英国文学选读练习题 含答案

1、Exercise for English Literature (2)Choose the best answer for each blank.1. _, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets of England, was born in London about 1340.A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Sir GawainC. Francis BaconD. John Dryden2. Chaucer died on the 25th October 1400, and

2、was buried in _.A. FlandersB. FranceC. ItalyD. Westminster Abbey3. The progress in industry at home stimulated the commercial expansion abroad. _ encouraged exploration and travel, which were compatible with the interest of the English merchants.A. Henry VB. Henry VIIC. Henry VIIID. Queen Elizabeth4

3、. Except being a victory of England over _, the rout of the fleet “Armada” (Invincible) was also the triumph of the rising young bourgeoisie over the declining old feudalism.A. SpainB. FranceC. AmericaD. Norway5. At the beginning of the 16th century the outstanding humanist _ wrote his Utopia in whi

4、ch he gave a profound and truthful picture of the peoples suffering and put forward his ideal of a future happy society.A. Thomas MoreB. Thomas MarloweC. Francis BaconD. William Shakespear6. Absolute monarchy in England reached its summit during the reign of Queen _.A. MaryB. ElizabethC. WilliamD. V

5、ictoria7. English Renaissance Period was an age of _.A. prose and novelB. poetry and dramaC. essays and journalsD. ballads and songs8. From the following, choose the one which is not Francis Bacons work: _.A. The Advancement of LearningB. The New InstrumentC. EssaysD. The New AtlanticsE. Venus and A

6、donis9. “Shall I compare thee to a summers day?” This is the beginning line of one of Shakespeares _.A. songsB. playsC. comediesD. sonnets10. The heroines of Shakespeares great comedies, _ are the daughters of the Renaissance, whose images and stories will remain a legacy to readers and audiences of

7、 all time.A. PortiaB. RoselandC. ViolaD. Beatrice11. Choose the four great tragedies of Shakespeare from the following _.A. HamletB. OthelloC. MacbethD. King LearE. Timon of Athens12. Which play is not a comedy? _A. A Midsummer Nights DreamB. The Merchant of VeniceC. Twelfth NightD. Romeo and Juliet

8、E. As You Like It13. “Denmark is a prison”. In which play does the hero summarise his observation of his world into such a bitter sentence? _A. Charles IB. OthelloC. Henry VIIID. Hamlet14. The works of _ and the Authorised Version of the English Bible are the two great treasuries of the English lang

9、uage.A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Edmund SpenserC. William ShakespeareD. Ben Johnson15. In which play does the hero show his profound reverence for man through the sentence: “What a piece of wok is a man! How nobel in reason! How finite in faculty!” _A. Romeo and JulietB. HamletC. OthelloD. The Merchant of

10、 Venice16. In 1649, _ was beheaded. England became a commonwealth.A. James IB. James IIC. Charles ID. Charles II17. The revolution of 1688 meant three of the following things: _.A. the supremacy of ParliamentB. the beginning of modern EnglandC. the triumph of the principal libertyD. the triumph of t

11、he principle of political libertyE. the Restoration of monarchy18. Who of the following were the important metaphysical poets? _A. John DonneB. George HerbertC. John MiltonD. Richard Lovelace19. Which work was NOT written by John Milton? _A. Paradise LostB. Paradise RegainedC. Samson AgonistesD. Vol

12、pone20. Paradise Lost is _.A. John Miltons masterpieceB. a great epic in 12 booksC. written in blank verseD. about the heroic revolt of Satan against Gods authority21. John Milton is _.A. a great revolutionary poet of the 17th centuryB. an outstanding political pamphleteerC. a great stylistD. a grea

13、t master of blank verse22. From the Old Testament, John Milton took his stories of Paradise Lost, i.e. _.A. the creationB. the rebellion in Heaven of Satan and his fellow-angelsC. their defeat and expulsion from HeavenD. the creation of the death and of adam and EveE. the fallen angels in hell plott

14、ing against GodF. Satans temptation of EveG. the departure of Adam and Eve from Eden23. The finest thing in Paradise Lost is the description of hell, and _ is often regarded as the real hero of the poem.A. GodB. SatanC. AdamD. Eve24. Who is the greatest of the Metaphysical school of poetry? _A. John

15、 DonneB. George HerbertC. Andrew MarvellD. Henry Vaugham25. _ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the 18th century.A. The RenaissanceB. The EnlightenmentC. The Religious ReformationD. The Chartist Movement26. The main literary stream of the 18th century was _. What t

16、he writers described in their works were mainly social realities.A. naturalismB. romanticismC. classicismD. realismE. sentimentalism27. The eighteenth century was the golden age of the English _. The novel of this period spoke the truth about life with an uncompromising courage.A. dramaB. poetryC. e

17、ssayD. novel28. In 1704, Jonathan Swift published two works together, _ and _, which made him well-known as a satirist.A. A Tale of a TubB. Bickerstaff AlmanacC. Gullivers TravelsD. A Modest Proposal29. “Proper words in proper places, makes the true definition of a style.” This sentence is said by _

18、, one of the greatest masters of English prose.A. Alexander PopeB. Henry FieldingC. Daniel DefoeD. Jonathan Swift30. As a journalist, _ had learned how to make his reporting vivid and credible by a skillful use of circumstantial detail. This power to make his characters alive and his stories credibl

19、e is an inimitable gift.A. Joseph AddisonB. Daniel DefoeC. Samuel RicharsonD. Tobias Smollett31. Which of the following are NOT written by William Blake? _A. Poetical SketchesB. Songs of InnocenceC. Songs of ExperienceD. Auld Lang SyneE. The Marriage of Heaven and HellF. ProphecisG. Visions of the D

20、aughters of Albion and America, a Prophecy32. In the 18th century English literature, the representative poets of pre-romanticism were _.A. William WordsworthB. William BlakeC. Robert BurnsD. Jonathan Swift33. The Romantic Age begab with the publication of The Lyrical Ballads which was written by _.

21、A. William WordsworthB. Samuel JohnsonC. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD. Wordsworth and Coleridge34. The Romantic Age came to an end with the death of the last well-known romantic writer _.A. Jane AustenB. Walter ScottC. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD. William Wordsworth35. The glory of the Romantic Age lies in

22、 the poetry of _.A. William WordsworthB. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeC. George Gordon ByronD. Percy Bysshe ShelleyE. John Keats36. The English Romantic Age produced two major novelists. They are _.A. George Gordon Byron and Percy Bysshe ShelleyB. William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor ColeridgeC. Walter Sc

23、ott and Jane AustenD. Charles Lamb and William Hazlitt37. Which poets belong to the Active Romantic group? _A. George Gordon ByronB. William WordsworthC. Percy Bysshe ShelleyD. John KeatsE. John Milton38. Which poets belong to the Lakers? _A. William WordsworthB. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeC. John Keats

24、D. Robert SoutheyE. Walter Scott39. Which of the folloeing were written by Wordsworth ONLY? _A. To the CuckooB. The Lyrical BalladsC. Lucy PoemsD. The Solitary ReaperE. I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud40. The publication of _ marked the break with the conventional poetical tradition of the 18th century,

25、 i.e., with classicism, and the beginning of the Romantic revival in England.A. The Lyrical BalladsB. The PreludeC. Childe Harolds PilgrimageD. Don Juan41. As contrasted with the classicists who made reason, order and the old, classical traditions the criteria in their poetical creations, _ based hi

26、s own poetical principle on the premise that “all good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feeling.”A. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeB. George Gordon ByronC. Percy Bysshe ShelleyD. William Wordsworth42. _ was the first critic of the Romantic School.A. William WordworthB. Samuel JohnsonC. Samuel

27、Taylor ColeridgeD. Wordworth and Coleridge43. Which of the following statements is (are) NOT true about George Gordon Byron? _A. Byrons early years had been far from happy for he was born with a clubfoot, in the frequent family scenes his mother called him “you lame brat.”B. Byron died in Italy annd

28、 was deeply mourned by the Italian people and by all progressive people throughout the world.C. The reactionary criticism of the 19th century tried to belittle Byrons genius and his role in the development of English literature, but Byron remains one of the most popular English poets both at home an

29、d abroad.D. Since the May 4 Movement in 1919, more and more of Byrons poems have been translated into Chinese and well received by the poets and young readers. Byron has now become one of the best-known English poets in our country.44. In 1805, Wordsworth completed a long autobiographical poem entit

30、led _.A. Biographia literariaB. The PreludeC. Lucy PoemsD. The Lyrical Ballads45. _ is regarded as the most wonderful lyricist England has ever produced mainly for his poems on nature, on love, and on politics.A. William WordsworthB. John KeatsC. George Gordon ByronD. Percy Bysshe Shelley46. Which o

31、f the following statements is (are) NOT true about Percy Bysshe Shelley? _A. Prometheus Unbound is Percy Bysshe Shelleys masterpiece, a long epic poem.B. At Eton Percy Bysshe Shelley was known as “Mad Shelley”, for his obstinate opposition to the brutal fagging system, according to which the younger

32、 school-boys were obliged to obey the older boys and bear a great deal of cruel treatment.C. George Gordon Byron alled Percy Bysshe Shelley “the best and least selfish man I ever knew.”D. Percy Bysshe Shelley loved the people and hated their oppressors and exploiters.47. _s pursuit of beauty in all

33、things bespoke an aspiration after a better life than the sordid reality under capitalism. His leading principle is: “Beauty is truth, truth beauty.”A. Percy Bysshe ShelleyB. George Gordon ByronC. William WordsworthD. John Keats48. Choose the four immortal odes written by John Keats. _A. Ode to the

34、West WindB. Ode to a NightingaleC. To AutumnD. Ode on MelancholyE. Ode on a Grecian Urn49. Choose the works written by Jane Austen. _A. Pride and PrejudiceB. Sense and SensibilityC. Northanger AbbeyC. EmmaE. Mansfield ParkF. Persuasion50. In the 19th century English literature, a new literary trend

35、called _ appeared. And it flourished in the forties and in the early fifties.A. romanticismB. naturalismC. realismD. critical realism51. English critical realism found its expression chiefly in the form of _. The critical realists, most of who were novelists, described with vividness and artistic sk

36、ill the chief traits of the English society and criticised the capitalist system from a democratic viewpoint.A. novelB. dramaC. poetryD. essay52. The greatest English critical realist novelist was _, who criticised the bourgeois civilisation and showed the misery of the common people.A. William Make

37、peace ThackerayB. Charles DickensC. Charlotte BronteD. Emily Bronte53. Which of the following writers belong to critical realists? _A. Charles DickensB. Charlotte BronteC. Emily BronteD. Thomas Hardy54. _ wrote a number of little sketches of “cockney characters”. He signed them “Boz”, which was his

38、nickname for his young brother. His first book, Sketches by Boz appeared in 1836.A. Elizabeth GaskellB. William M. ThackerayC. Charles DickensD. Jane Austen55. _ has been called “the supreme epic of English life.”A. A Tale of Two CitiesB. David CopperfieldC. Pickwick PapersD. Oliver Twist56. The the

39、me underlying _ is the idea “Where there is oppression, there is revolution”.A. A Tale of Two CitiesB. David CopperfieldC. Pickwick PapersD. Oliver Twist57. In the Victorian Age, poetry was not a major art intended to change the world. The main poets of the age were _.A. Alfred TennysonB. Robert Bro

40、wningC. Mrs. BrowningD. Robert BurnsE. William Blake58. The _ Movement appeared in the thirties of the 19th century. It showed the English workers were able to appear as an independent political force and were already realising the fact that the industrial bourgeoisie was their principal enemy.A. En

41、lightenmentB. RenaissanceC. ChartistD. Romanticist59. Which novel is a great satire upon the society and those people who dream to enter the higher society regardless of the social reality? _A. A Tale of Two CitiesB. David CopperfieldC. Great ExpectationD. Dombey and Son60. Charles Dickens takes the

42、 French Revolution as the background of the novel _.A. A Tale of Two CitiesB. Great ExpectationC. Hard TimesD. David Copperfield61. _ is often regarded as the semi-autobiography of the author Dickens in which the early life of the hero is largely based on the authors early life.A. Tom JonesB. David

43、CopperfieldC. Oliver TwistD. Great Expectation62. The Bronte sisters are _. They were all talented writers and all of them died young. A. Charlotte BronteB. Emily BronteC. Anne BronteD. Jane AustenE. Catherine63. Charlotte Bronte produced four novels: _.A. ProfessorB. Jane EyreC. ShirleyD. VilletteE

44、. Agnes Grey64. Emily Bronte wrote only one novel entitled _.A. Wuthering HeightsB. Jane EyreC. EmmaD. Agnes Grey65. Choose the names appear in the novel Jane Eyre. _A. Jane EyreB. Mr. RochesterC. Mary BartonD. Silas Marner66. Which characters appear in the novel Wuthering Heights? _A. HeathcliffB.

45、CatherineC. HindleyD. CathyE. Hareton67. In the novel Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte _.A. pours a great deal of her own experienceB. criticises the bourgeois system of educationC. shows that true love is the foundation of marriageD. shows that women should have equal rights with men68. Women novelists

46、began to appear in England during the second half of the _ century.A. 17thB. 18thC. 19thD. 20th69. Anne Bronte also wrote two novels _ and _.A. ShirleyB. VilletteC. The Tenant of the Wildfell HallD. Agnes Grey70. Which of the following statements are true about Jane Eyre? _A. One of the central them

47、es of the book is the criticism of the bourgeois system of education.B. Another problem raised in the novel is the position of women in society.C. This book is Charlottel Brontes best literary production.D. In this book, the author attacked the greed, petty tyranny and lack of culture among the bour

48、geoisie and sympathised with the sufferings of the poor people. Her realism was coloured by petty-bourgeois philanthropy.71. Most of Robert Brownings important works, including _, are written in the form of dramatic monologue.A. Dramatic LyricsB. Dramatic RomancesC. Men and WomenD. dramatics Persona

49、e72. Thomas Hardy is one of the representatives of English _ at the turn of the 19th century.A. critical realismB. pre-romanticismC. neo-classicismD. new romanticism73. Which statement is true? _A. Thomas Hardy is a famous novelist.B. Thomas Hardy is also a poet.C. Thomas Hardy is a critical realist

50、.D. Fatalism is strongly reflected in Thomas Hardy novels.74. According to Thomas Hardys own classification, his novels divided themselves into three groups. They are _.A. Novels of character and environmentB. Romances and FantasiesC. Novels of IngenuityD. Working class literature75. Novels of chara

51、cter and environment are also called Wessex novels, taking the southwest counties of England for their setting. They include: _.A. Under the Greenwood TreeB. The Return of the NativeC. The Mayor of CasterbridgeD. Tess of the DUrbervillesE. Jude the Obscure76. The following statements are about Thoma

52、s Hardys novels, which are true? _A. His Wessex novels are of great significance.B. The Southwest counties of England are the setting of his Wessex novels.C. There is pessimism in his novels.D. Mankind is subjected to hostile and mysterious fate.E. There are elements of naturalism in his works.77. O

53、scar Wilde is one of the important dramatists in the 19th century. In his comedies, he criticises the upper class of the English bourgeois society. His best comedies are _.A. Lady Windermeres FanB. A Woman of No ImportanceC. An Ideal HusbandD. The Importance of Being EarnestE. The Picture of Dorian Gray78. Oscar Wilde was the representative among the writers of _.A. aestheticismB. decadenceC. critical realismD. pre-romanticism79. Alfred Tennysons poetic output was vast and varied. His main poems are _.A. The PrincessB. MaudC. In M