高等教育自学考试英美文学选读课程模拟试题
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　　第一部分 选择题

　　I . Multiple Choice (40 points , 1point 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． The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events, which one of the following is NOT such an event ?

　　A. The rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek cu lture.
　　B. England’s domestic rest.    C. New discovery in geography and astrology.
　　D. The religious reformation and the economic expansion.

　　2. is the successful religious allegory in the English language .

　　A. The Pilgrim’s Progress B. Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners

　　C. The Life and Death of Mr. Badman D. The Holy War

　　3. Among the representatives of the Enlightenment, who was the first to introduce rationalism to England ?

　　A . John Bunyan   B. Daniel Defoe   C. Alexander Pope   D. Jonathan Swift

　　4.Of all the eighteenth-century novelists , who was the first to set out, both in theory and practice , to write specially a “comic epic in prose”, the first to give the modern novel its structure and style ?

　　A. Thomas Gray B. Richard Brinsley Sheridan

　　C. Johathan Swift D. Henry Fielding

　　5. Generally , the Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries, its essence is .

　　A. science B . philosophy

　　C. arts D. humanism

　　6 . “ So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, / So long lives this , and this gives life to thee.”(Shakespeare, Sonnets 18) What does “this” refer to ?

　　A. Lover B. Time

　　C. Summer D. Poetry

　　7. The giant Moby Dick may symbolize all EXCEPT .

　　A. mystery of the universe B. sin of the whale

　　C. power of the Great Nature D. evil of the world

　　8. It is alone who , for the first time in English literature, presented to us a comprehensive realistic picture of the English society of his time and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life.

　　A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. Martin Luther

　　C. William Langland D. John Gower

　　9. Fielding has been regarded by some as “_______________”,for his contribution to the estab- lishment of the form of the modern novel .

　　A . Best writer of the English novel B. Father of the English novel

　　C. the most gifted writer of the English novel D. conventional writer of English novel

　　10 .The sentence “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day ?” is the beginning line of one of Shakespeare’s .

　　A. comedies B. tragedies    C. histories D. sonnets

　　11. The unquenchable spirit of Robinson Crusoe struggling to maintain a substantial existence on a lonely island reflects .

　　A. man’s desire to return to nature B. the author’s criticism of the colonization

　　C. the ideal of the rising bourgeoisie D. the aristocrats’ disillusionment of the harsh social reality

　　12. Here are four lines from a long poem: “Others for language all their care express, / And value books, as women men , for dress.” The poem must be .

　　A. Thomas Gray’s “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”

　　B. John Milton’s Paradise Lost     C. Alexander Pope’s Essay on Criticism

　　D. Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream

　　13. Gothic novels are mostly stories of , which take place in some haunted or dilapidated Middle Age castles .

　　A. love and marriage B . sea adventuresC. mystery and horror D. saints and martyrs

　　14. the Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a poem written in the form of .
    A. ballad          B. sonnet
    C. heroic couplet D. Spenserian stanza
    15. Which of the following words NOT appropriate to describe Mrs. Bennet, a character in pride and Prejudice .
A. Beautiful     B. Intelligent     C. Snobbish      D. Vulgar
　　16. “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.” What figure of speech is used in the underlined part ?

　　A. Paradox   B. Simile   C. Irony    D. Antithesis

　　17. In Chapter III of Oliver Twist, Oliver is punished for that “impious and profane offence of asking for more” . What did Oliver ask for more?

　　A. More time to play B. More food to eat  C. More books to read D. More money to spend

　　18. The title of Alfred Tennyson’s poem “Ulysses” reminds the reader of the following EXCEPT

　　.
A. the Trojan War B. Homer’s OdysseyC. adventures over the sea D. religious quest

　　19. In Hardy’s Tess of D’urbervilles , the heroine’s tragic ending is due to .

　　A. her weak character B . her ambitionC . Angel Clare’s selfishness D. a hostile society

 20. “I will drink / life to the lees .” In the quoted line Ulysses is saying that he till the end of his life .

　　A. will keep traveling and exploring B. will go on drinking and being happy
　　C. would like to toast to his glorious life D. would like to drink the cup of wine

　　21. “ He was afraid of her---the small, severe woman with graying hair suddenly bursting out in such frenzy . The postman came running back, afraid something had happene 
d .They saw his tipped cap over the short curtains. Mrs. Morel rushed to the door.”

　　The above passage is taken from_____________.

　　A . Charlotte Bronte’ s The professor B . Charles Dickens’s Dombey and Son
　　C. D.H. Lawrence’s Sons and Lovers D. John Galsworthy’s The Forsyte Saga

　　22. James Joyce is the author of all the following novels EXCEPT .

　　A. Dubliners B . Jude the Obscure
　　C. A portrait of the Artist as a Young Man D. Ulysses

　　23. Which of the following works concerns most concentratedly about the Calvinistic view of original sin ?

　　A. The Wasteland B. The Scarlet Letter
　　C. Leaves of Grass D. AS I Lay Dying

　　24. We can perhaps summarize that Walt Whitman’s poems are characterized by all the following features EXCEPT that they are .

　　A. conversational and casual B. lyrical and well-structured
　　C. simple and rather crude D. free-flowing

　　25. Who exerts the single most important influence on literary naturalism, of which Theodore Dreiser and Jack London are among the best representative writers ?

　　A. Freud B. Darwin
　　C. W.D. Howells D. Emerson

　　26. Mark Twain, one of the greatest 19th century American writers, is well known for his .

　　A. international theme B. waste- land imagery
　　C. local color D . symbolism

　　27. At the beginning of Faulkner’s A Rose for Emily , there’s detailed description of Emily’s old house . The purpose of such description is to imply that the person living in it .

　　A. is a wealth lady B. has good taste
　　C. is a prisoner of the past D . is a conservative aristocrat

　　28. The period before the American Civil War is commonly referred to as .

　　A. the Romantic Period B. the Realistic Period
　　C. the Naturalist Period D. the Modern Period

　　29. Most of Herman Melville’s novels are based on sea voyages and sea adventures. Which of the following is NOT the case ?

　　A. Typee B. Moby- Dick
　　C. Omoo D. The Confidence-Man

　　30. In Henry James’ Daisy Miller , the author tries to portray the young woman as an embodiment of .

　　A. the force of convention B . the free spirit of the New World
　　C. the decline of the aristocracy D. the corruption of the newly rich

　　31. Emily Dickinson’s verse is most aptly characterized as .

　　A. exposing the evils of the society
　　B. paving the way for the following generation of free verse poets
　　C. sharing the same poetic conventions as Walt Whitman
　　D. exhibiting a sensitiveness to the symbolic implications of experience ,such as love , death , immortality etc.

　　32. In fiction writing , Henry James’s primary concern is to present the .

　　A. inner life of human beings B. American Civil War and its effects
　　C. life on the Mississippi River D. Calvinistic view of original sin

　　33. In “After Apple-Picking”, Robert Frost wrote : “For I have had too much / Of apple-picking: I am overtired / Of the great harvest I myself desired .” From these lines we can conclude that the speaker is .

　　A happy about the harvest
　　B. wearing out the freshness of apple- picking
　　C .still desired of apple-picking when seeing the harvest
　　D. indifferent of what once desired

　　34. In The Emperor Jones and The Hairy Ape , O’Neill adopted the expressionist techniques to portray the of human beings in a hostile universe .

　　A. helpless situation B. uncertainty
　　C. profound religious faith D. courage and perseverance

　　35. At the beginning of A Rose for Emily , Faulkner uses a figurative language to describe the place where Emily lives. The house is a perfect mirror image of the owner who is supposed to be

　　and deliberately detaches herself from the communal life in this small town.

　　A. friendly and generous B. wealthy and conservative
　　C polite and dignified D. stubborn and coquettish

　　36. Eugene O’Neill’s inventiveness seemingly knew no limits . He was constantly experimenting with new styles and forms for his plays, especially during the 1920’s when was in full swing .

　　A. imagism B post-modernism
　　C .expressionism D .symbolism

　　37. Which essay of Emerson is regarded as an unofficial manifesto for the “Transcendental Club”?

　　A. Self-reliance B. Nature
  　C. The American Scholar D. The Over-soul

　　38. In Pride and Prejudice , Elizabeth Bennet finds out some weak points about herself in the process of judging others. Which of the following is NOT a weak point of found out by Elizabeth herself ?

　　A. Blindness  B. Partiality   C. Snobbishness  D. Over-confidence

　　39. A typical Forsyte , according to John Galsworthy, is a man with a strong sense of ,who never pays any attention to human feelings.

　　A. property   B . justice  C. morality   D. humor

　　40. Emerson based his religion on an intuitive belief in an ultimate unity ,which he called “ “.
　　A. the Spirit  B. the Over-lord  C. the over- soul  D. the Self

第二部分 非选择题

　　II. Reading comprehension ( 16 points, 4 for each )

　　Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English . Write your answer in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.

　　41. “And ever as he rode , his hart did earne, / To prove his puissance in battell brave”
　　Question :
　　A. Identify the poem and the poet.
　　B. What does the word “ puissance” mean?
　　C. Is the theme of the poem “Arms and the Man”? If not , 
tell your point and explain it briefly.

　　42. “A line in long array where they wind betwixt green islands,
　　They take a serpentine course , their arms flash in the sun-hark to the musical clank,
　　Be hold the silvery river , in it the splashing horses loitering stop to drink,
　　Behold the brown-faced men, each group, each person, a picture, the negligent rest on the saddles,
　　Some emerge on the opposite bank , others are just entering the ford-while,
　　Scarlet and blue and snowy white,
　　The guidon flags flutter gayly in the wind .”
　　Questions:
　　A. Who is the author of this poem?
　　B. What is the essence of this poem ?
　　C. What is the unique character in this poem?

　　43. “Break ,break , break , / On thy cold grey stones , O sea! / And I thought that my tongue could utter / The thoughts that arise in me.”
　　Questions:
　　A. Give the name of the author and the title of the literary work from which this stanza is taken .
　　B. Interpret this stanza.
　　C. Analyze the author’s art of this poem.

　　44. “ The apparition of the these faces in the crowed; / Petals on a wet, black bough”
　　Questions:
　　A: From which poem does the stanza come ? Who is the author?
　　B: What does the “petals” mean?
　　C: Briefly interpret the two lines.

III. Questions and Answers ( 24points in all , 6 points for each ) Give questions in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet

　　45. .In Hamlet’s soliloquy, when he says, “ To sleep, perchance to dream: ----ay, there’s the rub .” What is he primarily thinking about? Why does he think there is the rub ?

　　46. “ I loaf and invite my soul, / I lean and loaf at my ease observing a spear of summer grass.”
　　What does the underlined  
part mean ?

　　47. “I fall upon the thorns of life ! I bleed !
　　A heavy weight of hours has chained and bowed
　　One too like thee : tameless, and swift, and proud.”
　　The above quotation is taken from Shelley’s poem “Ode to the West wind”. What does the underlined part mean?

　　48. In “ Indian Camp”, Hemingway makes a successful use of situational irony. Please illustrate this with some examples.

　　IV. Topic discussions ( 20 points in all , 10 for each )
　　Write no less than 150 words on each of the following topics in English on the corresponding space on the answer sheet .

　　49. Charles Dickens is one of the greatest Victorian writers in his own unique way . Discuss Dickens’s art of novels : the setting, the language , and the characters, etc . based on his novel Oliver Twist.

　　50. “Sister Carrie” is the greatest literary work by Theodore Dreiser. Discuss Carrie Meeber, the protagonist of the novel .