English Literature英国文学考试试题及答案

1、part one early and medieval english literature . fill in the blanks. 1. in 1066, _, with his norman army, succeeded in invading and defeating england.a. william the conqueror b. julius caesar c. alfred the great d. claudius2. in the 14th century, the most important writer (poet) is _ . a. langland b

2、. wycliffe c. gower d. chaucer明朝3. the prevailing form of medieval english literature is _.中世纪a. novel b. drama c. romance d. essay4. the story of _ is the culmination of the arthurian romances.亚瑟王的顶峰a. sir gawain and the green knight b. beowulfc. piers the plowman d. the canterbury tales5. william

3、langlands _ is written in the form of a dream vision.a. kubla khan b. piers the plowmanc. the dream of john bull d. morte darthur6. after the norman conquest, three languages existed in england at that time. the normans spoke _.a. french b. english c. latin d. swedish7. _ was the greatest of english

4、 religious reformers and the first translator of the bible.a. langland b. gower c. wycliffe威克利夫 d. chaucer8. piers the plowman describes a series of wonderful dreams the author dreamed, through which, we can see a picture of the life in the _ england.a. primitive b. feudal封建的；领地的；世仇的 c. bourgeois 资本

5、家 d. modern9. the theme of _ to king and lord was repeatedly emphasized in romances.a. loyalty b. revolt反抗 c. obedience顺从 d. mockery嘲弄10. the most famous cycle of english ballads民歌 centers on the stories about a legendary outlaw called _.a. morte darthur b. robin hood c. the canterbury tales d. pier

6、s the plowman11. _, the “father of english poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets of england, was born in london in about 1340.a. geoffrey chaucer b. sir gawain c. francis bacon d. john dryden12. chaucer died on october 25th, 1400, and was buried in _.a. flanders b. france c. italy d. westm

7、inster abbey威斯敏斯特教堂（英国名人墓地13. chaucers earliest work of any length is his _, a translation of the french roman de la rose by gaillaume de lorris and jean de meung, which was a love allegory enjoying widespread popularity in the 13th and 14th centuries not only in france but throughout europe.a. the

8、romaunt of the rose 传奇故事 b. “a red, red rose”c. the legend of good women d. the book of the duchess14. in his lifetime chaucer served in a great variety of occupations that had impact on the wide range of his writings. which one is not his career? _.a. engineer b. courtier c. office holder d. soldie

9、r e. ambassador f. legislator (议员)15. chaucer composes a long narrative poem named _ based on boccaccios poem “filostrato”. a. the legend of good women b. troilus and criseyde c. sir gawain and the green knight d. beowulfkey to the multiple choices： 1-5 adcab 6-10 acbab 11-15 adaab. questions1. what

10、 are the features of beowulf?文体。维基网2. comment on the social significance and language in the canterbury tales.part two the english renaissance. match the writer and his works.111. thomas more 2. holinshed 3. hakluyt 4. richard tottel 5. philip sidney 6. walter raleigh a. apology for poetryb. miscell

11、any of songs and sonnetsc. utopiad. discovery of guianae. principal navigations, voyages and discoveriesf. chroniclesthe key: (1c 2f 3e 4b 5a 6d). choose the best answer.1. _ founded the tudor dynasty, a centralized monarchy of a totally new type, which met the needs of the rising bourgeoisie. 新兴的资产

12、阶级a. henry v b. henry vii c. henry viii d. james i2. the first complete english bible was translated by _, “the morning star of the reformation” and his followers.a. william tyndal b. james i c. john wycliffe威克利夫 d. bishop lancelot andrews3. the progress in industry at home stimulated the commercial

13、 expansion abroad. _ encouraged exploration and travel, which were compatible with the interests of the english merchants.a. henry v. b. henry viic. henry viii d. queen elizabeth bcdaa4. except being a victory of england over _, the rout击溃，寻找 of the fleet 舰队“armada” (invincible) was also the triumph

14、胜利 of the rising young bourgeoisie资产阶级 over the declining old feudalism.封建制度a. spain b. france c. america d. norway5. those, both traders and pirates海盗 like _, established the first english colonies.a. francis drake德雷克 b. lancelot andrews c. william caxton d. william tyndal 6. _ was a forerunner of

15、classicism in english literature. a. ben johnson b. william shakespeare c. thomas more d. christopher marlowe马洛7. the most gifted of the “university wits”大学才子 was _. ddcbaa. lyly b. peele c. greene d. marlowe8. morality plays appeared after_.a. miracle plays b. mystery plays c. interlude插曲 d. classi

16、cal plays9. _ is used to say and do good things.a. mercy b. folly n.，蠢笨；讽刺剧 c. vice d. peace10. _is one of the forerunners of modern socialist thought.a. phillip sidney b. edmund spenser c. thomas more d. walter raleigh11. _ is not a famous translator in the english renaissance.a. thomas north b. th

17、omas wyatt c. george chapman d. john florio 12. _ had supplied shakespeare with the material for julius caesar.a. lives of greek and roan heroes希腊罗马名人传 miscellany of songs and sonnetsb. don quixote 11-15 bdadac. history of the world 13. _ was one of the first to see the relation between wealth and p

18、overty to understand that the rich were becoming richer by robbing the poor. a. john wycliffe b. william caxton c. geoffrey chaucer d. thomas more 14. utopia was written in the form of _. 乌托邦 a. prose b. drama c. essay d. dialogue 15. one of the popular morality plays was _. a. the shepherds 牧羊人 b.

19、everyman c. the play of the weather d. gammer gurtons needle16. shakespeares plays written between _ are sometimes called “romances” and all end in reconciliation and reunion. 和解团圆a. 1590 and 1594 b. 1595 and 1600 c. 1601 and 1607 d. 1608 and 161217. miranda is a heroine in shakespeares _.米达兰a. peri

20、cles b. cymbeline c. the winters tale d. the tempest 18. in _ appeared shakespeares sonnet，never before imprinted（莎士比亚十四行诗“迄今从未刊印过”）which contains 154 sonnets. 16-22 acbaddba. 1606 b. 1607 c. 1608 160919. shakespeare is one of the founders of _.a. romanticism b. realism c. naturalism d. classicism20

21、. among many poetic forms, shakespeare was especially at home (good at) with the _.a. dramatic blank verse b. song c. sonnet d. couplet对句21. in the plays, shakespeare used about _words.a. 15000 b. 16000 c. 17000 d. 1800022. _has been called the summit of the english renaissance.a. christopher marlow

22、 b. francis bacon c. w. shakespeare d. ben johnson key to the multiple choices: 1-5 bcdaa 6-10 ddcba 11-15 bdada 16-22 acbaddb. fill in the blanks.1. the _ was universally used by the catholic churches.2. the english translation of the bible emerged as a result of the struggle between _ and _.3. the

23、 bible was notably translated into english by the _.4. the first complete english bible was translated by _, “the morning star of the _”.5. _ translated the new testament and portions of the old testament, which is known as tyndales bible.6. after tydales bible, then appeared the _, which was made i

24、n 1611 under the auspices of _. and so was sometimes called the _.7. apart from the religious influence, the authorized version has had a great influence on english _ and _.8. with the widespread influence of the english bible, the standard modern english has been _ and _.9. a great number of _and p

25、hrases have passed into daily english speech as household words.10. the _and _ language of the authorized version has colored the style of the english prose for the last 300 years.11. _ was the first english printer.12. william caxton was a prosperous merchant himself, but he was fond of _ , and his

26、 interest was turning to _.13. he translated the recuyell of historyes of troy into english from french which was the _ book printed in english.14. the recuyell served as a source for _ troilus and cressida. 特洛埃勒斯与克雷雪达15. after having established his printing press, william caxton devoted himself to

27、 the career of a _ and _.16. william caxton published about _ books, _ of which were translated by himself. 17. by rendering (翻译) french books into english, caxton exercised the youthful language in the airs (曲调), the graces, the crafts of the elder and contributed to the development of the style of

28、 _ century english _.18. the influence of caxtons publications is also great in fixing a _ language in england.19. as the first english printer, caxton invented in england the profession of _, which in fact has had a lasting significance to the development of english _ as a whole.20. the renaissance

29、 started in the _ century and ended in the _century.21. the word, “renaissance” means _, which was stimulated by a series of historical events, such as _.22. in the renaissance, the humanist thinkers and scholars tried to get rid of those old _in medieval europe, to introduce new ideas that expresse

30、s _ of the rising bourgeoisie, and to recover the _of the early church from the corruption of the roman catholic church.23. _ is the theme of the english renaissance, which emphasized the capacities of _and the achievements of _.24. _ stanza is a verse form created by _ for his poem, _, in which the

31、 rhyme scheme is _. 25. the wars of the roses (14551485) between the house of _ and the house of _ struggling for the crown continued for 30 years.26. because of the conflict between the roman catholic church and the king of england, the far-reaching movement of _ took place in england, started by h

32、enry viii.27. after _ in england, the helpless, dispossessed peasants, being compelled to work at a low wage, became hired laborers for the merchants. these laborers were the fathers of modern english _.28. the introduction of _ to england by william caxton (1476) brought classical works within reac

33、h of the common multitude.29. the 16th century in england was a period of the breaking up _of relations and the establishing of the foundations of _.30. because the wool trade was rapidly growing in bulk, it was a time when, according to thomas more, “_”.31. _ broke off with the pope, dissolved all

34、the monasteries and abbeys in the country, confiscated their lands and proclaimed himself head of the church of england.32. together with the development of bourgeois relationships and formation of the english national state this period is marked by a flourishing of national culture known as _.33. _

35、, in his translation of virgils aeneid, wrote the first english blank verse.34. richard tottels miscellany of songs and sonnets contained _ poems by _ and _ by _.35. philip sidney thought that _ had superiority over philosophy and history. 36. _ is a picture of contemporary england with forcible exp

36、osure of the _ among the laboring classes.37. more points out that the root of poverty is the _ _ of social wealth.38. sonnets contain _ sonnets and _ sonnets.39. the highest glory of the english renaissance was unquestionably its _.40. the “miracles” were simple plays based on _stories.41. there ar

37、e significant touches of _ life in the play titled the shepherds.42. a morality play presented the _ of good and _ with _personages.43. vice was the predecessor of the modern _. 44. through the revival of classical literature, english playwrights came into contact with _ and _drama.45. from the cont

38、act with greek and latin drama, english playwrights learned all the important rules in _ and _, the more exact conception of _ and _.46. english comedies and tragedies on classical models appeared in the middle of the _ century. 47. the first english comedy is _.48. the first english tragedy is _.49

39、. miracle plays, morality plays, interludes and classical plays paved the way for the flourishing of _.50. in the 16th century _ became the centre of english drama.51. by _, professional actors were organized into companies.52. _ were wooden buildings, usually circular in form, with tiers（一排排） of ga

40、lleries surrounding a roofless pit（楼下剧场）.53. in the elizabethan theater, there were no _ and womens parts were always taken by _.54. shakespeares narrative poem, venus and adonis, is full of vivid images of the _, and aphorisms (格言、警句) on life. 55. shakespeare was a great _ of the english language.

41、56. shakespeares dramatic creation often used the method of _.57. shakespeares drama becomes a monument of the english _. 58. shakespeare was a _ for play-writing. 59. shakespeares _ people represent all the complexities and implications of real life. key to the blanks: 1. latin bible2. protestantis

42、m新教; catholicism天主教3. protestants4. john wycliffe; reformation5. william tindal6. authorized version, james i; king james bible.7. language; literature8. fixed; confirmed9. bible coinages10. simple; dignified庄严的，高贵的 11. william caxton12. reading; literature13. first14. shakespeare15. printer; publis

43、her16. 100; 2417. 15th ; prose18. national19. publisher; culture 20. 14th; 17th21. religious reformation22. feudalist ideas封建; interests; purity 23. humanism; human mind; human culture24. spenserian; edmund spenser; the faerie queene; ababbcbcc25. lancaster兰开斯特（美国 pennsylvania 东南部一城市，英格; york26. the

44、 reformation27. the enclosure movement; proletarians28. printing29. feudal; capitalism30. sheep devours吞食 men31. william viii32. renaissance文艺复兴33. henry howard, earl of surrey34. 96, sir thomas wyatt怀亚特, 40, henry howard, earl of surrey35. poetry36. utopia, book one; poverty37. private ownership38.

45、 italian/ petrarchan ; shakespearean 39. drama40. bible 41. real42. conflict; evil; allegorical寓言的，讽喻的43. clown小丑44. greek; latin45. structure; style; comedy; tragedy46. 16th47. gammer gurtons needle 葛顿大娘的缝衣针48. gorboduc 高波特克49. drama戏剧50. london51. 156752. elizabethan theatres53. actress; boys54. c

46、ountryside55. master56. adaptation (revision)57. renaissance58. master-hand (能手) 59. full-blood战争 勇敢的,坚强的”(war hardy,brave,strong);. say true or false. 1. the old english aristocracy 贵族having been exterminated (wiped out) in the course of the war of the roses, a new nobility高贵, totally dependent on

47、kings power, come to the fore涌现. t2. absolute monarchy in england reached its summit during the reign of queen elizabeth. t3. the progress of bourgeois economy made england a powerful state and enabled her in 1588 to inflict a defeat on the spanish invincible armada. t4. the protestant reformation w

48、as in essence a religious movement in a political guise. f. (a political movement in a religious guise)5. before the reformation, the english bible was universally used by the catholic churches.f(the latin bible)6. walter raleigh wrote his history of the world in imprisonment.t 7. more the man is ev

49、en more interesting than more the writer. f (sidney) 8. utopia, book one, describes an ideal communist society.t 9. translations occupied an important place in the english renaissance. t 10. philip sidneys collection of love sonnets is astrophel and stella. t 11. the miracle plays were not forbidden

50、 to perform in churches after the actors introduced secular and even comical elements into the performance.t 12. the writer of gammer gurtons needle is unknown.t 13. two lawyers who wrote gorboduc were thomas sackville (托马斯萨克维尔) and thomas norton（托马斯诺顿）. f ( book two)14. shakespeares sonnets are div

51、ided into three groups: numbers 117, numbers 18126, and numbers 127154. t 15. shakespeares sonnets are written for variety of virtues. t16. engels said, “realism implies, besides truth in detail, the truthful reproduction of typical characters under typical circumstances.” t17. shakespeare wrote abo

52、ut his own people and for his own time. t 18. shakespeares one play contains one theme. (contains more than one theme)f19. to reproduce the real life, shakespeare often combines the majestic with the funny, the poetic with the prosaic(散文体的) and tragic with the comic.t 20. engels called shakespeares

53、plays the “shakespearean vivacity (活泼、快活) and wealth of (大量的) action”. t22utopia is mores masterpiece, written in the form of letters between more and hythloday, a voyage. f a conversation)21. 22. sir philip sidney is well-known as a poet and dramatist. f(poet and critic of poetry)23. carl marx comm

54、ented highly on mores utopia and mentioned it in his great work, the capital.f24. the highest glory of the english renaissance was unquestionably its poetry. f (darma)25. the miracle plays were simple plays based on bible stories, such as the creation of the world, noah and the flood, and the birth of christ.t 26. grammer gurtons needle is the first english comedy, gorboduc the first english tragedy.t 27. both the gentlemen a