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英语专业考研.专八英美文学习题集锦

ChapterIAnIntroductiontoOldandMedievalEnglishLiterature&TheRenaissancePeriod

I.Choosetherightanswer:

1.DrFaustusisaplaybasedonthelegendofamagicianaspiringforandfinallymeeting

histragicendasaresultofsellinghissoultotheDevil.

A.British/immoralityB.French/moncyC.Gcrman/knowlcdgcD.Amcrican/politicalpowerAnswer:

C（可参考课本P21）

2.,isatypicalexampleofOldEnglishpoetry,isregardedtodayasthenationalepicofthe

Anglo-Saxons.

A.TheWife'sComplaintB.BeowulfC.TheDreamoftheRoodD.TheSeafarer

Answer:

B（可参考课本Pl）

3.It'sChauceralonewho,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliterature,presentedtousacomprehensiverealisticpictureoftheEnglishSocietyinhismasterpiece.

A.TheCanterburyTalesB.TheLegendofGoodWomenC.TroilusandCriseydeD.TheRomauntoftheRose.

Answer:

A（可参考课本P4）

4.TheEssenceofRenaissance,themostsignificantintellectualmovement,was.

A・GeographicalexplorationB.ReligiousreformationC・PublishingandtranslationD・Humanism.Answer:

D（可参考课本P8）

5."PrinceArthur^greatestmissionishissearchforGloriana,withwhomhehasfalleninlovethrough

alovevision/Thetwofigurescomefrom.

A.ParadiseLostB.D匚FaustusC.TheFaerieQueeneD.HamletAnswer:

C（可参考课本P13）

6.in"Sonnet18：

Shakespeare.

A.Meditateonthedestructivepoweroftimeandeternalbeautybypoetry.

B.Satirizehuman5svanity.C.Predicttheeternityoflove.D.Eulogizethepowerofthebeauty.

Answer:

A（P37）

7.gavenewvigortotheblankversewithhis"mightylines^andmake"blankverse9theprinciple

vehicleofexpressionindrama.

A.SurreyB.WyattC.MarloweD.Sidney

Answer:

C（P21）

8.Shakespeare^sgreatesttragediesarethefollowingworksexcept.

A.HamletB.KingLearC.RomeoandJulietD.Othello

Answer:

C（P33）

9.TheRenaissancereferstobetween14th——mid-17thcentury,whichwasunderthereignof

QueenandabsolutemonarchyinEnglandreacheditssummit,andinwhichthe^realmainstream

（真正的文学主流）’was.

A.Victoria/poetryB.Elizabetli/dramaC.Mary/novelD.James/drama

Answer:

B（Pl1）

10.InTheLegendofGoodWomen,ChaucerusedforthefirsttimeinEnglishtherhymedcoupletof

iambicpentameter,whichistobecalledlater.

A.TheSpenserianstanzaB.TheheroiccoupletC.TheblankverseD.Thefreeverse

Answer:

B（P5）

11•TheRedcrosseKnightin"TheFaerieQueene^standsfor,andUnastandsfor.

A.bravery/chastityB.holiness/truthC.error/deliveryD.truegentleman/lady.Answer:

B（P16）

12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTregardedasoneofthecharacteristicsofRenaissance?

A.RediscoveryofancientRomanandGreekculture.

B.AttempttoremovetheoldfeudalistideasinMedievalEurope.

C.Exaltationofmarfspursuitofhappinessinhislife,andtoleranceofman，sfoibles.

D.Praiseofman'seffortsinsouldeliveryandpersonalsalvation.

Answer:

D（P7）

13.“Theslingsandarrowsofoutrageousfortune^isanexampleof・

A.MetaphorB.SimileC.IronyD.Personification

Answer:

A（P55）

14.introducedthePetrarchansonnetintoEngland・

A・Anglos/SaxonsB.Normans/Anglo-SaxonsC.Greeks/RomansD.Romans/Normans

Answer:

B（Pl1）

15.Itisalonewho,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliteraturepresentedtousacomprehensiverealistic

pictureoftheEnglishsocietyofhistimeandcreatedawholegalleryofvividcharactersfromallwalksoflife.

A.EdmundSpenserB.GeoffreyChaucerC.WilliamShakespeareD.JohnDonne

Answer:

B（P4）

16.Thefollowingbelongtothecharacteristicsof5metaphysicalpoetry9representedbyJohnDonne9

except.

A.ConceitsB.ActualimageryandsimpledictionC.ArgumentativeformD.Elegantstyle

Answer:

D（P63）

17.ParadiseLostisactuallyastorytakenfrom・

A.GreekMythologyB.RomanlegendC.TheOldTestamentD.TheNewTestament

Answer:

C（P73）

18.In"ParadiseLost，'，Satansays"Wemaywithmoresuccessfulhoperesolve/Towagebyforceorguileeternalwar,/IrreconcilabletoourgrandFoeMWhatdoesthe"Eternalwarvmean?

A.ToremoveGodfromhisthroneB.ToburntheHeavenDown

C.TocorruptGod'screationofmanandwomanAdamandEveD.Tobeguileintoasnaketo

threatenman'slife

Answer:

C（P71,节选部分在P75）

19・,thefirstofthegreattragedies,isgenerallyregardedasShakespeare^mostpopularplayon

thestage,forithasthequalitiesofa44blood-and-thunder^thrilleranda9philosophicalexploration5oflifeanddeath.

A.TheMerchantofVeniceB.HamletC.KingLearD.TheWinter'sTale

Answer:

B（P33）

20.ItwasandthetwoconqueststhatprovidedthesourcefortheriseandgrowthofEnglish

literature.

A.Anglos/SaxonsB.Normans/Anglo-SaxonsC.Romans/NormansD.Greeks/Romans

Answer:

B（Pl）

21・ParadiseLostis'smasterpiece,whichisanepicin12books,writteninblankverse,aboutthe

heroicrevoltofSatanagainstGod'sauthority.

A.JohnDonneB.ChristopherMarloweC.JohnMiltonD.EdmundSpenser

Answer:

C（P71）

22.ThefollowingdescriptionfitintoMiltonExcept'•

A.agreatrevolutionarypoetofthe17thcenturyB.anoutstandingpoliticalpamphleteer

C.agreatstylistandmasterofblankverseD.akindofelegantandrefinestyle.

Answer:

D（P70…73）

23.isnotwrittenbyJohnMilton.

A.SamsonAgonistesB.ParadiseLostC.ParadiseregainedD.Tamburlaine

Answer:

D（P71）

24.Marlow^greatestachievementisthatheperfectedtheblankverse\andheisregardedas'thepioneerofEnglishdrama\whichofthefollowingisnotwrittenbyhim?

A.TamburlaineB.TheJewofMaltaC.ThePassionatetoHisLoveD.TheSunRising

Answer:

D（P20）

25.EssaysisthefirstexampleofthatgenreinEnglishliterature,whichhasbeenrecognizedasan

importantlandmarkinthedevelopmentofEnglishprose.

A.JohnMilton^sB.FrancisBacon'sC.Montaigne^D.ThomasGray^s

Answer:

B（P58）

26.Wasknownas“thepoets5poef\

A.WilliamShakespeareB.EdmundSpenserC.JohnDonneD.JohnMilton

Answer:

B（P15）

27.“Andwewillmaketheebedsofroses/Andathousandfragrantposies/Acapofflowers,anda

kirtle/Embroideredallwithleavesofmyrtle.^Theabovelinesareprobablytakenfrom・

A.Spenser^sTheFaerieQueeneB.JohnDonnersTheSunRising

C.Shakespeare^Sonnet18D.Marlow'sThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove.

Answer:

D（P28）

28.WhichofthefollowingstatementbestillustratesthethemeofShakespeare^Sonnet18?

A.ThespeakereulogizesthepowerofNature.B.Thespeakersatirizeshumanvanity.

C.Thespeakerpraisesthepowerofartisticcreation.D.Thespeakermeditatesonman，ssalvation.Answer:

C（P37）

II.Readthequotedpartandanswerthequestions:

1/TorhereinFortuneshowsherselfmorekind

Thanishercustom.Itisstillheruse

Toletthewretchedmanoutlivehiswealth,

Toviewwithholloweyeandwrinkledbrow

Anageofpoverty;fromwhichlingeringpenance

Ofsuchmiserydothshecutmeoff"

1.Identifythetitleoftheworksandauthor.

2.Explain“fromwhich...cutmeoff5.

3.Whathappenedtohim,whichcausedthewords?

参考答案：

Thelinesarefrom"TheMerchantofVenice：

WilliamShakespeare.（P48）

2）Thissentencemeansshe,"LadyFortune（命运女彳申ismorekindtohimbecausesheistakingawaybothhiswealthandlife.

3）ThespeakerisAntonio,it'ssaidthathisshiphaveallbeenlost,andheispenniless,andwillhavetopaythepoundofflesh.（BecauseShylockhasmadeastrangebondthatrequiresAntoniotopayhimapoundoffleshifhecan'trepayhimthemoneythatheborrowedforhisfriendinduetime.）（P38）

2/4Readnottocontractandconfuse,nottobelieveandtakeforgranted,nortofindtalkanddiscourse,buttoweighandconsider^

1）Identifytheworkandauthor.

2）Whatideadoesthepassageexpress?

参考答案：

1）Thesentencecomesfrom"OfStudies^writtenbyTrancisBacon\（P61）

2）TheSentencetalksabouttheproperwaytoread:

Whenyouread,dorftbepuzzledbythecontentofthebook;dorfttakeitforgranted;dorTtquotetoomuchfromthebook;beforeacceptingitsidea,you'dbetterthinkaboutitsshortcomingsandconsideritfromallsides.

3•“Norlosepossessionofthatfairthouow，st;

Norshalldeathbragthouwander9stinhisshade,

Whenineternallinestotimethougrow^st:

Solongasmencanbreathe,oreyescansee,

Solonglivesthis,andthisgiveslifetothee.

1）Wheredoesthepoemcomesfrom?

Whowroteit?

Whatdoes"eternallines"mean?

Interpretitbriefly.

参考答案：

1）Thepoemis“ShallIComparetheetoaSummer'sDay",byShakespeare.（P38）

2）Eternallinesmeansthelinesofthepoemandothersonnets.（P38）

3）Itmeans:

youwillnotloseyourbeauty,anddeathwillnotthreatenyouwithdarkness,either.Aslongasmancanliveintheworld,theywillseeyourbeautyinmylinesofmypoem,whichhasgivenyoueternallife.（OrAnicesummer'sdayisusuallytransient,butthebeautyinpoetrycanlastforeve匚（P37）4・“.••Allisnolost:

theunconquerablewill,

Andstudyofrevenge,immortalhate,

Andcouragenevertosubmitoryield:

Andwhatiselsenottobeovercome?

IrreconcilabletoourgrandFoe”

1）Pleaseidentifythepoemandthepoet.

2）Interpret4

3）Whatdoesthewholepassagemean?

参考答案：

1）ItistakenfromJohnMilton's"ParadiseLost,,.（P74）

2）“allisnotlosListhewordfromSatan——SatanandotherangelsrebelagainstGod,buttheyaredrivenfromHeavenintohell.Inthefireofthehell,Satanisdeterminedtofightback,justlikewhathesays:

notallislost,theunconquerablewill,thedeephatred,andthecouragetofighttilldeathstillremain.（P71）

3）ThispassageshowsSatan，swillnottosubmit（JI艮从）,andthedesiretolongforfreedom;tobegGodformercyandworshiphispowerismoreshamefulanddisgracefulthanthedownfall.（P71）

5/'Ifhebenotapttobeatovermatters,lethimstudythelawyer'scases.Soeverydefectofthemindmayhaveaspe