英美文学选读模拟试卷一
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《英美文学选读》模拟试卷一
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I.Multiple Choice. (1 point for each, altogether 30 points)
Directions:There are 30 sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the word that you think best complete the sentence. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
1. Among the great Middle English poets, Geoffrey Chaucer is known for his production of_______.
[A] Piers Plowman [B] Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
[C] Confessio Amantis [D] The Canterbury Tales
2. In "After Apple- Picking," Robert Frost wrote: "For I have had too much / Of apple -picking: I am overtired/ Of the great harvest I myself desired." From these lines we can conclude that the speaker is_______.
[A] happy about the harvest
[B] still very much interested in apple-picking
[C] expecting a greater harvest
[D] indifferent to what he once desired
3.With Howells, James, and Mark Twain active on the literary scene,_______became the major trend in American literature in the seventies and eighties of the 19th century.
[A] Sentimentalism [B] romanticism [C] realism [D] naturalism
4. Of the following American poets in the twentieth century, the one who has the best knowledge of Chinese culture is _______.
[A] Robert Frost [B] Allen Ginsberg [C] Ezra Pound [D] Cummings
5. _______is the first important governess novel in the English literary history.
[A] Jane Eyre [B] Emma
[C] Wuthering Heights [D] Middlemarch
6. The Hemingway Code heroes are best remembered for their_______.
[A] indestructible spirit [B] pessimistic view of life
[C] war experiences [D] masculinity
7. Which of the following is taken from John Keats’Ode to a Nightingale? _______
[A] "Beauty is truth, truth beauty."
[B] "Earth has not anything to show more fair."
[C] "They are both gone up to the church to pray."
[D] "was it a vision, or a waking dream?"
8. Emily Dickinson wrote many short poems on various aspects of life. Which of the following is NOT a usual subject of her poetic expression? _______
[A] Religion and immortality [B] Life and death
[C] Love and marriage [D] War and peace
9. Henry David Thoreau＇s work_______, has always been regarded as a masterpiece of New England Transcendentalism.
[A] Walden [B] The Pioneers
[C] Nature [D] Song of Myself
10. George Bernard Shaw’s play _______ established his position as the leading play-wright of his time.
[A] Widowers’Houses [B] Too True to Be Good
[C] Mrs. Warren’s Profession [D] Candida
11. Romance, which uses narrative verse or prose to tell stories of _______ adventures or other heroic deeds, is a popular literary form in the medieval period.
[A] Christian [B] knightly
[C] Greek [D] primitive
12. For Melville, as well as for the reader and _______ , the narrator, Moby Dick is still a mystery, an ultimate mystery of the universe. .
[A] Ahab [B] Ishmael
[C] Stubb [D] Starbuck
13. Which of the following historical events does not directly help to stimulate the rising of the Renaisssance Movement? _______
[A] The rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman culture
[B] The new discoveries in geography and astrology
[C] The Glorious revolution
[D] The religious reformation and the economic expansion
14. Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18?
[A] The speaker eulogizes the power of Nature
[B] The speaker satirizes human vanity
[C] The speaker praises the power of artistic creation
[D] The speaker meditates on man's salvation
15. “And we will sit upon the rocks,/Seeing the shepherds feed their flocks,/By shallow rivers to whose falls/Melodious birds sing madrigals.” The above lines are probably taken fro m _______.
[A] Spenser's The Faerie Queene
[B] John Donne's “The Sun Rising”
[C] Shakespeare's “Sonnet 18”
[D] Marlowe's “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love”
16. “Bassanio: Antonio, I am married to a wife which is as dear to me as life itself; But lif e itself, My wife, and all the world. Are not with me esteem'd above thy life; I would lose all, ay, sacrifice them all, Here to the devil, to deliver you. Portia: Your wife would give you little thanks for that, If she were by to hear you make the offer.” The above is a quotation taken from Shakespeare's comedy The Merchant of Venice. The quoted part can be regarded as a good example to illustrate _______.
[A] dramatic irony [B] personification
[C] allegory [D] symbolism
17. The true subject of John Don ne's poem, “The Sun Rising,” is to _______.
[A] attack the sun as an unruly servant
[B] give compliments to the mistress and her power of beauty
[C] criticize the sun's intrusion into the lover's private life
[D] lecture the sun on where true royalty and riches lie
18. Of all the 18thcentury novelists Henry Fielding was the first to set out, both in theory and practice, to write specifically a “_______ in prose,” the first to give the modern novel its structure and style.
[A] tragic epic [B] comic epic
[C] romance [D] lyric epic
19. 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.
20. Here are four lines from a literary work: “Others for language all their care express, /And
value books, as women men, for dress.” The w ork is _______.
[A] Thomas Gray's “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”
[B] John Milton's Paradise Lost
[C] Alexander Pope's Essay on Criticism
[D] Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream
21. The phrase “to urge people to abide by Christian doctrines a nd to seek salvation through constant struggles with their own weaknesses and all kinds of social evils” may well sum up the implied meaning of _______.
[A] Gulliver's Travels [B] The Rape of the Lock
[C] Robinson Crusoe [D] The pilgrim's Progress
22. William Wordsworth, a romantic poet, advocated all the following EXCEPT _______.
[A] the use of everyday language spoken by the common people
[B] the expression of the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings
[C] the use of humble and rustic life as subject matter
[D] the use of elegant wording and inflated figures of speech
23. Which of the following is taken from John Keats’ “Ode on a Grecian Urn”? _______
[A] “I fall upon the thorns of life! I bleed!”
[B] “They are both gone up to the church to pray”
[C] “Earth has not anything to show more fair”
[D] “Beauty is truth, truth beauty”
24.“If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind!” is an epigrammatic line by _______.
[A] J.Keats [B] W.Blake
[C] W.Wordsworth [D] P.B.Shelley
25. “Ode o na Grecian Urn”shows the contrast between the _______ of art and the _______ of human passion.
[A] glory …ugliness[B] permanence…transience
[C] transience…sordidness[D] glory…permanence
26. In the statement“—oh, God! would you like to live with your soul in the gra ve?” the term “soul” apparently refers to _______.
[A] Heathcliff himself [B] Catherine
[C] one's spiritual life [D] one's ghost
27. The typical feature of Robert Browning's poetry is the _______.
[A] bitter satire [B] larger-than-life caricature
[C] Latinized diction [D] dramatic monologue
28. The Victorian Age was largely an age of _______, eminently represented by Dickens and Thackeray.
[A] poetry [B] drama
[C] prose [D] epic prose
29. _______is the first important governess novel in the English literary history.
[A] Jane Eyre [B] Emma
[C] Wuthering Heights [D] Middlemarch
30. The major concern of ______ fiction lies in the tracing of the psychological development of his characters and in his energetic criticism of the dehumanizing effect of the capitalist industrialization on human nature.
[A] https://www.360docs.net/doc/278857632.html,wrence's [B] J.Galsworthy's
[C] W.Thackeray’s[D] T.Hardy’s
II. Match the writer with his/her works and Write your answers on the answer sheet. (2point for each, altogether 20points)
31. Henry Fielding A. The Passionate Shepherd to His Love
32. James Joyce B. Composed upon Westminster Bridge
33. Daniel Defoe C. The Moll on the Floss
34. Alfred Tennyson D. Break, Break, Break.
35. John Keats E. A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man
36. George Eliot F. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
37. William Bulter Yeats G. A Journal of the Plague Year
38. William Wordsworth H. Ode on a Grecian Urn
39. Walt Whitman I. The Lake Isle of Innisfree
40. Christopher Marlowe J. There Was a Child Went Forth
III. Decide whether the following statements are true or false and write your answers in the brackets. (2 point for each, altogether10 points)
()41．The preface to the Lyrical Ballads is best read as a statement of Keats’s principles of poetry.
()42．Besides novel writing, Hawthorne is also a very good writer of short stories.
()43．Robert Frost’s poems are New England in their setting, and are characterized by the familiar speaking voice.
()44．George Hurstwood is a friend of Drouet’s who steals a great deal of money from his employer and actually kidnaps Carrie to Canada.
()45．Renaissance had its beginning in Italy in the middle of the fifteenth century.
IV. Define the literary terms listed below and write your answers on the answer sheet. (5 point for each, altogether 10 points)
46. Romanticism
47. Stream of Consciousness
V. Give brief answers to the following questions. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (5 point for each, altogether 15 points)
48. How do you understand the character of Robinson Crusoe?
49. In the novel To the Lighthouse, is Lily lonely while completing her picture? Please justify your ideas.
50. What is the implication of the description of roses beside the prison door in the first chapter of The Scarlet Letter?
Ⅵ.Write no less than 150 words on the following topics in English in the corresponding space on the answer sheet. (15 point for each, altogether 15 points)
51.William Shakespeare is one of the most remarkable playwrights the world has ever known.
( 1) Name his four greatest tragedies.
(2) What are the characteristics of the four tragedies in common?
(3) Briefly summarize each hero' s weakness of nature.
英美文学选读综合测试
【题型：简答】【分数：4分】得分：4分 [1] What are the characteristics of Byron's works? 答： Although many of Byron’s works are debated by the critics, he is still one of the influential figures in th literature. In most of his works, we can see Byron's violent attack on" Cant politics, religion and morals, oriental scenery, the romantic character of Byronically hero and the easy, fluent and natural beauty of his ver though unequal and frequently faulty, has on a whole a freedom, copiousness and vigor. His descriptions are s often bring vivid objects before the reader. The glowing imagination of the poet r 答案：they are violentattack on politics, religion and morals. They describe the novel scenery and shows the easy, fluent and natural beauty of his verse. 【题型：简答】【分数：4分】得分：4分 [2] Briefly state Mark Twain’ s magic power with language in his novels. 答： A.Setting: In the novel Mark Twain recreates a small-town world of America and presents the local color. https://www.360docs.net/doc/278857632.html,ngu direct language faithful to the colloquial speech, the vernacular language of the local people C.Character: two rebels and fugitives running away from civilization, especially Huckleberry Finn, an innocent boy who r conventional village morality D.Theme: The novel is a criticism of social injustice, hypocrisy, conservativ narrow-mindedness of the American small town society E.Style: The novel employs a humorous 答案：His words are colloquial, concrete and direct in effect, and his sentence structu even ungrammatical spoken language; His characters speak with a strong accent, w his local colorism;Different characters from different literary or cultural back differently. 【题型：简答】【分数：4分】得分：0分 [3] What are the main features of Robert Browning’s poetry? 答： Robert Browning’s poems are known for their irony, characterization, dark humor, social commentary, histo challenging vocabulary and syntax. 答案：He uses dramatic monologue, fast, rough and unmusical rhythm. His works inclu compressed syntax, similes and illustrations,non-poetic jarring diction. 【题型：简答】【分数：4分】得分：1分 [4] What are the "Wessex novels" of Thomas Hardy?
全国2014年4月自考英美文学选读真题
绝密★考试结束前 全国2014年4月高等教育自学考试 英美文学选读试题 课程代码：00604 请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。全部题目用英文作答。 选择题部分 注意事项： 1．答题前，考生务必将自己的考试课程名称、姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题纸规定的位置上。 2．每小题选出答案后，用2 B铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试题卷上。 I. Multiple Choice(40 points in all, 1 for each) 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. Shakespeare has established his giant position in world literature with his ______ plays, 154 sonnets and 2 long poems. A. 27 B. 38 C.47 D. 52 2. john Milton’s literary achievement can be divided into three groups: the early poetic works, the middle prose pamphlets and the last ______. A. romances B. dramas C. great poems D. ballads 3. The novels of ______ are the first literary works devoted to the study of problems of the lower— class people. A. John Milton B. Daniel Defoe C. Henry Fielding D. Jonathan Swift
英美文学选读试题详解4
英美文学选读-阶段测评4 成绩：30分 一、Multiple Choice 共40 题 题号: 1 本题分数:2.5 分 ( )is generally regarded as the forerunner of the 20th—century “stream—of—consciousness” novels and the founder of psychological realism. A、Theodore Dreiser B、William Faulkner C、Henry James D、Mark Twain (P498.para.2)亨利.詹姆斯是美国现实主义文学大师，他的作品往往涉及美国之外的主题，其作品的风格是“心理活动”。被誉为20世纪美国意识流文学的先驱。 标准答案：C 考生答案：D 本题得分：0 分 题号: 2 本题分数:2.5 分 Closely related to Dickinson’s religious poetry are her poems concerning( ),ranging over the physical as well as the psychological and emotional aspects of death. A、love and nature B、death and universe C、death and immortality D、family and happiness （P518para2）迪金森的诗歌涉及宗教和爱情两方面，而其涉及宗教的诗歌往往是以死亡和永恒为主题的，所以答案是C。 标准答案：C 考生答案：A
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关于英语专业考研准备的几点建议来源：关玲玲的日志 关于考研准备的几点建议 主讲：武汉大学英语系学科带头人--张伯香 如何选择学校和专业 一.按招生性质，全国高校大致可分为以下几类： 1.综合类院校 比较知名的有北大、南大、复旦、武大、中大、南开、厦大等。这类院校重视科研能力，考试有一定的难度，比较适合于那些准备读博或有志于从事理论研究的人报考。 2.师范类院校 比较知名的有北师大、华东师大、华中师大、华南师大、西南师大，以及各省市的师范院校。这类院校更加重视教育专业，重视学生的基础。这类院校适合那些有志于从事教师工作的考生。 3.外语类院校 如北外、上外、天外、川外、西外等，他们重视基本功，重视语言研究。这类院校报名情况火爆，竞争也相对激烈，考生的水平都很强，适合那些既有理论又有实践能力的人报考。 4.理工类院校 如清华、北交、上交、北航、北理、武汉理工等，他们重视词汇量，基本功，以及英语在科学技术中的应用，这些院校题目出得整齐，准备起来也比较容易，但不一定好考，因为近年来报考的人数年年递增。 5.外经贸类院校 如对外经济贸易大学、外交学院、广东外语外贸等等。这类院校适合那些有志于从事外交、外贸工作的考生。 6. 民族类院校 如中央民大和各省的民大。这类院校适合那些有志于在民族地区从事教师工作的考生。二.关于选择院校，要考虑下列因素： 首先要遵从自己的兴趣、实力和发展愿望；
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自考英美文学选读要点总结第一章
Chapter I The Renaissance Period Definitions of the Literary Terms: 文艺复兴时期的界定 1. The Renaissance: The Renaissance marks a transition from the medie val to the modern world. Generally, it refers to the period between the 14 th & 17th centuries. 历史文化背景It first started in Italy, with the flowering of painting, sculpture & literature. From Italy the movement went to emb race the rest of Europe. The Renaissance, which means "rebirth" or "reviva l," is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events, such as the re-discovery of ancient Roman & Greek culture, the new discoverie s in geography & astrology, the religious reformation & the economic expa nsion. The Renaissance, therefore, in essence is a historical period in whic h the European humanist thinkers & scholars made attempts to get rid of those old feudalist ideas in medieval Europe, to introduce new ideas that e xpressed the interests of the rising bourgeoisie, & to recover the purity of the early church from the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church. 2. 文艺复兴到英国比较晚的原因The Renaissance was slow in reaching Englan d not only becaus e o f England?s separation from the Continent but also be cause of its domestic unrest. It was not until the reign of Henry VIII that the Renaissance really began to show its effect in England. With Henry VII I?s encouragement the Oxford reformers, scholars and humanists introduc ed classical literature to England. 15th century, began the English Renaissa nce, which was perhaps England?s Golden Age, especially in literature. 人文主义H umanism: Humanism is the essence of the Renaissance. It sprang from the endeavor to restore a medieval reverence for the ancient author s and is frequently taken as the beginning of the Renaissance on its consci ous, intellectual side, for the Greek and Roman civilization was based on s uch a conception that man is the measure of all things. Through the new l earning, humanists not only saw the arts of splendor and enlightenment, b ut the human values represented in the works. Renaissance humanists fou nd in the classics a justification to exalt human nature and came to see th at human beings were glorious creatures capable of individual development in the direction of perfections, and that the world they inhabited was thei rs not to despise but to question, explore, and enjoy. Thus, by emphasizin g the dignity of human beings and the importance of the present life, they voiced their beliefs that man did not only have the right to enjoy the bea uty of this life, but had the ability to perfect himself and to perform wond ers. Thomas More, Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare are the b est representatives of the English humanists. The first period of the English Renaissance was one of imitation and assimi lation.
英美文学选读试题详解3
英美文学选读-阶段测评3 成绩：87.5分 一、Multiple Choice 共40 题 题号: 1 本题分数:2.5 分 https://www.360docs.net/doc/278857632.html,wrence’s novels( )are generally regarded as his masterpieces. A、The Rainbow，Women in Love B、The Rainbow，Sons and Lovers C、Sons and Lovers，Lady Chatterley’s Lover D、Women in Love，Lady Chatterley’s Lover （P370.para2）劳伦斯的成名作是《儿子和情人》，而其代表作是《虹》和《恋爱中的女人》 标准答案：A 考生答案：A 本题得分：2.5 分 题号: 2 本题分数:2.5 分 T.S.Eliot’s poem( )is heavily indebted to James Joyce in terms of the stream - of -consciousness technique,also a prelude to The Waste Land. A、―Prufrock‖ B、―Gerontion‖ C、The Hollow Men D、Lyrical Ballads （P358.para3）―Gerontion‖是一部用戏剧式独白写成的诗歌，是《荒原》的前奏曲，也采用了意识流派的文风。 标准答案：B 考生答案：B
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