2023年自考类英语自考英美文学选读历年高频考题带答案难题附详解

2023年自考类英语自考英美文学选读历年高频考题带答案难题附详解（图片大小可自由调整）第1卷一.历年考点试题黑钻版(共50题)1.AllofthefollowingnovelsbyDanielDefoearethefirstliteraryworksdevotedtothestudyofproblemsofthelower-classpeopleexcept______.A.RobinsonCrusoeB.CaptainSingletonC.MollFlandersD.ColonelJack2.ThebestfictionalworkofJonathanSwiftis______.A.ATaleofaTubB.TheBattleoftheBooksC.AModestProposalD.Gulliver'sTravels3.Thenovel______writtenbyCharlesDickensisfamousforitsvividdescriptionsoftheworkhouseandlifeoftheunderworldinthe19th-centuryLondon.A.DavidCopperfieldB.BleakHouseC.GreatExpectationsD.OliverTwist4."Thedignityofmovementofanicebergisduetoonlyone-eighthofitbeingabovewater."This"iceberg"analogyaboutprosestylewasputforwardby______.A.WilliamFaulknerB.HenryJamesC.ErnestHemingwayD.F·ScottFitzgerald5."Shenosoonercamehomethanshesentforthegamekeeper,andorderedhimtobringhisdaughtertoher;sayingshewouldprovideforherinthefamily,andmightpossiblyplacethegirlaboutherownperson,whenherownmaid,whowasnowgoingaway,hadlefther."

Questions:

A.Identifythetitleandtheauthor.

B.Whatstorydoesthenoveltell?6.CharlesDickensisoneofthegreatestcriticalrealistwritersoftheVictoriaAge.Makeabriefcommentonhisnovels.7.Weslowlydrove—Heknewnohaste,

AndIhadputaway

Mylaborandmyleisuretoo,

ForHisCivility—

WepassedtheSchool,whereChildrenstrove

AtRecess—intheRing—

WepassedtheFieldsOfGazingGrain—

WepassedtheSettingSun—

Questions:

A.Identifythepoetandthetitleofthepoemfromwhichtheabovestanzasaretaken.

B.WhatfigureofspeechisusedinLine1andLine4?

C.Whatdo"theSchool","theFieldsofGazingGrain"and"theSettingSun"represent?8.ThethreedominantfiguresoftheAmericanAgeofRealismunderstandthe"truth"differently.Whoaretheyandwhatarethedifferences?9.SymbolismhasbeenwidelyusedbymanyAmericanwriters.DiscussthewaysymbolismisusedinFaulkner'sstoryARoseforEmily.10.Inhis______,Shelleyeulogizedthepowerfulwestwindandexpressedhiseagernesstoenjoytheboundlessfreedomfromthereality.A.PrometheusUnboundB.OdetotheWestWindC.AdonaisD.ADefenceofPoetry11.ByanalyzingthepoemsbyPercyByssheShelley,discusshisartofpoems.12.Fitzgeraldwroteonenovel______,inwhichhetracesthedeclineofayoungAmericanpsychiatristwhosemarriagetoabeautifulandwealthypatientdrainshispersonalenergiesandcorrodeshisprofessionalcareer.A.TenderistheNightB.TheGreatGatsbyC.TheSideofParadiseD.TheLastTycoon13.ItisthegreatestmastersofEnglishprose______thatdefinedagoodstyleas"properwordsinproperplaces."A.HenryFieldingB.JonathanSwiftC.SamuelJohnsonD.AlexanderPope14."Cometome—cometomeentirelynow,"saidhe,andadded,inhisdeepesttone,speakinginmyearashis"cheekwaslaidonmine,"Makemyhappiness—Iwillmakeyours."

Theabovepassagepresentsascenein______.A.EmilyBronte'sWutheringHeightsB.CharlotteBronte'sJaneEyreC.JohnGalsworthy'sTheForsyteSagaD.ThomasHardy'sTessoftheD'Urbervilles15.OneofShelley'sgreatestpoliticallyricsis______,whichwaslatertobecomearallyingsongoftheBritishCommunistParty.A."OdetoLiberty"B."OdetoNaples"C."Sonnet.Englandin1819"D."MenofEngland"16.InhisTheArtofFiction,clearlyindicatesthattheaimofthenovelistopresentlife.A.HenryJamesB.MarkTwainC.TheodoreDreiserD.WilliamDeanHowells17.______isThomasHardy'smostcheerfulandidyllicwork.A.TheReturnoftheNativeB.FarfromtheMaddingCrowdC.UndertheGreenwoodTreeD.TheWoodlanders18.ThemajorconcernofFaulkner's______isprimarilyabouttheSouthasastateofmind.A.TheSunAlsoRisesB.Lightin.AugustC.TheFableD.TheMansion19.Generally,theRenaissancereferstotheperiodbetween______and______centuries.A.14th,mid-17thB.16th,mid-17thC.14th,mid-18thD.16th,mid-19th20.In______,WilliamFaulknerilluminatestheproblemofblackandwhiteintheAmericanSouthernsocietyasaclose-knitdestinyofbloodbrotherhood.A.GoDown,MosesB.LightinAugustC.TheMarbleFaunD.AsILayDying21.WiththescarletletterAasthebiggestsymbolofall,______proveshimselftobeoneofthebestsymbolists.A.HawthorneB.DreiserC.JamesD.Faulkner22.HermanMelvillewrotehissemi-autobiographicalnovel______concerningthesufferingsofagenteelyouthamongbrutalsailors.A.TypeeB.RedburnC.Moby-DickD.Mardi23.______paintsaworldofmisery,poverty,disease,warandrepressionwithamelancholytone.A.OliverTwistB.ATaleofTwoCitiesC.SongsofInnocenceD.SongsofExperience24.InallhisnovelsTheodoreDreisersetshimselftoprojectthe______Americanvalues.Forexample,inSisterCarrie,thereisnotonecharacterwhosestatus,isnotdeterminedeconomically.A.PuritanB.materialisticC.psychologicalD.religious25.Milton'sliteraryachievementscanbedividedintothreegroups:theearlypoeticworks,themiddle______andthelastgreatpoems.A.romancesB.dramasC.prosepamphletsD.ballads26.Asoneofthefirstnoveliststointroducethethemesofpsychologyintohisworks,

D.H.Lawrenceuses______topresentthepsychologicalaspectsofhischaracters.A.dramaticmonologueB.streamofconsciousnessC.poeticimaginationandsymbolismD.romanticandrealistictradition27.Thesentence"threeorfourfamiliesinacountryvillagearetheverythingtoworkon"canbestreflectthewriter'spersonalknowledgeandrangeofwriting.Thiswriteris______.A.WalterScottB.ThomasHardyC.CharlotteBronteD.JaneAusten28.AccordingtoWhitman,poetrycouldenableAmericanstocelebratetheirreleasefromtheOldWorldandthe______rule.A.academicB.officialC.colonialD.legislative29.Hemingway'ssecondbigsuccessis______,whichwrotetheepitaphtoadecadeandtothewholegenerationisthe1920sintellingusastoryaboutthetragicloveaffairofawoundedAmericansoldierwithaBritishnurse.A.TheOldManandtheSeaB.ForWhomtheBellTollsC.TheSunAlsoRisesD.AFarewelltoArms30.______thefirstimportantEnglishessayist,isalsothefounderofmodemscienceinEnglandandoneoftherepresentativesoftheEnglishRenaissance.A.ChristopherMarloweB.FrancisBaconC.ThomasMoreD.WilliamShakespeare31."Avioletbyamossystone

Halfhiddenfromtheeye!

—Fairasastar,whenonlyone

Isshininginthesky."

Questions:

A.Identifytheauthorandthetitleofthepoemfromwhichthisstanzaistaken.

B.Pickoutthemetaphorusedinthisstanza.

C.Whatqualitydoestheauthorintendtoshowbyusingthemetaphor?32.______isthefirstimportantgovernessnovelintheEnglishliteraryhistory.A.JaneEyreB.EmmaC.WutheringHeightsD.Middlemarch33.Thework______byWilliamBlakeisalovelyvolumeofpoems,presentingahappyworld,thoughnotwithoutitsevilsandsufferings.A.SongsofInnocenceB.SongsofExperienceC.PoeticalSketchesD.LyricalBallads34.Manisa"victimofforcesoverwhichhehasnocontrol"Thisisanotionheldstronglyby______.A.RobertFrostB.TheodoreDreiserC.HenryJamesD.HamlinGarland35.TheHouyhnhnmsdepictedbyJonathanSwiftinGulliver'sTravelsare______.A.horsesthatareendowedwithreasonB.pigmiesthatareendowedwithadmirablequalitiesC.giantsthataresuperiorinwisdomD.hairy,wild,lowanddespicablecreatures,whoresemblehumanbeingsnotonlyinappearancebutalsoinsomeotherways36.Whitmanhasmaderadicalchangesintheformofpoetrybychoosingfreeverseashismediumofexpression.WhatarethecharacteristicofWhitman'sfreeverse?37.Generallyspeaking,allthosewriterswithanaturalisticapproachtohumanrealitytendtobe______.A.transcendentalistsB.optimistsC.pessimistsD.idealists38.Whenhewaseighty-seven,hereadhispoetryattheinaugurationofPresidentJohnF.Kennedyin1961.Thispoetwas______.A.HenryJamesB.RobertFrostC.WilliamFaulknerD.WallaceStevens39.MuchofShaviandramaisconstructedaroundthe______ofaconventionaltheatricalsituation.A.traditionB.inversionC.borderingD.distortion40.WaltWhitmanisapoetwithastrongsenseofmission,havingdevotedallhislifetothecreationofthe"single"poem,______.A.InnocentsAbroadB.TheLostParadiseC.LeavesofGrassD.TheWasteLand41.TessoftheD'Urbervilles,oneofThomasHardy'sbestknownnovels,portraysmanas______.A.beinghereditarilyeithergoodorbadB.havingnocontroloverhisownfateC.beingself-sufficientD.stillretaininghisownfaithinaworldofconfusion42.Avioletbyamossystone

Halfhiddenfromtheeye!

—Fairasastar,whenonlyone

Isshininginthesky.

Questions:

A.Identifytheauthorandthetitleofthepoemfromwhichthisstanzaistaken.

B.Pickoutthemetaphorusedinthisstanza.

C.Whatqualitydoestheauthorintendtoshowbyusingthemetaphor?43.Inthisparttheheroofthestory,RobinsonCrusoe,narratesin______howhegoestosea,getsshipwreckedandmaroonedonalonelyisland,strugglestolivefortwenty-fouryearsthereandfinallygetsrelievedandreturnstoEngland.A.thesecondpersonB.thefirstpersonC.thethirdpersonD.Defoe'smouth44.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsoftheEnlightenmentMovementisNOTcorrect?A.ThemovementflourishedinFrance.B.ThemovementwasafurtheranceoftheRenaissance.C.Thepurposeofthemovementwastoenlightenthewholeworld.D.Thepurposeofthemovementwastoenhancethereligiouseducation.45.WhichofthefollowingistheGothicnovel?______A.P.B.Shelley'sPrometheusUnbound.B.JohnKeats'Lamia.C.MaryShelley'sFrankenstein,D.JaneAusten'sPrideandPrejudice.46.WhichofthefollowingisNOTregardedasoneofthecharacteristicsofRenaissance?A.RediscoveryofancientRomanandGreekculture.B.AttempttoremovetheoldfeudalistideasinmedievalEurope.C.Introducingnewideasthatexpressedtheinterestsoftherisingbourgeoisie.D.Praiseofman'seffortsinsouldeliveryandpersonalsalvation.47.SinclairLewis'Babbitpresentsadocumentarypictureofthenarrowandlimited______.A.upper-classmindB.middle-classmindC.proletarianD.ordinarypeople48.Fitzgerald'sfictionalworldisthebestembodimentofthespiritof______.A.theJazzAgeB.theRomanticPeriodC.theRenaissancePeriodD.theNeoclassicalPeriod49.RobertBrowningcreatedtheversenovel,transferringthethematicinterestfrommerenarrationofthestorytorevelationandstudyofcharacters'innerworldandbroughttotheVictorianpoetry______.A.somepsycho-analyticalelementB.someromanticelementC.somerealisticelementD.someclassicalelement50.JonathanSwift'sGulliver'sTravels,asawhole,isoneofthemosteffectiveanddevastatingcriticismsandsatiresofallaspectsintheEnglishandEuropeanlifeofhisday.PleasegiveabriefcommentonGulliver'sTravels.第1卷参考答案一.历年考点试题黑钻版1.参考答案：A[解析]《鲁滨逊漂流记》是一部体现时代精神的游记历险小说，是公认的笛福代表作。其余四部小说——《辛利顿船长》(1720)、《莫尔·弗朗德斯》(1722)、《杰克上校》(1722)、及《罗克萨那》(1724)，描述了贫苦的下层人民为生计而奔忙，同时却还渴望大笔财富和上等人的生活。2.参考答案：D[解析]《格列佛游记》发表于1726年，是斯威夫特最佳讽刺小说。答案为D。3.参考答案：D主要考查的知识点为《雾都孤儿》著名的原因。狄更新的《雾都孤儿》以生动地描写十九世纪伦敦那非人道的工厂厂房与黑暗的充满罪恶的下层生活而著名。4.参考答案：C[解析]海明威曾说，“冰山运动的尊严在于只有八分之一露出水面。”海明威的风格就是这种“冰山”原则。他的作品看似简单自然，但实际上已经精心修饰，极富暗示性和底蕴。5.参考答案：A.HenryFielding;TheHistoryofTomJones,aFoundling.

B.ThestorytellsaboutTom,thetitularheroofthestory,whoisaboyfoundinMr.Allworthy'shouseandbroughtuptherewiththekindoldman'snephewBtifil.Thelatter,ahypocritical,wreckedman,isenviousofMr.Allworthy'sfondnessforthefoundlingandofTom'sintimacywiththebeautifulSophia,daughterofthewell-offsquireWestern.HeplayssometrickssothatMr.AllworthydrivesTomoutofthehouse.Tom,intendingtogotosea,wronglytakestheroadtoLondon,andSophia,inrebellionagainstherfather'sdesirethatshebemarriedtoBlifil,marchesoutforLondontoo,accompaniedbyhermaid.Thetwoyoungpeople,especiallyTom,havemanyadventuresontheroad;butintheend,aftersomemisunderstandingbetweenthem,theyarehappilyunited.6.参考答案：CharlesDickens,inhiscareerasanovelist,wrotemanynovels,andpresentedtousacomprehensivepictureofthe19thcenturyEngland,particularlyLondon.

Inhisearlynovels,heexposesandcriticizesoneormorespecificsocialevilsineach.Forexample,thedehumanizingworkhousesystemandthedark,criminalunderworldlifeinOliverTwist;theenslavingeducationinNicholasNickleby;thelegalfraudinThePickwickPaper;thedebtor'sprisoninDavidCopperfield;themoney-worshipthatbringstragedyinDombeyandSon,etc.Withaneyetosocialreform,CharlesDickensisoptimisticinhisseeminglybitterattackofthesins.

Hislaterworksshowthenovelistasahighlyconsciousandmatureartistinthatstoriesaremuchbetterconstructured,institutionssetasmetaphorsforarepressivesocialpsychology.Allofhisnovels,exceptATaleofTwoCities,presentacriticismofthecomplicatedandfoundamentalsocialinstitutionsandmoralsoftheVictorianEngland,forexample,thelegalsystemthatdeprivesthepooroftheirrightsinBleakHouse,thepoliticalmanagementthatleadstotheimprisonmentoftheinnocentinLittleDorrit,theUtilitarianismthatcorruptsyoungmindsinHardTimes,andthedegeneratingatmosphereinGreatExpectations.Theattacksbecomemoreurgentandpassionate,withtheirpessimistictonequitedifferentfromthatinhisearlynovels.7.参考答案：A.FromEmilyDickinson's"BecauseICouldnotStopforDeath—".

B.Personification.

C.Theyrepresentthreestagesoflife:"theSchool"—youth;"theFieldsofGazingGrain"—matureperiod;"theSettingSun"—endoflife.8.参考答案：A.WilliamDeanHowells,MarkTwain,HenryJames.

B.MarkTwainandHowellsseemedtohavepaidmoreattentiontothe"life"oftheAmericans.Howellsfocusedhisdiscussionontherisingmiddleclassandthewaytheylived.MarkTwainpreferredtohavehisownregionandpeopleattheforefrontofhisstories.HenryJameshadapparentlylaidagreateremphasisonthe"innerworld"ofman.9.参考答案：A.Rose,asasymboloflove,mayrefertothelovebetweenEmilyandtheNortherner,yetusedratherironically,inthewayitisassociatedwithdecayanddeathinthestory.

B.Rosecouldalsostandforthepity,sympathy,orthelament"we"showsforEmily.

C.ThepityandlamentgoesnotonlytoEmilybutallthosewhoareimprisonedinthepastandfailtoadapttothechange.

D.Emily,aneccentricspinsterwhorefusestoacceptthepassageoftime,isthesymboloftheOldSouthimprisonedinthepast.10.参考答案：B[解析]本题主要考查的知识点为雪莱的在《西风颂》中所表达的思想。

在《西风颂》中，雪莱描述了西风强大的威力，表达了自己对西风自由驰骋的羡慕和让西风将其呐喊传遍全世界的愿望。11.参考答案：A.PercyByssheShellyisanintenseandoriginallyricalpoetintheEnglishlanguage.

B.Hispoemsarefullofclassicalandmythologicalallusions.

C.Hisstyleaboundsinpersonificationandmetaphorandotherfiguresofspeech.

D.Hedescribesvividlywhatweseeandfeel,orexpresswhatpassionatelymovesus.12.参考答案：A[解析]在《夜色温柔》这部小说中，菲兹杰拉德讲述了一个美国精神病医生和一位美丽而又富裕的病人结婚，最后耗尽了他的精力，事业也一蹶不振的故事。答案为A。13.参考答案：B[解析]本题主要考查的知识点为斯威夫特的写作风格。

斯威夫特擅长写简练朴素的散文，他创立了一种良好的文风，即“在恰当的地方用恰当的词”。14.参考答案：B[解析]简童年时生活在一个父母双亡、寄人篱下的环境中，但也许正是因为这一切，使简·爱拥有无比的信心和坚强不屈的精神，还有一种不可战胜的内在人格力量。也正因为她的正直、高尚、纯洁，使得罗切斯特为之震撼，并把她看做可以和自己在精神上平等交谈的人，并且慢慢地深深地爱上了她。题中这一段话正是罗切斯特向简·爱表白他的爱恋时的情景。15.参考答案：D[解析]雪莱最著名的政治抒情诗是《致英格兰人民》。这首诗在英国宪章运动时期成为英国共产党的战歌。答案为D。16.参考答案：A[解析]本题主要考查的知识点为詹姆斯的《小说的艺术》。

在《小说的艺术》一书中，詹姆斯明确指出，小说的目的是展示现实生活。17.参考答案：C主要考查的知识点为哈代最欢快、最抒情的作品。在哈代所有的作品中，《格林伍德的林荫下》是最欢快、最抒情的。18.参考答案：B19.参考答案：A[解析]一般来说，文艺复兴时期指的是从十四世纪到十七世纪中叶的这一时期。答案为A。20.参考答案：A本题主要考查的知识点为《下去吧，摩西》中福克纳的观点。在《下去吧，摩西》这部小说中，福克纳把美国南方社会的黑人和白人的关系看成命运休戚相关的血亲兄弟关系。21.参考答案：A22.参考答案：B[解析]麦尔维尔的早期创作是在1846至1852年间。这是他创作的最佳时期。他文思泉涌，《雷得本》(Redburn，1849年)是半自传性的小说，写一个高雅的青年在野蛮的水手中的遭遇。23.参考答案：D本题主要考查的知识点为布莱克的诗集《经验之歌》的主要内容。布菜克的诗集《经验之歌》描绘了一个充满苦难、贫穷、疾病与战争的世界，在笔调上也极为忧伤压抑。24.参考答案：B25.参考答案：C[解析]弥尔顿的文学作品可分为三类：早期的诗作、中期的散文小册子和后期的伟大诗作。答案为C。26.参考答案：C[解析]为了表现角色的心理活动，劳伦斯大量使用诗化的联想和象征主义。答案为C。27.参考答案：D[解析]本题主要考查的知识点为简·奥斯汀的写作素材。

奥斯汀的写作素材十分狭窄。主题、角色、社会背景及情节都离不开18世纪英国的乡村中产阶级生活，总是三、四口之家的日常生活、舞会、茶点、人际关系、闲言碎语等。因此答案为D。28.参考答案：C[解析]惠特曼认为，诗歌可以塑造一个新的民族精神，可以帮助脱离欧洲思想和殖民地统治的影响，还可以帮助美国人理解其新的地位和在新的充满无限可能的国家里给自己定位。答案为C。29.参考答案：D主要考查的知识点为海明威的第二部成名作。《永别了，武器》是海明威第二部成功的作品。小说讲的是一个受伤的美国士兵与一个英国护士的爱情悲剧，反映的是20世纪20年代整个社会和整代人。30.参考答案：B[解析]本题主要考查的知识点为培根在英国文学中的地位。

培根是英国历史上最重要的散文家，是英国现代科学的奠基人，是英国文艺复兴时期当之无愧的代表人物。31.参考答案：A.Thestanzaistakenfrom"SheDweltAmongtheUntroddenWays"writtenbyW.Wordsworth.

B.Theflower(violet)isusedasametaphor.

C.Bycomparingacountrygirl(Lucy)toaviolet,thepoetintendstoshowherqualityofbeautyandhervirtuewhichareoftenneglectedbythecommonpeoplejustlikeawildflowerbloomingbyanuntroddenroad.32.参考答案：A[解析]本题主要考查的知识点为英国文学史上第一部重要的关于家庭女教师的小说。小说《简·爱》在英国文学史上第一次成功地塑造出了家庭女教师的形象。33.参考答案：A[解析]布莱克的代表作《天真之歌》(1809年)是一部受人喜爱的诗集，表述了一个愉快而纯真的世界，尽管这个世界也偶有苦难与罪恶。答案为A。34.参考答案：B35.参考答案：A[解析]本题主要考查的知识点为《格列佛游记》的内容。

《格列佛游记》的第四卷是全书中最有趣的一部分，格列佛发现了慧马国。在那里，马即彗马具有理性以及其他所有的优秀品质，它们是统治阶级。36.参考答案：A.Itdoesn'thavefixedbeatorregularrhymescheme.Alooserandmoreopen-endedsyntacticalstructureisfrequentlyfavored.

B.Thepoeticlinesaresimpleandproselike,varyinginlength,whichallowshimtoexpresshisideasfreely.

C.WhitmanalsoappliesoralEnglishinhisfreeversetomakeitaneffectivewaytoexpressfreelythefeelingsofcommonpeople.37.参考答案：C[解析]常识题。自然主义流派忽视人的社会属性，将人类看作自然界的一个简单的组成部分，依博立特·泰纳(1828—1893年)为自然主义的发展提供了哲学上的依据，他深信人类性格和命运的形成取决于遗传因素、周遭环境以及所处之年代。自然主义虽然风靡一时，但由于其过于悲观的基调和极端冷峻的风格，始终未能如现实主义或浪漫主义一样形成一种世界范围内的大观。38.参考答案：B主要考查的知识点为弗洛斯特。87岁的弗洛斯特在1961年肯尼迪总统的就职仪式上吟诵他的诗《直率的礼物》。39.参考答案：B[解析]萧伯纳的许多戏剧情节与角色都在传统的基础上发生倒转错位。这种倒转错位是他对生活中各种问题的最佳解释方法。答案为B。40.参考答案：C[解析]惠特曼是个有强烈使命感的诗人，他毕生所创作的唯一一本诗集是关于美国民主思想的《草叶集》。《草叶集》绝大部分作品是歌颂美国支持民主的群体以及自我的。41.参考答案：B42.参考答案：A.WilliamWordsworth;SheDweltAmongtheUntroddenWays.

B.Avioletisusedasametaphor.

C.Bycomparingacountrygirltoaviolet,thepo