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Literature

I.Fillintheblanks（15空）

II.Choosethebestanswerforeachblank・（10空）

1・AfterthefalloftheRomanEmpire帝国andthewithdrawal撤退ofRomantroopsfromAlbion,theaboriginal土著的Celtic凯尔特Apopulationofthelargerpartoftheislandwassoonconquered征月艮andalmosttotallyexterminatedbytheTeutonic日耳曼人的tribesofAngles,Saxons,andJuteswhocamefromthecontinentandsettledintheisland,namingitscentralpartEngland.2・Fornearly400yearspriortothecomingoftheEnglish,BritishhadbeenaRomanprovince.In410A.D.,theRomewithdrew撤回theirlegions古罗马军团fromBritaintoprotectherselfagainstswarmsofTeutonicinvaders・

3.Theliteratureofearlyperiodfallsnaturallyintotwodivisions,paqan异教徒andChristian・TheformerrepresentsthepoetrywhichtheAnglo-Saxonsprobablybroughtwiththemintheformoforalsaqas长篇英雄故事，thecrudematerialoutofwhichliteraturewasslowlydevelopedonEnglishsoil；thelaterrepresentsthewritingsdevelopedundertheteachingofthemonks・

4.AmongtheearlyAnglo-SaxonpoetswemaymentionCaedmonwholivedinthelatterhalfofthe7thcenturyandwhowroteapoeticParaphraseoftheBible・

5.TheSonqofBeowulfcanbejustlytermed称为England's

nationalepicanditsheroBeowulfoneofthenationalheroes

oftheEnglishpeople・

6.TheSongofBeowulfreflectseventswhichtookplaceonthe

Continentapproximatelyatthebeginningofthe6thcentury,whentheforefathersoftheJuteslivedinthesouthernpartofthe

Scandinavianpeninsula斯堪的纟内维亚半岛andmaintainedcloserelationswithkindredtribes,e.g.WiththeDaneswholivedontheothersideofthestraits・

7.Intheyear_1066,atthebattleof_Hastings,the

NormansheadedbyWilliam,DukeofNormandy,defeatedtheAnglo-Saxons・

8.InthetenthcenturytheNormansconqueredapartofnorthernFrance,whichisstillcalledNormandy,andrapidlyadopted采纟内FrenchcivilizationandtheFrenchlanquaae.

9.TheliteraturewhichNormansbroughttoEnglandisremarkableforitsbright,romantictalesofloveandadventure冒险,inmarkedcontrastwiththestrength力量andsomberness忧郁ofAnglo・Saxonpoetry.

10.（英语的形成）Anglo-Saxonspeechsimplified简化itselfbydroppingofitsTeutonicinflections,absorbedeventuallyalargepartoftheFrenchvocabularyandbecametheEnglishlanguage・10.Englishliteratureisalsoacombinationof_French_and_Saxon_elements.

（选）11.Atfirstthenewliteraturewasremarkablyvaried,butofsmallintrinsic本质白勺worth;andverylittleofitisnowread・Inourstudywehavenoted（a）Geoffrey'sHistory,whichisvaluableasasourcebookofliterature,sinceitcontainsthenativeCelticlegendsofArthur;（b）theworkoftheFrenchwriters,whomadetheArthurian亚瑟王的legendspopular;（c）RimingChronicles编年史,i.e.historyindoggerel打油诗verse,likeLaysmonJsBrut;（d）MetricalRomances韵律拉丁语，ortalesinverse.

12IncontradistinctiontothealliterativeverseofAnglo-Saxonpoetry,ChaucerchosethemetricalformwhichlaidthefoundationoftheEnglishtonico-svllbicverse・

13.Chaucer'smasterpieceisTheCanterburvTales,oneofthemostfamousworksinallliterature・Hecreatedastrikinglybrilliantandpicturesquepanoramaofhistimeandhiscountryinthispoem.

14.Balladsareanonymous匿名的narrativesongsthathavebeenpreserved力口工byoraltransmission口头相传.

（T解选择）15.The16thcenturyinEnglandwas繁荣昌盛的prosperousandflourishing.出现：

（1）theqentrv新贵,themainsupportersoftheabsolutemonarchy君主制度・

（2）theclassofbourgeoisie屮产阶级.

（选择）16.Therevolutionof1688meantthreethings:

（1）thesupremacyofParliament至高无上的议会；

（2）thebeginningofmodernEngland;（3）thefinaltriumph胜利oftheprincipleofpoliticalliberty自市ofPuritan清教徒

17,JohnDonnemetaphvsicalpoet玄学诗

18.JohnBunyanbiblicalallegory圣经寓言（biblicalinclude

biblicalallegoricalepic叙事诗andbiblicalallegory）

（选择）19-ThePuritanAgewasoneofconfusion.ThePuritanbelievedinsimplicity朴素oflife・

11.Therearevariouskindsofballads_historical,

_legendary,_fantastical,_lyrical,and

_humorous.

12.Thenameofthe“jollyinnkeeper”inTheCanterburyTalesis

HarryBaily,whoproposesthateachpilgrimofthe

_groupshouldtelltwotalesonthewaytoCanterburyandtwo

moreonthewayback.

14.Shakespeare'sfirstoriginalplaywritteninabout1590was

_KingHenryVl_・

15.Hamlet,Othello,KingLear,and_Macbethare

generallyregardedasShakespeare'sfourgreattragedies・

16.AbsolutemonarchyinEnglandreacheditssummitduringthe

reignof_QueenElizabethI.

17.Bacon'sworksmaybedividedintothreeclasses,the

_philosophical,the」iterary,the

_professionalworks・

18.TogetherwiththedevelopmentofbourgeoisrelationshipsandformationoftheEnglishnationalstatethisperiodismarkedbyaflourishingofnationalcultureknownasthe

Renaissance.

19.EdmundSpenserwastheauthorofthegreatestepicpoemof

_TheFairyQueen・

20.Anglo-Saxonpoetstypicallyused_alliterativeverse,a

formofversethatuses_alliterationastheprincipal

structuringdevicetounifylinesofpoetry.

21.TheBritishlegendofKingArthurwasimportantindefiningthe

idealof_chivalrywhichisessentialtotheEuropean

conceptoftheknightasanelitewarriorwhosweartoupholdthevaluesof_faith,_courage,_loyaltyand

honor.

22.Asaliterarygenreofhighculture,_RomaneeisastyleofheroicproseandversenarrativethatwaspopularinthearistocraticcirclesofHighMedievalandEarlyModernEurope.Theywerefantasticstoriesaboutthemarvelousadventuresofachivalrous,heroicknighterrant,oftenofsuper-humanability,whooftengoesonaquest.

23.lambicpentameterisalinemadeupoffive

pairsofshort/long,orunstressed/stressed,syllables・

24.AheroiccoupletisatraditionalformforEnglish

poetryconstructedfromasequeneeofrhymingpairsofiambicpentameterlines・UseoftheheroiccoupletwasfirstpioneeredbyGeoffreyChaucerinthe

LegendofGoodWomenandtheCanterburyTales・Chaucerisalsowidelycreditedwithfirstextensiveuseofiambic

pentameter.

25._Anepicisalengthynarrativepoem,ordinarily

concerningaserioussubjectcontaining

detailsofheroicdeedsandeventssignificanttoacultureornation.

26.InTheCanterburyTales,Chaucerbelievesintherightof

mantoearthlyhappiness・Heisanxioustosee

manfreedfromsuperstitionsandablindbeliefin

fate_・Heisalsokeentopraiseman's_energy,

adroitness,_intellect,quickwitandthelovefor

_life・

27.Balladisgenerallyanarrativepoemofnogreat

length,withoutanyknownauthororanymarkofindividualauthorship・

28.Blankverseisatypeofpoetry,distinguishedby

havingaregularmeter,butnorhyme・Thistechniquereleasesthenewpowerandflexibilityofthepoetry.

29.Asonnet_consistsof14lines,andeachlineis

wri社eniniambicpentameterinwhichapatternofanunemphasizedsyllablefollowedbyanemphasizedsyllableisrepeatedfivetimes.Therhymeschemeis_ABABCDCDEFEFGG・

30.FrancisBacon,arepresentativeoftheRenaissancein

England,isawell-knownphilosophy,scientistandwriter.His“Essays,5isthefirstexampleofthegenreinEnglish

literature,recognizedasanimportantIandmarkinthedevelopmentofprose・

ILChoosethebestanswerforeachblank.

I.ThemostimportantworkofAistheAnglo-Saxon

Chronicles,whichisregardedasthebestmonumentoftheold

Englishprose・

a.AlfredtheGreatb.Caedmon

c.Cynewulfd.VenerableBede

2.Whoisthemonsterhalf-humanwhohadmingledthirtywarriorsinTheSongofBeowulf?

C

a.Hrothgat.b・Heorot.

c.Grendel.d.Beowulf.

3._AisthefirstimportantreligiouspoetinEnglishLiterature.

a.Cynewulfb・Caedmon

c.Shakespeare・d.AdamBede

4.Whoisthe“fatherofEnglishpoetry”andoneofthegreatest

narrativepoetsofEngland?

B

a.ChristopherMarlowb.GeoffreyChaucer

c.W.Shakespeared.AlfredtheGreat

5.Chaucer'searliestworkofanylengthishis“_C”a

translationoftheFrench“RomandelaRose"byGaillaumedeLorrisandJeandeMeung,whichwasaloveallegoryenjoyingwidespreadpopularityinthe13thand14thcenturiesnotonlyinFrancebutthroughEurope・

a.TroilusandCriseydeb.ARed,RedRose

c.RomanceoftheRose

d.PiersthePlowman

III.连线题

1.ThomasMoreUtopiautforwardhisidealofafuture

happysociety

2.FrancisBaconessays散文

3.ThomasWyattandHenryHowardfirsttointroducethe

sonnetintoEnglishliterature.

4.EdmundSpenserthegreatestepicpoemofthetimeThe

FairyQueen.

5.JohnLyly"euphuism1华丽辞藻

6.ChristopherMarlowemadeblankversetheprincipal

vehicleofexpressionindrama.把无韵诗变成戏剧基本表达形式

7.JohnBunyanbiblicalallegory圣经寓言

8.RichardSteeleamoralisticjournalTheSpectator

9.AlexanderPope“whateveris,isright”prosody韵文学

10.DanielDefoeRobinsonCrusoe

11.HenryFieldingandTobiasGeorgeSmolletthereal

foundersofthegenreofthebourgeoisrealisticnovel现实主义

12.SamuelRichardsonenrichedEuropeanliteraturewith

themethodofpsychologicalanalysis心理分析；displayaninterestintheinnermost最深处最隐私的lifeofanindividual.

13.JonathanSwiftGulliver'sTravels.

14.RichardB.Sheridan

SchoolforScandal造谣学校

15.

TheVicarof

（sentimentalism感伤主义）OliverGoldsmith

Wakefield

16.（sentimentalism感伤主义）ThomasGrayElegy

Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalseandwriteyouranswersinthebrackets・

1.（F）TheauthorofTheSongofBeowulfisCynewulf.

2.（F）ThesettingofTheSongofBeowulfisinScotland.

3.（T）TheauthorofParaphraseisCaedmon.

4.（T）The32pilgrims,accordingtoChaucer'splan,wastoexceedthatofBrancaccio'sDecahedron.

5.（F）