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ChapterIAnIntroductiontoOldandMedievalEnglishLiterature

&TheRenaissancePeriod

I.Choosetherightanswer:

1.Dr.Faustusisaplaybasedonthelegendofamagician

aspiringforandfinallymeetinghistragicendasaresult

ofsellinghissoultotheDevil.

A.British/

immoralityB.French/moneyC.German/knowledgeD.American/political

power

Answer:C（可参考课本P21）

2.,isatypicalexampleofOldEnglishpoetry,isregarded

todayasthenationalepicoftheAnglo-Saxons.

A.TheWife'sComplaintB.BeowulfC.TheDreamoftheRoodD.The

Seafarer

Answer:B（可参考课本Pl）

3.It'sChauceralonewho,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliterature,

presentedtousacomprehensiverealisticpictureoftheEnglish

Societyinhismasterpiece.

A.TheCanterburyTalesB.TheLegendofGoodWomenC.Troilusand

CriseydeD.TheRomauntoftheRose.

Answer:A（可参考课本P4）

4.TheEssenceofRenaissance,themostsignificantintellectual

movement,was.

A.GeographicalexplorationB.ReligiousreformationC.Publishing

andtranslationD.Humanism.

Answer:D（可参考课本P8）

5.uPrinceArthur'sgreatestmissionishissearchforGloriana,

withwhomhehasfalleninlovethroughalovevision."Thetwo

figurescomefrom.

A.ParadiseLostB.Dr.FaustusC.TheFaerieQueeneD.Hamlet

Answer:C（可参考课本P13）

6.In“Sonnet18”,Shakespeare.

A.Meditateonthedestructivepoweroftimeandeternalbeautyby

poetry.

B.Satirizehuman'svanity.C.Predicttheeternityof

love.D.Eulogizethepowerofthebeauty.

Answer:A(P37)

7.gavenewvigortotheblankversewithhis“mightylines”

andmake'blankverse1theprinciplevehicleofexpressionin

drama.

A.SurreyB.WyattC.MarloweD.Sidney

Answer:C(P21)

8.Shakespeare?sgreatesttragediesarethefollowingworks

except.

A.HamletB.KingLearC.RomeoandJulietD.Othello

Answer:C(P33)

9.TheRenaissancereferstobetween14th----mid-17thcentury,

whichwasunderthereignofQueen___andabsolutemonarchyin

Englandreacheditssummit,andinwhichthe'realmainstream(真

正的文学主流)'was—.

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

Answer:B(Pl1)

10.InTheLegendofGoodWomen,Chaucerusedforthefirsttime

inEnglishtherhymedcoupletofiambicpentameter,whichistobe

calledlater____.

A.TheSpenserianstanzaB.TheheroiccoupletC.Theblankverse

D.Thefreeverse

Answer:B(P5)

11.TheRedcrosseKnightin“TheFaerieQueene”standsfor,

andUnastandsfor.

A.bravery/chastityB.holiness/truthC.error/deliveryD.true

gentleman/lady.

Answer:B(P16)

12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTregardedasoneofthe

characteristicsofRenaissance?

A.RediscoveryofancientRomanandGreekculture.

B.AttempttoremovetheoldfeudalistideasinMedievalEurope.

C.Exaltationofman'spursuitofhappinessinhislife,and

toleranceofman'sfoibles.

D.Praiseofman,seffortsinsouldeliveryandpersonalsalvation.

Answer:D(P7)

13.“Theslingsandarrowsofoutrageousfortune”isanexample

of.

A.MetaphorB.SimileC.IronyD.Personification

Answer:A(P55)

14.introducedthePetrarchansonnetintoEngland.

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

D.Romans/Normans

Answer:B(PH)

15.Itisalonewho,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliterature

presentedtousacomprehensiverealisticpictureoftheEnglish

societyofhistimeandcreatedawholegalleryofvividcharacters

fromallwalksoflife.

A.EdmundSpenserB.GeoffreyChaucerC.WilliamShakespeareD.John

Donne

Answer:B(P4)

16.Thefollowingbelongtothecharacteristicsof'metaphysical

poetry?representedby'JohnDonne?except___.

A.ConceitsB.ActualimageryandsimpledictionC.Argumentative

formD.Elegantstyle

Answer:D(P63)

17.ParadiseLostisactuallyastorytakenfrom____.

A.GreekMythologyB.RomanlegendC.TheOldTestamentD.TheNew

Testament

Answer:C(P73)

18.InuParadiseLost”,Satansays“Wemaywithmoresuccessful

hoperesolve/Towagebyforceorguileeternalwar,/

IrreconcilabletoourgrandFoe“Whatdoesthe"Eternalwar"mean?

A.ToremoveGodfromhisthroneB.ToburntheHeavenDown

C.TocorruptGod'screationofmanandwoman-----AdamandEveD.To

beguileintoasnaketothreatenman,slife

Answer:C(P71,节选部分在P75)

19.,thefirstofthegreattragedies,isgenerallyregarded

asShakespeare,smostpopularplayonthestage,forithasthe

qualitiesofa“blood-and-thunder“thrillerand

a'philosophicalexploration'oflifeanddeath.

A.TheMerchantofVeniceB.HamletC.KingLearD.TheWinter'sTale

Answer:B(P33)

20.Itwas___and___thetwoconqueststhatprovidedthesource

fortheriseandgrowthofEnglishliterature.

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

D.Greeks/Romans

Answer:B(Pl)

21.ParadiseLostis__'smasterpiece,whichisanepicin12books,

writteninblankverse,abouttheheroicrevoltofSatanagainst

God'sauthority.

A.JohnDonneB.ChristopherMarloweC.JohnMiltonD.EdmundSpenser

Answer:C(P71)

22.ThefollowingdescriptionfitintoMilton'except,______.

A.agreatrevolutionarypoetofthe17thcenturyB.anoutstanding

politicalpamphleteer

C.agreatstylistandmasterofblankverseD.akindofelegantand

refinestyle.

Answer:D(P70---73)

23._____isnotwrittenbyJohnMilton.

A.SamsonAgonistesB.ParadiseLostC.Paradiseregained

D.Tamburlaine

Answer:D(P71)

24.Marlow,sgreatestachievementisthatheperfectedthe'blank

versey,andheisregardedas'thepioneerofEnglishdrama,,

whichofthefollowingisnotwrittenbyhim?

A.TamburlaineB.TheJewofMaltaC.ThePassionatetoHisLoveD.The

SunRising

Answer:D(P20)

25._____EssaysisthefirstexampleofthatgenreinEnglish

literature,whichhasbeenrecognizedasanimportantlandmarkin

thedevelopmentofEnglishprose.

A.JohnMilton'sB.FrancisBacon?sC.Montaigne?sD.Thomas

Gray's

Answer:B(P58)

26.Wasknownas“thepoets'poet”.

A.WilliamShakespeareB.EdmundSpenserC.JohnDonneD.JohnMilton

Answer:B(Pl5)

27.“Andwewillmaketheebedsofroses/Andathousandfragrant

posies/Acapofflowers,andakirtle/Embroideredallwithleaves

ofmyrtle."Theabovelinesareprobablytakenfrom.

A.Spenser?sTheFaerieQueeneB.JohnDonne?sTheSunRising

C.Shakespeare*sSonnet18D.Marlow'sThePassionateShepherdto

HisLove.

Answer:D(P28)

28.Whichofthefollowingstatementbestillustratesthethemeof

Shakespeare?sSonnet18?

A.ThespeakereulogizesthepowerofNature.B.Thespeaker

satirizeshumanvanity.

C.Thespeakerpraisesthepowerofartisticcreation.D.Thespeaker

meditatesonman,ssalvation.

Answer:C(P37)

II.Readthequotedpartandanswerthequestions:

1.“ForhereinFortuneshowsherselfmorekind

Thanishercustom.Itisstillheruse

Toletthewretchedmanoutlivehiswealth,

Toviewwithholloweyeandwrinkledbrow

Anageofpoverty;fromwhichling,ringpenance

Ofsuchmiserydothshecutmeoff”

1.Identifythetitleoftheworksandauthor.

2.Explainafromwhich・・・cutmeoff”.

3.Whathappenedtohim,whichcausedthewords?

参考答案：

Thelinesarefrom“TheMerchantofVenicev,

WilliamShakespeare.(P48)

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

kindtohimbecausesheistakingawaybothhiswealthandlife.

3)ThespeakerisAntonio,it'ssaidthathisshiphaveallbeen

lost,andheispenniless,andwillhavetopaythepoundofflesh.

(BecauseShylockhasmadeastrangebondthatrequiresAntonioto

payhimapoundoffleshifhecan'trepayhimthemoneythathe

borrowedforhisfriendinduetime.)(P38)

2.“Readnottocontractandconfuse,nottobelieveandtakefor

granted,nortofindtalkanddiscourse,buttoweighandconsider”

1)Identifytheworkandauthor.

2)Whatideadoesthepassageexpress?

参考答案：

1)Thesentencecomesfrom“OfStudies”writtenby'Francis

Bacon'.(P61)

2)TheSentencetalksabouttheproperwaytoread:Whenyouread,

don'tbepuzzledbythecontentofthebook;don,ttakeitfor

granted;don'tquotetoomuchfromthebook;beforeacceptingits

idea,you'dbetterthinkaboutitsshortcomingsandconsiderit

fromallsides.

3.“Norlosepossessionofthatfairthouow'st;

NorshalldeathbragthouwanderJstinhisshade,

Whenineternallinestotimethougrow'st:

Solongasmencanbreathe,oreyescansee,

Solonglivesthis,andthisgiveslifetothee.

1)Wheredoesthepoemcomesfrom?Whowroteit?

Whatdoes“eternallinesvmean?

Interpretitbriefly.

参考答案：1)Thepoemis"ShallIComparetheetoaSummer'sDay”，

byShakespeare.(P38)

2)Eternallinesmeansthelinesofthepoemandothersonnets.(P38)

3)Itmeans:youwillnotloseyourbeauty,anddeathwillnot

threatenyouwithdarkness,either.Aslongasmancanliveinthe

world,theywillseeyourbeautyinmylinesofmypoem,whichhas

givenyoueternallife.(OrAnicesummer?sdayisusually

transient,butthebeautyinpoetrycanlastforever.(P37)

4.“・・・Allisnolost:theunconquerablewill,

Andstudyofrevenge,immortalhate,

Andcouragenevertosubmitoryield:

Andwhatiselsenottobeovercome?...

IrreconcilabletoourgrandFoe”

1)Pleaseidentifythepoemandthepoet.

2)Interpret“allisnotlost”.

3)Whatdoesthewholepassagemean?

参考答案：1)ItistakenfromJohnMilton?s"ParadiseLost(P74)

2)“allisnotlost”isthewordfromSatan----Satanandother

angelsrebelagainstGod,buttheyaredrivenfromHeavenintohell.

Inthefireofthehell,Satanisdeterminedtofightback,just

likewhathesays:notallislost,theunconquerablewill,thedeep

hatred,andthecouragetofighttilldeathstillremain.(P71)

3)ThispassageshowsSatanJswillnottosubmit(服从)，andthe

desiretolongforfreedom;tobegGodformercyandworshiphis

powerismoreshamefulanddisgracefulthanthedownfall.(P71)

5.“Ifhebenotapttobeatovermatters,lethimstudythe

lawyer,scases.Soeverydefectofthemindmayhaveaspecial

receipt.”

Questions:3)Whatdoes“beatovermatters"mean?

4)Whatdoes“receipt'referto?

5)Fromwhichessaydoestheabovesentencescome,whatistheessay

mainlyabout?

参考答案：1)Itmeans:makethroughexaminationsofthings.(P63)

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

3)Thesentencesarefrom“OfStudies”(FrancisBacon).Itisthe

mostpopularofbacon'sessays.Itanalyzeswhatstudieschiefly

servefor,thedifferentwaysadoptedbydifferentpeopletopursue

studies,andhowstudiesexertinfluenceoverhumancharacter.

(P60—61)

6.uWhat,isgreatMephistophilistopassionate

Forbeingdeprivedofthejoysofheaven?

LearnthouofFaustusmanlyfortitude

Andscornthosejoysthounevershaltpossess.

SayhewillsparehimFourandtwentyyears

Lettinghimliveinallvoluptuousness

Havingtheeevertoattendonme**-

Questions:

1)Identifythepassageandauthor;

2)“Sayhesurrendersuptohimhissoul”,whowillsurrenderhis

soul?Whatfor?

3)Whoarethee?Whatwillhedo?

参考答案：

1)Thepassagecomesfrom"Dr.Faustus”writtenbyChristopher

Marlowe.(P25-26)

2)Dr.Faustuswillsurrenderhissoultodevil.Becausehewasa

greatscholarwhohasastrongdesireto'getknowledge'invain,

finallyhe'madeabond'tosellhissoultoDevilinreturnfor

24yearsoflifeinwhichhemaygetanythinghedesires.(P22)

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

HehelpedDr.Faustustodoanythinghewants.(P22)

7.“Busyoldfool,unrulysun,

Whydoesthouthus,

Throughwindowsandthroughcurtainscallonus?”

Questions:

6)Identifytheworkandauthor.

7)Whatideadoesthepassageexpress?

参考答案：

l)Thepassagecomesfrom"TheSunRising,writtenby'John

Donne'.(P66)

2)Thespeakerquestionsthesun'sauthorityandspeaks

condescendingly,placingthesuninthestatusofasubordinate.

Inthelover'skingdom,thesunhasnorighttodictatethetime

ofdayorthepassingofseasons.Hispresenceintheirbedchamber

isanintrusionontheirprivacy.

III.Questionsandanswers:

1.HowdoyouknowaboutRenaissance?GiveasummeryaboutEnglish

literatureintheperiod?

参考答案：

1.TheRenaissancereferstotheperiodbetween14th---mid-17th

century.ItfirststartedinItaly.

2.TheRenaissancemeansrebirthorrevival---thediscoveryof

ancientRomanandGreekculture.

3.Inessence,TheRenaissanceisahistoricalperiodinwhichthe

Europeanhumanistthinkersandscholarstriedtogetridoftheold

feudalistideasinmedievalEurope,tointroducenewideasthat

expressedtheinterestsoftherisingbourgeoisie/middleclass,and

torecoverthepurityoftheearlychurchfromthecorruptionof

RomanCatholicchurch.

4.HumanismistheessenceofRenaissance----Manisthemeasure

ofallthings.Thehumanismexalted/praisedhumannatureand

emphasizedthedignityofhumanbeingsandthepresentlife.They

thoughtmanhadtherighttoenjoythebeautyoflifeandhadthe

abilitytoperfecthimselfandmadewonders,whichgotreadyfor

theappearanceofthegreatElizabethanwritersinBritain.Poetry

anddramawerethemostoutstandingliteraryforms.

5.Shakespeare,MarloweandFrancisBaconetc.weretheremarkable

representativesoftheEnglishRenaissance.

(可参考课本P7—-12)

2.PleasegiveabriefanalysisofHamlet*s"Tobeornottobe”

soliloquy(独白).

参考答案：

“Tobeornottobe"is'aphilosophicalexplorationoflifeand

death'.Thesoliloquycondemnedthehypocrisyandtreacheryand

generalcorruptionoftheworld,andrevealedthecharacterof

Hamlet—so'speculative,questioning,contemplativeand

melancholy,/gloomy?.Itwasnotbecausehewasnotabletotake

actiontorevenge,butbecauseofhis'hesitative/hesitant

character*,whenthechanceforactioncame,itseemeddefeat.

Itcanbeinterpretedas:Hamletbearstheheavyburdenoftheduty

torevengehisfatherysdeath,heisforcedtoliveinthesuspense

offactsandfiction,languageandaction.Heconsidersthatit

wouldbebetterto'commitsuicide',butbeingscaredofwhat

mighthappentohimintheafterlife.Soheputoffthethingbecause

ofthesin.Heconsiderstheplancarefullyonlytofindreasonfor

notcarryingitout.Thesoliloquyconveys'thesenseof

world-weariness(厌世)'.(P33-34)

3.WhatcommonfeaturesdothecharactersshareinMarlow'sworks?

(Nomorethan150words)

参考答案：

ThecreationofTheRenaissanceheroisoneofMarlow's

contributions.

1)Suchaheroisalwaysindividualisticandfullofambition,facing

bravelythechallengefromgodandmen.Theyhadhumandignityand

capacity,tryingtogetheaven/highestideasontheearthbytheir

ownefforts.

2)Forexample:TamburlaineisacharacterwrittenbyMarlowe.By

depictingagreatherowithhighambitionandsheerbrutalforc4e

inconquering,Marlowevoicedthesupremedesireofmanfor

infinite/limitlesspowerandauthority.InDr.Faustus,Marlowe

celebratedthehumanpassionforknowledge,powerandhappiness.

3)TamburlaineandDr.Faustusaretypicalinowningsuch

Renaissancespirit,Tamburlaine,beingacruelconquer,found

happinessinconqueringotherkingdom.Onlydeathcoulddefeathim.

WhileDr.Faustus,amoreintrospectiveandphilosophicalfigure,

hadhighspiritforknowledgebuthehadsinforhavingdespairin

GodandtrustinDevil.(P20-22)

4.WhatarethemainthemesofShakespeareJsplays?

参考答案：

Shakespeare?splaysaredividedinto3types:comedies,tragedies

andhistoricalplays.

1)Hishistoricalplaysarewiththetheme----nationalunityunder

amightandjustsovereign/ru1erisnecessary.

2)Inhisromanticcomedies,hetakesanoptimisticattitudetoward

lovefriendshipandyouth.

3)Inhistragedies,Shakespearealwaysportrayssomenobleheroes,

whofacestheinjusticeoflifeandiscaughtinadifficult

situationandwhosefateiscloselyconnectedwiththefateofhis

nation.Eachherohashisweaknessofnature.Wealsoseethe

conflictbetweentheindividualandtheevilforceinthesociety.

Andhismajorcharactersarealwaysindividualsrepresenting

certaintypes.

5.PleasecommentonthecharacterofSataninaParadiseLost.”

参考答案：

Satanisarebellious(叛逆的)figureagainstGodinliterature,

defeated,heandhisrebelangelswerecastintohell.However,

Satanrefusedtoaccepthisfailure,swearingthat“allwasnot

lost“andthathewouldrevengeforhisdownfall.Thefreedomof

thewillisthekeystoneofSatan'scharacter,whichwasthe

importantspiritoftherisingmiddleclass.WhilehetemptedAdam

andEve,whichprovedhisevilness.

6.WhatarethecharacteristicsoftheHumanism?

参考答案：1)'Humanism,istheessenceofRenaissance.

2)Humanistsseethathumanbeingsweregloriouscreaturescapable

ofindividualdevelopmentinthedirectionofperfection,andthat

theworldtheyinhabitedwastheirsnottodespise(轻视)but

to'question,explore,andenjoy,.

3)Theyalsobelievethatmandidnotonlyhavetherighttoenjoy

thebeautyofthislife,buthadtheabilitytoperfecthimselfand

toperformwonders(创造奇迹).(P8)

Chapter2TheNeoclassicalPeriod

I.Choosetherightanswer:

1.____bringsHenryFieldingthenameofthe"ProseHomer”.

A.ThePilgrim,sProgressB.TomJonesC.RobisonCrusoeD.Colonel

Jack

Answer:B(P122)

2.AlexanderPopeworkedpainstakinglyonhispoems

andfinallybroughttoitslastperfection______Dryden

hadsuccessfullyusedinhisplays.

A.theheroiccoupletB.thefreeverseC.theblankverseD.the

Spenserianstanza

Answer:A(P92)

3.Ofallthe18thcenturynovelists__wasthefirsttosetout,

bothintheoryandpractice,towritespeciallya"comicepicin

prose.

A.HenryFieldingB.DanielDefoeC.JonathanSwiftD.JohnBunyan

Answer:A(P120)

4.isthemostsuccessfulreligiousallegoryintheEnglish

language.

A.GenesisAB.TheHolyWarC.ThePilgrimsprogressD.Exodus

Answer:C(P85)

5.Inwhichofthefollowingworkscanyoufindthepropernames

“Lilliput”,，zBrobdingnagz，,“Houyhnhnm"and"Yahoo”?

A.ThePilgrim"sProgressB.TheFaririeQueeneC.Gullivers

travelsD.TheSchoolofScandel

Answer:C(Pl08)

6.〃Asshadesmoresweetlyrecommendthelight,

Somodestplainnesssetsoffsprightlywit;

Forworksmayhavemorewitthandoes'emgood

Asbodiesperishthroughexcessofblood.〃

Intheabovelines,Popetriestosatthat.

A.morewitwillmakebetterpoetryB.plainnessismoreimportant

thanwitinpoetry

C.toomuchwitwilldestroygoodpoetryD.plainnesswillmakewit

dull

Answer:C(P93-94)

7.TheRapeoftheLockbyAlexanderPopeiswrittenintheform

ofamock_____,whichdescribesthetrivialityofhighsocietyin

agrandstyle.

A.epicB.elegyC.sonnetD.ode

Answer:A(P92)

8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatypicalfeatureofSamuel

Johnson'slanguagestyle?

A.Hissentencesarelongandwellstructured.B.Hissentencesare

interwovenwithparallelwords.

C.Hetendstouseinformalandcolloquialwords.

D.Hissentencesarecomplicated,buthisthoughtsareclearly

expressed.

Answer:C(P132)

9.“Theboastofheraldry,thepompofpower,

Andallthatbeauty,allthatwealthe'ergave,

Awaitsaliketheinevitablehour.

Intheabovequotedpassage,ThomasGrayintendstosaythatgreat

family,power,beautyandwealth.

A.willnevermakepeopleleadtothesamedestination---pathsof

glory.

B.willinevitablymakepeoplerealizetheirgloriousdreams

C.aretheverybestthingstoleadpeopletotheirglories

D.willneverpreventpeoplefromreachingtheirfinal

destination—grave.

Answer:D(Pl54)

10.____hasbeenregardedbysomeas"FatheroftheEnglishnovel”

forhiscontributiontotheestablishmentoftheformofthemodern

novel.

A.JohnBunyanB.HenryFieldingC.DanielDefoeD.JohnathanSwift

Answer:B(P121)

11.wasverymuchconcernedwiththethemeofthevanityof

humanwishesandtriedtoawakenmentothisfollyandhopedtocure

themofitthroughhiswriting.

A.SamuelJohnsonB.JonathanSwiftC.RichardBrinsleySheridan

D.ThomasGray

Answer:A(P132)

12.____wastheonlyimportantdramatistofthe18thcentury,in

hisplays,moralityistheconstanttheme.

A.AlexanderPopeB.RichardBrinsleySheridanC.SamuelJohnson

D.GeorgeBernardShaw

Answer:B(Pl36)

13.AstherepresentativeoftheEnlightenment,Popewasoneofthe

firsttointroduce___toEngland.

A.RationalismB.CriticismC.RomanticismD.Realism

Answer:A(P91)

14.TheRivalsand____aregenerallyregardedasimportantlinks

betweenthemasterpieceofShakespeareandthoseofBernardShaw.

A.TheSchoolforScandalB.TheDuennaC,Widower'sHousesD.The

DoctorJsDilemma

Answer:A(P137)

15.isasharpsatireonthemoraldegeneracy(道德沦丧)ofthe

aristocratic-bourgeoissocietyinthe18thcenturyEngland.

A.TheRivalsB・Gulliver'sTravelsC.TomsJonesD.TheSchoolfor

Scandal

Answer:D(P138)

16.Thepoem"ElegyWritteninaCountryChurchyard"byThomasGray

isregardedasthemostrepresentativeworkof.

A.TheMetaphysicalSchoolB.TheGraveyardSchoolC.TheGothic

SchoolD.TheRomanticSchool

Answer:B(P152)

17._______,writteninheroiccoupletbyPope,isconsidered

manifestoofEnglishNeoclassicism.

A.AnEssayofDramaticPoetryB.AnEssayonCriticismC.The

AdvancingoflearningD.AnEssayonFreedom

Answer:B(P93)

18.isatypicalfeatureofSwift'swritings.

A.ElegantstyleB.CausalnarrationC.BittersatireD.Complicated

sentencestructure

Answer:C(P107)

19.InthefollowingwritingsbyHenryFielding,whichbringshim

thenameofthe"ProseHomer”?

A.TheCoffee---HousePolitician.B.TheTragedyofTragedies.C.The

HistoryofTomJones,AFoundling.D.TheHistoryofAmelia.

Answer:C(P120)

20.“Hold!Seewhetheritisornotbeforeyougotothedoor----1

haveaparticularmessageforyouifitshouldbemybrother.，z

Thetwosentencesarefoundin.

A.TheSchoolforScandalB.TheRivalsC.TheCriticD.TheScheming

Lieutenant

Answer:A(P139)

21.IntermsofElegyWritteninaCountryChurchyard,whichiswrong?

A.Theauthoremploysmetaphorinthispoem.B.Theauthor

excessivelyexpresseshispersonalmelancholy.

C.Hereherevealshissympathyforthepoorandtheunknown.

D.Hemocksthegreatoneswhodespisethepoorandbringhavocon

them.

Answer:B(P152-153)

22.TheHouyhnhnmsdepictedbyJonathanSwiftinGulliver's

Travelsare.

A.horsesthatareendowedwithreason.B.pigmiesthatareendowed

withadmirablequalities

C.giantsthataresuperiorinwisdom.D.Hairy,wild,lowand

despicablecreatures,

whoresemblehumanbeingsnotonlyinappearance

butalsoinsomeotherways.

Answer:A(P108)

II.Readthequotedpartandanswerthequestions:

1.“Wordsarelikeleaves;

andwheretheymostabound,

Muchfruitofsensebeneathisrarelyfound.

Falseeloquence,liketheprismaticglass,

Itsgaudycolorsspreadsoneveryplace;

ThefaceofNaturewenomoresurvey,

Allglaresalike,withoutdistinctiongay.〃

Questions:

1)Identifytheauthorandthepassage;

2)Namethedevicesusedinthepassagewithexamples;

3)Explain"Words….found”.

4)Whatisthemainlyimpliedideaofthepassage?

参考答案：

1)ThepassageisfromPope's〃AnEssayonCriticism”.(P94)

2)Inthepassagetheauthorused"Simile"thedevice,e.g."Words

arelikeleaves"and"falseeloquence,liketheprismaticglass'

etc.

3)Thesentencemeans:Where/Whentoomanywordsareused,they

seldomexpressmuchsense.

4)Thepassageimpliesauthorsshouldn,tstresstoomuchthe

artificialuseofConceitortheexternalbeautyoflanguage,they

shouldpayspecialattentiontoTrueWit,whichisbestsetinthe

plainstyle,(justastoomanyleaveswillcoverthefruits,too

gaudy/showyglasswillhidethefacetheNature,toofalseand

eloquentlanguagewillhidetheWitinthearticles.)<P93>

2.“LetnotAmbitionmocktheirusefultoil,

Theirhomelyjoys,anddestinyobscure;

NorGrandeurhearwithadisdainfulsmile

Theshortandsimpleannalsofthepoor.

Theboastofheraldry,thepompofpower,

Andallthatbeauty,allthatwealthe'ergave,

Awaitsaliketheinevitablehour.

Thepathsofgloryleadbuttothegrave.〃

Questions:

1)Identifytheauthorandtheworks;2)Whatdoes〃theinevitable

hour/z?3)Explainthefirststanza;4)Whatdoesthewholepassage

imply.

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.(P156)

3)Thefirststanzameans:Themenwithambitionandhighposition

shouldn'