全国 2011 年 4 月高等教育自学考试 英美文学选读试题课程代码：00604全部题目用英文作答，并将答案写在答题纸相应位置上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”2. In Charles Dickens work _, the Utilitarian principle rules over the English education system and destroys young hearts and minds.A. Little Dorrit B. Hard TimesC. Great Expectations D. Bleak House3. The tragic sense turns into despair in Thomas Hardys _, 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 Native B. The Mayor of CasterbridgeC. Tess of the D Urbervilles D. Jude the Obscure4. 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 House5. 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 B. Oscar WildeC. George Bernard Shaw D.W. B. Yeats6. Symbolism and complex narrative are employed more richly in D. H. Lawrences _, which are generally regarded as his masterpieces.A. Women in Love; Sons and LoversB. The Rainbow; Women in LoveC. Sons and Lovers; Lady Chatterleys LoverD. Lady Chatterley s Lover; The Rainbow7. T. S. Eliot won the Nobel Prize of Literature in _.A. 1945 B. 1948C. 1952 D. 19568. Thomas Hardys pessimistic view of life predominates most of his later works and earns him a reputation as a _ writer.A. realistic B. naturalisticC. romantic D. stylistic9. “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 Expectations B. Wuthering HeightsC. Jane Eyre D. Pride and Prejudice10. The most distinguishing feature of Charles Dickens works is _.A. the vernacular and large vocabulary B. his humor and witC. character-portrayal D. pictures of pathos11. G. B. Shaw s play _ established his position as the leading playwright of his time.A. Widowers Houses B. Too True to Be GoodC. Mrs. Warren s Profession D. Candida12. Jane Austen s first novel _ tells a story about two sisters and their love affairs.A. Sense and Sensibility B. Pride and PrejudiceC. Northanger Abbey D. Mansfield Park13. “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” the quoted line comes from _.A. Shelleys “Ode to the West Wind” B. Walt Whitman s Leaves of GrassC. John Miltons Paradise Lost D. John Keats“ Ode on a Grecian Urn”14. All of the following poems by William Wordsworth are masterpieces on nature EXCEPT_.A. “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” B. “An Evening Walk”C. “Tinter Abbey” D. “The Solitary Reaper”15. William Blakes _ marks his entry into maturity.A. Poetical Sketches B. Songs of InnocenceC. Marriage of Heaven and Hell D. Songs of Experience16. Henry Fielding s _ brings him the name of “Prose Homer”.A. The History of Jonathan Wild the GreatB. The History of Tom Jones, a FoundlingC. The History of AmeliaD. The History of Joseph Andrews17. Among the three major poetical works by John Milton, _ is the most perfect example of verse drama after the Greek style in English.A. Samson Agonistes B. Paradise LostC. Paradise Regained D. Areopagitica18. T.S. Eliot s _ not only presents a panorama of physical disorder and spiritual desolation in the modern Western world, but also reflects the prevalent mood of disillusionment and despair of a whole post- war generation.A. The Hollow Men B. The Waste LandC. Murder in the Cathedral D. Ash Wednesday19. In _, Shakespeare has not only made a profound analysis of the social crisis in which the evils can be seen everywhere, but also criticized the bourgeois egoism.A. Hamlet B. OthelloC. King Lear D. Macbeth20. John Miltons greatest poetical work _ is the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since Beowulf.A. Areopagitica B. Paradise LostC. Lycidas D. Samson Agonistes21. The work _ by William Blake is a lovely volume of poems, presenting a happy world, though not without its evils and sufferings.A. Songs of Innocence B. Songs of ExperienceC. Poetical Sketches D. Lyrical Ballads22. The plays known as “the Lawrence trilogy”