英国文学题签A
英国文学A答案
英国文学A答案Ⅰ. Choose the best answer for each question or statement.1. Britain got its name from ______, a tribe of Celts, who were the earliest settlers in the UK.A. AnglesB. NormansC. DanesD. Britons2. The first Roman general who came to Britain was ______.A. HannibalB. Julius CaesarC. Mark AntonyD. Octavianus3.In the middle of the 5th century, Britain was invaded by three ______ tribes: the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes.A. GermanicB. DanishC. FrenchD. Roman4.During the time of the Danish Invasion, ______ succeeded indriving off the Danish Vikings.A. King ArthurB. William WallaceC. King Alfred the GreatD. Robin Hood5. From the 11th to the 13th centuries, European Christians launched the ______ to take back Holy Land from the Muslims.A. CrusadesB. RestorationC. RenaissanceD. Rising of 13816. Henry VIII (1491-1547) was King of England who transformed hiscountry into a _____ nation during the Reformation.A. ProtestantB. modernC. CatholicD. feudal7. In Greek mythology, ______ stole fire from Olympus and gave it to mankind.A. TheseusB. PrometheusC. HeraclesD. Achilles8. The author of The Iliad and The Odyssey is ______, a blind Greekpoet.A. AeschylusB. SapphoC. HomerD. Sophocles9. Which of the following is NOT a playwright of Greek tragedies?A. AeschylusB. AristophanesC. SophoclesD. Euripides10.The Odyssey is a great ______ about Odysseus’ return from theTrojan War.A. Greek epicB. Norse mythC. English balladD. French romance11. Greek drama evolved from the song and dance in the ceremonieshonoring ______ at Athens.A. HermesB. DionysusC. ArtemisD. Athena12. In Freudian theory, the ______ complex is the attachment of thechild to the parent of the opposite sex.A. JasonB. HeraclesC. OedipusD. Prometheus13.Born on the island of Lesbos, ______ is a great Greek lyricpoetess although only fragments of her poetry have been preserved.A. Lady GregoryB. Jane AustenC. Mrs BrowningD. Sappho14. ______ was the supreme god of the Olympians. He was the fatherof the heroes Perseus and Heracles.A. ZeusB. HeraC. ApolloD. Ares15. The following are Greek tragedies EXCEPT ______.A. MedeaB. Prometheus BoundC. Oedipus RexD. Othello16. Who is the chief god in old mythology of Northern Europe?A. TyrB. ThorC. OdinD. Freyr17. Which of the following is NOT true of the English Ballads?A. Flourished in the 15th century.B. Originally oral literature.C. Collective creation.D. Mainly on kinship.18. Dante is an Italian poet famous for his ______, which is widelyconsidered one of the greatest of world literature.A. Volpone, or the FoxB. The Divine ComedyC. Paradise LostD. Much Ado about Nothing19. All of the following four EXCEPT ______ are the most eminentdramatists in the Renaissance England.A. SpencerB. MarloweC. ShakespeareD. Jonson20. ______ is a Medieval English romance in the Arthurian tradition.It is an alliterative poem of 2530 lines written by an anonymous author.A. BeowulfB. Le Morte D’ArthurC. Sir Gawain and the Green KnightD. History of the Kings of Britain21.Which of the following is NOT one of the main sources ofEnglish Literature?A. the legend of King ArthurB. the Greek and Roman MythologyC. the Holy BibleD. the old mythology of Northern Europe22. The national epic of the Anglo-Saxons is ______.A. Le Morte D’ArthurB. The Faerie QueeneC. The Canterbury TalesD. Beowulf23. In The Faerie Queene, each book concerns the story of a ______,representing a particular Christian virtue.A. knightB. kingC. godD. lady24.Chaucer served in the Hundred Years’ War betweenEngland and______, both as a soldier and as a diplomat.A. FranceB. GermanyC. SpainD. Italy25. ______ is a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer inthe 14th century.A. Piers the PlowmanB. The Geste of Robin HoodC. The Canterbury TalesD. The Shepherds’ Calendar26. The heroic couplet was used for the first time by ______.A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Edmund SpenserC. John DrydenD. William Shakespeare27.The Canterbury Tales was written in ________.A. Old EnglishB. Middle EnglishC. Modern EnglishD. Current Modern English28.In Arthurian legend, all the knights traveled to distant lands toquest ______, but only three knights found it.A. the Sword of King ArthurB. the Green KnightC. the Round TableD. the Holy Grail29. In Arthurian legend, Excalibur is the magical sword belonging to______.A. Sir LancelotB. King ArthurC. Sir BedivereD. Sir Gawain30. In Arthurian legend, the bravest knights were allowed to sit at ahuge table. They were known as the “______”.A. Knights Round the TableB. Knights of the Round TableC. Arthurian Table KnightsD. Brave Knights of the Table31. ______ refers to the medieval codes of knighthood, which was often associated with ideals of knightly virtues, honor and courtly love.A. HumanismB. FeudalismC. ChivalryD. Monarchy32. Christopher Marlowe is an English playwright who introduced______ as a form of dramatic expression.A. heroic coupletB. romanceC. blank verseD. sonnets33. In German legend, Faustus was an alchemist who sold his ______to the devil in exchange for ______.A. soul, knowledgeB. knowledge, powerC. books, knowledgeD. freedom, soul34.The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus is a play written by______.A. Francis BaconB. Christopher MarloweC. Thomas MoreD. Ben Jonson35.The University Wits were a group of pioneer English ______writing during the last 15 years of the 16th century.A. poetsB. dramatistsC. criticsD. essayists36. William Shakespeare wrote 38 _____, 154 _____ and 2 ______.A. sonnets, plays, narrative poemsB. plays, sonnets, narrative poemsC. narrative poems, epics, novelsD. novels, sonnets, history plays37.Shakespeare’s four great tragedies are ______, ______, ______,and ______.A. Romeo and Juliet Hamlet, King Lear, Othello, Julius CaesarB. King Lear, Hamlet, Othello, MacbethC. Henry IV , Julius Caesar Hamlet, Othello, King JohnD. The Merchant of Venice, King Lear, Hamlet, Othello38. Most of Shakespeare’s plays were performed in ______,whichwas built in 1598 in London.A. the Savoy TheatreB. the Globe TheatreC. the Windmill TheatreD. the Abbey Theatre39.In The Merchant of Venice, who enters the court disguised as ayoung clerk?A. PortiaB. NerissaC. JessicaD. Lorenzo40. Who performs Romeo and Juliet’s marriage?A. Friar JohnB. Friar LawrenceC. Father VincentioD. Mercutio41. How does Hamlet die?A. He drinks the poisonous wine.B. He commits suicide.C. He dies of his poisoned wound.D. Claudius kills him.42.Francis Bacon is famous for his ______, which covers a widevariety of subjects, such as love, truth, friendship, beauty, etc.A. EssaysB. Sir Gawain and the Green KnightC.Le Morte D’ArthurD. Piers the Plowman43. Thomas More is famous for his ______ —a description ofanimaginary republic.A. Tamburlaine the GreatB. New InstrumentC. UtopiaD. The Shepherds’ Calendar44. ______ (1478-1535) was an English lawyer, scholar, writer, MPand chancellor in the reign of Henry VIII, who was executed for refusing to recognize the break with Rome.A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Thomas MoreC. Francis BaconD. William Shakespeare45. ______ is an English epic poem written in Spenserian stanza. Itwas written in praise of Queen Elizabeth I.A. AmorettiB. The Shepherd’s CalendarC. The Faerie QueeneD. Four Hymns46. ______ is a traditional form for English poetry, which consists oftwo lines of rhyming iambic pentameter.A. Blank verseB. Free verseC. Heroic coupletD. Lyric poem47. What is the rhyme scheme of an English (or Shakespearian)sonnet?A. abba abba cdc dcdB. abab cdcd efef ggC. abab bcbc cdcd eeD. abba bccb cdc ded48.The repetition of initial sounds of words is ______, as thefollowing lines from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight:“If any so hardy in this house holds himself,Be so bold in his blood, brain in his head”A. blank verseB. heroic coupletC. alliterationD. end rhyme49. What does the underlined pronou n “She” refer to?“She speaks.O, speak again, bright angel! For thou artAs glorious to this night, being o'er my head,As is a winged messenger of heaven”A. OpheliaB. PortiaC. JulietD. Cordelia50. “Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man, and writingan exact man” is from ______’s essay “Of Studies”.A. Alexander PopeB. John MiltonC. Francis BaconD. Charles Lamb51.The following excerpt is quoted from Shakespeare’s______.A. Sonnet 18B. Sonnet 29C. Sonnet 30D. Sonnet 65“So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”52.What does the underlined word “wife” mean in the lines?“There lived a wife at Usher's well,And a wealthy wife was she;She had three stout and stalwart sons,And sent them o'er the sea.”A. womanB. girlC. daughterD. waitress53.Sonnet was brought to England by ___________in mid-16thcenturyA.ShakespeareB. Thomas WyattC. SpenserD. Petrarch54. How did Claudius murder King Hamlet?A. By stabbing him through an arrasB. By pouring poison into his earC. By ordering him to be hangedD. By poisoning his wineglass55. Chaucer was a master of the heroic couplet which consists of tworhyming lines in iambic pentameter. Iambic pentametermeans ________.A. the line has 6 feet, and an unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable.B. the line has 6 feet, and a stressed syllable is followed by an unstressed syllable.C. the line has 5 feet, and an unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllabl e.D. the line has 5 feet, and a stressed syllable is followed by an unstressed syllable.。
英国文学练习题及答案.docx
1. ____________________________________ The national epic of the Anglo-Saxons is .A Robin HoodB Sir Gawain and the Green KnightC The Canterbury TalesD Beowulf2. __ w as the most outstanding single romance on the Arthurian legend written inalliterative verse.A The Canterbury TalesB Piers the PlowmanC Sir Gawain and the Green KnightD Beowulf3. __ w as famous for The Canterbury Tales.A Geoffrey ChaucerB John MiltonC William ShakespeareD Francis Bacon4. Most of the ballads of the 15th century focused on the legend about __ as a heroicfigure.A Green NightsB GawainC Robin HoodD Hamlet5.In the 16th century, Thomas More's work ______ became immediately popular after its publication.A Paradise LostB A Pleasant Satire of the Three EstatesC Of StudiesD Utopia6. __ was Edmund Spencer 's masterpiece which has been regarded as one of the great poems in the English language.A AmorettiB The Shepherd 's CalendarC The Faerie QueeneD Four Hymns7. __ is from Shakespeare 's sonnet No.18.A “Lemt e not to the marriage of true minds ”B “Tobe or not to be: that is the question ”C “ ShallI compare thee to a summer's day” D“ Nolonger mourn for me when I am dead”8. ___ , the “father of English poetry ”and one of the greatest narrative poets of England,was born in London about 1340.A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Sir GawainC. Francis BaconD. John Dryden9. The four great tragedies written by Shakespeare are Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and ___A. Antony and CleopatraB. Julius CaesarC Twelfth NightD King Lear10. Which of the following does not belong to Shakespeare 's romantic love comedies?A Twelfth NightB The TempestC As You Like ItD The Merchant of VeniceD C A C D C C A D B1. All of the following are the most eminent dramatists in theRenaissance England except __________ .a. William Shakespeareb. Ben Jonsonc. Christopher Marlowed. Francis Bacon2. The English Renaissance period was an age ofa. poetry and dramab. drama and novelc. novel and poetryd. romance and poetry3. Paradise Lost is the masterpiece of ______a. William Shakespeareb. Robert Burnsc. John Miltond. William Blake4. Which of the following plays written by Shakespeare is history play ?a. A Midsummer Night ' s Dreamb. The Merry Wives of Windsorc. H enry IVd. King Lear5. The first official version of Bible known asthe Great Bible , was revised in ______a. 16th centuryb. 17th centuryc. 18th centuryd. 19th century6. Francis Bacon ' s Essays first published in 1597 has beenconsidered as an important landmark in the development of English , and as the firstcollection of essays in the English language.a. poetryb. epicsc. fictiond. prose7. Daniel Defoe was famous for his novel ___ whichfirst established his reputation.a. Gulliver ' s Travelsb. The Adventure of Robinson Crusoec. The Pilgrim ' s Progressd. Oliver Twist8. The famous poem “ A Red Red Rose ” was written bya. William Wordsworthb. George Byronc. Robert Burnsd. William Blake9. Mary Shelley ' s nvoel Frankenstein belongs to thetype of ____ which is often set in gloomy castles wherehorrifying, supernatural events take place.a. Gothicb. Realismc. Romanticismd. Classicism10. The first complete English Bible was translated by , “the morning star of the Reformationand his followers.A. William LanglandB. James IC. John WycliffeD. Bishop Lancelot AndrewsD A C C B D B C A C1. The literature of the Anglo-Saxon period falls naturally into two divisions, ___________ and Christian.a. Paganb. Romanc. Frenchd. Danish2. “ Poetry is Spontaneous ” was put forward by _______________a. Robert Burnsb. William Blakec. William Wordsworthd. Charles Lamb3. Which of the following writings can be regarded as typical belonging to the school of Romantic literature?c. Jane Eyrea. Don Juanb. Ulyssesd. Sons and Lovers4. ____ is the first important English essayist and thefounder of modern science in England.a. Francis Baconb. Edmund Spenserc. Thomas Mored. Sidney5. What is flourished in Elizabethan age more than any other form of literature?a. novelb.dramac. essayd. poetry6. The publication of _____ marked the beginning of theRomantic Age.a. Don Juanb. The Rime of the Ancient Marinerc. The Lyrical Balladsd. Ode to the West Wind7. Which of the following did not belong to Romanticism?a. John Keatsb. Percy Shelleyc. William Wordsworthd. Alfred Tennyson8. Frankenstein was filmed many times. Who wrote the book?a. Edgar Allan Poeb. James Joycec. Mary Shelleyd. Walter Scott9. In the mid-18th century, a new literary movement called came to Europe and then to England.a. Romanticismb. Classicismc. Realismd. Restoration10. Which of the following poem was not written by John Keats?a. Ode to the West Windb. Ode to Autumnc. Ode on a Grecian Urnd. Ode to a NightingaleA C A ABCD C A A1. William Shakespeare is one of the giants of ______a. Romanticismb. Critical Realismc. Aestheticismd. the Renaissance2. ______ is the first important religious poet in Englishliterature.a. John Donneb. George Herbertc. Caedmond. Milton3. _______ was the first to introduce thesonnet into English literature.a. Thomas Wyattb. William Shakespearec. Philip Sidneyd. Thomas Gray4. The English poets _______ , WilliamWordsworth, and Robert Southey, were known as “ Lake Poets ”because they lived in the LakeDistrict Northwestern England at the beginning ofthe 19th century.a. George Byronb. John Keatsc. Percy Shelleyd. Samuel Coleridge5. The most gifted of the “University Wits ”was ___ .A. John LilyB. Thomas KydC. Thomas GreeneD. Christopher Marlowe6. __ is one of the forerunners of modern socialistthought.A. Phillip SidneyB. Edmund SpenserC. Thomas MoreD. Christopher Marlowe7. Morality plays appeared after ____ .A. miracle playsB. mystery playsC. interludeD. Classical plays8. Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of characteristics of Renaissance?a. Exaltation of man 's pursuit of happiness in thislife.b. Cultivation of the genuine flavor of ancient culture.c. Tolerance of human weaknesses.d. Praise of man 's efforts in having his soul delivered.9. The most intellectual movement of the Renaissance was .A. the ReformationB. HumanismC. the Italian revivalD. Geographical exploration10. What is the relationship between Claudius and Hamlet?A. CousinsB. Uncle and nephewC. Father-in-lawD. Father and sonD C A D D C A D B B1. Which of the following is a typical feature of Swift's writings?A. Great wit.B. Bitter satire.C. Rich mythic allusions.D. Complicated sentence structures.2. __ is the leading figure of Metaphysical poetry.A. John DonneB. George HerbertC. Andre MarvellD. Henry Vaughan3. The _______ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the 18th century.A. RomanticismB. HumanismC. EnlightenmentD. Sentimentalism4. Who was the greatest dramatist in the 18th century?A. Oliver GoldsmithB. Richard SheridanC. Laurence SterneD. Henry Fielding5. In which of the following works can you find the proper names“ Lilliput ” , “ Brobdingnag ” , “ Houyhnhnm” and “ Yahoo ”? A.The Pilgrim ' s ProgressB. The Faerie QueeneC. Gulliver ' s TravelsD. The School for Scandal6. _ poems can be divided into two categories: the youthfullove lyrics and the later sacred verses.A. John MiltonB. John BunyanC. John DonneD. John Dryden7. In The Pilgrim's Progress, John Bunyan describes The Vanity Fair in atone.A. delightfulB. solemnC. sentimentalD. satirical8. Defoe 'Rsobinson Crusoe created the image of an enterprisingEnglishman, typical of the English bourgeoisie in the _________century.A. 17thB. 19thC. 18thD. 20th9. ___ compiled the A Dictionary of the English Languagewhich became the foundation of all the subsequent English dictionaries.A. Ben JohnsonB. Samuel JohnsonC. Alexander PopeD. John Dryden10. __ found its representative writers in the field of poetry, such as Edward Young and Thomas Gray, but it manifested itself chiefly in the novels of Lawrence Sterne and Oliver Goldsmith. A. Pre-romanticism B. RomanticismC. SentimentalismD. NaturalismB AC B C CD C B C。
《英国文学》题库及答案
《英国文学》题库及答案I.Choose the best to complete the following statements1.“O Wind/If winter comes,can spring be far behind?” The two lines are from _______.A. “To Autumn”B. “To a Nightingale”C. “Ode to the West Wind”D. “To a Skylark”2. “To be or not to be----that is the question” is taken from_______.A.HamletB.Romeo and JulietC.The Merchant of theVeniceD.Macbeth3. _______ is romantic love tragedy.A. Romeo and JulietB. MacbethC.The Merchant of the VeniceD. Hamlet4. Beowulf. is considered as _______.A. the best epic in English literatureB. the national epic of the Anglo-SaxonsC. the best narrative poem in English literatureD.the best romance5. In_____,Chaucer created a comprehensive realistic picture of the English society and a whole gallery of vivid characters.A.The Canterbury TalesB.The Romaunt of the RoseC.The Legend of Good WomenD.Troilus and Criseyde6. ___ marks a transition from the medieval to the modern world.A. Enlightenment MovementB. The Glorious RevolutionC. The RenaissanceD. Reformation7. _____is not a writer in the Renaissance.A .Francis BaconB .William Shakespeare C. John Milton D .Jonathan Swift8. __ is NOT the style of Bacon’s essays.A. brevityB. compactness C .powerfulness D .high-flowness9 ______ is generally accepted as an English epic besides Beowulf.A.Samson AgonistesB.Paradise LostC.Paradise RegainedD. “Lycidas”10.The Neo-classicism is markedly characterized by the emphisis of__________.A.realismB.didactic functionC.elegant styleD. lyricism11.____________ is not a picaresque novel.A. Great Expectations B Gulliver’s TravelsC. Robinson CrosueD. The Pilgrim’s Progress12. “Death, Be not Proud” is an Italian sonnet by____.A.ShakespeareB.John MiltonC.John DonneD. Drydon13. In Paradise Lost, Milton doesn’t refers God to____.A.KingB.FoeC.VictorD. Friend14._________ is not a Lake poet?A.SoutheyB.WordworthC.ShelleyD.Coleridge15. ____is a typical Byronic heroe.A.Don JuanB.ShelleyC. BeowulfD. Iliad16.He was the 1st important Romantic poet,showing a contempt for rationalism and bringingsomething fresh to British poetry.He is __.A .Wordsworth B.Blake C.Keats D.Coleridge17. “Did he smile his work to see? /Did he who made the Lamb make thee?”, the 2 lines are from___.A. “the Lamb”B. “The Tyger”C. “The Cheminey Sweeper”D. “The Sick Roes”18. In the above quoted lines, “the Lamb” refers to____.A .Nature B.Jesus Christ C.God D.Uncertain19. “The waves beside them danced; but they /Outdid the sparking waves in glee; ” here, “they ”refer to____.A. rosesB.voletsC.daffodilsD.girls20.The pleasure dome is described in ____.A. “Kubla Khan”B. “Christabel”C. “Frost at Midnight”D. “Dejection:An Ode”21.“Ode to the West Wind” is in____.A.abb bbcB.terza rimaC.aab bcbD.free verse22.In“Ode to the West Wind”, west wind is the biggest symbol; it symbolizes______.A. destroyer and preserverB.boundless freedomC.a lyreD.both A and B23. “Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard /Are sweeter;therefore,ye soft pipes,play on;”the 2 lines are from“Ode on a Grecian Urn”by _____.A. John KeatsB.William WordsworthC.ByronD.Sheelley24.The striking characteristic of the Victorian fiction lies in___.A.critical realismB.a return to rationalismC.naturalismD.an overall negation of society25.____is not a character created by Charles Dickens.A.Oliver TwistB.David CopperfieldC.PipD. Ishmael26. Tess is sandwiched between and murdered by two so-called gentlemen: one is Alec, and the other is ______.A. Angel ClareB. Alec’s brotherC. LouisD. Babalou27.Linguist Higgins appears in____.A.Widower’s HousesB. Mrs. Warren’s ProfessionC. St. JoanD. Pygmalion28.In “Auld Lang Syne”, the poet is singing for ______.A.loveB.friendshipC.patriotismD.his mother29.In “The Rocking Horse Winner”, Lawrence attacks____.A.money-worshippingB.hypocricyC.industrialismmercialism30. “My Last Duchess” is a famous ______ by ______.A. love lyric; WordsworthB.dramatic monologue;TennysonC.dramatic monologue; BrowningD.tragedy; ShawII.Please explain the following terms briefly1. Neo-classicism:2.The Waste Land3. blank verse4.The Great Expectation 34.heroic couplet5. Shakespearean Sonnet6.Critical Realism7. dramatic monologueIII.Answer the following questions1.Why is Shakespeare great in the history of British literature?2.What does Wordsworth want to say in “I Wandered as A Lonely Cloud”?3.Please explain the theme of Tess of the D’Urbevilles.4. In what a way is Renaissance significant in the history of Europe?5. What does T.S. Eliot want to say in “The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock”?6. What does Wordsworth describe in “She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways”?7. What is the major theme of the novels of Lawrence?8. What does Byron want to say in “She Walks in Beauty”?《英国文学》作业参考答案I.1.C2.A3.A4.B5.A6.C7.D8.D9.B 10.B11.A 12.C 13.D 14.C 15.A 16.B 17.B 18.B 19.C 20.A21.B 22.D 23.A 24.A 25.D 26.A 27.D 28.B 29.A 30.CII.1. Neo-classicism is revival of interest in the old classical works.According to theneo-classicists,all forms of literature werw to be modeled after the classical works of Greek and Roman writers and those of the contemporary French ones.They believed that the artisical ideals should be judged in terms of its service to humanity.This belief led them to seek proption,unity,harmony and grace in literary expression.Thus a polite,urbane,witty and intellectual art developed.2. The Waste Land has been hailed as a landmark and a model of the 20th century English poetry,comparable to Wordsworth’s Lyrical Ballads. With bold technical innovations in versification and style,the poem not only presents a panorama of physical disorder and spiritual desolation in the modern Western world, but also reflects the prevalent mood of disillusionment and despair of a whole post-war generation. The poem is about the spiritual breakup of a modern civilization in which human life has lost its meaning, significance and purpose. It is regarded as a reflection of the 20th century people’s disillusionment and frustration in a sterile and futile society.3. blank verse refers to unrhymed verse of iambic pentametre.4.Heroic couplet refers to two lines of iambic pentameter rhyming with each other.5. Sonnet is a lyric poem almost invariably of 14 lines and following one of several set rhyme-scheme There are 2 widely accepted rhyme-schemes:Italian (Petrarchan) sonnet and English (Shakespearean)sonnet.The former consists of a octave(abbaabba) and a sestet (cdecde,cdccdc or cdedce).The English is made up of 3 quatrains and an heroic couplet.It rhymes in ababcdcdefefgg.6. It is a literary movement in the 2nd half of the 19th century and the beginning decade of the 20th century as a reaction to Romanticism.The realists holds that literature should be faithful to and write about the possibilty of reality.They on one hand expose the social problems,on the other hand, try to find solutions to the problems.Most of them are democratic social reformers.7. Dramatic monologue refers to a lyrical poem which reveals “a soul in action” through the conversation of one character in a dramatic situation. The character is speaking to an identifiable but silent lis tener at the dramatic moment of the speaker’s life.III.1.William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is one of the most remarkable playwrightsand poets the world has ever known.With his 38 plays,154 sonnets and 2 long poems,he has established his giant position in world literature.The influence of Shakespeare upon British literature is hard to measure and it is not exegerated to say that all the writers after him have been influenced by him directly or indirectly.A. As a humanist, Shakepeare enthuiastically eulogizes humanity and writes in the spirit of Renaissance.He was against feudal tyranny ,religious persecution,racial discrimination,social inequality and the corrupting influence of money and gold.B. Shakespeare holds that literature should be a combination of beauty, kindness and truth,and should reflect nature and reality;he believes that only this kind of literature can reach immortality.C.Shakespeare is a great master of the English language2. This poem is perhaps the most anthologized poem in English literature, and one that takes us to the core of Wordsworth’s poetic beliefs. In his eyes, nature is sublime and sacred and will exert a lasting influence upon a soul. The poem is a record of his sublime communion with nature .3. This novel is one of the best and most popular work by Hardy. It is a fierce attack on the hypocritical morality of the bourgeois society and the capitalist invasion into the country and destruction of the English peasantry towands the end of the century.Tess, as a pure woman, brought up with the traditional idea of womanly virtues, is abused and destroyed by both Alec and Angel, agents of the destructive force of the society. And the misery, the poverty and the heartfelt pain she suffers and her final tragedy give rise to a most bitter cry of protest and denunciation of the society.4. The Renaissance marks a transition from the medieval to the modern world.Generally ,it refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries.It first started in Italy,with the flowering of painting,sculpture and literature.From Italy the movement went to embrace the rest of Europe.The Renaissance ,which means rebirth or revival,is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events,such as the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture,the new discovery in geography and astrology,the religious reformation and the economic expansion.The Renaissance,therefore,in essence ,is a historical period in which the European humanist thinkers and scholars made attempts to get rid of those old feudalist ideas in medieval Europe,to introduce new ideas that expressed the interest of the rising bourgeeoisie,and to recover the purity of early church from the corruption of Roman Catholic Church.5. The poem is Eliot’s most striking early achievement. It presents the meditation of an aging young man over the business of proposing marriage.The poem is in a form of dramatic monologue, suggesting an ironic contrast between a pretended “love song” and a confession of the speaker’s incapability facing up to love and to life in a sterile upper-class world. Prufrock, the protagonist of poem, is neurotic, self-important, illogical and incapable of action. He is a kind of tragic figure caught in asense of defeated idealism and tortured by unsatisfied desires. The poem is intensely anti-romantic with visual images of hard, gritty objects and evasive hellish atmosphere.6. (main points)He reveals his sympathy for the poor woman in rural area.7. In his novels he writes about the dehumanization brought about by the industrial civilization and he believes that individual’s psychological development lies in the sexual impulse—Life Force. Consequently, he frequently touches upon the sexual relationship between man and woman in most of hios novels.8. see textbook.。
英国文学练习题 附答案
英国文学练习题附答案1.The nal epic of the Anglo-Saxons XXX.2.Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was the most XXX.3.XXX XXX.4.Most of the ballads of the 15th century focused on the legend about Robin Hood as a heroic figure.5.In the 16th century。
Thomas More's work XXX.6.XXX XXX which has been regarded as one of the great poems in the English language.7."Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" is from XXX。
Revised:1.Beowulf is considered the nal epic of the Anglo-Saxons.2.The most remarkable single romance based on the Arthurian legend and XXX.3.XXX XXX。
XXX.4.During the 15th century。
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英国文学1考试题及答案
英国文学1考试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. 英国文学史上第一位伟大的诗人是：A. 乔叟B. 莎士比亚C. 弥尔顿D. 拜伦答案：A2. 下列哪位作家被誉为“英国小说之父”？A. 简·奥斯汀B. 亨利·菲尔丁C. 查尔斯·狄更斯D. 乔治·艾略特答案：B3. 《坎特伯雷故事集》的作者是：A. 乔叟B. 斯宾塞C. 雪莱D. 拜伦答案：A4. 莎士比亚的“四大悲剧”中不包括以下哪部作品？A. 《哈姆雷特》B. 《奥赛罗》C. 《李尔王》D. 《威尼斯商人》答案：D5. 以下哪位诗人不属于浪漫主义诗人？A. 华兹华斯B. 柯勒律治C. 拜伦D. 布朗宁答案：D6. 《简·爱》的作者是：A. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特B. 艾米莉·勃朗特C. 安妮·勃朗特D. 乔治·艾略特答案：A7. 以下哪部作品是现代主义文学的代表作？A. 《荒原》B. 《尤利西斯》C. 《好兵之帅之帅》D. 《到灯塔去》答案：B8. 以下哪位作家是“愤怒的青年”运动的代表人物？A. 金斯利·艾米斯B. 约翰·奥斯本C. 哈罗德·品特D. 艾伦·西利托答案：B9. 《动物农场》的作者是：A. 乔治·奥威尔B. 阿道司·赫胥黎C. 弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫D. 威廉·戈尔丁答案：A10. 以下哪位作家是后现代主义文学的代表人物？A. 托马斯·品钦B. 萨尔曼·鲁西迪C. 伊恩·麦克尤恩D. 朱利安·巴恩斯答案：A二、填空题（每空1分，共20分）1. 英国文学史上的“文艺复兴”时期，涌现出了许多伟大的作家，其中被誉为“英国戏剧之父”的是______。
答案：莎士比亚2. 19世纪英国现实主义文学的代表作家查尔斯·狄更斯的代表作之一是______。
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英国文学史试题Ⅰ. Identification. (15%)1. Identify each writer on the left column with what is written on the right column. (10%)(1) John Lyly a. pre-romanticism(2) William Blake b. impressionism(3) Laurence Sterne c. Angry Young Man(4) Kingsley Amis d. comic epic in prose(5) Joseph Conrad e. historical novel(6) Walter Scott f. University Wit(7) Pamela g. sentimentalism(8) A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man h. Oedipus Complex(9) Sons and Lovers i. Künstlerroman(10) The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling j. epistolary novel2. Identify the author with his or her work. (5%)(1) Charles Dickens a. Don Juan(2) E. M. Foster b. Hard Times(3) John Milton c. Mrs. Warren’s Profession(4) Henry Fielding d. The Faerie Queene(5) George Bernard Shaw e. “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”(6) Oscar Wilde f. The Pilgrim’s Progress(7) John Bunyan g. A Passage to India(8) Edmund Spencer h. Paradise Regained(9) Thomas Gray i. Jonathan Wild the Great(10) George Gordon Byron j. The Importance of Being EarnestⅡ. Choose the best answer for each blank. (20%)1. The hero in the romance is usually a .A. kingB. knightC. ChristD. churchman2. Modern English novel, as a product of the 18th century Enlightenment and industrialization, really came with the rising of the class.A. workingB. aristocraticC. bourgeoisD. capitalist3. The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens is written in the form of a novel.A. epistolaryB. picaresqueC. GothicD. psychological4. Which of the following is NOT from Ireland?A. Jonathan SwiftB. Daniel DefoeC. George Bernard ShawD. James Joyce5. is the most accomplished example of medieval romance, dealing with Arthurian romance.A. Sir Gawain and the Green KnightB. The Canterbury TalesC. Piers the PlowmanD. The Song of Beowulf6. by Alexander Pope is taken as a manifesto of the English Neo-classicism as Pope put forward his aesthetic theories in it.A. Essay on CriticismB. The Rape of the LockC. DunciadD. An Essay on Man7. “Some books are to be tasted, others are to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested” is taken from ’s work.A. Thomas MoreB. Francis BaconC. John BunyanD. Matthew Arnold8. Literature of Neo-classicism is different from that of Romanticism in that .A. the former is an intellectual movement, the purpose of which is to arouse the middle class for politicalrights while the latter is concerned with the personal cultivationB. the former is heavily religious but the latter secularC. the former celebrates reason, rationality, order and instruction while the latter sees literature as anexpression on an individual’s feelings and experiencesD. the former advocates the “return to nature” whereas the latter turns to the ancient Greek and Romanwriters for its models9. Which of the following places does Gulliver visit last in Gulliver’s Travels?A. LilliputB. BrobdingnagC. LaputaD. Houyhnhnms10. defined poetry as “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings”.A. William WordsworthB. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeC. Percy Bysshe ShelleyD. T. S. Eliot11. could be classified to be both a naturalistic and a critical realistic writer.A. Charles DickensB. George EliotC. Thomas HardyD. Emily Brontë12. are Nobel Prize winners.A. James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, D. H. LawrenceB. Rudyard Kipling, T. S. Eliot, John GalsworthyC. W. B. Yeats, James Joyce, Thomas HardyD. Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, James Joyce13. Christopher Marlowe first made the principal instrument of English drama.A. blank verseB. heroic coupletC. free verseD. monologue14. William Langland’s is written in the form of a dream vision.A. Kubla KhanB. Piers the PlowmanC. The Dream of John BullD. The Faerie Queene15. The title of the novel Vanity Fair was taken from .A. Gulliver’s TravelsB. The Pilgrim’s ProgressC. Childe Harold’s PilgrimageD. The Canterbury Tales16. In the chaos of the contemporary world and the despair and despondency among the westerners after the First World War are expressed.A. Ode to the West WindB. I Wandered Lonely as a CloudC. The Waste LandD. Tess of the D’Urbervilles17. Which of the following is NOT true about The Canterbury Tales?A. It is written in the form of a dream.B. Chaucer chose a pilgrimage as the framework for the stories involved in it.C. It is written for the greater part in heroic couplet.D. “The General Prologue” introduces the pilgrims and the time and occasion of the pilgrimage.18. Robert Louis Stevenson is the representative of the literary school .A. aestheticismB. neo-romanticismC. euphuismD. sentimentalism19. Which of the following is a Gothic novel?A. Northanger AbbeyB. The Mysteries of UdolphoC. Tristram ShandyD. Robinson Crusoe20. Which is correct according to the time when they appeared?A. romanticism, neo-classicism, humanism, critical realismB. humanism, neo-classicism, romanticism, critical realismC. romanticism, humanism, realism, naturalismD. realism, critical realism, romanticism, humanismⅢ. Fill in the blanks. (15%)1. wrote under the influence of Scottish folk traditions and old Scottish poetry.2. The slogan of aesthetic literature is .3. The Romantic Age is said to have begun in 1798 when Wordsworth and Coleridge published their joint work .4. In “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning”, John Donne compares the souls of lovers to .5. A play presents the conflicts between good and evil with allegorical personages such as Mercy, Peace and Hate.6. The narrator in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling is a(n) one.7. is the oldest poem in the English language and also the national epic.8. The dominant influence over modernist poetry came from two traditions: and .9. The three unities followed by neo-classical dramatists are the unity of , the unity of time and the unity of place.10. The most famous English ballads of the 15th century is the Ballads of , a legendary outlaw.11. The Rape of the Lock takes the form of a , which describes the triviality of high society in a grand style.12. is usually taken as the Father of English Prose.13. Modernism upholds a new view of time by emphasizing the time over the chronological time.14. written by Charles Dickens is generally taken as a semi-autobiographical novel.Ⅳ. Define the following terms. (16%)1. Omniscient narrator2. Heroic couplet3. Allegory4. Metaphysical poetry5. Naturalism6. Sonnet7. Comedy of manners8. Byronic heroⅤ. Short-answer questions. (24%)1. What are the major themes of modernist literature?2. Analyse the character of Tom Jones in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling.3. What are the essential features of Medieval Romance?4. Name three Romantic poets and state their chief characteristics.5. Make a comparison between the two volumes of William Blake: The Songs of Innocence and The Songs of Experience.6. How many groups does Old English poetry fall into? Briefly explain.7. What are the general features of English Romanticism?8. Make a comparison between James Joyce and D. H. Lawrence.Ⅵ. Essay question. (10%)Write an essay on the following poem so as to demonstrate your understanding as well as your Englishproficiency. You’re expected to write a well-organized essay in about 150 words, with your thesis clearly stated, effectively developed and properly concluded.The Garden of LoveI went to the Garden of Love,And saw what I never had seen:A Chapel was built in the midst,Where I used to play on the green.And the gates of this Chapel were shut,And “Thou shalt not” writ over the door;So I turn’d to the Garden of Love,That so many sweet flowers bore.And I saw it was filled with graves,And tomb-stones where flowers should be:And Priests in black gowns were walking their rounds,And binding with briars my joys and desires.Notes: 1. shalt: shall2. writ: written3. Chapel: 小教堂4. bind: 束缚Part IV. Short questions (20 points).1.What does the story “The Garden Party” tell you about the class system?2.How might the plot structure of “The Dead” best be described?3.The sub-title of “Tess of the D’Urbervilles” is “A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented”. What is youropinion about the heroine?4.Mention one example of symbolism in Tess, and explain.5.What is the symbolic significance of Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange in the novel?6.What is the main idea of the poem “The Second Coming”? How does it reflect Yeats’view of thecivilization of his time?7.In what way is the west wind in The West Wind by Shelley both a destroyer and a preserver?8.What are the major themes of Pride and Prejudice? List at least two and elaborate them in a fewsentences.9.What significances have Clarissa attached to her parties?10.What purpose does the rain shower serve in the first act of Pygmalion?Final Examination Paper for Grade 2002History of English LiteratureDate: January 10, 2005Ⅰ. Identification (10%)1. Identify each writer on the left column with what is written on the right column.1) Jonathan Swift A. Neo-romanticism2) John Donne B. Euphuism3) Alexander Pope C. Historical novel4) Anne Radcliff D. Lake poet5) John Lyly E. English satire6) R. L. Stevenson F. Gothic novel7) Walter Scott G. Neoclassicism8) Thomas Gray H. Metaphysical poetry9) Southey I. Epistolary novel10) Pamela J. Sentimentalism2. Identify the author with his or her work.1) William Langland A. Utopia2) Thomas More B. Paradise Lost3) Daniel Defoe C. “Of Studies”4) Francis Bacon D. Piers, the Plowman5) John Milton E. The Faerie Queen6) Byron F. Sentimental Journey7) Laurence Sterne G. Don Juan8) Edmund Spencer H. Mary Barton9) D. H. Lawrence I. Sons and Lovers10) Elizabeth Gaskell J. Robinson CrusoeⅡ.Choose the best answer for each blank. (20%)1. The title of the novel Vanity Fair was taken from .A. The Pilgrim’s ProgressB. Gulliver’s TravelsC. Childe Harold’s PilgrimageD. The Canterbury Tales2. The story of is the highest point of the Arthurian romances.A. Sir Gawain and the Green KnightB. The Song of BeowulfC. Piers, the PlowmanD. The Canterbury Tales3. is the only novel written by Oscar Wilde.A. The Importance of Being EarnestB. The Picture of Dorian GrayC. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManD. The Picture of a Lady4. was the first to introduce the sonnet into English literature .A. Thomas WyattB. William ShakespeareC. Henry HowardD. John Lyly5. eulogized imperialism in his works, esp. in his poems.A. John GalsworthyB. Joseph ConradC. Rudyard KiplingD.E.M. Foster6. English Renaissance Period was an age of .A. prose and novelB. poetry and dramaC. romance and balladD. essay and drama7. The major form of Chcrtist literature is in .A. proseB. dramaC. verseD. novel8. “ Shall I compare thee to a summer’s eay”`is the opening line of one of Shakespeare’s .A. songsB. plays K. sonnets D. tragedies9. In Gulliver’s Travels, Yahoos are the creatures living on .A. LilliputB. BrobdingnagC. LaputaD. Houyhnhnms10. List the following terms according to the time when they appeareD.A. romanticism , neoclassicism , humanism , critical realismB.humanism , neoclassicism , romanticism , critical realismC.romanticism , humanism , realism , naturalismD.r ealism , critical realism , romanticism , humanism11. wrote under the influence of Scottish folk tradition and old Scottish poetry.A. Jonathan SwiftB. Robert BurnsC. William BlakeD. Geoffrey Chaucer12. first made blank verse the principal instrument of English drama in the Renaissance perioD.A. William ShakespeareB. Thomas WyattC. Christopher MarlowD. Henry Howard13. The greatest English critical realist novelist was , who criticized thebourgeois civilization and showed the misery of the common people .A. Emily BronteB. Charles DickensC. W.M. ThackerayD. Charlotte Bronte14. were made poets Laureates in the 18th and 19th century .A. Wordsworth and BrowningB.Byron and ShelleyC.Keats and BrowningD.W ordsworth and Tennyson15. The principal elements of novel are mystery, horror and suspense.A. GothicB. RomanticC. SentimentalD. Realistic16. English critical realism found its expression chiefly in .A. essayB. dramaC. poetryD. novel17. Which of the following is NOT true about The Canterbury Tales?A. It is written for the great part in heroic couplets.B. It is written in the form of a dream vision.C. Chaucer chose a pilgrimage as the framework for the stories involved in it.D. “The General Prologue” introduces the pilgrims and the time and occasion of the pilgrimage.18. John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress is a(n) .A. allegoryB. romanceC. comedy of mannersD. realistic novel19. Friday is a character in the novel .A. Tom Jones, a FoundlingB. Robinson CrusoeC. Gulliver’s TravelsD. Rob Roy20. The Chartist writers introduced a new theme into English literature, the struggle of the for itsrights.A. soldiersB. peasantsC. bourgeoisieD. proletariatⅢ. Fill in the blanks. (20%)1. Old English poetry can be divided into two groups: poetry andpoetry.2. and are the two factors that had large influence on contemporary English literature.3. The slogan of aesthetic literature is .4. Modern English novel is a natural product of the Industrial Revolution and a symbol of the growing importance of the English class.5. The Romantic Age began in 1798 when Wordsworth and Coleridge published their joint work .6. “And I will luve thee still, my dear./ Till a’ the seas gang dry.” is taken from the famous poem .7. The central character in a romance is usually a .8. A play is chiefly based on the biblical stories or the stories of the saints.9. is called the father of English poetry.10. It is in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling that Henry Fielding succeeds best in creating a in prose.11. Dickens takes the French revolution as the background of the novel .11. In “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning”, John Donne compares the souls of lovers to .12. Bacon’s Essays has been recognized as an important landmark in the development of English (genre).13. The most important poet in the Victorian age is . Next to him was Robert Browning.14. Three kinds of irony are verbal irony, and .15. Popular ballad is an important stream of English medieval literature. Of all the ballads, those of are of paramount importance.16. The Pickwick Papers takes the form of a novel.Ⅳ. Define the following terms. (12%)1. Epic2. Iambic pentameter3. Intrusive narrator4. Bildungsroman5. Naturalism6. Conceit答案及评分标准Final Examination Paper for Grade 2003History of English LiteratureⅠ. Identification. (15%)1. (10%) f a g c b e j i h d2. (5%) b g h I c j g d e aⅡ.Choose the best answer for each blank. (20%)1-5: B C B B A 6-10: A B C D A11-15: C B A B B 16-20: C A B B BⅢ. Fill in the blanks. (15%)1. Robert Burns2. art for art’s sake3. Lyrical Ballads4. compasses5. morality6. intrusive7. Beowulf8. Metaphysical poetry; French symbolism9. action 10. Robin Hood 11. mock epic12. John Dryden 13. psychic 14. David CopperfieldⅣ. Define the following terms. (16%)1.Omniscient narrator is a third-person narrator, who is not a character in the story. The narrator is “all-knowing”, who can describe and comment on all the characters and actions in the story.2. Heroic couplet is the rhymed couplet of iambic pentameter.3. Allegory is a tale in verse or prose in which characters, actions, or settings represent abstract ideas or moral qualities. Thus, an allegory is a story with two meaning, a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning.4. Metaphysical poetry: the poetry of John Donne and other 17th-century poets who wrote ina similar style. It is characterized by verbal wit and excess, ingenious structure, irregular meter, colloquial language, elaborate imagery, and a drawing together of dissimilar ideas .5. Naturalism is a post—Darwinian movement of the late 19th century that tried to apply the laws of scientific determinism to fiction. The naturalists went beyond the realists’ insistence onthe objective presentation of the details of everyday life to insist that the materials of literature should be arranged to reflect a deterministic universe in which a person is a biological creature controlled by environment and heredity.6. Sonnet is a verse form of fourteen lines, in English characteristically in iambic pentameter and most often in one of the two rhyme schemes: the Italian(or Petrarchan) or Shakespearean ( or English ).7. Comedy of manners is a kind of comedy representing the complex and sophisticated code of behavior current in fashionable circles of society, where appearances count for more than true moral character. Its humor relies chiefly on elegant verbal wit and repartee. In England, the comedy of manners flourished as the dominant form of Restoration comedy in the works of Etheredge, Wycherley and Congreve. It was revived in a more subdued form in the 1770s by Goldsmith and Sheridan, and later by Oscar Wilde.8. Byronic hero is a character-type found in Byron’s narrative Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage. He is a boldly defiant but bitterly self-tormenting outcast, proudly contemptuous of social norms but suffering for some unnamed sin. Emily Bronte’s Heathcliff is a later example.Ⅴ. Short-answer questions. (24%)1. The distorted, alienated and ill relationship between man and nature, man and society, man and man, and man and himself.2. Tom Jones is the pattern of the good-natured unheroic hero of the age. He is a very handsome young man of manly virtues: kind, frank, generous, high-spirited, loyal and courageous, but impulsive, wanting prudence and full of animal spirits and sensuality. He represents everyman. (He is of manly virtues and yet not without fault.)3. 1) The hero is usually a knight using sword, who sets out on a journey to seek adventures and accomplish some goal. He is devoted to the church and the king.2) It lacks general resemblance to truth or reality. (liberal use of the improbable or even the supernatural things)3) It exaggerates the vices of human nature and idealizes the virtues. (standardizedcharacterization)4) It lays emphasis on the supreme devotion to a fair lady. (Romantic love is an important part of the plot.)4. Wordsworth:the great theme remains the world of simple, natural things, in the countryside or among people.Coleridge: his interest is towards the strange, the exotic, and the mysterious things. Shelley: expresses two main ideas --- the external tyranny is the main enemy; the inherent human goodness will eliminate evil form the world.Byron: example of a personality in tragic revolt against society; prototype of romantic hero. Keats: his poetry is a response to sensuous impressions; cares about beauty.5. The two books hold the similar subject matter, but the tone, emphasis and conclusion differ.1) Songs of Innocence is a lovely volume of poems, presenting a happy and innocent world, though not without its evils and sufferings.2) Songs of Experience paints a different world, a world of misery, poverty, disease, war and repression with a melancholy tone.6. Religious (Christian) poetry and secular (pagan) poetry.1) Religious poetry is mainly on biblical themes and saints’ lives, represented by Caedmon and Cynewulf.2) Secular poetry emphasizes the harshness of the circumstance and the helplessness of humans before the power of fate, represented by Beowulf.7. 1) the emphasis on imagination2) the idealization of nature3) the praise of individualism4) the glorification of the commonplace5) the lure of the exotic8. Both are modernist novelists. James Joyce is interested in technical innovation. He introduced three new techniques into English literature: the use of myth, stream-ofconsciousness and epiphany. Lawrence is interested in the tracing of the psychological development of his major characters and the criticism of the dehumanizing effect of industrialization on human nature.Ⅵ. Essay question. (10%)Part IV. Short questions. (20 points)1.The story shows strict class system, the differences and lack of communication between the rich and thepoor.2.The story is comprised of four episode, which are quite unified with Gabriel’s frustration, and eachepisode witnesses more serious conflict than the previous, thus, it is a climaxing order in terms of structure.3.Tess is a pure woman, although society and other people believed otherwise. She has done nothingwrong. She is seduced, but does not have sex of her own accord with Alec. She is sacrificed to society, yet she has no evil intensions when she go across the threshold of her parents’ and enters the world. She is a victim.4.An example of symbolism would be the ribbon Tess wears at the may day dance, the read spot of bloodon the ceiling at the Herons, Sandbourne, that the landlady sees, the Stonehenge, the black flag at Tess’s hanging, the spoiled milk by garlic, or the dying pheasants Tess sees in the woods.5.a). The two houses embody the two major principles of life in the book: storm and calm. WutheringHeights is located on a hill and is constantly attacked by wild winds. The inhabitants are constantly being torn by strong passions and violence is their natural language. Thrushcross Grange is comparatively sheltered from the wild elements. It is delicate and refined. The people of the Grange are gentle and seek not so much wild sparkle and dance of life. b). They also represent nature and culture.6.The poem expresses Yeats’ thought that modern civilization is in a state of decay, and that a long cycleof history is ending while another is approaching. But the new historical age might be led by a monster.It expresses his disillusionment of the civilization of his time.7.The west wind is both a destroyer and a preserver because it destroys in autumn (blowing the leaves offthe trees and bury them beneath the earth) in order to revive in the spring (the seeds grow and bring new life to the Earth). It marks the cycle of the seasons. It is around this image the poem weaves various cycles of death and regeneration—vegetational, human, and divine.8.marriage and women’s fate, self-acknowledge, manners, virtue and sense of responsibility9.Richard thinks the party childish and he thinks that it is foolish of Clarissa to like excitement in spite ofher heart; Peter thinks her snobbish, liking to have famous people around her. But to Clarissa, the party is an offering, to combine and to create. The parties are her effort to create some human connection and dialogue. She hopes to be remembered even after her death.10.It helps to create a chaotic world of confusion. The crowd gather under the portico to seek shelter; theyrepresent slice of society of people from different social strata. It also provides a opportunity for themain characters to meet in an unlikely circumstance.KeysFinal Examination for Grade 2002History of English LiteratureⅠ. Identification (10%)1. 1) e2) h3) g4) f5) b6) a7) c8) j9) d10) c2. 1) d2) a3) j4) c5) b6) g7) f8) e9) i10) hⅡ.Choose the best answer for each blank. (20%)1—5 : a a b a c 6—10 : b c c d b11—15 : b c b d a 16—20 : d b a b dⅢ. Fill in the blanks. (20%)1. pagan, Christian2. Imperialism, demand for social reform3. art for art’s sake4. (bourgeois) middle5. The Lyrical Ballads6. “A Red Red Rose”7. knight 8. miracle9. Geoffrey Chaucer 10. comic epic11. A Tale of Two Cities12. a pair of compasses13. essay 14. Alfrd Tennyson15. situational, dramatic 16. Robin Hood17. picaresqueⅣ. Define the following terms. (12%)1.Epic: a long narrative poem telling about the deeds of a great hero and reflecting the values of the society from which it originated. The two most famous English epics are Beowulf and John Milton’s Paradise Lost.2.Iambic pentameter: a poetic line consisting of five verse feet, with each foot an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. Iambic pentameter is the most common verse line in English poetry.3.Intrusive narrator: an omniscient narrator who, in addition to reporting the events of a novel’s story, offers further comments on characters and events, and who sometimes reflects more generally upon the significance of the story.4.Bildungsroman: a novel that traces the initiation, development, and education of a young person. Examples are Dickens’s David Copperfield and James Joyce’s Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.5.Naturalism: a post--Darwinian movement of the late 19th century that tried to apply the laws of scientific determinism to fiction. The naturalists went beyond the realists’ insistence on the objective presentation of the details of everyday life to insist that the materials of literature should be arranged to reflect a deterministic universe in which a person is a biological creature controlled by environment and heredity.6. Conceit: a kind of metaphor that makes a comparison between two startlingly different things. A conceit usually provides the framework for an entire poem. An especially unusual and intellectual kind of conceit is the metaphysical conceit, used by certain 17th-century poets, such as John Donne.。
英国文学试题答案
英国文学试题答案英国文学选读样题答案一、选择题（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，总计15分）1---5 ABCCC6---10 ABBAB11---15 BBAAC二、填空（本大题共10小题，每小题2分，总计20分）1．Heroic 2 comedies 3. couplet 4. metaphysical poetry 5. Eve6. My Luve’s Like a Red, Red, Rose7.Houyhnynms8. Coleridge9. Odes 10. Emily Bronte三、诗歌分析（本大题共4个小题，每小题分值见各小题，共20分）1．William Wordsworth; I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud2．Iambic tetrameter; ababcc ababcc3.The waves beside them danced; but they_ / _ / _ / - /Out-did | the spark|ling waves | in glee:_ / _ / _ _ _ /A po|et could |not but |be gay,_ / _/ _ / _ _In such | a jo|cund com|pany:_ / _ / _ / _ /I gazed--|and gazed-|-but lit|tle thought_ / _ / _ / _ /What wealth |the show |to me |had brought:4. 水波在边上欢舞，但水仙比闪亮的水波舞得更乐；有这样快活的朋友做伴，诗人的心儿被欢愉充塞；我看了又看，却没领悟这景象给了我什么财富。
（黄杲炘）四、小说分析（本大题共5个小题，每小题分值见每小题，共20分）1.Jane Eyre; Sharlotte Bronte2.He had a mad wife who set the building on fire and climbed to the roof of thebuilding. He tried to save her. But the staircase broke and he fell down He was wounded and became blind.3.When Jane knew that Mr. Rochester had a wife. She was surprised and fledfrom Thornfield. Mr. Rochester was very sad at it.4.She wandered about and met Mr. Rivers and became a village school teacher.Mr. Rivers would go to work in India. He asked her to be his wife, which was refused. She heard Mr. Rochester calling her in the wind and came back.5.Though poor and plain, Jane Eyre, who had a strong will of life, tried hard toget her rights of equality. She lived the man very much who was about 20 years older than she and richer. She just wanted him to treat her equally. She was great because her love made disillusioned Rochester happy again. Mr.Rochester was a man full of life’s misery, yet he loved Jane truly and respected her very much. That’s why he got her love.五、文学术语解释（共5个术语，每个2分，共10分）1．Ballad: The narrative folk song that tells a story, which originates and is communicated orally mainly among illiterates.2.Couplet: A pair of rhymed lines that are equal in length and the same in rhythm and rhyme3.Soliloquy: The act of talking to oneself, whether silently or aloud. In drama it refersto the act of a character alone on the stage that utters his or her thoughts aloud.4.Elegy: Poems that lament the loss of something or someone, or loss or death more generally.5.Lyric: A poem, usually a short one, that expresses a speaker’s personal thoughts orfeelings. The elegy, ode, and sonnets are all forms of the lyric.六、简答题（本大题共3小题，每小题5分，共15分）/doc/261270158.htmlment briefly on the fate of Tess in Tess of the D’Urbervilles.Tess is actually a victim of her society. Hardy created the heroine Tess just to criticize the society in his time. Tess is a tragic person simply because she is not accepted by the society in which agriculture is menaced by the forces of invading capitalism. So in a way, Tess’ fate is decided by her society.2.What are the unique features of Shakespeare’s sonnets?Two features: (1) the principle person addressed by the poet is not a woman b uta young man and a mysterious dark lady. (2) the structure of three quatrainsand a concluding couplet is typically Shakespearean.3．What are the themes of Pride and Prejudice?1)a conservative criticism of the Romantic movement and in particular its con ceit oflove at first sight.2)Irony also permeates the novel.3)ordinary provincial life with keen observation.4)Marriage plays a huge role in the novel5)Social classes are also taken into account and play a major role as a theme6)Pride and prejudice both stand in the way of relationships,7)Family. Austen portrays the family as primarily responsible for the intellectual and moral education of children.(答出三个以上即可给全分)。
英国文学期末考试题目(英语专业必备)
英国文学期末考试题目(英语专业必备)country and her patronage of the arts led to a flourishing of literature。
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黑龙江外国语学院2013-2014学年第1学期
Term 1 2013-2014 Academic Year Heilongjiang International University
机密（Confidential）编号（No.）：13-14-1-018502A
试题（Test）
课程名称（Subject）：英国文学考核类别（Type of test）：考查
课程类别(Type of course) : 专业限选课考试形式(Test type) : 论文
使用范围（Target group）：2011级英语专业1-13班
Write a review about the poems of the Romantic Period. You should describe
how these poems have affected your life personally.
Aims: Students will practice their integrated skills of reading, writing, searching and selecting information, organizing scattered materials and expressing opinions in English. This paper is also purposely planned for students to read English poems of Romanticism and promote their abilities of reading and appreciating English poems.
Content: Students will be asked to read an English poem. Then they will be required to write a paper focusing on the analysis or description of the poem. They can also concentrate on the expressions of their afterthoughts and comments after they read the poem.
Requirements:
1. Students are required to choose one poem of English Romanticism. They must show the
knowledge they learned.
2. The paper should have a complete organization, including a title, a clear and logical
argument, analysis and conclusion.
3. Students are required to write at least 1500 words with abstract and key words.
4. The format of the paper should be standard.。