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　　3.HerearefourlinestakenfromEdmundSpenser‘sTheFaerieQueene：

“ButonhisbrestabloudieCrossehebore，/ThedeareremembranceofhisdyingLord，/Forwhosesweetesakethatgloriousbadgehewore，/Anddeadaslivingeverhimadored.”Whoisthe“dyingLord”discussedintheabovelines？

　　A.BeowulfB.KingArthurC.JesusChristD.Jupiter

　　4.InShakespeare‘sMerchantofVenice，AntoniocouldnotpaybackthemoneyheborrowedfromShylock，because______.

　　A.hismoneywasallinvestedinthenewly-emergingtextileindustry

　　B.hisenterprisewentbankrupt

　　C.Bassaniowasabletopayhisowndebt

　　D.hisshipshadallbeenlost

　　5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsbestillustratesthethemeofShakespeare‘sSonnet18？

　　A.Thespeakereulogizesthepowerof？

Nature.

　　B.Thespeakersatirizeshumanvanity.

　　C.Thespeakerpraisesthepowerofartisticcreation.

　　D.Thespeakermeditatesonman‘ssalvation.

　　6.InEnglishpoetry，afour-linestanzaiscalled______.

　　A.heroiccoupletB.quatrainC.SpenserianstanzaD.terzarima

　　7.“LetnotAmbitionmocktheirusefultoil，/Theirhomelyjoys，anddestinyobscure；

/NorGrandeurhearwithadisdainfulsmile/Theshortandsimpleannalsofthepoor.”

　　Theabovelinesaretakenfrom？

。

　　A.AlexanderPope‘sEssayonCriticism

　　B.Coleridge‘s“KublaKhan”

　　C.JohnDonne‘s“TheSunRising”

　　D.ThomasGray‘s“ElegyWritteninaCountryChurchyard”

　　8.Bymakingthetruth-seekingpilgrimssufferatthehandsofthepeopleofVanityFair，JohnBunyanintendstoshowtheprevalentpoliticalandreligious______ofhistime.

　　A.persecutionB.improvementC.prosperityD.disillusionment

　　9.The18thcenturywitnessedanewliteraryform－themodernEnglishnovel，which，contrarytothemedievalromance，givesa______presentationoflifeofthecommonpeople.

　　A.romanticB.realisticC.propheticD.idealistic

　　10.Asawhole，______isoneofthemosteffectiveanddevastatingcriticismsandsatiresofallaspectsinthethenEnglishandEuropeanlife—socially，politically，religiously，philosophically，scientifically，andmorally.

　　A.MollFlandersB.Gulliver‘sTravels

　　C.Pilgrim‘sProgressD.TheSchoolforScandal

　　11.Anhonest，kind-heartedyoungman，whoisfullofanimalspiritandlacksprudence，isexpelledfromtheparadiseandhastogothroughhardexperiencetogainknowledgeofhimselfandfinallytohavebeenacceptedbothbyavirtuousladyandarichrelative.

　　TheabovesentencemaywellsumupthethemeofFielding‘swork？

　　A.JonathanWildtheGreatB.TomJones

　　C.TheCoffe-HousePoliticianD.Amelia

　　12.InSheridan‘sTheSchoolforscandal，themanwhowinsthehandofhisbelovedaswellastheinheritanceofhisrichuncleis______.

　　A.CharlesSurfaceB.JosephSurface

　　C.SirPeterTeazleD.SirBenjaminBackbite

　　13.Whichofthefollowingworksbestrepresentsthenationalspiritofthe18th-centuryEngland？

　　A.RobinsonCrusoeB.Gulliver‘sTravels

　　C.JonathanWildtheGreatD.ASentimentalJourney

　　14.Shelley‘smasterpiece，PrometheusUnbound，isaversedrama，whichborrowsthebasicstoryfrom______.

　　A.theBibleB.aGermanlegend

　　C.aGreekplayD.OneThousandandOneNights

　　15.InthefirstpartofthenovelPrideandprejudice，Mr.Darcyhasa（n）______oftheBennetfamily.

　　A.highopinionB.greatadmiration

　　C.lowopinionD.erroneousview

　　16.InByron‘spoem“SongfortheLuddites，”theword“Luddite”referstothe______.

　　A.workerswhodestroyedthemachinesintheirprotestagainstunemployment

　　B.risingbourgeoisiewhofightsagainstthearistocraticclass

　　C.descendentsoftheancientking，Lud

　　D.poorcountrypeoplewhosufferedundertheruleofthelandlordclass

　　17.Mr.MicawberinDavidCopperfieldandSamWellinPickwickPapersareperhapsthebest？

______characterscreatedbyCharlesDickens.

　　A.comicB.tragicC.roundD.sophisticated

　　18.AtypicalfeatureoftheEnglishVictorianliteratureisthatwritersbecamesocialandmoral？

______，exposingallkindsofsocialevils.

　　A.revolutionariesB.idealistsC.criticsD.defenders

　　19.“Isitnotsufficientforyourinfernalselfishness，thatwhileyouareatpeaceIshallwritheinthetormentsofhell？

”（HeathcliffutteredthesentenceinthedeathsceneofCatherinefromChapterXVofWutheringHeights.）Theword“hell”attheendofthequotedsentencerefersto？

______.

　　A.HeavenB.HadesC.thenextworldD.thisworld

　　20.AtypicalForsyte，accordingtoJohnGalsworthy，isamanwithastrongsenseof？

______，whoneverpaysanyattentiontohumanfeelings.

　　A.justiceB.humorC.moralityD.property

　　21.“Hewassilentwithconceitofhisson.Mrs.Morelsniffed，asifitwerenothing.”（SonsandLoversbyD.H.Lawrence）Fromtheabovequotation，wecanseethatMrs.Morel‘sattitudetoherhusbandis______.

　　A.sincerelywarmB.genuinelykind

　　C.seeminglyangryD.merelycontemptuous

　　22.Aboymakesaquestofhisidealizedchildishlovethroughpainfulexperienceuptothepointoflosinghisinnocenceandcomingtoseethedrabnessandharshnessoftheadultworld.

　　Theabovesentencemaywellsumupthemajorthemeof______.

　　A.Eliot‘spoemTheloveSongofJ.AlfredPrufrock

　　B.Bernardshaw‘splayMrs.Warren’sProfession

　　C.Joyce‘sstoryAraby

　　D.Lawrence‘sstoryTheHorseDealer’sDaughter

　　23.Linguistically，comparedwiththewritingsofMarkTwain，HenryJames‘sfictionisnotedforhis______.

　　A.frontiervernacularB.richcolloquialism

　　C.vulgarlydescriptivewordsD.refinedelegantlanguage

　　24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutWashingtonIrvingisNOTtrue？

　　A.Literaryimaginationshouldbreedinalandrichinthepastculture.

　　B.HeispreoccupiedwiththeCalvinisticviewoforiginalsinandthemysteryofevil.

　　C.HisstoriesareamongthebestoftheAmericanliterature.

　　D.SomeofhisworksarebasedonthematerialsoftheEuropeanlegendarytales.

　　25.WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthemainideasadvocatedbyEmerson，thechiefspokesmanofNewEnglandTranscendentalism？

　　A.Asanindividual，manisdivineandcandevelopandimprovehimselfinfinitely.

　　B.Natureexercisesahealthyandrestorativeinfluenceonhumanbeings.

　　C.Thereexistsanemotionalcommunicationbetweenanindividualsoulandtheuniversal“Oversoul.”

　　D.Evilandsinareeverpresentinhumanheartandwillpassonfromonegenerationtoanother.“

　　26.Whitman‘spoemsarecharacterizedbyallthefollowingfeaturesEXCEPT______.

　　A.thestrictpoeticformB.thefreeandnaturalrhythm

　　C.theeasyflowoffeelingsD.thesimpleandconversationallanguage

　　27.“Thenallcollapsed，andthegreatshroudofthesearolledonasitrolledfivethousandyearsago.”Inthequotedsentence，theauthormightimplythat______.

　　A.nothingchangesinthe5000yearsofhumanhistory

　　B.man‘sdesiretoconquernaturecanonlyendinhisowndestruction

　　C.natureisevilasitwas5000yearsago

　　D.naturehastheultimatecreativepower

　　28.“Standingonthebareground，—myheadbathedbytheblitheair，andupliftedintoinfinitespace，—allmeanegotismvanishes.Ibecomeatransparenteye-ball.Iamnothing.Iseeall.ThecurrentsoftheUniversalBeingcirculatethroughme；

IampartorparticleofGod.”

　　Theabovepassageistakenfrom______.

　　A.Stowe‘sUncleTom’sCabinB.Cooper‘s“LeatherstockingTales”

　　C.Emerson‘s“Nature”D.Dreiser’sSisterCarrie

　　29.WhichofthefollowingworksbestillustratestheCalvinisticviewoforiginalsin？

　　A.Stowe‘sUncleTon’sCabinB.James‘sThePortraitofaLady.

　　C.Hemingway‘sAFarewelltoArmsD.Hawthorne’sTheScarletLetter.

　　30.Besidesymbolism，allthefollowingqualitiesEXCEPT______arefusedtomakeMelville‘sMoby-Dickaworldclassic.

　　A.narrativepowerB.psychologicalanalysis

　　C.speculativeagilityD.optimisticviewoflife

　　31.InallhisnovelsTheodoreDreisersetshimselftoprojectthe______Americanvalues.Forexample，inSisterCarrie，thereisnotonecharacterwhosestatusisnotdeterminedeconomically.

　　A.PuritanB.materialistic

　　C.psychologicalD.religious

　　32.InDaisyMiller，HenryJamesrevealsDaisy‘s______byshowingherrelativelyunreservedmanners.

　　A.hypocrisyB.coldandindifference

　　C.graceandpatienceD.Americanness

　　33.TheraftwithwhichHuckandJimmaketheirvoyagedowntheMississippiRivermaysymbolizeallthefollowingEXCEPT______.

　　A.areturntonature

　　B.anescapefromevils，injustices，andcorruptionofthecivilizedsociety

　　C.theAmericansocietyintheearly19thcentury

　　D.asmallworldwherepeopleofdifferentcolorscanlivefriendlyandhappily

　　34.EmilyGrierson，theprotagonistinFaulkner‘sstory“ARoseforEmily，”canberegardedasasymbolforallthefollowingqualitiesEXCEPT______.

　　A.oldvaluesB.rigidideasofsocialstatus

　　C.bigotryandeccentricityD.harmonyandintegrity

　　35.AsaModernist