《英美文学选读》模拟试题(4)答案

《英美文学选读》模拟试题(四)一、MultipleChoice1.Romance,whichusesnarrativeverseorprosetotellstoriesof_______adventuresorotherheroicdeeds,isapopularliteraryforminthemedievalperiod.A.ChristianB.knightlyC.GreekD.primitive2.ThetragedyofDr.Faustus,theprotagonistinChristopherMarlowe’sTheTragicHistoryofDr.Faustus,istheveryfacethat_______.A.manisconfinedtotimeB.hetriedtojoinAfricatoSpainC.hebecameamanwithoutsoulafterhesolditD.heconjuredupHelen,theladywhowastheverycourseoftheTrojanWarMarlowe’sDr.FaustusThePassionateSheperdtoHisLove3.WhichofthefollowinghistoricaleventsdoesnotdirectlyhelptostimulatetherisingoftheRenaissanceMovements?A.TherediscoveryofancientGreekandRomanculture.B.Thenewdiscoveriesingeographyandastrology.C.TheGloriousrevolution.D.Thereligiousreformationandtheeconomicexpansion.4.LiteratureofNeoclassicismisdifferentfromthatofRomanticisminthat_______.A.theformercelebratesreason,rationality,orderandinstructionwhilethelatterseesliteratureasanexpressionofanindividual’sfeelingsandexperiencesB.theformerisheavilyreligiousbutthelattersecularC.theformerisanintellectualmovementthepurposeofwhichistoarousethemiddleclassforpoliticalrightswhilethelatterisconcernedwiththepersonalcultivation.D.theformeradvocatesthereturntonaturewhereasthelatterturnstotheancientGreekandRomanwritersforitsmodels5.“Andwewillsitupontherocks,/Seeingtheshepherdsfeedtheirflocks,/Byshallowriverstowhosefalls/Melodiousbirdssingmadrigals.”Theabovelinesareprobablytakenfrom_______.A.SpensersTheFaerieQueeneB.JohnDonnes“TheSunRising”C.Shakespeares“Sonnet18”D.Marlowes“ThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove”6.YoumayhavemeetthetermYahoooninternet,butyoumayalsohavemetitinEnglishliterature.Itisfoundin_______.A.JohnBunyan’sPilgrim’sProgressB.SamuelJohnson’sTheVanityofHumanWishesC.JonathanSwift’sGulliver’sTravelsD.HenryFielding’stomJones7.TheturesubjectofJohnDonnespoem,“TheSunRising,”isto_______.A.attackthesunasanunrulyservantB.givecomplimentstothemistressandherpowerofbeautyC.criticizethesunsintrusionintotheloversprivatelifeD.lecturethesunonwheretrueroyaltyandricheslie.8.Surface,Sneerwell,Backbite,andCandouraremostlikelythenamesofthecharactersin_______.A.Shaw’sMrsWarren’sProfessionB.Sheridan’sTheSchoolforScandalC.Shakespeare’sLove’sLabour’sLostD.ChristopherMarlowe’sDr.Faustus9.TheHouyhnhnmsdepictedbyJonathanSwiftinGulliversTravelsare_______.A.horsesthatareendowedwithreasonB.pigmiesthatareendowedwithadmirablequalitiesC.giantsthataresuperiorinwisdomD.hairy,wild,lowanddespicablecreatures,whoresemblehumanbeingsnotonlyinappearancebutalsoinsomeotherways.10.WhatdoesWordsworth’spoemTheSolitaryReapertellusaboutRomanticist?A.Toromanticists,poetryisanexpressionofanindividual’sfeelingsandexperiencesnomatterhowfragmentaryandmomentarythesefeelingsandexperiencesare.B.Romanticisttakedelightonlyinsoundeffect,thethemeofaworkisnottheirconcern.C.Romanticistarenotpatientpeople;theywouldleavebeforetherevelationofthetheme.D.Poetryshouldpresenttheapparentandtangible.11.Thephrase搕ourgepeopletoabidebyChristiandoctrinesandtoseeksalvationthroughconstantstruggleswiththeirownweaknessesandallkindsofsocialevils?maywellsumuptheimpliedmeaningof_______.A.GulliversTravelsB.TheRapeoftheLockC.RobinsonCrusoeD.ThepilgrimsProgress12.PrometheusUnboundisShelley’sgreatestachievement.Prometheus,accordingtotheGreekmythology,waschainedbyZeusonMountCaucasusandsufferedthevulture’sfeedingonhisliverfor_______.A.planningarevolttodethroneGodB.misinterpretingGod’sdecreetoreconcilemanandnatureC.prophesyingthearrivalofspringinawinterseasonD.stealingthefirefromheavenandgivingittoman13.WhichofthefollowingistakenfromJohnKeats’“OdeonaGrecianUrn”?A.“Ifalluponthethornsoflife!Ibleed!”B.“Theyarebothgoneuptothechurchtopary.”C.“Earthhasnotanythingtoshowmorefair.”D.“Beautyistruth,truthbeauty”.14.MyLastDuchessisapoemthatbestexemplifierRobertBrowning’s_______.A.sensitiveearforthesoundsoftheEnglishlanguageB.excellentchoiceofwordsC.masteringofthemetricaldevicesD.useofthedramaticmonologue15.“OdeonaGrecianUrn”showsthecontrastbetweenthe_______ofartandthe_______ofhumanpassion.A.glory…uglinessB.permanence…transienceC.transience…sordidnessD.glory…permanence16.TessoftheD’Urbervilles,oneofThomasHardy’sbestknownnovels,portraysmanas_______.A.beinghereditarilyeithergoodorbadB.beingself-sufficientC.havingnocontroloverhisownfateD.stillretaininghisownfaithinaworldofconfusion17.ThetypicalfeatureofRobetBrowningspoetryisthe_______.A.bittersatireB.larger-than-lifecaricatureC.LatinizeddictionD.dramaticmonologue18.Thetermtoneinliteraturemeans_______.A.soundeffectsuchasrhymeandmetricaldeviceB.thepitchofawordusedtodetermineitsmeaninginthegivencontextC.themannerofexpressiontoindicatethespeaker’sattitudetowardsthesubjectD.ashadeofcolourtoreflectthechangeofthelight19._______isthefirstimportantgovernessnovelintheEnglishliteraryhistory.A.JaneEyreB.EmmaC.WutheringHeightsD.Middlemarch20.InwhichofthefollowingpoemsbyWilliamButlerYeatsdidyoufindtheallusiontoHelenandtheTrojanWar?A.SailingtoByzantiumB.LedaandtheSwanC.TheLakeIsleifInnisfree.D.SownbytheSallyGarden21._______isconsideredt