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英国文学史及选读期末试题及答案
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I.Multiplechoice(30points,1pointforeach)selectfromthefourchoicesofeachitemtheonethatbestanswersthequestionorcompletesthestatement.
1._____,atypicalexampleofoldEnglishpoetry,isregardedtodayasthenationalepicoftheAnglo-Saxons.
A.TheCanterburyTalesB.TheBalladofRobinHood
C.TheSongofBeowulfD.SirGawainandtheGreenKinght
2._____isthemostcommonfootinEnglishpoetry.
A.TheanapestB.Thetrochee
C.TheiambD.Thedactyl
3.TheRenaissanceisactuallyamovementstimulatedbyaseriesofhistoricalevents,whichoneofthefollowingisNOTsuchanevent?
A.TherediscoveryofancientRomanandGreekculture.
B.England’sdomesticrest
C.Newdiscoveryingeographyandastrology
D.Thereligiousreformationandtheeconomicexpansion
4._____isthemostsuccessfulreligiousallegoryintheEnglishlanguage.
A.ThePilgrimsProgress
B.GraceAboundingtotheChiefofSinners
C.TheLifeandDeathofMr.Badman
D.TheHolyWar
5.Generally,theRenaissancereferstotheperiodbetweenthe14thandmid-17thcenturies,itsessenceis_____.
A.scienceB.philosophy
C.artsD.humanism
6.“Solongasmencanbreathe,oreyescansee,/Solonglivesthis,andthisgiveslifetothee.”(Shakespeare,Sonnets18)Whatdoes“this”referto?
A.Lover.B.Time.
C.Summer.D.Poetry.
7.“Oprince,Ochiefofmythronedpowers,/Thatledth’embattledseraphimtowar/Underthyconduct,andindreadfuldeeds/Fearless,endangeredHeaven’sperpetualking”InthethirdlineoftheabovepassagequotedfromMilton’sParadiseLost,thephrase“thyconduct”refersto_____conduct.
A.God’sB.Satan’s
C.Adam’sD.Eve’s
8.ItisgenerallyregardedthatKeats’smostimportantandmaturepoemsareintheformof______.
A.elegyB.ode
C.epicD.sonnet
9.“ShallIcomparetheetoasummer’sday?
”ThesentenceisthebeginningofShakespeare’s_______.
A.comedyB.tragedy
C.sonnetD.poem
10.DanielDefoe’snovelsmainlyfocuson_____.
A.thestruggleoftheunfortunateformereexistence
B.thestruggleoftheshipwreckedpersonsforsecurity
C.thestruggleofthepiratesforwealth
D.thedesireofthecriminalsforproperty
11.FrancisBaconisbestknownforhis_____whichgreatlyinfluencedthedevelopmentofthisliteraryform.
A.essaysB.poemsC.worksD.plays
12.MostofThomasHardy’snovelsaresetinWessex____.
A.acruderegioninEnglandB.afictionalprimitiveregion
C.aremoteruralareaD.Hardy’shometown
13.IntermsofPrideandPrejudice,whichisnottrue?
A.PrideandPrejudiceisthemostpopularofJaneAusten’snovels.
B.PrideandPrejudiceisoriginallydraftedas“FirstImpressions”.
C.PrideandPrejudiceisatragicnovel.
D.Inthisnovel,theauthorexplorestherelationshipbetweengreatloveandrealisticbenefits.
14.ChronologicallytheVictorianPeriodrefersto_____
A.1798-1832B.1831-1901
C.1798-1901D.theNeoclassicalPeriod
15.Inthefollowingfigures,whoisDickens’sfirstchildhero?
A.Fagin.B.Mr.Brownlow.
C.OliveTwist.D.BillSikes
16.“Andwherearethey?
Andwhereartthou,”
Mycountry?
Onthyvoicelessshore
Theheroiclayistunelessnow-
Theheroicbosombeatsnomore!
(GeorgeGordonByron,DonJuan)
Intheabovestanza,“artthou”literallymeans_____.
A.“artyou”B.“arethough”C.“artthough”D.“areyou”
17.Ofthefollowingwriters,whichisnottherepresentativeoftheRomanticperiod?
A.WilliamBlake.B.JohnBunyan.
C.JaneAuten.D.JohnKeats.
18.InSongsofInnocenceandSongsofExperience,whatistheutmostconcernofBlake?
A.LoveB.ChildhoodC.DeathD.HumanExperience
19.ParadiseLostisactuallyastorytakenfrom____.
A.theRenaissanceB.theOldTestament
C.GreekMythologyD.theNewTestament
20.JaneAusten’sfirstnovelis_____.
A.PrideandPrejudiceB.SenseandSensibility
C.EmmaD.PlanofaNoel
21.Ofthefollowingpoets,whichisnotregardedas“LakePoets’”?
A.SaumelTaylorColeridge.B.RobertSouthey.
C.WilliamWordsworth.D.WilliamShakespeare.
22.DanielDefoedescribes____asatypicalEnglishmiddle-classmanoftheeighteenthcentury,theveryprototypeoftheempirebuilderorthepioneercolonist.
A.RobinsonCrusoeB.MollFlanders
C.GulliverD.TomJones
23.Thelines“Death,benotproud,thoughsomehavecalldthee/Mightyanddreadful,forthouartnotso;”arefoundin______.
A.WilliamWordsworth’swritingsB.JohnKeats’writings
C.JohnDonne’swritingsD.PercyByssheShelley’swritings
24.ThePilgrim’sprogressbyJohnBunyanisoftensaidtobeconcernedwiththesearchfor_____.
A.self-fulfillmentB.spiritualsalvation
C.materialwealthD.universaltruth
25.Withsomanypoemssuchas“TheSparrow’sNest,”“ToaSkylark,”“TotheCuckoo”and“ToaButterfly”,WilliamWordsworthisregardedasa“______”.
A.poetofgenius.B.royalpoet.
C.worshipperofnature.D.conservativepoet.
26.InthefirstpartofGulliver’sTravels,Gullivertoldthisexperiencein____.
A.LilliputB.Brobdingnag
C.HouyhnhnmD.England
27.Whichofthefollowingcannotdescribe“Byronichero”?
A.Proud.B.Mysterious.C.Nobleorigin.D.Progressive.
28.ThepoeticformwhichBrowningattachedtomaturityandperfectionis____.
A.dramaticmonologueB.useofsymbol
C.useofironiclanguageD.useoflyrics
29.Theterm“metaphysicalpoetry”iscommonlyusedtonametheworkofthe17th-centurywriterswhowroteundertheinfluenceof____.
A.JohnMiltonB.JohnDonneC.JohnKeatsD.JohnBunyan
30.WhichofthefollowingwritingsisnotcreatedbyWilliamWordsworth?
A.IWanderedLonelyasaCloud.
B.SheDweltAmongtheUntroddenWays
C.TheSolitaryReaper.
D.TheChimneySweeper.
II.FindtherelevantmatchfromcolunmBforeachiteminColomnA(10pointsinall.1pointforeach)
AB
1.GeoffreyChaucerA.ARed,RedRose
2.FrancisBaconB.OdetoaNightingale
3.JonathanSwiftC.OfTruth
4.WilliamBlakeD.NorthangerAbbey
5.RobertBurnsE.TheCanterburyTales
6.JohnKeatsF.AModestProposal
7.JaneAustenG.TheTiger
8.CharlesDickensH.Ulysses
9.TennysonI.DavidCopperfield
10.RobertBrowningJ.MyLastDuchess
III.Fillinthefollowingblanks(10pointsinall,1pointforeach)
1.Intheyear____,atthebattleofHastings,theNormansheadedbywilliam,DukeofNormandy,defeatedtheAnglo-saxons.
2.Sincehistoricaltimes,England,wheretheearlyinhabitantswerecelts,hasbeenconqueredthreetimes.ItwasconqueredbytheRomans,the____,andtheNormans.
3.____isregaredasshakespeare’ssuccessfulromantictragedy.
4.Nosoonerwerethepeopleincontrolofthegovernmentthantheydividedintohostileparties:
theliberalwhigsandtheconservative_____.
5.TheGloriousRevolutionin___meantthreethingsthesupremacyofparliament,thebeginningofmodernEnglish,andthefinaltriumphoftheprincipleofpoliticalliberty.
6.RomanticismasaliterarymovementcomeintobeinginEnglandearlyinthelatterhalfofthe___century.
7.WiththepublicationofwilliamWordsworth’s____incollaborationwithS.TColeridge,RomanticismbegantobloomandfoundafirmplaceinthehistoryofEnglishliteratare.
8.Womanas____appearedintheRomanticage.Itwasduringthisperiodthatwomentook,forthefirsttime,animportantplaceinEnglishliterature.
9.ThemostimportantpoetofthevictoriaAgewas____,Nexttohim,wereRobertBrowningandhiswife.
10.The____movementappearedinthethirtiesofthe19thcenfury.
IV.QuestionsandAnswers(20pointsinall,10pointsforeach)GivebriefanswerstoeachoffollowingquestionsinEnglish.
(1)Aselectionfromapoem
Whereforefeedandclotheandsave
Formthecradletothegrave
Thoseungratefuldroneswhowould
Drainyoursweat_nay,drinkyourblood?
Whrefore,BeesofEngland,forge
Manyaweepon,chain,andscourge
Thatthesestinglessdronesmayspoil
Theforcedproduceofyourtail?
Questions(10’)
1.Theselinesaretakenfromapoementitled___(1’)writtenby___(1’).
2.Therhymeschemeintheselectionofthepoemis____.(1’)
3.Whatideadoesthequotationexpress?
(7’)
(2)ASelectionfromawork
Somebooksaretobetasted,otherstobeswallowed,andsomefewtobechewedanddigested;thatis,somebooksaretobereadonlyinparts;otherstoberead,butnotcuriously;andsomefewtobereadwholly,andwithdiligenceandattention.Somebooksalsomaybereadbydeputyandextractsmadeofthembyothers,butthatwouldbeonlyinthelessimportantargumentsandthemeanersortofbooks;elsedistilledbookdarelikecommondistilledwaters.
Question(10’)
1.Thispassageistakenfromawell-knownworkentiled___,(2’)writtenby____.(1’)
2.What’sthemainideaofthewholework.(7’)
V.TopicDiscussion(30pointsinall,15pointsforeach).Writenolessthan100wordsoneachofthefollowingtopicsinEnglish,inthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.
1.BasedonJaneEyrebyCharlotteBronte,discussthethemeofherworks,theimageofwomanprotagonistsandwhatandhowhernovelstruthfullypresent.(15’)
2.InPrideandPrejudice,JaneAastenexploredthreekindsofmotivationsofmarriagethatthemiddle-classpeoplehadinthesecondhalfofthe18thcentury.Trytomakeabriefdiscussionaboutthemwithspecificexamplesfromthenovel.MakecommentsonAusten’sattitudetowardsthesemotivations.(15’)
200x-200x学年度第一学期期末考试试卷
答案及评分标准
考试课程:
英国文学史及选读考核类型:
A卷
考试方式:
闭卷出卷教师:
XXX
考试专业:
英语考试班级:
英语xx班
I.MultipleChoice(1’×30=30’)
01-05CCBAD06-10DBBCA
11-15ABCBC16-20DBDBB
21-25DACBC26-30ADABD
II.FindtherelevantmatchfromcolumnBforeachitemincolamnA(1’×10=10’)
1-E2-C3-F4-G5-A
6-B7-D8-I9-H10-J
III.Fillinthefollowingblanks(1’×10=10’)
1.10662.Anglo-Saxons3.RomeoandJuliet
4.Tories5.168