英美文学选择题附答案版.docx

1、英美文学选择题附答案版1.Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme ofShakespeares Sonnet 18?A.The speaker eulogizes the power of Nature.B .The speaker satirizes human vanity.C. .The speaker praises the power of artistic creation.D. The speaker meditates on mans salvation.2. usedn arrative ver

2、se or prose to sing knightly adventures orother heroic deeds.A.Sonnet B. Romance C. Novel D. Drama3.The hero of romance was usually the ,w ho set out a journey to accomplish some missions-to protect the church, to attack infidelity, to rescue a maiden ，to meet a challenge, or to obey a knightly comm

3、and.A.soldier B. poet C. knight （ 骑士） D. singer4. marked the beginning of Romanticism in English poetry.A.Wuthering Heights B. A Red, Red RoseC. Lyrical Ballads （抒情歌谣集 ） D. Ode to the West Wind5.“So long as man can breathe or eyes can see,So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. This quotati

4、on is a 6.” is anf reopmig rammatic line“ If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?A. She Walks in Beauty B. Ode to the West Wind （西风颂 ）C. The Solitary Reaper D. On the Seas and Far Away7. is the national epic of the Anglo-Saxon and English people.专业资料可编A.Hamlet B. Beowulf C. Utopia D. Lyrical Ball

5、ads8.Which of the following is not included in the most famous four tragediesof William Shakespeare?A. Hamlet B. Othello C. The Merchant of Venice D. King Lear9. is the forerunner of English realistic novel, also the writer of thefamous novel “Robinson Crusoe ”.10.Which of the following was not writ

6、ten by Ralph Waldo Emerson?A. The American Scholar （论美国学者 ） B. NatureC.Self-Reliance D. Walden （瓦尔登湖 ）11.He was called “ father of American Literature ” and his stories “ Rip Van Winkle ” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow ”（睡谷的传说 ） are widely read even today.Who is he?A. Washington Irving （欧文） B. She

7、rwood AndersonC. Mark Twain D. Ernest Hemingway12.Generally speaking, which literary school was Mark Twain grouped into? A.romanticism B.realism C.naturalism D. post-modernism13.The major trend in American literature in the first half of the 19th century is A. romanticism B. realism C. sentimentalis

8、m D. naturalism专业资料可编14.Who is usually acknowledged as the originator of detective fiction?A.Washington Irving B. William Dean HowellsC. Mark Twain D. Edgar Allan Poe （埃德加 爱伦 坡）15.Which of the following is NOT true about Robert Burns?A. He wrote in Scottish dialect.B.He was a peasant poet.C.His lang

9、uage is plain.D.A Red Red Rose, Auld Lang Syne and The Song of Innencenc are his poems.16.In his poems, Walt Whitman is innovative （创新的） in the terms of theform of his poetry, which is called “ A. free verse（ 自由诗体 ） B. blank verseC. alliteration D. end rhyming17.The five “I”s in Romanticism is: Imag

10、ination, Intuition, Idealism, .A. integrality and Inspiration B. Inspiration and IndividualityC. Individuality and integrality D. integrality and Industry18.I Died for Beauty was written by ?A. Walt Whitman B. Emily Dickinson （ 艾米丽狄金森 ）C. Robert Frost D. Stephen Crane19. Which literary school was Ch

11、arles Dickens generally grouped into?A. The English Critical Realism of the Nineteenth CenturyB.The English Realistic School of the Eighteenth Century专业资料可编C. The English Romanticism of the Nineteenth CenturyD. The English Modernism of the Twentieth Century20. Which of the following was not written

12、by Thomas Hardy?A. Tess of D Urberville B. Far from the Madding CrowdC. Jude the Obscure D. The Forsyte SagaMan?23. is the national epic of the Anglo-Saxon and English people.24.Utopia was written by A.B. John MiltonD. Ben JohnsonThomas MoreC. John Keats25.“So long as man can breathe or eyes can see

13、,So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.This quotation is taken fromA.B. Ode to the West WindD. Sonnet 18 by William ShakespeareShe Walks in BeautyC. The Solitary Reaper专业资料可编26.is afnro emp igrammatic line“ If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?A. She Walks in Beauty B. Ode to the West

14、 WindC. The Solitary Reaper D. On the Seas and Far Away27.The hero of romance was usually the , who set out a journey toaccomplish some missions-to protect the church, to attack infidelity, to rescue a maiden ，to meet a challenge, or to obey a knightly command.A. soldier B. poet C. knight D. singer2

15、8.Which of the following is a comedy by William Shakespeare?A. Hamlet B. Othello C. The Merchant of Venice D. King Lear29. is the forerunner of English realistic novel, also the writer of theA. Henry FieldingC. Daniel Defoefamous novel “Robinson Crusoe ”.B.Samuel RichardsonD.Jonathan Swift30.Which o

16、f the following was written by Henry David Thoreau?A. The American Scholar B. NatureC.Self-Reliance D. Walden31.He was called “ father of American Literature ” and his stories “ Rip Van Winkle ” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow ” are widely read even today.Who is he?A. Sherwood Anderson B. Washingto

17、n IrvingC. Mark Twain D. Ernest Hemingway32.Generally speaking, which literary school was Mark Twain grouped into? A.romanticism B.realism C.naturalism D. post-modernism专业资料可编33.of the 19thThe major trend in American literature in the last decadecentury was34.Who is usually acknowledged as the origi

18、nator of detective fiction?35.Which of the following is NOT true about Robert Burns?A. He wrote in Scottish dialect.B.He was a peasant poet.C.A Red Red Rose, Auld Lang Syne and The Solitary Reaper are his poems.D.His language is plain.36.Who wrote the famous short story The Triumph of the Egg ?A. Sh

19、erwood Anderson B. Washington IrvingC. Mark Twain D. Ernest Hemingway37.Who wrote Catch-22 (1961) the first book to treat the absurdist theme with absurdist technique ？A. Sherwood Anderson B. Ernest HemingwayC. Joseph Heller D. Thomas Pynch38.I Died for Beauty was written by ?A. Henry David Thoreau

20、B. Emily DichinsonC. Robert Frost D. Stephen Crane39.Which literary school was Charles Dickens generally grouped into?专业资料可编A.The English Critical Realism of the Nineteenth CenturyB.The English Realistic School of the Eighteenth CenturyC.The English Romanticism of the Nineteenth CenturyD.The English

21、 Modernism of the Twentieth Century40.Poor Richard ansa Ac lwmas a calendar, which includes a large amount ofinformation about weather, astronomy, puzzles, mathematics, practical household, etc. It was written by .A. Washington Irving B. Jonathan EdwardsC. Thomas Jefferson D. Benjamin Franklin41.“So

22、metime too hot the eye of heaven shines. Th”e underlined phrase refers to .A. black hole B. the sun C. the moon D. the star42. w as categorized into the group of dark romanticism. Hebelieved that there was evil in every human heart, which might remain latent, perhaps, through the whole life; but cir

23、cumstance might rouse it to activity.A. Ralph Waldo Emerson B. Hermen MelvilleC. Nathaniel Hawthorne D. Edgar Allan Poe43.Renaissance originated in in the 14th century and later spreadthroughout Europe until the 17th century.A. Italy B. German C. Britain D. Greece44.As a philosophical and literary m

24、ovement, the main issues involved in the专业资料可编debate of Transcendentalism are generally concerning .A. nature, man and the universeB.the relationship between man and womanC.the development of Romanticism in American literatureD.the cold, rigid rationalism of Unitarianism45.Who was called fath“er of

25、American Literature ” ? His stories “ RipWinkle ” and “ The Legend of Sleepy Hollow ” are widely read even today.A. Washington IrvingB.Sherwood AndersonC.Mark TwainD.Ernest Hemingway46.In the title Vanity Fair, “Fair” mean s .A. town B market C. place D. equality47. is the national epic of the Anglo

26、-Saxon and English people.A. Hamlet B. Beowulf C. Utopia D. Lyrical Ballads48. believes that the chief aim of literary creation is beau ty, and “ thedeath of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world. ”A. Walt Whitman B. Edgar Allen PoeC. Anne Bradstreet D. Ralph Wal

27、do Emerson49.Idealized figures most often appear in .A. Romantic poetry B. Renaissance dramaC. Enlightenment literature D. Victorian novels50. employs the language of common man in literary writing.A. Thomas Hardy B. Emily Bronte. C. William Wordsworth D. John Milton51.Hester Prynne, Dimmesdale .Chi

28、llingworth and Pearl are most likely专业资料可编characters in .A. The House of the Seven GablesB. The Scarlet LetterC. The Portrait of a LadyD. The PioneersA. individual feelingsC. strong imagination54. “Where thoughtsB. idea of survival of the fittestD. return to natureserenely sweet express / How pure,

29、how dear their52. The Victorian Age witnessed the perfection of in the hands ofThackeray and Dickens.A. poetry B. drama C. novel D. epic53. All the following issues EXCEPT were emphasized by the BritishRomantic writers.dwelling-place ”. The underlined part means .A. beauty B. wisdom C. brain D. hear

30、t55. All of the following poets are regarded as “ Lake Poets EXC”EPT A. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeC. William WordsworthB. Robert SoutheyD. William Blake56. Which of the following is NOT the virtue that Franklin enumerated in hisA. TemperanceB. Humanity (Humility)C. FrugalityD. Immoderation57. Renaissan

31、cewas the humanistic revival of classical art, architecture,The Autobiographyliterature, and learning that originated in Italy in the 14th century and laterspread throughout Europe until the 17th century. The underlined wordmeans .A Greek B German C old D Greek and Roman58. Didactic and satirical literature was dominant in the .A. Renaissance B. Age of EnlightenmentC. Victorian Age D age of Romanticism59. “So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, / So long lives this, and this . 专业资料可编refer t