历年全国英美文学选读试题及答案.docx
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历年全国英美文学选读试题及答案
《英美文学选读》历年4月全国试题及答案
2000年4月英美文学选读试卷及答案
二○○○年上半年全国高等教育自学考试
英美文学选读试卷
本试题分两部分,第一部分为选择题,第二部分为非选择题。
选择题40分,非选择题60分,满分100分。
考试时间150分钟。
全部题
目用英文作答,并将答案写在答案写在答题纸相应位置上,否则不计分。
PARTONE
Ⅰ.MultipleChoice(40points,1pointforeach)
Selectfromthefourchoicesofeachitemtheonethatbestanswersthequestionorcompletesthestatement.MarkyourchoicebyblackeningthecorrespondingletterA,B,CorDontheanswersheet.
1.Thesentence"ShallIcomparetheetoasummer'sday?
"isthebeginninglineofoneofShakespeare's________.
A.comedies
B.tragedies
C.sonnets
D.histories
2."Somuchtheworseforme,thatIanstrong.DoIwanttolive?
Whatkindoflivingwillitbewhenyou-oh,God!
Wouldyouliketolivewithyoursoulinthegrave?
"
IntheabovepassagequotedfromEmilyBronte'sWutheringHeights,theword"soul"apparentlyrefersto_______.
A.Heathcliff
B.Catherine
C.ghost
D.one'sspirituallift
3."Andwherearethey?
Andwhereartthou,"
Mycountry?
Onthyvoicelessshore
Theheroiclayistunelessnow-
Theheroicbosombeatsnomore!
"(GeorgeGordonByron,DonJuan)
Intheabovestanza,"artthou"literallymeans_______.
A."areyou"
B."artthough"
C."arethough"
D."artyou"
4.Themajorconcernof_______fictionliesinthetracingofthepsychologicaldevelopmentofhischaractersandinhisenergeticcriticismofthedehumanizingeffectofthecapitalistindustrializationonhumannature.
A.CharlesDickens's
B.D.H.Lawrence's
C.ThomasHardy's
D.JohnGalsworthy's
5.DanielDefoedescribes_______asatypicalEnglishMiddle-classmanoftheeighteenthcentury,theveryprototypeoftheempirebuilderorthepioneercolonist.
A.TomJones
B.Gulliver
C.MollFlanders
D.RobinsonCrusoe
6."Tobesodistinguishedisanhonor,which,beingverylittleaccustomedtofavorsfromthegreat,Iknownotwellhowtoreceive,orinwhattermstoacknowledge."
TheabovequotedsentenceispresentedbySamuelJohnsonwitha(n)_______tone.
A.delightful
B.jealous
C.ironic
D.humorous
7."Shelivedunknown,andfewcouldknow
WhenLucyceasedtobe;
Butsheisinhergrave,and,oh,
Thedifferencetome!
"
Theword"me"inthelastlineoftheabovestanzaquotedfromWordsworth'spoem"SheDweltAmongtheUntroddenWays"maypossiblyreferto_______.
A.thepoet
B.thereader
C.herlover
D.everybody
8._______isatypicalfeatureofSwift'swritings.
A.Bittersatire
B.Elegantstyle
C.Casualnarration
D.Complicatedsentencestructure
9.Thestatement"Itrevealsthedehumanizingworkhousesystemandthedark,criminalunderworldlife"maywellsumupthemainthemeifDickens's_______.
A.DavidCopperfield
B.BleakHouse
C.GreatExpectations
D.OliverTwist
10."Doyouthink,becauseIampoor,obscure,plain,andlittle,Iamsoullessandheartless?
…AndifGodhadgiftedmewithsomebeauty,andmuchwealth,Ishouldhavemadeitashardforyoutoleaveme,asitisnowformetoleaveyou."
Theabovequotedpassageismostprobablytakenfrom_______.
A.PrideandPrejudice
B.JaneEyre
C.WutheringHeights
D.GreatExpectations
11.ItisgenerallyregardedthatKeats'smostimportantandmaturepoemsareintheformof_______.
A.ode
B.elegy
C.epic
D.sonnet
12.G.B.Shaw'splayMrs.Warren'sProfessionisarealisticexposureofthe_______intheEnglishsociety.
A.slumlandlordism
B.inequalitybetweenmenandwomen
C.politicalcorruption
D.economicexploitationofwomen
13.InWilliamBlake'spoetry,thefather(andanyotherinwhomhesawtheimageofthefathersuchasGod,priest,andking)wasusuallyafigureof_______.
A.benevolence
B.admiration
C.love
D.tyranny
14."'Ibelieveyouaremadeofstone,'hesaid,clenchinghisfingerssohardthathebrokethefragilecup.…'Youseemtoforget,'shesaid,'thatcupisnot!
'"
Fromtheabovequotedpassage,wecanfindthewoman'stoneisvery_______.
A.sarcastic
B.amusing
C.sentimental
D.facetious
15.ThePilgrim'sProgressbyJohnBunyanisoftensaidtobeconcernedwiththesearchfor_______.
A.materialwealth
B.spiritualsalvation
C.universaltruth
D.self-fulfillment
16.AlexanderPopestronglyadvocated_______,emphasizingthatliteraryworksshouldbejudgedbyrulesoforder,reason,logic,restrainedemotion,goodtasteanddecorum.
A.sentimentalism
B.romanticism
C.idealism
D.neoclassicism
17.AfterreadingthefirstchapterofPrideandPrejudice,wemaycometoknowthatMrs.Bennetisawomanof_______.
A.simplecharacterandquickwit
B.simplecharacterandpoorunderstanding
C.intricatecharacterandquickwit
D.intricatecharacterandpoorunderstanding
18.Ofalltheeighteenth-centurynovelists,_______wasthefirsttosetout,bothintheoryandpractice,towritespecificallya"comicepicinprose,"andthefirsttogivethemodernnovelitsstructureandstyle.
A.DanielDefoe
B.SamuelRichardson
C.HenryFielding
D.OliverGoldsmith
19."Notonthysolebutonthysoul,harshJew,/Thoumak'stthyknifekeen."
IntheabovequotationtakenformTheMerchantofVenice,Shakespeareemploysa(n)_______.
A.oxymoron
B.pun
C.simile
D.synecdoche
20.InHardy'sWessexnovels,thereisanapparent_______touchinhisdescriptionofthesimpleandbeautifulthoughprimitiverurallife.
A.humorous
B.romantic
C.nostalgic
D.sarcastic
21."Oprince,Ochiefofmanythronedpowers,"
Thatledth'embattledseraphimtowar
Underthyconduct,andindreadfuldeeds
Fearless,endangeredHeaven'sperpetualKing."
InthethirdlineoftheabovepassagequotedfromMilton'sParadiseLost,thephrase"thyconduct"refersto_______
conduct.
A.Satan's
B.God's
C.Adam's
D.Eve's
22.WecanperhapsdescribethewestwindinShelley'spoem"OdetotheWestWind"withallthefollowingtermsexcept
_______.
A.tamed
B.swift
C.proud
D.wild
23.In1837,RalphWaldoEmersonmadeaspeechentitled_______atHarvard,whichwashailedbyOliverWendellHolmesas"OurintellectualDeclarationofIndependence."
A."Nature"
B."Self-Reliance"
C."DivinitySchoolAddress"
D."TheAmericanScholar"
24.InHawthorne's"YoungGoodmanBrown,"asatanicfigureleadsthecredulousprotagonisttoawitches'Sabbathinthewoods.ThereherecognizesmanypillarsofSalem'sPuritansocietyaswellashiswife,Faith.ThestoryillustratesHawthorne'sallegoricalthemeofhumanevilorwhatMelvillecalledthe"powerof_______."
A.blackness
B.whiteness
C.terror
D.hypocrisy
25.ForMelville,aswellasforthereaderand_______,thenarrator,MobyDickisstillamystery,anultimatemysteryoftheuniverse.
A.Ahab
B.Ishmael
C.Stubb
D.Starbuck
26.MostofthepoemsinWhitman'sLeavesofGrasssingofthe"en-mass"andthe_______aswell.
A.nature
B.self-reliance
C.self
D.life
27.EmilyDickinson'spoem(441)"ThisismylettertotheWorld"expressesthepoet's_______abouther
communicationwiththeoutsideworld.
A.indifference
B.joy
C.anxiety
D.indignation
28.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutwritersin1920sistrue?
A.MarkTwainpublishedhislastandmostimportantnovel.
B.F.ScottFitzgeraldreceivedtheNobelPrize.
C.Freudianpsychologyinfluencedmanymodernwriters.
D.Mostwriterswerepoliticallyradical.
29.Naturalismisevolvedfromrealismwhentheauthor'stoneinwritingbecomeslessseriousandlesssympathetic
butmoreironicandmore_______.
A.rational
B.humorous
C.optimistic
D.pessimistic
30.MarkTwain'sfirstnovel_______,writtenincollaborationwithCharlesD.Warnerandpublishedin1873,thoughnotanartisticsuccess,givesitsnametotheAmericaofthepost-CivilWarperiodwhichitattemptsto
satirize.
A.TheGildedAge
B.TheAgeofInnocence
C.TheRoughingTime
D.TheJazzAge
31.Dreiser'sTrilogyofDesireincludesthreenovels.TheyareTheFinancier,TheTitanand_______.
A.TheGenius
B.TheTycoon
C.TheStoic
D.TheGiant
32.DaisyMiller'stragedyofindiscretionisintensifiedandenlargedbyitsnarrationfromthepointofviewof
_______.
A.theauthorHenryJames
B.theItalianyouthGiovanelli
C.theAmericanyouthWinterbourne
D.hermotherMrs.Miller
33.TheimpactofDarwin'sevolutionarytheoryontheAmericanthoughtandtheinfluenceofthenineteenth-century
FrenchliteratureontheAmericanmenoflettersgaverisetoyetanotherschoolofrealism:
American________.
A.localcolorism
B.vernacularism
C.modernism
D.naturalism
34.Itisonhis_______thatWashingtonIrving'sfamemainlyrested.
A.childhoodrecollections
B.sketchesabouthisEuropeantours
C.earlypoetry
D.talesaboutAmerica
35."Ifhonestlaborbeunremunerativeanddifficulttoendure;ifitbethelong,longroadwhichneverreaches
beauty,butweariesthefeetandtheheart;ifthedragtofollowbeautybesuchthatoneabandonstheadmiredway,takingratherthedespisedpathleadingtoherdreamsquickly,whoshallcastthefirststone?
"
Whereistheunderlinedphrasetakenfrom?
A.TheBible.
B.Milton.
C.Shakespeare.
D.Hawthorne.
36.Mostrecognizableliterarymovementthatgaverisetothetwentieth-centuryAmericanliterature,orwemaysay,thesecondAmericanRenaissance,isthe_______movement.
A.transcendental
B.leftist
C.expatriate
D.expressionistic
37.RobertFrostcombinedtraditionalverseforms-thesonnet,rhymingcouplets,blankverse-withaclearAmericanlocalspeechrhythm,thespeechof_______farmerswithitsidiosyncraticdictionandsyntax.
A.Southern
B.Western
C.NewHampshire
D.NewEngland
38.Asanautobiographicalplay,O'Neill's_______(1956)hasgaineditsstatusasaworldclassicand
simultaneouslymarksthecli
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