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级《英国文学》模拟考试

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Multiple Choices (30 x 1%)

1. The essence of humanism is to ____D___ .

A. restore a medieval reverence for the church

B. avoid the circumstances of earthly life

C. explore the next world in which men could live after death

D. emphasize human qualities

2 .Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18? B

A. The speaker eulogizes the power of Nature.

B. The speaker satirizes human vanity.

C. The speaker praises the power of artistic creation.

D. The speaker meditates on man's salvation.

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Generally, the Renaissance refers to the period between C

and

centuries.

A. 16th/mid-19th

B. 14th/mid-18th

C. 14th/mid-l7th

D. 16th/mid-17th

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In his life,

B

shows himself a real revolutionary, a master poet and a great prose writer.

He

fought

for

freedom

in

all

aspects

as

a

Christian

humanist,

while

his

achievements

in

literature

make him tower over all other English writers of his time and exert a great influence over later ones.

A. Edmund Spenser

B. John Milton

C. John Donne

D. William Shakespeare

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“Metaphysical poetry” refers to the works of the 17th

-century writers who wrote under the influence

of ___C___ .

A. John Milton

B. Christopher Marlowe

C. John Donne

D. John Bunyan

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Francis Bacon's achievements mainly lie in the following fields EXCEPT__A___ .

A. poem writing

B. science

C. essay writing

D. philosophy

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Shakespeare's greatest tragedies are_A__ .

A.

Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear

B.

Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice

C.

Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth

D.

Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Hamlet

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The most important and popular comedy written by Shakespeare is __A__ .

A.

As You Like it

B.

Twelfth Nigh

t

C.

Romeo and Juliet

D.

The Merchant of Venice

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English Renaissance Period was an age of ___B___ .

A. ballads and songs

B. poetry and drama

C. prose and novels

D. essays and journals

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C

is the most successful religious allegory in the English language.

A. Genesis A

B. Exodus

C. The Pilgrim's Progress

D. The Holy War

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B

was the only important dramatist of the 18th century.

A. Alexander Pope

B. Richard Brinsley Sheridan

C. Samuel Johnson

D. George Bernard Shaw

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The

poem

Elegy

Written

in

a

Country

Churchyard

is

regarded

as

the

most

representative

work

of

B

.

Metaphysical School

Graveyard School

Gothic School

Romantic school

13

The tone of Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels is

C

.

A. sad

B. sarcastic

C. praising

D. detached

14

called Friday.” “He” in the quoted sentence is a character in

D.

A. Henry Fielding's

Tom Jones

B. John Bunyan's T

he Pilgrim's Progress

C. Richard Bringsley Sheridan's

The School for Scandal

D. Daniel Defoe's

Robinson Crusoe

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The Pilgrim's Progress

by John Bunyan is often said to be concerned with the search for

B

.

A. material wealth

B. spiritual salvation

C. universal truth

D. self-fulfillment

15. The Romantic Period in English literature began with the publication of

C

.

A. William Blake's

Song of Innocence

B. Jane Austen's

Pride and Prejudice

C. Wordsworth's and Coleridge's

Lyrical Ballads

D. Sir Walter Scott's

Ivanhoe

16.

After

reading

the

first

chapter

of

Pride

and

Prejudice,

we

may

come

to

know

that

Mrs.

Bennet

is

a

woman of

B

A. simple character and quick wit

B. simple character and poor understanding

C. intricate character and quick wit

D. intricate character and poor

17. Of the following writers, which is NOT the representative of the Romantic Period?

D

A. William Blake.

B. John Keats.

C. William Wordsworth.

D. John Bunyan.

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D

.

A. J. Keats

B.W. Blake

C.W. Wordsworth

D.P.B. Shelley

19.

“

So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,

So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

”

(Shakespear, sonnet 18)A

A. Lover.

B. Summer.

C. Poetry.

D. Time.

20 The two major novelists of the English Romantic Period are ___B_______ and Walter Scott.

A. Washington Irving

B. Jane Austen

C. Herman Melville

D. Charles Dickens

21 In the conversation with Mrs. Bennet in Chapter One of Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Bennet uses a teasing

tone and

C

humor.

A. joyous

B. sarcastic

C. black

D. approving

22. The novel Pride and Prejudice mainly deals with the five Bennet sisters and their search for suitable

husbands, centering on the love story between _______

and _______ . C

A. Jane/Bingley

B. Lydia/Wickham

C. Elizabeth/Darcy

D. Mrs. Bennet/Mr. Bennet

23 Crafty men contempt studies, simple men admire them, and wise men

B

them.

A. make

B. use

C. respect

D. hate

24 After reading the first chapter of Pride and Prejudice, we can find _______ in the author's tone, while

presenting a seemingly matter-of-fact description of the conversation between Mr. and Mrs. Bennet. B

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