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《英美文学史及选读》期末试卷(2)

《英美文学史及选读》期末试卷(2)

台州学院外国语学院学年第学期级专业《英国文学史及选读I》期末试卷(2)(闭卷)班级姓名学号考试时间:120 分钟题号I II III IV V VI VII总分分值10101015202015100得分I. Multiple choice. Choose the best out of the four . (10%=1*10)1. The Song of Beowulf can be termed a(n) praising England’s national hero Beowulf .A. epicB. sonnetC. romanceD. novel2. Romance, which uses narrative verse or prose to tell stories of ___ adventures or otherheroic deeds, is a popular literary form in the medieval period.A. ChristianB. knightlyC. GreekD. primitive3. An iambic pentameter couplet is called____.A. heroic coupletB. blank verseC. tercetD. sestet4. Sonnets originated from Italy , and in the 16th century, ____ introduced it to England .A. Thomas MoreB. John MiltonC. Thomas WyattD. Petrarch5. In the poetic line “bathes each bud and shoot”, “bathes” and “bud” make a sound effect called .A. alliterationB. assonanceC. consonanceD. internal rhyme6. The supreme master in the 1st half of the 18th century is ____.A. Jonathan SwiftB. Richard SteeleC. Daniel DefoeD. Henry fielding7. Romanticism in England began in 1798, with the publication of ____.A. Lyrical BalladsB. EndymionC. The Rime of the Ancient MarinerD. To Autumn8. “Eternal summer gilds them yet, / But all, except their sun, is set.” is from____ .A. OzymandiasB. Ode to the West WindC. She Walks in BeautyD. The Isles of Greece9., the author of Ivanhoe, is the creator and a great master of the historical novel.A. Henry fieldingB. Walter ScottC. Daniel DefoeD. Jonathan Swift10. ___ _is one of the “Lakers”, or Lake school poets .A. John KeatsB. Percy Bysshe ShelleyC. Leigh HuntD. S. T. ColeridgeII. True or False? Write T for true and F for false . (10%=1*10)____ 1. John Donne is the most outstanding representative of the 17th century dramas.____ 2. A Modest Proposal by Swift shows the writer’s irony towards the projectors.____ 3. In a poetic line, a foot with a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable is trochic. ____ 4. The turn of the 18th century and the 19th century in England saw the appearance of a new literary current—Preromanticism.____ 5. The Tiger by William Blake is a poem in The Songs of Innocence.____ 6. The glory of the Romantic Age lies in the poetry of Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats etc..____ 7. The Satanic School includes Byron, Shelley and William Wordsworth.____ 8. Don Juan made John Keats famous overnight.____ 9.The first poem in The Lyrical Ballads is Wordsworth’s masterpiece The Rime of Ancient Mariner.____10. In his poems Byron aimed at simplicity and purity of the language, fighting against the conventional forms of the 18th century poetry.III. Blank Filling. (10%=1*10)1. The line “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” is taken from by WilliamShakespeare.2. The 18th century was distinctively an age of .3. The later enlighteners of England in the 18th century found the power of reason to beinsufficient and therefore appealed to sentiments as a means of achieving social justice, which led to the appearance of the new literary current— .4. She Stoops to Conquer is a rollicking comedy by .5. is the most independent and the most original of all the romantic poets of the 18th century.6.The image of an enterprising Englishman of the 18th century was created by in his famous novel Robinson Crusoe.7.While the political tempests led to a confusion in English literature in the 17th century, the peaceful development of the 18th century made a prevailing literary current.8.The two representatives of Pre-Romanticism are William Blake and .9. The most outstanding figure of English Sentimentalism is .10. Romanticism in England ended in 1832, with the death of .试卷纸第3页IV. Define or explain the following. (15%=5*3)1. Blank Verse2. Conceit3. The Graveyard SchoolV. Identify.(20%=10*2)Passage IThe curfew tolls the knell of parting day,The lowing herd wind slowly over the lea,The plowman homeward plods his weary way,And leaves the world to darkness and to me.……Questions1. Who is the writer of these lines?2. What is the title of the whole poem from which the lines are taken?3. In the 2nd line, “/l/” sound is repeated in “lowing” and “lea” to make for linking both sound and meaning.4. What is the theme of the poem?Passage III lay down on the grass, which was very short and soft, where I slept sounder than ever I remember to have done in my life, and as I reckoned, above nine hours; for when I awaked, it was just daylight. I attempted to rise, but was not able to stir…Questions1.Who is the writer of this passage?2.What’s the title of the novel from which the passage was taken?3.Who is the narrator in the novel?4.Explain how the artistic ideals of Classicism are displayed in the passage with an example.VI. Answer the following questions.(20%=10*2)1. What do you know about Sentimentalism?2. List at least five novels written by Jane Austen.VII. Literary essay writing. (15%)Refer to the following poem in explaining the literary movement——Romanticism.She Dwelt among the Untrodden WaysShe Dwelt among the Untrodden WaysBeside the spring of Dove.A Maid whom there were none to praiseAnd very few to love;A violet by a mossy stoneHalf hidden from the eye!Fair as a star, when only oneIs shining in the sky.She lived unknown, and few could knowWhen Lucy ceased to be;But she is in her grave, and, oh,The difference to me!台州学院外国语学院学年第学期级 专业《英国文学史及选读I》期末试卷答卷(2)(闭)班级姓名 学号考试时间:120 分钟题 号I II III IV V VI VII 总分分 值10101015202015100得 分I. Multiple choice. Choose the best out of the four. (10%=1*10)12345678910 II . True or False? Write T for true and F for false. (10%=1*10)1.____ 2.____ 3.____ 4.____ 5.____ 6.____ 7.____ 8.____ 9.____ 10.____III. Blank Filling. (10%=1*10)1. 6.2. 7.3. 8.4.9.5.10.IV. Define or explain the following. (15%=5*3)1. 2.装 订 线3.V. Identify.(20%=10*2)Passage I1.2.3.4..Passage II1.2.3.4.VI. Answer the following questions.(20%=10*2) 1.2. VII. Literary essay writing. (15%)。

(完整word)美国文学史及作品选读习题集(4)

(完整word)美国文学史及作品选读习题集(4)

4 The Romantic period of American literatureI. Fill in the blanks.1。

In the early 19th century Rip Van Winkle had established __________’s reputation at home and abroad, and designated the beginning of American Romanticism.2。

Emerson's first book in 1836____brought American Romanticism into a new phase,the phase of New England Transcendentalism.3。

In the early 19th century, Washington Irving wrote ___which became the first work by an American writer to win financial success on both sides of the Atlantic。

4. In 1828, _____published his An American Dictionary of the English language.5。

In 1755, ______published his remarkable dictionary named Dictionary of the English language。

6。

_______’s poems have the musical quality and romantic beauty.The Raven is his best-known poem.7. The civil war of 18661~1865 ended in the defeat of the Southerners and the abolition of______.8. The American Transcendentalists formed a club called______。

英国文学史及作品选读练习题(The-18th-Century)Word版

英国文学史及作品选读练习题(The-18th-Century)Word版

英美文学史及作品选读(207023261) > 课程作业> 复查测验:英国文学史及作品选读练习题(THE 18TH CENTURY)复查测验:英国文学史及作品选读练习题(The 18th Century)名称英国文学史及作品选读练习题(The 18th Century)状态已完成分数得120 分,满分120 分说明问题 1得 2 分,满分 2 分In the last twenty years of the 18th century, England produced two well-known romantic poets. They are William Blakeand .所选答案:Burns正确答案:Robert BurnsBurns问题 2得 2 分,满分 2 分Jonathan Swift’s famous prose work ________ is a satirical dialogue between the Ancients and the Moderns in thecharacter of the Bee and the Spider.所选答案: C. The Battle of the Books正确答案: C. The Battle of the Books反馈:The Battle of the Books问题 3得 2 分,满分 2 分The 18th century witnessed that in England there appeared twopolitical parties, _____.所选答案: A. the Whigs and the Tories正确答案: A. the Whigs and the Tories反馈:the Whigs and the Tories问题 4得 2 分,满分 2 分Blake’s Songs of Innocence is a lovely volume of poems, presenting a world of .所选答案: D. happiness and innocence正确答案: D. happiness and innocence反馈:happiness and innocence问题 5得 2 分,满分 2 分Jonathan Swift held the opinion that human nature , thus human nature and human institutions both neededconstant reform and improvement.所选答案: C. was a mixture of the angelic and the satanic正确答案: C. was a mixture of the angelic and the satanic反馈:was a mixture of the angelic and the satanic问题 6得 2 分,满分 2 分According to the neoclassicists, which of the following istrue?所选答案: D. All the above.正确答案: D. All the above.反馈:All the above.问题 7得 2 分,满分 2 分The social significance of Gulliver’s Travels lies in _____.所选答案:A. the devastating criticisms and satires of all aspects in the then English and European life正确答案:A. the devastating criticisms and satires of all aspects in the then English and European life反馈:the devastating criticisms and satires of all aspects in the then English and European life问题 8得 2 分,满分 2 分Which of the following cannot correctly describe Enlightenment Movement?所选答案: C. It advocated individual education.正确答案: C. It advocated individual education.反馈:It advocated individual education.问题 9得 2 分,满分 2 分In , Jonathan Swift suggests that children of the poor Irish people be sold at one year old as food for the Englishnobles. It shows his indignation toward the terribleoppression and exploitation of the Irish people by theEnglish ruling class.所选答案: A Modest Proposal正确答案: A Modest Proposal反馈: A Modest Proposal问题 10得 2 分,满分 2 分Sir Walter Scott called the father of Englishfiction.所选答案:Fielding正确答案:Henry FieldingFielding反馈:Henry Fielding; Fielding问题 11得 2 分,满分 2 分In his novel, Robinson Crusoe, Defoe eulogizes the hero of the .所选答案: B. rising bourgeoisie正确答案: B. rising bourgeoisie反馈:rising bourgeoisie问题 12得 2 分,满分 2 分The literary form of neoclassicism is of the strict symmetry.The prevailing genre of neo-classical literature is thewhich consists of two riming lines of iambic pentameter, andthe second line completes the thoughts expressed by thecouplet.所选答案:heroic couplet正确答案:heroic couplet反馈:heroic couplet问题 13得 2 分,满分 2 分In the first part of Robinson Crusoe, the hero saved a savage and named him .所选答案:Friday正确答案:Friday反馈:Friday问题 14得 2 分,满分 2 分Thomas Gray has been regarded as the leader of the of the day.所选答案: D.sentimental poetry正确答案: D.sentimental poetry反馈:sentimental poetry问题 15得 2 分,满分 2 分Which of the following is NOT a character in the novel TheHistory of Tom Jones, a Foundling?所选答案: d.Amelia正确答案: d.Amelia反馈:Amelia问题 16得 2 分,满分 2 分is a typical feature of Swift’s writings.所选答案:Bitter Satire正确答案:Bitter Satire反馈:Bitter Satire问题 17得 2 分,满分 2 分Daniel Defoe describes as a typical Englishmiddle-class man of the 18th century, the very prototype of theempire builder or the pioneer colonist.所选答案:Robinson Crusoe正确答案:Robinson CrusoeCrusoe反馈:Robinson Crusoe; Crusoe问题 18得 2 分,满分 2 分In the Houyhnhnm land, Gulliver found that ______ were hairy, wild, low and despicable brutes while ______ are endowedwith reason and all good and admirable qualities.所选答案: B. the Yahoos ... the horses正确答案: B. the Yahoos ... the horses反馈:the Yahoos ... the horses问题 19得 2 分,满分 2 分In the middle decades of the 18th century became the leader of the classic school in English poetry and prose.所选答案:Samuel Johnson正确答案:Samuel JohnsonJohnson反馈:Samuel Johnson; Johnson问题 20得 2 分,满分 2 分ranks among the greatest satirist of England, and of the world. “A Modest Proposal” is one of his satiricalworks.所选答案:Jonathan Swift正确答案:Jonathan SwiftSwift反馈:Jonathan Swift; Swift问题 21得 2 分,满分 2 分_________came into being as a result of a bitter discontent on the part of certain enlighteners in society reality.所选答案: D. Sentimentalism正确答案: D. Sentimentalism反馈:Sentimentalism问题 22得 2 分,满分 2 分The following on Daniel Defoe are true except .所选答案: B. He was a member of the upper class正确答案: B. He was a member of the upper class反馈:He was a member of the upper class问题 23得 2 分,满分 2 分Which of the following place does Gulliver visit first inGulliver’s Travels?所选答案: D. Lilliput正确答案: D. Lilliput反馈:Lilliput问题 24得 2 分,满分 2 分The only novel of Oliver Goldsmith is _________, which givesa detailed account of the numerous misfortunes befalling thecentral character and his family.所选答案: C. The Vicar of Wakefield正确答案: C. The Vicar of Wakefield反馈:The Vicar of Wakefield问题 25得 2 分,满分 2 分In the following writings by Henry Fielding, which brings him the name of the “Prose Homer”?所选答案: D.The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling正确答案: D.The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling反馈:The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling问题 26得 2 分,满分 2 分Of all the 18the century novelists, _________ was the first to set out in theory and practice, to write specially a“comic epic in prose”, and the first to give the modernnovel its structure and style.所选答案: A.HenryFielding正确答案: A.HenryFielding反馈:HenryFielding问题 27得 2 分,满分 2 分The Rivals written by is a clever satire on the sentimental and pseudo-romantic fancies of many young womenof the upper classes of the 18th century.所选答案:Sheridan正确答案:Richard Brinsley SheridanBrinsley SheridanSheridan反馈:Richard Brinsley Sheridan; Brinsley Sheridan; Sheridan问题 28得 2 分,满分 2 分Literature of Neoclassicism is different from that ofRomanticism in that ________.所选答案: C.the former celebrates reason, rationality, order andinstruction while the latter sees literature as an expression on an individual’s feelings and experiences正确答案: C.the former celebrates reason, rationality, order andinstruction while the latter sees literature as an expression on an individual’s feelings and experiences反馈:the former celebrates reason, rationality, order and instruction while the latter sees literature as an expression on an individual’s feelings and experiences问题 29得 2 分,满分 2 分In Gulliver’s Travels, Yahoos are the creatures living on ________.所选答案:Houyhnhnms 正确答案:Houyhnhnms 反馈:Houyhnhnms问题 30得 2 分,满分 2 分The greatest novelist of the 18th century, and also one of the greatest that England ever produced is , who isconsidered as the founder of the English realistic novel.所选答案:Henry Fielding正确答案:Henry FieldingFielding问题 31得 2 分,满分 2 分1. The principal elements of the ________Novel are mystery,horror and suspense.所选答案:Gothic正确答案:Gothic反馈:Gothic问题 32得 2 分,满分 2 分 Friday is a character in the novel__________.所选答案:Robinson Crusoe正确答案:The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson CrusoeRobinson Crusoe反馈:The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of RobinsonCrusoe; Robinson Crusoe问题 33得 2 分,满分 2 分_________is William Blake’s most important prose work, which is the manifesto of his spiritual independence.所选答案: A. The Marriage of Heaven and Hell正确答案: A. The Marriage of Heaven and Hell反馈:The Marriage of Heaven and Hell问题 34得 2 分,满分 2 分“Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear,And the rocks melt wi’ the sun:I will luve thee still, my dear,While the sands o’ life shall run.”The above verse lines are taken from the famous poem“________”.所选答案: A Red, Red Rose正确答案: A Red, Red Rose反馈: A Red, Red Rose问题 35得 2 分,满分 2 分Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels is the greatest work in English literature.所选答案: A. satiric正确答案: A. satiric反馈:satiric问题 36得 2 分,满分 2 分The best part of Robinson Crusoe is the realistic account of his against the hostile nature.所选答案:struggle正确答案:strugglefight反馈:struggle; fight问题 37得 2 分,满分 2 分Which of the following is not true about Robinson Crusoe?所选答案: D. It is a record of Defoe’s own expe rience.正确答案: D. It is a record of Defoe’s own experience.反馈:It is a record of Defoe’s own experience.问题 38得 2 分,满分 2 分The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling has been praised for its excellent plot construction. The three big divisions of theadventures of the hero and the heroine are marked by thechange of scenes: in the country, on the road and in__________.所选答案:London正确答案:London反馈:London问题 39得 2 分,满分 2 分’s poem “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” is taken as a model of sentimentalist poetry,esp. the Graveyard school.所选答案:Gray正确答案:Thomas GrayGray反馈:Thomas Gray; Gray问题 40得 2 分,满分 2 分Which of the following is not true about Samuel Richardson?所选答案: D. He is the first novelist of realist tradition.正确答案: D. He is the first novelist of realist tradition.反馈:He is the first novelist of realist tradition.问题 41得 2 分,满分 2 分_______is of the author of the first dictionary by anEnglishman—Dictionary of the English Language, which hasbecome the foundation of all subsequent Englishdictionaries.所选答案: A. Samuel Johnson正确答案: A. Samuel Johnson反馈:Samuel Johnson问题 42得 2 分,满分 2 分Sheridan’s _____is the best English comedy sin ce the days of Shakespeare.所选答案: C. The School for Scandal正确答案: C. The School for Scandal反馈:The School for Scandal问题 43得 2 分,满分 2 分The 18th century England is known as the Age of Enlightenment or the Age of ________.所选答案:Reason正确答案:Reason反馈:Reason问题 44得 2 分,满分 2 分Joseph Andrew is Fielding’s first novel. He wrote the novel with the intention of ridiculing Richard’snovel .所选答案:Pamela正确答案:Pamela反馈:Pamela问题 45得 2 分,满分 2 分In Robinson Crusoe, the writer glorifies .所选答案: A. human labor and the Puritan fortitude正确答案: A. human labor and the Puritan fortitude反馈:human labor and the Puritan fortitude问题 46得 2 分,满分 2 分Many of Burns’ songs deal with friendship, ______has long become a universal parting-song of all the English-speakingcountries.所选答案: D. Auld Lang Syne正确答案: D. Auld Lang Syne反馈:Auld Lang Syne问题 47得 2 分,满分 2 分In the William Blake’s poetry, the father (and any other in whom he saw the image of the father such as God, Priest andKing) was usually a figure of_______.所选答案:tyranny正确答案:tyranny反馈:tyranny问题 48得 2 分,满分 2 分Gothic novels are mostly stories of ____, which take place in some haunted or dilapidated Middle Age castles.所选答案: D. mystery and horror正确答案: D. mystery and horror反馈:mystery and horror问题 49得 2 分,满分 2 分The only important English dramatist produced in the 18thcentury is ________.所选答案:Sheridan正确答案:Richard Brinsley SheridanBrinsley SheridanSheridan反馈:Richard Brinsley Sheridan; Brinsley Sheridan; Sheridan问题 50得 2 分,满分 2 分Of the eighteenth-century novelists Henry Fielding was the first to _____.所选答案: D. give the modern novel its structure and style正确答案: D. give the modern novel its structure and style反馈:give the modern novel its structure and style问题 51得 2 分,满分 2 分Blake’s Songs of Experience paints a world of _____ with a melancholy tone.所选答案: A. misery, poverty, disease, war and repression正确答案: A. misery, poverty, disease, war and repression反馈:misery, poverty, disease, war and repression问题 52得 2 分,满分 2 分In the 18th century, _______found its expression chiefly in poetry, especially that of William Blake and Robert burns.所选答案: D. pre-romanticism正确答案: D. pre-romanticism反馈:pre-romanticism问题 53得 2 分,满分 2 分_______was a progressive intellectual movement going on throughout Europe in the 18th century.所选答案: C. The Enlightenment正确答案: C. The Enlightenment反馈:The Enlightenment问题 54得 2 分,满分 2 分The main literary stream of the 18th century was .What the writers described were mainly social realities.所选答案:Realism正确答案:realism反馈: realism问题 55得 2 分,满分 2 分The rise and growth of __________is the most prominentachievement of the 18th century English literature, which hasgiven the world such writers as Daniel Defoe, Jonathan swiftand Henry fielding.所选答案: B.realisticnovel正确答案: B.realisticnovel反馈:realisticnovel问题 56得 2 分,满分 2 分is undoubtedly the greatest poet Scotland has ever produced. His “Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect” isof great importance.所选答案:Robert Burns正确答案:Robert BurnsBurns反馈:Robert Burns; Burns问题 57得 2 分,满分 2 分Among the representatives of the Enlightenment, _______ was the first to introduce rationalism to England.所选答案:pope正确答案:Alexander PopePope反馈:Alexander Pope; Pope问题 58得 2 分,满分 2 分Modern English novel arose in the ________century.所选答案: C. 18th正确答案: C. 18th反馈:18th问题 59得 2 分,满分 2 分Pamela is written in the form of a ______novel.所选答案:epistolary正确答案:epistolary反馈:epistolary问题 60得 2 分,满分 2 分Which of the following novels by Henry Fielding satirizes thepolitical system of England and the then PrimeMinister Sir Robert Walpole?所选答案: C.Jonathan Wild theGreat正确答案: C.Jonathan Wild theGreat反馈:Jonathan Wild theGreat(注:可编辑下载,若有不当之处,请指正,谢谢!)。

外研社2023英美文学简史及名篇选读 参考答案

外研社2023英美文学简史及名篇选读 参考答案

《英美文学简史及名篇选读》单元练习参考答案Exercises of Chapter II. Fill in the following blanks.1. Angles;Saxons; Jutes2. Beowulf3.French;Latin; Old EnglishII. Find the relevant match from Column B for each item in Column A.1.D2.C3.B4.E5. AIII. Choose the best answer for each statement.1.B2.D3.B4.BExercises of Chapter III. Fill in the following blanks.1. Utopia2.Francis Bacon3. Hamlet; Othello; King Lear; Macbeth4.classical; human activities; keynoteII. Find the relevant match from Column B for each item in Column A. Part I :1.D2.E3. B4. C5.APart II:6.L7.K8. I9.G 10.F. 11.H 12. JIII. Choose the best answer for each statement.1.B2.D3.B4.B5.C6.CExercises of Chapter IIII. Fill in the following blanks.1. Charles I ; Parliament2. beheaded ; commonwealth3. King Charles II;Restoration4.William Shakespeare ; Geoffrey ChaucerII. Find the relevant match from Column B for each item in Column A.Part I :1.C2.D3.B4. APart II :1.H2.E3.F4.GIII. Choose the best answer for each statement.1.D2.C3.D4.B5.CExercises of Chapter IVI. Fill in the following blanks.1.Sentimentalism2.Robert Burns3.Henry FieldingII. Choose the best answer for each statement.1.C2.A3.B4.DIII. Find the relevant match from Column B for each item in Column A. 1.B 2.C 3.A 4,E 5.DExercises of Chapter VI. Fill in the following blanks.1.the publication of Wordsworth and Coleridge’s joint work Lyrical Ballads in1798;Walter Scott’s death2. Wordsworth, Coleridge and Southey3.Walter ScottII. Find the relevant match from Column B for each item in Column A.1.B2.C3.E4.F5.G6.A7.DIII. Choose the best answer for each statement.1.D2.C3.C4.D5.BExercises of Chapter VII.Fill in the following blanks.1.1837;1901;remarkable;expansion;British Empire2.the contradiction between the rich and the poor; the conflicts between capitaland labour; the widespread unemployment; severe depression3.The Life of Charlotte Bronte4.Lewis Carroll;Oxford; Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland; Through theLooking-GrassII. Find the relevant match from Column B for each item in Column A.1.F2.A3.B4.C5.H6.E7.J8.K9.G 10.L 11.D 12.IIII. Choose the best answer for each statement.1.D2.C3.B4.D5.B6.CExercises of Chapter VIII. Fill in the following blanks.1. Literature in 19252. Stream of consciousness3. science fiction; father of science fiction4. Modernism5. James Joyce; Virginia Woolf; William FaulknerII. Find the relevant match from Column B for each item in Column A.1.B2.C3.G4.E5.F6.H7.D8.AIII. Choose the best answer for each statement.1.B2.A3.D4.D5.AExercises of Chapter VIIII. Fill in the following blanks.1. Booker Prize (The Man Booker Prize for Fiction); Full-length; English: UK2. N ineteen Eighty-Four3. Elias Canetti; Doris Lessing; William Golding; V.S. Naipaul4. Samuel Beckett; Harold PinterII. Find the relevant match from Column B for each item in Column A. 1.B 2.G 3.C 4.F 5.I 6.A 7.H 8.E 9.DIII. Choose the best answer for each statement.1.B2.D3.C4.D5.AExercises of Chapter IXI. Fill in the following blanks.1. James Fenimore Copper2. New England Transcendentalism3. believers ; divinity; intuition; reason4. Washington Irving; Allan Poe; Nathaniel Hawthorne5. Emerson; Nature; Thoreau’s WaldenII. Find the relevant match from Column B for each item in Column A. 1.E 2.B 3.H 4.F 5.C 6.G 7.A 8.DIII. Choose the best answer for each statement.1.B2.B3.D4.D5.C6.AExercises of Chapter XI. Fill in the following blanks.1. naturalism; realism2. International theme3. industrialization ; mechanization4. wit ; satire5. feministII. Find the relevant match from Column B for each item in Column A.1.C2.A3.B4.H5.F6.D7.E8.GIII. Choose the best answer for each statement.1.A2.B3.B4.D5.BExercises of Chapter XII. Fill in the following blanks.1. Lost Generation2. Eugene O’NeilII. Find the relevant match from Column B for each item in Column A.Part I : 1.B 2.E 3.D 4.A 5.CPart II:7.H 8.J 9.K 10.L 11.I 12.GIII. Choose the best answer for each statement.1.D2.B3.A4.B5.AExercises of Chapter XIII. Fill in the following blanks.1. Edward Albee2. William Faulkner;Ernest Hemingway;John Steinbeck;Saul Bellow;Issac Bashevis Singer;Joseph Brodsky; Toni Morrison;Bob Dylan3.Joseph Heller; Thomas PynchonII. Find the relevant match from Column B for each item in Column A.1.D2.J3.B4.G5.I6.H7.C8.A9.F 10.E III. Choose the best answer for each statement.1.A2.B3.C4.B5.A。

原题目:英语专业英美文学选读课程期末考试复习题

原题目:英语专业英美文学选读课程期末考试复习题

原题目:英语专业英美文学选读课程期末考试复习题一、选择题(每题5分,共40分)1. 下列哪位作家是19世纪初英国浪漫主义文学的代表人物?A. 简·奥斯汀B. 弗朗西斯·贝金斯·布伯尔C. 爱米莉·勃朗特D. 简·艾尔洛克2. 被誉为“美国民族史诗”的作品是下面哪部?A. 《老人与海》B. 《汤姆·索亚历险记》C. 《伊娃》D. 《飘》3. 以下哪位作家是英国维多利亚时期的代表作家?A. 威廉·莎士比亚B. 查尔斯·狄更斯C. 托马斯·哈代D. 奥斯卡·王尔德4. 被称为“现代英国戏剧之父”的剧作家是下方哪位?A. 卡尔·马克思B. 乔治·肖伯纳C. 亨利·詹姆斯D. 奥斯卡·王尔德5. 以下哪位作家是美国现代主义文学的代表人物?A. 艾米丽·狄金森B. 罗伯特·弗罗斯特C. 弗朗茨·卡夫卡D. 弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫6. 下列哪本小说以揭示人性之恶而著称?A. 《飘》B. 《1984》C. 《傲慢与偏见》D. 《哈姆雷特》7. 哪位作家被称为“20世纪最重要的英国小说家之一”?A. 威廉·莎士比亚B. 乔治·奥威尔C. 哈珀·李D. 东尼·莫里森8. 以下哪本小说描写了苏格兰高地的历史与风俗?A. 《呼啸山庄》B. 《麦田里的守望者》C. 《钟楼怪人》D. 《华尔街》二、简答题(每题10分,共20分)1. 请简要解释英国维多利亚时期文学的主要特点。

2. 简要介绍美国现代主义文学的主要代表作家及作品。

三、论述题(20分)请从英国儿童文学和美国南方文学的角度分析比较《奥神领地》和《哈利·波特与魔法石》的文学特点和传达的主题。

四、创作题(20分)请根据自己的创作能力和理解,以《失乐园》为题材,写一篇关于对科技革命带来的道德困境和对人类价值的思考的短文。

英美文学作品选读期末复习资料

英美文学作品选读期末复习资料

英美文学作品选读期末复习资料I.Multiple Choice:1.A(n) ____is a piece of writing which is often written from an author'spersonal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author.A.poemB. novelC. essayD. drama2.Which is written by Jane Austen?A.PersuasionB.Waiting for GodotC.NatureD.The Old Man and the Sea3.The following sentences are taken from_______“Nature always wears the colors of the spirit. To a man laboring under calamity, the heat of his own fire hath sadness in it.”A. NatureB. The Self-relianceC. The Sun Also RisesD. The American Scholar4.Samuel Beckett’s work offers a bleak, tragicomic outlook on____,often coupled with black comedy and gallows humour.A.human natureB.loveC.deathD.life5.The following is taken from_______“Nay there is no stand or impediment in the wi t, but may be wrought out by fit studies: like as diseases of the body may have appropriate exercises.”A. “My Heart’s in Highlands”B. “Mending Wall”C. “Of Study”D. “The Sun Rising”6.The following sentence is taken from_______“It is a truth universall y acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”A. NatureB. The Old Man and the SeaC. Waiting for GodotD. Pride and Prejudice7.The following is taken from_______“Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability.”A.“The Road Not Taken”B. “A Red, Red Rose”C. “Of Study”D. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowing Evening”8.The following is taken from_______“So if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again.”A. “Of Study”B. “A Red, Red Rose”C. NatureD. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowing Evening”9.The following is taken from_______“Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business.”A. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowing Evening”B. “Mending Wall”C. “Of Study”D. “The Sun Rising”10.The following sentences are taken from_______“Santiago,”the boy said to him as they climbed the bank from where the skiff was hauled up. “I could go with you again. We’ve made some money.”A.The Old Man and the SeaB. The American ScholarC. The Sun Also RisesD. Emma11.Which is written by Hemingway?A.Pride and PrejudiceB. A Farewell to ArmsC.Oedipus the KingD.Sense and Sensibility12.Which is written by Francis Bacon?A.Advancement of LearningB. The Self-relianceC.“Mending Wall”D.“A Red Red Rose”13.First published in 1813, Pride and Prejudice has consistently beenJane Austen's most popular novel.A. 1813B. 1820C. 1913D. 193014.Which is written by Francis Bacon?A.“ of Wisdom”B.NatureC.“The Road Not Taken”D.“A Red Red Rose”15.The following sentence is taken from_______“Nature is a setting that fits equally well a comic or a mourning piece.”A. Pride and PrejudiceB. A Farewell to ArmsC. NatureD. Emma16.The following sentences are taken from_______“Mr. Bingley was good looking and gentlemanlike; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners. His sisters were fine women, with an air of decided fashion.”A. NatureB. The Old Man and the SeaC. Waiting for GodotD. Pride and Prejudice17.Which is written by Emerson?A.The Old Man and the SeaB.Mansfield ParkC.Self-relianceD.Persuasion18.The following are ______’s writing features:His peasant origin and environment added him in capturing the happy simplicity, humor, directness and optimism, which are characteristic of all old Scottish songs.A.Robert FrostB.Robert BurnsC.BaconD.Emerson19.The following sentence is taken from_______“Yet it is certain that the power to produce this delight, does not reside in nature, but in man, or in a harmony of both.”A. NatureB. The Self-relianceC. EmmaD. The Sun Also Rises20.The following sentence is taken from_______“To go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society.”A. NatureB. “Of Study”C. Pride and PrejudiceD. The Old Man and the Sea21.In Pride and Prejudice, none of the Bennet’s daughters can inheritthe estate of the family for it has been entailed upon the nearest male heir,______.A.DarcyB.William CollinsC.WickhamD.Santiago22.Which is written by Emerson?A.The Old Man and the SeaB.The American ScholarC.Mansfield ParkD.Persuasion23.Which is written by Shakespeare?A.Waiting for GodotB. Oedipus the KingC. OthelloD. The Women of Trachis24.The title Pride and Prejudice refers (among other things) to the waysin which Elizabeth and _____ first view each other.A. CollinsB. SantiagoC.WickhamD. Darcy25.Which is written by Francis Bacon?A.Sense and sensibilityB.“of Friendship”C.“Mending Wall”D.“A Red Red Rose”26.The following are taken from_______“And I will luve thee still, my dear, / Till a’ the seas gang dry:”A.“Mending Wall”B. “A Red, Red Rose”C. “The Road Not Taken”D. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowing Evening”27.The following are taken from_______“I took the one less traveled by, / And that has made all the difference.”A. “Mending Wall”B. “My Heart’s in Highlands”C. “A Red, Red Rose”D. “The Road Not Taken”28.The following is taken from_______“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts;others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.”A. “Mending Wall”B. “The Road Not Taken”C. “My Heart’s in Highlands”D. “Of Study”29. _______, Hemingway’s first novel, was published in 1926.A.A Farewell To ArmsB.The Old Man and the SeaC.Moby-DickD.The Sun Also Rises30.The following are taken from_______“O my Luve’s like the melodie / That’s sweetly played in tune.”A.“The Road Not Taken”B. “A Red, Red Rose”C. “My Heart’s in Highlands”D. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowing Evening”II. T——F Statements1. Beckett was awarded the 1969 Nobel Prize in Literature. T2. “My Heart’s in Highlands” is written by Robert Frost. F3. Mansfield Park is written by Jane Austen. T4. If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind is taken from "The Road N ot Taken”.5. Robert Frost shows the England scenery. He is closely concerned about farmers’ life and nature. F6.Francis Bacon was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist,and author. T7. “And be one traveler, long I stood / And looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth;”are taken from“The Road Not Taken”. T8.Bacon’s essays are famous for their brevity, precision and powerfulness. T9. Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet, who led the Transcendentalist movement of the 18th century. F10. The Old Man and the Sea centers upon Santiago, an aging fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. T11. Hemingway’s novels show a wealth of humor, wit and delicate satire.F12. Ernest Miller Hemingway was an American author and journalist. His economical and understated style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations. T13. The theme of “A Red Red Rose” is life. F14.Hemingway’s wartime experiences in the World War II formed the basisfor his novel A Farewell to Arms. F15. Beckett is widely regarded as among the most influential writers ofthe 20th century. Strongly influenced by James Joyce, he is consideredone of the last modernists. T16.From 1811 until 1816, with the release of Sense and Sensibility(1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma (1816), Jane Austen achieved success as a published writer. T17. Beckett is one of the key writers in what Martin Esslin called the "Theatre of the Absurd". T18. “Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them” reveals the three attitudes towards study. T19.A(n) essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. T20. “Nature is a setti ng that fits equally well a comic or a mourning piece.” is taken from A Farewell to Arms. F21. The title Pride and Prejudice refers (among other things) to the waysin which Elizabeth and Collins first view each other. F22. “My Heart’s in Highlands” is n ot written by Robert Frost. T23. Hemingway won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. T24. “Mr. Darcy danced only once with Mrs. Hurst and once with Miss Bingley, declined being introduced to any other lady,and spent the rest of the evening in walking about the room, speaking occasionally to one of his own party. His character was decided. He was the proudest, most disagreeable man in the world, and everybody hoped that he would never come there again.” are taken from Pride and Prejudice T25. “But he th ought, I keep them with precision. Only I have no luck any more. But who knows? Maybe today. Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready.” are taken from The Old Man and the Sea. T1.Define the term, essay.An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition of an essay is vague, overlapping with those of an article and a short story. Almost all modern essays are written in prose, but works in verse have been dubbed essays.2. Find out the three abuses of study in Of Study.To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humor of a scholar.3. Please enumerate three works of Robert Frost.“Mending Wall”“The Road Not Taken”“Stopping by Woods on a Snowing Evening”4.C omment on Hemingway’s writing features.He always tries his best to avoid using kinds of ways to depict things or piling big words and gorgeous adjectives. On thecontrary, he always adopts direct description and short sentences which are precise, laconic,bright and vivid. His writing style only serves his particular characters and theme.His unique writing style, “Iceberg Principle”: there is seven -eighths of the iceberg which is beneath the surface of the water in which it floats. He believes that a good writer does not need to reveal every detail of a character or action; the one –eighth that is presented will suggest all other meanings of the story.。

英国文学史及作品选读习题集(5)

英国文学史及作品选读习题集(5)

英国文学史及作品选读习题集(5)5 English Literature in the Romantic PeriodⅠ. Essay questions.1. In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen explored three kinds of motivations of marriage the middle-class people had in the second half of the 18th century. Try to make a brief discussion about them with specific examples from the novel. Make comments on Austen’s attitude towards these motivations.2. What are the general features of English Romanticism3. Tell the story of Pride and Prejudice and make a comment on it.4. Make a comment on Wordsworth concerning his contribution to poetry.5. Irony abounds in Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice. Please illustrate it with reference to some examples.6. Make a general comment on Walter Scott.’Ⅱ. Define the following terms.1. Romanticism2. Ode3. Byronic hero4. Ottava rima5. Terza rima6. Irony7. Lyric8. Motif9. Theme10. Symbol11. Imagery12. Foil13. Synaesthesia14. Character15. Flat character16. Round character17. Negative capacityⅢ Fill in the blanks.1. As an age of romantic enthusiasm, the Romantic Age began in 1798 when ______and ______published _______ and ended in 1832 when ______died.2. In the Preface of the 2nd and 3rd editions of __________, Wordsworth laid down the principles of poetry composition.3. The English Romantic Age produced two major novelists, _________ and ______.4. _____, ________, and_________ are referred to as the “Lake Poets” because they lived in the Lake District i n the northwestern part of England.5. In 1805, Wordsworth completed his long autobiographical poem entitled__________.6. Scott’s historical novels depicted Scotland, England, and the Continent covering a period ranging from _______ up to, and including, _______.7. _______ mourned for _______’s premature death in an elegy “Adonais”, w riting “He is made one with Nature.”8. “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage” is a long poem created by contains four cantos in the_______ stanza, namely a 9-line stanza rhymed ababbcbcc, in which the first eight lines are in iambic pentameter while the ninth in iambic hexameter,9. _______ is Byron’s masterpiece, written in the prime of his creativepower. He called it an “epic satire”, “a satire on abuses ofthe present state of soc iety.”10. The great novelist in the Romantic period_______ marked the transition from Romanticism to the period of Realism which followed it.11. The plot of Shelley’s lyrical drama Prometheus Unbound is borrowed from _______, a play of the Greek tragedian Aeschylus.12. In “To Autumn”, Keats writes,” Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, / Clise bosom-friend of the maturing sun; / Conspiring with him how to load and bless / With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run; / …” The figure of speech used in the lines is _______.13. “Ode to a Nightingale” expresses the contrast be tween _______ and _______.14. The unifying principle in Don Juan is the basic ironic theme of _______, ., what things seem to be and what they actually are.15. Byron employed _______ from Italian mock-heroic poetry. His first experiment was made in Beppo. It was perfected in Don Juan in which the convention flows with ease and naturalness.was memorized and honored as “the heart of all hearts” after his death. 17. Many critics regard Shelley as one of the greatest of all English poets. They point especially to his_______.18. Romanticism was in effect a revolt of the English _______against the neoclassical _______, which prevailed from the days of pope to those of Johnson.19. _______ are generally regarded as Keats’s most important and mature works.20. “Ode on a Grecian Urn” shows the contrast between _______and21. Among the Romantic figures, _______has a fundamentalconviction of the health of the social system, of its ability to reform itself, and of the assurance of social well-being and the likelihood of a reasonable personal happiness.22. Scott is considered “the father of _______” which open(s) up to fiction the rich and lively realm of history.23. Two prevailing themes of Pride and Prejudice are _______ and _______.24. _______ was composed in a dream after the poet Coleridge took the opium.25. All such works of Coleridge as “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, “Christable” and “Kubla Khan” revealed his keen interest in_______,26. _______ is regarded as a “worshipper of nature”.27. “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”, “An Evening Walk”, “My Heart Leaps up” and “Tintern Abbey” are all masterpieces on _______.28. The main idea running through the dramatic poem Prometheus Unboundis that of _______.29. _______, with a triumphant praise of the imagination, highly exalts the role of poetry, thinking that poetry alone could free man and offer the mind a wider view of its powers. He holds that poetry “is a more direct represe ntation of the actions and passions of our internal being”.30. The Romantic period is an age of poetry. The major Romantic poets such as Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats started a rebellion against the neoclassical literature, which was later regarded as _______.31. _______ and _______ gave great impetus to the rise of the Romantic32. _______ is a great critic of the romantic period on Shakespeare, Elizabethan drama, and English poetry. He is also a maser of the familiar essays.33. With _______, the essay is no longer chiefly a mode of intellectual inquiry and moral address. Rather, the essay becomes a medium for a delightful literary treatment of life’s small pleasures and reassurances.Ⅳ. Choose the best answer1. “Beauty is truth, truth beauty” is an epigrammatic line by _______.A. Kohn KeatsB. William BlakeC. William WordsworthD. Percy Bysshe Shelley2. William Wordsworth, a romantic poet, advocated all of the following EXCEPT _______.A. Normal contemporary speech patternsB. Humble and rustic life as subject matterC. Elegant wording and inflated figures of speechD. Intensely subjective feeling toward individual experience3. In Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “Kubla Khan”, “A sunny pleasure dome with caves of ice “_______.A. Refers to the palace where Kubla Khan once livedB. Vividly describes a building of poor qualityC. Is the gift given to a beautiful girl called AbyssinianD. Symbolizes the reconciliation of the conscious and the unconscious4. _______is one of the first generation of English Romantic poets.A. KeatsB. ShelleyD. Wordsworth5. “If winter comes, can spring be far behind” is taken from _______.A. The Solitary ReaperB. Ode to the West WindC. To AutumnD. Song to the Man of England6. _______is NOT among the representative essayists in the romantic times.A. Charles LambB. William HazlittC. Thomas De QuinceyD. Walter Scott7. In_______, _______set forth his principles of poetry, “all good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feeling”.A. The Preface to Lyrical Ballads; WordsworthB. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”; ColeridgeC. “A Defence of Poetry”; ShelleyD. “Lectures on the English Poets”; Hazlitt8. _______is NOT a lyric written by Wordsworth.A. My Heart Leaps UpB. Intimations of ImmortalityC. Love’s PhilosophyD. I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud9. All the poems were written by Byron EXCEPT_______.A. Childe Harold’s PilgrimageB. Don Juan。

英美文学史练习题和复习资料4

英美文学史练习题和复习资料4

英美文学史练习题和复习资料44. The Victorian PeriodMultiple-choice questions1.In Hard Times, Dickens attacks ______ that rules over the English educationalsystem and destroys young hearts and minds.A.bourgeois commercialismB.religious hypocrisyC.the utilitarian principleD.political corruptness2.______ is the first important governess novel in the English literary history.A. Jane EyreB. EmmaC. Wuthering HeightD. Middlemarch3.Which of the following best describe the nature of Hardy?s later novels?A. SentimentalismB. SurrealismC. Comic senseD. Tragic sense4.______ is the most representative Victorian poet whose poetry voices the doubtand the faith, the grief and the joy of English people in an age of fast change.A. Robert BrowningB. Alfred TennysonC. George G. ByronD. Thomas Hardy5.Which of the following statements is not a typical feature of Charles Dickens?A.He sets out a large-scale criticism of the inhuman social institutions and thedecaying social morality.B.His works are characterized by a mingling of humor and pathos.C.The characters portrayed by Dickens are often larger than life.D.He shows a human being not at moments of crisis, but in the most trivialincidents of everyday life.6.“As for society, he was carried every other day into the hall where the boys dined,and there socially flogged as a public warning and example.”What figure of speech is used in the above sentence?A. SimileB. MetaphorC. IronyD. Overstatement7.“I will drink/ life to the lees.” In the quoted line Ulysses is saying that he ______till the end of his life.A.will keep travelling and exploringB.will go on drinking and being happyC.would like to toast to his glorious lifeD.would like t drink the cup of wine8.“She smiled, no doubt,/ Whene?er I passed her…/ … This grew; I gave commands;/ Then all smiles stopped together.” The quoted lines imply that she ______.A.obeyed his order and stopped smiling at everyday, including the duke.B.obeyed his order and stopped smiling at anybody except the duke.C.Refused to obey the order and never smiled againD.was murdered at the order of duke9. A contemporary of Alfred Tennyson, ______ is acknowledged by many as themost original and experimental poet of the time.A. Thomas CarlyleB. Thomas B. MacaulayC. Robert BrowningD. T. S. Eliot10.Most of Hardy?s novels are set in ______, the fictional primitive and crude ruralregion that is really the home place he both loves and hates.A. YorkshireB. WessexC. LondonD. Manchester11.“The floating pollen seemed to be his notes made visible, and the dampness of thegarden the weeping of the garden?s sensibility.” The quoted sentence is suggestive of ______.A.the richness of the music in the gardenB.the beauty of the scenery in the gardenC.the great power of the music in affecting the environmentD.the harmony and oneness of the music, the garden and theheroine Tess.12.In the statement “---Oh, God! Would you like to live with your soul in thegra ve?” the term “soul” apparently refers to ______.A. Heathcliff himselfB. CatherineC. one?s spiritual lifeD. one?s ghost13.“I have talked, face to face, with what I reverence; with what I delight in --- withan original, a vigorous, an expanded mind.” Here in the quoted passage, Jane isreally saying that she has talked face to face with ______.A.God who appears in her dreamsB.The reverent priestC.Mr. RochesterD.Miss Ingram14.In the clause “As Mr. Gamfield did happen to labor under the slight imputation ofhaving bruised three or four boys to death already…” , the word “slight” is used as a(n) ______.A. simileB. metaphorC. ironyD. overstatement15.Dickens takes the French Revolution as the background of the novel ______.A. Great ExpectationsB. A Tale of Two CitiesC. Bleak HouseD. Oliver Twist16.The Victorian Age was largely an age of _____, eminently represented by Dickensand Thackeray.A. poetryB. dramaC. proseD. epic prose17.The title of Alfred Tennyson?s poem “Ulysses”reminds the reader of thefollowing except ______.A. the Trojan WarB. HomerC. questD. Chirst18.The character Rochester in Jane Eyre can be well termed as a ______.A. conventional heroB. Byronic heroC. chivalrous aristocratD. Homeric hero19.Mr. Micawber in David Copperfield and Sam Well in Pickwick Pape r are perhapsthe best ______ characters created by Charles Dickens.A. comicalB. tragicC. roundD. sophisticated20.The typical feature of Robert Browning?s poetry is the ______.A. bitter satireB. larger-than-life caricatureC. Latinized dictionD. dramatic monologue21.In Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy resolutely makes a seduced girl hisheroine, which clearly demonstrates the author?s ______ of the Victorian moral standards.A. blind fondnessB. total acceptanceC. deep understandingD. mounting defiance22.In Hardy?s Tess of the D’urberville s, the heroine?s tragic ending is due to ______.A. her weak characterB. her ambitionC. Angel Clare?s selfishnessD. a hostile society23.“The dehumanizing workhouse system and the dark, criminal underworld life” arethe right words to sum up the main theme of _____.A. David CopperfieldB. A Tale of Two CitiesC. Oliver TwistD. Bleak House24.“For a week after the commission of the impious and profane offence of askingfor more, Oliver remained a close prisoner in the dark and solitary room to which he had been consigned by the wisdom and mercy of the board.”In the above passage quoted from Oliver Twist, Dickens uses the words “wisdom”and “mercy” ______.A. ironicall yB. carelesslyC. nonchalantlyD. impartially25.“…and then how they met I hardly saw, but Catherine made a spring, and hecaught her, and they were locked in an embrace…” In the quoted passage, Emily Bronte tells the story in ______ point of view.A. first personB. second personC. third person limitedD. third person omniscientBlank filling1.Dickens?best-depicted characters are those innocent, virtuous, helpless_child__characters, those horrible and grotesque characters and those broadly humorous or __comical___ ones.2.Charlotte Bronte?s works are famous for the depiction of the life of themiddle-class working women, particularly __governess____.3.Wuthering Heights is the ___only___ novel written by Emily Bronte.4. A contemporary of Alfred Tennyson, __Robert Browning__ is acknowledged bymany as the most original and experimental poet of the time.5.__In Memorian____, Tennyson?s greatest work, ispresumably an elegy on thedeath of a dear friend.6.In her study of human life, George Eliot paid particular attention to therelationship between the individual personality and the social environment_. 7.Thomas Hardy is often regarded as a __transitional___ writer, in whose works wesee the influence from both the past and the present, both the traditional and the modern.8.The major novelists of the Victorian period made bitter and strong criticism_ ofthe inhuman social institutions and the decaying social morality.9.The Victorian Age in English literature was largely an age of prose, especially othe __novel____.10.The typical feature of Robert Browning?s poetry is the __dramatic monologue_.Reading comprehension(for each of the quotations listed below please give the name of the author and the title of the literary work from which it is taken and then briefly interpret it.)1.“Let it not be supposed by the enemies of …the system?, that during the period ofhis solitary incarceration, Oliver was denied the benefit of exercise, the pleasure of society, or the advantages of religious consolat ion.”Reference:The sentence is taken from Charles Dicken s? early novel, Oliver Twist. It is a typical example of irony. The word “benefit”, “pleasure”, and “advantage” actually mean theopposite. For the “benefit” of exercise, Oliver was whipped every mo rning in a stone yard; for the “pleasure” of society, he was carried every other day into the dinning hall and flogged as a public warning and example to the boys; and as for the “advantages” of religious consolation, he was kicked into the same apartment every evening at prayer time and listen to the boy?s prayer to be guarded against his sins and vices. The ironic statement is, in fact, a bitter denunciation and fierce attack at the brutal, inhuman treatment of the poor orphan by the workhouse authority.2.“Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain and little,I am soulless andheartless? --- You think wrong!--- I have as much soul as you--- and full as muchheart…I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom, conventionalities, or even of mortal flesh;---it is my spirit that addresses your spirit; just as if both had passed through the grave, and we stood at God?s feet, equal--- as we are!”Reference: The statement is taken from Charlotte Bronte?s masterpiece Jane Eyre. In this famous declaration, Jane proves herself a new, unconventional woman, a woman who believes in the basic human rights, in the independence and equality of people of all social classes. She is courageous enough to defy the social conventions that discriminate against the poor and the unfortunate and deprive them of their right to equality. It is not just a personal protest and declaration a governess makes to her master, but a declaration made on behalf of all the unfortunate middle-class working women, and of all the poor people in the world.3.“He flung himself into the nearest seat, and on myapproaching hurriedly toascertain if she had fainted, he gnashed at me, and foamed like a mad dog, and gathered her to him with greedy jealousy. I did not feel as if I were in the company of a cr eature of my own species…”Reference: The sentences are taken from Emily Bronte?s Wuthering Heights. It is a description of the mad, desperate love between Catherine and Heathcliff in her death scene. Heathcliff, seeing his love on the verge of death, was heart-broken. Though they two tortured each other with many a false charge, they were eager to cling to each other at this last moment. Heathcliff, in his eagerness to have her all to himself, now behaved like an animal greedily and jealously guarding his dear one or treasured prey. The terms “gnashed” and “foamed”, simple action words, vividly presents the image of a man desperate in his desire to take possession of his beloved and in his anxiety that someone would come and take her away from him.4.“Tho?/ We are not now that strength which in old days/ Moved earth and heaven;that which we are, we are;/ One equal temper of heroic hearts,/ Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will/ To strive, to speak, to find, and not to yield.”Ref erence: These lines are taken from Alfred Tennyson?s “Ulysses”. In this poem, the old Ulysses is trying to persuade his old followers into setting upon further adventurewith him again. in these lines, he argues that great strength they used to have in their past glorious days, they still have the same strong will and the same heroic spirit to go on struggling and seeking new knowledge until the end of their life. his undying heroic spirit is admirable, indeed.5.“I repeat,/ The Count your master?s known mu nificence/ Is ample warrant that nojust pretense/ Of mine for dowry will be disallowed; / Though his fair daughter?s self, as I avowed/ As starting, is my object.”Reference: These lines are taken from Robert Browning?s “My Last Duchess”. The main idea is that even though, as I said at the very beginning, my real interest in the marriage is his beautiful daughter (it should be his niece) herself, my claim of the money and property that must come with the bride can?t be refused by your master, the Count, because he is such a rich man. The statement reveals the Duke?s unashamed greediness for wealth. From his word, the reader can easily come to the conclusion that his real purpose of the second marriage is not for love, but for money. The marriage is conditioned by his demand for profit. The sacred marriage between people has been commercialized by him.。

福师1203考试批次《英美文学选读》复习题及参考答案

福师1203考试批次《英美文学选读》复习题及参考答案

教学中心教学中心 专业专业 学号学号 姓名姓名 成绩成绩参考答案: The story takes place in international waters on an ocean going liner sailing from 参考答案: to Y o kohama, Japan on the Pacific ocean. As the war had just ended, it okohama, Japan on the Pacific ocean. As the war had just ended, it San Fracisco, U.S.A to Ywas difficult to get accomodations. Therefore, the narrator had to share a c abin with a total stranger, but he expected him to be one of his own countrymen. Instead, he was deeply shocked to realize it was a chatty Levantine of oriental origin, Mr. Max Kelada, who was not British, but a native of one of the British colonies (he did have a British passport). Although his origin isn't stated precisely, his name suggests Spanish, Portugese, Syrian or even Jewish origin. The narrator mentions Mr. Kelada's "hooked nose", which might imply an antisemitic remark against Jews. The narrator was prepared to dislike Mr. Kelada even before he saw him. When he first entered the cabin, he saw Mr. Kelada's luggage and toilet things that had already been unpacked. The man's name and the sight of his things aroused a strong repulsion in him since he was prejudiced against all non- Britons, feeling superior to them. The irony of the story lies in the fact that the list of Mr. Kelada's "negative" traits presented in the beginning of the story shows an orderly, neat and tidy gentleman. When the narrator met Mr. Kelada, his hatred got even stronger. He abhorred the cultural differences between Kelada and himself. He both detested and despised Mr. Kelada's gestures. Therefore, the description of Kelada is negative and biased. The narrator's prejudice is based on several cultural differences between him and Mr. Kelada: a) A total stranger should address a gentleman with "Mr." and be formal. b) A gentleman shouldn't be pushy. c) A gentleman should be modest. d) A gentleman should keep quiet during meals. e) A gentleman shouldn't be too chatty and argumentative. f) A gentleman shouldn't show off and boast about his super knowledge. g) A gentleman shouldn't be too dogmatic. Mr. Kelada was a person that seemed to know everything and was involved in everything, not sensing that he was disliked by everybody. He was very chatty and talked as if he had been superior to everybody else. The passengers mocked him and called him Mr. Know - All even to his face. There was another dogmatic person on the ship - Mr. Ramsay who was an American Consular Kobe, Japan. He was on his way to Kobe after having picked up his Serviceman stationed in K obe, Japan. He was on his way to Kobe after having picked up his ork for a whole year. She looked very pretty little wife, who had stayed on her own in New Ymodest. Her clothes were simple although they achieved an effect of quiet distinction. She looked perfect and was adorable. One evening, the conversation drifted to the subject of pearls. As Mrs. Ramsay was wearing a string of pearls, Mr. Kelada announced that it certainly was a genuine one which had probably cost many thousands of dollars. He was ready to bet a hundred dollars on it. Mr. Ramsay, on the other hand, that his wife had bought it for 18 dollars in a department store. When Mr. Know - All took out a magnifying glass from his pocket, he noticed a desperat appeal in Mrs. Ramsay's eyes. He then realized that Mrs. Ramsay got the pearls from her lover.Since Mr. instead - he Kelada didn't . want to destroy Mrs. Ramsay's marriage, he ruined his reputation imitation. He gave Mr. told everybody that he was wrong and that the string was an excellent Ramsay a hundred dollars. The story spread all over the ship and everybody mocked Mr. Kelada. Later, while the narrator and Mr. Know - All were in their cabin, an envelope was pushed under the door. It contained a hundred dollar bill from Mrs. Ramsay. It was then that the narrator learned to value the dark - skinned Levantine. He was amazed at Mr. Kelada's generosity. This story shows that first impressions are often misleading and that appearances are sometimes deceptive. Mr. Kelada who is described as a disgusting person who shows off all the time and knows everything better than others, is in reality a sensitive, brave gentleman who wouldn't hurt others. On the other hand, Mrs. Ramsay, whose modesty and good qualities no one questions, has been unfaithful to her husband. The moral of the story is that we must not judge a book by its cover. Rather than judging a person by his looks, color or origin we should observe his behaviour and reactions in difficult situations. 2. What‘s Evelyn Waugh‘s ―Mr. Loveday‘s Little Outing ǁ about? 参考答案:Miss Angela after ten years parting with her mental morbid father went for the first time to see him in the lunatic asylum where she is indifferent to her own father, but greatly touched by an another patient named Mr. Loveday who commits murder crime long ago and now is a good companion to her father and kind to everybody here. Chatting with him she finds him well and normal now and further asks him his future wishes and is told he would like to have an outing. Miss Angela consults books and professional people and finally triumphs in obtaining an opportunity for him to carry out his wishes. On the day of his departure the lunatic house holds a ceremony to celebrate his freedom and see him off. Miss Angela comes to attend the ceremony. Two hours later Mr. Loveday returns and says  couple of days later an old bike is found beside he has successfully fulfilled his wishes. Athe road side ditch together with the dead body of a young lady from the lunatic house on the way of home for tea. Miss Angela is murdered! The story, like Brother by Greene, exposes the cold reality of the society of his time in 1930s. Miss Angela shows cold and indifferent attitude towards her own morbid father but out of curiosity evinces odd sympathy over another lunatic patient who finally killed her. The story is both an exposure and satire of his time and people. Both Greene's Brother and Mr. Loveday's Little Outing are written from the point of view of intrusive narrator, i.e. like Hemingway's Killers, the stories give no clear hints of what are implied by the author, the reader has to associate the details and clues with a keen and perceiving eye. For example in this story on page 331-2-2 there is an important detail telling after Mr. Moping failed to hang himself on annual garden party day and is sent off to the lunatic asylum, then it writes: "Since then Lady Moping had paid seasonal calls at the asylum and returned in time for tea, rather reticent of her experience." Her husband is away and each time Mrs. Moping pays a short visit and then back in time for tea. Then in the end of the story when the dead body of the young lady is found, the author writes: Half a mile up the road from the asylum gates, they later discovered an abandoned bicycle. It was a lady's machine of some antiquity. Quite near it in the ditch lay the strangled body of a young woman, who, riding home to her tea, had chanced to overtake Mr. Loveday, as he strode along, musing on his opportunities. Who could that be except Miss Angela? III. Read and try to appreciate the following poem (20%)(Please write your answer here)1.Success is Counted Sweetest Success is Counted Sweetest By those who ne‘er succeedTo comprehend a nectar Requires sorest need Not one of all the purple host Who took the flag today Can tell the definition, So clearly, of victory As he, defeated, dying On whose forbidden ear The distant strains of triumph Burst, agonized and clear. 参考答案:A common idea in Dickinson's poems is that not having increases our appreciation or enjoyment of what we lack; the person who lacks (or does not have) understands whatever is lacking better than the person who possesses it. In this poem, the loser is that he knows the meaning '"definition" of victory better than the winners. The implication has "won" this knowledge by paying so high a price, with the anguish of defeat and with his death. In stanza one, she repeats the s sound and, to a lesser degree, n. Why does she use this alliteration? i.e., are the words significant? "Sorest" is used with the older meaning of greatest, but can it also have the more common meaning? What are the associations of "nectar"--good, bad, indifferent? Does "nectar" pick up any word in the first line? In stanza two, "purple" connotes royalty; the robes of kings and emperors were dyed purple. It is also the color of blood. Are these connotations appropriate to the poem? In a battle, what does a flag represent? Why is victory described in terms of taking the losing side's flag? In stanza three, what words are connected by d sounds and by s sounds? Is there any reason for connecting or emphasizing these words? Dickinson is compressing language and omitting connections in the last three lines. The dying man's ears are not forbidden; rather, the sounds of triumph are forbidden to him because his side lost the battle. The triumphant sounds that he hears are not agonized, though they are clear to him; rather, he is agonized at hearing the clear sounds of triumph of the other side. They are "distant" literally in being far off and metaphorically in not being part of his experience; defeat is the opposite of or "distant" from victory. 2. The Road not taken by: Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! , Y et knowing how way leads on to wayI doubted if I should ever come back. its appe al, yet he has human commitment to fulfill. ―Sleepǁ refers to death on face value, but we should go and explore other potential values transcending the superficial, so it may mean beauty, comfort, leisure, hobby, desire and so on to form a tension and contrast with commitment, mission and responsibility. 2. Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. 参考答案:The theme is to never give up; its moral is that giving up is tantamount to death. Culturally, Hughes most prolific writing period was in the late 1920s through the 1930s. He is considered among the most important of the movement called "The Harlem Renaissance." The Harlem Renaissance was composed of primarily African-American artists who "simultaneously expressed the desire for an integrated world and a warning to those who would try to keep the black race subservient." This poem expresses those sentiments. It is an encouragement for those oppressed by racism to continue the good fight and be assured that one day they will see their dreams become reality. Hughes uses metphors (comparison of two seemingly unrelated things) to, in Dr. King's words, "keep the dream alive; keep hope alive" (and surely King himself was inspired by Hughes poems in his own "I have a Dream" speech) to help the dream stay alive. He compares the death of a dream to a living a life like "a broken winged bird," that is, useless and without spirit or reason for living. Life without dreams is also compared to a frozen field, lifeless, without fruit. II. Question answers (20%)1. Please tell the idea of the story He by Katherine Anne Porter 参考答案参考答案::Porter‘s stories reflect her sense of the confusion that characterizes human life; she investigates self-betrayal and self-deception — the way that all human beings deceive themselves about the way they operate... Everyone takes his stance, asserts his own rights and feelings, mistaking the motives of others, and his own…ǁ2. Who is the focal character in Hemingway‘s The ―Killersǁ? Why?参考答案:Ole Anderson. Though he is hidden and little described. That is the typical way of Hemingway‘s story and his th eory. The two professional killers seem to be aggressive and hideous, while the true killer by the mouth of Mrs. Bell is kind and gentle. But why should the two would-be killers kill Anderson if he is kind and gentle? So this is mere cover to foreshadow the real evil of the true murder by Ole Anderson. The Killers is a very good example of intrusive narration where the writer gives you no hints of the idea. III. Read and try to appreciate the following poem (20%)A Clean, Well-Lighted Place (Ernest Hemingway) It was very late and everyone had left the cafe except an old man who sat in the shadow the leaves of the tree made against the electric light. In the day time the street was dusty, but at night the dew settled the dust and the old man liked to sit late because he was deaf and now at night it was quiet and he felt the difference. The two waiters inside the cafe knew that the old man was a little drunk, and while he was a good client they knew that if he became too drunk he would leave without paying, so they kept watch on him. "Last week he tried to commit suicide," one waiter said. "Why?" "He was in despair." "What about?" "Nothing." "How do you know it was nothing?" "He has plenty of money." They sat together at a table that was close against the wall near the door of the cafe and looked at the terrace where the tables were all empty except where the old man sat in the  girl and a soldier went shadow of the leaves of the tree that moved slightly in the wind. Aby in the street. The street light shone on the brass number on his collar. The girl wore no head covering and hurried beside him. "The guard will pick him up," one waiter said. "What does it matter if he gets what he's after?" "He had better get off the street now. The guard will get him. They went by five minutes ago." The old man sitting in the shadow rapped on his saucer with his glass. The younger waiter went over to him. "What do you want?" The old man looked at him. "Another brandy," he said. "Y ou'll be drunk," the waiter said. The old man looked at him. The waiter went away. "He'll stay all night," he said to his colleague. "I'm sleepy now. I never get into bed before three o'clock. He should have killed himself last week." The waiter took the brandy bottle and another saucer from the counter inside the cafe and marched out to the old man's table. He put down the saucer and poured the glass full of brandy. "Y ou ou should should should have have have killed killed killed yourself yourself yourself last last last week,"week," he he said said said to to to the the the deaf deaf deaf man. man. man. The The The old old old man man motioned with his finger. "A little more," he said. The waiter poured on into the glass so that the brandy slopped over and ran down the stem into the top saucer of the pile. "Thank you," the old man said. The waiter took the bottle back inside the cafe. He sat down at the table with his colleague again. "He's drunk now," he said. "He's drunk every night." "What did he want to kill himself for?" "How should I know." "How did he do it?" "He hung himself with a rope." "Who cut him down?" "His niece." "Why did they do it?" "Fear for his soul." "How much money has he got?" "He's got plenty." "He must be eighty years old." "Anyway I should say he was eighty." "I wish he would go home. I never get to bed before three o'clock. What kind of hour is that to go to bed?" "He stays up because he likes it." "He's lonely. I'm not lonely. I have a wife waiting in bed for me." "He had a wife once too.""A wife would be no good to him now.""Y ou can't tell. He might be better with a wife." "His niece looks after him. Y ou said she cut him down." "I know." "I wouldn't want to be that old. An old man is a nasty thing." "Not always. This old man is clean. He drinks without spilling. Even now, drunk. Look at him." "I don't want to look at him. I wish he would go home. He has no regard for those who must work." The old man looked from his glass across the square, then over at the waiters. "Another brandy," he said, pointing to his glass. The waiter who was in a hurry came over. "Finished," "Finished," he he he said, said, said, speaking speaking speaking with with with that that that omission omission omission of of of syntax syntax syntax stupid stupid stupid people people people employ employ employ when when talking to drunken people or foreigners. "No more tonight. Close now." "Another," said the old man. "No. Finished." The waiter wiped the edge of the table with a towel and shook his head. The The old old old man man man stood stood stood up, up, up, slowly slowly slowly counted counted counted the the the saucers, saucers, saucers, took took took a a a leather leather leather coin coin coin purse purse purse from from from his his pocket and paid for the drinks, leaving half a peseta tip. The waiter watched him go down the street, a very old man walking unsteadily but with dignity. "Why didn't you let him stay and drink?" the unhurried waiter asked. They were putting up the shutters. "It is not half-past two." "I want to go home to bed." "What is an hour?" "More to me than to him." "An hour is the same." "Y ou talk like an old man yourself. He can buy a bottle and drink at home." "It's not the same." "No, it is not," agreed the waiter with a wife. He did not wish to be unjust. He was only in a hurry. "And you? Y o u have no fear of going home before your usual hour?" ou have no fear of going home before your usual hour?" "Are you trying to insult me?" "No, hombre , only to make a joke." "No," the waiter who was in a hurry said, rising from pulling down the metal shutters. "I have confidence. I am all confidence." "Y ou have youth, confidence, and a job," the older waiter said. "Y ou have everything." "And what do you lack?" "Everything but work." "Y ou have everything I have." "No. I have never had confidence and I am not young.""Come on. Stop talking nonsense and lock up.""I am of those who like to stay late at the cafe," the older waiter said. "With "With all all all those those those who who who do do do not not not want want want to to to go go go to to to bed. bed. bed. With With With all all all those those those who who who need need need a a a light light light for for for the the night." "I want to go home and into bed." "We are of two different kinds," the older waiter said. He was now dressed to go home. "It is is not not not only only only a a a question question question of of of youth youth youth and confidence and confidence although although those those those things things things are are are very very very beautiful. beautiful. Each night I am reluctant to close up because there may be some one who needs the cafe." "Hombre, there are bodegas open all night long." "Y ou do not understand. This is a clean and pleasant cafe. It is well lighted. The light i s is very good and also, now, there are shadows of the leaves." "Good night," said the younger waiter. "Good night," the other said. Turning off the electric light he continued the conversation with with himself, himself, himself, It It It was the was the light light of of of course course course but but but it it it is is is necessary that necessary that the the place place place be be be clean clean clean and and pleasant. pleasant. Y Y ou ou do do do not want not want music. music. Certainly Certainly Certainly you you you do do do not want not want music. music. Nor can Nor can you you stand stand before a bar with dignity although that is all that is provided for these hours. What did he fear? It was not a fear or dread, It was a nothing that he knew too well. It was all a nothing and and a a a man man man was was was a a a nothing nothing nothing too. It was too. It was o nly only only that that that and and and light light light was was was all all all it it it needed needed needed and and and a certain a certain cleanness and order. Some lived in it and never felt it but he knew it all was nada y pues nada y nada y pues nada. Our nada who art in nada, nada be thy name thy kingdom nada thy will be nada in nada as it is in nada. Give us this nada our daily nada and nada us our nada as we nada our nadas and nada us not into nada but deliver us from nada; pues nada. Hail nothing full of nothing, nothing is with thee. He smiled and stood before a bar with a shining steam pressure coffee machine. "What's yours?" asked the barman. "Nada." "Otro loco mas," said the barman and turned away. "A little cup," said the waiter. The barman poured it for him. "The light is very bright and pleasant but the bar is unpolished," the waiter said. The barman looked at him but did not answer. It was too late at night for conversation. "Y ou want another copita?" the barman asked. "No, "No, thank thank thank you," you," you," said said said the the the waiter waiter waiter and and and went went went out. out. out. He He He disliked disliked disliked bars bars bars and and and bodegas. bodegas. bodegas. A A clean, well-lighted well-lighted cafe was cafe was a a very very very different different different thing. thing. thing. Now, without Now, without thinking thinking further, further, further, he would he would go home to his room. He would lie in the bed and finally, with daylight, he would go to sleep. After all, he said to himself, it's probably only insomnia. Many must have it. 参考答案:This story was written by Ernest Hemingway.His major works are A Farewell to Arms in 1929,For Whom the Bell Tolls in 1940 and The Old Man and the Sea in 1952.I had read two novels of him, A Farewell to Arms and The Old Man and the Sea.Especially The Old Man and the Sea,the story of an old fisherman's journey,his long and lonely struggle with a fish and the sea,and his victory in defeat,so I like it very much. It [life] was all a nothing and a man was a nothing too." Man must consequently find something to distract himself from his horrible truth. For the old man and the older waiter, "a clean and well-lighted" cafe is such an escape. The pervading metaphor in this story is predictably, the "clean well-lighted place." This paper aims to study the theme of A Clean, Well-Lighted Place by Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway considers loneliness the principle tragedy of modern human life. Faced with ―nothing" in the modern society now and then, man should seek light and order to establish dignity in life. This kind of courage needed by man to fight against intolerable loneliness is exactly what Hemingway wanted to display in the story. Dickinson was chiefly a subjective poet relying on her imagination and inspiration drawn from the nature. That is what Emerson proclaimed in his transcendental philosophy: go to the nature to perceive fresh nature as symbolic of the Spirit or God and in doing so one can transcend the implicative and an endless source and inspiration for empirical world. Nature is spiritual and am I – / And poets. Dickinson thus immersed herself in nature and became ―Inebriate of air—Debauchee of Dew—ǁ and got drunk in the inn of nature, stag gering through the numerous summer days. Further here she imagined herself as one of the natural beings like bees and butterflies who leave when season is off but she could not part herself away with the alcohol until she got too drunk to move, which drew angels and saints out to have a look at her a drunkard in the sunshine! The unique feature of the poem is found in the poet‘s fancy and daring imagination. The relation of poets to nature is commonsense and iterated by poets over and over again but few poets can write such a rarely unique poem as Dickinson. First of all, the concrete images used to replace the abstract words; secondly, analogy is drawn between the poet and the drunk, both are dependent on alcohol, but different alcohols, one spiritual and the other physical. ―I taste a —ǁ the liquor I ―tasteǁ forms a tension not merely with the actual liquor, liquor never brewed—ǁ the liquor I ―tasteǁ forms a tension not merely with the actual liquor, but also with I, the taster. The former tension plays an inebriating effect upon the Great Nature, into the poetic realm, poetic sip from the poetic alcohol, hence and the latter one brings ―Iǁ i nto from which an ethereal spirit pervades throughout the poem and in the air, in our illusion and then intoxicates us by degrees to be wholly dissolved by a poetical power. When the other dependent creatures ―give upǁ and ―renounce‘ their sip, ―I shall but drink the moreǁ though fully drunk. Dickinson was an outstanding poet shown chiefly in her unusual sensitive and anti-conventional way of observing the world. In mechanical form Dickinson has her odd way of capitalization and special dash—deviation of capitalization and dash can only tells her way of emphasis and possible extension of idea. These two idiosyncrasies plus her images bearing later modernist features credited herself with the title of the forerunner of Modernist poet or founder of Imagist poetry. II. Question answers (20%)1.Please tell the idea of the story He by Katherine Anne Porter 参考答案:The short story ‗‗He‘‘ exposes another type of humiliation for Porter as it covers a brief stretch of time in the life of a poor but proud family, one that mirrors, in many ways, later become somewha t obsessed with Porter‘s own early memories. Like Porter, who would l ater buying fancy clothes and jewelry to erode the early poverty she experienced and to impress upon the world that she was a a success, so too is Mrs. Whipple, the protagonist in the story, focused on appearances. For instance, Mrs. Whipple has her husband kill a suckling pig to convince her brother, when he comes to visit, that her family is doing well. Appearances are as 。

英美文学史考试试题

英美文学史考试试题

英美文学史考试试题一、选择题(每题 3 分,共 30 分)1、以下哪部作品是英国浪漫主义诗人威廉·华兹华斯的代表作?()A 《唐璜》B 《抒情歌谣集》C 《恰尔德·哈洛尔德游记》D 《西风颂》2、美国作家海明威的作品常常体现出“冰山理论”,以下哪部作品最能体现这一理论?()A 《永别了,武器》B 《老人与海》C 《太阳照样升起》D 《丧钟为谁而鸣》3、英国作家简·奥斯汀的小说以细腻的人物刻画和对婚姻爱情的探讨著称,她的哪部作品被多次改编成电影?()A 《爱玛》B 《曼斯菲尔德庄园》C 《傲慢与偏见》D 《理智与情感》4、以下哪一位是美国浪漫主义时期的重要作家?()A 马克·吐温B 爱伦·坡C 惠特曼D 以上都是5、英国诗人 TS艾略特的《荒原》属于哪种文学流派?()A 象征主义B 表现主义C 意识流D 荒诞派6、以下哪部作品是英国批判现实主义作家狄更斯的代表作?()A 《大卫·科波菲尔》B 《呼啸山庄》C 《简·爱》D 《名利场》7、美国作家福克纳的作品多以南方为背景,他的哪部作品讲述了一个家族的兴衰?()A 《喧哗与骚动》B 《我弥留之际》C 《押沙龙,押沙龙!》D 以上都是8、英国诗人约翰·弥尔顿的哪部作品取材于《圣经》?()A 《失乐园》B 《复乐园》C 《力士参孙》D 以上都是9、以下哪一位是美国现代主义作家?()A 菲茨杰拉德B 德莱塞C 斯坦贝克D 以上都是10、英国女作家勃朗特姐妹的作品包括()A 《简·爱》和《呼啸山庄》B 《爱玛》和《傲慢与偏见》C 《理智与情感》和《曼斯菲尔德庄园》D 《名利场》和《大卫·科波菲尔》二、简答题(每题 10 分,共 30 分)1、请简要分析莎士比亚悲剧作品的艺术特色。

2、简述美国文学中“黑色幽默”的特点。

3、比较英国浪漫主义文学和美国浪漫主义文学的异同。

(完整word)美国文学史及作品选读习题集(1)

(完整word)美国文学史及作品选读习题集(1)

1 Basic Literary KnowledgeⅠ. Fill in the blanks1。

The _____is the most commonly used foot in English poetry, in which an unstressed syllable comes first, followed by a ______syllable.2. Rhyme is the _____of sounds in two or more words or phrases that usually appear closeto each other in a poem。

For example: we/thee, man/can, and gold/hold。

3。

A _____is a sign that suggests more than its literal meaning.4。

The two-line stanza form is called the _____, the best-known being the _____which is written in iambic pentameter with an end rhyme.5。

The _____foot, which is the reverse of the iambic foot, also consists of one stressed and one unstressed syllables, but with the stressed one coming first.6。

An anapestic foot is made up of two _____and one stressed syllables, with the two unstressed in front.7. American achievements in the short story have demanded international respect and admiration for more from ______in the early 19th century.8。

英美文学史及作品选读 复习题

英美文学史及作品选读 复习题

1.Romance,which uses narrative verse or prose to tell stories of ___ adventures or other heroic deeds, is a popular literary form in the medieval period.A.ChristianB.knightlyC.GreekD.primitive2. In The song of Beowulf , Beowulf fought against _______.A. GrendelB. a knightC. HrothgarD. Sir Gawain3. Among the great Middle English poets, Geoffrey Chaucer is known for his production of ___.A.Piers PlowmanB.Sir Gawain and the Green KnightC.Confessio AmantisD.The Canterbury Tales4. Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18?A.The speaker eulogizes the power of Nature.B.The speaker satirizes human vanity.C.The speaker praises the power of artistic creation.D.The speaker meditates on man's salvation.5. John Milton was the writer of ______A. Paradise lostB. The Pilgrims progressC. TessD. Emma6. The greatest of all English authors is _______A. William ShakespeareB. Charles Dickens C, Thomas Hardy D. Robert Frost7. Of all the 18thcentury novelists, _______ and Tobias Gorge Smollet may be regard as the real founders of the genre of the bourgeois realistic novel in England and Europe.A. Henry FieldingB. Daniel DefoeC. Joseph AddisonD. Richard Steel8. The most outstanding figure of English sentimentalism was _____A. Henry FieldingB. Daniel DefoeC. Joseph Addisonurence Sterne9. The most outstanding figure of the epoch of Enlightenment in England was ______.A. Oliver GoldsmithB. Jonathan Swift c. Thomas Grey D. Richard Steel10. Daniel Defoe was the writer of ______A. Gulliver’s TravelsB. Robinson CrusoeC. Jane EyreD. A Modest Proposal11. Gulliver’s Travels was written by ______.A. Laurence SterneB. Daniel DefoeC. Jonathan SwiftD. Oliver Goldsmith12. Tom Jones was written by _____A. Oliver GoldsmithB. Jonathan Swift c. Thomas Grey D. Henry Feilding13. The songs of Innocence was written by ____A. William WordsworthB. William BlakeC. Robert BurnsD. J.Keats14. With the publication of William Wordsworth’s _____ in collaboration with S.T. Colerige, romanticism began to bloom and found a firm place in the history of English literature.A. The CloudB. To a Sky-larkC. to AutumnD. Lyrical Ballads15.“If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind!” is an epigrammatic line by __.A.J.KeatsB.W.BlakeC.W.WordsworthD.P.B.Shelley16. ______ was Byron’s greatest work.A. Don JuanB.She Walks in BeautyC. CainD. Manfred.17.Ulysses (1922) is generally acknowledged to be ______’s masterpiece and a typical example of stream of consciousness technique.A. James JoyceB. Virginia WoolfC.D. h. Lawrence D. Charles Dickens18. The Title Vanity Fair was borrowed by Thackeray from the_____ by Bunyan.A. Pilgrim’s ProgressB. Canterbury TalesC. Paradise LostD. Beowulf19.___is the first important governess novel in the English literary history.A.Jane EyreB.EmmaC.Wuthering HeightsD.Middlemarch20.The major concern of ______ fiction lies in the tracing of the psychological development of his characters and in his energetic criticism of the dehumanizing effect of the capitalist industrialization on human nature.wrence'sB.J.Galsworthy'sC.W.Thackeray’sD.T.Hardy’s21.The Romantic writers would focus on all the following issues EXCEPT the ___ in the American literary histrory.A.individual feelingsB.idea of survival of the fittestC.strong imaginationD.return to nature22. _______ has been entitled the father of American Poetry.A.Philip FreneauB. Anne BradstreetC. William Cullen BryantD. Edgar Ellen Poe23. ________ was the first American writer of imaginative literature accepted by European readers.A. Edgar Ellen PoeB. Anne BradstreetC. William Cullen BryantD. Washington Irving.24. _______was considered as the first genuine American novelist who opened the new horizon of the frontier for literary works, widened the theme for fictional writings.A. James Fenimore CooperB. Anne BradstreetC. William Cullen BryantD. Washington Irving.25. Annabel Lee was written by _______.A.Philip FreneauB. Anne BradstreetC. William Cullen BryantD. Edgar Ellen Poe26. The Eighteenth Century was definitely an age of ___________.A.poetryB. novelC. dramaD.prose27_____ is widely regarded as the summit not only of Melville’s art, but also of the 19th century American fiction.A. the Scarlet LetterB. Moby DickC. Rip Van WinkleD. Sister Carrie28. Walt Whitman was a pioneering figure of American poetry. His innovation first of all lies in his use of __, poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme.A.blank verseB.heroic coupletC.free verseD.iambic pentameter29.Hester Pryme, Dimmsdale,Chillingworth and Pearl are most likely the names of the characters in ___.A.The Scarlet LetterB.The House of the Seven GablestC.The Portrait of a LadyD.The pioneers30. The greatest of Scottish poets is ________A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Robert BurnsC. William ShakespeareD. John MiltonⅡMultiple Choice。

英美文学史及作品选读复习题

英美文学史及作品选读复习题

1.Roman‎c e,which‎uses narra‎t ive verse‎or prose‎to tell stori‎e s of ___ adven‎t ures‎or other‎heroi‎c deeds‎, is a popul‎a r liter‎a ry form in the medie‎v al perio‎d.A.Chris‎t ianB.knigh‎t lyC.Greek‎D.primi‎t ive2. In The song of Beowu‎l f , Beowu‎l f fough‎t again‎s t _____‎__.A. Grend‎e lB. a knigh‎tC. Hroth‎g arD. Sir Gawai‎n3. Among‎the great‎Middl‎e Engli‎s h poets‎, Geoff‎r ey Chauc‎e r is known‎for his produ‎c tion‎of ___.A.Piers‎Plowm‎a nB.Sir Gawai‎n and the Green‎Knigh‎tC.Confe‎s sio Amant‎i sD.The Cante‎r bury‎Tales‎4. Which‎of the follo‎w ing state‎m ents‎best illus‎t rate‎s the theme‎of Shake‎s pear‎e's Sonne‎t 18?A.The speak‎e r eulog‎i zes the power‎of Natur‎e.B.The speak‎e r satir‎i zes human‎vanit‎y.C.The speak‎e r prais‎e s the power‎of artis‎t ic creat‎i on.D.The speak‎e r medit‎a tes on man's salva‎t ion.5. John Milto‎n was the write‎r of _____‎_A. Parad‎i se lostB. The Pilgr‎i ms progr‎e ssC. TessD. Emma6. The great‎e st of all Engli‎s h autho‎r s is _____‎__A. Willi‎a m Shake‎s pear‎eB. Charl‎e s Dicke‎n s C, Thoma‎s Hardy‎D. Rober‎t Frost‎7. Of all the 18thc‎e ntur‎y novel‎i sts, _____‎__ and Tobia‎s Gorge‎Smoll‎e t may be regar‎d as the real found‎e rs of the genre‎of the bourg‎e ois reali‎s tic novel‎in Engla‎n d and Europ‎e.A. Henry‎Field‎i ngB. Danie‎l Defoe‎C. Josep‎h Addis‎o nD. Richa‎r d Steel‎8. The most outst‎a ndin‎g figur‎e of Engli‎s h senti‎m enta‎l ism was _____‎A. Henry‎Field‎i ngB. Danie‎l Defoe‎C. Josep‎h Addis‎o nure‎n ce Stern‎e9. The most outst‎a ndin‎g figur‎e of the epoch‎of Enlig‎h tenm‎e nt in Engla‎n d was _____‎_.A. Olive‎r Golds‎m ithB. Jonat‎h an Swift‎ c. Thoma‎s Grey D. Richa‎r d Steel‎10. Danie‎l Defoe‎was the write‎r of _____‎_A. Gulli‎v er’s Trave‎l sB. Robin‎s on Cruso‎eC. Jane EyreD. A Modes‎t Propo‎s al11. Gulli‎v er’s Trave‎l s was writt‎e n by _____‎_.A. Laure‎n ce Stern‎eB. Danie‎l Defoe‎C. Jonat‎h an Swift‎D. Olive‎r Golds‎m ith12. Tom Jones‎was writt‎e n by _____‎A. Olive‎r Golds‎m ithB. Jonat‎h an Swift‎ c. Thoma‎s Grey D. Henry‎Feild‎i ng13. The songs‎of Innoc‎e nce was writt‎e n by ____A. Willi‎a m Words‎w orth‎B. Willi‎a m Blake‎C. Rober‎t Burns‎D. J.Keats‎14. With the publi‎c atio‎n of Willi‎a m Words‎w orth‎’s _____‎in colla‎b orat‎i on with S.T. Coler‎i ge, roman‎t icis‎m began‎to bloom‎and found‎a firm place‎in the histo‎r y of Engli‎s h liter‎a ture‎.A. The Cloud‎B. To a Sky-larkC. to Autum‎nD. Lyric‎a l Balla‎d s15.“If Winte‎r comes‎, can Sprin‎g be far behin‎d!” is an epigr‎a mmat‎i c line by __.A.J.Keats‎B.W.Blake‎C.W.Words‎w orth‎D.P.B.Shell‎e y16. _____‎_ was Byron‎’s great‎e st work.A. Don JuanB.She Walks‎in Beaut‎yC. CainD. Manfr‎e d.17.Ulyss‎e s (1922) is gener‎a lly ackno‎w ledg‎e d to be _____‎_’s maste‎r piec‎e and a typic‎a l examp‎l e of strea‎m of consc‎i ousn‎e ss techn‎i que.A. James‎Joyce‎B. Virgi‎n ia Woolf‎C.D. h. Lawre‎n ce D. Charl‎e s Dicke‎n s18. The Title‎Vanit‎y Fair was borro‎w ed by Thack‎e ray from the__‎___ by Bunya‎n.A. Pilgr‎i m’s Progr‎e ssB. Cante‎r bury‎Tales‎C. Parad‎i se LostD. Beowu‎l f19.___is‎the first‎impor‎t ant gover‎n ess novel‎in the Engli‎s h liter‎a ry histo‎r y.A.Jane EyreB.EmmaC.Wuthe‎r ing Heigh‎t sD.Middl‎e marc‎h20.The major‎conce‎r n of _____‎_ ficti‎o n lies in the traci‎n g of the psych‎o logi‎c al devel‎o pmen‎t of his chara‎c ters‎and in his energ‎e tic criti‎c ism of the dehum‎a nizi‎n g effec‎t of the capit‎a list‎indus‎t rial‎i zati‎o n on human‎ natur‎e.wre‎n ce'sB.J.Galsw‎o rthy‎'sC.W.Thack‎e ray’sD.T.Hardy‎’s21.The Roman‎t ic write‎r s would‎focus‎on all the follo‎w ing issue‎s EXCEP‎T the ___ in the Ameri‎c an liter‎a ry histr‎o ry.A.indiv‎i dual‎feeli‎n gsB.idea of survi‎v al of the fitte‎s tC.stron‎g imagi‎n atio‎nD.retur‎n to natur‎e22. _____‎__ has been entit‎l ed the fathe‎r of Ameri‎c an Poetr‎y.A.Phili‎p Frene‎a uB. Anne Brads‎t reet‎C. Willi‎a m Culle‎n Bryan‎tD. Edgar‎Ellen‎Poe23. _____‎___ was the first‎Ameri‎c an write‎r of imagi‎n ativ‎e liter‎a ture‎accep‎t ed by Europ‎e an reade‎r s.A. Edgar‎Ellen‎PoeB. Anne Brads‎t reet‎C. Willi‎a m Culle‎n Bryan‎tD. Washi‎n gton‎Irvin‎g.24. _____‎__was‎consi‎d ered‎as the first‎genui‎n e Ameri‎c an novel‎i st who opene‎d the new horiz‎o n of the front‎i er for liter‎a ry works‎, widen‎e d the theme‎for ficti‎o nal writi‎n gs.A. James‎Fenim‎o re Coope‎rB. Anne Brads‎t reet‎C. Willi‎a m Culle‎n Bryan‎tD. Washi‎n gton‎Irvin‎g.25. Annab‎e l Lee was writt‎e n by _____‎__.A.Phili‎p Frene‎a uB. Anne Brads‎t reet‎C. Willi‎a m Culle‎n Bryan‎tD. Edgar‎Ellen‎Poe26. The Eight‎e enth‎Centu‎r y was defin‎i tely‎an age of _____‎_____‎_.A.poetr‎yB. novel‎C. drama‎D.prose‎27___‎__ is widel‎y regar‎d ed as the summi‎t not only of Melvi‎l le’s art, but also of the 19th centu‎r y Ameri‎c an ficti‎o n.A. the Scarl‎e t Lette‎rB. Moby DickC. Rip Van Winkl‎eD. Siste‎r Carri‎e28. Walt Whitm‎a n was a pione‎e ring‎figur‎e of Ameri‎c an poetr‎y. His innov‎a tion‎first‎of all lies in his use of __, poetr‎y witho‎u t a fixed‎beat or regul‎a r rhyme‎schem‎e.A.blank‎verse‎B.heroi‎c coupl‎e tC.free verse‎D.iambi‎c penta‎m eter‎29.Heste‎r Pryme‎, Dimms‎d ale,Chill‎i ngwo‎r th and Pearl‎are most likel‎y the names‎of the chara‎c ters‎in ___.A.The Scarl‎e t Lette‎rB.The House‎of the Seven‎Gable‎s tC.The Portr‎a it of a LadyD.The pione‎e rs30. The great‎e st of Scott‎i sh poets‎is _____‎___A. Geoff‎r ey Chauc‎e rB. Rober‎t Burns‎C. Willi‎a m Shake‎s pear‎eD. John Milto‎nⅡMulti‎p le Choic‎e。

英美文学史练习题和复习资料5

英美文学史练习题和复习资料5

5. The Modern PeriodMultiple-choice questions1.The modernist writers such as Richardson, Joyce and Woolf are mainly concernedwith the ______.A.external worldB.public life of an individualC.social activities of human beingsD.inner life of an individual2. A typical Forsyte, according to John Galsworthy, is a man with a strong sense of______, who never pays any attention to human feelings.A. propertyB. justiceC. moralityD. humor3.According to D. H. Lawrence, the ______ is most responsible for the alienation ofthe human relationships and the perversion of human personality.A.pride of the aristocratic classB.vanity of the middle classC.man’s desire for power and moneyD.capitalist mechanical civilization4.G.B. Shaw’s play, Mrs. Warren’s Profession is a grotesquely realistic exposure ofthe ______.A.slum landlordismB.political corruption in EnglandC.economic oppression of wome nD.religious corruption in England5.Which of the following statement about G. B. Show is NOT true?A.He was one of the most influential members of the Fabian Society.B.He was strongly against the credo of “art for art’s sake”.C.He wrote plays to discuss social problems.D.He vehemently rejected the traditions of realism in his dramatic creation.6.The ______ can be regarded as one of the themes of Joyce’s story “Araby”.A. loss of innocenceB. childish loveC. awareness of harsh lifeD. false sentimentality7.After reading “Araby”, one may feel the story has a _____ tone.A. joyousB. harshC. solemnD. painful8.In “Araby”, Joyce’s diction evokes a sort of ______ quality that characterizes theboy on this otherwise altogether ordinary shopping trip.A. religiousB. moralC. sentimentalD. vulgar9.Among the great writers of the modern period, ______ might be the greatest inradical experimentation of technical innovations in novel writing.A. Joseph ConradB. D. H. LawrenceC. Virginia WoolfD. James Joyce10.The major concern of ______ fiction lies in the tracing of the psychologicaldevelopment of his characters and in his energetic criticism of the dehumanizing effect of the capitalist industrialization on human nature.A. D. H. Lawrence’sB. J. Galsworthy’sC. W. Thackeray’sD. T. Hardy’s11.The mission of ______drama was to reveal the moral, political and economic truthfrom a radical reformist point of view.A. T. S. Eliot’sB. J Galsworthy’sC. B. Shaw’sD. W. B. Yeats’Reading comprehension“She frankly wanted him to climb into the middle class, a thing not very difficult, she knew. And she wanted him in the end to marry a lady.”This passage is taken from D. H. Lawrence’s novel Sons and Lovers. To rise up and climb into the middle-class is the motto and the ultimate goal of Mrs. Morel’s life. Her unhappy marriage with Mr. Morel makes all life’s dreams impossible and gradually she develops a strong hostility against and hatred to her husband. Disillusioned with her husband, she turns to her son. She is determined to fulfill her life’s mission through her son. So in this sense, Paul is not living a life of his own, but that of his mother; he is not living for himself, but his mother.。

《英国文学史及作品选读》练习题.

《英国文学史及作品选读》练习题.

《英国文学史及作品选读》练习题All the sonnets were written by Keats EXCEPT .正确答案: A. London 1802In_______, _______set forth his principles of poetry, “all good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feeling”.正确答案: A. In The Preface to Lyrical Ballads; Wordsworth华兹华斯The revolutionary Romantic poet went to Greece to help that country in its struggle for liberty and died of fever there.正确答案: D. ByronIn Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s (塞缪尔·泰勒·柯尔律治“Kubla Khan”, “A sunny pleasure dome with caves of ice “_______.正确答案: D. Refers to the palace where Kubla Khan once livedis Byron’s poetic drama with the material taken from Biblical story or stories.正确答案: B. CainWordsworth does not emphasize the importance of ______in poetry composition.正确答案: C. the right poetic formT he following statements are about “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage”. Among them which one is NOT true?正确答案: B. The first canto deals with Albania and Greece.Pride and Prejudice is noted for its vividly depicted characters who are revealed through comparison and contrast with each other. Among the following pairs of characters are NOT in contrast.正确答案: C. Lady Catherine and Mr. CollinsShelley was influenced by the Utopian ideal of ________.正确答案:William Godwin 威廉·戈德温It is said that all Keats’s personality se ems to be breathed into his odes, of which the more famous odes are “de to Autumn”, “Ode on Melancholy”, ”Ode on a Grecian Urn” and “Ode to Nightingale”, all with the praise of _______ as their general theme.正确答案: B. beauty_______is a poem that tells the glorious victory of the battle at Bannockburn led by the Scottish national hero Robert Bruce.正确答案:The Lord of the Isles_______can be found among Shelley’s love lyrics.正确答案: D. One Word is Too Often ProfanedThe first poem in The Lyrical Ballads 《抒情歌谣集》is Coleridge’s (柯立基masterpiece_______. 正确答案: A. The Rime of the Ancient MarinerAll the following statements about “Ode on a Grecian Urn” are true EXCEPT.正确答案: B. In this poem, the poet spoke as bitterly of human woes as he did in “Ode to a Nightingale”.At the beginning of Pride and Prejudice, the attitude of Darcy and Elizabeth toward each other is that of .正确答案: B. mutual repulsionAmong the following, _______is an elegy.正确答案: C. AdonaisWhich one of the following does NOT describe the characteristic s of Scott’s writing?正确答案: B. His plotting is often closely knitted.William Wordsworth, a romantic poet, advocated all of the following EXCEPT_______.正确答案: C. Elegant wording and inflated figures of speechKing Richard the Lion Heart and Robin Hood bot h appear in Scott’s novel_____.正确答案:Ivanhoe 《劫后英雄传》_______is NOT a historical novel written by Scott.正确答案: B. Marmion_______is NOT among the representative essayists in the romantic times.正确答案: B. Walter ScottThe Romantic period is a great age of all literary genres EXCEPT.正确答案: D. dramaAll the following are novels written by Jane Austen EXCEPT_______.正确答案: C. Shirley 雪莱All the following about Romanticism are true EXCEPT.正确答案: B. Romanticism constitutes a change of direction from attention to the inner world of human spirit to the outer world of social civilization.Of the following four novels by Austen_______is the most popular and dramatic one.正确答案:Pride and PrejudiceOf the following statements about Lyrical Ballads, which is NOT true?正确答案: C. The poems are noted for the uncompromising obscurity of much of the language.The two poets who won the title of the poet laureate are ________.正确答案: C. Wordsworth and Southey_______is one of the first generation of English Romantic poets.正确答案:WordsworthThe prevailing tone in Pride and Prejudice is .正确答案: C. mild satireKeats wrote five long poems. _______ is NOT among them.正确答案: A. Annabel Lee 安娜贝尔·李”You and the girls may go, or you may send them by themselves, which perhaps will be still better, for as you are as handsome as any of them, Mr. Bingley might like you the best of the party.” The figure of speech used in the sentence is .正确答案: B. B. irony_______is NOT a lyric written by Wordsworth.正确答案: D. Love’s Philosophy《爱的哲学》’s p oetry is alwa ys sensuous, colorful and rich in imagery, which expresses the acuteness of his senses. In his poetry, sight, sound, scent, taste and feeling are all taken into give an entire understanding of an experience.正确答案: B. KeatsWhen composing poems for Lyrical Ballads, Coleridge was given the task of writing about ________. 正确答案: A. the supernatural and the romanticIn 1843, _______was made poet laureate.正确答案: C. Wordsworthis Shelley’s well-known political lyric, which calls upon the working class to fight against their rulers and exploiters.正确答案: D. Song to the Men of England 《致英格兰人之歌》All the poems were written by Byron EXCEPT_______.正确答案: C. The Masque of Anarchy“Ode to the West Wind” is concluded with mood.正确答案: B. triumphant and hopefulis NOT the essay written by Charles Lamb正确答案: C. Characters of Shakespeare’s PlaysWhich one of the following statements about Don Juan is true?正确答案: C. It displayed Byron’s genius as a romanticist and a realist simultaneously Romantic writers employ all the following EXCEPT as their poetic materials.正确答案: A. the abstractThe Romantic Movement expressed a attitude toward the existing social and political conditions that came with industrialization and the growing importance of the bourgeoisie.正确答案: B. negativeAfter t he massacre in St. Peter’s Field near Manchester, ______wrote_______.正确答案: D. Shelle y, “Song to the Men of England”Which of the following poems was written by Scott?正确答案:The Lady of the LakePrometheus Unbound is a(n __________by________.正确答案: B. lyrical drama, Shelley“If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” is taken from _______.正确答案: D. Ode to the West Wind 西风颂Jane Austen’s view of life is a totally one.正确答案: B. realisticIn Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, the mariner suffers t he horror of death, because _______.正确答案: A. He kills an albatross“Beauty is truth, truth beauty” is an epigrammatic line by _______.正确答案: D. John Keats 约翰·济慈_______ is the poetic drama written by Byron.正确答案: D. Cain。

英国文学史及选读试题及答案

英国文学史及选读试题及答案

第1页 英国文学史及选读试题Ⅰ. Multiple Choice (1′×20=20分)分)1. ______ was respected as ______ was respected as ““father of English poetry father of English poetry”” and one of the greatest narrative poets of England.A.William ShakespeareB. Geoffrey ChaucerC. John MiltonD.John Donne 2. In terms of influence upon England, ____ brought French civilization and French language to England.A. Anglo-SaxonsB. RomansC. Anglo-NormansD. Teutons 3. According to Thomas More, “it was a time when sheep devoured men it was a time when sheep devoured men””. It refers to____.A. IndustrializationB. Religious ReformationC. Commercial ExpansionD. Enclosure Movement 4. It was ____who introduced sonnet into English literature.A. Thomas WyattB. William ShakespeareC. Edmund SpenserD. Philip Sidney 5. Which of the following is NOT Shakespeare 5. Which of the following is NOT Shakespeare’’s tragedies?A. HamletB. King LearC. The Merchant of VeniceD. Othello 6. In 1649 ____ was beheaded. England became a commonwealth under the leadership of Oliver Cromwell.A.James IB. Henry VIIIC. Elizabeth ID. Charles I 7. Which comment on John Donne is wrong?A. He is the leading figure of metaphysical poetry.B. His poetry is characterized by mysticism and peculiar conceit.C. John Donne usually employs traditional and regular poetic form.D. His attitudes toward love are both positive and negative.8. Friday in The Adventuous of Robinson Crosue can be termed as EXCEPT____.A. a kind-hearted personB. a person with colonial mindC. a smart personD. a friendly person 9. Thomas Gray is the representative of _____. A. Sentimentalism B. Pre-Romanticism C. RomanticismD. English Renaissance 10. William Blake 10. William Blake’’s ____is a lovely volume of poems, presenting a happy and innocent world,though not without its evils and sufferings.A.Poetical SketchesB. The Book of ThelC. Songs of ExperienceD. Songs of Innocence 11. ____, the national peasant poet in Scotland, and his poem____ shows his passionate love for his Beloved.A.William Blake, LodonB. William Wordsworth, I Wandered Lonely as a CloudC. Robert Burns, A Red, Red RoseD. Robert Burns, Auld Lang Syne 12. English Romanticism begins with____ and ends with____.A. the publication of Lyrical Ballads , John Keats , John Keats’’s deathB. French Revolution, Walter Scott ’s deathC. the publication of Lyrical Ballads , Walter Scott , Walter Scott’’s deathD. Industrialization, John Keats D. Industrialization, John Keats’’s death 13. ____ are named as Lake Poets and Escapist Romanticists.A. Wordsworth, Shelley and KeatsB. Wordsworth, Byron and ShelleyC. Wordsworth, Coleridge and ShelleyD. Wordsworth, Coleridge and Southey 14. Which of the following statement is NOT correct?A. Romantic literature is decidely an age of poetry.B. Dramma was fully developed during the Romantic period.C. The general feature is a dissatisfaction with the bourgeoise society.D. Romanticists paid great attention to the spiritual and emotional life of man.Personified nature plays an important role in the pages of their works.15. ____ 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.A. Charlotte BronteB. Emily BronteC. Charles DickensD. Jane Austen16. King ____ broke off with the Pope, dissolved all the monasteries and abbeys in the country, which is knownas Religious Reformation.A. Henry VIIB. Henry VIIIC. Mary ID.Elizabetha I17. ____ was honored as Poet Laureate.A. ByronB. P. B ShelleyC. John KeatsD. William Wordsworth18. John Milton’’s Paradise Lost is based on the story of ____.18. John MiltonA. Greek MythologyB. Roman MythologyC. Old TestamentD. New Testament19. The 18th century witnessed that in England there appeared two political parties_____A. the Whigs and the ToriesB. the Senate and the House of RepresentativesC. the upper House and lower HouseD. the House of Lords and the House of Representatives20.“If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?”is an epigrammatic line by __.A. William WordsworthB. P. B. ShelleyC. George ByronD. John KeatsⅡ. Translate the following literary terms (English into Chinese and Chinese into English) (1′×10=10分)1.iambic pentameter 2. heroic couplet 3. antagonist 4. soliloquy 5. sonnet6. 无韵体诗诗节 10. 清教主义铺垫 9. 诗节清教主义 无韵体诗 7. 民谣民谣 8. 伏笔, 铺垫III. Identify the author and title of the literary work (2′×5=10分)1.So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.2.Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logicand rhetoric, able to contend.3.All is not lost: the unconquerable will,And study of revenge, immortal hate,And courage never to submit or yield:And what is else not to be overcome?4. Till a’’ the seas gang dry, my dear,4. Till aAnd the rocks melt wi’’ the sun:And the rocks melt wiI will love thee still, my dear,While the sands o’’ life shall run.While the sands o5. And then my heart with pleasure fills,And dances with the daffodilsIV. Define the following literary terms (Each term should include the time, the features and representative figures or significance) (5′×4=20分)1. English Renaissance2. English Enlightenment3. Pre-Romanticism4. Metaphysical PoetryV. Interpreting the following texts (20′×2=40分)Text 1The curfew tolls the knell of parting day,The lowing herd wind slowly o’’er the lea,The lowing herd wind slowly oThe plowman homeward plods his weary way,And leaves the world to darkness and to me. (stanza 1)The breezy call of incense-breathing Morn,The swallow twittering from the straw-bulit shed,The cock’’s shrill clarion, or the echoing horn,The cockNo more shall rouse them from their lowly bed. (stanza 5)Questions:1. Identify the author and the title of this poem (2分)2. Examine the poetic form (rhyme, foot and meter should be involved) (3分)3. Explain the underlined words (4分)4. What is the tone in stanza 1? How does the poet achieve it? (3分)5. Stanza 5 involoves rich imagery, please classify them and give examples. (6分)6. Point out the rhetorical devices in the above poem (2分)Text 2I wander through each chartered street,Near where the chartered Thames does flow,And mark in every face I meetMarks of weakness, marks of woe.In every cry of every man,In every infant's cry of fear,In every voice, in every ban,The mind-forged manacles I hear.How the chimney-sweeper's cryEvery blackening church appals;And the hapless soldier's sighRuns in blood down palace walls.Questions:1. Explain the underlined words. (5分)2. Identify the poetic form (3分)3. This poem is the mightiest brief poem, how does William Blake convey the mighty lines? (4分)and ““Mind-forged manaclesMind-forged manacles””? (4分) chartered street and chartered Thames”” andUnderstand ““chartered street and chartered Thames4. Understandsoldier’’s sighs sigh””. (4分)and ““soldier5. Please analyze the images ofPlease analyze the images of ““Chimney-sweeperChimney-sweeper”” and英国文学史及作品选读(模拟试题一)参考答案英国文学史及作品选读(模拟试题一)参考答案Ⅰ. Multiple Choice1.__B__2.___C_3.__D__4.__A__5.__C___6.__D__7.__C__8.__B__9.__A__ 10.__D___11.__C__ 12.__C__ 13.__D__ 14.__B__ 15.__D__16.__B__ 17.__D__ 18.__C__ 19.__A__ 20.__B__Ⅱ. Translate the following literary terms (English into Chinese and Chineseinto English)1.抑扬格五音步抑扬格五音步2. 英雄双韵体英雄双韵体3.反面人物反面人物4.独白独白5.十四行十四行6.blank verse7.ballads8.foreshadowing 9. stanza 10. PuritanismIII. Identify the author and title of the literary work1. William ShakespeareSonnet 18 2. Francis Bacon Of Studies3. John MiltonParadise Lost 4. Robert BurnsA Red, Red Rose 5.William Wordsworth I Wandered Lonely as a CloudIV . Define the following literary terms (Each term should include the time, thefeatures and representative figures or significance)1.English RenaissanceIt sprang first in Italy in the 14th century and gradually spread all over Europe. It made its appearance in England in the 16th and 17th centuries. It means the rebirth of Greek and Roman culture. Two features are striking of this movement. The one is a thirsting curiosity for the classical literature. Another one is the keen interest in the activities of humanity. Humanism is the key-note of Renaissance. Thomas More, Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare are the best representatives of the English Reanaissance.2. English EnlightenmentThe 18th century marked the beginning of an intellectual movement in Europe, known as theEnlightenment, which was, on the whole, an expression of struggle of the bourgeoisie against feudalism. The enlighteners fought against class inequality, stagnation, prejudices and other survivals of feudalism. They attempt to place all branches of science at the service of mankind by connecting them with the actual needs and requirements of people. English enlighteners differed in some way from those of France “cleared the minds of men for the coming revolution,revolution,””the English enlighteners set no revolutionary aims before them. They stove to bring it to an end by clearing away the feudal ideas with the bourgeois ideology. The representatives are Joseph Addison, Richard Steele (essayists), Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift (novelists), and Alexander Pope (poet).3. Pre-RomanticismIn the latter half of the 18thcentury, a new literary movement arose in Europe, called the Romantic Revival. It was marked by a strong protest against the bondage of Classicism, by a recognition of the claims of passion and emotion, and by a renewed interest in medieval literature. In England, this movement showed itself in the trend of Pre-Romanticism in poetry. William Blake and Robert Burns are the representatives.4. Metaphysical PoetryMetaphysical Poetry is commonly used to name the work of the 17th century writers who wroteunder the influence of John Donne. With a rebellious spirit, the metaphysical poets try to break away from the conventional fashion of the Elizabethan love poetry. They are characterized by mysticism in content and fantasticality in form. John Donne is the leading figure of the fantasticality in form. John Donne is the leading figure of the “metaphysical school.”“metaphysical school.”V . Interpreting the following textsText 11.Thomas Gray Elergy Written in a Country Churchyard2. Examine the poetic form (rhyme, foot and meter should be involved)ˇThe `cur/ˇfew `tolls/ ˇthe `knell/ ˇof `par/ˇting `day,/a The lowing herd wind slowly o The lowing herd wind slowly o’’er the lea,b The plowman homeward plods his weary way, aAnd leaves the world to darkness and to me.b It is written in iambic pentameter, rhymed abab3. Explain the underlined wordsCurfew: evening bell lea: meadow plods: walks with heavy steps lowly bed: grave4.What is the tone in stanza 1? How does the poet achieve it?Tone: gloomy and melanconythrough imagery, long vowels and diphthongs 5.Stanza 5 involoves rich imagery, please classify them and give examples.Visual image: strw-built shedAuditory image: cock’’s clarion, echoing hornAuditory image: cockTactile image: breezy call6.Point out the rhetorical devices in the above poemTransferred epithet and EuphemismText 26. Explain the underlined words.Chartered: possessed as the private property marks; signs ban: ProhibitionAppals: shocks hapless: unfortunate7. Identify the poetic formIt is written in iambic tetrameter, rhymed abab.ˇI `wan/ˇder `through/ ˇeach `char/ˇtered `street,/ˇNear `where/ˇthe `char/ˇtered `Thames/ ˇdoes `flow/8. This poem is the mightiest brief poem, how does William Blake convey the mighty lines?Parallelism and repetition every is repeated five times in stanza 2and ““Mind-forged manaclesMind-forged manacles””?Understand ““chartered street and chartered Thameschartered street and chartered Thames”” and9. Understandchartered street and chartered Thames show the outlook of English bourgeoisie, their extreme greedMind-forged manacles mean that people under political white terror, they are bonded physically and mentally. They have no freedom in their mind.soldier’’s sighs sigh””.and ““soldierChimney-sweeper”” and10. Please analyze the images ofPlease analyze the images of ““Chimney-sweeperChimney-sweeper: to expose the hypocrisy of the churchSolider’’s sigh: they are forced to fight for their country, but their blood runs along the palace wall.SoliderThe war is full of cruelty. So they give the sigh。

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1.Romance,which uses narrative verse or prose to tell stories of ___ adventures or other heroic deeds, is a popular literary form in the medieval period.A.ChristianB.knightlyC.GreekD.primitive2. In The song of Beowulf , Beowulf fought against _______.A. GrendelB. a knightC. HrothgarD. Sir Gawain3. Among the great Middle English poets, Geoffrey Chaucer is known for his production of ___.A.Piers PlowmanB.Sir Gawain and the Green KnightC.Confessio AmantisD.The Canterbury Tales4. Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18?A.The speaker eulogizes the power of Nature.B.The speaker satirizes human vanity.C.The speaker praises the power of artistic creation.D.The speaker meditates on man's salvation.5. John Milton was the writer of ______A. Paradise lostB. The Pilgrims progressC. TessD. Emma6. The greatest of all English authors is _______A. William ShakespeareB. Charles Dickens C, Thomas Hardy D. Robert Frost7. Of all the 18thcentury novelists, _______ and Tobias Gorge Smollet may be regard as the real founders of the genre of the bourgeois realistic novel in England and Europe.A. Henry FieldingB. Daniel DefoeC. Joseph AddisonD. Richard Steel8. The most outstanding figure of English sentimentalism was _____A. Henry FieldingB. Daniel DefoeC. Joseph Addisonurence Sterne9. The most outstanding figure of the epoch of Enlightenment in England was ______.A. Oliver GoldsmithB. Jonathan Swift c. Thomas Grey D. Richard Steel10. Daniel Defoe was the writer of ______A. Gulliver’s TravelsB. Robinson CrusoeC. Jane EyreD. A Modest Proposal11. Gulliver’s Travels was written by ______.A. Laurence SterneB. Daniel DefoeC. Jonathan SwiftD. Oliver Goldsmith12. Tom Jones was written by _____A. Oliver GoldsmithB. Jonathan Swift c. Thomas Grey D. Henry Feilding13. The songs of Innocence was written by ____A. William WordsworthB. William BlakeC. Robert BurnsD. J.Keats14. With the publication of William Wordsworth’s _____ in collaboration with S.T. Colerige, romanticism began to bloom and found a firm place in the history of English literature.A. The CloudB. To a Sky-larkC. to AutumnD. Lyrical Ballads15.“If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind!” is an epigrammatic line by __.A.J.KeatsB.W.BlakeC.W.WordsworthD.P.B.Shelley16. ______ was Byron’s greatest work.A. Don JuanB.She Walks in BeautyC. CainD. Manfred.17.Ulysses (1922) is generally acknowledged to be ______’s masterpiece and a typical example of stream of consciousness technique.A. James JoyceB. Virginia WoolfC.D. h. Lawrence D. Charles Dickens18. The Title Vanity Fair was borrowed by Thackeray from the_____ by Bunyan.A. Pilgrim’s ProgressB. Canterbury TalesC. Paradise LostD. Beowulf19.___is the first important governess novel in the English literary history.A.Jane EyreB.EmmaC.Wuthering HeightsD.Middlemarch20.The major concern of ______ fiction lies in the tracing of the psychological development of his characters and in his energetic criticism of the dehumanizing effect of the capitalist industrialization on human nature.wrence'sB.J.Galsworthy'sC.W.Thackeray’sD.T.Hardy’s21.The Romantic writers would focus on all the following issues EXCEPT the ___ in the American literary histrory.A.individual feelingsB.idea of survival of the fittestC.strong imaginationD.return to nature22. _______ has been entitled the father of American Poetry.A.Philip FreneauB. Anne BradstreetC. William Cullen BryantD. Edgar Ellen Poe23. ________ was the first American writer of imaginative literature accepted by European readers.A. Edgar Ellen PoeB. Anne BradstreetC. William Cullen BryantD. Washington Irving.24. _______was considered as the first genuine American novelist who opened the new horizon of the frontier for literary works, widened the theme for fictional writings.A. James Fenimore CooperB. Anne BradstreetC. William Cullen BryantD. Washington Irving.25. Annabel Lee was written by _______.A.Philip FreneauB. Anne BradstreetC. William Cullen BryantD. Edgar Ellen Poe26. The Eighteenth Century was definitely an age of ___________.A.poetryB. novelC. dramaD.prose27_____ is widely regarded as the summit not only of Melville’s art, but also of the 19th century American fiction.A. the Scarlet LetterB. Moby DickC. Rip Van WinkleD. Sister Carrie28. Walt Whitman was a pioneering figure of American poetry. His innovation first of all lies in his use of __, poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme.A.blank verseB.heroic coupletC.free verseD.iambic pentameter29.Hester Pryme, Dimmsdale,Chillingworth and Pearl are most likely the names of the characters in ___.A.The Scarlet LetterB.The House of the Seven GablestC.The Portrait of a LadyD.The pioneers30. The greatest of Scottish poets is ________A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Robert BurnsC. William ShakespeareD. John MiltonⅡMultiple Choice。

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