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1、Chapter I 1. Dr. Faustus is a play based on the _C_legend of a magician aspiring for _ and finally meeting his tragic end as a result of selling his soul to the DevilA. British/ immorality B. French/money C. German/knowledge D. American/political power2. _B_, is a typical example of Old English poet

2、ry, is regarded today as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons. A. The Wifes Complaint B. BeowulfC. The Dream of the Rood D. The Seafarer3. Its Chaucer alone who, for the first time in English literature, presented to us a comprehensive realistic picture of the English Society in his masterpiece_A_.

3、 A. The Canterbury Tales B. The Legend of Good WomenC. Troilus and Criseyde D. The Romaunt of the Rose. 4. The Essence of Renaissance, the most significant intellectual movement, was_D_. A. Geographical exploration B. Religious reformationC. Publishing and translation D. Humanism. 5. “Prince Arthurs

4、 greatest mission is his search for Gloriana, with whom he has fallen in love through a love vision. ”The two figures come from_C_. A. Paradise Lost B. Dr. Faustus C. The Faerie Queene D. Hamlet6. In “Sonnet 18”, Shakespeare_A_. A. Meditate on the destructive power of time and eternal beauty by poet

5、ry. B. Satirize humans vanity. C. Predict the eternity of love. D. Eulogize the power of the beauty. 7. _C_ gave new vigor to the blank verse with his “mighty lines” and make blank verse the principle vehicle of expression in drama. A. Surrey B. Wyatt C. Marlowe D. Sidney8. Shakespeares greatest tra

6、gedies are the following works except_C_. A. Hamlet B. King Lear C. Romeo and Juliet D. Othello9. The Renaissance refers to between 14th-mid-17th century, which was under the reign of Queen_ and absolute monarchy in England reached its summit, and in which the real mainstream (真正的文學(xué)主流) was _B_. A. V

7、ictoria/poetry B. Elizabeth/ drama C. Mary/ novel D. James/ drama10. In The Legend of Good Women, Chaucer used for the first time in English the rhymed couplet of iambic pentameter, which is to be called later_B_. A. The Spenserian stanza B. The heroic coupletC. The blank verse D. The free verse11.

8、The Redcrosse Knight in “The Faerie Queene” stands for_B_, and Una stands for_. A. bravery/ chastity B. holiness/ truth C. error/ delivery D. true gentleman/ lady. 12. Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of the characteristics of Renaissance? DA. Rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek cult

9、ure. 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 efforts in soul delivery and personal salvation. 13. “The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune” is an example of _A_. A. M

10、etaphor B. Simile C. Irony D. Personification14. _B_ introduced the Petrarchan sonnet into England. A. Anglos/ Saxons B. Normans/ Anglo-Saxons C. Greeks/ Romans D. Romans/ Normans15. It is _B_ alone who, for the first time in English literature presented to us a comprehensive realistic picture of th

11、e 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. William Shakespeare D. John Donne16. The following belong to the characteristics of metaphysical poetry represented by John Donne except_D_. A. Conceits B. A

12、ctual imagery and simple dictionC. Argumentative form D. Elegant style17. Paradise Lost is actually a story taken from_C_. A. Greek Mythology B. Roman legend C. The Old Testament D. The New Testament 18. In “Paradise Lost”, Satan says “We may with more successful hope resolve/ To wage by force or gu

13、ile eternal war, / Irreconcilable to our grand Foe” What does the “Eternal war” mean? CA. To remove God from his throne B. To burn the Heaven DownC. To corrupt Gods creation of man and woman-Adam and EveD. To beguile into a snake to threaten mans life19. _B_, the first of the great tragedies, is gen

14、erally regarded as Shakespeares most popular play on the stage, for it has the qualities 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 Tale20. It was _ B_and _ the two conquests that provided the s

15、ource for the rise and growth of English literature. A. Anglos/ Saxons B. Normans/ Anglo-Saxons C. Romans/ Normans D. Greeks/ Romans21. Paradise Lost is _C_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. C

16、hristopher Marlowe C. John Milton D. Edmund Spenser22. The following description fit into Milton except_D_. A. a great revolutionary poet of the 17th century B. an outstanding political pamphleteerC. a great stylist and master of blank verse D. a kind of elegant and refine style. 23. _D_is not writt

17、en by John Milton. A. Samson Agonistes B. Paradise Lost C. Paradise regained D. Tamburlaine24. 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? DA. Tamburlaine B. The Jew of MaltaC. Th

18、e Passionate to His Love D. The Sun Rising25. _B_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 Grays26. _B_Was known as “the poets poet

19、”. A. William Shakespeare B. Edmund Spenser C. John Donne D. John Milton27. “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_D_. A. Spensers The Faerie Queene B. Joh

20、n Donnes The Sun RisingC. Shakespeares Sonnet 18 D. Marlows The Passionate Shepherd to His Love. 28. Which of the following statement best illustrates the theme of Shakespeares Sonnet 18? CA. The speaker eulogizes the power of Nature. B. The speaker satirizes human vanity. C. The speaker praises the

21、 power of artistic creation. D. The speaker meditates on mans salvation. Chapter 2 The Neoclassical Period 1. _B_brings Henry Fielding the name of the Prose Homer. A. The Pilgrims Progress B. Tom Jones C. Robison Crusoe D. Colonel Jack2. Alexander Pope worked painstakingly on his poems and finally b

22、rought to its last perfection _A_Dryden had successfully used in his plays. A. the heroic couplet B. the free verseC. the blank verse D. the Spenserian stanza3. Of all the 18th century novelists _A_was the first to set out, both in theory and practice, to write specially a comic epic in prose. A. He

23、nry Fielding B. Daniel Defoe C. Jonathan Swift D. John Bunyan4. _C_is the most successful religious allegory in the English language. A. Genesis A B. The Holy War C. The Pilgrims progress D. Exodus5. In which of the following works can you find the proper names Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Houyhnhnm and Y

24、ahoo? CA. The Pilgrims Progress B. The Faririe QueeneC. Gullivers travels D. The School of Scande6. As shades more sweetly recommend the light, So modest plainness sets off sprightly wit;For works may have more wit than doesem good As bodies perish through excess of blood. In the above lines, Pope t

25、ries to sat that_C_. A. more wit will make better poetry B. plainness is more important than wit in poetryC. too much wit will destroy good poetry D. plainness will make wit dull7. The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope is written in the form of a mock_A_, which describes the triviality of high soci

26、ety in a grand style. A. Epic B. Elegy C. Sonnet D. ode8. Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of Samuel Johnsons language style? CA. His sentences are long and well structured. B. His sentences are interwoven with parallel words. C. He tends to use informal and colloquial words. D. His s

27、entences are complicated, but his thoughts are clearly expressed. 9. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power,And all that beauty, all that wealth eer gave,Awaits alike the inevitable hour. In the above quoted passage, Thomas Gray intends to say that great family, power, beauty and wealth_D_. A. wil

28、l never make people lead to the same destination-paths of glory. B. will inevitably make people realize their glorious dreamsC. are the very best things to lead people to their gloriesD. will never prevent people from reaching their final destination-grave. 10. _B_has been regarded by some as Father

29、 of the English novel for his contribution to the establishment of the form of the modern novel. A. John Bunyan B. Henry Fielding C. Daniel Defoe D. Johnathan Swift11. _A_was very much concerned with the theme of the vanity of human wishes and tried to awaken men to this folly and hoped to cure them

30、 of it through his writing. A. Samuel Johnson B. Jonathan Swift C. Richard Brinsley Sheridan D. Thomas Gray12. _B_was the only important dramatist of the 18th century, in his plays, morality is the constant theme. A. Alexander Pope B. Richard Brinsley Sheridan C. Samuel Johnson D. George Bernard Sha

31、w13. As the representative of the Enlightenment, Pope was one of the first to introduce A to England. A. Rationalism B. Criticism C. Romanticism D. Realism14. The Rivals and A are generally regarded as important links between the masterpiece of Shakespeare and those of Bernard Shaw. A. The School fo

32、r Scandal B. The Duenna C. Widowers Houses D. The Doctors Dilemma15. _D_is a sharp satire on the moral degeneracy(道德淪喪) of the aristocratic-bourgeois society in the 18th century England. A. The Rivals B. Gullivers Travels C. Toms Jones D. The School for Scandal16. The poem Elegy Written in a Country

33、 Churchyard by Thomas Gray is regarded as the most representative work of _B_. A. The Metaphysical School B. The Graveyard School C. The Gothic School D. The Romantic School17. _B_, written in heroic couplet by Pope, is considered manifesto of English Neoclassicism. A. An Essay of Dramatic Poetry B.

34、 An Essay on CriticismC. The Advancing of learning D. An Essay on Freedom18. _C_is a typical feature of Swifts writings. A. Elegant style B. Causal narration C. Bitter satire D. Complicated sentence structure19. In the following writings by Henry Fielding, which brings him the name of the Prose Home

35、r?C. The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling. 20. Hold! See whether it is or not before you go to the door-I have a particular message for you if it should be my brother. The two sentences are found in _A_. A. The School for Scandal B. The Rivals C. The Critic D. The Scheming Lieutenant21. In terms of

36、 Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, which is wrong? BA. The author employs metaphor in this poem. B. The author excessively expresses his personal melancholy. C. Here he reveals his sympathy for the poor and the unknown. D. He mocks the great ones who despise the poor and bring havoc on them. 22

37、. The Houyhnhnms depicted by Jonathan Swift in Gullivers Travels are_A_. A. horses that are endowed with reason. B. pigmies that are endowed with admirable qualitiesC. giants that are superior in wisdom. D. Hairy, wild, low and despicable creatures, who resemble human beings not only in appearance b

38、ut also in some other ways. Chapter 3 The Romantic Period1. The Romantic Movement expressed a more or less_B_ attitude toward the existing social and political conditions. A. Positive B. Negative C. Neutral D. indifferent2. It is _A_who established the cult of the individual and championed the freed

39、om of the human spirit. A. Jean Jacques Rousseau B. Johann Wolfgang von GoetheC. Edmund Burke D. Thomas Paine3. The two major novelists of the English Romantic Period are _B_and Walter Scott. A. Washington Irving B. Jane Austen C. Herman Melville D. Charles Dickens4. _B_defines the poet as man speak

40、ing to men, and poetry as the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings, which originates in emotion recollected in tranquility. A. William Blake B. William Wordsworth C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge D. John Keats5. For the Romantics, _C_is not only the major source of poetic imagery, but also provides t

41、he dominant subject matter. A. Love B. Man C. Nature D. death6. In the Romantic period, _B_is the most prosperous literary form. A. Prose B. Poetry C. Fiction D. play7. The tone of literature in Song of Experience by William Blake is _A_. A. Doleful B. Lively C. Plain D. utter8. _C_is regarded as a

42、worship of nature. A. John Keats B. William Blake C. William Wordsworth D. Jane Austen9. Which of the following writings is not created by William Wordsworth? DA. I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud. B. Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802. C. The Solitary Reaper. D. The Chimney Sweeper. 10.

43、 Wordsworths short poems can be classified into two groups:poems about nature and poems about_B_. A. Love B. human life C. Freedom D. social activities11. Don Juan is Byrons masterpiece, a great _C_of the early 19th century. A. Comedy B. Tragedy C. comic epic D. novel12. In his lyrics such as Ode to

44、 Liberty, Ode to Naples, Percy Bysshe Shelly expressed his love for_C_ and his hatred toward tyranny. A. the middle class B. the poor C. Freedom D. the proletariat13. Wild Spirit, which art moving everywhere; / Destroy and Preserver; hear, O hear! The two lines are found in_B_. A. Young Goodman Brow

45、n by Hawthorne B. Ode to the West Wind by ShellyC. Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman D. Ulysses by Joyce14. In Shellys To a Skylark, the bird, suspended between reality and poetic image, pours forth an exultant song which suggests to the poet_A_. A. both celestial rapture and human limitation B. both

46、image creation and profound meaningC. both music and words D. both inspiration and skills of writing15. The author of Ode on a Grecian Urn is _D_. A. Wordsworth B. Austen C. Byron D. Keats16. Jane Austens first novel is _B_. A. Pride and Prejudice B. Sense and Sensibility C. Emma D. Plan of a Novel1

47、7. In terms of Pride and Prejudice, which is not true? CA. Pride and Prejudice is the most popular of Jane Austens novels. B. Pride and Prejudice is originally drafted as First Impressions. C. Pride and Prejudice is a tragic novel. D. In this novel, the author explores the relationship between great

48、 love and realistic benefits. 18. After reading the first chapter of Pride and Prejudice, we may come to know that Mrs. Bennet is a woman of_A_. A. simple character and poor understanding B. simple character and quick witC. intricate character and quick wit D. intricate character and poor understand

49、ing19. Romanticism is a period of British literature roughly dated from _B_. A. 1660-1798 B. 1798-1832 C. 1483-1546 D. 1836-190120. Which of the following is the Gothic novel? CA. Shellys Prometheus Unbound B. Keats Lamia C. Mary Shellys Frankenstein D. Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice21. The lines

50、It was a miracle of rare device,/ A sunny pleasure dome with caves of ice are found in_A_. A. Samuel Taylor Coleridges Kubla Khan B. William Wordsworths Lines Written in Early SpringC. John Keatss Ode to Autumn D. Percy Bysshe Shellys Ode to the West Wind 22. Which of the following is taken from Joh

51、n Keats Ode on a Grecial Urn? DA. I fall upon the thorns of life! I bleed! B. They are both gone up to the church to pray. C. Earth has not anything to show more fair. D. Beauty is truth, truth beauty. Chapter 4 The Victorian Period1. Chronologically the Victorian refers to_B_.A.1798-1832 B.1836-190

52、1 C. the Romantic period D. the Neoclassical Period2._B_works are characterized by a mingling of humor and pathos.A.Thomas Hardys B.Charles Dickenss C.Charlotte Brontes D.George Eliots3. _A_is famous for its vivid descriptions of the workhouse and life of the underworld in the 19th century London.A.

53、Oliver Twist B.Great Expectations C.David Copper Field D.Hard Times_D_is an elaborate and powerful expression of Alfred Tennysons philosophical and religious thoughts.A.Idylls of the King B.“Ulysses” C.Poems, Chieoqy Lyrical D.In Memoriam4. The most distinguishing feature of Charles Dickenss works lies in his _C_.A.social criticism B.optimism C.character-portrayal D.social setting_C_is based on the Celtic legends of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table.A.In Memoriam B.“Ulysses” C.Idylls of the King D.The Princess5. _A_is Robert Brownings best-known dramatic monologue.A.