英美文学常识课程考核重点精

1、I.The Romans led by Julius Caesar launched their first invasion on Britain in?A 200 B.CB 55 A.DC 55 B.CD 410 A.D2 .The capital of Northern Ireland is?A BlefastB BirminghanC EdinburghD Cardiff3 .The statement “You can not step twice insarthe river was said by?A AristotleB HeracletusC SocratesD Pythag

2、oras4 .The greatest names in European philosophy are Socrates, and Aristotle, who are active in Athens in the 5th and 4th century B.C.A PythagorasB Heracleitus1 / 35C HerodotusD Plato5 .Between 1337 and 1453 the took place in Britain.A Wars of RosesB Black DeathC Hundred Years WarD Peasants Uprising

3、6 .William, Duke of Normandy, fought King Harold of England at the Battle of Hastings in_.A 1066B 1086C 1381D 10357 . The first Civil War in Britain lasted from to.A 1600 - 1604B 1640 - 1644C 1642 - 1646D 1646 - 16502 / 358 .believed that the highest good in life was pleasure, freedom from pain and

4、emotional upheaval.A CynicsB StoicsC ScepticsD Epieureans9 .James Watt created a in 1769?A Spinning MuleB Steam EngineC Power LoomD Spinning Jenny10 .Most of the land belonging to the Saxons was confiscated by William and given to.A The DanesB the IrishC The Norman baronsD The Scots答案：1 .选Co公元前55年,由

5、Julius Caesar皑撒领导的罗马人首次入侵 Britain,而罗马人撤出大不列颠是在公元410年3 / 352 .选Ao Belfast贝尔法斯特北爱尔兰首府,是北爱尔兰的商业、教育、效劳和 娱乐中央也是重要海湾.Birmingham伯明翰,英格兰城市,英国第二大城市,位于英格兰中部高地、西米德兰郡首府区,是英国重要的工业中央和交 通枢纽.Edinburgh爱丁堡为Scotland/格兰首府,为英国第二大的仅次于伦敦的旅 游城市.Cardiff卡的夫是Wales威尔士的首府.测试大3 .选Bo Heraclaitus赫拉克利特,古希腊唯物主义哲学家,辩证法的奠基人之 一.他认为火是万物

6、的本原,一切都在流动变化之中,人不能两次踏进同一条河 是他的名言.4 .选D.Socrates苏格拉底、Plato柏拉图and Aristotle亚里士多德是公元前 5 世纪到公元前4实际活泼在雅典的欧洲三大哲学家.5 .选Co从1337-1453英法之间的战争断断续续地持续了一百年,称之为英 法百年战争.Hundred Years War6 .选Ao 1066年10月14日William, Duke of Normandy诺蔓底公爵威廉在 Hastingsd!斯廷斯战败英国国王 Harold哈罗德,这是英国历史上著名的诺曼征服时 间The Norman Conquest次战役确定了诺曼人对英

7、格兰人的统治地位.同年 12月 25日威廉在伦敦加冕,称William the Conqueror征服者威廉.7 .选C.1642英国第一次内战在查里斯国王和国会之间展开,因国王的反对者 主要是清教徒,因此英国内战又称之为 清教徒革命8 .选D.公元前4世纪,西方哲学四大流派:the Cynics伏儒主义学派、the Sceptics疑心论学派、the Epicureans停乐主义学派、the Stoics撕多葛学派互相争 鸣.the Epicureans序乐主义学派认为快乐是人生的最大追求.9 .选Bo James WattW斯.瓦特于1769创造了蒸汽机,蒸汽机的创造在英国的 工业革命中起

8、着重要的作用.4 / 3510 .选Co多数本属于萨克逊人的土地被征服者威廉没收后送给了诺曼贵族 们.The Norman barons1.“To know something like the palm of one s hand means?A to understand the nature of something and be competent in the performance of themB to understand everything without any questionC to understand only something easyD to be thor

9、oughly familiar with the nature and details of something2.British English is spoken in?A Great BritainB AustraliaC New ZealandD A.B and C3 .Which of the following joined England and Scotland in 1707?A the Act of SupremacyB the Act of UnionC the Reform ActD the MaganaCarta5 / 354.Who saidGive me a pl

10、ace to stand, and I will move the world.A AristotleB PlatoC ArchimedesD Euclid5 .The expression that can be used as the euphemism forgarbage collector isA collectingB garbage engineerC sanitary engineerD sanitation engineer6 . Who founded the Plantagenet Dynasty?A Henry IB King JosephC Henry IID Cou

11、nt of Anjor7 .Who said “Captive Greece took her rude conqueror captive ：？A HoraceB Virgil6 / 35C PlatoD Sappho8 . The religious persecution mainly existed during the reign of.A Elizabeth IB Henry VIIIC CromwellD Charles I9 . Eton College is a famous of UK.A collegeB comprehensive schoolC public scho

12、olD university10 .Westminster Palace is the?A seat of British House of ParliamentB seat of English churchC residence of king of queenD residence of Prime Minister1 .选 Do “To know something like the palm of one的意思hand什么了如指掌.7 / 352 .选D.在英国、澳大利亚和新西兰都说英国英语.3 .选Bo是?联合法?the Act of Union在Anne统治的1707年把Engl

13、and and Scotland统一起来,而Great Britain 大不列颠也是在其统治期间诞生的.而 1801年 的?联合法?爱尔兰并入大不列颠王国,因此英国的名称改为 大不列颠及爱尔兰联 合王国 the Un ited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1921 年爱尔兰北部 6 郡 北爱尔兰化归联合王国,英国的名称也随之改为失不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国 the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland4 .选Co给我一个支点,我能撬动整个地球是古希腊科学家Archimedes阿基 米

14、德的名言.古希腊科学家阿基米德在算术、力学和流体静力学等方面都作了重要 的奉献.5 .选 Do sanitation engineer环境工程师是 “garbage collect.垃圾消洁工的委 婉用语.6 .选 Co The Plantagenet Dynasty 金雀花王朝是由 Henry II亨利二世 于 1154 年创立的,并统治了 35年,于1189年Henry II去世而结束.7 .选Ao Horace俄拉斯,古罗马诗人,以其颂歌著称.“Captive Greece took herrude conqueror captive 被征服的希腊征服了它的征服者为其所说.Virgil维

15、吉尔,70- 19BC伟大的拉丁诗人,著有伟大的史诗?埃涅阿斯记?Aeneid.Plato柏拉 图428-348BC,古希腊哲学家他对?对话录?Dialogues影响深远.Sappho特福 公元前7世纪希腊最重要的女抒情诗人,其爱情诗影响深远.8 .选D.Charles I俄里一世,1600-1649,英国斯图亚特王朝国王.其统治期间, 对抗国会,压迫清教徒,引起内战,战败后作为 暴君、叛徒、杀人犯和国家公敌于 1649年被国会判处死刑.9 .选Co Eton College伊顿学院,也称伊顿公学是英格兰最大的也是最有名的公 学之一,设在伯克郡伊顿,是英国的一种中学教育.该校建于 1400年与

16、1441年间,由8 / 35Henry VI为国王赠款所建立的基金中得到奖学金的70名高才生创办的.英国知名的公学还有 Harrow School; Rugby School.10 .选Ao Westminster威斯敏斯特区指英国伦敦西部的贵族居住区,在泰晤士河 北岸,区内有白金汉宫,议会大厦等.而the Westminster Palace威斯敏斯特宫通常指 英国议会所在地,因此Westminster喻指英国国会或英国政府.1. Who led The Peasants Uprising in Britain?A Watt TylerB Henry TurnerC RichardD Ste

17、phen1.1 n English individualistic culture, one should bother Englishmen without a good reason and making appointment beforehand seems to be important. It is best reflected by an English proverb _?A as welcome as a stormB an Englishman s house is his castleC do not wear out your welcomeD outstay one

18、s welcome1.15 the first weekday after Christmas, a legal holiday in English, Wales, Northern Ireland, New Zealand,Australia and South Africa.A Thanksgiving DayB Anzac Day9 / 35C St. Valentine s DayD Boxing Day4 .The Bible was originally written in.A LatinB EnglishC HebrewD Arabic5 .is a very wise ma

19、n, the king of the Hebrews around the tenth century B.C. and was well-known for his wisdom.A SolomonB The old AdamC JudasD Jesus6 .Which of the following king was executed in the civil war?A James IB Charles IC James IID Charles II10 / 357 .From 1649 to 1658 English was called a Commonwealth. It was

20、 ruled first by Oliver Cromwell as.A President8 Lord ProtectorC Lieutenant GeneralD Commander of the New Model Army8. Avote of no confidence is decided by.A the House of LordsB the Prime MinisterC the House of CommonsD the two major parties9. Which of the following particularly happens on the Queen

21、s Birthday?A Trooping the ColorB the EisteddfodC bonfiresD masquerades答案：1 .选Ao由于百年战争并没有改变农民的生活条件,又加上人头税the Poll Tax 的征收.1381年Watt Tyler瓦特.泰勒领导了农民起义.11 / 352 .选Bo在英国文化中,一般不事先预约是不会冒然打搅别人.英国人有一句 谚语：英国人的家庭如独立王国-不得擅入.3 .选D.Boxing Day礼节日.英国法定假日,是圣诞节的次日,遇星期日大延 顺.按英国习俗,这天向邮递员、仆人、雇员等赠送盒装节礼故称节礼日.4 .选Co?圣经?最初

22、是以Hebrew希伯来语写的.?圣经?有一局部是讲述 古犹太人的历史.从公元前1200年希伯来人定居巴勒斯坦至公元1世纪的古犹太 人的历史.测试大5 .选Ao Solomon所罗门、-932BC.希伯来以色列国王972-932BC,以武力 维持其统治,增强国防,开展贸易,使犹太到达鼎盛时期,以智慧著称.6 .选Bo Charles I 查里一世,1600-1649,英国斯图亚特王朝国王.其统治期间 对抗国会,压迫清教徒,引起内战,1647年别Oliver Cromwell克伦威尔领导的军队俘 虏.1649年被国会判处死刑.7 .B从1649至U 1658年的英国被称为共和国Commonweal

23、th.共和国的第一位 统治者Oliver Cromwell克伦威尔成为英格兰共和国的 Lord Protector护国公.Oliver Cromwell克伦威尔,1618年中选为议员,为清教徒领袖.英国内战爆发后,他 率领铁甲军的骑兵击败了保皇党部队,是处死查理一世的主要人物,1653年将国会解 散,自称Lord Protector护国公,成为英格兰共和国的首脑.8 .选Co不信任投票是由英国下议院Lower House即众议院the House of Commons决定的,亦称平民院,简称下院.是英国议会的组成局部.议员由普选产生 共有650个席位.下议院首席官员为议长,由议员选举产生.下议

24、院任期为 5年,但 政府可能提前大选.12 / 359 .选Ao Queen s Birthda茯国女王的诞辰日为 6月.每年的女王生日时在白 金汉宫Buckingham Palace前都要举行盛大白检阅庆祝活动,这一天,军队将举行场 面壮观的Trooping the Color行军旗敬礼仪式.1 The Graveyard Poets got the name because.A they chose to live near graveyardsB they often wrote about death and melancholyC they always wrote about de

25、ad peopleD they often use “graveyard as the title2 It is generally understood that the recurrent theme in many of Thomas Hardy novel is.A man against natureB love and marriageC social criticismD fate and destiny3 The Romantic Period in English literature began with the publication of.A William Blake

26、 s Songs of InnocenceB Jane Austen s Pride and PrejudiceC Wordsworth s and Coleridge s Lyrical BalladsD a piece of land13 / 354 It is generally regarded that KeOs most important and mature poems are in the form of.A odeB elegyC epicD sonnet5 G.B. Shaw s play Mrs. Warren s Profession is a realistic e

27、xposure of the inthe English society.A slum landlordismB inequality between men and womenC political corruptionD economic exploitation of women6 The Preface to Shakespeare and Lives of the Poets are the works of critic.A G.B. ShawB Samuel JohnsonC Ben JohnsonD E.M. Foster7 The Ring and the Book is a

28、 masterpiece of.A Alfred Tennyson14 / 35B Robert BrowningC Thomas HardyD Ralph Waldo Emerson8 Matthew Arnold is the writer of.A Dover BeachB My last DuchessC Break, Break, BreakD The Eagle9 The writer of Heart of Darkness is also the one ofA Time of MachineB JimC Lord JimD A Passage to India10 Of Hu

29、man Bondage is a novel by.A Herbert George WellsB Arnold BennettC William Somerset MaughamD John Galsworthy15 / 351 .选Bo墓畔派是指18世纪那些描写死亡的哀挽的诗人.代表作有托马斯 . 格雷?墓园挽歌?Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard,托马斯.巴奈尔的?死亡之 夜?Night Piece on Death爱德华.扬?夜思?Night Thoughts和罗伯特.布莱尔的?坟墓?The Grave2 .选D.在哈代Thomas Hardy的

30、作品中,他那悲剧色彩的哲学观告诉我们,人生 的一切都是命运安排,是不可抗拒的.人在命运的面前束手无策,无论人们怎样努力,都很难逃脱命运的折磨和戏弄.3 .选 Co 威廉.华兹华斯William Wordsworth,于 1798 同柯勒律治Samuel Tayor Coleridge合作出版了著名的?抒情歌谣集?Lyrical Ballads,该诗第二版的序被认 为是英国浪漫主义的宣言.4 .选Ao济慈的代表作品有?夜莺颂?Ode to a Nightingale,?希腊古瓮颂? Ode on a Grecian Urn,?忧郁颂?Ode on Melancholy,?秋颂?To Autumn

31、 等.颂 被认为是济慈最具有代表性和最为成功的诗歌形式.5 .选D.萧伯纳的剧作?华伦夫人的职业?Mrs. Warren s ProfessKft了一 个在经济重压下普通妇女的形象,该剧揭露了一个令人愤怒的事实：在资本主义社会, 娼妓业也成了一种剥削方式.6 .选Bo塞缪尔 约翰逊18世纪英国人文主义文学批评的巨匠,?莎士比亚戏剧 集序言?The Preface to Shakespeare,?诗人传?Lives of the Poets是他对文学批 评做出的饿突出奉献.?指环与书?The Ring and the Boo是罗伯特.勃郎宁Robert Browning7 .选 Bo的诗作.16

32、 / 358 .选Ao?多佛海滩?Dover Beach是阿诺德Matthew Arnold诗歌中的名篇之 一,反映了 19世纪西方社会中的宗教信仰在新知识的冲击下普遍沦丧的时代风貌.9 .选Co?黑暗的心?Heart of Darkness和?吉姆老爷?Lord Jim都是约瑟夫. 康德拉的小说,?吉姆?Jim是同时期另一位作家迪亚德.吉卜林的作品.10 .选Co威廉.萨默塞特.毛姆W川iam Somerset Maugham的创作深受法国自然 主义的影响,他的长篇小说?人性的枷锁?Of Human Bondage展现了主人公摆脱精 神枷锁的过程.1 Pamela by Samuel Ric

33、hardson is written in forms of.A diaryB letterC autobiographyD reminiscences2 Clarissa harlowe by Samuel Richardson is written in forms of.A diaryB letterC autobiographyD reminiscences3 The adventure of Roderick random is written by.A Samuel RichardsonB Tobias smolett17 / 35C Lawrence sterneD henry

34、fielding4 The life and opinions of Tristan shandy is written by.A Samuel RichardsonB Tobias smolettC Lawrence sterneD henry fielding5 _ named his own realistic novels as“comic epic in prose A Henry fieldingB Charles dickensC jack LondonD Tobias smolett6 Lyrical ballads were writt en by and Samuel Ta

35、ylor Coleridge.A Robert burnsB Robert southeyC William wordsworthD percy bysshe shelley7 George Gordon byron was most famous for.A don juan18 / 35B ode to the west windC kubla khanD ode to a nightingale8 G eorge Gordon byron created a “ Byronic hero firstly in hisA Prometheus unboundB childe herald

36、s pilgrimageC kubla khanD ode on a Grecian urn9 Prometheus unbound was written by who also wrote.A George Gordon byron childe herald s pilgrimageB percy bysshe shelley.ode to a nightingaleC George Gordon byron ode to west windD percy bysshe shelley ode to west wind10 John keats is the author of.A od

37、e to a skylark and ode to a nightingaleB ode on a Grecian urn and ode to west windC ode on a Grecian urn and ode to a nightingaleD ode to west wind and ode to a nightingale解答 1 B Samuel Richardson用书信体仓作了 Pamela和 Clarisse harlowe19 / 35解答 2 B Samuel Richardson用书信体仓作了 Pamela和 Clarisse harlowe解答3 B Tob

38、ias smolett是十八世纪中叶颇具特色的小说家,他写的蓝登传继承 了欧洲流浪汉小说的传统.解答4 C Lawrence sternef丁破传统小说的叙事模式,被称为世界文学中最典型的 小说.解答5 A Henry fielding将自己作品命为 喜剧性的散文体史诗解答6 C W川iam wordsworth同Samuel Taylor Coleridge合作出版了著名的?抒 情歌谣集?.解答7A唐璜是拜伦的代表作.解答8 B拜伦的长诗中有许多拜伦式英雄.childe herald s p ilgrimagle也有.解答9 D雪莱的代表作有西风颂,云雀颂,云彩和解放了的普罗米修斯.解答10

39、 C济慈代表作有夜莺颂和希腊古瓮颂1 .Where is Edinburgh?A In Wales B In Scotland C In Northern Ireland D In Ireland2 . Which of the following is Not a U.S. news and cable network?A ABC B CNN C CBS D BBC3 .The Capital of Australia is _.A Sydney B Melbourne C Canberra D Perth4 .Which degree is offered in community col

40、leges in the United States?20 / 35s deA Master s degree B Doctor s degree C Bachelor s degree D Associate George Bernard Shaw was a(n _.A playwright B poet C novelist D essayist6 .John Galsworthy was most famous for_.A Heart of Darkness B Ulysses C The Forsyste Saga D A Passage to India7 .The novel

41、The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written by_.A Henry James B O. Henry C Harriet Beccher Stower D Mark Twain8 .The study of how sounds are put together and used to convey meaning in condition is_.A morphology B general linguistics C phonology D semantics9 .Which of the following is NOT a compou

42、nd word?A Landlady B Greenhouse C Uplift D Unacceptable10 .The word holiday originally meant holy day; but now the word signifies any which we don t have to work. This is an example of _.A meaning shift B widening of meaning C narrowing of meaning D loss of meaning 答案:1-5 BDCDA 6-10 CDCDB11 选 B. Wal

43、es 的首府威 Cardiff, Scotland 的首府为 Edinburgh. Northern Ireland 的首府 Belfast, Ireland 的首府为 Dublin.12 选 D. BBC=British Broadcasting Corporation 英国广 播公司, ABC=American Broadcasting Company, Inc美国播送公司;CNN= Cable News Network美国有线播送公司,CBS= Columbia Broadcasting System哥伦比亚播送21 / 35公司13 选 C o Sydney 第一城市,位于 New S

44、outh Wales州；Melbourne 第二大 城市 位于 Victoria 州,Canberra 位于 Sydney 与 Melbourne 之间；Perth 位于 Australia 州14 选D. Associate s de斑雕学士学位唯猜这个相当我们说的大专吧15 选A. George Bernard Shaw然国,萧伯纳,爱尔兰籍州作家,批评家,社会评 论家,主要作品有 Man and Superman, Back to Methuselah, Saint Joan圣女贞德 , Arms and the Man, Pygmalion 茶花女 ,获得1925年诺贝尔文学 奖.唯,

45、小云的上 期文学七里香就是介绍了他噢16 选C o John Galsworthy佻国,小说家,居U作家.主要作品有The Forsyte Sagadffi5特家史 ,于1932年获得了诺贝尔文学奖；Heart of Darkness作者Joseph Conrad,波兰籍英国小说家,另有Lord Jim 吉姆老爷;Ulysses,作者James Joyce, 爱尔兰作家Finnergans Wake为芬尼根守灵?；A Passage to India,作者E.M. Forster英国小说家,另有Howards End霍华德别业.17 选 D o Mark Twain= Samuel Langh

46、orne Clemens作品有 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; Henry James主要作品有 Ambassadors, The Golden Bowl; O.Henry= W川iam Sydney Porter,主要作品有 Cabbages and Kings, Four Million; Harriet Beecher Stower,其反奴隶制小说Uncle Tom s Cab促进了废奴运动开展.8.选C. Linguistics 语言学,the study of human language 包括 Theoretical linguistic, Applie

47、d linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Cognitive linguistics 和 Historical linguistics.这里主要考 Theoretical linguistics.18 选 D.是 derivation.19 .选 B.从 any day就可以知道 widening of meaning20 is the largest city and the chief port of the United States.A Washington D.C. B Los Angeles C San Francisco D New York City22

48、 / 3521 enjoys the worst social and economic conditions.A Blacks B Hispanics C Indians D Asian Americans22 Washington D.C. is named after.A the U.S. President George WashingtonB Christopher ColumbusC both George Washington and Christopher ColumbusD none of them23 American and British English are two

49、 of the English language.A varieties B elements C parts D form24 The first American president to be elected from the Republican Party was A Thomas Jefferson B James Monroe C James Madison D Abraham Lincoln25 Of the fifty states, the smallest state in area is.A Rhode Island B Virginia C Texas D Monta

50、na26 The national flag of the United States is known as.A the Star-Spangled Banner B Uncle Sam C Hot Dog D Union Jack27 The number of the Representatives from each American state depends on the .A contribution a state has made to the nationB population23 / 35C sizeD none of the above28 The tern “ Fa

51、thWaters is used to refer to.A the Amazon River B the Mississippi River C the Nile River D the Hudson River 10 The statue of liberty was given to American people by as a gift in 1884. AFrance B Spain C Italy D Britain1 D,纽约是美国最大的城市同时也是最重要的经济中央和最主要的港口.2 A,黑人在美国的经济和社会地位都最为低下.3 C,首都命名为华盛顿是为了纪念美国的第一任总统乔

52、治？华盛顿,而联邦直辖区命名为哥伦比亚特区是为了纪念第一位从欧洲横渡大西洋到达西半球的探险家克里斯多拂？哥伦布.4 A,美国英语和英国英语是英语语言的两种变体.5 D,美国历史上的第一位共和党总统是亚伯拉罕？林肯.6 A,美国国土面积最小的是罗得岛.7 A,美国的国旗是星条旗.8 B,美国每个州派往众议院的代表人数应与本州人口成比例.9 B,美国的 男河之父指的是密西西比河.10 A,美国的自由女神像是法国人赠予的礼物.1 . In area, the United States is the largest country in the world.24 / 35A 2nd B 3rd C

53、4th D 5th2 .The 50th state in America isA Alaska B Texas C Hawaii D Rhode Island3 . Mauna Loa, the world esi acgve volcano, is located inA Hawaii B Alaska C Texas D Perth4 . Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 because of.A the Great Depression B the Black Power Movement C the Watergate Scandal D the Isol

54、ation policy5 .All the following universities are located in New England EXCEPTA Yale B Harvard C MIT D Berkeley6 .The United States has less than 6% of the world s population. yet it producesabout of the total world output.A 20% B 25% C 30% D 35%7 .What forms a natural boundary between Mexico and t

55、he United States?A The Rio Grande River B The southern Rocky MountainsC The Colorado River D The Gulf of California8 . The US formally entered the Second World War inA 1937 B 1939 C1941 D 19439 . The Presidents during the American Civil War was .25 / 35A Andrew Jackson B Abraham LincolnC Thomas Jeff

56、erson D George Washington10 The emblem of the Democratic Party is.A elephant B donkey C bear D bull答案及解析：1 .C按领土面积计算：美国是继俄罗斯,加拿大,中国之后的第四名.2 .C 1959年,Alasica和Hawaii分别为第四十九个和第五十个参加美国的州.3 .A Mauna Loa摩纳罗亚山是世界上最大的活火山.位于美国Hawaii 夏威夷.4 .C尼克松总统辞职是由于轰动一时的丑闻小门事件.水门事件指美国共和党政府在1972年总统竞选运动中的非法活动暴露后的政治丑闻.5 .D Berkeley伯克利,是加利福尼亚大学分院,位于美国加利福尼亚西部.而 新 英格兰地区包括美国的六个州,由北至南分别为：缅因州、新罕布夏州、佛蒙 特州、 麻萨诸塞州、罗德岛、康乃狄克州.6 .B美国人口低于世界人口总值的 6