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1、10. Of all the 18the century novelists, _（ Henry Fielding） was the first to set out in theory and practice, to write specially a “comic epic in prose”, and the first to give the modern novel its structure and style. 11. Modern English novel arose in the _（18th） century. 12. In 1765, because Britain

2、had accumulated large debts from the war with France, Parliament passed the _（Stamp Act） in order to generate revenues that would help pay for the cost of maintaining a permanent force of British troops in North America. 13. _（The Enlightenment） was a progressive intellectual movement going on throu

3、ghout Europe in the 18th century. 14. “If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” is taken from _（ Ode to the West Wind） 西风颂.15. All the following are novels written by Jane Austen EXCEPT_（ Shirley）. A. Mansfield Park曼斯斐尔德花园B. Shirley小说雪莉作者：夏洛蒂勃朗特 【曾写过简爱】C. Emma爱玛 D. Persuasion劝导奥斯丁的六部小说:理智与感伤（1811

4、）傲慢与偏见（1813）曼斯斐尔德花园（1814）爱玛（1815）以及作者逝世以后出版的诺桑觉修道院（1818）和劝导（1818）. 16. In 1843, _（ Wordsworth） was made poet laureate桂冠诗人. 17. The Romantic period is a great age of all literary genres EXCEPT_（ drama）. 18. Which of the following place does Gulliver visit first in Gullivers Travels? _（ Lilliput）. 19.

5、 In which novel can “Yahoo” be found? _. （Jonathan Swifts Gullivers Travels）20. “Shall I compare thee to a summers day?” This is the beginning line of Shakespeares _.（sonnets）21. The rise and grows of _（ realistic novel） is the most prominent achievement of the 18th century English literature, which

6、 has given the world such writers as Daniel Defoe, Jonathan swift and Henry fielding. 22. _（ Thomas Hardy）s works are known as “novels of characters and environment”. 23. Tess of the DUrbervilles, one of Thomas Hardys best-known novels, portrays man as _（ having no control over his own fate）. 德伯家的苔丝

7、（Tess of the DUrbervilles）（1891）是他最优秀的小说，写出身贫苦的少女苔丝被本家恶少亚雷德伯奸污，后在牛奶场当了挤奶工，不久与牧师之子克莱相爱、结婚，新婚夜坦诚地向克莱讲了往事，结果遭弃，最后她杀死亚雷，被判绞刑。24. In literature a story in verse or prose with a double meaning is defined as_（ allegory）.（ Allegory is a device in which characters or events represent or symbolize ideas and c

8、oncepts.） 25. Why does Gawain take the ladys green girdle? _（ Because he doesnt want to die）.26. The hero in the romance is usually the _（ knight）. 27. Which of the following plays does not belong to Shakespeares great tragedies? _（ Romeo and Juliet）. A. Othello B. Macbeth C. Romeo and Juliet D. Ham

9、let 莎士比亚四大悲剧，包括哈姆雷特、奥赛罗、李尔王、麦克白28. Shakespearian sonnet is also called _ （Elizabethan） sonnet. It is different from Petrarchan or Italian sonnet in its metrical form. 29. Shakespearian sonnet consists of three quatrains and a _ （couplet） with the rhyme scheme_ （ abab cdcd efef gg.） 30. _（Humanism） i

10、s the key-note of the _ （Renaissance）. 31. How many works did William Shakespeare produce? _ （37） plays, 154 sonnets and 7 long poems. 32. Shakespeares Comedies are The Merchant of Venice; The Twelfth Night; A Mid-Summer Nights Dream and _ （As You Like it）. 四大喜剧威尼斯商人The Merchant of venice仲夏夜之梦A Mids

11、ummer Nights Dream皆大欢喜As You Like It第十二夜Twelfth night33. What is a sonnet? A sonnet is a lyric of 14 lines, usually in _ （iambic） pentameter, restricted to a definite rhyme scheme. 34. Thomas Hardy （1840-1928） was the last important _（Victorian novelist）. 35. Tess of the D Urbervilles tells the _（ t

12、ragic life） story of a beautiful country girl Tess Durbeyfield, a daughter of a poor peasant who foolishly believes that he is the descendant of an ancient aristocratic family. 36. Of all the 18the century novelists, _（ Henry Fielding） was the first to set out in theory and practice, to write specia

13、lly a “comic epic in prose”（散文体喜剧史诗）., and the first to give the modern novel its structure and style. 37. In the William Blakes poetry, the father （and any other in whom he saw the image of the father such as God, Priest and King） was usually a figure of _（ tyranny）. 布莱克38. Hardy is very skillful i

14、n describing _（nature）. In his writing, nature is full of life, color, mood and mystery. 39. By 1890, the British Empire had comprised more than a quarter of all the territory on the surface of the earth and was called _ （ “the empire on which the sun never sets”）. 40. The Victorian literature is ma

15、rked by the predominance of _ （ novels） and the decline of lyrics. 41. “Renaissance” is a _ （French） word that means rebirth. It was a rebirth of learning and art. 42. The Renaissance first began in _ （Italy） in the 13th and 14th centuries. 43. One of the features of the Renaissance is the thirsty c

16、uriosity for the _ （classical） literature, especially Greek and Roman literature. Another feature is the keen interest in man and human activities. 44. Wuthering Heights is a story of almost morbid love as well as a _ （powerful attack） on the bourgeois marriage system and social prejudice.45. The Br

17、onte sisters were all talented, but unfortunately they all died _ （young.） 46. The Bronte sisters novels are noted for their strong _ （romantic elements）. 47. The love between Heathcliff and Catherine is really a great challenge to the traditional _ （moral） values and the established institutions.48

18、. The chief subject matter for William Wordsworths poems is _ （nature） and his love for nature is boundless. William Wordsworth believes that God and the universe are identical and God is omnipresent in nature. He gets power, peace and great happiness from nature. 49. William Wordsworth, Samuel Tayl

19、or Coleridge and Robert Southey are often mentioned as _ （Lake Poets） because they lived in the Lake District in the northwestern part of England and more importantly because they walked the same path in politics and literature.50. The success of Jane Eyre is not only because of its sharp criticism

20、of the existing society, but also due to its introduction to the English novel the first _ （governess ） heroine.51. Who is the greatest of the Metaphysical school of poetry? _（ John Donne）52. The finest thing in Paradise Lost is the description of hell, and _ （Satan）is often regarded as the real her

21、o of the poem. 53. The _（prologue） provides a framework for the tales in The Canterbury Tales, and it comprises a group of vivid pictures of various medieval figures.54. Walt Scott is famous for _（historical） novels, his masterpiece Ivanhoe belongs to this genre.55. In A Tale of Two Cities, the two

22、cities are London and _（Paris） in the time of Revolution.56. James Joyce is the founder of the “ Stream of _” （consciousness ） school of the novel writing.57. Jane Austens masterpiece is _ （Pride and Prejudice）58. _ （Sons and Lovers） is D.H .Lawrences semi-autographical novel.59. The theme of A Tale

23、 of Two Cities is _. （Revolution .）60. The title of Thackerays Vanity Fair is taken from _（The Pilgrims Progress）61. In the 18th century, _（pre-romanticism）found its expression chiefly in poetry, especially that of William Blake and Robert burns. 62. _（ Bitter satire ）is a typical feature of Swifts

24、writings. 63. “Beauty is truth, truth beauty” is an epigrammatic line by _. （John Keats）64. The story of Prometheus Unbound is taken from _.（Greek mythology）65. It is generally regarded that Keatss most important and mature poems are in the form of _ （ode）66. Mr. Rochester is a character in _ （Jane

25、Eyre）67. After the Norman Conquest, _（feudal） system was established in English societyII. Major Authors and Their WorksGeoffrey Chaucer 杰弗里乔叟 The Parliament of Fouls 百鸟会议 The Canterbury Tales 坎特伯雷故事集William Shakespeare 威廉莎士比亚 A Midsummer Nights Dream 仲夏夜之梦 Merchant of Venice 威尼斯商人 Much Ado About No

26、thing 无事生非 As You Like It 皆大欢喜 Twelfth Night 第十二夜 Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet 罗密欧与朱丽叶 Hamlet 汉姆莱特 Othello 奥赛罗 King Lear 李尔王 Macbeth 麦克佩斯 Alls Well That Ends Well 终成眷属 Measure for Measure 量罪记John Milton 约翰弥尔顿 Paradise Lost 失乐园 Paradise Regain 复乐园John Donne 约翰多恩 The Flea 跳蚤 Death be not proud A VALEDICTION：FORBIDDING MOURNINGDaniel Defoe 丹尼尔笛福 Robinson Crusoe 鲁宾逊漂流记Jonathan Swift 江奈生斯威夫特 A Modest Proposal 一个温和的建议 Gullivers Travels 格列佛游记Henry Fielding 亨利菲尔丁 The Histo