高等英语自学考试英美文学04真题试题及答案.docx

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高等英语自学考试英美文学04真题试题及答案

2004年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

英美文学选读　试题

（课程代码0604）

全部题目用英文作答，并将答案写在答题纸相应位置上，否则不计分。

PARTONE（40POINTS）

Ⅰ.MultipleChoice（40pointsinall,1foreach）

Selectfromthefourchoicesofeachitemtheonethatbestanswersthequestionorcompletesthestatement.Writeyourcorrectanswerontheanswersheet.

1.“Andwewillsitupontherocks,/Seeingtheshepherdsfeedtheirflocks,/Byshallowriverstowhosefalls/Melodiousbirdssingmadrigals.”Theabovelinesaretakenfrom______.

A.Milton’sParadiseLostB.Marlowe’s“ThePassionateshepherdtoHisLove”

C.Shakespeare’s“Sonnet18”D.JohnDonne’s“TheSunRising”

2.TheEnglishRenaissanceperiodwasanageof______.

A.poetryanddramaB.dramaandnovel

C.novelandpoetryD.romanceandpoetry

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.ThespeakereulogizesthepowerofNature.

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.