西南大学21秋英国文学史及选读综合测试题库答案参考1. An optimist is someone who expects the best to happen.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B2. 安娜卡列尼娜的题记“伸冤在我，我必报应。”语出圣经旧约“创世纪”。( )T.对F.错参考答案：F3. They( ) good friends and often visited each other.A、are used toB、are used to beC、used to beD、used to being参考答案：C4. _A.beforeB.afterC.in front ofD.as_A.beforeB.afterC.in front ofD.as正确答案：A5. _a computer will help prepare yearend accounts.A. UseB. To useC. Using_a computer will help prepare year-end accounts.A. UseB. To useC. Using参考答案：C6. Wilder demanded his audience to accept the fact that they were watching actors on the stage.( )A.正确B.错误参考答案：A7. Radio reception wasnt very good because of a disturbance in the atmosphere; the announcers voice sounded very _.A.disputedB.discardedC.dismissedD.distorted参考答案：D8. When we woke up, everywhere was _ snow. A. covered B. covered in C. covered withWhen we woke up, everywhere was _ snow.A. coveredB. covered inC. covered withD. covering正确答案：C9. _ is famous for his international theme.A.HowellsB.Mark TwainC.Henry James参考答案：C10. 易卜生最初是以( )创作登上文坛的。A.诗歌B.散文C.戏剧D.小说参考答案：A11. 在艺术上，十日谈开了欧洲短篇小说的先河。( )T.对F.错参考答案：T12. With Bellow and Singer as Nobel Prize winners, the status of Jewish Literature as an important part of American Literature has been firmly established.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B13. 詹姆斯乔伊斯是( )小说家，是西方现代主义文学重要代表。A.北爱尔兰B.英格兰C.苏格兰D.爱尔兰参考答案：D14. Politically these nations tend to be _, with very high birth rates but poor education and very low levels of literacy.A.unsteadyB.unstableC.rationalD.reluctant参考答案：B15. Was it during the Second World War _ he died? Athat Bwhile Cin Which DthenWas it during the Second World War _ he died?AthatBwhileCin Which DthenA本题考查强调句。16. boost ( )A.to encourage or improveB.to help othersC.bellicose参考答案：A17. About ( ) Aboriginal and European parentage-were taken from their parents from 1910 until the 1970s.A.10,000B.100,000C.1,000,000D.1,000参考答案：B18. The higher income tax is harmful_it may discourage people trying to earn more.Ain thThe higher income tax is harmful_it may discourage people trying to earn more.Ain thatBin questionCin itselfDin between正确答案：A19. In Britain the monarch remains very much at the heart of its Constitution.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B20. siege ( )A.infrastructureB.to rise or fallC.the surrounding and blockading参考答案：C21. conceal ( )A.to bring great interestsB.to help othersC.to hide, to keep from being seen参考答案：C22. I dont know if the story is true, but Ill try to _ it.A.verifyB.reinforceC.identifyD.conform参考答案：A23. I saw them bending with great _ over the machines.A.concentrationB.endeavorC.toleranceD.absorption参考答案：B24. The duty of South Africas Truth and Reconciliation Commission is ( ).A.curing the pain under apartheidB.reconciling the survivals with the killersC.all aboveD.none of them参考答案：C25. _ has been regarded as the “founder of the American Drama”.A.Tennessee WilliamsB.Hendrik IbserC.Eugene ONeillD.Arthur Miller参考答案：C26. Foreign disinvestment and the _ of South Africa from world capital markets after 1985 further weakened its economy.A.displacementB.eliminationC.exclusionD.exception参考答案：C27. An irritable person is someone of mild temper.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：A28. “The novel is structured around the discovery of the heros origin.” This novel is most probably.A.Thomas Hardys Far from the Madding GrowdB.James Joyces A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManC.Henry Fieldings Tom JonesD.Charles Dickenss David Copperfield参考答案：C29. mediocre ( )A.commonB.same; equalC.prosperous or rich参考答案：A30. To his great joy he discovered that his ear was becoming _.A.sensationalB.sensitiveC.sentimentalD.sensible参考答案：B31. He seemed to be looking for words_to convey his meaning as precisely as I had done.AHe seemed to be looking for words_to convey his meaning as precisely as I had done.AthatBwhereCwith whichDfrom which正确答案：C解析：句意：他似乎在寻找合适的词语来像我一样准确表达他的意思。with which指代“with words”，即“convey his meaning with words。”32. Taking Part-time Jobs 写作要点： 1越来越多的大学生从事兼职工作及他们这样做的理由。 2他Taking Part-time Jobs 写作要点： 1越来越多的大学生从事兼职工作及他们这样做的理由。 2他们这样做的负面影响。 3我认为，学生的首要责任是学习。正确答案：Recently more and more college students are mad about being in business and taking part-time jobs. Some students give all their time to pack up their books and turn entirely to business. They say that they are taking real life courses to learn more about soci