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1、.B 1.The Canterbury Tales was written in _.A. Old EnglishB. Middle EnglishC. Modern EnglishD. Current Modern EnglishB 2.Pilgrims travel to the shrine of St. Thomas Becket at Canterbury in _.A. MarchB. April C. MayD. JuneC 3._ pilgrims plus Chaucer are assembled at the Tabard Inn in the southern part

2、 of London.A. 25B. 27C. 29D. 31C 4.Chaucer was a master of the heroic couplet which consists of two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter. Iambicpentameter means_.A. the line has 6 feet, and an unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable.B. the line has 6 feet, and a stressed syllable is fol

3、lowed by an unstressed syllable.C. the line has 5 feet, and an unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable.D. the line has 5 feet, and a stressed syllable is followed by an unstressed syllable.B 5.The work that presented, for the first time in English literature, a comprehensive realistic

4、 picture of the medieval English society and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life is most likely_.A. Willia m Langland s Piers the PlowmanB. Geoffrey Chaucer s The Canterbury TalesC. John Gower snfessioCo AmantisD. Sir Gawain and the Green KnightD 6 Shakespeare s four g

5、reat tragedies are _A. Anthony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus, King Lear, Timon of AthensB. Twelfth Night, Cynbeline, The Winter s Tale, and The TempestC. Hamlet, Othello, King John, and MacbethD. Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and MacbethC7. Romeo and Juliet belongs to Shakespeare s _.A. romantic comedyB.

6、comedyC. tragedyD. historical playsC 8. A sonnet is a poem of _ lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymesarranged according to acertain definite patterns.A.8B.6C.14D.24A 9. Which of the following plays does NOT belong to Shakespeare s great comedies?A. Henry VB. The Merchant of VeniceC. A Mid

7、summer Night s amDreD. The Winter s TaleC10. Which of the following poetic forms is the principle form of Shakespeare s drama?A. lyricB. sonnetC. blank verseD. quatrainC11. The sentence“ Shall I compare thee to a summer s day? ” is the beginning line of one of ShakespeareA. comediesB. tragediesC. so

8、nnetsD. historiesB 12. In“ Sonnet 18， Shakespeare” has a profound meditation on the destructive power of _ and theeternal_ brought forth by poetry to the one he loves .A. death/ lifeB. time / beautyC. death/ loveD. hate / loveC13. Which of the following statements best illustrate the theme of Shakes

9、peare s Sonnet 18?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 meditate s on man s salvationC14. _is considered to be the summit of Shakespeare s art.;.A. Romeo and JulietB. The Comedy of Error

10、sC. HamletD. The TempestB 15. The story of Hamlet takes place in _.A. EnglandB. DenmarkC. ItalyD. GermanyC 16.The representatives of the enlightenment in English literature were the following writers but _.A.Joseph AddisonB. Richard SteeleC.William BlakeD.Alexander popeA 17. Joseph Addison， Richard

11、Steele and Alexander pope belonged to the school of _.A .classicismB. romanticismC .realismD. modernismB 18. The _ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout western Europe in the 18th century .A. RenaissanceB. EnlightenmentC. Religious ReformationD. Chartist MovementD 19. In addition to The

12、 Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Defoe also wrote _.A. Tom JonesB. PamelaC. The Adventures of Roderick RandomD. Moll FlandersC 20. Which of the following is not taken into consideration when Robinson Crusoe looks for a place to set up his tent: _.A. health and fresh waterB. shelte

13、r from the heat of the sunC. a lot of treesD. a view to the seaC 21. Robinson Crusoe set foot upon the island in _ of 1659.A. springB. summerC. autumnD. winterB 22. Which of the following is NOT true about Robinson Crusoe?A. It is written in the autobiographical form.B. It is a record of Defoe s own

14、 experiences.C. Robinson spends 28 years of isolated life on the island.D. It is set in the middle of the 17th centuryC 23.The representatives of the enlightenment in English literature were the following writers but _.A .Joseph AddisonB .Richard SteeleC .William BlakeD .Alexander popeB 24.“ The Lam

15、b ” is includedWilliamin Blake s _.A. Poetical SketcheB. The Songs of InnocenceC. The Songs of ExperienceD. The Marriage of Heaven and HellC 25.Robert Burns came from _.A. EnglandB. WalesC. ScotlandD. IrelandB 26. Authors and poems are correctly paired in all of the following except _.A. William Wor

16、dsworth “ The Solitary Reaper”B. William Blake“ A Red, Red Rose”C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge“ The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”D. Robert Burns“ The Tree of Liberty”D 27.“ Auld Lang Syne” means _.A. old sonB. old acquaintance;.C. long friendshipD. long agoD 28. The Lake Poets include the following excep

17、t _.A. Robert SoutheyB. William WordsworthC. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD. William BlakeB 29. William Wordswoth is frequently referred to as _.A. a religious poetB. a worshipper of natureC. a modern poetD. a worshipper of beautyD 30. Lyrical Ballads (1798. was a collection of poems by _.A. James Thomson

18、 and William CollinsB. Thomas Gray and Robert BurnsC. Percy Bysshe Shelley and George Gordon ByronD. William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD 31. Byron wrote the following except _.A. Childe Harold s PilgrimageB. ManfredC. Don JuanD. The Revolt of IslamC 32. The description of “ aman proud, m

19、oody, cynical, with defiance on his brow, and misery in his heart, ascorner of his kind, implacable in revenge, yet capable of deep and strong affection” may be applied. to _A. an epic heroB. an antiheroC. a Byronic heroD. a modern heroC 33. In“ Ode to the West Wind” , the wild west wind is referred

20、 to as the wind of.A. springB. summerC. autumnD. winterD 34. John Keats wrote the following except _.A. EndymionB. The Eve of Saint AgnessC. "Ode to a Nightingale"D. "Ode to Duty"B 35. Jane Austenirst novelsf was _.A. Pride and PrejudiceB. Sense and SensibilityC. EmmaD. Mansfield

21、 ParkD 36. The following characters are correctly paired according to the works in which they appear except _.A. ElizabethPride and PrejudiceB. Mr. KnightleyEmmaC. CatherineNorthanger AbbeyD. ElinorMansfield ParkD 37. One of the important themes of Jane Austenis s novels.A. warB. urban lifeC. educat

22、ionD. marriageC 38. The phrase“ a single man in possession of a good fortune” is appliedth to a single. man wiA. luckB. statusC. wealthD. healthD 39. In the 19th century English literature, a new literary trend _ appeared. And it flourished in the fortiesand in the early fifties.A. romanticismB. nat

23、uralismC. realismD. critical realismA 40. English critical realism found its expression chiefly in the form of _ .A. novelB. dramaC. poetryD. sonnetB 41. The following are frequently referred to as the Victorian realist novelists except _.;.A. Charles DickenB. Jane AustenC. George EliotD. Anthony Tr

24、ollopeC 42. _ is the greatest representative of English critical realism.A. Jane AustenB. ThackerayC. DickensD. CharlotteD 43 .Charles Dickens was impressive for his _.A. wide spread of critical realismB. his spirit of democracy and humanismC. his unforgettable figures with satire and simple and cle

25、ar languageD. including A, B and CD 44. Which of the following is Thackeray s masterpiece?A. The VirginiansB. The Books of SnobsC. The NewcomesD. Vanity FairC 45. The story of _ deals with the adventures of a retired old merchant.A. A Tale of Two CitiesB. David CopperfieldC. Pickwick PapersD. Oliver

26、 TwistA 46. _ made Dickens famous overnight.A. Sketches by BozB .The Pickwick PapersC. Oliver TwistD. The Old Curiosity ShopB 47. Which novel makes a fierce attack on the bourgeois system of education?A. Oliver TwistB. Hard TimesC. Great ExpectationsD. A Tale of Two CitiesC 48. Which novel is a grea

27、t satire upon the society and those people who dream to enter the higher society regardless of the social reality?A. A Tale of Two CitiesB. David CopperfieldC. Great ExpectationD. Dombey and SonB 49._ is often regarded as the semi-autobiography of the author Dickens in which the early life of theher

28、o is largely based on the author s early life.A. The Curiosity ShopB. David CopperfieldC. Oliver TwistD. Great ExpectationsC 50. In 1864, Dickens published his last complete novel _.A. The Old Curiosity ShopB. The Pickwick PaperC. Our Mutual FriendD. Little DorritD 51. Dickens third literary period

29、shows intensifying _.A. optimismB. excitementC. irritationD. pessimismC 52. The two cities in A Tale of Two Cities refer to _.A. London and BerlinB. London and New YorkC. London and ParisD. London and TokyoC 53. Dickens writing is an encyclopedic knowledge of _.A. ParisB. New YorkC. LondonD. Portsmo

30、thA 54. Magwitch works hard in _ to make Pip a gentleman.A. AustraliaB. CanadaC. BritainD. The United States;.B 55.“ Art for art s sake ” expresses the prevailing literary philosophy of _.A. Alfred Lord TennysonB. Robert BrowningC. Oscar WildeD. George Bernard ShawD 56. Oscar Wilde was the author of

31、 the following works except _.A. The Picture of Dorian GrayB. Salom éC. Lady Windermer e s FanD. My Fair LadyD 57. In The Importance of Being Earnest, _.A. Algernon is Cecily s guardianB. Jack is Gwendolen s cousinC. Algernon invents a younger brother called Ernest, and Jack invents a patient c

32、alled BunburyD. Jack invents a younger brother called Ernest, and Algernon invents a patient called BunburyC 58. Both Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw came from _.A. EnglandB. ScotlandC. IrelandD. WalesC 59. _is Oscar Wilde s only novel.A. Lady Windermere s FanB. A Woman of No ImportanceC. The Pi

33、cture of Dorian GrayD. The Importance of Being EarnestC 60. James Joyce was born in _.A. EdinburghB. LondonC. DublinD. ParisD 61. Joyce s short story“ Araby ” is characterized by the following except _.A. realistic descriptionB. symbolic detailsC. epiphanyD. excitement of the plotC 62. Both Virginia

34、 Woolf and Jame Joyce died in _.A. 1939B. 1940C. 1941D. 1942B 63. _ is a great novel spending James Joyce 7 years of hard working to complete.A. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManB. UlyssesC. Finnegans WakeD. DublinersD 64. _ is a collection of short stories which reflect three aspects of life

35、in politics, culture and religion.A. A Portrait of the Artrist as a Young ManB. UlyssesC. Finnegans WakeD. DublinersD 65. The modernist writers such as Richardson, Joyce and Woolf are mainly concerned with the _.A. external worldB. public life of an individualC. social activities of human beingsD. i

36、nner life of an individualA 66.Which of the following is Not written by D. H. Lawrence?A. The Waste LandB. The RainbowC. Lady Chatterley s LoverD.Women in LoveD 67. According to D. H. Lawrence, the _is the most responsible for the alienation of the human relationshipsand the perversion of human pers

37、onality.A. pride of the aristocratic classB. vanity of the middle classC. man desire for power and moneyD. capitalist mechanical civilizationA 68. _ is D. H. Lawrence-autographicalssemi novel.A. Sons and LoversB. Women in LoveC. RainbowD. Lady Chatterlay s LoverB 69. William Faulkner is the author o

38、f _.;.A. Far From the Madding CrowdB. Sound and FuryC. For Whom the Bell TollsD. Scarlet LetterC 70. Robert Frost is a famous_.A. novelistB. playwrightC. poetD. literary criticD 71. The Old Man and the Sea is one of the great works by _.A. Jack LondonB. Charles DickensC. Samuel ColeridgeD. Earnest H

39、emingwayC 73. _refers to some contrast or discrepancy between appearance and reality.A. AllegoryB. ConflictC. IronyD. FlashbackB 74. The great transcendental work by Henry David Thoreau is_.A. NatureB. WaldenC. ExperienceD. EssaysA 75. Mark Twain shaped the world s view of America and madembinationc

40、o of _and serious literature.A. American folk humorB. funny jokesC. English folkloreD. American valuesD 76. Who was the first American to achieve an international literary reputation after the Revolutionary War?A. Fennimore CooperB. Nathaniel HawthornC. Walt WhitmanD. Washington IrvingC 77. I Have a

41、 Dream is addressed by _.A. Abraham LincolnB. John F. KennedyC. Martin Luther KingD. Ralph Waldo EmersonC 78. Which of the following is NOT a poem by Emily Dickinson?A. This is my letter to the worldB. I heard a Fly buzzwhen I diedC. This is just to sayD. Because I could not stop for deathB 79. Euge

42、ne O Neil is an American _.A. novelistB. playwrightC. poetD. essayistA 80. The period from 1865 1914 has been referred to as the _in the literary history of the United States.A. Age of RealismB. Age of ClassicalismC. Age of RomanticismD. Age of RenaissanceC 81. With “ Collected Poems” , _won the sec

43、ond Pulitzer Prize.A. Ezra PondB. e. e. cummingsC. Robert FrostD. William Cullen BryantB 82. Grass is a poem written by _.A. Walt WhitmanB. Carl SandburgC. Langston HughesD. Allen GinsbergB 83. Moby Dick is the most important work by _.A. Jack LondonB. Herman MelvilleC. Sinclair LewisD. Ralph Elliso

44、nC 84. O. Henry earned his fame mainly for his _.A. novelsB. poemsC. short storiesD. dramasB 85. _ is NOT a novel of Francis Scott Fitzgerald.;.A. Tender Is the NightB. Anna ChristieC. The Beautiful and DammedD. The Great GatsbyB 86. The American literature in modern period is divided into two parts

45、 by the event of _.A. the expatriate movementB. the Great DepressionC. the First World WarD. the Second World WarC 87. Which of the following novels does NOT belong to Dreiser s Trilogy of Desire?A. The TitanB. The FinancierC. The “ Genius ”D. The StoicD 88. The 1954 Nobel Prize for literature was awarded to _for his“ mastery of the art of modern naA. Wil