2023年4月自考00604英美文學選讀試題及答案含解析

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1、【單選題】Shakespeare'sRomeoandJulieteulogizesthefaithfulnessoflove

and().

thespiritofpursuingindependence

thespiritofpursuinghappiness

A:

thequalityofdedication

B:

thequalityoftakingresponsibility

C:

答D:案：B

2、【單選題】JohnMilton'sAreopagiticaisrather(),comparedwiththetough

styleoftheotherprosework.

simpleandclear

directandprecise

A:

smoothandcalm

B:

easyandlogic

C:

答D:案：C

3、【單選題】TheplayTheTragedyofTragediesiswrittenby().

HenryFielding

JohnMilton

A:

ThomasHardy

B:

BernardShaw

C:

答D:案：A

4、【單選題】Thenovel()isoriginallydraftedasFirstImpressions."

PrideandPrejudice

Emma

A:

WutheringHeights

B:

JaneEyre

C:

答D:案：A

5、【單選題】Oneday,becauseOliver,aheroinOliverTwist,asksformore(),

heissenttoanundertakertoworkasanapprentice.

money

gruel

A:

care

B:

freedom

C:

答D:案：B

6、【單選題】AlmostallEnglishwritersafterShakespearehavebeeninfluenced

byhimeitherinhisartisticpointofview,inliterary()orinlanguage.

form

material

A:

theme

B:

structure

C:

答D:案：A

7、【單選題】ThefirstperiodoftheEnglishRenaissancewasoneofimitation

and().

improvement

criticism

A:

assimilation

B:

evolution

C:

答D:案：C

8、【單選題】ThefollowingworksareallDanielDefoe'snovelsEXCEPT().

RobinsonCrusoe

Persuasion

A:

CaptainSingleton

B:

MollFlanders

C:

答D:案：B

9、【單選題】Gulliver'sTravelsisJonathanSwift'sgreatest()work.

serious

comic

A:

humorous

B:

satiric

C:

答D:案：D

10、【單選題】PercyByssheShelley'sgreatestachievementishis().

proseessay,ADefenseofPoetry

lyrics,"ToaSkylark"

A:

politicallyrics,"MenofEngland"

B:

poeticdrama,PrometheusUnbound

C:

答D:案：D

11、【單選題】InthenovelPrideandPrejudice,()isthemostbeautifuland

good-naturedeldestdaughteroftheBennets.

Elizabeth

Jane

A:

Mary

B:

Lydia

C:

答D:案：B

12、【單選題】CharlesDickens()inhisearlynovels.

callspeople'sattentiontothesocialproblem

criticizeshelplessprotest

A:

attackssocialevils

B:

exploressocialmorality

C:

答D:案：C

13、【單選題】Jane,thetitularheroineinJaneEyre,staysatLowood-a()for

eightyears.

orphanage

normalschool

A:

nunnery

B:

charityschool

C:

答D:案：D

14、【單選題】MarriageofHeavenandHelliswrittenby().

JohnMilton

WilliamBlake

A:

WaltWhitman

B:

RobertFrost

C:

答D:案：B

15、【單選題】WilliamWordsworth'spoem"MyHeartLeapsUp"isamasterpieceon

().

nature

humanlife

A:

politicalviews

B:

religiousideas

C:

答D:案：A

16、【單選題】TheMayorofCasterbridgeisoneofthemostrepresentativeworks

of()asbothanaturalisticandcriticalrealistwriter.

ThomasHardy

JonathanSwift

A:

DanielDefoe

B:

CharlesDickens

C:

答D:案：A

17、【單選題】InRobinsonCrusoe,Robinson'slifetakesaturnforthebetter

whenhe().

growscrops

domesticatesanimals

A:

buildshomesforhimself

B:

savesayoungNegro

C:

答D:案：D

18、【單選題】T.S.Eliot'smostfamouspoemis().

TheCriterion

PrufrockandOtherObservations

A:

TheWasteLand

B:

TheHollowMen

C:

答D:案：C

19、【單選題】Lawrencewasrecognizedasaprominentnovelistonlyafterhe

publishedhisthirdnovel,().

SonsandLovers

LadyChatterley'sLover

A:

TheTrespasser

B:

C:

TheWhitePeacock

答D:案：A

20、【單選題】ThefollowingworksbelongtoCharlesDickens'laterworksEXCEPT

().

BleakHouse

HardTimes

A:

GreatExpectations

B:

DavidCopperfield

C:

答D:案：D

21、【單選題】In1842,inorderto(),CharlotteBronteandhersisterwentto

Brusselstoimprovetheirforeignlanguages.

beteachersorgovernesses

writenovels

A:

toopenupaschooloftheirown

B:

travelallovertheworld

C:

答D:案：C

22、【單選題】TheworkPygmalioniswrittenby().

D.H.Lawrence

BernardShaw

A:

ThomasHardy

B:

T.S.Eliot

C:

答D:案：B

23、【單選題】ThomasHardy'smostfamousepic-dramaTheDynastsisabout().

theFirstWorldWar

thelifeoftheinterestingpeople

A:

theNapoleonicWars

B:

theoldruralcountry

C:

答D:案：C

24、【單選題】ThethemeofLawrence'sTheTrespasserisabout()andthelackof

warmthbetweenpeople.

thefailureofunderstandingbetweenlovers

A:

thetiblesocialcorruption

thefailureofhumancontact

B:

unhealthyinterpersonalrelationship

C:

答D:案：C

25、【單選題】Modernismis,inmanyaspects,areactionagainst().

realism

romanticism

A:

criticism

B:

symbolism

C:

答D:案：A

26、【單選題】Between1879and1883,BernardShawwrote(),butnoneofthem

broughthimprofitorfame.

fiveplays

fivenovels

A:

tenplays

B:

tennovels

C:

答D:案：B

27、【單選題】ThefollowingworksarewrittenbyNathanielHawthorneEXCEPT().

TheScarletLetter

TheEuropeans

A:

TheBlithedaleRomance

B:

TheMarbleFaun

C:

答D:案：B

28、【單選題】Inthepoem()Whitmansetsforthtwoprincipalbeliefs:the

theoryofuniversality,andthebeliefinthesingularityandequalityofall

beingsinvalue.

TherewasaChildWentForth

WhenLilacsLastintheDooryardBloom'd

A:

SongofMyself

B:

CavalryCrossingaFord

C:

答D:案：C

29、【單選題】OneofthehalfdozenmajorAmericanliteraryfiguresofthe

nineteenthcentury,()isbest-knownastheauthorofhismightybook,Moby-Dick.

ScottFitzgerald

WaltWhitman

A:

HenryJames

B:

HermanMelville

C:

答D:案：D

30、【單選題】MarkTwain'sAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnbeginswitha

descriptionofhow().

HuckissavedbytheGrangerfordfamily

HuckstrugglesontheMississippi

A:

HuckescapestoJackson'sIsland

B:

WidowDouglasattemptstocivilizeHuck

C:

答D:案：A

31、【單選題】MorethanfivehundredpoemsEmilyDickinsonwroteareabout().

nature

religion

A:

love

B:

death

C:

答D:案：A

32、【單選題】InthelastchapterofTheodoreDreiser'sSisterCarrie,Carrie,

theprotagonist,().

livesinherpoorroomlonely

desertsHurstwood

A:

commitssuicide

B:

isunsuccessful

C:

答D:案：B

33、【單選題】TheAmbassadors,TheGoldenBowland()arewidelyconsideredto

beHenryJames'mostinfluentialcontributiontoliterature.

TheAmerican

TheEuropeans

A:

TheWingsoftheDove

B:

DaisyMiller

C:

D:

答案：C

34、【單選題】From1865to1914theAmericansocietychangedalot.Firstofall,

()affectedboththesocialandthevaluesystemofthecountry.

theCivilWar

theFirstWorldWar

A:

Puritanism

B:

Transcendentalism

C:

答D:案：A

35、【單選題】Thewriter()livedtobealmost90,lovedandhonorednotonlyin

hisnativeNewEnglandbutthroughoutAmerica.

WaltWhitman

RobertFrost

A:

MarkTwain

B:

ErnestHemingway

C:

答D:案：B

36、【單選題】Theprotagonist()isthecharacterinWilliamFaulkner'sLightin

August.

MissRosa

Mr.Compson

A:

JoeChristmas

B:

ThomasSutpen

C:

答D:案：C

37、【單選題】F.ScottFitzgeraldfollowstheJamesiantraditioninusing()in

hischapters.

thedescriptionofthecharacters

thedescriptionofthedetails

A:

psychologicalmethod

B:

thescenicmethod

C:

答D:案：D

38、【單選題】MostofErnestHemingway'slaterworksaremerelyvariationsof()

inInOurTime.

theNickAdamsstories

theIndianstories

A:

theNick'sfather'sexperience

B:

theIndianwoman'sexperience

C:

答D:案：A

39、【單選題】WilliamFaulknerpublishedhisnovel()in1926.

TheSoundandtheFury

AsILayDying

A:

Soldier'sPay

B:

LightinAugust

C:

答D:案：C

40、【單選題】Theessay"TheArtofFiction"iswrittenby().

TheodoreDreiser

EmilyDickinson

A:

HermanMelville

B:

HenryJames

C:

答D:案：D

41、【問答題】Tyger!Tyger!burningbrightIntheforestsofthenight,What

immortalhandoreyeCouldframethyfearfulsymmetry?Questions:A.Identify

theauthorandthetitleofthepoemfromwhichthequotedpartistaken.B.What

isthe"Tyger"pairedwithinthispoem?C.What'sthemeaningoftheword

"symmetry"?

答案：A.WilliamBlake;“TheTyger"B.The"Lamb".C.Itmeansthewell-

proportionedbodyofthetiger.

42、【問答題】MRS.Warren.Whatnonsenseisthisyouretryingtotalk?Doyou

wanttoshewyourindependence,nowthatyoureagreatlittlepersonatschool?

Don'tbeafool,child.VIVE.[indulgently]That'sallyouhavetosayonthe

subject,isit,mother?Questions:A.Identifythetitleoftheplayfromwhich

thequotedpartistaken.B.Whoistheauthor?C.Whatistheplayabout?

答案：A.Mrs.Warren'sProfession.B.BemardShaw.C.Abouttheeconomic

oppressionofwomen.

43、【問答題】SoIwasfulloftrouble,fullasIcouldbe;anddidn'tknowwhat

todo.AtlastIhadanidea;andIsays,I'llgoandwritetheletter-andthen

seeifIcanpray.Why,itwasastonishing,thewayIfeltaslightasa

feather,rightstraightoff,andmytroublesallgone.SoIgotapieceofpaper

andapencil,allgladandexcited,andsetdownandwrote:MissWatsonyour

runawayniggerJimisdownheretwomilebelowPikesvilleandMr.Phelpshas

gothimandhewillgivehimupfortherewardifyousend.Questions:

A.Identifytheauthor.B.Whatisthetitleofthenovelfromwhichthequoted

partistaken?C.Whatdoesthedescriptionofthispartreflect?

答案：A.MarkTwain.B.AdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.C.ItreflectsHuck's

innerconflictaboutwhetherornotheshouldwritealettertotellMiss

WatsonwhereJimis.

44、【問答題】MissEmilyjuststaredathim,herheadtiltedbackinorderto

lookhimeyeforeye,untilhelookedawayandwentandgotthearsenicandwrapped

itup.TheNegrodeliveryboybroughtherthepackage;thedruggistdidn'tcome

back.Whensheopenedthepackageathometherewaswrittenonthebox,under

theskullandbones:“Forrats."Questions:A.Identifytheauthorandtitleof

thenovelfromwhichthequotedpartistaken.B.Whatisthebestwordto

describeMissEmily'spersonality?C.Whatkindofwritingdevicedoestheauthor

useinnarration?

答案：A.WilliamFaulkner,“ARoseforEmily".B."Deformed"or“eccentric".

C.TheGothicdevicesinnarration.

45、【問答題】WhataretheweaknessesofeachheroinShakespeare'sgreatest

tragedies?

答案：EachheroinShakespeare'sfourgreatesttragedieshashisweaknessof

nature:Hamletfacesthedilemmabetweenactionandmind;Othello'sinner

weaknessismadeuseofbytheoutsideevilforce,theoldkingLearwhois

unwillingtototallygiveuphispowertomakehimselfsufferfromtreachery

andinfidelity;andMacbeth'slustforpowerstirsuphisambitionandleads

himtoincessantcrimes..

46、【問答題】Character-portrayalisthemostdistinguishingfeatureofCharles

Dickens'works.Whatarethecharacteristicsofthemaincharactersdepictedby

CharlesDickens?

答案：CharlesDickens'best-depictedcharactersarechildcharacters:Oliver

Twist,LittleNell,DavidCopperfieldandLittleDorrit.Thoseare

innocent,virtuous,persecuted,helpless.Thesecondgroupofcharactersare:

Fagin,BillSikesandQuilp.Theyarehorribleandgrotesque.Thethirdgroupof

charactersareMr.Micawber,SamWellerandMrs.Gamp.Theyarehumorousand

comical.

47、【問答題】WhatdoesHemingway's"Iceberg"analogymean?

答案：Typicalofthis“iceberg"analogyisHemingway'sstyle.Hethinksgood

literarywritingshouldbeabletomakereadersfeeltheemotionofthe

charactersdirectlyandthebestwaytoproducetheeffectistosetdown

exactlyeveryparticularfeelingwithoutanyauthorialcomments,without

emotivelanguage,andwithabareminimumofadjectivesandadverbs.

48、【問答題】WhatareEmilyDickinson'sviewpointstowardsreligion?

答案：Insomeofherpoems,shewroteaboutherdoubtandbeliefabout

religioussubjects.Whileshedesiredsalvationandimmortality,shedeniedthe

orthodoxviewofparadise.AlthoughshebelievedinGod,shesometimesdoubted

Hisbenevolence.CloselyrelatedtoDickinson'sreligiouspoetryareher

poemsconcerningdeathandimmortality.Shelookedatdeathfromtheviewof

boththelivingandthedying.

49、【問答題】Gulliver'sTravelsisanartisticmasterpiece.JonathanSwiftisa

greatmasterofEnglishprose.Basedonthese,brieflydiscussthefeaturesof

thestructureofthisnovel.

答案：Instructure,thefourpartsofthenovelmakeanorganicwhole,with

eachcontriveduponanindependentstructure,andyetcomplementingtheothers

andcontributingtothecentralconcernofstudyofhumannatureandlife.

Thefirsttwopartsaregenerallyconsideredthebestpaired-upwork.

TheexaggeratedsmallnessinPart1worksjustaseffectivelyasthe

exaggeratedlargenessinPart2.Thesimilaritiesbetweenhumanbeingsandthe

LilliputiansandthecontrastbetweentheBrobdingnagiansandhumanbeingsboth

bearreferencetothepossibilitiesofhumanstate.Part3,thoughseeminglya

bitrandom,furthersthecriticismofthewesterncivilizationanddeals

withdifferentmalpracticesandfalseillusionsaboutscience,philosophy,

historyandimmortality.Thelastpart,wherecomparisonismadethrough

bothsimilaritiesanddifferences,leadsthereaderafundamentalquestion:

Whatonearthisahumanbeing?

50、【問答題】WaltWhitmanemployedbrand-newmeansinhispoetry.Briefly

discussthefeaturesofhispoems