许昌学院成人本科(英语)专业课

许昌学院成人本科(英语)专业课 《英美文学选读》试卷 A、Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative an-swers.Choose the one that would best complete the statement and put the letter in the brackets. (20) 1.In his novel, Robinson Crusoe, Defo elugizes the hero of the _____. A.aristocratic class B.enterprising landlords C.rising bourgeoisie D.hard-working people 2.Robert Frost is a regional poet in the sense that his poems depict mostly _____. A. The frontier life B. the sea adventures C. the Puritan community D. New England landscape 3.The most significant idea of the Renaissance is_____. A. humanism B. realism C. naturalism D. skepticism stragedies include all the following except_____. 4.Shakespeare’ A.Hamlet and king lear B.Antong and Cleopatea and Macbeth C.Julius Caesar and Othello D.The Merchant of Venice and A Midsummer Ninght’s Dream 5.In Hardy’s Wessex novels ,there is an apparent_____touch in his description of the simple though primitve rural life. A.nostalgic B.humorous C.romantic D.ironic 6.In his essay “Of studies,”Bacon said; some books are to be tasted ,others to be swaiiowed ,and some few to be chewed and_____. A.Simmed B.Perfected C.Imitaed D.Digested 7.(The)_____was a progrressive intellectualmovement throughout Western Europe in the eighteenth century. A.Romanticism B.Humanism C.Enlightenment D.Sentimentalism 8.In American literature the first important writer who earned an international fame on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean is_____. A.Washington Irving B.Ralph Waldo Emerson C.Nathaniel Hawthorne D.Walt Whitman 9.The Romantic Writers would focus on all the following issues EXCEPT the_____in the American literary history. A.individual feeling B.survival of the fittest C.strong imagination D.return to nature 10.Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of Mark Twain’s writing style? _____ A.Simpie vernacular B.Local color C.Lengthy psychological analyses. D.Richness of irony and humor B. name the author of each of the following literary works. (12) 1,Hamlet 2,Paradise Lost 3 Pride and prejudice, 4,The sun also rise 5,Dr.Faustus 6.Robinson Crusoe C. Difine the literary terms listed below. (10) 1 Modernism D. For each of the quotations listed below give the name of the author and then briefly interpret it. (20) 1(As the liberty lads over the sea Bought their freedom ,and cheaply,with blood, So we,boys,we Willdiefighting ,or live free, And down with all kings but king Ludd. Questions A.identify the poem and the poet.______________________________ B.Translate it into Chinese. ____________________________ _________________________________________________________ 2( Men of England ,wherefor plough For the lords who lay ye low? Wherefor weave with toil and care The robes your tyrants wear? Questions A.identify the poem and the poet.______________________________ B.Translate it into Chinese. ____________________________ _________________________________________________________ E. Discuss the concept of wasteland,in ralation to the works of those whiters in the twentieth century American literature. (20) F. Give brief answers to the following question. (18) 1.Why is Jane Eyre a successful novel 许昌学院成人本科(英语)专业课 《英美文学选读》试卷答题卡 年级 姓名 专业 A(Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative an-swers.Choose the one that would best complete the statement and put the letter in the brackets. (20) B. name the author of each of the following literary works. (12) C. Difine the literary terms listed below. (10) D. For each of the quotations listed below give the name of the author and then briefly interpret it. (20) E. Discuss the concept of wasteland,in ralation to the works of those whiters in the twentieth century American literature. (20) F. Give brief answers to the following question. (18)