华南农业大学英国文学史期中考试题.doc

Mid-Term Test1. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,constitutional _monarchy_is located off the northwest European continent.A. monarch,eastern B.republic,southern C.monarchy,western D.commonwealth,northern2. Production of oil from North Sea wells began in _and by 1979 the country was self-sufficient in petroleum.A.1975 B.1974 C.1970发现 D.19693. Great Britain is the _ most densely populated nation in Europe,and the greatest population is in _.A. second,Scotland B.first,England C.third,wales D.forth,England4. The hereditary世袭的 monarch of England plays a largely _ role in the government.A. essential B.vital C.indispensable D.ceremonial5. Roman rule of Britain began in the early _ century.A.5th B.6th C.1st D.4th6. Raid by Vikings,begun in the late 8th cent,turned into full-scale invasion in 865,and by _ the Dane Canute ruled all of England.A.1116 B.978 C.1066 D.10167. Norman Conquest of England took place partly due to the dreadful mistake made by _ .A. Henry II B.Richard III C.Alfred the Great D.Edward the Confessor8. The Conquest of England in 1066 by the Norman William ushered in a new era in English history with the introduction of _.A. agrarian society B.slavery C.capitalism D.feudalism9. The First Tudor monarch Henry _ ascended to the English throne in _ during which time England entered Renaissance age.A. VII,1485 B.VII,1509 C.Vi,1422 D.V,141310. During the hundred years war with France,which began in _,a French heroine called _ rallied French force to fight against the English and finally reconquered their country.A.1337,Isabella B.1337,Joan of Are C.1348,Elanor D.1399,Margaret11. Whose accession to the English throne in 1603 after Elizabeth I died united England with Scotland?A. Mary B.Edward V C.James I D.Charles I12. English civil war from 1642 to 1648 is a war between _.A. House of York and House of Lancaster B. The upper class headed by the king and the common peopleC. The Stuart King Charles I and the ParliamentD. The English and the Scottish13. The revolution which ousted James II and placed William III and Mary II on the throne took place in _.A.1649 B.1701 C.1547 D.168814. In 1707 _ legally united the kingdom of Scotland and England.A. Magna Carta B.Bill of Rights C.Act of Union D.Act of Settlement王位继承法15. The Irish free state separated from the British rule in _.A.1801 B.1920 C.1918 D.192116. The old English poetry brought by the _ through the scops singing is somber and powerful.A. Romans B.Normans C.Anglo-Saxons D.French17. Of the old English poetry the great epic is _ which presents a heroic picture of the Germanic people of the ancient times struggling against the hostile forces of nature and man under the leadership of their hero.A. Widsith B.Deors Lament C.Seafarer D.Beowulf18. Of the old English poetry that survived the time _ is one that describes the hardships of ocean life and impregnates 浸透this life of sailors with allegorical 讽喻的meanings.A. Dream of the Rood B.Seafarer C.Travelers Song D.Christ19. _ is called “the father of English learning” who wrote almost exclusively in Latin,of which the Ecclesiastical History of the English People is most important to the English people.A. Cadmon B.Augustine C.Aidan D.Bede20. A poet of the old English who was the first to sign his works,not plainly but by weaving his name into the verses in the form of the secret runes,he is _.A. Cynewulf B.Alfred the Great C.Aelfric D.Wyatt21. With the conquest of Northumbria 诺森布里亚（中世纪在英国北方的王国）ends the poetic period of Anglo-Saxon literature and with _ of Wessex n. 韦塞克斯（英国历史上一个王国的名称English prose makes a beginning.A. Gawain B.Thomas Malory C.Geoffrey of Monmouth D.Alfred the Great22. _ is a best example of metrical romance of the Anglo-Norman period which is a story of a compact made between a knight under king Arthur and a magic giant whose cut-off head can still speak and headless body can still mount the horse.A. Pearl B. B.Book of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round TableC.Histories of the Kings of Britain D.Sir Gawain and the Green Knights23. ”Since the siege and the assault was ceased at Troy”,this is a line from “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”.How many alliterations are there in this line?A.3 B.2 C.4 D.524. ”Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”is in stanzas of indeterminate number of alliterative lines plus a fixed riming part called _.A. quatrain B.ballad民谣 C.heroic couplet英雄偶句诗 D.bob and wheel固定的韵律25. “.his haughty race/That since prevailed over provinces,and proudly reigned/Over well-nigh all the wealth of the West Isles.”Here “well-nigh” means _.A. close to B.well C.right D.almost26. “Where war and wrack and wonder/By shifts have sojourned there/And bliss by turns with blunder/In that lands lot had share.”What is the end-rime scheme of these four lines?A. aabb B.abab C.abba D.abcd27. And since this Britain was built by this baron great/Bold boys bred there,in broils delighting/That did in their day many a deed most dire.”Here “broils” means_.A. cook B.grill C.brawl D.heat28. “A green horse great and thick/A headstrong steed of might/In broidered bridle quick/Mount matched man aright.”Here “mount” means _.A. alight B.climb C.hill D.horse29. “As lightning quick and light/He looked to all at hand/It seemed that no man might/His deadly dints withstand.”Here “dints”means _.A. scars B.wounds C.dents D.blows30. “Then Arthur before the high dais that entrance beholds /And hailed him,as behooved, for the had no fear /And said Fellow,in faith you have found fair welcome ”.Here “hailed” means _.A. stormed B.struck C.cheered D.greeted31. The world “ballad” comes from the old French referring to a _ usually widely spread among the unlettered people before written literature was highly developed.A. dance B.tune C.prose D.song32. William Langlands Piers Plowman is characterized by open-ended structure,alliteration and _.A. quatrains B.couples C.prose散文 D.dream vision33. “In a somer sesun,whon softe was the sonne,/I schap me into a shroud,as I a sheep were.”This is from _.A. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight B.Sir Patrick SpensC.Canterbury Tales D.Piers Plowman34. “As soon as April pierces to the root/The drought of March,and bathes each bud and shoot.”This is by _.A. Cynewulf B.Langland C.Wyclif D.Chaucer35. “She wore her cloak with dignity and charm,/And had her rosary about her arm.”Here “rosary”means _.A. flower B.rose C.bible D.string of beads36. An English scholar who first sets forth the three words”liberty,equality,fraternity”in his work Utopia which introduced an entirely new concept of human society and changes the world dramatically ever since,he is _.A. Shakespeare B.Marx C.Thomas More D.Newton37. King _ (1509 - 1547) broke off with the Pope,dissolved all the monasteries and abbeys in the country,confiscated their lands and proclaimed himself head of the Church of England.A. Elizabeth B.Mary C.Henry VII D.Henry VIII38. _ is a term used to describe the rich development of western civilization that marked the transition from Middle Ages to Modern times.39. Culturally Renaissance was a time of brilliant accomplishments in scholarship,literature,science,and the _.A. commerce B.economy C.agriculture D.arts40. The two riming lines of a poem are called _.A. sonnet B.heroic couplet C.couplet D.blank verse41. _ is a poem of 14 lines of Iambic pentameter with 3 quatrains and I couplet riming abab eded efef gg.A. English sonnet B.Italian sonnet B. C.Spenserian sonnet D.Spenserian stanza42. _ is a drama by Shakespeare which tells a story of a Danish prince whose uncle murders the king and marries the queen and who finally gets the revenge although the prince himself dies of the plot made by his uncle.A. Hamlet B.Romeo and Juliet B. C.Te Merchant of Venice D.The Tempest43. “To sleep!Perchance to dream:aye,theres the rub.”Here “rub” means _.A. trash B.root C.cause D.obstacle44. “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 them.”This sentence means _.A. Whether to sling arrows to the mind or to rise up to stave off a sea troubles is the question.B. It is better to suffer the blows of bad fortune than to die of fighting against injustice.C. The question of life and death slings the mind like arrows of outrageous fortune so that it must be ended by arms.D. It is a question whether to live by enduring the pains of misfortune or to die by taking arms to end a sea of trouble.45. “Ill play this bout first;set it awhile _ come.Another hit;what say you/”Here “bout”means _.A. contest B.round C.gout D.bowl46. “And where thou now exactst the penalty,_/Which is a pund of this poor merchants flesh,_/Thou wilt not only loose the forfeiture,/But,touch with human gentleness and love,/Forginve a moiety of the principal.”This sentence means_.A. If you want exactly that pound of flesh from this poor merchant,you will not only lose the money owed to you by him,but also forgive