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英美文学练习题一I. Select from the lettered choice the one, which best completes the statement or answers the question. Write the letter of your choice in the brackets.（ ）1.Beowulf is a national epic ofA. Germany B. England C. Scandinavia D. France ( ) 2.Sir Gawain and Green Knight was created byA. Chaucer B. Langland C. Bede D. None of the above（ ）3.The one who propose the story-telling in the Canterbury tales isA. the poet B. the knight C. the boss D. the pardoner ( )4.One of the following events played an important part in Chaucers writing: A. his marriage with a girl of noble family B. his visit to Italy C. his duty as a controller of the Customs D. his participation in the Hundred Years War ( )5.Le Mort D Arthur deals with the following story except A. search for Cup B. life of King Arthur C. fight against Roman invasion D. illicit love ( )6.Milton was nicknamed “the lady of Christs” because he was A. a lady B. as serious as a lady C. as handsome as a lady D. as gentle as a lady ( )7.The one who tempts Eve to eat an apple from the forbidden tree is A. God B. Satan C. Adam D. Raphael ( )8.Metaphysical Poetry is characterized by fantastical A. mysticism B. romanticism C. lyricism D. decadence ( )9.Dryens contribution to England literature lies in the following except A. he established the heroic couplet as one of the principal English verse forms B. he clarified the English prose C. he raised the English literary criticism to a new level D. he raised English comedy to a higher level ( ) 10.Mr. Spectator stands for the ideas of A. the 16th century B. 17th century C. the 18th century D. the19th century ( ) 11.Best known for his novels about the adventure is A. Dickens B. Goldsmith C. Defoe D. Scott ( ) 12.The Rape of the Lock gives an account of a A. bull fighting B. knight duel C. writers life D. anecdote of the court ( )13.Richardson was noted as story-telling , letter writer and a A. critic B. moralizer C. poet D. playwright ( )14.“Humor” according to Ben Jonson means A. fun B. comedy thought D. temperament ( )15.All the qualities can be contributed to Portia except A. nosy B. cultured C. courteous D. kind-hearted（ ）16.Romeo and Juliet belongs to Shakespeares plays of A. the first period B. the second period C. the third period D. the fourth period( ) 17.One of the following is not known as writerA. Sidney B. Wyatt C. Spenser D. More( ) 18.The first place visited by Gulliver in Gulliver s Travels isA. The kingdom of horses B. Brobdingnag C. Flying Island D. Lilliput( ) 19.Quotation and author are correctly paired in all the following except:A. A little learning is dangerous thing Pope B. I might boast myself Le vainqueur de la terreJohnson C. A truth artists duty was to produce human beingGoldsmith D. A man may surely be allowed to take a glass of wine by his own firesideSheridan ( ) 20. “Conceit” is a term applied in particular to the school represented by A. Herrick B. Ben Johnson C. Pope D. Donne( ) 21.Chaucer is called the founder of English realism because he portrays all the classes of English feudal society except A. businessmen and scholars B. nobles and serfs C. plowmen and franklins( ) 22.“ Virtue Rewarded is the sub-title of the novel written by A. Goldsmith B. Stern C. Richardson D. Smollet( )23. All of the following writers are Irish except A. Goldsmith b Sheridan C. Spenser D. Swift( ) 24. Dylan Thomas belongs to the school of A. Neo-romanticism B. Auden Group C. Imagism D. the Movement( ) 25. The novel, which foretells the future happening, is written by one of the following writers A. Huxley B. Lawrence C. Woolf D. Owell( ) 26. “The poet of the peasants” is a title given to A. Blake B. Gray C. Chatterton D. Burns( ) 27. The greatest achievement in the 18th century England in literature was A. poetry B. plays C. essays D. novels ( ) 28. One of the following plays takes its subject matter from Chinese history A. Henry IV B. Macbeth C. Tamburlaine D. Alchemist( )29. Dr. Faustus sells his soul to the devil because heA. is faced by Mephistopheles B. wants to gain more money C. wants to live an extravagant life D. wants to know more about the world( ) .30. Of the following, the one which employs the form of romance is A. Amoretti B. Venus and Adonis C. The Tempest D. Sir Gawain and Green Knight（ ）31. Each of the professions listed below is correctly paired with Dickens exceptA. novelist B. clerk C. reporter D. dramatist ( ) 32.The Idylls of the King is written by A. Browning B. Tennyson C. George Eliot D. Carlyle( ) 33.Dramatic monologue was created by the author who wrote A. Crossing the Bar B. Ode to the West Wind C. The Ring and the Book D. Jude the Obscure( ) 34.Angry Young Man of the 1950s most came from A. the lower class B. the upper class C. peasants D. workers( ) 35.Dubliners is writing of A. realism B. modernism C. stream of consciousness D. none of the above( ) 36. In Memoriam is written by Tennyson in memory of his friend A. Hallam B. Browning C. Arnold D. Hardy( ) 37.Scotts chief contribution to English literature lies in his novels of A. war B. history C. city D. romance( ) 38. “The poet of the peasants” is a title given to A. Blake B. Gray C. Chatterton D. Burns( ) 39.Wordsworth, Coleridge and Southey have the following in common except they allA. wrote poems B. belonged to the first generation of Romanticism C. began as conservatives and ended as radicals D. began as radicals and ended as conservatives( ) 40.The line “If winter comes, can spring be far behind” comes from A. Revolt of Islam B. Ode to the lark C. Ode to Autumn D. Ode to the West Wind( ) 41. “Merry England” is a term used by one of the following schoolsA. the first generation of Romanticism B. the second generation of Romanticism C. the third generation of romanticism D. all of the above( ) 42. The style of Lambs essays is not characterized by the following feature A. essayist B. sarcasm C. familiarity D. gracefulness( ) 43. Scott is both a romantic novelist and romantic A. essayist B. poet C. critic D. satirist( ) 44. Satan is a character with a strong desire for A. submission B. freedom C. peacefulness D. compromise( ) 45. Bunyans style is marked by dignity and A. ornateness B. grandness C. complicatedness D. simplicityIIMatch the authors name with the title of the bookWhitman IrvingHowellsJamesFitzgeraldKerouacEllison Amy TanMaxine Hong KingstonONeill1. The Portrait of a Lady 2. Invisible Man 3. The Great Gatsby4. Woman Warrior5. The Sketch Book6. Leaves of Grass7. Joy Luck Club8. On the Road9. Long Days Journey into Night10. The Rise of Silas LaphamBradstreetHawthorneCrane Mark Twain SteinbeckGinsbergHughesFrank ChinHellmanWilliams1. The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America2. The Weary Blues3. The Grapes of Wrath4. Donald Duk5. The Red Badge of Courage6. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn7. Watch on the Rhine8. Howl9. The Glass Menagerie10. The Scarlet LetterMelville CooperSinclairJamesHemingwayPynchon Morrison YepOdetsAlbee1. The Leatherstocking Tales2. Song of Solomon 3. A Farewell to Arms4. Pay the Chinaman5. The Jungle6. The Portrait of a Lady 7. Waiting for Lefty8. The Crying of Lot 499. The Zoo Story10. Moby DickIIIWrite T in the bracket if the statement is true and F if the statement is false( ) 1. Beowulf was created in England. ( ) 2. In Shakespeares comedies the heroes and heroines attained their victory without much struggle. ( ) 3. Marlowe mainly wrote tragedies. ( ) 4. Essays of Elia was written by Mary Lame when she worked in East India House. ( )5. Wordsworths best poems are description of mountains, rivers, flowers, birds, streets and buildings.（ ）6. The Neo-classicism saw its decline in Johnson. ( ) 7. The most striking similarities between Milton and Samson Agonistes are their blindness and unhappy marriage. ( ) 8. The Celestial City in the Pilgrims Progress stands for an ideal happy society. ( ) 9. It was Maud Gonne who helped Yeats establish Abbey Theatre. ( ) 10. Monks tried hard to trap Oliver Twist.( )11.Pope established the heroic couplet as one of the principal English verse forms. ( )12.Blake is often regarded as a symbolist and mystic. ( )13.The stories in the Canterbury Tales are only connected by the host of Tabard Inn. ( )14.Wordsworths best poems are descriptions of mountains, rivers, flowers, and birds.( )15.The main technique applied to the novel Ulysses by Joyce is symbolism.( )16.One of the most important features in Austens novel Pride and Prejudice is the use of dramatic languages.( )17.Most of English ballads were collected in the 18th century.( )18.The style of Lambs essays is characterized by its humor, familiarity and archaism.( )19.The most gifted of the University Wits was Shakespeare.( )20. Scotts literary career marked the transition from romanticism to realism( ) 21. Pardoner in The Canterbury Tales sold the relics of the dead saints to exempt the sins from the buyers( ) 22. Beowulf was brought by Anglo-Saxon people from the Continent to England.( ) 23. A ballad is written in 4-line stanza with the first and third lines rhymes.( ) 24. King Lear distributed his territory among his three daughters.( ) 25. Shakespeare was born in April 1564 and died in 1616.( ) 26. The “dark comedy” refers to those written by Jonson in his third period of dramatic career.( ) 27. Scotts literary career marked the transition from romanticism to realism.( ) 28. Auld Lang Syne was composed by Burns.( ) 29. The poetry of Sentimentalism is characterized by sympathy for the French Revolution.( ) 30. Wuthering Heights deals with a story of love and violence. Explain the terms in your own words .1. Puritanism2. Harlem Renaissance3. Free verse4 Naturalism5. Transcendentalism 6. Jewish Literature VAnswer the following questions briefly密封线1.The symbolic meaning of the title in the story of Araby by Joyce.2. The significance of the sentence “ It was a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife”.3. Talk about the development of Black American Literature .4. What did those women novelists in 18th and 19th centuries mainly focus on?5 What are the features of Scotts historical novels?6 What are the themes of The Woman Warrior ?7What are Steele and Addison s contributions to English literature?8How are characters portrayed in Joseph Andrews by Fielding?9Read the following passage , identify the author and the work first , then explain the numbered parts in simple English , finally answer the question after the passage . Most of those reports were a nightmaregrotesque , circumstantial , eager , and untrue . When Michaelis testimony at the inquest brought to light Wilsons suspicions of his wife I thought the whole tale would shortly be served up in racy pasquinadebut Catherine who might have said anything , didnt say a word . Question: What is the theme of this novel ?二I. Select from the lettered choice the one, which best completes the statement or answers the question. Write the letter of your choice in the brackets.（ ）1. Austen was the first woman writer to touch the following theme A. The struggle between the working class B. the predicament of the women C. the torture of human soul D. the freedom of marriage( ) 2. “The Lake Poets” includes all of the members except A. Wordsworth B. Keats C. Coleridge D. Southey( ) 3. The story of Utopia was assumed to tell by A. the author B. the actor C. the sailor D. the Utopian( ) 4. The first period of Dickens writing is marked by A. irritation B. pessimism C. indifference D. youthful optimism( ) 5. The main theme of Letter to Lord Chesterfield is A. revolution B. compromise C. melancholy D. anger( ) 6.The name of the protagonist in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man was derived from A. the Bible B. king Arthurs Legend C. Shakespeares plays D. Greek mythology( ) 7. Wordsworths poetry is distinguished by the simplicity as well as the A. purity of his language B. ornateness of his language C. elegant of language D. coarseness of his language( ) 8. Le Mort D Arthur deals with the following stories except A. search for Holy Cup B. life of King Arthur C. fight against the foreign invasion D. illicit love between Lancelot and Guenevere( ) 9. The dominant poetic technique used in The Waste Land is one of the following A. symbolism B. romanticism C. impressionism D. expressionism( ) 10. The impetus of the Romantic Movement includes the French Revolution and A. the Industrial Revolution B. the American Civil War C. the Spanish War D. the American Independent War( ) 11.The writer who is remarkable for the music and images in the poetry is A. Marlowe B. Sidney C. Wyatt D. Spenser( ) 12.English drama originated from A. market B. theatre C. church D. royal court( ) 13. It is in The Pilgrims Progress that Christian and Faithful are trapped and A. escapes B. hanged C. murdered D. chosen as the lord( ) 14. The common themes of ballads can be summed up as following except A. class struggle B. love against feudal family C. border wars D. religious service( ) 15. “To be or not to be, that is a question” is a line from Shakespeares plays of the A. first period B. second period C. third period D. fourth period ( ) 16. The epoch of Renaissance witnessed a particular development of English drama. It was _ who made black verse the principal vehicle of expression in drama.A. Christopher Marlowe B. Thomas LogeC. Edmund Spencer D. Thomas Moore( ) 17. In the 18th century, satire was much used in writing; English literature of this age produced some excellent satirists, such as _.A. Fielding B. Defoe C. Blake D. Keats( ) 18. _ found its representative writers in the field of poetry, such as Young and Gray, but it manifested itself chiefly in the novels of Sterne and Goldsmith. A. Pre-romanticism B. Romanticism C. Sentimentalism D. Naturalism ( ) 19. Both of _ are romantic poets.A. Johnson and Blake B. Gray and YoungC. Pope and Goldsmith D. Blake and Burns( ) 20.The Romantic Age came to an end with the death of the last well-known romantic writer _.A. Jane Austen B. Walter Scott C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge D. William Wordsworth( ) 21. In the novel “_”, Dr. Manette is a typical bourgeois intellectual. He sympathizes with the poor and defends the oppressed people, but feels terrified before the fire of revolution.A. David Copperfield B. Wuthering HeightsC. The Forsyte Sage D. A Tale of Two Cities( ) 22. Which of the following was written by Oscar Wilde?A. The Merry Wives of WindsorB. The Portrait of a LadyC. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManD. The Picture of Dorian Gray( ) 23. “My Last Duchess” is _.A. a dramatic monologue B. a short lyric C. a novel D. an essay( ) 24. Which writer belongs to the “stream of consciousness” school?A. Mary Shelley B. Thomas WolfeC. James Joyce D. Thomas Hardy( ) 25. Which poem was not written by Auden?A. “For the Time Being” B. “The Sea and the Mirror”C. “The Age of Anxiety” D. “The Waste Land” ( ) 26. The author of Othello wrote all of the following expect A. Two Gentlemen of Verona B. The School for Scandals C. The Merry Wives of Windsor D. Timon of Athens( )27. The Spectator was published _.A. in the early 18th century B. in the mid-18th century C. in the late 18th century D. in the 17th century ( )28. Drydens contribution to English literature lies in the following except _.A. he established the heroic couplet as one of the principal English verse from B. he clarified the English proseC. he raised the English literary criticism to a new levelD. he raised English comedy to a higher level( )29. The Lake Poets include all the following members except the author of the following work A. The Prelude B. Don Juan C. The Ancient D. Joan of Arc( )30. Scotts chief contribution to English literature lies in his novels of _.A. the war B. history C. city D. romanceIIMatch the authors name with the title of the book.DickinsonFranklinNorrisPoundFaulknerNabokovWright Gish JinWilderWilliams1. The Epic of Wheat 2. Lolita3. Because I Could Not Stop for Death4. Native Son5. The Sound and the Fury 6. Typical American 7. Our Town 8. The Autobiography9. A Streetcar Named Desir