1、英美文学选读自考题-11 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.Romance, which uses narrative verse or prose to sing _ adventures or other heroic deeds, is a popular literary form in the medieval period. A. Christian B. knightly C. Greek D. primitive（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.The Petrarchan sonnet was first i
2、ntroduced into England by _. A. Surrey B. Wyatt C. Sidney D. Shakespeare（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.Shakespeares dramatic career can be divided into four periods. It was in the _ period that his style and approach became highly individualized. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4._ is prob
3、ably Miltons most memorable prose work. A. Paradise Lost B. Paradise Regained C. Samson Agonistes D. Areopagitica（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.In the Neoclassical Period, along with the fast economic development, the British _ or middle class also grew rapidly. A. working class B. bougeois C. the poor people D
4、. under-controled class（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.The Enlightenment Movement brought about a revival of interest in the old classical works in the field of literature. This tendency is known as _. A. humanism B. realism C. symbolism D. neoclassicism（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.In Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe glorifi
5、es all the following qualities of the middleclass men except _. A. the indignity of labour B. religious devotion C. loyalty to the king D. pioneering spirit（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.The 18th century witnessed that in England there appeared two political parties, _, which were satirized by Swift in his Gull
6、ivers Travels. A. the Whigs and Tories B. the Senate and the House of Representative C. the Upper House and Lower House D. the House of Lords and the House of Commons（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Of all the eighteenth century novelists, _ was the first to set out, both in theory and practice, to write specific
7、ally a “comic epic in prose“, and the first to give the modern novel its structure and style. A. Daniel Defoe B. Samuel Richardson C. Henry Fielding D. Oliver Goldsmith（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.William Godwin, who exerted a great influence on Wordsworth, Shelley and other poets, wrote passionately against
8、 the injustices of the economic system and the oppression of the poor in his _. A. Du Contrat Social B. Emile C. Inquiry Concerning Political Justice D. Declaration of Rights of Man（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.The Romantic period is an age of _. Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats are the
9、major representatives. A. novel B. drama C. essay D. poetry（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.Which of the following comments on William Blake is not true?_ A. Childhood is central to Blakes concern in the Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. B. Blakes Marriage of Heaven and Hell marks his entry into maturi
10、ty. C. The Book of Loss is his masterpiece. D. Symbolism in wide range is a distinctive feature of his poetry.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.With so many poems such as “The Sparrows Nest“ “To a Skylark“ “To the Cuckoo“ and “To a Butterfly“, William Wordsworth is regarded as a “_“. A. poet of genius B. worshipp
11、er of nature C. royal poet D. conservative poet（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.In the following writers, who isnt American?_ A. Washington Irving. B. Robert Lee Frost. C. Theodore Dreiser. D. John Keats.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.The novel Pride and Prejudice mainly deals with the five Bennet sisters and their search
12、for suitable husbands, centering on the love story between _ and _. A. Jane, Bingley B. Lydia, Wickham C. Elizabeth, Darcy D. Charlotte, Collins（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.English critical realism found its expression chiefly in the form of _. A. novel B. drama C. poetry D. sonnet（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.Among t
13、he works by Charles Dickens _ presents his criticism of the Utilitarian principle that rules over the English education system and destroys young hearts and minds. A. Bleak House B. Pickwick Paper C. Great Expectations D. Hard Times（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.The success of Jane Eyre is not only because of
14、its sharp criticism of the existing society, but also due to its introduction to the English novel the first _ heroine. A. explorer B. peasant C. worker D. governess（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.“Self-conceited“ “cruel“ and “tyrannical“ are most likely the features of the characters in _. A. Robert Brownings
15、My Last Duchess B. Christopher Marlowes Dr. Faustus C. Shakespeares Loves Labours Lost D. Sheridans The School for Scandal（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.20.Tess of the DUrbervilles, one of Thomas Hardys best known novels, portrays man as _. A. being hereditarily either good or bad B. being self-sufficient C. havi
16、ng no control over his own fate D. still retaining his own faith in a world of confusion（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.21.George Bernard Shaws career as a dramatist began in 1892, when his first play _ was put on by the Independent Theater Society. A. Candida B. Widowers Houses C. Mrs. Warrens Profession D. The A
17、pple Cart（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.22.The major concern of _ fiction lies in the tracing of the psychological development of his characters and in his energetic criticism of the dehumanizing effect of the capitalist industrialization on human nature. A. D.H. Lawrences B. J. Galsworthys C. W. Thackerays D. T.
18、 Hardys（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.23.The hightide of Romanticism in American literature occurred around _. A. 1820 B. 1850 C. 1880 D. 1920（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.24.The idea that “There is evil in every human heart, which may remain latent, perhaps, through the whole life; but circumstances may rouse it to activity“
19、 is reflected in _. A. Young Goodman Brown B. Moby-Dick C. Rip Van Winkle D. Walden（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.25.In Whitmans Leaves of Grass, openness, freedom, and above all _, are all that concerned him. A. individualism B. collectivism C. romanticism D. modernism（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.26.In “There Was a Child We
20、nt Forth“, Whitmans own early experience may well be identified with the childhood of a young, growing _. A. America B. England C. Greek D. Roman（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.27.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
21、the world（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.28._ is not a dominant figure of the Realistic Period. A. Mark Twain B. William Dean Howells C. Henry James D. Washington Irving（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.29.In Henry Jamess Daisy Miller, the “Americanness“ in Daisy is revealed by her _. A. vulgarity in language and taste B. expensiv
22、e jewels and clothes C. lack of grace and patience D. relatively unreserved manners（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.30.However, _, the keynote of Daisy Millers 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 cl
23、ash between two different cultures. A. experience B. sophistication C. worldliness D. innocence（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.31.Which of the following works does not show Dickinsons confusion and doubt about the role of women in the 19th century America? A. Im “wife“Ive finished that B. I heard a Fly buzzWhen I
24、died C. I cannot live with You D. Im ceded（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.32.By the end of Sister Carrie, Dreiser writes, “It was forever to be the pursuit of that radiance of delight which tints the distant hilltops of the world.“ Dreiser implies that _. A. there is a bright future lying ahead B. there is no end
25、to mans desire C. one should always be forward looking D, happiness is found in the end（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.33.Who is not considered to be the master in the field of American fiction?_ A. F. Scott Fitzgerald. B. Ernest Hemingway. C. William Faulkner. D. Walt Whitman.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.34.When he was eight
26、y-seven he read his poetry at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy in 1961. This poet was _. A. Ezra Pound B. Robert Frost C. E.E. Cummings D. Wallace Stevens（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.35._ is widely acclaimed “founder of the American drama“ and recognized even more as a major figure in world literat
27、ure. A. Ernest Hemingway B. William Faulkner C. Washington Irving D. Eugene ONeill（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.36.In Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby, there are detailed descriptions of big parties. The purpose of such descriptions is to show _. A. emptiness of life B. the corruption of the upper class C. contrast
28、of the rich and the poor D. the happy days of the Jazz Age（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.37.Lots of people rushed to Gatsbys party at the weekend and they clustered around Gatsbys wealth like _. A. gluttons B. flies C. insects D. moths（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.38.“Nick Adams“ is a character who frequently appears in _ sto
29、ries. A. William Faulkners B. Theodore Dreisers C. Mark Twains D. Ernest Hemingways（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.39.Which of the following statements about Emily Grierson, the protagonist in Faulkners story A Rose for Emily, is not true?_ A. She has a distorted personality. B. She is physically deformed and para
30、lyzed. C. She is the symbol of the old values of the South. D. She is the victim of the past glory.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.40.“They rose when she entereda small, fat woman in black, with a thin gold chain descending to her waist and vanishing into her belt, leaning on an ebony cane with a tarnished gold he
31、ad. Her skeleton was small and spare;.“ These sentences are taken from _. A. Charlotte Brontes The Professor B. William Faulkners A Rose for Emily C. Charles Dickenss Dombey and Son D. D.H. Lawrences Sons and Lovers（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.二、B(总题数：4，分数：16.00)41.Read the following quotation and answer the qu
32、estions.“Not on thy sole but on thy soul, harsh Jew.“Questions:A. Who is the author of the quotation?B. Whats the title of this book?C. Here, whats the meaning of “soul“ and “sole?（分数：4.00）_42.“She no sooner came home than she sent for the gamekeeper, and ordered him to bring his daughter to her; sa
33、ying she would provide for her in the family, and might possibly place the girl about her own person, when her own maid, who was now going away, had left her.“Questions:A. Identify the title and the author.B. What story does the novel tell?（分数：4.00）_43.“Do you think I was brought up like you? Able t
34、o 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:A. Where is it taken from?B. Who is the author of the play?C. What does the statement mean?（分数：4.00）_44.“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,/And sorry I could not travel both.“Que
35、stions:A. Who is the author?B. What does “diverged“ mean?C. What does the line imply?（分数：4.00）_三、B(总题数：4，分数：24.00)45.List at least two leading Neoclassicists in England. What did Neoclassicists celebrate in literary creation?（分数：6.00）_46.Charles Dickens is one of the greatest critical realist writer
36、s of the Victoria Age. Make a brief comment on his novels.（分数：6.00）_47.What are the influences of Darwinism and French Naturalism on American literature in its Realistic Period?（分数：6.00）_48.How do you understand Hemingways “Iceberg Principle“ according to his works?（分数：6.00）_四、B(总题数：2，分数：20.00)49.Li
37、terarily Blake was the first important romantic poet, showing contempt for the rule of reason, opposing the classical tradition of the 18th century, and treasuring the individuals imagination. Please make a comment on William Blakes poetry.（分数：10.00）_50.In novel writing, Lawrence is chiefly concerne
38、d with human relationships. He was also one of the first novelists to introduce themes of psychology into his works. Please give a short introduction to the major characteristics of D.H. Lawrences literary creation.（分数：10.00）_英美文学选读自考题-11 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.Romance, whic
39、h uses narrative verse or prose to sing _ adventures or other heroic deeds, is a popular literary form in the medieval period. A. Christian B. knightly C. Greek D. primitive（分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 骑士文学是中世纪欧洲封建文学的典型形式，也是骑士制度的一种产物。骑士文学一般采用传奇的体裁，即非现实的叙事诗和幻想小说；以忠君、护教、行侠为内容；以英雄与美人，冒险与恋爱为题材；采用即兴的、自由的、浪漫的创
40、作方法编撰而成。2.The Petrarchan sonnet was first introduced into England by _. A. Surrey B. Wyatt C. Sidney D. Shakespeare（分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 怀亚特将彼特拉克的十四行诗引进英国，同时开创了英国式的十四行诗。3.Shakespeares dramatic career can be divided into four periods. It was in the _ period that his style and approach became highly
41、 individualized. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth（分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 莎士比亚的戏剧创作生涯可分为四个阶段。在第二阶段，其写作风格与手法都高度人文主义化了。4._ is probably Miltons most memorable prose work. A. Paradise Lost B. Paradise Regained C. Samson Agonistes D. Areopagitica（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 论出版自由是弥尔顿的散文代表作。5.In the Neocla
42、ssical Period, along with the fast economic development, the British _ or middle class also grew rapidly. A. working class B. bougeois C. the poor people D. under-controled class（分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 在新古典主义时期，随着经济迅速发展，英国资产阶级又称中产阶级也日益发展壮大起来了。6.The Enlightenment Movement brought about a revival of i
43、nterest in the old classical works in the field of literature. This tendency is known as _. A. humanism B. realism C. symbolism D. neoclassicism（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 在文学领域，启蒙主义运动使人们重新对古典时代的著作产生兴趣。这股思潮便是新古典主义。7.In Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe glorifies all the following qualities of the middleclas
44、s men except _. A. the indignity of labour B. religious devotion C. loyalty to the king D. pioneering spirit（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 在鲁滨逊漂流记中，笛福表达了对勤劳、坚强的中产阶级的赞誉，盛赞了人类的力量及清教徒的毅力以及开拓精神。8.The 18th century witnessed that in England there appeared two political parties, _, which were satirized by Swift in his Gullivers Travels. A. the Whigs and Tories B. the Senate and the House of Representative C. the Upper House and Lower House D. the House of Lords and the House of Commons（分数：1.00）A.
