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1、精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 英国文学史及选读 期末试题及答案考试课程：英国文学史及选读考核类型： A 卷xx 班考试方式：闭卷出卷老师 : XXX 考试专业：英语考试班级：英语I.Multiple choice 30 points, 1 point for each select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. 1._,a typical example of old English poetry ,i

2、s regarded today as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons. A.The Canterbury Tales B.The Ballad of Robin Hood C.The Song of Beowulf D.Sir Gawain and the Green Kinght 2._is the most common foot in English poetry. A.The anapest B.The trochee C.The iamb D.The dactyl 3.The Renaissance is actually a movem

3、ent stimulated by a series of historical events, which one of the following is NOT such an event. A.The rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture. B.Englands domestic rest C.New discovery in geography and astrology D.The religious reformation and the economic expansion 4._is the most successful

4、 religious allegory in the English language. A.The Pilgrims Progress B.Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners C.The Life and Death of Mr.Badman D.The Holy War 5.Generally, the Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries, its essence is _. A.science B.philosophy C.arts D

5、.humanism 6. “So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,/So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. ”Shakespeare, Sonnets18What does“this”refer to .A.Lover. B.Time. C.Summer. D.Poetry. 7. “O prince, O chief of my throned powers, /That led th embattled seraphim to war/Under thy conduct, and i

6、n dreadful deeds/Fearless, endangered Heavens perpetual king”In the third line of the above passage quoted from Milton s Paradise Lost, the phrase “thy conduct ”refers to _conduct. A.God s B.Satans C.Adams D.Eves 8. It is generally regarded that Keats_. A.elegy B.ode s most important and mature poem

7、s are in the form of 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 1 页,共 6 页精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - C.epic D.sonnet 9. “Shall I compare thee to a summers day. ”The sentence is the beginning of Shakespeares_. A.comedy B.tragedy C.sonnet D.poem 10. Daniel Defoe s novels mainly focus on _. A.the struggle of the unfortunate f

8、or mere existence B.the struggle of the shipwrecked persons for security C.the struggle of the pirates for wealth D.the desire of the criminals for property 11. Francis Bacon is best known for his_which greatly influenced the development of this literary form. A.essays B.poems C.works D.plays 12. Mo

9、st of Thomas Hardy A.a crude region in England s novels are set in Wessex_. B.a fictional primitive region C.a remote rural area D.Hardy s hometown 13. In terms of Pride and Prejudice, which is not true. A.Pride and Prejudice is the most popular of Jane Austen s novels. ” .B.Pride and Prejudice is o

10、riginally drafted as “First ImpressionsC.Pride and Prejudice is a tragic novel. D.In this novel, the author explores the relationship between great love and realistic benefits. 14. Chronologically the Victorian Period refers to _ A.1798-1832 B.1836-1901 C.1798-1901 D.the Neoclassical Period s first

11、child hero. 15. In the following figures, who is Dickens A.Fagin. B.Mr.Brownlow. C.Olive Twist. D.Bill Sikes ”16. “And where are they. And where art thou, My country. On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless now- The heroic bosom beats no more. George Gordon Byron, Don Juan In the above sta

12、nza,“art thou”literally means_.”A. “art you ” B. “are though” C. “art thoughD. “are you 17. Of the following writers, which is not the representative of the Romantic period. A.William Blake. B.John Bunyan. C.Jane Auten. D.John Keats. 18. In Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, what is the utm

13、ost concern of Blake. A.Love B.Childhood C.Death D.Human Experience 19. Paradise Lost is actually a story taken from_. 名师归纳总结 A.the Renaissance B.the Old Testament 第 2 页,共 6 页C.Greek Mythology D.the New Testament 20. Jane Austens first novel is _. A.Pride and Prejudice B.Sense and Sensibility - - -

14、- - - -精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - C.Emma D.Plan of a Noel 21. Of the following poets, w hich is not regarded as “Lake PoetsA.Saumel Taylor Coleridge. B.Robert Southey. C.William Wordsworth. D.William Shakespeare. 22.Daniel Defoe describes_as a typical English middle-class man of the eighteenth century

15、, the very prototype of the empire builder or the pioneer colonist. A.Robinson Crusoe B.Moll Flanders C.Gulliver D.Tom Jones Death, be not proud, though some have calld thee/Mighty and dreadful, for thou art 23. The lines“not so;”are found in _ A.William Wordsworth s writings B.John Keatswritings C.

16、John Donnes writings D.Percy Bysshe Shelley s writings 24.The Pilgrim s progress by John Bunyan is often said to be concerned with the search for_. A.self-fulfillment B.spiritual salvation ” “To the Cuckoo”and “To a C.material wealth D.universal truth 25.With so many poems such as “The Sparrow” “To

17、a Skylark,Butterfly”,William Wordsworth is regarded as a “_ ” .A.poet of genius. B.royal poet. C.worshipper of nature. D.conservative poet. 26.In the first part of Gullivers Travels, Gulliver told this experience in _. A.Lilliput B.Brobdingnag C.Houyhnhnm D.England 27.Which of the following can not

18、describe“Byronic hero” .A.Proud. B.Mysterious. C.Noble origin. D.Progressive. 28.The poetic form which Browning attached to maturity and perfection is _. A.dramatic monologue B.use of symbol C.use of ironic language D.use of lyrics 29.The term “metaphysical poetry”is commonly used to name the work o

19、f the 17th-century writers who wrote under the influence of _. A.John Milton B.John Donne C.John Keats D.John Bunyan 30. Which of the following writings is not created by William Wordsworth. A.I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud. B.She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways C.The Solitary Reaper. D.The Chimney Swe

20、eper. II. Find the relevant match from colunm B for each item in Colomn A 10 points in all. 1 point for each 名师归纳总结 A B 第 3 页,共 6 页1.Geoffrey Chaucer A. A Red, Red Rose 2.Francis Bacon B. Ode to a Nightingale 3.Jonathan Swift C. Of Truth 4.William Blake D.Northanger Abbey 5.Robert Burns E.The Canter

21、bury Tales - - - - - - -精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 6.John Keats F.A Modest Proposal 7.Jane Austen G.The Tiger 8.Charles Dickens H. Ulysses 9.Tennyson I.David Copperfield 10.Robert Browning J.My Last Duchess III. Fill in the following blanks 10 points in all, 1 point for each 1. In the year_,at the bat

22、tle of Hastings, the Normans headed by william, Duke of Normandy, defeated the Anglo-saxons. 2. Since historical times, England, where the early inhabitants were celts, has been conquered three times. It was conquered by the Romans, the _,and the Normans. 3._is regared as shakespeares successful rom

23、antic tragedy. 4. No sooner were the people in control of the government than they divided into hostile parties: the liberal whigs and the conservative_. 5. The Glorious Revolution in _meant three things the supremacy of parliament, the beginning of modern English, and the final triumph of the princ

24、iple of political liberty. 6. Romanticism as a literary movement come into being in England early in the latter half of the _century. 7. With the publication of william Wordsworth s_in collaboration with S.T Coleridge, Romanticism began to bloom and found a firm place in the history of English liter

25、atare. 8. Woman as _ appeared in the Romantic age. It was during this period that women took, for the first time ,an important place in English literature. 9. The most important poet of the victoria Age was_, Next to him, were Robert Browning and his wife. 10. The _movement appeared in the thirties

26、of the 19th cenfury. IV. Questions and Answers 20 points in all ,10points for each Give brief answers to each of following questions in English. 1 A selection from a poem Wherefore feed and clothe and save Form the cradle to the grave Those ungrateful drones who would Drain your sweat_nay, drink you

27、r blood. Whrefore, Bees of England, forge Many a weepon, chain, and scourge That these stingless drones may spoil The forced produce of your tail. Questions 10 1. These lines are taken from a poem entitled_1 written by _1 . 2. The rhyme scheme in the selection of the poem is _.1 3.What idea does the

28、 quotation express.7 2 A Selection from a work Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some b

29、ooks also may be read by deputy and 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 4 页,共 6 页精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - extracts made of them by others, but that would be only in the less important arguments and the meaner sort of books; else distilled bookd are like common distilled waters. Question10 written by _.1 1. This p

30、assage is taken from a well-known work entiled_,22. Whats the main idea of the whole work. 7 V. Topic Discussion 30 points in all,15 points for each. Write no less than 100 words on each of the following topics in English , in the corresponding space on the answer sheet. 1. Based on Jane Eyre by Cha

31、rlotte Bronte, discuss the theme of her works, the image of woman protagonists and what and how her novels truthfully present.15 2. In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Aasten explored three kinds of motivations of marriage that the middle-class people had in the second half of the 18th century. Try to make

32、 a brief discussion about them with specific examples from the novel. Make comments on Austens attitude towards these motivations.15 200x200x 学年度第一学期期末考试试卷 答案及评分标准考试课程：英国文学史及选读考核类型： A 卷A 10=10 考试方式：闭卷出卷老师 : XXX 考试专业：英语考试班级：英语xx 班I. Multiple Choice 1 30=30 01-05 C C B A D 06-10 D B B C 11-15 A B C B

33、C 16-20 D B D B B 21-25 D A C B C 26-30 A D A B D II. Find the relevant match from column B for each item in colamn A 11-E 2-C 3-F 4-G 5-A 6-B 7-D 8-I 9-H 10-J III. Fill in the following blanks 110=10 1. 1066 2. Anglo-Saxons 3. Romeo and Juliet 4. Tories 5. 1688 6.18th 7.Lyrical Ballads 8.novelists

34、9.Tennyson 10.Chartist IV. Questions and Answers 20 points in all 1 A Poem Questions10 Shelley1 1. A Song: Men of England1 2. aabb ccdd 1 3. This poem is a war cry calling upon all working people to rise up against their political oppressors, it points out the intolerable injustice of economic explo

35、itation. The poet calls the exploiters “ungrateful drones”, Who drain the sweat and drink the blood of the labouring people, He illustrates with concrete examples the relationship of economic exploitation between the ruling class and the working people.7 2 A Selection from a work 1. Of Studies1 Baco

36、n1 2. It analyzes the use and abuse of studies ,the different ways adopted by different people to pursue studies. And how studies exert influence over human character. 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 5 页,共 6 页精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - V .Topic Discussion 30 points in all, 15 points for each A. Charlotte s work

37、s are all about the struggle of an individual consciousness towards self-realization, about some lonely and neglected young women with a fiece longing for love, understanding and a full, happy life. B. All ber heroineshighest joy arises from some sacrifice of self or some human weakness overcome. C.

38、 The image of woman protagonists in her works are mostly the life of the middle-calss working women, particularly governesses. D. Her works present a vivid realistic picture of the English society by exposing the cruelty, hypocrisy and other evils of the upper calsses, and by showing the misery and

39、suffering of the poor. Especially in Jane Eyre by her, she sharply criticises the existing society, e.g. religious hypocrisy of charity institutions. 2 In the novel ,three kinds of attitudes towards marriage are presented for manifestation: marriage merely for material wealth and social position; ma

40、rriage just for beauty, attraction and passion regardless of economic condition or personal merits; and the ideal marriage for true love with a consideration of the partners personal merit as well as his economic and social status. What jane Aasten tries to say is that it is wrong to marry just for money or for beauty, but it is also wrong to marny without consideration of economic conditions. 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 6 页,共 6 页