1、英美文学选读自考题-1 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)1.In Renaissance, the European humanist thinkers and scholars made attempts to do the following EXCEPT _.A. getting rid of those old feudalist-ideasB. getting control of the parliament and governmentC. introducing new ideas that expressed the interests of the r
2、ising bourgeoisieD. recovering the purity of the early church, from the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2._ was the first to start the attack on middle-class privileges and power in his novel Lucky Jim.A. John Braine B. Kingsley AmisC. Alan Sillitoe D. John Wain（分数：1.00）A.B.C
3、.D.3.For his contribution to the establishment of the form of the modern novel, _ has been regarded as “Father of the English Novel. “A. Daniel Defoe B. Jonathan SwiftC. Henry Fielding D. Oliver Goldsmith（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.The Renaissance marks a transition from the medieval to the _ world.A. new En
4、glish B. modernC. feudal D. capital（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England are _, William Shakespeare, and Ben Jonson.A. Christopher Marlowe B. John MarloweC. John Milton D. Edmund Spenser（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6._ is generally regarded as Shakespeares most popular play on
5、 the stage, for it has the qualities of a “blood-and-thunder“ thriller and a philosophical exploration of life and death.A. Hamlet B. King LearC. Romeo and Juliet D. Othello（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespeares Sonnet18?A. The speaker eulogiz
6、es the power of nature.B. The speaker satirizes human vanity.C. The speaker praises the power of artistic creation.D. The speaker meditates on mans salvation.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.Paradise Lost is actually a story taken from _.A. the Renaissance B. Greek MythologyC. the Old Testament D. the New Testame
7、nt（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Neoclassicists had some fixed laws and rules for prose EXCEPT _.A. being precise B. being directC. being flexible D. being satiric（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.In 1724, _ published, under the pseudonym of Drapier, a series of letters that called on the whole country to refuse the newly-mi
8、nted English copper coins which would further debase the coinage of the already poverty-stricken country.A. Jonathan Swift B. Charles DickensC. Edmund Spenser D. George Bernard Shaw（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.Of all the 18th-century novelists _ was the first to set out, both in theory and practice, to write
9、 specially a “comic epic in prose. “A. Henry Fielding B. Daniel DefoeC. Jonathan Swift D. John Bunyan（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.Romanticism is a period of British literature roughly ranging from _.A. 1660-1798 B. 1798-1832C. 1483-1546 D. 1836-1901（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13._s philosophy of life is presented in hi
10、s masterpiece The Prelude.A. William Blake B. William WordsworthC. Samuel Taylor Coleridge D. John Keats（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.The two collections of poems written by William Blake, _ and _ hold the similar subject-matter, but the tone, emphasis and conclusion differ.A. Songs of Innocence; Songs of Exp
11、erienceB. Poetical Sketches; Songs of InnocenceC. Poetical Sketches; Marriage of Heaven and HellD. The Book of Urizen; The Book of Los（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.A number of poems from the Songs of Innocence find a counterpart in the Songs of Experience. “Infant Joy“ is matched with “Infant Sorrow, “ and th
12、e pure “Lamb“ is paired with the flaming “_.“A. Chimney Sweeper B. LondonC. Sheep D. Tyger（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16._ is regarded as a “worshipper of nature. “ He can penetrate to the heart of things and give the reader the very life of nature.A. John Keats B. William WordsworthC. John Donne D. Samuel Tay
13、lor Coleridge（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.The Solitary Reaper written by _ uses rural figures to suggest the timeless mystery of sorrowful humanity and its radiant beauty.A. Samuel Taylor Coleridge B. William WordsworthC. John Keats D. George Gordon Byron（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.Percy Bysshe Shelley is one of the
14、 leading _ poets, an intense and original lyrical poet in the English language.A. realistic B. symbolicC. romantic D. imagist（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.Jane Austens main literary concern is about _.A. maturity achieved through the loss of illusionsB. the love story between the rich and the poorC. human bei
15、ngs in their personal relationshipsD. the daily country life of the middle-class English（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.20.Chronologically the Victorian period roughly coincides with the reign of _ who ruled over England from 1836 to 1901.A. Queen Victoria B. Queen Elizabeth C. King Henry D. King Edward （分数：1.00）A
16、.B.C.D.21.The novel _ written by Charles Dickens is famous for its vivid descriptions of the workhouse and life of the underworld in the 19th-century London.A. David Copperfield B. Bleak HouseC. Great Expectations D. Oliver Twist（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.22.Charlottes works are famous for the depiction of th
17、e life of the middle-class working women, particularly _.A. clerks B. governessesC. baby-sitters D. managers（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.23._ is Thomas Hardys most cheerful and idyllic work.A. The Return of the Native B. Far from the Madding CrowdC. Under the Greenwood Tree D. The Woodlanders（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.24
18、.Modernism is _, in many aspects, a reaction against realism. It rejects rationalism, which is the theoretical base of _.A. classicism B. romanticismC. realism D. symbolism（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.25.Widowers Houses is a grotesquely realistic exposure of _.A. prostitution B. life forceC. social evil D. slum
19、 landlordism（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.26.The childhood of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn in the Mississippi is a record of a vanished way of life in the _ Mississippi valley.A. early 16th-century B. late 16th-centuryC. post-Civil War D. pre-Civil War（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.27.In his famous essay, “Tradition and Individua
20、l Talent, “ _ put great emphasis on the importance of tradition both in creative writing and in criticism.A. James Joyce B. D. H. LawrenceC. George Bernard Shaw D. T. S. Eliot（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.28.“The Lawrence trilogy“ refers to the following three plays EXCEPT _.A. A Colliers Friday Night B. The Dau
21、ghter-in-LawC. Lady Chatterleys Lover D. The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.29.In the following works, which signs the beginning of the American literature?A. The Sketch Book. B. Leaves of Grass.C. Leather-Stocking Tales. D. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.30.The heroine i
22、n Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter is _.A. Pearl B. FaithC. Ruth D. Hester Prynne（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.31.In _, Hawthorne discusses sin and evil and sets out to prove that everyone possesses some evil secret.A. The Scarlet Letter B. Young Goodman BrownC. Sister Carrie D. Daisy Miller（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.32.Leav
23、es of Grass commands great attention because of its uniquely poetic embodiment of _, which are written in the founding documents of both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War in the United States.A. the democratic ideals B. the romantic idealsC. the self-reliance spirits D. the religious ideals（分数
24、：1.00）A.B.C.D.33.The poetic style Whitman devised is now called _, that is, poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme.A. heroic couplet B. dramatic monologueC. blank verse D. free verse（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.34.The period ranging from 1865 to 1914 has been referred to as _.A. the Age of Colonial
25、ism B. the Age of RomanticismC. the Age of Realism D. the Age of Modernism（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.35.Generally speaking, all those writers with a naturalistic app roach to human reality tend to be _.A. idealists B. pessimistsC. transcendentalists D. impressionists（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.36.Mark Twain wrote most o
26、f his literary works with a _ language.A. grand B. pompousC. simple D. vernacular（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.37.In his realistic fiction, Henry Jamess primary concern is to present the _.A. inner life of human beings B. American Civil War and its effectsC. life on the Mississippi River D. Calvinistic view of o
27、riginal sin（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.38.Closely related to Emily Dickinsons religious poetry are her poems concerning _.A. childhood B. youth and happinessC. loneliness D. death and immortality（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.39.In _, Dreiser expressed his naturalistic pursuit by expounding the purposelessness of life and a
28、ttacking the conventional moral standards.A. An American Tragedy B. Sister CarrieC. The Financier D. The Stoic（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.40.The modern stream-of-consciousness technique was frequently and skillfully exploited by _ to emphasize the reactions and inner musings of the narrator.A. William Faulkner
29、 B. T. S. EliotC. Robert Frost D. William Wordsworth（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.41.Nor lose possession of that fair thou owst;Nor shall death brag thou wanderst in his shade,When in eternal lines to time thou growst:So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.Que
30、stions:A. Where does the poem come from? Who wrote it?B. What does “lines“ mean?C. Interpret the poem briefly.（分数：4.00）_42.Wherefore, Bees of England, forgeMany a weapon, chain, and scourge,That these stingless drones may spoilThe forced produce of your toil?Questions:A. Who is the author of the poe
31、m?B. What does “Bees of England“ refer to?C. What figure of speech is used here?（分数：4.00）_43.Then where are our relatives? my father? our family friends? You claim the rights of a mother: the right to call me fool and child; to speak to me as no woman in authority over me at college dare speak to me
32、; to dictate my way of life; and to force on me the acquaintance of a brute whom anyone can see to be the most vicious sort of London man about town. Before I give myself the trouble to resist such claims, I may as well find out whether they have any real existence.Questions:A. From which work is th
33、is quotation taken?B. Which character is speaking?C. What does this work expose?（分数：4.00）_44.I wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high oer vales and hills,When all at once I saw a crowd,A host, of golden daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees,Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.Continuo
34、us as the stars that shineAnd twinkle on the milky way,They stretched in never-ending lineAlong the margin of a bay:Ten thousand saw I at a glance,Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.Questions:A. Who wrote this poem?B. Whats the title of this poem?C. What is the poem mainly about?（分数：4.00）_45.Why
35、 are naturalists inevitably pessimistic in their view? Please discuss the above question in relation to the basic principles of literary naturalism.（分数：6.00）_46.“Even then he stood there, hidden wholly in that kindness which is night, while the uprising fumes filled the room. When the odor reached h
36、is nostrils, he quit his attitude and fumbled for the bed. Whats the use? he said, weakly, as he stretched himself to rest. “ The above is quoted from Theodore Dreisers Sister Carrie. Briefly tell the situation that leads to Hurstwoods suicide and interpret his final words“Whats the use?“.（分数：6.00）_
37、47.The white whale, Moby Dick, is the most important symbol in Melvilles novel. What symbolic meaning can you draw from it?（分数：6.00）_48.The three dominant figures of the American Age of Realism understand the “truth“ differently. Who are they and what are the differences?（分数：6.00）_49.Jonathan Swifts
38、 Gullivers Travels, as a whole, is one of the most effective and devastating criticisms and satires of all aspects in the English and European life of his day. Please give a brief comment on Gullivers Travels.（分数：10.00）_50.Summarize the story of Mark Twains Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in about 10
39、0 words, and comment on the theme of the novel.（分数：10.00）_英美文学选读自考题-1 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)1.In Renaissance, the European humanist thinkers and scholars made attempts to do the following EXCEPT _.A. getting rid of those old feudalist-ideasB. getting control of the parliament and governmentC. in
40、troducing new ideas that expressed the interests of the rising bourgeoisieD. recovering the purity of the early church, from the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church（分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：主要考查的知识点为对文艺复兴的描述。文艺复兴从本质上是欧洲人文主义者竭力摒弃中世纪欧洲的封建主义，推行代表新兴城市资产阶级利益的新思想，并恢复早期宗教的纯洁性，远离腐败的罗马天主教廷的一场运动。2._ was the fi
41、rst to start the attack on middle-class privileges and power in his novel Lucky Jim.A. John Braine B. Kingsley AmisC. Alan Sillitoe D. John Wain（分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：3.For his contribution to the establishment of the form of the modern novel, _ has been regarded as “Father of the English Novel. “A. D
42、aniel Defoe B. Jonathan SwiftC. Henry Fielding D. Oliver Goldsmith（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：主要考查的知识点为英国小说之父。菲尔丁被一些人称为“英国小说之父”，因为他为现代小说模式的创立作出了很大的贡献。4.The Renaissance marks a transition from the medieval to the _ world.A. new English B. modernC. feudal D. capital（分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：主要考查的知识点为文艺复兴。文艺复兴是标志着
43、中世纪的结束和现代社会的开始的一个过渡时期。5.The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England are _, William Shakespeare, and Ben Jonson.A. Christopher Marlowe B. John MarloweC. John Milton D. Edmund Spenser（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：主要考查的知识点为文艺复兴时期英国最著名的戏剧家。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。6._ is generally regarded as
44、 Shakespeares most popular play on the stage, for it has the qualities of a “blood-and-thunder“ thriller and a philosophical exploration of life and death.A. Hamlet B. King LearC. Romeo and Juliet D. Othello（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：本题主要考查的知识点为莎士比亚的哈姆雷特最负盛名的原因。哈姆雷特是莎士比亚最负盛名的一部悲剧，因为剧中充满了险象环生的情节与对生和死极富哲理的剖
45、析。7.Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespeares Sonnet18?A. The speaker eulogizes the power of nature.B. The speaker satirizes human vanity.C. The speaker praises the power of artistic creation.D. The speaker meditates on mans salvation.（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：本题主要考查的知识
46、点为莎士比亚的十四行诗第 18 首的主题。在十四行诗第 18 首中，莎士比亚认为夏日的美好是转瞬即逝的，但诗中的美丽却能永存。由此可见莎士比亚对诗歌的永恒性深信不疑，同时也表现了他对艺术创作的赞美。8.Paradise Lost is actually a story taken from _.A. the Renaissance B. Greek MythologyC. the Old Testament D. the New Testament（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：9.Neoclassicists had some fixed laws and rules for prose EXCEPT _
