2010年4月高等教育自學考試全國統(tǒng)一命題考試英美文學選.doc

2010年4月高等教育自學考試全國統(tǒng)一命題考試英美文學選讀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 the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. 1. T. S. Eliot s _ bearing a strong thematic resemblance to The Waste Land, is generally regarded as the darkest of Eliot s poems. A. “Gerontion” B. “Prufrock” C. Murder in the Cathedral D. The Hollow Men 2. Shelley s political lyrics _ is not only a war cry calling upon all working people to rise up against their political oppressors, but an address to them pointing out the intolerable injustice of economic exploitation. A. “Ode to Liberty” B. “Ode to Naples” C. “Ode to the West Wind” D. “Men of England” 3. Charlotte s works are famous for the depiction of the life of _ working women, particularly governesses. A. the middle - class B. the lower - class C. the upper - middle - class D. the upper - class 4. All of the following works are known as Hardy s “novels of character and environment” EXCEPT _. A. The Return of the Native B. Tess of the D Urbervilles C. Jude the Obscure D. Far from the Madding Crowd 5. Jane Austen s practical idealism is that love should be justified by _ and disciplined by self-control. A. reason B. sense C. rationality D. sensibility 6. Shakespeare s _, an elaborate and fantastic story, is known as the best of his final romances. A. The Winters Tale B. The Tempest C. The Taming of the Shrew D. Love s Labour s Lost 7. “Where intelligence was fallible, limited, the Imagination was our hope of contact with eternal forces, with the whole spiritual world.” was said by _. A. William Wordsworth B. William Blake C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge D. John Keats 8. “To be, or not to be - that is the question;/Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer / The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,/Or to take arms against a sea of troubles ,/And by opposing end then?” These lines are taken from _. A. King Lear B. Romeo and Juliet C. Othello D. Hamlet 9. John Milton s most powerful dramatic poem on the Greek model is _. A. Paradise Lost B. Paradise Regained C. Samson Agonistes D. Lycidas 10. Because of her sensitivity to universal pattens of human behavior, _ has brought the English novel, as an art of form, to its maturity. A. Charlotte Bronte B. Jane Austen C. Emily Bronte D. Henry Fielding 11. Daniel Defoes _ is universally considered as his masterpiece. A. Colonel Jack B. Robinson Crusoe C. Captain Singleton D. A Journal of the Plague Year 12. Poetry is defined by _ as “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings, which originates in emotion recollected in tranquility”. A. William Wordsworth B. William Blake C. Percy Bysshe Shelley D. Robert Southey 13. Jonathan Swift s _ is generally regarded as the best model of satire, not only of the period but also in the whole English literary history. A. Gullivers Travels B. The Battle of the Books C. “A Modest Proposal” D. A Tale of a Tub 14. All of the following statements about the Victorian period is true EXCEPT _. A. England was the “workshop of the world”. B. The early years was a time of rapid economic development as well as serious social problems. C. Towards the mid -century, England had reached its highest point of development as a world power. D. Capitalism came into its monopoly stage, the gap between the rich and the poor was further deepened. 15. George Bernard Shaw s _ is a grotesquely realistic exposure of slum landlordism. A. Widower s House B. Mrs. Warren s Profession C. The Apple Cart D. Getting Married 16. Dickens s first child hero is _. A. Little Nell B. David Copperfield C. Oliver Twist D. Little Dorrit 17. Of all the eighteenth - century novelists _ was the first to set out, both in theory and practice, to write specifically a “comic epic in prose”, the first to give the modern novel its structure and style. A. Henry Fielding B. Daniel Defoe C. Jonathan Swift D. Laurence Sterne 18. D. H. Lawrence s _ is a remarkable novel in which the individual consciousness is subtly revealed and strands of themes are intricately wound up. A. Sons and Lovers B. The Rainbow C. Women in Love D. Lady Chatterley s Love 19. Dickens attacks the Utilitarian principle that rules over the English education system and destroys young hearts and minds in _. A. Hard Times B. Great Expectations C. Our Mutual Friend D. Bleak House 20. The belief of the eighteenth - century neoclassicists in England led them to seek the following EXCEPT _. A. proportion B. unity C. harmony D. spirit 21. The Renaissance marks a transition from _ to the modern world. A. the old English B. the medieval C. the feudalist D. the capitalist 22. The great political and social events in the English society of neoclassical period were the following EXCEPT _. A. the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660 B. the Great Plague of 1665 C. the Great London Fire in 1666 D. the Wars of Roses in 1689 23. With the scarlet letter A as the biggest symbol of all, _ proves himself to be one of the best symbolists. A. Hawthorne B. Dreiser C. James D. Faulkner 24. The author of Leaves of Grass , a giant of American letters, is _. A. Faulkner B. Dreiser C. James D. Whitman 25. In Tender is the Night, _ traces the decline of a young American psychiatrist whose marriage to a beautiful and wealthy patient drains his personal energies and corrodes his professional career. A. Dreiser B. Faulkner C. Fitzgerald D. Jack London 26. Melville is best - known as the author of his mighty book, _, which is one of the world s greatest masterpieces. A. Song of Myself B. Moby - Dick C. The Marble Faun D. Mosses from an Old Manse 27. The theme of Henry James essay “_” clearly indicates that the aim of the novel is to present life, so it is not surprising to find in his writings human experiences explored in every possible form. A. The American B. The Europeans C. The Art of Fiction D. The Golden Bowl 28. During WWI, _ served as an honorable junior officer in the American Red Cross Ambulance Corps and in 1918 was severely wounded in both legs. A. Anderson B. Faulkner C. Hemingway D. Dreiser 29. In order to protest against America s failure to join England in WWI, _ became a naturalized British citizen in 1915. A. William Faulkner B. Henry James C. Earnest Hemingway D. Ezra Pound 30. Robert Frost described _as “a book of people,” which shows a brilliant insight into New England character and the background that formed it. A. North of Boston B. A Boys Will C. A Witness Tree D. A Further Range 31. We can easily find in Dreiser s fiction a world of jungle, and _ found expression in almost every book he wrote. A. naturalism B. romanticism C. transcendentalism D. cubism 32. As an active participant of his age, Fitzgerald is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the _. A. Jazz Age B. Age of Reason C. Lost Generation D. Beat Generation 33. From the first novel Sister Carrie on, Dreiser set himself to project the American values for what he had found them to be: _ to the core. A. altruistic B. political C. religious D. materialistic 34. The 20th -century stream- of- consciousness technique was frequently and skillfully used by _ to emphasize the reactions and inner musings of the narrator. A. Hemingway B. Frost C. Faulkner D. Whitman 35. With the help of his friends Phil Stone and Sherwood Anderson, _ published a volume of poetry The Marble Faun and his first novel Soldiers Pay. A. Faulkner B. Hemingway C. Ezra Pound D. Fitzgerald 36. The Sun Also Rises casts light on a whole generation after WWI and the effects of the war by way of a vivid portrait of “_.” A. the Beat Generation B. the Lost Generation C. the Babybooming Age D. the Jazz Age 37. Within her little lyrics Dickinson addresses those issues that concern _, which include religion, death, immorality, love and nature. A. the whole human beings B. the frontiers C. the African Americans D. her relatives 38. H. L. Mencken, a famous American critic, considered _ “the true father of our national literature. ” A. Hamlin Garland B. Joseph Kirkland C. Mark Twain D. Henry James 39. In his poetry, Whitman shows concern for _ and the burgeoning life of cities. A. the colonists B. the capitalists C. the whole hard -working people D. the intellectuals 40. In 1837, _ published Twice - Told Tales, a collection of short stories which attracted critical attention. A. Emerson B. Melville C. Whitman D. Hawthorne II. Reading Comprehension (16 points in all, 4 for each) Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet. 41. Wherefore, Bees of England, forge Many a weapon, chain, and scourge, That these stingless drones may spoil The forced produce of your toil? Questions: A. Identify the poet and the poem from which the lines are taken. B. What do you know about the poem s writing background? C. What do you think the poet intends to say in the poem? 42. Let us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherized upon a table; Let us go, through certain half- deserted streets, The muttering retreats Of restless nights in one -night cheap hotels And sawdust restaurants with oyster- shells: (The lines above are taken from “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T. S Eliot. ) Questions: A. What does the poem present? B. What form is the poem composed in? C. What does the poem suggest? 43. This is my letter to the World That never wrote to Me - The simple News that Nature told - With tender Majesty Questions: A. Identify the poet. B. What idea does the poem express? C. Why does the poet use dashes and capital letters in the poem? 44. There was music from my neighbor s house through the summer nights. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars. At high tide in the afternoon I watched his guests diving from the tower of his raft, or taking the sun on the hot sand of his beach while his two motorboats slit the waters of the Sound, drawing aquaplanes over cataracts of foam. On week - ends his Rolls - Royce became an omnibus, bearing parties to and from the city between nine in the morning and long past midnight, while his station wagon scampered like a brisk yellow bug to meet all trains. And on Mondays eight servants, including an extra gardener, toiled all day with mops and scrubbing- brushes and hammers and garden - shears, repairing the ravages of the night before. (The passage above is taken from The Great Gatsby ) Questions: A. What time does the story reflect? B. What does the novel evoke? C. What does Gatsby s failure magnify? III. Questions and Answers (24 points in all, 6 for each) Give a brief answer to each of the following questions in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet. 45. Working through the tradition of a Christian humanism, Milton wrote Paradise Lost, intending to expose the ways of Satan and to “justify the ways of God to men. ” What is Milton s fundamental concern in Paradise Lost? 46. Briefly introduce Blake s Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. 47. What are the factors that gave rise to American naturalism? 48. Briefly state Mark Twain s magic power with language in his novels. IV. Topic Discussion(20 points in all, 10 for each) Write no less than 150 words on each of the following topics in English in the corresponding space on the answer sheet. 49. Why is Hardy regarded as a naturalistic writer in English literature? Discuss in relation to his novels you know. 50. Please discuss Henry James contribution to American literature in regard to his representative works, themes, writing techniques and language.英美文學選讀試題答案及評分參考（課程代碼 0604）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 the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. 01-05:DDADA 06-10:BBDCB 11-15:BACDA 16-20:CACAD21-25:BDADC 26-30:BCCBA 31-35:AADCA 36-40:BACCD II. Reading Comprehension (16 points in all, 4 for each)Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.41. A. Shelley & A Song : Men of England.B. This poem was written in 1819, the year of the *Peterloo Massacre(彼得盧屠殺).* 1819年8月16日發(fā)生在英國曼徹斯特圣彼得廣場上的一場流血慘案。由于鎮(zhèn)壓這次集會的軍隊，有的曾參加過滑鐵盧戰(zhàn)役，群眾乃譏稱這次流血慘案為彼得盧屠殺。C. It is not only a war cry calling upon all working people to rise up against their political oppressors, but an address to them pointing out the intolerable injustice of economic exploitation. 42.A. It presents the meditation of an aging young man over the business of proposing marriage. B. dramatic monologueC. The poem is in a form of dramatic monologue, suggesting an ironic contrast between a pretended Love Song and a confession of the speakers incapability of facing up to love and to life in a sterile upper-class world.43A. Emily DickinsonB. Entitled thus, the poem expresses Dickinsons anxiety about her communication with the outside world.)C. In her poetry there is a particular stress pattern, in which dashes are used as a musical device to create cadence and capital letters as a means of emphasis.44.A. the Jazz AgeB. A masterpiece in American literature, the Great Gatsby evokes a haunting mood of a glamorous, wild time that seemingly will never come again.C. Gatsbys failure magnifies to a great extent the end of the American Dream.III. Questions and Answers (24 points in all, 6 for each)Give a brief answer to each of the following questions in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.45. At the center of the conflict between human love and spiritual duty lies Miltons fundamental concern with freedom and choice.The theme is the Fall of Man, i.e. mans disobedience and the loss of Paradise.In the fall of man Adam discovered his full humanity. The freedom of the will is the keystone of Miltons creed. 46. The Songs of Innocence (1809) is a lovely volume of poems, presenting a happy and innocent world, though not without its evils and sufferings. His Songs of Experience (1794) paints a different world, a world of misery, poverty, disease, war and repression with a melancholy tone. Childhood is central to Blakes concern in the Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience.47. The impact of Darwins evolutionary theory on the American thought and the influence of the 19th century French literature on the American men of letters gave rise to yet another school of realism: American naturalism. Darwin, in his The Origin of Species (1859) and Descent of Man (1871), hypothesized that over the millennia man had evolved from lower forms of life. The American naturalists accepted the more negative implications of this theory and used it to account for the behavior of those characters in literary works who were conceived as more or less complex combinations of inherited attributes, their habits conditioned by social and economic forces.或In a word, naturalism is evolved from realism when the authors tone in writing becomes less serious and less sympathetic but more ironic and more pessimistic. It is no more than a different philosophical approach to reality, or to human existence. 48. Briefly state Mark Twain s magic power with language in his novels.A.Setting: In the novel Mark Twain recreates a small-town world of America and presents the local color. B.Language: He uses simple, direct language faithful to the colloquial speech, the vernacular language of the local people. C.Character（s）: The author recreates two rebels and fugitives running away from civilization, especially Huckleberry Finn, an innocent boy who refuses to accept the conventional village morality. D.Theme: The novel is a criticism of social injustice, hypocrisy, conservativeness and narrow-mindedness of the American small town society. E.Style: The novel employs a humorous style of narration and is also highly symbolic with the central symbol.IV. Topic Discussion(20 points in all, 10 for each)Write no less than 150 words on each of the following topics in English in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.49. A. He read Darwins The Origin of Species and accepted the idea of survival of the fittest. He was also influenced by Spencers The First Principle, which led him to the belief that mans fate is predeterminedly tragic, driven by a combined force of nature, both inside and outside. In his works, man is shown inevitably bound by his won inherent nature and hereditary traits which prompt him to go and search for some specific happiness or success and set him in conflict with the environment. Man proves impotent before Fate, however he tries, and he seldom escapes his o