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英美文学选读试题

英美文学选读试题

Ⅰ.MultipleChoice（40pointsinall,1foreach）

Selectfromthefourchoices[A],[B],[C],[D]ofeachitemtheonethatbestanswersthequestionorcompletesthestatementandwritetheletterontheanswersheet.

1.Romance,whichusesnarrativeverseorprosetotellstoriesof___adventuresorotherheroicdeeds,isapopularliteraryforminthemedievalperiod.

A.ChristianB.knightlyC.GreekD.primitive

2.AmongthegreatMiddleEnglishpoets,GeoffreyChaucerisknownforhisproductionof___.

A.PiersPlowmanB.SirGawainandtheGreenKnight

C.ConfessioAmantisD.TheCanterburyTales

3.WhichofthefollowinghistoricaleventsdoesnotdirectlyhelptostimulatetherisingoftheRenaisssanceMovement?

A.TherediscoveryofancientGreekandRomanculture.

B.Thenewdiscoveriesingeographyandastrology.

C.TheGloriousrevolution.

D.Thereligiousreformationandtheeconomicexpansion.

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsbestillustratesthethemeofShakespeare'sSonnet18?

A.ThespeakereulogizesthepowerofNature.

B.Thespeakersatirizeshumanvanity.

C.Thespeakerpraisesthepowerofartisticcreation.

D.Thespeakermeditatesonman'ssalvation.

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

A.Spenser'sTheFaerieQueene

B.JohnDonne's“TheSunRising”

C.Shakespeare's“Sonnet18”

D.Marlowe's“ThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove”

6.“Bassanio:

Antonio,Iammarriedtoawife

Whichisasdeartomeaslifeitself;

Butlifeitself,Mywife,andalltheworld.

Arenotwithmeesteem'dabovethylife;

Iwouldloseall,ay,sacrificethemall,

Heretothedevil,todeliveryou.

Portia:

Yourwifewouldgiveyoulittlethanksforthat,

Ifshewerebytohearyoumaketheoffer.”

TheaboveisaquotationtakenfromShakespeare'scomedyTheMerchantofVenice.

Thequotedpartcanberegardedasagoodexampletoillustrate____.

A.dramaticironyB.personification

C.allegoryD.symbolism

7.TheturesubjectofJohnDonne'spoem,“TheSunRising,”isto___.

A.attackthesunasanunrulyservant

B.givecomplimentstothemistressandherpowerofbeauty

C.criticizethesun'sintrusionintothelover'sprivatelife

D.lecturethesunonwheretrueroyaltyandricheslie

8.Ofallthe18thcenturynovelistsHenryFieldingwasthefirsttosetout,bothintheoryandpractice,towritespecificallya“___inprose,”thefirsttogivethemodernnovelitsstructureandstyle.

A.tragicepicB.comicepic

C.romanceD.lyricepic

9.TheHouyhnhnmsdepictedbyJonathanSwiftinGulliver'sTravelsare___.

A.horsesthatareendowedwithreason

B.pigmiesthatareendowedwithadmirablequalities

C.giantsthataresuperiorinwisdom

D.hairy,wild,lowanddespicablecreatures,whoresemblehumanbeingsnotonlyinappearancebutalsoinsomeotherways.

10.Herearefourlinesfromaliterarywork:

“Othersforlanguagealltheircareexpress,/Andvaluebooks,aswomenmen,fordress.”Theworkis___.

A.ThomasGray's“ElegyWritteninaCountryChurchyard”

B.JohnMilton'sParadiseLost

C.AlexanderPope'sEssayonCriticism

D.Shakespeare'sMidsummerNight'sDream

11.Thephrase“tourgepeopletoabidebyChristiandoctrinesandtoseeksalvationthroughconstantstruggleswiththeirownweaknessesandallkindsofsocialevils”maywellsumuptheimpliedmeaningof___.

A.Gulliver'sTravelsB.TheRapeoftheLock

C.RobinsonCrusoeD.Thepilgrim'sProgress

12.WilliamWordsworth,aromanticpoet,advocatedallthefollowingEXCEPT___.

A.theuseofeverydaylanguagespokenbythecommonpeople

B.theexpressionofthespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeelings

C.theuseofhumbleandrusticlifeassubjectmatter

D.theuseofelegantwordingandinflatedfiguresofspeech

13.WhichofthefollowingistakenfromJohnKeats’“OdeonaGrecianUrn”?

A.“Ifalluponthethornsoflife!

Ibleed!

”

B.“Theyarebothgoneuptothechurchtopary.”

C.“Earthhasnotanythingtoshowmorefair.”

D.“Beautyistruth,truthbeauty”.

14.“IfWintercomes,canSpringbefarbehind!

”isanepigrammaticlineby__.

A.J.KeatsB.W.BlakeC.W.WordsworthD.P.B.Shelley

15.“OdeonaGrecianUrn”showsthecontrastbetweenthe___ofartandthe___ofhumanpassion.

A.glory…uglinessB.permanence…transience

C.transience…sordidnessD.glory…permanence

16.Inthestatement“—oh,God!

wouldyouliketolivewithyoursoulinthegrave?

”theterm“soul”apparentlyrefersto___.

A.HeathcliffhimselfB.Catherine

C.one'sspirituallifeD.one'sghost

17.ThetypicalfeatureofRobetBrowning'spoetryisthe___.

A.bittersatireB.larger-than-lifecaricature

C.LatinizeddictionD.dramaticmonologue

18.TheVictorianAgewaslargelyanageof____,eminentlyrepresentedbyDickensandThackeray.

A.poetryB.dramaC.proseD.epicprose

19.___isthefirstimportantgovernessnovelintheEnglishliteraryhistory.

A.JaneEyreB.Emma

C.WutheringHeightsD.Middlemarch

20.Themajorconcernof______fictionliesinthetracingofthepsychologicaldevelopmentofhischaractersandinhisenergeticcriticismofthedehumanizingeffectofthecapitalistindustrializationonhumannature.

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

C.W.Thackeray’sD.T.Hardy’s

21.___isconsideredtobethebest-knownEnglishdramatistsinceShakespeare,andhisrepresentativeworksareplaysinspiredbysocialcriticism.

A.RichardSheridanB.OliverGoldsmith

C.OscarWildeD.BernardShaw

22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatypicalfeatureofModernism?

A.Toelevatetheindividualandinnerbeingoverthesocialbeing.

B.Toputthestressontraditionalvalues.

C.Toportraythedistortedandalienatedrelationshipsbetweenmanandhisenvironment.

D.Toadvocateaconsciousbreakwiththepast.

23.TheRomanticwriterswouldfocusonallthefollowingissuesEXCEPTthe___intheAmericanliteraryhistrory.

A.individualfeelingsB.ideaofsurvivalofthefittest

C.strongimaginationD.returntonature

24.HenryDavidThoreau'swork,__,hasalwaysbeenregardedasamasterpieceofNewEnglandTranscendentalism.

A.WaldenB.Thepioneers

C.NatureD.SongofMyself

25.Thefamous20-yearssleepin“RipVanWinkle”helpstoconstructthestoryinsuchawaythatwearegreatlyaffectedbyIrving's___.

A.concernwiththepassageoftime

B.expressionoftransientbeauty

C.satireonlazinessandcorruptibilityofhumanbeings

D.ideaaboutsupernaturalmanipulationofman'slife

26.WaltwhitmanwasapioneeringfigureofAmericanpoetry.Hisinnovationfirstofallliesinhisuseof__,poetrywithoutafixedbeatorregularrhymescheme.

A.blankverseB.heroiccouplet

C.freeverseD.iambicpentameter

27.TheliterarycharactersoftheAmericantypeinearly19thcenturyaregenerallycharacterizedbyallthefollowingfeaturesEXCEPTthatthey___.

A.speaklocaldialects

B.arepoliteandelegantgentlemen

C.aresimpleandcrudefarmers

D.arenoblesavages（redandwhite）untaintedbysociety

28.HesterPryme,Dimmsdale,ChillingworthandPearlaremostlikelythenamesofthecharactersin___.

A.TheScarletLetterB.TheHouseoftheSevenGablest

C.ThePortraitofaLadyD.Thepioneers

29.“ThisismylettertotheWorld”isapoeticexpressionofEmilyDickinson's__abouthercommunicationwiththeoutsideworld.

A.indifferenceB.angerC.anxietyD.sorrow

30.WithHowells,James,andMarkTwainactiveontheliteraryscene,__becamethemajortrendinAmericanliteratureintheseventiesandeightiesofthe19thcentury.

A.sentimentalismB.romanticism

C.realismD.naturalism

31.AfterTheadventuresofTomSawyer,TwaingivesaliteraryindependencetoTom'sbuddyHuckinabookentitled___.

A.LifeontheMississippi

B.TheGildedAge

C.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn

D.AConnecticutYankeeinKingArthur'sCourt

32.However,___,thekeynoteofDaisyMiller'scharacter,turnsouttobeanadmiringbutadangerousqualityandherdefianceofsocialtaboosintheOldWorldfinallybringshertoadisasterintheclashbetweentwodifferentcultures.

A.experienceB.sophistication

C.worldlinessD.innocence

33.Generallyspeaking,allthosewriterswithanaturalisticapproachtohumanrealitytendtobe___.

A.transcendentalistsB.idealists

C.pessimistsD.impressionists

34.EmilyDickinsonwrotemanyshortpoemsonvariousaspectsoflife.WhichofthefollowingisNOTausualsubjectofherpoeticexpression?

A.Religionandimmortality.B.Lifeanddeath.

C.Loveandmarriage.D.Warandpeace.

35.In“AfterApple-Picking,”RobertFrostwrote:

“ForIhavehadtoomuch/Ofapplepicking:

Iamovertired/OfthegreatharvestImyselfdesired.”Fromtheselineswecanconcludethatthespeakeris___.

A.happyabouttheharvest

B.stillverymuchinterestedinapple-picking

C.expectingagreaterharvest

D.indifferenttowhatheoncedesired

36.Chinesepoetryandphilosophyhaveexertedgreatinfluenceover____.

A.EzraPoundB.RalphWaldoEmerson

C.RobertFrostD.EmilyDickinson

37.TheHemingwayCodeheroesarebestrememberedfortheir__.

A.indestructiblespirtieB.pessimisticviewoflife

C.warexperiencesD.masculinity

38.INTheEmperorJonesandTheHairyApe,O'Neilladoptedtheexpressionisttechniquestoportraythe___ofhumanbeingsinahostileuniverse.

A.helplesssituationB.uncertainty

C.profoundreligiousfaithD.courageandperseverance

39.InHemingway's“IndianCmap”,Nick'snighttriptotheIndianvillageandhisexperienceinsidethehutcanbetakenas____.

A.anessentiallessonaboutIndiantribes

B.aconfrontationwithevilandsin

C.aninitiationtotheharshnessoflife

D.alearningprocessinhumanrelationship

40.whichofthefollowingst