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《英国文学》期中试题（适用于本科学生闭卷考试时间120分钟）I．Choose the best answer from the four choices.（1´×25=25´）1. _______ can be justly termed England’s national epic andits hero Beowulf --- one of the national heroes of the English people.a. Seafarerb.The Song ofBeowulfc. Wildsithd. Cynewulf2. The most important work of Alfred the Great is _______,which is regarded as the best monument of the old English prosea. The song of Beowulfb. The ecclesiastical history of the English peoplec. Apollonius of Tyred. The Anglo-Saxon chronicles3. _____ was the first to introduce the sonnet into English literature.a. Thomas Wyattb. William Shakespearec. Phillip Sidneyd. Thomas Campion4. Great popularity was won by John Lyly’s prose romance_______ which gave rise to the term “euphuism”, designating an effected style of court speech.a. Arcadiab. Venus and Adonis.c. Eupheusd. Lucrece5. At the beginning the 16th century the outstandinghumanist_____ wrote his Utopia in which he gave a profound and truthful picture of the people’s suffering and put forward his ideal of a future happy society.a. Christopher Marloweb. Thomas Morec. Phillip Sidneyd. Edmund Spencer6. Renaissance Period was an age of ____.a. prose and novelb. poetry and dramac. essays and journalsd. ballads and songs7. “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”This line istaken from one of Shakespeare’s____________.a. Sonnet 18b. the tragedy King Learc. a long poem Venus and Adonisd. the comedy As You Like It8. From the following choose the one______ that is not written by Francis Bacon.a. The Advancement of Learningb. The New Instrumentc. Of Studiesd. The rape of the Lock9. The Tragic History of Doctor Faustus is one of ______’s best plays.a. Shakespeareb. Thomas Kydc. Ben Jonsond. ChristopherMarlowe10. The name “the father of English poetry” was given tothe greatest poet born in London about 1340 and the one who did much in making the dialect of London the foundation for modern English language.a. Shakespeareb. Spenserc. Philip Sidneyd. Chaucer11. Piers the Plowman written by William Langland is in the form of ______a. allegory and medieval dream visionb. dramac. satirical noveld. sentimental novel12. Robinson Crusoe is a _________.a. historical novelb. satirical novelc. realistic noveld. allegorical novel13. Pamela is a___________.a. historical novelb. romanceb. novel of naturalism d. novel of epistles and psychology14. Gulliver’s Travels is a ________.a. sentimental novelb. novel of satire and allegoryc. Gothic noveld. novel of stream of consciousness15. The father of the school of Metaphysical poets is _______.a. Thomas Moreb. Spenserc. John Donned. Wyatt16. In Paradise Lost the author praises the spirit of ______that is though lost, but the ______cannot be conquered, and the pursuit of revenge, immortal hate towards god will never be overcome.a. pessimism, knowledgeb. optimism,idealc. rebellion, willd. cynicism, concept17. ________ was a progressive intellectual movementthroughout Western Europe in the 18th century.a. The Renaissanceb. TheEnlightenmentc. The Religious Reformationd. The ChartistMovement18. The 18th century witnessed that in England there appearedtwo political parties, ________, which were satirized by Swift in his Gulliver’s Travels.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 Commons19. Which are not Pope’s works?a. An Essay on Criticismb. An Essayon Manc. The Rape of the Lockd. The Rapeof Lucrece20. Which two periodicals were Steele and Addison’s chiefcontribution to English literature?a. “The Tatler” and “The Spectato r”b. “The Rambler” and “The Spectator”c. “The Tatler” and “The Review”d. “The Spectator” and “The Review”21. In the last twenty years of the 18th century, Englandproduced two great pre-romantic poets. They are _____.a. Johnson and Blakeb. Gray andYoungc. Pope and Goldsmithd. Blake andBurns22. Choose the long novel which was not written by Henry fielding.a. Joseph Andrewsb. The Life of Mr. Jonathan Wild the Greatc. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundlingd. Pamela23. Who was the greatest dramatist in the 18th century?a. Goldsmithb.Sheridanc. Sterned.Fielding24. The first place visited by Gulliver in Gulliver’s Travel is ______.a. The kingdom of Horsesb. FlyingIslandc. Brobdingnagd. Lilliput25. Which of the following is regarded as the most successfulreligious allegory in the English language?a. The Pilgrim's Progressb. The Life and Death of Mr. Badmanc. Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinnersd. The Holy WarII. Identify each writer on the left column with what is written on the right column. （1´×10=10´）1. Geoffrey Chaucer a. The Tragic History of Dr. Faustus2. John Bunyan b. Pamela3. Samuel Richardson c. Tom Jones4. Jonathan Swift d. Canterbury Tales5. Daniel Defoe e. Faerie Queene6. John Milton f. Robinson Crusoe7. Henry Fielding g. Gulliver’s Travel s8. Thomas More h. Pi lgrim’s Pro gress9. Edmund Spenser i. Utopia10. Christopher Marlowe j. Paradise LostIII. Explain the following literary terms.（4´×3=12´）1. Renaissance2. Pre-romanticism3. Heroic coupletIV．Fill in the blanks. （1.5´×10=15´）1. The Song of Beowulf is not a Christian but a ________poem.2. ________died in 1400 and was buried in Westminster Abbey, thus founding the “Poets’Corner”.3. _________ is often referred to as "the poets' poet"4. _________ first made blank verse (unrhymed iambic pentameter) the principal instrument of English drama.5, __________was the representative writer of the neo-classical school and a master in satire and heroic couplet6. ____________ has been regarded as the discoverer of the modern novel.7. Yahoos appeared in the fourth part of _____________ which was written by Jonathan Swift.8. Henry Fielding wrote his first novel Joseph Andrews with the intention of ridiculing Richardson’s novel _________.9. _________is called the “Father of English Novel”.10. The principal elements of the ______novel are mystery, horror and suspense.V. Identify the following pieces.(2´×10=20´)Passage 1To die, to sleep;No more and by a sleep to say we endThe heartache and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummation Devotedly to be wished. To die, to sleep;To sleep-perchance to dream: ay there’s the rub;For in that sleep of death what dream may come,When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us a pause: t here’s the respectThat makes calamity of so long life;For who would bear the whips and scorns of time,The oppressor’s wrong, the proud man’s contumelyThe pangs of despised love, the law’s delay, The insolence of office, and the spurns,The patient merit of the unworthy takes, Questions:1. These lines are taken from a famous play named________.2. The author of the play is____________.3. In the play these lines are uttered by____________.Passage 2As soon as April pierces to the rootThe drought of March, and bathes each bud and shootThrough every vein of sap with gentle showers From whose engendering liquor spring the flowers;When zephyrs have breathed softly all about Inspiring every wood and field to sprout,And in the zodiac the youthful sunHis journey halfway through the Ram has run; When little birds are busy with their song Who sleep with open eyes the whole night longLife stirs their heart and tingles in them so, Then off as pilgrims people long to go，And palmers to set out for distant strandsAnd foreign shrines renowned in many lands. Questions:4. The above stanzas are taken from _________.5. The author of the poem is ______.6. The rime scheme of this poem is _______. Passage 3I 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: for as I happened to lie on my back, I found my arms and legs were strongly fastened on each side to the ground; and my hair, which was long and thick, tied down in the same manner. I likewise felt several slender ligatures across my body, from my armpits to my thighs. I could only look upwards; the sun began to grow hot, and the light offended my eyes. I heard a confused noise about me, but in the posture I lay, could see nothing except the sky. In a little time, I felt something alive moving on my left leg, which advancing gently forward over my breast, came almost up to my chin; when bending my eyes downwards as much as I could, I perceived it to be a human creature not six inches high, with a bow and arrow in his hands, and a quiver at his back. Questions:7. This passage is taken from a well-known book written by______.8. The “I” in the passage was dropped in astrange country, the name of which is_______.9. The title of the well-known bookis__________.10. The “I¨” in the passage refers to________.VI. Summarize the novel Gulliver’s Travels and comment briefly on its satirical meaning. (At least 200 words) (18´×1=18´)11。

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Part One Early and Medieval English LiteratureⅠ. Fill in the blanks.1. In 1066, ____, with his Norman army, succeeded in invading and defeatingEngland.A. William the ConquerorB. Julius CaesarC. Alfred the GreatD. Claudius2. In the 14th century, the most important writer (poet) is ____ .A. LanglandB. WycliffeC. GowerD. Chaucer明朝3. The prevailing form of Medieval English literature is ____.中世纪A. novelB. dramaC. romanceD. essay4. The story of ___ is the culmination of the Arthurian romances.亚瑟王的顶峰A. Sir Gawain and the Green KnightB.BeowulfC. Piers the PlowmanD. The Canterbury Tales5. William Langland’s ____ is written in the form of a dream vision.A. Kubla KhanB. Piers the PlowmanC. The Dream of John BullD. Morte d’Arthur6. After the Norman Conquest, three languages existed in England at that time. TheNormans spoke _____.A. FrenchB. EnglishC. LatinD. Swedish7. ______ was the greatest of English religious reformers and the first translator ofthe Bible.A. LanglandB. GowerC. Wycliffe威克利夫D. Chaucer8. 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. primitiveB. feudal封建的；领地的；世仇的C. bourgeois 资本家D. modern9. The theme of ____ to king and lord was repeatedly emphasized in romances.A. loyaltyB. 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 alegendary outlaw called _____.A. Morte d’ArthurB. Robin HoodC. The Canterbury TalesD. Piers the Plowman11. ______, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets ofEngland, was born in London in about 1340.A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Sir GawainC. Francis BaconD. John Dryden12. Chaucer died on October 25th, 1400, and was buried in ____.A. FlandersB. FranceC. ItalyD. 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 FrenchRoman 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.A.The Romaunt of the Rose 传奇故事B. “A Red, Red Rose”C. The Legend of Good WomenD. The Book of the Duchess14. In his lifetime Chaucer served in a great variety of occupations that had impact onthe wide range of his writings. Which one is not his career? ____.A. engineerB. courtierC. office holderD. soldierE. ambassadorF. legislator (议员)15. Chaucer composes a long narrative poem na med _____ based on Boccaccio’spoem “Filostrato”.A. The Legend of Good WomenB. Troilus and CriseydeC. Sir Gawain and the Green KnightD. BeowulfKey to the multiple choices：1-5 ADCAB 6-10 ACBAB 11-15 ADAABⅡ. Questions1.What are the features of Beowulf?文体。

英国文学试题及答案

英国文学试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. 以下哪位作家被誉为“英国文学之父”？A. 乔治·奥威尔B. 威廉·莎士比亚C. 查尔斯·狄更斯D. 托马斯·哈代2. 英国浪漫主义文学运动的代表人物不包括以下哪一位？A. 威廉·华兹华斯B. 塞缪尔·泰勒·柯勒律治C. 乔治·奥威尔D. 珀西·比希·雪莱3. 《傲慢与偏见》是哪位作家的作品？A. 简·奥斯汀B. 勃朗特三姐妹C. 弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫D. 乔治·艾略特4. 现代主义文学的代表作家弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫的代表作是？A. 《到灯塔去》B. 《简·爱》C. 《呼啸山庄》D. 《雾都孤儿》5. 以下哪部作品被认为是英国现代主义文学的里程碑？A. 《乌托邦》C. 《百年孤独》D. 《追忆似水年华》二、填空题（每空2分，共20分）6. 威廉·莎士比亚的四大悲剧包括《哈姆雷特》、《奥赛罗》、《李尔王》和________。

7. 19世纪英国现实主义文学的代表作家之一是________，其代表作有《艰难时世》等。

8. 20世纪英国文学中，被称为“愤怒的青年”的作家是________，其作品反映了当时英国社会的不满和反抗。

9. 英国文学中，被称为“湖畔诗人”的是________，他们的作品强调自然美和个人情感。

10. 英国文学中的“哥特式小说”起源于18世纪末，其代表作品是________的《弗兰肯斯坦》。

三、简答题（每题15分，共30分）11. 简述威廉·莎士比亚的戏剧创作特点。

12. 描述19世纪英国现实主义文学的主要特征。

四、论述题（30分）13. 论述20世纪英国文学中的现代主义文学运动，并举例说明其对后世的影响。

英国文学试题答案一、选择题1. B. 威廉·莎士比亚2. C. 乔治·奥威尔3. A. 简·奥斯汀4. A. 《到灯塔去》二、填空题6. 《麦克白》7. 查尔斯·狄更斯8. 约翰·奥斯本9. 威廉·华兹华斯、塞缪尔·泰勒·柯勒律治等10. 玛丽·雪莱三、简答题11. 威廉·莎士比亚的戏剧创作特点包括深刻的人性探讨、丰富的人物性格、复杂的情节构造、以及语言的韵律美和形象性。

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Part OneOld and Middle English LiteratureI.Define the terms1.Old English period(Anglo-Saxon period):From the invasion of Celtic England byGerman tribes(the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes)in the first half of the 5th century to the conquest of England in 1066 by Norman French.2.Alliteration: The repetition of a speech sound (consonants) in a sequence of nearbywords.3.Couplet: A pair of rhymed lines that are equal in length and the same in rhythm andrhyme.4.Meter: The recurrence of a prominent feature in the sequence of speech-sounds of alanguage.5.Foot: The combination of a strong stress and the associated weak stress or stresses whichmake up the recurrent metric unit of a line. There are four standards feet:Iambic—an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.Anapestic—two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable.Trochaic—a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.Dactylic—a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.6.Ballad: The narrative folk song that tells a story, which originates and is communicatedorally mainly among illiterates.7.Middle English Period: Between the Norman conquest in 1066 and about 1500, when thestandard literary language had become “modern English”.II.Fill in the blanks1.Choose the best answer Critics tend to divide Chaucer‟s literary career into three periods:the French period, the Italian period and the English period.2.Chaucer employed the heroic couplet in writing his greatest work The Canterbury tales.3.The framework in The Canterbury Tales is a pilgrimage.4.When Chaucer died on the 25th of October 1400, he was the first to be buried inWestminster Abbey.5.The 15th century has traditionally been described as the barren age in English literature.6.Poetry can be classified as narrative or lyric. Narrative poems stress actions, and lyricsstress songs.III.Multiple choice1.Beowulf is a ___ poem, describing an all-round picture of the tribal society.A. paganB. ChristainC. romanticD. lyric2.Chaucer was once influenced by Italian literature. His major work during this period is__.A. Troilus and CriseydeB.The Romaunt of the RoseC. The Legend of Good Women C. The Canterbury Tales3.Chaucer‟s active career provides him not only with knowledge but also experiences,which accounted for the wide range of his writings. The followings are all his career EXCEPT__.A. legislator and ambassadorB. soldier and office-holderC. businessman and churchmanD. justice and knight4.Chaucer‟s narrative poem ___ is based on Boccaccio‟s poem “Filostrato”.A. The legend of Good WomenB. Sir Gawain and the Green KnightC. The Book of the DuchessD. Troilus and Criseyde5.The work that presented, for the first time in English literature, a comprehensive realisticpicture of the medieval English society and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life is most likely___.A.William Langland‟s Piers the PlowmanB.Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury TalesC.John Gower‟s Confessio AmantisD.Sir Gawain and the Green KnightIV.Summarize Chaucer‟s literary career and the representative works of each period.His literary career is usually divided into three periods: the French period, the Italian period and the English period.The French period refers to the period of French influence (1359-1372). During the period Chaucer wrote his earliest works: The Romaunt of the Rose, a free translation of a French poem and his first important original work: The Book of the Duchess.The Italian period refers to the period of Italian Influence(1372-1386), especially of Dante and Bocaacio. During this period, he mainly wrote three longer poems using the heroic stanza of seven lines: The House of Fame, Troilus and Crisyede, The Legend of Good Women.The English period is his mature period, during which time his masterpiece The Canterbury was produced in which the heroic couplet was used.V.Answer the question according to the following passageWhen April with its sweet-smelling showersHas pierced the drought of March to the root,And bathed every vein (of the plants) in such liquidBy which power the flower is created;When the West Wind also with its sweet breath,In every wood and field has breathed life intoThe tender new leaves, and the young sunHas run half its course in Aries,And small fowls make melody,Those that sleep all the night with open eyes(So Nature incites them in their hearts),Then folk long to go on pilgrimages,And professional pilgrims to seek foreign shores,To distant shrines, known in various lands;And specially from every shire's endOf England to Canterbury they travel,To seek the holy blessed martyr,Who helped them when they were sick.Questions:1.What is expressed in these opening lines of The Canterbury Tales?2.How does the author emphasize the transition from nature to divinity?ment on Chaucer‟s contribution of rhymed stanzas.Answers:1. This part is a superb expression of a double view of the Canterbury pilgrimage. The first 11lines are a chant of welcome to the spring with its harmonious marriage between heaven and earth which produces vegetations, pricks fouls and stirs the heart of man with e renewing power of nature. Thus, the pilgrimage is an event in the calendar of nature, an aspect of springtime surge of human energy which wakens man‟s love of nature. But spring is also the season of Easter and is allegorically regarded as the time of the Redemption through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ with its connotations of religious rebirth which wakens man‟s love of God. Therefore, the pilgrimage is also an event in the calenda r of divinity, an aspect of religious piety which draws pilgrims to holy places.2. The transition from nature to divinity is emphasized by contrast between the physicalvitality which conditions the pilgrimage and the spiritual sickness which occasions th e pilgrimage. As well as by parallelism between the renewal power of nature and the restorative power of supernature.3. He introduced various rhymed stanzas to English poetry to replace the Old Englishalliterative verse. He first introduced into English octasyllabic couplet and then the heroic couplet..VI.What is the function of the General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales?The General Prologue is usually regarded as the greatest portrait gallery in English literature. It is largely composed of a series of sketches differing widely in length and method, and blending the individual and the typical in varying degrees. The purpose of the General Prologue is not only to present a vivid collection of character sketches, but also to reveal the author‟s intention in bringing together a great variety of people and narrative materials engaged in a common endeavor, to set the tone for the story telling--- one of jollity which accords with the tone of the whole work: that of grateful acceptance of life, to make clear the plan for the tales, to motivate the telling of tales and to introduce the pilgrims and the time and occasion of the pilgrimage. The pilgrims are people from various parts of England. They serve as the representatives of various sides of life and social groups. Each of the pilgrims or narrators is presented vividly in the prologue. Rangingin status from a knight to a humble plowman, the pilgrims are a microcosm of 14th century English society. On the other hand, there is also an intimate connection bet ween the tales and the Prologue, both completing each other. The Prologue provides a framework for the tales.Part TwoEnglish Literature in the Renaissance PeriodI.Define the terms1.Renaissance: The name is commonly applied to the period of European history followingthe Middle Ages. It began in Italy in the late 14th century and continued both in Italy and other countries of western Europe, through the 15th and 16th century. In this period, the European arts of painting, sculpture, architecture, and literature reached an eminence not exceeded in any age. The development came to England in the 16th century. It is also described as the rebirth of the modern world out of the ashes of the Dark Ages, as the discovery of man, the era of the emergence of individualism in life, thought, religion and art.2.Elizabethan age: The period of the reign of Elizabeth I (1558-1603). This was a time ofrapid development in English commerce, maritime power, and nationalist feeling. It was a great age of English literature (greatest in drama).3.Drama: The form of composition designed for performance in the theater, in which actorstake the roles of the characters, perform the indicated action, and utter the written dialogue. In poetic drama, the dialogue is written in blank verse.4.Jacabean age: The reign of James I (in Latin, “Jacobus”)(1603-1625), which followedthat of Queen Elizabeth. The period in prose writings of Bacon, John Donne‟s sermons, King James‟s translation of the Bible. It was also the time of Shakespeare‟s greatest tragedies and tragicomedies.5.Sonnet: A lyrical poem consisting of a single stanza of 14 iambic pentameter lines linkedby a n intricate rhyme scheme. There are two patterns: (1) the Italian or Petrarchan sonnet that falls into two main parts: an octave rhyming abbaabba followed by a sestet rhyming cdecde or cdccdc. (2) the Shakespearean sonnet that falls into three quatrains and a concluding couplet: abab cdcd efef gg. There was one notable variant called the Spenserian sonnet in which each quatrain is linked to the next by a continuing rhyme: abab bcbc cdcd ee.6.Essay: Any short composition in prose to discuss a matter, express a point of view,persuade us to accept a thesis on any subject, or simply entertain.7.Soliloquy: The act of talking to oneself, whether silently or aloud. In drama it refers tothe act of a character alone on the stage that utters his or her thoughts aloud.edy: A fictional work in which the materials are selected and managed primarily tointerest and amuse the readers or audiences.9.Tragedy: Literary or dramatic representations of serious actions which eventuate in adisastrous conclusion fro the protagonist.10.Tragicomedy: Literary or dramatic representation of serious action which threatens atragic disaster to the protagonist, yet, by an abrupt reversal of circumstance, turns out happily.11.Caroline age: The reign of Charles I(in Latin, “Caroline”)( 1625-1649). This was thetime of the English Civil War fought between the supporters of the king (known as Cavaliers) and the supporters of the Parliament (known as Roundheads). John Milton began his writing during the period.II.Fill in the blanks1.The second period of English Renaissance is also called the Elizabethan period or theage of Shakespeare.2.Shakespeare‟s plays have been traditionally divided into four categories according todramatic type: histories, comedies, tragedies and romances.3.Edmund Spenser is often referred to as “the poets‟poet”because of his considerableinfluence on later poets.4.Spenser‟s Amoretti is a series of 88 sonnets in which he links each quatrain to the next bya continuing rhyme: abab bcbc cdcd ee. This form is usually called Spenserian sonnets.5.Christopher Marlowe is considered the first great English dramatist and the mostimportant Elizabethan playwright before Shakespeare.6.Shakespeare‟s 154 sonnets fall into two series: one series are addressed to W. H, a youngman, and the other addressed to a dark lady.7.The writings of Francis Bacon mainly fall into three categories: philosophical, literaryand professional.8. A Shakespearean sonnet is composed of three quatrains and a concluding couplet.III.Choose the best answer1.In the English Renaissance period, scholars began to emphasize the capacities of thehuman mind and the achievements of human culture. The most important intellectual movement was___.A. the ReformationB. geographical explorationsC. humanismD. the Italian revival2.Which of the following plays does NOT belong to Shakespeare‟s great tragedies?A. OthelloB. MacbethC. Romeo and JulietD. Hamlet3.Which of the following plays does NOT belong to Shakespeare‟s great comedies?A. Henry VB. The Merchant of VeniceC. A Midsummer Night’s DreamD. The Winter’s Tale4.Which of the following poetic forms is the principle form of Shakespeare‟s drama?A. lyricB. sonnetC. blank verseD. quatrain5.Ben Jonson‟s poetic line “not of an age, but for all time” was dedicated to___.A. Spenser B Marlowe C. Chaucer D. Shakespeare6.____ is the most common foot in English poetry?A. iamb B anapest C. trochee D. dactyl7.“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed anddigested” is oen of the epigrams found in___.A. Bacons’“Of Studies”B. Thomas More‟s UtopiaC. Bunyan‟s The Pilgrim’s ProgressD. Fielding‟s Tom Jones8.In Shakespeare‟s The Merchant of Venice, Antonio could not pay back the money beborrowed from Shylock because___.A. his money was all invested in the newly-emerging textile industryB. his enterprise went bankruptC. Bassanio was able to pay his own debtD. His ships had all been lost9.Which of the following statements best illustrate 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.10.The sentence “Shall I compare thee to a summer‟s day?”is the beginning line of one ofShakespeare‟s ___.A. comediesB. tragediesC. sonnetsD. historiesIV.How many periods does Shakespeare‟s dramatic career fall into?Roughly four periods: (1) the early histories of the 1590s; (2)the romantic comedies around the turn of the century, roughly from 1594-1600; (3) the great tragedies of the early 1600s, from 1600 to 1608; (4) the romances of the 1610s.V.What are the unique features of Shakespeare‟s sonnets?Two features: (1) the principle person addressed by the poet is not a woman but a young man and a mysterious dark lady. (2) the structure of three quatrains and a concluding couplet is typically Shakespearean.VI.In Hamlet‟s soliloquy “ to be, or not to be”, there are these words: “and the native hue of resolution / Is sicklied o‟er with the pale cast of thought.”What does the “native hue of resolution”mean? What does the “pale cast of thought” stand for? What idea do the two lines express?The “native hue of resolution”means the natural color of resolution; The “pale cast of thought”stands for Hamlet‟s anxiety and melancholy; In these lines, the ruddy color is associated with the sad temperament and the pale look of melancholy. They express hamlet‟s anxiety and hesitation before he takes the firm resolution to revenge at the critical moment.Part ThreeEnglish Literature in the 17th CenturyI.Define the following terms1.Elegy: Poems that lament the loss of something or someone, or loss or death moregenerally.2.Assonance: The repetition of identical or similar vowels in a sequence of nearby words.3.Stanza: A grouping of the verse lines in a poem set off by a space in the printed text.Stanzas are marked by a recurrent pattern of rhyme and are also uniform in the number and length of the component lines.4.Hyperbole: Bold overstatement, or the extravagant exaggeration of fact or possibility.5.Conceit: metaphor or simile presenting a surprisingly apt parallel between two apparentlydissimilar things or feelings.6.Pastoral: Conventional poem expressing an urban poet‟s nostalgic image of the peace andsimplicity of the life of shepherds and other rural folk in an idealized natural world.7.Epithalamion: Poem written to celebrate a marriage.8.Metaphysical poetry: Poem that deals with philosophical or spiritual matters. It isgenerally limited to works written by a group of 17th century poets such as John Donne. II.Fill in the blanks1.The poems of John Donne belong to two categories: the youthful love lyrics and the latersacred verse.2.John Donne is the founder of the school of metaphysical poetry. His works arecharacterized by mysticism in content and fantasticality in form.3.Because of the success of Paradise Lost, John Milton produced in 1671 another epic,Paradise Regained.4.John Milton‟s Paradise Lost opens with the description of a meeting among the fallenangels, and ends with the departure of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eve.5.The most distinguished literary figure of the Restoration Period was John Dryden, poet,critic, and playwright.6.Paradise Lost is a long epic. The stories are taken from the Old Testament.III.Choose the best answer.1.In John Milton‟s Paradise Lost,Adam and Eve are forbidden to eat the fruit of the Tree ofKnowledge of ___.A. Love and HateB. Good and EvilC. faith and BetrayalD. Sense and Sensibility2.“To wage by force or guile eternal war / irreconcilable to our grand Foe.” By what meanswere Satan and his followers to wage this war against God?A.By planting a tree of knowledge in the Garden of Eden.B.By turning into poisonous snakes to threaten man‟s life.C.By removing man and woman created by God.D.By corrupting man and woman created by God.3.“Areopagitica” is John Milton‟s best-known___.A. proseB. epicC. novelD. dramaIV.Give supporting reasons for the statement: Samson in Samson Agonistes is John Milton the author himself.Samson Agonistes is a poetical drama modeled on the Greek tragedies. It deals with the story of Samson from the “Book of Judges”in the Old Testament. Samson is an athlete of the Israelites. He stands as the champion fighting for the freedom of his country. But he is betrayed by his wife Dalilah and blinded by his enemies the Philistines. Led into the temple to make them sport, he wreaks his vengeance upon his enemies by pulling down the temple upon them and upon himself in a common ruin.There is much in common between Samson and John Milton. Like Samson, Milton had also been embittered by an unwise marriage, persecuted by his enemies, and suffered from blindness. And yet he was unconquerable.Samson‟s miserable blind servitude among his enemies, his agonizing longing for sight and freedom, and the last terrible triumph all strongly suggest Milton‟s passionate longing that he too could bring destruction down upon the enemy at the cost of his own life.Therefore Samson in the drama is Milton himself in life.V.Analyze the character of Satan in John Milton‟s Paradise Lost.Satan, a conquered and banished giant, remains obeyed and admired by those who follow him down to hell. He is firmer than the rest of the angels. It is he , passing the guarded gates, makes man revolt against God.Satan is the spirit of questioning the authority of God. When he gets to the Garden of Eden, he believes why Adam and Eve should not taste the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge.Though defeated, Satan prevails, since he has won from God a third part of his angels.Though wounded, he triumphs, for the thunder which hits upon his head leaves his heart invincible. Though feebler in force, he remains superior in nobility, since he prefers independence to happy servility. He welcomes his defeat and his torments as a glory, a liberty and a joy.Part Four18th Century LiteratureI.Define the following terms.Three unities:The unity of action (all the action of the work must occur within one continuance plot without extraneous subplot), the unity of time(all the action of the work must occur within 24 hours, or one whole day), and the unity of place( all the action of the work must occur in one place or city)Satire: A literary art of diminishing a subject by making it ridiculous and evoking towar ds it attitudes of amusement, contempt, scorn or indignation.(Gulliver’s Travel s is a typical example ofshowing satire towards the entire human race)Picaresque novel: A basically realistic and often satiric work of fiction chronicling the career of an engaging, lower-class rogue-hero, who takes to the road for a series of loose, episodic adventures, sometimes in the company of a sidekick. (Tom Jones, Don Quixote, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn)Gothic novel:Also Gothic novel. Story of terror and suspense, usually et in a gloomy old castle or monastery.Graveyard school of poetry: A group of 18th century English poet who emphasized subjectivity, mystery, and melancholy. Death, mortality(immortality)and gloom were frequent subjects or elements of their meditative poems, which ere set in graveyards.( Gray‟s “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyards”)Neoclassicism: A style of literature, whose members looked to the great classical writers for inspiration and guidance. They believed that literature should both instruct and delight, and the proper subject of art was humanity. Neoclassicism stressed rules, reason, harmony, balance, restraint, decorum, order, serenity, realism and form, an appeal to the intellect rather than emotion.(John Dryden, Alexander Pope, Samuel Johnson)II.Fill in the blanks1.Thomas Gray‟s “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyards”is taken as a model ofsentimental poetry, esp. the graveyard school.2.In Jerusalem, William Blake expounded his theory of imagination, asserting that theworld of imagination is the world of eternity.3.“ Till a‟ the seas gang dry, my dear,And the roacks melt wi‟ the sun:I will luve thee still, my dear,While the sands of life shall run”The above lines are taken from the famous poem “My Luve’s Like a Red, Red, Rose”.4.Friday is a character in the novel Robinson Crusoe.5.Henry Fielding is called the Father of the English Novels.6.The 18th century is known as the age of enlightenment or the age of reason.7.In Gulliver’s Travels, Yahoos are the creatures living in Houyhnynms.III.Choose the best answer.1.Of all the 18th century novelists, ___ was the first to set out in theory and practice, towrite specially a “comic epic in prose”, and the first to give the modern novel its structure and style.A. Daniel DefoeB. Samuel RichardsonC. Henry FieldingD. Oliver Goldsmith2.___- is the author of the first English dictionary by an Englishman,-- Dictionary of theEnglish Language, which has become the foundation of all subsequent English dictionary.A. Samuel JohnsonB. Laurence SterneC. Oliver GoldsmithD. Samuel Richardson3.Modern English novel arose in the ____ century.A. 16thB. 17thC. 18thD. 19th4.In William Blake‟s poetry, the father (and any in whom he saw the image of the fathersuch as God, priest, and king) was usually a figure of____.A. benevolenceB. admirationC. loveD. tyranny5.____ was a progressive intellectual movement going on throughout Europe in the 18thcentury.A. The RenaissanceB. Puritan MovementC. Romantic MovementD. The Enlightenment6.Which of the following place does Gulliver visit first in Gulliver’s Travels?A. LilliputB. BrobdingnagC. LaputaD. Houyhnhnms7.Which of the following is NOT true about Robinson Crusoe?A.It is written in the autobiographical form.B.It is a record of Defoe’s own experiences.C.Robinson spends 28 years of isolated life on the island.D.It is set in the middle of the 17th century.8.In the 18th century, ____ found its expression chiefly in poetry, especially that of Willi amBlake and Robert Burns.A. neoclassicismB. realismC. sentimentalismD. pre-romanticism9.Many of Burn s‟ songs deal with friendship.____ has long become a universal parting-songof all the English speaking countries.A. A Red, Red RoseB. Auld Lang SyneC. My Heart‟s in the HighlandsD. John Anderson, My Jo10.The rise and growth of _____ is the most prominent achievement of the 18th centuryEnglish literature, which has given the world such writers as Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift, and Henry Fielding.A. neoclassical poetryB. realistic novelC. sentimental novelD. Gothic novelment on William Blake‟s Songs of Innocenc e and Songs of Experience.Songs of Innocence is a lovely volume of poems, presenting a happy and innocen t world, though not without its evils and sufferings. Using a language which even babies can learn by heart, Blake expresses his delight in the sun, the hills, the streams, the insects and the flowers, in the innocence of the child and of the lamb. Here everything seems to be in harmony.Songs of Experience pains a different world, a world of misery, poverty, disease, war, and repression with a melancholy tone. The poet‟s eyes are opened to the evils and vices of the world. A number of poems are pervaded with the atmosphere of intense sorrow and sadness, especially for children.A number of poems in Songs of Innocence are either rewritten or revised in Songs ofExperience, with the result that the joyful atmosphere or the harmonious ending is in each case changed into a bitter mood or a sad story. For example, the two “The Chimney Sweepers”.V.What does Robert Burns‟ poetry mainly deal with?1.The themes of love and friendship.2.Scottish life, especially the rural life of the Scottish peasants.(“My Heart‟s in theHighlands”)3.Attitudes towards political liberty and social equality, especially those under theinfluence of the French Revolution.( “For A‟ That and A‟ That”).4.Satirical verse, exposing the hypocrisy of the rich, the bigotry of the church and otherevils.VI.Why is Defoe‟s Robinson Crusoe regarded as one of the forerunners of the English realistic novel?Crusoe‟s stories are all real concerns of its author‟s time: people in their struggle to overcome the natural or social environment. The novel has a very strong verisimilitude. To convince the reader of the truth of his story, Defoe adopts the autobiographical form and makes full use of his long trained journalistic skill by describing things in great detail and by using specific time and space.VII.Analyze Gulliver’s Travels to illustrate the use of satire in it.It is a satire on the whole English society of the early 18th century, touching upon the political, religious, legal, military, scientific, philosophical as well as literary institutions, about almost every aspect of the society. It brings to light the wickedness of the then English society, with its tyranny, its political intrigues and corruption, its aggressive wars and colonialism etc.For example, in Chapter four, Gulliver is in a country where horses are possessed of reason, and are the governing class, while Yahoos, though in the shape of men, are brute beast with such vices as stealing and lying. This part involves the ruthless moral exposure of humanity and the bitter satire of the English society.Part FiveRomantic LiteratureI.Define the following termsRomanticism:Literary movement of the late 18th and early 19th century. It can be seen as a rejection of the concepts of order, calm, harmony, balance, idealization and rationalit y. It was also a reaction against the Enlightenment. The romantics believed in a return to nature and in the innate goodness of humans. They emphasized the individual, the subjective, the irrational, the imaginative, the personal, the spontaneous, the emotional, the visionary, and the transcendental.。

English Literature 英国文学考试试题及答案

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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。

英国文学试题及答案

英国文学试题及答案### 英国文学试题一、选择题1. 谁被认为是英国文学之父？- A. 莎士比亚- B. 乔叟- C. 狄更斯- D. 拜伦2. 以下哪部作品不是简·奥斯汀所写？- A. 《傲慢与偏见》- B. 《理智与情感》- C. 《简·爱》- D. 《诺桑觉寺》3. 以下哪位作家是现代主义文学的代表人物？- A. 托马斯·哈代- B. 弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫- C. 乔治·奥威尔- D. 奥斯卡·王尔德二、填空题4. 莎士比亚的四大悲剧包括《哈姆雷特》、《奥赛罗》、《李尔王》和__________。

5. 英国浪漫主义诗人拜伦的代表作《唐璜》是一部__________。

三、简答题6. 简述查尔斯·狄更斯在19世纪英国文学中的地位及其作品的特点。

7. 描述《呼啸山庄》中希斯克利夫和凯瑟琳的关系。

四、论述题8. 讨论《简·爱》中简·爱的性格特点及其对女性独立意识的影响。

答案一、选择题1. B. 乔叟2. C. 《简·爱》3. B. 弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫二、填空题4. 《麦克白》5. 长篇叙事诗三、简答题6. 查尔斯·狄更斯是19世纪英国最伟大的小说家之一，他的作品以其对社会不公和贫困的深刻描绘而闻名。

狄更斯通过他的作品，如《双城记》和《远大前程》，展现了维多利亚时代英国社会的复杂面貌，同时，他的作品也以其幽默感和对人物的深刻刻画而受到读者的喜爱。

7. 在《呼啸山庄》中，希斯克利夫和凯瑟琳的关系是小说的核心。

他们从小一起长大，彼此深爱，但由于社会阶层和财富的差异，他们的爱情受到了挑战。

凯瑟琳最终选择了嫁给富有的林顿，这导致了希斯克利夫的复仇计划，以及他们之间悲剧性的爱情故事。

四、论述题8. 《简·爱》是夏洛蒂·勃朗特的代表作，小说的主人公简·爱以其独立、坚强和有原则的性格而著称。

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试题及答案1Part One: J udge whether each of the following statements is true or false. Put a T for true or F for false in the brackets in front of each statement. (15×1’ = 15’)1.Linguistics studies not any particular language, but languages in general.2. A scientific study of language is based on what the linguist thinks.nguage is culturally transmitted while animal call systems are geneticallytransmitted.nguage is a simple entity with multiple layers and facets.5.The classification of English consonants i nvolves both manner of articulation andplace of articulation.6.Morphology and syntax study the same aspect of language.7.Syntax consists of a set of abstract rules that allow words to be combined withother words to form grammatical sentences.nguage is entirely arbitrary.9.Major lexical categories are open categories.10.Of the three branches of phonetics, acoustic phonetics is the longest established,and until recently the most highly developed.11.Meaning is central to the study of communication.12.Sometimes bound morphemes can be used by themselves.plete synonyms are rare in language.14.The structure of words is not governed by rules.15. The violations of the maxims make our language indirect.Part two: Read each of the following statements c arefully. Decide which one of the four×1’= 30’)choices best completes the statement. (3016.A scientific study of language is based on the _____ investigation of languagedata.A. symbolicB. systemicC. systematicD. system17. A linguistic theory is constructed about what _____ is and how it works.A. langueB. linguistC. languageD. learning18. The study of language as a whole is often called _____ linguistics.A. particularB. generalC. ordinaryD. generative19. Traditional grammar regards the _____ form of language as primary, not thespoken form.A. oralB. writtenC. writingD. vocal20. According to F. de Sausure, ______ refers to the abstract linguistic.A. paroleB. performanceC. langueD. language21. Language is arbitrary in that there is no logical connection between meanings and______.A. wordsB. soundsC. objectsD. ideas22. Language is ______ in that it makes possible the construction and interpretation ofnew signals by its users.A. instructiveB. constructiveC. intuitiveD. productive23. Language is passed on from one generation to the next through _____, rather thanby instinct.A. learningB. teachingC. only learningD. both A and B24. ______ phonetics looks at the sounds from the hearer’s point of view and studieshow the sounds are perceived by the hearer.A. ArticulatoryB. AuditoryC. AcousticD. Oral25. The sounds produced without the vocal cords vibrating are _____ sounds.A. voicelessB. voicedC. vowelD. consonantal26. _____ [p] is a voiceless bilabial.A. affricateB. fricativeC. stopD. liquid27. A _____ is not a sound; it is a collection of distinctive phonetic features.A. phonemeB. phoneC. soundD. speech28. The word “boyish” contains two _____.A. phonemesB. morphsC. morphemesD. allomorphs29. ______ morphemes a re those that cannot be used independently but have to becombined with other morphemes, either free or bound, to form a word.30. ______ modify the meaning of the stem, but usually do not change the part ofspeech of the original word.A. PrefixesB. SuffixesC. RootsD. Affixes31. A sentence is considered ______ when it conforms to the grammatical knowledgein the mind of native speakers.A. rightB. wrongC. grammaticalD. ungrammatical32. The syntactic rules of any language are ______ in number.A. largeB. smallC. finiteD. infinite33. In the study of meaning, the _____ are interested in understanding the relatio nsbetween linguistic expressions and what they refer to in the real world.A. linguistsB. philosophersC. psychologistsD. phoneticians34. Sence and reference are two related _____ different aspects of meaning.A. butB. andC. orD. as well as35. ______ means what a linguistic form refers to in the real, physical world.A. SenseB. ReferenceC. MeaningD. Semantics36. Dialectal synonyms are synonyms used in different ______ dialects.A. PersonalB. regionalC. socialD. professional37. Hyponyms of the same ______ are co-hyponyms.A. wordB. lexical itemC. superordinateD. hyponymy38. Words that are opposite in meaning are ______.A. synonymsB. hyponymsC. antonymsD. homophones39. Once the notion of _____ was taken into consideration, semantics spilled intopragmatics.A. meaningB. contextC. formD. content40. If a sentence is regarded as what people actually utter in the course ofcommunication, it becomes ______.A. a sentenceB. an actC. a unitD. an utterance41. A _____ analysis of an utterance will reveal what the speaker intends to do with it.A. semanticB. syntacticC. pragmaticD. grammatical42. _____ act theory is an important theory in the pragmatic study of language.A. SpeakingB. SpeechC. SoundD. Spoken43. _____ act is the act performed by or resulting from saying something.A. A locutionaryB. An illocutionaryC. A perlocutionaryD. A speech44. All the utterances t hat can be made to serve the same purpose may vary in their_____ form.A. syntacticB. semanticC. grammaticalD. pragmatic45. The Cooperative Principle is proposed by ______.A. John SearleB. John AustinC. Paul GriceD. John LyonsPart three: Give the Chinese meaning of the following English terms.(10×1’=10)46. design feature 47. duality 48. connotation 49. stem50. corticulation 51. speech community 52. prescriptive study53. macrolinguistics 54. metalanguage 55. utterancePart four: Define the following terms. (10×2’=20’)56. linguistics 57. allophone 58. blending 59. assimilation60. denotation 61. displacement 62. diachronic 63. root64. illocutionary act 65. paradigmatic relationPart five: Answer the following questions. (3×5’=15’)66.How does the Semantic Triangle illustrate meaning? Please draw it and explain itwith example.67.Please draw the tree diagram of the following sentence?The man hit the colorful ball.68.What is the difference between narrow transcription and broad transcription?AnswersPart one (每小题1分，共15分)1-5 TFTFT 6-10 FTFTF 11-15 TFTFTPart two（每小题1分，共30分）16-20 CCBBC 21-25 BDDBA 26-30 CACBA31-35 CCBAB 36-40 BCCBD 41-45 CBCACPart three （每小题1分，共10分）46. 结构特征47. 二重性48. 内涵49. 词干50. 协同发音51. 言语社团52.规定性研究53. 宏观语言学54. 元语言55.话语Part four （每小题2分，共20分）56. Linguistics: is generally defined as the scientific study of language.57. Allophone: the different phones which can represent a phoneme in different phonetic environments are called the allophones of that phoneme.58. Blending: a relatively complex from of compounding, in which two words are blended by joining the initial part of the first word and the final part of the second word, or by joining the initial parts of the two words.59. Assimilation: the change of a sound as a result of the influence.60. Denotation: the core sense of a word or a phrase that relates it to phenomena in the real world.61. Displacement: one design feature of human language, which means human language enable t heir users to symbolize objects, events and concepts which are not present in time and space, at the moment of communication.62. Diachronic: the study of a language is carried through the course of its history.63. Root: the base f orm of a word that can’t further be analyzed without total loss of identity.64. Illocutionary act: the act performed in saying something; its force is identical with the speaker’s intention.65. Paradigmatic relation: a relation holding between elements r eplaceable with each other at a particular place in a structure, or between one element present and theothers absent.Part five (每小题5分，共15分)66/67略68. The use of a simple set of symbols in our transcription is a broad transcription; the use of more specific symbols to show more phonetic detail is referred to as a narrow transcription.试题及答案 2I、Multiple Choice. (40%)There are 15 questions in this part. Choose A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet.A 1. Beowulf is a ___ poem, describing an all-round picture of the tribalsociety.A. paganB. ChristainC. romanticD. lyricB 2.The work that presented, for the first time in English literature, acomprehensive realistic picture of the medieval English society and created awhole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life is most likely___.A. William Langland’s Piers the PlowmanB. Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury TalesC. John Gower’s Confessio AmantisD. Sir Gawain and the Green KnightC 3. In “　S onnet 18 ”　，Shakespeare h as a profound meditation on thedestructive power of __C___ and the eternal __________ brought forth by poetry to the one he loves .A. death/ lifeB. time / beautyC. death/ loveD. hate / loveC. 4. Which of the following poetic forms is the principle form of Shakespeare’sdrama?A. lyricB. sonnetC. blank verseD. quatrainC 5. Which of the following statements best illustrate the theme ofShakespeare’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.A 6. Which of the following place does Gulliver visit first in Gulliver’s Travels?A. LilliputB. BrobdingnagC. LaputaD. HouyhnhnmsB 7. Which of the following is NOT true about Robinson Crusoe?A.It is written in the autobiographical form.B.It is a record of Defoe’s own experiences.C.Robinson spends 28 years of isolated life on the island.D.It is set in the middle of the 17th century.B.8.Many of Burns’ songs deal with friendship.____ has long become auniversal parting-song of all the English speaking countries.A. A Red, Red RoseB. Auld Lang SyneC. My Heart’s in the HighlandsD. John Anderson, My JoA 9.The Tiger was written by___.A. William BlakeB. John KeatsC. William WordsworthD. Percy ShelleyB 10.“One short sleep past, we wake eternally” is taken from___A. The Solitary ReaperB. Death be not proudC. To AutumnD. Song to the Man of EnglandA 11. _____ is not a famous translator in the English Renaissance.A. Thomas NorthB. Thomas WyattC. George ChapmanD. John FlorioC 12. _____is considered to be the summit of Shakespeare’s art.A.Romeo and JulietB. The Comedy of ErrorsC. HamletD. The TempestC 13. ____ poems can be divided into two categories: the youthful love lyricsand the later sacred verses.A.John MiltonB. John BunyanC. John DonneD. John DrydenD 14. The main literary stream of the 18th century was ____ .What the writers described in their works were mainly social realities.A. romanticismB. classicismC. realismD. SentimentalismD 15. Which of the following works are not written by Oliver Goldsmith?____.A. The TravellerB. The Deserted VillageC. The Vicar of WakefieldD. The School for ScandalA 16.In the 18th century English literature ，the representative writer ofneo-classicism is _A___ .A. PopeB. SwiftC. DefoeD. MiltonB 17.The __B_ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout westernEurope in the 18th century .A. RenaissanceB. EnlightenmentC. Religious ReformationD. Chartist MovementB18. Blake ，Wordsworth ，__B__ ，Byron ，Shelley and _________ are the major Romantic poets .A. Coleridage / SoutheyB. Coleridge / KeatsC. Keats / ScottD. Scott / ColeridgeB 19. The Canterbury Tales was written in_____A. Old EnglishB. Middle EnglishC. Modern EnglishD. Current Modern EnglishA 20. “The father of English poetry” is _____.A. Geoffrey ChaocerB. Edmund SpenserC. Francis Bacon D Henry FieldingII. Fill in the Blanks in the following summary statementaccording to what you have learnt of British history andliterature. (20%)1. Chaucer employed the_ Heroic _couplet in writing his greatest work The Canterbury tales.2.Shakespeare ’s plays have been traditionally divided into four categoriesaccording to dramatic type: histories, _ comedies _, tragedies and romances.3. A Shakespearean sonnet is composed of three quatrains and a concluding_couplet .4.John Donne is the founder of the school of_metaphysical poetry _. Hisworks are characterized by mysticism in content and fantasticality in form.5. John Milton ’s Paradise Lost opens with the description of a meeting among thefallen angels, and ends with the departure of Adam and _Eve _from the Garden of Eden.6.Othello,__Hamlet _ , Kinglear, and Macbeth are the four greatest tragediesof William Shakespeare.7.Literature can be divided into poetry , fiction/novel and_ Drama ______.8. Joseph Addison and Richard Steele jointly created _ The Spectator __.9._ Odes __are generally regarded as Keats ’ most important and mature works.10.The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is written by _ Daniel Defoe .III. Explain the following literary terms in your own words. (10%)1．Ballad: A narrative poem, often of folk origin and intended to be sung.2．Tragedy : A literary work in which the protagonist meets an unhappy or disastrous end.3．Sonnet: A 14-line verse form usually written in iambic pentameter.4．Sentimentalism: A sentimental expression or idea.5． Lyric: A short poem of songlike quality .四. Short Answers Read the materials first ，and then answer the questionsaccording to the requirements .Remember you should write your answers correctly ，completely and briefly (20%)“Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy , deep, moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.”Questions:1）What kind of rhetorical devices does the sentence used?Analogy (类比)2）Please translate this sentence.读史使人明智，读诗使人灵秀，数学使人周密，科学使人深刻，伦理学使人庄重，逻辑修辞使人善变。

英国文学部分试题

A. Charlotte Bronte B. Emily Bronte
C. Anne Bronte D. Jane Eyre
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III. Find the relevant match from the word bank for each item. (15 points)
1. Shakespearean Sonnet is made up of three quatrains with different rhymes, followed by a couplet. The rhyme scheme is .
A. ababcdcdefefgg B. abcabcdefdefgg
D. William Blake E. Robert Burns F. Alfred Tennyson
G. John Donne H. Percy Shelley I. John Donne (Poetry)
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1. The literature of t into two divisions, pagan and .
2. The provides a framework for the tales in The Canterbury Tales, and it comprises a group of vivid pictures of various medieval figures.
4. Henry Fielding’s masterpiece is , which gives us a vivid and truthful panoramic picture of the 18th century England.

20世纪英国文学试题含答案

English Literature in the Early Twentieth CenturyI. 选择题：1. Which of the following brings little impact on the development of 20th century literature?A. Friedrich Nietzche’s assertions: “God is dead.”B. Arthur Schopenharuer’s and Henry Bergson’s philosophical ideas of irrationality.C. Oscar Wilde’s idea of “Art for Art’s Sake.”D. Freudian-Jungian psycho-analysis.2. _____ is considered to be the best-known English dramatist since Shakespeare, and his representative works are plays inspired by social criticism.A. Richard SheridanB. Oliver GoldsmithC. Oscar WildeD. George Bernard Shaw3. G. B. Shaw’s play Mrs. Warren’s Profession is a realistic exposure of the _____ in the English society.A. slum landlordismB. inequality between men and womenC. political corruptionD. economic exploitation of women4. A typical Forsyte, according to John Galsworthy, is a man with a strong sense of ____, who never pays any attention to human feelings.A. moralityB. justiceC. propertyD. humor5. Here is a scene in John Galsworthy’s novel The Man of Property: In the carriage, James urged Irene to give Soames, Irene’s husband, more affection. Then the novel reads, “Irene flushed, and said in a low voice: ‘I cannot show what I haven’t got.’” What didn’t Irene get from Soames?A. The fur coat she liked so muchB. An expensive painting Soames promised to buy for her.C. The love and respect she deservedD. The turtle soup she ordered6. In which of the following poems by William Butler Yeats did you find the allusion to Helen and the Trojan War?A. Sailing to ByzantiumB. Leda and the SwanC. The Lake Isle of InnisfreeD. Down by the Sally Garden7. In The Lake Isle of Innisfree, William Butler Yeats expresses his _____.A. desire to escape from the materialistic societyB. fear caused by the impending warC. interest in the Irish legendsD. love for Maud Gonne, a beautiful Irish actress8. In The Waste Land, T.S. Eliot describes the 20th century as ________.A. a pool among the rockB. a heap of broken imagesC. the brown fog of a winter noonD. the broken fingernails of dirty hands9. Which of the following best describes the speaker of T. S. Eliot’s The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock?A. He is a man of actionB. He is a man of apathyC. He is a man of passionD. He is a man of inactivity10. “When the evening is spread out against the sky like a patient etherized upon a table.” (T. S. Eliot, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock)What does the image in the quoted lines suggest?A. ViolenceB. HorrorC. InactivityD. Indifference11. Modernism takes ______ as its theoretical base.A. the irrational philosophyB. the theory of psycho-analysisC. both A and BD. neither A or B12. Modernism rose out of _______.A. skepticismB. disillusion of capitalismC. irrational philosophyD. all the above.13. Modernism is, in many aspects, a reaction against ______.A. romanticismB. realismC. post-modernismD. all the above14. ______ is not D.H. Lawrence’s work.A. FinnegansB. Sons and LoversC. Lady Chatterley’s loverD. The Rain Bow15. ______ is not James Joyce’s novel.A. UlyssesB. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManC. DublinersD. Finnegans WakeII．判断题1. James Joyce and Virginia Woolf are the two best known novelists of the “stream of consciousness”school.2. Symbolism, surrealism, imagism, expressionism, etc. all belong to school of modernism.3. The Rainbow is D. H. Lawrence’s autobiographical work.4. As a literary figure, Stephen Dedalus appears in two novels by John Galsworthy.5. James Joyce is the author of Jude the Obscure.6. The major concern of John Galsworthy’s 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.7. John Galsworthy was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature because of his master piece The Man of property.8. George Bernard Shaw, an England playwright, critic, is considered the leading dramatist of his generation.9. It is generally regarded that Keats’ most important and mature poems are in the form of ode.10. Pygmalion is a Greek myth written by George Bernard Shaw.III. 匹配题1) William Langland A. Utopia2) Thomas More B. Paradise Lost3) Daniel Defoe C. “Of Studies”4) Francis Bacon D. Piers, the Plowman5) John Milton E. The Faerie Queen6) Byron F. Sentimental Journey7) Laurence Sterne G. Don Juan8) Edmund Spencer H. Mary Barton9) D. H. Lawrence I. Sons and Lovers10) Elizabeth Gaskell J. Robinson CrusoeIII.赏析题1. “And when I am formulated, sprawling on a pin,When I am pinned and wriggling on the wall,Then how should I beginTo spit out all the butt-ends of my days and ways.”Questions:1) Identify the poem and poet.2) What does the phrase “butt-ends” mean?3) What idea does the quoted passage express?2. “Her eyes met his and he looked away. He neither believed nor disbelieved her, but he knew thathe had made a mistake in asking; he never had known, never would know, what she was thinking.The sight of her inscrutable face, the thought of all the hundreds of evenings he had seen her sitting there like that, soft and passive, but so unreadable, unknown, enraged him beyond measure.”Questions:1) Identify the writer and the work.2) What does the phrase “inscrutable face” mean?3) What idea does the quoted passage express?IV. 论述题What are the themes of Pygmalion?English Literature in the Early Twentieth CenturyI. 选择题：1-5：CDDCC 6-10: BABDC 11-15: CDBACII. 判断题1-5: TTTFF 6-10: TFFTFIII. 匹配题1-5：DAJCB 6-10: GFEIHIII. 赏析题1.1) T. S. Eliot: “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”;2) The ends of cigarettes, meaning trivial things here;3) Here, Prufrock’s inability to do anything against the society he is in is made strikingly clear by using a sharp comparison. Prufrock imagines himself as a kind of insect pinned on the wall and struggling in vain to get free. This image vividly shows Prufrock’s current predicament.2.1) John Galsworthy: The Man of Property.2) A face does not show any emotion or reaction so that it is impossible to know how that person is feeling or what he is thinking about.3) It presents the inner mind of Soames in face of his wife’s coldness. He can never know what is on his wife’s mind because the makeup of his or her mentality is different. His wife Irene, whose mind is romantically inclined, is disgusted with her husband’s possessiveness. Being unable to read his wife’s mind is as good as saying that he really can’t regard her as his property---- this is the very reason why he is enraged beyond measure.IV. 论述题Language - Nature of it, connection to perception of the speaker, etc.Social Roles - are they innate; can they be taught?Roles of the Sexes - What does it mean to be a “lady” of society? A “gentleman” of society? Human Evolution - Fixed or ever-changing?Manners - Important or Ridiculous?Class Distinctions - What purpose do they serve? How are they maintained?Personal Identity- Is one what society perceives one to be or something controlled by the self? Idealism - What drives human acts?。

英国文学试题及答案

英国文学试题及答案在英国文学领域有许多经典作品和重要的作家，这些作品和作家对于英国文学的发展产生了深远影响。

本篇文章将为您介绍一些英国文学的试题及答案，希望能够对您的学习有所帮助。

试题一：请简要介绍威廉·莎士比亚的作品和他在英国文学中的地位。

答案：威廉·莎士比亚（William Shakespeare）被认为是英国文学史上最伟大的戏剧作家之一。

他的作品包括戏剧、诗歌和史诗。

莎士比亚共创作了37个戏剧作品，包括悲剧、喜剧、历史剧和十四行诗。

他的作品以丰富的人物形象、深入的情感描写和复杂的剧情而闻名。

莎士比亚的作品深刻地揭示了人性的善恶、爱恨和欲望等诸多主题，对于英国文学及全球文学的发展都产生了巨大影响。

试题二：简要介绍查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》及其在英国文学中的地位。

答案：《雾都孤儿》是查尔斯·狄更斯（Charles Dickens）的一部重要小说作品。

这部小说于1859年首次出版，以伦敦的贫民窟为背景，通过讲述主人公奥利弗·特威斯特的成长历程，揭示了当时社会的不公和贫困问题。

《雾都孤儿》描写了贫富悬殊、社会阶级问题以及人性的善恶等主题，对于英国社会的改革起到了重要的推动作用。

该小说深受读者的喜爱，被誉为狄更斯最伟大的作品之一，也是英国文学中的经典之作。

试题三：请简要介绍简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》及其在英国文学中的地位。

答案：《傲慢与偏见》是简·奥斯汀（Jane Austen）的代表作之一，被视为英国文学史上最伟大的小说之一。

这部小说于1813年首次出版，以描写19世纪英国社会的阶级观念和婚姻观念为主题。

《傲慢与偏见》通过讲述女主人公伊丽莎白·本内特与达西先生之间的爱情故事，探讨了社会的偏见、男女间的相互误解以及人性的盲目等问题。

奥斯汀以幽默和讽刺的手法展现了社会的虚伪和愚昧，对当时英国社会的改革产生了积极的影响。

通过以上试题及答案，我们可以了解到威廉·莎士比亚、查尔斯·狄更斯和简·奥斯汀等作家对于英国文学的重要地位以及他们作品所揭示的社会问题和人性的思考。

英语专业英国文学考试试题

I.Multiple choice:(15×1=15%)(In this part,there are 15 sentences;in each of them,there are four choices marked by A.B.C. and D.Choose the ONE answer that is the most suitable to the sentence and put the letter in the bracket.)( )1.The greatest poet of the Middle English period is ______,the father of English poetry.A.Geoffrey ChaucerB.John LylyC.William LanglandD.John Milton( )2.Portia,the heroine in "______"is one of Shakespeare's ideal women-beautiful,prudent,cultured and capable of rising to an emergency.A."The Merchant of Venice"B."As You Like It"C."King Lear"D."Twelfth Night"( )3."Modern Fiction" is one of Woolf's important critical essays,in which the writer praises______ as "the most notable"of"several young writers."A.Thomas HardyB.James JoyceC.Joseph ConradD.T.S.Eliot( )4."The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock" is T.S.Eliot's most striking early achievement.The poem is a sort of ______monologue.A.privateB.personalC.dramaticD.poetic( )5.______develops around the life of a middle-class Irish boy,Stephen Dedalus,from his infancy to his departure from Ireland some twenty years later.A."Ulysses"B."A Portrait of the Aritist as a Young Man"C."Finnegans Wake"D."Dubliners"( )6.In "The Pilgrim's Progress" Christian and Faithful come to the ______where both are arrested as alien agitators and tried.A.Vanity FairB.Doubting CastleC.Celestial CityD.hell( )7.John Milton's "On His Blindness" is written in the form of ______sonnet which consists of an octave(an eight-line stanza) and a sestet(a six-line stanza)A.EnglishB.ItalianC.RussianD.Chinese( )8.In "Tom Jones"______ is depicted as a hypocritical,wicked man who is outwardly good but inwardly bad.A.TomB.BlifilC.Mr.AllworthyD.Sophia( )9.The heroine Tess in "Tess of the D'urbervilles"seems to be led to her final destruction step by step by______,as Hardy says at the end of the novel:"Justice was done,and the President of the Immortals had ended his sport with Tess."A.Angel ClareB.AlecC.FateD.Jude( )10.Which of the following novels by wrence shows the influence of Freud's theory of psychoanalysis,especially that of the "Oedipus complex"?A."The Rainbow"B."Women in Love"C."Sons and Lovers"D."Lady Chatterley's Lover"( )11."If Winter comes,can Spring be far behind?"This is written by ______,one of the leading Romantic poets.A.John KeatsB.William WordsworthC.Percy Bysshe ShelleyD.William Blake( )12.Jonathan Swift's"Gulliver's Travels" gives an unparalleled______depiction of the vices of his age.A.religiousB.romanticC.satiricalic( )13.John keats' famous poem______expresses the contrast between the happy world of natural loveliness and human world of agony.A."Endymion"B."Ode to a Nightingale"C."Ode on a Grecian Urn"D."Ode to Psyche"( )14.The story of "Tom Jones"by Henry Fielding is told _______.A.in a series of lettersB.in the third-person narrationC.by Tom JonesD.in the form of diary( )15."The School for Scandal"by Richard Brinsley Sheridan has been regarded as the best ______since Shakespeare.A.tragedyB.proseedyD.fableII Fill in the following blanks:(10×1=10%)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,moralityis 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.Find the relevant match from Column B for each item in Column A.(10×1=10%)A BWriters Works( )1.Oscar Wilde a.Lucky Jim( )2.John Osborne b.Life of Ma Parker( )3.Kingsley Amis c.A passage to India( )4.Katherine Mansfield d.An Ideal Husband( )5.William Somersete.Of Human BondageMaugham( )6.Edward Morgan Forster f.Look Back in Anger( )7.John Galsworthy g.The Heart of the Matter( )8.Jane Austen h.The Forsyte Saga( )9.William Blake i.Pride and prejudice( )10.Graham Greene j.The TygerIV.Read the following quotations and then answer the questions.(30%)1.I wander thro each charter'd street,Near where the charter'd 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-forg'd manacles I hear.How the Chimney-sweeper's cryEvery black'ing Church appalls;And the hapless Soldier's signRuns in blood down Palace walls.But most thro'midnight streets I hearHow the youthful Harlot's curseBlasts the new born Infant's tear,And blights with plagues the Marriage hearse.1)Who is the author of this poem and what is its title?(2×2=4%)2)Explain the following phrases coined by the author.(3×2=6%)a.chartered;b.the mind forged manacles;c.the marriage hearse.3)What does the poem gain by repeating "every" in the second stanza?(5%)2.Let us go then,you and I,When the evening is spread out against the skyLike a patient etherized upon a table;Let us go,through certain half-deserted streets,The muttering retreatsOf restless nights in one-night cheap hotelsAnd sawdust restaurants with oyster-shells;Streets that follow like a tedious argumentOf insidious intentTo lead you to an overwhelming question……1)This stanza is selected from a very famous English poem.What is its title and author?(2×2=4%)2)It is said that the "you and I"can be taken in two ways,What are the two ways do you think?(2×3=6%)3)The basic emotions of this stanza are fear and malice.Can you point out the suggest these emotions?(5%)V.Give brief answers to the following questions;(20%)1.What are the distinct features of Charles Dickens' novels?(12%)2.What are the major themes of Lawrence's "Sons and Lovers"?(8%)VI.Short essay:(1×15=15%)(In this part you are asked to write a short essay.You should concentrate on those important points and demonstrate your ideas with brief,apt episodes or quotations from the novel.Try your best to be logical in your essay.)Give a brief analysis to Jane Eyre,the main character in Charlotte Brontě's "Jane Eyre".。

英国文学试题及答案

英国文学试题及答案英国文学作为世界文学的重要组成部分，以其丰富的内容和独特的魅力吸引着无数读者和学者。

本文将围绕英国文学的一些经典试题进行解析，并提供相应的答案，以帮助学习者更好地理解和掌握英国文学的精髓。

一、选择题1. 威廉·莎士比亚的《哈姆雷特》中，主角哈姆雷特的著名独白“生存还是毁灭”出现在第几幕？A. 第一幕B. 第二幕C. 第三幕D. 第四幕答案：C. 第三幕2. 简·奥斯汀的小说《傲慢与偏见》中，达西先生最初对伊丽莎白·班纳特的印象是什么？A. 聪明机智B. 傲慢无礼C. 温柔善良D. 普通平凡答案：B. 傲慢无礼3. 弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫的《到灯塔去》中，灯塔象征着什么？A. 希望与指引B. 孤独与隔绝C. 家庭与亲情D. 艺术与创造答案：A. 希望与指引二、简答题1. 请简述查尔斯·狄更斯的《双城记》中，卡顿牺牲自己的生命以救露西的情节及其意义。

答案：在《双城记》的结尾部分，卡顿为了拯救他深爱的露西及其家人，自愿替代露西的丈夫达尼，并接受了死刑。

卡顿的这一行为体现了无私的爱和牺牲精神，他的自我牺牲展示了人性中的高尚与伟大，同时也反映了狄更斯对于社会不公和人性的深刻批判。

2. 描述托马斯·哈代的《德伯家的苔丝》中，苔丝悲剧命运的起因及其对社会的批判。

答案：苔丝的悲剧命运起因于她被亚历克·德伯维尔欺骗失身，之后又因误会而与她真正爱的人安吉尔·克莱尔分离。

哈代通过苔丝的悲剧命运批判了维多利亚时代的道德伪善和对女性的双重标准，揭示了社会对个体命运的残酷影响。

三、论述题1. 分析乔治·奥威尔的《1984》中，对极权主义社会的描绘及其对现代社会的警示意义。

答案：《1984》通过对一个全面监控、言论受限、个人自由被剥夺的极权主义社会的描绘，展示了一个被“大哥”统治的恐怖世界。

奥威尔通过小说对极权主义进行了深刻的批判，警示现代社会警惕政府权力的无限扩张和对个人自由的侵蚀。

英国文学试题及答案

英国文学试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. 英国文学史上第一位伟大的诗人是：A. 威廉·莎士比亚B. 乔叟C. 约翰·弥尔顿D. 托马斯·哈代2. 以下哪部作品是乔治·奥威尔所著？A. 《1984》B. 《简·爱》C. 《傲慢与偏见》D. 《呼啸山庄》3. 被称为“英国文学之父”的是：A. 约翰·多恩B. 亚历山大·波普C. 威廉·华兹华斯D. 乔叟4. 以下哪位作家是维多利亚时代的代表人物？A. 威廉·布莱克B. 查尔斯·狄更斯C. 托马斯·哈代D. 约翰·弥尔顿5. 英国浪漫主义文学的代表人物包括以下哪些？A. 威廉·华兹华斯和塞缪尔·泰勒·柯勒律治B. 威廉·莎士比亚和本·琼森C. 托马斯·哈代和乔治·艾略特D. 奥斯卡·王尔德和罗伯特·布朗宁二、填空题（每题2分，共10分）6. 威廉·莎士比亚的戏剧作品分为______、______和历史剧。

7. 《鲁滨逊漂流记》的作者是______。

8. 英国现代主义文学的代表人物之一是弗吉尼亚·______。

9. 《简·爱》的作者是______。

10. 《傲慢与偏见》的作者是简·奥斯汀，这部小说属于______文学。

三、简答题（每题10分，共20分）11. 简述威廉·莎士比亚的四大悲剧及其主要特点。

12. 描述查尔斯·狄更斯的写作风格及其对社会的影响。

四、论述题（每题25分，共50分）13. 论述托马斯·哈代的自然主义在《德伯家的苔丝》中的体现。

14. 分析《1984》中乔治·奥威尔对极权主义社会的批判。

答案一、选择题1. B2. A3. D4. B5. A二、填空题6. 喜剧、悲剧7. 丹尼尔·笛福8. 伍尔夫9. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特10. 现实主义三、简答题11. 威廉·莎士比亚的四大悲剧包括《哈姆雷特》、《奥赛罗》、《李尔王》和《麦克白》。

英国文学试题及答案

英国文学试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. 威廉·莎士比亚是英国文学史上的一位重要剧作家，他的作品包括以下哪些？A. 《哈姆雷特》B. 《悲惨世界》C. 《麦克白》D. 《罗密欧与朱丽叶》答案：A, C, D2. 以下哪位作家被认为是现代主义文学的先驱？A. 乔治·奥威尔B. 弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫C. 简·奥斯汀D. 托马斯·哈代答案：B3. 《傲慢与偏见》是哪位作家的作品？A. 简·奥斯汀B. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特C. 艾米莉·勃朗特D. 玛丽·雪莱答案：A4. 以下哪部作品是查尔斯·狄更斯的代表作之一？A. 《大卫·科波菲尔》B. 《简·爱》C. 《呼啸山庄》D. 《弗兰肯斯坦》答案：A5. 以下哪部作品被认为是英国文学中的“现代史诗”？A. 《荒原》B. 《尤利西斯》C. 《追忆似水年华》D. 《百年孤独》答案：A二、填空题（每空2分，共20分）6. 英国浪漫主义诗人威廉·华兹华斯在《_______》中表达了对自然的热爱。

答案：《抒情歌谣集》7. 《简·爱》的作者是_______，她通过这部小说探讨了女性独立和自尊的主题。

答案：夏洛蒂·勃朗特8. 乔治·奥威尔的《1984》描绘了一个_______的社会，其中“老大哥”是无所不在的统治者。

答案：极权主义9. 托马斯·哈代的《德伯家的苔丝》讲述了一个关于_______、爱情和社会道德的故事。

答案：命运10. 弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫的《到灯塔去》是一部_______小说，以其流意识的叙述技巧而著名。

答案：现代主义三、简答题（每题10分，共30分）11. 简述威廉·莎士比亚的戏剧创作特点。

答案：威廉·莎士比亚的戏剧创作特点包括深刻的人性探讨，丰富的人物性格，复杂的情节构造，以及对语言的精湛运用。

英国文学简史试题1

1._____，a typical example of old English poetry ,is regarded today as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons.A.The Canterbury TalesB.The Ballad of Robin HoodC.The Song of BeowulfD.Sir Gawain and the Green Kinght2._____is the most common foot in English poetry.A.The anapestB.The trocheeC.The iambD.The dactyl3.The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events, which one of the following is NOT such an event?A.The rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture.B.England’s domestic restC.New discovery in geography and astrologyD.The religious reformation and the economic expansion4._____is the most successful religious allegory in the English language.A.The Pilgrims ProgressB.Grace Abounding to the Chief of SinnersC.The Life and Death of Mr.BadmanD.The Holy War5.Generally, the Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries, its essence is _____.A.scienceB.philosophyC.artsD.humanism6.“So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,/So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”(Shakespeare, Sonnets18)What does“this”refer to ?A.Lover.B.Time.C.Summer.D.Poetry.7.“O prince, O chief of my throned powers, /That led th’ embattled seraphim to war/Under thy conduct, and in dreadful deeds/Fearless, endangered Heaven’s perpetual king”In the third line of the above passage quoted from Milton’s Paradise Lost, the phrase“th y conduct”refers to _____conduct.A.God’sB.Satan’sC.Adam’sD.Eve’s8. It is generally regarded that Keats’s most important and mature poems are in the form of ______.A.elegyB.odeC.epicD.sonnet9.“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”The sentence is the beginning of Shakespeare’s_______.edyB.tragedyC.sonnetD.poem10. Daniel Defoe’s novels mainly focus on _____.A.the struggle of the unfortunate for mere existenceB.the struggle of the shipwrecked persons for securityC.the struggle of the pirates for wealthD.the desire of the criminals for property11. Francis Bacon is best known for his_____which greatly influenced thedevelopment of this literary form.A.essaysB.poemsC.worksD.plays12. Most of Thomas Hardy’s novels are set in Wessex____.A.a crude region in EnglandB.a fictional primitive regionC.a remote rural areaD.Hardy’s home town13. In terms of Pride and Prejudice, which is not true?A.Pride and Prejudice is the most popular of Jane Austen’s novels.B.Pride and Prejudice is originally drafted as “First Impressions”.C.Pride and Prejudice is a tragic novel.D.In this novel, the author explores the relationship between great loveand realistic benefits.14. Chronologically the Victorian Period refers to _____A.1798-1832B.1836-1901C.1798-1901D.the Neoclassical Period15. In the following figures, who is Dicke ns’s first child hero?A.Fagin.B.Mr.Brownlow.C.Olive Twist.D.Bill Sikes16. “And where are they? And where art thou,”My country? On thy voiceless shoreThe heroic lay is tuneless now-The heroic bosom beats no more! (George Gordon Byron, Don Juan)In the above stanza,“art thou”literally means_____.A.“art you ”B.“are though”C.“art though”D.“are you ”17. Of the following writers, which is not the representative of the Romantic period?A.William Blake.B.John Bunyan.C.Jane Auten.D.John Keats.18. In Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, what is the utmost concern of Blake?A.LoveB.ChildhoodC.DeathD.Human Experience19. Paradise Lost is actually a story taken from____.A.the RenaissanceB.the Old TestamentC.Greek MythologyD.the New Testament20. Jane Austen’s first novel is _____.A.Pride and PrejudiceB.Sense and SensibilityC.EmmaD.Plan of a Noel21. Of th e following poets, which is not regarded as “Lake Poets’”?A.Saumel Taylor Coleridge.B.Robert Southey.C.William Wordsworth.D.William Shakespeare.22.Daniel Defoe describes____as a typical English middle-class man of the eighteenth century, the very prototype of the empire builder or thepioneer colonist.A.Robinson CrusoeB.Moll FlandersC.GulliverD.Tom Jones23. The lines“Death, be not proud, though some have calld thee/Mightyand dreadful, for thou art not so;”are foun d in ______.A.William Wordsworth’s writingsB.John Keats’ writingsC.John Donne’s writingsD.Percy Bysshe Shelley’s writings24.The Pilgrim’s progress by John Bunyan is often said to be concernedwith the search for_____.A.self-fulfillmentB.spiritual salvationC.material wealthD.universal truth25.With so many poems such as “The Sparrow’s Nest,”“To a Skylark,”“To the Cuckoo”and “To a Butterfly”,William Wordsworth is regarded as a “______”.A.poet of genius.B.royal poet.C.worshipper of nature.D.conservative poet.26.In the first part of Gulliver’s Travels, Gullive r told this experiencein ____.A.LilliputB.BrobdingnagC.HouyhnhnmD.England27.Which of the following can not describe“Byronic hero”?A.Proud.B.Mysterious.C.Noble origin.D.Progressive.28.The poetic form which Browning attached to maturity and perfection is____.A.dramatic monologuee of symbole of ironic languagee of lyrics29.The term “metaphysical poetry”is commonly used to name the work ofthe 17th-century writers who wrote under the influence of ____.A.John MiltonB.John DonneC.John KeatsD.John Bunyan30. Which of the following writings is not created by William Wordsworth?A.I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud.B.She Dwelt Among the Untrodden WaysC.The Solitary Reaper.D.The Chimney Sweeper. .01-05 C C B A D06-10 D B B C A11-15 A B C B C16-20 D B D B B21-25 D A C B C26-30 A D A B D。

英国文学史测试题(全)

英国文学史1.The statement “Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability”opens one of well-known essays by_________.Francis Bacon Samuel Johnson Alexander Pope Jonathan Swift [参考答案] Francis Bacon2.When he died, Chaucer was buried in __________ the Poet's Corner. Westminster Abbey Normandy Canterbury Southwark[参考答案] Westminster Abbey3.Among the great Middle English poets, Geoffrey Chaucer is known for his production of .Piers Plowman Sir Gawain and the Green KnightConfessio Amantis The Canterbury Tales[参考答案] The Canterbury Tales4.The first mention of Robin Hood in literature is in Langland's _________.The Legend of Good Woman The Vison of Piers the Plowman Boewulf Fables[参考答案] The Vison of Piers the Plowman5.Which literary genra does Sir Gawain and the Green Knight belong to? epic romance novel prose[参考答案] romance6.English literature at the Anglo-Norman Period was also a combination of ____ and Saxon elements.Latin Greek English French[参考答案] French7.In the 14th century, the two most important writers are_____ and Chaucer Caedmon Cynewulf Langland Shakespeare[参考答案] Langland8.Who is the monster half-human who had mingled thirty warriors in The Song of Beowulf?Hrothgat Heorot Grendel Beowulf[参考答案] Grendel9.The most important work of_____is The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles,which is regarded as the best monument of the old English prose.Alfred the Great Caedmon Cynewulf Venerable Bede[参考答案] Alfred the Great10.The epic, The Song of Beowulf, represents the spirit of_____. monks romanticists sentimentalists pagan[参考答案] pagan11.The sentence “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day ?”is the beginning line of one of Shakespeare’s .comedies tragedies histories sonnets[参考答案] sonnets12.In his literary development, Chaucer was influenced by three literatures, which one is not true?French literature Italian literature English literature German litereature[参考答案] German litereature13.Who is the "father of English poetry" and one of the greatest narrative poets of English?Geoffrey Chaucer Martin Luther William Langland John Gower [参考答案] Geoffrey Chaucer14.In the 15th century, there is only one important prose writer whose namen is_____. He wrote an important work called Le Morte d'Arthur. Thomas Marlory Langland Chaucer Adam Bede[参考答案] Thomas Marlory16.________'s Essays is the first example of that genre in English literature, which has been highly esteemed.John Donne John Milton Francis Bacon Edmund Spenser[参考答案] Francis Bacon17.In English poetry, a four-line stanza is called ______.heroic couplet quatrain Spenserian stanza terza rima[参考答案] quatrain18.In the first part of Gulliver's Travels, Gulliver told his experiencein _______.Lilliput Brobdingnag Houyhnhnm England[参考答案] Lilliput19. is the successful religious allegory in the English language . The Pilgrim’s Progress Grace Abounding to the Chief of SinnersThe Life and Death of Mr. Badman The Holy War[参考答案] The Pilgrim’s Progress20.Crusoe is the hero in The life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Grusoe, of York, Mariner (also known as Robinson Crusoe)by .Jonathan Swift Daniel Defoe George Eliot wrence [参考答案] Daniel Defoe21.Which of the following is NOT typical of metaphysical poetry best represented by John Donne's works?Common speech Conceit Argument Refined Language [参考答案] Common speech22.The lines"Death ,but not proud,though some have clled thee/Mighty and powerful,for thou are not so" are found in_____.William Wordsworth's writings John Keat's writings John Donne's writings Percy Bysshe Shelley's writings[参考答案] John Donne's writings23.The story of Paradise Lost is taken from _________.a legend Bible an epic a folklore[参考答案] Bible24.The 18th century witnessed a new literary form－the modern Englishnovel, which, contrary to the medieval romance, gives a ______ presentation of life of the common people.romantic realistic prophetic idealistic[参考答案] realistic25.As a whole, ______is one of the most effective and devastatingcriticisms and satires of all aspects in the then English and European life—socially, politically, religiously, philosophically, scientifically, and morally.Moll Flanders Gulliver’s TravelsPilgrim’s Progress The School for Scandal[参考答案] Gulliver’s Travels26.Jonathan Swift's"Gulliver's Travels" gives an unparalleled______depiction of the vices of his age.religious romantic satirical comic[参考答案] satirical27.The ture subject of John Donne's poem,“The Sun Rising,” is to ___.A..attack the sun as an unruly servantB..give compliments to the mistress and her power of beautyC.criticize the sun's intrusion into the lover's private lifeD.lecture the sun on where true royalty and riches lie[参考答案] give compliments to the mistress and her power of beauty28.In the first part of the novel Pride and prejudice, Mr. Darcy has a(n) ______ of the Bennet family.high opinion great admiration low opinion erroneous view[我的答案] low opinion29.Which of the following is taken from John Keats’“Ode on a Grecian Urn”?A.“I fall upon the thorns of life! I bleed!”B.“They are both gone up to the church to pray.”C.“Earth has not anything to show more fair.”D.“Beauty is truth, truth beauty”.[我的答案] “Beauty is truth, truth beauty”.30."And where are they? And where art thou,/ My country? On thou voicelessshore/ The heroic lay is tuneless now-/The heroic bossom beats nomore!"(George Gordon Byron, Don Juan) In the above stanaz, "art thou"literally means _________."art you" "are though" "art though" "are you"[我的答案] "are you"31.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.Christian knightly Greek primitive[我的答案] knightly32.Which of the following descriptions of Gothic Novels is NOT correct?A.It predominated in the early eighteenth century.B.It was one phase of the Romantic movement.C.Its principal elements are violence, horror and the supernatural.D.Works like The Mysteries of Udolpho and Frankenstein are typicalGothic romance.[我的答案] It predominated in the early eighteenth century.33.“ Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested;”( Of Studies). Here Bacon compares reading to .walking eating drinking acting[我的答案] eating34.Daniel Defoe describes ______ as a typical English middle-class man of the18th century,the very prototype of the empire builder or the pioneer colonist.Robinson Crusoe Moll Flanders Gulliver Tom Jones[我的答案] Robinson Crusoe35. _______ compiled the A Dictionary of the English Language which became the foundation of all the subsequent English dictionaries.Ben Jonson Samuel Johnson Alexander Pope John Dryden [我的答案] Samuel Johnson36.Donne’s famous analogy of parting lovers to a drawing compass affordsa prime example of .dramatic style exaggeration paradox conceit[我的答案] conceit37.Which of the following shows in a more implicit way that the poet was touched by the song of the solitary reaper?I listened, motionless land still Will no one tell me what she sings ?I saw her singing at her work. The music in my heart I bore. [我的答案] I listened, motionless land still38.What is his name?”“Bingley.”“Is he married or single?”“Oh! Single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune; four or five thousanda year. What a fine thing for our girls!”The above dialogue must be taken from_____________.Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice Emily Bronte’s Wuthering HeightsJohn Galsworthy’s The Forsyte Saga George Eliot’s Middlemarch [我的答案] Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice39.The English Renaissance period was an age of ______ .poetry and drama drama and novel novel and poetry romance and poetry[我的答案] poetry and drama40.The well-known soliloquy by Hamlet “To be , or not to be’shows his_______.hatred for his uncle love for lifeinner- strife resolution of revenge[我的答案] inner- strife41.In his essay“Of Studies,”Bacon said:“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and____________.”skimmed perfected imitated digested[我的答案] digested42.Beowulf, the oldest great long poem ever written in English, is composed in a form of .epics lyrics folk songs sagas[我的答案] epics43.”_______” is the cooperative work of William Wordsworth and Samuel Coleridge.Tintern Abbey The Rime of the Ancient MarinerLyrical Ballads Prelude[我的答案] Lyrical Ballads44.____ is central to Blake’s concern in his Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience.Politics Religion Childhood Manhood[我的答案] Childhood45.Shakespeare wrote ___________sonnets.125 154 245 138[我的答案] 15446.“ So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, / So long lives this , and this gives life to thee.”(Shakespeare, Sonnets 18) What does “this”refer to ?Lover Time Summer Poetry[我的答案] Poetry47.Keats was born in the family of a ______________.landlord apothecary stable keeper doctor[我的答案] stable keeper48.In Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, Thomas Gray compares the common folk with the great ones, wondering what the commons could have achieved if they had had the .chance love money material sources [我的答案] chance49.In ________, Shakespeare has not only made a profound analysis of the social crisis in which the evils can be seen everywhere, but also criticized the bourgeois egoism.Hamlet Othello King Lear Macbeth[我的答案] King Lear50."Poetry is spontaneous"was put forward by _______.Robert Burns William Blake William Wordsworth Charles Lamb [我的答案] William Wordsworth51.William Wordsworth, a romantic poet, advocated all the following EXCEPT .A.the using of everyday language spoken by the common people.B.the expression of the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings.C.the humble and rustic life as subject matter.D.elegant wordings and inflated figures of speech.[我的答案] elegant wordings and inflated figures of speech.52.Portia,the heroine in "______"is one of Shakespeare's ideal women-beautiful,prudent,cultured and capable of rising to an emergency."The Merchant of Venice" "As You Like It""King Lear" "Twelfth Night"[我的答案] "The Merchant of Venice"53.The Petrarchan sonnet was first introduced into England by ______. Surrey Wyatt Sidney Shakespeare[我的答案] Wyatt54.The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a poem written in the form of . ballad sonnet heroic couplet Spenserian stanza[我的答案] ballad55.The most significant idea of the Renaissance is________.humanism realism naturalism skepticism[我的答案] humanism56.What flourished in Elizabenthan age more than any other form of literature?novel drama essay poetry[我的答案] drama57.The phrase “to urge people to abide by Christian doctrines and to seek salvation through constant struggles with their own weaknesses and all kinds of social evils” may well sum up the implied meaning of ___. Gulliver's Travels The Rape of the LockRobinson Crusoe The pilgrim's Progress[我的答案] The pilgrim's Progress58.The________was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the 18th century.Romanticism Humanism Enlightenment Sentimentalism[我的答案] Enlightenment59.“Byronic hero”is a figure of the following traits EXCEPT ______.？being proud being rebelliousbeing of humble origin being mysterious[我的答案] being of humble origin60.John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress is often regarded as a typical exampleof_________.allegory romance epic in prose fable[我的答案] allegory61.The Houyhnhnms depicted by Jonathan Swift in Gulliver's Travels are___.A.horses that are endowed with reasonB.pigmies that are endowed with admirable qualitiesC.giants that are superior in wisdomD.hairy,wild, low and despicable creatures, who resemble human beingsnot only in appearance but also in some other ways.[我的答案] horses that are endowed with reason62._____ is the first important religious poet in English literature. Cynewulf Caedmon Shakepeare Adam Bede[我的答案] Caedmon63.Which of these is not a song written by Robert Burns?A Red, Red Rose Auld Lang Syne To a Mouse Spring and Fall[我的答案] Spring and Fall64.The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan, is often saidn to be concernedwith the search for _______.self-fulfilment spiritual salvation material wealth universal truth[我的答案] spiritual salvation65.The unquenchable spirit of Robinson Crusoe struggling to maintain a substantial existence on a lonely island reflects .A.man’s desire to return to natureB.the author’s criticism of the colonizationC.the ideal of the rising bourgeoisieD.the aristocrats’ disillusionment of the harsh social reality[我的答案] the ideal of the rising bourgeoisie66.John Milton's greatest poetical work ______ is the only generally acknowledged epic in English literarure since Beowulf.Areopagitica Paradise Lost Lycidas Samson Agonistes[我的答案] Paradise Lost67.Which of the following is NOT typical of metaphysical poetry best represented by John Donne’s works?Common speech. Conceit. Argument. Refined language. [我的答案] Common speech.68.Generally , the Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries, its essence is .science philosophy arts humanism[我的答案] humanism69.“Make me thy lyre, even as the forest is…”(Ode to the West Wind )This shows Shelly’s wish to be apropagator of revolutionary ideas singer enjoying great fameman who can wander freely heroic fighter in the forest[我的答案] propagator of revolutionary ideas70._______ is a typical feature of Swifts writings.Elegant style Bitter satire Casual narration Complicated sentence structure[参考答案] Bitter satire72.Gothic novels are mostly stories of , which take place in some haunted or dilapidated Middle Age castles .love and marriage sea adventures mystery and horror saints and martyrs[参考答案] mystery and horror73.Literature of Neoclassicism is different from that of Romanticism in that _______.A.the former celebrates reason, rationality, order and instructionwhile the latter sees literature as an expression of an individual’s feelings and experiencesB.the former is heavily religious but the latter secularC.the former is an intellectual movement the purpose of which is toarouse the middle class for political rights while the latter isconcerned with the personal cultivation.D.the former advocates the "return to nature" whereas the latter turnsto the ancient Greek and Roman writers for its models[参考答案] the former celebrates reason, rationality, order and instruction while the latter sees literature as an expression of an individual’s feelings and experiences74.The most important representative work by Jonathan Swift is “___________________”.A Tale of a Tub The Battle of the BooksA Modest Proposal Gulliver’s Travels[参考答案] Gulliver’s Travels75._____was the first to introduce the sonnet into English literature . Thomas Wyatt William Shakespeare Henry Howard John Lyly [参考答案] Thomas Wyatt76.John Milton is a great poet in the _____________________ Period. Renaissance Neoclassical Romantic Realist[参考答案] Renaissance77.The sonnet“Death Be Not Proud”is written in the strict pattern. It reveals the poet’s belief that .A.Shakespearean, death is only a sleep, after which we live eternallyB.Petrarchan, death is but momentary while happiness after death is eternal.C.Elizabethan, death is not as strong as people think he isD.Portuguese, death is like a long sleep that offers final peace for the soul[我的答案] Petrarchan, death is but momentary while happiness after death is eternal.78.“Let not Ambition mock their useful toil,/Their homely joys, and destiny obscure;/Nor Grandeur hear with a disdainful smile /The short and simple annals of the poor.”The above lines are taken fromA.Alexander Pope’s Essay on CriticismB.Coleridge’s “Kubla Khan”C.John Donne’s “The Sun Rising”D.Thomas Gray’s “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”[我的答案] Thomas Gray’s “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”79.William Wordsworth asserts that poetry originates from?form thoughts emotion artistic devices[我的答案] emotion80. In English poetry, a four-line stanza is called ______.heroic couplet quatrain Spenserian stanza terza rima[我的答案] quatrain81._____ is the most common foot in English poetry.the anapest the trochee the iambic the dactyal[我的答案] the iambic82.Among the representatives of the Enlightenment, who was the first to introduce rationalism to England ?John Bunyan Daniel Defoe Alexander Pope Jonathan Swift[我的答案] Alexander Pope83.By making the truth-seeking pilgrims suffer at the hands of the people of Vanity Fair, John Bunyan intends to show the prevalent political and religious ______of his time.persecution improvement prosperity disillusionment[我的答案] persecution84.Which of the following words NOT appropriate to describe Mrs. Bennet,a character in Pride and Prejudice ？Beautiful Intelligent Snobbish Vulgar[我的答案] Intelligent85.“If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?”the quoted line comes from ________.A.Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind”B.Walt Whitman’ s Leaves of GrassC.John Milton’s Paradise LostD.John Keats’“ Ode on a Grecian Urn”[我的答案] Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind”86.It is generally regarded that Keats's most important and mature poems are in form of _________.Elegy ode epic sonnet[我的答案] ode87.“If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind!” is an epigrammatic line by __J.Keats W.Blake W.Wordsworth P.B.Shelley[我的答案] P.B.Shelley88.The British bourgeois or middle class believed in the following notions EXCEPT ______.self - esteem self - reliance self - restraint hard work[我的答案] self - esteem89.The_______was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the 18th century.Romanticism Humanism Enlightenment Sentimentalism[我的答案] Enlightenmen______________________________________________________________________________________________________________Welcome To Download !!!欢迎您的下载，资料仅供参考！精品资料。

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英国文学选读试题英国文学选读试题PART ONE I. Multiple Choice 1. Although _______ was essentially a medieval writer, he bore marks of humanism and anticipated a new era of literature to come. A. William Langland B. John Gower C. Geoffrey Chaucer D. Edmund Spenser Answer: C 2. The religious reformation in the early 16th-century England was a reflection of the class struggles waged by the _____. A. rising bourgeoisie against the feudal class and its ideology B. working class against the corruption of the bourgeoisie C. landlord class against the rising bourgeoisie and its ideology D. feudal class against the corruption of the Catholic Church Answer: A 3. The statement that a man gained the whole world but lost his own soul makes a good summary of the main plot of ______. A. Paradise Lost B. The Merchant of Venice C. Hamlet D. The Tragic History of Doctor Faustus Answer: D 4. "Is not a patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help?" The above passage is taken from _______. A. Francis Bacon’s "Of Studies"B. William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of VeniceC. Samuel Johnson’s "To the Right Honorable the Earl of Chesterfield"D. Jonathan Swift’s "A Modest Proposal"Answer: C 5. The essence of humanism is to ______. A. restore a medieval reverence for the church B. avoid the circumstances of earthly life C. explore the next world in which men could live after death D. emphasize human qualities Answer: D 6. In The Pilgrim’s Progress, Jo hn Bunyan describes The Vanity Fair in a ______ tone. A. delightful B. satirical C. sentimental D. solemn Answer: B 7. The 18th century witnessed a new literary form -the modern English novel, which, contrary to the medieval romance, gives a ______ presentation of life of the common English people. A. romantic B. idealistic C. prophetic D. realistic Answer: D 8. As a literary figure, John Rivers appears in _______. A. Fielding’s Tom JonesB. Dickens’s Oliver TwistC. Bronte’s Jane Eyre and Prejudice D. Austen’s Pride and Prejudice Answer: C 9. Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe created the image of an enterprising Englishman, typical of the English bourgeoisie in the ______ century. A. 17th B. 18th C. 19th D. 20th Answer: B 10. In "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard," Thomas Gray compares the common folk with the great ones, wondering what the commons could have achieved if they had had the ______. A. chance B. love C. money D. material sources Answer: A 11. The poetic view of ______ can be best understood from his remark about poetry, that is, "all good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings." A. Samuel Taylor Coleridge B. John Keats C. William Wordsworth D. Percy Bysshe Shelly Answer: C 12. Pip, Estella, Havisham, Magwitch, and Joe Gargery are most likely names of characters in _______. A. Oliver Twist B. David Copperfield C. Bleak House D. Great Expectations Answer: B 13. In English poetry the _______ is regarded as the most common foot. A. iamb B. anapest C. trochee D. dactyl Answer: A 14. In Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet finds out some weak points about herself in the process of judging others. Which of the following is NOT a weak point of hers? A. Blindness. B. Partiality. C. Snobbishness. D. Prejudice. Answer: C 15. In Byron’s poe m "Song for the Luddites," the word "Luddite" refers to the _______. A. workers who destroyed the machines in their protest against unemployment B. rising bourgeoisie who fought against the aristocratic class C. descendents of the ancient king, King Lud D. poor country people who suffered under the rule of the landlord class Answer: A 16. "Five miles meandering with a mazy motion\ Through wood and dale the sacred river ran, Then reached the caverns measureless to man, And sank in tumult to a lifeless ocean." The above lines are taken from ______. A. Wordsworth’s "The Solitary Reaper"B. Blake’s "The Chimney Sweeper"C. Coleridge’s "Kubla Khan"D. Keats’s "Ode on an Grecian Urn"Answer: C 17. In his poem, "Ode to the West Wind," Shelley intends to present his wind as a central _______ around which the poem weaves various cycles of death and rebirth. A. concept B. symbol C. simile D. metonymy Answer: B 18. In the conversation with his wife in Chapter One of Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Bennet uses a(n) ______ tone with sarcastic humor. A. solemn B. harsh C. arrogant D. teasing Answer: D 19. Charles Dickens takes the French Revolution as the background of his novel ______. A. Great Expectations B. A Tale of Two Cities C. Bleak House D. Oliver Twist Answer: B 20. A typical feature of the English ______ literature is that writers became social and moral critics, exposing all kinds of social evils. A. Renaissance B. Romantic C. Victorian D. Medieval Answer: C 21. The statement that those extraordinary people, seeking something beyond the provincial life, have finally to subject themselves to the limitations of the reality either due to their own weakness or the social environment may well sum up one of the major themes of ______. A. Fielding’s Tom J ones B. Defoe’s Robinson CrusoeC. Austen’s Pride and PrejudiceD. Eliot’s MiddlemarchAnswer: D 22. A typical Forsyte, according to John Galsworthy, is a man with a strong sense of ______, who never pays any attention to human feelings. A. justice B. property C. morality D. humor Answer: B 23. Which of the following statements about The Scarlet Letter is NOT true? A. It explores man’s never-ending search for the satisfaction of materialistic desires. B. It relates the conflicts between the society and the individual. C. It is about the effect of sin on the people involved and the society as a whole. D. It presents a psychological analysis of the inward tensions of the characters. Answer: B mind" is a famous quote from _______’s 24. "Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own writings. A. Walt Whitman B. Henry David Thoreau C. Herman Melville D. Ralph Waldo Emerson Answer: D 25. Which of Hemingway’s novels describes the drifting life of American exiles in Europe?A. The Sun Also Rises. B. A Farewell to Arms. C. For Whom the Bell Tolls. D. The Old Man and the Sea. Answer: B 26. The theme of _______ may be well stated as "It sings of nationalism and of the nature of the self in relation to the cosmos and the meaning and purpose of birth and death." A. Edgar Allan Poe’s "To Helen"B. Robert Frost’s "The Road Not Taken"C. Walt Whitman’s "Song of Myself"D. Emily Dickenson’s "Because I could not stop for Death"Answer: C 27. The American Puritanism as a cultural heritage benefited the Americans in _______. A. strengthening their moral values B. weakening their religious faith C. knowing truth intuitively D. developing their science and technology Answer: A 28. Mark Twain, one of the greatest 19th century American writers, is well known for his ______. A. international theme B. waste-land imagery C. local color D. symbolism Answer: C 29. "Strange names were over the doors -strange faces at the windows -every thing was strange. His mind now began to misgive him, that both he and the world around him were bewitched. Surely this was his native village, which he had left but the day before." The above passage is taken from ______. A. Irving’s "Rip V an Winkle"B. Hawthorne’s "Young Goodman Brown"C. James’ "Daisy Miller"D. Hemingway’s "Ind ian Camp" Answer: A 30. According to Hawthorne, the scarlet letter "A" which originally stood for "_______" finally obtained the meaning of "able" or "angel" through Hester’s efforts.A. adultery B. arrogance C. accomplishment D. agony Answer: A 31. As a naturalist writer, Theodore Dreiser was greatly influenced by _______. A. Nathaniel Hawthorne B. Charles Darwin C. Henry James D. Ralph Waldo Emerson Answer: B 32. In Sister Carrie, Hurstwood, extremely hopeless and totally devastated, ends his life by turning on the gas, while at the same time Carrie is rocking comfortably in her luxurious hotel room before she boards a ship for _______. A. New York B. London C. Paris D, Geneva Answer: B ortray the protagonist as an embodiment of 33. In Henry James’ "Daisy Miller," the author tries to p______. A. the force of convention B. the decline of aristocracy C. the free spirit of the New World D. the corruption of the new rich Answer: C 34. American writers of the first postwar era who were devoid of faith and alienated from the civilization were commonly called "______." A. sons of liberty B. fatherless children C. a beat generation D. a lost generation Answer: D 35. The raft with which Huck and Jim make their voyage down the Mississippi River may symbolize all the following EXCEPT ______. A. a return to nature B. an escape from evils, injustices, and corruption of the civilized society C. the heavenly kingdom of Christianity D. a small world where people of different colors can live friendly and happily Answer: C 36. Of the following American poets in the twentieth century, the one who has the best knowledge of Chinese culture is _______. A. Robert Frost B. Allen Ginsberg C. Ezra Pound D. E. E. Cummings Answer: C 37. Emily Grierson, the pro tagonist in Faulkner’s story "A Rose for Emily," can be regarded as a symbol standing for all the following qualities EXCEPT _______. A. no prejudice against the northerners B. rigid ideas of social status C. bigotry and eccentricity D. grace and integrity Answer: D 38. Robert Frost is a regional poet in the sense that his poems are mainly concerned about the _______. A. life in New York B. country life in New England C. sea adventures D. life on the Mississippi Answer: B 39. In Hemingway’s story "Ind ian Camp" Nick, the protagonist, witnesses _______. A. a tragic killing of the Indians by the white man B. real friendship between the white men and the Indians C. men’s senseless killing of each otherD. terrible scenes of birth and death Answer: D 40. Great Gatsby, written by Fitzgerald in 1925, is a story about ______ who was destroyed by the influence of the wealthy, pleasure-seeking people around him. A. a vagabond B. an idealist C. an eccentric D. an opportunist Answer: B P ART TWO II. Reading Comprehension 41. "Busy old fool, unruly sun, Why dost thou thus, Through windows and through curtains call on us?" Questions: A. Identify the poem and the poet. B. What does the word "fool" refer to? C. What idea does the quotation express? 参考答案：参考答案：A It is taken from Jone Donne’s "The Sun Rising" (P66) B. "fool" refers to the sun. C. Donne’s great prose works are his sermons, the quotation expresses a strong sense of rebellious spirit, the author tried to break away from the conventional fashion of the Elizabethan love poetry. (P63+66) 42. "Most mighty Emperor of Lilliput, delight and terror of the universe, whose dominions extend five thousand blustrugs (about twelve miles in circumference) to the extremities of the globe; Monarch of all Monarchs; taller than the sons of men; whose feet press down to the center, and whose head strikes against the sun; at whose nod the princes of the earth shake their knees; pleasant as spring, comfortable as summer, fruitful as autumn, dreadful as winter." Questions: A. Identify the work and the author. B. What is the tone of the author? C. What does the author parody here? Answers: A. The passage comes from "Gulliver’s Travels" written by Jonanthan Swift. (P115) B. The author used the Ironic tone of the passage. C. Romance (prose)/ Adventurous prose is the parody here. 43. "She thanked men -good! but thanked Somehow -I know not how -as if she ranked My gift of a nine-hundred-years-old name With anybody’s gift."Questions: A. Identify the poem and the poet. B. What kind of tone does the speaker use here? C. What idea does the quoted passage express? Answers: A. The poem is "My Last Duchess", by Robert Browning. (P286) B. The speaker is Duke, he is a villain. The speaker uses the tone of arrogant (傲慢的) here. C. The quoted passage reveals the duke is a self-conceited, cruel and tyrannical man. (P287) 44. "This is my letter to the World That never wrote to Me - The simple News that Nature told - With tender Majesty" Questions: A. Identify the poet B. What does the word "World" refer to? C. What idea does the quoted passage express? Answers: A. The poet is Emily Dickinson. (P520) B. "World" refers to the outside world. ide world. (P520) C. The poem expresses Dickinson’s anxiety about her communication with the outsIII. Questions and Answers 45. "For herein Fortune shows herself more kind Than in her custom; it is still her use To let the wretched man outlive his wealth, To view with hollow eye and wrinkled brow ring penance An age of poverty; from which ling’Of such misery doth she cut me off." The above lines are taken from a speech made by Antonio, a major character in Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice. Why does Antonio say that Fortune is more kind to him than in her custom? 参考答案: This sentence means she, Lady Fortune, is more kind to him because she is taking away both his wealth and life. The speaker is Antonio, it’s said that his ship have all been lost, and he is penniless, and will have to pay the pound of flesh. (Because Shylock has made a strange bond that requires Antonio to pay him a pound of flesh if he can’t repay him, the money that he borrowed for his friend in due time.) (P38) 46. "The first shot I made among these creatures, I killed a she-goat which had a little kid by her which she gave suck to, which grieved me heartily; but when the old one fell, the kid stood stock still by her till I came and took her up, and not only so, but when I carried the old one with me upon my shoulders, the kid followed me quite to my enclosure, upon which I laid down the dam, and took the kid in my arms, and carried it over my pale, in hopes to have it bred up tame, but it would not eat, so I was forced to kill it and eat it myself; these two supplied me with flesh a great while, for I ate sparingly; and saved my provisions (my bread especially) as much as possibly I could." This is a very significant sentence with great details that reveals the character of Robinson Crusoe. vealed then? What aspects of Crusoe’s character are re参考答案: 1) In most of his works, Defoe gave his praise to the hard-working, sturdy middle class and showed his sympathy for the lower-class people. Robinson Crusoe was such a character. 2) Robison goes out to sea, gets shipwrecked and marooned/landed on a lonely island, struggles to live for 24 years there and finally is saved by a ship and returns to England. During the period Robinson leads a harsh and lonely life and survives by growing corps, taming animals, etc. growing from a na?ve young man into a hardened man. 3) With a great capacity for work, inexhaustible energy (精力充沛), courage and persistence in overcoming difficulties（在克服困难方面持之以恒）, in struggling against nature, Crusoe becomes the prototype / representative of the empire builder, the pioneer colonist. （他是大英帝国缔造者的完美典范，同时也是殖民者的先驱）．4) In the novel, Defoe glorified human labor and the puritan fortitude which the middle class praised highly, so he can be regarded as a spokesman of the bourgeois. (P98-100) 47. Situational irony occurs when what happens turns out to be quite different from what is expected; sometimes what happen is just the opposite of what is expected. In "Indian Camp," Hemingway makes a successful use of this kind of irony. Please illustrate it with some examples. (本题属于超纲题，书上没有现成的答案，可忽略不计) 48. "The only thing I don’t like, she proceeded, is the society." ("Daisy Miller" by Henry James)What kind of society does Daisy not like? Why? 参考答案: ---European life. Because she is the American Girl in Europe, a She doesn’t like the old world celebrated cultural type who embodies the spirit of the New World. However, innocence, the keynote of her character, turns out to be an admiring but a dangerous quality and her defiance of social taboos in the Old World finally brings her to a disaster in the clash between two different cultures. (P499---500) IV Topic Discussion 49. List three distinctive features of English Renaissance movement in literature and then illustrate each with proofs from either the concerned chapter in your textbook or your own reading. 参考答案: 1) The first period of the English Renaissance was one of imitation and assimilation. Petrarch was regarded as the fountainhead of literature by the English writers. Wyatt introduced the Petrachan sonnet into England and Surrey brought in blank verse. 2) The Elizabethan drama, in its totality, is the real mainstream of the English Renaissance. The Greek and Roman Drams had a great influence on the Elizabeth Drama, especially on Shakespeare’s tragedies. E.g. Hamlet, the first of the great tragedies, is regarded as Shakespeare’s most popular play on the stage. 3) Francis Bacon, the first important English essayist, is best known for his essays which greatly influenced the development of his literary form. He was the founder of modern science in England. (P10---12) 50. "My faith is gone!" cried he (Goodman Brown), after one stupefied moment. "There is no good on earth; and sin is but a name. Come, devil! for to thee is this world given." Comment on t his passage from Hawthorne’s "Young Goodman Brown".this passage from Hawthorne’s "Young Goodman Brown".参考答案: 1) Allegorically, Young Goodman Brown becomes an Everyman called Brown, who will be aged in one night by an evil adventure, and the evilness makes everyone a fallen idol in the world. 2) "My Faith is gone" is a pun, it means my wife has disappeared or my faith to God has gone. In the angle of Symbol: "Brown look up to the Heaven and resist the wicked one" symbols Brown has the force to resist the evilness of the Nature and he still has the faith to God; but "he is alone in the forest" symbol symbols the society is the place full of sins and evilness, Brown’s strength is not enough at all; then s the society is the place full of sins and evilness, Brown’s strength is not enough at all; then after returning, he lives a dismal and gloomy life symbols he has been crushed down by the social evilness and lost his belief in goodness and piety. (P434—435)。

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I. Multiple Choice1. Generally speaking, the Renaissance refers to the period between the ___and mid-17th centuries.A 13thB 14thC 15thD 16th2. The Faerie Queene was written by______.A Sir Philip SidneyB W. ShakespeareC E. SpenserD F. Bacon3. ____was the first to introduce the sonnet into English literature.A Thomas WyattB William ShakespeareC Philip SidneyD Thomas Campion4. Which of the following was not written by Henry Fielding?A The History of Tom Jones, a FoundlingB The History of the Adventures of Joseph AndrewC The History of AmeliaD Pamela5. _____ compiled The Dictionary of the English Language which became the foundation of all the subsequent English dictionaries.A Ben JonsonB Samuel JohnsonC Alexander PopeD John Dryden6. Henry Fiellding was a versatile man. But he was not a(n) ____.A novelistB dramatistC essayistD critic7. 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At the beginning of the 16th century the outstanding humanist_______ wrote his Utopia in which he gave a profound and truthful picture of the people’s sufferings and put forward his ideal of a future happy society.5. Edmund Spenser was the author of the greatest epic poem of the time, _______.6. During the 22 years of his literary work Shakespeare produced_______ play, _______narrative poems and _______sonnets. 7,11,19,32,35,39,61,90,126,1317. Paradise Lost tells how_______ rebelled against God and how Adam and Eve were driven out of________.8. Robinson names_______ to commemorate the day of the savage’s rescue.9. ________and _______represented the spirit of what is usually called Pre-Romanticism.10. ________, ________and ________were the watchwords of the French Revolution. keyIII. True or False Questions1. The word “essay” was coined by Bacon.2. John Donne is the leading figure of the “metaphysical ” school.3. John Milton completed Paradise Lost after he became totally blind.4. According to the Neoclassicists, all forms of literature were to be modeled after the classical works of the ancient Greek and Roman writers.5. The Pilgrim’s Progress is the most successful political allegory in the English language.6. Gulliver’s Travels was written by Alexander Pope.7. The hero in Robinson Crusoe lived on the island for twenty four years. 3478,1213,15,25,31,328. Drama in the Romantic Period is as successful as fiction, poetry and essay.9. Influenced by both Darwin and Spencer, Hardy became a naturalistic writer.10. Tess was hanged because she killed Angel.IV. Questions for brief answers:1. What is the dominant moral of Dr. Faustus?2. What is the writing style of Bacon’s essays?3. What are John Milton’s literary achievements?4. What are some of the features of Fielding’s novels?5. How does Wordsworth define the poet?6. What is a Gothic novel? And name some of Gothic novels and their writers respectively.7. What is an ode?8. When did the Victorian Age begin and end?9. What is Olive Twist famous for?10. Why was Galsworthy a conventional writer?V. Essay questions:1. What is the main idea of The Merchant of Venice?2. Give a very brief account of Paradise Lost.3. Summarize the novel Tom Jones and make some comments on the main characters in it.4. What is Romanticism and what are some of the major features of the Romanticists?5. What is the famous line in Ode to the West Wind? Give your own opinion about it.6. What do you know about critical realism?7. What are the features of Dickens’s works?8. Make a brief comment on the Victorian Period.9. Comment briefly on Sons and Lovers.10. What are some of the features of Ulysses?VI. Reading Comprehension:Exercise IThe quality of mercy is not strained;It droppeth as the gentle rain from heavenUpon the place beneath. It is twice blest;It blesseth him that gives and him that takes.’Tis mightiest in the mightiest; it becomesThe throned monarch better than his crown.His sceptre shows the force of temporal power,The attribute to awe and majesty,Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings;But merc y is above this scept’red sway;It is enthroned in the hearts of kings;It is an attribute to God himself,And earthly power doth then show likest God’s When mercy seasons justice. Therefore, Jew, Though justice be thy plea, consider this:That in the course of justice none of usShould see salvation. We do pray for mercy,And that same prayer doth teach us all to renderThe deeds of mercy.QUESTIONS:1. This passage is taken from a play named________.2. The author of the play is_________.3. In the play these lines are uttered by_________.4. What do you think of the speaker of these lines? Exercise IIShall I compare thee to a summer’s day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate.Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all t oo short a date: Sometimes too hot the eye of heaven shines,And often is his gold complexion dimmed;And every fair from fair sometime declines,By chance, or nature’s changing course, untrimmed: But thy eternal summer shall not fade,Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;Nor shall Death brag thou wanderest in his shade When in eternal lines to time thou growest.So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.QUESTIONS:1. This is one of Shakespeare’s be st known________.A. sonnetsB. balladsC. songs2. It runs in iambic pentameter rhymed_________.3. The fourteen lines include three stanzas according to their content with the last two lines as a ________which complete the sense of the above lines.A. preludeB. coupletC. epigraphExercise IIIStudies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. 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 busine ss. … 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. …Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them, for they teach not their own use; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation…QUESTIONS:1. These words are taken from a famous essay written by_______.2. What is the title of this essay?3. What do you think of the language of this essay?Exercise IVDeath be not proud, though some have called theeMighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not soe,For, those, whom thou think’st, thou dost overthrow,Die not, poore death, nor yet canst thou kill mee;From rest and sleepe, which but thy pictures bee,Much pleasure, them from thee, much more must flow,And soonest our best men with thee doe goe,Rest of their bones, and soules delivered.Thou art slave to Fate, chance, kings, and desperate men,And dost woth poyson, warre, and sicknesse dwell,And poppie, or charmes can make us sleepe as well,And better than thy stroake; why swee’st thou then?One short sleepe past, wee wake eternlly,And death shall be no more, Death thou shalt die.QUESTIONS:1. This poem is a _______.A songB sonnetC ballad2. Is the rhyme scheme the same with a Shakespearean sonnet?3. Who is the writer of this poem?Exercise VWhat though the field be lost?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?That glory never shall his wrath or mightExtort from me. To bow and sue for graceWith suppliant knee, and deify his powerWho, from the terror of this arm, so lateDoubted his empire--that were low indeed;That were an ignominy and shame beneathThis downfall; since, by fate, the strength of godsAnd this empyreal substance, cannot fail;Since, through experience of this great event,In arms not worst, in foresight mich advanced,We may with more successful hope resolveTo wage by force or guile eternal war,Irreconcilable to our grand Foe,Who now triumphs, and in th’ excess of joySole reighing holds the tyranny of Heaven.QUESTIONS:1. These lines are in ________.A blank verseB free verseC villanelle2. In the 2nd li ne, “the unconquerable will” refers to the will of ______.A ZeusB SatanC Adam3. These lines are taken from a famous epic entitled________.4. Who is the author of this passage?5. What is the central theme of these lines?6. What do you think of the writing style of this passage?Exercise VII had three encouragements. 1. A smooth, calm sea. 2. The tide rising and setting in to the shore. 3. What little wind there was blew me towards the land. And thus, having found two or three broken oars belonging to the boat, and besides the tools which were in the chest, I found two saws, an axe, and a hammer, and with this cargo I put to sea. For a mile or thereabouts my raft went very well, only that I found it drive a little distant from the place where I had landed before, by which I perceived that there was some in-draft of the water, and consequently I hoped to find some creek or river there, which I might make use of as a port to get to land with my cargo. QUESTIONS:1. This passage is taken from a famous novel entitled___________.2. The writer of the novel is __________.3. The protagonist of the novel is ____________. That is the “I” in this passage.4. Make a brief comment on the hero of the novel.5. What are the characteristics of the style and language?Exercise VIII 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: for as I happened to be on my back, I found my arms and legs were strongly fastened on each side to the ground; and my hair, which was long and thick, tied down in the same manner. I likewise felt several slender ligature across my body, from my armpits to my thighs. I could only look upwards; the sun began to grow hot, and the light offended my eyes. I heard a confused noise about me, but in the posture I lay, could see nothing except the sky. In a little time I felt something alive moving on my left leg, which advancing gently forward over my breast, came almost up to my chin; when bending my eyes downwards as much as I could, I perceived it to be a human creature not six inches high, with a bow and arrow in his hands, and a quiver at his back.QUESTIONS:1. This passage is taken from a well-known novel written by ___________.2. The “I” in the novel was dropped in a strange country.The country’s name is ___________.3. The name of the novel is ___________.4. The name of the “I” in this passa ge is __________.5. What is the writing style ?Exercise VIIIA proof that even the humblest fortune may grant happiness, which depends, not on circumstances, but constitution.The place of our retreat was in a little neighbourhood, consisting of farmers, who tilled their own grounds, and were equal strangers to poulence and poverty. As they had almost all the conveniences of life within themselves, they seldom visited towns or cities in search of superfluities. Remote from the polite, they still retained the primeval simplicity of manners; and frugal by habit, they scarcely knew that temperance was a virtue. They wrought with cheerfulness on days of labour; but observed festivals as intervals of idleness and pleasure. They kept up the Christmas carol, sent true-love knots on Valentine morning, ate pancakes on Shrovetide, showed their wit on the first of April, and religiously cracked nuts on Michaelmas Eve. Being apprised of our approach, the whole neighbourhood came out to meet their minister, dressed in their finest clothes, and preceded by a pipe and tabor; a feast was also provided for our reception, at which we sat cheerfully down; and what the conversation wanted in wit was made up in laughter.Our little habitation was situated at the foot of a sloping hill, sheltered with a beautiful underwood behind and a prattling river before; on one side a meadow, on the other a green. My farm consisted of about twenty acres ofexcellent land, I having given a hundred pounds for my predecessor’s goodwill. Nothing could exceed the neatness of my little enclosures; the elms and hedgerows appearing with inexpressible beauty. QUESTIONS:1. This passage is taken from a novel entitled_________.2. Who is the writer of this novel?3. The story is told in the first person singular by the central character of the novel. Who is he?Exercise IXI wander thro’ each charter’d street,Near where the charter’d Thames does flow,And mark in every face I meetMarks of weakness, marks of woe.In ever cry of every man,In every Infant’s cry of fear,In every voice, in every ban,The mind-forg’d manacles I hear.How the Chimney-sweeper’s cryEvery blackening Church appalls;And the hapless Soldier’s sighRuns in blood down Palace walls.But most thro’ midninght streets I hearHow the youthful Harlot’s curseBlasts the new born Infant’s tear.And blights with plagues the Marriage hearse.QUESTIONS:1. What is the title of the poem?2. This poem is taken from__________.A. “The Songs of Experience”B. “The Songs of Innocence”C. “The song of the Shirt”3. This poem is written in quatrains of iambic ________with alternate rimes.A. pentameterB. tetrameterC. dimeter4. Who is the writer of this poem?5. What does the poem describe?Exercise XMy heart’s in the Highlands, my heart is not here;My heart’s in the Highland, a-chasing the deer;Chasing the wild deer, and following the roe----My heart’s in the Highland wherever I go.Farewell to the Highlands, farewell to the North!The birthplace of valour, the country of worth;Wherever I wander, wherever I rove,The hills of the Highlands for ever I love.Farewell to the mountains high covered with snow! Farewell to the straits and green valleys below! Farewell to the forests and wild-hanging woods! Farewell to the torrents and loud-pouring floods! My heart’s in the Highlands, my heart is not here; My heart’s in the Highlands, a-chasing the deer; Chasing the wild deer, and following the roe-----My heart’s in the Highlands wherever I go. QUESTIONS:1. Who is the writer of this poem?2. What is the title of this poem?3. What is the main theme of this poem?4. What is the most striking feature of the verse?。

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