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期末英美文学试题1
1.Although_______wasessentiallyamedievalwriter,heboremarksofhumanismandanticipatedaneweraofliteraturetocome.
C.GeoffreyChaucer
2.Thereligiousreformationintheearly16th-centuryEnglandwasareflectionoftheclassstruggles
wagedbythe_____.
A.risingbourgeoisieagainstthefeudalclassanditsideology
3.Thestatementthatamangainedthewholeworldbutlosthisownsoulmakesagoodsummaryofthemainplotof______.
D.TheTragicHistoryofDoctorFaustus
4."Isnotapatron,myLord,onewholookswithunconcernonamanstrugglingforlifeinthewater,and
whenhehasreachedground,encumbershimwithhelp?
"
Theabovepassageistakenfrom_______.
C.SamuelJohnson’s"TotheRightHonorabletheEarlofChesterfield"
5.Theessenceofhumanismisto______.
D.emphasizehumanqualities
6.InThePilgrim’sProgress,JohnBunyandescribesTheVanityFairina______tone.
B.satirical
7.The18thcenturywitnessedanewliteraryform-themodernEnglishnovel,which,contrarytothemedievalromance,givesa______presentationoflifeofthecommonEnglishpeople.
D.realistic
8.Asaliteraryfigure,JohnRiversappearsin_______.
C.Bronte’sJaneEyre
9.Defoe’sRobinsonCrusoecreatedtheimageofanenterprisingEnglishman,typicaloftheEnglishbourgeoisieinthe______century.
B.18th
10.In"ElegyWritteninaCountryChurchyard,"ThomasGraycomparesthecommonfolkwiththegreatones,wonderingwhatthecommonscouldhaveachievediftheyhadhadthe______.
A.chance
11.Thepoeticviewof______canbebestunderstoodfromhisremarkaboutpoetry,thatis,"allgood
poetryisthespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeelings."
C.WilliamWordsworth
12.Pip,Estella,Havisham,Magwitch,andJoeGargeryaremostlikelynamesofcharactersin_______.
B.DavidCopperfield
13.InEnglishpoetrythe_______isregardedasthemostcommonfoot.
A.iamb
14.InPrideandPrejudice,ElizabethBennetfindsoutsomeweakpointsaboutherselfintheprocessof
judgingothers.WhichofthefollowingisNOTaweakpointofhers?
C.Snobbishness.
15.InByron’spoem"SongfortheLuddites,"theword"Luddite"referstothe_______.
A.workerswhodestroyedthemachinesintheirprotestagainstunemployment
16."Fivemilesmeanderingwithamazymotion\
Throughwoodanddalethesacredriverran,
Thenreachedthecavernsmeasurelesstoman,
Andsankintumulttoalifelessocean."
Theabovelinesaretakenfrom______.
C.Coleridge’s"KublaKhan"
17.Inhispoem,"OdetotheWestWind,"Shelleyintendstopresenthiswindasacentral_______around
whichthepoemweavesvariouscyclesofdeathandrebirth.
B.symbol
18.IntheconversationwithhiswifeinChapterOneofPrideandPrejudice,Mr.Bennetusesa（n）______
tonewithsarcastichumor.
D.teasing
19.CharlesDickenstakestheFrenchRevolutionasthebackgroundofhisnovel______.
B.ATaleofTwoCities
20.AtypicalfeatureoftheEnglish______literatureisthatwritersbecamesocialandmoralcritics,
exposingallkindsofsocialevils.
C.Victorian
21.Thestatementthatthoseextraordinarypeople,seekingsomethingbeyondtheprovinciallife,havefinallytosubjectthemselvestothelimitationsoftherealityeitherduetotheirownweaknessorthesocialenvironmentmaywellsumuponeofthemajorthemesof______.
D.Eliot’sMiddlemarch
22.AtypicalForsyte,accordingtoJohnGalsworthy,isamanwithastrongsenseof______,whonever
paysanyattentiontohumanfeelings.
B.property
23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutTheScarletLetterisNOTtrue?
B.Itrelatestheconflictsbetweenthesocietyandtheindividual.
24."Nothingisatlastsacredbuttheintegrityofyourownmind"isafamousquotefrom_______’s
writings.
D.RalphWaldoEmerson
25.WhichofHemingway’snovelsdescribesthedriftinglifeofAmericanexilesinEurope?
B.AFarewelltoArms.
26.Thethemeof_______maybewellstatedas"Itsingsofnationalismandofthenatureoftheselfin
relationtothecosmosandthemeaningandpurposeofbirthanddeath."
C.WaltWhitman’s"SongofMyself"
27.TheAmericanPuritanismasaculturalheritagebenefitedtheAmericansin_______.
A.strengtheningtheirmoralvalues
28.MarkTwain,oneofthegreatest19thcenturyAmericanwriters,iswellknownforhis______.
C.localcolor
29."Strangenameswereoverthedoors-strangefacesatthewindows-everythingwasstrange.Hismind
nowbegantomisgivehim,thatbothheandtheworldaroundhimwerebewitched.Surelythiswashis
nativevillage,whichhehadleftbutthedaybefore."Theabovepassageistakenfrom______.
A.Irving’s"RipVanWinkle"
30.AccordingtoHawthorne,thescarletletter"A"whichoriginallystoodfor"_______"finallyobtained
themeaningof"able"or"angel"throughHester’sefforts.
A.adultery
31.Asanaturalistwriter,TheodoreDreiserwasgreatlyinfluencedby_______.
B.CharlesDarwin
32.InSisterCarrie,Hurstwood,extremelyhopelessandtotallydevastated,endshislifebyturningon
thegas,whileatthesametimeCarrieisrockingcomfortablyinherluxurioushotelroombeforeshe
boardsashipfor_______.
B.London
33.InHenryJames’"DaisyMiller,"theauthortriestoportraytheprotagonistasanembodimentof
______.
C.thefreespiritoftheNewWorld
34.Americanwritersofthefirstpostwarerawhoweredevoidoffaithandalienatedfromthe
civilizationwerecommonlycalled"______."
D.alostgeneration
35.TheraftwithwhichHuckandJimmaketheirvoyagedowntheMississippiRivermaysymbolizeallthe
followingEXCEPT______.
C.theheavenlykingdomofChristianity
36.OfthefollowingAmericanpoetsinthetwentiethcentury,theonewhohasthebestknowledgeof
Chinesecultureis_______.
C.EzraPound
37.EmilyGrierson,theprotagonistinFaulkner’sstory"ARoseforEmily,"canberegardedasasymbol
standingforallthefollowingqualitiesEXCEPT_______.
D.graceandintegrity
38.RobertFrostisaregionalpoetinthesensethathispoemsaremainlyconcernedaboutthe_______.
B.countrylifeinNewEngland
39.InHemingway’sstory"IndianCamp"Nick,theprotagonist,witnesses_______.
D.terriblescenesofbirthanddeath
40.GreatGatsby,writtenbyFitzgeraldin1925,isastoryabout______whowasdestroyedbythe
influenceofthewealthy,pleasure-seekingpeoplearoundhim.
B.anidealist
PARTTWO
II.ReadingComprehension
41."Busyoldfool,unrulysun,
Whydostthouthus,
Throughwindowsandthroughcurtainscallonus?
"
Questions:
A.Identifythepoemandthepoet.B.Whatdoestheword"fool"referto?
C.Whatideadoesthequotationexpress?
参考答案：
AItistakenfromJoneDonne’s"TheSunRising"（P66）
B."fool"referstothesun.
C.Donne’sgreatproseworksarehissermons,thequotationexpressesastrongsenseofrebellious
spirit,theauthortriedtobreakawayfromtheconventionalfashionoftheElizabethanlovepoetry.
（P63+66）
42."MostmightyEmperorofLilliput,delightandterroroftheuniverse,whosedominionsextendfive
thousandblustrugs（abouttwelvemilesincircumference）totheextremitiesoftheglobe;Monarchofall
Monarchs;tallerthanthesonsofmen;whosefeetpressdowntothecenter,andwhoseheadstrikes
againstthesun;atwhosenodtheprincesoftheearthshaketheirknees;pleasantasspring,comfortable
assummer,fruitfulasautumn,dreadfulaswinter."
Questions:
A.Identifytheworkandtheauthor.
B.Whatisthetoneoftheauthor?
C.Whatdoestheauthorparodyhere?
Answers:
A.Thepassagecomesfrom"Gulliver’sTravels"writtenbyJonanthanSwift.（P115）
B.TheauthorusedtheIronictoneofthepassage.
C.Romance（prose）/Adventurousproseistheparodyhere.
43."Shethankedmen-good!
butthanked
Somehow-Iknownothow-asifsheranked
Mygiftofanine-hundred-years-oldname
Withanybody’sgift."
Questions:
A.Identifythepoemandthepoet.
B.Whatkindoftonedoesthespeakerusehere?
C.Whatideadoesthequotedpassageexpress?
Answers:
A.Thepoemis"MyLastDuchess",byRobertBrowning.（P286）
B.ThespeakerisDuke,heisavillain.Thespeakerusesthetoneofarrogant（傲慢的）here.
C.Thequotedpassagerevealsthedukeisaself-conceited,cruelandtyrannicalman.（P287）
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44."ThisismylettertotheWorld
ThatneverwrotetoMe-
ThesimpleNewsthatNaturetold-
WithtenderMajesty"
Questions:
A.Identifythepoet
B.Whatdoestheword"World"referto?
C.Whatideadoesthequotedpassageexpress?
Answers:
A.ThepoetisEmilyDickinson.（P520）
B."World"referstotheoutsideworld.
C.ThepoemexpressesDickinson’sanxietyabouthercommunicationwiththeoutsideworld.（P520）
III.QuestionsandAnswers
45."ForhereinFortuneshowsherselfmorekind
Thaninhercustom;itisstillheruse
Toletthewretchedmanoutlivehiswealth,
Toviewwithholloweyeandwrinkledbrow
Anageofpoverty;fromwhichling’ringpenance
Ofsuchmiserydothshecutmeoff."
TheabovelinesaretakenfromaspeechmadebyAntonio,amajorcharacterinShakespeare’splayThe
MerchantofVenice.WhydoesAntoniosaythatFortuneismorekindtohimthaninhercustom?
参考答案:
Thissentencemeansshe,LadyFortune,ismorekindtohimbecausesheistakingawaybothhiswealth
andlife.ThespeakerisAntonio,it’ssaidthathisshiphaveallbeenlost,andheispenniless,and
willhavetopaythepoundofflesh.（BecauseShylockhasmadeastrangebondthatrequiresAntonioto
payhimapoundoffleshifhecan’trepayhim,themoneythatheborrowedforhisfriendinduetime.）
（P38）
46."ThefirstshotImadeamongthesecreatures,Ikilledashe-goatwhichhadalittlekidbyherwhich
shegavesuckto,wh
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