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1、Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.-author-date英国文学简史试题1英国文学简史试题11._，a typical example of old English poetry ,is regarded today as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons. A.The Canterbury Tales B.The Ballad of Robin Hood C.The Song o
2、f 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 movement stimulated by a series of historical events, which one of the following is NOT such an event? A.The rediscovery of an
3、cient 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 religious allegory in the English language. A.The Pilgrims Progress B.Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners C.The Life
4、 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.humanism 6.“So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,/So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”(Shakespeare,
5、Sonnets18)What 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 in dreadful deeds/Fearless, endangered Heavens perpetual king”In the third line of the above passage quoted from Miltons P
6、aradise Lost, the phrase“thy conduct”refers to _conduct. A.Gods B.Satans C.Adams D.Eves 8. It is generally regarded that Keatss most important and mature poems are in the form of _. A.elegy B.ode C.epic D.sonnet 9.“Shall I compare thee to a summers day?”The sentence is the beginning of Shakespeares_
7、. A.comedy B.tragedy C.sonnet D.poem 10. Daniel Defoes novels mainly focus on _. 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 desire of the criminals for property 11. Francis Bacon is best k
8、nown for his_which greatly influenced the development of this literary form. A.essays B.poems C.works D.plays 12. Most of Thomas Hardys novels are set in Wessex_. A.a crude region in England B.a fictional primitive region C.a remote rural area D.Hardys hometown 13. In terms of Pride and Prejudice, w
9、hich is not true? A.Pride and Prejudice is the most popular of Jane Austens novels. B.Pride and Prejudice is originally drafted as “First Impressions”. C.Pride and Prejudice is a tragic novel. D.In this novel, the author explores the relationship between great love and realistic benefits. 14. Chrono
10、logically the Victorian Period refers to _ A.1798-1832 B.1836-1901 C.1798-1901 D.the Neoclassical Period 15. In the following figures, who is Dickenss first child hero? 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
11、 The heroic lay is tuneless now- The heroic bosom beats no more! (George Gordon Byron, Don Juan) In the above stanza,“art thou”literally means_. A.“art you ” B.“are though” C.“art though” D.“are you ” 17. Of the following writers, which is not the representative of the Romantic period? A.William Bla
12、ke. B.John Bunyan. C.Jane Auten. D.John Keats. 18. In Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, what is the utmost concern of Blake? A.Love B.Childhood C.Death D.Human Experience 19. Paradise Lost is actually a story taken from_. A.the Renaissance B.the Old Testament C.Greek Mythology D.the New Te
13、stament 20. Jane Austens first novel is _. A.Pride and Prejudice B.Sense and Sensibility C.Emma D.Plan of a Noel 21. Of the following poets, which is not regarded as “Lake Poets”?A.Saumel Taylor Coleridge. B.Robert Southey. C.William Wordsworth. D.William Shakespeare. 22.Daniel Defoe describes_as a
14、typical English middle-class man of the eighteenth century, the very prototype of the empire builder or the pioneer colonist. A.Robinson Crusoe B.Moll Flanders C.Gulliver D.Tom Jones 23. The lines“Death, be not proud, though some have calld thee/Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;”are found in
15、 _. A.William Wordsworths writings B.John Keats writings C.John Donnes writings D.Percy Bysshe Shelleys writings 24.The Pilgrims progress by John Bunyan is often said to be concerned with the search for_. A.self-fulfillment B.spiritual salvation C.material wealth D.universal truth 25.With so many po
16、ems such as “The Sparrows Nest,”“To a Skylark,”“To the Cuckoo”and “To a 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.Brobding
17、nag C.Houyhnhnm D.England 27.Which of the following can not 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 t
18、erm “metaphysical poetry”is commonly used to name the work of 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 Sweeper. . 01-05 C C B A D 06-10 D B B C A 11-15 A B C B C 16-20 D B D B B 21-25 D A C B C 26-30 A D A B D -