英美文学作品选读试题1
英美文学作品选读试题 1
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.
1. 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
2. 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
3. Which of the following historical events does not directly help to stimulate the rising of the Renaissance Movement?
A. B.
C.
D. 4. Which of
the
following statements best
illustrates
the theme of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18?
A.
B.
C.
D.
5. “ BassanioA:ntonio, I am married to a wife Which is as dear to me as life itself;
But life 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 comedTyhe Merchant of Venice. The quoted part can be regarded as a good example to illustrate ____ .
A. dramatic irony
B. personification
C. allegory
D. symbolism
6. The true subject of John
Donne's poem “, The Sun
Rising, ” is to ___.
A.
B.
The rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman culture.
The new discoveries in geography and astrology. The Glorious revolution. The religious reformation and the economic expansion. The speaker eulogizes the power of Nature.
The speaker satirizes human vanity.
The speaker praises the power of artistic creation. The speaker meditates on man's salvation.
attack the sun as an unruly servant give compliments to the mistress and her power of beauty criticize the sun's intrusion into the lover's private life lecture the sun on where true royalty and riches lie
C.
D.
7.“ Andwe will sit upon the rocks,/ Seeing the shepherds feed their flocks,/By shallow rivers to whose falls/ Melodious birds sing madrigals. The ab”ove lines are
p robably take n from __.
A. Spen ser'sThe Faerie Quee ne
B. Joh n Donn e's “ The Sun Risi ng ”
C. Shakespeare's “Sonnet 18 ”
D. Marlowe's “ The P assi on ate Shep herd to His Love
8. The theme ofThe Faerie Quee neis _________ .
A. “ arms and the man ”
B. “ fierce warres and faithfull loves
C. “ Redeosse Knight ”
D. “ morals and vices ”
9. Shakespeare ' s ______ are mainiy written under tlnei p ie that national unity under a mighty and just sovereig n is a n eeessity.
A. history p lays
B. tragedies
C. eomedies
D. pl ays
10. “ Readingmaketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing a(n) man.” Thee ntence is quoted from Bae on Of St'dses
A. in tellige nt
B. exact
C. thrifty
D. eloque nt
11. Though John Donne ' s poems were not well aeeepted in his lifetime, the eaFly 20 cen tury saw a
renewed interest in him and other _________ poets.
sen time ntal B. rati onal
meta physical D. n eoelassieal
of Gulliver 'Travels, Jonathan Swift satirizes the western
13. Christia n, Faithful and Pliable are the literary figures in
A. B. C. D. 14. ___ En gla nd.
A. Francis Bae on
B.Edm und Spen ser
C. William Carxton
D.Sid ney
15. The Houyh nhnms depi eted by Jon atha n Swift inGulliver's Travels are .
A. horses that are en dowed with reas on
B. p igmies that are en dowed with admirable qualities
C. gia nts that are sup erior in wisdom
D. hairy, wild, low and des pi cable creatures, who resemble huma n beingsnot only
in app eara nee but also in some other ways.
16. Here are four lines from a literary work: “ Othersor Ianguage all their care
A. C. 12. In
eivilization ineluding false illusions about seienee, philosophy, history and
even immortality .
A. the first voyage to Lilli put
Brodd ingnag
C. the third voyage to the Flying Island
Houyh nhnm land B. the see ond voyage to D. the fourth voyage to
Daniel Defoe McSl Flanders
John Bunyan 'Sgrim s'Pregress
Richard Brinsley Sheridan The 'SCiool for Seandal
Jonathan Swift GuHsve r sTravels is the first imp orta nt En glish essayist and the foun der of moder n
exp ress, / And value booksas wome n men, for dress. The work is
A. Thomas Gray's “ Elegy Writte n in a Country Churchyard
B. Joh n Milto n's P aradise Lost
C. Alexa nder Pop e's Essay on Criticism
D. Shakes peare's Midsummer Night's Dream
17. The p hrase “ to urge people to abide by Christia n doctri nes and to seek salvati on
through constant struggles with their own weaknesses and all kinds of social evils ” may well sum up the imp lied meaning of __ .
A. Gulliver's Travels
B. The Rape of the Lock
C. Robinson Crusoe
D. The p ilgrim's P rogress
18. Of all the 18th century 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
moder n no vel its structure and style.
A. tragic ep ic
B. comic epic
C. roma nee
D. lyric epic
19. William Wordsworth, a roma ntic poet, advocated all the followi ng EXCE PT .
A. the use of everyday Ian guage sp oke n by the com mon people
B. the exp ressi on of the spontan eous overflow of po werful feeli ngs
C. the use of humble and rustic life as subject matter
D. the use of elega nt word ing and in flated figures of sp eech
20. Which of the followi ng is take n from Joh n Keats A. B. C. D. is an ep igrammatic line by __.
W. Blake
P. B. Shelley
22. “ Ode to a Grecian Urn shows the contrast between the _ o f art and the _ of
huma n p assi on.
A. glory …ugli ness
B. p erma nence …tran sie nee
C. transienee …sordidness
D. glory …permanence
23. In the stateme nt o h, —od! Would you like to live with your soul in the grave?
the term “ soul ” apparently refers to .
A. Heathcliff himself
B. Catheri ne
C. on e's sp iritual life
D. on e's ghost
24. The typ ical feature of Robert Brow nin g's p oetry is the .
A. bitter satire
B. larger-tha n-life caricature
C. Lati ni zed dict ion
D. dramatic mono logue
25. Among the famous no velists of the Victoria n Age were the ____ D icke ns and
Thackeray.
A. critical realists
B. moder ni sts
C. roma nticists
D. ep ic p rose writers
26. __ is the first imp orta nt gover ness no vel in the En glish literary history.
“ Ode on a Grecia n Urn ”？
“I fall upon the thor ns of life! I bleed!
“They are both gone up to the church to
pary. “ Earth has not any thi ng to show
more fair. “Beauty is truth, truth beauty
21. “If Win ter comes, can Spring be far beh ind! A. J. Keats B. C. W. Wordsworth D.
A. Jane Eyre
B. Emma
C. Wutheri ng Heights
D. Middlemarch
27.__ i s con sidered to be the best-k nown En glish dramatist since Shakes peare, and his rep rese ntative works are p lays insp ired by social criticism.
A. Richard Sheridan
B. Oliver Goldsmith
C. Oscar Wilde
D. Bernard Shaw
28.“ For a week after the commissi on of the impious and profane offence of ask ing for more, Oliver remained a close prisoner in the dark and solitary room... (Dickens, Oliver Twist) What did Oliver ask for?
[A]More time to p lay. [B] More food to eat.
[C] More books to read. [D] More money to spend.
29.Dr. Faustus is a p lay based on the Germa n lege nd of a magicia n aspiring for
and fin ally meet ing his tragic end as a result of selli ng his soul to the Devil.
[A]immortality [B] political
[C]m oney [D]k no wledge
30.The stateme nt “ A dema nding mother turns away from her husba nd and gives all her affection to her sons ” sums up the main plot of D. H. Lawrence ‘s
[A]Lady Chatterleys Lover [B] Women in love
[C] Sons and Lovers [D] The P lumed Serpe nt
31.“ Come to me come to me en tirely now, ” said he ; and added, in his dee pest tone, sp eak ing in my ear as his cheek was laid on mine, “ Make rinwih aipakeess yours.
The above p assage p rese nts a sce ne in .
[A]Emily Bronte 'isheri ng Heights
[B]Charlotte Bronte Janes Eyre
[C]John Galsworthy Th? Forsyte Saga
[D]Thomas Hardy ‘Tess of the D‘ Urbervilles
32.“ Drive my dead thought over the uni verse
Like withered leaves to quicke n a new birth. ”
(Percy Bysshe Shelley, “Ode to the West Wind ”) What rhetorical device does the p oet use in the quoted lin es?
[A] Syn ecdoche. [B] Meta phor.
[C] Simile. [D] Ono mat op oeia.
33.Crusoe is the hero in The life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Marin er (also known asRob inson Crusoe by ____ .
[A] Jon athan Swift [B] Da niel Defoe
[C] George Eliot [D] D. https://www.360docs.net/doc/598544272.html,wre nee
34.Christ opher Marlow ' s “ The Passi on ate She pherd to HisiLovn) _ ”
[A] p astoral lyric [B] elegy
[C] eulogy [D] e pic
35.Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of the characteristics of Ren aissa nee huma ni sm?
[A]Cultivati on of the art of this world and this life.
[B]Tolera nee of huma n foibles.
[C] Search for the genuine flavor of ancient culture.
[D] Glorificati on of religious faith.
36. “In dream visi on Arthur wit nessed the loveli ness of Gloria na, and upon awak ing
resolves to seek her. ” The two lite r esyAghur and Gloriana are form ____
[A] Edmund Spenser 'he Faerie Queene
[B] William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet
[C] Christ op her Marlowe ' s “ The P assi on ate Shep herd to His love
[D] John Donne ' s “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning ”
37. Which of the follow ing best describes the n ature of Thomas Hardy [A] Sen time ntalism. [B] Tragic sen se.
[C] Surrealism. [D] Comic sen se.
38. “ ...This grew: I gave comma nds;
Then all smiles stopped altogether....
(Robert Browning, “ My Last Duchess ”)
The above lines imply that ______ .
[A] the Duchess was killed by her husba nd
[B] the Duchess stopped smili ng at her husba nd [C] the Duchess died of laugh ing too much
II. F ind the items in the right colu mn which fit the left colu mn the best and write your letters in the bla nks. (10 points in all, 1 point for each)
s later works?
s order
[D] t he Duchess did not want to smile as much as her husba nd requested
39. In which of the follow ing works can you find the proper n ames “ Lilli
put,
“ Brobdingnag, ” and “Yahoo ” ?
[A] James Joyce Ul s ses.
[B] Charles Dicke ns Bleak House.
[C] Jonathan Swift Gullsver s Travels.
[D] D. H. Lawrenee Women in love. 40. It took Alexander Pope ten
con sidered his best satiric work. [A] The Dun ciad years to comp lete ,which is gen erally
[B ] ” [D]
“An Essay on Man ”
“The Rape of the lock ”
J Lake Poet
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
III.For each of the quotati ons listed below pl ease give the n ame of the author and the title of the literary work. (24 points in all, 4 for each)
1.“ For oftwhen on my couch I lie
In vaca nt or in pen sive mood,
They flash upon that in ward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And the n my heart with pl easure fills,
And dan ces with the daffodils. ”
2. “It is Struth uni versally ack no wledged that a sin gle man in po ssessi on of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
However little known the feeli ngs or views of such a man may be on his first en teri ng a n eighborhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surr ounding families, that he is con sidered as the rightful prop erty of some one or other of their daughters.
3. “ Doyou think I can stay to become nothing to you? Do you think I am an
automat on?-amach ine without feeli ngs? And can bear to have my morsel of bread snatchedfrom my lips, and my drop of living water dashed from my cup? Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless?-You think wrong! ”
4. “…Oh sishe smiled, no doubt,
Whene er I passed hebut who passed without Much the same smile? This grew, I gave comma nds Then all smiles stopped together. ”
5. “Then I saw in my dream, that when they were got out of the wilderness, they presently saw a tow n
before them, and the n ame of that tow n is van ity; and at that tow n there is a fair kept, called vanity Fair,…”
英美文学选读试题详解4
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全国自考2018年7月英美文学选读试题 课程代码：00604 请将答案填在答题纸相应的位置上(全部题目用英文作答) PART ONE(40 POINTS) 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. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 1. Of all the eighteenth—century British novelists ______ was the first to set out，both in theory and practice，to write specially a “comic epic in prose”，the first to give the modern novel its structure and style. A. Thomas Gray B. Richard Brinsley Sheridan C. Jonathan Swift D. Henry Fielding 2. The poem “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” established ______ as the leader of the sentimental poetry of the day，especially “the Graveyard School”. A. Thomas Gray B. Samuel Johnson C. John Bunyan D. John Milton 3. “Do you think, because I am poor，obscure，plain，and little，I am soulless and heartless?... And if God had gifted me with some beauty，and much wealth，I should have made it as hard for you to leave me. as it is now for me to leave you. ”The quoted part is taken from ______. A. Great Expectations B. Wuthering Heights C. Jane Eyre D. Pride and Prejudice 4. The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England are all the following EXCEPT ______. A. Francis Bacon B. Christopher Marlowe 1
英美文学作品选读试题5
英美文学作品选读试题 5 I. Find the items in the right column which fit the left column the best and write your letters in the blank.( 20 points in all, 2 for each) 1.Chaucer A. Mary Ann Evans 2.Hamlet B. The father of English poetry 3.Coleridge C. Jane Austen 4.The Waste Land D. T. S. Eliot 5.Theodore Dreiser E. John Milton 6.Carl Jung F. Collective Unconscious 7.self-reliance G. An American Tragedy 8.Greorge Eliot H. blood and thunder thrille 9.Pride and Prejudice I. Ralph Waldo Emerson 10.Paradise Lost J Lake Poet 1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________ 6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. _______ 10.________ II. Complete each of the following statements with a proper word or a phrase. (20 points in all, 2 for each) 1. In the field of literature, the Enlightenment Movement brought about a revival of interest in the old classical works. This tendency is known as____________________________. 2. Swift is one of the greatest masters of English prose. He is almost unsurpassed in the writing of simple, direct, precise prose. He defined a good style as “____________________________.” 3. Wordsworth is regarded as a “_____________________.”He can penetrate to the heart of things and give the reader the very life of nature. 4._____________________ is the most distinguishing feature of Charles Dickens’ works. 5. In his long dramatic career, Shaw wrote more than _____________________ plays.
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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/598544272.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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英美文学作品选读试题2
英美文学作品选读试题 2 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. 1. 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 2. 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 3. Which of the following historical events does not directly help to stimulate the rising of the Renaissance 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. 4. 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. 5. “Bassanio: Antonio, I am married to a wife Which is as dear to me as life itself; But life 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 6. The true subject of John Donne'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 7. “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
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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.B 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 ______.C 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.C A. John Milton B. Daniel Defoe C. Henry Fielding D. Jonathan Swift
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