1、英美文学选读真题 2010 年 04 月及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)1.T. S. Eliots _ bearing a strong thematic resemblance to The Waste Land, is generally regarded as the darkest of Eliots poems.A. “Gerontion“ B. “Prufrock“C. Murder in the Cathedral D. The Hollow Men（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.Shelleys political lyrics _ is not
2、only a war cry calling upon all working people to rise up against their political oppressors, but an address to them pointing out the intolerable injustice of economic exploitation.A. “Ode to Liberty“ B. “Ode to Naples“C. “Ode to the West Wind“ D. “Men of England/（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.Charlottes works
3、are famous for the depiction of the life of _ working women, particularly governesses.A. the middle-class B. the lower-classC. the upper-middle-class D. the upper-class（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.All of the following works are known as Hardys “novels of character and environment“ EXCEPT _.A. The Return of th
4、e Native B. Tess of the D UrbervillesC. Jude the Obscure D. Far from the Madding Crowd（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.Jane Austens practical idealism is that love should be justified by _ and disciplined by self-control.A. reason B. senseC. rationality D. sensibility（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.Shakespeares _, an elaborat
5、e and fantastic story, is known as the best of his final romances.A. The Winters Tale B. The TempestC. The Taming of the Shrew D. Loves Labours Lost（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.“Where intelligence was fallible, limited, the Imagination was our hope of contact with eternal forces, with the whole spiritual worl
6、d. “ was said by _.A. William Wordsworth B. William BlakeC. Samuel Taylor Coleridge D. John Keats（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.“To be, or not to bethat is the question;/Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer/The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, /Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, /And by oppo
7、sing end then?“ These lines are taken from _.A. King Lear B. Romeo and JulietC. Othello D. Hamlet（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.John Miltons most powerful dramatic poem on the Greek model is _.A. Paradise Lost B. Paradise RegainedC. Samson Agonistes D. Lycidas（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.Because of her sensitivity to un
8、iversal patterns of human behavior, _ has brought the English novel, as an art of form, to its maturity.A. Charlotte Bronte B. Jane AustenC. Emily Bronte D. Henry Fielding（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.Daniel Defoes _ is universally considered as his masterpiece.A. Colonel Jack. B. Robinson CrusoeC. Captain Si
9、ngleton D. A Journal of the Plague Year（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.Poetry is defined by _ as “ the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings, which originates in emotion recollected in tranquility“.A. William Wordsworth B. William BlakeC. Percy Bysshe Shelley D. Robert Southey（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Jonathan Sw
10、ifts _ is generally regarded as the best model of satire, not only of the period but also in the whole English literary history.A. Gullivers Travels B. The Battle of the BooksC. “A Modest Proposal“ D. A Tale of a Tub（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.All of the following statements about the Victorian period is tr
11、ue EXCEPT _.A. England was the “workshop of the world“.B. The early years was a time of rapid economic development as well as serious social problems.C. Towards the mid-century, England had reached its highest point of development as a world power.D. Capitalism came into its monopoly stage, the gap
12、between the rich and the poor was further deepened.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.George Bernard Shaws _ is a grotesquely realistic exposure of slum landlordism.A. Widowers House B. Mrs. Warrens ProfessionC. The Apple Cart D. Getting Married（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.Dickenss first child hero is _.A. Little Nell B. D
13、avid CopperfieldC. Oliver Twist D. Little Dorrit（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.Of all the eighteenth-century novelists _ was the first to set out, both in theory and practice, to write specifically a “comic epic in prose“ , the first to give the modern novel its structure and style.A. Henry Fielding B. Daniel
14、DefoeC. Jonathan Swift D. Laurence Sterne（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.D. H. Lawrences _ is a remarkable novel in which the individual consciousness is subtly revealed and strands of themes are intricately wound up.A. Sons and Lovers B. The RainbowC. Women in Love D. Lady Chatterleys Love（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.D
15、ickens attacks the Utilitarian principle that rules over the English education system and destroys young hearts and minds in _.A. Hard Times B. Great ExpectationsC. Our Mutual Friend D. Bleak House（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.20.The belief of the eighteenth-century neoclassicists in England led them to seek the
16、 following EXCEPT _.A. proportion B. unityC. harmony D. spirit（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.21.The Renaissance marks a transition from _ to the modern world.A. the old English B. the medievalC. the feudalist D. the capitalist（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.22.The great political and social events in the English society of neoc
17、lassical period were the following EXCEPT _.A. the Restoration of King Charles in 1660B. the Great Plague of 1665C. the Great London Fire in 1666D. the Wars of Roses in 1689（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.23.With the scarlet letter A as the biggest symbol of all, _ proves himself to be one of the best symbolists.A
18、. Hawthorne B. DreiserC. James D. Faulkner（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.24.The author of Leaves of Grass, a giant of American letters, is _.A. Faulkner B. DreiserC. James D. Whitman（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.25.In Tender is the Night, _ traces the decline of a young American psychiatrist whose marriage to a beautiful and
19、wealthy patient drains his personal energies and corrodes his professional career.A. Dreiser B. FaulknerC. Fitzgerald D. Jack London（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.26.Melville is best-known as the author of his mighty book, _, which is one of the worlds greatest masterpieces.A. Song of Myself B. Moby-DickC. The Ma
20、rble Faun D. Mosses from an Old Manse（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.27.The theme of Henry James essay “_“ clearly indicates that the aim of the novel is to present life, so it is not surprising to find in his writings human experiences explored in every possible form.A. The American B. The EuropeansC. The Art of
21、Fiction D. The Golden Bowl（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.28.During WWI, _ served as an honorable junior officer in the American Red Cross Ambulance Corps and in 1918 was severely wounded in both legs.A. Anderson B. FaulknerC. Hemingway D. Dreiser（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.29.In order to protest against Americas failure to
22、join England in WWI, _ became a naturalized British citizen in 1915.A. William Faulkner B. Henry JamesC. Earnest Hemingway D. Ezra Pound（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.30.Robert Frost described _ as “a book of people“, which shows a brilliant insight into New England character and the background that formed it.A.
23、North of Boston B. A Boys WillC. A Witness Tree D. A Further Range（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.31.We can easily find in Dreisers fiction a world of jungle, and _ found expression in almost every book he wrote.A. naturalism B. romanticismC. transcendentalism D. cubism（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.32.As an active participant
24、of his age, Fitzgerald is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the _.A. Jazz Age B. Age of ReasonC. Lost Generation D. Beat Generation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.33.From the first novel Sister Carrie on, Dreiser set himself to project the American values for what he had found them to be: _ to the core.A. altr
25、uistic B. politicalC. religious D. materialistic（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.34.The 20th-century stream-of-consciousness technique was frequently and skillfully used by _ to emphasize the reactions and inner musings of the narrator.A. Hemingway B. FrostC. Faulkner D. Whitman（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.35.With the help of
26、his friends Phil Stone and Sherwood Anderson, _ published a volume of poetry The Marble Faun and his first novel Soldiers Pay.A. Faulkner B. HemingwayC. Ezra Pound D. Fitzgerald（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.36.The Sun Also Rises casts light on a whole generation after WWI and the effects of the war by way of a v
27、ivid portrait of “_“.A. the Beat Generation B. the Lost GenerationC. the Babybooming Age D. the Jazz Age（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.37.Within her little lyrics Dickinson addresses those issues that concern _ which include religion, death, immorality, love and nature.A. the whole human beings B. the frontiersC.
28、 the African Americans D. her relatives（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.38.H. L. Mencken, a famous American critic, considered _ “the true father of our national literature “.A. Hamlin Garland B. Joseph KirklandC. Mark Twain D. Henry James（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.39.In his poetry, Whitman shows concern for _ and the burgeo
29、ning life of cities.A. the colonists B. the capitalistsC. the whole hard-working people D. the intellectuals（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.40.In 1837, _ published Twice-Told Tales, a collection of short stories which attracted critical attention.A. Emerson B. MelvilleC. Whitman D. Hawthorne（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.41.Whe
30、refore, Bees of England, forgeMany a weapon, chain, and scourge,That these stingless drones may spoilThe forced produce of your toil?Questions:A. Identify the poet and the poem from which the lines are taken.B. What do you know about the poems writing background?C. What do you think the poet intends
31、 to say in the poem?（分数：4.00）_42.Let us go then, you and I,When the evening is spread out against the skyLike a patient etherized upon a table;Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets,The muttering retreatsOf restless nights in one-night cheap hotelsAnd sawdust restaurants with oyster-shells
32、:(The lines above are taken from “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock“ by T. S Eliot. )Questions:A. What does the poem present?B. What form is the poem composed in?C. What does the poem suggest?（分数：4.00）_43.This is my letter to the WorldThat never wrote to MeThe simple News that Nature toldWith tend
33、er MajestyQuestions:A. Identify the poet.B. What idea does the poem express?C. Why does the poet use dashes and capital letters in the poem?（分数：4.00）_44.There was music from my neighbors house through the summer nights. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings
34、 and the champagne and the stars. At high tide in the afternoon I watched his guests diving from the tower of his raft, or taking the sun on the hot sand of his beach while his two motor-boats slit the waters of the Sound, drawing aquaplanes over cataracts of foam. On week-ends his Rolls-Royce becam
35、e an omnibus, bearing parties to and from the city between nine in the morning and long past midnight, while his station wagon scampered like a brisk yellow bug to meet all trains. And on Mondays eight servants, including an extra gardener, toiled all day with mops and scrubbing-brushes and hammers
36、and garden-shears, repairing the ravages of the night before.(The passage above is taken from The Great Gatsby)Questions:A. What time does the story reflect?B. What does the novel evoke?C. What does Gatsbys failure magnify?（分数：4.00）_45.Working through the tradition of a Christian humanism, Milton wr
37、ote Paradise Lost, intending to expose the ways of Satan and to “justify the ways of God to men.“ What is Miltons fundamental concern in Paradise Lost?（分数：6.00）_46.Briefly introduce Blakes Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience.（分数：6.00）_47.What are the factors that gave rise to American natural
38、ism?（分数：6.00）_48.Briefly state Mark Twains magic power with language in his novels.（分数：6.00）_49.Why is Hardy regarded as a naturalistic writer in English literature? Discuss in relation to his novels you know.（分数：10.00）_50.Please discuss Henry James contribution to American literature in regard to h
39、is representative works, themes, writing techniques and language.（分数：10.00）_英美文学选读真题 2010 年 04 月答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)1.T. S. Eliots _ bearing a strong thematic resemblance to The Waste Land, is generally regarded as the darkest of Eliots poems.A. “Gerontion“ B. “Prufrock“C. Murder in the Cathed
40、ral D. The Hollow Men（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 艾略特早期的大部分诗歌都注重心理状态，这一时期重要的诗歌有普鲁弗洛克、衰老、荒原与空洞的人。空洞的人在主题上十分接近荒原，是艾略特最黑暗的诗。2.Shelleys political lyrics _ is not only a war cry calling upon all working people to rise up against their political oppressors, but an address to them pointing out the intolerable i
41、njustice of economic exploitation.A. “Ode to Liberty“ B. “Ode to Naples“C. “Ode to the West Wind“ D. “Men of England/（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 雪莱最著名的政治抒情诗是致英格兰人民，诗中号召工人、农民起来斗争，它在宪章运动时期成为英国共产党的战歌。3.Charlottes works are famous for the depiction of the life of _ working women, particularly governesses.A.
42、 the middle-class B. the lower-classC. the upper-middle-class D. the upper-class（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 夏洛特的作品主题几乎都是个人自觉地为实现自我价值而奋斗，都与一些孤独而卑微的少女对爱情、理解与完整幸福的生活的强烈渴求有关。她善于描写中产阶级的职业女性，尤其是家庭教师。4.All of the following works are known as Hardys “novels of character and environment“ EXCEPT _.A. The Return o
43、f the Native B. Tess of the D UrbervillesC. Jude the Obscure D. Far from the Madding Crowd（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：5.Jane Austens practical idealism is that love should be justified by _ and disciplined by self-control.A. reason B. senseC. rationality D. sensibility（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 奥斯汀作品的主题为爱情与婚姻
44、。对于这个主题，她抱有一种较为可行的理想主义爱情必须有理智及道德准则的约束。6.Shakespeares _, an elaborate and fantastic story, is known as the best of his final romances.A. The Winters Tale B. The TempestC. The Taming of the Shrew D. Loves Labours Lost（分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：7.“Where intelligence was fallible, limited, the Imagination was
45、 our hope of contact with eternal forces, with the whole spiritual world. “ was said by _.A. William Wordsworth B. William BlakeC. Samuel Taylor Coleridge D. John Keats（分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 布莱克说过“充满想象的世界才是一种永恒，才是众神心中的世界，理智总是有限的，会衰落的，只有想象才将我们与永恒联系在一起。”8.“To be, or not to bethat is the question;/Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer/The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, /Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, /And by opposing end then?“ These lines are taken from _.A. King Lear B. Romeo and JulietC. Othello D. Hamlet（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 “生存，还是毁灭，这是个问题
