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1、One of Shelley s greatest political lyrics is , which was later to become a rallying song of the British Communist Party.A. “Odet o Liberty ”B. “Odet o Naples ”C. “ Sonnet:E ngland in 1819”D. “Meno f England ”In Charles Dickens w ork , the Utilitarian principle rules over the English education syste

2、m and destroys young hearts and minds.D. Bleak HouseA. Little Dorrit B. Hard TimesC. Great ExpectationsThe tragic sense turns into despair in Thomas Hardy s, where cornered by the traditional social morality, the hero and the heroine have to kill the ir own will and passion and return to their forme

3、r destructive way of life.A. The Return of the NativeB. The Mayor of CasterbridgeC. Tess of the D UrbervillesD. Jude the ObscureThe typical representatives of G. B. Shaw s early plays are .A. Man and Superman; The Apple CartB. Widowers H ouse; Mrs. Warren s ProfessionC. Candida; Mrs. Warren s Profes

4、sionD. The Apple Cart; Widowers H ouseAs a critic of music and drama, held that art should serve social purposes by reflecting human life, revealing social contradictions and educating t he common people.A. T. S. Eliot B. Oscar WildeC. George Bernard ShawD.W. B. YeatsSymbolism and complex narrative

5、are employed more richly in D. H. Lawre nce_s , which are generally regarded as his masterpieces.A. Women in Love; Sons and Loverss LoverB. The Rainbow; Women in LoveC. Sons and Lovers; Lady ChatterleyD. Lady Chatterley s Lover; The RainbowThomas Hardy sp essimistic view of life predominates most of

6、 his later works and earns him a reputation as a writer.A. realisticB. naturalisticC. romanticD. stylistic“Doy ou think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? . And ifGod had gifted me with some beauty, and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to l

7、eaveme, as it is now for me to leave you.” The quoted lines are most probably taken fromA. Great ExpectationsB. Wuthering HeightsC. Jane EyreD. Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen s first novel tells a story about two sisters and their love affairs.A. Sense and Sensibility B. Pride and PrejudiceC. Northa

8、nger Abbey D. Mansfield ParkIn the first part of Gulliver s Travels, Gulliver told his experience in A. BrobdingnagB. LilliputC. Flying IslandD. HouyhnhnmDickens b est depicted characters are those innocent, virtuous, persecuted and helpless.A. child charactersB. femalesC. laborsD. farmersAll of the

9、 following plays are among Shakespeare sf our great tragedies Except.A. HamletB. MacbethC. Romeo and JulietD. OthelloThe author of the work The Return of the Nativei s .A. Thomas Hardy B. D. H. LawrenceC. Charles Dickens D. George Bernard ShawBecause of her sensitivity to universal patterns of human

10、 behavior, hasbrought the English novel, as an art of form, to its maturity.B. Jane AustenD. Henry FieldingA. Charlotte BronteC. Emily BronteAll of the following statements about the Victorian period is true EXCEPT _A. England was the “ workshopo f the world. ”B. The early years was a time of rapid

11、economic development as well as seri ous social problems.C. Towards the mid-century, England had reached its highest point of develop ment as a world power.D. Capitalism came into its monopoly stage, the gap between the rich and the poor was further deepened.The poem was written after Wordsworth saw

12、 the golden daffodils beside the lake; it has become the most anthologized poem in English literature. It is .A. “To a Skylark ” B. “I Wondered Lonely as a CloudC. “An Evening Walk ” D. “My Heart Leaps Up ” Charlotte Bronte s best work is famous for the depiction of the life of themiddle-class worki

13、ng women, particularly governesses.A. Jane EyreB. Wuthering HeightsC. The ProfessorD. ShirleyWilliam Blake cse ntral concern in the Songs of Innocence is , whichgives the book a strong social and historical reference.A. youthB. childhoodC. happinessD. sorrowThe following are English stream-of -consc

14、iousness novels EXCEPT.A. An Passage to IndiaB. UlyssesC. Mrs. Dalloway D. Finnegans WakeII. Essay questions: （40%, 共 2题，每题 20分）Give a brief analysis of Tess of the D Urber.v illesThis novel is one of the best and most popular works by Thomas Hardy.1. It is a fierce attack on the hypocritical morali

15、ty of the Victorian society and the capitalist invasion into the country and destruction of the English peasantry towards the end of the century. Tess, as a pure woman brought up with the traditional idea of womanly virtues, is abused and destroyed by both Alex and Angel, agents of the destructive f

16、orce of the society. And the misery, the poverty and the heartfelt pain she suffers and her final tragedy give rise to a more bitter cry of protest and denunciation of the society.wro2. Of course, naturalistic tendency is also strong in the novel. In a way, Tess seems to be led to her final destruction step by step by Fate. Coincidence adds one another until she is caught up in a