英美文学选读Multiple Choice (40 points in all, 1 for each) 2002-2012 4月真题集
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英美文学选读Multiple Choice (40 points in all, 1 for each) 2002-2012 4月真题集
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1. Antonio，Bassanio and Portia are the characters in A . The Merchant of Venice B. Much Ado About Nothing C. Twelfth Night D. A midsummer Night’s Dream 2. John Milton wrote to expose the ways of Satan and to “justify the ways of God to men.”
A. Paradise Regained B. Paradise Lost C. Samson Agonistes D. Areopagitica
3. The work written by Daniel Dofoe brought him into jail and made him go through public pillory.
A. The Shortest Way with the Dissenters B. The true – born Englishman C. Robinson Crusoe D. A Journal of the Plague Year 4. In the first part of Gulliver’s Travels, Gulliver told his experience in A. Brobdingnag B. Lilliput C. Flying Island D. Houyhnhnm
5. For his contribution to the establishment of the form of the modern novel, has been regarded by some as “Father of The English Novel”.
A. Daniel Defoe B. Johathan Swift C. Henry Fielding D. Charles Dickens
6. William Blake’s was composed during the climax of the French Revolution and it plays the double role both as a satire and a revolutionary prophecy.
A. Songs of experience B. Songs of Innocence C. Marriage of Heaven and Hell D. Poetical Sketches
7. Maintained that the scenes and events of everyday life and the speech of ordinary people were the raw material
of which poetry could and should be made.
A. William Blake B. William Wordsworth C. T.S. Eliot D. William Shakespeare 8. Prometheus, the hero in Shelly’s poetic drama Prometheus Unbound, is a figure in .
A.The Bible B. Greek Mythology C. A German Legend D. Arabian Nights 9. Jane Austen’s first novel is .
A. Pride and Prejudice B. Sense and Sensibility C. Emma D. Persuasion 10. All the following statements are true of Dickens’ later works EXCEPT .
A. There are fewer jokes and the comedy becomes harsher. B. There is always a happy ending.
C. The novels are of great compactness and concentration.
D. Most of the works present a criticism of the more complicated and yet most fundamental social institutions and morals of Victorian England.
11. Charlotte Bronte’s most autobiographical work is largely based on her experience in Brussels.
A. Jane Eyre B. Shirley C. Villette D. The Professor 12. All the following statements are true of Dickens’ later works EXCEPT .
A. The Mayor of Casterbridge B. Tess of the D’Urbervilles C. Jude the Obscure D. Under the Greenwood Tree 13. Much of Shavian drama is constructed around the of a conventional theatrical situation.
A. tradition B. inversion C. bordering D. distortion
14. As an important prose writer, in his famous essay,Traditon and Individual Talent, Eliot put great emphasis on the
importance of both in creative writing and in criticism. A. change B.creativity C. ethic D. tradition
15. D.H. Lawrence’s novel is a remarkable novel in which the individual consciousness is subtly revealed and
strands of themes are intricately wound up.
A. Sons and Lovers B. The Rainbow C. Women in Love D. Lady Chatterley’s Lover 16. All of the following plays are among Shakespeare’s four greated tragedies EXCEPT .
A. Hamlet B. Macbeth C. Romio and Juliet D. Othello
17. The work shows how mankind, in the person of Christ, withstand the tempter and is established once more in
the divine favor.
A. Paradise Regained B. Paradise Lost C. Samson Agonistes D. Areopagitica
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英美文学选读Multiple Choice (40 points in all, 1 for each) 2002-2012 4月真题集 18. As one of the greatest masters of English prose, defined a good style as “proper words in proper places.”
A. Henry Fielding B. Jonathan Swift C. Daniel Defoe D. William Blake
19. Dickens’s best depicted characters are those innocent, virtuous, persecuted and helpless .
A. child characters B. females C. laborors D. farmers 20. The author of the work The Return of the Native is .
A. Thomas Hardy B. D.H. Lawrence C. Charles Dickens D. George Bernard Shaw
21. “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”, Eliot’s most striking early achievement, presents the meditation of an aging
young man over the business of .
A. proposing marriage B. pursuing the truth C. losing idealism D. making a choice 22. D.H. Lawrence‘s two novels, and women in Love, are generally regarded as his masterpieces.
A. Sons and Lovers B. The Rainbow C. Kangaroo D. Lady Chatterley’s Lover
23. Hemingway’s To Have and Have Not is one of many to show his characteristics pattern of struggling against
nature and the environment.
A. a military army B. a vulnerable group C. a human society D. a lonely individual
24. According to Hawthorne, there is evil in every human heart, which may remain latent, perhaps, through the whole
life; but may rouse it to activity.
A. a military army B. a vulnerable group C. a human society D. a lonely individual
25. is best-known as the author of his mighty book, Moby-Dick, which is one of the world’s greatest masterpieces.
A. Herman Melville B. Mark Twain C. Ernest Hemingway D. Virginia Woolf
26. Walt Whitman is a poet with a strong sense of mission, having devoted all his life to the creation of the “single”
poem, .
A. Innocents Abroad B. The Lost paradise C. Leaves of Grass D. The Waste Land
27. While Mark Twain and Howells seemed to have paid more attention to the “life” of the Americans, Henry James had
apparently laid a greater emphasis on the “ “ of man. A. outer world B. inner world C. physical world D. domestic world
28. Greatly and permanently affected by the , Hemingway formed his own writing style, together with his theme
and hero.
A. war experiences B. love experiences C. marriage D. education
29. Emily Dickinson’s poetry is unique and in its own way. For example, her poems have no titles.
A. traditional B. unconventional C. ordinary D. unbelievable
30. Theodore Dreiser entitled his greatest work with intending to tell us that it is the social pressure that makes
Clyde’s downfall inevitable.
A. Death in the Woods B. Tender Is the Night C. The Sound and the Fury D. An American Tragedy
31. Robert Lee Frost’s won him the first Pulitzer Prizes, which includes “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.”.
A. North Boston B. The Gift Outright C. New Hampshire D. A Boy’s Will 32. Fitzgerald is a great in American literature and his style is closely related to his themes.
A. poet B. critic C. essayist D. stylist
33. It is Henry James’ novels and his that make him a fascinating case in the American literary history and a
conspicuous figure in world literature.
A. literary essays B. travel accounts C. poems D. plays
34. The major concern of Faulkner’s is primarily about the South as a state of mind.
A. The Sun Also Rises B. Light in August C. The Fable D. The Mansion
35. Compelled by an unceasing interest in the “interior of the heart” of man’s being, Hawthorne discusses in almost
every book he wrote..
A. love and hatred B. sin and evil C. frustration and self-denial D. balance and self-discipline
36. The purose of Melville’s fictional tales, exotic or philosophical, is to penetrate as deeply as possible into the
metaphysical, theological, moral, psychological, and social truths of . A. human existence B. politics C. religion D. arts
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37. According to Whitman, poetry could enable Americans to celebrate their release from the Old World and the
rule.
A. academic B. official C. colonial D. legislative
38. Being a boy’s book specially written for the adults, is Mark Twain’s most representative work, describing a
jurney down the Mississippi undertaken by Huck and Jim.
A. Innocents Abroad B. The Gilded Age C. Life on the Mississippi D. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 39. One of Henry James’ literary techniques innovated to cater for the psychological emphasis is his .
A. narrative “point of view” B. rhetorical devices C. way of using metaphors D. way of using symbols
40. More than five hundred poems Emily Dickenson wrote are about nature, in which her general about the
relationship between man and nature is well-expressed.. A. skepticism B. belief C. appreciation D. passion
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1. One of Shelley’ s greatest political lyrics is ____, which was later to become a rallying song of the British Communist Party.
A. “Ode to Liberty” B. “Ode to Naples” C. “Sonnet: England in 1819” D. “Men of England”
2. In Charles Dickens’ work ___, the Utilitarian principle rules over the English education system and destroys young hearts and minds.
A. Little Dorrit B. Hard TimesC. Great Expectations D. Bleak House
3. The tragic sense turns into despair in Thomas Hardy’s ________, where cornered by the traditional social morality, the hero and the heroine have to kill their own will and passion and return to their former destructive way of life. A. The Return of the Native B. The Mayor of CasterbridgeC. Tess of the D’ Urbervilles D. Jude the Obscure 4. The typical representatives of G. B. Shaw’ s early plays are ________.
A. Man and Superman; The Apple Cart B. Widowers’ House; Mrs. Warren’ s Profession C. Candida; Mrs. Warren’ s Profession D. The Apple Cart; Widowers’ House
5. As a critic of music and drama, ________ held that art should serve social purposes by reflecting human life, revealing social contradictions and educating the common people.
A. T. S. Eliot B. Oscar Wilde C. George Bernard Shaw D.W. B. Yeats
6. Symbolism and complex narrative are employed more richly in D.H.Lawrence’s __, which are generally regarded as his masterpieces.
A. Women in Love; Sons and Lovers B. The Rainbow; Women in Love
C. Sons and Lovers; Lady Chatterley’s Lover D. Lady Chatterley’ s Lover; The Rainbow 7. T. S. Eliot won the Nobel Prize of Literature in ________. A. 1945 B. 1948 C. 1952 D. 1956
8. Thomas Hardy’s pessimistic view of life predominates most of his later works and earns him a reputation as a ____ writer.
A. realistic B. naturalistic C. romantic D. stylistic
9. “Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? ... And if God had gifted me with some beauty, and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. ” The quoted lines are most probably taken from ________.
A. Great Expectations B. Wuthering Heights C. Jane Eyre D. Pride and Prejudice 10. The most distinguishing feature of Charles Dickens’ works is ________.
A. the vernacular and large vocabulary B. his humor and wit C. character-portrayal D. pictures of pathos 11. G. B. Shaw’ s play ________ established his position as the leading playwright of his time. A. Widowers’ Houses B. Too True to Be Good C. Mrs. Warren’ s Profession D. Candida 12. Jane Austen’ s first novel ________ tells a story about two sisters and their love affairs. A. Sense and Sensibility B. Pride and Prejudice C. Northanger Abbey D. Mansfield Park
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英美文学选读Multiple Choice (40 points in all, 1 for each) 2002-2012 4月真题集 13. “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” the quoted line comes from ________. A. Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind” B. Walt Whitman’ s Leaves of Grass C. John Milton’s Paradise Lost D. John Keats’“ Ode on a Grecian Urn”
14. All of the following poems by William Wordsworth are masterpieces on nature EXCEPT ________.
A. “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” B. “An Evening Walk” C. “Tinter Abbey” D. “The Solitary Reaper” 15. William Blake’s ________ marks his entry into maturity.
A. Poetical Sketches B. Songs of Innocence C. Marriage of Heaven and Hell D. Songs of Experience 16. Henry Fielding’ s ________ brings him the name of “Prose Homer”.
A. The History of Jonathan Wild the Great B. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling C. The History of Amelia D. The History of Joseph Andrews
17. Among the three major poetical works by John Milton, __ is the most perfect example of verse drama after the Greek style in English.
A. Samson Agonistes B. Paradise Lost C. Paradise Regained D. Areopagitica
18. T.S. Eliot’ s ________ not only presents a panorama of physical disorder and spiritual desolation in the modern
Western world, but also reflects the prevalent mood of disillusionment and despair of a whole post- war generation. A. The Hollow Men B. The Waste Land C. Murder in the Cathedral D. Ash Wednesday
19. In ________, Shakespeare has not only made a profound analysis of the social crisis in which the evils can be seen everywhere, but also criticized the bourgeois egoism. A. Hamlet B. Othello C. King Lear D. Macbeth
20. John Milton’s greatest poetical work ___ is the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since Beowulf. A. Areopagitica B. Paradise Lost C. Lycidas D. Samson Agonistes
21. The work _ by William Blake is a lovely volume of poems, presenting a happy world, though not without its evils and
sufferings.
A. Songs of Innocence B. Songs of ExperienceC. Poetical Sketches D. Lyrical Ballads 22. The plays known as “the Lawrence trilogy” are all the following EXCEPT ________.
A. A Collier’ s Friday Night B. Lady Chatterley’ s Lover C. The Daughter-i –Law D. The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyed 23. Greatly and permanently affected by the ________ experiences, Hemingway formed his own writing style, together with his theme and hero.
A. mining B. farming C. war D. sailing
24. “The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one -eighth of it being above water. ” This “iceberg” analogy about prose style was put forward by ________.
A. William Faulkner B. Henry James C. Ernest Hemingway D. F·Scott Fitzgerald
25. In Go Down, Moses, ________ illuminates the problem of black and white in Southern society as a close- knit destiny of blood brotherhood.
A. William Faulkner B. Jack London C. Herman Melville D. Nathaniel Hawthorne
26. In Death in the Afternoon ________ presents his philosophy about life and death through the depiction of the bullfight as a kind of microcosmic tragedy.
A. William Faulkner B. Jack London C. Ernest Hemingway D. Mark Twain
27. William Faulkner once said that ________ is a story of “lost innocence,” which proves itself to be an intensification of the theme of imprisonment in the past.
A. The Great Gatsby B. The Sound and the Fury C. Absalom, Absalom! D. Go Down, Moses
28. Walt Whitman believed, by means of “________,” he has turned poetry into an open field, an area of vital possibility where the reader can allow his own imagination to play.
A. free verse B. strict verse C. regular rhyming D. standardized rhyming
29. Herman Melville’s second famous work, ________, was not published until 1924, 33 years after his death. A. Pierre B. Redburn C. Moby-Dick D. Billy Budd
30. In 1920, ________ published his first novel This Side of Paradise which was, to some extent, his own story. A. F·Scott Fitzgerald B. Ernest Hemingway C. William Faulkner D. Emily Dickinson
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