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ChapterIAnIntroductiontoOldandMedievalEnglishLiterature&TheRenaissancePeriod

I.Choosetherightanswer:

1.Dr.Faustusisaplaybasedonthe_____legendofamagicianaspiringfor____andfinallymeetinghistragicendasaresultofsellinghissoultotheDevil.

A.British/immoralityB.French/moneyC.German/knowledgeD.American/politicalpower

Answer:

C（可参考课本P21）

2._____,isatypicalexampleofOldEnglishpoetry,isregardedtodayasthenationalepicoftheAnglo-Saxons.

A.TheWife’sComplaintB.BeowulfC.TheDreamoftheRoodD.TheSeafarer

Answer:

B（可参考课本P1）

3.It’sChauceralonewho,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliterature,presentedtousacomprehensiverealisticpictureoftheEnglishSocietyinhismasterpiece__________.

A.TheCanterburyTalesB.TheLegendofGoodWomenC.TroilusandCriseydeD.TheRomauntoftheRose.

Answer:

A（可参考课本P4）

4.TheEssenceofRenaissance,themostsignificantintellectualmovement,was_____.

A.GeographicalexplorationB.ReligiousreformationC.PublishingandtranslationD.Humanism.

Answer:

D（可参考课本P8）

5.“PrinceArthur’sgreatestmissionishissearchforGloriana,withwhomhehasfalleninlovethroughalovevision.”Thetwofigurescomefrom_____.

A.ParadiseLostB.Dr.FaustusC.TheFaerieQueeneD.Hamlet

Answer:

C（可参考课本P13）

6.In“Sonnet18”,Shakespeare_________________.

A.Meditateonthedestructivepoweroftimeandeternalbeautybypoetry.

B.Satirizehuman’svanity.C.Predicttheeternityoflove.D.Eulogizethepowerofthebeauty.

Answer:

A（P37）

7.____gavenewvigortotheblankversewithhis“mightylines”andmake’blankverse’theprinciplevehicleofexpressionindrama.

A.SurreyB.WyattC.MarloweD.Sidney

Answer:

C（P21）

8.Shakespeare’sgreatesttragediesarethefollowingworksexcept____.

A.HamletB.KingLearC.RomeoandJulietD.Othello

Answer:

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/drama

Answer:

B（P11）

10.InTheLegendofGoodWomen,ChaucerusedforthefirsttimeinEnglishtherhymedcoupletofiambicpentameter,whichistobecalledlater____.

A.TheSpenserianstanzaB.TheheroiccoupletC.TheblankverseD.Thefreeverse

Answer:

B（P5）

11.TheRedcrosseKnightin“TheFaerieQueene”standsfor_____,andUnastandsfor_____.

A.bravery/chastityB.holiness/truthC.error/deliveryD.truegentleman/lady.

Answer:

B（P16）

12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTregardedasoneofthecharacteristicsofRenaissance?

A.RediscoveryofancientRomanandGreekculture.

B.AttempttoremovetheoldfeudalistideasinMedievalEurope.

C.Exaltationofman’spursuitofhappinessinhislife,andtoleranceofman’sfoibles.

D.Praiseofman’seffortsinsouldeliveryandpersonalsalvation.

Answer:

D（P7）

13.“Theslingsandarrowsofoutrageousfortune”isanexampleof______.

A.MetaphorB.SimileC.IronyD.Personification

Answer:

A（P55）

14._____introducedthePetrarchansonnetintoEngland.

A.Anglos/SaxonsB.Normans/Anglo-SaxonsC.Greeks/RomansD.Romans/Normans

Answer:

B（P11）

15.Itis___alonewho,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliteraturepresentedtousacomprehensiverealisticpictureoftheEnglishsocietyofhistimeandcreatedawholegalleryofvividcharactersfromallwalksoflife.

A.EdmundSpenserB.GeoffreyChaucerC.WilliamShakespeareD.JohnDonne

Answer:

B（P4）

16.Thefollowingbelongtothecharacteristicsof’metaphysicalpoetry’representedby’JohnDonne’except___.

A.ConceitsB.ActualimageryandsimpledictionC.ArgumentativeformD.Elegantstyle

Answer:

D（P63）

17.ParadiseLostisactuallyastorytakenfrom____.

A.GreekMythologyB.RomanlegendC.TheOldTestamentD.TheNewTestament

Answer:

C（P73）

18.In“ParadiseLost”,Satansays“Wemaywithmoresuccessfulhoperesolve/Towagebyforceorguileeternalwar,/IrreconcilabletoourgrandFoe”Whatdoesthe“Eternalwar”mean?

A.ToremoveGodfromhisthroneB.ToburntheHeavenDown

C.TocorruptGod’screationofmanandwoman-----AdamandEveD.Tobeguileintoasnaketothreatenman’slife

Answer:

C（P71,节选部分在P75）

19._____,thefirstofthegreattragedies,isgenerallyregardedasShakespeare’smostpopularplayonthestage,forithasthequalitiesofa“blood-and-thunder”thrilleranda’philosophicalexploration’oflifeanddeath.

A.TheMerchantofVeniceB.HamletC.KingLearD.TheWinter’sTale

Answer:

B（P33）

20.Itwas___and___thetwoconqueststhatprovidedthesourcefortheriseandgrowthofEnglishliterature.

A.Anglos/SaxonsB.Normans/Anglo-SaxonsC.Romans/NormansD.Greeks/Romans

Answer:

B（P1）

21.ParadiseLostis___’smasterpiece,whichisanepicin12books,writteninblankverse,abouttheheroicrevoltofSatanagainstGod’sauthority.

A.JohnDonneB.ChristopherMarloweC.JohnMiltonD.EdmundSpenser

Answer:

C（P71）

22.ThefollowingdescriptionfitintoMilton’except’_____.

A.agreatrevolutionarypoetofthe17thcenturyB.anoutstandingpoliticalpamphleteer

C.agreatstylistandmasterofblankverseD.akindofelegantandrefinestyle.

Answer:

D（P70---73）

23._____isnotwrittenbyJohnMilton.

A.SamsonAgonistesB.ParadiseLostC.ParadiseregainedD.Tamburlaine

Answer:

D（P71）

24.Marlow’sgreatestachievementisthatheperfectedthe’blankverse’,andheisregardedas’thepioneerofEnglishdrama’,whichofthefollowingisnotwrittenbyhim?

A.TamburlaineB.TheJewofMaltaC.ThePassionatetoHisLoveD.TheSunRising

Answer:

D（P20）

25.____EssaysisthefirstexampleofthatgenreinEnglishliterature,whichhasbeenrecognizedasanimportantlandmarkinthedevelopmentofEnglishprose.

A.JohnMilton’sB.FrancisBacon’sC.Montaigne’sD.ThomasGray’s

Answer:

B（P58）

26._____Wasknownas“thepoets’poet”.

A.WilliamShakespeareB.EdmundSpenserC.JohnDonneD.JohnMilton

Answer:

B（P15）

27.“Andwewillmaketheebedsofroses/Andathousandfragrantposies/Acapofflowers,andakirtle/Embroideredallwithleavesofmyrtle.”Theabovelinesareprobablytakenfrom______.

A.Spenser’sTheFaerieQueeneB.JohnDonne’sTheSunRising

C.Shakespeare’sSonnet18D.Marlow’sThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove.

Answer:

D（P28）

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）

4.“…Allisnolost:

theunconquerablewill,

Andstudyofrevenge,immortalhate,

Andcouragenevertosubmitoryield:

Andwhatiselsenottobeovercome?

……

IrreconcilabletoourgrandFoe”

1）Pleaseidentifythepoemandthepoet.

2）Interpret“allisnotlost”.

3）Whatdoesthewholepassagemean?

参考答案：

1）ItistakenfromJohnMilton’s“ParadiseLost”.（P74）

2）“allisnotlost”isthewordfromSatan----SatanandotherangelsrebelagainstGod,buttheyaredrivenfromHeavenintohell.Inthefireofthehell,Satanisdeterminedtofightback,justlikewhathesays:

notallislost,theunconquerablewill,thedeephatred,andthecouragetofighttilldeathstillremain.（P71）

3）ThispassageshowsSatan’swillnottosubmit（服从）,andthedesiretolongforfreedom;tobegGodformercyandworshiphispowerismore