2018年04月自学考试00604《英美文学选读》试题.docx

2018年4月高等教育自学考试英美文学选读试题课程代码：00604一、单项选择题MultipleChoice(40pointsinallz1foreach)Selectfromthefourchoicesofeachitemtheonethatbestanswersthequestionorcompletesthestatement.1. JohnMilton'smostpowerfuldramaticpoemontheGreekmodelisA.SamsonAgonistesB.AreopagiticaC.ParadiseLostD.Lycidas2. DanielDefoehadazestfor.Hewrotemanypamphletsonthecurrentissues.A.beliefB.politicsC.economyD.literature3. HenryFieldingisagoodstory-teller.HehasagiftfororganizingA.sentencesB.structureC.detailsD.languages4. Theplayzthoughatragedy,ispermeatedwithoptimisticspirit.A.HamletB.OthelloC.KingLearD.RomeoandJulie5. In1724,JonathanSwiftpublishedaseriesofletterscallingonthecountrytorefusetheEnglish.SoheisstillrespectedinIreland.A.governmentcorruptionB.politicalhypocrisyC.coppercoinsD.heavytaxes6. AllCharlesDickens'workspresentacriticismofthefundamentalsocialinstitutionsandmoralsoftheVictorianEnglandEXCEPTA.BleakHouseB.LittleDorritC.4TaleofTwoCitiesD.HardTimes7. composedthevolumeofpoemsSongsofInnocence,alovelyvolumeofpoems.A.W川iamWordsworthB.PercyByssheShelleyC.JaneAustenD.W川iamBlake8. CharlotteBronte'smostautobiographicalworkisA.daneEyreB.VilletteC.WutheringHeightsD.Shirley9. WilliamWordsworth'spoemtakesustothecoreofhispoeticbelief.A.IWanderedLonelyasaCloudB.AnEveningWalkC.ToaSkylarkD.MyHeartLeapsup10. ThemostfamousworkTheDynastsbyisanepic-dramaontheNapoleonicWars.A.CharlesDickensB.WilliamBlakeC.ThomasHardyD.BernardShaw11. WilliamBlake'spoemwascomposedduringtheFrenchRevolutionanditplaysdoublerolebothasasatireandaprophecy.A.SongsofInnocenceB.MarriageofHeavenandHellC.SongsofexperienceD.PoeticalSketches12. IntheVictorianperiod,heldtheideathatman'slifeiscomposedofbattlebetweensinandvirtue,goodandevil.A.CharlesDickensB.ThomasHardyC.JaneAustenD.CharlotteBronte13. AllthefollowingThomasHardy'sworksareknownas"novelsofcharacterandenvironment"EXCEPTA.Mrs.Warren:ProfessionB.TheReturnoftheNativeC.TheTrumpetMajorD.JudeandObscure14. Manycriticsrank_asWilliamWordsworth'sgreatestwork.A.PoemsinTwoVolumesB.ThePreludeC.TheSparrow'sNestD.TotheCuckoo15. JaneAusten'snoveltellsastoryabouttwosistersandtheirloveaffairs.A.SenseandSensibilityB.PrideandPrejudiceC.PersuasionD.Emma16. ThepoetofthegreatestpoeticdramaPrometheusUnboundisA.WilliamBlakeB.WilliamWordsworthC.JaneAustenD.PercyByssheShelley17. CharlesDickensisfamousforthedepictionofvariouscharacters.ThehorribleandgrotesqueonesarelikeA.OIiverTwistandLittleNellB.DavidCopperfieldandLittleDorritC.FaginandB川SikesD.Mr.MicawberandSamWeller18. isadramacriticwhoisagainstthecredoof"artforart'ssake."A.BernardShawB.T.S.EliotC.D.H.LawrenceD.RobertLeeFrost19. ThefollowingwordsbestdescribeMrs.BennetzacharacterinPrideandPrejudice.A.simpleandkindB.kindandwarm-heartedC.innocentandempty-heartedD.snobbishandvulgar20. ThepoemisindebtedtoJamesJoyceintermsofthestream-of-consciousnesstechniquelargelyemployedinT.S.Eliot'slaterwritings.A. PrufrockC. The Hollow MenB. GerontionD. The Waste Land21. WidowerslHousesisafamousplaywrittenbyA.D.H.LawrenceB.T.S.EliotC.BernardShawD.ThomasHardy22. Bestofallthewell-knownlyricpiecesisbyPercyByssheShelley.A.OdetoLibertyB.MenofEnglandC.OdetoNaplesD.OdetotheWestWind23. beganwritingpoetryattheageof12andPoeticalSketchesishisfirstcollection.A.WilliamBlakeB.WilliamWordsworthC.PercyByssheShelleyD.JaneAusten24. UrsulaBrangwenandhersisterGudrunaretwoheroinesinthenovelA.TheRainbowB.WomeninLoveC.SonsandLoversD.LadyChatterIey1SLover25. ThestoryofthenovelParadiseLostistakenfromA.theOldTestamentB.theNewTestamentC.GreekMythologyD.ArabianNights26. hadwritteninhislifetimefivefull-lengthplayszoneofwhichisTheCocktailParty.A.BernardShawB.D.H.LawrenceC.ThomasHardyD.T.S.Eliot27. TheplotsofJaneAusten'snovelsarerestrictedtothelifeoftheEngland.A.early18th-centuryB.Iate18th-centuryC.early19th-centuryD.Iate19th-century28. D.H.LawrenceportrayedamanattemptingtosavehisintegritybyrunningawayfromhiswifeandchildreninthenovelA.KangarooB.GypsyC.Aaron'sRodD.TheVirgin29. InthelyricTheCloud,createdaPlatonicsymbolofthespiritofmanzaforceofbeautyandregeneration.A.JaneAustenB.PercyByssheShelleyC.WilliamBlakeD.WilliamWordsworth30. tellsastoryofMarkTwain'sboyhoodambitiontobecomeariverboatpilot.A.InnocentsAbroadB.LifeontheMississippiC.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnD.TheGildedAge31. NathanielHawthorneexpressedhisconcernaboutthedarkaberrationsofthehumaninhisworkTheMarbleFaun.A.natureB.moralityC.outlookD.spirit32. RobertLeeFrostdescribedas"abookofpeople,"whichshowsaninsightintoNewEnglandcharacterandthebackground.A.ABoy'sWillB.AWitnessTreeC.NorthofBostonD.AFurtherRange33. EmilyDickinson'sgreatestrendingofthemomentofistobefoundinapoem"IheardaFlybuzzwhenIdied,A.deathB.religionC.immortalityD.Iove34. wasthoughtofinhisdayasashort-storywriter,oneofwhosebestshortstoryisBabylonRevisited.A.RobertLeeFrostB.WilliamFaulknerC.ScottFitzgeraldD.ErnestHemingway35. HenryJames'shortfictiontellsastoryaboutthetroubledandabnormalpsychologyofoppressedchildren.A.TheBeastintheJungleB.ThePrivateLifeC.TheTurnoftheScrewD.TheMiddleYears36. representsanewbeginninginErnestHemingway'scareerasawriter,concerningavolunteerAmericanguerrillafightinginSpanishCivilWar.A.AFarewelltoArmsB.ForWhomtheBellTollsC.TheSunA/soRisesD.InOurTime37. MostoftheworksbyaresetintheAmericanSouthwithhisemphasisontheSouthernsubjectsandconsciousness.A.ErnestHemingwayB.RobertLeeFrostC.ScottFitzgeraldD.WilliamFaulkner38. foundexpressioninalmosteverybookTheodoreDreiserwrote.HeexpressedhispursuitinthenovelSisterCarrie.A.RomanticismB.SymbolismC.NaturalismD.Realism39. BeforeandduringtheCivilWarzstoodfirmlyonthesideoftheNorthandwroteaseriesofpoemsgatheredasacollectionunderthetitleofDrumTaps.A.WaltWhitmanB.NathanielHawthorne40. C.HermanMelvilleD.MarkTwain41. 1.ikeHawthornezHermanMelvilleisamasterofallegoryandinhisnarratives.B. realismD. symbolismA.poeticimaginationC.romanticism二、阅读理解题ReadingComprehension(16pointsinall,4foreach)RadthequotedpartscarefullyandanswerthequestionsinEnglish.42. Bychanceornature'schangingcourseuntrimmed;Butthyeternalsummershallnotfade,Norlosepossessionofthatfairthouow'st;Norshalldeathbragthouwander,stinhisshade,Wheniteternallinestotimethougrow,st:Solongasmencanbreathe,oreyescansee,Solonglivesthis,andthusgiveslifetothee.Question:A. Identifythepoetofthestanza.B. What'sthethemeofthepoem?C. Whatdothelasttwolinesexpress?43. Igrowold.Igrowold.Ishallwearthebottomsofmytrousersrolled.ShallIpartmyhairbehind?DoIdaretoeatapeach?Ishallwearwhiteflanneltrousers,andwalkuponthebeach.Ihaveheardthemermaidssinging,eachtoeach.Idonotthinkthattheywillsingtome.Question:A. Identifythepoet.B. Isitaromanticpoem?C. What'sthethemeofthepoet?44. WepassedtheSchool,whereChildrenstroveAtRecessintheRingWepassedtheFieldsofGazingGrainWepassedtheSettingSun-OrratherHepassedUsTheDewsdrewquiveringandchillForonlyGossamer,myGown-MyTipperonlyTulle-Question:A. Identifythepoet.B. Whatdo"theSchool"and"theSettingSun"represent?C. Whatdoesthepoetwanttoexpressinthispoet?45. Tworoadsdivergedinayellowwood,AndsorryIcouldnottravelbothAndbeonetravel,longIstoodAndlookeddownasfarasIcouldTowhereitbentintheundergrowth;Thentooktheother,asjustasfair,Andhavingperhapsthebetterclaim,Becauseitwasgrassyandwantedwear;ThoughasfarthatthepassingthereHadwornthemreallyaboutthesame.Question:A. Identifythepoet.B. Whatdoesthephrase"wantedwear"mean?C. Whatdoesthespeakerwanttotellus?三、简答题QuestionsandAnswers(24pointsinall,6foreach)GiveabriefanswertoeachofthefollowingquestionsinEnglish.46. WhatdoesShakespearewriteinhishistoryplays?47. Whyischaracter-portrayalthemostdistinguishingfeatureofCharlesDickens'works?48. HowdoesEmilyDickinsondealwiththesubjectlove?49. WhatdoesErnestHemingwaytellaboutinhisshortstoryIndianCamp?四、论述题TopicDiscussion(20pointsinall,10foreach)Writenolessthan150wordsoneachofthefollowingtopicsinEnglish.50. BrieflydiscusswhyJonathanSwiftisamastersatiristbasedonhisgreatestnovelGulliverTravels.51. BrieflydiscussthethemeofWaltWhitman'svolumeofpoemsLeavesofGrass.