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英美文學(xué)史及選讀篇一：英國文學(xué)史及選讀期末試題及答案

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I.Multiplechoice(30points,1pointforeach)selectfromthefourchoicesofeachitemtheonethatbestanswersthequestionorcompletesthestatement.

1._____，atypicalexampleofoldEnglishpoetry,isregardedtodayasthenationalepicoftheAnglo-Saxons.

A.TheCanterburyTalesB.TheBalladofRobinHood

C.TheSongofBeowulfD.SirGawainandtheGreenKinght

2._____isthemostcommonfootinEnglishpoetry.

A.TheanapestB.Thetrochee

C.TheiambD.Thedactyl

3.TheRenaissanceisactuallyamovementstimulatedbyaseriesofhistoricalevents,whichoneofthefollowingisNOTsuchanevent?

A.TherediscoveryofancientRomanandGreekculture.

B.England’sdomesticrest

C.Newdiscoveryingeographyandastrology

D.Thereligiousreformationandtheeconomicexpansion

4._____isthemostsuccessfulreligiousallegoryintheEnglishlanguage.

A.ThePilgrimsProgress

B.GraceAboundingtotheChiefofSinners

C.TheLifeandDeathofMr.Badman

D.TheHolyWar

5.Generally,theRenaissancereferstotheperiodbetweenthe14thandmid-17thcenturies,itsessenceis_____.

A.scienceB.philosophy

C.artsD.humanism

6.“Solongasmencanbreathe,oreyescansee,/Solonglivesthis,andthisgiveslifetothee.”(Shakespeare,Sonnets18)Whatdoes“this”referto?

A.Lover.B.Time.

C.Summer.D.Poetry.

7.“Oprince,Ochiefofmythronedpowers,/Thatledth’embattledseraphimtowar/Underthyconduct,andindreadfuldeeds/Fearless,endangeredHeaven’sperpetualking”InthethirdlineoftheabovepassagequotedfromMilton’sParadiseLost,thephrase“thyconduct”refersto_____conduct.

A.God’sB.Satan’s

C.Adam’sD.Eve’s

8.ItisgenerallyregardedthatKeats’smostimportantandmaturepoemsareintheformof______.

A.elegyB.ode

C.epicD.sonnet

9.“ShallIcomparetheetoasummer’sday?”ThesentenceisthebeginningofShakespeare’s_______.

A.comedyB.tragedy

C.sonnetD.poem

10.DanielDefoe’snovelsmainlyfocuson_____.

A.thestruggleoftheunfortunateformereexistence

B.thestruggleoftheshipwreckedpersonsforsecurity

C.thestruggleofthepiratesforwealth

D.thedesireofthecriminalsforproperty

11.FrancisBaconisbestknownforhis_____whichgreatlyinfluencedthedevelopmentofthisliteraryform.

A.essaysB.poemsC.worksD.plays

12.MostofThomasHardy’snovelsaresetinWessex____.

A.acruderegioninEnglandB.afictionalprimitiveregion

C.aremoteruralareaD.Hardy’shometown

13.IntermsofPrideandPrejudice,whichisnottrue?

A.PrideandPrejudiceisthemostpopularofJaneAusten’snovels.

B.PrideandPrejudiceisoriginallydraftedas“FirstImpressions”.

C.PrideandPrejudiceisatragicnovel.

D.Inthisnovel,theauthorexplorestherelationshipbetweengreatloveandrealisticbenefits.

14.ChronologicallytheVictorianPeriodrefersto_____

A.1798-1832B.1836-1901

C.1798-1901D.theNeoclassicalPeriod

15.Inthefollowingfigures,whoisDickens’sfirstchildhero?

A.Fagin.B.Mr.Brownlow.

C.OliveTwist.D.BillSikes

16.“Andwherearethey?Andwhereartthou,”

Mycountry?Onthyvoicelessshore

Theheroiclayistunelessnow-

Theheroicbosombeatsnomore!(GeorgeGordonByron,DonJuan)

Intheabovestanza,“artthou”literallymeans_____.

A.“artyou”B.“arethough”C.“artthough”D.“areyou”

17.Ofthefollowingwriters,whichisnottherepresentativeoftheRomanticperiod?

A.WilliamBlake.B.JohnBunyan.

C.JaneAuten.D.JohnKeats.

18.InSongsofInnocenceandSongsofExperience,whatistheutmostconcernofBlake?

A.LoveB.ChildhoodC.DeathD.HumanExperience

19.ParadiseLostisactuallyastorytakenfrom____.

A.theRenaissanceB.theOldTestament

C.GreekMythologyD.theNewTestament

20.JaneAusten’sfirstnovelis_____.

A.PrideandPrejudiceB.SenseandSensibility

C.EmmaD.PlanofaNoel

21.Ofthefollowingpoets,whichisnotregardedas“LakePoets’”?

A.SaumelTaylorColeridge.B.RobertSouthey.

C.WilliamWordsworth.D.WilliamShakespeare.

22.DanielDefoedescribes____asatypicalEnglishmiddle-classmanoftheeighteenthcentury,theveryprototypeoftheempirebuilderorthepioneercolonist.

A.RobinsonCrusoeB.MollFlanders

C.GulliverD.TomJones

23.Thelines“Death,benotproud,thoughsomehavecalldthee/Mightyanddreadful,forthouartnotso;”arefoundin______.

A.WilliamWordsworth’swritingsB.JohnKeats’writings

C.JohnDonne’swritingsD.PercyByssheShelley’swritings

24.ThePilgrim’sprogressbyJohnBunyanisoftensaidtobeconcernedwiththesearchfor_____.

A.self-fulfillmentB.spiritualsalvation

C.materialwealthD.universaltruth

25.Withsomanypoemssuchas“TheSparrow’sNest,”“ToaSkylark,”“TotheCuckoo”and“ToaButterfly”,WilliamWordsworthisregardedasa“______”.

A.poetofgenius.B.royalpoet.

C.worshipperofnature.D.conservativepoet.

26.InthefirstpartofGulliver’sTravels,Gullivertoldthisexperiencein____.

A.LilliputB.Brobdingnag

C.HouyhnhnmD.England

27.Whichofthefollowingcannotdescribe“Byronichero”?

A.Proud.B.Mysterious.C.Nobleorigin.D.Progressive.

28.ThepoeticformwhichBrowningattachedtomaturityandperfectionis____.

A.dramaticmonologueB.useofsymbol

C.useofironiclanguageD.useoflyrics

29.Theterm“metaphysicalpoetry”iscommonlyusedtonametheworkofthe17th-centurywriterswhowroteundertheinfluenceof____.

A.JohnMiltonB.JohnDonneC.JohnKeatsD.JohnBunyan

30.WhichofthefollowingwritingsisnotcreatedbyWilliamWordsworth?

A.IWanderedLonelyasaCloud.

B.SheDweltAmongtheUntroddenWays

C.TheSolitaryReaper.

D.TheChimneySweeper.

II.FindtherelevantmatchfromcolunmBforeachiteminColomnA(10pointsinall.1pointforeach)

AB

1.GeoffreyChaucerA.ARed,RedRose

2.FrancisBaconB.OdetoaNightingale

3.JonathanSwiftC.OfTruth

4.WilliamBlakeD.NorthangerAbbey

5.RobertBurnsE.TheCanterburyTales

6.JohnKeatsF.AModestProposal

7.JaneAustenG.TheTiger

8.CharlesDickensH.Ulysses

9.TennysonI.DavidCopperfield

10.RobertBrowningJ.MyLastDuchess

III.Fillinthefollowingblanks(10pointsinall,1pointforeach)

1.Intheyear____,atthebattleofHastings,theNormansheadedbywilliam,DukeofNormandy,defeatedtheAnglo-saxons.

2.Sincehistoricaltimes,England,wheretheearlyinhabitantswerecelts,hasbeenconqueredthreetimes.ItwasconqueredbytheRomans,the____,andtheNormans.

3.____isregaredasshakespeare’ssuccessfulromantictragedy.

4.Nosoonerwerethepeopleincontrolofthegovernmentthantheydividedintohostileparties:theliberalwhigsandtheconservative_____.

5.TheGloriousRevolutionin___meantthreethingsthesupremacyofparliament,thebeginningofmodernEnglish,andthefinaltriumphoftheprincipleofpoliticalliberty.

6.RomanticismasaliterarymovementcomeintobeinginEnglandearlyinthelatterhalfofthe___century.

7.WiththepublicationofwilliamWordsworth’s____incollaborationwithS.TColeridge,RomanticismbegantobloomandfoundafirmplaceinthehistoryofEnglishliteratare.

8.Womanas____appearedintheRomanticage.Itwasduringthisperiodthatwomentook,forthefirsttime,animportantplaceinEnglishliterature.

9.ThemostimportantpoetofthevictoriaAgewas____,Nexttohim,wereRobertBrowningandhiswife.

10.The____movementappearedinthethirtiesofthe19thcenfury.

IV.QuestionsandAnswers(20pointsinall,10pointsforeach)GivebriefanswerstoeachoffollowingquestionsinEnglish.

(1)Aselectionfromapoem

Whereforefeedandclotheandsave

Formthecradletothegrave

Thoseungratefuldroneswhowould

Drainyoursweat_nay,drinkyourblood?

Whrefore,BeesofEngland,forge

Manyaweepon,chain,andscourge

Thatthesestinglessdronesmayspoil

Theforcedproduceofyourtail?

Questions(10’)

1.Theselinesaretakenfromapoementitled___(1’)writtenby___(1’).

2.Therhymeschemeintheselectionofthepoemis____.(1’)

3.Whatideadoesthequotationexpress?(7’)

(2)ASelectionfromawork

Somebooksaretobetasted,otherstobeswallowed,andsomefewtobechewedanddigested;thatis,somebooksaretobereadonlyinparts;otherstoberead,butnotcuriously;andsomefewtobereadwholly,andwithdiligenceandattention.Somebooksalsomaybereadbydeputyandextractsmadeofthembyothers,butthatwouldbeonlyinthelessimportantargumentsandthemeanersortofbooks;elsedistilledbookdarelikecommondistilledwaters.

Question(10’)

1.Thispassageistakenfromawell-knownworkentiled___,(2’)writtenby____.(1’)

2.What’sthemainideaofthewholework.(7’)

V.TopicDiscussion(30pointsinall,15pointsforeach).Writenolessthan100wordsoneachofthefollowingtopicsinEnglish,inthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.

1.BasedonJaneEyrebyCharlotteBronte,discussthethemeofherworks,theimageofwomanprotagonistsandwhatandhowhernovelstruthfullypresent.(15’)

2.InPrideandPrejudice,JaneAastenexploredthreekindsofmotivationsofmarriagethatthemiddle-classpeoplehadinthesecondhalfofthe18thcentury.Trytomakeabriefdiscussionaboutthemwithspecificexamplesfromthenovel.MakecommentsonAusten’sattitudetowardsthesemotivations.(15’)

英美文學(xué)史及選讀篇二：英國文學(xué)史及選讀復(fù)習(xí)資料

Lecture1

Ⅱ.RecommendedNovelsforReading(British)

18th-century

Gulliver’sTravels:JonathanSwift;socialsatire/fantasy/;PartI,II,andIVinteresting;languagedifficulty***.

RobinsonCrusoe:DanielDefoe;anaccountoftheprocessofthebuildingoftheBritishEmpireinthe18thcentury;diary-likedetaileddescriptionandnarration;languagedifficulty**.

19th-century

GreatExpectations:

CharlesDickens;aboutmoralcorruptionandlossofinnocenceandhonestyingrowingup;theCinderellapatterninstructure;languageDif***;abittoolong.JaneEyre:

CharlotteBronte;apoor,plaingovernessstrugglingforself-dignityandpersonalhappiness;languagedif**.:

EmilyBronte;oneofthebestnovelsintheworld;apresentationofthemostprimitive,natural,powerful,touchingaswellasthemostdestructivelovehumanbeingsarecapableof;languagedif**.

SilasMarner:

GeorgeEliot;areligiousfableaboutreligionofhumanity;languagedif**;small.

TessofD’Urbervilles:

ThomasHardy;tragicfateofa―pure‖youngpeasantwomanatthetimeofcapitalistinvasionintothecountryinthe19th-centuryEngland;languagedif***.

20th-century

SonsandLovers:D.H.Lawrence;OedipusComplex;thestudyofman-womanrelations;languagedif***.

MrsDalloway,VirginiaWoolf;aboutthespiritualjourneyofMrsDalloway;typicalstreamofconsciousnessfiction;languagedif***,notlong

TheFifthChild:DorisLessing;aboutdistortionorhorrorofhumannature/ahuman-bornmonster;Languagedif**,small.

Ⅲ.Contents

ChapterOne:OldEnglishLiterature

ChapterTwo:MiddleEnglishLiterature

ChapterThree:GeoffreyChaucer

ChapterFour:TheRenaissance

Ⅳ.DevelopmentofLiterature

ThreestagesofEn(轉(zhuǎn)載于:.zhAoQT.neT蒲公英文摘:英美文學(xué)史及選讀)glishlanguagedevelopment:

i.OldEnglish/Anglo-Saxon(OE.Asthelanguageupto1066isusu.called)ii.MiddleEnglish(about1100-1500)

iii.ModernEnglish(about1500-present)

PartOne:OldandMedievalEnglishLiterature

Historicalbackground

3conquests/invasions

Romans(4thtothe6thcen.):

politicsofself-government,transportationsystem,cities,LatinlanguageandChristianity(littleremained)

English/Anglo-SaxonConquest(Angles,Saxons,Jutes)

A.GermanictribesfromtheMediterraneancoast:Scandinavia,DenmarkandGermany

B.thePagans/heathens異教徒

C.enslavedtheCeltsanddroveotherstoWales,ScotlandandIreland

D.beganfeudalism;newsocialstrata:serfs農(nóng)奴—freemen自由民—farmers農(nóng)人--thanes鄉(xiāng)士--earls爵爺—kings王爺

E.amedleyofdifferentraces/ethnicgroups;ofmultipleinfluencesand

culturalandpoliticalorders

NormanConquestin1066byWilliam,

DukeofNormandyfromNorthernFrance:

A.furtherestablishedfeudalism,andendedtheslavesystemin14thcen.

B.powerfulPopedom教皇制established

(1/3ofland,politicalright,widemoraldegenerationoftheclericals;penancesorpardons赦罪令

C.highlycentralizedroyalpower,butconcededinthe13thcen.with

establishmentofparliament(1215theMagnaCarta/KingJohn)

D.communicationwiththeoutsideworld:diplomaticrelations,

developmentoftradeandincreasingstrengthfortradesmenandskilled

professionals

E.influencefromoutsideworldinideology

F.coexistenceof3languages:Latin,theclericalandlearned;French,

noblemenandroyalcourt;A-SnativeEnglish/Celticdialect(vernacular)

forthecommon

[Notuntilthe13thcenturydidEnglishentertheworldofofficialdiscourse

官方用語.1258HeyIIIissuedaproclamation布告in3languages,14thcen.,parliamentandcourtallowedEnglish.]ChapterFive:TheRevolutionandRestorationChapterSix:EnlightenmentinEnglandChapterSeven:TheRomanticPeriodChapterEight:TheVictorianAgeChapterNine:TwentiethCenturyLiterature

(TheDarkAge:blindbeliefofRomanCatholicismandafter-lifeandstagnantphilosophicalandartisticdevelopment)

Ⅴ.Literature(secular)

theOldEnglish(untilA-Speriod)andMiddleEnglish(after1066)

talespassedonorallybygleemenorminstrels吟唱詩人untilHomer‘sIliadandOdyssey

OldEnglishPeriod:Beowulf,anEpic

A.themostimportantexistentwork;thenationalepicofAnglo-Saxons

B.writtenin7-8cen.

C.partly-historicalandpartly-legendary

D.notaboutEnglandbuttheirhomelandinDenmark

E.epicform:alongversenarrativeontheexploitsofanationalhero,Beowulf

F.theprimitivepeople‘sheroicstruggleagainsthostileforcesofthenaturalworldunderawiseleader

G.paganelements+Christiancoloring:―fate‖,―God‘,―Lord‖

H.alliterationandGermaniclanguage

MiddleEnglishLiterature

A.Romance羅曼史

Roman,Frenchmattersforsubjects:TrojanWar,Charlemagne,Rolandandthe

knights;chivalric;

Englishromance:KingArthurandhisround-tableknights;―SirGawainandthe

Greenknight‖(1360-1370),―LeMorted‘Arthur‖bySirThomasMalory

B.Religiouswritingsandtranslations

(fromHebrewtoLatin):

Langland‘s―PiersthePlowman‖

C.Poeticform:

alliterativepoetry頭韻詩

metricalpoetry韻律詩

Lecture2GeoffreyChaucer(1340-1400)

FatherofEnglishpoetry/literature

?3periodsofcreation:

FrenchRomauntoftheRose,translation

Italian(afterDanteDivineComedy,PetrarchandBoccaccio,Decameron;TheHouseofFame,TheLegendofGoodWomen,TroylusandCriseyde)

British(1386-1400)TheCanterburyTales

?Contributions:

A.thefirsttopresentacomprehensiveandrealisticpictureoftheEnglishsocietyofhistimeandcreatedawholegalleryofvividcharactersfromallwalksoflifeinhismasterpieceTheCanterburyTales

B.introducedfromFrancetherhymedstanzasofvarioustypestoreplacetheOldEnglishalliterativeverse

C.thefirsttousetherhymedcoupletofiambicpentameter/heroiccouplet

?CanterburyTales:

Thestory:29pilgrims,andthepoetonthewaytoCanterbury,stoppedataninn.At

theproposalofthehostoftheTabardInneachwastotell4storiesonthewaytoandbackfromCant.Hostbetheguideandjudge,thebesttellergetsafreesupperatthecostofalltherestupontheirreturntotheinn.Shouldhavebeen120stories,butonly24completedandpreserved,2incomplete,2unfinished.

Theme:influencedbytheearlyItalianRenaissance,heaffirmsman’srightto

pursueearthlyhappinessandopposesasceticism禁欲說;praisesman‘senergy,intellect,andloveoflife;exposesandsatirizesthesocialevils,esp.thereligiousabuses

structure:Generalprologue(occasion,characters)followedbystories;aseparate

prologuebetweentwostories

characterization:vividportrayalofindividualized天性化charactersofthesociety

andofallprofessionsandsocialstrataexceptthehighestand

thelowest

1.showsrespectforthetwolandedgentry,theplowmanandtheparson;

2.satirizesallthereligiouspeople，excepttheparson，whoareguiltyofsins:Pride,Wrath,Envy,Lust,Gluttony,Avarice,andSloth

3.showsagrowingsenseofself-importanceofthetrades/townspeople,

reflectingthechangingsocialstatus,ownsandcities

Style:lively,vividMiddle-AgeEnglish,satire,humour,HeroicCouplet;ofunequal

merits

the3famoustales:

A.theWifeofBath‘staleofanArthurianknight

B.theOxfordclerk‘sofapatientyounglady

C.theFranklin小地主‘saboutawife‘sfullsubmissiontoherhusband

IV.Textstudy:

Comment:

?Thisisasatiricalpictureofavain,pretentiousnun.Thoughsupposedlyina

religiouscapacity,shehadmanyworldlyweak