【歷年真題】2007年4月00604英美文學(xué)選讀自考試卷（含答案）

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PARTONE(40POINTS)

I.MultipleChoice(40pointsinall,1foreach)

Selectfromthefourchoicesofeachitemtheonethatbestanswersthequestionorcompletesthestatement.MarkyourchoicebyblackeningthecorrespondingletterA,B,CorDontheanswersheet.

1.Theworkthatpresented,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliterature,acomprehensiverealisticpictureofthemedievalEnglishsocietyandcreatedawholegalleryofvividcharactersfromallwalksoflifeismostlikely______.

A.WilliamLangland5sPiersPlowman

B.GeoffreyChaucer9sTheCanterburyTales

C.JohnGower5sConfessionAmantis

D.SirGawainandtheGreenKnight

2.ThetragedyofDr.Faustus,theprotagonistinChristopherMarlowe'sTheTragicHistoryofDr.Faustus,istheveryfactthat______.

A.manisconfinedtotime

B.hetriedtojoinAfricatoSpain

C.hebecameamanwithoutsoulafterhesoldit

D.heconjuredupHelen,theladywhowaspartiallyresponsibleforthebreaking-upoftheTrojanWar

3.Thesentence"ShallIcomparetheetoasummer5sday?"isthebeginninglineofoneofShakespeare)s______.

A.comedies

B.tragedies

C.sonnets

D.histories

4.ParadiseLostisactuallyastorytakenfrom

A.theRenaissance

B.theOldTestament

C.GreekMythology

D.theNewTestament

5.Spenser'smasterpiece______isagreatpoemofitstime.

A.TheFaerieQueene

B.TheShepheardesCalender

C.TheCanterburyTalks

D.Metamorphoses

6._____istheessenceoftheRenaissance.

A.Poetry

B.Drama

C.Humanism

D.Reason

7.ThemostfamousdramatistsintheRenaissanceEnglandareChristopherMarlowe,WilliamShakespeareand______.

A.JohnMilton

B.JohnMarlowe

C.BenJonson

D.EdmundSpenser

8.“Tobe,ornottobe—thatisthequestion”isalinetakenfrom______.

A.Hamlet

B.Othello

c.kingLear

D.TheMerchantofVenice

9.FrancisBacon'sessaysarefamousfortheirbrevity,compactnessand______.

A.complicity

B.complexity

C.powerfulness

D.mildness

10.LiteratureofNeoclassicismisdifferentfromthatofRomanticisminthat______.

A.theformercelebratesreason,rationality,orderandinstructionwhilethelatterseesliteratureasanexpressionofanindividual?sfeelingandexperiences

B.theformerisheavilyreligiousbutthelattersecular

C.theformerisanintellectualmovement,thepurposeofwhichistoarousethemiddleclassforpoliticalrightswhilethelatterisconcernedwiththepersonalcultivation

D.theformeradvocatesthe"returntonature"whereasthelatterturnstotheancientGreekandRomanwritersforitsmodels

11.DmielDefoedescribes______asatypicalEnglishMiddle-classmanoftheeighteenthcentury,theveryprototypeoftheempirebuilderorthepioneercolonist.

A.TomJones

B.Gulliver

C.MollFlanders

D.RobinsonCrusoe

12.____isatypicalfeatureofSwift'swritings.

A.Bittersatire

B.Elegantstyle

C.Casualnarration

D.Complicatedsentencestructure

13.The

Pilgrim'sProgressbyJohnBunyanisoftensaidtobeconcernedwiththesearch

for______.

A.materialwealth

B.spiritualsalvation

C.universaltruth

D.self–fulfillment

14.Alexander

Pope

strongly

advocated

,emphasizing

that

literary

works

shouldbejudged

by

rules

of

order,reason,logic,restrainedemotion,good

tasteanddecorum.

A.Sentimentalism

B.Romanticism

C.Idealism

D.Neoclassicism

15."Metaphysicalpoetry"referstotheworksofthe17th-centurywriterswhowroteundertheinfluenceof______.

A.JohnDonne

B.AlexanderPope

C.ChristopherMarlowe

D.JohnMilton

16.ItisgenerallyregardedthatKeats9smostimportantandmaturepoemsareintheformof______.

A.ode

B.elegy

C.epic

D.sonnet

17.______isthemostoutstandingstreamofconsciousnessnovelist,with______ashisencyclopedia-likemasterpiece.

A.JamesJoyce,Ulysses

B.E.M.Foster,APassagetoIndia

C.D.H.Lawrence,SonsandLovers

D.VirginiaWoolf,MrsDalloway

18.WhichofthefollowingpoemsisalandmarkinEnglishpoetry?

A.LyricalBalladsbyWilliamWordsworthandSamuelTaylorColeridge

B."IWanderedLonelyasaCloud"byWilliamWordsworth

C."Remorse"bySamuelTaylorColeridge

D.LeavesofGrassWaltWhitman

19.TheliteraryformwhichisfullydevelopedandthemostflourishingduringtheRomanticPeriodis______.

A.prose

B.drama

C.novel

D.poetry

20.WhichofthefollowingpoembyT.S.Eliotishailedasalandmarkandamodelofthe20thcenturyEnglishpoetry?

A.Poems1909-1925

B.TheHollowMan

C.PrufrockandOtherObservations

D.TheWasteLand

21."MyLastDuchess"isapoemthatbestexemplifierRobertBrowning's______.

A.sensitiveearforthesoundsoftheEnglishlanguage

B.excellentchoiceofwords

C.masteringofthemetricaldevices

D.useofthedramaticmonologue

22.Dickens'worksarecharacterizedbyaminglingof______andpathos.

A.humor

B.satire

C.passion

D.metaphor

23.WaltWhitman,whose______establishedhimasthemostpopularAmericanpoetofthe19thcentury.

A.LeavesofGrass

B.GoDown,Moses

C.TheMarbleFaun

D.AsILayDying

24.

hasalwaysbeenregardedasawriterwho“perfectedthebestclassicstylethatAmericanLiteratureeverproduced.”

A.EdgarEllenPoe

B.WaltWhitman

C.HenryDavidThoreau

D.WashingtonIrving

25.TheRomanticPeriod,oneofthemostimportantperiodsinthehistoryofAmericanliterature,stretchesfromtheendof__totheoutbreakof_____.

A.the17thcentury…theAmericanWarofIndependence

B.the18thcentury…theAmericanCivilWar

C.the17thcentury…theAmericanCivilWar{C}D.

{C}the18thcentury…theU.S.-MexicanWar

26.WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofAmericanTranscendentalism?

A.ItcanbeclearlydefinedasapartofAmericanRomanticliterarymovement.

B.Itcanbedefinedphilosophicallyas"therecognitioninmanofthecapacityofknowingtruthintuitively".

C.RalphWaldoEmersonwasthechiefadvocateofthisspiritualmovement.

D.ItsprangfromSouthAmericainthelate19thcentury.

27.ThethemeofWashingtonIrving'sRipVanWinkleis______.

A.theconflictofhumanpsyche

B.

thefightagainstracialdiscrimination

C.

thefamilialconflict

D.

thenostalgiafortheunrecoverablepast

28.TheunofficialmanifestofortheTranscendentalClubwas______,Emerson'sfirstlittlebook,whichestablishedhimeversinceasthemosteloquentspokesmanofNewEnglandTranscendentalism.

A.TheAmericanScholar

B.Self-reliance

C.Nature

D.TheOver-Soul

29.NathanielHawthorneheldanunceasinginterestinthe"interioroftheheart"ofman'sbeing.Soinalmosteverybookhewrote,Hawthornediscusses

A.loveandhatred

B.sinandevil

C.

frustrationandself-denial

D.balanceandself-discipline

30.InYoungGoodmanBrownbyHawthorne,thenameofGoodmanBrown'swifeis______,whichalsocontainsmanysymbolicmeanings.

A.Ruth

B.Hester

C.Faith

D.Mary

31.WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsmightbetrueofthethemeofSongofMyselfbyWhitman?

A.Thispoemdescribesthegrowthofachildwholearnedabouttheworldaroundhimandimprovedhimselfaccordingly.

B.Thispoemshowstheauthor'scynicalsentimentsagainstthe

AmericanCivilWar.

C.Thispoemreflectstheauthor'sbeliefinUnitarianismorDeism.

D.Thispoemreflectstheauthor'sbeliefinthesingularityandequalityofallbeingsinvalue.

32.InMoby-Dick,thewhitewhalesymbolizes

forMelville,foritiscomplex,unfathomable,malignant,andbeautifulaswell..

A.nature

B.humansociety

C.whalingindustry

D.truth

33.RealismwasareactionagainstRomanticismoramoveawayfromthebiastowardsromanceand

self-creatingfictions,andpavedthewayto_____.

A.Cynicism

B.Modernism

C.Transcendentalism

D.Neo-Classicalism

34.HemingwayoncedescribedMarkTwain9snovel______theonebookfromwhich"allmodemAmericanliteraturecomes."

A.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn

B.TheAdventuresofTomSawyer

C.TheGildedAge

D.TheManThatCorruptedHadleyburg

35.______isgenerallyregardedastheforerunnerofthe20th–century“stream-of-consciousness"novelsandthefounderofpsychologicalrealism.

A.TheodoreDreiser

B.WilliamFaulkner

C.HenryJames

D.MarkTwain

36.WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofEmilyDickinsonandherpoetry?

A.Sheremainedunmarriedallherlife.

B.Shewrote1,775poems,andmostofthemwerepublishedduringherlifetime.

C.Herpoemshavenotitles,hencearealwaysquotedbytheirfirstlines.

D.Herlimitedprivateworldhasneverconfinedthelimitlesspowerofhercreativityandimagination.

37.Asagenre,naturalismemphasized______asimportantdeterministicforcesshapingindividualizedcharacterswhowerepresentedinspecialanddetailedcircumstances.

A.theologicaldoctrines

B.heredityandenvironment

C.educationandhardwork

D.variousopportunitiesandeconomicsuccess

38.EzraPound,aleadingspokesmanofthe"______",wasoneofthemostimportantpoetsinhistime.

A.ImagistMovement

B.CubistMovement

C.ReformistMovement

D.TranscendentalistMovement

39.Eugene0'Neill'sfirstfull-lengthplay,______,wonhimthefirstPulitzerPrize.Itsthemeisthechoicebetweenlifeanddeath,theinteractionofsubjectiveandobjectivefactors.

A.BoundEastforCardiff

B.TheHairyApe

C.DesireUndertheElms

D.BeyondtheHorizon

40.Hemingway's"IndianCamp"isoneofthefourteenshortstoriescollectedunderthetitleof______.Thistitleisveryironicbecausethereisnopeaceatallinthestories.

A.ThreeStoriesandTenPoems

B.AcrosstheRiverandintotheTrees

C.TheGreenHillsofAfrica

D.InOurTime

Ⅱ.ReadingComprehension(16points,4foreach)

ReadthequotedpartscarefullyandanswerthequestionsinEnglish.Writeyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.

41.“Foroft,whenonmycouchIlie

Invacantorinpensivemood,

they

flashuponthatinwardeye"

Questions:A.Identifytheauthorandthetitle.

B.Whatdoesthephrase"inwardeye"mean?

C.WriteoutthemainideaofthepassageinplainEnglish.

42.“Thedutiesofhermarriedlife,contemplatedassogreatbeforehand,seemedtobeinkingwiththefurnitureandthewhitevapour-walledlandscape.Theclearheightseresheexpectedtowalkinfullcommunionhadbecomedifficulttoseeeveninherimagination;thedeliciousreposeofthesoulonacompletesuperiorhadbeenshakenouneasyeffortandalarmedwithdimpresentiment.Whenwouldthedaysbeginofitactivewifelydevotionwhichwastostrengthenherhusband'slifeandexaltherown?"

Questions:A.Identifytheauthorandthetitleofthestoryfromwhichthepassageistaken

B.Explainthemeaningof"thewhitevapour-walledlandscape".

C.Howdoyouundersdand"thedeliciousreposeofthesoulonacompletesuperior"?

43.“Itwasyouthatbrokethenewwood,

Nowisatimeforcarving.

Wehaveonesapandoneroot—

Lettherebecommercebetweenus."

Questions:Whomdoesthe"us"referto?

Whatdoesthephrase"brokethenewwood"meanhere?

Whatistheintentionofthepoetinwritingthepoem"APact"fromwhichtheselinesaretaken?

44.“Therewasmusicfrommyneighbor'shousethroughthesummernights.Inhisbluegardensmenandgirlscameandwentlikemothsamongthewhisperingsandthechampagneandthestars.AthightideintheafternoonIwatchedhisguestsdivingfromthetowerofhisraft,ortakingthesunonthehotsandofhisbeachwhilehistwomotor-boatsslitthewatersoftheSound,drawingaquaplanesovercataractsoffoam.Onweek~endshisRolls-Roycebecameanomnibus,bearingpartiestoandfromthecitybetweennineinthemorningandlongpastmidnight,whilehisstationwagonscamperedlikeabriskyellowbugtomeetalltrains.AndonMondayseightservants,includinganextragardener,toiledalldaywithmopsandscrubbing-brushesandhammersandgarden-shears,repairingtheravagesofthenightbefore.”

Questions:A.Identifytheauthorandthetitleofthenovelfromwhichthispassageistaken.

B.Whatcanyouimplybyreadingthispassage?

C.Whatdothe"moths"symbolize?

Ⅲ.QuestionsandAnswers(24pointsinall,6foreach)

GivebriefanswerstoeachofthefollowingquestionsinEnglish.Writeyouranswersinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.

45.WilliamShakespeareisoneofthemostremarkableplaywrightstheworldhaseverknown.

(1)Namehisfourgreatesttragedies.

(2)Whatarethecharacteristicsofthefourtragediesincommon?

(3)Brieflysummarizeeachhero'sweaknessofnature.

46."Thoughhisfairdaughter'sself,asIavowed

Atstarting,ismyobject.Nay,we'11go

Togetherdown,sir.NoticeNeptune,though,

Tamingaseahorse,thoughararity,

WhichClausofInnsbruckcastinbronzeforme!"

ThelinesabovearetakenfromRobertBrowning's"MyLastDuchess."Takingthewholepoemintoconsideration,whatkindofpersondoyouthinkthedukeis?

47.WhatisgenerallytheviewWashingtonlrvingexpressedinhis“RipVanWinkle”abouttheradicalchangesthathappenedtotheAmericansocietyinhistime?

48.WhatisthemostfamousthemeinHenryJames'sfiction?Andwhatishisfavouriteapproachincharacterization,whichmakeshimdifferentfromMarkTwainandW.D.wellsasrealists?Givetwotitlesofhisworksinwhichthisthemeandthisapproachemployed.

Ⅳ.TopicDiscussion(20pointsinall,10foreach)

Writenolessthan150wordsoneachofthefollowingtopicsinEnglishinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.

49.AnalyzethecharacterofJaneEyrebasedontheselectiontakenfromChapterXXⅢof

JaneEyre.

50.SymbolismisanimportantliterarypracticeinliteratureandithasbeenwidelyusedbymanyAmericanwriters.DiscussthewaysymboliomisusedinFaulkner'sstory"AeforEmily."

英美文學(xué)選讀試題答案及評(píng)分參考

（課程代碼

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I.MultipleChoice(40pointsinall,1foreach)

l.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.A

11.D12.A

13.B

14.D

15.A

16.A

17.A

18.A

19.D

20.D

21.D22.A

23.A

24.D

25.B

26.D

27.D

28.C

29.B

30.C

31.D32.A

33.B

34.A

35.C

36.B

37.B

38.A

39.D

40.D

II.ReadingComprehension(16pointsinall,4foreach)

41.A.Wordsworth;Iwonderedlonelyasacloud

B.humansoul

C.Thepoetexpressedhisloveforthedaffodils.

42.A.GeorgeEliot;Middlemarch

B.Thelandscapecoveredwithwhitesnow.

C.ItreferstoDorothea'sdreamoffulfillingsomethinggreatbymarryingsomebodysuperior,somebodywhocanguideher.

43.A.WhitmanandPound(theImagists)

B.Madeexperimentswiththeconventionsofthetraditionalpoetry

C.Inthispoem,Poundstartedtofindsomeagreementbetween"Whitmanesque"freeverse,whichhehadattackedforitscarelessnessincomposition,andthe"verselibre"oftheImagistswhoshowedmoreconcernforformalvalues.

44.A.F.ScottFitzgerald;TheGreatGatsby?

B.ThispassagedescribesGatsby'sextravagance.

C.Mothsareusedmetaphoricallytorefertothosepeoplewhoaredrawntothepartysimplyforitsglamour,forthewealthofGatsby.

III.QuestionsandAnswers(24pointsinall,6foreach)

45.A.Shakespeare'sfourgreatesttragediesare:Ha