【学历类职业资格】全国自考（英美文学选读）模拟试卷16及答案解析.doc

1、全国自考（英美文学选读）模拟试卷 16 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.Dickens later works present a criticism of the more complicated and yet most fundamental social institutions and morals of the Victorian England. Which of the followings is among his later works?（分数：2.00）A.A Tale of Two Cities.

2、B.Sketches by Boz.C.Hard Times.D.Villette.2.As a representative of the_, Alexander Pope was one of the first to introduce rationalism to England.（分数：2.00）A.RenaissanceB.RationalismC.EnlightenmentD.Romanticism3.Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of the characteristics of Renaissance?（分数：2.

3、00）A.Rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture.B.Attempt to remove the old feudalist ideas in medieval Europe.C.Introducing new ideas that expressed the interests of the rising bourgeoisie.D.Praise of man s efforts in soul delivery and personal salvation.4.The Renaissance refers to the period b

4、etween 14th and mid-17th centuries, which was under the reign of Queen _ and absolute monarchy in England reached its summit, and in which the real mainstream was _.（分数：2.00）A.Victoria; poetryB.Elizabeth; dramaC.Mary; novelD.James; drama5.The play Romeo and Juliet, though a tragedy, is permeated wit

5、h _spirit.（分数：2.00）A.optimisticB.sadC.pessimisticD.just6.In _, Shakespeare has not only made a profound analysis of the social crisis in which the evils can be seen everywhere, but also criticized the bourgeois egoism.（分数：2.00）A.HamletB.King LearC.The TempestD.Romeo and Juliet7.Among the three major

6、 poetical works by John Milton, _is the most perfect example of the verse drama after the Greek style in English.（分数：2.00）A.Samson AgonistesB.Paradise LostC.Paradise RegainedD.Areopagitica8.The Enlightenment Movement brought about a revival of interest in the old classical works in the field of lite

7、rature. This tendency is known as_.（分数：2.00）A.humanismB.realismC.symbolismD.neoclassicism9.In 1726, Jonathan Swift wrote and published his greatest satiric work, _.（分数：2.00）A.A Tale of a TubB.The Battle of the BooksC.Gullivers TravelsD.A Modest Proposal10.Which of the following writings by Henry Fie

8、lding brings him the name of the “Prose Homer“?（分数：2.00）A.The Coffee-House Politician.B.The Tragedy of Tragedies.C.The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling.D.The History of Amelia.11.Which of the following works best represents the national spirit of the 18th-century England?（分数：2.00）A.A Sentimental Jo

9、urney.B.Gulliver s Travels.C.Jonathan Wild the Great.D.Robinson Crusoe.12.The major British Romantic poets Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats started a rebellion against the neoclassical literature, which was later regarded as _.（分数：2.00）A.the poetic romanceB.the poetic movementC

10、.the poetic revolutionD.the poetic reformation13.Which of the following is the Gothic novel?（分数：2.00）A.P.B. Shelley s Prometheus Unbound.B.John Keats Lamia.C.Mary Shelley s Frankenstein.D.Jane Austen s Pride and Prejudice.14.Childhood is central to William Blake s concern in the Songs of Innocence a

11、nd _.（分数：2.00）A.Songs of ExperienceB.Song of MyselfC.Poetical SketchesD.Marriage of Heaven and Hell15.According to the subjects, William Wordsworth s short poems can be classified into two groups: poems about _and poems about human life.（分数：2.00）A.loveB.friendshipC.natureD.truth16.William Wordsworth

12、 is a poet in memory of the past. To him, life is a cyclical journey. Its beginning finally turns out to be its end. His philosophy of life is presented in his masterpiece_.（分数：2.00）A.The PreludeB.My Heart Leaps upC.Tintern AbbeyD.The Solitary Reaper17.“If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?“ is

13、 an epigrammatic line taken from _ s poem.（分数：2.00）A.John KeatsB.William BlakeC.William WordsworthD.P.B. Shelley18.The novel Pride and Prejudice mainly deals with the five Bennet sisters and their search for suitable husbands, centering on the love story between_and _.（分数：2.00）A.Jane/BingleyB.Lydia/

14、WickhamC.Elizabeth/DarcyD.Jane/Rochester19.After reading the first chapter of Pride and Prejudice, we may come to know that Mrs. Bennet is a woman of_.（分数：2.00）A.simple character and poor understandingB.simple character and quick witC.intricate character and quick witD.intricate character and poor u

15、nderstanding20.According to D. H. Lawrence, _was the first novelist that “started putting all the actions inside. “（分数：2.00）A.George EliotB.Thomas HardyC.Charles DickensD.T. S. Eliot21.Charlotte Bronte s first novel The Professor was rejected by the publisher, but her second one, _, won immediate su

16、ccess and today it remains one of the most popular novels.（分数：2.00）A.Wuthering HeightsB.Pride and PrejudiceC.Jane EyreD.Agnes Grey22.Emily Bronte is, first of all, a poet. But she is better known today as the author of that most fascinating novel_.（分数：2.00）A.Jane EyreB.Pride and PrejudiceC.Wuthering

17、 HeightsD.Agnes Grey23.“ Every day, every hour, brought to him one more little stroke of her nature, and to her one more of his, “ the sentence is found in _.（分数：2.00）A.Middlemarch by George EliotB.Tess of the D Urbervilles by Thomas HardyC.Jane Eyre by Charlotte BronteD.Wuthering Heights by Emily B

18、ronte24.George Bernard Shaw s play Mrs. Warren s Profession is about_.（分数：2.00）A.slum landlordismB.the economic oppression of womenC.the political corruption in EnglandD.the religious corruption in England25._, which bears a strong thematic resemblance to The Waste Land, is generally regarded as the

19、 darkest of T. S. Eliot s poems.（分数：2.00）A.GerontionB.The Hollow MenC.The Love Song of J. Alfred PrufrockD.The Cocktail Party26.Generally speaking, _ is the best of T. S. Eliot s plays in the sense that it contains the best poetry and the most coherent drama.（分数：2.00）A.Murder in the CathedralB.The C

20、ocktail PartyC.GerontionD.The Family Reunion27.The Rainbow and_are generally regarded as D. H. Lawrence s masterpieces.（分数：2.00）A.Sons and LoversB.Women in LoveC.Lady Chatterleys LoverD.The Plumed Serpent28.American Transcendentalists most typically believe that_.（分数：2.00）A.art is superior to lifeB.

21、man is divine in natureC.man can transform natureD.poetry is the highest form of art29.“ There is evil in every human heart, which may remain latent, perhaps, through the whole life; but circumstances may rouse it to activity. “ , which author of the following authors does the mention belong to?（分数：

22、2.00）A.Washington Irving.B.Ralph Waldo Emerson.C.Nathaniel Hawthorne.D.Walt Whitman.30.In Young Goodman Brown by Hawthorne, the name of Brown s wife is_, which also contains many symbolic meanings.（分数：2.00）A.RuthB.FaithC.MaryD.Hester31.Frost s first collection A boy s Will, whose lyrics trace a boy

23、s development from self-centered idealism to maturity, is marked by an intense but restrained emotion and the characteristic flavor of_.（分数：2.00）A.England lifeB.New England lifeC.the Southern American lifeD.the Western American life32.The period, which has been referred to as _ in the literary histo

24、ry of the United States, is ranging from 1865 to 1914.（分数：2.00）A.the Age of RealismB.the Age of RomanticismC.the Age of RenaissanceD.the Age of Transcendentalism33._ is evolved from Realism when the author s tone in writing becomes less serious and less sympathetic but more ironic and more pessimist

25、ic.（分数：2.00）A.RomanticismB.ModernismC.NaturalismD.Scientism34._was Mark Twain s masterpiece from which “all modern American literature comes. “（分数：2.00）A.The Adventures of Tom SawyerB.Adventures of Huckleberry FinnC.Innocents AbroadD.The Gilded Age35._ is generally regarded as the forerunner of the

26、20th-century “ stream-of-consciousness“ novels and the founder of psychological realism.（分数：2.00）A.Henry JamesB.Mark TwainC.Theodore DreiserD.Walt Whitman36.More than live hundred poems that Dickinson wrote are about nature, in which her general _ about the relationship between man and nature is wel

27、l-expressed.（分数：2.00）A.skepticismB.eulogyC.happinessD.denial37.Theodore Dreiser s _found expression in almost every book he wrote in which “ kill or to be killed“ was the law.（分数：2.00）A.romanticismB.naturalismC.cubismD.classicalism38._ was a most representative figure of the 1920s, and he was often

28、acclaimed literary spokesman of the Jazz Age.（分数：2.00）A.Ernest HemingwayB.F. Scott FitzgeraldC.William FaulknerD.Ezra Pound39.The following s are all Hemingway s works EXCEPT_.（分数：2.00）A.The Green Hills of AfricaB.North of BostonC.Death in the AfternoonD.The Snows of Kilimanjaro40.In _, William Faul

29、kner illuminates the problem of black and white in the American Southern society as a close-knit destiny of blood brotherhood.（分数：2.00）A.Go Down, MosesB.Light in AugustC.The Marble FaunD.As I Lay Dying二、阅读理解(总题数：4，分数：8.00)41.Wild Spirit, which art moving everywhere; Destroyer and Preserver; hear, O

30、hear! Questions:A. Identify the poet and the poem.B. What does the “Wild Spirit“ refer to?C. Why is it called “Destroyer and Preserver“ at the same time?（分数：2.00）_42.I like to see it lap the Miles And lick the Valleys up And stop to feed itself at Tanks And thenprodigious step Questions:A. Please gi

31、ve the name of the author.B. What idea does this poem express?（分数：2.00）_43.The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. Questions:A. Who is the author of the poem?B. What does “promise“ refer to?C. What does the rep

32、etition serve as?（分数：2.00）_44.The early lilacs became part of this child, And grass and white and red morning-glories, and white and red clover, and the song of the phoebe-bird, And the Third-month lambs and the sow s pink-faint litter, and the mare s foal and the cow s calf, And the noisy brood of

33、the barnyard or by the mire of the pondside, And the fish suspending themselves so curiously below there, and the beautiful curious liquid, And the water-plants with their graceful flat heads, all became part of him. Questions:A. Name the author and the title of the poem.B. What is the poetic style

34、called?C. What does the passage describe?（分数：2.00）_三、简答题(总题数：4，分数：8.00)45.Sea adventures are Melville s favorite subject; “ Moby-Dick“ is a great novel in the theme, which is also noted for its symbolism. Please analyze it in detail.（分数：2.00）_46.Take Mark Twain s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as an

35、 example to illustrate the statement that Mark Twain was a unique writer in American literature.（分数：2.00）_47.Whitman has made radical changes in the form of poetry by choosing free verse as his medium of expression. What are the characteristic of Whitman s free verse?（分数：2.00）_48.William Faulkner, a

36、 Nobel Prize winner, has an important position in American literature. Name two of his major novels. Do you know anything about “Yoknapatawpha County“? What is unique of Faulkner s fiction, historically and geographically?（分数：2.00）_四、论述题(总题数：2，分数：4.00)49.Please give a short introduction to the major

37、 characteristics of D. H. Lawrence s literary creation in novel writing.（分数：2.00）_50.How is Romanticism different from Neoclassicism? Provide brief evidence from the literary works you know best.（分数：2.00）_全国自考（英美文学选读）模拟试卷 16 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.Dickens later works pre

38、sent a criticism of the more complicated and yet most fundamental social institutions and morals of the Victorian England. Which of the followings is among his later works?（分数：2.00）A.A Tale of Two Cities.B.Sketches by Boz.C.Hard Times. D.Villette.解析：2.As a representative of the_, Alexander Pope was

39、one of the first to introduce rationalism to England.（分数：2.00）A.RenaissanceB.RationalismC.Enlightenment D.Romanticism解析：解析：作为启蒙主义时期的代表人物，蒲伯第一个将理性主义引入英国。3.Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of the characteristics of Renaissance?（分数：2.00）A.Rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture.B.At

40、tempt to remove the old feudalist ideas in medieval Europe.C.Introducing new ideas that expressed the interests of the rising bourgeoisie.D.Praise of man s efforts in soul delivery and personal salvation. 解析：解析：由常识可知 D 项不是文艺复兴的特点。4.The Renaissance refers to the period between 14th and mid-17th centu

41、ries, which was under the reign of Queen _ and absolute monarchy in England reached its summit, and in which the real mainstream was _.（分数：2.00）A.Victoria; poetryB.Elizabeth; drama C.Mary; novelD.James; drama解析：解析：文艺复兴指的是 14 世纪到 17 世纪中叶在女王伊丽莎白的统治下的一段时期，英国的文学主流是戏剧。5.The play Romeo and Juliet, though

42、a tragedy, is permeated with _spirit.（分数：2.00）A.optimistic B.sadC.pessimisticD.just解析：6.In _, Shakespeare has not only made a profound analysis of the social crisis in which the evils can be seen everywhere, but also criticized the bourgeois egoism.（分数：2.00）A.HamletB.King Lear C.The TempestD.Romeo a

43、nd Juliet解析：7.Among the three major poetical works by John Milton, _is the most perfect example of the verse drama after the Greek style in English.（分数：2.00）A.Samson Agonistes B.Paradise LostC.Paradise RegainedD.Areopagitica解析：解析：约翰-弥尔顿创作了三部伟大的诗作：失乐园、复乐园、力士参孙。最后一部力士参孙是古希腊诗剧体在英语中的完美体现。8.The Enlighten

44、ment Movement brought about a revival of interest in the old classical works in the field of literature. This tendency is known as_.（分数：2.00）A.humanismB.realismC.symbolismD.neoclassicism 解析：解析：在文学领域，启蒙主义运动使人们重新对古典时代的著作产生兴趣。这股思潮便是新古典主义。9.In 1726, Jonathan Swift wrote and published his greatest satiri

45、c work, _.（分数：2.00）A.A Tale of a TubB.The Battle of the BooksC.Gullivers Travels D.A Modest Proposal解析：解析：在 1726 年，斯威夫特写作并出版了他最伟大的讽刺小说格列佛游记。10.Which of the following writings by Henry Fielding brings him the name of the “Prose Homer“?（分数：2.00）A.The Coffee-House Politician.B.The Tragedy of Tragedies.

46、C.The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. D.The History of Amelia.解析：解析：汤姆-琼斯为菲尔丁赢得了“散文荷马”的盛名。11.Which of the following works best represents the national spirit of the 18th-century England?（分数：2.00）A.A Sentimental Journey.B.Gulliver s Travels.C.Jonathan Wild the Great.D.Robinson Crusoe. 解析：12.The major British Romantic po