【学历类职业资格】英美文学选读自考题模拟20及答案解析.doc

1、英美文学选读自考题模拟 20 及答案解析(总分：99.97，做题时间：90 分钟)1.Gulliver“s Travels contains _. parts, each dealing with one particular voyage during his extraordinary adventures on some remote island.（分数：1.00）A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five2.Which of the following one is among the famous novelists of the critical realists in t

2、he Victorian Period?（分数：1.00）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：1.00）A.Hardy“sB.Bronte“sC.Lawr

3、ence“sD.Joyce“s4.The author of the book “Dombey and son“ is _.（分数：1.00）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：1.00）A.a philosophical and emotional calmB.a set of historical, cultural and religio

4、ns themesC.a dreamy quality, expressing melancholy and self-indulgent feelingsD.a mood of disillusionment and the sufferings of modem people6.The frank discussion of _ in his novel Lady Chatterley“s Lover is the chief reason why D. H. Lawrence had been accused of pornographic writing.（分数：1.00）A.hell

5、B.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：1.00）A.WhitmanB.BlakeC.PoundD.Longfellow8.While Mark Twain and William Dean Howells satirized European manners at times, _ was an admire

6、r of ancient European civilization.（分数：1.00）A.HenryB.Henry JamesC.Walt WhitmanD.Jack London9.Allen Ginsberg, whose “Howl“ became the manifesto of _.（分数：1.00）A.the Westward MovementB.the Utopian MovementC.the Beat MovementD.the Romantic Movement10.In Shakespeare“s The Merchant of Venice, Antonio coul

7、d not pay back the money he borrowed from Shylock, because _.（分数：1.00）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 literary formthe modern Engli

8、sh novel, which, contrary to the medieval romance, gives a _ presentation of life of the common people.（分数：1.00）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 and has to go through hard

9、 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：1.00）A.Jonathan Wild the GreatB.Tom JonesC.The Coffee-House PoliticianD.Amelia13.“He was silent with conceit

10、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：1.00）A.sincerely warmB.genuinely kindC.seemingly angryD.merely contemptuous14.Whitman“s poems are characterized by all t

11、he following features EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）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：1.00）A.Stowe“s Uncle Tom“ s Cabin.B.James“s The Po

12、rtrait 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：1.00）A.hypocrisyB.cold and indifferenceC.grace and patienceD.Americaness17.The raft with which Huck and Jim make their

13、 voyage down the Mississippi River may symbolize all the following EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）A.a return to natureB.an escape from evils, injustices, and corruption of the civilized societyC.the American society in the early 19th centuryD.a small world where people of different colors can live friendly and h

14、appily18.Shakespeare“s tragedies include all the following EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）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! Single, my dear, to

15、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：1.00）A.Jane Austen“s Pride and PrejudiceB.Emily Bronte“s Wuthering HeightsC.John Galsworthy“s The Forsyte SagaD.George Eliot“s Middlemarch20.Here are tw

16、o 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：1.00）A.Simile.B.Metonymy.C.Pun.D.Synecdoche.21.In _, Robert Frost compares life to a journey, and he is doubtful whether

17、he will regret his choice or not when he is old, because the choice has made all the difference.（分数：1.00）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, they differ fro

18、m 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：1.00）A.progressB.freedomC.beautyD.death23.With Howells, James, and Mark Twain active on the litera

19、ry scene, _ became the major trend in American literature in the seventies and eighties of the 19th century.（分数：1.00）A.SentimentalismB.RomanticismC.RealismD.Naturalism24.Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of Mark Twain“s writing style?（分数：1.00）A.Simple vernacular.B.Local color.C.Lengthy

20、 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：1.00）A.indignationB.satisfactionC.optimismD.pessimism26.Through the

21、character of Elizabeth, Jane Austen emphasizes the importance of _ for women.（分数：1.00）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 “_.“（分数：1.00）A.the

22、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：1.00）A.A young Indian woman had been trying to have her baby for two days.B.Nick“s father delivered

23、 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 “the true father

24、 of our national literature.“（分数：1.00）A.Theodore DreiserB.Bret HarteC.Mark TwainD.D. Howells30.Which of the following poems is a landmark in English poetry?（分数：1.00）A.Lyrical Ballads by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor ColeridgeB.I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William WordsworthC.Remorse by Sam

25、uel 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：1.00）A.the 17th century ;the American War of IndependenceB.the 18th century;the American Civil Wa

26、rC.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：1.00）A.She remained unmarried all her life.B.She wrote 1,775 poems, and most of them were published during her life time.C.Her

27、 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 ironic because

28、 there is no peace at all in the stories.（分数：1.00）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 beat or reg

29、ular rhyme scheme.（分数：1.00）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 between two diffe

30、rent cultures.（分数：1.00）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：1.00）A.Religion and immortality.B.Evil and death.C.Love and money.D.War and peace.37

31、._ 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：1.00）A.Leaves of GrassB.Cavalry Crossing a FordC.Song of MyselfD.Drum Taps38.Which one of the followings is NOT the belief of the British

32、bourgeois or middle class?（分数：1.00）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：1.00）A.naturalismB.romanticismC.transcendentalismD.cubism40.As a prelude to The Waste Land, T. S. Eliot“s _ is a poem of drama

33、tic monologue, helping to point up the continuity of Eliot“s thinking.（分数：1.00）A.“Prufrock“B.“Gerontion“C.The Hollow MenD.Four QuartetsMy 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 ge

34、tting my liberty in a short time. I took all possible methods to cultivate this favorable disposition. Questions:（分数：4.00）(1).A. Identify the author and the title of the novel from which this passage is taken.（分数：2.00）_(2).B. What does this passage imply?（分数：2.00）_The next morning, the public were o

35、nce more informed that Oliver Twist was again To Let, and that five pounds would be paid to anybody who would take possession of him. Questions:（分数：3.99）(1).A. Identify the author and the novel.（分数：1.33）_(2).B. Why was Oliver Twist again To Let?（分数：1.33）_(3).C. What does the author want to show us i

36、n this novel?（分数：1.33）_Because I could not stop for Death He kindly stopped for me The Carriage held but just Ourselves And Immortality. Questions:（分数：3.99）(1).A. Who is the author of the poem?（分数：1.33）_(2).B. What does “He“ refer to?（分数：1.33）_(3).C. What does “Carriage“ refer to?（分数：1.33）_Do you th

37、ink 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:（分数：3.99）(1).A. Where is it taken from?（分数：1.33）_(2).B. Who is the author of the play?（分数：1.33）_(3).C. What does the statement mean?（分数：1.33）_4

38、1.Some of Hemingway“s heroes are regarded as the Hemingway Code heroes. Whatever the differences in experience and age, they all have something in common which Hemingway values. What are the characteristics of the Hemingway Code hero? （分数：6.00）_42.Why is Wordsworth regarded as the leading figure of

39、the English romantic poetry? （分数：6.00）_43.The literary school of naturalism was quite popular in the late 19th century. What are the major characteristics of naturalism? （分数：6.00）_44.Mark Twain and Henry James are two representatives of the realistic writers in American literature. How is Twain“s re

40、alism different from James“s realism? （分数：6.00）_45.“My faith is gone!“ cried he, after one stupefied moment. “There is no good on earth; and sin is but a name. Come, devil! For to thee is this world given.“ Comment on this passage. （分数：10.00）_46.Symbolism is an important literary practice in literat

41、ure and it has been widely used by many American writers. Discuss the way symbolism is used in Melville“s Moby-Dick. （分数：10.00）_英美文学选读自考题模拟 20 答案解析(总分：99.97，做题时间：90 分钟)1.Gulliver“s Travels contains _. parts, each dealing with one particular voyage during his extraordinary adventures on some remote i

42、sland.（分数：1.00）A.twoB.threeC.four D.five解析：解析 本题主要考查的知识点为格列佛游记的结构。 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：1.00）A.Thomas Hardy.B.Charles Dickens. C.Robert Browning.D.Jane Austen.解析：解析

43、 本题主要考查的知识点为维多利亚时期的批判现实主义小说家。 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：1.00）A.Hardy“s B.Bronte“sC.Lawrence“sD.Joyce“s解

44、析：4.The author of the book “Dombey and son“ is _.（分数：1.00）A.Charles Dickens B.Henry JamesC.Robert BrowningD.Robert Lee Frost解析：解析 本题主要考查的知识点为狄更斯作品的特点。 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：1.00）A.a philosophical and emotional calmB.a set of historical, cultural and religions themesC.a dreamy quality, expressing melancholy and