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英美文学作品选读试题1
I.Multiplechoice(40pointsinall,1foreach)
Selectfromthefourchoicesofeachitemtheonethatbestanswersthequestionorcompletesthestatement.
1.Romance,whichusesnarrativeverseorprosetotellstoriesof___adventuresorotherheroicdeeds,isapopularliteraryforminthemedievalperiod.
A.ChristianB.knightly
C.GreekD.primitive
2.AmongthegreatMiddleEnglishpoets,GeoffreyChaucerisknownforhisproductionof___.
A.PiersPlowmanB.SirGawainandtheGreenKnight
C.ConfessioAmantisD.TheCanterburyTales
3.WhichofthefollowinghistoricaleventsdoesnotdirectlyhelptostimulatetherisingoftheRenaissanceMovement?
A.TherediscoveryofancientGreekandRomanculture.
B.Thenewdiscoveriesingeographyandastrology.
C.TheGloriousrevolution.
D.Thereligiousreformationandtheeconomicexpansion.
4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsbestillustratesthethemeofShakespeare'sSonnet18?
A.ThespeakereulogizesthepowerofNature.
B.Thespeakersatirizeshumanvanity.
C.Thespeakerpraisesthepowerofartisticcreation.
D.Thespeakermeditatesonman'ssalvation.
5.“Bassanio:
Antonio,Iammarriedtoawife
Whichisasdeartomeaslifeitself;
Butlifeitself,Mywife,andalltheworld.
Arenotwithmeesteem'dabovethylife;
Iwouldloseall,ay,sacrificethemall,
Heretothedevil,todeliveryou.
Portia:
Yourwifewouldgiveyoulittlethanksforthat,
Ifshewerebytohearyoumaketheoffer.”
TheaboveisaquotationtakenfromShakespeare'scomedyTheMerchantofVenice.
Thequotedpartcanberegardedasagoodexampletoillustrate____.
A.dramaticironyB.personification
C.allegoryD.symbolism
6.ThetruesubjectofJohnDonne'spoem,“TheSunRising,”isto___.
A.attackthesunasanunrulyservant
B.givecomplimentstothemistressandherpowerofbeauty
C.criticizethesun'sintrusionintothelover'sprivatelife
D.lecturethesunonwheretrueroyaltyandricheslie
7.“Andwewillsitupontherocks,/Seeingtheshepherdsfeedtheirflocks,/Byshallowriverstowhosefalls/Melodiousbirdssingmadrigals.”Theabovelinesareprobablytakenfrom__.
A.Spenser'sTheFaerieQueene
B.JohnDonne's“TheSunRising”
C.Shakespeare's“Sonnet18”
D.Marlowe's“ThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove”
8.ThethemeofTheFaerieQueeneis.
A.“armsandtheman”B.“fiercewarresandfaithfullloves”
C.“RedcosseKnight”D.“moralsandvices”
9.Shakespeare’s____aremainlywrittenundertheprinciplethatnationalunityunderamightyandjustsovereignisanecessity.
A.historyplaysB.tragedies
C.comediesD.plays
10.“Readingmakethafullman,conferenceareadyman,andwritinga(n)man.”ThesentenceisquotedfromBacon’sOfStudies.
A.intelligentB.exact
C.thriftyD.eloquent
11.ThoughJohnDonne’spoemswerenotwellacceptedinhislifetime,theearly20thcenturysawa
renewedinterestinhimandotherpoets.
A.sentimentalB.rational
C.metaphysicalD.neoclassical
12.InofGulliver’sTravels,JonathanSwiftsatirizesthewesterncivilizationincludingfalseillusionsaboutscience,philosophy,historyandevenimmortality.
A.thefirstvoyagetoLilliputB.thesecondvoyagetoBroddingnag
C.thethirdvoyagetotheFlyingIslandD.thefourthvoyagetoHouyhnhnmland
13.Christian,FaithfulandPliablearetheliteraryfiguresin.
A.DanielDefoe’sMollFlanders
B.JohnBunyan’sPilgrim’sProgress
C.RichardBrinsleySheridan’sTheSchoolforScandal
D.JonathanSwift’sGulliver’sTravels
14.____isthefirstimportantEnglishessayistandthefounderofmodernscienceinEngland.
A.FrancisBaconB.EdmundSpenser
C.WilliamCarxtonD.Sidney
15.TheHouyhnhnmsdepictedbyJonathanSwiftinGulliver'sTravelsare___.
A.horsesthatareendowedwithreason
B.pigmiesthatareendowedwithadmirablequalities
C.giantsthataresuperiorinwisdom
D.hairy,wild,lowanddespicablecreatures,whoresemblehumanbeingsnotonlyinappearancebutalsoinsomeotherways.
16.Herearefourlinesfromaliterarywork:
“Othersforlanguagealltheircareexpress,/Andvaluebooks,aswomenmen,fordress.”Theworkis___.
A.ThomasGray's“ElegyWritteninaCountryChurchyard”
B.JohnMilton'sParadiseLost
C.AlexanderPope'sEssayonCriticism
D.Shakespeare'sMidsummerNight'sDream
17.Thephrase“tourgepeopletoabidebyChristiandoctrinesandtoseeksalvationthroughconstantstruggleswiththeirownweaknessesandallkindsofsocialevils”maywellsumuptheimpliedmeaningof___.
A.Gulliver'sTravelsB.TheRapeoftheLock
C.RobinsonCrusoeD.Thepilgrim'sProgress
18.Ofallthe18thcenturynovelistsHenryFieldingwasthefirsttosetout,bothintheoryandpractice,towritespecificallya“__inprose,”thefirsttogivethemodernnovelitsstructureandstyle.
A.tragicepicB.comicepic
C.romanceD.lyricepic
19.WilliamWordsworth,aromanticpoet,advocatedallthefollowingEXCEPT___.
A.theuseofeverydaylanguagespokenbythecommonpeople
B.theexpressionofthespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeelings
C.theuseofhumbleandrusticlifeassubjectmatter
D.theuseofelegantwordingandinflatedfiguresofspeech
20.WhichofthefollowingistakenfromJohnKeats’“OdeonaGrecianUrn”?
A.“Ifalluponthethornsoflife!
Ibleed!
”
B.“Theyarebothgoneuptothechurchtopary.”
C.“Earthhasnotanythingtoshowmorefair.”
D.“Beautyistruth,truthbeauty”.
21.“IfWintercomes,canSpringbefarbehind!
”isanepigrammaticlineby__.
A.J.KeatsB.W.Blake
C.W.WordsworthD.P.B.Shelley
22.“OdeonaGrecianUrn”showsthecontrastbetweenthe___ofartandthe___ofhumanpassion.
A.glory…uglinessB.permanence…transience
C.transience…sordidnessD.glory…permanence
23.Inthestatement“—oh,God!
Wouldyouliketolivewithyoursoulinthegrave?
”theterm“soul”apparentlyrefersto___.
A.HeathcliffhimselfB.Catherine
C.one'sspirituallifeD.one'sghost
24.ThetypicalfeatureofRobertBrowning'spoetryisthe___.
A.bittersatireB.larger-than-lifecaricature
C.LatinizeddictionD.dramaticmonologue
25.AmongthefamousnovelistsoftheVictorianAgewerethe____DickensandThackeray.
A.criticalrealistsB.modernists
C.romanticistsD.epicprosewriters
26.___isthefirstimportantgovernessnovelintheEnglishliteraryhistory.
A.JaneEyreB.Emma
C.WutheringHeightsD.Middlemarch
27.___isconsideredtobethebest-knownEnglishdramatistsinceShakespeare,andhisrepresentativeworksareplaysinspiredbysocialcriticism.
A.RichardSheridanB.OliverGoldsmith
C.OscarWildeD.BernardShaw
28.“Foraweekafterthecommissionoftheimpiousandprofaneoffenceofaskingformore,Oliverremainedacloseprisonerinthedarkandsolitaryroom...”(Dickens,OliverTwist)WhatdidOliveraskfor?
[A]Moretimetoplay.[B]Morefoodtoeat.
[C]Morebookstoread.[D]Moremoneytospend.
29.Dr.FaustusisaplaybasedontheGermanlegendofamagicianaspiringforandfinallymeetinghistragicendasaresultofsellinghissoultotheDevil.
[A]immortality[B]political
[C]money[D]knowledge
30.Thestatement“Ademandingmotherturnsawayfromherhusbandandgivesallheraffectiontohersons”sumsupthemainplotofD.H.Lawrence′s.
[A]LadyChatterley’sLover[B]Womeninlove
[C]SonsandLovers[D]ThePlumedSerpent
31.“Cometome-cometomeentirelynow,”saidhe;andadded,inhisdeepesttone,speakinginmyearashischeekwaslaidonmine,“Makemyhappiness-Iwillmakeyours.”
Theabovepassagepresentsascenein.
[A]EmilyBronte’sWitheringHeights
[B]CharlotteBronte’sJaneEyre
[C]JohnGalsworthy′sTheForsyteSaga
[D]ThomasHardy′sTessoftheD′Urbervilles
32.“Drivemydeadthoughtovertheuniverse
Likewitheredleavestoquickenanewbirth.”
(PercyByssheShelley,“OdetotheWestWind”)
Whatrhetoricaldevicedoesthepoetuseinthequotedlines?
[A]Synecdoche.[B]Metaphor.
[C]Simile.[D]Onomatopoeia.
33.CrusoeistheheroinThelifeandStrangeSurprisingAdventuresofRobinsonCrusoe,ofYork,Mariner(alsoknownasRobinsonCrusoe)by.
[A]JonathanSwift[B]DanielDefoe
[C]GeorgeEliot[D]D.H.Lawrence
34.ChristopherMarlow’s“ThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove”isa(n).
[A]pastorallyric[B]elegy
[C]eulogy[D]epic
35.WhichofthefollowingisNOTregardedasoneofthecharacteristicsofRenaissancehumanism?
[A]Cultivationoftheartofthisworldandthislife.
[B]Toleranceofhumanfoibles.
[C]Searchforthegenuineflavorofancientculture.
[D]Glorificationofreligiousfaith.
36.“IndreamvisionArthurwitnessedthelovelinessofGloriana,anduponawakingresolvestoseekher.”ThetwoliteraryfiguresArthurandGlorianaareform.
[A]EdmundSpenser’sTheFaerieQueene
[B]WilliamShakespeare’sRomeoandJuliet
[C]ChristopherMarlowe’s“ThePassionateShepherdtoHislove”
[D]JohnDonne’s“AValediction:
ForbiddingMourning”
37.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthenatureofThomasHardy’slaterworks?
[A]Sentimentalism.[B]Tragicsense.
[C]Surrealism.[D]Comicsense.
38.“...Thisgrew:
Igavecommands;
Thenallsmilesstoppedaltogether....”
(RobertBrowning,“MyLastDuchess”)
Theabovelinesimplythat.
[A]theDuchesswaskilledbyherhusband
[B]theDuchessstoppedsmilingatherhusband’sorder
[C
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