英美文学选读-英国-古典主义时期-练习题汇总(选择大题)

1、I.Multiple Choice(40 points in all, 1 for eachSelect from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. Write the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.5. The 18th-century England is known as ( (浙0710A. the Age of PuritanismB. the Ag

2、e of ReasonC. the Era of CapitalismD. the Age of Glory8. The 18th-century England is also known as the Age of Enlightenment or the Age of _ _.A. IntellectB. Reason (浙0410C. RationalityD. Science15. English Enlighteners in the 18th century held _ as the yardstick for the measurement of all human acti

3、vities and relations.(一1A. propertyB. educationC. emotionD. reason5. In the Enlightenment Movement, the progressive representatives intended _. (浙0810 A. to call the people to fight against poverty and hardshipB. to tell people to economize and to accumulate wealthC. to enlighten the whole world wit

4、h the light of modern philosophical and artistic ideasD. to instruct people to obtain their present social status through hard work4.The purpose of the enlightenment is _. (浙0310A. to enlighten the whole world with the light of modern philosophical and artistic ideas.B. to instruct people to obtain

5、their present social status through hard work.C. to tell people to economize and to accumulate wealth.D. to call the people to fight against poverty and hardship.5. As to education, the enlighteners thought that _.(浙0310A. human beings were limited , dualistic, imperfect, and not capable of rational

6、ity andperfection through education.B. universal education was unnecessary.C. if the common people were well educated , there would be great chance for ademocratic and equal human society.D. most of the human beings were perfect themselves, so only a few needed furthereducation.6. Why did the enligh

7、teners regard education the major means to improve the society and the people? ( (浙0710A. Because most of the human beings were perfect themselves, so only a few needed further education.B. If the common people were well educated, there would be great chance for a democratic and equal human society.

8、C. Because universal education was limited , dualistic, imperfect, and unnecessary.D. Because human beings were not capable of rationality and perfection through education.5. About reason , the enlighteners thought _. (浙0210A. reason or rationality should be the only, the final cause of any human th

9、ought and activitiesB. reason couldn't lead to truth and justiceC. superstition was above reason and rationalityD. equality and science is contrary to reason and rationality6. In the field of literature, the Enlightenment Movement brought about the tendencyof ( (浙0210A. realismB. puritanismC. ne

10、oclassicismD. romanticism9. Which of the following statements about Neo-Classicism and Enlightenment Movement is true?(. (057A. The Enlightenment was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the 17th century.B. Neo-Classicism found its artistic models in the classical literat

11、ure of the ancient Greek and Roman writers like Homer, Virgil, Horace, Ovid, etc. and in the contemporary French writers.C. Neo-Classicism put the stress on the classical artistic ideals of order, logic, proportion, spontaneous emotion, and passion.D. Satire was much used in writing in the neo-class

12、ic works. English literature of this age produced a distinguished satirist Daniel Defoe.6. Which of the following descriptions of Enlightenment Movement is NOT true? (097A. It was a progressive intellectual movement that flourished in France.B. It was a furtherance of the Renaissance of the 15th and

13、 16th centuries.C. The purpose was to enlighten the whole world with modern philosophical andartistic ideas.D. The Enlighteners advocate individual education.5.The enlighteners placed much emphasis on reason, because they thought (浙0710A. superstition was above reason and rationality.B. reason and e

14、motion both could lead to truth and justice.C. reason or rationality should be the only, the final cause of any human thought and activities.D. equality and science is contrary to reason and rationality.6. All of the following statements can correctly describe the EnlightenmentMovement EXCEPT _.(087

15、A. The movement flourished in France.B. The movement was a furtherance of the Renaissance.C. The purpose of the movement was to enlighten the whole world.D. The purpose of the movement was to enhance the religious education.8. As a representative of the Enlightenment, _ was one of the first to intro

16、duce rationalism to England. (094A. John BunyanB. Daniel DefoeC. Alexander PopeD. Jonathan Swift18.(The(was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the 18th century. (054A. RomanticismB. HumanismC. EnlightenmentD. Sentimentalism15. According to the neoclassicists, all forms

17、of literature were to be modeled after the classical works of the ancient Greek and _ writers. (浙0210A. ItalianB. BritishC. GermanD. Roman6.Which of the following statements is true according to the principles of the neoclassicists? (浙0801A. All forms of literature were to be modeled after the class

18、ical works of the ancient Greek and Roman writers.B. They tried to delight, instruct and correct human beings as social animals.C. They tried to develop a polite, urbane, witty and intellectual art.D. All of the above.7. The neoclassicists did not believe that ( (浙0710A. the literature should be use

19、d to delight and instruct human beings.B. the artistic ideals should be order, logic, restrained emotion and accuracy.C. the literary works should be created independently and originally.D. both A and C22.The great political and social events in the English society of neoclassical period were the fo

20、llowing EXCEPT _. (104A. the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660B. the Great Plague of 1665C. the Great London Fire in 1666D. the Wars of Roses in 16899. The 18th century witnessed a new literary form-the modern English novel, which, contrary to the medieval romance, gives a _ presentation of lif

21、e of the commonpeople. (044A. romanticB. realisticC. propheticD. idealistic5. Which of the following terms can be used to refer to the 18th-century Englishliterature?(浙0701A. The Age of Romance.B. The Age of Drama .C. The Age of Prose.D. The Age of Poetry.20. The belief of the eighteenth - century n

22、eoclassicists in England led them to seek the following EXCEPT_. (104A. proportionB. UnityC. harmonyD. spirit5. The British bourgeois or middle class believed in the following notions EXCEPT _.(094 (一2A. self - esteemB. self - relianceC. self - restraintD. hard work7. In the 18th century, the Britis

23、h government was mainly controlled by two political parties in turn. They are (浙0801A. the upper House and the lower House.B. the House of Lords and the House of Representatives.C. the Whigs and the Tories.D. the Senate and the House of Representatives.21.Contrary to the traditional romance of arist

24、ocrats, the modern English novel givesa realistic presentation of life of _.(084A.the common English peopleB.the upper classC.the rising bourgeoisieD.the enterprising landlords13. The principal elements of _in the late eighteenth century are violence, horror, and the supernatural, which strongly app

25、eal to readers emotion.( (一3 (浙0601A. history novelB. Gothic novelC. romantic novelD. sentimental novel6. “Graveyard School” writers are the following sentimentalists EXCEPT _. (094A. James ThomsonB. William CollinsC. William CowperD. Thomas Jackson2. The poem “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”

26、 established _ as the leader of the sentimental poetry of the day,especially “the Graveyard School”. (087(047A. Thomas GrayB. Samuel JohnsonC. John BunyanD. John Milton7. Neoclassicists had some fixed laws and rules for prose EXCEPT_.(一4 (097A. being preciseB. being directC. being flexibleD. being s

27、atiric7. In the theatrical world of the neoclassical period, _ was the leading figure among the host of playwrights.A.William BlakeB.Richard Brinsley SheridanC.Ben JonsonD.Bernard Shaw10. Richard Brinsley Sheridan was the only English dramatist of the _ century. (浙0810A. sixteenthB. seventeenth (一5C

28、. eighteenthD. nineteenth7. In the last few decades of the 18th century, the neoclassicism was gradually replaced by _. (浙0510A. romanticismB. critical realismC. modernismD. naturalism9. The middle of the 18th century saw a newly rising literary form( (浙0301A. the modern English novelB. the modern E

29、nglish poetryC. the modern English dramaD. both A and B7. Britain witnessed two major romantic poets in the later half of the 18th century. They are ( (浙0701A. John Milton and William Blake (一6B. Robert Burns and John KeatsC. George Herbert and John DonneD. Robert Burns and William Blake6. _ was the

30、 last greatest neoclassicist enlightener in the later 18th century. (浙0501A. Henry FieldingB. Alexander PopeC. Richard SteeleD. Samuel Johnson8. _ was the last great neoclassicist enlightener in the later eighteenth century. He was very much concerned with the theme of the vanity of human wishes.(一7

31、 (浙0901A. William BlakeB. Samuel JohnsonC. Thomas GrayD. Henry Fielding6. Which of the following authors does not belong to the enlighteners of the 18th century?(浙0701 A. Jonathan Swift. B. Walter Scott .C. Daniel Defoe.D. Henry Fielding.Daniel Defoe11. Which of the following is not Daniel Defoes wo

32、rks? (浙0710 A. Gullivers TravelsB. Captain SingletonC. Moll FlandersD. Robinson Crusoe19. In Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe glorifies all the following qualities ofmiddle-class men EXCEPT_.A. the indignity of labourB. religious devotionC. loyalty to the kingD. pioneering spirit8. In Robinson Crusoe,

33、the writer glorifies (一8 (浙0710A. pride and happiness.B. independence and strong will.C. human labor and the Puritan fortitude.D. hard work and success.10. The language in Robinson Crusoe is ( . (浙0310A. easy, smooth and colloquialB. difficult and artificialC. lengthy and imaginativeD. obscene and d

34、ifficult10. The novels of _ are the first literary works devoted to the study of problems of the lower-class people.A.BunyanB.DefoeC.FieldingD.Swift2. Defoes group of four novels are the first literary works devoted to the study of problems of the lower-class people. They are the following EXCEPT _.

35、(一9 (107A. Captain SingletonB. Moll FlandersC. RoxanaD. Robinson Crusoe7. Daniel Defoe, at the age of nearly 60, started his first novel_,which is universally considered his masterpiece. (浙0410A. Robinson CrusoeB. Moll FlandersC. Colonel JackD. Captain Singleton11.Daniel Defoes _ is universally cons

36、idered as his masterpiece. (104A. Colonel JackB. Robinson CrusoeC. Captain SingletonD. A Journal of the Plague Year2. Daniel Defoes works are all the foll owing EXCEPT_. (097A. Moll FlandersB. A Tale of a TubC. A Journal of the Plague YearD. Colonel Jack1.Daniel Defoe describes _ as a typical Englis

37、h Middle- class man ofthe eighteenth century, the very prototype of the empire builder or the pioneer colonist. (074A.Tom JonesB.GulliverC.Moll FlandersD.Robinson Crusoe16.Daniel Defoe describes _ as a typical English middle class man of theeighteenth century,the very prototype of the empire builder

38、,the pioneer colonist.(087A. Robinson CrusoeB. Moll FlandersC. GulliverD. Tom Jones6. The hero Robinson Crusoe is a typical (man who has a great capacity forwork, inexhaustible energy, courage, patience and persistence in overcoming obstacles and struggling against the hostile natural environment.(浙

39、0510A. seventeenth-century English upper classB. eighteenth-century English middle classC. seventeenth-century English working classD. eighteenth-century English lower class6. The hero Robinson Crusoe is a typical 18th century English middle-calss man who _. (浙0610A. has a great capacity for work, i

40、nexhaustible energy, courage, patience and persistence in overcoming obstacles and struggling against the hostile natural environment.B. has strong will, but cant endure lifes loneliness.C. has a great capacity for work, but is frightened by the hostile natural environment.D. thinks all the people a

41、re born equal.8. The hero in Robinson Crusoe is the prototype of ( (一10 (浙0210(浙0810A. the then progressive bourgeoisieB. the empire builderC. the pioneer colonistD. all of the above19. In his novel, Robinson Crusoe, Defoe eulogizes the hero of the _?(047A. aristocratic classB. enterprising landlord

42、sC. rising bourgeoisieD. hard-working people7. _, an adventure story very much in spirit of the time, is universally consideredDefoes masterpiece.(浙0501A. Moll FlandersB. Colonel JackC. Robinson CrusoeD. Roxana13. Which of the following works best represents the national spirit of the 18th-century E

43、ngland?A. Robinson CrusoeB. Gullivers Travels (044C. Jonathan Wild the GreatD. A Sentimental Journey8.Crusoe is the hero in The life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Grusoe, of York, Mariner (also known as Robinson Crusoeby . (034A. Jonathan SwiftB. Daniel DefoeC. George Eliot18.All of

44、the following novels by Daniel Defoe are the first literary works devoted to the study of problems of the lower-class people EXCEPT_. (084A.Robinson CrusoeB.Captain SingletonC.Moll FlandersD.Colonel Jack6. Which of the following is NOT Defoes work?( (浙0401A. Moll FlandersB. Colonel JackC. Silas Marn

45、erD. RoxanaJonathan Swift11. Which of the following is true about Jon athan Swifts thoughts as a representative of the enlightenment movement? ( (一11 (浙0701A. To better human life, enlightenment is unnecessary.B. Human nature is simple and naive.C. Human nature was destined and co uldnt be changed.D

46、. Its possible to reform and improve human nature and human institutions.7. English literature of the 18th century produces some excellent satirists, among whom _ is a master satirist.A.Jonathan SwiftB.Henry FieldingC.Samuel RichardsonD.Thomas Gray12. As a master satirist, Swifts satire is usually m

47、asked by ( (一12 (浙0710A. outward gravity and apparent earnestnessB. apparent eagerness and sincerityC. pessimism and bitternessD. seemingly gentleness and sweetness9.In the book Gullivers Travels the hero traveled to the following places except ( (浙0810A. the Indian IslandB. BrobdingnagC. LilliputD.

48、 the Houyhnhnm land15.In which of the following works can you find the proper names “Lilliput,” “Brobdingnag,” “Houyhnhnm,” and “Yahoo”? (034A. James Joyces Ulsses.B. Charles Dickenss Bleak House.C. Jonathan Swifts Gullivers Travels.D. D. H. Lawrences Women in love.9. Lilliput is _in Gulliver's

49、Travels by Jonathan Swift. (浙0301A. the name of the hero who made deep-sea voyagesB. an imaginary island inhabited by people not more than six inches highC. a minor character who accompanied the hero during his voyagesD. the country of horses endowed with human intelligence10. Brobdingnag is an imag

50、inary island where the inhabitants are_.(一13 (浙0301A. ten times taller and larger than the ordinary human beingsB. the horses who are hairy, wild, low and despicableC. the Yahoos who are wise and intelligentD. the small people who are only six inches tall9.The Houyhnhnms depicted by Jonathan Swift i

51、n Gulliver's Travels are _. (024A.horses that are endowed with reasonB.pigmies that are endowed with admirable qualitiesC.giants that are superior in wisdomD.hairy,wild, low and despicable creatures, who resemble human beings not only in appearance but also in some other ways.8. The Honyhnhnm La

52、nd is an imaginary island where _. (浙0501A. horses are endowed with reason and all good and admirable qualities.B. yahoos are governing class.C. horses are hairy, wild, low and despicable brutes, who resemble human beings notonly in appearance but also almost every other way.D. yahoos are possessed

53、of reason.13. In the Houyhnhnm land, Gulliver found that _ were hairy, wild, low and despicable brutes while _ are endowed with reason and all good and admirable qualities. (一14A. the horses . the YahoosB. the horses . human beings (浙0710C. the Yahoos . the horsesD. the Yahoos . human beings3. In _

54、of Gullivers Travels, Jonathan Swift satirizes the western civilization including false illusions about science, philosophy, history and immortality.A.the first voyage to LilliputB.the secondt voyage to BrobdingnagC.the third voyage to the Flying IslandD.the fourth voyage to Houyhnhnm land10. As a w

55、hole, _is one of the most effective and devastating criticisms and satires of all aspects in the then English and European lifesocially, politically, religiously, philosophically, scientifically, and morally. (044A. Moll FlandersB. Gullivers Travels(一15C. Pilgrims ProgressD. The School for Scandal9.

56、 Which of the following is true about the book Gullivers Travels ? (A. It is a study of human nature and life.B. It has high artistic skills in making the story an organic whole.C. It makes criticisms and satires of all aspects in the contemporary English and European life.D. It is not a book of satire though it is a book of rebellion.10. The social significance of Gullivers Travels lies in _. (浙0210A. the devastating criticisms and sati