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第33章伊丽莎白·巴雷特·勃朗宁33.1复习笔记Elizabeth Barrett Browning(1806-1861)(伊丽莎白·巴雷特•勃朗宁)1.Life(生平)Elizabeth Barrett was born in1806at Durham,cated at home,Elizabeth had written her first“epic”poem by the age of12.But when she was fifteen,a fall from her horse injured her spine.Despite her ailments,he devoted herself to study Hebrew and Greek.With her enthusiasm for her Christian faith,she became active in the Bible and Missionary Societies for her church.Later she lived in her father’s London house under his tyrannical rule.After her brother’s death,she became an invalid and a recluse in her bedroom for5years.In1844,her Poems attracted Robert Browning’s attention and they exchanged574letters over the next20months. Regardless of her father’s opposition,they eloped in1846and settled in Italy,where her health improved and she bore a son.Her father never spoke to her again.Elizabeth’s Sonnets from the Portuguese,dedicated to her husband and written in secret before her marriage,was published in1850.She died in Florence in1861.伊丽莎白·巴雷特1806年出生在英国达勒姆。

《英国文学史及选读》试题(二)

《英国文学史及选读》试题(二)

英国文学史及选读试卷Ⅰ.Multiple choice(40 points, 2 for each)1. ________ employed the heroic couplet with true ease and charm for the first time in the history of English Literature.A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. George Gordon ByronC. Edmund SpenderD. Robert Browning2. Which of the following is William Shakespeare's history play?A. MacbethB. Henry IVC. Romeo and JulietD. King Lear3. For his contribution to the establishment of the form of the modern novel, ________ has been regarded as “Father of the English Novel”.A. Henry FieldingB. Daniel DefoeC. John BunyanD. James Joyce4. “The apparition of these faces in the crowd;Petals on a wet, black bough. “4. These two lines are quoted from ________'s poem?A. Emily DickinsonB. Robert FrostC. Ezra PoundD. William B. Yeats5. Jane Austen wrote within a very narrow sphere. The subject matter, the social setting, and plots are all restricted to the provincial life of the ________.A. late 19th –centuryB. 17th -centuryC. 20th –centuryD. late 18th -century6. Usually basing on her own experiences, Emily Dickinson addresses issues that concern the whole human beings. Which of the following is NOT a usual subject of her poetic expression?A. Life and DeathB. ReligionC. Love and NatureD. War and Peace7. Walden is a ________.A. Transcendentalist workB. epic in proseC. lyric poemD. short story8. Henry James' realism is different from others, because he pays more attention to ________.A. the traditional styleB. the common peopleC. the inner world of human beingsD. the class struggle9. ________ is considered Mark Twain's greatest achievement.A. The Gilded AgeB. Innocents AbroadC. The Adventures of Tom SawyerD. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn10. At the beginning of Faulkner's A Rose for Emily, there is a detailed description of Emily's old house. The purpose of such description is to imply that the person living in it ________.A. is a wealthy ladyB. is a conservative aristocratC. is a prisoner of the pastD. has good taste11. ________ is NOT a Nobel Prize winner.A. Eugene O'NeillB. F. Scott FitzgeraldC. Ernest HemingwayD. William Faulkner12. Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of Mark Twain's language?A. VernacularB. ElegantC. ColloquialD. Humorous13. The most distinguishing feature of Charles Dicken's works lies in his ________.A. social criticismB. optimismC. character-portrayalD. social setting14. As the representative of the Enlightenment, Pope was one of the first to introduce ________ to England.A. rationalismB. romanticismC. criticismD. realism15. Shelley's greatest achievement is his four-act poetic drama ________.A. AdonaisB. To a SkylarkC. A Song: Men of EnglandD. Prometheus Unbound16. The Victorian Age is most famous for its ________.A. playsB. novelsC.poemsD. essays17. Which of the following women does not belong to the famous Bronte Sisters?A. Mary BronteB. Charlotte BronteC. Emily BronteD. Anne Bronte18. “Histories make men wise;poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend. Abeunt studia in mores. ” This sentence appears in ________.A. The Advancement of LearningB. A Dictionary of the English LanguageC. An Essay on CriticismD. Of Studies19. In his novel, Robinson Crusoe, Defoe eulogizes the hero of the ________?A.aristocratic classB. enterprising landlordsC. rising bourgeoisieD. hard-working people20. Which of the following works does not belong to John Milton?A. Paradise LostB. Paradise RegainedC. AdonaisD. LlycidasII Fill in the following blanks:( 20points, 2 for each )1.John Milton wrote "Paradise Lost"in the form of epic,which describes the fall of______in a grand style.2.Walter Scott has been universally regarded as the founder and great master of the ______ novel.3.Though ______ is not the first English novelist,he has generally been considered as "the father of English novel",for his contribution to the establishment of the form of the modern novel.4.Richard Brinsley Sheridan is the only important English_______of the eighteenth century.In his plays,morality is the constant theme.5.The_______couplet is a pair of rhymed iambic pentameter lines,a verse form first used by the 14th-century poet Geoffrey Chaucer.6.Oscar Wilde,who advocated the idea of "______",represented the literary school of decadence in the late 19th century.7."Pilgrim's Progress" is written as a book of religious instructions in the form of_______and dream.8.In England,the literary technique of "stream of consciousness" is best represented in the works of James Joyce and _______.9.In his novels,Arnold Bennett depicts life and society with a strong_______tendency influenced by the French writer Zola and Guy de Maupassant.10.Charles Dickens and William Thackeray were the two great representatives of the English critical realism in the _______century.Ⅲ. Match authors in Column A with their literary works in Column B. Please write your answer on the Answer Sheet. (20 points, 2 for each pair)1. John MiltonA.The Canterbury Tales2. Samuel JohnsonB. Mrs. Warren's Profession3. Geoffrey ChaucerC. Joseph Andrews4. Jane AustenD. She Stoops to Conquer5. Richard Brinsley SheridanE. A Dictionary of the English Language6. George Bernard ShawF.Song of Innocence7.William BlakeG. Samson Agonistes8. Robert BurnsH. Pride and Prejudice9.Thomas HardyI. My Heart’s in the Highlands10.Henry FieldingJ. Tess of the D’UrbervillesⅣ.Give a brief explanation to each of the following items. Please write your answer on the Answer Sheet.(10 points in total, 2 for each)1. Epic2. Popular ballad3. Romance4. Byronic hero5. English RenaissanceⅤ. Answer the following questions.(10 points) What is the theme of The Wasted Land?。

吴伟仁《英国文学史及选读》(重排版)笔记和考研真题详解-弗吉尼亚·伍尔芙【圣才出品】

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吴伟仁《英国文学史及选读》(重排版)笔记和考研真题详解-弗吉尼亚·伍尔芙【圣才出品】第39章弗吉尼亚·伍尔芙39.1复习笔记Virginia Woolf(1882-1941)(弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫)1.Life(生平)Virginia Woolf was the daughter of Sir Leslie Stephen,the biographer,critic and editor of the Dictionary of National Biography.She was educated at home and in frequent contact with her father’s literary and political friends.After his father’s death in1904,she settled with her families in Bloomsbury,where she was a member of the Bloomsbury Group.In1912Virginia married Leonard Woolf,a journalist,essayist and political thinker.Together they founded the Hogarth Press in1917.From childhood she suffered from fits of nervous breakdown.Her husband encouraged her to write novels.Her house in London was bombed by Nazi planes during the Second World War.She fell into a spiritual depression and became ill again.In1941,after completing her last novel,Between the Acts,she drowned herself in a river for fear that she would lose her mind and became a burden to her husband.弗吉尼亚·伍尔芙是莱斯利·斯蒂芬爵士之女。

吴伟仁《英国文学史及选读》(重排版)-章节题库(第一~三章)【圣才出品】

吴伟仁《英国文学史及选读》(重排版)-章节题库(第一~三章)【圣才出品】

第二部分章节题库第一章中古时期一、填空题1. ______ is the oldest poem in the English language, and also the oldest surviving epic in the English language.【答案】Beowulf【解析】《贝奥武夫》讲述了斯堪的纳维亚的英雄贝奥武夫的英勇事迹。

是迄今为止发现的英国盎格鲁-撒克逊时期最古老、最长的一部较完整的文学作品,也是欧洲最早的方言史诗。

2. Today Chaucer is acclaimed not only as “the father of English poetry”but also as “the father of English fiction”. His masterpiece is ______.【答案】The Canterbury Tales【解析】乔叟的代表作是《坎特伯雷故事集》。

3. ______ is the “father of English poetry”and one of the greatest narrative poets of England, whose masterpiece The Canterbury Tales is one of the most famous works in all literature.【答案】Geoffrey Chaucer【解析】杰弗里·乔叟于1340年出生于伦敦,他是英语诗歌的创始者。

他逝于1400年,葬于威斯敏斯特教堂,也被称作“诗人角”。

4. In “The Canterbury Tales”, Chaucer employed the writing _____ with true ease and charm for the first time in the history of English literature.【答案】heroic couplet【解析】杰弗里·乔叟(1340—1400)英国小说家、诗人,被誉为“英国诗歌之父”,代表作品《坎特伯雷故事集》,大部分采用的是英雄双韵体。

吴伟仁《美国文学史及选读》模拟试题及详解(二)【圣才出品】

吴伟仁《美国文学史及选读》模拟试题及详解(二)【圣才出品】

第二章吴伟仁《美国文学史及选读》模拟试题及详解(二)I. Fill in the blanks1. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s masterpiece is ______.【答案】Uncle Tom’s Cabin【解析】比彻·斯托夫人(Harriet Beecher Stowe 1811-1896)的名作长篇小说《汤姆叔叔的小屋》(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)是19世纪最畅销的小说(以及第二畅销的书,仅次于最畅销的书《圣经》)并被认为是刺激废奴主义于1850年代兴起的一大原因。

2. The Age of Realism is also what Mark Twain referred to as “_______”.【答案】The Gilded Age【解析】现实主义时期被马克吐温看作“镀金时代”。

3. Pound was the leader of a new movement in poetry which he called the “______”movement.【答案】imagism【解析】庞德是意象主义运动的领军人物。

4. Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote ______, which has been called “the Manifesto ofA merican Transcendentalism,”and ______, which has been regarded as A merica’s “Declaration of Intellectual Independence.”【答案】Nature;“The A merican Scholar”【解析】爱默生的《论自然》被称为“美国超验主义的宣言”,其《美国学者》则被誉为美国知识分子的独立宣言。

5. William Bradford’s work ______ consists of two books. The first book deals with the persecutions of the Separatists in Scrooby, England, and the second book describes the signing of the “Compact”.【答案】MayflowerII. Multiple Choice1. Which ONE of the following is the author of The Leather-Stocking Tales?A. Henry David ThoreauB. Washington IrvingC. Edgar Allan PoeD. James Fennimore Cooper【答案】D【解析】James Fenimore Cooper(库柏),美国早期作家,The Leather-Stocking Tales (《皮裹腿故事集》)是他的经典之作。

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第15章哥尔德史密斯15.1复习笔记Oliver Goldsmith(1730-1774)(奥里弗·哥尔德斯密斯)1.Life(生平)Oliver Goldsmith was born in Ireland,the son of a poor Anglican curate.He was early disfigured by smallpox and grew up with ugly face and ungraceful figure.In his early years,he was apparently stupid and idle.However,in1749,Goldsmith graduated from Trinity College in Dublin with a BA ter he was trained for medicine,but eventually drifted to be a hack writer for Monthly Review.Goldsmith was one of the most versatile authors,who became an accomplished essayist,poet,novelist,and playwright.奥利弗·哥尔德史密斯出生于爱尔兰,是一个贫困的英国国教乡村牧师之子。

他早年因得天花而残疾,面部丑陋,身形笨拙。

小时候他显然十分愚笨无用。

然而,1749年他从都柏林三一学院毕业,获得文学学士学位。

后来他又接受医学教育,但最终转行做了《每月评论》的雇佣写手。

哥尔德史密斯多才多艺,是颇有建树的散文家,诗人,小说家和剧作家。

2.Major Works(主要作品)The Citizen of the World(1762)《世界公民》The Traveller(1764)《旅游人》The Vicar of Wakefield(1766)《威克菲尔德牧师传》The Good-Natured Man(1768)《好心人》The Deserted Village(1770)《荒村》She Stoops to Conquer(1773)《屈身求爱》3.Selected Work(选读作品)◆The Vicar of Wakefield《威克菲尔德牧师传》thick and fast.The vicar loses his fortune and they have to move to a new place under the patronage of a certain squire Thornhill.Thornhill,being an immoral ruffian,seduces Olivia and then deserts her.The vicar himself is thrown into prison for debt to Thornhill.Sophia,the vicar’s second daughter,is forcibly carried off in a carriage by an unknown villain.By this time,Mr. Burchell,one of the vicar’s acquaintances,who appears to be a broken-down gentleman,saves Sophia.He makes it known to the Primrose family that he is squire Thornhill’s uncle.The squire’s villainy is exposed in front of his uncle.All now ends happily.Sir William marries Sophia.Olivia is found out and the squire is made to marry her.The vicar’s fortune is restored to him.故事由好心的乡村牧师普里姆罗斯本人讲述。

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吴伟仁《英国文学史及选读》(重排版)笔记和考研真题详解-约翰·弥尔顿【圣才出品】第8章约翰·弥尔顿8.1复习笔记John Milton(1608-1674)(约翰·弥尔顿)1.Life(生平)John Milton was born into a pious wealthy Puritan family.He was greatly influenced by his father who loved books and had a private teacher for him.About12years old,Milton was sent to a famous boy’s school in London called St Paul’s;at15,he went to Cambridge University where he was said to be the finest scholar.Abandoning the thought of being a clergyman of the English Church,he retired to his father’s country house at Horton,writing poetry and studying hard. Later he traveled France,Switzerland and Italy where he heard that people’s struggle against the king might lead to war.After he returned to London,he wrote pamphlets opposing the monarchy and advocating people’s liberty.The commonwealth government gave Milton the important office of Secretary for Foreign Tongues.He worked hard and finally became blind.During the Restoration,he was thrown in prison and released by CharlesⅡ.He died on November8,1674surrounded by a few devoted friends.弥尔顿出生在富裕、虔诚的清教徒家庭。

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第一章殖民地时期的美国文学填空题1. The term “Puritan” was applied to those settlers who originally were devout members of the Church of ______.【答案】England【解析】清教徒(Puritan),是指要求清除英国国教Church of England中天主教残余的改革派。

其字词于16世纪60年代开始使用,源于拉丁文的Purus,意为“清洁”。

2. The most enduring shaping influence in American thought and American literature was ______.【答案】American Puritanism【解析】美国文化源于清教文化,由清教徒移民时传入北美。

美国主流价值观都可以追溯到殖民地时期一统天下的清教主义,并且清教思想对美国文学有着根深蒂固的影响。

3. Hard work, thrift, piety and sobriety, these were the ______ values that dominated much of the early American writing.【答案】Puritan【解析】清教主义,起源于英国,在北美殖民地得以实践与发展。

清教徒强调艰苦奋斗、勤俭节约、虔诚和淡泊。

这些价值观也影响了早期的美国文学。

4. Many Puritans wrote verse, but the works of two writers, Anne Bradstreet and______, rose to the level of real poetry.【答案】Edward T aylor【解析】美国殖民时期最著名的诗人是安·布莱德斯特和爱德华·泰勒。

5. The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America is a collection of poems composed by ______.【答案】Anne Bradstreet【解析】安·布莱德斯特律是美国殖民时期著名的诗人。

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吴伟仁《英国文学史及选读》(重排版)-章节题库(第四~五章)【圣才出品】

第四章英国启蒙运动阶段一、填空题1.The Graveyard Poets were a number of pre-Romantic English poets of the18th century characterized by their gloomy meditations on mortality in the context of the graveyard.A contemplative and mellow mood is achieved in the celebrated opening verse of Gray’s_____.【答案】Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard【解析】这首诗充满感伤情调,成为18世纪后期感伤主义诗歌的典范之作。

2.Swift is a master of_____,his satire is usually masked by an outward gravity andan apparent earnestness which renders his satire all the more powerful.【答案】satirist【解析】乔纳森·斯威夫特(1667—1745)是英国作家、政治家、讽刺文学大师,代表作品《格列夫游记》《一只桶的故事》。

3.It is simply for convenience that we study the18th century English literature in three main divisions:the region of_____,the revival of_____,and the beginning of _____.【答案】classicism;poetry;novel【解析】受启蒙运动的影响,18世纪英国文学出现新流派——新古典主义;18世纪后半期,前浪漫主义产生并逐渐取代新古典主义;小说产生于18世纪,并成为一个重要的文学体裁。

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第35章约翰·高尔斯华绥35.1复习笔记John Galsworthy(1867-1933)(约翰·高尔斯华绥)1.Life(生平)John Galsworthy was a prolific novelist,playwright and renowned social activist.He was born in a well-to-do bourgeois family.He was educated at Harrow and studied law at the University of Oxford and was called to the bar in1890,but practiced only for a short time.He traveled widely and at the age of twenty-eight began to write,at first for his own amusement.In 1905Galsworthy married the divorced wife of his cousin.His first stories were published under the pseudonym John Sinjohn and later were withdrawn.As a novelist Galsworthy is chiefly known for his The Forsyte Saga.Galsworthy was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in1932“for his distinguished art of narration which takes its highest form in The Forsyte Saga.”约翰·高尔斯华绥是一位多产的小说家、剧作家和著名社会活动家。

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华南师范大学高等教育自学考试2016年1月委考课程《英国文学选读》模拟卷 A(课程代码: 10100)I. Choose the best answers to complete the statements. (30%)1。

The statement “Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability" opens one of well—known essays by__________.2. “The Chimney Sweeper” are found in both Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience by___________________。

3。

William Wordsworth, a romantic poet, advocated all of the following except ________.A。

language used by common peopleB。

intensively subjective feelingC。

nature as a source of poetic writingD。

elegant wording4. The most significant idea of the Renaissance is______________.5。

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吴伟仁《英国文学史及选读》(重排版)笔记和考研真题详解-简·奥斯汀【圣才出品】

吴伟仁《英国文学史及选读》(重排版)笔记和考研真题详解-简·奥斯汀【圣才出品】第24章简·奥斯汀24.1复习笔记Jane Austen(1775-1817)(简·奥斯丁)1.Life(生平)Jane Austen was the seventh child of Reverend George Austen,rector of Stevenson,and was born in the parsonage of the village in1775.She passed her life very quietly and cheerfully in doing small domestic duties in the countryside.She was educated at home and began to write at an early age.With the publisher she had little success.It was n ot until Walter Scott’s anonymous article full of admiration to Emma when Austen began to be known.Austen was a bright and attractive little woman,but she was averse to publicity and popularity.She died,quietly as she had lived,at Winchester in1817,and was buried in the cathedral.简·奥斯丁是乔治·奥斯丁,史蒂文森教区牧师的第七个孩子。

她在乡村琐碎的家庭事务中平静愉快地度过了一生。

她在家接受教育,很小就开始写作。

但是她的作品并没有受到出版方的重视。

2023年大学_《英国文学史及选读》(吴伟仁著)课后答案

2023年大学_《英国文学史及选读》(吴伟仁著)课后答案

2023年《英国文学史及选读》(吴伟仁著)课后答

《英国文学史及选读》(吴伟仁著)内容简介
PART I THE ANGLO-SAXON PERIOD
Beowulf
PART II THE ANGLO-NORMAN PERIOD
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
PART III GEOFFREY CHAUCER
The Canterbury Tales
(General Prologue)
Popular Ballads
Robin Hood and Allin-a-Dale
Get Up and Bar the Door
Sir Patrick Spens
PART IV THE RENAISSANCE
PART V THE 17TH CENTURY
PART VI THE 18TH CENTURY
《英国文学史及选读》(吴伟仁著)目录
本书是作者根据英国文学历史的`顺序结合作品选读所编写的一套适合我国高等教院校英语专业使用的教材。

由于课时有限,历史部分只作了简明扼要的概述,作品选读部分,尽可能遴选了文学史上的重要作家和重要作品。

这部“史”、“选”结合的教材,分为两册出版,第一册是古代至18世纪英国文学,第二册是19划纪至20世纪英国文学。

教材内容丰富,观点正确,选文具有代表性,可作高校外文系英语专业英国文学史和文学作品选读课程的课本或参考书,也是广大中学英语教师及具有一定程度的英语自学者和英美文学爱好者进修的理想读物。

吴伟仁《美国文学史及选读》模拟试题及详解(一)【圣才出品】

吴伟仁《美国文学史及选读》模拟试题及详解(一)【圣才出品】

吴伟仁《美国⽂学史及选读》模拟试题及详解(⼀)【圣才出品】第⼀章吴伟仁《美国⽂学史及选读》模拟试题及详解(⼀)I. Fill in the blanks1. ______, by Ezra Pound, employs the complex association of scholarly lore, anthropology, modern history and personages, private history and Witticism, and obscure literary interpolations in various languages.【答案】The Cantos【解析】庞德的《诗章》包罗万象,是庞德的代表作。

2. ______ was regarded as the first great prose stylist of American romanticism. 【答案】Washington Irving【解析】华盛顿·欧⽂是美国著名作家,他被誉为美国第⼀位浪漫主义散⽂⽂体作家。

3. The protagonist of Theodore Dreiser’s Trilogy of Desire is ______.【答案】Frank Cowperwood【解析】西奥多·德莱塞的《欲望三部曲》(Trilogy of Desire)包括《⾦融家》(The Financier),《巨⼈》(The Titan),《斯多葛》(The Stoic)。

《欲望三部曲》的主⼈公是法兰克·柯帕乌(Frank Cowperwood)。

4. The great work ______ not only demonstrates Emersonian ideas of self-reliance but also develops and tests Thoreau’s own transcendental philosophy.【答案】Self-Reliance【解析】富兰克林的《论⾃⽴》不仅表现了爱默⽣关于⾃⽴的思想,同时也表达了他的超验主义思想。

吴伟仁《英国文学史及选读》模拟试题及详解(一)(二)【圣才出品】

吴伟仁《英国文学史及选读》模拟试题及详解(一)(二)【圣才出品】

吴伟仁《英国文学史及选读》模拟试题及详解(一)(二)【圣才出品】预览说明:预览图片所展示的格式为文档的源格式展示,下载源文件没有水印,内容可编辑和复制第二部分模拟试题吴伟仁《英国文学史及选读》模拟试题及详解(一)I. Fill in the blanks1. The fifteenth century has been traditionally described as the barren age in English literature. But it is the spring tide of English _______.【答案】ballads【解析】十五世纪英国歌谣开始兴起。

2. _______ is the representative among the writers of aestheticism and decadence. The Picture of Dorian Gray is a typical decadent novel written by him.【答案】Oscar Wilde【解析】奥斯卡·王尔德(Oscar Wilde)是19世纪末英国唯美派剧作家、诗人、小说家和文学批评家。

《道林·格雷的画像》(The Picture of Dorian Gray)是王尔德最出色的作品,最为详细地阐述了他的颓废主义思想。

3. Thomas Hardy’s novel _______tells a story about a poor villager’s love affairs with a married school mistress named Sue.【答案】Jude the Obscure【解析】《无名的裘德》讲述的是一个穷村妇爱上了一个已婚女教师的故事。

4. Cordelia is a character in ______.【答案】King Lear【解析】Cordelia是莎士比亚著名悲剧《李尔王》中的李尔王最小的女儿。

吴伟仁《英国文学史及选读》配套题库【章节题库(含名校考研真题)-第二章 盎格鲁-诺尔曼时期【圣才出品

吴伟仁《英国文学史及选读》配套题库【章节题库(含名校考研真题)-第二章 盎格鲁-诺尔曼时期【圣才出品

第二章盎格鲁-诺尔曼时期填空题1. ________ conquered England on October 14, 1066. From then on began the medieval period. (南开大学2008研)【答案】Duke of Normandy【解析】公元1066年,诺曼底公爵,或者叫William, the Conqueror(征服者威廉),占领英格兰,从此开始了中世纪时期。

2. In the year 1066, the Normans defeated the Anglo-Saxons at the battle of ________.【答案】Hastings【解析】1066年黑斯廷之战,盎格鲁-撒克逊人溃败,诺曼征服开始。

3. After the _______ Conquest, feudal system was established in English society. 【答案】Norman【解析】诺曼征服后英国封建主义制度建立。

4. In the year 1066, the Normans defeated the Anglo-Saxons at the battle of _______. 【答案】Hastings【解析】1066年黑斯廷之战盎格鲁-撒克逊人溃败,诺曼征服开始。

5. By the time when England entered into feudal society, the society was divided into two classes: _______ and _______.【答案】landlords; peasants【解析】英国进入封建社会后社会分为地主和农民两大阶级。

选择题1. In 1066, _______, with his Norman army, succeeded in invading and defeating England.A. William the ConquerorB. Julius CaesarC. Alfred the GreatD. Claudius【答案】A【解析】1066年征服者威廉率领他的诺曼底军队打败英军成为英伦三岛的统治者。

吴伟仁《英国文学史及选读》配套题库【章节题库(含名校考研真题)-第九章 二十世纪英国文学【圣才出品】

吴伟仁《英国文学史及选读》配套题库【章节题库(含名校考研真题)-第九章 二十世纪英国文学【圣才出品】

第九章二十世纪英国文学填空题1. _____ is the representative among the writers of aestheticism and decadence. The Picture of Dorian Gray is a typical decadent novel written by him.【答案】Oscar Wilde【解析】奥斯卡·王尔德(Oscar Wilde)是19世纪末英国唯美派剧作家、诗人、小说家和文学批评家。

《道林·格雷的画像》(The Picture of Dorian Gray)是王尔德最出色的作品,最为详细地阐述了他的颓废主义思想。

2. The Happy Prince and Other T ales and The House of Pomegranates are two collections of _____ written by Oscar Wilde.【答案】children’s stories【解析】《快乐王子及其他故事》(The Happy Prince and Other T ales)和《石榴屋童话集》(The House of Pomegranates)是英国作家奥斯卡·王尔德(Oscar Wilde)创作的童话故事集。

3. The Importance of Being Earnest, which mercilessly exposes the hypocrisy of the upper society in Victorian England, is _____’s masterpiece in drama.【答案】Oscar Wilde【解析】《认真的重要性》(The Importance of Being Earnest)是奥斯卡·王尔德的代表性剧作。

剧本通过俏皮的对话对维多利亚时期的英国上流社会的虚伪、腐败进行了无情的批判。

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吴伟仁《英国文学史及选读》模拟试题及详解(二)I. Fill in the blanks1. The English Renaissance is a period during which ______ introduced the Petrarchan sonnet into England.【答案】Thomas Wyatt【解析】在英国文艺复兴时期,Thomas Wyatt把彼得拉克式十四行诗引入英国。

2. T ess is seduced by a squire named Alec before she marries the clergyman’s son named ______.【答案】Angel Clare【解析】《德伯家的苔丝》中苔丝在未嫁给安吉尔·克莱尔之前被埃里克诱奸,产下一子,幼儿不久便夭折。

3. After the ________ Conquest, feudal system was established in English society. 【答案】Norman【解析】诺曼征服后英国封建主义制度建立。

4. In The Canterbury T ales, from the character of ________, we may see a very vivid sketch of a woman of the middle class, and a colorful picture of the domestic life of that class in Chaucer’s own day.【答案】the Wife of Bath【解析】《坎特伯雷故事集》中,乔叟通过对来自中产阶级的巴斯夫人的生动细腻的描写,展示了当时中产阶级多彩的生活画卷。

5. “Wherefore, Bees of England, forge/Many a weapon, chain, and scou rge, /That these stingless drones may spoil/The forced produce of your toil?”In the above quotation taken from Shelley’s poem “A Song: Men of England”, what does the word “bees” refer to?A. ruling class in human societyB. the laboring people in EnglandC. English youthD. wives of the workers in England【答案】B【解析】“英格兰的工蜂”指的是广大劳动人民。

该段诗歌的译文为:凭什么,英格兰的工蜂,要制作/ 那么多的武器,锁链和刑具,/ 使不能自卫的寄生雄蜂竟能掠夺/ 用你们强制劳动创造的财富?II. Multiple Choice1. The lines “At once a voice arose among/The bleak twigs overhead/In a full-hearted evensong/of joy illimited” are depicting ______.A. thrushB. nightingaleC. reaperD. lark【答案】A【解析】题目中所选的是Thomas Hardy(托马斯·哈代)的The Darkling Thrush(《暗夜里的画眉》)中的几行诗。

节译如下:霎时间一个声音,/从头顶稀疏的枝条间响起/衷心的晚祷,/充满无边的欢乐。

2. “History of the French Revolution” is written by ______.A. John RuskinB. Charles DickensC. William Makepeace ThackerayD. Thomas Carlyle【答案】D【解析】《法国革命史》(History of the French Revolution)是英国十九世纪散文家托马斯·卡莱尔(Thomas Carlyle)的代表作,奠定了卡莱尔伟大作家的文学地位。

3. Oscar Wilde’s first play, ______, opened in Februar y 1892.A. A Woman of No ImportanceB. The Importance of Being EarnestC. An ideal Husbanddy Windermere’s Fan【答案】D【解析】《温德梅尔夫人的扇子》(Lady Windermere’s Fan)是奥斯卡·瓦尔德的第一部戏剧,于1892年2月上演。

4. Rudyard Kipling was the spokesman for imperialist sentiment. Which one is NOT his work?A. DublinersB. The Jungle BookC. The Second Jungle BookD. Plain Tales from the Hills【答案】A【解析】Dubliners是James Joyce的作品。

5. The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems is written by _______A. William MorrisB. John RuskinC. Edward Burne JonesD. Dante Gabriel Rossetti【答案】A【解析】《格内维尔之辩护及其他诗歌》(The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems)是十九世纪英国作家威廉·莫里斯(William Morris)的代表作。

III. Explain the following term1. Sonnet【答案】Sonnet: (1)A lyric poem consisting of a single stanza of fourteen iambic pentameter lines linked by an intricate rhyme scheme. (2)There are two major patterns of rhyme in sonnets written in the English language: ①The Italian or Petrarchan sonnet (named after the fourteenth century Italian poet Petrarch)falls into two main parts: an octave (eight lines)rhyming abbaabba followed by a sestet (six lines)rhyming cdecde or some variant, such as cdccdc. ②Shakespearean sonnet. This sonnet falls into three quatrains and a concluding couplet: abab cdcd efef gg. There was one notable variant, the Spenserian sonnet, in which Edmund Spenser linked each quatrain to the next by a continuing rhyme: abab bcbc cdcd ee.2. Allegory【答案】Allegory:Allegory is a work of art in which a deeper meaning underlies the superficial or literal meaning or the representation of one meaning by another in this way. It is often referred to a work of fiction in which the author intends characters and their actions to be understood in terms other than their surface appearances and meanings, and the implied or extended meanings involve moral or spiritual concepts more significant than the actual narrative itself. John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress and Dante’s The Divine Comedy are typical allegories.IV. Read the following quotations and answer the questionsPassage 1“Then he was sent to Christ’s College, Cambridge, where he acquired a good knowledge of Latin. He was frequently chosen to deliver speeches before the students, in which he strongly condemned the subjects and methods of study at the colle ge, the result of all which was “to make you a more finished fool”. After leaving Cambridge he retired to his father’s country house at Horton, and devoted himself for six years to private study, roaming over the wide fields of classical, Hebrew, Italian and English literatures, and studying science, theology and music.A. Who is the “he” that is mentioned above?【答案】John MiltonB. What is his masterpiece?【答案】His masterpiece is Paradise Lost, a long epic divided into 12 books and written in blank verse. The original story is taken from the Old Testament of the Bible.(回答此题需对弥尔顿的生平有一定了解,此外在作答时应把《失乐园》简单介绍一下。

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