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1、目录：1、英语专业八级（TEM）英国文学复习资料2、英语专业八级TEM8考试范文集锦3、经验篇1、英语专业八级（TEM）英国文学复习资料Chapter One （一般掌握）Chapter Two English Literature of the Late Medieval AgesI可出选择题有：（ ） 1. Apart from original poems, Chaucer translated various works of French authors, among them is the famous _A. The Canterbury TalesB. The Romance

2、of the RoseC. The Parliament of FowlsD. The House of Fame（ ） 2. Generally speaking, Chaucers works fall into three main groups corresponding roughly to the three periods of his adult life, which period is wrong?A. The period of French influenceB. The period of Italian influenceC. The period of his m

3、aturityD. The period of American influence（ ） 3. Which of the following information about Chaucer is wrong?A. He died on the 25th of October 1400, he was the first to be buried in the writers corner of Westminster AbbyB. He was considered as “father of English Poetry”C. He was one of the narrative p

4、oets of EnglandD. His masterpiece is The Canterbury Tales（ ） 4. Of the following, the one which employs the form of romance is_.A. Amoretti B. Venus and AdonisC. The Tempest D. Sir Gawain and Green Knight（ ） 5. The characters in the Canterbury Tales can be divided into the following groups except_.A

5、. rural dwellers B. church members C. tradesman D. nobles（ ） 6. Piers the Plowman is similar in form to the work written byA. Chaucer B. Shakespeare C. Marlowe D. BunyanChapter Three English Literature in the RenaissanceI可出选择题有：（ ） 1. English Renaissance Period was an age of _A. prose and novelB. po

6、etry and dramaC. essays and journalsD. ballads and songs（ ） 2. “Romeo, Romeo, Wherefore art thou Romeo?” is one of the most famous lines from Romeo and Juliet. Which of the following comments on the line is NOT true?A. Juliet speaks the line in the balcony scene.B. She is unaware of Romeos presence.

7、C. She asks him to deny his family for her love.D. A major theme in Romeo and Juliet is the tension between social and family identity and ones inner identity （represented by ones name）.（ ） 3. The Elizabethan literature_A. had a marked unity and the feeling of patriotism and devotion to the queen.B.

8、 witnessed a decline of degenerationC. expressed age and sadness, even the brightest hours were followed by gloom and pessimism.D. was not romantic.（ ） 4. One of the following plays takes its subject matter from Chinese historyA. Henry IV B. Macbeth C. Tamburlaine D. Alchemist（ ） 5. Dr Faustus sells

9、 his soul to the devil because he_.A. is faced by MephistophelesB. wants to gain more moneyC. wants to live an extravagant lifeD. wants to know more about the world（ ） 6. Shakespeare is a poet , playwright and _.A. critic B. novelist C. an actor D. both b and c（ ） 7. Of the following, the one which

10、employs the form of romance is_.A. Amoretti B. Venus and AdonisC. The Tempest D. Sir Gawain and Green Knight（ ） 8. The difference of Surreys contribution to English poetry from that of Wyatt lies in that Surrey_.A. wrote the first English sonnetB. introduce the couplet into EnglandC. wrote the first

11、 English blank verseD. made the sonnet popular（ ） 9. The one who first made blank verse the principal instrument of English drama isA. Surrey B. Marlowe C. Shakespeare D. Jonson（ ） 10. The recurrent theme of Marlowe s play is the praise of _.A. capitalism B. feudalism C. individualism D. nationalism

12、II可出填空题有：1. Rough winds do shake the _of May,And _has all too short a date.2. Sometimes too hot the _shines, and often is his _dimmed.3. Shakespeare produced _plays and _sonnet.4. _is praised by Marx as “the progenitor of English Materialism”.III可出简答题有：Analyze Shakespeares four periods of career con

13、cisely.Chapter Four English Literature of the Seventeenth CenturyI可出选择题有：（ ） 1. _was a progressive intellectual movement which began in France and had a wide impact throughout Europe in 18th century.A. The RenaissanceB. The EnlightenmentC. The Religious ReformationD. The Chartist Movement（ ） 2.Which

14、 of the following comment on the image of Satan in Paradise Lost is NOT correct?A. The finest thing in Paradise Lost is the description of Hell and Satan was the real hero.B. He is firmer than the rest of the fallen angelsC. He remains obeyed and admired by all the angelsD. It is he who makes man re

15、volt against God.（ ） 3. Which of the following information about John Donne is NOT true?A. He was born in a Roman Catholic family.B. He received his education at Oxford and Cambridge.C. Later he gave up his Catholic faith and took orders in the Anglican Church.D. He wrote only religious poems.（ ） 4.

16、 Drydens contribution to English literature lies in the following except_.A. he established the heroic couplet as one of the principal English verse formB. he clarified the English proseC. he raised the English literature criticism to a new levelD. he raised English comedy to a higher level（ ） 5. Ap

17、ology for Poetry is _.A. a poem B. a romance C. a criticism D. a sonnetII可出判断题有：（ ） 1. John Donne is famous for his metaphysical conceit, that is, a comparison between the two strikingly resemblant objects.（ ） 2. Newspaper was born in 17th century.（ ） 3. One of the characteristics of the English bou

18、rgeois revolution was that it was carried out under the cloak of religion.III可出填空题有：1 _is the glorious pioneer to introduce blank verse into non-dramatic poetry.IV 可出术语有：metaphysical poetsChapter Five English Literature in the Eighteenth CenturyI可出选择题有：（ ） 1. In the 18th century, satire was much use

19、d in writing, English literature of this age produced some excellent satirists, such as _A. Swift B. Defoe C. Blake D. Burns（ ） 2. In the 18th century English literature, the representative poets of Pre-romanticism were_A. Blake and WordsworthB. Burns and ColeridgeC. Blake and BurnsD. Wordsworth and

20、 Coleridge（ ） 3. Which of the following information about William Blake is NOT true?A. He was born in London, the son of Irish hosier.B. He was a poet as well as an engraver.C. His first book of poem was Songs of Innocence.D. His later poems are mysterious and hard to understand.（ ） 4. The main lite

21、rary stream of the 18th century was_.A. RomanticismB. RealismC. Pre-romanticismD. Critical realism （ ） 5. _was considered as “father of English Novel”.A. SwiftB. FieldingC. ChaucerD. Jane Austin（ ） 6. In 1704, _founded the periodicals “the Review”.A. Swift B. Blake C. Milton D. DefoeII可出判断题有：（ ） 1.

22、Pope established the heroic couplet as one of the principal English verse forms.（ ） 2. Burns poems are largely based on imitation and revision of folk ballads of his motherland.（ ） 3. Neo-classicism means restraint, thus it is unfit for the requirement of French Revolution, which aroused the age of

23、Romantic Revival to unfetter spirit of humankind.（ ） 4. Swift is known as a pioneer novelist of English and also a prolific writer of books and pamphlets on variety of subjects.（ ） 5. The Houyhnhnms represent an ideal rational existence, a life governed by sense.III可出填空题有：1. _is the glorious pioneer

24、 to introduce blank verse into non-dramatic poetry.2. People in 18th century believed in _and their watchword was “common sense”.V可出术语有：EnlightenmentChapter Six English Literature of the Romantic AgeI可出选择题有：（ ） 1. The Romantic Age began with the publication of “The Lyrical Ballads” which was written

25、 by_A. William WordsworthB. Samuel JohnsonC. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD. Wordsworth and Coleridge（ ） 2. Which poet does not belong to the Active Romantic Poet?A. Byron B. Shelley C. Keats D. Blake（ ） 3. The first poem in “The Lyrical Ballads” is Coleridges masterpiece_A. Kubla KhanB. The PreludeC. The

26、 Rime of Ancient MarinerD. Tintern Abbey（ ） 4. In 1805, Wordsworth completed a long auto-biographical poem entitled _.A. Biographia LiterariaB. The PreludeC. Lucy Poems D. The Lyrical Ballads（ ） 5. The following stanza is from a poem written by_.When we two partedIn silence and in tears,Half broken-

27、hearted,To sever for years.Pale grew thy cheek and coldColder than thy kiss;Truly that hour foretoldSorrow to this!A. Percy Bysshe ShellyB. William BlakeC. George Gordon ByronD. Robert Browning（ ） 6. The Lake Poets include all the following members except the author of the following work.A. The Prel

28、udeB. Don JuanC. The Ancient MarinerD. Joan of Arc（ ） 7. Scotts chief contribution to English literature lies in his novels of_.A. warB. historyC. cityD. romanceII可出判断题有：（ ） 1. With the establishment of the Jacobin dictatorship in France, Wordsworths attitude toward revolution changed into active.（

29、） 2. In the revised version of Lyrical Ballads, Coleridge held that poetry is the “spontaneous overflow of powerful feeling”.（ ） 3. Romanticism is a literary trend. It prevailed in England in the period （17981832）（ ） 4. The most important impetus of the Romantic movement was the French Revolution（ ）

30、 5. The ideals of French Revolution are liberty, democracy, and equality.（ ） 6. The brilliant literary criticism “Biographia Literaria” is written by Wordsworth.III可出填空题有：1. _ marked the transition from romanticism to the period of realism which followed it.2In 1843 Wordsworth was made _.IV可出术语有：lak

31、e poetsV可出简答题有：What are the qualities of Romanticism?Chapter Seven English Literature of the Victorian AgeI可出选择题有：（ ） 1. The following statements are features of Dickenss novels except_.A. The power of exposureB. Complicated and fascinating plotC. Broad humor and penetrating satireD. Tragic mood and

32、 feeling of depressionII可出判断题有：（ ） 1. A Tale of Two Cities belongs to the first writing phase of Dickenss career, and the two cities are London and Paris.（ ） 2. Though the Victorian poets are called The Third Generation of Romanticism, they showed no vigor and power in production of poetry as their

33、previous poets.III可出填空题有：1In the 19th century English literature, a new literary trend _ appeared after the romantic poetry.2The title of the novel Vanity Fair is suggestive of that Vanity Fair in Bunyans masterpiece _, where all sorts of vanities are on sale.3The central characters of The Mill on F

34、loss are Tom and his sister _.4_ is the representative of New Romanticism in the novel writing at the end of the 19th century.IV可出术语有：Dramatic monologueV可出简答题有：The contribution of the setting to the expression of the speakers situation in “Crossing the Bar”.Chapter Eight English Literature of the Fi

35、rst Half of the Twentieth CenturyI可出判断题有：（ T ） 1. Symbolism, Surrealism, Imagism, Expressionism, etc, all belong to School of Modernism.（ T ） 2. The Rainbow is D. H. Lawrences autobiographical work.II可出简答题有：The significance of the theme of Araby.March the works in column A and authors in column B an

36、d write the letter of your choice in the bracketsA B (g)1. Robert Burnsa. To Celia(d )2. Shakespeareb. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner(f )3. Andrew Marvellc. The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock(b)4. Samuel Coleridged. Macbeth( j )5. John Keatse. An Ideal Husband(h)6. Henry Fieldingf. To His Coy Mist

37、ress( a)7. Ben Jonsong. A Red, Red Rose(i )8. Walter Scotth. Tom Jones( e)9. Oscar Wildei. Rob Roy(c)10. T. S. Eliotj. Ode to a Nightingale A B( e)1. Henry Fielding a. Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard(I )2. John Miltonb. The Picture of Dorian Gray(g)3. Jane Austinc. Great Expectation(j )4. Shak

38、espeare d. Jude the Obscure(a)5. Thomas Graye. Joseph Andrews( c)6. Dickensf. The Invisible Man( b)7. Oscar Wildeg. Emma(f )8. H. G. Wellsh. Don Juan(d )9. Thomas Hardyi. Paradise Lost(h )10. Byronj. King Lear2、英语专业八级TEM8考试范文集锦Children should begin their formal schooling at an early age People have

39、different views on what children should do at a very early age. Some think that children should begin their formal education and start to spend most of their time on studies. Others believe that it is still time for young children to play. Both views are based on respective ground. Those who argue f

40、or the playing time for children suggest that children at a very early age are still too young to focus their attention on learning. Their brain may not be ready for serious studies such as comprehension and memorizing learning materials. These people are partially right, for it is true that young c

41、hildren can hardly concentrate. Their attention on one thing lasts for no longer than 15 minutes or so. But we can arrange classes for shorter periods, cant we? And we can shift teaching subjects. Through putting them to study, young children are occupied with learning but not with playing. Those wh

42、o argue for childrens early commencement for formal education believe that being put to studies, children can develop good habit of studying, for the process of learning helps develop childrens mental abilities like the ability to memorize, the ability to understand and the ability to do simple calc

43、ulation. Childrens habit of studying and love for learning are of great importance to youngsters because these two things set up the sound foundation for their future studies. Having children start formal education at a very early age benefits young children much more than simply letting them play most of their time. A good habit needs a long time to develop to become a second nature. More importantly, it is better to develop a good habit before a bad one may grow. Similarly, the love for learning should take toots for before the love