【学历类职业资格】全国自考（英美文学选读）模拟试卷13及答案解析.doc

1、全国自考（英美文学选读）模拟试卷 13 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.Gulliver s Travels contains_ parts, each dealing with one particular voyage during his extraordinary adventures on some remote island.（分数：2.00）A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five2.Which of the following one is among the famous novelists o

2、f the critical realists in the Victorian Period?（分数：2.00）A.Thomas Hardy.B.Charles Dickens.C.Robert Browning.D.Jane Austen.3._ novels are all Victorian in date. Most of them are set in Wessex, the fictional primitive and crude rural region which is really the home place he both loves and hates.（分数：2.

3、00）A.Hardy sB.Bronte sC.Lawrence sD.Joyce s4.The author of the book “Dombey and son“ is _.（分数：2.00）A.Charles DickensB.Henry JamesC.Robert BrowningD.Robert Lee Frost5.T. S. Eliot s early poems are marked by _ in comparison to his later ones.（分数：2.00）A.a philosophical and emotional calmB.a set of hist

4、orical, cultural and religious themesC.a dreamy quality, expressing melancholy and self-indulgent feelingsD.a mood of disillusionment and the sufferings of modern people6.The frank discussion of_in his novel Lady Chatterley s Lover is the chief reason why D. H. Lawrence had been accused of pornograp

5、hic writing.（分数：2.00）A.hellB.deathC.sexD.love7._believed he had turned the poem into an open field, an area of vital possibility where the reader could allow his own imagination to play.（分数：2.00）A.WhitmanB.BlakeC.PoundD.Longfellow8.While Marie Twain and William Dean Howells satirized European manner

6、s at times, _ was an admirer of ancient European civilization.（分数：2.00）A.O. HenryB.Henry JamesC.Walt WhitmanD.Jack London9.Allen Ginsberg, whose “Howl“ became the manifesto of_.（分数：2.00）A.the Westward MovementB.the Utopian MovementC.the Beat MovementD.the Romantic Movement10.In Shakespeares The Merc

7、hant of Venice, Antonio could not pay back the money he borrowed from Shylock, because_.（分数：2.00）A.his money was all invested in the newly-emerging textile industryB.his enterprise went bankruptC.Bassanio was able to pay his own debtD.his ships had all been lost11.The 18th century witnessed a new li

8、terary formthe modern English novel, which, contrary to the medieval romance, gives a_presentation of life of the common people.（分数：2.00）A.romanticB.realisticC.propheticD.idealistic12.“An honest, kind-hearted young man, who is full of animal spirit and lacks prudence, is expelled from the paradise a

9、nd has to go through hard experience to gain knowledge of himself and finally to have been accepted both by a virtuous lady and a rich relative. “The above sentence may well sum up the theme of Fielding s work_.（分数：2.00）A.Jonathan Wild the GreatB.Tom JonesC.The Coffee-House PoliticianD.Amelia13.“He

10、was silent with conceit of his son. Mrs. Morel sniffed, as if it were nothing. “ (Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence) From the above quotation, we can see that Mrs. Morel s attitude to her husband is_.（分数：2.00）A.sincerely warmB.genuinely kindC.seemingly angryD.merely contemptuous14.Whitman s poems ar

11、e characterized by all the following features EXCEPT_.（分数：2.00）A.the strict poetic formB.the free and natural rhythmC.the easy flow of feelingsD.the simple and conversational language15.Which of the following works best illustrates the Calvinistic view of original sin?（分数：2.00）A.Stowe s Uncle Tom s

12、Cabin.B.James s The Portrait of A Lady.C.Hemingway s A Farewell to Arms.D.Hawthorne s The Scarlet Letter.16.In Daisy Miller, Henry James reveals Daisy s_by showing her relatively unreserved manners.（分数：2.00）A.hypocrisyB.cold and indifferenceC.grace and patienceD.Americaness17.The raft with which Huc

13、k and Jim make their voyage down the Mississippi River may symbolize all the following EXCEPT_.（分数：2.00）A.a return to natureB.an escape from evils, injustices, and corruption of the civilized societyC.the American society in the early 19 th centuryD.a small world where people of different colors can

14、 live friendly and happily18.Shakespeare s tragedies include all the following EXCEPT_.（分数：2.00）A.Hamlet and King LearB.Antony and Cleopatra and MacbethC.Julius Caesar and OthelloD.The Merchant of Venice and A Midsummer Night s Dream19.“What is his name?“ “Bingley. “Is he married or single?“ Oh! Sin

15、gle, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls!“The above dialogue must be taken from_.（分数：2.00）A.Jane Austen s Pride and PrejudiceB.Emily Bronte s Wuthering HeightsC.John Galsworthy s The Forsyte SagaD.George Eliot s Middlemarc

16、h20.Here are two lines taken from The Merchant of Venice: “ Not on thy sole, but on thy soul, harsh Jew/Thou mak st thy knife keen. “ What kind of figurative device is used in the above lines?（分数：2.00）A.Simile.B.Metonymy.C.Pun.D.Synecdoche.21.In_, Robert Frost compares life to a journey, and he is d

17、oubtful whether he will regret his choice or not when he is old, because the choice has made all the difference.（分数：2.00）A.After Apple-PickingB.The Road Not TakenC.Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningD.Fire and Ice22.Though Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson were romantic poets in theme and technique,

18、 they differ from each other in a variety of ways. For one thing, whereas Whitman likes to keep his eye on human society at large, Dickinson often addresses such issues as_, immortality, religion, love and nature.（分数：2.00）A.progressB.freedomC.beautyD.death23.With Howells, James, and Mark Twain activ

19、e on the literary scene, _ became the major trend in American literature in the seventies and eighties of the 19th century.（分数：2.00）A.SentimentalismB.RomanticismC.RealismD.Naturalism24.Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of Mark Twain s writing style?（分数：2.00）A.Simple vernacular.B.Local

20、color.C.Lengthy psychological analyses.D.Richness of irony and humor.25.As a realist dramatist, George Bernard Shaw is concerned with social, economic, moral and religious problems in his works. The general mood he expressed in his plays is_.（分数：2.00）A.indignationB.satisfactionC.optimismD.pessimism2

21、6.Through the character of Elizabeth, Jane Austen emphasizes the importance of _for women.（分数：2.00）A.marriageB.physical attractivenessC.independence and self-confidenceD.submissive character27.Being a period of the great flowering of the American literature, the Romantic period is also called “_. “（

22、分数：2.00）A.the American EnlightenmentB.the American RenaissanceC.the American Optimistic MovementD.the American Literary Revolution28.Which one of the following statements is NOT true of Indian Camp by Hemingway?（分数：2.00）A.A young Indian woman had been trying to have her baby for two days.B.Nick s fa

23、ther delivered this woman of a baby by Caesarian section, with a jack-knife and without anesthesia.C.Nick witnessed the violence of both birth and death in the Indian camp.D.This woman s husband was murdered while she was in labor.29._is a great literary giant of America, whom Mencken considered “th

24、e true father of our national literature. “（分数：2.00）A.Theodore DreiserB.Bret HarteC.Mark TwainD.W.D. Howells30.Which of the following poems is a landmark in English poetry?（分数：2.00）A.Lyrical Ballads by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor ColeridgeB.I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth

25、C.Remorse by Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD.Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman31.The Romantic Period, one of the most important periods in the history of American literature, stretches from the end of_to the outbreak of_.（分数：2.00）A.the 17th century;the American War of IndependenceB.the 18th century;the Ameri

26、can Civil WarC.the 17th century;the American Civil WarD.the 18th century;the U. S. -Mexican War32.Of the following statements, which one is NOT true of Emily Dickinson and her poetry?（分数：2.00）A.She remained unmarried all her life.B.She wrote 1, 775 poems, and most of them were published during her l

27、ife time.C.Her poems have no titles, hence are always quoted by their first lines.D.Her limited private world has never confined the limitless power of her creativity and imagination.33.Hemingway s “ Indian Camp“ is one of the fourteen short stories collected under the title of_.This title is very i

28、ronic because there is no peace at all in the stories.（分数：2.00）A.Three Stories and Ten PoemsB.Across the River and into the TreesC.The Green Hills of AfricaD.In Our Time34.Walt Whitman was a pioneering figure of American poetry. His innovation first of all lies in his use of_, poetry without a fixed

29、 beat or regular rhyme scheme.（分数：2.00）A.blank verseB.heroic coupletC.free verseD.iambic pentameter35.The keynote of Daisy Miller s character, _, turns out to be an admiring but a dangerous quality and her defiance of social taboos in the Old World finally brings her to a disaster in the clash betwe

30、en two different cultures.（分数：2.00）A.experienceB.sophisticationC.worldlinessD.innocence36.Emily Dickinson wrote many short poems on various aspects of life. Which of the following is a usual subject of her poetic expression?（分数：2.00）A.Religion and immortality.B.Evil and death.C.Love and money.D.War

31、and peace.37._ is a collection of poems incorporating Walt Whitman s emotions and feelings before and during the Civil War when he stood firmly on the side of the North.（分数：2.00）A.Leaves of GrassB.Cavalry Crossing a FordC.Song of MyselfD.Drum Taps38.Which one of the followings is NOT the belief of t

32、he British bourgeois or middle class?（分数：2.00）A.Self-esteem.B.Self-reliance.C.Self-restraint.D.Hard work.39.We can easily find the expression of_in almost every Dreiser s fiction.（分数：2.00）A.naturalismB.romanticismC.transcendentalismD.cubism40.As a prelude to The Waste Land, T. S. Eliot s_is a poem o

33、f dramatic monologue, helping to point up the continuity of Eliot s thinking.（分数：2.00）A.PrufrockB.GerontionC.The Hollow MenD.Four Quartets二、阅读理解(总题数：4，分数：8.00)41.Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow st;Nor shall death brag thou wander st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow st:

34、So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. Questions:A. Where does the poem come from? Who wrote it?B. What does “lines“ mean?C. Interpret the poem briefly.（分数：2.00）_42.Wherefore, Bees of England, forge Many a weapon, chain, and scourge, That these

35、stingless drones may spoil The forced produce of your toil? Questions:A. Who is the author of the poem?B. What does “Bees of England“ refer to?C. What figure of speech is used here?（分数：2.00）_43.Then where are our relatives? my father? our family friends? You claim the rights of a mother; the right t

36、o call me fool and child; to speak to me as no woman in authority over me at college dare speak to me; to dictate my way of life; and to force on me the acquaintance of a brute whom anyone can see to be the most vicious sort of London man about town. Before I give myself the trouble to resist such c

37、laims, I may as well find out whether they have any real existence. Questions:A. From which work is this quotation taken?B. Which character is speaking?C. What does this work expose?（分数：2.00）_44.I wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A h

38、ost, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. Q

39、uestions:A. Who wrote this poem?B. What s the title of this poem?C. What is the poem mainly about?（分数：2.00）_三、简答题(总题数：4，分数：8.00)45.Jane Eyre is the greatest governess image in the literature history; please analyze briefly the character of her.（分数：2.00）_46.Please cite examples from “Gulliver s Trave

40、ls“ to explain briefly how did Swift criticize and allude to the government and the society.（分数：2.00）_47.Mrs. Warren s Profession by George Bernard Shaw, has a strong realistic theme, which fully reflects the dramatist s Fabianist idea. Try to summarize this theme briefly.（分数：2.00）_48.English Romant

41、icism is generally said to have begun in 1798 with the publication of Wordsworth and Coleridge s Lyrical Ballads. Why is Lyrical Ballads considered the milestone to mark the beginning of English Romanticism?（分数：2.00）_四、论述题(总题数：2，分数：4.00)49.In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen explored three kinds of

42、motivations of marriage the middle-class people had in the second half of the 18th century. Try to make a brief discussion about them with specific examples from the novel. Make comments on Austen s attitude towards these motivations.（分数：2.00）_50.Mark Twain presented the 19th-century America in his

43、own unique way. Discuss Twain s art of fiction: the setting, the language, and the characters, etc. , based on his novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.（分数：2.00）_全国自考（英美文学选读）模拟试卷 13 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.Gulliver s Travels contains_ parts, each dealing with one particul

44、ar voyage during his extraordinary adventures on some remote island.（分数：2.00）A.twoB.threeC.four D.five解析：解析：格列佛游记一书共分 4 卷，讲述了格列佛在遇上不幸事件后漂流到遥远的岛国上的特殊历险故事。2.Which of the following one is among the famous novelists of the critical realists in the Victorian Period?（分数：2.00）A.Thomas Hardy.B.Charles Dicke

45、ns. C.Robert Browning.D.Jane Austen.解析：解析：维多利亚时期著名小说家有批判现实主义的狄更斯、萨克雷、布朗蒂姐妹、哥斯凯尔夫人与特罗洛普等人。3._ novels are all Victorian in date. Most of them are set in Wessex, the fictional primitive and crude rural region which is really the home place he both loves and hates.（分数：2.00）A.Hardy s B.Bronte sC.Lawrence

46、 sD.Joyce s解析：解析：哈代的小说带有典型的维多利亚时期的特点。多数小说都以一个叫“威塞克斯”的地方为背景，共称“威塞克斯”小说。这个背景的原型就是作者既爱又恨的故乡。4.The author of the book “Dombey and son“ is _.（分数：2.00）A.Charles Dickens B.Henry JamesC.Robert BrowningD.Robert Lee Frost解析：解析：董贝父子的作者是狄更斯。5.T. S. Eliot s early poems are marked by _ in comparison to his later ones.（分数：2.00）A.a philosophical and emotional calmB.a set of historical,