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2002年4月英美文学选读试题及答案

2002年4月英美文学选读试题及答案

课程代码：

00604

Ⅰ.MultipleChoice（40pointsinall,1foreach）

Selectfromthefourchoices[A],[B],[C],[D]ofeachitem

theonethatbestanswersthequestionorcompletesthe

statementandwritetheletterontheanswersheet.

1.Romance,whichusesnarrativeverseorprosetotellstories

of___adventuresorotherheroicdeeds,isapopularliterary

forminthemedievalperiod.

A.Christian        B.knightly        C.Greek

D.primitive

2.AmongthegreatMiddleEnglishpoets,GeoffreyChauceris

knownforhisproductionof___.

A.PiersPlowman          B.SirGawainandtheGreenKnight

C.ConfessioAmantis      D.TheCanterburyTales

3.Whichofthefollowing  historicaleventsdoesnotdirectly

helptostimulatetherisingoftheRenaisssanceMovement?

A.TherediscoveryofancientGreekandRomanculture.

B.Thenewdiscoveriesingeographyandastrology.

C.TheGloriousrevolution.

D.Thereligiousreformationandtheeconomicexpansion.

4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestillustratesthetheme

ofShakespeare'sSonnet18?

A.ThespeakereulogizesthepowerofNature.

B.Thespeakersatirizeshumanvanity.

C.Thespeakerpraisesthepowerofartisticcreation.

D.Thespeakermeditatesonman'ssalvation.

5."Andwewillsitupontherocks,/Seeingtheshepherdsfeed

theirflocks,/Byshallowriverstowhosefalls/Melodiousbirds

singmadrigals."Theabovelinesareprobablytakenfrom__.

A.Spenser'sTheFaerieQueene

B.JohnDonne's"TheSunRising"

C.Shakespeare's"Sonnet18"

D.Marlowe's"ThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove"

6."BassaniAntonio,Iammarriedtoawife

Whichisasdeartomeaslifeitself;

Butlifeitself,Mywife,andalltheworld.

Arenotwithmeesteem'dabovethylife;

Iwouldloseall,ay,sacrificethemall,

Heretothedevil,todeliveryou.

Portia:

Yourwifewouldgiveyoulittlethanksforthat,

Ifshewerebytohearyoumaketheoffer."

TheaboveisaquotationtakenfromShakespeare'scomedyThe

MerchantofVenice.

Thequotedpartcanberegardedasagoodexampleto

illustrate____.

A.dramaticirony              B.personification

C.allegory                    D.symbolism

7.TheturesubjectofJohnDonne'spoem,"TheSunRising,"is

to___.

A.attackthesunasanunrulyservant

B.givecomplimentstothemistressandherpowerofbeauty

C.criticizethesun'sintrusionintothelover'sprivate

life

D.lecturethesunonwheretrueroyaltyandricheslie

8.Ofallthe18thcenturynovelistsHenryFieldingwasthe

firsttosetout,bothintheoryandpractice,towrite

specificallya"___  inprose,"thefirsttogivethemodern

novelitsstructureandstyle.

A.tragicepic        B.comicepic

C.romance            D.lyricepic

9.TheHouyhnhnmsdepictedbyJonathanSwiftinGulliver's

Travelsare___.

A.horsesthatareendowedwithreason

B.pigmiesthatareendowedwithadmirablequalities

C.giantsthataresuperiorinwisdom

D.hairy,wild,lowanddespicablecreatures,whoresemble

humanbeingsnotonlyinappearancebutalsoinsomeother

ways.

10.Herearefourlinesfromaliterarywork:

"Othersfor

languagealltheircareexpress,/Andvaluebooks,aswomenmen,

fordress."Theworkis___.

A.ThomasGray's"ElegyWritteninaCountryChurchyard"

B.JohnMilton'sParadiseLost

C.AlexanderPope'sEssayonCriticism

D.Shakespeare'sMidsummerNight'sDream

11.Thephrase"tourgepeopletoabidebyChristiandoctrines

andtoseeksalvationthroughconstantstruggleswiththeir

ownweaknessesandallkindsofsocialevils"maywellsumup

theimpliedmeaningof___.

A.Gulliver'sTravels          B.TheRapeoftheLock

C.RobinsonCrusoe            D.Thepilgrim'sProgress

12.WilliamWordsworth,aromanticpoet,advocatedallthe

followingEXCEPT___.

A.theuseofeverydaylanguagespokenbythecommonpeople

B.theexpressionofthespontaneousoverflowofpowerful

feelings

C.theuseofhumbleandrusticlifeassubjectmatter

D.theuseofelegantwordingandinflatedfiguresofspeech

13.WhichofthefollowingistakenfromJohnKeats'"Odeona

GrecianUrn"?

A."Ifalluponthethornsoflife!

Ibleed!

"

B."Theyarebothgoneuptothechurchtopary."

C."Earthhasnotanythingtoshowmorefair."

D."Beautyistruth,truthbeauty".

14."IfWintercomes,canSpringbefarbehind!

"isan

epigrammaticlineby__.

A.J.Keats          B.W.Blake        C.W.Wordsworth

D.P.B.Shelley

15."OdeonaGrecianUrn"showsthecontrastbetweenthe___of

artandthe___ofhumanpassion.

A.glory…ugliness        B.permanence…transience

C.transience…sordidness  D.glory…permanence

16.Inthestatement"-oh,God!

wouldyouliketolivewithyour

soulinthegrave?

"theterm"soul"apparentlyrefersto___.

A.Heathcliffhimself          B.Catherine

C.one'sspirituallife        D.one'sghost

17.ThetypicalfeatureofRobetBrowning'spoetryisthe___.

A.bittersatire            B.larger-than-lifecaricature

C.Latinizeddiction        D.dramaticmonologue

18.TheVictorianAgewaslargelyanageof____,eminently

representedbyDickensandThackeray.

A.poetry        B.drama        C.prose          D.epic

prose

19.___isthefirstimportantgovernessnovelintheEnglish

literaryhistory.

A.JaneEyre          B.Emma

C.WutheringHeights    D.Middlemarch

20.Themajorconcernof  ______fictionliesinthetracingof

thepsychologicaldevelopmentofhischaractersandinhis

energeticcriticismofthedehumanizingeffectofthe

capitalistindustrializationonhuman  nature.

A.D.H.Lawrence's            B.J.Galsworthy's

C.W.Thackeray's              D.T.Hardy's

21.___isconsideredto  bethebest-knownEnglishdramatist

sinceShakespeare,andhisrepresentativeworksareplays

inspiredbysocialcriticism.

A.RichardSheridan          B.OliverGoldsmith

C.OscarWilde              D.BernardShaw

22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatypicalfeatureof

Modernism?

A.Toelevatetheindividualandinnerbeingoverthesocial

being.

B.Toputthestressontraditionalvalues.

C.Toportraythedistortedandalienatedrelationships

between  manandhisenvironment.

D.Toadvocateaconsciousbreakwiththepast.

23.TheRomanticwriterswouldfocusonallthefollowing

issuesEXCEPTthe___intheAmericanliteraryhistrory.

A.individualfeelings            B.ideaofsurvivalofthe

fittest

C.strongimagination              D.returntonature

24.HenryDavidThoreau'swork,__,hasalwaysbeenregardedasa

masterpieceofNewEnglandTranscendentalism.

A.Walden            B.Thepioneers

C.Nature            D.SongofMyself

25.Thefamous20-yearssleepin"RipVanWinkle"helpsto

constructthestory  insuchawaythatwearegreatly

affectedbyIrving's___.

A.concernwiththepassageoftime

B.expressionoftransientbeauty

C.satireonlazinessandcorruptibilityofhumanbeings

D.ideaaboutsupernaturalmanipulationofman'slife

26.WaltwhitmanwasapioneeringfigureofAmericanpoetry.

Hisinnovationfirstofallliesinhisuseof__,poetry

withoutafixedbeatorregularrhymescheme.

A.blankverse            B.heroiccouplet

C.freeverse              D.iambicpentameter

27.TheliterarycharactersoftheAmericantypeinearly19th

centuryaregenerallycharacterizedbyallthefollowing

featuresEXCEPTthatthey___.

A.speaklocaldialects

B.arepoliteandelegantgentlemen

C.aresimpleandcrudefarmers

D.arenoblesavages（redandwhite）untaintedbysociety

28.HesterPryme,Dimmsdale,ChillingworthandPearlaremost

likelythenamesofthecharactersin___.

A.TheScarletLetter        B.TheHouseoftheSeven

Gablest

C.ThePortraitofaLady    D.Thepioneers

29."ThisismylettertotheWorld"isapoeticexpressionof

EmilyDickinson's__abouthercommunicationwiththeoutside

world.

A.indifference        B.anger      C.anxiety

D.sorrow

30.WithHowells,James,andMark  Twainactiveontheliterary

scene,__becamethemajortrendinAmericanliteratureinthe

seventiesandeightiesofthe19thcentury.

A.sentimentalism        B.romanticism

C.realism              D.naturalism

31.AfterTheadventuresofTomSawyer,Twaingivesaliterary

independencetoTom'sbuddyHuckinabookentitled___.

A.LifeontheMississippi

B.TheGildedAge

C.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn

D.AConnecticutYankeeinKingArthur'sCourt

32.However,___,thekeynoteofDaisyMiller'scharacter,turns

outtobeanadmiringbutadangerousqualityandherdefiance

ofsocialtaboosintheOldWorldfinallybringshertoa

disasterintheclashbetweentwodifferentcultures.

A.experience                B.sophistication

C.worldliness              D.innocence

33.Generallyspeaking,allthosewriterswithanaturalistic

approachtohumanrealitytendtobe___.

A.transcendentalists          B.idealists

C.pessimists                  D.impressionists

34.EmilyDickinson  wrotemanyshortpoemsonvariousaspects

oflife.WhichofthefollowingisNOTausualsubjectofher

poeticexpression?

A.Religionandimmortality.        B.Lifeanddeath.

C.Loveandmarriage.                D.Warandpeace.

35.In"AfterApple-Picking,"RobertFrostwrote:

"ForIhavehad

toomuch/Ofapplepicking:

Iamovertired/OfthegreatharvestI

myselfdesired."Fromtheselineswecanconcludethatthe

speakeris___.

A.happyabouttheharvest

B.stillverymuchinterestedinapple-picking

C.expectingagreaterharvest

D.indifferenttowhatheoncedesired

36.Chinesepoetryandphilosophyhaveexertedgreatinfluence

over____.

A.EzraPound        B.RalphWaldoEmerson

C.RobertFrost      D.EmilyDickinson

37.TheHemingwayCodeheroesarebestrememberedfortheir__.

A.indestructiblespirtie          B.pessimisticviewof

life

C.warexperiences                D.masculinity

38.INTheEmperorJonesandTheHairyApe,O'Neilladop