英国文学A卷试卷

北京理工大学2014-2015学年第二学期

英国文学期末试题A卷

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I.MultipleChoice（50pointsinall,1foreach）

Selectfromthefourchoicesofeachitemtheonethatbestanswerthequestionorcompletes

thestatement.WritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

1.Thesentence

Icomparetheetoasummer's

isthebeginninglineofoneof

Shakespeare's___.

A.comedies

B.tragedies

C.sonnets

D.histories

2.Themajorconcernof______fictionliesinthetracingofthepsychologicaldevelopmentofhis

charactersandinhisenergeticcriticismofthedehumanizingeffectofthecapitalist

industrializationonhumannature.

A.CharlesDickens's

B.D.H.Lawrence's

C.ThomasHardy's

D.JohnGalsworthy's

3.DanielDefoedescribes____asatypicalEnglishmiddle-classmanoftheeighteenthcentury,the

veryprototypeoftheempirebuilderorthepioneercolonist.

A.TomJones

B.Gulliver

C.MollFlanders

D.RobinsonCrusoe

4.

5.WhenLucyceasedtobe;

6.Butsheisinhergrave,and,oh,

7.

8.

maypossiblyreferto____.

A.thepoet

B.thereader

C.herone-sidedlover

D.everybody

9._____isatypicalfeatureofSwift'swritings.

A.Bittersatire

B.Elegantstyle

C.Casualnarration

D.Complicatedsentencestructure

10.Thestatement

revealsthedehumanizingworkhousesystemandthedark,criminal

A.DavidCopperfield

C.GreatExpectations

11.

Godhadgiftedmewithsomebeauty,andmuchwealth,Ishouldhavemadeitashardforyouto

12.Theabovequotedpassageismostprobabletakenfrom_____.

A.PrideandPrejudice

B.JaneEyre

C.WutheringHeights

D.GreatExpectations

13.Theshortstory"Araby"isoneofthestoriesinJamesJoyce'scollection_____.

A.APortraitoftheArtistasaYoungMan

B.Ulysses

C.FinnegansWake

D.Dubliners

14.InWilliamBlake'spoetry,thefather(andanyotherinwhomhesawtheimageofthefather

suchasGod,priest,andking)wasusuallyafigureof____.

A.benevolence

B.admiration

C.love

D.tyranny

15.AfterreadingthefirstchapterofPrideandPrejudice,wemaycometoknowthatMrs.Bennetis

B.BleakHouse

D.OliverTwist

awomanof____.

A.simplecharacterandquickwit

B.simplecharacterandpoorunderstanding

C.intricatecharacterandquickwit

D.intricatecharacterandpoorunderstanding

16."Foraweekafterthecommissionoftheimpiousandprofaneoffenceofasking?formore,Oliver

remainedacloseprisonerinthedarkandsolitaryroom..."(Dickens,OliverTwist)Whatdid

Oliveraskfor

A.Moretimetoplay.

B.Morefoodtoeat.

C.Morebooktoread.

D.Moremoneytospend.

17.ChristopherMarlow's"ThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove"isa(n)_____.

A.pastorallyric

B.elegy

C.folksong

D.epic

18.InHardy'sWessexnovels,thereisaapparent____touchinhisdescriptionofthesimpleand

beautifulthoughprimitiverurallife.

A.humorous

B.romantic

C.nostalgic

D.sarcastic

19.Inwhichofthefollowingworkscanyoufindthepropernames"Lilliput,""Brobdingnag,"

"Houyhnhnm,"and"Yahoo"

A.JamesJoyce'sUlysses.

B.CharlesDickens'sBleakHouse.

C.JonathanSwift'sGulliver'sTravels.

D.D.H.Lawrence'sWomeninlove.

20.WecanperhapsdescribethewestwindinShelley'spoem

withallthe

followingtermsexcept____.

A.tamed

B.swift

C.proud

D.wild

21."WhentheeveningisspreadoutagainsttheskyLikeapatientetherizeduponatable."(T.s.

Eliot,"TheLovesongofJ.AlfredPrufrock")Whatdoestheimageinthequotedlinessuggest

A.Violence.

B.Horror.

C.Inability.

D.Indifference.

22.WhichofthefollowingqualifiesdoesNOTfeatureJaneAusten'sstyle

A.Austen'smainliteraryconcernisabouthumanbeingsintheirpersonalrelationships.

B.EverythinginAusten'snovelresultsinanobservation,ofaquiet,uneventfulandcontented

lifeoftheEnglishcountry.

C.Austenisagreatrealistandhercharactersarefromallwalksoflife.

D.Austen'sworksshowclearlyherfirmbeliefinthepredominanceofreasonoverpassion.

23.Theworkthatpresented,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliterature,acomprehensiverealisticpicture

ofthemedievalEnglishsocietyandcreatedawholegalleryofvividcharactersfromallwalksof

lifeismostlikely______.

A.WilliamLangland'sPiersPlowman

B.GeoffreyChaucer'sTheCanterburyTales

C.JohnGower'ConfessionAmantis

D.SirGawainandtheGreenKnight

24.

Hush,hush,Catheri

novelfromwhichthepassageistakenmustbe_________.

A.JaneAusten'sPrideandPrejudice

B.CharlesDickens'sTheOldCuriosityShop

C.SamuelRichardson'sPamela

D.EmilyBronte'sWutheringHeights

25.JamesJoyceistheauthorofallthefollowingnovelsexcept______.

A.Dubliners

B.JudetheObscure

C.APortraitoftheArtistasaYoungMan

D.Ulysses

26.Naturalismisevolvedfromrealismwhentheauthor'stoneinwritingbecomeslessseriousand

lesssympatheticbutmoreironicandmore____.

A.rational

B.humorous

C.optimistic

D.pessimistic

27.

frenzy.Thepostmancamerunningback,afraidsomethinghadhappened.Theysawhistripped

_________.

A.CharlotteBronte'sTheProfessor

B.CharlesDickens'sDomebeyandSon

C.D.H.Lawrence'sSonsandLovers

D.JohnGalsworthy'sTheForsyteSaga

28.TessoftheD'Urbervilles,oneofThomasHardy'sbestknownnovels,portraysmanas

________.

A.beinghereditarilyeithergoodorbad

B.beingself-sufficient

C.havingnocontroloverhisownfate

D.stillretaininghisownfaithinaworldofconfusion

29.Romance,whichusesnarrativeverseorprosetotellstoriesof_____adventuresorotherheroic

deeds,isapopularliteraryforminthemedievalperiod.

A.Christian

B.Knightly

C.Greek

D.Primitive

30.

Whichisasdeartomeaslifeitself;

Butlifeitself,mywife,andalltheworld,

Arenotwithmeesteem'dabovethylife;

Iwouldloseall,ay,sacrificethemall,

Heretothedevil,todeliveryou.

Portia:Yourwifewouldgiveyoulittlethanksforthat,

TheaboveisaquotationtakenfromShakespeare'scomedyTheMerchantofVenice.Thequoted

partcanberegardedasagoodexampletoillustrate______.

A.dramaticirony

B.personification

C.simile

D.symbolism

31.

isanepigrammaticlineby______.

A.J.Keats

B.W.Blake

C.W.Wordsworth

D.P.B.Shelley

32.TheVictorianAgewaslargelyandageof______,eminentlyrepresentedbyDickensand

Thackeray.

A.poetry

B.drama

C.prose

D.novel

33.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatypicalfeatureofModernism

A.Toelevatetheindividualandinnerbeingoverthesocialbeing.

B.Toputthestressontraditionalvalues.

C.Toportraythedistortedandalienatedrelationshipsbetweenmanandhisenvironment.

D.Toadvocateaconsciousbreakwiththepast.

34.

A.JohnMilton'sParadiseLost

B.JohnDonne's

C.Shakespeare's

D.Marlowe's

35.TheRomanticwriterswouldfocusonallthefollowingissuesEXCEPTthe____inthe

Americanliteraryhistory.

A.individualfeelings

B.ideaofsurvivalofthefittest

C.strongimagination

D.returntonature

36.Theessenceofhumanismisto______.

A.restoreamedievalreverenceforthechurch

B.avoidthecircumstancesofearthlylife

C.explorethenextworldinwhichmencouldliveafterdeath

D.emphasizehumanqualities

37.Thepoeticviewof______canbebestunderstoodfromhisremarkaboutpoetry,thatis,

A.SamuelTaylorColeridge

B.JohnKeats

C.WilliamWordsworth

D.PercyByssheShelly

38.Inhispoem,

Shelleyintendstopresenthiswindasacentral_______

aroundwhichthepoemweavesvariouscyclesofdeathandrebirth.

A.concept

B.symbol

C.simile

D.personification

39."Cometome－cometomeentirelynow,"saidhe;andadded,inhisdeepest?tone,speakingin

myearashischeekwaslaidonmine,"Makemyhappiness－I?willmakeyours."Theabove

passagepresentsascenein____.

A.EmilyBronte'sWitheringHeights

B.CharlotteBronte'sJaneEyre

C.JohnGalsworthy'sTheForsyteSaga

D.ThomasHardy'sTessoftheD′Urbervilles

40.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthenatureofThomasHardy'slaterworks

A.Sentimentalism.

B.Tragicsense.

C.Surrealism.

D.Comicsense.

41.ApossiblethemeofJamesJoyce'sshortstory

is______.

A.hope

B.disillusionment

C.puppylove

D.loss

42.TheNormansbroughttheMediterraneancivilization,include______toEngland.

A.Greekculture

B.Romanlaw

C.theChristianreligion

D.allofabove

43.TheEnlightenersbelievedin______EXCEPT_____.

A.Theybelievedinself-restraint,self-relianceandhardwork.

B.TheybelievedinGodandfate.

C.Theycelebratedreason/rationality,equalityandscience.

D.Theyadvocateduniversaleducation,whichcouldmakepeoplerationalandperfect,they

believed.

44.Inthepoem"Avioletbyamossystone?Halfhiddenfromtheeye!－Fairasastar,whenonly

one?Isshininginthesky."Whatliterarydevicesareused

A.simileandpersonification

B.simileandmetaphor

C.metaphorandsymbol

D.simileandpun

45.InShakespeare'sMerchantofVenice,Antoniocouldnotpaybackthemoneyheborrowedfrom

Shylock,because_______.

A．hismoneywasallinvestedinthenewly-emergingtextileindustry

B．hisenterprisewentbankrupt

C．Bassaniowasabletopayhisowndebt

D．hisshipshadallbeenlost

41.InthefirstpartofGulliver'sTravels,Gullivertoldhisexperiencein

.

A.Brobdingnag

B.Lilliput

C.FlyingIsland

D.Houyhnhnm

42.AllofthefollowingnovelsbyThomasHardyrevealtheconflictbetweenthetraditionalandthe

modernEXCEPT

A.TheMayorofCasterbridge

B.TessoftheD'Urbervilles

C.JudetheObscure

D.UndertheGreenwoodTree

43.D.H.Lawrence'snovel

isaremarkablenovelinwhichtheindividualconsciousnessis

subtlyrevealedandstrandsofthemesareintricatelywoundup.

A.SonsandLovers

B.TheRainbow

C.WomaninLove

D.LadyChatterley'sLover

44.AllofthefollowingplaysareamongShakespeare'sfourgreatesttragediesEXCEPT

。

A.Hamlet

B.Macbeth

C.RomeoandJuliet

D.Othello

45.Dickens'bestdepictedcharactersarethoseinnocent,virtuous,persecutedandhelpless

.

A.childcharacters

B.females

C.Laborers

D.farmers

46."TheLoveSongofJ.AlfredPrufrock",Eliot'smoststrikingearlyachievementpresentsthe

meditationofanagingyoungmanoverthebusinessof

.

A.proposingmarriage

B.pursuingthetruth

C.losingidealism

D.makingachoice

47.JohnMilton'sgreatestpoeticalwork______istheonlygenerallyacknowledgedepicinEnglish

literaturesinceBeowulf.

A.Areopagitica

B.ParadiseLost

C.Lycidas

D.SamsonAgonistes

48.AftertheFirstWorldWar,thereappearedthefollowingliterarytrendsofmodernismEXCEPT

______.

A.expressionism

B.surrealism

C.streamofconsciousness

D.blackhumour

49."Byronichero"isafigureofthefollowingtraitsEXCEPT______.

A.beingproud

B.beingofhumbleorigin

C.beingrebellious

D.beingmysterious

50.TheleaderoftheIrishNationalTheaterMovementintheearly20thcenturywas______.

A.

B.LadyGregory

D.JohnGalworthy

II.ReadingComprehension(20pointsinall,10foreach)

ReadthequotedpartscarefullyandanswerthequestionsinEnglish.Writeyouranswersin

thecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.

51.

pursuanceofthisdetermination,littleOliver,tohisexcessiveastonishmentwasreleased

frombondage,andorderedtoputhimselfintoacleanshirt.Hehadhardlyachievedthisvery

unusualgymnasticperformancewhenMr