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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上全国2010年4月高等教育自学考试英美文学选读试题课程代码：00604请将答案填在答题纸相应的位置上(全部题目用英文作答)IMultiple Choice(40 points in all, 1 for each) Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. Write the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.1. T.

2、S. Eliot s _ bearing a strong thematic resemblance to The Waste Land, is generally regarded as the darkest of Eliot s poems.A. “Gerontion” B. “Prufrock”C. Murder in the Cathedral D. The Hollow Men2. Shelley s political lyrics _ is not only a war cry calling upon all working people to rise up against

3、 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”3. Charlotte s works are famous for the depiction of the life of _ working women, particularly govern

4、esses.A. the middle - class B. the lower - classC. the upper - middle - class D. the upper - class4. All of the following works are known as Hardy s “novels of character and environment” EXCEPT _.A. The Return of the Native B. Tess of the D UrbervillesC. Jude the Obscure D. Far from the Madding Crow

5、d5. Jane Austen s practical idealism is that love should be justified by _ and disciplined by self-control.A. reason B. senseC. rationality D. sensibility6. Shakespeare s _, an elaborate and fantastic story, is known as the best of his final romances.A. The Winters Tale B. The TempestC. The Taming o

6、f the Shrew D. Love s Labour s Lost7. “Where intelligence was fallible, limited, the Imagination was 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 Keats8. “To be, or not to be - that is

7、 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. Hamlet9. John Milton s most powerful dramatic poem

8、on the Greek model is _.A. Paradise Lost B. Paradise RegainedC. Samson Agonistes D. Lycidas 10. Because of her sensitivity to universal pattens 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 Fielding11

9、. Daniel Defoes _ is universally considered as his masterpiece.A. Colonel Jack B. Robinson CrusoeC. Captain Singleton D. A Journal of the Plague Year12. Poetry is defined by _ as “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings, which originates in emotion recollected in tranquility”.A. William Wordsw

10、orth B. William BlakeC. Percy Bysshe Shelley D. Robert Southey13. Jonathan Swift s _ 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 Tub14. Al

11、l of the following statements about the Victorian period is true 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 w

12、orld power.D. Capitalism came into its monopoly stage, the gap between the rich and the poor was further deepened.15. George Bernard Shaw s _ is a grotesquely realistic exposure of slum landlordism.A. Widower s House B. Mrs. Warren s ProfessionC. The Apple Cart D. Getting Married16. Dickens s first

13、child hero is _. A. Little Nell B. David Copperfield C. Oliver Twist D. Little Dorrit17. 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. Hen

14、ry Fielding B. Daniel DefoeC. Jonathan Swift D. Laurence Sterne18. D. H. Lawrence s _ 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 Chatterley s Love19. Dickens a

15、ttacks the Utilitarian principle that rules over the English education system and destroys young hearts and minds in _.A. Hand Times B. Great ExpectationsC. Our Mutual Friend D. Bleak House20. The belief of the eighteenth - century neoclassicists in England led them to seek the following EXCEPT _.A.

16、 proportion B. unityC. harmony D. spirit21. The Renaissance marks a transition from _ to the modern world.A. the old English B. the medievalC. the feudalist D. the capitalist22. The great political and social events in the English society of neoclassical period were the following EXCEPT _.A. the Res

17、toration of King Charles II in 1660 B. the Great Plague of 1665C. the Great London Fire in 1666 D. the Wars of Roses in 168923. With the scarlet letter A as the biggest symbol of all, _ proves himself to be one of the best symbolists.A. Hawthorne B. DreiserC. James D. Faulkner24. The author of Leave

18、s of Grass , a giant of American letters, is _.A. Faulkner B. DreiserC. James D. Whitman25. In Tender is the Night, _ traces the decline of a young American psychiatrist whose marriage to a beautiful and wealthy patient drains his personal energies and corrodes his professional career.A. Dreiser B.

19、FaulknerC. Fitzgerald D. Jack London26. Melville is best - known as the author of his mighty book, _, which is one of the world s greatest masterpieces.A. Song of Myself B. Moby - DickC. The Marble Faun D. Mosses from an Old Manse27. The theme of Henry James essay “_” clearly indicates that the aim

20、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 Fiction D. The Golden Bowl28. During WWI, _ served as an honorable junior officer in the American Red Cross Ambulance Corps

21、 and in 1918 was severely wounded in both legs.A. Anderson B. FaulknerC. Hemingway D. Dreiser29. In order to protest against America s failure to join England in WWI, _ became a naturalized British citizen in 1915.A. William Faulkner B. Henry JamesC. Earnest Hemingway D. Ezra Pound30. Robert Frost d

22、escribed _as “a book of people,” which shows a brilliant insight into New England character and the background that formed it.A. North of Boston B. A Boys WillC. A Witness Tree D. A Further Range31. We can easily find in Dreiser s fiction a world of jungle, and _ found expression in almost every boo

23、k he wrote.A. naturalism B. romanticismC. transcendentalism D. cubism32. As an active participant of his age, Fitzgerald is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the _.A. Jazz Age B. Age of ReasonC. Lost Generation D. Beat Generation33. From the first novel Sister Carrie on, Dreiser set himself to p

24、roject the American values for what he had found them to be: _ to the core.A. altruistic B. politicalC. religious D. materialistic34. The 20th -century stream- of- consciousness technique was frequently and skillfully used by _ to emphasize the reactions and inner musings of the narrator.A. Hemingwa

25、y B. FrostC. Faulkner D. Whitman35. With the help of 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. Fitzgerald36. The Sun Also Rises casts light on a whole generation after WWI and

26、 the effects of the war by way of a vivid portrait of “_.”A. the Beat Generation B. the Lost GenerationC. the Babybooming Age D. the Jazz Age37. Within her little lyrics Dickinson addresses those issues that concern _, which include religion, death, immorality, love and nature.A. the whole human bei

27、ngs B. the frontiersC. the African Americans D. her relatives38. 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 James39. In his poetry, Whitman shows concern for _ and the burgeoning life

28、of cities.A. the colonists B. the capitalistsC. the whole hard -working people D. the intellectuals40. In 1837, _ published Twice - Told Tales, a collection of short stories which attracted critical attention.A. Emerson B. MelvilleC. Whitman D. HawthorneII. Reading Comprehension (16 points in all, 4

29、 for each)Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.41. Wherefore, Bees of England, forge Many a weapon, chain, and scourge, That these stingless drones may spoil The forced produce of your toil? Questions:

30、A. Identify the poet and the poem from which the lines are taken. B. What do you know about the poem s writing background? C. What do you think the poet intends to say in the poem?42. Let us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherized upon a table; Let

31、 us go, through certain half- deserted streets, The muttering retreats Of restless nights in one -night cheap hotels And sawdust restaurants with oyster- shells: (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 f

32、orm is the poem composed in? C. What does the poem suggest?43. This is my letter to the World That never wrote to Me - The simple News that Nature told - With tender Majesty Questions: A. Identify the poet. B. What idea does the poem express? C. Why does the poet use dashes and capital letters in th

33、e poem?44. There was music from my neighbor s house through the summer nights. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings 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

34、the hot sand of his beach while his two motorboats slit the waters of the Sound, drawing aquaplanes over cataracts of foam. On week - ends his Rolls - Royce became an omnibus, bearing parties to and from the city between nine in the morning and long past midnight, while his station wagon scampered l

35、ike 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 and garden - shears, repairing the ravages of the night before. (The passage above is taken from The Great Gatsby ) Questions: A. What ti

36、me does the story reflect? B. What does the novel evoke? C. What does Gatsby s failure magnify?III. Questions and Answers (24 points in all, 6 for each) Give a brief answer to each of the following questions in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.45. Working th

37、rough the tradition of a Christian humanism, Milton wrote Paradise Lost, intending to expose the ways of Satan and to “justify the ways of God to men. ” What is Milton s fundamental concern in Paradise Lost?46. Briefly introduce Blake s Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience.47. What are the fac

38、tors that gave rise to American naturalism?48. Briefly state Mark Twain s magic power with language in his novels.IV. Topic Discussion(20 points in all, 10 for each) Write no less than 150 words on each of the following topics in English in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.49. Why is Hardy regarded as a naturalistic writer in English literature? Discuss in relation to his novels you know.50. Please discuss Henry James contribution to American literature in regard to his representative works, themes, writing techniques and language.专心-专注-专业