英美文学选读试题A

西安外国语大学考试试题（A） 编号: -第 1 学期 系（院、部）： 英语教育学院 专业： 英语 课程：英美文学选读 班级：09级本科/11级专升本 命题时间：12.3 命题教师：肖婉丽以上栏目由命题教师填写，下栏由考生填写学号： 姓名： 系（院）： 专业： 班级： I. Multiple Choice (30 points in all, 1 for each)Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. Mark the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.1. The most important contribution of _ is that he not only started the modern poetry, but also changed the course of English poetry by using ordinary speech of the language and by advocating a return to nature.A. William Blake B. William WordsworthC. G. G. Byron D. John Keats2. “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” This humorous speech is from_.A. Jane Austens Emma B. Jane Austens Pride and PrejudiceC. Charles Dickins The Great Expectation D. Charlotte Brontes Jane Eyre3. In the Victorian Period _ became the most widely read and the most vital and challenging expression of progressive thought.A. poetry B. novelC. prose D. drama4. Thomas Hardys _ view of life predominates most of his works and earns him a reputation as a _ writer.A. pessimistic, naturalistic B. pessimistic, humorousC. romantic, realist D. determinist, stylistic5. “Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? . And if God had gifted me with some beauty, and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. ” The quoted lines are most probably taken from _.A. Great Expectations B. Wuthering HeightsC. Jane Eyre D. Pride and Prejudice6. Jane Austen s first novel _ tells a story about two sisters and their love affairs.A. Sense and Sensibility B. Pride and PrejudiceC. Northanger Abbey D. Mansfield Park7. “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” comes from _.A. Shelleys Ode to the West Wind B. Walt Whitman s Leaves of GrassC. John Miltons Paradise Lost D. John Keats Ode on a Grecian Urn8. “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” is _ masterpiece on _.A. G. G. Byrons, love B. John Keats, natureC. P. B. Shelleys, love D. William Wordsworths, nature9. T.S. Eliots _ not only presents a panorama of physical disorder and spiritual desolation in the modern Western world, but also reflects the prevalent mood of disillusionment and despair of a whole post-war generation.A. The Hollow Men B. The Waste LandC. Murder in the Cathedral D. Ash Wednesday10. John Miltons greatest poetical work _ is the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since Beowulf.A. Areopagitica B. Paradise LostC. Lycidas D. Samson Agonistes11. “The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one-eighth of it being above water.” This “iceberg” analogy about prose style was put forward by _.A. William Faulkner B. Henry JamesC. Ernest Hemingway D. F. Scott Fitzgerald12. Walt Whitman believed, by means of “_,” he has turned poetry into an open field, an area of vital possibility where the reader can allow his own imagination to play.A. free verse B. strict verseC. regular rhyming D. standardized rhyming13. Of all Herman Melvilles sea adventure stories, _ proves to be the best.A. Typee B. RedburnC. Moby Dick D. Omoo14. Nathaniel Hawthorne was affected by _s transcendentalist theory and struck up a very intimate relationship with him.A. Herman Melville B. Walt WhitmanC. R. W. Emerson D. Washington Irving15. Among the following writers _is generally regarded as the great master of the 20th century “stream-of-consciousness” novels in British literature.A. T. S. Eliot B. James JoyceC. William Faulkner D. Henry James16. In William Faulkners writings, the modern _ technique was frequently and skillfully used to emphasize the reactions and inner musings of the narrator. A. stream-of-consciousness B. impressionismC. imagism D. dramatic monologue17. “Byronic hero” is a figure of the following traits EXCEPT _.A. being proud B. being self-independent C. being rebellious D. being of humble origin18. Charles Dickens novel _ is famous for its vivid descriptions of the workhouse and life of the underworld in the nineteenth-century London.A. The Pickwick Paper B. Oliver TwistC. David Copperfield D. Nicholas Nickleby19. _ used Christian imagery regarding the Apocalypse and second coming as allegory to describe the atmosphere in post-war Europe in his poem, which is considered a major work of Modernist poetry.A. W. B. Yeats B. T. S. EliotC. Ezra Pound D. Robert Frost20. _, with its emphasis on _, gained momentum as an artistic movement in Britain after the publication of the Lyrical Ballads by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor ColeridgeA. Classicism, reason B. modernism, innovationC. Realism, objective representation D. Romanticism, imagination and emotion 21. _ is a novel by Nobel Prize-winning English author _ about a group of British boys stuck on an uninhabited island who try to govern themselves, with disastrous results. A. A Passage to India, E. M. ForsterB. The Rainbow, D. H. LawrenceC. Lord of the Flies, William GoldingD. To the Lighthouse, Virginia Woolf22. Jane Austen is well-known for her elaborative depiction of five different marriages in her novel _.A. Emma B. Sense and SensibilityC. Mansfield Park D. Pride and Prejudice23. _begins and ends by posing the question of whether it is possible for an Englishman and an Indian to ever be friends, at least within the context of British colonialism.A. E. M. Forsters A Passage to India B. Joseph Conrads Heart of Darkness C. D. H. Lawrences Sons and Lovers D. Emily Brontes Wuthering Heights24. “Beauty is truth, truth beauty”, which comes from _ famous poem _, is surely the most famous metaphysical equation. A. John Keats Ode on a Grecian Urn B. Shelleys To a SkylarkC. Byrons She Walks in Beauty D. William Wordsworths The Solitary Reaper25. Robinson Crusoe is the true prototype of the British colonist. The whole Anglo-Saxon spirit is in Crusoe except_.A. the manly independence B. the persistenceC. the slow yet efficient intelligence D. the thirst for knowledge 26. Ralph Waldo Emerson, who led the _movement across the United States in the mid-19th century, was seen as a champion of individualism.A. Romantic B. Realist C. Transcendentalist D. Naturalist27. Much of _writing centers on New England, many works featuring moral allegories with a Puritan inspiration. His fiction works are considered part of the _.A. Melvilles, Dark romanticism B. Emersons, active RomanticismC. Hawthornes, Dark romanticism D. Benjamin Franklin, American Realism28. The White Whale swam before him as the monomaniac incarnation of all those malicious agencies which some deep men feel eating in them, till they are left living on with half a heart and half a lung. This is most probably from _.A. Gullivers Travel B. Moby Dick C. The Scarlet Letter D. Robinson Crusoe 29. When _ stated “The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem” in his Preface to_, he meant that the diversity of geography, culture, beliefs and work all combine to create a wonderful country. A. R. W. Emerson, Self-reliance B. Emily Dickenson, Complete PoemsC. Henry. W. Longfellow, A Psalm of Life D. Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass30. _s poems reflect the auhtors lifelong fascination with dying and death, for instance, One dignity delays for all. A. Emily Dickinson B. Walt WhitmanC. T. S. Eliot D. Mathew ArnoldII. Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Mark the corresponding letter T or F on the answer sheet. (10 points in all, 1 for each)1. In The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer employed the blank verse with true ease and charm for the first time in the history of English literature.2. The term metaphysical poetry is commonly used to name the work of the 17th century writers who wrote under the influence of John Donne.3. Jonathan Swift is a master satirist, which is usually masked by an outward gravity and an apparent earnestness which renders his satire all the more powerful.4. From the middle part to the end of the 18th century, in English literature naturalism flourished. They were mostly stories of mystery and horror which take place in some haunted or dilapidated middle age castles.5. Charles Dickenss later works like Oliver Twist present a criticism of the more complicated and yet most fundamental social institutions and morals of the Victorian England.6. Nearly all Bernard Shaws writings address prevailing social problems, but have a vein of comedy which makes their stark themes more palatable. 7. Ernest Hemingways 1954 Nobel Prize winning story The Old Man and the Sea centers upon Santiago, an aging fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. 8. American romanticism was in a way derivative; American romantic writing was some of them modeled on English and European works. 9. Transcendentalism exalted reason over feeling, individual expression over the restraints of law and custom.10. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad presents a psychological journey into the core of evil or heart of darkness in ones own mind, as he or she progresses through the wild South American land. III. Answer the following questions. ( 60 points in all, 15 for each)1. What did Neoclassicists celebrate in literary creation? Please illustrate it with examples.2. Why is William Shakespeare called a humanist? Please explain it through one or two of his works. 3. What is the common theme of Thomas Hardys works? Please illustrate it through Tess of the DUrbervilles .4. What is the common theme of Nathaniel Hawthornes works? Please explain it through one or two of his works.西安外国语大学考试试卷 （A）答卷注意事项：1、 学生答题前必须先将试卷上旳院（系）、专业、班级、姓名、学号、考试日期及考试科目填写清晰。2、 答题笔迹要工整清晰，与试题无关旳内容不得在试卷上浮现。科目： 英美文学选读 题号一二三四五总分评卷人分数I. Multiple Choice (30 points in all, 1 for each)1. A B C D 2. A B C D 3. A B C D 4. A B C D 5. A B C D 6. A B C D7. A B C D 8. A B C D 9. A B C D 10.A B C D 11.A B C D 12.A B C D13.A B C D 14.A B C D 15.A B C D 16.A B C D 17.A B C D 18.A B C D 19.A B C D 20.A B C D 21.A B C D 22.A B C D 23.A B C D 24.A B C D25.A B C D 26.A B C D 27.A B C D 28.A B C D 29.A B C D 30.A B C DII. True or false. (10 points in all, 1 for each)1. T F 2. T F 3. T F 4. T F 5. T F 6. T F 7. T F 8. T F 9. T F 10. T F III. Answer the following questions. ( 60 points in all, 15 for each)1.2.3. 4. 西安外国语大学-第一学期英美文学选读考试命题原则、答案及评分原则（A）一、 命题原则1.考察内容重要涵盖本学期所学内容。2.难易限度适中。二、 答案I1-5 BBBAC 6-10 AADBB 11-15 CACCB 16-20 ADBAD 21-25 CDAAD 26-30 CCBDAII. 1-5 FTTFF 6-10 TTTFFIII. 略。三、 评分原则I. 选择填空总分30分, 每题1分。 II判断正误总分10分, 每题1分。 III. 回答问题部分总分60分, 每题15分。给分点如下:1. 13-15分: 回答内容充足、有新意，体现清晰，文字畅通，连贯性好，基本无语言错误。2. 11-13分: 回答内容充足、但没有新意，体现清晰，思路清晰，无大旳语言错误。 3. 9-11分: 回答了大部分内容, 但不够完整，思路不太清晰，语言体现与连贯性稍差。4. 6-9分: 回答内容有一半错误或不充足, 或者语言体现与连贯性很差。5. 0-6分：回答内容大部分错误或没有回答出来, 或者语言体现与连贯性很差。