English Literature 英国文学考试试题及答案

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Part OneEarly and Medieval English LiteratureⅠ. Fill in the blanks. 1. In 1066, ____, with his Norman army, succeeded in invading and defeating England. A. William the Conqueror B. Julius Caesar C. Alfred the Great D. Claudius th 2. In the 14 century, the most important writer (poet) is ____ . A. Langland B. Wycliffe C. Gower D. Chaucer 明朝 3. The prevailing form of Medieval English literature is ____.中世纪 A. novel B. drama C. romance D. essay 4. The story of ___ is the culmination of the Arthurian romances.亚瑟王的顶峰 A. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight B. Beowulf C. Piers the Plowman D. The Canterbury Tales 5. William Langland’s ____ is written in the form of a dream vision. A. Kubla Khan B. Piers the Plowman C. The Dream of John Bull D. Morte d’Arthur 6. After the Norman Conquest, three languages existed in England at that time. The Normans spoke _____. A. French B. English C. Latin D. Swedish 7. ______ was the greatest of English religious reformers and the first translator of the Bible. A. Langland B. Gower C. Wycliffe 威克利夫 D. Chaucer 8. Piers the Plowman describes a series of wonderful dreams the author dreamed, through which, we can see a picture of the life in the ____ England. A. primitive B. feudal

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封建的；领地的；世仇的 C. bourgeois 资本家 D. modern 9. The theme of ____ to king and lord was repeatedly emphasized in romances. A. loyalty B. revolt 反抗 C. obedience 顺从 D. mockery 嘲弄 10. The most famous cycle of English ballads 民歌 centers on the stories about a legendary outlaw called _____.

A. Morte d’Arthur

B. Robin Hood

C. The Canterbury Tales

D. Piers the Plowman 11. ______, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets of England, was born in London in about 1340. A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. Sir Gawain C. Francis Bacon D. John Dryden 12. Chaucer died on October 25th, 1400, and was buried in ____. A. Flanders B. France C. Italy D. Westminster Abbey 威斯敏斯特教堂（英国名人墓地13. Chaucer’s earliest work of any length is his _____, a translation of the French Roman de la Rose by Gaillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meung, which was a love allegory enjoying widespread popularity in the 13th and 14th centuries not only in France but throughout Europe.3

---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------ A. The Romaunt of the Rose 传奇故事B. “A Red, Red Rose” C. The Legend of Good Women D. The Book of the Duchess 14. In his lifetime Chaucer served in a great variety of occupations that had impact on the wide range of his writings. Which one is not his career? ____. A. engineer B. courtier C. office holder D. soldier E. ambassador F. legislator (议员) 15. Chaucer composes a long narrative poem named _____ based on Boccaccio’s poem “Filostrato”. A. The Legend of Good Women B. Troilus and Criseyde C. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight D. Beowulf Key to the multiple choices： 1-5 ADCAB 6-10 ACBAB 11-15 ADAABⅡ. Questions 1. What are the features of Beowulf?文体。

维基网 2. Comment on the social significance and language in The Canterbury Tales.Part TwoThe English RenaissanceⅠ. Match the writer and his works. 1. Thomas More A. Apology for Poetry 2. Holinshed B. Miscellany of Songs and Sonnets 3. Hakluyt C. Utopia 4. Richard Tottel D. Discovery of Guiana 5. Philip Sidney E. Principal Navigations, Voyages and Discoveries 6. Walter Raleigh F. Chronicles The key: (1—C 2—F 3—E 4—B 5—A 6—D)Ⅱ. Choose the best answer. 1. _____ founded the Tudor Dynasty, a centralized monarchy of a totally new type, which met the needs of the rising bourgeoisie. 新兴的资产阶

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