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B41 ．The English Renaiance period was an age of
A.poetry and drama.B.drama and novel.C.novel and poetry.D.romance and poetry.42.In Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice，Antonio could not pay back the money he borrowed from Shy-
lock，because
A.his money was all invested in the newly-emerging textile industry.B.his enterprise went bankrupt.C.Baanio was able to pay his own debt.D.his ships had all been lost.43 ．In English poetry，a four-line stanza is called
A.heroic couplet.B.quatrain.C.Spenserian stanza.D.terza rima.44.The 18th century witneed a new literary form-the modern English novel，which，contrary to the
medieval romance，gives a＿presentation of life of the common people.A.romanticB.realisticC.propheticD.idealistic 45 ．As a whole，＿is one of the most effective and devastating criticisms and satires of all aspects
in the then English and European life-socially，politically，religiously，philosophically，scientifi-cally，and morally.A.Moll FlandersB.Gulliver’s Travels
C.Pilgrim’s ProgreD.The School for Scandal
46.Which of the following works best represents the national spirit of the 18th-century England?
A.Robinson CrusoeB.Gulliver’s Travels
C.Jonathan Wild the GreatD.A Sentimental journey
．Shelley’s masterpiece，Prometheus Unbound，is a verse drama，which borrows the basic story from
A.the BibleB.a German legend
C.a Greek playD.One Thousand and One Nights
48.In the first part of the novel Pride and Prejudice，Mr.Darcy has a（n)＿of the Bennet family.A.high opinionB.great admirationC.low opinionD.erroneous view
49.In Byron’s poem“Song for the Luddites，”the word“Luddite“ refers to the
A.workers who destroyed the machines in their protest against unemployment.B.rising bourgeoisie who fights against the aristocratic cla.C.descendents of the ancient king，Lud.D.poor country people who suffered under the rule of the landlord cla.50.Mr.Micawber in David Copperfield and Sam Well in Pickwick Paper's are perhaps the best＿characters created by Charles Dickens.A.comicB.tragicC.roundD.sophisticated
B51 ．A typical Forsyte，according to John Galsworthy，is a man with a strong sense
of＿，who never pays any attention to human feelings.A.justiceB.humorC.moralityD.property
C52 ．Linguistically，compared with the writings of Mark Twain，Henry James’s fiction
is noted for his
A.frontier vernacular.B.rich colloquialism.C.vulgarly descriptive words.D.refined elegant language.A53．Which of the following statements about Washington Irving is NOT true?
A.Literary imagination should breed in a land rich in the past culture.B.He is preoccupied with the Calvinistic view of original sin and the mystery of evil.C.His stories are among the best of the American literature.D.Some of his works are based on the materials of the European legendary tales.D 54 ．Which of the following is NOT one of the main ideas advocated by Emerson，the
chief spokesman of New England Transcendentalism?
A.As an individual，man is divine and can develop and improve himself infinitely.B.Nature exercises a healthy and restorative influence on human beings.C.There exists an emotional communication between an individual soul and the
universal“Over-soul.”
D.Evil and sin are ever present in human heart and will pa on from one generation
to“another.”
B55 ．Whitman’s poems are characterized by all the following features EXCEPT
A.the strict poetic form.B.the free and natural rhythm.C.the easy flow of feelings.D.the simple and conversational language.56.Which of the following works best illustrates the Calvinistic view of original sing
A.Stowe’s Uncle Ton’，CabinB.James’s The Portrait of a Lady.C.Hemingway’s A Farewell to ArmsD.Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter.57 ．Beside symbolism，all the following qualities EXCEPT＿are fused to make
Melville’s Moby-Dick a world claic．
A.narrative powerB.psychological analysis
C.speculative agilityD.optimistic view of life
C58 ．The raft with which Huck and Jim make their voyage down the Miiippi River
may symbolize all the following EXCEPT
A.a return to nature.B.an escape from evils，injustices，and corruption of the civilized society.C.the American society in the early 19th century.D.a small world where people of different colors can live friendly and happily.D59 ．Emily Grierson，the protagonist in Faulkner’s story“A Rose for Emily，”can be
regarded as a symbol for all the following qualities EXCEPT
A.old values.B.rigid ideas of social status.C.bigotry and eccentricity.D.harmony and inte护ty.B60.As a Modernist poet，Pound is noted for his active involvement in the
A.cubist school of modern painting.B.Imagist Movement.C.stream-of-consciousne technique.D.German Expreionism.61 ．The statement that a boy’s night journey to an Indian village to witne the violence
of both birth and death provides all the poibilities of a learning experience may well sum
up the major theme of
A.Faulkner’s story“A Rose for Emily”
B.Hemingway’s story“Indian Camp“．
C.Irving’s story“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”．
D.James’s story“Daisy Miller“．
62.Which of the following plays by 0’Neill can be read autobiographically?
A.The Hairy ApeB.The Emperor Jones
C.The Iceman ComethD.Long Day’s Journey Into Night
．According to Mark Twain，in river towns up and down the Miiippi，it was every
boy’s dream to
some day grow up to be
A.Methodist preacher.B.a justice of the peace.C.a riverboat pilot.D.a pirate on the Indian ocean.64 ．Literature of Neoclaicism is different from that of Romanticism in that
A.the former celebrates reason，rationality，order and instruction while the latter sees
literature as an expreion of an individual’s feeling and experiences.B.the former is heavily religious but the latter secular.C.the former is an intellectual movement the purpose of which is to arouse the middle
cla for political rights while the latter is concerned with the personal cultivation.D.the former advocates the“return to nature” whereas the latter turns to the ancient
Greek and Roman writers for its models.65.“Surface“，“Sneerwell”，“Backbite“，and“Candour” are most likely the names of the
characters in
A.Shaw’s Mrs Warren’s Profeion
B.Sheridan’s The School for Scandal
C.Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost
D.Christopher Marlowe’s Dr.Faustus
66.Te of the D’Urbervilles，one of Thomas Hardy’s best known一 novels，portrays
man as
A.being hereditarily either good or bad.B.being self-sufficient.C.having no control over his own fate.D.still retaining his own faith in a world of confusion.67 ．Which of the following brings LITTLE impact on the development of 20th century
literature？
A.Friedrich Nietzche’s aertions：“God is dead“
B.Arther Schopenharuer’s and Henry Bergson’s philosophical ideas of irrationality.C ．Oscar Wilde’s idea of“Art for Art’s Sake”．
D.Freudian-Jungian psycho-analysis
．The term tone in literature means
A.sound effect such as rhyme and metrical device.B.the pitch of a word used to determine its meaning in the given context.C.the manner of expreion to indicate the speaker’s attitude towards the subject.D.a shade of colour to reflect the change of the light.69 ．James Joyce is the author of all the following novels except
A.Dubliners.B.Jude the Obscure.C.A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.D.Ulyes.70.We can perhaps summarize that Walt Whitman’s poems are characterized by all the
following features except that they are
A.conversational and crude.B.lyrical and well一structured.C ．wimple and rather crude.D.free-flowing.71 ．Who exerts the single most important influence on literary naturalism，of which
Theodore Dreiser and Jack London are among the best representative writers
A.FreudB.Darwin.C.W.D.Howells.D.Emerson
72．Mark Twain，one of the greatest 19th century American writers，is well known for his
A.international theme.B.waste-land imagery.C.local color.D.symbolism.73 ．The period before the American Civil War is commonly referred to as
A.the Romantic Period.B.the Realistic Period.C．the Naturalist Period.D.the Modern
Period.74 ．Most of Herman Melville’s novels are based on sea voyages and sea adventures.Which of the follow ing is not the case?
A.Typee.B.Moby-Dick.C.Omoo.D.The Confidence-Man
．In Henry James’Daisy Miller，the author tries to portray the young woman as an
embodiment of
A.the force of convention.B.the free spirit of the New World.C.the decline of aristocracy.D.the corruption of the newly rich.D76.Which of the following is not a work of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s?
A.The House of the Seven Gables.B.The Blithedale Romance.C.The Marble Falun.D.White Jacket.C 77 ．Besides sketches，tales and eays，Washington Irving also published a book on＿
＿，which is
also considered an important part of his creative writing.A.poetic theoryB ．French art
C.history of New YorkD.life of George Washington
A78 ．In Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby，there are detailed descriptions of big parties.The
purpose of such descriptions is so show
A.emptine of life.B.the corruption of the upper cla.C.contrast of the rich and the poor.D.the happy days of the Jazz Age.79 ．In American literature，escaping from the society and returning to nature is a common
subject.The following titles are all related，in one way or another，to the subject except
A.Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.B.Dreiser’s Sister Carrie.C.Copper’s Leather-Stocking Tales.D.Thoreau’s Walden.D80.Emily Dickinson wrote many short poems on various aspects of life.Which of the
following is not a usual subject of her poetic expreion?
A.Religion.B.Life and death.C.Love and marriage.D.War and peace.l鬓蒸 NB
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