1、全国2014年4月高等教育自学考试英美文学选读试题课程代码：00604 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, B, C or D on the answer sheet. 1. Shakespeare h
2、as established his giant position in world literature with his _ plays, 154 sonnets and 2 long poems. A. 27 B. 38 C. 47 D. 52 2. john Miltons literary achievement can be divided into three groups: the early poetic works, the middle prose pamphlets and the last _. A. romances B. dramas C. great poems
3、 D. ballads 3. The novels of _ are the first literary works devoted to the study of problems of the lower class people. A. John Milton B. Daniel Defoe C. Henry Fielding D. Jonathan Swift 4. The work ranked by many critics as William Wordswoths greatest work was _. A. Lyrical Ballads B. The Prelude C
4、. Poems in Two Volumes D. The Excursion 5. The author of The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling is _. A. Daniel Defoe B. Johathan Swift C. Henry Fielding D. William Blake 6. The works of _ are famous for the depiction of the life of the middle class women, particularly governess. A. Charlotte Bronte
5、B. D.H. Lawrence C. Thomas Hardy D. Jane Austen 7. All of the following writings are created by William Wordsworth EXCEPT _. A. “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud. ” B. “Composed upon Westminster Bridge, Septemer 3, 1802. ” C. “The Solitary Reaper. ” D. “The Chimney Sweeper. ” 8. The most important repre
6、sentative work by Jonathan Swift is _. A. A Tale of a Tub B. The Battle of the Books C. A Modest Proposal D. Gullivers Travels 9 “If winter comes, can Spring be far behind?”comes from Shellys _. A. “To a Skylark” B. “Adonais” C. “Ode to Liberty” D. “Ode to the West Wind” 10. In Jane Austen s first n
7、ovel _, she tells a story about two sisters and their love affairs. A. Pride and Prejudice B. Sense and Sensibility C. Emma D. Persuasion 11. Charles Dickens is one of the greatest _ writers of the Victorian Age. A. romantic B. modernist C. socialist D. critical realist 12. Charlotte Bronte s most a
8、utobiographical work, _ is largely based on her experience in Brussels. A. Jane Eyre B. Shirley C. Villette D. The Professor 13. William Wordsworth s theory of poetry is calling for simple themes drawn from humble life expressed in the language of ordinary people. The preface to the second edition o
9、f _ acts as a manifesto for the new school and sets forth his own critical creed. A. Lyrical Ballads B. The Prelude C. Poems in Two Volums D. The Excursion 14. George Bernard Shaw s play _ established his position as the leading playwright of his time. A. WidowersHouses B. Too True to Be Good C. Mrs
10、. Warren s Profession D. Candida 15. Eliot s most important single poem _, has been hailed as a landmark and a model of the 20th-century English poetry. A. The Hollow Men B. The Waste Land C. Prurrock and Other Observations D. Poems 1909-25 16. D. H.Lawrences autobiographical novel, _ shows the conf
11、lict between the earthy, coarse, energetic but often drunken father and the refined, strong willed and up climbing mother. A. Sons and Lovers B. The White Peacock C. The Trespasser D. The Rainbow 17. “To be, or not to be that is the question; /Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer./The slings and
12、 arrows of outrageous fortune,/ Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,/And by opposing end them?” These words are from _. A. King Lear B. Romeo C. Antonio D. Hamlet 18. John Miltons last important work, _ is the most powerful dramatic poem on the Greek model. A. Paradise Lost B. Paradise Regaine
13、d C. Samson Agonistes D. Lydidas 19. The author of Moll Flanders and Captain Singleton is _. A. John Milton B. Daniel Defoe C. Henry Fielding D. Jonathan Swift 20. Drapier is the pseudonym of _. A. Jonathan Swift B. Daniel Defoe C. Henry Fielding D. William Blake 21. One of Dickens later works, _ in
14、 which he presents a criticism of the governmental branches which run an indefinite procedure of management of affairs and keep the innocent in prison for life. A. Bleak House B. Little Dorrit C. Hard Times D. A Tale of Two Cities 22. In the second part of Gullivers Travels, Gulliver told his experi
15、ence in _. A. Brobdingnag B. Lilliput C. Flying Island D. Houyhnhnm 23. Faulkner used the narrative techniques to construct his stories, which include _ and mythological and biblical allusions. A. symbolism B. free indirect speech C. contrast D. dialogue 24. Ernest Hemingway, had been trying to demo
16、nstrate in his works an unvarying code, known as “_,” which is actually an attitude towards life. A. facing the reality B. grace under pressure C. honesty with benevolence D. security coming first 25. The Blithedale Romance is a novel written by Hawthorne to reveal his own experience on the Brook Fa
17、rm and his own methods as a _ novelist. A. naturalist B. imagist C. psychological D. feminist 26. Theodore Dreiser s focus shifted from the pathos of the helpless protagonists at the bottom of the society to the power of the American financial tycoons in the late 19th century in his work _. A. The G
18、enius B. An American Tragedy C. Dreiser Looks at Russia D. “Trilogy of Desire” 27. Emily Dickinson frequently uses personae to render the tone more familiar to the reader, and _ to vivify some abstract ideas. A. images B. metaphor C. symbols D. personification 28. In his later works, Melville become
19、s more reconciled with the _, in which he admits, one must live by rules. A. women B. world of man C. family D. politicians 29. Walt Whitman s _ has always been considered a monumental work which commands great attention in America. A. The Pilgrims Progress B. Leaves of Grass C. A Passage to India D
20、. Rip Van Winkle 30. Mark Twains full literary career began to blossom in 1869 with a travel book _, an account of American tourists in Europe. A. Innocents Abroad B. The Portrait of A Lady C. The Grapes of Wrath D. The Great Gatsby 31. With the development of the modern novel and the common accepta
21、nce of the _ approach, Henry James s importance, as well as his wide influence as a novelist and critic, has been all the more conspicuous. A. deconstruction B. romantic C. Freudian D. analytic 32. Emily Dickinson addresses the issues that concern the whole human beings in her poems, which include r
22、eligion, death, _, love, and nature. A. immortality B. wealth C. power D. politics 33. In Sister Carrie Theodore Dreiser expressed his _ pursuit by expounding the purposelessness of life and attacking the conventional moral standards. A. romantic B. realistic C. naturalistic D. modernistic 34. Profo
23、und ideas in Robert Frosts poems are delivered under the disguise of _. A. the plain language and the simple form B. the vivid descriptions C. metaphors D. the complicated narration 35. In _ Hemingway presents his philosophy about life and death through the depiction of the bullfight as a kind of mi
24、crocosmic tragedy. A. The Green Hills of Africa B. Death in the Afternoon C. The Snows of Kilimanjaro D. To Have and Have Not 36 Of Faulkners literary works, four novels are masterpieces by any standards: The Sound and the Fury, Light in August, Absalom, Absalom ! and _. A. Go Down, Moses B. The Fab
25、le C. The Snows of Kilimanjaro D. To Have and Have Not 37. As Whitman saw it, _ could play a vital part in the process of creating a new nation. A. music B. fiction C. poetry D. painting 38. In many of Hawthorne s stories and novels, the Puritan concept of life is condemned, especially in his The ho
26、use of the Seven Gables and _. A. Go Down, Moses B. The Scarlet Letter C. As I Lay Dying D. Song of Myself 39. Henry James is generally regarded as the forerunner of the _ and the founder of psychological realism. A. “stream-of-consciousness” novels B. metaphysical poems C. short stories D. literary
27、 criticism 40. Generally considered to be Henry Jamess masterpiece, _ incarnates the clash between the Old World and the New in the life journey of an American girl in a Europe an cultural environment. A. The Ambassadors B. Daisy Miller C. The American D. The Portrait of A Lady 非选择题部分 注意事项： 用黑色字迹的签字
28、笔或钢笔将答案写在答题纸上，不能答在试题卷上。 II. Reading Comprehension (16 points in all, 4 for each) Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet. 41. Wherefore, Bees of England, forge Many a weapon, chain, and scourge, That these
29、 stingless drones may spoil The forced produce of your toil? Questions. A. Identify the poet and the poem from which the stanza is taken. B. What do you know about the poem s writing background? C. What do you think the poet intends to say in the poem? 42. Let us go then, you and I, When the evening
30、 is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherized upon a table; Let us go, through certain half -deserted streets, The muttering retreats Of restless nights in one-night cheap hotels And sawdust restaurants with oyster-shells: (The lines above are taken from “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufroc
31、k” by T. S Eliot. ) Questions. A. What does the poem present? B. What form is the poem composed in? C. What does the poem suggest? 43. My long two-pointed ladders sticking through a tree Toward heaven still, And theres a barrel that I didnt fill Beside it, and there may be two or three Apples I didn
32、t pick upon some bough. Questions. A. Identify the poet and the title of the poem from which the above lines are taken. B. What experience does the poem describe? C. What are the feelings of the speaker? 44. This is my letter to the World That never wrote to Me The simple News that Nature told With
33、tender Majesty Questions. A. Identify the poet. B. What idea does the poem express? C. Why does the poet use dashes and capital letters in the poem? 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
34、corresponding space on the answer sheet. 45. What are the features of George Bernard Shaws characterization in his plays? 46. Briefly introduce Blakes Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. 47. Why does Sister Carrie best embody Dreiser s naturalistic belief? 48. Briefly state Mark Twain s magi
35、c power with language in his novels. 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. Why is Jane Eyre a successful novel? Give a brief analysis of the theme and charaterization of the novel. 50. A Rose for Emily is one of Faulkner s short stories. Discuss the character of Emily Grierson and how this character is depicted.
