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1、绝密考试结束前全国2014年4月高等教育自学考试英美文学选读试题课程代码：00604请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。全部题目用英文 作答。选择题部分注意事项：1 .答题前，考生务必将自己的考试课程名称、姓名、准考证号用黑色字 迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题纸规定的位置上。2 .每小题选出答案后，用2 B铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试题卷上。I. Multiple Choice (40 points in all, 1 for each)Select from the four choices of each ite

2、m 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. Shakespeare has established his giant position in world literature with his plays, 154 sonnets and 2 long poems. BA. 27 B. 38C. 47 D. 522.

3、john Milton' s literary achievement can be divided into three groups: the early poetic works, the middle prose pamphlets and the last . CA. romances B. dramasC. great poems D. ballads3. The novels of are the first literary works devoted to thestudy of problems of the lower- class people. CA. Joh

4、n Milton B Daniel DefoeC. Henry Fielding D. Jonathan Swift4. The work ranked by many critics as William Wordswotht s greatest work was . BA. Lyrical Ballads B. The PreludeC. Poems in Two Volumes D. The Excursion5. The author of The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling is . CA. Daniel Defoe B. Johathan

5、SwiftC. Henry Fielding D. William Blake6. The works of are famous for the depiction of the life of the middle - class women, particularly governess. *BA. Charlotte Bronte B. D. H. LawrenceC. Thomas Hardy D. Jane Austen7. All of the following writings are created by William Wordsworth EXCEPT . DA. ”I

6、 Wandered Lonely as a Cloud.B. uComposed upon Westminster Bridge, Septemer 3, 1802.C. ”The Solitary Reaper.D. ”The Chimney Sweeper.8. The most important representative work by Jonathan Swift is.DA. A Tale of a Tub B The Battle of the BooksC. A Modest Proposal D. Gulliver，s Travels9 "If winter c

7、omes, can Spring be far behind?n comes from Shelly? s .DA. ”To a SkylarkM B. "Adonais”C. "Ode to Libertyn D. "Ode to the West Wind”10. In Jane Austen' s first novel , she tells a story about two sisters and their love affairs. BA. Pride and Prejudice B. Sense and SensibilityC. Emm

8、a D. Persuasion11. Charles Dickens is one of the greatest writers of the Victorian Age. DA. romantic B. modernistC. socialist D. critical realist12. Charlotte Bronte' s most autobiographical work, is largely based on her experience in Brussels. AA. Jane Eyre B. ShirleyC. Villette D. The Professo

9、r13. William Wordsworth1 s theory of poetry is calling for simple themes drawn from humble life expressed in the language of ordinary people. The preface to the second edition of acts as a manifesto for the new school and sets forth his own critical creed. AA. Lyrical Ballads B The PreludeC. Poems i

10、n Two Volums D. The Excursion14. George Bernard Shaw' s play established his position as the leading playwright of his time. *CA. Widowers' Houses B. Too True to Be GoodC. Mrs. Warren， s Profession D. Candida15. Eliot， s most important single poem, has been hailed as a landmark and a model o

11、f the 20th-century English poetry. BA. The Hollow Men B. The Waste LandC. Prurrock and Other Observations D. Poems 1909-2516. D. H. Lawrence' s autobiographical novel, shows the conflict between the earthy, coarse, energetic but often drunken father and the refined, strong - willed and up - clim

12、bing mother. AA. Sons and Lovers B The White PeacockC. The Trespasser D. The Rainbow17. “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?n T

13、hese words are from . DA. King Lear B. RomeoC. Antonio D. Hamlet18. John Milton' s last important work, is the most powerful dramatic poem on the Greek model. AA. Paradise Lost B. Paradise RegainedC. Samson Agonistes D. Lydidas19. The author of Moll Flanders and Captain Singleton is . BA. John M

14、ilton B. Daniel DefoeC. Henry Fielding D. Jonathan Swift20. Drapier is the pseudonym of . AA. Jonathan Swift B. Daniel DefoeC. Henry Fielding D. William Blake21. One of Dickens' later works, in which he presents a criticism of the governmental branches which run an indefinite procedure of manage

15、ment of affairs and keep the innocent in prison for life. BA. Bleak House B. Little DorritC. Hard Times D. A Tale of Two Cities22. In the second part of Gulliver's Travels, Gulliver told his experience in . AA. Brobdingnag B. LilliputC. Flying Island D. Houyhnhnm23. Faulkner used the narrative t

16、echniques to construct his stories, which include and mythological and biblical allusions. AA. symbolism B free indirect speechC. contrast D. dialogue24. Ernest Hemingway, had been trying to demonstrate in his works an unvarying code, known as ", " which is actually an attitude towards lif

17、e.BA. facing the reality B. grace under pressure8/26C. honesty with benevolence D. security coming first25. The Blithedale Romance is a novel written by Hawthorne to reveal his own experience on the Brook Farm and his own methods as a novelist.CA. naturalist B. imagistC. psychological D. feminist26.

18、 Theodore Dreiser' s focus shifted from the pathos of the helpless protagonists at the bottom of the society to the power of the American financial tycoons in the late 19th century in his work .DA. The Genius B. An American TragedyC. Dreiser Looks at Russia D. "Trilogy of DesireM27. Emily D

19、ickinson frequently uses personae to render the tone more familiar to the reader, and to vivify some abstract ideas. DA. images B metaphorC. symbols D. personification28. In his later works, Melville becomes more reconciled with the , in which he admits, one must live by rules.BA. women B. world of

20、manC. family D. politicians29. Walt Whitman' s has always been considered a monumental work which commands great attention in America. BA. The Pilgrim' s Progress B. Leaves of GrassC. A Passage to India D. Rip Van Winkle30. Mark Twain' s full literary career began to blossom in 1869 with

21、 a travel book , an account of American tourists in Europe. AA. Innocents Abroad B. The Portrait of A LadyC. The Grapes of Wrath D. The Great Gatsby31. With the development of the modern novel and the common acceptance of the approach, Henry James' s importance, as well as his wide influence as

22、a novelist and critic, has been all the more conspicuous. AA. deconstruction B. romanticC. Freudian D. analytic32. Emily Dickinson addresses the issues that concern the whole human beings in her poems, which include religion, death, , love, and nature. AA. immortality B. wealthC. power D. politics33

23、. In Sister Carrie Theodore Dreiser expressed his pursuit by expounding the purposelessness of life and attacking the conventional moral standards. BA. romantic B. realisticC. naturalistic D. modernistic34. Profound ideas in Robert Frost's poems are delivered under the disguise of . AA. the plai

24、n language and the simple form B. the vivid descriptionsC. metaphors D. the complicated narration35. In Hemingway presents his philosophy about life and deaththrough the depiction of the bullfight as a kind of microcosmic tragedy. BA. The Green Hills of Africa B. Death in the AfternoonC. The Snows o

25、f Kilimanjaro D. To Have and Have Not36 Of Faulkner* s literary works, four novels are masterpieces by any standards: The Sound and the Fury, Light in August, Absalom, Absalom ! and . AA. Go Down, Moses B. The FableC. The Snows of Kilimanjaro D. To Have and Have Not37. As Whitman saw it, could play

26、a vital part in the process of creating a new nation. CA. music B fictionC. poetry D. painting38. In many of Hawthorne' s stories and novels, the Puritan concept of life is condemned, especially in his The house of the Seven Gables and . BA. Go Down, Moses B. The Scarlet LetterC. As I Lay Dying

27、D. Song of Myself39. Henry James is generally regarded as the forerunner of the and the founder of psychological realism. BA. ustream-of-consciousnessM novels B. metaphysical poemsC. short stories D. literary criticism40. Generally considered to be Henry James' s masterpiece, incarnates the clas

28、h between the Old World and the New in the life journey of an American girl in a Europe an cultural environment. BA. The Ambassadors B. Daisy MillerC. The American D. The Portrait of A Lady非选择题部分注意事项：用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将答案写在答题纸上，不能答在试题卷上。II. Reading Comprehension (16 points in all, 4 for each)Read the quot

29、ed parts carefully and answer the questions in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.41. Wherefore, Bees of England, forgeMany a weapon, chain, and scourge,That these stingless drones may spoilThe forced produce of your toil?Questions.A. Identify the poet and the

30、 poem from which the stanza is taken.Song to the Men of England - Percy ShelleyB. What do you know about the poem' s writing background?This poem was written at a time of turbulent unrest. On August 16, 1819, when about 60000 people were holding a rally in St. Peter s field near Manchester, dema

31、nding universal suffrage, parliamentary reform and the repeal of the Corn Law, a troop of cavalry opened fire on them, killed more than a dozen and wounded several hundreds. The killing was ironically referred to as uPeterloo Massacre. Shelley, being exiled in Italy, wrote several political lyrics i

32、n protest against the governmentf s barbarous action and calling the working people to rise up and overthrow the rule of the idle class.C. What do you think the poet intends to say in the poem?The poem was intended to depict the clash of two classes of society and the fact that workers toil all for

33、the benefit of the rich.42. Let us go then, you and I,When the evening is spread out against the skyLike a patient etherized upon a table;Let us go, through certain half -deserted streets,The muttering retreatsOf restless nights in one-night cheap hotelsAnd sawdust restaurants with oyster-shells:(Th

34、e lines above are taken from “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock* by T. S Eliot.)Questions.A. What does the poem present?As for England, the aftershocks of World War I directly contributed to the dissolution of the British Empire. Eliot saw society as paralyzed and wounded, and he imagined that cul

35、ture was crumbling and dissolving. "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrockv demonstrates this sense of indecisive paralysis as the titular speaker wonders whether he should eat a piece of fruit, make a radical change, or if he has the fortitude to keep living. B What form is the poem composed in?u

36、Prufrockn is a variation on the dramatic monologue, a type of poem popular with Eliot' s predecessors. Dramatic monologues are similar to soliloquies in plays. The rhyme scheme of this poem is irregular but not random.C. What does the poem suggest?It is an examination of the tortured psyche of t

37、he prototypical modern man-overeducated, eloquent, neurotic, and emotionally stilted. Prufrock, the poem' s speaker, seems to be addressing a potential lover, with whom he would like to "force the moment to its crisisn by somehow consummating their relationship.43. My long two-pointed ladde

38、r's sticking through a treeToward heaven still,And there's a barrel that I didn't fillBeside it, and there may be two or threeApples I didn't pick upon some bough.Questions.A. Identify the poet and the title of the poem from which the above lines are taken.After Apple-Picking - Rober

39、t FrostB. What experience does the poem describe?17 / 26With tender MajestyQuestions.A. Identify the poet.Emily DickinsonB. What idea does the poem express?The author * s contemporaries could not understand her, so she rested her hope on later generations, and asked them to judge her tenderly.C. Why

40、 does the poet use dashes and capital letters in the poem?The dashes are the substitute of the punctuation and provide feeling of music and better rhythm.III. 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

41、the corresponding space on the answer sheet.45. What are the features of George Bernard Shaw, s characterization in his plays?He makes the trick of showingup one character vividly at the expense of another.46. Briefly introduce Blake' s Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience.“Songs of Innoce

42、nce and of Experience" is a rare and wonderful book, its seeming simplicity belying its visionary wisdom.in Experience,Internationally recognised as a masterpiece of English literature, it also occupies a key position in the history of western art. “Innocence" and "Experience" ar

43、e definitions of consciousness that rethink Milton's existential-mythic states of "Paradise“ and the “Fall. Blake's categories are modes of perception that tend to coordinate with a chronology that would become standard in Romanticism： childhood is a state of protected innocence rather

44、than original sin, but not immune to the fallen world and its institutions. This world sometimes impinges on childhood itself, and in any event becomes known through ''experience, a state of being marked by the loss of childhood vitality, by fear and inhibition, by social and political corru

45、ption, and by the manifold oppression of Church, State, and the ruling classes. The volume's ,'Contrary States" are sometimes signalled by patently repeated or contrasted titles: in Innocence, Infant Joy,Infant Sorrow; inInnocence, The Lamb,in Experience, The Fly and The Tyger. The star

46、k simplicity of poems such as The Chimney Sweeper and The Little Black Boy display Blake's acute sensibility to the realities of poverty and exploitation that accompanied the "dark satanic mills” of the Industrial Revolution.47. Why does Sister Carrie best embody Dreiser' s naturalistic

47、 belief?Sister Carrie best embodies Dreiser's naturalistic belief that while men are controlled and conditioned by heredity, instinct and chance, a few extraodinary and unsophisticated human beings refuse to accept their fate wordlessly and instead strive,unsuccessfully, to find meaning and purp

48、ose for their existence. Carrie, as one of such, senses that she is merely a cipher in an uncaring world yet seeks to grasp the mysteries of life and thereby satisfies her desires for social status and material comfort.48. Briefly state Mark Twain' s magic power with language in his novels.1) Us

49、e of Colloquial Language. The book is written in a colloquial style, in the general standard speech of uneducatedAmericans.2) Vernacular Language3) Local ColorIV. 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 correspondi

50、ng space on the answer sheet.49. Why is Jane Eyre a successful novel? Give a brief analysis of the theme and charaterization of the novel.The work is one of the most popular and important novels of the Victorian age. It is noted for its sharp criticism of the existing society.Morality :Jane refuses

51、to become Mr. Rochester's paramour because of her impassioned self-respect and moral conviction. She rejects St. John Rivers' religious fervour as much as the libertine aspects of Mr. Rochester's character. Instead, she works out a morality expressed in love, independence, and forgivenes

52、s. God and religion： Throughout the novel, Jane endeavours to attain an equilibrium between moral duty and earthly happiness. She despises the hypocrisy of Mr. Brocklehurst, and sees the deficiencies in St. John Rivers' indulgent yet detached devotion to his Christian duty. As a child, Jane admires Helen Burns' life's philosophy of 'turning the other cheek' , which in turn helps her in adult life to forgive Aunt Reed and the Reed cousins for their cruelty. Although she does not seem to subscribe t