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1、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.pessimi

2、sticB.optimisticC.despairingD.passive2. AmongJohnMiltonsmyorpoeticalworks.Aisthegreatest,indeedtheonlygenerallyacknowledgedepicinEnglishliteraturesinceBeowulf,A.ParadiseLostB.ParadiseregainedC.SamsonAgonistesD.Aeopagitica3. DanielDefoesD,anadventurestoryverymuchinthespiritofthetime,isuniversallycons

3、ideredhismasterpiece.A.CaptainSingletonB.MollFlandersC.ColonelJackD.RobinsonCrusoe4. CharlotteBrontesworksareallaboutthestruggleofanindividualconsciousnessto-wardsB.aboutsomelonelyandneglectedyoungwomenwithafiercelongingforlove,understandingandafull,happylife.A.self-relianceB.self-realizationC.self-

4、esteemD.self-consciousness5. Ofalltheeighteenth-centurynovelists,Bwasthefirsttosetout,bothintheoryandpractice,towritespecificallyacomicepicinprose,thefirsttogivethemodemnovelitsstructureandstyle.A.DanielDefbeB.HenryFieldingC.JonathanSwiftD.LaurenceSterne6. WilliamBlakesCmarkshisentryintomaturity.A.S

5、ongsofExperienceB.SongsofInnocenceC.MarriageofHeavenandHellD.PoeticalSketches7. PoetryisdefinedbyAasthespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeelings,whichoriginatesinemotionrecollectedintranquility.A.WilliamWordsworthB.WilliamBlakeC.PercyByssheShelleyD.T.S.Eliot8. Shellysgreatestachievementishisfour-actpoet

6、icdramaAA.PrometheusUnboundB.ADefenceofPoetryC.TheRevoltofIslamD.Adonais9. InB,snovel,thesubjectmatter,thecharacterrange,thesocialsettings,andplotsareallrestrictedtotheprovinciallifeofthelate18thcenturyEngland,concerningthreeorfourlandedgentr),familieswiththeirdailyroutinelife.A.CharlotteBronteB.Jan

7、eAustenC.D.H.LawrenceD.ThomasHardy10. InConeofDickenslaterworks,DickenspresentsacriticismoftheUtilitarianprinciplethatrulesovertheEnglisheducationsystemanddestroysyoungheartsandminds.A.BleakHouseB.LittleDorritC.HardTimesD.ATaleofTwoCities11. ThesuccessofJaneEyreisnotonlybecauseofitssharpcriticismoft

8、heexistingsociety,butalsoduetoitsintroductiontotheEnglsihnovelthefirstDheroine.A.workerB.peasantC.explorerD.governess12. ThelasttwonovelsbyThomasHardyareCA. TheReturnoftheNative,TheMayorofCasterbridgeB. TheMayorofCasterbridge,TessoftheDUrbervillesC. TessoftheDUrbervilles,JudetheObscureD. TheWoodland

9、ers,theMayorofCasterbridge13. Dickensbest-depictedcharactersarethefollowingEXCEPTDA. innocent,virtuous,persecutedandhelplesschildcharactersB. horribleandgrotesquecharactersC. broadlyhumorousorcomicalcharactersD. simple,innocentandfaithfulwomencharacters14. Inhisfamousessay.TraditionandIndividualTale

10、nt.Aputsgreatemphasisontheimportanceoftraditionbothincreativewritingandincriticism.A.T.S.EliotB.D.H.LawrenceC.BernardShawD.CharlesDickens15. D.H.Lawrence,snovelBisastoryaboutthethreegenerationsoftheBrangwenfamilyontheMarshfarm.A.SonsandLoversB.TheRainbowC.KangarooD.LadyChatterley1SLover16. Iiisgener

11、allybelievedthatthemostimportantplayamongShakespearescomediesisBA.AMidsummerNightsDreamB.TheMerchantofVenisC.MuchAdoAboutNothingD.TwelfthNight17. JohnMi!tonsAshowshowmankind,inthepersonofChrist,withstandsthetempterandisestablishedoncemorein(hedivinefavor.B. Paradise LostD. AreopagiticaA.ParadiseRega

12、inedC.SamsonAgonistes18. Thedeclarationthat,IknowthatThisWorldisaWorldofImaginationandVisionandthatThenatureOfmyworkisvisionaryorimaginativebelongstoAA.WilliamBlakeB.WilliamWordsworthC.T.S.EliotD.PercyByssheShelley19. AllofthefollowingpoemsiswrittenbyShellyEXCEPTCA.OdetoLibertyB.OdetoNaplesC.OdetoaN

13、ightingaleDToaSkylark20. Of(hefollowingwriters.CisoftencomparedwithShakespeareforhisadeptnesswiththevernacularandlargevocabularywithwhichhebringsou(manyawonderfulverbalpictureofmanandscene.A.ThomasHardyB.GeorgeBernardShawC.CharlesDickensD.D.H.Lawrence21. T.S.Eliot,smajorachievementinplaywritinghasbe

14、enthecreationofaDinthe20thcenturytoexpresstheideasandactionofmodemsocietywithnewaccentsoftheContemPOraryspeech.A.heroicdramaB.melodramaC.monodramaD.versedrama22. InDbyportrayingadisillusionedmanwhoattemptsosavehisintegritybyrunningawayagainandagainfromhiswifeandchildren.D.H.Lawrencetries(oshowthatev

15、erymanisasacredandholyindividualwhoseintegrityshouldneverbeviolatedordominated.A.SonsandLoversB.TheRainbowC.WomeninLoveD.AaronsRod23. WilliamFaulknersworkisdifcultandisatextendlesslysearchedforAA.meaningsB.answersC.themesD.logics24. Asagenre,naturalismemphasizedDandenvironmentasimportantdeterministi

16、cforcesshapingindividualizedcharacterswhowerepresentedinspecialanddetailedcircumstances-A.educationB.societyC.manD.heredity25. RobertFrostsAMasqueofReasonandBarecomic-seriousdramaticnarratives,inbothofwhichbiblicalcharactersinmodemsettingsdiscussethicsandmanrelationstoGod.A.AFurtherRangeB.AMasqueofM

17、ercyC.ABoysWillD.NorthofBoston26. HenryJamesbelievedthatthematerialisticbentofAmericalifeanditslackofCandsophisticationcouldnotprovidehimwithenoughmaterialsforgreatliteraryworks.A.moneyB.wisdomC.cultureD.democracy27. TheAdventuresofTomSawyerandespecially,itssequenceAprovedthem-selvestobethemilestone

18、inAmericanliterature.B. The Gilded AgeD. Life on the MississippiA.AdventuresofHuckleberryFinnC.InnocentsAbroad28. HawthornesintellectualsareusuallyCdreadfulbecausetheyaredevoidofwanthandfeeling.A.victimsB.heroesC.villainsD.saviors29. MelvillesBillyBudddealswiththeseaandsailorsand(hethemeofaconictbet

19、weeninnocenceand_B.A.purityB.corruptionC.religionD.power30. CisagreatliterarygiantofAmerica,whomH.L.Menckenconsideredthetruefatherofournationalliterature.A.ErnestHemingwayB.WilliamFaulknerC.MarkTwainD.EzraPound31. InGoDown.Moses,FaulknerskillfullyemploysAasasymbolofthetimelessfreedomofthewilderness.

20、A.anoldcraftybearB.aloyaldogC.adoveofpeaceD.asmartfox32. HenryJamessBtellsastoryaboutayoungandinnocentAmericanconfrontingthecomplexityoftheEuropeanlife.A.DaisyMillerB.TheAmericanC.ThePortraitofALadyD.TheAmbassadors33. TheScarletLetteralwaysregardedasthebestofHawthome1sworks,tellsasimplebutmovingstor

21、yinwhichfourpeoplelivinginaAcommunityareinvolvedinandaffectedbythesinofadulteryindifferentways.A.PuritanB.ancientGreekC.IslamicD.Buddhist34. TheodoreDreisersstylehasbeenacontroversialaspectofhisworkfromthebeginning.ForlackofD,hiswritingsappearmoreinclusiveandlessselective.A.rhetoricB.logicC.modicati

22、onD.concision35. RobertFrostwroteinbothDand(hefreeverse,andsometimeshewroteinaform(hatborrowsfreelyfromthemeritsofboth.A.blankverseB.sonnetC.rhymingcoupletsD.(hemetricalforms36. FitzgeraldfollowstheJamesiantraditioninusingtheAmethodinhischapters,eachoneofwhichconsistsofoneormoredramaticscenes.A.scen

23、icB.descriptiveC.narrativeD.dialogical37. HemingwaysForWhomtheBellTollsconcernsavolunteerAmericanguerrillaRobertJordanfightingintheDB. Civil WarA.SecondWorldWarC.FirstWorldWarD.SpanishCivilWar38. TheCMobyDick,symbolizesnatureforMelville,foritiscomplex,unfathomable,malignantandbeautifulaswell.A.white

24、seawolfB.blackwhaleC.whitewhaleD.blackseawolf39. TheRomanticperiodstartedwiththepublicationofWashingtonIrvingsTheSketchBookandendedwithDA. CoopersLeatheringSiockingTalesB. MarkTwainsAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnC. HawthornesTheScarletLetterD. WhitmansLeavesofGrass40. TheodoreDreisefsAaclassicstoryofam

25、isunderstoodartist,wasoncecondemnedforobscenityandblasphemy.0A.TheGeniusB.SisterCarrieC.TheTitanD.TheStoicII.ReadingComprehension(16pointsinall,4foreach)41. ReadthequotedpartscarefullyandanswerthequestionsinEnglish.Writeyouranswersinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.42. 1.etusgothen,youandI,When

26、theeveningisspreadoutagainstthesky1.ikeapatientetherizedupona(able;1.etusgo,tlroughcertainhalf-desertedstreets,ThemutteringretreatsOfrestlessnightsinone-nightcheaphotelsAndsawdustrestaurantswithoystershells:StreetsthatfollowlikeatediousargumentOfinsidiousintentToleadyoutoanoverwhelmingquestion.Oh,do

27、notask,Whatisit?H1.etusgoandmakeourvisit.Questions:A. Identifythepoetandthetitleof(hepoemfromwhichthestanzaistaken.B. Whatarethecharacteristicsoftheprotagonistinthepoem?C. Whatfigureofspeechisusedinthesecondandthirdlines?答：A.T.S.Eliot.TheLoveSongofJ.AlfredPrufrock.B.Pmfrock,theprotagonistofthepoem,i

28、sneurotic,self-importantillogicalandincapableofaction.Heisakindoftragicfigurecaughtinasenseofdefeatedidealismandtorturedbyunsatisfieddesires.C.simile43. Why,mydear,youmustknow,Mrs.LongsaysthatNetherfieldistakenbyayoungmanoflargefortunefromthenorthofEngland;thathecamedownonMondayinachaiseandfourtosee

29、theplace,andwassomuchdelightedwithitthatheagreedwithMr.Morrisimmediately;thatheistotakepossessionbeforeichaelnas,andsomeofhisservantsaretobeinthehousebytheendofnextweek.,Whatishisname?Bingley.Ishemarriedorsingle?Oh!single,mydear,tobesure!Asinglemanoflargefortune;fourorfivethousandayear.Whatafinethin

30、gforourgirls!Howso?howcanitaffectthem.MydearMr.Bennet,repliedhiswife,howcanyoubesotiresome!YoumustknowthatIamthinkingofhismarryingoneofthem.*Questions:A. Identifytheauthorandthetitleofthenovelfromwhichthispassageistaken.B. Whoarethetwospeakers?C. Whaldoes(hedialoguetellusaboutthespeakers?答：A.FromJan

31、eAustensPrideandPrejudice.D. Mr.,andMrs.Bennet.E. IttellsusthatMrs.Bennetiseagertomarryoneofherdaughterstothementionedyoungman,butherhusbanddoesnotcaremuch.44. Hepretendedtoconsiderit.,dmuchrathergotoChillonwithyou.Withme.sheaskedwithoutashadowofemotion.Shedidntriseblushing,asayoungpersonatGenevawou

32、ldhavedone:andyetconsciousthathehadgoneveryfar,hethoughtitpossibleshehaddrawnback.Andwithyourmother.heansweredveryrespectfully.ButitseemedthatbothhisaudacityandhisrespectwerelostonMissDaisyMiller.Iguessmotherwouldntgoforyou,shesmiled.Andsheain,tbentongoing,anyway.Shedontliketorideroundintheafternoon

33、.Afterwhichshefamiliarlyproceeded:Butdidyoureallymeanwhatyousaidjustnowthatyoudliketogoupthere?”Questions:A. Identitytheauthorandthetitleofthenovelfromwhichtheaboveexcerptistaken.B. Fromtheirconversation,doyouknowwhereMissDaisyMillerandthemanwanttogo?C. BrieflycommentonMissDaisyMillerscharacter.答：A.

34、FromHenryJamessDaisyMiller.D. Theywanttogotoanoldcastle,theCastleofChillon.E. Innocence,thekeynoteofMissDaisyMillerscharacter,turnsouttobeanadmiringbutadangerousqualityandherdefianceofsocialtaboosintheOldWorldfinallybringshertoadisasterintheclashbetweentwodifferentcultures.45. WhenMissEmilyGriersond

35、ied,ourwholetownwenttoherfuneral:thementhroughasortofrespectfulaffectionforataiIenmonument,thewomenmostlyoutofcuriositytoseetheinsideofherhouse,whichnoonesaveanoldman-servantacombinedgardenerandcookhadseeninatleasttenyears.Questions:A. Identifytheauthorandthetitleoftheworkfromwhichtheaboveexcerptist

36、aken.B. Howdoyouexplainafallenmonument?C. ForwhatdifferentreasonsdidthemenandwomengotoMissEmilysfuneral?答：A.FromWilliamFaulknersARoseforEmily.B. Emilyisregardedasthesymboloftraditionandtheoldwayoflife.Thusherdeathislikethefallingofamonument.C. Themenwenttoherfuneralthroughasortofrespectfulaffectionf

37、orafallenmonument,andthewomenoutofcuriosity(oseetheinsideofherhouse.III.QuestionsandAnswers(24pointsinall,6foreach)GiveabriefanswertoeachofthefollowingquestionsinEnglish.Writeyouran.swersinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.45. Whaiare(hemajorthemesofWordsworthspoetry?答：A.Wordsworthwrotepoemsabou

38、tnature.Heisregardedasaworshipperofnature.B. Hewroteaboutcommonlife.Thejoysandsorrowsofthecommonpeoplearehisthemes.C. Healsowroteaboutthepast.Wordsworthisapoetinmemoryofthepast.46. InwhatwayisGulliversTravelsbyJonathanSwiftasignicanwork?答：A.GullivefsTravels,Jonathansbestfictionalwork,isoneofthemoste

39、ffectiveanddevastatingcriticismsandsatiresofallaspectsinthethenEnglishandEuropeanlife-socially,politically,religiously,philosophically,scientifically,andmorally.Itssocialsignificanceisgreatanditsexplorationintohumannatureprofound.B. GulliversTravelsisalsoanartisticmasterpiece.Herewenditsauthorathisb

40、estasamasterofprose.Clear,simple,concretediction,uncomplicatedsentencestructure,economyandconcisenessoflanguagemakthiswriting.C. Instructure,thefourpartsmakeanorganicwhole,witheachcontriveduponanindependentstructure,andye(complementing(heothersandcontributingtothecentralconcernofstudyofhumannaturean

41、dlife.47. EmilyDickinsonspoetryisuniqueandunconventionalinitsownway.Whatisherpoeticstyle?答：A.Herpoemshavenotitles.Inherpoetrythereisaparticularstresspattern,inwhichdashesareusedasamusicaldevicetocreatecadenceandcapitallettersasameansofemphasis.B. Theformofherpoetryismoreorlesslikethatofthehymns.Hers

42、entencestructureisirregularorinverted.However,herpoeticidiomisnotedforitslaconicbrevity,directnessandplainness.C. Herpoemsareusuallyshort,andmanyofthemaecenteredonasingleimageorsymbolandfocusedononesubjectmatter.Shefrequentlyusespersonaeandpersonification.Herpoetryisremarkablefori(svariety,subtletya

43、ndrichness,andshowsthelimitlesspowerofcreativityandimagination.48. NathanielHawthomesviewofmanandhumanhistorjforiginates,toagreatextent,inPuritanism.WhataretheeffectsofPuritanismonHawthorne?答：A.HawthomehadPuritanancestorsandhebelievedthatthewrongdoingofonegenerationlivesintothesuccessiveones,andofte

44、nwonderedifhemighthaveinheritedsomeoftheirguilt.Thissensibilityledtohisunderstandingofevilbeingattheverycoreofhumanlife,whichisthetypicaloftheCalvinisticbeliefthathumanbeingsaredepravedandcorrupted,hence,theyshouldobeyGodtoatonefortheirsins.B.HawthorneisattractedineverywaytothePuritanworld,eventhoug

45、hhecondemnsitslesshumanmanifestations.Ontheonehand,i(provideshimwithasubject,andontheother,withthePuritanworldorsocietyasahistoricalbackground,hediscussessomeofthemostimportantissuesthatconcernthemorallifeofmanandhumanhistory.IV.TopicDiscussion(20pointsinall,10foreach)Writenolessthan150wordsoneachof

46、thefollowingtopicsinEnglishinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.49. BrieflydiscussGeorgeBernardShawsdramaticachievementintermsofthemajorsubjectsandfeaturesofhisplays.答：A.GeorgeBernardShawwasconsideredtheleadingplaywrightof(he20(hcentury.Hisearlyplaysweremainlyconcernedwithsocialproblemsanddirecte

47、dtowardsthecriticismofthecontemporarysocial,economic,moralandreligiousevils.Shawwrotequiteafewhistoryplays,inwhichhekeptaneyeonthecontemporarysociety.Shawalsoproducedseveralplays,exploringhisideaoflifeForceBesides,Shawwroteplaysonmiscellaneoussubjects.B. Structurallyandthematically.Shawfollowedthegreattraditionsofrealism.OnefeatureofShawscharacterizationisthathemakesthetrickofshowinguponecharactervividlyattheexpenseofanother.C. Shawsplayshaveplots,buttheydonotworkbyplots.Theplotisusuallythedisregardedbackbonetoonelong,unbrokenconversation.Itisthevitalityofthetalkthatlakespri