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全国2007年4月高等教育自学考试英美文学选读试题.1Theworkthatpresented,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliterature,acomprehensiverealisticpictureofthemedievalEnglishsocietyandcreatedawholegalleryofvividcharactersfromallwalksoflifeismostlikely_.AWilliamLanglandsPiersPlowmanBGeoffreyChaucersTheCanterburyTalesCJohnGowersConfessionAmantisDSirGawainandtheGreenKnight2ThetragedyofDr.Faustus,theprotagonistinChristopherMarlowesTheTragicHistoryofDr.Faustus,istheveryfactthat_.Amanisconfinedtotime BhetriedtojoinAfricatoSpainChebecameamanwithoutsoulafterhesolditDheconjuredupHelen,theladywhowaspartiallyresponsibleforthebreaking-upoftheTrojanWar3Thesentence“ShallIcomparetheetoasummersday?”isthebeginninglineofoneofShakespeares_.Acomedies Btragedies Csonnets Dhistories4ParadiseLostisactuallyastorytakenfrom_.AtheRenaissance BtheOldTestamentCGreekMythology DtheNewTestament5Spensersmasterpiece_isagreatpoemofitstime.ATheFaerieQueene BTheShepheardesCalenderCTheCanterburyTales DMetamorphoses6_istheessenceoftheRenaissance.APoetryBDramaCHumanismDReason7ThemostfamousdramatistsintheRenaissanceEnglandareChristopherMarlowe,WilliamShakespeareand_.AJohnMiltonBJohnMarloweCBenJonsonDEdmundSpenser8“Tobe,ornottobethatisthequestion”isalinetakenfrom_.AHamletBOthelloCKingLearDThemerchantofvenice9FrancisBaconsessaysarefamousfortheirbrevity,compactnessand_.AcomplicityBcomplexityCpowerfulnessDmildness10LiteratureofNeoclassicismisdifferentfromthatofRomanticisminthat_.Atheformercelebratesreason,rationality,orderandinstructionwhilethelatterseesliteratureasanexpressionofanindividualsfeelingandexperiencesBtheformerisheavilyreligiousbutthelattersecularCtheformerisanintellectualmovement,thepurposeofwhichistoarousethemiddleclassforpoliticalrightswhilethelatterisconcernedwiththepersonalcultivationDtheformeradvocatesthe“returntonature”whereasthelatterturnstotheancientGreekandRomanwritersforitsmodels.11DanielDefoedescribes_asatypicalEnglishMiddle-classmanoftheeighteenthcentury,theveryprototypeoftheempirebuilderorthepioneercolonist.ATomJonesBGulliverCMollFlandersDRobinsonCrusoe12_isatypicalfeatureofSwiftswritings.ABittersatire BElegantstyleCCasualnarration DComplicatedsentencestructure13ThePilgrimsProgressbyJohnBunyanisoftensaidtobeconcernedwiththesearchfor_.Amaterialwealth BspiritualsalvationCuniversaltruth Dself-fulfillment14AlexanderPopestronglyadvocated_,emphasizingthatliteraryworksshouldbejudgedbyrulesoforder,reason,logic,restrainedemotion,goodtasteanddecorum.ASentimentalismBRomanticismCIdealismDNeoclassicism15“Metaphysicalpoetry”referstotheworksofthe17th-centurywriterswhowroteundertheinfluenceof_.AJohnDonneBAlexanderPopeCChristopherMarloweDJohnMilton16ItisgenerallyregardedthatKeatssmostimportantandmaturepoemsareintheformof_.AodeBelegyCepicDsonnet17_isthemostoutstandingstreamofconsciousnessnovelist,with_ashisencyclopedialikemasterpiece.AJamesJoyce,Ulysses BE.M.Foster,APassagetoIndiaCD.H.Lawrence,SonsandLovers DVirginiaWoolf,MrsDalloway18WhichofthefollowingpoemsisalandmarkinEnglishpoetry?ALyricalBalladsbyWilliamWordsworthandSamuelTaylorColeridgeB“IWanderedLonelyasaCloud”byWilliamWordsworthC“Remorse”bySamuelTaylorColeridgeDLeavesofGrassWaltWhitman19TheliteraryformwhichisfullydevelopedandthemostflourishingduringtheRomanticPeriodis_.Aprose Bdrama Cnovel Dpoetry20WhichofthefollowingpoemsbyT.S.Eliotishailedasalandmarkandamodelofthe20thcenturyEnglishpoetry?APoems1909-1925 BTheHollowManCPrufrockandOtherObservations DTheWasteLand21“MylastDuchess”isapoemthatbestexemplifiesRobertBrownings_.AsensitiveearforthesoundsoftheEnglishlanguageBexcellentchoiceofwordsCmasteringofthemetricaldevicesDuseofthedramaticmonologue22Dickensworksarecharacterizedbyaminglingof_andpathos.Ahumor Bsatire Cpassion Dmetaphor23WaltWhitman,whose_establishedhimasthemostpopularAmericanpoetofthe19thcentury.ALeavesofGrass BGoDown,MosesCTheMarbleFaun DAsILayDying24_hasalwaysbeenregardedasawriterwho“perfectedthebestclassicstylethatAmericanLiteratureeverproduced”.AEdgarEllenPoe BWaltWhitmanCHenryDavidThoreau DWashingtonIrving25TheRomanticPeriod,oneofthemostimportantperiodsinthehistoryofAmericanliterature,stretchesfromtheendof_totheoutbreakof_.Athe17thcenturytheAmericanWarofIndependenceBthe18thcenturytheAmericanCivilWarCthe17thcenturytheAmericanCivilWarDthe18thcenturytheU.S.MexicanWar26WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofAmericanTranscendentalism?AItcanbeclearlydefinedasapartofAmericanRomanticliterarymovement.BItcanbedefinedphilosophicallyas“therecognitioninmanofthecapacityofknowingtruthintuitively”.CRalphWaldoEmersonwasthechiefadvocateofthisspiritualmovement.DItsprangfromSouthAmericainthelate19thcentury.27ThethemeofWashingtonIrvingsRipVanWinkleis_.AtheconflictofhumanpsycheBthefightagainstracialdiscriminationCthefamilialconflictDthenostalgiafortheunrecoverablepast28TheunofficialmanifestofortheTranscendentalClubwas_,Emersonsfirstlittlebook,whichestablishedhimeversinceasthemosteloquentspokesmanofNewEnglandTranscendentalism.ATheAmericanScholarBSelfrelianceCNatureDTheOverSoul29NathanielHawthorneheldanunceasinginterestinthe“interioroftheheart”ofmansbeing.Soinalmosteverybookhewrote,Hawthornediscusses_.Aloveandhatred BsinandevilCfrustrationandselfdenial Dbalanceandselfdiscipline30InYoungGoodmanBrownbyHawthorne,thenameofGoodmanBrownswifeis_,whichalsocontainsmanysymbolicmeanings.ARuth BHester CFaith DMary31WhichofthefollowingstatementsmightbetrueofthethemeofSongofMyselfbyWhitman?AThispoemdescribesthegrowthofachildwholearnedabouttheworldaroundhimandimprovedhimselfaccordingly.BThispoemshowstheauthorscynicalsentimentsagainsttheAmericanCivilWar.CThispoemreflectstheauthorsbeliefinUnitarianismorDeism.DThispoemreflectstheauthorsbeliefinthesingularityandequalityofallbeingsinvalue.32InMoby-Dick,thewhitewhalesymbolizes_forMelville,foritiscomplex,unfathomable,malignant,andbeautifulaswell.Anature Bhumansociety Cwhalingindustry Dtruth33RealismwasareactionagainstRomanticismoramoveawayfromthebiastowardsromanceandselfcreatingfictions,andpavedthewayto_.ACynicism BModernism CTranscendentalism DNeoClassicalism34HemingwayoncedescribedMarkTwainsnovel_theonebookfromwhich“allmodernAmericanliteraturecomes”.ATheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn BTheAdventuresofTomSawyerCTheGildedAge DTheManThatCorruptedHadleyburg35_isgenerallyregardedastheforerunnerofthe20thcentury“streamofconsciousness”novelsandthefounderofpsychologicalrealism.ATheodoreDreiser BWilliamFaulkner CHenryJames DMarkTwain36WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofEmilyDickinsonandher poetry?ASheremainedunmarriedallherlifeBShewrote,1,775poems,andmostofthemwerepublishedduringherlifetimeCHerpoemshavenotitles,hencearealwaysquotedbytheirfirstlines.DHerlimitedprivateworldhasneverconfinedthelimitlesspowerofhercreativityandimagination.37Asagenre,naturalismemphasized_asimportantdeterministicforcesshapingindividualizedcharacterswhowerepresentedinspecialanddetailedcircum-stances.Atheologicaldoctrines BheredityandenvironmentCeducationandhardwork Dvariousopportunitiesandeconomicsuccess38EzraPound,aleadingspokesmanofthe“_”,wasoneofthemostimportantpoetsinhistime.AImagistMovemen BCubistMovement CReformistMovementDTranscendentalistMovement39EugeneONeillsfirstfulllengthplay,_,wonhimthefirstPulitzerPrize.Itsthemeisthechoicebetweenlifeanddeath,theinteractionofsubjectiveandobjectivefactors.ABoundEastforCardiff BTheHairyApeCDesireUndertheElms DBeyondtheHorizon40Hemingways“IndianCamp”isoneofthefourteenshortstoriescollectedunderthetitleof_.Thistitleisveryironicbecausethereisnopeaceatallinthestories.AThreeStoriesandTenPoems BAcrosstheRiverandintotheTreesCTheGreenHillsofAfrica DInOurTime.ReadingComprehension(16points,4foreach)41“Foroft,whenonmycouchIlieInvacantorinpensivemood,theyflashuponthatinwardeye”Questions:AIdentifytheanthorandthetitle.BWhatdoesthephrase“inwardeye”mean?CWriteoutthemainideaofthepassageinplainEnglish.42“Thedutiesofhermarriedlife,contemplatedassogreatbeforehand,seemedtobeshrinkingwiththefurnitureandthewhitevapourwalledlandscape.Theclearheightswheresheexpectedtowalkinfullcommunionhadbecomedifficulttoseeeveninherimagination;thedeliciousreposeofthesoulonacompletesuperiorhadbeenshakenintouneasyeffortandalarmedwithdimpresentiment.Whenwouldthedaysbeginofthatactivewifelydevotionwhichwastostrengthenherhusbandslifeandexaltherown?”Questions:AIdentifytheauthorandthetitleofthestoryfromwhichthepassageistaken.BExplainthemeaningof“thewhitevapourwalledlandscape”CHowdoyouundersdand“thedeliciousreposeofthesoulonacompletesuperior”?43“Itwasyouthatbrokethenewwood,Nowisatimeforcarving.WehaveonesapandonerootLettherebecommercebetweenus.”Questions:AWhomdoesthe“us”referto?BWhatdoesthephrase“brokethenewwood”meanhere?CWhatistheintentionofthepoetinwritingthepoem“APact”fromwhichtheselinesaretaken?44“Therewasmusicfrommyneighborshousethroughthesummernights.Inhisbluegardensmenandgirlscameandwentlikemothsamongthewhisperingsandthechampagneandthestars.AthightideintheafternoonIwatchedhisguestsdivingfromthetowerofhisraft,ortakingthesunonthehotsandofhisbeachwhilehistwomotorboatsslitthewatersoftheSound,drawingaquaplanesovercataractsoffoam.OnweekendshisRollsRoycebecameanomnibus,bearingpartiestoandfromthecitybetweennineinthemorningandlongpastmidnight,whilehisstationwagonscamperedlikeabriskyellowbugtomeetalltrains.AndonMondayseightservants,includinganextragardener,toiledalldaywithmopsandscrubbingbrushesandhammersandgardenshears,repairingtheravagesofthenightbefore.”Questions:AIdentifytheauthorandthetitleofthenovelfromwhichthispassageistaken.BWhatcanyouimplybyreadingthispassage?CWhatdothe“moths”symbolize?.QuestionsandAnswers(24pointsinall,6foreach)45WilliamShakespeareisoneofthemostremarkableplaywrightstheworldhaseverknown.(1)Namehisfourgreatesttragedies.(2)Whatarethecharacteristicsofthefourtragediesincommon?(3)Brieflysummarizeeachherosweaknessofnature.46“Thoughhisfairdaughtersself,asIavowedAtstarting,ismyobject.Nay,wellgoTogetherdown,sir.NoticeNeptune,though,Tamingaseahorse,thoughararity,WhichClausofInnsbruckcastinbronzeforme!”ThelinesabovearetakenfromRobertBrownings“MyLastDuchess.”Takingthewholepoemintoconsideration,whatkindofpersondoyouthinkthedukeis?47WhatisgenerallytheviewWashingtonlrvingexpressedinhis“RipVanWinkle”abouttheradicalchangesthathappenedtotheAmericansocietyinhistime?48WhatisthemostfamousthemeinHenryJamessfiction?Andwhatishisfavouriteapproachincharacterization,whichmakeshimdifferentfromMarkTwainandW.D.Howellsasrealists?Givetwotitlesofhisworksinwhichthisthemeandthisapproachareemployed.TopicDiscussion(20pointsinall,10foreach)49AnalyzethecharacterofJaneEyrebasedontheselectiontakenfromChapterXXofJaneEyre.50SymbolismisanimportantliterarypracticeinliteratureandithasbeenwidelyusedbymanyAmericanwriters.DiscussthewaysymboliomisusedinFaulknersstory“ARoseforEmily.”2007年4月英美文学选读试题答案l.B2. A3.C4.B5. A6. C7. C8. A9. C10. A11. D 12. A13. B14. D15. A16. A17. A18. A19. D20. D21. D 22. A23. A24. D25. B26. D27. D28. C29. B30. C31. D 32. A33. B34. A35. C36. B37. B38. A39. D40. DII. Reading Comprehension (16 points in all, 4 for each)41. A. Wordsworth; I wondered lonely as a cloudB. human soulC. The poet expressed his love for the daffodils.42. A. George Eliot; Middlemarch B. The landscape covered with white snow.C. It refers to Dorothea s dream of fulfilling something great by marrying somebody superior, somebody who can guide her.43. A. Whitman and Pound (the Imagists) B. Made experiments with the conventions of the traditional poetryC. In this poem, Pound started to find some agreement between Whitmanesque free verse, which he had attacked for its carelessness in composition, and the verse libre of the Imagists who showed more concern for formal values.44. A. F. Scott Fitzgerald; The Great Gatsby? B. This passage describes Gatsby s extravagance.C. Moths are used metaphorically to refer to those people who are drawn to the party simply for its glamour, for the wealth of Gatsby.III. Questions and Answers (24 points in all, 6 for each)45. A. Shakespeares four greatest tragedies are: Hamlet, Othello, King Lear,and Macbeth.B. Each portrays somke noble hero, who faces the injustice of human life and is caught in a difficult situation and whose fate is closely connected with the fate of the whole nation.C. Each hero has his weakness of nature: Hamlet, the melancholic scholar; Othello s inner weakness is made use of by the outside evil force; the old king Lear who is unwilling to totally give up his power; and Macbeth s lust for power stirs up his ambition and leads him to incessant c