自考英美文学题型及复习资料

自考英美文学题型及复习资料内容摘要：

Wallace Stevens‟ 5 __B____ is a poem based on a traditional Spanish legend of a great lover and seducer of women. A. Adonais B. Don Juan C. Prometheus Unbound D. The Revolt of Islam 5 __B___ is the leading figure of the metaphysical school. A. John Milton B. John Donne C. John Bunyan D. John Keats 60、 In Coleridge’ s “ The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” the mariner suffers the horror of death, because __D_. A. he experiences a shipwreck B. he is tortured with starvation C. he undergoes much suffering D. he kills an albatross 6 Statement ___B___ is WRONG in describing Nathaniel Hawthorne. A. One source of evil that Hawthorne is concerned most is overreaching intellect B. Hawthorne is a realistic writer C. Hawthorne is also a great allegorist D. Hawthorne is a master of symbolism 6 _B______ is the most distinguishing feature of Charles Dickens’ works. A. Language B. Character portrayal C. Humor D. Plot 6 ___D___ shows the contrast between the performance of art and the transience of human passion. A. Ode to the West Wind B. Ode to a Nightgale C. Ode to Psyche D. Ode on a Grecian Urn 6 The literary form which is fullydeveloped and the most flourishing during the Romantic period is ____D_____. A. prose B. drama C. novel D. poetry 6 Christopher Marlowe’ s second achievement is his creation of __B____ for the English drama. A. the Byronic hero B. the Renaissance hero C. the Realistic hero D. the Romantic hero 6 ____A___ is indeed the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since Beowulf. A. Paradise Lost B. Paradise Regained C. Samson Agonistes D. The Faerie Queene 6 In 1847, the Bronte sisters published the following famous novels EXCEPT “ ____B__” . A. Jane Eyre B. Shirley C. Wuthering Heights D. The Tenant of Windfall Hall 6 In Coleridge’ s “ The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” the mariner suffers the horror of death, because ____D_____. A. he experiences a shipwreck B. he is tortured with starvation C. he undergoes much suffering D. he kills an albatross 6 In William Blake’ s later period, he wrote quite a few prophetic books including the following writing EXCEPT ___D_. A. The Book of Urizen B. The Book of Los C. Milton D. Lyrical Ballads 70、 Romance, a popular literary form in the medieval period reflects a ____A_ age. A. chivalric B. heroic C. realistic D. modern 7 Which writing is a typical example of Shakespeare’ s pessimistic view towards human life and society in his late years? A A. The Tempest B. King Lear C. Hamlet D. Othello 7 Among the works by John Milton, which is indeed the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since Beowulf。 D A. Paradise Regained B. Samson Agonistes C. Areopagitica D. Paradise Lost 7 __B____ is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the Jazz Age. A. Ernest Hemingway B. F. Scott Fitzgerald C. William Faulkner D. Ezra Pound 7“ Man shall find grace.” But he must lay hold of it by an act of free will. The freedom of the will is the key stone of ___A____ creed. A. Milton‟s B. Jonathan Swift‟s C. Henry Fielding‟s D. Samual Johnson‟s 7“ Shall I pare 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 son was written by ___C___. A. John Donne B. John Milton C. William Shakespeare D. Francis Bacon 7 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 weight and consider” . The essay must be __A__. 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 7 ___B__ explores the scrupulous individualism in a world of fantastic speculation and unstable values, and gives its name to the getrichquick years of the postCivil War era. A. Innocents Abroad B. The Gilded Age C. Roughing It D. The Middle Years 7 A proud, mysterious rebel figure of noble origin is called ___D__ hero in Romantic Period of English literature. A. Romantic B. Realistic C. Renaissance D. Byronic 80、 The protagonist of the poem “ The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is a kind of tragic figure caught in a sense of deafened idealism and tortured by unsatisfied desires. Of the following descriptions of him, which isn’ t suitable for him? D A. He is neurotic. B. He is selfimportant. C. He is illogical. D. He is a man of action. 8 As a woman of exceptional intelligence and life experience, Gee Eliot shows a particular concern for ____C_____. A. the feminism B. the education for women C. the destiny of women D. the low status of women 8 In the description of sunrise, the poet unconsciously expresses his helplessness in having to face up his duty as a man. This statement is about Robert Browning’ s ___C____. A. “My Last Duchess” B. “Meeting at Night” C. “Parting at Morning” D. “Pippa Passes” 8 Most of the poems in __A___ sing of the “ enmasse” and the self as well. A. Leaves of Grass B. Drum Taps C. North of Boston D. The Cantos 8 Two distinctive features of demonic possession by Coleridge are mysticism and ___C__. A. conversation B. religion C. imagination D. nature 8 In which of the following works, Hemingway presents his philosophy about life and death through the depiction of the bullfight as a kind of microcosmic tragedy? C A. The Green Hills of Africa B. The Snows of Kilimanjaro C. To Have and Have Not D. Death in the Afternoon A B C。