英国文学史及作品选读期中测试09学年.docx

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英国文学史及作品选读期中测试09学年

英国文学史及作品选读期中测试试题卷

I.FindtherelevantmatchfromColumnBforeachiteminColumnA.（10%）

GroupA

ColumnAColumnB

WritersWorks

1.（）EdmundSpensera.TwelfthNight

2.（）FrancisBaconb.TheNewInstrument

3.（）Shakespearec.HolySonnets

4.（）ChristopherMarlowed.MollFlanders

5.（）WilliamBlakee.Amelia

6.（）JohnDonnef.FaerieQueen

7.（）HenryFieldingg.London

8.（）JonathonSwifth.AModestProposal

9.（）DanielDefoei.TheSolitaryReaper

10.（）Wordsworthj.TheJewofMalta

GroupB

ColumnAColumnB

CharactersWorks

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