良心出品《英美文学选读》模拟试题4答案.docx

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良心出品《英美文学选读》模拟试题4答案

《英美文学选读》模拟试题（四）

一、MultipleChoice

1.Romance,whichusesnarrativeverseorprosetotellstoriesof_______adventuresorotherheroicdeeds,isapopularliteraryforminthemedievalperiod.

A.Christian

B.knightly

C.Greek

D.primitive

2.ThetragedyofDr.Faustus,theprotagonistinChristopherMarlowe’sTheTragicHistoryofDr.Faustus,istheveryfacethat_______.

A.manisconfinedtotime

B.hetriedtojoinAfricatoSpain

C.hebecameamanwithoutsoulafterhesoldit

D.heconjuredupHelen,theladywhowastheverycourseoftheTrojanWar

Marlowe’sDr.FaustusThePassionateSheperdtoHisLove

3.WhichofthefollowinghistoricaleventsdoesnotdirectlyhelptostimulatetherisingoftheRenaissanceMovements?

A.TherediscoveryofancientGreekandRomanculture.

B.Thenewdiscoveriesingeographyandastrology.

C.TheGloriousrevolution.

D.Thereligiousreformationandtheeconomicexpansion.

4.LiteratureofNeoclassicismisdifferentfromthatofRomanticisminthat_______.

A.theformercelebratesreason,rationality,orderandinstructionwhilethelatterseesliteratureasanexpressionofanindividual’sfeelingsandexperiences

B.theformerisheavilyreligiousbutthelattersecular

C.theformerisanintellectualmovementthepurposeofwhichistoarousethemiddleclassforpoliticalrightswhilethelatterisconcernedwiththepersonalcultivation.

D.theformeradvocatesthe"returntonature"whereasthelatterturnstotheancientGreekandRomanwritersforitsmodels

5.“Andwewillsitupontherocks,/Seeingtheshepherdsfeedtheirflocks,/Byshallowriverstowhosefalls/Melodiousbirdssingmadrigals.”Theabovelinesareprobablytakenfrom_______.

A.SpensersTheFaerieQueene

B.JohnDonnes“TheSunRising”

C.Shakespeares“Sonnet18”

D.Marlowes“ThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove”

6.Youmayhavemeettheterm"Yahoo"oninternet,butyoumayalsohavemetitinEnglishliterature.Itisfoundin_______.

A.JohnBunyan’sPilgrim’sProgress

B.SamuelJohnson’sTheVanityofHumanWishes

C.JonathanSwift’sGulliver’sTravels

D.HenryFielding’stomJones

7.TheturesubjectofJohnDonnespoem,“TheSunRising,”isto_______.

A.attackthesunasanunrulyservant

B.givecomplimentstothemistressandherpowerofbeauty

C.criticizethesunsintrusionintotheloversprivatelife

D.lecturethesunonwheretrueroyaltyandricheslie.

8."Surface","Sneerwell","Backbite",and"Candour"aremostlikelythenamesofthecharactersin_______.

A.Shaw’sMrsWarren’sProfession

B.Sheridan’sTheSchoolforScandal

C.Shakespeare’sLove’sLabour’sLost

D.ChristopherMarlowe’sDr.Faustus

9.TheHouyhnhnmsdepictedbyJonathanSwiftinGulliversTravelsare_______.

A.horsesthatareendowedwithreason

B.pigmiesthatareendowedwithadmirablequalities

C.giantsthataresuperiorinwisdom

D.hairy,wild,lowanddespicablecreatures,whoresemblehumanbeingsnotonlyinappearancebutalsoinsomeotherways.

10.WhatdoesWordsworth’spoem"TheSolitaryReaper"tellusaboutRomanticist?

A.Toromanticists,poetryisanexpressionofanindividual’sfeelingsandexperiencesnomatterhowfragmentaryandmomentarythesefeelingsandexperiencesare.

B.Romanticisttakedelightonlyinsoundeffect,thethemeofaworkisnottheirconcern.

C.Romanticistarenotpatientpeople;theywouldleavebeforetherevelationofthetheme.

D.Poetryshouldpresenttheapparentandtangible.

11.Thephrase搕ourgepeopletoabidebyChristiandoctrinesandtoseeksalvationthroughconstantstruggleswiththeirownweaknessesandallkindsofsocialevils?

maywellsumuptheimpliedmeaningof_______.

A.GulliversTravels

B.TheRapeoftheLock

C.RobinsonCrusoe

D.ThepilgrimsProgress

12. PrometheusUnboundisShelley’sgreatestachievement.Prometheus,accordingtotheGreekmythology,waschainedbyZeusonMountCaucasusandsufferedthevulture’sfeedingonhisliverfor_______.

A.planningarevolttodethroneGod

B.misinterpretingGod’sdecreetoreconcilemanandnature

C.prophesyingthearrivalofspringinawinterseason

D.stealingthefirefromheavenandgivingittoman

13.WhichofthefollowingistakenfromJohnKeats’“OdeonaGrecianUrn”?

A.“Ifalluponthethornsoflife!

Ibleed!

”

B.“Theyarebothgoneuptothechurchtopary.”

C.“Earthhasnotanythingtoshowmorefair.”

D.“Beautyistruth,truthbeauty”.

14."MyLastDuchess"isapoemthatbestexemplifierRobertBrowning’s_______.

A.sensitiveearforthesoundsoftheEnglishlanguage

B.excellentchoiceofwords

C.masteringofthemetricaldevices

D.useofthedramaticmonologue

15.“OdeonaGrecianUrn”showsthecontrastbetweenthe_______ofartandthe_______ofhumanpassion.

A.glory…ugliness

B.permanence…transience

C.transience…sordidness

D.glory…permanence

16.TessoftheD’Urbervilles,oneofThomasHardy’sbestknownnovels,portraysmanas_______.

A.beinghereditarilyeithergoodorbad

B.beingself-sufficient

C.havingnocontroloverhisownfate

D.stillretaininghisownfaithinaworldofconfusion

17.ThetypicalfeatureofRobetBrowningspoetryisthe_______.

A.bittersatire

B.larger-than-lifecaricature

C.Latinizeddiction

D.dramaticmonologue

18.Thetermtoneinliteraturemeans_______.

A.soundeffectsuchasrhymeandmetricaldevice

B.thepitchofawordusedtodetermineitsmeaninginthegivencontext

C.themannerofexpressiontoindicatethespeaker’sattitudetowardsthesubject

D.ashadeofcolourtoreflectthechangeofthelight

19._______isthefirstimportantgovernessnovelintheEnglishliteraryhistory.

A.JaneEyre

B.Emma

C.WutheringHeights

D.Middlemarch

20.InwhichofthefollowingpoemsbyWilliamButlerYeatsdidyoufindtheallusiontoHelenandtheTrojanWar?

A."SailingtoByzantium"

B."LedaandtheSwan"

C."TheLakeIsleifInnisfree".

D."SownbytheSallyGarden"

21._______isconsideredtobethebest-knownEnglishdramatistsinceShakespeare,andhisrepresentativeworksareplaysinspiredbysocialcriticism.

A.RichardSheridan

B.OliverGoldsmith

C.OscarWilde

D.BernardShaw

22.JamesJoyceistheauthorofallthefollowingnovelsexcept_______.

A.Dubliners

B.JudetheObscure--Hardy

C.APortraitoftheArtistasaYoungMan

D.Ulysses

内容简介

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淑遭此惨变，终向命运和教会屈服，离开了深爱的裘德，自由的思想、独立的人格均遭毁弃。

裘德则终日纵酒，郁郁成疾，年未满三十即含恨而终。

23.TheRomanticwriterswouldfocusonallthefollowingissuesEXCEPTthe_______intheAmericanliteraryhistrory.

A.individualfeelings

B.ideaofsurvivalofthefittest

C.strongimagination

D.returntonature

24.WecanperhapssummarizethatWaltWhitman’spoemsarecharacterizedbyallthefollowingfeaturesexceptthattheyare_______.

A.conversationalandcrude

B.lyricalandwell-structured

C.wimpleandrathercrude

D.free-flowing

25.hefamous20-yearssleepin“RipVanWinkle”helpstoconstructthestoryinsuchawaythatwearegreatlyaffectedbyIrvings_______.

A.concernwiththepassageoftime

B.expressionoftransientbeauty

C.satireonlazinessandcorruptibilityofhumanbeings

D.ideaaboutsupernaturalmanipulationofmanslife

26.MarkTwain,oneofthegreatest19thcenturyAmericanwriters,iswellknownforhis_______.

A.internationaltheme

B.waste-landimagery

C.localcolor

D.symbolism

27.TheliterarycharactersoftheAmericantypeinearly19thcenturyaregenerallycharacterizedbyallthefollowingfeaturesEXCEPTthatthey_______.

A.speaklocaldialects

B.arepoliteandelegantgentlemen

C.aresimpleandcrudefarmers

D.arenoblesavages（redandwhite）untaintedbysociety

28.TheperiodbeforetheAmericanCivilWariscommonlyreferredtoas_______.

A.theRomanticPeriod

B.theRealisticPeriod

C.theNaturalistPeriod

D.theModernPeriod

29.“ThisismylettertotheWorld”isapoeticexpressionofEmilyDickinsons_______abouthercommunicationwiththeoutsideworld.

A.indifference

B.anger

C.anxiety

D.sorrow

30.InHenryJames’DaisyMiller,theauthortriestoportraytheyoungwomanasanembodimentof_______.

A.theforceofconvention

B.thefreespiritoftheNewWorld

C.thedeclineofaristocracy

D.thecorruptionofthenewlyrich

31.AfterTheadventuresofTomSawyer,TwaingivesaliteraryindependencetoTomsbuddyHuckinabookentitled_______.

A.LifeontheMississippi

B.TheGildedAge

C.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn

D.AConnecticutYankeeinKingArthursCourt

32.TheTranscendentalistsbelievethat,first,natureisennobling,andsecond,theindividualis_______.

A.insignificant

B.viciousbynature

C.divine

D.forward-looking

33.Generallyspeaking,allthosewriterswithanaturalisticapproachtohumanrealitytendtobe_______.

A.transcendentalists

B.idealists

C.pessimists

D.impressionists

34.InHeminway’sshortstoryIndianCamp,throughastoryofawomangivingbirth,theprotagonist,NickAdams,receivesaneducationof_______.

A.birthandviolentdeath

B.charityandbenevolence

C.racialinequality

D.devotionandkinship

35.In“AfterApple-Picking,”RobertFrostwrote:

“ForIhavehadtoomuch/Ofapplepicking:

Iamovertired/OfthegreatharvestImyselfdesired.”Fromtheselineswecanconcludethatthespeakeris_______.

A.happyabouttheharvest

B.stillverymuchinterestedinapple-picking

C.expectingagreaterharvest