[考研类试卷]英语专业（英美文学）模拟试卷9及答案与解析.doc

1、英语专业（英美文学）模拟试卷 9 及答案与解析一、填空题1 Thomas Carlyle proved his favorite view of history: “The History of the World is the Biography of the Great Men“ in his book_.2 _by Charlotte Bronte is a realistic description of her sad and miserable experiences at a boarding school in Brussels.3 The most autobiographi

2、cal work in the creation of Charles Dickens is_.4 In the literary field, the Victoria Period produced a group of women novelists, including the Bronte sisters, Mrs. Gaskell and_, though most of them used mens names as pseudonyms because of the social prejudice against women.5 The Aesthetic Movement,

3、 represented by Oscar Wilde, who advocated his theory or slogan “_“ emerged towards the end of Victorian Age.6 When in 1895 Hardy was shocked and sickened by the reception of his last novel, _, he was confirmed in his determination to write no more novels and to write only poetry.7 Among “The Big Th

4、ree“ of Victorian poets, Tennyson was the most popular and gained the title of “_“.8 _was imitated by many poets after Browning and brought to its most sophisticated form by T. S. Eliot in his The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.9 In the late Victorian Period, British imperialism found his voice in

5、the creation of Joseph Rudyard Kipling, who was the_English writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907.10 The representative novel of Oscar Wilde is_, whose hero is an embodiment of the aesthetic way of life.11 Early in the 1920s, the most prominent of the new American playwrights, whose n

6、ame is _, established an international reputation.12 _wrote about the disintegration of the old social system in the American Southern States, and its effect on the lives of modern people, both black and white.13 Fitzgeralds second novel_, describes a handsome young man and his beautiful wife, undou

7、btedly modeled after himself and Zelda.14 Robert Frosts first book_brought him to the attention of influential critics, such as Ezra Pound, who praised him as an authentic poet.15 The American writers of the 1950s often used the psychological insights taken from the writing of Sigmund_and his follow

8、ers.16 _was successful in two fields of activity which did not seem compatible with one another: he was a very successful businessman and very remarkable contemporary poet at the same time.17 In 1935, Steinbeck published_, a collection of short stories which vividly described the life of poor Mexica

9、n-Americans with affection and humor.18 There are five parts in T. S. Eliots The Waste Land: “The Burial of the Dead“, “_“, “The Fire Sermon“, “Death by Water“ and “_“.19 Arthur Millers_deals with the relation between the family and the work.二、名词解释20 Dramatic monologue21 Victoria Period22 point of v

10、iew23 Flashback24 critical realism25 The Imagist Movemen26 Expressionism27 Imagism28 Determinism29 Postmodernism三、单项选择题30 Pip, Estella, Havisham, Magwitch, and Joe Gargery are most likely names of characters in_.（A）Oliver Twist（B） David Copperfield（C） Bleak House（D）Great Expectations31 A typical fea

11、ture of the English_literature is that writers became social and moral critics, exposing all kinds of social evils.（A）Renaissance（B） Romantic（C） Victorian（D）Medieval32 “So much the worse for me, that I am strong. Do I want to live? What kind of living will it be when youoh, God! Would you like to li

12、ve with your soul in the grave?“ In the above passage quoted from Emily Brontes Wuthering Heights, the word “soul“ apparently refers to_.（A）Heathcliff（B） Catherine（C） ghost（D）ones spiritual life33 “Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless?.And if God h

13、ad gifted me with some beauty, and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you . The above quoted passage is most probably taken from_.（A）Pride and Prejudice（B） Jane Eyre（C） Wuthering Heights（D）Great Expectations34 In Hardys Wessex novels, there i

14、s an apparent_touch in his description of the simple and beautiful though primitive rural life.（A）humorous（B） romantic（C） nostalgic（D）sarcastic35 Robert Brownings My Last Duchess is composed in the form of a(n)_.（A）dramatic monologue（B） extended metaphor（C） syllogistic argument（D）dialogue36 “Oliver

15、remained a close prisoner in the dark and solitary room to which he had been consigned by the wisdom and mercy of the board.(Oliver Twist) In the above passage, Dickens uses the words “wisdom“ and “mercy“_.（A）nonchalantly（B） carelessly（C） ironically（D）impartially37 The title of Alfred Tennysons poem

16、 Ulysses reminds the reader of the following EXCEPT_.（A）the Trojan War（B） Homer（C） quest（D）Christ38 “Damn the fool! There he is, cried Heathcliff, sinking back into his seat. Hush, my darling! Hush, hush, Catherine! Ill stay. If he shot me so, Id expire with a blessing on my lips.“ The novel from wh

17、ich the passage is taken must be_.（A）Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice（B） Charles Dickenss The Old Curiosity Shop（C） Samuel Richardsons Pamela（D）Emily Brontes Wuthering Heights39 Here is a passage from Middlemarch, a novel by George Eliot: “Her blooming full-pulsed youth stood there in a moral impris

18、onment which made itself one with the chill, colorless, narrowed landscape, with the shrunken furniture, the never-read books, and the ghostly stag in a pale fantastic world that seemed to be vanishing from the daylight.“ Who is the lady mentioned in the quoted passage?（A）Dorothea.（B） Emma.（C） Molly

19、.（D）Irene.40 The term tone in literature means _.（A）sound effect such as rhyme and metrical device（B） the pitch of a word used to determine its meaning in the given context（C） the manner of expression to indicate the speakers attitude towards the subject.（D）a shade of color to reflect the change of

20、light41 The Victorian Age was largely an age of_, eminently represented by Dickens and Thackeray.（A）poetry（B） drama（C） novel（D）epic prose42 Most of Thomas Hardys novels are set in Wessex_.（A）a crude region in England（B） a fictional primitive region（C） a remote rural area（D）Hardys hometown43 Which of

21、 the following statements about Emily Bronte is NOT true?（A）She was famous for her Wuthering Heights.（B） She wrote 193 poems.（C） She lived a very short life.（D）Her masterpiece is noted for its optimistic tone.44 Chronologically the Victorian Period refers to_.（A）1798-1832（B） 1836-1901（C） the Romanti

22、c Period（D）the Neoclassical Period45 Which of the following comments on Charles Dickens is NOT true?（A）Dickens is one of the greatest critical realist writers of the Modern Period.（B） His serious intention is to expose and criticize all the poverty, injustice, hypocrisy and corruptness he sees all r

23、ound him.（C） The later works show the development of Dickens towards a highly conscious artist of the modern type.（D）A Tale of Two Cities is one of his later works.46 The first two lines of Alfred Tennysons well-known poem “Break, Break, Break“ read “Break, break, break,/On thy cold grey stones, O S

24、ea!“ The repeated word “Break“ suggests_.（A）grief（B） fear（C） fondness（D）hatred47 Which of the following best describes the hero of Thomas Hardys The Mayor of Casterbridge?（A）He is a man of self-esteem.（B） He is a man of self-contempt.（C） He is a man of self-confidence.（D）He is a man of self-sufficie

25、ncy.48 Although writing from different points of view and with different techniques, writers in the Victorian Period shared one thing in common, that is, they were all concerned about_.（A）the love story between the rich and the poor（B） the techniques in writing（C） the fate of the common people（D）the

26、 future of their own country49 Among the writings by George Eliot,_is her only novel on English politics.（A）Felix Holt, the Radical（B） Middlemarch（C） Daniel Deronda（D）Romola50 The death-bed scenes of little Nell(The Old Curiosity Shop)and little Paul(Dombey and Son)are the vivid description by_.（A）C

27、harles Dickens（B） William Shakespeare（C） Thomas Hardy（D）George Bernard Shaw51 Robert Brownings style is_.（A）identical with that of the other Victorian（B） similar to that of Tennyson（C） perfectly artistic（D）rough and disproportionate52 The title of the novel Vanity Fair was taken from_.（A）The Pilgrim

28、s Progress（B） Childe Harolds Pilgrimage（C） Gullivers Travels（D）The Canterbury Tales53 _, the pioneering woman, according to D.H. Lawrence, was the first novelist that “started putting all the actions inside.“（A）George Eliot（B） Jane Austen（C） Charlotte Bronte（D）Emily Bronte 54 The most distinguishing

29、 feature of Charles Dickenss works lies in his_.（A）social criticism（B） optimism（C） character-portrayal（D）social setting55 _is an elaborate and powerful expression of Alfred Tennysons philosophical and religious thoughts.（A）Idylls of the King（B） Ulysses（C） Poems, Chiefly Lyrical（D）In Memoriam56 _work

30、s are known as “novels of characters and environment.“（A）Charles Dickenss（B） Thomas Hardys（C） Jane Austens（D）George Eliots57 Which of the following poems is NOT written by Victorian poets?（A）Break, Break, Break.（B） My Last Duchess.（C） In Memoriam.（D）The Isles of Greece.58 “I hope to see my Pilot fac

31、e to face /When I have crossed the bar.“ The above sentence is presented in a(n)_tone.（A）indifferent（B） exalted（C） fearless and calm（D）ironic59 In the novel_, George Eliot sets herself to paint what she describes as “a life of mistake, the offspring of a certain spiritual grandeur ill-matched with t

32、he meanness of opportunity .（A）Adam Bede（B） The Mill on the Floss（C） Middlemarch（D）Silas Marner60 In a tragic sense,_ is a representation of life as a struggle against unconquerable forces in which only a partial victory is possible.（A）The Old Man and the Sea（B） In Our Time（C） A Farewell to Arms（D）F

33、or Whom the Bell Tolls61 Which of the following statements is NOT a typical feature of Frosts poetry?（A）It is usually presented in the dramatic monologue.（B） It is rich in images, metaphors and symbols.（C） Most of his poems are written in the form of free verse.（D）Nature is one of the most important

34、 thematic concerns in his poetry.62 Ezra Pounds long poem_contained more than one hundred poems loosely connected.（A）The Waste Land（B） The Cantos（C） Don Juan（D）Queen Mob63 Eugene ONeils The Hairy Ape explores the problem of_ in the early twentieth century.（A）human disillusionment（B） the corruption o

35、f human desire（C） the loss of human identity（D）human responsibility64 Faulkner once said that _is a story of “lost innocence,“ which proves itself to be an intensification of the theme of imprisonment in the past.（A）Light in August（B） Go Down, Moses（C） The Sound and the Fury（D）Absalom, Absalom!65 Th

36、at profound ideas are delivered under the disguise of the plain language and the simple form may be a very appropriate statement to describe_s poetry.（A）T.S.Eliot（B） Ezra Pound（C） Emily Dickinson（D）Robert Frost66 Which statement about Eugene ONeil is NOT true?（A）He was awarded the Nobel Prize.（B） He

37、 experimented with expressionism.（C） He has produced over 40 plays in his lifetime.（D）His later works are generally inferior in quality.67 _is Hemingways first true novel in which he depicts a vivid portrait of The Lost Generation.“（A）A Farewell to Arms（B） The Sun Also Rises（C） In Our Time（D）For Who

38、m the Bell Tolls68 _is not the work by Robert Frost.（A）Home Burial（B） The Road Not Taken（C） After Apple-Picking（D）I heard a Fly Buzz when I died69 Nick Carraway is both a character and a narrator in the novel entitled_.（A）This Side of Paradise（B） The Sun Also Rises（C） The Great Gatsby（D）Tender is th

39、e Night70 When we say that a boys night journey into an Indian village to witness the violence of both birth and death provides all the possibilities of a learning experience, we are probably discussing about _s thematic concern in his fiction writing.（A）William Faulkner（B） Ernest Hemingway（C） Mark

40、Twain（D）Henry James71 In a Station of the Metro is regarded by critics as a classic specimen of_.（A）the romantic poetry（B） the imagist poetry（C） the absurd poetry（D）the transcendental poetry72 “Later when he started to operate Uncle George and three Indian men held the woman still. She bit Uncle Geo

41、rge on the arm and Uncle George said, Damn squaw bitch! and the young Indian who had rowed Uncle George over laughed at him.“ The above two sentences must be taken from_.（A）Hemingways story Indian Camp（B） Jamess story Daisy Miller（C） Faulkners story A Rose for Emily（D）livings story The Legend of Sle

42、epy Hollow73 Strong affinity to the Chinese and Oriental literature can be found in the works of_.（A）Mark Twain（B） Emily Dickinson（C） Arthur Miller（D）Ezra Pound74 _is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the Jazz Age.（A）Ernest Hemingway（B） F. Scott Fitzgerald（C） Ezra Pound（D）William Faulkner75 The

43、beginning of the Modern Period in American literature was marked by_.（A）World War I（B） World War II（C） the turn of the century（D）the Great Depression76 Which of the following comments on the novel The Great Gatsby is NOT true?（A）The author of it is F. Scott Fitzgerald.（B） Gatsbys failure magnifies t

44、he end of the American Dream.（C） It is the greatest novel in American literature.（D）It fully explores the disillusionment and despair of the Lost Generation.77 _showed great interest in Chinese literature and translated the poetry of Li Po into English, and was influenced by Confucian ideas.（A）Ezra

45、Pound（B） Robert Frost（C） T. S. Eliot（D）Emily Dickinson78 _fuses symbolism, poetry, and the affirmation of a pagan idealism to show how materialistic civilization denies the life-giving impulses and destroys the genuine artist.（A）Lazarus Laughed（B） The Great God Brown（C） Desire Under the Elms（D）The E

46、mperor Jones79 Who is the person that used the term The Lost Generation for the first time to refer to writers like Hemingway?（A）Ezra Pound（B） T. S. Eliot（C） Gertrude Stein（D）Sherwood Anderson80 Hemingway was badly wounded in Italy and sent to a hospital where he fell in love with a nurse. These two

47、 persons later became the characters of his novel_.（A）The Old Man and the Sea（B） For Whom the Bell Tolls（C） The Sun Also Rises（D）A Farewell to Arms81 _ has been regarded as the “founder of the American Drama“.（A）Hendrik Ibsen（B） Eugene(Weil（C） Tennessee Williams（D）Arthur Miller82 Which of the follow

48、ing plays is regarded as a semi-autobiographic play by ONeil?（A）Beyond the Horizon.（B） The Emperor Jones.（C） The Iceman Cometh.（D）Long Days Journey Into Night.83 In 1954,_was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature for his “mastery of the art of modern narration.“（A）T. S. Eliot（B） Ernest Hemingway（C） John Steinbeck（D）William Faulkner84 Which of the following statements is NOT a typical feature of imagism?（A）To use the language of common speech, but to employ always the exact word.（B） To create new rhythms, as the expression