刘意青《简明英国文学史》配套题库【章节题库】(18世纪英国文学(1688-1780))

第4部分18世纪英国文学（1688-1780）

填空题

1. Henry Fielding has been regarded as “_____”, for his contribution to the establishment of the form of the modern novel. （吉林大学2007研）

【答案】Father of the English Novel

【解析】亨利•菲尔丁被誉为“英国小说之父”。

2. A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift is a sharp _____ against the social injustice in _____. （天津外国语学院2011研）

【答案】satire,Ireland

【解析】1729年斯威夫特发表的《一个温和的建议》是对英国政府对爱尔兰人民剥削压迫的极度讽刺。这一宣传册建议爱尔兰的穷人把刚满一周岁的孩子卖给富人，富人可将孩子做成美餐，而穷人也将获得一笔收入。

3. The English novel began to prosper in 18th century as a new literary genre. In this period there appeared a number of great novelists such as _____, Daniel Defoe, and _____. （天津外国语学院2011研）

【答案】Jonathan Swift,Samuel Richardson

【解析】18世纪英国文学的小说家主要有Defoe, Swift, Richardson, Fielding, Smollett and Sterne等。

4. Author: _____ Title: _____. （南京大学2007研）

At other times, the like battles have been fought between the Yahoos of several neighborhoods, without any visible cause: those of one district watching all opportunities to surprise the next, before they are prepared. But if they find their project has miscarried, they return home, and, for want of enemies, engage in what I call a civil war among themselves.

【答案】Author: Jonathan Swift. Title: Gullive r’s Travels

【解析】题中文段节选自乔纳森的《格列佛游记》。其通过幻想旅行中不可置信的奇遇和体验，及其尖锐地讽刺了英国统治者的腐败和愚行，无情地揭露了社会各领域的黑暗和罪恶。

5. The famous English critic Mathew Arnold called the 18th century in Britain “an age of prose”. In this period, no novelists were as popular and well known as _____. （天津外国语2010研）

【答案】Daniel Defoe

【解析】18世纪是英国小说兴起的时代，这一时期最著名的小说家是丹尼尔·笛福，他的代表作是《鲁滨逊漂流记》。

6. Joseph Addison and Sir Richard Steele are always remembered together because they started a journalistic tradition that is still alive in Britain and the United State. Their collaboration on a series of essays for the “T atler”and the “_____”

strongly influenced 18th century English taste and opinion. （天津外国语2010研）【答案】The Spectator

【解析】约瑟夫·艾迪生和理查德·斯蒂尔是英国著名的散文家，两人最重要的贡献是创办两份著名的杂志《闲谈者》（Tatler）与《旁观者》（Spectator）。

7. The Deserted Village was written by _____. （大连外国语2008研）

【答案】Oliver Goldsmith

【解析】奥立弗·哥尔德史密斯是英国诗人、剧作家、小说家。《荒村》是他的一首感伤主义诗歌。

8. Xury and Friday are characters in the novel entitled _____ written by _____. （大连外国语2008研）

【答案】Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe

【解析】“Xury”和“Friday”是笛福的代表作《鲁宾逊漂流记》中的人物。

9. The Yahoos are attacked by the writer named _____ in his fantasy work bearing the title _____. （大连外国语2007研）

【答案】Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travels

【解析】在Jonathan Swift的小说《格列佛游记》中，Yahoo是人类别称，是马所豢养和役使的畜生，在本书中，作者抨击了Yahoo的贪婪和无信。

10. “From the 1st of October to the 24th All these days entirely spent in many