2012年自考“英美文学选读”模拟练习(1)
一、单项选择题
1. Which one of the following statements is NOT true of William Faulkner?
A. He is master of stream-of-consciousness narrative.
B. His writing is often complex and difficult to understand.
C. He often depicts slum life in New York and Chicago.
D. He represents a new group of Southern writers.
2. In 1950, ________ was awarded the Nobel Prize for the anti-racist Intruder in the Dust.
A. Scott Fitzgerald B. Ernest Hemingway C. Henry James D. William Faulkner
3. The Hemingway Code heroes are best remembered for their ________.
A. indestructible spirit B. pessimistic view of life C. war experiences D. masculinity
4. Hemingway‘s second big success is ______.
A. In Our Time B. For Whom the Bell Tolls C. The Sun Also Rises D. A Farewell to Arms
5. Most critics have agreed that ______ is both an insider and an outsider of the Jazz Age with a double vision.
A. Fitzgerald B. Frost C. Cummings D. Hemingway
6. The subject matter of Robert Frosts poems focuses on ______.
A. ordinary country people and scenes B. battle scenes of ancient Greek and Roman legends C. struggling masses and crowded urban quarters D. fantasies and mythical happenings
7. Which terms can best describe the modernists concern of the human situation in their fiction?
A. Fragmentation and alienation.
B. Courage and honor.
C. Tradition and faith.
D. Poverty and desperation.
8. Which one is not written by Henry James?
A. The Ambassadors B. The Wings of the Dove C. The Bostonians D. The Mysterious Stranger
9. While Mark Twain satirized European manners at times, _______ was an admirer.
A. O. Henry B. Henry James C. Walt Whitman D. Jack London
10. More than five hundred poems that Dickinson wrote are about nature, in which her general _______ about the relationship between man and nature is well expressed.
A. skepticism B. eulogy C. happiness D. denial
11. The greatest work written by Theodore Dreiser is _______.
A. Sister Carrie B. An American Tragedy C. The Financier D. The Titan
12. “Even then he stood there, hidden wholly in that kindness which is night, while the uprising fumes filled the room. When the odor reached his nostrils, he quit his attitude and fumbled for the bed. ‘what’s the use?‘ he said, weakly, as he stretched himself to rest.”
The passage is taken from _______.
A. Sons and Lovers by D.H Lawrence B. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte C. Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser D. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
13.“This is my letter to the world” is a poem expressing Emily Dickinsons _______ about her communication with the outside world.
A. happiness B. anger C. anxiety D. sorrow
14. Theodore Dreiser is generally regarded as one of America‘ _______.
A. naturalists B. realists C. modernists D. romanticists
15. Which of the following is not a work of Emily Dickenson‘s?
A. This is my letter to the World B. I heard a fly buzz-when I died C. The Road Not Taken D. I like to see it lap the miles
16.________ is a school of modern painting, whose emphasis is on the formal structure of a work of art and especially on the multiple-perspective viewpoints.
A. Expressionism B. Impressionism C. Cubism D. Imagismhttp://www.zikao.hn.cn/
17. “He is the last of the romantic heroes, whose energy and sense of commitment take him in search of his personal Grail; his failure magnifies to a great extent the end of the American Dream.”The character referred to in the passage is most likely the protagonist of ________.
A. Fitzgerald‘s The Great Gatsby B. Dreiser’s An American Tragedy C. Hemingway‘s For Whom the Bell Tolls D. Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
18. Almost all Faulkners heroes turned out to be tragic because ________.
A. all enjoyed living in the declining American South B. none of them was conditioned by the civilization and social institutions C. most of them were prisoners of the past D. none were successful in their attempt to explain the inexplicable
19.________ is a representative of the 1930s, when “novels of social protest” became dominant on the American literary scene.
A. Ezra Pound B. F. Scott Fitzgerald C. Robert Lee Frost D. John Steinbeck
20. In _______, Robert Frost compares life to a journey, and he is doubtful whether he will regret his choice or not when he is old, because the choice has made all the difference.
A. “After Apple-Picking”
B. “The Road Not Taken”
C. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”
D. “Fire and Ice”
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