英语学科专业知识：英美概况及英美文学

《课程名称》授课老师：****2015安徽教师统一招聘考试培训课程英语学科专业知识英美概况及英美文学

Welcome!1.TheUK———TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.2.TheGreatBritainismadeupofEngland,ScotlandandWales.3.TheUnitedKingdomisdividedpoliticallyintofourparts:

England,Scotland,WalesandNorthernIreland.EnglandisinthesouthernpartofGreatBritain.Itisthelargestsection.ScotlandisinthenorthofGreatBritain.(Capital:Edinburgh爱丁堡)WalesisinthewestofGreatBritain.(Capital:Cardiff加的夫)4.SevernRiveristhelongestriverinBritain.

ThamesRiveristhesecondlongestandthemostimportantriverinBritain.

NeaghLoughisthelargestlakeinBritain.5.EarlySettlers:

●ThefirstknownsettlersofBritainweretheIberians.(伊比利亚人)TheCeltsbegantoarriveinBritainatabout700BC.

●TheRomansbroughtthenewreligion:Christianity.(基督教)

●BasisofmodernEnglishrace：theAnglo---Saxons.

●TheNormanConquestof1066isperhapsthebest-knowneventinEnglishhistory.英国概况6.GreatCharter(大宪章)wassignedbyKingJohnin1215.7.TheHundredYears’WarreferstothewarbetweenEnglandandFrancethatlastedintermittentlyfrom1337to1453.8.WarsoftheRoses:ThenameWarsoftheRoseswasreferringtothebattlesbetweentheHouseofLancaster(symbolizesbytheredrose)andtheHouseofYork(symbolizesbythewhite).9.TheEnglishCivil

WarisalsocalledthePuritanRevolution.(清教徒革命)10.Parliament(议会)consistsoftheSovereign,theHouseofLordsandtheHouseofCommons.11.ItistheHouseofCommonsthathastheultimateauthority.(下议院拥有最终立法权)12.TherearetwomajornationalpartiesinBritain:theConservativePartyandtheLaborParty.13.TheIndustrialRevolutionstartedintheGreatBritain.Britainisthefirstnationtobuildalargeironandsteelindustry.14.Britainbecameaworldleaderinshipbuildingduringthemiddleofthe19thcentury.15.Intheearly1960sanewpopculture-----Beatles,emergedinBritain’sLiverpool.ItwasstartedbyagroupofyoungpeoplecalledBeatles.16.Scotlandisthehomeofgolf.英国概况1.TheUSA---TheUnitedStatesofAmerican.(TheStates/UncleSam)2.ItisthefourthlargestcountryintheworldinsizeafterRussia,CanadaandChina.3.TheUSAcomprises50statesandonefederaldistrict.OfallstatesofAmerican,AlaskaisthelargestinareaandTexasthesecond.RhodeIslandisthesmalleststateofthecountry.ThecapitaloftheUnitedStatesisWashingtonD.C.4.NewYorkisthelargestcityandthechiefportoftheUnitedStates.

LosAngelesisthesecondlargestcityofAmerica.SanFrancisco,thesecondlargestcityofCalifornia.BostonisthecapitalandthelargestcityofMassachusetts.5.TheMidwestisAmerica’sleadingcenterofheavyindustry.Chicago,thelargestandbusiestportontheGreatLakes.

Detroitisknownastheautomobilecapitaloftheworld.（底特律是汽车之都）

OmahaisknownastheagriculturalcapitaloftheUnitedStates.（奥马哈是农业之都）6.ThetwomainmountainsrangeinAmericaaretheAppalachianmountainsandtheRocky

mountains(thebackboneoftheNorthAmericanContinent.)7.TheMississippiRiveristhelargestriverinAmerica.TheMississippihasbeencalled“fatherofwaters”.（众河之父）

美国概况Itisthethirdmostpopulouscountryintheworld.8.TheMissouriRiveristhedividinglinebetweentheSouthandNorth.（密苏里河是南北分界线）

TheMississippiRiveristhedividinglinebetweentheEastandtheWest.（密西西比是东西分界线）

TheLakeSuperioristhelargestfreshwaterlakeintheworld.9.“ThefirstAmericans”weretheIndians.10.TheDeclarationofIndependencewasdraftedbyThomasJeffersonofVirginia.Itwasadopted

（签署）bytheSecondContinentalCongressonJuly4,1776.11.TheNorthAtlanticTreaty

（北大西洋公约）wassignedin1949.12.ThemostfamousleaderofblackmovementsintheUSAwasMartinLutherKing.13.IntheUSA,onlyCongresshasthepowertomakelaws.Itismadeupoftwohouses:theSenate(参议院)andtheHouseofRepresentatives(众议院).14.TherearetwomajorpoliticalpartiesinAmerica:theDemocratsandtheRepublicans.

（民主党和共和党）15.InAmerican,jazz,rockandroll,andcountry-westernmusicarethemaintypesofpopularmusic.JazzisconsideredastheU.S.’suniquecontributiontomusic.16.Broadway

（百老汇）isasymbolofAmericantheatreandworld-classentertainment.17.Ofallthesymbols,theeggandthehareareconsideredtorepresentfertilityandnewlifeandaremostfrequentlyassociatedwithEaster.美国概况18.IndependenceDayiscelebratedinallstatesinJuly4.19.ThanksgivingDayisatypicalAmericanholiday.ItisonthefourthThursdayofNovember.(1144)20.HalloweenisonOctober31st.“TrickorTreat”(不给糖就捣蛋！)21.ChristmasDay,whichcelebratedthebirthofJesusChrist,isthebiggestandthebest-lovedholidayintheUnitedstates.美国概况1.Whichzonedoesn’tlieinGreatBritain?A.ScotlandB.EnglandC.NorthernIrelandD.Wales2.Scotlandisinthe___ofGreatBritain.A.eastB.westC.southD.north3.ThelargestlakeinBritainis_____.A.LochLomondB.NeaghLoughC.WindermereD.UllswaterThemajorityofthecurrentpopulationintheUKaredecedentsofallthefollowingsrespectivelyEXCEPT______.A.theAnglosB.theCeltsC.theJutesD.theSaxons5.TheNormanConquestof____isperhapsthebest—knowneventinEnglandhistory.A.1063B.1064C.1065D.10666.Rock-and-rollintheearly1960sintheUnitedStateswasmusicfor_____A.teenagersB.blackaudienceC.whileadultaudienceD.peopleofallages7.TheEnglishCivilWarisalsocalled______.A.thePuritanRevolutionB.thesecondMagnaCartaC.theLongParliamentD.theAnglicanWar8.Toitsfullsense,theBritishParliamentconsistsof_____.A.theHouseofCommonsB.thecabinetheadedbythePrimeMinisterC.thePrimeMinisterD.theQueen9.Mostofthepracticalworkofthegovernmentisdoneby______.A.theprimeministerB.thecabinetministerC.theheadsofdepartmentsD.thecivilservant10.WhereisthechiefagriculturallandinBritain?A.Intheeastandsoutheast.B.Inthenortheast.C.Inthesouth.D.Inthenorth.英美概况精选试题11.Britainbecameaworldleaderin____duringthemiddleofthe19thcentury.A.ironandsteelindustryB.textileindustryC.shipbuildingD.farming 12.Inthe1960spopmusicunderwentarevolutionwhen____becomeworldfamousandturnedtheirhometownofLiverpoolintoaplaceofpilgrimage.A.TheBeachBoysB.theRollingStoneC.theAnimalsD.theBeatlesOctober31stis____accordingtoAmericanculture.A.HalloweenB.EasterC.ThanksgivingD.ChristmasDay14.____isthedividinglinebetweentheSouthandNorth.A.TheMississippiRiverB.TheHudsonRiverC.TheOhioRiverD.TheMissouriRiver15.____isthehomeofgolf.A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.WalesD.Ireland16.TheUnitedStatesofAmericanisthe___mostpopulouscountryintheworld.A.secondB.thirdC.fourthD.fifth17.____isAmerica’sleadingcenterofheavyindustry.A.TheMidwestB.TheNortheastC.TheAmericanSouthD.PacificCoast18.ThebackboneoftheNorthAmericarefersto______.A.AppalachianMountainB.RockyMountainsC.CascadeMountainsD.SierraNevada19.TheDeclarationofIndependencewasadoptedbytheSecondContinentalCongressonJuly4,____.A.1774B.1778C.1775D.177620.TheNorthAtlanticTreatywassighedin____.A.1946B.1947C.1948D.1949

OldandMedievalEnglishLiterature(中古时期的英国文学)Beowulf《贝奥武甫》isthenationalepicoftheEnglishpeople.GeoffreyChaucer

乔叟-------长诗TheHouseofFame《声誉之堂》TroilusandCriseyde《特洛伊勒斯与克莱西德》小说Canterburytales(它是英国文学史上现实主义第一部杰作)二.EnglishLiteratureoftheRenaissancePeriod（文艺复兴时期的英国文学）Poetry:PhilipSidney------AstrophelandStella(爱星者与星星)EdmundSpenser------TheFaerieQueene《仙后》TheShepherdCalendar《牧羊人日记》Prose:ThomasMore------Utopia《乌托邦》FrancisBecon------AdvancementofLearning《学术的进展》NovumOrganum《新工具》TheNewAtlantisTheEssays《论说集》OfStudies《论学习》Drama:ChristopherMarlowe---Tamburlaine《帖木耳大帝》TheTragedyofDr.Faustus《浮士德博士的悲剧》

英国文学WilliamShakespeare----四大喜剧：AMidsummerNight’sDream《仲夏夜之梦》TheMerchantofVenice《威尼斯商人》AsYouLikeIt《皆大欢喜》TwelfthNight《第十二夜》

四大悲剧：Hamlet《哈姆雷特》Othello《奥赛罗》KingLear《李尔王》TheTragedyofMacbeth《麦克白》三.EnglishLiteratureinthe17thCenturyJohnMilton------Hewasthegreatestpoet.ParadiseLost《失乐园》JohnBunyan-------ThePilgrim’sProgress《天路历程》四.EnglishLiteratureinthe18thCenturyJonathanSwift-------Gulliver’sTravels《格列佛游记》DanielDefoe------RobinsonCrusoe《鲁滨逊漂流记》WilliamBlake------SongsofInnocence《天真之歌》SongsofExperience《经验之歌》RobertBurns------ARed,RedRoseTheTreeofLiberty《自由树》英国文学TheRomanticisminEngland1.WilliamWordsworth------AnEveningWalkLyricalBalladsIwanderedlonelyasacloudTheSolitaryReaper《孤独的割麦人》2.GeorgeGordonByron------ShewalksinBeauty3.PercyByssheShelley------OdetotheWestWind《西风颂》4.JohnKeats------OdeonaGrecianUrn《希腊古瓮送》OdetoaNightingale六.TheVictorianPeriod---EnglishCriticalRealismThegreatestEnglishnovelistofthetimewasCharlesDickens.CharlesDickens------OliverTwist《雾都孤儿》DavidCopperfield《大卫科波菲尔》HardTimes《艰难时刻》ATaleofTwoCities《双城记》GreatExpectation《远大前程》WilliamMakepeaceThackeray------VanityFair《名利场》CharlotteBronte------JaneEyre《简爱》4.EmilyBronte------WutheringHeights《呼啸山庄》5.JaneAusten------PrideandPrejudice《傲慢与偏见》SenseandSensibility《理智与情感》Emma《爱玛》6.ThomasHardy------TessoftheD’Urbervilles《德伯家的苔丝》JudetheObscure《无名的裘德》七.EnglishLiteratureinModernPeriodGeorgeBernardShaw------Pygmalion《皮革马利翁》英国文学AmericanLiteratureintheColonialPeriodThomasPaine托马斯潘恩------CommonSense《常识》BenjaminFranklin------Autobiography《自传》二.AmericanRomanticismWashingtonIrving华盛顿欧文------TheSketchBook《见闻札记》RipVanWinkleTheLegendofSleepyHouse《睡谷传说》WilliamCullenBryant布莱恩特------ToaWaterfowl《致水鸟》NewEnglandTranscendentalism超验主义文学RalphWaldoEmerson拉尔夫沃尔多爱默生

Nature《论自然》TheAmericanScholar《论美国学者》TheOversoul《论超灵》Self-reliance《论自立》WaltWhitman沃尔特惠特曼------LeavesofGrass《草叶集》SongofMyself《自我之歌》WaltWhitmanisthefirstAmericanpoettousefreeverse.NathanielHawthorne纳撒尼尔霍桑------TheScarletLetter《红字》EdgarAllanPoe埃德加爱伦坡------TheRaven《乌鸦》HarrietBeecherStowe斯托夫人----UncleTom’sCabin《汤姆叔叔的小屋》EmilyDickson艾米丽狄金森---ThepoemsofEmilyDicksonHenryDavidThoreau梭罗---Walden《瓦尔登湖》美国文学四.TheAgeofRealismHenryJames亨利詹姆斯---ThePortraitofalady《一位女士的画像》五.LocalColorism（乡土文学）

MarkTwain马克吐温---TheAdventureofTomSawyer汤姆索耶历险记

TheAdventureofHuckleberryFinn哈克贝利费恩历险记六.AmericanNaturalism美国自然主义文学StephenCrane克莱恩---TheRedBadgeofCourage《红色英勇勋章》TheodoreDreiser西奥多德莱赛---SisterCarrie《嘉莉妹妹》TrilogyofDesire《欲望三部曲》：TheFinancier《金融家》TheTitan《巨人》TheStoic《》斯多葛

TheAmericanTragedy《美国的悲剧》3.JackLondon---TheCalloftheWild《野性的呼喊》七.AmericanLiteratureinthe1920s/1930sF.ScottFitzgerald菲茨杰拉德---TheGreatGatsby《了不起的盖茨比》TenderIstheNight《夜色温柔》ErnestMillerHemingway海明威---TheSunAlsoRise《太阳照样升起》AFarewelltoArms《永别了，武器》ForWhomtheBellTolls《丧钟为谁而鸣》TheOldManandtheSea《老人与海》WilliamFaulkner威廉福克纳---TheSoundandtheFury《喧哗与骚动》AsILayDying《我弥留之际》八.BlackAmericanLiteratureAlexHaley哈利----Root《根》美国文学1.JohnDrydenwasanEnglish___________.A.poetanddramatistB.novelistC.playwrightD.essayist2.RobertBurnswasa__________poet.A.EnglishB.ScottishC.WelshD.Irish3.TheCanterburyTales,acollectionofstoriestoldbyagroupofpilgrimsontheirwaytoCanterbury,isanimportantpoeticworkby__________.A.WilliamLanglandB.GeoffreyChaucerC.WilliamShakespeareD.AlfredTennyson4.FrancisBaconisbestknownforhis__________.A.essaysB.novelsC.paintingsD.poetry5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTShakespeare’stragedies?A.TheMerchantofVeniceB.KingLearC.HamletD.TheTempest6.Beingaboy’sbookspeciallywrittenforadults,__________isMarkTwain’smostrepresentativework,describingajourneydowntheMississippiundertakenbyHuckandJim.A.InnocentAbroadB.AdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.C.LifeontheMississippiD.TheGildedAge.7.WhichwriterwhowontheNobelPricewasfamousforhiswritingskillsbyusingsimpleEnglishandsentencestructures?A.WilliamFaulknerB.ErnestHemingwayC.EugeneO’NeillD.SinclairLewis8.WhichofthefollowingworksisNOTwrittenbyD.H.LawrenceA.WomeninLoveB.SonsandLoversC.TheRainbowD.TheFrenchLieutenant’sWoman英美文学精选试题9.返T造he摘p浪la辨y冰Py暮gm崭al材io梳n闯la晶te煮r派ad绕ap含te丙d笼to沃t撞he友m皇us舰ic小al熊c怎om背ed炕y优My钳F弹ai沉r锄La罢dy泪w海as演w嫌ri致tt韵en伸b丢y私__班__虽__咱__朱__呢.A.紫C盟ha霜rl尝es平D便ic申ke齐ns午B姜.傅Ja扯ck育L修on岭do挽n严C.耕M阵ar谦k僻Tw涝ai排n睡D矛.蝇Be淹rn蒜ar注d疫Sh胁aw10婚.寒Th勒e必no丛ve粉l随Ol丝式iv遮er挎T协wi践st搬i拾s种wr崖it容te剖n就by扣_区__庙__普__乌__疏_.A.蜂C昨ha补rl馒es作D添ic垂ke俗ns虫B引.睁Wi烘ll穗ia完m熊Sh灯ak酸es孙pe覆ar丽e逢C.辣H妥en露ry羞J挣am没es腐D劲.佳O.愿H客en插ry11昨.罚“I额f筝wi矛nt烘er叫c乎om凶es贯,知ca林n基sp埋ri盒ng沿b牵e眯fa娇r煮be坛hi挖nd旅?亮”焰i夜s诉an赔e梢pi汪gr慈am判ma糟ti廊c虑l站in悄e洗by惰_简__笼__尸