英国文学史及选读--期末试题及答案.doc

考试课程:英国文学史及选读 考核类型：A 卷考试方式:闭卷 出卷教师: XXX考试专业：英语 考试班级：英语xx班I。Multiple choice （30 points， 1 point for each） select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement.1._,a typical example of old English poetry ,is regarded today as the national epic of the AngloSaxons。A.The Canterbury Tales B.The Ballad of Robin HoodC。The Song of Beowulf D。Sir Gawain and the Green Kinght2._is the most common foot in English poetry.A.The anapest B。The trocheeC.The iamb D。The dactyl3.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 ancient Roman and Greek culture.B.Englands domestic restC.New discovery in geography and astrologyD。The religious reformation and the economic expansion4._is the most successful religious allegory in the English language.A.The Pilgrims ProgressB。Grace Abounding to the Chief of SinnersC.The Life and Death of Mr。BadmanD.The Holy War5。Generally， the Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries， its essence is _.A。science B.philosophyC.arts D.humanism6。“So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,/So long lives this， and this gives life to thee。”（Shakespeare， Sonnets18)What does“thisrefer 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 Paradise Lost, the phrase“thy conduct”refers to _conduct.A.Gods B。SatansC。Adams D。Eves8。 It is generally regarded that Keatss most important and mature poems are in the form of _。A。elegy B.odeC.epic D.sonnet 9。“Shall I compare thee to a summers day？The sentence is the beginning of Shakespeares_。A.comedy B.tragedyC.sonnet D.poem10. Daniel Defoes novels mainly focus on _.A。the struggle of the unfortunate for mere existenceB。the struggle of the shipwrecked persons for securityC.the struggle of the pirates for wealthD。the desire of the criminals for property11。 Francis Bacon is best known for his_which greatly influenced the development of this literary form.A.essays B。poems C。works D.plays12. Most of Thomas Hardys novels are set in Wessex_。A.a crude region in England B.a fictional primitive regionC。a remote rural area D.Hardys hometown13。 In terms of Pride and Prejudice, which 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。 Chronologically the Victorian Period refers to _A。1798-1832 B。1836-1901C。17981901 D.the Neoclassical Period15. In the following figures, who is Dickenss first child hero？A.Fagin. B.Mr。Brownlow。C。Olive Twist。 D。Bill Sikes16。 “And where are they？ And where art thou，” My country？ On thy voiceless shore 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 Blake。 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 Experience19。 Paradise Lost is actually a story taken from_.A.the Renaissance B。the Old TestamentC。Greek Mythology D。the New Testament20。 Jane Austens first novel is _.A。Pride and Prejudice B。Sense and SensibilityC.Emma D。Plan of a Noel21. 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 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 FlandersC。Gulliver D。Tom Jones23. The lines“Death， be not proud， though some have calld thee/Mighty and dreadful， for thou art not so;”are found in _。A.William Wordsworths writings B。John Keats writingsC.John Donnes writings D。Percy Bysshe Shelleys writings24。The Pilgrims progress by John Bunyan is often said to be concerned with the search for_.A.self-fulfillment B.spiritual salvationC.material wealth D.universal truth25.With so many poems 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.BrobdingnagC.Houyhnhnm D。England27.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 symbolC。use of ironic language D。use of lyrics29。The term “metaphysical poetry”is commonly used to name the work of the 17thcentury writers who wrote under the influence of _。A.John Milton B.John Donne C。John Keats D。John Bunyan30。 Which of the following writings is not created by William Wordsworth?A.I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud。B。She Dwelt Among the Untrodden WaysC.The Solitary Reaper.D。The Chimney Sweeper.II. Find the relevant match from colunm B for each item in Colomn A (10 points in all。 1 point for each)A B1。Geoffrey Chaucer A。 A Red, Red Rose2。Francis Bacon B。 Ode to a Nightingale3.Jonathan Swift C. Of Truth4.William Blake D。Northanger Abbey5.Robert Burns E。The Canterbury Tales6.John Keats F。A Modest Proposal7.Jane Austen G。The Tiger8.Charles Dickens H。 Ulysses9.Tennyson I.David Copperfield10。Robert Browning J.My Last DuchessIII. Fill in the following blanks （10 points in all， 1 point for each）1. In the year_，at the battle of Hastings， the Normans headed by william, Duke of Normandy， defeated the Anglosaxons.2. Since historical times, England， where the early inhabitants were celts， has been conquered three times。 It was conquered by the Romans， the _，and the Normans.3._is regared as shakespeares successful romantic tragedy。4. No sooner were the people in control of the government than they divided into hostile parties: the liberal whigs and the conservative_。5。 The Glorious Revolution in _meant three things the supremacy of parliament， the beginning of modern English, and the final triumph of the principle of political liberty。6. Romanticism as a literary movement come into being in England early in the latter half of the _century。7. With the publication of william Wordsworths_in collaboration with S。T Coleridge， Romanticism began to bloom and found a firm place in the history of English literatare.8。 Woman as _ appeared in the Romantic age。 It was during this period that women took, for the first time ,an important place in English literature.9. The most important poet of the victoria Age was_, Next to him， were Robert Browning and his wife。10. The _movement appeared in the thirties of the 19th cenfury。IV。 Questions and Answers (20 points in all ，10points for each） Give brief answers to each of following questions in English.(1) A selection from a poemWherefore feed and clothe and saveForm the cradle to the graveThose ungrateful drones who wouldDrain your sweat_nay， drink your blood？Whrefore， Bees of England， forgeMany a weepon, chain， and scourgeThat these stingless drones may spoilThe forced produce of your tail？Questions (10）1. These lines are taken from a poem entitled_（1）written by _(1)。2。 The rhyme scheme in the selection of the poem is _。(1）3.What idea does the quotation express？(7）(2） A Selection from a workSome books are to be tasted， others to be swallowed， and some few to be chewed and digested; that is， some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read， but not curiously； and some few to be read wholly， and with diligence and attention. Some books also may be read by deputy and extracts made of them by others， but that would be only in the less important arguments and the meaner sort of books; else distilled bookd are like common distilled waters。Question（10）1. This passage is taken from a well-known work entiled_,(2） written by _。（1)2。 Whats the main idea of the whole work. (7）V。 Topic Discussion (30 points in all,15 points for each）。 Write no less than 100 words on each of the following topics in English , in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.1. Based on Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte， discuss the theme of her works， the image of woman protagonists and what and how her novels truthfully present.(15)2。 In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Aasten explored three kinds of motivations of marriage that the middleclass people had in the second half of the 18th century. Try to make a brief discussion about them with specific examples from the novel。 Make comments on Austens attitude towards these motivations.(15)200x200x学年度第一学期期末考试试卷答案及评分标准考试课程：英国文学史及选读 考核类型：A 卷考试方式:闭卷 出卷教师： XXX考试专业：英语 考试班级：英语xx班I。 Multiple Choice （130=30)01-05 C C B A D 06-10 D B B C A1115 A B C B C 1620 D B D B B 21-25 D A C B C 26-30 A D A B DII. Find the relevant match from column B for each item in colamn A （110=10）1E 2-C 3F 4G 5-A 6-B 7-D 8-I 9-H 10JIII。 Fill in the following blanks （110=10）1. 1066 2. AngloSaxons 3. Romeo and Juliet4. Tories 5. 1688 6。18th7。Lyrical Ballads 8。novelists 9.Tennyson 10。ChartistIV。 Questions and Answers （20 points in all )（1) A PoemQuestions(10)1. A Song： Men of England(1） Shelley(1）2。 aabb ccdd (1）3。 This poem is a war cry calling upon all working people to rise up against their political oppressors， it points out the intolerable injustice of economic exploitation. The poet calls the exploiters “ungrateful drones”, Who drain the sweat and drink the blood of the labouring people, He illustrates with concrete examples the relationship of economic exploitation between the ruling class and the working people.(7）(2) A Selection from a work1。 Of Studies(1） Bacon(1)2. It analyzes the use and abuse of studies ，the different ways adopted by different people to pursue studies。 And how studies exert influence over human character。V 。Topic Discussion (30 points in all， 15 points for each)A. Charlottes works are all about the struggle of an individual consciousness towards selfrealization, about some lonely and neglected young women with a fiece longing for love, understanding and a full, happy life。B. All ber heroines highest joy arises from some sacrifice of self or some human weakness overcome。C。 The image of woman protagonists in her works are mostly the life of the middle-calss working women, particularly governesses.D. Her works present a vivid realistic picture of the English society by exposing the cruelty, hypocrisy and other evils of the upper calsses, and by showing the misery and suffering of the poor. Especially in Jane Eyre by her, she sharply criticises the existing society, e.g。 religious hypocrisy of charity institutions.(2) In the novel ,three kinds of attitudes towards marriage are presented for manifestation: marriage merely for material wealth and social position； marriage just for beauty， attraction and passion regardless of economic condition or personal merits; and the ideal marriage for true love with a consideration of the partners personal merit as well as his economic and social status. What jane Aasten tries to say is that it is wrong to marry just for money or for beauty, but it is also wrong to marny without consideration of economic conditions.