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1、-. z.*师*大学标准试卷题型2015 2016 学年第2学期考试日期 2016 年6月18日科目：英美文学选读辅修英语专业本科14年级 _ 班* _题号一二三四五六七八总分分值10202050100得分我承诺，遵守*师*大学考场规则，诚信考试。签名：_I.Match the items in Column A with those of Column B (10 points in all, 1 points for each)1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.II. Choose the best answers to fill the following bl

2、anks(20points, 1 point for each blank)1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.III. Answer the following questions in your own words (20 points in all, 10points for each): 简答题IV. Topic Discussion (50 points in all, 25points for each)阐述1.2. 英美文学考题考试复习题1.Match the items in

3、Column A with those of Column B (10 points in all, 1 points for each)Works of the authors: An Essay on Criticism Robison Crusoe Gullivers TravelsDictionary of the English LanguageTom JonesDavid CopperfieldDon JuanTESS OF THE DURBERVILLES Vanity Fair The Merchant of Venice The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

4、Pride and PrejudiceThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer Column A: authors Ale*ander PopDaniel DefoeJonathan SwiftSamuel JohnsonHenry FieldingDickensByronThomas HardyThackerayWilliam Shakespeare Washington IrvingMark Twain Jane AustenII. Choose the best answers to fill the following blanks(20points, 1 point

5、for each blank)1. In the 14th century, the most important writer (poet) is _ . A. Langland B. Wycliffe C. Gower D. Chaucer2. The prevailing form of Medieval English literature is _.A. novel B. drama C. romance D. essay3. After the Norman Conquest, three languages co-e*isted in England at that time.

6、The Normans spoke _.A. French B. English C. Latin D. Swedish4.Doyouthink,becauseIampoor,obscure,plain,andlittle,IamsoullessandheartlessAndifGodhad treatedmewithsomebeauty,andmuchwealth,Ishouldhavemadeitashardforyoutoleaveme,asitisnowformetoleaveyou.Theabovequotedpassageismostprobablytakenfrom_. A. P

7、rideandPrejudice B. JaneEyreC. WutheringHeights D. GreatE*pectationsThe progress in industry at home stimulated the mercial e*pansion abroad. _ encouraged e*ploration and travel, which were patible with the interests of the English merchants.A. Henry V. B. Henry VIIC. Henry VIII D. Queen ElizabethTh

8、e most gifted of the “university wits was _. A. Lyly B. Peele C. Greene D. MarloweUtopia was written in the form of _. A. prose B. drama C. essay D. dialogue Among many poetic forms, Shakespeare was especially at home (good at) with the _.A. dramatic blank verse B. song C. sonnet D. coupletIn the pl

9、ays, Shakespeare used about _words.A. 15000 B. 16000 C. 17000 D. 18000_has been called the summit of the English Renaissance.A. Christopher Marlow B. Francis Bacon C. W. Shakespeare D. Ben Johnson 11. Sentimentalism is mostly seen in _. A. poetry B. novels C. drama D. romance12_ piled the A Dictiona

10、ry of the English Language which became the foundation of all the subsequent English dictionaries.A. Ben Johnson B. Samuel Johnson C. Ale*ander Pope D. John Dryden13. Which play is regarded as the best English edy since ShakespeareA. She Stoops to Conquer B. The RivalsC. The School for Scandal D. Th

11、e Conscious Lovers14. _ is the greatest representative of English critical realism.A. Jane Austen B. Thackeray C. Dickens D. Charlotte 15.In the novel _, Dickens describes the Chartist Movement and shows his sympathy for the workers.A. Great E*pectations B. A Tale of Two CitiesC. Hard Times D. Olive

12、r Twist_ is often regarded as the semi-autobiography of the author Dickens in which the early life of the hero is largely based on the authors early life.A. The Curiosity ShopB. David CopperfieldC. Oliver Twist D. Great E*pectationsWhich of the following is Thackerays masterpieceA. The Virginians B.

13、 The Books of SnobsC. The NewesD. Vanity FairThe title of the novel Vanity Fair was taken from Bunyans masterpiece _.A. The Pilgrims Progress B. Child Harolds PilgrimageC. Gullivers Travels D. The Canterbury TalesEmily Bronte wrote only one novel entitled _.A. Jane Eyre B. Agnes GreyC. Wuthering Hei

14、ghts D. EmmaDickens third literary period shows intensifying _.A. optimism B. e*citement C. irritation D. pessimismThe Victorian Literature began in_ and ended in _.A. 18371900 B. 18351901 C. 18321902 D. 18301903Charles Dickens was impressive for his _.A. wide spread of critical realism B. his spiri

15、t of democracy and humanismhis unforgettable figures with satire and simple and clear languageincluding A, B and CThe two cities in A Tale of Two Cities refer to _.A. London and New York B. London and ParisC. Paris and New York D. Brussels and WashingtonByrons _ is regarded as the great poem of the

16、Romantic Age.A. Childe Harolds Pilgrimage B. Hours of IdlenessC. LaraD.Don JuanThe publication of _ marks the beginning of the Romantic Movement in England.A. “Tintern Abbey B. Lyrical BalladsC. Frost at Night D. “The DaffodilsThe themes of Pride and Prejudice are _.A. pride and prejudice B. the wri

17、ters own personalitiesC. love and marriage D. Both A and CSome critics think that some of Byrons poems show his _.A. individual heroism and pessimism B. love of nature and optimism C. love of old writers D. hatred for the imperialism The Romantic Age began in_ and came to an end in _.A. 17891821 B.

18、17781823 C. 17981832 D. 17681819Byron, Shelley and Keats belong to Romantic poets of _ generation.A. the first B. the second C. the third D. the forth30. Romanticism was a literary trend prevailing in English during the period from 1798 to 1832. The Romantic writers.A. paid great attention to the sp

19、iritual and emotional life of manB. were discontent with the development of industrialism and capitalism, and presented the social evils minutely in their worksC. took pains to portray a world of harmony and balance(057)D. tended to glorify Rome and advocated rational Italian and French art as super

20、ior to the native traditions31. Which of the following poems is a landmark in English poetryALyrical Ballads by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor ColeridgeB“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William WordsworthC“Remorse by Samuel Taylor ColeridgeDLeaves of Grass by Walt Whitman32. The literary form

21、which is fully developed and the most flourishing during the Romantic Period is _. Aprose Bdrama Cnovel Dpoetry33. Through the character of Elizabeth, Jane Austen emphasizes the importance of _ for woman.A. marriageB. physical attractivenessC. independence and self-confidenceD. submissive character3

22、4. All of the following poets are regarded as “Lake Poets E*CEPT_. A. Samuel Taylor Coleridge B. Robert Southey C. William Wordsworth D. William Blake35. English Romanticism,as a historical phase of literature,is generally said to have begun with the publication of Wordsworth and Coleridges_. A. Poe

23、tical Sketches B. A Defence of PoetryC. Lyrical Ballads D. The Prelude36. Jane Austens practical idealism is that love should be justified by _ and disciplined by self-control.A. reason B. senseC. rationality D. sensibility37. .In his poem “Tiger, Tiger, William Blake e*presses his perception of the

24、 “fearful symmetry of the big cat. The phrase “fearful symmetry suggests.A. the tigers two eyes which are dazzlingly bright and symmetrically setB. the poets fear of the predatorC. the analogy of the hammer and the anvilD. the harmony of the two opposite aspects of Gods creation38.The poems such as

25、“The Chimney Sweeper are found in both Songs of Innocence and Songs of E*perience by. A. William WordsworthB. William Blake C. John Keats D. Lord Gordon Byron39 .William Wordsworth, a romantic poet, advocated all of the following e*cept. A. normal contemporary speech patternsB. humble and rustic lif

26、e as subject matterC. elegant wording and inflated figures of speechD. intensely subjective feeling toward individual e*perience40. Among the following British Romantic poets _ is regarded as a “worshipper of nature. A. William Blake B. William Wordsworth C. George Gordon Byron D. John Keats41. Poet

27、ry is defined by _ as “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings, which originates in emotion recollected in tranquility. A. William Wordsworth B. William Blake C. Percy Bysshe Shelley D. Robert Southey42. The major representatives of the poetic revolution in English Romantic period were Samuel

28、Taylor Coleridge and _.A. William Blake B. William WordsworthC. John Keats D. Percy Bysshe Shelley43. “If Winter es, can Spring be far behind The quoted line es from _.A. Shelleys “Ode to the West Wind B. Walt Whitmans Leaves of GrassC. John Miltons Paradise Lost DJohn Keats “Ode on a Grecian Urn44.

29、 “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. The quoted part is taken from _. AJane EyreBWuthering Heights CPride and PrejudiceDSense and Sensibility45. The major theme of Jane Austens novels is_. A. love and money B. money and social status C. social status and marriage D. love and marriageIII. Answer the following questions in your own words (20 points in all, 10points for each): Give a brief answer in yo