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　　Test 2

　　Section 3

　　You will hear a conversation between a tutor andstudents who are preparing for an English

　　literature test.

　　First, you have some time to look at questions twenty one to twenty four.

　　Listen carefully and answer questions twenty one to twenty four.

　　Tutor:Hello, Lorna, Ian, glad you could make it.

　　You're the only two who put your names down for this literature tutorial.

　　So let's get started, shall we?

　　I want to run over some aspects of the novel The Secret Garden(21) with you before the test next week. Be sure to take some notes and ask questions if you need to.

　　Ian:Hey, Lorna, have you got a spare pen?

　　Lorna:Sure, you are.

　　Tutor:okay. so the story follows two key characters.

　　You should refer for them as protagonists who go by the names of Mary Lennox and Colin Craven.

　　The story is set shortly after the turn of the twentieth century(Q22), and the narrative tracks the development of the protagonists as they learn to overcome their own personal troubles together.

　　Lorna:That's quite a common story line, isn't it?

　　Tutor:Yes, you're right, Lorna.

　　Lorna:So what can you tell me about the character of Mary?

　　Well, in the beginning, she is an angry, rude child who was orphaned after a cholera outbreak and forced to leave India and move to the United Kingdom to the uncle's house in Yorkshire.

　　Tutor:That's right.

　　And there she meets Colin, who spends his days in an isolated room, believing himself to be permanently crippled with no hope of ever gaining the ability to walk(Q23) the two strike up a friendship and gradually learn by encouraging each other that they can both become healthy, happy and fulfilled in life.

　　Ian:Will we need to remember a lot of these details for the exam?

　　Tutor:Just the basic outline examiners don't want to read a plot summary.

　　They know what the book is about.

　　Focus on narrative techniques instead, such as point of view.

　　Lorna:What's that mean?

　　Tutor:It's all about how we see the story.

　　This story, for example, is written from the perspective of what is called an omniscient narrator.

　　Omniscient means all knowing.

　　So as readers, we get to see how all the characters feel about things, what they like and don't like and what their motivations(Q24) are in the story.

　　Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questionsto.

　　Now listen and answer questions twenty five to thirty.

　　Ian:Won't it be hard to write a technical analysis?

　　After all, it's a kid's book when it was initially pitched at adults, you know?

　　But over the years, it has become seen as a more youth orientated work.

　　And you're right, in a sense, the simple vocabulary and absence of foreshadowing make the story very easy to follow and ideally suited for children.

　　But that doesn't mean there isn't much to analyze.

　　Look at the symbolism, for instance, Lorna:symbols of things, right?

　　Material things like objects that stand for abstract ideas.(25) Tutor:Absolutely, yes.

　　And the author uses many of them.

　　There's the Robin Redbreast, for example, which symbolizes the wise and gentle nature that Mary will soon adopt.

　　Note that the Robin is described as not at all like the birds in India.

　　Roses(Q26) are used as well as a personal symbol for Mistress Craven.

　　You'll see they're always mentioned alongside her name and Mistress Craven's portrait can also be interpreted as a symbol of her spirit.

　　Ian:Are symbols just another name for motifs?

　　Tutor:No motifs are a bit different.

　　They don't have as direct a connection with something the way that a symbol does.

　　Motifs are simply recurring elements of the story that supports the mood.

　　Lorna:Are there any in this novel?

　　Yes, two very important ones.

　　The Garden of Eden is a motif.

　　It comes up a few times in connection with the Garden of the story.

　　And then you've got the role that secrets play in the story.

　　In the beginning, everything is steeped in secrecy.

　　And slowly, the characters share their secrets.

　　and in the process move from darkness to lightness(Q27), metaphorically, but also in the

　　case of Colin, quite literally.

　　His room in the beginning has the curtains drawn, and he appears at the end in the brightness of the garden.

　　Ian:Anything else we need to know about?

　　Tutor:Yes, nearly all novels explore universal concepts that everyone has experienced.

　　things like love, family, loneliness, friendship.

　　These are called themes.

　　The Secret Garden has a few themes that all center on the idea of connections.

　　The novel explores, for example, the way that health(Q28) can determine and be determined by our outlook on life.

　　As Collins health improves so too, to his perceptions of his strength and possibility, the author also examines the link between our environment and our physical and emotional prosperity.

　　The dark, cramped rooms of the manor house stifle the development of our protagonists.

　　The garden and natural environments(Q29) allow them to blossom just as the flowers do.

　　Finally, this book looks at connections between individuals, namely Mary and Colin.

　　This necessity of human companionship(Q30) is the novel's most significant theme because none of their development as individuals would have occurred without their knowing each other.

　　Well, that about sums it up.

　　Lorna:I think that's a great help.

　　Thanks.

　　Ian:Yes, thanks very much.

　　That is the end of section three.

　　You now have half a minute to check your answers.

　　Now turn to section four.

　　Questions 21—30

　　Write no more than three words for each answer.

　　Novel: 21___________

　　Protagonists: Mary Lennox; Colin Craven Time period: Early in 22___________

　　Plot: Mary—>-UK — meets Colin who thinks he’ll never be able to 23___________

　　They become friends.

　　Point of view: “Omniscient” — narrator knows all about characters’ felling, opinions and 24 ___________.

　　Audience: Good for children— story simple to follow. Symbols (physical items that represent 25 ___________):

　　• the robin redbreast

　　• 26___________

　　• the portrait of Mistress Craven Motifs (patterns in the story):

　　• the Garden of Eden

　　• secrecy — metaphorical and literal transition from 27___________

　　Themes: Connections between

　　• 28 ___________and outlook

　　• 29 ___________and well-being

　　individuals and the need for 30___________

　　答案

　　21 .The Secret Garden

　　22.(the)twentieth century

　　23.walk

　　24.motivations

　　25.abstract ideas

　　26.roses

　　27.dark(ness)to light(ness)

　　28.health

　　29.environment

　　30.human companionship