英语专业考研、专八英美文学习题集锦

英语专业考研、专八英美文学习题集锦

ChapterIAnIntroductiontoOldandMedievalEnglishLiterature&TheRenaissancePeriod

I.Choosetherightanswer:

1.Dr.Faustusisaplaybasedonthelegendofamagicianaspiringforandfinallymeeting

histragicendasaresultofsellinghissoultotheDevil.

A.British/immoralityB.French/moneyC.German/knowledgeD.American/politicalpower

Answer:C（可参考课本P21）

2.,isatypicalexampleofOldEnglishpoetry,isregardedtodayasthenationalepicofthe

Anglo-Saxons.

A.TheWife'sComplaintB.BeowulfC.TheDreamoftheRoodD.TheSeafarer

Answe亡B（可参考课本Pl）

3.It'sChauceralonewho,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliterature,presentedtousacomprehensive

realisticpictureoftheEnglishSocietyinhismasterpiece.

A.TheCanterburyTalesB.TheLegendofGoodWomenC.TroilusandCriseydeD.TheRomauntofthe

Rose.

Answer:A（可参考课本P4）

4.TheEssenceofRenaissance,themostsignificantintellectualmovement,was.

A.GeographicalexplorationB.Religiousreformat!onC.PublishingandtranslationD.Humanism.

Answer:D（可参考课本P8）

5.“PrinceArthur'sgreatestmissionishissearchforGloriana,withwhomhehasfalleninlovethrough

alovevision/Thetwofigurescomefrom.

A.ParadiseLostB.Dr.FaustusC.TheFaerieQueeneD.Hamlet

Answer:C（可参考课本P13）

6.In“Sonnet18",Shakespeare.

A.Meditateonthedestructivepoweroftimeandeternalbeautybypoetry.

B.Satirizehuman9svanity.C.Predicttheeternityoflove.D.Eulogizethepowerofthebeauty.

Answer:A（P37）

7.gavenewvigortotheblankversewithhis“mightylines"andmake9blankverse9theprinciple

vehicleofexpressionindrama.

A.SurreyB.WyattC.MarloweD.Sidney

Answer:C（P21）

8.Shakespeare'sgreatesttragediesarethefollowingworksexcept.

A.HamletB.KingLearC.RomeoandJulietD.Othello

Answer:C（P33）

9.TheRenaissancereferstobetween14th——mid-17thcentury,whichwasunderthereignof

Queen__andabsolutemonarchyinEnglandreacheditssummit,andinwhichthe9realmainstream

（真正的文学主流）'was.

A.Victoria/poetryB.Elizabeth/dramaC.Mary/novelD.James/drama

Answer:B（Pl1）

10.InTheLegendofGoodWomen,ChaucerusedforthefirsttimeinEnglishtherhymedcoupletof

iambicpentameter,whichistobecalledlater.

A.TheSpenserianstanzaB.TheheroiccoupletC.TheblankverseD.Thefreeverse

Answer:B(P5)

11.TheRedcrosseKnightin“TheFaerieQueene?,standsfor,andUnastandsfor.

A.bravery/chastityB.holiness/truthC.error/deliveryD.truegentleman/lady.

Answer:B(Pl6)

12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTregardedasoneofthecharacteristicsofRenaissance?

A.RediscoveryofancientRomanandGreekculture.

B.AttempttoremovetheoldfeudalistideasinMedievalEurope.

C.Exaltationofman'spursuitofhappinessinhislife,andtoleranceofman'sfoibles.

D.Praiseofman'seffortsinsouldeliveryandpersonalsalvation.

Answer:D(P7)

13.“Theslingsandarrowsofoutrageousfortune“isanexampleof.

A.MetaphorB.SimileC.IronyD.Personification

Answer:A(P55)

14.introducedthePetrarchansonnetintoEngland.

A.Anglos/SaxonsB.Normans/Anglo-SaxonsC.Greeks/RomansD.Romans/Normans

Answer:B(Pl1)

15.Itis__alonewho,fbrthefirsttimeinEnglishliteraturepresentedtousacomprehensiverealistic

pictureoftheEnglishsocietyofhistimeandcreatedawholegalleryofvividcharactersfromallwalks

oflife.

A.EdmundSpenserB.GeoffreyChaucerC.WilliamShakespeareD.JohnDonne

Answer:B(P4)

16.Thefollowingbelongtothecharacteristicsof9metaphysicalpoetry9representedby'JohnDonne9

except__.

A.ConceitsB.ActualimageryandsimpledictionC.ArgumentativeformD.Elegantstyle

Answer:D(P63)

17.ParadiseLostisactuallyastorytakenfrom.

A.GreekMythologyB.RomanlegendC.TheOldTestamentD.TheNewTestament

Answer:C(P73)

18.In“ParadiseLost”,Satansays“Wemaywithmoresuccessfulhoperesolve/Towagebyforceor

guileeternalwar,/IrreconcilabletoourgrandFoe“Whatdoesthe"Eternalwar"mean?

A.ToremoveGodfromhisthroneB.ToburntheHeavenDown

C.TocorruptGod'screationofmanandwoman----AdamandEveD.Tobeguileintoasnaketo

threatenman'slife

Answer:C(P71,节选部分在P75)

19.,thefirstofthegreattragedies,isgenerallyregardedasShakespeare^mostpopularplayon

thestage,forithasthequalitiesofa“blood-and-thunder“thrilleranda'philosophicalexploration9of

lifeanddeath.

A.TheMerchantofVeniceB.HamletC.KingLearD.TheWinter'sTale

Answer:B(P33)

20.Itwas__and___thetwoconqueststhatprovidedthesourcefortheriseandgrowthofEnglish

literature.

A.Anglos/SaxonsB.Normans/Anglo-SaxonsC.Romans/NormansD.Greeks/Romans

Answer:B(Pl)

21.ParadiseLostis__'smasterpiece,whichisanepicin12books,writteninblankverse,aboutthe

heroicrevoltofSatanagainstGod'sauthority.

A.JohnDonneB.ChristopherMarloweC.JohnMiltonD.EdmundSpenser

Answer:C(P71)

22.ThefollowingdescriptionfitintoMilton'except'.

A.agreatrevolutionarypoetofthe17thcenturyB.anoutstandingpoliticalpamphleteer

C.agreatstylistandmasterofblankverseD.akindofelegantandrefinestyle.

Answer:D(P70---73)

23.isnotwrittenbyJohnMilton.

A.SamsonAgonistesB.ParadiseLostC.ParadiseregainedD.Tamburlaine

Answer:D(P71)

24.Marlow'sgreatestachievementisthatheperfectedthe?blankverse',andheisregardedas'the

pioneerofEnglishdrama\whichofthefollowingisnotwrittenbyhim?

A.TamburlaineB.TheJewofMaltaC.ThePassionatetoHisLoveD.TheSunRising

Answer:D(P20)

25.EssaysisthefirstexampleofthatgenreinEnglishliterature,whichhasbeenrecognizedasan

importantlandmarkinthedevelopmentofEnglishprose.

A.JohnMilton'sB.FrancisBacon'sC.Montaigne^D.ThomasGray's

Answer:B(P58)

26.Wasknownas"thepoets'poet”.

A.WilliamShakespeareB.EdmundSpenserC.JohnDonneDJohnMilton

Answer:B(P15)

27.“Andwewillmaketheebedsofroses/Andathousandfragrantposies/Acapofflowers,anda

kirtle/Embroideredallwithleavesofmyrtle."Theabovelinesareprobablytakenfrom.

A.Spenser'sTheFaerieQueeneB.JohnDonne'sTheSunRising

C.Shakespeare'sSonnet18D.Marlow5sThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove.

Answer:D(P28)

28.WhichofthefollowingstatementbestillustratesthethemeofShakespeare'sSonnet18?

A.ThespeakereulogizesthepowerofNature.B.Thespeakersatirizeshumanvanity.

C.Thespeakerpraisesthepowerofartisticcreation.D.Thespeakermeditatesonman'ssalvation.

Answer:C(P37)

II.Readthequotedpartandanswerthequestions:

1.“ForhereinFortuneshowsherselfmorekind

Thanishercustom.Itisstillheruse

Toletthewretchedmanoutlivehiswealth,

Toviewwithholloweyeandwrinkledbrow

Anageofpoverty;fromwhichling'ringpenance

Ofsuchmiserydothshecutmeoff9

1.Identifythetitleoftheworksandauthor.

2.Explain6(fromwhich...cutmeoff'.

3.Whathappenedtohim,whichcausedthewords?

参考答案：

Thelinesarefrom"TheMerchantofVenice",

WilliamShakespeare.(P48)

2)Thissentencemeansshe,'LadyFortune(命运女神)'，ismorekindtohimbecausesheistaking

awaybothhiswealthandlife.

3)ThespeakerisAntonio,it'ssaidthathisshiphaveallbeenlost,andheispenniless,andwillhaveto

paythepoundofflesh.(BecauseShylockhasmadeastrangebondthatrequiresAntoniotopayhima

poundoffleshifhecan'trepayhimthemoneythatheborrowedforhisfriendinduetime.)(P38)

2.6<Readnottocontractandconfuse,nottobelieveandtakeforgranted,nortofindtalkanddiscourse,

buttoweighandconsider”

l)Identifytheworkandauthor.

2)Whatideadoesthepassageexpress?

参考答案：

1)Thesentencecomesfrom“OfStudies“writtenby9FrancisBacon\(P61)

2)TheSentencetalksabouttheproperwaytoread:Whenyouread,don'tbepuzzledbythecontentof

thebook;don'ttakeitforgranted;don'tquotetoomuchfromthebook;beforeacceptingitsidea,

you'dbetterthinkaboutitsshortcomingsandconsideritfromallsides.

3.“Norlosepossessionofthatfairthouow'st;

Norshalldeathbragthouwander^tinhisshade,

Whenineternallinestotimethougrow'st:

Solongasmencanbreathe,oreyescansee,

Solonglivesthis,andthisgiveslifetothee.

1)Wheredoesthepoemcomesfrom?Whowroteit?

Whatdoes“eternallines"mean?

Interpretitbriefly.

参考答案：1)Thepoemis“ShallIComparetheetoaSummer'sDay"，byShakespeare.(P38)

2)Eternallinesmeansthelinesofthepoemandothersonnets.(P38)

3)Itmeans:youwillnotloseyourbeauty,anddeathwillnotthreatenyouwithdarkness,either.As

longasmancanliveintheworld,theywillseeyourbeautyinmylinesofmypoem,whichhasgiven

youeternallife.(OrAnicesummer'sdayisusuallytransient,butthebeautyinpoetrycanlastforever.

(P37)

4.”...Allisnolost:theunconquerablewill,

Andstudyofrevenge,immortalhate,

Andcouragenevertosubmitoryield:

Andwhatiselsenottobeovercome?.......

IrreconcilabletoourgrandFoe”

1)Pleaseidentifythepoemandthepoet.

2)Interpref'allisnotlost”.

3)Whatdoesthewholepassagemean?

参考答案：1)ItistakenfromJohnMilton's"ParadiseLostM.(P74)

2)“aHisnotlost“isthewordfromSatan——SatanandotherangelsrebelagainstGod,buttheyare

drivenfromHeavenintohell.Inthefireofthehell,Satanisdeterminedtofightback,justlikewhathe

says:notallislost,theunconquerablewill,thedeephatred,andthecouragetofighttilldeathstill

remain.(P71)

3)ThispassageshowsSatan'swillnottosubmit(月艮从),andthedesiretolongfbrfreedom;tobeg

Godfbrmercyandworshiphispowerismoreshamefulanddisgracefulthanthedownfall.(P71)

5.“Ifhebenotapttobeatovermatters,lethimstudythelawyer'scases.Soeverydefectofthemind

mayhaveaspecialreceipt.”

Questions:3)Whatdoes“beatovermatters,9mean?

4)Whatdoes"receipt'referto?

5)Fromwhichessaydoestheabovesentencescome,whatistheessaymainlyabout?

参考答案：l)Itmeans:makethroughexaminationsofthings.(P63)

2)4tReceipf,referstocure,prescription.(P63)

3)Thesentencesarefrom“OfStudies”(FrancisBacon).Itisthemostpopularofbacon9sessays.It

analyzeswhatstudieschieflyservefor,thedifferentwaysadoptedbydifferentpeopletopursue

studies,andhowstudiesexertinfluenceoverhumancharacter.(P60一61)

6.6tWhat,isgreatMephistophilistopassionate

Forbeingdeprivedofthejoysofheaven?

LearnthouofFaustusmanlyfortitude

Andscornthosejoysthounevershaltpossess.

SayhewillsparehimFourandtwentyyears

Lettinghimliveinallvoluptuousness

Havingtheeevertoattendonme...

Questions:

1)Identifythepassageandauthor;

2)“Sayhesurrendersuptohimhissoul”，whowillsurrenderhissoul?Whatfor?

3)Whoarethee?Whatwillhedo?

参考答案：

1)Thepassagecomesfrom"Dr.Faustus“writtenbyChristopherMarlowe.(P25—26)

2)Dr.Faustuswillsurrenderhissoultodevil.Becausehewasagreatscholarwhohasastrongdesire

to9getknowledge9invain,finallyhe5madeabond'tosellhissoultoDevilinreturnfor24yearsof

lifeinwhichhemaygetanythinghedesires.(P22)

3)The“thee”,refersto"Mephistophilis”,theDeviFsservant.

HehelpedDr.Faustustodoanythinghewants.(P22)

7.“Busyoldfool,unrulysun,

Whydoesthouthus,

Throughwindowsandthroughcurtainscallonus?”

Questions:

6)Identifytheworkandauthor.

7)Whatideadoesthepassageexpress?

参考答案：

l)Thepassagecomesfrom"TheSunRising"，writtenby'JohnDonne\(P66)

2)Thespeakerquestionsthesun'sauthorityandspeakscondescendingly,placingthesuninthestatus

ofasubordinate.Inthelover'skingdom,thesunhasnorighttodictatethetimeofdayorthepassing

ofseasons.Hispresenceintheirbedchamberisanintrusionontheirprivacy.

III.Questionsandanswers:

1.HowdoyouknowaboutRenaissance?GiveasummeryaboutEnglishliteratureintheperiod?

参考答案:

l.TheRenaissancereferstotheperiodbetween14th——mid-17thcentury.ItfirststartedinItaly.

2.TheRenaissancemeansrebirthorrevival——thediscoveryofancientRomanandGreekculture.

3.Inessence,TheRenaissanceisahistoricalperiodinwhichtheEuropeanhumanistthinkersand

scholarstriedtogetridoftheoldfeudalistideasinmedievalEurope,tointroducenewideasthat

expressedtheinterestsoftherisingbourgeoisie/middleclass,andtorecoverthepurityoftheearly

churchfromthecorruptionofRomanCatholicchurch.

4.HumanismistheessenceofRenaissance--Manisthemeasureofallthings.Thehumanism

exalted/praisedhumannatureandemphasizedthedignityofhumanbeingsandthepresentlife.They

thoughtmanhadtherighttoenjoythebeautyoflifeandhadtheabilitytoperfecthimselfandmade

wonders,whichgotreadyfortheappearanceofthegreatElizabethanwritersinBritain.Poetryand

dramawerethemostoutstandingliteraryforms.

5.Shakespeare,MarloweandFrancisBaconetc.weretheremarkablerepresentativesoftheEnglish

Renaissance.

（可参考课本P7—12）

2.PleasegiveabriefanalysisofHamlets“Tobeornottobe,?soliloquy(独白).

参考答案：

“Tobeornottobe"is'aphilosophicalexplorationoflifeanddeath\Thesoliloquycondemnedthe

hypocrisyandtreacheryandgeneralcorruptionoftheworld,andrevealedthecharacterof

Hamlet-soSpeculative,questioning,contemplativeandmelancholy./gloomy,.Itwasnotbecausehe

wasnotabletotakeactiontorevenge,butbecauseofhis?hesitative/hesitantcharacter9,whenthe

chanceforactioncame,itseemeddefeat.

Itcanbeinterpretedas:Hamletbearstheheavyburdenofthedutytorevengehisfather'sdeath,heis

forcedtoliveinthesuspenseoffactsandfiction,languageandaction.Heconsidersthatitwouldbe

betterto'commitsuicide5,butbeingscaredofwhatmighthappentohimintheafterlife.Soheputoff

thethingbecauseofthesin.Heconsiderstheplancarefullyonlytofindreasonfornotcarryingitout.

Thesoliloquyconveys'thesenseofworld-weariness(厌世)(P33-34)

3.WhatcommonfeaturesdothecharactersshareinMarlow'sworks?(Nomorethan150words)

参考答案：

ThecreationofTheRenaissanceheroisoneofMarlow'scontributions.

1)Suchaheroisalwaysindividualisticandfullofambition,feeingbravelythechallengefromgodand

men.Theyhadhumandignityandcapacity,tryingtogetheaven/highestideasontheearthbytheir

ownefforts.

2)Forexample:TamburlaineisacharacterwrittenbyMarlowe.Bydepictingagreatherowithhigh

ambitionandsheerbrutalfbrc4einconquering,Marlowevoicedthesupremedesireofmanfor

infinite/limitlesspowerandauthority.InDr.Faustus,Marlowecelebratedthehumanpassionfbr

knowledge,powerandhappiness.

3)TamburlaineandDr.FaustusaretypicalinowningsuchRenaissancespirit,Tamburlaine,beinga

cruelconquer,foundhappinessinconqueringotherkingdom.Onlydeathcoulddefeathim.While

Dr.Faustus,amoreintrospectiveandphilosophicalfigure,hadhighspiritfbrknowledgebuthehadsin

forhavingdespairinGodandtrustinDevil.(P20一22)

4.WhatarethemainthemesofShakespeare'splays?

参考答案：

Shakespeare^playsaredividedinto3types:comedies,tragediesandhistoricalplays.

1)Hishistoricalplaysarewiththetheme---nationalunityunderamightandjustsovereign/ruleris

necessary.

2)Inhisromanticcomedies,hetakesanoptimisticattitudetowardlovefriendshipandyouth.

3)Inhistragedies,Shakespearealwaysportrayssomenobleheroes,whofacestheinjusticeoflifeand

iscaughtinadifficultsituationandwhosefateiscloselyconnectedwiththefateofhisnation.Each

herohashisweaknessofnature.Wealsoseetheconflictbetweentheindividualandtheevilforcein

thesociety.Andhismajorcharactersarealwaysindividualsrepresentingcertaintypes.

5.PleasecommentonthecharacterofSatanin""ParadiseLost.^^

参考答案：

Satanisarebellious(叛逆的)figureagainstGodinliterature,defeated,heandhisrebelangelswere

castintohell.However,Satanrefusedtoaccepthisfailure,swearingthat"allwasnotlost”andthathe

wouldrevengeforhisdownfall.ThefreedomofthewillisthekeystoneofSatan'scharacter,which

wastheimportantspiritoftherisingmiddleclass.WhilehetemptedAdamandEve,whichprovedhis

evilness.

6.WhatarethecharacteristicsoftheHumanism?

参考答案：D'Humanism'istheessenceofRenaissance.

2)Humanistsseethathumanbeingsweregloriouscreaturescapableofindividualdevelopmentinthe

directionofperfection,andthattheworldtheyinhabitedwastheirsnottodespise(轻视)but

to9question,explore,andenjoy\

3)Theyalsobelievethatmandidnotonlyhavetherighttoenjoythebeautyofthislife,buthadthe

abilitytoperfecthimselfandtoperformwonders(创造奇迹).(P8)

Chapter2TheNeoclassicalPeriod

I.Choosetherightanswer:

1.bringsHenryFieldingthenameofthe"ProseHomer”.

A.ThePilgrim'sProgressB.TomJonesC.RobisonCrusoeD.ColonelJack

Answer:B(Pl22)

2.AlexanderPopeworkedpainstakinglyonhispoems

andfinallybroughttoitslastperfectionDryden

hadsuccessfullyusedinhisplays.

A.theheroiccoupletB.thefreeverseC.theblankverseD.theSpenserianstanza

Answer:A(P92)

3.Ofallthe18thcenturynovelists__wasthefirsttosetout,

bothintheoryandpractice,towritespeciallyancomicepicinprose."

A.HenryFieldingB.DanielDefoeC.JonathanSwiftD.JohnBunyan

Answer:A(P120)

4.isthemostsuccessfulreligiousallegoryintheEnglishlanguage.

A.GenesisAB.TheHolyWarC.ThePilgrimsprogressD.Exodus

Answer:C(P85)

5.Inwhichofthefollowingworkscanyoufindthepropernames

"Lilliput",HBrobdingnag°,"Houyhnhnm0and"Yahoo'1?

A.ThePilgrim'sProgressB.TheFaririeQueeneC.Gulliver'stravelsD.TheSchoolofScandel

Answer:C(PJO8)

6."Asshadesmoresweetlyrecommendthelight,

Somodestplainnesssetsoffsprightlywit;

Forworksmayhavemorewitthandoes'emgood

Asbodiesperishthroughexcessofblood.”

Intheabovelines,Popetriestosatthat.

A.morewitwillmakebetterpoetryB.plainnessismoreimportantthanwitinpoetry

C.toomuchwitwilldestroygoodpoetryD.plainnesswillmakewitdull

Answer:C(P93-94)

7.TheRapeoftheLockbyAlexanderPopeiswrittenintheformofamock,whichdescribes

thetrivialityofhighsocietyinagrandstyle.

A.epicB.elegyC.sonnetD.ode

Answer:A(P92)

8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatypicalfeatureofSamuelJohnson'slanguagestyle?

A.Hissentencesarelongandwellstructured.B.Hissentencesareinterwovenwithparallelwords.

C.Hetendstouseinformalandcolloquialwords.

D.Hissentencesarecomplicated,buthisthoughtsareclearlyexpressed.

Answer:C(Pl32)

9."Theboastofheraldry,thepompofpower,

Andallthatbeauty,allthatwealthe'ergave,

Awaitsaliketheinevitablehour.

Intheabovequotedpassage,ThomasGrayintendstosaythatgreatfamily,power,beautyand

wealth.

A.willnevermakepeopleleadtothesamedestination——pathsofglory.

B.willinevitablymakepeoplerealizetheirgloriousdreams

C.aretheverybestthingstoleadpeopletotheirglories

D.willneverpreventpeoplefromreachingtheirfinaldestination-grave.

Answer:D(Pl54)

10.hasbeenregardedbysomeas"FatheroftheEnglishnovel"forhiscontributiontothe

establishmentoftheformofthemodernnovel.

A.JohnBunyanB.HenryFieldingC.DanielDefoeD.JohnathanSwift

Answer:B(P121)

11.wasverymuchconcernedwiththethemeofthevanityofhumanwishesandtriedtoawaken

mentothisfollyandhopedtocurethemofitthroughhiswriting.

A.SamuelJohnsonB.JonathanSwiftC.RichardBrinsleySheridanD.ThomasGray

Answer:A(P132)

12.wastheonlyimportantdramatistofthe18thcentury,inhisplays,moralityistheconstant

theme.

A.AlexanderPopeB.RichardBrinsleySheridanC.SamuelJohnsonD.GeorgeBernardShaw

Answer:B(P136)

13.AstherepresentativeoftheEnlightenment,Popewasoneofthefirsttointroduce_toEngland.

A.RationalismB.CriticismC.RomanticismD.Realism

Answer:A(P91)

14.TheRivalsandaregenerallyregardedasimportantlinksbetweenthemasterpieceof

ShakespeareandthoseofBernardShaw.

A.TheSchoolforScandalB.TheDuennaC.Widower'sHousesD.TheDoctor'sDilemma

Answer:A(P137)

15.isasharpsatireonthemoraldegeneracy(道德沦丧)ofthearistocratic-bourgeoissocietyin

the18thcenturyEngland.

A.TheRivalsB.Gulliver'sTravelsC.TomsJonesD.TheSchoolforScandal

Answer:D(P138)

16.Thepoem"ElegyWritteninaCountryChurchyard,'byThomasGrayisregardedasthemost

representativeworkof.

A.TheMetaphysicalSchoolB.TheGraveyardSchoolC.TheGothicSchoolD.TheRomanticSchool

Answer:B(Pl52)

17.,writteninheroiccoupletbyPope,isconsideredmanifestoofEnglishNeoclassicism.

A.AnEssayofDramaticPoetryB.AnEssayonCriticismC.TheAdvancingoflearningD.AnEssayon

Freedom

Answer:B(P93)

18.isatypicalfeatureofSwift'swritings.

A.ElegantstyleB.CausalnarrationC.BittersatireD.Complicatedsentencestructure

Answer:C(Pl07)

19.InthefollowingwritingsbyHenryFielding,whichbringshimthenameofthe"ProseHomer"?

A.TheCoffee■一HousePolitician.B.TheTragedyofTragedies.C.TheHistoryofTomJones,A

Foundling.D.TheHistoryofAmelia.

Answer:C(Pl20)

20."Hold!Seewhetheritisornotbeforeyougotothedoor——Ihaveaparticularmessageforyouifit

shouldbemybrother."

Thetwosentencesarefoundin.

A.TheSchoolforScandalB.TheRivalsC.TheCriticD.TheSchemingLieutenant

Answer:A(P139)

21.IntermsofElegyWritteninaCountryChurchyard,whichiswrong?

A.Theauthoremploysmetaphorinthispoem.B.Theauthorexcessivelyexpresseshispersonal

melancholy.

C.Hereherevealshissympathyforthepoorandtheunknown.

D.Hemocksthegreatoneswhodespisethepoorandbringhavoconthem.

Answer:B(P152-153)

22.TheHouyhnhnmsdepictedbyJonathanSwiftinGulliver'sTravelsare.

A.horsesthatareendowedwithreason.B.pigmiesthatareendowedwithadmirablequalities

C.giantsthataresuperiorinwisdom.D.Hairy,wild,lowanddespicablecreatures,

whoresemblehumanbeingsnotonlyinappearance

butalsoinsomeotherways.

Answer:A(P108)

ILReadthequotedpartandanswerthequestions:

1."Wordsarelikeleaves;

andwheretheymostabound,

Muchfi*uitofsensebeneathisrarelyfound.

Falseeloquence,liketheprismaticglass,

Itsgaudycolorsspreadsoneveryplace;

ThefaceofNaturewenomoresurvey,

Allglaresalike,withoutdistinctiongay."

Questions:

1)Identifytheauthorandthepassage;

2)Namethedevicesusedinthepassagewithexamples;

3)ExplainHWords....found11.

4)Whatisthemainlyimpliedideaofthepassage?

参考答案：

1)ThepassageisfromPope's"AnEssayonCriticism".(P94)

2)Inthepassagetheauthorused"Simile"thedevice,e.g."Wordsarelikeleaves11and"falseeloquence,

liketheprismaticglass'etc.

3)Thesentencemeans:Where/Whentoomanywordsareused,theyseldomexpressmuchsense.

4)Thepassageimpliesauthorsshouldn'tstresstoomuchtheartificialuseofConceitortheexternal

beautyoflanguage,theyshouldpayspecialattentiontoTrueWit,whichisbestsetintheplainstyle,

(justastoomanyleaveswillcoverthefruits,toogaudy/showyglasswillhidethefacetheNature,too

falseandeloquentlanguagewillhidetheWitinthearticles.)<P93>

2."LetnotAmbitionmocktheirusefultoil,

Theirhomelyjoys,anddestinyobscure;

NorGrandeurhearwithadisdainfulsmile

Theshortandsimpleannalsofthepoor.

Theboastofheraldry,thepompofpower,

Andallthatbeauty,allthatwealthe'ergave,

Awaitsaliketheinevitablehour.

Thepathsofgloryleadbuttothegrave."

Questions:

1)Identifytheauthorandtheworks;2)Whatdoes"theinevitablehourH?3)Explainthefirststanza;4)

Whatdoesthewholepassageimply.

参考答案：

1)ThisisThomasGray's"ElegyWritteninaCountryChurchyard”.

托马斯・格雷的《写在教堂墓地的挽歌》(P154)

2)"Theinevitablehour"meanstimeofdeath.(Pl56)

3)Thefirststanzameans:Themenwithambitionandhighpositionshouldn'tlaughattheordinary

peoplefortheirsimplelifeandhardwork.

4)Inthepassage,thepoetreflectsonthedeath-■-nomatterhowpoororwealthy,orhowimportant

andhumble,everyisequalbeforedeath,theauthorgivesmuchsympathytothepoorandunknown

(P153)

III.Questionsandanswers:

1.PleaseanalyzetheNeoclassicalperiodandthecharactersoftheliterature.

参考答案：

l)TheNeoclassicalperiodisabout1660-1798,alsoknownasntheAgeofEnlightenment"or"theage

ofReason".

2)Itsbackgroundwas:a.Itwasanagefullofconflictsanddifferenceofvalues;b.Itwasanageoffast

developmentforEnglishtobecome

thefirstpowerfulcapitalistcountryintheworld;c.Itwasanageofeconomicdevelopment,inwhich

bourgeois/middleclassgrewrapidly.

3)Inessence,theNeoclassicalPeriodwasaprogressiveintellectualmovement.

4)TheEnlightenersbelievedinself-restraint,self-relianceandhardwork;Theycelebrated

reason/rationality,equalityandscience.

Theyadvocateduniversaleducation,whichcouldmakepeoplerationalandprefect,theybelieved.

5)Inliterature,TheEnlightenmentMovementbroughtaboutarevivalofinterestintheancientGreek

andRomanclassicalworks;the

worksatthetime,heavilydidacticandmoralizing;havingfixedlawsandrulesforeverytypeofthe

literature;amongwhichproseandthemodernEnglishnovelpredominatedtheage.(Attheendofthe

agesentimentalismandGothicNovelappeared.)6)Theagewasanimportantagewiththeremarkable

authorsPope,Defoe,etc.<P79----83>

2.Pleaseciteexamplesfrom"Gulliver^Travels"toexplainbrieflyhowdidSwiftcriticizedandallude

tothegovernmentandthesociety.

参考答案：

l)Inthefirstpartofthe"Gulliver'sTravels",Swiftdescribedthetricksandpracticesinthe

competitionheldbeforeroyalmemberstoalludetothefactthatthesuccessoftheofficialswasnotfor

theirwisdomandexcellencebutfortheirskillsinthegames;

2)Inthepart4ofthebook,Swiftmadehorseswithreasonandgoodqualities.

Thecitizenswhoare"hairy,wild,lowanddespicablebrutes,whoresemblehumanbeingsnotonlyin

appearancebutalsoinalmosteveryway"tocriticize/satirizeallrespectsoftheEnglishandEuropean

life,andurgepeopletoconsiderthenatureofthehumanandlife.(P108-109)

3.Peoplealwayssaythat:"Asamemberofthemiddleclass,Defoespokeforandtothememberso