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A. Please point out the author of the following works1. The Canterbury Tales _Geoffrey chaucer_2. Macbeth _William Shakespeare_3. The Pilgrims Progress _ (John Bunyan) _4.New instrument Francis bacon 5. Gullivers Travels _Jonathan swift_6 I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud _William wordsworth_7. Samson Agonistes john milton 8. The Review Daniel Defoe 9.A Modest Proposal jonathan swift_ 10. Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen B. Multiple Choice（one point for each）1. The only complete piece of epic in old English is _.A. The Geste of Robin HoodB. BeowulfC. Sir Gawain and the Green KnightD. Mort dArthur2. _ is the main literary trend in the first period of the English Enlightenment.A. Realism B. RomanticismC. Neo-classicism D. Sentimentalism3. The rise and growth of the _ is the most prominent achievement of the 18th century English literature.A. romantic poetry B. realistic novelC. neo-classical poetry D. sentimental novel4. Most of Shakespeares best plays were written in the _ period of his dramaticcareer.A. first B. secondC. third D. fourth5. John Milton is a great poet in the period of English _.A. feudalism B. RenaissanceC. Bourgeois Revolution D. Enlightenment6. _ is regarded as“Father of English Prose”, who was the first to write essays in the English language.A. Bede B. AlfredC. Francis Bacon D. Samuel Johnson7. The well-known soliloquy by Hamlet“To be or not to be”shows his _.A. hatred for his uncle B. love for lifeC. resolution of revenge D. inner strife8. _ is defined as an expression of human emotion which is condensed into fourteen lines (2006年真题第37题) A. Free verse B. Sonnet C. Ode D. Epigram9. The novel Emma is written by_.（2005年真题第35题）A. Mary Shelley B. Charlotte BronteC. Gaskell D. Jane Austen 10.“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” The quoted part is taken from . .A Jane Eyre B Wuthering Heights C Pride and Prejudice D Sense and Sensibility11. Because of her sensitivity to universal patterns of human behavior, has brought the English novel, as an art of form, to its maturity. A. Charlotte Bronte B. Jane Austen C. Emily Bronte D. Ann Radcliffe12.Shakespeares four greatest tragedies are .A. Romeo and Juliet King Lear Othello Hamlet.B. Othello Hamlet. Macbeth The Merchant of ViceC. Hamlet Macbeth King Lear OthelloD. Romeo and Juliet The Merchant of Vice Othello Hamlet.13. The Petrarchan sonnet was first introduced into England by _.A. Surrey B. WyattC. Sidney D. Shakespeare14. “To be, or not to be - that is the question;/Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer / The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,/Or to take arms against a sea of troubles ,/And by opposing end then?” These lines are taken from _. A. King Lear B. Romeo and Juliet C. Othello D. Hamlet15. Daniel Defoes _ is universally considered as his masterpiece. A. Colonel Jack B. Robinson Crusoe C. Captain Singleton D. A Journal of the Plague Year16. The Renaissance marks a transition from _ to the modern world. A. the old English B. the medieval C. the feudalist D. the capitalist17. “Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? . And if God had gifted me with some beauty, and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. ” The quoted lines are most probably taken from _.A. Great Expectations B. Wuthering HeightsC. Jane Eyre D. Pride and Prejudice18. John Miltons greatest poetical work _ is the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since Beowulf.A. Areopagitica B. Paradise LostC. Lycidas D. Samson AgonistesC. Blank Filling.1. The story in“Hamlet”comes from an old _Danish_ legend.2. Sir Thomas Wyatt first brought the sonnet to England from _Petrarchan_.3. Paradise Lost is a long _poem_ divided into 12 books.4 Geoffrey Chaucer is the founder of English poetry, his masterpiece is the Canterbury Tales , written in the form of Heroic couplet , contains 24 tales.5. Daniel Defoe is the forerunner of English realistic novel.6. John Donne is the representative of Metaphysical poets.7.Shakespeare produces 38 plays, 154 sonnets.8.Chaucer died on October 25th, 1400, was buried in Westminster Abbey .9.In describing Robinsons life on the island, Defoe glorifies human Labor .10 In Jane Austins masterpiece, Pride and Prejudice, Darcy stands for pride, and Elizabeth stands for prejudice.EReading Comprehension Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English.“Shall I compare thee to a summers day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate:Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And summers lease hath all too short a date.”Questions:A. Identify the poet and the poem from which the quoted lines are taken. Sonnet 18 William shakespeareB. Name the figure of speech employed in the poem.C. Alliteration 头韵 personification 拟人 inversion 倒装D. What is the theme of the poem.E. In this world no beauty (in Nature) can stay except in poetry or art (your beauty can last only if I put it down in my poetry).F.D. 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Make a comment on one of the following writers.(at least 150words) Francis Bacon, Daniel Defoe, Jane Austen.2 .Make a comment on Shakespeares artistic achievement.38play 154 sonnentA.shakespearesmajorcharactersareneithermerelyindividualonesnortypeones;theyrepresentcertaintypes;theyareindividualsrepresentingcertaintypes.Byemployingapsychoanalyticalapproach,Shakespearesucceedsinexploringthecharactersinnerworld.Shakespearealsoportrayshischaractersinpairs.Contrastsarefrequentlyusedtobringvividnesstohischaracters.B.Shakespeareseldominventshisownplot;instead,heborrowsthemfromoldplaysorstorybook,fronancientGreekorRomansources.Inordertomaketheplaymorelivelyandcompact,hewouldshortenthetimeandintensifythestory.Thereareusuallyseveralcluesrunningthroughtheplay,thusprovidingthestorywiththesuspenseandapprehension.C.Shakespearecanwriteskillfullyindifferentpoeticforms,suchasthesonnet,theblankverseandtherhymedcouplet.Hehasanamazingwealthofvocabularyandidiom.Hiscoinageofnewwordsanddistortionofthemeaningoftheoldwordsalsocreatesstrikingeffectsonthereaders.3. Jane Eyre is one of the most popular and important novels of the Victorian Age. Why is Jane Eyre such a successful novel?A.itisnotedforitssharpcriticismoftheexistingsocity.B.itisanintensemoralfable.C.thesuccessofthenovelisalsoduetoitsintroductiontotheEnglishnovelthefirstgovernessheroine4. “Wives are young mens mistresses, companions for middle age, and old mens nurses, so as a man may have a quarrel to marry when he will.” Do you agree with the statement? Talk about your reason.5. Daniel Defoes novel Robinson Crusoe was a great success partly because the protagonist was a real middle-class hero. Discuss Crusoe, the protagonist of the novel, as an embodiment of the rising middle-class virtues in the mid-eighteenth century England. Talk about your reason.A. Social background: The Eighteenth Century England witnessed the growing importance of the bourgeois or middle class.a. The Industrial Revolutionb. The expansion of international markets;c. Values/virtues/moral standards/.different from those of the feudal aristocratic class -courageous, full of energy, hard working, practical, resourceful, self-reliant, etc; thusd. Literature should give/provide a realistic presentation of the life of the common people; it should meet the demand/interest of the middle class people.B. Robinson Crusoe embodies the virtue of the middle class people.a. Crusoe as an adventurous/courageous man full of energy and courage: (example from the text):b. Crusoe as a practical man: (example from the text);c. Crusoe as a resourceful/self-reliant man: (example from the text);d. Crusoe as a patient/persistent man: (example from the text);e. And others.Reference