矿大英国文学习题附答案

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。

第一部分The introduction of the old and medieval periodI.填空1. The time of old English literature is__________.2. The period extended from about 450-1066, the year of the Norman-France conquest of England is called__________.3. The major achievement of the old and medieval period is____________.4. Literature in this period is divided into ________________and_________________.5. Beowulf is an epic consist of ____lines and is to be divided into _____ part.II判断正误1. "The father of English song" is Caedmon, he wrote a poetic paraphrase of the Bible. ( ).2. Beowulf is England national Poetry ( ).3. The major achievement of The Old and Medieval Period is Epic ( ).4. Beowulf is an epic consists of 3181 lines and is divided into 2 parts ( ).5. Alliteration is a repeated initial consonant to successive words ( ).III.大题What's the definition of epic?答案.1. (449A.D---1066)2. The Anglo-Saxon Period3. Poetry4. Pagan literature& Christian literature5. 3182, 2判断正误1. T2. F (Epic)3. F (poetry)4. F (3182)5. T大题What's the definition of epic?It is originally an oral narrative poem, majestic both in the theme and style. Epics deal with legendary or historical events of national or universal significance, involving actions of broad sweep and grandeur.第二部分Geoffrey ChaucerI.填空1. Geoffrey Chaucer was buried in the _______after he died. The place where he waslater became the famous _______.2. Chaucer's literary career is usually divided into three phrases______, _______and________.3. Chaucer is the forerunner of _________, he affirms men's and women's right to pursue _______and opposed asceticism.4. Chaucer is the founder of English ______, the presents to the readers comprehensive realistic picture of ______of his time and describes a series of vivid character from all walks of life in his major work______.5. ______was his most famous but unfinished work.II判断正误6. Chaucer died on the 25th of Oct. 1400 and was the first to be buried in the Poets Corner of Westminster Abbey. ( )7. Chaucer's literary career can be divided into four periods corresponding with those of his life. ( )8.Chaucer presented a comprehensive realistic picture of his age and created a whole gallery of vivid characters in his works ( )9. Chaucer's reputation has been securely established as one of the best English poets for his wisdom, humor and humanity ( )10. He exposed and satirized the social vices, including religious abuses. ( )III.大题11. What is the contribution of Geoffrey Chaucer?1. The Canterbury Tales was his most famous but unfinished work, it is unique for its variety, humor, grace and realism.2. Chaucer became the first great poet of the English nation and give strong influences over the development of English literature.3. Chaucer affirmed man's right to pursue earthly happiness and opposed asceticism.4. Chaucer bore marks of humanism and anticipated a new era to come.答案：1. Westminster Abbey Poet's Corner2. The French Period The Italian period The English period3. Humanism earthly happiness4. Realism English society The Canterbury Tales5. The Canterbury Tales6-10 T F T T T第三部分Renaissance PeriodI.填空1, Renaissance refers to the period between ____ century.2, Renaissance first started in _____ with the flowering of ____, _____, and ____.3, _____ is the essence of the Renaissance. Another important part of this Renaissance movement was the ____.4, The Renaissance of the most important products are ____ and ____.5, ______, _______, and ______are the best representative of the English humanists. II.判断1, The Renaissance, which means rebirth or revival, is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events. ( )2, Humanism is the essence of the Renaissance. ( )3, The Renaissance period divided into 2 parts. They are Pagan and Christian. ( ) 4, In the Renaissance period, the literary style are poet, prose and drama. ( )5, The religious reformation was the important part of Renaissance. ( )III.大题How do you understand humanism is the essence of the Renaissance?答案填空1,14th and mid-17th2, Italy, painting, sculpture, literature3, Humanism, religious reformation4, poetry, drama5, Thomas More, Christopher Marlowe, William Shakespeare判断1，T 2, T 3，F 4，T 5, T大题Humanism is the essence of the Renaissance. Renaissance humanists found in the classics a justification. By emphasizing the dignity of human beings and the importance of the present life, they voiced their beliefs that man did not only have the right to enjoy the beauty of his life, but also had the ability to perfect himself and to perform wonders.第四部分SpenserI.填空题:1. Edmund Spenser's most ambitious poetic achievement is _________ .2.Each book has a _________ who performs noble deeds for a glorious fairy queen whom Spenser intentionally associates with Queen Elizabeth Ⅰ.3. The Knight in each book represents ___________ .4. Edmund Spenser has been called"___________", because of his idealism, his love of beauty, and his exquisite melody.5. Edmund Spenser was strongly influenced by____________, but was also earthy and practical.6. Edmund Spenser was the greatest ____________ poet of the Elizabethan Age, and the first master of _________.II.判断题:1. Edmund Spenser's most ambitious poetic achievement is Gloriana.2. Edmund Spenser was born in London to a wealth family.3. Spenser had planned to write 12 book for this great poem, but he completed only six.4. Spenser studied philosophy, rhetoric, Italian, French, Latin and Greek to prepare himself as a poet.5. He spent the rest of his life holding various posts in the government except for three visits to England.III.简答题：Please describe the comments on Spenser.答案填空题1. The Faerie Queene2. Hero knight3. A different moral4. poets' poet5. Non-dramatic, English verse6. Renaissance Neo-Platonism判断题1. F (The Faerie Queene)2. F(poor)3. T4. T5. F(two)简答题（1）the greatest non-dramatic poet of the Elizabethan Age, and the first master of English verse, which he made the natural music of his voice.（2）Spencer has been called the "poets' poet", because of his idealism, his love of beauty, and his exquisite melody. Spencer has exerted great influence on later poets. （3）Edmund Spenser was a man of his times, and his work reflects the religious and humanistic ideals as well as the intense but critical patriotism of Elizabethan England. His contributions to English literature-in the form of a heightened and enlarged poetic vocabulary, a charming and flexible verse style, and a rich fusing of the philosophic and literary currents of the English Renaissance-entitle him to a rank not far removed from that of William Shakespeare and John Milton.第五部分MarloweI.填空1.Marlowe's three tragedies are_____,______ and ______.2.Marlowe's non-dramatic poetry are_____ and ______.3.Marlowe's verse translation is _________.4.Dr. Faustus is a play based on the ________ of a magician aspiring for knowledge.5.It is Marlowe who first made ________, the principal instrument of English drama and created dramatic effects.II.判断1.Dr. Faustus is Marlowe's non-dramatic poetry.2.Marlowe's creation of the Renaissance hero for English drama is one of his achievements.3.Marlowe is the greatest of the pioneers of English drama.4.The Jew of Malta is a rich and greedy merchant. He pursues wealth endlessly and finally is betrayed and gets killed.5.Dr. Faustus shows the Renaissance human spirit of pursuing knowledge, as well as the courage to challenge fate and authority.III.大题What is the achievement of Marlowe?答案：填空1.Tamburlaine，The Jew of Malta ，Dr. Faustus2.Hero and Leander，The Passionate shepherd to His Love3. Amores （Ovid 's）4.German legend5.blank verse判断1.F2.T3.T4.T5.T大题1.It is Marlowe who first made blank verse, the principal instrument of English drama and created dramatic effects.2.His creation of Renaissance hero for English drama.3. His dramatic achievement lies chiefly in his epical and at times lyrical verse.第六部分ShakespeareⅠ. 填空题：1.Shakespeare is an English () and (), his contributions to the development of () is tremendous.2.It is Shakespeare who breaks the division between () and () and creates () plays that have both tragic and comic elements.3.Shakespeare is one of the founders of ().4.Shakespeare wrote four famous tragedies: Hamlet, Othello, (), and King Lear.5.The dramatic career of Shakespeare is divided into () period.6.In Shakespeare's lifetime, he wrote () plays, () sonnets and () long poems.7.The rhyme scheme of Shakespeare is (), (),() and ().8.Shakespeare was regarded as the greatest () in the English language and the world's pre-eminent ().9.Shakespeare's works include history plays, comedy, tragedy, () and ().10. () and （）occupy a central position in the sonnet sequence.Ⅱ. 判断题：1.His contributions to the development of poet (drama) are tremendous.2.In the second period of Shakespeare's dramatic career, he wrote five histories---Richard Ⅱ,Henry Ⅵ(Ⅳ), Parts Ⅰand Ⅱ, and HenryⅤ.3.The four tragedies of Shakespeare are Hamlet, Macbeth, Coriolanus (King Lear) and Othello.4.Shakespeare's comedies (tragedies) are often regarded as the greatest accomplishments of the dramatist.5.He also wrote 154 sonnets, which were published in 1600(1609). Shakespeare wrote his sonnets in the popular English form of three quatrains and (a couplet).6.In Shakespeare's plays, he did not hesitate to describe the cruelty and anti-natural character of the civil wars, but he did not go all the way against the feudal one.Ⅲ. 论述题1. As a playwright，how different is Ben Johnson from Shakespeare?Johnson's theory of "humours" reduces his characters to types, who represent greed, vanity, falsehood, etc. They are flat, one-sided and have no development. Unlike him, Shakespeare digs deep into human nature and depicts the complexities of human relations. Also, Ben Johnson advocates classic Roman and Greek masters, strictly observes the three unities and disapproves of any mixture of the tragic with the comic, while Shakespeare creates according to his own judgment and the taste of the audience, and is very flexible in his handling of drama rules set by the predecessors.2. Please introduce the different periods of Shakespeare's literary career. Shakespeare's literary career may be divided into 3 major periods which represent respectively his early, mature and late period. In the first period(1590-1600)，he created mainly history plays and comedies: such as Henry IV, The Merchant of Venice and The Twelfth Night. The second period (1601-1608) is the one of great tragedies, namely Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth and King Lear. In the last period (1609-1612), he wrote dramatic romances.3. Please translate the following soliloquyTo be, or not to be- that is the question:Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe slings and arrows of outrageous fortuneOr to take arms against a sea of troubles,And by opposing end them. To die- to sleep-No more; and by a sleep to say we endThe heartache, and the thousand natural shocksThat flesh is heir to. 'Tis a consummationDevoutly to be wish'd.To die- to sleep.To sleep- perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub!For in that sleep of death what dreams may comeWhen we have shuffled off this mortal coil,Must give us pause.生存还是毁灭，这是一个值得考虑的问题；默然忍受暴虐的命运矢石交攻，还是拿起武器勇对无涯的苦难，通过抗争把它们根除，这两种行为，哪一种更高贵？死，就是睡眠就结束了；如果睡眠能结束我们心灵的创伤和肉体所承受的千百种痛苦，那真是生存求之不得的天大的好事。

英国文学1考试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. 英国文学中，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. 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. 伍尔夫D. 奥斯汀答案：C3. 《荒原》是哪位诗人的作品？A. 雪莱B. 济慈C. 艾略特D. 叶芝答案：C4. 《简·爱》的作者是：A. 勃朗特B. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特C. 艾米莉·勃朗特D. 安妮·勃朗特答案：B5. 英国文学中的“湖畔诗人”是指：A. 华兹华斯、柯勒律治和骚塞B. 雪莱、拜伦和济慈C. 奥斯汀、勃朗特和艾略特D. 狄更斯、哈代和萨克雷答案：A6. 《乌托邦》的作者是：A. 托马斯·莫尔B. 弗朗西斯·培根C. 约翰·弥尔顿D. 乔纳森·斯威夫特答案：A7. 《呼啸山庄》的作者是：A. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特B. 艾米莉·勃朗特C. 安妮·勃朗特D. 乔治·艾略特答案：B8. 以下哪位作家是维多利亚时代的代表？A. 简·奥斯汀B. 托马斯·哈代C. 查尔斯·狄更斯D. 乔治·奥威尔答案：C9. 《坎特伯雷故事集》的作者是：A. 乔叟B. 莎士比亚C. 弥尔顿D. 拜伦答案：A10. 《鲁滨逊漂流记》的作者是：A. 丹尼尔·笛福B. 亨利·菲尔丁C. 乔纳森·斯威夫特D. 亚历山大·蒲柏答案：A二、填空题（每空1分，共20分）1. 英国文学史上第一部现实主义小说是________的《鲁滨逊漂流记》。

答案：丹尼尔·笛福2. 英国浪漫主义文学的代表诗人有________、雪莱和拜伦。

答案：济慈3. 英国现代主义文学的代表作之一是弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫的________。

《英国文学》作业参考答案I.1.C2.A3.A4.B5.A6.C7.D8.D9.B 10.B11.A 12.C 13.D 14.C 15.A 16.B 17.B 18.B 19.C 20.A21.B 22.D 23.A 24.A 25.D 26.A 27.D 28.B 29.A 30.CII.1. Neo-classicism is revival of interest in the old classical works.According to theneo-classicists,all forms of literature werw to be modeled after the classical works of Greek and Roman writers and those of the contemporary French ones.They believed that the artisical ideals should be judged in terms of its service to humanity.This belief led them to seek proption,unity,harmony and grace in literary expression.Thus a polite,urbane,witty and intellectual art developed.2. The Waste Land has been hailed as a landmark and a model of the 20th century English poetry, parableto Wordsworth’s Lyrical Ballads. With bold technical innovations in versification and style,the poem not only presents a panorama of physical disorder and spiritual desolation in the modern Western world, but also reflects the prevalent mood of disillusionment and despair of a whole post-war generation. The poem is about the spiritual breakup of a modern civilization in which human life has lost its meaning, significance and purpose. It is regarded as a reflection of the 20th century people’s disillusionment and frustration in a sterile and futile society.3. blank verse refers to unrhymed verse of iambic pentametre.4.Heroic couplet refers to two lines of iambic pentameter rhyming with each other.5. Sonnet is a lyric poem almost invariably of 14 lines and following one of several set rhyme-schemeThere are 2 widely accepted rhyme-schemes:Italian (Petrarchan) sonnet and English (Shakespearean)sonnet.The former consists of a octave(abbaabba) and a sestet (cdecde,cdccdc or cdedce).The English is made up of 3 quatrains and an heroic couplet.It rhymes in ababcdcdefefgg.6. It is a literary movement in the 2nd half of the 19th century and the beginning decade of the 20thcentury as a reaction to Romanticism.The realists holds that literature should be faithful to andwrite about the possibilty of reality.They on one hand expose the social problems,on the other hand,try to find solutions to the problems.Most of them are democratic social reformers.7. Dramatic monologue refers to a lyrical poem which reveals “a soul in action” through the conversation of one character in a dramatic situation. The character is speaking to an identifiablebut silent listener at the dramatic moment of the speaker’s life.III.1.William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is one of the most remarkable playwrightsand poets the world hasever known.With his 38 plays,154 sonnets and 2 long poems,he has established his giant position inworld literature.The influence of Shakespeare upon British literature is hard to measure and it isnot exegerated to say that all the writers after him have been influenced by him directly or indirectly.A. As a humanist, Shakepeare enthuiastically eulogizes humanity and writes in the spirit of Renaissance.He was against feudal tyranny ,religious persecution,racial discrimination,social inequality and the corrupting influence of money and gold.B. Shakespeare holds that literature should be a bination of beauty, kindness and truth,and should reflect nature and reality;he believes that only this kind of literature can reach immortality.C.Shakespeare is a great master of the English language2. This poem is perhaps the most anthologized poem in English literature, and one that takes us to the core of Wordsworth’s poetic belief s. In his eyes, nature is sublime and sacred and will exerta lasting influence upon a soul. The poem is a record of his sublime munion with nature .3. This novel is one of the best and most popular work by Hardy. It is a fierce attack on the hypocritical morality of the bourgeois society and the capitalist invasion into the country and destruction of the English peasantry towands the end of the century.Tess, as a pure woman, brought up with the traditional idea of womanly virtues, is abused and destroyed by both Alec and Angel, agents of the destructive force of the society. And the misery, the poverty and the heartfelt pain she suffers and her final tragedy give rise to a most bitter cry of protest and denunciation of the society.4. The Renaissance marks a transition from the medieval to the modern world.Generally ,it refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries.It first started in Italy,with the flowering of painting,sculpture and literature.From Italy the movement went to embrace the rest of Europe.The Renaissance ,which means rebirth or revival,is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events,such as the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture,the new discovery in geography and astrology,the religious reformation and the economic expansion.The Renaissance,therefore,in essence ,is a historical period in which the European humanist thinkers and scholars made attempts to get rid of those old feudalist ideas in medieval Europe,to introduce new ideas that expressed the interest of the rising bourgeeoisie,and to recover the purity of early church from the corruption of Roman Catholic Church.5. The poem is Eliot’s most striking early achievement. It presents the meditation of an aging young man over the business of proposing marriage.The poem is in a form of dramatic monologue, suggesting an ironic contrast between a pretended “love song”and a confession of the speaker’s incapability facing up to love and to life in a sterile upper-class world. Prufrock, the protagonist of poem, is neurotic, self-important, illogical and incapable of action. He is a kind of tragic figure caught in asense of defeated idealism and tortured by unsatisfied desires. The poem is intensely anti-romantic with visual images of hard, gritty objects and evasive hellish atmosphere.6. (main points)He reveals his sympathy for the poor woman in rural area.7. In his novels he writes about the dehumanization brought about by the industrial civilization and he believes that individual’s psychological dev elopment lies in the sexual impulse—Life Force. Consequently, he frequently touches upon the sexual relationship between man and woman in most of hios novels.8. see textbook.。

英国文学1考试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. 英国文学史上第一位伟大的诗人是：A. 乔叟B. 莎士比亚C. 弥尔顿D. 拜伦答案：A2. 下列哪位作家被誉为“英国小说之父”？A. 简·奥斯汀B. 亨利·菲尔丁C. 查尔斯·狄更斯D. 乔治·艾略特答案：B3. 《坎特伯雷故事集》的作者是：A. 乔叟B. 斯宾塞C. 雪莱D. 拜伦答案：A4. 莎士比亚的“四大悲剧”中不包括以下哪部作品？A. 《哈姆雷特》B. 《奥赛罗》C. 《李尔王》D. 《威尼斯商人》答案：D5. 以下哪位诗人不属于浪漫主义诗人？A. 华兹华斯B. 柯勒律治C. 拜伦D. 布朗宁答案：D6. 《简·爱》的作者是：A. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特B. 艾米莉·勃朗特C. 安妮·勃朗特D. 乔治·艾略特答案：A7. 以下哪部作品是现代主义文学的代表作？A. 《荒原》B. 《尤利西斯》C. 《好兵之帅之帅》D. 《到灯塔去》答案：B8. 以下哪位作家是“愤怒的青年”运动的代表人物？A. 金斯利·艾米斯B. 约翰·奥斯本C. 哈罗德·品特D. 艾伦·西利托答案：B9. 《动物农场》的作者是：A. 乔治·奥威尔B. 阿道司·赫胥黎C. 弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫D. 威廉·戈尔丁答案：A10. 以下哪位作家是后现代主义文学的代表人物？A. 托马斯·品钦B. 萨尔曼·鲁西迪C. 伊恩·麦克尤恩D. 朱利安·巴恩斯答案：A二、填空题（每空1分，共20分）1. 英国文学史上的“文艺复兴”时期，涌现出了许多伟大的作家，其中被誉为“英国戏剧之父”的是______。

答案：莎士比亚2. 19世纪英国现实主义文学的代表作家查尔斯·狄更斯的代表作之一是______。

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。

英国文学题库1（含正确答案）1. ______ first made blank verse the principal instrument of English drama.A. MarloweB. ShakespeareC. SidneyD. Wyatt2. The religious reformation in the early 16th-century England was a reflection of the class struggle waged by the ______ .A. rising bourgeoisie against the feudal class and its ideologyB. working class against the corruption of the bourgeoisieC. landlord class against the rising bourgeoisie and its ideologyD. feudal class against the corruption of the Catholic Church3. The statement that a man gained the whole world but lost his own soul makes a good summary of the main plot of ______ .A. Paradise LostB. The Merchant of VeniceC. HamletD. The Tragic History of Doctor Faustus4. The essence of humanism is to ______ .A. restore a medieval reverence for the churchB. avoid the circumstances of earthly lifeC. explore the next world in which men could live after deathD. emphasize human qualities5. In reading Shakespeare, you must have come across the line “T o be or not to be” that is the question by ______ .A. Iago in OthelloB. Lear in King LearC. Shylock in The Merchant of VeniceD. Hamlet in Hamlet6. In the line “So long lives this, and this gives life to thee” of Sonnet 18, Shakespeare ______.A. meditates on man’s mortalityB. eulogizes the power of artistic creationC. satirizes human vanityD. presents a dream vision7. The sentence “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” is the beginning of one of Shakespeare’s ______ .A. comediesB. tragediesC. sonnetsD. histories8. “So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.” (Shakespeare, Sonnet18)What does “this” refer to?A. Lover.B. Summer.C. Poetry.D. Time.9. Romance, which uses narrative verse or prose to tell stories of ______ adventures or other heroic deeds, is a popular literary form in the medieval period.A. ChristianB. knightlyC. GreekD. primitive10. 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 Tales11. Which of the following historical events does NOT directly help to stimulate the rising of the Renaissance Movement?A. The rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman culture.B. The new discoveries in geography and astrology.C. The Glorious Revolution.D. The religious reformation and the economic expansion.12. 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.13. “Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business.” Who wrote the above lines?A. Ralph Waldo Emerson.B. Thomas Gray.C. Alexander Pope.D. Francis Bacon.14. ______ cares more about axioms under the guidance of which man thinks and acts than human nature or morality.A. Francis BaconB. John BunyanC. Henry FieldingD. Samuel Johnson15. Among the following plays which is NOT written by Christopher Marlowe?A. Dr. Faustus.B. The Jew of Malta.C. Edward Ⅱ.D. The School for Scandal.16. ______ is NOT written by Francis Bacon.A. Of StudiesB. Novum OrganumC. The Advancement of LearningD. The History of the Reign of Henry Ⅶ17. Generally, the Renaissance refers to the period between ______ and ______ centuries.A. 16th/ mid-19thB. 14th/ mid-18thC. 14th/ mid-17thD. 16th/ mid-17th18. 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 achievements in literature make him tower over all other English writers of his time and exert a great influence over later ones.A. Edmund SpenserB. John MiltonC. John DonneD. William Shakespeare19. ______ used wisdom in saving Antonio from being cut a pound of flesh by Shylock in The Merchant of Venice.A. JudgeB. PortiaC. BassanioD. Duke20. “Metaphysical poetry” refers to the works of the 17th-century writers who wrote under the influence of ______ .A. John MiltonB. Christopher MarloweC. John DonneD. John Bunyan21. Spenser’s masterpiece ______ is a great poem of its time.A. The Faerie QueeneB. The Shepherdes CalenderC. The Canterbury TalesD. Metamorphoses22. Which of the following is NOT among the literary giants of English Renaissance?A. Edmund Spenser.B. John Donne.C. Samuel Johnson.D. Francis Bacon.23. English Renaissance Period was an age of ______ .A. ballads and songsB. poetry and dramaC. prose and novelsD. essays and journals24. ______ is known as the “poets’ of poet.”A. Edmund SpenserB. John MiltonC. Christopher MarloweD. Robert Frost25. The masterpiece of Francis Bacon which opened a newgenre in English literature is ______ .A. philosophyB. essaysC. scienceD. poems26. Generally, the Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries; its essence is ______ .A. scienceB. philosophyC. artsD. humanism27. Which of the following is NOT true about Renaissance?A. Humanism is the essence of the Renaissance.B. Attitudes and feelings which had been characteristic of the 14th and 15th centuries persisted well down into the era of Humanism and Reformation.C. It was Chaucer who initiated the Reformation.D. The Elizabethan drama, in its totality, is the real mainstream of the English Renaissance.28. Christopher Marlowe gave new vigor to ______ with his “mighty lines.”A. the Petrarchan sonnetB. sestinaC. blank verseD. terza rima29. All of the following are the most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England EXCEPT ______ .A. William ShakespeareB. Christopher MarloweC. Francis BaconD. Ben Jonson30. Which of the following statements about Shakespeare’s great est tragedies is NOT true?A. Macbeth’s lust for power stirs up his ambition and leads him to incessant crimes.B. The Old King Lear who is willing to totally give up his power makes himself suffer from treachery and infidelity.C. Hamlet, the melancholic scholar-prince, faces the dilemma between action and mind.D. Othello’s inner weakness is made use of by the outside evil force.31. A stanza of nine lines, with the first eight lines in iambic pentameter and the last line in iambic hexameter, rhyming ababbcbcc is called ______ .A. Shakespearean SonnetB. Petrarchan SonnetC. Spenserian StanzaD. Blank Verse32. In Spenser’s masterpiece The Faerie Queene, he speaks of ______ virtues of the private gentleman.A. 10B. 12C. 15D. 1133. “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?”Who is the speaker?A. King Lear.B. Hamlet.C. Macbeth.D. Othello.34. Among the works by John Milton, which is indeed the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since Beowulf?A. Paradise Regained.B. Paradise Lost.C. Areopagitica.D. Samson Agonistes.35. ______ 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 Blake36. Francis Bacon’s achievem ents mainly lie in the following fields EXCEPT ______ .A. poem writingB. scienceC. essay writingD. philosophy37. As the most gifted of the University Wits, Marlowe composed six plays within his short life. Which of the following writings does NOT belong to them?A. Dr. Faustus.B. The Jew of Malta.C. The Faerie Queene.D. Tamburlaine.38. The greatest masterpiece of Marlowe’s plays is ______ .A. TamburlaineB. Dr. FaustusC. The Jew of MaltaD. The Passionate Shepherd to His love39. ______ is a play 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.A. TamburlaineB. Hero and LeanderC. Dr. FaustusD. Amores40. According to your knowledge, which of the following sentences is NOT true?A. Marlowe is masterful in handling blank verse and creating dramatic effects; he is as strong as Shakespeare in dramatic construction.B. Marlowe’s second achievement is his creation of the Renaissance he ro for English drama.C. Shakespeare worked both as actor and playwright.D. Bacon’s essays are famous for their brevity, compactness and powerfulness.41. Paradise Lost is actually a story taken from ______ .A. The RenaissanceB. The Old TestamentC. Greek MythologyD. The New Testament42. Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies are ______ .A. Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othello, and King LearB. Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, and The Merchant of VeniceC. Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and MacbethD. Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, and Othello, Hamlet43. Which writing is regarded today as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons?A. Beowulf.B. Blackness.C. The Seafarer.D. The Wife’s Complaint.44. The Elizabethan ______ , in its totality, is the real mainstream of the English Renaissance.A. poetryB. novelC. dramaD. humanism45. Humanists of the Renaissance turned to the spirit of ______ culture for inspiration.A. Greek and RomanB. Anglo-SaxonC. CelticD. Medieval46. ______ is the leading figure of the metaphysical school.A. John MiltonB. John DonneC. John BunyanD. John Keats47. ______ , the first of the great tragedies, is generally regarded as Shakespeare’s most popular play on the stage.A. Julius CaesarB. HamletC. King LearD. Othello48. In his “To be or not to be” soliloquy, Hamlet gives the reasons why he wants to commit suicide. Apart from his personal revenge, that he ______ is another reason.A. cannot bear the social injustice and grievancesB. is mentally tormented by his father’s ghostC. is unable to restore his earlier idealized image of his motherD. thinks the next world is far better than the harsh reality49. In King Lear, Shakespeare has not only made a profound analysis of the social crisis in which the evils can be seen everywhere, but also criticized ______ .A. the bourgeois egoismB. tyrannyC. anarchy and rebellionD. supernatural forces50. ______ is the most successful religious allegory in the English language.A. Genesis AB. ExodusC. The Pilgrim’s ProgressD. The Holy War。

《英国文学》题库及答案I.Choose the best to complete the following statements1.“O Wind/If winter comes,can spring be far behind?” The two lines are from _______.A. “To Autumn”B. “To a Nightingale”C. “Ode to the West Wind”D. “To a Skylark”2. “To be or not to be----that is the question” is taken from_______.A.HamletB.Romeo and JulietC.The Merchant of theVeniceD.Macbeth3. _______ is romantic love tragedy.A. Romeo and JulietB. MacbethC.The Merchant of the VeniceD. Hamlet4. Beowulf. is considered as _______.A. the best epic in English literatureB. the national epic of the Anglo-SaxonsC. the best narrative poem in English literatureD.the best romance5. In_____,Chaucer created a comprehensive realistic picture of the English society and a whole gallery of vivid characters.A.The Canterbury TalesB.The Romaunt of the RoseC.The Legend of Good WomenD.Troilus and Criseyde6. ___ marks a transition from the medieval to the modern world.A. Enlightenment MovementB. The Glorious RevolutionC. The RenaissanceD. Reformation7. _____is not a writer in the Renaissance.A .Francis BaconB .William Shakespeare C. John Milton D .Jonathan Swift8. __ is NOT the style of Bacon’s essays.A. brevityB. compactness C .powerfulness D .high-flowness9 ______ is generally accepted as an English epic besides Beowulf.A.Samson AgonistesB.Paradise LostC.Paradise RegainedD. “Lycidas”10.The Neo-classicism is markedly characterized by the emphisis of__________.A.realismB.didactic functionC.elegant styleD. lyricism11.____________ is not a picaresque novel.A. Great Expectations B Gulliver’s TravelsC. Robinson CrosueD. The Pilgrim’s Progress12. “Death, Be not Proud” is an Italian sonnet by____.A.ShakespeareB.John MiltonC.John DonneD. Drydon13. In Paradise Lost, Milton doesn’t refers God to____.A.KingB.FoeC.VictorD. Friend14._________ is not a Lake poet?A.SoutheyB.WordworthC.ShelleyD.Coleridge15. ____is a typical Byronic heroe.A.Don JuanB.ShelleyC. BeowulfD. Iliad16.He was the 1st important Romantic poet,showing a contempt for rationalism and bringing somethingfresh to British poetry.He is __.A .Wordsworth B.Blake C.Keats D.Coleridge17. “Did he smile his work to see? /Did he who made the Lamb make thee?”, the 2 lines are from___.A. “the Lamb”B. “The Tyger”C. “The Cheminey Sweeper”D. “The Sick Roes”18. In the above quoted lines, “the Lamb” refers to____.A .Nature B.Jesus Christ C.God D.Uncertain19. “The waves beside them danced; but they /Outdid the sparking waves in glee; ” here, “they ”refer to____.A. rosesB.voletsC.daffodilsD.girls20.The pleasure dome is described in ____.A. “Kubla Khan”B. “Christabel”C. “Frost at Midnight”D. “Dejection:An Ode”21.“Ode to the West Wind” is in____.A.abb bbcB.terza rimaC.aab bcbD.free verse22.In“Ode to the West Wind”, west wind is the biggest symbol; it symbolizes______.A. destroyer and preserverB.boundless freedomC.a lyreD.both A and B23. “Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard /Are sweeter;therefore,ye soft pipes,play on;”the2 lines are from“Ode on a Grecian Urn”by _____.A. John KeatsB.William WordsworthC.ByronD.Sheelley24.The striking characteristic of the Victorian fiction lies in___.A.critical realismB.a return to rationalismC.naturalismD.an overall negation of society25.____is not a character created by Charles Dickens.A.Oliver TwistB.David CopperfieldC.PipD. Ishmael26. Tess is sandwiched between and murdered by two so-called gentlemen: one is Alec, and the other is ______.A. Angel ClareB. Alec’s brotherC. LouisD. Babalou27.Linguist Higgins appears in____.A.Widower’s HousesB. Mrs. Warren’s ProfessionC. St. JoanD. Pygmalion28.In “Auld Lang Syne”, the poet is singing for ______.A.loveB.friendshipC.patriotismD.his mother29.In “The Rocking Horse Winner”, Lawrence attacks____.A.money-worshippingB.hypocricyC.industrialismmercialism30. “My Last Duchess” is a famous ______ by ______.A. love lyric; WordsworthB.dramatic monologue;TennysonC.dramatic monologue; BrowningD.tragedy; ShawII.Please explain the following terms briefly1. Neo-classicism:2.The Waste Land3. blank verse4.The Great Expectation 34.heroic couplet5. Shakespearean Sonnet6.Critical Realism7. dramatic monologueIII.Answer the following questions1.Why is Shakespeare great in the history of British literature?2.What does Wordsworth want to say in “I Wandered as A Lonely Cloud”?3.Please explain the theme of Tess of the D’Urbevilles.4. In what a way is Renaissance significant in the history of Europe?5. What does T.S. Eliot want to say in “The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock”?6. What does Wordsworth describe in “She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways”?7. What is the major theme of the novels of Lawrence?8. What does Byron want to say in “She Walks in Beauty”?《英国文学》作业参考答案I.1.C2.A3.A4.B5.A6.C7.D8.D9.B 10.B11.A 12.C 13.D 14.C 15.A 16.B 17.B 18.B 19.C 20.A21.B 22.D 23.A 24.A 25.D 26.A 27.D 28.B 29.A 30.CII.1. Neo-classicism is revival of interest in the old classical works.According to theneo-classicists,all forms of literature werw to be modeled after the classical works of Greek and Roman writers and those of the contemporary French ones.They believed that the artisical ideals should be judged in terms of its service to humanity.This belief led them to seek proption,unity,harmony and grace in literary expression.Thus a polite,urbane,witty and intellectual art developed.2. The Waste Land has been hailed as a landmark and a model of the 20th century English poetry,comparable to Wordsworth’s Lyrical Ballads. With bold technical innovations in versification andstyle,the poem not only presents a panorama of physical disorder and spiritual desolation in the modern Western world, but also reflects the prevalent mood of disillusionment and despair of a wholepost-war generation. The poem is about the spiritual breakup of a modern civilization in which humanlife has lost its meaning, significance and purpose. It is regarded as a reflection of the 20th century people’s disillusionment and frustration in a sterile and futile society.3. blank verse refers to unrhymed verse of iambic pentametre.4.Heroic couplet refers to two lines of iambic pentameter rhyming with each other.5. Sonnet is a lyric poem almost invariably of 14 lines and following one of several set rhyme-schemeThere are 2 widely accepted rhyme-schemes:Italian (Petrarchan) sonnet and English (Shakespearean)sonnet.The former consists of a octave(abbaabba) and a sestet (cdecde,cdccdc or cdedce).The English is made up of 3 quatrains and an heroic couplet.It rhymes in ababcdcdefefgg.6. It is a literary movement in the 2nd half of the 19th century and the beginning decade of the 20thcentury as a reaction to Romanticism.The realists holds that literature should be faithful to andwrite about the possibilty of reality.They on one hand expose the social problems,on the other hand,try to find solutions to the problems.Most of them are democratic social reformers.7. Dramatic monologue refers to a lyrical poem which reveals “a soul in action” through the conversation of one character in a dramatic situation. The character is speaking to an identifiablebut silent lis tener at the dramatic moment of the speaker’s life.III.1.William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is one of the most remarkable playwrightsand poets the world hasever known.With his 38 plays,154 sonnets and 2 long poems,he has established his giant position inworld literature.The influence of Shakespeare upon British literature is hard to measure and it isnot exegerated to say that all the writers after him have been influenced by him directly or indirectly.A. As a humanist, Shakepeare enthuiastically eulogizes humanity and writes in the spirit of Renaissance.He was against feudal tyranny ,religious persecution,racial discrimination,social inequality and the corrupting influence of money and gold.B. Shakespeare holds that literature should be a combination of beauty, kindness and truth,and shouldreflect nature and reality;he believes that only this kind of literature can reach immortality.C.Shakespeare is a great master of the English language2. This poem is perhaps the most anthologized poem in English literature, and one that takes usto the core of Wordsworth’s poetic beliefs. In his eyes, nature is sublime and sacred and willexert a lasting influence upon a soul. The poem is a record of his sublime communion with nature .3. This novel is one of the best and most popular work by Hardy. It is a fierce attack on the hypocritical morality of the bourgeois society and the capitalist invasion into the country and destruction of the English peasantry towands the end of the century.Tess, as a pure woman, broughtup with the traditional idea of womanly virtues, is abused and destroyed by both Alec and Angel,agents of the destructive force of the society. And the misery, the poverty and the heartfelt painshe suffers and her final tragedy give rise to a most bitter cry of protest and denunciation of the society.4. The Renaissance marks a transition from the medieval to the modern world.Generally ,it refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries.It first started in Italy,with the flowering of painting,sculpture and literature.From Italy the movement went to embrace the rest of Europe.The Renaissance ,which means rebirth or revival,is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events,such as the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture,the new discovery in geography and astrology,the religious reformation and the economic expansion.The Renaissance,therefore,in essence ,is a historical period in which the European humanist thinkers and scholars made attempts to get rid of those old feudalist ideas in medieval Europe,to introduce new ideas that expressed the interest of the rising bourgeeoisie,and to recover the purity of early church from the corruption of Roman Catholic Church.5. The poem is Eliot’s most striking early achievement. It presents the meditation of an aging young man over the business of proposing marriage.The poem is in a form of dramatic monologue, suggesting an ironic contrast between a pretended “love song”and a confession of the speaker’s incapability facing up to love and to life in a sterile upper-class world. Prufrock, the protagonist of poem, is neurotic, self-important, illogical and incapable of action. He is a kind of tragic figure caught in asense of defeated idealism and tortured by unsatisfied desires. The poem is intensely anti-romantic with visual images of hard, gritty objects and evasive hellish atmosphere.6. (main points)He reveals his sympathy for the poor woman in rural area.7. In his novels he writes about the dehumanization brought about by the industrial civilization and he believes that individual’s psychological development lies in the sexual impulse—Life Force. Consequently, he frequently touches upon the sexual relationship between man and woman in most of hios novels.8. see textbook.。

《英国文学》题库及答案《英国文学》题库及答案I.Choose the best to complete the following statements1.“O Wind/If winter comes,can spring be far behind?” The two lines are from _______.A. “T o Autumn”B. “To a Nightingale”C. “Ode to the West Wind”D. “To a Skylark”2. “To be or not to be----that is the question” is taken from_______.A.HamletB.Romeo and JulietC.The Merchant of theVeniceD.Macbeth3. _______ is romantic love tragedy.A. Romeo and JulietB. MacbethC.The Merchant of the VeniceD. Hamlet4. Beowulf. is considered as _______.A. the best epic in English literatureB. the national epic of the Anglo-SaxonsC. the best narrative poem in English literatureD.the best romance5. In_____,Chaucer created a comprehensive realistic picture of the English society and a whole gallery of vivid characters.A.The Canterbury TalesB.The Romaunt of the RoseC.The Legend of Good WomenD.Troilus and Criseyde6. ___ marks a transition from the medieval to the modern world.A. Enlightenment MovementB. The Glorious RevolutionC. The RenaissanceD. Reformation7. _____is not a writer in the Renaissance.A .Francis BaconB .William Shakespeare C. John Milton D .Jonathan Swift8. __ is NOT the style of Bacon’s essa ys.A. brevityB. compactness C .powerfulness D .high-flowness9 ______ is generally accepted as an English epic besides Beowulf.A.Samson AgonistesB.Paradise LostC.Paradise RegainedD. “Lycidas”10.The Neo-classicism is markedly characterized by the emphisis of__________.A.realismB.didactic functionC.elegant styleD. lyricism11.____________ is not a picaresque novel.A. Great Expectations B Gulliver’s TravelsC. Robinson CrosueD. The Pilgrim’s Progress12. “Death, Be not Proud” is an Italian sonnet by____.A.ShakespeareB.John MiltonC.John DonneD. Drydon13. In Paradise Lost, Milton doesn’t refers God to____.A.KingB.FoeC.VictorD. Friend14._________ is not a Lake poet?A.SoutheyB.WordworthC.ShelleyD.Coleridge15. ____is a typical Byronic heroe.A.Don JuanB.ShelleyC. BeowulfD. Iliad16.He was the 1st important Romantic poet,showing a contempt for rationalism and bringing somethingfresh to British poetry.He is __.A .Wordsworth B.Blake C.Keats D.Coleridge17. “Did he smile his work to see? /Did he who made the Lamb make thee?”, the 2 lines are from___.A. “the Lamb”B. “The Tyger”C. “The Cheminey Sweeper”D. “The Sick Roes”18. In the above quoted lines, “the Lamb” refers to____.A .Nature B.Jesus Christ C.God D.Uncertain19. “The waves bes ide them danced; but they /Outdid the sparking waves in glee; ” here, “they ”refer to____.A. rosesB.voletsC.daffodilsD.girls20.The pleasure dome is described in ____.A. “Kubla Khan”B. “Christabel”C. “Frost at Midnight”D. “Dejection:An Ode”21.“Ode to the West Wind” is in____.A.abb bbcB.terza rimaC.aab bcbD.free verse22.In“Ode to the West Wind”, west wind is the biggest symbol; it symbolizes______.A. destroyer and preserverB.boundless freedomC.a lyreD.both A and B23. “Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard /Are sweeter;therefore,ye soft pipes,play on;”the2 lines are from“Ode on a Grecian Urn”by _____.A. John KeatsB.William WordsworthC.ByronD.Sheelley24.The striking characteristic of the Victorian fiction lies in___.A.critical realismB.a return to rationalismC.naturalismD.an overall negation of society25.____is not a character created by Charles Dickens.A.Oliver TwistB.David CopperfieldC.PipD. Ishmael26. Tess is sandwiched between and murdered by two so-called gentlemen: one is Alec, and the other is ______.A. Angel ClareB. Alec’s brotherC. LouisD. Babalou27.Linguist Higgins appears in____.A.Widower’s HousesB. Mrs. Warren’s ProfessionC. St. JoanD. Pygmalion28.In “Auld Lang Syne”, the poet is singing for ______.A.loveB.friendshipC.patriotismD.his mother29.In “The Rocking Horse Winner”, Lawrence attacks____.A.money-worshippingB.hypocricyC.industrialism/doc/8411870195.html,mercialism30. “My Last Duchess” is a famous ______ by ______.A. love lyric; WordsworthB.dramatic monologue;TennysonC.dramatic monologue; BrowningD.tragedy; ShawII.Please explain the following terms briefly1. Neo-classicism:2.The Waste Land3. blank verse4.The Great Expectation 34.heroic couplet5. Shakespearean Sonnet6.Critical Realism7. dramatic monologueIII.Answer the following questions1.Why is Shakespeare great in the history of British literature?2.What does Wordsworth want to say in “I Wandered as A Lonely Cloud”?3.Please explain the theme of Tess of the D’Urbevilles.4. In what a way is Renaissance significant in the history of Europe?5. What does T.S. Eliot want to say in “The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock”?6. What does Wordsworth describe in “She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways”?7. What is the major theme of the novels of Lawrence?8. What does Byron want to say in “She Walks in Beauty”?《英国文学》作业参考答案I.1.C2.A3.A4.B5.A6.C7.D8.D9.B 10.B11.A 12.C 13.D 14.C 15.A 16.B 17.B 18.B 19.C 20.A21.B 22.D 23.A 24.A 25.D 26.A 27.D 28.B 29.A 30.CII.1. Neo-classicism is revival of interest in the old classical works.According to theneo-classicists,all forms of literature werw to be modeled after the classical works of Greek and Roman writers and those of the contemporary French ones.They believed that the artisical ideals should be judged in terms of its service to humanity.This belief led them to seek proption,unity,harmony and grace in literary expression.Thus a polite,urbane,witty and intellectual art developed.2. The Waste Land has been hailed as a landmark and a model of the 20th century English poetry,comparable to Wordsworth’s Lyrical Ballads. With bold technical innovations in versification andstyle,the poem not only presents a panorama of physical disorder and spiritual desolation in the modern Western world, but also reflects the prevalent mood of disillusionment and despair of a wholepost-war generation. The poem is about the spiritualbreakup of a modern civilization in which humanlife has lost its meaning, significance and purpose. It is regarded as a reflection of the 20th century people’s disillusionment and frustration in a sterile and futile society.3. blank verse refers to unrhymed verse of iambic pentametre.4.Heroic couplet refers to two lines of iambic pentameter rhyming with each other.5. Sonnet is a lyric poem almost invariably of 14 lines and following one of several set rhyme-schemeThere are 2 widely accepted rhyme-schemes:Italian (Petrarchan) sonnet and English (Shakespearean)sonnet.The former consists of a octave(abbaabba) and a sestet (cdecde,cdccdc or cdedce).The English is made up of 3 quatrains and an heroic couplet.It rhymes in ababcdcdefefgg.6. It is a literary movement in the 2nd half of the 19th century and the beginning decade of the 20thcentury as a reaction to Romanticism.The realists holds that literature should be faithful to andwrite about the possibilty of reality.They on one hand expose the social problems,on the other hand,try to find solutions to the problems.Most of them are democratic social reformers.7. Dramatic monologue refers to a lyrical poem which reveals “a soul in action” through the conversation of one character in a dramatic situation. The character is speaking to an identifiablebut silent lis tener at the dramatic moment of the speake r’s life.III.1.William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is one of the most remarkable playwrightsand poets the world hasever known.With his 38 plays,154 sonnets and 2 long poems,he has established his giant position inworld literature.The influence of Shakespeare upon British literature is hard to measure and it isnot exegerated to say that all the writers after him have been influenced by him directly or indirectly.A. As a humanist, Shakepeare enthuiastically eulogizes humanity and writes in the spirit of Renaissance.He was against feudal tyranny ,religious persecution,racial discrimination,social inequality and the corrupting influence of money and gold.B. Shakespeare holds that literature should be a combination of beauty, kindness and truth,and shouldreflect nature and reality;he believes that only this kind of literature can reach immortality.C.Shakespeare is a great master of the English language2. This poem is perhaps the most anthologized poem in English literature, and one that takes usto the core of Wordsworth’s poetic beliefs. In his eyes, nature is sublime and sacred and willexert a lasting influence upon a soul. The poem is a record of his sublime communion with nature .3. This novel is one of the best and most popular work by Hardy. It is a fierce attack on the hypocritical morality of the bourgeois society and the capitalist invasion into the country and destruction of the English peasantry towands the end of the century.Tess, as a pure woman, broughtup with the traditional idea of womanly virtues, is abused and destroyed by both Alec and Angel,agents of the destructive force of the society. And the misery, the poverty and the heartfelt painshe suffers and her final tragedy give rise to a most bitter cry of protest and denunciation of the society.4. The Renaissance marks a transition from the medieval to the modern world.Generally ,it refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries.It first started in Italy,with the flowering of painting,sculpture and literature.From Italy the movement went to embrace the rest of Europe.The Renaissance ,which means rebirth or revival,is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events,such as the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture,the new discovery in geography and astrology,the religious reformation and the economic expansion.The Renaissance,therefore,in essence ,is a historical period in which the European humanist thinkers and scholars made attempts to get rid of those old feudalist ideas in medieval Europe,to introduce new ideas that expressed the interest of the rising bourgeeoisie,and to recover the purity of early church from the corruption of Roman Catholic Church.5. The poem is Eliot’s most striking early achievement. It presents the meditation of an aging young man over the business of proposing marriage.The poem is in a form of dramatic monologue, suggesting an ironic contrast between a pretended “love song”and a confession of the speaker’s incapability facing up to love and to life in a sterile upper-class world. Prufrock, the protagonist of poem, is neurotic, self-important, illogical and incapable of action. He is a kind of tragic figure caught in asense of defeated idealism and tortured by unsatisfied desires. The poem is intensely anti-romantic with visual images of hard, gritty objects and evasive hellish atmosphere.6. (main points)He reveals his sympathy for the poor woman in rural area.7. In his novels he writes about the dehumanization brought about by the industrial civilization and he believes that individual’s psychological development lies in the sexual impulse—Life Force. Consequently, he frequently touches upon the sexual relationship between man and woman in most of hios novels.8. see textbook.。