2012年4月高自考英美文学选读试题.doc

2012年4月高自考英美文学选读试题答题说明：本试卷分试卷和答题纸两部分，考生用蓝、黑圆珠笔或钢笔在答题纸上作答，将答案写在试卷上无效。PART ONE (40 POINTS).Multiple 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. Mark your choice by blackening the corresponding letter A , B , C or D on the answer sheet.1. Antonio, Bassanio and Portia are the characters in_.A. The Merchant of Venis B. Much Ado About Nothing C. Twelfth Night D.A Midsummer Nights Dream2. John Milton wrote _to expose the ways Satan and to “justify the ways of God to men.” A. Paradise Regained B. Paradise Lost C. Samson Agonistes D. Areopagitica3. The work _written by Daniel Defoe Brought him into jail and made him go through public pillory.A. The Shortest Way with the Dissenters B. The Trueborn EnglishmanC. Robinson Crusoe D. A Journal of the Plague Year4. In the first part of Gullivers Travels, Gulliver told his experience in _. A. Brobdingnag B. Lilliput C. Flying Island D. Houyhnhnm5. For his contribution to the establishment of the form of the modern novel, _has been regarded by some as “Father of the English Novel”.A. Daniel Defoe B. Jonathan SwiftC. Henry Fielding D. Charles Dickens6. William Blakes _ was composed during the climax of the French Revolution and it plays the double role both as a satire and a revolutionary prophecy. A. Songs of Experience B. Songs of Innocence C. Marriage of Heaven and Hell D. Poetical Sketches7._ maintained that the scenes and events of everyday life and the speech of ordinary people were the raw material of which poetry could and should be made. A. William Blake B. William Wordsworth C. T. S. Eliot D. William Shakespeare8. Prometheus, the hero in Shellys poetic drama Prometheus Unbound, is a figure in _.A. The Bible B. Greek MythologyC. A German Legend D. Arabian Nights9. Jane Austens first novel is _.A. Pride and Prejudice B. Sense and SensibilityC. Emma D. persuasion10. All the following statements are true of Dickens later work EXCEPT_.A. There are fewer jokes and the comedy becomes harsher.B. There is always a happy ending.C. The novels are of great compactness and concentration.D. Most of the works present a criticism of the more complicated and yet most fundamental social institutions and moral of Victorian England.11. Charlotte Brontes most autobiographical work, _ is largely based on her experience in Brussels. A. Jane Eyre B. Shirley C. Villette D. The Professor12. All of the following novels by Thomas Hardy reveal the conflict between the traditional and the modern EXCEPT _. A. The Mayor of Casterbridge B. Tess of the D Urbervilles C. Jude of Obscur D. Under the Greenwood Tree13. Much of Shavian drama is constructed around the _ of a conventional theatrical situation. A. tradition B. inversion C. Bordering D. distortion14. As an important prose writer, in his famous essay, Traditional and Individual Talent, Eliot put great emphasis on the importance of _ both in creative writing and in criticism. A. change B .creativity C. ethic D. Tradition15. D. H. Lawrences novel _ 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 Rainbow C. Women in Love D. Lady Chatterleys Lover16. All of the following plays are among Shakespeares four greated tragedies EXCEPT _.A. Hamlet B. MacbethC. Romio and Juliet D. Othello17. The work _ shows how mankind, in the person of Christ, withstands the tempers and is established once more in the divine favor.A. Paradise Regained B. Paradise LostC. Samson Agonistes D. Areopagitica18. As one of the greatest masters of English prose, _ defined a good style as “proper words in proper places.”A .Henry Fielding B. Jonathan SwiftC. Daniel Defoe D. William Blake19. Dickens best depicted characters are those innocent, virtuous, persecuted and helpless _. A. child characters B. females C. Laborors D. Farmers20. The author of the work The Return of the Native is _. A. Thomas Hardy B. D. H. Lawrence C. Charles Dickens D. George Bernard Shaw21. “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”, Eliots most striking early achievement, presents the meditation of an aging young man over the business of _. A. proposing marriage B. pursuing the truthC. losing idealism D. making a choice22. D. H. Lawrences two novels, _ and Women in Love, are generally regarded as his masterpieces.A. Sons and Lovers B. The RainbowC. Kangaroo D. Lady Chatterleys Lover23. Hemingways To Have and Have Not is one of many to show his characteristics pattern of _ struggling against nature and the environment. A. a military army B. a vulnerable group C. a human society D. a lonely individual24. According to Hawthorne, there is evil in every human heart, which may remain latent, perhaps, through the whole life; but _ may rouse it to activity. A. music B. CircumstancesC. memory D. love25. _ is bestknown as the author of his mighty book, MobyDick, which is one of the worlds greatest masterpieces.A. Herman Melville B. Mark TwainC. Ernest Hemingway D. Virginia Woolf26. Walt Whitman is a poet with a strong sense of mission, having devoted all his life to the creation of the “single” poem, _.A. Innocent Abroad B. The Lost ParadiseC. Leaves of Grass D. The Waste Land27. While Mark Twain and Howells seemed to have paid more attention to the “life” of the Americans, Henry James had apparently laid a greater emphasis on the “_” of man.A. outer world B. inner worldC. physical world D. domestic world28. Greatly and permanently affected by the _, Hemingway formed his own writing style, together with his theme and hero.A. war experiences B. love experiences C. marriage D. education29. Emily Dickinsons poetry is unique and _ in its own way. For example, her poems have no titles.A. traditional B. unconventionalC. ordinary D. unbelievable30. Theodore Dreiser entitled his greatest work with _ intending to tell us that it is the social pressure that makes Clydes downfall inevitable.A. Death in the Woods B. Tender Is the NightC. The Sound and the Fury D. An American Tragedy31. Robert Lee Frosts _ won him the first Pulitzer Prizes, which includes”Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.”A. North Boston B. “The Gift Outright”C. New Hampshire D. A Boys Will32. Fitzgerald is a great _ in American literature and his style is closely related to his themes.A. poet B. critic C. essayist D. stylist33. It is Henry James novels and his _ that make him a fascinating case in the American literary history and a conspicuous figure in world literature.A. literary essays B. travel accountsC. poems D. plays34. The major concern of Faulkners _ is primarily about the South as a state of mind.A. The Sun Also Rises B. Light in August C. The Fable D. The Mansion35. Compelled by an unceasing interest in the “interior of the heart” of mans being, Hawthorne discusses _ in almost every book he wrote.A. love and hatred B. sin and evilC. frustration and selfdenial D. balance and selfdiscipline36. The purpose of Melvilles fictional tales, exotic or philosophical, is to penetrate as deeply as possible into the metaphysical, theological, moral, psychological, and social truths of _.A. human existence B. politicsC. religion D. arts37. According to Whitman, poetry could enable Americans to celebrate their release from the Old World and the _ rule.A. academic B. officialC. colonial D. legislative38. Being a boys book specially written for the adults, _ is Mark Twains most representative work, describing a journey down the Mississippi undertaken by Huck and Jim.A. Innocents Abroad B. The Gilded AgeC. Life on the Mississippi D. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn39. One of Henry James literary techniques innovated to cater for the psychological emphasis is his _.A. narrative “point of view” B. rhetorical devicesC. way of using metaphors D. way of using symbols40. More than five hundred poems Emily Dickenson wrote are about nature, in which her general _ about the relationship between man and nature is well-expressed.A. skepticism B. beliefC .appreciation D. passionPART TWO (60 POINTS) .Reading Comprehension(16 points in all, 4 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. Into this fence or fortress, with infinite labour, I carryd all my riches, all my provisions, ammunition, and stores, of which you have the account above; and I made me a large tent, which, to preserve me from the rains that in one part of the year are very violent there, I made double, viz. one smaller tent within, and one larger tent above it, and covered the uppermost with a large tarpaulin which I had saved among the sails.Questions:A. Identify the author and the title of the novel from which this passage is taken.B. Who is the narrator?C. What are the narrators characteristics and whom does he represent?42. MRS.WARREN. (after looking at her helplessly, begins to whimper) Vivie VIVIE. (springing up sharply) Now pray dont begin to cry. Any thing but that. I really cannot stand whimpering. I will go out of the room if you do.MRS.WARREN. (piteously) Oh, my darling, how can you be so hard on me? Have I no rights over you as your mother?VIVIE. Are you my mother?MRS.WARREN. (appaled) Am I you mother! Oh Vivie!VIVIE. 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 collage dare speak to me; 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. Identify the author and the title of the play from which the part is taken.B. Summarize the theme of the play in one or two sentences.C. What kind of person is the protagonist Vivie?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.Questions:A. Identify the poet and the title of the poem from which the stanza is taken.B. What does the word”you” refer to?C. What does the poet express in the stanza?44. We slowly drove-He knew no haste,And I had put awayMy labor and my leisure too,For His Civility-We passed the School, where Children stroveAt Recess -in the Ring-We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain-We passed the Setting Sun-Questions:A. Identify the poet and the title of the poem from which the above stanzas are taken.B. What figure of speech is used in Line 1 and Line 4?C. What do “the School”, “the Fields of Gazing Grain” and “the Setting Sun” represent?.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 answers sheet.45. What is the theme of Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice?46. What does the poem “The Chimney Sweeper (from Songs of Experience)” reveal?47. What is “Hemingway Code Heroes”?48. Give a brief analysis of Emily Grierson, the protagonist of A Rose for Emily by Faulkner. 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. Discuss briefly Thomas Hardys literary achievement in terms of the setting, the literary tendency and literary features.50. Comment briefly on Robert Frosts nature poetry.河北省2008年4月高等教育自学考试英美文学选读试题I. Multiple Choice（40 points in all, 1for each）Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answer the question or completes the statement. Write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 1The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events EXCEPT_.Athe rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek cultureBthe vast expansion of British colonies in North AmericaCthe new discoveries in geography and astrologyDthe religious reformation and the economic expansion2Henry Fielding has been regarded by some as “_”,for his contribution to the establishment of the form of the modern novel. AFather of the English Novel BFather of the English PoetryCFather of the English Drama DFather of the English Short Story3TSEliots most important single poem _has been hailed as a landmark and a model of the 20th-century English poetry. AThe Hollow Man BThe Waste LandCMurder in the Cathedral DAsh Wednesday4George Bernard Shaws play _ established his position as the leading play-wright of his time. AWidowers Houses BToo True to Be GoodCMrs. Warrens Profession DCandida5William Blakes central concern in the Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience is_, which gives the two books a strong social and historical reference. Ayouthhood BchildhoodChappiness Dsorrow6All of the following works are known as Hardys “novels of character and environment” EXCETP_.AThe Return of the Native BTess of the DUrbervillesCJude the Obscure DFar from the Madding Crowd7Among 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.ABleak House BPickwick PaperCGreat Expectations DHard Times8The most distinguishing feature of Charles Dickens works is his _. Asimple vocabulary Bbitter and sharp criticismCcharacter-portrayal Dpictures of happiness9Among the following writers _ created the verse novel by adopting the novelistic presentation of characters.ARobert Browning BMatthew Arnold CAlfred Tennyson DEdward Fitzgerald 10“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good for-tune, must be in want of a wife.” The quoted part is taken from _.AJane Eyre BWutherin