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1、測(cè)試課程：英國(guó)文學(xué)史及選讀考核類型：A卷測(cè)試方式：閉卷出卷教師：XXX測(cè)試專業(yè)：英語測(cè)試班級(jí)：英語 xx班I. Multiple choice (30 points, 1 point for each) select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement.1., a typical example of old English poetry ,is regarded today as the national epic of the

2、 Anglo-Saxons.A. The Canterbury TalesB. The Ballad of Robin HoodC.The Song of BeowulfD.Sir Gawain and the Green Kinght2.is the most common foot in English poetry.A. The anapestB.The trocheeC.The iambD.The dactyl3. The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events, wh

3、ich one of the following is NOT such an event？A. The rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture.B. England ' s domestic restC. New discovery in geography and astrologyD. The religious reformation and the economic expansion4.is the most successful religious allegory in the English language.A.

4、 The Pilgrims ProgressB. Grace Abounding to the Chief of SinnersC. The Life and Death of Mr.BadmanD. The Holy War5. Generally, the Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries, its essence is .A. scienceB.philosophyC.artsD.humanism6. “ So long as men can breathe, or eyes

5、can see,/So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.Sonnets18)What does "this" refer to ？A.Lover.B.Time.C.Summer.D.Poetry.7. “O prince, O chief of my throned powers, /That led th ' embattled seraphim to war/Under thy conduct, and in dreadful deeds/Fearless, endangered Heaven'

6、perpetual king" In the third line of the above passage quoted from Milton Paradise Lost, the phrase "thy conduct" refers to conduct.A.God' sB.Satan ' sC.Adam' sD.Eve' s8. It is generally regarded that Keats' s most important and mature poems are in the form of.A.el

7、egyB.odeC.epicD.sonnet9. “Shall I compare thee to a summer day？' The sentence is the beginning of Shakespeare' sA edyB.tragedyC.sonnetD.poem10. Daniel Defoe ' s novels mainly focus on.A. the struggle of the unfortunate for mere existenceB. the struggle of the shipwrecked persons for secu

8、rityC. the struggle of the pirates for wealthD. the desire of the criminals for property11. Francis Bacon is best known for his which greatly influenced the development of this literaryform.A.essays B.poems C.works D.plays12. Most of Thomas Hardy ' s novels are set in Wessex.A.a crude region in

9、EnglandB.a fictional primitive regionC.a remote rural areaD.Hardy ' s hometown13. In terms of Pride and Prejudice , which is not true？A. Pride and Prejudice is the most popular of Jane Austen ' s novels.B. Pride and Prejudice is originally drafted as"First Impressions .C. Pride and Prej

10、udice is a tragic novel.D. In this novel, the author explores the relationship between great love and realistic benefits.14. Chronologically the Victorian Period refers toA.1798-1832B.1836-1901C.1798-1901D.the Neoclassical Period15. In the following figures, who is Dickens' s first child hero？A.

11、Fagin.B.Mr.Brownlow.C.Olive Twist.D.Bill Sikes16. “And where are they？ And where art thou,My country？ On thy voiceless shoreThe heroic lay is tuneless now-The heroic bosom beats no more! (George Gordon Byron, Don Juan)In the above stanza, “ art thou" literally means.A. "art you " B. &

12、quot;are though"C. "art thoughwD. "are you "17. Of the following writers, which is not the representative of the Romantic period？A.William Blake.B.John Bunyan.C.Jane Auten.D.John Keats.18. In Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, what is the utmost concern of Blake？A.Love B

13、.Childhood C.Death D.Human Experience19. Paradise Lost is actually a story taken from.A.the RenaissanceB.the Old TestamentC.Greek MythologyD.the New Testament20. Jane Austen ' s first novel is.A.Pride and PrejudiceB. Sense and SensibilityC. EmmaD. Plan of a Noel21. Of the following poets, which

14、is not regarded as" Lake Poets ' ？A.Saumel Taylor Coleridge.B.Robert Southey.C.William Wordsworth.D.William Shakespeare.22. Daniel Defoe describes asa typical English middle-class man of the eighteenth century, the veryprototype of the empire builder or the pioneer colonist.A.Robinson Cruso

15、eB.Moll FlandersC.GulliverD.Tom Jones23. The lines "Death, be not proud, though some have calld thee/Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; are found in.A.William Wordsworth ' s writings B.John Keats ' writingsC.John Donne ' s writingsD.Percy Bysshe Shelley ' s writings24. Th

16、e Pilgrim s progress by John Bunyan is often said to be concerned with the search for.A.self-fulfillmentB.spiritual salvationC.material wealthD.universal truth25. With so many poems such as "The Sparrow ' s Ndst,“To a Skylark," "To the Cuckoo" and "To a Butterfly "

17、,William Wordsworth is regarded as a "w .A.poet of genius.B.royal poet.C.worshipper of nature.D.conservative poet.26.In the first part of Gulliver s Travels, Gulliver told this experience in.A.LilliputB.BrobdingnagC.HouyhnhnmD.England27. Which of the following can not describe "Byronic her

18、o ？A.Proud. B.Mysterious. C.Noble origin. D.Progressive.28. The poetic form which Browning attached to maturity and perfection is.A.dramatic monologueB.use of symbolC.use of ironic languageD.use of lyrics29. The term " metaphysical poetry" is commonly used to name the work of the 17 th-cen

19、tury writers who wrote under the influence of.A.John Milton B.John Donne C.John Keats D.John Bunyan30. Which of the following writings is not created by William Wordsworth？A. I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud.B. She Dwelt Among the Untrodden WaysC. The Solitary Reaper.D. The Chimney Sweeper.II. Find the

20、relevant match from colunm B for each item in Colomn A (10 points in all. 1 point for each)1.Geoffrey ChaucerA. A Red, Red Rose2.Francis BaconB. Ode to a Nightingale3.Jonathan SwiftC. Of Truth4.William BlakeD. Northanger Abbey5.Robert BurnsE.The Canterbury Tales6.John KeatsF.A Modest Proposal7.Jane

21、AustenG. The Tiger8.Charles DickensH . Ulysses9. Tennyson10. Robert BrowningI. David CopperfieldJ.My Last DuchessIII. Fill in the following blanks (10 points in all, 1 point for each)1. In the year,at the battle of Hastings, the Normans headed by william, Duke of Normandy, defeated the Anglo-saxons.

22、2. Since historical times, England, where the early inhabitants were celts, has been conquered three times. It was conquered by the Romans, the,and the Normans.3.is regared as shakespeare ' s successful romantic tragedy.4. No sooner were the people in control of the government than they divided

23、into hostile parties: the liberal whigs and the conservative.5. The Glorious Revolution in meant three things the supremacy of parliament, the beginning of modernEnglish, and the final triumph of the principle of political liberty.6. Romanticism as a literary movement come into being in England earl

24、y in the latter half of the century.7. With the publication of william Wordsworth ' s inollaboration with S.T Coleridge, Romanticismbegan to bloom and found a firm place in the history of English literatare.8. Woman as appeared in the Romantic age. It was during this period that women took, for

25、the firsttime ,an important place in English literature.9. The most important poet of the victoria Age was, Next to him, were Robert Browning and his wife.10. The movement appeared in the thirties of the 19 th cenfury.IV. Questions and Answers (20 points in all ,10points for each) Give brief answers

26、 to each of following questions in English.(1) A selection from a poemWherefore feed and clothe and saveForm the cradle to the graveThose ungrateful drones who would Drain your sweat_nay, drink your blood？Whrefore, Bees of England, forge Many a weepon, chain, and scourge That these stingless drones

27、may spoil The forced produce of your tail？Questions (10 ')1. These lines are taken from a poem entitled(1' )written by(1').2. The rhyme scheme in the selection of the poem is.(1')3. What idea does the quotation express？(7')(2) A Selection from a workSome books are to be tasted, o

28、thers to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books also may be read by deputy and extracts made of them by others, but that

29、 would be only in the less important arguments and the meaner sort of books; else distilled bookd are like common distilled waters.Question(10 ')1. This passage is taken from a well-known work entiled,(2' ) written by.(1')2. What ' s the main idea of the whole work. (7')V. Topic

30、Discussion (30 points in all,15 points for each). Write no less than 100 words on each of the following topics in English , in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.1. Based on Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, discuss the theme of her works, the image of womanprotagonists and what and how her no

31、vels truthfully present.(15')2. In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Aasten explored three kinds of motivations of marriage that the middle-classpeople had in the second half of the 18th century. Try to make a brief discussion about them with specific examples from the novel. Make comments on Austen'

32、; s attitude towards these motivations.(15200x 200x學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期期末測(cè)試試卷答案及評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)測(cè)試課程：英國(guó)文學(xué)史及選讀考核類型：A卷測(cè)試方式：閉卷出卷教師：XXX測(cè)試專業(yè)：英語測(cè)試班級(jí)：英語 xx班I. Multiple Choice (1 ' x 30=30')01-05CCBAD06-10DBBCA11-15ABCBC16-20DBDBB21-25DACBC26-30ADABDII. Find the relevant match from column B for each item in colamn A (1'

33、 x 10=10')1-E2-C3-F4-G5-A9-H10-JX 10=10 )3. Romeo and Juliet6.18th9.Tennyson 10.Chartist6-B7-D8-IIII. Fill in the following blanks (11. 10662. Anglo-Saxons4. Tories5. 16887.Lyrical Ballads 8.novelistsIV. Questions and Answers (20 points in all ) A PoemQuestions(10 ')1. A Song: Men of England

34、(1 ' ) Shelley(12. aabb ccdd (1')3. This poem is a war cry calling upon all working people to rise up against their political oppressors, it points out the intolerable injustice of economic exploitation. The poet calls the exploiters “ ungrateful drones , Who drain the sweat and drink the bl

35、ood of the labouring people, He illustrates with concrete examples the relationship of economic exploitation between the ruling class and the working people.(7 ')(2) A Selection from a work1. Of Studies(1 ' ) Bacon(1 ')2. It analyzes the use and abuse of studies ,the different ways adopted by different people to pursue studies. And how studies exert influence over human character.V .Topic Discussion (30 points in all, 15 points for each)A. Charlotte works are all about the struggle of an individual consciousnesstowards self-realization, abou