英美文学考试题库及答案.docx

1、英美文学考试题库及答案Leaves of Grass ran versions.收藏A. tenB. sevenC. eightD. nine回答错误!正确答案： D Which statement is not correct concerning Hester Prynne, the heroine of the Scarlet Letter?收藏A. She finally eloped with Dimmesdale to Europe.B. She did not win forgivenses and respect from people around her even when

2、 she died.C. She revealed the name of her daughters father in public.D. She committed the sin of adultery.回答错误!正确答案： D Which of the following works are not written by Nathaniel Hawthorne?收藏A. Young Goodman BrownB. Moby DickC. The House of the Seven GablesD. The Scarlet Letter回答错误!正确答案： B Which of th

3、e following is not themes of Emily Dickinsons writings?收藏A. love and deathB. religion and philosophyC. . man and natureD. war and peace回答错误!正确答案： D is regarded as Englands national epic and the hero in this work Beowulf becomes one of the national heroes.收藏A. The Canterbury TalesB. The Death of Beow

4、ulfC. The Story of BeowulfD. The Song of Beowulf回答错误!正确答案： D Robert Burns poetry was written in the on a variety of subjects.收藏A. Scottish dialectB. free verseC. sonnetD. New England dialect回答错误!正确答案： A In the literature of Modernism, the most prominetn southern writer is .收藏A. William FaulknerB. Jo

5、hn SteinbeckC. James JoyceD. Ernest Hemingway回答错误!正确答案： A Another fact that made Twain unique is his magic power with language, his use of .收藏A. vernacularB. slangC. idiomsD. dialects回答错误!正确答案： A Which of the following works is the masterpiece of William Shakespeare?收藏A. The Faerie QueenB. HamletC.

6、Romeo and JulietD. Utopia回答错误!正确答案： B The masterpiece of Charles Dickens is his autobiographical novel .收藏A. A tale of two citiesB. Oliver TwistC. Great ExpectationD. Pickwick Papers回答错误!正确答案： B Of the following writers, who does not belong to the romantic writers ?收藏A. Walt WhitmanB. Emily Dickinso

7、nC. Charles DickensD. John Keats回答错误!正确答案： C Hardy is one of the representatives of English at the turn of the 19th century.收藏A. new romanticismB. neo-classicismC. critical realismD. preromanticism回答错误!正确答案： C In his poetry, Robert Frost made the colloquial speech into a poetic expression. .收藏A. Eng

8、landB. PlymouthC. New EnglandD. Boston回答错误!正确答案： C The Romantic Period began in 1798 with the publication of The Lyrical Ballads which was written by .收藏A. JohnsonB. ColeridgeC. WordsworthD. Wordsworth and Coleridge回答错误!正确答案： D The secular ideals were best exemplified in the life and career of ,who

9、became a symbol of the Age of Reason and Revolution.收藏A. Benjamin FranklinB. Thomas PaineC. Philip FreneauD. Washington Irving回答错误!正确答案： A In the Elizabethan period, is the greatest writer of England.收藏A. Christopher MarloweB. Edmund SpenserC. Willima shakespeareD. Geoffrey Chaucer回答错误!正确答案： C Twain

10、 is also known as a , who preferred to present social life through portraits of the local characters of his regions.收藏A. realistB. humoristC. local coloristD. naturalist回答错误!正确答案： C Which of the following are not the belief of William Wordsworth?收藏A. Nature inspires poetryB. Common subjects can be p

11、oeticC. Reason predominates allD. Poetry is spontaneous回答错误!正确答案： C Jane Austens masterpiece is .收藏A. Pride and PrejudiceB. Mansfield ParkC. Sense and SensibilityD. Emma回答错误!正确答案： A was a most representative figure of the 1920s, who was mirror of the exciting age in almost every way.收藏A. Ernest Hemi

12、ngwayB. Robert FrostC. Eugene ONeilD. F. Scott Fitzgerald回答错误!正确答案： D Which of the description is not true about John Keats?收藏A. His leading principle is Beauty is truth, truth beauty.B. His poetry is always sensuous, colorful and rich in imagery.C. He is a Lake Poet.D. His major achievements is the

13、 sequence of odes he wrote in 1820.回答错误!正确答案： C Whose reports of exploration, published in the eary 1600s, have been described as the first distinctly American literature to be written in Englsih.收藏A. John CottonB. John WinthropC. William BradfordD. John Smith回答错误!正确答案： D The Romantic Age came to an

14、 end with the death of the last well-known romantic writer .收藏A. William WordsworthB. Walter ScottC. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD. Jane Austen回答错误!正确答案： B is generally regarded as Woolfs most remarkable work. The autobiographical element in the novel are obvious. Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay were apparently draw

15、n from the authors parents.收藏A. A Room of Ones OwnB. Jacobs RoomC. Mrs. DallowayD. To the lighthouse回答错误!正确答案： D Which of the following is the hero in the novel Jane Eyre?收藏A. Mr RochesterB. Silas MarnerC. HeathcliffD. Hindley回答错误!正确答案： A marks the climax of Mark Twains literary creativity. .收藏A. Th

16、e Adventures of Tom SawyerB. The Gilded AgeC. The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnD. Life on the Mississippi回答错误!正确答案： C The greatest English critical realist novelist was , who criticized the bourgeois civilization an showed the misery of the common people.收藏A. Emily DickinsonB. Charles DickensC. Wil

17、liam Makepeace ThackerayD. Charlotte Bronte回答错误!正确答案： B Virginia Woolfs novels , published in 1925, made her reputation as an important psychological writer.收藏A. A Room of Ones OwnB. Jacobs RoomC. Mrs. DallowayD. To the lighthouse回答错误!正确答案： C Tess is seduced by a squire named Alec before she marries

18、 the clergymans son named .收藏A. HeathcliffB. DarcyC. ClareD. Rochester回答错误!正确答案： C In the 19th century English literature, an new literary trend appeared.收藏A. critical realismB. realismC. naturalismD. romanticism回答错误!正确答案： A Which of the following time period is the golden age of English drama?收藏A.

19、the Enlightenment periodB. the Middle AgesC. the Modern timeD. the Renaissance period回答错误!正确答案： D The 1920s has got its nickname as .收藏A. The Jazz AgeB. All of the aboveC. The Roaring TwentiesD. The Dollar Decade回答错误!正确答案： B Hardy is not only a novelist, but also a poet, which is not Hardys poetic w

20、orks?收藏A. The DynastsB. Poems of the Past and the PresentC. Wessex Poems and Other VersesD. Under the Greenwood Tree回答错误!正确答案： DThe poetic style Whitman devised is now called, that is, poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme.收藏A. Scottish dialectB. free verseC. slant rhymeD. sonnet回答错误!正

21、确答案： B In his famous novel , Daniel Defoe tells a story of a sailors adventure on an inhavitated island.收藏A. Gullivers TravellsB. Robinson CrusoeC. the Pilgrims ProgressD. Tom Jones回答错误!正确答案： B In Robert Frosts , the speaker tells us how the course of his life was determined when he came upon two ro

22、ads that diverted in a wood.收藏A. The Road Not TakenB. After Apple- pickingC. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningD. . A Witness Tree回答错误!正确答案： A With the publication of , Dreiser was launching himself upon a long career that would ultimately made him one of the most significant American writers of t

23、he school later known as literary naturalism.收藏A. The FinancierB. The TitanC. An American TragedyD. Sister Carrie回答错误!正确答案： D Which of the following is depicted as the mythical county in William Faulkners novels?收藏A. Cambrige.B. Mississippi.C. Yoknapatawpha.D. Oxford.回答错误!正确答案： C is a great literary

24、 giant of America! Whom H.L.Mencken considered “the true father of our national literature.”收藏A. William Dean HowellsB. Mark TwainC. Henry JamesD. Theodore Dreiser回答错误!正确答案： B 题型描述: 多选题 Which describe the writing features of Emily Dickinson?收藏A. Use of dashes.B. Innovation in rhyme.C. Use of Paradox

25、 and IronyD. Use of the Persona “I”.回答错误!正确答案： A B C D Which works were written by Charles Dickens ?收藏A. Great ExpectationB. The Pickwick PaperC. Oliver TwistD. Hard Times回答错误!正确答案： A B C D Concerning Walt Whitman, which are the correct statements?收藏A. In his leaves of grass, openness, freedom, and

26、individualism are all that concerned him.B. Leaves of Grass is an immediate success.C. . He shows concern for the whole hardworking people and the burgeoning of cities.D. He enjoyed great fame and popularity when he was still young.回答错误!正确答案： A C In his poetry, Robert Frost made the colloquial（）spee

27、ch into a poetic expression收藏A. BostonB. EnglandC. PlymouthD. New England回答错误!正确答案： D Among Hardys novels, the best known are .收藏A. Jude the obscureB. A Farewell to ArmsC. KimD. Tess of the DUrbervilles回答错误!正确答案： A D 题型描述: 多选题 Who belong(s) to the romantic school?收藏A. William WordsworthB. Charles Di

28、ckensC. John KeatsD. Jane Austen回答错误!正确答案： A C Which of the following are the works of Charlotte Bronte ?收藏A. VilletteB. Wuthering HeightsC. ShirleyD. Professor回答错误!正确答案： A C D Which of the following are the works of Charlotte Bronte ?收藏A. VilletteB. Wuthering HeightsC. ShirleyD. Professor回答错误!正确答案： A C D The three dominant figures of the realistic period in American literature are .收藏A. William Dean HowellsB. Theodor DreiserC. Henry JamesD. Mark Twain回答错误!正确答案： A C D About the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which of the following are c