2015模拟题2

I. Choose the best answers to complete the statements. (30%)A. restore a medieval reverence for the churchB. overthrow the rule of the capitalist classC. emphasize and eulogize human qualitiesD. explore the next world in which men could live after death4. The greatest poet in the second half of the nineteenth century is __________, who, adhering to the ideas of humanism, created in his poems a gallery of inspired painters, musicians and scientist.A. Robert BrowningB. Charles Algernon SwinburneC. Charles LambD. Alexander Pope7. The Song of Beowulf can be justly called the English national _______.A. novelB. balladC. romanceD. epic8. “Metaphysical poetry” refers to the poems marked by bold and ingenious conceits, incongruous imagery and frequent use of paradox, which were mostly influenced by ________.A. Alfred TennysonB. Robert BrowningC. John DonneD. Francis Bacon10. “All is not lost: the unconquerable will,And study of revenge, immortal hate,And courage never to submit or yield:And what is else not to be overcome?”The above quote is from a famous epic in the 17th century, _________________.A. John Donne’s Death be not ProudB. John Milton’s Paradise LostC. William Shakespeare’s HamletD. Thomas Gray’s Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard11. Which of the following is NOT written by Thomas Hardy? _________13. In one of Gulliver’s travel s, he reached a country inhabited by ________, who were no taller16. “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and19. In Hamlet’s monologue: “To sleep! perchance to dream: aye, there’s the rub.” The “rub”is ____________.A. the problemB. the surpriseC. the comfortD. my desire20. Walter Scott is the creator and a great master of ____________.A. science fictionB. historical novelC. sentimental novelD. stream of conscious novelII. Fill in the blanks. (12%)21. Both Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience are written by___________________.22. In his poem ______________, John Donne metaphorically compared a couple of lovers to two feet of a compass23. Sonnets from Portuguese was written by ___________________.24. The only novel Emily Bronte wrote was ______________.25. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man was written by __________________.26. Robert Burns is considered the greatest ____________ poets.III. Decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). (6%)27. The travelogue Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage was written by John Keats.28. The English critical realists of the 19th century gave a satirical portrayal of the bourgeoisie and all the ruling classes, b ut didn’t show sympathy for the common people.29. P. B. Shelley was expelled from Oxford because of his Prometheus Unbound.30. The first novel of the Forsyte Saga,The Man of Property, was the highest point of social criticism ever attained by R. L. Stevenson.31. Sonnet as a poetical form was introduced into English literature by Philip Sidney.IV. Answer the following questions briefly. (18%)32. Please analyze the character of Robinson Crusoe in Daniel Defoe’s masterpiece.33. Please briefly tell the story of Jane Eyre.34. What is the subtitle of William Makepeace Thackery’s Vanity Fair? What does this subtitle imply?V. Read the following passages and answer the questions. (25%)Passage One“What is his name?”“Bingley.”“Is he married or single?”“Oh! Single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls!”“How so? How can it affect them?”“My dear Mr. Bennet,” replied his wife, “how can you be so tiresome! You must know that I am thinking of his marrying one of them.”“Is that his design in settling here?”“Design! Nonsense, how can you talk so! But it is very likely that he may fall in love with one of them, and therefore you must visit him as soon as he comes.”“I see no occasion for that. You and the girls may go, or you may send them by themselves, which perhaps will be still better, for as you are as handsome as any of them, Mr. Bingley might like you the best of the party.”“My dear, you flatter me. I certainly have had my share of beauty, but I do not pretend to be anything extraordinary now. When a woman has five grown up daughters, she ought to give over thinking of her own beauty.”“In such cases, a woman has not often much beauty to think of.”“But, my dear, you must indeed go and see Mr. Bingley when he comes into the neighborhood.”“It is more than I engage for, I assure you.”“But consider your daughters. Only think what an establishment it would be for one of them. Sir William and Lady Lucas are determined to go, merely on that account, for in general you know they visit no newcomers. Indeed you must go, for it will be impossible for us to visit him, if you do not.”Questions:35. Identify the author and the title of the work from which these lines are taken. (2%)36. Irony is a figure of speech in which the intended meaning of an expression is opposite or different from its literal meaning. Identify one irony in Mr. Bennet’s speech. (4%)37. What do you think about the character of Mrs. Bennet? (4%)Passage TwoMRS.W ARREN(again raising her voice angrily) Do you know who you’re speaking to, Miss? VIVIE. (looking across at her without raising her head from her book) No. Who are you? What are you?MRS W ARREN. (rising breathless)You young imp!VIVIE. Everybody knows my reputation, my social standing, and the profession I intend to pursue. I know nothing about you. What is the way of life which you invite me to share with you and Sir Crofts, pray?MRS W ARREN. Take care. I shall do something I’ll be sorry for after, and you too.VIVIE. (putting aside her books with cool decision) Well, let us drop the subject until you’re better able to face it. (looking critically at her mother) You want some good walks and a little lawn tennis to set you up. You are shockingly out of condition: you were not able to manage twenty yards uphill today without stopping to pant; and your wrists are mere rolls of fat. Look at mine. (She holds out her wrist.)MRS W ARREN. (after looking at her helplessly, begins to whimper) Vivie—VIVIE. (springing up sharply) Now pray don’t begin to cry. Anything but that. I really cannot stand whimpering. I will go out of the room if you do.MRS W ARREN. (piteously) Oh, my darling, how can you be so hard on me? Have I no rights over you as your mother?VIVIE. Are you my mother?MRS W ARREN. (appalled) Am I your mother! Oh, Vivie!VIVIE. Then where are our relatives? My father? Our family friends? You claim the rights of a mother: the right to call me fool and child; to speak to me as no woman in authority over me at college dare speak to me; to dictate my way of life; and to force on me the acquaintance of a brute whom anyone can see to be the most vicious sort of London man about town. Before I give myself the trouble to resist such claims, I may as well find out whether they have any real existence. MRS W ARREN. (distracted, throwing herself on her knees) Oh no, no. stop, stop. I am your mother. I swear it. Oh, you can’t mean to turn on me——my own child! It’s not natural. You believe me, don’t you? Say you believe me.VIVIE. Who was my father?MRS W ARREN. You don’t know what you’re asking. I can’t tell you.VIVIE. (determinedly) Oh yes you can, if you like. I have a right to know; and you know very well that I have that right. You can refuse to tell me, if you please; but if you do, you will see the last of me tomorrow morning.Questions:38. Identify the author and the title of the work from which these lines are taken. (2%)39. What can we know about the mother from Vive’s questions? (3%)40. What is the theme of this play? (5%)V. Essay writing. (15%)Please write an esay of no less than 150 words on your understanding of the character of Satan in John Milton’s Paradise Lost.。