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高等英语自学考试英美文学真题试题及答案
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.rig