英美文學(xué)史試題(I)

1、試卷紙 第1頁(yè)臺(tái)州學(xué)院外國(guó)語(yǔ)學(xué)院 學(xué)年第 學(xué)期 級(jí) 專業(yè)英國(guó)文學(xué)史及選讀I期末試卷(7)（閉卷)班級(jí) 姓名 學(xué)號(hào) 考試時(shí)間:120 分鐘 題 號(hào)IIIIIIIVVVIVII總分分 值10101015202015100得 分I. Multiple choice. Choose the best out of the four. (10%=1*10)1. Romance, which uses narrative verse or prose to tell stories of _ adventures or other heroic deeds, is a popular literary f

2、orm in the medieval period.A. Christian B. knightly C. Greek D. primitive2. is the oldest surviving epic in the English language.A. The Song of Beowulf B. Paraphrase of the BibleC. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight D. The Canterbury Tales 3. Sonnets originated from Italy , and in the 16th century , _

3、introduced it to England . A. Thomas More B. John Milton C. Thomas Wyatt D. Petrarch 4. An unrhymed iambic pentameter is called_. A. heroic couplet B. blank verse C. tercet D. sestet 5. Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespeares Sonnet 18?A. The speaker eulogizes th

4、e power of Nature.B. The speaker satirizes human vanity.C. The speaker praises the power of artistic creation.D. The speaker meditates on mans salvation.6.The true subject of John Donnes poem, Song, is to _.A. attack the impossible things in the world.B. give compliments to the mistress and her powe

5、r of beautyC. criticize the intention to find a true loveD. satirize the unfaithfulness of women7. In English literature , the supreme master in the first half of the 18th century is_. A. Daniel Defoe B. Jonathan Swift C. Henry Fielding D. Robert Burns 8.The forerunners of the 18th century preromant

6、icism include .A. Daniel Defoe B. Jonathan Swift試卷紙 第2頁(yè)C. Robert Burns D. Henry Fielding9. _ expressed the sympathy for the peasants who were being ruined by the Industrial Revolution in his poem Elegy , Written in a Country Churchyard . A. Oliver Goldsmith B. Thomas Gray C. William Blake D. Keats10

7、. In “bathes each bud and shoot ”, the sound effect in “bathes” and “bud” is .A. alliteration B. assonanceC. consonance D. internal rhymeII. True or False? Write T for true and F for false . (10%=1*10)_ 1. Humanism is the keynote of the English Renaissance ._ 2. The Merchant of Venice is one of the

8、great tragedies by Shakespeare ._ 3. John Donne is remembered by the later generations as a great prose writer . _4.In the line “We all expect a gentle answer , Jew.”, “gentle” is a pun. _5.The novel “The History of Tom Johns, A Foundlings” is Henry Fieldings masterpiece . _6. The enlightenment was

9、a progressive intellectual movement throughout western Europe in the 17th century ._7.Swifts masterpiece is Robinson Crusoe which contains four parts . _8.The turn of the 18th century and the 19th century in England sees the appearance of the new literary current-sentimentalism._ 9. The two represen

10、tative writers of realism in the 18th century are Henry Fielding and Tobias George Smollet._ 10. The Tiger is a poem in The Songs of Innocence.III. Blank Filling. (10%=1*10)1.Today, Chaucer is acclaimed not only as “the father of English poetry ” but also as “the father of English fiction”. His mast

11、erpiece is _.2. The word “Laputan” meaning “impractical” is originated from the impractical behaviors of the inhabitants on in Gullivers Travels.3.John Donnes poem was written to his wife to imply the unity of love when Donne was leaving for the Continent in 1611.4.The story The Vicar of Wakefield i

12、s told by the person narrator , Dr. Primrose.5. The School for Scandal is a famous comedy by .6. is the most independent and the most original of all the romantic poets of the 18th century.7.The later enlighteners of England in the 18th century found the power of reason to be insufficient and theref

13、ore appealed to as a means of achieving social justice.8.The image of an enterprising Englishman of the 18th century was created by Daniel Defoe in his famous novel .9. While the political tempests led to a confusion in English literature in the 17th century, the peaceful development of the 18th cen

14、tury made a prevailing trend in the 1st half.試卷紙 第3頁(yè) is undoubtedly the greatest poet Scotland has ever produced. His Poems Chiefly in Scottish Dialect is of great significance IV. Define or explain the following. (15%=5*3)1. Tragedy2. Epic3. Alliteration 4.Conciets5. ElegyV. Identify. (20%=10*2)Pas

15、sage IHamlet. To be, or not to be: that is the question:Whether tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,And by opposing end them.Questions Who is the writer of these lines?Whats the name of the tragedy? Write out three tr

16、agedies by the writer.These lines are taken from the soliloquy by the hero in the tragedy. What is a soliloquy?Comment on the character traits of Hamlet. Passage II The curfew tolls the knell of parting day,The lowing herd wind slowly over the lea,The plowman homeward plods his weary way,And leaves

17、the world to darkness and to me. Questions1.Who is the writer of these lines?2.What is the title of the whole poem from which the lines are taken?3.In the 2nd line, “/l/” sound is repeated in “l(fā)owing” and “l(fā)ea” to make for linking both sound and meaning. 4. What is the theme of the poem?VI. Answer t

18、he following questions.(20%=10*2)試卷紙 第4頁(yè)1. Give a brief summery of the English Renaissance? 2. Analyze the symbolic meaning of the “ Tiger” and the “l(fā)amb” in the poem “The Tiger” by William Blake.VII. What do you know about the Metaphysical School in England in the 17th century ? Refer to John Donnes wor