英美文學(xué)選讀自考題模擬19

1、 英美文學(xué)選讀自考題模擬19(總分：99.97，做題時間：90分鐘)一、.multiple choice(總題數(shù)：40，分?jǐn)?shù)：40.00)1.human nature is seriously and permanently flawed. to better human life, enlightenment is needed,but to redress it is very hard. that is _ point of view.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.daniel defoesb.charles dickensc.jonathan swifts d.henry fieldings解

2、析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為斯威夫特對人性的觀點。斯威夫特對人性的理解十分深入透徹，他認(rèn)為人性永遠(yuǎn)有著嚴(yán)重的瑕疵，為了使人的生活更美好，人們需要啟蒙，但脫胎換骨是很難的。2.the houyhnhnms depicted by jonathan swift in gullivers travels are _.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.horses that are endowed with reason b.pigmies that are endowed with admirable qualitiesc.giants that are superior in wisdomd.hairy,

3、 wild, low and despicable creatures, who resemble human beings not only in appearancebut also in some other ways解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為格列佛游記的內(nèi)容。格列佛游記的第四卷是全書中最有趣的一部分，格列佛發(fā)現(xiàn)了慧馬國。在那里，馬即彗馬具有理性以及其他所有的優(yōu)秀品質(zhì)，它們是統(tǒng)治階級。3._ is the first important governess novel in the english literary history.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.jane eyre b.e

4、mmac.wuthering heightsd.middlemarch解析：解析本題主要考查的知識點為英國文學(xué)史上第一部重要的關(guān)于家庭女教師的小說。小說簡愛在英國文學(xué)史上第一次成功地塑造出了家庭女教師的形象。4.the literary characters of the american type in early 19th century are generally characterizedby all the following features except that they _.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.speak local dialectsb.are polite and ele

5、gant gentlemen c.are simple and crude farmersd.are noble savages(red and white) untainted by society解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為19世紀(jì)文學(xué)中美國人物的特點。隨著美國民族意識的增強(qiáng)，在19世紀(jì)小說、詩歌中，人物角色都越來越明顯地使用本地方言，作品多表現(xiàn)農(nóng)民、窮人、兒童以及沒有文化的人，還有那些雖然沒文化但心地高尚的紅種人和白種人。5.the hemingway code heroes are best remembered for their _.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.indestruct

6、ible spirit b.masculinityc.war experiencesd.pessimistic view of life 解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為海明威式的英雄人物的特征。海明威式的英雄人物就是用誠實、紀(jì)律和控制來實現(xiàn)抗?fàn)?，他們都擁有不可?zhàn)勝的精神。6.the _ movement in the eighteenth-century europe was a furtherance of the renaissance ofthe fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.enlightenment b.renaissa

7、ncec.sentimentald.transcendental解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為啟蒙運(yùn)動。歐洲的 18世紀(jì)同時也是啟蒙主義時代，或曰理性時代。啟蒙運(yùn)動是 15、16世紀(jì)文藝復(fù)興的延續(xù)與發(fā)展，其宗旨便是用當(dāng)代哲學(xué)與藝術(shù)思想的晨光啟迪整個世界。7.the major theme of _s novel is love and marriage.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.h. lawrenceb.theodore dreiserc.george eliotd.jane austen 解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為以愛情和婚姻為小說主題的作家。簡奧斯汀的多部小說都是關(guān)于婚戀的，其中女

8、主角總是主動角色。8.chronologically the victorian period roughly coincides with the reign of queen victoria whoruled over england during _.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.1660 - 1798b.1798 - 1832c.1483 - 1546d.1836 - 1901 解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為維多利亞文學(xué)時期。從時間上講，維多利亞文學(xué)時期恰好與維多利亞女王 1836年至 1901年執(zhí)政期相吻合，這一時段是英國歷史上最光輝燦爛的時段。9.in the novel tess

9、of the durbervilles, naturalistic tendency is strong, in a way, tess seemsto be led to her final destruction step by step by _.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.societyb.evilc.mand.fate 解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為德伯家的苔絲中苔絲的命運(yùn)。德伯家的苔絲的自然主義傾向十分明顯，苔絲被命運(yùn)之神通過巧合一步步引向死亡。10.charles dickens best-depicted characters are those innocent, virtuo

10、us, persecuted, helpless_ characters such as oliver twist, little nell, david copperfield and little dorrit.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.girlb.boyc.criminald.child 解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為狄更斯刻畫得最鮮靈生動的形象。狄更斯刻畫得最鮮靈生動的形象是那些無辜又深受迫害的兒童，如奧立佛特威斯特、小奈爾、大衛(wèi)科波菲爾與小多利特。 11.in _, charles dickens is one of the greatest critical realist wri

11、ter.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.the romantic periodb.the renaissance periodc.the neoclassical periodd.the victorian period 解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為狄更斯所屬的時代。狄更斯是維多利亞時期最偉大的批判現(xiàn)實主義作家之一。12.in the late nineteenth century, modernism flourished in english literature. unlike modern poetsand novelists, modern dramatists _.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a

12、.showed not only satirical attitude toward bourgeois class, but also optimistic emotion towardlifeb.did not make so many innovations in techniques and forms c.inherited the romantic fuzziness and self-indulged emotionalismd.took the irrational philosophy and the theory of psycho-analysis as its theo

13、retical base解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為 19世紀(jì)晚期的現(xiàn)代戲劇家們的表現(xiàn)。19世紀(jì)晚期，現(xiàn)代主義進(jìn)入全盛時期?，F(xiàn)代戲劇家們并沒有像現(xiàn)代詩人與小說家那樣對創(chuàng)作技法與形式進(jìn)行大幅度的革新。13.most of george bernard shaws _ plays are concerned with political, economic, moral, orreligious problems.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.comicb.tragicc.problem d.realistic解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為蕭伯納的“問題劇”。蕭伯納的大部分劇作都涉及政治、經(jīng)濟(jì)、

14、道德、宗教等問題，因此他的作品被稱為“問題劇”。14.in his dramatic career, g. b. shaw wrote more than _ plays, touching upon a variety ofsubjects.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.50 b.40c.30d.60解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為蕭伯納的戲劇。蕭伯納一生共寫了 50多部戲劇，主題非常豐富。15.in _, dreiser expressed his naturalistic pursuit by expounding the purposelessness oflife and attackin

15、g the conventional moral standards.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.an american tragedyb.sister carrie c.the financierd.the stoic解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為德萊塞自然主義創(chuàng)作追求在嘉麗妹妹中的表現(xiàn)。在嘉麗妹妹一書中，德萊塞通過闡述漫無目的的生活和抨擊世俗的道德標(biāo)準(zhǔn)來表現(xiàn)他的自然主義的創(chuàng)作追求。16.the english renaissance period was an age of _.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00） a.poetry and drama b.drama and novelc.novel and

16、 poetryd.romance and poetry解析：17.it is thomas hardys pessimistic view of life that predominated most of his later works, whichearns him a reputation as a _ writer.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.realisticb.naturalistic c.romanticd.stylistic解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為哈代所屬的文學(xué)流派。悲觀主義籠罩了哈代的后期作品，使他成為著名的自然主義作家。18.as a whole, _ is one o

17、fthe most effective and devastatingcriticisms and satires of allaspects in the then english and european lifesocially, politically, religiously,philosophically, scientifically, and morally.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.moll flandersb.gullivers travels c.the pilgrims progressd.the school for scandal解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為格列佛

18、游記的社會意義。總而言之，格列佛游記這本書對當(dāng)時的英國乃至歐洲在社會、政治、宗教、哲學(xué)、科學(xué)以及道德等生活的各方面作了最有效、最辛辣的批評與諷刺。19.which of the following works best represents the national spirit of the 18th-century england?（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.robinson crusoe. b.gullivers travels.c.jonathan wild the great.d.a sentimental journey.解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為能體現(xiàn) 18世紀(jì)英國民族精神的作

19、品。魯濱遜漂流記是一部體現(xiàn)時代精神的游記歷險小說，是笛福公認(rèn)的代表作。20.which of the following is not english stream-of-consciousness novels?（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.pilgrimage.b.ulysses.c.mrs. dalloway.d.a passage to india. 解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為意識流小說。朝覲、尤利西斯、達(dá)歲維夫人等都是史無前例的意識流小說印度之行保留了傳統(tǒng)的創(chuàng)作手法，是關(guān)于象征主義的。21.linguistically, compared with the writings of m

20、ark twain, henry jamess fiction is noted forhis（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.frontier vernacularb.rich colloquialismc.vulgarly descriptive wordsd.refined elegant language 解析：22.the statement that a boys night journey to an indian village to witness the violence of bothbirth and death provides all the possibilities of

21、a learning experience may well sum up the majortheme of _.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.faulkners a rose for emilyb.hemingways indian camp c.irvings the legend of sleepy hollowd.jamess daisy miller解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為海明威的印第安營寨的主題。涅克夜里觀看他父親用一把大剪刀而且沒用麻醉劑，給一個印第安婦女接生。這一件事給他帶來了窘迫和不安，使涅克開始接觸了生和死的痛苦與粗暴。23.when we say that a poo

22、r young man from the west tried to make his fortune in the east but wasdisillusioned in the quest of an idealized dream, we are probably discussing about _s thematic concern in his fiction writing.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.henry jamesb.scott fitzgerald c.ernest hemingwayd.william faulkner解析：24.the most significant

23、 idea of the renaissance is _.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.humanism b.realismc.naturalismd.skepticism解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為文藝復(fù)興的核心。人文主義是文藝復(fù)興的核心。25.in his poem the tyger william blake expresses his perception of the fearful symmetry ofthe big cat. the phrase fearful symmetry suggests _.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.the tigers two eyes which

24、are dazzlingly bright and symmetrically setb.the poets fear of the predatorc.the analogy of the hammer and the anvild.the harmony of the two opposite aspects of gods creation 解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為老虎表達(dá)的意義。在詩歌老虎中，布萊克表達(dá)了他對“可怕的勻稱”的看法?！翱膳碌膭蚍Q”說的是上帝創(chuàng)造的兩個完全對喜的事物之間的和諧。26.william wordsworth, a romantic poet, advo

25、cated all the following except _.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.the using of everyday language spoken by the common peopleb.the expression of the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelingsc.the humble and rustic life as subject matterd.elegant wording and inflated figures of speech 解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為華茲華斯的詩歌理論。威廉華茲華斯的詩歌理論

26、是用樸素的語言將百姓的平凡生活展現(xiàn)出來，詩歌是情感的自發(fā)流露。 27.in the trilogy of desire, the possession of _ symbolizes the acquisition of some socialstatus of great magnitude.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.natural beautyb.economic statusc.sexual beauty d.wealth解析：28.the american novelist nathaniel hawthorne is known for his black vision. the ter

27、m blackvision refers to _.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.hawthornes observation that every man faces a black wallb.hawthornes belief that all men are by nature evil c.that hawthorne employed a dream vision to tell his storyd.that puritans of hawthornes time usually wore black clothes解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為霍桑“黑暗的人生觀”。美國小說家霍桑因

28、他的“黑暗的人生觀”而聞名。所謂“黑暗的人生觀”指的是霍桑認(rèn)為人人內(nèi)心天生都有邪惡。29.almost all faulkners heroes turned out to be tragic because _.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.all enjoyed living in the declining american southb.none of them was conditioned by the civilization and social institutionsc.most of them were prisoners of the past d.none were succ

29、essful in their attempt to explain the inexplicable解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為?？思{小說的主角。在?？思{的小說中，幾乎所有的主角最后的結(jié)局都很悲慘，是因為他們中的大多數(shù)都是的奴隸，沉溺于過去，不愿接受新的事物和生活。30.the romantic writers would focus on all the following issues except the _ in the americanliterary history.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.individual feelingb.survival of the fittest

30、 c.strong imaginationd.return to nature解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為浪漫主義時期美國作家們的聚焦點。浪漫主義時期的美國作家注重表現(xiàn)個人和普通人，強(qiáng)調(diào)文學(xué)的想象力，渴望回歸自然?！斑m者生存”是自然主義作家比較關(guān)注的。31.in _ of gulliverstravels, jonathan swift satirizes the westerncivilization includingfalse illusions about science, philosophy, history and even immortality.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.t

31、he first voyage to lilliputb.the second voyage to brobdingnagc.the third voyage to the flying island d.the fourth voyage to houyhnhnm land解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為格列佛游記的第三部分。格列佛游記的第三部分主要講了格列佛意外地來到了飛島國。斯威夫特進(jìn)一步批判了西方文明以及科學(xué)、哲學(xué)、歷史領(lǐng)域的不良風(fēng)氣，諷刺了一些人對長生不老的虛妄幻想。 32.in subject matter, william wordsworth s poems have two

32、 major concerns. one is about nature.the other is about _.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.french revolutionb.literary theoryc.deathd.common life of ordinary people 解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為華茲華斯的詩歌分類。按照主體，華茲華斯的短詩可分為兩大類：一類是關(guān)于自然，另一類是關(guān)于普通人的平凡生活。33.the major theme of jane austens novels is love and marriage. which of the following i

33、s nota couple that appeared in pride and prejudice?（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.catherine and heathcliff. b.lydia and wickham.c.jane and bingley.d.charlotte and collins.解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為傲慢與偏見中的人物。簡奧斯汀的小說的主題是關(guān)于愛情與婚姻的。選項 b、c、d中的人物分別是傲慢與偏見中的情侶。而選項 a中的人物是呼嘯山莊中的角色。因此答案為 a。34.in sons and lovers, d. h. lawrence presented pa

34、ul as a(n) _ man and artist.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.independentb.ambitiousc.strong-willedd.sensitive 解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為兒子與情人中保羅的人物特征。在勞倫斯的作品兒子與情人中，保羅是一個敏感的藝術(shù)家。35.the desire for an escape from _ and a return to _ became a permanent convention ofthe american literature.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.the outside;the family lifeb.the fa

35、mily life;the outside c.nature;societyd.society;nature解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為美國文學(xué)的傳統(tǒng)。逃離社會、回歸自然的渴望是美國文學(xué)永久的傳統(tǒng)。36.the fully developed and the most flourishing literary form during the romantic period is _.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.proseb.dramac.noveld.poetry 解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為浪漫主義時期最盛行的文學(xué)形式。詩歌在浪漫主義時代得到了充分的發(fā)展并達(dá)到鼎盛。37.walt wh

36、itman, whose _ established him as the most popular american poet of the 19th century.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.leaves of grass b.go down, mosesc.the marble faun d.as i lay dying解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為惠特曼的草葉集?；萏芈云洳萑~集成為美國19世紀(jì)最有影響力的詩人。38.which one of the following statements is not true of american transcendentalism?（分?jǐn)?shù)：1

37、.00）a.it can be clearly defined as a part of american romantic literary movement.b.it can be defined philosophically as the recognition in man of the capacity of knowing truthintuitively.c.ralph waldo emerson was the chief advocate of this spiritual movement.d.it sprang from south america in the lat

38、e 19th century. 解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為美國的超驗主義。美國超驗主義是從19世紀(jì)30年代的新英格蘭的超驗主義俱樂部演變而來的，故d錯誤。39.which one of the following statements might be true of the theme of song of myself by whitman?（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.this poem describes the growth of a child who learned about the world around him and improvedhimself accordingl

39、y.b.this poem shows the authors cynical sentiments against the american civil war.c.this poem reflects the authors belief in unitarianism or deism.d.this poem reflects the authors belief in the singularity and equality of all beings invalue. 解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為惠特曼的自我之歌的主題?；萏芈脑姼枳晕抑璞砻髁藘纱笮叛觯阂皇瞧毡樾孕叛?；二是人

40、類的個別性和平等性。40.as a genre, naturalism emphasized _ as important deterministic forces shapingindividualized characters who were presented in special and detailed circumstances.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）a.theological doctrinesb.heredity and environment c.education and hard workd.various opportunities and economic succes

41、s解析：解析 本題主要考查的知識點為自然主義強(qiáng)調(diào)的重點。作為一種創(chuàng)作手法，自然主義強(qiáng)調(diào)遺傳和環(huán)境在特定條件下的決定性力量。二、.reading comprehension(總題數(shù)：4，分?jǐn)?shù)：16.00)nor lose possession of that fair thou owst;nor shall death brag thou wanderst in his shade,when in eternal lines to time thou growst:so long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,so long lives this, an

42、d this gives life to thee.questions:（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.99）(1).a. identify the author and the title of the poem from which this part is taken.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.33）_正確答案：()解析：a. shakespeare;sonnet 18.(2).b. what does the word this in the last line refer to?（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.33）_正確答案：()解析：b. this refers to the poem.(3).c. what idea do the

43、 quoted lines express?（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.33）_正確答案：() 解析：c. when you are in my eternal poetry, you are even with time. a nice summers day is usuallytransient, but the beauty in poetry can last forever.never did sun more beautifully steepin his first splendor, valley, rock, or hill;neer saw i, never felt, a calm s

44、o deep!the fiver glideth at his own sweet will:dear god! the very houses seem asleep;and all that mighty heart is lying still!questions:（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.99）(1).a. what does the word glideth in the fourth line mean?（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.33）_正確答案：()解析：a. to move smoothly and quietly, as if no effort was being made.(2).b. what k

45、ind of figure of speech is used by wordsworth to describe the fiver?（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.33）_正確答案：()解析：b. personification. here the river is personified so that it has its own will.(3).c. what idea does the fourth line express?（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.33）_正確答案：()解析：c. wordsworth emphasizes that the river runs freely (in,the early mo

46、rning because thereis no barges or steamers or other kind of man-made burdens imposed on it to hinder its running).faith! faith! cried the husband. look up to heaven, and resist the wicked one!questions:（分?jǐn)?shù)：4.00）(1).a. identify the author and the work.（分?jǐn)?shù)：2.00）_正確答案：()解析：a. nathaniel hawthorne; youn

47、g goodman brown.(2).b. what idea does the quoted sentence express?（分?jǐn)?shù)：2.00）_正確答案：()解析：b. goodman brown here is obviously addressing the image of his wife, urging her to resistthe devil. at the same time he is exhorting himself to have faith, to took heavenward, to withstandthe infernal eloquence of

48、the wicked one.with blueuncertain stumbling buzzbetween the lightand meand then the windows failedand theni could not see to seequestions:（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.99）(1).a. identify the poem and the poet.（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.33）_正確答案：()解析：a. emily dickinson; i heard a fly buzzwhen i died.(2).b. what do windows symbolically stand for

49、?（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.33）_正確答案：()解析：b. windows symbolically stand for the door to heaven.(3).c. what idea does the quoted passage express?（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.33） _正確答案：()解析：c. the quoted passage vividly describes the moment of my dying and expresses my doubt ofthe existence of eternal heaven.三、.questions and answers(總題數(shù)：4，分?jǐn)?shù)：24

50、.00)41.what are the characteristics of fieldings writing?（分?jǐn)?shù)：6.00）_正確答案：()解析：in fieldings writing, his language is easy, unlaboured and familiar, but extremely vividand vigorous. his sentences are always distinguished by logic and rhythm, and his structurecarefully planned to-wards an inevitable end

51、ing. his works are also noted for lively, dramaticdialogues and other theatrical devices such as suspense, coincidence and unexpectedness.42.what are the features of whitmans poetry related to his brand-new means?（分?jǐn)?shù)：6.00）_正確答案：()解析：a. his poetic style is marked by the use of the poetic i.b. he adopted free verse, poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme.c. the image in his poems is unconventional.d. he uses oral english.e. his vo