英国文学考试试题

1、得分评卷人英国文学考试Part I General knowledge （总分 30 分，每小题 1 分）There are 30 statements in this part. Choose A, B,C or D on your Answer Sheet.1. Chaucer was a master of the heroic couplet which consists of two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter. Iambic pentameter means.A. theline has6feet, and an unstressed sy

2、llable is followed by a stressedsyllable.B. theline has6feet, and a stressed syllable is followed by an unstressedsyllable.C. theline has5feet, and an unstressed syllable is followed by a stressedsyllable.D. theline has5feet, and a stressed syllable is followed by an unstressedsyllable.2. Which of t

3、he following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespeare? Sonnet 18?A. The speaker eulogizes the power of Nature.B. The speaker satirizes human vanity.C. The speaker praises the power of artistic creation.D. The speaker meditates on man?s salvation.3. The story of The Grass is Singing takes

4、 place in.A. England B. America C. Asia D. Africa4. Which work was not written by John Milton?.A. Paradise LostB. Paradise RegainedC. Samson AgonistesD. Volpone5. John Donne was a great poet and as well.A. dramatist B. novelist C. preacher D. lawyer6. John Donne?s " Holy Sonnet 10 " expres

5、ses.A. the fear of deathB. the admiration of deathC. the triumph over deathD. the pleasure from death7. In addition to The Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson CrusoeDefoe also wrote.A. Tom JonesB. PamelaC. The Adventures of Roderick RandomD. Moll Flanders8. Jonathan Swift ?5 Gulliver's Tr

6、avelsis the greatest work in English literature.A. realistic B. satiricC. romanticD. poetic9. The central image of " The Tyger " is .A. hammerB. chain C. anvil D. fire10. Authors and poems are correctly paired in all of the following except.A. William Wordsworth " The Solitary Reaper

7、”B. William Blake I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud ”C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge " The Rime of the Ancient Mariner ”D. Robert Burns " The Tree of Liberty ”11. William Wordsworth asserts that poetry originated from.A. formB. thoughtsC. Artistic devices D. Emotion.12. That supernatural an d fantas

8、tic stories call fora willing suspension of disbelief?was a statemeA. Sir Arthur Conan DoyleB. Mary ShelleyC. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD. H. G. Wells13. The description of " a man proud, moody, cynical, wiarnCefon his brow, and misery in his heart, a scornerof his kind, implacable in revenge, yet

9、 capable of deep and strong affection" may be applied toA. an epic hero B. an antihero C. a Byronic hero D. a modern hero14. All the following have written plays in verse except.A. George Gordon ByronB. Percy Bysshe ShelleyC. George Bernard ShawD. T. S. Eliot15. It is a truth universally acknow

10、ledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife." This sentence is presented in a(an)tone.A. ironicB. indifferentC. delightfulD. jealousy16. English critical realism found its expression chiefly in the form of.A. novel B. drama C. poetryD. sonnet17. "A P

11、ure Woman" is the subtitle of.A. Far from the Madding CrowdB. The Return of the NativeC. Tess of the D ' UrbervillesD. Jude the Obscure18. Charlotte Bronte produced four novels. Which of the following works does not belong to her?.A. Professor B. Shirley C. Jane Eyre D. Wuthering Heights19.

12、 Robert Browning distinguished himself in.A. lyrics B. dramatic monologues C. sonnets D. odes20. Oscar Wilde was the author of the following works except.A. The Picture of Dorian GrayB. Salom eC. Lady Windermere ' s FanD. My Fair Lady21. In Mrs. Dalloway, Virginia Woolf adopted a writing techniq

13、ue called, in which the whole story was presented with the interior monologues of the characters.A. stream-of-consciousness B. Expressionism C. Symbolism D. Naturalism22. is considered to be the best-known English dramatist since Shakespeare, and his representative works areplays inspired by social

14、criticism.A.Richard SheridanB.Oliver Goldsmith C.Oscar Wilde.Bernard Shaw23. Joyce?s short story " Araby" is characterized by the following except.A. realistic descriptionB. symbolic detailsC. epiphany. excitement of the plot24. In "The RockinHorse Winner " , Paul?s mother define

15、s luck as.A. money B. the thing that causes one to have moneyC. to be born rich . to be healthy25. Lord of the Flies represents.A. the civilizationB. the orderC. the intelligence. the dark side of human nature26. Forster's book on literary criticism is.A. Where Angels Fear to TreadB. A Room with

16、 a ViewC. A Passage to India. Aspects of the Novel27. Among the following works written by Graham Swift, which is a collection of short stories?A. The sweet Shop OwnerB. Out of This WorldC. Last Orders. Learning to Swim28. " What though the field be lost?/ All is not lost: the unconquerable wil

17、l,/ And study of revenge, immortal hate,/And courage never to submit or yield" . Here " the unconquerable will " refers to the will ofA. ZeusB. Satan C. God. Adam29. Paradise Lostis.A. John Milton ?s masterpiece.B. a great epic in 12 booksC. about the heroic revolt of Satan against Go

18、d 告 authority. all of the above30. The most successful novel of A. S. Byatt is.A. The GameB. Babel TowerC. Possession: A Romance. Shadow of the SunPart n Identification （总分 20 分，每小题 1 分）There are 20 selections in this part. Choose A, B,C or D on your Answer Sheet.1. It will be no use to us, if twent

19、y such should come, since you will not visit them.A. Hamlet?s SoliloquyB. Pride and PrejudiceC. Death, be not proudD. Jane Eyre2. He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief.A. Sonnet 18B. of Marriage and

20、Single LifeC. Of StudiesD. Death, be not proud3. Till a ?he seas gang dry, my dear, /And the rocks melt wi ?he sun,/O, I will luve thee still, my dear,/While the sands o?ife shall run.A. The LambB. Death, be not proudC. A Red, Red RoseD. Of Studies4. In what distant deeps or skies / Burnt the fire o

21、f thine eyes? / On what wings dare he aspire? / What the hand dare seize the fire? / And what shoulder, & what art, / Could twist the sinews of thy heart?A. Sonnet 18B. A Red, Red RoseC. Death, be not proudD. The Tyger5. My master told me there were some qualities remarkable in the Yahoos, which

22、 he had not observed me to mention, or at least very slightly, in the accounts I had given of humankind.A. Robinson CrusoeB. Gulliver 告 TravelsC. Death, be not proudD. Of Studies6. One shade the more, one ray the less,/ Had half impair ?d the nameless grace/ Which waves in every raven tress,/ Or sof

23、tly lightens o?sr her face;A. Sonnet 18B. She walks in BeautyC. Death, be not proudD. Ode to the West Wind7. The waves beside them danced; but they / Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: / A poet could not but be gay, /In such a jocund company: / I gazed-and gazed-but little thought / What wealth th

24、e show to me had brought: A. Sonnet 18B. The Canterbury TalesC. I Wandered Lonely as a CloudD. Of Studies8. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience: for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at lar

25、ge, except they be bounded in by experience.A. Sonnet 18B. Of StudiesC. Death, be not proudD. A Red, Red Rose9. Thou art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men,/ And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell,/ And poppy or charms can make us sleep as well/ And better than thy stroke; why sw

26、ell ?st thou then?A. Sonnet 18B. The FleaC.Holy Sonnet 10D. Of Studies10. I watched my master?s face pass from amiability to sternness; he hoped I was not beginning to idle. I could not call my wandering thoughts together. I had hardly any patience with the serious work of life which,me child?s play

27、, ugly monotonous child?s play.A. Death, be not proudB. Lord of the FliesC. ArabyD. Jane Eyre11. " Look?ee here, Pip.I?m your second father. You?re my son- more to me nor any son. I?ve put away money, only for you to spend. When I was a hired-out shepherd in a solitary hut, not seeing no faces

28、but faces of sheep tillI half forgot wot men?s and women?s faces wos like, I see yourn."A.Lord of the FliesB. Great ExpectationsC.Wuthering HeightsD. Of Studies12. Oh, sir, she smiled, no doubt,/ Whene?er I pass ed her; but who passed without/ Much the same smile? This grew; I gave commands;/ T

29、hen all smiles stopped together.A.My Last DuchessB. Great ExpectationsC. Death, be not proudD. Of Studies13. The morning was wet and foggy, and Clare, rightly informed that the caretaker only opened the windows on fine days, ventured to creep out of their chamber and explore the house, leaving Tess

30、asleep.A. Jane EryeB. Robinson CrusoeC. Gulliver?s TravelsD. Tess of the D?Urbervilles14. ,Beauty is truth, truth beauty, -that is all/Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know?A. Ode to the West WindB. A Red, Red RoseC. Ode on a Grecian UrnD. Of Studies15. The entrance into this place I made to be

31、not by a door, but by a short ladder to over the top, which ladder, when I was in, I lifted over after me, and I was completely fenced in.A.ArabyB. Tess of D?UrbervillesC. Robinson CrusoeD. Jane Eyre16. She stood, with arrested muscles, outside his door, listening. There was a strange, heavy, and ye

32、t loud noise. Her heart stood still. It was a soundlessnoise, yet rushing and powerful. Something huge, in violent, hushed motion.A. Pride and PrejudiceB. The Rocking horse WinnerC.Great ExpectationsD. Araby17. He gave himself then to thoughts of the future, to practical arrangements. Sarah must be

33、suitably installed in London. They should go abroad as soon as his affairs could be settled,A. Pride and PrejudiceB. The Rocking-horse WinnerC.Great ExpectationsD. The French Lieutenant ?s Woman18. A heavy weight of hours has chained and bowed/ One too like thee: tameless, and swift, and proud.A. I

34、Wandered Lonely as a CloudB. Ode to the West WindC. Death, be not proudD. Tyger19. O, well for the fisherman's boy, / That he shouts with his sister at play! / O, well for the sailor lad, / That he sings in his boat on the bay!A. Sonnet 18B. Break, Break, BreakC. Death, be not proudD. Auld Lang

35、Syne20. What though the field be lost?/ All is not lost; the unconquerable will,/ And study of revenge, immortal hate,/ And courage never to submit or yield;A.Paradise LostB. Break, Break, BreakC. Death, be not proudD. Paradise RegainedPart in True or false statements.（总分 10 分，每小题 1 分）Decide whether

36、 the following statements are true or false. Mark T or F on your answer sheet.1. John Donne was the forerunner of the English classical school of literature in the 18th century.2. Robert Burns is remembered mainly for his songs written in the Scottish dialect on a variety os subjects.3. Mr. Rocheste

37、r is a character in the novel Great Expectations, which was written by Charles Dickens.4. To the Lighthouse was written by James Joyce. The Waves was his another novel.5. The Romantic Age is emphatically an age of poetry. Many young enthusiastic writers turned to poetry.6. In dream, Samuel Taylor Coleridge composed a poem, which is the dream-poem, the Rime of the Ancient Mariner.7. English critical realism found its expression chiefly in the form of novel.8. Jane Austen is the first historical novelist in English literature.9. Coming from an old