1、英美文学练习测试题库及答案 本科 I Of the four alternative answer, choose the one that would best complete the statement: 1. Benjamin Franklin was born in the family of a small _. A. Landlord B. merchant C. lawyer D. clergyman 2. Ralph Waldo Emersons leading reputation began with the publication of_. A. Essays B. N
2、ature C. Oversoul D. Self-Relience 3. Ellen Poe was both a poet and a _. A. dramatist B. essayist C actor D. fiction writer. 4. Nathaniel Hawthornes view of man and human history originates in _. A. Puritanism B. Socialism C. Transcendentalism D. naturalism 5. Walt Whitman was born and brought up in
3、 a family of a _. A. Peasant B. carpenter C. captain D. printer 6. Mark Twains first successful literary work is _. A. The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County B. Life on the Mississippi C. The Adventureof Tom Sawyer D. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 7. Closely related to Emily Dickinsons
4、 religious poetry are her poems concerning _. A. Childhood B.youth and happiness C. loneliness D. death and immortality 8. Among the works of Dreiser, the bet known to the Chinese readers is _. A. An American Tragedy B. Sister Carrie C. Th Financier D. The Titan 9. Robert Frosts works mainly focus o
5、n the landscape and people in _. A. the West B. American South C. New England D. Mississippi 10. Most of the plays Eugene ONeill wrote are _. A. comedies B. . romances C. historical plays D tragedies 11. Scott Fitzgerald is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the _. A. modern time B. young America
6、ns C. Jazz Age D. Guilded Age 12. _ is Hemingways masterpiece, which is about the old fisherman Santiago and his losing battle with a giant marlin. A. Farewell to Arms B. For whom the Bell Tolls C. The Sun Also Rises D. The Old Man and The Sea 13. As a great fiction writer, William Faulker devotes m
7、ost of his works to the description of the life and the people in the _. A. American West B. New England in America C. American South D. American North 14. When he was young, Benjamin Franklin became an apprentice in a _. A. printing house B. store C. Tailors shop D. factory 15. Ralph Emerson was bo
8、rn in a family of a _. A. merchant B. businessman C. clergyman D. writer 16. Ellen Poe began his literary career by writing _; A. short stories B. plays C. essays D. poems 17. According to Nathaniel Hawthorne, there is _ in every hearer, which may remain latent, perhaps, through the whole life; but
9、circumstances may rouse it to activity. A. evil B. virtue C. kindness D. tragedy 18. Whitman is radically innovative in term of form of his poetry. What he prefers for his new subjects and new feelings is _. A. blank verse B. free verse C. heroic couplet D. sonnet 19. Mark Twain shaped the worlds vi
10、ew of America and made a combination of serious literatureand _.A.American folk humorB.English folkloreC.American traditional valuesD.funny jokes20. Altogether, Emily Dickinson wrote _ poems, of which only severn had appeared duringher lifetime. A. 1145 B. 1775 C. 897 D. 785 21. Theodore Dreiser is
11、generally acknowledged as one of Americas literary _. A. realists B. naturalists C. romantists D. modernists 22. In Frosts poems, images and metaphors in his poems are drawn from _. A. the simple country life B. the urban life C. the life on the sea D. the adventures and trips 23Scott Fitzgerald nev
12、er spared an intimate touch in his fiction to deal with the bankruptcy of the_. A. American Dream B. ruling classes B. American Capitalists D.American bourgeoisie 24. Eugene ONeill is regarded as the founder of American _. A. poetry B. drama C. fiction D. literature 25. _ is Hemingways masterpiece,
13、which tells a story about the tragic love of a wounded American soldier with a British nurse. A. A Farewell to Arms B. The Sun Also Rises C. For Whom the Bell Tolls D. In Our Time 26. William Faulkner was born in a family of a _. A. merchant B. colonel C. manager D. doctor 27. In his essays, _ put f
14、orward his philosophy of the over soul, the important of the Individual and Nature. A. Nathaniel Hawthorne B. Washington Irving C. Mark Twain D. Ralph Waldo Emerson 28. The chief spokesman of New England Transcendentalism is _ A. Nathaniel Hawthorne B. Ralph Waldo Emerson C. Henry David Thoreau D. W
15、ashington Irving 29. _ literary world turns out to be a most disturbed, tormented and problematical one, which has much to do with his black vision of life and human beings. A. Herman Melville s B. Washington Irving s C. Nathaniel Hawthorne s D. Walt Whitman s 30. Most of the poems in _ sing of the
16、en-masse and the self as well. A. Leaves of Grass B. Drum Taps C. North of Boston D. The Cantos 31. In _, Whitman airs his sorrow at President Lincoln s death. A. Cavalry Crossing a Ford B. A Pact C. When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom d D. There was a Child Went Forth 32. In _, Whitmans own earl
17、y experience may well be identified with the childhood of a young growing America. A. A Pact B. Song of Myself C. There was a Child Went Forth D. Cavalry Crossing a Ford 33. In _, Hawthorne sets out to prove that everyone possesses some evil secret. A. The Custom-House ” B. Young Goodman Brown C. Ra
18、ppaccini s Daughter D. The Birthmark“ 34._ is called by Hemingway the one from which all modern American literature comes. A. The adventures of Huckleberry Finn B. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer C. The Gilded Age D. Life on the Mississippi 35. Theodore Dreisers forgiving treatment of the career of his
19、 heroine in _ also draws heavily upon the naturalistic understanding of sexuality. A McTeague B. An American Tragedy C. Sister Carrie D. The Genius 36. _ is a great giant of American, whom H.L.Mencken considers the true father of our national literature. A. Henry James B. Washington Irving C. Mark T
20、wain D. Theodore Dreiser 37. _ is usually regarded as a classic book written for boys about their particular horrors and joys. A. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer B. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn C. Innocents Abroad D. Life on the Mississippi 38. _ is described by Mark Twain as a boy with a sound h
21、eart and a deformed conscience. A. Tom Sawyer B. Huckleberry Finn C. Jim D.Tony 39. _ is considered to be Theodore Dreiser s greatest work. A. An American Tragedy B. Sister Carrie C. The Financier D. The Titan 40. The leading playwright of the modern period in American literature, if not the most su
22、ccessfulin all his experiments, is _ A. Arthur Miller B. Tennessee William C. George Bernard Shaw D. Eugene ONeil 41. The well-known soliloquy by Hamlet To be , or not to be shows his A. hatred for his uncle B. love for life C. resolution of revenge D. inner- strife 42. _ is a play that concerns the
23、 problem of modern mans identity. A. The Hairy Ape B. Long Days Journey Into Night C. The Iceman Cometh D. The Emperor Jones43. In a tragic sense, _ is a representation of life as a struggle against unconquerable forces in which only a partial victory is possible. A. For Whom the Bell Tolls B. In Ou
24、r Time C. The Old Man and the Sea D. A Farewell to Arms 44. Faulkner once said that _ is a story of lost innocence, which proves itself to be andintensification of the theme of imprisonment in the past. A. The Sound and the Fury B. Light in August C. Go Down, Moses D. Absalom, Absalom! 45. In A Rose
25、 for Emily, Faulkner makes best use of the _ devices in narration. A. Romantic B. Realistic C. Gothic D. Modernist 46. _ is Hemingway s first true novel in which he depicts a vivid portrait of The lost Generation. A. The Sun Also Rises B. A Farewell to Arms C. In Our Time D. For Whom the Bell Tolls
26、47. The only dramatist ever to win a Nobel Prize was _. A. Bernard Shaw B. Eugene ONeil C. Richard Brinsley Sheridan D. William Shakespeare 48. By means of free verse, _ believes that he has turned the poem into an open field, an area of vital possibility where the reader can allow his own imaginati
27、on to play. A. Emily Dickinson B. Walt Whitman C. Robert Frost D. Ezra Pound 49. An eccentric woman who refuses to accept the passage of time, or the inevitable change and loss that accompanies it may probably refer to _. A. Irene in The Man of Property B. Emily in A Rose for Emily C. Catherine in W
28、uthering Heights D. the widow Douglas in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 50. One source of evil that Nathaniel Hawthorne is concerned most is overreaching intellect. Which of the following stories is one of this kind? A. Rappaccinis Daughter B. Young Goodman Brown C. The Ministers Black Veil D. The B
29、irthmark 51. In your rocking-chair, by your window, shall you dream such happiness as you may never feel. This is the last sentence of _ . A. Sister Carrie B. An American Tragedy C. The Genius D. Jane Eyre 52. In Walt Whitman s There was a Child Went Forth, the child refers to _. Athe poet himself a
30、s a childB.any American childCthe young AmericaD.one of the poets neighbor53. The _ techniques are used in some of Eugene ONeils plays to highlight the theatrical effect of the rupture between the two sides of an individual human being, the private and the public.A. naturalistic B. expressionistic C
31、. stream-of-consciousness D. metaphysical 54. Which of the following is true as far as Emily Dickinsons poetry is concerned? A. She seldom uses dashes. B. All her poems are about death or immorality. C. Her poems arevery personal and meditative D. Her poems usually have well-chosen titles. 55. In hi
32、s poems, Whitman tends to use _. A. oral English B. the Kings English C. American English D. old English 56. As far as Nathaniel Hawthornes art is concerned, which of the following statement is true? A. His The Scarlet Letter tells a love story. B. His art is deeply influenced by Puritanism because
33、he was a puritan himself. C. Young Goodman Brown is a story about superstition. D. Ambiguity is one of the salient characteristics of his art. 57. I like to see it lap the Miles And lick the Valleys up And stop to feed itself at Tanks And then (Emily Dickinson, I like to see it lap the Miles ) Here
34、it refers to _ . A. love B. death C. a fly D. the train 58. Which of the following statements concerning Theodore Dreisers style is correct? A. Dreisers Cowperwood trilogy includes The Financier, The Titan and The Genius B. His novels have little detail descriptions of characters and events. C. His
35、novels are written in refined language. D. His style is not polished but very serious. 59. _ has long been well known as a poet who can hardly be classified with the old or the new. A. Ezra Pound B. Robert Lee Frost C. T. S. Eliot D. Emily Dickinson 60. F. Scott Fitzgerald skillfully employs the dev
36、ice of having events observe by _ to his great advantage. A. a central consciousness B. his double vision C. more than one witness D. the protagonists 61. Shakespeare wrote _sonnets. A. 125 B. 154 C. 245 D. 138 62. Francis Bacon is not only a great _, but also the founder of modern science. A. poet
37、B. essayist C. dramatist D. novelist 63. John Milton became blind mainly because of_. A. reading B. disease C. hard work D. accident 64. Paradise lost is a great _ consisting of 12 books. A. epic B. story C. lyric poem D. narrative poem 65.The most important representative work by Jonathan Swift is
38、_ . A. A Tale of a Tub B. The Battle of the Books C. A Modest Proposal D. Gullivers Travels 66. The first comedy Sheridan wrote is _. A. The School for Scandal B. The Critic C. A Trip to Scarborough D. The Rivals 67. is the cooperative work of William Wordsworth and Samuel Coleridge. A. Tintern Abbe
39、y B. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner C. Lyrical Ballads D. Prelude 68. The Isles of Greece is a part of Byron s masterpiece _ A. Don Juan B. Childe Harol s Prigrimage C. Oriental Tales D. Manfred 69.Percy Shelly s greatest achievement is his four- act poetic drama _ . A. Men of England B. Prometheus
40、 Unbound C. Ode to the West Wind D. The Revolt of Islam 70.At the age of fifteen, Keats became an apprentice to a _. A. landlord B. apothecary C. stable keeper D. doctor 71.Jane Austen was the daughter of a _. A. landlord B. merchant C. lawyer D. rector 72.The novel Pride and prejudice by Austen mai
41、nly centres round the relationship between _. A. Mr.Bennet and Mrs.Bennet B. Darcy and Elizabeth C. Bingley and Jane D. Sir William and Luccas73. Bronte Sisters are all outstanding _. A. essayists B. playwrights C. poets D. novelists 74.Most of Hardys later works show his _ view of life. A. optimist
42、ic B. pessimistic C. practical D. ironical 75. Structurally and thematically Bernad Shaw followed the great traditions of _ A. realism B. romanticism. C. modernism D. classicism 76.Shakespeare is one of the greatest playwrights and _ the world has ever known. A. poets B. novelists C. essayists D. critics 77.The greatest plays Shakespeare creates are_. A. histories B. comedies C. tragedies D. tragicomedies 78. Bacon is not only a essayist and philosopher, but also a _. A. lawyer B. scientist C. historian D. dramatist 79.John Milton is a great poet in the _ PeoriD. A. Renaissance
