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7月高等教育自学考试《英美文学选读》试题08年课程代码:00604全部题目用英文作答)请将答案填在答题纸相应的位置上(PART ONE(40 POINTS)1 for each)I. Multiple Choice (40 points in all,Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answersthe on statement. Write your answers the question or completes the Answer Sheet.century British novelists ______ was the — 1. Of all the eighteenthcomic “both in theory and practice,to write specially a first to set out,”,the first to give the modern novel its structure and style.epic in prose B. Richard Brinsley Sheridan A. Thomas GrayD. Henry Fielding C. Jonathan Swiftestablished Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” 2. The poem “especially day,sentimental poetry of the the ______ as leader of the ”.“the Graveyard School A. Thomas Gray B. Samuel JohnsonC. John BunyanD. John Milton3. “Do you think, because I am poor,obscure,plain,and little,I am soulless and heartless... And if God had gifted me with somebeauty,and much wealth,I should have made it as hard for you to leave The quoted part is taken from”me. as it is now for me to leave you.______.B. Wuthering HeightsA. Great ExpectationsD. Pride and Prejudice C. Jane Eyreall are Renaissance England 4. The most famous dramatists in the the following EXCEPT ______. B. Christopher Marlowe A. Francis BaconD. BenJonson C. William Shakespeareis s Profession 's play Mrs. Warren' 5. George Bernard Shawabout______. B. the economic oppression of women A. slum landlordismD. the religious corruption C. the political corruption in England in Englandthe describe statements can correctly of 6. All the followingEnlightenment Movement EXCEPT ______. A. The movement flourished in France. B. The movement was a furtherance of the Renaissance. C. The purpose of the movement was to enlighten the whole world.religious the to movement was enhance of D. The purpose the education.7. Among the three major poetical works by John Milton ______ is the most perfect example of the verse drama after the Greek style in English.A. Samson AgonistesB. Paradise LostD. Areopagitica C. Paradise Regained,ColeridgeWordsworth,8. The major British Romantic poets Blake,neoclassical against rebellion the Byron,Shelley and Keats started a,which was later regarded as _____.literature B. the poetic movement A. the poetic romanceD. the poetic reformation C. the poetic revolution's main literary concern is about ______.9. Jane Austen A. human beings in their personal relationships B. the love story between the rich and the poorC. maturity achieved through the loss of illusionsD. the daily country life of the upper-middle-class English10. Among the following British Romantic poets ______ is regarded.as a “worshipper of nature” B. William Wordsworth A. William BlakeD. John KeatsC. George Gordon Byrons greatest satiric work is ______.11. Jonathan Swift'B. The Battle of Books A. A Tale of a TubC. Gulliver's TravelsD. “A Modest Proposal''12. Among the following writers ______ is considered to be the best—known English dramatist since Shakespeare.B. John Galsworthy A. Oscar WildeD. George Bernard Shaw C. W. B. Yeats______ was one of ,13. As a representative of the Enlightenment thefirst to introduce rationalism to England. B. Alexander Pope A. Francis BaconD. T. S. Eliot C. Thomas GrayEXCEPT 14. All of the following poets are regarded as “Lake Poets”______.B. Robert SoutheyA. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD. William Blake C. William Wordsworthtis ;/whether' 15. “To be, or not to be —that is the questionoutrageous of slings and arrows in the mind to suffer,/the noblerAnd by opposing /Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, /fortune,”The quoted lines are taken from ______.end them B. Romeo and Juliet A. King LearD. Hamlet C. Othellomiddle —as a typical English 16. Daniel Defoe describes ______ the very prototype of the empire class man of the eighteenth century,.builder,the pioneer colonist A. Robinson Crusoe B. Moll FlandersC. GulliverD. Tom Jones17. The declaration that “I know that This World is a World ofThe Nature of my work is visionary“and that ”,IMAGINATION & Visionor imaginative'' belongs to ______.B. William WordsworthA. WilliamBlakeGeorge Gordon Byron D. C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge18. Although writing from different points of view and with different,techniques,writers in the Victorian Period shared one thing in common that is,they were all concerned about ______. A. the fate of the upper class B. the reformation of the government C. the fate of the common peopleD. the future of their family clansThe quoted line ''“19. If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind comes from ______.s ' B. Walt Whitman'Ode to the West Wind'A. Shelley's “Leaves of GrassOde on a “D.John Keats' C. John Milton's Paradise LostGrecian Urn”first child hero.20. Among the following figures ______ is Dickens 'David CopperfieldB..ALittle NellC.Oliver Twist D.Little Dorrit21. In the play The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde,the upper —class people are described all of the following EXCEPT ______.B. snobbish A. corruptC. hypocriticalD. ambitiouss Wessex novels, there is an apparent ______ 22. In ThomasHardy'primitive the simple and beautiful though touch in his descriptionofrural life.B. humorous A. nostalgic 乡愁的 C. romantic Life is but a losing battle, it is a struggle man can dominate in 23. “man can be physically destroyed such a way that loss becomes dignity;This notion is typically held by ______.but never defeated spiritually.”B. Ezra Pound A. Mark TwainD. Ernest Hemingway C. William Faulkner24. The literary spokesman of the Jazz Age is ______. B. Robert Frost A. Henry JamesD. William Faulkner C. F. Scott Fitzgeralda as “North of Boston is described by the author,Robert Frost,25.which shows a brilliant insight into ______ character 'book of people,'.and the background that formed it A. the cowboyB. New EnglandC. Ivy ColleagueD. ivory tower26.People generally regarded ______ as the forerunner of the 20th —century “stream- of-consciousness”novels and the founder of psychological realism.A. Theodore DreiserB. William FaulknerMark Twain D. C. Henry James,evil in every human heart27. According to ______, “There isbut the whole life;latentwhich may remain ,perhaps,throughcircumstances may rouse it to activity.” B. Edgar Ellen Poe A. Nathaniel HawthorneD.Theodore Dreiser C. William Faulknerwhich one book from 28. Hemingway once described _____ theall modern American literature comes.”“of The Adventures Huckleberry Finn B. A. The Adventures ofTom Sawyer D. Innocents AbroadC. The Gilded Age29. What Walt Whitman prefers for his new subject and new poetic poetry without a fixed beat or regular ,______,”that isfeelings is “.rhyme scheme B. free verse A. fixed verseD. free ending C. fixed ending30. By writing _______ Melville reached the most flourishing stageof his literary creativity.B. Omoo A. TypeeC. MardiD. Moby-Dick______ joined the Communist,31. Shortly before his death in 1945Party.B. Mark TwainA. Theodore DreiserD. Ezra Pound C. Henry Jamesin the author's tone 32. Naturalism is evolved from ______ when ironic and writing becomes less serious and less sympathetic but more more pessimistic. B. Modernism A. RomanticismD. Scientism C. Realism33. One of the most familiar themes in American naturalism is the theme of human ______. B. joyfulness A. peacefulnessD. civilization C. bestiality兽性to a s view of man and human history originated,34. Hawthorne',from ______.great extent B. Puritanism A. TranscendentalismD. Expressionism C. Humanismlive to _____ wanted the In general, American woman poet 35.as a spinsterand so she did,simply as a complete independent being,老姑娘. A. Anne Bret B. Emily DickinsonC. Anna DickinsonD. Emily Shaws ______ found expression in almost every'36. Theodore Dreiserbook he wrote in which “kill or to be killed”was the law.B. naturalism A. romanticismD. classicalism C. cubism37. William Faulkner creates his own mythical kingdom that mirrors spiritual ______ society but also the not only the decline of the wasteland of the whole American society.B. northern A. southernD. eastern C. western,Hawthorne discusses _____written 38. Almost every book byof interior of the heart”which reflects his unceasing interest in the“man's being. B. 1ove and hatred A. sin and evilD. balance and self - discipline C. frustration and self - denialthe sin and ______ view of original preoccupation 39. A with the Melville and a host of ,mystery of evil marked the works of Hawthorne lesser writers. B. CalvinisticA. optimisticD. Socratic C. Platonicgreat heritage exerted as American ______ a cultural 40. The influences over American moral values in the American Romantic period. A. Puritanism B.Atheism无神论冷嘲热讽的D. Cynicism 自然神论C. DeismPART TWO(60 POINTS)II. Reading Comprehension(16 points in all,4 for each)Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English.Write your answers in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.41. “The fiver glideth at his own sweet will:Dear God! the very houses seem asleep;And all that mighty heart is lying still!”(from William Wordsworth's “Composed upon Westminster Bridge”)Questions:A. What figure of speech is used in the quoted linesB. What does “that mighty heart'' refer toC. What does the poem decribe42. “When the stars threw down their spears,And water'd heaven with their tears,Did he smile his work to seeDid he who made the Lamb make thee”Questions:A. Identify the poet and the poem from which the quoted lines are takenrefer to ''he“B. Whom does theC. What does the “Lamb”symbolize43. “My tongue,every atom of my blood,form'd from this soil,this air,Born here of parents born here from parents the same,and theirparents the same,I,now thirty-seven years old in perfect health begin,Hoping to cease not till death”Questions:A. Identify the poet and the poem from which the quoted lines are taken.B. What do “soil”and “air”represent in the first lineC. What does the poet try to say in the above four lines44. “I cannot rub the strangeness from my sightI got from looking through a pane of glassI skimmed this morning from the drinking troughAnd held against the world of hoary grass.”Questions:A. Identify the poet and the poem from which the quoted lines are taken.B. What does the word “strangeness'' refer toC. What do the quoted lines imply6 for each),Questions and Answers(24 points in all.IIIGive a brief answer to each of the following questions in English.Write your answers in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.45. As a leading Romanticist,Byron's chief contribution is his creation of the “Byronic Hero”.Briefly explain the literary term “Byronic Hero''.46. TheWaste Land is T.S.Eliot's most important single poem.Try to state the theme and the significance of the poem briefly.47.What is the most famous theme in Henry James's fictionAnd what is his favourite approach in characterization,which makes him different from Mark Twain and W as a realist Give two titles of his first period works in which this theme and this approach are employed.48. As a leading spokesman of the “Imagist Movement”,what principles does Ezra Pound endorseIV. Topic Discussion(20 points in all,10 for each)Write no less than 150 words on each of the following topics in English in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.49. Discuss Charles Dickens' art of fiction:the setting,the character —portrayal,the language,etc.,based on his novel Oliver Twist.50. Greatly and permanently affected by the war experiences, together with his theme and,Hemingway formed his own writing stylehero. Please discuss Hemingway's writing style in relation to his novels you have read.。

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