2009年7月自考00604英美文學(xué)選讀試題及答案含解析

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1、【單選題】ThefirstmassmovementoftheEnglishworkingclassandtheearly

signoftheawakeningofthepoor,oppressedpeopleis_____.

TheEnclosureMovement

TheProtestantReformation

A:

TheEnlightenmentMovement

B:

TheChartistMovement

C:

答D:案：D

2、【單選題】DanielDefoe’sworksareallthefollowingEXCEPT_____.

MollFlanders

ATaleofaTub

A:

AJournalofthePlagueYear

B:

ColonelJack

C:

答D:案：B

3、【單選題】“MetaphysicalPoetry”referstotheworksofthe17th-century

writerswhowroteundertheinfluenceof_____.

JohnDonne

AlexanderPope

A:

ChristopherMarlowe

B:

JohnMilton

C:

答D:案：A

4、【單選題】ThemostimportantplayamongShakespeare’scomediesis_____.

AMidsummerNight’sDream

TheMerchantofVenice

A:

AsYouLikeIt

B:

TwelfthNight

C:

答D:案：B

5、【單選題】ThemostperfectexampleoftheversedramaafterGreekstylein

EnglishisMilton’s_____.

ParadiseLost

ParadiseRegained

A:

SamsonAgonistes

B:

Areopagitica

C:

答D:案：C

6、【單選題】WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsofEnlightenmentMovementis

NOTtrue?

ItwasaprogressiveintellectualmovementthatflourishedinFrance.

ItwasafurtheranceoftheRenaissanceofthe15thand16thcenturies.

A:

Thepurposewastoenlightenthewholeworldwithmoderuphilosophical

B:

andartisticideas.

C:

TheEnlightenersadvocateindividualeducation.

答D:案：D

7、【單選題】NeoclassicistshadsomefixedlawsandrulesforproseEXCEPT_____.

beingprecise

beingdirect

A:

beingflexible

B:

beingsatiric

C:

答D:案：D

8、【單選題】Agoodstyleofprose“properworksinproperplaces”wasdefined

by_____.

JohnMilton

HenryFielding

A:

JonathanSwift

B:

T.S.Eliot

C:

答D:案：C

9、【單選題】ThemajorthemeofJaneAusten’snovelsis_____.

loveandmoney

moneyandsocialstatus

A:

socialstatusandmarriage

B:

loveandmarriage

C:

答D:案：D

10、【單選題】Wordsworth’s_____isperhapsthemostanthologizedpoemin

Englishliterature.

“ToaSkylark”

“IWonderedLonelyasaCloud”

A:

“AnEveningWalk”

B:

“MyHeartLeapsUp”

C:

答D:案：B

11、【單選題】WilliamBlake’swork______markshisentryintomaturity.

SongsofExperience

MarriageofHeavenandHell

A:

SongsofInnocence

B:

TheBookofLos

C:

答D:案：B

12、【單選題】BestofalltheRomanticwell-knownlyricpiecesis

Shelley’s_____.

“TheCloud”

“ToaSkylark”

A:

“OdetoaNightingale”

B:

“OdetotheWestWind”

C:

答D:案：D

13、【單選題】IntheVictorianPeriod_____becamethemostwidelyreadandthe

mostvitalandchallengingexpressionofprogressivethought.

poetry

novel

A:

prose

B:

drama

C:

答D:案：B

14、【單選題】InCharlesDickens’earlynovels,heattacksoneormorespecific

socialevils,_____isagoodexampleofdescribingthedehumanizingworkhouse

systemandthedark,criminalunderworldlife.

DavidCopperfield

OliverTwist

A:

B:

GreatExpectations

DombeyandSon

C:

答D:案：B

15、【單選題】ThomasHardy’smostcheerfulandidyllicworkis_____.

TheReturnoftheNative

FarfromtheMaddinCrowd

A:

UndertheGreenwoodTree

B:

TheWoodlanders

C:

答D:案：C

16、【單選題】Theriseof_____andnewsciencegreatlyincitedmodernist

writerstomakenewexplorationsonhumannaturesandhumanrelationships.

theexistentialisticidea

theirrationalphilosophy

A:

scientificsocialism

B:

socialDarwinism

C:

答D:案：B

17、【單選題】InModernEnglishliterature,theliteraryinterestof_____lay

inthetracingofthepsychologicaldevelopmentofhischaractersandin

hisenergeticcriticismofthedehu-manizingeffectofthe

capitalistindustrializationonhumannature.

GeorgeBernardShaw

T.S.Eliot

A:

OscarWilde

B:

D.H.Lawrence

C:

答D:案：D

18、【單選題】GeorgeBernardShaw’s_____isabetterplayofthelaterperiod,

withtheauthor’salmostnihilisticbitternessonthesubjectsofthecruelty

andmadnessofWWIandtheaimlessnessanddisillusionoftheyoung.

TooTruetoBeGood

Mrs.Warren’sProfession

A:

Widowers’Houses

B:

Fanny’sFirstPlay

C:

D:

答案：A

19、【單選題】RenaissancefirststartedinItaly,withthefloweringofthe

followingfieldsEXCEPT_____.

architecture

painting

A:

sculpture

B:

literature

C:

答D:案：A

20、【單選題】EnglishRomanticism,asahistoricalphaseofliterature,is

generallysaidtohavebegunwiththepublicationofWordsworthand

Coleridge’s_____.

PoeticalSketches

ADefenceofPoetry

A:

LyricalBallads

B:

ThePrelude

C:

答D:案：C

21、【單選題】CharlotteBront’swork_____isfamousforthedepictionofthe

lifeofthemiddle-classworkingwomen,particularlygovernesses.

JaneEyre

WutheringHeights

A:

TheProffessor

B:

Shirley

C:

答D:案：A

22、【單選題】TheWasteLandbyT.S.Eliotisapoemconcernedwiththe_____

breakupofamoderncivilizationinwhichhumanlifehaslostitsmeaning,

significanceandpurpose.

spiritual

religious

A:

political

B:

physical

C:

答D:案：A

23、【單選題】PerhapsEmilyDickinson’sgreatestinterpretationofthemoment

of_____istobefoundin“IheardaFlybuzz--whenIdied—”,apoem

universallyregardedasoneofhermasterpieces.

fantasy

birth

A:

crisis

B:

death

C:

答D:案：D

24、【單選題】ThefictionoftheAmerican_____periodrangesfromthecomic

fablesofWashingtonIrvingtothesocialrealismofRebeccaHardingDavis.

Romantic

Revolutionary

A:

Colonial

B:

Modernistic

C:

答D:案：A

25、【單選題】Themodern_____techniquewasfrequentlyandskillfullyexploited

byFaulknertoemphasizethereactionsandinnermusingsofthenarrator.

stream-of-consciousness

flashback

A:

mosaic

B:

narrativeandargumentative

C:

答D:案：A

26、【單選題】Bymeansof“_____,”Whitmanbelieved,hehasturnedthepoem

intoanopenfield,anareaofvitalpossibilitywherethereadercanallowhis

ownimaginationtoplay.

balancedstructure

freeverse

A:

fixedverse

B:

regularrhythm

C:

答D:案：B

27、【單選題】In1954,_____wasawardedtheNobelPrizefor“hispowerful

style-formingmasteryoftheart”ofcreatingmodernfiction.

ErnestHemingway

SherwoodAnderson

A:

B:

StephenCrane

HenryJames

C:

答D:案：A

28、【單選題】Theperiodrangingfrom1865to1914hasbeenreferredtoasthe

Ageof_____intheliteraryhistoryoftheUnitedStates,whichisactuallya

movementortendencythatdominatedthespiritofAmericanliterature.

Rationalism

Romanticism

A:

Realism

B:

Modernism

C:

答D:案：C

29、【單選題】Whenhewaseighty-sevenhereadhispoetryattheinauguration

ofPresidentJohnF.Kennedyin1961.Thispoetwas_____.

EzraPound

RobertFrost

A:

E.E.Cummings

B:

WallaceStevens

C:

答D:案：B

30、【單選題】TherenownedAmericancriticH.L.Menckenregarded_____as“the

truefatherofournationalliterature.”

BretHarte

WaltWhitman

A:

WashingtonIrving

B:

MarkTwain

C:

答D:案：D

31、【單選題】WecaneasilyfindinTheodoreDreiser’sfictionaworldof

jungle,where“killortobekilled”wasthelaw.Dreiser’s_____found

expressioninalmosteverybookhewrote.

naturalism

romanticism

A:

cubism

B:

classicalism

C:

D:

答案：A

32、【單選題】ApreoccupationwiththeCalvinisticviewof_____andthemystery

ofevilmarkedtheworksofHawthorne,Melvilleandahostoflesserwriters.

loveandmercy

bitternessandhatred

A:

originalsin

B:

eternallife

C:

答D:案：C

33、【單選題】“Hepossessednoneoftheusualaidstoawriter’scareer:no

money,nofriendinpower,noformaleducationworthyofmention,nofamily

traditioninletters.”ThisisadescriptionmostsuitabletotheAmerican

writer_____.

HenryJames

TheodoreDreiser

A:

W.D.Howells

B:

NathanielHawthorne

C:

答D:案：B

34、【單選題】Peoplegenerallyconsidered_____tobeHenryJames’masterpiece,

whichincarnatestheclashbetweentheOldWorldandtheNewinthelifejourney

ofanAmericangirlinaEuropeanculturalenvironment.

TheEuropeans

DaisyMiller

A:

ThePortraitofALady

B:

ThePrivateLife

C:

答D:案：C

35、【單選題】TheJazzAgeofthe1920scharacterizedbyfrivolityand

carelessnessisbroughtvividlytolifein_______.

TheGreatGatsby

TheSunAlsoRises

A:

TheGrapesofWrath

B:

TalesoftheJazzAge

C:

答D:案：A

36、【單選題】Guidedbytheprincipleofadheringtothetruthfultreatmentof

life,theAmerican_______introducedindustrialworkersandfarmers,

ambitiousbusinessmenandvagrants,prostitutesandunheroicsoldiersas

majorcharactersinfiction.

romanticists

modernists

A:

psychologists

B:

realists

C:

答D:案：D

37、【單選題】TheAmericanliteraryspokesmanoftheJazzAgeisoftenacclaimed

tobe_______.

HenryJames

RobertFrost

A:

WilliamFaulkner

B:

F.ScottFitzgerald

C:

答D:案：D

38、【單選題】BywritingMoby-Dick,_______reachedthemostflourishingstage

ofhisliterarycreativity.

HermanMelville

EdgarEllenPoe

A:

WilliamFaulkner

B:

TheodoreDreiser

C:

答D:案：A

39、【單選題】Faulkneroncesaidthat_____isastoryof“l(fā)ostinnocence,”

whichprovesitselftobeanintensificationofthethemeofimprisonmentinthe

past.

LightinAugust

TheSoundandtheFury

A:

Absalom,Absalom!

B:

TheHamlet

C:

答D:案：B

40、【單選題】HawthornewasnotaPuritanhimself,buthisviewofmanandhuman

historyoriginated,toagreatextent,in_______.

Calvinism

Puritanism

A:

Realism

B:

Naturalism

C:

答D:案：B

41、【問答題】Beholdher,singleinthefield,YonsolitaryHighlandlass!

Reapingandsingingbyherself;Stophere,orgentlypass!Aloneshecutsand

bindsthegrain,Andsingsamelancholystrain;Olisten!FortheValeprofound

Isoverflowingwiththesound.Questions:A.Identifythepoet.B.What’sthe

rhymeschemeforthestanza?C.What’sthethemeofthepoem?

答案：A.WilliamWordworthB.ababccdd.C.Thepoetusesruralfiguresto

suggestthetimelessmysteryofsorrowfulhumanityanditsradiantbeauty.

42、【問答題】ThefollowingquotationisfromMrs.Warren’sProfession:

VIVIE:[intenselyinterestedbythistime]No;butwhydidyouchoose

thatbusiness?Savingmoneyandgoodmanagementwillsucceedinanybusiness.

MRS.WARREN:Yes,savingmoney.Butwherecanawomangetthemoneytosaveinany

otherbusiness?Couldyousaveoutoffourshillingsaweekandkeepyourself

dressedaswell?Notyou.Ofcourse,ifyou’reaplainwomanandcantearn

anythingmore;orifyouhaveaturnformusic,orthestage,ornewspaper-

writing;that’sdifferent...Questions:A.Identifytheplaywrightofthe

abovequotation.B.WhatbusinessdoyouthinkMrs.Warrenisinvolvedin?

C.What'sthethemeoftheplay?

答案：A.GeorgeBemardShaw.B.Prostitution.C.Theeconomicoppressionof

women.BydescribingMrs.Warrenandhersisters'sufferings,Shawwantstoshow

thatinthedarkcapitalistsociety,honestwomenwereforcedtobeprostitutes

andwerethereforelookeddownuponasshamefuldirtywomen.Theplayreveals

thesocialcatrsesofprostitutionandthussharplyattacksthecapitalism.

43、【問答題】MylittlehorsemustthinkitqueerTostopwithoutafarmhouse

nearBetweenthewoodsandfrozenlakeThedarkesteveningoftheyear.

Questions:A.Identifythepoetandthetitleofthepoemfromwhichthisstanza

istaken.B.Whatfigureofspeechisusedinthisstanza?C.Brieflyinterpret

themeaningofthisstanza.

答案：A.RobertFrost,"StoppingbyWoodsonaSnowyEvening".

B.Personification.C.Thestanzameansthatthehorserwonderswhyitsowner

stopsinsuchacoldandisolatedplaceatdeepnight.

44、【問答題】“Wherearewegoing,Dad?”Nickasked.“OvertotheIndian

camp.ThereisanIndianladyverysick.”“Oh,”saidNick.Acrossthebay

theyfoundtheotherboatbeached.UncleGeorgewassmokingacigarinthedark.

TheyoungIndianpulledtheboatwayuponthebeach.UncleGeorgegaveboththe

Indianscigars.Questions:A.Identifytheauthorandthetitleofthework

fromwhichthepassageistaken.B.WhatdoesDadimplywhenhesays“Thereisan

Indianladyverysick”?C.WhyisDadgoingtotheIndiancamp?

答案：A.FromEmestHemingway''sIndianCamp.B.Heimpliesthattheladyis

goingtogivebirthtoababy.C.Dadisgoingtohelptheladygivebirth.

45、【問答題】What’stheliterarystyleofShelleyasaRomanticpoet?

答案：A.ShelleyisoneoftheleadingRomanticpoets,anintenseand

originallynicalpoetrintheEnglishlanguage.B.LikeBlakehehasreputation

asadifficultpoet:eruditeimagisticallycomplex,fullofclassicaland

mythologicalallusions.C.Hisstyleaboundsinpersonificationandmetaphor

andotherfiguresofspeechwhichdescribevividlywhatweseeandfeel,or

expresswhatpassionatelymovesus.

46、【問答題】WhatarethemainfeaturesofBernardShaw’splayswithregardto

thetheme,characterizationandplot?

答案：A.Structurallyandthematically.Shayfollowedthegreattraditionof

realism.Asarealisticdramatist,hetookthemodemsocialissuesashis

subjectswiththeaimofdirectingsocialreforms.B.OnefeatureofShaw's

characterizationisthathemakesthetrickofshowinguponecharactervividly

attheexpenseofanother.AnotherfeatureisthatShaw'scharactersarethe

representativesofideasintsofviewthatshiftandalterduringtheplsy.

C.Shaw'playshareplots,buttheydonotworkbyplots.

47、【問答題】HenryJames’literarycriticismisanindispensablepartofhis

contributiontoliterature.What’shisoutlookinliterarycriticiam?

答案：A.Itisbothconcernedwithformanddevotedtohumanvalues.Thetheme

ofhisessad"TheArtofFiction"clearlyindicatesthiatheaimofthenovelis

topresentlife.B.Healsoadvocatesthefreedomoftheartisttowriteabout

anythingthatconeemshim.Theartistshouldbeableto"feel"thelife,to

understandhumannature,andthentorecordtheminhisownartofform.

48、【問答題】LocalcolorismisauniquevariationofAmericanliteraryrealism.

Whoisthemostfamouslocalcolorist?Whatarelocalcoloristsmostconcerned?

答案：A.MarkTwain.B.LocalcoloristCancemedthemselveswithpresentingand

inrerpretingthelocalcharacteroftheirregionTheyteniedt