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西安外国语大学考试试题（A） 编号: 2012-2013学年第 1 学期 系（院、部）： 英语教育学院 专业： 英语 课程：英美文学选读 班级：09级本科/11级专升本 命题时间：12.3 命题教师：肖婉丽 以上栏目由命题教师填写，下栏由考生填写 学号： 姓名： 系（院）： 专业： 班级： I. Multiple Choice (30 points in all, 1 for each) Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. Mark the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. 1. The most important contribution of ______ is that he not only started the modern poetry, but also changed the course of English poetry by using ordinary speech of the language and by advocating a return to nature. A. William Blake B. William Wordsworth C. G. G. Byron D. John Keats 2. “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” This humorous speech is from__________. A. Jane Austen’s Emma B. Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice C. Charles Dickins’ The Great Expectation D. Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre 3. In the Victorian Period ______ became the most widely read and the most vital and challenging expression of progressive thought. A. poetry B. novel C. prose D. drama 4. Thomas Hardy’s ______ view of life predominates most of his works and earns him a reputation as a ________ writer. A. pessimistic, naturalistic B. pessimistic, humorous C. romantic, realist D. determinist, stylistic 5. “Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? ... And if God had gifted me with some beauty, and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. ” The quoted lines are most probably taken from ________. A. Great Expectations B. Wuthering Heights C. Jane Eyre D. Pride and Prejudice 6. Jane Austen’ s first novel ________ tells a story about two sisters and their love affairs. A. Sense and Sensibility B. Pride and Pre