优质英美文学自考试题4月真题

1、全国2005年4月高等教育自学考试英美文学选读试题课程代码：00604全部题目用英文作答，并将答案写在答题纸相应位置上，否则不计分PART ONE (40 POINTS)I. Multiple Choice (40 poi nts in all, 1 for each)Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the stateme nt. Write your choice on the an swer sheet.1.The most signi

2、ficant idea of the Renaissanee is ().A. huma nismB. realismC. n aturalismD. skepticism2.Shakespeare s tragedies include all the following except).A. Hamlet and King LearB. Antony and Cleopatra and MacbethC. Julius Caesar and OthelloD. The Mercha nt of Ven ice and A Midsummer Night s Dream3.The state

3、me nt“ Studies serve for delight, for orn ame nt, and for abiotye ns one of well-k nownessays by ().A. Francis Bac onB. Samuel Joh nsonC. Alexa nder PopeD. Jon athan Swift4.ln Hardy s Wessex novels, there is an apparent ) touch in his description of the simple though primitive rural life.A. no stalg

4、icB. humorousC. roma nticD. ir onic5.Backbite, Sn eerwell, and Lady Teazle are characters in the play The School for Scan dal by ( ).A. Christopher MarloweB. Ben JonsonC. Richard Brin sley Sherida nD. George Bernard Shaw6.Of all the 18th century novelists Henry Fielding was the first to set out, bot

5、h in theory and practice, to write specifically a “()in prose, the first to give the modern novel its structureand style.A. tragic epicB. comic epicC. roma neeD. lyric epic7.ln his poem“ Tyger, TyWjam Blake expresses his perception of the “ fearful symmetry ”of the big cat. The phrase “ fearful symm

6、etry ” suggests ().A. the tiger s two eyes which are dazzlingly bright and symmetrically setB. the poet s fear of the predatorC. the an alogy of the hammer and the anvilD. the harmony of the tw o opposite aspects of God s creation8. “ What is his name? ”“ Bin gley. ”Is he married or sin gle?“ Oh! Si

7、n gle, my dear, to be sure! A sin gle man of large fortune; four or five thousa nd a year.What a fine thing for our girls! ”The above dialogue must be taken from ().A. Jane Auste n Pde and PrejudiceB. Emily BronteWutheri ng HeightsC. Joh n Galsworthy ThForsyte SagaD. George Eliot Midfemarch9. The sh

8、ort story “ Araby ” is one of the stories in James Joyce( s collect ionA. A Portrait of the Artist as a You ng ManB. UlyssesC. Finn ega ns WakeD. Dubli ners10. William Wordsworth, a romantic poet, advocated all the following except ().A. the using of everyday Ian guage spoke n by the com mon peopleB

9、. the expressi on of the spontan eous overflow of powerful feeli ngsC. the humble and rustic life as subject matterD. elega nt word ing and in flated figures of speech11. Here are two lines take n from The Mercha nt of Ven ice: “ Not on thy sole, but on thy soul, harsh Jew/Thou mak st thy knife keen

10、.What kind of figurative device is used in the above lines?( )A. Simile.B.Meto ny my.C. Pun.D.Synecdoche.12. If Win ter comes, can Spring be far beh ind? ” is an epigrammatic line by ().A. J. KeatsB.W. BlakeC. W. WordsworthD.P. B. Shelley13. The poems such as The Chimney Sweeper ” are found in both

11、Songs of Innocence and Songs ofExperienee by ().A. William WordsworthB. William BlakeC. Joh n KeatsD. Lord Gordo n Byro n14. John Bunyan Pilgrim sProgress is often regarded as a typical example of ().A. allegoryB. roma neeC. epic in proseD. fable15. Alexa nder Pope stro ngly advocated n eoclassicism

12、, emphasiz ing that literary works should bejudged by () rules of order, reason, Iogic, restrained emotion, good taste and decorum.A. classicalB. roma nticC. sen time ntalD. allegorical16.ln his essay Of Studies, Bac on said: Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be ch

13、ewed and ().”A. skimmedB. perfectedC. imitatedD. digested17. “ For I have known them all already, known them all /Have known the evenings, mornings,afternoons,/l have measured out my life with coffee spoons.” The above lines are taken from( ).A. Wordsworth sThe Solitary Reaper ”B. EliotTSe Love So n

14、g of J. Alfred Prufrock ”C. Coleridge “Kubla Khan ”D. Yeats The Lake Isle of Inni sfreeth18. (The) () was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the 18cen tury.A. Roma nticismB. Huma nismC. En lighte nmentD. Sen time ntalism19. A typical Forsyte, according to John Galsworth

15、y, is a man with a strong sense of () , whon ever pays any atte nti on to huma n feeli ngs.A. moralityB. justiceC. propertyD. humor20. The typical feature of Robert Brownin g s poetry is the ().A. bitter satireB. larger-tha n-life caricatureC. Lati ni zed dict ionD. dramatic mono logue21. George Ber

16、nard Shaw s pMy;. Warren s Profession is a grotesquely realistic exposure ofthe ().A. slum lan dlordismB. political corrupti on in En gla ndC. econo mic oppressi on of wome nD. religious corrupti on in En gla nd22. The story starting with the marriage of Paul s parents Walter Morel and Mrs. Morel mu

17、st be( ).A. Thomas Hardy Tess of the D UrbervillesB. D. H. Lawrenee s Sons and LoversC. George Eliot MiddlemarchD. Charlotte Bronte Jan eEyre23.ln America n literature the first importa nt writer who earned an intern atio nal fame on both sidesof the Atlantic Ocean is ().A. Wash ington IrvingB. Ralp

18、h Waldo Emers onC. Natha niel HawthorneD. Walt Whitman24. The American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne is known for his “ black vision. ” The term “blackvision ” refers to ().A. Hawthorne s observation that every man faces a black wallB. Hawthorne s belief thatnaen are by nature evilC. that Hawthor ne

19、employed a dream visio n to tell his storyD. that Puritans of Hawthorne s time usually wore black clothes25. Theodore Dreiser was once criticized for his () in style. but as a true artist his strength justlies in that his style is very serious and well calculated to achieve the thematic ends he soug

20、ht.A. crude nessB. elega neeC. con cise nessD. subtlety26. “ He is the last of the romantic heroes. whose energy and sense of commitment take him insearch of his personal Grail; his failure magnifies to a great extent the end of the American Dream. ” The character referred to in the passage is most

21、likely the protagonist of ().A. Fitzgerald s The Great GatsbyB. Dreiser An America n TragedyC. Hemingway For Whom the Bell TollsD. Twain The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn27. Almost all Faulkner s heroes turned out to be tragic because .A. all enjoyed livi ng in the decli ning America n SouthB. none

22、 of them was con diti oned by the civilizati on and social in stituti onsC. most of them were pris oners of the pastD. none were successful in their attempt to explain the in explicable28. Yank, the protagonist of Eugene O NThe Hainy Ape , talked to the gorilla and set itfree because ().A. he was ma

23、d, mistak ing a beast for a huma nB. he was told by the white young lady that he was like a beast and he wan ted to see how closely he resembled the gorillaC. he was caged with the gorilla after he in sulted an aristocratic strollerD. he could feel the kin ship only with the beast29.ln (), Robert Fr

24、ost compares life to a journey, and he is doubtful whether he will regret hischoice or not whe n he is old, because the choice has made all the differe nee.A.B.After Apple-Picking ”The Road Not Taken ”C.“ Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening ”D.Fire and Ice ”30. Though Walt Whitma n and Emily Dick i

25、nson were roma ntic poets in theme and tech niq ue, they differ from each other in a variety of ways. For one thing, whereas Whitman likes his eye on human society at large, Dickinson often addresses such issues as ( immortality, religi on, I ove and n ature.A. progressC. beautyB. freedomD. death31.

26、 The Romantic Writers would focus on all the following issues EXCEPT the ( America n literary history.A. i ndividual feeli ngB. survival of the fittestto keep ),)in theC. strong imag in ati onD. return to n ature32. Ge nerally speak ing, all those writers with a n aturalistic approach to huma n real

27、ity tend to be( ).A. tran sce nden talistsC. pessimistsB. optimistsD. idealists33. With Howells, James, and Mark Twain active on the literary scene,() became the majortrend in American literature in the seventies and eighties of the 19 th century.A. Sen time ntalismB. Roma nticismC. RealismD. Natura

28、lism34. America n writers after World War I self-c on sciously ack no wledged that they were(a) “ ( devoid of faith and alie nated from the Western civilizati on.)，”A. Lost Gen erati onC. So ns of LibertyD. An gry You ng Men35.ln () , Washington Irving agrees with the protagonist on his preferenee o

29、f the past to theprese nt, and of a dream-like world to the real world.A. “ You ng Goodman Brow n ”B.“Rip Van Win kle”C. “ Rappaccini s DaughterD.“Bartleby, the Scrivener ”36. Hester Prynne, Dimmesdale, Chillingworth and Pearl are most likely characters in ().A. The House of the Seven GablesB.TheSca

30、rlet LetterC. The Portrait of a LadyD.ThePio neers37. Like Natha niel Hawthor ne,() also man ages to achieve the effect of ambiguity throughsymbolism and allegory in his n arratives.A. Mark Twai nC. R. W. Emers on38.ln his realistic fiction, Henry JamesB. Beat Gen erati onB. Henry JamesD. Herman Mel

31、villes primary concern igto present theA. inner life of huma n beingsB. America n Civil War and its effectsC. life on the Mississippi RiverD. Calvi nistic view of origi nal sin39. Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of Mark Twain( s writing style?A. Simple vern acular.B. Local color.C. L

32、en gthy psychological an alyses.D. Rich ness of irony and humor.s story40. Which of the follow ing stateme nts about E. Griers on, the protago nist in Faulk ner“ ARose for Emily, ” is NOT true?()A. She has a distorted pers on ality.B. She is physically deformed and paralyzed.C. She is the symbol of

33、the old values of the South.D. She is the victim of the past glory.PART TWO (60 POINTS)n . Reading Comprehension (16 points, 4 for each)Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English.Write youran swer in the corresp onding space on the an swer sheet.41. “Words are like leaves; a

34、nd where they most abound,Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found ”Questio ns:A. Ide ntify the poem and the poet.B. What idea do the two lines express?42. “To be so distinguished, is an honor, which, being very little accustomed to favors from thegreat, I know not well how to receive, or in what

35、 terms to ack no wledge. ”Questions:A. Ide ntify the work and the author.B. What is the tone of author?43. “ Faith! Faith! cried the husband. Look up to Heaven, and resist the Wicked One.”Questions:A. Ide ntify the work and the author.B. What idea does the quoted sentence express?44. “We passed the

36、School, where Children stroveAt Recess in the Ri ng We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain We passed the Sett ing Sun”Questions:A. Ide ntify the poem and the poet.B. What do “ the School, ”“ the Fields” and “the Setting Sun ” stand for respectively?川.Questions and Answers (24 points in all, 6 for each

37、)Give brief an swers to each of the follow ing questi ons in En glish. Write your an swers in the corresp onding space on the an swer sheet.45. As a rule, and allegory is a story in verse or prose with a double meaning: a surface meaning, and an implied meaning. List two works as examples of allegory. What is the implied meaning an allegory is usually concerned with?46. “ Let it not