44.“We passed the School, where Children strove
 At Recess—in the Ring—
 We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain—
 We passed the Setting Sun—”
Questions:
Identify the poem and the poet.
What do“the School,” “the Fields”and“the Setting Sun”stand for respectively?

Ⅲ. Questions and Answers (24 points in all, 6 for each)
    Give brief answers to each of the following questions in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.

 45.As a rule, and allegory is a story in verse or prose with a double meaning: a surface meaning, and an implied meaning. List two works as examples of allegory. What is the implied meaning an allegory is usually concerned with?
 46.“Let it not be supposed by the enemies of‘the system,’that during the period of his solitary incarceration, Oliver was denied the benefit of exercise, the pleasure of society, or the advantages of religious consolation.”
       What do you think Charles Dickens intends to say in the above ironic statement taken from Oliver Twist?
 47.Whitman has made radical changes in the form of poetry by choosing free verse as his medium of expression. What are the characteristics of Whitman’s free verse?
 48.Some of Hemingway’s heroes are regarded as the Hemingway code heroes. Whatever the differences in experience and age, they all have something in common which Hemingway values. What are the characteristics of the Hemingway code hero?

Ⅳ. Topics for Discussion (20 points in all, 10 for each)
    Write no less than 150 words on each of the following topics in English in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.

 49.Elizabeth Bennet, the heroine in Pride and Prejudice, is often regarded as the most successful character created by Jane Austen. Make a brief comment on Elizabeth’s character.
 50.Take Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as an example to illustrate the statement that Mark Twain was a unique writer in American literature.