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全国高等教育自学考试英美文学选读试题

全国高等教育自学考试英美文学选读试题

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全部题目用英文作答，答案写在答题纸相应的位置上。

PARTONE

Ⅰ.MultipleChoice（40pointsinall,1foreach）

Selectfromthefourchoicesofeachitemtheonethatbestanswersthequestionorcompletesthestatement.Writetheanswersontheanswersheet.

1.    “Foraweekafterthecommissionoftheimpiousandprofaneoffenceofaskingformore,Oliverremainedacloseprisonerinthedarkandsolitaryroom...”（Dickens,OliverTwist）  WhatdidOliveraskfor?

[A]Moretimetoplay.                [B]Morefoodtoeat.

[C]Morebooktoread.                [D]Moremoneytospend.

2.    Mrs.Warren’sProfessionisoneofGeorgeBernardShaw’splays.WhatisMrs.Warren’sprofessionthen?

[A]Realestate.                        [B]Prostitution.

[C]House-keeping.                    [D]Farming.

3.    Dr.FaustusisaplaybasedontheGermanlegendofamagicianaspiringfor    

andfinallymeetinghistragicendasaresultofsellinghissoultotheDevil.

[A]immortality                    [B]political

[C]money                        [D]knowledge

4.Thestatement“Ademandingmotherturnsawayfromherhusbandandgivesallheraffectiontohersons”sumsupthemainplotofD.H.Lawrence′s  .

[A]LadyChatterley’sLover        [B]Womeninlove

[C]SonsandLovers                [D]ThePlumedSerpent

5.“Cometome－cometomeentirelynow,”saidhe;andadded,inhisdeepesttone,speakinginmyearashischeekwaslaidonmine,“Makemyhappiness－Iwillmakeyours.”

Theabovepassagepresentsascenein    .

[A]EmilyBronte’sWitheringHeights

[B]CharlotteBronte’sJaneEyre

[C]JohnGalsworthy′sTheForsyteSaga

[D]ThomasHardy′sTessoftheD′Urbervilles

6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTwrittenbyWilliamButlerYeats?

[A]“SailingtoByzantium.”            [B]“TheLakeIsleofInnisfree.”

[C]“LedaandtheSwan.”                [D]“TheWasteLand.”

7.“Drivemydeadthoughtovertheuniverse

Likewitheredleavestoquickenanewbirth.”

（PercyByssheShelley,“OdetotheWestWind”）

Whatrhetoricaldevicedoesthepoetuseinthequotedlines?

  [A]Synecdoche.                        [B]Metaphor.

[C]Simile.                            [D]Onomatopoeia.

8.CrusoeistheheroinThelifeandStrangeSurprisingAdventuresofRobinsonGrusoe,ofYork,Mariner（alsoknownasRobinsonCrusoe）by    .

  [A]JonathanSwift                    [B]DanielDefoe

[C]GeorgeEliot                            [D]D.H.Lawrence

9.“Beautyistruth,truthbeauty”isanepigrammaticlineby  .

  [A]JohnKeats                        [B]WilliamBlake

[C]WilliamWordsworth                [D]PercyByssheShelley

10.ChristoperMarlow’s“ThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove”isa（n）  .

[A]pastorallyric        [B]elegy      [C]eulogy        [D]epic

11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTregardedasoneofthecharacteristicsofRenaissancehumanism?

[A]Cultivationoftheartofthisworldandthislife.

[B]Toleranceofhumanfoibles.

[C]Searchforthegenuineflavorofancientculture.

[D]Glorificationofreligiousfaith.

12.“IndreamvisionArthurwitnessedthelovelinessofGloriana,anduponawakingresolvestoseekher.”ThetwoliteraryfiguresArthurandGlorianaareform    .

  [A]EdmundSpenser’sTheFaerieQueene

[B]WilliamShakespeare’sRomeoandJuliet

[C]ChristopherMarlowe’s“ThePassionateShepherdtoHislove”

[D]JohnDonne’s“AValediction:

ForbiddingMourning”

13.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthenatureofThomasHardy’slaterworks?

[A]Sentimentalism.                [B]Tragicsense.

[C]Surrealism.                    [D]Comicsense.

14.“...Thisgrew:

Igavecommands;

Thenallsmilesstoppedaltogether....”

（RobertBrowning,“MyLastDuchess”）

Theabovelinesimplythat    .

[A]theDuchesswaskilledbyherhusband

[B]theDuchessstoppedsmilingatherhusband’sorder

[C]theDuchessdiedoflaughingtoomuch

[D]theDuchessdidnotwanttosmileasmuchasherhusbandrequested

15.Inwhichofthefollowingworkscanyoufindthepropernames“Lilliput,”“Brobdingnag,”“Houyhnhnm,”and“Yahoo”?

[A]JamesJoyce’sUlsses.

[B]CharlesDickens’sBleakHouse.

[C]JonathanSwift’sGulliver’sTravels.

[D]D.H.Lawrence’sWomeninlove.

16.Asaliteraryfigure,BelindaappearsinAlexanderPope’s    .

[A]“TheDunciad”              [B]“AnEssayonMan”

[C]“AnEssayonCriticism”          [D]“TheRapeofthelock”

17.“Thenovelisstructuredaroundthediscoveryofthehero’sorigin.”Thisnovelismostprobably  .

[A]CharlesDickens’sDavidCopperfield

[B]JamesJoyce’sAPortraitoftheArtistasaYoungMan

[C]ThomasHardy’sFarfromtheMaddingGrowd

[D]HenryFielding’sTomJones

18.“Towagebyforceorguileeternalwar,

IrreconcilabletoourgrandFoe.”（JohnMilton,Paradiselost）

BywhatmeanswereSatanandhisfollowerstowagethiswaragainstGod?

[A]ByplantingatreeofknowledgeintheGardenofEden.

[B]Byturningintopoisonoussnakestothreatenman’slife.

[C]ByremovingGodfromHisthrone.

[D]BycorruptingmanandwomancreatedbyGod.

19.“Whentheeveningisspreadoutagainstthesky

Likeapatientetherizeduponatable.”

（T.s.Eliot,“TheLovesongofJ.AlfredPrufrock”）

Whatdoestheimageinthequotedlinessuggest?

[A]Violence.        [B]Horror.        [C]Inactivity.        [D]Indifference.

20.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtypicalofmetaphysicalpoetrybestrepresentedbyJohnDonne’sworks?

[A]Commonspeech.                    [B]Conceit.

[C]Argument.                        [D]Refinedlanguage.

21.WilliamWordsworth,aromanticpoet,advocatedallofthefollowingexcept  .

[A]normalcontemporaryspeechpatterns

[B]humbleandrusticlifeassubjectmatter

[C]elegantwordingandinflatedfiguresofspeech

[D]intenselysubjectivefeelingtowardindividualexperience

22.InSamuelTaylorColeridge′s“KublaKhan,”“Asunnypleasuredomewithcavesofice”  .

[A]referstothepalacewhereKublaKhanoncelived

[B]vividlydescribesabuildingofpoorquality

[C]isthegiftgiventoa  beautifulgirlcalledAbyssinian

[D]symbolizesthereconciliationoftheconsciousandtheunconscious

23.ThehightideofRomanticisminAmericanliteratureoccurredaround    .

[A]1820          [B]1850        [C]1880            [D]1920

24.ThesubjectmatterofRobertFrost’sPoemsfocuseson    .

[A]ordinarycountrypeopleandscenes

[B]battlescenesofancientGreekandRomanlegends

[C]strugglingmassesandcrowdedurbanquarters

[D]fantasiesandmythicalhappenings

25.WhichgroupofwritersareamongthosewhomaybecalledearlypioneersofAmericanliterature?

[A]MarkTwainandHenryJames.

[B]FenimoreCooperandWashingtonlrving.

[C]ErnestHemingwayandWilliamFaulkner

[D]JackLondonandO’Henry.

26.ToTheodoreDreiser,lifeis“sosad,sostrange,somysteriousandsoinexplicable.”Nowonderthecharactersinhisbooksareoftensubjecttothecontrolofthenaturalforces,especiallythoseof    andheredity.

[A]fate                            [B]morality

[C]socialconventions          [D]environment

27.Hawthornegenerallyconcernshimselfwithsuchissuesas  inhisfiction.

[A]theevilinman’sheart        [B]thematerialpursuit

[C]theracialconflict            [D]thesocialinequality

28.        providesthemainsourceofinfluenceonAmericannaturalism.

[A]Thepuritanheritage

[B]Howells’ideasofrealism

[C]Darwin’stheoryofevolution

[D]Thepioneerspiritofthewildwest

29.InMarkTwain’sTheAdventuresofhuckleberryFinn,HuckwritesalettertoinformagainstJim,theescapedslave,andthenhetearstheletterup.Thisfactrevealsthat    .

[A]Huckhasamixedfeelingofloveandhate

[B]thereisaconflictbetweensocietyandconscienceinHuck

[C]Huckisalwaysanindecisiveperson

[D]Huckhasverylittleeducation

30.Whichtermscanbestdescribethemodernists’concernofthehumansituationintheirfiction?

[A]Fragmentationandalienation.

[B]Courageandhonor.

[C]Traditionandfaith.

[D]Povertyanddesperation.

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31.Whitman’s  poemsarecharacterizedbyallthefollowingfeaturesexcept  .

[A]astrictpoeticform

[B]asimpleandconversationallanguage

[C]afreeandnaturalrhythmicpattern

[D]aneasyflowoffeelings

32.Allhisnovelsrevealthat,astimewenton,MarkTwainbecameincreasingly  .

  [A]prolific                [B]artistic.

[C]optimistic                [D]pessimistic

33.Thepoem“IliketoseeitlaptheMiles－”isaninterestingpoemwrittenbyEmilyDickinson.Whatdoes“it”inthepoemstandfor?

[A]Thehound.                  [B]Thestar.

[C]Thehorse.                  [D]Thetrain.

34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatypicalfeatureofHenryJames’swritingstyle?

[A]exquisiteandelaboratelanguage

[B]minuteanddetaileddescriptions

[C]lengthypsychologicalanalyses

[D]Americancolloquialism

35.InthebeginningparagraphofChapter3,TheGreatGatsby,Fitzgeralddescribesabigpartybysayingthat“menandgirlscameandwentlikemoths.”Theauthormostlikelyindicatesthat    .

  [A]therewasacrowdofparty-goers

[B]suchlifedoesnothaverealmeaning

[C]thesepeoplewerelight-hear