2023年自考專業(yè)英語(yǔ)英美文學(xué)選讀沖刺密卷1

自考專業(yè)(英語(yǔ))英美文學(xué)選讀沖刺密卷1

一、單項(xiàng)選擇題。以下各小題所給出的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，只有一項(xiàng)最符合題目要求。

1、ButitwasnotuntilthereignofthattheRenaissancereallybegantoshowitseffectinEngland.()

A．RichardIII

B．HenryVIII

C．HenryVII

D．ElizabethI

2、TherealmainstreamoftheEnglishRenaissanceis()

A．theElizabethandrama

B．theElizabethanprose

C．a(chǎn)ncientpoem

D．romanticnovel

3、TwelfthNightbyShakespeareisa______.()

A．historyplay

B．tragedy

C．poem

D．comedy

4、WhichofthefollowingplaysdoesnotbelongtoShakespeare'sgreattragedies?()

A．RomeoandJuliet.

B．KingLear.

C．Hamlet.

D．Macbeth.

5、TheMerchantofVenicetakesastepforwardinitsrealisticpresentationofhumannatureandhumanconflict.Allthefollowingcharactersexceptarefromtheplay.()

A．Antonio

B．Bassanio

C．JackCade

D．Portia

6、______isprobablyMilton'smostmemorableprosework.()

A．ParadiseLost

B．ParadiseRegained

C．SamsonAgonistes

D．Areopagitica

7、______showshowmankind,inthepersonofChrist,withstandsthetempterandisestablishedoncemoreinthedivinefavor.()

A．ParadiseLost

B．ParadiseRegained

C．SamsonAgonistes

D．Beowulf

8、Inthefollowinggreatfigures,______isnotthepioneersofthemodernEnglishnovel.()

A．DanielDefoe

B．LaurenceSterne

C．SamuelRichardson

D．WilliamShakespeare

9、Inthetheatricalworldoftheneoclassicalperiod,______wastheleadingfigureamongthehostofplaywrights.()

A．WilliamBlake

B．RichardSheridan

C．BenJohnson

D．BernardShaw

10、InRobinsonCrusoe,DanielDefoeglorifiesallthefollowingqualitiesofthemiddle-classmenexcept______.()

A．theindignityoflabour

B．religiousdevotion

C．loyaltytotheking

D．pioneeringspirit

11、TomJones,thefulltitlebeingTheHistoryofTomJones,aFoundling,isgenerallyconsideredthemasterpieceof______.()

A．JohnBunyan

B．DanielDefoe

C．JonathanSwift

D．HenryFielding

12、FortheRomantics,isnotonlythemajorsourceofpoeticimagery,butalsoprovidesthedominantsubjectmatter.()

A．love

B．man

C．nature

D．death

13、Thepoemssuchasthe"ChimneySweeper"arefoundinbothSongsofInnocenceandSongsofExperienceby______.()

A．WilliamWordsworth

B．WilliamBlake

C．JohnKeats

D．LordGordonByron

14、WilliamWordsworth,aromanticpoet,advocatedallthefollowingexcept______.()

A．theuseofeverydaylanguagespokenbythecommonpeople

B．theexpressionofthespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeelings

C．theuseofhumbleandrusticlifeassubjectmatter

D．theuseofelegantwordingandinflatedfiguresofspeech

15、Shelley'sgreatestachievementishisfour-actpoeticdrama______.()

A．MenofEngland

B．PrometheusUnbound

C．OdetotheWestWind

D．TheRevoltofIslam

16、ThroughthecharacterofElizabeth'JaneAustenemphasizestheimportanceofforwomen.()

A．marriage

B．physicalattractiveness

C．independenceandself-confidence

D．submissivecharacter

17、WhichofthefollowingcommentsonCharlesDickensiswrong?()

A．DickensisoneofthegreatestcriticalrealisticwritersoftheModernperiod.

B．Hisseriousintentionistoexposeandcriticizeallthepoverty,injustice,hypocrisyand,corruptnessheseesallaroundhim.

C．ThelaterworksshowthedevelopmentofDickenstowardsahighlyconsciousartistofthemoderntype.

D．ATaleofTwoCitiesisoneofhislaterworks.

18、CharlesDickens'worksarecharacterizedbyaminglingof______.Heseemstobelievethatlifeisitselfamixtureofjoyandgrief.()

A．loveandhate

B．friendshipandloneliness

C．humorandpathos

D．satireandcriticism

19、ThomasHardy'snovelsareallVictorianindate.Mostofthemaresetin______,thefictionalprimitiveandcruderuralregionwhichisreallythehomeplacehebothlovesandhates.()

A．Sussex

B．Wessex

C．Casterbridge

D．Oxford

20、ThomasHardywrotenovelsof______.()

A．characterandenvironment

B．pureromance

C．streamofconsciousness

D．psychoanalysis

21、Inthemid-1950sandearly1960s,thereappeared"______"whodemonstratedaparticulardisillusionoverthedepressingsituationinBritainandlaunchedabitterprotestagainsttheoutmodedsocialandpoliticalvaluesintheirsociety.()

A．TheBeatGeneration

B．TheLostGeneration

C．TheAngryYoungMen

D．BlackMountainPoets

22、IntheplayTheImportanceofBeingEarnestbyWilde,theupper-classpeoplearedescribedasthefollowingexcept()

A．corrupt

B．snobbish

C．hypocritical

D．a(chǎn)mbitious

23、WhichofthefollowingplaysexploredBernardShaw'sideaof"LifeForce"?()

A．ManandSuperman.

B．TheAppleCart.

C．Pygmalion.

D．TooTruetoBeGood.

24、"Theyellowfogthatrubsitsbackuponthewindow-panes,/Theyellowsmokethatrubsitsmuzzleonthewindow-panes/Linkeditstongueintothecornersoftheevening,/Lingereduponthepoolsthatstandindrains."Thestanzaistakenfrom______.()

A．T.S.Eliot'sTheLoveSongofJ.AlfredPrufrock

B．EmilyDickinson'sBecauseICouldNotStopforDeath

C．AlfredTennyson'sBreak,Break,Break

D．WilliamWordsworth'sIWanderedLonelyasaCloud

25、InSonsandLovers,D.H.LawrencepresentedPaulasa(n)manandartist.()

A．independent

B．a(chǎn)mbitious

C．strong-willed

D．sensitive

26、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueofAmericanTranscendentalism?()

A．ItcanbeclearlydefinedasapartofAmericanRomanticliterarymovement.

B．Itcanbedefinedphilosophicallyas"therecognitioninmanofthecapacityofknowingtruthintuitively".

C．RalphWaldoEmersonwasthechiefadvocateofthisspiritualmovement.

D．ItsprangfromSouthAmericainthelate19thcentury.

27、AllofthefollowingareworksbyNathanielHawthorneexcept______.()

A．TheHouseoftheSevenGables

B．WhiteJacket

C．TheMarbleFaun

D．TheBlithedaleRomance

28、WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsaboutHawthorne'sTheScarletLetteristrue?()

A．Hawthorneintendedtotellalovestoryinthisnovel.

B．Hawthorneintendedtotellastoryofsininthisnovel.

C．Hawthorneintendedtorevealthehumanpsycheaftertheysinned,soastoshowpeoplethetensionbetweensocietyandindividuals.

D．Hawthornefocusedhisattentiononconsequencesofthesinonthepeopleingeneral,soastocallthereadersbacktotheconventionalPuritanwayofliving.

29、Whitman'sThereWasaChildWentForthisapoemabout______.()

A．a(chǎn)soldiergoingtothebattlefield

B．thebirthofanewlife

C．a(chǎn)tragicboyhoodexperience

D．thegrowthofachild

30、Moby-DickisregardedasthefirstAmerican()

A．proseepic

B．comicepic

C．dramaticfiction

D．poeticfiction

31、Whoexertsthesinglemostimportantinfluenceonliterarynaturalism?()

A．Emerson.

B．JackLondon.

C．TheodoreDreiser.

D．Darwin.

32、TheraftonwhichHuckandJimfloatalongtheriverinMarkTwain'sAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnmaysymbolizeallthefollowingexcept______.()

A．spiritualfreedom

B．escapefromdifferentsortsofsocialoppression

C．mobilityandinstability

D．a(chǎn)smallsocietywherepeopleofdifferentcolorscanlivelikebrothers

33、Linguistically,comparedwiththeWritingsofMarkTwain,HenryJames'sfictionisnotedforhis______.()

A．frontiervernacular

B．richcolloquialism

C．vulgarlydescriptivewords

D．refinedelegantlanguage

34、MostofEmilyDickinson'spoemswerepublished()

A．whenshewasyoung

B．a(chǎn)fterherfailedloveaffair

C．inheroldage

D．a(chǎn)fterherdeath

35、Thepoem"IliketoseeitlaptheMiles—"isaninterestingpoemwrittenbyEmilyDickinson.Whatdoes"it"inthepoemstandfor?()

A．Thehound.

B．Thestar.

C．Thehorse.

D．Thetrain.

36、BytheendofSisterCarrie,Dreiserwrites,"Itwasforevertobethepursuitofthatradianceofdelightwhichtintsthedistanthilltopsoftheworld."Dreiserimpliesthat______.()

A．thereisabrightfuturelyingahead

B．thereisnoendtoman'sdesire

C．oneshouldalwaysbeforward-looking

D．happinessisfoundintheend

37、ThesubjectmatterofRobertFrost'spoemsfocuson()

A．ordinarycountrypeopleandscenes

B．battlescenesofancientGreekandRomanlegends

C．strugglingmassesandcrowdedurbanquarte