高等英语自学考试英美文学200404真题试题及答案

1、2004年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英美文学选读试题（课程代码0604）全部题目用英文作答，并将答案写在答题纸相应位置上，否则不计分。PART ONE （40 POINTS）.Multiple Choice (40 points in all, 1 for each)Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. Write your correct answer on the answer sheet.1.“And

2、 we will sit upon the rocks, /Seeing the shepherds feed their flocks,/By shallow rivers to whose falls/Melodious birds sing madrigals.” The above lines are taken from _.A. Miltons Paradise LostB. Marlowes “The Passionate shepherd to His Love”C. Shakespeares “Sonnet 18”D. John Donnes “The Sun Rising”

3、 2.The English Renaissance period was an age of _ .A. poetry and drama B. drama and novelC. novel and poetry D. romance and poetry3.Here are four lines taken from Edmund Spensers The Faerie Queene: “But on his brest a bloudie Crosse he bore,/The deare remembrance of his dying Lord,/For whose sweete

4、sake that glorious badge he wore,/And dead as living ever him adored.” Who is the “dying Lord” discussed in the above lines? A. Beowulf B. King ArthurC. Jesus ChristD. Jupiter4.In Shakespeares Merchant of Venice, Antonio could not pay back the money he borrowed from Shylock, because _.A. his money w

5、as all invested in the newly-emerging textile industry B. his enterprise went bankruptC. Bassanio was able to pay his own debt D. his ships had all been lost5. Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespeares Sonnet 18?A. The speaker eulogizes the power of Nature.B. The s

6、peaker satirizes human vanity.C. The speaker praises the power of artistic creation.D. The speaker meditates on mans salvation.6. In English poetry, a four-line stanza is called _.A. heroic couplet B. quatrain C. Spenserian stanzaD. terza rima 7. “Let not Ambition mock their useful toil,/Their homel

7、y joys, and destiny obscure;/Nor Grandeur hear with a disdainful smile /The short and simple annals of the poor.” The above lines are taken from .A. Alexander Popes Essay on CriticismB. Coleridges “Kubla Khan”C. John Donnes “The Sun Rising”D. Thomas Grays “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” 8. B

8、y making the truth-seeking pilgrims suffer at the hands of the people of Vanity Fair, John Bunyan intends to show the prevalent political and religious _of his time.A. persecutionB. improvementC. prosperity D. disillusionment9. The 18th century witnessed a new literary formthe modern English novel,

9、which, contrary to the medieval romance, gives a _ presentation of life of the common people.A. romanticB. realisticC. propheticD. idealistic10. As a whole, _is one of the most effective and devastating criticisms and satires of all aspects in the then English and European life socially, politically

10、, religiously, philosophically, scientifically, and morally.A. Moll Flanders B. Gullivers TravelsC. Pilgrims ProgressD. The School for Scandal11. An honest, kind-hearted young man, who is full of animal spirit and lacks prudence, is expelled from the paradise and has to go through hard experience to

11、 gain knowledge of himself and finally to have been accepted both by a virtuous lady and a rich relative . The above sentence may well sum up the theme of Fieldings work .A. Jonathan Wild the Great B. Tom JonesC. The Coffe-House PoliticianD. Amelia12. In Sheridans The School for scandal, the man who

12、 wins the hand of his beloved as well as the inheritance of his rich uncle is _ .A. Charles Surface B. Joseph SurfaceC. Sir Peter TeazleD. Sir Benjamin Backbite13. Which of the following works best represents the national spirit of the 18th-century England?A. Robinson CrusoeB. Gullivers TravelsC. Jo

13、nathan Wild the Great D. A Sentimental Journey14. Shelleys masterpiece, Prometheus Unbound, is a verse drama, which borrows the basic story from _ .A. the Bible B. a German legendC. a Greek play D. One Thousand and One Nights 15. In the first part of the novel Pride and prejudice, Mr. Darcy has a (n

14、) _ of the Bennet family .A. high opinionB. great admirationC. low opinionD. erroneous view 16. In Byrons poem “Song for the Luddites,” the word “Luddite” refers to the _ .A. workers who destroyed the machines in their protest against unemploymentB. rising bourgeoisie who fights against the aristocr

15、atic class C. descendents of the ancient king ,LudD. poor country people who suffered under the rule of the landlord class17. Mr. Micawber in David Copperfield and Sam Well in Pickwick Papers are perhaps the best _ characters created by Charles Dickens.A. comic B.tragicC. roundD.sophisticated18. A t

16、ypical feature of the English Victorian literature is that writers became social and moral _ , exposing all kinds of social evils.A. revolutionariesB. idealistsC. criticsD. defenders19. “Is it not sufficient for your infernal selfishness, that while you are at peace I shall writhe in the torments of

17、 hell?”(Heathcliff uttered the sentence in the death scene of Catherine from Chapter XV of Wuthering Heights.) The word “hell” at the end of the quoted sentence refers to _ .A. HeavenB. HadesC. the next worldD. this world 20. A typical Forsyte, according to John Galsworthy, is a man with a strong se

18、nse of _ ,who never pays any attention to human feelings.A. justiceB. humorC. moralityD. property21. “He was silent with conceit of his son. Mrs. Morel sniffed, as if it were nothing.”(Sons and Lovers by D.H.Lawrence)From the above quotation, we can see that Mrs. Morels attitude to her husband is _

19、.A. sincerely warmB. genuinely kindC. seemingly angryD. merely contemptuous22. A boy makes a quest of his idealized childish love through painful experience up to the point of losing his innocence and coming to see the drabness and harshness of the adult world.The above sentence may well sum up the

20、major theme of _.A. Eliots poem The love Song of J. Alfred PrufrockB. Bernard shaws play Mrs. Warrens ProfessionC. Joyces story ArabyD. Lawrences story The Horse Dealers Daughter23. Linguistically, compared with the writings of Mark Twain, Henry Jamess fiction is noted for his _.A. frontier vernacul

21、arB. rich colloquialismC. vulgarly descriptive wordsD. refined elegant language24. Which of the following statements about Washington Irving is NOT true?A. Literary imagination should breed in a land rich in the past culture.B. He is preoccupied with the Calvinistic view of original sin and the myst

22、ery of evil.C. His stories are among the best of the American literature.D. Some of his works are based on the materials of the European legendary tales.25. Which of the following is NOT one of the main ideas advocated by Emerson, the chief spokesman of New England Transcendentalism?A. As an individ

23、ual, man is divine and can develop and improve himself infinitely.B. Nature exercises a healthy and restorative influence on human beings.C. There exists an emotional communication between an individual soul and the universal “Oversoul.”D. Evil and sin are ever present in human heart and will pass o

24、n from one generation to another.”26. Whitmans poems are characterized by all the following features EXCEPT _ .A. the strict poetic form B. the free and natural rhythmC. the easy flow of feelingsD. the simple and conversational language27. “Then all collapsed, and the great shroud of the sea rolled

25、on as it rolled five thousand years ago.” In the quoted sentence, the author might imply that _.A. nothing changes in the 5000 years of human historyB. mans desire to conquer nature can only end in his own destructionC. nature is evil as it was 5000 years agoD. nature has the ultimate creative power

26、28. “Standing on the bare ground,my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space ,all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eye-ball. I am nothing. I see all. The currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or particle of God.”The above passage is taken

27、 from _.A. Stowes Uncle Toms CabinB. Coopers “Leatherstocking Tales”C. Emersons “Nature”D. Dreisers Sister Carrie29. Which of the following works best illustrates the Calvinistic view of original sin?A. Stowes Uncle Tons CabinB. Jamess The Portrait of a Lady.C. Hemingways A Farewell to ArmsD. Hawtho

28、rnes The Scarlet Letter.30. Beside symbolism, all the following qualities EXCEPT _are fused to make Melvilles Moby-Dick a world classic.A. narrative powerB. psychological analysisC. speculative agilityD. optimistic view of life31. In all his novels Theodore Dreiser sets himself to project the _ Amer

29、ican values. For example, in Sister Carrie, there is not one character whose status is not determined economically.A. Puritan B. materialisticC. psychologicalD. religious32. In Daisy Miller, Henry James reveals Daisys _ by showing her relatively unreserved manners.A. hypocrisyB. cold and indifferenc

30、eC. grace and patienceD. Americanness33. The raft with which Huck and Jim make their voyage down the Mississippi River may symbolize all the following EXCEPT _.A. a return to natureB. an escape from evils, injustices, and corruption of the civilized societyC. the American society in the early 19th c

31、enturyD. a small world where people of different colors can live friendly and happily 34. Emily Grierson, the protagonist in Faulkners story “A Rose for Emily,” can be regarded as a symbol for all the following qualities EXCEPT_.A. old values B. rigid ideas of social statusC. bigotry and eccentricit

32、y D. harmony and integrity35. As a Modernist poet ,Pound is noted for his active involvement in the _ .A. cubist school of modern paintingB. Imagist Movement C. stream-of-consciousness techniqueD. German Expressionism36. The statement that a boys night journey to an Indian village to witness the vio

33、lence of both birth and death provides all the possibilities of a learning experience may well sum up the major theme of _ .A. Faulkners story “A Rose for Emily”B. Hemingways story “Indian Camp”C. Irvings story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”D. Jamess story “Daisy Miller”37. Which of the following pla

34、ys by ONeill can be read autobiographically?A. The Hairy Ape B. The Emperor JonesC. The Iceman Cometh D. Long Days Journey Into Night38. When we say that a poor young man from the West tried to make his fortune in the East but was disillusioned in the quest of an idealized dream, we are probably dis

35、cussing about _s thematic concern in his fiction writing.A. Henry James B. Scott FitzgeraldC. Ernest Hemingway D. William Faulkner39.After his experiences in the forest, Young Goodman Brown returns to Salem _.A. desperate and gloomy B. renewed in his faithC. wearing a black veil D. unaware of his ow

36、n sin40. According to Mark Twain, in river towns up and down the Mississippi, it was every boys dream to some day grow up to be _.A. Methodist preacher B. a justice of the peaceC. a riverboat pilot D. a pirate on the Indian oceanPART TWO (60POINTS).Reading comprehension(16 points,4 for each)Read the

37、 quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English. Write your answer in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.41. “One short sleep past, we wake eternally,And death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die.”Questions:A. Identify the poem and the poet.B.What does the word “sleep” mean?

38、C. What idea do the two lines express?42. “Never did sun more beautifully steep In his first splendor, valley, rock, or hill;Neer saw I, never felt, a calm so deep!The river glideth at his own sweet will:Dear God! The very houses seem asleep;And all that mighty heart is lying still!”(William Wordswo

39、rths sonnet: “Composed upon Westminster Bridge” September 3, 1802)Questions:A. What does the word “glideth” in the fourth line mean?B. What kind of figure of speech is used by wordsworth to describe the “river”?C. What idea does the fourth line express?43. “With Blueuncertain stumbling BuzzBetween t

40、he lightand meAnd then the Windows failedand thenI could not see to see”Questions:A. Identify the poem and the poet.B. What do “Windows” symbolically stand for?C. What idea does the quoted passage express?44. “Is dying hard, Daddy?No, I think its pretty easy, Nick, It all depends.”Questions:A. Identify the work and the author.B. What was Nick preoccupied with when he asked the question?C. Why did the father add “It all depends” after he answered his sons question?. Questions and Answers(24 points in all, 6 for each)Give brief answers to each of the follow