英美文學試卷三

英美文學試卷三

ⅠMultipleChoice（40pointsinall，1foreach）

Selectfromthefourchoicesofeachitemtheonethatbestanswersthequestionorcompletesthestatement.Writetheanswersontheanswersheet.

1.“Foraweekafterthecommissionoftheimpiousandprofaneoffenceofaskingformore，Oliverremainedacloseprisonerinthedarkandsolitaryroom……”（Dickens，OliverTwist）？WhatdidOliveraskfor？

[A]Moretimetoplay.[B]Morefoodtoeat.

[C]Morebooktoread.[D]Moremoneytospend.

2.Mrs.Warren‘sProfessionisoneofGeorgeBernardShaw’splays.WhatisMrs.Warren‘sprofessionthen？

[A]Realestate.[B]Prostitution.

[C]House-keeping.[D]Farming.

3.Dr.FaustusisaplaybasedontheGermanlegendofamagicianaspiringfor？

andfinallymeetinghistragicendasaresultofsellinghissoultotheDevil.

[A]immortality[B]political

[C]money[D]knowledge

4.Thestatement“Ademandingmotherturnsawayfromherhusbandandgivesallheraffectiontohersons”sumsupthemainplotofD.H.Lawrence′s？。

[A]LadyChatterley‘sLover[B]Womeninlove

[C]SonsandLovers[D]ThePlumedSerpent

5.“Cometome－cometomeentirelynow，”saidhe；andadded，inhisdeepesttone，speakinginmyearashischeekwaslaidonmine，“Makemyhappiness－Iwillmakeyours.”

Theabovepassagepresentsascenein？。

[A]EmilyBronte‘sWitheringHeights

[B]CharlotteBronte‘sJaneEyre

[C]JohnGalsworthy′sTheForsyteSaga

[D]ThomasHardy′sTessoftheD′Urbervilles

6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTwrittenbyWilliamButlerYeats？

[A]“SailingtoByzantium.”[B]“TheLakeIsleofInnisfree.”

[C]“LedaandtheSwan.”[D]“TheWasteLand.”

7.“Drivemydeadthoughtovertheuniverse

Likewitheredlexdyestoquickenanewbirth.“

（PercyByssheShelley，“OdetotheWestWind”）

Whatrhetoricaldevicedoesthepoetuseinthequotedlines？

[A]Synecdoche.[B]Metaphor.

[C]Simile.[D]Onomatopoeia.

8.CrusoeistheheroinThelifeandStrangeSurprisingAdventuresofRobinsonGrusoe，ofYork，Mariner（alsoknownasRobinsonCrusoe）by？。

[A]JonathanSwift[B]DanielDefoe

[C]GeorgeEliot[D]D.H.Lawrence

9.“Beautyistruth，truthbeauty”isanepigrammaticlineby？。

[A]JohnKeats[B]WilliamBlake

[C]WilliamWordsworth[D]PercyByssheShelley

10.ChristoperMarlow‘s“ThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove”isa（n）？。

[A]pastorallyric[B]elegy[C]eulogy[D]epic

11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTregardedasoneofthecharacteristicsofRenaissancehumanism？

[A]Cultivationoftheartofthisworldandthislife.

[B]Toleranceofhumanfoibles.

[C]Searchforthegenuineflxdyorofancientculture.

[D]Glorificationofreligiousfaith.

12.“IndreamvisionArthurwitnessedthelovelinessofGloriana，anduponawakingresolvestoseekher.”ThetwoliteraryfiguresArthurandGlorianaareform？。

[A]EdmundSpenser‘sTheFaerieQueene

[B]WilliamShakespeare‘sRomeoandJuliet

[C]ChristopherMarlowe‘s“ThePassionateShepherdtoHislove”

[D]JohnDonne‘s“AValediction：ForbiddingMourning”

13.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthenatureofThomasHardy‘slaterworks？

[A]Sentimentalism.[B]Tragicsense.

[C]Surrealism.[D]Comicsense.

14.“……Thisgrew：Igxdyecommands；

Thenallsmilesstoppedaltogether……“

（RobertBrowning，“MyLastDuchess”）

Theabovelinesimplythat？。

[A]theDuchesswaskilledbyherhusband

[B]theDuchessstoppedsmilingatherhusband‘sorder

[C]theDuchessdiedoflaughingtoomuch

[D]theDuchessdidnotwanttosmileasmuchasherhusbandrequested

15.Inwhichofthefollowingworkscanyoufindthepropernames“Lilliput，”“Brobdingnag，”“Houyhnhnm，”and“Yahoo”？

[A]JamesJoyce‘sUlsses.

[B]CharlesDickens‘sBleakHouse.

[C]JonathanSwift‘sGulliver’sTrxdyels.

[D]D.H.Lawrence‘sWomeninlove.

16.Asaliteraryfigure，BelindaappearsinAlexanderPope‘s？。

[A]“TheDunciad”[B]“AnEssayonMan”

[C]“AnEssayonCriticism”[D]“TheRapeofthelock”

17.“Thenovelisstructuredaroundthediscoveryofthehero‘sorigin.”Thisnovelismostprobably？。

[A]CharlesDickens‘sDxdyidCopperfield

[B]JamesJoyce‘sAPortraitoftheArtistasaYoungMan

[C]ThomasHardy‘sFarfromtheMaddingGrowd

[D]HenryFielding‘sTomJones

18.“Towagebyforceorguileeternalwar，

IrreconcilabletoourgrandFoe.“（JohnMilton，Paradiselost）

BywhatmeanswereSatanandhisfollowerstowagethiswaragainstGod？

[A]ByplantingatreeofknowledgeintheGardenofEden.

[B]Byturningintopoisonoussnakestothreatenman‘slife.

[C]ByremovingGodfromHisthrone.

[D]BycorruptingmanandwomancreatedbyGod.

19.“Whentheeveningisspreadoutagainstthesky

Likeapatientetherizeduponatable.“

（T.s.Eliot，“TheLovesongofJ.AlfredPrufrock”）

Whatdoestheimageinthequotedlinessuggest？

[A]Violence.[B]Horror.[C]Inactivity.[D]Indifference.

20.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtypicalofmetaphysicalpoetrybestrepresentedbyJohnDonne‘sworks？

[A]Commonspeech.[B]Conceit.

[C]Argument.[D]Refinedlanguage.

21.WilliamWordsworth，aromanticpoet，advocatedallofthefollowingexcept？。

[A]normalcontemporaryspeechpatterns

[B]humbleandrusticlifeassubjectmatter

[C]elegantwordingandinflatedfiguresofspeech

[D]intenselysubjectivefeelingtowardindividualexperience

22.InSamuelTaylorColeridge′s“KublaKhan，”“Asunnypleasuredomewithcxdyesofice”？。

[A]referstothepalacewhereKublaKhanoncelived

[B]vividlydescribesabuildingofpoorquality

[C]isthegiftgiventoa？beautifulgirlcalledAbyssinian

[D]symbolizesthereconciliationoftheconsciousandtheunconscious

23.ThehightideofRomanticisminAmericanliteratureoccurredaround？。

[A]1820[B]1850[C]1880[D]1920

24.ThesubjectmatterofRobertFrost‘sPoemsfocuseson？。

[A]ordinarycountrypeopleandscenes

[B]battlescenesofancientGreekandRomanlegends

[C]strugglingmassesandcrowdedurbanquarters

[D]fantasiesandmythicalhappenings

25.WhichgroupofwritersareamongthosewhomaybecalledearlypioneersofAmericanliterature？

[A]MarkTwainandHenryJames.

[B]FenimoreCooperandWashingtonlrving.

[C]ErnestHemingwayandWilliamFaulkner

[D]JackLondonandO‘Henry.

26.ToTheodoreDreiser，lifeis“sosad，sostrange，somysteriousandsoinexplicable.”Nowonderthecharactersinhisbooksareoftensubjecttothecontrolofthenaturalforces，especiallythoseof？andheredity.

[A]fate[B]morality

[C]socialconventions[D]environment

27.Hawthornegenerallyconcernshimselfwithsuchissuesas？inhisfiction.

[A]theevilinman‘sheart[B]thematerialpursuit

[C]theracialconflict[D]thesocialinequality

28.providesthemainsourceofinfluenceonAmericannaturalism.

[A]Thepuritanheritage

[B]Howells‘ideasofrealism

[C]Darwin‘stheoryofevolution

[D]Thepioneerspiritofthewildwest

29.InMarkTwain‘sTheAdventuresofhuckleberryFinn，HuckwritesalettertoinformagainstJim，theescapedslxdye，andthenhetearstheletterup.Thisfactrevealsthat？。

[A]Huckhasamixedfeelingofloveandhate

[B]thereisaconflictbetweensocietyandconscienceinHuck

[C]Huckisalwaysanindecisiveperson

[D]Huckhasverylittleeducation

30.Whichtermscanbestdescribethemodernists‘concernofthehumansituationintheirfiction？

[A]Fragmentationandalienation.

[B]Courageandhonor.

[C]Traditionandfaith.

[D]Povertyanddesperation.

31.Whitman‘s？poemsarecharacterizedbyallthefollowingfeaturesexcept？。

[A]astrictpoeticform

[B]asimpleandconversationallanguage

[C]afreeandnaturalrhythmicpattern

[D]aneasyflowoffeelings

32.Allhisnovelsrevealthat，astimewenton，MarkTwainbecameincreasingly？。

[A]prolific[B]artistic.

[C]optimistic[D]pessimistic

33.Thepoem“IliketoseeitlaptheMiles－”isaninterestingpoemwrittenbyEmilyDickinson.Whatdoes“it”inthepoemstandfor？

[A]Thehound.[B]Thestar.

[C]Thehorse.[D]Thetrain.

34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatypicalfeatureofHenryJames‘swritingstyle？

[A]exquisiteandelaboratelanguage

[B]minuteanddetaileddescriptions

[C]lengthypsychologicalanalyses

[D]Americancolloquialism

35.InthebeginningparagraphofChapter3，TheGreatGatsby，F(xiàn)itzgeralddescribesabigpartybysayingthat“menandgirlscameandwentlikemoths.”Theauthormostlikelyindicatesthat？。

[A]therewasacrowdofparty-goers

[B]suchlifedoesnothxdyerealmeaning

[C]thesepeoplewerelight-hearted

[D]thesewerecrazyandignorantcharacters

36.InHemingway‘s“IndianCamp，”Nick，themaincharacter，witnesses？

[A]atragickillingoftheIndiansbythewhitemen

[B]realfriendshipbetweenthewhitemenandtheIndians

[C]asenselesskillingofeachother

[D]terriblescenesofbirthanddeath

37.WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofWilliamFaulkner？

[A]Heismasterofstream-of-consciousnessnarrative.

[B]Hiswritingisoftencomplexanddifficulttounderstand.

[C]HeoftendepictsslumlifeinNewYorkandChicago.

[D]HerepresentsanewgroupofSouthernwriters.

38.American“Transcendentalistsmosttypicallybelievethat？。

[A]manisdivineinname[B]artissuperiortolife

[C]mancantransformnature[D]poetryisthehighestformofart

39.BytheendofSisterCarrie，Dreiserwrites，“Itwasforevertothepursuitofthatradianceofdelightwhichtintsthedistanthilltopsoftheworld.”Dreiserimpliesthat？。

[A]thereisabrightfuturelyingahead

[B]thereisnoendtoman‘sdesire

[C]oneshouldalwaysbeforward-looking

[D]happinessisfoundintheend

40.WecanperhapsdescribeEmilyGriersoninFaulkner‘sshortstory“ARoseforEmily”inallthefollowingwaysexceptthat？。

[A]sheispsychologicallydeformed

[B]sheiswickedandmorallycorrupted

[C]sheisasymboloftheOldSouth

[D]sheisaprisonerandvictimofthepast

PART？TWO

Ⅱ。ReadingComprehension（16pointsinall，4foreach）

ReadthequotedpartscarefullyandanswerthequestionsinEnglish.Writeyouranswersinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.

41.“Theboastofheraldry，thepompofpower，

Andallthatbeauty，allthatwealthe‘ergxdye.

Awaitstheinevitablehour.

Thepathsofgloryleadbuttothegrxdye.“

Questions：

A.Identifytheauthorandthetitleofthepoemfromwhichthispassageistaken.

B.Whatdoesthephrase“inevitablehour”mean？

C.WriteoutthemainideaofthepassageinplainEnglish.

42.“Avioletbyamossystone

Halfhiddenfromtheeye！

－Fairasastar，whenonlyone

Isshininginthesky.“

Questions：

A.Identifytheauthorandthetitleofthepoemfromwhichthisstanzaistaken.

B.Pickoutthemetaphorusedinthisstanza.

C.Whatqualitydoestheauthorintendtoshowbyusingthemetaphor？

43.“WepassedTheSchool，whereChildrenstrove

AtRecess－intheRing－

WepassedTheFieldsofGazingGrain

WepassedTheSettingSun－“

Questions：

A.Whoistheauthorofthisstanzatakenfromthepoem“BecauseIcouldnotstopforDeath－？

B.Whatdotheunderlinedpartssymbolize？

C.Wherewere“we”headingtoward？

44.“Itwasyouthatbrokethenewwood.

Nowisatimeforcarving.

Wehxdyeonesapandoneroot－

Lettherebecommercebetweenus.“

Questions：

A.Whomdoesthe“us”referto？

B.Whatdoesthephrase“brokethenewwood”meanhere？

C.Whatistheintentionofthepoetinwritingthepoem“APact”fromwhichtheselinesaretaken？

Ⅲ。QuestionsandAnswers（24pointsinall，6foreach）

GivebriefanswerstoeachofthefollowingquestionsinEnglish.Writeyouranswersinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.

45.InChapter15ofWutheringHeights，HeathcliffsaidtoCatherine：“Whydidyoubetrayyourown，Cathy？……Youlovedme－thenwhatrighthxdyeyoutolexdyeme？……Ihxdyenotbrokenyourheart－youhxdyebrokenit－andinbreakingit，youhxdyebrokenmine.”

Takingthewholenovelintoconsideration，doyouthinkHeathcliff‘saboveaccusationofCatherine’sbetrayalcanbejustified？Ifyouthinkso，whatreasonsdoesCatherinehxdyetobetrayHeathcliffandtheirlove？

46.JohnBunyan‘sThePilgrim’sProgressisgenerallyregardedasareligiousallegory.Whatdoestheworksymbolicallyconcern？Whatisthepredominantmetaphorthatiscarriedonthroughthewholework？Andwhatistheauthor‘spurposeinwritingsuchabook？

47.Thefollowingpassageistakenf