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1、2018年4月高等教育自学考试英美文学选读试题课程代码：00604一、单项选择题MultipleChoice(40pointsinallz1foreach)Selectfromthefourchoicesofeachitemtheonethatbestanswersthequestionorcompletesthestatement.1. JohnMiltonsmostpowerfuldramaticpoemontheGreekmodelisA.SamsonAgonistesB.AreopagiticaC.ParadiseLostD.Lycidas2. DanielDefoehadazestf
2、or.Hewrotemanypamphletsonthecurrentissues.A.beliefB.politicsC.economyD.literature3. HenryFieldingisagoodstory-teller.HehasagiftfororganizingA.sentencesB.structureC.detailsD.languages4. Theplayzthoughatragedy,ispermeatedwithoptimisticspirit.A.HamletB.OthelloC.KingLearD.RomeoandJulie5. In1724,Jonathan
3、SwiftpublishedaseriesofletterscallingonthecountrytorefusetheEnglish.SoheisstillrespectedinIreland.A.governmentcorruptionB.politicalhypocrisyC.coppercoinsD.heavytaxes6. AllCharlesDickensworkspresentacriticismofthefundamentalsocialinstitutionsandmoralsoftheVictorianEnglandEXCEPTA.BleakHouseB.LittleDor
4、ritC.4TaleofTwoCitiesD.HardTimes7. composedthevolumeofpoemsSongsofInnocence,alovelyvolumeofpoems.A.W川iamWordsworthB.PercyByssheShelleyC.JaneAustenD.W川iamBlake8. CharlotteBrontesmostautobiographicalworkisA.daneEyreB.VilletteC.WutheringHeightsD.Shirley9. WilliamWordsworthspoemtakesustothecoreofhispoet
5、icbelief.A.IWanderedLonelyasaCloudB.AnEveningWalkC.ToaSkylarkD.MyHeartLeapsup10. ThemostfamousworkTheDynastsbyisanepic-dramaontheNapoleonicWars.A.CharlesDickensB.WilliamBlakeC.ThomasHardyD.BernardShaw11. WilliamBlakespoemwascomposedduringtheFrenchRevolutionanditplaysdoublerolebothasasatireandaprophe
6、cy.A.SongsofInnocenceB.MarriageofHeavenandHellC.SongsofexperienceD.PoeticalSketches12. IntheVictorianperiod,heldtheideathatmanslifeiscomposedofbattlebetweensinandvirtue,goodandevil.A.CharlesDickensB.ThomasHardyC.JaneAustenD.CharlotteBronte13. AllthefollowingThomasHardysworksareknownasnovelsofcharact
7、erandenvironmentEXCEPTA.Mrs.Warren:ProfessionB.TheReturnoftheNativeC.TheTrumpetMajorD.JudeandObscure14. Manycriticsrank_asWilliamWordsworthsgreatestwork.A.PoemsinTwoVolumesB.ThePreludeC.TheSparrowsNestD.TotheCuckoo15. JaneAustensnoveltellsastoryabouttwosistersandtheirloveaffairs.A.SenseandSensibilit
8、yB.PrideandPrejudiceC.PersuasionD.Emma16. ThepoetofthegreatestpoeticdramaPrometheusUnboundisA.WilliamBlakeB.WilliamWordsworthC.JaneAustenD.PercyByssheShelley17. CharlesDickensisfamousforthedepictionofvariouscharacters.ThehorribleandgrotesqueonesarelikeA.OIiverTwistandLittleNellB.DavidCopperfieldandL
9、ittleDorritC.FaginandB川SikesD.Mr.MicawberandSamWeller18. isadramacriticwhoisagainstthecredoofartforartssake.A.BernardShawB.T.S.EliotC.D.H.LawrenceD.RobertLeeFrost19. ThefollowingwordsbestdescribeMrs.BennetzacharacterinPrideandPrejudice.A.simpleandkindB.kindandwarm-heartedC.innocentandempty-heartedD.
10、snobbishandvulgar20. ThepoemisindebtedtoJamesJoyceintermsofthestream-of-consciousnesstechniquelargelyemployedinT.S.Eliotslaterwritings.A. PrufrockC. The Hollow MenB. GerontionD. The Waste Land21. WidowerslHousesisafamousplaywrittenbyA.D.H.LawrenceB.T.S.EliotC.BernardShawD.ThomasHardy22. Bestofallthe
11、well-knownlyricpiecesisbyPercyByssheShelley.A.OdetoLibertyB.MenofEnglandC.OdetoNaplesD.OdetotheWestWind23. beganwritingpoetryattheageof12andPoeticalSketchesishisfirstcollection.A.WilliamBlakeB.WilliamWordsworthC.PercyByssheShelleyD.JaneAusten24. UrsulaBrangwenandhersisterGudrunaretwoheroinesinthenov
12、elA.TheRainbowB.WomeninLoveC.SonsandLoversD.LadyChatterIey1SLover25. ThestoryofthenovelParadiseLostistakenfromA.theOldTestamentB.theNewTestamentC.GreekMythologyD.ArabianNights26. hadwritteninhislifetimefivefull-lengthplayszoneofwhichisTheCocktailParty.A.BernardShawB.D.H.LawrenceC.ThomasHardyD.T.S.El
13、iot27. TheplotsofJaneAustensnovelsarerestrictedtothelifeoftheEngland.A.early18th-centuryB.Iate18th-centuryC.early19th-centuryD.Iate19th-century28. D.H.LawrenceportrayedamanattemptingtosavehisintegritybyrunningawayfromhiswifeandchildreninthenovelA.KangarooB.GypsyC.AaronsRodD.TheVirgin29. InthelyricTh
14、eCloud,createdaPlatonicsymbolofthespiritofmanzaforceofbeautyandregeneration.A.JaneAustenB.PercyByssheShelleyC.WilliamBlakeD.WilliamWordsworth30. tellsastoryofMarkTwainsboyhoodambitiontobecomeariverboatpilot.A.InnocentsAbroadB.LifeontheMississippiC.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnD.TheGildedAge31. Nath
15、anielHawthorneexpressedhisconcernaboutthedarkaberrationsofthehumaninhisworkTheMarbleFaun.A.natureB.moralityC.outlookD.spirit32. RobertLeeFrostdescribedasabookofpeople,whichshowsaninsightintoNewEnglandcharacterandthebackground.A.ABoysWillB.AWitnessTreeC.NorthofBostonD.AFurtherRange33. EmilyDickinsons
16、greatestrendingofthemomentofistobefoundinapoemIheardaFlybuzzwhenIdied,A.deathB.religionC.immortalityD.Iove34. wasthoughtofinhisdayasashort-storywriter,oneofwhosebestshortstoryisBabylonRevisited.A.RobertLeeFrostB.WilliamFaulknerC.ScottFitzgeraldD.ErnestHemingway35. HenryJamesshortfictiontellsastoryab
17、outthetroubledandabnormalpsychologyofoppressedchildren.A.TheBeastintheJungleB.ThePrivateLifeC.TheTurnoftheScrewD.TheMiddleYears36. representsanewbeginninginErnestHemingwayscareerasawriter,concerningavolunteerAmericanguerrillafightinginSpanishCivilWar.A.AFarewelltoArmsB.ForWhomtheBellTollsC.TheSunA/s
18、oRisesD.InOurTime37. MostoftheworksbyaresetintheAmericanSouthwithhisemphasisontheSouthernsubjectsandconsciousness.A.ErnestHemingwayB.RobertLeeFrostC.ScottFitzgeraldD.WilliamFaulkner38. foundexpressioninalmosteverybookTheodoreDreiserwrote.HeexpressedhispursuitinthenovelSisterCarrie.A.RomanticismB.Sym
19、bolismC.NaturalismD.Realism39. BeforeandduringtheCivilWarzstoodfirmlyonthesideoftheNorthandwroteaseriesofpoemsgatheredasacollectionunderthetitleofDrumTaps.A.WaltWhitmanB.NathanielHawthorne40. C.HermanMelvilleD.MarkTwain41. 1.ikeHawthornezHermanMelvilleisamasterofallegoryandinhisnarratives.B. realism
20、D. symbolismA.poeticimaginationC.romanticism二、阅读理解题ReadingComprehension(16pointsinall,4foreach)RadthequotedpartscarefullyandanswerthequestionsinEnglish.42. Bychanceornatureschangingcourseuntrimmed;Butthyeternalsummershallnotfade,Norlosepossessionofthatfairthouowst;Norshalldeathbragthouwander,stinhis
21、shade,Wheniteternallinestotimethougrow,st:Solongasmencanbreathe,oreyescansee,Solonglivesthis,andthusgiveslifetothee.Question:A. Identifythepoetofthestanza.B. Whatsthethemeofthepoem?C. Whatdothelasttwolinesexpress?43. Igrowold.Igrowold.Ishallwearthebottomsofmytrousersrolled.ShallIpartmyhairbehind?DoI
22、daretoeatapeach?Ishallwearwhiteflanneltrousers,andwalkuponthebeach.Ihaveheardthemermaidssinging,eachtoeach.Idonotthinkthattheywillsingtome.Question:A. Identifythepoet.B. Isitaromanticpoem?C. Whatsthethemeofthepoet?44. WepassedtheSchool,whereChildrenstroveAtRecessintheRingWepassedtheFieldsofGazingGra
23、inWepassedtheSettingSun-OrratherHepassedUsTheDewsdrewquiveringandchillForonlyGossamer,myGown-MyTipperonlyTulle-Question:A. Identifythepoet.B. WhatdotheSchoolandtheSettingSunrepresent?C. Whatdoesthepoetwanttoexpressinthispoet?45. Tworoadsdivergedinayellowwood,AndsorryIcouldnottravelbothAndbeonetravel
24、,longIstoodAndlookeddownasfarasIcouldTowhereitbentintheundergrowth;Thentooktheother,asjustasfair,Andhavingperhapsthebetterclaim,Becauseitwasgrassyandwantedwear;ThoughasfarthatthepassingthereHadwornthemreallyaboutthesame.Question:A. Identifythepoet.B. Whatdoesthephrasewantedwearmean?C. Whatdoesthespe
25、akerwanttotellus?三、简答题QuestionsandAnswers(24pointsinall,6foreach)GiveabriefanswertoeachofthefollowingquestionsinEnglish.46. WhatdoesShakespearewriteinhishistoryplays?47. Whyischaracter-portrayalthemostdistinguishingfeatureofCharlesDickensworks?48. HowdoesEmilyDickinsondealwiththesubjectlove?49. What
26、doesErnestHemingwaytellaboutinhisshortstoryIndianCamp?四、论述题TopicDiscussion(20pointsinall,10foreach)Writenolessthan150wordsoneachofthefollowingtopicsinEnglish.50. BrieflydiscusswhyJonathanSwiftisamastersatiristbasedonhisgreatestnovelGulliverTravels.51. BrieflydiscussthethemeofWaltWhitmansvolumeofpoemsLeavesofGrass.
