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英美文学考前串讲（3）Chapter 2 The Neoclassical Period I. Choose the right answer:1. _brings Henry Fielding the name of the Prose Homer.A.The Pilgrims ProgressB.Tom JonesC.Robison CrusoeD.Colonel JackAnswer: B (P122) 2. Alexander Pope worked painstakingly on his poems and finally brought to its last perfection _Dryden had successfully used in his plays.A.the heroic coupletB.the free verseC.the blank verseD.the Spenserian stanzaAnswer: A (P92) 3. Of all the 18th century novelists _was the first to set out,both in theory and practice, to write specially a comic epic in prose.A.Henry FieldingB.Daniel DefoeC.Jonathan SwiftD.John BunyanAnswer: A (P120)4. _is the most successful religious allegory in the English language.A.Genesis AB.The Holy WarC.The Pilgrims progressD.ExodusAnswer: C (P85) 5. In which of the following works can you find the proper names Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Houyhnhnm and Yahoo?A.The Pilgrims ProgressB.The Faririe QueeneC.Gullivers travelsD.The School of ScandelAnswer: C (P108) 6. As shades more sweetly recommend the light,So modest plainness sets off sprightly wit;For works may have more wit than doesem goodAs bodies perish through excess of blood.In the above lines, Pope tries to sat that_.A.more wit will make better poetryB.plainness is more important than wit in poetryC.too much wit will destroy good poetryD.plainness will make wit dullAnswer: C (P93-94)7. The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope is written in the form of a mock_, which describes the triviality of high society in a grand style.A.epicB.elegyC.sonnetD.odeAnswer: A (P92)8. Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of Samuel Johnsons language style? A.His sentences are long and well structured.B.His sentences are interwoven with parallel words.C.He tends to use informal and colloquial words.D.His sentences are complicated, but his thoughts are clearly expressed. Answer: C (P132)9. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power,And all that beauty, all that wealth eer gave,Awaits alike the inevitable hour.In the above quoted passage, Thomas Gray intends to say that great family, power, beauty and wealth_.A.will never make people lead to the same destination-paths of glory.B.will inevitably make people realize their glorious dreamsC.are the very best things to lead people to their gloriesD.will never prevent people from reaching their final destination-grave. Answer: D (P154)10. _has been regarded by some as Father of the English novel for his contribution to the establishment of the form of the modern novel. A.John BunyanB.Henry FieldingC.Daniel DefoeD.Johnathan SwiftAnswer: B (P121)11. _was very much concerned with the theme of the vanity of human wishes and tried to awaken men to this folly and hoped to cure them of it through his writing.A.Samuel JohnsonB.Jonathan SwiftC.Richard Brinsley SheridanD.Thomas GrayAnswer: A (P132) 12. _was the only important dramatist of the 18th century, in his plays, morality is the constant theme. A.Alexander PopeB.Richard Brinsley SheridanC.Samuel JohnsonD.George Bernard ShawAnswer: B (P136) 13. As the representative of the Enlightenment, Pope was one of the first to introduce_to England.A.RationalismB.CriticismC.RomanticismD.RealismAnswer: A (P91) 14. The Rivals and _are generally regarded as important links between the masterpiece of Shakespeare and those of Bernard Shaw. A.The School for ScandalB.The DuennaC.Widowers HousesD.The Doctors DilemmaAnswer: A (P137) 15. _is a sharp satire on the moral degeneracy(道德沦丧) of the aristocratic-bourgeois society in the 18th century England.A.The Rivals B.Gullivers TravelsC.Toms JonesD.The School for ScandalAnswer: D (P138) 16. The poem Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard by Thomas Grayis regarded as the most representative work of _.A.The Metaphysical SchoolB.The Graveyard SchoolC.The Gothic SchoolD.The Romantic SchoolAnswer: B (P152) 17. _, written in heroic couplet by Pope, is considered manifesto of English Neoclassicism.A.An Essay of Dramatic PoetryB.An Essay on CriticismC.The Advancing of learningD.An Essay on FreedomAnswer: B (P93) 18. _is a typical feature of Swifts writings.A.Elegant styleB.Causal narrationC.Bitter satireD.Complicated sentence structureAnswer: C (P107) 19. In the following writings by Henry Fielding, which brings him the name of the Prose Homer?A.The Coffee-House Politician.B.The Tragedy of Tragedies.C.The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling.D.The History of Amelia.Answer: C (P120) 20. Hold! See whether it is or not before you go to the door-I have a particular message for you if it should be my brother. The two sentences are found in _. A.The School for ScandalB.The RivalsC.The CriticD.The Scheming LieutenantAnswer: A (P139) 21. In terms of Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, which is wrong?A.The author employs metaphor in this poem.B.The author excessively expresses his personal melancholy.C.Here he reveals his sympathy for the poor and the unknown.D.He mocks the great ones who despise the poor and bring havoc on them.Answer: B (P152-153) 22. The Houyhnhnms depicted by Jonathan Swift in Gullivers Travels are_.A.horses that are endowed with reason.B.pigmies that are endowed with admirable qualitiesC.giants that are superior in wisdom.D.Hairy, wild, low and despicable creatures, who resemble human beings not only in appearance but also in some other ways.Answer: A (P108) II. Read the quoted part and answer the questions: 1. Words are like leaves;and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found.False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colors spreads on every place;The face of Nature we no more survey, All glares alike, without distinction gay.Questions: 1) Identify the author and the passage;2) Name the devices used in the passage with examples;3) Explain Words.found.4) What is the mainly implied idea of the passage?参考答案：1) The passage is from Popes An Essay on Criticism. (P94)2) In the passage the author used Simile the device, e.g. Words are like leaves and false eloquence, like the prismatic glass etc.3) The sentence means: Where/When too many words are used, they seldom express much sense.4) The passage implies authors shouldnt stress too much the artificial use of Conceit or the external beauty of language, they should pay special attention to True Wit, which is best set in the plain style. (just as too many leaves will cover the fruits,too gaudy/ showy glass will hide the face the Nature, too false and eloquent language will hide the Wit in the articles.) 2. Let not Ambition mock their useful toil, Their homely joys, and destiny obscure; Nor Grandeur hear with a disdainful smile The short and simple annals of the poor.The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power,And all that beauty, all that wealth eer gave,Awaits alike the inevitable hour.The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Questions: 1) Identify the author and the works;2) What does the inevitable hour?3) Explain the first stanza;4) What does the whole passage imply.参考答案：1) This is Thomas Grays Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard. 托马斯格雷的写在教堂墓地的挽歌(P154)2) The inevitable hour means time of death. (P156) 3) The first stanza means: The men with ambition and high position shouldnt laugh at the ordinary people for their simple life and hard work.4) In the passage, the poet reflects on the death-no matter how poor or wealthy, or how important and humble, every is equal before death, the author givesmuch sympathy to the poor and unknown (P153) III. Questions and answers:1.Please analyze the Neoclassical period and the characters of the literature.参考答案：1)The Neoclassical period is about 1660-1798, also known asthe Age of Enlightenment or the age of Reason.2)Its background was:a.It was an age full of conflicts and difference of values;b.It was an age of fast development for English to become the first powerful capitalist country in the world;c.It was an age of economic development, in which bourgeois/middle class grew rapidly.3)In essence, the Neoclassical Period was a progressive intellectual movement.4)The Enlighteners believed in self-restraint, self-reliance and hard work;They celebrated reason/rationality, equality and science. They advocated universal education, which could make people rational and prefect, they believed.5)In literature, The Enlightenment Movement brought about a revival of interest in the ancient Greek and Roman classical works; the works at the time, heavily didactic and moralizing; having fixed laws and rules for every type of the literature; among which prose and the modern English novel predominated the age. (At the end of the age sentimentalism and Gothic Novel appeared.) 6) The age was an important age with the remarkable authors Pope, Defoe, etc.2.Please cite examples from Gullivers Travels to explain briefly how did Swift criticized and allude to the government and the society.参考答案:1)In the first part of the Gullivers Travels, Swift described the tricks and practices in the competition held before royal members to allude to the fact that the successof the officials was not for their wisdom and excellence but fortheir skills in the games;2)In the part 4 of the book, Swift made horses with reason and good qualities.The citizens who are hairy, wild, low and despicable brutes, who resemble human beings not only in appearance but also in almost every way to criticize/satirize all respects of the English and European life, and urge people to consider the nature of the human and life. (P108-109) 3. People always say that: As a member of the middle class, Defoe spoke for and to the members of hi