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12文选练习
英美文学串讲1
PartOne:
EnglishLiterature
ChapterIAnIntroductiontoOldandMedievalEnglishLiterature&TheRenaissancePeriod
I.Choosetherightanswer:
2._____,isatypicalexampleofOldEnglishpoetry,isregardedtodayasthenationalepicoftheAnglo-Saxons.
A.TheWife'sComplaint
B.Beowulf
C.TheDreamoftheRood
D.TheSeafarer
Answer:
B(可参考课本P1)
3.It'sChauceralonewho,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliterature,presentedtousacomprehensiverealisticpictureoftheEnglishSocietyinhismasterpiece__________.
A.TheCanterburyTales
B.TheLegendofGoodWomen
C.TroilusandCriseyde
D.TheRomauntoftheRose.
Answer:
A(可参考课本P4)
4.TheEssenceofRenaissance,themostsignificantintellectualmovement,was_____.
A.Geographicalexploration
B.Religiousreformation
C.Publishingandtranslation
D.Humanism.
Answer:
D(可参考课本P8)
6.In"Sonnet18",Shakespeare_________________.
A.Meditateonthedestructivepoweroftimeandeternalbeautybypoetry.
B.Satirizehuman'svanity.
C.Predicttheeternityoflove.
D.Eulogizethepowerofthebeauty.
Answer:
A(P37)
8.Shakespeare'sgreatesttragediesarethefollowingworksexcept____.
A.Hamlet
B.KingLear
C.RomeoandJuliet
D.Othello
Answer:
C(P33)
9.TheRenaissancereferstobetween14th——mid-17thcentury,whichwasunderthereignofQueen___andabsolutemonarchyinEnglandreacheditssummit,andinwhichthe'realmainstream(真正的文学主流)'was____.
A.Victoria/poetry
B.Elizabeth/drama
C.Mary/novel
D.James/drama
Answer:
B(P11)
10.InTheLegendofGoodWomen,ChaucerusedforthefirsttimeinEnglishtherhymedcoupletofiambicpentameter,whichistobecalledlater____.
A.TheSpenserianstanza
B.Theheroiccouplet
C.Theblankverse
D.Thefreeverse
Answer:
B(P5)
12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTregardedasoneofthecharacteristicsofRenaissance?
A.RediscoveryofancientRomanandGreekculture.
B.AttempttoremovetheoldfeudalistideasinMedievalEurope.
C.Exaltationofman'spursuitofhappinessinhislife,andtoleranceofman'sfoibles.
D.Praiseofman'seffortsinsouldeliveryandpersonalsalvation.
Answer:
D(P7)
13."Theslingsandarrowsofoutrageousfortune"isanexampleof______.
A.Metaphor(1.隐喻)暗喻
B.Simile明喻出现likeas等词
C.Irony
D.Personification
Answer:
A(P55)
14._____introducedthePetrarchan((意大利诗人彼特拉克推广的)彼特拉克体十四行诗)sonnetintoEngland.
A.Anglos/Saxons
B.Normans/Anglo-Saxons
C.Greeks/Romans
D.Romans/Normans
Answer:
B(P11)
15.Itis___alonewho,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliteraturepresentedtousacomprehensiverealisticpictureoftheEnglishsocietyofhistimeandcreatedawholegalleryofvividcharactersfromallwalksoflife.
A.EdmundSpenser
B.GeoffreyChaucer
C.WilliamShakespeare
D.JohnDonne
Answer:
B(P4)
19._____,thefirstofthegreattragedies,isgenerallyregardedasShakespeare'smostpopularplayonthestage,forithasthequalitiesofa"blood-and-thunder"thrilleranda'philosophicalexploration'oflifeanddeath.
A.TheMerchantofVenice
B.Hamlet
C.KingLear
D.TheWinter'sTale
Answer:
B(P33)
20.Itwas___and___thetwoconqueststhatprovidedthesourcefortheriseandgrowthofEnglishliterature.
A.Anglos/Saxons
B.Normans/Anglo-Saxons
C.Romans/Normans
D.Greeks/Romans
Answer:
B(P1)
25.____EssaysisthefirstexampleofthatgenreinEnglishliterature,whichhasbeenrecognizedasanimportantlandmarkinthedevelopmentofEnglishprose.
A.JohnMilton's
B.FrancisBacon's
C.Montaigne's
D.ThomasGray's
Answer:
B(P58)
28.WhichofthefollowingstatementbestillustratesthethemeofShakespeare'sSonnet18?
A.ThespeakereulogizesthepowerofNature.
B.Thespeakersatirizeshumanvanity.
C.Thespeakerpraisesthepowerofartisticcreation.
D.Thespeakermeditatesonman'ssalvation.
Answer:
C(P37)
II.Readthequotedpartandanswerthequestions:
1."ForhereinFortuneshowsherselfmorekind
Thanishercustom.Itisstillheruse
Toletthewretchedmanoutlivehiswealth,
Toviewwithholloweyeandwrinkledbrow
Anageofpoverty;fromwhichling'ringpenance
Ofsuchmiserydothshecutmeoff"
1.Identifythetitleoftheworksandauthor.
2.Explain"fromwhich…cutmeoff".
3.Whathappenedtohim,whichcausedthewords?
参考答案:
Thelinesarefrom"TheMerchantofVenice",
WilliamShakespeare.(P48)
2)Thissentencemeansshe,'LadyFortune(命运女神)',ismorekindtohimbecausesheistakingawaybothhiswealthandlife.
3)ThespeakerisAntonio,it'ssaidthathisshiphaveallbeenlost,andheispenniless,andwillhavetopaythepoundofflesh.(BecauseShylockhasmadeastrangebondthatrequiresAntoniotopayhimapoundoffleshifhecan'trepayhimthemoneythatheborrowedforhisfriendinduetime.)(P38)
2."Readnottocontractandconfuse,nottobelieveandtakeforgranted,nortofindtalkanddiscourse,buttoweighandconsider"
1)Identifytheworkandauthor.
2)Whatideadoesthepassageexpress?
参考答案:
1)Thesentencecomesfrom"OfStudies"writtenby'FrancisBacon'.(P61)
2)TheSentencetalksabouttheproperwaytoread:
Whenyouread,don'tbepuzzledbythecontentofthebook;don'ttakeitforgranted;don'tquotetoomuchfromthebook;beforeacceptingitsidea,you'dbetterthinkaboutitsshortcomingsandconsideritfromallsides.
3."Norlosepossessionofthatfairthouow'st;
Norshalldeathbragthouwander'stinhisshade,
Whenineternallinestotimethougrow'st:
Solongasmencanbreathe,oreyescansee,
Solonglivesthis,andthisgiveslifetothee.
1)Wheredoesthepoemcomesfrom?
Whowroteit?
Whatdoes"eternallines"mean?
Interpretitbriefly.
参考答案:
1)Thepoemis"ShallIComparetheetoaSummer'sDay",byShakespeare.(P38)
2)Eternallinesmeansthelinesofthepoemandothersonnets.(P38)
3)Itmeans:
youwillnotloseyourbeauty,anddeathwillnotthreatenyouwithdarkness,either.Aslongasmancanliveintheworld,theywillseeyourbeautyinmylinesofmypoem,whichhasgivenyoueternallife.(OrAnicesummer'sdayisusuallytransient,butthebeautyinpoetrycanlastforever.(P37)
5."Ifhebenotapttobeatovermatters,lethimstudythelawyer'scases.Soeverydefectofthemindmayhaveaspecialreceipt."
Questions:
3)Whatdoes"beatovermatters"mean?
4)Whatdoes"receipt'referto?
5)Fromwhichessaydoestheabovesentencescome,whatistheessaymainlyabout?
参考答案:
1)Itmeans:
makethroughexaminationsofthings.(P63)
2)"Receipt"referstocure,prescription.(P63)
3)Thesentencesarefrom"OfStudies"(FrancisBacon)。
Itisthemostpopularofbacon'sessays.Itanalyzeswhatstudieschieflyservefor,thedifferentwaysadoptedbydifferentpeopletopursuestudies,andhowstudiesexertinfluenceoverhumancharacter.(P60-61)
III.Questionsandanswers:
1.HowdoyouknowaboutRenaissance?
GiveasummeryaboutEnglishliteratureintheperiod?
(Nomorethan150words)
参考答案:
1.TheRenaissancereferstotheperiodbetween14th——mid-17thcentury.ItfirststartedinItaly.
2.TheRenaissancemeansrebirthorrevival——thediscoveryofancientRomanandGreekculture.
3.Inessence,TheRenaissanceisahistoricalperiodinwhichtheEuropeanhumanistthinkersandscholarstriedtogetridoftheoldfeudalistideasinmedievalEurope,tointroducenewideasthatexpressedtheinterestsoftherisingbourgeoisie/middleclass,andtorecoverthepurityoftheearlychurchfromthecorruptionofRomanCatholicchurch.
4.HumanismistheessenceofRenaissance——Manisthemeasureofallthings.Thehumanismexalted/praisedhumannatureandemphasizedthedignityofhumanbeingsandthepresentlife.Theythoughtmanhadtherighttoenjoythebeautyoflifeandhadtheabilitytoperfecthimselfandmadewonders,whichgotreadyfortheappearanceofthegreatElizabethanwritersinBritain.Poetryanddramawerethemostoutstandingliteraryforms.
5.Shakespeare,MarloweandFrancisBaconetc.weretheremarkablerepresentativesoftheEnglishRenaissance.
(可参考课本P7——12)
2.PleasegiveabriefanalysisofHamlet's"Tobeornottobe"soliloquy(独白)。
参考答案:
"Tobeornottobe"is'aphilosophicalexplorationoflifeanddeath'.Thesoliloquycondemnedthehypocrisyandtreacheryandgeneralcorruptionoftheworld,andrevealedthecharacterofHamlet——so'speculative,questioning,contemplativeandmelancholy./gloomy'.Itwasnotbecausehewasnotabletotakeactiontorevenge,butbecauseofhis'hesitative/hesitantcharacter',whenthechanceforactioncame,itseemeddefeat.
Itcanbeinterpretedas:
Hamletbearstheheavyburdenofthedutytorevengehisfather'sdeath,heisforcedtoliveinthesuspenseoffactsandfiction,languageandaction.Heconsidersthatitwouldbebetterto'commitsuicide',butbeingscaredofwhatmighthappentohimintheafterlife.Soheputoffthethingbecauseofthesin.Heconsiderstheplancarefullyonlytofindreasonfornotcarryingitout.Thesoliloquyconveys'thesenseofworld-weariness(厌世)'.(P33-34)
4.WhatarethemainthemesofShakespeare'splays?
参考答案:
Shakespeare'splaysaredividedinto3types:
comedies,tragediesandhistoricalplays.
1)Hishistoricalplaysarewiththetheme——nationalunityunderamightandjustsovereign/rulerisnecessary.
2)Inhisromanticcomedies,het
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