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。英美文学历年真题全国2009年4月英美文学选读试题请将答案填在答题纸相应的位置上(全部题目用英文作答)I.MultipleChoice(40pointsinall,1foreach)Selectfromthefourchoicesofeachitemtheonethatbestanswersthequestionorcompletesthestatementandwritethecorrespondingletterontheanswersheet.1.InRenaissance,theEuropeanhumanistthinkersandscholarsmadeattemptstodothefollowingEXCEPT______.A.gettingridofthoseoldfeudalistideasB.gettingcontroloftheparliamentandgovernmentC.introducingnewideasthatexpressedtheinterestsoftherisingbourgeoisieD.recoveringthepurityoftheearlychurch,fromthecorruptionoftheRomanCatholicChurch2.ThePetrarchansonnetwasfirstintroducedintoEnglandby______.A.SurreyB.WyattC.SidneyD.Shakespeare3.AsthebestofShakespeare'sfinalromances,______isatypicalexampleofhispessimisticviewtowardshumanlifeandsocietyinhislateyears.A.TheTempestB.TheWinter'sTaleC.CymbelineD.TheRapeofLucrece4.JohnMilton'sgreatestpoeticalwork______istheonlygenerallyacknowledgedepicinEnglishliteraruresinceBeowulf.A.AreopagiticaB.ParadiseLostC.LycidasD.SamsonAgonistes5.TheBritishbourgeoisormiddleclassbelievedinthefollowingnotionsEXCEPT______.A.self-esteemB.self-relianceC.self-restraintD.hardwork6.“GraveyardSchool”writersarethefollowingsentimentalistsEXCEPT______.A.JamesThomsonB.WilliamCollinsC.WilliamCowperD.ThomasJackson7.ThebestmodelofsatireinthewholeEnglishliteraryhistoryisJonathanSwift's______.A.AModestProposalB.ATaleofaTubC.Gulliver'sTravelsD.TheBattleoftheBooks8.AsarepresentativeoftheEnlightenment,​​​______wasoneofthefirsttointroducerationalismtoEngland.A.JohnBunyanB.DanielDefoeC.AlexanderPopeD.JonathanSwift9.Forhiscontributiontotheestablishmentoftheformofthemodernnovel,______hasbeenregardedbysomeas“FatheroftheEnglishNovel”.A.DanielDefoeB.HenryFieldingC.JonathanSwiftD.SamuelRichardson10.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsofGothicNovelsisNOTcorrect?A.Itpredominatedintheearlyeighteenthcentury.B.ItwasonephaseoftheRomanticmovement.C.Itsprincipalelementsareviolence,horrorandthesupernatural.D.WorkslikeTheMysteriesofUdolphoandFrankensteinaretypicalGothicromance.11.“Byronichero”isafigureofthefollowingtraitsEXCEPT______.A.beingproudB.beingofhumbleoriginC.beingrebelliousD.beingmysterious12.RobertBrowningcreated______byadoptingthenovelisticpresentationofcharacters.A.theversenovelB.theblankverseC.theheroiccoupletD.thedramaticpoetry13.CharlesDickens'novel______isfamousforitsvividdescriptionsoftheworkhouseandlifeoftheunderworldinthenineteenth-centuryLondon.A.ThePickwickPaperB.OliverTwistC.DavidCopperfieldD.NicholasNickleby14.CharlotteBronte'sworksareallaboutthestruggleofanindividualconsciousnesstowards______aboutsomelonelyandneglectedyoungwomenwithafiercelongingforlove,understandingandafull,happylife.A.self-relianceB.self-realizationC.self-esteemD.self-consciousness15.Thesymbolicmeaningof“Book”inRobertBrowning'slongpoemTheRingandtheBookis______.A.thecommonsenseB.thehardtruthC.thecomprehensiveknowledgeD.thedeadtruth16.ThomasHardy'spessimisticviewoflifepredominatedmostofhislaterworksandearnshimareputationasa______writer.A.realisticB.naturalisticC.romanticD.stylistic17.AftertheFirstWorldWar,thereappearedthefollowingliterarytrendsofmodernismEXCEPT______.A.expressionismB.surrealismC.streamofconsciousnessD.blackhumour18.Themasterpiecesofcriticalrealismintheearly20thcenturyarethethreetrilogiesof______.A.Galsworthy'sForsytenovelsB.Hardy'sWessexnovelsC.Greene'sCatholicnovelsD.Woolf'sstream-of-consciousnessnovels19.Inthemid-1950sandearly1960s,thereappeared“______”whodemonstratedaparticulardisillusionoverthedepressingsituationinBritainandlaunchedabitterprotest.againsttheoutmodedsocialandpoliticalvaluesintheirsociety.A.TheBeatGenerationB.TheLostGenerationC.TheAngryYoungMenD.BlackMountainPoets20.ThefollowingareEnglishstream-of-consciousnessnovelsEXCEPT______.A.PilgrimageB.UlyssesC.Mrs.DallowayD.APassagetoInida21.TheleaderoftheIrishNationalTheaterMovementintheearly20thcenturywas______.A.W.B.YeatsB.LadyGregoryC.J.M.SyngeD.JohnGalworthy22.T.S.Eliot'smostpopularverseplayis______.A.MurderintheCathedralB.TheCocktailPartyC.TheFamilyReunionD.TheWasteLand23.TheAmericanwriter______wasawardedtheNobelPrizefortheanti-racistIntruderintheDustin1950.A.ErnestHemingwayB.GertrudeSteinC.WilliamFaulknerD.T.S.Eliot24.Hemingway'ssecondbigsuccessis______,whichwrotetheepitaphtoadecadeandtothewholegenerationinthe1920s,inordertotellusastoryaboutthetragicloveaffairofawoundedAmericansoldierwithaBritishnurse.A.ForWhomtheBellTollsB.AFarewelltoArmsC.TheSunAlsoRisesD.TheOldManandtheSea25.Withthepublicationof______,DreiserwaslaunchinghimselfuponalongcareerthatwouldultimatelymakehimoneofthemostsignificantAmericanwritersoftheschoollaterknownasliterarynaturalism.A.SisterCarrieB.TheTitanC.TheGeniusD.TheStoic26.HenryJamesisgenerallyregardedastheforerunnerofthe20th-century“stream-of-consciousness”novelsandthefounderof______.A.neoclassicismB.psychologicalrealismC.psychoanalyticalcriticismD.surrealism27.In1849,HermanMelvillepublished______,asemi-autobiographicalnovel,concerningthesufferingsofagenteelyouthamongbrutalsailors.A.OmooB.MardiC.RedburnD.Typee28.AsasequeltoTheAdventuresofTomSawyer,______markstheclimaxofMarkTwain'sliteraryactivity.A.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnB.LifeontheMississippiC.TheGildedAgeD.RoughingIt29.Realismwasareactionagainst______oramoveawayfromthebiastowardsromanceandself-creatingfictions,andpavedthewaytoModernism.A.RomanticismB.RationalismC.Post-modernismD.Cynicism30.WhenWorldWarIIbrokeout,______beganworkingfortheItaliangovernment,engagedinsomeradiobroadcastsofanti-Semitismandpro-Fascism.A.EzraPoundB.T.S.EliotC.HenryJamesD.RobertFrost31.In1915______becameanaturalizedBritishcitizen,largelyinprotestagainstAmerica'sfailuretojoinEnglandintheFirstWorldWar.A.HenryJamesB.T.S.EliotC.W.D.HowellsD.EzraPound32.WhatWhitmanprefersforhisnewsubjectandnewpoeticfeelingsis“______,”thatis,poetrywithoutafixedbeatorregularrhymescheme.A.blankverseB.freerhythmC.balancedstructureD.freeverse33.TheAmericanwomanpoet______wantedtolivesimplyasacompleteindependentbeing,andsoshedid,asaspinster.A.EmilyShawB.AnnaDickinsonC.EmilyDickinsonD.AnneBret34.TheBirthmarkdriveshomesymbolically______pointthatevilisaman'sbirthmark,somethinghewasbornwith.A.Whitman'sB.Melville'sC.Hawthorne'sD.Emerson's35.TheFinancier,TheTitanandTheStoicwrittenby______arecalledhis“TrilogyofDesire”.A.HenryJamesB.TheodoreDreiserC.MarkTwainD.HermanMelville36.Disregardinggrammarandpunctuation,______alwaysused“i”insteadof“I”inhispoemstoshowhisprotestagainstself-importance.A.WallaceStevensB.EzraPoundC.RobertFrostD.E.E.Cummings37.ThoughRobertFrostisgenerallyconsideredaregionalpoetwhosesubjectmattersmainlyfocusonthelandscapeandpeoplein______,hewrotemanypoemsthatinvestigatethebasicthemesofman'slifeinhislongpoeticcareer.A.thewestB.thesouthC.NewEnglandD.Alaska38.MostcriticshaveagreedthatFitzgeraldisbothaninsiderandanoutsiderof______withadoublevision.A.theGildedAgeB.theRationalAgeC.theJazzAgeD.theMagicAge39.IntheAmericanRomanticwritings,______cametofunctionalmostasadramaticcharacterthatsymbolizedmorallaw.A.fireB.waterC.treesD.wilderness40.Thedesireforanescapefromsocietyandareturnto______becameapermanentconventionoftheAmericanliterature.A.thefamilylifeB.natureC.theancienttimeD.fantasyofloveII.ReadingComprehension(16pointsinall,4foreach)ReadthequotedpartscarefullyandanswerthequestionsinEnglish.Writeyouranswersinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.41.WhereforefeedandclotheandsaveFromthecradletothegraveThoseungratefuldroneswhowouldDrainyoursweat-nay,drinkyourblood?Questions:A.Identifythepoetandthetitleofthepoemfromwhichthestanzaistaken.B.WhatfigureofspeechisusedinLine2?C.Whomdoes“drones”referto?Answer:A:TheMenofEnglandbyPercyByssheShelleyB.Metaphor(不确定答案)C.Drones:themaleofthehoney-beesthatdonotwork,referringheretotheparasiticclassinhumansociety.42.ThefollowingquotationisfromoneofthepoemsbyT.S.Eliot:No!IamnotPrinceHamlet,norwasmeanttobe;Amanattendantlord,onethatwilldoToswellaprogress,startasceneortwoAdvisetheprince;nodoubt,aneasytool,Deferential,gladtobeofuse,Politic,cautious,andmeticulous,Fullofhighsentence,butabitobtuse;Questions:A.Identifythetitleofthepoemfromwhichthequotedpartistaken.B.Who'sthespeakerofthequotedlines?C.Whatdoesthefirstlineshowaboutthespeaker?Answer:A.TheLoveSongofJ.AlfredPrufrock.B.Prufrock.C.(待补充)43．Therewasachildwentfortheveryday,Andthefirstobjecthelook'dupon,thatobjecthebecame,Andthatobjectbecamepartofhimforthedayoracertainpartoftheday,Orformanyyearsorstretchingcyclesofyears.Questions:A.Identifythepoet.B.Fromwhichpoemandwhichcollectionofthepoetaretheselinestaken?C.Whatdoesthepoetdescribeinthepoem?Answer:A.WaltWhitmanB.ThereWasaChildWentForth;LeavesofGrass.C.Thispoemdescribesthegrowthofachildwholearnedabouttheworldaroundhimandimprovedhimselfaccordingly.44.IheardaFlybuzz-whenIdied-TheStillnessintheRoomWasliketheStillnessintheAir-BetweentheHeavesofStorm-TheEyesaround-hadwrungthemdry-AndBreathsweregatheringfirmForthatlastOnset-whentheKingBewitnessed-intheRoom-Questions:A.Identifythepoet.B.Whatdoes“theKing”referto?C.Whatmomentisthepoemtryingtodescribe?Answer:A.EmilyDickinsonB.theKingreferstotheGodofdeath.C.thepoemtryingtodescribethemomentofdeath.theauthorevenimaginedherowndeath,thelossofherownbody,andthejourneyofhersoultotheunknownIII.QuestionsandAnswers(24pointsinall,6foreach)GivebriefanswerstoeachofthefollowingquestionsinEnglish.Writeyouranswersinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.45.ListatleasttwoleadingneoclassicistsinEngland.WhatdidNeoclassicistscelebrateinliterarycreation?A.TheNeoclassicismperiodwasanimportantagewiththeremarkableauthorsPope,Defoe,etc.B.1)TheNeoclassicalperiodisabout1660-1798,alsoknownas"theAgeofEnlightenment"or"theageofReason".2)Inessence,theNeoclassicalPeriodwasaprogressiveintellectualmovement.3)TheEnlightenersbelievedinself-restraint,self-relianceandhardwork;Theycelebratedreason/rationality,equalityandscience.Theyadvocateduniversaleducation,whichcouldmakepeoplerationalandprefect,theybelieved.4)Inliterature,TheEnlightenmentMovementbroughtaboutarevivalofinterestintheancientGreekandRomanclassicalworks;theworksatthetime,heavilydidacticandmoralizing;havingfixedlawsandrulesforeverytypeoftheliterature;amongwhichproseandthemodernEnglishnovelpredominatedtheage.46.JaneEyreisoneofthemostpopularandimportantnovelsoftheVictorianAge.WhyisJaneEyresuchasuccessfulnovel?Answer:A.Thestoryopenswiththetitularheroine,JaneEyre,aplainlittleorphan.B.Thisnovelsharplycriticizetheexistingsociety,e.g.thereligioushypocrisyofcharityinstitutions,thesocialdiscriminationJaneexperiencesandthefalsesocialconventionasconcerningloveandmarriage.C.ThesuccessofthenovelisalsoduetoitsintroductiontotheEnglishnovelthefirstgovernessheroineJaneEyre.D.Itisanintensemoralfableatthesametime.Jane,likeMr.Rochester,hastoundergoaseriesofphysicalandmoralteststogrowupandachieveherfinalhappiness.47.WhoarethethreedominantfiguresoftheAmericanAgeofRealismandwhatarethedifferencesintheirunderstandingofthe“truth”?Answer:A.thethreedominantfiguresoftheAmericanAgeofRealismareMarkTwain,Howells,HenryJames.B.MarkTwainandHowellsseemedtohavepaidmoreattentiontothelifeoftheAmericans,HenryJameshadapparentlylaidagreateremphasisonthe“innerworld”ofman.Howellsfocusedhisdiscussionontherisingmiddleclassandthewaytheylived,whileTwainpreferredtohavehisownregionandpeopleattheforefrontofhisstories.48.What'sDreiser'snaturalisticbelief?PleasediscussthequestionwithCarrie,acharacterinSisterCarrieasanexample.Answer:1)Pennilessand"fulloftheillusionsofignoranceandyouth",SisterCarrieleavesherruralhometoseekworkinChicago,shegrowsfromaninnocent,purecountrygirltobeagirlmatureinintellectandemotion,andshebecomesastarofmusicalcomedies.Butinspiteofhersuccessinmaterial,sheisnothappybutlonelyanddissatisfied.2)SisterCarriebestembodiesDreiser’snaturalisticbeliefthatwhilemenarecontrolledandconditionedbyheredity,instinctandchance,afewextraordinaryandunsophisticatedhumanbeingsrefusetoaccepttheirfatewordlesslyandinsteadstrive,unsuccessfully,tofindmeaningandpurposefortheirexistenceIV.TopicDiscussion(20pointsinall,10foreach)Writenolessthan150wordsoneachofthefollowingtopicsinEnglishinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.49.BrieflydiscussWilliamShakespeare'sartisticachievementsincharacterization,plotconstructionandlanguage.Answer:Asoneofthemostremarkableplaywrightsandpoetstheworldshaseverknown,Shakespearehaseffectedhisinfluencefarbeyondthetimehelived—theRenaissanceperiod.Inthisgreatesttragedy“Hamlet”,hisskillfulhandlingofplotconstruction,powerfulcondemnationsoftheroyalcorruptionaswellashisgeniusapplicationofsoliloquyarealldisplayedperfectly,whichnotonlymakesthisplaythemostpopularoneonthestage,butalsocreatesShakespeareaneverlastingfameintheliteraryworld,goingbeyondthenationalboundariesforcenturies.50.BrieflydiscussMarkTwain'sartoffictionintermsofthesetting,thelanguage,andthecharacters,etc.,basedonhisnovelTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.Answer:1).AdventuresofHuckleberryfindproveditselftobethemilestoneinAmericanliteratureandthusfirmlyestablishedTwain’spositioninAmericanliterature.2)AdventuresofHuckleberryFinnmarkstheclimaxofTwain’sliterarycreativity.ThenoveliswritteninalanguagethatistotallydifferentfromtherhetoricallanguageusedbyEmerson,Poe,andMelville.Itissimple,direct,lucid,andfaithfultothecolloquialspeech.Speakinginvernacular,awildanduneducatedHuck,runningawayfromcivilizationforhisfreedom,isvividlybroughttolife.Indeed,withhisgreatmasteryandeffectiveuseofvernacular,Twainhasmadecolloquialspeechanaccepted,respectableliterarymediumintheliteraryhistoryofthecountry.3)MarkTwain’shumorisremarkable,too.Hishumorisnotonlyofwittyremarksmockingatsmallthingsoroffarcicalelementsmakingpeoplelaugh,butakindofartisticstyleusedtocriticizethesocialinjusticeandsatirizethedecayedromanticism.4).TheprofoundportraitofHuckleberryFinnisanothergreatcontributionofthebooktothelegacyofAmericanliterature.5).Twain,knownasalocalcolorist,preferredtopresentsociallifethroughportraitsofthelocalcharactersofhisregions,includingpeoplelivinginthatarea,thelandscape,andotherpeculiaritieslikethecustoms,dialects,costumesandsoon.TheMississippivalleyandtheWestbecamehismajortheme.UnlikeJamesandHowells,MarkTwainwroteaboutthelower-classpeople.Hesuccessfullyusedlocalcolorandhistoricalsettingstoillustrateandshedlightonthecontemporarysociety.或者参考第二个答案：AsatruefatherofAmericannationalliterature,Twainhasimpressesthewholeworldwithhismilestonework“AdventuresofHuckleberryFinn”,whichnotonlygivesarecordofavanishedlifemovingmillionsofpeopleworldwide,butalsobecomeaclassicforbothchildrenandadultsowingtoitsvernacularandremarkablehumor.b2.b3.a4.b5.a6.d7.a8.c9.b10.a11.b12.a13.b14.b15.b16.b17.d18.a19.c20.d21.a22.a23.c24.b25.a26.b27.c28.a29.a30.a31.a32.d33.c34.c35.b36.d37.c38.c39.d40.b41.A.ASong:MenofEngland,ShelleyB.PersonificationC.themaleofthehoney-beesthatdonotwork,referringheretotheparasiticclassinhumansociety.42.A.ThelovesongofJ.AlfredPrufrockB.ThespeakerisPrufrock.C.neurotic,self-important,illogicalandincapableofaction.43.A.WaltWhitmanB.Therewasachildwentforth.LeavesofGrass.C.Thispoemdescribesthegrowthofachildwholearnedabouttheworldaroundhimandimprovedhimselfaccordingly.44.A.EmilyDinckinsonB.TheGodofdeathC.Thispoemisadescriptionofthemomentofdeath.45.无46.A.Itisnotedforitssharpcriticismoftheexistingsociety.B.Atthesametime,itisanintensemoralfable.C.ThesuccessofthenovelisalsoduetoitsintuoductiontotheEnglishnovelthefirstgovernessheroine.47.A.ThethreedominantfiguresoftheperiodareWilliamDeanHowells,MarkTwain,andHenryJames.B.WhileMarkTwainandHowellsseemedtohavepaidmoreattentiontothe"life"oftheAmericans,HenryJameshadapparentlylaidagreateremphasisonthe"innerworld"ofman.C.Howellsfocusedhisdiscussionontherisingmiddlecalssandthewaytheylived,whileTwainpreferredtohavehisownregionandpeopleattheforefrontofhisstories.48.无49.A.Characterization:a.Shakespeare'smajorcharactersareneithermerelyindividualonesnortypeones;theyareindividualsrepresentingcertaintypes.Eachcharacterhashisorherownpersonalities.b.Byapplyingapsycho-analyticalapproach,Shakespearesucceedsinexploringthecharacters'innermind.c.Shakespearealsoprtrayshischaractersinpairs.Contrastsarefrequentlyusedtobringvividnesstohischaracters.B.Construction:a.Shakespeare'splaysarewell-knownfortheiradroitplotconstruction.Heborrowsthemfromsomeoldplaysorstorybooks,orfromancientGreekandRomansources.b.Hewouldshortenthetimeandintensifythestory.Thereareusuallyseveralthreadsrunningthroughtheplay.C.Languageandstyle:a.Ironyisagoodmeansofdramaticpresentation.Disguiseisalsoanimportantdevicetocreatedramaticirony,usuallywithwomandisguisedasman.b.Hehasanamazingwealthofvocabularyandidiom.Hisinfluenceonlaterwritersisimmeasurable.AlmostallEnglishwritersafterhimhavebeeninfluencedbyhimeitherinartisticpointofview,inliteraryformorinlanguage.50.A.MarkTwainusestheMississippivalleyashisfictionalkingdom,writingaboutthelandscapeandthepeople,thecustomsandthedialectofoneparticularregion,isthereforeknownasalocalcolorist.B.Hecreateslife-likecharacters,especiallytheunconventionalHuckleberryFinne,whorunsawayfromcivilizationandstandsoppositetoconventionvillagemorality.C.Heusessimple,directvernacularlanguage,totallydiferentfromanypreciousliterarylanguage.Itisakindofcolloquialbelongingtolowerclass,thelivinglocalAmericanEnglish.D.Hehascreatedaspecialhumortosatirizeandthedecayedconvention.2010年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英美文学选读试卷+答案请将答案填在答题纸相应的位置上(全部题目用英文作答)I．MultipleChoice(40pointsinall,1foreach)Selectfromthefourchoicesofeachitemtheonethatbestanswersthequestionorcompletesthestatement.WritethecorrespondingletterA,B,CorDontheanswersheet.1.T.S.Eliot’s______bearingastrongthematicresemblancetoTheWasteLand,isgenerallyregardedasthedarkestofEliot’spoems.A.“Gerontion”B.“Prufrock”C.MurderintheCathedralD.TheHollowMen2.Shelley’spoliticallyrics______isnotonlyawarcrycallinguponallworkingpeopletoriseupagainsttheirpoliticaloppressors,butanaddresstothempointingouttheintolerableinjusticeofeconomicexploitation.A.“OdetoLiberty”B.“OdetoNaples”C.“OdetotheWestWind”D.“MenofEngland”3.Charlotte’sworksarefamousforthedepictionofthelifeof______workingwomen,particularlygovernesses.A.themiddle-classB.thelower-classC.theupper-middle-classD.theupper-class4.AllofthefollowingworksareknownasHardy’s“novelsofcharacterandenvironment”EXCEPT______.A.TheReturnoftheNativeB.TessoftheD’UrbervillesC.JudetheObscureD.FarfromtheMaddingCrowd5.JaneAusten’spracticalidealismisthatloveshouldbejustifiedby______anddisciplinedbyself-control.A.reasonB.senseC.rationalityD.sensibility6.Shakespeare’s______,anelaborateandfantasticstory,isknownasthebestofhisfinalromances.A.TheWinter’sTaleB.TheTempestC.TheTamingoftheShrewD.Love’sLabour’sLost7.“Whereintelligencewasfallible,limited,theImaginationwasourhopeofcontactwitheternalforces,withthewholespiritualworld.”wassaidby______.A.WilliamWordsworthB.WilliamBlakeC.SamuelTaylorColeridgeD.JohnKeats8.“Tobe,ornottobe-thatisthequestion;/Whether’tisnoblerinthemindtosuffer/Theslingsandarrowsofoutrageousfortune,/Ortotakearmsagainstaseaoftroubles,/Andbyopposingendthen?”Theselinesaretakenfrom______.A.KingLearB.RomeoandJulietC.OthelloD.Hamlet9.JohnMilton’smostpowerfuldramaticpoemontheGreekmodelis______.A.ParadiseLostB.ParadiseRegainedC.SamsonAgonistesD.Lycidas10.Becauseofhersensitivitytouniversalpattensofhumanbehavior,______hasbroughttheEnglishnovel,asanartofform,toitsmaturity.A.CharlotteBronteB.JaneAustenC.EmilyBronteD.HenryFielding11.DanielDefoe’s______isuniversallyconsideredashismasterpiece.A.ColonelJackB.RobinsonCrusoeC.CaptainSingletonD.AJournalofthePlagueYear12.Poetryisdefinedby______as“thespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeelings,whichoriginatesinemotionrecollectedintranquility”.A.WilliamWordsworthB.WilliamBlakeC.PercyByssheShelleyD.RobertSouthey13.JonathanSwift’s______isgenerallyregardedasthebestmodelofsatire,notonlyoftheperiodbutalsointhewholeEnglishliteraryhistory.A.Gulliver’sTravelsB.TheBattleoftheBooksC.“AModestProposal”D.ATaleofaTub14.AllofthefollowingstatementsabouttheVictorianperiodistrueEXCEPT______.A.Englandwasthe“workshopoftheworld”.B.Theearlyyearswasatimeofrapideconomicdevelopmentaswellasserioussocialproblems.C.Towardsthemid-century,Englandhadreacheditshighestpointofdevelopmentasaworldpower.D.Capitalismcameintoitsmonopolystage,thegapbetweentherichandthepoorwasfurtherdeepened.15.GeorgeBernardShaw’s______isagrotesquelyrealisticexposureofslumlandlordism.A.Widower’sHouseB.Mrs.Warren’sProfessionC.TheAppleCartD.GettingMarried16.Dickens’sfirstchildherois______.A.LittleNellB.DavidCopperfieldC.OliverTwistD.LittleDorrit17.Ofalltheeighteenth-centurynovelists______wasthefirsttosetout,bothintheoryandpractice,towritespecificallya“comicepicinprose”,thefirsttogivethemodernnovelitsstructureandstyle.A.HenryFieldingB.DanielDefoeC.JonathanSwiftD.LaurenceSterne18.D.H.Lawrence’s______isaremarkablenovelinwhichtheindividualconsciousnessissubtlyrevealedandstrandsofthemesareintricatelywoundup.A.SonsandLoversB.TheRainbowC.WomeninLoveD.LadyChatterley’sLove19.DickensattackstheUtilitarianprinciplethatrulesovertheEnglisheducationsystemanddestroysyoungheartsandmindsin______.A.HandTimesB.GreatExpectationsC.OurMutualFriendD.BleakHouse20.Thebeliefoftheeighteenth-centuryneoclassicistsinEnglandledthemtoseekthefollowingEXCEPT______.A.proportionB.unityC.harmonyD.spirit21.TheRenaissancemarksatransitionfrom______tothemodernworld.A.theoldEnglishB.themedievalC.thefeudalistD.thecapitalist22.ThegreatpoliticalandsocialeventsintheEnglishsocietyofneoclassicalperiodwerethefollowingEXCEPT______.A.theRestorationofKingCharlesIIin1660B.theGreatPlagueof1665C.theGreatLondonFirein1666D.theWarsofRosesin168923.WiththescarletletterAasthebiggestsymbolofall,______proveshimselftobeoneofthebestsymbolists.A.HawthorneB.DreiserC.JamesD.Faulkner24.TheauthorofLeavesofGrass,agiantofAmericanletters,is______.A.FaulknerB.DreiserC.JamesD.Whitman25.InTenderistheNight,______tracesthedeclineofayoungAmericanpsychiatristwhosemarriagetoabeautifulandwealthypatientdrainshispersonalenergiesandcorrodeshisprofessionalcareer.A.DreiserB.FaulknerC.FitzgeraldD.JackLondon26.Melvilleisbest-knownastheauthorofhismightybook,________,whichisoneoftheworld’sgreatestmasterpieces.A.SongofMyselfB.Moby-DickC.TheMarbleFaunD.MossesfromanOldManse27.ThethemeofHenryJames’essay“______”clearlyindicatesthattheaimofthenovelistopresentlife,soitisnotsurprisingtofindinhiswritingshumanexperiencesexploredineverypossibleform.A.TheAmericanB.TheEuropeansC.TheArtofFictionD.TheGoldenBowl28.DuringWWI,______servedasanhonorablejuniorofficerintheAmericanRedCrossAmbulanceCorpsandin1918wasseverelywoundedinbothlegs.A.AndersonB.FaulknerC.HemingwayD.Dreiser29.InordertoprotestagainstAmerica’sfailuretojoinEnglandinWWI,______becameanaturalizedBritishcitizenin1915.A.WilliamFaulknerB.HenryJamesC.EarnestHemingwayD.EzraPound30.RobertFrostdescribed______as“abookofpeople,”whichshowsabrilliantinsightintoNewEnglandcharacterandthebackgroundthatformedit.A.NorthofBostonB.ABoy’sWillC.AWitnessTreeD.AFurtherRange31.WecaneasilyfindinDreiser’sfictionaworldofjungle,and______foundexpressioninalmosteverybookhewrote.A.naturalismB.romanticismC.transcendentalismD.cubism32.Asanactiveparticipantofhisage,Fitzgeraldisoftenacclaimedliteraryspokesmanofthe______.A.JazzAgeB.AgeofReasonC.LostGenerationD.BeatGeneration33.FromthefirstnovelSisterCarrieon,DreisersethimselftoprojecttheAmericanvaluesforwhathehadfoundthemtobe:______tothecore.A.altruisticB.politicalC.religiousD.materialistic34.The20th-centurystream-of-consciousnesstechniquewasfrequentlyandskillfullyusedby______toemphasizethereactionsandinnermusingsofthenarrator.A.HemingwayB.FrostC.FaulknerD.Whitman35.WiththehelpofhisfriendsPhilStoneandSherwoodAnderson,______publishedavolumeofpoetryTheMarbleFaunandhisfirstnovelSoldiers’Pay.A.FaulknerB.HemingwayC.EzraPoundD.Fitzgerald36.TheSunAlsoRisescastslightonawholegenerationafterWWIandtheeffectsofthewarbywayofavividportraitof“______.”A.theBeatGenerationB.theLostGenerationC.theBabyboomingAgeD.theJazzAge37.WithinherlittlelyricsDickinsonaddressesthoseissuesthatconcern______,whichincludereligion,death,immorality,loveandnature.A.thewholehumanbeingsB.thefrontiersC.theAfricanAmericansD.herrelatives38.H.L.Mencken,afamousAmericancritic,considered______“thetruefatherofournationalliterature.”A.HamlinGarlandB.JosephKirklandC.MarkTwainD.HenryJames39.Inhispoetry,Whitmanshowsconcernfor______andtheburgeoninglifeofcities.A.thecolonistsB.thecapitalistsC.thewholehard-workingpeopleD.theintellectuals40.In1837,______publishedTwice-ToldTales,acollectionofshortstorieswhichattractedcriticalattention.A.EmersonB.MelvilleC.WhitmanD.HawthorneII.ReadingComprehension(16pointsinall,4foreach)ReadthequotedpartscarefullyandanswerthequestionsinEnglish.Writeyouranswersinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.41.Wherefore,BeesofEngland,forgeManyaweapon,chain,andscourge,ThatthesestinglessdronesmayspoilTheforcedproduceofyourtoil?Questions:A.Identifythepoetandthepoemfromwhichthelinesaretaken.B.Whatdoyouknowaboutthepoem’swritingbackground?C.Whatdoyouthinkthepoetintendstosayinthepoem?42.Letusgothen,youandI,WhentheeveningisspreadoutagainsttheskyLikeapatientetherizeduponatable;Letusgo,throughcertainhalf-desertedstreets,ThemutteringretreatsOfrestlessnightsinone-nightcheaphotelsAndsawdustrestaurantswithoyster-shells:(Thelinesabovearetakenfrom“TheLoveSongofJ.AlfredPrufrock”byT.SEliot.)Questions:A.Whatdoesthepoempresent?B.Whatformisthepoemcomposedin?C.Whatdoesthepoemsuggest?43.ThisismylettertotheWorldThatneverwrotetoMe-ThesimpleNewsthatNaturetold-WithtenderMajestyQuestions:A.Identifythepoet.B.Whatideadoesthepoemexpress?C.Whydoesthepoetusedashesandcapitallettersinthepoem?44.Therewasmusicfrommyneighbor’shousethroughthesummernights.Inhisbluegardensmenandgirlscameandwentlikemothsamongthewhisperingsandthechampagneandthestars.AthightideintheafternoonIwatchedhisguestsdivingfromthetowerofhisraft,ortakingthesunonthehotsandofhisbeachwhilehistwomotorboatsslitthewatersoftheSound,drawingaquaplanesovercataractsoffoam.Onweek-endshisRolls-Roycebecameanomnibus,bearingpartiestoandfromthecitybetweennineinthemorningandlongpastmidnight,whilehisstationwagonscamperedlikeabriskyellowbugtomeetalltrains.AndonMondayseightservants,includinganextragardener,toiledalldaywithmopsandscrubbing-brushesandhammersandgarden-shears,repairingtheravagesofthenightbefore.(ThepassageaboveistakenfromTheGreatGatsby)Questions:A.Whattimedoesthestoryreflect?B.Whatdoesthenovelevoke?C.WhatdoesGatsby’sfailuremagnify?III.QuestionsandAnswers(24pointsinall,6foreach)GiveabriefanswertoeachofthefollowingquestionsinEnglish.Writeyouranswersinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.45.WorkingthroughthetraditionofaChristianhumanism,MiltonwroteParadiseLost,intendingtoexposethewaysofSatanandto“justifythewaysofGodtomen.”WhatisMilton’sfundamentalconcerninParadiseLost?46.BrieflyintroduceBlake’sSongsofInnocenceandSongsofExperience.47.WhatarethefactorsthatgaverisetoAmericannaturalism?48.BrieflystateMarkTwain’smagicpowerwithlanguageinhisnovels.IV.TopicDiscussion(20pointsinall,10foreach)Writenolessthan150wordsoneachofthefollowingtopicsinEnglishinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.49.WhyisHardyregardedasanaturalisticwriterinEnglishliterature?Discussinrelationtohisnovelsyouknow.50.PleasediscussHenryJames’contributiontoAmericanliteratureinregardtohisrepresentativeworks,themes,writingtechniquesandlanguage.英美文学选读试题答案及评分参考（课程代码0604）I．MultipleChoice(40pointsinall,1foreach)Selectfromthefourchoicesofeachitemtheonethatbestanswersthequestionorcompletesthestatement.WritethecorrespondingletterA,B,CorDontheanswersheet.01-05:DDADA06-10:BBDCB11-15:BACDA16-20:CACAD21-25:BDADC26-30:BCCBA31-35:AADCA36-40:BACCDII.ReadingComprehension(16pointsinall,4foreach)ReadthequotedpartscarefullyandanswerthequestionsinEnglish.Writeyouranswersinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.41.A.Shelley&ASong:MenofEngland.B.Thispoemwaswrittenin1819,theyearofthe*PeterlooMassacre(彼得卢屠杀).*1819年8月16日发生在英国曼彻斯特圣彼得广场上的一场流血惨案。由于镇压这次集会的军队，有的曾参加过滑铁卢战役，群众乃讥称这次流血惨案为彼得卢屠杀。C.Itisnotonlyawarcrycallinguponallworkingpeopletoriseupagainsttheirpoliticaloppressors,butanaddresstothempointingouttheintolerableinjusticeofeconomicexploitation.42.A.Itpresentsthemeditationofanagingyoungmanoverthebusinessofproposingmarriage.B.dramaticmonologueC.Thepoemisinaformofdramaticmonologue,suggestinganironiccontrastbetweenapretended"LoveSong"andaconfessionofthespeaker'sincapabilityoffacinguptoloveandtolifeinasterileupper-classworld.43A.EmilyDickinsonB.Entitledthus,thepoemexpressesDickinson'sanxietyabouthercommunicationwiththeoutsideworld.)C.Inherpoetrythereisaparticularstresspattern,inwhichdashesareusedasamusicaldevicetocreatecadenceandcapitallettersasameansofemphasis.44.A.theJazzAgeB.AmasterpieceinAmericanliterature,theGreatGatsbyevokesahauntingmoodofaglamorous,wildtimethatseeminglywillnevercomeagain.C.Gatsby'sfailuremagnifiestoagreatextenttheendoftheAmericanDream.III.QuestionsandAnswers(24pointsinall,6foreach)GiveabriefanswertoeachofthefollowingquestionsinEnglish.Writeyouranswersinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.45.AtthecenteroftheconflictbetweenhumanloveandspiritualdutyliesMilton'sfundamentalconcernwithfreedomandchoice.Thethemeisthe"FallofMan,"i.e.man'sdisobedienceandthelossofParadise.InthefallofmanAdamdiscoveredhisfullhumanity.ThefreedomofthewillisthekeystoneofMilton'screed.46.TheSongsofInnocence(1809)isalovelyvolumeofpoems,presentingahappyandinnocentworld,thoughnotwithoutitsevilsandsufferings.HisSongsofExperience(1794)paintsadifferentworld,aworldofmisery,poverty,disease,warandrepressionwithamelancholytone.ChildhoodiscentraltoBlake'sconcernintheSongsofInnocenceandSongsofExperience.47.TheimpactofDarwin'sevolutionarytheoryontheAmericanthoughtandtheinfluenceofthe19thcenturyFrenchliteratureontheAmericanmenoflettersgaverisetoyetanotherschoolofrealism:Americannaturalism.Darwin,inhisTheOriginofSpecies(1859)andDescentofMan(1871),hypothesizedthatoverthemillenniamanhadevolvedfromlowerformsoflife.TheAmericannaturalistsacceptedthemorenegativeimplicationsofthistheoryandusedittoaccountforthebehaviorofthosecharactersinliteraryworkswhowereconceivedasmoreorlesscomplexcombinationsofinheritedattributes,theirhabitsconditionedbysocialandeconomicforces.或Inaword,naturalismisevolvedfromrealismwhentheauthor'stoneinwritingbecomeslessseriousandlesssympatheticbutmoreironicandmorepessimistic.Itisnomorethanadifferentphilosophicalapproachtoreality,ortohumanexistence.48.BrieflystateMarkTwain’smagicpowerwithlanguageinhisnovels.A.Setting:InthenovelMarkTwainrecreatesasmall-townworldofAmericaandpresentsthelocalcolor.B.Language:Heusessimple,directlanguagefaithfultothecolloquialspeech,thevernacularlanguageofthelocalpeople.C.Character（s）:Theauthorrecreatestworebelsandfugitivesrunningawayfromcivilization,especiallyHuckleberryFinn,aninnocentboywhorefusestoaccepttheconventionalvillagemorality.D.Theme:Thenovelisacriticismofsocialinjustice,hypocrisy,conservativenessandnarrow-mindednessoftheAmericansmalltownsociety.E.Style:Thenovelemploysahumorousstyleofnarrationandisalsohighlysymbolicwiththecentralsymbol.IV.TopicDiscussion(20pointsinall,10foreach)Writenolessthan150wordsoneachofthefollowingtopicsinEnglishinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.49.A.HereadDarwin'sTheOriginofSpeciesandacceptedtheideaof"survivalofthefittest."HewasalsoinfluencedbySpencer'sTheFirstPrinciple,whichledhimtothebeliefthatman'sfateispredeterminedlytragic,drivenbyacombinedforceof"nature,"bothinsideandoutside.Inhisworks,manisshowninevitablyboundbyhiswoninherentnatureandhereditarytraitswhichprompthimtogoandsearchforsomespecifichappinessorsuccessandsethiminconflictwiththeenvironment.ManprovesimpotentbeforeFate,howeverhetries,andheseldomescapeshisordaineddestiny.ThispessimisticviewoflifepredominatesmostofHardy'slaterworksandearnshimareputationasanaturalisticwriter.B.Hisbestlocal-coloredworksarehislaterones,suchasTheReturnoftheNative(1878),TheTrumpetMajor(1880),TheMayorofCasterbridge(1886),TheWoodlanders(1887),TessoftheD'UrbervillesandJudetheObscure.Theseworks,knownas"novelsofcharacterandenvironment,"arethemostrepresentativeofhimasbothanaturalisticandacriticalrealistwriter.50.A.Internationalthemes:Inalmostallthestoriesandnovelshewroteduringthisperiod,JamestreatedwithgreatcaretheclashesbetweentowdifferentculturesandtheemotionalandmoralproblemsofAmericansinEurope,orEuropeansinAmerica.NearlyeveryworkisimportantinitsownwayintermsofJames'scultivationofthetheme.B.Representativeworks：DaisyMiller(1878),anovellaaboutayoungAmericangirlwhogets"killed"bythewinterinRome,broughtJamesinternationalfameforthefirsttime.ThePortraitofALady(1881)isgenerallyconsideredtobehismasterpiece,whichincarnatestheclashbetweentheOldWorldandtheNewinthelifejourneyofanAmericangirlinaEuropeanculturalenvironment.C.Language:Astohislanguage,Jamesisnotsoeasytounderstand.Heisoftenhighlyrefinedandinsightful.Withalargevocabulary,heisalwaysaccurateinwordselection,tryingtofindthebestexpressionforhisliteraryimagination.D.Style：Moreover,James'srealismischaracterizedbyhispsychologicalapproachtohissubjectmatter.OneoftheJames'sliterarytechniquesinnovatedtocaterforthispsychologicalemphasisishisnarrative"pointofview."E.Summary：ThatiswhyJamesisgenerallyregardedastheforerunnerofthe20th-chentury"stream-of-consciousness"novelsandthefounderofpsychologicalrealism.全国2011年4月高等教育自学考试英美文学选读试题I.MultipleChoice(40pointsinall,1foreach)Selectfromthefourchoicesofeachitemtheonethatbestanswersthequestionorcompletesthestatement.WritethecorrespondingletterA,B,CorDontheanswersheet.1.OneofShelley’sgreatestpoliticallyricsis________,whichwaslatertobecomearallyingsongoftheBritishCommunistParty.A.“OdetoLiberty”B.“OdetoNaples”C.“Sonnet:Englandin1819”D.“MenofEngland”2.InCharlesDickens’work________,theUtilitarianprinciplerulesovertheEnglisheducationsystemanddestroysyoungheartsandminds.A.LittleDorritB.HardTimesC.GreatExpectationsD.BleakHouse3.ThetragicsenseturnsintodespairinThomasHardy’s________,wherecorneredbythetraditionalsocialmorality,theheroandtheheroinehavetokilltheirownwillandpassionandreturntotheirformerdestructivewayoflife.A.TheReturnoftheNativeB.TheMayorofCasterbridgeC.TessoftheD’UrbervillesD.JudetheObscure4.ThetypicalrepresentativesofG.B.Shaw’searlyplaysare____B____.A.ManandSuperman;TheAppleCartB.Widowers’House;Mrs.Warren’sProfessionC.Candida;Mrs.Warren’sProfessionD.TheAppleCart;Widowers’House5.Asacriticofmusicanddrama,________heldthatartshouldservesocialpurposesbyreflectinghumanlife,revealingsocialcontradictionsandeducatingthecommonpeople.A.T.S.EliotB.OscarWildeC.GeorgeBernardShawD.W.B.Yeats6.SymbolismandcomplexnarrativeareemployedmorerichlyinD.H.Lawrence’s________,whicharegenerallyregardedashismasterpieces.A.WomeninLove;SonsandLoversB.TheRainbow;WomeninLoveC.SonsandLovers;LadyChatterley’sLoverD.LadyChatterley’sLover;TheRainbow7.T.S.EliotwontheNobelPrizeofLiteraturein________.A.1945B.1948C.1952D.19568.ThomasHardy’spessimisticviewoflifepredominatesmostofhislaterworksandearnshimareputationasa________writer.A.realisticB.naturalisticC.romanticD.stylistic9.“Doyouthink,becauseIampoor,obscure,plain,andlittle,Iamsoullessandheartless?...AndifGodhadgiftedmewithsomebeauty,andmuchwealth,Ishouldhavemadeitashardforyoutoleaveme,asitisnowformetoleaveyou.”Thequotedlinesaremostprobablytakenfrom________.A.GreatExpectationsB.WutheringHeightsC.JaneEyreD.PrideandPrejudice10.ThemostdistinguishingfeatureofCharlesDickens’worksis________.A.thevernacularandlargevocabularyB.hishumorandwitC.character-portrayalD.picturesofpathos11.G.B.Shaw’splay________establishedhispositionastheleadingplaywrightofhistime.A.Widowers’HousesB.TooTruetoBeGoodC.Mrs.Warren’sProfessionD.Candida12.JaneAusten’sfirstnovel________tellsastoryabouttwosistersandtheirloveaffairs.A.SenseandSensibilityB.PrideandPrejudiceC.NorthangerAbbeyD.MansfieldPark13.“IfWintercomes,canSpringbefarbehind?”thequotedlinecomesfrom________.A.Shelley’s“OdetotheWestWind”B.WaltWhitman’sLeavesofGrassC.JohnMilton’sParadiseLostD.JohnKeats’“OdeonaGrecianUrn”14.AllofthefollowingpoemsbyWilliamWordswortharemasterpiecesonnatureEXCEPT________.A.“IWanderedLonelyasaCloud”B.“AnEveningWalk”C.“TinterAbbey”D.“TheSolitaryReaper”15.WilliamBlake’s________markshisentryintomaturity.A.PoeticalSketchesB.SongsofInnocenceC.MarriageofHeavenandHellD.SongsofExperience16.HenryFielding’s________bringshimthenameof“ProseHomer”.A.TheHistoryofJonathanWildtheGreatB.TheHistoryofTomJones,aFoundlingC.TheHistoryofAmeliaD.TheHistoryofJosephAndrews17.AmongthethreemajorpoeticalworksbyJohnMilton,________isthemostperfectexampleofversedramaaftertheGreekstyleinEnglish.A.SamsonAgonistesB.ParadiseLostC.ParadiseRegainedD.Areopagitica18.T.S.Eliot’s________notonlypresentsapanoramaofphysicaldisorderandspiritualdesolationinthemodernWesternworld,butalsoreflectstheprevalentmoodofdisillusionmentanddespairofawholepost-wargeneration.A.TheHollowMenB.TheWasteLandC.MurderintheCathedralD.AshWednesday19.In________,Shakespearehasnotonlymadeaprofoundanalysisofthesocialcrisisinwhichtheevilscanbeseeneverywhere,butalsocriticizedthebourgeoisegoism.A.HamletB.OthelloC.KingLearD.Macbeth20.JohnMilton’sgreatestpoeticalwork________istheonlygenerallyacknowledgedepicinEnglishliteraturesinceBeowulf.A.AreopagiticaB.ParadiseLostC.LycidasD.SamsonAgonistes21.Thework________byWilliamBlakeisalovelyvolumeofpoems,presentingahappyworld,thoughnotwithoutitsevilsandsufferings.A.SongsofInnocenceB.SongsofExperienceC.PoeticalSketchesD.LyricalBallads22.Theplaysknownas“theLawrencetrilogy”areallthefollowingEXCEPT________.A.ACollier’sFridayNightB.LadyChatterley’sLoverC.TheDaughter-in-LawD.TheWidowingofMrs.Holroyed23.Greatlyandpermanentlyaffectedbythe________experiences,Hemingwayformedhisownwritingstyle,togetherwithhisthemeandhero.A.miningB.farmingC.warD.sailing24.“Thedignityofmovementofanicebergisduetoonlyone-eighthofitbeingabovewater.”This“iceberg”analogyaboutprosestylewasputforwardby________.A.WilliamFaulknerB.HenryJamesC.ErnestHemingwayD.F·ScottFitzgerald25.InGoDown,Moses,________illuminatestheproblemofblackandwhiteinSouthernsocietyasaclose-knitdestinyofbloodbrotherhood.A.WilliamFaulknerB.JackLondonC.HermanMelvilleD.NathanielHawthorne26.InDeathintheAfternoon________presentshisphilosophyaboutlifeanddeaththroughthedepictionofthebullfightasakindofmicrocosmictragedy.A.WilliamFaulknerB.JackLondonC.ErnestHemingwayD.MarkTwain27.WilliamFaulkneroncesaidthat________isastoryof“lostinnocence,”whichprovesitselftobeanintensificationofthethemeofimprisonmentinthepast.A.TheGreatGatsbyB.TheSoundandtheFuryC.Absalom,Absalom!D.GoDown,Moses28.WaltWhitmanbelieved,bymeansof“________,”hehasturnedpoetryintoanopenfield,anareaofvitalpossibilitywherethereadercanallowhisownimaginationtoplay.A.freeverseB.strictverseC.regularrhymingD.standardizedrhyming29.HermanMelville’ssecondfamouswork,________,wasnotpublisheduntil1924,33yearsafterhisdeath.A.PierreB.RedburnC.Moby-DickD.BillyBudd30.In1920,________publishedhisfirstnovelThisSideofParadisewhichwas,tosomeextent,hisownstory.A.F·ScottFitzgeraldB.ErnestHemingwayC.WilliamFaulknerD.EmilyDickinson31.Unlikehiscontemporariesintheearly20thcentury,________didnotbreakupwiththepoetictraditionnormadeanyexperimentonform.A.WaltWhitmanB.RobertFrostC.EzraPoundD.T.S.Eliot32.WhileMarkTwainseemedtohavepaidmoreattentiontothe“life”oftheAmericans,________hadapparentlylaidagreateremphasisonthe“innerworld”ofman.A.WilliamHowellsB.HenryJamesC.BretHarteD.HamlinGarland33.Attheageofeighty-seven,________readhispoetryattheinaugurationofPresidentJohnF.Kennedyin1961.A.RobertFrostB.WaltWhitmanC.EzraPoundD.T.S.Eliot34.OfallHermanMelville’sseaadventurestories,________provestobethebest.A.TypeeB.RedburnC.Moby–DickD.Omoo35.Manisa“victimofforcesoverwhichhehasnocontrol.”Thisisanotionheldstronglyby________.A.RobertFrostB.TheodoreDreiserC.HenryJamesD.HamlinGarland36.Withthepublicationof________,TheodoreDreiserwaslaunchinghimselfuponalongcareerthatwouldultimatelymakehimoneofthemostsignificantAmericanwritersoftheschoollaterknownasliterarynaturalism.A.SisterCarrieB.TheTitanC.AnAmericanTragedyD.TheStoic37.NathanielHawthornewasaffectedby________’stranscendentalisttheoryandstruckupaveryintimaterelationshipwithhim.A.H.W.LongfellowB.WaltWhitmanC.R.W.EmersonD.WashingtonIrving38.Amongthefollowingwriters________isgenerallyregardedastheforerunnerofthe20th-century“stream-of-consciousness”novelsandthefounderofpsychologicalrealism.A.T.S.EliotB.JamesJoyceC.WilliamFaulknerD.HenryJames39.WaltWhitmanwrotedownagreatmanypoemstoairhissorrowforthedeathofPresident______,andoneofthefamousis“WhenLilacsLastintheDooryardBloom’d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