英美文学选读自考题-7_真题-无答案

英美文学选读自考题-7

(总分100,考试时间90分钟)

Ⅰ.Multiple Choice

Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes

the statement. Mark your choice by blacking the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer

sheet.

1. The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events. Which one

of the following is not such an event?______A. The rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek

culture. B. England's domestic rest. C. New discovery in geography and astrology. D. The

religious reformation and the economic expansion.

2. The Renaissance refers to the period between 14th and mid-17th centuries, which was under the

reign of Queen ______ and absolute monarchy in England reached its summit, and in which the

real mainstream was ______.A. Victoria, poetry B. Elizabeth, drama C. Mary,

novel D. James, drama

3. In the second period, Shakespeare's style and approach became highly individualized. He wrote

**edies. Which one doesn't belong to them?______A. Titus Andronicus. B. A Midsummer

Night's Dream. C. The Merchant of Venice. D. Twelfth Night.

4. William Shakespeare's greatest tragedies are: Hamlet, ______, King Lear and ______.A.

Romeo and Juliet, Othello B. Othello, Macbeth C. The Tempest, Macbeth D. Othello, Henry

IV

5. Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespeare's Sonnet

18?______A. The speaker eulogizes the power of nature. B. The speaker satirizes human

vanity. C. The speaker praises the power of artistic creation. D. The speaker meditates on man's

salvation.

6. Milton once had an ambition to write an epic which England would "______".A. justify the

ways of God to men B. lust all for men C. not willingly let die D. not let all lost

7. ______ is not written by John Milton.A. Samson Agonistes B. Paradise Lost C.

Paradise Regained D. Tamburlaine

8. In terms of the Age of Enlightenment, **ment is not true?______A. The Age of Enlightenment

is also thought as the Age of Reason. B. Its purpose was to enlighten the whole world with the

light of modern philosophical and artistic ideas. C. The enlighteners advocated universal

education. D. John Milton is one of the representatives of the Enlightenment Movement.

9. The modern English novel came into being in ______.A. the middle of the 17th century B. the

17th century C. the late 18th century D. the middle of the 18th century

10. Daniel Defoe's novels mainly focus on ______.A. the struggle of the unfortunate for mere

existence B. the struggle of the shipwrecked persons for security C. the struggle of the pirates

for wealth D. the desire of the criminals for property

11. ______ is a typical feature of Swift's writings.A. Elegant style B. Casual narration C. Bitter

satire D. Complicated sentence structure

12. Statement "______" is true in describing Romanticists.A. To Romanticists, poetry is an

expression of an individual's feeling and experiences no matter how fragmentary and momemtary

these feelings and experiences are B. Romanticists are not patient people; they would leave

before the revelation of the theme C. Poetry should present the apparent and tangible D.

Romanticists take delight only in sound effect; the theme of a work is not their concern

13. ______ is a lovely volume of poems, presenting a happy and innocent world.A. Songs of

Experience B. Songs of Innocence C. Song of Myself D. There Was a Child Went Forth

14. Wordsworth thought that ______ is the only subject of literary interest.A.

nation B. past experience C. common life D. nature

15. P.B. Shelley's greatest political lyric is "______".A. Men of England B. An Essay on

Criticism C. The Prelude D. A De fence of Poetry

16. The major themes of Jane Austen's novels are the stories of ______.A. love and

money B. money and social status C. social status and marriageD. love and marriage

17. Robert Browning created the verse novel, transferring the thematic interest from mere

narration of the story to revelation and study of characters' inner world and brought to the

Victorian poetry ______.A. some psycho-analytical element B. some romantic element C. some

realistic element D. some classical element

18. The most distinguishing feature of Charles Dickens' works lies in his ______.A. social

criticism B. optimism C. character portrayal D. social setting

19. ______ represents those middle-class working women who are struggling for recognition of

their basic rights and equality as a human being.A. Tess B. Jane Eyre C.