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2、 each of the following below is followed by four alternative answers. choose the one that would best complete the statement. （30; 1。5 points for each)1. romance, which uses verse or prose to describe the adventures and life of the knights, is the popular literary form in _c _.a. romanticism b。 renai

3、ssancec. medieval period d。 anglosaxon period2。 among the great middle english poets， geoffrey chaucer is known for his production of_da。 piers plowman b. sir gawain and the green knight c。 confessio amantis d. the canterbury tales3. generally， the renaissance refers to the period between the 14th a

4、nd mid17th centuries, its essence is_d_。a. science b. philosophy c。 arts d。 humanism4。 the sentence “shall i compare thee to a summers day?” is the line of one of shakespeares(）a. comedies b. tragedies c。 histories d。 sonnets5。 which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of shakespe

5、ares sonnet 18? ca。 the speaker eulogizes (praise） the power of b. the speaker satirizes human vanityc. the speaker praises the power of artistic creationd。 the speaker meditates on mans salvation 6. “the fairy queen” is the masterpiece written by_c_.a. john milton b. geoffrey chaucerc. edmund spens

6、er d. alexander pope7。 which of the following work did bacon not write？ da. advancement of learning b。 novum organum c. de augmentis d。 areopagitica8. the most distinguished literary figure of the 17th century was（b） who was a critic， poet, and playwright。a。 oliver goldsmith b. john dryden c. john m

7、ilton d。 s。t。 coleridge9. which of the following has / have associations with john donnes poetry？ ba。 reason and sentiment b. conceits and wits c。 the euphuism d。 writing in the rhymed couplet10. henry fielding has been regarded by some as “_b_”， for his contribution to the establishment of the form

8、 of the modern novel.a. best writer of the english novelb. the father of english novelc。 the most gifted writer of the english novel d. conventional writer of english novel11。 john miltons masterpiece-paradise lost was written in the poetic style of _ b _.a。 rhymed stanzas b. blank verse c。 allitera

9、tion d。 sonnets12. the houyhnhnms depicted by jonathan swift in gullivers travels are _a_。a。 horses that are endowed with reasonb. pigmies that are endowed with admirable qualitiesc. giants that are superior in wisdomd. hairy， wild, low and despicable creatures， who resemble human beings not only in

10、 appearance but also in some other ways13。 gothic novels are mostly stories of_c_， which take place in some haunted or dilapidated middle age castles。a。 love and marriage b. sea adventuresc. mystery and horror d. saints and martyrs14。 william wordsworth, a romantic poet， advocated all the following

11、except _d_.a. the use of everyday language spoken by the common people b. the expression of the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelingsc。 the use of humble and rustic life as subject matterd。 the use of elegant wording and inflated figures of speech 15。 charles dickens works are characterized by a

12、 mingling of _a_ and pathos. a. humor b. satire c。 passion d. metaphor16。 in _b_ s hands, “dramatic monologue reaches its maturity and perfection。a. alfred tennyson b。 robert browning c. william shakespeare d。 george eliot17. the three trilogies of（）s forsyte novels are masterpieces of critical real

13、ism in the early 20th century。 a. john galsworthy b。 arnold bennett c. james joyce d. h. g. wells18. the bard of imperialism was（b）， who glorified the colonial expansion of great britain in his works.a. r。 l. stevenson b. rudyard kipling c。 h。 g。 wells d。 daniel defoe19. “art for arts sake was put f

14、orth by _a_.a. aestheticism b。 naturalism c. realism d. neoromanticism20. which of the following is taken from john keats “ode on a grecian urn? da。 “i fall upon the thorns of life! i bleed！”b。 “they are both gone up to the church to pray。”c. “earth has not anything to show more fair.d. “beauty is t

15、ruth, truth beauty.”ii. fill in the blanks with correct information。 （16； 1 points for each blank) 1。 in 1066, the normans headed by duke william， defeated the anglosaxons. this marked the beginning of feudalism in england and england entered into feudal society。 2. chaucers the canterbury tales is

16、written in the style of rhymed （metrical) stanza instead of alliteration in the anglosaxon period。 3. the pilgrims progress is the masterpiece of john bunyan (the writer）， written in the old-fashioned, medieval form of dream and allegory， in which the main character is christian . 4. dorian gray was

17、 the main character in the novel the picture of dorian gray written by （oscar） wilde 。 5。 romanticism extended from 1798 when the lyrical ballads was published and in 1832 when （walter） scott died. 6. the writer who figured his hometownthe wessex country in his works is _（thomas) hardy。7. in “i wand

18、ered lonely as a cloud”, hills, vales， lakes， bays and the daffodils are parts of ， and “daffodils” symbolize (the beauty of） 。 8. “dubliners is a collection of short stories written by james joyce in the writing style of stream of consciousness。9。 in the “the idylls of the king, the poet alfred ten

19、nyson painted the first english hero, king arthur , and gave a new meaning to the legends about the knights of the round table.iii。 answer the following questions briefly based on your understanding of the texts studied。 (12; 1 point for each question)1。 dull sublunary lovers love？（whose soul is sen

20、se) cannot admitabsence, because it doth removethose things which elemented it。a。 who was the writer? john donneb. what is the name/ title of the poem? a valediction： forbidding mourningc。 what does it mean by “dull sublunary lovers love”？ （explain it.） secular love/ ordinary （lovers) loved。 what do

21、es “soul” mean？ essencee. what does “sense” here mean? sense organs/ hands， eyes, lips, etcf。 what does “it” mean in “because it doth remove”？ absenceg。 what does “those things” mean? sense organs/ hands， eyes， lips, etch. what does “it” refer to in “those things which elemented it”?dull sublunary l

22、overs love2. wild spirit， which art moving everywhere; （1）destroyer and preserver; hear, o hear！ (2) a. what is the title of the poem？ ode to the west wind b. in line (1)， why is the west wind called “wild spirit？ because it is the “breath of autumns being” （it has the soul, breath, and inspiration）

23、 which (on earth, sky， and sea） destroys in autumn to revives in the spring.c。 in line (2)， why is it called “destroyer”? because the west wind destroys the dead leaves/ the old things （or the poets old thoughts and the old world)d. in line （2）, what does “preserver” mean？because the west wind prese

24、rves seeds （and revives in spring）/ spreads new things （or preserve the new and give the poet/world a new birth.)iv。 give your answers to the following items logically and concisely。 you have to mention the writer (and the title of the work） first if necessary. (24%）1。 in your opinion， why does sata

25、n in paradise lost choose the garden of eden for his battlefield? （7 points） answer： 1） paradise lost was written by john milton. （1points） 2) the garden of eden is the most perfect of spot ever created by god ； （2 points） 3） there live in innocent bliss gods masterpiece, the first man and woman, ad

26、am and eve, who are allowed by god to enjoy /revel in the supreme beauties of paradise, provided they do not eat the fruit that grows on the tree of the knowledge of good and evil； (3 point) 4) satan desires to tear them away from the influence of god and to make them instrumental in his struggle ag

27、ainst gods authority. （1 point）2. what is your opinion on the character rebecca sharp？ (7 points） answer:1) rebecca sharp is the main character in vanity fair written by william makepeace thackeray。 (1 point）2） she is the perfect embodiment of the spirit of vanity fair (as her only aspiration in lif

28、e is to gain wealth and position by any means: through lies, mean actions and unscrupulous speculating with every sacred ideal） （3 points）3） she is shrewd and unscrupulous， supplicated beyond her years; determined to worm her way into society at all cost； she is full-blooded and manysided。 (3 points

29、)3。 based on your understanding of “lines composed a few miles above tintern abbey， “she dwelt among the untroden ways”， and “i wandered lonely as a cloud”, discuss “what are the functions of for the poet expressed in the poems？” （10 points） answer：（1） the poems were written by william wordsworth （i

30、n which he described the functions and benefits that has/brings）。 (1 point） (2) （open-end question: 只要回答中包含以下相关内容或三首诗中的例子，陈述比较清楚,即可得分；表述不清者在原给分基础上可酌情扣1至2分) (9 points） 如： could make him love more， make his thoughts purer and loftier and mind and soul more comfort。 (for example， in “lines, he said bec

31、ause of and by recalling , he could have the sweet sensation and pleasures in lonely rooms and amid the din of towns and cities, could make him have the actions of kindness and love， give him the blessed and sublime mood， lighten the burden of the heavy and weary world, see into the life of things,

32、make him look on with thoughts, hear the still and sad music of humanity. could be the anchor of his purest thought, the nurse， guide， guardian of his heart and soul and life and food for his future years.（5分) in “i wondered lonely as a cloud”, the daffodils (） in vacant or pensive mood flash upon h

33、is inward eye and fill his heart with pleasure and dance with the daffodils。(2分)in “she dwelt among the untrodden ways”， could make him look on more carefully and with a special mind.（2分）v。 write a summery of pride and prejudice and make a short comment on the theme。 your marks depends on the elemen

34、ts of the writer （1 point)， the main characters and their relations （2 points), the main plot and result (8 points)， comment on the theme (4 points)， and grammar and structure （3 points). （18%) answer:1) the writer (1分)； （pride and prejudice was written by jane austen， in the romantic period）2) the

35、main characters and their relations (2分)；? （mr。 and mrs。 bennet; the bennets 5 daughters： the beautiful jane， the clever elizabeth, the bookish mary， the immature kitty and the wild lydia. elizabethmr. darcy；（janemr。 bingley； lydiamr。 wickham)）？ 3) the main plot（7分；主要情节表述不全或不连贯者酌情扣分）and result (1分）；

36、 (unfortunately for the bennets， if mr。 bennet dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the familys future happiness and security is dependant on the daughters making good marriages. life is uneventful until the arrival in the neighborhood of the rich gentl

37、eman mr。 bingley, who rents a large house so he can spend the summer in the country. mr. bingley brings with him his sister and the dashing （and richer） but proud mr。 darcy。 love is soon in the air for one of the bennet sisters, while another may have jumped to a hasty prejudgment. for the bennet si

38、sters many trials and tribulations stand between them and their happiness, including class, gossip and scandal.)4） comment on the theme （4分） ？（theme： exploration of the marriage, property and intrigue between the main and minor characters； delicate probing of the values of gentry/ marriage, class， m

39、oney) 5) grammar and structure (3分）。 英国文学试题 i. each of the following below is followed by four alternative answers. choose the one that would bet complete the statement.1. the long poem _c_ in anglosaxon period was termed englands national epic。p67a。 the canterbury talesb。 paradise lostc. the song o

40、f beowulfd. the fairy queen2。 romance, which uses verse or prose to describe the adventures and life of the knights, is the popular literary form in _c_。a. romanticismb. renaissancec。 medieval periodd. anglosaxon period3. among the great middle english poets,geoffrey chaucer is known for his product

41、ion of_d_.a。 piers plowmanb。 sir gawain and the green knightc。 confessio amantisd。 the canterbury tales4。 _a_ is regarded as the father of english poetry.a。 geoffrey chaucerb。 edmund spenserc. john miltond。 w. wordsworth5. it is _a_ alone who, for the first time in english literature, presented to u

42、s a comprehensive realistic picture of the english society of his time and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life。a. geoffrey chaucerb。 martin lutherc. william shakespeared. john gower6. one of chaucers main contributions to english poetry is _a_.a。 he introduced the rhym

43、ed stanzas from france to english poetryb. he created striking brilliant panorama of his time and his countryc. he wrote in blank versed。 he was the first to write sonnet7. during the renaissance， _c_ was the first one to introduce the sonnet into english poetry.a. chaucerb. john donnec。 thomas wyat

44、td。 earl of surrey8. during the renaissance， _d_ wrote the first english blank verse。a。 chaucerb. edmund spencerc. thomas wyattd. earl of surrey9. which of the following historical events does not directly help to stimulate the rising of the renaissance movement？ ca。 the rediscovery of ancient greek

45、 and roman cultureb。 the new discoveries in geography and astrologyc. the glorious revolutiond. the religious reformation and the economic expansion10。 the renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events. which one of the following is not such an event？ ba. the redisco

46、very of ancient roman and greek culture.b. englands domestic restc。 new discovery in geography and astrology。d. the religious reformation and the economic expansion。11。 generally, the renaissance refers to the period between _a_ and _ centuries.a。 14th.mid17thb。 14th。.mid-18thc. 16th。.。mid18thd. 16t

47、h.。.mid17th12. generally， the renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries， its essence is_d_.a。 scienceb。 philosophyc. artsd. humanism13. _b_ frequently applied conceits in his poems. p282a. edmund spenserb。 john donnec。 william blaked. thomas gray14. _c_ is known as “th

48、e poets poet”。a。 william shakespeareb. christopher marlowec. edmund spenserd。 john donne15. romance，which uses narrative verse or prose to tell stories of_b_ adventures or other heroic deeds,is a popular literary form in the medieval period。a. christianb. knightlyc。 pilgrimsd。 primitive16。 _b_ and w

49、illiam shakespeare are the best representatives of the english humanism。a. edmund spenser， christopher marloweb。 thomas more, christopher marlowec. john donne, edmund spenserd. john milton, thomas more17。 among the following plays which is not written by christopher marlowe? da. dr. faustusb. the je

50、w of maltac。 tamburlained。 the school for scandal18。 shakespeares greatest tragedies are _a_.a. hamlet， othello, king lear and macbethb。 hamlet, othello, king lear and romeo and julietc. hamlet, coriolanus, king lear and macbethd。 hamlet, julius caesar, othello and macbeth19. the sentence “shall i c

51、ompare thee to a summers day?” is the line of one of shakespeares _.a. comediesb。 tragediesc. historiesd. sonnets20. “so long as men can breathe， or eyes can see， /so long lives this, and this gives life to thee. （shakespeare, sonnets 18) what does “this” refer to？ da. loverb. timec。 summerd。 poetry

52、21. which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of shakespeares sonnet 18？ ca. the speaker eulogizes the power of b. the speaker satirizes human vanityc。 the speaker praises the power of artistic creationd。 the speaker meditates on mans salvation 22. “bassani antonio，i am married to

53、 a wife which is as dear to me as life itself；but life itself,my wife,and all the world，are not with me esteemd above thy life；i would lose all,ay，sacrifice them all，here to the devil,to deliver you。 portia：your wife would give you little thanks for that,ff she were by to hear you make the offer.” t

54、he above is a quotation taken from shakespeares comedy the merchant of venice。 the quoted part can be regarded as a good example to illustrate a/da。 dramatic ironyb. personificationc。 allegoryd. symbolism23。 “the fairy queen” is the masterpiece written by_c_。a. john miltonb。 geoffrey chaucerc。 edmun

55、d spenserd。 alexander pope24. which of the following work did bacon not write? da. advancement of learningb. novum organumc。 de augmentisd. areopagitica25。 the greatest of pioneers of english drama in renaissance is _b_， one of whose drama is “doctor faustus”。a. william shakespeareb。 christopher mar

56、lowec。 oscar wilded。 r。 brinsley sheridan26. “euphues was written by _b_, the style of the novel was called “euphuism”.a。 john bunyanb。 john lylyc. john donned。 john milton27。 the most famous dramatist in the 18th century is _c_, who is famous for “the school for scandal。a. oliver goldsmithb。 thomas grayc。 r。 brinsley sheridand。 g.eorge bernard shaw28. the most distinguished literary figure of the 1