英国文学参考试题资料
Part Ⅰ: Choose the relevant match from column B for each item in column A.(10%) Section A
A B
(1)Shakespeare a. The Pilgrim's Progress (2)John Bunyan b. King Lear (3)Charles Dickens c. Jane Eyre (4)Charlotte Bronte d. Adam Bede (5)George Eliot e. Hard Times Section B
A B
(1) The Merchant of Venice a. Satan (2) Paradise Lost b. Elizabeth Bennet (3) The History of Tom Jones c. Portia (4) Pride and Prejudice d. Angel Clare (5) Tess of the D'Urbervilles e. Sophia Western
Part Ⅱ: Complete each of the following statements with a proper word or a phrase according to the textbook. (5%)
1. The Elizabethan_____ is the real mainstream of the English Renaissance.
2. In Milton's Paradise Lost, _____took revenge by tempting Adam and Eve to eat the forbidden fruit.
3. In the field of literature, the Enlightenment Movement brought about _____.
4. The best part of Robinson Crusoe is the realistic account of his _____ against the hostile nature.
5. Henry Fielding has been regarded as \the establishment of the form of the _____.
6. English Romanticism is generally said to have begun in 1798 with the publication of _____ and Coleridge's Lyrical Ballads.
7. In Austen's novels, stories of love and _____ provide the major themes.
8. As a woman of exceptional intelligence and life experience, George Eliot shows a particular concern for the destiny of _____.
9. _____ is the most outstanding stream-of-consciousness novelist of the 20th century. 10. Laurence's autobiographical novel is _____.
Part Ⅲ: Each of the following statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement. (50%)
1. About the Renaissance humanists which of the following statements is true? a. They thought money and social status was the measure of all things.
b. They emphasized the dignity of human beings and the importance of the present life. c. They couldn't see the human values in their works.
d. They thought people were largely subordinated to the ruling class without any freedom and independence.
2. In his tragedy Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare eulogizes _____. a. the faithfulness of love
b. the spirit of pursuing happiness
c. the heroine's great beauty , wit and loyalty d. both a and b
3. One of the distinct features of the Elizabethan time is _____. a. the flourishing of the drama b. the popularity of the realistic novel c. the domination of the classical poetry d. the close-down of all the theatres
4. Which of the following is not John Milton's works?
a. Paradise Lost b. Paradise Regained c. Samson Agonistes d. Othello 5. About reason , the enlighteners thought _____.
a. reason or rationality should be the only, the final cause of any human thought and activities
b. reason couldn't lead to truth and justice c. superstition was above reason and rationality
d. equality and science is contrary to reason and rationality 6. According to the neoclassicists, which of the following is true?
a. All forms of literature were to be modeled after the classical works of the ancient Greek and Roman writers.
b. They tried to delight, instruct and correct human beings as social animals. c. They tried to develop a polite, urbane ,witty, and intellectual art . d. all the above.
7. The 18th century witnessed that in England there appeared two political parties, _____. a. the Whigs and the Tories
b. the Senate and the House of Representatives c. the upper House and lower House
d. the House of Lords and the House of Representatives 8. The hero in Robinson Crusoe is the prototype of _____. a. the empire builder b. the pioneer colonist c. the working people d. both a and b
9. As a representative of the enlightenment movement, Jonathan Swift thought _____. a. human nature is simple and na?ve
b. it was possible to reform and improve human nature and human institutions c. human nature was destined and couldn't be changed d. to better human life, enlightenment is unnecessary 10. The social significance of Gulliver's Travels lies in _____.
a. the devastating criticisms and satires of all aspects in the then English and European life b. his artistic skill in making the story an organic whole c. his central concern of study of human nature and life d. both b and c
11. Of the eighteenth-century novelists Henry Fielding was the first to _____. a. instruct the people through his writing
b. give the modern novel its structure and style c. amuse the people through his works d. adopt the third-person narration
12. In Sheridan's plays, he is much concerned with the current moral issues and lashes harshly at _____.
a. the social goodness of his time b. the social vices of the day c. the moral tradition of his age d. both b and c
13. The Romantic period is an age of _____. a. prose b. drama c. poetry d. both a and c
14. The two major novelists of the Romantic period are _____. a. William Wordsworth and John Keats b. John Keats and Jane Austen c. Jane Austen and Walter Scott d. William
15. Blake's Songs of Experience paints a world of _____ with a melancholy tone. a. misery, poverty, disease, war and repression b. happiness and love and romantic ideals
c. misery , poverty mixed with love and happiness d. loss and institutional cruelty with sufferings
16. Through his poems, Byron created the \ a. a brave and stubborn rebel figure of noble origin b. a proud, mysterious rebel figure of noble origin c. a proud, mysterious rebel figure of lower origin d. a brilliant, independent and romantic figure of his time
17. In her novels, Jane Austen presents the quiet , day-to-day country life of _____. a. the upper-class English b. the upper-middle-class English c. the lower-class English d. the lower-middle-class English
18. Which of the following can't be included in the critical realists of the Victorian Period? a. Charlotte and Emily Bronte
b. Charles Dickens and William M. Thackeray c. Thomas Hardy and George Eliot d. D. H. Laurence and James Joyce
19. English critical realism found its expression chiefly in the form of _____. a. novel b. drama c. poetry d. sonnet
20. Hardy's last two novels _____ received a lot of hostile criticisms which led to his turning to poetry.
a. The Dynasts and Jude the Obscure
b. Tess of the D'Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure
c. The Return of the Native and Tess of the D'Urbervilles d. The Return of the Native and Jude the Obscure
21. Thomas Hardy's heroines and heroes , those unfortunate young men and women are all depicted in_____.
a. their persistent pursuit for personal fulfillment and happiness b. their desperate struggle for personal fulfillment and happiness c. their desperate struggle for individual equality and freedom d. their persistent pursuit for better life and ideals
22. The 20th century has witnessed a great achievement in English poetry, which are mainly represented by the following except _____. a. Thomas Hardy b. Ezra Pound c. T. S. Eliot d. Lord Byron
23. In his novels, Laurence made a bold psychological exploration of various human relationships, especially those between _____, with a great frankness. a. man and nature b. man and society c. man and woman d. all of the above
24. In The Man of Property, the typical Forsyte represents _____. a. the traditional and conservative values of the contemporary society
b. the essence of the principle that the accumulation of wealth is the sole aim of life c. the predominant possessive instinct of the society d. both a and c
25. Which of the following is James Joyce's masterpiece? a. Dubliners
b. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man c. Ulysses
d. Finnegans Wake
Part Ⅳ: Interpretation (20%)
Read the following selections and then answer the questions. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (1)
Let us go then, you and I,
When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherized upon a table;
Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets, The muttering retreats
Of restless nights in one-night cheap hotels And sawdust restaurants with oyster shells: Streets that follow like a tedious argument Of insidious intent
To lead you to an overwhelming question… Oh, do not ask, \Let us go and make our visit. … …
