英国文学选择题

1、英国文学选择题Old&MedievalAges1.ThemostfamouscycleofEnglishballadscentersonthestoriesaboutalegendaryoutlawcalledMortedArthurRobinHoodTheCanterburyTalesPiersthePlowman2.ThestoryofistheculminationoftheArthurianromances.SirGawainandtheGreenKnightBeowulfPiersthePlowmanTheCanterburyTalesnhisliterarydevelopment,

2、Chaucerwasinfluencedbythreeliteratures,whichoneisnotincluded?FrenchliteratureItalianliteratureEnglishliteratureGermanliteratureItisalonewho,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliterature,presentedtousacomprehensivere；alisticpictureoftheEnglishsocietyofhistimeandcreatedawholegalleryofvividcharactersfromallwalkso

3、flife.GeoffreyChaucerMartinLutherWilliamShakespeareJohnGowerChaucersearliestworkofanylengthishis,atranslationofFrenchRomandelaRosebyGaillaumedeLorrisandJeandeMeung,whichwasaloveallegoryenjoyingwidespreadpopularityinthe13thand14thcenturiesnotonlyinFrancebutthroughtoutEurope.TroilusandCriseydeRomanceo

4、ftheRoseARed,RedRosePiersthePlowman,isatypicalexampleofOldEnglishpoetry,isregardedtodayasthenationalepicoftheAnglo-Saxons.TheWifesComplaintBeowulfTheDreamoftheRoodTheSeafarer7.In1066,withhisNormanarmy,succeededininvadinganddefeatingEngland.WilliamtheConquerorJuliusCaesarAlfredtheGreatD.ClaudiusChauc

5、erdiedonOctober25th,1400,andwasburiedin.FlandersFranceItalyWestminsterAbbeyInhislifetimeChaucerservedinagreatvarietyofoccupationsthathadimpactonthewiderangeofhiswritings.Whichoneisnothiscareer?.engineerofficeholderambassadorLegislator10.Romance,whichusesverseorprosetodescribetheadventuresandlifeofth

6、eknights,isthepopularliteraryformin.RomanticismRenaissancemedievalperiodAnglo-Saxonperiod11.OneofChaucersmaincontributionstoEnglishpoetryis.heintroducedtherhymedstanzasfromFrancetoEnglishpoetryhecreatedstrikingbrilliantpanoramaofhistimeandhiscountryhewroteinblankversehewasthefirsttowritesonnet12.,th

7、e“fatherofEnglishpoetry”andoneofthegreatestnarrativepoetsofEngland,wasborninLondoninabout1340.GeoffreyChaucerSirGawainFrancisBaconJohnDryden13.ChaucercomposesalongnarrativepoemnamedbasedonBoccacciospoem“Filostrato”.TheLegendofGoodWomenTroilusandCriseydeSirGawainandtheGreenKnightBeowulf14.Thethemeoft

8、okingandlordwasrepeatedlyemphasizedinromances.loyaltyrevoltobedienceMockery15.Inthe14thcentury,themostimportantwriter(poet)is.LanglandWycliffeGowerChaucer16.TheprevailingformofMedievalEnglishliteratureis.noveldramaromanceEssay17.ThemostimportantworkofisTheAnglo-SaxonChronicles,whichisregardedasthebe

9、stmomumentoftheoldEnglishprose.AlfredtheGreatCaedmonCynewulfVenerableBede18.AftertheNormanConquest,threelanguagesexistedinEnglandatthattime.TheNormansspoke.FrenchEnglishLatinSwedish19.Shakespearesgreatesttragediesarethefollowingworksexcept.HamletKingLearRomeoandJulietOthello20.made“blankverse”thepri

10、ncipalvehicleofexpressioninEnglishdrama.A.BenJohnsonWilliamShakespeareThomasMoreChristopherMarlowe21.Shakespearesplayswrittenbetweenaresometimescalled“romances”andallendinreconciliationandreunion.1590and15991595and16001601and16081609and1612wasoneoftheuniversitywits,andwasfamousforhisproseromanceEuph

11、ues.A.LylyPeeleGreeneMarlowehakespeareisoneofthefoundersofA.romanticismB.realismC.naturalismD.ClassicismTheRenaissanceakespeareisoneofthefoundersof_B_.A.romanticismB.realismC.naturalismD.Classicism2._B_foundedtheTudorDynasty,acentralizedmonarchyofatotallynewtype,whichmettheneedsoftherisingbourgeoisi

12、e.A.HenryVHenryVIIHenryVIIIJamesI3.TheabsolutemonarchyinEnglandreacheditssummitduringthereignof_D_.A.HenryV.HenryVIIHenryVIIIQueenElizabethI._Awasoneoftheuniversitywits,andwasfamousforhisproseromanceEuphues.LylyPeeleGreeneMarlowe.ExceptbeingavictoryofEnglandover_A_,theroutofthefleet“Armada”(Invincib

13、le)wasalsothetriumphoftherisingyoungbourgeoisieoverthedecliningoldfeudalism.A.SpainFranceAmericaNorway6.Shakespearesplayswrittenbetween_D_aresometimescalled“romances”andallendinreconciliationandreunion.1590and15991595and16001601and16081609and1612_D_made“blankverse”theprincipalvehicleofexpressioninEn

14、glishdrama.A.BenJohnsonWilliamShakespeareThomasMoreChristopherMarlowe8.Shakespearesgreatesttragediesarethefollowingworksexcept_C_.HamletKingLearRomeoandJulietOthello9._C_wasthefounderofEnglishmaterialistphilosophyandmodernscience.W.ShakespeareThomasMoreFrancisBaconEdmundSpenserThePeriodofRevolutiona

15、ndRestoration1.Shakespearesgreatestcomediesarethefollowingworksexcept_C_.A.AsyoulikeitB.ThemerchantofVeniceC.MuchadoaboutnothingD.TwelfthNight2._D_isnotwrittenbyJohnMilton.SamsonAgonistsParadiseLostParadiseregainedTamburlainePortia,theheroinein_A_isoneofShakespearesidealwomen-beautiful,prudent,cultu

16、redandcapableofrisingtoanemergency.A.TheMerchantofVeniceB.AsYouLikeItC.KingLearD.TwelfthNight_C_isthemostsuccessfulreligiousallegoryintheEnglishlanguage.A.ParadiseLostB.TheHolyWarC.ThePil如msprogressD.Exodus5.EnglishRenaissancePeriodwasanageof_B_.A.proseandnovelB.poetryanddramaC.essaysandjournalsD.ba

17、lladsandsongs6.Fromthefollowing,choosetheonewhichisnotFrancisBaconswork.A.TheAdvancementofLearningB.TheNewInstrumentC.EssaysD.TheNewAtlanticsTheepochofRenaissancewitnessedaparticulardevelopmentofEnglishdrama.ItwasD_whomadeblankversetheprincipalvehicleofexpressionindrama.A.EdmundSpenserThomasMoreWill

18、iamShakespeareChristopherMarlowenTheLegendofGoodWomen,ChaucerusedforthefirsttimeinEnglishtherhymedcoupletofiambicpentameter,whichistobecalledlater_B_.TheSpenserianstanzaTheheroiccoupletTheblankverseThefreeverse._AwasthefirsttointroducethesonnetintoEnglishliterature.ThomasWyattWilliamShakespearePhili

19、pSidneyThomasCampion.TheperiodoftheoldEnglishliteratureextendsfromabout450to1066,theyearofthe_B_ofEngland.religiousReformationNormanConquestRomanInvasionthecentralizationofpower11.InAnglo-Saxonperiod,“Beowulf”representedthe_A_poetry.paganreligiousromanticSentimental._A_isthefounderofMetaphysicalpoet

20、ry.A.JohnDonneB.GeorgeHerbertC.AndreMarvellD.HenryVaughan.ThegreatestpoetoftheMiddleEnglishperiodis_A_,thefatherofEnglishpoetry.GeoffreyChaucerJohnLylyWilliamLanglandJohnMilton14._B_,isatypicalexampleofOldEnglishpoetry,isregardedtodayasthenationalepicoftheAnglo-Saxons.TheWifesComplaintBeowulfTheDrea

21、moftheRoodTheSeafarer15.MiltonsParadiseLosttookitsmaterialfrom_A.theBibleGreekmythRomanmythFrenchromanceWhichplayisnotacomedy?DAMidsummerNightsDreamTheMerchantofVeniceTwelfthNightRomeoandJulietApartfromoriginalpoems,ChaucertranslatedvariousworksofFrenchauthors,amongthemisthefamous“B”.TheCanterburyTa

22、lesTheRomanceoftheRoseTheParliamentofFowlsTheHouseofFame18.ThefollowingbelongtothecharacteristicsofmetaphysicalpoetryrepresentedbyJohnDonneexcept_D_.ConceitsActualimageryandsimpledictionArgumentativeformElegantstyle19._D_,asadeclarationofpeoplesfreedomofthepress,hasbeenaweaponinthelaterdemocraticrev

23、olutionarystruggles.OntheMorningofChristsNativityComusOfReformationinEnglandAreopagitica20.ItsChauceralonewho,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliterature,presentedtousacomprehensiverealisticpictureoftheEnglishSocietyinhismasterpieceA.TheCanterburyTalesTheLegendofGoodWomenTroilusandCriseydeTheRomauntoftheRose

24、.AgeofEnlightenment._B_compiledtheADictionaryoftheEnglishLanguagewhichbecamethefoundationofallthesubsequentEnglishdictionaries.A.BenJohnsonB.SamuelJohnsonC.AlexanderPopeD.JohnDryden.The18thcenturywitnessedthatinEnglandthereappearedtwopoliticalparties,_A_,whichweresatirizedbyJonathanSwiftinhisGullive

25、rsTravels.theWhigsandtheToriesthesenateandtheHouseofRepresentativesTheupperHouseandlowerHousetheHouseofLordsandtheHouseofCommons3._D_wasanintellectualmovementinthefirsthalfofthe18thcentury.TheEnclosureMovementTheIndustrialRevolutionTheReligiousReformTheEnlightenment4._C_isatypicalfeatureofSwiftswrit

26、ings.ElegantstyleCausalnarrationBittersatireComplicatedsentencestructure5._C_isnotwrittenbyWilliamBlake.A.TheMarriageofHeavenandHellB.SongsofExperienceAuldLangSynePoeticalSketches6.Ofallthe18thcenturynovelists_A_wasthefirsttosetout,bothintheoryandpractice,towritespeciallya“comicepicinprose.”HenryFie

27、ldingDanielDefoeJonathanSwiftJohnBunyan7.WhichisthemostpopularnewspaperpublishedbySteele?ATheTatlerTheSpectatorTheTheatreTheEnglish8._B_wastheonlyimportantdramatistofthe18thcentury,inhisplays,moralityistheconstanttheme.AlexanderPopeRichardBrinsleySheridanSamuelJohnsonGeorgeBernardShaw.HenryFieldings

28、novel_B_waswritteninconnectionwithPamelaofSamuelRichardson.Butafterthefirst10chapters,HenryFieldingbecamesointerestedandabsorbedinhisownhovelastoforgethisoriginalplanofridiculingPamela.A.TomJonesB.JosephAndrewsC.JonathanWildD.Amelia.WhichplayisregardedasthebestEnglishcomedysinceShakespeare?CA.SheSto

29、opstoConquerB.TheRivalsTheSchoolforScandalTheConsciousLovers“Asshadesmoresweetlyrecommendthelight,Somodestplainnesssetsoffsprightlywit:Forworksmayhavemorewitthandoesemgood,Asbodiesperishthroughexcessofblood.”Withtheabovelines,Popetriestosaythat.A.plainnessismoreimportantthanwitinpoetryB.toomuchwitwi

30、lldestroygoodpoetryC.plainnesswillmakewitdullD.witwillmakebetterpoetryThe18thcenturywasthegoldenageoftheEnglish_D_.Thenovelofthisperiodspokethetruthaboutlifewithanuncompromising(unbending)courage.A.dramaB.poetryC.essayD.novelInwhichofthefollowingworkscanyoufindthepropernames“Lilliput”,“Brobdingnag”,

31、“Houyhnhnm”and“Yahoo”?CThePilgrimsProgressTheFaerieQueeneGulliverstravelsTheSchoolofScandal14._A_thefirstimportantworkbyTobiasSmollett,isbasedonhisownexperienceasanavaldoctorandinpartautobiographical.A.RoderickRandomB.HumphryClinkerPeregrinePickleASentimentalJourney_D_werelookeduponasthemodelofEngli

32、shcompositionbyBritishauthorsallthroughthe18thcentury.JeremyTaylorsHolyLivingThomasBrownesReligioMeidicSamuelPepyssdiariesAddisonsSpectatoressavs_B_hasbeenregardedbysomeas“FatheroftheEnglishnovel”forhiscontributiontotheestablishmentoftheformofthemodernnovel.A.JohnBunyanB.HenryFieldingC.DanielDefoeD.

33、JohnathanSwiftWhichofthefollowingnovelsisnotepistolary(writteninletterform)novels?DA.ClarissaHarloweB.PamelaSirCharlesGrandisonTomeJones18.Thesentenceof“Theplowmanhomewardplodshiswearyway,/Andleavestheworldtodarknessandtome”iswrittenby_C_.A.WilliamCowperB.GeorgeCrabbeC.ThomasGrayD.WilliamBlake19.Ina

34、seriesofpamphletsJonathanSwiftdenouncedthecruelandunjusttreatmentofIrelandbytheEnglishgovernment.Oneofthemostfamousis_B_.A.EssaysonCriticismB.AModestProposalC.GulliversTravelsD.TheBattleoftheBooks.WhichofthefollowingworksarenotwrittenbyOliverGoldsmith?_D_.A.TheTravellerB.TheDesertedVillageC.TheVicar

35、ofWakefieldD.TheSchoolforScandal.ThemostimportantclassicistintheEnlightenmentMovementis_C_.A.SteeleB.AddisonC.PopeD.Dryden.Themainliterarystreamofthe18thcenturywas_C_.Whatthewritersdescribedintheirworksweremainlysocialrealities.A.romanticismB.classicismC.realismD.Sentimentalism.TheliteratureoftheEnl

36、ightenmentinEnglandmainlyappealedtothe_B_readers.aristocraticmiddleclasslowclassintellectual24._C_founditsrepresentativewritersinthefieldofpoetry,suchasEdwardYoungandThomasGray,butitmanifesteditselfchieflyinthenovelsofLawrenceSterneandOliverGoldsmith.A.Pre-romanticismB.RomanticismC.SentimentalismD.N

37、aturalismRomanticPeriod1.“Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged,thatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortune,mustbeinwantofaC.”ThisquotationinAustensPrideandPrejudicesetsthetoneofthenovel.housetitlewifeFame._D_isconsideredthefatherofhistoricalnovelistintheEnglishRomanticAge.A.JaneAustenB.CharlesLambC.Willia

38、mHazlittD.WalterScott.ThebestessayistintheEnglishRomanticAgeis_C_.A.KeatsB.WalterScottC.CharlesLambD.WilliamHazlitt.EnglishRomanticism,asahistoricalphaseofliterature,isgenerallysaidtohavebegunwiththepublicationofWordsworthandColeridges_C_.PoeticalSketchesADefenceofPoetryLyricalBalladsThePrelude5.Amo

39、ngthefollowingBritishRomanticpoets_B_isregardedasa“worshipperofnature”.WilliamBlakeWilliamWordsworthGeorgeGordonByronJohnKeatsInhispoem“Tyger,Tyger,”WilliamBlakeexpresseshisperceptionofthe“fearfulsymmetry”ofthebigcat.Thephrase“fearfulsymmetry”suggestsD_.thetigerstwoeyeswhicharedazzlinglybrightandsym

40、metricallysetthepoetsfearofthepredatortheanalogyofthehammerandtheanviltheharmonyofthetwooppositeaspectsofGodscreationThroughthecharacterofElizabeth,JaneAustenemphasizestheimportanceofC_forwoman.marriagephysicalattractivenessindependenceandself-confidencesubmissivecharacter“IfWintercomes,canSpringbef

41、arbehind!”isanepigrammaticlineby_D_.J.KeatsW.BlakeW.WordsworthP.B.Shelley9._A_livedthelongestlife.A.WordsworthB.ByronC.ShelleyD.Keats10.BestofalltheRomanticwell-knownlyricpiecesisShelleys_D_.A.“TheCloud”B.“ToaSkylark”“OdetoaNightingale”“OdetotheWestWind”11.LiteratureofNeoclassicismisdifferentfromtha

42、tofRomanticisminthatB.A.theformerisheavilyreligiousbutthelatterseculartheformercelebratesreason,rationality,orderandinstructionwhilethelatterseesliteratureasanexpressionofanindividualsfeelingandexperiencestheformerisanintellectualmovement,thepurposeofwhichistoarousethemiddleclassforpoliticalrightswh

43、ilethelatterisconcernedwiththepersonalcultivationD.theformeradvocatesthe“returntonature”whereasthelatterturnstotheancientGreekandRomanwritersforitsmodels.12.JaneAustensmainliteraryconcernisabout_A_.humanbeingsintheirpersonalrelationshipsthelovestorybetweentherichandthepoormaturityachievedthroughthelossofillusionsthedailycountrylifeoftheupper-middle-classEnglish13.“Whatishisname?”“Bingley.”“Ishemarriedorsingle?”“Oh!Single,mydear,tobesure!Asinglemanoflargefortune;fourorfivethousandayear.Whatafinethingforourgirls!