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1.Romance,whichusesnarrativeverseorprosetotellstoriesofadventuresorotherheroicdeeds,isapopularliteraryforminthemedievalperiod.

A.Christian

B.Knightly

C.Greek

D.Primitive

2.AmongthegreatMiddleEnglishpoets,GeoffreyChaucerisknownforhisproductionof

A.PiersPlowman

B.SirGawainandtheGreenKnight

C.ConfessioAmantis

D.TheCanterburyTales

3.WhichofthefollowinghistoricaleventsdoesnotdirectlyhelptostimulatetherisingoftheRenaissanceMovement?

A.TherediscoveryofancientGreekandRomanculture.

B.Thenewdiscoveriesingeographyandastrology.

C.TheGloriousrevolution.

D.Thereligiousreformationandtheeconomicexpansion.

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsbestillustratesthethemeofShakespeare’sSonnet18?

A.ThespeakereulogizesthepowerofNature.

B.Thespeakersatirizeshumanvanity.

C.Thespeakerpraisesthepowerofartisticcreation.

D.Thespeakermeditatesonman’ssalvation.

5."Andwewillsitupontherocks,/Seeingtheshepherdsfeedtheirflocks,/Byshallowriverstowhosefalls/Melodiousbirdssingmadrigals."Theabovelinesareprobablytakenfrom

A.Spenser’sTheFaerieQueene

B.JohnDonne’s"TheSunRising"

C.Shakespeare’s"Sonnet18"

D.Marlowe’s"ThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove"

6."BassaniAntonio,Iammarriedtoawife

Whichisasdeartomeaslifeitself;

Butlifeitself,mywife,andalltheworld,

Arenotwithmeesteem’dabovethylife;

Iwouldloseall,ay,sacrificethemall,

Heretothedevil,todeliveryou.

Portia:

Yourwifewouldgiveyoulittlethanksforthat,

Ifshewerebytohearyoumaketheoffer."

TheaboveisaquotationtakenfromShakespeare’scomedyTheMerchantofVenice.Thequotedpartcanberegardedasagoodexampletoillustrate

A.dramaticirony

B.personification

C.allegory

D.symbolism

7.ThetruesubjectofJohnDonne’spoem,"TheSunRising,"isto

A.attackthesunasunrulyservant

B.givecomplimentstothemistressandherpowerofbeauty

C.criticizethesun’sintrusionintothelover’sprivatelife

D.lecturethesunonwheretrueroyaltyandricheslie

8.Ofallthe18thcenturynovelistsHenryFieldingwasthefirsttosetout,bothintheoryandpractice,towritespecificallya"inprose,"thefirsttogivethemodernnovelitsstructureandstyle.

A.tragicepic

B.comicepic

C.romance

D.lyricepic

9.TheHouyhnhnmsdepictedbyJonathanSwiftinGulliver’stravelsare

A.horsesthatareendowedwithreason

B.pigmiesthatareendowedwithadmirablequalities

C.giantsthataresuperiorinwisdom

D.hairy,wild,lowanddespicablecreatures,whoresemblehumanbeingsnotonlyinappearancebutalsoinsomeotherways

10.Herearefourlinesfromaliterarywork:

"Othersforlanguagealltheircareexpress,/Andvaluebooks,andwomenmen,fordress."Theworkis

A.ThomasGray’s"ElegyWritteninaCountryChurchyard"

B.JohnMilton’sParadiseLost

C.AlexanderPope’sEssayonCriticism

D.Shakespeare’sMidsummerNight’sDream

11.Thephrase"tourgepeopletoabidebyChristiandoctrinesandtoseeksalvationthroughconstantstruggleswiththeirownweaknessesandallkindsofsocialevils"maywellsumuptheimpliedmeaningof

A.Gulliver’sTravels

B.TheRapeoftheLock

C.RobinsonCrusoe

D.ThePilgrim’sProgress

12.WilliamWordsworth,aromanticpoet,advocatedallthefollowingEXCEPT

A.theuseofeverydaylanguagespokenbythecommonpeople

B.theexpressionofthespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeelings

C.theuseofhumbleandrusticlifeassubjectmatter

D.theuseofelegantwordingandinflatedfiguresofspeech

13.WhichofthefollowingistakenfromJohnKeats’"OdeonaGrecianUrn"?

A."Ifalluponthethornsoflife!

Ibleed!

"

B."Theyarebothgoneuptothechurchtopray."

C."Earthhasnotanythingtoshowmorefair."

D."Beautyistruth,truthbeauty."

14."IfWintercomes,canSpringbefarbehind?

"isanepigrammaticlineby

A.J.Keats

B.W.Blake

C.W.Wordsworth

D.P.B.Shelley

15."OdeonaGrecianUrn"showsthecontrastbetweentheofartandtheofhumanpassion.

A.glory...ugliness

B.permanence...transience

C.transience...sordidness

D.glory...permanence

16.Inthestatement"-oh,God!

Wouldyouliketolivewithyoursoulinthegrave?

"theterm"soul"apparentlyrefersto

A.Heathcliffhimself

B.Catherine

C.one’sspirituallife

D.one’sghost

17.ThetypicalfeatureofRobertBrowning’spoetryisthe

A.bittersatire

B.larger-than-lifecaricature

C.Latinizeddiction

D.dramaticmonologue

18.TheVictorianAgewaslargelyandageof_____,eminentlyrepresentedbyDickensandThackeray.

A.poetry

B.drama

C.prose

D.epicprose

19.isthefirstimportantgovernessnovelintheEnglishliteraryhistory.

A.JaneEyre

B.Emma

C.WutheringHeights

D.Middlemarch

20.Themajorconcernoffictionliesinthetracingofthepsychologicaldevelopmentofhischaractersandinhisenergeticcriticismofthedehumanizingeffectofthecapitalistindustrializationonhumannature.

A.D.H.Lawrence’s

B.J.Galsworthy’s

C.W.Thackeray’s

D.T.Hardy’s

21.isconsideredtobethebest-knownEnglishdramatistsinceShakespeare,andhisrepresentativeworksareplaysinspiredbysocialcriticism.

A.RichardSheridan

B.OliverGoldsmith

C.OscarWilde

D.BernardShaw

22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatypicalfeatureofModernism?

A.Toelevatetheindividualandinnerbeingoverthesocialbeing.

B.Toputthestressontraditionalvalues.

C.Toportraythedistortedandalienatedrelationshipsbetween

manandhisenvironment.

D.Toadvocateaconsciousbreakwiththepast.

23.TheRomanticwriterswouldfocusonallthefollowingissuesEXCEPTtheintheAmericanliteraryhistory.

A.individualfeelings

B.ideaofsurvivalofthefittest

C.strongimagination

D.returntonature

24.HenryDavidThoreau’swork,hasalwaysbeenregardedasamasterpieceofNewEnglandTranscendentalism.

A.Walden

B.ThePioneers

C.Nature

D.SongofMyself

25.Thefamous20-yearsleepin"RipVanWinkle"helpstoconstructthestoryinsuchawaythatwearegreatlyaffectedbyIrving’s

A.concernwiththepassageoftime

B.expressionoftransientbeauty

C.satireonlazinessandcorruptibilityofhumanbeings

D.ideaaboutsupernaturalmanipulationofman’slife

26.WaltWhitmanwasapioneeringfigureofAmericanpoetry.Hisinnovationfirstofallliesinhisuseof,poetrywithoutafixedbeatorregularrhymescheme.

A.blandverse

B.heroiccouplet

C.freeverse

D.iambicpentameter

27.TheliterarycharactersoftheAmericantypeinearly19thcenturyaregenerallycharacterizedbyallthefollowingfeaturesEXCEPTthatthey

A.speaklocaldialects

B.arepoliteandelegantgentlemen

C.aresimpleandcrudefarmers

D.arenoblesavages（redandwhite）untaintedbysociety

28.HsterPryme,Dimmesdale,Cillingworth,andPearlaremostlikelythenamesofthecharactersin

A.TheScarletLetter

B.TheHouseoftheSevenGablest

C.TheportraitofaLady

D.ThePioneers

29."ThisismylettertotheWorld"isapoeticexpressionofEmilyDickinson’sabouthercommunicationwiththeoutsideworld.

A.indifference

B.anger

C.anxiety

D.sorrow

30.WithHowells,James,andMarkTwainactiveontheliteraryscene,becamethemajortrendinAmericanliteratureintheseventiesandeightiesofthe19thcentury.

A.Sentimentalism

B.romanticism

C.realism

D.naturalism

31.AfterTheAdventuresofTomSawyer,TwaingivesaliteraryindependencetoTom’sbuddyHuckinabookentitled

A.LifeontheMississippi

B.TheGildedAge

C.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn

D.AConnecticutYankeeinKingArthur’sCourt

32.However,thekeynoteofDaisyMiller’scharacter,turnsouttobeanadmiringbutadangerousqualityandherdefianceofsocialtaboosintheOldWorldfinallybringshertoadisasterintheclashbetweentwodifferentcultures.

A.experience

B.sophistication

C.worldliness

D.innocence

33.Generallyspeaking,allthosewriterswithanaturalisticapproachtohumanrealitytendtobe

A.transcendentalists

B.idealists

C.pessimists

D.impressionists

34.EmilyDickinsonwrotemanyshortpoemsonvariousaspectsoflife.WhichofthefollowingisNOTausualsubjectofherpoeticexpression?

A.Religionandimmortality

B.Lifeanddeath

C.Loveandmarriage

D.Warandpeace

35.In"AfterApple-Picking,"RobertFrostwrote:

"ForIhavehadtoomuch/Ofapple-picking:

Iamovertired/OfthegreatharvestImyselfdesired."Fromtheselineswecanconcludethatthespeakeris

A.happyabouttheharvest

B.stillverymuchinterestedinapple-picking

C.expectingagreaterharvest

D.indifferenttowhatheoncedesired

36.Chinesepoetryandphilosophyhaveexertedgreatinfluenceover

A.EzraPound

B.RalphWaldoEmerson

C.RobertFrost

D.EmilyDickinson

37.TheHemingwayCodeheroesarebestrememberedfortheir

A.indestructiblespirit

B.pessimisticviewoflife

C.warexperiences

D.masculinity

38.InTheEmperorJonesandTheHairyApe,O’Neilladoptedtheexpressionisttechniquestoportraytheofhumanbeingsinahostileuniverse.

A.helplesssituation

B.uncertainty

C.profoundreligiousfaith

D.courageandperseverance

39.InHemingway’s"IndianCamp",Nick’snighttriptotheIndianvillageandhisexperienceinsidethehutcanbetakenas

A.anessentiallessonaboutIndiantribes

B.aconfrontationwithevilandsin

C.aninitiationtotheharshnessoflife

D.alearningprocessinhumanrelationship

40.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutEmilyGrierson,theprotagonistinFaulkner’sstory"ARoseforEmily,"isNOTtrue?

A.Shehasadistortedpersonality.