阶段测验题库答案与解析.docx

阶段测验题库答案与解析一、单项选择题1. WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofWilliamFaulkner?A.Heismasterofstream-of-consciousnessnarrative.B.Hiswritingisoftencomplexanddifficulttounderstand.C.HeoftendepictsslumlifeinNewYorkandChicago.D.HerepresentsanewgroupofSouthernwriters.2. In1950,wasawardedtheNobelPrizefortheanti-racistIntruderintheDust.A. ScottFitzgeraldB. EmestHemingwayC. HenryJamesD. WilliamFaulkner3. TheHemingwayCodeheroesarebestrememberedfortheirA. indestructiblespiritB. pessimisticviewoflifeC. warexperiencesD. masculinity4. Hemingway,ssecondbigsuccessis.A. InOurTimeB. ForWhomtheBellTollsC. TheSunAlsoRisesD. AFarewelltoArms5. MostcriticshaveagreedthatisbothaninsiderandanoutsideroftheJazzAgewithadoublevision.A. FitzgeraldB. FrostC. CummingsD. Hemingway6. ThesubjectmatterofRobertFrostspoemsfocuseson.A.ordinarycountrypeopleandscenesB.battlescenesofancientGreekandRomanlegendsC.strugglingmassesandcrowdedurbanquartersD.fantasiesandmythicalhappenings7. Whichtermscanbestdescribethemodernistsconcernofthehumansituationintheirfiction?A.Fragmentationandalienation.8. Courageandhonor.9. Traditionandfaith.10. Povertyanddesperation.8.WhichoneisnotwrittenbyHenryJames?A. TheAmbassadorsB. TheWingsoftheDoveC. TheBostoniansD. TheMysteriousStranger9.WhileMarkTwainsatirizedEuropeanmannersattimes,wasanadmirer.A. O.HenryB. HenryJamesC. WaltWhitmanD. JackLondon10. MorethanfivehundredpoemsthatDickinsonwroteareaboutnature,inwhichhergeneralabouttherelationshipbetweenmanandnatureiswellexpressed.A.skepticismB.eulogyC.happinessD.denial11. ThegreatestworkwrittenbyTheodoreDreiseris.A. SisterCarrieB. AnAmericanTragedyC. TheFinancierD. TheTitan12.44Eventhenhestoodthere,hiddenwhollyinthatkindnesswhichisnight,whiletheuprisingfumesfilledtheroom.Whentheodorreachedhisnostrils,hequithisattitudeandfumbledforthebed.twhat,stheuse?,hesaid,weakly,ashestretchedhimselftorest.”ThepassageistakenfromA. SonsandLoversbyD.HLawrenceB. JaneEyrebyCharlotteBronteC.SisterCarriebyTheodoreDreiserD.WutheringHeightsbyEmilyBronte13."Thisismylettertotheworld"isapoemexpressingEmilyDickinsonsabouthercommunicationwiththeoutsideworld.A. happinessB. angerC. anxietyD. sorrow14. TheodoreDreiserisgenerallyregardedasoneofAmerica'A. naturalistsB. realistsC. modernistsD. romanticists15. WhichofthefollowingisnotaworkofEmilyDickenson's?A. ThisismylettertotheWorldB. Iheardaflybuzz-whenIdiedC.TheRoadNotTakenD.Iliketoseeitlapthemiles16.isaschoolofmodempainting,whoseemphasisisontheformalstructureofaworkofartandespeciallyonthemultiple-perspectiveviewpoints.A. ExpressionismB. ImpressionismC. CubismD. Imagism17. ttHeisthelastoftheromanticheroes,whoseenergyandsenseofcommitmenttakehiminsearchofhispersonalGrail;hisfailuremagnifiestoagreatextenttheendoftheAmericanDream.,Thecharacterreferredtointhepassageismostlikelytheprotagonistof.A.Fitzgerald5STheGreatGatsbyB.Dreiser'sAnAmericanTragedyC.Hemingway'sForWhomtheBellTollsD.Twain,sTheAdventuresofHuckleberr),Finn18. AlmostallFaulknersheroesturnedouttobetragicbecauseA. allenjoyedlivinginthedecliningAmericanSouthB. noneofthemwasconditionedbythecivilizationandsocialinstitutionsC. mostofthemwereprisonersofthepastD.noneweresuccessfulintheirattempttoexplaintheinexplicable19.isarepresentativeofthe1930s,when44novelsofsocialprotest''becamedominantontheAmericanliteraryscene.A. EzraPoundB. EScottFitzgeraIdC. RobertLeeFrostD. JohnSteinbeck20.In,RobertFrostcompareslifetoajourney,andheisdoubtfulwhetherhewillregrethischoiceornotwhenheisold,becausethechoicehasmadeallthedifference.A. 44AfterApple-PickingB. ttTheRoadNotTaken”C. 44StoppingbyWoodsonaSnowyEveningD. 44FireandIce”A. 21.AmericanwritersafterWorldWarIself-consciouslyacknowledgedthattheywere(a)"",devoidoffaithandalienatedfromtheWesterncivilization.B. 1.ostGenerationC. BeatGenerationD. SonsofLibertyE. AngryYoungMen22.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutE.Grierson,theprotagonistinFaulkner,sstory,ARoseforEmily,"isNOTtrue?A. Shehasadistortedpersonality.B. Sheisphysicallydeformedandparalyzed.C. SheisthesymboloftheoldvaluesoftheSouth.D. Sheisthevictimofthepastglory.23. Fitzgeraldwrotethefollowingexcept.A. TheGreatGatsbyB. InOurTimeC. TenderIstheNightD. ThisSideofParadise24. RobertFrostwasthePulitzerPrizewinneronoccasions.A. twoB. threeC. fourD. five25. WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheprotagonistofWilliamFaulkner's"aRoseforEmily,7A.Sheisaconservativearistocrat.B. Sheisawealthlady.C. Sheisaprisonerofthepast.D. Shehasgoodtaste.26. “IshallbetellingthiswithasignSomewhereagesandageshence:Tworoadsdivergedinawood,andIItooktheonelesstraveledby,ThepassageistakenfromAndthathasmadeallthedifference.”A.RobertLeeFrosfsttTheRoadNotTaken”B. AlfredTennyson,s"Break,Break,Break,C. EdmundSpenser,s"TheFaerieQueene,D.SamuelJohnson's"London”27."Therewasmusicfrommyneighborshousethroughthesummernights.Inhisbluegardensmenandgirlscameandwentlikemothsamongthewhisperingsandthechampagneandthestars",thetwosentencesaretakenfrom.A.TheGreatGatsbybyFitzgeraIdB.SisterCarriebyTheodoreDreiserC.Moby-DickbyHermanMelvilleD. DaisyMillerbyHenryJames28.WhichofthefollowingcommentsonthenovelTheGreatGatsbyisnottrue?A. TheGreatGatsbyisanovelthatisasetagainsttheendingofthewar.B. GatsbyisamysticalfigurewhoseintensityofdreampartakesofastateofmindthatembodiesAmericanitself.C. Gatsbyisthelastoftheromanticheroes.D. Gatsbyiswealthybutunintelligentandbrutal.29.Who,disregardinggrammarandpunctuation,alwaysused"i"insteadof",torefertohimselfasaprotestagainstself-importance?A.WaIIaceStevensB. CummingsC. FitzgeraldD. ErnestHemingway30. ThefirstbookRobertFrostwrotewas.A. MountainIntervalB. NewHampshireC. AFurtherRangeD.ABoy,sWill31. WhichofthefollowingisnotausualsubjectofpoeticexpressionofEmilyDickinson,s?A.warandpeaceB. loveandmarriageC. lifeanddeathD. religion32.ttBecauseIcouldnotstopforDeath”isafamouspoemwrittenbyA. EzrapoundB. WaltWhitmanC. RobertFrostD. EmilyDickinson33.DaisyMiller'stragedyofindiscretionisintensifiedandenlargedbyitsnarrationfromthepointofviewof.A. theAmericanyouthWinterbourneB. theauthorofHenryJamesC. hermotherMrs.MillerD. theItalianyouthGiovanelli34. InHenryJames,DaisyMiller,theauthortriestoportraytheyoungwomanasanembodimentof.A.thecorruptionofthenewlyrichB.thefreespiritoftheNewWorldC.thedeclineofaristocracyD.theforceofconvention35. Stylistically,HenryJames,fictionischaracterized.A. highlyrefinedlanguageB. ordinaryAmericanspeechC. short,clearsentencesD. abundanceoflocalimages36. Inthefollowingwriters,whoisgenerallyregardedastheforerunnerofthe20thcentury“streamofconsciousnessnovelsandthefounderofpsychologicalrealism?A. HenryJamesB. MarkTwainC. EmilyDickinsonD. TheodoreDreiser37. HenryJames'sfamegenerallyrestsuponhisnovelsandstorieswiththe.A. internationalthemeB. nationalthemeC. EuropeanthemeD. regionaltheme38. MarkTwainwrotemostofhisliteraryworkswithalanguage.A. grandB. pompousC. simpleD. vernacular39. Thebookfromwhicht4allmodemAmericanliteraturecomes“refersto.A. TheGreatGatsbyB. TheSunAlsoRisesC. TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnD. MobyDick40. MarkTwainshapedtheworld'sviewofAmericaandmadeacombinationofandseriousliterature.A. EnglishfolkloreB.funnyjokesC.AmericanfolkhumorD.Americantraditionalvalues41.isconsideredbyH.L.Menckenas“thetruefatherofournationalliterature,7A.HemingwayB. PopeC. IrvingD. MarkTwain42. Statementtt"isnottrueindescribingAmericannaturalists.A. theyweredeeplyinfluencedbyDarwinism.B. theywereidentifiedwithFrenchnovelistandtheoristEmileZola.C. theychosetheirsubjectsfromthelowerranksofsociety.D. theyusedmoreseriousandmoresympathetictoneinwritingthanrealists.43. OneofthemostfamiliarthemesinAmericannaturalismisthethemeofhuman.A. bestialityB. goodnessC. compassionD. greed44. Naturalismisevolvedfromrealismwhentheauthor'stoneinwritingbecomeslessseriousandlesssympatheticbutmoreironicandmore.A. optimisticB. pessimisticC. humorousD. rational45. Whoexertsthesinglemostimportantinfluenceonliterarynaturalism?A. EmersonB. JackLondonC. TheodoreDreiserD. Darwin46. Theperiodrangingfrom1865to1914hasbeenreferredtoasA. theAgeofRealismB. theAgeofModernismC. theAgeofRomanticismD. theAgeofColonialism47. WhichofthefollowingcommentsonthewritingsbyHermanMeIvilleisnottrue?A.44Bartleby,theScrivenerisashortstory.B.ttBenitoCereno,'isanovella.C.”TheCOnfidenCe-Marrhassomethingtodowiththeseaandsailors.D.”Moby-Dick“isregardedasthefirstAmericanproseepic.48. WhichofthefollowingwritersisnotthedominantfigureoftherealisticperiodinAmerican?A. HermanMelvilleB. WilliamDeanHowellsC. HenryJamesD. MarkTwain49. ThegiantMobyDickmaysymbolizeallexcept.A. mysteryoftheuniverseB. sinofthewhaleC. powerofthegreatnatureD. eviloftheworld50. “Moby-Dick”isregardedasthefirstAmerican.A. proseepicB. comicepicC. dramaticfictionD. poeticfiction51. “Thehorizon,sedge,theflyingsea-crow,thefragranceofsaltmarshandshoremud.Thesebecamepartofthatchildwhowentfortheveryday,andwhonowgoes,andwillalwaysgofortheveryday."Thetwolinesaretakenfrom.A. 44ThereWasaChildWentForth,byWaltWhitmanB. ”InaStationoftheMetrobyEzraPoundC. ttCavalryCrossingaFord”byWaltWhitmanD.”Ulysses”byJoyce52.WhichofthefollowingfeaturescannotcharacterizepoemsbyWaltWhitman?A. lyricalandwell-structedB. free-flowingC. simpleandrathercrudeD. conversationalandcasual53.WaltWhitmanisradicallyinnovativeintheformofhispoetry.Whatheprefersforhisnewsubjectis.A. freeverseB. blankverseC. lyricpoemD. heroiccouplet54.istheauthorof"TheScarletLetter,A. JohnBunyanB. DanielDefoeC. NathanielHawthorneD. GeorgeEliot55. AllofthefollowingareworksbyNathanielHawthornexceptA.TheHouseoftheSevenGablesB.WhiteJacketC.TheMarbleFaunD.TheBlithedaleRomance56. InHawthome,snovelsandshortstories,intellectualsusuallyappearas.A. SaviorsB. villainsC. commentatorsD. observers57.ttThereisevilineveryhumanhear,whichmayremainlatent,perhaps,throughthewholelife;butcircumstancesmayrouseittoactivity."Whichistheauthorofit?A. WashingtonIrvingB. RalphWaldoEmersonC. NathanielHawthorneD. WaltWhitman58. isthemostambivalentwriterintheAmericanliteraryhistory.A. NathanielHawthorneB. WaltWhitmanC. RalphWaldoEmersonD. MarkTwain59. Inthefollowingworks,whichsignsthebeginningoftheAmericanliterature?A. TheSketchBookB. 1.eavesOfGrassC. 1.eatherStockingTalesD. AdventuresofHuckleberryFinn60. TheperiodbeforetheAmericancivilwarisgenerallyreferredtoas.A. thenaturalistperiodB. themodemperiodC. theromanticperiodD. therealisticperiod61. OfthefollowingworksbyD.H.Lawrence,establishedhispositionasaprominentnovelist.A.TheWhitePeacockB.TheTrespasserC.WomeninLoveD.SonsandLovers62. Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthespeakerof”TheLoveSongofJ.AfredPrufrock?A.Heisamanofanaction.B. Heisamanofapathy.C. Heisamanofinactivity.D. Alltheabovearewrong.63.Theyellowfogthatrubsitsbackuponthewindowpanes,/Theyellowsmokethatrubsitsmuzzleonthewindowpanes/LickeditstongueintothecomersoftheeveningLingereduponthepoolsthatstandindrains.,Thestanzaistakenfrom.A. T.S.Eliot,s"TheLoveSongofJ.AlfredPrUfiock''B. EmilyDickinson's"BecauseIcouldnotstopforDeath,5C. AlfredTennyson,s44Bread,Break,Break"D.WilliamWordsworth,s"IWanderedLonelyasaCloud64.OfthefollowingpoemsbyT.S.Eliot,whichishailedasalandmarkandamodelofthe20thcenturyEnglishpoetry?A. Poems1909-25B. TheHollowMenC. PrufrockandOtherObservationsD. TheWasteLand65.ThefollowingcommentsonGeorgeBernardShawaretrueexcept.A.GeorgeBernardShaw,scareerasadramatistbeganin1892,whenhisfirstplayWidowers'HousewasputonbytheIndependentTheaterSociety.B. ShawbeganhisliterarycareerbywritingnovelssoonafterhissettlingdowninLondon.C. Shaw,swritingsreflecttheCornbinadonofrealismandnaturalismD. Shaw,splayscanbetermedasproblemsplays.66.GB.Shaw,splayttMrs.Warren,sPrOfbSSiOn''isarealisticexposureofthe.A. politicalcorruptionB. inequalitybetweenmenandwomenC. slumlandlordismD. economicexploitationofwomen67.isconsideredtobethebest-knownEnglishdramatistsinceShakespeare.A. OscarWildeB. JohnGalsworthyC. W.B.YeatsD. GeorgeBernardShaw68. Whoisthefirst“AngryYoungMan,7A. OsborneB. EliotC. ChristopherD. BernardShaw69. AllofthefollowingworksareknownasHardy,s"novelsofcharacterandenvironment*EXCETP.A. TheRetumoftheNativeB. TessoftheD,UrbervillesC. JudetheObscureD. FarfromtheMaddingCrowd70. ThemostdistinguishingfeatureofCharlesDickens,worksishis.A. simplevocabularyB. bitterandsharpcriticismC. character-portrayalD. picturesofhappiness71. Poetryhasbeentraditionallyregardedasanartgovernedbyrules;buttotheromantics,poetryshouldbefreefromall.A. rhymesB. rhythmC. rulesD. emotion72. IntermsofPrideandPrejudice,whichisnottrue?A. PrideandPrejudiceisthemostpopularofJaneAusten,snovels.B. PrideandPrejudiceisoriginallydraftedas“FirstImpressions,C. PrideandPrejudiceisatragicnovel.D. Inthisnovel,theauthorexplorestherelationshipbetweengreatloveandrealisticbenefits.73. JaneAusten,sfirstnovelisA. PrideandPrejudiceB. SenseandSensibilityC. EmmaD. PlanofaNovel74. Theauthorofthework"MenofEngland5'is.A. T.S.EliotB. ThomasGrayC. ShelleyD. WaltWhitman75. Shelley,sgreatestachievementishisfbur-actpoeticdrama,A. MenofEnglandB. PrometheusUnboundC. OdetotheWestWindD. TheRevoltofIslam76. InShelley,s“ToaSkylark,thebird,suspendedbetweenrealityandpoeticimage,poursforthanexultantsongwhichsuggeststothepoet.A. bothcelestialraptureandhumanlimitationB. bothimagecreationandprofoundmeaningC. bothmusicandwordsD. bothinspirationandskillofwriting77.“WildSpirit,whichartmovingeverywhere;/DestroyerandPreserver;hear,Ohearthetwolinesarefindin.A. YoungGoodmanBrownbyHawthomeB. OdetotheWestWindbyShelleyC. 1.eavesofGrassbyWaltWhitmanD. UlyssesbyJoyce78. Inhislyricssuchas44OdetoLiberty'',"OdetoNaples,PercyByssheShelleyexpressedhisloveforandhishatredtowardtyranny.A. themiddleclassB. thepoorC. freedomD. theproletariat79. WhichofthefollowingisnotthebestexamplestoshowWordsworth,sgenuineloveforthenaturalbeauty?A. aPhantomofDelightB. ToaSkylarkC. TotheCuckooD. ToaButterfly80. Wordsworth'sshortpoemscanbeclassifiedintotwogroups:poemsaboutnatureandpoemsabout.A. loveB. humanlifeC. freedomD. socialactivities81. WhichofthefollowingwritingsisnotcreatedbyWilliamWordsworth?A.IwanderedLonelyasaCloudB.ComposeduponWestminsterBridge,September3,1802C.TheSolitaryReaperD.TheChimneySweeper82. isregardedasaworshipperofnature,A. JohnKeatsB. WilliamBlakeC. WilliamWordsworthD. JaneAusten83. Thetoneofliteraturein“SongsofExperiencebyWilliamBlakeis.A. dolefulB. livelyC. plainD. utter84. InhispoemtTyge