英国文学复习题含答案

1、 I. Multiple Choice: from a, b, c or d, choose the best one to complete the stateme nts below(1 50, 50 poi nts) 1. is the first important religious poet in English literature. a. Joh n Donne b. George Herbert c. Caedm ond. Milt on 2. The literature of the Anglo-Saxon period falls naturally into two

2、divisions, and Christia n. a. Paga nb. Roma nc. French d. Danish 3. “” i s the oldest poem in the English Ianguage, and also the survi ving epic in the En glish Ian guage. a. Beowulf b. Sir Gawa in and Green Kni ght c. The Can terbury Tales d. Hamlet 4. Fielding has been regarded by some as the” “fo

3、r his contribution to the establishme nt of the form of the moder n no vel. a. Best Writer of English Novelb. Father of English Novel c. Father of English Poetryd. Father of English Essay 5. All of the following three writers except are the most famous dramatists in the Ren aissa nee En gla nd. a. M

4、arloweb. Shakespearec. Bacond. Thomas Kyd 6. Byronic Hero was created by Lord Byron in one of his following works buried in the Poet s Corner of Westminster Abbey. 7. 8. a. Don Jua n d. Daffodils, Which play is not Shakespeare s tragedy- a. Othellob. The Mercha nt of Ven ice c. Romeo and Julietd. Ki

5、ng Lear The literary form of The Faerie Quee nis poem b. Ode to the West wind c. She Walks in Beauty a. lyric poem elegy Which of the following cannot En lighte nment Moveme nt? a. It flourished in France. Ren aissa nee. c. Its purpose was to enlighten the “ “ reason Beside the lake, ben eath the tr

6、ees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Con ti nu ous as the stars that shi neAnd twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in n ever-e nding line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousa nd saw I at a gla nee, Tossing their heads in sprightly danee. Questio ns: a. Byronb. Wordsworth e. Keats 56. The

7、 title of the poem is. a. To Autu mn b. I Wan deredL on ely as a Cloud e. The Solitary Reaper 55. This is the first two stanza of a poem that is written by 57. The poem s theme is about-. a. beauty of natureb. country lifee. love 58. The poet adopts one kind of figure of speeeh: to deseribe the flow

8、ers in the poem. a. pers oni fieatio nb. alliterati one. eon eeit a. abababb. ababeee. abeded 59. The rhyme seheme in eaeh stanza is. Part 3 IT is a truth uni versally aek no wledged, that a si ngle man in possessi on of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. However little known the feeli ngs or

9、 views of sueh a man may be on his first entering a neighborhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is eon sidered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters. Questi ons: 60. This passage is the ope ning of a no vel en titled. a. Sens

10、e and Sensibilityb. Pride and Prejudiee e. Jane Eyre 61. The writer of the novel is the first famous woman no velist. a. George Eliot b. Charlotte Bronte e. Jane Auste n 62. The story in this novel is based on the lovemaking of the young people in thefamilies in 18th-eentury England. a. upper-middle

11、-elassb. aristoeratiee. royal Part 4 Thats my last Duehess pain ted on the wall, Looki ng as if she were alive. I eall That pieee a won der, now: Fr Pan dolfs hands Worked busily a day, and there she sta nds. Will t please you sit and look at her? I said Fr Pandolf by design, for never read Stra nge

12、rs like you that pietured countenan ee, Questi ons: 63. These lines are quoted from the poem entitled. a. So ng b. My Last Duchess c. When We Two Parted 64. It was composed by the outsta nding poet. a. Robert Browningb. Lord Byron c. William Wordsworth 65. In the famous piece, the form ofis skillful

13、ly employed. a. balladb. dramatic mono logue c. bla nk verse Part 5 GO and catch a falli ng star, Get with child a man drake root, Tell me where all past years are, Or who cleft the devils foot, Teach me to hear mermaids singing, Or to keep off envys stinging, And find What wind Serves to adva nee a

14、n hon est mind. If thou best bor n to stra nge sights, Thi ngs in visible to see, Ride ten thousa nd days and ni ghts, Till age snow white hairs on thee, Thou, whe n thou retur nst, wilt tell me, All stra nge wonders that befell thee, And swear, No where Lives a woma n true and fair. Questi ons: 66.

15、 These are the first 2 stanzas of the poem written by in 17th-ce ntury En gla nd. a. Joh n Milt onb. Joh n Donnec. Joh n Bunyan 67. The poet is the most outstanding figure of the poetic school of -” during this period. a. Graveyard Poetsb. Metaphysical Poets c. Roma ntic poets 68. He was appo in ted

16、 by King James I in 1621 as the dea n of and he held this post till his last day. a. Westminster Abbey b. St. Paul Cathedral c. Can terbury Cathedral 69. Besides his unique love poetry, he is also famous for his religious. a. poetryb. serm onsc. plays 70. This group of poets prefers to use an elabor

17、ate and surprising figure of speech, to express ideas in a sharp and harsh manner, by comparing two very dissimilar things. a. con ceitb. similarc. alliterati on Part 6 I tell you I must go! I retorted, roused to someth ing like passi on. Do you think I can stay to become nothing to you? Do you thin

18、k I am an automat on?-a machi ne without feeli ngs? and can bear to have my morsel of bread sn atched from my lips, and my drop of liv ing water dashed from my cup? Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, pla in, and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong!-I have as much soul as you,

19、-a nd full as much heart! 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. I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom, conventionalities, nor even of mortal flesh;-it is my spirit that addres

20、sesyour spirit; just as if both had passedthrough the grave, and we stood at Gods feet, equal,-as we are! Questio ns: 71. This passage is taken from the novel”. “ a. Emmab. Wuthering Heightsc. Jane Eyre 72. The author of the work is. a. Jane Austenb. Emily Brontec. Charlotte Bronte 73. The speaker i

21、n the passage is. a. Cathyb. Lydiac. Jane 74. The character is passionately emphasizing the significance of betwee n men and wome n. a. marriageb. equalityc. relati on ship 75. The character is speaking to. a. Mr. Rochesterb. Mr. Bin gleyc. Mr. Bennet Part 7 I have bee n hop in g, l onging, pray ing

22、, to make you happy! I have thought what joy it will be to do it, what an un worthy wife I shall be if I do not! Thats what I have felt, An gel! I know that. I thought, An gel, that you loved me - me, my very self! If it is I you do love, O how can it be that you look and speak so? It frightens me!

23、Having begun to love you, I love you for ever - in all changes,in all disgraces, because you are yourself. I ask no more. Then how can you, O my own husba nd, stop loving me? I repeat, the woma n I have bee n loving is not you. But who? Ano ther woma n in your shape. Questi ons: 76. This passage is

24、then from the novel “ . a. Sons and Lovers b. Tess of the D Urbervilles c. Jane Eyre 77. The author of the work is. a. William Thackeray b. Thomas Hardyc. Charles Dicke ns 78. The female speaker in the passage is. a. Tessb. Elizabethc. Jane 79. The novel reveals women s dreadful -e-n England. a. 19t

25、h-ce nturyb. 18th-ce nturyc.17th-ce ntury Part 8 Her only gift was knowing people almost by in st in ct, she thought, walk ing on. If you put her in a room with some one, up went her back like a cat s; or she purred. Devon shire House, Bath House, the hous， with the chi na cockatoo, she had see n th

26、em all lit up on ce; and remembered Sylvia, Fred, Sally Setonsuch hosts of people; and dancing all ni ght; and the wagg ons ploddi ng past to market; and driv ing home across the Park. She remembered once throwi ng a shil ling in to the Serpe nti ne. But every one remembered; what she loved was this

27、, here, now, in front of her; the fat lady in the cab. Did it matter then, she asked herself, walking towards Bond Street, did it matter that she must inevitably cease completely; all this must go on without her; did she rese nt it; or did it not become con soli ng to believe that death en ded absol

28、utely? Questi ons: 80. This passage is taken from the novel” a. Sons and Loversb. Mrs. Dallowayc. Dubli ners 81. The author of the work is. a. James Joyceb. D. H. Lawreneec. Virgi nia Woolf 82. The writer is the represe ntative figure ofno velists in 20th-ce nturyEn gla nd. a. steam-of-consciousness

29、b. critical realism c. aestheticism 83. This passage reveals the inner spiritual world of. a. Clarissab. Tessc. Jane Eyre 84. The author of the novel committed suicide by drowning because of. a. her insanityb. marriagec. poverty Part 9 He was a comely han dsome Fellow, perfectly well made; with stra

30、ight strong Limbs, not too large; tall and well shapd, and as I reck on, about twe nty six Years of Age. He had a very good Countenan ce, not a fierce and surly Aspect; but seemd to have someth ing very manly in his Face, and yet he had all the Sweet nessa nd Softn ess of an Europea n in his Counten

31、ance too, especially when he smild. His Hair was long and black, not curld like Wool; his Forehead very high, and large, and a great Vivacity and sparkli ng Sharp ness in his Eyes. The Co our of his Skin was not quite black, but very tawny; and yet not of an ugly yellow n auseous taw ny, as the Bras

32、ilia ns, and Virginian s,a nd other Natives of America are; but of a bright kind of a dun olive Colour, that had in it something very agreeable; tho not very easy to describe. His Face was round, and plump; his Nose small, not flat like the Negroes, a very good Mouth, thin Lips, and his line Teeth w

33、ell set, and white as Ivory. Questi ons:” 85. This passage is take n from the novel”.“ a. Robinson Crusoe b. Ulyssesc. Gulliver s Travels 86. The author of the work is. a. Daniel Defoeb. Henry Field ing c. Charles Dicke ns 87. The writer was the represe ntative figure of realistic no velists incen t

34、ury En gla nd. a. 17thb. 18thc. 19th 88. The point of view used in this no vel is the. a. first-pers onb. third-pers onc. sec on d-pers on 89. The character described in this passageis who is saved by the n arrator. a. Crusoeb. Fridayc. the slave trader Part 10 To be, or not to be: that is the quest

35、io n: Whether tis no bler in the mind to suffer The sli ngs and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms aga inst a sea of troubles, And by oppos ing end them? To die: to sleep; No more; and by a sleep to say we end The heart-ache and the thousa nd n atural shocks That flesh is heir to, tis a c

36、on summati on Devoutly to be wishd. To die, to sleep; To sleep: percha nee to dream: ay, theres the rub; Questi ons: 90. These lines are taken from a famous play named. a. Hamletb. Ki ng Lear c. Othello 91. The author of the play is. a. Marloweb. Wyattc. Shakespeare 92. In the play these lines are u

37、ttered by. a. Opheliab. Hamletc. Gertrude 93. These lines are writte n in which was in troduced firstly by Christopher Marlow from French literature. a. odeb. bla nk verse c. elegy 94. This play is a. a. comedyb. tragicomedyc. tragedy Part 11O, my luve is like a red, red rose, Thats n ewly sprung in

38、 June; O, my luve is like the melodie Thats sweetly played in tune. Questi ons: 95. This is the first stanza of a poem that is written by a pre-roma ntic poet . a. Byronb. Bur nsc. Keats 96. The poem is written in the form of. a. ballad metre b. sonnetc. ode 97. The “red, red rose ” in the poem is a

39、 tekem-of a. frie ndshipb. lovec. happ in ess 98. The poet was cultivated byculture. a. Scottishb. En glishc. Welsh 99. He spe nt his life among the com mon people in the coun tryside and is thus regarded as apoet. a. aristocraticb. peasa ntc. lake 100. He created a great deal of poems from the reso

40、urce of the folks ong in his homela nd. Among them,has become a world-famous one. a. Auld Lang Syne b. To a Mouse c. Joh n An ders on, My Jo III. True or False: if the stateme nt is True, please mark A on the an swer sheet; if it is False, please markB on the answer sheet(0.5 50, 25 points) 1. Imper

41、ialism and the dema nd for social reform are the two factors that had a large in flue nee on moder n En glish literature. T 2. The slogan of aesthetic literature is“ Art for Art s Sake ” 3. Moder n En glish no vel is a n atural product of the In dustrial Revoluti on and a symbol of the grow ing impo

42、rta nee of the En glish (bourgeoisie) middle class. T 4. Self-ack no wledge is one of the major themes oPride and Prejudice. T 5. Robert Burn s passi on ate pMeiH,earts in the Highla nds , ope ns with the lin es:“ My hearts in the Highla, my heart is not here, / My hearts in the Highlands a-chasing

43、the deer T ”. 6. The cen tral character in a roma nee is usually a kni ght. T 7. Many of famous verses by Joh n Keats are crafted in the form of ode. T 8. Walter Scott is called the Father of En glish Prose. F 9. It is in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling that Henry Fielding succeeds best in cre

44、at inga comic epic irTprose 10. In Gulliver s Travels, Yahoos are the creatures living on Laputa. F 11. In “ A Valedictio n: Forbiddi ng Mour ningohn Donn6 compares the souls of lovers to a pair of compasses. T 12. Bacon Essays has been recognized as an important Iandmark in the developme nt of En g

45、lish essay. T 13. The most important poet in the Victorian age is Robert Browning. Next to him is Alfred Tennyson. F 14. Popular ballad is an importa nt stream of En glish medieval literature. Of all the ballads, those ofRob in Hood are of param ount importa nee. T 15. The difficulty of knowing the

46、truth, the connection between thought and action, revenge, and death are all the themes explored in Shakespeare s Hamle t. T 16. Thomas Gray jsoetry is bone of the bone and flesh of the flesh of the Scottish people. F 17. A n elegy is a poem in which the poet mourns the death of a specific pers on.

47、T 18. Much like Jane, Mr. Bingley in Pride and Prejudice is an amiable and good-tempered pers on. T 19.Shelley s most famous lyrics inclUdbea Skylarkand The Cloud. T 20. Robert Burns wrote un der the in flue nce of Scottish folk traditi ons and old Scottish poetry. T 21. The literary tech nique with

48、 which authors represe nt the flow of sen sati ons and ideas is called stream of con scious ness. T 22. The end of the 19th century is a period of struggle between Romantic and Realistic trends in literature. F 23.Optimism and positivism are strongly reflected in Hardy s writingF. 24. Both The Waves

49、a nd Wome n in Loveare stream-of-c on scious ness no vels. F 25. Thomas Carlyle and Matthew Arnold are famous prose writers in the Victoria n period. T 26. Thomas Hardy succeeded Tennyson and George Bernard Shaw as preside nt of the Society of Authors. T 27n 1850 Wordsworth, who had bee n poet-laure

50、ate after Southey, died; and Tennyson took the laurel. T 28. The title Ulysses has been adopted by two British writers one is Tennyson the poet in his famous monologue; the other D. H. Laurence in his famous stream-of-c on scious ness no vel. F 29. The Bronte sisters published their first work Poems

51、 by Currer, Ellis, and Act on Bell in 1846. T 30. Besides E. M. Foster, Virginia Woolf is also an active member of the “ Bloomsbury Group T ”. 31. Dublinersthe starting point of Wilde writing career a collection of sharp realistic sketches about the Dublin life. F 32. The principal writers of the l7

52、h-century English Gothic novel included Horace Walpole author of The Castle ofOtra nto, and Ann Radcliffeauthor of The Mysteries of Udolpho.F 33. Wilde s most excellent success was as a writer of novels, espThe Portrait of Doria n Gray. F 34. Ja ne Eyre, the masterpiece of Charlotte Bronte and an immediate success in her time, has bee n dedicated to Thackeray the author of Van ity Fair. T 35. Becauseof the receptio n of Tessa nd Jude, Hardy tur ned with relief to the writing of