英国文学试题答案

英国文学试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. 英国文学史上被誉为“英国文学之父”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·奥斯汀的作品？A. 《理智与情感》B. 《傲慢与偏见》C. 《曼斯菲尔德庄园》D. 《简·爱》答案：D3. 英国浪漫主义文学的代表人物包括以下哪些？A. 华兹华斯B. 雪莱C. 拜伦D. 以上都是答案：D4. 以下哪位作家不是英国文学中的“湖畔诗人”？A. 华兹华斯B. 柯勒律治C. 雪莱D. 南希答案：C5. “荒原”是哪位英国诗人的代表作？A. 艾略特B. 奥登C. 叶芝D. 狄兰·托马斯答案：A6. 下列哪部作品是弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫的代表作？A. 《到灯塔去》B. 《乌托邦》C. 《美丽新世界》D. 《1984》答案：A7. 英国现代主义文学的代表作家T.S.艾略特的代表作是：A. 《荒原》B. 《老人与海》C. 《了不起的盖茨比》D. 《太阳照样升起》答案：A8. 以下哪部作品是乔治·奥威尔的代表作？A. 《动物农场》B. 《杀死一只知更鸟》C. 《查泰莱夫人的情人》D. 《美丽新世界》答案：A9. 英国文学中“黑色幽默”的代表作家是：A. 弗朗西斯·培根B. 约瑟夫·海勒C. 弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫D. 乔治·奥威尔答案：B10. 英国文学中的“哥特式小说”起源于哪部作品？A. 《弗兰肯斯坦》B. 《呼啸山庄》C. 《简·爱》D. 《德古拉》答案：A二、填空题（每题2分，共20分）1. 英国文学史上的“文艺复兴”时期，代表作家有________和________。

答案：莎士比亚；克里斯托弗·马洛2. 英国文学中的“维多利亚时代”是指________年到________年。

答案：1837；19013. 英国文学中的“湖畔诗人”包括威廉·华兹华斯、________和________。

英国文学试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. 以下哪位作家被誉为“英国文学之父”？A. 乔治·奥威尔B. 威廉·莎士比亚C. 查尔斯·狄更斯D. 托马斯·哈代2. 英国浪漫主义文学运动的代表人物不包括以下哪一位？A. 威廉·华兹华斯B. 塞缪尔·泰勒·柯勒律治C. 乔治·奥威尔D. 珀西·比希·雪莱3. 《傲慢与偏见》是哪位作家的作品？A. 简·奥斯汀B. 勃朗特三姐妹C. 弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫D. 乔治·艾略特4. 现代主义文学的代表作家弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫的代表作是？A. 《到灯塔去》B. 《简·爱》C. 《呼啸山庄》D. 《雾都孤儿》5. 以下哪部作品被认为是英国现代主义文学的里程碑？A. 《乌托邦》C. 《百年孤独》D. 《追忆似水年华》二、填空题（每空2分，共20分）6. 威廉·莎士比亚的四大悲剧包括《哈姆雷特》、《奥赛罗》、《李尔王》和________。

7. 19世纪英国现实主义文学的代表作家之一是________，其代表作有《艰难时世》等。

8. 20世纪英国文学中，被称为“愤怒的青年”的作家是________，其作品反映了当时英国社会的不满和反抗。

9. 英国文学中，被称为“湖畔诗人”的是________，他们的作品强调自然美和个人情感。

10. 英国文学中的“哥特式小说”起源于18世纪末，其代表作品是________的《弗兰肯斯坦》。

三、简答题（每题15分，共30分）11. 简述威廉·莎士比亚的戏剧创作特点。

12. 描述19世纪英国现实主义文学的主要特征。

四、论述题（30分）13. 论述20世纪英国文学中的现代主义文学运动，并举例说明其对后世的影响。

英国文学试题答案一、选择题1. B. 威廉·莎士比亚2. C. 乔治·奥威尔3. A. 简·奥斯汀4. A. 《到灯塔去》二、填空题6. 《麦克白》7. 查尔斯·狄更斯8. 约翰·奥斯本9. 威廉·华兹华斯、塞缪尔·泰勒·柯勒律治等10. 玛丽·雪莱三、简答题11. 威廉·莎士比亚的戏剧创作特点包括深刻的人性探讨、丰富的人物性格、复杂的情节构造、以及语言的韵律美和形象性。

英国文学选读样题答案一、选择题（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，总计15分）1---5 ABCCC6---10 ABBAB11---15 BBAAC二、填空（本大题共10小题，每小题2分，总计20分）1．Heroic 2 comedies 3. couplet 4. metaphysical poetry 5. Eve6. My Luve’s Like a Red, Red, Rose7.Houyhnynms8. Coleridge9. Odes 10. Emily Bronte三、诗歌分析（本大题共4个小题，每小题分值见各小题，共20分）1．William Wordsworth; I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud2．Iambic tetrameter; ababcc ababcc3.The waves beside them danced; but they_ / _ / _ / - /Out-did | the spark|ling waves | in glee:_ / _ / _ _ _ /A po|et could |not but |be gay,_ / _/ _ / _ _In such | a jo|cund com|pany:_ / _ / _ / _ /I gazed--|and gazed-|-but lit|tle thought_ / _ / _ / _ /What wealth |the show |to me |had brought:4. 水波在边上欢舞，但水仙比闪亮的水波舞得更乐；有这样快活的朋友做伴，诗人的心儿被欢愉充塞；我看了又看，却没领悟这景象给了我什么财富。

（黄杲炘）四、小说分析（本大题共5个小题，每小题分值见每小题，共20分）1.Jane Eyre; Sharlotte Bronte2.He had a mad wife who set the building on fire and climbed to the roof of thebuilding. He tried to save her. But the staircase broke and he fell down He was wounded and became blind.3.When Jane knew that Mr. Rochester had a wife. She was surprised and fledfrom Thornfield. Mr. Rochester was very sad at it.4.She wandered about and met Mr. Rivers and became a village school teacher.Mr. Rivers would go to work in India. He asked her to be his wife, which was refused. She heard Mr. Rochester calling her in the wind and came back.5.Though poor and plain, Jane Eyre, who had a strong will of life, tried hard toget her rights of equality. She lived the man very much who was about 20 years older than she and richer. She just wanted him to treat her equally. She was great because her love made disillusioned Rochester happy again. Mr.Rochester was a man full of life’s misery, yet he loved Jane truly and respected her very much. That’s why he got her love.五、文学术语解释（共5个术语，每个2分，共10分）1．Ballad: The narrative folk song that tells a story, which originates and is communicated orally mainly among illiterates.2.Couplet: A pair of rhymed lines that are equal in length and the same in rhythm and rhyme3.Soliloquy: The act of talking to oneself, whether silently or aloud. In drama it refersto the act of a character alone on the stage that utters his or her thoughts aloud.4.Elegy: Poems that lament the loss of something or someone, or loss or death more generally.5.Lyric: A poem, usually a short one, that expresses a speaker’s personal thoughts orfeelings. The elegy, ode, and sonnets are all forms of the lyric.六、简答题（本大题共3小题，每小题5分，共15分）ment briefly on the fate of Tess in Tess of the D’Urbervilles.Tess is actually a victim of her society. Hardy created the heroine Tess just to criticize the society in his time. Tess is a tragic person simply because she is not accepted by the society in which agriculture is menaced by the forces of invading capitalism. So in a way, Tess’ fate is decided by her society.2.What are the unique features of Shakespeare’s sonnets?Two features: (1) the principle person addressed by the poet is not a woman b uta young man and a mysterious dark lady. (2) the structure of three quatrainsand a concluding couplet is typically Shakespearean.3．What are the themes of Pride and Prejudice?1)a conservative criticism of the Romantic movement and in particular its con ceit oflove at first sight.2)Irony also permeates the novel.3)ordinary provincial life with keen observation.4)Marriage plays a huge role in the novel5)Social classes are also taken into account and play a major role as a theme6)Pride and prejudice both stand in the way of relationships,7)Family. Austen portrays the family as primarily responsible for the intellectual and moral education of children.(答出三个以上即可给全分)。

1.The national epic of the Anglo-Saxons is ____.A Robin HoodB Sir Gawain and the Green KnightC The Canterbury TalesD Beowulf2. ____was the most outstanding single romance on the Arthurian legend written in alliterative verse.A The Canterbury TalesB Piers the PlowmanC Sir Gawain and the Green KnightD Beowulf3. ____was famous for The Canterbury Tales.A Geoffrey ChaucerB John MiltonC William ShakespeareD Francis Bacon4. Most of the ballads of the 15th century focused on the legend about ____ as a heroic figure.A Green NightsB GawainC Robin HoodD Hamlet5.In the 16th century, Thomas More’s work ____became immediately popular after its publication.A Paradise LostB A Pleasant Satire of the Three EstatesC Of StudiesD Utopia6. ____was Edmund Spencer’s masterpiece which has been regarded as one of the grea t poems in the English language.A AmorettiB The Shepherd’s CalendarC The Faerie QueeneD Four Hymns7. ____ is from Shakespeare’s sonnet No.18.A “Let me not to the marriage of true minds”B “To be or not to be: that is the question”C “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day”D “No longer mourn for me when I am dead”8. _____, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets of England, was born in London about 1340.A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Sir GawainC. Francis BaconD. John Dryden9.The four great tragedies written by Shakespeare are Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and ___ _.A. Antony and CleopatraB. Julius CaesarC Twelfth NightD King Lear10. Which of the following does not belong to Shakespeare’s romantic love comediesA Twelfth NightB The TempestC As You Like ItD The Merchant of VeniceD C A C D C C A D B▪ 1. All of the following are the most eminent dramatists in the Renaissance England except______.▪ a. William Shakespeare▪ b. Ben Jonson▪ c. Christopher Marlowe▪ d. Francis Bacon▪ 2. The English Renaissance period was an age of _________.▪ a. poetry and drama▪ b. drama and novel▪ c. novel and poetry▪ d. romance and poetry▪ 3. Paradise Lost is the masterpiece of _____▪ a. William Shakespeare▪ b. Robert Burns▪ c. John Milton d. William Blake▪ 4. Which of the following plays written by Shakespeare is history play▪ a. A Midsummer Night’s Dream▪ b. The Merry Wives of Windsor▪ c. H enry IV d. King Lear▪ 5. The first official version of Bible known as the Great Bible, was revised in ______a. 16th centuryb. 17th century▪ c. 18th century d. 19th century▪ 6. Francis Bacon’s Essays first published in 1597 has been considered as an important landmark in thedevelopment of English_______, and as the firstcollection of essays in the English language.▪ a. poetry b. epics c. fiction d. prose ▪7. Daniel Defoe was famous for his novel ____ which first established his reputation.▪ a.Gulliver’s Travels▪ b. The Adventure of Robinson Crusoe▪ c.The Pilgrim’s Progress▪ d. Oliver Twist▪8. The famous poem “ A Red Red Rose” was written by_________▪ a. William Wordsworth▪ b. George Byron▪ c. Robert Burns▪ d. William Blake▪9. Mary Shelley’s nove l Frankenstein belongs to the type of ____ which is often set in gloomy castles where horrifying, supernatural events take place.▪ a. Gothic b. Realism▪ c. Romanticism d. Classicism▪10. The first complete English Bible was translated by _______, “the morning star of the Reformation”and his followers.▪ A. William Langland B. James I▪ C. John Wycliffe▪ D. Bishop Lancelot Andrews▪ D A C C B D B C A C▪▪ 1. The literature of the Anglo-Saxon period falls naturally into two divisions, ______ and Christian.▪ a. Pagan b. Roman▪ c. French d. Danish▪ 2. “ Poetry is Spontaneous” was put forward by________▪ a. Robert Burns b. William Blake▪ c. William Wordsworth▪ d. Charles Lamb▪ 3. Which of the following writings can be regarded as typical belonging to the school of Romantic literature▪ a. Don Juan b. Ulysses▪ c. Jane Eyre▪ d. Sons and Lovers▪ 4. ______is the first important English essayist and the founder of modern science in England.▪ a. Francis Bacon▪ b. Edmund Spenser▪ c. Thomas More d. Sidney▪ 5. What is flourished in Elizabethan age more than any other form of literature▪ a. novel b.drama▪ c. essay d. poetry▪ 6. The publication of _______marked the beginning of the Romantic Age.▪ a. Don Juan▪ b. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner▪ c. The Lyrical Ballads▪ d. Ode to the West Wind▪7. Which of the following did not belong to Romanticism ▪ a. John Keats▪ b. Percy Shelley▪ c. William Wordsworth▪ d. Alfred Tennyson▪8. Frankenstein was filmed many times. Who wrote the book▪ a. Edgar Allan Poe▪ b. James Joyce▪ c. Mary Shelley▪ d. Walter Scott▪9. In the mid-18th century, a new literary movement called _______came to Europe and then to England.▪ a. Romanticism b. Classicism▪ c. Realism d. Restoration▪10. Which of the following poem was not written by John Keats▪ a. Ode to the West Wind▪ b. Ode to Autumn▪ c. Ode on a Grecian Urn▪ d. Ode to a Nightingale▪A C A A B C D C A A▪▪ 1. William Shakespeare is one of the giants of________▪ a. Romanticism▪ b. Critical Realism▪ c. Aestheticism▪ d. the Renaissance▪ 2. ________is the first important religious poet in English literature.▪ a. John Donne b. George Herbert▪ c. Caedmon d. Milton▪3. _________was the first to introduce the sonnet into English literature.▪a. Thomas Wyatt b. William Shakespeare▪c. Philip Sidney d. Thomas Gray▪4. The English poets________, William Wordsworth, and Robert Southey, were known as “ Lake Poets” because they lived in the Lake District Northwestern England at the beginning of the 19th century.▪a. George Byron b. John Keats▪c. Percy Shelley d. Samuel Coleridge ▪ 5. The most gifted of the “University Wits” was ____.▪ A. John Lily B. Thomas KydC. Thomas GreeneD. Christopher Marlowe▪ 6. _____is one of the forerunners of modern socialist thought.▪ A. Phillip Sidney▪ B. Edmund Spenser▪ C. Thomas More▪ D. Christopher Marlowe▪7. Morality plays appeared after_____.▪A. miracle plays▪B. mystery plays▪C. interlude▪D. Classical plays▪8. Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of characteristics of Renaissance▪ a. Exaltation of man’s pursuit of happiness in this life.b. Cultivation of the genuine flavor of ancient culture.c. Tolerance of human weaknesses.d. Praise of man’s efforts in having his soul delivered.▪9. The most intellectual movement of the Renaissance was ________.▪A. the Reformation▪B. Humanism▪C. the Italian revival▪D. Geographical exploration▪10. What is the relationship between Claudius and Hamlet▪ A. Cousins B. Uncle and nephew▪ C. Father-in-law D. Father and son ▪▪ D C A D D C A D B B▪ 1. Which of the following is a typical feature of Swift’s writings▪ A. Great wit. B. Bitter satire.▪ C. Rich mythic allusions.▪ D. Complicated sentence structures.▪ 2. ____ is the leading figure of Metaphysical poetry.▪ A. John Donne B. George Herbert▪ C. Andre Marvell D. Henry Vaughan▪ 3. The ______ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the 18th century.▪ A. Romanticism B. Humanism▪ C. Enlightenment D. Sentimentalism▪ 4. Who was the greatest dramatist in the 18th century▪ A. Oliver Goldsmith▪ B. Richard Sheridan▪ C. Laurence Sterne▪ D. Henry Fielding▪ 5. In which of the following works can you find the proper names “Lilliput”, “Brobdingnag”, “Houyhnhnm” and “Yahoo”▪ A.The Pilgrim’s Progress▪ B. The Faerie Queene▪ C. Gulliver’s Travels▪ D. The School for Scandal▪ 6. ____ poems can be divided into two categories: the youthful love lyrics and the later sacred verses.▪ A. John Milton B. John BunyanC. John DonneD. John Dryden▪7. In The Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan describes The Vanity Fair in a _____ tone.▪ A. delightful B. solemn▪ C. sentimental D. satirical▪8. Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe created the image of an enterprising Englishman, typical of the English bourgeoisie in the _____ century.▪ A. 17th B. 19th C. 18th D. 20th▪9. _____ compiled the A Dictionary of the English Language which became the foundation of all the subsequent English dictionaries. ▪ A. Ben Johnson B. Samuel Johnson▪ C. Alexander Pope D. John Dryden▪10. ____ found its representative writers in the field of poetry, such as Edward Young and Thomas Gray, but it manifested itself chiefly in the novels of Lawrence Sterne and Oliver Goldsmith.▪ A. Pre-romanticism B. Romanticism▪ C. Sentimentalism D. Naturalism▪B A C B C C D C B C▪。

英国文学练习题附答案1.The nal epic of the Anglo-Saxons XXX.2.Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was the most XXX.3.XXX XXX.4.Most of the ballads of the 15th century focused on the legend about Robin Hood as a heroic figure.5.In the 16th century。

Thomas More's work XXX.6.XXX XXX which has been regarded as one of the great poems in the English language.7."Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" is from XXX。

Revised:1.Beowulf is considered the nal epic of the Anglo-Saxons.2.The most remarkable single romance based on the Arthurian legend and XXX.3.XXX XXX。

XXX.4.During the 15th century。

most ballads focused on the XXX.5.XXX More's XXX XXX 16th century.6.Edmund XXX.7.The famous line "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" is from XXX 18.1.Delete the problematic paragraph.2.XXX Chaucer。

1.The national epic of the Anglo-Saxons is ____.A Robin HoodB Sir Gawain and the Green KnightC The Canterbury TalesD Beowulf2. ____was the most outstanding single romance on the Arthurian legend written in alliterative verse.A The Canterbury TalesB Piers the PlowmanC Sir Gawain and the Green KnightD Beowulf3. ____was famous for The Canterbury Tales.A Geoffrey ChaucerB John MiltonC William ShakespeareD Francis Bacon4. Most of the ballads of the 15th century focused on the legend about ____ as a heroic figure.A Green NightsB GawainC Robin HoodD Hamlet5.In the 16th century, Thomas More’s work ____became immediately popular after its publication.A Paradise LostB A Pleasant Satire of the Three EstatesC Of StudiesD Utopia6. ____was Edmund Spencer’s masterpiece which has been regarded as one of the grea t poems in the English language.A AmorettiB The Shepherd’s CalendarC The Faerie QueeneD Four Hymns7. ____ is from Shakespeare’s sonnet No.18.A “Let me not to the marriage of true minds”B “To be or not to be: that is the question”C “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day”D “No longer mourn for me when I am dead”8. _____, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets of England, was born in London about 1340.A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Sir GawainC. Francis BaconD. John Dryden9.The four great tragedies written by Shakespeare are Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and ___ _.A. Antony and CleopatraB. Julius CaesarC Twelfth NightD King Lear10. Which of the following does not belong to Shakespeare’s romantic love comedies?A Twelfth NightB The TempestC As You Like ItD The Merchant of VeniceD C A C D C C A D B▪ 1. All of the following are the most eminent dramatists in the Renaissance England except______.▪ a. William Shakespeare▪ b. Ben Jonson▪ c. Christopher Marlowe▪ d. Francis Bacon▪ 2. The English Renaissance period was an age of _________.▪ a. poetry and drama▪ b. drama and novel▪ c. novel and poetry▪ d. romance and poetry▪ 3. Paradise Lost is the masterpiece of _____▪ a. William Shakespeare▪ b. Robert Burns▪ c. John Milton d. William Blake▪ 4. Which of the following plays written by Shakespeare is history play ?▪ a. A Midsummer Night’s Dream▪ b. The Merry Wives of Windsor▪ c. H enry IV d. King Lear▪ 5. The first official version of Bible known as the Great Bible, was revised in ______a. 16th centuryb. 17th century▪ c. 18th century d. 19th century▪ 6. Francis Bacon’s Essays first published in 1597 has been considered as an important landmark in thedevelopment of English_______, and as the firstcollection of essays in the English language.▪ a. poetry b. epics c. fiction d. prose ▪7. Daniel Defoe was famous for his novel ____ which first established his reputation.▪ a.Gulliver’s Travels▪ b. The Adventure of Robinson Crusoe▪ c.The Pilgrim’s Progress▪ d. Oliver Twist▪8. The famous poem “ A Red Red Rose” was written by_________▪ a. William Wordsworth▪ b. George Byron▪ c. Robert Burns▪ d. William Blake▪9. Mary Shelley’s no vel Frankenstein belongs to the type of ____ which is often set in gloomy castles where horrifying, supernatural events take place.▪ a. Gothic b. Realism▪ c. Romanticism d. Classicism▪10. The first complete English Bible was translated by _______, “the morning star of the Reformation”and his followers.▪ A. William Langland B. James I▪ C. John Wycliffe▪ D. Bishop Lancelot Andrews▪ D A C C B D B C A C▪▪ 1. The literature of the Anglo-Saxon period falls naturally into two divisions, ______ and Christian.▪ a. Pagan b. Roman▪ c. French d. Danish▪ 2. “ Poetry is Spontaneous” was put forward by________▪ a. Robert Burns b. William Blake▪ c. William Wordsworth▪ d. Charles Lamb▪ 3. Which of the following writings can be regarded as typical belonging to the school of Romantic literature?▪ a. Don Juan b. Ulysses▪ c. Jane Eyre▪ d. Sons and Lovers▪ 4. ______is the first important English essayist and the founder of modern science in England.▪ a. Francis Bacon▪ b. Edmund Spenser▪ c. Thomas More d. Sidney▪ 5. What is flourished in Elizabethan age more than any other form of literature?▪ a. novel b.drama▪ c. essay d. poetry▪ 6. The publication of _______marked the beginning of the Romantic Age.▪ a. Don Juan▪ b. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner▪ c. The Lyrical Ballads▪ d. Ode to the West Wind▪7. Which of the following did not belong to Romanticism? ▪ a. John Keats▪ b. Percy Shelley▪ c. William Wordsworth▪ d. Alfred Tennyson▪8. Frankenstein was filmed many times. Who wrote the book?▪ a. Edgar Allan Poe▪ b. James Joyce▪ c. Mary Shelley▪ d. Walter Scott▪9. In the mid-18th century, a new literary movement called _______came to Europe and then to England.▪ a. Romanticism b. Classicism▪ c. Realism d. Restoration▪10. Which of the following poem was not written by John Keats?▪ a. Ode to the West Wind▪ b. Ode to Autumn▪ c. Ode on a Grecian Urn▪ d. Ode to a Nightingale▪A C A A B C D C A A▪▪ 1. William Shakespeare is one of the giants of________▪ a. Romanticism▪ b. Critical Realism▪ c. Aestheticism▪ d. the Renaissance▪ 2. ________is the first important religious poet in English literature.▪ a. John Donne b. George Herbert▪ c. Caedmon d. Milton▪3. _________was the first to introduce the sonnet into English literature.▪a. Thomas Wyatt b. William Shakespeare▪c. Philip Sidney d. Thomas Gray▪4. The English poets________, William Wordsworth, and Robert Southey, were known as “ Lake Poets” because they lived in the Lake District Northwestern England at the beginning of the 19th century.▪a. George Byron b. John Keats▪c. Percy Shelley d. Samuel Coleridge ▪ 5. The most gifted of the “University Wits” was ____.▪ A. John Lily B. Thomas KydC. Thomas GreeneD. Christopher Marlowe▪ 6. _____is one of the forerunners of modern socialist thought.▪ A. Phillip Sidney▪ B. Edmund Spenser▪ C. Thomas More▪ D. Christopher Marlowe▪7. Morality plays appeared after_____.▪A. miracle plays▪B. mystery plays▪C. interlude▪D. Classical plays▪8. Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of characteristics of Renaissance?▪ a. Exaltation of man’s pursuit of happiness in this life.b. Cultivation of the genuine flavor of ancient culture.c. Tolerance of human weaknesses.d. Praise of man’s efforts in having his soul delivered.▪9. The most intellectual movement of the Renaissance was ________.▪A. the Reformation▪B. Humanism▪C. the Italian revival▪D. Geographical exploration▪10. What is the relationship between Claudius and Hamlet?▪ A. Cousins B. Uncle and nephew▪ C. Father-in-law D. Father and son ▪▪ D C A D D C A D B B▪ 1. Which of the following is a typical feature of Swift’s writings?▪ A. Great wit. B. Bitter satire.▪ C. Rich mythic allusions.▪ D. Complicated sentence structures.▪ 2. ____ is the leading figure of Metaphysical poetry.▪ A. John Donne B. George Herbert▪ C. Andre Marvell D. Henry Vaughan▪ 3. The ______ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the 18th century.▪ A. Romanticism B. Humanism▪ C. Enlightenment D. Sentimentalism▪ 4. Who was the greatest dramatist in the 18th century?▪ A. Oliver Goldsmith▪ B. Richard Sheridan▪ C. Laurence Sterne▪ D. Henry Fielding▪ 5. In which of the following works can you find the proper names “Lilliput”, “Brobdingnag”, “Houyhnhnm” and “Yahoo”?▪ A.The Pilgrim’s Progress▪ B. The Faerie Queene▪ C. Gulliver’s Travels▪ D. The School for Scandal▪ 6. ____ poems can be divided into two categories: the youthful love lyrics and the later sacred verses.▪ A. John Milton B. John BunyanC. John DonneD. John Dryden▪7. In The Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan describes The Vanity Fair in a _____ tone.▪ A. delightful B. solemn▪ C. sentimental D. satirical▪8. Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe created the image of an enterprising Englishman, typical of the English bourgeoisie in the _____ century.▪ A. 17th B. 19th C. 18th D. 20th▪9. _____ compiled the A Dictionary of the English Language which became the foundation of all the subsequent English dictionaries.▪ A. Ben Johnson B. Samuel Johnson▪ C. Alexander Pope D. John Dryden▪10. ____ found its representative writers in the field of poetry, such as Edward Young and Thomas Gray, but it manifested itself chiefly in the novels of Lawrence Sterne and Oliver Goldsmith.▪ A. Pre-romanticism B. Romanticism▪ C. Sentimentalism D. Naturalism▪B A C B C C D C B C▪（资料素材和资料部分来自网络，供参考。

I、Multiple Choice. (40%)There are 15 questions in this part. Choose A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet.A 1. Beowulf is a ___ poem, describing an all-round picture of the tribalsociety.A. paganB. ChristainC. romanticD. lyricB 2.The work that presented, for the first time in English literature, acomprehensive realistic picture of the medieval English society and created awhole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life is most likely___.A. William Langland’s Piers the PlowmanB. Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury TalesC. John Gower’s Confessio AmantisD. Sir Gawain and the Green KnightC 3. In “ Sonnet 18 ” ，Shakespeare has a profound meditation on the destructivepower of __C___ and the eternal __________ brought forth by poetry to the one he loves .A. death/ lifeB. time / beautyC. death/ loveD. hate / loveC. 4. Which of the following poetic forms is the principle form of Shakespeare’sdrama?A. lyricB. sonnetC. blank verseD. quatrainC 5. Which of the following statements best illustrate the theme of Shakespeare’sSonnet 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.A 6. Which of the following place does Gulliver visit first in Gulliver’s Travels?A. LilliputB. BrobdingnagC. LaputaD. HouyhnhnmsB 7. Which of the following is NOT true about Robinson Crusoe?A.It is written in the autobiographical form.B.It is a record of Defoe’s own experiences.C.Robinson spends 28 years of isolated life on the island.D.It is set in the middle of the 17th century.B.8.Many of Burn s’ songs deal with friendship.____ has long become a universalparting-song of all the English speaking countries.A. A Red, Red RoseB. Auld Lang SyneC. My Heart’s in the HighlandsD. John Anderson, My JoA 9.The Tiger was written by___.A. William BlakeB. John KeatsC. William WordsworthD. Percy ShelleyB 10.“One short sleep past, we wake eternally” is taken from___A. The Solitary ReaperB. Death be not proudC. To AutumnD. Song to the Man of EnglandA 11. _____ is not a famous translator in the English Renaissance.A. Thomas NorthB. Thomas WyattC. George ChapmanD. John FlorioC 12. _____is considered to be the summit of Shakespeare’s art.A.Romeo and JulietB. The Comedy of ErrorsC. HamletD. The TempestC 13. ____ poems can be divided into two categories: the youthful love lyricsand the later sacred verses.A.John MiltonB. John BunyanC. John DonneD. John DrydenD 14. The main literary stream of the 18th century was ____ .What the writers described in their works were mainly social realities.A. romanticismB. classicismC. realismD. SentimentalismD 15. Which of the following works are not written by Oliver Goldsmith? ____.A. The TravellerB. The Deserted VillageC. The Vicar of WakefieldD. The School for ScandalA 16.In the 18th century English literature ，the representative writer ofneo-classicism is _A___ .A. PopeB. SwiftC. DefoeD. MiltonB 17.The __B_ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout westernEurope in the 18th century .A. RenaissanceB. EnlightenmentC. Religious ReformationD. Chartist MovementB18. Blake ，Wordsworth ，__B__ ，Byron ，Shelley and _________ are the major Romantic poets .A. Coleridage / SoutheyB. Coleridge / KeatsC. Keats / ScottD. Scott / ColeridgeB 19. The Canterbury Tales was written in_____A. Old EnglishB. Middle EnglishC. Modern EnglishD. Current Modern EnglishA 20. “The father of English poetry” is _____.A. Geoffrey ChaocerB. Edmund SpenserC. Francis Bacon D Henry FieldingII. Fill in the Blanks in the following summary statement 得分according to what you have learnt of British history and literature. (20%)1. Chaucer employed the_ Heroic _couplet in writing his greatest work TheCanterbury tales.2.Shakespeare’s plays have been traditionally divided into four categoriesaccording to dramatic type: histories, _ comedies _, tragedies and romances.3. A Shakespearean sonnet is composed of three quatrains and a concluding_couplet .4.John Donne is the founder of the school of_ metaphysical poetry _. His worksare characterized by mysticism in content and fantasticality in form.5. John Milton’s Paradise Lost opens with the description of a meeting among thefallen angels, and ends with the departure of Adam and _Eve _from theGarden of Eden.6.Othello,__ Hamlet _ , Kinglear, and Macbeth are the four greatest tragedies ofWilliam Shakespeare.7. Literature can be divided into poetry, fiction/novel and_ Drama ______.8. Joseph Addison and Richard Steele jointly created _ The Spectator __.9. _ Odes __are generally regarded as Keats ’ most important and mature works.10. The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is written by _ Daniel Defoe .III. Explain the following literary terms in your own words. (10%)1．Ballad: A narrative poem, often of folk origin and intended to be sung.2．Tragedy : A literary work in which the protagonist meets an unhappy or disastrous end.3．Sonnet: A 14-line verse form usually written in iambic pentameter.4．Sentimentalism: A sentimental expression or idea.5． Lyric: A short poem of songlike quality.四. Short Answers Read the materials first ， and then answer the questionsaccording to the requirements .Remember you should write your answers correctly ，completely and briefly (20%)“Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep, moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.”Questions:1） What kind of rhetorical devices does the sentence used?Analogy (类比)2） Please translate this sentence.读史使人明智，读诗使人灵秀，数学使人周密，科学使人深刻，伦理学使人庄重，逻辑修辞使人善变。

Part One Early and Medieval English LiteratureⅠ. Fill in the blanks.1. In 1066, ____, with his Norman army, succeeded in invading and defeatingEngland.A. William the ConquerorB. Julius CaesarC. Alfred the GreatD. Claudius2. In the 14th century, the most important writer (poet) is ____ .A. LanglandB. WycliffeC. GowerD. Chaucer明朝3. The prevailing form of Medieval English literature is ____.中世纪A. novelB. dramaC. romanceD. essay4. The story of ___ is the culmination of the Arthurian romances.亚瑟王的顶峰A. Sir Gawain and the Green KnightB.BeowulfC. Piers the PlowmanD. The Canterbury Tales5. William Langland’s ____ is written in the form of a dream vision.A. Kubla KhanB. Piers the PlowmanC. The Dream of John BullD. Morte d’Arthur6. After the Norman Conquest, three languages existed in England at that time. TheNormans spoke _____.A. FrenchB. EnglishC. LatinD. Swedish7. ______ was the greatest of English religious reformers and the first translator ofthe Bible.A. LanglandB. GowerC. Wycliffe威克利夫D. Chaucer8. Piers the Plowman describes a series of wonderful dreams the author dreamed,through which, we can see a picture of the life in the ____ England.A. primitiveB. feudal封建的；领地的；世仇的C. bourgeois 资本家D. modern9. The theme of ____ to king and lord was repeatedly emphasized in romances.A. loyaltyB. revolt反抗C. obedience顺从D. mockery嘲弄10. The most famous cycle of English ballads民歌centers on the stories about alegendary outlaw called _____.A. Morte d’ArthurB. Robin HoodC. The Canterbury TalesD. Piers the Plowman11. ______, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets ofEngland, was born in London in about 1340.A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Sir GawainC. Francis BaconD. John Dryden12. Chaucer died on October 25th, 1400, and was buried in ____.A. FlandersB. FranceC. ItalyD. Westminster Abbey威斯敏斯特教堂（英国名人墓地13. Chaucer’s earliest work of any length is his _____, a translation of the FrenchRoman de la Rose by Gaillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meung, which was a love allegory enjoying widespread popularity in the 13th and 14th centuries not only in France but throughout Europe.A.The Romaunt of the Rose 传奇故事B. “A Red, Red Rose”C. The Legend of Good WomenD. The Book of the Duchess14. In his lifetime Chaucer served in a great variety of occupations that had impact onthe wide range of his writings. Which one is not his career? ____.A. engineerB. courtierC. office holderD. soldierE. ambassadorF. legislator (议员)15. Chaucer composes a long narrative poem na med _____ based on Boccaccio’spoem “Filostrato”.A. The Legend of Good WomenB. Troilus and CriseydeC. Sir Gawain and the Green KnightD. BeowulfKey to the multiple choices：1-5 ADCAB 6-10 ACBAB 11-15 ADAABⅡ. Questions1.What are the features of Beowulf?文体。

I、Multiple Choice. (40%)There are 15 questions in this part. Choose A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet.A 1. Beowulf is a ___ poem, describing an all-round picture of the tribal society.A. paganB. ChristainC. romanticD. lyricB 2.The work that presented, for the first time in English literature, acomprehensive 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’s Piers the PlowmanB. Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury TalesC. John Gower’s Confessio AmantisD. Sir Gawain and the Green KnightC 3. In “ Sonnet 18 ” ，Shakespeare has a profound meditation on thedestructive power of __C___ and the eternal __________ brought forth by poetry to the one he loves .A. death/ lifeB. time / beautyC. death/ loveD. hate / loveC. 4. Which of the following poetic forms is the principle form of Shakespeare’sdrama?A. lyricB. sonnetC. blank verseD. quatrainC 5. Which of the following statements best illustrate the theme of Shakespeare’sSonnet 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.A 6. Which of the following place does Gulliver visit first in Gulliver’s Travels?A. LilliputB. BrobdingnagC. LaputaD. HouyhnhnmsB 7. Which of the following is NOT true about Robinson Crusoe?A.It is written in the autobiographical form.B.It is a record of Defoe’s own experiences.C.Robinson spends 28 years of isolated life on the island.D.It is set in the middle of the 17th century.B.8.Many of Burn s’ songs deal with friendship.____ has long become a universalparting-song of all the English speaking countries.A. A Red, Red RoseB. Auld Lang SyneC. My Heart’s in the HighlandsD. John Anderson, My JoA 9.The Tiger was written by___.A. William BlakeB. John KeatsC. William WordsworthD. Percy ShelleyB 10.“One short sleep past, we wake eternally” is taken from___A. The Solitary ReaperB. Death be not proudC. To AutumnD. Song to the Man of EnglandA 11. _____ is not a famous translator in the English Renaissance.A. Thomas NorthB. Thomas WyattC. George ChapmanD. John FlorioC 12. _____is considered to be the summit of Shakespeare’s art.A.Romeo and JulietB. The Comedy of ErrorsC. HamletD. The TempestC 13. ____ poems can be divided into two categories: the youthful love lyrics and the later sacred verses.A.John MiltonB. John BunyanC. John DonneD. John DrydenD 14. The main literary stream of the 18th century was ____ .What the writers described in their works were mainly social realities.A. romanticismB. classicismC. realismD. SentimentalismD 15. Which of the following works are not written by Oliver Goldsmith? ____.A. The TravellerB. The Deserted VillageC. The Vicar of WakefieldD. The School for ScandalA 16.In the 18th century English literature ，the representative writer of neo-classicism is _A___ .A. PopeB. SwiftC. DefoeD. MiltonB 17.The __B_ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout western Europe in the 18th century .A. RenaissanceB. EnlightenmentC. Religious ReformationD. Chartist MovementB18. Blake ，Wordsworth ，__B__ ，Byron ，Shelley and _________ are the major Romantic poets .A. Coleridage / SoutheyB. Coleridge / KeatsC. Keats / ScottD. Scott / ColeridgeB 19. The Canterbury Tales was written in_____A. Old EnglishB. Middle EnglishC. Modern EnglishD. Current Modern EnglishA 20. “The father of English poetry” is _____.A. Geoffrey ChaocerB. Edmund SpenserC. Francis Bacon D Henry FieldingII. Fill in the Blanks in the following summary statement accordingto what you have learnt of British history and literature. (20%)1. Chaucer employed the_ Heroic _couplet in writing his greatest work The Canterbury tales.2.Shakespeare’s plays have been traditionally divided into four categoriesaccording to dramatic type: histories, _ comedies _, tragedies and romances.3. A Shakespearean sonnet is composed of three quatrains and a concluding_couplet .4.John Donne is the founder of the school of_ metaphysical poetry _. His works arecharacterized by mysticism in content and fantasticality in form.5. John Milton’s Paradise Lost opens with the description of a meeting among thefallen angels, and ends with the departure of Adam and _ Eve _from the Garden of Eden.6.Othello,__Hamlet _, Kinglear, and Macbeth are the four greatest tragedies ofWilliam Shakespeare.7.Literature can be divided into poetry, fiction/novel and_ Drama ______.8. Joseph Addison and Richard Steele jointly created _ The Spectator __.9. _ Odes __are generally regarded as Keats ’ most important and mature works.10. The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is written byA narrative poem, often of folk origin and intended to besung.2．Tragedy : A literary work in which the protagonist meets an unhappy or disastrous end.3．Sonnet: A 14-line verse form usually written in iambic pentameter.4．Sentimentalism: A sentimental expression or idea.四. Short Answers Read the materials first ， and then answer the questions accordingto the requirements .Remember you should write your answers correctly ，completely and briefly (20%)“Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep, moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.”Questions:1） What kind of rhetorical devices does the sentence used?Analogy (类比)2） Please translate this sentence.读史使人明智，读诗使人灵秀，数学使人周密，科学使人深刻，伦理学使人庄重，逻辑修辞使人善变。

英语文学知识第一章英国文学第一阶段中古英国文学( 8 世纪~14 世纪)Old and Medieval English Literature*Geoffrey Chaucer(杰弗里.乔叟)(1340~1400)He is considered the father of modern English poetry because he opened a brilliant page in English literature and had a profound influence on many important English poets. It is him alone who, for the first in English literature, presented to us a comprehensive realistic picture of the English society of his time and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life.II 真题详解1. The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrimson their way to Canterbury, is an important poetic work by __B .(2005) A. William Langland B. Geoffrey ChaucerC. William ShakespeareD. Alfred TennysonIII 练习题1. Which of the following does not belong to the works of GeoffreyChaucer ?BA. The Canterbury TalesB. The Vision of Piers PlowmanC .Troilus and Criseyde D. The Romaunt of the Rose2. _______ ___D brings the readers into a world that belongs to the Celtic legend of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table.A. The Vision of Piers PlowmanB. The house of FameC. The Romaunt of the RoseD. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight3. Which of the following is the translation work of Geoffrey Chaucer?__C___A. The Canterbury TalesB. Troilus and CriseydeC. The Romaunt of the RoseD. The house of Fame4.In the 14th century , the most important writer in England is ___D___.A. LanglandB. WyclifC. GowerD. Chaucer5.In Anglo-Saxon period, Beowulf represented the ___A___ poetry .A .pagan B. religious C .romantic D .sentimental6. ____ When we speak of the old English prose, we might think of __D __ , who is the first scholar in English literature and hasbeen regarded as father of English learning.A. William ShakespeareB. BeowulfC. Julius CaesarD. Venerable Bede7. ______ __A is not only a prose writer but also a king of Wessex .A. Alfred the GreatB. Venerable BedeC. Adam BedeD. King Arthur8. ______ ___A i s the culmination of the Arthurian romance.A .Sir Gawain and the Green KnightB. The Story of BeowulfC. The Vision of Piers PlowmanD. The Canterbury Tales9. William Langland 's __B _____ is written in the form of a dream vision.B. The Vision of Piers Plowman D. Morte d 'Arthur Medieval English literature is theC. RomanceD. Science 11.In which century was Geoffrey Chaucer 's The Canterbury Tales written? AA. FourteenthB. FifteenthC. Sixteenth D .Seventeenth12. ___________________________ William Langland wrote for __D __________________________ .A. the royal familyB. the court C .the monks D .the common people13. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight focuses on ___C___.A. immediate social issuesB. the real life as well as people 's feelings and desiresC .a remote world belongs to the Celtic Legend of King Arthur and his knightsA .Kublai KhanC. The Dream of John Bull10.The prevailing form of_C ___ .A .French B. LatinD .the imagination of the future world14. King Alfred 's Anglo Saxon Chronicle was written in ___C___ form .A. poeticB. dramaticC. proseD. none of the above 第二阶段文艺复兴时期（14世纪~17 世纪中期）The Renaissance PeriodThe word “Renaissance” means “rebirth ”. It meant the reintroduction into Western Europe of the full cultural heritage of Greece and Rome. The essence of the Renaissance is Humanism. Attitudes and feelings which had been characteristics of the 14th and 15 th centuries persisted well down into the era of Humanism and Reformation. And the real main stream of the English Renaissance is the Elizabethan drama. *William Shakespeare （威廉.莎士比亚）（1564~1616）He is the greatest of all Elizabethan dramatists. His sonnets represent the finest poetic craftsmanship of Elizabethan poetry. And many of his plays enjoy international popularity. A Midsummer Night 's Dream 《仲夏夜之梦》All is Well that Ends Well 《终成眷属》As you like it 《皆大欢喜》Hamlet《哈姆雷特》（四大悲剧之一）King Lear 《李尔王》（四大悲剧之一）Macbeth《麦克白》（四大悲剧之一）Othello 《奥赛罗》（四大悲剧之一）Much Ado About Nothing 《无事生非》Romeo and Juliet 《罗密欧与茱丽叶》The Comedy of Errors 《错误的喜剧》The Merchant of Venice 《威尼斯商人》The Taming of the Shrew 《驯悍记》Twelfth Night 《第十二夜》*Francis Bacon （弗朗西斯.培根）（1561~1626）He is best known for his essays which greatly influenced the development of the literary form. He 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. II 真题详解1. ___B___is defined as an expression of human emotion which is condensed into fourteen lines. （2006）A .Free Verse B. Sonnet C .Ode D .EpigramIII 练习题1. The publication of Philip Sidney's ___B___ made sonnetsequence a popular literary form in England.A. ArcadiaB. Astrophel and Stella C .Defense of Poetry D.Utopia2. The nine-line verse stanza was originated from __A __ .A. Edmund SpenserB.Philip SidneyC. Thomas MoreD. William Shakespeare3. Here is the sentence from an essay, “Read not to contradict andconfuse, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider”. The essay must be__A___.A. Of Studies by Francis BaconB. The Advancement of Learning by Francis BaconC. Novum Organum by Francis BaconD. Essays by Francis Bacon4. The literary form of The Faerie Queen is _D ___ .A. lyric poemB. ironic poemC.narrative poemD.allegorical poem5. In Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, Antonio could not payback the money he borrowed form Shylock, because_D __ .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 lost6. Which of the following is not among Shakespeare's fourgreat tragedies?BA. HamletB.Romeo and JulietC.MacbethD.King Lear7. ____ _A is the first important English essaylist and the founder of modern science in England.A.Francis BaconB.Edmund SpenserC.William CarxtonD.Sidney8. W hat flourished in Elizabethan age more than any other form of literature?BA.NovelB.DramaC. EssayD.Poetry9. ___D___exposes the corruption of vicious ambition. A.OthelloB.King LearC.HamletD.Macbeth10.Sir Thomas More wrote Utopia in__C ___ in 1516.A.FrenchB.EnglishtinD.Italian11. ________________________________________ William Shakespeare is one of the giants of__D ___________ .A.RomanticismB.critical realismC.AestheticismD.the Renaissance12. How many lines does a sonnet have?CA.10B.12C.14D.They vary13. Which of the following plays written by Shakespeare is history play?CA.Juliet CaesarB. The Merry Wives of WindsorC. Henry IVD.King Lear14. Which is Christopher Marlowe 's first famous play?AA.TamburlaineB.Edward IIC.The tragical History of Doctor FaustusD. The Jew of Malta15. Which of the following is NOT the work of Sir Philip Sideny?DA.Astrophel and StellaB.Denfense of PoetryC.ArcadiaD.Samson Agonists16.Spenserian stanza is a_C ____ .A.14 Line stanzaB.8 line stanzaC.9 line stanzaD.12 line stanza17. Which of the following is NOT the feature of Metaphysical poems?CA.They use conceits to express ideas in sharp and harsh manner.B. They reject the romantic exaggeration of Elizabethan love poetry.C. Their metaphors are commonly used in daily life.D. The form of them is often an argument with the poet 's lover,God or himself.18. “To be, or not to be” has become a universal question puzzling every intellectual mind. This is a quotation from__B__.A.King LearB.HamletC.Romeo and JulietD.Othello19. The first official version of Bible known as the Great Bible,wasrevised in___B___.A.16 th centuryB.17th centuryC.18th centuryD.19 thcentury20.In reading Shakespeare , you must have come across the phrase “The pound of flesh ”by_C _ .go in OthelloB.Lear in King LearC.Shylock in The Merchant of VeniceD.Hamlet in Hamlet21.Most of the ballads of the 15 th century focused on the legend about___C___as a heroic figure.A.Green NightsB.GawainC.Robin HoodD.Hamlet 22.In the 16 th century, Thomas More 's work___D___ became immediately popular after its publication.A. Paradise LostB.A Pleasant Satire of the Throe EstatesC. The Faerie QueenD.Utopia23. ______ ___C is from Shakespeare's sonnet No.18.A. “Let me not to the marriage of true minds ”B. “To be or not to be:that is the question ”C. “Shall I compare thee to a summer 's day”D. “No longer mourn for me when I am dead ”24. Which of the following does not belong to Shakespeare's romantic love comedies?BA. Twelfth NightB.The TempestC.As you like itD.The Merchantof Venice25. “Reading makes a full man; conference a ready man, and writing an exact man ”is from__C ___ 's essay Of Stuies.A.Alexander PopeB.John MiltonC.Francis BaconD.Charles Lamb26. Francis Bacon's Essays first published in 1597 has been considered as an important landmark in the development of English___D___,and as the first collection of essays in the English language.A.poetryB.epicsC.fictionD.prose27. _______________________ The Flea was written by_A .A.John DonneB.Philip SidneyC.Thomas MoreD.William Shakspeare第三阶段新古典主义时期（17 世纪中期~18 世纪）The Neoclassical PeriodI 概述Enlightenment Movement was a progressive intellectual movement, which flourished in France and swept through the whole Western Europe. The movement was a furtherance of the th Renaissance from the 14 th century to the mid 17 th century.The purpose of the movement was to enlighten the whole world withthe light of modern philosophical and artistic ideas.It celebrated reason of nationality, equality and science. It advocated universal education. Literature at the time became a very popular means of public education. With the introduction of the Enlightenment Movement into England, a revival of interest in the old classical works was in full swing. This tendency is known as the neoclassicism. The neoclassicists held that all forms of literature were to be modeled after the classical works of the ancient Creek and Roman writers. They believed that the artistic ideals should be order, logic, restrained emotion and accuracy, and that literature should be judged in terms of the thematic concern.*Alexander Pope ( 亚历山大.蒲柏)( 1688~1744)Alexander Pope strongly advocated neoclassicism, emphasizing that literary works should be judged by classical rules of order, reason, logic, restrained emotion, good taste and decorum. He first introduced rationalism to England and is one of the greatest poets in his century as well as in the English literature world.II 真题详解1. In Literture a story in verse or prose with a double meaningis defined as __________ A__.(2010)A. allegoryB.sonnetC.blank verseD.rhymeIII 练习题1. By making the truth-seeking pilgrims suffer at the hands ofthe people of Vanity Fair, John Bunya intends to show the prevalent political and religious_D ________ .A.persecutionB.improvementC.prosperityD. disillusionment2. _____________________________ An honest, kind-hearted young man, who is full of animal spirit and lacks prudence, is expelled from the paradise and has to go through hard experience to gain knowledge of himself and finally to have been accepted both by a virtuous lady and a rich relative. The above sentence may well sum up the theme of Fielding 's work__B ________________________ .A.Jonathan Wild the GreatB.Tom JonesC.The Coffee-House PoliticianD.Amelia3. Whichof following works was not written by Jonathan Swift?DA.A Modest ProposalB.Gulliver 's TravelsC.A Tale of a TubD.The Rivals4_B ____ was the greatest dramatist during the Neoclassical Period in England.A.GoldsmithB.SheridanC.SternD.Fielding5. ______ __C i s the most successful religious allegory in the English language.A.GenesisB.ExodusC.The Pilgrim 's ProgressD.The Holy War6. __D___is one of Swift 's masterpiece. It is a satire oncorruption in religion and learning.A. The Way of the WorldB.Love for LoveC.The Beggar 's OperaD.A Tale of a Tub7. _________________________________ Many lines fromAlexander Pope's poem An Essay on Criticism have become proverbial maxims,such as: “To err is human ；to forgive,divine. ” “__A _____________________ learning is adangerous thing.”A. A littleB.LittleC.NoD. Few8. Which of the following does not belong to pioneering effortsin the creation of the English novel?DA. John Lily 's EuphuesB.Sir Philip Sidney 's ArcadiaC.Thomas Lodge's RosalndeD.Samuel Richardson 's Pamela9. ________________________________________ The novel Gulliver 's Travels was written by_B ________________ .A.Tobias SmollettB.Jonathan Swifturence SterneD.John Bunyan10. Whose work signaled the beginning of the age of Restoration Drama?BA.William WycherleyB.John DrydenC.William CongreveD.John Gay11. Which of the following books was Samuel Johnson's monumental success?AA. A Dictionary of the English LanguageB. O liver TwistC. The Old Curiosity ShopD. Barnaby Rudge12. Who is best remembered as the recipient of Johnson's famous letter?BA.DickensB.Lord ChesterfieldC.Thomas HardyD.Joseph Addison13. _____ _D 'sThe Pilgrim 's Progress was writtenin the formof allegory and dream.AJohn Dryden B.Francis Bacon C.John Milton D.John Bunyan14. _________ John Dryden was all of the following EXCEPT___D ___ in the literary world of RestorationEngland .A.a poetB.a dramatistC.a literary criticD.a short story writer15. ______________________________________ An Essay on Criticism was written by__D ___________________ , which first established his reputation as a _____ .A.Francis Bacon,criticB.Francis Bacon,essayistC.Alexander Pope,playwrightD.Alexander Pope,poet16. ____________________________________ Daniel Defoe was famous for his novel__B ___________________ which is often considered to be the first novel in English literature.A.Gulliver 's TravelsB. T he Adventures of Robinson CrusoeC. The Pilgrim 's ProgressD. Oliver Twist17. A Dictionary of the English Language(1755) by___B__was the first comprehensive lexicographical work on English ever undertaken.A.Francis BaconB.Samuel JohnsonC.Alexander PopeD.John Milton18. “Yahoos”from the novel___A___written by Jonathan Swift are described to be very much similar to human beings in outward appearance and their unworthy actions as well.A.Gulliver 's TravelsB.The Adventures of Robinson CrusoeC.The Wuthering HeightsD. Sons and Lovers19. ___C___ 's masterpiece Tom Jones provides a vivid and truthful panoramic view of the life of the English society in the 18 th century.A.Daniel DefoeB.Jonathan SwiftC.Henry FieldingD.Jane Austin20. The greatest English playwright of the 18 th centurywas__D___.A.Walt ScottB.Bernard ShawC.Thomas GrayD.Richard Sheridan 第四阶段浪漫主义时期（18世纪末期~19世纪中期）The Romantic PeriodI 概述In the late 18 th century, a new literary movement called Romanticism came to European mainland and then to England. It was characterized by a strong protest against the bondage of neoclassicism, which emphasized reason, order and elegant wit. Instead, romanticism gave primary concern to passion, emotion, and natural beauty.In the history of literature, Romanticism is generally regarded as the thought that designates a literary and philosophical theory which tends to see the individual as the very center of all life and all experience. The Romantic period is an age of poetry.Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keatsare the major poets. They started a rebellion againstthe neoclassical literature, which was later regarded as “the poetic revolution ”.It prevailed in England from 1798to 1837.II 真题详解1. The novel Emma is written by__D __ .(2005)A. Mary ShellyB.Charlotte BronteC.Elizabeth C.GaskellD.Jane Austen2. Ode to the West Wind was written by___D__.(2009)A. William BlakeB.William ShakespeareC.Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD.Percy B.ShelleyIII 练习题1. “Poetry is Spontaneous”was put forward by__C .A. Robert BurnsB. William BlakeC.William WordsworthD.Charles Lamb2. ___________________ Wordsworth is a___C .A.realistB.classicistC.romanticistD.impressionist3. _____________________________________ The authorof Odw to the West Wind is__A _____________ .A.ShelleyB.ByronC.romanticistD.impressionist4. Which of the following did not belong to Romanticism ？DA.KeatsB.ShelleyC. WordsworthD.AlfredTennyson5. P rometheus Unbound was written by___D___.It appeared in the year of Peterloo Massacre.A.WordsworthB.CloeridgeC.ByronD.Shelly6.Frankenstein was filmed many times. Who wrote the book?CA.Edgar Allan PoeB.James JoyceC.Mary ShelleyD.Brain Stoker7. W hich of the following poem was not written by John Keats?AA.Ode to the West WindB.Ode to AutumnC.Ode on a Grecian UrnD.Ode to a Nightingale8. W hose informal essays observed life with humor, and often in a gloomy tone?BA.Joseph AddisonB.Charles LambC.Lord ChesterfieldD.Thomas Hardy9. Mary Shelley 's novel Frankenstein belongs to the typeof___A___which is often set in gloomy castles where horrifying ,supernatural events take place.A.GothicB.RealismC.RomanticismD.Classicism10. _____________________ T he English poets___D________________________ ,William Wordsworth ,and Robert Southey, were known as “Lake Poets”because they lived in the Lake District Northwestern England at the beginning of the 19 th century.A. George Gordon ByronB.John KeatsC.Percy B.ShellyD.Samuel Taylor Coleridge11. ________________ George Gordon Byron was famous for the following works EXCEPT__B .A.Childe Harold 's PilgrimageB.Ode to SkylarkC.Hours of IdlenessD.Don Juan12. _________________________ Prometheus Unbound isa symbolic work in the form of verse-drama written by___A .A.Percy Bysshe ShelleyB.John KeatsC.Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD.George Gordon Byron13. The famous line “ If winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” was from__A___written by Percy Bysshe Shelley.A.Ode to the West WindB.Ode on a Grecian UrnC.Ode to a SkylarkD.Ode to a Nightingale14. ______ __C is one of the best known novels written by Jane Austen.A.Jane EyreB.Tess of the d'UrbervillesC.Pride and PrejudiceD.The Wuthering Heights15. Essays of Elia and Tales from Shakespeare were written by famous essayist__C __ .A.Robert BurnsB.William BlackC.Charles LambD.Robert Frost16. Which of the following is the novel by Jane Austen?BA.FrankensteinB.Sense and SensibilityC.Kubla KhanD.Don Juan 第五阶段维多利亚时期( 19世纪中期~19 世纪末)The Victoria PeriodI 概述Although writing from different points of view and with different techniques,writers in the Victorian Period shared one thing in common, that is, they were all concerned about the fate of the common people. By this time, Romanticism gradually gave way to Realism. During the Victorian Age the novel gradually became the dominant form of literature.II 真题详解1. Which of the following is NOT a romantic poet?B (2005)A. William WordsworthB.George ElliotC.George G.ByronD.Percy B.Shelley2. Which of the following novels was written by Emily Bronte?(2007)DA.Oliver TwistB.MiddlemarchC.Jane EyreD.Wuthering Heights3. ______________________________ All of the following are well-known female writers in the 20 th century Britain EXCEPT__A _____________________ .(2008)A.George EliotB.Iris Jean MurdochC.Doris LessingD.Muriel Spark4. ______ ___C is best known for the technique of dramaticmonologue in his poems.(2010)A.Will BlakeB.W.B. YeatsC.Robert BrowningD.William WordsworthIII 练习题1. Which is Thackeray 's masterpiece?BA.The VirginiansB.Vanity FairC.The Book of Snobs.D.The News Comes2. ___A___,the pioneering woman,according to D.H. Lawerence, was the first novelist that “started putting all the actions inside ”.A. George ElliotB.Jane AustenC.Charlotte BronteD.Emily Bronte3. The French revolution is the background of__B___.A.Hard TimesB.Tales of Two CitiesC.Great ExpectationD.David Copperfield4. _________________________________________ Cha rles Dicken 's best-depicted characters are those innocent, virtuous, persecuted, and helpless__B ____________ characters such as Oliver Twist, Little Nell, David Copperfield and little Dorrit.A. girlsB.childrenC.womenD.adults5. _____ __C was published in 1849. “Of all my books, ”wrote Charles Dickens, “I like this the best. ” A.Oliver Twist B.The Ole Curiosity Shop C.David CopperfieldD.Great Expectation6. _______________________________________ Charle s Dickens is a representative__A _______________ of English critical realism.A.novelistB.dramatistC.poetD.essayistr7. Jane Eyre was written by which Bronte sister?B A.Anne B.Charlotte C.Emily D.Jane8. _____ The author of the novel The Return of the Nativeis__A __ .A.Thomas HardyB. werenceC.Robert BrowningD.Alfred Tennyson9. Which of the following female writers did not belong to the Bronte Sisters?DA.Charlotte BronteB.Emily BronteC.Anne BronteD.Mary Bronte10. The novel The Mill on the Floss was writtenby__A___.A.George Eliot B .Jane AustenC.Chatlotte BronteD.Emily Bronte11. ______________ The novel Oliver Twist is the story about the underworld of__C .A.IrelandB.WashingtonC.LondonD.Paris12. William Makespeace Thackeray 's topics were mostly dealing with___A__.A.the middle and upper-class lifeB. the school teachers'lifeC. the urban lifeD. the sea life13. Which of the following novelists was the last of the great Victorian novelists?CA.Charles DickensB.William Makespeace ThackerayC.Thomas HardyD.George Meredith14. ______________ The greatest novelist of the Realism in the 19 th century was_A .A.Charles DickensB.Jane AustenC.Mark TwainD.David LawerenceC.D.H. Lawerence D.James Joyce 15. Which of the following novels was NOT written byCharles Dickens?DA.David Copperfield B.ThePickwick PapersC.Oliver TwistD.Women in Love 16.Jane Eyre is the best known of___A___ 's novels.A.Charlotte Bronte B.Emily Bronte C.Jane Austen D.Emily Dickinson 17.In the three novels of Adam Bede, The Mill on theFloss and Silas Marner written by_D ________ , moralproblems are discussed and psychological analysis ofcharacters are emphasized.A.Charlotte BronteB.Jane AustenC.Charles DickensD.George Eliot18.In Memoriam, which was written a long period of 17years, is often regarded as the most important of___B ________ poems.A.Percy Shelley 'sB.Alfred Tennyson 'sC.John Keats 'D.William Yeats ' 第六阶段 现代主义时期（ 19 世纪末 ~）The Modern PeriodI 概述Contrary to the traditional romance of aristocrats, themodern English novel gives a realistic presentation of life of the common English people. The realistic tradition is sensitive to immediate social issues. After 1914, the realistic tradition, though it continued to live, was gradually overtaken by other literary trends such as symbolism, the stream of consciousness and naturalism.II 真题详解1. Which of the following writers is a poet of the 20 thcentury?(2006)AA．T.S. Eliot B.D.H. LawerenceC. Theodore DreiserD.James Joyce2. _________________________________ William Butler Yeatswas a(n)__C ________________________ poet and playwright.(2007)A. A mericanB.CanadianC.IrishD.Australian3. The novel Sons and Lovers was written by__C___.(2009)A.Thomas HardyB.John GalsworthyC.D.H. Lawerence D.James JoyceIII 练习题1. “The Lawerence Trilogy ”refers to the followingthree plays except ___ D__.A. A Collier 's Friday NightB. The Daughter-in LawC. The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyeddy Chatterley 's Lover2.Which of the following writings is not the work by Charles Dickens?DA.A Tale of Two CitiesB.Hard TimesC.Oliver TwistD.Sons and Lovers3. The modern English novel, contrary to the medieval romance, gives a__B ___ p resentation of life of the common people.A.romanticB.realisticC.propheticD.idealistic4.Structurally and thematically, George Bernard Shaw follows the great tradition of ___ C___.C.D.H. Lawerence D.James JoyceA.ModernismB.RomanticismC.RealismD. Naturalism5.John Galsworthy was famous for__C __ .A. Heart of DarknessB.UlyssesC.The Forstyle SagaD.A Passage to Indiath6.Several gifted women played a part in 19 th century literature. Which of the following is an exception?AA.Virginia WoolfB.Emily BronteC.Jane AustenD.Charlotte Bronte7. ________________________________________ G eorge Bernard Shaw is an outstanding __A ________ dramatist.A.realisticB.expressionisticC.modernistD.classical8. __________________ T.S. Eliot is generally considered to be the most important English_A .A.poetB.novelistC.dramatistD.essayistLawerence?D9. Which of the following was NOT written by D.H. Lawerence?DA. Sons and LoversB. Women in LoveC. The RainbowD.Widowers 'Houses10. Who is NOT the major figure of modernist movement?DA.T.S. EliotB.James JoyceC.Charles DickensD. Ezra Pound11. Which one is D.H. Lawerence 's autobiographical novel?AA.Sons and LoversB.Women in LoveC.The Lost Girldy Chatterley 's Lover12. ____________________________________ W.S. Maugham was most famous for___C __________________ .A.Moon and SixpenceB.Cakes and AleC.Human BondageD.The Razor 's Edge13. _______________________ G eorge Orwell wrote__B , the best and mostmoving English novel about the Spanish Civil War.A.The Road to Wigan PierB. Homage to CataloniaC. Animal FarmD. Nineteen Eighty Four14. Which book made Graham Greene one of the greatest contemporary novelists in England?AA.The Power and the GloryB. The Quiet AmericanC. A Burnt Out-CaseD.The Human Factor15.One of the great names in English poetry in the first four decades of the 20 th century is___C___, an Irishman whose Sailing to Byzantium is considered one of his masterpiece. A.Thomas Hardy B.Robert BrowningC.William Butler YeatsD.Alfred Tennyson16. ______ __D was the greatest English playwright after Shakespeare whose works like Pygmalion, Mrs Warren's Profession, Heartbreak House and Widower 's Houses won hi everlasting reputation.A.Somerset MaughamB.Richard Sheridan。