北京理工大学2015-2016学年第一学期英国文学期末试题A卷

1、课程编号:99900145北京理工大学2015-2016学年第一学期英国文学期末试题A卷班级 学号 姓名 成绩I. Multiple Choice (50 points in all, 1for eachSelect from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. Write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1. The sentence "Shall I compare

2、thee to a summers day?" is the beginning line of one of Shakespeare ' s.A. comediesB. tragediesC. sonnetsD. histories2. The major concern of fiction lies in the tracing of the psychological development of hischaracters and in his energetic criticism of the dehumanizing effect of the capital

3、ist industrialization on human nature.A. Charles Dickens ' sB. D. H. Lawrence ' sC. Thomas Hardy ' sD. John Galsworthy ' s3. Daniel Defoe describes as a typical English middle-class man of the eighteenth century, thevery prototype of the empire builder or the pioneer colonist.A. Tom

4、JonesB. GulliverC. Moll FlandersD. Robinson Crusoe4. "She lived unknown, and few could knowWhen Lucy ceased to be;But she is in her grave, and, oh,The difference to me?"The word "me" in the last line of the above stanza quoted from Wordsworth "She Dwelt s poem Among the Untr

5、odden Ways'may possibly refer to.A. the poetB. the readerC. her one-sided loverD. everybody5. is a typical feature of Swift' s writings.A. Bitter satireB. Elegant styleC. Casual narrationD. Complicated sentence structure6. The statement "It reveals the dehumanizing workhouse system and

6、the dark, criminal underworld life" may well sum up the main theme of Dickens' s.A. David CopperfieldB. Bleak HouseC. Great ExpectationsD. Oliver Twist7. "Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? . And if God had gifted me with some beau

7、ty, 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 above quoted passage is most probable taken from.A. Pride and PrejudiceB. Jane EyreC. Wuthering HeightsD. Great Expectations8. The short story Eveline" is one of the stories in Jam

8、es Joyce' s collection.A. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man B. UlyssesC. Finnegans WakeD. Dubliners9. In William Blake ' s poetry, the father (andny other in whom he saw the image of the father such as God, priest, and king) was usually a figure of.A. benevolenceB. admirationC. loveD.

9、tyranny10. After reading the first chapter of Pride and Prejudice, we may come to know that Mrs. Bennet is a woman of .A. simple character and quick witB. simple character and poor understandingC. intricate character and quick witD. intricate character and poor understanding11. “ For a week after th

10、e commission of the impious and profane offence of askinfogr more, Oliver remained a close prisoner in the dark and solitary room . ” (DickenOsl,iver Twist) What did Oliver ask for?A. More time to play.B. More food to eat.C. More book to read.D. More money to spend.12. Christopher Marlow “s The Pass

11、ionate Shepherd to His Loveis a (n)_” .A. pastoral lyricB. elegyC. folk songD. epic13. In Hardy s Wessex novetlhse, re is a apparenttouch in his description of the simple andbeautiful though primitive rural life.A. humorousB. romanticC. nostalgicD. sarcastic14. In which of the following works can yo

12、u find the proper names “ Lilliput, “ B” robdingnag, ” “ Houyhnhnm,” and“ Yahoo” ?A. James Joyce Ulyssses.B. Charles Dickens B leask House.C. Jonathan Swift G ullsiver s Travels.D. D. H. Lawrence W osmen in love.15. We can perhaps describe the west wind in Shelley"Od e tsoptohemWest Wind"

13、with all thefollowing terms except.A. tamedB. swiftC. proudD. wild16. “Whenthe evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherized upon a table. ” s(T. . Eliot, “ The Love song of J. Alfred Prufrock) What doe” s the image in the quoted lines suggest? A. Violence.B. Horror.C. Inability.D.

14、Indifference.17. Which of the following qualifies does NOT feature Jane Austen's style?A. Austen's main literary concern is about human beings in their personal relationships.B. Everything in Austen's novel results in an observation, of a quiet, uneventful and contented life of the Engli

15、sh country.C. Austen is a great realist and her characters are from all walks of life.D. Austen's works show clearly her firm belief in the predominance of reason over passion.18. The work that presented, for the first time in English literature, a comprehensive realistic picture of the medieval

16、 English society and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life is most likely.A. William Langland Piers PlowmanB. Geoffrey Chaucer Ths e Canterbury TalesC. John Gower C onfession AmantisD. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight19. " Damn the fool! There he is , cried Heathclif

17、f, sinking back into his seat. HuHush, hush, Catherine! I ll stay. If he shot me so, I d expire with a blessing in my lipsnovel from which the passage is taken must be .A. Jane Austen P risde and PrejudiceB. Charles Dickens T hesOld Curiosity ShopC. Samuel Richardson PsamelaD. Emily Bronte Wustherin

18、g Heights20. James Joyce is the author of all the following novels except .A. DublinersB. Jude the ObscureC. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man D. Ulysses21. Naturalism is evolved from realism when the author s tone in writing becomes less seriousless sympathetic but moreironic and more .A. rat

19、ionalB.humorousC. optimisticD.pessimistic22. "He was afraid of her - the small, severe woman with graying hair suddenly bursting out in such frenzy. The postman came running back, afraid something had happened. They saw his tripped cap over the short curtains. Mrs. Morel rushes to the door.&quo

20、t; The above passage is taken fromA. Charlotte Bronte The PsrofessorB. Charles Dickens Dos mebey and SonC. D. H. Lawrence Ssons and LoversD. John Galsworthy ThesForsyte Saga23. Tess of the D Urbervilles, one of Thomas Hardy sbest known novels, portrays man asA. being hereditarily either good or badB

21、. being self-sufficientC. having no control over his own fateD. still retaining his own faith in a world of confusion24. Romance, which uses narrative verse or prose to tell stories of adventures or other heroicdeeds, is a popular literary form in the medieval period.A. ChristianB. KnightlyC. GreekD

22、. Primitive25. "Bassanio: Antonio, I am married to a wifeWhich is as dear to me as life itself;But life itself, my wife, and all the world,Are not with me esteem d above thy life;I would lose all, ay, sacrifice them all,Here to the devil, to deliver you.Portia: Your wife would give you little t

23、hanks for that,If she were by to hear you make the offer."The above is a quotation taken from ShakespeareThe sMceormcheadnyt of Venice. The quotedpart can be regarded as a good example to illustrate .A. dramaticironyB. personificationC. simileD. symbolism26. "If Winter comes, can spring be

24、 far behind?"is an epigrammatic line by .A. J. KeatsB. W. BlakeC. W. WordsworthD. P. B. Shelley27. The Victorian Age was largely and age of , eminently represented by Dickens andThackeray.A. poetryB. dramaC. proseD. novel28. Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of Modernism?A. To ele

25、vate the individual and inner being over the social being.B. To put the stress on traditional values.C. To portray the distorted and alienated relationships between man and his environment.D. To advocate a conscious break with the past.29. "And we will sit upon the rocks, /Seeing the shepherds

26、feed their flocks, /By shallow rivers towhose falls/ Melodious birds sing madrigals." The above lines are probably taken from A. John Milton P arsadise LostB. John Donne "Thse Sun Rising"C. Shakespeare "sSonnet 18"D. Marlowe "Tshe Passionate Shepherd to His Love"30

27、. The Romantic writers would focus on all the following issues EXCEPT the in theAmerican literary history.A. individual feelingsB. idea of survival of the fittestC. strong imaginationD. return to nature31. The essence of humanism is to .A. restore a medieval reverence for the churchB. avoid the circ

28、umstances of earthly lifeC. explore the next world in which men could live after deathD. emphasize human qualities32. The poetic view of can be best understood from his remark about poetry, that is, "allgood poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings." A. Samuel Taylor Colerid

29、geB. John KeatsC. William WordsworthD. Percy Bysshe Shelly33. In his poem, "Ode to the West Wind," Shelley intends to present his wind as a central around which the poem weaves various cycles of death and rebirth.A. conceptC. simile34. “ Come to me come to me entirely now, my ear as his ch

30、eek was laid on mine, passage presents a scene in.A. Emily Bronte W itshering HeightsC. John Galsworthy Tshe Forsyte Saga35. Which of the following best describes the A. Sentimentalism.B. symbolD. personificationsaid he ; and adhdisedd,eienpest tone, speaking in Makheamppyiness I will make yours.B.

31、Charlotte Bronte Jane sEyreD. Thomas Hardy Tesss of the D nature of Thomas HardyB. Tragic sense.The aboveUrbervilless later works?6C. Surrealism.D. Comic sense.36. A possible theme of James Joyce s sh"Aorat bstyo"ryis.A. hopeB.disillusionmentC. puppy loveD. loss37. The Normans brought the

32、Mediterranean civilization, include to England.B. Roman lawA. Greek cultureC. the Christian religionD. all of above38. The Enlighteners believed inEXCEPT.A. They believed in self-restraint, self-reliance and hard work.B. They believed in God and fate.C. They celebrated reason/rationality, equality a

33、nd science.D. They advocated universal education, which could make people rational and perfect, they believed.39. In the poem “A violet by a mossy stoneHalf hidden from the eye! Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky. ” What literary devices are used?A. simile and personificationB. simi

34、le and metaphorC. metaphor and symbolD. simile and pun40. In Shakespeare'sMerchant of Venice, Antonio could not pay back the money he borrowed from Shylock, because.A. his money was all invested in the newly-emerging textile industryB. his enterprise went bankruptC. Bassanio was able to pay his

35、own debtD. his ships had all been lost41. In the first part of Gulliver s Travels, Gulliver told his experience in.A. BrobdingnagB. LilliputC. Flying IslandD. Houyhnhnm42. All of the following novels by Thomas Hardy reveal the conflict between the traditional and the modern EXCEPT A. The Mayor of Ca

36、sterbridgeB. Tess of the D UrbervillesC. Jude the ObscureD. Under the Greenwood Tree43. D. H. Lawrences novel is a remarkable novel in which the individual consciousnessis subtly revealed and strands of themes are intricately wound up.A. Sons and LoversB. The RainbowC. Woman in LoveD. Lady Chatterle

37、y s Lover44. All of the following plays are among Shakespeares four greatest tragedieWXCEPT。A. HamletB. MacbethC. Romeo and JulietD. Othello45. Dickens' best depicted characters are those innocent, virtuous, persecuted and helpless .A. child charactersB. femalesC. LaborersD. farmers46. The Love

38、Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"，Eliot s most striking early achievement presents the meditation of an aging young man over the business of.A. proposing marriageB. pursuing the truthC. losing idealismD. making a choice47. John Milton's greatest poetical work is the only generally acknowledged ep

39、ic in Englishliterature since Beowulf.A. AreopagiticaB. Paradise LostC. LycidasD. Samson Agonistes48. After the First World War, there appeared the following literary trends of modernism EXCEPT .A. expressionismB. surrealismC. stream of consciousnessD. black humour49. “ Byronic hero is a figure of t

40、he following traits EXCEPT .A. being proudB.being of humble originC. being rebelliousD.being mysterious50. The leader of the Irish National Theater Movement in the early 20th century was.A. W.B.YeatsB.Lady GregoryC. J.M.SyngeD.John GalworthyII . Reading Comprehension (20 points in all, 10 for eachRead the quoted parts carefully