英美文学考试复习选择题
一．盎格鲁-撒克逊时期
1. The most important work of _a _is The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, which is regarded as the best monument of the English prose.
a. Alfred the Great
b. Caedmon
c. Cynewulf
d. Venerable Bede
2. Who is the monster half-human who had mingled thirty warriors in The Song of Beowulf ？_c_
a. Hrothgat
b. Heorot
c. Grendel
d. Beowulf
3. _b_ is the first important religious poet in English literature.
a. Cynewulf
b. Caedmon
c. Shakespeare
d. Adam Bede
4. The epic, The Song of Beowulf, represents the spirit of _d__.
a. monks
b. romanticists
c. sentimentalists
d. Pagan（异教徒）
5. When we speak of the old English prose, the first name that comes into our minds is_ d_, who is the first scholar in English literature and has been regarded as father of English learning.
a. William Shakespeare
b. Beowulf
c. Julius Caesar
d. Venerable Bede
6. _a_ is not only a prose writer but also a king of Wessex.
a. Alfred the Great
b. venerable Bede
c. Adam Bede
d. King Arthur
7. Prose literature did not show its appearance until the _c_ century.
a. 6th
b. 7th
c. 8th
d. 10th
8. The Anglo-Saxons were Christianized in the _c_ century.
a. 5th
b. 6th
c. 7th
d. 8th
9. Beowulf describes the exploits of a _d_hero, Beowulf, in fighting against the monster Grendel, his revengeful mother, and a fire-breathing dragon.
a. Danish
b. Scandinavian
c. English
d. Norwegian
10. The Roman occupation lasted for about 400 years in Britain, and in _d_, all the Roman troops went back to the continent and never returned.
a. 55 B.C.
b. 78 A.D.
c. 400 A.D.
d. 410 A.D.
11. English literature began with the _a_settlement in English. Of old English literature, Beowulf, the national epic of the English people, is an example of the mingling of nature myths and heroic legends.
a. Anglo-Saxon
b. Roman
c. Norman
d. Britain
二．盎格鲁-诺曼时期
1. In 1066, _a_, with his Norman army, succeeded in invading and defeating English.
a. William the Conqueror
b. Julius Caesar
c. Alfred the Great
d. Claudius
2. In the 14th century, the most important writer is _d_
a. Langland
b. Wycliffe
c. Gower
d. Chaucer
3. The prevailing from of Medieval English literature is the _c_.
a. novel
b. drama
c. romance a. essay
4. The story of _a_ is the culmination of the Arthurian romances.
a. Sir Gawain and the Green Knights
b. The story of Beowulf
c. Piers the plowman
d. The Canterbury
5. William Langland’s _b_ is written in the form of a dream vision.
a. Kubla Khan
b. Piers the Plowman
c. The Dream of John Bull
d. Morte
d’ Arthur
6. After the Norman Conquest, three languages existed in English at that time. The Normans spoke _a_.
a. French
b. English
c. Latin
d. Swedish
7._c_ was the greatest of English religious reformers and the first translator of the Bible.
a. Langland
b. Gower
c. Wycliffe
d. Chaucer
8. Piers the Plowman describes a serous of wonderful dreams the author dreamed, through which, we can see a picture of the life in the _b_ English.
a. primitive
b. feudal
c. bourgeois
d. modern
9. The theme of _a_ to king and lord was repeatedly emphasized in romances.
a. loyalty
b. revolt
c. obedience
d. mockery
10. The most famous cycle of English ballads centers on the stories about a legendary outlaw called _b_.
a. Morte d’ Aryhur
b. Robin Hood
c. The Canterbury Tales
d. Piers the Plowman
三．乔叟时期
1. Who is the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets of England? _b_
a. Christopher Marlow
b. Geoffrey Chaucer
c. W. Shakespeare
d. Alfred the Great
2. When he died, Chaucer was buried in a the Poet’s Co rner.
a. Westminster Abbey
b. Normandy
c. Canterbury
d. Southwark
3. Chaucer’s earliest work of any length is his “ c ” a translation of the French “ Roman de la Rose ” by Gaillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meung, which was a love allegory enjoying widespread popularity in the 13th and 14th centuries not only in France but throughout Europe.
a. Troilus and Criseyde
b. A Red, Red Rose
c. Romance of the Rose
d. Piers the Plowman
4. Chaucer composes a long narrative poem named “ b ” based on Boccaccio’s poem “ Filotrato”.
a. The Legend of Good Women
b. Troilus and Cirseyde
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight d. Beowulf
5. In his literary development, Chaucer was influenced by three literatures, Which one is not true? _d_
French literature b. Italian literature
c. English literature
d. German literature
6. _a_creative work vividly reflected the changes which had taken root in English culture of the second half of the 14th century.
a. Chaucer’s
b. Byron’s
c. Shelley’s
d. Eliot’s
四．文艺复兴时期
1. The cradle of Renaissance is_ D_.
A. Germany
B. England
C. America
D. Italy
2. English Renaissance Period was not an age of prose, but Thomas More wrote his
famous prose work_ A_.
A. Utopia
B. Song and Sonnets
C. Of Studies
D. The Shepherd’s Calendar
3. The real mainstream of the English Renaissance is _A_
A. the Elizabethan drama
B. the Elizabethan prose
C. ancient poem
D. romantic novel
4. Which of the following doesn’t belong to one of the University Wits? _D_
John Lyly B. Christopher Marlowe C. Robert Green D. John Milton
5. Chrispopher Marlowe’s second achievement is his creation of __B__for the English drama.
A. the Byronic hero
B. the Renaissance hero
C. the Realistic hero
D. the Romantic hero
6. ___B__ is the essence of the Renaissance.
Reformation B. Humanism C. Chivalry D. Heroism
7. The following are the main qualities of Spe nser’s poetry except __D__.
A. Perfect melody
B. rare sense of beauty
C. dedicated idealism
D. bitter irony
1. The most important and popular comedy written by Shakespeare is __C_.
A. Romeo and Juliet
B. Twelfth Night
C. The Merchant of Venice
D. As You Like It
2. Which writing is a typical example of Shakespeare's pessimistic view towards human life and society in his late years? A
A. Tempest
B. King Lear
C. Hamlet
D. Othello
3. Which one IS NOT one of Shakespeare's four tragedies? A
A. Romeo and Juliet
B. King Lear
C. Hamlet
D. Othello
4. ___B__, the first of the great tragedies, is generally regarded as Shakespeare's most popular play on the stage.
A. The Merchant of Venice
B. Hamlet
C. King Lear
D. Julius Caesar
5. Shakespeare has established his giant position in world literature with his __D__ plays.
A. 47
B. 27
C. 52
D. 37
6. Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18? C
A. The speaker eulogizes the power of Nature.
B. The speaker satirizes human vanity.
C. The speaker praises the power of artistic creation.
D. The speaker meditated on man’s salvation
17世纪王政复辟时期
1. John Donne is the leading figure of __D___.
A. Lake poets
B. Graveyard School
C. Satanic poets
D. Metaphysical School
2. Which of the following is not true of John Donne? B
A. John Donne is the leading figure of the “Metaphysical School ”.
B. The most striking feature of Donne’s poetry is precisely its tang of romance.
C. Donne is best known by the Song and Sonnets.
D. Donne’s great prose works are his sermons.
3. _B_ holds that the nature of love is the union of soul and body.
A. John Bunyan
B. John Donne
C. Samule Johnson
D. Daniel Defoe
1. The chief force that motivated John Bunyan to write The Pilgrim’s Progress was his ___B___.
A. police commitment
B. religious fervency
C. artistic pursuit
D. long suffering in the prison
2. As a result of the conscientious study he made of the Bible, Bunyan’s language was ____B__.
A. satiric, concise and well-balanced
B. concrete, living and colloquial
C. general, Latinate and polysyllabic
D. comic, neat and decent
3. The following comments on John Bunyan are wrong except __A___.
A. He was a stout Puritan.
B. Bunyan’s works belong to Gothic novels.
C. Bunyan’s style is different from that of the English Bible.
D. A Modest Proposal in his masterpiece.
1. Here is a sentence from an essay, “Read not to contradict and confuse, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider”. The essay must be ___A___.
A. Of studies by Francis Bacon
B. The Advancement of Learning by Francis Bacon
C. Novum Organum by Francis Bacon
D. Essays by Francis Bacon
2. __D__ is a great tract on education written by Bacon.
A. Novum Organum
B. The New Atlantis
C. Essays
D. The Advancement of Learning
3. _A___ lays the foundation for modern science with his insistence on scientific way of thinking and fresh observation rather than authority as a basis for obtaining knowledge.
A. Francis Bacon
B. Thomas Hardy
C. Charles Dickens
D. William Blake
18世纪浪漫主义时期
1. In the field of literature, the Enlightenment Movement brought about a revival of interest in the old classical works. This tendency is known as __B__.
A. Classicism
B. Neoclassicism.
C. Romanticism
D. Pre-Romanticism
2. The __D___ century England is known as the Age of Enlightenment or the Age of Reason.
A. fifteen
B. sixteen
C. seventeen
D. eighteen
3. Which of the following cannot correctly describe Enlightenment Movement? D
A. Enlightenment Movement flourished in France.
B. Enlightenment Movement was a furtherance of the Renaissance.
C. The purpose of the movement was to enlighten the whole world.
D. It advocated individual education.
4. The modern English novel came into being in __D__.
A. The middle of the 17th century
B. the 17th century
C. The late 18th century
D. the middle of the 18th century
5. The enlighteners claim that __A__ should be the only, and the final cause of any human thought and activities.
A. reason
B. equality
C. science
D. fraternity
6. As the representative of the Enlightenment, Pope was one of the first to introduce _A__ to England.
A. rationalism
B. criticism
C. romanticism
D. realism
7. The Dunciad is generally considered to be Pope’s best _B__ work.
A. praising
B. satiric
C. fabulous
D. allegorical
8. Alexander Pope strongly advocated _B__, emphasizing that literary works should be judged by classical rules of order, reason, logic, restrained emotion, good taste and decorum.
A. Idealism
B. neoclassicism
C. romanticism
D. sentimentalism
9. __C_ satirizes the foolish, meaningless life of the lords and ladies in the aristocratic bourgeois society of the 18th England.
A. An Essay on Criticism
B. The Dunciad
C. The Rape of the Lock
D. An Essay on Man
1. In his novel, Robinson Crusoe , Defoe eulogizes the hero of the ___C__. Aristocratic class B. enterprising landlords
C. rising bourgeoisie
D. hard-working people
2. Daneil Defoe’s novels m ainly focus on __A___.
A. The struggle of the unfortunate for mere existence
B. The struggle of the shipwrecked persons for security
C. The struggle of the pirates for wealth
D. The struggle of the criminals for property
3.__C___ is important in the history of the novel because it shows the care for persistent record of the detail of daily life, which was to become one of the most distinguishing characteristics of the novel form.
A. Moll Flanders
B. Robinson Crusoe
C. A Journal of the Plague Year
D. Roxana
4. The following on Daniel Defoe are true except __C__.
A. Robinson Crusoe is his first novel.
B. Robinson Crusoe is universally considered his masterpiece
C. He was a member of the upper class.
D. In his novels, his sympathy for the downtrodden, unfortunate poor is shown.
5. In his Moll Flanders, Defoe __B__.
A. Satisfies his reader by making the sinner justifiably punished.
B. Convinces his reader that the sinner is more sinned against than sinning
C. Condemns the frailty of women when sinned against
D. Bemoans the unjust fate of the female sinner
1. Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels is the greatest __B__ work in English literature. Realistic B. satiric C. romantic D. poetic
2. Jonathan Swift held the opinion that human nature _A__, thus human nature and human institutions both needed constant reform and improvement.
Was seriously and permanently flawed
Had become corrupted and deprived
Was a mixture of the angelic and the satanic
Was erroneous but capable of redemption
3. The 18th century witnessed that in England there appeared two political parties, __A__, which were satirized by Jonathan Swift in his Gulliver’s Travels .
A. The Whig and the Tories
B. The senate and the House of Representative
C. The upper House and lower House
D. The House of Lord and the House of Common
4. “Proper words in proper place, makes the true definition of a style.” The sentence is said by __D__, one of the greatest masters of English prose.
A. Alexander Pope
B. Henry Fielding
C. Daniel Defoe
D. Jonathan Swift
1. Thomas Gray has been regarded as the leader of the __B__ of the day.
A. Romantic poetry
B. sentimental poetry
C. religious poetry
D. modern poetry
2. In terms of Elegy Written in the Country Churchyard, which is wrong? _B_
A. The author employs metaphor in this poem.
B. The author excessively expresses his personal melancholy.
C. Here he reveals his sympathy for the poor and the unknown.
D. He mocks the great ones who despise the poor and bring havoc on them.
3. Which of the following phrases cannot be used to describe the features of Gray’s poetry? _D_
A. Highly artificial in diction
B. distorted in word order
C. Calculated in rhythm
D. lighted-hearted in tone
1. Samuel Richardson, one of the 18th century novelists, is well known for his __A__.
A. Epistolary method
B. allegory
C. comic-epic in prose
D. symbolism
1. Which of the following writings is not completed by Sheridan? _B_
A. The School for Scandal
B. Pamela
C. The Rivals
D. The Critic
2. Which play is regarded as the best English comedy since Shakespeare? _C_
A. She Stoops to Conquer
B. The Rivals
C. The School for Scandal
D. The Conscious Lovers
英语专业-英美文学试卷及答案-期末
英语专业-英美文学试卷及答案-期末
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却最简洁最重点的英美文学考试重点
一、The Anglo-Saxon period (449-1066) 1、这个时期的文学作品分类：pagan(异教徒) Christian(基督徒) 2、代表作:The Song of Beowulf(national epic民族史诗)metaphor alliteration。 3、Angles, Saxons and Jutes. 二、The Anglo-Norman period (1066-1350) 1、The Roman Conquest: In 1066, the Duke of Normandy William led the Norman army to invade England. The result of this war was William became the king of England. After the conquest, feudal system was established in English society.Chivalry was introduced by the Normans into England. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight头韵 2、传奇ramances：描写骑士的冒险精神和典雅爱情文学。seek adventures , fighting for his lord in battle,humility,honor,sacrifice,brave,honesty,love with women 三、Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400)（反封建、反教会、追求个性自由） 1、the father of English poetry 英国诗歌之父 2、purely English(the London dialect伦敦方言) 3、heroic couplet英雄双韵体
英美文学考试复习点重点整理
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英美文学欣赏考题整理及答案
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英美文学史及作品选读 复习题
1.Romance,which uses narrative verse or prose to tell stories of ___ adventures or other heroic deeds, is a popular literary form in the medieval period. A.Christian B.knightly C.Greek D.primitive 2. In The song of Beowulf , Beowulf fought against _______. A. Grendel B. a knight C. Hrothgar D. Sir Gawain 3. Among the great Middle English poets, Geoffrey Chaucer is known for his production of ___. A.Piers Plowman B.Sir Gawain and the Green Knight C.Confessio Amantis D.The Canterbury Tales 4. Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18? A.The speaker eulogizes the power of Nature. B.The speaker satirizes human vanity. C.The speaker praises the power of artistic creation. D.The speaker meditates on man's salvation. 5. John Milton was the writer of ______ A. Paradise lost B. The Pilgrims progress C. Tess D. Emma 6. The greatest of all English authors is _______ A. William Shakespeare B. Charles Dickens C, Thomas Hardy D. Robert Frost 7. Of all the 18thcentury novelists, _______ and Tobias Gorge Smollet may be regard as the real founders of the genre of the bourgeois realistic novel in England and Europe. A. Henry Fielding B. Daniel Defoe C. Joseph Addison D. Richard Steel 8. The most outstanding figure of English sentimentalism was _____ A. Henry Fielding B. Daniel Defoe C. Joseph Addison https://www.360docs.net/doc/473389511.html,urence Sterne 9. The most outstanding figure of the epoch of Enlightenment in England was ______. A. Oliver Goldsmith B. Jonathan Swift c. Thomas Grey D. Richard Steel 10. Daniel Defoe was the writer of ______ A. Gulliver’s Travels B. Robinson Crusoe C. Jane Eyre D. A Modest Proposal 11. Gulliver’s Travels was written by ______. A. Laurence Sterne B. Daniel Defoe C. Jonathan Swift D. Oliver Goldsmith 12. Tom Jones was written by _____ A. Oliver Goldsmith B. Jonathan Swift c. Thomas Grey D. Henry Feilding 13. The songs of Innocence was written by ____ A. William Wordsworth B. William Blake C. Robert Burns D. J.Keats 14. With the publication of William Wordsworth’s _____ in collaboration with S.T. Colerige, romanticism began to bloom and found a firm place in the history of English literature. A. The Cloud B. To a Sky-lark C. to Autumn D. Lyrical Ballads 15.“If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind!” is an epigrammatic line by __. A.J.Keats B.W.Blake C.W.Wordsworth D.P.B.Shelley 16. ______ was Byron’s greatest work. A. Don Juan B.She Walks in Beauty C. Cain D. Manfred. 17.Ulysses (1922) is generally acknowledged to be ______’s masterpiece and a typical example of stream of consciousness technique. A. James Joyce B. Virginia Woolf C. D. h. Lawrence D. Charles Dickens 18. The Title Vanity Fair was borrowed by Thackeray from the_____ by Bunyan. A. Pilgrim’s Progress B. Canterbury Tales C. Paradise Lost D. Beowulf
英美文学史期末考试资料
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