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In the early stage of the English Renaissance, poetry and were themost outstanding literary forms and they were carried on especially by WilliamShakespeare and Ben Jonson.A. fictionB. dramatic fictionC. poetic dramaD. novel答案：C解析： (P11) 在英国文艺复兴早期，诗歌与诗剧是最杰出的文学形式，尤其是莎士比亚与本约 翰逊继承了这种形式。3. William Shakespeares greatest tragedies are: Hamlet, , King Lear and .A.Romeo and Juliet/OthelloB. Othello/MacbethC. The Tempest/MacbethD. Othello/Henry 答案：B解析： (P33) 莎士比亚的四大悲剧是：哈姆雷特、奥赛罗、李尔王与麦克白。4. The neoclassical period in English literature refers to the one between the return of the Stuarts to the English throne in 1660 and the full assertion of which came with the publication of Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth andColeridge in 1798.A. RealismB. HumanismC. RomanticismD. Neoclassicism答案：C解析：(P79) 英国文学上的新古典主义时期是从1660年英国斯图亚特王朝复辟到以华兹华斯和科 勒律治于1798年合作出版的抒情歌谣集为创始标志的浪漫主义时期为止的英国文学时代。5. Robinson Crusoe by A. John BunyanB. Jonathan SwiftC. Henry FieldingD. Daniel Defoe答案：Dis universally considered his masterpiece.解析： (P97) 鲁滨逊漂流记是丹尼尔笛福的代表作。6. Of all the 18th century novelists Henry Fielding was the first to set out, both in theory and practice, to write specifically a “ in prose”, the first to give the modern novel its structure and style.A. tragic epic B. comic epic C. romanceD. lyric epic答案：B解析： (P121) 在所有18世纪的小说家中，亨利菲尔丁第一次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。7. Shelleys greatest achievement is his four-act poetic drama .A.AdonaisB. To a SkylarkC. A Song: Men of EnglandD. Prometheus Unbound答案：D解析：(P208) 雪莱最有造诣的作品是他的四幕诗剧解放了的普罗米修斯。8. Although writing from different points of view and with different techniques, writers in the Victorian Period shared one thing in common, that is, they were all concerned about .A. the fate of the upper classB. the reformation of the governmentC.the fate of the common peopleD. the future of their family class答案：C解析：(P236) 尽管维多利亚时代的小说家们的创作角度与风格各不相同，但其共同特点是关心 普通百姓的命运。9. All of the later works written by Charles Dickens, with the exception of , present a criticism of the more complicated and yet most fundamentalsocial institutions and morals of the Victorian England.A. Bleak HouseB. A Tale of Two CitiesC. Little DorritD. Hard Times答案：B解析：(P240) 狄更斯后期所有的作品，除去双城记，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。10. The success of the novel novel the first governess heroine.A. Wuthering Heights B. Pride and Prejudice C. Jane EyreD. Sister Carrie答案：Cis due to its introduction to the English解析： (P259) 小说简爱的成功之处在于它在英国小说史上第一次成功地塑造出了家庭女 教师的形象。11. takes the irrational philosophy and the theory of psycho-analysis asits theoretical base.A. Symbolism B. Romanticism C. RealismD. Modernism答案：D解析： (P312) 现代主义以非理性主义哲学和精神分析原理为理论基础。12. Shakespeare.is considered to be the best-known English dramatist since WilliamA. George Bernard ShawB. Richard Brinsley SheridanC. Christopher MarloweD. John Donne答案：A解析：(P318) 萧伯纳在戏剧方面被公认为是自莎士比亚之后英国最优秀的戏剧大师。13. “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”, in a form of dramatic monologue,presents the meditation of an aging marriage.A. grown B. lunatic C. oldD. young答案：Dman over the business of proposing解析： (P363) J.A.普鲁弗洛克的情歌讲述了一位上了年纪的男人对求婚问题的深思不定，全诗的形式是戏剧独白。14. The American Romantic Period stretches from the end of the 18th century to the outbreak of the .A. Civil WarB. World WarC. Independent WarD. World war答案：A解析： (P399) 美国文学的浪漫主义时期开始于18世纪末，到内战爆发为止。15. tells a simple but very moving story in which four people living in aPuritan community are involved in and affected by the sin of adultery in differentways.A. Young Goodman BrownB. Moby-DickC. The Scarlet LetterD. Daisy Miller答案：C解析：(P431) 红字是霍桑的代表作，讲述的是4个生活在清教社区的人以不同方式犯有通奸 罪的故事，情节简单，但内容感人。16. has always been considered a monumental work which commands greatattention because of its uniquely poetic embodiment of American democratic ideals.A. Leaves of GrassB. NatureC. In a Station of the MetroD. After Apple-Picking答案：A解析：(P447) 惠特曼的草叶集是一部历史性的著作，他的诗体现了美国的民主思想，反映 了独立战争和内战的重大史实。17. “Cavalry Crossing a Ford” by Whitman reminds its readers of a picture, or a photo, of a scene of .A. the American War of IndependenceB. the Westward MovementC. the U.S.-Spanish WarD.the American Civil War答案：D解析：(P455) 惠特曼的诗歌涉水的骑兵给读者展现了一幅美国内战时期的景象。18. While Mark Twain and William Dean Howells satirized European manners at times, was an admirer of ancient European civilization.A. Washington IrvingB. Henry JamesC. Walt WhitmanD. Jack London答案：B解析： (P495) 马克吐温和豪威尔斯不时地讽刺欧洲传统，而詹姆斯却羡慕古老的欧洲文明。19. American literature produced only one female poet during the nineteenth century. This was .A. Anne BradsteetB. Jane AustenC. Emily DickinsonD. Harriet Beecher答案：C解析： (P516) 19世纪美国文学史上只出现了一位女诗人，她就是艾米莉狄金森。20. is widely acclaimed “founder of the American drama” and recognizedeven more as a major figure in world literature.A. Ernest Hemingway B. William Faulkner C. Washington Irving D. Eugene ONeill答案：D解析：(P568) 尤金奥尼尔被广泛誉为“美国戏剧之父”，而且被认为是世界文学史上的主要作 家。21.Hemingways second big success is , which wrote the epitaph to a decade and to the whole generation in the 1920s in telling us a story about the tragic love affair of a wounded American soldier with a British nurse.A. The Old Man and the Sea B. For Whom the Bell Tolls C. The Sun Also RisesD. A Farewell to Arms答案：D解析： (P601) 永别了，武器是海明威第二部成功的作品。小说讲的是一个受伤的美国士兵 与一个英国护士的爱情悲剧，反映的是20世纪20年代整个社会和整个一代人的地位。22. According to Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury is a story of “ ”.A.lost generationB.lost innocenceC. farmersD. industrial labors答案：B解析：(P614) 福克纳说过喧嚣与骚动是一部“失去天真”的小说，表现主人公束缚在过去 思想中的强烈主题。23. is generally regarded as Shakespeares most popular play on thestage, for it has the qualities of a “blood-and-thunder”thriller and aphilosophical exploration of life and death.A. HamletB. King LearC. Romeo and JulietD. Othello答案：A解析：(P33) 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析。24. Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of ShakespearesSonnet 18?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.答案：C解析： (P37) 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。25. Neoclassicists had some fixed laws and rules for prose EXCEPT .A. being preciseB. being directC. being flexibleD. being satiric答案：D解析：(P82) 新古典主义者们设定了创作的规矩与条框：散文必须精确、直接、通顺、灵活。而 具有讽刺性是对诗歌的要求。26. 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 ExperienceB. Poetical Sketches/Songs of InnocenceC. Poetical Sketches/Marriage of Heaven and HellD. The Book of Urizen/The Book of Los答案：A解析：(P168169) 布莱克的诗集天真之歌和经验之歌拥有相似的主题，但笔调、强调 之处与结论是不同的。27. is regarded as a “worshipper of nature”. He can penetrate to theheart of things and give the reader the very life of nature.A. John KeatsB. William WordsworthC. John DonneD. Samuel Taylor Coleridge答案：B解析： (P176) 华兹华斯被称为“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。28. The Solitary Reaper written by uses rural figures to suggest thetimeless mystery of sorrowful humanity and its radiant beauty.A. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeB. William WordsworthC. John KeatsD. George Gordon Byron答案：B解析：(P178) 华兹华斯在孤独的收割者一诗中使用乡间的各种事物暗示着人类生活不尽的 忧伤与神秘，还有这种神秘所散发出的美。29. Chronologically the Victorian period roughly coincides with the reign of who ruled over England from 1836 to 1901.A. Queen VictoriaB. Queen Elizabeth C. King Henry D. King Edward 答案：A解析： (P233) 从时间上讲，维多利亚文学时期恰好与英国维多利亚女王1836年至1901年的执政 期相吻合。30. Thomas Hardys most cheerful and idyllic work is .A. The Return of the NativeB. Far from the Madding Crowd C. Under the Greenwood Tree D. The Woodlanders答案：C解析：(P300) 在哈代所有的作品中，格林伍德的林荫下是最欢快、最抒情的。31. Modernism is, in many aspects, a reaction against realism. It rejects rationalism, which is the theoretical base of .A. classicism B. romanticism C. realismD. symbolism答案：C解析：(P313) 现代主义从各方面看都是对现实主义的反叛。它摒弃理性，而理性是现实主义的 理论基础。32. Widower House, a play written by George Bernard Shaw, is a grotesquely realistic exposure of .A. prostitution B.life force C. social evilD. slum landlordism答案：D解析： (P322) 萧伯纳的戏剧鳏夫的房产揭露了贫民窟里不公平的租房制度。33. “The Lawrence trilogy” refers to the following three plays EXCEPT .A.A Colliers Friday NightB.The Daughter-in-LawC. Lady Chatterleys LoverD. The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyed答案：C解析：(P373) 劳伦斯的三部戏剧作品被称为“劳伦斯三部曲”。这三部戏剧是矿工的周五夜 晚、儿媳、守寡的霍尔罗伊德夫人。34. In the following works, which signs the beginning of the Romantic Period in the history of American literature?A. The Sketch BookB. Leaves of GrassC. Leather-Stocking TalesD. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn答案：A解析：(P399) 华盛顿欧文出版的见闻札记标志着美国文学史上浪漫主义时期的开始。35. In , Hawthorne discusses sin and evil and sets out to prove that everyone possesses some evil secret.A. The Scarlet Letter B.Young Goodman Brown C. Sister CarrieD. Daisy Miller答案：B解析：(P432) 在小说小伙子布朗中，霍桑讨论了罪行和邪恶，说明了每个人都有邪恶的秘 密。36. The poetic style Whitman devised is now called , that is, poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme.A.heroic coupletB. dramatic monologueC. blank verseD. free verse答案：D解析：(P450) 惠特曼创造了“自由体诗”，没有固定的节奏和韵律。37. In his realistic fiction, Henry Jamess primary concern is to present the .A.inner life of human beingsB.American Civil War and its effectsC. life on the Mississippi RiverD.Calvinistic view of original sin答案：A解析： (P498) 在亨利詹姆斯的现实主义小说中，他首要关注的是人物内心的生活。38. In Dreiser expressed his naturalistic pursuit by expounding thepurposelessness of life and attacking the conventional moral standards.A. An American TragedyB. Sister CarrieC. The FinancierD. The Stoic答案：B解析： (P526) 在嘉莉妹妹一书中，德莱塞通过阐述无目的的生活和抨击世俗的道德标准来 表现他的自然主义的创作追求。39. The modern technique was frequently and skillfully exploited byFaulkner to emphasize the reactions and inner musings of the narrator.A. stream-of-consciousnessB. flashbackC. mosaicD. narrative and argumentative答案：A解析：(P616) 现代意识流技巧经常地被福克纳娴熟地运用来强调叙述者的反应和内心沉思。40. Most of s works are set in the American South, with his emphasis on the Southern subjects and consciousness.A. Faulkner B. Fitzgerald C.Hemingway D. Steinbeck答案：A解析：(P612) 福克纳的大多数作品都以美国南方为背景，强调南方主题和南方意识。二、Reading Comprehension(16 points in all，4 for each) Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in EnglishWrite your answers in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet1. 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.(1). Where does the poem come from? Who wrote it? 答案：(P38)The poem is “Sonnet 18” by Shakespeare.(2). What does “lines” mean?答案：(P38) Lines means the lines of the poem and other sonnets.(3). Interpret it briefly.答案：(P38)A nice summers day is usually transient, but the beauty in poetry canlast for ever.2. “I consulted several things in my situation which I found would be proper for me: 1st, health and fresh water I just now mentioned; 2ndly, shelter from the heat of the sun; 3rdly, security from ravenous creatures, whether men or beats; 4thly, a view to the sea, that if God sent any ship in sight, I might not lose any advantage for my deliverance, of which I was not willing to banish all my expectation yet.”(1). Identify the author and the work. 答案： (P100101)Daniel Defoe; Robinson Crusoe.(2). What idea does the quoted passage express?答案：(P100101)Robinson is considering the measures that must be taken in hissituation.3. The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.(1). Who is the author of the poem? 答案： (P567)Robert Lee Frost.(2). What does “promise” refer to?答案：It has several kinds of meaning. It might be promises to a person. It mightrefer to the abstract obligations of a human being. The poet is fully aware of his social responsibility.(3). What does the repetition serve as?答案：On one hand, the repetition is a technical solution for the rhyme scheme. Onthe other hand, the poet remembers his social obligations. The road is also the road of life. He has to fulfill his promises before he can sleep or die.4. The early lilacs became part of this child,And grass and white and red morning-glories, and white and red clover, and the songof the phoebe-bird,And the Third-month lambs and the 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 him.(1). Name the author of the poem. 答案：(P452)Walt Whitman.(2). What is the poetic style called? 答案：Free verse.(3). What does the passage describe?答案：The passage describes the growth of a child who is wandering and admiring thescene around him. In the poem, the early experience of the poet may well be identified with the childhood of a young and growing America.三、Questions and Answers(24 points in all，6 for each) Give a brief answer to each of the following questions in EnglishWrite your answers in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet1. What are the main features of Bernard Shaws plays with regard to the theme, characterization and plot?答案：(P323324)A. Structurally and thematically, Shaw followed the great traditions of realism. He took the modern social issues as his subjects with the aim of directing social reforms.B. One feature of Shaws characterization is that he makes the trick of showing up one character vividly at the expense of another.C. Much of Shavian drama is constructed around the inversion of a conventional theatrical situation.D. Shaws plays have plots, but they do not work by plots.2. The Waste Land is T. S. Eliots most important single poem. Try to state the theme and the significance of the poem briefly.答案：(P359360)A. With bold technical innovations in versification and style, the poem not only presents a panorama of physical disorder and spiritual desolation in the modern Western world, but also reflects the prevalent mood of disillusionment and despair of a whole post-war generation.B. The Waste Land has been hailed as a landmark and a model of the 20th-century English poetry, and it is a poem concerned with the spiritual breakup of a modern civilization in which human life has lost its meaning, significance and purpose. The poem has developed a whole set of historical, cultural and religious themes; but it is often regarded as being primarily a reflection of the 20th-century peoples disillusionment and frustration in a sterile and futile society.3. Local colorism is a unique variation of American literary realism. Who is the most famous local colorist? What are local colorists most concerned? 答案：(P474475)A. Mark Twain is the most famous local colorist.B. Local colorists writings are concerned with the life of a small, well-defined region or province.C. They worked from personal experience; they recorded the facts of a unique environment and suggested that the native life was shaped by the curious conditions of the locale.4. What is the most famous theme in Henry Jamess fiction? And what is his favourite approach in characterization, which makes him different from Mark Twainand W. D. Howells as realists? Give two titles of his works in which this theme and this approach are employed.答案： (P496498)A. The international theme.B. Jamess psychological approach.C. The Portrait of A Lady incarnated the clash between the Old World and the New in the life journey of an American girl in European cultural environment. The Princess Casamassima, which exposed the anarch