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英美文学选读自考题模拟19 (总分100,考试时间90分钟)

Ⅰ.Multiple Choice

Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. Mark your choice by blackening the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.

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. A. Daniel Defoe\"s B. Charles Dickens\" C. Jonathan Swift\"s D. Henry Fielding\"s

2. The Houyhnhnms depicted by Jonathan Swift in Gulliver\"s Travels are ______. A. horses that are endowed with reason

B. pigmies that are endowed with admirable qualities C. giants that are superior in wisdom

D. hairy, wild, low and despicable creatures, who resemble human beings not only in appearance but also in some other ways

3. ______ is the first important governess novel in the English literary history. A. Jane Eyre B. Emma C. Wuthering Heights D. Middlemarch

4. The literary characters of the American type in early 19th century are generally characterized by all the following features EXCEPT that they ______. A. speak local dialects

B. are polite and elegant gentlemen C. are simple and crude farmers

D. are noble savages(red and white) untainted by society

5. The Hemingway Code heroes are best remembered for their ______. A. indestructible spirit B. masculinity C. war experiences

D. pessimistic view of life

6. The ______ movement in the eighteenth-century Europe was a furtherance of the Renaissance of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. A. Enlightenment B. Renaissance C. Sentimental D. Transcendental

7. The major theme of ______\"s novel is love and marriage. A. H. Lawrence B. Theodore Dreiser C. George Eliot D. Jane Austen

8. Chronologically the Victorian period roughly coincides with the reign of Queen Victoria who ruled over England during ______. A. 1660 - 1798 B. 1798 - 1832 C. 1483 - 1546 D. 1836 - 1901

9. In the novel Tess of the D\"Urbervilles, naturalistic tendency is strong, in a way, Tess seems to be led to her final destruction step by step by ______. A. Society B. Evil C. Man D. Fate

10. Charles Dickens\" best-depicted characters are those innocent, virtuous, persecuted, helpless ______ characters such as Oliver Twist, Little Nell, David Copperfield and Little Dorrit. A. girl B. boy C. criminal D. child

11. In ______, Charles Dickens is one of the greatest critical realist writer. A. the Romantic Period B. the Renaissance Period C. the Neoclassical Period D. the Victorian Period

12. 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 life

B. did not make so many innovations in techniques and forms

C. inherited the romantic fuzziness and self-indulged emotionalism

D. took the irrational philosophy and the theory of psycho-analysis as its theoretical base

13. Most of George Bernard Shaw\"s ______ plays are concerned with political, economic, moral, or religious problems. A. comic B. tragic C. problem D. realistic

14. In his dramatic career, G. B. Shaw wrote more than ______ plays, touching upon a variety of subjects. A. 50 B. 40 C. 30 D. 60

15. In ______, Dreiser expressed his naturalistic pursuit by expounding the purposelessness of life and attacking the conventional moral standards. A. An American Tragedy B. Sister Carrie C. The Financier D. The Stoic

16. The English Renaissance period was an age of ______. A. poetry and drama B. drama and novel C. novel and poetry D. romance and poetry

17. It is Thomas Hardy\"s pessimistic view of life that predominated most of his later works, which earns him a reputation as a ______ writer. A. realistic B. naturalistic C. romantic D. stylistic

18. As a whole, ______ is one of the most effective and devastating criticisms and satires of all aspects in the then English and European life—socially, politically, religiously, philosophically, scientifically, and morally. A. Moll Flanders B. Gulliver\"s Travels C. The Pilgrim\"s Progress D. The School for Scandal

19. Which of the following works best represents the national spirit of the 18th-century England? A. Robinson Crusoe. B. Gulliver\"s Travels.

C. Jonathan Wild the Great. D. A Sentimental Journey.

20. Which of the following is NOT English stream-of-consciousness novels? A. Pilgrimage. B. Ulysses. C. Mrs. Dalloway. D. A Passage to India.

21. Linguistically, compared with the writings of Mark Twain, Henry James\"s fiction is noted for his

A. frontier vernacular B. rich colloquialism

C. vulgarly descriptive words D. refined elegant language

22. The statement that a boy\"s night journey to an Indian village to witness the violence of both birth and death provides all the possibilities of a learning experience may well sum up the major theme of ______.

A. Faulkner\"s A Rose for Emily B. Hemingway\"s Indian Camp

C. Irving\"s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow D. James\"s Daisy Miller

23. When we say that a poor young man from the West tried to make his fortune in the East but was disillusioned in the quest of an idealized dream, we are probably discussing about ______\"s the matic concern in his fiction writing. A. Henry James B. Scott Fitzgerald C. Ernest Hemingway D. William Faulkner

24. The most significant idea of the Renaissance is ______. A. humanism B. realism C. naturalism D. skepticism

25. In his poem \"The Tyger\" William Blake expresses his perception of the \"fearful symmetry\" of the big cat. The phrase \"fearful symmetry\" suggests ______.

A. the tiger\"s two eyes which are dazzlingly bright and symmetrically set B. the poet\"s fear of the predator

C. the analogy of the hammer and the anvil

D. the harmony of the two opposite aspects of God\"s creation

26. William Wordsworth, a romantic poet, advocated all the following EXCEPT ______. A. the using of everyday language spoken by **mon people

B. the expression of the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings C. the humble and rustic life as subject matter D. elegant wording and inflated figures of speech

27. In the \"Trilogy of Desire,\" the possession of ______ symbolizes the acquisition of some social status of great magnitude. A. natural beauty B. economic status C. sexual beauty D. wealth

28. The American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne is known for his \"black vision.\" The term \"black vision\" refers to ______.

A. Hawthorne\"s observation that every man faces a black wall B. Hawthorne\"s belief that all men are by nature evil

C. that Hawthorne employed a dream vision to tell his story D. that Puritans of Hawthorne\"s time usually wore black clothes

29. Almost all Faulkner\"s heroes turned out to be tragic because ______. A. all enjoyed living in the declining American South

B. none of them was conditioned by the civilization and social institutions C. most of them were prisoners of the past

D. none were successful in their attempt to explain the inexplicable

30. The Romantic writers would focus on all the following issues EXCEPT the ______ in the American literary history. A. individual feeling B. survival of the fittest C. strong imagination D. return to nature

31. In ______ of Gulliver\"s Travels, Jonathan Swift satirizes the western civilization including false illusions about science, philosophy, history and even immortality. A. the first voyage to Lilliput

B. the second voyage to Brobdingnag C. the third voyage to the Flying Island D. the fourth voyage to Houyhnhnm land

32. In subject matter, William Wordsworth\" s poems have two major concerns. One is about nature. The other is about ______. A. French Revolution B. literary theory C. death

D. common life of ordinary people

33. The major theme of Jane Austen\"s novels is love and marriage. Which of the following is NOT a couple that appeared in Pride and Prejudice? A. Catherine and Heathcliff. B. Lydia and Wickham.

C. Jane and Bingley. D. Charlotte and Collins.

34. In Sons and Lovers, D. H. Lawrence presented Paul as a(n) ______ man and artist. A. independent B. ambitious C. strong-willed D. sensitive

35. The desire for an escape from ______ and a return to ______ became a permanent convention of the American literature. A. the outside;the family life B. the family life;the outside C. nature;society D. society;nature

36. The fully developed and the most flourishing literary form during the Romantic Period is ______. A. prose B. drama C. novel D. poetry

37. Walt Whitman, whose ______ established him as the most popular American poet of the 19th century.

A. Leaves of Grass B. Go Down, Moses C. The Marble Faun D. As I Lay Dying

38. Which one of the following statements is NOT true of American Transcendentalism? 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 truth intuitively.\"

C. Ralph Waldo Emerson was the chief advocate of this spiritual movement. D. It sprang from South America in the late 19th century.

39. Which one of the following statements might be true of the theme of Song of Myself by Whitman?

A. This poem describes the growth of a child who learned about the world around him and improved himself accordingly.

B. This poem shows the author\"s cynical sentiments against the American Civil War. C. This poem reflects the author\"s belief in Unitarianism or Deism.

D. This poem reflects the author\"s belief in the singularity and equality of all beings in value.

40. As a genre, naturalism emphasized ______ as important deterministic forces shaping individualized characters who were presented in special and detailed circumstances. A. theological doctrines B. heredity and environment C. education and hard work

D. various opportunities and economic success

Ⅱ.Reading Comprehension

Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.

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 breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. Questions:

1. A. Identify the author and the title of the poem from which this part is taken. 2. B. What does the word \"this\" in the last line refer to? 3. C. What idea do the quoted lines express? Never did sun more beautifully steep In his first splendor, valley, rock, or hill; Ne\"er saw I, never felt, a calm so 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:

4. A. What does the word \"glideth\" in the fourth line mean?

5. B. What kind of figure of speech is used by Wordsworth to describe the \"fiver\"? 6. C. What idea does the fourth line express?

\"Faith! Faith!\" cried the husband. \"Look up to Heaven, and resist the Wicked One!\" Questions:

7. A. Identify the author and the work.

8. B. What idea does the quoted sentence express? With Blue—uncertain stumbling Buzz— Between the light—and me—

And then the Windows failed—and then I could not see to see— Questions:

9. A. Identify the poem and the poet.

10. B. What do \"Windows\" symbolically stand for? 11. C. What idea does the quoted passage express?

Ⅲ.Questions and Answers

Give a brief answer to each of the following questions in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.

1. What are the characteristics of Fielding\"s writing?

2. What are the features of Whitman\"s poetry related to his brand-new means?

3. \"Let it not be supposed by the enemies of \"the system,\" that, during the period of his solitary incarceration, Oliver was denied the benefit of exercise, the pleasure of society, or the advantages of religious consolation.\" What do you think Charles Dickens intends to say in the above ironic statement taken from Oliver Twist?

4. Frost\"s poem is mostly concerned with his contemplation on nature, and the relationship between nature and man. What are Robert Frost\"s features related to his poetry?

Ⅳ.Topic Discussion

Write no less than 150 words on each of the following topics in English in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.

1. Analyze the character of Jane Eyre based on the selection taken from Chapter XXⅢ of Jane Eyre.

2. Symbolism has been widely used by many American writers. Discuss the way symbolism is used in Faulkner\"s story A Rose for Emily.