2011年7月英美文學(xué)選讀真題附答案——山東大學(xué)特色教育中心

1、2011年7月全國英美文學(xué)選讀自考試題1. All of Charles Dickens ' works, with the exception of, present a criticism of the more complicated and yet most fundamental social institutions and morals of the Victorian England.A. Bleak HouseB. Hard TimesC. Great ExpectationsD. A Tale of Two Cities2. From on, the tragic

2、sense becomes the keynote of Thomas Hardy' s novels, the conflict between the traditional and the moden is brought to the center of thestage.A. The Return of the NativeB. The Mayor of CasterbridgeC. Tess of the D ' UrbervillesD. Jude the Obscure3. George Bernard Shaw ' s play shows his a

3、lmost nihilistic bitterness onthe 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 Cart4. It was only after the publication of that D.H. Lawrence was recognizedas aprominen

4、t novelist.A. The TrespasserB. The White PeacockC. Sons and LoversD. The Rainbow5. T. S. Eliot ' s poem is heavily indebted to James Joyce in terms of thestream- of -consciousness technique, also a prelude to The Waste Land.A. “ Prufrock ”B. "Gerontion "C. The Hollow MenD. Lyrical Ball

5、ads6. Charlotte Bront e ' s is noted for its sharp criticism of the existing society,e. g. the religious hypocrisy of charity institutions.A. The ProfessorB. Wuthering HeightsC. VilletteD. Jane Eyre7. Shelley ' s greatest achievement is his fo ur - act poetic drama, which isan ex- ultant wor

6、k in praise of humankind' s potential.A. AdonaisB. Queen MabC. Prometheus UnboundD. Kubla Khan8. Among the Romantic poets is regarded as a"worshipper of natureA. William BlakeB. William WordsworthC. George Gordon ByronD. John Keats9. The most perfect example of the verse drama after Greek s

7、tyle in English is John Milton，s.A. Paradise LostB. Paradise RegainedC. Samson AgonistesD. Areopagitica10. The major theme of Jane Austen ' s novels is.A. love and moneyB. money and social statusC. social status and marriage D. love and marriage11. T. S. Eliot ' s most important single poem

8、has been hailed as a landmarkand a model of the 20th-century English poetry.A. The Hollow MenB. The Waste LandC. Murder in the CathedralD. Ash Wednesday12. According to the subjects, William Wordsworth' s short poems can be classified intotwo groups, poems about.A. nature and human lifeB. happin

9、ess and childhoodC. symbolism and imaginationD. nature and commonlife13. 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 Shaw14. William Blake ' s composed during the climax of the

10、 French Revolutionplaysthe double role both as a satire and a revolutionary prophecy.A. The Book of UrizenB. The Book of LosC. Poetical SketchesD. Marriage of Heaven and Hell15. Charles Dickens ' works are characterized by a mingling of and pathos.A. metaphorB. passionC. satireD. humor16. Daniel

11、 Defoe describes as a typical English middle -class man of theeigh- teenth century, the very prototype of the empire builder, the pioneer colonist.A. Robinson CrusoeB. Moll FlandersC. GulliverD. Tom Jones17. In Thomas Hardy ' s Wessex novels, there is an apparen t touch in hisdescription of the

12、simple and beautiful though primitive rural life.A. nostalgicB. tragicC. romanticD. ironic18. Of all the eighteenth - century novelists was the first to set out, both inthe- ory and practice, to write specially a" comic epic in prose ” , the first to give the modernovel its structure and style.

13、A. Thomas GrayB. Richard Brinsley SheridanC. Jonathan SwiftD. Henry Fielding19. Shakespeare ' s authentic non -dramatic poetry consists of two long narrative poems: Venus and Adonis and.A. Julius CaesarB. The Winter ' s TaleC. The Rape of LucreceD. The Two gentlemen of Verona20. John Milton

14、' s is probably his most memorable prose work, which is agreatplea for freedom of the press.A. Paradise LostB. Paradise regainedC. AreopagiticaD. Lycidas21. D. H. Lawrence ' s novels are generally regarded as his masterpieces.A. The Rainbow; Women in LoveB. The Rainbow; Sons and LoversC. Son

15、s and Lovers; Lady Chatterley ' s LoverD. Women in Love; Lady Chatterley ' s Lover22. The best representatives of the English humanists are Thomas More, Christopher Mar-lowe and.A. William ShakespeareB. John MiltonC. Henry FieldingD. Jonathan Swift23. Mark Twain ' s particular concern ab

16、out the local character of a region came about as a local colorism, " a unique variation of American literary.A. romanticismB. nationalismC. modernismD. realism24. As a poet with a strong sense of mission, Walt Whitman devoted all his life to the creation of the "single " poem,.A. Dru

17、m TapsB. North of BostonC. A Boy ' s WillD. Leaves of Grass25. William Faulkner creates his own mythical kingdom that mirrors not only the decline ofthe society of America but also the spiritual wasteland of the whole American society.A. EasternB. WesternC. SouthernD. Northern26. In his final ye

18、ars, Herman Melville turned again to prose fiction and wrote what is probably his second famous work, which was published after his death.A. Billy BuddB. RedburnC. Moby - DickD. Typee27. The Sun Also Rise casts light on a whole generation after and theeffects of the war by way of a vivid portrait of

19、" the Lost Generation."A. the Spanish Civil WarB. the American- Mexican WarC. WWID. WWII28. Herman Melville went to the South Seas on a whaling ship in 1841, where he gained the first -hand information about whaling that he used later in.A. TypeeB. RedburnC. Moby - DickD. Omoo29. According

20、 to, the life - death cycle, the spring and winter of the earth, the birth and death of the animals is reality.A. Theodore DreiserB. William FaulknerC. Henry JamesD. F Scott Fitzgerald30. "Though life is but a losing battle, it is a struggle man can dominate in such a way thatloss becomes digni

21、ty. " This is an outlook towards life that had been tryingto illustrate in his works.A. F Scott FitzgeraldB. Ernest HemingwayC. Theodore DreiserD. William Faulkner31. More than five hundred poems wrote are about nature, in which his(her) general skepticism about the relationship between man and

22、 nature is well -expressed.A. Robert FrostB. Emily DickinsonC. Ezra PoundD. Walt Whitman32. In 1954, the Nobel Prize for literature was granted to , one of the greatest of American writers.A. Ernest HemingwayB. Robert FrostC. Henry JamesD. Theodore Dreiser33. North of Boston is described by Robert F

23、rost as" a book of poople, " which shows abrilliant insight into character and the background that formed it.A. EasternB. WesternC. SouthernD. New England34. Walt Whitman is radically innovative in terms of the form of his poetry. What he prefersfor his new poetic feelings is" ".

24、A. standardized rhymingB. regular rhymingC. free verseD. strict verse35. Henry James ' fame generally rests upon his novels and stories with the theme.A. internationalB. localC. colonialD. post-modern36. The Financier, The Titan and The Stoic by Theodore Dreiser ar e called his "Trilogy ofA

25、. HatredB. DeathC. DesireD. Fate37. In 1920, F - Scott Fitzgerald ' s first novel was published, which was, tosome extent, his own story.A. This Side of ParadiseB. Tales of the Jazz AgeC. All the Sad Young MenD. Taps at Reveille38. In 1837, Nathaniel Hawthorne published Twice - Told Tales, a col

26、lection ofwhich attracted critical attention.A. poemsB. short storiesC. essaysD. plays39. William Faulkner set most of his works in the American , with hisemphasis on the subjects and consciousness.A. North. NorthernB. East. EasternC. West. WesternD. South. Southern40. The House of the Seven Gables

27、was based on the tradition of a curse pronouncedon' s family when his great - grandfather was a judge in the Salem witchcraft trials.A. Nathaniel HawthorneB. Washington IrvingC. Ezra PoundD. Walt WhitmanPART TWO (60 POINTS)II. Reading Comprehension (16 points in all, 4 for each)Read the quoted p

28、arts carefully and answer the questions in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.41. " Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow' st;Nor shall Death brag thou wander ' st in his shade,When in eternal lines to time thou grow ' st:So long as men can

29、 breathe, or eyes can see,So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”Questions:A. Who' s the poet of the quoted stanza, and what' s the title of the poem?Willian Shakespeare;"Sonnet 18 ”B. What does the word" this the last line refer to?The poemC. What idea do the quoted line

30、s express?When you are in my eternal poetry,you are even with time.The nice summer s day is transient,but the beauty in poetry can last forever.42. " Never did sun more beautifully steepIn his first splendor, valley, rock or hill;Ne' er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep !The river glideth a

31、t his own sweet will:Dear God! The very houses seem asleep;And all that mighty heart is lying still!"(From Wordsworth ' s sonnet Composed upon Westm inster Bridge)Questions:A. What does this sonnet describe?The sonnet describes a vivid picture of a beautiful morning in London.B. What does t

32、he phrase " mighty heart " refer to?"Mightyheart " refers to LondonC. The sonnet follows strictly the Italian form. What is the feature of the Italian form of sonnet?It follows strictly the Italian form,with a clear division between the octave and the sestet;the rhyme scheme is a

33、bbaabba,cdcdcd.43. " The woods are lovely, dark and deep,But I have promises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep,And miles to go before I sleep.”Questions:A. Who' s the poet of the quoted stanza, and what' s the title of the poem?Robert Lee Frost;Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningB

34、. What does the word "sleep " mean?C. What idea do the four lines express?44. “ I celebrate myself, and sing myself,And what I assume you shall assume,For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.I loafe and invite my soul,I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass.”(From Walt Whitman ' s Song of Myself)Questions:A. Who does " myself " refer to?B. How do you underst