自考英语本科英美文学选读英国浪漫主义一天全掌握.docx

1、自考英语本科英美文学选读英国浪漫主义一天全掌握英国浪漫主义与古典主义的区别（重点）： (1)The Romantic Movement expressed negative attitude toward the existing social and political condition, the Romantics saw the corruption and injustice of the inhumanity of capitalism; (2)The Neo saw man as a social; while Rom saw him as an individual in th

2、e solitary state; (3)Neo stressed the common features of men; but the Rom stressed the special qualities of each individuals mind; (4)Neo celebrated rationality, equality and science of the outside world; while Rom changed to the inner world of the human spirit, whose theory saw the individual as th

3、e center of all experience; (5)The literature of Neo was heavily didactic and moralizing. There were fixed laws for each type of literature; Rom expressed his feeling, valued accuracy in portraying, they thought literature should be free from all rules. (6)The most important form in Neo was prose; w

4、hile Rom was an age of poetry. (书上160-161) thoughts and event influenced the period of Romanticism 影响浪漫主义时期的思想和事件 (1) Rousseau (a French philosopher) explored new ideas about nature, society and education, which provided guiding priding principles for the French Revolution and Romanticism; 法国哲学家卢梭探索

5、出自然、社会与教育的新思想。卢梭的这些想法为法国大革命和浪漫主义提供了必要的指导。 (2) The French Revolution and the Declaration of Rights of Man(written by Thomas Paine)aroused the great sympathy and enthusiasm in the English liberals and radicals,which became a great source for Romanticism. 法国革命和人权宣言的发表引起了英国自由主义与激进主义者强烈的同情和热情。 (3) Englan

6、d itself had experienced profound 意义深远的 economic and social changes as industrialism,which were reflected in the works of literature. (P157-159)习题Part One: English Literature Chapter I An Introduction to Old and Medieval English Literature & The Renaissance Period I. Choose the right answer: 1. Dr.

7、Faustus is a play based on the _legend of a magician aspiring for _ and finally meeting his tragic end as a result of selling his soul to the Devil. A.British/ immorality B.French/money C.German/knowledge D.American/political power Answer: C (可参考课本P21) 2. _, is a typical example of Old English poetr

8、y, is regarded today as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons. A.The Wifes Complaint B.Beowulf C.The Dream of the Rood D.The Seafarer Answer: B (可参考课本P1) 3.Its Chaucer alone who, for the first time in English literature, presented to us a comprehensive realistic picture of the English Society in his

9、 masterpiece_. A.The Canterbury Tales B.The Legend of Good Women C.Troilus and Criseyde D. The Romaunt of the Rose. Answer: A (可参考课本P4) 4. The Essence of Renaissance, the most significant intellectual movement, was_. A. Geographical exploration B. Religious reformation C. Publishing and translation

10、D. Humanism. Answer: D (可参考课本P8) 5. “Prince Arthurs greatest mission is his search for Gloriana, with whom he has fallen in love through a love vision.”The two figures come from_. A.Paradise Lost B.Dr. Faustus C.The Faerie Queene D.Hamlet Answer: C (可参考课本P13) 6. In “Sonnet 18”, Shakespeare_. A.Medit

11、ate on the destructive power of time and eternal beauty by poetry. B.Satirize humans vanity. C.Predict the eternity of love. D.Eulogize the power of the beauty. Answer: A (P37) 7. _ gave new vigor to the blank verse with his “mighty lines” and make blank verse the principle vehicle of expression in

12、drama. A.Surrey B.Wyatt C.Marlowe D.Sidney Answer: C (P21) 8. Shakespeares greatest tragedies are the following works except_. A.Hamlet B.King Lear C.Romeo and Juliet D.Othello Answer: C (P33) 9. The Renaissance refers to between 14th-mid-17th century, which was under the reign of Queen_and absolute

13、 monarchy in England reached its summit, and in which the real mainstream (真正的文学主流) was _. A.Victoria/poetry B.Elizabeth/ drama C.Mary/ novel D.James/ drama Answer: B (P11) 10. In The Legend of Good Women, Chaucer used for the first time in English the rhymed couplet of iambic pentameter, which is t

14、o be called later_. A.The Spenserian stanza B.The heroic couplet C.The blank verse D.The free verse Answer: B (P5) 11. The Redcrosse Knight in “The Faerie Queene” stands for_, and Una stands for_. A.bravery/ chastity B.holiness/ truth C.error/ delivery D.true gentleman/ lady. Answer: B (P16) 12. Whi

15、ch of the following is NOT regarded as one of the characteristics of Renaissance? A.Rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture. B.Attempt to remove the old feudalist ideas in Medieval Europe. C.Exaltation of mans pursuit of happiness in his life, and tolerance of mans foibles. D.Praise of mans e

16、fforts in soul delivery and personal salvation. Answer: D (P7) 13. “The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune” is an example of _. A.Metaphor B.Simile C.Irony D.Personification Answer: A (P55) 14. _ introduced the Petrarchan sonnet into England. A.Anglos/ Saxons B.Normans/ Anglo-Saxons C.Greeks/ R

17、omans D.Romans/ Normans Answer: B (P11) 15. It is _ alone who, for the first time in English literature presented to us a comprehensive realistic picture of the English society of his time and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life. A.Edmund Spenser B.Geoffrey Chaucer C.W

18、illiam Shakespeare D.John Donne Answer: B (P4) 16. The following belong to the characteristics of metaphysical poetry represented by John Donne except_. A.Conceits B.Actual imagery and simple diction C.Argumentative form D.Elegant style Answer: D (P63) 17. Paradise Lost is actually a story taken fro

19、m_. A.Greek Mythology B.Roman legend C.The Old Testament D.The New Testament Answer: C (P73) 18. In “Paradise Lost”, Satan says “We may with more successful hope resolve/ To wage by force or guile eternal war, / Irreconcilable to our grand Foe” What does the “Eternal war” mean? A.To remove God from

20、his throne B.To burn the Heaven Down C.To corrupt Gods creation of man and woman-Adam and Eve D.To beguile into a snake to threaten mans life Answer: C (P71, 节选部分在P75) 19. _, the first of the great tragedies, is generally regarded as Shakespeares most popular play on the stage, for it has the qualit

21、ies of a “blood-and-thunder” thriller and a philosophical exploration of life and death. A.The Merchant of Venice B.Hamlet C.King Lear D.The Winters Tale Answer: B (P33) 20. It was _and _ the two conquests that provided the source for the rise and growth of English literature. A.Anglos/ Saxons B.Nor

22、mans/ Anglo-Saxons C.Romans/ Normans D.Greeks/ Romans Answer: B (P1) 21. Paradise Lost is _s masterpiece, which is an epic in 12 books, written in blank verse, about the heroic revolt of Satan against Gods authority. A.John Donne B.Christopher Marlowe C.John Milton D.Edmund Spenser Answer: C (P71) 2

23、2. The following description fit into Milton except_. A.a great revolutionary poet of the 17th century B.an outstanding political pamphleteer C.a great stylist and master of blank verse D.a kind of elegant and refine style. Answer: D (P70-73) 23. _is not written by John Milton. A.Samson Agonistes B.

24、Paradise Lost C.Paradise regained D.Tamburlaine Answer: D (P71) 24. Marlows greatest achievement is that he perfected the blank verse, and he is regarded as the pioneer of English drama, which of the following is not written by him? A.Tamburlaine B.The Jew of Malta C.The Passionate to His Love D.The

25、 Sun Rising Answer: D (P20) 25. _Essays is the first example of that genre in English literature, which has been recognized as an important landmark in the development of English prose. A.John Miltons B.Francis Bacons C.Montaignes D.Thomas Grays Answer: B (P58) 26. _Was known as “the poets poet”. A.

26、William Shakespeare B.Edmund Spenser C.John Donne D.John Milton Answer: B (P15) 27. “And we will make thee beds of roses / And a thousand fragrant posies/ A cap of flowers, and a kirtle/ Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle.” The above lines are probably taken from_. A.Spensers The Faerie Queene B.

27、John Donnes The Sun Rising C.Shakespeares Sonnet 18 D.Marlows The Passionate Shepherd to His Love. Answer: D (P28) 28. Which of the following statement best illustrates the theme of Shakespeares Sonnet 18? A.The speaker eulogizes the power of Nature. B.The speaker satirizes human vanity. C.The speak

28、er praises the power of artistic creation. D.The speaker meditates on mans salvation. Answer: C (P37) II. Read the quoted part and answer the questions: 1.“For herein Fortune shows herself more kind Than is her custom. It is still her use To let the wretched man outlive his wealth, To view with holl

29、ow eye and wrinkled brow An age of poverty; from which lingring penance Of such misery doth she cut me off” 1.Identify the title of the works and author. 2.Explain “from whichcut me off”. 3.What happened to him, which caused the words? 参考答案: The lines are from “The Merchant of Venice”, William Shake

30、speare. (P48) 2) This sentence means she, Lady Fortune(命运女神), is more kind to him because she is taking away both his wealth and life. 3) The speaker is Antonio, its said that his ship have all been lost, and he is penniless, and will have to pay the pound of flesh. (Because Shylock has made a strange bond that requires Antonio to pay him a pound of flesh if he cant repay him the money that he borrowed for his friend in due time.) (P38) 2.“Read not to contract and confuse, not to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider” 1)Ide