英美文学作品选读试题4

英美文学作品选读试题4I.MultipleChoice(40pointsinall,2foreach)Selectfromthefourchoicesofeachitemtheonethatbestanswersthequestionorcompletesthestatementandwritetheletterintheblanks.1.Romance,whichusesnarrativeverseorprosetotellstoriesof___adventuresorotherheroicdeeds,isapopularliteraryforminthemedievalperiod.A.ChristianB.knightlyC.GreekD.primitive2.AmongthegreatMiddleEnglishpoets,GeoffreyChaucerisknownforhisproductionof___.A.PiersPlowmanB.SirGawainandtheGreenKnightC.ConfessioAmantisD.TheCanterburyTales3.WhichofthefollowinghistoricaleventsdoesnotdirectlyhelptostimulatetherisingoftheRenaissanceMovement?A.TherediscoveryofancientGreekandRomanculture.B.Thenewdiscoveriesingeographyandastrology.C.TheGloriousrevolution.D.Thereligiousreformationandtheeconomicexpansion.4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsbestillustratesthethemeofShakespeare'sSonnet18?A.ThespeakereulogizesthepowerofNature.B.Thespeakersatirizeshumanvanity.C.Thespeakerpraisesthepowerofartisticcreation.D.Thespeakermeditatesonman'ssalvation.5.“Andwewillsitupontherocks,/Seeingtheshepherdsfeedtheirflocks,/Byshallowriverstowhosefalls/Melodiousbirdssingmadrigals.”Theabovelinesareprobablytakenfrom__.A.Spenser'sTheFaerieQueeneB.JohnDonne's“TheSunRising”C.Shakespeare's“Sonnet18”D.Marlowe's“ThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove”6.“Bassanio:Antonio,IammarriedtoawifeWhichisasdeartomeaslifeitself;Butlifeitself,Mywife,andalltheworld.Arenotwithmeesteem'dabovethylife;Iwouldloseall,ay,sacrificethemall,Heretothedevil,todeliveryou.Portia:Yourwifewouldgiveyoulittlethanksforthat,Ifshewerebytohearyoumaketheoffer.”TheaboveisaquotationtakenfromShakespeare'scomedyTheMerchantofVenice.Thequotedpartcanberegardedasagoodexampletoillustrate____.A.dramaticironyB.personificationC.allegoryD.symbolism7.ThetruesubjectofJohnDonne'spoem,“TheSunRising,”isto___.A.attackthesunasanunrulyservantB.givecomplimentstothemistressandherpowerofbeautyC.criticizethesun'sintrusionintothelover'sprivatelifeD.lecturethesunonwheretrueroyaltyandricheslie8.Ofallthe18thcenturynovelistsHenryFieldingwasthefirsttosetout,bothintheoryandpractice,towritespecificallya“___inprose,”thefirsttogivethemodernnovelitsstructureandstyle.A.tragicepicB.comicepicC.romanceD.lyricepic9.TheHouyhnhnmsdepictedbyJonathanSwiftinGulliver'sTravelsare___.A.horsesthatareendowedwithreasonB.pigmiesthatareendowedwithadmirablequalitiesC.giantsthataresuperiorinwisdomD.hairy,wild,lowanddespicablecreatures,whoresemblehumanbeingsnotonlyinappearancebutalsoinsomeotherways.10.Herearefourlinesfromaliterarywork:“Othersforlanguagealltheircareexpress,/Andvaluebooks,aswomenmen,fordress.”Theworkis___.WhenIampinnedandwrigglingonthewall.ThenhowshouldbeginTospitoutallthebutt-endsofmydaysandways.”Questions:A.Identifythepoemandthepoet.B.Whatdoesthephrase“butt-ends”mean?C.Whatideadoesthequotedpassageexpress?3.“Godknows,I'mnotmyself—I'msomebodyelse—…andI’mchanged,andIcan'ttellwhat'smyname,orwhoIam.”Questions:A.Identifytheworkandtheauthor.B.Thespeakersaysheischanged.Doyouthinkheischanged,orthesocialenvironmenthaschanged?C.Whatideadoesthequotedsentenceexpress?4.“IshallbetellingthiswithasighSomewhereagesandageshence:Tworoadsdivergedinawood,andI—Itooktheonelesstraveledby,Andthathasmadeallthedifference.”Questions:A.Identifythepoemandthepoet.B.Whatdoesthephrase“agesandageshence”mean?C.Whatideadoesthequotedpassageexpress?III.QuestionsandAnswers(20pointsinall,5foreach)GivebriefanswerstoeachofthefollowingquestionsinEnglish.1.Asarule,anallegoryisstoryinverseorprosewithadoublemeaning:asurfacemeaning,andanimpliedmeaning.Listtwoworksasexamplesofallegory.Whatisanallegoryusuallyconcernedwithbyitsimpliedmeaning?2.Inspirationfortheromanticapproachinitiallycamefromtwogreatshapersofthought.Whoarethetwo?Andwhatideastheyexpressedinspiretheromanticwriters?3.Thewhitewhale,MobyDick,isthemostimportantsymbolinMelville'snovel.Whatsymbolicmeaningcanyoudrawfromit?4.Natureisaphilosophicwork,inwhichEmersongivesanexplicitdiscussiononhisideaoftheoversoul.WhatisyourunderstandingofEmersonian“Oversoul”?IV.TopicDiscussion(20pointsinall,10foreach)Writenolessthan50wordsoneachofthefollowingtopicsinEnglish.1.HowisRomanticismdifferentfromNeoclassicism?Providebriefevidencefromtheliteraryworksyouknowbest.2.SummarizethestoryofMarktwain'sTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinninabout50words,andcommentonthethemeofthenovel.参考答案：I.MultipleChoice(40pointsinall,2foreach)Selectfromthefourchoicesofeachitemtheonethatbestanswersthequestionorcompletesthestatementandwritetheletterintheblanks.1.B2.D3.C4.C5.D6.A7.B8.B9.A10.C11.D12.D13.D14.D15.B16.B17.D18.C19.A20.AII.ReadingComprehension(20points,5foreach)ReadthequotedpartscarefullyandanswerthequestionsinEnglish.1.A.JohnGalasworthy:TheManofProperty.B.Afacedoesnotshowanyemotionorreactionsothatitisimpossibletoknowhowthatpersonisfeelingorwhatheisthinkingabout.C.ItpresentstheinnermindofSoamesinfaceofhiswife'scoldness.Hecanneverknowwhatisonhiswife'smindbecausethemakeupofhisandhermentalityisdifferent.HiswifeIrene,whosemindisromanticallyinclined,isdisgustedwithherhusband'spossessiveness.Beingunabletoreadhiswife'smindisasgoodassayingthathereallycan'tregardherashisproperty-thisistheveryreasonwhyheisenragedbeyondmeasure.2.A.T.S.Eliot:“TheLoveSongofJ.AlfredPrufrock.”B.Theendsofcigarettes,meaningtrivialthingshere.C.Here,Prufrock'sinabilitytodoanythingagainstthesocietyheisinismadestrikinglyclearbyusingasharpcomparison.Prufrockimagineshimselfasakindofinsectpinnedonthewallandstrugglinginvaintogetfree.ThisimagevividlyshowsPrufrock'scurrentpredicament.3.A.WashingtonIrving:“RipVanWinkle”.B.Thesocialenvironmentischanged.C.WhenRipisbackhomeafteraperiodof20years,hefindsthateverythinghaschanged.Allthoseoldvaluesaregone,andhecanhardlyfeelathomeinachangedsociety.OneofthefunctionsthatRipservesinthestoryistoprovideameasuringstickforchange.ItisthroughhimthatIrvingdriveshomethethemethatadesireforchange,improvement,andprogresscouldsubvertstablesociety.4.A.RobertFrost:“TheRoadNotTaken”.B.Manymanyyearslater.C.Thespeakeristellinghisexperienceofmakingthechoiceoftheroads.Butheisconsciousofthefactthathischoicewillhavemadeallthedifferenceinhislife.Heseemstobegivingasuggestiontothereader.“Makegoodchoiceofyourlife.”III.QuestionsandAnswers(20pointsinall,5foreach)GivebriefanswerstoeachofthefollowingquestionsinEnglish.1.Itisusuallyconcernedwithmoral,religious,political,symbolicormythicalideas.Buyan'sPilgrim'sProgressandSpenser'sTheFaerieQueeneareexamples.2.ItisRousseauwhoestablishedthecultoftheindividualandchampionedthefreedomofthehumanspirit;hisfamousannouncementwas“IfeltbeforeIthought.”Goetheandhiscompatriotsextolledtheromanticspirit.TheFrenchphilosopher,JeanJacquesRousseauandtheGermanwriterJohnaWolfganvonGoethe.3.ToAhab,thewhaleiseitheranevilcreatureitselfortheagentofanevilforcethatcontrolstheuniverse,orperhapsboth.ToIshmale,thewhaleisanastonishingforce,animmensepower,whichdefiesrationalexplanationduetoasenseofmysteryitcarries.Itisbeautiful,butmalignantatthesametime.Italsorepresentsthetremendousorganicvitalityoftheuniverse,forithasalifeforcethatsurgesonwardirresistibly,impervioustothedesiresorwillsofmen.Astothereader,thewhalecanbeviewedasasymbolofthephysicallimitsthatlifeimposesuponman.Itmayalsoberegardedasasymbolofnature,oraninstrumentofGod'svengeanceuponevilman.Ingeneral,themultiplicityandambivalenceofthesymbolicmeaningofthewhaleissuchthatitbecomesasourceofintensespeculation,anobjectorprofoundcuriosityforthereader.4.A.TheOversoulisbelievedtobeanall-pervadingpowerforgoodness,omnipresentandomnipotentfromwhichallthingscomeandofwhichallareapart.Itexistsinnatureandmanalikeandconstitutesthechiefelementoftheuniverse.B.AccordingtoEmerson,itisasupremerealityofmind,aspiritualunityofallbeings,andareligionregardedasanemotionalcommunicationbetweenanindividualsoulandtheuniversalOver-soulofwhichitisapart.C.HeholdsthatintuitionisamorecertainwayofknowingthanreasonandthatthemindcouldintuitivelyperceivetheexistenceoftheOversoulandofcertainabsolutes.IV.TopicDiscussion(20pointsinall,10foreach)Writenolessthan50wordsoneachofthefollowingtopicsinEnglish.1.HowisRomanticismdifferentfromNeoclassicism?Providebriefevidencefromtheliteraryworksyouknowbest.Neoclassicistsupheldthatartisticidealsshouldbeorder,logic,restrainedemoticonandaccuracy,andthatliterature,shouldbejudgedintermsofitsservicetohumanity,andthus,literaryexpressionsshouldbeofproportion,unity,harmonyandgrace.Pope'sAnEssayonCriticismadvocatesgrace,wit(usuallythoughsatire/humour),andsimplicityinlanguage(andthepoemitselfisademonstrationofthoseideals,too);Romanticiststendedtoseetheindividualastheverycenterofallexperience,includingart,andthus,literaryworkshouldbe“spontaneousoverflowofstrongfeelings,”andnomatterhowfragmentarythoseexperienceswere(Wordsworth's“IWanderedLonelyasaCloud,”or“TheSolitaryReaper,)