英美文学阅读题库及答案

英美文学阅读题库及答案

一、单项选择题，(总共10题，每题2分)。1.Whowrote"RomeoandJuliet"?A.WilliamShakespeareB.CharlesDickensC.JaneAustenD.GeorgeOrwellAnswer:A2.WhichnovelissetinVictorianEngland?A."PrideandPrejudice"B."MobyDick"C."GreatExpectations"D."TheOldManandtheSea"Answer:C3.ThecharacterofSherlockHolmesisfromwhichauthor?A.J.K.RowlingB.ArthurConanDoyleC.AgathaChristieD.ErnestHemingwayAnswer:B4.Whoistheauthorof"1984"?A.GeorgeOrwellB.AldousHuxleyC.RayBradburyD.J.R.R.TolkienAnswer:A5."ToKillaMockingbird"waswrittenby?A.HarperLeeB.ErnestHemingwayC.F.ScottFitzgeraldD.ToniMorrisonAnswer:A6.Whichplayisknownforitstragicendinginvolvingastar-crossedlovers?A."Hamlet"B."Macbeth"C."Othello"D."RomeoandJuliet"Answer:D7.Thenovel"TheGreatGatsby"issetin?A.The1920sB.The1930sC.The1940sD.The1950sAnswer:A8.Whowrote"JaneEyre"?A.CharlesDickensB.CharlotteBrontëC.EmilyBrontëD.GeorgeEliotAnswer:B9.ThecharacterofElizabethBennetisfromwhichnovel?A."WutheringHeights"B."PrideandPrejudice"C."SenseandSensibility"D."Emma"Answer:B10.Whichauthorisknownforthesciencefictionnovel"BraveNewWorld"?A.H.G.WellsB.JulesVerneC.AldousHuxleyD.IsaacAsimovAnswer:C二、多项选择题，(总共10题，每题2分)。1.WhichofthefollowingareworksbyWilliamShakespeare?A."Hamlet"B."Macbeth"C."RomeoandJuliet"D."TheOdyssey"Answer:A,B,C2.NovelssetintheVictorianerainclude:A."GreatExpectations"B."PrideandPrejudice"C."WutheringHeights"D."Middlemarch"Answer:A,B,C,D3.Thefollowingareauthorsofdetectivenovels:A.ArthurConanDoyleB.AgathaChristieC.RaymondChandlerD.DashiellHammettAnswer:A,B,C,D4.WorksbyGeorgeOrwellinclude:A."1984"B."AnimalFarm"C."NineteenEighty-Four"D."DownandOutinParisandLondon"Answer:A,B,C5.NovelssetintheAmericanSouthinclude:A."ToKillaMockingbird"B."TheGreatGatsby"C."GoSetaWatchman"D."Beloved"Answer:A,C,D6.ThefollowingareplaysbyArthurMiller:A."DeathofaSalesman"B."TheCrucible"C."AViewfromtheBridge"D."AllMySons"Answer:A,B,C,D7.NovelsbyCharlesDickensinclude:A."GreatExpectations"B."AChristmasCarol"C."DavidCopperfield"D."OliverTwist"Answer:A,C,D8.ThefollowingareauthorsofGothicnovels:A.MaryShelleyB.BramStokerC.EdithWhartonD.HenryJamesAnswer:A,B,C,D9.NovelsbyF.ScottFitzgeraldinclude:A."TheGreatGatsby"B."ThisSideofParadise"C."TenderIstheNight"D."TheBeautifulandDamned"Answer:A,B,C,D10.Thefollowingareauthorsofmodernistliterature:A.VirginiaWoolfB.T.S.EliotC.JamesJoyceD.EzraPoundAnswer:A,B,C,D三、判断题，(总共10题，每题2分)。1."RomeoandJuliet"waswritteninthe17thcentury.True2."PrideandPrejudice"isahistoricalnovel.False3.SherlockHolmesisacharacterfromaseriesofdetectivenovels.True4."1984"isasciencefictionnovel.True5."ToKillaMockingbird"issetinthe20thcentury.True6."Hamlet"isacomedy.False7."TheGreatGatsby"issetinthe1920s.True8."JaneEyre"isanovelbyCharlesDickens.False9.ElizabethBennetisacharacterfrom"PrideandPrejudice".True10."BraveNewWorld"isanovelbyH.G.Wells.False四、简答题，(总共4题，每题5分)。1.Describethesettingof"ToKillaMockingbird".In"ToKillaMockingbird",thesettingisthefictionaltownofMaycomb,Alabama,duringtheGreatDepressioninthe1930s.ThestoryisnarratedbyScoutFinch,ayounggirlwholiveswithherbrotherJemandtheirwidowedfather,AtticusFinch.ThetownisdepictedasamicrocosmoftheracialtensionsandsocialinequalitiesprevalentintheSouthernUnitedStatesduringthatera.2.Whatisthemainthemeof"1984"byGeorgeOrwell?Themainthemeof"1984"isthedangersoftotalitarianismandthelossofindividualfreedom.ThenovelportraysadystopiansocietyruledbytheParty,ledbyBigBrother,wheresurveillance,propaganda,andthoughtcontrolareusedtomaintainpower.Thestoryexploresthethemesofoppression,themanipulationoftruth,andthestruggleforpersonalautonomyinatotalitarianregime.3.DiscussthecharacterofSherlockHolmes.SherlockHolmesisafictionalEnglish侦探,createdbySirArthurConanDoyle.Heisknownforhisexceptionalobservationalskills,logicalreasoning,anddeductiveabilities.Holmesisabrilliantdetectivewhosolvescomplexcasesusinghissharpmindandkeeninsight.Heisoftenaccompaniedbyhisloyalfriendandchronicler,Dr.JohnWatson.Holmesisasymbolofintellectualprowessandisconsideredoneofthemosticonicliterarycharactersinhistory.4.Explainthesignificanceofthegreenlightin"TheGreatGatsby".Thegreenlightin"TheGreatGatsby"isasymbolofGatsby'sunattainabledreamsandhislongingforDaisyBuchanan.ItislocatedacrossthebayfromGatsby'smansionandrepresentshishopeforafuturewithDaisy.ThegreenlightsymbolizestheAmericanDream,Gatsby'spursuitofwealthandstatus,andhisultimatedisillusionment.Itisapowerfulvisualmotifthatunderscoresthenovel'sthemesofillusion,desire,andtheelusivenatureofhappiness.五、讨论题，(总共4题，每题5分)。1.Discusstheimpactofsocialclassonthecharactersin"PrideandPrejudice".Socialclassplaysasignificantrolein"PrideandPrejudice"byJaneAusten.ThenovelissetintheruralsocietyoftheEnglishcountrysideduringtheRegencyera,wheresocialstatusandwealthheavilyinfluencethelivesofthecharacters.TheBennetfamily,particularlythedaughters,facesocietalpressuretomarrywelltosecuretheirfuture.ThecharacterofElizabethBennetchallengesthenormsofhertimebyvaluingpersonalhappinessandmutualrespectoversocialstanding.Thenovelexploresthetensionbetweenindividualdesiresandsocietalexpectations,highlightingtheimpactofsocialclassonrelationshipsandpersonalchoices.2.HowdoesGeorgeOrwellcritiquetotalitarianismin"1984"?GeorgeOrwellcritiquestotalitarianismin"1984"throughthedepictionofadystopiansocietywherethegovernment,ledbythePartyanditsleaderBigBrother,exercisesabsolutecontrolovereveryaspectoflife.Thenovelportraysaworldwhereindividualityandfreedomaresuppressed,andcitizensareconstantlymonitoredthroughthetelescreensandtheThoughtPolice.Orwellhighlightsthedangersoftotalitarianregimesthroughthemessuchassurveillance,propaganda,andthemanipulationoftruth.ThecharacterofWinstonSmith'sstruggleforrebellionandhiseventualdefeatserveasapowerfulcritiqueofthedehumanizingeffectsoftotalitarianism.3.Analyzetheroleofsymbolismin"TheGreatGatsby".SymbolismisacrucialelementinF.ScottFitzgerald's"TheGreatGatsby,"asitenhancesthenovel'sthemesandprovidesdeepermeaningtothenarrative.Thegreenlight,asmentionedearlier,symbolizesGatsby'sunattainabledreamsandhislongingforDaisy.TheValleyofAshes,adesolatewastelandbetweenWestEggandNewYorkCity,symbolizesthemoralandsocialdecaycausedbythepursuitofwealth.TheeyesofDr.T.J.Eckleburg,afadedbillboardwithapairofbespectacledeyes,symbolizethelossofspiritualvaluesinthemodernworld.Thesesymbolscollectivelycontributetothenovel'sexplorationoftheAmericanDream,theillusionofsuccess,andtheemptinessoftheupperclass