英美文学选读模拟试题（一）一、单项选择题1.The excerpt from Chapter 10 of Sons and Lovers ends with the conflict between Paul and his mother. The conflict is possibly caused by Paul and his mothers different views towards _.A. Pauls father B. artC. life D. Pauls brother2.The _ can be regarded as one of the themes of Joyces story “Araby”.A. loss of innocence B. childish loveC. awareness of harsh life D. false sentimentality3.After reading “Araby”, one more feel the story has a _ tone.A. joyous B. harshC. solemn D. painful4.In “Araby”, Joyces diction evokes a sort of _ quality that characterizes the boy on this otherwise altogether ordinary shopping trip.A. religious B. moralC. sentimental D. vulgar5.The major concern of _ fiction lies in the tracing of the psychological development of his characters and in his energetic criticism of the dehumanizing effect of the capitalist industrialization on human nature. A. D. H. Lawrences B. J. GalsworthysC. W. Thackerays D. T. Hardys6.The mission of _ drama was to reveal the moral, political and economic truth from a radical reformist point of view.A. T. S. Eliots B. J. GalsworthysC. B. Shaws D. W. B. Yeats7.Irving was best known for his famous short stories such as _.A. Rip Van Winkle B. Young Goodman BrownC. Life of Goldsmith D. Life of Washington8.Melvilles _ is an encyclopedia of everything, history, philosophy, religion, etc. A. The Old Man and the Sea B. MobyDickC. White Jacket D. Billy Budd9.Mark Twain created, in _, a masterpiece of American realism that is also one of the great books of world literature.A. Huckleberry Finn B. Tom SowyerC. The Gilded Age D. The Mysterious Stranger10.American literature produced only one female poet during the nineteenth century. This was _.A. Anne Bradsteet B. Jane AustenC. Emily Dickinson D. T. S. Eliot11.The main theme of _ The Art of Fiction reveals his literary credo that representation of life should be the main object of the novel.A. Henry James B. Mark TwainsC. Theodore Dreisers D. William Howells12.In the 1920s, ONeill established an international reputation with the plays _.A. The Emperor Jones B. Anna ChristleC. The Hairy Ape D. all of the above13.In 1954, _ was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature for his “mastery of the art of modern narration.”A. T. S. Eliot B. Ernest HemingwayC. John Steinbeck D. William Faulkner14.“The apparition of these faces in the crowd; Petals on a wet, black bough.” This is the shortest poem written by _.A. T. S. Eliot B. Robert FrostC. Ezra Pound D. Emily Dickinson15.In Robert Frosts famous poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”, there are four lines like these: “The woods are lovely, dark and deep, /But I have promises to keep, /And miles to go before I sleep, /And miles to go before I sleep”. The second sleep refers to _.A. die B. calm downC. fall into sleep D. stop walking16.Of the following American poets, whose work was first recognized in England and then in America?A. Robert Frost B. Walt WhitmanC. Emily Dickinson D. Wallace Stevens17.“For I have had too much / Of apple-picking: I am overtired / Of the great harvest I myself desired”. From these lines we can conclude that the speaker _.A. is happy about the harvestB. is tired of the work of apple-pickingC. is not tired when seeing the harvestD. becomes indifferent of the job18.Chinese poetry and philosophy had great influence on _.A. Robert Frost B. Ralph Waldo EmersonC. Ezra Pound D. Emily Dickinson19.The Hemingway code heroes are best remembered for their _.A. indestructible spirit B. pessimistic view of lifeC. war experiences D. masculinity20.Lots of people rushed to Gatsbys party at the weekend and they clustered around Gatsbys wealth like _.A. gluttons B. fliesC. insects D. moths二、综合题1.Read the quoted part carefully and answer the questions in English. It may be that the gulfs will wash us down; It may be we shall touch the Happy Tales, And see the great Achilles, whom we knew,Tho much is taken, much abides, and tho We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are;One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.A.The passage is taken from the poem “_”.B.The author of the poem is _.C.The poem is written in the form of _