西南大学22春英国文学史及选读补考试题库答案参考1. The “dark comedy” refers to those written by Jonson in his third period of dramatic career.( )A.正确B.错误参考答案：A2. For quite sometime after its appearance, Catch-22 was seen as a structural _ despite its narrative power.A.successB.miracleC.failure参考答案：B3. It can be inferred from the passage that _.Ait is bad to plant in rows in a dry placIt can be inferred from the passage that _.Ait is bad to plant in rows in a dry placeBit is better to raise animals on dry land than to make a farmCit is bad to make a farm in a dry place, but it is good to raise animals thereDall lands that dont get very much rain are deserts正确答案：A解析：本题为事实推测题.根据文工团章第四段He puts plants in rows. The sun is very hot. It makes the land even drier. When the rain comes, it runs between the row of plants. It washes the good dirt away. When the wind comes, it blows between the rows of plants. It blows the good dirt away 可以直接得出答案为A.4. awash ( )A.be full ofB.awardC.legacy参考答案：A5. I wanted to pay for the coffee,but I found that all I had was a couple of_coins.AworI wanted to pay for the coffee,but I found that all I had was a couple of_coins.AworthlessBpricelessCinvaluableDinexpensive正确答案：A句意：我想付咖啡的钱，结果发现我只有几个不值钱的硬币。本题考查形容词词义辨析。worthless意为“无价值的，不值钱的”；priceless意为“无价的，极贵重的；invaluable意为“无价的，非常宝贵的；inexpensive意为“便宜的，廉价的”。根据句意，故选A。6. I have_the building instinct of beavers.Aspoken ofBspeaked ofCspokeDspoke aboutI have_the building instinct of beavers.Aspoken ofBspeaked ofCspokeDspoke about正确答案：A7. Emil Scuka is ( ).A.a Slovak-born lawyer, president of the International Romany UnionB.a Spanian-born lawyer, president of the International Romany UnionC.a Portugal-born lawyer, president of the International Romany UnionD.we dont Know参考答案：A8. American schools increased homework loads to improve education after 1957 because of the Soviets Sputnik launch.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B9. 但丁原给神曲这部作品定名为喜剧，这是因为作品叙述从地狱到天堂、从苦难到幸福的历程，结局圆满，符合中世纪关于喜剧的定义。( )T.对F.错参考答案：T10. If you know what the trouble is, why dont you help them to _ the situation?A.simplifyB.modifyC.verifyD.rectify参考答案：D11. Pynchon&39;s novel Gravity&39;s Rainbow won the Faulkner Foundation Award.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：A12. His remarks were _ annoy everybody at the meeting.A.so as toB.such as toC.such toD.as much as to参考答案：B13. Seventy-five percent of the earth&39;s surface _ with water Ais covered Bis covering CwSeventy-five percent of the earths surface _ with waterAis coveredBis coveringCwere covered Dare coveredA本句缺谓语，主语percent后面是不可数名词，所以要用第三人称单数形式。14. Apart from the dislocation of time and the modern stream-of-consciousness, the otherApart from the dislocation of time and the modern stream-of-consciousness, the other narrative techniques Faulkner used to construct his stories include _, symbolism and mythological and biblical allusions.A.multiple points of viewB.impressionismC.first person point of viewD.expressionism参考答案：A15. The reason Gore lost in the election is that he was not a devotional follower of a religion.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：A16. About 5,6 million people, or ( ) percent of the 40 million Medicare beneficiaries, are in H.M.O.s.A.13B.14C.15D.16参考答案：B17. Shakespeare was born in April 1564 and died in 1616.( )A.正确B.错误参考答案：A18. The pasture is the setting for the work of Dr.Faustus.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：A19. 兹经买卖双方同意按照以下条款由买方购进，卖方售出以下商品。兹经买卖双方同意按照以下条款由买方购进，卖方售出以下商品。This contract is made by and between the Buyers and the Sellers; whereby the Buyers agree to buy and the Sellers agree to sell the under- mentioned goods subject to the terms and conditions as stipulated hereinafter:20. We hope the new machine will work faster,_ reducing our costs.AsoBthusChenceDtherWe hope the new machine will work faster,_ reducing our costs.AsoBthusChenceDtherefore正确答案：B21. _A.beforeB.afterC.in front ofD.as_A.beforeB.afterC.in front ofD.as正确答案：A22. “Justice was done; and the president of the Immortals had ended his sport” is a part of the quotation from _.A.The picture of Dorian GrayB.The Forsyte SagaC.Tess of D UrbervillesD.Jude the Obscure参考答案：C23. In 1704, _ founded the periodicals “the Review”.A.SwiftB.MiltonC.DefoeD.Blake参考答案：C24. Yor can hire a bicycle in many places. Usually youll have to pay a _.A.depositB.dealC.fareD.fond参考答案：A25. appraisal ( )A.rucksackB.the act or an instance of appraisingC.irregular swelling参考答案：B26. In Britain the monarch remains very much at the heart of its Constitution.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B