英国文学题库5(含正确答案)

1.InMrs.Dalloway,VirginiaWoolfadoptedawritingtechniquecalled______,inwhichthewholestorywaspresentedwiththeinteriormonologuesofthecharacters.

A.expressionismB.symbolismC.stream-of-consciousnessD.naturalism

2.Themajorconcernof______fictionliesinthetracingofthepsychologicaldevelopmentofhischaractersandinhisenergeticcriticismofthedehumanizingeffectofthecapitalistindustrializationonhumannature.

A.D.H.Lawrence’sB.J.Galsworthy’sC.W.Thackeray’sD.T.Hardy’s

3.In1923,______wasawardedtheNobelPrizeforliterature.

A.W.B.YeatsB.T.S.EliotC.D.H.LawrenceD.ErnestHemingway

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatypicalfeatureofModernism?

A.Toelevatetheindividualandinnerbeingoverthesocialbeing.

B.Toputthestressontraditionalvalues.

C.Toportraythedistortedandalienatedrelationshipsbetweenmanandhisenvironment.

D.Toadvocateaconsciousbreakwiththepast

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutD.H.LawrenceisNOTtrue?

A.Hewasstronglyagainstthedehumanizingeffectofthemechanicalcivilization.

B.Hewasdaringlyinnovativeinthetechniquesofnovelcreation.

C.HisnovelSonsandLoversislargelyautobiographical.

D.Hebelievedthattheprimacyoflifeforcewasaguaranteeinthehealthydevelopmentofanindividual’spersonality.

6.JamesJoyce’sDublinersis______.

A.ashortstoryB.acollectionofshortstoriesC.anautobiographyD.anovel

7.AccordingtoD.H.Lawrence,the______ismostresponsibleforthealienationofthehumanrelationshipsandtheperversionofhumanpersonality.

A.capitalistmechanicalcivilizationB.vanityofthemiddleclass

C.man’sdesireforpowerandmoneyD.prideofthearistocraticclass

8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutG.B.ShawisNOTtrue?

A.HewasoneofthemostinfluentialmembersoftheFabianSociety.

B.HewasstronglyagainstthecredoofArtforart’ssake

C.Hewroteplaystodiscusssocialproblems.

D.Hevehementlyrejectedthetraditionsofrealisminhisdramaticcreation.

9.JamesJoyceistheauthorofallthefollowingnovelsEXCEPT______.

A.DublinersB.JudetheObscureC.APortraitoftheArtistAsaYoungManD.Ulysses

10.Structurallyandthematically,GeorgeBernardShawfollowsthegreattraditionof______.

A.modernismB.romanticismC.realismD.naturalism

11.Thestatement“Ademandingmotherturnsawayfromherhusbandandgivesallheraffectiontohersons”sumsupthemainplotofD.H.Lawrence’s______.

A.TheRainbowB.SonsandLoversC.WomeninLoveD.LadyChatterley’sLover

12.ThemodernistwriterssuchasRichardson,JoyceandWoolfaremainlyconcernedwiththe______.

A.externalworldB.innerlifeofanindividual

C.socialactivitiesofhumanbeingsD.publiclifeofanindividual

13.Asayoungmaninthelastdecadesofthe19thcentury,W.B.Yeatsbeganhispoeticcareerinthe______tradition.

A.romanticB.realistC.modernistD.naturalist

14.Themostcelebrateddramatistsinthelastdecadeofthe19thcenturywereOscarWildeand______.

A.T.S.EliotB.GeorgeBernardShawC.RichardBringsleySheridanD.JamesJoyce

15.G.B.Shaw’splayMrs.Warren’sProfessionisarealisticexposureofthe______intheEnglishsociety.

A.slumlandlordismB.politicalcorruption

C.inequalitybetweenmenandwomenD.economicexploitationofwomen

16.______isapoemconcernedwiththespiritualbreakupofamoderncivilizationinwhichhumanlifehaslostitsmeaning,significanceandpurpose.

A.UlyssesB.TheWasteLandC.TheConfidentialClerkD.Dubliners

17.WhichofthefollowingfiguresisNOTknownas“theAngryYoungMen”?

A.ThomasHardy.B.JohnWain.C.JohnBraine.D.KingsleyAmis.

18.WhoisNOTthemajorfigureofmodernistmovement?

A.T.S.Eliot.B.JamesJoyce.C.CharlesDickens.D.EzraPound.

19.D.H.LawrenceisregardedasrevolutionaryasJamesJoyceinnovel-writing;butunlikeJoyce,hewasnotconcernedwithtechnicalinnovations,hisinterestlayinthetracingofthe______developmentofhischaractersandinhisenergeticcriticismofthedehumanizingeffectofthecapitalistindustrializationonhumannature.

A.physicalB.matureC.psychologicalD.natural

20.Thefrankdiscussionof______inhisnovelLadyChatterley’sLoveristhechiefreasonwhyD.H.Lawrencehadbeenaccusedofpornographicwriting.

A.livingB.sexC.deathD.love

21.WhichofthefollowingnovelsisNOTstream-of-consciousnessnovel?

A.OliverTwist.B.Ulysses.C.Mrs.Dalloway.D.Pilgrimage.

22.InthesecondpartofthenovelSonsandLovers,theclosenessbetween______,theheroofthestory,andhismother,______,developsafterthedeathofhiselderbrother,William,andhisownillness.

A.Paul/ClaraB.Stephen/MiriamC.Paul/MiriamD.Paul/Mrs.Morel

23.WhichofthefollowingwritingsisNOTthenovelofD.H.Lawrence’s?

A.APortraitoftheArtistAsaYoungMan.B.SonsandLovers.

C.TheRainbow.D.TheWhitePeacock.

24.TheFrench_____,appearinginthelate19thcentury,heraldedmodernism.

A.romanticismB.realismC.symbolismD.transcendentalism

25.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtoJamesJoyce?

A.Ulysseshasbecomeaprimeexampleofmodernisminliterature.

B.Joyceisregardedasthemostprominentstream-of-consciousnessnovelist.

C.HisnovelAPortraitoftheArtistasaYoungManisanaturalisticaccountofthehero’sbitterexperiencesandhisfinalartisticandspiritualliberation.

D.JoyceisarealisticwriterinEnglishliteraryhistory.

26.ThetitleofthenovelAPortraitoftheArtistAsaYoungManwrittenbyJamesJoycesuggestsacharacterstudywithstrong______elements.

A.autobiographicalB.sentimentalC.pessimisticD.optimistic

27.WhichofthefollowingwritingsbyD.H.Lawrenceisregardedtobeamoreprofoundlyorderednovelthananyotherwrittenbyhim?

A.TheRainbow.B.SonsandLovers.C.TheWhitePeacock.D.WomeninLove.

28.TheauthorofthewritingWomeninLoveis______.

A.D.H.LawrenceB.AlexanderPopeC.JohnGalsworthyD.GeorgeEliot

29.Dubliners,acollectionof15shortstories,isthefirstimportantworkofJamesJoyce’slifelongpreoccupationwith______.

A.DublinlifeB.humanlifeC.publiclifeD.innerlife

30.ThefollowingcommentsonGeorgeBernardShawaretrueEXCEPT______.

A.GeorgeBernardShaw’scareerasadramatistbeganin1892,whenhisfirstplayWidowers’HouseswasputonbytheIndependentTheaterSociety.

B.ShawbeganhisliterarycareerbywritingnovelssoonafterhissettingdowninLondon.

C.Shaw’swritingsreflectthecombinationofrealismandnaturalism.

D.Shaw’splayscanbetermedasproblemplays.

31.Thedefiningformalcharacteristicsofthemodernisticworksare______.

A.discontinuityandfragmentationB.contortedandobscure

C.traditionalandgloriousD.prosperousandinnovative

32.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueindescribingD.H.Lawrence?

A.SonsandLoversishisautobiographicalnovel.

B.TheWhitePeacockishisfirstnovel.

C.SonsandLoversishisthirdnovel.

D.TheWhitePeacockestablishedhimasaprominentnovelist.

33.Eachofthe15storiesinDublinersbyJamesJoycepresentsanaspectof“deardirtyDublin,”anaspectofthecity’s______moral,politicalorspiritual.

A.incidentsB.paralysisC.lifeD.vitality

34.______isregardedasthemostprominentstream-of-consciousnessnovelist,concentratingonrevealinginhisnovelsthepsychicbeingofthecharacters.

A.ThomasHardyB.D.H.LawrenceC.JamesJoyceD.HenryJames

35.InhisFinnegansWake,anencyclopedicwork,JamesJoyceambitiouslyattemptedtopackthewholehistoryofmankindinto______.

A.oneman’smindB.onenight’sdreamC.onestoryD.oneday’sactivity

36.InhisnovelUlysses,JamesJoyceintendstopresentamicrocosmofthewhole______byprovidinganinstanceofhowasingleeventcontainsalltheeventsofitskind,andhowhistoryisrecapitulatedinthehappeningsofoneday.

A.animallifeB.IrelandC.humanlifeD.innerlife

37.______isNOTJamesJoyce’snovel.

A.UlyssesB.DublinersC.FinnegansWakeD.APortraitoftheArtistasaYoungMan

38.______isNOTD.H.Lawrence’swork.

A.FinnegansWakeB.SonsandLoversC.LadyChatterley’sLoverD.TheRainbow

39.TheWasteLandis______’smostimportantsinglepoem.

A.EzraPoundB.T.S.EliotC.WilliamButlerYeatsD.AlfredTennyson

40.Modernismtakes______asitstheoreticalbase.

A.thetheoryofpsycho-analysisB.theirrationalphilosophyC.bothAandBD.neitherAnorB

41.Modernismroseoutof______.

A.skepticismB.disillusionmentofcapitalismC.irrationalphilosophyD.alltheabove

42.Modernismis,inmanyaspects,areactionagainst______.

A.romanticismB.realismC.post-modernismD.alltheabove

43.______isNOTamovementinthemodernperiod.

A.“TheAngryYoungMen”B.“TheBeatGeneration”

C.“TheLostGeneration”D.“TheTheateroftheAbsurd”

44.______isNOTarepresentativefigureinapplyingthetechniqueof“thestreamofconsciousness”inhis/herwriting?

A.D.H.LawrenceB.JamesJoyceC.VirginiaWoolfD.DorothyRichardson

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