1、全国自考（英美文学选读）模拟试卷 19 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.The major theme of Jane Austen s novels is _.（分数：2.00）A.love and moneyB.money and social statusC.social status and marriageD.love and marriage2.Jonathan Swift s _ is generally regarded as the best model of satire, not only of t
2、he period but also in the whole English literary history.（分数：2.00）A.Gulliver s TravelsB.The Battle of the BooksC.A Modest ProposalD.A Tale of a Tub3.The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events, such as the rediscovery of ancient_and _ culture, the new discoveri
3、es in geography and astrology, the religious reformation and the economic expansion.（分数：2.00）A.Chinese; IndianB.Hebrew; EgyptianC.Roman; GreekD.Britain; American4._, the first important English essayist, is also the founder of modern science in England and one of the representatives of the English R
4、enaissance.（分数：2.00）A.Christopher MarloweB.Francis BaconC.Thomas MoreD.William Shakespeare5.Soliloquy is a natural means of writing in revealing the prince s inner conflict and psychological predicament in Shakespeare s_.（分数：2.00）A.King LearB.OthelloC.HamletD.The merchant of Venice6.“To be, or not t
5、o bethat is the question“ is a line taken from _.（分数：2.00）A.HamletB.OthelloC.King LearD.The Merchant of Venice7.The progressive intellectual movement_spread over Western Europe in the 18th century.（分数：2.00）A.RenaissanceB.EnlightenmentC.Religious ReformationD.Chartist Movement8.As a representative of
6、 the Enlightenment, _was one of the first to introduce rationalism to England.（分数：2.00）A.John BunyanB.Alexander PopeC.Thomas GrayD.Daniel Defoe9._ is a typical feature of Swift s writings.（分数：2.00）A.Elegant styleB.Causal narrationC.Bitter satireD.Complicated sentence structure10.For his contribution
7、 to the establishment of the form of the modern novel, Henry Fielding has been regarded as “_. “（分数：2.00）A.Father of the English NovelB.Father of the English PoetryC.Father of the English Short StoryD.Father of the English Drama11.The Romantic period is an age of_. Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byro
8、n, Shelley and Keats are the major Romantic poets.（分数：2.00）A.novelB.dramaC.essayD.poetry12._is a lovely volume of poems, presenting a happy and innocent world.（分数：2.00）A.Songs of ExperienceB.Songs of InnocenceC.Song of MyselfD.There Was a Child Went Forth13._is perhaps the most anthologized poem in
9、English literature, and one that takes us to the core of the poetic beliefs of William Wordsworth.（分数：2.00）A.The Solitary ReaperB.The Sailors MotherC./ Wandered Lonely as a CloudD.Ode to the West Wind14.In Shelley s “To a Skylark, “ the bird, suspended between reality and poetic image, pours forth a
10、n exultant song which suggests to the poet_.（分数：2.00）A.both celestial rapture and human limitationB.both image creation and profound meaningC.both music and wordsD.both inspiration and skills of writing15.In his _, Shelley eulogized the powerful west wind and expressed his eagerness to enjoy the bou
11、ndless freedom from the reality.（分数：2.00）A.Prometheus UnboundB.Ode to the West WindC.AdonaisD.A Defence of Poetry16._makes the declaration that “I know that This World is a World of IMAGINATION or whether it was some latent deceitfulness and malice in him. Questions:A. Where is it taken from?B. Who
12、is the author?C. What does “he, his, him“ refer to?（分数：2.00）_43.Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both. Questions:A. Who is the author?B. What does “diverged“ mean?C. What does the line imply?（分数：2.00）_44Only Miss Emilys house was left, lifting its stubborn and coquet
13、tish decay above the cotton wagons and the gasoline pumpsan eyesore among eyesores. Questions;A. Identify the author and the tide of the story from which the quoted lines are taken.B. What is the meaning of “an eyesore among eyesores“?C. What does this quoted passage indicate?（分数：2.00）_三、简答题(总题数：4，分
14、数：8.00)45.What are the major themes of modernist literature?（分数：2.00）_46.How do you philosophically define Transcendentalism?（分数：2.00）_47.Why has Fielding been regarded as “Father of the English Novel“?（分数：2.00）_48.What is “the Enlightenment Movement“?（分数：2.00）_四、论述题(总题数：2，分数：4.00)49.“My faith is go
15、ne!“ cried he, after one stupefied moment. “There is no good on earth; and sin is but a name. Come, devil! For to thee is this world given. “ Comment on this passage.（分数：2.00）_50.Symbolism is an important literary practice in literature and it has been widely used by many American writers. Discuss t
16、he way symbolism is used in Melville s Moby-Dick.（分数：2.00）_全国自考（英美文学选读）模拟试卷 19 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.The major theme of Jane Austen s novels is _.（分数：2.00）A.love and moneyB.money and social statusC.social status and marriageD.love and marriage 解析：解析：简-奥斯汀的多部小说都是关于爱情和婚姻主
17、题的。2.Jonathan Swift s _ is generally regarded as the best model of satire, not only of the period but also in the whole English literary history.（分数：2.00）A.Gulliver s TravelsB.The Battle of the BooksC.A Modest Proposal D.A Tale of a Tub解析：解析：斯威夫特的一个温和的建议被公认为英国文学史上讽刺作品的经典。3.The Renaissance is actuall
18、y a movement stimulated by a series of historical events, such as the rediscovery of ancient_and _ culture, the new discoveries in geography and astrology, the religious reformation and the economic expansion.（分数：2.00）A.Chinese; IndianB.Hebrew; EgyptianC.Roman; Greek D.Britain; American解析：解析：文艺复兴是由一
19、系列历史事件激发推动的，其中包括对古罗马和希腊文化的重新发现，地理和天文领域的新发现，宗教改革及经济发展等。4._, the first important English essayist, is also the founder of modern science in England and one of the representatives of the English Renaissance.（分数：2.00）A.Christopher MarloweB.Francis Bacon C.Thomas MoreD.William Shakespeare解析：解析：培根是英国历史上最重
20、要的散文家，是英国现代科学的奠基人，是英国文艺复兴时期当之无愧的代表人物。5.Soliloquy is a natural means of writing in revealing the prince s inner conflict and psychological predicament in Shakespeare s_.（分数：2.00）A.King LearB.OthelloC.Hamlet D.The merchant of Venice解析：6.“To be, or not to bethat is the question“ is a line taken from _.
21、（分数：2.00）A.Hamlet B.OthelloC.King LearD.The Merchant of Venice解析：解析：“生存，还是毁灭，这是个问题”选自莎士比亚的作品哈姆雷特。7.The progressive intellectual movement_spread over Western Europe in the 18th century.（分数：2.00）A.RenaissanceB.Enlightenment C.Religious ReformationD.Chartist Movement解析：解析：启蒙主义运动是进步的知识分子运动，在 18 世纪席卷西欧。8
22、.As a representative of the Enlightenment, _was one of the first to introduce rationalism to England.（分数：2.00）A.John BunyanB.Alexander Pope C.Thomas GrayD.Daniel Defoe解析：解析：作为启蒙主义时期的代表人物，蒲伯第一个将理性主义引入英国。9._ is a typical feature of Swift s writings.（分数：2.00）A.Elegant styleB.Causal narrationC.Bitter sa
23、tire D.Complicated sentence structure解析：10.For his contribution to the establishment of the form of the modern novel, Henry Fielding has been regarded as “_. “（分数：2.00）A.Father of the English Novel B.Father of the English PoetryC.Father of the English Short StoryD.Father of the English Drama解析：解析：菲尔
24、丁被一些人称为“英国小说之父”，因为他为现代小说模式的创立作出了很大的贡献。11.The Romantic period is an age of_. Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats are the major Romantic poets.（分数：2.00）A.novelB.dramaC.essayD.poetry 解析：12._is a lovely volume of poems, presenting a happy and innocent world.（分数：2.00）A.Songs of Experie
25、nceB.Songs of Innocence C.Song of MyselfD.There Was a Child Went Forth解析：解析：布莱克的代表作天真之歌是一部受人喜爱的诗集，它描述了一个愉快而纯洁的世界。13._is perhaps the most anthologized poem in English literature, and one that takes us to the core of the poetic beliefs of William Wordsworth.（分数：2.00）A.The Solitary ReaperB.The Sailors
26、MotherC./ Wandered Lonely as a Cloud D.Ode to the West Wind解析：解析：我如行云独自游一诗是英国诗歌中的奇葩，把我们带入了华兹华斯诗歌宗旨的核心。14.In Shelley s “To a Skylark, “ the bird, suspended between reality and poetic image, pours forth an exultant song which suggests to the poet_.（分数：2.00）A.both celestial rapture and human limitation
27、 B.both image creation and profound meaningC.both music and wordsD.both inspiration and skills of writing解析：15.In his _, Shelley eulogized the powerful west wind and expressed his eagerness to enjoy the boundless freedom from the reality.（分数：2.00）A.Prometheus UnboundB.Ode to the West Wind C.AdonaisD
28、.A Defence of Poetry解析：解析：在西风颂中，雪莱描述了西风强大的威力，表达了自己对西风自由驰骋的羡慕和让西风将其呐喊传遍全世界的愿望。16._makes the declaration that “I know that This World is a World of IMAGINATION The Great Gatsby. B. This passage describes Gatsby s extravagance. C. Moths are used metaphorically to refer to those people who are drawn to
29、the party simply for its glamour, for the wealth of Gatsby.)解析：42.Whether fagged by the three days running chase, and the resistance to his swimming in the knotted hamper he bore; or whether it was some latent deceitfulness and malice in him. Questions:A. Where is it taken from?B. Who is the author?
30、C. What does “he, his, him“ refer to?（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：A. Moby-Dick. B. Herman Melville. C. The white whale. All through the novel, the whale is personified and referred to as “ he. “)解析：43.Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both. Questions:A. Who is the author?B. W
31、hat does “diverged“ mean?C. What does the line imply?（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：A. Robert Lee Frost. B. “ Diverged“ means separated and went on in different directions. C. One has to make choice, especially, in the course of one s life.)解析：44Only Miss Emilys house was left, lifting its stubborn and coquet
32、tish decay above the cotton wagons and the gasoline pumpsan eyesore among eyesores. Questions;A. Identify the author and the tide of the story from which the quoted lines are taken.B. What is the meaning of “an eyesore among eyesores“?C. What does this quoted passage indicate?（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：A.
33、 Faulkner; A Rose for Emily. B. The most unpleasant thing to look at. C. The house is a perfect mirror image of the owner who is stubborn and coquettish and deliberately detaches herself from the communal life in this small town.)解析：三、简答题(总题数：4，分数：8.00)45.What are the major themes of modernist liter
34、ature?（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：The major themes of the modernist literature are the distorted, alienated and ill relationships between man and nature, man and society, man and man, and man and himself.)解析：46.How do you philosophically define Transcendentalism?（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：A. Transcendentalism ha
35、s been defined philosophically as “the recognition in man of the capacity knowing truth intuitively, or of attaining knowledge transcending the reach of the senses, “ B. Other concepts that accompanied Transcendentalism include the idea that nature is ennobling and the idea that the individual is di
36、vine and, therefore, self-reliant.)解析：47.Why has Fielding been regarded as “Father of the English Novel“?（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：A. Fielding has been regarded as “ Father of the English Novel, “ for his contribution to the establishment of the form of the modern novel. B. Of all the eighteenth-century
37、novelists he was the first to set out, both in theory and practice, to write specifically a “comic epic in prose, “ the first to give the modern novel its structure and style.)解析：48.What is “the Enlightenment Movement“?（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：A. The Enlightenment Movement was a progressive intellectual
38、 movement which flourished in France and swept through the whole Western Europe at the time. The movement was a furtherance of the Renaissance of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. B. Its purpose was to enlighten the whole world with the light of modern philosophical and artistic ideas. The enli
39、ghteners celebrated reason or rationality , equality and science. They held that rationality or reason should be the only, the final cause of any human thought and activities. C. The enlighteners advocated universal education. They believed that human beings were limited, dualistic, imperfect, and y
40、et capable of rationality and perfection through education.)解析：四、论述题(总题数：2，分数：4.00)49.“My faith is gone!“ cried he, after one stupefied moment. “There is no good on earth; and sin is but a name. Come, devil! For to thee is this world given. “ Comment on this passage.（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：A. This pass
41、age is taken from Hawthorne s Young Goodman Brown. Here Goodman Brown utters this cry when he finds his wife Faith, together with lots of prominent people of the village and the church, attending a witches Sabbath in the woods. B. His cry shows his great surprise and disillusionment. Thereafter, he
42、becomes distrustful and doubtful. He lives a dismal and gloomy life because he is never able to believe in goodness or piety again. Here the author makes a pun of the word “faith. “Goodman Brown loses not only his faith in religion and life, but also his faith in his wife, for his wife s name is Fai
43、th. C. From this story, we also can see that Hawthorne is a great allegorist and a master of symbolism. The story itself is an allegory and is full of symbols such as the forest, the night, and the pink ribbon.)解析：50.Symbolism is an important literary practice in literature and it has been widely used by many American writers. Discuss the way symbolism is used in Melville s Moby-Dick.（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：A. To Ahab, the whale is either an evil creature itself or the agent of an evil force that controls the universe , or perhaps both. The chase of the white whale symboliz
