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1、【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [1] ?As an active participant of his age, Fitzgerald is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the ______.? A Jazz Age B Age of Reason C Lost Generation D Beat Generation 答： A 答案： A 【題型：論述】【分?jǐn)?shù)：10分】 得分：8分 [2] ??Make a comment on the character of?Jane Eyre, the heroi

2、ne of the novel by Charlotte Bronte. ? 答： Jane Eyre is an orphan child with fiery spirit and a longing for love and be loved. She is a poor ,plain little governess who dares to love her master and cuts a completely new women image. Jane Eyre represents those middle-class working women who are stru

3、ggling for recognition of their basic rights and equality as a human being. 答案： orphan|child|poor|plain|governess|middle class |working|woman 【題型：閱讀】【分?jǐn)?shù)：4分】 得分：1分 [3] So?I was full of trouble, full as I could be; and didn't know?what to do. At last I had an idea; and I says, I'll go and write t

4、he letter-- and then see if I can pray. Why, it was astomishing, the way I felt as light as a feather, right off, and my troubels all gone. So I got a piece of paper and a pencil, all glad and excited, and set down and wrote... Questions: A. Who does I refer to in the passage? B. Who am I going t

5、o write to? C. What kind of image is "I"?? 答： A.Huckleberry,?the?protagonist?of?the?novel”adventures?of?Huckleberry?Finn?B.First?Huck?couldn’t?decide?whe write?a?letter?to?tell?Miss?Waston?where?Jim?is,?then?he?had?an?idea?and?wrote?an?appropriate?letter?C.Huck?is?a heart?and?a?deformed?conscience

6、 答案： Huck, Miss Watson, a boy with good heart but deformed conscience 【題型：簡(jiǎn)答】【分?jǐn)?shù)：4分】 得分：0分 [4] ? What is expressionism? 答： 答案： It is? a ?reaction against materialism,?describes?individual's internal state of mind. the representatives are August Strinberg,Frank Wedeking and Eugene O'Neill.

7、 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [5] ? The Marble Faun?by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a romance set in______, is concerned about the dark aberrations of the human spirit. ?????????????? A France B Spain C England D Italy 答： D 答案： D 【題型：論述】【分?jǐn)?shù)：10分】 得分：8分 [6] How did the Lost Generation come into bein

8、g in the literary history of the United States? Who were the leading figures of this literary movement? 答： First?World?War|American|young?men|disillusioned|expatriates|European? countries|Pound|Frost|Fiztgerald|Hemingway|Faulkner 答案： First World War|American|young men|disillusioned|expatriates|Eur

9、opean countries|Pound|Frost|Fiztgerald|Hemingway|Faulkner 【題型：閱讀】【分?jǐn)?shù)：4分】 得分：0分 [7] ? “It is when the feet weary and hope seems vain that the heartaches and the longings arise. Know, then, that for you is neither surfeit nor content. In your rocking chair, by your window dreaming, shall you long

10、, alone. In your rocking-chair, by your window, shall you dream such happiness as you may never feel.” ?? A. Identify the author and the work. ?? B. What does the rocking-chair symbolize？ 答： A.?From?Theodore?Dreiser’s?Sister?Carrie.? B.?It?symbolizes?that?Carrie’s?fate?is?unstable?and?she?is?unab

11、l course?of?life. 答案： Theodore Dreiser, Sister Carried, Carrie's fate 【題型：簡(jiǎn)答】【分?jǐn)?shù)：4分】 得分：0分 [8] ? What is the difference between the easy conceits and the difficult conceits employed in John Donne’s poetry？ 答： 答案： ?The former are mythology and natural objects, while the latter are concerned

12、with law, psychology and philosophy|intellectual difficulties 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：0分 [9] 5. The most perfect example of the verse drama after Greek style in English is Milton’s _____. A paradise Regained B Paradise Lost C Ode to the West Wind D Ulysses 答： C 答案： B 【題型：閱讀】【分?jǐn)?shù)：4分】 得分：1分

13、 [10] ? “Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st; ?Nor shall Death brag thou wander’st in his shade, ?When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st: ?So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, ?So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. ” ?Questions: A. Who’s the poet of the quoted s

14、tanza, and what’s the title of the poem? B. What does the word “this” in the last line refer to? C. What idea do the quoted lines express? 答： A.Shakespears;?"Shall?I?Compare?Thee?to?a?Summer's?Day"?/?"Sonnet?18"?B."This"?refers?to?the?poem?c.When?y poetry,?you?are?even?with?time.?A?nice?summer's?

15、day?is?usually?transient,?but?the?beauty?in?poetry?can?las 答案： Shakespeare, Sonnet 18, permance of poetry 【題型：簡(jiǎn)答】【分?jǐn)?shù)：4分】 得分：4分 [11] What makes Sheridan the only important English dramatist of the 18th century?? 答： There are two reasons. First, his plays, especially The Rivals and The School fo

16、r Scandals, are generally regarded as important links between the masterpieces of Shakespeare and those of Bernard Shaw, and as true classics in English comedy. Second, his greatness also lies in his theatrical art. His plays are the product of a dramatic genius as well as of a well-versed theatrica

17、l man. 答案： ?his plays are ?the links between Shakespeare and Bernard Shaw. They are true classics in English comedy and product of a dramatic genius. He is a well-versed theatrical man 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [12] In _____’s hands, “dramatic monologue” reaches its maturity and perfection. A Alfr

18、ed Tennyson B Robert Browning C William Shakespeare D George Eliot 答： B 答案： B 【題型：閱讀】【分?jǐn)?shù)：4分】 得分：0分 [13] ? But it seemed that both his audacity and his respect were lost on Miss Daisy Miller. ‘I guess mother wouldn’t go—for you,’ she smiled. ‘And she ain’t much bent on going, anyway. She

19、 don’t like to ride round in the afternoon.’ After which she familiarly proceeded: ‘But did you really mean what you said just now—that you’d like to go up there?’ Most earnestly I meant it, Winterbourne declared. A. Identify the author and the work. ?B. Where are they going to visit？ 答： A.From?H

20、enry?James's?Daisy?Miller.?B.They?are?going?to?visit?an?old?castle. 答案： Henry James, Daisy Miller, visit an old castle 【題型：簡(jiǎn)答】【分?jǐn)?shù)：4分】 得分：4分 [14] List three characters of Tom Jones. 答： Tom,?Blifil?and?Sophia 答案： Tom, Blifil and Sophia 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [15] The statement “Beauty is trut

21、h, truth beauty” is quoted from _____. A A. “Ode on Melancholy” B B. “To Autumn” C C. “Ode to Psyche” D D. “Ode on a Grecian Urn” 答： D 答案： D 【題型：簡(jiǎn)答】【分?jǐn)?shù)：4分】 得分：2分 [16] The white whale, Moby Dick is endowed with symbolic meaning. What do you think? it symbolizes? 答： A.To?Ahab,the?whale?

22、is?either?an?evil?creature?itself?or?the?agent?of?an?evil?force?that?controls?the?universe,or?perhaps?both.? ????B.To?Ishmale,the?whale?is?an?astonishing?force,an?immense?power,which?defies?rational?explanation?due?to?a?sense?of?mystery?it?carries.?It?is?beautiful,but?malignant?at?the?same?time.?It?

23、also?represents?the?tremendous?organic?vitality?of?the?universe,for?it?has?a?life?force?that?surges?onward?irresistibly,?impervious?to?the?desires?or?wills?of?men.? ????C.As?to?the?reader,?the?whale?can?be?viewed?as?a?symbol?of?the?physical?limits?that?life?imposes?upon?man.?It?m 答案： To Ahab, the w

24、hale is an evil creature or the agent of an evil force that controls the universe. To Ishmael, the whale is an astonishing force, an immense power, which defies rational explanation due to a sense of mystery it carries. It is beautiful, but malignant at the same time. To the reader, it may be rega

25、rded as a symbol of nature or an instrument of God's vengeance upon evil man. 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [17] ? The plays known as “the Lawrence trilogy” are all the following?EXCEPT?________. ? A A Collier’ s Friday Night B The Daughter - in - Law C Lady Chatterley’ s Lover D The Widowing o

26、f Mrs. Holroyed 答： C 答案： C 【題型：簡(jiǎn)答】【分?jǐn)?shù)：4分】 得分：1分 [18] ?It is said that B. Shaw’ s plays reflect the dramatist’s Fabianist idea. Give one example. ? 答： As one of the influential members of the Fabian society,Shaw regarded the establishment of socialism by the emancipation of land and industria

27、l capital from individual and class ownership as the final goal. As a realistic dramatist,he took the modern social issues as his subjects.Most of his plays are concerned with political,economic,moral,or religious problems. Mrs.Warren's Professional is a play about the economic oppression of women.

28、 答案： ?Mrs.?Warren’ s Profession??? ??? ??? 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [19] Most of the poems in _____ sing of the “en-masse” and the self as well. A Leaves of Grass B Drum Taps C North of Boston D The Cantos 答： A 答案： A 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [20] ??The Renaissance marks a transition from

29、 ______ to the modern world.? A the old English B the medieval C the feudalist D the capitalist 答： B 答案： B 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [21] Don Juan is a long poem based on a traditional ______ legend of a great lover and seducer of women. A A. Spanish B B. Dutch C C. English D D. Rus

30、sian 答： A 答案： A 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：0分 [22] ? The most original playwright of the Theatre of Absurd was __________. ? A Bernard Shaw B John Osborne C Samuel Beckett D W. B. Yeats 答： 答案： C 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [23] Christopher Marlowe’s second achievement is his creation of _____

31、_ for the English drama. A the Byronic hero B the Renaissance hero C the Realistic hero D the Romantic hero 答： B 答案： B 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [24] Theodore Dreiser’s forgiving treatment of the career of his heroine in ____ drew heavily upon the naturalistic understanding of sexuality.

32、A A. Sister Carrie B B. The Financier C C. The Titan D D. The American Tragedy 答： A 答案： A 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：0分 [25] ?The most distinguishing feature of Charles Dickens’ works is ________. A wit B satire C character-portrayal D plot 答： B 答案： C 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [26] ? Th

33、e work that presented, for the first time in English literature, a comprehensive realistic picture of the medieval English society and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life is most likely ______. ??< A William Langland’s Peers Plowman B Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canter

34、bury Tales C John Gower’s Confessio Amantis D Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 答： B 答案： B 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [27] ?Because of her sensitivity to universal pattens of human behavior, ______ has brought the English novel, as an art of form, to its maturity.? A Charlotte Bronte B Jane Au

35、sten C Emily Bronte D Henry Fielding 答： B 答案： B 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [28] 　15. Thomas Hardy’s most cheerful and idyllic work is_____. A Tess B Under the greenwood tree C The return of the native D Far from the madding crowd 答： B 答案： B 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [29] ? “Surface”, “

36、Sneerwell”, “Backbite”, and “Candour” are most likely the names of the characters in _______. ? A Shaw’s Mrs. Warren’s Profession B Sheridan’s The School for Scandal C Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost D Christopher Marlowe’s Dr. Faustus 答： B 答案： B 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [30] Daisy Mil

37、ler is one of Henry James’ early works that dealt with ____. A the international theme B local colorism C psychological analysis D patriotism 答： A 答案： A 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [31] ? At the age of eighty -seven, ________ read his poetry at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy i

38、n 1961. ? A Robert Frost B Walt Whitman C Ezra Pound D T. S. Eliot 答： A 答案： A 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [32] Which writing is the most perfect example of the verse drama after the Greek style in English? A Samson Agonistes B Paradise Lost C Paradise Regained D Beowulf 答： A 答案： A

39、 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [33] ? Walt Whitman wrote down a great many poems to air his sorrow for the death of President ______, and one of the famous is “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’ d. ” ??? A Washington B Lincoln C Franklin D Kennedy 答： B 答案： B 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [34]

40、　4. The most important play among Shakespeare’s comedies is _____. A Hamlet B The Twelfth Night C The Merchat of Venice D The Merchant of Venice 答： D 答案： D 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [35] Nigger Jeff, Old Rogaum and His Theresa are all _____ by Dreiser. A A. novels B B. novellas C C. p

41、lays D D. short stories 答： D 答案： D 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [36] In the description of sun-rise, the poet unconsciously expresses his helplessness in having to face up his duty as a man. This statement is about Robert Browning’s _______. A “My Last Duchess” B “Meeting at Night” C “Parting

42、at Morning” D “Pippa Passes” 答： C 答案： C 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：0分 [37] _____ by Henry James tells a story about a young and innocent American confronting the complexity of the European life. A A. The American B B. The Europeans C C. Daisy Miller D D. The Portrait of a Lady 答： 答案： A

43、【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：0分 [38] ? Charlotte Bronte’s autobiograghical work ______ largely based on her experience in Brussels. ? A The Professor B Shirley C Villette D Jane Eyre 答： C 答案： D 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [39] In Charles Dickens’early novels, he attacks one or more specific social ev

44、ils, _____is a good example of describing the dehumanizing workhouse system and the dark, criminal underworld life. A Oliver Twist B Bleak house C David Copperfield D Great Expectations 答： A 答案： A 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：0分 [40] ______ is the leading figure of the English Romantic poetry, th

45、e focal poetic voice of the period. A William Blake B William Wordsworth C George Gordon Byron D Percy Bysshe Shelley 答： 答案： B 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [41] ? While Mark Twain seemed to have paid more attention to the “l(fā)ife” of the Americans, ________ had apparently laid a greater emphas

46、is on the “inner world” of man. ? A William Howells B Henry James C Bret Harte D Hamlin Garland 答： B 答案： B 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [42] The four great odes of John Keats are the following EXCEPT _______. A Ode on Melancholy B Ode on a Grecian Urn C Ode to a Nightingale D Ode to t

47、he West Wind 答： D 答案： D 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [43] ??We can easily find in Dreiser’ s fiction a world of jungle, and ______ found expression in almost every book he wrote.? A naturalism B romanticism C transcendentalism D cubism 答： A 答案： A 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [44] ? Among the fo

48、llowing writers ________ is generally regarded as the forerunner of the 20th -century “stream - of - consciousness” novels and the founder of psychological realism. ????? A T. S. Eliot B James Joyce C William Faulkner D Henry James 答： D 答案： D 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [45] “Metaphysical Po

49、etry” refers to the works of the 17th - century writers who wrote under the influence of _____. A Milton B John Donne C Johnson D Fielding 答： B 答案： B 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：0分 [46] “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?/Thou art more lovely and more temperate/ Rough winds do shake the dar

50、ling buds of May/And summer’s lease hath all too short a date,” the above beautiful sonnet was written by ______. A John Donne B John Milton C William Shakespeare D Francis Bacon 答： 答案： C 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：0分 [47] The most important characteristics in Ulysses by Alfred Tennyson is ___

51、_. A A. mastering of language B B. excellent choice of words C C. use of the dramatic monologue D D. excellent metaphor 答： 答案： C 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [48] ? The work ________ by William Blake is a lovely volume of poems, presenting a happy world, though not without its evils and suff

52、erings. A.?Songs of Innocence?????????????&n A Songs of Innocence B Songs of Experience C Poetical Sketches D Lyrical Ballads 答： A 答案： A 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：0分 [49] As a woman of exceptional intelligence and life experience, George Eliot shows a particular concern for _________. A the

53、 feminism B the education for women C the destiny of women D the low status of women 答： 答案： C 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [50] ?The belief of the eighteenth - century neoclassicists in England led them to seek the following EXCEPT ______.? A proportion B unity C harmony D spirit 答： D

54、 答案： D 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：0分 [51] ? Which of the following brings LITTLE impact on the development of 20th?century literature? ? A Oscar Wilde’s idea of “Art for Art’s Sake”. B Friedrich Nietzche’s assertion: “God is dead”. C Arthur Schopenhauer’s philosophical ideas of irrationality. D Freudian-Jungian psychoanalysis. 答： 答案： A 【題型：?jiǎn)芜x】【分?jǐn)?shù)：1分】 得分：1分 [52] The literary form which is fully-developed and the most flourishing during the Romantic period is _________. A prose B drama C novel D poetry 答： D 答案： D