专八文学常识真题

1、(2014 )“ Grace un der pressure ” is an outsta nding virtue ofheroes.A. Scott Fitzgerald s B. William Faulkner sC. Ernest Hemingway s D. Eugene ONeill sWidowers House was written by.A. Joh n Galsworthy B. George Bernard ShawC. William Butler Yeats D. T. S. EliotWho wrote The Ca nterbury TalesA. Geoff

2、rey Chaucer B. William ShakespeareC. Joh n Do nne D. William Blake(2013 )Which of the follow ing clusters of words is an example ofalliterati onA. A weak seat. B. Safe and sound. C. Knock and kick. D. Coat and boat.Who wrote Mrs. Warren s ProfessionA. Joh n Galsworhty.Butler Yeats. C. D. George Bern

3、ard Shaw.Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser is a(n) .A. novel B. short story C. poem D. autobiography(2012 )35. Who is the author of The Waste LandA. George Bernard Shaw B. W.C. Dyla n Thomas D. Which of the followi ngno velists wroteThe Sound and the FuryFaulk ner B. Ern est Hemin gway C. Scott Fitz

4、geraldD. Joh n Stein beck37.“ The lettuce was Ionely without tomatoes and cucumbers for company” is anexample of A. exaggerati on B. un derstateme ntC. pers oni ficati on(2011 )thVirgi nia Woolf was an importa nt female in the 20 -cen tury En gla nd.A. poet B. biographer C. playwright D. no velistre

5、fers to a long n arrative poem that records the adve ntures of a heroin a nation s history .A. Ballad B. Roma nee C. Epic D. ElegyWhich of the followi ng best explores America n myth in the 20th cen turyA. The Great Gatsby B.The Sun Also RisesC. The Sound and the Fury D. Beyond the Horizon(2010)is b

6、est known for the tech nique ofdramatic mono logue in his poems.A. William BlakeB. W. B. Yeats C. Robert Browning D. WilliamWordsworthThe Financier is written by .A. Mark Twain B. Henry James C. William Faulkner D. Theodore DreiserIn literature a story in verse or prose with a double meaning is defi

7、ned as .A. allegory B. sonnet C. bla nk verse D. rhyme(2009)Ode to the West Wind was written byA. William Blake. B. William Wordsworth.C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge. D. Percy B. Shelley.Who among the follow ing is a poet of free verseA. Ralph Waldo Emerso n. B. Walt WhitmanC. Herman Melville D. Theodor

8、e DreiserThe novel Sons and Lovers was written byA. Thomas Hardy B. Joh n GalsworthyC. D. H. Lawre nee D. James Joyce(2008)The Can terbury Tales , a collect ion of stories told by a group of pilgrims on their way to Can terbury is an importa nt poetic work byA. William Lan gla nd B. Geoffrey Chaucer

9、C. William Shakespeare D. Alfred Tenn ysonWho wrote The America nA. Herman Melville B. Natha niel HawthorneC. Henry James D. Theodore DreiserWhich of the followi ng are well-k nown female writers in 20th-ce ntury Britai n ExceptA. George Eliot B. Iris Jean MurdochC. Doris Less ing D. Muriel Spark(20

10、07)Which of the following novels was written by Emily BronteA. Oliver Twist B. MiddlemarchC. Ja ne Eyre D. Wutheri ng HeightsWilliam Butler Yeats was a(n) poet and playwright.A. America n B. Can adia nC. Irish D. Australia nDeath of a Salesman was written byA. Arthur Miller B. Ernest Hemi ngwayC. Ra

11、lph Ellison D. James Baldwin(2006)Which of the following writers is a poet of the 20th centuryA. . Eliot B. . Lawre nee C. Theodore Dreiser D. James JoyceThe novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is written by.A. Scott Fitzgerald B. William Faulk nerC. Eugene O Neill D. Ernest Hemingwayis defined as an expr

12、ession of human emotion which is condensed into 14lin es.A. Free Verse B. Sonnet C. ode D. Epigram(2005)The novel Emmis writte n by.A. Mary ShelleyB. Charlotte BronteC. Elizabeth C. Gaskell D. Ja ne Auste nWhich of the following is NOT a romantic poet A. William Wordsworth B. George Elliot C. George

13、 C. Byron. D. Percy Bysshe Shelley .William Sidney Porter, known as O. Henry, is most famous forA. his poems B. his plays C. his short stories D. his novels (2004)35. Of all the 18th century novelists, was the first to set out , both in theory and practice , to write specifically a “comic epic in pr

14、ose ”, and the first to give the modern novel its structure and style.A. Daniel Defoe B. Samuel Johnson C. Oliver Goldsmith D. Henry FieldingMark Twain, one of the greatest 19th century American writers, is well known for his .symbolism, is greatlysymbolism, is greatlyHemingway s writing style, toge

15、ther with his theme and the heroand permanently influenced by his experiencesA. in his childhood B.in the war C.in America D.in AfricaA. in his childhood B.in the war C.in America D.in Africa(2003)35. Which of the following writings is not the work by Charles DickensD. Sons andA. A Tale of Two Citie

16、s . B. Hard Times. C. D. Sons andLovers . is a dramatist who holds the central position in American drama themodernistic period.A. Sinclair Lewis B.Eugene O Neill C. Arthur Miller D. TennesseeWilliams is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the Jazz Age.A. Ernest Hemingway B. F. Scott Fitzgerald C.

17、 William Faulkner D. Ezra Pound (2002)35. The 18th century England is known as the in the history.A. Romanticism B. Classicism C. Renaissance D. EnlightenmentWhich of the following figures does not belong to“ The Lost GenerationA. Ezra Pound B. William Carlos Williams. C. Robert Frost D. TheodoreDre

18、iserWho, one of the most important poets in his time, is a leading spokesman of the “ Imagist Movement ”A. . Salinger B. Ezra Pound C. Richard Wright D. Ralph Ellison(2001)35. The Transcendentalist group includes two of the most significant writers America has produced so far, Emerson and .A. Henry

19、David ThoreauB. Washington IrvingC. Nathaniel HawthorneD. Walt Whitman36. Of the following poems by T. S. Eliot, which is hailed as a landmark and a model of the 20th century English poetryA. Poems 1909-1925. B. The Hollow Men.D.C. Prufrock and Other Observations.D.The Waste Land.37. The book from w

20、hich “all modern American literaturecomes refers toA. The Great GatsbyC. The Adve ntures of Huckleberry Fi nn (2000) 35.B.D.The Sun Also RisesMoby-Dickis not the representative writer in the Age of Realism in the literary history of the Un ited States.A. Henry JamesC. William Dean Howells36. Ezra Po

21、und s long poemB. Emily Dick insonD. Mark Twai ncontained more than one hundred poems looselyconn ected.A. The Waste LandB.The Can tosC. Don Jua nD.Queen Mab37. Of the followingwritingsin literatureby James Joyce, which is a prime example of modernismA . UlyssesManC. Dubli nersB.A Portrait of the Artistas a YoungD.Finn ega ns Wake(1999)35. notonly continuedbut fin ally came to questi on and attack the Victoria n conven ti ons and morals.A. George EliotB. Thomas HardyC. D. H. Lawre neeD. Charles Di