英美文學(xué)選讀歷年試題及答案最全整理

1、12000年4月Ⅰ.MultipleChoice（40points1pointfeach）1.Thesentence“ShallIcomparetheetoasummersday“isthebeginninglineofoneofShakespeares________.ediesB.tragediesC.sonsD.histies2.“SomuchthewsefmethatIanstrong.DoIwanttoliveWhatkind

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4、ncernof_______fictionliesinthetracingofthepsychologicaldevelopmentofhisactersinhisenergeticcriticismofthedehumanizingeffectofthecapitalistindustrializationonhumannature.A.lesDickenssB.D.H.LawrencesC.ThomasHardysD.JohnGal

5、swthys5.DanielDefoedescribes_______asatypicalEnglishdleclassmanoftheeighteenthcenturytheveryprototypeoftheempirebuilderthepioneercolonist.A.TomJonesB.GulliverC.MollFlersD.RobinsonCrusoe6.“Tobesodistinguishedisanhonwhichb

6、eingverylittleaccustomedtofavsfromthegreatIknownotwellhowtoreceiveinwhattermstoacknowledge.“TheabovequotedsentenceispresentedbySamuelJohnsonwitha（n）_______tone.A.delightfulB.jealousC.ironicD.humous7.“Shelivedunknownfewco

7、uldknowWhenLucyceasedtobeButsheisinhergraveohThedifferencetome!“Thewd“me“inthelastlineoftheabovestanzaquotedfromWdswthspoem“SheDweltAmongtheUntroddenWays“maypossiblyreferto_______.A.thepoetB.thereaderC.herloverD.everybod

8、y8._______isatypicalfeatureofSwiftswritings.A.BittersatireB.ElegantstyleC.Casualnarrationplicatedsentencestructure9.Thestatement“Itrevealsthedehumanizingwkhousesystemthedarkcriminalunderwldlife“maywellsumupthemainthemeif

9、Dickenss_______.A.DavidCopperfieldB.BleakHouseC.GreatExpectationsD.OliverTwist322.WecanperhapsdescribethewestwindinShelleyspoem“OdetotheWestWind“withallthefollowingtermsexcept_______.A.tamedB.swiftC.proudD.wild23.In1837R

10、alphWaldoEmersonmadeaspeechentitled_______atHarvardwhichwashailedbyOliverWendellHolmesas“OurintellectualDeclarationofIndependence.“A.“Nature“B.“SelfReliance“C.“DivinitySchoolAddress“D.“TheAmericanScholar“24.InHawthnes“Yo

11、ungGoodmanBrown“asatanicfigureleadsthecredulousprotagonisttoawitchesSabbathinthewoods.ThereherecognizesmanypillarsofSalemsPuritansocietyaswellashiswifeFaith.ThestyillustratesHawthnesallegicalthemeofhumanevilwhatMelvillec

12、alledthe“powerof_______.“A.blacknessB.whitenessC.terrD.hypocrisy25.FMelvilleaswellasfthereader_______thenarratMobyDickisstillamysteryanultimatemysteryoftheuniverse.A.AhabB.IshmaelC.StubbD.Starbuck26.MostofthepoemsinWhitm

13、ansLeavesofGrasssingofthe“enmass“the_______aswell.A.natureB.selfrelianceC.selfD.life27.EmilyDickinsonspoem（441）“ThisismylettertotheWld“expressesthepoets_______abouthercommunicationwiththeoutsidewld.A.indifferenceB.joyC.a

14、nxietyD.indignation28.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutwritersin1920sistrueA.MarkTwainpublishedhislastmostimptantnovel.B.F.ScottFitzgeraldreceivedtheNobelPrize.C.Freudianpsychologyinfluencedmanymodernwriters.D.Mostwrite

15、rswerepoliticallyradical.29.Naturalismisevolvedfromrealismwhentheauthstoneinwritingbecomeslessseriouslesssympatheticbutmeironicme_______.A.rationalB.humousC.optimisticD.pessimistic30.MarkTwainsfirstnovel_______writteninc

16、ollabationwithlesD.Warnerpublishedin1873thoughnotanartisticsuccessgivesitsnametotheAmericaofthepostCivilWarperiodwhichitattemptstosatirize.A.TheGildedAgeB.TheAgeofInnocenceC.TheRoughingTimeD.TheJazzAge31.DreisersTrilogyo

17、fDesireincludesthreenovels.TheyareTheFinancierTheTitan_______.A.TheGeniusB.TheTycoonC.TheStoicD.TheGiant32.DaisyMillerstragedyofindiscretionisintensifiedenlargedbyitsnarrationfromthepointofviewof_______.A.theauthHenryJam

18、esB.theItalianyouthGiovanelliC.theAmericanyouthWinterbourneD.hermotherMrs.Miller33.TheimpactofDarwinsevolutionarytheyontheAmericanthoughttheinfluenceofthenieenthcenturyFrenchliteratureontheAmericanmenoflettersgaverisetoy