全国2005年7月高等教育自学考试

1、全国2005年7月高等教育自学考试 英美文学选读试题 课程代码：00604 全部题目用英文作答，并将答案写在答题纸相应位置上，否则不计分。 . Multiple Choice (40 points in all, 1 for each) Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. Write your answer on the answer sheet. 1.With classical culture and the（

2、）humanistic ideas coming into England, the English Renaissance began flourishing. A. French B. German C. Italian D. Greek 2.“Come live with me and be my love, / And we will all the pleasures prove / That valleys, groves, hills, and fields, / Woods, or steepy mountain yields.” The above lines are tak

3、en from Marlowes “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love”, which derives from the（）tradition. A. pastoral B. heroic C. romantic D. realistic 3.“Metaphysical conceit”is a strategy characteristic of John Donnes poetry. It is（）. A. a confession that avoids questions of moral accountability B. the linking

4、of images from very different ranges of experience C. self-definition through images based on the four primal elements D. the chaining of images representing solid and gaseous elements 4.“So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, / So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”Shakespeares Son

5、net 18 includes three stanzas according to the content with these last two lines as a（）, which completes the sense of the above lines. A. prelude B. couplet C. epigraph D. exposition 5.“Therefore at this fair are all such merchandise sold, as houses, lands, trades, places, honors, preferments, title

6、s, countries, kingdoms, lusts, pleasures, and delights of all sorts, as whores, bawds, wives, husbands, children, masters, servants” The above sentences are taken from（）. A. John Bunyans Pilgrims Progress B. Jonathan Swifts Gullivers Travels C. Henry Fieldings Tom Jones D. Daniel Defoes Robinson Cru

7、soe 6.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 7.Chaucer was the first English writer to adopt heroic couplet in his writhing of poems. In the early 18th century, the chief propone

8、nt of the heroic couplet was（）. A. Alexander Pope B. William Wordsworth C. Lord Byron D. Thomas Gray 8.As a lexicographer, he distinguished himself as the author of the first English dictionaryA Dictionary of the English Language. What is his name?（）. A. Jonathan Swift B. Samuel Johnson C. Ben Jonso

9、n D. John Milton 9.Which of the following statements about Neo-Classicism and Enlightenment Movement is true?（）. A. The Enlightenment was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the 17th century. B. Neo-Classicism found its artistic models in the classical literature of the

10、ancient Greek and Roman writers like Homer, Virgil, Horace, Ovid, etc. and in the contemporary French writers such as Voltaire and Diderot. C. Neo-Classicism put the stress on the classical artistic ideals of order, logic, proportion, spontaneous emotion, and passion. D. Satire was much used in writ

11、ing in the neo-classic works. English literature of this age produced a distinguished satirist Daniel Defoe. 10.A poet asserted that poetry originated form “emotion recollected in tranquillity”. He maintained that the scenes and events of everyday life and the speech of ordinary people were the raw

12、material of which poetry could and should be made. Who is that poet?（）. A. William Blake B. Alfred Lord Tennyson C. William Wordsworth D. John Keats 11.The composition of “Kubla Khan”by S.T. Coleridge was based on （）. A. a story B. a dream C. a dialogue D. an experience 12.Romanticism was a literary

13、 trend prevailing in English during the period from 1798 to 1832. The Romantic writers（）. A. paid great attention to the spiritual and emotional life of man B. were discontent with the development of industrialism and capitalism, and presented the social evils minutely in their works C. took pains t

14、o portray a world of harmony and balance D. tended to glorify Rome and advocated rational Italian and French art as superior to the native traditions 13.“Tiger! Tiger! Burning bright/ In the forests of the night, / What immortal hand or eye / Could frame thy fearful symmetry?”(“The Tiger”by William

15、Blake) The above lines（）. A. describe the tigers fierce eyes and forceful hands at night B. express the poets curiosity for the skillful creation of the tiger C. express the poets surprise at the sight of the tigers well-proportioned body D. express the poets terror at the sight of the tiger in the

16、forest at night 14.Which of the following statements about Victorian literature is NOT true?（） A. Novels became the most widely read and the most vital and challenging expression of progressive thought. B. Victorian novelists were angry with the inhuman social institutions, the decaying social moral

17、ity, the widespread misery, poverty and injustice. C. Influenced by a particularly strict set of moral standards, Victorian writers like Oscar Wilde, advocated the old moderate, respectable life-style. D. Victorian prose writers joined forces with the critical realist novelists in exposing and criti

18、cizing the social reality. 15.“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a （）.”This quotation in Austens Pride and Prejudice sets the tone of the novel. A. house B. title C. wife D. fame 16.Tennysons poem Ulysses not only expresses

19、the poets own determination and courage to brave the struggle of life, but also reflects the restlessness and aspiration of the age. The poem is written in the form of（）. A. epic B. elegy C. dramatic monologue D. ode 17.In Hardys Wessex novels, there is an apparent（）touch in his description of the s

20、imple and beautiful though primitive rural life. A. realistic B. nostalgic C. romantic D. sentimental 18.“If Ive done wrong, Im dying for it. It is enough! You left me too; but I wont upbraid you! I forgive you. Forgive me!” These above lines are uttered by the heroine in（）. A. Shapespeares Romeo an

21、d Juliet B. Emily Bront s Wuthering Heights C. Thomas Hardys Tess of the DUrbervilles D. Bernard Shaws Mrs. Warrens Profession 19.Modernism takes the irrational philosophy and（）as its theoretical base. A. the theory of psycho-analysis B. Darwins evolutionary theory C. the French symbolism D. Utilita

22、rianism 20.The beginning of “The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock”moves from a series of fairly concrete physical settingsa cityscape( the famous“patient etherized upon a table”)and several interiors (womens arms in the lamplight, coffee spoons, fireplaces)to a series of vague ocean images. It aims to

23、 convey（）. A. Prufrocks emotional distance from the world as he comes to recognize his second-rate status B. Prufrocks eagerness to meet his dating lover C. Prufrocks reluctance to meet his dating lover D. Prufrocks excitement about the modern world 21.“North Richmond Street, being blind, was a quie

24、t street except at the hour when the Christian Brothers School set the boy free. An uninhabited house of two storeys stood at the blind end, detached from its neighbours in a square ground. The other houses of the street, conscious of decent lives within them, gazed at one another with brown impertu

25、rbable faces.” The above passage is the first paragraph of Araby by James Joyce. It sets a(n)（）tone of the story. A. optimistic B. active C. gloomy D. serious 22.“I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, / And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made: / Nine bean-rows will I have the

26、re, a hive for the honey-bee, / And live alone in the bee-loud glade.” (“The Lake Isle of Innisfree” by Samuel Butler Yeats) The above lines present the state of a(n)（）life. A. quiet B. lonely C. ambitious D. unstable 23.In Young Goodman Brown by Hawthorne, the name of Goodman Browns wife is（）, whic

27、h also contains many symbolic meanings. A. Ruth B. Hester C. Faith D. Mary 24.The Romantic Period, one of the most important periods in the history of American literature, stretches from the end of _ to the outbreak of _.（） A. the 17th centurythe American War of Independence B. the 18th centurythe A

28、merican Civil War C. the 17th centurythe American Civil War D. the 18th centurythe U.S.-Mexican War 25.“The apparition of these faces in the crowd; / Petals on a wet, black bough.” This is the shortest poem written by（）. A. E.E. Cummings B. T.S. Eliot C. Ezra Pound D. Robert Frost 26.Emily Dickinson

29、s poem“This is my letter to the World”expresses her（）about her communication with the outside world. A. anxiety B. eagerness C. curiosity D. optimistic outlook 27.Realism was a reaction against Romanticism or a move away from the bias towards romance and self-creating fictions, and paved the way to（

30、）. A. Cynicism B. Modernism C. Transcendentalism D. Neo-Classicalism 28.In（）, William Faulkner illuminates the problem of black and white in the American Southern society as a close-knit destiny of blood brotherhood. A. Go Down, Moses B. Light in August C. The Marble Faun D. As I Lay Dying 29.The th

31、eme of Washington Irvings Rip Van Winkle is（）. A. the conflict of human psyche B. the fight against racial discrimination C. the familial conflict D. the nostalgia for the unrecoverable past 30.Hemingway once described Mark Twains novel（）the one book from which “all modern American literature comes.

32、” A. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn B. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer C. The Gilded Age D. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg 31.As a genre, naturalism emphasized（ ）as important deterministic forces shaping individualized characters who were presented in special and detailed circumstances. A. theol

33、ogical doctrines B. heredity and environment C. education and hard work D. various opportunities and economic success 32.（ ）is generally regarded as the forerunner of the 20th century “stream-of-consciousness”novels and the founder of psychological realism. A. Theodore Dreiser B. William Faulkner C.

34、 Henry James D. Mark Twain 33.（ ）is considered to be a spokesman for the alienated youth in the post-war era and his The Catcher in the Rye is regarded as a students classic. A. Allen Ginsberg B. E.E. Cummings C. J.D. Salinger D. Henry James 34.Which one of the following statements in NOT true of In

35、dian Camp by Hemingway? （ ） A. A young Indian woman had been trying to have her baby for two days. B. Nicks father delivered this woman of a baby by Caesarian section, with a jack-knife and without anesthesia. C. Nick witnessed the violence of both birth and death in the Indian camp. D. This womans

36、husband was murdered while she was in labor. 35.（ ）is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the Jazz Age. A. Carl Sandburg B. Edwin Arlington Robinson C. William Faulkner D. F.Scott Fitzgerald 36.Nathaniel Hawthorne held an unceasing interest in the“interior of the heart” of mans being. So in almost

37、 every book he wrote, Hawthorne discussed（ ） A. love and hatred B. sin and evil C. frustration and self-denial D. balance and self-discipline 37.Which of the following has gained its status as a world classic and simultaneously marks the climax of Eugene ONeills literary career and the coming of the

38、 age of American drama? （ ） A. The Hairy Ape B. Long Days Journey Into Night C. Desire Under the Elms D. Lazarus Laughed 38.In the last chapter of Sister Carrie, there is a description about Hurstwood, one of the protagonists of the novel,“Now he began leisurely to take off his clothes, but stopped

39、first with his coat, and tucked it along the crack under the door. His vest he arranged in the same place.”Why did he do this? Because （ ）. A. he wanted to commit suicide B. he wanted to keep the room warm C. he didnt want to be found by others D. he wanted to enjoy the peace of mind 39.In Moby-Dick

40、, the white whale symbolizes（ ）for Melville, for it is complex, unfathomable, malignant, and beautiful as well. A. nature B. human society C. whaling industry D. truth 40.（ ）,disregarding grammar and punctuation, always used“i”instead of “I”in his poetry to show his protest against self-importance.

41、A. Wallace Stevens B. Ezra Pound C. E.E. Cummings D. William Carlos Williams . Reading Comprehension (16 points, 4 for each) Reading the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English. Write your answer in the corresponding space on the answer sheet. 41.“Not on thy sole, but on thy soul,

42、 harsh Jew, Thou makst thy knife keen; but no metal can, No, not the hangmans axe, bear half the keenness Of thy sharp envy.” Questions: A. Identify the author and the title of the play from which this part is taken. B. What figure of speech is used in this quoted passage? C. What idea does the pass

43、age express? 42.“Wheneer I passed her; but who passed without Much the same smile? This grew; I gave commands; Then all smiles stopped together.” Questions: A. Identify the poem and the poet. B. What does the line “Then all smiles stopped together”imply? C. What kind of person do the lines indicate

44、the speaker is? 43.“The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.” Questions: A. Identify the poem and the poet. B. What does the word“sleep”mean? C. What idea do the four lines express? 44.“I celebrate myself, and s

45、ing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. I loafe and invite my soul, I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass.” (From Walt Whitmans “Song of Myself”) Questions: A. Who does“myself”refer to ? B. How do you understand t

46、he line“I loafe and invite my soul?” C. What does“a spear of summer grass”symbolize? . Questions and Answers(24 points in all, 6 for each) Give brief answers to each of the following questions in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet. 45.Edmund Spenser is one of

47、the poets of English Renaissance. What are the qualities of his poetry? 46.The Man of Property is the first novel of the Forsyte trilogies by Galsworthy. What is the theme and the tone of the novel? 47.Eugene O Neill, Americas greatest playwright, was constantly experimenting with new styles and for

48、ms for his plays, especially during the twenties when Expressionism was in full swing. What techniques did O Neill use in his expressionistic plays? 48.Emersons book Nature established him ever since as the most eloquent spokesman of New England Transcendentalism. In this book Emerson discusses his

49、idea of the Oversoul. How do you understand the Emersonian “Oversoul”? . Topic Discussion(20 points in all, 10 for each) Write no less than 150 words on each of the following topics in English in the corresponding space on the answer sheet. 49.Discuss Charles Dickenss art of fiction: the setting, th

50、e character-portrayal, the language, etc, based on his novel Oliver Twist. 50.A Rose for Emily is one of Faulkners short stories. Comment on the character of the protagonist, Emily Grierson, and analyze how this character is depicted.答案答案就出来。 自己做的，大家凑或看吧。还有疑问之处，错了多多包涵。祝大家考试顺利！ 全国2005年7月份 英美文学选读试题答案分

51、析 I. Multiple Choices（页数P；段落数D；行数L；倒数B。） 1. C。文艺复兴是意大利的，人文主义当然也是意大利的。P10-D2-L4 2. A。山川、河流、田地、树木都出来了，当然是田园诗了。P27-D2-L2 3. B。（#16说的）。 4. B。两行的当然是couplet. 或者把这道题看作逻辑推理题。Shakespeares sonnet contain three quatrains and a couplet.P31-D1-B5 “Sonnet 18” is Shas sonnet. So the last two lines is a couplet. 5.

52、 A。选文的第四个词是fair, 如果知道 “Vanity Fair” 和Pilgrims Progress及二者关系，不难回答。P86-B1 6. C。无法乱猜。P106-L6 7. A。不知道没关系。两个新古典两个浪漫，首先确定18th century 是哪个时代：新古典。1798（第12题）很重要，18th century底了，浪漫主义时期才开始。剩下两个新古典一头一尾。既然是the early 18th century。那当然是前面的。举一反三，第一记住时代顺序；第二记住时代划分的时间标志；第三，记住各个时代的人的顺序；都很重要，必要时可以猜。P92-D3-B2 8. B。死记硬背吧。

53、P131-B3 9. B。 A. in the 17th century. 18 Enlightenment=neoclassical=新古典，解释同第7题。P80-B7 B. P81-D2-L5 C. order, logic, proportion, spontaneous emotion, and passion. 首先order and logic与emotion and passion相反。其次后两者属浪漫。P81-B6 D. Daniel Defoe. Defoe=Robinson=adventure story 后两者都与讽刺无关。P107-D2-L1 10. C。知之为知之，不

54、知为不知。 poetry originated form “emotion recollected in tranquillity”.（P162-L1） the scenes and events of everyday life and the speech of ordinary people were the raw material of which poetry could and should be made. P179-D1-B3 11. B。考到来源的话一定离谱。P188-D2-L1 12. A。看完A就不用再往下看了。 A. spiritual and emotional 浪

55、漫主义典型特点 B. 反对工业化至少也要留给现实主义。 C. harmony and balance=order, logic, proportion P81 新古典 D. P163-D2-L3 注意against和classical 13. D。同2001年第9题。与2005年4月第七题似。书上无解。 14. C. 排除法 A. Novels 想想这个时代有几个作家不是novelists. P236-L3 B. 想想Dickens. P236-L14 C. P235-B2 注意lose和replaced D. 现实主义和批判现实主义的精髓。P237-L1 15. C. The themes

56、of Austens books are love and marriage.知道这一点就不会错了。P229-L2 16. C. P185-L5/L3 17. B. Hardy是自然主义，自然主义悲观怀旧。P301-D2-L4 18. B. 最具有恩恩怨怨、生离死别的爱情故事，当然是呼啸山庄 done wrong/ dying / left/ forgive P271-D2 19. A. Modernism 的理论基础，想想乔伊斯的意识流。P312-B2 20. C 书上无解。但是要知道Prufrock的情书是伪情书ironic contrast=a potential love song +

57、incapability to face love and life. P363-L2 他是个消极人物，在A与C中综合考虑应该是C 21. C。blind /quiet/ uninhabited /detached 看到这些消极的词就可以排除AB了。乔伊斯的流亡和小故事所体现的isolation、disillusionment 都更接近gloomy而不是serious。 22. A。a small cabin / bean-rows / honey-bee / live alone in the bee-loud glade.这些词让人想到的是乡村生活，乡村生活不是CD而是A，“I will”表示他是主动自愿的，所以不可能是不好的lonely生活。P356-Note1-L2 Calmly=quietly 23. C. symbolic meanings=name+meaning 其他的选项粗看只有Name。P434-S2-L2 24. B. 英美