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1、D. The Elizabethan drama, in its totality, is the real main stream of the English Renaissance.4. _ was the first person who introduced printing into England.A. William Caxto B. Flovio C.Homer D. Plutarch5. In Shelleys “To a Skylark”, the bird, suspended between reality and poetic image, pours forth

2、an exultant song which suggests to the poet _.A. both celestial rapture and human limitation B. both image creation and profound meaningC. both music and words D. both inspiration and skill of writing6. “Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and hearless?.And if

3、God had gifted me with some beauty, and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you.”The above quoted passage is most probably taken from_.A. Great Expectations B. Wuthering Heights C. Jane Eyre D. Pride and Prejudice7. The sentences “And now he s

4、tared at her so earnestly that I thought the very intensity of his gaze would bring tears into his eyes; but they burned with anguish, they did not melt” are found in_.A. Wuthering Heights B. Jane Eyre C. Gullivers Travels D. Paradise Lost8. _ is considered by H.L. Mencken as “the true father of our

5、 national literature”.A. Hemingway B. Poe C. Irving D. Twain9. All of the following four except _ are the most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England.A. Francis Bacon B. Christopher C. William Shakespeare D. Ben Jonson10. The first two lines of Alfred Tennysons well-known poem “Break, Break, B

6、reak” read “Break, break, break,/On thy cold grey stones, O sea!” The repeated word “break” suggests_A. joy B. fear C. fondness D. hatred11. In the following descriptions of The Neoclassical Period, which is wrong?A. The Neoclassical Period is prior to the Romantic PeriodB. Henry Fielding is one of

7、the representatives of the Neoclassical periodC. The modern English novel came into being in the Neoclassical periodD. The Neoclassical Period is also known as the Age of Enlightenment.12. In the long poem “The Ring and the Book”, the “Book” is compared to _A. love B. comprehensive knowledge C. the

8、hard truth D. the method of study13. Which of the following comments on William Blake is not true?A. Childhood is central to Blakes concern in the songs of Innocence and Songs of ExperienceB. Blakes Marriage of Heaven and Hell marks his entry into maturityC. The Book of Loss is his masterpieceD. Sym

9、bolism in wide range is a distinctive feature of his poetry14. Dreisers Trilogy of Desire includes three novels. They are The Financier, The Titan and _.A. The Stoic B. The Giant C. The Tycoon D. The Genius15. The belief that first, nature is ennobling; and second, the individual is divine describes

10、 _.A. romanticists B. stream-consciousness novelists C. realists D. eranscengdentalists16. All of the following are works by Nathaniel Hawthorne except_A. The House of the Seven Gables B. White Jacket C. The Marble Faun D. The Blithedale Romance17. Which of the following descriptions of Ernest Hemin

11、gway is appropriate?A. In Our Time is the first book to present a Hemingway hero-Nick Adams.B. A Farewell to Arms is Hemingways first big successC. For whom the Bell Tolls is Hemingways masterpieceD. A Farewell to Arms represents his climax in writing.18. “There was music from my neighbours house th

12、rough the summer nights. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the shisperings and the champagne and the stars”, the two sentences are taken from_A. The Greeat Gatesby by F.Scott FitzgeraldB. Sister Carrie by Theodore DreiserC. Daisy Miller by Henry JamesD. Moby-Dick by He

13、rman Melville19. In the Shepeardes Calender, Edmund Spenser tried to express_A. he met Sir Philip Sidney and started a friendship with himB. he met Leicester C. his laments over the loss of Rosalind D. his laments over the loss of Elizabeth20. In Beowulf, _fought against the monster Grendel and a fi

14、ve breathing dragon.A. the Anglo-Saxons B. Beowulf C. the Scandinavian D. the Winter Dragon21. Among the works by Eugene ONell, which has gained its status as a world classic and simultaneously marks the Climax of ONells literary career and the coming of age of American drama?A. Long Days Journey In

15、to Night B. Strange InterludeC. Bound East for Cardiff D. The Great God Brown22. In Spensers masterpiece The Faerie Queene, he speaks of _virtues of the private gentlemanA. 10 B.11 C.12 D.1323. Which statement about Emily Bronte is Not true?A. She was famous for her Wuthering Heights.B. She wrote 19

16、3 poems.C. She lived a very short life.D. Her masterpiece is noted for its optimistic tone.24. Which of the following cannot correctly describe Enlightenment Movement?A. Enlightenment Movement flourished in France.B. Enlightenment Movement was a furtherance of the Renaissance.C. The purpose of the m

17、ovement was to enlighten the whole world.D. It advocated individual education25. “Place me on suniums marbled steep,/where nothing, save the waves and I,/ May hear our mutual murmurs sweep;/There, swan-like, let me sing and die;/ A land of slaves shall neer be mine-/Sash down you cup of samian wine!

18、” These lines are taken from_A. The Isles of Greece by ByronB. Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard by Thomas GrayC. The Solitary Reaper by William WordsworthD. Song for the Luddites by George Gordon Byron.26. In the following statements, which is wrong?A. Tom Jones brings its author the name of “P

19、rose Homer”, because the panoramic view it provides of the 18th century English country and city life with scores of different glaces and a whole gallery of many different characters.B. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a naturalistic account of the heors bitter experiences and his final ar

20、tistic and spiritual liberation.C. Jane Austens first novel was pride and Prejudice, dealing with the five Bennet sisters and their search for suitable husband.D. William Blakes two poems entitled “The Chimney Sweeper” hold the similar subject-matter, but the tone, emphasis and conclusion differ.27.

21、 Which of writings by John Milton is the most influential dramatic poem after the Greek style in English?A. Samson Agonistes B. Paradise Lost C. Paradise Regained D. Areopagitica28. The modern English novel came into being in _A. the middle of the 17th century B. the 17th centuryC. the late 18th cen

22、tury D. the middle of the 18th century29. The author of the work “The Sound and the Fury” is _A. William Faulkner B. George Gordon Byron C. Jonathan Swift D. Christopher Marlowe30. The declaration that “ I know that This World is a World of IMAGINATION & VISION,” and that “The Nature of my work is v

23、isionary or imaginative” belongs to which of the following writers?A. William Blake B. William Wordsworth C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge D. George Gordon Byron31. Middlemarch is considered to be George Eliots greatest novel, owing to all the following reasons EXCEPT_A. it vividly depicts English country

24、 lifeB. it probes into perpetual philosophical thoughtsC. It provides a panoramic view of lifeD. it reveals womens true feelings32. In William Blakes poetry, the father （ and any other in whom he saw the image of the father such as God& his Priest, & King） was usually a figure of _A. tyranny B. love

25、 C. admiration D. benevolence33. The author of the writing “The Return of the Native” is_A. Thomas Hardy B. D.H. Lawrence C. Robert Browning D. Alfred Tennyson34. In 1837, Ralph Waldo Emerson made a speech entitled_ at Harvard, which was hailed by Oliver Wendell Holmesas “Our Intellectual Declaratio

26、n of Independence”.A. “Self-Reliance” B. “Divinity School Address”C. “The American Scholar” D. “Nature”35. Who is the author of the writing “Childe Harolds Pilgrimage”?A. Byron B. Blake C. Keats D. Coleridge36. When he writes, in An Essay on Criticism, “A viel conceit in pompous words expressed/ Is

27、like a clown in regal purple dressed”, Alexander Pope means that _A. pompus words are always destructive to good taste.B. the purple color is for the royal only and it is ridiculous to dress a clown in purpleC. conceits are always misleadingD. true wit is best set in a plain style37. The following p

28、laywrights brought about Irish National Theater Movement in the early 20th century except_.A. W.B. Yeats B. J.M.Synge C. George Bernald Shaw D. Lady Gregory38. Paradise Lost is actually a story taken from_.A. the Renaissance B. the Old Testament C. Greek Mythology D. the New Testament39. It is on hi

29、s _that Washington Irvings fame mainly rested.A. tales about America B. early poetry C. Childhood recollections D. Sketches about his European tours40. _is the most ambivalent writers in the American literary history.A. Nathaniel Hawthorne B. Walt Whitman C. Ralph Waldo Emerson D. Mark Twain41. The major concern o