英美文学作品选读试题

英美文学作品选读试题 Test1 1Which of the following novels by D.H.Lawrence shows the influence of Freud's theory of psychoanalysis,especially that of the "Oedipus complex"? A. The Rainbow B. Women in Love C. Sons and Lovers D. Lady Chatterley's Lover [参考答案] Sons and Lovers 2 In Chapter III of Oliver Twist, Oliver is punished for that ―impious and profane offence of asking for more‖ . What did Oliver ask for more? A. More time to play B. More food to eat C. More books to read D. More money to spend [参考答案] More food to eat 3 "Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless?... And if God had gifted me with some beauty, and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you." The above quoted passage is most probable taken from________. A. Pride and Prejudice B. Jane Eyre C. Wuthering Heights D. Great Expectations [参考答案] Jane Eyre 4 In the 19th-century English literature, a new literary trend______ appeared. A. realism B. naturalism C. romanticism D. critical realism [参考答案] critical realism 5 D.H. Lawrence artistic tendency is mainly______, which combine dramatic scence with authoritative commentary. A. romanticism B. realism C. naturalism D. modernism [参考答案] realism 6 The Victorian Age was an age of ______, eminently represented by Dickens and Thackeray. A. poetry B. drama C. prose D. epic prose [参考答案] epic prose 7 Dickens’best- depicted characters are the following, EXCEPT ______. A. innocent, virtuous, persecuted and helpless child characters B. horrible and grotesque characters C. broadly humorous or comical characters D. simple, innocent and faithful women characters [参考答案] simple, innocent and faithful women characters 8 The ________ Movement appeared in the 30s of the 19th century. It showed that the English workers were able to appear as an independent political force and were already realizing the fact that the industrial bourgeoisie was their principal enemy. A. Enlightenment B. Renaissance C. Chartist D. Romanticist [参考答案] Chartist 9 Charlotte Bronte’s autobiograghical work ______ largely based on her experience in Brussels. A. The Professor B. Shirley C. Villette D. Jane Eyre [参考答案] Jane Eyre 10、Most of Hardy’s later works show his ___________ view of life. A. optimistic B. pessimistic C. practical D. ironical [参考答案] pessimistic 11 The end of the 19th century is a period of struggle between ______ and _______ trends in art and literature. A. Realistic, Anti-realistic B. Realsistic, Surreslistic C. Realistic, Romantic D. Romantic, Humansism [参考答案] Realistic, Anti-realistic 12 "So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, / So long lives this , and this gives life to thee.‖(Shakespeare, Sonnets 18) What does ―this‖ refer to ? A. Lover B. Time C. Summer D. Poetry [参考答案] Poetry 13 The first novel written by Thomas Hardy is ―__________________‖. A. Desperate Remedies - 2 - B. Under the Greenwood C. The Return of the Native D. The Mayor of Casterbridge [参考答案] Desperate Remedies 14 The major concer of _______ fiction lies in the tracing of the psychological development of his characters and in his energetic criticism of the dehumanizing effect of the capitalist industrialization on human nature. A. D.H. Lawrence's B. J.Galsworthy's C. W. Thackeray's D. T.Hardy's [参考答案] D.H. Lawrence's 15 The success of _______ is also due to its introduction to the English novel the first governess heroine. A. The Professor B. Jane Eyre C. Wuthering Heights D. Far From the Madding Crowd [参考答案] Jane Eyre 16 Which of the following is the hero in the novel Jane Eyre? A. Mr. Rochester B. Heathcliff C. Hindley D. Silas Marner [参考答案] Mr. Rochester 17 Which one is the English greatest critical realist novelist? A. William Makepeace Thackeray B. Charles Dickens C. George Eliot D. Thomas Hardy [参考答案] Charles Dickens 18 Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of Modernism? A. To elevate the individual and inner being over the social being. B. To put the stress on traditional values. C. To portray the distorted and alienated relationship between man and his environment. D. To advocate a conscious break with the past. [参考答案] To put the stress on traditional values. 19 Charles Dickens novel, ______ is famous for its vivid description of the work- house and life of the underworld in the 19th-century London. A. The Pickwick Paper B. Oliver Twist C. David Copperfield D. Nicholas Nickleby - 3 - [参考答案] Oliver Twist 20 "He was afraid of her---the small, severe woman with graying hair suddenly bursting out in such frenzy . The postman came running back, afraid something had happened .They saw his tipped cap over the short curtains. Mrs. Morel rushed to the door.‖ The above passage is taken from_____________. A. Charlotte Bronte’ s The professor B. Charles Dickens’s Dombey and Son C. D.H. Lawrence’s Sons and Lovers D. John Galsworthy’s The Forsyte Saga [参考答案] D.H. Lawrence’s Sons and Lovers 21、Tess of the D'Urbervilles, one of Thomas Hardy's best known novles, portrays man as ______. A. being hereditarily either good or bad B. being self-sufficient C. having no control over his won fate D. still retaining his own faith in a wold of confusion [参考答案] having no control over his won fate 22、In Hardy’s Tess of D’urbervilles , the heroine’s tragic ending is due to . A. her weak character B. her ambition C. Angel Clare’s selfishness D. a hostile society [参考答案] a hostile society 23 When he was young, Benjamin Franklin became an apprentice in a __________________.A A. printing house B. store C. Tailor’s shop D. factory 24 "'Damn the fool! Ther he is', cried Heathcliff, sinking back into his seat. Hush, my darling! 'Hush, hush, Catherine! I'll stay. If he shot me so, I'd expire with a blessing in my lips.'" The novel from which the passage is taken must be ____D___. A. Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice B. Charles Dickens’s The Old Curiosity Shop C. Samuel Richardson's Pamela D. Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights - 4 - Test2 试题1:Of all Herman Melville’s sea adventure stories, ________ proves to be the best. Typee Redburn Moby – Dick Omoo [参考答案] Moby – Dick 试题2:American ―Transcendentalists most typically believe that_________ man is divine in name art is superior to life man can transform nature poetry is the highest form of art [参考答案] man can transform nature 试题3: Besides sketches, tales and essays, Washington Irving also published a book on _____, which is also considered an important part of his creative writing. poetic theory French art history of New York life of George Washington [参考答案] history of New York 试题4: Poe’s first collection of short stories is _______________. Tales of a Traveller Leatherstocking Tales Canterbury Tales Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque [参考答案] Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque 试题5: In American literature the first important writer who earned an international fame on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean is_____ Washington Irving Ralph Waldo Emerson Nathaniel Hawthorne Walt Whitman [参考答案] Washington Irving 试题6: Henry David Thoreau's work,__,has always been regarded as a masterpiece of New England Transcendentalism. Walden The pioneers Nature Song of Myself [参考答案] Walden 试题7: The Transcendentalists believe that, first, nature is ennobling, and second, the individual is______. [参考答案] divine insignificant vicious by nature divine forward-looking 试题8: Which of the following is NOT one of the main ideas advocated by Emerson, the chief spokesman of American Romanticism? Importance of the Individual Faith in Christianity The Over-soul Self-reliance [参考答案] Faith in Christianity 试题9: It is on his_______ that Washington Irving's fame mainly rested. childhood recollections sketches about his European tours early poetry tales about America [参考答案] tales about America 试题10: The American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne is known for his "black vision." The term "black vision" refers to ______. - 5 - Hawthorne's observation that every man faces a black wall Hawthorne's belief that all men are by nature evil that Hawthorne's employed a dream vision to tell his story that Puritans of Hawthorne's time usually wore black clothes [参考答案] Hawthorne's belief that all men are by nature evil 试题11: In Hawthorne's novels and short stories, intellectuals ususlly appear as______. commentators observers villains saviors [参考答案] villains 试题12: The period before the American Civil War is commonly referred to as_______. the romantic period the realistic period the naturalistic period the modern period [参考答案] the romantic period 试题13: ______ usually was regarded as the first American writher. William Bradford Anne Bradstreet Emily Dickinson Captain John Smith [参考答案] Captain John Smith 试题14: Which of the following works concerns most concentratedly the Calvinistic view of original sin? The Wasteland The Scarlet Letter Leaves of Grass As I Lay Dying [参考答案] The Scarlet Letter 试题15: Anne Bradstreet was a Puritan poet. Her poems made such a stir in England that she became known as the―______‖ who appeared in America. Ninth Muse Tenth Muse Best Muse First Muse [参考答案] Tenth Muse 试题16: The literary characters of the American type in the early 19th century is generally charaterized by all the following features EXCEPT that they______. speak local dialets are polite and elegant gentlemen are simple and crude farmers are noble savages (red and white)untainted by society [参考答案] are polite and elegant gentlemen 试题17: In American literature,escaping from the society and returning to nature is common subject. The following titles are all related in one way or another, to the subject EXCEPT_______. Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Dreiser's Sister Carrie Cooper's Leather-Stocking Tales Thoreau's Walden [参考答案] Dreiser's Sister Carrie 试题18: Which work is written by Freneau? The Right of Man The Wild Honey Suckle Poor Richard’s Almanac The Day of Doom - 6 - [参考答案] The Wild Honey Suckle 试题19: The common thread throughout American literature has been the emphasis on the ________. Revolutionism Reason Inividualism Rationalism [参考答案] Inividualism 试题20: Hester Pryme, Dimmsdale,Chillingworth and Pearl are most likely the names of the characters in ___. The Scarlet Letter The House of the Seven Gablest The Portrait of a Lady The pioneers [参考答案] The Scarlet Letter 试题21:The American Puritanism as a cultural heritage benefited the Americans in________. strengthening their moral values weakening their religious faith knowing truth intuitively developing their science and technology [参考答案] strengthening their moral values 试题22:American “Transcendentalists most typically believe that_________ . man is divine in name art is superior to life man can transform nature poetry is the highest form of art [参考答案] man can transform nature 试题23:Which work is written by Freneau? The Right of Man The Wild Honey Suckle Poor Richard’s Almanac The Day of Doom [参考答案] The Wild Honey Suckle: 试题24:The Romantic writers would focus on all the following issues EXCEPT the ___ in the American literary histrory. A. individual feelings B. idea of survival of the fittest C. strong imagination D. return to nature [参考答案] idea of survival of the fittest - 7 - Test3 1、试题: About Naturalism, which of the following statements is NOT correct? A. They portrayed misery and poverty of the ―underdogs,‖ who were demonstrably victims of society and nature. B. Naturalists chose their subjects from the lower ranks of society. C. American Naturalism is a reaction against Realism. D. One of the most familiar themes in American Naturalism is the theme of human ―bestiality,‖ especially an explanation of sexual desire. [参考答案] American Naturalism is a reaction against Realism. 2、试题: Robert Frost rejected ____ choosing ____ instead. A. the conventional poetic principles… the revolutionary way B. the romantic way… the revolutionary principles C. the revolutionary principles… the romantic way D. the revolutionary poetic principles of his contemporaries… the old-fashioned way to be new [参考答案] the revolutionary poetic principles of his contemporaries… the old-fashioned way to be new 3、试题: As a great innovator in American literature, Walt Whitman wrote his poetry in an unconventional style which is now called _______; that is _______. A. hymn...poetry with chanting refrains B. blank verse...poetry without rhymes at the end of the lines but with a fixed beat C. free verse...poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme D. ode...poetry in an irregular metric form and expressing noble feelings [参考答案] free verse...poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme 4、试题: Generally speaking, all those writers with a naturalistic approach to human reality tend to be______. A. transcendentalists B. optimists C. pessimists D. idealists [参考答案] pessimists 5、试题: In her life, Emily Dickinson makes enchanting poetry out of______. A. a happy and active life B. adventurous experiences C. a single household and an inactive life D. a hard and suffering life [参考答案] a single household and an inactive life 6、试题: American _______, another school of realism, resulted mainly from the - 8 - impact of Darwin’s evolutionary theory and the influence of the 19th century French literature. A. Transcendentalism B. Naturalism C. Enlightenment D. Freudianism [参考答案] Naturalism 7、试题: Typical of the ―iceberg‖ analogy is ______ writing style. A. Eugene O’ Neill’s B. Ernest Hemingway’s C. William Faulkner’s D. Scott Fitzgerald’s [参考答案] Ernest Hemingway’s 8、试题: The three dominant figures of the period of Realism in American literature are ____. A. Mark Twain, Henry James, and Jack London B. Mark Twain, Henry James, and Theodore Dreiser C. William Dean Howells, Mark Twain, and Jack London D. William Dean Howells, Mark Twain, and Henry James [参考答案] William Dean Howells, Mark Twain, and Henry James 9、试题: The Hemingway Code heroes are best remembered for their ____. A. pessimistic view of life B. indestructible spirit C. war experiences D. masculinity [参考答案] indestructible spirit 10、试题: The modern stream-of-consciousness technique was frequently and skillfully exploited by _______ to emphasize the reactions and inner musings of the narrator. He captured the dialects of the Mississippi characters, including Negroes and the redneck, as well as more refined and educated narrators like Quentin. A. Faulkner B. Fitzgerald C. Hemingway D. Steinbeck [参考答案] Faulkner 11、试题: _______ won the Pulitzer Prize four times and was the only dramatist ever to win a Nobel Prize. He is widely acclaimed ―founder of the American drama,‖ and recognized even more as a major figure in world literature. A. Miller - 9 - B. William C. Heller D. O’Neill [参考答案] O’Neill 12、试题: Hemingway’s first true novel____ casts light on a whole generation after the First World War and the effects of the war by way of a vivid portrait of ―The Lost Generation.‖ A. The Sun Also Rises B. The Old Man and the Sea C. For Whom the Bell Tolls D. A Farewell to Arms [参考答案] The Sun Also Rises 13、试题: In his famous poem Song of Myself, Walt Whitman sets forth two principal beliefs: the belief in the singularity and equality of all beings in value, and the theory of ____, which is illustrated by lengthy catalogues of people and things. A. nationality B. universality C. nature D. community [参考答案] universality 14、试题: Which of the following statements about Mark Twain is NOT true? A. He is a humorist. B. He is a realist. C. He is a local colorist. D. He is a psychologist [参考答案] He is a psychologist 15、试题: In the poem ―I heard a Fly buzz—when I died—‖ Emily Dickinson gives a tense description of the greatest rending of the moment of ____. A. death B. immortality C. love D. nature [参考答案] death 16、试题: Within her little lyrics Dickinson addresses those issues that concern the whole human beings EXCEPT____. A. religion and death B. immortality C. man and woman love and nature - 10 - [参考答案] man and woman 17、试题: Henry James’ fame generally rests upon his novels and stories with the ____ theme. A. Deep South B. local color C. international D. national [参考答案] international 18、试题: _______was the leader of a new movement in poetry which he called ―Imagist‖ movement. A. Eliot B. Pound C. Frost D. Dickinson [参考答案] Pound 19、试题: Ezra Pound is a leading spokesman of the famous ____ Movement in the history of American literature. A. Symbolist B. Impressionist C. Existentialist D. Imagist [参考答案] Imagist 20、试题: Which of the following can NOT be included in the thematic concerns of Robert Frost’s Poems? A. The contradiction and misunderstanding between man and woman. B. The loneliness and poverty of the isolated human being. C. His love of life and his belief in a serenity coming from working. D. The terror and tragedy in nature as well as its beauty. [参考答案] The contradiction and misunderstanding between man and woman. 21、试题:Which one of the following statements is NOT true of William Faulkner? A. He is a master of stream-of-consciousness narrative. B. His writing is often complex and difficult to understand. C. He often depicts slum life in New York and Chicago. D. He represents a new group of Southern writers. [参考答案] He often depicts slum life in New York and Chicago. 22、试题: Whitman’s poems are characterized by all the following features EXCEPT____. A. a free and natural rhythmic pattern - 11 - B. a simple and conversational language C. a strict poetic form D. an easy flow of feelings [参考答案] a strict poetic form 23、试题: ____ fictional world is the best embodiment of the spirit of Jazz Age, in which he shows a particular interest in the upper-class society, especially the upper-class young people. A. Eugene O’ Neill’s B. Scott Fitzgerald’s C. Ernest Hemingway’s D. William Faulkner’s [参考答案] Scott Fitzgerald’s 24、试题: Which of the following statements is NOT a typical feature of Emily Dickinson’s poetry? A. Her poems have no titles, hence are always quoted by their first lines. B. Dickinson’s poetry is unique and conventional in its own way. C. In her poetry there is a particular stress pattern. D. Her poems tend to be very impersonal and meditative. [参考答案] Her poems tend to be very impersonal and meditative. 25、试题: Which of the following is NOT regarded as the characteristics of Whitman’ s poetic style? A. the use of ―free verse‖ B. his strong tendency to use of formal language C. the use of parallelism and phonetic recurrence at the beginning of the lines D. the use of the poetic ―I‖ [参考答案] his strong tendency to use of formal language 26、试题: ____ poetry and philosophy have exerted great influence over Ezra Pound. A. Chinese B. Greek C. Indian D. Korean [参考答案] Chinese 27、试题:With the publication of The Sun Also Rises, _______ became the spokesman for what Gertrude Stein had called ―The Lost Generation‖. A. Fitzgerald B. Faulkner C. Hemingway D. Steinbeck [参考答案] Hemingway - 12 - Test4 1、"'Damn the fool! Ther he is', cried Heathcliff, sinking back into his seat. Hush, my darling! 'Hush, hush, Catherine! I'll stay. If he shot me so, I'd expire with a blessing in my lips.'" The novel from which the passage is taken must be _______. A Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice B Charles Dickens’s The Old Curiosity Shop C Samuel Richardson's Pamela D Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights [参考答案] Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights 2、The Romantic writers would focus on all the following issues EXCEPT the ___ in the American literary histrory. A individual feelings B idea of survival of the fittest C strong imagination D return to nature [参考答案] idea of survival of the fittest 3、 ______ usually was regarded as the first American writher. A William Bradford B Anne Bradstreet C Emily Dickinson D Captain John Smith [参考答案] Captain John Smith 4、 When he was young, Benjamin Franklin became an apprentice in a __________________. A printing house B store C Tailor’s shop D factory [参考答案] printing house - 13 -