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1、-young 英美文学考题考试复习题-第 9 页上海师范大学标准试卷题型2015 2016 学年 第2学期 考试日期 2016 年6月18日科目：英美文学选读辅修英语 专业 本科 14年级 _ 班 姓名 学号 _题号一二三四五六七八总分分值10202050100得分我承诺，遵守上海师范大学考场规则，诚信考试。签名：_I.Match the items in Column A with those of Column B (10 points in all, 1 points for each)1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.II. Choose the best a

2、nswers to fill the following blanks(20points, 1 point for each blank)1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.III. Answer the following questions in your own words (20 points in all, 10points for each): 简答题IV. Topic Discussion (50 points in all, 25points for each)阐述1.2. 英

3、美文学考题考试复习题1.Match the items in Column A with those of Column B (10 points in all, 1 points for each)Works of the authors: a) An Essay on Criticism b) Robison Crusoe c) Gullivers Travelsd) Dictionary of the English Languagee) Tom Jonesf) David Copperfieldg) Don Juanh) TESS OF THE DURBERVILLES i) Vani

4、ty Fair j) The Merchant of Venice k) The Legend of Sleepy Hollowl) Pride and Prejudicem) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Column A: authors 1) Alexander Pop2) Daniel Defoe3) Jonathan Swift4) Samuel Johnson5) Henry Fielding6) Dickens7) Byron8) Thomas Hardy9) Thackeray10) William Shakespeare 11) Washingto

5、n Irving12) Mark Twain 13) Jane AustenII. Choose the best answers to fill the following blanks(20points, 1 point for each blank)1. In the 14th century, the most important writer (poet) is _ . A. Langland B. Wycliffe C. Gower D. Chaucer2. The prevailing form of Medieval English literature is _.A. nov

6、el B. drama C. romance D. essay3. After the Norman Conquest, three languages co-existed in England at that time. The Normans spoke _.A. French B. English C. Latin D. Swedish4.Doyouthink,becauseIampoor,obscure,plain,andlittle,Iamsoullessandheartless?AndifGodhad treatedmewithsomebeauty,andmuchwealth,I

7、shouldhavemadeitashardforyoutoleaveme,asitisnowformetoleaveyou.Theabovequotedpassageismostprobablytakenfrom_. A. PrideandPrejudice B. JaneEyreC. WutheringHeights D. GreatExpectations5. The progress in industry at home stimulated the commercial expansion abroad. _ encouraged exploration and travel, w

8、hich were compatible with the interests of the English merchants.A. Henry V. B. Henry VIIC. Henry VIII D. Queen Elizabeth6. The most gifted of the “university wits” was _. A. Lyly B. Peele C. Greene D. Marlowe7. Utopia was written in the form of _. A. prose B. drama C. essay D. dialogue 8. Among man

9、y poetic forms, Shakespeare was especially at home (good at) with the _.A. dramatic blank verse B. song C. sonnet D. couplet9. In the plays, Shakespeare used about _words.A. 15000 B. 16000 C. 17000 D. 1800010. _has been called the summit of the English Renaissance.A. Christopher Marlow B. Francis Ba

10、con C. W. Shakespeare D. Ben Johnson 11. Sentimentalism is mostly seen in _. A. poetry B. novels C. drama D. romance12_ compiled the A Dictionary of the English Language which became the foundation of all the subsequent English dictionaries.A. Ben Johnson B. Samuel Johnson C. Alexander Pope D. John

11、Dryden13. Which play is regarded as the best English comedy since Shakespeare?A. She Stoops to Conquer B. The RivalsC. The School for Scandal D. The Conscious Lovers14. _ is the greatest representative of English critical realism.A. Jane Austen B. Thackeray C. Dickens D. Charlotte 15.In the novel _,

12、 Dickens describes the Chartist Movement and shows his sympathy for the workers.A. Great Expectations B. A Tale of Two CitiesC. Hard Times D. Oliver Twist16. _ 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

13、life.A. The Curiosity Shop B. David Copperfield C. Oliver Twist D. Great Expectations17. Which of the following is Thackerays masterpiece?A. The Virginians B. The Books of Snobs C. The Newcomes D. Vanity Fair18. The title of the novel Vanity Fair was taken from Bunyans masterpiece _.A. The Pilgrims

14、Progress B. Child Harolds PilgrimageC. Gullivers Travels D. The Canterbury Tales19. Emily Bronte wrote only one novel entitled _.A. Jane Eyre B. Agnes Grey C. Wuthering Heights D. Emma20. Dickens third literary period shows intensifying _.A. optimism B. excitement C. irritation D. pessimism21. The V

15、ictorian Literature began in_ and ended in _.A. 18371900 B. 18351901 C. 18321902 D. 1830190322. Charles Dickens was impressive for his _.A. wide spread of critical realism B. his spirit of democracy and humanismC. his unforgettable figures with satire and simple and clear languageD. including A, B a

16、nd C23. The two cities in A Tale of Two Cities refer to _.A. London and New York B. London and ParisC. Paris and New York D. Brussels and Washington24. Byrons _ is regarded as the great poem of the Romantic Age.A. Childe Harolds Pilgrimage B. Hours of IdlenessC. Lara D. Don Juan25. The publication o

17、f _ marks the beginning of the Romantic Movement in England.A. “Tintern Abbey” B. Lyrical Ballads C. Frost at Night D. “The Daffodils”26. The themes of Pride and Prejudice are _.A. pride and prejudice B. the writers own personalitiesC. love and marriage D. Both A and C27. Some critics think that som

18、e of Byrons poems show his _.A. individual heroism and pessimism B. love of nature and optimism C. love of old writers D. hatred for the imperialism 28. The Romantic Age began in_ and came to an end in _.A. 17891821 B. 17781823 C. 17981832 D. 1768181929. Byron, Shelley and Keats belong to Romantic p

19、oets of _ generation.A. the first B. the second C. the third D. the forth30. Romanticism was a literary trend prevailing in English during the period from 1798 to 1832. The Romantic writers（）. A. paid great attention to the spiritual and emotional life of manB. were discontent with the development o

20、f industrialism and capitalism, and presented the social evils minutely in their worksC. took pains to portray a world of harmony and balance(057)D. tended to glorify Rome and advocated rational Italian and French art as superior to the native traditions31. Which of the following poems is a landmark

21、 in English poetry?ALyrical Ballads by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor ColeridgeB“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William WordsworthC“Remorse ” by Samuel Taylor ColeridgeDLeaves of Grass by Walt Whitman32. The literary form which is fully developed and the most flourishing during the Romantic

22、Period is _. Aprose Bdrama Cnovel Dpoetry33. Through the character of Elizabeth, Jane Austen emphasizes the importance of _ for woman.A. marriageB. physical attractivenessC. independence and self-confidenceD. submissive character34. All of the following poets are regarded as “Lake Poets” EXCEPT _. A

23、. Samuel Taylor Coleridge B. Robert Southey C. William Wordsworth D. William Blake35. English Romanticism,as a historical phase of literature,is generally said to have begun with the publication of Wordsworth and Coleridges_. A. Poetical Sketches B. A Defence of Poetry C. Lyrical Ballads D. The Prel

24、ude36. Jane Austens practical idealism is that love should be justified by _ and disciplined by self-control.A. reason B. senseC. rationality D. sensibility37. .In his poem “Tiger, Tiger,” William Blake expresses his perception of the “fearful symmetry” of the big cat. The phrase “fearful symmetry”

25、suggests（）.A. the tigers two eyes which are dazzlingly bright and symmetrically setB. the poets fear of the predatorC. the analogy of the hammer and the anvilD. the harmony of the two opposite aspects of Gods creation38.The poems such as “The Chimney Sweeper” are found in both Songs of Innocence and

26、 Songs of Experience by（）. A. William WordsworthB. William Blake C. John Keats D. Lord Gordon Byron39 .William Wordsworth, a romantic poet, advocated all of the following except . A. normal contemporary speech patternsB. humble and rustic life as subject matterC. elegant wording and inflated figures

27、 of speechD. intensely subjective feeling toward individual experience40. Among the following British Romantic poets _ is regarded as a “worshipper of nature”. A. William Blake B. William Wordsworth C. George Gordon Byron D. John Keats41. Poetry is defined by _ as “the spontaneous overflow of powerf

28、ul feelings, which originates in emotion recollected in tranquility”. A. William Wordsworth B. William Blake C. Percy Bysshe Shelley D. Robert Southey42. The major representatives of the poetic revolution in English Romantic period were Samuel Taylor Coleridge and _.A. William Blake B. William Words

29、worthC. John Keats D. Percy Bysshe Shelley43. “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind? The quoted line comes from _.A. Shelleys “Ode to the West Wind B. Walt Whitmans Leaves of GrassC. John Miltons Paradise Lost DJohn Keats “Ode on a Grecian Urn” 44. “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a

30、 single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” The quoted part is taken from _. AJane EyreBWuthering Heights CPride and PrejudiceDSense and Sensibility45. The major theme of Jane Austens novels is_. A. love and money B. money and social status C. social status and marriage D

31、. love and marriageIII. Answer the following questions in your own words (20 points in all, 10points for each): Give a brief answer in your own words to each of the following questions in English. Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.1. Remember Shakespeares major plays

32、in each literary career.2. In your opinion, what is the Reason for Tesss Tragedy?3. Whats the literary style of Shelley as a Romantic poet? IV. Topic Discussion (50 points in all, 10points for each) 阐述 Write no less than 120 words on each of the following topics in English in the corresponding space

33、 on the answer sheet.1. How is Romanticism different from Neoclassicism? Provide brief evidence from the literary works you know best. Suggested answer: 2.In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen explored three kinds of motivations of marriage the middle-class people had in the second half of the 18th century. Try to make a brief discussion about them with specific examples from the novel. Make comments on Austens attitude towards these motivations. 3. Comment on the character of Hamlet.4. What are the features of Shakespeares drama?