英国文学史及选读期末试题及答案.docx

1、英国文学史及选读期末试题及答案考试课程：英国文学史及选读 考核类型：A 卷考试方式：闭卷 出卷教师: XXX考试专业：英语 考试班级：英语xx班I.Multiple choice (30 points, 1 point for each) select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement.1._，a typical example of old English poetry ,is regarded today as the na

2、tional epic of the Anglo-Saxons.A.The Canterbury Tales B.The Ballad of Robin HoodC.The Song of Beowulf D.Sir Gawain and the Green Kinght2._is the most common foot in English poetry.A.The anapest B.The trocheeC.The iamb D.The dactyl3.The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of hi

3、storical events, which one of the following is NOT such an event? A.The rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture.B.Englands domestic restC.New discovery in geography and astrologyD.The religious reformation and the economic expansion4._is the most successful religious allegory in the English l

4、anguage.A.The Pilgrims ProgressB.Grace Abounding to the Chief of SinnersC.The Life and Death of Mr.BadmanD.The Holy War5.Generally, the Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries, its essence is _.A.science B.philosophyC.arts D.humanism6.“So long as men can breathe, or

5、eyes can see,/So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”(Shakespeare, Sonnets18)What does“this”refer to ?A.Lover. B.Time.C.Summer. D.Poetry.7.“O prince, O chief of my throned powers, /That led th embattled seraphim to war/Under thy conduct, and in dreadful deeds/Fearless, endangered Heavens p

6、erpetual king”In the third line of the above passage quoted from Miltons Paradise Lost, the phrase“thy conduct”refers to _conduct.A.Gods B.SatansC.Adams D.Eves8. It is generally regarded that Keatss most important and mature poems are in the form of _.A.elegy B.odeC.epic D.sonnet 9.“Shall I compare

7、thee to a summers day?”The sentence is the beginning of Shakespeares_.A.comedy B.tragedyC.sonnet D.poem10. Daniel Defoes novels mainly focus on _.A.the struggle of the unfortunate for mere existenceB.the struggle of the shipwrecked persons for securityC.the struggle of the pirates for wealthD.the de

8、sire of the criminals for property11. Francis Bacon is best known for his_which greatly influenced the development of this literary form.A.essays B.poems C.works D.plays12. Most of Thomas Hardys novels are set in Wessex_.A.a crude region in England B.a fictional primitive regionC.a remote rural area

9、 D.Hardys hometown13. In terms of Pride and Prejudice, which is not true?A.Pride and Prejudice is the most popular of Jane Austens novels.B.Pride and Prejudice is originally drafted as “First Impressions”.C.Pride and Prejudice is a tragic novel.D.In this novel, the author explores the relationship b

10、etween great love and realistic benefits.14. Chronologically the Victorian Period refers to _A.1798-1832 B.1831-1901C.1798-1901 D.the Neoclassical Period15. In the following figures, who is Dickenss first child hero?A.Fagin. B.Mr.Brownlow.C.Olive Twist. D.Bill Sikes16. “And where are they? And where

11、 art thou,” My country? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless now- The heroic bosom beats no more! (George Gordon Byron, Don Juan) In the above stanza,“art thou”literally means_.A.“art you ” B.“are though” C.“art though” D.“are you ”17. Of the following writers, which is not the represen

12、tative of the Romantic period? A.William Blake. B.John Bunyan.C.Jane Auten. D.John Keats.18. In Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, what is the utmost concern of Blake? A.Love B.Childhood C.Death D.Human Experience19. Paradise Lost is actually a story taken from_.A.the Renaissance B.the Old

13、TestamentC.Greek Mythology D.the New Testament20. Jane Austens first novel is _.A.Pride and Prejudice B.Sense and SensibilityC.Emma D.Plan of a Noel21. Of the following poets, which is not regarded as “Lake Poets”?A.Saumel Taylor Coleridge. B.Robert Southey.C.William Wordsworth. D.William Shakespear

14、e.22.Daniel Defoe describes_as a typical English middle-class man of the eighteenth century, the very prototype of the empire builder or the pioneer colonist.A.Robinson Crusoe B.Moll FlandersC.Gulliver D.Tom Jones23. The lines“Death, be not proud, though some have calld thee/Mighty and dreadful, for

15、 thou art not so;”are found in _.A.William Wordsworths writings B.John Keats writingsC.John Donnes writings D.Percy Bysshe Shelleys writings24.The Pilgrims progress by John Bunyan is often said to be concerned with the search for_.A.self-fulfillment B.spiritual salvationC.material wealth D.universal

16、 truth25.With so many poems such as “The Sparrows Nest,”“To a Skylark,”“To the Cuckoo”and “To a Butterfly”,William Wordsworth is regarded as a “_”.A.poet of genius. B.royal poet.C.worshipper of nature. D.conservative poet.26.In the first part of Gullivers Travels, Gulliver told this experience in _.

17、A.Lilliput B.BrobdingnagC.Houyhnhnm D.England27.Which of the following can not describe“Byronic hero”?A.Proud. B.Mysterious. C.Noble origin. D.Progressive.28.The poetic form which Browning attached to maturity and perfection is _.A.dramatic monologue B.use of symbolC.use of ironic language D.use of

18、lyrics29.The term “metaphysical poetry”is commonly used to name the work of the 17th-century writers who wrote under the influence of _.A.John Milton B.John Donne C.John Keats D.John Bunyan30. Which of the following writings is not created by William Wordsworth?A.I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud.B.She D

19、welt Among the Untrodden WaysC.The Solitary Reaper.D.The Chimney Sweeper.II. Find the relevant match from colunm B for each item in Colomn A (10 points in all. 1 point for each)A B1.Geoffrey Chaucer A. A Red, Red Rose2.Francis Bacon B. Ode to a Nightingale3.Jonathan Swift C. Of Truth4.William Blake

20、D.Northanger Abbey5.Robert Burns E.The Canterbury Tales6.John Keats F.A Modest Proposal7.Jane Austen G.The Tiger8.Charles Dickens H. Ulysses9.Tennyson I.David Copperfield10.Robert Browning J.My Last DuchessIII. Fill in the following blanks (10 points in all, 1 point for each)1. In the year_,at the b

21、attle of Hastings, the Normans headed by william, Duke of Normandy, defeated the Anglo-saxons.2. Since historical times, England, where the early inhabitants were celts, has been conquered three times. It was conquered by the Romans, the _,and the Normans.3._is regared as shakespeares successful rom

22、antic tragedy.4. No sooner were the people in control of the government than they divided into hostile parties: the liberal whigs and the conservative_.5. The Glorious Revolution in _meant three things the supremacy of parliament, the beginning of modern English, and the final triumph of the princip

23、le of political liberty.6. Romanticism as a literary movement come into being in England early in the latter half of the _century.7. With the publication of william Wordsworths_in collaboration with S.T Coleridge, Romanticism began to bloom and found a firm place in the history of English literatare

24、.8. Woman as _ appeared in the Romantic age. It was during this period that women took, for the first time ,an important place in English literature.9. The most important poet of the victoria Age was_, Next to him, were Robert Browning and his wife.10. The _movement appeared in the thirties of the 1

25、9th cenfury.IV. Questions and Answers (20 points in all ,10points for each) Give brief answers to each of following questions in English.(1) A selection from a poemWherefore feed and clothe and saveForm the cradle to the graveThose ungrateful drones who wouldDrain your sweat_nay, drink your blood?Wh

26、refore, Bees of England, forgeMany a weepon, chain, and scourgeThat these stingless drones may spoilThe forced produce of your tail?Questions (10)1. These lines are taken from a poem entitled_(1)written by _(1).2. The rhyme scheme in the selection of the poem is _.(1)3.What idea does the quotation e

27、xpress?(7)(2) A Selection from a workSome books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books also

28、may be read by deputy and extracts made of them by others, but that would be only in the less important arguments and the meaner sort of books; else distilled bookd are like common distilled waters.Question(10)1. This passage is taken from a well-known work entiled_,(2) written by _.(1)2. Whats the

29、main idea of the whole work. (7)V. Topic Discussion (30 points in all,15 points for each). Write no less than 100 words on each of the following topics in English , in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.1. Based on Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, discuss the theme of her works, the image of

30、woman protagonists and what and how her novels truthfully present.(15)2. In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Aasten explored three kinds of motivations of marriage that the middle-class people had in the second half of the 18th century. Try to make a brief discussion about them with specific examples from

31、the novel. Make comments on Austens attitude towards these motivations.(15)200x200x学年度第一学期期末考试试卷答案及评分标准考试课程：英国文学史及选读 考核类型：A 卷考试方式：闭卷 出卷教师: XXX考试专业：英语 考试班级：英语xx班I. Multiple Choice (130=30)01-05 C C B A D 06-10 D B B C A11-15 A B C B C 16-20 D B D B B 21-25 D A C B C 26-30 A D A B DII. Find the relevant match from column B for each item in colamn A (110=10)1-E 2-C 3-F 4-G 5-A 6-B 7-D 8-I 9-H 10-JIII. Fill in the following blanks (110=10)1. 1066 2. Anglo-Saxons 3. Romeo and Juliet4. Tories 5. 168