1、第 1 页 全国 2011 年 4 月自学考试 英美文学选读 试题 课程代码： 00604 全部题目用英文作答，并将答案写在答题纸相应位置上 I. Multiple Choice(40 points in all, 1 for each) Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. Write the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. 1. One
2、 of Shelley s greatest political lyrics is _, which was later to become a rallying song of the British Communist Party. A. “Ode to Liberty” B. “Ode to Naples” C. “Sonnet: England in 1819” D. “Men of England” 2. In Charles Dickens work _, the Utilitarian principle rules over the English education sys
3、tem and destroys young hearts and minds. A. Little Dorrit B. Hard Times C. Great Expectations D. Bleak House 3. The tragic sense turns into despair in Thomas Hardys _, where cornered by the traditional social morality, the hero and the heroine have to kill their own will and passion and return to th
4、eir former destructive way of life. A. The Return of the Native B. The Mayor of Casterbridge C. Tess of the D Urbervilles D. Jude the Obscure 4. The typical representatives of G. B. Shaw s early plays are _. A. Man and Superman; The Apple Cart B. Widowers House; Mrs. Warren s Profession C. Candida;
5、Mrs. Warren s Profession D. The Apple Cart; Widowers House 5. As a critic of music and drama, _ held that art should serve social purposes by reflecting human life, revealing social contradictions and educating the common people. A. T. S. Eliot B. Oscar Wilde C. George Bernard Shaw D.W. B. Yeats 6.
6、Symbolism and complex narrative are employed more richly in D. H. Lawrences _, which are generally regarded as his masterpieces. A. Women in Love; Sons and Lovers 第 2 页 B. The Rainbow; Women in Love C. Sons and Lovers; Lady Chatterleys Lover D. Lady Chatterley s Lover; The Rainbow 7. T. S. Eliot won
7、 the Nobel Prize of Literature in _. A. 1945 B. 1948 C. 1952 D. 1956 8. Thomas Hardys pessimistic view of life predominates most of his later works and earns him a reputation as a _ writer. A. realistic B. naturalistic C. romantic D. stylistic 9. “Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and
8、 little, I am soulless and heartless? . And if God had gifted me with some beauty, and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. ” The quoted lines are most probably taken from _. A. Great Expectations B. Wuthering Heights C. Jane Eyre D. Pride
9、 and Prejudice 10. The most distinguishing feature of Charles Dickens works is _. A. the vernacular and large vocabulary B. his humor and wit C. character-portrayal D. pictures of pathos 11. G. B. Shaw s play _ established his position as the leading playwright of his time. A. Widowers Houses B. Too
10、 True to Be Good C. Mrs. Warren s Profession D. Candida 12. Jane Austen s first novel _ tells a story about two sisters and their love affairs. A. Sense and Sensibility B. Pride and Prejudice C. Northanger Abbey D. Mansfield Park 13. “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” the quoted line comes
11、 from _. A. Shelleys “Ode to the West Wind” B. Walt Whitman s Leaves of Grass C. John Miltons Paradise Lost D. John Keats“ Ode on a Grecian Urn” 14. All of the following poems by William Wordsworth are masterpieces on nature EXCEPT _. A. “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” B. “An Evening Walk” C. “Tinter
12、 Abbey” D. “The Solitary Reaper” 15. William Blakes _ marks his entry into maturity. A. Poetical Sketches B. Songs of Innocence C. Marriage of Heaven and Hell D. Songs of Experience 第 3 页 16. Henry Fielding s _ brings him the name of “Prose Homer”. A. The History of Jonathan Wild the Great B. The Hi
13、story of Tom Jones, a Foundling C. The History of Amelia D. The History of Joseph Andrews 17. Among the three major poetical works by John Milton, _ is the most perfect example of verse drama after the Greek style in English. A. Samson Agonistes B. Paradise Lost C. Paradise Regained D. Areopagitica
14、18. T.S. Eliot s _ not only presents a panorama of physical disorder and spiritual desolation in the modern Western world, but also reflects the prevalent mood of disillusionment and despair of a whole post- war generation. A. The Hollow Men B. The Waste Land C. Murder in the Cathedral D. Ash Wednes
15、day 19. In _, Shakespeare has not only made a profound analysis of the social crisis in which the evils can be seen everywhere, but also criticized the bourgeois egoism. A. Hamlet B. Othello C. King Lear D. Macbeth 20. John Miltons greatest poetical work _ is the only generally acknowledged epic in
16、English literature since Beowulf. A. Areopagitica B. Paradise Lost C. Lycidas D. Samson Agonistes 21. The work _ by William Blake is a lovely volume of poems, presenting a happy world, though not without its evils and sufferings. A. Songs of Innocence B. Songs of Experience C. Poetical Sketches D. L
17、yrical Ballads 22. The plays known as “the Lawrence trilogy” are all the following EXCEPT _. A. A Collier s Friday Night B. Lady Chatterley s Lover C. The Daughter - in - Law D. The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyed 23. Greatly and permanently affected by the _ experiences, Hemingway formed his own writing
18、style, together with his theme and hero. A. mining B. farming C. war D. sailing 24. “The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one -eighth of it being above water. ” This “iceberg” analogy about prose style was put forward by _. 第 4 页 A. William Faulkner B. Henry James C. Ernest Hemingway
19、 D. F Scott Fitzgerald 25. In Go Down, Moses, _ illuminates the problem of black and white in Southern society as a close- knit destiny of blood brotherhood. A. William Faulkner B. Jack London C. Herman Melville D. Nathaniel Hawthorne 26. In Death in the Afternoon _ presents his philosophy about lif
20、e and death through the depiction of the bullfight as a kind of microcosmic tragedy. A. William Faulkner B. Jack London C. Ernest Hemingway D. Mark Twain 27. William Faulkner once said that _ is a story of “lost innocence,” which proves itself to be an intensification of the theme of imprisonment in
21、 the past. A. The Great Gatsby B. The Sound and the Fury C. Absalom, Absalom! D. Go Down, Moses 28. Walt Whitman believed, by means of “_,” he has turned poetry into an open field, an area of vital possibility where the reader can allow his own imagination to play. A. free verse B. strict verse C. r
22、egular rhyming D. standardized rhyming 29. Herman Melvilles second famous work, _, was not published until 1924, 33 years after his death. A. Pierre B. Redburn C. Moby-Dick D. Billy Budd 30. In 1920, _ published his first novel This Side of Paradise which was, to some extent, his own story. A. F Sco
23、tt Fitzgerald B. Ernest Hemingway C. William Faulkner D. Emily Dickinson 31. Unlike his contemporaries in the early 20th century, _ did not break up with the poetic tradition nor made any experiment on form. A. Walt Whitman B. Robert Frost C. Ezra Pound D.T. S. Eliot 32. While Mark Twain seemed to h
24、ave paid more attention to the “life” of the Americans, _ had apparently laid a greater emphasis on the “inner world” of man. A. William Howells B. Henry James C. Bret Harte D. Hamlin Garland 33. At the age of eighty -seven, _ read his poetry at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy in 1961.
25、 A. Robert Frost B. Walt Whitman 第 5 页 C. Ezra Pound D.T. S. Eliot 34. Of all Herman Melvilles sea adventure stories, _ proves to be the best. A. Typee B. Redburn C. Moby Dick D. Omoo 35. Man is a “victim of forces over which he has no control. ” This is a notion held strongly by _. A. Robert Frost
26、B. Theodore Dreiser C. Henry James D. Hamlin Garland 36. With the publication of _, Theodore Dreiser was launching himself upon a long career that would ultimately make him one of the most significant American writers of the school later known as literary naturalism. A. Sister Carrie B. The Titan C.
27、 An American Tragedy D. The Stoic 37. Nathaniel Hawthorne was affected by _s transcendentalist theory and struck up a very intimate relationship with him. A. H. W. Longfellow B. Walt Whitman C. R. W. Emerson D. Washington Irving 38. Among the follow ing writers _ is generally regarded as the forerun
28、ner of the 20th -century “stream - of - consciousness” novels and the founder of psychological realism. A. T. S. Eliot B. James Joyce C. William Faulkner D. Henry James 39. Walt Whitman wrote down a great many poems to air his sorrow for the death of President _, and one of the famous is “When Lilac
29、s Last in the Dooryard Bloom d. ” A. Washington B. Lincoln C. Franklin D. Kennedy 40. The Marble Faun by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a romance set in_, is concerned about the dark aberrations of the human spirit. A. France B. Spain C. England D. Italy II. Reading Comprehension ( 16 points in all, 4 for eac
30、h) Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet. 41.“Shah I compare thee to a summers day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summers lease hath all too s
31、hort a date:” 第 6 页 Questions: A. Whos the poet of the quoted stanza, and whats the title of the poem? B. What figure of speech is employed in the poem? C. What is the theme of the poem? 42. “When the stars threw down their spears, And water d heaven with their tears, Did he smile his work to see? D
32、id he who made the Lamb make thee ?” Questions: A. Whos the poet of the quoted stanza, and whats the title of the poem? B. Whom does the “he” refer to? C. What does the “Lamb” symbolize? 43. “My tongue, every atom of my blood, form d from this soil, this air, Born here of parents born here from pare
33、nts the same, and their parents the same, I, now thirty- seven years old in perfect health begin, Hoping to cease not till death” Questions: A. Whos the poet of the quoted stanza, and whats the title of the poem? B. What do “soil” and “air” represent in the first line? C. What does the poet try to s
34、ay in the above quoted lines? 44. “ Is dying hard, Daddy? No, I think its pretty easy, Nick. It all depends. ” Questions: A. Whos the author of the quoted part, and whats the title of the work? B. What was Nick preoccupied with when he asked the question? C. Why did the father add “It all depends” a
35、fter he answered his sons question? III. Questions and Answers (24 points in all, 6 for each) Give a brief answer to each of the following questions in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet. 45. Whats the theme of Emily Bronte s Wuthering Heights? 46. It is said
36、that B. Shaw s play Mrs. Warren s Profession, has a strong realistic theme, which fully reflects the dramatists Fabianist idea. Whats the theme of the work? 47. Whats the theme of Nathaniel Hawthorne s Young Goodman Brown? 48. Daisy Miller brought Henry James international fame for the first time. W
37、hats the character of Daisy Miller, the protagonist? 第 7 页 IV. Topic Discussion(20 points in all, 10 for each) Write no less than 150 words on each of the following topics in English in the corresponding space on the answer sheet. 49. Make a comment on the character of Jane Eyre, the heroine of the novel by Charlotte Bronte. 50. Why are naturalists inevitably pessimistic in their view? 第 8 页 第 9 页
