【学历类职业资格】全国自考（英美文学选读）模拟试卷12及答案解析.doc

1、全国自考（英美文学选读）模拟试卷 12 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、单项选择题(总题数：40，分数：80.00)1.The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events EXCEPT_.（分数：2.00）A.the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek cultureB.the vast expansion of British colonies in North AmericaC.the new discover

2、ies in geography and astrologyD.the religious reformation and the economic expansion2.The Petrarchan sonnet was first introduced into England by_.（分数：2.00）A.SurreyB.WyattC.BlakeD.Milton3.The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England are all the following EXCEPT_.（分数：2.00）A.Francis BaconB.Chr

3、istopher MarloweC.William ShakespeareD.Ben Jonson4.Many people today tend to regard the play The Merchant of Venice as a satire of the hypocrisy of _ and their false standards of friendship and love, their cunning ways of pursuing worldliness and their unreasoning prejudice against_.（分数：2.00）A.Chris

4、tians/JewsB.Jews/ChristiansC.oppressors/oppressedD.men/women5.Milton s _ is a long epic divided into 12 books.（分数：2.00）A.Paradise LostB.Paradise RegainedC.AreopagiticaD.Samson Agonistes6.Which of the following descriptions of the Enlightenment Movement is NOT correct?（分数：2.00）A.The movement flourish

5、ed in France.B.The movement was a furtherance of the Renaissance.C.The purpose of the movement was to enlighten the whole world.D.The purpose of the movement was to enhance the religious education.7.In_ of Gulliver s Travels, Jonathan Swift satirizes the western civilization including false illusion

6、s about science, philosophy, history and even immortality.（分数：2.00）A.the first voyage to LilliputB.the second voyage to BrobdingnagC.the third voyage to the Flying IslandD.the fourth voyage to Houyhnhnm land8._ is a master satirist. His satire is usually masked by an outward gravity and an apparent

7、earnestness which renders his satire all the more powerful.（分数：2.00）A.Jonathan SwiftB.Daniel DefoeC.Henry FieldingD.Thomas Gray9.Which of the following descriptions of Gothic Novels is NOT correct?（分数：2.00）A.It predominated in the early eighteenth century.B.It was one phase of the Romantic movement.

8、C.Its principal elements are violence, horror and the supernatural.D.Works like The Mysteries of Udolpho and Frankenstein are typical Gothic romance.10.Shelley s masterpiece, _, is a verse drama, which borrows the basic story from the Greek mythology.（分数：2.00）A.The Revolt of IslamB.Prometheus unboun

9、dC.Ode to the West WindD.Adonais11.The Romantic Movement expressed a more or less_attitude toward the existing social and political conditions that came with industrialization.（分数：2.00）A.positiveB.negativeC.neutralD.indifferent12.For the Romantics, _is not only the major source of poetic imagery, bu

10、t also provides the dominant subject matter.（分数：2.00）A.loveB.manC.natureD.death13.The English Romantic period produced two major novelists. They are_.（分数：2.00）A.Lamb and HazlittB.Byron and ShelleyC.Scott and AustenD.Keats and Coleridge14.Literarily_was the first important Romantic poet, showing a co

11、ntempt for the rule of reason, opposing the classical tradition of the 18 th century, and treasuring the individual s imagination.（分数：2.00）A.William WordsworthB.William BlakeC.Robert BurnsD.Samuel Taylor Coleridge15.Returning to England from Germany in 1799, William Wordsworth and his sister settled

12、 at Dove Cottage in Grasmere, Westmoreland. The poet_as well as _ lived nearby, and the three men became known as the “Lake Poets. “（分数：2.00）A.Samuel Taylor Coleridge; George Gordon ByronB.Robert Southey; Samuel Taylor ColeridgeC.John Keats;Robert SoutheyD.George Gordon Byron; Percy Bysshe Shelley16

13、.Perhaps the most anthologized poem in English literature is Wordsworth s _.（分数：2.00）A.To a SkylarkB.I Wondered Lonely as a CloudC.An Evening WalkD.My Heart Leaps up17.P.B. Shelley s greatest political lyrics is_.（分数：2.00）A.Men of EnglandB.An Essay on Criticism,C.The PreludeD.A Defence of Poetry18.I

14、n _, Shelley created a Platonic symbol of the spirit of man, a force of beauty and regeneration.（分数：2.00）A.My Heart Leaps upB.The CloudC.Ode to LibertyD.Adonais19.As a novelist_writes within a very narrow sphere, the provincial life of the late 18th-century England.（分数：2.00）A.Jonathan SwiftB.Jane Au

15、stenC.Thomas HardyD.Henry Fielding20.In the Victorian period, _, that Wessex man, not only continued to expose and criticize all sorts of social iniquities, but finally came to question and attack the Victorian conventions and morals.（分数：2.00）A.Charles DickensB.William Makepeace ThackerayC.Thomas Ha

16、rdyD.Charlotte Bronte21.The most distinguishing feature of Charles Dickens s works lies in his _.（分数：2.00）A.social criticismB.optimismC.character-portrayalD.social setting22.In 1950, _was awarded the Nobel Prize for the anti-racist Intruder in the Dust.（分数：2.00）A.Robert FrostB.William FaulknerC.Ezra

17、 PoundD.Ernest Hemingway23.In Hardys Wessex novels, there is an apparent_touch in his description of the simple and beautiful though primitive rural life.（分数：2.00）A.realisticB.nostalgicC.romanticD.sentimental24.The outstanding realistic novelists in the early 20th-century England were_, H. G. Wells

18、and Arnold Bennett.（分数：2.00）A.George Bernard ShawB.John GalsworthyC.James JoyceD.T. S. Eliot25.Most of George Bernard Shaw s plays are concerned with political, economic, moral, or religious problems, and thus, can be termed as_plays.（分数：2.00）A.comicB.tragicC.problemD.realistic26.The Waste Land, _ s

19、 most important single poem, has been hailed as a landmark and a model of the 20th-century English poetry.（分数：2.00）A.FitzgeraldB.FaulknerC.HemingwayD.T. S. Eliot27.Lawrence was recognized as a prominent novelist only after he published his third novel_.（分数：2.00）A.The RainbowB.Women in LoveC.Sons and

20、 LoversD.A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man28.As one of the first novelists to introduce the themes of psychology into his works, D. H. Lawrence uses_to present the psychological aspects of his characters.（分数：2.00）A.stream of consciousnessB.dramatic monologueC.romantic and realistic traditionD.

21、poetic imagination and symbolism29.A preoccupation with the_view of original sin and the mystery of evil marked the works of Hawthorne, Melville and a host of lesser writers.（分数：2.00）A.optimisticB.CalvinisticC.PlatonicD.Socratic30.The Birthmark drives home symbolically Hawthorne s point that _ is ma

22、n s birthmark, something he is born with.（分数：2.00）A.goodnessB.original sinC.evilD.kindness31.According to Whitman, the genuine participation of a poet in a common cultural effort was to behave as a supreme _.（分数：2.00）A.democratB.individualistC.romanticistD.leader32._turns out to be a symbolic voyage

23、 of the mind in quest of the truth and knowledge of the universe, a spiritual exploration into man s deep reality and psychology.（分数：2.00）A.Adventures of Huckleberry FinnB.The Great GatsbyC.Moby-DickD.The Scarlet Letter33.The impact of Darwin s evolutionary theory on the American thought and the inf

24、luence of the nineteenth-century French literature on the American men of letters gave rise to yet another school of realism: American _.（分数：2.00）A.modernismB.colloquialismC.naturalismD.humanism34.Samuel Langhorne Clemens is better known by the pen name_.（分数：2.00）A.Mark TwainB.Henry JamesC.William F

25、aulknerD.Theodore Dreiser35._by Henry James tells a story about a young and innocent American confronting the complexity of the European life.（分数：2.00）A.The AmericanB.Daisy MillerC.The EuropeansD.The Portrait of A Lady36.In Henry James Daisy Miller, the author tries to portray the young woman as an

26、embodiment of_.（分数：2.00）A.the corruption of the newly richB.the free spirit of the New WorldC.the decline of aristocracyD.the force of convention37.“Because I could not stop for Death“ is a poem written by_.（分数：2.00）A.Ezra PoundB.Walt WhitmanC.Robert FrostD.Emily Dickinson38.Theodore Dreiser belonge

27、d to the school of literary _ which emphasized heredity and environment as important deterministic forces shaping individualized characters who were presented in special and detailed circumstances.（分数：2.00）A.naturalismB.realismC.determinismD.humanism39.North of Boston is described by the author, Rob

28、ert Frost, as “a book of people, “ which shows a brilliant insight into_character and the background that formed it.（分数：2.00）A.the cowboyB.New EnglandC.Ivy LeagueD.ivory tower40.The Hemingway Code heroes are best remembered for their_.（分数：2.00）A.masculinityB.war experienceC.indestructible spiritD.pe

29、ssimistic view of life二、阅读理解(总题数：4，分数：8.00)41.My gentleness and good behaviour had gained so far on the Emperor and his court, and indeed upon the army and people in general, that I began to conceive hopes of getting my liberty in a short time. I took all possible methods to cultivate this favorable

30、 disposition. Questions:A. Identify the author and the title of the novel from which this passage is taken.B. What does this passage imply?（分数：2.00）_42.The next morning, the public were once more informed that Oliver Twist was again To Let, and that five pounds would be paid to anybody who would tak

31、e possession of him. Questions:A. Identify the author and the novel.B. Why was Oliver Twist again To Let?C. What does the author want to show us in this novel?（分数：2.00）_43.Because I could not stop for Death He kindly stopped for me The Carriage held but just OurselvesAnd Immortality. Questions:A. Wh

32、o is the author of the poem?B. What does “He“ refer to?C. What does “Carriage“ refer to?（分数：2.00）_44.Do you think I was brought up like you? able to pick and choose my own way of life? Do you think I did what I did because I liked it, or thought it right.? Questions:A. Where is it taken from?B. Who

33、is the author of the play?C. What does the statement mean?（分数：2.00）_三、简答题(总题数：4，分数：8.00)45.Why are naturalists inevitably pessimistic in their view? Please discuss the above question in relation to the basic principles of literary naturalism.（分数：2.00）_46.“Even then he stood there, hidden wholly in t

34、hat kindness which is night, while the uprising fumes filled the room. When the odor reached his nostrils, he quit his attitude and fumbled for the bed. Whats the use? he said, weakly, as he stretched himself to rest. “The above is quoted from Theodore Dreiser s Sister Carrie. Briefly tell the situa

35、tion that leads to Hurstwoods suicide and interpret his final words“Whats the use?“.（分数：2.00）_47.The white whale, Moby Dick, is the most important symbol in Melville s novel. What symbolic meaning can you draw from it?（分数：2.00）_48.The three dominant figures of the American Age of Realism understand

36、the “truth“ differently. Who are they and what are the differences?（分数：2.00）_四、论述题(总题数：2，分数：4.00)49.Hamlet is the first of the great tragedies. It is generally regarded as Shakespeare s most popular play on the stage, because it has the qualities of a “blood-and-thunder“ thriller and a philosophical

37、 exploration of life and death. Try to give a brief comment on the theme of Shakespeare s Hamlet.（分数：2.00）_50.Robinson Crusoe is universally considered as Daniel Defoe s masterpiece. Robinson, apparently, is cast as a typical 18th-century pioneer colonist. Give a brief comment on Robinson Crusoe.（分数

38、：2.00）_全国自考（英美文学选读）模拟试卷 12 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、单项选择题(总题数：40，分数：80.00)1.The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events EXCEPT_.（分数：2.00）A.the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek cultureB.the vast expansion of British colonies in North America C.the new d

39、iscoveries in geography and astrologyD.the religious reformation and the economic expansion解析：解析：文艺复兴是由一系列的历史事件激发、推动的，其中包括对古希腊罗马文化的重新豢现，地理天文领域的新发现，宗教改革及经济发展。2.The Petrarchan sonnet was first introduced into England by_.（分数：2.00）A.SurreyB.Wyatt C.BlakeD.Milton解析：解析：怀亚特将彼特拉克的十四行诗引进英国，而萨里引进了无韵体诗，他们共同开创

40、了英国式的十四行诗。3.The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England are all the following EXCEPT_.（分数：2.00）A.Francis Bacon B.Christopher MarloweC.William ShakespeareD.Ben Jonson解析：解析：文艺复兴时期英国最著名的戏剧家有莎士比亚、克里斯托夫-马洛和本-琼生。4.Many people today tend to regard the play The Merchant of Venice as a satire of th

41、e hypocrisy of _ and their false standards of friendship and love, their cunning ways of pursuing worldliness and their unreasoning prejudice against_.（分数：2.00）A.Christians/Jews B.Jews/ChristiansC.oppressors/oppressedD.men/women解析：解析：今天许多人将威尼斯商人看作讥讽基督徒的虚伪和对友谊和爱情的错误标准，为追求世俗利益而不择手段以及对犹太人不公正的偏见。5.Milto

42、n s _ is a long epic divided into 12 books.（分数：2.00）A.Paradise Lost B.Paradise RegainedC.AreopagiticaD.Samson Agonistes解析：6.Which of the following descriptions of the Enlightenment Movement is NOT correct?（分数：2.00）A.The movement flourished in France.B.The movement was a furtherance of the Renaissanc

43、e.C.The purpose of the movement was to enlighten the whole world.D.The purpose of the movement was to enhance the religious education. 解析：解析：启蒙运动是进步的知识分子运动，兴盛于法国，后席卷整个西欧。这个运动是 15、16 世纪文艺复兴的延续与发展，其宗旨是用当代哲学与艺术思想的晨光启迪整个世界。7.In_ of Gulliver s Travels, Jonathan Swift satirizes the western civilization in

44、cluding false illusions about science, philosophy, history and even immortality.（分数：2.00）A.the first voyage to LilliputB.the second voyage to BrobdingnagC.the third voyage to the Flying Island D.the fourth voyage to Houyhnhnm land解析：解析：小说格列佛游记的第三部分主要讲了格列佛意外地来到了飞岛国。在这一部分中，斯威夫特深入地批判了西方文明及其对科学、哲学、历史甚至道

45、德的各种错误认识，讽刺了一些人对长生不老的虚妄幻想。8._ is a master satirist. His satire is usually masked by an outward gravity and an apparent earnestness which renders his satire all the more powerful.（分数：2.00）A.Jonathan Swift B.Daniel DefoeC.Henry FieldingD.Thomas Gray解析：9.Which of the following descriptions of Gothic No

46、vels is NOT correct?（分数：2.00）A.It predominated in the early eighteenth century. B.It was one phase of the Romantic movement.C.Its principal elements are violence, horror and the supernatural.D.Works like The Mysteries of Udolpho and Frankenstein are typical Gothic romance.解析：解析：哥特式小说是浪漫主义运动的一部分。它盛行于浪漫主义前期的 18 世纪末。这种小说的主要题材是对暴