2020年7月全国自考英美文学选读试题及答案解析(总9页)

1、全国自考2018年7月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)PART ONE(40 POINTS)I. 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. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 1. Of all the eighteenthcent

2、ury British novelists _ was the first to set out，both in theory and practice，to write specially a “comic epic in prose”，the first to give the modern novel its structure and style. A. Thomas Gray B. Richard Brinsley Sheridan C. Jonathan Swift D. Henry Fielding2. The poem “Elegy Written in a Country C

3、hurchyard” established _ as the leader of the sentimental poetry of the day，especially “the Graveyard School”. A. Thomas Gray B. Samuel Johnson C. John Bunyan D. John Milton3. “Do you think, because I am poor，obscure，plain，and little，I am soulless and heartless?. And if God had gifted me with some b

4、eauty，and much wealth，I should have made it as hard for you to leave me. as it is now for me to leave you. ”The quoted part is taken from _. A. Great Expectations B. Wuthering HeightsC. Jane Eyre D. Pride and Prejudice4. The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England are all the following EXC

5、EPT _.A. Francis Bacon B. Christopher Marlowe C. William Shakespeare D. BenJonson5. George Bernard Shaws play Mrs. Warrens Profession is about_. A. slum landlordism B. the economic oppression of womenC. the political corruption in England D. the religious corruption in England6. All of the following

6、 statements can correctly describe the Enlightenment Movement EXCEPT _. A. The movement flourished in France. B. The movement was a furtherance of the Renaissance. C. The purpose of the movement was to enlighten the whole world. D. The purpose of the movement was to enhance the religious education.

7、7. Among the three major poetical works by John Milton _ is the most perfect example of the verse drama after the Greek style in English. A. Samson Agonistes B. Paradise Lost C. Paradise Regained D. Areopagitica8. The major British Romantic poets Blake，Wordsworth，Coleridge，Byron，Shelley and Keats st

8、arted a rebellion against the neoclassical literature，which was later regarded as _.A. the poetic romance B. the poetic movementC. the poetic revolution D. the poetic reformation9. Jane Austens main literary concern is about _. A. human beings in their personal relationships B. the love story betwee

9、n the rich and the poorC. maturity achieved through the loss of illusionsD. the daily country life of the upper-middle-class English10. Among the following British Romantic poets _ is regarded as a “worshipper of nature”. A. William Blake B. William WordsworthC. George Gordon Byron D. John Keats11.

10、Jonathan Swifts greatest satiric work is _.A. A Tale of a TubB. The Battle of BooksC. Gullivers Travels D. “A Modest Proposal12. Among the following writers _ is considered to be the best known English dramatist since Shakespeare. A. Oscar Wilde B. John GalsworthyC. W. B. Yeats D. George Bernard Sha

11、w13. As a representative of the Enlightenment，_ was one of the first to introduce rationalism to England. A. Francis Bacon B. Alexander PopeC. Thomas Gray D. T. S. Eliot14. All of the following poets are regarded as “Lake Poets” EXCEPT _. A. Samuel Taylor Coleridge B. Robert SoutheyC. William Wordsw

12、orth D. William Blake15. “To be, or not to be that is 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 them?” The quoted lines are taken from _. A. King Lear B. Romeo and JulietC. Othello

13、D. Hamlet16. Daniel Defoe describes _ as a typical English middle class man of the eighteenth century，the very prototype of the empire builder，the pioneer colonistA. Robinson Crusoe B. Moll FlandersC. Gulliver D. Tom Jones17. The declaration that “I know that This World is a World of IMAGINATION & V

14、ision，” and that “The Nature of my work is visionary or imaginative belongs to _.A. William Blake B. William WordsworthC. Samuel Taylor Coleridge DGeorge Gordon Byron18. Although writing from different points of view and with different techniques，writers in the Victorian Period shared one thing in c

15、ommon，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 clans19. “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind? The quoted line comes from _.A. Shelleys “Ode to the West WindB. Walt Whit

16、mans Leaves of GrassC. John Miltons Paradise LostDJohn Keats “Ode on a Grecian Urn”20. Among the following figures _ is Dickens first child hero.ALittle Nell BDavid CopperfieldCOliver TwistDLittle Dorrit21. In the play The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde，the upper class people are describ

17、ed all of the following EXCEPT _.A. corrupt B. snobbishC. hypocritical D. ambitious22. In Thomas Hardys Wessex novels, there is an apparent _ touch in his description of the simple and beautiful though primitive rural life.A. nostalgic B. humorousC. romantic D.ironic23. “Life is but a losing battle,

18、 it is a struggle man can dominate in such a way that loss becomes dignity；man can be physically destroyed but never defeated spiritually.” This notion is typically held by _A. Mark Twain B. Ezra PoundC. William Faulkner D. Ernest Hemingway24. The literary spokesman of the Jazz Age is _.A. Henry Jam

19、es B. Robert FrostC. F. Scott Fitzgerald D. William Faulkner25North of Boston is described by the author，Robert Frost，as “a book of people， which shows a brilliant insight into _ character and the background that formed itA. the cowboy B. New EnglandC. Ivy ColleagueD. ivory tower26People generally r

20、egarded _ as the forerunner of the 20th century “stream- of-consciousness” novels and the founder of psychological realism.A. Theodore DreiserB. William FaulknerC. Henry JamesDMark Twain27. According to _, “There is evil in every human heart，which may remain latent，perhaps，through the whole life；but

21、 circumstances may rouse it to activity”A. Nathaniel Hawthorne B. Edgar Ellen PoeC. William FaulknerDTheodore Dreiser28. Hemingway once described _ the one book from which “all modern American literature comes.”A. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn B. The Adventures of Tom SawyerC. The Gilded Age D.

22、 Innocents Abroad29. What Walt Whitman prefers for his new subject and new poetic feelings is “_，”that is，poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme schemeA. fixed verse B. free verseC. fixed ending D. free ending30. By writing _ Melville reached the most flourishing stage of his literary creativi

23、ty.A. Typee B. OmooC. MardiD. Moby-Dick31. Shortly before his death in 1945，_ joined the Communist Party.A. Theodore Dreiser B. Mark TwainC. Henry JamesD. Ezra Pound32. Naturalism is evolved from _ when the authors tone in writing becomes less serious and less sympathetic but more ironic and more pe

24、ssimistic.A. Romanticism B. ModernismC. Realism D. Scientism33. One of the most familiar themes in American naturalism is the theme of human _.A. peacefulness B. joyfulnessC. bestialityD. civilization34. Hawthornes view of man and human history originated，to a great extent，from _.A. Transcendentalis

25、mB. Puritanism C. HumanismD. Expressionism35. In general, the American woman poet _ wanted to live simply as a complete independent being，and so she did，as a spinster.A. Anne Bret B. Emily DickinsonC. Anna Dickinson D. Emily Shaw36. Theodore Dreisers _ found expression in almost every book he wrote

26、in which “kill or to be killed” was the law.A. romanticismB. naturalismC. cubismD. classicalism37. William Faulkner creates his own mythical kingdom that mirrors not only the decline of the _ society but also the spiritual wasteland of the whole American society.A. southernB. northernC. westernD. ea

27、stern38. Almost every book written by Hawthorne discusses _，which reflects his unceasing interest in the “interior of the heart” of mans being.A. sin and evilB. 1ove and hatredC. frustration and self - denial D. balance and self - discipline39. A preoccupation with the _ view of original sin and the

28、 mystery of evil marked the works of Hawthorne，Melville and a host of lesser writers.A. optimistic B. CalvinisticC. Platonic D. Socratic40. The American _ as a cultural heritage exerted great influences over American moral values in the American Romantic period.A. Puritanism BAtheismC. DeismD. Cynic

29、ismPART TWO(60 POINTS)II. 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 Sheet41. “The fiver glideth at his own sweet will： Dear God! the very houses seem asleep； And al

30、l that mighty heart is lying still!” (from William Wordsworths “Composed upon Westminster Bridge”) Questions：A. What figure of speech is used in the quoted lines?B. What does “that mighty heart refer to?C. What does the poem decribe?42. “When the stars threw down their spears, And waterd heaven with

31、 their tears, Did he smile his work to see? Did he who made the Lamb make thee?” Questions： A. Identify the poet and the poem from which the quoted lines are taken B. Whom does the “he refer to? C. What does the “Lamb” symbolize?43. “My tongue，every atom of my blood，formd from this soil，this air, Bo

32、rn here of parents born here from parents the same，and their parents the same， I，now thirty-seven years old in perfect health begin， Hoping to cease not till death” Questions： A. Identify the poet and the poem from which the quoted lines are taken. B. What do “soil” and “air” represent in the first

33、line? C. What does the poet try to say in the above four lines?44. “I cannot rub the strangeness from my sight I got from looking through a pane of glass I skimmed this morning from the drinking trough And held against the world of hoary grass.” Questions： A. Identify the poet and the poem from which the quoted lines are taken. B. What does the word “strangeness refer to? C. What do the quoted lines imply?IIIQuestions 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 Sheet45. A