(完整版)英国文学史及作品选读自测题2

(完整版)英国文学史及作品选读自测题2(完整版)英国文学史及作品选读自测题2(完整版)英国文学史及作品选读自测题2TestPaperTwoⅠ.Identification.

1。Identifyeachontheleftcolumnwithitsrelatedinformationontherightcolumn。

(1)KingsleyAmisA.AngryYoungMan

（2)AlexanderPopeB。historicalnovelist

（3）WalterScottC。OedipusComplex

（4）JohnDonneD.Barsetshirenovel

（5）JosephConradE。metaphysicalpoetry

（6)AnthonyTrollopeF.impressionism

(7)TomJones，aFoundlingG.heroiccouplet

(8）SonsandLoversH。novelofmanners

(9）PrideandPrejudiceI.comicepicinprose

（10)TheCanterburyTalesJ.Neoclassicism2。Identifytheauthorwithhisorherwork。

（1)HenryJamesA.LordoftheFlies(2）FrancisBaconB.WutheringHeights

（3)GeorgeBernardShawC.“TheTyger”

（4）EmilyBronteD.QueenMab

（5）WilliamGoldingE。ThePortraitofaLady

(6）ShelleyF.TheDubliners

（7）DylanThomasG.TheImportanceofBeingEarnest

（8）WilliamBlakeH.Pygmalion

（9）OscarWildeI.NovumOrganum

（10)JamesJoyceJ.DeathsandEntrancesⅡ.Fillintheblanks.

1.isthefounderofthe“StreamofConsciousness”schoolofnovelwriting。2.TheRainbowandaregenerallyregardedasD。H。Lawrence’smasterpieces。3。In1923,wasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiterature；in1948,wasofferedtheNobelPrizeforliterature。4。“TheLoveSongofJ.AlfredPrufrock"isintheformof,suggestinganironiccontrastbetweenapretended“LoveSong”andaconfessionofthespeaker'sincapabilityoffacinguptoloveandtolifeinasterileupper-classworld.5.InATaleofTwoCitiesCharlesDickenstakesasthebackgroundofhisnovel,andthe“twocities"areandinthetimeofthatrevolution。6。isacriticalrealist，whosenovelsaremainlyasatiricalportrayaloftheupperstrataofsociety.7.ThepoemPiersthePlowmanwrittenbyWilliamLanglandtakestheformofa，afavoritedeviceofmedievalpoetry，anddescribesapanoramaofmedievalsociety.8.ThomasMore’sliteraryreputationisbasedchieflyonhismasterpiece.9.ItisverylikelythatShakespeareborrowedsomethingfromThomasKyd’sTheSpanishTragedyandwroteoneofhisgreattragedies。10。JohnMilton’sisapoeticaldramamodeledontheGreektragedies。11。isthestrongestvoiceoftheMovementpoetsincethe1950’s,whosepoemsarecharacterizedbythecommonfeaturesoftheMovement：reason,skepticism，empiricism,charity,tradition,realismandformalcontrol.HisfirstcollectionofpoemsisTheNorthShip.12。SamuelBeckettaccepts，aphilosophywhichisconcernedwithpersonalcommitmentoftheuniqueexistingindividualinthehumansituation。13。ThegreatnovelistintheRomanticperiodmarkedthetransitionfromRomanticismtotheperiodofRealismwhichfollowedit。14.“OdeonaGrecianUrn”showsthecontrastbetweenand。15.isregardedasa“worshipperofnature”.16.andgavegreatimpetustotheriseoftheRomanticMovement。17。AmongSheridan’scomedies，themostfamousonesareandTheSchoolforScandal。18.isWilliamBlake’scentralconcernintheSongsofInnocenceandSongsofExperience.19。isaperfectmodelofHenryFielding'sfinecraftsmanshipandbringsitsauthorthenameofthe“ProseHomeofHumanNature”。20。ChristopherMarloweisthemostgiftedofthe“UniversityWits”.ItisMarlowewhofirstmadetheprincipalinstrumentofEnglishdrama.Ⅲ。Choosethebestanswer.

1.isOscarWilde’sonlynovel.A。AnIdealHusbandB。ThePictureofDorianGray

C。TheBalladofReadingGaol

D。TheDecayofLying2.WhichoneisThomasHardy’sepic?A.MomentsofVisionB.TheDynastsC.WinterWordsD。HumanShows3。TreasureIslandiswrittenby.A.WilliamMakepeaceThackeray

B。EdwardBulwer-Lytton

C。RobertLouisStevenson

D。ElizabethBarrettBrowning4。ThegirlVivieappearsintheplay。A.Widowers’Houses

B.Mrs。Warren’sProfession

C。MajorBarbara

D。Pygmalion5。WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutT。S。Eliot？A。T。S.EliotwasborninAmerica.B.T.S.Eliotwasoneoftheimportantversedramatistsinthelastdecadeofthe19thcentury.C.T.S.EliotlargelyabandonedhisMidwesternrootsandchosetoallyhimselfwithbothNewandOldEnglandthroughouthislife.D。T。S。Eliotstartedwriting“PrufrockamongtheWomen”in1909asagraduatestudentatHarvard。Hereviseditoverthenextcoupleofyearschangingthetitleto“TheLoveSongofJ。AlfredPrufrock”alongtheway.6。isthemostaccomplishedexampleofmedievalromance,dealingwithArthurianromance.A.SirGawainandtheGreenKnight

B.TheCanterburyTales

C.PiersthePlowmanD.Brut7.InthestoryofOthello，Shakespearemadestandfortheevilanddarkforcesinthesociety.

A.ClaudiusB。Iago

C.AntonioD.Falstaff8.EdmundSpenser’smasterpieceTheFaerieQueeneisaskilfulblendingofreligiousandhistoricalwithchivalric。

A。symbolism。.。lyricism

B。allegory.。.lyricism

C。elegy...narrative

D。personification。..irony9.Milton'sParadiseLostiswrittenin。A.rhythmB.sonnet

C。blankverseD。couplet10.LuckyJimbyKingsleyAmisisa。A。comicnovelB。tragicnovel

C。comicdramaD。tragicdrama11.HaroldPinter’smajorplaysarethoughttofallintothreecategories:,traditionalplays,andmemoryplays。

A。lightcomediesB。tragicplays

C.historicalplaysD。comediesofmanners12.“IfWintercomes,canSpringbefarbehind?”istakenfrom。A.TheSolitaryReaperB.OdetotheWestWind

C.ToAutumnD。SongtotheManofEngland13.TherevolutionaryRomanticpoetwenttoGreecetohelpthatcountryinitsstruggleforlibertyanddiedoffeverthere。

A。ShelleyB.Byron

C。KeatsD.Burns14.TheprevailingtoneinPrideandPrejudiceis.A.bittersatireB。mildsatire

C。strongapprovalD。strongdisapproval15。RomanticwritersemployallthefollowingEXCEPTastheirpoeticmaterials。

A。thecommonplaceB.thenatural

C.thesimpleD。theabstract16.byAlexanderPopeistakenasamanifestooftheEnglishNeoclassicismasPopeputforwardhisaesthetictheoriesinit.

A.EssayonCriticismB.TheRapeoftheLock

C。DunciadD。AnEssayonMan17.Sheridanmainlywrotecomedies。Hebroughttothehighestperfection。

A.comedyofmannersB.tragicomedy

C。absurdcomedyD。dramaticmonologue18。“Properwordsinproperplaces,makesthetruedefinitionofastyle”arethefamouswordsby.

A。DanielDefoeB.JonathanSwift

C.HenryFieldingD.SamuelJohnson19。isfamousforitsvividdescriptionsoftheworkhouseandlifeoftheunderworldinthe19thcenturyLondon.

A。OliverTwistB。GreatExpectations

C.DavidCopperfieldD。HardTimes20。eulogizedimperialisminhisworks，especiallyinhispoems.A.JohnGalsworthyB。JosephConrad

C。RudyardKiplingD。E.M.FosterⅣ。Definethefollowingterms.

1。Bildungsroman

2.Stream—of—consciousness

3.Epic(heroicpoem）

4。Humanism5。Allegory

6.Irony

7.Foil

8。Intrusivenarrator

Ⅴ。Short-answerquestions。

1。WhataretheartisticfeaturesofModernism?2。HowdoesShakespearecondemnthesocialevilsofhistimeinhisfourgreattragedies?3。Analyzethemulti—pointsofviewofDorisLessing'sTheGoldenNotebook。4.Whatisthesymbolicmeaningof“thewestwind”inthepoem“OdetotheWestWind”?5。WhatisthemeaningofthesubtitleofVanityFair？Ⅵ.Answerthequestionsaccordingtothefollowingpassages.Passage1Sonnet18

ShakespeareShallIcomparetheetoasummer’sday？

Thouartmorelovelyandmoretemperate:

RoughwindsdoshakethedarlingbudsofMay，

Andsummer’sleasehathalltooshortadate：

Sometimetoohottheeyeofheavenshines

Andoftenishisgoldcomplexiondimmed；

Andeveryfairfromfairsometimesdeclines,

Bychanceornature’schangingcourseuntrimmed；

Butthyeternalsummershallnotfade,

Norlosepossessionofthatfairthouow’st;

Norshalldeathbragthouwander’stinhisshade,

Whenineternallinestotimethougrow'st：

Solongasmencanbreathe，oreyescansee，

Solonglivesthis,andthisgiveslifetothee.

Questions:

1.Whatisthissonnetabout？2.Whatistherealpurposethatthepoetcomparesthebelovedtothedaysofearlysummer?3。Inwhatsensecanthespeakermaketheyoungmaneternalthroughpoetry?

4.Identifytherhymeschemeofthesonnet。Passage2Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortune，mustbeinwantofawife。Howeverlittleknownthefeelingsorviewsofsuchamanmaybeonhisfirstenteringaneighborhood,thistruthissowellfixedinthemindsofthesurroundingfamilies，thatheisconsideredastherightfulpropertyofsomeoneorotheroftheirdaughters。“MydearMr.Bennet,”saidhisladytohimoneday，“haveyouheardthatNetherfieldMr.Bennetrepliedthathehadnot.“Butitis，”returnedshe，“forMrs。Longhasjustbeenhere,andshetoldmeallaboutit.”Mr。Bennetmadenoanswer.

“Donotyouwanttoknowwhohastakenit?”criedhiswifeimpatiently.

“Youwanttotellme,andIhavenoobjectiontohearingit.”Thiswasinvitationenough.“Why,mydear,youmustknow,Mrs.LongsaysthatNetherfieldistakenbyayoungmanoflargefortunefromthenorthofEngland；thathecamedownonMondayinachaiseandfourtoseetheplace,andwassomuchdelightedwithitthatheagreedwithMr。MorrisimmediatelythatheistotakepossessionbeforeMichaelmas,andsomeofhisservantsaretobeinthehousebytheendofnextweek.”“Whatishisname?"

“Bingley.”

“Ishemarriedorsingle？"“Oh!Single，mydear,tobesure！Asinglemanoflargefortunefourorfivethousandayear.Whatafinethingforourgirls！"“Howso?Howcanitaffectthem？"“MydearMr.Bennet,"repliedhiswife，“howcanyoubesotiresome!YoumustknowthatIamthinkingofhismarryingoneofthem.”“Isthathisdesigninsettlinghere？”“Design！Nonsense,howcanyoutalkso！Butitisverylikelythathemayfallinlovewithoneofthem,andthereforeyoumustvisithimassoonashecomes."“Iseenooccasionforthat。Youandthegirlsmaygo,oryoumaysendthembythemselves,whichperhapswillbestillbetter,forasyouareashandsomeasanyofthem，Mr.Bingleymightlikeyouthebestoftheparty.”“Mydear,youflatterme。Icertainlyhavehadmyshareofbeauty，butIdonotpretendtobeanythingextraordinarynow.Whenawomanhasfivegrownupdaughters，sheoughttogiveoverthinkingofherownbeauty."“Insuchcases,awomanhasnotoftenmuchbeautytothinkof."Questions:

5.Thisexcerptistakenfromanovelentitledby.

6。CommentonthecharacterofMr.andMrs.Bennet。

7。WhatmethodsareusedtodepictthecharactersofMr。andMrs。Bennet？8。Thisexcerptistakenfromachapterthathasbeenhighlypraisedasanopeningchapter.Doyouconsidersuchpraisejustified?Givereasonsforyouranswer。Ⅶ.Essayquestion。ComparethefeaturesofWilliamThackeray’sworkswiththoseofCharlesDickens’s.KeysⅠ.Identification.

1.Identifyeachontheleftcolumnwithwhatiswrittenontherightcolumn。

(1)A（2）J(3)B(4)E(5）F

（6）D（7）I（8)C(9）H(10)G2。Identifytheauthorwithhisorherwork.

（1)E(2）I(3)H(4)B(5）A

(6)D(7）J(8）C（9)G(10）FⅡ。Fillintheblanks。

1.JamesJoyce2。WomeninLove

3.WilliamButlerYeats;T.S。Eliot4。Dramaticmonologue

5。TheFrenchRevolution，Paris,London6。W.M。Thackeray

7。dreamvision8.Utopia

9。Hamlet10.SamsonAgonistes

11.PhilipLarkin12.existentialism

13。WalterScott

14.thepermanenceofart；thetransienceofhumanpassion

15。WilliamWordsworth

16.TheFrenchRevolution；theEnglishIndustrialRevolution

17.TheRivals18.Childhood

19.TheHistoryofTomJones,aFoundling20.Blankverse

Ⅲ。Choosethebestanswer.

1.B2.B3.C4。B5。B

6.A7.B8。B9。C10.A

11.D12。B13.B14。B15。D

16.A17.A18.B19.A20.C

Ⅳ。Definethefollowingterms.1.Bildungsroman:ThisisatermmoreorlesssynonymouswithErziehungsroman—literallyan“upbringing”or“education"novel.WidelyusedbyGermancritics,itreferstoanovelwhichisanaccountoftheyouthfuldevelopmentofaheroorheroine（usuallytheformer）。Itdescribestheprocessesbywhichmaturityisachievedthroughthevariousupsanddownsoflife。2.Stream—of—consciousness：Oneofthemodernliterarytechniques，whichisusedtodepictthementalandemotionalreactionsofcharacterstoexternalevents，ratherthantheeventsthemselves.Itadoptsthepsycho-analyticapproachinliterarycreationtoexploretheexistenceofsubconsciousandunconsciouselementsinthemindmorethoroughlyandseemoreclearlyhowmenarethrownintoexistence.Asopposedtousagesofconventionalplotstructure,description，andcharacterization，theactionispresentedintermsofimagesandattitudeswithinthemindofoneormorefigures，oftentogetatthepsychicnatureofthecharactersataleveldistinctfromthatoftheirexpressionofordered，verbalizedthought.ItwasrepresentedbyJamesJoyce(Ulysses）,VirginiaWoolf（TotheLighthouse,TheWaves）andWilliamFaulkner（TheSoundandtheFury）.3。Epic(heroicpoem)：Itisapoemthatcelebratesintheformofcontinuousnarrativetheachievementsofoneormoreheroicpersonagesofhistoryortradition.4。Humanism：Broadly,thistermsuggestsanyattitude,whichtendstoexaltthehumanelementorstresstheimportanceofhumaninterests，asopposedtothesupernatural，divineelements—orasopposedtothegrosser，animalelements。Inamorespecificsense,humanismsuggestsadevotiontothosestudiessupposedtopromotehumanculturemosteffectively—inparticular，thosedealingwiththelife，thought，languageandliteratureofancientGreeceandRome.InliteraryhistorythemostimportantuseofthetermistodesignatetherevivalofclassicalculturethataccompaniedtheRenaissance.5.Allegory：Atermreferringtothepresentationofanabstractideathroughconcretemeans.Thetypicalallegoryisanarrative，whetherinprose,verse,ordrama,thathasatleasttwolevelsofmeaning.Thefirstisthesurface-levelstoryline，whichcanbesummedupbystatingwhodoeswhattoexpectreaderstorecognizetheexistenceofasecondanddeeperlevelofmeaningwhichmaybemoral,political,philosophicalorreligious。Allegoriesgenerallyfallintotwomajorcategoriesthepoliticalandhistoricalallegory,andtheallegoryofabstractthemes。6。Irony：Acontrastoranincongruitybetweenwhatisstatedandwhatisreallymeant,orbetweenwhatisexpectedtohappenandwhatactuallyhappens.Threekindsofironyare:(1）verbalirony,inwhichawriterorspeakersaysonethingandmeanssomethingentirelydifferent;（2)dramaticirony，inwhichareaderoranaudienceperceivessomethingthatacharacterinthestoryorplaydoesnotknow;（3)ironyofsituation，inwhichthewritershowsadiscrepancybetweentheexpectedresultsofsomeactionorsituationanditsactualresults7。Foil:Acharacterwhosequalitiesoractionsservetoemphasizethoseoftheprotagonist（orofsomeothercharacter）byprovidingastrongcontrastwiththem.ThusinCharlotteBront’sJaneEyre，thepassiveobedienceofJane’sschool-friendHelenBurnsmakesherafoiltotherebelliousheroine。8。Intrusivenarrator:Anomniscientnarratorwho,inadditiontoreportingtheeventsofanovel’sstory,offersfurthercommentsoncharactersandevents，andwhosometimesreflectsmoregenerallyuponthesignificanceofthestory.Itisadeviceusedfrequentlybythegreatrealistnovelistsofthe19thcenturynotablyGeorgeEliotandLeoTolstoy.Theintrusivenarratorallowsthenoveltobeusedforgeneralmoralcommentaryonhumanlife,sometimesintheformofbriefdigressiveessaysinterruptingthenarrative。AnearlierexampleisthenarratorofHenryFielding'sTheHistoryofTomJones,aFoundling。Ⅴ。Short-answerquestions.1。Modernistwritingispredominantlycosmopolitan,andoftenexpressesasenseofurbanculturaldislocation，alongwithanawarenessofnewanthropologicalandpsychologicaltheories.Modernismworksaremoreconcernedaboutalienationfromsociety,lossofself—identity,lonelinessofman,inabilitytofeelorexpresslove,meaninglessnessoflife，absurdityoftheworld，dehumanizationofthemodernsociety，subjectivityandspontaneity。Itsfavoredtechniquesofjuxtapositionandmultiplepointsofviewchallengethereadertoreestablishacoherenceofmeaningfromfragmentaryforms。2.Ofhisfourgreattragedies,wecangenerallysumupthisway.Hamletpresentsaherowhoseweaknessmakeshimpeculiarlyvulnerableinfightingagainsttheoutwardevil；Othelloshowshowanoutwardevilmakesuseofthehero'sweaknessandcauseshisfall；andMacbethrevealshowoutwardevilstirsupthewickednessinmananddestroyshim.KingLear,however，demonstrateshowman’smistakesetsfreetheevilsoftreachery,hypocrisy，flattery,licentiousness，utterselfishnessanddistrustamongthemembersoftheupperclass,destroyingnotonlyinnocentpeoplebutthewholecountry。3。(1)Thewholenovelisnarratedatfirstinthethirdperson,thenthereisashifttothefirstperson,andfinallybacktothethirdpersonagain。（2）Thewholenovelhasseveraldifferentnarrativelevels：firstitisastoryaboutAnna,andthenitisAnna’sownnarrationofherselfwithinwhichthereappearsanotherstoryaboutElla。（3）Thesemulti—levelsofnarrationandmulti-pointsofviewcrisscrossedreflectthelifefromdifferentanglesandprovidereaderswithawiderperspectiveofwhatweseekafter。4.Thesymbolicmeaningofthewindissubjecttovariousinterpretations：（1）Itsymbolizesregenerationwhichfollowsthedestructionanddeathofwinter。(2）Personally,Shelleyseesitasaforcethatwillreinvigoratehim，thewindofspiritandinspirationatatimewhenhefeelshisownpowersasapoetareonthedecline。（3)Sociallyandpolitically，thewindrepresentsthedestructiveandrevolutionaryenergiesthathadbeenseeninEuropeovertheprevious30years，overthrowinglong-establishedandcorruptsocialorderinFranceandItaly。（4)Spiritually,itisanabstractexpressionormanifestationofthespiritwithinnature,adrivingforcebehindtheturningwheeloftheseasonsandthecyclesoflifeanddeath。5.Fromthesubtitle,ANovelwithoutaHero，readersareenlightenedabouttheworlditdepicts。Asanovelwithoutheroes，itcanonlymean：（1）Inthisnovelthereisnoexactlypositivecharacters，thatistosay，thisisaworldfullofbadorfaultypeople。Noonehereisreallygoodenoughtobeahero。Theworldorsocietyhereiscorrupted。(2)Thisisanovelnotaboutsomeparticularpersonbutaboutasociety—theuppermiddleclasssociety。Thesocialmanners,madeupofindividualbehaviors,becomethepredominantconcern，andthegeneralimpressionisthatofnoisy，whirlingcommotion。（3)Itcanbeabookaboutwomeninsteadofmen.Evidenceisfoundintheabsolutedominationofthestagebythemajorcharacters：BeckySharpandherfoilAmelia。They，particularlyBecky，aretheheroinesatthecentreoflifewhileallthemalecharactersarebutmeansandtoolsintheirclimborsearchforpositionandmoney。Ⅵ。Answerthequestionsaccordingtothefollowingpassages.

Passage11.Sonnet18isoneofthemostbeautifulsonnetswrittenbyShakespeare，inwhichhehasaprofoundmeditationonthedestructivepoweroftimeandtheeternalbeautybroughtforthbypoetrytotheoneheloves.Anicesummer’sdayisusuallytransient,butthebeautifyinginpoetrycanlastforever。ThusShakespearehasafaithinthepermanenceofpoetry.2。Thesonnetstartswithaquestionthatmightleadtoaveryordinaryconceit;insteaditintroducesaprofoundmeditationontime,change,andbeauty.Normallytocomparethebelovedtothedaysofearlysummerortothedazzlingbeautyoftheglorioussunwouldbeconsideredhighpraise(herehyperboleisemployed）。However,thepoetconsidersthesecomparisonsinadequate，forjustliketheshortnessofsummerman’syouthandbeautywillfadeaway。3。Thepoetexpressesaveryboldidea：beautifulthingscanrelyontheforceofliteraturetoreachtheireternityandliteratureiscreatedbyman，thusitdeclaresman'seternity.ThisideaisnotonlypossessedbyShakespeare；itisalsoasparkoftheEuropeanRenaissancemovement.4.Thispoemiswritteninthestanzaoffourteeniambicpentameterlines。TheRhymingschemeisababcdcdefefgg。Passage2

5.PrideandPrejudice，JaneAusten6.Mr。Bennetisamanofintricatecharacterandquickwit。Histeasingtoneandsarcastichumorarejustbeyondhiswife'sunderstanding。Mrs.Bennet,anempty—headedwoman，issimpleandnaïve，eagertotalkwithanyslightencouragement.7.Variousmethodsareemployedtodepictthecharacters:ThecharactersofMr。andMrs。Bennetaredepictedthroughcontrast。Thiscontrastisfirstshownbytheirmannerofconversation。Mrs。Bennetjustbubbleson,whileMr.Bennetismorereservedinphrasinghismildlysarcasticstatementswhichisbeyondhiswife’sunderstanding。Besides，thereisrichemploymentofironyandmildsatire,whichnotonlymakesthestoryinterestingandamusing，butalsocontributestocharacterization.Dialoguealsoplaysanimportantpartincharacterization.Thecharacterscomealivethroughdialoguefortheirtruenaturerevealsitselfinthewaythecharactersspeak：Mr。Bennet’semotionaldetachmentcomesacrossinhisdrywitwhileMrs.Bennet’shystericalexcessdripsfromeverysentencesheutters。8.Thischapterdeservestheuniversalpraiseinthatitaboundsinwit,humorandcharm.Itsstyleislucidandgraceful，withtouchesofhumorandmildsatire.Besides,theconversatio