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TestforBritishLiterature1

TestforBritishLiterature-1

TestOne

PartOne

Eachofthestatementsbelowisfollowedbyfouralternativeanswers.Choosetheonethatwouldbestcompletethestatementandputtheletterinthebracket.

 1.____,atypicalexampleofOldEnglishpoetry,isregardedtodayasthenationalepicoftheAnglo-Saxons.

ATheWife‘sComplaintBBeowulfCTheDreamoftheRoadDTheSeafarer

2.It’sChauceralonewho,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliterature,presentedtousacomprehensiverealisticpictureoftheEnglishsocietyinhismasterpiece____.

ATheCanterburyTalesBTheLegendofGoodWomenCTheRomauntoftheRoseDTroilusandCriseyde

3.Dr.Faustusisaplaybasedonthe____legendofamagicianaspiringforknowledgeandfinallymeetinghistragicendasaresultofsellinghissoultotheDevil.

AGermanBBritishCFrenchDAmerican

4.ThemostimportantandpopularcomedywrittenbyShakespeareis____

ARomeoandJulietBTwelfthNightCTheMerchantofVeniceDAsYouLikeIt

5.____EssaysisthefirstexampleofthatgenreinEnglishliterature.

AJohnMilton’sBFrancisBacon’sCMontaigne’sDThomasGray’s

6.____istheleadingfigureofthemetaphysicalschool.

AJohnMiltonBJohnDonneCJohnBunyanDJohnKeats

7.____isindeedtheonlygenerallyacknowledgedepicinEnglishliteraturesinceBeowulf.

AParadiseLostBParadiseRegainedCSamsonAgonistesDTheFaerieQueene

8.AlexanderPopeworkedpainstakinglyonhispoemsandfinallybroughttoitslastperfection____Drydenhadsuccessfullyusedinhisplays.

AtheheroiccoupletBthefreeverseCtheblankverseDtheSpenserianstanza

9.Theobjectof____novelswastopresentafaithfulpictureoflife,“thejustcopiesofhumanmanners,”withsoundteachingwovenintotheirtexture,soastoteachthemtoknowthemselves,theirproperspheresandappropriatemanners.

AJohnBunyan’sBAlexanderPope’sCJonathanSwift’sDHenryFielding’s

10.____hasbeenregardedbysomeas“FartheroftheEnglishnovel’’forhiscontributiontotheestablishmentoftheformofthemodernnovel.

AJohnBunyanBHenryFieldingCDanielDefoeDJonathanSwift

11.Ofallthe18thcenturynovelists____wasthefirsttosetout,bothintheoryandpractice,towritespeciallya“comicepicinprose”.

AHenryFieldingBDanielDefoeCRobinsonCrusoeDColonelJack

12.____bringsHenryFieldingthenameofthe“ProseHomer”.

AThePilgrim’sProgressBTomJonesCRobinsonCrusoeDColonelJack

13.____wasverymuchconcernedwiththethemeofthevanityofhumanwishesandtriedtoawakenmentothisfollyandhopedtocurethemofitthroughhiswriting.

ASamuelJohnsonBJonathanSwiftCRichardBrinsleySheridanDThomasGray

14.____isasharpsatireonthemoraldegeneracyofthearistocratic-bourgeoissocietyinthe18thcenturyEngland.

ATheRivalsBGulliver’sTravelsCTomJonesDTheSchoolforScandal

15.Thepoem“ElegyWritteninaCountryChurchyard”isregardedasthemostrepresentativeworkof____.

AtheMetaphysicalSchoolBtheGraveyardSchoolCtheGothicSchoolDtheromanticSchool

16.Inhisnovel,RobinsonCrusoe,Defoeeulogizestheheroofthe____.

AaristocraticclassBenterprisinglandlordsCrisingbourgeoisieDhard-workingpeople

17.EnglishRomanticismisgenerallysaidtohavebegunin1798withthepublicationofajointvolumeofpoetry,LyricalBallads,writtenbyWordsworthand____.

AKeatsBColeridgeCSoutheyDByron

18.____definesthepoetasa“manspeakingtomen,andpoetryas“thespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeelings,whichoriginatesinemotionrecollectedintranquility.

AWilliamBlakeBWilliamWordsworthCSamuelTaylorColeridgeDJohnKeats

19.FortheRomantics,____isnotonlythemajorsourceofpoeticimagery,butalsoprovidesthedominantsubjectmatter.

AloveBmanCmatureDdeath

20____iscentraltoBlake’sconcerninSongsofInnocenceandSongsofExperience.

APovertyBLifeinLondonCChildhoodDNature

PartTwo

Completeeachofthefollowingstatementswithaproperwordoraphraseaccordingtothetextbook.

1.      Generallyspeaking,theOldEnglishpoetrythathassurvivedcanbedividedintotwogroups:

the____groupandthe____group.

2.      ChristopherMarlowegavenewvigortotheblankversewithhis“____”.

3.      ItisEdmundSpenser’sidealism,hisloreofbeauty,andhisexquisitemelodythatmakehimknownas“____”.

4.      Inhisromanticcomedies,Shakespearetakesa（n）____attitudetowardloveandyouth,andtheromanticelementsarebroughtintofullyplay.

5.      ThemoststrikingfeatureofJohnDonne’spoetryispreciselyitstangofreality,inthesensethatitseemstoreflectlifeina____ratherthana____world.

6.      Gulliver’sTravelscontains____parts,eachdealingwithoneparticularvoyageduringwhichGullivermeetswithshipwreckorpiracyorsomeother____.

7.      FieldingsharedthecontemporaryviewoftheEnglishenlightenersthatthepurposeofthenovelwasnotjustto____,butto____.

8.      Asalexicographer,SamuelJohnsonwasrather____,openlyshowinghisdislikeformuchofthenewlyrisingformofliterature.

9.      Sheridanismuchconcernedwiththecurrent____issuesandlashesharshlyatthesocialvicesoftheday.

10.  ThomasGrayhasbeenrememberedastheleaderofthe____poetryofhisday.

11.  Blake,Wordsworth,ColeridgeandothermajorRomanticpoets,starteda____againsttheneoclassicalliterature,whichwaslaterregardedasthepoeticrevolution.

12.  WalterScottisthefirstmajor____novelist,exertingapowerfulliteraryinfluencebothinBritainandontheContinentthroughoutthe19thcentury.

13.  Accordingtothesubjects,Wordsworth’sshortpoemscanbeclassifiedintotwogroups:

poemsabout____andpoemsabout____.

14.  DonJuanisByron’smasterpiece,agreat____oftheearly19thcentury.

15.  AsaleadingRomanticist,Byron’schiefcontributionishiscreationofthe“Byronichero,”aproud,mysterious____figureof____origin.

PartThree

Definetheliterarytermslistedbelow.

1.      Renaissance2.Neoclassicism3.Theheroiccouplet4.TheRomanticMovement5.The“Byronichero”

PartFour

Foreachofthequotationslistedbelowpleasegivethenameoftheauthorandthetitleoftheliteraryworkfromwhichitistakenandthenbrieflyinterpretit.

1.      “Butthyeternalsummershallnotfade,

Norlosepossessionofthatfairthouow’st:

Norshalldeathbragthouwander’stinhisshade,

Solongasmencanbreathe,oreyescansee,

Solonglivesthis,andthisgiveslifethethee.”

2.“Readingmakesafullman,conferenceareadyman,andwritinganexactman.”

3        “And,moreover,atthisfairthereisatalltimestobeseenjugglings,cheats,games,plays,fools,apes,knaves,androgues,andthatofeverykind,herearetobeseen,too,andthatfornothing,thefts,murders,adulteries,falsewearers,andthatofablood-redcolor.”

A.Identifytheauthorandthetitleofthenovelfromwhichthispassageistaken.

B.Identifythenameofthefair.

C.Summarizethemeaningofthepassage.

4.       “…

BethroughmylipstounawakenedEarth

Thetrumpetofaprophecy!

O,Wind,

IfWintercomes,canSpringbefarbehind?

”

5.“Whenoldageshallthisgenerationwaste,

Thoushaltremain,inmidstofotherwoe

Thanours,afriendtoman,towhomthousay’st.

“Beautyistruth,truthbeauty,”–thatisall

Yeknowonearth,andallyeneedtoknow.”

PartFive

GiveBriefanswerstothefollowingquestions.

1.      BrieflycommentonGeoffreyChaucer’sworksandhisliteraryachievements.

2.      WhatdoesMiltonintendtotellthereaderbywritingParadiseLost?

3.      WhatisthethemeofThePilgrim’sProgress?

4.      DiscussthesubjectmatterintheodeswrittenbyJohnKeats.

Keys

PartOne1-5BAACB6-10BAADB11-15ABADB16-20CBBCC

PartTwo1religious,secular2mighty,lines3thepoets’poet4optimistic5real,poetical

6four,misfortune7amuse,instruct8dictionary9moral10sentimental

11rebellion12historical13nature,humanlife14comicepic15rebel,noble

PartThree

1.Renaissance:

TheRenaissancemarksatransitionfromthemedievaltothemodernworld.Generally,itreferstotheperiodbetweenthe14thandmid17thcenturies.ItfirststartedinItaly,withthefloweringofpainting,sculptureandliterature.FromItalythemovementwenttoembracetherestofEurope.TheRenaissance,whichmeansrebirthorrevival,isactuallyamovementstimulatedbyaseriesofhistoricalevents,suchastherediscoveryofancientRomanandGreekculture,thenewdiscoveriesingeographyandastrology,thereligiousreformationandtheeconomicexpansion.TheRenaissance,therefore,inessence,isahistoricalperiodinwhichtheEuropeanhumanistthinkersandscholarsmadeattemptstogetridofthoseoldfeudalistideasinmedievalEurope,tointroducenew'ideasthatexpressedtheinterestsoftherisingbourgeoisie,andtorecoverthepurityoftheearlychurchfromthecorruptionoftheRomanCatholicChurch.

2.      Neoclassicism:

Inthefieldofliterature,theEnlightenmentMovementbroughtaboutarevivalofinterestintheoldclassicalworks.Thistendencyisknownasneoclassicism.Accordingtotheneoclassicism,allformsofliteratureweretobemodeledaftertheclassicalworksoftheancientGreekandRomanwriters（Homer,Virgil,andsoon）andthoseofthecontemporaryFrenchones.Theybelievedthattheartisticidealsshouldbeorder,logic,restrainedemotionandaccuracy,andthatliteratureshouldbejudgedintermsofitsservicetohumanity.Thisbeliefledthemtoseekproportion,unity