英国文学练习
英国文学练习题1
英国文学练习题1Exercises for English literature （1）I. Fill in the blanks.（25%）1. The Old English poetry can be divided into two groups: the_________poetry and the_________poetry.2. _________ is regarded as the "Father of English Song", the first known religious poet of England.3. In the second half of the 7th century, the first English poet, _________ by name, began to sing.4. The history of English literature begins in the__________ century.5._________, the first English poem, still intact as a whole piece today, is the greatest epic ever left by the ancient Germanic tribes and the most ancient ever since the demise of the Greek and Roman literatures6.It was __________ who decided that literature should be written in the vernacular or Old English.7.__________ is the first English poet ever to sign his composition8._________made the translation of the Bible from the Latin Vulgate Version into Middle English, the firstattempt ever to translate the Holy Scripture into English.9.The most important work of Alfred the Great is _________, which is regarded as the best monument of the OldEnglish Prose.10.__________ is the most prevailing literary form in the Middle Ages.11.The most magnificent prose work of the 15th century is Morte d' Arthur concerning with _________legend.12.Critics tend to divide Chaucer's literary career into three periods: the___________period, the__________periodand the_________period.13.Among the Middle English poets, three are the greatest. One is the author of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.The other two are _________ and____________14._________ was the first most significant poet in English history to write in Middle English.15.The Canterbury Tales contains the________ and 24 tales, four of which are fragments.16._________ is the author of Decameron, which has the similar way of telling stories to that of The CanterburyTales.17.The framework in The Canterbury Tales is a__________18.When Chaucer died in 1400, he was the first to be buried in Westminster Abbey and founded ________19.________, the first English printer, brought the technique of printing from movable type into England fromItaly.20.The Elizabethan age was one in which Renaissance t ransformed from Chaucer’s_____England intoShakespeare’s _______ one.21.The translation of the Homeric classics, Iliad and Odyssey, won _______ the title “a translator of the prince ofpoets”22.Thomas Wyatt, the first great Englsih sonneteer, introduced the ______ into England. He first used a couplet for the conclusion of sonnets---a practice followed by Shakespeare.23.Henry Howard, Earl of Surry, brought the _______ intoEnglish poetry in his translation of Virgils’ The Aenied, and it became the standard meter for Elizabethan and later poetic drama.24.Edmund Spenser is often referred to as "the poets' _______" because of his considerable influence on later poets.25.The word “euphemism” comes from John Lyly’s _________26.As a sonnet sequence, Sidney’s sonnet cycle ______________ was probably the first of its kind ever to appear in English literary history.27.The drama had gone through a number of phases over the centuries including those of the ____, the _____, the _______, the _______ and the _______drama.28.________ is considered the first great English dramatist and the most important Elizabethan playwright beforeShakespeare.29.Shakespeare's 154 sonnets fall into two series: one series are addressed to W. H, a young man, and the otheraddressed to a________30.A Shakespearean sonnet is composed of three four-line quatrains and a concluding two-line________31. The second period of English Renaissance is also called the________ period or the Age of________32. Soon after the ________was introduced by the Earl of Surrey in his translation of Virgil's The Aeneid, and it became the standard meter for Elizabethan and later poetic drama.33. Shakespeare's plays have been traditionally divided into four categories according to dramatic type: histories, _______ , tragedies and___________34. Though written in the form of an________, the characters in The Pilgrim's Progress impress the readers like real persons. The places in it are English scenes, and the conversations which enliven his narratives vividly repeat the language of the writer's time.35. The poems of John Donne belong to two categories: the _______ , and the___________ later.36. John Donne is the founder of the school of ____________. His works are characterized by mysticism in content and fantasticality in form.37. Because of the success of Paradise Lost, John Milton produced in 1671 another epic,________38. John Milton's Paradise Lost opens with the description ofa meeting among the fallen angels, and ends with the departure of _______ and___________from the Garden of Eden.39. The most distinguished literary figure of the Restoration Period was John Dryden, poet, _______ , and playwright.40. Paradise Lost is a long epic. The stories are taken from___________ .41. The Pilgrim's Progress tells of the spiritual pilgrimage of Christian, who flies form City of Destruction, and finally comes to the Delectable Mountains and the_____________42. Pamela is written in the form of a __________novel.43.____________ written by Sheridan is a clever satire on the sentimental and pseudo-romantic fancies of many young women of the upper classes of the 18th century.44. The biography of Samuel Johnson entitled Life of Johnson is frequently considered the best in the English language. The author of the book is_________45. The only important English dramatist produced in the18th century is___________46. Friday is a character in the novel___________.47__________is called the Father of the English Novel.48. Among the representatives of the Enlightenment, ______ was the first to introduce rationalism to England.49. The 18th century England is known as the Age of Enlightenment or the Age of_________50. __________is Alexander Pope's best satirical poem. Its satire is directed at Dullness in general.II. Choose the best answer.（23%）1.Beowulf is a ________ poem, describing an all-round picture of the tribal society.A. paganB. ChristianC. romanticD. lyric2.Caedmon's life story is vividly described in _______ 's Historic Ecclesiastica .A. GrendelB. BedeC. CynewulfD. Beowulf3.In English poetry, a four-line stanza is called_________A. heroic coupletB. quatrainC. Spenserian stanzaD. terza rima4.The work that presented, for the first time in English literature, a comprehensive realistic picture of themedieval English society and created a whole gallery of vividcharacters from all walks of life is most likely________A. William Langland's Piers the PlowmanB. Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury TalesC. John Gower's Confessio AmantisD. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight5.In the English Renaissance period, scholars began to emphasize the capacities of the human mind and the achievements of human culture. The most significant intellectual movement was______A. the ReformationB. geographical explorationsC. humanismD. the Italian revival6.Sir Philip Sidney's Arcadia was a long _________ written in an elaborately artful prose.A. pastoral eclogueB. pastoral lyricC. pastoral romanceD. pastoral drama7.Sir Philip Sidney is known for the following three works EXCEPT__________A. ArcadiaB. Astrophel and StellaC. The Shepherd's CalendarD. Apology for Poetry8.The following playwrights belong to the "university wits", EXCEPT_________A. John LylyB. Ben JonsonC. Thomas KydD. Christopher Marlowe9.Which is NOT the works of Christopher Marlowe?A. LycidasB. Tamburlaine the GreatC. The Jew of MaltaD.The Tragic History of Doctor Faustus10.The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus is one of Christopher Marlowe's best works in which Dr. Faustus seeks ________ no matter at what cost and finally meets his tragic end as a result of selling his soul to the Devil.A. moneyB. immoralityC. knowledgeD. political power11.Which of the following plays does NOT belong to Shakespeare's great tragedies?A. OthellloB. MacbethC. Romeo and JulietD. Hamlet12.Which of the following plays does NOT belong to Shakespeare's comedies?A. Heary VB. The Merchant of VeniceC. A Midsummer Night's DreamD. The Winter's Tale13.An important variety of ode in the 16th century was________ , a poem in praise of marriage, conventionally following the course of the wedding day.A. hymnB. epithalamionC. odeD. ballad14.Which of the following poetic forms is the principal form of Shakespeare's dramas?A. lyricB. sonnetC. blank verseD. quatrain15.5. "Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested" is foundin_________ A. Francis Bacon's "Of Studies" B. Thomas More's Utopia C. John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress D. Fielding's Tom Jones16.6. In Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, Antonio could not pay back the money he borrowed from Shylockbecause__________A. his money was all invested in the newly-emerging textile industryB. his enterprise went bankruptC. Bassanio was able to pay his own debtD. his ships had all been lost17.The sentence "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" is the beginning line of one ofShakespeare's____________A. comediesB. tragediesC. sonnetsD. histories18.8. John Dryden's tragedy All for Love deals with the samestory as ___________ 's Antony and Cleopatra.A. William ShakespeareB. John MiltonC. Christopher MarloweD. John Bunyan19.9. In John Milton's Paradise Lost, Adam and Eve are forbidden to eat the fruit of the Tree of Knowledgeof___________A. Love and HateB. Good and EvilC. Faith and BetrayalD. Sense and Sensibility20.10. Which of the following novels by Henry Fielding satirizes the politicalsystem of England and the then Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole?A. Joseph AndrewsB. Jonathan Wild the GreatC. The History of T om Jones, a FoundlingD. Amelia21.11. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan is often said to be concerned with the search for_________A. material wealthB. spiritual salvationC. universal truthD. self-fulfillment22.12. "To wage by force or guile eternal war, Irreconcilable to our grad Foe." (John Milton, Paradise Lost ) Bywhat means were Satan and his followers to wage this war against God?A. By planting a tree of knowledge in the Garden of Eden.B. By turning into poisonous snakes to threaten man's life.C. By removing God from His throne.D. By corrupting man and woman created by God.23.13. By making the truth-seeking pilgrims suffer at the hands of the people of Vanity Fair, John Bunyan intends to show the prevalent political and religious__________of his time.A. persecutionB. improvementC. prosperityD. disillusionment24.14. Essay on Criticism is a didactic poem written in______________A. alliterationB. heroic coupletC. sonnetD. blank verse25.15. Lives of the Poets consists of the biographies of 52 poets and affords some of the best-known pictures of the early English poets. Its author is_____________A. Samuel RichardsonB. Jonathan SwiftC. Joseph AddisonD. Samuel Johnson26.16. Jonathan Swift's famous prose work _______ is a satirical dialogue between the Ancients and the Moderns in the character of the Bee and the Spider.A. A Modest ProposalB. The Battle of the BooksC. The Drapier 's LettersD. A Tale of a Tub27.17. Of all the 18th century novelists, __________ was the first to set out in theory and practice, to writespecially a "comic epic in prose", and the first to give the modem novel its structure and style.A. Daniel DefoeB. Samuel RichardsonC. Henry FieldingD. Oliver Goldsmith28.Which of the following is NOT a character in the novel The History of T om Jones, a Foundling?A. BlifilB. SophiaC. Mr. AllworthyD. Amelia29._________ is the author of the first English dictionary by an Englishman--Dictionary of the English Language,which has become the foundation of all subsequent English dictionaries.A. Samuel JohnsonB. Laurence SterneC. Oliver GoldsmithD. Samuel Richardson30.In Sheridan's The School for Scandal, the man who wins the hand of his beloved as well as the inheritance ofhis rich uncle is__________A. Charles SurfaceB. Joseph SurfaceC. Sir Peter TeazleD. Sir Benjamin Backbite31.Modern English novel arose in the___________century.A. 16thB. 17thC. 18thD. 19th32._________was a progressive intellectual movement going on throughoutEurope in the 18th century.A. The RenaissanceB. Puritan MovementC. Romantic MovementD. The Enlightenment33.Sheridan's ___________ is the best English comedy since the days of Shakespeare.A. She Stoops to ConquerB. The RivalsC. The School for ScandalD. The Conscious Lovers34.Which of the following place does Gulliver visit first in Gulliver's Travels?A. LilliputB. BrobdingnagC. LaputaD. Houyhnhnms35.The rise and growth of ____________ is the most prominent achievement of the 18th century English literature,which has given the world such writers as Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift and Henry Fielding.A. nco-classical poetryB. realistic novelC. sentimentalist novelD. Gothic novel36. _________ is Poet Laureate in English Literary history?A. John DrydenB. Edmund SpenserC. William ShakespeareD. Christopher Marlowe37. The most significant intellectual movement of the Renaissance was________A. the ReformationB. humanismC. the Italian revivalD. geographical exploration38. Which of the following plays does not belong to Shakespeare's great tragedies?A. Romeo and JulietB. King LearC. HamletD. Macbeth39. Which statement about the Elizabethan age is not true?A.It is the age of translation.B.It is the age of poetryC. It is the age of exploration.D. It is the age of the protestant reformation.40. _________ first made blank verse the principal instrument of English dramaA. ShakespeareB. WyattC. SidneyD. MarloweIV. Definitions: (37%)1.alliteration2.assonance3.understatement4.blank verse5.heroic couplet6.iambic pentameter7.eclogue8.university wits9.renaissance hero10. Spenserian stanza。
英国文学填空练习
1._Beowulf______ is the representative works in the Anglo-Saxon Literature.2._Humanism____ is the central theme of the English Renaissance.3. English language in the Anglo-Saxon period was influenced by the Northern _mythology___4.The Anglo-Saxon poetry belongs to secular poetry, that is __non-religious poems but with Christian coloring.5. ____Alliteration________ is the most important feature in Beowulf.6. Another writing feature in Beowulf is the frequent use of ___metaphors__ and __understatements_ for ironical humor.7.In 55 B. C., Britain was invaded by ___Julius Caesar_______, the Roman conqueror. Along with the invasion came the ____Roman mode of life______ into Britain.8.The __Anglo-Saxon_________ period witnessed a transition from tribal society to feudalism.9.The first Englishmen are usually known as ___Angles, Saxons and Jutes_________ Language spoken by them is called___Old English_______, which is the foundation of English language and literature.10. The literature of the Anglo-Saxon period falls naturally into two divisions, _pagan___ and Christian.11. ___Beowulf_ is the oldest surviving epic in the English language.12.King Alfred the Great encouraged ___education_______ and literature.13. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle was a monument of ____Old English prose_________, encouraged and supervised by King Alfred the Great.14. The peasants Rising of 1381 had shaken the __feudal__ system in England to the root.16. The most prevailing kind of literature in feudal England was the ___romance______.17. The theme of the romances is the __loyalty____ to king and lord.18. Malory’s ___Le Morte D’Arthur___ was a 15th-century masterpiece which influenced the later writers.19. Malory used simple and idiomatic English prose to translate The Death of King Arthur from ___French___ into __English_____.20. Shakespeare’s narrative poem, V enus and Adonis, is full of vivid images of the ___countryside________, and aphorisms on life.21.Shakespeare’s dramatic creation often used the method of __adaptation (revision)____.22.Shakespeare’s drama becomes a monument of the English ___Renaissance23. Shakespeare was a ____master-hand (能手)_____ _ for play-writing.25. Shakespeare was a great __master______ of the English language.26. The ___Latin Bible______ was universally used by the Catholic Churches.27.The English translation of the Bible emerged as a result of the struggle between __Protestantism_____ and ____Catholicism______.28. The Bible was notably translated into English by the __Protestants_________.29. The first complete English Bible was translated by ___John Wycliffe__________, “the morning star of the ___Reformation______”.30.William T yndale_ translated the New T estament and portions of the Old T estament, which is known as T yndale’s Bible.31.After T ydale’s Bible, then appeared the _Authorized Version__, which was made in 1611under the auspices of __James I___. And so it was sometimes called the ___King James Bible__32.Apart from the religious influence, the Authorized V ersion has had a great influence on English __Language_____ and ___literature_____.33.With the widespread influence of the English Bible, the standard modern English has been __fixed______ and ____confirmed______.34.A great number of ___Bible coinages__ _and phrases have passed into daily English speech as household words.35.The __simple_____ and ___dignified_____ language of the Authorized V ersion has colored the style of the English prose for the last 300 years.49. English Renaissance is an age of __poetry___ and ____drama50.The best representative of the essay writing in the English Renaissance is __Francis Bacon___51.In the English Renaissance, classical and Italian and French works were translated into __English_____.52.Humanists emphasize the capacities of the human _mind__ and the achievements of human __culture_53.. The rhythm scheme of Spenserian S tanza is ____abab, bcbcc_________.54.. The first complete English Bible was translated by ____John Wycliffe______.55.Thomas More was a prose writer in the English ____Renaissance56.Thomas More was one of the best representatives of the English ___humanists57.More’s ___Utopia______ was written in the form of a ___conversation_______ between a returned and experienced voyager, Hythloday, and More himself.58.Utopia is about a detailed description of the ____social condition______ of England and a detailed presentation of an ideal communist society of Utopia, a Greek word, with the meaning of “__No Place_______”.59.Thomas More was one of the first to see the relation between wealth and poverty to understand: the rich were becoming rich by __“robbing”_______ the poor.60.More points out that the root of poverty is the private _ownership____ of ___social wealth__61.In Utopia,___Book Two_______, More provided us a sketch of an ideal commonwealth where property was held in common and there was no poverty.62.More showed a principle that “From everyone according to his _capacities____, to everyone according to his __needs_____”.63..Thomas More was a great humanist and far-sighted thinker, a learned scholar, an expert of Latin, a forceful talker, a lover of music, an honest statesman, a man of nobility, a lover of nature and mankind, and a forerunner of __socialist______ theory.64.Spenser’s The shepherd’s Calendar marked the budding of the ____Renaissance____. 66.T ranslations occupied an important role in the English Renaissance, and many classical and __Italian______ and _____French_____ works were put into English.67.Modernism and medievalism are blended (mixed) and harmonized by the beauty of sound and of color in the ___Spenserian________ poetry.68.Sonnet was introduced from Italy by Sir Thomas Wyatt and Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey.69.Mainly sonnet has two types: the __Italian_or Petrarchan sonnet and _Shakespearean_ sonnet.70.The first period made Shakespeare __famous__; in the second period, his position was secured as a dramatist_and highly successful _poet_, admired, praised and revered by everyone.71.The comedies written in the third period are known as __dark___because they give __somber__pictures of the world.Ⅱ. Choose the best answer.1._____ founded the Tudor dynasty, a centralized monarchy of a totally new type,which met the needs of the rising bourgeoisie.A. Henry VB. Henry VIIC. Henry VIIID. James I2.The first complete English Bible was translated by _______, “the morning starof the Reformation” and his followers.A. William TyndalB. James IC. John WycliffeD. Bishop Lancelot Andrews3.The progress in industry at home stimulated the commercial expansion abroad.____ encouraged exploration and travel, which were compatible with the interests of the English merchants.A. Henry V.B. Henry VIIC. Henry VIIID. Queen Elizabeth4.The most gifted of the “university wits” was ____.A. LylyB. PeeleC. GreeneD. Marlowe5.Morality plays appeared after____.A. miracle playsB. mystery playsC. interludeD. Classical plays6.____is one of the forerunners of modern socialist thought.A. Phillip SidneyB. Edmund SpenserC. Thomas MoreD. Walter Raleigh7.___ was one of the first to see the relation between wealth and poverty tounderstand that the rich were becoming richer by robbing the poor.A. John WycliffeB. William CaxtonC. Geoffrey ChaucerD. Thomas More8.Utopia was written in the form of _____.A. proseB. dramaC. essayD. dialogue9.One of the popular morality plays was ___.A. The ShepherdsB. EverymanC. The Play of the WeatherD. Gammer Gurton’s Needle10.Shakespe are’s plays written between _____ are sometimes called “romances”and all end in reconciliation and reunion.A. 1590 and 1594B. 1595 and 1600C. 1601 and 1607D. 1608 and 161211.Miranda is a heroin in Shakespeare’s ______.A. PericlesB. CymbelineC. The Winter’s TaleD. The Tempest12.Shakespeare is one of the founders of ___.A. romanticismB. realismC. naturalismD. classicism13.Among many poetic forms, Shakespeare was especially at home (good at) withthe ______.A. dramatic blank verseB. songC. sonnetD. couplet14.In the plays, Shakespeare used about ____words.A. 15000B. 16000C. 17000D. 1800015._B____has been called the summit of the English Renaissance.A. Christopher MarlowB. Francis BaconC. W. ShakespeareD. Ben JohnsonⅢ. Fill in the blanks.1. 1. The _ Latin Bible was universally used by the Catholic Churches.2. The English translation of the Bible emerged as a result of the struggle between__ Protestantism __ and _ Catholicism __.2. 3. The Bible was notably translated into English by the _ Protestants.4. The first complete English Bible was translated by _ John Wycliffe ___, “themorning star of the _ Reformation ____”.5. _ William Tyndal __ translated the New Testament and portions of the OldTestament, which is known as Tyndale’s Bible.6. After Tydale’s Bible, then appeared the Authorized V ersion,which was made in1611 under the auspices of James I _. And so was sometimes called the _ King James Bible.__7. Apart from the religious influence, the Authorized V ersion has had a greatinfluence on English _ Language __ and __ literature __.8. With the widespread influence of the English Bible, the standard modern Englishhas been _ fixed ____ and _ confirmed ____.9. A great number of _ Bible coinages ___and phrases have passed into dailyEnglish speech as household words.10. The _ simple ___and _ dignified ___ language of the Authorized V ersion hascolored the style o the English prose for the last 300 years.20. The Renaissance started in the __14____ century and ended in the_17_____century.21. The word, “renaissance” means ________, which was stimulated by a series ofhistorical events, such as __ reformation ______.22. In the Renaissance, the humanist thinkers and scholars tried to get rid of those old_ feudalist ideas ___in medieval Europe, to introduce new ideas that expresses _interest___ of the rising bourgeoisie, and to recover the _purity___of the earlychurch from the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church.23. humanism____ is the theme of the English Renaissance, which emphasized thecapacities of _human mind___and the achievements of __human culture__. 24. spenserian____ Stanza is a verse form created by __Edmund spenser___ for hispoem, _the faerie queene_____, in which the rhyme scheme is __ababbcbcc__. 25.The Wars of the Roses (1455—1485) between the House of _Lancaster__ andthe House of _Y ork__ struggling for the Crown continued for 30 years.26.Because of the conflict between the Roman Catholic Church and the King ofEngland, the far-reaching movement of the Reforment___ took place in England, started by Henry VIII.27.After the Enclosure Movement_ in England, the helpless, dispossessed peasants,being compelled to work at a low wage, became hired laborers for the merchants.28.The 16th century in England was a period of the breaking up feudal____ofrelations and the establishing of the foundations of capitalism_.29.Because the wool trade was rapidly growing in bulk, it was a time when,according to Thomas More, “sheep devours men___”.30.Together with the development of bourgeois relationships and formation of theEnglish national state this period is marked by a flourishing of national culture known as Renaissance____.31._Henry Howard_, in his translation of Vir gil’s Aeneid, wrote the first Englishblank verse.32.Philip Sidney thought that _poetryhad superiority over philosophy and history.33._Utopia book one____ is a picture of contemporary England with forcibleexposure of the poverty___ among the laboring classes.34.Sonnets contain _ Italian ____ sonnets and _Shakespearean ___ sonnets.35.The highest glory of the English Renaissance was unquestionably its_drama___.36.The “miracles” were simple plays based on _bible_____stories.37.Through the revival of classical literature, English playwrights came into contactwith _Greek_____ and __latin____drama.38.English comedies and tragedies on classical models appeared in the middle ofthe _16___ century.39.Miracle plays, morality plays, interludes and classical plays paved the way forthe flourishing of _drama___.. Say true or false.1.Absolute monarchy in England reached its summit during the reign of QueenElizabeth. .2.The Protestant Reformation was in essence a religious movement in a politicalguise.3.Before the Reformation, the English Bible was universally used by the Catholicchurches. F6.Walter Raleigh wrote his History of the World in imprisonment. T7.More the man is even more interesting than More the writer. F8.Utopia, Book One, describes an ideal communist society. T9.Translations occupied an important place in the English Renaissance. T10.Philip Sidney’s collection of love sonnets is Astrophel and Stella.T11.The Miracle plays were not forbidden to perform in churches after the actorsintroduced secular and even comical elements into the performance. T12.The writer of Gammer Gurton’s Needle is unknown. T13.Two lawyers wrote Gorboduc who were Thomas Sackville (托马斯·萨克维尔)and Thomas Norton（托马斯·诺顿）. F14.Shakespeare’s sonnets are divided into three groups: Numbers 1—17, Numbers18—126, and Numbers 127—154. T15.Shakespeare’s sonnets are written for variety of virtue s. T16.Engels said “Realism implies, besides truth in detail, the truthful reproduction oftypical characters under typical circumstances.” T17.Shakespeare wrote about his own people and for his own time. T18.Shakespeare’s one play contains one theme. (contain s more than one theme)F19.To reproduce the real life, Shakespeare often combines the majestic with thefunny, the poetic with the prosaic(散文体的) and tragic with the comic. T20.Engels called Shakespeare’s plays the “Shakespearean vivacity(活泼、快活) andwealth of (大量的) action”. T21.The Protestant Reformation was in essence a political movement in a religiousguise. T22.Before the Reformation, the English Bible was universally used by the Catholicchurches.F23.Utopia is More’s masterpiece, written in the form of letters between More andHythloday, a voyage. F24.Sir Philip Sidney is well-known as a poet and dramatist. F25.Carl Marx commented highly on More’s Utopia and mentioned it in his greatwork, The Capital.F26.The highest glory of the English Renaissance was unquestionably its poetry. F27.The miracle plays were simple plays based on Bible stories, such as the creationof the world, Noah and the flood, and the birth of Christ. T28.Grammer Gurton’s Needle is the first English comedy, Gorboduc the first Englishtragedy. T29.Both the gentlemen and the common people went to the theatres. But the upperclass was the dominant force in Elizabethan theatre. T30.After Shakespeare’s death, Herminge and Condell collected and published hisplays in 1623. T31.From Shakespeare’s history plays, it can be seen that Shakespeare took a greatinterest in the political questions of his time. T32.In Shakespeare’s historical plays, historical accuracy is not strictly regarded. T33.King Lear is a tragedy of ambition, which drives a brave soldier and national heroto degenerate into a bloody murder and despot right to his doom. Fing from an old Danish legend, Othello is considered the summit ofShakespeare’s art. F35.Shakespeare is one of the founders of romanticism in world literature. F36.Generally speaking, after Shakespeare, the English drama was undergoing aprocess of prosperity. F37.English Renaissance Period was an age of poetry and drama, and was an age ofprose. F38.There are two main characters in As You Like It: Orlando and Rosalind. T39.Ben Johnson’s comedies are “comedies of humors”and every character in hiscomedies personifies a definite “humor”. F40.In Ben Johnson’s later years he became the “literary king” of his time.T. Questions on the English Renaissancement on the image of Henry V and Sir John Falstaff.ment on the character of Hamlet.3.What are the features of Shakespeare’s drama?4.Remember Shakespeare’s major plays in each literary career.ment on Marlowe’s social significance and literary achievement.ment on The Faerie Queene.。
英国文学练习题及答案
1.The national epic of the Anglo-Saxons is ____.A Robin HoodB Sir Gawain and the Green KnightC The Canterbury TalesD Beowulf2. ____was the most outstanding single romance on the Arthurian legend written in alliterative verse.A The Canterbury TalesB Piers the PlowmanC Sir Gawain and the Green KnightD Beowulf3. ____was famous for The Canterbury Tales.A Geoffrey ChaucerB John MiltonC William ShakespeareD Francis Bacon4. Most of the ballads of the 15th century focused on the legend about ____ as a heroic figure.A Green NightsB GawainC Robin HoodD Hamlet5.In the 16th century, Thomas More’s work ____became immediately popular after its publication.A Paradise LostB A Pleasant Satire of the Three EstatesC Of StudiesD Utopia6. ____was Edmund Spencer’s masterpiece which has been regarded as one of the grea t poems in the English language.A AmorettiB The Shepherd’s CalendarC The Faerie QueeneD Four Hymns7. ____ is from Shakespeare’s sonnet No.18.A “Let me not to the marriage of true minds”B “To be or not to be: that is the question”C “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day”D “No longer mourn for me when I am dead”8. _____, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets of England, was born in London about 1340.A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Sir GawainC. Francis BaconD. John Dryden9.The four great tragedies written by Shakespeare are Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and ___ _.A. Antony and CleopatraB. Julius CaesarC Twelfth NightD King Lear10. Which of the following does not belong to Shakespeare’s romantic love comedies?A Twelfth NightB The TempestC As You Like ItD The Merchant of VeniceD C A C D C C A D B▪ 1. All of the following are the most eminent dramatists in the Renaissance England except______.▪ a. William Shakespeare▪ b. Ben Jonson▪ c. Christopher Marlowe▪ d. Francis Bacon▪ 2. The English Renaissance period was an age of _________.▪ a. poetry and drama▪ b. drama and novel▪ c. novel and poetry▪ d. romance and poetry▪ 3. Paradise Lost is the masterpiece of _____▪ a. William Shakespeare▪ b. Robert Burns▪ c. John Milton d. William Blake▪ 4. Which of the following plays written by Shakespeare is history play ?▪ a. A Midsummer Night’s Dream▪ b. The Merry Wives of Windsor▪ c. H enry IV d. King Lear▪ 5. The first official version of Bible known as the Great Bible, was revised in ______a. 16th centuryb. 17th century▪ c. 18th century d. 19th century▪ 6. Francis Bacon’s Essays first published in 1597 has been considered as an important landmark in thedevelopment of English_______, and as the firstcollection of essays in the English language.▪ a. poetry b. epics c. fiction d. prose ▪7. Daniel Defoe was famous for his novel ____ which first established his reputation.▪ a.Gulliver’s Travels▪ b. The Adventure of Robinson Crusoe▪ c.The Pilgrim’s Progress▪ d. Oliver Twist▪8. The famous poem “ A Red Red Rose” was written by_________▪ a. William Wordsworth▪ b. George Byron▪ c. Robert Burns▪ d. William Blake▪9. Mary Shelley’s no vel Frankenstein belongs to the type of ____ which is often set in gloomy castles where horrifying, supernatural events take place.▪ a. Gothic b. Realism▪ c. Romanticism d. Classicism▪10. The first complete English Bible was translated by _______, “the morning star of the Reformation”and his followers.▪ A. William Langland B. James I▪ C. John Wycliffe▪ D. Bishop Lancelot Andrews▪ D A C C B D B C A C▪▪ 1. The literature of the Anglo-Saxon period falls naturally into two divisions, ______ and Christian.▪ a. Pagan b. Roman▪ c. French d. Danish▪ 2. “ Poetry is Spontaneous” was put forward by________▪ a. Robert Burns b. William Blake▪ c. William Wordsworth▪ d. Charles Lamb▪ 3. Which of the following writings can be regarded as typical belonging to the school of Romantic literature?▪ a. Don Juan b. Ulysses▪ c. Jane Eyre▪ d. Sons and Lovers▪ 4. ______is the first important English essayist and the founder of modern science in England.▪ a. Francis Bacon▪ b. Edmund Spenser▪ c. Thomas More d. Sidney▪ 5. What is flourished in Elizabethan age more than any other form of literature?▪ a. novel b.drama▪ c. essay d. poetry▪ 6. The publication of _______marked the beginning of the Romantic Age.▪ a. Don Juan▪ b. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner▪ c. The Lyrical Ballads▪ d. Ode to the West Wind▪7. Which of the following did not belong to Romanticism? ▪ a. John Keats▪ b. Percy Shelley▪ c. William Wordsworth▪ d. Alfred Tennyson▪8. Frankenstein was filmed many times. Who wrote the book?▪ a. Edgar Allan Poe▪ b. James Joyce▪ c. Mary Shelley▪ d. Walter Scott▪9. In the mid-18th century, a new literary movement called _______came to Europe and then to England.▪ a. Romanticism b. Classicism▪ c. Realism d. Restoration▪10. Which of the following poem was not written by John Keats?▪ a. Ode to the West Wind▪ b. Ode to Autumn▪ c. Ode on a Grecian Urn▪ d. Ode to a Nightingale▪A C A A B C D C A A▪▪ 1. William Shakespeare is one of the giants of________▪ a. Romanticism▪ b. Critical Realism▪ c. Aestheticism▪ d. the Renaissance▪ 2. ________is the first important religious poet in English literature.▪ a. John Donne b. George Herbert▪ c. Caedmon d. Milton▪3. _________was the first to introduce the sonnet into English literature.▪a. Thomas Wyatt b. William Shakespeare▪c. Philip Sidney d. Thomas Gray▪4. The English poets________, William Wordsworth, and Robert Southey, were known as “ Lake Poets” because they lived in the Lake District Northwestern England at the beginning of the 19th century.▪a. George Byron b. John Keats▪c. Percy Shelley d. Samuel Coleridge ▪ 5. The most gifted of the “University Wits” was ____.▪ A. John Lily B. Thomas KydC. Thomas GreeneD. Christopher Marlowe▪ 6. _____is one of the forerunners of modern socialist thought.▪ A. Phillip Sidney▪ B. Edmund Spenser▪ C. Thomas More▪ D. Christopher Marlowe▪7. Morality plays appeared after_____.▪A. miracle plays▪B. mystery plays▪C. interlude▪D. Classical plays▪8. Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of characteristics of Renaissance?▪ a. Exaltation of man’s pursuit of happiness in this life.b. Cultivation of the genuine flavor of ancient culture.c. Tolerance of human weaknesses.d. Praise of man’s efforts in having his soul delivered.▪9. The most intellectual movement of the Renaissance was ________.▪A. the Reformation▪B. Humanism▪C. the Italian revival▪D. Geographical exploration▪10. What is the relationship between Claudius and Hamlet?▪ A. Cousins B. Uncle and nephew▪ C. Father-in-law D. Father and son ▪▪ D C A D D C A D B B▪ 1. Which of the following is a typical feature of Swift’s writings?▪ A. Great wit. B. Bitter satire.▪ C. Rich mythic allusions.▪ D. Complicated sentence structures.▪ 2. ____ is the leading figure of Metaphysical poetry.▪ A. John Donne B. George Herbert▪ C. Andre Marvell D. Henry Vaughan▪ 3. The ______ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the 18th century.▪ A. Romanticism B. Humanism▪ C. Enlightenment D. Sentimentalism▪ 4. Who was the greatest dramatist in the 18th century?▪ A. Oliver Goldsmith▪ B. Richard Sheridan▪ C. Laurence Sterne▪ D. Henry Fielding▪ 5. In which of the following works can you find the proper names “Lilliput”, “Brobdingnag”, “Houyhnhnm” and “Yahoo”?▪ A.The Pilgrim’s Progress▪ B. The Faerie Queene▪ C. Gulliver’s Travels▪ D. The School for Scandal▪ 6. ____ poems can be divided into two categories: the youthful love lyrics and the later sacred verses.▪ A. John Milton B. John BunyanC. John DonneD. John Dryden▪7. In The Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan describes The Vanity Fair in a _____ tone.▪ A. delightful B. solemn▪ C. sentimental D. satirical▪8. Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe created the image of an enterprising Englishman, typical of the English bourgeoisie in the _____ century.▪ A. 17th B. 19th C. 18th D. 20th▪9. _____ compiled the A Dictionary of the English Language which became the foundation of all the subsequent English dictionaries.▪ A. Ben Johnson B. Samuel Johnson▪ C. Alexander Pope D. John Dryden▪10. ____ found its representative writers in the field of poetry, such as Edward Young and Thomas Gray, but it manifested itself chiefly in the novels of Lawrence Sterne and Oliver Goldsmith.▪ A. Pre-romanticism B. Romanticism▪ C. Sentimentalism D. Naturalism▪B A C B C C D C B C▪（资料素材和资料部分来自网络，供参考。
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Chapter One The Anglo-Saxon PeriodI. Fill in the blanks.1.After the fall of the Roman Empire and athe withdrawl of Roman troops fromAlbion, the aboriginal ＿＿population of the larger part of the island was soon conquerered and almost totally exterminated by the Teutonic tribes of ____, _____ , and _____ who came from the continent and settled in the island, naming its central part a, or England.2.For nearly ______ years prior to the coming of the English, British had been aRoman province. In _____, the Rome withdrew their legions from Britain to protect herself against swarms of Teutonic invaders.3.The literature of early period falls naturally into teo divisions, and ____.The former represents the poetry which ____the Anglso-Saxons probably brought with them in the form of _____ , the crude material out of which literature was slowly developed on English soil; the later represents the writings developed under the teaching of ______ .4._____can be justly termed England’s national epic and its hero _____---one of thenational heros of the English people.5.The Song of Beowulf reflects events which took place on the ______approximately at the beginning of the_____century, when the forefathers of the Jutes lived in the southern part of the _____ and maintained close relations with kindred tribes, e.g. with the ______ who lived on the other side of the straits.6.Among the early Anglo-Saxon poets we may mention______ who lived in thelatter half of the ______ century and who wrote a poetic Paraphase of the Blible.7.____ is the first known religious poets of England. He is known as the father ofEnglish song.8.The didactic poem “The Chris t” was produced by ________.II. Choose the best answer for each blank.1.The most important work of _______ is the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, which isregarded as the best monument of the old English prose.a. Alfred the Greatb. Caedmonc. Cynewulfd. Venerable Bede2. Who is the monster half-huamn who had mingled thirty warriors in The Song of Beowulf?a. Hrothgat.b. Heorot.c. Grendel.d. Beowulf.3. _____ is the first important religious poet in English Literature.a. Cynewulfb. Caedmonc. Shakepeare.d. Adam Bede4. The epic, The Song of Beowulf, represents the spirit of ______.a. monksb. romanticistsc. sentimentalistd. paganIII. Decide whether the following statements are true or false and write your answers in the brackets.1. ( ) The author of The Song of Beowulf is Cynewulf.2. ( ) The setting of The Song of Beowulf is in Scotland.3. ( ) Alfred the Great compiles The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles.4. ( ) Venerable Bede wrote The Ecclesiastical History of the English People.5. ( ) The author of Paraphase is Caedmon.IV. Define the liretary terms listed below.1.Alliteration2.Epic.V. Answer the following questions.1.What do you know about the Teutors.2.Please give a brief description of The Song of Boewulf.Chapter Two The Anglo-Norman PeriodI. Fill in the following blanks.1.In the year___, at the battle of ___, the ____ headed by William, Duke ofNormandy, defeated the Anglo-Saxons.2.The literature which Normans brought to England is remarkable for its bright,____ tales of _______ and _______, in marked contrast with the ___ and ______ of Anglo-Saxon poetry.3.English literature is also a combination of ____and _____ elements.4.In the 14th century, the two most important writers are ___ and Chaucer.5.In the 15th century, there is only one important prose writer whose name is _____.He wrote an important work called Morte d’ Arthur.II. Define the leterature terms listed below.1.Canto2.legend3.Arthurian Legend.III. Read the excerpt of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight carefully, and then make a brief comment on it.IV. Answer the following questions.1.What is the consequence of the Norman Conquest?2.Make a brief survey of the middle English literature.Chapter Three Geoffrey ChaucerI. Fill in the following blanks.1.Chaucer’s masterpiece is _____, one of the most famous works in all literature.2.Chaucer created in The Canterbury Tales a strikingly brilliant and picturesquepanorama of _______.3.There are various kinds of ballads _______, ______, ______, _____, and ______.4.Bishop ____ was among the first to take a literary interest in ballads.5.The name of the “jolly innkeeper” in The Canterbury Tales is ______, whoproposes that each pilgrim of the ____ should tell two tales on the way to Canterbury and two more on the way back.6.In contradistinction to the ______ verse of Anglo-Saxon poetry, Chaucer chose themetrical form which laid the foundation of the English _____ verse.II. Choose the best answer.1.Who is the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets ofEngland?a. Christopher Marlowb. Geoffrey Chaucerc. W. Shakespeared. Alfred the Great2. Chaucer’s earlist work of any length is his “______” a translation of the French “Roman de la Rose” by Gaillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meung, which was a love allegory enjoying widespread popularity in the 13th and 14th centuries not only in France but throught Europe.a. Troilus and Criseydeb. A Red, Red Rosec. Romance of the Rosed. Piers the Plowman3. In his literary development, Chaucer was influenced by three literatures, which one is not true?a. French literature.b. Italian literaturec. English literatured. American literatureIII. Decide whether the following statements are true or false and write your answers in the brackets.1. ( ) The 32 pilgrims, according to Chaucer’s plan, was to exceed that ofBaccoccio’s Decameron.2. ( ) The Prologue is a splendid masterpiece of Romantic portray, the first of itskind in the history of English literature.3. ( ) The Canterbury Tales is a vivid and brilliant reflection of 15th century inEngland.4. ( ) Chaucer’s poetry traces out a path to th e literature of English Renaissance. IV. Define the leterary terms listed below.1.Romance.2.Fable.3.BalladV. Anwer the following question.1.What is the social significance of The Canterbury Tales ?Chapter Four The RenaissanceI. Complete each of the following statements with a proper word or phrase according to the textbook.1.Shakespeare’s first priginal play written in about 1590 was _________.2.Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and _______ are generally regar ded as Shakespeare’sfour great tragedies.3.The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus is one of _______’s best known sonnets.4.Absolute monarchy in England reached its summit during the reign of ______.5.Bacon’s works may be divided into three classes, the ______, the _______, the_______ works.6.Together with the development of bourgeois relationships and formation of theEnglish national state this period is marked by a flourishing of national culture known as the _________.7.Edmund Spenser was the author of the greatest epic poem of _______.II. Find out the author and his works.⑴The author and their works1. ( ) Thomas More a. Gorge Green2. ( ) Enmund Spenser b. Eupheus3. ( ) John Lyly c.The Fairy Queen4. ( ) Marlowe d. Utopia5. ( ) Robert Greene e. The Jew of Malta⑵The characters in the play1. ( ) Desdemona a. The Merchant of Venice2. ( ) Cordelia b. As you like it3. ( ) Juliet c.Hamlet4. ( ) Ophelia d. King Lear5. ( ) Portia e. Othello6. ( ) Rosalind f. Romeo and JulietIII. Define the leterary terms listed below.1.Renaissance2.sonnet3.Spenserian Stanza4.Humanism5.dramatic irony6.tragedy7.allusionIV. Answer the following questions.1.Give a summary about the English literature during the Renaissance period.2.What is the main idea of Hamlet?3.Give a brief introduction to Thomas More’s Utopia.4.When were Shakespeare’s main tragedies written? what did he write about in histragedies?Chapter Five The Period of Revolution and RestorationI. Complete each of the following statements with a proper word or phrase according to th etextbook.1.The 17th century was a period when ______ impeded the further development ofcapitalism in England and the ______ could no longer bear the sway of _______.2.England became a commomwealth under the leadership of _______.3.The Glorious Revolution in _____ meant three things the supremacy of ________,the beginning of _______, and the final truiumph of the principle of _______.4.Restoration created a literature of its own, that was often ______ and _______,but on the whole _______ and _______.5.The first thing to strike the reader is Donne’s extraordinary _____ and penetrating_______. The next is the ______ which marks certain of the lighter poems and which represents a conscious reation from the extreme _______ of woman encouraged by the Petrachan tradition.6.Paradise Lost presents the author’s view in an ______, _______ form. It is basedon the _______legend of the imaginary progenitors of the human race-______, and _______, and involves God and his eternal adversary _____in its plot.7.Bunyan’s most important work is _________, written in the old-fashioned,medieval form of ________ and _________.8.Christia has two objects, ---to get rid of his ______, which holds the sins and fearsof his life, and to make his way.II. Find out the work from column A and its content from column B.1. ( ) II Penseroso a. defense of the Revolution2. ( ) Lycidas b. Satan against God3. ( ) Comas c. about dear friend4. ( ) Areopagitica d. happiness5. ( ) Eikonolastes e. meditation6. ( ) Defense for the English People f. masque7. ( ) Paradise Lost g. attack on the censorship8. ( ) L’Allegro h. justifying the excutionIII.Define the leterature terms listed below.1.Blank Verse2.Three Unities3.Conceit4.Stanza5.Elegy6.Allegory7.Genre8.Literary CriticismIV. Answer the following questions.1.What are the different aspects between the literature of Elizabeth period and thatof the Revolution period?2.Give a brief analysis of Satan, the central figure in Paradise Lost.3.Why do people say Samson is Milton?4.In your opinion, why is “The Pilgrim’s P rogress” successful?Chapter Six The Age of Enlightenment EnglandI. Complete each of the following statements with a proper word or phrase according to th etextbook.1.The Revolution of 1688, which banished the last of the _____ kings, marks theend of the long struggle for political freedom in England.2.Another feature of the age was the rapid development of _________.3.It is simply for convenience that we study 18th century writings in three maindivisions: the reign of so-called _____, the revival of _______ poetry, and the beginnings of the _______.4.The philosophy of the nlighteners, though ________ ________ and _________ inits essence, did not exclude senses, or sentiments, as a means of perception and learning.5.The most outstanding figure of English sentimentalism was ________.6.The Tarler and _______ _________ were Steele and Addison’s chief contributionto English literature.7.Robinson Crusoe is largely an ______ ________ ________ story, rather than thestudy of ______ _______ which Defoe probably intended it to be.8.Gulliver’s adventures begins with ______________, who are so small thatGulliver is a giant among them.9.The poem, which Addison named ______ _______, was hailed throughoutEngland as a great work.10.In the essays of the 16th century, French writer ____ set the model for morefamiliar, personal and discursive discussion.11.Fielding’s laternovels are _______________, was inspired by the success ofRichardson’s novel Pamela.12.As________, Goldsmith is among the best of the century.13.The greatest of _______ poets is Robert Burns.II. Match the theirs works in column A writers/genres with in column B.⑴1. ( ) The Deserted Village a. Thomas Gary2. ( ) The Village b. George Crabble3. ( ) Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard c. Oliver Goldsmith4. ( ) The Seasons d. James Thomson5. ( ) The Rape of the Lock e. William Blake6. ( ) The Chimney Sweeper f. Alexander Pope7. ( ) A Red, Red Rose g. Robert Burns⑵1. ( )A Sentimental Journey a. Daniel Defoe2. ( ) The Vicar of Wakefield b. Jonathan Swift3. ( ) The School for Scandal c.John Bunyan4. ( ) The History of a Young Lady d. Horace Walpole5. ( ) Tom Jones e. Laurence Sterne6. ( ) The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle f. Oliver Goldsmith7. ( ) Robinson Crusoe g. Richard B. Sheridam8. ( ) Gulliver’s Travels h. Samuel Richardson9. ( ) The Castle of Otranto i. T. G. Smollet10.( ) The Pilgrim’s Progress j. Fielding.⑶1. ( ) The Vicar of Wakefield a. essay2. ( ) She Stoops to Conquer b. poem3. ( ) The Citizen of the world c. novel4. ( ) The Deserted Village d. comedyIII.Define the leterature terms listed below.1.Enlightenment Movement2.Realistic Novel3.Gothic novel4.Heroic Couplet5.Mock Epic6.Bildungsroman7.Epitaph8.Farce9.Imagism10.RhymeIV. Answer the following questions.1.What is Pope’s position in En glish literature?2.What are the features of Sterne’s novels?3.What are the narrative festures of Gulliver’s Travel?4.What is Dr. Johnson’s comment on Addison’s prose?5.What is Fielding’s style?6.Why is Burn’s poetry important?Chapter Seven The Romantic PeriodI. Fill in the following blanks.1.With the publication of William Wordworth’s _____ in Collaboration with S. T.Coleridge, ________ began to bloom and found a firm place in the history of English literature.2.The most important and decisive factor in the develoment of literature is _____,English Romanticism was greatly influenced by the _______ and _______.3.The greatest historical novelist _____ was produced in the Romantic Age.4.Byron is chiefly known for his two long poems, one is Child e Harold’sPilgrimage, the other is ________.5.Shelley’s poem _______ (1816), is vaguely autobiographical acount of a youngpoet’s unsuccessful attempt to recapture his envisional ideal.6.Ode to a Nightingale was written by _______.II. Decide whether the following statements are true or false.1. The Romantics emphasized the special qualities of each individual’smind.2.The brilliant literary criticiam Biographis literaria is written by Samuel Johnson. III. Write the author of the following literary works.1. Song of Innocence2. The Prelude3. Kubla Khan4. Don Juan5. Prometheus Unbound6. Ode to the West Wind7. Ode on a Greciam Urn 8. Pride and Prejudice9. Poor RelationsIV. Match the authors in column A with the works in column B.1. Dante a. I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud2.Byron b. Ode to a Nightingale3. Wordsworth c. Gain4. Keats d. Prometheus Unbound5. Shelley e. Divine ComedyV. Define the following terms.1.Romanticismke poetsVI. Answer the following questions.1.How does Wordsworth define the poet?2.What kinds of stylistic devices are used in Ode to the West Wind?ment on Austen’s writing festures.Chapter Eight The Victorian AgeI. Fill in the following blanks.1.Victorian literature, as a product of its age, naturally took on its quality of _____and _______. It was many-sicked and complex, and reflected both _____ and ______ the great changes that were going on in people’s life and thought.2.The novel _____ makes a fierce attack on the bourgeoise system of education andthe bourgeois philosophy _______.3.George Eliot produced three remarkbale novels including Adam Bede, The Millon the Floss and __________________.4.________ by Tenneyson is made of 12 books of narrative poems.5.In Victorian poetry, the “Browning” refers to _________ and _______. II. Define the literary terms.1.Critical realism.III. Find the relevant match from column B for each item in column A.⑴ A B1. Transcendentalism a . Stephen Crane2. Neoclassicism b. Robert Louis Stevenson3. Preromanticism c. Percy Bysse Shelley4. Sentimentalism d. Henry Fielding5. Realism e. William Blake6. Romanticism f. Alezander Pope7. Criticial realism g. Rolph Waldo Emerson8. New romanticism h. Ezra Pound9. Naturalism i. Charles Dickens10. Imagism j. Lawrence Sterne⑵1. Charles Dickens a. Mary Barton2. William Makepeace Thackeray b. Jane Eyre3. Charlotte Bronte c. Vanity Fair4. Emily Bronte d. David Copperfield5. Mrs. Gaskell e. Wuthering Heights6. George Eliot f. The Mill on the Floss7. Thomas Hardy g. The Egoist8. George Meredith h. Tess of the D’Urbervilles9. Samuel Butler i. News From Nowhere10. William Morris j. The Way of All FlushIV. Answer the following questions.1.What is the majoe contribution made by critical realists in the 19th century.2.Give a brief analysis of the features of Dickens’ works.Chapter Nine 20TH Century LiteratureI. Fill in the following blanks.1.Those “novels of character and enviorement” by Thomas Hardy are the mostrepresentative of him as both a _______ and a critical realist writer.2.The trilogy “The Forsyte Saga” consists of The Man of Property, In Chancery and_________.wrence first novel, _________________, was received with respect.4.Virginia Woolf’s novel ________________, published in 1925, made herreputation as an important psychological writer.5._________is the m ost outstanding stream of consciousness novelist.II. Define the literary terms.1.Imagism2.ModernismIII. Find the relevant match from column B for each item in column A.1. James Joyce a. Neo-classicism2. Ezra Pound b. An active romantic3. William Wordsworth c. Humanism4. Oscar Wilde d. Transcendantalism5. Walter Scott e. A radical enlightenner6. Alezander Pope f. Imagism7. Johanthan Swift g. Aestheticism8. Percy Bysshe Shelley h. A lake Poet9. William Shakespeare i. Stream of consciousness10. Henry, David Thoreau j. A historical novelistIV. Give a brief comment on the characteristic of Hardy’s novels.。
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1.The national epic of the Anglo-Saxons is ____.A Robin HoodB Sir Gawain and the Green KnightC The Canterbury TalesD Beowulf2. ____was the most outstanding single romance on the Arthurian legend written in alliterative verse.A The Canterbury TalesB Piers the PlowmanC Sir Gawain and the Green KnightD Beowulf3. ____was famous for The Canterbury Tales.A Geoffrey ChaucerB John MiltonC William ShakespeareD Francis Bacon4. Most of the ballads of the 15th century focused on the legend about ____ as a heroic figure.A Green NightsB GawainC Robin HoodD Hamlet5.In the 16th century, Thomas More’s work ____became immediately popular after its publication.A Paradise LostB A Pleasant Satire of the Three EstatesC Of StudiesD Utopia6. ____was Edmund Spencer’s masterpiece which has been regarded as one of the grea t poems in the English language.A AmorettiB The Shepherd’s CalendarC The Faerie QueeneD Four Hymns7. ____ is from Shakespeare’s sonnet No.18.A “Let me not to the marriage of true minds”B “To be or not to be: that is the question”C “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day”D “No longer mourn for me when I am dead”8. _____, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets of England, was born in London about 1340.A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Sir GawainC. Francis BaconD. John Dryden9.The four great tragedies written by Shakespeare are Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and ___ _.A. Antony and CleopatraB. Julius CaesarC Twelfth NightD King Lear10. Which of the following does not belong to Shakespeare’s romantic love comedies?A Twelfth NightB The TempestC As You Like ItD The Merchant of VeniceD C A C D C C A D B1. All of the following are the most eminent dramatistsin the Renaissance England except______.▪ a. William Shakespeare▪ b. Ben Jonson▪ c. Christopher Marlowe▪ d. Francis Bacon▪ 2. The English Renaissance period was an age of _________.▪ a. poetry and drama▪ b. drama and novel▪ c. novel and poetry▪ d. romance and poetry▪ 3. Paradise Lost is the masterpiece of _____▪ a. William Shakespeare▪ b. Robert Burns▪ c. John Milton d. William Blake▪ 4. Which of the following plays written by Shakespeare is history play ?▪ a. A Midsummer Night’s Dream▪ b. The Merry Wives of Windsor▪ c. H enry IV d. King Lear▪ 5. The first official version of Bible known as the Great Bible, was revised in ______a. 16th centuryb. 17th century▪ c. 18th century d. 19th century▪ 6. Francis Bacon’s Essays first published in 1597 has been considered as an important landmark in thedevelopment of English_______, and as the firstcollection of essays in the English language.▪ a. poetry b. epics c. fiction d. prose ▪7. Daniel Defoe was famous for his novel ____ which first established his reputation.▪ a.Gulliver’s Travels▪ b. The Adventure of Robinson Crusoe▪ c.The Pilgrim’s Progress▪ d. Oliver Twist▪8. The famous poem “ A Red Red Rose” was written by_________▪ a. William Wordsworth▪ b. George Byron▪ c. Robert Burns▪ d. William Blake▪9. Mary Shelley’s no vel Frankenstein belongs to the type of ____ which is often set in gloomy castles where horrifying, supernatural events take place.▪ a. Gothic b. Realism▪ c. Romanticism d. Classicism▪10. The first complete English Bible was translated by _______, “the morning star of the Reformation”and his followers.▪ A. William Langland B. James I▪ C. John Wycliffe▪ D. Bishop Lancelot Andrews▪ D A C C B D B C A C▪▪ 1. The literature of the Anglo-Saxon period falls naturally into two divisions, ______ and Christian.▪ a. Pagan b. Roman▪ c. French d. Danish▪ 2. “ Poetry is Spontaneous” was put forward by________▪ a. Robert Burns b. William Blake▪ c. William Wordsworth▪ d. Charles Lamb▪ 3. Which of the following writings can be regarded as typical belonging to the school of Romantic literature?▪ a. Don Juan b. Ulysses▪ c. Jane Eyre▪ d. Sons and Lovers▪ 4. ______is the first important English essayist and the founder of modern science in England.▪ a. Francis Bacon▪ b. Edmund Spenser▪ c. Thomas More d. Sidney▪ 5. What is flourished in Elizabethan age more than any other form of literature?▪ a. novel b.drama▪ c. essay d. poetry▪ 6. The publication of _______marked the beginning of the Romantic Age.▪ a. Don Juan▪ b. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner▪ c. The Lyrical Ballads▪ d. Ode to the West Wind▪7. Which of the following did not belong to Romanticism? ▪ a. John Keats▪ b. Percy Shelley▪ c. William Wordsworth▪ d. Alfred Tennyson▪8. Frankenstein was filmed many times. Who wrote the book?▪ a. Edgar Allan Poe▪ b. James Joyce▪ c. Mary Shelley▪ d. Walter Scott▪9. In the mid-18th century, a new literary movement called _______came to Europe and then to England.▪ a. Romanticism b. Classicism▪ c. Realism d. Restoration▪10. Which of the following poem was not written by John Keats?▪ a. Ode to the West Wind▪ b. Ode to Autumn▪ c. Ode on a Grecian Urn▪ d. Ode to a Nightingale▪A C A A B C D C A A▪▪ 1. William Shakespeare is one of the giants of________▪ a. Romanticism▪ b. Critical Realism▪ c. Aestheticism▪ d. the Renaissance▪ 2. ________is the first important religious poet in English literature.▪ a. John Donne b. George Herbert▪ c. Caedmon d. Milton▪3. _________was the first to introduce the sonnet into English literature.▪a. Thomas Wyatt b. William Shakespeare▪c. Philip Sidney d. Thomas Gray▪4. The English poets________, William Wordsworth, and Robert Southey, were known as “ Lake Poets” because they lived in the Lake District Northwestern England at the beginning of the 19th century.▪a. George Byron b. John Keats▪c. Percy Shelley d. Samuel Coleridge ▪ 5. The most gifted of the “University Wits” was ____.▪ A. John Lily B. Thomas KydC. Thomas GreeneD. Christopher Marlowe▪ 6. _____is one of the forerunners of modern socialist thought.▪ A. Phillip Sidney▪ B. Edmund Spenser▪ C. Thomas More▪ D. Christopher Marlowe▪7. Morality plays appeared after_____.▪A. miracle plays▪B. mystery plays▪C. interlude▪D. Classical plays▪8. Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of characteristics of Renaissance?▪ a. Exaltation of man’s pursuit of happiness in this life.b. Cultivation of the genuine flavor of ancient culture.c. Tolerance of human weaknesses.d. Praise of man’s efforts in having his soul delivered.▪9. The most intellectual movement of the Renaissance was ________.▪A. the Reformation▪B. Humanism▪C. the Italian revival▪D. Geographical exploration▪10. What is the relationship between Claudius and Hamlet?▪ A. Cousins B. Uncle and nephew▪ C. Father-in-law D. Father and son ▪▪ D C A D D C A D B B▪ 1. Which of the following is a typical feature of Swift’s writings?▪ A. Great wit. B. Bitter satire.▪ C. Rich mythic allusions.▪ D. Complicated sentence structures.▪ 2. ____ is the leading figure of Metaphysical poetry.▪ A. John Donne B. George Herbert▪ C. Andre Marvell D. Henry Vaughan▪ 3. The ______ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the 18th century.▪ A. Romanticism B. Humanism▪ C. Enlightenment D. Sentimentalism▪ 4. Who was the greatest dramatist in the 18th century?▪ A. Oliver Goldsmith▪ B. Richard Sheridan▪ C. Laurence Sterne▪ D. Henry Fielding▪ 5. In which of the following works can you find the proper names “Lilliput”, “Brobdingnag”, “Houyhnhnm” and “Yahoo”?▪ A.The Pilgrim’s Progress▪ B. The Faerie Queene▪ C. Gulliver’s Travels▪ D. The School for Scandal▪ 6. ____ poems can be divided into two categories: the youthful love lyrics and the later sacred verses.▪ A. John Milton B. John BunyanC. John DonneD. John Dryden▪7. In The Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan describes The Vanity Fair in a _____ tone.▪ A. delightful B. solemn▪ C. sentimental D. satirical▪8. Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe created the image of an enterprising Englishman, typical of the English bourgeoisie in the _____ century.▪ A. 17th B. 19th C. 18th D. 20th...... ▪9. _____ compiled the A Dictionary of the English Language which became the foundation of all the subsequent English dictionaries. ▪ A. Ben Johnson B. Samuel Johnson▪ C. Alexander Pope D. John Dryden▪10. ____ found its representative writers in the field of poetry, such as Edward Young and Thomas Gray, but it manifested itself chiefly in the novels of Lawrence Sterne and Oliver Goldsmith.▪ A. Pre-romanticism B. Romanticism▪ C. Sentimentalism D. Naturalism▪B A C B C C D C B C▪。
英国文学练习题及答案
1.The national epic of the Anglo-Saxonsis ____.A Robin HoodB Sir Gawain and the GreenKnightC The TalesD Beowulf2. ____was the most outstanding single romance on the Arthurian legend writteninalliterative verse.A The TalesB Piers the PlowmanC Sir Gawain and the Green KnightD Beowulf3. ____was famous for The Canterbury Tales.A Geoffrey ChaucerB John MiltonC William ShakespeareD Francis Bacon4. Most of the ballads of the15th century focused on the legend about ____ as a heroicfigure.A Green NightsB GawainC Robin HoodD Hamlet5.In the 16th century, Thomas More’s work ____became immediately popular after itspublication.A LostB A Pleasant Satire of the Three EstatesC Of StudiesD Utopia6. ____was Edmund Spencer’s masterpiece which has b een regarded as one of the great poems in the Eng lish language.A AmorettiB The Shepherd’s CalendarC The Faerie QueeneD Four Hymns7. ____ is from Shakespeare’s sonnet No.18.A “Let me not to the marriage of true minds”B “To be or not to be: that is the question”C “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day”D “No longer mourn for me when I am dead”8. _____, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets of , was born in about 1340.A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Sir GawainC. Francis BaconD. John Dryden9.The four great tragedies written by Shakespeare are Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and ____.A. Antony and CleopatraB. Julius CaesarC Twelfth NightD King Lear10. Which of the following does not belong to Shak espeare’s romantic love comedies?A Twelfth NightB The TempestC As You Like ItD The Merchant ofD C A C D C C A D B▪ 1. All of the following are the most eminent dramatists in the Renaissance England except______.▪ a. William Shakespeare▪ b. Ben Jonson▪ c. Christopher Marlowe▪ d. Francis Bacon▪ 2. The English Renaissance period was an age of _________.▪ a. poetry and drama▪ b. drama and novel▪ c. novel and poetry▪ d. romance and poetry▪ 3. Paradise Lost is the masterpiece of _____▪ a. William Shakespeare▪ b. Robert Burns▪ c. John Miltond. William Blake▪ 4. Which of the following plays written by Shakespeare is history play ?▪ a. A Midsummer Night’s Dream▪ b. The Merry Wives of Windsor▪ c. Henry IVd. King Lear▪ 5. The first official version of Bible known as the Great Bible, was revised in ______a. 16th centuryb. 17th century▪ c. 18th centuryd. 19th century▪ 6. Francis Bacon’s Essays first published in 1597 has been considered as an important landmark in thedevelopment of English_______, and as the firstcollection of essays in the English language.▪ a. poetryb. epics c. fiction d. prose▪7. Daniel Defoe was famous for his novel ____ which first established his reputation.▪ a. Gulliver’s Travels▪ b. The Adventure of Robinson Crusoe▪ c. The Pilgrim’s Progress▪ d. Oliver Twist▪8. The famous poem “ A Red Red Rose” was written by_________▪ a. William Wordsworth▪ b. George Byron▪ c. Robert Burns▪ d. William Blake▪9. Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein belongs to the type of ____ which is often set in gloomy castles wherehorrifying, supernatural events take place.▪ a. Gothicb. Realism▪ c. Romanticismd. Classicism▪10. The first complete English Bible was translated by _______, “the morning star of the Reformation” and his followers.▪ A. William LanglandB. James I▪ C. John Wycliffe▪ D. Bishop Lancelot Andrews▪ D A C C BD B C A C▪▪ 1. The literature of the Anglo-Saxon period falls naturally into two divisions, ______ and Christian.▪ a. Paganb. Roman▪ c. Frenchd. Danish▪ 2. “ Poetry is Spontaneous” was put forward by________▪ a. Robert Burnsb. William Blake▪ c. William Wordsworth▪ d. Charles Lamb▪ 3. Which of the following writings can be regarded as typical belonging to the school of Romantic literature?▪ a. Don Juanb. Ulysses▪ c. Jane Eyre▪ d. Sons and Lovers▪ 4. ______is the first important English essayist and the founder of modern science in England.▪ a. Francis Bacon▪ b. Edmund Spenser▪ c. Thomas Mored. Sidney▪ 5. What is flourished in Elizabethan age more than any other form of literature?▪ a. novelb.drama▪ c. essayd. poetry▪ 6. The publication of _______marked the beginning of the Romantic Age.▪ a. Don Juan▪ b. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner▪ c. The Lyrical Ballads▪ d. Ode to the West Wind▪7. Which of the following did not belong to Romanticism?▪ a. John Keats▪ b. Percy Shelley▪ c. William Wordsworth▪ d. Alfred Tennyson▪8. Frankenstein was filmed many times. Who wrote the book?▪ a. Edgar Allan Poe▪ b. James Joyce▪ c. Mary Shelley▪ d. Walter Scott▪9. In the mid-18th century, a new literary movement called _______came to Europe and then to England.▪ a. Romanticismb. Classicism▪ c. Realismd. Restoration▪10. Which of the following poem was not written by John Keats?▪ a. Ode to the West Wind▪ b. Ode to Autumn▪ c. Ode on a Grecian Urn▪ d. Ode to a Nightingale▪ A C A A BC D C A A▪▪ 1. William Shakespeare is one of the giants of________▪ a. Romanticism▪ b. Critical Realism▪ c. Aestheticism▪ d. the Renaissance▪ 2. ________is the first important religious poet in English literature.▪ a. John Donne b. George Herbert▪ c. Caedmon d. Milton▪ 3. _________was the first to introduce the sonnet into English literature.▪ a. Thomas Wyatt b. William Shakespeare▪ c. Philip Sidneyd. Thomas Gray▪ 4. The English poets________, William Wordsworth, and Robert Southey, were known as “ Lake Poets” because they lived in the Lake District Northwestern England at the beginning of the 19th century.▪ a. George Byronb. John Keats▪ c. Percy Shelleyd. Samuel Coleridge▪ 5. The m ost gifted of the “University Wits” was ____.▪ A. John LilyB. Thomas KydC. Thomas GreeneD. Christopher Marlowe▪ 6. _____is one of the forerunners of modern socialist thought.▪ A. Phillip Sidney▪ B. Edmund Spenser▪ C. Thomas More▪ D. Christopher Marlowe▪7. Morality plays appeared after_____.▪ A. miracle plays▪ B. mystery plays▪ C. interlude▪ D. Classical plays▪8. Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of characteristics of Renaissance?▪ a. Exaltation of man’s pursuit of happiness in this life.b. Cultivation of the genuine flavor of ancient culture.c. Tolerance of human weaknesses.d. Praise of man’s efforts in having his soul delivered.▪9. The most intellectual movement of the Renaissance was ________.▪ A. the Reformation▪ B. Humanism▪ C. the Italian revival▪ D. Geographical exploration▪10. What is the relationship between Claudius and Hamlet?▪ A. Cousins B. Uncle and nephew▪ C. Father-in-law D. Father and son▪▪ D C A D DC A D B B▪ 1. Which of the following is a typical feature of Swift’s writings?▪ A. Great wit.B. Bitter satire.▪ C. Rich mythic allusions.▪ D. Complicated sentence structures.▪ 2. ____ is the leading figure of Metaphysical poetry.▪ A. John DonneB. George Herbert▪ C. Andre MarvellD. Henry Vaughan▪ 3. The ______ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the 18th century.▪ A. Romanticism B. Humanism▪ C. EnlightenmentD. Sentimentalism▪ 4. Who was the greatest dramatist in the 18th century?▪ A. Oliver Goldsmith▪ B. Richard Sheridan▪ C. Laurence Sterne▪ D. Henry Fielding▪ 5. In which of the following works can you find the proper names “Lilliput”, “Brobdingnag”, “Houyhnhnm” and “Yahoo”?▪ A. The Pilgrim’s Progress▪ B. The Faerie Queene▪ C. Gulliver’s Travels▪ D. The School for Scandal▪ 6. ____ poems can be divided into two categories: the youthful love lyrics and the later sacred verses.▪ A. John MiltonB. John BunyanC. John DonneD. John Dryden▪7. In The Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan describes The Vanity Fair in a _____ tone.▪ A. delightfulB. solemn▪ C. sentimental D. satirical▪8. Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe created the image of an enterprising Englishman, typical of the Englishbourgeoisie in the _____ century.▪ A. 17th B. 19thC. 18thD. 20th▪9. _____ compiled the A Dictionary of the English Language which became the foundation of all the subsequent English dictionaries.▪ A. Ben JohnsonB. Samuel Johnson▪ C. Alexander PopeD. John Dryden▪10. ____ found its representative writers in the field of poetry, such as Edward Young and Thomas Gray, but it manifested itself chiefly in the novels of Lawrence Sterne and Oliver Goldsmith.▪ A. Pre-romanticism B. Romanticism▪ C. Sentimentalism D. Naturalism▪ B A C B C C D C B C。
英国文学练习二
Exercise TwoI. Fill in each blank.1. Edmund Spenser is often referred to as “the poet’s poet”.2. Edmund Spenser is generally regarded as the greatest non-dramatic poet of the Elizabethan Age. His fame is chiefly based on his masterpiece The Faerie Queene .3. Hamet , Othello , King Lear and Macbeth are generally regarded as Shakespeare’s four great tragedies.4. A Midsummer Night’s Dream , The Merchant of Venice , As You Like It and Twlefth Night are generally regarded as Shakespeare’s four great comedies.5. The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus is one of Marlove ’s best plays.6. Thomas More’s masterpiece is Utopia .7. Jonson was in reality the Poet Laureate of James I.II. Choose the best answer.( B ) 1. The highest glory of the English Renaissance was unquestionably its ______________.A. sonnetsB. DramaC. blank verseD. translation( A ) 2. The Elizabethan Age was largely one of drama eminently represented by ________ and Shakespeare.A. C. MarloweB. J. DonneC. J. MiltonD. B. Jonson( D ) 3. Utopia was written in the form of _____.A. dramaB. monologueC. romanceD. dialogue( C ) 4. _____ is the first philosopher of industrial science.A. Philip SidneyB. Walter RaleighC. Francis BaconD. Edmund Spenser( D ) 5 In Elizabethan Period, ____ wrote more than fifty excellent essays, which made him one of the best essayists in English literature.A. Walter RaleighB. John LylyC. Edmund SpenserD. Francis Bacon( B ) 6 “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day” is a line from one of ____’s best known sonnets.A. Christopher MaloweB. William ShakespeareC. Edmund SpenserD. Ben Jonson( D ) 7 Shakespeare’s plays are poetical. A great number of important dialogues and soliloquies in his plays assume the form of ____.A. science fictionB. essayC. familiar essayD. poetry( B ) 8 ____ founded the Tudor dynasty, a centralized monarchy of a totally new type, which met the needs of the rising bourgeoisie and so won its support.A. Henry ⅤB. Henry ⅦC. Henry ⅧD. James Ⅰ( A ) 9 The epoch of Renaissance witnessed a particular development of English drama. It was ____ who made blank verse the principal vehicle of expression in drama.A. Christopher MaloweB. Thomas MoreC. Edmund SpenserD. Ben Jonson ( B ) 10 English Renaissance Period was an age of ____.A. prose and novelB. poetry and dramaC. essays and journalsD. ballads and songs( D ) 11 “Denmark is a prison”. In which play does the hero summarize his observation of his world into such a bitter sentence?A. OthelloB. Henry ⅧC. The Merchant of VeniceD. Hamlet( D ) 12 In which play does the hero show his profound reverence for man through the sentence: “What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculty”?A. OthelloB. Henry ⅧC. The Merchant of VeniceD. HamletIII. Answer the following questions.1. What are the main features of Renaissance?P30The one is a thirsting curiosity for classical literature.Another feature of the Renaissance is the keen interest in the activities of humanity.2. Make comments on the heroines in Shakespeare’s comedies.In William Shakespeare's comedies we find a expression of his ungrudging. equalitari an atudetoward women.These plays show, in different ways, William Shakespeare's respect for the dignityhon esty, wit, courage, determination and resourcefulness of women.Though there are weariness and frailty sometimes,they never lose courage intime of danger.And with every pang of affection and anxiety they only grow stronger and more capable of coping with various situations.In the ideal women of William Shakespeare’s comedies,the heart and head sway equal.3. Analyze Hamlet’s hesitation in killing his uncle.The reason Hamlet gives for his refusing to kill the King is that if he kills the Vainan now,he would send his soul to heaven;and he would fain kill soul as well as body.But what he really shrinks from is the responsibility of premeditated killing of a king and its political result,because at that time the abrupt death of the King might cause panic to the people and danger to the state.So what he considers now is no longer his personal wrong but the fated his coumy. This is the real reason of his delay in action.。
英语文学知识测试题(有答案)
英语文学知识第一章英国文学第一阶段中古英国文学( 8 世纪~14 世纪)Old and Medieval English Literature*Geoffrey Chaucer(杰弗里.乔叟)(1340~1400)He is considered the father of modern English poetry because he opened a brilliant page in English literature and had a profound influence on many important English poets. It is him alone who, for the first in English literature, presented to us a comprehensive realistic picture of the English society of his time and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life.II 真题详解1. The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrimson their way to Canterbury, is an important poetic work by __B .(2005) A. William Langland B. Geoffrey ChaucerC. William ShakespeareD. Alfred TennysonIII 练习题1. Which of the following does not belong to the works of GeoffreyChaucer ?BA. The Canterbury TalesB. The Vision of Piers PlowmanC .Troilus and Criseyde D. The Romaunt of the Rose2. _______ ___D brings the readers into a world that belongs to the Celtic legend of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table.A. The Vision of Piers PlowmanB. The house of FameC. The Romaunt of the RoseD. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight3. Which of the following is the translation work of Geoffrey Chaucer?__C___A. The Canterbury TalesB. Troilus and CriseydeC. The Romaunt of the RoseD. The house of Fame4.In the 14th century , the most important writer in England is ___D___.A. LanglandB. WyclifC. GowerD. Chaucer5.In Anglo-Saxon period, Beowulf represented the ___A___ poetry .A .pagan B. religious C .romantic D .sentimental6. ____ When we speak of the old English prose, we might think of __D __ , who is the first scholar in English literature and hasbeen regarded as father of English learning.A. William ShakespeareB. BeowulfC. Julius CaesarD. Venerable Bede7. ______ __A is not only a prose writer but also a king of Wessex .A. Alfred the GreatB. Venerable BedeC. Adam BedeD. King Arthur8. ______ ___A i s the culmination of the Arthurian romance.A .Sir Gawain and the Green KnightB. The Story of BeowulfC. The Vision of Piers PlowmanD. The Canterbury Tales9. William Langland 's __B _____ is written in the form of a dream vision.B. The Vision of Piers Plowman D. Morte d 'Arthur Medieval English literature is theC. RomanceD. Science 11.In which century was Geoffrey Chaucer 's The Canterbury Tales written? AA. FourteenthB. FifteenthC. Sixteenth D .Seventeenth12. ___________________________ William Langland wrote for __D __________________________ .A. the royal familyB. the court C .the monks D .the common people13. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight focuses on ___C___.A. immediate social issuesB. the real life as well as people 's feelings and desiresC .a remote world belongs to the Celtic Legend of King Arthur and his knightsA .Kublai KhanC. The Dream of John Bull10.The prevailing form of_C ___ .A .French B. LatinD .the imagination of the future world14. King Alfred 's Anglo Saxon Chronicle was written in ___C___ form .A. poeticB. dramaticC. proseD. none of the above 第二阶段文艺复兴时期（14世纪~17 世纪中期）The Renaissance PeriodThe word “Renaissance” means “rebirth ”. It meant the reintroduction into Western Europe of the full cultural heritage of Greece and Rome. The essence of the Renaissance is Humanism. Attitudes and feelings which had been characteristics of the 14th and 15 th centuries persisted well down into the era of Humanism and Reformation. And the real main stream of the English Renaissance is the Elizabethan drama. *William Shakespeare （威廉.莎士比亚）（1564~1616）He is the greatest of all Elizabethan dramatists. His sonnets represent the finest poetic craftsmanship of Elizabethan poetry. And many of his plays enjoy international popularity. A Midsummer Night 's Dream 《仲夏夜之梦》All is Well that Ends Well 《终成眷属》As you like it 《皆大欢喜》Hamlet《哈姆雷特》（四大悲剧之一）King Lear 《李尔王》（四大悲剧之一）Macbeth《麦克白》（四大悲剧之一）Othello 《奥赛罗》（四大悲剧之一）Much Ado About Nothing 《无事生非》Romeo and Juliet 《罗密欧与茱丽叶》The Comedy of Errors 《错误的喜剧》The Merchant of Venice 《威尼斯商人》The Taming of the Shrew 《驯悍记》Twelfth Night 《第十二夜》*Francis Bacon （弗朗西斯.培根）（1561~1626）He is best known for his essays which greatly influenced the development of the literary form. He lays the foundation for modern science with his insistence on scientific way of thinking and fresh observation rather than authority as a basis for obtaining knowledge. II 真题详解1. ___B___is defined as an expression of human emotion which is condensed into fourteen lines. （2006）A .Free Verse B. Sonnet C .Ode D .EpigramIII 练习题1. The publication of Philip Sidney's ___B___ made sonnetsequence a popular literary form in England.A. ArcadiaB. Astrophel and Stella C .Defense of Poetry D.Utopia2. The nine-line verse stanza was originated from __A __ .A. Edmund SpenserB.Philip SidneyC. Thomas MoreD. William Shakespeare3. Here is the sentence from an essay, “Read not to contradict andconfuse, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider”. The essay must be__A___.A. Of Studies by Francis BaconB. The Advancement of Learning by Francis BaconC. Novum Organum by Francis BaconD. Essays by Francis Bacon4. The literary form of The Faerie Queen is _D ___ .A. lyric poemB. ironic poemC.narrative poemD.allegorical poem5. In Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, Antonio could not payback the money he borrowed form Shylock, because_D __ .A. his money was all invested in the newly-emerging textile industryB. his enterprise went bankruptC. Bassanio was able to pay his own debtD. his ships had all been lost6. Which of the following is not among Shakespeare's fourgreat tragedies?BA. HamletB.Romeo and JulietC.MacbethD.King Lear7. ____ _A is the first important English essaylist and the founder of modern science in England.A.Francis BaconB.Edmund SpenserC.William CarxtonD.Sidney8. W hat flourished in Elizabethan age more than any other form of literature?BA.NovelB.DramaC. EssayD.Poetry9. ___D___exposes the corruption of vicious ambition. A.OthelloB.King LearC.HamletD.Macbeth10.Sir Thomas More wrote Utopia in__C ___ in 1516.A.FrenchB.EnglishtinD.Italian11. ________________________________________ William Shakespeare is one of the giants of__D ___________ .A.RomanticismB.critical realismC.AestheticismD.the Renaissance12. How many lines does a sonnet have?CA.10B.12C.14D.They vary13. Which of the following plays written by Shakespeare is history play?CA.Juliet CaesarB. The Merry Wives of WindsorC. Henry IVD.King Lear14. Which is Christopher Marlowe 's first famous play?AA.TamburlaineB.Edward IIC.The tragical History of Doctor FaustusD. The Jew of Malta15. Which of the following is NOT the work of Sir Philip Sideny?DA.Astrophel and StellaB.Denfense of PoetryC.ArcadiaD.Samson Agonists16.Spenserian stanza is a_C ____ .A.14 Line stanzaB.8 line stanzaC.9 line stanzaD.12 line stanza17. Which of the following is NOT the feature of Metaphysical poems?CA.They use conceits to express ideas in sharp and harsh manner.B. They reject the romantic exaggeration of Elizabethan love poetry.C. Their metaphors are commonly used in daily life.D. The form of them is often an argument with the poet 's lover,God or himself.18. “To be, or not to be” has become a universal question puzzling every intellectual mind. This is a quotation from__B__.A.King LearB.HamletC.Romeo and JulietD.Othello19. The first official version of Bible known as the Great Bible,wasrevised in___B___.A.16 th centuryB.17th centuryC.18th centuryD.19 thcentury20.In reading Shakespeare , you must have come across the phrase “The pound of flesh ”by_C _ .go in OthelloB.Lear in King LearC.Shylock in The Merchant of VeniceD.Hamlet in Hamlet21.Most of the ballads of the 15 th century focused on the legend about___C___as a heroic figure.A.Green NightsB.GawainC.Robin HoodD.Hamlet 22.In the 16 th century, Thomas More 's work___D___ became immediately popular after its publication.A. Paradise LostB.A Pleasant Satire of the Throe EstatesC. The Faerie QueenD.Utopia23. ______ ___C is from Shakespeare's sonnet No.18.A. “Let me not to the marriage of true minds ”B. “To be or not to be:that is the question ”C. “Shall I compare thee to a summer 's day”D. “No longer mourn for me when I am dead ”24. Which of the following does not belong to Shakespeare's romantic love comedies?BA. Twelfth NightB.The TempestC.As you like itD.The Merchantof Venice25. “Reading makes a full man; conference a ready man, and writing an exact man ”is from__C ___ 's essay Of Stuies.A.Alexander PopeB.John MiltonC.Francis BaconD.Charles Lamb26. Francis Bacon's Essays first published in 1597 has been considered as an important landmark in the development of English___D___,and as the first collection of essays in the English language.A.poetryB.epicsC.fictionD.prose27. _______________________ The Flea was written by_A .A.John DonneB.Philip SidneyC.Thomas MoreD.William Shakspeare第三阶段新古典主义时期（17 世纪中期~18 世纪）The Neoclassical PeriodI 概述Enlightenment Movement was a progressive intellectual movement, which flourished in France and swept through the whole Western Europe. The movement was a furtherance of the th Renaissance from the 14 th century to the mid 17 th century.The purpose of the movement was to enlighten the whole world withthe light of modern philosophical and artistic ideas.It celebrated reason of nationality, equality and science. It advocated universal education. Literature at the time became a very popular means of public education. With the introduction of the Enlightenment Movement into England, a revival of interest in the old classical works was in full swing. This tendency is known as the neoclassicism. The neoclassicists held that all forms of literature were to be modeled after the classical works of the ancient Creek and Roman writers. They believed that the artistic ideals should be order, logic, restrained emotion and accuracy, and that literature should be judged in terms of the thematic concern.*Alexander Pope ( 亚历山大.蒲柏)( 1688~1744)Alexander Pope strongly advocated neoclassicism, emphasizing that literary works should be judged by classical rules of order, reason, logic, restrained emotion, good taste and decorum. He first introduced rationalism to England and is one of the greatest poets in his century as well as in the English literature world.II 真题详解1. In Literture a story in verse or prose with a double meaningis defined as __________ A__.(2010)A. allegoryB.sonnetC.blank verseD.rhymeIII 练习题1. By making the truth-seeking pilgrims suffer at the hands ofthe people of Vanity Fair, John Bunya intends to show the prevalent political and religious_D ________ .A.persecutionB.improvementC.prosperityD. disillusionment2. _____________________________ An honest, kind-hearted young man, who is full of animal spirit and lacks prudence, is expelled from the paradise and has to go through hard experience to gain knowledge of himself and finally to have been accepted both by a virtuous lady and a rich relative. The above sentence may well sum up the theme of Fielding 's work__B ________________________ .A.Jonathan Wild the GreatB.Tom JonesC.The Coffee-House PoliticianD.Amelia3. Whichof following works was not written by Jonathan Swift?DA.A Modest ProposalB.Gulliver 's TravelsC.A Tale of a TubD.The Rivals4_B ____ was the greatest dramatist during the Neoclassical Period in England.A.GoldsmithB.SheridanC.SternD.Fielding5. ______ __C i s the most successful religious allegory in the English language.A.GenesisB.ExodusC.The Pilgrim 's ProgressD.The Holy War6. __D___is one of Swift 's masterpiece. It is a satire oncorruption in religion and learning.A. The Way of the WorldB.Love for LoveC.The Beggar 's OperaD.A Tale of a Tub7. _________________________________ Many lines fromAlexander Pope's poem An Essay on Criticism have become proverbial maxims,such as: “To err is human ；to forgive,divine. ” “__A _____________________ learning is adangerous thing.”A. A littleB.LittleC.NoD. Few8. Which of the following does not belong to pioneering effortsin the creation of the English novel?DA. John Lily 's EuphuesB.Sir Philip Sidney 's ArcadiaC.Thomas Lodge's RosalndeD.Samuel Richardson 's Pamela9. ________________________________________ The novel Gulliver 's Travels was written by_B ________________ .A.Tobias SmollettB.Jonathan Swifturence SterneD.John Bunyan10. Whose work signaled the beginning of the age of Restoration Drama?BA.William WycherleyB.John DrydenC.William CongreveD.John Gay11. Which of the following books was Samuel Johnson's monumental success?AA. A Dictionary of the English LanguageB. O liver TwistC. The Old Curiosity ShopD. Barnaby Rudge12. Who is best remembered as the recipient of Johnson's famous letter?BA.DickensB.Lord ChesterfieldC.Thomas HardyD.Joseph Addison13. _____ _D 'sThe Pilgrim 's Progress was writtenin the formof allegory and dream.AJohn Dryden B.Francis Bacon C.John Milton D.John Bunyan14. _________ John Dryden was all of the following EXCEPT___D ___ in the literary world of RestorationEngland .A.a poetB.a dramatistC.a literary criticD.a short story writer15. ______________________________________ An Essay on Criticism was written by__D ___________________ , which first established his reputation as a _____ .A.Francis Bacon,criticB.Francis Bacon,essayistC.Alexander Pope,playwrightD.Alexander Pope,poet16. ____________________________________ Daniel Defoe was famous for his novel__B ___________________ which is often considered to be the first novel in English literature.A.Gulliver 's TravelsB. T he Adventures of Robinson CrusoeC. The Pilgrim 's ProgressD. Oliver Twist17. A Dictionary of the English Language(1755) by___B__was the first comprehensive lexicographical work on English ever undertaken.A.Francis BaconB.Samuel JohnsonC.Alexander PopeD.John Milton18. “Yahoos”from the novel___A___written by Jonathan Swift are described to be very much similar to human beings in outward appearance and their unworthy actions as well.A.Gulliver 's TravelsB.The Adventures of Robinson CrusoeC.The Wuthering HeightsD. Sons and Lovers19. ___C___ 's masterpiece Tom Jones provides a vivid and truthful panoramic view of the life of the English society in the 18 th century.A.Daniel DefoeB.Jonathan SwiftC.Henry FieldingD.Jane Austin20. The greatest English playwright of the 18 th centurywas__D___.A.Walt ScottB.Bernard ShawC.Thomas GrayD.Richard Sheridan 第四阶段浪漫主义时期（18世纪末期~19世纪中期）The Romantic PeriodI 概述In the late 18 th century, a new literary movement called Romanticism came to European mainland and then to England. It was characterized by a strong protest against the bondage of neoclassicism, which emphasized reason, order and elegant wit. Instead, romanticism gave primary concern to passion, emotion, and natural beauty.In the history of literature, Romanticism is generally regarded as the thought that designates a literary and philosophical theory which tends to see the individual as the very center of all life and all experience. The Romantic period is an age of poetry.Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keatsare the major poets. They started a rebellion againstthe neoclassical literature, which was later regarded as “the poetic revolution ”.It prevailed in England from 1798to 1837.II 真题详解1. The novel Emma is written by__D __ .(2005)A. Mary ShellyB.Charlotte BronteC.Elizabeth C.GaskellD.Jane Austen2. Ode to the West Wind was written by___D__.(2009)A. William BlakeB.William ShakespeareC.Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD.Percy B.ShelleyIII 练习题1. “Poetry is Spontaneous”was put forward by__C .A. Robert BurnsB. William BlakeC.William WordsworthD.Charles Lamb2. ___________________ Wordsworth is a___C .A.realistB.classicistC.romanticistD.impressionist3. _____________________________________ The authorof Odw to the West Wind is__A _____________ .A.ShelleyB.ByronC.romanticistD.impressionist4. Which of the following did not belong to Romanticism ？DA.KeatsB.ShelleyC. WordsworthD.AlfredTennyson5. P rometheus Unbound was written by___D___.It appeared in the year of Peterloo Massacre.A.WordsworthB.CloeridgeC.ByronD.Shelly6.Frankenstein was filmed many times. Who wrote the book?CA.Edgar Allan PoeB.James JoyceC.Mary ShelleyD.Brain Stoker7. W hich of the following poem was not written by John Keats?AA.Ode to the West WindB.Ode to AutumnC.Ode on a Grecian UrnD.Ode to a Nightingale8. W hose informal essays observed life with humor, and often in a gloomy tone?BA.Joseph AddisonB.Charles LambC.Lord ChesterfieldD.Thomas Hardy9. Mary Shelley 's novel Frankenstein belongs to the typeof___A___which is often set in gloomy castles where horrifying ,supernatural events take place.A.GothicB.RealismC.RomanticismD.Classicism10. _____________________ T he English poets___D________________________ ,William Wordsworth ,and Robert Southey, were known as “Lake Poets”because they lived in the Lake District Northwestern England at the beginning of the 19 th century.A. George Gordon ByronB.John KeatsC.Percy B.ShellyD.Samuel Taylor Coleridge11. ________________ George Gordon Byron was famous for the following works EXCEPT__B .A.Childe Harold 's PilgrimageB.Ode to SkylarkC.Hours of IdlenessD.Don Juan12. _________________________ Prometheus Unbound isa symbolic work in the form of verse-drama written by___A .A.Percy Bysshe ShelleyB.John KeatsC.Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD.George Gordon Byron13. The famous line “ If winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” was from__A___written by Percy Bysshe Shelley.A.Ode to the West WindB.Ode on a Grecian UrnC.Ode to a SkylarkD.Ode to a Nightingale14. ______ __C is one of the best known novels written by Jane Austen.A.Jane EyreB.Tess of the d'UrbervillesC.Pride and PrejudiceD.The Wuthering Heights15. Essays of Elia and Tales from Shakespeare were written by famous essayist__C __ .A.Robert BurnsB.William BlackC.Charles LambD.Robert Frost16. Which of the following is the novel by Jane Austen?BA.FrankensteinB.Sense and SensibilityC.Kubla KhanD.Don Juan 第五阶段维多利亚时期( 19世纪中期~19 世纪末)The Victoria PeriodI 概述Although writing from different points of view and with different techniques,writers in the Victorian Period shared one thing in common, that is, they were all concerned about the fate of the common people. By this time, Romanticism gradually gave way to Realism. During the Victorian Age the novel gradually became the dominant form of literature.II 真题详解1. Which of the following is NOT a romantic poet?B (2005)A. William WordsworthB.George ElliotC.George G.ByronD.Percy B.Shelley2. Which of the following novels was written by Emily Bronte?(2007)DA.Oliver TwistB.MiddlemarchC.Jane EyreD.Wuthering Heights3. ______________________________ All of the following are well-known female writers in the 20 th century Britain EXCEPT__A _____________________ .(2008)A.George EliotB.Iris Jean MurdochC.Doris LessingD.Muriel Spark4. ______ ___C is best known for the technique of dramaticmonologue in his poems.(2010)A.Will BlakeB.W.B. YeatsC.Robert BrowningD.William WordsworthIII 练习题1. Which is Thackeray 's masterpiece?BA.The VirginiansB.Vanity FairC.The Book of Snobs.D.The News Comes2. ___A___,the pioneering woman,according to D.H. Lawerence, was the first novelist that “started putting all the actions inside ”.A. George ElliotB.Jane AustenC.Charlotte BronteD.Emily Bronte3. The French revolution is the background of__B___.A.Hard TimesB.Tales of Two CitiesC.Great ExpectationD.David Copperfield4. _________________________________________ Cha rles Dicken 's best-depicted characters are those innocent, virtuous, persecuted, and helpless__B ____________ characters such as Oliver Twist, Little Nell, David Copperfield and little Dorrit.A. girlsB.childrenC.womenD.adults5. _____ __C was published in 1849. “Of all my books, ”wrote Charles Dickens, “I like this the best. ” A.Oliver Twist B.The Ole Curiosity Shop C.David CopperfieldD.Great Expectation6. _______________________________________ Charle s Dickens is a representative__A _______________ of English critical realism.A.novelistB.dramatistC.poetD.essayistr7. Jane Eyre was written by which Bronte sister?B A.Anne B.Charlotte C.Emily D.Jane8. _____ The author of the novel The Return of the Nativeis__A __ .A.Thomas HardyB. werenceC.Robert BrowningD.Alfred Tennyson9. Which of the following female writers did not belong to the Bronte Sisters?DA.Charlotte BronteB.Emily BronteC.Anne BronteD.Mary Bronte10. The novel The Mill on the Floss was writtenby__A___.A.George Eliot B .Jane AustenC.Chatlotte BronteD.Emily Bronte11. ______________ The novel Oliver Twist is the story about the underworld of__C .A.IrelandB.WashingtonC.LondonD.Paris12. William Makespeace Thackeray 's topics were mostly dealing with___A__.A.the middle and upper-class lifeB. the school teachers'lifeC. the urban lifeD. the sea life13. Which of the following novelists was the last of the great Victorian novelists?CA.Charles DickensB.William Makespeace ThackerayC.Thomas HardyD.George Meredith14. ______________ The greatest novelist of the Realism in the 19 th century was_A .A.Charles DickensB.Jane AustenC.Mark TwainD.David LawerenceC.D.H. Lawerence D.James Joyce 15. Which of the following novels was NOT written byCharles Dickens?DA.David Copperfield B.ThePickwick PapersC.Oliver TwistD.Women in Love 16.Jane Eyre is the best known of___A___ 's novels.A.Charlotte Bronte B.Emily Bronte C.Jane Austen D.Emily Dickinson 17.In the three novels of Adam Bede, The Mill on theFloss and Silas Marner written by_D ________ , moralproblems are discussed and psychological analysis ofcharacters are emphasized.A.Charlotte BronteB.Jane AustenC.Charles DickensD.George Eliot18.In Memoriam, which was written a long period of 17years, is often regarded as the most important of___B ________ poems.A.Percy Shelley 'sB.Alfred Tennyson 'sC.John Keats 'D.William Yeats ' 第六阶段 现代主义时期（ 19 世纪末 ~）The Modern PeriodI 概述Contrary to the traditional romance of aristocrats, themodern English novel gives a realistic presentation of life of the common English people. The realistic tradition is sensitive to immediate social issues. After 1914, the realistic tradition, though it continued to live, was gradually overtaken by other literary trends such as symbolism, the stream of consciousness and naturalism.II 真题详解1. Which of the following writers is a poet of the 20 thcentury?(2006)AA．T.S. Eliot B.D.H. LawerenceC. Theodore DreiserD.James Joyce2. _________________________________ William Butler Yeatswas a(n)__C ________________________ poet and playwright.(2007)A. A mericanB.CanadianC.IrishD.Australian3. The novel Sons and Lovers was written by__C___.(2009)A.Thomas HardyB.John GalsworthyC.D.H. Lawerence D.James JoyceIII 练习题1. “The Lawerence Trilogy ”refers to the followingthree plays except ___ D__.A. A Collier 's Friday NightB. The Daughter-in LawC. The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyeddy Chatterley 's Lover2.Which of the following writings is not the work by Charles Dickens?DA.A Tale of Two CitiesB.Hard TimesC.Oliver TwistD.Sons and Lovers3. The modern English novel, contrary to the medieval romance, gives a__B ___ p resentation of life of the common people.A.romanticB.realisticC.propheticD.idealistic4.Structurally and thematically, George Bernard Shaw follows the great tradition of ___ C___.C.D.H. Lawerence D.James JoyceA.ModernismB.RomanticismC.RealismD. Naturalism5.John Galsworthy was famous for__C __ .A. Heart of DarknessB.UlyssesC.The Forstyle SagaD.A Passage to Indiath6.Several gifted women played a part in 19 th century literature. Which of the following is an exception?AA.Virginia WoolfB.Emily BronteC.Jane AustenD.Charlotte Bronte7. ________________________________________ G eorge Bernard Shaw is an outstanding __A ________ dramatist.A.realisticB.expressionisticC.modernistD.classical8. __________________ T.S. Eliot is generally considered to be the most important English_A .A.poetB.novelistC.dramatistD.essayistLawerence?D9. Which of the following was NOT written by D.H. Lawerence?DA. Sons and LoversB. Women in LoveC. The RainbowD.Widowers 'Houses10. Who is NOT the major figure of modernist movement?DA.T.S. EliotB.James JoyceC.Charles DickensD. Ezra Pound11. Which one is D.H. Lawerence 's autobiographical novel?AA.Sons and LoversB.Women in LoveC.The Lost Girldy Chatterley 's Lover12. ____________________________________ W.S. Maugham was most famous for___C __________________ .A.Moon and SixpenceB.Cakes and AleC.Human BondageD.The Razor 's Edge13. _______________________ G eorge Orwell wrote__B , the best and mostmoving English novel about the Spanish Civil War.A.The Road to Wigan PierB. Homage to CataloniaC. Animal FarmD. Nineteen Eighty Four14. Which book made Graham Greene one of the greatest contemporary novelists in England?AA.The Power and the GloryB. The Quiet AmericanC. A Burnt Out-CaseD.The Human Factor15.One of the great names in English poetry in the first four decades of the 20 th century is___C___, an Irishman whose Sailing to Byzantium is considered one of his masterpiece. A.Thomas Hardy B.Robert BrowningC.William Butler YeatsD.Alfred Tennyson16. ______ __D was the greatest English playwright after Shakespeare whose works like Pygmalion, Mrs Warren's Profession, Heartbreak House and Widower 's Houses won hi everlasting reputation.A.Somerset MaughamB.Richard Sheridan。
英国文学试题及答案
英国文学试题及答案在英国文学领域有许多经典作品和重要的作家，这些作品和作家对于英国文学的发展产生了深远影响。
本篇文章将为您介绍一些英国文学的试题及答案，希望能够对您的学习有所帮助。
试题一：请简要介绍威廉·莎士比亚的作品和他在英国文学中的地位。
答案：威廉·莎士比亚（William Shakespeare）被认为是英国文学史上最伟大的戏剧作家之一。
他的作品包括戏剧、诗歌和史诗。
莎士比亚共创作了37个戏剧作品，包括悲剧、喜剧、历史剧和十四行诗。
他的作品以丰富的人物形象、深入的情感描写和复杂的剧情而闻名。
莎士比亚的作品深刻地揭示了人性的善恶、爱恨和欲望等诸多主题，对于英国文学及全球文学的发展都产生了巨大影响。
试题二：简要介绍查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》及其在英国文学中的地位。
答案：《雾都孤儿》是查尔斯·狄更斯（Charles Dickens）的一部重要小说作品。
这部小说于1859年首次出版，以伦敦的贫民窟为背景，通过讲述主人公奥利弗·特威斯特的成长历程，揭示了当时社会的不公和贫困问题。
《雾都孤儿》描写了贫富悬殊、社会阶级问题以及人性的善恶等主题，对于英国社会的改革起到了重要的推动作用。
该小说深受读者的喜爱，被誉为狄更斯最伟大的作品之一，也是英国文学中的经典之作。
试题三：请简要介绍简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》及其在英国文学中的地位。
答案：《傲慢与偏见》是简·奥斯汀（Jane Austen）的代表作之一，被视为英国文学史上最伟大的小说之一。
这部小说于1813年首次出版，以描写19世纪英国社会的阶级观念和婚姻观念为主题。
《傲慢与偏见》通过讲述女主人公伊丽莎白·本内特与达西先生之间的爱情故事，探讨了社会的偏见、男女间的相互误解以及人性的盲目等问题。
奥斯汀以幽默和讽刺的手法展现了社会的虚伪和愚昧，对当时英国社会的改革产生了积极的影响。
通过以上试题及答案，我们可以了解到威廉·莎士比亚、查尔斯·狄更斯和简·奥斯汀等作家对于英国文学的重要地位以及他们作品所揭示的社会问题和人性的思考。
英国文学十八世纪练习题
英国文学十八世纪练习题一、作家作品类1. 简·奥斯汀的代表作品有哪些？2. 亨利·菲尔丁的哪部作品被誉为英国小说的奠基之作？3. 丹尼尔·笛福的哪部小说塑造了鲁滨逊这一经典形象？4. 萨缪尔·约翰逊的《英语字典》对英语发展产生了哪些影响？5. 乔纳森·斯威夫特的《格列佛游记》分为哪几个部分？二、文学流派与主题类1. 十八世纪英国文学的主要流派有哪些？2. 描述一下启蒙运动对英国文学的影响。
3. 英国感伤主义文学的代表人物及其作品。
4. 分析十八世纪英国小说中的道德主题。
5. 十八世纪英国文学中的女性形象有哪些特点？三、人物形象分析类1. 分析《傲慢与偏见》中伊丽莎白·班纳特的形象。
2. 描述《汤姆·琼斯》中汤姆·琼斯的人物性格。
3. 简述《鲁滨逊漂流记》中鲁滨逊的性格特点。
4. 分析《格列佛游记》中小人国国王的形象。
5. 比较《理智与情感》中埃莉诺和玛丽安的性格差异。
四、作品情节分析类1. 概述《傲慢与偏见》的主要情节。
2. 分析《汤姆·琼斯》中汤姆与索菲娅的爱情线索。
3. 简述《鲁滨逊漂流记》中鲁滨逊在荒岛上的生活经历。
4. 描述《格列佛游记》中小人国的社会风貌。
5. 分析《理智与情感》中达什伍德家的家庭关系。
五、作品风格与技巧类1. 分析简·奥斯汀的小说语言风格。
2. 举例说明亨利·菲尔丁在《汤姆·琼斯》中的讽刺手法。
3. 简述丹尼尔·笛福在《鲁滨逊漂流记》中的叙事技巧。
4. 分析乔纳森·斯威夫特在《格列佛游记》中的讽刺艺术。
5. 比较《傲慢与偏见》与《理智与情感》的叙事结构。
六、文学史知识类1. 十八世纪英国文学的发展经历了哪几个阶段？2. 简述英国启蒙运动的主要观点。
3. 英国浪漫主义文学是如何在十八世纪末期兴起的？4. 分析十八世纪英国文学对后世的影响。
【优质】英国文学练习题1
Exercises for English literature （1）I. Fill in the blanks.（25%）1. The Old English poetry can be divided into two groups: the_________poetry and the_________poetry.2. _________ is regarded as the "Father of English Song", the first known religious poet of England.3. In the second half of the 7th century, the first English poet, _________ by name, began to sing.4. The history of English literature begins in the__________ century.5._________, the first English poem, still intact as a whole piece today, is the greatest epic ever left by the ancient Germanic tribes and the most ancient ever since the demise of the Greek and Roman literatures6.It was __________ who decided that literature should be written in the vernacular or Old English.7.__________ is the first English poet ever to sign his composition8._________made the translation of the Bible from the Latin Vulgate Version into Middle English, the firstattempt ever to translate the Holy Scripture into English.9.The most important work of Alfred the Great is _________, which is regarded as the best monument of the OldEnglish Prose.10.__________ is the most prevailing literary form in the Middle Ages.11.The most magnificent prose work of the 15th century is Morte d' Arthur concerning with _________legend.12.Critics tend to divide Chaucer's literary career into three periods: the___________period, the__________periodand the_________period.13.Among the Middle English poets, three are the greatest. One is the author of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.The other two are _________ and____________14._________ was the first most significant poet in English history to write in Middle English.15.The Canterbury Tales contains the________ and 24 tales, four of which are fragments.16._________ is the author of Decameron, which has the similar way of telling stories to that of The CanterburyTales.17.The framework in The Canterbury Tales is a__________18.When Chaucer died in 1400, he was the first to be buried in Westminster Abbey and founded ________19.________, the first English printer, brought the technique of printing from movable type into England fromItaly.20.The Elizabethan age was one in which Renaissance transformed from Chaucer’s_____England intoShakespeare’s _______ one.21.The translation of the Homeric classics, Iliad and Odyssey, won _______ the title “a translator of the prince ofpoets”22.Thomas Wyatt, the first great Englsih sonneteer, introduced the ______ into England. He first used a couplet forthe conclusion of sonnets---a practice followed by Shakespeare.23.Henry Howard, Earl of Surry, brought the _______ into English poetry in his translation of Virgils’ The Aenied,and it became the standard meter for Elizabethan and later poetic drama.24.Edmund Spenser is often referred to as "the poets' _______" because of his considerable influence on laterpoets.25.The word “euphemism” comes from John Lyly’s _________26.As a sonnet sequence, Sidney’s sonnet cycle ______________ was probably the first of its kind ever to appearin English literary history.27.The drama had gone through a number of phases over the centuries including those of the ____, the _____, the_______, the _______ and the _______drama.28.________ is considered the first great English dramatist and the most important Elizabethan playwright beforeShakespeare.29.Shakespeare's 154 sonnets fall into two series: one series are addressed to W. H, a young man, and the otheraddressed to a________30.A Shakespearean sonnet is composed of three four-line quatrains and a concluding two-line________31. The second period of English Renaissance is also called the________ period or the Age of________32. Soon after the ________was introduced by the Earl of Surrey in his translation of Virgil's The Aeneid, and it became the standard meter for Elizabethan and later poetic drama.33. Shakespeare's plays have been traditionally divided into four categories according to dramatic type: histories, _______ , tragedies and___________34. Though written in the form of an________, the characters in The Pilgrim's Progress impress the readers like real persons. The places in it are English scenes, and the conversations which enliven his narratives vividly repeat the language of the writer's time.35. The poems of John Donne belong to two categories: the _______ , and the___________ later.36. John Donne is the founder of the school of ____________. His works are characterized by mysticism in content and fantasticality in form.37. Because of the success of Paradise Lost, John Milton produced in 1671 another epic,________38. John Milton's Paradise Lost opens with the description of a meeting among the fallen angels, and ends with the departure of _______ and___________from the Garden of Eden.39. The most distinguished literary figure of the Restoration Period was John Dryden, poet, _______ , and playwright.40. Paradise Lost is a long epic. The stories are taken from___________ .41. The Pilgrim's Progress tells of the spiritual pilgrimage of Christian, who flies form City of Destruction, and finally comes to the Delectable Mountains and the_____________42. Pamela is written in the form of a __________novel.43.____________ written by Sheridan is a clever satire on the sentimental and pseudo-romantic fancies of many young women of the upper classes of the 18th century.44. The biography of Samuel Johnson entitled Life of Johnson is frequently considered the best in the English language. The author of the book is_________45. The only important English dramatist produced in the 18th century is___________46. Friday is a character in the novel___________.47__________is called the Father of the English Novel.48. Among the representatives of the Enlightenment, ______ was the first to introduce rationalism to England.49. The 18th century England is known as the Age of Enlightenment or the Age of_________50. __________is Alexander Pope's best satirical poem. Its satire is directed at Dullness in general.II. Choose the best answer.（23%）1.Beowulf is a ________ poem, describing an all-round picture of the tribal society.A. paganB. ChristianC. romanticD. lyric2.Caedmon's life story is vividly described in _______ 's Historic Ecclesiastica .A. GrendelB. BedeC. CynewulfD. Beowulf3.In English poetry, a four-line stanza is called_________A. heroic coupletB. quatrainC. Spenserian stanzaD. terza rima4.The work that presented, for the first time in English literature, a comprehensive realistic picture of themedieval English society and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life is most likely________A. William Langland's Piers the PlowmanB. Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury TalesC. John Gower's Confessio AmantisD. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight5.In the English Renaissance period, scholars began to emphasize the capacities of the human mind and theachievements of human culture. The most significant intellectual movement was______A. the ReformationB. geographical explorationsC. humanismD. the Italian revival6.Sir Philip Sidney's Arcadia was a long _________ written in an elaborately artful prose.A. pastoral eclogueB. pastoral lyricC. pastoral romanceD. pastoral drama7.Sir Philip Sidney is known for the following three works EXCEPT__________A. ArcadiaB. Astrophel and StellaC. The Shepherd's CalendarD. Apology for Poetry8.The following playwrights belong to the "university wits", EXCEPT_________A. John LylyB. Ben JonsonC. Thomas KydD. Christopher Marlowe9.Which is NOT the works of Christopher Marlowe?A. LycidasB. Tamburlaine the GreatC. The Jew of MaltaD.The Tragic History of Doctor Faustus10.The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus is one of Christopher Marlowe's best works in which Dr. Faustus seeks________ no matter at what cost and finally meets his tragic end as a result of selling his soul to the Devil.A. moneyB. immoralityC. knowledgeD. political power11.Which of the following plays does NOT belong to Shakespeare's great tragedies?A. OthellloB. MacbethC. Romeo and JulietD. Hamlet12.Which of the following plays does NOT belong to Shakespeare's comedies?A. Heary VB. The Merchant of VeniceC. A Midsummer Night's DreamD. The Winter's Tale13.An important variety of ode in the 16th century was________ , a poem in praise of marriage, conventionallyfollowing the course of the wedding day.A. hymnB. epithalamionC. odeD. ballad14.Which of the following poetic forms is the principal form of Shakespeare's dramas?A. lyricB. sonnetC. blank verseD. quatrain15.5. "Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested" is foundin_________ A. Francis Bacon's "Of Studies" B. Thomas More's Utopia C. John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress D. Fielding's Tom Jones16.6. In Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, Antonio could not pay back the money he borrowed from Shylockbecause__________A. his money was all invested in the newly-emerging textile industryB. his enterprise went bankruptC. Bassanio was able to pay his own debtD. his ships had all been lost17.The sentence "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" is the beginning line of one ofShakespeare's____________A. comediesB. tragediesC. sonnetsD. histories18.8. John Dryden's tragedy All for Love deals with the same story as ___________ 's Antony and Cleopatra.A. William ShakespeareB. John MiltonC. Christopher MarloweD. John Bunyan19.9. In John Milton's Paradise Lost, Adam and Eve are forbidden to eat the fruit of the Tree of Knowledgeof___________A. Love and HateB. Good and EvilC. Faith and BetrayalD. Sense and Sensibility20.10. Which of the following novels by Henry Fielding satirizes the politicalsystem of England and the then Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole?A. Joseph AndrewsB. Jonathan Wild the GreatC. The History of Tom Jones, a FoundlingD. Amelia21.11. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan is often said to be concerned with the search for_________A. material wealthB. spiritual salvationC. universal truthD. self-fulfillment22.12. "To wage by force or guile eternal war, Irreconcilable to our grad Foe." (John Milton, Paradise Lost ) Bywhat means were Satan and his followers to wage this war against God?A. By planting a tree of knowledge in the Garden of Eden.B. By turning into poisonous snakes to threaten man's life.C. By removing God from His throne.D. By corrupting man and woman created by God.23.13. By making the truth-seeking pilgrims suffer at the hands of the people of Vanity Fair, John Bunyan intendsto show the prevalent political and religious__________of his time.A. persecutionB. improvementC. prosperityD. disillusionment24.14. Essay on Criticism is a didactic poem written in______________A. alliterationB. heroic coupletC. sonnetD. blank verse25.15. Lives of the Poets consists of the biographies of 52 poets and affords some of the best-known pictures of theearly English poets. Its author is_____________A. Samuel RichardsonB. Jonathan SwiftC. Joseph AddisonD. Samuel Johnson26.16. Jonathan Swift's famous prose work _______ is a satirical dialogue between the Ancients and the Modernsin the character of the Bee and the Spider.A. A Modest ProposalB. The Battle of the BooksC. The Drapier 's LettersD. A Tale of a Tub27.17. Of all the 18th century novelists, __________ was the first to set out in theory and practice, to writespecially a "comic epic in prose", and the first to give the modem novel its structure and style.A. Daniel DefoeB. Samuel RichardsonC. Henry FieldingD. Oliver Goldsmith28.Which of the following is NOT a character in the novel The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling?A. BlifilB. SophiaC. Mr. AllworthyD. Amelia29._________ is the author of the first English dictionary by an Englishman--Dictionary of the English Language,which has become the foundation of all subsequent English dictionaries.A. Samuel JohnsonB. Laurence SterneC. Oliver GoldsmithD. Samuel Richardson30.In Sheridan's The School for Scandal, the man who wins the hand of his beloved as well as the inheritance ofhis rich uncle is__________A. Charles SurfaceB. Joseph SurfaceC. Sir Peter TeazleD. Sir Benjamin Backbite31.Modern English novel arose in the___________century.A. 16thB. 17thC. 18thD. 19th32._________was a progressive intellectual movement going on throughoutEurope in the 18th century.A. The RenaissanceB. Puritan MovementC. Romantic MovementD. The Enlightenment33.Sheridan's ___________ is the best English comedy since the days of Shakespeare.A. She Stoops to ConquerB. The RivalsC. The School for ScandalD. The Conscious Lovers34.Which of the following place does Gulliver visit first in Gulliver's Travels?A. LilliputB. BrobdingnagC. LaputaD. Houyhnhnms35.The rise and growth of ____________ is the most prominent achievement of the 18th century English literature,which has given the world such writers as Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift and Henry Fielding.A. nco-classical poetryB. realistic novelC. sentimentalist novelD. Gothic novel36. _________ is Poet Laureate in English Literary history?A. John DrydenB. Edmund SpenserC. William ShakespeareD. Christopher Marlowe37. The most significant intellectual movement of the Renaissance was________A. the ReformationB. humanismC. the Italian revivalD. geographical exploration38. Which of the following plays does not belong to Shakespeare's great tragedies?A. Romeo and JulietB. King LearC. HamletD. Macbeth39. Which statement about the Elizabethan age is not true?A.It is the age of translation.B.It is the age of poetryC. It is the age of exploration.D. It is the age of the protestant reformation.40. _________ first made blank verse the principal instrument of English dramaA. ShakespeareB. WyattC. SidneyD. MarloweIV. Definitions: (37%)1.alliteration2.assonance3.understatement4.blank verse5.heroic couplet6.iambic pentameter7.eclogue8.university wits9.renaissance hero10. Spenserian stanza。
英国文学习题与练习
英国文学习题与练习Week 2Early and Medieval English LiteratureReference Questions:1.Who were the earliest settlers of Britton/England? What do you know about them(home, language, belief, life style)?2.What are the 3 conquests? What effects they had upon the nation?3.Ideologically what is the most significant change in people’s spiritual life?4.How was the nation developed politically or what changes were there in the formof the social structure?5.In terms of literature, what influence had the French upon England?6.How many languages were spoken during the French reign? How do youunderstand modern English as a language?7.What was the essence of Christian doctrine preached at the time? Was there anyignoble reason behind it?8.Why was the Middle Ages known as the Dark Ages?9.What was the form of literature at the time? What features does it have?10.What are the 3 periods/stages of Chaucer’s literary career?11.In what way do we call Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales the first work of Englishliterature?Text study Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales / The PrioressPre-readingYou are going to read Chaucer’s description of a prioress, a nun who is the head of a religious order or a religious house (e.g. an abbey). Before reading Chaucer’s description, we could try to create a picture of a nun from our knowledge or imagination.1. Imagine the facial expression of a nun, what words would you use to describe it?2. A nun, especially a prioress, is usually remarkable for the followingcharacteristics (tick the words/expressions of your choice):a solemnity, charm, kindnessb serious/ pleasant/ easy-going/ sombre mannersc full of sense / sensibility3. If she carries a motto, which do you think is more likely to be her choice?a All that glisters is not gold.b Glory belongs to the King.c God helps those who help them selves.d Love conquers all.Discussion1.What is image of the nun?2.Is she favorably and admirably or satirically portrayed? How?3.What figures of speech are used?Language and Style1. Select a detail which contains humour or irony. What makes it comic or ironic?2. What do you notice about the rhyme at the end of the linesWeek 3 Renaissance (1)Reference questions1.What is Renaissance? How and why did it come about?2.What is the development of drama? What were the original forms and content andpractice of drama?3.Why did drama flourish in Elizabethan age? Who are the major playwrights of thetime?4.Who is Marlowe? What contributions did he make to English drama?5.Who is Shakespeare? What famous and great plays (history, comedy, tragedy)?What features?6.What did Ben Jonson write about? What representative work?7.Prepare the excerpt from Hamlet (31-32). What is it mainly about? What humanistidea can you find in the soliloquy?8.What was the most important translation of the time?Week 4 Renaissance (2)Reference questions on Shakespeare and Hamlet1.Why is Shakespeare an eternal subject of study? Where lies his greatness?2.What are the themes of Hamlet?3.What is the significance of Hamlet as a character?4.What is blank verse?5.What is soliloquy?Text study 1 Hamlet’s soliloquy “To be or not to be”1.What is the main idea of Hamlet’s soliloquy? Summarize in one or two sentencesthe main idea of the soliloquy?2.How does the soliloquy reflect the spirit of the time or the idea of humanism?3.How do you analyze Hamlet’s argu ment in terms of structure?Text study 2 The Merchant of Venice / The Trial SceneP r e-r e a d i n gT h e m o s t i n t e r e s t i n g c h a r a c t e r i n t h i s p l a y i s S h y l o c k.S o m e p e o p l e t h i n k h i m a s a c r e u l m i s e r,d e s e r v i n g h i s p u n i s h m e n t w h i l e o t h e r s c o n s i d e r h i m a v i c t i m o f d i s c r i m i n a t i o n.F r o m w h a t y o u k n o w o f t h e p l a y,w h a t d o y o u t h i n k o f t h i s c h a r a c t e r? T o w h a t e x t e n t d o e s t h i s c h a r a c t e r d e s e r v e s o u r s y m p a t h y?D i s c u s s w i t h y o u r c l a s s m a t e s.Discussion1.After reading the “trial scene”, have you changed your idea about Shylock? Referto the questions in Pre-reading, and try to defend your position with evidence from the text.2.Portia gives an eloquent speech on mercy when she tries to persuade Shylock togive up his bond. Consider the punishment received by Shylock, do you think the Christians are being merciful to Shylock?3.In Shakespeare’s day, the playwrights did not give details of stage direction intheir play text. In this play, for example, nothing is said about how Shylock leaves the stage. Is he content? Or is he sad? Does he show his anger? If you were the actor playing the role of Shylock, how would you perform his exit?Week 5Renaissance (3)Questions for Renaissance poetry and prose1.Who was thought to be the greatest English poet since Chaucer? What is hisrepresentative work? What are the features of this poem?2.What new forms (rhyme—blank verse, stanza--sonnet) of poetry were introducedinto England? By whom?3.Who were the famous sonneteers of the time?4.How do you tell an Italian (Petrarchan) sonnet from an English (a Shakespearean)one?5.How many sonnets did Shakespeare write? What are the major subjects?6.Who were the two major prose writers? What is Utopia? Where do you thinkMore possibly got the idea or was it all his own invention? How do you interpret the title of the book?7.What contribution did Bacon make to the English system of thinking and learning?8.What’s the purpose of his Essays?9.Based on your reading of his work, give your personal impression of/comment onhis Essays?10.The English Renaissance period is known for its translations. What are the mostimportant translations of this age?Text study1Sonnet 18 by ShakespeareQuestions1.What is the English sonnet form? Study the metrical and rhyme scheme as wellas the structure?2.What’s the main idea? Is it really about love? What is peculiar of this love poem?3.What figures of speech are used?Text study 2 “Of Studies” by F. BaconPre-readingChoose one of the headings below and write down a couple of sentences according to the heading:1. Learning can be used to ............2. People’s attitudes towards knowledge differ:3. Not all books should be read in the same way:Language and Style1.Bacon’s aphoristic style is characterized by the frequent use of parallelism. Findone such example from the text and either translate or paraphrase the selected sentences.2.Underline some of the metaphors or metaphorical descriptions in the essay. Selectat least two and explain what they illustrate.WritingWrite a commentary of about 250 words according to the following requirements:a)choose one of the headings in Pre-reading as the opening sentence of yourcomment;b)quote Bacon and explain his idea;c)comment on Bacon’s idea and express your personal opinion.Discussion1.How do you define the style?2.Study the essay by comparing the English version with the translation of MrWang. How do you like the Chinese version?3.Paraphrase and comment on sentences 1-6, 10-12.Week 6 Revolution and RestorationReference questions1. What was the most important social event during the mid-17th century?2. What were the two most popular forms of lyric?3. Why is Milton the greatest poet of the period? What is the significance of ParadiseLost?Text study Paradise Lost by John MiltonLanguage and Style1.To whom or what do the following refer?Extract 1“this arm” (l. 9): “this great event” (l. 14):“That” (l. 11): “our grand Foe” (l.18):“this empyreal substance” (l. 13):Extract 2“thy new possessor” (l.11):“th’ Almighty” (l. 18):Understanding and InterpretationRe-write the following in prose form, using your own words whenever possible.Extract 1“To bow and sue for grace…this downfall” (ll. 7-12)Extract 2“farthest from his is best, …Above his equals” (ll. 6-8)Discussion1.What is the historical background of the work?2.As a transitional writer, how does Milton combine his humanistic ideas with hisPuritan ideas?3.What is the image and the significance of Satan in the two extracts?4.What philosophy can we get from the text?ExtensionSatan is undoubtedly an important character in Milton’s poem. Waldo Clarke says of Satan, “Pride is his ruling passion and next to it an indomitable courage and hope.” Can you find evidence from the two extracts that you have read to support or refute Clarke’s claim? How would you describe Satan?Week 7 18th century Enlightenment(1)Questions1.What was the most important intellectual event of the time?2.The 18th century is called an age of the bourgeoisie. Why? And what effect it hadon literature of the century?3.Why did English novel appear in this century?4.What are the major forms of literature?5.What have neo-classicism and realism got to do with the EnlightenmentMovement?6.Why did literature of Sentimentality and Gothicism come into being in the latterpart of the century?Text study 1 J. Swift’s “A Modest Proposal”Understanding and Interpretation1. Summarize in a couple of sentences the “modest proposal” put forward in thispamphlet.2. Find out Swift’s genuine proposals and paraphrase them using sentence form.Language and StyleExplain the irony in the following phrases in context:1. “sacrificing the poor innocent babes” (Extract 5)2. “will not be liable to the least objection” (Extract 7)3. “humbly propose” “humbly offer” (Extract 7)4. “a very worthy person, a true lover of his country and whose virtue I highlyeste em” (Extract 8)5. “a little bordering upon cruelty” (Extract 8)6. “a country which would be glad to eat up our whole nation without it...” (Extract10)Discussion1.How do you describe the narrator’s tone?2.What or who are the targets of Swift’s mockery?3.Is the proposal modest? Prove your point.Week 8 18th century Enlightenment(2)Text study 2 An Essay on Man by A. PopeQuestions1.What is heroic couplet?2.What is the poetic pattern?3.What are the themes of the two extracts?4.Paraphrase the texts or tell in brief your interpretation.Text study 2 “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” by T. Gray Questions1.What do you know of the Graveyard poetry?2.What is the poetic pattern?3.What is the predominant mood?4.What is the theme ?5.Summarize each stanza in your own words.Week 9 19th-century Romanticism (1)Questions1.How is the period defined in time?2.What was the historical background, politically, economically and ideologically?3.What was the predominant genre of literature? Who were the important writers ofthe time?4.In what way was romanticist literature different from that of neoclassicism in the18th century, such as in form, guiding principle, subject matter, purpose, style, etc.?Text study 1 “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by WordsworthUnderstanding and Interpretation1.In groups of four, each student chooses one stanza for paraphrase (i.e.re-write the poem in prose form, preferably using your own words). Then work together to write a short prose text based on the poem and be ready to present it to the class.2.On the day that he saw the daffodils, Wordsworth’s sister, Dorothy, was with him.Below is what she wrote about the experience in her diary:...When we were in the woods beyond Gowbarrow Park we saw a few daffodils close to the water-side. We fancied that the lake had floated the seeds ashore, and that the little colony had so sprung up. But as we went along there were more and more; and at last, under the boughs of the trees, we saw that there was a long belt of them along the shore, about the breadth of a country turnpike road. I never saw daffodils so beautiful. They grew among the mossy stones about and about them; some rested their heads upon these stones as on a pillow for weariness; and the rest tossed and reeled and danced, and seemed as if they verily laughed with the wind, that blew upon them over the lake; they looked so gay, ever glancing, ever changing. This wind blew directly over the lake to them. There was here and there a little knot, and a few stragglers a few yards higher up; but they were so few as not to disturb the simplicity, unity and life of that one busy highway.Compare Wordswor th’s poem with his sister’s diary. What are the maindifferences between the poem and the diary? What, in particular, has Wordsworthchanged and added? (The poem was written two years after the actual experience recorded in Dorothy Wordsworth’s diary.)Discussion1.What is the theme?2.What is the predominant image?3.How does it reflect the poet’s idea of romantic poetry?4.What is the poetic pattern?5.Paraphrase each stanza in one sentence.Week 10 19th-century Romanticism (2)Text study 2 “The World Is Too Much with Us” by Wordsworth Questions1.What is the theme, i.e. the meaning, of the first line?2.What romantic ideas does it advocate?3.What type of sonnet form it is?4.What romantic spirit does it represent?5.Paraphrase the poem in your own words.Text study 3 “Ode on a Grecian Urn” by John KeatsQuestions1.What is the theme of the poem?2.What is the rhyme scheme?3.What romantic feature does the poem reflect?4.Summarize each stanza in one or two sentences.Week 11 Victorian Literature (1)Questions1.What is the historical background politically, economically and ideologically?2.What is the predominant form of literature during this period?3.Who are the representative writers? And what was the literary tendency?4.What changes came about towards the end of the century?Seminar /Essay QuestionsCharles Dickens Great Expectations1. Account for the very strange behaviour and life-style of Miss Havisham. For whatpurposes or reasons does this wretched woman request Pip’s company in the early chapters of the book? Why does Pip continue to visit her?2. In the early chapters of the n ovel, what does Pip understand a “gentleman” to be?How has his definition changed by the end of the book?3. Account for the influence of the escaped convict Magwitch, Joe Gargery andMiss Havisham on Pip’s l ife and character.Charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre1. A “bildungsroman” is a kind of novel that follows the development of the hero orheroine from childhood into adulthood, through a troubled quest for identity. Is Jane Eyre a bildungsroman? And, if so, why is Jane’s “quest” a troubled one? 2. What does Jane find attractive about Mr. Rochester? What does Mr. Rochesterfind attractive about Jane? Now answer these same questions with “Mr.Rochester” replaced by “St. John”. Why does Jane refuse to marry St. John?3. Identify three places in the novel where weather, atmosphere and/or landscapeeither reflect or foreshadow Jane’s feelings or state of mind.4. Religion is a frequently recurring theme in Jane Eyre. The principal “religiouscharacters”, however, represent some widely di ffering views of religion in general and Christianity in particular. With this point in mind, compare and contrast the religious beliefs/attitudes of Helen Burns, Miss Temple, and Jane to those of Mr. Brocklehurst, Eliza Reed and St. John.Emily Bronte Wuthering Heights1. Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange, each with its distinct features, represent two worlds in the novel. Analyze their differences.2. Catherine says to her nurse, “My greatest thought in living is Heathcliff. If allelse perished, and he remained, I shall still continue to be...” If this is true of her feelings, why does she marry Edgar Linton?3. Heathcliff is the character in the novel that affects the lives of all other charactersand creates the atmosphere for the novel. Analyze Heathcliff’s character: is he a hero or a fiend?Thomas Hardy Tess of the D’Urbervilles1. “To be an unusual human being was to invite tragedy” (Gilbert Phelps). How “unusual” is Tess in her environment?2. Hardy sub-titled his novel “A Pure Woman”. In view of the fact that Tess not onlybears an illegitimate child but eventually murders her seducer, how could you defend Tess as a “pure woman”?3. Analyze Tess’s relationship with Angel Clare, with emphasis on what happens thenight they were married. How do you explain Clare’s feeling towards Tess and his desertion of her? Why does he come back to Tess?Thomas Hardy Jude the Obscure1. Why does the possibility of studying at Christminster (Oxford University) meanso much to Jude? Is Jude qualified for such study? What factors make his academic dreams impossible to realize?2.Analyze Sue’s relationship with Philloston. What makes her return to the man shedislikes so much?3. Why is the son of Jude an d Arabella called “Old Father Time”? What factors leadto his acts of murder and suicide in Chapter VI. ii? Do you believe this tragedy could have been avoided?4. In terms of the novel’s central themes –the restrictions of social class; sexualinequality; tension between the Christian church and secular society – explain the significance of Hardy’s epigraph, “The letter killeth”.E. M. Forster A Passage to India1. At the beginning of Chapter Three, Adela Quested claims she wants to see “thereal India”. What does she mean by this remark? Do you think she succeeds in seeing the “real” (or “true”) India? Does Mr s. Moore see it? What do you think E.M. Foster considers “the real India” to be?2. Account for the remarkable change Mrs. Moore undergoes in the novel. What isthis change, and what causes it? In particular, consider Mrs. Moore’s conversation with Aziz in Chapter 2 and her experience in the cave in Chapter 14.3. Why does Adela Quested accuse Aziz of assaulting her? Why does she changeher mind later in the courtroom?4. What forces and/or events make reconciliation between Aziz and Fieldingpossible? Why do both men, though friends again, understand they can meet no more? (Chapters 36 & 37)D. H. Lawrence Sons and Lovers1. One of the best “bildungsroman” of the 20th century, Sons and Lovers recordedPaul’s difficult journey of growing up. Discuss the strong influence o f his family, especially his mother, on his life and his relationship with other women.2. While Paul is torn between his mother’s hold on him and his love for otherwomen, Miriam is also torn by conflicting elements in her relationship with Paul.Analyze their relationship: why is it so hopeless?Week 12-13 Victorian Literature (2)(3)Suggested Topics for Workshop on Frankenstein by Mary Shelley [be sure to support your argument with evidence from the text]1.Creator vs. CreatureWhat is the relation between the creator and the creature?[Prometheus and Zeus; Adam and Eve and God; Monster and Victor; Parents andVictor]2. G rowth and Corruption of the MonsterWhat kind of a creature is he at first? Why and how does he change? What does he become?3. P sychoanalytical Study of FrankensteinWhy does he create the monster? In what way is the monster a reflection of himself/his inner desire? Can you apply Freudian theory of id, ego, and superego or his theory of dreams to the study of the character of Victor? What dual structure is there within him?4. The Novel and the AuthorWhy did Mary create the monster/the book? What’s the revelation of the experience (love, hatred, fear, guilt), personality, and interest of the author as reflected in the novel?5. Frankenstein, the First Science FictionWhat is scien-fiction? What scien-fictional features are there? What gothic elements?6. The Modern PrometheusHow has the concept of creation (material, way, purpose & result)changed from that in the Bible? What message is left about modern science?7. Women in Modern lifeWhat role do women play in modern life as reflected in the novel?8. The Relayed Narration/ On the Narrative StructureHow and by whom is the story told? Why three different narrators? How is the narration related to the theme development?9. The Journey of Exploration and DiscoveryWhat is the purpose of Walton’s journey? What is his actual discovery?10. The StyleWhat is the style of the novel? And what strength and weakness?Text study 2 Browning: My Last DuchessUnderstanding and Interpretationplete the following sentences:a.Ferrara is the _____________ of the Duchess.b.He is showing ________________________ to his guest.c.The Duchess is now _________ and Ferrara is going to__________________.2.Read the following statements and decide whether they are true or false:a.Ferrara appreciated what was said by the painter to the Duchess. T / Fb.The Duchess did not like the gift given by Ferrara. T / Fc.The Duchess was kind and easy to please. T / Fd.Ferrara was amused by the way the Duchess behaved herself. T / Fe.Ferrara never told the Duchess his opinion about her behaviour. T / Ff.Ferrara was talking to the only guest in his house. T / F3. What is implied in lines 45-46? What happened?Language and Style1.In this poem the Duchess is described in terms of her reaction to people andthings around her. List the words and phrases that describe her reaction.2.Ferrara is constantly comparing the Duchess’ reaction to him and to other people /thins. Complete the table below to show the comparison, using your own words when possible.Extension1.With reference to Language and Style / 1, describe the character of the Duchess.2.With reference to Language and Style / 2, find out the cause of Ferrara’sdisapproval concerning the Duchess.3.Study lines 34-43. What is revealed here about Ferra ra’s character?DiscussionShare you findings with your partner and discuss Ferrara’s character. What did Ferrara expect from the Duchess?Week 14 20th-century Literature (1)Reference questions1.What is the historical background of the period?2.What is modernism?3.What is postmodernism?Week 15 20th-century Literature (2)Text study 1Extract from Mrs Dalloway by V. Woolf (handout)1.What is stream-of-consciousness?2.How is the heroine’s character split in to two or portrayed at two different levels?Text study 2Extract from Ulysses by James Joyce (handout)1.How is random thought portrayed?Text study 3 Owen: “utility”Language and Style1.The first stanza begins and ends with refer ence to the “sun”. What association doyou have with the sun? Consider whether this might change from once culture to another.2.The verb “wake” appears many times in this poem. Two other verbs, “awake” and“rouse”, also refer to the act of waking. Why do you think Owen gives emphasis to this activity?3.Line 3 contains the words “whispering of fields unsown”. What does it tell usabout the soldier’s identity? What metap horical meaning can we infer from these words?4.In line 7, the words “kind” and “old” are used to describe the sun. Do you findthis surprising? Notice how the sun is personified, that is described as if it were a person. What other words in stanza 1 are used which give the sun human qualities?5.Though the sun is personified by the choice of words, Owen did not use “his” or“he” in lines 2 and 4. What are its implicati ons?6.The last line of the poem contains a word which contrasts with on main pattern ofwords across the poem. This pattern is grouped around the repetition of the word “wake”. Find out the word and fill in the gaps in the table below with othersemantic contrasts you can find in the poem. In doing so, you should concentrate on the associations carried by some of the words rather than exact wording.7.In line 13, the sunbeams are described as “fatuous”? What does this word mean?What is conveyed by using this word to describe the sun here? Compare the last line of stanza 1, in which the sun is described as kind and old.Writing1.Write a short commentary about the poet’s use of contrasts.2.Write a short commentary with special emphasis on the employment of theimagery of the “sun” in the poem.Week 16 20th-century Literature (3)Text study “Eveline” by James Joyc eUnderstanding and InterpretationThe story has ten sections. The first three sections are completed with summary notes. These are not grammatically complete and abbreviations are used. Use them as a model for your own notes and complete the other seven sections.A. Eve. at window.B. Memories: playing as children; mother dead; family grown up.C. E. contemplates familiar room (include. Priest’s photo).D.E.F.G.H.I.J.Which of these ‘events’ happens in the ‘present’ and which in the past or Eveline’s memory? Answer by referring to section letters.Language and StyleLetters in brackets refer to sections.ment on the choice of the verb invade. (A)2.Was that wise? (D): Who asks (and answers) this question? What is the effect ofusing a question in the middle of a description?3.Explain the meaning of had an edge on her (near end of D)4.Then she would be married –she, Eveline. (E): Comment on the form of thissentence.5.What does the writer mean when he says Eveline’s father was fairly bad onSaturday night ? (middle of E)6.he had fallen on his feet in Burnos Aires, he said, and ... (middle of F): Explainthis. Why does the author use he said (it is not absolutely necessary)?7.her time was running out (H): Time for what was running out?8.Explain the meaning of air (H).9.What is the barrier (last paragraph)? What is its significance?10.Through whose eyes do we see the story? What effect does this h ave? Discussion1.What is setting, historical and social?2.How does Eveline feel towards:a. her fatherb. her motherc. Frank – why is she attracted to Frank?Give reasons for your answers by referring to (or quoting from) the story.3.What actually prevents Eveline from leaving home?4. What are the major themes of the story? What other books, plays, poems, films etc. do you know which deal with these themes? Compare them to this one.5. How does the story contribute to the theme of the work---Dubliners---as a whole?Week 17 Revision。
英国文学练习题与答案
1.The national epic of the Anglo-Saxons is____.A Robin HoodB Sir Gawain and the Green KnightC The Canterbury TalesD Beowulf2.____was the most outstanding single romance on the Arthurian legend written in alliterative verse.A The Canterbury TalesB Piers the PlowmanC Sir Gawain and the Green KnightD Beowulf3.____was famous for The Canterbury Tales.A Geoffrey ChaucerB John MiltonC William ShakespeareD Francis Bacon4.Most of the ballads of the15th century focused on the legend about____as a heroicfigure.A Green NightsB GawainC Robin HoodD Hamlet5.In the16th century,Thomas More’s work____became immediately popular after its publication.A Paradise LostB A Pleasant Satire of the Three EstatesC Of StudiesD Utopia6.____was Edmund Spencer’s masterpiece which has been regarded as one of the great p oems in the English language.A AmorettiB The Shepherd’s CalendarC The Faerie QueeneD Four Hymns7.____is from Shakespeare’s sonnet No.18.A“Let me not to the marriage of true minds”B“To be or not to be:that is the question”C“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day”D“No longer mourn for me when I am dead”8._____, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets of England, was born in London about 1340.A.Geoffrey ChaucerB.Sir GawainC.Francis BaconD.John Dryden9.The four great tragedies written by Shakespeare are Hamlet,Macbeth,Othello and_ ___.A.Antony and CleopatraB.Julius CaesarC Twelfth NightD King Lear10.Which of the following does not belong to Shakespeare’s romantic love comedies?A Twelfth NightB The TempestC As You Like ItD The Merchant of VeniceD C A C D C C A D B▪ 1. All of the following are the most eminent dramatists in the Renaissance England except______.▪ a. William Shakespeare▪ b. Ben Jonson▪ c. Christopher Marlowe▪ d. Francis Bacon▪ 2. The English Renaissance period was an age of _________.▪ a. poetry and drama▪ b. drama and novel▪ c. novel and poetry▪ d. romance and poetry▪ 3. Paradise Lost is the masterpiece of _____▪ a. William Shakespeare▪ b. Robert Burns▪ c. John Milton d. William Blake▪ 4. Which of the following plays written by Shakespeare is history play ?▪ a. A Midsummer Night’s Dream▪ b. The Merry Wives of Windsor▪ c. H enry IV d. King Lear▪ 5. The first official version of Bible known as the Great Bible, was revised in ______a. 16th centuryb. 17th century▪ c. 18th century d. 19th century▪ 6. Francis Bacon’s Essays first published in 1597 has been considered as an important landmark in thedevelopment of English_______, and as the firstcollection of essays in the English language.▪ a. poetry b. epics c. fiction d. prose ▪7. Daniel Defoe was famous for his novel ____ which first established his reputation.▪ a. Gulliver’s Travels▪ b. The Adventure of Robinson Crusoe▪ c. The Pilgrim’s Progress▪ d. Oliver Twist▪8. The famous poem “ A Red Red Rose” was written by_________▪ a. William Wordsworth▪ b. George Byron▪ c. Robert Burns▪ d. William Blake▪9. Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein belongs to the type of ____ which is often set in gloomy castles where horrifying, supernatural events take place.▪ a. Gothic b. Realism▪ c. Romanticism d. Classicism▪10. The first complete English Bible was translated by _______, “the morning star of the Reformation”and his followers.▪ A. William Langland B. James I▪ C. John Wycliffe▪ D. Bishop Lancelot Andrews▪ D A C C B D B C A C▪▪ 1. The literature of the Anglo-Saxon period falls naturally into two divisions, ______ andChristian.▪ a. Pagan b. Roman▪ c. French d. Danish▪ 2. “Poetry is Spontaneous”was put forward by________▪ a. Robert Burns b. William Blake ▪ c. William Wordsworth▪ d. Charles Lamb▪ 3. Which of the following writings can be regarded as typical belonging to the school of Romantic literature?▪ a. Don Juan b. Ulysses▪ c. Jane Eyre▪ d. Sons and Lovers▪ 4. ______is the first important English essayist and the founder of modern science in England.▪ a. Francis Bacon▪ b. Edmund Spenser▪ c. Thomas More d. Sidney▪ 5. What is flourished in Elizabethan age more than any other form of literature?▪ a. novel b.drama▪ c. essay d. poetry▪ 6. The publication of _______marked the beginning of the Romantic Age.▪ a. Don Juan▪ b. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner▪ c. The Lyrical Ballads▪ d. Ode to the West Wind▪7. Which of the following did not belong to Romanticism?▪ a. John Keats▪ b. Percy Shelley▪ c. William Wordsworth▪ d. Alfred Tennyson▪8. Frankenstein was filmed many times. Who wrote the book?▪ a. Edgar Allan Poe▪ b. James Joyce▪ c. Mary Shelley▪ d. Walter Scott▪9. In the mid-18th century, a new literary movement called _______came to Europe and then to England. ▪ a. Romanticism b. Classicism▪ c. Realism d. Restoration▪10. Which of the following poem was not written by John Keats?▪ a. Ode to the West Wind▪ b. Ode to Autumn▪ c. Ode on a Grecian Urn▪ d. Ode to a Nightingale▪A C A A B C D C A A▪▪ 1. William Shakespeare is one of the giants of________▪ a. Romanticism▪ b. Critical Realism▪ c. Aestheticism▪ d. the Renaissance▪ 2. ________is the first important religious poet in English literature.▪ a. John Donne b. George Herbert▪ c. Caedmon d. Milton▪3. _________was the first to introduce the sonnet into English literature.▪a. Thomas Wyatt b. William Shakespeare▪c. Philip Sidney d. Thomas Gray▪4. The English poets________, William Wordsworth, and Robert Southey, were known as “ Lake Poets” because they lived in the LakeDistrict Northwestern England at the beginning of the 19th century.▪a. George Byron b. John Keats▪c. Percy Shelley d. Samuel Coleridge ▪ 5. The most gifted of the “University Wits” was ____.▪ A. John Lily B. Thomas KydC. Thomas GreeneD. Christopher Marlowe▪ 6. _____is one of the forerunners of modern socialist thought.▪ A. Phillip Sidney▪ B. Edmund Spenser▪ C. Thomas More▪ D. Christopher Marlowe▪7. Morality plays appeared after_____.▪A. miracle plays▪B. mystery plays▪C. interlude▪D. Classical plays▪8. Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of characteristics of Renaissance?▪ a. Exaltation of man’s pursuit of happiness in this life.b. Cultivation of the genuine flavor of ancientculture.c. Tolerance of human weaknesses.d. Praise of man’s efforts in having his souldelivered.▪9. The most intellectual movement of the Renaissance was ________.▪A. the Reformation▪B. Humanism▪C. the Italian revival▪D. Geographical exploration▪10. What is the relationship between Claudius and Hamlet?▪ A. Cousins B. Uncle and nephew▪ C. Father-in-law D. Father and son▪▪ D C A D D C A D B B▪ 1. Which of the following is a typical feature of Swift’s writings?▪ A. Great wit. B. Bitter satire.▪ C. Rich mythic allusions.▪ D. Complicated sentence structures.▪ 2. ____ is the leading figure of Metaphysical poetry. ▪ A. John Donne B. George Herbert▪ C. Andre Marvell D. Henry Vaughan▪ 3. The ______ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the 18th century.▪ A. Romanticism B. Humanism▪ C. Enlightenment D. Sentimentalism▪ 4. Who was the greatest dramatist in the 18th century? ▪ A. Oliver Goldsmith▪ B. Richard Sheridan▪ C. Laurence Sterne▪ D. Henry Fielding▪ 5. In which of the following works can you find the proper names “Lilliput”, “Brobdingnag”, “Houyhnhnm”and “Yahoo”? ▪ A. The Pilgrim’s Progress▪ B. The Faerie Queene▪ C. Gulliver’s Travels▪ D. The School for Scandal▪ 6. ____ poems can be divided into two categories: the youthful love lyrics and the later sacred verses.▪ A. John Milton B. John BunyanC. John DonneD. John Dryden▪7. In The Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan describes The Vanity Fair in a _____ tone.▪ A. delightful B. solemn▪ C. sentimental D. satirical▪8. Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe created the image of an enterprising Englishman, typical of the English bourgeoisie in the _____ century.▪ A. 17th B. 19th C. 18th D. 20th▪9. _____ compiled the A Dictionary of the English Language which became the foundation of all the subsequent English dictionaries.▪ A. Ben Johnson B. Samuel Johnson▪ C. Alexander Pope D. John Dryden▪10. ____ found its representative writers in the field of poetry, such as Edward Young and Thomas Gray, but it manifested itself chiefly in the novels of Lawrence Sterne and Oliver Goldsmith.▪ A. Pre-romanticism B. Romanticism ▪ C. Sentimentalism D. Naturalism▪B A C B C C D C B C▪。
英国文学练习题答案
Tell briefly the story of “ Beowulf “The story of Beowulf recounts how the Germanic hero Beowulf manifests his valor and combat skills in his fight with monsters and his virtue of being a king and last, his heroic death.What are the main incidents of the poem Beowulf?1、Beowulf’s fight with Greendel the monster who stalks the king’shall at night;2、Beowulf’s slaying of both Grendel and his mother in the monster’slair’3、Beowulf’s succession to the theme and his being loved by hispeople;4、Beowulf’s victorious death ever his duel with the fire dragon thatplagues his country fifty years late, in his old age.Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a famous Arthurian tale telling of the compact between mysterious green knight who challenges Arthur’s round table knights to a death game and Sir Gawain who takes the challenge, cuts off the knight’s head, and is surprised to see the green knight pick up his head and come back to life. Though hardships and long journey, Gawain bravely goes off to fulfill his promise of meeting the Gawain knight the next year, but he is well entertained by a noble man and his wife in a castle near his meeting, place with the Green Knight. A stranger game of exchanging gifts happens between the host and his guest. Andthe latter resists all temptations from the wife but one, which is a green girdle with the power to save life. At last, when Gawain meets the green knight who turns out to be the host of the castle and the two reaches an understanding for the virtue and pardonable weakness Gawain has. Theme: the story well exhibits the conflict between the knighthood and chivalric codes that a knight is supposed to follow and man’s instinct to preserve his life. Sir Gawain has proved his virtues as a noble knight in his taking the challenge and fulfilling the promise and his pardonable weakness when his life is at stake.What do you know about Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales? Geoffrey Chaucer tries to represent the wide sweep of English life by gathering a motley company together and letting each class of society tell its own favorite stories. The Canterbury Tales has given us a picture of contemporary English life, its work and play, its deeds and dreams, its fun and sympathy and hearty joy of living.Sonnet 18 compares the poet’s beloved one to summer and then argues that beauty like that of summers cannot last. His way of keeping youth and beauty eternal is to record his beloved image in his poem which he believes has ever-lasting value. The poem shows his poet’s confidence in his artistic talent and his belief in the permanence of art.English Renaissance originally indicated a revival of classical arts and sciences after the dark ages of medieval obscurantism. Indeed, a greatnumber of the words of classical authors were translated into English during the 16th century. The study and propagation of classical learning and art was carried on by the progressive thinkers of the humanists. They held their chief interest not in ecclesiastical knowledge, but in man, his environment and doings and bravely fought for the emancipation of man from the tyranny of the church and religious dogmas.Hamlet the most popular among Shakespeare tragedies, tells of a story of murder and revenge the happen in the court. Hamlet’s father is poisoned to death by his brother who takes the throne and marries the queen. After convinced of the murder case, hamlet the prince, who is more a thinker than a knight, manages to kill the murder in the end, but at the cost of his own life.The Merchant of Venice is a story that happens to a Jew called Shylock, a money lender, know for his greed and cruelty, and his Christian enemies in the city of Venice. Antonio, anther merchant, borrows a large sun of money from Shylock in order to help his friend. Bassanio who need the money to secure his marriage with Portia, a rich and beautiful lady when Antonio fails to pay the deby in time and is faced with the danger of having his flesh cut off as the deal prescribes, Portia, disguised as a young lawyer, comes to the trial and successfully reveres the case and punishes Skylock.Theme: tells us the pact made between Shylock the Jew and his Christianenemies.How do you understand Shakespeare’s attitude toward Shylock?Yet, Shakespeare did not portray him as a villain completely; instead, he gave Shylock sympathies because the latter suffered great injustice as he lived as a Jew among Christians in Venice. His revenge was understandable and his role as a father as a loving one.The writing characteristics of John DonneJohn Donne’s poetry typically displays the characteristics of metaphysical poems. They frequently employ the use of conceit, and are often close to common speech and in the form of argument, sometimes with a friend, or lady, or the pet himself, but these arguments follow good logic and reasoning. Very often, these poems are not as musical as those poems favored by the public.Paradise Lost theme: It is an epic poem that well illustrates the rebellious spirit. Milton need to see and is willing to encourage, he advocates the will of resistance and asks people never to surrender to tyranny. Brief introduction: how Satan rebelled against God and how Adam and Eve were driven out of Eden.Vanity Fair，the best known episode in John Bunyan’s. the Pilgrim’s Progress, is an allegory of universal spiritual significance. The phrase means a market in which worthless things are sold, but these worthless things which are bought and sold refer to fames and profits; therefore, it isa fine satire towards the contemporary England.Lady Sneer and Mr. Snake are typical of peoplein the upper class. They are vain, hypocritic, without moral standards and mannersThe School for Scandal theme: The play is a hot satire on the morals and manners of the upper class in the 18th century of England.A Modest Proposal His proposal was that, the poor people of Ireland in the danger of starving to death as a result of harsh exploits by the English, could well nurse their babies, and them sell them to the rich English for food. The author’s real proposing is to expose the fact that the English are devouring the Irish socially, and economically.Tom Jones is a foundling raised by Mr. Allworthy, an English country squire. He is kind-hearted and rash youth while Blifil, who later turns out to be his half-brother, is a shy and wicked man deter mined to destroy Tom Jones for the former is his rival for Mr. Allworthy’s inheritance and also for the beautiful Sophia, a girl living Tom’s true identity is revealed and he is married to Sophia and appointed as the heir of Mr. Allworthy’s.Gulliver’s Travels is one of best satire in English literature. The story recounts Gulliver’s bizarre journey and adventure from Lilliputian, Brobdingag, Laputa and last, Huymhumns. Each of the adventures has specific target of ridicule, with the last one being the harshest, for it defines human as the meanest animal living on the earth.Romanticism: flourished in the first half of the 19th century, beginning with the publication of Wordsworth’s Lyrical Ballads, ending with Walter Scott’s death. It appeared as a reactiong against the curel realities of the capitalist society where peasants were living a harsh life while bourgeois people were having their luxurious life. Romanticists resorted to emotion and nature or their passion to resolve the social contradictions. One group, represented by William Wordsworth, asked people to go to nature, to be fully embraced by nature’s grace and to find comfort in the divine power of nature; another group, embodied by Shelley and Byron, believed that passion and revolution can erase the evil from the face of earth, and purge the world of all sins. Their poems were passionate enough to spark the revolutionary spirit in common people. Among the romanticists, John Keats stood aloof from his fellow poets. With his advocate of “beautify is truth, truth is beauty.” He anticipate what was named “art for art’s sake.”An artistic movement that seeped Europe in the end of 19 century. William Wordsworth was one of the greastest poet in the history of English literature. Romanticism in England began when his Lyrical Ballads was published in 1798, and he himself later was appointed as the poet laureate, a great honor for a living poet. It was Wordsworth and his friend, called the trend in literature. As a poet, William Wordsworth made immense contributions to literature by his emphasis on use of plain English and the healing power of nature, which are fully displayed in hispoems. Such as I Wanderde Lonely as a Cloud, The Solitary Reaper, and so on. His poems were mostly devoted to the landless peasants, giving them deep sympathies, also, his poetic language was a refined form of the rural speech used by the peasants. As a result, his style was characterized by simplicity and purity, appealing widely to the people of different walks of England. Last but not least, Wordsworth was know as a worshipper of nature in his exquisite description of rivers, woods, skies and clouds, on can see his love of nature and understands his idea that nature provides a comforting source for the soul.Sonnet on Chillon was written in praise of liberty, in praise of those who remained true to the ideals of freedom even when persecuted by their oppressors.Jane Austen completed six novels, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Manfield Park, and Emma. Each is perfect, and there is no choosing between them for one who enjoys her quiet irony and her simple delicate analysis of character. There are no heroic passiona or astounding adventures. And in all her novels the love-making of her young people, though serious and sympathetic, is subduced by humor to the ordinary plane of emotion on which most of us live. She was the founder of the novel which deals with unimportant middle-class people and of which there are many fine examples in latter English fiction. Her style is easy and effortless, a perfect example of cleanand clear English.She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways is written in memory of a girl who lived and died unknown, but the poet looks at her as bright star, and the loss is incalculable.The Isles of Greece contrasts the freedom the ancient Creeks enjoyed and the current slavery the Greeks had, and inspires the Greeks to fight for their liberty and freedomWuthering Heights is a highly passionate story that many critics believe has reached the height of Shakespearean tragedy. Heathchiff, a gypsy raise by kind Mr. Earnshaw grows up in the Earnshaw family together with Catherine, with whomhe develops an ardent love, and Hindley, who reduces Heathcliff to a house-servent after the father’s death, thereby making his sister’s union with Heathcliff impossible. Severly hurt in his self –esteem, Heathcliff runs away on hearing Catherine’s decision to marry Edgar Linton, a gentle young man of property living nearby. Three years later, Heathcliff returns and has become rich and starts his revenge. Catherine dies in child-birth as a result of being on between her love for Heathcliff and her affection for Linton. Yet, Heathcliff continues his revenge on the second generation and forces little Cathy to marry his feeble and weak son, little Heathcliff and robs her of everything after the young husband dies. When Hareton, Hindley’s son, serving as a servant under Heathcliff, begins a love affair with little Cathys, Heathcliff realizesthe futility of his revenge and dies, his soul found wandering with that of Cathering’s in Wuthering Heights.Jane Eyre is a novel that has many autobiographical elements in it. Jane is an orphan raised by her aunt who maltreats and sends her to a boarding school after Jane’s fight with her son. Jane receives education at the school and alter graduation, becomes a governess in Thomfield Park, where she falls in love with her master Mr. Rochester. Yet, on learning that Rochester has a mad wife. Janes runs away and return to Rochester only when his mad wife has died, he himself becomes crippled, and Jane has some inheritance.[文档可能无法思考全面，请浏览后下载，另外祝您生活愉快，工作顺利，万事如意!]。
英国文学选择题
英国文学选择题以下是一些关于英国文学的选择题样例：以下哪位作家是《傲慢与偏见》的作者？
A. 简·奥斯汀
B. 查尔斯·狄更斯
C. 莎士比亚
D. 弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫
《罗密欧与朱丽叶》是哪位剧作家的作品？
A. 简·奥斯汀
B. 威廉·莎士比亚
C. 查尔斯·狄更斯
D. 约翰·弥尔顿
以下哪部作品不是简·奥斯汀的作品？
A. 《理智与情感》
B. 《傲慢与偏见》
C. 《雾都孤儿》
D. 《劝导》
《雾都孤儿》的作者是谁？
A. 查尔斯·狄更斯
B. 简·奥斯汀
C. 威廉·莎士比亚
D. 约翰·弥尔顿
《尤利西斯》是哪位作家的作品？
A. 詹姆斯·乔伊斯
B. 弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫
C. 查尔斯·狄更斯
D. 威廉·布莱克
这些题目旨在测试对英国文学作家及其作品的了解。
每个选项都包含了不同的作家和作品，你需要根据已有的文学知识来选择正确的答案。
请注意，这些题目仅作为样例，实际的选择题可能涉及更广泛的文学知识和不同的作品。
英国文学练习三
班级姓名学号Exercise ThreeI. Choose the best answer.1.John Donne is a poet of peculiar _______, which are clever or unusual metaphors or comparisons.A. sonnetsB. parablesC. conceitsD. ballads2. The _______ in The Pilgrim’s Progress is the vision of an ideal happy society of John Bunyan.A. ChristianB. AppollyonC. Vanity FairD. Celestial City3. _______ is regarded as the founder of the English realistic novel.A. Jonathan SwiftB. Daniel DefoeC. Charles DickensD. Henry Fielding4. _______’s The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is a remarkable product of the Enlightenment and the greatest historical work in English literature.A. Oliver GoldsmithB. Tobias SmollettC. Edward GibbonD. Laurence Sterne5. _______ by Richard Sheridan has been called a great comedy of manners.A. The RivalsB. The Good-natured ManC. The School for ScandalD. She Stoops to Conquer6. Samuel Richardson’s _______ was the first English psycho-analytical novel.A. Robinson CrusoeB. PamelaC. Clarissa HarloweD. Sir Charles Grandison7. Robert Burns is the national poet of _______.A. the USAB. ScotlandC. IrelandD. Wales8. William Blake was a precursor of _______ in English poetry.A. RomanticismB. ImagismC. ClassicismD. NeoclassicismII. Fill in the following blanks.1. is the masterpiece of John Milton, in which Satan is a real hero.2. is the founder of the metaphysical poems.3. is undoubtedly the greatest poet Scotland has ever produced.4. (name of the person) ranks among the greatest satirists of England, and of the world. A Modest Proposal is one of his satirical works.5. William Blake’s most famous works are Songs of Innocence and , which reflect two widely different views of the human soul.6. wrote some patriotic poems, in which he expressed his deep love for his motherland , such as “My Heart’s in the Highland”.7. Daniel Defoe’s masterpiece is .8. Henry Fielding’s masterpiece is .9. is Sheridan’s masterpiece which has been known as a great comedy of manners.10. “Pamela” written by is the first psycho-analytical novel in English literature.。
英国文学练习一
Exercise OneI. Fill in the following blanks.1 Angles , Saxons and Jutes usually known as Anglo-Saxons are the first Englishmen. Language spoken by them is called the Old English, which is the foundation of English language and literature.2. Beowulf is the oldest poem in the English language, and also the oldest surviving epic in the English language.3. In the 14th century, the two most important writers are Geoffrey Chaucer and William Langland , whose masterpiece is Piers the Plowman.4. The prevailing form of Medieval English literature is the romance .5. The Canterbury Tales contains in fact a general Prologue and only 24 tales, of which two are left unfinished. The pilgrims gathered at Tabard Inn and are on their way to the place named .6. Chaucer is acclaimed as “The father of English poetry.”7. Chaucer died on the 25th of October, 1400, and was buried in Westminster Abbey . He was the first to be buried in the Poets’Corner of this place.II. Choose the best answer or answers for each statement.( A ) 1. In 1066, ( ), with his Norman army, succeeded in invading and defeating England.a. William the Conquerorb. Julius Caesarc. Alfred the Greatd. Claudius ( C ) 2.The Canterbury Tales is Chaucer's greatest work and the greater part of it was written in ( ) couplets.a. freeb. blankc. heroicd. prose( B ) 3.The ( ) provides a framework for the tales in The Canterbury Tales, and it comprises a group of vivid pictures of various medieval figures.a. Knight's taleb. Prologuec. Pardoner's taled. Wife of Bath's tale( A ) 4. Beowulf is an ( ).a. epicb. playc. essayd. drama( D ) 5. William Langland’s Piers the Plowman is written in the form of a ( ) vision.a. epicb. balladc. letterd. dream( B) 6. The most famous cycle of English ballads centers on the stories about a legendary outlaw called ( ).a. Morte d’Arthurb. Robin Hoodc. Wife of Bathd. Piers the Plowman( D ) 7. In the 14th century, the most important writer (poet) is ( ).a. William Langlandb. Wycliffec. John Gowerd. Geoffrey Chaucer( A ) 8. The theme of ( ) to king and lord was repeatedly emphasized in Medieval romances.a. loyaltyb. revoltc. mockeryd. parody( B ) 9. Geoffrey Chaucer is well-known for his literary work ( ), a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims.a. Beowulfb. The Canterbury Talesc. Piers the Plowmand. Ballads( D ) 10. Wife of Bath is a character created by ( ).a. William Langlandb. Wycliffec. John Gowerd. Geoffrey Chaucer( D ) 11. Choose the English term for “长篇小说”.a. taleb. short storyc. novellad. novel( B ) 12. Choose the English term for “短篇小说”.a. epicb. short storyc. novellad. novel( A ) 13. Choose the English term for “史诗”.a. epicb. short storyc. novellad. novel( C) 14. Choose the English term for “英雄双行体” .a. coupletb. stream of consciousnessc. heroic coupletd. Spenserian sonnetII. Answer the following questions.1. What is the function of the Prologue to The Canterbury Tales?The General Prologue is usually regarded as the greatest portrait gallery in English literature. It is largely composed of a series of sketches differing widely in length and method, and blending the individual and the typical in varying degrees. The purpose of the General Prologue is not only to present a vivid collection of character sketches, but also to reveal the author’s intention in bringing together a great variety of people and narrative materials engaged in a common endeavor, to set the tone for the story telling--- one of jollity which accords with the tone of the whole work: that of grateful acceptance of life, to make clear the plan for the tales, to motivate the telling of tales and to introduce the pilgrims and the time and occasion of the pilgrimage. The pilgrims are people from various parts of England. They serve as the representatives of various sides of life and social groups. Each of the pilgrims or narrators is presented vividly in the prologue. Ranging in status from a knight to a humble plowman, the pilgrims are a microcosm of 14th century English society. On the other hand, there is also an intimate connection between the tales and the Prologue, both completing each other. The Prologue provides a framework for the tales.2. Summarize Chaucer’s literary career.3. What is the social significance of The Canterbury Tales?。
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Exercise for English Literature (2)Choose the best answer for each blank.1.________, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets of England, was born inLondon about 1340.A.Geoffrey ChaucerB. Sir GawainC.Francis BaconD. John Dryden2.Chaucer died on the 25th October 1400, and was buried in ________.A.FlandersB. FranceC.ItalyD. Westminster Abbey3.The progress in industry at home stimulated the commercial expansion abroad. ________ encouragedexploration and travel, which were compatible with the interest of the English merchants.A.Henry VB. Henry VIIC.Henry VIIID. Queen Elizabeth4.Except being a victory of England over ________, the rout of the fleet “Armada” (Invincible) was also thetriumph of the rising young bourgeoisie over the declining old feudalism.A.SpainB. FranceC.AmericaD. Norway5.At the beginning of the 16th century the outstanding humanist ________ wrote his Utopia in which he gave aprofound and truthful picture of the people’s suffering and put forward his ideal of a future happy society.A.Thomas MoreB. Thomas MarloweC.Francis BaconD. William Shakespear6.Absolute monarchy in England reached its summit during the reign of Queen ________.A.MaryB. ElizabethC.WilliamD. Victoria7.English Renaissance Period was an age of ________.A.prose and novelB. poetry and dramaC.essays and journalsD. ballads and songs8.From the following, choose the one which is not Francis Bacon’s work: ________.A.The Advancement of LearningB. The New InstrumentC.EssaysD. The New AtlanticsE.Venus and Adonis9.“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” This is the beginning line of one of Shakespeare’s ________.A.songsB. playsediesD. sonnets10.The heroines of Shakespeare’s great comedies, ________ are the daughters of the Renaissance, whoseimages and stories will remain a legacy to readers and audiences of all time.A.PortiaB. RoselandC.ViolaD. Beatrice11.Choose the four great tragedies of Shakespeare from the following ________.A.HamletB. OthelloC.MacbethD. King LearE.Timon of Athens12.Which play is not a comedy? ________A.A Midsummer Night’s DreamB. The Merchant of VeniceC.Twelfth NightD. Romeo and JulietE.As You Like It13.“Denmark is a prison”. In which play does the h ero summarise his observation of his world into such a bittersentence? ________A.Charles IB. OthelloC.Henry VIIID. Hamlet14.The works of ________ and the Authorised Version of the English Bible are the two great treasuries of theEnglish language.A.Geoffrey ChaucerB. Edmund SpenserC.William ShakespeareD. Ben Johnson15.In which play does the hero show his profound reverence for man through the sentence: “What a piece ofwok is a man! How nobel in reason! How finite in faculty!” ________A.Romeo and JulietB. HamletC.OthelloD. The Merchant of Venice16.In 1649, ________ was beheaded. England became a commonwealth.A.James IB. James IIC.Charles ID. Charles II17.The revolution of 1688 meant three of the following things: ________.A.the supremacy of ParliamentB.the beginning of modern EnglandC.the triumph of the principal libertyD.the triumph of the principle of political libertyE.the Restoration of monarchy18.Who of the following were the important metaphysical poets? ________A.John DonneB. George HerbertC.John MiltonD. Richard Lovelace19.Which work was NOT written by John Milton? ________A.Paradise LostB. Paradise RegainedC.Samson AgonistesD. Volpone20.Paradise Lost is ________.A.John Milton’s masterpieceB.a great epic in 12 booksC.written in blank verseD.about the heroic revolt of Satan against God’s authority21.John Milton is ________.A.a great revolutionary poet of the 17th centuryB.an outstanding political pamphleteerC.a great stylistD.a great master of blank verse22.From the Old Testament, John Milton took his stories of Paradise Lost, i.e. ________.A.the creationB.the rebellion in Heaven of Satan and his fellow-angelsC.their defeat and expulsion from HeavenD.the creation of the death and of adam and EveE.the fallen angels in hell plotting against GodF.Satan’s temptation of EveG.the departure of Adam and Eve from Eden23.The finest thing in Paradise Lost is the description of hell, and ________ is often regarded as the real hero ofthe poem.A. GodB. SatanC. AdamD. Eve24.Who is the greatest of the Metaphysical school of poetry? ________A.John DonneB. George HerbertC.Andrew MarvellD. Henry Vaugham25.________ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the 18th century.A.The RenaissanceB. The EnlightenmentC.The Religious ReformationD. The Chartist Movement26.The main literary stream of the 18th century was ________. What the writers described in their works weremainly social realities.A.naturalismB. romanticismC.classicismD. realismE.sentimentalism27.The eighteenth century was the golden age of the English ________. The novel of this period spoke the truthabout life with an uncompromising courage.A.dramaB. poetryC.essayD. novel28.In 1704, Jonathan Swift published two works together, ________ and ________, which made him well-known as a satirist.A.A Tale of a TubB. Bickerstaff AlmanacC.Gulliver’s TravelsD. A Modest Proposal29.“Proper words in proper places, makes the true definition of a style.” This sentence is said by ________, oneof the greatest masters of English prose.A.Alexander PopeB. Henry FieldingC.Daniel DefoeD. Jonathan Swift30.As a journalist, ________ had learned how to make his reporting vivid and credible by a skillful use ofcircumstantial detail. This power to make his characters alive and his stories credible is an inimitable gift.A.Joseph AddisonB. Daniel DefoeC.Samuel RicharsonD. Tobias Smollett31.Which of the following are NOT written by William Blake? ________A.Poetical SketchesB. Songs of InnocenceC.Songs of ExperienceD. Auld Lang SyneE.The Marriage of Heaven and HellF. ProphecisG.Visions of the Daughters of Albion and America, a Prophecy32.In the 18th century English literature, the representative poets of pre-romanticism were ________.A.William WordsworthB. William BlakeC.Robert BurnsD. Jonathan Swift33.The Romantic Age begab with the publication of The Lyrical Ballads which was written by ________.A.William WordsworthB. Samuel JohnsonC.Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD. Wordsworth and Coleridge34.The Romantic Age came to an end with the death of the last well-known romantic writer ________.A.Jane AustenB. Walter ScottC.Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD. William Wordsworth35.The glory of the Romantic Age lies in the poetry of ________.A.William WordsworthB. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeC.George Gordon ByronD. Percy Bysshe ShelleyE.John Keats36.The English Romantic Age produced two major novelists. They are ________.A.George Gordon Byron and Percy Bysshe ShelleyB.William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor ColeridgeC.Walter Scott and Jane AustenD.Charles Lamb and William Hazlitt37.Which poets belong to the Active Romantic group? ________A.George Gordon ByronB. William WordsworthC.Percy Bysshe ShelleyD. John KeatsE.John Milton38.Which poets belong to the Lakers? ________A.William WordsworthB. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeC.John KeatsD. Robert SoutheyE.Walter Scott39.Which of the folloeing were written by Wordsworth ONLY? ________A.To the CuckooB. The Lyrical BalladsC.Lucy PoemsD. The Solitary ReaperE.I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud40.The publication of ________ marked the break with the conventional poetical tradition of the 18th century,i.e., with classicism, and the beginning of the Romantic revival in England.A.The Lyrical BalladsB. The PreludeC.Childe Harold’s PilgrimageD. Don Juan41.As contrasted with the classicists who made reason, order and the old, classical traditions the criteria in theirpoetical creations, ________ based his own poetical principle on the premise that “all good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerf ul feeling.”A.Samuel Taylor ColeridgeB. George Gordon ByronC.Percy Bysshe ShelleyD. William Wordsworth42.________ was the first critic of the Romantic School.A.William WordworthB. Samuel JohnsonC.Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD. Wordworth and Coleridge43.Which of the following statements is (are) NOT true about George Gordon Byron? ________A.Byron’s early years had been far from happy for he was born with a clubfoot, in the frequent family scenes hismother called him “you lame brat.”B.Byron died in Italy annd was deeply mourned by the Italian people and by all progressive people throughoutthe world.C.The reactionary criticism of the 19th century tried to belittle Byron’s genius and his role in the development ofEnglish literature, but Byron remains one of the most popular English poets both at home and abroad.D.Since the May 4 Movement in 1919, more and more of Byron’s poems have been translated into Chinese andwell received by the poets and young readers. Byron has now become one of the best-known English poets in our country.44.In 1805, Wordsworth completed a long autobiographical poem entitled ________.A.Biographia literariaB. The PreludeC.Lucy PoemsD. The Lyrical Ballads45.________ is regarded as the most wonderful lyricist England has ever produced mainly for his poems onnature, on love, and on politics.A.William WordsworthB. John KeatsC.George Gordon ByronD. Percy Bysshe Shelley46.Which of the following statements is (are) NOT true about Percy Bysshe Shelley? ________A.Prometheus Unbound is Percy By sshe Shelley’s masterpiece, a long epic poem.B.At Eton Percy Bysshe Shelley was known as “Mad Shelley”, for his obstinate opposition to the brutal faggingsystem, according to which the younger school-boys were obliged to obey the older boys and bear a great deal of cruel treatment.C.George Gordon Byron alled Percy Bysshe Shelley “the best and least selfish man I ever knew.”D.Percy Bysshe Shelley loved the people and hated their oppressors and exploiters.47.________’s pursuit of beauty in all things bespoke an a spiration after a better life than the sordid realityunder capitalism. His leading principle is: “Beauty is truth, truth beauty.”A.Percy Bysshe ShelleyB. George Gordon ByronC.William WordsworthD. John Keats48.Choose the four immortal odes written by John Keats. ________A.Ode to the West WindB. Ode to a NightingaleC.To AutumnD. Ode on MelancholyE.Ode on a Grecian Urn49.Choose the works written by Jane Austen. ________A.Pride and PrejudiceB. Sense and SensibilityC.Northanger Abbey C. EmmaE.Mansfield ParkF. Persuasion50.In the 19th century English literature, a new literary trend called ________ appeared. And it flourished in theforties and in the early fifties.A.romanticismB. naturalismC.realismD. critical realism51.English critical realism found its expression chiefly in the form of ________. The critical realists, most ofwho were novelists, described with vividness and artistic skill the chief traits of the English society and criticised the capitalist system from a democratic viewpoint.A.novelB. dramaC.poetryD. essay52.The greatest English critical realist novelist was ________, who criticised the bourgeois civilisation andshowed the misery of the common people.A.William Makepeace ThackerayB. Charles DickensC.Charlotte BronteD. Emily Bronte53.Which of the following writers belong to critical realists? ________A.Charles DickensB. Charlotte BronteC. Emily BronteD. Thomas Hardy54.________ wrote a number of little sketches of “cockney characters”. He signed them “Boz”, which was hisnickname for his young brother. His first book, Sketches by Boz appeared in 1836.A.Elizabeth GaskellB. William M. ThackerayC.Charles DickensD. Jane Austen55.________ has been called “the supreme epic of English life.”A.A Tale of Two CitiesB. David CopperfieldC.Pickwick PapersD. Oliver Twist56.The theme underlying ________ is the idea “Where there is oppression, there is revolution”.A.A Tale of Two CitiesB. David CopperfieldC.Pickwick PapersD. Oliver Twist57.In the Victorian Age, poetry was not a major art intended to change the world. The main poets of the agewere ________.A.Alfred TennysonB. Robert BrowningC.Mrs. BrowningD. Robert BurnsE.William Blake58.The ________ Movement appeared in the thirties of the 19th century. It showed the English workers wereable to appear as an independent political force and were already realising the fact that the industrial bourgeoisie was their principal enemy.A.EnlightenmentB. RenaissanceC.ChartistD. Romanticist59.Which novel is a great satire upon the society and those people who dream to enter the higher societyregardless of the social reality? ________A.A Tale of Two CitiesB. David CopperfieldC.Great ExpectationD. Dombey and Son60.Charles Dickens takes the French Revolution as the background of the novel ________.A.A Tale of Two CitiesB. Great ExpectationC.Hard TimesD. David Copperfield61.________ is often regarded as the semi-autobiography of the author Dickens in which the early life of thehero is largely based on the author’s early life.A.Tom JonesB. David CopperfieldC.Oliver TwistD. Great Expectation62.The Bronte sisters are ________. They were all talented writers and all of them died young.A.Charlotte BronteB. Emily BronteC.Anne BronteD. Jane AustenE.Catherine63.Charlotte Bronte produced four novels: ________.A.ProfessorB. Jane EyreC.ShirleyD. VilletteE.Agnes Grey64.Emily Bronte wrote only one novel entitled ________.A.Wuthering HeightsB. Jane EyreC.EmmaD. Agnes Grey65.Choose the names appear in the novel Jane Eyre. ________A.Jane EyreB. Mr. RochesterC.Mary BartonD. Silas Marner66.Which characters appear in the novel Wuthering Heights? ________A.HeathcliffB. CatherineC.HindleyD. CathyE.Hareton67.In the novel Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte ________.A.pours a great deal of her own experienceB.criticises the bourgeois system of educationC.shows that true love is the foundation of marriageD.shows that women should have equal rights with men68.Women novelists began to appear in England during the second half of the ________ century.A.17thB. 18thC.19thD. 20th69.Anne Bronte also wrote two novels ________ and ________.A.ShirleyB. VilletteC.The Tenant of the Wildfell HallD. Agnes Grey70.Which of the following statements are true about Jane Eyre? ________A.One of the central themes of the book is the criticism of the bourgeois system of education.B.Another problem raised in the novel is the position of women in society.C.This book is Charlottel Bronte’s best literary production.D.In this book, the author attacked the greed, petty tyranny and lack of culture among the bourgeoisie andsympathised with the sufferings of the poor people. Her realism was coloured by petty-bourgeois philanthropy.71.Most of Robert Browning’s important works, including________, are written in the form of dramaticmonologue.A.Dramatic LyricsB. Dramatic RomancesC. Men and WomenD. dramatics Personae72.Thomas Hardy is one of the representatives of English ________ at the turn of the 19th century.A.critical realismB. pre-romanticismC.neo-classicismD. new romanticism73.Which statement is true? ________A.Thomas Hardy is a famous novelist.B.Thomas Hardy is also a poet.C.Thomas Hardy is a critical realist.D.Fatalism is strongly reflected in Thomas Hardy’ novels.74.Accordi ng to Thomas Hardy’s own classification, his novels divided themselves into three groups. They are________.A.Novels of character and environmentB.Romances and FantasiesC.Novels of IngenuityD.Working class literature75.Novels of character and environment are also called Wessex novels, taking the southwest counties ofEngland for their setting. They include: ________.A.Under the Greenwood TreeB. The Return of the NativeC.The Mayor of CasterbridgeD. Tess of the D’UrbervillesE.Jude the Obscure76.The following state ments are about Thomas Hardy’s novels, which are true? ________A.His Wessex novels are of great significance.B.The Southwest counties of England are the setting of his Wessex novels.C.There is pessimism in his novels.D.Mankind is subjected to hostile and mysterious fate.E.There are elements of naturalism in his works.77.Oscar Wilde is one of the important dramatists in the 19th century. In his comedies, he criticises the upperclass of the English bourgeois society. His best comedies are ________.dy Windermere’s FanB.A Woman of No ImportanceC.An Ideal HusbandD.The Importance of Being EarnestE.The Picture of Dorian Gray78.Oscar Wilde was the representative among the writers of ________.A.aestheticismB. decadenceC.critical realismD. pre-romanticism79.Alfred Tennys on’s poetic output was vast and varied. His main poems are ________.A.The PrincessB. MaudC.In MemoriamD. Idylls of the KingE.Crossing the Bar80.Which of the following short poems was/were written by Alfred Tennyson? ________A.Break, Break, BreakB. Crossing the BarC.The EagleD. Sweet and LowE.Tears, Idle Tears81.Which lament was written by Alfred Tennyson for the death of his friend Hallam? ________A.In MemoriamB. LycidasC.AdodaisD. Elegy written in a Country Churchyard82.My Last Duchess is ________.A.a dramatic monologueB. a short lyricC.a novelD. an essay83.________ are generally regarded as Joseph Conrad’s finest novels.A.Lord JimB. NostromoC.YouthD. The Old Wives’ Tale84.Who is regarded as a forerunner of the “stream of consciousness” literature in the 20th century?A.John GalsworthyB. Henry JamesC.Thomas Stearns EliotD. James Joyce85.George Bernard Shaw’s essay ________, a commentary on Henrik Ibsen’s dramatic works, served also as theauthor’s own program of dramatic cr eation.A.Widower’s HousesB. Mrs. Warren’s ProfessionC.Major BarbaraD. The Quintessence of Ibsenism86.In English literature, ________ and ________ are the two best-known novelists of the “stream ofconsciousness” school.A.David Herbert LawrenceB. Robert TressellC.James JoyceD. Virginia Woolf87.________’s admirers have praised him as “second only to Shakespeare in his mastery of English language.”A.D.H. LawrenceB. T.S. EliotC.James JoyceD. W.B. Yeats88.________ is the climax of Virginia Woolf’s experiments in novel form.A.The WindowB. Time PassesC.To the LighthouseD. The Waves89.Which of the following novels belong(s) to the “stream of consciousness” school of novel writing?A.UlyssesB. Finnegans WakeC.To the LighthouseD. The Waves90.________ was written by James Joyce.A.The Portrait of an Artist as a Young ManB.Portrait of a LadyC.The Picture of Dorian GrayD.To the Lighthouse91. D.H. Lawrence’s representative work ________ was positively taken as a typical example and livelymanifestation of the Oedipus Complex in fiction, as the result of Lawrence’s long-range study of the psychologic theories of Sigmund Freud.A.Sons and LoversB. The RainbowC. Lady Chatterley’s LoverD. Women in Love92.Which of the characters are in the novel Sons and Lovers?A.Mrs. MorelB. PaulC. MiriamD. Clara93.Which of the following writers were from Ireland?A.George Bernard ShawB. Jonathan SwiftC.James Joyce Oscar WildeE.W.B. Yeats94.Which of the following play(s) was/were NOT written by George Bernard Shaw?A.Mrs. Warren’s ProfessionB. Widower’s HousesC.Major BarbaraD. PygmalionE.The Man of Property95.Which of the following plays deals with the story that a linguist trains a flower girl to speak the so-calledhigh-civilised English?A.Major BarbaraB. PygmalionC.Mrs. Warren’s ProfessionD. Man and Superman96.In 1923, ________ was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature.A.William Butler YeatsB. Samuel ButlerC.Thomas Stearns EliotD. David Herbert Lawrence97.William Butler Yeats was _______.A.an Irish poetB. a dramatistC. a criticD. a senator in the Irish Free State in 192198.Thomas Stearns Eliot defined his belief as ________.A.classicist in literatureB. royalist in politicsC.Anglo-Catholic in religionD. all of the above99.Which of the following statement is NOT true?A.Thomas Stearns Eliot was born in America.B.Thomas Stearns Eliot became a British subject in 1927.C.Thomas Stearns Eliot was educated in Harvard University and Oxford University.D.Thomas Stearns Eliot was a poet, a critic and a playwright.E.Thomas Stearns Eliot was also a great novelist.100.In which poem are the sterility and chaos of the contemporary world after 1st World War expressed?A.Ode to the West WindB. The Solitary ReapermiaD. 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1.The national epic of the Anglo-Saxons is ____.A Robin HoodB Sir Gawain and the Green KnightC The Canterbury TalesD Beowulf2. ____was the most outstanding single romance on the Arthurian legend written inalliterative verse.A The Canterbury TalesB Piers the PlowmanC Sir Gawain and the Green KnightD Beowulf3. ____was famous for The Canterbury Tales.A Geoffrey ChaucerB John MiltonC William ShakespeareD Francis Bacon4. Most of the ballads of the 15th century focused on the legend about ____ as a heroicfigure.A Green NightsB GawainC Robin HoodD Hamlet5.In the 16th century, Thomas More’s work ____became immediately popular after itspublication.A Paradise LostB A Pleasant Satire of the Three EstatesC Of StudiesD Utopia6. ____was Edmund Spencer’s masterpiece which has been regarded as one of the great poems in the English language.A AmorettiB The Shepherd’s CalendarC The Faerie QueeneD Four Hymns7. ____ is from Shakespeare’s sonnet No.18.A “Let me not to the marriage of true minds”B “To be or not to be: that is the question”C “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day”D “No longer mourn for me when I am dead”8. _____, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets of England, was born in London about 1340.A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Sir GawainC. Francis BaconD. John Dryden9.The four great tragedies written by Shakespeare are Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and ____.A. Antony and CleopatraB. Julius CaesarC Twelfth NightD King Lear10. Which of the following does not belong to Shakespeare’s romantic love comedies?A Twelfth NightB The TempestC As You Like ItD The Merchant of VeniceD C A C D C C A D B▪ 1. All of the following are the most eminent dramatists in the Renaissance England except______.▪ a. William Shakespeare▪ b. Ben Jonson▪ c. Christopher Marlowe▪ d. Francis Bacon▪ 2. The English Renaissance period was an age of _________.▪ a. poetry and drama▪ b. drama and novel▪ c. novel and poetry▪ d. romance and poetry▪ 3. Paradise Lost is the masterpiece of _____▪ a. William Shakespeare▪ b. Robert Burns▪ c. John Milton d. William Blake▪ 4. Which of the following plays written by Shakespeare is history play ?▪ a. A Midsummer Night’s Dream▪ b. The Merry Wives of Windsor▪ c. H enry IV d. King Lear▪ 5. The first official version of Bible known as the Great Bible, was revised in ______a. 16th centuryb. 17th century▪ c. 18th century d. 19th century▪ 6. Francis Bacon’s Essays first published in 1597 has been considered as an important landmark in the development of English_______, and as the first collection of essays in the English language.▪ a. poetry b. epics c. fiction d. prose▪7. Daniel Defoe was famous for his novel ____ which first established his reputation.▪ a.Gulliver’s Travels▪ b. The Adventure of Robinson Crusoe▪ c.The Pilgrim’s Progress▪ d. Oliver Twist▪8. The famous poem “ A Red Red Rose” was written by_________▪ a. William Wordsworth▪ b. George Byron▪ c. Robert Burns▪ d. William Blake▪9. Mary Shelley’s no vel Frankenstein belongs to the type of ____ which is often set in gloomy castles where horrifying, supernatural events take place.▪ a. Gothic b. Realism▪ c. Romanticism d. Classicism▪10. The first complete English Bible was translated by _______, “the morning star of the Reformation” and his followers.▪ A. William Langland B. James I▪ C. John Wycliffe▪ D. Bishop Lancelot Andrews▪ D A C C B D B C A C▪▪ 1. The literature of the Anglo-Saxon period falls naturally into two divisions, ______ and Christian.▪ a. Pagan b. Roman▪ c. French d. Danish▪ 2. “ Poetry is Spontaneous” was put forward by________▪ a. Robert Burns b. William Blake▪ c. William Wordsworth▪ d. Charles Lamb▪ 3. Which of the following writings can be regarded as typical belonging to the school of Romantic literature?▪ a. Don Juan b. Ulysses▪ c. Jane Eyre▪ d. Sons and Lovers▪ 4. ______is the first important English essayist and the founder of modern science in England.▪ a. Francis Bacon▪ b. Edmund Spenser▪ c. Thomas More d. Sidney▪ 5. What is flourished in Elizabethan age more than any other form of literature?▪ a. novel b.drama▪ c. essay d. poetry▪ 6. The publication of _______marked the beginning of the Romantic Age.▪ a. Don Juan▪ b. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner▪ c. The Lyrical Ballads▪ d. Ode to the West Wind▪7. Which of the following did not belong to Romanticism?▪ a. John Keats▪ b. Percy Shelley▪ c. William Wordsworth▪ d. Alfred Tennyson▪8. Frankenstein was filmed many times. Who wrote the book?▪ a. Edgar Allan Poe▪ b. James Joyce▪ c. Mary Shelley▪ d. Walter Scott▪9. In the mid-18th century, a new literary movement called_______came to Europe and then to England.▪ a. Romanticism b. Classicism▪ c. Realism d. Restoration▪10. Which of the following poem was not written by John Keats?▪ a. Ode to the West Wind▪ b. Ode to Autumn▪ c. Ode on a Grecian Urn▪ d. Ode to a Nightingale▪A C A A B C D C A A▪▪ 1. William Shakespeare is one of the giants of________▪ a. Romanticism▪ b. Critical Realism▪ c. Aestheticism▪ d. the Renaissance▪ 2. ________is the first important religious poet in English literature.▪ a. John Donne b. George Herbert▪ c. Caedmon d. Milton▪3. _________was the first to introduce the sonnet into English literature.▪a. Thomas Wyatt b. William Shakespeare▪c. Philip Sidney d. Thomas Gray▪4. The English poets________, William Wordsworth, and Robert Southey, were known as “ Lake Poets” because they lived in the Lake District Northwestern England at the beginning of the 19th century.▪a. George Byron b. John Keats▪c. Percy Shelley d. Samuel Coleridge▪ 5. The most gifted of the “University Wits” was ____.▪ A. John Lily B. Thomas KydC. Thomas GreeneD. Christopher Marlowe▪ 6. _____is one of the forerunners of modern socialist thought.▪ A. Phillip Sidney▪ B. Edmund Spenser▪ C. Thomas More▪ D. Christopher Marlowe▪7. Morality plays appeared after_____.▪A. miracle plays▪B. mystery plays▪C. interlude▪D. Classical plays▪8. Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of characteristics of Renaissance?▪ a. Exaltation of man’s pursuit of happiness in this life.b. Cultivation of the genuine flavor of ancient culture.c. Tolerance of human weaknesses.d. Praise of man’s efforts in having his soul delivered.▪9. The most intellectual movement of the Renaissance was ________.▪A. the Reformation▪B. Humanism▪C. the Italian revival▪D. Geographical exploration▪10. What is the relationship between Claudius and Hamlet?▪ A. Cousins B. Uncle and nephew▪ C. Father-in-law D. Father and son▪▪ D C A D D C A D B B▪ 1. Which of the following is a typical feature of Swift’s writings?▪ A. Great wit. B. Bitter satire.▪ C. Rich mythic allusions.▪ D. Complicated sentence structures.▪ 2. ____ is the leading figure of Metaphysical poetry.▪ A. John Donne B. George Herbert▪ C. Andre Marvell D. Henry Vaughan▪ 3. The ______ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout WesternEurope in the 18th century.▪ A. Romanticism B. Humanism▪ C. Enlightenment D. Sentimentalism▪ 4. Who was the greatest dramatist in the 18th century?▪ A. Oliver Goldsmith▪ B. Richard Sheridan▪ C. Laurence Sterne▪ D. Henry Fielding▪ 5. In which of the following works can you find the proper names “Lilliput”, “Brobdingnag”, “Houyhnhnm” and “Yahoo”?▪ A.The Pilgrim’s Progress▪ B. The Faerie Queene▪ C. Gulliver’s Travels▪ D. The School for Scandal▪ 6. ____ poems can be divided into two categories: the youthful love lyrics and the later sacred verses.▪ A. John Milton B. John BunyanC. John DonneD. John Dryden▪7. In The Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan describes The Vanity Fair in a _____ tone.▪ A. delightful B. solemn▪ C. sentimental D. satirical▪8. Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe created the image of an enterprising Englishman, typical of the English bourgeoisie in the _____ century.▪ A. 17th B. 19th C. 18th D. 20th▪9. _____ compiled the A Dictionary of the English Language which became the foundation of all the subsequent English dictionaries.▪ A. Ben Johnson B. Samuel Johnson▪ C. Alexander Pope D. John Dryden▪10. ____ found its representative writers in the field of poetry, such as Edward Young and Thomas Gray, but it manifested itself chiefly in the novels of Lawrence Sterne and Oliver Goldsmith.▪ A. Pre-romanticism B. Romanticism▪ C. Sentimentalism D. Naturalism▪B A C B C C D C B C▪。
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Choose the right answer.1. ____ is the greatest representative of English critical realism.A. Jane AustenB. ThackerayC. DickensD. Charlotte2. ____ is Thackeray’s one of the best known works.A. Sense and SensibilityB. The Book of SnobsC. The Pickwick PapersD. The Song of Lower Class3. Pride and Prejudice’s first title is ____.A. First ImpressionB. A Book Without a HeroC. The NewcomesD. Persuasion4. Vanity Fair has a sub-title. It is ____.A. First ImpressionB. A Book Without a HeroC. The NewcomesD. Persuasion5. In the 19th century English literature, a new literary trend ____ appeared. And it flourished in the for ties and in the early fifties.A. romanticismB. naturalismC. realismD. critical realism6. English critical realism found its expression chiefly in the form of ____ .A. novelB. dramaC. poetryD. sonnet7. ______’s Vanity Fair is a satirical portrayal of the upper strata(阶层) of society.A. George EliotB. Elizabeth GaskellC. W. M. ThackerayD. John Buyan8. The ____ Movement appeared in the thirties of the 19th century.A. EnlightenmentB. RenaissanceC. ChartistD. Romanticist9. The Chartist writers introduced a new theme into literature, the struggle of the _____ for its rights.A. soldiersB. peasantsC. bourgeoisieD. proletariat10. The greatest of Chartist poets was _____.A. Earnest JonesB. John MiltonC. Thomas HardyD. John Keats11. The story of ______ deals with the adventures of a retired old merchant.A. A Tale of Two CitiesB. David CopperfieldC. Pickwick PapersD. Oliver Twist12. The novel _____ exposes the terrible conditions of English private schools.A. Nicholas NicklebyB. Oliver TwistC. Hard TimesD. Great Expectations13. The story of _____ deals with the sufferings and hardships of an old man named Trent, and his grandd aughter, Nell.A. Pickwick PapersB. The Old Curiosity ShopC. Great ExpectationsD. Hard Times14. Which novel makes a fierce attack on the bourgeois system of education?A. Oliver TwistB. Hard TimesC. Great ExpectationsD. A Tale of Two Cities15. Which novel is a great satire upon the society and those people who dream to enter the higher society regardless of the social reality?A. A Tale of Two CitiesB. David CopperfieldC. Great ExpectationsD. Dombey and Son16. In the novel ______, Dickens describes the Chartist Movement and shows his sympathy for the wor kers.A. Great ExpectationsB. A Tale of Two CitiesC. Hard TimesD. Oliver Twist17. In the novel ___ , Defarge and Madame Defarge represent the revolutionaries.A. Dombey and SonB. A Tale of Two CitiesC. Little DorritD. Bleak House18. In the novel _____, Dr. Manette is a typical bourgeois intellectual.A. David CopperfieldB. Wuthering HeightsC. Bleak HouseD. A Tale of Two Cities19. _____ is often regarded as the semi-autobiography of the author Dickens in which the early life of t he hero is largely based on the author’s early life.A. The Curiosity ShopB. David CopperfieldC. Oliver TwistD. Great Expectations20. In 1864, Dickens published his last complete novel _______.A. The Old Curiosity ShopB. The Pickwick PaperC. Our Mutual FriendD. Little Dorrit21. Which of the following is Thackeray’s masterpiece?A. The VirginiansB. The Books of SnobsC. The NewcomesD. Vanity Fair22. The sub-title of Vanity Fair is _____.A. The First ImpressionB. A Novel Without a HeroC. The Spirit of the AgeD. The Daffodils23. The title of the novel Vanity Fair was taken from Bunyan’s masterpiece _____.A. The Pilgrim’s ProgressB. Child Harold’s PilgrimageC. Gulliver’s TravelsD. The Canterbury Tales24. Emily Bronte wrote only one novel entitled ______.A. Jane EyreB. Agnes GreyC. Wuthering HeightsD. Emma25. Charlotte’s Villette is based on her sad days in_____.A. GermanyB. LondonC. ParisD. Brussels26. Dickens’ third literary period shows intensifying ______.A. optimismB. excitementC. irritationD. pessimism27. ______is Dickens’ best of social satires.A. American NotesB. Martin ChuzzlewitC. Dombey and SonD. David Copperfield28. Tennyson’s In Memoriam is a collection of ____ short poems.A. 130B. 131C. 132D. 13329. The chief source of Tennyson’s Idylls of the King is taken from _____.A. The History of the King of BritainB. The History of PendennisC. The History of Henny EsmondD. Morte d’Arthur.30. The Chartists refer to those _____ in the early Victorian AgeA. Romantic writersB. working class writersC. realistic poetsD. bourgeois writers31. The Victorian Literature began in____ and ended in _____.A. 1837...1900 B. 1835...1901 C. 1832...1902 D. 1830 (1903)32. The conflicts between the capitalists and the proletarian in industrial England caused the ______.A. Enlightenment MovementB. Industrial RevolutionC. Chartist MovementD. Romantic Movement33. _____ is the greatest among the critical realists of the Victorian Age.A. Earnest JonesB. Emily BrontёC. Charlotte BrontёD. Charles Dickens34. Charles Dickens was impressive for his _____.A. wide spread of critical realismB. his spirit of democracy and humanismC. his unforgettable figures with satire and simple and clear languageD. including A, B and C35. “The pride of wealth” or “purse-pride” is the theme of _____.A. Dombey and SonB. Nicholas NicklebyC. The Old Curiosity ShopD. Martin Chuzzlewit36. The two cities in A Tale of Two Cities refer to ____.A. London and New YorkB. London and ParisC. Paris and New YorkD. Brussels and Washington37. ____ is the major literary form in the Victorian Period.A. essayB. poetryC. novelD. drama38. ____ is the main hero in the novel of Wuthering Heights.A. RochesterB. HeathcliffC. ManetteD. Martin39. Both Charlotte and Emily wrote about the ____ around them.A. familiar thingsB. common peopleC. neighborsD. evils40. The most important poet in the Victorian Age was _____.A. Earnest JonesB. Elizabeth GaskellC. Mr. BrowningD. Alfred Tennyson41. ______ made Dickens famous overnight.A. Sketches by BozB. The Pickwick PapersC. Oliver TwistD. The Old Curiosity Shop42. _____ is Dickens’ first novel of social history reflecting the sharp social contradictions.A. Sketches by BozB. American NotesC. Martin ChuzzlewitD. Barnaby Rudge (《巴纳比·拉奇》)43. Which of the following Dic kens’ works is not based on Christmas with religious coloring?A. Christmas Day in the MorningB. A Christmas CarolC. The Chimes （《教堂钟声》）D. The Cricket on the Heart (《灶上蟋蟀》)44. _____ is an autobiographical novel and loved by Dickens himself most.A. Great ExpectationsB. David CopperfieldC. Bleak HouseD. The Pickwick Papers45. Dickens’ writing is an encyclopedic knowledge of _____.A. ParisB. New YorkC. LondonD. Portsmoth46. The head of the gang of thieves is _____.A. FaginB. GradgrindC. PecksmiffD. Manette47. _____ has been called “the supreme epic of English life”.A. Nicholas NicklebyB. A Tale of Two CitiesC. Hard TimesD. The Pickwick Papers48. _____marked a great advance in Dickens’ art of novel-writing with closely knit and logical plot of his maturer works.A. David CopperfieldB. Dombey and SonC. Little DorritD. The Chimes49. In the ____ period, Charles Dickens believed that all the evils of the capitalist world would be remedi es of only men who behaved to each other with kindliness, justice, and sympathetic understanding.A. firstB. secondC. thirdD. fourth50. ____ is the most class-conscious book among the Christmas books.A. A Christmas CarolB. The ChimesC. The Cricket on the HearthD. The Battle of Life。