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英美文学北京历年真题
英美文学北京历年真题（00-04）
2000年（上）英美文学选读试卷及答案
PARTONE
Ⅰ.MultipleChoice
1.Thesentence"ShallIcomparetheetoasummer’sday?
"isthebeginninglineofoneofShakespeare’s.
A.comedies
B.tragedies
C.sonnets
D.histories
Answer:
C
2."Somuchtheworseforme,thatIamstrong.DoIwanttolive?
Whatkindoflivingwillitbewhenyou-oh,God!
Wouldyouliketolivewithyoursoulinthegrave?
"
IntheabovepassagequotedfromEmilyBronte’s"WutheringHeights",theword"soul"apparentlyrefersto________.
A.Heathcliff
B.Catherine
C.ghost
D.one’sspirituallife
Answer:
B
3."Andwherearethey?
andwhereartthou,
Mycountry?
Onthyvoicelessshore
Theheroiclayistunelessnow-
Theheroicbosombeatsnomore!
"（GeorgeGordonByron,DonJuan）
Intheabovestanza,"artthou"literallymeans.
A."areyou"
B."artthough"
C."arethough"
D."artyou"
Answer:
A
4.Themajorconcernoffictionliesinthetracingofthepsychologicaldevelopmentofhischaractersandinhisenergeticcriticismofthedehumanizingeffectofthecapitalistindustrializationonhumannature.
A.CharlesDickens’s
B.D.H.Lawrence’s
C.ThomasHardy’s
D.JohnGalsworthy’s
Answer:
B
5.DanielDefoedescribesasatypicalEnglishmiddle-classmanoftheeighteenthcentury,theveryprototypeoftheempirebuilderorthepioneercolonist.
A.TomJones
B.Gulliver
C.MollFlanders
D.RobinsonCrusoe
Answer:
D
6."Tobesodistinguishedisanhonor,which,beingverylittleaccustomedtofavorsfromthegreat,Iknownotwellhowtoreceive,orinwhattermstoacknowledge."
TheabovequotedsentenceispresentedbySamuelJohnsonwitha（n）
A.delightful
B.jealous
C.ironic
D.humorous
Answer:
C
7."Shelivedunknown,andfewcouldknow
WhenLucyceasedtobe;
Butsheisinhergrave,and,oh,
Thedifferencetome?
"
Theword"me"inthelastlineoftheabovestanzaquotedfromWordsworth’spoem"SheDweltAmongtheUntroddenWays"maypossiblyreferto.
A.thepoet
B.thereader
C.herlover
D.everybody
Answer:
C
8.isatypicalfeatureofSwift’swritings.
A.Bittersatire
B.Elegantstyle
C.Casualnarration
D.Complicatedsentencestructure
Answer:
A
9.Thestatement"Itrevealsthedehumanizingworkhousesystemandthedark,criminalunderworldlife"maywellsumupthemainthemeofDickens’s.
A.DavidCopperfield
B.BleakHouse
C.GreatExpectations
D.OliverTwist
Answer:
D
10."Doyouthink,becauseIampoor,obscure,plain,andlittle,Iamsoullessandheartless?
...AndifGodhadgiftedmewithsomebeauty,andmuchwealth,Ishouldhavemadeitashardforyoutoleaveme,asitisnowformetoleaveyou."
Theabovequotedpassageismostprobabletakenfrom.
A.PrideandPrejudice
B.JaneEyre
C.WutheringHeights
D.GreatExpectations
Answer:
B
11.ItisgenerallyregardedthatKeats’smostimportantandmaturepoemsareintheformof.
A.ode
B.elegy
C.epic
D.sonnet
Answer:
A
12.G.B.Shaw’splayMrs.Warren’sProfessionisarealisticexposureoftheintheEnglishsociety.
A.slumlandlordism
B.inequalitybetweenmenandwomen
C.politicalcorruption
D.economicexploitationofwomen
Answer:
D
13.InWilliamBlake’spoetry,thefather（andanyotherinwhomhesawtheimageofthefathersuchasGod,priest,andking）wasusuallyafigureof.
A.benevolence
B.admiration
C.love
D.tyranny
Answer:
D
14."’Ibelieveyouaremadeofstone,’hesaid,clenchinghisfingerssohardthathebrokethefragilecup...’Youseemtoforget,’shesaid,’thatcupisnot!
’"
Fromtheabovepoutedpassage,wecanfindthewoman’stoneisvery.
A.sarcastic
B.amusing
C.sentimental
D.facetious
Answer:
A
15.ThePilgrim’sProgressbyJohnBunyanisoftensaidtobeconcernedwiththesearchfor.
A.materialwealth
B.spiritualsalvation
C.universaltruth
D.self-fulfillment
Answer:
B
16.AlexanderPopestronglyadvocated,emphasizingthatliteraryworksshouldbejudgedbyrulesoforder,reason,logic,restrainedemotion,goodtasteanddecorum.
A.sentimentalism
B.romanticism
C.idealism
D.neoclassicism
Answer:
D
17.AfterreadingthefirstchapterofPrideandPrejudice,wemaycometoknowthatMrs.Bennetisawomanof.
A.simplecharacterandquickwit
B.simplecharacterandpoorunderstanding
C.intricatecharacterandquickwit
D.intricatecharacterandpoorunderstanding
Answer:
B
18.Ofalltheeighteenth-centurynovelists,wasthefirsttosetout,bothintheoryandpractice,towritespecificallya"comicepicinprose,"andthefirsttogivethemodernnovelitsstructureandstyle.
A.DanielDefoe
B.SamuelRichardson
C.Henryfielding
D.OliverGoldsmith
Answer:
C
19."Notonthysolebutonthysoul,harshJew,/Thoumak’stthyknifekeen."
IntheabovequotationtakenfromTheMerchantofVenice,Shakespeareemploysa（n）.
A.oxymoron
B.pun
C.simile
D.synecdoche
Answer:
B
20InHardy’sWes***novels,thereisaapparenttouchinhisdescriptionofthesimpleandbeautifulthoughprimitiverurallife.
A.humorous
B.romantic
C.nostalgic
D.sarcastic
Answer:
C
21."Oprince,Ochiefofmanythronedpowers,
Thatledth’embattledseraphimtowar
Underthyconduct,andindreadfuldees
Fearless,endangeredHeaven’sperpetualKing."
InthethirdlineoftheabovepassagequotedfromMilton’sParadiseLost,thephrase"theconduct"referstoconduct.
A.Satan’s
B.God’s
C.Adam’s
D.Eve’s
Answer:
A
22.WecanperhapsdescribethewestwindinShelley’spoem"OdetotheWestWind"withallthefollowingtermsexcept.
A.tamed
B.swift
C.proud
D.wild
Answer:
A
23.In1837,RalphWaldoEmersonmadeaspeechentitledatHarvard,WhichwashiledbyOliverWendellHolmesas"OurintellectualDeclarationofIndependence."
A."Nature"
B."self-Reliance"
C."DivinitySchoolAddress"
D."TheAmericanScholar"
Answer:
D
24.InHawthorne’s"YoungGoodmanBrown,"asatanicfigureleadsthecredulousprotagonisttoawitches’Sabbathinthewoods,ThereherecognizesmanypillarsofSalem’sPuritansocietyaswellashiswife,Faith.ThestoryillustratesHawthorne’sallegoricalthemeofhumanevilorwhatMelvillecalledthe"powerof.
A.blackness
B.whiteness
C.terror
D.hypocrisy
Answer:
A
25.ForMelville,aswellasforthereaderand,thenarrator,MobyDickisstillamystery,anultimatemysteryoftheuniverse.
A.Ahab
B.Ishmael
C.Stubb
D.Starbuck
Answer:
B
26.MostofthepoemsinWhitman’sLeavesofGrasssingofthe"en-mass"andtheaswell.
A.nature
B.self-reliance
C.self
D.life
Answer:
C
27.EmilyDickinson’spoem（441）"ThisismylettertotheWorld"expressesthepoet’sabouthercommunicationwiththeoutsideworld.
A.indifference
B.joy
C.anxiety
D.indignation
Answer:
C
28.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutwritersin1920sistrue?
A.MarkTwainpublishedhislastandmostimportantnovel
B.F.ScottFitzgeraldreceivedtheNobelPrize
C.Freudianpsychologyinfluencedmanymodernwriters
D.Mostwriterswerepoliticallyradical
Answer:
C
29.Naturalismisevolvedfromrealismwhentheauthor’stoneinwritingbecomeslessseriousandlesssympatheticbutmoreironicandmore.
A.rational
B.humorous
C.optimistic
D.pessimistic
Answer:
D
30.MarkTwain’sfirstnovel,writtenincollaborationwithCharlesD.Warnerandpublishedin1873,thoughnotanartisticsuccess,givesitsnametotheAmericaofthepost-CivilWarperiodwhichitattemptstosatirize.
A.TheGildedAge
B.TheAgeofInnocence
C.TheRoughingTime
D.TheJazzAge
Answer:
A
31.Dreiser’sTrilogyofDesireincludesthreenovels.TheyareTheFinancier,TheTitanand.
A.TheGenius
B.TheTycoon
C.TheStoic
D.TheGiant
Answer:
C
32.DaisyMiller’stragedyofindiscretionisintensifiedandenlargedbyitsnarrationfromthepointofviewof.
A.theauthorHenryJames
B.theItalianyouthGiovanelli
C.theAmericanyouthWinterbourne
D.hermotherMrs.Miller
Answer:
C
33.TheimpactofDarwin’sevolutionarytheoryontheAmericanthoughtandtheinfluenceofthenineteenth-centuryFrenchliteratureontheAmericanmenoflettersgaverisetoyetanotherschoolofrealism:
American.
A.localcolorism
B.vernacularism
C.modernism
D.naturalism
Answer:
D
34.ItisonhisthatWashingtonIrving’sfamemainlyrested.
A.childhoodrecollections
B.sketchesabouthisEuropeantours
C.earlypoetry
D.talesaboutAmerica
Answer:
D
35."Ifhonestlaborbeunremunerativeanddifficulttoendure;ifitbethelong,longroadwhichneverreachesbeauty,butweariesthefeetandtheheart;ifthedragtofollowbeautybesuchthatoneabandonstheadmiredway,takingratherthedespisedpathleadingtoherdreamsquickly,whoshallcastthefirststone?
"
Whereistheunderlinedphrasetakenfrom?
A.TheBible
B.Milton
C.Shakespeare
D.Hawthorne
Answer:
A
36.Mostrecognizableliterarymovementthatgaverisetothetwentieth-centuryAmericanliterature,orwemaysay,thesecondAmericanRenaissance,isthemovement.
A.transcendental
B.leftist
C.expatriate
D.expressionistic
Answer:
C
37.RobertFrostcombinedtraditionalverseforms-thesonnet,rhymingcouplets,blankverse-withaclearAmericanlocalspeechrhythm,thespeechoffarmerswithitsidiosyncraticdictionandsyntax.
A.Southern
B.Western
C.NewHampshire
D.NewEngland
Answer:
D
38.Asanautobiographicalplay,O’Neill’s（1956）hasgaineditsstatusasaworldclassicandsimultaneouslymarkstheclimaxofhisliterarycareerandthecomingofageofAmericandrama.
A.TheIcemanCometh
B.LongDay’sJourneyIntoNight
C.TheHairyApe
D.DesireUndertheElms
Answer:
B
39.Apartfromthedislocationoftimeandthe
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