Meaning in Literature In reading literary works, we are concerned with the "meaning" of one literary piece or another. However, finding out what something really means is a difficult issue. There are three ways to tackle meaning in literature. I. Meaning is what is intended by (1)_________. Apart from reading an author’’s work in question, readers need to 1) read (2)_________by the same author; 2) get familiar with ( 3 )_________at the time; 3 ) get to know cultural values and symbols of the time. II. Meaning exists " in" the text itself. 1) some people’’s view: meaning is produced by the formal properties of the text like (4)_________,etc. 2) speaker’’s view: meaning is created by both conventions of meaning and ( 5 )_________. Therefore, agreement on meaning could be created by common traditions and conventions of usage. But different time periods & different (6)_________ perspectives could lead to different interpretations of meaning in context. III. Meaning is created by (7)_________. 1) meaning is ( 8 )_________; 2) meaning is contextual; 3) meaning requires (9)________; —practicing competency in reading —practicing other competencies —background research in (10)________, etc.

问答题将misled改成misleading。misled为mislead的过去分词形式，表示 被误入歧途的 、 被误导的 。misleading是由mislead的现在分词形式转化而来的形容词，表示 使人误入歧途的 、 误导的 、 迷惑人的 。

单项选择题After finally boarding the faulty plane in the Far East, the passengers all felt________.

单项选择题Harlem was called the capital of Black America in the 1920s and ’’30s mainly because of its

问答题All of us would agree that in order to be successful in the present-day society, we university graduates have to possess certain personal qualities that can enable us to realize our aim. What do you think is the most important personal quality of a university graduate Write a composition of about 300 words on the following topic: THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSONAL QUALITY OF A UNIVERSITY STUDENT In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.

问答题Four months before election day, five men gathered in a small conference room at the Reagan-Bush headquarters and reviewed an oversized calendar that mark the remaining days of the 1984 presidential campaign. It was the last Saturday in June and at ten o’’clock in the morning the rest of the office was practically deserteD．Even so, the men kept the door shut and the drapes carefully drawn. The three principals and their two deputies had come from around the country for a critical meeting. Their aim was to devise a strategy that would guarantee Ronald Reagan’’s resounding reelection to a second term in the White House.It should have been easy. These were battle-tested veterans with long ties to Reagan and even longer ones to the Republican party, men who understood presidential politics as well as any in the country. The backdrop of the campaign was hospitable, with lots of good news to work with. America was at peace, and the nation’’s economy, a key factor in any election, was rebounding vigorously after recession. Furthermore, the campaign itself was lavishly financed, with plenty of money for a top-flight staff, travel, and television commercials. And, most important, their candidate was Ronald Reagan, a president of tremendous personal popularity and dazzling communication skills. Reagan has succeeded more than any president since John F. Kennedy in projecting a broad vision of America ― a nation of renewed military strength, individual initiative, and smaller federal government.