20th British Literature题目.doc

问题 1 2 分 保存 presents in his works strong Christian nihilism, which is reflected explicitly by his famous saying “The dirty dog, he doesn’t even exits!” in his play against the God, Endgame. A. W. B. Yeats B. John Osborne C. Samuel Beckett D. George Bernard Shaw 问题 2 2 分 保存 Which writer belongs to “stream-of-consciousness” school? A. Virginia Woolf B. Thomas Wolfe C. Thomas Hardy D. Sommerset Maugham 问题 3 2 分 保存 Rudyard Kipling was the spokesman for imperialist sentiment. Which one is NOT his work? A. Dubliners B. Plain Tales from the Hills C. The Second Jungle Book D. The Jungle Book 问题 4 2 分 保存 ____is Galsworthy’s masterpiece which gives a profound and true-to-life picture of the English society from the 80’s of the 19th century up to the 20’s of the 20th century. 问题 5 2 分 保存 G. B. Shaw’s play Mrs. Warren’s Profession is a realistic exposure of thein the English society. A. slum landlordism B. political corruption C. inequality between men and women D. economic exploitation of women 问题 6 2 分 保存 The statement “A demanding mother turns away from her husband and gives all her affection to her sons” sums up the main plot of D. H. Lawrence’s. A. Sons and Lovers B. Women in Love C. The Rainbow D. Birds, Beasts, and Flowers 问题 7 2 分 保存 The statement that a sensitive young man is at first shaped by excessively powerful and oppressive forces of his environment but gradually realizes the pressure and rebels against it and tries to find his own identity mat well sum up the major theme of _____. A. Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway B. Conrad’s Heart of Darkness C. Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man D. Hardy’s Jude the Obscure 问题 8 2 分 保存 Sameul Beckett is an absurdist dramatist who is well known for his daring formal experimentation. His works are strongly suggestive of the two prominent literary phases modernism and postmodernism. The most famous of his plays is _______written in 1952.