英国文学史及选读学校考试库.docx
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英国文学史及选读学校考试库
英国文学史及选读(学校考试库)
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I.Eachofthefollowingbelowisfollowedbyfouralternativeanswers.Choosetheonethatwouldbestcompletethestatement.(30%;1.5pointsforeach)
1.Romance,whichusesverseorprosetodescribetheadventuresandlifeoftheknights,isthepopularliteraryformin___C_.A.RomanticismB.RenaissanceC.medievalperiodD.Anglo-Saxonperiod
2.AmongthegreatMiddleEnglishpoets,GeoffreyChaucerisknownforhisproductionof___D
A.PiersPlowmanB.SirGawainandtheGreenKnight
C.ConfessioAmantisD.TheCanterburyTales
3.Generally,theRenaissancereferstotheperiodbetweenthe14thandmid-17thcenturies,itsessenceis__D___.
A.scienceB.philosophyC.artsD.humanism
4.Thesentence“ShallIcomparetheetoasummer’sday?
”isthelineofoneofShakespeare’s(D)
A.comediesB.tragediesC.historiesD.sonnets
5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsbestillustratesthethemeofShakespeare’sSonnet18?
C
A.Thespeakereulogizes(praise)thepowerofB.Thespeakersatirizeshumanvanity
C.ThespeakerpraisesthepowerofartisticcreationD.Thespeakermeditatesonman’ssalvation
6.“TheFairyQueen”isthemasterpiecewrittenby__C__.
A.JohnMiltonB.GeoffreyChaucerC.EdmundSpenserD.AlexanderPope
7.WhichofthefollowingworkdidBaconNOTwrite?
D
A.AdvancementofLearningB.NovumOrganumC.DeAugmentisD.Areopagitica
8.Themostdistinguishedliteraryfigureofthe17thcenturywas(B)whowasacritic,poet,andplaywright.
A.OliverGoldsmithB.JohnDrydenC.JohnMiltonD.S.T.Coleridge
9.Whichofthefollowinghas/haveassociationswithJohnDonne’spoetry?
B
A.reasonandsentimentB.conceitsandwitsC.theeuphuismD.writingintherhymedcouplet
10.HenryFieldinghasbeenregardedbysomeas“___B___”,forhiscontributiontotheestablishmentoftheformofthemodernnovel.
A.BestwriteroftheEnglishnovelB.ThefatherofEnglishnovel
C.ThemostgiftedwriteroftheEnglishnovelD.conventionalwriterofEnglishnovel
11.JohnMilton’smasterpiece—ParadiseLostwaswritteninthepoeticstyleof__B_.
A.rhymedstanzasB.blankverseC.alliterationD.sonnets
12.TheHouyhnhnmsdepictedbyJonathanSwiftinGulliver’sTravelsare____A_.
A.horsesthatareendowedwithreasonB.pigmiesthatareendowedwithadmirablequalities
C.giantsthataresuperiorinwisdom
D.hairy,wild,lowanddespicablecreatures,whoresemblehumanbeingsnotonlyinappearancebutalsoinsomeotherways
13.Gothicnovelsaremostlystoriesof___C_____,whichtakeplaceinsomehauntedordilapidatedMiddleAgecastles.
A.loveandmarriageB.seaadventuresC.mysteryandhorrorD.saintsandmartyrs
14.WilliamWordsworth,aromanticpoet,advocatedallthefollowingEXCEPT__D_.
A.theuseofeverydaylanguagespokenbythecommonpeople
B.theexpressionofthespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeelings
C.theuseofhumbleandrusticlifeassubjectmatterD.theuseofelegantwordingandinflatedfiguresofspeech
15.CharlesDickens’worksarecharacterizedbyaminglingof___A____andpathos.
A.humorB.satireC.passionD.metaphor
16.In__B____’shands,“dramaticmonologue”reachesitsmaturityandperfection.
A.AlfredTennysonB.RobertBrowningC.WilliamShakespeareD.GeorgeEliot
17.Thethreetrilogiesof(A)’sForsytenovelsaremasterpiecesofcriticalrealismintheearly20thcentury.
A.JohnGalsworthyB.ArnoldBennettC.JamesJoyceD.H.G.Wells
18.Thebardofimperialismwas(B),whoglorifiedthecolonialexpansionofGreatBritaininhisworks.
A.R.L.StevensonB.RudyardKiplingC.H.G.WellsD.DanielDefoe
19.“artforart’ssake”wasputforthby___A___.
A.aestheticismB.naturalismC.realismD.neo-romanticism
20.WhichofthefollowingistakenfromJohnKeats’“OdeonaGrecianUrn”?
D
A.“Ifalluponthethornsoflife!
Ibleed!
”B.“Theyarebothgoneuptothechurchtopray.”
C.“Earthhasnotanythingtoshowmorefair.”D.“Beautyistruth,truthbeauty.”
II.Fillintheblankswithcorrectinformation.(16%;1pointsforeachblank)
1.In1066,theNormansheadedbyDukeWilliam,defeatedtheAnglo-Saxons.ThismarkedthebeginningoffeudalisminEnglandandEnglandenteredintofeudalsociety.
2.Chaucer’sTheCanterburyTalesiswritteninthestyleofrhymed(metrical)stanzainsteadofalliterationintheAnglo-Saxonperiod.
3.ThePilgrimsProgressisthemasterpieceofJohnBunyan(thewriter),writtenintheold-fashioned,medievalformofdreamandallegory,inwhichthemaincharacterisChristian.
4.DorianGraywasthemaincharacterinthenovelThePictureofDorianGraywrittenby(Oscar)Wilde.
5.Romanticismextendedfrom1798whenTheLyricalBalladswaspublishedandin1832when(Walter)Scottdied.
6.Thewriterwhofiguredhishometown—theWessexcountryinhisworksis_(Thomas)Hardy.
7.In“IWanderedLonelyasaCloud”,hills,vales,lakes,baysandthedaffodilsarepartsof,and“daffodils”symbolize(thebeautyof.
9.Inthe“TheIdyllsoftheKing”,thepoetAlfredTennysonpaintedthefirstEnglishhero,KingArthur,andgaveanewmeaningtothelegendsabouttheknightsoftheRoundTable.
IV.Giveyouranswerstothefollowingitemslogicallyandconcisely.Youhavetomentionthewriter(andthetitleofthework)firstifnecessary.(24%)
1.Inyouropinion,whydoesSataninParadiseLostchoosetheGardenofEdenforhisbattlefield?
(7points)
Answer:
1)ParadiseLostwaswrittenbyJohnMilton.(1points)
2)TheGardenofEdenisthemostperfectofspotevercreatedbyGod;(2points)
3)ThereliveininnocentblissGod’smasterpiece,thefirstmanandwoman,AdamandEve,whoareallowedbyGodtoenjoy/revelinthesupremebeautiesofParadise,providedtheydonoteatthefruitthatgrowsonthetreeoftheknowledgeofgoodandevil;(3point)
4)SatandesirestotearthemawayfromtheinfluenceofGodandtomaketheminstrumentalinhisstruggleagainstGod’sauthority.(1point)
3.Basedonyourunderstandingof“LinesComposedaFewMilesAboveTinternAbbey”,“SheDweltAmongtheUntrodenWays”,and“IWanderedLonelyasaCloud”,discuss“Whatarethefunctionsofforthepoetexpressedinthepoems?
”(10points)
Answer:
(1)ThepoemswerewrittenbyWilliamWordsworth(inwhichhedescribedthefunctionsandbenefitsthathas/brings).(1point)
(2)(open-endquestion:
couldmakehimlovemore,makehisthoughtspurerandloftierandmindandsoulmorecomfort.(Forexample,in“Lines”,hesaidbecauseofandbyrecalling,hecouldhavethesweetsensationandpleasuresinlonelyroomsandamidthedinoftownsandcities,couldmakehimhavetheactionsofkindnessandlove,givehimtheblessedandsublimemood,lightentheburdenoftheheavyandwearyworld,seeintothelifeofthings,makehimlookonwiththoughts,hearthestillandsadmusicofhumanity.couldbetheanchorofhispurestthought,thenurse,guide,guardianofhisheartandsoulandlifeandfoodforhisfutureyears.In“Iwonderedlonelyasacloud”,thedaffodils()invacantorpensivemoodflashuponhisinwardeyeandfillhisheartwithpleasureanddancewiththedaffodils.In“Shedweltamongtheuntroddenways”,couldmakehimlookonmorecarefullyandwithaspecialmind.
V.WriteasummeryofPrideandPrejudiceandmakeashortcommentonthetheme.Yourmarksdependsontheelementsofthewriter(1point),themaincharactersandtheirrelations(2points),themainplotandresult(8points),commentonthetheme(4points),andgrammarandstructure(3points).(18%)
Answer:
1)thewriter(PrideandPrejudicewaswrittenbyJaneAusten,intheromanticperiod)2)themaincharactersandtheirrelations(Mr.andMrs.Bennet;TheBennet’s5daughters:
thebeautifulJane,thecleverElizabeth,thebookishMary,theimmatureKittyandthewildLydia.Elizabeth—Mr.Darcy;(Jane—Mr.Bingley;Lydia—Mr.Wickham)3)themainplotandresult(UnfortunatelyfortheBennets,ifMr.Bennetdiestheirhousewillbeinheritedbyadistantcousinwhomtheyhavenevermet,sothefamily'sfuturehappinessandsecurityisdependantonthedaughtersmakinggoodmarriages.LifeisuneventfuluntilthearrivalintheneighborhoodoftherichgentlemanMr.Bingley,whorentsalargehousesohecanspendthesummerinthecountry.Mr.Bingleybringswithhimhissisterandthedashing(andricher)butproudMr.Darcy.LoveissoonintheairforoneoftheBennetsisters,whileanothermayhavejumpedtoahastyprejudgment.FortheBennetsistersmanytrialsandtribulationsstandbetweenthemandtheirhappiness,includingclass,gossipandscandal.4)Commentonthetheme(Theme:
explorationofthemarriage,propertyandintriguebetweenthemainandminorcharacters;delicateprobingofthevaluesofgentry/marriage,class,money)5)grammarandstructure.
英国文学试题
1.Thelongpoem_C_inAnglo-SaxonperiodwastermedEngland’snationalepic.P67
A.TheCanterburyTalesB.ParadiseLostC.TheSongofBeowulfD.TheFairyQueen
2.Romance,whichusesverseorprosetodescribetheadventuresandlifeoftheknights,isthepopularliteraryformin
A.RomanticismB.RenaissanceC.medievalperiodD.Anglo-SaxonperiodC
3.AmongthegreatMiddleEnglishpoets,GeoffreyChaucerisknownforhisproductionof_D_.
A.PiersPlowmanB.SirGawainandtheGreenKnightC.ConfessioAmantisD.TheCanterburyTales
4.__A_isregardedasthefatherofEnglishpoetry.
A.GeoffreyChaucerB.EdmundSpenserC.JohnMiltonD.W.Wordsworth
5.Itis____A____alonewho,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliterature,presentedtousacomprehensiverealistic
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