《英美文学选读》模拟试题（三）
一、单项选择题 |
1.“All is not lost: the unconquerable will, and the study of revenge, immortal hate, and courage never to submit or yield: and what is else not to be overcome?” A. Dr. Faustus B. Paradise Lost C. Paradise Regained D. Tamburlaine |
2.Who, disregarding grammar and punctuation, always used “i” instead of “I” to refer to himself as a protest against self importance? A. Cummings B. Wallance Stevens C. F. Scott. Fitzgerald D. Ernest Hemingway |
3.Which of the following best describes the speaker of T.S Eliot’s “the love song of J. Alfred Prufrock”? A. He is a man of an action. B. He is a man of apathy. C. He is a man of inactivity. D. All the above are not true. |
4.William Wordsworth asserts that poetry originates from . A. form B. thoughts C. artistic devices D. emotion |
5.“My Last Duchess” is a poem that best exemplifies Robber Browning’s . A. sensitive ear for the sounds of the English language B. excellent choice of words C. mastering of the metrical devices D. use of the dramatic monologue |
6.“Man shall find grace.” But he must lay hold of it by an act of free will. The freedom of the will is the keystone of ____’s creed. A. Milton B. Jonathan Swift C. Henry Fielding D. Samuel Johnson |
7.In Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” the mariner suffers the horror of death, because _____. A. he experiences a shipwreck B. he is tortured with starvation C. he undergoes much suffering D. he kills an albatross |
8.Henry Jame’s fame generally rests upon his novels and stories with _____. A. international theme B. national theme C. European theme D. regional theme |
9.In Hardy’s “Wessex” novels, there is an apparent _____ touch in his description of the simple and beautiful though primitive rural life. A. nostalgic B. humorous C. romantic D. sarcastic |
10.Generally, the Renaissance refers to the period between _____ and _____ centuries. A. 14th-mid--17th B. 16th-mid--17th C. 14th-mid--18th D. 16th-mid--19th |
11.Of the following poems by T.S.Eliot, which is hailed as a landmark and a model of the 20th century English poetry? A. Poems 1909----1925 B. The Hollow Men C. Prufrock and Other Observations D. The Waste Land |
12.“It is not so expressed, But what of that? Twere good you do so much for charity.” “What of that” in the above sentence means _____. A. this is very important B. this is not important C. this is true D. this is not true |
13.Which of the following poems is a landmark in English Poetry? A. “Lyrical Ballads and Samuel Taylor Coleridge” by William Wordsworth. B. “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth C. “Remorse” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. D. “Leaves of Grass” by Walt Whitman. |
14.Which of the following writings is praised by Hemingway as a book from which “all modern American literature comes”？ A. Tom Sawyer. B. Huckleberry Finn. C. The Gilded Age. D. Life on the Mississippi. |
15.In which of the following works, Hemingway presents his philosophy about life and death through the depiction of the bull-fight as a kind of microcosmic tragedy? A. The Green Hills of Africa. B. The Snows of Kilimanjaro. C. To have and Have Not. D. Death in the Afternoon. |
16.The protagonist of the poem “Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is a kind of tragic figure caught in a sense of deafted idealism and tortured by satisfied desires. Of the following descriptions of him, which isn’t suitable for him? A. He is neurotic. B. He is self-important. C. He is illogical. D. He is a man of an action. |
17.“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? /Thou art more lovely and more temperate: /Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, /And summer’s lease hath all too short a date”, the above beautiful sonnets was written by _____. A. John Donne B. John Milton C. William Shakespeare D. Francis Bacon |
18.Here is a sentence from an essay, “Read not to contradict and confuse, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider”. The essay must be _____. A. Of Studies by Francis Bacon B. The Advancement of Learning by Francis Bacon C. Novum Organum by Francis Bacon D. Essays by Francis Bacon |
19.Which of the following is considered to be a better-structured novel? A. Women in Love B. Sons and Lovers C. The Rainbow D. Lady Chatterley’s lover |
20.With so many poems such as “The Sparrow’s Nest,” “To a Skylark,” “To the Cuckoo” and “To a Butterfly”, William Wordsworth is regarded as a “____”. A. poet of genius B. royal poet C. worshipper of nature D. conservative poet |
21.In the first part of Gulliver’s Travels, Gulliver told his experience in _____. A. Lilliput B. Brobdingnag C. Houyhnhnm D. England |
22.“To be, or not to be----that is the question; whethertis nobler in the mind to suffer. The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing end them?” Who said these words? A. King Lear B. Romeo C. Antonio D. Hamlet |
23.“to be so distinguished is an honor, which, being very little accustomed to favors from the great, I know not well how to receive or in what terms to acknowledge.” A. ironic B. jealous C. delightful D. humorous |
24.In the theatrical world of the neoclassical period, was the leading figure among the host of playwrights. A. William Blake B. Richard Brinsley Sheridan C. Ben Johnson D. George Bernard Shaw |
25.Among the works by John Milton, which is indeed the only generally acknowledge epic in English literature since Beowulf? A. Paradise Regained B. Samson Agonists C. Areopagitica D. Paradise Lost |
26.Which writing is a typical example of Shakespeare’s pessimistic view towards human life and society in his late years? A. The Tempest B. King Lear C. Hamlet D. Othello |
27.Who, one of the most important poets in his time, is a leading spokesman of the “imagist movement”? A. J. D. Salinger B. Ezra Pound C. Richard Wright D. Ralph Emerson |
28._____ lays the foundation for modern science with his insistence on scientific way of thinking and fresh observation rather than authority as a basis for obtaining knowledge. A. Francis bacon B. Thomas hardy C. Charles dickens D. William Blake |
29.Alexander pope strongly advocated , emphasizing that literary works should be judged by classical rules of order, reason, logic, restrained emotion, good taste and decorum. A. idealism B. neoclassicism C. romanticism D. sentimentalism |
30.Dickens’s works are characterized by a mingling of and pathos. A. metaphor B. passion C. satire D. humor |
31.“self-conceited”, “cruel” and “tyrannical” are most likely the names of the characters in . A. Robert Browning’s My Last Duchess B. Christopher Marlowe’s Dr. Faustus C. Shakespeare’s love’s Labour’s lost D. Sheridan’s the School for Scandal |
32.Who is the author of the writing “Moby Dick”? A. S. T .Coleridge B. John Keats C. Henry Fielding D. Herman Melville |
33.The sentences “studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability”, and “some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested;...” are quoted from A. Novum Organum B. Of Studies By Bacon C. The Advancement Of Learning D. Essays |
34.The advancement of learning is a great tract on . A. history B. literature C. policy D. education |
35.Most of the poems in Whitman’s leaves of grass sing of the “en-mass” and the as well. A. nature B. life C. self D. self reliance |
36.Which of the following is not true according to James Joyce? A. Ulysses has become a prime example of modernism in literature. B. Joyce is regarded as the most prominent stream of consciousness novelist C. Joyce is a realistic writer in English literature history. D. His novel “a portrait of the artist as a young man” is a naturalistic account of the hero’s bitter experiences and his final artistic and spiritual liberation. |
37.The following titles are all related to the subject that escapes from the society and returns to nature except . A. Dreiser’s Sister Carrie B. Copper’s Leather Stocking Tales C. Thoreau’s Walden D. D Mark Twain’s The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn |
38.“Wild spirit, which art moving everywhere; destroyer and preserver; hear, O hear!” The two lines are found in . A. Young Goodman Brown By Hawthorne B. Ode To The West Wind By Shelley C. Leaves Of Grass By Walt Whitman D. Ulysses By Joyceleftist |
39.“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.” The passage is taken from . A. Sons And Lovers By Lawrence B. Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte C. Sister Carrie By Thoedore Dreiser D. Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte |
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