1、华南师范大学高等教育自学考试 2016 年 1 月委考课程英国文学选读模拟卷 A（课程代码： 10100）I. Choose the best answers to complete the statements. (30%)1.The statement “Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability” opens one of well-known essays by_.A. Francis Bacon B. Christopher MarloweC. Geoffrey Chaucer D. Jonathan Swift2
2、. “The Chimney Sweeper” are found in both Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience by_.A. William Wordsworth B. Lord Gordon ByronC. John Keats D. William Blake3. William Wordsworth, a romantic poet, advocated all of the following except _. A. language used by common peopleB. intensively subjective
3、 feelingC. nature as a source of poetic writingD. elegant wording4. The most significant idea of the Renaissance is_.A. realism B. naturalismC. humanism D. skepticism5. In Tom Jones, the hero Tom is _in contrast with Blifil who is _. A. innocent and kind-hearted . hypocritical and wickedB. hypocriti
4、cal and wicked . innocent and kindhearted C. rude and stubborn . cunning and speculating D. cunning and speculating . rude and stubborn 6. English Romanticism is generally said to have begun in 1798 with the publication of _s Lyrical Ballads.A. Wordsworth and Southey B. Coleridge and SoutheyC. Words
5、worth and Coleridge D. Southey and Blake7. In reading Shakespeare, you must have come across the line “To be or not to be, that is the question” by _.A. Iago in Othello B. Lear in King LearC. Shylock in The Merchant of Venice D. Hamlet in Hamlet8. _ was the only important dramatist of the 18th centu
6、ry.A. Alexander Pope B. Jonathan SwiftC. Richard Brinsley Sheridan D. Thomas Gray9. Among the following novels, _ is not written by Charles Dickens.A. Pickwick Papers B. Great ExpectationsC. Vanity Fair D. A Tale of Two Cities10. “What is his name?”“Bingley.”“Is he married or single?”“Oh! Single, my
7、 dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls!”The above dialogue must be taken from_.A. Jane Austens Pride and PrejudiceB. Emily BrontesWutheringHeightsC. Charlotte Brontes Jane EyreD. Henry Fieldings Adam Bede11. The term “Metaphysi
8、cal poetry” is commonly used to name the work of the 17th-century writers who wrote under the influence of _A. John Milton B. John Ransom C. John Donne D. Thomas Gray12. _ wrote most of his best works after he had become blind.A. John Milton B. William ShakespeareC. John Keats D. Daniel Defoe13. In
9、Gullivers last travel, he reached a country which was inhabited by _, who were horses endowed with reason and intelligence. A. Lilliputians B. BrobdingnagC. Yahoos D. Houyhnhnms14. _ can be justly termed Englands national epic.A. King Arthur and Round Table Knights B. BeowulfC. Song of Roland D. Bib
10、le15. Which of the following books is written by Geoffrey Chaucer?A. The Canterbury Tales B.MorteDArthurC. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight D. Dr. Faustus16. Robert Burnsis a _ national poet.A. Welsh B. IrishC. Scottish D. English17. _, which tells how Satan rebelled against God and how Adam and Eve
11、were driven out of Eden, is John Miltons masterpiece.A. Paradise Lost B. Samson AgonistesC. Paradise Regained D. Il Penseroso18. Charles Dickens takes the French Revolution as the background of his novel _.A. Bleak House B. Oliver TwistC. A Tale of Two Cities D. David Copperfield19. The subtitle of
12、_, “Novel Without a Hero”, reveals its authors intention to portray, not individuals singly, but the whole of the bourgeois society. A. Vanity Fair B. SnobC. Amelia D. Bleak House20. Two eminent representatives of English Enlightenment were Joseph Addison and Richard Steele, the publisher of _, a mo
13、ralistic journal. A. The Battle of Books B. The SpectatorC. Pickwick Papers D. LondonerII. Fill in the blanks and complete the following statements. (14%)21. With his _ plays, 154 sonnets and two long poems, Shakespeare has established his giant position in world literature.22. The English Romantici
14、sm was most greatly influenced by the industrial revolution and _.23. The 18th century is also known as the Age of Enlightenment or the Age of _.24. Norman Conquest, which happened in _, ushered England into feudalism.25. The extravagant metaphors and hyperboles used by John Donne are called “_”.26.
15、 Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and _ are generally regarded as Shakespeares Four Great Tragedies.III. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). (5%)27. Child Harolds Pilgrimage is a travelogue, narrated by a melancholy, passionate, well-read, and very eloquent tourist, which ma
16、de Percy Shelly at one stroke the best known and most talked about English poet.28. Sonnets from the Portuguesewas written by Robert Browning. 29. Enlightenment is a progressive intellectual movement which emerged in the 16th century Europe.30. Virginia Woolf was a skilled exponent of the“stream of
17、consciousness” technique in her novels. 31. English sentimentalists in the 18th century appealed to reasoning as a means of achieving happiness and social justice.IV. Answer the following questions briefly. (18%)32. What is a Gothic novel?33. Please give a brief summary of Charlotte Brontes novel Ja
18、ne Eyre. 34. What are the features of Walter Scotts novels?V. Read the following passages and answer the questions. (30%)Passage OneDeath, be not proud, though some have called theeMightyand dreadful, for, thou art not so,For, those, whom thou thinkst, thou dost overthrow ,Die not, poor death, nor y
19、et canst thou kill me；From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be,Much pleasure, then from thee, much more must flow,And soonest our best men with thee do go,Rest of their bones, and souls delivery.Thou art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men,And dost with poison, war, and sickness dw
20、ell,And poppy, or charms can make us sleep as well,And better than thy stroke, why swellst thou then？One short sleep past, we wake eternally,And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.Questions:35. Identify the author of the above poem. (2%)36. Why does the poet say that death is the “slave t
21、o fate, chance, kings and desperate men”? (3%)37. How do you understand that after a short sleep “we wake eternally”? (5%)Passage Two“What is his name?”“Bingley.”“Is he married or single?”“Oh! Single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing
22、 for our girls!”“How so?How can it affect them?”“My dear Mr. Bennet,” replied his wife, “how can you be so tiresome! You must know that I am thinking of his marrying one of them.”“Is that his design in settling here?”“Design!Nonsense, how can you talk so! But it is very likely that he may fall in lo
23、ve with one of them, and therefore you must visit him as soon as he comes.”“I see no occasion for that. You and the girls may go, or you may send them by themselves, which perhaps will be still better, for as you are as handsome as any of them, Mr. Bingley might like you the best of the party.”“My d
24、ear, you flatter me. I certainly have had my share of beauty, but I do not pretend to be anything extraordinary now. When a woman has five grown up daughters, she ought to give over thinking of her own beauty.”“In such cases, a woman has not often much beauty to think of.”“But, my dear, you must ind
25、eed go and see Mr. Bingley when he comes into the neighborhood.”“It is more than I engage for, I assure you.” “But consider your daughters. Only think what an establishment it would be for one of them. Sir William and Lady Lucas are determined to go, merely on that account, for in general you know t
26、hey visit no newcomers. Indeed you must go, for it will be impossible for us to visit him, if you do not.”Questions:38. Identify the author and the title of the work from which these lines are taken. (2%)39. Irony is a figure of speech in which the intended meaning of an expression is opposite or di
27、fferent from its literal meaning. Identify one irony in Mr. Bennets speech. (4%)40. What do you think about the character of Mrs. Bennet? (4%)VI. Essay writing. (15%)41. Please write an essay of no less than 150 words on the features of Walter Scotts novels. 参考答案II.21. 37; 22. French Revolution23. R
28、eason24. 106625. MacbethIII. FFFTFIV.32. What is a Gothic novel?33. Please give a brief summary of Charlotte Brontes novel Jane Eyre. 34. What are the features of Walter Scotts novels?31. A gothic novel characterized by horror, violence, and the supernatural. With its descriptions of the dark, irrat
29、ional side of human nature, the Gothic from has exerted a great influence over the writers of the Romantic period. Horace Walpoles The Castle of Otranto and Mary Radcliffes The Mysteries of Udolpho and examples of gothic novels. 32. The story begins with Janes pitiable childhood when the orphan girl
30、 Jane is badly treated by her aunt and suffers a lot in the poorly conditioned Lowood school. After her education at Lowood she becomes a governess, and she falls in love with her employer Mr. Rochester. But at their wedding Jane learns that Mr. Rochester is a married man, whose lunatic wife is stil
31、l living and locked in the attic. Jane leaves Mr. Rochester, only to return to him several years later, who became blind in his futile attempt to rescue his wife in a fire that burnt down his house. 33. Walter Scott is the creator and a great master of the historical novel. His novels mixes together
32、 fictional and historical characters and events. His novels give a panorama of feudal society from its early stages to its downfall. He was greatly interested in the fate of the people, portraying the decay of their mode of life by the onslaught of industrial capitalism. The central heroes of Scotts
33、 novels are young men of valour. They are usually of noble birth. V.34. It is from John Donnes Death, Be not Proud. 35. Death is not a master but a slave to many things such as Fate, Chance, kings and desperate men, because it has no power over these things and people. 36. In the poem the word “slee
34、p” means death. The last two lines express the authors idea that there is nothing frightening in death, for we can keep alive spiritually forever though we might die.37. Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice. (2)38. When Mr. Bennet says that Mrs. Bennet is the most beautiful of the party, this is not true and it is a mockery of her old age. (3)39. Mrs. Bennet is a woman of poor understanding, little information and uncertain temper. (3) The business of her life was to get her daughters married, the solace of her life was visiting and news. (2)VI. 与 33 同 略
