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1、 （ ）5.Le Mort D Arthur deals with the following story except A. search for Cup B. life of King Arthur C. fight against Roman invasion D. illicit love （ ）6.Milton was nicknamed “the lady of Christs” because he was A. a lady B. as serious as a lady C. as handsome as a lady D. as gentle as a lady （ ）7.

2、The one who tempts Eve to eat an apple from the forbidden tree is A. God B. Satan C. Adam D. Raphael （ ）8.Metaphysical Poetry is characterized by fantastical A. mysticism B. romanticism C. lyricism D. decadence （ ）9.Dryens contribution to England literature lies in the following except A. he establi

3、shed the heroic couplet as one of the principal English verse forms B. he clarified the English prose C. he raised the English literary criticism to a new level D. he raised English comedy to a higher level （ ） 10.Mr. Spectator stands for the ideas of A. the 16th century B. 17th century C. the 18th

4、century D. the19th century （ ） 11.Best known for his novels about the adventure is A. Dickens B. Goldsmith C. Defoe D. Scott （ ） 12.The Rape of the Lock gives an account of a A. bull fighting B. knight duel C. writers life D. anecdote of the court （ ）13.Richardson was noted as story-telling , letter

5、 writer and a A. critic B. moralizer C. poet D. playwright （ ）14.“Humor” according to Ben Jonson means A. fun B. comedy thought D. temperament （ ）15.All the qualities can be contributed to Portia except A. nosy B. cultured C. courteous D. kind-hearted（ ）16.Romeo and Juliet belongs to Shakespeares pl

6、ays of A. the first period B. the second period C. the third period D. the fourth period（ ） 17.One of the following is not known as writerA. Sidney B. Wyatt C. Spenser D. More（ ） 18.The first place visited by Gulliver in Gulliver s Travels isA. The kingdom of horses B. Brobdingnag C. Flying Island D

7、. Lilliput（ ） 19.Quotation and author are correctly paired in all the following except:A.A little learning is dangerous thing Pope B.I might boast myself Le vainqueur de la terreJohnson C.A truth artists duty was to produce human beingGoldsmith D.A man may surely be allowed to take a glass of wine b

8、y his own firesideSheridan （ ） 20. “Conceit” is a term applied in particular to the school represented by A. Herrick B. Ben Johnson C. Pope D. Donne（ ） 21.Chaucer is called the founder of English realism because he portrays all the classes of English feudal society except A. businessmen and scholars

9、 B. nobles and serfs C. plowmen and franklins（ ） 22.“ Virtue Rewarded is the sub-title of the novel written by A. Goldsmith B. Stern C. Richardson D. Smollet（ ）23. All of the following writers are Irish except A. Goldsmith b Sheridan C. Spenser D. Swift（ ） 24. Dylan Thomas belongs to the school of A

10、. Neo-romanticism B. Auden Group C. Imagism D. the Movement（ ） 25. The novel, which foretells the future happening, is written by one of the following writers A. Huxley B. Lawrence C. Woolf D. Owell（ ） 26. “The poet of the peasants” is a title given to A. Blake B. Gray C. Chatterton D. Burns（ ） 27.

11、The greatest achievement in the 18th century England in literature was A. poetry B. plays C. essays D. novels （ ） 28. One of the following plays takes its subject matter from Chinese history A. Henry B. Macbeth C. Tamburlaine D. Alchemist（ ）29. Dr. Faustus sells his soul to the devil because heA. is

12、 faced by Mephistopheles B. wants to gain more money C. wants to live an extravagant life D. wants to know more about the world（ ） .30. Of the following, the one which employs the form of romance is A. Amoretti B. Venus and Adonis C. The Tempest D. Sir Gawain and Green Knight（ ）31. Each of the profe

13、ssions listed below is correctly paired with Dickens exceptA. novelist B. clerk C. reporter D. dramatist （ ） 32.The Idylls of the King is written by A. Browning B. Tennyson C. George Eliot D. Carlyle（ ） 33.Dramatic monologue was created by the author who wrote A. Crossing the Bar B. Ode to the West

14、Wind C. The Ring and the Book D. Jude the Obscure（ ） 34.Angry Young Man of the 1950s most came from A. the lower class B. the upper class C. peasants D. workers（ ） 35.Dubliners is writing of A. realism B. modernism C. stream of consciousness D. none of the above（ ） 36. In Memoriam is written by Tenn

15、yson in memory of his friend A. Hallam B. Browning C. Arnold D. Hardy（ ） 37.Scotts chief contribution to English literature lies in his novels of A. war B. history C. city D. romance（ ） 38. “The poet of the peasants” is a title given to （ ） 39.Wordsworth, Coleridge and Southey have the following in

16、common except they allA. wrote poems B. belonged to the first generation of Romanticism C. began as conservatives and ended as radicals D. began as radicals and ended as conservatives（ ） 40.The line “If winter comes, can spring be far behind” comes from A. Revolt of Islam B. Ode to the lark C. Ode t

17、o Autumn D. Ode to the West Wind（ ） 41. “Merry England” is a term used by one of the following schoolsA. the first generation of Romanticism B. the second generation of Romanticism C. the third generation of romanticism D. all of the above（ ） 42. The style of Lambs essays is not characterized by the

18、 following feature A. essayist B. sarcasm C. familiarity D. gracefulness（ ） 43. Scott is both a romantic novelist and romantic A. essayist B. poet C. critic D. satirist（ ） 44. Satan is a character with a strong desire for A. submission B. freedom C. peacefulness D. compromise（ ） 45. Bunyans style is

19、 marked by dignity and A. ornateness B. grandness C. complicatedness D. simplicityMatch the authors name with the title of the bookWhitman IrvingHowellsJamesFitzgeraldKerouacEllison Amy TanMaxine Hong KingstonONeill1. The Portrait of a Lady 2. Invisible Man 3. The Great Gatsby4. Woman Warrior5. The

20、Sketch Book6. Leaves of Grass7. Joy Luck Club8. On the Road9. Long Days Journey into Night10. The Rise of Silas Lapham BradstreetHawthorneCrane Mark Twain SteinbeckGinsbergHughesFrank ChinHellmanWilliams1. The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America2. The Weary Blues3. The Grapes of Wrath4. Donald Du

21、k5. The Red Badge of Courage6. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn7. Watch on the Rhine8. Howl9. The Glass Menagerie10. The Scarlet LetterMelville CooperSinclairHemingwayPynchon Morrison YepOdetsAlbee1. The Leatherstocking Tales2. Song of Solomon 3. A Farewell to Arms4. Pay the Chinaman5. The Jungle6

22、. The Portrait of a Lady 7. Waiting for Lefty8. The Crying of Lot 499. The Zoo Story10. Moby DickWrite T in the bracket if the statement is true and F if the statement is false（ ） 1. Beowulf was created in England. （ ） 2. In Shakespeares comedies the heroes and heroines attained their victory withou

23、t much struggle. （ ） 3. Marlowe mainly wrote tragedies. （ ） 4. Essays of Elia was written by Mary Lame when she worked in East India House. （ ）5. Wordsworths best poems are description of mountains, rivers, flowers, birds, streets and buildings.（ ）6. The Neo-classicism saw its decline in Johnson. （

24、） 7. The most striking similarities between Milton and Samson Agonistes are their blindness and unhappy marriage. （ ） 8. The Celestial City in the Pilgrims Progress stands for an ideal happy society. （ ） 9. It was Maud Gonne who helped Yeats establish Abbey Theatre. （ ） 10. Monks tried hard to trap

25、Oliver Twist.（ ）11.Pope established the heroic couplet as one of the principal English verse forms. （ ）12.Blake is often regarded as a symbolist and mystic. （ ）13.The stories in the Canterbury Tales are only connected by the host of Tabard Inn. （ ）14.Wordsworths best poems are descriptions of mounta

26、ins, rivers, flowers, and birds.（ ）15.The main technique applied to the novel Ulysses by Joyce is symbolism.（ ）16.One of the most important features in Austens novel Pride and Prejudice is the use of dramatic languages.（ ）17.Most of English ballads were collected in the 18th century.（ ）18.The style

27、of Lambs essays is characterized by its humor, familiarity and archaism.（ ）19.The most gifted of the University Wits was Shakespeare.（ ）20. Scotts literary career marked the transition from romanticism to realism（ ） 21. Pardoner in The Canterbury Tales sold the relics of the dead saints to exempt th

28、e sins from the buyers（ ） 22. Beowulf was brought by Anglo-Saxon people from the Continent to England.（ ） 23. A ballad is written in 4-line stanza with the first and third lines rhymes.（ ） 24. King Lear distributed his territory among his three daughters.（ ） 25. Shakespeare was born in April 1564 and died in 1616.（ ） 26. The “dark comedy” refers to those written by Jonson in his third period of dramatic career.（ ） 27. Scotts literary career marked the transition from romanticism to realism.（ ） 28. Auld Lang Syne was composed by Burns.（ ） 29. The poetry