【学历类职业资格】英美文学选读自考题-3及答案解析.doc

1、英美文学选读自考题-3 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)1.The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events EXCEPT _.A. the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek cultureB. the vast expansion of British colonies in North AmericaC. the new discoveries in geography and astrologyD. the

2、religious reformation and the economic expansion（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.The Petrarchan sonnet was first introduced into England by _.A. Surrey B. WyattC. Blake D. Milton（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England are all the following EXCEPT _.A. Francis Bacon B. Christopher

3、MarloweC. William Shakespeare D. Ben Jonson（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.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 _.A. C

4、hristians/Jews B. Jews/ChristiansC. oppressors/oppressed D. men/women（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.Miltons _ is a long epic divided into 12 books.A. Paradise Lost B. Paradise RegainedC. Areopagitica D. Samson Agonistes（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.Which of the following descriptions of the Enlightenment Movement is NOT c

5、orrect?A. The movement flourished 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.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.In _ of Gullivers Travels, Jonathan Swift satirize

6、s the western civilization including false illusions about science, philosophy, history and even immortality.A. the first voyage to Lilliput B. the second voyage to BrobdingnagC. the third voyage to the Flying Island D. the fourth voyage to Houyhnhnm land（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8._ is a master satirist. Hi

7、s satire is usually masked by an outward gravity and an apparent earnestness which renders his satire all the more powerful.A. Jonathan Swift B. Daniel DefoeC. Henry Fielding D. Thomas Gray（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Which of the following descriptions of Gothic Novels is NOT correct?A. It predominated in th

8、e 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.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.Shelleys masterpiece, _, is a verse drama, which borrows

9、the basic story from the Greek mythology.A. The Revolt of Islam B. Prometheus unboundC. Ode to the West Wind D. Adonais（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.The Romantic Movement expressed a more or less _ attitude toward the existing social and political conditions that came with industrialization.A. positive B. neg

10、ativeC. neutral D. indifferent（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.For the Romantics, _ is not only the major source of poetic imagery, but also provides the dominant subject matter.A. love B. manC. nature D. death（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.The English Romantic period produced two major novelists. They are _.A. Lamb and Ha

11、zlitt B. Byron and ShelleyC. Scott and Austen D. Keats and Coleridge（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.Literarily _ was the first important Romantic-. poet, showing a contempt for the rule of reason, opposing the classical tradition of the 18th century, and treasuring the individuals imagination.A. William Wordswo

12、rth B. William BlakeC. Robert Burns D. Samuel Taylor Coleridge（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.Returning to England from Germany in 1799, William Wordsworth and his sister settled at Dove Cottage in Grasmere, Westmoreland. The poet _ as well as _ lived nearby, and the three men became known as the “Lake Poets.“A

13、. Samuel Taylor Coleridge; George Gordon ByronB. Robert Southey; Samuel Taylor ColeridgeC. John Keats; Robert SoutheyD. George Gordon Byron; Percy Bysshe Shelley（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.Perhaps the most anthologized poem in English literature is Wordsworths _.A. “To a Skylark“ B. “I Wondered Lonely as a

14、Cloud“C. “An Evening Walk“ D. “My Heart Leaps up/（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.P. B. Shelleys greatest political lyrics is _.A. Men of England B. An Essay on CriticismC. The Prelude D. A Defence of Poetry（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.In _, Shelley created a Platonic symbol of the spirit of man, a force of beauty and re

15、generation.A. “My Heart Leaps up“ B. “The Cloud“C. “Ode to Liberty“ D. “Adonais/（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.As a novelist _ writes within a very narrow sphere, the provincial life of the late 18th-century England.A. Jonathan Swift B. Jane AustenC. Thomas Hardy D. Henry Fielding（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.20.In the Vic

16、torian 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.A. Charles Dickens B. William Makepeace ThackerayC. Thomas Hardy D. Charlotte Bronte（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.21.The most

17、distinguishing feature of Charles Dickenss works lies in his _.A. social criticism B. optimismC. character-portrayal D. social setting（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.22.In 1950, _ was awarded the Nobel Prize for the anti-racist Intruder in the Dust.A. Robert Frost B. William FaulknerC. Ezra Pound D. Ernest Hemingw

18、ay（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.23.In Hardys Wessex novels, there is an apparent _ touch in his description of the simple and beautiful though primitive rural life.A. realistic B. nostalgicC. romantic D. sentimental（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.24.The outstanding realistic novelists in the early 20th-century England were _,

19、H. G. Wells and Arnold Bennett.A. George Bernard Shaw B. John GalsworthyC. James Joyce D. T. S. Eliot（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.25.Most of George Bernard Shaws plays are concerned with political, economic, moral, or religious problems, and thus, can be termed as _ plays.A. comic B. tragicC. problem D. realist

20、ic（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.26.The Waste Land, _s most important single poem, has been hailed as a landmark and a model of the 20th-century English poetry.A. Fitzgerald B. FaulknerC. Hemingway D. T. S. Eliot（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.27.Lawrence was recognized as a prominent novelist only after he published his third

21、novel _.A. The Rainbow B. Women in LoveC. Sons and Lovers D. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.28.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.A. stream of consci

22、ousness B. dramatic monologueC. romantic and realistic tradition D. poetic imagination and symbolism（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.29.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.A. optimistic B. CalvinisticC. Platonic

23、 D. Socratic（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.30.The Birthmark drives home symbolically Hawthornes point that _ is mans birthmark, something he is horn with.A. goodness B. original sinC. evil D. kindness（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.31.According to Whitman, the genuine participation of a poet in a common cultural effort was to b

24、ehave as a supremeA. democrat B. individualistC. romanticist D. leader（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.32._ turns out to be a symbolic voyage of the mind in quest of the truth and knowledge of the universe, a spiritual exploration into mans deep reality and psychology.A. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn B. The Great

25、GatsbyC. Moby-Dick D. The Scarlet Letter（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.33.The impact of Darwins evolutionary theory on the American thought and the influence of the nineteenth-century French literature on the American men of letters gave rise to yet another school of realism: American _.A. modernism B. colloquial

26、ismC. naturalism D. humanism（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.34.Samuel Langhorne Clemens is better known by the pen name _.A. Mark Twain B. Henry JamesC. William Faulkner D. Theodore Dreiser（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.35._ by Henry James tells a story about a young and innocent American confronting the complexity of the Europ

27、ean life.A. The American B. Daisy MillerC. The Europeans D. The Portrait of A Lady（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.36.In Henry James Daisy Miller, the author tries to portray the young woman as an embodiment of _.A. the corruption of the newly rich B. the free spirit of the New WorldC. the decline of aristocracy D.

28、 the force of convention（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.37.“Because I could not stop for Death-“ is a poem written by _.A. Ezra Pound B. Walt WhitmanC. Robert Frost D. Emily Dickinson（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.38.Theodore Dreiser belonged to the school of literary _ which .emphasized heredity and environment as important de

29、terministic forces shaping individualized characters who were presented in special and detailed circumstances.A. naturalism B. realismC. determinism D. humanism（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.39.North of Boston is described by the author, Robert Frost, as “a book of people,“ which shows a brilliant insight into _

30、character and the background that formed it.A. the cowboy B. New EnglandC. Ivy League D. ivory tower（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.40.The Hemingway Code heroes are best remembered for their _.A. masculinity B. war experienceC. indestructible spirit D. pessimistic view of life（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.41.For herein Fortune

31、 shows herself more kindThan is her custom. It is still her useTo let the wretched man outlive his wealth,To view with hollow eye and wrinkled browAn age of poverty; from which lingring penanceOf such misery doth she cut me off.Questions:A. Who is the author of the play?B. What does “she“ refer to?C

32、. What does the statement mean?（分数：4.00）_42.The Eyes aroundhad wrung them dryAnd Breaths were gathering firmFor that last Onsetwhen the KingBe witnessedin the RoomQuestions:A. From which poem is the stanza taken?B. What does “the King“ refer to?C. What does the first line mean?（分数：4.00）_43.I shall b

33、e telling this with a sighSomewhere ages and ages hence:Two roads diverged in a wood, and II took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference.Questions:A. Identify the author and the title of the poem from which the quoted lines are taken.B. What additional meaning do the two roads

34、 have?C. What dilemma is the speaker facing?（分数：4.00）_44.I consulted several things in my situation which I found would be proper for me: 1st, health and fresh water I just now mentioned; 2ndly, shelter from the heat of the sun; 3rdly, security from ravenous creatures, whether men or beasts; 4thly,

35、a view to the sea, that if God sent any ship in sight, I might not lose any advantage for my deliverance, of which I was not willing to banish all my expectation yet.Questions:A. Identify the author and the work.B. What idea does the quoted passage express?（分数：4.00）_45.What are the major themes of m

36、odernist literature?（分数：6.00）_46.How do you philosophically define Transcendentalism?（分数：6.00）_47.Why has Fielding been regarded as “Father of the English Novel“?（分数：6.00）_48.What is “the Enlightenment Movement“?（分数：6.00）_49.Thomas Hardy is not an analyst of human life or nature, but a meditative st

37、ory-teller or romancer. Please make a brief comment on Hardys Tess of the D Urbervilles.（分数：10.00）_50.Please mark a brief comment on Hawthornes Young Goodman Brown.（分数：10.00）_英美文学选读自考题-3 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)1.The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events EX

38、CEPT _.A. the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek cultureB. the vast expansion of British colonies in North AmericaC. the new discoveries in geography and astrologyD. the religious reformation and the economic expansion（分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：主要考查的知识点为激发文艺复兴的历史事件。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

39、发现，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 _.A. Surrey B. WyattC. Blake D. Milton（分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：主要考查的知识点为十四行诗的领导人物。怀亚特将彼特拉克的十四行诗引进美国，而萨里引进了无韵体诗，他们共同开创了英国式的十四行诗。3.The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England are all the following EXCEPT _.A. Fr

40、ancis Bacon B. Christopher MarloweC. William Shakespeare D. Ben Jonson（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：主要考查的知识点为文艺复兴时期英国最著名的戏剧家。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 the hypocrisy of _ and their false standards of friendship and love,

41、their cunning ways of pursuing worldliness and their unreasoning prejudice against _.A. Christians/Jews B. Jews/ChristiansC. oppressors/oppressed D. men/women（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：本题主要考查的知识点为人们对威尼斯商人的评价。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.Miltons _ is a long epic divided into

42、 12 books.A. Paradise Lost B. Paradise RegainedC. Areopagitica D. Samson Agonistes（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：6.Which of the following descriptions of the Enlightenment Movement is NOT correct?A. The movement flourished in France.B. The movement was a furtherance of the Renaissance.C. The purpose of the mo

43、vement was to enlighten the whole world.D. The purpose of the movement was to enhance the religious education.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：主要考查的知识点为启蒙运动。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 Gullivers Travels, Jonathan Swift satirizes the western civilizatio

44、n including false illusions about science, philosophy, history and even immortality.A. the first voyage to Lilliput B. the second voyage to BrobdingnagC. the third voyage to the Flying Island D. the fourth voyage to Houyhnhnm land（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：本题主要考查的知识点为小说格列佛游记的第三部分。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

45、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.A. Jonathan Swift B. Daniel DefoeC. Henry Fielding D. Thomas Gray（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.

46、解析：9.Which of the following descriptions of Gothic Novels is NOT correct?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.（分数：1