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上英美文学选读试题及答案范文
2002年4月英美文学选读试题及答案
2002年4月英美文学选读试题及答案
课程代码:
00604
Ⅰ.MultipleChoice(40pointsinall,1foreach)
Selectfromthefourchoices[A],[B],[C],[D]ofeachitem
theonethatbestanswersthequestionorcompletesthe
statementandwritetheletterontheanswersheet.
1.Romance,whichusesnarrativeverseorprosetotellstories
of___adventuresorotherheroicdeeds,isapopularliterary
forminthemedievalperiod.
A.Christian B.knightly C.Greek
D.primitive
2.AmongthegreatMiddleEnglishpoets,GeoffreyChauceris
knownforhisproductionof___.
A.PiersPlowman B.SirGawainandtheGreenKnight
C.ConfessioAmantis D.TheCanterburyTales
3.Whichofthefollowing historicaleventsdoesnotdirectly
helptostimulatetherisingoftheRenaisssanceMovement?
A.TherediscoveryofancientGreekandRomanculture.
B.Thenewdiscoveriesingeographyandastrology.
C.TheGloriousrevolution.
D.Thereligiousreformationandtheeconomicexpansion.
4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestillustratesthetheme
ofShakespeare'sSonnet18?
A.ThespeakereulogizesthepowerofNature.
B.Thespeakersatirizeshumanvanity.
C.Thespeakerpraisesthepowerofartisticcreation.
D.Thespeakermeditatesonman'ssalvation.
5."Andwewillsitupontherocks,/Seeingtheshepherdsfeed
theirflocks,/Byshallowriverstowhosefalls/Melodiousbirds
singmadrigals."Theabovelinesareprobablytakenfrom__.
A.Spenser'sTheFaerieQueene
B.JohnDonne's"TheSunRising"
C.Shakespeare's"Sonnet18"
D.Marlowe's"ThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove"
6."BassaniAntonio,Iammarriedtoawife
Whichisasdeartomeaslifeitself;
Butlifeitself,Mywife,andalltheworld.
Arenotwithmeesteem'dabovethylife;
Iwouldloseall,ay,sacrificethemall,
Heretothedevil,todeliveryou.
Portia:
Yourwifewouldgiveyoulittlethanksforthat,
Ifshewerebytohearyoumaketheoffer."
TheaboveisaquotationtakenfromShakespeare'scomedyThe
MerchantofVenice.
Thequotedpartcanberegardedasagoodexampleto
illustrate____.
A.dramaticirony B.personification
C.allegory D.symbolism
7.TheturesubjectofJohnDonne'spoem,"TheSunRising,"is
to___.
A.attackthesunasanunrulyservant
B.givecomplimentstothemistressandherpowerofbeauty
C.criticizethesun'sintrusionintothelover'sprivate
life
D.lecturethesunonwheretrueroyaltyandricheslie
8.Ofallthe18thcenturynovelistsHenryFieldingwasthe
firsttosetout,bothintheoryandpractice,towrite
specificallya"___ inprose,"thefirsttogivethemodern
novelitsstructureandstyle.
A.tragicepic B.comicepic
C.romance D.lyricepic
9.TheHouyhnhnmsdepictedbyJonathanSwiftinGulliver's
Travelsare___.
A.horsesthatareendowedwithreason
B.pigmiesthatareendowedwithadmirablequalities
C.giantsthataresuperiorinwisdom
D.hairy,wild,lowanddespicablecreatures,whoresemble
humanbeingsnotonlyinappearancebutalsoinsomeother
ways.
10.Herearefourlinesfromaliterarywork:
"Othersfor
languagealltheircareexpress,/Andvaluebooks,aswomenmen,
fordress."Theworkis___.
A.ThomasGray's"ElegyWritteninaCountryChurchyard"
B.JohnMilton'sParadiseLost
C.AlexanderPope'sEssayonCriticism
D.Shakespeare'sMidsummerNight'sDream
11.Thephrase"tourgepeopletoabidebyChristiandoctrines
andtoseeksalvationthroughconstantstruggleswiththeir
ownweaknessesandallkindsofsocialevils"maywellsumup
theimpliedmeaningof___.
A.Gulliver'sTravels B.TheRapeoftheLock
C.RobinsonCrusoe D.Thepilgrim'sProgress
12.WilliamWordsworth,aromanticpoet,advocatedallthe
followingEXCEPT___.
A.theuseofeverydaylanguagespokenbythecommonpeople
B.theexpressionofthespontaneousoverflowofpowerful
feelings
C.theuseofhumbleandrusticlifeassubjectmatter
D.theuseofelegantwordingandinflatedfiguresofspeech
13.WhichofthefollowingistakenfromJohnKeats'"Odeona
GrecianUrn"?
A."Ifalluponthethornsoflife!
Ibleed!
"
B."Theyarebothgoneuptothechurchtopary."
C."Earthhasnotanythingtoshowmorefair."
D."Beautyistruth,truthbeauty".
14."IfWintercomes,canSpringbefarbehind!
"isan
epigrammaticlineby__.
A.J.Keats B.W.Blake C.W.Wordsworth
D.P.B.Shelley
15."OdeonaGrecianUrn"showsthecontrastbetweenthe___of
artandthe___ofhumanpassion.
A.glory…ugliness B.permanence…transience
C.transience…sordidness D.glory…permanence
16.Inthestatement"-oh,God!
wouldyouliketolivewithyour
soulinthegrave?
"theterm"soul"apparentlyrefersto___.
A.Heathcliffhimself B.Catherine
C.one'sspirituallife D.one'sghost
17.ThetypicalfeatureofRobetBrowning'spoetryisthe___.
A.bittersatire B.larger-than-lifecaricature
C.Latinizeddiction D.dramaticmonologue
18.TheVictorianAgewaslargelyanageof____,eminently
representedbyDickensandThackeray.
A.poetry B.drama C.prose D.epic
prose
19.___isthefirstimportantgovernessnovelintheEnglish
literaryhistory.
A.JaneEyre B.Emma
C.WutheringHeights D.Middlemarch
20.Themajorconcernof ______fictionliesinthetracingof
thepsychologicaldevelopmentofhischaractersandinhis
energeticcriticismofthedehumanizingeffectofthe
capitalistindustrializationonhuman nature.
A.D.H.Lawrence's B.J.Galsworthy's
C.W.Thackeray's D.T.Hardy's
21.___isconsideredto bethebest-knownEnglishdramatist
sinceShakespeare,andhisrepresentativeworksareplays
inspiredbysocialcriticism.
A.RichardSheridan B.OliverGoldsmith
C.OscarWilde D.BernardShaw
22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatypicalfeatureof
Modernism?
A.Toelevatetheindividualandinnerbeingoverthesocial
being.
B.Toputthestressontraditionalvalues.
C.Toportraythedistortedandalienatedrelationships
between manandhisenvironment.
D.Toadvocateaconsciousbreakwiththepast.
23.TheRomanticwriterswouldfocusonallthefollowing
issuesEXCEPTthe___intheAmericanliteraryhistrory.
A.individualfeelings B.ideaofsurvivalofthe
fittest
C.strongimagination D.returntonature
24.HenryDavidThoreau'swork,__,hasalwaysbeenregardedasa
masterpieceofNewEnglandTranscendentalism.
A.Walden B.Thepioneers
C.Nature D.SongofMyself
25.Thefamous20-yearssleepin"RipVanWinkle"helpsto
constructthestory insuchawaythatwearegreatly
affectedbyIrving's___.
A.concernwiththepassageoftime
B.expressionoftransientbeauty
C.satireonlazinessandcorruptibilityofhumanbeings
D.ideaaboutsupernaturalmanipulationofman'slife
26.WaltwhitmanwasapioneeringfigureofAmericanpoetry.
Hisinnovationfirstofallliesinhisuseof__,poetry
withoutafixedbeatorregularrhymescheme.
A.blankverse B.heroiccouplet
C.freeverse D.iambicpentameter
27.TheliterarycharactersoftheAmericantypeinearly19th
centuryaregenerallycharacterizedbyallthefollowing
featuresEXCEPTthatthey___.
A.speaklocaldialects
B.arepoliteandelegantgentlemen
C.aresimpleandcrudefarmers
D.arenoblesavages(redandwhite)untaintedbysociety
28.HesterPryme,Dimmsdale,ChillingworthandPearlaremost
likelythenamesofthecharactersin___.
A.TheScarletLetter B.TheHouseoftheSeven
Gablest
C.ThePortraitofaLady D.Thepioneers
29."ThisismylettertotheWorld"isapoeticexpressionof
EmilyDickinson's__abouthercommunicationwiththeoutside
world.
A.indifference B.anger C.anxiety
D.sorrow
30.WithHowells,James,andMark Twainactiveontheliterary
scene,__becamethemajortrendinAmericanliteratureinthe
seventiesandeightiesofthe19thcentury.
A.sentimentalism B.romanticism
C.realism D.naturalism
31.AfterTheadventuresofTomSawyer,Twaingivesaliterary
independencetoTom'sbuddyHuckinabookentitled___.
A.LifeontheMississippi
B.TheGildedAge
C.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn
D.AConnecticutYankeeinKingArthur'sCourt
32.However,___,thekeynoteofDaisyMiller'scharacter,turns
outtobeanadmiringbutadangerousqualityandherdefiance
ofsocialtaboosintheOldWorldfinallybringshertoa
disasterintheclashbetweentwodifferentcultures.
A.experience B.sophistication
C.worldliness D.innocence
33.Generallyspeaking,allthosewriterswithanaturalistic
approachtohumanrealitytendtobe___.
A.transcendentalists B.idealists
C.pessimists D.impressionists
34.EmilyDickinson wrotemanyshortpoemsonvariousaspects
oflife.WhichofthefollowingisNOTausualsubjectofher
poeticexpression?
A.Religionandimmortality. B.Lifeanddeath.
C.Loveandmarriage. D.Warandpeace.
35.In"AfterApple-Picking,"RobertFrostwrote:
"ForIhavehad
toomuch/Ofapplepicking:
Iamovertired/OfthegreatharvestI
myselfdesired."Fromtheselineswecanconcludethatthe
speakeris___.
A.happyabouttheharvest
B.stillverymuchinterestedinapple-picking
C.expectingagreaterharvest
D.indifferenttowhatheoncedesired
36.Chinesepoetryandphilosophyhaveexertedgreatinfluence
over____.
A.EzraPound B.RalphWaldoEmerson
C.RobertFrost D.EmilyDickinson
37.TheHemingwayCodeheroesarebestrememberedfortheir__.
A.indestructiblespirtie B.pessimisticviewof
life
C.warexperiences D.masculinity
38.INTheEmperorJonesandTheHairyApe,O'Neilladop
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