英国文学试卷

学院 系 专业班级 姓名 学号(密封线外不要写姓名、学号、班级、密封线内不准答题，违者按零分计)密封线Directions: 1. All the answers should be written within the proper spaces provided below.2. All the questions should be answered in English except for special requirement.3. You should write neatly, clearly and without consultation to anyone elses papers.得分 I. Choose the best answer for each of the following statement.(401=40)1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._11._12._13._14._15._16._17._18._19._20._21._22._23._24._25._26._27._28._29._30._31._32._33._34._35._36._37._38._39._40._1. In the Songs and Sonnets, by which Donne is probably best known, _ is the basic theme.A. loveB. friendshipC. parental relations D. citizenship2. John Donne is the leading figure of _.A. Lake poets B. Graveyard School C. Satanic poets D. Metaphysical poets3. As the representative of the Enlightenment, Pope was one of the first to introduce _ to England. A. rationalism B. criticism C. romanticism D. realism4. In the first part of Gullivers Travels. Gulliver told his experience in _.A. Liliput B. Brobdingnag C. Houyhnhnm D. England 5. Jonathan Swifts Gulliver s Travels is the greatest _ work in English literature.A. realistic B. satiric C. romantic D. poetic6. Thomas Gray has been regarded as the leader of the _ of the day.A. romantic poetry B. sentimental poetry C. religious poetry D. modern poetry7. The Dunciad is generally considered to be Popes best _ work.A. praising B satiric C. fabulous D. allegorical 8. In his novel, Robinson Crusoe, Defoe eulogizes the hero of the _.A. aristocratic class B. enterprising landlords C. rising bourgeois D. hard-working people 9. In the theatrical world of the neoclassical period, _ was the leading figure among the host of playwrights. A.William Blake B. Richard Brinsley Sheridan C. Ben Johnson D. George Bernard Shaw10. In the field of literature, the Enlightenment Movement brought about a revival of interest in the old classical works. This tendency is known as _. A. Classicism B. Neoclassicism C.Romanticism D. Pre-romanticism11. The modern English novel came into being in _.A. the middle of the 17th century B. the 17th centuryC. the late 18th century D. the middle of the 18th century12. Samuel Richardson, one of the great 18th century novelists, is well known for his _.A. epistolary method B. allegory C. comic-epic in prose D. symbolism13._ compiled the “Dictionary of the English Language” which became the foundations of all the subsequent English dictionaries.A. Ben Johnson B. Samuel Johnson C. Alexander Pope D. John Dryden 14. Which play is regarded as the best English comedy since Shakespeare?A. She Stoops to Conquer B. The Rivals C. The school for Scandal D. The Conscious Lovers15. English Romanticism is generally said to have begun in 1798 with the publication of a joint volume of poetry, Lyrical Ballads, written by Wordsworth and _.A. Keats B. Coleridge C. Southey D. Byron16. The literary form which is fully developed and the most flourishing during the Romantic Period is _. A. prose B. drama C. novel D. poetry17. William Wordsworth asserts that poetry originated from_.A. form B. thoughts C. artistic devices D. emotion18. In Coleridges “The Rime of Ancient Mariner”, the mariner suffers the horror of death, because _.A. he experiences a shipwreckB. he is tortured with starvation C. he undergoes much sufferings D. he kills an albatross19. Which of the following writings is not written by William Wordsworth?A. I wandered lonely as a cloud B. the daffodils C.The Solitary Reaper D. The Chimney Sweeper20._ is the author of the writing “Ode to a Nightingale”. A.Herman Melville B. John Keats C. William Wordsworth D. Coleridge21. A proud, mysterious rebel of noble origin is called _ hero in Romantic period of English Literature.A. Romantic B. Realistic C. Renaissance D. Byronic22. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner tells an adventurous story of _.A. a sailor B. a knight C. a king D. a poet23. William Wordsworth, a romantic poet, advocated all the following except_.A. the use of everyday language spoken by the common people B. the expression of the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelingsC. the use of humble and rustic life as subject matter D. the use of elegant wording and inflated figures of speech24. “If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” is an epigrammatic line by _.A. John Keats B. William Blake C. Wordsworth D. Percy Bysshe Shelley25. Although writing from different points of view and with different techniques, writers in the Victorian period shared one thing in common, that is, they were all concerned about _.A. the love story between the rich and the poorB. the techniques in writingC. the fate of the common peopleD. the future of their own country26. The author of the work Dombey and Son isA. Charles Dickens B. Henry James C. Robert Browning D. Thackeray27. As a love story, Wuthering Heights is one of the most moving: the passion between _ proves the most intense, the most beautiful and at the same time the most horrible.A. Hareton and Catherine B.Hareton and Cathy C. Heathcliff and Catherine D. Heathcliff and Cathy28. Most of Thomas Hardys novels are set in Wessex _.A. a crude region in England B. a fictional primitive region C. a remote rural area D. Hardys hometown29. The poetic form which Browning attached to maturity and perfection is _.A. dramatic monologue B. use of symbol C. use of ironic language D. use of lyric30. Joyces masterpiece, _ gives and accounts of mans life during one day (16 June, 1904)A. Dubliners B. Finnegans Wake C.UlyssesD. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man31. Which of the following writings is not the novel by James Joyce?A. UlyssesB. Jude the Obscure C. Dubliners D. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man32. Which of the following writings is not the novel by D. H. Lawrence _.A. Sons and LoversB. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man C. Women in Love D. The Rainbow33. _ is a story about the three generations of the Brangwen family on the Marsh Farm.A. The Rainbow B. Women in Love C. Sons and Lovers D. The Plumed Serpent34. James Joyces Ulysses could hardly be termed as a traditional novel, because _.A. it is an account of daily life B. there is no story, no plot and no action inside C. it is divided into episodes D. there are only three characters35. _ is the most outstanding stream-of-consciousness novelist.A. James Joyce B. John Galsworthy C. D. H. Lawrence D. George Bernard Shaw36. Which of the following novels doesnt belong to the stream-of-consciousness novel?A. To the Lighthouse B. Ulysses C. Mrs. Dalloway D. The Rainbow37. _ is an important figure in drama, who is considered to be the best-known English dramatist since Shakespeare.A. Oscar Wilde B. Samuel Bechett C. Bernard Shaw D. Yeats38. 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. John Galsworthys B. Thomas Hardys C. D. H. Lawrences D. Charless Dickens39. According to D. H. Lawrence, the _ is most responsible for the alienation of the human relationship and the perversion of human personality.A. Pride of the aristocratic class B. vanity of the middle class C. mans desire for power and money D. capitalist mechanic civilization40. Writers like James Joyce and Virginia Woolf concentrated their efforts on digging into the human _.A. dignity B. behaviorC. morality D. consciousness得分 II. Find the relevant match from column B for each item in column A.(151=15)( ) 1. John Donne a. Gullivers Travels( ) 2. Alexander Pope b. Captain Singleton( ) 3. Jonathan Swift c. Joseph Andrews( ) 4. Samuel Richardson d. The Flea( ) 5. Henry Fielding e. Pamela ( ) 6. Laurence Sterne f. A Sentimental Journey ( ) 7. Daniel Defoe g. The Rape of the Lock ( ) 1. Richard Brinsley Sheridan a. Ode on an ancient Urn( ) 2. George Eliot b. Prometheus Unbound( ) 3. Percy Bysshe Shelley c. Great Expectations( ) 4. John Keats d. Rob Roy( ) 5. Virginia Woolf e. Pride and prejudice( ) 6. Walter Scott f. Adam Bede( ) 7. Charles Dickens g.The School for Scandal ( ) 8. Jane Austen h. To the Lighthouse得分 IIIChoose five out of the following literary terms or trends and give a brief account on them. (53=15)ClassicismSentimentalismNaturalismNeo-RomanticismDramatic monologueAestheticismThe realistsStream of consciousness得分 IV. Identification of the following passages（15）Passage One (3)When my mother died I was very young,And my father sold me while yet my tongueCould scarcely cry “weep! Weep! Weep!”So your chimney I sweep, and in soot I sleep.1. Who is the author of this stanza?2. What can we infer from this stanza?Passage Two (4)I wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high oer vales and hillsWhen all at once I saw a crowd,A host, of golden daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.1. Identify the author.2. Interpret the meaning of this stanza.3. From the characters of this stanza, can you deduce which period it belongs to?Passage Three （5）My heart leaps up when I beholdA rainbow in the sky:So was it when my life began;So is it now I am a man;So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!The Child is father of the Man;And I could wish my days to beBound each to each by natural piety. 1. Identify the author of the passage.2. What is the message inferred from this poem