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I. Multiple Choice (40 points in all, 1 for each)
Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. Write the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.
1. One of Shelley’s greatest political lyrics is ________, which was later to become a rallying song of the British Communist Party.A. “Ode to Liberty”B. “Ode to Naples”
C. “Sonnet: England in 1819”D. “Men of England”【答案】D
2. In Charles Dickens’ work ________, the Utilitarian principle rules over the English education system and destroys young hearts and minds.A. Little DorritB. Hard TimesC. Great ExpectationsD. Bleak House 1 / 22
圣才电子书 www.100xuexi.com十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台【答案】B
3. The tragic sense turns into despair in Thomas Hardy’s ________, where cornered by the traditional social morality, the hero and the heroine have to kill their own will and passion and return to their former destructive way of life.A. The Return of the NativeB. The Mayor of CasterbridgeC. Tess of the D’UrbervillesD. Jude the Obscure【答案】D
4. The typical representatives of G. B. Shaw’s early plays are ________.A. Man and Superman; The Apple CartB. Widowers’ House; Mrs. Warren’s ProfessionC. Candida; Mrs. Warren’s ProfessionD. The Apple Cart; Widowers’ House【答案】B
5. As a critic of music and drama, ________ held that art should serve social purposes by reflecting human life, revealing social contradictions and educating the common people.A. T. S. Eliot
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圣才电子书 www.100xuexi.com十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台B. Oscar Wilde
C. George Bernard ShawD.W. B. Yeats【答案】C
6. Symbolism and complex narrative are employed more richly in D. H. Lawrence’s ________, which are generally regarded as his masterpieces.A. Women in Love; Sons and LoversB. The Rainbow; Women in LoveC. Sons and Lovers; Lady Chatterley’s LoverD. Lady Chatterley’s Lover; The Rainbow【答案】B
7. T. S. Eliot won the Nobel Prize of Literature in ________.A. 1945B. 1948 C. 1952D. 1956【答案】B
8. Thomas Hardy’s pessimistic view of life predominates most of his later works and earns him a reputation as a ________ writer.
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圣才电子书 www.100xuexi.com十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台A. realistic B. naturalisticC. romanticD. stylistic【答案】B
9. “Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? ... And if God had gifted me with some beauty, and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. ” The quoted lines are most probably taken from ________.A. Great ExpectationsB. Wuthering HeightsC. Jane EyreD. Pride and Prejudice【答案】C
10. The most distinguishing feature of Charles Dickens’ works is ________.A. the vernacular and large vocabularyB. his humor and witC. character-portrayalD. pictures of pathos【答案】C
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圣才电子书 www.100xuexi.com十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台11. G. B. Shaw’s play ________ established his position as the leading playwright of his time.
A. Widowers’ HousesB. Too True to Be GoodC. Mrs. Warren’s ProfessionD. Candida【答案】D
12. Jane Austen’s first novel ________ tells a story about two sisters and their love affairs.
A. Sense and SensibilityB. Pride and PrejudiceC. Northanger AbbeyD. Mansfield Park【答案】A
13. “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” the quoted line comes from
________.
A. Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind”B. Walt Whitman’s Leaves of GrassC. John Milton’s Paradise Lost
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