The-Romantic-Period-(真题答案)

Multiple Choices(200504) 1. In his poem “Tyger, Tyger,” William Blake expresses his perception of the “fearful symmetry” of the big cat. The phrase “fearful symmetry” suggests ( )A. the tigers two eyes which are dazzlingly bright and symmetrically setB. the poets fear of the predatorC. the analogy of the hammer and the anvilD. the harmony of the two opposite aspects of Gods creation2. “What is his name?”“Bingley.”“Is he married or single?”“Oh! Single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls!”The above dialogue must be taken from ( ).A. Jane Austens Pride and PrejudiceB. Emily Brontes Wuthering HeightsC. John Galsworthys The Forsyte SagaD. George Eliots Middlemarch3. William Wordsworth, a romantic poet, advocated all the following except ( ).A. the using of everyday language spoken by the common people B. the expression of the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelingsC. the humble and rustic life as subject matterD. elegant wording and inflated figures of speech4. “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” is an epigrammatic line by（）.A. J. Keats B. W. BlakeC. W. Wordsworth D. P. B. Shelley5. The poems such as “The Chimney Sweeper” are found in both Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience by ( ).A. William Wordsworth B. William BlakeC. John Keats D. Lord Gordon Byron(200604)6. In subject matter, William Wordsworths poems have two major concerns. One is about nature. The other is about ( ).A. French RevolutionB. literary theoryC. deathD. common life of ordinary people7. Through the character of Elizabeth, Jane Austen emphasizes the importance of ( ) for women.A. marriageB. physical attractivenessC. independence and self-confidenceD. submissive character8. The major theme of Jane Austens novels is love and marriage. Which of the following is not a couple that appeared in Pride and Prejudice?A. Catherine and HeathcliffB. Lydia and WickhamC. Jane and BinleyD. Charlotte and Collins9. The sentence “three or four families in a country village are the very thing to work on” can best reflect the writers personal knowledge and range of writing. This writer is ( ).A. Walter ScottB. Thomas HardyC. Jane EyreD. Jane Austen(200607)10. In contrast to the Enlighteners, Romanticists regarded man as ( ).A. a social animalB. an evil creatureC. an individual with potential qualitiesD. a brutal animal11. “As thus with thee in prayer in my sore need.Oh! Lift me as a wave, a leaf, a cloud!I fall upon the thorns of life! I bleed!”This part of stanza is taken from ( ).A. P.B. Shelleys “Ode to the West Wind”B. G.G. Byrons “Song for the Luddites”C. S.T. Coleridges “Kubla Khan”D. W. Wordsworths “The Solitary Reaper”12. It is the publication of ( ) that brought George Gordon Byron fame. Byron himself once commented on it by saying “I awoke one morning and found myself famous.”A. Hours of IdlenessB. Childe Harolds Pilgrimage P193C. Don JuanD. Manfred(200704)13. It is generally regarded that Keats s most important and mature poems are in the form of _.Aode P217BelegyCepicDsonnet14. Which of the following poems is a landmark in English poetry? ALyrical Ballads by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge P175B“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William WordsworthC“Remorse ”by Samuel Taylor ColeridgeDLeaves of Grass Walt Whitman15. The literary form which is fully developed and the most flourishing during the Romantic Period is _.AproseBdramaCnovelDpoetry (200707)16. Which of the following is taken from John Keatss “Ode on a Grecian Urn”?A. “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind”?B. “For Godsake hold your tongue, and let me love.”C. “Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard/Are sweeter” P220D. “The Child is father of the Man.”17. Of the following poets, which is not regarded as “Lake Poets”?A. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeB. Robert SoutheyC. William WordsworthD. George Gordon Byron P17518. The four great odes of John Keats include the following EXCEPT _.A. “Ode on Melancholy”B. “Ode on a Grecian Urn”C. “Ode to a Nightingale”D. “Ode to the West Wind”(200804)19. William Blakes central concern in the Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience is_, which gives the two books a strong social and historical reference. AyouthhoodBchildhoodChappinessDsorrow20. “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good for-tune, must be in want of a wife.” The quoted part is taken from _.AJane EyreBWuthering HeightsCPride and PrejudiceDSense and Sensibility21. Because of her sensitivity to universal patterns of human behavior, _ has brought the English novel, as an art of form, to its maturity.ACharlotte BrontBJane Austen CEmily BrontDAnn Radcliffe22. Shelleys greatest achievement is his four-act poetic drama _, which is an exultant work in praise of humankinds potential.AAdonaisBQueen MabCPrometheus Unbound P208DA Defence of Poetry23. The assertion that poetry originates from “emotion recollected in tranquility” belongs to _.AWilliam WordsworthBSamuel Taylor ColeridgeCRobert Southey DWilliam Blake24. All of the following poems by William Wordsworth are masterpieces on nature EXCEPT _D_.A“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”B“An Evening Walk”C“Tintern Abbey”D“The Solitary Reaper” P17725. English Romanticism, as a historical phase of literature, is generally said to have ended in 1832 with _.Athe passage of the first Reform Bill in the Parliament P157Bthe publication of Wordsworth and Coleridges Lyrical BalladsCthe publication of TSEliots The waste LandDthe passage of the Bill of Rights in the Parliament(200807)26.ThemajorBritishRomanticpoetsBlake,Wordsworth,Coleridge,Byron,ShelleyandKeatsstartedarebellionagainsttheneoclassicalliterature, whichwaslaterregardedas_. A.thepoeticromance B.thepoeticmovement C.thepoeticrevolution D.thepoeticreformation ?27. JaneAustensmainliteraryconcernisabout_. A.humanbeingsintheirpersonalrelationships P223B.thelovestorybetweentherichandthepoor C.maturityachievedthroughthelossofillusions D.thedailycountrylifeoftheupper-middle-classEnglish 28. AmongthefollowingBritishRomanticpoets_isregardedasa“worshipperofnature”. A.WilliamBlake B.WilliamWordsworth C.GeorgeGordonByron D.JohnKeats 29. Allofthefollowingpoetsareregardedas“LakePoets”EXCEPT_D_. A.SamuelTaylorColeridge B.RobertSouthey C.WilliamWordsworth D.WilliamBlake 30. Thedeclarationthat“IknowthatThisWorldisaWorldofIMAGINATION&Vision，”andthat“TheNatureofmyworkisvisionaryorimaginativebelongsto_. A.WilliamBlake P170B.WilliamWordsworth C.SamuelTaylorColeridgeD.GeorgeGordonByron 31. “IfWintercomes,canSpringbefarbehind?Thequotedlinecomesfrom_. A.Shelleys“OdetotheWestWind B.WaltWhitmansLeavesofGrass C.JohnMiltonsParadiseLostD.JohnKeats“OdeonaGrecianUrn” (200904)?32. “Byronic hero” is a figure of the following traits EXCEPT _.A. being proud B. being of humble origin P195C. being rebellious D. being mysterious(200907)36. The major theme of Jane Austens novels is_.A. love and money B. money and social statusC. social status and marriage D. love and marriage37. Wordsworths_ is perhaps the most anthologized poem in English literature.A. “To a Skylark” B. “I Wondered Lonely as a Cloud” P177C. “An Evening Walk” D. “My Heart Leaps Up”38. William Blakes work _ marks his entry into maturity.A. Songs of Experience B. Marriage of Heaven and Hell P169C. Songs of Innocence D. The Book of Los39. Best of all the Romantic well- known lyric pieces is Shelleys_.A. “The Cloud” B. “To a Skylark”C. “Ode to a Nightingale” D. “Ode to the West Wind” P20740. English Romanticism, as a historical phase of literature, is generally said to have begun with the publication of Wordsworth and Coleridges_.A. Poetical Sketches B. A Defence of PoetryC. Lyrical Ballads D. The Prelude(201004)41. Shelley s political lyrics _ is not only a war cry calling upon all working people to rise up against their political oppressors, but an address to them pointing out the intolerable injustice of economic exploitation. A. “Ode to Liberty” B. “Ode to Naples” C. “Ode to the West Wind” D. “Men of England” 42. Jane Austen s practical idealism is that love should be justified by _ and disciplined by self-control. A. reason B. sense C. rationality D. sensibility （ 容易犯错的，不可靠的）？43. “Where intelligence was fallible, limited, the Imagination was our hope of contact with eternal forces, with the whole spiritual world.” was said by _. A. William Wordsworth B. William Blake C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge D. John Keats 44. Because of her sensitivity to universal pattens 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. Henry Fielding 45. Poetry is defined by _ as “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings, which originates in emotion recollected in tranquility”. A. William Wordsworth B. William Blake C. Percy Bysshe Shelley D. Robert Southey (201007)46. The major theme of Jane Austens novels is _ toward which she holds on a practical idealism.A. love and money B. marriage and moneyC. love and family D. love and marriage47. In _ , Shelley created a Platonic symbol of the spirit of man, a force of beauty and regeneration.A. To a Skylark B. The Cloud C. Ode to Liberty D. Adonais48. Wordsworths _ is perhaps the most anthologized poem in English literature.A. To a Skylark B. I Wondered Lonely as a CloudC. An Evening Walk D. My Heart Leaps Up49. The major representatives of the poetic revolution in English Romantic period were Samuel Taylor Coleridge and _.A. William Blake B. William Wordsworth C. John Keats D. Percy Bysshe Shelley50. The declaration that I know that This World is a World of IMAGINATION & Vision, and that The Nature of my work is visionary or imaginative belongs to _.A. William Blake B. William WordsworthC. Samuel Taylor Coleridge D. George Gordon Byron(201104)51. One of Shelley s greatest political lyrics is _, which was later to become a rallying song of the British Communist Party.A. “Ode to Liberty” B. “Ode to Naples”C. “Sonnet: England in 1819” D. “Men of England”52. Jane Austen s first novel _ tells a story about two sisters and their love affairs.A. Sense and Sensibility B. Pride and PrejudiceC. Northanger Abbey D. Mansfield Park53. “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” the quoted line comes from _.A. Shelleys “Ode to the West Wind” B. Walt Whitman s Leaves of GrassC. John Miltons Paradise Lost D. John Keats“ Ode on a Grecian Urn”54. All of the following poems by William Wordsworth are masterpieces on nature EXCEPT_.A. “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” B. “An Evening Walk”C. “Tinter Abbey” D. “The Solitary Reaper”55. William Blakes _ marks his entry into maturity.A. Poetical Sketches B. Songs of InnocenceC. Marriage of Heaven and HellD. Songs of Experience56. The work _ by William Blake is a lovely volume of poems, presenting a happy world, though not without its evils and sufferings.A. Songs of Innocence B. Songs of ExperienceC. Poetical Sketches D. Lyrical Ballads(201107)57. Shelleys greatest achievement is his four - act poetic drama _ , which is an ex- ultant work in praise of humankinds potential.A. AdonaisB. Queen MabC. Prometheus UnboundD. Kubla Khan58. Among the Romantic poets _ is regarded as a “worshipper of nature”.A. William BlakeB. William WordsworthC. George Gordon ByronD. John Keats59. The major theme of Jane Austens novels is_.A. love and moneyB. money and social statusC. social status and marriage D. love and marriage60. According to the subjects, William Wordsworths short poems can be classified into two groups, poems about_.A. nature and human lifeB. happiness and childhoodC. symbolism and imaginationD. nature and common life？61. William Blakes _ composed during the climax of the French Revolution playsthe double role both as a satire and a revolutionary prophecy.（预言，预言书）A. The Book of UrizenB. The Book of LosC. Poetical SketchesD. Marriage of Heaven and Hell P169Reading Comprehension(200704)1. “For oft, when on my couch I lieIn vacant or in pensive mood,they flash upon that inward eye”Questions: AIdentify the author and the title. BWhat does the phrase “inward eye” mean? CWrite out the main idea of the passage in plain English.Answer:A. The title of poem is “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud,” whose author is William Wordsworth.B. The phrase “inward eye” refers to human soul.C. This passage mainly expresses the poets love for the daffodils. The poet thinks that it is a bliss to recollect the beauty of nature in his mind while he is in solitude.(200807)2. “Theriverglidethathisownsweetwill：DearGod!theveryhousesseemasleep；Andallthatmightyheartislyingstill!” (fromWilliamWordsworths“ComposeduponWestminsterBridge”) Questions： A.Whatfigureofspeechisusedinthequotedlines? B.Whatdoes“thatmightyheart”referto? C.Whatdoesthepoemdescribe? ？Answer:A. The quoted lines employ personification.B. “That mighty heart” refers to London.C. This poem describes the beauty of London in early morning seeing from the Westminster Bridge.3. “Whenthestarsthrewdowntheirspears, Andwaterdheavenwiththeirtears, Didhesmilehisworktosee? DidhewhomadetheLambmakethee?” Questions： A.Identifythepoetandthepoemfromwhichthequotedlinesaretaken B.Whomdoesthe“hereferto? C.Whatdoesthe“Lamb”symbolize? ？Answer:A. This title of this poem is “The Tyger” written by William Blake.B. The word “he” refers to the God, the Creator.C. “Lamb” symbolizes peace and purity.4. (200904)“Wherefore feed and clothe and save From the cradle to the grave Those ungrateful drones who would Drain your sweat- nay, drink your blood?” Questions:A. Identify the poet and the title of the poem from which the stanza is taken.B. What figure of speech is used in Line 2?C. Whom does “drones” refer to?Answer:A. The title of this poem is “A Song: Men of England” written by Percy Bysshe Shelley. B. Metonymy (转喻) is used in Line 2.C. “Drones” mean the male of the honey-bees that do not work, referring here to the parasitic class in human society. ？ 5. (200907)“Behold her, single in the field,Yon solitary Highland lass!Reaping and singing by herself;Stop here, or gently pass!Alone she cuts and binds the grain,And sings a melancholy strain;O listen! For the Vale profoundIs overflowing with the sound.”Questions:A. Identify the poet.B. Whats the rhyme scheme for the stanza?C. Whats the theme of the poem?Answer:A. The author of this poem is William Wordsworth.B. It is an iambic verse. The rhyme scheme for this stanza is ababccdd.C. This poem uses the rural figure the “Highland lass” to suggest the timeless mystery of sorrowful humanity and its radiant beauty. ？6. (201004)“Wherefore, Bees of England, forge Many a weapon, chain, and scourge, That these stingless drones may spoil The forced produce of your toil?” Questions: A. Identify the poet and the poem from which the lines are taken. B. What do you know about the poem s writing background? C. What do you think the poet intends to say in the poem? Answer:A. Its Percy Bysshe Shelleys “A Song: Men of England”.B. This poem was written in 1819, the year of the Peterloo Massacre.C. The poet intends to call upon all working people of England to rise up against their political oppressors, while pointing out to them the intolerable injustice of economic exploitation. ？7. (201007)Beside a pumice isle in Baiaes bay,And saw in sleep old palaces and towersQuivering within the waves intenser day,All overgrown with azure moss and flowersSo sweet, the sense faints picturing them! ThouFor whose path the Atlantics level powers(From Shelleys Ode to the West Wind) Questions:A. In what form is the poem written?B. What does the quotation the sense faints picturing them mean?C. What idea does Shelley express in this poem?Answer:A. The poem is written in the terza rima form, deriving from Shelleys reading of Dante.B. It means that seeing the images so beautiful