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英美文学选读试题
英美文学选读试题
Ⅰ.MultipleChoice(40pointsinall,1foreach)
Selectfromthefourchoices[A],[B],[C],[D]ofeachitemtheonethatbestanswersthequestionorcompletesthestatementandwritetheletterontheanswersheet.
1.Romance,whichusesnarrativeverseorprosetotellstoriesof___adventuresorotherheroicdeeds,isapopularliteraryforminthemedievalperiod.
A.ChristianB.knightlyC.GreekD.primitive
2.AmongthegreatMiddleEnglishpoets,GeoffreyChaucerisknownforhisproductionof___.
A.PiersPlowmanB.SirGawainandtheGreenKnight
C.ConfessioAmantisD.TheCanterburyTales
3.WhichofthefollowinghistoricaleventsdoesnotdirectlyhelptostimulatetherisingoftheRenaisssanceMovement?
A.TherediscoveryofancientGreekandRomanculture.
B.Thenewdiscoveriesingeographyandastrology.
C.TheGloriousrevolution.
D.Thereligiousreformationandtheeconomicexpansion.
4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsbestillustratesthethemeofShakespeare'sSonnet18?
A.ThespeakereulogizesthepowerofNature.
B.Thespeakersatirizeshumanvanity.
C.Thespeakerpraisesthepowerofartisticcreation.
D.Thespeakermeditatesonman'ssalvation.
5.“Andwewillsitupontherocks,/Seeingtheshepherdsfeedtheirflocks,/Byshallowriverstowhosefalls/Melodiousbirdssingmadrigals.”Theabovelinesareprobablytakenfrom__.
A.Spenser'sTheFaerieQueene
B.JohnDonne's“TheSunRising”
C.Shakespeare's“Sonnet18”
D.Marlowe's“ThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove”
6.“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
7.TheturesubjectofJohnDonne'spoem,“TheSunRising,”isto___.
A.attackthesunasanunrulyservant
B.givecomplimentstothemistressandherpowerofbeauty
C.criticizethesun'sintrusionintothelover'sprivatelife
D.lecturethesunonwheretrueroyaltyandricheslie
8.Ofallthe18thcenturynovelistsHenryFieldingwasthefirsttosetout,bothintheoryandpractice,towritespecificallya“___inprose,”thefirsttogivethemodernnovelitsstructureandstyle.
A.tragicepicB.comicepic
C.romanceD.lyricepic
9.TheHouyhnhnmsdepictedbyJonathanSwiftinGulliver'sTravelsare___.
A.horsesthatareendowedwithreason
B.pigmiesthatareendowedwithadmirablequalities
C.giantsthataresuperiorinwisdom
D.hairy,wild,lowanddespicablecreatures,whoresemblehumanbeingsnotonlyinappearancebutalsoinsomeotherways.
10.Herearefourlinesfromaliterarywork:
“Othersforlanguagealltheircareexpress,/Andvaluebooks,aswomenmen,fordress.”Theworkis___.
A.ThomasGray's“ElegyWritteninaCountryChurchyard”
B.JohnMilton'sParadiseLost
C.AlexanderPope'sEssayonCriticism
D.Shakespeare'sMidsummerNight'sDream
11.Thephrase“tourgepeopletoabidebyChristiandoctrinesandtoseeksalvationthroughconstantstruggleswiththeirownweaknessesandallkindsofsocialevils”maywellsumuptheimpliedmeaningof___.
A.Gulliver'sTravelsB.TheRapeoftheLock
C.RobinsonCrusoeD.Thepilgrim'sProgress
12.WilliamWordsworth,aromanticpoet,advocatedallthefollowingEXCEPT___.
A.theuseofeverydaylanguagespokenbythecommonpeople
B.theexpressionofthespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeelings
C.theuseofhumbleandrusticlifeassubjectmatter
D.theuseofelegantwordingandinflatedfiguresofspeech
13.WhichofthefollowingistakenfromJohnKeats’“OdeonaGrecianUrn”?
A.“Ifalluponthethornsoflife!
Ibleed!
”
B.“Theyarebothgoneuptothechurchtopary.”
C.“Earthhasnotanythingtoshowmorefair.”
D.“Beautyistruth,truthbeauty”.
14.“IfWintercomes,canSpringbefarbehind!
”isanepigrammaticlineby__.
A.J.KeatsB.W.BlakeC.W.WordsworthD.P.B.Shelley
15.“OdeonaGrecianUrn”showsthecontrastbetweenthe___ofartandthe___ofhumanpassion.
A.glory…uglinessB.permanence…transience
C.transience…sordidnessD.glory…permanence
16.Inthestatement“—oh,God!
wouldyouliketolivewithyoursoulinthegrave?
”theterm“soul”apparentlyrefersto___.
A.HeathcliffhimselfB.Catherine
C.one'sspirituallifeD.one'sghost
17.ThetypicalfeatureofRobetBrowning'spoetryisthe___.
A.bittersatireB.larger-than-lifecaricature
C.LatinizeddictionD.dramaticmonologue
18.TheVictorianAgewaslargelyanageof____,eminentlyrepresentedbyDickensandThackeray.
A.poetryB.dramaC.proseD.epicprose
19.___isthefirstimportantgovernessnovelintheEnglishliteraryhistory.
A.JaneEyreB.Emma
C.WutheringHeightsD.Middlemarch
20.Themajorconcernof______fictionliesinthetracingofthepsychologicaldevelopmentofhischaractersandinhisenergeticcriticismofthedehumanizingeffectofthecapitalistindustrializationonhumannature.
A.D.H.Lawrence'sB.J.Galsworthy's
C.W.Thackeray’sD.T.Hardy’s
21.___isconsideredtobethebest-knownEnglishdramatistsinceShakespeare,andhisrepresentativeworksareplaysinspiredbysocialcriticism.
A.RichardSheridanB.OliverGoldsmith
C.OscarWildeD.BernardShaw
22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatypicalfeatureofModernism?
A.Toelevatetheindividualandinnerbeingoverthesocialbeing.
B.Toputthestressontraditionalvalues.
C.Toportraythedistortedandalienatedrelationshipsbetweenmanandhisenvironment.
D.Toadvocateaconsciousbreakwiththepast.
23.TheRomanticwriterswouldfocusonallthefollowingissuesEXCEPTthe___intheAmericanliteraryhistrory.
A.individualfeelingsB.ideaofsurvivalofthefittest
C.strongimaginationD.returntonature
24.HenryDavidThoreau'swork,__,hasalwaysbeenregardedasamasterpieceofNewEnglandTranscendentalism.
A.WaldenB.Thepioneers
C.NatureD.SongofMyself
25.Thefamous20-yearssleepin“RipVanWinkle”helpstoconstructthestoryinsuchawaythatwearegreatlyaffectedbyIrving's___.
A.concernwiththepassageoftime
B.expressionoftransientbeauty
C.satireonlazinessandcorruptibilityofhumanbeings
D.ideaaboutsupernaturalmanipulationofman'slife
26.WaltwhitmanwasapioneeringfigureofAmericanpoetry.Hisinnovationfirstofallliesinhisuseof__,poetrywithoutafixedbeatorregularrhymescheme.
A.blankverseB.heroiccouplet
C.freeverseD.iambicpentameter
27.TheliterarycharactersoftheAmericantypeinearly19thcenturyaregenerallycharacterizedbyallthefollowingfeaturesEXCEPTthatthey___.
A.speaklocaldialects
B.arepoliteandelegantgentlemen
C.aresimpleandcrudefarmers
D.arenoblesavages(redandwhite)untaintedbysociety
28.HesterPryme,Dimmsdale,ChillingworthandPearlaremostlikelythenamesofthecharactersin___.
A.TheScarletLetterB.TheHouseoftheSevenGablest
C.ThePortraitofaLadyD.Thepioneers
29.“ThisismylettertotheWorld”isapoeticexpressionofEmilyDickinson's__abouthercommunicationwiththeoutsideworld.
A.indifferenceB.angerC.anxietyD.sorrow
30.WithHowells,James,andMarkTwainactiveontheliteraryscene,__becamethemajortrendinAmericanliteratureintheseventiesandeightiesofthe19thcentury.
A.sentimentalismB.romanticism
C.realismD.naturalism
31.AfterTheadventuresofTomSawyer,TwaingivesaliteraryindependencetoTom'sbuddyHuckinabookentitled___.
A.LifeontheMississippi
B.TheGildedAge
C.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn
D.AConnecticutYankeeinKingArthur'sCourt
32.However,___,thekeynoteofDaisyMiller'scharacter,turnsouttobeanadmiringbutadangerousqualityandherdefianceofsocialtaboosintheOldWorldfinallybringshertoadisasterintheclashbetweentwodifferentcultures.
A.experienceB.sophistication
C.worldlinessD.innocence
33.Generallyspeaking,allthosewriterswithanaturalisticapproachtohumanrealitytendtobe___.
A.transcendentalistsB.idealists
C.pessimistsD.impressionists
34.EmilyDickinsonwrotemanyshortpoemsonvariousaspectsoflife.WhichofthefollowingisNOTausualsubjectofherpoeticexpression?
A.Religionandimmortality.B.Lifeanddeath.
C.Loveandmarriage.D.Warandpeace.
35.In“AfterApple-Picking,”RobertFrostwrote:
“ForIhavehadtoomuch/Ofapplepicking:
Iamovertired/OfthegreatharvestImyselfdesired.”Fromtheselineswecanconcludethatthespeakeris___.
A.happyabouttheharvest
B.stillverymuchinterestedinapple-picking
C.expectingagreaterharvest
D.indifferenttowhatheoncedesired
36.Chinesepoetryandphilosophyhaveexertedgreatinfluenceover____.
A.EzraPoundB.RalphWaldoEmerson
C.RobertFrostD.EmilyDickinson
37.TheHemingwayCodeheroesarebestrememberedfortheir__.
A.indestructiblespirtieB.pessimisticviewoflife
C.warexperiencesD.masculinity
38.INTheEmperorJonesandTheHairyApe,O'Neilladoptedtheexpressionisttechniquestoportraythe___ofhumanbeingsinahostileuniverse.
A.helplesssituationB.uncertainty
C.profoundreligiousfaithD.courageandperseverance
39.InHemingway's“IndianCmap”,Nick'snighttriptotheIndianvillageandhisexperienceinsidethehutcanbetakenas____.
A.anessentiallessonaboutIndiantribes
B.aconfrontationwithevilandsin
C.aninitiationtotheharshnessoflife
D.alearningprocessinhumanrelationship
40.whichofthefollowingst
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