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The Modern Period(200504)1. The short story “Araby” is one of the stories in James Joyces collection ( ).A. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManB. UlyssesC. Finnegans WakeD. Dubliners P3902. “For I have known them all already, known them all/Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons,/I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.”The above lines are taken from ( ).A. Wordsworths “The Solitary Reaper”B. Eliots “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” P365 C. Coleridges “Kubla Khan”D. Yeatss “The Lake Isle of Innisfree”?3. A typical Forsyte, according to John Galsworthy, is a man with a strong sense of（）, who never pays any attention to human feelings.A.moralityB. justiceC.propertyD. humor4. George Bernard Shaws play, Mrs. Warrens Profession is a grotesquely realistic exposure of the（）.A. slum landlordismB. political corruption in EnglandC. economic oppression of womenD. religious corruption in England5. The story starting with the marriage of Pauls parents Walter Morel and Mrs. Morel must be( ).A. Thomas Hardys Tess of the DUrbervillesB. D. H. Lawrences Sons and LoversC. George Eliots MiddlemarchD. Charlotte Brontes Jane Eyre(200604)6. As a realist dramatist, George Bernard Shaw is concerned with social, economic, moral and religious problems in his works. The general mood he expressed in his plays is ( ).A. indignationB. satisfactionC. optimismD. pessimism7. In the late nineteenth century, modernism flourished in English literature. Unlike modern poets and novelists, modern dramatists ( ).A. showed not only satirical attitude toward bourgeois class, but also optimistic emotion toward lifeB. did not make so many innovations in techniques and formsC. inherited the romantic fuzziness and self-indulged emotionalismD. took the irrational philosophy and the theory of psycho analysis as its theoretical base8. In ( ), James Joyce intended to record the four aspects of the moral history of his country, namely childhood, adolescence, maturity and public life.A. DublinersB. UlyssesC. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManD. Finnegans Wake9. In Sons and Lovers, D. H. Lawrence presented Paul as a(n) ( ) man and artist.A. independentB. ambitiousC. strong-willedD. sensitive10. T.S. Eliots early poems are marked by ( ) in comparison to his later ones.A. a philosophical and emotional calmB. a set of historical, cultural and religious themesC. a dreamy quality, expressing melancholy and self-indulgent feelingsD. a mood of disillusionment and sufferings of modern people (醒悟，理想破滅)(200607)11. Which of the following poems is believed to best reflect the 20th century peoples disillusionment and frustration in a meaningless society?A. T.S Eliots Four QuartetsB. T.S Eliots The Waste LandC. S. B. Yeatss “The Lake Isle of Innisfree”D. S. B. Yeatss Down by the Salley Gardens （不依慣例的;不符合習(xí)俗的;非常規(guī)的）？12. In shaping characters, G. B. Shaw would usually take an unconventional character in contrast to conventional social ones. In Mrs. Warrens Profession, ( ) is unconventional in regards with the thought, ambition and philosophy.A. Mrs. WarrenB. VivieC. FrankD. Liz13. Among the three stages of his poetic career,W. B. Yeatss major concern in the second stage is ( ).A. dichotomous in subject matter, such as youth and age, love and war, body and soulB. a mock of the bourgeois philistines and their meanness of spirit and selfish materialismC. about Celtic legends, local folk tales, or storiesD. Love and War, the two primary passions of human beings(200704)14. _ is the most outstanding stream of consciousness novelist, with _ as his encyclopedia like masterpiece .AJames Joyce, UlyssesBE.M. Foster, A Passage to IndiaCD.H. Lawrence, Sons and LoversDVirginia Woolf, Mrs Dalloway15. Which of the following poems by T.S. Eliot is hailed as a landmark and a model of the 20th century English poetry?APoems 1909-1925BThe Hollow ManCPrufrock and Other ObservationsDThe Waste Land(200707)16. The three trilogies of _ novels are masterpieces of critical realism in the early 20th century.A. Galsworthys ForsyteB. Lewis Grassic Gibbons Sunset SongC. D. H. Lawrences Women in LoveD. E. M. Fosters A Passage to India17. _ is considered to be the best-known English dramatist since Shakespeare.A. Oscar WildeB. Christopher MarloweC. John DrydenD. Bernard Shaw18. _ was awarded Nobel Prize for literature in 1923.A. Bernard ShawB. John GalsworthyC. W. B. YeatsD. T. S. Eliot19. The Rainbow and _ are generally regarded as D.H. Lawrences masterpieces.A. Women in LoveB. Sons and LoversC. Lady Chatterleys LoverD. The Plumed Serpent20. In Oscar Wildes masterpiece _, he expressed a satirical and bitter attitude towards the upper-class people by revealing their corruption, snobbery and hypocrisy.A. SalomeB. The Importance of Being EarnestC. The Happy PrinceD. A Woman of No Importance(200804)21. TSEliots most important single poem _has been hailed as a landmark and a model of the 20th-century English poetry.AThe Hollow Man BThe Waste LandCMurder in the CathedralDAsh Wednesday22. George Bernard Shaws play _ established his position as the leading play-wright of his time.AWidowers HousesBToo True to Be GoodCMrs. Warrens ProfessionDCandida23. All of the following are stream of- consciousness novels EXCEPT_.APilgrimageBUlyssesCMrs. DallowayDTess of the D Urbervilles24. The major concern of _ fiction lies in the tracing of the psychological development of his characters and in his energetic criticism of the dehumanizing effect of the capitalist industrialization on human nature.AJohn GalsworthysBThomas HardysCDHLawrencesDCharles Dickens(200807)25. GeorgeBernardShawsplayMrs.WarrensProfessionisabout_. A.slumlandlordism B.theeconomicoppressionofwomen C.thepoliticalcorruptioninEngland D.thereligiouscorruptioninEngland26.Amongthefollowingwriters_isconsideredtobethebestknownEnglishdramatistsinceShakespeare. A.OscarWilde B.JohnGalsworthy C.W. B.Yeats D.GeorgeBernardShaw27.IntheplayTheImportanceofBeingEarnestbyOscarWilde，theupperclasspeoplearedescribedallofthefollowingEXCEPT_. A.corrupt B.snobbish C.hypocritical D.ambitious(200904)28. After the First World War, there appeared the following literary trends of modernism EXCEPT _.A. expressionismB. surrealismC. stream of consciousnessD. black humour29. The masterpieces of critical realism in the early 20th century are the three trilogies of _.A. Galsworthys Forsyte novels B. Hardy s Wessex novelsC. Greenes Catholic novels D. Woolfs stream-of-consciousness novels30. In the mid - 1950s and early 1960s, there appeared “_” who demonstrated a particular disillusion over the depressing situation in Britain and launched a bitter protest against the outmoded social and political values in their society.A. The Beat GenerationB. The Lost GenerationC. The Angry Young MenD. Black Mountain Poets31. The following are English stream-of-consciousness novels EXCEPT _.A. PilgrimageB. UlyssesC. Mrs.DallowayD. A Passage to Inida32. The leader of the Irish National Theater Movement in the early 20th centurywas _.A. W.B.Yeats B. Lady GregoryC. J.M.Synge D. John Galworthy (詩，韻文)33. T.S.Eliots most popular verse play is _.A. Murder in the CathedralB. The Cocktail PartyC. The Family ReunionD. The Waste Land(200907)？34. The rise of _ and new science greatly incited modernist writers to make new explorations on human natures and human relationships.A. the existentialistic idea B. the irrational philosophyC. scientific socialism D. social Darwinism35. In Modern English literature, the literary interest of _ lay in the tracing of the psychological development of his characters and in his energetic criticism of the dehumanizing effect of the capitalist industrialization on human nature.A. George Bernard Shaw B.T.S. Eliot C. Oscar Wilde D.D.H. Lawrence （虛無的，恐怖的）36. George Bernard Shaws _ is a better play of the later period, with the authors almost nihilistic bitterness on the subjects of the cruelty and madness of WWI and the aimlessness and disillusion of the young.A. Too True to Be Good B. Mrs. Warrens ProfessionC. WidowersHouses D. Fannys First Play37. The Waste Land by T. S. Eliot is a poem concerned with the _ breakup of a modern civilization in which human life has lost its meaning, significance and purpose.A. spiritual B. religiousC. political D. physical(201004)38. T. S. Eliot s _ bearing a strong thematic resemblance to The Waste Land, is generally regarded as the darkest of Eliot s poems. A. “Gerontion” B. “Prufrock” C. Murder in the Cathedral D. The Hollow Men39. George Bernard Shaw s _ is a grotesquely realistic exposure of slum landlordism. A. Widower s House B. Mrs. Warren s Profession C. The Apple Cart D. Getting Married40. D. H. Lawrence s _ is a remarkable novel in which the individual consciousness is subtly revealed and strands of themes are intricately wound up. A. Sons and Lovers B. The Rainbow C. Women in LoveD. Lady Chatterley s Love(201007)41. T. S. Eliots _ is a poem of dramatic monologue and a prelude to The Waste Land, helping to point up the continuity of Eliots thinking.A. Prufrock B. GerontionC. The Hollow MenD. Four Quartets42. D. H. Lawrences autobiographical novel is _.A. The Rainbow B. Women in LoveC. Sons and Lovers D. Lady Chatterleys Lover43. George Bernard Shaws _ explored his idea of Life Force, the power that would create superior beings to be equal to God and to solve all the social, moral, and metaphysical problems of human society.A. Man and Superman B. The Apple CartC. Pygmalion D. Too True to Be Good44. D. H. Lawrences artistic tendency is mainly _ , which combines dramatic scenes with an authoritative commentary.A. romanticism B. realismC. naturalism D. modernism(201104)45. The typical representatives of G. B. Shaw s early plays are _.A. Man and Superman; The Apple CartB. Widowers House; Mrs. Warren s ProfessionC. Candida; Mrs. Warren s ProfessionD. The Apple Cart; Widowers House46. As a critic of music and drama, _ held that art should serve social purposes by reflecting human life, revealing social contradictions and educating the common people.A. T. S. Eliot B. Oscar WildeC. George Bernard Shaw D.W. B. Yeats47. Symbolism and complex narrative are employed more richly in D. H. Lawrences _, which are generally regarded as his masterpieces.A. Women in Love; Sons and LoversB. The Rainbow; Women in LoveC. Sons and Lovers; Lady Chatterleys LoverD. Lady Chatterley s Lover; The Rainbow48. T. S. Eliot won the Nobel Prize of Literature in _.A. 1945 B. 1948C. 1952 D. 195649. G. B. Shaw s play _ established his position as the leading playwright of his time.A. Widowers Houses B. Too True to Be GoodC. Mrs. Warren s Profession D. Candida50. T.S. Eliot s _ not only presents a panorama of physical disorder and spiritual desolation in the modern Western world, but also reflects the prevalent mood of disillusionment and despair of a whole post- war generation.A. The Hollow Men B. The Waste LandC. Murder in the Cathedral D. Ash Wednesday51. The plays known as “the Lawrence trilogy” are all the following EXCEPT _.A. A Collier s Friday Night B. Lady Chatterley s LoverC. The Daughter - in - Law D. The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyed(201107)52. George Bernard Shaws play _ shows his almost nihilistic bitterness on the subjects of the cruelty and madness of World War I and the aimlessness and disillusion of the young.A. Getting MarriedB. Too True to Be GoodC. Widowers HousesD. The Apple Cart53. It was only after the publication of _ that D.H. Lawrence was recognized as aprominent novelist.A. The TrespasserB. The White PeacockC. Sons and LoversD. The Rainbow54. T. S. Eliots poem _ is heavily indebted to James Joyce in terms of the stream- of -consciousness technique, also a prelude to The Waste Land.A. “Prufrock”B. “Gerontion”C. The Hollow MenD. Lyrical Ballads55. T. S. Eliots most important single poem _ has been hailed as a landmark and a model of the 20th-century English poetry.A. The Hollow MenB. The Waste LandC. Murder in the CathedralD. Ash Wednesday56. Among the following writers _ is considered to be the best -known English dramatist since Shakespeare.A. Oscar WildeB. John GalsworthyC. W. B. YeatsD. George Bernard Shaw57. D. H. Lawrences novels _ are generally regarded as his masterpieces.A. The Rainbow; Women in LoveB. The Rainbow; Sons and LoversC. Sons and Lovers; Lady Chatterleys LoverD. Women in Love; Lady Chatterleys LoverReading Comprehension1. (200904)The following quotation is from one of the poems by T. S. Eliot: No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be; Am an attendant lord, one that will do To swell a progress, start a scene or two Advise the prince; no doubt, an easy tool, Deferential, glad to be of use, Politic, cautious, and meticulous, Full of high sentence, but a bit obtuse; Questions: A. Identify the title of the poem from which the quoted part is taken.B. Whos the speaker of the quoted lines? C. What does the first line show about the speaker?Answer:A. The quoted part is taken from “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”.B. Prufrock.C. The first line shows that Prufrock the speaker has something in common with Hamlet, as they are both incapable of taking action.2. (200907)The following quotation is from Mrs. Warrens Profession:VIVIE: intensely interested by this time No; but why did you choose that business?Saving money and good management will succeed in any business.MRS. WARREN: Yes, saving money. But where can a woman get the money to save in any other business? Could you save out of four shillings a week and keep yourself dressed as well? Not you. Of course, if you re a plain woman and cant earn anything more ; or if you have a turn for music, or the stage, or newspaper - writing ; thats different.Questions:A. Identify the playwright of the above quotation.B. What business do you think Mrs. Warren is involved in?C. Whats the theme of the play?Answer:A. It is written by George Bernard Shaw.B. Prostitution.C. The play explores the economic oppression of women. By describing Mrs. Warren and her sisters sufferings, Shaw wants to show that in the dark capitalist society, honest women were forced to be prostitutes and were therefore looked down upon as shameful dirty women. The play explores the social causes of prostitution and thus sharply criticises capitalism. 3. (201004)Let us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherized upon a table; Let us go, through certain half- deserted streets, The muttering retreats Of restless nights in one -night cheap hotels And sawdust restaurants with oyster- shells: (The lines above are taken from “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T. S Eliot. ) Questions: A. What does the poem present? B. What form is the poem composed in? C. What does the poem suggest?Answer:A. It presents the meditation of an aging young man over the business of proposing marriage.B. The poem is in a form of dramatic monologue.C. It suggests an ironic contrast between a pretended “l(fā)ove song” and a confession of the speakers incapability of facing up to love and to life in a sterile upper-class world. Questions and Answers1. (200604) “North Richmond Street, being blind, was a quiet street except at the hour when the Christian Brothers School set the boys free. An uninhabited house of two storeys stood at the blind end, detached from its neighbours in a square ground. The other houses of the street, conscious of decent lives within them, gazed at one another with brown imperturble faces.”Questions:A. Identify the author and the title of the story from which this part is taken.B. What figure of speech is used in this passage?C. What tone does the quoted passage set for the w