1、全国自考（英美文学选读）模拟试卷 10 及答案与解析一、单项选择题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）primitive2 The Petrarchan sonnet was first introduced into England by _. ( )（A）Surrey（B
2、） Wyatt（C） Sidney（D）Shakespeare3 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）fourth4 _is probably Miltons most memorable prose work. ( )（A）Paradise Lost（B） Paradise Rega
3、ined（C） Samson Agonistes（D）Areopagitica5 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）under-controled class6 The Enlightenment Movement brought about a revival of interest in
4、the old classical works in the field of literature. This tendency is known as ( )（A）humanism（B） realism（C） symbolism（D）neoclassicism7 In Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe glorifies all the following qualities of the middleclass men except . ( )（A）the indignity of labour（B） religious devotion（C） loyalty
5、to the king（D）pioneering spirit8 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
6、 and the House of Commons9 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“, and the first to give the modern novel its structure and style. ( )（A）Daniel Defoe（B） Samuel Richardson（C） Henry Fielding（D）Oliver
7、 Goldsmith10 William Godwin, who exerted a great influence on Wordsworth, Shelley and other poets, wrote passionately against 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
8、 of Man11 The Romantic period is an age of _. Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats are the major representatives. ( )（A）novel（B） drama（C） essay（D）poetry12 Which of the following comments on William Blake is not true? ( )（A）Childhood is central to Blakes concern in the Songs of Inno
9、cence and Songs of Experience.（B） Blakes Marriage of Heaven and Hell marks his entry into maturity.（C） The Book of Loss is his masterpiece.（D）Symbolism in wide range is a distinctive feature of his poetry.13 With so many poems such as “The Sparrows Nest“ “To a Skylark“ “To the Cuckoo“ and “To a Butt
10、erfly“, William Wordsworth is regarded as a “ “. ( )（A）poet of genius（B） worshipper of nature（C） royal poet（D）conservative poet14 In the following writers, who isnt American? ( )（A）Washington Irving.（B） Robert Lee Frost.（C） Theodore Dreiser.（D）John Keats.15 The novel Pride and Prejudice mainly deals
11、 with the five Bennet sisters and their search for suitable husbands, centering on the love story between and_. ( )（A）Jane,Bingley（B） Lydia, Wickham（C） Elizabeth,Darcy（D）Charlotte,Collins16 English critical realism found its expression chiefly in the form of ( )（A）novel（B） drama（C） poetry（D）sonnet17
12、 Among the 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 Times18 The success of Jane Eyre is not only because of its shar
13、p 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）governess19 “Self-conceited“cruel“ and “tyrannical“ are most likely the features of the characters in_. ( )（A）Robert Brownings My Last Duchess（B） Christ
14、opher Marlowes Dr. Faustus（C） Shakespeares Loves Labours Lost（D）Sheridans The School for Scandal20 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） having no control over his own fate（D）still ret
15、aining his own faith in a world of confusion21 George Bernard Shaws career as a dramatist began inl892, when his first play was put on by the Independent Theater Society. ( )（A）Candida（B） Widowers Houses（C） Mrs. Warrens Profession（D）The Apple Cart22 The major concern of fiction lies in the tracing o
16、f 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. Hardys23 The hightide of Romanticism in American literature occurred around_.
17、( )（A）1820（B） 1850（C） 1880（D）192024 The idea that “There is evil in every human heart, which may remain latent, perhaps, through thewhole life; but circumstances may rouse it to activity“ is reflected in ( )（A）Young Goodman Brown（B） Moby-Dick（C） Rip Van Winkle（D）Walden25 In Whitmans Leaves of Grass
18、, openness, freedom, and above all ,are all that concerned him. ( )（A）individualism（B） collectivism（C） romanticism（D）modernism26 In “There Was a Child Went Forth“ .Whitmans own early experience may well be identified with the childhood of a young, growing_. ( )（A）America（B） England（C） Greek（D）Roman2
19、7 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 the world28 _is not a dominant figure of the Realistic Period. ( )（A）Mark Twain（B） William Dean Howells（C） Henry James（D）Washington Irving29 In Henry Jamess Daisy
20、 Miller, the “ Americanness“ in Daisy is revealed by her_. ( )（A）vulgarity in language and taste（B） expensive jewels and clothes（C） lack of grace and patience（D）relatively unreserved manners30 However,_,the keynote of Daisy Millers character, turns out to be an admiring but a dangerous quality and h
21、er defiance of social taboos in the Old World finally brings her to a disaster in the clash between two different cultures. ( )（A）experience（B） sophistication（C） worldliness（D）innocence31 Which of the following works does not show Dickinsons confusion and doubt about the role of women in the 19 th c
22、entury America? ( )（A）Im “wife“Ive finished that（B） I heard a Fly buzzWhen I died（C） I cannot live with You（D）Im ceded32 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 . (
23、)（A）there is a bright future lying ahead（B） there is no end to mans desire（C） one should always be forward looking（D）happiness is found in the end33 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 Wh
24、itman.34 When he was eighty-seven he read his poetry at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy in 196This poet was _. ( )（A）Ezra Pound（B） Robert Frost（C） E. E. Cummings（D）Wallace Stevens35 _is widely acclaimed “founder of the American drama“ and recognized even more as a major figure in world
25、 literature. ( )（A）Ernest Hemingway（B） William Faulkner（C） Washington Irving（D）Eugene ONeill36 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 of th
26、e rich and the poor（D）the happy days of the Jazz Age37 Lots of people rushed to Gatsbys party at the weekend and they clustered around Gatsbys wealth like . ( )（A）gluttons（B） flies（C） insects（D）moths38 “Nick Adams“ is a character who frequently appears in stories. ( )（A）William Faulkners（B） Theodore
27、 Dreisers（C） Mark Twains（D）Ernest Hemingways39 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 paralyzed.（C） She is the symbol of the old values of the
28、South.（D）She is the victim of the past glory. 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 head. Her skeleton was small and spare;. . . “These sentences are taken
29、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二、阅读理解41 “And thus the native hue of resolution/Is sicklied oer with the pale cast of thought. “ (Shakespeare, Hamlet)Questions:A. What does the “nati
30、ve hue of resolution“ mean?B. What does the “pale cast of thought“ stand for?C. What idea do the two lines express?42 “The early lilacs became part of this child,/And grass and white and red morning-glories, and white and red clover, and the song of the phoebe-bird,/And the Third-month lambs and the
31、 sows pink-faint litter, and the mares foal and the cows calf,/ And the noisy brood of the barnyard or by the mire of the pond-side,/And the fish suspending themselves so curiously below there, and the beautiful curious liquid,/And the water-plants with their graceful flat heads, all became part of
32、him. “ Questions:A. Name the author of the poem.B. What is the poetic style called?C. What does the passage describe?43 “I celebrate myself, and sing myself,/And what I assume you shall assume,/For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. /I loafe and invite my soul,/I lean and loafe at my
33、 ease observing a spear of summer grass, “(from Walt Whitmans “Song of Myself“ )Questions:A. Whom does “myself“ refer to?B. How do you understand the line “I loafe and invite my soul“?C. What does “a spear of summer grass“ indicate?44 “And so she died. Fell ill in the house filled with dust and shad
34、ows, with only a doddering Negro man to wait on her, we did not even know she was sick; we had long since given up trying to get any information from the Negro. He talked to no one, probably not even to her, for his voice had grown harsh and rust-y, as if from disuse. “Questions:A. Identify the auth
35、or and the title of the work from which the passage is taken.B. Who dies?C. How do you describe the relationship between her and her neighbors?三、简答题45 Why is John Milton the greatest writer of his time?46 Pride and Prejudice is Jane Austens masterpiece. What does Pride and Prejudice concern about?47
36、 “You never give it a chance,“ she said. Then suddenly all her passion of grief over him broke out. “But it does matter!“ she cried. “And you ought to be happy, you ought to try to be happy, to live to be happy. How could I bear to think your life wouldnt be a happy one!“(D. H. Lawrence, Sons and Lo
37、vers)Explain why Mrs. Morel couldnt bear to think Pauls life wouldnt be a happy one.48 What is the difference between realism and naturalism?四、论述题49 Robinson Crusoe is Defoes first novel and also his masterpiece. Discuss the change and growth of Crusoe and the characteristics of him.50 Thomas Hardy
38、is often regarded as a transitional writer. Some critics believe that he is emotionally traditional and intellectually advanced. How do you understand this idea?全国自考（英美文学选读）模拟试卷 10 答案与解析一、单项选择题1 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 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
39、用即兴的、自由的、浪漫的创作方法编撰而成。2 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 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 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 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 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 论出版自由是弥尔顿的散文代表作。5 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 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 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 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 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 在鲁滨
40、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 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 18 世纪在英国出现了两个政党：辉格党与托利党，斯威夫特在他的格列佛游记中对其进行了讽刺。9 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 在所有 18 世纪的小说家中，菲尔丁第一个在理论与实践上创造了“散文体喜剧史诗”，并第一个为现代小说确立了结构与风格。10 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 威廉.戈德温在他的有关政治正义的研究中强烈谴责了不合理的经济制度与政治压迫。他的思想对后来的华兹华斯、雪莱等浪漫主义诗人影响深远。11 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 浪漫主义时代是诗歌的时代，
41、代表诗人有布莱克、华兹华斯、科勒律治、拜伦、雪莱及济慈。12 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 在布莱克的天真之歌和经验之歌中，童年是他主要描述的中心。布莱克的天堂与地狱的结合一诗标志着他创作上的成熟，他不喜欢抽象的词汇。并常常用实实在在的比喻及形象来体现他的视野，大范围地使用象征手法是他作品的鲜明特征。13 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 华兹华斯被认为是“大自然的膜拜者”。他能洞悉事物，并将其细致入微地剖析给读者。短诗麻雀巢、致云雀、致杜鹃、致蝴蝶都是他对自然之美的倾心热爱。14 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 约翰.济慈是英国浪漫主义时期的作家。15 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 傲慢与偏见讲述
42、了贝内特一家五姐妹寻找如意郎君的过程，这部小说以伊丽莎白和达西的爱情故事为中心。16 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 英国的批判现实主义主要是以小说的形式来表达情感的。17 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 狄更斯后期所有的作品除去双城记(1839)，都对更加复杂也更为基础的社会机构及道德观念进行了批判。在艰难时世中作者狄更斯对被实用主义侵蚀了的英国教育体制和青少年在精神上饱受摧残的现象进行了严厉的批判。18 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 简.爱的成功不仅因其对社会现实的尖锐批评，而且也因为是第一个有女家庭教师在英国小说中出现。19 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 “自大”“残忍”“专横跋扈”是布朗宁
43、的我的前公爵夫人中菲拉拉公爵阿方索二世的性格特点。20 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 哈代最著名的小说德伯家的苔丝描写了人们是无法控制自己的命运的。21 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 1892 年，萧伯纳自己的戏剧创作生涯开始了。他的第一部戏鳏夫的房产由“独立剧社”上演。22 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 劳伦斯的小说主要关注的是对主人公心理发展的追踪及对资本主义工业化使得人性丧失的有力批判。23 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 18 世纪末和 19 世纪的最初 30 年，是浪漫主义文学在欧洲盛行的时期。而美国浪漫主义文学的高峰时期是在 1850 年，即美国内战爆发前。24 【正确答案】 A【试
44、题解析】 霍桑认为，“人人内心都有邪恶，这种邪恶也许一生都潜藏在内心，但在一定的条件下就表现出来”。文学作品就是“表现我们是如何受冤和冤人如何相互报复的”。所以霍桑几乎在每部书中都讨论罪行和邪恶。他在小伙子布朗中说明每个人都有邪恶的秘密。25 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 惠特曼是个有强烈使命感的诗人，毕生所创是他的唯一一本诗集草叶集。在这部巨著里表现的是开放、自由以及个人主义。26 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 在从前有个出门的孩子一诗中，作者自己儿童时期的经历与当时年轻的美国作为儿童时期的经历有着相似之处。27 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 大白鲸象征着充满神秘的世界、强大无比的大自然、现
45、实世界的邪恶。28 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 华盛顿.欧文是美国浪漫主义时期的作家。29 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 亨利.詹姆斯在黛西.米勒中所表达的美国精神由黛西的天真不受拘束的天性表现了出来。30 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 在黛西.米勒(Daisy Miller)中，黛西的天真既令人羡慕又具有危险性质。她对欧洲社会禁忌的公然蔑视最终在两种文化冲突时给她带来灾难。31 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 狄金森写了一些有关婚姻的诗，引起了评论界的关注。我已退出，不再与他们为伍我是妻，那时已完成等作品反映了作者对 19 世纪美国妇女作用的迷惘。32 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 嘉莉妹妹
46、(Sister Carrie)描写的是女主人公嘉莉对幸福生活追求的幻灭之路。作者在广阔的社会背景上，揭露和批判资本主义社会的黑暗，指出在美国诚实劳动找不到出路，只有道德沦丧，出卖自己，才能得到金钱和地位，在这样的社会里不可能有真正的幸福。小说最后这句话指的是人的欲望是无穷的，无论什么时候都很难满足。33 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 菲兹杰拉德、海明威、福克纳被大家认为是美国小说的大师。34 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 1961 年弗洛斯特在肯尼迪总统的选举就职大会上宣读了他的诗，那时他已 87 岁高龄。35 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 尤金.奥尼尔被广泛誉为“美国戏剧之父”，而且被认为是
47、世界文学史上的主要作家。36 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 在菲兹杰拉德的了不起的盖茨比中有对聚会的详细描写，目的是渲染出人们生活的空虚。37 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 了不起的盖茨比中描写了男男女女们像飞蛾一样穿梭于盖茨比的聚会。38 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 尼克.亚当是海明威在我们的时代里(1925 年)这部小说中塑造的主人公。39 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 给艾米莉的玫瑰中的主人公艾米莉是一个不愿意接受由于时间变迁而一切都改变的古怪的老处女，是时代的受害者。同时她是南方贵族的后人，是过去所束缚的旧南方的象征。文中对其畸形的性格写得淋漓尽致。40 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】
48、 该段选自福克纳的给艾米莉的玫瑰。二、阅读理解41 【正确答案】 A. determination determinedness, action, activity.).B. consideration indecision, inactivity, hesitation.).C. Too much thinking (consideration of)made(makes)activity(action)im-possible.42 【正确答案】 A. Walt Whitman.B. Free verse.C. The passage describes the growth of a ch
49、ild who is wandering and admiring the scene around him. In the poem, the early experience of the poet may well be identified with the early days of a young and growing America. 43 【正确答案】 A. The poet himself and the American people.B. This line indicates a separation of the body and the soul.C. The phrase indicates Whitmans optimism and experience.44 【正确答案】 A. William Faulkners A Rose for Em
