1、英美文学选读自考题-18 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B(总题数：29，分数：29.00)1.Literature of Neoclassicism is different from that of Romanticism in that _. A. the former celebrates reason, rationality, order and instruction while the latter sees literature as an expression of an individuals feelings and experiences
2、B. the former is heavily religious but the latter secular C. the former is an intellectual movement the purpose of which is to arouse the middle class for political rights while the latter is concerned with the personal cultivation D. the former advocates the “return to nature“, whereas the latter t
3、urns to the ancient Greek and Roman writers for its models（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.The great political and social events in the English society of neoclassical period were the following except _. A. the Restoration of King Charles in 1660 B. the Great Plague of 1665 C. the Great London Fire in 1666 D. the
4、 Wars of Roses in 1689（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.The _ Movement in the eighteenth century Europe was a furtherance of the Renaissance of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. A. Enlightenment B. Renaissance C. Sentimental D. Transcendental（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.In the following descriptions of the Neoclassical
5、 Period, which is wrong? A. The Neoclassical Period is prior to the Romantic Period. B. Henry Fielding is one of the representatives of the Neoclassical period. C. The modern English novel came into being in the Neoclassical period. D. The Neoclassical Period is also known as the Age of Enlightenmen
6、t.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.The belief of the eighteenth-century neoclassicists in England led them to seek the following except _. A. proportion B. unity C. harmony D. spirit（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.At the same time, the enlighteners believed that human beings were limited, dualistic, imperfect, and yet capable
7、 of rationality and perfection through _. A. education B. cathedral C. fighting D. tempering（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.The neoclassical period witnessed the flourish of English poetry in the classical style from Restoration to about the second half of the century, climaxing with John Dryden, Alexander Pope
8、and _. A. Samuel Johnson B. Sir Richard Steele C. Jonathan Swift D. Richard Sheridan（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.Mock epic, romance, _ and epigram were popular forms adopted by neoclassical poets of the 18th century. A. lyric B. sonnet C. elegy D. satire（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.The 18th century witnessed a new lite
9、rary formthe modern English novel, which, contrary to the medieval romance, gives a _ presentation of life of the common people. A. romantic B. realistic C. prophetic D. idealistic（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.Which of the following Gothic novels was not written in the 18th century? A. The Castle of Otranto.
10、B. The Italian. C. The Monk. D. The Fall of the House of Usher.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.“Graveyard School“ writers are the following sentimentalists except _. A. James Thomson B. William Collins C. William Cowper D. Thomas Jackson（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.The work _ written by Daniel Defoe brought him into jai
11、l and made him go through public pillory. A. The Shortest Way with the Dissenters B. The True-born Englishman C. Robinson Crusoe D. A Journal of the Plague Year（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.As Flanders says. “_ came in always at the Door of Necessity, not at the Door of Inclination.“ A. Help B. Air C. Vice D.
12、 Sunshine（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.Friday is a character in the novel _. A. Gullivers Travels B. Tom Jones C. Robinson Crusoe D. Amelia（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.Daniel Defoe describes _ as a typical English middle-class man of the eighteenth centurythe very prototype of the empire builder or the pioneer colonis
13、t. A. Tom Jones B. Gulliver C. Moll Flanders D. Robinson Crusoe（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.Jonathan Swift is a master satirist in English literature. His A Tale of a Tub is an attack on _. A. the government B. greed C. the church D. the abuse of power（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17._ is still respected as a national he
14、ro in Ireland even today. A. William Blake B. Robert Burns C. Daniel Defoe D. Jonathan Swift（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.The best fictional work of Jonathan Swift is _. A. A Tale of a Tub B. The Battle of the Books C. A Modest Proposal D. Gullivers Travels（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.As one of the greatest masters of
15、 English prose, _ defined a good style as “proper words in proper places“. A. Henry Fielding B. Jonathan Swift C. Samuel Johnson D. Alexander Pope（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.20.Gullivers Travels, was published in 1726, under the title of Travels into _, by Samuel Gulliver. A. his hometown with families B. his
16、neighbour continent C. a far ocean voyage D. Several Remote Nations of the World（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.21.As a whole, _ is one of the most effective and devastating criticisms and satires of all aspects in the then English and European lifesocially, politically, religiously, philosophically, scientificall
17、y, and morally. A. Moll Flanders B. Gullivers Travels C. Pilgrims Progress D. The School for Scandal（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.22.In the first part of Gullivers Travels, Gulliver told his experience in _. A. Brobdingnag B. Lilliput C. Flying Island D. Houyhnhnm（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.23.Henry Fielding first tried hi
18、s luck at playwriting, and during a span of nine years he turned out _ plays and became the most successful living playwright of the time. A. 38 B. 26 C. 154 D. 20（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.24.Which of the following novels is not written by Henry Fielding? A. The History of Jonathan Wild the Great. B. The His
19、tory of Moll Flanders. C. The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews and of his friend Mr. Abraham Adams. D. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.25.The play The Tragedy of Tragedies is written by _. A. Marlowe B. Fielding C. Shakespeare D. Sheridan（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.26.Of all t
20、he eighteenth-century novelists _ 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. A. Henry Fielding B. Daniel Defoe C. Jonathan Swift D. Laurence Sterne（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.27.Fielding has b
21、een regarded by some as “_“, for his contribution to the establishment of the form of the modern novel. A. Father of the English Novel B. Father of the English Poetry C. Father of the English Drama D. Father of the English Short Story（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.28.Fieldings language is easy and familiar. His s
22、entences are always distinguished by _. A. logic B. rhythm C. powerfulness D. both A and B（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.29.In Henry Fieldings Tom Jones, Tom, intending to _, wrongly takes the road to London. A. go to sea B. go to church C. go to school D. go home（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.二、B(总题数：3，分数：18.00)Read the quote
23、d parts carefully and answer the question in English.Into this fence or fortress, with infinite labour, I carryd all my riches, 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 yea
24、r are very violent there, I made double, viz, one smaller tent within, and one larger tent above it, and covered the uppermost with a large tarpaulin which I had saved among the sails.（分数：6.00）(1).Identify the author and the title of the novel from which this passage is taken.（分数：2.00）_(2).Who is th
25、e narrator?（分数：2.00）_(3).What are the narrators characteristics and whom does he represent?（分数：2.00）_“My gentleness and good behaviour had gained so far on the Emperor and his court, and indeed upon the army and people in general, that I began to conceive hopes of getting my liberty in a short time.
26、 I took all possible methods to cultivate this favorable disposition. The natives came by degrees to be less apprehensive of any danger from me. I would sometimes lie down, and let five or six of them dance on my hand. And at last the boys and girls would venture to come and play at hide-and-seek in
27、 my hair. “（分数：8.00）(1).Identify the author and the title of the book.（分数：2.00）_(2).How many parts does the book contain? What part is this excerpt taken from?（分数：2.00）_(3).What is the setting of each part in the book?（分数：2.00）_(4).Who is “I“ in this excerpt? And what is this excerpt about?（分数：2.00）
28、_“She no sooner came home than she sent for the gamekeeper, and ordered him to bring his daughter to her; saying she would provide for her in the family, and might possibly place the girl about her own person, when her own maid, who was now going away, had left her.“（分数：4.00）(1).Identify the title a
29、nd the author.（分数：2.00）_(2).What story does the novel tell?（分数：2.00）_三、B(总题数：6，分数：18.00)30.List at least two leading neoclassicists in England. What did Neoclassicists celebrate in literary creation?（分数：3.00）_31.What is neoclassicism?（分数：3.00）_32.What are the common features of Defoes four minor nov
30、els? And what are their social significances?（分数：3.00）_33.Whats Swifts achievements?（分数：3.00）_34.What is the position of Henry Fielding in the history of English literature?（分数：3.00）_35.What are the characteristics of Fieldings writing?（分数：3.00）_四、B(总题数：5，分数：35.00)36.Briefly discuss Enlightenment Mo
31、vement.（分数：7.00）_37.Daniel Defoes novel Robinson Crusoe was a great success partly because the protagonist was a real middle-class hero. Discuss Crusoe, the protagonist of the novel, as an embodiment of the rising middle-class virtues in the mid-eighteenth century England.（分数：7.00）_38.Robinson Cruso
32、e is universally considered as Daniel Defoes masterpiece. Discuss why it became so successful when it was published?（分数：7.00）_39.A Modest Proposal is a satire written by Swift and it is generally taken as a perfect model of satire. Gullivers Travels is Swifts masterpiece. Based on them, discuss why
33、Swift is a master satirist.（分数：7.00）_40.Please cite examples from Gullivers Travels to explain briefly how Swift criticized and alluded to the government and the society.（分数：7.00）_英美文学选读自考题-18 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B(总题数：29，分数：29.00)1.Literature of Neoclassicism is different from that of Roman
34、ticism in that _. A. the former celebrates reason, rationality, order and instruction while the latter sees literature as an expression of an individuals feelings and experiences B. the former is heavily religious but the latter secular C. the former is an intellectual movement the purpose of which
35、is to arouse the middle class for political rights while the latter is concerned with the personal cultivation D. the former advocates the “return to nature“, whereas the latter turns to the ancient Greek and Roman writers for its models（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 英国的十八世纪是启蒙主义时代，也叫理性时代，启蒙主义者赞颂理性、平等和科学。在
36、文学领域，启蒙主义运动还使人们重新对古典时代的作品产生了兴趣，这股思潮就是新古典主义。在几乎所有的文学形式中，新古典主义者们都设定了创作的规则。如果说新古典主义强调的是人与人的共性，那么浪漫主义强调的是每个人与众不同的个性与思想，浪漫主义认为文学艺术就是以人为本，表述人的独特情感与人生态度，描绘人的各种经历。答案为 A。2.The great political and social events in the English society of neoclassical period were the following except _. A. the Restoration of Ki
37、ng Charles in 1660 B. the Great Plague of 1665 C. the Great London Fire in 1666 D. the Wars of Roses in 1689（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 英国社会在新古典主义时期一片动荡。在巨大的政治和社会事件中有：(1)1660 年国王查理二世复辟；(2)1665 年一场瘟疫；(3)1689 年发生了“光荣革命”。答案为 D。3.The _ Movement in the eighteenth century Europe was a furtherance of the Renai
38、ssance of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. A. Enlightenment B. Renaissance C. Sentimental D. Transcendental（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 启蒙运动是进步的知识分子运动，兴盛于法国，后来席卷整个欧洲。这次运动是 15、16 世纪文艺复兴的延续与发展。答案为 A。4.In the following descriptions of the Neoclassical Period, which is wrong? A. The Neoclassical Period
39、 is prior to the Romantic Period. B. Henry Fielding is one of the representatives of the Neoclassical period. C. The modern English novel came into being in the Neoclassical period. D. The Neoclassical Period is also known as the Age of Enlightenment.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 这里我们所称的新古典主义时期是指介于 1660年英
40、国斯图亚特王朝复辟与以华兹华斯和科勒律治 1798年合作出版的抒情歌谣集为创始标志的浪漫主义时期之间的英国文学时代。而其中的英国的十八世纪也同时是启蒙主义时代，或称理性时代。直接断章取义说新古典主义时期也称启蒙主义时代是不正确的，时间段不完全一致。答案为 D。5.The belief of the eighteenth-century neoclassicists in England led them to seek the following except _. A. proportion B. unity C. harmony D. spirit（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：
41、解析 18 世纪，英国新古典主义者们的信念使他们在创作上寻求表达与措辞上的协调、统一、和谐与典雅。答案为 D。6.At the same time, the enlighteners believed that human beings were limited, dualistic, imperfect, and yet capable of rationality and perfection through _. A. education B. cathedral C. fighting D. tempering（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 启蒙主义者认为人有着局限性、
42、两面性及不完美性，但人也有能力通过教育来使自己臻于理智，臻于完美，如果人民群众得到良好的教育，建立民主平等的人类社会则大有希望。答案为 A。7.The neoclassical period witnessed the flourish of English poetry in the classical style from Restoration to about the second half of the century, climaxing with John Dryden, Alexander Pope and _. A. Samuel Johnson B. Sir Richard Steele C. Jonathan Swift D. Richard Sheridan（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 新古典主义时期，或从王政复辟到十八世纪下半叶，英国诗歌的
