2015年04月自学考试00604《英美文学选读》试题和答案.docx

2015年4月高等教育自学考试英美文学选读试题课程代码：00604I.MultipleChoice(40pointsinall,1foreach)Selectfromthefourchoicesofeachitemtheonethatbestanswersthequestionorcompletesthestatement.MarkyourchoicebyblackeningthecorrespondingletterA,B,CorDontheanswersheet.1. RomioandJuliet,thoughatragedy,ispeneatedwithBspirit.A.pessimisticB.optimisticC.despairingD.passive2. AmongJohnMilton'smyorpoeticalworks.Aisthegreatest,indeedtheonlygenerallyacknowledgedepicinEnglishliteraturesinceBeowulf,A.ParadiseLostB.ParadiseregainedC.SamsonAgonistesD.Aeopagitica3. DanielDefoe'sD,anadventurestoryverymuchinthespiritofthetime,isuniversallyconsideredhismasterpiece.A.CaptainSingletonB.MollFlandersC.ColonelJackD.RobinsonCrusoe4. CharlotteBronte'sworksareallaboutthestruggleofanindividualconsciousnessto-wardsB.aboutsomelonelyandneglectedyoungwomenwithafiercelongingforlove,understandingandafull,happylife.A.self-relianceB.self-realizationC.self-esteemD.self-consciousness5. Ofalltheeighteenth-centurynovelists,Bwasthefirsttosetout,bothintheoryandpractice,towritespecificallya"comicepicinprose,"thefirsttogivethemodemnovelitsstructureandstyle.A.DanielDefbeB.HenryFieldingC.JonathanSwiftD.LaurenceSterne6. WilliamBlake'sCmarkshisentryintomaturity.A.SongsofExperienceB.SongsofInnocenceC.MarriageofHeavenandHellD.PoeticalSketches7. PoetryisdefinedbyAas"thespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeelings,whichoriginatesinemotionrecollectedintranquility."A.WilliamWordsworthB.WilliamBlakeC.PercyByssheShelleyD.T.S.Eliot8. Shelly'sgreatestachievementishisfour-actpoeticdramaAA.PrometheusUnboundB.ADefenceofPoetryC.TheRevoltofIslamD.Adonais9. InB,snovel,thesubjectmatter,thecharacterrange,thesocialsettings,andplotsareallrestrictedtotheprovinciallifeofthelate18thcenturyEngland,concerningthreeorfourlandedgentr),familieswiththeirdailyroutinelife.A.CharlotteBronteB.JaneAustenC.D.H.LawrenceD.ThomasHardy10. InConeofDickens'laterworks,DickenspresentsacriticismoftheUtilitarianprinciplethatrulesovertheEnglisheducationsystemanddestroysyoungheartsandminds.A.BleakHouseB.LittleDorritC.HardTimesD.ATaleofTwoCities11. ThesuccessofJaneEyreisnotonlybecauseofitssharpcriticismoftheexistingsociety,butalsoduetoitsintroductiontotheEnglsihnovelthefirstDheroine.A.workerB.peasantC.explorerD.governess12. ThelasttwonovelsbyThomasHardyareCA. TheReturnoftheNative,TheMayorofCasterbridgeB. TheMayorofCasterbridge,TessoftheD'UrbervillesC. TessoftheD'Urbervilles,JudetheObscureD. TheWoodlanders,theMayorofCasterbridge13. Dickens'best-depictedcharactersarethefollowingEXCEPTDA. innocent,virtuous,persecutedandhelplesschildcharactersB. horribleandgrotesquecharactersC. broadlyhumorousorcomicalcharactersD. simple,innocentandfaithfulwomencharacters14. Inhisfamousessay.TraditionandIndividualTalent.Aputsgreatemphasisontheimportanceoftraditionbothincreativewritingandincriticism.A.T.S.EliotB.D.H.LawrenceC.BernardShawD.CharlesDickens15. D.H.Lawrence,snovelBisastoryaboutthethreegenerationsoftheBrangwenfamilyontheMarshfarm.A.SonsandLoversB.TheRainbowC.KangarooD.LadyChatterley1SLover16. IiisgenerallybelievedthatthemostimportantplayamongShakespeare'scomediesisBA.AMidsummerNight'sDreamB.TheMerchantofVenisC.MuchAdoAboutNothingD.TwelfthNight17. JohnMi!ton'sAshowshowmankind,inthepersonofChrist,withstandsthetempterandisestablishedoncemorein(hedivinefavor.B. Paradise LostD. AreopagiticaA.ParadiseRegainedC.SamsonAgonistes18. Thedeclarationthat,IknowthatThisWorldisaWorldofImaginationandVision"andthat"ThenatureOfmyworkisvisionaryorimaginative"belongstoAA.WilliamBlakeB.WilliamWordsworthC.T.S.EliotD.PercyByssheShelley19. AllofthefollowingpoemsiswrittenbyShellyEXCEPTCA."OdetoLiberty"B."OdetoNaples"C."OdetoaNightingale"D"ToaSkylark"20. Of(hefollowingwriters.CisoftencomparedwithShakespeareforhisadeptnesswiththevernacularandlargevocabularywithwhichhebringsou(manyawonderfulverbalpictureofmanandscene.A.ThomasHardyB.GeorgeBernardShawC.CharlesDickensD.D.H.Lawrence21. T.S.Eliot,smajorachievementinplaywritinghasbeenthecreationofaDinthe20thcenturytoexpresstheideasandactionofmodemsocietywithnewaccentsoftheContemPOraryspeech.A.heroicdramaB.melodramaC.monodramaD.versedrama22. InDbyportrayingadisillusionedmanwhoattemptsosavehisintegritybyrunningawayagainandagainfromhiswifeandchildren.D.H.Lawrencetries(oshowthateverymanisasacredandholyindividualwhoseintegrityshouldneverbeviolatedordominated.A.SonsandLoversB.TheRainbowC.WomeninLoveD.Aaron'sRod23. WilliamFaulkner'sworkisdifcultandisatextendlesslysearchedforAA.meaningsB.answersC.themesD.logics24. Asagenre,naturalismemphasizedDandenvironmentasimportantdeterministicforcesshapingindividualizedcharacterswhowerepresentedinspecialanddetailedcircumstances-A.educationB.societyC.manD.heredity25. RobertFrost'sAMasqueofReasonandBarecomic-seriousdramaticnarratives,inbothofwhichbiblicalcharactersinmodemsettingsdiscussethicsandmanrelationstoGod.A.AFurtherRangeB.AMasqueofMercyC.ABoy'sWillD.NorthofBoston26. HenryJamesbelievedthatthematerialisticbentofAmericalifeanditslackofCandsophisticationcouldnotprovidehimwithenoughmaterialsforgreatliteraryworks.A.moneyB.wisdomC.cultureD.democracy27. TheAdventuresofTomSawyerandespecially,itssequenceAprovedthem-selvestobethemilestoneinAmericanliterature.B. The Gilded AgeD. Life on the MississippiA.AdventuresofHuckleberryFinnC.InnocentsAbroad28. Hawthorne'sintellectualsareusuallyCdreadfulbecausetheyaredevoidofwanthandfeeling.A.victimsB.heroesC.villainsD.saviors29. Melville'sBillyBudddealswiththeseaandsailorsand(hethemeofaconictbetweeninnocenceand_B.A.purityB.corruptionC.religionD.power30. CisagreatliterarygiantofAmerica,whomH.L.Menckenconsidered"thetruefatherofournationalliterature."A.ErnestHemingwayB.WilliamFaulknerC.MarkTwainD.EzraPound31. InGoDown.Moses,FaulknerskillfullyemploysAasasymbolofthetimelessfreedomofthewilderness.A.anoldcraftybearB.aloyaldogC.adoveofpeaceD.asmartfox32. HenryJames'sBtellsastoryaboutayoungandinnocentAmericanconfrontingthecomplexityoftheEuropeanlife.A.DaisyMillerB.TheAmericanC.ThePortraitofALadyD.TheAmbassadors33. TheScarletLetteralwaysregardedasthebestofHawthome1sworks,tellsasimplebutmovingstoryinwhichfourpeoplelivinginaAcommunityareinvolvedinandaffectedbythesinofadulteryindifferentways.A.PuritanB.ancientGreekC.IslamicD.Buddhist34. TheodoreDreiser'sstylehasbeenacontroversialaspectofhisworkfromthebeginning.ForlackofD,hiswritingsappearmoreinclusiveandlessselective.A.rhetoricB.logicC.modicationD.concision35. RobertFrostwroteinbothDand(hefreeverse,andsometimeshewroteinaform(hatborrowsfreelyfromthemeritsofboth.A.blankverseB.sonnetC.rhymingcoupletsD.(hemetricalforms36. FitzgeraldfollowstheJamesiantraditioninusingtheAmethodinhischapters,eachoneofwhichconsistsofoneormoredramaticscenes.A.scenicB.descriptiveC.narrativeD.dialogical37. Hemingway'sForWhomtheBellTollsconcernsavolunteerAmericanguerrillaRobertJordanfightingintheDB. Civil WarA.SecondWorldWarC.FirstWorldWarD.SpanishCivilWar38. TheCMobyDick,symbolizesnatureforMelville,foritiscomplex,unfathomable,malignantandbeautifulaswell.A.whiteseawolfB.blackwhaleC.whitewhaleD.blackseawolf39. TheRomanticperiodstartedwiththepublicationofWashingtonIrving'sTheSketchBookandendedwithDA. Cooper'sLeatheringSiockingTalesB. MarkTwain'sAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnC. Hawthorne'sTheScarletLetterD. Whitman'sLeavesofGrass40. TheodoreDreisefsAaclassicstoryofa"misunderstoodartist,"wasoncecondemnedfor"obscenityandblasphemy.0A.TheGeniusB.SisterCarrieC.TheTitanD.TheStoicII.ReadingComprehension(16pointsinall,4foreach)41. ReadthequotedpartscarefullyandanswerthequestionsinEnglish.Writeyouranswersinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.42. 1.etusgothen,youandI,Whentheeveningisspreadoutagainstthesky1.ikeapatientetherizedupona(able;1.etusgo,tlroughcertainhalf-desertedstreets,ThemutteringretreatsOfrestlessnightsinone-nightcheaphotelsAndsawdustrestaurantswithoystershells:StreetsthatfollowlikeatediousargumentOfinsidiousintentToleadyoutoanoverwhelmingquestion.Oh,donotask,"Whatisit?H1.etusgoandmakeourvisit.Questions:A. Identifythepoetandthetitleof(hepoemfromwhichthestanzaistaken.B. Whatarethecharacteristicsoftheprotagonistinthepoem?C. Whatfigureofspeechisusedinthesecondandthirdlines?答：A.T.S.Eliot."TheLoveSongofJ.AlfredPrufrock".B.Pmfrock,theprotagonistofthepoem,isneurotic,self-importantillogicalandincapableofaction.Heisakindoftragicfigurecaughtinasenseofdefeatedidealismandtorturedbyunsatisfieddesires.C.simile43. "Why,mydear,youmustknow,Mrs.LongsaysthatNetherfieldistakenbyayoungmanoflargefortunefromthenorthofEngland;thathecamedownonMondayinachaiseandfourtoseetheplace,andwassomuchdelightedwithitthatheagreedwithMr.Morrisimmediately;thatheistotakepossessionbeforeichaelnas,andsomeofhisservantsaretobeinthehousebytheendofnextweek.",Whatishisname?""Bingley.""Ishemarriedorsingle?""Oh!single,mydear,tobesure!Asinglemanoflargefortune;fourorfivethousandayear.Whatafinethingforourgirls!""Howso?howcanitaffectthem."MydearMr.Bennet,"repliedhiswife,"howcanyoubesotiresome!YoumustknowthatIamthinkingofhismarryingoneofthem.*'Questions:A. Identifytheauthorandthetitleofthenovelfromwhichthispassageistaken.B. Whoarethetwospeakers?C. Whaldoes(hedialoguetellusaboutthespeakers?答：A.FromJaneAusten'sPrideandPrejudice.D. Mr.,andMrs.Bennet.E. IttellsusthatMrs.Bennetiseagertomarryoneofherdaughterstothementionedyoungman,butherhusbanddoesnotcaremuch.44. Hepretendedtoconsiderit.,dmuchrathergotoChillonwithyou."Withme.sheaskedwithoutashadowofemotion.Shedidn'triseblushing,asayoungpersonatGenevawouldhavedone:andyetconsciousthathehadgoneveryfar,hethoughtitpossibleshehaddrawnback."Andwithyourmother."heansweredveryrespectfully.ButitseemedthatbothhisaudacityandhisrespectwerelostonMissDaisyMiller."Iguessmotherwouldn'tgoforyou,"shesmiled."Andsheain,tbentongoing,anyway.Shedon'tliketorideroundintheafternoon."Afterwhichshefamiliarlyproceeded:"Butdidyoureallymeanwhatyousaidjustnowthatyou'dliketogoupthere?”Questions:A. Identitytheauthorandthetitleofthenovelfromwhichtheaboveexcerptistaken.B. Fromtheirconversation,doyouknowwhereMissDaisyMillerandthemanwanttogo?C. BrieflycommentonMissDaisyMiller'scharacter.答：A.FromHenryJames'sDaisyMiller.D. Theywanttogotoanoldcastle,theCastleofChillon.E. Innocence,thekeynoteofMissDaisyMiller'scharacter,turnsouttobeanadmiringbutadangerousqualityandherdefianceofsocialtaboosintheOldWorldfinallybringshertoadisasterintheclashbetweentwodifferentcultures.45. WhenMissEmilyGriersondied,ourwholetownwenttoherfuneral:thementhroughasortofrespectfulaffectionforataiIenmonument,thewomenmostlyoutofcuriositytoseetheinsideofherhouse,whichnoonesaveanoldman-servantacombinedgardenerandcookhadseeninatleasttenyears.Questions:A. Identifytheauthorandthetitleoftheworkfromwhichtheaboveexcerptistaken.B. Howdoyouexplain"afallenmonument"?C. ForwhatdifferentreasonsdidthemenandwomengotoMissEmily'sfuneral?答：A.FromWilliamFaulkner's"ARoseforEmily."B. Emilyisregardedasthesymboloftraditionandtheoldwayoflife.Thusherdeathislikethefallingofamonument.C. Themenwenttoherfuneralthroughasortofrespectfulaffectionforafallenmonument,andthewomenoutofcuriosity(oseetheinsideofherhouse.III.QuestionsandAnswers(24pointsinall,6foreach)GiveabriefanswertoeachofthefollowingquestionsinEnglish.Writeyouran.swersinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.45. Whaiare(hemajorthemesofWordsworth'spoetry?答：A.Wordsworthwrotepoemsaboutnature.Heisregardedasa"worshipperofnature".B. Hewroteaboutcommonlife.Thejoysandsorrowsofthecommonpeoplearehisthemes.C. Healsowroteaboutthepast.Wordsworthisapoetinmemoryofthepast.46. InwhatwayisGulliver'sTravelsbyJonathanSwiftasignicanwork?答：A.GullivefsTravels,Jonathan'sbestfictionalwork,isoneofthemosteffectiveanddevastatingcriticismsandsatiresofallaspectsinthethenEnglishandEuropeanlife-socially,politically,religiously,philosophically,scientifically,andmorally.Itssocialsignificanceisgreatanditsexplorationintohumannatureprofound.B. Gulliver'sTravelsisalsoanartisticmasterpiece.Herewenditsauthorathisbestasamasterofprose.Clear,simple,concretediction,uncomplicatedsentencestructure,economyandconcisenessoflanguagemakthiswriting.C. Instructure,thefourpartsmakeanorganicwhole,witheachcontriveduponanindependentstructure,andye(complementing(heothersandcontributingtothecentralconcernofstudyofhumannatureandlife.47. EmilyDickinson'spoetryisuniqueandunconventionalinitsownway.Whatisherpoeticstyle?答：A.Herpoemshavenotitles.Inherpoetrythereisaparticularstresspattern,inwhichdashesareusedasamusicaldevicetocreatecadenceandcapitallettersasameansofemphasis.B. Theformofherpoetryismoreorlesslikethatofthehymns.Hersentencestructureisirregularorinverted.However,herpoeticidiomisnotedforitslaconicbrevity,directnessandplainness.C. Herpoemsareusuallyshort,andmanyofthemaecenteredonasingleimageorsymbolandfocusedononesubjectmatter.Shefrequentlyusespersonaeandpersonification.Herpoetryisremarkablefori(svariety,subtletyandrichness,andshowsthelimitlesspowerofcreativityandimagination.48. NathanielHawthome'sviewofmanandhumanhistorjforiginates,toagreatextent,inPuritanism.WhataretheeffectsofPuritanismonHawthorne?答：A.HawthomehadPuritanancestorsandhebelievedthat"thewrongdoingofonegenerationlivesintothesuccessiveones,"andoftenwonderedifhemighthaveinheritedsomeoftheirguilt.Thissensibilityledtohisunderstandingofevilbeingattheverycoreofhumanlife,whichisthetypicaloftheCalvinisticbeliefthathumanbeingsaredepravedandcorrupted,hence,theyshouldobeyGodtoatonefortheirsins.B.HawthorneisattractedineverywaytothePuritanworld,eventhoughhecondemnsitslesshumanmanifestations.Ontheonehand,i(provideshimwithasubject,andontheother,withthePuritanworldorsocietyasahistoricalbackground,hediscussessomeofthemostimportantissuesthatconcernthemorallifeofmanandhumanhistory.IV.TopicDiscussion(20pointsinall,10foreach)Writenolessthan150wordsoneachofthefollowingtopicsinEnglishinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.49. BrieflydiscussGeorgeBernardShaw'sdramaticachievementintermsofthemajorsubjectsandfeaturesofhisplays.答：A.GeorgeBernardShawwasconsideredtheleadingplaywrightof(he20(hcentury.Hisearlyplaysweremainlyconcernedwithsocialproblemsanddirectedtowardsthecriticismofthecontemporarysocial,economic,moralandreligiousevils.Shawwrotequiteafewhistoryplays,inwhichhekeptaneyeonthecontemporarysociety.Shawalsoproducedseveralplays,exploringhisideaof"lifeForce"Besides,Shawwroteplaysonmiscellaneoussubjects.B. Structurallyandthematically.Shawfollowedthegreattraditionsofrealism.OnefeatureofShaw'scharacterizationisthathemakesthetrickofshowinguponecharactervividlyattheexpenseofanother.C. Shaw'splayshaveplots,buttheydonotworkbyplots.Theplotisusuallythedisregardedbackbonetoonelong,unbrokenconversation.Itisthevitalityofthetalkthatlakespri