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1.()Cordeliaa.RobisonCrusoe
2.()Blifilb.Beowulf
3.()Opheliac.TheTempest
4.()Iagod.TomJones
5.()Grendele.KingLear
6.()Portiaf.ParadiseLost
7.()Prosperog.Othello
8.()Fridayh.Gulliver’sTravels
9.()Satani.TheMerchantofVenice
10.()Houyhnhnmsj.Hamlet
II.Choosethebestanswer.(35%)
1.Beowulfisa______poem,describinganall-roundpictureofthetribalsociety.
A.paganB.puritan
C.romanticD.lyric
2.OneofthedistinctfeaturesoftheElizabethantimeis_____.
A.theflourishingofthedrama
B.thepopularityoftherealisticnovel
C.thedominationoftheclassicalpoetry
D.theclose-downofallthetheatres
3.TheperiodbetweenandcenturiesisgenerallyreferredtoRenaissance.
A.13th,early16thB.14th,early17th
C.14th,mid-16thD.14th,mid-17th
4.AsaRenaissancehumanist,Shakespeare
A.isagainstreligiouspersecutionandracialdiscrimination,againstsocialinequalityandthecorruptinginfluenceofgoldandmoney.
B.holdsthatliteratureshouldbeacombinationofbeauty,kindnessandtruth,andshouldreflectnatureandreality.
C.givesfaithfulreflectionofthesocialrealitiesofhistimethroughhisworks.
D.Alloftheabove.
5.WhichofthefollowingplaysdoesnotbelongtoShakespeare’sgreattragedies?
A.OthelloB.Macbeth
C.RomeoandJulietD.Hamlet
6.Thefollowingplaywrightsbelongtothe“universitywits”,Shakespeare’spredecessors,except.
A.JohnLylyB.BenJonson
C.ThomasKydD.ChristopherMarlowe
7.WhichofthefollowingpoeticformsistheprincipalformofShakespeare’sdramas?
A.lyricB.sonnet
C.blankverseD.quatrain
8.TheTragicHistoryofDoctorFaustusisoneofChristopherMarlowe’sbestworksinwhichDr.Faustusseeksnomatteratwhatcostandfinallymeetshistragicendasaresultofsellinghissoultothedevil.
A.money
B.immorality
C.knowledge
D.politicalpower
9.InHamlet’ssoliloquy,whenhesays,“Tosleep,perchancetodream:
--ay,there’stherub.”Whatisheprimarilythinkingabout?
A.Thebaddreamsthathaverecentlybeentroublinghim.
B.Thefactthatifdyingislikegoingtosleep,thenperhapsafterdeathwehavebaddreams.
C.ThesinfulbehaviorofGertrude,whoseguiltydreamshewouldliketoknow.
D.Hisdesiretosleepsothathewillnothavetotakevengefulaction.
10.“Somebooksaretobetasted,otherstobeswallowed,andsomefewtobechewedanddigested”isoneoftheepigramsfoundin.
A.FrancisBacon’s“OfStudies”
B.ThomasMors’sUtopia
C.johnBunyan’sThePilgrim’sProgress
D.HenryFielding’sTomJones
11.Thesentence“shallIcomparetheetoasummer’sday?
”isthebeginninglineofoneofShakespeare’s.
A.comediesB.tragedies
C.sonnetsD.histories
12.InJohnMilton’sParadiseLost,AdamandEveareforbiddentoeatthefruitoftheTreeofKnowledgeof_________.
A.LoveandHateB.GoodandEvil
C.FaithandBetrayalD.SceneandSensibility
13.ThePilgrim’sProgressbyJohnBunyanisoftensaidtobeconcernedwiththesearchfor________.
A.MaterialwealthB.spiritualsalvation
C.UniversaltruthD.self-fulfillment
14.ModernEnglishnovelaroseinthecentury.
A.16thB.17thC.18thD.19th
15.Oftheeighteenth-centurynovelistsHenryFieldingwasthefirstto_____.
A.instructthepeoplethroughhiswriting
B.givethemodernnovelitsstructureandstyle
C.amusethepeoplethroughhisworks
D.adoptthethird-personnarration
16.The18thcenturywitnessedthatinEnglandthereappearedtwopoliticalparties,_____.
A.theWhigsandtheTories
B.theSenateandtheHouseofRepresentatives
C.theupperHouseandlowerHouse
D.theHouseofLordsandtheHouseofRepresentatives
17.wasaprogressiveintellectualmovementgoingonthroughoutEuropeinthe18thcentury.
A.TheRenaissanceB.PuritanMovement
B.RomanticMovementD.TheEnlightenment
18.Accordingtotheneoclassicists,whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.AllformsofliteratureweretobemodeledaftertheclassicalworksoftheancientGreekandRomanwriters.
B.Theytriedtodelight,instructandcorrecthumanbeingsassocialanimals.
C.Theytriedtodevelopapolite,urbane,witty,andintellectualart.
D.Alltheabove.
19.ThesocialsignificanceofGulliver’sTravelsliesin_____.
A.thedevastatingcriticismsandsatiresofallaspectsinthethenEnglishandEuropeanlife
B.hisartisticskillinmakingthestoryanorganicwhole
C.hiscentralconcernofstudyofhumannatureandlife
D.bothBandC
20.Inthe18thcentury,founditsexpressionchieflyinpoetry,especiallythatofWilliamBlakeandRobertBurns.
A.neoclassicismB.realismC.sentimentalismD.pre-romanticism
21.WhodoesnotbelongtotheschoolofNeo-classicism?
A.SteeleB.LaurenceSterneC.PopeD.Johnson
22.Theleaderofthesentimentalpoetryis.
A.JohnDonneB.ThomasGrayC.WilliamBlakeD.RobertBurns
23.TheheroinRobinsonCrusoeistheprototypeof
_____.
A.theempirebuilder
B.thepioneercolonist
C.theworkingpeople
D.bothAandB
24.ManyofBurn’ssongsdealwithfriendship.haslongbecomeauniversalparting-songofalltheEnglish-speakingcountries.
A.ARed,RedRoseB.AuldLangSyne
C.MyHeart’sintheHighlandsD.JohnAnderson,MyJo
25.Blake’sSongsofExperiencepaintsaworldof_____withamelancholytone.
A.misery,poverty,disease,warandrepression
B.happinessandloveandromanticideals
C.misery,povertymixedwithloveandhappiness
D.lossandinstitutionalcrueltywithsufferings
26.WilliamWordsworth,aromanticpoet,advocatedallofthefollowingEXCEPT_______.
A.normalcontemporaryspeechpatterns
B.humbleandrusticlifeassubjectmatter
C.elegantwordingandinflatedfiguresofspeech
D.intenselysubjectivefeelingtowardindividualexperience
27.Whoisnotamongthe“LakePoets?
”
A.WordsworthB.KeatsC.ColeridgeD.Southey
28.In_______,_______setforthhisprinciplesofpoetry,“allgoodpoetryisthespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeeling”.
A.ThePrefacetoLyricalBallads;
Wordsworth
B.“TheRimeoftheAncientMariner”;
Coleridge
C.“ADefenceofPoetry”;
Shelley
D.“LecturesontheEnglishPoets”;
Hazlitt
29.AllthepoemswerewrittenbyByronEXCEPT_______.
A.ChildeHarold’sPilgrimage
B.DonJuan
C.SheWalksinBeauty
D.QueenMab
30.In1843,_______wasmadepoetlaureate.
A.SoutheyB.Shelley
C.WordsworthD.Keats
31.OfthefollowingstatementsaboutLyricalBallads,whichisNOTtrue?
A.Thepoemsarenotedfortheuncompromisingobscurityofmuchofthelanguage.
B.Thepoemsshowthestrongsympathynotmerelywiththepooringeneralbutwithparticular,dramatizedexamplesofthem.
C.ThepoemsWordsworthaddedtothe1800editionoftheLyricalBalladsareamongthebestofhisachievements.
D.Thenaturaldescriptionandexpressionsofinwardstatesofmindfusedintooneinmostofthepoems.
32.AllthefollowingaboutRomanticismaretrueEXCEPTthat.
A.wheretheirpredecessorssawmanasasocialanimal,theRomanticssawhimessentiallyasanindividualinthesolitarystate
B.wheretheAugustansemphasizedthosefeaturesthatmenhaveincommon,theRomanticsemphasizedthespecialqualitiesofeachindividual’smind
C.Romanticismconstitutesachangeofdirectionfromattentiontotheinnerworldofhumanspirittotheouterworldofsocialcivilization
D.Romanticsalsotendedtobenationalistic,defendingthegreatpoetsanddramatistsoftheirownnationalheritageagainsttheadvocatesofclassicalruleswhotendedtoglorifyRomeandRationalItalianandFrenchneoclassicalartassuperiortothenativetraditions.
33.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutParadiseLostistrue?
A.AdamandEveweredrivenoutofParadisefortheirconspiracywithSatan.
B.ThewriterintendedtoexposethewaysofSatanandtojustifythewaysofGodtomen.
C.Satan,asarebeltoGod,wasfinallydefeatedandsurrendered.
D.SatanwasfinallyreconciledwithGod.
34.Whichofthefollowinghistoricaleventsdoesn’tdirectlyhelptostimulatetherisingoftheRenaissanceMovement?
A.TheGloriousRevolution.
B.Thenewdiscoveriesingeographyandastrology.
C.TherediscoveryofancientGreekandRomanculture.
D.Thereligiousreformationandtheeconomicexpansion.
35.AllthefollowingaboutmetaphysicalpoetryaretrueEXCEPTthat.
A.metaphysicalpoetryiscommonlyusedtonametheworkofthe17th–centurywriterswhowroteundertheinfluenceofJohnDonne
B.metaphysicalpoetryischaracterizedbyverbalwitandexcess,ingeniousstructure,irregularmeter,colloquiallanguage,elaborateimagery,andmetaphysicalconceitsandadrawingtogetherofdissimilarideas
C.generally,inmetaphysicalpoetry,thedictionissimpleandechoesthewordsandcadencesofcommonspeech
D.metaphysicalpoetryhasgainednewrecognitionbecauseoftheirseriousnessofart,theirspiritofrevolt,andtheirrealisminthepoetryof19thcentury
III.Fillintheblanks.(20%)
1.AmongtheMiddleEnglishpoets,threearethegreatest.OneistheauthorofSirGawainand