英美文学选读年月真题
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1、【单选题】AntonioandBassanioarethecharactersinShakespeare's______.
TwelfthNight
TheMerchantofVenice
A:
Hamlet
B:
Othello
C:
答D:案：B
2、【单选题】JohnMilton'sParadiseLostisalong______.
sonnet
play
A:
epic
B:
essay
C:
答D:案：C
3、【单选题】Thecharacter______describedbyHenryFieldingisanationalhero
andstandsforawayfaringEverymanexpellingfromtheparadiseandgoingthrough
hardexperience.
TomJones
RobinsonCrusoe
A:
Gulliver
B:
Friday
C:
答D:案：A
4、【单选题】Storiesof______providethemajorthemesinallJaneAusten's
novels,inwhichfemalecharactersplayanactivepart.
loveandmarriage
freedomandequality
A:
humannatureandlife
B:
beliefandcareer
C:
答D:案：A
5、【单选题】ThePosthumousPapersofthePickwickClublifted_______intoa
positionoffameandfortune.
HenryFielding
CharlesDickens
A:
DanielDefoe
B:
ThomasHardy
C:
答D:案：B
6、【单选题】MostEnglishwritershavebeeninfluencedbyShakespeareinhis
artisticpointofview,inliteraryformorin______.
language
theme
A:
plot
B:
structure
C:
答D:案：A
7、【单选题】JohnMilton'spowerfu1______writtenduringalmosttwentyyearsof
hislifemakehimthegreatestprosewriterofhisage.
essays
poems
A:
pamphlets
B:
dramas
C:
答D:案：C
8、【单选题】Thework______broughtDanielDefoeintojailandmadehimgo
throughpublicexposureinthepillory.
ThebattleoftheBooks
RobinsonCrusoe
A:
"AModestProposal"
B:
"TheShortestWaywiththeDissenters"
C:
答D:案：D
9、【单选题】InthelastpartofGulliver'sTravels,______ismadethrough
similaritiesanddifferencestoarousereadersthinking.
exaggeration
personification
A:
parallelism
B:
comparison
C:
D:
答案：D
10、【单选题】PercyShelley'spoliticallyric______pointsouttoallworking
peopletheinjusticeofeconomicexploitation.
"MenofEngland"
"TheCloud"
A:
"IWonderedLonelyasaCloud"
B:
Adonais
C:
答D:案：A
11、【单选题】JaneAusten'snovel______tellsofthelovestorybetweenElizabeth
andDarcy.
ATaleofTwoCities
PrideandPrejudice
A:
Emma
B:
SenseandSensibility
C:
答D:案：B
12、【单选题】CharlesDickenssetsoutafullmapandalarge-scale___ofthe
19th-centuryEngland,particularlyLondoninhisworks.
realism
romanticism
A:
criticism
B:
symbolism
C:
答D:案：C
13、【单选题】ThesuccessofJaneEyreisduetoitsintroductiontotheEnglish
novelthefirst________heroine.
spinster
widow
A:
maidservant
B:
governess
C:
答D:案：D
14、【单选题】AlltheworksofThomasHardyarenotedfortherustic_______anda
poeticflavor.
satire
dialect
A:
style
B:
humor
C:
答D:案：B
15、【单选题】Oneofthefollowingpoems_______isNOTwrittenbyWilliamBlake.
TheRevoltofIslam
MarriageofHeavenandHell
A:
SongsofExperience
B:
SongsofInnocence
C:
答D:案：A
16、【单选题】WilliamWordsworth's______presentshisphilosophyoflife.
ThePrelude
LyricalBallads
A:
"ToaSkylark"
B:
"ToaButterfly"
C:
答D:案：A
17、【单选题】The______partofthenovelRobinsonCrusoeismostwell-knownand
widelyread.
first
second
A:
third
B:
fourth
C:
答D:案：A
18、【单选题】MostofT.S.Eliot'searlyworksareaboutastateofmind.There
islittle"______"inaphysicalsense.
dialogue
plot
A:
action
B:
logic
C:
答D:案：C
19、【单选题】TomBrangwenandLydiaLenskyarethecharactersinD.H.
Lawrence'swork______.
TheRainbow
LadyChatterley'sLover
A:
SonsandLovers
B:
Trespasser
C:
答D:案：A
20、【单选题】Inversionisusedby______andoneofthetypicalinversionsisin
hisworkHowHeLiedHerHusband.
JohnMilton
BernardShaw
A:
JonathanSwift
B:
T.S.Eliot
C:
答D:案：B
21、【单选题】CharlesDickensisfamousforthedepictionofthose
horribleand______characterslikeFagin,BillSikes,andQuilp.
comical
humorous
A:
grotesque
B:
innocent
C:
答D:案：C
22、【单选题】CharlotteBronte'sworksarefamousforthedepictionofthelife
of______,particularlygoverness.
themiddle-classworkingwomen
thelower-classworkingwomen
A:
theupper-classworkingwomen
B:
theupper-classmenandwomen
C:
答D:案：A
23、【单选题】ThomasHardy'slaterworksarethemostrepresentativeofhimas
botha______andacriticalrealistwriter.
romantic
satiric
A:
naturalistic
B:
C:
stylistic
答D:案：C
24、【单选题】SymbolismandcomplexnarrativeareemployedmorerichlyinD.H.
Lawrence'sworksTheRainbowand______thanintheearlierones.
WomeninLove
Aaron'sRod
A:
Widowers'Houses
B:
JudetheObscure
C:
答D:案：A
25、【单选题】BernardShaw'sTheAppleCartisabout______.
marriage
politics
A:
religion
B:
morals
C:
答D:案：B
26、【单选题】Beingadramacritic,______directedhisattacksontheNeo-
Romantictraditionandthedrawing-roomdrama.
WaltWhitman
HermanMelville
A:
MarkTwain
B:
BernardShaw
C:
答D:案：D
27、【单选题】NathanielHawthorne'sTheScarletLetterisabout______peopleina
Puritancommunityaffectedbythesinofadultery.
three
four
A:
five
B:
six
C:
答D:案：B
28、【单选题】Thepoet______hasdevotedallhislifetothecreationofthe
"single"poemLeavesofGrass.
WilliamFaulkner
NathanielHawthorne
A:
WaltWhitman
B:
TheodoreDreiser
C:
答D:案：C
29、【单选题】HermanMelville's______dealswiththesea,sailorsandthe
conflictbetweeninnocenceandcorruption.
BillyBudd
Typee
A:
Omoo
B:
Mardi
C:
答D:案：A
30、【单选题】MarkTwainwroteaboutthe______peoplebecauseheknewthemwell
andtheirlifewastheonehehimselfhadlived.
lower-class
middle-class
A:
upper-middle-class
B:
upper-class
C:
答D:案：A
31、【单选题】EmilyDickinson'spoemsarecloselyrelatedtoherreligious
poetryabout______andimmortality.
death
mind
A:
spirit
B:
power
C:
答D:案：A
32、【单选题】Carrie,theprotagonistofTheodoreDreiser'sSister
Carrie,accepted______andbecamehismistressafteraperiodofunemploymentand
loneliness.
GeorgeHurstwood
CharlesDrouet
A:
Frederich
B:
Chillion
C:
D:
答案：B
33、【单选题】HenryJames'novel___isaboutanAmericangirlwhogets"killed"by
thewinterinRome.
TheAmerican
TenderistheNight
A:
DaisyMiller
B:
LadyChatterley’sLover
C:
答D:案：C
34、【单选题】TheodoreDreiserisgenerallyacknowledgedasoneof
America'sliterary________.
naturalists
essayist
A:
romanticists
B:
satirists
C:
答D:案：A
35、【单选题】RobertFrostisapoetwhocanhardlybeclassifiedwiththenew
ortheold.Hedidnotbreakupwiththepoetic________normadeanyexperimenton
form.
language
tradition
A:
rhyme
B:
length
C:
答D:案：B
36、【单选题】HenryJames'ThePortraitofALadyisaboutthelifejourneyofan
Americangirlina(n)____________culturalenvironment.
Asian
African
A:
European
B:
Australian
C:
答D:案：C
37、【单选题】Ofthenineteennovelsandseventy-fiveshortstories,fifteen
novelsandmanyof________storiesareaboutpeoplefromasmallregionin
NorthernMississippi,YoknapatawphaCounty.
MarkTwain's
NathanielHawthorne's
A:
WilliamFaulkner's
B:
RobertFrost's
C:
答D:案：C
38、【单选题】Mostcriticshaveagreedthat________isbothaninsiderandan
outsideroftheJazzAgewithadoublevision.
ErnestHemingway
TheodoreDreiser
A:
HermanMelville
B:
F.ScottFitzgerald
C:
答D:案：D
39、【单选题】IndianCampistakenfromErnestHemingway's________.
TheSunAlsoRises
AFarewelltoArms
A:
ForWhomtheBellTolls
B:
InOurTime
C:
答D:案：D
40、【单选题】WilliamFaulkneremploysa________asasymbolofthetimeless
freedomofthewilderness.
loyaldog
craftybear
A:
lovelyhorse
B:
cleverfox
C:
答D:案：B
41、【问答题】Thereislikewiseanotherdiversion,whichisonlyshownbefore
theEmperorandEmpress,andfirstminister,uponparticularoccasions.The
Emperorlaysonatablethreefinesilkenthreadsofsixincheslong.Oneisblue,
theotherred,andthethirdgreen.Thesethreadsareproposedasprizesfor
thosepersonswhomtheEmperorhathamindtodistinguishbyapeculiarmarkof
hisfavor.TheceremonyisperformedinhisMajesty'sgreatchamberofstate;where
thecandidatesaretoundergoatrialofdexterityverydifferentfromtheformer,
andsuchasIhavenotobservedtheleastresemblanceofinanyothercountryof
theoldorthenewworld.Questions:A.Identifytheauthor.B.Whoisthe
narrator?C.Whatdoesthedescriptionofthecompetitionshint?
答案：A.JonathanSwift.B.Gulliver.C.Ithintsthatthesuccessofthose
governmentofficialsliesnotintheirbeinganywiserorbetterbutintheir
beingmoredexterousandnimbleingames.
42、【问答题】Heneitherspoke,norloosedhisholdsomefiveminutes,during
whichperiodhebestowedmorekissesthaneverhegaveinhislifebefore,Idare
say;butthenmymistresshadkissedhimfirst,andIplainlysawthathecould
hardlybear,fordownrightagony,tolookintoherface!Thesameconviction
hadstrickenhimasme,fromtheinstanthebeheldher,thattherewasno
prospectofultimaterecoverythere—shewasfated,suretodie.Questions:A.
Identifytheauthorandthetitleoftheworkfromwhichthequotedpartistaken.
B.Whodoestheboldfacedword"He"referto?C.Whatisthestoryabout?
答案：A.EmilyBrontë;WutheringHeights.B.Heathcliff.C.Itisthestory
abouttwofamiliesandanintrudingstranger.
43、【问答题】Icelebratemyself,andsingmyself,AndwhatIassumeyoushall
assume,Foreveryatombelongingtomeasgoodbelongstoyou.Iloafeand
invitemysoul,Ileanandloafeatmyeaseobservingaspearofsummergrass.
Questions:A.Identifytheauthor.B.What'stheauthor'spurposebywriting
thispoem?C.Whatdoestheauthorsetforthinthispoem?
答案：A.WaltWhitman.B.Toidentifyhisegowiththeworld.C.Twobeliefs:
thetheoryofuniversity,andthebeliefinthesingularityandequalityofall
beingsinvalue.
44、【问答题】Atleastonceafortnightacorpofcatererscamedownwith
severalhundredfeetofcanvasandenoughcoloredlightstomakeaChristmastree
ofGatsby'senormousgarden.Onbuffettables,garnishedwithglisteninghors-
d'oeuvre,spicedbakedhamscrowdedagainstsaladsofharlequindesignsandpastry
pigsandturkeysbewitchedtoadarkgolD.Questions:A.Identifytheauthor.
B.Whoisthenarrator?C.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthenarratorand
Gatsby?
答案：A.F.ScottFitzgerald.B.Nick.C.Theyareneighbors.Gatsbyloves
Daisy,Nick’scousin.
45、【问答题】WhatisRomanticism?
答案：A.Romanticismconstitutesachangeofdirectionfromattentiontothe
outerworldofthesocialcivilizationtotheinnerworldofthehumanspirit.
B.Itdesignatesaliteraryandphilosophicaltheorywhichseesthe
individualasthecenterofalllifeandallexperience.C.Itplacesthe
individualatthecenterofart,makingliteraturemostvaluableasan
expressionofhisorheruniquefeelingsandparticularattitudes.
46、【问答题】Structurallyandthematically,howdidBernardShawfollowthe
greattraditionsofrealism
答案：A.Hetookthemodernsocialissuesashissubjectsaimingatdirecting
socialreforms.B.Mostofhisplaysareconcernedwithpolitical,economic,
moral,orreligiousproblemsandcanbetermedasproblemplays.C.Hisplays
haveonepassionandoneonly—indignation.
47、【问答题】WhatisthewritingstyleofMarkTwain?
答案：A.MarkTwainisknownasalocalcolorist.Hepresentssociallife
throughportraitsofthelocalcharactersofhisregions,includingpeople
livinginthatarea,thelandscape,andotherpeculiarities.B.Anotherfact
thatmadeMarkTwainuniqueishismagicpowerwithlanguage,hisuseof
vernacular.C.Heusedthecolloquialismtocasthisprotagonistsintheir
everydaylife.Hischaractersspeakwithastrongaccent.Differentcharacters
fromdifferentliteraryorculturalbackgroundstalkdifferently.D.Hishumor
isremarkable.
48、【问答题】WhatarethecharacteristicsofRobertFrost'spoemsaboutthe
countrylifeandthepastorallandscape?
答案：A.Imagesandmetaphorsaredrawnfromthecountrylifeandthe
pastorallandscapethatcanbeeasilyunderstood.B.Mowing,scything,wind’s
rustlinginthegrass,bird’ssinging,ponds,roads,thecycleoftheseasons
andthealternationofnightanddayareallhedescribes.C.Mostofhis
poemsaresimpleinthewaythattheyaredramaticmonologuesordialogues,
theyareshortanddirect,andtheyhavesimplediction.However,profound
ideasaredeliveredunderthedisguiseoftheplainlanguageandthesimple
form.D.Heisconcernedwithhisloveoflifeandhisbeliefinaserenity
thatonlycamefromworkingusefully.
49、【问答题】BrieflydiscussthetimelessappealofthemightydramaHamlet.
答案：A.Theappealliesinitscombinationofintrigue,emotionalconflict
andsearchingphilosophicmelancholy.B.TheplayopenswithHamletappearing
inamoodofworld-wearinessoccasionedbyhisfather’sdeathandbyhis
mother’shastyremarriagewithhisfather’sbrother.Whileencounteringhis
father’sghost,heisinformedthatClaudiushasmurderedhisfather.Thus,he
isurgedbytheghosttoseekrevenge.Buthehasnoneofthesingle-minded
bloodlustoftheearlierrevengers.C.Itisnotbecauseheisincapableof
action,butbecausethecastofhismindissospeculative,soquestioningand
socontemplativethatactionseemslikedefeat,diminishingratherthanadding
tothestatureofthehero.D.Trappedinanightmareworldofspying,testing
andplotting,andbearingtheburdenofthedut