[北京语言大学]20春《英美文学选读》作业1(参考答案)

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试卷名称:20春《英美文学选读》作业1
1.Elizabeth Bennet was the___ daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet.
A.First
B.Second
C.Third
D.Fourth
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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
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3.Hamlet is a prince of ___
A.England
B.Ireland
C.Britain
D.Denmark
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4.Which of the following is NOT a tragicomedy?
A.Timon of Athens
B.Cymbline
C.The winter＇s tale
D.The tempest
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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11.The Hemingway Code heroes are best remembered for their
A.indestructible spirit
B.pessimistic view of life
C.war experiences
D.masculinity
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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
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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
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14.In David Copperfield, little David＇s second father treated him and his mother___
A.badly
B.kindly
C.nicely
D.well
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15.Which of the following is a comedy?
A.King lear
B.Macbeth
C.Hamlet
D.The Merry Wives of Windsor
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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
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17.O Captain, My Capain is written by___
A.Robert Burns
B.Robert Frost
C.Walt Whitman
D.John Keats
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18.In English poetry the _______ is regarded as the most common foot.
A.iamb
B.anapest
C.trochee
D.dactyl
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19.Virginia Woolf was born in a____
A.poor  family
B.small family
C.rich family
D.talented family
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20.___is the first important governess novel in the English literary history.
A.Jane Eyre
B.Emma
C.Wuthering Heights
D.Middlemarch
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