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精选文档2004年4月高等教育自学考试全国一致命题考试英美文学选读试题（课程代码0604）所有题目用英文作答，并将答案写在答题纸相应地址上，不然不计分。PARTONE（40POINTS）.MultipleChoice(40pointsinall,1foreach)Selectfromthefourchoicesofeachitemtheonethatbestanswersthequestionorcompletesthestatement.Writeyourcorrectanswerontheanswersheet.1.“Andwewillsitupontherocks,/Seeingtheshepherdsfeedtheirflocks,/Byshallowriverstowhosefalls/Melodiousbirdssingmadrigals.”Theabovelinesaretakenfrom______.A.Milton’ParadiseLostB.Marlowe’s“ThePassionateshepherdtoHisLoveC.Shakespeare’s“Sonnet18”D.JohnDonne’s“TheSunRising”2.TheEnglishRenaissanceperiodwasanageof______.A.poetryanddramaB.dramaandnovelC.novelandpoetryD.romanceandpoetry3.HerearefourlinestakenfromEdmundSpenser’ThesFaerieQueene:“ButonhisbrestabloudieCrossehebore,/ThedeareremembranceofhisdyingLord,/Forwhosesweetesakethatgloriousbadgehewore,/Anddeadaslivingeverhimadored.”Whoisthe“dyingLord”discussedintheabovelines?A.BeowulfB.KingArthurC.JesusChristD.Jupiter4.InShakespeareMerchant’sofVenice,AntoniocouldnotpaybackthemoneyheborrowedfromShylock,because______.A.hismoneywasallinvestedinthenewly-emergingtextileindustryB.hisenterprisewentbankruptC.BassaniowasabletopayhisowndebtD.hisshipshadallbeenlostWhichofthefollowingstatementsbestillustratesthethemeofShakespeareThespeakereulogizesthepowerofNature.Thespeakersatirizeshumanvanity.Thespeakerpraisesthepowerofartisticcreation.D.Thespeakermeditatesonman’ssalvation.6.InEnglishpoetry,afour-linestanzaiscalled______.A.heroiccoupletB.quatrainC.SpenserianstanzaD.terzarima7.“LetnotAmbitionmocktheirusefultoil,/Theirhomelyjoys,anddestinyobscure;/NorGrandeurhearwithadisdainfulsmile/Theshortandsimpleannalsofthepoor.Theabovelinesaretakenfrom.A.AlexanderPopeEssay’onCriticismB.Coleridge’s“KublaKhan”

”’sSonnet18?”.精选文档C.JohnDonne’s“TheSunRising”D.ThomasGray’s“ElegyWritteninaCountryChurchyard”Bymakingthetruth-seekingpilgrimssufferatthehandsofthepeopleofVanityFair,JohnBunyanintendstoshowtheprevalentpoliticalandreligious______ofhistime.A.persecutionB.improvementC.prosperityD.disillusionment9.The18thcenturywitnessedanewliteraryform－themodernEnglishnovel,which,contrarytothemedievalromance,givesa______presentationoflifeofthecommonpeople.A.romanticB.realisticC.propheticD.idealisticAsawhole,______isoneofthemosteffectiveanddevastatingcriticismsandsatiresofallaspectsinthethenEnglishandEuropeanlife—socially,politically,religiously,philosophically,scientifically,andmorally.A.MollFlandersB.GulliversTravels’C.Pilgrims’ProgressD.TheSchoolforScandalAnhonest,kind-heartedyoungman,whoisfullofanimalspiritandlacksprudence,isexpelledfromtheparadiseandhastogothroughhardexperiencetogainknowledgeofhimselfandfinallytohavebeenacceptedbothbyavirtuousladyandarichrelative.TheabovesentencemaywellsumupthethemeofFielding’swork.A.JonathanWildtheGreatB.TomJonesC.TheCoffe-HousePoliticianD.Amelia12.InSheridanThe’Schoolsforscandal,themanwhowinsthehandofhisbelovedaswellastheinheritanceofhisrichuncleis______.A.CharlesSurfaceB.JosephSurfaceC.SirPeterTeazleD.SirBenjaminBackbite13.Whichofthefollowingworksbestrepresentsthenationalspiritofthe18th-centuryEngland?A.RobinsonCrusoeB.GulliversTravels’C.JonathanWildtheGreatD.ASentimentalJourneyShelley’smasterpiece,PrometheusUnbound,isaversedrama,whichborrowsthebasicstoryfrom______.A.theBibleB.aGermanlegendC.aGreekplayD.OneThousandandOneNights15.InthefirstpartofthenovelPrideandprejudice,Mr.Darcyhasa(n)______oftheBennetfamily.A.highopinionB.greatadmirationC.lowopinionD.erroneousview16.InByron’spoem“SongfortheLuddites,”therefewordstothe“Luddite.”A.workerswhodestroyedthemachinesintheirprotestagainstunemploymentB.risingbourgeoisiewhofightsagainstthearistocraticclassC.descendentsoftheancientking,LudD.poorcountrypeoplewhosufferedundertheruleofthelandlordclass17.Mr.MicawberinDavidCopperfieldandSamWellinPickwickPapersareperhapsthebest______characterscreatedbyCharlesDickens..精选文档A.comicB.tragicC.roundD.sophisticated18.AtypicalfeatureoftheEnglishVictorianliteratureisthatwritersbecamesocialandmoral______,exposingallkindsofsocialevils.A.revolutionariesB.idealistsC.criticsD.defenders19.“Isitnotsufficientforyourinfernalselfishness,thatwhileyouareatpeaceIshallwritheinthetormentsofhell?”(HeathcliffutteredthesentenceinthedeathsceneofCatherinefromChapterXVofWutheringHeights.)Theword“hell”attheendofthequotedsentencerefersto______.A.HeavenB.HadesC.thenextworldD.thisworld20.AtypicalForsyte,accordingtoJohnGalsworthy,isamanwithastrongsenseof______,whoneverpaysanyattentiontohumanfeelings.A.justiceB.humorC.moralityD.property21.“Hewassilentwithconceitofhisson.Mrs.Morelsniffed,asifitwerenothing.Sonsand”(LoversbyD.H.Lawrence)Fromtheabovequotation,wecanseethatMrs.Morel’sattitudetoherhusbandis______.A.sincerelywarmB.genuinelykindC.seeminglyangryD.merelycontemptuousAboymakesaquestofhisidealizedchildishlovethroughpainfulexperienceuptothepointoflosinghisinnocenceandcomingtoseethedrabnessandharshnessoftheadultworld.Theabovesentencemaywellsumupthemajorthemeof______.A.Eliotpoem’sTheloveSongofJ.AlfredPrufrockB.Bernardshaw’sMrsplay.WarrensProfession’C.Joyce’sstoArabyD.Lawrence’sstoryTheHorseDealersDaughter’23.Linguistically,comparedwiththewritingsofMarkTwain,HenryJames’sfictionisnotedforhis______.A.frontiervernacularB.richcolloquialismC.vulgarlydescriptivewordsD.refinedelegantlanguageWhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutWashingtonIrvingisNOTtrue?Literaryimaginationshouldbreedinalandrichinthepastculture.HeispreoccupiedwiththeCalvinisticviewoforiginalsinandthemysteryofevil.HisstoriesareamongthebestoftheAmericanliterature.SomeofhisworksarebasedonthematerialsoftheEuropeanlegendarytales.WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthemainideasadvocatedbyEmerson,thechiefspokesmanofNewEnglandTranscendentalism?Asanindividual,manisdivineandcandevelopandimprovehimselfinfinitely.Natureexercisesahealthyandrestorativeinfluenceonhumanbeings.Thereexistsanemotionalcommunicationbetweenanindividualsoulandtheuniversal“Oversoul.”D.Evilandsinareeverpresentinhumanheartandwillpassonfromonegenerationtoanother.”.精选文档26.Whitman’spoemsarecharacterizedbyallthefollowingfeaturesEXCEPT______.A.thestrictpoeticformB.thefreeandnaturalrhythmC.theeasyflowoffeelingsD.thesimpleandconversationallanguage“Thenallcollapsed,andthegreatshroudofthesearolledonasitrolledfivethousandyearsago.”Inthequotedsentence,theauthormightimplythat______.nothingchangesinthe5000yearsofhumanhistoryman’sdesiretoconquernaturecanonlyendinhisowndestructionnatureisevilasitwas5000yearsagonaturehastheultimatecreativepower28.“Standingonthebareground,—myheadbathedbytheblitheair,andupliftedintoinfinitespace,—allmeanegotismvanishes.Ibecomeatransparenteye-ball.Iamnothing.Iseeall.ThecurrentsoftheUniversalBeingcirculatethroughme;IampartorparticleofGod.”Theabovepassageistakenfrom______.A.Stowe’UnclesToms’CabinB.Cooper’s“LeatherstockingTales”C.Emerson’s“Nature”D.DreiserSister’Carrie29.WhichofthefollowingworksbestillustratestheCalvinisticviewoforiginalsin?A.Stowe’UnclesTons’CabinB.James’ThesPortraitofaLady.C.Hemingway’AsFarewelltoArmsD.Hawthorne’ThesScarletLetter.30.Besidesymbolism,allthefollowingqualitiesEXCEPT______arefusedtomakeMelville’sMoby-Dickaworldclassic.A.narrativepowerB.psychologicalanalysisC.speculativeagilityD.optimisticviewoflife31.InallhisnovelsTheodoreDreisersetshimselftoprojectthe______Americanvalues.Forexample,inSisterCarrie,thereisnotonecharacterwhosestatusisnotdeterminedeconomically.A.PuritanB.materialisticC.psychologicalD.religious32.InDaisyMiller,HenryJamesrevealsDaisy’sbyshowingherrelativelyunreservedmanners.A.hypocrisyB.coldandindifferenceC.graceandpatienceD.Americanness33.TheraftwithwhichHuckandJimmaketheirvoyagedowntheMississippiRivermaysymbolizeallthefollowingEXCEPT______.A.areturntonatureB.anescapefromevils,injustices,andcorruptionofthecivilizedsocietyC.theAmericansocietyintheearly19thcenturyD.asmallworldwherepeopleofdifferentcolorscanlivefriendlyandhappily34.EmilyGrierson,theprotagonistinFaulkner’sstory“ARoseforEmily,”canberegardedasasymbolforallthefollowingqualitiesEXCEPT______.A.oldvaluesB.rigidideasofsocialstatusC.bigotryandeccentricityD.harmonyandintegrity.精选文档AsaModernistpoet,Poundisnotedforhisactiveinvolvementinthe______.cubistschoolofmodernpaintingImagistMovementstream-of-consciousnesstechniqueGermanExpressionism36.Thestatementthataboy’snightjourneytoanIndianvillagetowitnessviolencethofbothbirthanddeathprovidesallthepossibilitiesofalearningexperiencemaywellsumupthemajorthemeof______.A.Faulkner’sstory“ARoseforEmily”B.Hemingway’sstory“IndianCamp”C.Irving’sstory“TheLegendofSleepyHollow”D.James’sstory“DaisyMiller”37.WhichofthefollowingplaysbyO’Neillcanbereadautobiographically?A.TheHairyApeB.TheEmperorJonesC.TheIcemanComethD.LongDays’JourneyIntoNightWhenwesaythatapooryoungmanfromtheWesttriedtomakehisfortuneintheEastbutwasdisillusionedinthequestofanidealizeddream,weareprobablydiscussingabout______thematicconcerninhisfictionwriting.A.HenryJamesB.ScottFitzgeraldC.ErnestHemingwayD.WilliamFaulkner39.Afterhisexperiencesintheforest,YoungGoodmanBrownreturnstoSalem______.A.desperateandgloomyB.renewedinhisfaithC.wearingablackveilD.unawareofhisownsinAccordingtoMarkTwain,inrivertownsupanddowntheMississippi,itwaseveryboy’sdreamtosomedaygrowuptobe______.A.MethodistpreacherB.ajusticeofthepeaceC.ariverboatpilotD.apirateontheIndianoceanPARTTWO(60POINTS).Readingcomprehension(16points,4foreach)ReadthequotedpartscarefullyandanswerthequestionsinEnglish.Writeyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.“Oneshortsleeppast,wewakeeternally,Anddeathshallbenomore;death,thoushaltdie.”Questions:A.Identifythepoemandthepoet.B.Whatdoestheword“sleep”mean?C.Whatideadothetwolinesexpress?“NeverdidsunmorebeautifullysteepInhisfirstsplendor,valley,rock,orhill;Ne’ersawI,neverfelt,acalmsodeep!.thcentury.Whatarethemajor精选文档Theriverglidethathisownsweetwill:DearGod!Theveryhousesseemasleep;Andallthatmightyheartislyingstill!”(WilliamWordsworth’ssonnet:“ComposeduponWestminsterBridge”September3,1802)Questions:A.Whatdoestheword“glideth”inthemean?fourthlineB.Whatkindoffigureofspeechisusedbywordsworthtodescribethe“river”?C.Whatideadoesthefourthlineexpress?“WithBlueuncertain—stumblingBuzz—Betweenthelight—andme—AndthentheWindowsfailed—andthenIcouldnotseetosee—”Questions:A.Identifythepoemandthepoet.B.Whatdo“Windows”symbolicallystandfor?C.Whatideadoesthequotedpassageexpress?44.“‘Isdyinghard,Daddy?’‘No,Ithinkit’sprettyeasy,Nick,Italldepends.”’Questions:A.Identifytheworkandtheauthor.B.WhatwasNickpreoccupiedwithwhenheaskedthequestion?C.Whydidthefatheradd“Italldepends”afterheansweredhisson’squestion?.QuestionsandAnswers(24pointsinall,6foreach)Givebriefanswerst