英美文学选择题-附答案版

1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上1. Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18? A. The speaker eulogizes the power of Nature.B .The speaker satirizes human vanity.C. .The speaker praises the power of artistic creation.D. The speaker meditates on man's salvation.

2、2. _used narrative verse or prose to sing knightly adventures or other heroic deeds.A. Sonnet B. Romance C. Novel D. Drama3.The hero of romance was usually the _, who set out a journey to accomplish some missions-to protect the church, to attack infidelity, to rescue a maiden，to meet a challenge, or

3、 to obey a knightly command.A. soldier B. poet C. knight（骑士） D. singer4. _ marked the beginning of Romanticism in English poetry.A. Wuthering Heights B. A Red, Red Rose C. Lyrical Ballads （抒情歌谣集） D. Ode to the West Wind5. “So long as man can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this give

4、s life to thee.This quotation is a _. A. quatrain B. ballad C. trimeter D. couplet（相连并押韵的两行诗，对句）6. “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” is an epigrammatic line from _.A. She Walks in Beauty B. Ode to the West Wind（西风颂）C. The Solitary Reaper D. On the Seas and Far Away7._ is the national epic

5、 of the Anglo-Saxon and English people. A. Hamlet B. Beowulf C. Utopia D. Lyrical Ballads8. Which of the following is not included in the most famous four tragedies of William Shakespeare?A. Hamlet B. Othello C. The Merchant of Venice D. King Lear9. _ is the forerunner of English realistic novel, al

6、so the writer of the famous novel“Robinson Crusoe”. A. Henry Fielding B. Samuel Richardson C. Daniel Defoe（笛福） D. Jonathan Swift 10. Which of the following was not written by Ralph Waldo Emerson? A. The American Scholar（论美国学者） B. Nature C. Self-Reliance D. Walden（瓦尔登湖）11. He was called “ father of A

7、merican Literature” and his stories “ Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”（睡谷的传说） are widely read even today.Who is he? A. Washington Irving（欧文） B. Sherwood Anderson C. Mark Twain D. Ernest Hemingway12. Generally speaking, which literary school was Mark Twain grouped into?A.romanticism

8、B.realism C.naturalism D. post-modernism13. The major trend in American literature in the first half of the 19th century is_A. romanticism B. realism C. sentimentalism D. naturalism14. Who is usually acknowledged as the originator of detective fiction? A. Washington Irving B

9、. William Dean Howells C. Mark Twain D. Edgar Allan Poe（埃德加·爱伦·坡）15. Which of the following is NOT true about Robert Burns?A. He wrote in Scottish dialect.B. He was a peasant poet.C. His language is plain.D. A Red Red Rose, Auld Lang Syne and The Song of Innencenc are his po

10、ems.16. In his poems, Walt Whitman is innovative（创新的） in the terms of the form of his poetry, which is called “_.”A. free verse(自由诗体) B. blank verseC. alliteration D. end rhyming17.The five“I”s in Romanticism is: Imagination, Intuition, Idealism, _.A. integrality and Inspiration B. Inspiration and I

11、ndividualityC. Individuality and integrality D. integrality and Industry18.I Died for Beauty was written by _?A. Walt Whitman B. Emily Dickinson（艾米丽狄金森）C. Robert Frost D. Stephen Crane19. Which literary school was Charles Dickens generally grouped into?A. The English Critical Realism of the Nineteen

12、th CenturyB. The English Realistic School of the Eighteenth CenturyC. The English Romanticism of the Nineteenth CenturyD. The English Modernism of the Twentieth Century20. Which of the following was not written by Thomas Hardy? A. Tess of DUrberville B. Far from the Madding CrowdC. Jude the Obscure

13、D. The Forsyte Saga21. American literature is based on a myth, that is, the Biblical myth of _.A. Genesis B. the Garden of EdenC. the Deliverance from Slavery D. Song of Songs22. Among four of the following writers , who was the author of Invisible Man?A. Ralph Waldo Ellison B. Richard Wright(1908-1

14、960C. Langston Hughes D. Frederick Douglass 23. _ is the national epic of the Anglo-Saxon and English people. A. Hamlet B. Utopia C. Beowulf D. Lyrical Ballads24. Utopia was written by _.A. Thomas More B. John MiltonC. John Keats D. Ben Johnson25. “So long as man can breathe or eyes can see, So long

15、 lives this, and this gives life to thee.This quotation is taken from “ _”. A. She Walks in Beauty B. Ode to the West WindC. The Solitary Reaper D. Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare26. “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” is an epigrammatic line from _.A. She Walks in Beauty B. Ode to the Wes

16、t WindC. The Solitary Reaper D. On the Seas and Far Away27. The hero of romance was usually the _, who set out a journey to accomplish some missions-to protect the church, to attack infidelity, to rescue a maiden，to meet a challenge, or to obey a knightly command.A. soldier B. poet C. knight D. sing

17、er28. Which of the following is a comedy by William Shakespeare?A. Hamlet B. Othello C. The Merchant of Venice D. King Lear29. _ is the forerunner of English realistic novel, also the writer of the famous novel“Robinson Crusoe”. A. Henry Fielding B. Samuel Richardson C. Daniel Defoe D. Jonathan Swif

18、t 30. Which of the following was written by Henry David Thoreau? A. The American Scholar B. NatureC. Self-Reliance D. Walden31. He was called “ father of American Literature” and his stories “ Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” are widely read even today.Who is he? A. Sherwood Anderso

19、n B. Washington IrvingC. Mark Twain D. Ernest Hemingway32. Generally speaking, which literary school was Mark Twain grouped into?A.romanticism B.realism C.naturalism D. post-modernism33. The major trend in American literature in the last decade of the 19th century was _.A. romanticism B. m

20、odernism C. sentimentalism D. naturalism34. Who is usually acknowledged as the originator of detective fiction? A. Washington Irving B. William Dean Howells C. Mark Twain D. Edgar Allan Poe35. Which of the following is NOT true about Robert Burns?A. He wrote in Scottish

21、 dialect.B. He was a peasant poet.C. A Red Red Rose, Auld Lang Syne and The Solitary Reaper are his poems.D. His language is plain.36. Who wrote the famous short story The Triumph of the Egg?A. Sherwood Anderson B. Washington IrvingC. Mark Twain D. Ernest Hemingway37.Who wrote Catch-22 (1961) the fi

22、rst book to treat the absurdist theme with absurdist technique？A. Sherwood Anderson B. Ernest HemingwayC. Joseph Heller D. Thomas Pynch38.I Died for Beauty was written by _?A. Henry David Thoreau B. Emily DichinsonC. Robert Frost D. Stephen Crane39. Which literary school was Charles Dickens generall

23、y grouped into?A. The English Critical Realism of the Nineteenth CenturyB. The English Realistic School of the Eighteenth CenturyC. The English Romanticism of the Nineteenth CenturyD. The English Modernism of the Twentieth Century40. Poor Richards Almanac was a calendar, which includes a large amoun

24、t of information about weather, astronomy, puzzles, mathematics, practical household, etc. It was written by _.A. Washington Irving B. Jonathan EdwardsC. Thomas Jefferson D. Benjamin Franklin41. “Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines.” The underlined phrase refers to _.A. black hole B. the sun C

25、. the moon D. the star42. _ was categorized into the group of dark romanticism. He believed that there was evil in every human heart, which might remain latent, perhaps, through the whole life; but circumstance might rouse it to activity.A. Ralph Waldo Emerson B. Hermen MelvilleC. Nathaniel Hawthorn

26、e D. Edgar Allan Poe 43. Renaissance originated in _ in the 14th century and later spread throughout Europe until the 17th century.A. Italy B. German C. Britain D. Greece44. As a philosophical and literary movement, the main issues involved in the debate of Transcendentalism are generally concerning

27、 _.A. nature, man and the universeB. the relationship between man and womanC. the development of Romanticism in American literatureD. the cold, rigid rationalism of Unitarianism45. Who was called “ father of American Literature” ? His stories “ Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” are w

28、idely read even today.A. Washington Irving B. Sherwood Anderson C. Mark Twain D. Ernest Hemingway46. In the title Vanity Fair, “Fair” means _.A. town B market C. place D. equality47._ is the national epic of the Anglo-Saxon and English people. A. Hamlet B. Beowulf C. Utopia D. Lyrical Ballads48. _ b

29、elieves that the chief aim of literary creation is beauty, and “the death of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world.”A. Walt Whitman B. Edgar Allen PoeC. Anne Bradstreet D. Ralph Waldo Emerson49. Idealized figures most often appear in _.A. Romantic poetry B. Renai

30、ssance drama C. Enlightenment literature D. Victorian novels50. _ employs the language of common man in literary writing.A. Thomas Hardy B. Emily Bronte. C. William Wordsworth D. John Milton51. Hester Prynne, Dimmesdale .Chillingworth and Pearl are most likely characters in_.A. The House of the Seve

31、n Gables B. The Scarlet LetterC. The Portrait of a Lady D. The Pioneers52. The Victorian Age witnessed the perfection of _ in the hands of Thackeray and Dickens.A. poetryB. dramaC. novelD. epic53. All the following issues EXCEPT _ were emphasized by the British Romantic writers.A. individual feeling

32、sB. idea of survival of the fittest C. strong imagination D. return to nature54. “Where thoughts serenely sweet express / How pure, how dear their dwelling-place”. The underlined part means _.A. beauty B. wisdomC. brain D. heart55. All of the following poets are regarded as “Lake Poets” EXCEPT _. A.

33、 Samuel Taylor Coleridge B. Robert SoutheyC. William Wordsworth D. William Blake56. Which of the following is NOT the virtue that Franklin enumerated in his The Autobiography? A. Temperance B. Humanity (Humility)C. Frugality D. Immoderation57. Renaissance was the humanistic revival of classical art,

34、 architecture, literature, and learning that originated in Italy in the 14th century and later spread throughout Europe until the 17th century. The underlined word means .A Greek B German C old D Greek and Roman58. Didactic and satirical literature was dominant in the _ .A. Renaissance B. Age of Enl

35、ightenment C. Victorian Age D age of Romanticism59. “So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, / So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.” (Shakespeare, Sonnets 18) What does “this” refer to ?A. Love B. PoetryC. Summer D. Time60. Which of the following was not written by Thomas Hardy? A.

36、Tess of DUrberville B. Far from the Madding CrowdC. Jude the Obscure D. The Forsyte Saga练习题：1. Shakespeare's complete works include _. A. 37 plays, 4 tragedies and 154 sonnets.B .154 plays, 2 narrative poems and 37 sonnets.C. 37 plays, 2 narrative poems and 154 sonnets.D. 73 plays, 4 traged

37、ies, and 154 sonnets.6. “All good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” is a declarative statement taken from _.A. The Solitary Reaper B. Lyrical BalladsC. She Walks in Beauty D. On the Seas and Far Away10. Which of the following was written by Henry David Thoreau? A. The American

38、 Scholar B. NatureC. Self-Reliance D. Walden17. By the 7th century the small kingdoms on the British Island were combined called England, or the land of _.A. Britons B. Angles C. Saxons D. Jutes19. He was founder and great master of the historical novel in British literature, and whose death marks t

39、he ending of Romantic Period in Britain. Who was he?A. George Gordon Byron B. Thomas MoreC. John Keats D. Walter Scott20. Which of the following was not written by Thomas Hardy? A. Tess of DUrberville B. Far from the Madding CrowdC. Jude the Obscure D. The Forsyte Saga2. In 1798, together with _, Wi

40、lliam Wordsworth published Lyrical Ballads, which marked the break with 18th century classicism and the beginning of romanticism in English poetry. A. Samuel Taylor Coleridge B. Robert Burns C. John Keats D. William Blake7. David Copperfield (1850) is, to a certain extent, an autobiographical novel

41、by _.A. Henry Fielding B. Charles Dickens C. Daniel Defoe D. Jonathan Swift 8. Which of the following plays is a comedy composed by William Shakespeare?A. Hamlet B. Othello C. The Merchant of Venice D. King Lear12. Generally speaking, which literary school was John Keats grouped into?A. romanticism

42、B. realism C. naturalism D. post-modernism20. Poor Richards Almanac was a calendar, which includes a large amount of information about weather, astronomy, puzzles, mathematics, practical household, etc. It was written by _.A. Washington Irving B. Jonathan EdwardsC. Thomas Jefferson D. Benjamin Frank

43、lin1. The early inhabitants on the island we now called England were _, a tribe of Celts. From the Britons the island got its name of Britain, the land of Britons.A. Britons B. Angles C. Saxons D. Jutes2. Paradise Lost (1667) was written by _.A. Thomas More B. John MiltonC. John Keats D. Ben Johnson3. _, founder of modern science, his New Instrument (1602) tells some of