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1、s5.Daniel Defoe describes _ as a typical English Middle-class man of the eighteenth century, the very prototype of the empire builder or the pioneer colonist. A.Tom Jones B.Gulliver C.Moll Flanders D.Robinson Crusoe6.To be so distinguished is an honor, which, being very little accustomed to favors f

2、rom the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge.The above quoted sentence is presented by Samuel Johnson with a（n） _ tone.A.delightful B.jealous C.ironic D.humorou 7. “Let not Ambition mock their useful toil,/Their homely joys, and destiny obscure;/Nor Grandeur hear wi

3、th a disdainful smile /The short and simple annals of the poor.” The above lines are taken from .A. Alexander Popes Essay on Criticism B. Coleridges “Kubla Khan”C. John Donnes “The Sun Rising” D. Thomas Grays “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” 8. By making the truth-seeking pilgrims suffer at t

4、he hands of the people of Vanity Fair, John Bunyan intends to show the prevalent political and religious _of his time.A. persecution B. improvement C. prosperity D. disillusionment9. The 18th century witnessed a new literary formthe modern English novel, which, contrary to the medieval romance, give

5、s a _ presentation of life of the common people.A. romantic B. realistic C. prophetic D. idealistic10. As a whole, _is one of the most effective and devastating criticisms and satires of all aspects in the then English and European life socially, politically, religiously, philosophically, scientific

6、ally, and morally.A. Moll Flanders B. Gullivers Travels C. Pilgrims Progress D. The School for Scandal11.It is generally regarded that Keatss most important and mature poems are in the form of _ .A.ode B.elegy C.epic D.sonnet12.G.B.Shaws play Mrs.Warrens Profession is a realistic exposure of the _ i

7、n the English society.A.slum landlordism B.inequality between men and womenC.political corruption D.economic exploitation of women13.In William Blakes poetry, the father（and any other in whom he saw the image of the father such as God, priest, and king）was usually a figure of _ .A.benevolence B.admi

8、ration C.love D.tyranny14.I believe you are made of stone,he said, clenching his fingers so hard that he broke the fragile cup. You seem to forget, she said,that cup is not!From the above quoted passage, we can find the womans tone is very _ . A.sarcastic B.amusing C.sentimental D.facetious15.The Pi

9、lgrims Progress by John Bunyan is often said to be concerned with the search for _ .A.material wealth B.spiritual salvation C.universal truth D.self-fulfillment16.Alexander Pope strongly advocated _, emphasizing that literary works should be judged by rules of order, reason, logic, restrained emotio

10、n, good taste and decorum.A.sentimentalism B.romanticism C.idealism D.neoclassicism17.After reading the first chapter of Pride and Prejudice, we may come to know that Mrs. Bennet is a woman of _ .A.simple character and quick wit B.simple character and poor understandingC.intricate character and quic

11、k wit D.intricate character and poor understanding18.Of all the eighteenth-century novelists, _ was the first to set out, both in theory and practice, to write specifically a comic epic in prose, and the first to give the modern novel its structure and style.A.Daniel Defoe B.Samuel Richardson C.Henr

12、y Fielding D.Oliver Goldsmith19.Not on thy sole but on thy soul, harsh Jew,/Thou makst thy knife keen.In the above quotation taken form The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare employs a（n）_ .A.oxymoron B.pun C.simile D.synecdoche20. In Hardys Wessex novels, there is an apparent _ touch in his descriptio

13、n of the simple and beautiful though primitive rural life.A.humorous B.romantic C.nostalgic D.sarcastic21.O prince, O chief of many throned powers, That led th embattled seraphim to war Under thy conduct, and in dreadful deeds Fearless, endangered Heavens perpetual King. In the third line of the abo

14、ve passage quoted from Miltons Paradise Lost, the phrase thy conduct refers to _ conduct. A. Satans B.Gods C.Adams D.Eve22.We can perhaps describe the west wind in Shelleys poem Ode to the West Wind with all the following terms except _ . A.tamed B.swift C.proud D.wild23. In 1837, Ralph Waldo Emerso

15、n made a speech entitled _ at Harvard, which was hailed by Oliver Wendell Holmes as Our intellectual Declaration of Independence. A.Nature B.Self-Reliance C.Divinity School Address D.The American Scholar24. In Hawthornes Young Goodman Brown, a satanic figure leads the credulous protagonist to a witc

16、hes Sabbath in the woods. There he recognizes many pillars of Salems Puritan society as well as his wife, Faith. The story illustrates Hawthornes allegorical theme of human evil or what Melville called the power of _ . A.blackness B.whiteness C.terror D.hypocrisy25.For Melville, as well as for the r

17、eader and _ , the narrator, Moby Dick is still a mystery, an ultimate mystery of the universe. A.Ahab B.Ishmael C.Stubb D.Starbuck26.Most of the poems in Whitmans Leaves of Grass sing of the en-mass and the _ as well. A.nature B.self-reliance C.self D.life27.Emily Dickinsons poem（441）This is my lett

18、er to the World expresses the poets _ about her communication with the outside world. A. indifference B.joy C. anxiety D. indignation28.Which of the following statements about writers in 1920s is true? A. Mark Twain published his last and most important novel. B. F. Scott Fitzgerald received the Nob

19、el Prize. C. Freudian psychology influenced many modern writers. D. Most writers were politically radical.29. Naturalism is evolved from realism when the authors tone in writing becomes less serious and less sympathetic but more ironic and more _ . A.rational B.humorous C.optimistic D.pessimistic30.

20、Mark Twains first novel _ , written in collaboration with Charles D. Warner and published in 1873,though not an artistic success, gives its name to the America of the post-Civil War period which it attempts to satirize. A. The Gilded Age B. The Age of Innocence C. The Roughing Time D. The Jazz Age31

21、.Dreisers Trilogy of Desire includes three novels. They are The Financier, The Titan and _ . A. The Genius B. The Tycoon C. The Stoic D. The Giant32.Daisy Millers tragedy of indiscretion is intensified and enlarged by its narration from the point of view of _ . A.the author Henry James B.the Italian

22、 youth Giovanelli C.the American youth Winterbourne D.her mother Mrs. Miller33.The impact of Darwins evolutionary theory on the American thought and the influence of the nineteenth-century French literature on the American men of letters gave rise to yet another school of realism: American _ . A. lo

23、cal colorism B. vernacularism C. modernism D. naturalism34. It is on his _ that Washington Irvings fame mainly rested. A. childhood recollections B. sketches about his European tours C. early poetry D. tales about America35.If honest labor be unremunerative and difficult to endure; if it be the long

24、, long road which never reaches beauty, but wearies the feet and the heart; if the drag to follow beauty be such that one abandons the admired way, taking rather the despised path leading to her dreams quickly, who shall cast the first stone? Where is the underlined phrase taken from? A.The Bible. B

25、.Milton. C.Shakespeare. D.Hawthorne.36. Besides sketches, tales and essays, Washington Irving also published a book on _, which is also considered an important part of his creative writing. A. poetic theory B. French art C. history of New York D. life of George Washington37. In Fitzgeralds The Great

26、 Gatsby, there are detailed descriptions of big parties. The purpose of such descriptions is so show _. A. emptiness of life B. the corruption of the upper class C. contrast of the rich and the poor D. the happy days of the Jazz Age38. In American literature, escaping from the society and returning to nature is a common subject. The following titles are all related, in one way or another, to the subject except _. A. Mark Twains The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn B . Dreisers Sister Carrie C. Coppers Leather-Stocking Tales D. Thoreaus Walden39. Which of the following novels can be regarded as