专八备考人文知识题—英国文学部分.doc

第一阶段：中古英国文学（8世纪14世纪）1. Which of the following does not belong to the works of Geoffrey Chaucer?A. The Canterbury TalesB. The Vision of Piers PlowmanC. Troilus and CriseydeD. The Romaunt of the Rose2. “_” brings the readers into a world that belongs to the Celtic legend of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table.A. The Vision of Piers PlowmanB. The House of FameC. The Romaunt of the RoseD. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight3. Which of the following is the translation work of Geoffrey Chaucer?A. The Canterbury TalesB. Troilus and CriseydeC. The Romaunt of the RoseD. The House of Fame4. In the 14th century, the most important writer is _.A. Langland B. Wyclif C. Gower D. Chaucer5. In Anglo-Saxon period, “Beowulf” represented the _ poetry.A. pagan B. religious C. romantic D. sentimental6. When we speak of the old English prose, we might think of _, who is the first scholar in English literature and has been regarded as father of English learning.A. William ShakespeareB. BeowulfC. Julius CaesarD. Venerable Bede7. _ is not only a prose writer but also a king of Wessex.A. Alfred the GreatB. Venerable BedeC. Adam BedeD. king Arthur8. _ is the culmination of the Arthurian romance.A. Sir Gawain and the Green KnightB. The Story of BeowulfC. Piers the PlowmanD. The Canterbury Tales9. William Langlands “_” is written in the form of a dream vision.A. Kublai KhanB. Piers the PlowmanC. The Dream of John BullD. Morte dArthur10. The prevailing form of Medieval English literature is the _.A. French B. Latin C. Romance D. Science11. In which century were Geoffrey Chaucers Canterbury Tales written?A. Fourteenth B. Fifteenth C. Sixteenth D. Seventeenth12. William Langland wrote for _.A. the royal familyB. the courtC. the monksD. the common people13. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight focuses on _.A. immediate social issuesB. the real life as well as peoples feelings and desiresC. a remote world belongs to the Celtic Legend of King Arthur and his knightsD. the imagination of the future world14. King Alfreds Anglo Saxon Chronicle was written in _ form.A. poetic B. dramatic C. prose D. none of the above【答案及题解】1. B The Vision of Piers Plowman 是作家威廉兰格伦的作品。2. D 高文爵士与绿色骑士是由一无名作者所做的一部关于亚瑟王时期的圆桌骑士的故事。3. C 玫瑰罗曼史是杰弗里乔叟翻译的一部法国作品。其他全为他自己的作品。4. D 十四世纪最伟大的作家是乔叟。5. A 贝尔武甫代表的是盎格鲁撒克逊时期的异教英雄主义。6. D 比德（673-735）是英国著名的历史学家及神学家，是古英国文学史上的先驱。7. A 阿尔弗雷德大帝（849-899）是一位君王，也是杰出的散文学家。8. A 亚瑟王浪漫主义文学的顶峰是高文爵士与绿色骑士，这是一部描述当时圆桌骑士故事的作品。9. B 威廉兰格伦的农夫皮尔斯之幻象是用梦幻的意象来写的。10. C 纵观中世纪文学的作品，我们不难看出，这一时期作品多采用典故、神话、寓言以及梦幻意象等形式，主要采用的是浪漫主义的笔风。11. A12. D 威廉兰格伦主要是为平民百姓而写，这一点在他的代表作农夫皮尔斯之幻象中可以看出来，表达了对现实社会的抗议。13. C 该作品是关于亚瑟王时期的圆桌骑士的故事。14. C 阿尔弗雷德大帝所做的盎格鲁撒克逊编年史采用的写作体例是散文。第二阶段：文艺复兴时期（14世纪17世纪中期）1. The publication of Philip Sidneys _ made sonnet sequence a popular literary form in England.A. ArcadiaB. Astrophel and StellaC. Defense of PoetryD. Utopia2. The nine-line verse stanza was originated from _.A. Edmund SpenserB. Philip SidneyC. Thomas MoreD. William Shakespeare3. Here is a sentence form an essay, “Read not to contradict and confuse, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider”. The essay must be _.A. Of Studies by Francis BaconB. The Advancement of Learning by Francis BaconC. Novum Organum by Francis BaconD. Essays by Francis Bacon4. The literary form of The Faerie Queen is _.A. lyric poemB. ironic poemC. narrative poemD. allegorical poem5. All of the following are the most eminent dramatists in the Renaissance England except _.A. William ShakespeareB. Ben JonsonC. Christopher MarloweD. Francis Bacon6. The English Renaissance period was an age of _.A. poetry and dramaB. drama and novelC. novel and poetryD. romance and poetry7. In Shakespeares Merchant of Venice, Antonio could not pay back the money he borrowed from Shylock, because _.A. his money was all invested in the newly-emerging textile industryB. his enterprise went bankruptC. Bassanio was able to pay his own debtD. his ships had all been lost8. Which of the following is not among Shakespeares four great tragedies?A. HamletB. Romeo and JulietC. MacbethD. King Lear9. _ is the first important English essayist and the founder of modern science in England.A. Francis BaconB. Edmund SpenserC. William CarxtonD. Sidney10. What flourished in Elizabethan age more than any other form of literature?A. NovelB. DramaC. EssayD. Poetry11. _ exposes the corruption of vicious ambition.A. OthelloB. King LearC. HamletD. Macbeth12. Sir Thomas More wrote Utopia in _ in 1516.A. FrenchB. EnglishC. LatinD. Italian13. William Shakespeare is one of the giants of _.A. RomanticismB. critical realismC. AestheticismD. the Renaissance14. Paradise Lost is the masterpiece of _.A. William ShakespeareB. Robert BurnsC. John MiltonD. William Blake15. How many lines does a sonnet have?A. 10B. 12C. 14D. They vary.16. Which of the following plays written by Shakespeare is history play?A Juliet CaesarB. The Merry Wives of WindsorC. Henry IVD. King Lear17. Which is Christopher Marlowes first famous play?A. TamburlaineB. Edward C. The Tragical History of Doctor FaustusD. The Jew of Malta18. Which of the following is NOT the work of Sir Philip Sidney?A. Astrophel and StellaB. Defense of PoetryC. ArcadiaD. Samson Agonists19. Spenserian stanza is a _.A. 14 line stanzaB. 8 line stanzaC. 9 line stanzaD. 12 line stanza20. Which of the following is not the feature of Metaphysical poems?A. They use conceits to express ideas in sharp and harsh manner.B. They reject the romantic exaggeration of Elizabethan love poetry.C. Their metaphors are commonly used in daily life.D. The form of them is often an argument with the poets lover, God of himself.21. “To be or not to be” has become a universal question puzzling every intellectual mind. This is a quotation from _.A. King LearB. HamletC. Romeo and JulietD. Othello22. The first official version of bible known as the Great Bible, was revised in _.A. 16th centuryB. 17th centuryC. 18th centuryD. 19th century【答案及题解】1. B 阿斯特罗菲尔与斯特拉是菲利普雪尼所著的140多首十四行诗和其他诗篇的总和。A阿卡狄亚是一部长篇传奇故事。C为诗辩护是一篇文学论文。D不是他的作品。2. A 九行体是斯宾塞向后人赠送的一笔宝贵的遗产。仙后的六大卷即用此诗体写成。3. A4. D 仙后中采用了许多来自希腊、罗马古典作品和法意诸国浪漫传奇中的典故，属于寓言诗体。5. D 培根是复兴时期著名的散文家，而不是剧作家。6. A 文艺复兴时期的主流文学体是诗歌与戏剧。7. D 威尼斯商人中，安东尼奥还不了钱的原因是因为他的船只在海上沉没。8. B 莎士比亚四大悲剧为麦克白李尔王哈姆雷特奥塞罗。9. A10. B 伊丽莎白时期最盛行的文学形式是戏剧。11. D 麦克白中，麦克白杀了邓肯国王，我们说他是一个十恶不赦的凶手。它的主题是邪恶野心的崩溃。12. C 乌托邦是用拉丁文写成的。13. D 莎士比亚是文艺复兴时期的著名作家。14. C15. C16. C Henry IV是莎士比亚的历史剧。17. A 马洛的第一部著名作品是帖木耳大帝。18. D Samson Agonists力士参孙是Milton的作品。19. C 斯宾塞采用的是九行体。20. C 玄学派多拒绝采用伊丽莎白时期的浪漫夸张的文风，而是采用直接的方式尖锐地表达他们的见解。他们强调的是理性与智慧，反对感性与冲动。多用来表达较为复杂的观点和情感，但并不是停留在普通百姓理解的层次上。21. B22. B 圣经在1611年由James I 修订发行。此举被认为是“the noblest monument of English prose”。第三阶段：新古典主义时期（17世纪中期18世纪）1. In the following description of the Neoclassical Period, which is wrong?A. The Neoclassical Period is prior to the Romantic Period.B. Henry Fielding is one of the representatives of the Neoclassical Period.C. The modern English novel came into being in the Neoclassical Period.D. Neoclassical Period is also known as the Age of Enlightenment.2. By making the truth-seeking pilgrims suffer at the hands of the people of Vanity Fair, John Bunyan intends to show the prevalent political and religious _ of his time.A. persecutionB. improvementC. prosperityD. disillusionment3. An honest, kind-hearted young man, who is full of animal spirit and lacks prudence, is expelled from the paradise and has to go through hard experience to gain knowledge of himself and finally to have been accepted both by a virtuous lady and a rich relative. The above sentence may well sum up the theme of Fieldings work _.A. Jonathan Wild the GreatB. Tom JonesC. The Coffee-House PoliticianD. Amelia4. Which of the following works was not written by Jonathan Swift?A. A Modest ProposalB. Gullivers TravelsC. A Tale of a TubD. The Rivals5. _ was the greatest dramatist during the Neoclassical Period in England.A. GoldsmithB. SheridanC. SternD. Fielding6. _ is the most successful religious allegory in the English language.A. GenesisB. ExodusC. The Pilgrims ProgressD. The Holy War7. _ is one of Swifts masterpieces. It is a satire on corruption in religion and learning.A. The Way of the WorldB. Love for LoveC. T he Beggars OperaD. A Tale of a Tub8. Many lines from Alexander Popes poem “Essay on Criticism” have become proverbial maxims, such as: “To err is human; to forgive, divine.” “_ learning is a dangerous thing.”A. A littleB. LittleC. NoD. Few9. Which of the following does not belong to pioneering efforts in the creation of the English novel?A. John Lilys EuphuesB. Sir Philip Sidneys ArcadiaC. Thomas Lodges RosalyndeD. Samuel Richardsons Pamela10. The novel Gullivers Travels was written by _.A. Tobias SmollettB. Jonathan SwiftC. Laurence SterneD. John Bunyan11. Whose work signaled the beginning of the age of Restoration Drama?A. William WycherleyB. John DrydenC. William CongreveD. John Gay12. Which of the following books was Samuel Johnsons monumental success?A. The Dictionary of the English LanguageB. Oliver TwistC. The Old Curiosity ShopD. Barnaby Rudge13. Who is best remembered as the recipient of Johnsons famous letter?A. DickensB. Lord ChesterfieldC. Thomas HardyD. Joseph Addison【答案及题解】1D 新古典主义文学是在启蒙主义的影响下产生的，所以说新古典主义文学就是启蒙主义是不对的。2D 约翰班扬在天路历程中让pilgrims路过vanity fair。之所以叫浮华市集，是因为那市镇比浮华还要轻浮，还因为那儿买卖的东西没有一件不是浮华的。这表现了作者对于当时政治和宗教的幻想的破灭。3B 该题揭示的是亨利非尔丁的汤姆琼斯的主题，这也是他最著名的一部作品。4D 斯威夫特写了一个温和的建议格列佛游记和一个木桶的故事。但是情敌是谢里丹写的。5B 新古典主义时期的最伟大的戏剧家是谢里丹，其他几个人也是同时代的作家，但在戏剧创作方面成就不如谢里丹。6C 天路历程被认为是英语文学上最著名的宗教寓言。7D 一个木桶的故事是斯威夫特的著作之一。8A9D Pamela不在此列。另外一部应包含的作品应为Thomas Nashe的The Unfortunate Traveler (1594)。10B11B John Dryden是新古典运动的领袖人物。12A 塞缪尔约翰逊的最伟大的作品是英语大辞典。13B 切斯特菲尔德勋爵是著名书信作家，外交家。但与塞缪尔约翰逊有过节。使得他更为出名的是塞缪尔约翰逊写给他的一封笔伐的书信。第四阶段：浪漫主义时期（18世纪中期19世纪中期）1. “Poetry is Spontaneous” was put forward by _.A. Robert BurnsB. William BlakeC. William WordsworthD. Charles Lamb2. Which of the following writings can be regarded as typically belonging to the school of Romantic literary?A. Don JuanB. UlyssesC. Jane EyreD. Sons and Lovers3. The publication of _ marked the beginning of the Romantic Age.A. Don JuanB. The Rime of the Ancient MarinerC. The Lyrical BalladsD. Queen Mab4. Wordsworth is a _.A. realistB. classicistC. romanticistD. impressionist5. The author of Ode to the West Wind is _.A. ShellyB. ByronC. Allen PoeD. Emerson6. Which of the following did not belong to Romanticism?A. KeatsB. ShelleyC. WordsworthD. Alfred Tennyson7. “Prometheus Unbound” was written by _. It appeared in the year of Peterloo Massacre.A. WordsworthB. ColeridgeC. ByronD. Shelley8. Frankenstein was filmed many times. Who wrote the book?A. Edgar Allan PoeB. James JoyceC. Mary ShelleyD. Brain Stoker9. In the mid-18th century, a new literary movement called _ came to Europe and then to England.A. romanticismB. classicismC. realismD. restoration10. The famous poem “A Red, Red Rose” was written by _.A. WordsworthB. ByronC. BurnsD. Keats11. Which of the following poem was not written by John Keats?A. Ode to the West WindB. Ode to AutumnC. Ode on a Grecian UrnD. Ode to a Nightingale12. Whose informal essays observed life with humor, and often in a gloomy tone?A. Joseph AddisonB. Charles LambC. Lord ChesterfieldD. Thomas Hardy【答案及题解】1C 威廉华兹华斯认为“所有的好诗都是激情的自然流露”。2A 唐璜一书是浪漫主义作家拜伦的一部经典作品。尤利西斯和儿子与情人都是现代主义的作品，而简爱则是维多利亚时期的作品。3C 标志英国浪漫主义诗史开始的是1798年华兹华斯抒情歌谣集的出版。4C 华兹华斯是一位浪漫主义诗人。5A6D 丁尼生是维多利亚时期的诗人。7D 解放的普罗米修斯是雪莱的作品。8C 弗兰肯斯坦是雪莱的作品。9A 浪漫主义18世纪在欧洲兴起，后传入英国。它反对新古典主义理性，秩序，常规的束缚，而强调感情的自然迸发，对大自然的赞美等。10C 11A 西风颂是雪莱的作品。12B 兰姆充满幽默，文风亦庄亦谐。其作品多为自转体，情调感伤，笔调奇特别致。第五阶段：维多利亚时期（18361901）1. A typical feature of the English Victorian literature is that writers became social and moral _, exposing all kinds of social evils.A. revolutionariesB. idealistsC. criticsD. defenders2. Which is Thackerays masterpiece?A. The VirginiansB. Vanity FairC. The Book of SnobsD. The News Comes3. _, the pioneering woman, according to D. H. Lawrence, was the first novelist that “started putting all the actions inside”.A. George EliotB. Jane AustinC. Charlotte BronteD. Emily Bronte4. The French revolution is the background of _.A. Hard TimesB. Tales of Two CitiesC. Great ExpectationD. David Copperfield5. Charles Dickens best-depicted characters are those innocent, virtuous, persecuted, helpless _ characters such as Oliver Twist, Little Nell, David Copperfield and little Dorrit.A. girlsB. childrenC. womenD. adults6. _ was published in 1840-50, “Of all my books,” wrote Charles Dickens, “I like this the best.”A. Oliver TwistB. The Old Curiosity ShopC. David CopperfieldD. Great Expectation7. Charles Dickens is a representative _ of English critical realism.A. novelistB. dramatistC. poetD. essayist8. Wuthering Heights is the masterpiece by _.A. Jane AustenB. Emily BronteC. Charles DickensD. William Makepeace Thackeray9. Jane Eyre was written by which Bronte sister?A. AnneB. CharlotteC. EmilyD. Jane10. The author of the novel The Return of the Native is _.A. Thomas HardyB. D. H. LawrenceC. Robert BrowningD. Alfred Tennyson11. Which of the following female writer did not belong to the Bronte Sisters?A. Charlotte BronteB. Emily BronteC. Anne BronteD. Mary Bronte12. The novel The Mill on the Floss was written by _.A. George EliotB. Jane AustenC. Charlotte BronteD. Emily Bronte13. The novel of Oliver Twist is the story about the underworld of _.A. IrelandB. WashingtonC. LondonD. Paris14. William Makepeace Thackerays topics were mostly dealing with _.A. the middle and upper-class lifeB. the school teachers lifeC. the urban lifeD. the sea life15. Which of the following novelists was the last of the great Victorian novelists?A. DickensB. William Makepeace ThackerayC. Thomas HardyD. George Meredith【答案及题解】1C 维多利亚时期的一大主要特点是作家们开始用现实的笔触批判社会现实。2B3A 劳伦斯做出此番评价的是乔治爱略特。4B 双城记是以法国大革命为背景而写成的。5B 狄更斯擅长描写天真无辜，可怜无助的孩子。6C 大卫科波菲尔是狄更斯最喜欢的作品。7A 狄更斯是一名批判的现实主义小说家。8B9B10A 还乡是哈代的作品。11D12A 弗洛斯河上的磨坊的作者是乔治爱略特。13C Oliver Twist是以伦敦为背景而描写的。14A 以名利场而闻名的萨克雷的作品多描述的是中上层社会的生活。15C 哈代是最后一位维多利亚时期的小说家。“He began and ended his career as a poet, but is best remembered for his fiction.”第六阶段：现代主义时期（19世纪末）1. “The Lawrence trilogy” refers to the following three plays except _.A. A Colliers Friday NightB. The Daughter-in LawC. The Widowing of Mrs. HolroyedD. Lady Chatterleys Lover2. Which of the following writings is not the work by Charles Dickens?A. A Tale of Two CitiesB. Hard TimesC. Oliver TwistD. Sons and Lovers3. The modern English novel, contrary to the medieval romance, gives a _ presentation of life of the common people.A. romanticB. realisticC. propheticD. idealistic4. In the 19th century English literature, a new literary trend _ appeared and it flourished in the forties and in the early fifties.A. RomanismB. NaturalismC. RealismD. Critical realism5. _ is the most outstanding stream-of-consciousness novelist.A. James JoyceB. John GalsworthyC. D. H. LawrenceD. George Bernard Shaw6. Structurally and thematically, George Bernard Shaw follows the great tradition of _.A. modernismB. romanticismC. realismD. naturalism7. John Galsworthy was most famous for _.A. Heart of DarknessB. UlyssesC. The Forsyte SagaD. A Passage to India8. Which of the following writers was not associated with modernism?A. D. H. LawrenceB. E. M. FosterC. Charles DickensD.