Tess of the d’Urbervilles

Comprehension Test 阅读理解 Tess of the d’Urbervilles 苔丝 Thomas Hardy （著） Put the following events in the story in the right order Number them 1–10 将下 列事件排序。 a Tess marries Angel b Alec d’Urbeville is killed c Angel goes to Brazil d Tess goes to work in the dairy e Prince, the Durbeyfields’ horse, dies f Tess’s baby dies g Tess is arrested h Tess runs away with Angel i Tess goes to work for Mrs d’Urberville j Angel goes to Sandbourne in search of Tess 20 marks Who said this in the story? Who did they say it to? Izz, Tess, the police, the parson, Angel’s parents, Alec, Angel 谁对谁说的这些话？ a ‘You made that hat blow off on purpose.’ Said by to b ‘Will you bury him in the churchyard?’ Said by to c ‘He won’t marry any of us ‘ Said by d ‘Three plain girls to get one beauty.’ Said by to e ‘Am I too wicked for us to live together?’ Said by to f ‘Will you help me put right the wicked thing I did to you?’ Said by to g ‘Perhaps she will never take me back!’ Said by to h ‘Let her finish her sleep!’ Said by to 30 marks Complete the following sentences with information from the story 根 据 文 章 内 容完成下列句子。 a John Durbeyfield discovered he was a d’Urberville because b Tess baptized her child because c Tess wrote a letter to Angel telling him the truth, but d Angel couldn’t bear to live with Tess so e When Tess knew she would die she asked Angel to 20 marks Why was Angel working at the dairy? 为什么 Angel 要在奶牛场工作？ 10 marks Imagine you are Angel Write a letter to your parents describing what has happened from the time you met Tess again in Sandbourne 写封信讲述你再 次 遇见苔丝之后发生了什么。 20 marks Total marks Multiple-choice Test 选择题 Tess of the d’Urbervilles 苔丝 Thomas Hardy Setting 故事背景 Choose the best answer 选择适当的答案。 A _ tells John Durbeyfield that he is a descendant of a noble family a [ ] policeman b [ ] parson c [ ] teacher d [ ] doctor The Durbeyfield’s cottage is _ a [ ] quiet b [ ] large c [ ] bright d [ ] small Joan Durbeyfield likes spending time with her husband _ a [ ] in the woods b [ ] at the public house c [ ] in London d [ ] at the market When John Durbeyfield hears about his noble family, he is _ a [ ] excited b [ ] sad c [ ] angry d [ ] not interested Angel Clare first sees Tess at a dance _ a [ ] at Christmas b [ ] in November c [ ] in May d [ ] on New Year’s Day Alec d’Urberville’s family is _ a [ ] from Scotland b [ ] from northern England c [ ] related to Tess’s family d [ ] very poor _ is blind a [ ] Joan Durbeyfield b [ ] Tess’s brother c [ ] Angel Clare’s father d [ ] Mrs d’Urberville The father of Tess’s baby is _ a [ ] Angel Clare c [ ] Richard Crick b [ ] Parson Tringham d [ ] Alec d’Urberville Tess calls her baby _ a [ ] Sorrow b [ ] Happiness c [ ] Hope 10 Before the baby dies, _ baptizes her d [ ] Peace a [ ] the parson b [ ] Alec d’Urberville c [ ] Tess d [ ] John Durbeyfield 20 marks Characters 人物 Choose the best answer 选择适当的答案。 11 The _ family has an old silver spoon a [ ] Durbeyfield b [ ] Clare c [ ] d’Urberville d [ ] Crick 12 In the past, Alec d’Urberville’s family had the name _ a [ ] Clare b [ ] Durbeyfield c [ ] Chant d [ ] Stoke 13 _ never works hard or regularly a [ ] Tess b [ ] John Durbeyfield c [ ] Angel Clare d [ ] Joan Durbeyfield 14 _ gives Tess strawberries and roses when they first meet a [ ] Richard Crick b [ ] Angel Clare c [ ] Parson Tringham d [ ] Alec d’Urberville 15 Tess gives a shilling and a pint of beer to the _ a [ ] gravedigger b [ ] doctor c [ ] dairyman d [ ] parson 16 After Angel Clare’s marriage, _ starts drinking too much a [ ] Izzy b [ ] Mercy Chant c [ ] Marian d [ ] Tess 17 Just before Angel Clare goes to Brazil, he asks _ to go with him a [ ] Marian b [ ] Mercy Chant c [ ] Izzy d [ ] Tess 18 After his mother’s death, Alec d’Urberville _ a [ ] starts drinking too much c [ ] marries a rich girl b [ ] becomes a preacher d [ ] kills himself 19 Richard Crick is a _ a [ ] teacher b [ ] farmer c [ ] parson d [ ] dairyman 20 _ brothers plan to work for the church a [ ] Tess’s b [ ] John Durbeyfield’s d’Urberville’s 20 marks c [ ] Angel Clare’s d [ ] Alec Dialogue 对话 Who said or wrote this? 谁说的或想的这些话？ 21 ‘Boy! Take this basket! I want you to go and something for me.’ a [ ] Mrs d’Urberville c [ ] Angel Clare b [ ] John Durbeyfield d [ ] Alec d’Urberville 22 ‘Well, my beauty, what can I for you?’ a [ ] Richard Crick c [ ] Angel Clare b [ ] Parson Tringham d [ ] Alec d’Urberville 23 ‘I want you to practise and whistle to my birds every day.’ a [ ] John Durbeyfield c [ ] Angel Clare b [ ] Mrs d’Urberville d [ ] Richard Crick 24 ‘By the way, your father has a new horse today.’ a [ ] Alec d’Urberville c [ ] Angel Clare b [ ] Richard Crick d [ ] Mercy Chant 25 ‘Oh, I sometimes wish I had never been born!’ a [ ] Tess b [ ] Alec d’Urberville c [ ] John Durbeyfield d [ ] Angel Clare 26 ‘Being alive is rather serious, don’t you think so?’ a [ ] John Durbeyfield c [ ] Angel Clare b [ ] Richard Crick d [ ] Alec d’Urberville 27 ‘Jack Dollop, one of our milkers, got a girl into trouble.’ a [ ] Alec d’Urberville c [ ] Angel Clare b [ ] John Durbeyfield d [ ] Richard Crick 28 ‘I’ll carry you through the water, all of you.’ a [ ] Angel Clare b [ ] Richard Crick c [ ] Alec d’Urberville 29 ‘You will never find a purer woman than Mercy Chant.’ a [ ] Parson Tringham b [ ] Mrs d’Urberville c [ ] Angel Clare’s father d [ ] Tess’s sister 30 ‘Don’t tell your future husband about your past experience.’ a [ ] John Durbeyfield b [ ] Angel Clare c [ ] Joan Durbeyfield d [ ] Mrs d’Urberville 20 marks d [ ] Tess Vocabulary 词汇 Choose the best answer 选择适合的答案。 31 all the time, without stopping a [ ] occasionally b [ ] usually c [ ] regularly d [ ] constantly 32 very pleased and happy a [ ] delighted b [ ] hopeless c [ ] depressed d [ ] vague 33 very old a [ ] noble b [ ] tragic c [ ] ancient d [ ] wicked 34 to be sorry or unhappy about something you have done a [ ] regret b [ ] desire c [ ] refuse d [ ] reject 35 the time when ripe fruit, vegetables, corn etc are collected from the fields a [ ] honeymoon b [ ] harvest c [ ] sacrifice d [ ] holiday 36 something that people in a particular place have done for a long time a [ ] symbol b [ ] honour c [ ] plan d [ ] custom 37 a stone container in a churchyard for dead bodies a [ ] cathedral b [ ] churn c [ ] tomb d [ ] waggon 38 to destroy or spoil something a [ ] reap b [ ] ruin c [ ] build d [ ] reject 39 uncertain, not clear a [ ] sure b [ ] vague c [ ] unfair d [ ] fierce 40 to become red in the face, especially when you are embarrassed a [ ] blush b [ ] frown c [ ] swallow d [ ] regret 20 marks Plot 情节 Choose the best answer 选择适当的答案。 41 The Durbeyfields’ _ is killed in an accident a [ ] chicken b [ ] horse c [ ] dog d [ ] cow 42 _ gives help and presents to the Durbeyfield family a [ ] Richard Crick b [ ] Parson Tringham c [ ] Alec d’Urberville d [ ] Izzy Huett 43 Mrs d’Urberville offers Tess work looking after _ a [ ] horses b [ ] children c [ ] cows d [ ] chickens 44 Angel Clare is studying to become a _ a [ ] parson b [ ] farmer c [ ] musician d [ ] teacher 45 Angel Clare’s father wants him to marry a _ woman a [ ] Christian b [ ] country c [ ] clever d [ ] rich 46 Angel and Tess take some buckets of milk in a waggon to _ a [ ] Tess’s parents c [ ] London b [ ] the d’Urberville’s house d [ ] the railway station 47 Joan Durbeyfield tells Tess not to talk to her husband about _ a [ ] her cottage b [ ] her baby c [ ] religion d [ ] her noble family 48 Angel hits a man in the face because he says Tess is _ a [ ] a country girl b [ ] already married c [ ] not a maiden d [ ] ugly 49 When he is sleepwalking, Angel carries Tess to a _ a [ ] tomb b [ ] farm c [ ] cottage d [ ] bed 50 In the end, Tess kills _ a [ ] Angel Clare 20 marks Total marks b [ ] herself c [ ] Mercy Chant d [ ] Alec d’Urberville Tess of the d’Urbervilles a f b g 10 c h d i e j a Alec, Tess b Tess, the parson c Izz d Angel, Tess e Tess, Angel f Alec, Tess g Angel, Angel’s parents h Angel, the police a a parson said ‘Sir John’ to him b he was dying and her father would not let the parson baptize him c he didn’t find it d he went to Brazil e take care of her younger sister Liza-Lu Because he was learning how to farm Students’ individual answers Tess of the d’Urbervilles Setting b d b a c b d d a 10 c Characters 11 a 12 d 13 b 14 d 15 a 16 c 17 c 18 b 19 d 20 c Dialogue 21 b 22 d 23 b 24 a 25 a 26 c 27 d 28 a 29 c 30 c Vocabulary 31 d 32 a 33 c 34 a 35 b 36 d 37 c 38 b 39 b 40 a Plot 41 b 42 c 43 d 44 b 45 a 46 d 47 b 48 c 49 a 50 d ... from northern England c [ ] related to Tess? ??s family d [ ] very poor _ is blind a [ ] Joan Durbeyfield b [ ] Tess? ??s brother c [ ] Angel Clare’s father d [ ] Mrs d’Urberville The father of Tess? ??s... In the end, Tess kills _ a [ ] Angel Clare 20 marks Total marks b [ ] herself c [ ] Mercy Chant d [ ] Alec d’Urberville Tess of the d’Urbervilles a f b g 10 c h d i e j a Alec, Tess b Tess, the. .. Multiple-choice Test 选择题 Tess of the d’Urbervilles 苔丝 Thomas Hardy Setting 故事背景 Choose the best answer 选择适当的答案。 A _ tells John Durbeyfield that he is a descendant of a noble family a [ ] policeman