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英美文学选读考题精编
串讲
(1)I.MultipleChoice:
(40points,1pointforeach)
e.g.Shakespeare’sgreatesttragediesarethefollowingworksexcept____.
A.HamletB.KingLearC.RomeoandJulietD.OthelloAns:
C.(P33)
II.ReadingComprehension(16points,4pointsforeach)
e.g.“WildSpirit,whichartmovingeverywhere;/DestroyandPreserver’hear,Ohear!
”
Que:
A.Identifythepoemandthepoet.B.Whatisthe"WildSpirit"?
C.Whatdoesthe"WildSpirit"destroyandpreserve?
Ans:
A:
Shelly’s"OdetotheWestwind"雪莱的《西风颂》B.TheWestwind:
"breathofAutumn’sbeing”.
C.Itdestroysthings/thoughts/ideathataredead,itpreservesnewlife.(orseedsthatrepresentnewlifeornewbirth.)(P211)
III.QuestionsandAnswers(24pointsinall,6pointsforeach)
e.g."Myboy!
"saidtheoldgentleman,learningoverthedesk.Oliverstartedatthesound.Hemightbeexcusedfordoingso,forthewordswere
kindlysaid,andstrangesoundsfrightenone.Hetrembledviolently,andburstintotears."(CharlesDickens,OliverTwist)
Que:
Explainwhytheboy(OliverTwist)startedfirst,thentrembledviolentlyandburstintotearswhenthewordswere“kindly”said.
Ans:
Theboystartedatthewordsbecausekindwordswerenotexpected;itwasthefirsttimeinallhislifethattheboy(OliverTwist)hadbeen“kindly”greeted;strangesoundsmaypredictanothersuffering/misfortune/torture…)(Atleastoneexamplefromthetext..)
IV.Topicdiscussion(20pointsinall,10pointsforeach)
Writenolessthan150wordsoneachofthefollowingtopicsinEnglishinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.
e.g.MarkTwinpresentedthe19thcenturyAmericaninhisownuniqueway.Que:
DiscussTwain’sartoffiction:
thesetting,thelanguage,
andthecharacters,etc.,basedonhisnovelTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.
Ans:
A.MarkTwainusestheMississippialleyashisfictionalkingdom,writingaboutthelandscapeandpeople,thecustomsandthedialectsofoneparticularregion,andthereforeknownasalocalcolorist.B.Hecreateslife-likecharacters,especiallytheunconventionalHuckleberryFinn,whorunsawayfromcivilizationandstandsoppositetoconventionalvillagemorality.C.Heusesasimple,directvernacularlanguage,totallydifferentfromanypreciousliterarylanguage.Itisthekindofcolloquiallanguagebelongingtothelowerclass,thelivinglocalAmericanEnglish.D.Hehascreatedaspecialhumortosatirizesocialinjusticeandthedecayedconvention.
串讲
(2)PartOne:
EnglishLiteratureChapterIAnIntroductiontoOldandMedievalEnglishLiterature&TheRenaissancePeriod
I.Choose:
1.Dr.Faustusisaplaybasedonthe_____legendofamagicianaspiringfor____andfinallymeetinghistragicendasaresult
ofsellinghissoultotheDevil.A.British/immoralityB.French/moneyC.German/knowledgeD.American/politicalpowerAns:
C(P21)
2._____,isatypicalexampleofOldEnglishpoetry,isregardedtodayasthenationalepicoftheAnglo-Saxons.
A.Wife’sComplaintB.BeowulfC.TheDreamoftheRoodD.TheSeafarerAns:
B(P1)
3.It’sChauceralonewho,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliterature,presentedtousacomprehensiverealisticpictureoftheEnglishSocietyinhis
masterpiece____.A.TheCanterburyTalesB.TheLegendofGoodWomenC.TroilusandCriseydeD.TheRomauntoftheRose.Ans:
A(P4)
4.TheEssenceofRenaissance,themostsignificantintellectualmovement,was_____.
A.GeographicalexplorationB.ReligiousreformationC.PublishingandtranslationD.Humanism.Ans:
D(P8)
5.“PrinceArthur’sgreatestmissionishissearchforGloriana,withwhomhehasfalleninlovethroughalovevision.”Thetwofigurescomefrom_____.A.ParadiseLostB.Dr.FaustusC.TheFaerieQueeneD.HamletAns:
C(P13)
6.In“Sonnet18”,Shakespeare______.A.Meditateonthedestructivepoweroftimeandeternalbeautybypoetry.
B.Satirizehuman’svanity.C.Predicttheeternityoflove.D.Eulogizethepowerofthebeauty.Ans:
A(P37)
7.____gavenewvigortotheblankversewithhis“mightylines”andmake‘blankverse’theprinciplevehicleofexpressionindrama.
A.SurreyB.WyattC.MarloweD.SidneyAns:
C(P21)
8.Shakespeare’sgreatesttragediesarethefollowingworksexcept___.A.HamletB.KingLearC.RomeoandJulietD.OthelloAns:
C(P33)
9.TheRenaissancereferstobetween14th----mid-17thcentury,whichwasunderthereignofQueen___andabsolutemonarchyinEnglandreacheditssummit,andinwhichthe‘realmainstream(真正的文学主流)’was____.
A.Victoria/poetryB.Elizabeth/dramaC.Mary/novelD.James/dramaAns:
B(P11)
10.InTheLegendofGoodWomen,ChaucerusedforthefirsttimeinEnglishtherhymedcoupletofiambicpentameter,whichistobecalled
later____.A.TheSpenserianstanzaB.TheheroiccoupletC.TheblankverseD.ThefreeverseAns:
B(P5)
11.TheRedcrosseKnightin“TheFaerieQueene”standsfor_____,andUnastandsfor_____.
A.bravery/chastityB.holiness/truthC.error/deliveryD.truegentleman/lady.Ans:
B(P16)
12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTregardedasoneofthecharacteristicsofRenaissance?
A.RediscoveryofancientRomanandGreekculture.B.AttempttoremovetheoldfeudalistideasinMedievalEurope.
C.Exaltationofman’spursuitofhappinessinhislife,andtoleranceofman’sfoibles.
D.Praiseofman’seffortsinsouldeliveryandpersonalsalvation.Ans:
D(P7)
13.“Theslingsandarrowsofoutrageousfortune”isanexampleof___.A.MetaphorB.SimileC.IronyD.PersonificationAns:
A(P55)
14._____introducedthePetrarchansonnetintoEngland.
A.Anglos/SaxonsB.Normans/Anglo-SaxonsC.Greeks/RomansD.Romans/NormansAns:
B(P11)
15.Itis___alonewho,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliteraturepresentedtousacomprehensiverealisticpictureoftheEnglishsocietyofhis
timeandcreatedawholegalleryofvividcharactersfromallwalksoflife.
A.EdmundSpenserB.GeoffreyChaucerC.WilliamShakespeareD.JohnDonneAns:
B(P4)
16.Thefollowingbelongtothecharacteristicsof‘metaphysicalpoetry’representedby‘JohnDonne’except___.
A.ConceitsB.ActualimageryandsimpledictionC.ArgumentativeformD.ElegantstyleAnsD(P63)
17.ParadiseLostisactuallyastorytakenfrom____.
A.GreekMythologyB.RomanlegendC.TheOldTestamentD.TheNewTestamentAns:
C(P73)
18.In“ParadiseLost”,Satansays“Wemaywithmoresuccessfulhoperesolve/Towagebyforceorguileeternalwar,/Irreconcilabletoour
grandFoe”Whatdoesthe“Eternalwar”mean?
A.ToremoveGodfromhisthroneB.ToburntheHeavenDown
C.TocorruptGod’screationofmanandwoman---AdamandEveD.Tobeguileintoasnaketothreatenman’slifeAns:
C(P71,P75)
19._____,thefirstofthegreattragedies,isgenerallyregardedasShakespeare’smostpopularplayonthestage,forithasthequalitiesof
a“blood-and-thunder”thrilleranda‘philosophicalexploration’oflifeanddeath.
A.TheMerchantofVeniceB.HamletC.KingLearD.TheWinter’sTaleAns:
B(P33)
20.Itwas___and___thetwoconqueststhatprovidedthesourcefortheriseandgrowthofEnglishliterature.
A.Anglos/SaxonsB.Normans/Anglo-SaxonsC.Romans/NormansD.Greeks/RomansAns:
B(P1)
21.ParadiseLostis___’smasterpiece,whichisanepicin12books,writteninblankverse,abouttheheroicrevoltofSatanagainstGod’sauthority.A.JohnDonneB.ChristopherMarloweC.JohnMiltonD.EdmundSpenserAns:
C(P71)
22.ThefollowingdescriptionfitintoMilton‘except’_____.
A.agreatrevolutionarypoetofthe17thcenturyB.anoutstandingpoliticalpamphleteer
C.agreatstylistandmasterofblankverseD.akindofelegantandrefinestyle.Ans:
D(P70---73)
23._____isnotwrittenbyJohnMilton.A.SamsonAgonistesB.ParadiseLostC.ParadiseregainedD.TamburlaineAns:
D(P71)
24.Marlow’sgreatestachievementisthatheperfectedthe‘blankverse’,andheisregardedas‘thepioneerofEnglishdrama’,whichofthefollowingisnotwrittenbyhim?
A.TamburlaineB.TheJewofMaltaC.ThePassionatetoHisLoveD.TheSunRisingAns:
D(P20)
25.____EssaysisthefirstexampleofthatgenreinEnglishliterature,whichhasbeenrecognizedasanimportantlandmarkinthedevelopment
ofEnglishprose.A.JohnMilton’sB.FrancisBacon’sC.Montaigne’sD.ThomasGray’sAns:
B(P58)
26._____Wasknownas“thepoets’poet”.A.WilliamShakespeareB.EdmundSpenserC.JohnDonneD.JohnMiltonAns:
B(P15)
27.“Andwewillmaketheebedsofroses/Andathousandfragrantposies/Acapofflowers,andakirtle/Embroideredallwithleavesofmyrtle.”Theabovelinesareprobablytakenfrom______.A.Spenser’sTheFaerieQueene
B.JohnDonne’sTheSunRisingC.Shakespeare’sSonnet18D.Marlow’sThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove.Ans:
D(P28)
28.WhichofthefollowingstatementbestillustratesthethemeofShakespeare’sSonnet18?
A.ThespeakereulogizesthepowerofNature.B.Thespeakersatirizeshumanvanity.
C.Thespeakerpraisesthepowerofartisticcreation.D.Thespeakermeditatesonman’ssalvation.Ans:
C(P37)
II.Readthequotedpartandanswerthequestions:
1.“ForhereinFortuneshowsherselfmorekindThanishercustom.ItisstillheruseToletthewretchedmanoutlivehiswealth,
ToviewwithholloweyeandwrinkledbrowAnageofpoverty;fromwhichling’ringpenanceOfsuchmiserydothshecutmeoff”
Que:
1.Identifythetitleoftheworksandauthor.2.Explain“fromwhich…cutmeoff”.3.Whathappenedtohim,whichcausedthewords?
Ans:
1)Thelinesarefrom“TheMerchantofVenice”,WilliamShakespeare.(P48)2)Thissentencemeansshe,‘LadyFortune(命运女神)’,ismorekindtohimbecausesheistakingawaybothhiswealthandlife.3)ThespeakerisAntonio,it’ssaidthathisshiphave
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