00604英美文学选读2003年04月试卷

00604英美文学选读第7页共7页全国2003年４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，答案写在答题纸相应的位置上。PARTONEⅠ.MultipleChoice(40pointsinall,1foreach)Selectfromthefourchoicesofeachitemtheonethatbestanswersthequestionorcompletesthestatement.Writetheanswersontheanswersheet.“Foraweekafterthecommissionoftheimpiousandprofaneoffenceofaskingformore,Oliverremainedacloseprisonerinthedarkandsolitaryroom...”(Dickens,OliverTwist)WhatdidOliveraskfor?[A]Moretimetoplay. [B]Morefoodtoeat.[C]Morebooktoread. [D]Moremoneytospend.Mrs.Warren’sProfessionisoneofGeorgeBernardShaw’splays.WhatisMrs.Warren’sprofessionthen?[A]Realestate. [B]Prostitution.[C]House-keeping. [D]Farming.Dr.FaustusisaplaybasedontheGermanlegendofamagicianaspiringforandfinallymeetinghistragicendasaresultofsellinghissoultotheDevil.[A]immortality [B]political[C]money [D]knowledge4.Thestatement“Ademandingmotherturnsawayfromherhusbandandgivesallheraffectiontohersons”sumsupthemainplotofD.H.Lawrence′s.[A]LadyChatterley’sLover [B]Womeninlove[C]SonsandLovers [D]ThePlumedSerpent5.“Cometome－cometomeentirelynow,”saidhe;andadded,inhisdeepesttone,speakinginmyearashischeekwaslaidonmine,“Makemyhappiness－Iwillmakeyours.”Theabovepassagepresentsascenein.[A]EmilyBronte’sWitheringHeights[B]CharlotteBronte’sJaneEyre[C]JohnGalsworthy′sTheForsyteSaga[D]ThomasHardy′sTessoftheD′Urbervilles6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTwrittenbyWilliamButlerYeats?[A]“SailingtoByzantium.” [B]“TheLakeIsleofInnisfree.”[C]“LedaandtheSwan.” [D]“TheWasteLand.”7.“DrivemydeadthoughtovertheuniverseLikewitheredleavestoquickenanewbirth.”(PercyByssheShelley,“OdetotheWestWind”)Whatrhetoricaldevicedoesthepoetuseinthequotedlines?[A]Synecdoche. [B]Metaphor.[C]Simile. [D]Onomatopoeia.8.CrusoeistheheroinThelifeandStrangeSurprisingAdventuresofRobinsonGrusoe,ofYork,Mariner(alsoknownasRobinsonCrusoe)by.[A]JonathanSwift [B]DanielDefoe[C]GeorgeEliot [D]D.H.Lawrence9.“Beautyistruth,truthbeauty”isanepigrammaticlineby.[A]JohnKeats [B]WilliamBlake[C]WilliamWordsworth [D]PercyByssheShelley10.ChristoperMarlow’s“ThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove”isa(n).[A]pastorallyric [B]elegy [C]eulogy [D]epic11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTregardedasoneofthecharacteristicsofRenaissancehumanism?[A]Cultivationoftheartofthisworldandthislife.[B]Toleranceofhumanfoibles.[C]Searchforthegenuineflavorofancientculture.[D]Glorificationofreligiousfaith.12.“IndreamvisionArthurwitnessedthelovelinessofGloriana,anduponawakingresolvestoseekher.”ThetwoliteraryfiguresArthurandGlorianaareform.[A]EdmundSpenser’sTheFaerieQueene[B]WilliamShakespeare’sRomeoandJuliet[C]ChristopherMarlowe’s“ThePassionateShepherdtoHislove”[D]JohnDonne’s“AValediction:ForbiddingMourning”13.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthenatureofThomasHardy’slaterworks?[A]Sentimentalism. [B]Tragicsense.[C]Surrealism. [D]Comicsense.14.“...Thisgrew:Igavecommands;Thenallsmilesstoppedaltogether”(RobertBrowning,“MyLastDuchess”)Theabovelinesimplythat.[A]theDuchesswaskilledbyherhusband[B]theDuchessstoppedsmilingatherhusband’sorder[C]theDuchessdiedoflaughingtoomuch[D]theDuchessdidnotwanttosmileasmuchasherhusbandrequested15.Inwhichofthefollowingworkscanyoufindthepropernames“Lilliput,”“Brobdingnag,”“Houyhnhnm,”and“Yahoo”?[A]JamesJoyce’sUlsses.[B]CharlesDickens’sBleakHouse.[C]JonathanSwift’sGulliver’sTravels.[D]D.H.Lawrence’sWomeninlove.16.Asaliteraryfigure,BelindaappearsinAlexanderPope’s.[A]“TheDunciad” [B]“AnEssayonMan”[C]“AnEssayonCriticism” [D]“TheRapeofthelock”17.“Thenovelisstructuredaroundthediscoveryofthehero’sorigin.”Thisnovelismostprobably.[A]CharlesDickens’sDavidCopperfield[B]JamesJoyce’sAPortraitoftheArtistasaYoungMan[C]ThomasHardy’sFarfromtheMaddingGrowd[D]HenryFielding’sTomJones18.“Towagebyforceorguileeternalwar,IrreconcilabletoourgrandFoe.”（JohnMilton,Paradiselost)BywhatmeanswereSatanandhisfollowerstowagethiswaragainstGod?[A]ByplantingatreeofknowledgeintheGardenofEden.[B]Byturningintopoisonoussnakestothreatenman’slife.[C]ByremovingGodfromHisthrone.[D]BycorruptingmanandwomancreatedbyGod.19.“WhentheeveningisspreadoutagainsttheskyLikeapatientetherizeduponatable.”(T.s.Eliot,“TheLovesongofJ.AlfredPrufrock”)Whatdoestheimageinthequotedlinessuggest?[A]Violence. [B]Horror. [C]Inactivity. [D]Indifference.20.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtypicalofmetaphysicalpoetrybestrepresentedbyJohnDonne’sworks?[A]Commonspeech. [B]Conceit.[C]Argument. [D]Refinedlanguage.21.WilliamWordsworth,aromanticpoet,advocatedallofthefollowingexcept.[A]normalcontemporaryspeechpatterns[B]humbleandrusticlifeassubjectmatter[C]elegantwordingandinflatedfiguresofspeech[D]intenselysubjectivefeelingtowardindividualexperience22.InSamuelTaylorColeridge′s“KublaKhan,”“Asunnypleasuredomewithcavesofice”.[A]referstothepalacewhereKublaKhanoncelived[B]vividlydescribesabuildingofpoorquality[C]isthegiftgiventoabeautifulgirlcalledAbyssinian[D]symbolizesthereconciliationoftheconsciousandtheunconscious23.ThehightideofRomanticisminAmericanliteratureoccurredaround.[A]1820 [B]1850 [C]1880 [D]192024.ThesubjectmatterofRobertFrost’sPoemsfocuseson.[A]ordinarycountrypeopleandscenes[B]battlescenesofancientGreekandRomanlegends[C]strugglingmassesandcrowdedurbanquarters[D]fantasiesandmythicalhappenings25.WhichgroupofwritersareamongthosewhomaybecalledearlypioneersofAmericanliterature?[A]MarkTwainandHenryJames.[B]FenimoreCooperandWashingtonlrving.[C]ErnestHemingwayandWilliamFaulkner[D]JackLondonandO’Henry.26.ToTheodoreDreiser,lifeis“sosad,sostrange,somysteriousandsoinexplicable.”Nowonderthecharactersinhisbooksareoftensubjecttothecontrolofthenaturalforces,especiallythoseofandheredity.[A]fate [B]morality[C]socialconventions [D]environment27.Hawthornegenerallyconcernshimselfwithsuchissuesasinhisfiction.[A]theevilinman’sheart [B]thematerialpursuit[C]theracialconflict [D]thesocialinequalityprovidesthemainsourceofinfluenceonAmericannaturalism.[A]Thepuritanheritage[B]Howells’ideasofrealism[C]Darwin’stheoryofevolution[D]Thepioneerspiritofthewildwest29.InMarkTwain’sTheAdventuresofhuckleberryFinn,HuckwritesalettertoinformagainstJim,theescapedslave,andthenhetearstheletterup.Thisfactrevealsthat.[A]Huckhasamixedfeelingofloveandhate[B]thereisaconflictbetweensocietyandconscienceinHuck[C]Huckisalwaysanindecisiveperson[D]Huckhasverylittleeducation30.Whichtermscanbestdescribethemodernists’concernofthehumansituationintheirfiction?[A]Fragmentationandalienation.[B]Courageandhonor.[C]Traditionandfaith.[D]Povertyanddesperation.31.Whitman’spoemsarecharacterizedbyallthefollowingfeaturesexcept.[A]astrictpoeticform[B]asimpleandconversationallanguage[C]afreeandnaturalrhythmicpattern[D]aneasyflowoffeelings32.Allhisnovelsrevealthat,astimewenton,MarkTwainbecameincreasingly.[A]prolific [B]artistic.[C]optimistic [D]pessimistic33.Thepoem“IliketoseeitlaptheMiles－”isaninterestingpoemwrittenbyEmilyDickinson.Whatdoes“it”inthepoemstandfor?[A]Thehound. [B]Thestar.[C]Thehorse. [D]Thetrain.34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatypicalfeatureofHenryJames’swritingstyle?[A]exquisiteandelaboratelanguage[B]minuteanddetaileddescriptions[C]lengthypsychologicalanalyses[D]Americancolloquialism35.InthebeginningparagraphofChapter3,TheGreatGatsby,Fitzgeralddescribesabigpartybysayingthat“menandgirlscameandwentlikemoths.”Theauthormostlikelyindicatesthat.[A]therewasacrowdofparty-goers[B]suchlifedoesnothaverealmeaning[C]thesepeoplewerelight-hearted[D]thesewerecrazyandignorantcharacters36.InHemingway’s“IndianCamp,”Nick,themaincharacter,witnesses[A]atragickillingoftheIndiansbythewhitemen[B]realfriendshipbetweenthewhitemenandtheIndians[C]asenselesskillingofeachother[D]terriblescenesofbirthanddeath37.WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofWilliamFaulkner?[A]Heismasterofstream-of-consciousnessnarrative.[B]Hiswritingisoftencomplexanddifficulttounderstand.[C]HeoftendepictsslumlifeinNewYorkandChicago.[D]HerepresentsanewgroupofSouthernwriters.38.American“Transcendentalistsmosttypicallybelievethat.[A]manisdivineinname [B]artissuperiortolife[C]mancantransformnature [D]poetryisthehighestformofart39.BytheendofSisterCarrie,Dreiserwrites,“Itwasforevertothepursuitofthatradianceofdelightwhichtintsthedistanthilltopsoftheworld.”Dreiserimpliesthat.[A]thereisabrightfuturelyingahead[B]thereisnoendtoman’sdesire[C]oneshouldalwaysbeforward-looking[D]happinessisfoundintheend40.WecanperhapsdescribeEmilyGriersoninFaulkner’sshortstory“ARoseforEmily”inallthefollowingwaysexceptthat.[A]sheispsychologicallydeformed[B]sheiswickedandmorallycorrupted[C]sheisasymboloftheOldSouth[D]sheisaprisonerandvictimofthepastPARTTWOⅡ.ReadingComprehension(16pointsinall,4foreach)ReadthequotedpartscarefullyandanswerthequestionsinEnglish.Writeyouranswersinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.41.“Theboastofheraldry,thepompofpower, Andallthatbeauty,allthatwealthe’ergave. Awaitstheinevitablehour. Thepathsofgloryleadbuttothegrave.” Questions:Identifytheauthorandthetitleofthepoemfromwhichthispassageistaken.Whatdoesthephrase“inevitablehour”mean?WriteoutthemainideaofthepassageinplainEnglish.42.“Avioletbyamossystone Halfhiddenfromtheeye! －Fairasastar,whenonlyone Isshininginthesky.”Questions:Identifytheauthorandthetitleofthepoemfromwhichthisstanzaistaken.Pickoutthemetaphorusedinthisstanza.Whatqualitydoestheauthorintendtoshowbyusingthemetaphor?43.“WepassedTheSchool,whereChildrenstrove AtRecess－intheRing－ WepassedTheFieldsofGazingGrain WepassedTheSettingSun－” Questions:Whoistheauthorofthisstanzatakenfromthepoem“BecauseIcouldnotstopforDeath－?Whatdotheunderlinedpartssymbolize?Wherewere“we”headingtoward?44.“Itwasyouthatbrokethenewwood. Nowisatimeforcarving. Wehaveonesapandoneroot－ Lettherebecommercebetweenus.” Questions:Whomdoesthe“us”referto?Whatdoesthephrase“brokethenewwood”meanhere?Whatistheintentionofthepoetinwritingthepoem“APact”fromwhichtheselinesaretaken?Ⅲ.QuestionsandAnswers(24pointsinall,6foreach)GivebriefanswerstoeachofthefollowingquestionsinEnglish.Writeyouranswersinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.45.InChapter15ofWutheringHeights,HeathcliffsaidtoCatherine:“Whydidyoubetrayyourown,Cathy?...Youlovedme－thenwhatrighthaveyoutoleaveme?...Ihavenotbrokenyourheart－youhavebrokenit－andinbreakingit,youhavebrokenmine.” Takingthewholenovelintoconsideration,doyouthinkHeathcliff’saboveaccusationofCatherine’sbetrayalcanbejustified?Ifyouthinkso,whatreasonsdoesCatherinehavetobetrayHeathcliffandtheirlove? 46.JohnBunyan’sThePilgrim’sProgressisgenerallyregardedasareligiousallegory.Whatdoestheworksymbolicallyconcern?Whatisthepredominantmetaphorthatiscarriedonthroughthewholework?Andwhatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingsuchabook?47.ThefollowingpassageistakenfromTheMerchantofVenice.Readitc