英美文学复习题

英美文学选读考题(一)Todayismostimportantdayinlife,Ifoundanswerabout<Selected

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PartIIntroductionaboutExamination:

1)考试题型

第一部分：选择题：

I.MultipleChoice:(40points,1pointforeach)

E.g.Shakespeare’sgreatesttragediesarethefollowingworksexcept____.

A.Hamlet

B.KingLear

C.RomeoandJuliet

D.Othello

Answer:C.(可参照书本P33)

II.ReadingComprehension(16points,4pointsforeach)

也就是根据选读中的一句话或一段话，回答三个问题，这些完毕来自于书上，在如下的串讲中我们会给大家做详细的总结，以协助大家顺利的通过考试！

例如：

考过的一种题目：

“WildSpirit,whichartmovingeverywhere;/DestroyandPreserver’hear,Ohear!”

Questions:

A.Identifythepoemandthepoet.

B.Whatisthe"WildSpirit"?

C.Whatdoesthe"WildSpirit"destroyandpreserve?

Answer:

A:Shelly’s"OdetotheWestwind"

雪莱的《西风颂》

B.TheWestwind:"breathofAutumn’sbeing’’

C.Itdestroysthings/thoughts/ideathataredead,itpreservesnewlife.(orseedsthatrepresentnewlifeornewbirth.)

(可参照书本P211)

评分原则：

A,B,各1分，C,2分.语言错误酌情扣分

第二部分是非选择题(共44分)

III.QuestionsandAnswers(24pointsinall,6pointsforeach)

例如："Myboy!"saidtheoldgentleman,learningoverthedesk.Oliverstartedatthesound.Hemightbeexcusedfordoingso,forthewordswerekindlysaid,andstrangesoundsfrightenone.Hetrembledviolently,andburstintotears."(CharlesDickens,OliverTwist)

Explainwhytheboy(OliverTwist)startedfirst,thentrembledviolentlyandburstintotearswhenthewordswere”kindly"said.

参照答案：

Theboystartedatthewordsbecausekindwordswerenotexpected;itis(was,mustbe)thefirsttimeinallhislifethattheboy(OliverTwist)hadbeen“kindly”greeted;strangesoundsmaypredictanothersuffering/misfortune/torture/…)(Atleastoneexamplefromthetexttobackuptheabovestatement.)

评分原则：

概述占4分,例子占2分．语言错误酌情扣分．

IV.Topicdiscussion(20pointsinall,10pointsforeach)

Writenolessthan150wordsoneachofthefollowingtopics

inEnglishinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.

例如：

MarkTwinpresentedthe19thcenturyAmericaninhisownuniqueway.DiscussTwain’sartoffiction:thesetting,thelanguage,andthecharacters,etc.,basedonhisnovelTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.

参照答案：

A.MarkTwainusestheMississippialleyashisfictionalkingdom,writingaboutthelandscapeandpeople,thecustomsandthedialectsofoneparticularregion,andthereforeknownasalocalcolorist.

B.Hecreateslife-likecharacters,especiallytheunconventionalHuckleberryFinn,whorunsawayfromcivilizationandstandsoppositetoconventionalvillagemorality.

C.Heusesasimple,directvernacularlanguage,totallydifferentfromanypreciousliterarylanguage.Itisthekindofcolloquiallanguagebelongingtothelowerclass,thelivinglocalAmericanEnglish.

D.Hehascreatedaspecialhumortosatirizesocialinjusticeandthedecayedconvention.

评分原则：

A,B,C三点各三分，D点1分．语言错误酌情扣分．

注意:在做这一类题时，不必死记硬背，某些不认识的生词可以换成你较熟悉的词来替代，只要意思体现清晰，把关键词答上，就可以得到基本的分数．切忌在做题的过程中死记硬背，这样很轻易在考试中遗忘所及的内容，要在理解的基础上，融会贯穿，充足发挥！万一考试时忘了也不能放弃，宁可多写，也不能少些或不写．

附:非选择题的评分原则：

1.提供的答案仅供参照．假如考生答出了参照答案的多数要点，

并且某些要点有很好发挥，可给满分．假如考生的回答与参照答案不完全吻合，但确实有理由据，可以自圆其说，可合适给分．假如考生的答案在一两点上有创新，虽然在整体上不够全面，也应酌情给高分，但不应超过该题的最高分值．分数不得超过该题的最高分值．分数不得出现0.5分．

2.考生答非所问不给分．

3.阅卷时，内容和语言要综合考虑．语言体现不好的要合适扣分．评判语言好坏及扣分原则如下：

1)语言通顺，体现清晰，很少语法错误和拼写错误，则基本根据内容评分．

2)语言基本通顺，有少数语法错误和拼写错误，应扣去该题分值的，应扣去该题分值的20%.

3)语言不通顺，体现不连贯，有较多语法错误和拼写错误，应扣去该题分值的40%.

4)语言很不通顺，无法体现连贯的意思，应扣去该题分值的60%.

注:英美文学这本书共八章，英国文学是五章，美国文学是三章，而在考试中,英国文学占55%--60%,美国文学占40%--45%，因此大家要分清主次，以便能在有效地时间内到达最佳的效果！切忌：在看串讲资料的过程中，不能只记选择题的答案，一定要记住考点，融会贯穿，灵活运用！英美文学选读考题(一)作者：陈明山|原创|-10-0117:47|投票\o"点击查看投票者"标签：考题

英美文学

英美文学考前串讲（2）

PartOne:EnglishLiterature

ChapterIAnIntroductiontoOldandMedievalEnglishLiterature&TheRenaissancePeriod

I.Choosetherightanswer:

1.Dr.Faustusisaplaybasedonthe_____legendofamagicianaspiringfor____andfinallymeetinghistragicendasaresultofsellinghissoultotheDevil.

A.British/immorality

B.French/money

C.German/knowledge

D.American/politicalpower

Answer:C(可参照书本P21)

2._____,isatypicalexampleofOldEnglishpoetry,isregardedtodayasthenationalepicoftheAnglo-Saxons.

A.TheWife’sComplaint

B.Beowulf

C.TheDreamoftheRood

D.TheSeafarer

Answer:B(可参照书本P1)

3.It’sChauceralonewho,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliterature,presentedtousacomprehensiverealisticpictureoftheEnglishSocietyinhismasterpiece__________.

A.TheCanterburyTales

B.TheLegendofGoodWomen

C.TroilusandCriseyde

D.TheRomauntoftheRose.

Answer:A(可参照书本P4)

4.TheEssenceofRenaissance,themostsignificantintellectualmovement,was_____.

A.Geographicalexploration

B.Religiousreformation

C.Publishingandtranslation

D.Humanism.

Answer:D(可参照书本P8)

5.“PrinceArthur’sgreatestmissionishissearchforGloriana,withwhomhehasfalleninlovethroughalovevision.”Thetwofigurescomefrom_____.

A.ParadiseLost

B.Dr.Faustus

C.TheFaerieQueene

D.Hamlet

Answer:C(可参照书本P13)

6.In“Sonnet18”,Shakespeare_________________.

A.Meditateonthedestructivepoweroftimeandeternalbeautybypoetry.

B.Satirizehuman’svanity.

C.Predicttheeternityoflove.

D.Eulogizethepowerofthebeauty.

Answer:A(P37)

7.____gavenewvigortotheblankversewithhis“mightylines”andmake’blankverse’theprinciplevehicleofexpressionindrama.

A.Surrey

B.Wyatt

C.Marlowe

D.Sidney

Answer:C(P21)

8.Shakespeare’sgreatesttragediesarethefollowingworksexcept____.

A.Hamlet

B.KingLear

C.RomeoandJuliet

D.Othello

Answer:C(P33)

9.TheRenaissancereferstobetween14th----mid-17thcentury,whichwasunderthereignofQueen___andabsolutemonarchyinEnglandreacheditssummit,andinwhichthe’realmainstream(真正的文学主流)’was____.

A.Victoria/poetry

B.Elizabeth/drama

C.Mary/novel

D.James/drama

Answer:B(P11)

10.InTheLegendofGoodWomen,ChaucerusedforthefirsttimeinEnglishtherhymedcoupletofiambicpentameter,whichistobecalledlater____.

A.TheSpenserianstanza

B.Theheroiccouplet

C.Theblankverse

D.Thefreeverse

Answer:B(P5)

11.TheRedcrosseKnightin“TheFaerieQueene”standsfor_____,andUnastandsfor_____.

A.bravery/chastity

B.holiness/truth

C.error/delivery

D.truegentleman/lady.

Answer:B(P16)

12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTregardedasoneofthecharacteristicsofRenaissance?

A.RediscoveryofancientRomanandGreekculture.

B.AttempttoremovetheoldfeudalistideasinMedievalEurope.

C.Exaltationofman’spursuitofhappinessinhislife,andtoleranceofman’sfoibles.

D.Praiseofman’seffortsinsouldeliveryandpersonalsalvation.

Answer:D(P7)

13.“Theslingsandarrowsofoutrageousfortune”isanexampleof______.

A.Metaphor

B.Simile

C.Irony

D.Personification

Answer:A(P55)

14._____introducedthePetrarchansonnetintoEngland.

A.Anglos/Saxons

B.Normans/Anglo-Saxons

C.Greeks/Romans

D.Romans/Normans

Answer:B(P11)

15.Itis___alonewho,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliteraturepresentedtousacomprehensiverealisticpictureoftheEnglishsocietyofhistimeandcreatedawholegalleryofvividcharactersfromallwalksoflife.

A.EdmundSpenser

B.GeoffreyChaucer

C.WilliamShakespeare

D.JohnDonne

Answer:B(P4)

16.Thefollowingbelongtothecharacteristicsof’metaphysicalpoetry’representedby’JohnDonne’except___.

A.Conceits

B.Actualimageryandsimplediction

C.Argumentativeform

D.Elegantstyle

Answer:D(P63)

17.ParadiseLostisactuallyastorytakenfrom____.

A.GreekMythology

B.Romanlegend

C.TheOldTestament

D.TheNewTestament

Answer:C(P73)

18.In“ParadiseLost”,Satansays“Wemaywithmoresuccessfulhoperesolve/Towagebyforceorguileeternalwar,/IrreconcilabletoourgrandFoe”Whatdoesthe“Eternalwar”mean?

A.ToremoveGodfromhisthrone

B.ToburntheHeavenDown

C.TocorruptGod’screationofmanandwoman-----AdamandEve

D.Tobeguileintoasnaketothreatenman’slife

Answer:C(P71,节选部分在P75)

19._____,thefirstofthegreattragedies,isgenerallyregardedasShakespeare’smostpopularplayonthestage,forithasthequalitiesofa“blood-and-thunder”thrilleranda’philosophicalexploration’oflifeanddeath.

A.TheMerchantofVenice

B.Hamlet

C.KingLear

D.TheWinter’sTale

Answer:B(P33)

20.Itwas___and___thetwoconqueststhatprovidedthesourcefortheriseandgrowthofEnglishliterature.

A.Anglos/Saxons

B.Normans/Anglo-Saxons

C.Romans/Normans

D.Greeks/Romans

Answer:B(P1)

21.ParadiseLostis___’smasterpiece,whichisanepicin12books,writteninblankverse,abouttheheroicrevoltofSatanagainstGod’sauthority.

A.JohnDonne

B.ChristopherMarlowe

C.JohnMilton

D.EdmundSpenser

Answer:C(P71)

22.ThefollowingdescriptionfitintoMilton’except’_____.

A.agreatrevolutionarypoetofthe17thcentury

B.anoutstandingpoliticalpamphleteer

C.agreatstylistandmasterofblankverse

D.akindofelegantandrefinestyle.

Answer:D(P70---73)

23._____isnotwrittenbyJohnMilton.

A.SamsonAgonistes

B.ParadiseLost

C.Paradiseregained

D.Tamburlaine

Answer:D(P71)

24.Marlow’sgreatestachievementisthatheperfectedthe’blankverse’,andheisregardedas’thepioneerofEnglishdrama’,whichofthefollowingisnotwrittenbyhim?

A.Tamburlaine

B.TheJewofMalta

C.ThePassionatetoHisLove

D.TheSunRising

Answer:D(P20)

25.____EssaysisthefirstexampleofthatgenreinEnglishliterature,whichhasbeenrecognizedasanimportantlandmarkinthedevelopmentofEnglishprose.

A.JohnMilton’s

B.FrancisBacon’s

C.Montaigne’s

D.ThomasGray’s

Answer:B(P58)

26._____Wasknownas“thepoets’poet”.

A.WilliamShakespeare

B.EdmundSpenser

C.JohnDonne

D.JohnMilton

Answer:B(P15)

27.“Andwewillmaketheebedsofroses/Andathousandfragrantposies/Acapofflowers,andakirtle/Embroideredallwithleavesofmyrtle.”Theabovelinesareprobablytakenfrom______.

A.Spenser’sTheFaerieQueene

B.JohnDonne’sTheSunRising

C.Shakespeare’sSonnet18

D.Marlow’sThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove.

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

Ofsuchmiserydothshecutmeoff”

1.Identifythetitleoftheworksandauthor.

2.Explain“fromwhich…cutmeoff”.

3.Whathappenedtohim,whichcausedthewords?

参照答案:

Thelinesarefrom“TheMerchantofVenice”,

WilliamShakespeare.(P48)

2)Thissentencemeansshe,’LadyFortune(命运女神)’,ismorekindtohimbecausesheistakingawaybothhiswealthandlife.

3)ThespeakerisAntonio,it’ssaidthathisshiphaveallbeenlost,andheispenniless,andwillhavetopaythepoundofflesh.(BecauseShylockhasmadeastrangebondthatrequiresAntoniotopayhimapoundoffleshifhecan’trepayhimthemoneythatheborrowedforhisfriendinduetime.)(P38)

2.“Readnottocontractandconfuse,nottobelieveandtakeforgranted,nortofindtalkanddiscourse,buttoweighandconsider”

1)Identifytheworkandauthor.

2)Whatideadoesthepassageexpress?

参照答案：

1)Thesentencecomesfrom“OfStudies”writtenby’FrancisBacon’.(P61)

2)TheSentencetalksabouttheproperwaytoread:Whenyouread,don’tbepuzzledbythecontentofthebook;don’ttakeitforgranted;don’tquotetoomuchfromthebook;beforeacceptingitsidea,you’dbetterthinkaboutitsshortcomingsandconsideritfromallsides.

3.“Norlosepossessionofthatfairthouow’st;

Norshalldeathbragthouwander’stinhisshade,

Whenineternallinestotimethougrow’st:

Solongasmencanbreathe,oreyescansee,

Solonglivesthis,andthisgiveslifetothee.

1)Wheredoesthepoemcomesfrom?Whowroteit?

Whatdoes“eternallines”mean?

Interpretitbriefly.

参照答案：

1)Thepoemis“ShallIComparetheetoaSummer’sDay”,byShakespeare.(P38)

2)Eternallinesmeansthelinesofthepoemandothersonnets.(P38)

3)Itmeans:youwillnotloseyourbeauty,anddeathwillnotthreatenyouwithdarkness,either.Aslongasmancanliveintheworld,theywillseeyourbeautyinmylinesofmypoem,whichhasgivenyoueternallife.(OrAnicesummer’sdayisusuallytransient,butthebeautyinpoetrycanlastforever.(P37)

4.“…Allisnolost:theunconquerablewill,

Andstudyofrevenge,immortalhate,

Andcouragenevertosubmitoryield:

Andwhatiselsenottobeovercome?……

IrreconcilabletoourgrandFoe”

1)Pleaseidentifythepoemandthepoet.

2)Interpret“allisnotlost”.

3)Whatdoesthewholepassagemean?

参照答案：

1)ItistakenfromJohnMilton’s“ParadiseLost”.(P74)

2)“allisnotlost”isthewordfromSatan----SatanandotherangelsrebelagainstGod,buttheyaredrivenfromHeavenintohell.Inthefireofthehell,Satanisdeterminedtofightback,justlikewhathesays:notallislost,theunconquerablewill,thedeephatred,andthecouragetofighttilldeathstillremain.(P71)

3)ThispassageshowsSatan’swillnottosubmit(服从),andthedesiretolongforfreedom;tobegGodformercyandworshiphispowerismoreshamefulanddisgracefulthanthedownfall.(P71)

5.“Ifhebenotapttobeatovermatters,lethimstudythelawyer’scases.Soeverydefectofthemindmayhaveaspecialreceipt.”

Questions:

3)Whatdoes“beatovermatters”mean?

4)Whatdoes“receipt’referto?

5)Fromwhichessaydoestheabovesentencescome,whatistheessaymainlyabout?

参照答案：

1)Itmeans:makethroughexaminationsofthings.(P63)

2)“Receipt”referstocure,prescription.(P63)

3)Thesentencesarefrom“OfStudies”(FrancisBacon).Itisthemostpopularofbacon’sessays.Itanalyzeswhatstudieschieflyservefor,thedifferentwaysadoptedbydifferentpeopletopursuestudies,andhowstudiesexertinfluenceoverhumancharacter.(P60—61)

6.“What,isgreatMephistophilistopassionate

Forbeingdeprivedofthejoysofheaven?

LearnthouofFaustusmanlyfortitude

Andscornthosejoysthounevershaltpossess.

……

SayhewillsparehimFourandtwentyyears

Lettinghimliveinallvoluptuousness

Havingtheeevertoattendonme…

Questions:

1)Identifythepassageandauthor;

2)“Sayhesurrendersuptohimhissoul”,whowillsurrenderhissoul?Whatfor?

3)Whoarethee?Whatwillhedo?

参照答案：

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

2)Dr.Faustuswillsurrenderhissoultodevil.Becausehewasagreatscholarwhohasastrongdesireto’getknowledge’invain,finallyhe’madeabond’tosellhissoultoDevilinreturnfor24yearsoflifeinwhichhemaygetanythinghedesires.(P22)

3)The“thee”,refersto“Mephistophilis”,theDevil’sservant.

HehelpedDr.Faustustodoanythinghewants.(P22)

7.“Busyoldfool,unrulysun,

Whydoesthouthus,

Throughwindowsandthroughcurtainscallonus?”

Questions:

6)Identifytheworkandauthor.

7)Whatideadoesthepassageexpress?

参照答案:

1)Thepassagecomesfrom“TheSunRising”,writtenby’JohnDonne’.(P66)

2)Thespeakerquestionsthesun’sauthorityandspeakscondescendingly,placingthesuninthestatusofasubordinate.Inthelover’skingdom,thesunhasnorighttodictatethetimeofdayorthepassingofseasons.Hispresenceintheirbedchamberisanintrusionontheirprivacy.

III.Questionsandanswers:

1.HowdoyouknowaboutRenaissance?GiveasummeryaboutEnglishliteratureintheperiod?

(Nomorethan150words)

参照答案:

1.TheRenaissancereferstotheperiodbetween14th----mid-17thcentury.ItfirststartedinItaly.

2.TheRenaissancemeansrebirthorrevival----thediscoveryofancientRomanandGreekculture.

3.Inessence,TheRenaissanceisahistoricalperiodinwhichtheEuropeanhumanistthinkersandscholarstriedtogetridoftheoldfeudalistideasinmedievalEurope,tointroducenewideasthatexpressedtheinterestsoftherisingbourgeoisie/middleclass,andtorecoverthepurityoftheearlychurchfromthecorruptionofRomanCatholicchurch.

4.HumanismistheessenceofRenaissance-----Manisthemeasureofallthings.Thehumanismexalted/praisedhumannatureandemphasizedthedignityofhumanbeingsandthepresentlife.Theythoughtmanhadtherighttoenjoythebeautyoflifeandhadtheabilitytoperfecthimselfandmadewonders,whichgotreadyfortheappearanceofthegreatElizabethanwritersinBritain.Poetryanddramawerethemostoutstandingliteraryforms.

5.Shakespeare,MarloweandFrancisBaconetc.weretheremarkablerepresentativesoftheEnglishRenaissance.

(可参照书本P7---12)

2.PleasegiveabriefanalysisofHamlet’s“Tobeornottobe”soliloquy(独白).

参照答案:

“Tobeornottobe”is’aphilosophicalexplorationoflifeanddeath’.Thesoliloquycondemnedthehypocrisyandtreacheryandgeneralcorruptionoftheworld,andrevealedthecharacterofHamlet---so’speculative,questioning,contemplativeandmelancholy./gloomy’.Itwasnotbecausehewasnotabletotakeactiontorevenge,butbecauseofhis’hesitative/hesitantcharacter’,whenthechanceforactioncame,itseemeddefeat.

Itcanbeinterpretedas:Hamletbearstheheavyburdenofthedutytorevengehisfather’sdeath,heisforcedtoliveinthesuspenseoffactsandfiction,languageandaction.Heconsidersthatitwouldbebetterto’commitsuicide’,butbeingscaredofwhatmighthappentohimintheafterlife.Soheputoffthethingbecauseofthesin.Heconsiderstheplancarefullyonlytofindreasonfornotcarryingitout.Thesoliloquyconveys’thesenseofworld-weariness(厌世)’.(P33-34)

3.WhatcommonfeaturesdothecharactersshareinMarlow’sworks?(Nomorethan150words)

参照答案:

ThecreationofTheRenaissanceheroisoneofMarlow’scontributions.

1)Suchaheroisalwaysindividualisticandfullofambition,facingbravelythechallengefromgodandmen.Theyhadhumandignityandcapacity,tryingtogetheaven/highestideasontheearthbytheirownefforts.

2)Forexample:TamburlaineisacharacterwrittenbyMarlowe.Bydepictingagreatherowithhighambitionandsheerbrutalforc4einconquering,Marlowevoicedthesupremedesireofmanforinfinite/limitlesspowerandauthority.InDr.Faustus,Marlowecelebratedthehumanpassionforknowledge,powerandhappiness.

3)TamburlaineandDr.FaustusaretypicalinowningsuchRenaissancespirit,Tamburlaine,beingacruelconquer,foundhappinessinconqueringotherkingdom.Onlydeathcoulddefeathim.WhileDr.Faustus,amoreintrospectiveandphilosophicalfigure,hadhighspiritforknowledgebuthehadsinforhavingdespairinGodandtrustinDevil.(P20—22)

4.WhatarethemainthemesofShakespeare’splays?

参照答案：

Shakespeare’splaysaredividedinto3types:comedies,tragediesandhistoricalplays.

1)Hishistoricalplaysarewiththetheme-----nationalunityunderamightandjustsovereign/rulerisnecessary.

2)Inhisromanticcomedies,hetakesanoptimisticattitudetowardlovefriendshipandyouth.

3)Inhistragedies,Shakespearealwaysportrayssomenobleheroes,whofacestheinjusticeoflifeandiscaughtinadifficultsituationandwhosefateiscloselyconnectedwiththefateofhisnation.Eachherohashisweaknessofnature.Wealsoseetheconflictbetweentheindividualandtheevilforceinthesociety.Andhismajorcharactersarealwaysindividualsrepresentingcertaintypes.

5.PleasecommentonthecharacterofSatanin“ParadiseLost.”

参照答案：

Satanisarebellious(叛逆的)figureagainstGodinliterature,defeated,heandhisrebelangelswerecastintohell.However,Satanrefusedtoaccepthisfailure,swearingthat“allwasnotlost”andthathewouldrevengeforhisdownfall.ThefreedomofthewillisthekeystoneofSatan’scharacter,whichwastheimportantspiritoftherisingmiddleclass.WhilehetemptedAdamandEve,whichprovedhisevilness.

6.WhatarethecharacteristicsoftheHumanism?

参照答案：

1)’Humanism’istheessenceofRenaissance.

2)Humanistsseethathumanbeingsweregloriouscreaturescapableofindividualdevelopmentinthedirectionofperfection,andthattheworldtheyinhabitedwastheirsnottodespise(轻视)butto’question,explore,andenjoy’.

3)Theyalsobelievethatmandidnotonlyhavetherighttoenjoythebeautyofthislife,buthadtheabilitytoperfecthimselfandtoperformwonders(发明奇迹).(P8)

英美文学考前串讲（3）

Chapter2TheNeoclassicalPeriod

I.Choosetherightanswer:

1.____bringsHenryFieldingthenameofthe"ProseHomer".

A.ThePilgrim’sProgress

B.TomJones

C.RobisonCrusoe

D.ColonelJack

Answer:B(P122)

2.AlexanderPopeworkedpainstakinglyonhispoems

andfinallybroughttoitslastperfection______Dryden

hadsuccessfullyusedinhisplays.

A.theheroiccouplet

B.thefreeverse

C.theblankverse

D.theSpenserianstanza

Answer:A(P92)

3.Ofallthe18thcenturynovelists___wasthefirsttosetout,

bothintheoryandpractice,towritespeciallya"comicepicinprose."

A.HenryFielding

B.DanielDefoe

C.JonathanSwift

D.JohnBunyan

Answer:A(P120)

4.____isthemostsuccessfulreligiousallegoryintheEnglishlanguage.

A.GenesisA

B.TheHolyWar

C.ThePilgrimsprogress

D.Exodus

Answer:C(P85)

5.Inwhichofthefollowingworkscanyoufindthepropernames

"Lilliput","Brobdingnag","Houyhnhnm"and"Yahoo"?

A.ThePilgrim’sProgress

B.TheFaririeQueene

C.Gulliver’stravels

D.TheSchoolofScandel

Answer:C(P108)

6."Asshadesmoresweetlyrecommendthelight,

Somodestplainnesssetsoffsprightlywit;

Forworksmayhavemorewitthandoes’emgood

Asbodiesperishthroughexcessofblood."

Intheabovelines,Popetriestosatthat_______.

A.morewitwillmakebetterpoetry

B.plainnessismoreimportantthanwitinpoetry

C.toomuchwitwilldestroygoodpoetry

D.plainnesswillmakewitdull

Answer:C(P93-94)

7.TheRapeoftheLockbyAlexanderPopeiswrittenintheform

ofamock______,whichdescribesthetrivialityofhighsociety

inagrandstyle.

A.epic

B.elegy

C.sonnet

D.ode

Answer:A(P92)

8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatypicalfeatureof

SamuelJohnson’slanguagestyle?

A.Hissentencesarelongandwellstructured.

B.Hissentencesareinterwovenwithparallelwords.

C.Hetendstouseinformalandcolloquialwords.

D.Hissentencesarecomplicated,buthisthoughtsareclearlyexpressed.

Answer:C(P132)

9."Theboastofheraldry,thepompofpower,

Andallthatbeauty,allthatwealthe’ergave,

Awaitsaliketheinevitablehour.

Intheabovequotedpassage,ThomasGrayintendstosay

thatgreatfamily,power,beautyandwealth___________.

A.willnevermakepeopleleadtothesamedestination----pathsofglory.

B.willinevitablymakepeoplerealizetheirgloriousdreams

C.aretheverybestthingstoleadpeopletotheirglories

D.willneverpreventpeoplefromreachingtheirfinaldestination---grave.

Answer:D(P154)

10.____hasbeenregardedbysomeas"FatheroftheEnglishnovel"

forhiscontributiontotheestablishmentoftheformofthemodernnovel.

A.JohnBunyan

B.HenryFielding

C.DanielDefoe

D.JohnathanSwift

Answer:B(P121)

11.____wasverymuchconcernedwiththethemeofthevanity

ofhumanwishesandtriedtoawakenmentothisfolly

andhopedtocurethemofitthroughhiswriting.

A.SamuelJohnson

B.JonathanSwift

C.RichardBrinsleySheridan

D.ThomasGray

Answer:A(P132)

12.____wastheonlyimportantdramatistofthe18thcentury,

inhisplays,moralityistheconstanttheme.

A.AlexanderPope

B.RichardBrinsleySheridan

C.SamuelJohnson

D.GeorgeBernardShaw

Answer:B(P136)

13.AstherepresentativeoftheEnlightenment,Popewasone

ofthefirsttointroduce___toEngland.

A.Rationalism

B.Criticism

C.Romanticism

D.Realism

Answer:A(P91)

14.TheRivalsand____aregenerallyregardedasimportantlinks

betweenthemasterpieceofShakespeareandthoseofBernardShaw.

A.TheSchoolforScandal

B.TheDuenna

C.Widower’sHouses

D.TheDoctor’sDilemma

Answer:A(P137)

15.____isasharpsatireonthemoraldegeneracy(道德沦丧)ofthe

aristocratic-bourgeoissocietyinthe18thcenturyEngland.

A.TheRivals

B.Gulliver’sTravels

C.TomsJones

英美文学考前串讲（4）

Chapter3TheRomanticPeriod

I.Choosetherightanswer:

1.TheRomanticMovementexpressedamoreorless______

attitudetowardtheexistingsocialandpoliticalconditions.

A.positive

B.negative

C.neutral

D.indifferent

Answer:B(P160)

2.Itis_____whoestablishedthecultoftheindividual

andchampionedthefreedomofthehumanspirit.

A.JeanJacquesRousseau

B.JohannWolfgangvonGoethe

C.EdmundBurke

D.ThomasPaine

Answer:A(P157)

3.ThetwomajornovelistsoftheEnglishRomanticPeriod

are_____andWalterScott.

A.WashingtonIrving

B.JaneAusten

C.HermanMelville

D.CharlesDickens

Answer:B(P165)

4._____definesthepoetas"manspeakingtomen,"

andpoetryas"thespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeelings,

whichoriginatesinemotionrecollectedintranquility."

A.WilliamBlake

B.WilliamWordsworth

C.SamuelTaylorColeridge

D.JohnKeats

Answer:B(P161)

5.FortheRomantics,____isnotonlythemajorsourceof

poeticimagery,butalsoprovidesthedominantsubjectmatter.

A.love

B.man

C.nature

D.death

Answer:C(P162)

6.IntheRomanticperiod,____isthemostprosperousliterary

form.

A.prose

B.poetry

C.fiction

D.play

Answer:B(P161)

7.Thetoneofliteraturein"SongofExperience"byWilliam

Blakeis_______.

A.doleful

B.lively

C.plain

D.utter

Answer:A(doleful:悲伤的P168-169)

8._____isregardedasa"worshipofnature".

A.JohnKeats

B.WilliamBlake

C.WilliamWordsworth

D.JaneAusten

Answer:C(P176)

9.WhichofthefollowingwritingsisnotcreatedbyWilliam

Wordsworth?

A.IWanderedLonelyasaCloud.

B.ComposeduponWestminsterBridge,September3,1802.

C.TheSolitaryReaper.

D.TheChimneySweeper.

Answer:D(P179---182)

10.Wordsworth’sshortpoemscanbeclassifiedintotwogroups:

poemsaboutnatureandpoemsabout________.

A.love

B.humanlife

C.freedom

D.socialactivities

Answer:B(P176)

11."DonJuan"isByron’smasterpiece,agreat______ofthe

early19thcentury.

A.comedy

B.tragedy

C.comicepic

D.novel

Answer:C(P194)

12.Inhislyricssuch