2023年自考類英語自考英美文學選讀歷年高頻考題帶答案難題附詳解（圖片大小可自由調(diào)整）第1卷一.歷年考點試題黑鉆版(共50題)1.The______MovementintheeighteenthcenturyEuropewasafurtheranceoftheRenaissanceofthefifteenthandsixteenthcenturies.A.EnlightenmentB.RenaissanceC.SentimentalD.Transcendental2.HenryJamesisregardedasoneofthemostimportantwritersintheAgeofRealisminAmerica.Trytodiscusshisliteraryachievements.3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsbestillustratesthethemeofShakespeare'sSonnet18?A.Thespeakereulogizesthepowerofnature.B.Thespeakersatirizeshumanvanity.C.Thespeakerpraisesthepowerofartisticcreation.D.Thespeakermeditatesonman'ssalvation.4.Amongthefollowingwriters______isgenerallyregardedastheforerunnerofthe20th-century"stream-of-consciousness"novelsandthefounderofpsychologicalrealism.A.T.S.EliotB.JamesJoyceC.WilliamFaulknerD.HenryJames5."Thewoodsarelovely,darkanddeep./ButIhavepromisestokeep,/AndmilestogobeforeIsleep,/AndmiltstogobeforeIsleep."

Questions:

A.Whoisthewriterofthispoemandwhatisthetitleofthispoem?

B.Whatkindoffeelingdoesthisstanzashow?

C.Howdoyouappreciatethispoem?6.HenryFieldinghasbeenregardedbysomeas"______",forhiscontributiontotheestablishmentoftheformofthemodernovel.A.FatheroftheEnglishNovelB.BestWriteroftheEnglishNovelC.themostgiftedwriteroftheEnglishnovelD.conventionalwriteroftheEnglishnovel7.In1915,______becameanaturalizedBritishcitizen,largelyinprotestagainstAmerica'sfailuretojoinEnglandintheFirstWorldWar.A.T.S.EliotB.HenryJamesC.W.D.HowellsD.GeorgeEliot8."YoungGoodmanBrown"isregardedasoneofHawthorne'smostprofoundtales.Whatisthethemeofthestory?GiveexamplesfromthestorytoshowHawthorne'smasterfuluseofsymbolism.9.InOscarWilde'smasterpiece,______heexpressedasatiricalandbitterattitudetowardstheupper-classpeoplebyrevealingtheircorruption,snobbery,hypocrisy.A.SolomeB.TheImportanceofBeingEarnestC.TheHappyPrinceD.AWomanofNoImportance10.WhatarethefactorsthatgaverisetoAmericannaturalism?11.GeorgeBernardShawistheleadingplaywrightofhistime.What'sBernardShaw'sviewpointonliterature?12.OfthefollowingworksbyD.H.Lawrence,______establishedhispositionasaprominentnovelist.A.TheWhitePeacockB.LadyChatterley'sLoverC.WomeninLoveD.SonsandLovers13.WhatarethemajorideasofHenryJames'sliterarycriticismreflectedinhisessay"TheArtofFiction"?14.DaisyMillerbroughtHenryJamesinternationalfameforthefirsttime.What'sthecharacterofDaisyMiller,theprotagonist?15.______isconsideredtobethebest-knownEnglishdramatistsinceWilliamShakespeare.A.GeorgeBernardShawB.RichardBrinsleySheridanC.ChristopherMarloweD.JohnDonne16.Theoutstandingrealisticnovelistsintheearly20th-centuryEnglandwere______,H.G.WellsandArnoldBennett.A.GeorgeBernardShawB.JohnGalsworthyC.JamesJoyceD.T.S.Eliot17.Tobe,ornottobe—thatisthequestion;

Whether'tisnoblerinthemindtosuffer

Theslingsandarrowsofoutrageousfortune,

Ortotakearmsagainstaseaoftroubles,

Andbyopposingendthem?

Questions:

A.Whoistheauthoroftheplay?

B.Whoisthespeaker?

C.Whatdoeshemeanwhenhesays"Tobe,ornottobe—thatisthequestion"?18.AftertheFirstWorldWar,thereappearedthefollowingliterarytrendsofmodernismexcept______.A.expressionismB.surrealismC.streamofconsciousnessD.blackhumour19.______isthefirstimportantgovernessnovelintheEnglishliteraryhistory.A.JaneEyreB.EmmaC.WutheringHeightsD.Middlemarch20.WithinherlitterlyricsDicksonaddressesthoseissuesthatconcern______,whichincludereligion,death,immorality,loveandnature.A.thewholehumanbeingsB.thefrontiersC.theAfricanAmericansD.theJazzAge21.MuchofShaviandramaisconstructedaroundthe______ofaconventionaltheatricalsituation.A.traditionB.inversionC.borderingD.distortion22.CharlotteBrontё'sworksareallaboutthestruggleofanindividualconsciousnesstowardsself-realization,aboutsomelonelyandneglected______withafiercelongingforlove,understandingandafull,happylife.A.youngmanB.youngwomenC.childrenD.oldpeople23.HenryJamesisgenerallyregardedastheforerunnerofthe20th-century"______"novelsandthefounderofpsychologicalrealism.A.stream-of-consciousnessB.naturalisticC.romanticD.revolutionary24.ItissaidthatB.Shaw'splayMrs.Warren'sProfession,hasastrongrealistictheme,whichfullyreflectsthedramatist'sFabianistidea.What'sthethemeofthework?25.WhichofthefollowingisnotaworkofEmilyDickinson's?______A.ThisismylettertotheWorld.B.IheardaFlybuzz—whenIdied—.C.TheRoadNotTaken.D.IliketoseeitlaptheMiles—.26.Besidesymbolism,allthefollowingqualitiesEXCEPT______arefusedtomakeMelville'sMoby-Dickaworldclassic.A.narrativepowerB.optimisticviewoflifeC.speculativeagilityD.psychologicalanalysis27.AmericanwritersafterWorldWarIself-consciouslyacknowledgedthattheywere(a)"______,"devoidoffaithandalienatedfromtheWesterncivilization.A.LostGenerationB.BeatGenerationC.SonsofLibertyD.AngryYoungMen28."ShallIcomparetheetoasummer'sday?/Thouartmorelovelyandmoretemperate:/RoughwindsdoshakethedarlingbudsofMay,/Andsummer'slease'hathalltooshortadate",theabovebeautifulsonnetwaswrittenby______.A.JohnDonneB.JohnMiltonC.WilliamShakespeareD.FrancisBacon29.WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsmightbetrueofthethemeofSongofMyselfbyWhitman?A.Thispoemdescribesthegrowthofachildwholearnedabouttheworldaroundhimandimprovedhimselfaccordingly.B.Thispoemshowstheauthor'scynicalsentimentsagainsttheAmericanCivilWar.C.Thispoemreflectstheauthor'sbeliefinUnitarianismorDeism.D.Thispoemreflectstheauthor'sbeliefinthesingularityandequalityofallbeingsinvalue.30.WaltWhitmanshowsconcernforthewholehard-workingpeopleand______.A.AmericanpoetsB.theburgeoninglifeofcitiesC.AmericannovelistsD.theburgeoninglifeofvillage31.TheEnlightenmentMovementbroughtaboutarevivalofinterestintheoldclassicalworksinthefieldofliterature.Thistendencyisknownas______.A.humanismB.realismC.symbolismD.neoclassicism32.Thefollowing'sareallHemingway'sworksEXCEPT______.A.TheGreenHillsofAfricaB.NorthofBostonC.DeathintheAfternoonD.TheSnowsofKilimanjaro33.ThestorystartingwiththemarriageofPaul'sparentsWalterMorelandMrs.Morelmustbe______.A.ThomasHardy'sTessoftheD'UrbervillesB.D.H.Lawrence'sSonsandLoversC.GeorgeEliot'sMiddlemarchD.CharlotteBrontё'sJaneEyre34.WhatdoesYoknapatwaphaCountrystandforinFaulkner'snovels?35.LiterarilyBlakewasthefirstimportantromanticpoet,showingcontemptfortheruleofreason,opposingtheclassicaltraditionofthe18thcentury,andtreasuringtheindividual'simagination.PleasemakeacommentonWilliamBlake'spoetry.36."AndwhenIamformulated,sprawlingonapin,/WhenIampinnedandwrigglingonthewall,/ThenhowshouldIbegin/Tospitoutallthebutt-endsofmydaysandways?"

Questions:

A.Identifythepoemandthepoet.

B.Whatdoesthephrase"butt-ends"mean?

C.Whatideadoesthequotedpassageexpress?37.TheleaderoftheIrishNationalTheaterMovementintheearly20thcenturywas______.A.W.B.YeatsB.LadyGregoryC.J.M.SyngeD.JohnGalsworthy38.PleasegiveashortintroductiontothemajorcharacteristicsofD.H.Lawrence'sliterarycreationinnovelwriting.39.WhichofthefollowingplaysbyShakespeareisahistoryplay?______A.JuliusCaesar.B.TheMerryWivesofWindsor.C.HenryⅣ.D.KingLear.40.WhichofthefollowingoneisamongthefamousnovelistsofthecriticalrealistsintheVictorianPeriod?A.ThomasHardy.B.CharlesDickens.C.RobertBrowning.D.JaneAusten.41.UndertheinfluenceoftheleadingromanticthinkerslikeKantandthePost-Kantians,Romanticistsdemonstratedastrongreactionagainstthedominantmodesofthinkingofthe18th-century'sNeoclassicists.Discusstherelationtotheworksyouknow,thedifferencebetweenRomanticismandNeoclassicism.42.Theideathat"Thereisevilineveryhumanheart,whichmayremainlatent,perhaps,throughthewholelife;butcircumstancesmayrouseittoactivity"isreflectedin______.A.YoungGoodmanBrownB.Moby-DickC.RipVanWinkleD.Walden43."TheLawrencetrilogy"referstothefollowingthreeplaysEXCEPT______.A.ACollier'sFridayNightB.TheDaughter-in-LawC.LadyChatterley'sLoverD.TheWidowingofMrs.Holroyed44.Gulliver'sTravelscontains______parts,eachdealingwithoneparticularvoyageduringhisextraordinaryadventuresonsomeremoteislands.A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five45.GeorgeBernardShaw'splay______establishedhispositionastheleadingplaywrightofhistime.A.Widowers'HousesB.TooTruetoBeGoodC.Mrs.Warren'sProfessionD.Candida46.Thedeath-bedscenesoflittleNell(TheOldCuriosityShop)andlittlePaul(DombeyandSon)arethevividdescriptionby______.A.CharlesDickensB.WilliamShakespeareC.ThomasHardyD.GeorgeBernardShaw47."WepausedbeforeaHousethatseemed

ASwellingoftheGround—

TheRoofwasscarcelyvisible—

TheCornice—intheGround—"

Questions:

A.Who'stheauthorofthestanza?

B.Whichperioddoesthepoembelongto?

C.Whatideadoesthepoemexpress?48.Ofthefollowingpoets,whoisnotregardedas"LakePoets"?______A.SamuelTaylorColeridge.B.RobertSouthey.C.WilliamWordsworth.D.GeorgeGordonByron.49.Whoisthewriterthatwroteaboutfrontieradventures?A.WashingtonIrving.B.JamesF.Cooper.C.HermanMelville.D.RebeccaH.Davis.50.IntheVictorianperiod,thenovelistswereangrywiththeinhumansocialinstitutions,thedecayingsocialmoralityasrepresentedbymoney-worshipandUtilitarianism,andthewidespreadmisery,povertyand______.A.idealizationB.wildwishesC.misfortuneD.injustice第1卷參考答案一.歷年考點試題黑鉆版1.參考答案：A[解析]啟蒙運動是進步的知識分子運動，興盛于法國，后來席卷整個歐洲。這次運動是15、16世紀文藝復興的延續(xù)與發(fā)展。答案為A。2.參考答案：A.Internationalthemes:novelsalwayssetagainstlargerinternationalbackground,

usuallybetweenEuropeandAmerica;

B.Psychologicalrealism:concernedwiththeinnerlifeofhumanbeing,generallyregardedasthefounderofpsychologicalrealismandof20thcentury"stream-of-consciousness";

C.Highlyrefinedlanguage:mostexpertstylistinhistime;

D.Narrativepointofview:movingawayfromauthorialomniscience,makingcharactersrevealthemselves;

E.Literarycriticism:"TheArtofFiction",theme:aimofthenovelistopresentlife;freedomoftheartisttowriteaboutanythingthatconcernshim.3.參考答案：C本題主要考查的知識點為莎士比亞的《十四行詩》第18首的主題。在《十四行詩》第18首中，莎士比亞認為夏日的美好是轉(zhuǎn)瞬即逝的，但詩中的美麗卻能永存。由此可見莎士比亞對詩歌的永恒性深信不疑，同時也表現(xiàn)了他對藝術(shù)創(chuàng)作的贊美。4.參考答案：D[解析]亨利·詹姆斯被普遍認為是二十世紀意識流小說的先驅(qū)和心理現(xiàn)實主義的奠基者。答案為D。5.參考答案：A.RobertFrost'sStoppingbyWoodsonaSnowyEvening.

B.Itshowsakindofsad,sentimentalbutalsostrongandresponsiblefeeling.

C.ItisoneofthemostquietlymovingofFrost'slyrics.Onthesurface,itseemstobesimple,descriptiverecordsofcloseobservation,graphicandhomelypictures.Itusesthesimplesttermsandcommonestwords.Butitisdeeplymeditative,addingfar-reachingmeaningstothehomelymusic.Itusesitssuperbcraftsmanshiptocometoaclimaxofresponsibility:thepromisestobekept,theobligationtobefulfilled.6.參考答案：A[解析]菲爾丁被一些人尊為“英國小說之父”，因為他為現(xiàn)代小說模式的創(chuàng)立作出了很大貢獻。7.參考答案：B[解析]本題主要考查的知識點為在1915年加入英國國籍的作家。

詹姆斯1915年加入英國國籍，這主要是因為一戰(zhàn)時美國沒有加入英國一方。8.參考答案：Thethemeofthestoryistheconcernofguiltandevil.Takethenameofthehero,Brownforexample.Itstandsforeverymaninthesociety.9.參考答案：B[解析]王爾德在代表作《認真的重要性》(1895年)中辛辣地諷刺了上流社會的腐敗、勢利以及虛偽。答案為B。10.參考答案：A.TheimpactofDarwin'sevolutionarytheoryontheAmericanthought.

B.Theinfluenceofthe19thcenturyFrenchliteratureontheAmericanmenofletters.11.參考答案：ShawattackedtheNeo-Romantictraditionandthefashionabledrawingroomdrama.Heholdthatartshouldservesocialpurposesbyreflectinghumanlife,revealingsocialcontradictionsandeducatingpeople.Themissionofhisdramawastorevealthemoral,politicalandeconomictruthfromaradicalreformistpointofview.12.參考答案：D[解析]本題主要考查的知識點為勞倫斯杰出小說家地位的確立。

在第三部小說《兒子與情人》出版后，勞倫斯才確立了杰出小說家的地位。13.參考答案：Theaimofthenovelistopresentlife.Inhiswritingswecanfindhumanexperiencesexploredineverypossibleform:illusion,despair,reward,torment,inspiration,delight,etc.Headvocatesthefreedomoftheartisttowriteaboutanythingthatconcernshim.Theartistshouldbeableto"feel"thelife,tounderstandhumannature,andthentorecordtheminhisownantform.14.參考答案：A.theAmericanGirlinEurope,embodyingthespiritoftheNewWorld.

B.InnocenceturnsouttobeanadmiringbutadangerousqualityandherdefianceofsocialtaboosintheOldWorldfinallybringshertoadisaster.15.參考答案：A主要考查的知識點為蕭伯納在戲劇方面的地位。蕭伯納在戲劇方面被公認為是自莎士比亞之后英國最優(yōu)秀的大師。16.參考答案：B[解析]本題主要考查的知識點為20世紀初英國現(xiàn)實主義小說的代表人物。

20世紀初英國的現(xiàn)實主義小說家代表有約翰·高爾斯華綏、H·G·韋爾斯及阿諾得·貝奈特。17.參考答案：A.WilliamShakespeare.

B.Hamlet.

C.Toliveoninthisworldortodie;tosufferortotakeaction.18.參考答案：D[解析]第一次世界大戰(zhàn)后，所有的現(xiàn)代主義文學潮流都產(chǎn)生了：表現(xiàn)主義、超現(xiàn)實主義、未來主義、達達主義、意象主義以及意識流等。答案為D。19.參考答案：A[解析]本題主要考查的知識點為英國文學史上第一部重要的關(guān)于家庭女教師的小說。小說《簡·愛》在英國文學史上第一次成功地塑造出了家庭女教師的形象。20.參考答案：A[解析]在狄金森的短篇抒情詩里所涉及的問題都是有關(guān)人類的，包括宗教、死亡、不朽、愛情和自然。答案為A。21.參考答案：B[解析]蕭伯納的許多戲劇情節(jié)與角色都在傳統(tǒng)的基礎上發(fā)生倒轉(zhuǎn)錯位。這種倒轉(zhuǎn)錯位是他對生活中各種問題的最佳解釋方法。答案為B。22.參考答案：B主要考查的知識點為夏洛特的作品主題。夏洛特的作品主題幾乎都是有關(guān)個人自覺地為實現(xiàn)自我價值而奮斗，有關(guān)一些孤獨而卑微的年輕女子對愛情、理解與完整幸福的生活的強烈渴求。23.參考答案：A[解析]詹姆斯被普遍認為是二十世紀意識流小說的先驅(qū)和心理現(xiàn)實主義的奠基者。24.參考答案：A.AsoneoftheinfluentialmembersoftheFabianSociety,Shawregardedtheestablishmentofsocialismbytheemancipationoflandandindustrialcapitalfromindividualandclassownershipasthefinalgoal.

B.Asarealisticdramatist,hetookthemodernsocialissuesashissubjects.Mostofhisplaysareconcernedwithpolitical,economic,moralorreligiousproblems.

C.Mrs.Warren'sProfessionisaplayabouttheeconomicoppressionofwomen.25.參考答案：C[解析]《這就是我給世人的書信》、《我死時——聽見一只蒼蠅嗡鳴》、《我喜歡看它舔食著一路向前》都是艾米莉·狄金森的作品。C項不是。26.參考答案：B[解析]本題主要考查的知識點為《白鯨》成為世界名著的原因。

除了象征手法以外，麥爾維爾的語言才華、創(chuàng)作才華、心理分析能力、敏捷的觀察以及敘述能力都使《白鯨》成為世界名著。27.參考答案：A[解析]第一次世界大戰(zhàn)爆發(fā)時，許多年輕人志愿參加戰(zhàn)爭以使戰(zhàn)爭結(jié)束，但結(jié)果是參加現(xiàn)代戰(zhàn)爭并不是他們以為的那樣光榮。由于他們已厭倦美國那種輕浮、貪婪的生活，于是開始寫作他們的戰(zhàn)爭經(jīng)歷。這批年輕人成了美國文學，尤其是現(xiàn)代文學中的杰出作家。他們移居法國巴黎，與歐洲小說家一起嘗試用新的方式表達思想。這批作家后來被美國作家斯坦恩稱為“迷惘的一代”。答案為A。28.參考答案：C[解析]題干中的這一選段是莎士比亞十四行詩第18號，是最優(yōu)美的一首。29.參考答案：D[解析]本題主要考查的知識點為惠特曼的《自我之歌》的主題。

惠特曼的詩歌《自我之歌》表明了兩大信仰：一是普遍性信仰；二是人類的個別性和平等性。30.參考答案：B[解析]沃爾特惠特曼對整個勤勞的人們和城市蓬勃發(fā)展的生活表示關(guān)注。31.參考答案：D[解析]在文學領域，啟蒙主義運動使人們重新對古典時代的著作產(chǎn)生興趣。這股思潮便是新古典主義。32.參考答案：B33.參考答案：B[解析]故事開始于保羅的父母沃爾·莫利爾和莫利爾夫人的婚姻的是勞倫斯的《兒子與情人》。答案為B。34.參考答案：A.InWilliamFaulkner'swritings,theplaceYoknapatawphaCountryisfrequentlysetasthebackgroundforthestories.ThisplaceisactuallyanimaginaryplacebasedonFaulkner'schildhoodmemoryabouttheplacewherehegrewup,thetownofOxfordinhisnativeLafayetteCountryintheAmericanSouth.

B.Withhisrichimagination,Faulknerturnedtheland,thepeopleandthehistoryoftheregionintoaliterarycreationandamythicalkingdom.TheYoknapatawphaCountryserieshaveanoverallpatterninwhichthefateofaruinedhomelandalwaysfocusesonthecollisionofFaulkner'sintelligent,sensitive,andidealisticprotagonistwiththesocietyofthetwentiethcentury.MostofthemajorthemesaredirectlyrelatedtothisconfrontationinFaulkner'snovels.35.參考答案：HisfirstcollectionofpoemsPoeticalSketchesisoneofyouthfulversewithjoy,laughter,loveandharmonyasitsprevailingnotes.ThesecondvolumeofhisSongsofInnocencepresentsahappyandinnocentworld.Andthethird—SongsofExperiencepaintsadifferentworld,aworldofmisery,poverty,disease,warandrepressionwithamelancholytone.Thelasttwoholdthesimilarsubject-matter,buttheirtone,emphasisandconclusiondiffer.Childhoodremainscentraltothepoet'sconcerninthetwo,withanumberofpoemsfromthemcanbepairs.Forexample,thetwopoemsbothentitled"ChimneySweeper"aresuchpairs,fortheoneintheSongsofInnocenceindicatestheconditionsoftheexploitationofchildlabor,whichmakereligionaconsolation,buttheoneintheSongsofExperiencerevealsthetruenatureofreligionwhichhelpsbringmiserytothepoorchildren.

ThematurityofBlake'spoetryisshowninhispoemMarriageofHeavenandHellinwhichtherelationshipofthecontrariesisexplored,forinthepoet'seyes,"Withoutcontraries,thereisnoprogression".

WilliamBlakealsowrotemanypropheticpoems.

Blaketook"ThisWorld"as"AWorldofImaginationandVision",declaringthat"thenatureofmyworkisvisionaryorimaginative".Thoughinthatcase,hispoetryiswritteninplainanddirectlanguage.36.參考答案：A.T.S.Eliot:TheLoveSongofJ.AlfredPrufrock.

B.Itmeansthespeaker'sunsatisfieddesires.

C.Itexpressesthespeaker'sincapabilityoffacinguptoloveandtolifemasterileupper-classworld.37.參考答案：A[解析]20世紀初期，愛爾蘭劇作家W.B.葉芝、格利高里夫人及J.M.辛格聯(lián)合發(fā)起“愛爾蘭民族戲劇運動”，從而帶來了愛爾蘭戲劇復興潮流。葉芝，20世紀一位杰出詩人，是這場運動的領袖。38.參考答案：A.Lawrenceexpressesastrongreactionagainstthemechanicalcivilizationonthesensualtendernessofhumannature,anditisthisagonizedconcernthathauntshiswriting.

B.Lawrence,introducingpsychologicalelementsintohisworks,holdsthathumansexualityisthedominating"LifeForce,"andfranklydescribesscenesofsex.

C.Asfarasartistictendencyisconcerned,Lawrenceismainlyrealistic,andhemakestheuseofpoeticimagination,symbolismandpsychologicaldescriptioninhiswriting.39.參考答案：C[解析]莎士比亞的歷史劇有：《亨利六世(上、中、下)》《理查三世》《泰托斯·安東尼》《理查二世》《約翰王》《亨利四世(上、下)》《亨利五世》。40.參考答案：B[解析]本題主要考查的知識點為維多利亞時期的批判現(xiàn)實主義小說家。

維多利亞時期著名小說家有批判現(xiàn)實