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ASURVEYOFENGLISHLITERATURERevised
ASURVEYOFENGLISHLITERATURE,TESTSANDANSWERS
ChapterIAnIntroductiontoOldandMedievalEnglishLiterature&TheRenaissancePeriod
I.Choosetherightanswer:
1.Dr.Faustusisaplaybasedonthe__________legendofamagicianaspiringfor__________andfinallymeetinghistragicendasaresultofsellinghissoultotheDevil.
A.British/immorality
B.French/money
C.German/knowledge
D.American/politicalpower
Answer:
C(可参考课本P21)
2.__________,atypicalexampleofOldEnglishpoetry,isregardedtodayasthenationalepicoftheAnglo-Saxons.
A.TheWife'sComplaint
B.Beowulf
C.TheDreamoftheRood
D.TheSeafarer
Answer:
B(可参考课本P1)
3.ItisChauceralonewho,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)
5."PrinceArthur'sgreatestmissionishissearchforGloriana,withwhomhehasfalleninlovethroughalovevision."Thetwofigurescomefrom__________.
A.ParadiseLost
B.Dr.Faustus
C.TheFaerieQueene
D.Hamlet
Answer:
C(可参考课本P13)
6.InSonnet18,Shakespeare__________.
A.Meditateonthedestructivepoweroftime,andeternalbeautybypoetry.
B.Satirizehuman'svanity.
C.Predicttheeternityoflove.
D.Eulogizethepowerofthebeauty.
Answer:
A(可参考课本P37)
7.__________gavenewvigortotheblankversewithhis"mightylines"andmake'blankverse'theprinciplevehicleofexpressionindrama.
A.Surrey
B.Wyatt
C.Marlowe
D.Sidney
Answer:
C(可参考课本P21)
8.Shakespeare'sgreatesttragediesarethefollowingworksexcept__________.
A.Hamlet
B.KingLear
C.RomeoandJuliet
D.Othello
Answer:
C(可参考课本P33)
9.TheRenaissancereferstothetimebetween14thC.—17thC.,whichwasunderthereignofQueen__________,andabsolutemonarchyinEnglandreacheditssummit,andinwhichthe'realmainstream'was__________.
A.Victoria/poetry
B.Elizabeth/drama
C.Mary/novel
D.James/drama
Answer:
B(可参考课本P11)
10.InTheLegendofGoodWomen,ChaucerusedforthefirsttimeinEnglishtherhymedcoupletofiambicpentameter,whichistobecalledlater__________.
A.TheSpenserianstanza
B.Theheroiccouplet
C.Theblankverse
D.Thefreeverse
Answer:
B(可参考课本P5)
11.TheRedcrosseKnightinTheFaerieQueenestandsfor__________,andUnastandsfor__________.
A.bravery/chastity
B.holiness/truth
C.error/delivery
D.truegentleman/lady.
Answer:
B(可参考课本P16)
12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTregardedasoneofthecharacteristicsofRenaissance?
A.RediscoveryofancientRomanandGreekculture.
B.AttempttoremovetheoldfeudalistideasinMedievalEurope.
C.Exaltationofman'spursuitofhappinessinhislife,andtoleranceofman'sfoibles.
D.Praiseofman'seffortsinsouldeliveryandpersonalsalvation.
Answer:
D(可参考课本P7)
13."Theslingsandarrowsofoutrageousfortune"isanexampleof__________.
A.Metaphor
B.Simile
C.Irony
D.Personification
Answer:
A(可参考课本P55)
14.__________introducedthePetrarchansonnetintoEngland.
A.Anglos/Saxons
B.Normans/Anglo-Saxons
C.Greeks/Romans
D.Romans/Normans
Answer:
B(可参考课本P11)
15.Itis__________alonewho,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliteraturepresentedtousacomprehensiverealisticpictureoftheEnglishsocietyofhistimeandcreatedawholegalleryofvividcharactersfromallwalksoflife.
A.EdmundSpenser
B.GeoffreyChaucer
C.WilliamShakespeare
D.JohnDonne
Answer:
B(可参考课本P4)
16.Thefollowingbelongtothecharacteristicsof'metaphysicalpoetry'representedby'JohnDonne'except__________.
A.Conceits
B.Actualimageryandsimplediction
C.Argumentativeform
D.Elegantstyle
Answer:
D(可参考课本P63)
17.ParadiseLostisactuallyastorytakenfrom__________.
A.GreekMythology
B.Romanlegend
C.TheOldTestament
D.TheNewTestament
Answer:
C(可参考课本P73)
18.InParadiseLost,Satansays"Wemaywithmoresuccessfulhoperesolve/Towagebyforceorguileeternalwar,/IrreconcilabletoourgrandFoe".Whatdoesthe"eternalwar"mean?
A.ToremoveGodfromhisthrone
B.ToburntheHeavenDown
C.TocorruptGod'screationofmanandwoman-----AdamandEve
D.Tobeguileintoasnaketothreatenman'slife
Answer:
C(可参考课本P71,节选部分在P75)
19._____,thefirstofthegreattragedies,isgenerallyregardedasShakespeare'smostpopularplayonthestage,forithasthequalitiesofa"blood-and-thunder"thrilleranda’philosophicalexploration'oflifeanddeath.
A.TheMerchantofVenice
B.Hamlet
C.KingLear
D.TheWinter'sTale
Answer:
B(可参考课本P33)
20.Itwas__________and__________thetwoconqueststhatprovidedthesourcefortheriseandgrowthofEnglishliterature.
A.Anglos/Saxons
B.Normans/Anglo-Saxons
C.Romans/Normans
D.Greeks/Romans
Answer:
B(可参考课本P1)
21.ParadiseLostis__________'smasterpiece,whichisanepicin12books,writteninblankverse,abouttheheroicrevoltofSatanagainstGod'sauthority.
A.JohnDonne
B.ChristopherMarlowe
C.JohnMilton
D.EdmundSpenser
Answer:
C(可参考课本P71)
22.ThefollowingdescriptionfitintoMiltonexcept__________.
A.agreatrevolutionarypoetofthe17thcentury
B.anoutstandingpoliticalpamphleteer
C.agreatstylistandmasterofblankverse
D.akindofelegantandrefinestyle.
Answer:
D(可参考课本P70---73)
23.__________isnotwrittenbyJohnMilton.
A.SamsonAgonistes
B.ParadiseLost
C.ParadiseRegained
D.Tamburlaine
Answer:
D(可参考课本P71)
24.Marlow'sgreatestachievementisthatheperfectedthe'blankverse',andheisregardedas'thepioneerofEnglishdrama'.Whichofthefollowingisnotwrittenbyhim?
A.Tamburlaine
B.TheJewofMalta
C.ThePassionatetoHisLove
D.TheSunRising
Answer:
D(可参考课本P20)
25.__________EssaysisthefirstexampleofthatgenreinEnglishliterature,whichhasbeenrecognizedasanimportantlandmarkinthedevelopmentofEnglishprose.
A.JohnMilton's
B.FrancisBacon's
C.Montaigne's
D.ThomasGray's
Answer:
B(可参考课本P58)
26.__________wasknownas"thepoets'poet".
A.WilliamShakespeare
B.EdmundSpenser
C.JohnDonne
D.JohnMilton
Answer:
B(可参考课本P15)
27."Andwewillmaketheebedsofroses/Andathousandfragrantposies/Acapofflowers,andakirtle/Embroideredallwithleavesofmyrtle."Theabovelinesareprobablytakenfrom__________.
A.Spenser'sTheFaerieQueene
B.JohnDonne'sTheSunRising
C.Shakespeare'sSonnet18
D.Marlow'sThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove
Answer:
D(可参考课本P28)
28.WhichofthefollowingstatementbestillustratesthethemeofShakespeare'sSonnet18?
A.ThespeakereulogizesthepowerofNature.
B.Thespeakersatirizeshumanvanity.
C.Thespeakerpraisesthepowerofartisticcreation.
D.Thespeakermeditatesonman'ssalvation.
Answer:
C(可参考课本P37)
II.Readthequotedpartandanswerthequestions:
1."ForhereinFortuneshowsherselfmorekind
Thanishercustom.Itisstillheruse
Toletthewretchedmanoutlivehiswealth,
Toviewwithholloweyeandwrinkledbrow
Anageofpoverty;fromwhichling'ringpenance
Ofsuchmiserydothshecutmeoff"
Questions:
1)Identifythetitleoftheworkandauthor.
2)Explain"fromwhich...cutmeoff".
3)Whathappenedtohim,whichcausedthewords?
参考答案:
1)ThelinesarefromTheMerchantofVenice,
WilliamShakespeare.(可参考课本P48)
2)Thissentencemeansshe,’LadyFortune',ismorekindtohimbecausesheistakingawaybothhiswealthandlife.
3)ThespeakerisAntonio,it'ssaidthathisshiphaveallbeenlost,andheispenniless,andwillhavetopaythepoundofflesh.(BecauseShylockhasmadeastrangebondthatrequiresAntoniotopayhimapoundoffleshifhecan'trepayhimthemoneythatheborrowedforhisfriendinduetime.)(可参考课本P38)
2."Readnottocontractandconfuse,nottobelieveandtakeforgranted,nortofindtalkanddiscourse,buttoweighandconsider"
Questions:
1)Identifytheworkandauthor.
2)Whatideadoesthepassageexpress?
参考答案:
1)ThesentencecomesfromOfStudieswrittenby’FrancisBacon'.(可参考课本P61)
2)TheSentencetalksabouttheproperwaytoread:
Whenyouread,don'tbepuzzledbythecontentofthebook;don'ttakeitforgranted;don'tquotetoomuchfromthebook;beforeacceptingitsidea,you'dbetterthinkaboutitsshortcomingsandconsideritfromallsides.
3."Norlosepossessionofthatfairthouow'st;
Norshalldeathbragthouwander'stinhisshade,
Whenineternallinestotimethougrow'st:
Solongasmencanbreathe,oreyescansee,
Solonglivesthis,andthisgiveslifetothee.
Questions:
1)Wheredoesthepoemcomesfrom?
Whowroteit?
Whatdoes"eternallines"mean?
Interpretitbriefly.
参考答案:
1)ThepoemisShallIComparetheetoaSummer'sDay,byShakespeare.(可参考课本P38)
2)Eternallinesmeansthelinesofthepoemandothersonnets.(可参考课本P38)
3)Itmeans:
youwillnotloseyourbeauty,anddeathwillnotthreatenyouwithdarkness,either.Aslongasmancanliveintheworld,theywillseeyourbeautyinmylinesofmypoem,whichhasgivenyoueternallife.(OrAnicesummer'sdayisusuallytransient,butthebeautyinpoetrycanlastforever.(可参考课本P37)
4."...Allisnolost:
theunconquerablewill,
Andstudyofrevenge,immortalhate,
Andcouragenevertosubmitoryield:
Andwhatiselsenottobeovercome?
......
IrreconcilabletoourgrandFoe"
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