【学历类职业资格】英美文学选读自考题-9及答案解析.doc

1、英美文学选读自考题-9 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B(总题数：40，分数：40.00)1.Edmund Spenser, Christopher Marlowe and Francis Bacon are the few literary giants in _ period. A. Enlightenment B. Neo-classical C. Romantic D. Renaissance（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England are Marlowe

2、, William Shakespeare and _. A. John Milton B. John Marlowe C. Ben Jonson D. Edmund Spenser（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.Shakespeares greatest tragedies are _. A. Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth B. Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Romeo and Juliet C. Hamlet, Coriolanus, King Lear and Macbeth D. Hamlet, Ju

3、lius caesar, Othello and Macbeth（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.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. A. The Tempest B. Hamlet C. King Lear D. Romeo and Juliet（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.The story o

4、f “a pound of flesh“ is in _. A. The Comedy of Errors B. Loves Labours Lost C. The Merchant of Venice D. Henry （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.Which of the writings by John Milton is the most influential dramatic poem after the Greek style in English?_ A. Samson Agonistes. B. Paradise Lost. C. Paradise Regained.

5、 D. Areopagitica.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.Which of the following is not true according to your knowledge?_ A. Samson Agonistes is a comedy. B. In Samson Agonistes, Milton borrows his story from the Bible. C. The end of Samson Agonistes is a fitting close to the life work of the poet himself. D. In some se

6、nse, Samson is Milton.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.English enlighteners in the 18th century held _ as the yardstick for the measurement of all human activities and relations. A. property B. education C. emotion D. reason（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Among the pioneers of the modern English novel in the 18th century are

7、Daniel Defoe, Samuel Richardson, Henry Fielding, George Smollett and _. A. Samuel Johnson B. Jonathan Swift C. Alexander Pope D. Oliver Goldsmith（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.Jonathan Swifts Gullivers Travels is the greatest _ work in English literature. A. realistic B. satiric C. romantic D. poetic（分数：1.00）A

8、.B.C.D.11.The publication of _ marked the beginning of Romantic Age. A. Don Juan B. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner C. The Lyrical Ballads D. Queen Mab（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.In the Romantic Age, _ is a great critic on Shakespeare, Elizabethan drama, and English poetry. A. Byron B. Jane Austen C. Willia

9、m Hazlitt D. William Blake（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13._ is the central concern to Blakes concern in the Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. A. childhood B. woman C. poetry D. happiness（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.The author of the Writing Prometheus Unbound is _. A. Washington Irving B. Shelley C. Alfred Ten

10、nyson D. Alexander Pope（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.In his Ode to the West Wind, _ gathered a wealth of symbolism, employed a structural art and his powers of metrical orchestration at their mightiest. A. Wordsworth B. Coleridge C. Shelley D. Byron（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.“It is a truth universally acknowledged,

11、that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.“ The quoted part is taken from _. A. Jane Eyre B. Wuthering Heights C. Pride and Prejudice D. Sense and Sensibility（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.In Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens criticizes the _. A. money worshipping tendency B. deh

12、umanizing of workhouse system C. hypocrisy of the upper society D. distortion of the human heart（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.The death-bed scenes of little Nell (The Old Curiosity Shop) and little Paul (Dombey and Son) are the vivid description by _. A. Charles Dickens B. William Shakespeare C. Thomas Hardy

13、D. George Bernard Shaw（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.Which of the following descriptions of Thomas Hardy is wrong?_ A. Most of his novels are set in Wessex. B. Tess of the DUrbervilles is one of the most representative of him as both a naturalistic and a critical realist writer. C. Among Hardys major works, Un

14、der the Greenwood Tree is the most cheerful and idyllic. D. From The Mayor of Casterbridge on, the tragic sense becomes the keynote of his novels.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.20.Thomas Hardys pessimistic view of life predominated most of his later works and earns him a reputation as a _ writer. A. realistic B.

15、naturalistic C. romantic D. stylistic（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.21.Contrary to the traditional romance of aristocrats the modern English novel gives a realistic presentation of life of _. A. the common English people B. the upper class C. the rising bourgeoisie D. the enterprising landlords（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.22

16、.Who is the first “Angry Young Man“?_ A. Osborne B. Eliot C. Christopher D. Bernard Shaw（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.23.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 _. A. indignation B. sa

17、tisfaction C. optimism D. pessimism（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.24.Which of the following writings is not the novel of D.H. Lawrences?_ A. Sons and Lovers. B. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. C. The White Peacock. D. The Rainbow.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.25.The Romantic Period, one of the most important periods

18、in the history of American literature, stretches from the end of _ to the outbreak of _. A. the 17th century, the American War of Independence B. the 18th century, the American Civil War C. the 17th century, the American Civil War D. the 18th century, the American War of Independence（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D

19、.26.Transcendentalist doctrines found their greatest literary advocate in _ and Thoreau. A. Jefferson B. Emerson C. Freneau D. Oversoul（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.27.One source of evil that Hawthorne is concerned most is _. A. selfishness B. pride C. over-reaching intellect D. consciousness（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.28.

20、After his experiences in the forest, Young Goodman Brown returns to Salem _. A. desperate and gloomy B. renewed in his faith C. wearing a black veil D. unaware of his own sin（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.29.Cavalry Crossing a Ford by Whitman reminds its readers of a picture, or a photo, of a scene of _. A. the A

21、merican War of Independence B. the Westward Movement C. the US-Spanish War D. the American Civil War（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.30.The giant Moby Dick may symbolize all except _. A. mystery of the universe B. sin of the whale C. power of the great nature D. evil of the world（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.31.One of the most

22、familiar themes in American naturalism is the theme of human _. A. peacefulness B. joyfulness C. bestiality D. civilization（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.32._ contribution to American literature is that he made colloquial speech an accepted standard literature medium. A. Henry James B. Mark Twains C. Dreisers D.

23、Howells（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.33.Henry James is generally regarded as the forerunner of the 20th-century “stream-of-consciousness“ novels and the founder of _. A. neoclassicism B. psychological realism C. psychoanalytical criticism D. surrealism（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.34.In general, the American woman poet _ wan

24、ted to live simply as a complete independent being, and so she did, as a spinster. A. M.L. Todd B. Emily Dickinson C. Anna Dickinson D. Emily Shaw（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.35.What is the analogy that Emily Dickinson uses in her poem “Because I could not stop for Death“?_ A. Horse and carriage. B. Stage and p

25、erformance. C. Cloud and shade. D. Ship and harbor.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.36.Who is not included in “the Lost Generation“?_ A. William Carlos Williams. B. Robert Frost. C. Ezra Pound. D. Mark Twain.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.37.“After Apple-Picking“ is a well-known poem written by _. A. Robert Lee Frost B. Ezra Pou

26、nd C. Walt Whitman D. T.S. Eliot（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.38.In the beginning paragraph of Chapter 3, The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald describes a big party by saying that “men and girls came and went like moths“. The author most likely indicates that _. A. there was a crowd of party-goers B. such life does not

27、have real meaning C. these people were light-hearted D. these were crazy and ignorant characters（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.39.Which one of the following statements is not true of “Indian Camp“ by Hemingway?_ A. A young Indian woman had been trying to have her baby for two days. B. Nicks father delivered this

28、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 womans husband was murdered while she was in labor.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.40.William Faulkner makes best use of the Gothic devices in narration

29、 in _. A. The Bear B. The Sound and the Fury C. Light in August D. A Rose for Emily（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.二、B(总题数：4，分数：16.00)41.“Mr. Western had an estate in this parish; and as his house stood at little greater distance from this church than from his own, he very often came to Divine Service here; and bo

30、th he and the charming Sophia happened to be present at this time.“Questions:A. Identify the author and the title of the book.B. What name does this book bring to the author?C. What is the social significance of the book?D. What are the scenes in this book?（分数：4.00）_42.The following quotation is fro

31、m one of the poems by T.S. Eliot:No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be;Am an attendant lord, one that will doTo swell a progress, start a scene or twoAdvise the prince; no doubt, an easy tool,Deferential, glad to be of use,Politic, cautious, and meticulous,Full of high sentence, but a bit

32、obtuse;.Questions:A. Identify the title of the poem from which the quoted part is taken.B. Whos the speaker of the quoted lines?C. What does the first line show about the speaker?（分数：4.00）_43.“All right, then, Ill go to hell“and tore it up.“(The above sentence is taken from one of Mark Twains works.

33、)Questions:A. From which work is the above sentence taken?B. Under what circumstances did Huck Finn say this?C. And what did he tear up?（分数：4.00）_44.“Where are we going, Dad? Nick asked.Over to the Indian camp. There is an Indian lady very sick.Oh, said Nick.“Questions:A. Identify the author and the

34、 title of the work from which the passage is taken.B. What does Dad imply when he says “There is an Indian lady very sick“?C. Why is Dad going to the Indian camp?（分数：4.00）_三、B(总题数：4，分数：24.00)45.Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience are written by William Blake. Do you think the two collections

35、of poems are the same?（分数：6.00）_46.How are naturalism and criticism reflected in Hardys novels?（分数：6.00）_47.What are the artistic characteristics of The Scarlet Letter?（分数：6.00）_48.What is stream of consciousness in novel writing? Try to explain the question from two angles.（分数：6.00）_四、B(总题数：2，分数：20

36、.00)49.By analyzing the poems by Percy Bysshe Shelley, discuss his art of poems.（分数：10.00）_50.Sister Carrie, is the greatest literary work by Theodore Dreiser. Discuss Carrie Meeber, the protagonist of the novel.（分数：10.00）_英美文学选读自考题-9 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B(总题数：40，分数：40.00)1.Edmund Spenser, C

37、hristopher Marlowe and Francis Bacon are the few literary giants in _ period. A. Enlightenment B. Neo-classical C. Romantic D. Renaissance（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 埃德蒙斯宾塞、克里斯托夫马洛和弗兰西斯培根，都是文艺复兴时期的文学巨匠。2.The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England are Marlowe, William Shakespeare and _. A. Joh

38、n Milton B. John Marlowe C. Ben Jonson D. Edmund Spenser（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 文艺复兴时期英国最著名的戏剧家有克里斯托夫马洛、威廉莎士比亚与本琼生。3.Shakespeares greatest tragedies are _. A. Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth B. Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Romeo and Juliet C. Hamlet, Coriolanus, King Lear and Macbeth D. Ham

39、let, Julius caesar, Othello and Macbeth（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 第三阶段包括了莎翁最伟大的悲剧和他自称的黑色喜剧(或悲喜剧)。悲剧有哈姆莱特、奥赛罗、李尔王、麦克白、安东尼与克利奥佩特拉、特洛伊勒斯与克利西达及科里奥拉那斯。其中具有代表性的悲剧是哈姆莱特、奥赛罗、李尔王、麦克白。B 项中的罗密欧与朱丽叶和 D 项中的裘利斯凯撒是莎士比亚第二阶段创作的悲剧。C 项中的科里奥拉那斯不是其悲剧代表作。4.In _, Shakespeare has not only made a profound analysis of the socia

40、l crisis in which the evils can be seen everywhere, but also criticized the bourgeois egoism. A. The Tempest B. Hamlet C. King Lear D. Romeo and Juliet（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 在李尔王中，莎士比亚不仅深刻剖析了罪恶横行的社会危机，也批判了新兴资产阶级的利己主义。5.The story of “a pound of flesh“ is in _. A. The Comedy of Errors B. Loves Labour

41、s Lost C. The Merchant of Venice D. Henry （分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 “一磅肉”的故事发生在威尼斯商人中。6.Which of the writings by John Milton is the most influential dramatic poem after the Greek style in English?_ A. Samson Agonistes. B. Paradise Lost. C. Paradise Regained. D. Areopagitica.（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 米尔顿

42、的力士参孙(1671 年)是古希腊诗剧体在英文中的完美体现。7.Which of the following is not true according to your knowledge?_ A. Samson Agonistes is a comedy. B. In Samson Agonistes, Milton borrows his story from the Bible. C. The end of Samson Agonistes is a fitting close to the life work of the poet himself. D. In some sense,

43、 Samson is Milton.（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 力士参孙(1671 年)。是弥尔顿三部是继贝奥武甫之后惟一的一部公认的英国文学中的悲剧史诗，不是喜剧。8.English enlighteners in the 18th century held _ as the yardstick for the measurement of all human activities and relations. A. property B. education C. emotion D. reason（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 启蒙主义者认为一旦理性成

44、为衡量人类行为与关系的尺度，所有的迷信、不公正与压迫便都会让位给“永久的真理”、“永久的公正”及“天赋的平等”。9.Among the pioneers of the modern English novel in the 18th century are Daniel Defoe, Samuel Richardson, Henry Fielding, George Smollett and _. A. Samuel Johnson B. Jonathan Swift C. Alexander Pope D. Oliver Goldsmith（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 英国现代小说的先驱有丹尼尔笛福，塞缪尔理查森，亨利费尔丁、劳伦斯斯泰恩，托比亚斯斯摩莱特以及奥立佛哥尔斯密。10.Jonathan Swifts Gullivers Travels is the greatest _ work in English