专八文学常识真题(4 页)Good is good, but better carries it.精益求精，善益求善。General Knowledge for Literature in TEM8（2025—1998）(2025）35. “Grace under pressure” is an outstanding virtue of_____ heroes.A. Scott Fitzgerald’s B. William Faulkner’sC. Ernest Hemingway’s D. Eugene O'Neill’s36. Widowers’ House was written by_____. A. John Galsworthy B. George Bernard ShawC. William Butler Yeats D. T. S. Eliot37. Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. William ShakespeareC. John Donne D. William Blake(2025）35. Which of the following clusters of words is an example of alliteration? A. A weak seat. B. Safe and sound. C. Knock and kick. D. Coat and boat.36. Who wrote Mrs. Warren’s Profession? A. John Galsworhty. B.William Butler Yeats. C. T.S.Eliot D. George Bernard Shaw.37. Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser is a(n) . A. novel B. short story C. poem D. autobiography (2025）35. Who is the author of The Waste Land? A. George Bernard Shaw B. W. B.Yeats C. Dylan Thomas D. T.S.Eliot36. Which of the following novelists wrote The Sound and the Fury? A.William Faulkner B. Ernest Hemingway C. Scott Fitzgerald D. John Steinbeck37. “The lettuce was lonely without tomatoes and cucumbers for company” is an example of . A. exaggeration B. understatement C. personification D.synecdoche (2025）35. Virginia Woolf was an important female in the 20th-century England. A. poet B. biographer C. playwright D. novelist36. refers to a long narrative poem that records the adventures of a hero in a nation’s history .A. Ballad B. Romance C. Epic D. Elegy37. Which of the following best explores American myth in the 20th century?A. The Great Gatsby B. The Sun Also Rises C. The Sound and the Fury D. Beyond the Ho...
