奥鹏作业网20春《英美文学选读》作业1
试卷总分:100 得分:100
一、单选题 (共 20 道试题,共 100 分)
1.Elizabeth Bennet was the___ daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet.
A.First
B.Second
C.Third
D.Fourth
2.”This is my letter to the World” is a poetic expression of Emily Dickinson＇s___ about her communication with the outside world.
A.indifference
B.anger
C.anxiety
D.sorrow
3.Hamlet is a prince of ___
A.England
B.Ireland
C.Britain
D.Denmark
4.Which of the following is NOT a tragicomedy?
A.Timon of Athens
B.Cymbline
C.The winter＇s tale
D.The tempest
5.The term tone in literature means__________.
A.sound effect such as rhyme and metrical device
B.the pitch of a word used to determine its meaning in the given context
C.the manner of expression to indicate the speaker＇s attitude towards the subject
D.a shade of colour to reflect the change of the light
6.Among the great Middle English poets, Geoffrey Chaucer is known for his production of
A.Piers Plowman
B.Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
C.Confessio Amantis
D.The Canterbury Tales
7.Pride and Prejudice is mainly about the love between___
A.Jane and Bingley
B.Elizabeth and Darcy
C.Jane and Darcy
D.Kitty and Bingley
8.which of Woolf＇ novels was adapted into movie named The Hours?
A.Mrs.Dalloway
B.The Waves
C.The Common Reader
D.To the Light house
9.After The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Twain gives a literary independence to Tom＇s buddy Huck in a book entitled ___
A.Life on the Mississippi
B.The Gilded Age
C.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
D.A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur＇s Court
10.The sentence “Shall I compare thee to a summer＇s day?” is the beginning line of one of Shakespeare＇s ________ .
A.comedies
B.tragedies
C.sonnets
D.histories
11.The Hemingway Code heroes are best remembered for their
A.indestructible spirit
B.pessimistic view of life
C.war experiences
D.masculinity
12.In “After Apple- Picking,” Robert Frost wrote: “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 is
A.happy about the harvest
B.still very much interested in apple-picking
C.expecting a greater harvest
D.indifferent to what he once desired
13.What kind of girl is Dora?
A.pretty and clever
B.pretty and empty-headed
C.plain-looking and understading
D.lovely and clever
14.In David Copperfield, little David＇s second father treated him and his mother___
A.badly
B.kindly
C.nicely
D.well
15.Which of the following is a comedy?
A.King lear
B.Macbeth
C.Hamlet
D.The Merry Wives of Windsor
16.According to Hawthorne, the scarlet letter “A” which originally stood for “_______” finally obtained the meaning of “able” or “angel” through Hester＇s efforts.
A.adultery
B.arrogance
C.accomplishment
D.agony
17.O Captain, My Capain is written by___
A.Robert Burns
B.Robert Frost
C.Walt Whitman
D.John Keats
18.In English poetry the _______ is regarded as the most common foot.
A.iamb
B.anapest
C.trochee
D.dactyl
19.Virginia Woolf was born in a____
A.poor family
B.small family
C.rich family
D.talented family
20.___is the first important governess novel in the English literary history.
A.Jane Eyre
B.Emma
C.Wuthering Heights
D.Middlemarch
