Instructions： This examination consists of 5 parts， and the total time for the examination is 2 hours. All the answers should be entered onto the Answer Sheet.
Part I：Multiple Choices （10%）
Choose the best answer to the following sentences.
1.Which of the following is NOT a feature of Beowulf？
A. Alliteration
B. Anglo-Saxons’ early life in England
C. Germanic language
D. The national epic of Anglo-Saxon people
2.English Renaissance Period was an age of.
A. prose and novel
B. poetry and drama
C. essays and journals
D. ballads and songs
3.The main literary form of the early 17th century was poetry. John Milton was acknowledged as the greatest. Besides him， there were two groups of poets. They were the Cavalier poets and.
A. the lake poets
B. the university wits
C. the Metaphysical poets
D. the Romantic poets
4. Pamela is widely considered to be the first novel and was written by ___________.
A. Thomas Hardy
B. James Joyce
C. Samuel Richardson
D. Henry Fielding
5.The publication of， which was the joint work of William Wordsworth and Samuel T. Coleridge， marked the beginning of the Romantic Age in England.
A. Don Juan
B. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
C. Lyrical Ballads
D. Queen Mab
6.Among the most famous realistic novelists of the Victorian age are， W. M. Thackeray， Bronte sisters， etc.
A. Joseph Conrad
B. Henry Fielding
C. Charles Dickens
D. D. H. Lawrence
7.In James Joyce’s ____________ the story “Eveline” paints a portrait of a young woman from Dublin deciding whether or not to leave her hometown.
A. Ulysses
B. Orlando
C. Dubliners
D. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
8.In the 18th century England， satire was much used in writing. Literature of this age produced some excellent satirists， such as Jonathan Swift， Henry Fielding and.
William Blake B. Robert Burns C.Alexander Pope D. Daniel Defoe
9.William Wordsworth never used “gaudy and inane phraseology” because he felt that poetry should ____________.
A. be read only by the well-educated
B. use difficult vocabulary to express complicated emotions
C. use simple speech to communicate the truths of human experience
D. rely on strange and uncommon words to bring people new experiences
10. Virginia Woolf is renowned for adopting the technique， which displays the sequence of thoughts and impressions in a person’s mind.
A. mind-reading
B. third-person narration
C. stream-of-consciousness
D. feminist
Part II：Gap Filling （10%）
Complete the following sentences and write your answers on the Answer Sheet.
1.Geoffrey Chaucer’s work gives us a picture of the condition of English life of his day， such as its work and play， its deeds and dreams， its fun and sympathy.
2.During the Norman Conquest， the most important form of literary composition is
， the representative of which is the legend of King Arthur and the round table knights.
3.Epoch of Renaissance witnessed a particular development of English drama. It was William Shakespeare and who made blank verse the principal vehicle of expression in drama.
4.Hamlet， Othello， Macbeth and are generally regarded as William Shakespeare’s four great tragedies.
5.Edmund Spenser is generally regarded as the greatest nondramatic poet of the Elizabethan Age. His fame is chiefly based on his masterpiece.
6.In Elizabethan Period，wrote more than 50 excellent essays， which made him one of the best essayists in English literature.
7.The was a progressive intellectual movement throughout western Europe in the 18th century.
8.In the latter part of the 18th century， there appeared， as a reaction against Reason，
___________ novel and literature of sentimentality.
9.Thomas Gray’s highly p raised poem shows the poet’s sympathy for the poor， and condemns the great ones who despise the poor and bring sufferings to the common people.
10.The Romantic movement in England had two significant movements as its background： the French Revolution and.
11________ is perhaps the most talented early novelist. She wrote a number of books concerning young， relatively wealthy women pursuing marriage， such as Pride and Prejudice and Emma.
12.George Byron is chiefly known for his two long poems. One is Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage and the other is.
13John Keats wrote several famous ___________， a type of lyric poem that is meditative and formal.
14._________， the eldest of the two famous novelist sisters， wrote Jane Eyre in the middle of the 19th century.
15._____________ monologue was first successfully used in poetry by Robert Browning.
16.One of the most striking features of in the 20th century literature is anti-past， anti-tradition， anti-novel， anti-hero， etc.
17.__________， the manifesto of modernist poetry in the 20th century， was written by T. S. Eliot.
18. A Passage to India，Howard’s End， and A Room with a View are three of the most famous novels by ___________.
19.Lord Jim is one of the most famous novels by _________， who was born in Poland and learned English as his third language.
20.Man and Superman and Pygmalion are two of most famous plays by __________.
Part III：Definition of Terms （15%）
Choose THREE out of the following terms and explain them in two or three sentences.
Sonnet；Point of view；Soliloquy；Setting；Heroic couplet
Part IV：Appreciation （40%）
Choose TWO of the following three excerpts and write a passage of comment （about 80 words） on each one. Your comment should cover the questions after each excerpt.
Excerpt 1：
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o’er vales and hills，
When all at once I saw a crowd，
A host， of golden daffodils；
Beside the lake， beneath the trees，
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
…
For oft， when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood，
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude；
And then my heart with pleasure fills，
And dances with the daffodils.
（William Wordsworth，“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”）
Questions：
1. What is the central image of this poem？What is the poet’s reaction as revealed in the poem？
2. Wordsworth believes that “All good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” and poetry “takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility”. How does this poem reflect the poet’s philosophy of composition？
Excerpt 2：
The proper study of mankind is man.
Placed on this isthmus of a middle state，
A being darkly wise， and rudely great：
With too much knowledge for the Skeptic side，
With too much weakness for the Stoic’s pride，
He hangs between； in doubt to act， or rest；
In doubt to deem himself a God， or beast；
In doubt his mind or body to prefer；
Born but to die， and reasoning such，
Whether he thinks too little or too much；
Chaos of thought and passion， all confused；
Still by himself abused or disabused；
Created half to rise， and half to fall；
（Alexander Pope， An Essay on Man）
Questions：
1. What’s the topic of the above line s？
2.Summarize the main idea in a few sentences.
Excerpt 3：
I shall now therefore humbly propose my own thoughts， which I hope will not be liable to the least objection.
I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London， that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious， nourishing， and wholesome food， whether stewed， roasted， baked， or boiled； and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee or a ragout.
I do therefore humbly offer it to public consideration that of the hundred and twenty thousand children， already computed， twenty thousand may be reserved for breed， whereof only one fourth part to be males， which is more than we allow to sheep， black cattle， or swine； and my reason is that these children are seldom the fruits of marriage， a
circumstance not much regarded by our savages， therefore one male will be sufficient to serve four females. That the remaining hundred thousand may at a year old be offered in sale to the person of quality and fortune through the kingdom， always advising the mother to let them suck plentifully in the last month， so as to render them plump and fat for a good table.
A child will make two dishes at an entertainment for friends，and when the family dines alone， the fore or hind quarter will make a reasonable dish； and seasoned with a little pepper or salt will be very good boiled on the fourth day， especially in winter.
（Jonathan Swift， A Modest Proposal）
Questions：
1. What is the author’s modest proposal in the passage？ And what do you think is his real idea behind it？
2. What kind of tone is shown in the passage？（Explain it with specific quotations from the text）
Part V. Critical Reading （25%）
Read the attached short story and answer the questions in essay form.
1. What’s the turning point in the murder trial？ Describe it in a few sentences.
2.Read carefully the last two paragraphs of the story and comment， in the form of a 150-200-word essay， on the message or real meaning of the author.
The Case for the Defense
Graham Greene
1It was the strangest murder trial that I ever attended. They named it the Peckham murder in the headlines， though Northwood Street， where the old woman was found battered to death， was not strictly speaking in Peckham. This was not one of those cases of circumstantial evidence in which you feel the juryman’s anxiety—because mistakes have been made—like domes of silence muting the court. No， this murderer was all but found with the body； no one present when the Crown counsel outlined his case believed that the man in the dock stood any chance at all.
2He was a heavy stout man with bulging bloodshot eyes. All his muscles seemed to be in his thighs. Yes， an ugly customer，one you wouldn’t forget in a hurry—and that was an important point because the Crown proposed to call four witnesses who hadn’t forgotten him， who had seen him hurrying away from the little red villa in Northwood Street. The clock had just struck two in the morning.
3Mrs. Salmon in 15 Northwood Street had been unable to sleep； she heard a door click shut and thought it was her own gate. So she went to the window and saw Adams （that was his name）on the steps of Mrs. Parker’s house. He had just come out and he was wearing gloves. He had a hammer in his hand and she saw him drop it into the laurel bushes at the front gate. But before he moved away， he had looked up—at her window. The fatal instinct that tells a man when he is watched exposed him in the light of a street-lamp to her gaze—his
eyes suffused with horrifying and brutal fear，like an animal’s when you raise a whip. I talked afterwards to Mrs. Salmon， who naturally after the astonishing verdict went in fear herself. As I imagined did all the witnesses—Henry MacDougall， who had been driving home from Benfleet late and nearly ran Adams down at the corner of Northwood Street. Adams was walking in the middle of the road looking dazed. And old Mr. Wheeler， who lived next door to Mrs. Parker， at No. 12 and was waken by a noise—like a chair falling—through the thin-as-paper villa wall， and got up and looked out of the window， just as Mrs. Salmon had done，saw Adam’s back and， as he turned， those bulging eyes. In Laurel Avenue he had been seen by yet another witness—his luck was badly out； he might as well have committed the crime in broad daylight.
4“I understand，” the counsel said，“that th e defense proposes to plead mistaken identity. Adams’ wife will tell you that he was with her at two in the morning on February 14， but after you have heard the witnesses for the Crown and examined carefully the features of the prisoner， I do not think you will be prepared to admit the possibility of a mistake.”
5It was all over， you would have said， but the hanging.
6After the formal evidence had been given by the policeman who had found the body and the surgeon who examined it， Mrs. Salmon was called. She was the ideal witness， with her slight Scotch accent and her expression of honesty， care and kindness.
7The counsel for the Crown brought the story gently out. She spoke very firmly. There was no malice in her， and no sense of importance at standing there in the Central Criminal Court with a judge in scarlet handing on her words and the reporters writing them down. Yes， she said， and then she had gone down stairs and rung up the police station.
8“And do you see the man here in court？”
She looked straight and at the big man in the dock， who stared at her with his Pekingese eyes without emotion.
“Yes，” she said，“there he is.”
“You are quite certain？”
She said simply，“I couldn’t be mistaken，sir.”
It was as easy as that.
“Thank you， M rs. Salmon.”
9Counsel for the defense rose to cross-examine. If you had reported as many murder trials as I have， you would have known beforehand what line he would take. And I was right， up to a point.
10“Now， Mrs. Salmon， you must have remembered t hat a man’s life may depend on your evidence.”
“I do remember it，sir.”
“Is your eyesight good？”
“I have never had to wear spectacles，sir.”
“You are a woman of fifty-five？”
“Fifty-six，sir.”
“And the man you saw was on the other side of the ro ad？”
“Yes，sir.”
“And it was two o’clock in the morning. You must have remarkable eyes， Mrs. Salmon？”
“No， sir. There was moonlight， and the man looked up， he had the lamplight on his face.”
11I couldn’t make out what he was at. He couldn’t have e xpected any other answer than the one he got.
12“None whatever，sir. It isn’t a face one forgets.”
13Counsel took a look around the court for a moment. Then he said，“Do you mind， Mrs. Salmon， examining again the people in court？ No， not the prisoner. Stand up， please， Mr. Adams，” and there at the back of the court with thick stout body and muscular legs and a pair of bulging eyes， was the exact image of the man in the dock. He was even dressed the same—tight blue suit and striped tie.
14“Now think very carefully， Mrs. Salmon. Can you still swear that the man you saw drop the hammer in Mrs. Parker’s garden was the prisoner—and not this man， who is his twin brother？”
15Of course she couldn’t. She looked from one to the other and didn’t say a word.
16There the big brute sat in the dock with his legs crossed， and there he stood too at the back of the court and they both stared at Mrs. Salmon. She shook her head.
17What we saw then was the end of the case. There wasn’t a witness prepared to swea r that it was the prisoner he’d seen. And the brother？ He had his own alibi too； he was with his wife.
18And so the man was acquitted for lack of evidence. But whether if he did the murder and not his brother—he was punished or not，I don’t know. That e xtraordinary day had an extraordinary end. I followed Mrs. Salmon out of court and we got wedged in the crowd who were waiting， of course， for the twins. The police tried to drive the crowd away， but all they could do was keep the roadway clear for traffic. I learned later that they tried to get the twins to leave by a back way，but they wouldn’t. One of them—no one knew which—said，“I’ve been acquitted，haven’t I？” and they walked bang out of the front entrance. Then it happened. I don’t know how， though I was only six feet away. The crowd moved and somehow one of the twins got pushed on to the road right in front of a bus.
19He gave a squeal like a rabbit and that was all； he was dead， his skull smashed just as Mrs. Parker’s had been. Divine vengeance？ I wish I knew. There was the other Adams getting on his feet from beside the body and looking straight over at Mrs. Salmon. He was
crying， but whether he was the murderer or the innocent man nobody will ever be able to tell. But if you were Mrs. Salmon， could you sleep at night？
.. ;.. 一．中古英语时期 Beowulf is the oldest poem in the English language, and the most important specimen (范例、典范)of Anglo-Saxon literature, and also the oldest surviving epic in the English language. The romance is a popular literary form in the medieval period（中世纪）. It uses verse or prose to sing knightly a dventures or other heroic deeds. Geoffrey Chaucer, one of the greatest English poets, whose masterpiece, The Canterbury Tales（《坎特伯雷故事集》）,was one of the most important influences on the development of English literature. Chaucer is considered as the father of English poetry and the founder of English realism. 二．文艺复兴Renaissance Renaissance r efers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries. It marks a transition(过渡) from the medieval to the modern world. It started in Italy with the flowering of painting, sculpture（雕塑）and literature, and then spread to the rest of Europe. Humanism is the essence of Renaissance -----Man is the measure of all things. This was England’s Golden Age in literature. Queen Elizabeth r eigned over the country in this period. The real mainstream of the English Renaissance i s the Elizabethan drama. The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance E ngland are Christopher Marlowe and W illiam Shakespeare. The greatest of the pioneers of English drama was Christopher Marlowe. Francis Bacon was the best known essayist of this period. “Of Studies” is the most popular of Bacon’s 58 essays. Thomas More ——Utopia Edmund Spenser——The Faerie Queene 相关练习 1. Which is the oldest poem in the English language? A. Utopia B. Faerie Queene C. Beowulf D. Hamlet 2. _____ is the father of English poetry. A. Edmund Spenser B. William Shakespeare C. Francis Bacon D. Geoffrey Chaucer 3. ____ is not a playwright during the Renaissance period on England. A. William Shakespeare B. Geoffrey Chaucer C. Christopher Marlowe D. Ben Johnson 三．莎士比亚William Shakespeare “All t he world 's a stage, a nd all the men and women merely p layers.”——William Shakespeare William Shakespeare is considered the greatest playwright in the world and the finest poet who has written in the English language. Shakespeare understood people more than any other writers. He could create characters that have
考试课程：英国文学史及选读考核类型：A 卷 考试方式：闭卷出卷教师: XXX 考试专业：英语考试班级：英语xx班 I.Multiple choice (30 points, 1 point for each) select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. 1._____，a typical example of old English poetry ,is regarded today as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons. A.The Canterbury Tales B.The Ballad of Robin Hood C.The Song of Beowulf D.Sir Gawain and the Green Kinght 2._____is the most common foot in English poetry. A.The anapest B.The trochee C.The iamb D.The dactyl 3.The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events, which one of the following is NOT such an event? A.The rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture. B.England’s domestic rest C.New discovery in geography and astrology D.The religious reformation and the economic expansion 4._____is the most successful religious allegory in the English language. A.The Pilgrims Progress B.Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners C.The Life and Death of Mr.Badman D.The Holy War 5.Generally, the Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries, its essence is _____. A.science B.philosophy C.arts D.humanism 6.“So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,/So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”(Shakespeare, Sonnets18)What does“this”refer to ? A.Lover. B.Time. C.Summer. D.Poetry. 7.“O prince, O chief of my throned powers, /That led th’ embattled seraphim to war/Under thy conduct, and in dreadful deeds/Fearless, endangered Heaven’s perpetual king”In the third line of the above passage quoted from Milton’s Paradise Los t, the phrase“thy conduct”refers to _____conduct. A.God’s B.Satan’s C.Adam’s D.Eve’s
一．中古英语时期 ?Beowulf is the oldest poem in the English language, and the most important specimen (范例、典范)of Anglo-Saxon literature, and also the oldest surviving epic in the English language. ?The romance is a popular literary form in the medieval period（中世纪）. It uses verse or prose to sing knightly adventures or other heroic deeds. ?Geoffrey Chaucer, one of the greatest English poets, whose masterpiece, The Canterbury Tales（《坎特伯雷故事集》）,was one of the most important influences on the development of English literature. ?Chaucer is considered as the father of English poetry and the founder of English realism. 二．文艺复兴Renaissance ?Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries. It marks a transition(过渡) from the medieval to the modern world. ?It started in Italy with the flowering of painting, sculpture（雕塑）and literature, and then spread to the rest of Europe. ?Humanism is the essence of Renaissance -----Man is the measure of all things. ?This was England’s Golden Age in literature. Queen Elizabeth reigned over the country in this period. The real mainstream of the English Renaissance is the Elizabethan drama. The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England ? ?“Of Studies” is the most popular of Bacon’s 58 essays. ?Thomas More ——Utopia ?Edmund Spenser——The Faerie Queene 相关练习 ? 1. Which is the oldest poem in the English language? ? A. Utopia B. Faerie Queene ? C. Beowulf D. Hamlet ? 2. _____ is the father of English poetry. ? A. Edmund Spenser B. William Shakespeare ? C. Francis Bacon D. Geoffrey Chaucer ? 3. ____ is not a playwright during the Renaissance period on England. ? A. William Shakespeare B. Geoffrey Chaucer ? C. Christopher Marlowe D. Ben Johnson 三．莎士比亚William Shakespeare ?“All the world 's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.”——William Shakespeare ?William Shakespeare is considered the greatest playwright in the world and the finest poet who has written in the English language. Shakespeare understood people more than any other writers. He could create characters that have
I. Each of the following below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would bet complete the statement. 1. The long poem ______ in Anglo-Saxon period was termed England’s national epic. A. The Canterbury Tales B. Paradise Lost C. The Song of Beowulf D. The Fairy Queen 2. Romance, which uses verse or prose to describe the adventures and life of the knights, is the popular literary form in ______. A. Romanticism B. Renaissance C. medieval period D. Anglo-Saxon period 3. Among the great Middle English poets, Geoffrey Chaucer is known for his production of____. A. Piers Plowman B. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight C. Confessio Amantis D. The Canterbury Tales 4. _______ is regarded as the father of English poetry. A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. Edmund Spenser C. John Milton D. W. Wordsworth 5. It is _____ alone who, for the first time in English literature, presented to us a comprehensive realistic picture of the English society of his time and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life. A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. Martin Luther C. William Shakespeare D. John Gower 6. One of Chaucer’s main contributions to English poetry is ______. A. he introduced the rhymed stanzas from France to English poetry B. he created striking brilliant panorama of his time and his country C. he wrote in blank verse D. he was the first to write sonnet 7. During the Renaissance, _______ was the first one to introduce the sonnet into English poetry. A. Chaucer B. John Donne C. Thomas Wyatt D. Earl of Surrey 8. During the Renaissance, _______ wrote the first English blank verse. A. Chaucer B. Edmund Spencer C. Thomas Wyatt D. Earl of Surrey 9. Which of the following historical events does not directly help to stimulate the rising of the Renaissance Movement？ A. The rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman culture B. The new discoveries in geography and astrology C. The Glorious revolution D. The religious reformation and the economic expansion 10. The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events. Which one of the following is NOT such an event? A. The rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture. B. England’s domestic rest C. New discovery in geography and astrology. D. The religious reformation and the economic expansion. 11. Generally, the Renaissance refers to the period between ______ and ______ centuries. A. 14th...mid-17th B. 14th...mid-18th C. 16th...mid-18th D. 16th...mid-17th 12. Generally, the Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries, its essence is_______. A. science B. philosophy C. arts D. humanism 13. _______ frequently applied conceits in his poems. A. Edmund Spenser B. John Donne C. William Blake D. Thomas Gray 14. _______ is known as “the poet’s poet”. A. William Shakespeare B. Christopher Marlowe C. Edmund Spenser D. John Donne 15. Romance，which uses narrative verse or prose to tell stories of____ adventures or other heroic deeds，is a popular literary form in the medieval period. A. Christian B. knightly C. pilgrims D. primitive 16. ________ and William Shakespeare are the best representatives of the English humanism. A. Edmund Spenser, Christopher Marlowe B. Thomas More, Christopher Marlowe
2018年自学《英国文学选读》试题及答案 1. What are Shakespeare ’s achievements? a. Shakespeare represented the trend of history in giving voice to de desires and aspirations of the people. b. Shakespeare’s humanism: more important than his historical sense of his time, Shakespeare in his plays reflects the spirit of his age. c. Shakespeare’s characterization: Shakespeare was most successful in his characterization. In his plays he described a great number of characters. d. Shakespeare’s originality: Shakespeare drew most of his materials from sources that were known to his audienc e. But his plays are original because he instilled into the old materials a new spirit that gives new life to his plays. e. Shakespeare as a great poet: Shakespeare was not only a great dramatist, but also a great poet. Apart from his sonnets and long poems, his dramas are poetry. f. Shakespeare as master of the English language. 2. What are the basic characteristics of ballads? a. The beginning is often abrupt. b. There are strong dramatic elements. c. The story is often told through dialogue and action. d. The theme is often tragic, though there are a number of comic
Instructions： This examination consists of 5 parts， and the total time for the examination is 2 hours. All the answers should be entered onto the Answer Sheet. Part I：Multiple Choices （10%） Choose the best answer to the following sentences. 1.Which of the following is NOT a feature of Beowulf？ A. Alliteration B. Anglo-Saxons’ early life in England C. Germanic language D. The national epic of Anglo-Saxon people 2.English Renaissance Period was an age of. A. prose and novel B. poetry and drama C. essays and journals D. ballads and songs 3.The main literary form of the early 17th century was poetry. John Milton was acknowledged as the greatest. Besides him， there were two groups of poets. They were the Cavalier poets and. A. the lake poets B. the university wits C. the Metaphysical poets D. the Romantic poets 4. Pamela is widely considered to be the first novel and was written by ___________. A. Thomas Hardy B. James Joyce C. Samuel Richardson D. Henry Fielding 5.The publication of， which was the joint work of William Wordsworth and Samuel T. Coleridge， marked the beginning of the Romantic Age in England. A. Don Juan B. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner C. Lyrical Ballads D. Queen Mab 6.Among the most famous realistic novelists of the Victorian age are， W. M. Thackeray， Bronte sisters， etc. A. Joseph Conrad B. Henry Fielding C. Charles Dickens D. D. H. Lawrence 7.In James Joyce’s ____________ the story “Eveline” paints a portrait of a young woman from Dublin deciding whether or not to leave her hometown. A. Ulysses B. Orlando C. Dubliners D. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 8.In the 18th century England， satire was much used in writing. Literature of this age produced some excellent satirists， such as Jonathan Swift， Henry Fielding and.
英国文学选读样题答案 一、选择题（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，总计15分） 1---5 ABCCC 6---10 ABBAB 11---15 BBAAC 二、填空（本大题共10小题，每小题2分，总计20分） 1．Heroic 2 comedies 3. couplet 4. metaphysical poetry 5. Eve 6. My Luve’s Like a Red, Red, Rose 7.Houyhnynms 8. Coleridge 9. Odes 10. Emily Bronte 三、诗歌分析（本大题共4个小题，每小题分值见各小题，共20分） 1．William Wordsworth; I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud 2．Iambic tetrameter; ababcc ababcc 3. The waves beside them danced; but they _ / _ / _ / - / Out-did | the spark|ling waves | in glee: _ / _ / _ _ _ / A po|et could |not but |be gay, _ / _/ _ / _ _ In such | a jo|cund com|pany: _ / _ / _ / _ / I gazed--|and gazed-|-but lit|tle thought _ / _ / _ / _ / What wealth |the show |to me |had brought: 4. 水波在边上欢舞，但水仙 比闪亮的水波舞得更乐； 有这样快活的朋友做伴， 诗人的心儿被欢愉充塞； 我看了又看，却没领悟 这景象给了我什么财富。（黄杲炘） 四、小说分析（本大题共5个小题，每小题分值见每小题，共20分） 1.Jane Eyre; Sharlotte Bronte 2.He had a mad wife who set the building on fire and climbed to the roof of the building. He tried to save her. But the staircase broke and he fell down He was wounded and became blind. 3.When Jane knew that Mr. Rochester had a wife. She was surprised and fled from Thornfield. Mr. Rochester was very sad at it.
1.The national epic of the Anglo-Saxons is ____. A Robin Hood B Sir Gawain and the Green Knight C The Canterbury Tales D Beowulf 2. ____was the most outstanding single romance on the Arthurian legend written in alliterative verse. A The Canterbury Tales B Piers the Plowman C Sir Gawain and the Green Knight D Beowulf 3. ____was famous for The Canterbury Tales. A Geoffrey Chaucer B John Milton C William Shakespeare D Francis Bacon 4. Most of the ballads of the 15th century focused on the legend about ____ as a heroic figure. A Green Nights B Gawain C Robin Hood D Hamlet 5.In the 16th century, Thomas More’s work ____became immediately popular after its publication. A Paradise Lost B A Pleasant Satire of the Three Estates C Of Studies D Utopia 6. ____was Edmund Spencer’s masterpiece which has been regarded as one of the grea t poems in the English language. A Amoretti B The Shepherd’s Calendar C The Faerie Queene D Four Hymns 7. ____ is from Shakespeare’s sonnet No.18. A “Let me not to the marriage of true minds” B “To be or not to be: that is the question” C “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day” D “No longer mourn for me when I am dead” 8. _____, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets of England, was born in London about 1340. A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. Sir Gawain C. Francis Bacon D. John Dryden 9.The four great tragedies written by Shakespeare are Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and ___ _. A. Antony and Cleopatra B. Julius Caesar C Twelfth Night D King Lear 10. Which of the following does not belong to Shakespeare’s romantic love comedies? A Twelfth Night B The Tempest C As You Like It D The Merchant of Venice D C A C D C C A D B 1. All of the following are the most eminent dramatists in the Renaissance England except______.
1. The Canterbury Tales was written in ________. A. Old English B. Middle English C. Modern English D. Current Modern English 2. Pilgrims travel to the shrine of St. Thomas Becket at Canterbury in ________. A. March B. April C. May D. June 3.The story of Hamlet takes place in ________. A. England B. Denmark C. Italy D. Germany 4. Shakespeare’s four great tragedies are _________ A. Anthony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus, King Lear, Timon of Athens B. Twelfth Night, Cynbeline, The Winter’s Tale, and The Tempest C. Hamlet, Othello, King John, and Macbeth D. Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth 5.A sonnet is a poem of ________ lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to a certain definite patterns. A. 8 B. 6 C. 14 D. 24 6.Francis Bacon was ________ contemporary A. Geoffrey Chaucer’s B. Thomas More’s C. William Shakespeare’s D. John Milton’s 7.John Donne’s “Holy Sonnet 10” expresses ________. A. the fear of death B. the admiration of death C. the triumph over death D. the pleasure from death 8.The Metaphysical Poetry is characterized by its extensive use of ________. A. the impersonal voice B. conceits C. traditional symbols D. literary allusions
1．{The Isles of Greece} QUESTIONS: 1. Who is the writer of these lines? Byron 2. It is taken from the writer's masterpiece entitled ___ "Don Juan"_________. 3. Who is "Sappho" in line 2? Sappho is an ancient Greek poetess , known for her passionate love lyrics. 4. Who is "Phoebus" in line 4? It's Apollo, the Greek Sun-god. 5. Whom does the "Scian muse" refer to? Homer, because Scio claimed to be the birthplace of Homer. 6. What does the whole section "The Isles of Greece" write about? The section "The Isles of Greece" is among Byron's most effective poetical utterances on national freedom. All the 16 stanzas are supposed to have been sung by a Greek singer at the wedding feast of Don Juan and Haidee on the isle of Greece. In the song, by contrasting the freedom enjoyed by the Greek ancient people with the enslavement of the early 19th century Greeks under the Turkish rule, the poet calls on the Greeks to struggle for their national freedom and liberation. 7. This selection consists of two six-lined stanzas of iambic tetrameter, with a rime scheme of ___ Ababcc__________ What does the poem mainly write about? This poem is about the beauty of nature. There is a vivid picture of the daffodils, mixed with the poet’s philosophical and somewhat mystical thoughts. What is the rime scheme in each stanza? ababcc 2．I wandered lonely as a cloud 1.What does the poem mainly write about? This poem is about the beauty of nature. There is a vivid picture of the daffodils, mixed with the po et’s philosophical and somewhat mystical thoughts. 2.What is the rime scheme in each stanza? ababcc 3. What is the poet’s view on nature? And how is that view shown in this poem? Wordsworth’s conception of nature is that nature has a lot to do with man, it can not only refresh one’s soul and fill one with happiness, but it can also be reduced into a beautiful memory which will comfort one’s heart when in solitude. In the narrative poem, the poet successfully compared his loneliness with the happy daffodils. The daffodils, the symbol of the nature, bring great joy and relief to the speaker. The diction of this poem is, in general, simple, direct, and clear. The image of the daffodils conveys qualities of movement and radiance through carefully chosen words. At first sight, the flowers are seen as “fluttering and dancing”; then the poet compares the flowers to the “stars that shine and twinkle on the milky way”, and then to the “sparkling waves” of a nearby lake. The daffodils are described as “golden”, not yellow, because “golden” suggests more than a color; it connotes light. These words of movement and radiance create a picture of nature as vital, animated, and glowing. Words for joy (glee, sprightly, gay, jocund, bliss) are used in a crescendo that suggests the intensity of the speaker’s happiness.