自考英美文学历年真题和答案

C. Realism D. Naturalism

34.American writers after World War I self-consciously acknowledged that they were(a)“（ ）,”devoid of faith and alienated from the Western civilization.

A. Lost Generation B. Beat Generation

C. Sons of Liberty D. Angry Young Men

35.In（ ）, Washington Irving agrees with the protagonist on his preference of the past to the present, and of a dream-like world to the real world.

A. “Young Goodman Brown” B.“Rip Van Winkle”

C. “Rappaccini’s Daughter” D.“Bartleby, the Scrivener”

36.Hester Prynne, Dimmesdale, Chillingworth and Pearl are most likely characters in（ ）.

A. The House of the Seven Gables B. The Scarlet Letter

C. The Portrait of a Lady D. The Pioneers

37.Like Nathaniel Hawthorne,（ ）also manages to achieve the effect of ambiguity through symbolism and allegory in his narratives.

A. Mark Twain B. Henry James

C. R. W. Emerson D. Herman Melville

38.In his realistic fiction, Henry James’s primary concern is to present the（ ）.

A. inner life of human beings B. American Civil War and its effects

C. life on the Mississippi River D. Calvinistic view of original sin

39.Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of Mark Twain’s writing style?（ ）

A. Simple vernacular. B. Local color.

C. Lengthy psychological analyses. D. Richness of irony and humor.

40.Which of the following statements about E. Grierson, the protagonist in Faulkner’s story“A Rose for Emily,”is NOT true?（ ）

A. She has a distorted personality.

B. She is physically deformed and paralyzed.

C. She is the symbol of the old values of the South.

D. She is the victim of the past glory.

PART TWO (60 POINTS)

Ⅱ. Reading Comprehension (16 points, 4 for each)

Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English. Write your answer in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.

41.“Words are like leaves; and where they most abound,

Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found”

Questions:

A. Identify the poem and the poet.

B. What idea do the two lines express?

42.“To be so distinguished, is an honor, which, being very little accustomed to favors from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge.”

Questions:

A. Identify the work and the author.

B. What is the tone of author?

43.“‘Faith! Faith!’cried the husband. ‘Look up to Heaven, and resist the Wicked One.’” Questions:

A. Identify the work and the author.

B. What idea does the quoted sentence express?

44.“We passed the School, where Children strove

At Recess—in the Ring—

We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain—

We passed the Setting Sun—”

Questions:

A. Identify the poem and the poet.

B. What do“the School,” “the Fields”and“the Setting Sun”stand for respectively?