1、英美文学选读真题 2012 年 04 月及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)1.Antonio, Bassanio and Portia are the characters in _.A. The Merchant of Venis B. Much Ado About NothingC. Twelfth Night D. A Midsummer Nights Dream（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.John Milton wrote _ to expose the ways of Satan and to “justify the ways of God to me
2、n. “A. Paradise Regained B. Paradise LostC. Samson Agonistes D. Areopagitica（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.The work _ written by Daniel Defoe brought him into jail and made him go through public pillory.A. The Shortest Way with the Dissenters B. The True-born EnglishmanC. Robinson Crusoe D. A Journal of the Pla
3、gue Year（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.In the first part of Gullivers Travels, Gulliver told his experience in _.A. Brobdingnag B. LilliputC. Flying Island D. Houyhnhnm（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.For his contribution to the establishment of the form of the modern novel, _ has been regarded by some as “Father of the Engl
4、ish Novel“.A. Daniel Defoe B. Jonathan SwiftC. Henry Fielding D. Charles Dickens（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.William Blakes _ was composed during the climax of the French Revolution and it plays the double role both as a satire and a revolutionary prophecy.A. Songs of Experience B. Songs of InnocenceC. Marria
5、ge of Heaven and Hell D. Poetical Sketches（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7._ maintained that the scenes and events of everyday life and the speeches of ordinary people were the raw material of which poetry could and should be made.A. William Blake B. William WordsworthC. T. S. Eliot D. William Shakespeare（分数：1.00
6、）A.B.C.D.8.Prometheus, the hero in Shellys poetic drama Prometheus Unbound, is a figure in _.A. The Bible B. Greek MythologyC. A German Legend D. Arabian Nights（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Jane Austens first novel is _.A. Pride and Prejudice B. Sense and SensibilityC. Emma D. Persuasion（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.All
7、 of the following statements are true of Dickens later works EXCEPT _.A. There are fewer jokes and the comedy becomes harsherB. There is always a happy endingC. The novels are of great compactness and concentrationD. Most of the works present a criticism of the more complicated and yet most fundamen
8、tal social institutions and morals of Victorian England（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.Charlotte Brontes most autobiographical work, _ is largely based on her experience in Brussels.A. Jane Eyre B. ShirleyC. Villette D. The Professor（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.All of the following novels by Thomas Hardy reveal the conf
9、lict between the traditional and the modern EXCEPT _.A. The Mayor of Casterbridge B. Tess of the D UrbervillesC. Jude the Obscure D. Under the Greenwood Tree（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Much of Shavian drama is constructed around the _ of a conventional theatrical situation.A. tradition B. inversionC. border
10、ing D. distortion（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.As an important prose writer, in his famous essay, Tradition and Individual Talent, Eliot put great emphasis on the importance of _ both in creative writing and in criticism.A. change B. creativityC. ethic D. tradition（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.D. H. Lawrences novel _ i
11、s a remarkable novel in which the individual consciousness is subtly revealed and strands of themes are intricately wound up.A. Sorts and Lovers B. The RainbowC. Women in Love D. Lady Chatterleys Lover（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.All of the following plays are among Shakespeares four greatest tragedies EXCEP
12、T_.A. Hamlet B. MacbethC. Romio and Juliet D. Othello（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.The work _ shows how mankind, in the person of Christ, withstands the tempter and is established once more in the divine favor.A. Paradise Regained B. Paradise LostC. Samson Agonistes D. Areopagitica（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.As one o
13、f the greatest masters of English prose, _ defined a good style as “proper words in proper places. “A. Henry Fielding B. Jonathan SwiftC. Daniel Defoe D. William Blake（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.Dickens best depicted characters are those innocent, virtuous, persecuted and helpless _.A. child characters B. f
14、emalesC. laborors D. farmers（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.20.The author of the work The Return of the Native is _.A. Thomas Hardy B.D.H. LawrenceC. Charles Dickens D. George Bernard Shaw（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.21.“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock“, Eliots most striking early achievement, presents the meditation of a
15、n aging young man over the business of _.A. proposing marriage B. pursuing the truthC. losing idealism D. making a choice（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.22.D.H. Lawrences two novels, _ and Women in Love, are generally regarded as his masterpieces.A. Sons and Lovers B. The RainbowC. Kangaroo D. Lady Chatterleys Lov
16、er（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.23.Hemingways To Have and Have Not is one of many to show his characteristics pattern of _ struggling against nature and the environment.A. a military army B. a vulnerable groupC. a human society D. a lonely individual（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.24.According to Hawthorne, there is evil in ev
17、ery human heart, which may remain latent, perhaps, through the whole life; but _ may rouse it to activity.A. music B. circumstancesC. memory D. love（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.25._ is best-known as the author of his mighty book, Moby-Dick, which is one of the worlds greatest masterpieces.A. Herman Melville B.
18、Mark TwainC. Ernest Hemingway D. Virginia Woolf（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.26.Walt Whitman is a poet with a strong sense of mission, having devoted all his life to the creation of the “single“ poem, _.A. Innocents Abroad B. The Lost ParadiseC. Leaves of Grass D. The Waste Land（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.27.While Mark Twa
19、in and Howells seemed to have paid more attention to the “life“ of the Americans, Henry James had apparently laid a greater emphasis on the “_“ of man.A. outer world B. inner worldC. physical world D. domestic world（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.28.Greatly and permanently affected by the _, Hemingway formed his o
20、wn writing style, together with his theme and hero.A. war experiences B. love experiencesC. marriage D. education（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.29.Emily Dickinsons poetry is unique and _ in its own way. For example, her poems have no titles.A. traditional B. unconventionalC. ordinary D. unbelievable（分数：1.00）A.B.C
21、.D.30.Theodore Dreiser entitled his greatest work with _ intending to tell us that it is the social pressure that makes Clydes downfall inevitable.A. Death in the Woods B. Tender is the NightC. The Sound and the Fury D. An American Tragedy（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.31.Robert Lee Frosts _ won him the first Pul
22、itzer Prizes, which includes “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening“.A. North Boston B. The Gift OutrightC. New Hampshire D. A Boys Will（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.32.Fitzgerald is a great _ in American literature and his style is closely related to his themes.A. poet B. criticC. essayist D. stylist（分数：1.00）A.B
23、.C.D.33.It is Henry James novels and his _ that make him a fascinating case in the American literary history and a conspicuous figure in world literature.A. literary essays B. travel accountsC. poems D. plays（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.34.The major concern of Faulkners _ is primarily about the South as a state
24、 of mind.A. The Sun Also Rises B. Light in. AugustC. The Fable D. The Mansion（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.35.Compelled by an unceasing interest in the “interior of the heart“ of mans being, Hawthorne discusses _ in almost every book he wrote.A. love and hatred B. sin and evilC. frustration and self-denial D. ba
25、lance and self-discipline（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.36.The purpose of Melvilles fictional tales, exotic or philosophical, is to penetrate as deeply as possible into the metaphysical, theological, moral, psychological, and social truths of _.A. human existence B. politicsC. religion D. arts（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.37.
26、According to Whitman, poetry could enable Americans to celebrate their release from the Old World and the _ rule.A. academic B. officialC. colonial D. legislative（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.38.Being a boys book specially written for the adults, _ is Mark Twains most representative work, describing a journey do
27、wn the Mississippi undertaken by Huck and Jim.A. Innocents Abroad B. The Gilded AgeC. Life on the Mississippi D. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.39.One of Henry James literary techniques innovated to cater for the psychological emphasis is hisA. narrative “point of view“ B. rhetorical
28、 devicesC. way of using metaphors D. way of using symbols（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.40.More than five hundred poems Emily Dickinson wrote are about nature, in which her general _ about the relationship between man and nature is well-expressed.A. skepticism B. beliefC. appreciation D. passion（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4
29、1.Into this fence or fortress, with infinite labour, I carryd all my fiches, all my provisions, ammunition, and stores, of which you have the account above; and I made me a large tent, which, to preserve me from the rains that in one part of the year are very violent there, I made double, viz. one s
30、maller tent within, and one larger tent above it, and covered the uppermost with a large tarpaulin which I had saved among the sails.Questions:A. Identify the author and the title of the novel from which this passage is taken.B. Who is the narrator?C. What are the narrators characteristics and whom
31、does he represent?（分数：4.00）_42.MRS. WARREN. after looking at her helplessly, begins to whimper VivieVIVIE. springing up sharply Now pray dont begin to cry. Anything but that. I really cannot stand whimpering. I will go out of the room if you do.MRS. WARREN. piteously Oh, my darling, how can you be s
32、o hard on me? Have I no rights over you as your mother?VIVIE. Are you my mother?MRS. WARREN. appalled Am I your mother! Oh, Vivie!VIVIE. Then where are our relatives? my father? our family friends? You claim the fights of a mother: the right to call me fool and child; to speak to me as no woman in a
33、uthority over me at college dare speak to me; to dictate my way of life; and to force on me the acquaintance of a brute whom anyone can see to be the most vicious sort of London man about town. Before I give myself the trouble to resist such claims, I may as well find out whether they have any real
34、existence.Questions:A. Identify the author and the title of the play from which the part is taken.B. Summarize the theme of the play in one or two sentences.C. What kind of person is the protagonist Vivie?（分数：4.00）_43.I celebrate myself, and sing myself,And what I assume you shall assume,For every a
35、tom belonging to me as good belongs to you.Questions:A. Identify the poet and the title of the poem from which the stanza is taken.B. What does the word “you“ refer to?C. What does the poet express in the stanza?（分数：4.00）_44.We slowly droveHe knew no haste,And I had put awayMy labor and my leisure t
36、oo,For His CivilityWe passed the School, where Children stroveAt Recessin the RingWe passed the Fields Of Gazing GrainWe passed the Setting SunQuestions:A. Identify the poet and the title of the poem from which the above stanzas are taken.B. What figure of speech is used in Line 1 and Line 4?C. What
37、 do “the School“, “the Fields of Gazing Grain“ and “the Setting Sun“ represent?（分数：4.00）_45.What is the theme of Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice?（分数：6.00）_46.What does the poem “The Chimney Sweeper (from Songs of Experience)“ reveal?（分数：6.00）_47.What is “Hemingway Code Heroes“?（分数：6.00）_48.Give a b
38、rief analysis of Emily Grierson, the protagonist of A Rose for Emily by Faulkner.（分数：6.00）_49.Discuss briefly Thomas Hardys literary achievement in terms of the setting, the literary tendency and literary features.（分数：10.00）_50.Comment briefly on Robert Frosts nature poetry.（分数：10.00）_英美文学选读真题 2012
39、年 04 月答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)1.Antonio, Bassanio and Portia are the characters in _.A. The Merchant of Venis B. Much Ado About NothingC. Twelfth Night D. A Midsummer Nights Dream（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 安东尼奥、巴塞尼奥和鲍西娅是莎士比亚最重要的喜剧威尼斯商人中的人物。2.John Milton wrote _ to expose the ways of Satan and to “jus
40、tify the ways of God to men. “A. Paradise Regained B. Paradise LostC. Samson Agonistes D. Areopagitica（分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 丹尼尔笛福的作品持不同政见者的最短路径曾使他身陷囹圄并遭到公开抨击。3.The work _ written by Daniel Defoe brought him into jail and made him go through public pillory.A. The Shortest Way with the Dissenters B.
41、 The True-born EnglishmanC. Robinson Crusoe D. A Journal of the Plague Year（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：4.In the first part of Gullivers Travels, Gulliver told his experience in _.A. Brobdingnag B. LilliputC. Flying Island D. Houyhnhnm（分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：5.For his contribution to the establishment of the f
42、orm of the modern novel, _ has been regarded by some as “Father of the English Novel“.A. Daniel Defoe B. Jonathan SwiftC. Henry Fielding D. Charles Dickens（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 菲尔丁被一些人尊为“英国小说之父”，因为他为现代小说模式的创立作出了很大贡献。在所有 18 世纪的小说家中他第一个在理论与实践上创造了“散文体喜剧史诗”，并第一个为现代小说确立了结构与风格。6.William Blakes _ was com
43、posed during the climax of the French Revolution and it plays the double role both as a satire and a revolutionary prophecy.A. Songs of Experience B. Songs of InnocenceC. Marriage of Heaven and Hell D. Poetical Sketches（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 布莱克的天堂与地狱的联姻一诗标志着他创作上的成熟。该诗创作于法国大革命高潮期间。并担负讽喻与革命预言的双重角色。在
44、这首诗中，布莱克探索了对立事物之间的关系，吸引与排斥、理智与冲动、爱与恨等对立事物都对人类生存有着举足轻重的作用。7._ maintained that the scenes and events of everyday life and the speeches of ordinary people were the raw material of which poetry could and should be made.A. William Blake B. William WordsworthC. T. S. Eliot D. William Shakespeare（分数：1.00）A
45、.B. C.D.解析：解析 华兹华斯追求简洁朴素的风格，厌恶粉饰真相，这使他的诗歌具有别人无法企及的纯净与深远之关。他认为普通人的生活经历、普通人的词汇语言都是诗人应该，也能够汲取的素材。8.Prometheus, the hero in Shellys poetic drama Prometheus Unbound, is a figure in _.A. The Bible B. Greek MythologyC. A German Legend D. Arabian Nights（分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 雪莱最有造诣的作品是他的四幕诗剧解放了的普罗米修斯。诗中的主人公普罗米修斯出自希腊神话。9.Jane Austens first novel is _.A. Pride and Prejudice B. Sense and SensibilityC. Emma D. Persuasion（分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 简奥斯汀的第一部作品是理智与情感，它讲的是两姐妹各自的爱情故事。10.All of the following statements are true of Dickens later works EXCEPT _.A. There are fewer jokes
