英美文学问答题

英美文学知识问题版II、英美文学知识练习150题1.William Faulkner is the author ofA.Far From the Madding CrowdB.The Sound and FuryC.For Whom the Bell TollsD.The Scarlet Letter2.Robert Frost is a famousA.novelistB.playwrightC.poetD.literary critic3.The Old Man and the Sea is one of the great works byA.Jack LondonB.Charles DickensC.Samuel ColeridgeD.Ernest Hemingway4.Which of the following poets is different from the others?A.John DonneB.John KeatsC.Lord ByronD.Percy Bysshe Shelley5.Which of the following is NOT written by William Shakespeare?A.OthelloB.The Tragical History of Dr. FaustusC.Romeo and JulietD.The Twelfth Night6.Beowulf narrates a story taking place inA.the MediterraneanB.Northern EuropeC.EnglandD.Scandinavia7.refers to some contrast or discrepancy between appearance and reality.A.AllegoryB.ConflictC.IronyD.Flashback8.William Wordsworth is an EnglishA.poetB.novelistC.playwrightD.critic9.The great Transcendental work by Henry David Thoreau isA.NatureB.WaldenC.ExperienceD.Essays10.James Joyce is the author of all the following novels EXCEPTA.DublinersB. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManC.Jude the ObscureD.Ulysses11.The Bronte Sisters published the following famous novels EXCEPTA.The Tenant of Wildfell HallB.Jane EyreC.Wuthering HeightsD.Agnes Grey12.In which novel can “Yahoo” be found?A.John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s ProgressB.Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie QueenC.Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Trave lsD.Henry Fielding’s Tom Jones13.The Victorian Age was largely an age of , eminently represented by Dickens andThackeray.A.PessimismB.NaturalismC.ModernismD.Critical Realism14.Mark Twain shaped the world’s view of America and made a combination of andserious literature.A.American folk humorB.funny jokesC.English folkloreD.American values15.Who was the first American to achieve an international literary reputation after theRevolutionary War?A.Fennimore CooperB.Nathaniel HawthornC.Walt WhitmanD.Washington Irving16.Paradise Lost is a masterpiece byA.Christopher MarlowB.John MiltonC.William ShakespeareD.Ben Johnson17.I Have a Dream is addressed byA.Abraham LincolnB.John F. KennedyC.Martin Luther KingD.Ralph Waldo Emerson18.Which of the following is a poem by Emily Dickinson?A.Song of MyselfB.The RavenC. A Red Red RoseD.Because I Could Not Stop for Death19.Eugene O’Neil is an AmericanA.novelistB.playwrightC.poetD.essayist20.The Romantic Age in England came to an end with the death ofA.Jane AustenB.Walter ScottC.Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD.William Wordsworth21.In the works of Aesthetism, the theory of “art for art’s sake” is advocated byA.Oscar WildeB.Mrs. GaskellC.Alexander PopeD.Charles Lamb22.Whose works are characterized by Stream-of-Consciousness?A.George EliotB.Jane AustenC.Emily BronteD.James Joyce23.The most famous work by Chaucer isA.BeowulfB.The Canterbury T aleC.Sir Gawain and the Green KnightD.The Christ24.The period from 1865-1914 has been referred to as the in the literary history of theUnited States.A.Age of RealismB.Age of ClassicalismC.Age of RomanticismD.Age of Renaissance25.has been given 18 honorary degrees.A.Ezra PondB. E. E. CummingsC.Robert FrostD.William Cullen Bryant26.Which of the following is NOT Shakespeare’s tragedies?A.The Merchant of VeniceB.King LearC.HamletD.The Tempest27.Leaves of Grass is written byA.Walt WhitmanB.Carl Sandburg/doc/7c17225301.html,ngston HughesD.Allen Ginsberg28.Will iam Makepeace Thackeray’s most famous work isA.The School for ScandalB.Past and PresentC.Major BarbaraD.Vanity Fair29.Dover Beach is written byA.Robert BrowningB.Alfred TennysonC.Mathew ArnoldD.Dylan Thomas30.The period of Old English literature refers toA.449-1066B.14th century --- mid 17th centuryC.14th century --- mid 18th centuryD.16th century --- mid 18th century31.Moby Dick is the most important work byA.Jack LondonB.Herman MelvilleC.Sinclair LewisD.Ralph Ellison32.O. Henry earned his fame mainly for hisA.novelsB.poemsC.short storiesD.dramas33.Which of the following is NOT Francis Bacon’s essay?A.Of StudiesB.Of BeautyC.Of WisdomD.Of Love34.is the most famous novel of Francis Scott Fitzgerald.A.Tender Is the NightB.This Side of ParadiseC.The Beautiful and DammedD.The Great Gatsby35.“Morte d’Arthur” is a famous work byA.John MiltonB.Venerable BedeC.Thomas MaloryD.Alfred the Great36.Which of the following novels does NOT belong to Dreiser’s Trilogy of Desire?A.The TitanB.The FinancierC.The GeniusD.The Stoic37.The followings are all Dickens’ works EXCEPTA.Oliver TwistB.The Vicar of WakefieldC.Great ExpectationsD. A Tale of Two Cities38.It is generally regarded that Keats’s most important and mature poems are in the form ofA.odeB.elegyC.epicD.sonnet39.The 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded toA.William FaulknerB.John SteinbeckC.Saul BellowD.Ernest Hemingway40.Sister Carrie is a masterpiece of work.A.RomanticB.ClassicC.Neo-ClassicD.Naturalistic41.Who is “the father of English poetry”?A.ShakespeareB.Edmund SpencerC.John MiltonD.Geoffrey Chaucer42.The Red Badge of Courage is written byA.Frank NorrisB.Sherwood AndersonC.Willa CatherD.Stephen Crane43.The most distinctive achievement of Elizabethan literature isA.dramaB.proseC.novelD.poetry44.John Galsworthy won the 1932 Nobel Prize for his workA.UlyssesB.Hard TimesC.The Forsyte SagaD.Jude the Obscure45.Which of the following poems is NOT written by George Gordon Byron?A.She Walks in BeautyB.The Solitary ReaperC.When We Two PartedD.Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage46.wrote several novels with the name of “Rabbit”.A.Arthur MillerB.Thaomas PynchonC.John UpdikeD.Wallace Stevens47.The Road Not T aken is a poem written byA.Robert FrostB.LongfellowC.Ezra PondD.Carl Sandburg48.It is who first made blank verse the principle instrument of English drama.A.MarloweB.ShakespeareC.SpenserD.Henry Howard49.T.S. Eliot’s most famous long poem isA.I Wandered Lonely as a CloudB. A Boy’s WillC.The Waste LandD.The Golden Bough50.Who has been regarded as the discoverer of the modern novel?A.John BanyanB.Henry FieldingC.Samuel RichardsonD.Daniel Defoe51.The Portrait of a Lady is a great work byA.Henry JamesB.Mark TwainC.DreiserD.Stowe52.Hester is a character inA.Gone with the WindB.The Fall of the House of UsherC.BabbittD.The Scarlet Letter53.In Paradise Lost, the real hero created by Milton isA.GodB.AdamC.EveD.Satan54.The island of Lilliput can be found inA.Robinson CrusoeB.Gulliver’s TravelsC.Adventures of Tom SawyerD.Adventures of Huckleberry Finn55.“To be, or not to be” is quoted fromA.Kind LearB.HamletC.Julius CaesarD.Romeo and Juliet56.Mr. Allwrothy is a kind-hearted gentleman inA. A Tale of Two CitiesB.Great ExpectationsC.Sons and LoversD.The History of T om Jones, a Foundling57.The black man Jim is a character in Mark Twain’sA.The Adventures of Tom SawyerB.The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnC.Life on the MississippiD.The Prince and the Pauper58.The Catcher in the Rye is written byA.J.D. SalingerB.Jack LondonC.Flannery O’ConnorD.Saul Bellow59.Which of the following works is NOT written by D.H Lawrence?A.Women in LoveB.Sons and LoversC.The RainbowD.The French Lieutenant’s Woman60.Generally, the English Renaissance refers to the period between centuries.A.14th and mid-17thB.14th and mid-18thC.16th and mid-18thD.16th and mid-17th61.The Grapes of Wrath is the masterpiece ofA.John SteinbeckB.John CheeverC.John UpdikeD.John Dos Passos62.is NOT a play written by Tennessee Williams.A.Cat on a Hot Tin RoofB.The Glass MenagerieC.Light in AugustD. A Streetcar Named Desire63.Robert Burns is a poet fromA.EnglandB.New EnglandC.IrelandD.Scotland64.The Zoo Story is a play written byA.John OsborneB.Samuel BeckettC.Edward AlbeeD.Eugene O’Neil65.is a popular literary form in the medieval period.A.RomanceB.NovelC.SonnetD.Drama66.The Enlightenment was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe inthe century.A.18thB.19thC.17thD.20th67.is the greatest songwriter in the world and the national poet of Scotland.A.William BlakeB.Robert BurnsC.ByronD.Keats68.William Blake’s The Tiger is collected inA.Songs of InnocenceB.Songs of ExperienceC.Marriage of Heaven and HellD.Poetical Sketches69.The image of the famous “henpecked husband” is created byA.Washington IrvingB.Fennimore CooperC.Edith WhartonD.William Dean Howells70.is known as “the poet’s poet”.A.ShakespeareB.MarloweC.SpenserD.Donne71.The literary spokesman of the Jazz is often thought to beA.O’NeilB.PoundC.Robert FrostD.Scott Fitzgerald72.was the most important person of the Transcendental club.A.HawthornB.WhitmanC.EmersonD.Hemingway73.Shylock is a character inA.The Merchant of VeniceB.The Twelfth NightC.The Winter’s TaleD.Macbeth74.The complier of A Dictionary of the English Language isA.Joseph AddisonB.Richard SteeleC.Samuel Johnson/doc/7c17225301.html,urence Stern75.The main themes of Emily Dickinson’s works are the following EXCEPTA.friendshipB.love and marriageC.life and deathD.war and peace76.American fiction in the 1960s was referred to asA.ImagismB.Black HumorC.New FictionD.The Beat Generation77.James Joyce mostly wrote about his hometownA.LondonB.DublinC.New YorkD.Edinburgh78.This line “If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” is quoted fromA.Don JuanB.Kubla KhanC.To AutumnD.Ode to the West Wind79.Stephen Crane is famous forA.An American TragedyB.The AmbassadorsC.Main StreetD.The Red Badge of Courage80.translated Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey in American literary history.A.William Cullen BryantB.Philip FreneauC.Edwin Arlington RobinsonD.Walt Whitman81.The emotional effect and social significance made the first well-known sociologicalnovel in American literature.A.The Sun Also RisesB.Uncle Tom’s CabinC.The Old Man and the SeaD.Sister Carrie82.has been entitled the “Father of American Poetry”.A.Philip FreneauB.Ralph Waldo EmersonC.William Cullen BryantD.Walt Whitman83.Which of the following poems is written by William Butler Yeats?A.Sailing to ByzantiumB.To an Athlete Dying YoungC.Musee des Beaux ArtsD.Church Going84.Mary Barton is a masterpiece ofA.George EliotB.Samuel ButlerC.Mrs. GaskellD.Flannery O’Connor85.Among the following poets, which is NOT a lake poet?A.William WordsworthB.Samuel Taylor ColeridgeC.Robert SoutheyD.William Collins86.Henry Fielding is the author of the great 18th century English novelA.The History of Tom Jones, a FoundlingB.PamelaC.Moll FlandersD.The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy87.Tess is a character created byA. D.H. LawrenceB.James JoyceC.Thomas HardyD.Dylan Thomas88.Which of the following is INCORRECT for Benjamin Franklin?A.He was a famous writer.B.He was a member to draft The Declaration of Independence.C.He was a great scientist.D.He was once elected American President.89.“Gold Rush” was vividly depicted in novels.A.Hemingway’sB.Mark Twain’sC.Henry James’sD.Faulkner’s90.is a nineteenth century European literary movement that sought to portray familiarcharacters, situations, and settings in a realistic manner.A.RealismB.ModernismC.NaturalismD.Romanticism91.Utopia is work.A.Thomas More’sB.Francis Bacon’sC.John D ryden’sD.George Herbert’s92.Mr. Rochester is a figure in .A.Wuthering HeightsB.Jane EyreC.Vanity FairD.Uncle T om’s Cabin93.“Beauty is truth, truth beauty” is an epigrammatic line byA.John BeatsB.William BlakeC.William WordsworthD.Percy Bysshe Shelley94.Whitman’s poems are characterized by all the following features EXCEPTA. a strict poetic formB. a simple and conversational languageC. a free and natural rhythmic patternD.an easy flow of feelings95.Who initiated the name of the Lost Generation?A.HemingwayB.FitzgeraldC.Gertrude SteinD.William Faulkner96.My Last Duchess is a monologue poem written byA.William ShakespeareB.Robert BrowningC.Ben JohnsonD.Robert Herrick97.The high tide of Romanticism in American literature occurred aroundA.1820B.1850C.1880D.192098.The title of Alfred Tennyson’s poem Ulysses reminds the reader of the following EXCEPTA.the Trojan WarB.Homer’s OdysseyC.Adventures over the seaD.Religious quest99.As a literary figure, Heathcliff appears inA.Jane EyreB.Oliver TwistC.Wuthering HeightsD.Middlemarch100.The publication of established Emerson as the most eloquent spokesman of the New England Transcendentalism.A.NatureB.Self-RelianceC.The Over SoulD.The American Scholar101.is considered to be the best known English dramatist since Shakespeare, and his representative works are plays inspired by social criticism.A.Richard SheridanB.Oliver GoldsmithC.Oscar WildeD.Bernard Shaw102.Lyrical Ballads is the joint work between Wordsworth and his friendA.ColeridgeB.BryonC.KeatsD.Shelly103.The success of Jane Eyre is partly due to its introduction to the English novel the first Heroine.A.explorerB.peasantC.worker/doc/7c17225301.html,erness104.is the representative work of the Jazz Age.A.The Great GatsbyB.On the RoadC.Look Back in AngerD.The Sun Also Rises105.Invisible Man is a famous work byA.Tennessee WilliamsB.Arthur MillerC.Ralph EllisonD.John Updike106.is commonly used to describe an original pattern or model from which all other things of the same kind are made.A.AllusionB.AlliterationC.AllegoryD.Archetype107.The title of Thackeray’s Vanity Fair is taken fromA.The Holy BibleB.The Faerie QueenC.The Pilgrim’s ProgressD.Paradise Lost108.was a southerner from Mississippi who produced 18 novels and 3 volumes of short stories in his life.A.William FaulknerB.Earnest HemingwayC.Mark TwainD.Robert Frost109.The theme of A Tale of Two Cities isA.revolutionB.warC.loveD.brotherhood110.Which of the following statements is INCORRECT for the Lost Generation?A.Those young people were cut off from old values.B.They wondered pointlessly and restlessly.C.They were aware that the world was crazy and meaningless.D.They boasted that people should return to nature.111.Who is considered the “Poet of the American Revolution”?A.Philip FreneauB.William Cullen BryantC.Henry Wadswroth LongfellowD.Henry David Thoreau112.In America, there is “a little woman started a great war”. Who is she?A.Anne BradstreetB.Harriet Beecher StoweC.Edith WhartonD.Catharine Anne Porter113.Waiting for Godot is aA.poemB.playC.short storyD.novel114.Which of the following writers has once won the Nobel Prize?A.William Butler YeatsB.Thomas HardyC.Wystan Hugh AudenD.Dylan Thomas115.is NOT written by Edgar Allan Poe.A.The RavenB.Annabel LeeC.The Fall of the House of UsherD.Song to Celia116.Arthur Miller is an AmericanA.novelistB.poetC.playwrightD.essayist117.Mr. Darcy is a character inA.Tess of the D’UrbervillesB.Pride and PrejudiceC.Happy PrinceD.The Mill on the Floss118.Besides The Great Gatsby, Scott Fitzgerald wrote another famous novel , which was his second masterpiece.A.AS I Lay DyingB. A Good Man Is Hard to FindC.Tender Is the NightD.The Dangling Man119.Among Shakespeare’s tragedies, is the most complex in plot and most painful.A.King LearB.HamletC.Romeo and JulietD.Othello120.created the style of euphuism.A.Sir Philip SidneyB.John LylyC.Henry HowardD.Thomas Wyatt121.A Voldielion: Forbiding Mouming is the masterpiece ofA.William ShakespeareB.Edmund SpenderC.John MiltonD.John Donne122.Which of the following is NOT Virginia Woolf’s novel?A.To the LighthouseB.Mrs. DallowayC.The WavesD.Modern Painters123.Theodore Dreiser was one of America’s greatest writers.A.NaturalisticB.RealisticC.ModernisticD.Romantic124.is the first American professional writer and the first writer of detective story in the world.A.Ezra PoundB.Washington IrvingC.Nathaniel HawthorneD.Edgar Allen Poe125.Pygmalion is a famous play written byA.William ShakespeareB.Tobias George SmollettC.Charles LambD.Bernard Shaw126.The Renaissance was a European phenomenon, which originated inA.FranceB.BritainC.ItalyD.Spain127.was the greatest poet between Milton and Pope and was poet laureate for 20 years.A.Edmund SpenserB.John DrydenC.John DonneD.George Herbert128.Which of the following is NOT Jane Austen’s works?A.Pride and PrejudiceB.Sense and SensibilityC.EmmaD.Sister Carrie129.Richard Brinsley Sheridan was a famousA.poetB.novelistC.dramatistD.essayist130.The major representatives of America’s Transcendentalist group areA.Emerson and Henry David ThoreauB.Washington Irving and EmersonC.Ralph Waldo Emerson and IrvingD.Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry David Thoreau131.Among the following novels, is Thomas Hardy’s best-known novel.A.The Return of the NativeB.Far From the Madding CrowdC.The Mayor of CasterbridgeD.Tess of the D’Urbervilles132.was recognized as the greatest poet of Victorian England.A.TennysonB.Robert BrowningC.Mrs. BrowningD.Robert Burns133.is D.H. Lawrence’s semi-autographical novel.A.Sons and LoversB.Women in LoveC.Rainbow/doc/7c17225301.html,dy Chatterley’s Lover134.was once in the same class with Franklin Pierce, America’s 14th President.A.Henry JamesB.Jack LondonC.Edwin Arlington RobinsonD.Nathaniel Hawthorne135.Richard Steele and Joseph Addison had the following contributions to English literature EXCEPT thatA.their writings provided a new code of social morality for the rising bourgeoisieB.they gave a true picture of social life of England in the 18th centuryC.the English essay completely established itself as a literary genre in their handsD.they were representatives of the realistic tradition in English literature136.is the representative among the writers of Aestheticism and Decadence.A.StevensonB.George GissingC.Oscar WildeD.Ralph Fox137.The Characters of Shakespeare’s Plays is the work byA.William HazlittB.Charles LambC.Leigh HuntD.De Quincy。

二、名词解释：1、五步抑扬格：音步是诗行中按照一定规律出现的轻音节和重音节不同组合成的韵律最小的单位。

英国诗歌中轻重音组音步分为：抑扬格，扬抑格，抑抑扬格，扬抑抑格和扬扬格。

其余各种音步可以看作是从这五种衍生出来的。

如果一个音步中有两个音节，前者为轻，后者为重，则这种音步叫抑扬格音步，其专业术语是（iam b）。

轻读为“抑”，重读为“扬”，一轻一重。

故为抑扬格。

其特点为：每一行诗有是个音节，每十个音节中分五个音步，每一个音步有两个音节，重音落在第二音节上。

2、浪漫主义：浪漫主义是文艺的基本创作方法之一，与现实主义同为文学艺术上的两大主要思潮。

作为创作方法，浪漫主义在反映客观现实上侧重从主观内心世界出发，抒发对理想世界的热烈追求，常用热情奔放的语言，瑰丽的想象和夸张的手法来塑造形象。

浪漫主义的创作倾向由来已久，早在人类的文学艺术处于口头创作时期，一些作品就不同程度的带有浪漫主义的因素和特色。

但这时的浪漫主义既未形成思潮，又不是自觉为人们掌握的创作方法。

代表作家：威廉华兹华斯，拜伦、雪莱等。

3、唯美主义：于19世纪后期出现在英国艺术和文学领域中的一场组织松散的反社会的运动，大致从1868年延续至1901年，通常学术界认为唯美主义运动的结束以奥斯卡·王尔德被捕为标志。

其特征是追求建议性而非陈述性、追求感官享受，对象征手法的大量应用，追求事物之间的关联感应—即探求语言词汇、色彩和音乐之间的内在联系。

代表人物：王尔德，济慈、雪莱4、冰山原则：通过省略的方式，用简洁的语言塑人物形象，并把自己的感受，最大限度的藏在形象当中，含而不露，使读者通过形象去解读作品的意义。

1931海明威第一次在他的作品《午后之死》中提出了这一原则。

其特点有：1.塑造性格单纯质朴但内涵丰富形象 2.情节简洁明了 3.电报式的语言5、意识流：意识流”这一概念最初是心理学术语，是由美国心理学家威谦·詹姆斯在《心理学原理》一书中提出来的。

二○○○年上半年全国高等教育自学考试英美文学选读试卷PAR T TWOⅡ.Reading Comprehension（16 points, 4 points for each）Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.41.Read the quotation carefully and then answer the questions:The curfew tolls the knell of parting day,The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea,The plowman homeward plods his weary way,And leaves the world to darkness and to me.A.Scan the first line of the stanza.B.Find the irregular foot in the second line.C.Briefly explain the significance of this irregularity.42.The following is a passage taken from a dramatic work:Had I as many souls as there be starsI'd give them all for Mephistophilis!By him I'll be great emperor of the world,And make a bridge thorough the moving airTo pass the ocean wi t h a band of men;I'll join the hills that bind the Afric shoreAnd make that country continent to Spain,And both contributory to my crown;The emperor shall not live but by my leave,Nor any potentate of Germany.Now that I have obtained what I desireI'll live in speculation of this artTill Mephistophilis return again. the playwright and the title of the work from which the passage is taken. the speaker of the passage quoted above.e the above passage as a guide and write down in one or two sentences the theme of the play.43.Read the following passage and then answer the questions:…I glanced back once. A wafer of a moon was shining over Gatsby's house, making the night fine as before, and surviving the laughter and the sound of his still glowing garden. A sudden emptiness seemed to flow now from the windows and the great doors, endowing with complete isolation the figure of the host, who stood on the porch, his hand up in a formal gesture of farewell.A.Identify the author and the ti t le of the novel from which this passage is taken.B.The passage describes the end of an event. What is it?C.What implied meaning can you get from reading this passage?44.Read the following part of a poem and then answer the questions:My tongue, every atom of my blood, form'd from this soil, this air,Born here of parents born here from parents the same, and their parents the same,I, now thirty-seven years old in perfect health begin,Hoping to cease not till death.A.Identify the poet and the title of the poem.B.What do "soil" and "air" represent in the first line?C.What does the poet try to say in the above four lines?Ⅲ.Questions and Answers （24 points, 6 points for each）Give brief answers to each of the following questions in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.45.The following quotation is the ending of a poem by Robert Browning:Nay, we'll goTogether down, sir, Notice Neptune, though,Taming a sea horse, though a rarity,Which Claus of Innsbruck cast in bronze for me.What is the title of the poem? Who is the speaker? What is the importance of the allusion "Neptune…/Taming a sea horse" in the whole poem?46.Novum Organum（"New Instrument"）, along wi t h other works, won the author the honour "Father of modern science." Who is the author? What is the main concern of the work? Why the work is so important for the development of modern science?47.Ezra Pound is one of the pioneers in modern poetry. What is the poetic school of which he is a chief member?What is Pound's representative work of many years of poetic creation? What is the title of his frequently quoted one-image poem?Pound has translated some literary works from two great ancient civilizations. One is Greece. What is the other? How do you understand his famous comment "The image itself is the speech"?48.William Faulkner, a Nobel Priza winner, has an important position in American literature. Name two of his Major novels. Do you know anything about"Yoknapatawpha County?" What is unique of Faulkner's fiction, historically and geographically?Ⅳ.Topic Discussion（20 points, 10 points for each）Write no less than 150 words on each of the following topics in English in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.49.A possible theme of James Joyce's short story "Araby" is disillusionment. Briefly discuss the symbolism Joyce employs in presenting this theme.50.What makes Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn more than a child's adventure story? Briefly discuss the question from THREE of the following aspects: the setting, the language, the character （s）, the theme and the style.2001年4月英美文学选读试卷II. Reading Comprehension41. "And the native hue of resolution/Is sicklied o‟er with the pale cast of thought." (Shakespeare, Humlet)Questions:A. What does the "native hue of resolution" mean?B. What does the "pale cast of thought" stand for?C. What idea do the two lines express?Answers:A. determination (determinedness, action, activity, ...)B. consideration (indecision, inactiv ity, hesitation, ...)C. Too much thinking (consideration,...) made (makes) activ ity (action) impossible.42. "Wild Spirit, which art moving everywhere; /Destroyer and Preserver; hear, O hear!" Questions:A. Identify the poem and the poet.B. What is the "Wild Spirit"?C. What does the "Wild Spirit" destroy and preserve?Answers:A. Shelley‟s "Ode to the West Wind"B. The West Wind; "breath of Autumn‟s being"C. It destroys things/thoughts/ideas that are dead (obsolete, ...); it preserves new life (or seeds that represent new life or new birth).43. "When the minister spoke from the pulpit, with power and fervid eloquence, and, with his hands on the open bible, of the sacred truths of our religion, and of saint-like lives and triumphant deaths, and of future bliss or misery unutterable, then did Goodman Brown turn pale, dreading, lest the roof should thunder down upon the gray blasphemer and his hearers.Questions:A. Identify the title of the short story from which this part is taken.B. What had happened in the story before this church scene?C. Why was Goodman Brown afraid the roof might thunder down?Answers:A. Hawthorne‟s Young Goodman Brown.B. Brown had attended a witches‟ party where he saw many prominent people of the village, the minister included.C. Brown was shocked by the minister, secretly a member of the evil club, who could talk about sacred truths of the religion openly and unashamedly. He thought God would punish such hypocrites down on them.44. (A lot of common objects have been enumerated before, and here are the last two lines of There Was a Child Went Forth :)The horizon‟s edge, the flying sea-crow, the fragrance of salt marsh and shore mud. These became part of that child who went forth every day, and who now goes, and will always go forth every day.Questions:A. Who is the author of this poem?B. What does the "Child" stand for in the poem?C. In one or two sentences, interpret the implied meaning of the two lines.Answers:A. Walt Whitman.B. The young growing America.C. The poet uses his childhood experience of growing up and learning about the world around him to imply that young America will grow and develop like that.第二部分非选择题III. Questions and Answers45. "‟My boy!‟ said the old gentleman, leaning over the desk. Oliver started at the sound. He might be excused for doing so, for the words were kindly said, and strange sounds frighten one. He trembled violently, and burst into tears." (Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist) Explain why the boy [Oliver Twist] started first, then trembled violently and burst into tears when the words were "kindly" said.Answers:The boy started at the words because kind words were not expected; it is (was, must be) the first time in all his life that the boy [Oliver Twist] had ever been "kindly" greeted; strange sounds may predict another suffering/misfortune/torture/...) (At least one example from the text is expected to back up the above statement)46. Here is the last stanza of Byron‟s "The Isles of Greece":Place me on sunium‟s mardle steep,Where nothing, save the waves and I,There, swan-like, let me sing and die:May hear our marbled murmurs sweep;A land of slaves shall ne‟er b e mine ---Dash down you cup of Samian wine!Determine the speaker first and then discuss BRIEFLY the main idea of the stanza or of the whole excerpt. You may want to consider the possible implications of the last two lines. Answers:A. The speaker is a Greek singer (or Byron in a Greek Singer‟s disguise or Byron speaks through a Greek singer).B. The excerpt presents a strong resentment for the Turk‟s conquest of Greece and calls on the Greek people to rise and fight for freedom.C. Thus, the last line may suggest resolution to take immediate action to free Greece from enslavement.47. Why are naturalists inevitably pessimistic in their view?Please discuss the above question in relation to the basic principles of literary naturalism. Answers:A. They accept the negative implication of Darwin‟s theory of evolution, and believe that society is a "jungle" where survival struggles go on.B. They believe that man‟s instinct, the environment and other social and economic forces play an overwhelming role and man‟s fate is "determined" by such forces beyond his control.48. "Even then he stood there, hidden wholly in that kindness which is night, while the uprising fumes filled the room. When the odor reached his nostrils, he quit his attitude and fumbled for the bed.‟What‟s the use?‟ he said, weakly, as he stretched himself to rest."They above is quoted from Thoedore Dreiser‟s Sister Carrie. Briefly tell the situation that leads to the suicide and interpret Hurstwood‟s final words -"What‟s the us e?" Answers:A. Sister Carrie has made a great success. As her fame arises, she deserts her former lover Hurstwood. In a cold winter, Hurstwood makes a last attempt to seek help from Carrie, but has failed, so I desperation, he decides to kill himself by turning on the gas.B. By making that comment, Hurstwood seems to have realized that it is useless to continue to fight against fate. His fate is not controlled by his own efforts but by some social forces too strong for him to resist, so he decides to give up.IV. Topic Discussion49. Daniel Defoe‟s novel Robinson Crusoe was a great success partly because the protagonist was a real middle-class hero. Discuss Crusoe, the protagonist of the novel, as an embodiment of the rising middle class virtues in the mid-eighteenth century England. Answers:A. Social background: The Eighteenth Century England witnessed the growing importance of the bourgeois or middle class.a. The Industrial Revolutionb. The expansion of international markets;c. Values/virtues/moral standards/...different from those of the feudal aristocratic class -courageous, full of energy, hard working, practical, resourceful, self-reliant, etc; thusd. Literature should give/provide a realistic presentation of the life of the common people; it should meet the demand/interest of the middle class people.B. Robinson Crusoe embodies the virtue of the middle class people.a. Crusoe as an adventurous/courageous man full of energy and courage: (example from the text):b. Crusoe as a practical man: (example from the text);c. Crusoe as a resourceful/self-reliant man: (example from the text);d. Crusoe as a patient/persistent man: (example from the text);e. And others.50. Mark Twain presented the 19th century America in his own unique way. Discuss Twain‟s art of fiction: the setting, the language, and the characters, etc., based on his novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.Answers:A. Mark Twain uses the Mississippi alley as his fictional kingdom, writing about the landscape and people, the customs and the dialects of one particular region, and is therefore known as a local colorist.B. He creates life-like characters, especially the unconventional Huckleberry Finn, who runs away from civilization and stands opposite to conventional village morality.C. He uses a simple, direct vernacular language, totally different from any precious literary language. It is the kind of colloquial belonging to the lower class, the liv ing local American English.D. He has created a special humor to satirize and the decayed convention.2002年4月份全国高等教育自学考试英美文学选读试题课程代码：00604PAR T TWOⅡ.Reading Comprehension (16 points, 4 for each)Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English.Write your answer in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.41.“Her eyes met his and h e looked away.He neither believed nor disbelieved her,but he knew that he had made a mistake in asking;he never had known,never would know,what she was thinking.The sight of her inscrutable face,the thought of all the hundreds of evenings he had seen her sitting there like that,soft and passive,but so unreadable, unknown, enraged him beyond measure.”Questions:A.Identify the writer and the work.B.What does the phrase “inscrutable face” mean?C.What idea does the quoted passage express?42.“And when I am formulated,sprawling on a pin,When I am pinned and wriggling on the wall.Then how should beginTo spit out all the butt-ends of my days and ways.”Questions:A.Identify the poem and the poet.B.What does the phrase “butt-ends” mean?C.What idea does the quoted passage express?43.“God knows,…I'm not myself—I'm somebody else—…and I'm changed,and I can't tell what's my name,or who I am.”Questions:A.Identify the work and the author.B.The speaker says he is changed.Do you think he is changed, or the social environment has changed?C.What idea does the quoted sentence express?44.“I shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere ages and ages hence:Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference.”Questions:A.Idenfity the poem and the poet.B.What does the phrase “ages and ages hence” mean?C.What idea does the quoted passage express?Ⅲ.Questions and Answers(24 points in all, 6 for each)Give brief answers to each of the following questions in English.Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.45.As a rule,an allegory is story in verse or prose with a double me aning: a surface meaning,and an implied meaning.List two works as examples of allegory.What is an allegory usually concerned with by its implied meaning?46.Inspiration for the romantic approach initially came from two great shapers of thought.Who are the two?And what ideas they expressed inspire the romantic writers?47.The white whale,Moby Dick,is the most important symbol in Melville's novel.What symbolic meaning can you draw from i t?48.Nature is a philosophic work, in which Emerson gives an explicit discussion on his idea of the Qversoul.What is your understanding of Emersonian “Oversoul”?Ⅳ.Topic Discussion(20 points in all, 10 for each)Write no less than 150 words on each of the following topics in English in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.49.How is Romanticism different from Neoclassicism?Provide brief evidence from the literary works you know best.50.Summerize the story of Mark twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in about 100 words,and comment on the theme of the novel.浙江省2002年7月高等教育自学考试英美文学选读试题课程代码：00604Ⅰ.Find the items in the right column which fit the left column the best and write the letters on the answer sheet.(10%)1.Because I could not stop for Death A.William Wordsworth2.local colorist B.sentimentalists3.international theme C.Ezra Pound4.Graveyard School D.Mark Twain5.worshipper of nature E.William Faulkner6.A Rose for Emily F.Henry James7.Charles Lamb G.Emily Dickinson8.The Sketch Book H.essayist9.Imagist I.William Blake10.Songs of Innocence J.Washington IrvingⅡ.Complete each of the following statements with a proper word or a phrase according to the textbook.Then write your answer on theAnswer Sheet.(20%)1.____was the first American writer toconceive his career in international terms.2.In the plays of Shakesp eare‟s last period,there is a prevalent ____ teaching of atonement.3.John Bunyan wrote his ____ during his second term in prison.4.____‟s essays is the frist example of that genre in English Literature,which has been recognized as an important landmark in the development of English prose.5.Henry adopted ____,in which the author becomes the “all-knowing God.”6.____is regarded as the first American prose epic.7.This particular concern about the local character of aregion came about as “____,”a unique var iation of American literary realism.8.Human sexuality was,to Lawrence,a symbol of ____.9.The characters in Charles‟ works are impressive not only because they are true to life,but also because they are often ____.10.As a leading Romanticist,Byron‟s chief contribution is his creation of the “____,” a proud,mysterious rebel figure of noble origin.Ⅲ.Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers.Choose the one that would best complete the statement and write you answer on the Answer Sheet.(10%)1.Shakespeare‟s ____ are mainly written under the principle that national unity unde r a mighty and just sovereign is a necessity.A.history playsB.tragediesediesD.plays2.Wordsworth thought that ____ is the only subject of literary interest.A.nationB.past experiencemon lifeD.nature3.____ is the first important English essayist and the founder of modern science in England.A.Francis BaconB.Edmund SpenserC.William CarxtonD.Sidney4.Which of the below is NOT written by James Joyce?A.DublinersB.A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManC.UlyssesD.Leather-Stocking Tales5.____is regarded as the first American prose epic.A.WastelandB.Moby-DickC.Song of MyselfD.The Scarlet Letter6.____has always been regarded as a writer who “perfected the best classic style that American Literature ever produced.”A.Washington IrvingB.EmersonC.HawthorneD.Joyce7.Which is not the main concern of Emily Dickinson‟ poetry?A.her own experienceB.natureC.loveD.industrialization8.The Catcher in the Rye is regarded as a ____.A.Jewish‟s classicB.black‟s classicC.student‟s classicD.student‟s herald9.Fitzgerald never spared an intimate touch in his fiction to deal with ____ of the American Dream.A.the bankruptcyB.the successC.the fulfillmentD.the forming10.____ is Hemingway‟s first true novel.A.In Our TimeB.For Whom the Bell TollsC.The Sun Also RisesD.The Old Man and the SeaⅣ.For each of the questions listed below please give the name of the author and the title of the literary work.Then write your answer on the Answer Sheet.(20%)1.“For oft,when on my couch I lieIn vacant or in pensive mood,They flash upon that inward eyeWhich is the bliss of solitude;And then my heart with pleasure fills,And dances with the daffodils.”2.“It is a truth universally acknowledged,that a single man in possession of a good fortune,must be in want of a wife.However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on hisfirst entering a neighborhood,this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families,that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.”3.“Do you think I can stay to be come nothing to you?Doyou think I am an automaton?-a machine without feelings?And can bear to have my morsel of bread snatched from my lips,and my drop of living water dashed from my cup?Do you think,because I am poor,obscure,plain,and little,I am soulless and heartless?-You think wrong!”4.“…Oh sir,she smiled,no doubt,Whene‟er I passed her;but who passed withoutMuch the same smile?This grew,I gave commandsThen all smiles stopped together.”5.“But she began to spare her hands.They,too,were work-gnarled now,the skin was shiny with so much hot water, the knuckles rather swollen.But she began to be careful to keep them out of soda.She regretted what they had been-so samll and exquisite.”Ⅴ.Give brief answers to the following questions.Write your answer on the Answer Sheet.(20%)1.What are the major themes of modernist literature?2.What‟s the theme of The Waste Land?3.How do you philosophically define Transcendentalism?4.What‟s the style of Emerson‟s essays?Ⅵ.Short Essay Questions:Write the answer on the Answer Sheet. (20%)1.List the main qualities of Edmund Spenser‟s Poetry.2.Give a brief discussion of Whi t man‟s style and language.2003年4月英美文学选读试卷PAR T TWOⅡ.Reading Comprehension (16 points in all, 4 for each)Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.41. “The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power,And all that beauty, all that wealth e‟er gave.Awaits the inevitable hour.The paths of glory lead but to the grave.”Questions:A. Identify the author and the title of the poem from which this passage is taken.B. What does the phrase “inevitable hour” mean?C. Write out the main idea of the passage in plain English.42. “A violet by a mossy stoneHalf hidden from the eye!－Fair as a star, when only oneIs shining in the sky.”Questions:A. Identify the author and the title of the poem from which this stanza is taken.B. Pick out the metaphor used in this stanza.C. What quality does the author intend to show by using the metaphor?43. “We passed The School, where Children stroveAt Recess－in the Ring－We passed The Fields of Gazing GrainWe passed The Setting Sun－”Questions:A. Who is the author of this stanza taken from the poem “Because I cou ld not stop for Death－B. ?C. What do the underlined parts symbolize?D. Where were “we” heading toward?44. “It was you that broke the new wood.Now is a time for carving.We have one sap and one root－Let there be commerce between us.”Questions:A. Whom does the “us” refer to?B. What does the phrase “broke the new wood” mean here?C. What is the intention of the poet in writing the poem “A Pact” from which these lines are taken?Ⅲ.Questions and Answers (24 points in all, 6 for each)Give brief answers to each of the following questions in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.45.In Chapter 15 of Wuthering Heights, Heath cliff said to Catherine: “Why did you betray your own, Cathy?... You loved me－then what right have you to leave me?... I have not broken your heart－you have broken it－and in breaking it, you have broken mine.”Taking the whole novel into consideration, do you think Heathcliff‟s above accusation of Catherine‟s betrayal can be justified? If you think so, what reasons does Catherine have to betray Heathcliff and their love?46.John Bunyan‟s The Pilgrim‟s Progress is generally regarded as a religious allegory. What does the work symbolically concern? What is the predominant metaphor that is carried on through the whole work? And what is the author‟s purpose in writing such a book?47. The following passage is taken from The Merchant of Venice. R ead i t carefully and find the dramatic it contains. Use i t as an example to illustrate what dramatic irony is.“Bassanio: Antonio, I am married to a wifeWhich is as dear to me as life itself;But life itself, my wife, and all world,Are not wi t h me esteem‟d above thy life;I would lose all, ay, sacrifice them allHere to this devil, to deliver you.Portia: Your wife would give you little thanks for that,If she were by to hear you make the offer.”48. What is the most famous theme in Henry James′s fiction? And what is his favourite approach in characterization, which makes him different from Mark and W. D. Howells as realists? Give two titles of his works in which this theme and this approach are employed.Ⅳ.Topic Discussion (20 points in all, 10 for each)Write no less than 150 words on each of the following topics in English in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.49.In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen explored three kinds of motivations of marriage the middle-class people had in the second half of the 18th century. Try to make a brief discussion about them wi t h specific examples from the novel. Make comments on Austen‟s atti t ude towards these motivations.50.Retell in a few sentences the story of the last chapter (Ch, 135) “The Chase－Third Day” of Melville‟s novel Moby-Dick. Discuss the meaning of the ending of the story.浙江省2003年7月高等教育自学考试英美文学选读试题课程代码：00604Ⅰ.Find the items in the right column which fi t the left column the best and write your letters on the Answer Sheet.(10%)1.Chaucer A. Mary Ann Evans2.Hamlet B. The father of English poetry3.Coleridge C. Jane Austen4.The Waste Land D. T.S.Eliot5.Theodore Dreiser E. John Milton6.Carl Jung F. Collective Unconscious7.self-reliance G. An American Tragedy8.Greorge Eliot H. blood and thunder thrille9.Pride and Prejudice I. Ralph Waldo Emerson10.Paradise Lost J Lake PoetⅡ.Complete each of the following statements with a proper word or a phrase according to the textbook.(20%)1.In the field of literature, the Enlightenment Movement brought about a revival of interest in the old classical works. This tendency is known as .2.Swift is one of the greatest masters of English prose. He is almost unsurpassed in the writing of simple, direct, precise prose. He defined a good style as “_______.”3.Wordsworth is regarded as a “_______.”He can penetrate to the heart of things and giv e the reader the very life of nature.4._______ is the most distinguishing feature of Charles Dickens‟ works.5.In his long dramatic career, Shaw wrote more than _______ plays.6.James Joyce is regarded as the most prominent _______ novelist, concentrating on the revealing in his novels the psychic being of the characters.7.Galsworthy is essentially a bourgeois liberal, a_______.8.Structurally and thematically, Shaw followed the great tradition of _____.9.Most of Faulkner‟s works are about people from a small region in _______, Yoknapatawpha County.10.In Our Times is the first book to present a Hemingway hero—_______.Ⅲ.Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement and wri te you answer on the Answer Sheet.(10%)1._______ is regarded as “worshipper of nature.”A. ColeridgeB. WordsworthC. T.S.EliotD. Robert Browning2.Marlowe‟s play Dr.Faustus is based on _______ of a magician aspiring for knowledge and finally meeting his tragic end as a result of selling his soul to the devil.A. the ScandinavianB. the GermanC. the ancient EnglishD. the French3.Who defined a good style as “proper words in proper places?”A. Jonathan SwiftB. Charles DickensC. Edmund SpencerD. George Bernard Shaw4._______ is central to Blake‟s concern in the Sogns of Innocence andSongs of Experience?A. innocence and experienceB. the poorC. societyD. childhood5.As a novelist _______ wrote within a very narrow sphere, the provincial life of the late 1818-century England.A. Jonathan SwiftB. Jane AustenC. Thomas HardyD. Henry Fielding6.“Trust thyself,” Emerson wrote in his_______.。

美国部分问答题1.What is “Hemingway Code Heroes”? (12-47)He mingway’s world is limited. He deals with limited range of characters in quite similar circumstances and measures them against an unvarying code, known as “grace under pressu re”, which is actually an attitude towards life that Hemingway had been trying t o demonstrate is his works.(3分) Those who survive in the progress of seeking to master the code with the honesty, the discipline, and the restraint are Hemingway Code Heroes.(3分) 2.Give a brief analysis of Emily Grierson, the protagonist of A Rose for Emily byFaulkner.(12-48)Set in the town of Jefferson in Yoknapatawpa, the story focuses on Emily Grierson, an eccentric spinster who refuses to accept the passage of time, or the inevitable charge and loss that accompanied it.(3分) As a descendent of the Southern aristocracy, Emily is typical of those in Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpa stories who are the symbols of Old South but the prisoners of the past.(3分)ment briefly on Robert Frost‟s nature poetry. (12--50)A. Unlike his contemporaries in the 20th century, Robert Frost did not break up with the poetictradition nor made any experiment on form. Instead, he learned from the tradition, especially the familiar conventions of nature poetry and of classical pastoral poetry, and made the colloquial New England speech into a poetic expression. (3分)B. Many of his poems are fragrant with natural quality. Images and metaphors in his poems aredrawn from the simple country life and the pastoral landscape that can be easily understood.But it would be a mistake to imagine that Frost is easy to understand because it is easy to read.(3分)C. Profound ideas are delivered under the disguise of the plain language and the simple form, forwhat frost did is to take symbols from the limited human world and the pastoral landscape to refer to the great world beyond the rustic scene.(2分)D. These thematic concerns include the terror and tragedy in nature, as well as its beauty, and theloneliness and poverty of the isolated human being. But first and foremost Frost is concerned with his love of life and his belief in a serenity that only came from working usefully, while he practiced himself throughout his life.(2分)4.What‟s the theme of Nathaniel Hawthorne‟ s Y oung Goodman Brown?(11-47)A. Young Goodman Brown is essentially an allegory. It is concerned with a young Puritan whoattends a witches’Sabbath in the woods. (1分)B. Goodman Brown’s journey is a symbolic journey of discovering sin and evil in human hearts.The discovery is horrible in that it makes Brown a distrust and doubtful man forever. (2分) C. In dealing with the theme of guilt and sin, Hawthorne exemplifies the “power of blackness”.(1分)D. The story faithfully reflects Hawthorne’s Puritan belief: “There is evil in every human heart,which may remain latent, perhaps, through the whole life; but circumstances may rouse it to activity”. (2分) 语言错误酌情扣分。

英美文学试题及答案# 英美文学试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. 威廉·莎士比亚的《哈姆雷特》中，哈姆雷特的叔叔是谁？A. 克劳狄斯B. 波洛尼乌斯C. 劳提斯D. 格特鲁德答案：A2. 简·奥斯汀的小说《傲慢与偏见》中，伊丽莎白·班纳特最终与谁结婚？A. 达西先生B. 宾利先生C. 柯林斯先生D. 维克汉姆答案：A3. 爱伦·坡的短篇小说《黑猫》中，主人公最终因为什么而陷入疯狂？A. 酗酒B. 谋杀C. 赌博D. 爱情答案：B4. 弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫的《到灯塔去》中，拉姆齐夫人的丈夫是谁？A. 拉姆齐先生B. 班克斯先生C. 塔斯先生D. 卡迈克尔先生答案：A5. 马克·吐温的《汤姆·索亚历险记》中，汤姆·索亚的好友是谁？A. 哈克贝利·芬B. 乔·哈珀C. 贝基·撒切尔D. 印第安·乔答案：A6. 乔治·奥威尔的《1984》中，主要的反乌托邦政府机构是什么？A. 思想警察B. 真理部C. 爱情部D. 和平部答案：B7. 赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》中，亚哈船长的主要目标是什么？A. 寻找新大陆B. 捕获白鲸C. 探索未知海域D. 寻找宝藏答案：B8. 亨利·詹姆斯的《鸽之翼》中，主角伊莎贝尔·阿彻最终与谁结婚？A. 吉尔伯特·奥斯蒙德B. 拉尔夫·杜恩C. 爱德华·罗斯科D. 亨利·杜恩答案：A9. 罗伯特·弗罗斯特的诗歌《未选择的路》中，诗人选择了哪条路？A. 一条人迹罕至的路B. 一条宽阔平坦的路C. 一条充满荆棘的路D. 一条充满鲜花的路答案：A10. 埃德加·爱伦·坡的《乌鸦》中，乌鸦反复说的词是什么？A. 永不B. 死亡C. 寂静D. 疯狂答案：A二、简答题（每题10分，共30分）1. 简述《了不起的盖茨比》中盖茨比的悲剧性。

1.What is the theme of Jane Austen?s Pride and Prejudice ?(12--.45)Pride and Prejudice, originally drafted as “First Imperssions”in 1796, is the most delightful of Jane Austen’s works.(3分). The title tells of a major concern of the novel: Pride and prejudice. (3分)2.What does the poem “The Chimney Sweeper (from Songs of Experience)”reveal?(12-46)The two “Chimney Sweeper”poems are good examples to reveal the relation between an economic circumstance, i.e. the exploitation of child labor.(2分) and an ideological circumstance, i.e. the role played by religion in making people compliant to exploitation.(2分) The poem from the Songs of Experience reveals the true nature of religion which helpsbring misery to the poor childern.(2分)3.Discuss briefly Thomas Hardy?s literary achievement in terms of setting, the literarytendency and literary features. (12-49)A. Hardy’s novels are all Victorian in date. Most of them are set in Wessex, the fictionalprimitive and crude rural region which is really the home place he both loves and hates, such as The Return of the Native, Tess of t he D’Urbervilles, Jude the Obscur e. These works, known as “novels of character and environment,”are the most representative of him as botha naturalistic and a critical realist writer. (3分)B. Living at the turn of the century, Hardy is often regarded as a transitional writer. In him wesee the influence from both the past and the modern. The pessimistic view of lifenaturalistic writer.predominates most of Hardy’s later works and earns him a reputation as aThough naturalism seems to have played an important part in Hardy’s works, there is also bitter and sharp criticism and even open challenge of the irrational, hypocritical and unfairVictorian institutions, conventions and morals.(4分)C. He tells very good stories and he is a great painter of nature. His heroes and heroines, thoseunfortunate young men and women in their desperate struggle for personal fulfillment and happiness, are all vividly and realistically depicted. And all the works of Hardy are noted forthe rustic dialect and a poetic flavor which fits well into their perfectly designed architectural structures. They are the product of a conscientious artist. (3分)4.What?s the theme of Emily Bronte? s Wuthering Heights? (11--45)A. The novel is a riddle which means different things to different people.B. From a social point of view, it is a story about a poor man abused;C. As a love story, beautiful and horrible passion in human beings.A、B、C三各点2分。

I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers。

Choose the one that best complete the statement and put the letter in the brackets.1. _D__ is not the best representative of the English humanists in the English humanists in the Renaissance。

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Thomas more B. Christopher MarloweC. William ShakespeareD. Edmund Spenser2。

_D__ does not belong to Christopher Marlowe’s play。

P20A. TamburlaineB. Dr。

FaustusC. The Jew of Malta D。

Hero and Leander3. _B__ is regarded as the pioneer of English drama. P22A。

William Shakespeare B. Christopher MarloweC。

Edmund Spenser D. John Donne4。

__A_ are Shakespeare’s two narrative poems. P29A。

Venus and Adonis B. The Two Noble KinsmenC. The Rape of lucreceD. The Winter's Tale5. English Renaissance Period was an age of __B__。

A. prose and novel B。

poetry and dramaC。

英美文学问答题1. What are the main features of the romance in the Middle Age?The romance was the prevailing form of literature in the Middle Ages. It was a long composition, sometimes in verse, sometimes in prose, describing the life and adventures of a noble hero, Its essential features are:1. It lacks general resemblance to truth or reality.2. It exaggerates the vices of human nature and idealizes the virtues.3. It contains perilous adventures more or less remote from ordinary life.4. It lays emphasis on supreme devotion to a fair lady.5. The central character of the romance is the knight, a man of noble birth skilled in the use of weapons. He is commonly described as riding forth to seek adventures, taking part in tournaments, or fighting for his lord in battle. He is devoted to the church and the king.2. What characterizes James Joyce’s Ulysses?a. James Joyce’s Ulysses is famous for its using of stream of consciousness.b. The whole book is about one day, and the events of the day are trivial, insign ificant, or even banal. However, this reveals the true movement of human beings’ real mental activity like a stream.c. It seems to be desultory, fragmental, but beneath the surface of the events, the natural flow of mental reflections, the shifting moods and impulses in the character’s inner world are richly presented in an unprecedentedly frank and penetratingway.3. Significance of The Canterbury Talesa. Chaucer’s masterpiece The C anterbury Tales is the first to present a comprehensive and realistic picture of the English society of his time and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life in his masterpiece. It ranks as one of the greatest poetic works in English literature.b. Chaucer made a great contribution to English poetry by introducing from France the rhymed stanzas of various types to English poetry to replace the old English alliterative verse. It was he who used for the first time in English the rhymed couplet of iambic pentameter which was later called the “heroic couplet”.c. Chaucer was the first to write in current English language. Though drawing influence from French, Italian and Latin models he did much in making the dialect of London the foundation for modern English language.d. In his works Chaucer artistic lever developed his characterization to a higher artistic lever bu presenting characters with both typical qualities and individual dispositions. That is why John Dryden called him the Father of English Poetry.4. What is Renaissances?The Renaissance refers to the transitional period from the medieval to the modern world. It first started in Italy in the14th century. The Renaissance means rebirth or revival. It was stimulated by a series of historical events, such as the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek classics, the new discoveries in geography and astrology, the religious reformation, and the economic expansion. Humanism is the essence of Renaissance. The English Renaissance did not begin until the reign of Henry VIII. It was regarded as England’s Go lden Age, especially inliterature. The real mainstream of the English Renaissance is the Elizabethan drama. This period produced such literary giants as Shakespeare, Spenser, Marlowe, Bacon, etc.5. What is the theme of Elegy written in a country churchyard by Thomas Gray?a. Elegy written in a country churchyard is recognized as Thomas Gray’s best and most representativework.b. In this poem, Gray reflects on death, the sorrows of life, and the mysteries of human life with a touch of his personal melancholy, the poet compares the ordinary people with the great ones, wondering what the commons could have achieved if they had had the chance.c. Here he reveals his sympathy for the poor and the unknown, but scorns the great ones who despise the poor and bring havoc on them.6. What is the theme of Ode to a Grecian Urn by Keats?a. The ode was written in May 1819, almost at the same time as “Ode to a Nightingale”, out of collection of memor y of several visits to exhibition.b. Here the poet gives his comment on a Greek vase which, as a relic of ancient culture, has caught his imagination. On the surface of the vase there is an ornamental band of sculpture with figures of trees, pipes, and lovers on it. Though there are quiet forms, they possess and convey the beauty, the significance and the eternity of art, which appealed to Keats. So at the end of the poem, the poet emphasizes the relationship between beauty and truth: “Beauty is truth, and truth beauty”, thus declaring his worship of beauty, esp. in the field of art.c.Theme: It shows the contrast between the permanence ofart and the transience of human passion.7. What’s the symbolic meaning of Shelley’s Ode to the West Wind?a. this is o ne of Shelley’s best known lyrics. The poet describes vividly the act ivities of the west wind on the earth, in the sky and on the sea and expresses his envy for the boundless freedom of the west wind and his wishes to be free like it and to scatter his words among the mankind. The celebrated final line of the poem, “If wint er comes, can spring be far behind?” has often been cited to illustrate Shelley’s optimistic belief in the future of mankind. In the 1st stanza, Shelley uses the seasonal cycle in nature as a continuing process of universal death and regeneration.b. it expresses Shelley’s optimistic belief that the old world must go, a new world must come with the spring, laden with fresh sweet promises for suffering humanity. It anticipates the political triumphc. the poet asks the wind to work in him, restoring him to spiritual health and creative vigorThe first stanza( 1-14) describes the power of the west wind and its double role as both destroyer and preserver. Line 14 sums up the wind’s two basic characteristics, which also constitute the thematic focus of the poem.The second stanza(15-28) focuses on the adumbration of the wind’s power driving clouds before it and bringing storms with it with lightning, rain, fire and hall. It also describes its destructive aspect of “closing night” enveloping all under its dome of a vast tomb.The third stanza talks about the wind’s impact upon the sea, its first touching on the calm of the Mediterranean, and then onthe turbulence of the Atlantic. The Mediterranean sleeps in serenity in the summer but it waken up by the wind to see the quivering of the shadows of ancient palaces and towers and the Atlantic cleaving asunder into gigantic chasms.The fourth expresses the poet’s emotional response to the west wind. The poet says to the wind that he wishes to be spirited away like the leaves, to dance like the clouds, to breathe like the waves, and enjoy a share of the wind’s strength like the storm though with a lesser degree of freedom of movement.The last expresse s both the poet’s request for the wind to help spread the words of his poem “among the mankind” and wake it up from its deep stupor and his prophecy that spring will come in the wake of winter. The poem ends upon a note of confidence and hope.。

Rip Van Winklespare the different situations in the village for Rip Van Winkle before and after his 20-year sleep.—Before: peaceful, phlegm (冷静) drowsy tranquility, quiet little inn—After: populous, large, their dress altered; hustling; busy; bustling disputatious;2.Do you think Rip’s wife is also a well-developed figure? How does this figure impress you?—Yes, Rip’s wife is diligent, hard-working, shrew, responsible, but she loves his families and full of responsibilities.Scarlet LetterA.Natural symbols present things for the idea people commonly associate with them.i.Eg, a star for hope, night for death, rain often for fertility or the renewal of life.B.Conventional symbols present thing for the meanings people within a particular group have agreed to give them.C.Literary symbols sometimes build upon natural or conventional symbols, adding meanings appropriate primarily with thework at hand, but sometimes they also create meanings within a work for things that have no natural or conventional meaning outside it.Eg, a Christian cross for the association it evokes in people familiar with the religion.1.What symbols have you found in the selection? Explain.—A：sin, adultery(通奸)；Adam; apostle; ambivalence(矛盾心理，矛盾情绪); Abba (father); Arthur (Dimmesdale); —Hester: Adultery; Anguish; Agony; Alone; Alienation（疏远）; Able; Aid; Angle2.Who empowers Dimmesdale to stand on the scaffold?—God/Strong guilty/love3.Why does Dimmesdale want to reveal?—His sin was forgiven.—He wanted to be sowed, selwared, live innocent and without sin.—He wanted to get rid of the woman's husband.—He wanted to be forgiven by god.4.Why does Chillingworth try desperately to stop Dimmesdale from confessinghis sins on the scaffold?—①He wants to torture Dimmesdale again and kill him slowly.—②Compare with Dimmesdale, Chillingworth is more sinful.Song of Myself1. What does “I” and “You” stand for?—“I”which serves as narrator, who should not be limited to or confused with the person of the historical.You: Reader.2. Explain the symbolic meaning of “a spear of summer grass”.—“Grass” is a symbol of hope and youth, “spear” is a symbol of male energy, and “summer” is the hot season. All the three images put together form an energetic and hopeful picture, which indicates Whitman’ s optimism and experience.3. What does “Creeds and schools in abeyance” refer to?— A state of being temporarily set aside the religion.The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn1.Read the first paragraph carefully, especially the last sentence and detect its language features.— A. Full of mistakes.B. The last sentence is so long with wrong grammatical structure.2.How does Huck, a b oy with rebellious spirit, come to be a real hero in the reader’s mind?— All of Huck’ s heroic virtues come from his good heart and his sense of humanity.A. He loves freedom. When he is adopted by a widow, in fact, he doesn’t like the well-behaved life and he prefers the free andeasy life.B. He is a smart boy who devises an illusion which is about his drown death, as his father is a drunk who always beats him. Finally, he manages to escape from his father with his intelligence.C. He is an upright and friendly boy who helps Jim, a Black slave, to escape for freedom. He changes his social prejudice and discrimination to believe that Jim is not only a man, but also a good man.D. He is an honest and brave boy who meets two frauds called the King, and the Duke, but still keeps an honest heart in difficulties.E. He is keen on the individualism. After he saved Jim, he refuses to be adopted again but to choose an individual life.3.Elaborate on Mark Twain’s use of language in the story.—A. In his story, his words are colloquial, concrete and direct in effect, and his sentence structure are simple, even ungrammatical, which is typical of the spoken language with a series of “thens” and semi-colons serving as connectives.B . He makes full use of comic jargon and dialect. Furthermore he intentionally deviates from classical literary tradition and creates genuine. American style-easy, informal, and unaffected.4. Why do we say it is a realist novel?— A.This novel touches on all kinds of people who are from different ranks along the Mississippi River. Huck, his father,Jim(from the lower class) the swindlers( the Duke and the Dauphin), Colonel Sherburn(from the upper class) and the drunkard Boggs, all these characters has prototypes in real life. The fact of the wilderness juxtaposed with civilization, the people along the River half wild and half civilized, many of whom are coarse, vulgar, and brutal. Such as the Blacks being sold in the market places like animals.B. It touches on various social problems which include slavery, education, religion and hatred between families.C. The truthfulness of details. Such as Huck's father who is a drunk abused Huck and wants to get Huck's money. Such as the Black slave, Jim who aspires freedom and equality very much and becomes free with the help of Huck in the adventure. Such asthe two frauds, claim themselves as the noble man but actually are swindlers fraud Huck and sale Jim.Indian Camp1.Why did Nick’s father apologize to him after the husband was found dead?— A. Because Nick is a sensitive little boy, Nick’s father fears that the husband death would be a trauma to him.B. But the trauma really happened.2.Why did the husband kill himself?— A. The miserable experience of his wife giving birth, makes the husband fell more painful.B. The doctor’s attitude towards his wife is so indifferent and cold. For example, when his wife cried out, the doctor said he hasn’t any anaesthetic and doesn’t hear them because they are not important. These words indicate the poor living condition of Indians and life is so difficult for them.C. The process, his wife is going to have a baby, is seen by many men. He doesn’t want to bear to life, because it is very insufferable to him.D. He had cut his food very badly with an ax three days before. The two huge pain is so painful.3.What does the last sentence mean?—Nick thinks about many things after witnesses the husband death.A.He thinks about humanity, men and women, and what led people to death.B.He thinks Uncle George may also kill himself, realizing life is uncertain when you fell uncertain after suffering the huge trauma.C. He realizes that death is possible to everyone and human beings is fragile.D. Nevertheless, he will be tough enough when he grown up and never kill himself.。

英美文学史考试试题一、选择题（每题 3 分，共 30 分）1、以下哪部作品是英国浪漫主义诗人威廉·华兹华斯的代表作？（）A 《唐璜》B 《抒情歌谣集》C 《恰尔德·哈洛尔德游记》D 《西风颂》2、美国作家海明威的作品常常体现出“冰山理论”，以下哪部作品最能体现这一理论？（）A 《永别了，武器》B 《老人与海》C 《太阳照样升起》D 《丧钟为谁而鸣》3、英国作家简·奥斯汀的小说以细腻的人物刻画和对婚姻爱情的探讨著称，她的哪部作品被多次改编成电影？（）A 《爱玛》B 《曼斯菲尔德庄园》C 《傲慢与偏见》D 《理智与情感》4、以下哪一位是美国浪漫主义时期的重要作家？（）A 马克·吐温B 爱伦·坡C 惠特曼D 以上都是5、英国诗人 TS艾略特的《荒原》属于哪种文学流派？（）A 象征主义B 表现主义C 意识流D 荒诞派6、以下哪部作品是英国批判现实主义作家狄更斯的代表作？（）A 《大卫·科波菲尔》B 《呼啸山庄》C 《简·爱》D 《名利场》7、美国作家福克纳的作品多以南方为背景，他的哪部作品讲述了一个家族的兴衰？（）A 《喧哗与骚动》B 《我弥留之际》C 《押沙龙，押沙龙！》D 以上都是8、英国诗人约翰·弥尔顿的哪部作品取材于《圣经》？（）A 《失乐园》B 《复乐园》C 《力士参孙》D 以上都是9、以下哪一位是美国现代主义作家？（）A 菲茨杰拉德B 德莱塞C 斯坦贝克D 以上都是10、英国女作家勃朗特姐妹的作品包括（）A 《简·爱》和《呼啸山庄》B 《爱玛》和《傲慢与偏见》C 《理智与情感》和《曼斯菲尔德庄园》D 《名利场》和《大卫·科波菲尔》二、简答题（每题 10 分，共 30 分）1、请简要分析莎士比亚悲剧作品的艺术特色。

2、简述美国文学中“黑色幽默”的特点。

3、比较英国浪漫主义文学和美国浪漫主义文学的异同。