英美文学练习1.docx

1、英美文学练习1英美文学练习1（一）. Multiple Choices (40 points in all, 1 for each) Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. Write your answer in the corresponding space on the answer sheet. 1The work that presented, for the first time in English li

2、terature, a comprehensive realistic picture of the medieval English society and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life is most likely _B_.AWilliam Langland s Piers Plowman BGeoffrey Chaucers The Canterbury TalesCJohn Gowers Confession Amantis DSir Gawain and the Green Kni

3、ght2The tragedy of Dr. Faustus, the protagonist in Christopher Marlowes The Tragic History of Dr. Faustus , is the very fact that_A_.Aman is confined to time Bhe tried to join Africa to SpainChe became a man without soul after he sold it Dhe conjured up Helen, the lady who was partially responsible

4、for the breaking-up of the Trojan War3The sentence “Shall I compare thee to a summers day?” is the beginning line of one of Shakespeares _C_Acomedies Btragedies Csonnets Dhistories4Paradise Lost is actually a story taken from _B_.Athe Renaissance Bthe Old TestamentCGreek Mythology Dthe New Testament

5、5Spensers masterpiece _A_ is a great poem of its time. AThe Faerie Queene BThe Shepherds CalendarCThe Canterbury Tales DMetamorphoses6_C_ is the essence of the Renaissance. APoetry BDrama CHumanism DReason7The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England are Christopher Marlowe, William Shakesp

6、eare and _C_.AJohn Milton BJohn MarloweCBen Jonson DEdmund Spenser8“To be, or not to bethat is the question”is a line taken from_A_.AHamlet BOthelloCKing Lear DThe Merchant of Venice9Francis Bacons essays are famous for their brevity, compactness and _C_.Acomplicity BcomplexityCpowerfulness Dmildnes

7、s10Literature of Neoclassicism is different from that of Romanticism in that _A_.Athe former celebrates reason, rationality, order and instruction while the latter sees literature as an expression of an individuals feeling and experiencesBthe former is heavily religious but the latter secularCthe fo

8、rmer is an intellectual movement, the purpose of which is to arouse the middle class for political rights while the latter is concerned with the personal cultivationDthe former advocates the “return to nature” whereas the latter turns to the ancient Greek and Roman writers for its models.keys：BACBA

9、CCACA （二）1.Romance,which uses narrative verse or prose to tell stories of _B_ adventures or other heroic deeds, is a popular literary form in the medieval period. A. Christian B. knightly C. Greek D. primitive2.Among the great Middle English poets, Geoffrey Chaucer is known for his production of D_.

10、 A. Piers Plowman B. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight C. Confessio Amantis D. The Canterbury Tales3.Which of the following historical events does not directly help to stimulate the rising of the Renaisssance Movement?C A.The rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman culture. B.The new discoveries in geo

11、graphy and astrology， C.The Glorious revolution. D.The religious reformation and the economic expansion. 4.Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespeares Sonnet 18?C A.The speaker eulogizes the power of Nature. B.The speaker satirizes human vanity. C.The speaker praises

12、 the power of artistic creation. D.The speaker meditates on mans salvation. 5.“And we will sit upon the rocks,/Seeing the shepherds feed their flocks,/By shallow rivers to whose falls/Melodious birds sing madrigals.”The above lines are probably taken from _D. A.Spensers The Faerie Queene B.John Donn

13、es “The Sun Rising” C.Shakespeares “Sonnet 18” D.Marlowes “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” 6.“Bassanio:Antonio,I am married to a wife Which is as dear to me as life itself; But life itself, My wife, and all the world. Are not with me esteemd above thy life; I would lose all, ay, sacrifice them

14、all, Here to the devil, to deliver you. Portia:Your wife would give you little thanks for that, If she were by to hear you make the offer.”The above is a quotation taken from Shakespeares comedy The Merchant of Venice.The quoted part can be regarded as a good example to illustrate _A_. A.dramatic ir

15、ony B.personification C.allegory D.symbolism7.The ture subject of John Donnes poem,“The Sun Rising,” is to _B_. A.attack the sun as an unruly servant B.give compliments to the mistress and her power of beauty C.criticize the suns intrusion into the lovers private life D. lecture the sun on where tru

16、e royalty and riches lie8.Of all the 18thcentury novelists Henry Fielding was the first to set out, both in theory and practice, to write specifically a “_B_ in prose,”the first to give the modern novel its structure and style. A.tragic epic B.comic epic C.romance D.lyric epic9.The Houyhnhnms depict

17、ed by Jonathan Swift in Gullivers Travels are _A. A.horses that are endowed with reason B.pigmies that are endowed with admirable qualities C.giants that are superior in wisdom D.hairy,wild, low and despicable creatures, who resemble human beings not only in appearance but also in some other ways.10

18、.Here are four lines from a literary work:“Others for language all their care express,/And value books,as women men, for dress.”The work is _C_. A.Thomas Grays “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” B.John Miltons Paradise Lost C.Alexander Popes Essay on Criticism D.Shakespeares Midsummer Nights Dr

19、eamkeys:1.B 2.D 3.C 4.C 5.D 6.A 7.B 8.B 9.A 10.C2. Multiple Choice (40 points in all, 1 for each) Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. Write your choice on the answer sheet.1.The most significant idea of the Renaissance is（ A ）.

20、A. humanism B. realismC. naturalism D. skepticism2.Shakespeares tragedies include all the following except（ D ）.A. Hamletand King LearB. Antony and Cleopatraand MacbethC. Julius Caesarand OthelloD. The Merchant of Venice and A Midsummer Nights Dream3.The statement “Studies serve for delight, for orn

21、ament, and for ability”opens one of well-known essays by（ A ）.A. Francis Bacon B. Samuel JohnsonC. Alexander Pope D. Jonathan Swift4.In Hardys Wessex novels, there is an apparent（ D ）touch in his description of the simple though primitive rural life.A. nostalgic B. humorousC. romantic D. ironic5.Bac

22、kbite, Sneerwell, and Lady Teazle are characters in the play The School for Scandal by（ c ）.A. Christopher Marlowe B. Ben JonsonC. Richard Brinsley Sheridan D. George Bernard Shaw6.Of all the 18th century novelists Henry Fielding was the first to set out, both in theory and practice, to write specif

23、ically a“（B ）in prose,”the first to give the modern novel its structure and style.A. tragic epic B. comic epicC. romance D. lyric epic7.In his poem “Tyger, Tyger,”William Blake expresses his perception of the“fearful symmetry”of the big cat. The phrase“fearful symmetry”suggests（ D ）.A. the tigers tw

24、o eyes which are dazzlingly bright and symmetrically setB. the poets fear of the predatorC. the analogy of the hammer and the anvilD. the harmony of the two opposite aspects of Gods creation8.“What is his name?”“Bingley.”“Is he married or single?”“Oh! Single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of lar

25、ge fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls!”The above dialogue must be taken from（ A ）.A. Jane Austens Pride and PrejudiceB. Emily Brontes Wuthering HeightsC. John Galsworthys The Forsyte SagaD. George Eliots Middlemarch9.The short story“Araby”is one of the stories in

26、James Joyces collection（ D ）.A. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManB. UlyssesC. Finnegans WakeD. Dubliners10.William Wordsworth, a romantic poet, advocated all the following except（ D ）.A. the using of everyday language spoken by the common people B. the expression of the spontaneous overflow of

27、 powerful feelingsC. the humble and rustic life as subject matterD. Elegant优雅的 wording and inflated figures of speech11.Here are two lines taken from The Merchant of Venice:“Not on thy sole, but on thy soul, harsh Jew/Thou makst thy knife keen.”What kind of figurative device is used in the above lin

28、es?（ C ）A. Simile. B. Metonymy.借代C. Pun. 双关 D. Synecdoche.提喻 12.“If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?”is an epigrammatic line by（ D ）.A. J. Keats B. W. BlakeC. W. Wordsworth D. P. B. Shelley13.The poems such as“The Chimney Sweeper”are found in both Songs of Innocenceand Songs of Experienceby（

29、B ）.A. William Wordsworth B. William BlakeC. John Keats D. Lord Gordon Byron14.John Bunyans Pilgrims Progressis often regarded as a typical example of（ A ）.A. allegory 寓言 B. romanceC. epic in prose D. fable15.Alexander Pope strongly advocated neoclassicism新古典主义, emphasizing强调 that literary works sho

30、uld be judged by（ A ）rules of order, reason, logic, restrained emotion, good taste and decorum.A. classical B. romanticC. sentimental D. allegorical16.In his essay“Of Studies,”Bacon said:“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and（ D ）.”A. skimmed B. perfected

31、C. imitated D. digested17.“For I have known them all already, known them all/Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons,/I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.”The above lines are taken from（ B ）.A. Wordsworths “The Solitary Reaper”B. Eliots“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”C. Coleridges“Kubla Khan”D. Yeatss“The Lake Isle of Innisfree”18.(The)（ C ）was a progressive intellectual 有智慧的movement throughout Western Europe in the 18th cent