2001年(上)英美文学选读试卷及答案

2001年（上）英美文学选读试卷及答案2001年（上）英美文学选读试卷及答案助人为乐！2001年（上）英美文学选读试卷及答案第一部分选择题I.MultipleChoice1.Theworkthatpresented,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliterature,acomprehensiverealisticpictureofthemedievalEnglishsocietyandcreatedawholegalleryofvividcharactersfromallwalksoflifeismostlikely______.A.WilliamLangland’PiersPlowmanB.GeoffreyChaucer’sTheCanterburyTalesC.JohnGower’ConfessioAmantisD.SirGawainandtheGreenKnightAnswer:B2.ThetragedyofDr.Faustus,theprotagonistinChristopherMarlowe’sTheTragicHistoryofDr.Faustus,istheveryfacethat_____.E.manisconfinedtotimeF.hetriedtojoinAfricatoSpainG.hebecameamanwithoutsoulafterhesolditH.heconjuredupHelen,theladywhowastheverycourseoftheTrojanWarAnswer:A3.Herearetwolinesfromalingpoem:Uponagreatadventurehewasbond,ThatgreatestGlorianatohimgave.Thepoemmustbe_____.I.BeowulfJ.JohnMilton’sSamsonAgonistesK.ThomasGray’sElegyWritteninaCountyChurchyardL.EdmundSpenser’sTheFaerieQueeneAnswer:D4.LiteratureofNeoclassicismisdifferentfromthatofRomanticisminthat______.A.theformercelebratesreason,rationality,orderandinstructionwhilethelatterseesliteratureasanexpressionofanindividual’sfeelingandexperiencesB.theformerisheavilyreligiousbutthelattersecularC.theformerisanintellectualmovementthepurposeofwhichistoarousethemiddleclassforpoliticalrightswhilethelatterisconcernedwiththepersonalcultivation.D.theformeradvocatesthereturntonaturewhereasthelatterturnstotheancientGreekandRomanwritersforitsmodelsAnswer:A5.Whenhewrites,inAnEssayonCriticism,Avileconceitinpompouswordsexpressed,/Islikeaclowninregalpurpledressed,AlexanderPopemeansthat__________.A.pompouswordsarealwaysdestructivetogoodtasteB.thepurplecolourisfortheroyalonlyanditisridiculoustodressaclowninpurpleC.conceitsarealwaysmisleadingD.truewitisbestinaplainstyleAnswer:D6.YoumayhavemeetthetermYahoooninternet,butyoumayalsohavemetitinEnglishliterature.Itisfoundin_____A.JohnBunyan’sPilgrim’sProgressB.SamuelJohnson’sTheVanityofHumanWishesC.JonathanSwift’sGulliver’sTravelsD.HenryFielding’stomJonesAnswer:C7.TheshepherdinVirgilgrewatlastacquaintedwithLove,andfoundhimanativeoftherocks.(SamuelJohnson,TotheRightHonorabletheEarlofChesterfield)Thespeakerhereis______.A.cheerfulB.ironicC.mysteriousD.nonchalantAnswer:B8.Surface,Sneerwell,Backbite,andCandouraremostlikelythenamesofthecharactersin________.A.Shaw’sMrsWarren’sProfessionB.Sheridan’sTheSchoolforScandalC.Shakespeare’sLove’sLabour’sLostD.ChristopherMarlowe’sDr.FaustusAnswer:B9.ThefirstlineofWilliamBlake’swell-knownpoemTheTygerreads,Tyger!Tyger!Burningbright.Therepeatedwordtiger(tiger)withanexclamationmarksuggests_______.A.joyB.fearC.painD.fondnessAnswer:B10.WhatdoesWordsworth’spoemTheSolitaryReapertellusaboutRomanticist?A.Toromanticists,poetryisanexpressionofanindividual’sfeelingsandexperiencesnomatterhowfragmentaryandmomentarythesefeelingsandexperiencesare.B.Romanticisttakedelightonlyinsoundeffect,thethemeofaworkisnottheirconcern.C.Romanticistarenotpatientpeople;theywouldleavebeforetherevelationofthetheme.D.Poetryshouldpresenttheapparentandtangible.Answer:A11.Thelines,Itwasamiracleofraredevice,/Asunnypleasuredomewithcavesofice,arefoundin__________.A.SamuelTaylorColeridge’sKublaKhanB.WilliamWordsworth’sLinesWritteninEarlySpringC.JohnKeats’sOdetoAutumnD.PercyByssheShelly’sodetotheWestWindAnswer:A12.PrometheusUnboundisShelley’sgreatestachievement.Prometheus,accordingtotheGreekmythology,waschainedbyZeusonMountCaucasusandsufferedthevulture’sfeedingonhisliverfor_________.A.planningarevolttodethroneGodB.misinterpretingGod’sdecreetoreconcilemanandnatureC.prophesyingthearrivalofspringinawinterseasonD.stealingthefirefromheavenandgivingittomanAnswer:D13.’Damnthefool!Thereheis’,criedHeathcliff,sinkingbackintohisseat.’Hush,mydarling!Hush,hush,Catherine!I’llstay.Ifheshotmeso,I’dexpirewithablessinginmylips.’Thenovelfromwhichthepassageistakenmustbe_________.A.JaneAusten’sPrideandPrejudiceB.CharlesDickens’sTheOldCuriosityShopC.SamuelRichardson’sPamelaD.EmilyBronte’sWutheringHeightsAnswer:D14.MyLastDuchessisapoemthatbestexemplifierRobertBrowning’s________.A.sensitiveearforthesoundsoftheEnglishlanguageB.excellentchoiceofwordsC.masteringofthemetricaldevicesD.useofthedramaticmonologueAnswer:D15.HereisapassagefromMiddlemarch,anovelbyGeorgeEliot:Herbloomingfull-pulsedyouthstoodthereinamoralimprisonmentwhichmadeitselfonewiththechill,colourless,narrowedlandscape,withtheshrunkenfurniture,thenever-readbooks,andtheghostlystaginpalefanaticworldthatseemedtobevanishingfromthedaylight,Whoistheladymentionedinthequotedpassage?A.DorotheaB.EmmaC.MollyD.IreneAnswer:A16.TessoftheD’Urbervilles,oneofThomasHardy’sbestknownnovels,portraysmanas________.A.beinghereditarilyeithergoodorbadB.beingself-sufficientC.havingnocontroloverhisownfateD.stillretaininghisownfaithinaworldofconfusionAnswer:C17.WhichofthefollowingbringsLITTLEimpactonthedevelopmentof20thcenturyliterature?A.FriedrichNietzche’sassertions:GodisdeadB.ArtherSchopenharuer’sandHenryBergson’sphilosophicalideasofirrationality.C.OscarWilde’sideaofArtforArt’sSake.D.Freudian-Jungianpsycho-analysisAnswer:C18.T