“演员”的意思，与句子语义不符；D选项“active”是形容词，不能作主语，所以选A。
4. The passage from "Great Expectations" says, "I saw ______ in the corner."A. itB. itsC. it'sD. itself答案：A。
对《双城记》的评论(英文版)
Comment about A Tale of Two Cities“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way.”These words stem from A Tale of Two Cities that deeply impress upon me.The turbulent times rises to view and i sink into deliberation about French Revolution.It is universally known by us that the French Revolution is further engraved on human history. A Tale of Two Cities, one of the most representative works of Dickens,truly describes the cruel and decay of aristocracy.This novel profoundly exposes the society contradiction before the French Revolution ,intensely criticizes the tyrannical nobility and sincerely sympathizes with the depressed classes.The novel also describes many magnificent scenes like the revolt people attacked Bastille and so on,which displays people's great strength. Lost in the story,I feel like being together with the characters and experiencing the same exciting events.Dickens’sthought t hat blood can’t replace the love c ome to my mind.A Tale of Two Cities is based on the broad and real background of the French Revolution in 18 century.Dr.Manette was set free from the Bastille after 18 years and went to Landon with his daughter Lucie .They testified for a French young man Darnay in the court after 5 years.Luice and Darnay fell in love and they got married.Unfortunately, Darnay was arrested and sentenced to death because of his noble status during the French Revolution in 1789.Finally,Carton,who felt deeply attached to Luice all the time,took her husband Darnay’s place at the guillotine.For one thing ,Carton is the most glamorous and complex in the novel.He held a decadent attitude to life.When he was in school,he only substituted classmates for doing their homework.Even though he had rich talent ,he still chose to dumbly work.No one can feel his deep affection through his seeming indifference.He was soft and clinging in love with Lucie and even sacrified his life for her.What he did kept Lu cie’s happiness.This love is so cherish and valuable in any times.For another thing ,Madame Defarge signified slaughter.She lived for hatred because her families were killed by Carton’s uncle and father.The callous Madame Defarge made a chill run down myback.I have to marvel at the power of hatred.France turn into inferno by the flame of revenge at the end of 18 century.Some other figures of the novel are extolled by the author.Dr.Manette is upright ,lofty ,kindhearted and tolerant.Lucie represents love.Darnay is the person who point a way out for aristocracy.The virtues of these persons are appreciated by Dickens who is a humanist.The author ,Dickens,is the representative person of English realistic literature in 19 century.He excels in writing with humor and mental analysis.At meanwhile,he likes to combine the realistic description with romantic atmosphere.This novel reflects the promiscuity and savage of French noble ,misery of people and history of the French Revolution .It alludes to the social fact of England.I’m completely in favor of what Carton said before his death.”Resurrection in my life on me, believe me, though he were dead, also will be raised; Whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.”Dickens wanted to cure the worst of times b y that,but in vain.From my point of view,this immortal novel will lose its value and brilliance without the existence and actions of Carton.The death of Carton just like a feather softly drifting down to the surface ofwater,no algae bloom ,but ripples .It reminds us that the real equality and liberty can’t be founded by the guillotine.The lessons of A Tale of Two Cities should be kept in our mind forever.As the saying goes,“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.”The future will get better with the hope of creating a new century of equality ,liberty and indiscriminate love.。
英语非谓语动词及答案
英语非谓语动词及答案一、选择题1．"An early bird catches the worm" means that you have to do something ahead of others___success.A．achieving B．achieve C．to achieve D．to achieving 2．Mr. Smith is much surprised to find the watch he has had ________ is nowhere to be seen. A．to repair it B．it repaired C．repaired D．to be repaired 3．_______ trees is a long-term project. Let's take good care of these trees we plant and wait for them to grow up.A．Plants B．Planted C．Plant D．Planting 4．—Were you born in Qingyang City?—No, I was n’t. But I have been used ________ in the city since I moved here ten years ago. A．live B．to live C．living D．to living5．Dad always tells me not ________ just for tests. Or, I’ll lose interest in learning.A．study B．studies C．studying D．to study6．The bad weather will last for a week. So I advise you ________ off the sports meeting. A．to put B．to be put C．put D．putting7．I still like listening to those old songs ________ myself in my spare time.A．enjoy B．enjoying C．to enjoy D．enjoyed8．The joke was so funny that it made him ________ again and again.A．laughing B．laughed C．laugh D．to laugh 9．—Would you please show me how ______ the App “My Yancheng”?—No problem.A．use B．to use C．using D．used10．—My iPad has gone wrong. I’ll have it_______.—Why don’t you have Uncle Wang_______it? Nobody can if he can’t.A．repair; repaired B．repair; repairing C．repairing; repaired D．repaired; repair 11．They offered courses_________ students know the importance of protecting the Huanghe River.A．help B．helped C．helps D．to help12．My mother usually eats a little for supper________. She looks slimmer than before.A．to save money B．saving money C．to lose weight D．losing weight 13．— I decide ___________ hard on my English.—You need to speak as much as possible.A．working B．worked C．to work D．work14．Our monitor suggested _________ an outing after the mid-term exam.A．organize B．to organize C．organized D．organizing 15．Sallie rolls up her new trousers carefully _____ them from dust.A．protect B．protecting C．to protect D．to protecting 16．— Baby, would you mind ________ me cook the fish?—Of course not. I can’t wait ________ it!A．help; taste B．helping; taste C．help; to taste D．helping; to taste 17．—How much work have you finished ______ for the coming exam?—Everything is done. I’m ready for it.A．prepared B．preparing C．to prepare D．to preparing 18．We must do everything we can __________ the students in poor areas.A．help B．helped C．helping D．to help19．I prefer ______ the cheaper one of the two sweaters _____ some money for a dictionary. A．to have ; to saving B．having ; to savingC．to have ; to save D．having , to save20．﹣I have a package ，but I'm too busy．﹣Why not have your cousin it for you？A．to send； send B．sent； sendC．to send； to send D．sent； to send21．-How do you feel after watching the movie Amazing, My Country?-Well, I think it is lucky for us ____________ this great country.A．to live B．to live in C．living D．living in 22．In his e-mail, David promised _________his daughter during her stay in Japan. A．visiting B．visit C．visited D．to visit 23．Dan shows an interest in musical instruments and is often heard _____ the guitar. A．play B．played C．playing D．to play 24．—Look at the sign! You aren’t allowed _______ in public places.—Sorry, I didn’t see it.A．smoke B．smoking C．to smoke D．smoked 25．—We set World Reading Day ________ teens to form a good reading habit.—Nowadays, people are more aware of the importance of reading.A．to encourage B．encouraging C．encouraged D．encourage 26．一Have you got the tickets for the concert?一Not yet，I didn't realize difficult it was the tickets.A．what; to get B．what; getting C．how; to get D．how; getting27．___________for his good skill, this doctor has a lot of visitors calling for help all the time. A．Knowing B．To know C．Known D．To have known 28．— Listen! Can you hear something?— Yeah, it could be some children outside.A．were playing B．playingC．to play D．play29．－Don’t you think your hair is too long?－Yes. I am going to have it ________ soon.A．cut B．cuts C．cutting D．to cut30．—I feel stressed at times, but I don’t know________about it.—You can come to mewhenever you need.A．whom to talk B．when to talk C．who to talk to D．when to talk to 31．—What do you remember about Grade 7?―I remember________a prize in the school writing competition.A．to win B．win C．winning D．won 32．—What makes you so brave to volunteer in the community?—Because I know that there must be so many people __________ for our support.A．to wait B．wait C．waiting D．waited33．With a lot of students about too much homework, our teachers have tried some ways to solve this problem.A．complain B．complaining C．complained D．to complain 34．It's impolite to keep someone________ for a long time.A．wait B．to wait C．waiting D．have waited 35．-I tried to make Alice ___________ her mind but I found it difficult.-Well, I saw you __________that when I went past.A．changed; do B．changes; doing C．change; to do D．change; doing 36．—Tom, have you ever read the book A Tale of Two Cities ________ by Charles Dickens?—Yes, I finished reading it last winter vacation.A．wrote B．to write C．writing D．written37．A woman was found ________ in her house this morning. The police said she was wounded with a knife and bled to ________.A．died; death B．death; dead C．dead; death D．death; death 38．Your hair is too long. You’d better _____.A．have it cut B．have cut it C．be cutting it D．to cut it39．________with his flat, mine looks__________ new.A．Compared; as good as B．To compare; as well as C．Compared; as well as D．To compare; as good as40．My computer doesn’t work. I decide to have it ______.A．repair B．repaired C．to repair D．repairing 41．The girl is so helpful that she devoted all her spare time she had ________ others.A．to helping B．helping C．to help D．helped42．A lot of museums in China are worth___________. If you have time, you can choose to go. A．visited B．visiting C．to visit D．visit43．—Is there anything amazing in today’s newspaper?—Yes. By using ordinary computers, NASA scientists are busy________ at home to control a space rover(天体登陆车）on the Red Planet. .A．to programme B．programming C．programme D．with programming 44．WeChat has given up ________ in a popular emoji (表情) recently. The “soldier face” emoji doesn’t have a cigarette in his mouth anymore.A．smokes B．smoked C．to smoke D．smoking45．These young trees will require ________carefully.A．to look after B．being looked after C．having looked after D． looking after 46．Gina is the only girl ______ a coat.A．who wear B．who wearing C．wearing D．wears 47．Thousands of young people spend hours ______ Wechat moments of their friends every day. A．to check B．checking C．check D．checks48．I think the film Roman Holiday is worth a second time.A．to watch B．watch C．watching D．being watched 49．--Would you mind basketball here? I'm writing a report.--Sorry. We'll go and play it on the playground.A．playing B．not playing C．to play D．not to play50．—What’s your plan for the coming summer holiday?—I’ll devote as much time as I can some voluntary work.A．to do B．to doing C．do D．doing51．---Do you have any idea what Paul does all day ?--- As I know, he spends at least as much time playing as he .A．writes B．does writing C．is writing D．does write52．_____ a GPS will make _____ easier for you to visit a strange place.A．Take; it B．To take; that C．Taking; it D．Take; that53．----What do you remember about Grade 7 ?----I remember ______ a prize .A．to win B．winning C．win D．wining54．His pronunciation is better, for he kept ______ a short passage after the tape every morning. A．to read B．readingC．read D．reads55．---The two old friends were ____ busy ____ with each other that they forgot the time.---Yes. They hadn’t met for over ten years, so they kept talking the whole night.A．too; to talk B．too; talking C．so; to talk D．so; talking; 56．Tina is showing off her new phone. She won't stop ________about it.A．talk B．to talk C．talks D．talking57．—Tom, have you ever read the book A Take of Two Cities written by Charles Dickens?—Yes, I finished ________ it last summer vacation.A．read B．reading C．to read D．reads58．My brother would rather spend time _________ in the library _________ talk with friends on WeChat.A．read; in B．reading; in C．reading; than D．to read; than 59．You’d better give up smoking at once.A．start smoking B．start to smoke C．stop smoking D．stop to smoke 60．Cao Wenxuan’s hometown in Yandu is well worth________.A．to visit B．visits C．visiting D．visited【参考答案】一、选择题1．C解析：C【详解】句意：“早起的鸟儿有虫吃”的意思是你必须先于别人做一些事来取得成功。
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A book report of a Tale of two Cities
By charles Dickens
A Tale of two Cities is written by the English writer Charles Dickens who was born in 1812 and died in 1870. Best known for his classic serialized novels, such as Oliver Twist, a Tale of two Cities, and Great Expectations, he wrote about the London he lived in, the conditions of the poor, and the growing tensions between the classes. He achieved international popular and critical success in his lifetime.
Based on his own personal experiences of working in a factory, a Tale of two Cities is one of his later works. The story was set in London and Paris at the time of the great French Revolution. It exposed the causes of revolution and its effects on people’s day-to-day lives. Moreover it mingled two different clues, love and cruelty.
Before the revolution, the King and the aristocracy treated their people cruelly. Extremely poor and miserable, the common people were lived under sanguinary policy and great pressure. The crops in the fields were poor as if even the land shared the misery of the people. And there were so heavy taxes that all the villagers had nothing to hand over at last. On the other hand, the aristocracy made their will as the law by using money and gold. There was no justice, no equality and no fairness. Just as what happened to Dr. Manette, he had witnessed the crimes committed by
the Marquis Evremonde brothers. He wrote to the Minister to disclose the crime what Marquis Evremonde had done. But as a result, he had been arrested and sent to the prison Bastille without any reason.
The potential of people was tremendous. People who lived on the bottom of class such as the Defarges had prepared for a revolution. The Revolution came to break out, when the Bastille was captured and the King was caught and put to death as well as many other aristocrats. However, things didn’t go on as what they had ever expected. As a consequence, the situation was not changed at all or even worse, as the fundamental tissue had not been resolved. There was still no justice or fairness. As it was quote, in everything they did was merciless, for they had been hardened in the fires of suffering and the touch of pity could make no mark on them. Those people took the charge but their heart had been full of evilness. The only thing they wanted to do was to revenge. These former peasants murdered anyone who they felt represented the old guard. One of the characters Darnay was immediately taken into custody, though he tried desperately to explain that unlike his uncle and father-the Evremonde brothers. Actually he was not a cruel man and knew nothing about his family. He was on the peasants’ side and want ed to help them. But without reason they disregarded his testimony.
Love was as pure as water, Carton had a deeply love towards Lucie, wife of Darnay that he devoted his life for her happiness. When Darnay
was sentenced to death, he used his physical resemblance to Darnay and his ability to manipulate the spy to pull off the ultimate sacrifice.
As a conclusion, with the broad real background of the French Revolution, Charles Dickens told us a story about cruelty, revenge and love.。