《英美文学》练习题库参考答案.doc

华中师范大学网络教育学院英美文学练习测试题库参考答案I Of the four alternative answer, choose the one that would best complete the statement:15 B. B. D. A. B. 610 A. D. B. C. D 1115 C. D. C. A C1620 D A B A B 2125 B A A B. A 2630 A D. B. C. A.3135 C. C. B. A. C. 3640 C. A. B. A. D. 4145 D A. C. A. C. 4650 A. B. B. B. A. 5155 A. C. B. C. A. 5660 D. D. D. B. A.6165 B B C A D 6670 D C A B B 7175 D B D B A 7680 A C B A B 8185 C A A B B 8690 B D C A C 9195 C D C C C 96100 D C A A C . Decide whether the following statements are true or false and write your answers in the brackets. 110 T F T T F F F F T F 1120F F T T F F T T F F 2130 F F T T F T F T F T 3140 F F F T T F F F T F III. Paraphrase the following quotations: 1. The Eyes aroundhad wrung them dryAnd Breaths were gathering firmFor that last Onsetwhen the King Be witnessedin the Room ( Dickinson: I heard a fly buzzwhen I died )答案：My relatives and friends had cried so that there were no tears any more. I hold my breath and got ready for the last attack of Death when he appeared in the room.2. To go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society. I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me. But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars. The rays that come from those heavenly worlds, will separate between him and vulgar things. ( Emerson: Nature )答案：To be solitary, a man should also leave his room.When I am reading or writing, I amnot alone. When a man looks at the stars, his mind can be purified and above the dirty things.3. I shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere ages and ages hence;Two roads diverged in a wood, and I I took the one I less traveled by, And that has made all the difference Robert Frost: The Road Not Taken答案：In the future I shall tell this with some regret: facing the two roads, I chose a road few people had traveled by, and that has decided my whole life.4. Whether tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,And by opposing end them? ( Hamlet )答案：We are facing two choices: to endure suffering in our life patiently or to take up arms and fight. Which is nobler?5. Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgement and disposition of business. ( Of Studies )答案：To get pleasure of reading, you should be alone; to show your elequence, you should talk with others; to improve your ability, you should use the bookish knowledge in the judgement and arrangement of business. 6. Must we but weep oer days more blest ?Must we but blush ? Our father bled. (The Isles of Greece ) 答案：Must we only weep for the past happy time ?Must we only feel ashamed , our fathers fought and died.So we must take up arms and fight.7. When old age this generation waste,Thou shall remain, in midst of other woeThan ours, a fiend to man, to whom thou sayst;“Beauty is truth, truth beauty.” that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know. ( Ode on a Grecian Urn )答案：When the old generation die, you shall live in the sorrows of another generation. You tell the people that truth and beauty are one, and that is all you know and need to know.8. The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the child. Emerson: Nature答案：The sun only lights up the adult superficially, but it lights up both the eye and the depth of the soul of the child .This means the child is purer than the adult.9. It is when the feet weary and hope seems vain that the heartaches and the longings arise. Know then, that for you is neither surfeit nor content. In your rocking-chair, by your window dreaming, shall you long, alone. In your rocking-chair, by your window, shall you dream such happiness as you may never feel. Theodore Dreiser: Sister Carrie答案：When you are tired and hopeless, desire will appear in your heart. When you sit in your arm-chair by the window, you are dreaming of the happiness, but you can never get it.10. A wafer of moon was shining over Gatsbys house, making the night fine as before, and surviving the laughter and the sound of his glowing garden. A sudden emptiness seemed to flow now from the windows and the great doors, endowing with complete isolatio the fighre of the host who stood othe porch, his hand up in as formal gesture of farewell.(Scott Fitzgerald: Great Gatsby)答案：After the guests left, the laughter and the music faded, but the moon was still thining and the night was still fine. An emptiness overwhelmed the whole place, the figure of Gatsby became very lonely and isolated.11. Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them,( Of Studies)答案：Men with experience look down upon reading, ignorant people admire reading, wise people make use of the knowledge from books.12 And every fair from fair sometimes declines.By chance or natures changing course untrimmedBut thy eternal summer shall not fade,Nor lose possession of that fair thou owst. (Sonnet 18)答案：Every beautiful thing and person can not keep its or his beauty for ever, because of the accidents or natural law.13 Place me on Suniums marbled steep,Where nothing, save the wave and I,May hear our mutual murmurs sweep;There, swan-like, let me sing and die;A land of slaves shall neer be mine ( Isles of Greece ) 答案：Let me stand on the cliff by the sea alone and murmur to the waves. I would die as a swan after I sing my last song, because I would not live as a slave in my country.14. “So much the worse for me, that I am strong. Do I want to live?What kind of living will it be when you oh, God! Would you like to live with your soul in the grave?”(Wuthering Hights)答案：I am strong, but this is even worse, because after you die, my life will be torture.15 “I love my murderer-but not yours!” (Wuthering Hights)答案：Even if you kill me, I still love you; But you kill yourself. I can never forgive you for that. Answer the following questions briefly: 1. Why did Benjamin Franklin sit up late in his room?Answer: Because he had to finish reading the books he borrowed from the apprentices of the booksellers, so he could return the books in the morning.2. What is Emersons great contribution to American philosophy and literature?Answer: Emerson brought Transcendentalism to American philosophy and literature and became the leader of the school.3. What are the common themes in Poes poems?Answer: The common themes are love and death.4. What a kind of woman is Hester in The Scarlet Letter?Answer: She was a woman with a strong will and personality, brave in her pursuit of true love. She has a rebellious spirit in face of conventional bondage.5. What is the theme of the poem To Those Whove Failed?Answer: It shows the greatness of the common people. Even if they fail, their spirit is immortal.6. What is the characteristic of the language of the novel Huckleberry Finn ?Answer: comic jargon, dialect, easy, informal, unaffected and humorous7. What is the theme of Dickinson poem Im Nobody ?Answer: Its theme is that fame is empty; common people are worthy people8. What is the position of Eugene ONeill in American literature?Answer: ONeill is the greatest American playwright, the founder of American Drama.9. Why is Gatsby eager to become rich?Answer: He wanted to win back his love, Daisy by his money and position10. What kind of man is Hemingways heroAnswer: Hemingways hero is a man who keeps grace under pressure, a man who can be physically destroyed but never defeated spiritually.11. What is the difference between the man and the child in their relation with nature, according to Emerson?Answer: The man has a superficial seeing. The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the child.12. What are the characteristics in the style of Ellen Poes poems?Answer: Poes poems show strong musical effect and the beauty of form.13. What different meanings do the scarlet letter “A” symbolizes?Answer: The scarlet letter A can mean Adultery, Able and Angel.14. What does the “self “ in Whitmans poem mean?Answer: The “self” in Whitmans poem is both the poet himself and all Americans 15. Why did Huckleberry Finn tear up the letter he had written?Answer: Because Huck decided to save Jim and help him to become a free man.16. What are the features of the style of Dickinsons poetry?Answer: The features are brevity, directness and plainness.17. Why is Robert Frost generally considered as a regional poet?Answer: Because his poems focus on the landscape and people in New England.18. Why did Yank in Hairy Ape come to the zoo?Answer: Because he could not find where he belonged to, and he wanted to see the ape.19. Why is Great Gatsby often considered as a parody of the American Dream?Answer: American dream is a romantic expectation, but now traditional devotions are wasted on spiritual gumdrops and material trivialities.20. What is the theme of Faulkners story A Rose for Emily ?Answer: The theme is the tragedy of the aristocrats in the American South, their decline and states of mind.21. How does Theodore Dreiser describe the death of Hurstwood ?The author describes the death of Hurstwood in a very objective and even indifferent tone, which reinforce the tragic effect.22. What is the significance of the story of Sister Carrie?The story of Sister Carrie not only exposes the evils of the capitalist society, but also shows a universal truth: money and fame cannot win happiness.23. What is the symbolic sense of the subtitle: “The Way of the Beaten: A Harp in the Wind”?“The Way of the Beaten” refers to the tragic decline of Hurst wood and people like him; “A Harp in the Wind” can show more implications: it can refers to the dream of the dreamers like Carrie, “As harp in the wind, the latter respond to every breath of fancy voicing in their moods all the ebb and flow of the ideal.” It can also mean the passive role of Carrie in the environmentlike a harp, she was played by the strong wind of the society.24. What are the characteristics of the style of Frosts poetry?In the form of poetry, Frost carried on the tradition and made the colloquial New England speech into a poetic expression. His poems are short, direct, and have simple diction, but they are rich in symbolic implication.25. Why “ I shall be telling this with a sigh”? The “sigh” may express a regret for an unfulfilled wish or something he had to give up.26. What is the significance of ONeills tragedies?His tragedies deal with the basic issues of human existence and predicament.27. What are the stylistic features of ONeills plays?His plays show his inventiveness. They have different new styles and froms, especially with strong color of Expressionism.28. What is the role of Nick in the novel?Nick is not only the narrator of the story, but also an important role in the novel, who witnesses and comments on Gatsbys tragedy.29. What is the link between this novel and Fitzgeralds own life story?The novel contains much from Fitzgeralds own life story. In Gatsby and Daisy, the readers can see the shadows of Fitzgerald and Zelda.30. What does Hemingways principle of iceberg mean?Hemingways principle of iceberg refers to his terse style : There is only one eighth of the iceberg is above water and seven eighths of it under water. This means his narration is very brief, but the implied meaning is very profound.31. What kind of life did Ellan Poe live?Ellan Poes life was full of frustration, misfortune and poverty, yet he struggled on and achieved many successes.32. What are Poes major contributions to literature?He wrote only about 50 poems, but he has a very important position as poet; he wrote about 70 short stories and is regarded as a pioneer of the detective fiction and the horror fiction in the west.33. What is the theme of the poem Annabel Lee?The poem shows the death of a beauty and expresses the sorrow of the narrator and his conviction in eternal love.34. What is Emersonian Transcendentalism?Emersonian Transcendentalism is a philosophical school, which absorbed some ideological concerns of American Puritanism and European romanticism, with its focus on the intuitive knowledge of human beings to grasp the absolute in the universe and the divinity of man.35. What is the theme of Tess ?From different points of view,we can find different themes of the novel: 1. fatalism: According to Hardys pessimistic belief,mans life is decided by mystic fate or chance.Chance is malignant force and man is a victim of chance.Tesss story is a good example.She is led to her destruction by a series of chances. 2. social criticism: Although Hardy tries to explain the misfortune of his characters from the viewpoint of the unseen but potential fate, his truthful representation of the lives of his characters reveal that the misfortune is evidently determined by the social causes.It is the capitalist society that ruins such innocent people as Tess.36. How does Satan encourage his followers in his speech in Paradise Lost?Satan is both passionate and cool-headed. He speaks with firm determination. He analyzes the situation and points out the advantages of his side and the disadvantages of Gods side.37. What are the features of Bacons Essays?Bacons essays are characterized by their conciseness and brevity, simplicity and forcefulness, practicality and versatility.38. What is the significnce of the publication of Lyrical Ballds ？The publication of Lyrical Ballads is a milestone in the history of English Literature. It marks a breakthrough in the English poetry. In the book a new kind of poetry appears ,which is characterized by themes from the rustic life, simplicity in diction and sincerity in emotions.39. What is The School for Scandal about?The play shows how a group of rich and idle members of the high society created and spread scandals to blacken others reputations.40. Why is Wuthering Heights regarded as a great and unique novel ?Wuthering Heights is