1、2016 年 10 月全国自考（英美文学选读）真题试卷及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、单项选择题(总题数：40，分数：80.00)1.Which of the following is considered to be the best known English dramatist since Shakespeare?（分数：2.00）A.Oscar Wilde.B.John Galsworthy.C.William Butler Yeats.D.George Bernard Shaw.2.Paradise Lost by_was finished in 1665
2、, after seven years labor in darkness.（分数：2.00）A.Christopher MarlowB.John MiltonC.William ShakespeareD.Ben Johnson3.Which of the following is NOT written by D. H. Lawrence?（分数：2.00）A.Women in Love.B.Sons and Lovers.C.The Rainbow.D.The French Lieutenants Woman.4.William Shakespeare is one of the gian
3、ts of_.（分数：2.00）A.AestheticismB.RenaissanceC.RealismD.Romanticism5.Which of the following female writers did NOT belong to the Bronte sisters?（分数：2.00）A.Anne Bronte.B.Charlotte Bronte.C.Emily Bronte.D.Mary Bronte.6.A Tale of Two Cities by_presents a criticism of the social institutions and morals of
4、 Victorian England.（分数：2.00）A.William ShakespeareB.John KeatsC.Charles DickensD.George Bernard Shaw7.Daniel Defoe s first novel_was an immediate success in his life.（分数：2.00）A.Robinson CrusoeB.Gulliver s TravelsC.The Adventures of Tom SawyerD.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn8.Pride and Prejudice i
5、s the masterpiece of_which tells readers the importance of good judgment in our life.（分数：2.00）A.Mary ShelleyB.Charlotte BronteC.John KeatsD.Jane Austen9.Who wrote one of the most enduring classic poems “Ode to the West Wind“?（分数：2.00）A.William Wordsworth.B.Alfred Tennyson.C.Percy Bysshe Shelley.D.Da
6、vid Burn.10.Which of the following is regarded as a “worshipper of nature“?（分数：2.00）A.John Keats.B.William Blake.C.William Wordsworth.D.Jane Austen.11.Among Thomas Hardy s major works, _is the most cheerful and idyllic.（分数：2.00）A.Under the Greenwood TreeB.Tess of the D UrbervillesC.The Mayor of Cast
7、erbridgeD.The Return of the Native12.Mrs. Warren s Profession, written by_, was a play about the economic oppression of women.（分数：2.00）A.John GalsworthyB.William Butler YeatsC.T. S. EliotD.George Bernard Shaw13.Charles Dickens writes best when he writes from the_point of view.（分数：2.00）A.poor sB.chil
8、d sC.adult sD.rich s14.Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte is a story of a(n)_which is based on her own experience.（分数：2.00）A.explorerB.peasantC.workerD.governess15.D. H. Laurence s first novel, _, is a remarkable work of a young man, acutely observant of nature and delighting in story.（分数：2.00）A.The Tres
9、passerB.The RainbowC.Sons and LoversD.The White Peacock16.George Bernard Shaw was a(n)_, who composed Pygmalion.（分数：2.00）A.playwrightB.poetC.novelistD.essayist17.The Waste Land is the most important single poem by_.（分数：2.00）A.George Bernard ShawB.W. B. YeatsC.John KeatsD.T. S. Eliot18.Shelly express
10、ed his love for freedom in his poem_.（分数：2.00）A.To a SkylarkB.The CloudC.Queen MabD.Ode to Liberty19.The poem “Tyger“ is chosen from_by William Blake.（分数：2.00）A.Songs of ExperienceB.Songs of InnocenceC.Marriage of Heaven and HellD.The Book of Los20.Who is the greatest critical realist writers of the
11、 Victorian Age?（分数：2.00）A.Samuel JohnsonB.Charles DickensC.Jane AustenD.D. H. Laurence21.“Wessex novels “by Thomas Hardy described the simple and beautiful though primitive_, which was gradually declining and disappearing.（分数：2.00）A.urban lifeB.rural lifeC.class struggleD.social reform22.“It is a tr
12、uth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. “ This sentence is taken from_.（分数：2.00）A.Pride and PrejudiceB.Wuthering HeightsC.Jane EyreD.Sense and Sensibility23.“The Birthmark“ drives home symbolically Hawthornes point that_is mans birthm
13、ark, something he is born with.（分数：2.00）A.goodnessB.evilC.generosityD.faith24.As Whitman saw it, _could play a vital part in the process of creating a new nation.（分数：2.00）A.industryB.agricultureC.novelsD.poetry25.Moby-Dick is difficult to read because much of the talk in the novel is_and much of the
14、 language is purposely old-fashioned and Elizabethan.（分数：2.00）A.doctor s talkB.sailor s talkC.farmer s talkD.soldier s talk26.Life on the Mississippi tells a story of Mark Twain s boyhood ambition to become_.（分数：2.00）A.a farmerB.a policemanC.a riverboat pilotD.a driver27.Daisy Miller, a novella abou
15、t_who gets “killed“ by the winter in Rome, brought James international fame for the first time.（分数：2.00）A.a young American girlB.a young American boyC.a cab driverD.a traveling salesman28.Dickinson s greatest rendering of the moment of_is to be found in her masterpiece, “I heard a Fly buzzwhen I die
16、d“.（分数：2.00）A.lifeB.deathC.growthD.illness29.It is not surprising to find in Dreisers fiction a world of_, where “kill or to be killed“ was the law.（分数：2.00）A.oceanB.jungleC.desertD.imagination30.In any list of important poets_, regardless of nationality, Robert Lee Frost commands a place.（分数：2.00）A
17、.in the 17th centuryB.in the 18th centuryC.in the 19th centuryD.in the 20th century31.Farewell to Arms by Hemingway tells us a story about the tragic love affair of a wounded American soldier with_.（分数：2.00）A.a British nurseB.a British doctorC.an American nurseD.an American doctor32 North of Boston
18、is described by its author, Frost, as “_“, which shows a brilliant insight into New England character and the background that formed it.（分数：2.00）A.a book of animalsB.a book of peopleC.a fiction of futureD.a fiction of civil war33.In 1961 , in ill health, anxiety and deep depression, _shot himself wi
19、th a hunting gun.（分数：2.00）A.Jack LondonB.Ernest HemingwayC.Ezra PoundD.Theodore Dreiser34.With the publication of Sister Carrie and other works, Dreiser became one of the most significant writers of the school later known as_.（分数：2.00）A.transcendentalismB.magic realismC.cubismD.literary naturalism35
20、.Over 500 poems Dickinson wrote are about_, in which her general skepticism about the relationship between man and nature is well-expressed.（分数：2.00）A.warB.politiesC.philosophyD.nature36.The Portrait of a Lady incarnates the clash between the Old World and the New in the life journey of_in a Europea
21、n cultural environment.（分数：2.00）A.an American girlB.an American boyC.an American poetD.an American farmer37.The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is usually regarded as a classic book written for_about their particular horrors and joys.（分数：2.00）A.farmersB.politiciansC.old womenD.boys38.Like Hawthorne, _is a
22、master of allegory and symbolism.（分数：2.00）A.Jack LondonB.Henry JamesC.Herman MelvilleD.William Faulkner39.The pursuit of_is approved of repeatedly and affectionately in Whitman s poems.（分数：2.00）A.independence and libertyB.love and happinessC.social reform and innovationD.logic and reason40.Hawthorne
23、 s view of man and human history originates, to a great extent, in_.（分数：2.00）A.PuritanismB.PlatonismC.RomanticismD.Realism二、阅读理解(总题数：4，分数：8.00)41.I wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils;For oft, when on my couc
24、h I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils. Questions:A. What is the title of the poem from which the stanzas are taken? Who is the author?B. What figure of speech is used
25、in the first line?C. What do “they“ and “inward eye“ in the poem refer to in the last stanza?（分数：2.00）_42.O, Cathy! Oh, my life! How can I bear it? was the first sentence he uttered, in a tone that did not seek to disguise his despair.And how he stared at her so earnestly that I thought the very int
26、ensity of his gaze would bring tears into his eyes; but they burned with anguish, they did not melt. Questions:A. What is the title of the novel from which the excerpt is taken? Who is the author?B. Who are the two speakers?C. What does this excerpt tell us about the speakers?（分数：2.00）_43.We paused
27、before a House that seemed A Swelling of the GroundThe Roof was scarcely visible The Cornicein the Ground Since then tis Centuriesand yet Feels shorter than the Day I first surmised the Horses Heads Were toward Eternity Questions:A. Who wrote this poem?B. What does the “House“ in the first line refe
28、r to?C. What is the theme of this poem?（分数：2.00）_44.So she vanquished them, horse and foot, just as she had vanquished their fathers thirty years before about the smell. That was two years after her father s death and a short time after her sweetheartthe one we believed would marry herhad deserted h
29、er. After her father s death she went out very little; after her sweetheart went away, people hardly saw her at all. A few of the ladies had the temerity to call, but were not received, and the only sign of life about the place was the Negro mana young man thengoing in and out with a market basket.Q
30、uestions:A. What is the title of the story from which the excerpt is taken? Who is the author?B. What does the phrase “horse and foot“ in the first line mean?C. What does the heroine of this story symbolize?（分数：2.00）_三、简答题(总题数：4，分数：8.00)45.Why is Charlotte Bronte considered as a writer of realism co
31、mbined with romanticism?（分数：2.00）_46.In what way is Thomas Hardy regarded as a transitional writer?（分数：2.00）_47.How do you comment on Whitman s literary innovation in terms of the form of his poetry?（分数：2.00）_48.How did Theodore Dreiser contribute to the American literature through his literary crea
32、tion?（分数：2.00）_四、论述题(总题数：2，分数：4.00)49.Give a brief comment on T. S. Eliot and his The Waste Land.（分数：2.00）_50.Hemingways world is limited and he measures his limited range of characters against an unvarying code. Briefly discuss this code established by Hemingway through his writings.（分数：2.00）_2016
33、年 10 月全国自考（英美文学选读）真题试卷答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、单项选择题(总题数：40，分数：80.00)1.Which of the following is considered to be the best known English dramatist since Shakespeare?（分数：2.00）A.Oscar Wilde.B.John Galsworthy.C.William Butler Yeats.D.George Bernard Shaw. 解析：解析：萧伯纳是英国现代杰出的现实主义戏剧作家，在戏剧方面被公认为自莎士比亚之后英国最
34、优秀的戏剧大师。2.Paradise Lost by_was finished in 1665 , after seven years labor in darkness.（分数：2.00）A.Christopher MarlowB.John Milton C.William ShakespeareD.Ben Johnson解析：解析：失乐园是约翰-弥尔顿的杰作，于 1665 年完成。故事取材于旧约，是继贝奥武甫之后唯一的一部公认的英国文学中的史诗。3.Which of the following is NOT written by D. H. Lawrence?（分数：2.00）A.Wome
35、n in Love.B.Sons and Lovers.C.The Rainbow.D.The French Lieutenants Woman. 解析：解析：戴维-赫伯特-劳伦斯是 20 世纪最伟大的小说家之一，他的主要作品有恋爱中的女人儿子与情人虹。法国中尉的女人是约翰-福尔斯的作品。4.William Shakespeare is one of the giants of_.（分数：2.00）A.AestheticismB.Renaissance C.RealismD.Romanticism解析：解析：亨利八世统治期间，文艺复兴的春风吹入英国。在亨利八世的鼓励下，牛津的改革派、学者和人文
36、主义者们将古典文学引入英国。自此，英国的文艺复兴开始了。英国，尤其是英国文学进入了黄金时代。这个时期涌现出了莎士比亚、斯宾塞、琼生、锡德尼、马洛、培根和邓恩等一大批文学巨匠。5.Which of the following female writers did NOT belong to the Bronte sisters?（分数：2.00）A.Anne Bronte.B.Charlotte Bronte.C.Emily Bronte.D.Mary Bronte. 解析：解析：布朗蒂姐妹是指夏洛特-布朗蒂、埃米莉-布朗蒂和安妮-布朗蒂。6.A Tale of Two Cities by_pr
37、esents a criticism of the social institutions and morals of Victorian England.（分数：2.00）A.William ShakespeareB.John KeatsC.Charles Dickens D.George Bernard Shaw解析：解析：双城记是查尔斯-狄更斯的代表作。它是一部以法国大革命为背景所写成的长篇历史小说对维多利亚时期英国的社会机构及道德观念进行了批判。7.Daniel Defoe s first novel_was an immediate success in his life.（分数：2
38、.00）A.Robinson Crusoe B.Gulliver s TravelsC.The Adventures of Tom SawyerD.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn解析：解析：丹尼尔-笛福的第一部也是最受欢迎的小说鲁滨逊漂流记是一部体现时代精神的游记历险小说，是他公认的代表作。8.Pride and Prejudice is the masterpiece of_which tells readers the importance of good judgment in our life.（分数：2.00）A.Mary ShelleyB.Ch
39、arlotte BronteC.John KeatsD.Jane Austen 解析：解析：傲慢与偏见是英国著名女性小说家简-奥斯汀的代表作之一。在这部小说中，奥斯汀通过讲述一位富有、骄傲的年轻人达西和漂亮聪明的姑娘伊丽莎白-贝内特之间的爱情故事，微妙地探索了英国上流社会对婚姻、财产、阴谋的价值观，旨在讲述生活中正确判断的重要性。9.Who wrote one of the most enduring classic poems “Ode to the West Wind“?（分数：2.00）A.William Wordsworth.B.Alfred Tennyson.C.Percy Byss
40、he Shelley. D.David Burn.解析：解析：珀-比-雪莱最著名的抒情诗当属西风颂。这首诗语气狂热、易于诵读。经典名句“如果冬天来了，春天还会远吗?”便是此诗的结尾句。10.Which of the following is regarded as a “worshipper of nature“?（分数：2.00）A.John Keats.B.William Blake.C.William Wordsworth. D.Jane Austen.解析：解析：威廉-华兹华斯被称为“大自然的膜拜者”。他能看透自然万物的本质，并将其细致入微地剖析给读者。短诗麻雀巢致云雀致杜鹃及致蝴蝶都
41、是他对自然之美的倾心热爱。11.Among Thomas Hardy s major works, _is the most cheerful and idyllic.（分数：2.00）A.Under the Greenwood Tree B.Tess of the D UrbervillesC.The Mayor of CasterbridgeD.The Return of the Native解析：解析：在托马斯-哈代所有作品中，格林伍德的绿林荫下是最喜悦、最抒情的。12.Mrs. Warren s Profession, written by_, was a play about the
42、 economic oppression of women.（分数：2.00）A.John GalsworthyB.William Butler YeatsC.T. S. EliotD.George Bernard Shaw 解析：解析：萧伯纳一生共写了 50 多部戏，主题非常丰富。他早年的作品都与社会问题有关，坦率地揭露了当时的社会、经济、道德、宗教中的罪恶。萧伯纳的戏剧华伦夫人的职业反映了妇女们在经济上受到的压迫。13.Charles Dickens writes best when he writes from the_point of view.（分数：2.00）A.poor sB.c
43、hild s C.adult sD.rich s解析：解析：查尔斯-狄更斯对人物的塑造是他小说中的一大优点。他刻画得最鲜灵生动的形象是那些无辜又深受迫害的儿童。14.Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte is a story of a(n)_which is based on her own experience.（分数：2.00）A.explorerB.peasantC.workerD.governess 解析：解析：夏洛特-布朗蒂的小说简-爱是维多利亚时期最重要也是最受欢迎的小说之一。小说讲述了一位家庭女教师在各种磨难中不断追求自由与尊严，坚持自我，最终获得幸福的故事
44、。15.D. H. Laurence s first novel, _, is a remarkable work of a young man, acutely observant of nature and delighting in story.（分数：2.00）A.The TrespasserB.The RainbowC.Sons and LoversD.The White Peacock 解析：解析：白孔雀是英国文学家戴维-赫伯特-劳伦斯的第一部小说，创作于 1911 年。小说主要讲述了一个年轻人热衰于观察大自然的故事。16.George Bernard Shaw was a(n)_
45、, who composed Pygmalion.（分数：2.00）A.playwright B.poetC.novelistD.essayist解析：解析：萧伯纳是英国现代杰出的现实主义戏剧作家。他一生共写了 50 多部戏，皮格马利翁是他中期创作的戏剧之一。17.The Waste Land is the most important single poem by_.（分数：2.00）A.George Bernard ShawB.W. B. YeatsC.John KeatsD.T. S. Eliot 解析：解析：T-S-艾略特是著名诗人、剧作家和文学批评家，现代派诗歌运动领袖，1922 年发表的荒原为他赢得了国际声誉，被评论界看作 20 世纪最有影响力的一部诗作，被认为是英美现代诗歌的里程碑。18.Shelly expressed his love for freedom in his poem_.（分数：2.00）A.To a SkylarkB.The CloudC.Queen MabD.Ode to Liberty 解析：解析：雪莱是英国最伟大的诗人之一，尤其是在抒情诗方面。自由颂是他极为优秀的作品之一，他在此诗中表达了对自由的热爱。19.The poem “Tyger“ is chos
