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英美文学选读自考0104
2001年4月英美文学选读试卷及答案
第一部分选择题
I.MultipleChoice
1.Theworkthatpresented,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliterature,acomprehensiverealisticpictureofthemedievalEnglishsocietyandcreatedawholegalleryofvividcharactersfromallwalksoflifeismostlikely______.
A.WilliamLangland’PiersPlowman
B.GeoffreyChaucer’sTheCanterburyTales乔叟的坎特伯雷故事集
C.JohnGower’ConfessioAmantis
D.SirGawainandtheGreenKnight
Answer:
B
2.ThetragedyofDr.Faustus,theprotagonistinChristopherMarlowe’sTheTragicHistoryofDr.Faustus,istheveryfacethat_____.
A.manisconfinedtotime
B.hetriedtojoinAfricatoSpain
C.hebecameamanwithoutsoulafterhesoldit
D.heconjuredupHelen,theladywhowastheverycourseoftheTrojanWar
Answer:
A
3.Herearetwolinesfromalingpoem:
"Uponagreatadventurehewasbond,ThatgreatestGlorianatohimgave."Thepoemmustbe_____.
I.Beowulf
J.JohnMilton’sSamsonAgonistes
K.ThomasGray’sElegyWritteninaCountyChurchyard
L.EdmundSpenser’sTheFaerieQueene仙后
Answer:
D
4.LiteratureofNeoclassicismisdifferentfromthatofRomanticisminthat______.
A.theformercelebratesreason,rationality,orderandinstructionwhilethelatterseesliteratureasanexpressionofanindividual’sfeelingandexperiences
B.theformerisheavilyreligiousbutthelattersecular
C.theformerisanintellectualmovementthepurposeofwhichistoarousethemiddleclassforpoliticalrightswhilethelatterisconcernedwiththepersonalcultivation.
D.theformeradvocatesthe"returntonature"whereasthelatterturnstotheancientGreekandRomanwritersforitsmodels
Answer:
A
5.Whenhewrites,inAnEssayonCriticism,"Avileconceitinpompouswordsexpressed,/Islikeaclowninregalpurpledressed",AlexanderPopemeansthat__________.
A.pompouswordsarealwaysdestructivetogoodtaste
B.thepurplecolourisfortheroyalonlyanditisridiculoustodressaclowninpurple
C.conceitsarealwaysmisleading
D.truewitisbestinaplainstyle
Answer:
D
6.Youmayhavemeettheterm"Yahoo"oninternet,butyoumayalsohavemetitinEnglishliterature.Itisfoundin_____
A.JohnBunyan’sPilgrim’sProgress
B.SamuelJohnson’sTheVanityofHumanWishes
C.JonathanSwift’sGulliver’sTravels
D.HenryFielding’stomJones
Answer:
C
7."TheshepherdinVirgilgrewatlastacquaintedwithLove,andfoundhimanativeoftherocks."（SamuelJohnson,"TotheRightHonorabletheEarlofChesterfield"）Thespeakerhereis______.
A.cheerful
B.ironic
C.mysterious
D.nonchalant冷漠的
Answer:
B
8."Surface","Sneerwell","Backbite",and"Candour"aremostlikelythenamesofthecharactersin________.
A.Shaw’sMrsWarren’sProfession
B.Sheridan’sTheSchoolforScandal
C.Shakespeare’sLove’sLabour’sLost
D.ChristopherMarlowe’sDr.Faustus
Answer:
B
9.ThefirstlineofWilliamBlake’swell-knownpoem"TheTyger"reads,"Tyger!
Tyger!
Burningbright".Therepeatedword"tiger"（tiger）withanexclamationmarksuggests_______.
A.joy
B.fear
C.pain
D.fondness
Answer:
B
10.WhatdoesWordsworth’spoem"TheSolitaryReaper"tellusaboutRomanticist?
A.Toromanticists,poetryisanexpressionofanindividual’sfeelingsandexperiencesnomatterhowfragmentaryandmomentarythesefeelingsandexperiencesare.
B.Romanticisttakedelightonlyinsoundeffect,thethemeofaworkisnottheirconcern.
C.Romanticistarenotpatientpeople;theywouldleavebeforetherevelationofthetheme.
D.Poetryshouldpresenttheapparentandtangible.
Answer:
A
11.Thelines,"Itwasamiracleofraredevice,/Asunnypleasuredomewithcavesofice,"arefoundin__________.
A.SamuelTaylorColeridge’s"KublaKhan"忽必烈汗
B.WilliamWordsworth’s"LinesWritteninEarlySpring"
C.JohnKeats’s"OdetoAutumn"
D.PercyByssheShelly’s"odetotheWestWind"
Answer:
A
12.PrometheusUnboundisShelley’sgreatestachievement.Prometheus,accordingtotheGreekmythology,waschainedbyZeusonMountCaucasusandsufferedthevulture’sfeedingonhisliverfor_________.
A.planningarevolttodethroneGod
B.misinterpretingGod’sdecreetoreconcilemanandnature
C.prophesyingthearrivalofspringinawinterseason
D.stealingthefirefromheavenandgivingittoman
Answer:
D
13."’Damnthefool!
Thereheis’,criedHeathcliff,sinkingbackintohisseat.’Hush,mydarling!
Hush,hush,Catherine!
I’llstay.Ifheshotmeso,I’dexpirewithablessinginmylips.’"Thenovelfromwhichthepassageistakenmustbe_________.
A.JaneAusten’sPrideandPrejudice
B.CharlesDickens’sTheOldCuriosityShop
C.SamuelRichardson’sPamela
D.EmilyBronte’sWutheringHeights
Answer:
D
14."MyLastDuchess"isapoemthatbestexemplifierRobertBrowning’s________.
A.sensitiveearforthesoundsoftheEnglishlanguage
B.excellentchoiceofwords
C.masteringofthemetricaldevices
D.useofthedramaticmonologue
Answer:
D
15.HereisapassagefromMiddlemarch,anovelbyGeorgeEliot:
"Herbloomingfull-pulsedyouthstoodthereinamoralimprisonmentwhichmadeitselfonewiththechill,colourless,narrowedlandscape,withtheshrunkenfurniture,thenever-readbooks,andtheghostlystaginpalefanaticworldthatseemedtobevanishingfromthedaylight,"Whoistheladymentionedinthequotedpassage?
A.Dorothea
B.Emma
C.Molly
D.Irene
Answer:
A
16.TessoftheD’Urbervilles,oneofThomasHardy’sbestknownnovels,portraysmanas________.
A.beinghereditarilyeithergoodorbad
B.beingself-sufficient
C.havingnocontroloverhisownfate
D.stillretaininghisownfaithinaworldofconfusion
Answer:
C
17.WhichofthefollowingbringsLITTLEimpactonthedevelopmentof20thcenturyliterature?
A.FriedrichNietzche’sassertions:
"Godisdead"
B.ArtherSchopenharuer’sandHenryBergson’sphilosophicalideasofirrationality.
C.OscarWilde’sideaof"ArtforArt’sSake".
D.Freudian-Jungianpsycho-analysis
Answer:
C
18.Thetermtoneinliteraturemeans__________.
A.soundeffectsuchasrhymeandmetricaldevice
B.thepitchofawordusedtodetermineitsmeaninginthegivencontext
C.themannerofexpressiontoindicatethespeaker’sattitudetowardsthesubject
D.ashadeofcolourtoreflectthechangeofthelight
Answer:
C
19.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthespeakerofT.S.Eliot’s"TheLoveSongofJ.AlfredPrufrock"?
A.Heisanmanofaaction.
B.Heisamanofapathy.
C.Heisamanofpassion.
D.Heisamanofinactivity
Answer:
D
20.InwhichofthefollowingpoemsbyWilliamButlerYeatsdidyoufindtheallusiontoHelenandtheTrojanWar?
A."SailingtoByzantium"
B."LedaandtheSwan"
C."TheLakeIsleifInnisfree".
D."SownbytheSallyGarden"
Answer:
B
21."Hewasafraidofher-thesmall,severewomanwithgreyinghairsuddenlyburstingoutinsuchfrenzy.Thepostmancamerunningback,afraidsomethinghadhappened./theysawhistrippedcapovertheshortcurtains.MrsMorelrushestothedoor."Theabovepassageidtakenfrom_________.
A.CharlotteBronte’sTheProfessor
B.CharlesDickens’sDomebeyandSon
C.D.H.Lawrence’sSonsandLovers
D.JohnGalsworthy’sTheForsyteSaga
Answer:
C
22.JamesJoyceistheauthorofallthefollowingnovelsexcept______.
A.Dubliners
B.JudetheObscure
C.APortraitoftheArtistasaYoungMan
D.Ulysses
Answer:
B
23.WhichofthefollowingworksconcernsmostconcentratedtheCalvinisticviewoforiginalsin?
A.TheWasteland.
B.TheScarletLetter.
C.LeavesofGrass.
D.AsILayDying
Answer:
B
24.WecanperhapssummarizethatWaltWhitman’spoemsarecharacterizedbyallthefollowingfeaturesexceptthattheyare_______/
A.conversationalandcrude
B.lyricalandwell-structured
C.wimpleandrathercrude
D.free-flowing
Answer:
B
25.Whoexertsthesinglemostimportantinfluenceonliterarynaturalism,ofwhichTheodoreDreiserandJackLondonareamongthebestrepresentativewriters?
A.Freud
B.Darwin.
C.W.D.Howells.
D.Emerson
Answer:
B
26.MarkTwain,oneofthegreatest19thcenturyAmericanwriters,iswellknownforhis____.
A.internationaltheme
B.waste-landimagery
C.localcolor
D.symbolism
Answer:
C
27.AtthebeginningofFaulkner’sARoseForEmily,thereisadetaileddescriptionofEmily’soldhouse.Thepurposeofsuchdescriptionistoimplythatthepersonlivinginit______.
A.isawealthlady
B.hasgoodtaste
C.isaprisonerofthepast
D.isaconservativearistocrat
Answer:
C
28.TheperiodbeforetheAmericanCivilWariscommonlyreferredtoas_______.
A.theRomanticPeriod
B.theRealisticPeriod
C.theNaturalistPeriod
D.theModernPeriod
Answer:
A
29.MostofHermanMelville’snovelsarebasedonseavoyagesandseaadventures.Whichofthefollowingisnotthecase?
A.Typee.
B.Moby-Dick.
C.Omoo.
D.TheConfidence-Man
Answer:
D
30.InHenryJames’DaisyMiller,theauthortriestoportraytheyoungwomanasanembodimentof_______.
A.theforceofconvention
B.thefreespiritoftheNewWorld
C.thedeclineofaristocracy
D.thecorruptionofthenewlyrich
Answer:
B
31."Tworoadsdivergedinayellowwood
AndsorryIcouldnottravelboth..."
IntheabovetwolinesofRobertFrost’sTheRoadNotTaken,thepoet,byimplication,wasreferringto_______.
A.atravelexperience
B.amarriagedecision
C.amiddle-agecrisis
D.one’scourseoflife
Answer:
D
32.TheTranscendentalistsbelievethat,first,natureisennobling,andsec
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