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1、专八人文知识及练习专八人文知识(11年文学真题).doc发表时间:2008-5-6 文章来源:本站资源 TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2009-1998)-GRADE EIGHT-General KnowledgeLiterature (2009)35. Ode to the West Wind was written by A. William Blake. B. William Wordsworth. C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge. D. Percy B. Shelley.36. Who among the following is a poet

2、 of free verse? A. Ralph Waldo Emerson. B. Walt Whitman C. Herman Melville D. Theodore Dreiser37. The novel Sons and Lovers was written by A. Thomas Hardy B. John Galsworthy C. D. H. Lawrence D. James Joyce(2008)35. The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims on their w

3、ay to Canterbury is an important poetic work by A. William Langland B. Geoffrey Chaucer C. William Shakespeare D. Alfred Tennyson36. Who wrote The American ? A. Herman Melville B. Nathaniel Hawthorne C. Henry James D. Theodore Dreiser37. Which of the following are well-known female writers in 20th-c

4、entury Britain Except A. George Eliot B. Iris Jean Murdoch C. Doris Lessing D. Muriel Spark(2007)35. Which of the following novels was written by Emily Bronte? A. Oliver Twist B. Middlemarch C. Jane Eyre D. Wuthering Heights36. William Butler Yeats was a(n) poet and playwright. A. American B. Canadi

5、an C. Irish D. Australian37. Death of a Salesman was written by A. Arthur Miller B. Ernest Hemingway C. Ralph Ellison D. James Baldwin(2006)35. Which of the following writers is a poet of the 20th century ? A. T.S . Eliot B. D.H. Lawrence C. Theodore Dreiser D. James Joyce36. The novel For Whom the

6、Bell Tolls is written by _. A. Scott Fitzgerald B. William Faulkner C. Eugene ONeill D. Ernest Hemingway37. _ is defined as am expression of human emotion which is condensed into 14 lines. A. Free Verse B. Sonnet C. ode D. Epigram(2005)35. The novel Emma is written by _ . A . Mary Shelley B. Charlot

7、te Bronte C. Elizabeth C. Gaskell D. Jane Austen36. Which of the following is NOT a romantic poet? A. William Wordsworth B. George Elliot C. George C. Byron. D. Percy Bysshe Shelley .37. William Sidney Porter , known as O . Henry , is most famous for_ . A. his poems B. his plays C. his short stories

8、 D. his novels(2004)35. Of all the 18th century novelists, _ was the first to set out , both in theory and practice , to write specifically a “comic epic in prose”, and the first to give the modern novel its structure and style. A. Daniel Defoe B. Samuel Johnson C. Oliver Goldsmith D. Henry Fielding

9、36. Mark Twain, one of the greatest 19th century American writers , is well known for his _. A. International theme B. waste-land imagery C. local color D. symbolism37. Hemingways writing style, together with his theme and the hero , is greatly and permanently influenced by his experiences_. A. in h

10、is childhood B. in the war C. in America D. in Africa (2003)35. Which of the following writings is not the work by Charles Dickens? A. A Tale of Two Cities. B. Hard Times. C. Oliver Twist. D. Sons and Lovers.36. _ is a dramatist who holds the central position in American drama the modernistic period

11、. A. Sinclair Lewis B. Eugene ONeill C. Arthur Miller D. Tennessee Williams37. _ is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the Jazz Age. A. Ernest Hemingway B. F. Scott Fitzgerald C. William Faulkner D. Ezra Pound(2002)35. The 18th century England is known as the _ in the history. A. Romanticism B. C

12、lassicism C. Renaissance D. Enlightenment36. Which of the following figures does not belong to “The Lost Generation”? A. Ezra Pound B. William Carlos Williams. C. Robert Frost D. Theodore Dreiser37. Who, one of the most important poets in his time, is a leading spokesman of the “Imagist Movement”? A

13、. J.D. Salinger B. Ezra Pound C. Richard Wright D. Ralph Ellison(2001)35. The Transcendentalist group includes two of the most significant writers America has produced so far, Emerson and _. A. Henry David Thoreau B. Washington Irving C. Nathaniel Hawthorne D. Walt Whitman36. Of the following poems

14、by T. S. Eliot, which is hailed as a landmark and a model of the 20th century English poetry ? A. Poems 1909-1925. B. The Hollow Men.C. Prufrock and Other Observations . D. The waste Land.37. The book from which “all modern American literature comes ” refers to _ . A. The Great Gatsby B. The Sun Als

15、o Rises C. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn D. Moby-Dick(2000)35. _ is not the representative writer in the Age of Realism in the literary history of the United States. A. Henry James B. Emily Dickinson C. William Dean Howells D. Mark Twain36. Ezra Pounds long poem contained more than one hundred

16、poems loosely connected. A. The Waste Land B. The Cantos C. Don Juan D. Queen Mab37. Of the following writings by James Joyce, which is a prime example of modernism in literature? A. Ulysses B. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man C. Dubliners D. Finnegans Wake(1999)35. not only continued to expr

17、ess and criticize all sorts of social iniquities, but finally came to question and attack the Victorian conventions and morals. A. George Eliot B. Thomas Hardy C. D. H. Lawrence D. Charles Dickens36. The main theme of Emily Dickinson is following except_ . A. religion B. love and marriage C. life an

18、d death D. war and peace37. In 1954,_ was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature for his “mastery of the art of modern narration”. A. T.S. Eliot B. Ernest Hemingway C. John Steinbeck D. William Faulkner(1998)35. In the first part of Gullivers Travels , Gulliver told his experience in _ . A. Lilliput

19、 B. Brobdingnag C. Houyhnhnm D. England36. In Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter, “A” may stands for _ . A. Adultery B. Angel C. Amiable D. All the above37. Who is the author of the work: “The Grapes of Wrath”? A. John Steinbeck. B. Eugene ONeil. C. F. Scott Fitzgerald. D. Theodore Dreiser.专八人文知识精练.doc发表

20、时间:2008-5-6 文章来源:本站资源 专八人文知识精练1. George Bernard Shaw was a(n)_ . A. playwright B. poet C. novelist D. essayist2. John Galsworthy was most famous for _ . A. Heart of Darkness B. Ulysses C. The Forsyte Saga D. A Passage to India 3. The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was witten by _ . A. Henr

21、y James B. O. Henry C. Harriet Beecher Stower D. Mark Twain4. _ was honored as “the father of English poetry ” A. William Langland B. Sir Thomas Marlory C. Geoffrey Chaucer D. Bede 5. _ was considered as the beginning of English literature and the first epic in the history of English literature. A.

22、Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum B. Beowulf C. Dream of the Rood D. Anglo-Saxon Chronicle6. King Alfred was honored as _.A. the Father of English Poetry . B. the Father of English NovelC. the Father of English Sonnet . D. the Father of English Prose7. The period of Old English Literature refer

23、s to _ .A. 14th century-mid 18th century . B. 16th century-mid 18th century.C. 449-1066 . D. 14th century-mid 17th century .8. _ is the written form of Beowulf. A. Alliteration B. Sonnet C. Spenserian stanza D. Pentameter .9. _ is a famous allegory in medieval literature . A. The Vision Concerning P

24、iers the Plowman B. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight C. Beowulf D. Anglo-Saxon Chronicle10. _ is the popular song which represents the sufferings and fights of British farmers . A. Romance B. Epic. C. Ballad D. Prose11. Romance is a genre popular among _ . A. the upper class B. the farmer class C. th

25、e middle class D. the clergy12.Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a famous romance with theme of _ . A. bravery and loyalty B. beauty and bravery C. fighting and learning D. victory and defeat13. _ is about King Arthur and his round table knights .A. Piers the Plowman B. Sir Gawain and the Green Kni

26、ght C. The Robin Hood Ballads D. The Canterbury Tales14._ is the masterpiece of Geoffrey Chaucer .A. The Canterbury Tales B. The Parliament of Fowls C. The House of Fame D. Troilus and Criseyde15. _ is a popular literary form in the medieval literature .A. Sonnet B. Novel C. Romance D. Drama .16. _

27、is about the English farmers fighting against the upper class .A. Le Morte dArthur B. Troilus and CriseydeC. Troilus and Criseyde D. The Robin Hood Ballads 17. Le Morte dArthur is a famous work by _ .A. John Milton B. Venerable Bede C. Thomas Malory D. Alfred the Great .18.The Canterbury Tales is written in the form of _ .A. epic B. ballad C. heroic couplets D. romance