英国文学选读练习测试题 含参考答案 E x e r c i s e f o r E n g l i s h L i t e r a t u r e(2) Choose the best answer for each blank. MC "1.________, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets of England, was born in London about 1340." 　　A.Geoffrey Chaucer 　　　　　　 incorrect B. Sir Gawain incorrect C.Francis Bacon incorrect D. John Dryden incorrect MC "　　2.Chaucer died on the 25th October 1400, and was buried in ________." Flanders incorrect France incorrect Italy incorrect Westminster Abbey incorrect MC "　　3.The progress in industry at home stimulated the commercial expansion abroad. ________ encouraged exploration and travel, which were compatible with the interest of the English merchants." Henry V incorrect Henry VII　　 incorrect Henry VIII　　 incorrect Queen Elizabeth incorrect MC "　　4.Except being a victory of England over ________, the rout of the fleet “Armada” (Invincible) was also the triumph of the rising young bourgeoisie over the declining old feudalism." Spain incorrect France incorrect America incorrect Norway incorrect MC 　　5.At the beginning of the 16th century the outstanding humanist ________ wrote his Utopia in which he gave a　profound and truthful picture of the people’s suffering and put forward his ideal of a future happy society. Thomas More incorrect Thomas Marlowe incorrect Francis Bacon incorrect William Shakespear incorrect MC 　　6.Absolute monarchy in England reached its summit during the reign of Queen ________. Mary incorrect Elizabeth incorrect William incorrect Victoria incorrect MC 　　7.English Renaissance Period was an age of ________. prose and novel incorrect poetry and drama incorrect essays and journals incorrect ballads and songs incorrect MC "　　8.From the following, choose the one which is not Francis Bacon’s work: ________." The Advancement of Learning incorrect The New Instrument incorrect Essays incorrect The New Atlantics incorrect 　　E.Venus and Adonis MC 　　9.“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” This is the beginning line of one of Shakespeare’s ________. songs incorrect plays incorrect comedies incorrect sonnets incorrect MC "　　10.The heroines of Shakespeare’s great comedie s, ________ are the daughters of the Renaissance, whose images and　　stories will remain a legacy to readers and audiences of all time." Portia incorrect Roseland incorrect Viola incorrect Beatrice incorrect MC 　　11.Choose the four great tragedies of Shakespeare from the following ________. Hamlet incorrect Othello incorrect Macbeth incorrect King Lear incorrect 　　E.Timon of Athens MC 　　12.Which play is not a comedy? ________ A Midsummer Night’s Dream incorrect The Merchant of Venice incorrect Twelfth Night incorrect Romeo and Juliet incorrect 　　E.As You Like It MC 　　13.“Denmark is a prison”. In which play does the hero summarise his observation of his world into such a bitter　　sentence? ________ Charles I incorrect Othello incorrect Henry VIII incorrect Hamlet incorrect MC 14.The works of ________ and the Authorised Version of the English Bible are the two great treasuries of the English language. A.Geoffrey Chaucer incorrect B. Edmund Spenser incorrect C.William Shakespeare incorrect D. Ben Johnson incorrect MC 　　15.In which play does the hero show his profound reverence for man through the sentence: “What a piece of wok is a　　man! How nobel in reason! How finite in faculty!” ________ 　　A.Romeo and Juliet　　B. Hamlet　　C.Othello　　D. The Merchant of Venice incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect MC "　　16.In 1649, ________ was beheaded. England became a commonwealth." 　　A.James I　　B. James II　　C.Charles I　　D. Charles II incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect MC 　　17.The revolution of 1688 meant three of the following things: ________. 　　A.the supremacy of Parliament　　B.the beginning of modern England　　C.the triumph of the principal liberty　　D.the triumph of the principle of political liberty incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　E.the Restoration of monarchy MC 　　18.Who of the following were the important metaphysical poets? ________ 　　A.John Donne　　B. George Herbert　　C.John Milton　　D. Richard Lovelace incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect MC 　　19.Which work was NOT written by John Milton? ________ 　　A.Paradise Lost　　B. Paradise Regained　　C.Samson Agonistes　　D. Volpone incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect MC 　　20.Paradise Lost is ________. 　　A.John Milton’s masterpiece　　B.a great epic in 12 books　　C.written in blank verse　　D.about the heroic revolt of Satan against God’s authority incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect MC 　　21.John Milton is ________. 　　A.a great revolutionary poet of the 17th century　　B.an outstanding political pamphleteer　　C.a great stylist　　D.a great master of blank verse incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect MC "　　22.From the Old Testament, John Milton took his stories of Paradise Lost, . ________." 　　A.the creation　　B.the rebellion in Heaven of Satan and his fellow-angels　　C.their defeat and expulsion from Heaven　　D.the creation of the death and of adam and Eve incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　E.the fallen angels in hell plotting against God　　F.Satan’s temptation of Eve　　G.the departure of Adam and Eve from Eden MC "　　23.The finest thing in Paradise Lost is the description of hell, and ________ is often regarded as the real hero of the poem." 　　A. God　　B. Satan　　C. Adam　　D. Eve incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect MC 　　24.Who is the greatest of the Metaphysical school of poetry? ________ 　　A.John Donne　　B. George Herbert　　C.Andrew Marvell　　D. Henry Vaugham incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect MC 　　25.________ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the 18th century. 　　A.The Renaissance　　B. The Enlightenment　　C.The Religious Reformation　　D. The Chartist Movement incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect MC 　　26.The main literary stream of the 18th century was ________. What the writers described in their works were mainly　　social realities. 　　A.naturalism　　B. romanticism　　C.classicism　　D. realism incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　E.sentimentalism MC 　　27.The eighteenth century was the golden age of the English ________. The novel of this period spoke the truth about　　life with an uncompromising courage. 　　A.drama　　B. poetry　　C.essay　　D. novel incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect MC "　　28.In 1704, Jonathan Swift published two works together, ________ and ________, which made him well-known as a　　satirist." 　　A.A Tale of a Tub　　B. Bickerstaff Almanac　　C.Gulliver’s Travels　　D. A Modest Proposal incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect MC "　　29.“Proper words in proper places, makes the true definition of a style.” This sentence is said by ________, one of the　　greatest masters of English prose." 　　A.Alexander Pope　　B. Henry Fielding　　C.Daniel Defoe　　D. Jonathan Swift incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect MC "　　30.As a journalist, ________ had learned how to make his reporting vivid and credible by a skillful use of　　circumstantial detail. This power to make his characters alive and his stories credible is an inimitable gift." 　　A.Joseph Addison　　B. Daniel Defoe　　C.Samuel Richarson　　D. Tobias Smollett incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect MC 　　31.Which of the following are NOT written by William Blake? ________ 　　A.Poetical Sketches　　B. Songs of Innocence　　C.Songs of Experience　　D. Auld Lang Syne　　E.The Marriage of Heaven and Hell　　F. Prophecis incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect "　　G.Visions of the Daughters of Albion and America, a Prophecy" MC "　　32.In the 18th century English literature, the representative poet of pre-romanticism was ________." 　　A.William Wordsworth　　B. William Blake　　C.Alexander Pope　　D. Jonathan Swift incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect MC 　　33.The Romantic Age begab with the publication of The Lyrical Ballads which was written by ________. 　　A.William Wordsworth　　B. Samuel Johnson　　C.Samuel Taylor Coleridge　　D. Wordsworth and Coleridge incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect MC 　　34.The Romantic Age came to an end with the death of the last well-known romantic writer ________. 　　A.Jane Austen　　B. Walter Scott　　C.Samuel Taylor Coleridge　　D. William Wordsworth incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect MC 　　35.The daffodils are depicted as the source of natural beauty by ________. 　　A.William Wordsworth　　B. Samuel Taylor Coleridge　　C.George Gordon Byron　　D. Percy Bysshe Shelley incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　E.John Keats MC 　　36.The English Romantic Age produced two major novelists. They are ________. 　　A.George Gordon Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley　　B.William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge　　C.Walter Scott and Jane Austen　　D.Charles Lamb and William Hazlitt incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect MC 　　37.Which poets belong to the Active Romantic group? ________ 　　A.George Gordon Byron　　B. William Wordsworth　　C.Percy Bysshe Shelley　　D. John Keats incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　E.John Milton MC 　　38.Which poets belong to the Lakers? ________ 　　A.William Wordsworth　　B. Samuel Taylor Coleridge　　C.John Keats　　D. Robert Southey incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　E.Walter Scott 　　39.Which of the folloeing were written by Wordsworth ONLY? ________ 　　A.To the Cuckoo　　B. The Lyrical Ballads　　C.Lucy Poems　　D. The Solitary Reaper incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　E.I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud "　　40.The publication of ________ marked the break with the conventional poetical tradition of the 18th century, ., with　　classicism, and the beginning of the Romantic revival in England." 　　A.The Lyrical Ballads　　B. The Prelude　　C.Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage　　D. Don Juan incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect "　　41.As contrasted with the classicists who made reason, order and the old, classical traditions the criteria in their　　poetical creations, ________ based his own poetical principle on the premise that “all good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful fe eling.”" 　　A.Samuel Taylor Coleridge　　B. George Gordon Byron　　C.Percy Bysshe Shelley　　D. William Wordsworth incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　42.________ was the first critic of the Romantic School. 　　A.William Wordworth　　B. Samuel Johnson　　C.Samuel Taylor Coleridge　　D. Wordworth and Coleridge incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　43.Which of the following statements is (are) NOT true about George Gordon Byron? ________ "　　A.Byron’s early years had been far from happy for he was born with a clubfoot, in the frequent family scenes his mother called him “you lame brat.”　　B.Byron died in Italy annd was deeply mourned by the Italian people and by all progressive people throughout the world.　　C.The reactionary criticism of the 19th century tried to belittle Byron’s genius and his role in the development of English literature, but Byron remains one of the most popular English poets both at home and abroad.　　D.Since the May 4 Movement in 1919, more and more of Byron’s poems have been translated into Chinese and well received by the poets and young readers. Byron has now become one of the best-known English poets in our country." incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect "　　44.In 1805, Wordsworth completed a long autobiographical poem entitled ________." 　　A.Biographia literaria　　B. The Prelude　　C.Lucy Poems　　D. The Lyrical Ballads incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect "　　45.________ is regarded as the most wonderful lyricist England has ever produced mainly for his poems on nature, on　　love, and on politics." 　　A.William Wordsworth　　B. John Keats　　C.George Gordon Byron　　D. Percy Bysshe Shelley incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　46.Which of the following statements is (are) NOT true about Percy Bysshe Shelley? ________ "　　A.Prometheus Unbound is Percy Bysshe Shelley’s masterpiece, a long epic poem.　　B.At Eton Percy Bysshe Shelley was known as “Mad Shelley”, for his obstinate opposition to the brutal fagging system,　according to which the younger school-boys were obliged to obey the older boys and bear a great deal of cruel treatment.　　C.George Gordon Byron alled Percy Bysshe Shelley “the best and least selfish man I ever knew.”　　D.Percy Bysshe Shelley loved the people and hated their oppressors and exploiters." incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect "　　47.________’s pursuit of beauty in all things bespoke an aspira tion after a better life than the sordid reality under　　capitalism. His leading principle is: “Beauty is truth, truth beauty.”" 　　A.Percy Bysshe Shelley　　B. George Gordon Byron　　C.William Wordsworth　　D. John Keats incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　48.Choose the four immortal odes written by John Keats. ________ 　　A.Ode to the West Wind　　B. Ode to a Nightingale　　C.To Autumn　　D. Ode on Melancholy incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　E.Ode on a Grecian Urn 　　49.Choose the works written by Jane Austen. ________ 　　A.Pride and Prejudice　　B. Sense and Sensibility　　C.Northanger Abbey C. Emma　　E.Mansfield Park　　F. Persuasion incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect "　　50.In the 19th century English literature, a new literary trend called ________ appeared. And it flourished in the forties　　and in the early fifties." 　　A.romanticism　　B. naturalism　　C.realism　　D. critical realism incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect "　　51.English critical realism found its expression chiefly in the form of ________. The critical realists, most of who were　　novelists, described with vividness and artistic skill the chief traits of the English society and criticised the capitalist system from a democratic viewpoint." 　　A.novel　　B. drama　　C.poetry　　D. essay incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect "　　52.The greatest English critical realist novelist was ________, who criticised the bourgeois civilisation and showed the　misery of the common people." 　　A.William Makepeace Thackeray　　B. Charles Dickens　　C.Charlotte Bronte　　D. Emily Bronte incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　53.Which of the following writers belong to critical realists? ________ 　　A.Charles Dickens　　B. Charlotte Bronte　　C. Emily Bronte　　D. Thomas Hardy incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect "　　54.________ wrote a number of little sketches of “cockney characters”. He signed them “Boz”, which was his　　nickname for his young brother. His first book, Sketches by Boz appeared in 1836." 　　A.Elizabeth Gaskell　　B. William M. Thackeray　　C.Charles Dickens　　D. Jane Austen incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　55.________ has been called “the supreme epic of English life.” 　　A.A Tale of Two Cities　　B. David Copperfield　　C.Pickwick Papers　　D. Oliver Twist incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect "　　56.The theme underlying ________ is the idea “Where there is oppression, there is revolution”." 　　A.A Tale of Two Cities　　B. David Copperfield　　C.Pickwick Papers　　D. Oliver Twist incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect "　　57.In the Victorian Age, poetry was not a major art intended to change the world. The main poets of the age were　　________." 　　A.Alfred Tennyson　　B. Robert Browning　　C.Mrs. Browning　　D. Robert Burns incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　E.William Blake 　　58.The ________ Movement appeared in the thirties of the 19th century. It showed the English workers were able to　appear as an independent political force and were already realising the fact that the industrial bourgeoisie was their principal enemy. 　　A.Enlightenment　　B. Renaissance　　C.Chartist　　D. Romanticist incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　59.Which novel is a great satire upon the society and those people who dream to enter the higher society regardless of　the social reality? ________ 　　A.A Tale of Two Cities　　B. David Copperfield　　C.Great Expectation　　D. Dombey and Son incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　60.Charles Dickens takes the French Revolution as the background of the novel ________. 　　A.A Tale of Two Cities　　B. Great Expectation　　C.Hard Times　　D. David Copperfield incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　61.________ is often regarded as the semi-autobiography of the author Dickens in which the early life of the hero is　largely based on the auth or’s early life. 　　A.Tom Jones　　B. David Copperfield　　C.Oliver Twist　　D. Great Expectation incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　62.The Bronte sisters are ________. They were all talented writers and all of them died young. 　　A.Charlotte Bronte　　B. Emily Bronte　　C.Anne Bronte　　D. Jane Austen incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　E.Catherine 　　63.Charlotte Bronte produced four novels: ________. 　　A.Professor　　B. Jane Eyre　　C.Shirley　　D. Villette incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　E.Agnes Grey 　　64.Emily Bronte wrote only one novel entitled ________. 　　A.Wuthering Heights　　B. Jane Eyre　　C.Emma　　D. Agnes Grey incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　65.Choose the names appear in the novel Jane Eyre. ________ 　　A.Jane Eyre　　B. Mr. Rochester　　C.Mary Barton　　D. Silas Marner incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　66.Which characters appear in the novel Wuthering Heights? ________ 　　A.Heathcliff　　B. Catherine　　C.Hindley　　D. Cathy　　E.Hareton incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect "　　67.In the novel Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte ________." 　　A.pours a great deal of her own experience　　B.criticises the bourgeois system of education　　C.shows that true love is the foundation of marriage　　D.shows that women should have equal rights with men incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　68.Women novelists began to appear in England during the second half of the ________ century. 　　A.17th　　B. 18th　　C.19th　　D. 20th incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　69.Anne Bronte also wrote two novels ________ and ________. 　　A.Shirley　　B. Villette　　C.The Tenant of the Wildfell Hall　　D. Agnes Grey incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　70.Which of the following statements are true about Jane Eyre? ________ "　　A.One of the central themes of the book is the criticism of the bourgeois system of education.　　B.Another problem raised in the novel is the position of women in society.　　C.This book is Charlottel Bronte’s best literary production.　　D.In this book, the author attacked the greed, petty tyranny and lack of culture among the bourgeoisie and sympathised　with the sufferings of the poor people. Her realism was coloured by petty-bourgeois philanthropy." incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect "　　71.Most of Robert Browning’s important works, including ________, are written in the form of dramatic monologue." 　　A.Dramatic Lyrics　　B. Dramatic Romances　　C. Men and Women　　D. dramatics Personae incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　72.Thomas Hardy is one of the representatives of English ________ at the turn of the 19th century. 　　A.critical realism　　B. pre-romanticism　　C.neo-classicism　　D. new romanticism incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　73.Which statement is true? ________ 　　A.Thomas Hardy is a famous novelist.　　B.Thomas Hardy is also a poet.　　C.Thomas Hardy is a critical realist.　　D.Fatalism is strongly reflected in Thomas Hardy’ novels. incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect "　　74.According to Thomas Hardy’s own classification, his novels divided themselves into three groups. They are　________." 　　A.Novels of character and environment　　B.Romances and Fantasies　　C.Novels of Ingenuity　　D.Working class literature incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect "　　75.Novels of character and environment are also called Wessex novels, taking the southwest counties of England for　their setting. They include: ________." 　　A.Under the Greenwood Tree　　B. The Return of the Native　　C.The Mayor of Casterbridge　　D. Tess of the D’Urbervilles　　E.Jude the Obscure incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect "　　76.The following statements are about Thomas Hardy’s novels, which are true? ________" 　　A.His Wessex novels are of great significance.　　B.The Southwest counties of England are the setting of his Wessex novels.　　C.There is pessimism in his novels.　　D.Mankind is subjected to hostile and mysterious fate. incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　E.There are elements of naturalism in his works. "　　77.Oscar Wilde is one of the important dramatists in the 19th century. In his comedies, he criticises the upper class of　the English bourgeois society. His best comedies are ________." 　　A.Lady Windermere’s Fan　　B.A Woman of No Importance　　C.An Ideal Husband　　D.The Importance of Being Earnest incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　E.The Picture of Dorian Gray 　　78.Oscar Wilde was the representative among the writers of ________. 　　A.aestheticism　　B. decadence　　C.critical realism　　D. pre-romanticism incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　79.Alfred Tennyson’s poetic output was vast and varied. His main poems are ________. 　　A.The Princess　　B. Maud　　C.In Memoriam　　D. Idylls of the King incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　E.Crossing the Bar 　　80.Which of the following short poems was/were written by Alfred Tennyson? ________ "　　A.Break, Break, Break　　B. Crossing the Bar　　C.The Eagle　　D. Sweet and Low　　E.Tears, Idle Tears" incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　81.Which lament was written by Alfred Tennyson for the death of his friend Hallam? ________ 　　A.In Memoriam　　B. Lycidas　　C.Adodais　　D. Elegy written in a Country Churchyard incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　82.My Last Duchess is ________. 　　A.a dramatic monologue　　B. a short lyric　　C.a novel　　D. an essay incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　83.________ are generally regarded as Joseph Conrad’s finest novels. 　　A.Lord Jim　　B. Nostromo　　C.Youth　　D. The Old Wives’ Tale incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　84.Who is regarded as a forerunner of the “stream of consciousness” literature in the 20th century? 　　A.John Galsworthy　　B. Henry James　　C.Thomas Stearns Eliot　　D. James Joyce incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect "　　85.George Bernard Shaw’s essay ________, a commentary on Henrik Ibsen’s dramatic works, served also as the　　author’s own program of dramatic creation." 　　A.Widower’s Houses　　B. Mrs. Warren’s Profession　　C.Major Barbara　　D. The Quintessence of Ibsenism incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect "　　86.In English literature, ________ and ________ are the two best-known novelists of the “stream of consciousness”　school." 　　A.David Herbert Lawrence　　B. Robert Tressell　　C.James Joyce　　D. Virginia Woolf incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　87.________’s admirers have praised him as “second only to Shakespeare in his mastery of English language.” 　　A.. Lawrence　　B. . Eliot　　C.James Joyce　　D. . Yeats incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　88.________ is the climax of Virginia Woolf’s experiments i n novel form. 　　A.The Window　　B. Time Passes　　C.To the Lighthouse　　D. The Waves incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　89.Which of the following novels belong(s) to the “stream of consciousness” school of novel writing? 　　A.Ulysses　　B. Finnegans Wake　　C.To the Lighthouse　　D. The Waves incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　90.________ was written by James Joyce. 　　A.The Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man　　B.Portrait of a Lady　　C.The Picture of Dorian Gray　　D.To the Lighthouse incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect "　　91.. Lawrence’s representative work ________ was positively taken as a typical example and lively manifestation of　the Oedipus Comp lex in fiction, as the result of Lawrence’s long-range study of the psychologic theories of Sigmund Freud." 　　A.Sons and Lovers　　B. The Rainbow　　C. Lady Chatterley’s Lover　　D. Women in Love incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　92.Which of the characters are in the novel Sons and Lovers? 　　A.Mrs. Morel　　B. Paul　　C. Miriam　　D. Clara incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　93.Which of the following writers were from Ireland? 　　A.George Bernard Shaw　　B. Jonathan Swift　　C.James Joyce Oscar Wilde　　E.. Yeats incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　94.Which of the following play(s) was/were NOT written by George Bernard Shaw? 　　A.Mrs. Warren’s Prof ession　　B. Widower’s Houses　　C.Major Barbara　　D. Pygmalion incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　E.The Man of Property 　　95.Which of the following plays deals with the story that a linguist trains a flower girl to speak the so-called high-civilised English? 　　A.Major Barbara　　B. Pygmalion　　C.Mrs. Warren’s Profession　　D. Man and Superman incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect "　　96.In 1923, ________ was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature." 　　A.William Butler Yeats　　B. Samuel Butler　　C.Thomas Stearns Eliot　　D. David Herbert Lawrence incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　97.William Butler Yeats was _______. 　　A.an Irish poet　　B. a dramatist　　C. a critic　　D. a senator in the Irish Free State in 1921 incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　98.Thomas Stearns Eliot defined his belief as ________. 　　A.classicist in literature　　B. royalist in politics　　C.Anglo-Catholic in religion　　D. all of the above incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　99.Which of the following statement is NOT true? "　　A.Thomas Stearns Eliot was born in America.　　B.Thomas Stearns Eliot became a British subject in 1927.　　C.Thomas Stearns Eliot was educated in Harvard University and Oxford University.　　D.Thomas Stearns Eliot was a poet, a critic and a playwright.　　E.Thomas Stearns Eliot was also a great novelist." incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　100.In which poem are the sterility and chaos of the contemporary world after 1st World War expressed? 　　A.Ode to the West Wind　　B. The Solitary Reaper　　C.Lamia　　D. The Waste Land incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect 　　Keys: "　　1-5: A, D, D, A, A 6-10: B, B, D, D, ABCD" "　　11-15:ABCD, D, D, C, B 16-20: C, ABC, AB, D, ABCD" "　　21-25: ABCD, ABCDEFG, B, A, B 26-30: D, D, AD, D, B" "　　31-35: D, BC, D, B, ABCDE 36-40: C, ACD, ABD, ACDE, A" "　　41-45: D, C, B, B, D 46-50: A, D, BCDE, ABCDEF, D" "　　51-55: A, B, ABCD, C, C 56-60: A, ABC, C, C, A" "　　61-65: B, ABC, ABCD, A, AB 66-70: ABCDE, ABCD, C, CD, ABCD" "　　71-75: ABCD, A, ABCD, ABC, ABCDE" "　　76-80: ABCDE, ABCD, AB, ABCED, ABCDE" "　　81-85: A. A. AB, B, D 86-90: CD, C, D, ABCD, A" "　　91-95: A, ABCE, ABCDE, E, B 96-100: A, ABCD, D, E, D" "　　1 .___________, the first of the great tragedies, is generally regarded as Shakespeare’s most popular?play on the stage." 　　A. Hamlet B. Othello 　　C. King Lear D. Macbeth 　　2. John Milton’s Paradise Lost is the only general acknowledged epic in English literature since?_____________. 　　A. Beowulf B. Paradise Regained 　　C. Samson Agonistes D. Areopagitica "　　3. Daniel Defoe describes Robinson Crusoe as a typical English middle-class man of the _____________ century-the very prototype of the empire builder, the pioneer colonist." 　　A. 16th B. 17th 　　C. 18th D. 19th 　　4. Jonathan Swift is a satirist in English literature. His_____ is taken as a perfect model. 　　A. Gulliver's Travels B. The Battle of the Books 　　C. A Modest Proposal D. A Tale of a Tub "　　5. As a whole,______is one of the most effective and devastating criticisms and satires of all?aspects in the English and European life." 　　A. Moll Flanders B. Gulliver’s Travels 　　C. Pilgrim’s Progress D. The School for Scandal 　　6. Fielding’s sentences are always distinguished by?_____. 　　A. logic and structure B. rhythm and structure 　　C. powerfulness and logic D. logic and rhythm 　　7. Daniel Defoe’s works are all the following EXCEPT________. 　　A. Moll Flanders B. A Tale of a Tub 　　C. A Journal of the Plague Year D. Colonel Jack "　　8. Henry Fielding has been regarded as “Father of the English________,”for his contribution to?the establishment of the form of the modem novel." 　　A. Novel B. Poetry 　　C. Play D. Essay "　　9. Literarily?__________was the first important Romantic poet, showing a contempt for the rule of?the reason, opposing the classical tradition of the 18th century." 　　A. William Wordsworth B. William Blake 　　C. Robert Bums D. Samuel Coleridge 　　10 .___is the central to William Blake’s concern in the Songs of Innocence and Songs of?Experience. 　　A. Freedom B. Nature 　　C. Love D. Childhood 　　11. It’s________that gives Wordsworth “strength and knowledge full of peace”. 　　A. nation B. past experience 　　C. common life D. nature 　　12 .________ is NOT written by William Wordsworth. 　　A. To a Skylark B. The chimney Sweeper 　　C. An Evening Walk D. My Heart Leaps Up 　　13. Shelley’s political lyrics_is a war cry calling upon all working people to rise up?against their political oppressors. 　　A. Ode to Liberty B. Ode to Naples 　　C. Ode to the West Wind D. Men of England "　　14. “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” is an epigrammatic line by ________." 　　A. John Keats B. William Blake 　　C. William Wordsworth D. Shelley 　　15. Jane Austen，s main literary concern is about______in their personal relationship. 　　A. human beings B. rich people 　　C. the lovers D. only women "　　16. Because of author’s sensitivity to universal patterns of human behavior, ____________?has?brought English novel, as an art of form, to its maturity." 　　A. Charlotte Bronte B. Jane Austen 　　C. Emily Bronte D. Henry Fielding 　　17. Mr. Micawber in David Copperfield and Sam Weller in Pickwick Papers are perhaps the best_______characters created by Charles Dickens. 　　A. comical B. tragic 　　C. round D. sophisticated 　　18 ._________is a master story-teller. With his first sentence he engages the reader’s attention?and holds it to the end. 　　A. Charles Dickens B. Emily Bronte 　　C. Thomas Hardy D. George Eliot 　　19 .__________is the first important governess novel in the English literary history. 　　A. Jane Eyre B. Emma 　　C. Wuthering Heights D. Middlemarch. 　　20 .___________best describes the nature of Thomas Hardy’s later works. 　　A. Sentimentalism B. Tragic sense 　　C. Surrealism D. Comic sense 　　21. Charlotte Bronte’s works are all about the struggle of an individual consciousness towards___________. 　　A. self-reliance B. self-realization 　　C. self-esteem D. self-consciousness 　　22. The novel the White Peacock written by__________is a remarkable work of a talented　young man. 　　A. George Bernard Shaw B. T. S. Eliot 　　C. D. H. Lawrence D. Charles Dickens "　　23 ._________ produced several plays, exploring his idea of “Life Force”, the power that would create superior beings to be equal to God." 　　A. Bernard Shaw B. Thomas Hardy 　　C. D.H.Lawrence D. T.S.Eliot "　　24. D.H.Lawrence’s artistic tendency is mainly____, which combines dramatic scenes with an authoritative commentary." 　　A. romanticism B. realism 　　C. naturalism D. modernism "　　25. Widowers’ Houses, a play written by George Bernard Shaw, is a grotesquely realistic exposure of?________." 　　A. prostitution B. life force 　　C. social evil D. slum landlordism "　　26. Generally speaking,___________ is the best of T. S. Eliot’s plays in the sense that it contains the?best poetry and the most coherent drama." 　　A. Murder in the Cathedral B. The Cocktail Party 　　C. The Family Reunion D. The Waste Land "　　27 .____?followed the traditions of realism, and took the modem social issues as his subjects?with the aim of directing social reforms." 　　A. Bernard Shaw B. Thomas Hardy 　　C. D. H. Lawrence D. T. S. Eliot 　　28. Thomas Hardy’s pessimistic view of life predominated most of his later works and earns him a reputation as a _____?writer. 　　A. realistic B. naturalistic 　　C. romantic D. stylistic 　　29. Closely related to Dickinson’s religious poetry are her poems concerning________，ranging?over the physical as well as the psychological and emotional aspects of death. 　　A. love and nature B. death and universe 　　C. death and immortality D. family and happiness "　　30. Walt Whitman was a pioneering figure of American poetry. His innovation lies in his use of_________, poetry without a fixed beat or a regular rhyme scheme." 　　A. blank verse B. heroic couplet 　　C. free verse D. limbic pentameter "　　31. In 1849, Herman Melville published____，semi-autobiographical novel, concerning the sufferings of a genteel youth among brutal sailors." 　　A. Omoo B. Mardi 　　C. Redburn D. Typee 　　32. The finest example of Hawthome’s symbolism can be found in?_______. 　　A. The Scarlet Letter B. The House of the Seven Gables 　　C. The Marble Faun?D. The Ambitious Guest 　　33.Of the American novelists_ is known for his “black vision”. 　　A. Nathaniel Hawthorne?B. Bernard Shaw 　　C. T. S. Eliot?D. William Wordsworth "　　34.From the first novel Sister Carrie on, Dreiser set himself to project the American values?for what he had found them to be： _________to the core." 　　A. bestiality B. political 　　C. religious D. materialistic "　　35.______is a great literary giant of America, whom Mencken considered “the true father of?our national literature”." 　　A. Theodore Dreiser B. Herman Melville 　　C. Mark Twain D. Robert Lee Frost 　　36.The main theme of The Art of Fiction written by_____clearly indicates that the aim of?the novel is to present life. 　　A. Henry James?B. Mark Twain 　　C. Theodore Dreiser?D. Ernest Hemingway 　　37. Robert Lee Frost’s first collection ___traces a boy’s development from self-centered ?idealism to maturity. 　　A. A Boy’s Will??B. North of Boston 　　C. New Hampshire??D. A Witness Tree 　　38. As an active participant，F Scott Fitzgerald is acclaimed literary spokesman of the?_______. 　　A. Jazz Age??B. Age of Reason 　　C. Lost Generation?D. Beat Generation 　　39. Ernest Hemingway’s novel ____________ describes the drifting life of American exiles in Europe. 　　A. The Sun Also Rises???B. A Farewell to Arms 　　C. For Whom the Bell Tolls??D. The Old Man And the sea 　　40.The 20th-century stream-of-consciousness technique was frequently and skillfully used by?______to emphasize the reactions and inner musings of the narrator. 　　A. Hemingway B. Frost 　　C. Faulkner D. Whitman 　　非选择题部分 　　注意事项： 　　用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将答案写在答题纸上，不能答在试题卷上。 　　二、阅读理解题：本大题共4小题，每题4分，共16分。 　　 "　　Reading Comprehension (16 points in all, 4 for each)" 　　Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English. 　　41. “I wandered lonely as a child "　　That floats on high o’er vales and hills," "　　When all at once I saw a crowd," "　　A host, of golden daffodils;" "　　Beside the lake, beneath the trees," 　　Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. ” 　　Questions: 　　A. Identify the poem and the poet. 　　B. What does the poet write in the poem? "　　C. From the characteristics of this stanza, which period does it belong to?" 　　 "　　42. “It’s all very well, my boy. But, then, why don’t you go and talk to your father’s pals?” “But they’re rather different.”" "　　“Not at all. They’re the common people. After all, whom do you mix with now—among the common people? Those that exchange ideas, like the middle classes. The rest don’t interest you. ”" 　　“But—there’s the life—’’ 　　“I don’t believe there，s a lot more life from Miriam than you could get from any educated girl—say Miss Miriam. It is you who are snobbish about class. ” 　　Questions: 　　A. What is the title of the novel from which this passage is taken? Who is the author? 　　B. Who is speaking to whom? 　　C. What idea does the dialogue between them express? 　　 "　　43. “There was a child went forth every day," "　　And the first object he look’d upon, that object he became," "　　And that object became part of him for the day or a certain part of the day," 　　Or for many years or stretching cycles of years. ” 　　Questions： 　　A. Who is the author of the poem? 　　B. What does the “child” refer to? 　　C. What is the main idea of the poem? 　　 "　　44. “We dasn’t stop again at any town, for days and days; kept right along down the river. We was down south in the warm weather, now, and a mighty long ways from home. We begun to come to trees with Spanish moss on them, hanging down from the limbs like long gray beards. It was the first I ever see it growing, and it made the woods look solemn and dismal. So now the frauds reckoned they was out of danger, and they begun to work the villages again.”　　" 　　Questions: 　　A. Identify the author and the title of the novel from which this passage is taken. 　　B. Who do “we” refer to? 　　C. What are the features of the language of this novel? 　　 　　三、简答题：本大题共4小题，每题6分，共24分。 　　 "　　Questions and Answers (24 points in all, 6 for each)" 　　Give a brief answer to each of the following questions in English. 　　45. What are the characteristics of Fielding’s language? 　　46. Thomas Hardy is often regarded as a transitional writer. Some critics believe that emotionally traditional and intellectually advanced. How do you understand this idea? "　　47. How do you understand the white whale, Moby Dick in Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick?" 　　48. Henry James’ literary criticism is an indispensable part of his contribution to literature.What’s his outlook in literary criticism? 　　 　　四、论述：本大题共2小题，每题10分，共20分。 　　 "　　Topic Discussion (20 points in all, 10 for each)" 　　Write no less than 150 words on each of the following topics in English in the corresponding space on the answer sheet "　　49. According to the setting of the poem Paradise lost, discuss the theme of it." 　　50. The Great Gatsby is an examination of American myth in the 20th century. Fitzgerald deliberately depicts Gatsby as a mysterious person so as to achieve the effect that Gatsby is American Everyman. Please make a brief comment on The Great Gatsby.