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【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” and poetry “takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility”. How does this poem reflect the poet’s philosophy of position？ Excerpt 2： The proper study of mankind is man. Placed on this isthmus of a middle state， A being darkly wise， and rudely great： With too much knowledge for the Skeptic side， With too much weakness for the Stoic’s pride， He hangs between； in doubt to act， or rest； In doubt to deem himself a God， or beast； In doubt his mind or body to prefer； Born but to die， and reasoning such， Whether he thinks too little or too much； Chaos of thought and passion， all confused； Still by himself abused or disabused； Created half to rise， and half to fall； ?。ˋlexander Pope， An Essay on Man） Questions： 1. What’s the topic of the above lines？ the main idea in a few sentences. Excerpt 3： I shall now therefore humbly propose my own thoughts， which I hope will not be liable to the least objection. I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London， that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious， nourishing， and wholesome food， whether stewed， roasted， baked， or boiled； and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee or a ragout. I do therefore humbly offer it to public consideration that of the hundred and twenty thousand children， already puted， twenty thousand may be reserved for breed， whereof only one fourth part to be males， which is more than we allow to sheep， black cattle， or swine； and my reason is that these children are seldom the fruits of marriage， a circumstance not much regarded by our savages， therefore one male will be sufficient to serve four females. That the remaining hundred thousand may at a year old be offered in sale to the person of quality and fortune through the kingdom， always advising the mother to let them suck plentifully in the last month， so as to render them plump and fat for a good table. A child will make two dishes at an entertainment for friends， and when the family dines alone， the fore or hind quarter will make a reasonable dish； and seasoned with a little pepper or salt will be very good boiled on the fourth day， especially in winter. ?。↗onathan Swift， A Modest Proposal） Questions： 1. What is the author’s modest proposal in the passage？ And what do you think is his real idea behind it？ 2. What kind of tone is shown in the passage？（Explain it with specific quotations from the text） Part V. Critical Reading （25%） Read the attached short story and answer the questions in essay form. 1. What’s the turning point in the murder trial？ Describe it in a few sentences. carefully the last two paragraphs of the story and ment， in the form of a 150200word essay， on the message or real meaning of the author. The Case for the Defense Graham Greene 1 It was the strangest murder trial that I ever attended. They named it the Peckham murder in the headlines， though Northwood Street， where the old woman was found battered to death， was not strictly speaking in Peckham. This was not one of those cases of circumstantial evidence in which y
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