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1、 英美文学选读试题 2005年11月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. Mark your choice by blackening the corresponding letter A, C or ID on the answer sheet . 1. Romance, which uses narrative ve
2、rse or prose to tell stories of _ adventures or other heroic deeds, is a popular literary form in the medieval period.A. Christian B. Knightly C. Greek D. Primitive2. Among the great Middle English poets, Geoffrey Chaucer is known for his production of _.A. Piers Plowman B. Sir Gawain and the Green
3、Knight B. Confessio Amantis D. The Canterbury Tales3. Which of the following historical events does not directly help to stimulate the rising of the Renaissance Movement?A. The rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman culture.B. The new discoveries in geography and astrology.C. The Glorious revolution
4、.D. The religious reformation and the economic expansion.4. Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespeares Sonnet 18?A. The speaker eulogizes the power of Nature.B. The speaker satirizes human vanity.C. The speaker praises the power of artistic creation.D. The speaker m
5、editates on mans salvation.5. And we will sit upon the rocks, /Seeing the shepherds feed their flocks, /By shallow rivers to whose falls/ Melodious birds sing madrigals. The above lines are probably taken from _.A. Spensers The Faerie QueeneB. John Donnes The Sun RisingC. Shakespeares Sonnet 18D. Ma
6、rlowes The Passionate Shepherd to His Love6. Bassanio: Antonio, I am married to a wife Which is as dear to me as life itself; But life itself, my wife, and all the world, Are not with me esteemd above thy life; I would lose all, ay, sacrifice them all, Here to the devil, to deliver you. Portia: Your
7、 wife would give you little thanks for that, If she were by to hear you make the offer.The above is a quotation taken from Shakespeares comedy The Merchant of Venice. The quoted part can be regarded as a good example to illustrate A. dramatic irony B. personificationC. allegoryD. symbolism7. The tru
8、e subject of John Donnes poem, The Sun Rising, is to A. attack the sun as unruly servantB. give compliments to the mistress and her power of beautyC. criticize the suns intrusion into the lovers private lifeD. lecture the sun on where true royalty and riches lie8. Of all the 18th century novelists H
9、enry Fielding was the first to set out, both in theory and practice, to write specifically a _ in prose, the first to give the modern novel its structure and style.A. tragic epicB. comic epicC. romanceD. lyric epic9. The Houyhnhnms depicted by Jonathan Swift in Gullivers travels are A. horses that a
10、re endowed with reasonB. pigmies that are endowed with admirable qualitiesC. giants that are superior in wisdomD. hairy, wild, low and despicable creatures, who resemble human beings not only in appearance but also in some other ways10. Here are four lines from a literary work: Others for language a
11、ll their care express,/And value books, and women men, for dress. The work is A. Thomas Grays Elegy Written in a Country ChurchyardB. John Miltons Paradise LostC. Alexander Popes Essay on CriticismD. Shakespeares Midsummer Nights Dream11. The phrase to urge people to abide by Christian doctrines and
12、 to seek salvation through constant struggles with their own weaknesses and all kinds of social evils may well sum up the implied meaning of A. Gullivers Travels B. The Rape of the LockC. Robinson CrusoeD. The Pilgrims Progress12. William Wordsworth, a romantic poet, advocated all the following EXCE
13、PT A. the use of everyday language spoken by the common peopleB. the expression of the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelingsC. the use of humble and rustic life as subject matterD. the use of elegant wording and inflated figures of speech13. Which of the following is taken from John KeatsOde on
14、a Grecian Urn?A. I fall upon the thorns of life! I bleed!B. They are both gone up to the church to pray.C. Earth has not anything to show more fair.D. Beauty is truth, truth beauty.14. If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind? is an epigrammatic line by A. J. KeatsB. W. BlakeC. W. WordsworthD. P. B
15、. Shelley15. Ode on a Grecian Urn shows the contrast between the _ of art and the _ of human passion.A. glory.uglinessB. permanence. transienceC. transience . sordidnessD. glory . permanence16. In the statement -oh, God! Would you like to live with your soul in the grave? the term soul apparently re
16、fers to A. Heathcliff himselfB. CatherineC. ones spiritual lifeD. ones ghost17. The typical feature of Robert Brownings poetry is the A. bitter satireB. larger-than-life caricatureC. Latinized dictionD. dramatic monologue18. The Victorian Age was largely and age of _, eminently represented by Dicken
17、s and Thackeray.A. poetryB. dramaC. proseD. epic prose19. _is the first important governess novel in the English literary history.A. Jane EyreB. EmmaC. Wuthering HeightsD. Middlemarch20. The major concern of _ fiction lies in the tracing of the psychological development of his characters and in his
18、energetic criticism of the dehumanizing effect of the capitalist industrialization on human nature.A. D. H. Lawrences B. J. GalsworthysC. W. ThackeraysD. T. Hardys21. _ is considered to be the best-known English dramatist since Shakespeare, and his representative works are plays inspired by social c
19、riticism.A. Richard SheridanB. Oliver GoldsmithC. Oscar WildeD. Bernard Shaw22. Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of Modernism?A. To elevate the individual and inner being over the social being.B. To put the stress on traditional values.C. To portray the distorted and alienated relatio
20、nships between man and his environment.D. To advocate a conscious break with the past.23. The Romantic writers would focus on all the following issues EXCEPT the _ in the American literary history.A. individual feelings B. idea of survival of the fittestC. strong imaginationD. return to nature24. He
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