英美文学人文知识

1. The sentence “shall I compare thee to a summers day?” is the beginning line of one of Shakespeares_.A comediesB tragediesC sonnetsD histories2. The three dialects spoken by_ _and _mixed into a single language called Anglo-Saxon, or old English.A Anglos, Saxons jutesB Anglos, Saxons, IrishC Anglos, Saxons, ScottishD Anglos, Saxons, welsh3. 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 ShakespearesB Geoffrey ChaucersC Thomas moresD Edmund Spensers4. Spenserian stanza is a form of poetry first employed by Edmund Spenser in his long poetry_.A the faerie queeneB the shepherds calendarC epithalamionD amoretti5. Francis bacon is a _.A poetB playwrightC essayistD novelist6. We can perhaps describe the west wind in shellys poem “ode to the west wind” with all the following terms except_.A tamedB swiftC proudD wild7. 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 EmmaB persuasionC sense and sensibilityD pride and prejudice8. 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 dickenssB D.H .LawrencesC Thomas hardysD john Galsworthys9. “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 prejudiceB Jane EyreC Wuthering heightsD great expectations10. Which of the following is not one of the Bronte sisters?A charlotte BronteB Anne BronteC jenny BronteD Emily Bronte答案详解(反白可见)：1. C这句诗来自莎士比亚十四行诗第十八首。2. A公元五世纪，Anglos, Saxons， jutes开始迁入不列颠，这个部落融合成统一的民族英格兰，他们的语言也发展成一种叫Anglo-Saxon, 或者 old English.3. BGeoffrey Chaucer被誉为英国诗歌之父，是第一位用中古英语写作的大诗人。他的诗行以五音部抑扬格为基本节奏，每两行押韵，被称为heroic couplet4. ASpenser的长诗仙后每节有九行，具有音乐性，被称为Spenserian stanza。5. C培根是文艺复兴最重要的散文家。6. Aode to the west wind是雪莱最著名的抒情诗歌，西风是破坏旧世界，创造新世界的革命力量。7. Dpride and prejudice的名言。8. BD.H .Lawrence将视线投向两性，对西方文明进行反思，将社会批评与性心理探索结合在一起，抨击资本主义工业文明。9. B简爱中的片断。10. C除jenny Bronte其他为在英国文学史占独特地位的Bronte三姐妹1.The Old Man and the Sea is one of the great works by _A Jack LondonB Charles DickensC Samuel ColeridgeD Ernest Hemingway2.In which novel can Yahoo be found?A John Bunyans Pilgrims ProgressB Edmund Spencers The Faerie QueenC Jonathan Swifts Gullivers TravelsD Henry Fieldings Tom Jones3.The Catcher in the Rye is written by _A J.D. SalingerB Jack LondonC Flannery OConnorD Saul Bellow4.The image of the famous henpecked husband is created by_A Washington IrvingB Fennimore CooperC Edith WhartonD William Dean Howells5.The literary spokesman of the Jazz is often thought to be _A ONeilB PoundC Robert FrostDScott Fitzgerald6._ is the most important person of the transcendental club.A HawthornB WhitmanC EmersonD Hemingway7. The main theme of Emily Dickinson is the following except_A fridendshipB love and marriageC life and deathD war and peace8.Robert Frost is a famous _A novelistB playwrightC poetD literary critic9.Dover Beach is written by _A Robert BrowningB Alfred TennysonC Mathew ArnoldD Dylan Thomas10.The period from 1865-1914 has been referred to as the _ in the literary history of the United States.A Age of RealismB Age of ClasicalismC Age of RomanticismD Age of Renaissance答案详解(反白可见)：1.D 老人与海是海明威的作品。2.C Jonathan Swift的Gullivers Travels（格列弗游记）中yahoo暗指人类，集人类丑陋面于一身，服务于动物的一类生物。3.A The Catcher in the Rye（麦田里的守望者）是J.D. Salinger（J.D. 赛琳格）的名著。4.A henpecked husband 是指“怕老婆的男人”，改典型形象出自Washington Irving 的Rip Van Winkle。5.D 二十世纪出现Jazz Age，这一代的年轻人物欲膨胀，沉迷酒色。Scott Fitzgerald的 Great Gatsby了不起的盖茨比根据时代特征，对深深讽刺了所谓的美国梦。6.C Emerson是超验主义的重要代表，所著Nature论自然代表了他的哲学观。7.D Emily Dickinson（1709-1784），美国女诗人，终生未嫁。主要诗歌包括：I Could Not Sto for Death还有，Im Nobody. Who Are You?诗歌主题为：爱情，自然，友谊，死亡与不朽。8.C Robert Frost是十九世纪的美国诗人，后因父亲过世已经英国，在新英格兰享有很高名望。主要作品有：The Road Not Taken，Mending Wall。9.C Dover Beach（多弗的海滩）是Mathew Arnold 的作品。10.A 1865-1914，也就是美国内战结束之后，第一次世界大战爆发之前。这个时候涌现的作家，比如Mark Twain刻画出美国经济政治发展引发的社会现实问题，包括“Gold Rush”。1、Rip Van Winkle is a short story written by _.A James Fenimore CooperB Washington IrvingC Edgar Allan PoeD Mark Twain2、The Legend of Sleeping Hallow is a short story written by _.A James Fenimore CooperB Washington IrvingC Edgar Allan PoeD Mark Twain3、Coopers Leather Stocking Tales consists of _stories.A 3B 4C 5D 64、Which of the following is not one of the Leather Stocking Tales by James F. Cooper.A The PioneersB The Last of the MohicansC The PathfinderD The Crater5、The Purloined Letter is a detective story by _.A Arthur Conan DoyleB Edgar Allan PoeC Washington IrvingD James F. Cooper6、The Romantic Period in American Literary history started with the publication of _.A Washington Irvings The Sketch BookB Washington Irvings Tales of A TravellerC Whitmans Leaves of GrassD James Fenimore Coopers Leather Stocking Tales7、“The American Renaissance” is the period of _in the history of American literature.A Local ColorismB RomanticismC New England TranscendentalismD Colonism8、Edgar Allan Poe is known as a poet and critic but most famous as the first master of the _ form.A poemB dramaC short storyD essay9、The Raven is a poem by _.A Edgar Allan PoeB Walt WhitmanC Ralph Waldo EmersonD Henry David Thoreau10、The Philosophy of Composition was written by _who also wrote The Poetic PrincipleA Edgar Allan PoeB Walt WhitmanC Ralph Waldo EmersonD Henry David Thoreau参考答案(反白可见)：1. B.瑞普.凡.温克而（Rip Van Winkle）是华盛顿.欧文短篇（Washington Irving）小说集札记集（The Sketch Book）中的一篇。2. B.睡谷的传说（The Legend of Sleeping Hallow）是华盛顿.欧文短篇（Washington Irving）小说集札记集（The Sketch Book）中的一篇。3. C. 皮裹腿故事集（the Leather Stocking Tales）包括5部小说，这五部小说根据发表的时间先后顺序依次为开拓者（The Pioneers），最后一个莫西干人（The Last of the Mohicans），大草原（The Prairie），探路人（The Pathfinder），猎鹿人（The Deerslayer）。4. D.皮裹腿故事集（the Leather Stocking Tales）包括5部小说，这五部小说根据发表的时间先后顺序依次为开拓者（The Pioneers），最后一个莫西干人（The Last of the Mohicans），大草原（The Prairie），探路人（The Pathfinder），猎鹿人（The Deerslayer）。火山口（The Crater）是库柏的另一部小说。5.B. 丢失的信（The Purloined Letter）是爱德加.艾伦.坡（Edgar Allan Poe）创作的著名侦探小说。6.A. 美国文学的浪漫主义时期指从18世纪末到美国内战爆发这段时期，它的起止分别以华盛顿.欧文（Washington Irving）的见闻札记（The Sketch Book）与惠特曼（Whitman）的草叶集（Leaves of Grass）为标志。7.B. 美国文学的浪漫主义时期指从18世纪末到美国内战爆发这段时期，它的起止分别以华盛顿.欧文（Washington Irving）的见闻札记（The Sketch Book）与惠特曼（Whitman）的草叶集（Leaves of Grass）为标志。这是美国文学空前繁荣的时期，也被称为美国文学的“文艺复兴时期”。8.C. 爱德加.艾伦. 坡（Edgar Allan Poe）是美国著名的诗人和评论家，但他还是以“第一位短篇小说大师”的身份最为人所知，特别是他的神秘恐怖小说。9. A.乌鸦（The Raven）是艾伦.坡（Edgar Allan Poe）最著名的诗歌代表作之一。10.A. 爱德加.艾伦.坡（）是美国第一位文艺理论家，著有创作哲学（Philosophy of Composition）和诗歌原理（The Poetic Principle）等论著1. _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 BeowulfB sir GawainC the Canterbury taleD king Arthur and his knights2. The father of English poetry, the author of Troilus and Criseyde is also the one of _.A Romeo and JulietB The Faerie QueenC TamburlaincD The Canterbury Tales3. The group of Shakespeare plays known as “romance” or “reconciliation plays” is _.A merchant of Venice, As You Like ItB The Tempest, Pericles, The Winters TaleC Romeo and Juliet, Antonym and Cleopatra4. Which of the following are regarded as Shakespeares four great tragedies?A Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othello, King LearB Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othello, MacbethC Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, MacbethD Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Macbeth, Timon of Athens5. Which of the following is not the work of Francis bacon?A Advancement of LearningB New InstrumentC Songs of InnocenceD Essays6. At the beginning of 17th century appeared a school of poets called metaphysics by Samuel Johnson, _is the founder of metaphysical poetry.A Ben JohnsonB john MiltonC john BunyanD john Donne7. Daniel Defoe is a famous_.A poetB novelistC playwrightD essayist8. “He has a servant called Friday.” “he” in the quoted sentence is a character in_.A Henry Fieldings Tom JonesB john Bunyans The Pilgrims ProgressC Richard Brinsley Sheridans The School for ScandalD Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe9. Gulliver Travel was written by_.A Daniel DefoeB Charles DickensC Jonathan SwiftD Joseph Addison10. William Wordsworth is generally known as a _poet.A romanticB realisticC naturalisticD neo-classic答案详解(反白可见)：1. ABeowulf是Anglo-Saxon时代留下的重要的古英语文学作品，它被认为是英国的民族史诗。sir Gawain and the green knight，king Arthur and his knights of the round table是中古英语时期的浪漫传奇。the Canterbury tale是英国大诗人乔叟的一部诗体短篇小说集。2. D乔叟被誉为英国诗歌之父，Troilus and Criseyde是他的重要作品之一。3. D1608-1612被认为是莎翁的浪漫剧创作时期，包括四部浪漫剧/和解剧the tempest, pericles, the winters tale，Cymbeline 。 merchant of Venice, as you like it，twelfth night，the merry wives of Windsor为莎翁的喜剧，Romeo and Juliet, antonym and Cleopatra为悲剧。4. C莎翁最杰出的四大悲剧为hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth。5. Csongs of innocence天真之歌是英国18世纪末19世纪初浪漫主义诗人William Blake的著作。Songs of Experience6. Djohn Donne是17世纪玄学派诗人的重要代表人物，Ben Johnson是莎翁同时代的剧作家，john Milton，john Bunyan虽都是17世纪著名作家，但作品风格与玄学派大相径庭。7. BDaniel Defoe创作的鲁宾逊漂流记为他赢得了英国小说之父的称号。8. DDaniel Defoe创作的鲁宾逊漂流记中的主人公Robinson Crusoe有个同伴和仆人叫Friday。9. CGullivers Travel是Jonathan Swift一部极具魅力的儿童故事，同时包含深刻的思想内容。10. AWilliam Wordsworth为英国浪漫派诗人1 Which poem is not written by Freneau? A The British Prison Ship B The Wild Honey Suckle C The Indian Burying Ground D The Flood of Years 2 Thomas Jeffersons attitude, that is, a firm belief in progress, and the pursuit of happiness, is typical of the period we now call _. A Age of Evolution B Age of Reason C Age of Romanticism D Age of Regionalism 3 Which of the following is NOT one part of the Leather Stocking Tales by Cooper? A The Spy B The Pathfinder C The Pioneers D The Deerslayer 4 Which statement about Thoreau is NOT right? A He was a lover of nature. B He was particular kind of romantic. C He was polemicist. D He was a thorough transcendentalist. 5 Which of the following has been called “the manifesto of American Transcendentalism”? A Divinity School Address B Self-reliance C Nature D The American