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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)Interpret43)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