英美文学选读-英国-新古典主义时期-练习题汇总

1、（浙 0710）B. the Ase of ReasonD. the Age of Gloiy1. The 18th-century England is known as （A. the Age of PuritanismC. the Era of Capitalism2. English Enlighteners in the 18th century held as the yardstick for the measurement of all human activities and relations. （ -j 1A. propertyC. emotionB. education

2、D. reason3. In the Enlightenment Movement, the progressive representatives intended.（浙 0810）A. to call the people to fight against poverty and hardshipB. to tell people to economize and to accumulate wealthC. to enlighten the whole world with the light of modern philosophical and artistic ideasD. to

3、 instruct people to obtain their present social status through hard work4. As to education, the enlighteners thought that.（浙0310）A. human beings were limited, dualistic, imperfect, and not capable of rationality and perfection through education.B. universal education was unnecessary.C. if the common

4、 people were well educated, there would be sr eat chance for a democraticandequal human society.D. most of the human beings were perfect themselves, so only a few needed furthereducation.5. V/hy did the enlighteners regard education the major means to improve the society and（浙 0710）the people?（A. Be

5、cause most of the human beings were perfect themselves, so only a few needed further education.B. If the common people were well educated, there would be great chance for a democratic and equal human society.C. Because universal education was limited , dualistic, imperfect, and unnecessary.D. Becaus

6、e human beings were not capable of rationality and perfection through education.6. About reason , the enlighteners thought.（浙0210）A. reason or rationality should be the only, the final cause of any human thought and activitiesB. reason couldn't lead to truth and justiceC. superstition was above

7、reason and rationalityD. equality and science is contraiy to reason and rationality7. In the field of literature, the Enlightenment Movement brought about the tendency of ( )A. realismB. puritanismC. neoclassicismD. romanticism8. Which of the following statements about Neo-Classicism and Enlightenme

8、nt Movement is true?A. The Enlightenment was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the 17th century.B. Neo-Classicism found its artistic models in the classical literature of the ancient Greek and Roman writers like Homer, Virg", Horace, Ovid, etc. and in the contempo

9、rary French writers.C. Neo-Classicism put the stress on the classical artistic ideals of order, logic, proportion, spontaneous emotion, and passion.D. Satire was much used in writing in the neo-classic works. English literature of this age produced a distinguished satirist Daniel Defoe.9. V/hich of

10、the following descriptions of Enlightenment Movement is NOT true?()A. It was a progressive intellectual movement that flourished in France.B. It was a furtherance of the Renaissance of the 15th and 16th centuries.C. The purpose was to enlighten the whole world with modern philosophical and artistic

11、ideas.D. The Enlighteners advocate individual education, fcommon people)10. The enlighteners placed much emphasis on reason, because they thought ()(浙0710)A. superstition was above reason and rationality.B. reason and emotion both could lead to truth and justice.C. reason or rationality should be th

12、e only, the final cause of any human thought and activities.D. equality and science is contraiy to reason and rationality.11. All of the following statements can correctly describe the Enlightenment Movement EXCEPTA. The movement flourished in France.B. The movement was a furtherance of the Renaissa

13、nce.C. The purpose of the movement was to enlighten the whole world.D. The purpose of the movement was to enhance the religious education.12. As a representative of the Enlightenment, was one of the first to introduce rationalismtoEngland.(094)A. John BunyanB. Daniel DefoeC. Alexander PopeD. Jonatha

14、n Swift13. (The) () was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the18thcentury.(054)A. RomanticismB. HumanismC. EnlightenmentD. Sentimentalism14. According to the neoclassicists, all forms of literature were to be modeled after the classical works of the ancient Greek and wr

15、iters.0210)A. ItalianB. BritishC. GermanD. Roman15. V/hich of the following statements is true according to the principles of the neoclassicists?(浙 0801)A. All forms of literature were to be modeled after the classical works of the ancient Greek and Roman writers.B. They tried to delight, instruct a

16、nd correct human beings as social animals.C. They tried to develop a polite, urbane, witty and intellectual art.D. All of the above.16. The neoclassicists did not believe that ()(浙0710)A. the literature should be used to delight and instruct human beings.B the artistic ideals should be order, logic,

17、 restrained emotion and accuracy.C. the literary works should be created independently and originally.D. both A and C17. The great political and social events in the English society of neoclassical period were thefollowing EXCEPT.(104)A. the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660 B. the Great Plague

18、 of 1665C. the Great London Fire in 1666D. the Wars of Roses in 1689 455-1487,18. The 18th century witnessed a new literary form - the modern English novel, which, contrary to the medieval romance, gives a presentation of life of the common people.(044)A. romanticB. realistic C. prophetic D. idealis

19、tic19. Which of the following terms can be used to refer to the 18th-century English literature?A. The Age of Romance.B. The Age of Drama .C. The Age of Prose.D. The Age of Poetry.20. The belief of the eighteenth - centuiy neoclassicists in England led them to seek thefollowing(104)A. proportionB. U

20、nityEXCEPTC. harmonyD. spirit21. The British bourgeois or middle class believed in the following notions EXCEPT.(094)A. self esteemB. self - relianceC. self - restraintD. hard work22. In the 18th century, the British government was mainly controlled by two political parties in turn. They are ()(浙 08

21、01)A. the upper House and the lower House.B. the House of Lords and the House of Representatives.C. the Whigs and the Tories.D. the Senate and the House of Representatives.23. Contraiy to the traditional romance of aristocrats, the modern English novel gives a realisticpresentationoflifeof.(084)A. t

22、he common English peopleB. the upper classC, the rising bourgeoisieD. the enterprising landlords24. The principal elements of in the late eighteenth century are violence, horror;and the supernatural, which strongly appeal to reader's emotion.() ( - )3(浙 0601)A. history novel B. Gothic novel C. r

23、omantic novel D. sentimental novel25. ''Graveyard School” writers are the following sentimentalists EXCEPT . (094)A. James ThomsonB. William CollinsC. William CowperD. Thomas Jackson古墓眼兮人一遍埠Q科林林4代26. The poem uElegy Written in a Country Churchyard”总因挽待 established as theleader of the sentime

24、ntal poetry of the day , especially “the Graveyard School". ()(047)A. Thomas Gray 谛姆圻 #B. Samuel JohnsonC. John BunyanD. John Milton27. Neoclassicists had some fixed laws and rules for prose EXCEPT. ( 一 )4()A. being preciseB. being directC. being flexibleD. being satiric28. In the theatrical wo

25、rld of the neoclassical period,was the leading figure among the host of playwrights.A. William BlakeC, Ben JonsonB. Richard Brinsley Sheridan出立丹D. Bernard Shaw29. Richard Brinsley Sheridan was the only English dramatist of the century. （浙0810）A. sixteenthB. seventeenth （ -） 5C. eighteenthD. nineteen

26、th30. In the last few decades of the 18th century, the neoclassicism was gradually replaced by _. （浙 0510）A. romanticismB. critical realismC. modernismD. naturalism31. The middle of the 18th century saw a newly rising literary form-（ 0301）A. the modern English novelB. the modern English poetryC. the

27、 modern English dramaD. both A and B32. Britain witnessed two major romantic poets in the later half of the 18th century. They are（）（浙070”A. John Milton and William Blakef -J 6B. Robert Burns and John KeatsC. George Herbert and John Donne33.D. Robert Burns and William Blakewas the last greatest neoc

28、lassicist enlightener in the later 18th century.0501）A. Henry FieldingC. Richard SteeleB. Alexander PopeD. Samuel Johnson34. was the last great neoclassicist enlightener in the later eighteenth century. He was very much concerned with the theme of the vanity of human wishes. （） f -J 7（浙 0901JA. Will

29、iam BlakeB. Samuel JohnsonC. Thomas GrayD. Henry Fielding35. Which of the following authors does not belong to the enlighteners of the 18th century?（浙 0701）A. Jonathan Swift.B. Walter Scott.C. Daniel Defoe.D. Henry Fielding.Daniel Defoe36. Which of the following is not Daniel Defoe's works?（浙 07

30、10 ）A. Gulliver's Travels Jonathan SwiftB. Captain SingletonC. Moll FlandersD. Robinson Crusoe37. In Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe glorifies all the following qualities of middle-class men EXCEPT.A. the indisnity of labourB. religious devotionC. loyalty to the kingD. pioneering spirit38. In Robi

31、nson Crusoe, the writer glorifies ()( 1 )8(浙 0710)A. pride and happiness.B. independence and strong will.C. human labor and the Puritan fortitude. D. hard work and success.39. The language in Robinson Crusoe is ().(浙 0310)A. easy, smooth and colloquialB. difficult and artificialC. lengthy and imagin

32、ativeD. obscene and difficult40. The novels of are the first literary works devoted to the study of problems of thelower-class people.A. BunyanB. DefoeC. FieldingD. Swift41. Defoe's group of four novels are the first literary works devoted to the study of problems of the lower-class people. They

33、 are the following EXCEPT . ( 一 )9 (107；A. Captain SingletonB. Moll FlandersC. RoxanaD. Robinson Crusoe42. Daniel Defoe, at the age of nearly 60, started his first noveluniversally(浙 0410)A. Robinson CrusoeC. Colonel JockconsideredhisB. Moll FlandersD. Captain Singleton,which ismasterpiece.考试资料43. D

34、aniel Defoe's A. Colonel JackC. Captain Singleton(104)()B. A Tale of a TubD. Colonel Jackis universally considered as his masterpiece.B. Robinson CrusoeD. A Journal of the Plague Year44. Daniel Defoe's works are all the following EXCEPTA. Moll FlandersC. A Journal of the Plague Year45. Danie

35、l Defoe describes as a typical English Middle- class man of theeighteenth century, the very prototype of the empire builder or the pioneer colonist.3A. Ibm JonesB. GulliverC.Moll Flanders D. Robinson Crusoe46. Daniel Defoe describes as a typical English middle - class man of the eighteenthcentury, t

36、he very prototype of the empire builder, the pioneer colonist.()A. Robinson CrusoeB. Moll FlandersC. GulliverD. Tom Jones47. The hero Robinson Crusoe is a typical ( ) man, who has a great capacity for work, inexhaustible energy, courage, patience and persistence in overcoming obstacles and strugglin

37、g against the hostile natural environment.(浙0510)A. seventeenth-century English upper classB. eishteenth-century English middle classC. seventeenth-century English working classD. eighteenth-century English lower class48. The hero Robinson Crusoe is a typical 18th century English middle-calss man wh

38、o _.(浙 0610)A. has a great capacity for work, inexhaustible energy, courage, patience and persistence in overcoming obstacles and struggling against the hostile natural environment.B. has strong will, but can't endure life's loneliness.C. has a great capacity for work, but is frightened by t

39、he hostile natural environment.D. thinks all the people are born equal.49. The hero in Robinson Crusoe is the prototype of () ( - )10 (浙 0210) ( 浙0810 JA. the then progressive bourgeoisieB. the empire builderC. the pioneer colonistD. all of the above50. In his novel, Robinson Crusoe, Defoe eulogizes

40、 the hero of the ? (047)A. aristocratic classB. enterprising landlordsC. ri si ns bourgeoisieD. hard-working people51. , an adventure stoiy very much in spirit of the time, is universally considered Defoe's masterpiece.(浙0501)A. Moll FlandersB. Colonel JockC. Robinson CrusoeD. Roxana52. Which of

41、 the following works best represents the national spirit of the 18th-century England?A. Robinson CrusoeB. Gulliver's Travels(044)C. Jonathan Wild the GreatD. A Sentimental Journey53. Crusoe is the hero in The life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Grusoe, of York, Mariner (also known

42、 as Robinson Crusoe)by . (034)A. Jonathan SwiftB. Daniel DefoeC. George EliotD. D.H.Lawrence54. All of the following novels by Daniel Defoe are the first literary works devoted to the study of problems of the lower-class people EXCEPT . (084)A. Robinson CrusoeB. Captain SingletonC. Moll FlandersD. C

43、olonel Jack(浙 0401)55. Which of the following is NOT Defoe's work?( )A. Moll FlandersB. Colonel JockC. Silas MarnerD. RoxanaJonathan Swift56. Which of the following is true about Jonathan Swift's thoughts as a representative of the enlightenment movement? () (- J 11(浙 0701)A. To better human

44、 life, enlightenment is unnecessary.B Human nature is simple and naive.C. Human nature was destined and couldn't be changed.D. Ifs possible to reform and improve human nature and human institutions.57. English literature of the 18th century produces some excellent satirists, among v/hom is a mas

45、ter satirist.A. Jonathan SwiftB. Hemy FieldingC, Samuel RichardsonD. Thomas Gray58. As a master satirist, Swift's satire is usually masked by () ( -) 12(浙0710)A. outward gravity and apparent earnestness B. apparent eagerness and sincerityC. pessimism and bitternessD. seemingly gentleness and swe

46、etness59. In the book Gulliver Travels the hero traveled to the following places except () f 浙0810)A. the Indian IslandB. BrobdingnagC. LilliputD. the Houyhnhnm land60.In which of the following works can you find the proper names “Lilliput,“ "Brobdingnag,“Houyhnhnm,” and “Yahoo”？(034)A. James J

47、oyce's Ulsses.B. Charles Dickens's Bleak House.C. Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels.D. D. H. Lawrence's Women in love.61. Lilliput is in Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift.（浙0301）A. the name of the hero who made deep-sea voyagesB. an imaginary island inhabited by people n

48、ot more than six inches highC. a minor character who accompanied the hero during his voyagesD. the country of horses endowed with human intelligence62. Brobdingnag is an imaginary island where the inhabitants are. （ 一） 13 （浙 0301）A. ten times taller and larger than the ordinary human beingsB. the ho

49、rses who are hairy, v/ild, low and despicableC. the Yahoos who are wise and intelligentD. the small people who are only six inches tall63. The Houyhnhnms depicted by Jonathan Swift in Gulliver's Travels are.（）A.horses that are endowed with reasonB.pigmies that are endowed with admirable qualitie

50、sC.giants that are superior in wisdomD.hairy,wild, low and despicable creatures, who resemble human beings not only in appearance but also in some other ways.64. The Honyhnhnm Land is an imaginary island where.（浙0501）A. horses are endowed with reason and all good and admirable qualities.B. yahoos ar

51、e governing class.C. horses are hairy, wild, low and despicable brutes, who resemble human beings not only in appearance but also almost every other way.D. yahoos are possessed of reason.65. In the Houyhnhnm land, Gulliver found that were hairy, wild, low and despicablebrutes while are endowed with

52、reason and all good and admirable qualities. （ -J14A. the horses . the YahoosB. the horses . human beings f 浙0710）C. the Yahoos . the horsesD. the Yahoos . human beings66. In of Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift satirizes the western civilizationincluding false illusions about science, philosop

53、hy, history and immortality.A. the first voyage to Li Ui put A人明利利"W,伍 6 英寸高，B. the secondt voyage to Brobdingnag巨人岛布鲁布丁鲁那可，因王60英尺C. the third voyage to the Flying Island 飞岛一与世隔绝的世界D. the fourth voyage to Houyhnhnm land 智慧岛一马高度智慧阕泰 YAHOOS67. As a whole,is one of the most effective and devastati

54、ng criticisms and satires of all aspects in the then English and European life- socially, politically, religiously, philosophically,scientifically,andmorally.(044)A. Moll FlandersB. Gulliver's Travels ( -J 15C. Pilgrim's ProgressD. The School for Scandal68. Which of the following is true abo

55、ut the book Gulliver's Travels ?()A. It is a study of human nature and life.B. It has high artistic skills in making the story an organic whole.C. It makes criticisms and satires of all aspects in the contemporary English and European life.D. It is not a book of satire though it is a book of reb

56、ellion.69. The social significance of Gulliver's Travels lies in.(浙0210)A. the devastatins criticisms and satires of all aspects in the then English and European life.B. his artistic skill in making the story an organic wholeC. his central concern of study of human nature and lifeD. both B and C

57、70. As one of the greatest masters of English prose,defined a good style as “proper words in proper places”.(084JA. Henry FieldingB. Jonathan Swift (-) 16C Samuel JohnsonD. Alexander Pope71. Who defined a good style as “proper words in proper places?" 0307)A. Jonathan SwiftB. Charles DickensC. Edmund SpencerD. George Bernard Shaw72. A good style of proseu proper works in proper places” was defined by.()A. John MiltonB. Henry FieldingC. Jonathan SwiftD.T.S. Eliot73. Jonathan Swift's greatest satiric w