朱永涛《英语国家社会与文化入门》配套题库【课后习题】(英国文学)【圣才】

第6章英国文学

Ⅰ. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):

1. Much early British literature was concerned with Christianity, and Anglo-Saxons produced many versions of the Bible. _____

【答案】T

【解析】英国早期文学的主题多围绕基督教展开，例如盎格鲁-撒克逊人编纂过多种版本的圣经，其中以凯尔经最为著名。

2. Beowulf was a sea monster killed by a Swedish warrior. _____

【答案】F

【解析】贝奥武夫是来自瑞典南部济兹（Geat）的王子。他在丹麦杀死了作恶多年的半人半魔的妖怪哥伦多。

3. “The Wife of Bath” is one of the tales contained in The Canterbury Tales. _____ 【答案】T

【解析】《巴斯夫人》是英国作家乔叟的坎特伯雷故事集中的一个故事。

4. There was a general flowering of culture and intellectual life in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries which is known as “The Renaissance.” _____

【答案】F

【解析】15到16世纪，欧洲经历了文化和精神生活的全面繁荣，这被称为文艺复兴。文艺复兴的时间是15到16世纪，而不是17到18世纪。

5. William Shakespeare is a great poet and much is known of his life. _____

【答案】F

【解析】莎士比亚被誉为英国文学史上最著名的剧作家，因其作品闻名于世界。

6. Keats, Shelley and Byron brought the Romantic Movement to its height. _____ 【答案】T

【解析】济慈，拜伦和雪莱这三位伟大的诗人把浪漫主义运动推向高潮。

7. Robinson Crusoe tells the story of a shipwreck and solitary survival. _____

【答案】T

【解析】《鲁滨孙漂流记》是世界文学中关于海难和孤岛生存最著名的小说。

8. Writers of romantic literature are more concerned with imagination and feeling than with the power of reason. _____

【答案】T

【解析】浪漫主义作家关注想象力和情感，而非理性的力量。

9. Don Juan is an epic poem composed by John Milton. _____

【答案】F

【解析】《唐璜》是拜伦的著名作品。

10. Thomas Hardy, the author of Tess of the D’Urbervilles, was also a first-class poet. _____

【答案】T

【解析】小说《苔丝》的作者托马斯·哈代也是一名著名的诗人。

Ⅱ. Choose the answer that best completes the statement or answers the question:

1. Which of the following books is written by Geoffrey Chaucer?

A. The Canterbury Tales.

B. Beowulf.

C. King Lear.

D. Morte D’Arthur.

【答案】A

【解析】《坎特弗雷故事集》（The Canterbury T ales）是杰弗里·乔叟的作品。

2. Which literary form flourished in Elizabethan age more than any other form of literature?

A. Novel.

B. Essay.

C. Drama.

D. Poetry.

【答案】C

【解析】戏剧是伊丽莎白时代发展最繁荣的文学形式。

3. Among the following writers, who was NOT one of the great trio?

A. Ben Johnson.

B. William Shakespeare.

C. Thomas Malory.

D. Christopher Marlowe.

【答案】C

【解析】伊丽莎白时期，最著名的剧作家是克里斯托弗·马洛（Thomas Malory）、威廉·莎士比亚（William Shakespeare）和本·琼生（Ben Johnson）。

4. Which of the following did NOT belong to Romanticism?

A. Keats.

B. Shelley.

C. Wordsworth.

D. Defoe.

【答案】D

【解析】笛福（Defoe）是十八世纪文学作者，而浪漫主义发展于十九世纪。

5. Which of the following is a tragedy written by Shakespeare?

A. Doctor Faustus.