答案英国文学专八人文知识模拟80题.doc

1.What is the name of the dictionary compiled by Samuel Johnson? A) First English Dictionary B) Dictionary of English Language. C) A Dictionary of the English Language. D) Dictionary of the English Language.2. _is a fork legend brought to England by Anglo-Saxons from their continental homes, it is a long poem of over 3000 lines and the national epic of the English people.A Beowulf；B sir Gawain；C the Canterbury tale；D king Arthur and his knights3. The father of English poetry, the author of Troilus and Criseyde is also the one of _.A Romeo and Juliet；B the faerie queen；C Tamburlainc；D the Canterbury tales4. The group of Shakespeare plays known as “romance”or “reconciliation plays” is _.A merchant of Venice, as you like it；B the tempest, pericles, the winters taleC Romeo and Juliet, antonym and Cleopatra5. Which of the following are regarded as Shakespeares four great tragedies?A Romeo and Juliet, hamlet, Othello, King Lear；B Romeo and Juliet, hamlet, Othello, MacbethC hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth； D Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Macbeth, Timon of Athens6. Which of the following is not the work of Francis bacon?A advancement of learning；B new instrument；C songs of innocence；D essays7. At the beginning of 17th century appeared a school of poets called metaphysics by Samuel Johnson, _is the founder of metaphysical poetry.A Ben Johnson；B john Milton；C john Bunyan；D john Donne8. Daniel Defoe is a famous_.A poet；B novelist；C playwright；D essayist9. “He has a servant called Friday.” “he”in the quoted sentence is a character in_.A Henry fieldings tom jones；B john Bunyan the pilgrims progressC Richard brinsley Sheridans the school for scandal；D Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe10. Guiiliver travel was written by_.A Daniel Defoe；B Charles dickens；C Jonathan swift；D Joseph Addison11. William Wordsworth is generally known as a _poet.A romantic；B realistic；C naturalistic；D neo-classic12. “Ode to the west wind” was written by the author of _.A “I wandered lonely as a cloud”； B “Kubla Khan”；C “Childe Harolds Pilgrimage”D “As Defense of Poetry”13. #Which of the following poets does not belong to the school of romantic poets?A William Wordsworth；B Percy Bysshe Shelley；C George Gordon Byron；D John Donne14. Charles Dickens wrote all of the following except _.A Oliver Twist；B David Copperfield；C A Tale of Two Cities；D Heart of Darkness15. “A Red, Red Rose” was written by _.A Alexandra Pop；B Robert Burns；C William Blake；D John Keats16. Pip is the character of Charles Dickens novel _.A Oliver Twist；B David Copperfield；C A Tale of Two Cities；D Great Expectations17. Sense and Sensibility is a _ by _.A play Jane Austen；B novel Jane Austen；C play Emily Bronte；D novel Anne Bronte18. In reading Shakespeare, you must have come across the line “To be or not to be-that is the question” by_.A Iago in Othello;B Lear in King Lear;C Shylock in the Merchant of Venice;D Hamlet in Hamlet19. Robert Brownings “My last Duchess” is composed in the form of a(n) _.A dramatic monologue；B extended metaphor；C syllogistic argument；D dialogue20. Thomas Hardy wrote novels of _.A character and environment；B pure romance；C “stream of consciousness”；D psychoanalysis21. “Wessex novels” refers to the novels written by _.A Charles Dickens B D.H. Lawrence C James Joyce D Thomas Hardy22.The sentence “shall I compare thee to a summers day?” is the beginning line of one of Shakespeares_.A comedies B tragedies C sonnets D histories23. contribution to English lies chiefly in the fact that he introduced from France the rhymed stanza of various types, especially the rhymed couplet of 5 accents in iambic meter-the heroic couplet to English poetry.A William Shakespeares；B Geoffrey Chaucers；C Thomas mores；D Edmund Spensers24. Spenserian stanza is a form of poetry first employed by Edmund Spenser in his long poetry_.A the faerie queene； B the shepherds calendar；C epithalamion；D amoretti25. Francis bacon is a _.A poet；B playwright；C essayist；D novelist26. We can perhaps describe the west wind in shellys poem “ode to the west wind” with all the following terms except_.A tamed；B swift；C proud；D wild27. The novel starts with “it is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune ,must be in want of a wife.” The novel is Jane Austen_.A Emma；B persuasion；C sense and sensibility；D pride and prejudice28. The major concern of _ fiction lies in the tracing of the psychological development of his characters and in his energetic criticism of the dehumanizing effect of the capitalist industrialization on human nature.A Charles dickenss；B D.H .Lawrences；C Thomas hardys；D john Galsworthys29. “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 above Is quoted from_.A pride and prejudice；B Jane Eyre；C Wuthering heights；D great expectations30. Which of the following is not one of the Bronte sisters?A charlotte Bronte；B Anne Bronte；C jenny Bronte；D Emily Bronte31. Shakespeare wrote all the following works EXCEPT _A. Hamlet B. King Lear C. Othello D. Wuthering Heights32. _was NOT written by Charles Dickens.A. David Copperfield B. Oliver Twist、 C. Sons and Lovers D. A Tale of Two Cities33. In which novel can Yahoo be found?A John Bunyans Pilgrims Progress；B Edmund Spencers The Faerie QueenC Jonathan Swifts Gullivers Travels；D Henry Fieldings Tom Jones34.Dover Beach is written by _A Robert Browning B Alfred Tennyson C Mathew Arnold D Dylan Thomas35. Wordsworths poetry, divided by the subjects, falls into two major groups: one about _ and the other about _.A nature, human life; B society, human nature;C human life, social system; D universe, human spirit36 The reading of the first chapter of the novel Pride and Prejudice has led the reader to the understanding of Mrs. Bennet as a woman of _.A simple character and mean understanding; B intricate character and short temperC simple character and good education; D intricate character and outstanding talent37 As a romantic poet, William Wordsworth advocated the following EXCEPT _.A the expression of the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings;B the use of colloquialism spoken by the massesC elegant wordings and inflated figures of speech; D the humble and rustic life as subject matter38The following plays are comedies by Shakespeare EXCEPT _.A A Midsummer Nights Dream B As You Like It C The Merchant of Venice D Romeo and Juliet39 “The novel is structured around the discovery of the heros origin.” Probably this refers to the novel _.A Wuthering Heights; B The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling;C David Copperfield; D Gullivers Travels40#_ was considered to be the greatest dramatist in the 18th century.A Henry Fielding; B Laurence Sterne; C Oliver Goldsmith; D Richard B. Sheridan41 “Pamela”by Samuel Richardson is written in forms of _.A diary;B letter;C autobiography;D reminiscences42 “Clarissa harlowe” by Samuel Richardson is written in forms of _.A diary;B letter;C autobiography;D reminiscences43 The adventure of Roderick random is written by_.A Samuel Richardson;B Tobias smolett;C Lawrence sterne;D henry fielding44The life and opinions of Tristan shandy is written by_.A Samuel Richardson;B Tobias smolett;C Lawrence sterne;D henry fielding45 _ named his own realistic novels as “comic epic in prose”.A Henry fielding;B Charles dickens;C jack London;D Tobias smolett46 “Lyrical ballads” were written by_ and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.A Robert burns; B Robert southey;C William wordsworth;D percy bysshe shelley47 George Gordon byron was most famous for_.A don juan;B ode to the west wind;C kubla khan;D ode to a nightingale48 George Gordon byron created a “Byronic hero” firstly in his_.A Prometheus unbound;B childe heralds pilgrimage;C kubla khan;D ode on a Grecian urn49 Prometheus unbound was written by_ who also wrote_.A George Gordon byron childe heralds pilgrimage;B percy bysshe shelley.ode to a nightingaleC George Gordon byron ode to west wind; D percy bysshe shelleyode to west wind50 John keats is the author of_.A ode to a skylark and ode to a nightingale;B ode on a Grecian urn and ode to west windC ode on a Grecian urn and ode to a nightingale;D ode to west wind and ode to a nightingale的美女编辑们51 “The Graveyard Poets” got the name because _.A they chose to live near graveyards;B they often wrote about death and melancholyC they always wrote about dead people;D they often use “graveyard” as the title52It is generally understood that the recurrent theme in many of Thomas Hardys novel is _.A man against nature; B love and marriage; C social criticism; D fate and destiny53 The Romantic Period in English literature began with the publication of _.A William Blakes Songs of Innocence; B Jane Austens Pride and PrejudiceC Wordsworths and Coleridges Lyrical Ballads; D a piece of land54 It is generally regarded that Keats most important and mature poems are in the form of _.A ode B elegy C epic D sonnet55G.B. Shaws play Mrs. Warrens Profession is a realistic exposure of the _ in the English society.A slum landlordism; B inequality between men and womenC political corruption; D economic exploitation of women56 The Preface to Shakespeare and Lives of the Poets are the works of critic _.A G.B. Shaw B Samuel Johnson C Ben Johnson D E.M. Foster57The Ring and the Book is a masterpiece of _.A Alfred Tennyson B Robert Browning C Thomas Hardy D Ralph Waldo Emerson58 Matthew Arnold is the writer of _.A Dover Beach B My last Duchess C Break, Break, Break D The Eagle59 The writer of Heart of Darkness is also the one of _.A Time of Machine B Jim C Lord Jim D A Passage to India60 Of Human Bondage is a novel by _.A Herbert George Wells; B Arnold Bennett; C William Somerset Maugham; D John Galsworthy61 Percy Bysshe Shelly is famous for _.A Ode to a Skylark and Ode to a Nightingale;B Ode on a Grecian Urn and Ode to the West Wind;C Ode to a;Nightingale and Ode on a Grecian Urn;D Ode to the West Wind and Ode to a Skylark62 “Three of four families in a country village is something to work.” This statement was presented by _.A Emily Bronte;B Jane Austen;C Mrs. Gaskell;D George Eliot63George Eliot wrote all the following except _.A The Mill of Floss;B Silas Marner;C Middlemarch;D Agnes Grey64 The novel Vanity Fair was written by _.A William Makepeace Thackeray;B Charles Dickens;C O. Henry;D Henry James65 Vanity Fair was a novel written by William Makepeace Thackeray, and the term “vanity fair” firstly appeared in _ by _.A Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer;B The Pilgrims Progress John BunyanC Tome Jones Henry Fielding; D Dubliners James Joyce66 The novel Vanity Fair was written by William Makepeace Thackeray who also wrote _.A The Way of all life;B The History of Henry Esmond;C Sister Carrie;D Howards End67 Barchester Series is a series of novels written by _.A Barchester;B Thomas Hardy;C Anthony Trollope;D Mark Twin68 Erehwon is a satiric novel written by _.A Samuel Butler;B Henry Fielding;C Thomas More;D Mark Twin69In “the lake Isle of Innisfree” William Butler Yeats Express his _?A desire to escape from the materialistic society;B fear caused by the impending warC interest in the Irish legend; D Love for Maud Gonne, a beautiful Irish actress70 Walter Scotts historical novels cover a long period of time, from the Middle Ages to 18th century. His work Ivanhoe deals an epoch of _ history.A English;B French;C Scotland;