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英美文学选读北京语言大学网络教育学院期末卷
1.Of all the 18th century novelists Henry Fielding was the first to set out, both in theory and practice, to write specifically a “_______ inprose,” the first to give the modern novel its structure and style.
Alyricepic
Btragicepic
Ccomicepic
Dromance
正确答案C
2.The true subject of John Donne's poem, “The Sun Rising,” is to _______.
Acriticizethesun'sintrusionintothelover'sprivatelife
Battackthesunasanunrulyservant
Cgivecomplimentstothemistressandherpowerofbeauty
Dlecturethesunonwheretrueroyaltyandricheslie
正确答案C
3.The sentence "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
" is the beginning line of one of Shakespeare's ________
Astragedies
Bhistories
Csonnets
Dcomedie
正确答案C
4.Romance, which uses narrative verse or prose to tell stories of_______ adventures or other heroic deeds, is a popular literary form in the medieval period.
AGreek
Bprimitive
CChristian
Dknightly
正确答案D
5.In Fitzgerald’ s The Great Gatsby, there are detailed descriptions of big parties. The purpose of such descriptions is so show _______..
Aemptinessoflife
Bthecorruptionoftheupperclass
Ccontrastoftherichandthepoor
DthehappydaysoftheJazzAge
正确答案A
6.Virginia Woolf was born in_______.
A1882
B1767
C1890
D1678
正确答案A
7.The typical feature of Robert Browning's poetry is the _______
ALatinizeddiction
Blarger-than-lifecaricature
Cdramaticmonologue
Dbittersatire
正确答案C
8.Mrs. Warren’s Profession is one of George Bernard Shaw’s plays. What is Mrs. Warren’s profession then ?
_______
AFarming
BRealestate
CHouse-keeping
DProstitution
正确答案D
9.In the statement“—oh, God!
would you like to live with your soul in the grave?
” the term “soul” apparently refers to _______
ACatherine
BHeathcliffhimself
Cone'sghost
Done'sspirituallife
正确答案A
10.The Victorian Age was largely an age of _______, eminently represented by Dickens and Thackeray
Adrama
Bnovels
Cprose
Dpoetry
正确答案C
11.Of all the eighteenth-century novelists, _______ was the first to set out, both in theory and practice, to write specifically a "comic epic in prose," and the first to give the modern novel its structure and style.
ASamuelRichardson
BDanielDefoe
CHenryFielding
DOliverGoldsmith
正确答案C
12.Which of the following historical events does not directly help to stimulate the rising of the Renaisssance Movement?
_______
ATheGloriousrevolution
BThereligiousreformationandtheeconomicexpansion
CThenewdiscoveriesingeographyandastrology
DTherediscoveryofancientGreekandRomanculture
正确答案A
13.“And we will sit upon the rocks,/Seeing the shepherds feed their flocks,/By shallow rivers to whose falls/Melodious birds sing madrigals.”The above lines are probably taken from _______.
AJohnDonne's“TheSunRising”
BShakespeare's“Sonnet18”
CMarlowe's“ThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove”
DSpenser'sTheFaerieQueene
正确答案C
14.How many groups are there in Hardy’s novels?
_______
Atwo
Bfour
Cthree
Dfive
正确答案C
15.In Hardy's Wessex novels, there is an apparent _______ touch in his description of the simple and beautiful though primitive rural life.
Anostalgic
Bsarcastic
Cromantic
Dhumorous
正确答案A
16.Among the great Middle English poets, Geoffrey Chaucer is known for his production of _______.
APiersPlowman
BTheCanterburyTales
CConfessioAmantis
DSirGawainandtheGreenKnight
正确答案B
17.What’s the name of Hester and Dimmesdale’s daughter?
AAmy
BBerry
CNina
DPearl
正确答案D
18.'I believe you are made of stone, 'he said, clenching his fingers so hard that he broke the fragile cup. …'You seem to forget,' she said, 'that cup is not!
' From the above quoted passage, we can find the woman's tone is very _______ .
Afacetious
Bsarcastic
Camusing
Dsentimental
正确答案B
19.“For a week after the commission of the impious and profane offence of asking for more, Oliver remained a close prisoner in the dark and solitary room ...”(Dickens, Oliver Twist) What did Oliver ask for?
_______
AMorebooktoread
BMoremoneytospend
CMoretimetoplay
DMorefoodtoeat
正确答案D
20.Here are four lines from a literary work:
“Others for language all their care express, And value books, as women men, for dress.” The work is_______.
AAlexanderPope'sEssayonCriticism
BShakespeare'sMidsummerNight'sDream
CJohnMilton'sParadiseLost
DThomasGray's“ElegyWritteninaCountryChurchyard”
正确答案A
21.The major concern of ______ fiction lies in the tracing of the psychological development of his characters and in his energetic criticism of the dehumanizing effect of the capitalist industrialization on human nature.
AT.Hardy’s
BD.H.Lawrence's
CW.Thackeray’s
DJ.Galsworthy's
正确答案B
22.The statement “A demanding mother turns away from her husband and gives all her affection to her sons” sums up the main plot of D. H. Lawrence′s _____.
AThePlumedSerpent
BLadyChatterley’sLover
CWomeninlove
DSonsandLovers
正确答案D
23.The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan is often said to be concerned with the search for _______ .
Aspiritualsalvation
Bmaterialwealth
Cuniversaltruth
Dself-fulfillment
正确答案A
24.“Bassanio:
Antonio, I am married to a wife which is as dear to me as life itself; But life itself, My wife, and all the world. Are not withmeesteem'dabove thy life; I would lose all, ay, sacrifice them all, Here to the devil, to deliver you. Portia:
Your wife would give you little thanks for that, If she were by to hear you make the offer.” The above is a quotation taken from Shakespeare's comedy The Merchant of Venice. The quoted part can be regarded as a good example to illustrate _______.
Aallegory
Bpersonification
Cdramaticirony
Dsymbolism
正确答案C
25.Who is NOT the major character in To the Lighthouse?
______
AMr.Ramsay
BLilyBriscoe
CDavid
D Mrs.Ramsay
正确答案C
26.It is generally regarded that Keats's most important and mature poems are in the form of _______.
Aelegy
Bepic
Code
Dsonnet
正确答案C
27.In Fitzgerald’ s The Great Gatsby, there are detailed descriptions of big parties. The purpose of such descriptions is so show _______
Athecorruptionoftheupperclass
BthehappydaysoftheJazzAge
Cemptinessoflife
Dcontrastoftherichandthepoor
正确答案C
28.In William Blake's poetry, the father(and any other in whom he saw the image of the father such as God, priest, and king)was usually a figure of _______ .
Aadmiration
Btyranny
Clove
Dbenevolence
正确答案B
29.“Come to me-come to me entirely now,” said he ; and added, in his deepest tone, speaking in my ear as his cheek was laid on mine, “Make my happiness-I will make yours.” The above passage presents a scene in_______.
AJohnGalsworthy′sTheForsyteSaga
BThomasHardy′sTessoftheD′Urbervilles
CEmilyBronte’sWitheringHeights
DCharlotteBronte’sJaneEyre
正确答案D
30.Alexander Pope strongly advocated _______, emphasizing that literary works should be judged by rules of order, reason, logic, restrained emotion, good taste and decorum.
Asentimentalism
Bneoclassicism
Cidealism
Dromanticism
正确答案B
31.G.B.Shaw's play Mrs.Warren's Profession is a realistic exposure of the _______ in the English society.
Apoliticalcorruption
Beconomicexploitationofwomen
Cslumlandlordism
Dinequalitybetweenmenandwomen
正确答案B
32.American writers of the first postwar era who were devoid of faith and alienated from the civilization were commonly called "______."
Afatherlesschildren
Babeatgeneration
Calostgeneration
Dsonsofliberty
正确答案C
33.The name of the hero in Jane Eyre was_______.
AJames
BDavid
CRochester
DHeathcliff
正确答案A
34.How many groups are there in Hardy’s novels?
_______
Athree
Bfive
Ctwo
Dfour
正确答案A
35.Robert Frost combined traditional verse forms - the sonnet, rhyming couplets, blank verse - with a clear American local speech rhythm, the speech of _______ farmers with its idiosyncratic diction and syntax
ASouthern
BNewHampshire
CWestern
DNewEngland
正确答案D
36.The sentence "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
" is the beginning line of one of Shakespeare's ________.
(0分)
Asonnets
Bhistories
Ccomedies
Dtragedies
正确答案A
37.After reading the first chapter of Pride and Prejudice, we may come to know that Mrs. Bennet is a woman of _______.
Asimplecharacterandquickwit
Bsimplecharacterandpoorunderstanding
Cintricatecharacterandquickwit
Dintricatecharacterandpoorunderstanding
正确答案B
38.which of Woolf’novels was adapted into movie named The Hours?
_______
ATheCommonReader
BTheWaves
CMrs.Dalloway
DTotheLighthouse
正确答案C
39.Which novel gave Woolf the reputation as an important psychological writer?
_______
AMrs.Dalloway
BThewaves
CTheCommonReader
DTotheLighthouse
正确答案A
40."Not on thy sole but on thy soul, harsh Jew,/Thou mak'st thy knife keen." In the above quotation taken form The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare employs a(n)_______ .
Apun
Bsynecdoche
Csimile
Doxymoron
正确答案A
41.Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18?
_______
AThespeakereulogizesthepowerofNature
BThespeakersatirizeshumanvanity
CThespeakermeditatesonman'ssalvation
DThespeakerpraisesthepowerofartisticcreation
正确答案D
42.Which of the following is NOT written by Hardy?
ATheReturnofthenative
BTessofd'Urbervilles
CJudetheObscure
DATaleofTwoCities
正确答案D
43._______is the first important governess novel in the English literary history
AWutheringHeights
BEmma
CMiddlemarch
DJaneEyre
正确答案D
44.What kind of girl is Dora?
_______
Aprettyandclever
Bprettyandempty-headed
Clovelyandclever
Dplain-lookingandunderstanding
正确答案B
45.The Houyhnhnms depicted by Jonathan Swift in Gulliver's Travels are _______.
Ahairy,wild,lowanddespicablecreatures,whoresemblehumanbeingsnotonlyinappearancebutalsoinsomeotherways.
Bhorsesthatareendowedwithreason
Cpigmiesthatareendowedwithadmirablequalities
Dgiant