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英美文学B41 ．The English Renaissance period was an age ofA. poetry and drama.B. drama and novel.C. novel and poetry.D. romance and poetry.42. In Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice，Antonio could not pay back the money he borrowed from Shy-lock，becauseA. his money was all invested in the newly-emerging textile industry.B. his enterprise went bankrupt.C. Bassanio was able to pay his own debt.D. his ships had all been lost.43 ．In English poetry，a four-line stanza is calledA. heroic couplet.B. quatrain.C. Spenserian stanza.D. terza rima.44. The 18th century witnessed a new literary form-the modern English novel，which，contrary to themedieval romance，gives a＿presentation of life of the common people.A. romanticB. realisticC. propheticD. idealistic45 ．As a whole，＿is one of the most effective and devastating criticisms and satires of all aspectsin the then English and European life-socially，politically，religiously，philosophically，scientifi-cally，and morally.A. Moll FlandersB. Gulliver’s TravelsC. Pilgrim’s ProgressD. The School for Scandal46. Which of the following works best represents the national spirit of the 18th-century England?A. Robinson CrusoeB. Gulliver’s TravelsC. Jonathan Wild the GreatD. A Sentimental journey47 ．Shelley’s masterpiece，Prometheus Unbound，is a verse drama，which borrows the basic story fromA. the BibleB. a German legendC. a Greek playD. One Thousand and One Nights48. In the first part of the novel Pride and Prejudice，Mr. Darcy has a（n)＿of the Bennet family.A. high opinionB. great admirationC. low opinionD. erroneous view49. In Byron’s poem“Song for the Luddites，”the word“Luddite" refers to theA. workers who destroyed the machines in their protest against unemployment.B. rising bourgeoisie who fights against the aristocratic class.C. descendents of the ancient king，Lud.D. poor country people who suffered under the rule of the landlord class.50. Mr. Micawber in David Copperfield and Sam Well in Pickwick Paper's are perhaps the best＿characters created by Charles Dickens.A. comicB. tragicC. roundD. sophisticatedB51 ．A typical Forsyte，according to John Galsworthy，is a man with a strong sense of＿，who never pays any attention to human feelings.A. justiceB. humorC. moralityD. propertyC52 ．Linguistically，compared with the writings of Mark Twain，Henry James’s fiction is noted for hisA. frontier vernacular.B. rich colloquialism.C. vulgarly descriptive words.D. refined elegant language.A53．Which of the following statements about Washington Irving is NOT true?A. Literary imagination should breed in a land rich in the past culture.B. He is preoccupied with the Calvinistic view of original sin and the mystery of evil.C. His stories are among the best of the American literature.D. Some of his works are based on the materials of the European legendary tales.D 54 ．Which of the following is NOT one of the main ideas advocated by Emerson，the chief spokesman of New England Transcendentalism?A. As an individual，man is divine and can develop and improve himself infinitely.B. Nature exercises a healthy and restorative influence on human beings.C. There exists an emotional communication between an individual soul and the universal“Over-soul.”D. Evil and sin are ever present in human heart and will pass on from one generation to“another.”B55 ．Whitman’s poems are characterized by all the following features EXCEPTA. the strict poetic form.B. the free and natural rhythm.C. the easy flow of feelings.D. the simple and conversational language.56. Which of the following works best illustrates the Calvinistic view of original singA. Stowe’s Uncle Ton’，CabinB. James’s The Portrait of a Lady.C. Hemingway’s A Farewell to ArmsD. Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter.57 ．Beside symbolism，all the following qualities EXCEPT＿are fused to make Melville’s Moby- Dick a world classic．A. narrative powerB. psychological analysisC. speculative agilityD. optimistic view of lifeC58 ．The raft with which Huck and Jim make their voyage down the Mississippi River may symbolize all the following EXCEPTA. a return to nature.B. an escape from evils，injustices，and corruption of the civilized society.C. the American society in the early 19th century.D. a small world where people of different colors can live friendly and happily.D59 ．Emily Grierson，the protagonist in Faulkner’s story“A Rose for Emily，”can be regarded as a symbol for all the following qualities EXCEPTA. old values.B. rigid ideas of social status.C. bigotry and eccentricity.D. harmony and inte护ty.B60. As a Modernist poet，Pound is noted for his active involvement in theA. cubist school of modern painting.B. Imagist Movement.C. stream-of-consciousness technique.D. German Expressionism.61 ．The statement that a boy’s night journey to an Indian village to witness the violenceof both birth and death provides all the possibilities of a learning experience may well sum up the major theme ofA. Faulkner’s story“A Rose for Emily"B. Hemingway’s story“Indian Camp"．C. Irving’s story“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"．D. James’s story“Daisy Miller"．62. Which of the following plays by 0’Neill can be read autobiographically?A. The Hairy ApeB. The Emperor JonesC. The Iceman ComethD. Long Day’s Journey Into Night63 ．According to Mark Twain，in river towns up and down the Mississippi，it was every boy’s dream tosome day grow up to beA. Methodist preacher.B. a justice of the peace.C. a riverboat pilot.D. a pirate on the Indian ocean.64 ．Literature of Neoclassicism is different from that of Romanticism in thatA. the former celebrates reason，rationality，order and instruction while the latter sees literature as an expression of an individual’s feeling and experiences.B. the former is heavily religious but the latter secular.C. the former is an intellectual movement the purpose of which is to arouse the middle class for political rights while the latter is concerned with the personal cultivation.D. the former advocates the“return to nature" whereas the latter tu rns to the ancient Greek and Roman writers for its models.65.“Surface"，“Sneerwell"，“Backbite"，and“Candour" are most likely the names of the characters inA. Shaw’s Mrs Warren’s ProfessionB. Sheridan’s The School for ScandalC. Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s LostD. Christopher Marlowe’s Dr. Faustus66. Tess of the D’Urbervilles，one of Thomas Hardy’s best known一novels，portrays man asA. being hereditarily either good or bad.B. being self-sufficient.C. having no control over his own fate.D. still retaining his own faith in a world of confusion.67 ．Which of the following brings LITTLE impact on the development of 20th century literature？A. Friedrich Nietzche’s assertions：“God is dead"B. Arther Sc hopenharuer’s and Henry Bergson’s philosophical ideas of irrationality.C ．Oscar Wilde’s idea of“Art for Art’s Sake"．D. Freudian-Jungian psycho-analysis68 ．The term tone in literature meansA. sound effect such as rhyme and metrical device.B. the pitch of a word used to determine its meaning in the given context.C. the manner of expression to indicate the speaker’s attitude towards the subject.D. a shade of colour to reflect the change of the light.69 ．James Joyce is the author of all the following novels exceptA. Dubliners.B. Jude the Obscure.C. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.D. Ulysses.70. We can perhaps summarize that Walt Whit man’s poems are characterized by all thefollowing features except that they areA. conversational and crude.B. lyrical and well一structured.C ．wimple and rather crude. D. free-flowing.71 ．Who exerts the single most important influence on literary naturalism，of whichTheodore Dreiser and Jack London are among the best representative writersA. FreudB. Darwin.C. W.D. Howells. D. Emerson72．Mark Twain，one of the greatest 19th century American writers，is well known for hisA. international theme.B. waste-land imagery.C. local color.D. symbolism.73 ．The period before the American Civil War is commonly referred to asA. the Romantic Period.B. the Realistic Period. C．the Naturalist Period. D. the ModernPeriod.74 ．Most of Herman Melville’s novels are based on sea voyages and sea adventures.Which of the follow ing is not the case?A. Typee.B. Moby-Dick.C. Omoo.D. The Confidence-Man75 ．In Henry James’Daisy Miller，the author tries to portray the young woman as anembodiment ofA. the force of convention.B. the free spirit of the New World.C. the decline of aristocracy.D. the corruption of the newly rich.D76. Which of the following is not a work of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s?A. The House of the Seven Gables.B. The Blithedale Romance.C. The Marble Falun.D. White Jacket.C 77 ．Besides sketches，tales and essays，Washington Irving also published a book on＿＿，which isalso considered an important part of his creative writing.A. poetic theory B ．French artC. history of New YorkD. life of George WashingtonA78 ．In Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby，there are detailed descriptions of big parties. The purpose of such descriptions is so showA. emptiness of life.B. the corruption of the upper class.C. contrast of the rich and the poor.D. the happy days of the Jazz Age.79 ．In American literature，escaping from the society and returning to nature is a commonsubject. The following titles are all related，in one way or another，to the subject exceptA. Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.B. Dreiser’s Sister Carrie.C. Copper’s Leather-Stocking Tales.D. Thoreau’s Walden.D80. Emily Dickinson wrote many short poems on various aspects of life. Which of the following is not a usual subject of her poetic expression?A. Religion.B. Life and death.C. Love and marriage.D. War and peace. l 鬓蒸NB 薰黝fl .GtyAA篡默一DDBDs1BCADB熟奎56----怨CDB76--80 DCAHD63。