英美文学选读-英国-现代时期-练习题汇总(选择大题)

《英美文学选读》模拟试题(五)一、单项选择题1.The work that presented , for the first time in English literature, a comprehensive realistic picture of the medieval English society and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life is most likely______.A. William Langland ’ Piers PlowmanB. Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury TalesC. John Gower’Confessio AmantisD. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight2."So much the worse for me, that I an strong. Do I want to live? What kind of living will it be when you-oh, God!Would you like to live with your soul in the grave?"In the above passage quoted from Emily Brontes Wuthering Heights, the word "soul" apparently refers to _______ .A.HeathcliffB.CatherineC.ghostD.ones spiritual lift3.Here are two lines from a ling poem: "Upon a great adventure he was bond, That greatest Gloriana to him gave." The poem must be_____.A. BeowulfB. John Milton’s Samson AgonistesC. Thomas Gray’s Elegy Written in a County ChurchyardD. Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Q ueene4.The major concern of _______ fiction lies in the tracing of the psychological development of his characters and in his energetic criticism of the dehumanizing effect of the capitalist industrialization on human nature.A.Charles DickensswrencesC.Thomas HardysD.John Galsworthys5.When he writes, in An Essay on Criticism, "A vile conceit in pompous words expressed, / Is like a clown in regal purple dressed", Alexander Pope means that __________.A. pompous words are always destructive to good tasteB. the purple colour is for the royal only and it is ridiculous to dress a clown in purpleC. conceits are always misleadingD. true wit is best in a plain style6."To be so distinguished is an honor, which, being very little accustomed to favors from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge." The above quoted sentence is presented by Samuel Johnson with a（n） _______ tone.A.delightfulB.jealousC.ironicD.humorous7."The shepherd in Virgil grew at last acquainted with Love, and found him a native of the rocks."(Samuel Johnson, "To the Right Honorable the Earl of Chesterfield")The speaker here is ______.A. cheerfulB. ironicC. mysteriousD. nonchalant8._______ is a typical feature of Swifts writings.A.Bitter satireB.Elegant styleC.Casual narrationplicated sentence structure9.The first line of William Blake’s well-known poem "The Tyger" reads, "Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright".The repeated word "tiger" (tiger) with an exclamation mark suggests_______.A. joyB. fearC. painD. fondness10."Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless?…And if God had gifted me with some beauty, and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you." The above quoted passage is most probably taken from _______ .A.Pride and PrejudiceB.Jane EyreC.Wuthering HeightsD.Great Expectations11.The lines, "It was a miracle of rare device,/ A sunny pleasure dome with caves of ice," are found in __________.A. Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s "Kubla Khan"B. William Wordsworth’s "Lines Written in Early Spring"C. John Keats’s "Ode to Autumn"D. Percy Bysshe Shelly’s "ode to the West Wind"12.G.B.Shaws play Mrs.Warrens Profession is a realistic exposure of the _______ in the English society.A.slum landlordismB.inequality between men and womenC.political corruptionD.economic exploitation of women13." Damn the fool! There he is, cried Heathcliff, sinking back into his seat. Hush, my darling! Hush, hush, Catherine! I’ll stay. If he shot me so, I’d expire with a blessing in my lips." The novel from which the passage is taken must be _________.A. Jane Austen’s Pride and PrejudiceB. Charles Dicke ns’s The Old Curiosity ShopC. Samuel Richardson’s PamelaD. Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights14."I believe you are made of stone,he said, clenching his fingers so hard that he broke the fragile cup. …You seem to forget, she said,that cup is not!"From the above quoted passage, we can find the womans tone is very _______ .A.sarcasticB.amusingC.sentimentalD.facetious15.Here is a passage from Middlemarch, a novel by George Eliot: "Her bloomingfull-pulsed youth stood there in a moral imprisonment which made itself one with the chill, colourless, narrowed landscape, with the shrunken furniture, the never-read books, and the ghostly stag in pale fanatic world that seemed to be vanishing from the daylight," Who is the lady mentioned in the quoted passage?A. DorotheaB. EmmaC. MollyD. Irene16.Alexander Pope strongly advocated _______, emphasizing that literary works should be judged by rules of order, reason, logic, restrained emotion, good taste and decorum.A.sentimentalismB.romanticismC.idealismD.neoclassicism17.Which of the following brings LITTLE impact on the development of 20th century literature?A. Friedrich Nietzche’s assertions: "God is dead"B. Arther Schopenharuer’s and Henry Bergson’s philosophical ideas of irrationality.C. Oscar Wilde’s idea of "Art for Art’s Sake".D. Freudian-Jungian psycho-analysis18.Of all the eighteenth-century novelists, _______ was the first to set out, both in theory and practice, to write specifically a "comic epic in prose," and the first to give the modern novel its structure and style.A.Daniel DefoeB.Samuel RichardsonC.Henry FieldingD.Oliver Goldsmith19.Which of the following best describes the speaker of T.S.Eliot’s " The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock"?A. He is an man of a action.B. He is a man of apathy.C. He is a man of passion.D. He is a man of inactivity20.In Hardys Wessex novels, there is an apparent _______ touch in his description of the simple and beautiful though primitive rural life.A.humorousB.romanticC.nostalgicD.sarcastic21. "He was afraid of her -the small, severe woman with greying hair suddenly bursting out in such frenzy. The postman came running back, afraid something had happened. /they saw his tripped cap over the short curtains. Mrs Morel rushes to the door." The above passage id taken from _________.A. Charlotte Bronte’s The ProfessorB. Charles Dickens’s Domebey and SonC. wrence ’s Sons and LoversD. John Galsworthy’s The Forsyte Saga22.We can perhaps describe the west wind in Shelleys poem "Ode to the West Wind" with all the following terms except_______ .A.tamedB.swiftC.proudD.wild23.Which of the following works concerns most concentrated the Calvinistic view of original sin?A. The Wasteland.B. The Scarlet Letter.C. Leaves of Grass.D. As I Lay Dying24.In Hawthornes "Young Goodman Brown," a satanic figure leads the credulous protagonist to a witches Sabbath in the woods. There he recognizes many pillars of Salems Puritan society as well as his wife, Faith. The story illustrates Hawthornes allegorical theme of human evil or what Melville called the "power of _______ ."A.blacknessB.whitenessC.terrorD.hypocrisy25.Who exerts the single most important influence on literary naturalism, of which Theodore Dreiser and Jack London are among the best representative writers?A. FreudB. Darwin.C. W.D. Howells.D. Emerson26.Most of the poems in Whitmans Leaves of Grass sing of the "en-mass" and the _______ as well.A.natureB.self-relianceC.selfD.life27.At the beginning of Faulkner’s A Rose For Emily, there is a detailed description of Emily’s old house. The purpose of such description is to imply that the person living in it ______.A. is a wealth ladyB. has good tasteC. is a prisoner of the pastD. is a conservative aristocrat28.Which of the following statements about writers in 1920s is true?A.Mark Twain published his last and most important novel.B.F. Scott Fitzgerald received the Nobel Prize.C.Freudian psychology influenced many modern writers.D.Most writers were politically radical.29.Most of Herman Melville’s novels are based on sea voyages and sea adventures. Which of the following is not the case?A. Typee.B. Moby-Dick.C. Omoo.D. The Confidence-Man30.Mark Twains first novel _______ , written in collaboration with Charles D. Warner and published in 1873,though not an artistic success, gives its name to the America of the post-Civil War period which it attempts tosatirize.A.The Gilded AgeB.The Age of InnocenceC.The Roughing TimeD.The Jazz Age31."Two roads diverged in a yellow woodAnd sorry I could not travel both ..."In the above two lines of Robert Frost’s The Road Not Taken, the poet, by implication, was referring to _______.A. a travel experienceB. a marriage decisionC. a middle-age crisisD. one’s course of life32.Daisy Millers tragedy of indiscretion is intensified and enlarged by its narration from the point of view of_______ .A.the author Henry JamesB.the Italian youth GiovanelliC.the American youth WinterbourneD.her mother Mrs. Miller33.Which of the following is not a work of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s?A. The House of the Seven Gables.B. The Blithedale Romance.C. The Marble Falun.D. White Jacket.34.In Hawthorne’s novels and short stories, intellectuals usually appear as_______.A. commentatorsB. observersC. villainsD. saviors35.Most recognizable literary movement that gave rise to the twentieth-century American literature, or we may say, the second American Renaissance, is the _______ movement.A.transcendentalB.leftistC.expatriateD.expressionistic36.In Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, there are detailed descriptions of big parties. The purpose of such descriptions is so show _______.A. emptiness of lifeB. the corruption of the upper classC. contrast of the rich and the poorD. the happy days of the Jazz Age37.As an autobiographical play, ONeills _______ （1956）has gained its status asa world classic andsimultaneously marks the climax of his literary career and the coming of age of American drama.A.The Iceman ComethB.Long Days Journey Into NightC.The Hairy ApeD.Desire Under the Elms38.Which of the following novels can be regarded as typically belonging to the school of literary modernism?A. The Sound and the FuryB. Uncle Tom’s Cabin.C. Daisy Miller.D. The Gilded Age.39.Stylistically, Henry James fiction is characterized by _______ .A.short, clear sentencesB.abundance of local imagesC.ordinary American speechD.highly refined language二、阅读理解（二）。

I．Multiple ChoiceOld and Medieval Period1. ____ Beowulf ___, a typical example of Old English poetry, is regarded as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons.A. The Canterbury TalesB. ExodusC. D. The Legend of Good Women3. The work that presented, for the first time in English literature, a comprehensive realistic picture of the medieval English society and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life is most likely __ B．Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales____________. A．William Langland’ s Piers PlowmanC．John Gower’s Confession Amantis D．Sir Gawain and the Green Knight2.Among the great Middle English poets, Geoffrey Chaucer is known for his production of ___.A.Piers PlowmanB.Sir Gawain and the Green KnightC.Confessio AmantisD.The Canterbury Tales1. ____A. B. George Gordon ByronC. Edmund SpenserD. Robert Browning1.Romance,which uses narrative verse or prose to tell stories of B.knightly __. knightly _ adventures or other heroic deeds, is a popular literary form in the medieval period.A .Christian C. Greek D. primitiveThe Neoclassical Period1.With classical culture and the（）humanistic ideas coming into England, the English Renaissance began flourishing.A. FrenchB. GermanC. ItalianD. Greek2. During the reign of ________, England started its Religious Reformation and broke away from Rome.A. Henry VIIB. Henry VIIIC. Edward VID. Queen Elizabeth3. The Protestant movement, which was seen as a means to recover the purity of the early church from the corruption and superstition of the Middle Ages, was initiated by _______.A. Francis BaconB. Martin LutherC. Thomas MoreD. William Shakespeare4. The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events EXCEPT_________.A．the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek cultureB．the vast expansion of British colonies in North AmericaC．the new discoveries in geography and astrologyD．the religious reformation and the economic expansion5. In Renaissance, the European humanist thinkers and scholars made attempts to do the following EXCEPT ______.A. getting rid of those old feudalist ideasB. getting control of the parliament and governmentC. introducing new ideas that expressed the interests of the rising bourgeoisieD. recovering the purity of the early church, from the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church6.Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of the characteristics of Renaissance humanism?A. Cultivation of the art of this world and this life.B. Tolerance of human foibles.C. Search for the genuine flavor of ancient culture.D. Glorification of religious faith.7. The Renaissance marks a transition from ______ to the modern world.A. the old EnglishB. the medievalC. the feudalistD. the capitalist8. The English Renaissance period was an age of ______ .A. poetry and dramaB. drama and novelC. novel and poetryD. romance and poetry9.The most significant idea of the Renaissance is（）.A. humanismB. realismC. naturalismD. skepticism10．__ Humanism ____ is the essence of the Renaissance.A．Poetry B．Drama C．D．Reason11. About the Renaissance humanists which of the following statementsA. They thought money and social status was the measure of all things.B. They thought people were largely subordinated to the ruling classwithout any freedom and independence.C. They couldn’t see the human values in their works.D. They emphasized the dignity of human beings and the importanceof the present life.12. One of the distinct features of the Elizabethan time is_____.A. the flourishing of the dramaB. the popularity of the realistic novelC. the domination of the classical poetryD. the close-down of all the theatres13. Marlowe’s greatest achievement lies in that he perfected the __blank verse ________and made it the principal medium of English drama.A. B. free verse C. sonnet D. alliteration14. Marlowe gave new vigor to the blank verse with his “_ mighty lines _____”.A. lyrical linesB. soft linesC. mighty linesD. religious lines15._______ introduced the Petrarchan sonnet into England, while _______ brought in blank verse, i.e. the unrhymed iambic pentameter line.A. Wyatt...SurreyB. Wyatt...SidneyC. Surrey...SidneyD. Sidney...Spenser16. It was ________ who first introduced the Petrarchan sonnet into England.A. CaxtonB. WyattC. SurreyD. Marlowe17. The Petrarchan sonnet was first introduced into England by ______.A. SurreyB. WyattC. SidneyD. Shakespeare18. In English poetry, a four-line stanza is called ______.A. heroic coupletB. quatrainC. Spenserian stanzaD. terza rima19. Christopher Marlow’s “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” is a (n) .A. pastoral lyricB. elegyC. eulogyD. epic20.The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England are Christopher Marlowe, William Shakespeare and ____________. A．John Milton B．John Bunyan C．Ben Jonson D．Edmund Spenser21. The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England are all the following EXCEPT ______.A. Francis BaconB. Christopher MarloweC. William ShakespeareD. Ben Jonson22. “Metaphysical Poetry” refers to the works of the 17th - century writers who wrote under the influence of _____.A. John DonneB. Alexander PopeC. Christopher MarloweD. John Milton23.Which of the following is NOT typical of metaphysical poetry best represented by John Donne’s works?A. Common speech.B. Conceit.C. Argument.D. Refined language.24. All the following poets except ________ belong to the metaphysical school.A. DonneB. HerbertC. MarvellD. Milton25. Spenser’s masterpiece is The Faierie Queene ______, which is a great poem of the age.A. The Shepheardes CalenderB.C. The Rape of LucreceD. The Canterbury Tales26.Edmund Spenser’s masterpiece is _____.A. The Shepheared’s CalenderB. The Faerie QueenC. EpithalamionD. The Canterbury Tales27.___ Francis Bacon _ is the first important English essayist and the founder of modern science in England.A.Francis BaconB.Edmund SpenserC.William CarxtonD.Sidney28. Francis Bacon is not only the first important essayist but also the founder of modern ______ in England.A. poetryB. novelC. proseD. science29. ______, the first important English essayist, was also the founder ofmodern science in England and one of the representatives of the English Renaissance.A．Christopher Marlowe B．Thomas More C．Francis Bacon D．William Shakespeare 30. _____, the first important English essayist, is best known for his essays which greatly influenced the development of this literary form.A. Charles LambB. Ben JonsonC. Francis BaconD. John Lyly31．Francis Bacon’s essays are famous for their brevity, compactness and ______________.A．complicity B．complexity C．powerfulness D．mildnessWilliam Shakespeare1. Shakespeare is known to have used _________ different words. His coinage of new words and distortion of the meaning of the old ones also create striking effects on the reader.A. 16,000B. 1600C.20,000D. 20002. As a Renaissance humanist, Shakespeare ( )A. is against religious persecution and racial discrimination, againstsocial inequality and the corrupting influence of gold and money. B. holds that literature should be a combination of beauty, kindness and truth, and should reflect nature and reality.C. gives faithful reflection of the social realities of his time through his works.D. all of the above.3．Shakespeare’s four greatest tragedies are __ Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth______.A．Romeo and Juliet, Othello, King Lear, HamletB．Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice C．Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, MacbethD．Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Hamlet4. Shakespeare’s four great tragedies are: Hamlet, Othello, ______and ______.（）A. King Lear...Romeo and JulietB. King Lear…MacbethC. King John...Julius CaesarD.King John…The Merchant of Venice5.Shakespeare’s tragedies include all the following except（）.A. Hamlet and King LearB. Antony and Cleopatra and MacbethC. Julius Caesar and OthelloD. The Merchant of Venice and A Midsummer Night’s Dream6. In Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, which of the following is the typical characteristic the heroes share in common? ( )A. They have a strong lust for power and finally go into incessant crimes.B. They are perfect heroes without any weakness.C. They face the injustice of human life but are never caught in a difficult situation.D. They have a fate which is closely connected with the fate of the whole nation.7. As to the great tragedy Hamlet, which of the following is not true? （一）12(浙0301)A. The timeless appeal of this mighty drama lies in its combination of intrigue, emotional conflict and searching philosophic melancholy.B. The bare outline of the play is based on a widespread legend in northern Europe.C. The whole story of the play is created by Shakespeare himself.D. In it, Shakespeare condemns the hypocrisy and treachery and general corruption at the royal court.8. ______, the melancholic scholar, prince, faces the dilemma between action and mind.A. OthelloB. MacbethC. HamletD. Antonio9. In Hamlet, the hero’s trouble mainly lies in ( )A. his pride in refusing to acknowledge his mother’s second marriageB. his hesitation in carrying out his plan of revengeC. his suspicion that his father was murdered by his uncleD. his ambition to gain quick access to the throne10. ____ Soliloquy ____ is a natural means of writing in revealing the prince’s inner conflict and psychological predicament in Shakespeare's Hamlet.A．Dialogue B．C．Dramatic monologue D．Satire11.“To be, or not to be - that is the question;/Whether’ tis nobler in the mind to suffer / The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,/Or to take arms against a sea of troubles ,/And by opposing end then?”These lines are taken from _____.A. King LearB. Romeo and JulietC. OthelloD. Hamlet12．“To be, or not to be—that is the question”is a line taken from___________.A．Hamlet B．Othello C．King Lear D．The merchant of venice13.“To be, or not to be — that is the question；／whether’ tis nobler in the mind to suffer，／the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,／Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, ／And by opposing endthem?”The quoted lines are taken from ______.A. King LearB. Romeo and JulietC. OthelloD.Hamlet14. _. Macbeth’s ____ lust for power stirs up his ambition and leads him to incessant crimes.A. Othello’sB. Hamlet’sC. Shylock’s D15. _ Othello’s ____ inner weakness is made use of by the outside evil force.A. Hamlet’sB. Othello’sC. King Lear’sD. Macbeth’s16. About Shakespeare’s romantic comedies, which of the following is true?A. He takes an optimistic attitude toward love and truth.B. The romantic elements are not brought into full play at all.C. He presents the patriotic spirit when engaging intellectual excitement and emotion.D. There is a wonderful balance of characters.17. About Shakespeare’s romantic comedies, which of the following is not true?A. He takes an optimistic attitude toward love and truth.B. The romantic elements are brought into full play.C. He praises the patriotic spirit when engaging intellectual excitement and emotion.D. His youthful Renaissance spirit of jollity is fully reflected.18. The most important play among Shakespeare’s comedies is _____.A. A Midsummer Night’s DreamB. The Merchant of VeniceC. As You Like ItD. Twelfth Night19.It is generally believed that the most important play among Shakespeare’s comedies is _____.A. A Midsummer Night’s DreamB. As You Like ItC. The Merchant of VeniceD. Twelfth Night20.Here are two lines taken from The Merchant of Venice: “Not on thy sole, but on thy soul, harsh Jew/Thou mak’st thy knife keen.”What kind of figurative device is used in the above lines?（）A. Simile. B. Metonymy.C. Pun.D. Synecdoche.21.“Bassanio:Antonio,I am married to a wifeWhich is as dear to me as life itself;But life itself, My wife, and all the world.Are not with me esteem'd above thy life;I would lose all, ay, sacrifice them all,Here to the devil, to deliver you.Portia: Your wife would give you little thanks for that,If she were by to hear you make the offer.”The above is a quotation taken from Shakespeare's comedy TheMerchant of Venice.The quoted part can be regarded as a good example to illustrate ____.A.dramatic ironyB.personificationC.allegoryD.symbolism22.In Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, Antonio could not pay back the money he borrowed from Shylock, because ______.A. his money was all invested in the newly-emerging textile industryB. his enterprise went bankruptC. Bassanio was able to pay his own debtD. his ships had all been lost23. The Tempest is a typical example of Shakespeare’s__________view of life towards human life and society in his late years.A. pessimisticB. optimisticC. satiricalD. none of the above24.As the best of Shakespeare's final romances, ______ is a typical example of his pessimistic view towards human life and society in his late years.A. The TempestB. The Winter's TaleC. CymbelineD. The Rape of Lucrece25. Shakespeare’ s ______, an elaborate and fantastic story, is known as the best of his final romances.A. The Winter’s TaleB. The TempestC. The Taming of the ShrewD. Love’ s Labour’ s Lost26. Shakespeare’s ______ are mainly written under the principle that national unity under a mighty and just sovereign is a necessity.A. comediesB. tragediesC. history playsD. dark comedies27. Which of the following is William Shakespeare’s history play?A. MacbethB. Henry IVC. Romeo and JulietD. King Lear28. Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18?A. The speaker eulogizes the power of Nature.B. The speaker satirizes human vanity.C. The speaker praises the power of artistic creation.D. The speaker meditates on man’s salvation.29．The sentence “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” is the beginning line of one of Shakespeare’s _____ sonnets _________. A．comedies B．tragedies C．sonnetsD．histories30.“So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, / So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 includes three stanzas according to the content with these last two lines as a （couplet ）, which completes the sense of the above lines.A. preludeB. coupletC. epigraphD. exposition31. In his tragedy Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare eulogizes _____.A. the faithfulness of loveB. the spirit of pursuing happinessC. the heroine's great beauty , wit and loyaltyD. both A and BJohn Milton1．Paradise Lost is actually a story taken from ______________.A．the Renaissance B．the Old TestamentC．Greek Mythology D．the New Testament2. The story of Paradise Lost is taken from____. It tells about___.A. the Old Testament ……Satan’s rebellion against God.B. the Bible……the expulsion of Adam and Eve out of the garden of Eden.C. Greek Mythology ……a young prince’s revenge on his father’s murderer.D. both A and B3. Paradise Lost tells the story of _____.A. a young prince's revenge on his father's murdererB. the expulsion of Adam and Eve out of the garden of EdenC. Satan's rebellion against GodD. both B and C4. Which of the following statements about Paradise Lost is true?A. Adam and Eve were driven out of Paradise for their conspiracy with Satan.B. The writer intended to expose the ways of Satan and to justify the ways of God to men.C. Satan, as a rebel to God, was finally defeated and surrendered.D. Satan was finally reconciled with God.5. In heaven, _____ led a rebellion against God. Defeated, he and his rebel angels were cast into Hell.A. AdamB. EveC. SatanD. Samson6.John Milton’s _. Paradise Lost _____ is the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since Beowulf.A. Paradise LostB. Paradise RegainedC. Samson AgonistesD. Areopagitica7．Among the three major works by John Milton ______ is indeed the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since Beowulf. A．Paradise Regained B．Samson Agonistes C．Lycidas D．Paradise Lost8.John Milton's greatest poetical work ______ is the only generallyacknowledged epic in English literarure since Beowulf.A. AreopagiticaB. Paradise LostC. LycidasD. Samson Agonistes9.John Milton wrote ______ to expose the way of Satan and to “justify the ways of God to men”.A. Paradise LostB. Paradise RegainedC. LycidasD. Samson Agonistes10. “To wage by force or guile eternal war,Irreconcilable to our grand Foe.”（John Milton, Paradise lost)By what means were Satan and his followers to wage this war against God?A. By planting a tree of knowledge in the Garden of Eden.B. By turning into poisonous snakes to threaten man’s life.C. By removing God from His throne.D. By corrupting man and woman created by God.11. John Milton’ s most powerful dramatic poem on the Greek model is _ Samson Agonistes _____.A. Paradise LostB. Paradise RegainedC. Samson AgonistesD. Lycidas12. The most perfect example of the verse drama after Greek style in English is Milton’s _____.A. Paradise LostB. Paradise RegainedC. Samson AgonistesD. Areopagitica13. Samson Agonistes by ______ is the most perfect example of the verse drama after the Greek style in English.A. John MiltonB. William BlakeC. Henry FieldingD. William Wordsworth14. Among the three major poetical works by John Milton ______ is the most perfect example of the verse drama after the Greek style in English.A. Samson AgonistesB. Paradise LostC. Paradise RegainedD. Areopagitica15. The hero of one his main works is an Israel’s mighty champion, blind, alone and fighting against his thoughtless enemies. This hero’s experience is in close resemblance to the poet himself. This poet’s name is ________.A．John Milton B．John BunyanC．Edmund Spenser D．Christopher Marlowe16. Which of the following is not John Milton’s works?A. Paradise LostB. Paradise RegainedC. Samson AgonistesD. Othello17. Which of the following works does not belong to John Milton?A. Paradise LostB. Paradise RegainedC. AdonaisD. LlycidasII. Reading Comprehension (16 points in all, 4 for each)(1)Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate:Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May，And summer’s lease hath all too short a date:Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,And often is his gold complexion dimmed,And every fair from fair sometime declines,By chance, or nature’s changing course untrimmed:But thy eternal summer shall not fade,Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st,Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade,When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st,So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,So long lives this ,and this gives life to thee.1.What kind of poem is this, blank verse, sonnet, pastoral poem,or ode? Who is the author?2. What is the central idea of this poem?41. “Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st;Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade,When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st:So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”Questions:A. Identify the author and the title of the poem from which this part is taken.B. What does the word “this” in the last line refer to?C. What idea do the quoted lines express?41. A. William Shakespeare; Sonnet 18B. “this” refers the poem.C. When you are in my eternal poetry, you are even with time. Anice summer’s day is usually transient, but the beauty in poetry can last for ever.41．“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate:Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And summer’s lease hath all too short a date:”Questions:A．Identify the poet and the poem from which the quoted lines are taken.B．Name the figure of speech employed in the poem.C．What is the theme of the poem?41. A. William Shakespeare; Sonnet 18B. PersonificationC. A nice summer’s day is usually transient, but the beauty inpoetry can last for ever.41. “To be, or not to be —— that is the question;Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,And by opposing end them?”Questions:A. Who is the writer of this work? What’s the title of the work?B. What does the phrase “to take arms against a sea of troubles ”mean?C. How do you understand the quotation “To be, or not to be -that is the question”?41. A. William Shakespeare; HamletB. “to take arms against a sea of troubles ” means to take up armsagainst troubles that sweep upon us like a sea.C. Whether to live on in this world or to die is a question. It reflectsHamlet’s dilemma and has become the eternal question of human action.III. Questions and Answers (24 points in all, 6 for each) 45．William Shakespeare is one of the most remarkable playwrights the world has ever known.(1)Name his four greatest tragedies.(2)What are the characteristics of the four tragedies in common?(3)Briefly summarize each hero’s weakness of nature.45. A. Shakespeare’s four greatest tragedies are: Hamlet, Othello,King Lear, and Macbeth.B. They some characteristics in common. Each portrays somenoble hero, who faces the injustice of human life and is caught in a difficult situation and whose fate is closely connected with the fate of the whole nation.C. Each hero has his weakness of nature: Hamlet, the melancholicscholar-prince, faces the dilemma between action and mind;Othello’s inner weakness is made use of by the outside evil force; the old king Lear who is unwilling to totally give up his power makes himself suffer from treachery and infidelity; and Macbeth’s lust for power stirs up his ambition and leads him to incessant crimes.45. Working through the tradition of a Christian humanism, Milton wrote Paradise Lost, intending to expose the ways of Satan and to “justify the ways of God to men.” What is Milton’s fundamental concern in Paradise Lost?45. A. At the center of the conflict between human love and spiritualduty lies Milton’s fundamental concern with freedom andchoice;B. The freedom to submit to God’s prohibition on eating the appleC. and the choice of disobedience made for love.IV. Topic Discussion(20 points in all, 10 for each)49. Briefly discuss William Shakespeare's artistic achievements in characterization, plot construction and language.49. A. Shakespeare’s major characters are neither merely individualones nor type ones; they represent certain types; they areindividuals representing certain types. By employing apsycho-analytical approach, Shakespeare succeeds inexploring the characters’inner world. Shakespeare alsoportrays his characters in pairs. Contrasts are frequently usedto bring vividness to his characters.B. Shakespeare seldom invents his own plot; instead, he borrowsthem from old plays or story-books, from ancient Greek or Roman sources. In order to make the play more lively and compact, he would shorten the time and intensify the story.There are usually several clues running through the play, thus providing the story with suspense and apprehension.C. Shakespeare can write skillfully in different poetic forms, such asthe sonnet, the blank verse and the rhymed couplet. He has an amazing wealth of vocabulary and idiom. His coinage of new words and distortion of the meaning of the old works also creates striking effects on the reader.1. Please state Shakespeare's views on the Renaissance literature.A. is against religious persecution and racial discrimination, against social inequality and the corrupting influence of gold and money.B. holds that literature should be a combination of beauty, kindness and truth, and should reflect nature and reality.C. gives faithful reflection of the social realities of his time through his works.。

英美文学选择题-附答案版(总8页)--本页仅作为文档封面，使用时请直接删除即可----内页可以根据需求调整合适字体及大小--1. Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18A. The speaker eulogizes the power of Nature.B .The speaker satirizes human vanity.C. .The speaker praises the power of artistic creation.D. The speaker meditates on man's salvation.2. ___________used narrative verse or prose to sing knightly adventures or other heroic deeds.A. SonnetB. RomanceC. NovelD. Dramahero of romance was usually the _______, who set out a journey to accomplish some missions---to protect the church, to attack infidelity, to rescue a maiden，to meet a challenge, or to obey a knightly command.A. soldierB. poetC. knight（骑士）D. singer4. ____ marked the beginning of Romanticism in English poetry.A. Wuthering HeightsB. A Red, Red RoseC. Lyrical Ballads （抒情歌谣集）D. Ode to the West Wind5. “So long as man can breathe or eyes can see,So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.’’This quotation is a _____.A. quatrainB. balladC. trimeterD. couplet（相连并押韵的两行诗，对句）6. “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind” is an epigrammatic line from ____.A. She Walks in BeautyB. Ode to the West Wind（西风颂）C. The Solitary ReaperD. On the Seas and Far Awayis the national epic of the Anglo-Saxon and English people.A. HamletB. BeowulfC. UtopiaD. Lyrical Ballads8. Which of the following is not included in the most famous four tragedies of William ShakespeareA. HamletB. OthelloC. The Merchant of VeniceD. King Lear9. ___________ is the forerunner of English realistic novel, also the writer of the famous novel“Robinson Crusoe”.A. Henry FieldingB. Samuel RichardsonC. Daniel Defoe（笛福）D. Jonathan Swift10. Which of the following was not written by Ralph Waldo EmersonA. The American Scholar（论美国学者）B. NatureC. Self-RelianceD. Walden（瓦尔登湖）11. He was called “ father of American Literature” and his stories “ Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”（睡谷的传说） are widely read even is heA. Washington Irving（欧文）B. Sherwood AndersonC. Mark TwainD. Ernest Hemingway12. Generally speaking, which literary school was Mark Twain grouped intoD. post-modernism13. The major trend in American literature in the first half of the 19th century is____A. romanticismB. realismC. sentimentalismD. naturalism14. Who is usually acknowledged as the originator of detective fictionA. Washington IrvingB. William Dean HowellsC. Mark TwainD. Edgar Allan Poe（埃德加·爱伦·坡）15. Which of the following is NOT true about Robert BurnsA. He wrote in Scottish dialect.B. He was a peasant poet.C. His language is plain.D. A Red Red Rose, Auld Lang Syne and The Song of Innencenc are his poems.16. In his poems, Walt Whitman is innovative（创新的） in the terms of the form of his poetry, which is called “____________________.”A. free verse(自由诗体)B. blank verseC. alliterationD. end rhymingfive“I”s in Romanticism is: Imagination, Intuition, Idealism, ___________.A. integrality and InspirationB. Inspiration and IndividualityC. Individuality and integralityD. integrality and IndustryDied for Beauty was written by _____________A. Walt WhitmanB. Emily Dickinson（艾米丽狄金森）C. Robert FrostD. Stephen Crane19. Which literary school was Charles Dickens generally grouped intoA. The English Critical Realism of the Nineteenth CenturyB. The English Realistic School of the Eighteenth CenturyC. The English Romanticism of the Nineteenth CenturyD. The English Modernism of the Twentieth Century20. Which of the following was not written by Thomas HardyA. Tess of D’UrbervilleB. Far from the Madding CrowdC. Jude the ObscureD. The Forsyte Saga21. American literature is based on a myth, that is, the Biblical myth of_________________.A. GenesisB. the Garden of EdenC. the Deliverance from SlaveryD. Song of Songs22. Among four of the following writers , who was the author of Invisible ManWaldo Ellison B. Richard Wright(1908-1960ngston HughesD. Frederick Douglass23. _________ is the national epic of the Anglo-Saxon and English people.A. HamletB. UtopiaC. BeowulfD. Lyrical Ballads24. Utopia was written by _______________.A. Thomas MoreB. John MiltonC. John KeatsD. Ben Johnson25. “So long as man can breathe or eyes can see,So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.’’This quotation is taken from “ ___________”.A. She Walks in BeautyB. Ode to the West WindC. The Solitary ReaperD. Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare26. “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind” is an epigrammatic line from ____.A. She Walks in BeautyB. Ode to the West WindC. The Solitary ReaperD. On the Seas and Far Away27. The hero of romance was usually the _______, who set out a journey to accomplish some missions---to protect the church, to attack infidelity, to rescue a maiden，to meet a challenge, or to obey a knightly command.A. soldierB. poetC. knightD. singer28. Which of the following is a comedy by William ShakespeareA. HamletB. OthelloC. The Merchant of VeniceD. King Lear29. ___________ is the forerunner of English realistic novel, also the writer of the famous novel“Robinson Crusoe”.A. Henry FieldingB. Samuel RichardsonC. Daniel DefoeD. Jonathan Swift30. Which of the following was written by Henry David ThoreauA. The American ScholarB. NatureC. Self-RelianceD. Walden31. He was called “ father of American Literature” and his stories “ Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” are widely read even is heA. Sherwood AndersonB. Washington IrvingC. Mark TwainD. Ernest Hemingway32. Generally speaking, which literary school was Mark Twain grouped intoD. post-modernism33. The major trend in American literature in the last decade of the 19th century was ________.A. romanticismB. modernismC. sentimentalismD. naturalism34. Who is usually acknowledged as the originator of detective fictionA. Washington IrvingB. William Dean HowellsC. Mark TwainD. Edgar Allan Poe35. Which of the following is NOT true about Robert BurnsA. He wrote in Scottish dialect.B. He was a peasant poet.C. A Red Red Rose, Auld Lang Syne and The Solitary Reaper are his poems.D. His language is plain.36. Who wrote the famous short story The Triumph of the EggA. Sherwood AndersonB. Washington IrvingC. Mark TwainD. Ernest Hemingwaywrote Catch-22 (1961) —— the first book to treat the absurdist theme with absurdist techniqueA. Sherwood AndersonB. Ernest HemingwayC. Joseph HellerD. Thomas PynchDied for Beauty was written by _____________A. Henry David ThoreauB. Emily DichinsonC. Robert FrostD. Stephen Crane39. Which literary school was Charles Dickens generally grouped intoA. The English Critical Realism of the Nineteenth CenturyB. The English Realistic School of the Eighteenth CenturyC. The English Romanticism of the Nineteenth CenturyD. The English Modernism of the Twentieth Century40. Poor Richard’s Almanac was a calendar, which includes a large amount of information about weather, astronomy, puzzles, mathematics, practical household, etc. It was written by ____________.A. Washington IrvingB. Jonathan EdwardsC. Thomas JeffersonD. Benjamin Franklin41. “Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines.” The underlined phrase refers to _______.A. black holeB. the sunC. the moonD. the star42. ___________ was categorized into the group of dark romanticism. He believed that there was evil in every human heart, which might remain latent, perhaps, through the whole life; but circumstance might rouse it to activity.A. Ralph Waldo EmersonB. Hermen MelvilleC. Nathaniel HawthorneD. Edgar Allan Poe43. Renaissance originated in ____ in the 14th century and later spread throughout Europe until the 17th century.A. ItalyB. GermanC. BritainD. Greece44. As a philosophical and literary movement, the main issues involved in the debate of Transcendentalism are generally concerning ____________________.A. nature, man and the universeB. the relationship between man and womanC. the development of Romanticism in American literatureD. the cold, rigid rationalism of Unitarianism45. Who was called “ father of American Literature” His stories “ Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” are widely read even today.A. Washington IrvingB. Sherwood AndersonC. Mark TwainD. Ernest Hemingway46. In the title Vanity Fair, “Fair” means _____.A. town B market C. place D. equalityis the national epic of the Anglo-Saxon and English people.A. HamletB. BeowulfC. UtopiaD. Lyrical Ballads48. _________ believes that the chief aim of literary creation is beauty, and “the death of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world.”A. Walt WhitmanB. Edgar Allen PoeC. Anne BradstreetD. Ralph Waldo Emerson49. Idealized figures most often appear in ____.A. Romantic poetryB. Renaissance dramaC. Enlightenment literatureD. Victorian novels50. ____ employs the language of common man in literary writing.A. Thomas HardyB. Emily Bronte.C. William WordsworthD. John Milton51. Hester Prynne, Dimmesdale .Chillingworth and Pearl are most likely characters in_______.A. The House of the Seven GablesB. The Scarlet LetterC. T he Portrait of a LadyD. The Pioneers52. The Victorian Age witnessed the perfection of _____ in the hands of Thackeray and Dickens.A. poetryB. dramaC. novelD. epic53. All the following issues EXCEPT ____ were emphasized by the British Romantic writers.A. individual feelingsB. idea of survival of the fittestC. strong imaginationD. return to nature54. “Where thoughts serenely sweet express / How pure, how dear their dwelling-place”. The underlined part means ____.A. beautyB. wisdomC. brainD. heart55. All of the following poets are regarded as “Lake Poets” EXCEPT ______.A. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeB. Robert SoutheyC. William WordsworthD. William Blake56. Which of the following is NOT the virtue that Franklin enumerated in his The AutobiographyA. TemperanceB. Humanity (Humility)C. FrugalityD. Immoderation57. Renaissance was the humanistic revival of classical art, architecture, literature, and learning that originated in Italy in the 14th century and later spread throughout Europe until the 17th century. The underlined word means .A GreekB GermanC oldD Greek and Roman58. Didactic and satirical literature was dominant in the ____ .A. RenaissanceB. Age of EnlightenmentC. Victorian Age D age of Romanticism59. “So lon g as men can breathe, or eyes can see, / So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”(Shakespeare, Sonnets 18) What does “this” refer toA. LoveB. PoetryC. SummerD. Time60. Which of the following was not written by Thomas HardyA. Tess of D’UrbervilleB. Far from the Madding CrowdC. Jude the ObscureD. The Forsyte Saga练习题：1. Shakespeare's complete works include __________________.A. 37 plays, 4 tragedies and 154 sonnets.B .154 plays, 2 narrative poems and 37 sonnets.C. 37 plays, 2 narrative poems and 154 sonnets.D. 73 plays, 4 tragedies, and 154 sonnets.6. “All good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” is a declarative statement taken from _______.A. The Solitary ReaperB. Lyrical BalladsC. She Walks in BeautyD. On the Seas and Far Away10. Which of the following was written by Henry David ThoreauA. The American ScholarB. NatureC. Self-RelianceD. Walden17. By the 7th century the small kingdoms on the British Island were combined called England, or the land of ____________.A. BritonsB. AnglesC. SaxonsD. Jutes19. He was founder and great master of the historical novel in British literature, and whose death marks the ending of Romantic Period in Britain. Who was heA. George Gordon ByronB. Thomas MoreC. John KeatsD. Walter Scott20. Which of the following was not written by Thomas HardyA. Tess of D’UrbervilleB. Far from the Madding CrowdC. Jude the ObscureD. The Forsyte Saga2. In 1798, together with ________, William Wordsworth published Lyrical Ballads, which marked the break with 18th century classicism and the beginning of romanticism in English poetry.A. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeB. Robert BurnsC. John KeatsD. William Blake7. David Copperfield (1850) is, to a certain extent, an autobiographical novel by _________.A. Henry FieldingB. Charles DickensC. Daniel DefoeD. Jonathan Swift8. Which of the following plays is a comedy composed by William ShakespeareA. HamletB. OthelloC. The Merchant of VeniceD. King Lear12. Generally speaking, which literary school was John Keats grouped intoA. romanticismB. realismC. naturalismD. post-modernism20. Poor Richard’s Almanac was a calendar, which includes a large amount of information about weather, astronomy, puzzles, mathematics, practical household, etc. It was written by ____________.A. Washington IrvingB. Jonathan EdwardsC. Thomas JeffersonD. Benjamin Franklin1. The early inhabitants on the island we now called England were _________, a tribe of Celts. From the Britons the island got its name of Britain, the land of Britons.A. BritonsB. AnglesC. SaxonsD. Jutes2. Paradise Lost (1667) was written by _______________.A. Thomas MoreB. John MiltonC. John KeatsD. Ben Johnson3. ______________, founder of modern science, his New Instrument (1602) tells some of the secrets of the inductive method of reasoning, and Of Studies is one of his most famous essays.A. Thomas MoreB. John MiltonC. Francis BaconD. Ben Johnson10. _________ believes that the chief aim of literary creation is beauty, and “the death of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world.”A. Walt WhitmanB. Ralph Waldo EmersonC. Anne BradstreetD. Edgar Allen Poe11. Idealized figures most often appear in ____.A. Romantic poetryB. Renaissance dramaC. Enlightenment literatureD. Victorian novels12. It is publicly believed that ____ employs the language of common man in his literary writing.A. Thomas HardyB. Ben JohnsonC. William WordsworthD. John Milton14. Vanity Fair is Thackeray’s masterpiece. The book takes its title from that fair described in ___________.A. John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s ProgressB. Thomas More’s UtopiaC. John Milton’s Paradise LostD. William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice16. Which of the following is NOT included in the virtues that Franklin enumerated in his The AutobiographyA. TemperanceB. HumilityC. FrugalityD. Immoderation19. “So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, / So l ong lives this, and this gives life to thee.”(Shakespeare, Sonnets 18) What does “this” refer to _______A. LoveB. PoetryC. SummerD. Time20. A Red, Red Rose was written in “_________”, ., in each stanza the odd-numbered lines are iambic tetrameters.A. dramaB. English sonnetC. ballad metreD. monologue。

I．Multiple ChoiceOld and Medieval Period1. ____ Beowulf ___, a typical example of Old English poetry, is regarded as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons.A. The Canterbury TalesB. ExodusC. D. The Legend of Good Women3. The work that presented, for the first time in English literature, a comprehensive realistic picture of the medieval English society and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life is most likely __ B．Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales____________.A．William Langland’ s Piers PlowmanC．John Gower’s Confession Amantis D．Sir Gawain and the Green Knight2.Among the great Middle English poets, Geoffrey Chaucer is known for his production of ___.A.Piers PlowmanB.Sir Gawain and the Green KnightC.Confessio AmantisD.The Canterbury Tales1. ____A. B. George Gordon ByronC. Edmund SpenserD. Robert Browning1.Romance,which uses narrative verse or prose to tell storiesof B. knightly __. knightly _ adventures or other heroicdeeds, is a popular literary form in the medieval period.A .Christian C. Greek D. primitiveThe Neoclassical Period1.With classical culture and the（）humanistic ideascoming into England, the English Renaissance beganflourishing.A. FrenchB. GermanC. ItalianD.Greek2. During the reign of ________, England started its ReligiousReformation and broke away from Rome.A. Henry VIIB. Henry VIIIC. Edward VID.Queen Elizabeth3. The Protestant movement, which was seen as a means to recoverthe purity of the early church from the corruption andsuperstition of the Middle Ages, was initiated by _______.A. Francis BaconB. Martin LutherC. Thomas MoreD.William Shakespeare4. The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a seriesof historical events EXCEPT_________.A．the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek cultureB．the vast expansion of British colonies in North AmericaC．the new discoveries in geography and astrologyD．the religious reformation and the economic expansion5. In Renaissance, the European humanist thinkers and scholarsmade attempts to do the following EXCEPT ______.A. getting rid of those old feudalist ideasB. getting control of the parliament and governmentC. introducing new ideas that expressed the interests of therising bourgeoisieD. recovering the purity of the early church, from the corruptionof the Roman Catholic Church6.Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of the characteristics of Renaissance humanism?A. Cultivation of the art of this world and this life.B. Tolerance of human foibles.C. Search for the genuine flavor of ancient culture.D. Glorification of religious faith.7. The Renaissance marks a transition from ______ to the modernworld.A. the old EnglishB. the medievalC. the feudalistD. the capitalist8. The English Renaissance period was an age of ______ .A. poetry and dramaB. drama and novelC. novel and poetryD. romance and poetry9.The most significant idea of the Renaissance is（）.A. humanismB. realismC. naturalismD. skepticism10．__ Humanism ____ is the essence of the Renaissance.A．Poetry B．Drama C． D．Reason11. About the Renaissance humanists which of the followingA. They thought money and social status was the measure of all things.B. They thought people were largely subordinated to the rulingclass without any freedom and independence.C. They couldn’t see the human values in their works.D. They emphasized the dignity of human beings and the importanceof the present life.12. One of the distinct features of the Elizabethan time is_____.A. the flourishing of the dramaB. the popularity of the realistic novelC. the domination of the classical poetryD. the close-down of all the theatres13. Marlowe’s greatest achievement lies in that he perfectedthe __ blank verse ________and made it the principalmedium of English drama.A. B. free verse C. sonnet D. alliteration14. Marlowe gave new vigor to the blank verse with his “_mightylines _____”.A. lyrical linesB. soft linesC. mighty linesD.religious lines15._______ introduced the Petrarchan sonnet into England,while _______ brought in blank verse, i.e. the unrhymed iambicpentameter line.A. Wyatt...SurreyB. Wyatt...SidneyC. Surrey...SidneyD. Sidney...Spenser16. It was ________ who first introduced the Petrarchan sonnetinto England.A. CaxtonB. WyattC. SurreyD.Marlowe17. The Petrarchan sonnet was first introduced into England by______.A. SurreyB. WyattC. SidneyD. Shakespeare18. In English poetry, a four-line stanza is called ______.A. heroic coupletB. quatrainC. Spenserian stanzaD. terza rima19. Christoph er Marlow’s “The Passiona te Shepherd to HisLove” is a (n) .A. pastoral lyricB. elegyC. eulogyD. epic20.The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England areChristopher Marlowe, William Shakespeare and ____________.A．John Milton B．John Bunyan C．Ben JonsonD．Edmund Spenser21. The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England areall the following EXCEPT ______.A. Francis BaconB. Christopher MarloweC. William ShakespeareD. Ben Jonson22. “Metaphysical Poetry” refers to the works of the 17th -century writers who wrote under the influence of _____.A. John DonneB. Alexander PopeC. Christopher MarloweD. John Milton23.Which of the following is NOT typical of metaphysical poetrybest represented by John Donne’s works?A. Common speech.B. Conceit.C. Argument.D. Refined language.24. All the following poets except ________ belong to the metaphysical school.A. DonneB. HerbertC. MarvellD. Milton25. Spenser’s mas terpiece is The Faierie Queene ______, whichis a great poem of the age.A. The Shepheardes CalenderB.C. The Rape of LucreceD. The Canterbury Tales26.Edmund Spenser’s masterpiece is _____.A. The Shephea red’s CalenderB. The Faerie QueenC. EpithalamionD. The CanterburyTales27.___ Francis Bacon _ is the first important English essayistand the founder of modern science in England.A.Francis BaconB.Edmund SpenserC.William CarxtonD.Sidney28. Francis Bacon is not only the first important essayist butalso the founder of modern ______ in England.A. poetryB. novelC. proseD. science29. ______, the first important English essayist, was also thefounder of modern science in England and one of the representatives of the English Renaissance.A．Christopher Marlowe B．Thomas More C．Francis Bacon D．William Shakespeare30. _____, the first important English essayist, is best knownfor his essays which greatly influenced the development of thisliterary form.A. Charles LambB. Ben JonsonC. Francis BaconD. John Lyly31．Francis Bacon’s essays are famous for their brevity, compactness and ______________.A．complicity B．complexity C．powerfulnessD．mildnessWilliam Shakespeare1. Shakespeare is known to have used _________ different words.His coinage of new words and distortion of the meaning of theold ones also create striking effects on the reader.A. 16,000B. 1600C.20,000D. 20002. As a Renaissance humanist, Shakespeare ( )A. is against religious persecution and racial discrimination,against social inequality and the corrupting influence of goldand money.B. holds that literature should be a combination of beauty,kindness and truth, and should reflect nature and reality. C. gives faithful reflection of the social realities of his time through his works.D. all of the above.3．Shakespeare’s four greatest tragedies are__ Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth______.A．Romeo and Juliet, Othello, King Lear, Hamlet B．Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice C．Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, MacbethD．Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Hamlet 4. Shakespeare’s four great tragedies are: Hamlet, Othello, ______and ______.（）A. King Lear...Romeo and JulietB. King Lear…MacbethC. King John...Julius CaesarD.King John…The Merchan t of Venice5.Shakespeare’s tragedies include all the following except （）.A. Hamlet and King LearB. Antony and Cleopatra and MacbethC. Julius Caesar and OthelloD. The Merchant of Venice and A Midsummer Night’s Dream6. In Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, which of the followingis the typical characteristic the heroes share in common? ( )A. They have a strong lust for power and finally go into incessant crimes.B. They are perfect heroes without any weakness.C. They face the injustice of human life but are never caught in a difficult situation.D. They have a fate which is closely connected with the fate of the whole nation.7. As to the great tragedy Hamlet, which of the following is not true? （一）12(浙0301)A. The timeless appeal of this mighty drama lies in its combination of intrigue, emotional conflict and searching philosophic melancholy.B. The bare outline of the play is based on a widespread legend in northern Europe.C. The whole story of the play is created by Shakespeare himself.D. In it, Shakespeare condemns the hypocrisy and treachery and general corruption at the royal court.8. ______, the melancholic scholar, prince, faces the dilemma between action and mind.A. OthelloB. MacbethC. HamletD. Antonio9. In Hamlet, the hero’s trouble mainly lies in ( )A. his pride in refusing to acknowledge his mother’s secondmarriageB. his hesitation in carrying out his plan of revengeC. his suspicion that his father was murdered by his uncleD. his ambition to gain quick access to the throne10. ____ Soliloquy ____ is a natural means of writing inrevealing the prince’s inner conflict and psychologicalpredicament in Shakespeare's Hamlet.A．Dialogue B．C．Dramatic monologue D．Satire11.“To be, or not to be - that is the question;/Whether’ tisnobler in the mind to suffer / The slings and arrows ofoutrageous fortune,/Or to take arms against a sea oftroubles ,/And by opposing end then?” These lines are takenfrom _____.A. King LearB. Romeo and JulietC. OthelloD.Hamlet12．“To be, or not to be—that is the question”is a line takenfrom___________.A．Hamlet B．Othello C．King Lear D．Themerchant of venice13.“To be, or not to be —that is the question；／whether’tis nobler in the mind to suffer，／the slings and arrows ofoutrageous fortune,／Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,／And by opposing end them?” The quoted lines are taken from______.A. King LearB. Romeo and JulietC. OthelloD.Hamlet14. _. Macbeth’s ____ lust for power stirs up his ambition andleads him to incessant crimes.A. Othello’sB. Hamlet’sC. Shylock’s D15. _ Othello’s ____ inner weakness is made use of by theoutside evil force.A. Hamlet’sB. Othello’sC. King Lear’sD. Macbeth’s16. About Shakespeare’s romantic comedies, which of thefollowing is true?A. He takes an optimistic attitude toward love and truth.B. The romantic elements are not brought into full play at all.C. He presents the patriotic spirit when engaging intellectualexcitement and emotion.D. There is a wonderful balance of characters.17. About Shakespeare’s romantic comedies, which of the following is not true?A. He takes an optimistic attitude toward love and truth.B. The romantic elements are brought into full play.C. He praises the patriotic spirit when engaging intellectual excitement and emotion.D. His youthful Renaissance spirit of jollity is fully reflected.18.The most important play among Shakespeare’s comedies is _____.A. A Midsummer Night’s DreamB. The Merchant of VeniceC. As You Like ItD. Twelfth Night19.It is generally believed that the most important play among Shakespeare’s comedies is _____.A. A Midsummer Night’s DreamB. As You Like ItC. The Merchant of VeniceD. Twelfth Night20.Here are two lines taken from The Merchant of Venice: “Not on thy sole, but on thy soul, harsh Jew/Thou mak’st thy knife keen.” What kind of figurative device is used in the above lines?（）A. Simile.B. Metonymy.C. Pun.D. Synecdoche.21.“Bassanio:Antonio,I am married to a wifeWhich is as dear to me as life itself;But life itself, My wife, and all the world.Are not with me esteem'd above thy life;I would lose all, ay, sacrifice them all,Here to the devil, to deliver you.Portia: Your wife would give you little thanks for that, If she were by to hear you make the offer.”The above is a quotation taken from Shakespeare's comedy The Merchant of Venice.The quoted part can be regarded as a good example to illustrate ____.A.dramatic ironyB.personificationC.allegoryD.symbolism22.In Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, Antonio could not pay back the money he borrowed from Shylock, because ______.A. his money was all invested in the newly-emerging textile industryB. his enterprise went bankruptC. Bassanio was able to pay his own debtD. his ships had all been lost23.The Tempest is a typical example ofShakespeare’s__________view of li fe towards human life andsociety in his late years.A. pessimisticB. optimisticC. satiricalD. none of the above24. As the best of Shakespeare's final romances, ______ is atypical example of his pessimistic view towards human life andsociety in his late years.A. The TempestB. The Winter's TaleC. CymbelineD. The Rape of Lucrece25. Shakespeare’ s ______, an elaborate and fantastic story,is known as the best of his final romances.A. The Winter’s TaleB. The TempestC. The Taming of the ShrewD. Love’ s Labour’ s Lost26. Shakespeare’s ______ are mainly written under theprinciple that national unity under a mighty and just sovereignis a necessity.A. comediesB. tragediesC. history playsD. dark comedies27. Which of the following is William Shakespeare’s historyplay?A. MacbethB. Henry IVC. Romeo and JulietD. King Lear28. Which of the following statements best illustrates thetheme of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18?A. The speaker eulogizes the power of Nature.B. The speaker satirizes human vanity.C. The speaker praises the power of artistic creation.D. The speaker meditates on man’s salvation.29．The sentence “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”is the beginning line of one of Shakespeare’s _____ sonnets _________.A．comedies B．tragedies C．sonnetsD．histories30.“So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, / So long livesthis, and this gives life to thee.”Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18includes three stanzas according to the content with these lasttwo lines as a（couplet ）, which completes the sense of theabove lines.A. preludeB. coupletC. epigraphD.exposition31. In his tragedy Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare eulogizes_____.A. the faithfulness of loveB. the spirit of pursuing happinessC. the heroine's great beauty , wit and loyaltyD. both A and BJohn Milton1．Paradise Lost is actually a story taken from ______________. A．the Renaissance B．the Old TestamentC．Greek Mythology D．the New Testament2. The story of Paradise Lost is taken from____. It tellsabout___.A. the Old Testament … …Satan’s rebellion against God.B. the Bible… …the expulsion of Adam and Eve out of the gardenof Eden.C. Greek Mythology … …a young prince’s revenge on hisfather’s murderer.D. both A and B3. Paradise Lost tells the story of _____.A. a young prince's revenge on his father's murdererB. the expulsion of Adam and Eve out of the garden of EdenC. Satan's rebellion against GodD. both B and C4. Which of the following statements about Paradise Lost istrue?A. Adam and Eve were driven out of Paradise for their conspiracywith Satan.B. The writer intended to expose the ways of Satan and to justifythe ways of God to men.C. Satan, as a rebel to God, was finally defeated and surrendered.D. Satan was finally reconciled with God.5. In heaven, _____ led a rebellion against God. Defeated, heand his rebel angels were cast into Hell.A. AdamB. EveC. SatanD.Samson6.John Milton’s _. Paradise Lost _____ is the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since Beowulf.A. Paradise LostB. Paradise RegainedC. Samson AgonistesD. Areopagitica7．Among the three major works by John Milton ______ is indeedthe only generally acknowledged epic in English literaturesince Beowulf.A．Paradise Regained B．Samson AgonistesC．Lycidas D．Paradise Lost8. John Milton's greatest poetical work ______ is the onlygenerally acknowledged epic in English literarure sinceBeowulf.A. AreopagiticaB. Paradise LostC. LycidasD. Samson Agonistes9.John Milton wrote ______ to expose the way of Satan and to“justify the ways of God to men”.A. Paradise LostB. Paradise RegainedC. LycidasD. Samson Agonistes10. “To wage by force or guile eternal war,Irreconcilable to our grand Foe.”（John Milton, Paradise lost)By what means were Satan and his followers to wage this waragainst God?A. By planting a tree of knowledge in the Garden of Eden.B. By turning into poisonous snakes to threaten man’s life.C. By removing God from His throne.D. By corrupting man and woman created by God.11. John Milton’ s mos t powerful dramatic poem on the Greekmodel is _ Samson Agonistes _____.A. Paradise LostB. Paradise RegainedC. Samson AgonistesD. Lycidas12. The most perfect example of the verse drama after Greekstyle in English is Milton’s _____.A. Paradise LostB. Paradise RegainedC. Samson AgonistesD. Areopagitica13. Samson Agonistes by ______ is the most perfect example ofthe verse drama after the Greek style in English.A. John MiltonB. William BlakeC. Henry FieldingD. William Wordsworth14. Among the three major poetical works by John Milton ______is the most perfect example of the verse drama after the Greekstyle in English.A. Samson AgonistesB. Paradise LostC. Paradise RegainedD. Areopagitica15. The hero of one his main works is an Israel’s mightychampion, blind, alone and fighting against his thoughtlessenemies. This hero’s experience is in close resemblance to thepoet himself. This poet’s name is ________.A．John Milton B．John BunyanC．Edmund Spenser D．Christopher Marlowe16.Which of the following is not John Milton’s w orks?A. Paradise LostB. Paradise RegainedC. Samson AgonistesD. Othello17. Which of the following works does not belong to John Milton?A. Paradise LostB. Paradise RegainedC. AdonaisD. LlycidasII. Reading Comprehension (16 points in all, 4 for each)(1) Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate:Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May，An d summer’s lease hath all too short a date:Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,And often is his gold complexion dimmed,And every fair from fair sometime declines,By chance, or nature’s changing course untrimmed:But thy eternal summer shall not fade,Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st,Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade,When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st,So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,So long lives this ,and this gives life to thee.1.What kind of poem is this, blank verse, sonnet, pastoralpoem,or ode? Who is the author?2. What is the central idea of this poem?41. “Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st;Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade,When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st:So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.” Questions:A. Identify the author and the title of the poem from which this part is taken.B. What does the word “this” in the last line refer to?C. What idea do the quoted lines express?41. A. William Shakespeare; Sonnet 18B. “this” refers the poem.C. When you are in my eternal poetry, you are even with time.A nice summer’s day is usually transient, but the beautyin poetry can last for ever.41．“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate:Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And summer’s lease hath all too short a date:”Questions:A．Identify the poet and the poem from which the quoted lines are taken.B．Name the figure of speech employed in the poem.C．What is the theme of the poem?41. A. William Shakespeare; Sonnet 18B. PersonificationC. A nice summer’s day is usually transient, but the beautyin poetry can last for ever.41. “To be, or not to be —— that is the question; Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,And by opposing end them?”Questions:A. Who is the writer of this work? What’s the title of the work?B. What does the phrase “to take arms against a sea oftroubles ” mea n?C. How do you understand the quotation “To be, or not to be-that is the question”?41. A. William Shakespeare; HamletB. “to take arms against a sea of troubles ” mean s to takeup arms against troubles that sweep upon us like a sea.C. Whether to live on in this world or to die is a question.It reflects Hamlet’s dilemma and has become the eternalquestion of human action.III. Questions and Answers (24 points in all, 6 for each)45．William Shakespeare is one of the most remarkableplaywrights the world has ever known.(1)Name his four greatest tragedies.(2)What are the characteristics of the four tragedies incommon?(3)Briefly summarize each hero’s weakness of nature.45. A. Shakespeare’s four greatest tragedies are: Hamlet,Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth.B. They some characteristics in common. Each portrays somenoble hero, who faces the injustice of human life and iscaught in a difficult situation and whose fate is closelyconnected with the fate of the whole nation.C. Each hero has his weakness of nature: Hamlet, themelancholic scholar-prince, faces the dilemma betweenaction and mind; Othello’s inner weak ness is made useof by the outside evil force; the old king Lear who isunwilling to totally give up his power makes himselfsuffer from treachery and infidelity; and Macbeth’s lustfor power stirs up his ambition and leads him to incessantcrimes.45. Working through the tradition of a Christian humanism,Milton wrote Paradise Lost, intending to expose the ways ofSatan and to “justify the ways of God to men.” What isMilton’s fundamental concern in Paradise Lost?45. A. At the center of the conflict between human love andspiritual duty lies Milton’s fundamental concern withfreedom and choice;B. The freedom to submit to God’s prohibition on eating theappleC. and the choice of disobedience made for love.IV. Topic Discussion(20 points in all, 10 for each)49. Briefly discuss William Shakespeare's artistic achievementsin characterization, plot construction and language.49. A. Shakespeare’s major characters are neither merelyindividual ones nor type ones; they represent certaintypes; they are individuals representing certain types.By employing a psycho-analytical approach, Shakespearesucceeds in exploring the characters’inner world.Shakespeare also portrays his characters in pairs.Contrasts are frequently used to bring vividness to his characters.B. Shakespeare seldom invents his own plot; instead, heborrows them from old plays or story-books, from ancient Greek or Roman sources. In order to make the play more lively and compact, he would shorten the time and intensify the story. There are usually several clues running through the play, thus providing the story with suspense and apprehension.C. Shakespeare can write skillfully in different poeticforms, such as the sonnet, the blank verse and the rhymed couplet. He has an amazing wealth of vocabulary and idiom.His coinage of new words and distortion of the meaning of the old works also creates striking effects on the reader.1. Please state Shakespeare's views on the Renaissance literature.A. is against religious persecution and racial discrimination, against social inequality and the corrupting influence of gold and money.B. holds that literature should be a combination of beauty, kindness and truth, and should reflect nature and reality.C. gives faithful reflection of the social realities of his time through his works.。

I．Multiple Choice(40 points in all, 1 for each)Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. Write the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.chapter22.Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of Modernism?A.To elevate the individual and inner being over the social being.B.To put the stress on traditional values.C.To portray the distorted and alienated relationships between man and hisenvironment.D.To advocate a conscious break with the past.(024)19.Modernism takes the irrational philosophy and（）as its theoretical base.A. the theory of psycho-analysisB. Darwin’s evolutionary theoryC. the French symbolismD. Utilitarianism(057)17．______________ is the most outstanding stream of consciousness novelist, with ___________ as his encyclopedia – like masterpiece .A．James Joyce, Ulysses B．E.M. Foster, A Passage to IndiaC．D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers D．Virginia Woolf, Mrs Dalloway（074）15．All of the following are stream –of- consciousness novels EXCEPT________. A．Pilgrimage B．UlyssesC．Mrs. Dalloway D．Tess of the D’ Urbervilles（084）?21. In the play The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde，the upper — class people are described all of the following EXCEPT ______.A. corruptB. snobbishC. hypocriticalD. ambitious(087)17. After the First World War, there appeared the following literary trends ofmodernism EXCEPT ______.A. expressionismB. surrealismC. stream of consciousnessD. black humour(094)18. The masterpieces of critical realism in the early 20th century are the three trilogiesof ______.A. Galsworthy's Forsyte novelsB. Hardy' s Wessex novels(094)C. Greene's Catholic novelsD. Woolf's stream-of-consciousness novels19. In the mid - 1950s and early 1960s, there appeared ―______‖ who demonstrated aparticular disillusion over the depressing situation in Britain and launched a bitter protest against the outmoded social and political values in their society.5 A. The Beat Generation B. The Lost GenerationC. The Angry Young MenD. Black Mountain Poets(094)16. The rise of _____ and new science greatly incited modernist writers to make new explorations on human natures and human relationships.4A. the existentialistic ideaB. the irrational philosophyC. scientific socialismD. social Darwinism（097）22. The 20th century has witnessed a great achievement in English poetry, which aremainly represented by the following EXCEPT _____.3a. Thomas Hardyb. Ezra Poundc. T. S. Eliotd. Lord Byron （浙0210）25. Which of the following is James Joyce's masterpiece?a. Dublinersb. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Manc. Ulyssesd. Finnegans Wake（浙0210）20.The following are English stream-of-consciousness novels EXCEPT ______.2A. PilgrimageB. UlyssesC. Mrs.DallowayD. A Passage to Inida9. In the late nineteenth century, modernism flushed in English literature. Unlike modernist poets and novelists, modern dramatists ______.1A. showed not only satirical attitude to bourgeois class, but also optimistic emotion toward lifeB. did not make so many innovations in techniques and formsC. inherited the romantic fuzziness and self-indulged emotionismD. took the irrational philosophy and the theory of psycho-analysis as its theoretical base1 George Bernard Shaw21.___is considered to be the best-known English dramatist since Shakespeare, and his representative works are plays inspired by social criticism.A.Richard SheridanB.Oliver GoldsmithC.Oscar WildeD.Bernard Shaw(024)1.Mrs. Warren’s Profession is one of George Bernard Shaw’s plays. What is Mrs.Warren’s profession then ?[A]Real estate. [B]Prostitution.[C]House-keeping. [D]Farming. (034)21.George Bernard Shaw’s play, Mrs. Warren’s Profession is a grotesquely realistic exposure of the（）.A. slum landlordismB. political corruption in EnglandC. economic oppression of womenD. religious corruption in England(054)4．George Bernard Shaw’s play _______ established his position as the leading playwright of his time. 5A．Widowers’ Houses B．Too True to Be GoodC．Mrs. Warren’s Profession D．Candida（084）5.George Bernard Shaw’s play Mrs. Warren’s Profession is about______.A. slum landlordismB. the economic oppression of womenC. the political corruption in EnglandD. the religious corruption in England(087)12. Among the following writers ______ is considered to be the best—known English dramatist since Shakespeare.A. Oscar WildeB. John GalsworthyC. W. B. YeatsD. George Bernard Shaw(087)18. George Ber nard Shaw’s _____is a better play of the later period, with the author’s almost nihilistic bitterness on the subjects of the cruelty and madness of WWI and the aimlessness and disillusion of the young.4A. Too True to Be GoodB. Mrs. Warren’s ProfessionC. Widowers’HousesD. Fanny’s First Play（097）15. George Bernard Shaw’ s ______ is a grotesquely realistic exposure of slum landlordism.3A. Widower’ s HouseB. Mrs. Warren’ s ProfessionC. The Apple CartD. Getting Married(104)7. George Be rnard Shaw’s ______ explored his idea of ―Life Force‖, the power that would create superior beings to be equal to God and to solve all the social, moral, and metaphysical problems of human society.2A. Man and SupermanB. The Apple CartC. PygmalionD. Too True to Be Good（107）4. As a realistic dramatist, George Bernard Shaw is concerned with political, economic, moral, or religious problems in his works. The general mood he expressed in his plays is ______.1A. indignationB. satisfactionC. optimismD. pessimism2 T. S. Eliot19. ―When the evening is spread out against the sky (034) 5Like a patient etherized upon a table.‖(T. S. Eliot, ―The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‖)What does the image in the quoted lines suggest? _______.[A]Violence [B]Horror [C]Inactivity[D]Indifference (034)17.―For I have known them all already, known them all—/Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons,/I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.‖The above lines are taken from（）.A. Wordsworth’s ―The Solitary Reaper‖B. Eliot’s―The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‖ (054)C. Coleridge’s―Kubla Khan‖D. Yeats’s―The Lake Isle of Innisfree‖20.The beginning of ―The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock‖ moves from a series of fairly concrete physical settings—a cityscape( the famous―patient etherized upon a table‖)and several interiors (women’s arms in the lamplight, coffee spoons,fireplaces)—to a series of vague ocean images. It aims to convey（）.A. Prufrock’s emotional distance from the world as he comes to recognize his second-rate statusB. Prufrock’s eagerness to meet his dating loverC. Prufrock’s reluctance to meet his dating loverD. Prufrock’s excitement about the modern world(057)20．Which of the following poems by T.S. Eliot is hailed as a landmark and a model of the 20th century English poetry?A．Poems 1909-1925 B．The Hollow ManC．Prufrock and Other Observations D．The Waste Land（074）3．T．S．Eliot’s most important single poem _______has been hailed as a landmark and a model of the 20th-century English poetry. 4A．The Hollow Man B．The Waste LandC．Murder in the Cathedral D．Ash Wednesday（084）22. T. S. Eliot's most popular verse play is ______.3A. Murder in the CathedralB. The Cocktail PartyC. The Family ReunionD. The Waste Land(094)22. The Waste Land by T. S. Eliot is a poem concerned with the _____ breakup of a modern civilization in which human life has lost its meaning, significance and purpose.A. spiritualB. religiousC. politicalD. physical（097）1. T. S. Eliot’ s ______ bearing a strong thematic resemblance to The Waste Land, is generally regarded as the darkest of Eliot’ s poems.2A. ―Gerontion‖B. ―Prufrock‖C. Murder in the CathedralD. The Hollow Men (104)1. T. S. Eliot’s ______ is a poem of dramatic monologue and a prelude to The WasteLand, helping to point up the continuity of Eliot’s thinking.1A. ―Prufrock‖B. ―Gerontion‖C. The Hollow MenD. Four Quartets （107）3 D. H. Lawrence4. The statement ―A demanding mother turns away from her husband and gives all her affection to her sons‖ sums up the main plot of D. H. Lawrence′s.5[A]Lady Chatterley’s Lover[B]Women in love[C]Sons and Lovers [D]The Plumed Serpent(034)20.The major concern of ______ fiction lies in the tracing of the psychologicaldevelopment of his characters and in his energetic criticism of the dehumanizing effect of the capitalist industrialization on human nature.wrence'sB.J.Galsworthy'sC.W.Thackeray’sD.T.Hardy’s (024)21. ―He was silent with conceit of his son. Mrs. Morel sniffed, as if it were nothing.‖(Sons and Lovers by wrence)From the above quotation, we can see that Mrs. More l’s attitude to her husband is ______ .4A. sincerely warmB. genuinely kindC. seemingly angryD. merely contemptuous(044)22.The story starting with the marriage of Paul’s parents Walter Morel and Mrs. Morel must be（）.A. Thomas Hard y’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles(054)B. D. H. Lawrence’s Sons and LoversC. George Eliot’s MiddlemarchD. Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre22．The major concern of ______ fiction lies in the tracing of the psychological development of his characters and in his energetic criticism of the dehumanizing effect of the capitalist industrialization on human nature.A．John Galsworthy’s B．Thomas Hardy’s C．D．H．Lawrence’s D．Charles Dickens’（084）17. In Modern English literature, the literary interest of _____ lay in the tracing of the psychological development of his characters and in his energetic criticism of the dehu-manizing effect of the capitalist industrialization on human nature.3A. George Bernard ShawB.T.S. EliotC. Oscar WildeD.D.H. Lawrence（097）18. D. H. Lawrence’ s ______ is a remarkable novel in which the individual consciousness is subtly revealed and strands of themes are intricately wound up.2A. Sons and LoversB. The RainbowC. Women in LoveD. Lady Chatterley’ s Love(104)4. D. H. Lawren ce’s autobiographical novel is ______.A. The RainbowB. Women in LoveC. Sons and LoversD. Lady Chatterley’s Lover（107）10. D. H. Lawrence’s artistic tendency is mainly ______ , which combines dramaticscenes with an authoritative commentary.1A. romanticismB. realismC. naturalismD. modernism（107）23. In his novels, Laurence made a bold psychological exploration of various humanrelationships, especially those between _____, with a great frankness.a. man and natureb. man and societyc. man and womand. all of the above（浙0210）II. Reading Comprehension (16 points in all, 4 for each)Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.George Bernard Shaw42. The following quotation is from Mrs. Warren’s Profession:VIVIE: [ intensely interested by this time] No; but why did you choose that business?Saving money and good management will succeed in any business.MRS. WARREN: Yes, saving money. But where can a woman get the money to save in any other business? Could you save out of four shillings a weekand keep yourself dressed as well? Not you. Of course, if you’ re a plainwoman and cant earn anything more ; or if you have a turn for music, orthe stage, or newspaper - writing ; that’s different...Questions :41A. Identify the playwright of the above quotation.B. What business do you think Mrs. Warren is involved in?C. What's the theme of the play?（097）42. A. George Bernard ShawB. ProstitutionC. The economic oppression of women. By describing Mrs. Warren and her sisters’sufferings, Shaw wants to show that in the dark capitalist society, honest women were forced to be prostitutes and were therefore looked down upon as shameful dirty women. The play reveals the social causes of prostitution and thus sharply attacks the capitalism.T. S Eliot42.―And when I am formulated, sprawling on a pin,When I am pinned and wriggling on the wall.Then how should beginTo spit out all the butt-ends of my days and ways.‖Questions:42A.Identify the poem and the poet.B.What does the phrase ―butt-ends‖ mean?C.What idea does the quoted passage express? (024)(42.A.T.S.Eliot:―The Love Song of J.Alfred Pruforck.‖B.The ends of cigarettes, meaning trivial things here.C.Here, Prufrock's inability to do anything against the society he is in is made strikingly clear by using a sharp comparison. Prufrock imagines himself as a kind of insect pinned on the wall and struggling in vain to get free. This image vividly shows Prufrock's current predicament.) .(024)42. The following quotation is from one of the poems by T. S. Eliot:No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be;Am an attendant lord, one that will doTo swell a progress, start a scene or twoAdvise the prince; no doubt, an easy tool,Deferential, glad to be of use,Politic, cautious, and meticulous,Full of high sentence, but a bit obtuse;Questions:A. Identify the title of the poem from which the quoted part is taken.B. Who's the speaker of the quoted lines?C. What does the first line show about the speaker? (094)42. A. ―The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‖B. J. Alfred PrufrockC. Prufrock is conscious of the fact that he is like Hamlet in some respects. But heis sensible enough that he cannot be compared with Hamlet.42. Let us go then, you and I,When the evening is spread out against the skyLike a patient etherized upon a table;Let us go, through certain half- deserted streets,The muttering retreatsOf restless nights in one -night cheap hotelsAnd sawdust restaurants with oyster- shells:(The lines above are taken from ―The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‖ by T. S Eliot. )Questions:A. What does the poem present?B. What form is the poem composed in?C. What does the poem suggest? (104)42. A. presenting the meditation of an aging young man over the business ofproposing marriage;B. in a form of dramatic monologueC. suggesting an ironic c ontrast between a pretended ―Love song‖ and aconfession of the speaker’s incapability of facing up to love and to life in a sterile upper-class world.III. Questions and Answers (24 points in all, 6 for each)Give a brief answer to each of the following questions in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.B. Shaw45.It is said that B. Shaw’s play, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, has a strong realistic theme, which fully reflects the dramatist’s Fabianist idea. Try to su mmarize this theme briefly. (044)45. A. The play reveals that guilt for prostitution lies more upon the social systemthan the immoral woman.B. In the play, Shaw shows clearly that all human sufferings are consequences ofthe cruel economic exploitation, which is pursued shamelessly by the so-called respectable members of the society through the lowest and the dirtiest means.46．It is said that B. Shaw’s play, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, has a strong realistic theme, which fully reflects the dramatist’s Fab ianist idea. Try to summarize this theme briefly.（084）46. A. As one of the influential members of the Fabian Society, Shaw regarded theestablishment of socialism by the emancipation of land and industrial capital from individual and class ownership as the final goal.B. As a realistic dramatist, he took the modern social issues as his subjects. Most ofhis plays are concerned with political, economic, moral, or religious problems.C. Mrs. Warren’s Profession is a play about the economic oppression of women.46. What are the main features of Bernard Shaw’s plays with regard to the theme,characterization and plot?（097）4546. A. Structurally and thematically, Shaw followed the great tradition of realism. As arealistic dramatist, he took the modern social issues as his subjects with the aim of directing social reforms.B. One feature of Shaw’s characterization is that he makes the trick of showing upone character vividly at the expense of another. Another feature is that Shaw’s characters are the representatives of ideas, points of view that shift and alter during the play.C. Shaw’s plays have plots, but they do not work by plots.45. What are the features of George Bernard Shaw’s characterization in his plays?（107）45. A. One feature of Shaw’s character ization is that he makes the trick of showing upone character vividly at the expense of another.B. Another feature is that Shaw’s characters are the representatives of ideas, pointsof view that shift and alter during the play.T．S．Eliot46. The Waste Land is T．S．Eliot’s most important single poem．Try to state the theme and the significance of the poem briefly. (087) 4646. A. Theme: the poem is concerned with the spiritual breakup of a moderncivilization in which human life has lost its meaning, significance andpurpose.B. Significance: The poem has been hailed as a landmark and a model of the20th-century English poetry, comparable to Wordsworth’s Lyrical Ballads. IV. Topic Discussion(20 points in all, 10 for each)Write no less than 150 words on each of the following topics in English in thecorresponding space on the answer sheet.chapter49. Define modernism in English literature. Name two major modernistic Britishwriters and list one major work by each.（097）4949. A. Modernism rose out of skepticism and disillusion of capitalism.B. The French symbolism appearing in the late 19th century, heralded modernism.After WWI, all kinds of literary trends of modernism appeared: expressionism, surrealism, futurism, etc.C. Modernism takes the irrational philosophy and the theory of psycho-analysis asits theoretical base.D. Modernism is, in many aspects, a reaction against realism.E. James Joyce: Ulysses; T. S. Eliot : The Waste Land.。

《英美文学选读》综合测验题库一、单项选择题1. Which one of the following statements is NOT true of William Faulkner?A. He is master of stream-of-consciousness narrative.B. His writing is often complex and difficult to understand.C. He often depicts slum life in New York and Chicago.D. He represents a new group of Southern writers.2. In 1950, ________ was awarded the Nobel Prize for the anti-racist Intruder in the Dust.A. Scott FitzgeraldB. Ernest HemingwayC. Henry JamesD. William Faulkner3. The Hemingway Code heroes are best remembered for their ________.A. indestructible spiritB. pessimistic view of lifeC. war experiencesD. masculinity4. Hemingway’s second big success is ______.A. In Our TimeB. For Whom the Bell TollsC. The Sun Also RisesD. A Farewell to Arms5. Most critics have agreed that ______ is both an insider and an outsider of the Jazz Age with a double vision.A. FitzgeraldB. FrostC. CummingsD. Hemingway6. The subject matter of Robert Frosts poems focuses on ______.A. ordinary country people and scenesB. battle scenes of ancient Greek and Roman legendsC. struggling masses and crowded urban quartersD. fantasies and mythical happenings7. Which terms can best describe the modernists concern of the human situation in their fiction?A. Fragmentation and alienation.B. Courage and honor.C. Tradition and faith.D. Poverty and desperation.8. Which one is not written by Henry James?A. The AmbassadorsB. The Wings of the DoveC. The BostoniansD. The Mysterious Stranger9. While Mark Twain satirized European manners at times, _______ was an admirer.A. O. HenryB. Henry JamesC. Walt WhitmanD. Jack London10. More than five hundred poems that Dickinson wrote are about nature, in which her general _______ about the relationship between man and nature is well expressed.A. skepticismB. eulogyC. happinessD. denial11. The greatest work written by Theodore Dreiser is _______.A. Sister CarrieB. An American TragedyC. The FinancierD. The Titan12. “Even then he stood there, h idden wholly in that kindness which is night, while the uprising fumes filled the room. When the odor reached his nostrils, he quit his attitude and fumbled for the bed. ‘what’s the use?’ he said, weakly, as he stretched himself to rest.”The passage is taken from _______.A. Sons and Lovers by D.H LawrenceB. Jane Eyre by Charlotte BronteC. Sister Carrie by Theodore DreiserD. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte13."This is my letter to the world" is a poem expressing Emily Dickinsons _______ about her communication with the outside world.A. happinessB. angerC. anxietyD. sorrow14. Theodore Dreiser is generally regarded as one of America’ _______.A. naturalistsB. realistsC. modernistsD. romanticists15. Which of the following is not a work of Emi ly Dickenson’s?A. This is my letter to the WorldB. I heard a fly buzz-when I diedC. The Road Not TakenD. I like to see it lap the miles16.________ is a school of modern painting, whose emphasis is on the formal structure of a work of art and especially on the multiple-perspective viewpoints.A. ExpressionismB. ImpressionismC. CubismD. Imagism17. “He is the last of the romantic heroes, whose energy and sense of commitment take him in search of his personal Grail; his failure magnifies to a great extent the end of the American Dream.”The character referred to in the passage is most likely the protagonist of ________.A. Fitzgerald’s The Great GatsbyB. Dreiser’s An American TragedyC. Hemingway’s For Whom the Bell TollsD. Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn18. Almost all Faulkners heroes turned out to be tragic because ________.A. all enjoyed living in the declining American SouthB. none of them was conditioned by the civilization and social institutionsC. most of them were prisoners of the pastD. none were successful in their attempt to explain the inexplicable19.________ is a representative of the 1930s, when “novels of social protest” became dominant on the American literary scene.A. Ezra PoundB. F. Scott FitzgeraldC. Robert Lee FrostD. John Steinbeck20. In _______, Robert Frost compares life to a journey, and he is doubtful whether he will regret his choice or not when he is old, because the choice has made all the difference.A. “After Apple-Picking”B. “The Road Not Taken”C. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”D. “Fire and Ice”21.American writers after World War Ⅰself-consciously acknowledged that they were (a) "_______", devoid of faith and alienated from the Western civilization.A. Lost GenerationB. Beat GenerationC. Sons of LibertyD. Angry Young Men22. Which of the following statements about E. Grierson, the protagonist in Faulkner’s story "A Rose for Emily," is NOT true?A. She has a distorted personality.B. She is physically deformed and paralyzed.C. She is the symbol of the old values of the South.D. She is the victim of the past glory.23. Fitzgerald wrote the following except _______.A. The Great GatsbyB. In Our TimeC. Tender Is the NightD. This Side of Paradise24. Robert Frost was the Pulitzer Prize winner on _______ occasions.A. twoB. threeC. fourD. five25. Which of the following best describes the protagonist of William Faulkner’s “a Rose for Emily”?A. She is a conservative aristocrat.B. She is a wealth lady.C. She is a prisoner of the past.D. She has good taste.26. “I shall be telling this with a signSomewhere ages and ages hence:Two roads diverged in a wood, and II took the one less traveled by,The passage is taken from _______.And that has made all the difference.”A. Robert Lee Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”B. Alfred Tennyson’s “Break, Break, Break”C. Edmund Spenser’s “The Faerie Queene”D. Samuel Johnson’s “London”27."There was music from my neighbors house through the summer nights. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars……", the two sentences are taken from _______.A. The Great Gatsby by FitzgeraldB. Sister Carrie by Theodore DreiserC. Moby-Dick by Herman MelvilleD. Daisy Miller by Henry James28. Which of the following comments on the novel The Great Gatsby is not true?A. The Great Gatsby is a novel that is a set against the ending of the war.B. Gatsby is a mystical figure whose intensity of dream partakes of a state of mind that embodies American itself.C. Gatsby is the last of the romantic heroes.D. Gatsby is wealthy but unintelligent and brutal.29. Who, disregarding grammar and punctuation, always used "i" instead of "I" to refer to himself as a protest against self-importance?A. Wallace StevensB. CummingsC. FitzgeraldD. Ernest Hemingway30. The first book Robert Frost wrote was _______.A. Mountain IntervalB. New HampshireC. A Further RangeD. A Boy’s Will31. Which of the following is not a usual subject of poetic expression of Emily Dickinson’s?A. war and peaceB. love and marriageC. life and deathD. religion32. “Because I could not stop for Death” is a famous poem written by _______.A. Ezra poundB. Walt WhitmanC. Robert FrostD. Emily Dickinson33.Dai sy Miller’s tragedy of indiscretion is intensified and enlarged by its narration from the point of view of _______.A. the American youth WinterbourneB. the author of Henry JamesC. her mother Mrs. MillerD. the Italian youth Giovanelli34. In Henry Jam es’ Daisy Miller, the author tries to portray the young woman as an embodiment of _______.A. the corruption of the newly richB. the free spirit of the New WorldC. the decline of aristocracyD. the force of convention35. Stylistically, Henry James’ fi ction is characterized _______.A. highly refined languageB. ordinary American speechC. short, clear sentencesD. abundance of local images36. In the following writers, who is generally regarded as the forerunner of the 20th century “stream of consciousness” novels and the founder of psychological realism?A. Henry JamesB. Mark TwainC. Emily DickinsonD. Theodore Dreiser37. Henry James’s fame generally rests upon his novels and stories with the _______.A. international themeB. national themeC. European themeD. regional theme38. Mark Twain wrote most of his literary works with a _______ language.A. grandB. pompousC. simpleD. vernacular39. The book from which “all modern American literature comes” refers to _______.A. The Great GatsbyB. The Sun Also RisesC. The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnD. Moby Dick40. Mark Twain shaped the world’s view of America and made a combination of _______ and serious literature.A. English folk loreB. funny jokesC. American folk humorD. American traditional values41._______ is considered by H.L. Mencken as “the true father of our national literature”?A. HemingwayB. PopeC. IrvingD. Mark Twain42. Statement “_______” is not true in describing American naturalists.A. they were deeply influenced by Darwinism.B. they were identified with French novelist and theorist Emile Zola.C. they chose their subjects from the lower ranks of society.D. they used more serious and more sympathetic tone in writing than realists.43. One of the most familiar themes in American naturalism is the theme of human _______.A. bestialityB. goodnessC. compassionD. greed44. Naturalism is evolved from realism when the author’s tone in writing becomes less serious and less sympathetic but more ironic and more _______.A. optimisticB. pessimisticC. humorousD. rational45. Who exerts the single most important influence on literary naturalism?A. EmersonB. Jack LondonC. Theodore DreiserD. Darwin46. The period ranging from 1865 to 1914 has been referred to as _______.A. the Age of RealismB. the Age of ModernismC. the Age of RomanticismD. the Age of Colonialism47. Which of the following comments on the writings by Herman Melville is not true?A. “Bartleby, the Scrivener” is a short story.B. “Benito Cereno” is a novella.C. “The Confidence-Man” has something to do with the sea and sailors.D. “Moby-Dick” is regarded as the first American prose epic.48. Which of the following writers is not the dominant figure of the realistic period in American?A. Herman MelvilleB. William Dean HowellsC. Henry JamesD. Mark Twain49. The giant Moby Dick may symbolize all except _______.A. mystery of the universeB. sin of the whaleC. power of the great natureD. evil of the world50. “Moby-Dick” is regarded as the first American _______.A. prose epicB. comic epicC. dramatic fictionD. poetic fiction51. “The horizon’s edge, the flying sea-crow, the fragrance of salt marsh and shore mud. These became part of that child who went forth every day, and who now goes, and will always go forth every day.” The two lines are taken from _______.A. “There Was a Child Went Forth” by Walt WhitmanB. “In a Station of the Metro” by Ezra PoundC. “Cavalry Crossing a Ford” by Walt WhitmanD. “Ulysses” by Joyce52. Which of the following features cannot characterize poems by Walt Whitman?A. lyrical and well-structedB. free-flowingC. simple and rather crudeD. conversational and casual53. Walt Whitman is radically innovative in the form of his poetry. What he prefers for his new subject is _______.A. free verseB. blank verseC. lyric poemD. heroic couplet54._______ is the author of “The Scarlet Letter”.A. John BunyanB. Daniel DefoeC. Nathaniel HawthorneD. George Eliot55. All of the following are works by Nathaniel Hawthorn except _______.A. The House of the Seven GablesB. White JacketC. The Marble FaunD. The Blithedale Romance56. In Hawthorne’s novels and short stories, intellectuals usually appear as _______.A. SaviorsB. villainsC. commentatorsD. observers57. “There is evil in every human hear, which may remain latent, perhaps, through the whole life; but circumstances may rouse it to activity.” Which is the author of it?A. Washington IrvingB. Ralph Waldo EmersonC. Nathaniel HawthorneD. Walt Whitman58._______ is the most ambivalent writer in the American literary history.A. Nathaniel HawthorneB. Walt WhitmanC. Ralph Waldo EmersonD. Mark Twain59. In the following works, which signs the beginning of the American literature?A. The Sketch BookB. Leaves Of GrassC. Leather Stocking TalesD. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn60. The period before the American civil war is generally referred to as _______.A. the naturalist periodB. the modern periodC. the romantic periodD. the realistic period61. Of the following works by D.H. Lawrence, _______ established his position as a prominent novelist.A. The White PeacockB. The TrespasserC. Women in LoveD. Sons and Lovers62. Which of the following best describes the speaker of “The Love Song of J. Afred Prufrock”?A. He is a man of an action.B. He is a man of apathy.C. He is a man of inactivity.D. All the above are wrong.63.“The yellow fog that rubs its back upon the windowpanes,/ The yellow smoke that rubs its muzzle on the windowpanes/ Licked its tongue into the corners of the evening,/ Lingered upon the pools that stand in drains.” The stanza is taken from _______.A. T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”B. Emily Dickinson’s “Because I could not stop for Death”C. Al fred Tennyson’s “Bread, Break, Break”D. William Wordsworth’s “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”64. Of the following poems by T. S. Eliot, which is hailed as a landmark and a model of the 20th century English poetry?A. Poems 1909-25B. The Hollow MenC. Prufrock and Other ObservationsD. The Waste Land65. The following comments on George Bernard Shaw are true except _______.A. George Bernard Shaw’s career as a dramatist began in 1892, when his first play Widowers’ House was put on by the Independent Theater Society.B. Shaw began his literary career by writing novels soon after his settling down in London.C. Shaw’s writings reflect the combination of realism and naturalismD. Shaw’s plays can be termed as problems plays.66. G. B. Shaw’s play “Mrs. Warren’s Profession” is a realistic exposure of the _______.A. political corruptionB. inequality between men and womenC. slum landlordismD. economic exploitation of women67._______ is considered to be the best-known English dramatist since Shakespeare.A. Oscar WildeB. John GalsworthyC. W. B. YeatsD. George Bernard Shaw68. Who is the first “Angry Young Man”?A. OsborneB. EliotC. ChristopherD. Bernard Shaw69. All of the following works are known as Hardy’s “novels of character and environment” EXCETP _______.A. The Return of the NativeB. Tess of the D’UrbervillesC. Jude the ObscureD. Far from the Madding Crowd70. The most distinguishing feature of Charles Dickens’ works is his _______.A. simple vocabularyB. bitter and sharp criticismC. character-portrayalD. pictures of happiness71. Poetry has been traditionally regarded as an art governed by rules; but to the romantics, poetry should be free from all _______.A. rhymesB. rhythmC. rulesD. emotion72. In terms of Pride and Prejudice, which is not true?A. Pride and Prejudice is the most popular of Jane Austen’s novels.B. Pride and Prejudice is originally draf ted as “First Impressions”.C. Pride and Prejudice is a tragic novel.D. In this novel, the author explores the relationship between great love and realistic benefits.73. Jane Austen’s first novel is _______.A. Pride and PrejudiceB. Sense and SensibilityC. EmmaD. Plan of a Novel74. The author of the work “Men of England” is _______.A. T. S. EliotB. Thomas GrayC. ShelleyD. Walt Whitman75. Shelley’s greatest achievement is his four-act poetic drama, _______.A. Men of EnglandB. Prometheus UnboundC. Ode to the West WindD. The Revolt of Islam76. In Shelley’s “To a Skylark”, the bird, suspended between reality and poetic image, pours forth an exultant song which suggests to the poet _______.A. both celestial rapture and human limitationB. both image creation and profound meaningC. both music and wordsD. both inspiration and skill of writing77. “Wild Spirit, which art moving everywhere;/ Destroyer and Preserver; hear, O hear!” the two lines are find in _______.A. Young Goodman Brown by HawthorneB. Ode to the West Wind by ShelleyC. Leaves of Grass by Walt WhitmanD. Ulysses by Joyce78. In his lyrics such as “Ode to Liberty”, “Ode to Naples”, Percy Bysshe Shelley expressed his love for _______ and his hatred toward tyranny.A. the middle classB. the poorC. freedomD. the proletariat79. Which of the following is not the best examples to show Wordsworth’s genuine love for the natural beauty?A. a Phantom of DelightB. To a SkylarkC. To the CuckooD. To a Butterfly80. Wordsworth’s short poems can be classified into two groups: poems about nature and poems about _______.A. loveB. human lifeC. freedomD. social activities81. Which of the following writings is not created by William Wordsworth?A. I wandered Lonely as a CloudB. Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September3, 1802C. The Solitary ReaperD. The Chimney Sweeper82._______ is regarded as a “worshipper of nature”.A. John KeatsB. William BlakeC. William WordsworthD. Jane Austen83. The tone of literature in “Songs of Experience” by William Blake is _______.A. dolefulB. livelyC. plainD. utter84. In his poem “Tyger, Tyger,”William Blake expresses his perception of the“fearful symmetry”of the big cat. The phrase“fearful symmetry”suggests ________.A. the tiger’s two eyes which are dazzlingly bright and symmetrically setB. the poet’s fear of the predatorC. the analogy of the hammer and the anvilD. the harmony of the two opposite aspects of God’s creation85. The declaration that “I know that This World is a World of IMAGINATION & Vision,” and that “The Nature of my work is visionary or imaginative” belongs to _______.A. William BlakeB. William WordsworthC. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD. George Gordon Byron86. In the following writings by William Blake, which marks his entry into maturity?A. Songs of innocenceB. Songs of ExperienceC. Marriage of Heaven and HellD. Milton87. The Romantic Movement expressed a more or less _______ attitude toward the existing social and political conditions.A. positiveB. negativeC. neutralD. indifferent88. The Romantic Period is an age of poetry. Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats are the major poets. They started a rebellion against the neoclassical literature, which was later regarded as _______.A. the poetic romanceB. the poetic movementC. the poetic revolutionD. the poetic reformation89. In the history of literature, Romanticism is generally regarded as _______.A. the thought that designates a literary and philosophical theory which tends to see the individual as the very center of all life and all experienceB. the thought that designates man as a social animalC. the orientation that emphasizes those features which men have in commonD. the modes of thinking90. Fielding’s language is ea sy and familiar. His sentences are always distinguished by ________.A. logicB. rhythmC. powerfulnessD. both A and B91. “The novel is structured around the discovery of the hero’s origin.” This novel is most probably ________.A. Charles Dickens’ Davi d CopperfieldB. James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManC. Thomas Hardy’s Far from the Madding GrowdD. Henry Fielding’s Tom Jones92. In which of the following works can you find the proper names “Lilliput,” “Brobdingnag,” “Houyhnhnm,” and“Yahoo”?A. James Joyce’s Ulysses.B. Charles Dickens’s Bleak House.C. Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels.D. D. H. Lawrence’s Women in love.93. Crusoe is the hero in Robinson Crusoe by _______.A. Jonathan SwiftB. Daniel DefoeC. George EliotD. D. H. Lawrence94. The Enlightenment Movement’s purpose was to enlighten the whole world with the light of modern _______ and artistic ideas.A. religiousB. politicalC. arealD. philosophical95. The eighteenth-century England is known as the Age of _______.A. RomanticismB. ClassicismC. RenaissanceD. Enlightenment96. Daniel Defoe describes _______ as a typical English middle-class man of the 18th century, the very prototype of the empire builder or the pioneer colonist.A. Robinson CrusoeB. Moll FlandersC. GulliverD. Tom Jones97. The following comments on Daniel Defoe are right except that _______.A. Robinson Crusoe is his first novelB. Robinson Crusoe is universally considered his masterpieceC. he was a member of the upper classD. in his novels, his sympathy for the downtrodden, unfortunate poor is shown98._______ is the typical feature of Swift’s writing.A. Elegant styleB. Casual narrationC. Bitter satireD. Complicated sentence structure99. The most important representative work by Jonathan Swift is _______.A. a Tale of a TubB. the Battle of the BooksC. A Modest ProposalD. Gulliver’s Travels100.Of all the 18th century novelists, _______ was the first to set out, both in theory and practice, to write specifically a “comic epic in prose”, the first to give the modern novel its structure and style.A. Daniel DefoeB. Samuel JohnsonC. Oliver GoldsmithD. Henry Fielding101. In the following writings by Henry Fielding, which brings him the name of the “Prose Homer”?A. the Coffee-House PoliticianB. The Tragedy of TragediesC. the History of Tom Jones, a FoundlingD. The History of Amelia102. Which of the following novels is not written by Henry Fielding?A. Jonathan WildB. Moll FlandersC. Joseph AndrewsD. Tom Jones103. One of the major results of the reformation in England was the fact that the ________ in English was placed in every church and services were held in English instead of Latin so that people could understand.A. Canterbury talesB. BibleC. Old TestamentD. Malorys Morte Darthur104. Humanism sprang from the endeavor to restore a medieval reverence for the antique authors and is frequently taken as the beginning of the Renaissance on its conscious, intellectual side, for the Greek and Roman civilization was based on such a conception that man is the ________ of all things.A. measureB. kingC. loverD. defender105. William Caxton was the first person who introduced ________ into England.A. writingB. printingC. heroic coupletD. defender106._______ shows how mankind, in the person of Christ, withstands the tempter and is established once more in the divine favor.A. Paradise LostB. Paradise RegainedC. Samson AgonistesD. Beowulf107. “all is not lost: the unconquerable will, and study of reven ge, immortal hate, and courage never to submit or yield: and what is else not to be overcome?”This part comes from _______.A. Dr. FaustusB. Paradise LostC. Paradise RegainedD. Tambutlaine108. In his life, _______ shows himself a real revolutionary, a master poet and a great prose writer. He fought for freedom in all aspects as a Christian humanist, while his achievement in literature make him tower over all the other English writers of his time and exert a great influence over later ones.A. William ShakespeareB. Edmund SpenserC. John DonneD. John Milton109. Shakespeare has established his giant position in world literature with his _______ plays, 154 sonnets and 2 long poems.A. 47B. 27C. 52D. 38110. “To be, or not to be - that is t he question; whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer, the slings and arrows of outragerous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing end them?” Who said these words?A. King LearB. RomeoC. AntonioD. Hamlet111. “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” this is the beginning line of one of Shakespeare’s _______.A. songsB. sonnetsC. playsD. comedies112. The real mainstream of the English renaissance is ________.A. the Elizabethan dramaB. the Elizabethan proseC. ancient poemD. romantic novel113. The cradle of the renaissance is ________.A. GermanyB. EnglandC. AmericaD. Italy114. In The Merchant of Venice, Antonio, in order to help his friend Bassanio, has to borrow from _______, the Jewish _______.A. Portia/judgeB. Shylock/usurerC. Shylock/judgeD. Portia/usurer115. William Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies are: Hamlet, _______, King Lear, and _______.A. Romeo and Juliet/OthelloB. Othello/MacbethC. The Tempest/MacbethD. The Merchant of Venice/Romeo and Juliet116. The play Romeo and Juliet, though a tragedy, is permeated with _______ spirit.A. optimisticB. sadC. pessimisticD. indifferent117. It can be said that though essentially still a medieval writer, Geoffrey Chaucer bore marks of humanism and anticipated a new _______ to come.A. manB. theoryC. doctrineD. era118. Geoffrey Chaucer’s reputation has been securely established as one of the best English ________ for his wisdom, humor, and humanity.A. novelistsB. dramatistsC. poetsD. A and B119. In the Norman conquest of England, the Germanic tribes from the Northern Europe brought with them not only the ________ language, the basis of Modern English, but also a specific poetic tradition.A. MediterraneanB. ChristianC. Anglo-SaxonD. Roman120.After reading the first chapter of Pride and Prejudice, we may come to know that Mrs. Bennet is a woman of _______ .A.simple character and poor understandingB.simple character and quick witC.intricate character and quick witD.intricate character and poor understanding121.Where Mark Twain satirized European manners at times, _______ was an admirer.A. O. HenryB. Henry JamesC. Walt WhitmanD. Jack London122.After reading the first chapter of Pride and Prejudice, we may come to know that Mrs. Bennet is a woman of _______.A. simple character and poor understandingB. simple character and quick witC. intricate character and quick witD. intricate character and poor understanding123.Which of the following statements about E. Grierson, the protagonist in Faulkners story "A Rose for Emily," is NOT true?A. She has a distorted personality.B. She is physically deformed and paralyzed.C. She is the symbol of the old values of the South.D. She is the victim of the past glory.综合测验题库答案与解析一、单项选择题1. 正确答案：C答案解析：福克纳是美国“南方文学”流派的主要代表人物。

英美文学选读美国现实主义时期试题汇总(选择大题)————————————————————————————————作者：————————————————————————————————日期：I．Multiple Choice(40 points in all, 1 for each)Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. Write the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.Chapter30.With Howells,James,and Mark Twain active on the literary scene, __ became themajor trend in American literature in the seventies and eighties of the 19th century.A.sentimentalismB.romanticismC.realismD.naturalism (024)33.Generally speaking,all those writers with a naturalistic approach to human realitytend to be ___.A.transcendentalistsB.idealistsC.pessimistsD.impressionists (024)28.provides the main source of influence on American naturalism.[A]The puritan heritage[B]Howells’ ideas of realism[C]Darwin’s theory of evolution[D]The pioneer spirit of the wild west(034)32.Generally speaking, all those writers with a naturalistic approach to human reality tend to be（）.A. transcendentalistsB. optimistsC. pessimistsD. idealists(054)33.With Howells, James, and Mark Twain active on the literary scene,（）became the major trend in American literature in the seventies and eighties of the 19th century. (054)A. SentimentalismB. RomanticismC. RealismD. Naturalism27.Realism was a reaction against Romanticism or a move away from the bias towards romance and self-creating fictions, and paved the way to（）.A. CynicismB. ModernismC. TranscendentalismD. Neo-Classicalism(057)31.As a genre, naturalism emphasized（）as important deterministic forces shaping individualized characters who were presented in special and detailed circumstances.A. theological doctrinesB. heredity and environmentC. education and hard workD. various opportunities and economic success(057)33．Realism was a reaction against Romanticism or a move away from the bias towards romance and self—creating fictions, and paved the way to ______________. A．Cynicism B．ModernismC．Transcendentalism D．Neo—Classicalism（074）37．As a genre, naturalism emphasized ______________ as important deterministicforces shaping individualized characters who were presented in special and detailed circumstances.A．theological doctrinesB．heredity and environmentC．education and hard workD．various opportunities and economic success（074）32．After the American Civil War, the literary interest in the so-called “reality” of life started a new period in the American literary writings know an the Age of ______. A．Realism B．Reason and Revolution C．Romanticism D．Modernism（084）39．Realism was a reaction against Romanticism and paved the way to ______. A．Modernism B．ScientismC．Post-Modernism D．Feminism（084）32. Naturalism is evolved from ______ when the author’s tone in writing becomes less serious and less sympathetic but more ironic and more pessimistic.A. RomanticismB. ModernismC. RealismD. Scientism(087)33. One of the most familiar themes in American naturalism is the theme of human ______.A. peacefulnessB. joyfulnessC. bestialityD. civilization(087)29. Realism was a reaction against ______ or a move away from the bias towardsromance and self- creating fictions, and paved the way to Modernism.A. RomanticismB. RationalismC. Post-modernismD. Cynicism(094)28. The period ranging from 1865 to 1914 has been referred to as the Age of _____ in the literary history of the United States, which is actually a movement or tendency that dominated the spirit of American literature.A. RationalismB. RomanticismC. RealismD. Modernism（097）36. Guided by the principle of adhering to the truthful treatment of life, the American _______ introduced industrial workers and farmers, ambitious businessmen and vagrants, prostitutes and unheroic soldiers as major characters in fiction.A. romanticistsB. modernistsC. psychologistsD. realists（097）1 Mark Twain31.After The adventures of Tom Sawyer, Twain gives a literary independence to Tom'sbuddy Huck in a book entitled ___.A.Life on the MississippiB.The Gilded AgeC.The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnD.A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court(024)29.In Mark Twain’s The Adventures of huckleberry Finn, Huck writes a letter to inform against Jim, the escaped slave, and then he tears the letter up. This fact reveals that .[A]Huck has a mixed feeling of love and hate[B]there is a conflict between society and conscience in Huck[C]Huck is always an indecisive person[D]Huck has very little education(034)32.All his novels reveal that, as time went on, Mark Twain became increasingly .[A]prolific [B]artistic.[C]optimistic [D]pessimistic(034)33. The raft with which Huck and Jim make their voyage down the Mississippi River may symbolize all the following EXCEPT ______.A. a return to natureB. an escape from evils, injustices, and corruption of the civilized societyC. the American society in the early 19th centuryD. a small world where people of different colors can live friendly and happily (044)40. According to Mark Twain, in river towns up and down the Mississippi, it was every boy’s dream to some day grow up to be ______.A. Methodist preacherB. a justice of the peaceC. a riverboat pilotD. a pirate on the Indian ocean(044)9. ________ is considered Mark Twain’s greatest achievement.A. The Gilded AgeB. Innocents AbroadC. The Adventures of Tom SawyerD. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (047)12. Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of Mark Twain’s language?A. VernacularB. ElegantC. ColloquialD. Humorous (047)39.Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of Mark Twain’s writing style?（）A. Simple vernacular.B. Local color.C. Lengthy psychological analyses.D. Richness of irony and humor. (054)30.Hemingway once described Mark Twain’s novel（）the one book from which “all modern American literature comes.”A. The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnB. The Adventures of Tom SawyerC. The Gilded AgeD. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg(057)34．Hemingway once described Mark Twain’s novel ______________ the one book from which “all modern American literature comes”.A．The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn B．The Adventures of Tom Sawyer C．The Gilded Age D．The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg（074）26．The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and, especially, its sequence ______ proved themselves to be the milestone in the American literature.A．The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn B．Life on the MississippiC．The Gilded Age D．Roughing It（084）33．H．L．Mencken considered ______ “the true father of our national literature”. A．Bret Harte B．Mark TwainC．Washington Irving D．Walt Whitman （084）40．Mark Twain employed an unpretentious style of ______ in his novels which is best described as “vernacular”.A．standard English B．Afro-American English C．colloquialism D．urbanism（084）28.Hemingway once described _____ the one book from which “all modern American literature comes.”A. The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnB. The Adventures of Tom SawyerC. The Gilded AgeD. Innocents Abroad(087)28. As a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,______ marks the climax of MarkTwain's literary activity.A. The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnB. Life on the MississippiC. The Gilded AgeD. Roughing It(094)30. The renowned American critic H. L. Mencken regarded _____ as “the true father of our national literature.”A. Bret HarteB. Walt WhitmanC. Washington IrvingD. Mark Twain（097）38. H. L. Mencken, a famous American critic, considered ______ “the true father of our national literature. ”A. Hamlin GarlandB. Joseph KirklandC. Mark TwainD. Henry James(104)32. The childhood of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn in the Mississippi is a record of avanished way of life in the ______ Mississippi valley.A. pre - War of IndependenceB. post - War of IndependenceC. pre - Civil WarD. post - Civil War（107）2 Henry James32.However,___,the keynote of Daisy Miller's character,turns out to be an admiringbut a dangerous quality and her defiance of social taboos in the Old World finally brings her to a disaster in the clash between two different cultures.(024)A.experienceB.sophisticationC.worldlinessD.innocence34.Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of Henry James’s writing style?[A] exquisite and elaborate language[B]minute and detailed descriptions[C]lengthy psychological analyses[D]American colloquialism(034)23. Linguistically, compared with the writings of Mark Twain, Henry James’s fiction is noted for his ______.A. frontier vernacularB. rich colloquialismC. vulgarly descriptive wordsD. refined elegant language(044)32. In Daisy Miller,Henry James reveals Daisy’s ______ by showing her relatively unreserved manners.A. hypocrisyB. cold and indifferenceC. grace and patienceD. Americanness(044)8. Henry James’ realism is different from others, because he pays more attention to________.A. the traditional styleB. the common peopleC. the inner world of human beingsD. the class struggle (047)38.In his realistic fiction, Henry James’s primary concern is to present the（）.A. inner life of human beingsB. American Civil War and its effectsC. life on the Mississippi RiverD. Calvinistic view of original sin(054)32.（）is generally regarded as the forerunner of the 20th century “stream-of-consciousness”novels and the founder of psychol ogical realism.A. Theodore DreiserB. William Faulkner(057)C. Henry JamesD. Mark Twain35．__________ is generally regarded as the forerunner of the 20th—century “stream—of—consciousness” novels and the founder of psychological realism. A．Theodore Dreiser B．William FaulknerC．Henry James D．Mark Twain（074）27．The Portrait of A Lady is generally considered to be ______ masterpiece, which describes the life journey of an American ________ in a European cultural environment.A．Henry Adams’…widow B．Will iam James’…girlC．Henry James’…girl D．Theodore Dreiser’s…widow（084）26．People generally regarded ______ as the forerunner of the 20th —century “stream- of-consciousness” novels and the founder of psychological realism.A. Theodore DreiserB. William FaulknerC. Henry James D．Mark Twain(087)26. Henry James is generally regarded as the forerunner of the 20th -century “stream-of-consciousness”novels and the founder of ______.A. neoclassicismB. psychological realismC. psychoanalytical criticism ?D. surrealism(094)31. In 1915 ______ became a naturalized British citizen, largely in protest againstAmerica's failure to join England in the First World War.A. Henry JamesB.T.S.EliotC. W.D.Howells D. Ezra Pound(094)34. People generally considered _____ t o be Henry James’ masterpiece, which incarnates the clash between the Old World and the New in the life journey of an American girl in a European cultural environment.A. The EuropeansB. Daisy MillerC. The Portrait of A LadyD. The Private Life（097）27. The theme of Henry James’ essay “______” clearly indicates that the aim of the novel is to present life, so it is not surprising to find in his writings human experiences explored in every possible form.A. The AmericanB. The EuropeansC. The Art of FictionD. The Golden Bowl(104)29. In order to protest against America’ s failure to join England in WWI, ______ became a naturalized British citizen in 1915.A. William FaulknerB. Henry JamesC. Earnest HemingwayD. Ezra Pound(104)3 Emily Dickinson29.“This is my letter to the World” is a poetic expression of Emily Dickinson's __about her communication with the outside world.A.indifferenceB.angerC.anxietyD.sorrow (024)34.Emily Dickinson wrote many short poems on various aspects of life.Which ofthe following is NOT a usual subject of her poetic expression?A.Religion and immortality.B.Life and death.C.Love and marriage.D.War and peace. (024)33.The poem “I like to see it lap the Miles－” is an interesting poem written by Emily Dickinson. What does “it” in the poem stand for?[A]The hound. [B]The star.[C]The horse. [D]The train. (034)6. Usually basing on her own experiences, Emily Dickinson addresses issues thatconcern the whole human beings. Which of the following is NOT a usual subject of her poetic expression?A. Life and DeathB. ReligionC. Love and NatureD. War and Peace (047)30.Though Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson were romantic poets in theme and technique, they differ from each other in a variety of ways. For one thing, whereas Whitman likes to keep his eye on human society at large, Dickinson often addresses such issues as（）, immortality, religion, love and nature.A. progressB. freedom(054)C. beautyD. death26.Emily Dickinson’s poem“This is my letter to the World”expresses her（）about her communication with the outside world.A. anxietyB. eagernessC. curiosityD. optimistic outlook(057)36．Which of the following statements is NOT true of Emily Dickinson and her poetry?A．She remained unmarried all her lifeB．She wrote, 1,775 poems, and most of them were published during her life time. C．Her poems have no titles, hence are always quoted by their first lines.D．Her limited private world has never confined the limitless power of her creativity and imagination.（074）34．Altogether, Emily Dickinson wrote 1775 poems, of which only ______ had appeared during her lifetime.A．three B．fiveC．seven D．nine（084）35. In general, the American woman poet _____ wanted to live simply as a complete independent being，and so she did，as a spinster.A. Anne BretB. Emily DickinsonC. Anna DickinsonD. Emily Shaw(087)33. The American woman poet ______ wanted to live simply as a completeindependent being, and so she did, as a spinster.A. Emily ShawB. Anna DickinsonC. Emily DickinsonD. Anne Bret(094)23. Perhaps Emily Dickinson’s greatest interpretation of the moment of _____ is to be found in “I heard a Fly buzz--when I died—”, a poem universally regarded as one of her masterpieces.A. fantasyB. birthC. crisisD. death（097）37. Within her little lyrics Dickinson addresses those issues that concern ______, which include religion, death, immorality, love and nature.A. the whole human beingsB. the frontiersC. the African AmericansD. her relatives(104)35. Closely related to Dickinson’s religious poetry are her poems concerning ______,ranging over the physical as well as the psychological and emotional aspects of death.A. love and natureB. death and universeC. death and immortalityD. family and happiness（107）4 Dreiser26.To Theodore Dreiser, life is “so sad, so strange, so mysterious and so inexplicable.” No wonder the characters in his books are o ften subject to the control of the natural forces, especially those of and heredity.[A]fate [B]morality[C]social conventions [D]environment(034)39.By the end of Sister Carrie,Dreiser writes, “It was forever to the pursuit of that r adiance of delight which tints the distant hilltops of the world.” Dreiser implies that .[A]there is a bright future lying ahead[B]there is no end to man’s desire[C]one should always be forward-looking[D]happiness is found in the end(034)31.In all his novels Theodore Dreiser sets himself to project the ______ American values. For example, in Sister Carrie, there is not one character whose status is not determined economically.A. PuritanB. materialistic(044)C. psychologicalD. religious25.Theodore Dreiser was once criticized for his（）in style, but as a true artist his strength just lies in that his style is very serious and well calculated to achieve the thematic ends he sought.A. crudenessB. eleganceC. concisenessD. subtlety(054)38.In the last chapter of Sister Carrie, there is a description about Hurstwood, one of the protagonists of the novel,“Now he began leisurely to take off his clothes, but stopped first with his coat, and tucked it along the crack under the door. His vest he arranged in the same place.”Why did he do this? Because （）.A. he wanted to commit suicideB. he wanted to keep the room warmC. he didn’t want to be found by othersD. he wanted to enjoy the peace of mind(057)31. Shortly before his death in 1945，______ joined the Communist Party.A. Theodore DreiserB. Mark TwainC. Henry JamesD. Ezra Pound(087)36. Theodore Dreiser’s ______ found expression in almost every book he wrote in which “kill or to be killed” was the law.A. romanticismB. naturalismC. cubismD. classicalism(087)25. With the publication of ______ , Dreiser was launching himself upon a long careerthat would ultimately make him one of the most significant American writers of the school later known as literary naturalism.A. Sister CarrieB. The TitanC. The GeniusD. The Stoic(094)35. The Financier ,The Titan and The Stoic written by ______ are called his “Trilogyof Desire”.A. Henry JamesB. Theodore DreiserC. Mark TwainD. Herman Melville(094)31. W e can easily find in Theodore Dreiser’s fiction a world of jungle, where “kill or to be killed” was the law. Dreiser’s _____ found expression in almost every book he wrote.A. naturalismB. romanticismC. cubismD. classicalism（097）33. “He possessed none of the usual aids to a writer’ s career: no money, no friend in power, no formal education worthy of mention, no family tradition in letters. ” Thisis a description most suitable to the American writer_____.A. Henry JamesB. Theodore DreiserC. W.D. Howells D. Nathaniel Hawthorne（097）31.We can easily find in Dreiser’ s fiction a world of jungle, and ______ found expression in almost every book he wrote.A. naturalismB. romanticismC. transcendentalismD. cubism(104)33. From the first novel Sister Carrie on, Dreiser set himself to project the American values for what he had found them to be: ______ to the core.A. altruisticB. politicalC. religiousD. materialistic(104)36. The effect of Darwinist idea of “survival of the fittest” was shattering in ______ ’sfictional world of jungle, where “kill or to be killed” was the law.A. Mark TwainB. Henry JamesC. Theodore DreiserD. Walt Whitman（107）38. Like all naturalists, ______ was restrained from finding a solution to the socialproblems that appeared in his novels and accordingly almost all his works have tragic endings.A. Theodore DreiserB. Henry JamesC. Washington IrvingD. Walt Whitman（107）PART TWOⅡ.Reading Comprehension (16 points, 4 for each)Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English.Write your answer in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.3 Emily Dickinson43. “We passed the School, where Children stroveAt Recess －in the Ring －We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain－We passed the Setting Sun －”Questions:A.Who is the author of this stanza taken from the poem “Because I could notstop for Death－?B.What do the underlined parts symbolize?C.Where were “we” heading toward? (034) 4143. A. These lines are taken from a poem written by Emily Dickinson.B. The School, the Fields of Gazing Grain, the Setting Sun symbolize threestages of one' s life: youth, manhood and old age.C. "We" were riding in a hearse (or a carriage), heading toward Eternity.43. “With Blue— uncertain stumbling Buzz —Between the light — and me —And then the Windows failed — and thenI could not see to see —”Questions:A. Identify the poem and the poet.B. What do “Windows” symbolically stand for?C. What idea does the quoted passage express? (044) 4243. A. Emily Dickinson: (465) “I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died”.B. Eyes, for they are considered as the windows of human soul.C. The last thing the dying person saw and heard was the fly and its buzz.When the eyes failed, the human soul was closed and the person died. (Thespeaker could not see any of the afterlife or God or angels she expected tosee.)44.“We passed the School, where Children stroveAt Recess—in the Ring—We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain—We passed the Setting Sun—”Questions:A.Identify the poem and the poet.B.What do“the School,” “the Fields”and“the Setting Sun”stand for respectively?(054)44. A. Emily Dickinson; “Because I could not stop for Death－”B. Three stages of life: childhood, adulthood and old age.44. I heard a Fly buzz- when I died-The Stillness in the RoomWas like the Stillness in the Air-Between the Heaves of Storm-The Eyes around- had wrung them dry-And Breaths were gathering firmFor that last Onset- when the KingBe witnessed - in the Room-Questions:A. Identify the poet.B. What does “the King” refer to?C. What moment is the poem trying to describe? (094) 4344. A. Emily DickinsonB. The God of deathC. The poem is trying to describe the moment of death.43. “This is my letter to the WorldThat never wrote to Me —The simple News that Nature told —With tender Majesty”Questions:A. Identify the poet.B. What idea does the poem express?C. Why does the poet use dashes and capital letters in the poem? (104)4443. A. Emily DickinsonB. The poem expresses the poet’s anxiety about her communication with the outside world.C. Dashes are used as a musical device to create cadence and capital letters as ameans of emphasis.43. “ We passed the School, where Children stroveAt Recess- in the Ring-We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain -We Passed the Setting Sun- ”( From Emily Dickinson’s poem Because I could not stop for Death) Questions:A. What does the phrase “Fields of Gazing Grain” symbolize?B. What figure of speech is used in the poem?C. What are Dickinson’s unique writing features?（107）43. A. It symbolizes the mature period.B. PersonificationC. (1) Her poems have no titles. (2) Dashes are used as a musical device. (3) Capital letters are used as a means of emphasis. (4) Irregular and inverted sentence structure is used. (5) Her poetic idiom is noted for its laconic brevity, directness and plainness.(6) Her poems are usually short, personal and meditative.Ⅲ.Questions and Answers(24 points in all, 6 for each)Give brief answers to each of the following questions in English.Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.Chapter48. The literary school of naturalism was quite popular in the late 19th century. What are the major characteristics of naturalism? (044)48. A. Strongly influenced by social Darwinism, naturalism emphasizes thedetermining power of the crushing forces of environment and heredity.B. Being devoid of the freedom of choice and incapable of shaping their owndestinies, men and women are helpless and insignificant in a cold andindifferent world.C. The naturalistic writers reported truthfully and objectively, with a passion forscientific accuracy and overwhelming accumulation of factual detail. 48．Why are naturalists inevitably pessimistic in their view?（084）47. Who are the three dominant figures of the American Age of Realism and what arethe differences in their understanding of the “truth”? (094)47. A. William Dean Howells, Mark Twain, Henry JamesB. Mark Tw ain and Howells seemed to have paid more attention to the “life” ofthe Americans. Howells focused his discussion on the rising middle class and the way they lived; Mark Twain preferred to have his own region and people at the forefront of his stories; Henry James had apparently laid a greater emphasis onthe “inner world” of man.47. What are the factors that gave rise to American naturalism? (104)47. A. The impact of Darwin’s evolutionary theory on the American thought.B. The influence of the 19th century French literature on the American men ofletters.Mark Twain48. Local colorism is a unique variation of American literary realism. Who is themost famous local colorist? What are local colorists most concerned?（097）48. A. Mark TwainB. Local colorists concerned themselves with presenting and interpreting thelocal character of their regions. They tended to idealize and glorify, but theynever forgot to keep an eye on the truthful color of local life. They formedan important part of the realistic movement.48. Briefly state Mark Twain’ s magic power with language in his novels. (104)48. A. His words are colloquial, concrete and direct in effect, and his sentencestructures are simple, even ungrammatical spoken languageB. His characters speak with a strong accent, which is true of his localcolorism.C. Different characters from different literary or cultural backgrounds talkdifferently.Henry James48.What is the most famous theme in Henry James′s fiction? And what is hisfavourite approach in characterization, which makes him different from Mark and W. D. Howells as realists? Give two titles of his works in which this theme and this approach are employed. (034)48. Henry James' s most famous theme is what is generally called "the internationaltheme". His novels or short stories of the theme are always set against a larger international background,usually between Europe and America. They center around the conflict of the two cultures,represented by an innocent American anda sophisticated European. James is regarded as the founder of psychologicalrealism for his psychoanalytical approach to his Characters. Daisy Miller, The Portrait of A Lady, The American, The Ambassadors are his representative works of this kind.48．What is the most famous t heme in Henry James’s fiction? And what is his favourite approach in characterization, which makes him different from Mark Twain and W.D. Howells as realists? Give two titles of his works in which this theme and this approach are employed.（074）48. A. His most fanous theme is international theme.B. Psychological approachC. The Portrait of A Lady; Daisy Miller47．What is the most famous theme in Henry James’s fiction?And what is his favourite approach in characterization，which makes him different from Mark Twain and W·D.Howells as a realist? Give two titles of his first period works in which this theme and this approach are employed. (087)47. A. International theme.B. James’s realism is characterized by his psychological approach to his subjectmatter.C. The Portrait of A Lady; Daisy Miller; The American; The Europeans47. Henry James’ literary criticism is an indispensable part of his contribution toliterature. What’s his outlook in literary criticiam?（097）47. A. It is both concerned with form and devoted to human values. The theme of hisessay “The Art of Fiction” clearly indicates that the aim of the novel is to present life.B. He also advocates the freedom of the artist to write about anything thatconcerns him. The artist should be able to “feel” the life, to understandhuman nature, and then to record them in his own art of form.47. What is the most famous theme in Henry James’s fiction? And what is hisfavourate approach in characterization, which makes him different from Mark Twain and W. D. Howlles as realists? Give two titles of his works of his first period in which this theme and this approach are employed.（107）47. A. International theme.B. James’s realism is characterized by his psychological approach to his subjectmatter.C. The Portrait of A Lady; Daisy Miller; The American; The Europeans Theodore Dreiser47. “In your rocking-chair, by your window dreaming, shall you long, alone. In your rocking-chair, by your window, shall you dream such happiness as you may never feel.” The two sentences are taken from Theodore Dreiser’s novel, Sister Carrie. What idea can you draw from the “rocking-chair”? (044)47. A. The “rocking-chair” is a symbol standing for fate. It is like a cradle that makesone feel peaceful. It is also like a tide that ever goes on with life, the destiny of which is uncertain.B. At the end of the novel, Carrie sits in the rocking-chair which implies that herfuture is still uncertain and hard to foresee.47．“In your rocking-chair, by your window dreaming, shall you long, alone. In your rocking-chair, by your window, shall you dream such happiness as you may never feel.”（from Theodore Dreiser’s Sister Carrie）What idea can you draw from the “rocking-chair”?（084）。

《英美文学选读》模拟试题（三）一、单项选择题1.“All is not lost: the unconquerable will, and the study of revenge, immortal hate, and courage never to submit or yield: and what is else not to be overcome?”A. Dr. FaustusB. Paradise LostC. Paradise RegainedD. Tamburlaine2.Who, disregarding grammar and punctuation, always used “i” instead of “I” to refer to himself as a protest against self importance?A. CummingsB. Wallance StevensC. F. Scott. FitzgeraldD. Ernest Hemingway3.Which of the following best descri bes the speaker of T.S Eliot’s “the love song of J. Alfred Prufrock”?A. He is a man of an action.B. He is a man of apathy.C. He is a man of inactivity.D. All the above are not true.4.William Wordsworth asserts that poetry originates from .A. formB. thoughtsC. artistic devicesD. emotion5.“My Last Duchess” is a poem that best exemplifies RobberBrowning’s.A. sensitive ear for the sounds of the English languageB. excellent choice of wordsC. mastering of the metrical devicesD. use of the dramatic monologue6.“Man shall find grace.” But he must lay hold of it by an act of free will. The freedom of the will is the keystone of ____’s creed.A. MiltonB. Jonathan SwiftC. Henry FieldingD. Samuel Johnson7.In Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” the mariner suffers the horror of death, because _____.A. he experiences a shipwreckB. he is tortured with starvationC. he undergoes much sufferingD. he kills an albatross8.Henry Jame’s fame generally rests upon his novels and stories with _____.A. international themeB. national themeC. European themeD. regional theme9.In Hardy’s “Wessex” novels, there is an apparent _____ touch in his description of the simple and beautiful though primitive rural life.A. nostalgicB. humorousC. romanticD. sarcastic10.Generally, the Renaissance refers to the period between _____ and_____ centuries.A. 14th-mid--17thB. 16th-mid--17thC. 14th-mid--18thD. 16th-mid--19th11.Of the following poems by T.S.Eliot, which is hailed as a landmark and a model of the 20th century English poetry?A. Poems 1909----1925B. The Hollow MenC. Prufrock and Other ObservationsD. The Waste Land12.“It is not so expressed, But what of that? Twere good you do so much for charity.” “What of that” in the above sentence means _____.A. this is very importantB. this is not importantC. this is trueD. this is not true13.Which of the following poems is a landmark in English Poetry?A. “Lyrical Ballads and Samuel Taylor Coleridge” by Will iam Wordsworth.B. “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William WordsworthC. “Remorse” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.D. “Leaves of Grass” by Walt Whitman.14.Which of the following writings is praised by Hemingway as a book from which “all modern American li terature comes”？A. Tom Sawyer.B. Huckleberry Finn.C. The Gilded Age.D. Life on the Mississippi.15.In which of the following works, Hemingway presents his philosophy about life and death through the depiction of the bull-fight as a kind of microcosmic tragedy?A. The Green Hills of Africa.B. The Snows of Kilimanjaro.C. To have and Have Not.D. Death in the Afternoon.16.The protagonist of the poem “Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is a kind of tragic figure caught in a sense of deafted idealism and tortured by satisfied desires. Of the following descriptions of him, which isn’t suitable for him?A. He is neurotic.B. He is self-important.C. He is illogical.D. He is a man of an action.17.“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? /Thou art more l ovely and more temperate: /Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, /And summer’s lease hath all too short a date”, the above beautiful sonnets was written by _____.A. John DonneB. John MiltonC. William ShakespeareD. Francis Bacon18.Here is a s entence from an essay, “Read not to contradict and confuse, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider”. The essay must be _____.A. Of Studies by Francis BaconB. The Advancement of Learning by Francis BaconC. Novum Organum by Francis BaconD. Essays by Francis Bacon19.Which of the following is considered to be a better-structured novel?A. Women in LoveB. Sons and LoversC. The RainbowD. Lady Chatterley’s lover20.With so many poems such as “The Sparrow’s Nest,” “To a Skylark,” “To the Cuckoo” and “To a Butterfly”, William Wordsworth is regarded as a “____”.A. poet of geniusB. royal poetC. worshipper of natureD. conservative poet21.In the first part of Gulliver’s Travels, Gulliver told his experience in _____.A. LilliputB. BrobdingnagC. HouyhnhnmD. England22.“To be, or not to be----that is the question; whethertis nobler in the mind to suffer. The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing end them?” Who said these words?A. King LearB. RomeoC. AntonioD. Hamlet23.“to be so distinguished is an honor, which, being very little accustomed to favors from the great, I know not well how to receive or in what terms to acknowledge.”A. ironicB. jealousC. delightfulD. humorous24.In the theatrical world of the neoclassical period, was the leading figure among the host of playwrights.A. William BlakeB. Richard Brinsley SheridanC. Ben JohnsonD. George Bernard Shaw25.Among the works by John Milton, which is indeed the only generally acknowledge epic in English literature since Beowulf?A. Paradise RegainedB. Samson AgonistsC. AreopagiticaD. Paradise Lost26.Which writing is a typical example of Shakespe are’s pessimistic view towards human life and society in his late years?A. The TempestB. King LearC. HamletD. Othello27.Who, one of the most important poets in his time, is a leading spokesman of the “imagist movement”?A. J. D. SalingerB. Ezra PoundC. Richard WrightD. Ralph Emerson28._____ lays the foundation for modern science with his insistence on scientific way of thinking and fresh observation rather than authority as a basis for obtaining knowledge.A. Francis baconB. Thomas hardyC. Charles dickensD. William Blake29.Alexander pope strongly advocated , emphasizing that literary works should be judged by classical rules of order, reason, logic, restrained emotion, good taste and decorum.A. idealismB. neoclassicismC. romanticismD. sentimentalism30.Dickens’s works are characterized by a mingling of and pathos.A. metaphorB. passionC. satireD. humor31.“self-conceited”, “cruel” and “tyrannical” are most likely the names of the characters in .A. Robert Browning’s My Last DuchessB. Christopher Marlowe’s Dr. FaustusC. Shakespeare’s love’s Labour’s lostD. Sheridan’s the School for Scandal32.Who is the author of the writing “Moby Dick”?A. S. T .ColeridgeB. John KeatsC. Henry FieldingD. Herman Melville33.The sentences “studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability”, and “some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested;...” are quoted fromA. Novum OrganumB. Of Studies By BaconC. The Advancement Of LearningD. Essays34.The advancement of learning is a great tract on .A. historyB. literatureC. policyD. education35.Most of the poems in Whitman’s leaves of grass sing of the “en-mass” and the as well.A. natureB. lifeC. selfD. self reliance36.Which of the following is not true according to James Joyce?A. Ulysses has become a prime example of modernism in literature.B. Joyce is regarded as the most prominent stream of consciousness novelistC. Joyce is a realistic writer in English literature history.D. His novel “a portrait of the artist as a young man” is a naturalistic account of the hero’s bitter experiences and his final artistic and spiritual liberation.37.The following titles are all related to the subject that escapes from the society and returns to nature except .A. Dreiser’s Sister CarrieB. Copper’s Leather Stocking TalesC. Thoreau’s WaldenD. D Mark Twain’s The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn38.“Wild spirit, which art moving everywhere; destroyer and preserver; hear, Ohear!”The two lines are found in .A. Young Goodman Brown By HawthorneB. Ode To The West Wind By ShelleyC. Leaves Of Grass By Walt WhitmanD. Ulysses By Joyce39.“Even t hen he stood there, hidden wholly in that kindness which is night, while the uprising fumes filled the room. When the odor reached his nostrils, he quit his attitude and fumbled for the bed.‘What’s the use?’ he said, weakly, as he stretched himself to rest.”The passage is taken from .A. Sons And Lovers By LawrenceB. Jane Eyre By Charlotte BronteC. Sister Carrie By Thoedore DreiserD. Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte40.Most recognizable literary movement that gave rise to the 20th century American literature, or we may say, the second American renaissance, isthe movement.A. leftistB. transcendentalC. expressionisticD. expatriate二、综合题1.Read the quoted part carefully and answer the questions in English.“I wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o’er vales and hillsWhen all at once I saw a crowdA host, of golden daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees,Flutteri ng and dancing in the breeze.”Questions:A. Identify the poem and the poet.B. In several sentences, interpret the meaning of this stanza.C. From the characteristics of this stanza, we can deduce which period it belongs to.2.Read the quoted part carefully and answer the questions in English.“I shall be telling this with a signSomewhere ages and ages hence:Two roads diverged in a wood, and I ---I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference.”Question:A. Who is the author of the poem?B. Identify the title of the short poem from which this part is taken?C. In one or two sentences, interpret the implied meaning of the last two lines.3.Read the quoted part carefully and answer the questions in English.“That was the cause, but yet per accidents,For when we hear one rack the name of god,Abjure the scriptures and his Savoiour Christ,We fly in hope to get his glorious soul.”Question:A. Tell the title of the poem.B. What does “rock” mean?C. What is the play based on and give a brief introduction of it.4.Give brief answers to the question in English.In American literature what is the significance of “adventures of huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain?5.Give brief answer to the question in English.What are the similarities and differences between the three literary giants? Howells, Mark Twain, Henry James, in terms of their literary orientation?6.Give brief answer to the question in English.What are gothic novels?7.Give brief answer to the question in English.How are naturalism and criticism reflected in Hardy’s novels?8.Write no less than 150 words on the topic in English.Try to discuss the theme of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s works.9.Write no less than 150 words on the topic in English.Enlightenment movement.10.Read the quoted part carefully and answer the questions in English.“The isles of Greece, isles of Greece!Where burning Sappho loved and sung,Where grew the arts of war and peace,Where Delos rose, and Phoebus sprung!Eternal summer gilds them yet,But all, except their sun, is set.”Question:A. Which writing is the stanza taken from? Who is the author?B. What does the “Sappho”mean?C. Try to explain the setting of the stanza.答案部分一、单项选择题1.【正确答案】 B2.【正确答案】 A3.【正确答案】 C4.【正确答案】 D5.【正确答案】 D6.【正确答案】 A7.【正确答案】 D8.【正确答案】 A9.【正确答案】 A10.【正确答案】 A11.【正确答案】 D12.【正确答案】 B13.【正确答案】 A14.【正确答案】 B15.【正确答案】 D16.【正确答案】 D17.【正确答案】 C18.【正确答案】 A 19.【正确答案】 A 20.【正确答案】 C 21.【正确答案】 A 22.【正确答案】 D 23.【正确答案】 A 24.【正确答案】 B 25.【正确答案】 D 26.【正确答案】 A 27.【正确答案】 A 28.【正确答案】 A 29.【正确答案】 B 30.【正确答案】 D 31.【正确答案】 A 32.【正确答案】 D 33.【正确答案】 B 34.【正确答案】 D 35.【正确答案】 C 36.【正确答案】 C 37.【正确答案】 A 38.【正确答案】 B 39.【正确答案】 C 40.【正确答案】 D二、综合题1.【正确答案】 A. “I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud” By William Wordsworth.B. Like a cloud flying over valleys and mountains, I was traveling. Suddenly to my surprise, I saw a grove of daffodils at the side of the lake, how beautiful they were, fluttering and dancing in the wind. This poem typically depicts the author respect for natureC. The Romantic Period2.【正确答案】 A. Robert lee FrostB. The Road Not TakenC. confronted dilemma, one should be decisive and “took the one less traveled”.3.【正确答案】 A. Dr. FaustusB. TormentC. It is based on the German legend of a magician aspiring for knowledge and finally meeting his tragic end as a result of selling his soul to the devil.4.【正确答案】The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and, especially, its sequence Adventures of Huckleberry Finn proved themselves to be the milestone in American literature, and thus firmly established Twain’s position in the literary world.The childhood of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn in the Mississippi is a record of a vanished way of life in the pre-Civil War Mississippi valley and it has moved millions of people of different ages and conditions all over the world.Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn marks the climax of Twain’s literary creativity. Hemingway once described the novel the one book forms which “a modern American literature comes.”5.【正确答案】 A. Mark Twain and Howells seemed to have paid more attention to the “life” of the Americans; Henry James had apparently laid a greater emphasis on the “inner world” of man.B. Howells focused his discussion on the rising middle class and the way they lived, while Twain preferred to have his own region and people at the forefront of his stories. This particular concern about the local character of a region about as “local colorist,” a unique variation of American literary realism.6.【正确答案】 A type of romantic fiction that predominated in the late 18th century, was one phase of the Romantic Movement. Its principal elements are violence, horror, and the supernatural, which strongly appeal to the reader’s emotion, with its descriptions of the dark, irrational side of human nature. The gothic form has exerted a great influence over the writers of the romantic period.7.【正确答案】In his works, man is shown inevitably bound by his own inherent natureand hereditary traits which prompt him to go and search for some specific happiness or success and set him in conflict with the environment.The outside nature—the natural environment or nature herself- is shown as some mysterious supernatural force, it likes to play practical jokes upon human beings by producing a series of mistimed actions and unfortunate coincidences.This pessimistic view of life predominates most of Hardy’s later works and earns him a reputation as a naturalistic writer.8.【正确答案】 A. In “Young Goodman Brown”, he sets out to prove that everyone possesses some evil secret.B. According to Hawthorne, “There is evil in every human heart, which may remain latent, perhaps, through the whole life; but circumstances may rouse it toa ctivity.”C. In dealing with the theme of guilt and sin, Hawthorne exemplifies the “power of blackness”.9.【正确答案】 A. It was a progressive intellectual movement which flourished in France and swept through the whole Western Europe at the time. It was a furtherance of the renaissance of the 15th and 16th centuries.B. To enlighten the whole world with the light of modern philosophical and artistic ideas.10.【正确答案】 A. George Gordon Byron, Don Juan.B. An ancient Greek poetess known for her passionate love poems.C. The stanza was finished at the romantic period when Greece was under the rule of Turk. By contrasting the freedom of ancient Greece and the present enslavement the poet appealed to people to struggle for liberty.。

英美文学考试题目及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共10分）1. 英国文学史上被称为“英国诗歌之父”的诗人是：A. 乔叟B. 莎士比亚C. 弥尔顿D. 拜伦答案：A2. 下列哪部作品不是简·奥斯汀的小说？A. 《傲慢与偏见》B. 《理智与情感》C. 《简·爱》D. 《曼斯菲尔德庄园》答案：C3. 美国文学中，被誉为“美国文学之父”的作家是：A. 爱伦·坡B. 马克·吐温C. 华盛顿·欧文D. 亨利·詹姆斯答案：C4. 以下哪位作家是现代主义文学的代表人物？A. 狄更斯B. 哈代C. 弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫D. 简·奥斯汀答案：C5. 美国文学中的“迷惘的一代”是指：A. 第一次世界大战后的作家群体B. 第二次世界大战后的作家群体C. 独立战争后的作家群体D. 内战后的作家群体答案：A二、填空题（每题2分，共10分）1. 威廉·莎士比亚的四大悲剧包括《哈姆雷特》、《奥赛罗》、《李尔王》和________。

答案：《麦克白》2. 《了不起的盖茨比》是美国作家________创作的一部以20世纪20年代的纽约为背景的小说。

答案：F·司各特·菲茨杰拉德3. 英国浪漫主义诗人威廉·华兹华斯与________共同发起了浪漫主义诗歌运动。

答案：塞缪尔·泰勒·柯勒律治4. 美国诗人沃尔特·惠特曼的代表作是________，它被认为是美国文学史上的里程碑。

答案：《草叶集》5. 英国现代主义诗人T.S.艾略特的代表作《荒原》是一首________诗。

答案：长三、简答题（每题10分，共20分）1. 简述乔治·奥威尔的《1984》中“老大哥”的象征意义。

答案：在《1984》中，“老大哥”象征着极权主义政权的无所不在和无所不知，代表了对个人自由和思想的全面控制。

他的形象无处不在，监视着社会的每一个角落，象征着对个人隐私的侵犯和对思想自由的压制。

英美文学选读-英国-文艺复兴时期-练习题汇总（选择大题）I．Multiple ChoiceOld and Medieval Period1. ____ Beowulf ___, a typical example of Old English poetry, is regarded as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons.A. The Canterbury TalesB. ExodusC. D. The Legend of Good Women3. The work that presented, for the first time in English literature, a comprehensive realistic picture of the medieval English society and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life is most likely __ B．Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales____________.A．William Langland’ s Piers PlowmanC．John Gower’s Confession Amantis D．Sir Gawain and the Green Knight2.Among the great Middle English poets, Geoffrey Chaucer is known for his production of ___.A.Piers PlowmanB.Sir Gawain and the Green KnightC.Confessio AmantisD.The Canterbury Tales1. ____A. B. George Gordon ByronC. Edmund SpenserD. Robert Browning1.Romance,which uses narrative verse or prose to tell storiesof B. knightly __. knightly _ adventures or other heroicdeeds, is a popular literary form in the medieval period.A .Christian C. Greek D. primitiveThe Neoclassical Period1.With classical culture and the（）humanistic ideascoming into England, the English Renaissance beganflourishing.A. FrenchB. GermanC. ItalianD.Greek2. During the reign of ________, England started its ReligiousReformation and broke away from Rome.A. Henry VIIB. Henry VIIIC. Edward VID.Queen Elizabeth3. The Protestant movement, which was seen as a means to recoverthe purity of the early church from the corruption andsuperstition of the Middle Ages, was initiated by _______.A. Francis BaconB. Martin LutherC. Thomas MoreD.William Shakespeare4. The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a seriesof historical events EXCEPT_________.A．the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek cultureB．the vast expansion of British colonies in North America C．the new discoveries in geography and astrologyD．the religious reformation and the economic expansion5. In Renaissance, the European humanist thinkers and scholarsmade attempts to do the following EXCEPT ______.A. getting rid of those old feudalist ideasB. getting control of the parliament and governmentC. introducing new ideas that expressed the interests of therising bourgeoisieD. recovering the purity of the early church, from the corruptionof the Roman Catholic Church6.Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of the characteristics of Renaissance humanism?A. Cultivation of the art of this world and this life.B. Tolerance of human foibles.C. Search for the genuine flavor of ancient culture.D. Glorification of religious faith.7. The Renaissance marks a transition from ______ to the modernworld.A. the old EnglishB. the medievalC. the feudalistD. the capitalist8. The English Renaissance period was an age of ______ .A. poetry and dramaB. drama and novelC. novel and poetryD. romance and poetry9.The most significant idea of the Renaissance is（）.A. humanismB. realismC. naturalismD. skepticism10．__ Humanism ____ is the essence of the Renaissance.A．Poetry B．Drama C． D．Reason11. About the Renaissance humanists which of the followingA. They thought money and social status was the measure of all things.B. They thought people were largely subordinated to the rulingclass without any freedom and independence.C. They couldn’t see the human values in their works.D. They emphasized the dignity of human beings and the importanceof the present life.12. One of the distinct features of the Elizabethan time is_____.A. the flourishing of the dramaB. the popularity of the realistic novelC. the domination of the classical poetryD. the close-down of all the theatres13. Marlowe’s grea test achievement lies in that he perfectedthe __ blank verse ________and made it the principalmedium of English drama.A. B. free verse C. sonnet D. alliteration14. Marlowe gave new vigor to the blank verse with his “_mightylines _____”.A. lyrical linesB. soft linesC. mighty linesD.religious lines15._______ introduced the Petrarchan sonnet into England,while _______ brought in blank verse, i.e. the unrhymed iambic pentameter line.A. Wyatt...SurreyB. Wyatt...SidneyC. Surrey...SidneyD. Sidney...Spenser16. It was ________ who first introduced the Petrarchan sonnetinto England.A. CaxtonB. WyattC. SurreyD.Marlowe17. The Petrarchan sonnet was first introduced into England by______.A. SurreyB. WyattC. SidneyD. Shakespeare18. In English poetry, a four-line stanza is called ______.A. heroic coupletB. quatrainC. Spenserian stanzaD. terza rima19. Christoph er Marlow’s “The Passiona te Shepherd to HisLove” is a (n) .A. pastoral lyricB. elegyC. eulogyD. epic20.The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England areChristopher Marlowe, William Shakespeare and ____________.A．John Milton B．John Bunyan C．Ben JonsonD．Edmund Spenser21. The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England areall the following EXCEPT ______.A. Francis BaconB. Christopher MarloweC. William ShakespeareD. Ben Jonson22. “Metaphysical Poetry” refers to the works of the 17th -century writers who wrote under the influence of _____.A. John DonneB. Alexander PopeC. Christopher MarloweD. John Milton23.Which of the following is NOT typical of metaphysical poetrybest represented by John Donne’s works?A. Common speech.B. Conceit.C. Argument.D. Refined language.24. All the following poets except ________ belong to the metaphysical school.A. DonneB. HerbertC. MarvellD. Milton25. Spenser’s mas terpiece is The Faierie Queene ______, whichis a great poem of the age.A. The Shepheardes CalenderB.C. The Rape of LucreceD. The Canterbury Tales26.Edmund Spenser’s masterpiece is _____.A. The Shephea red’s CalenderB. The Faerie QueenC. EpithalamionD. The CanterburyTales27.___ Francis Bacon _ is the first important English essayistand the founder of modern science in England.A.Francis BaconB.Edmund SpenserC.William CarxtonD.Sidney28. Francis Bacon is not only the first important essayist butalso the founder of modern ______ in England.A. poetryB. novelC. proseD. science29. ______, the first important English essayist, was also thefounder of modern science in England and one of the representatives of the English Renaissance.A．Christopher Marlowe B．Thomas More C．Francis Bacon D．William Shakespeare30. _____, the first important English essayist, is best knownfor his essays which greatly influenced the development of thisliterary form.A. Charles LambB. Ben JonsonC. Francis BaconD. John Lyly31．Francis Bacon’s essays are famous for their brevity, compactness and ______________.A．complicity B．complexity C．powerfulnessD．mildnessWilliam Shakespeare1. Shakespeare is known to have used _________ different words.His coinage of new words and distortion of the meaning of theold ones also create striking effects on the reader.A. 16,000B. 1600C.20,000D. 20002. As a Renaissance humanist, Shakespeare ( )A. is against religious persecution and racial discrimination,against social inequality and the corrupting influence of gold and money.B. holds that literature should be a combination of beauty,kindness and truth, and should reflect nature and reality. C. gives faithful reflection of the social realities of his time through his works.D. all of the above.3．Shakespeare’s four greatest tragedies are__ Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth______.A．Romeo and Juliet, Othello, King Lear, Hamlet B．Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice C．Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, MacbethD．Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Hamlet 4. Shakespeare’s four great tragedies are: Hamlet, Othello, ______and ______.（）A. King Lear...Romeo and JulietB. King Lear…MacbethC. King John...Julius CaesarD.King John…The Merchan t of Venice5.Shakespeare’s tragedies include all the following except （）.A. Hamlet and King LearB. Antony and Cleopatra and MacbethC. Julius Caesar and OthelloD. The Merchant of Venice and A Midsummer Night’s Dream6. In Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, which of the followingis the typical characteristic the heroes share in common? ( )A. They have a strong lust for power and finally go into incessant crimes.B. They are perfect heroes without any weakness.C. They face the injustice of human life but are never caught in a difficult situation.D. They have a fate which is closely connected with the fate of the whole nation.7. As to the great tragedy Hamlet, which of the following is not true? （一）12(浙0301)A. The timeless appeal of this mighty drama lies in its combination of intrigue, emotional conflict and searching philosophic melancholy.B. The bare outline of the play is based on a widespread legend in northern Europe.C. The whole story of the play is created by Shakespeare himself.D. In it, Shakespeare condemns the hypocrisy and treachery and general corruption at the royal court.8. ______, the melancholic scholar, prince, faces the dilemma between action and mind.A. OthelloB. MacbethC. HamletD. Antonio9. In Hamlet, the hero’s trouble mainly lies in ( )A. his pride in refusing to acknowledge his mother’s secondmarriageB. his hesitation in carrying out his plan of revengeC. his suspicion that his father was murdered by his uncleD. his ambition to gain quick access to the throne10. ____ Soliloquy ____ is a natural means of writing inrevealing the prince’s inner conflict and psychologicalpredicament in Shakespeare's Hamlet.A．Dialogue B．C．Dramatic monologue D．Satire11.“To be, or not to be - th at is the question;/Whether’ tisnobler in the mind to suffer / The slings and arrows ofoutrageous fortune,/Or to take arms against a sea oftroubles ,/And by opposing end then?” These lines are takenfrom _____.A. King LearB. Romeo and JulietC. OthelloD.Hamlet12．“T o be, or not to be—that is the question”is a line takenfrom___________.A．Hamlet B．Othello C．King Lear D．Themerchant of venice13.“To be, or not to be —that is the question；／whether’tis nobler in the mind to suffer，／the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,／Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,／And by opposing end them?” The quoted lines are taken from______.A. King LearB. Romeo and JulietC. OthelloD.Hamlet14. _. Macbeth’s ____ lust for power stirs up his ambition andleads him to incessant crimes.A. Othello’sB. Hamlet’sC. Shylock’s D15. _ Othello’s ____ inner weakness is made use of by theoutside evil force.A. Hamlet’sB. Othello’sC. King Lear’sD. Macbeth’s16. About Shakespeare’s romantic comedies, which of thefollowing is true?A. He takes an optimistic attitude toward love and truth.B. The romantic elements are not brought into full play at all.C. He presents the patriotic spirit when engaging intellectualexcitement and emotion.D. There is a wonderful balance of characters.17. About Shakespeare’s romantic comedies, which of the following is not true?A. He takes an optimistic attitude toward love and truth.B. The romantic elements are brought into full play.C. He praises the patriotic spirit when engaging intellectualexcitement and emotion.D. His youthful Renaissance spirit of jollity is fully reflected.18.The most important play among Shakespeare’s comedies is _____.A. A Midsummer Night’s DreamB. The Merchant of VeniceC. As You Like ItD. Twelfth Night19.It is generally believed that the most important play among Shakespeare’s comedies is _____.A. A Midsummer Night’s DreamB. As You Like ItC. The Merchant of VeniceD. Twelfth Night20.Here are two lines taken from The Merchant of Venice: “Not on thy sole, but on thy soul, harsh Jew/Thou mak’st thy knife keen.” What kind of figurative device is used in the above lines?（）A. Simile.B. Metonymy.C. Pun.D. Synecdoche.21.“Bassanio:Antonio,I am married to a wifeWhich is as dear to me as life itself;But life itself, My wife, and all the world.Are not with me esteem'd above thy life;I would lose all, ay, sacrifice them all,Here to the devil, to deliver you.Portia: Your wife would give you little thanks for that, If she were by to hear you m ake the offer.”The above is a quotation taken from Shakespeare's comedy The Merchant of Venice.The quoted part can be regarded as a good example to illustrate ____.A.dramatic ironyB.personificationC.allegoryD.symbolism22.In Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, Antonio could not pay back the money he borrowed from Shylock, because ______.A. his money was all invested in the newly-emerging textile industryB. his enterprise went bankruptC. Bassanio was able to pay his own debtD. his ships had all been lost23.The Tempest is a typical example ofShakespeare’s__________view of li fe towards human life and society in his late years.A. pessimisticB. optimisticC. satiricalD. none of the above24. As the best of Shakespeare's final romances, ______ is atypical example of his pessimistic view towards human life andsociety in his late years.A. The TempestB. The Winter's TaleC. CymbelineD. The Rape of Lucrece25. Shakespeare’ s ______, an elaborate and fantastic story,is known as the best of his final romances.A. The Winter’s T aleB. The TempestC. The Taming of the ShrewD. Love’ s Labour’ s Lost26. Shakespeare’s ______ are mainly written under theprinciple that national unity under a mighty and just sovereignis a necessity.A. comediesB. tragediesC. history playsD. dark comedies27. Which of the following is William Shakespeare’s historyplay?A. MacbethB. Henry IVC. Romeo and JulietD. King Lear。