《英美文学选读》模拟试题(3)答案

《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

John Milton: Paradise Lost Renaissance period

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.

T.S Eliot:Modern period the love song of J.Alfred Prufrock

4.William Wordsworth asserts that poetry originates from . A. form B. thoughts

C. artistic devices D. emotion 詩當然是感情

5.“My Last Duchess” is a poem that best exemplifies Robbert 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

Robert Browning:”My Last Duchess” The Victorian Period

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. John Milton

B. Jonathan Swift C. Henry Fielding D. Samuel Johnson

John milton 在paradise lost 中,貫穿了基督教人文主義的傳統，意欲揭露撒旦的行為,並為上帝對人類的懲罰的辯護，在人類愛情與精神道德義務之間的矛盾中展示了彌爾頓對自由與決擇的關心

人類應找到體面與尊嚴，可同時人類必須要保持意志自由,意志上的自由是Milton作品的主旨

他的詩作是想讓讀者明白圣經中不變的真理,即掌握天機的上帝是公正的，他允許亞當同夏娃受到引誘，並讓他們自主選擇罪惡與不可避免的懲罰。由此，又為基督自愿獻身開辟了道路，這也顯示出上帝欲將人類從罪惡與苦難中拯救出來的同情心 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

古航海家之歌，講述了一位水手的曆險故事，這位水手不顧法律，打死了一只信天翁

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.

午后的死亡中，海明威通過描寫斗牛，表明了他和生死觀

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.神經質的

B. He is self-important.

C. He is illogical.不合邏輯的 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 Samuel Johnson

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

Neoclassica 造謠學校 The School of Scandal

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

Milton 三部偉大的詩作誕生:

Paradise lost: 是Beowulf 之后唯一的一部公認的英國文學中的史詩 Samson Agonists 是古希腊詩劇體在英文中的完美體現

26.Which writing is a typical example of Shakespeare’s pessimistic view towards human life and society in his late years? A. The Tempest 暴風雨 B. King Lear C. Hamlet D. Othello

暴風雨是他創作后期的代表作，劇中到處都有現實人間不可能發生的事情，狂野的風暴變得有魔法，可以回應不幸的米闌大公普洛斯彼羅的每一個信號,Shakespeare借助了超自然的神話氣氛及夢幻來解決人世間的各種沖突，對shakespeare 來說，人的一生不歸於一場夢幻由此看來，暴風雨典型地反映了他晚年對人生，對社會持有的悲觀態度

27.Who, one of the most important poets in his time, is a leading spokesman of the

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