英国文学试题习题5.doc

(完整版)英国文学试题习题5
1. “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind？” is an epigrammatic line by ______.
　　A. John Keats　　　　　　B. William Wordsworth
　　C。 Percy Bysshe Shelley　 D. William Blake

2。 I Wandered lonely as a Cloud is a ________。
A。 lyrical poem B。 lyrical prose C。 romance in prose D。 sonnet

3。 At the turn of the 18th and 19th century, ______ appeared as a new literary trend in England。
A。 Renaissance B. Reformation
C。 Romanticism D. Sentimentalism

4。 The Glorious Revolution in 1688 marked the beginning of a (n）_________.
A. absolute monarchy B， constitutional monarchy
C。 military dictatorship D。 democratic system

5. The poetic view of _________ can be best understood from his remark about poetry， that is， “all good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings。”
A. Samuel Taylor Coleridge B. John Keats C。 William Wordsworth D。 Percy Bysshe Shelley

6. In English poetry the ______ is regarded as the most common foot.
A. iamb B。 anapest C. trochee D. dactyl

7。 The Romantic Period in English literature began with the publication of _________。
A. Songs of Innocence B。 Pride and Prejudice C. Lyrical Ballads D. A Red, Red Rose

8。 It is generally regarded that Keats’ most important and mature poems are in the form of _____.
A。 ode B. elegy C. epic D. sonnet

9。 We can perhaps describe the west wind in Shelley's poem Ode to the West Wind with all the following terms EXCEPT _______。
A. tamed B. swift C. proud D. wild

10。 William Wordsworth asserts that poetry originates from _______。
A。 form B。 reason C。 artistic devices D。 emotion

11。 The literary form which is fully-developed and the most flourishing during the Romantic Period is ________。
A。 prose B。 drama C。 poetry D。 Novel

12。 The author of Prometheus Unbound is _______.
A. Byron B。 Shelley C. Pope D。 Coleridge

13。 ______ is regarded as a “worshipper of nature”.
A. John Keats B. William Blake C。 William Wordsworth D。 Jane Austen
14。 Which of the following can NOT describe “Byronic hero”?
A. proud B。 mysterious C。 noble origin D. progressive

15. Who is the author of Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage?
A. Byron B. Blake C. Keats D. Wordsworth

16。 Which of the following comments on the poem Ode to the West Wind is NOT true？
A. The author of the poem is George Gordon Byron.
B。 The poem is written in the form of terza rima.
C. The author gathers a wealth of symbolism in this poem。
D. In the poem, the author expresses his eagerness to enjoy the boundless freedom from the reality。

17. In his poem， Ode to the West Wind， Shelley intends to present his wind as a central _____ around which the poem weaves various cycles of death and rebirth。 (北师大2004）
A。 concept B. symbol C。 simile D。 metonymy

18。 Of the following writers， which is NOT the representative of the Romantic Period?
A。 Samuel Taylor Coleridge B。 John Keats C. William Wordsworth D。 John Bunyan

19。 William Wordsworth advocated all the following EXCEPT ________。
A。 the use of everyday language spoken by the common people
B. the expression of the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings
C. the use of humble and rustic life as subject matter
D. the use of elegant wording and inflated figures of speech

20. Of the following poets， which is NOT regarded as “Lake Poets”?
A。 Samuel Taylor Coleridge B。 Robert Southey C。 William Wordsworth D. William Blake

21。 Generally speaking， English Romanticism refers to the period of _______.
A。 1798—1832 B。 1660—1789 C。 1836-1901 D。 1789-1832

22。 Romanticism does not emphasize _______。
A。 the special qualities of each individual’s mind
B. the inner world of the human spirit
C. individuality
D。 the features that men have in common

23。 Wordsworth thinks that ______ is the only subject of literary interest.
A. the life of rising bourgeoisie B。 aristocratic life
C。 the life of the royal family D。 common life

24. For the Romanticists， _____ is not only the major source of poetic imagery， but also provides the dominant subject matter。
A. love B. man C。 nature D. death
25。 ____ is the leading figure of the English Romantic poetry， the focal poetic voice of the period。
A. William Blake B。 William Wordsworth C. George Gordon Byron D。 Percy Bysshe Shelley

26。 ______ is a poem based on a traditional Spanish legend of a great lover and seducer of women。
A。 Prometheus Unbound B。 The Revolt of Islam C. Don Juan D. Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage

27. ______ is written in the terza rima form Shelley derived from his reading of Dante.
A. Prometheus Unbound B. The Revolt of Islam C. Queen Mab D。 Ode to the West Wind

28. The Romantic Movement expressed a more or less _____ attitude toward the existing social and political conditions.
A。 positive B。 negative C. neutral D。 indifferent

29。 William Wordsworth， _________ and______ have often been mentioned as the “Lake Poets”。
A. Samuel Taylor Coleridge, George Gordon Byron
B. John Keats， Robert Southey
C. George Gordon Byron， Percy Bysshe Shelley
D. Samuel Taylor Coleridge， Robert Southey

30. As a leading Romanticist， George Gordon Byron's chief contribution is his creation of the “___ hero”, a proud, mysterious rebel figure， of noble origin。
A. Romantic B。 Oriented C. Byronic D. Tough