英国文学史及选读--期末试题及答案.doc

英国文学史及选读期末试题及答案

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.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.FrancisBaconisbestknownf