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英国文学复习题

Literature

I.Fillintheblanks（15空）

II.Choosethebestanswerforeachblank.（10空）

1.AfterthefalloftheRomanEmpire帝国andthewithdrawal撤退ofRomantroopsfromAlbion，theaboriginal土著的Celtic凯尔特人populationofthelargerpartoftheislandwassoonconquered征服andalmosttotallyexterminatedbytheTeutonic日耳曼人的tribesofAngles，Saxons，andJuteswhocamefromthecontinentandsettledintheisland，namingitscentralpartEngland.

2.Fornearly400yearspriortothecomingoftheEnglish，BritishhadbeenaRomanprovince.In410A.D.，theRomewithdrew撤回theirlegions古罗马军团fromBritaintoprotectherselfagainstswarmsofTeutonicinvaders.

3.Theliteratureofearlyperiodfallsnaturallyintotwodivisions，pagan异教徒andChristian.TheformerrepresentsthepoetrywhichtheAnglo-Saxonsprobablybroughtwiththemintheformoforalsagas长篇英雄故事，thecrudematerialoutofwhichliteraturewasslowlydevelopedonEnglishsoil；thelaterrepresentsthewritingsdevelopedundertheteachingofthemonks.

4.AmongtheearlyAnglo-SaxonpoetswemaymentionCaedmonwholivedinthelatterhalfofthe7thcenturyandwhowroteapoeticParaphraseoftheBible.

5.TheSongofBeowulfcanbejustlytermed称为England’snationalepicanditsheroBeowulf——oneofthenationalheroesoftheEnglishpeople.

6.TheSongofBeowulfreflectseventswhichtookplaceontheContinentapproximatelyatthebeginningofthe6thcentury，whentheforefathersoftheJuteslivedinthesouthernpartofthe__Scandinavianpeninsula_斯堪的纳维亚半岛_andmaintainedcloserelationswithkindredtribes，e.g.Withthe__Danes__wholivedontheothersideofthestraits.

7.Intheyear__1066___，atthebattleof__Hastings___，the___Normans____headedbyWilliam，DukeofNormandy，defeatedtheAnglo-Saxons.

8.InthetenthcenturytheNormansconqueredapartofnorthernFrance,whichisstillcalledNormandy,andrapidlyadopted采纳FrenchcivilizationandtheFrenchlanguage.

9.TheliteraturewhichNormansbroughttoEnglandisremarkableforitsbright,romantictalesofloveandadventure冒险,inmarkedcontrastwiththestrength力量andsomberness忧郁ofAnglo-Saxonpoetry.

10.（英语的形成）Anglo-Saxonspeechsimplified简化itselfbydroppingofitsTeutonicinflections,absorbedeventuallyalargepartoftheFrenchvocabulary,andbecametheEnglishlanguage.

10.Englishliteratureisalsoacombinationof_French__and__Saxon__elements.

（选）11.Atfirstthenewliteraturewasremarkablyvaried,butofsmallintrinsic本质的worth;andverylittleofitisnowread.Inourstudywehavenoted（a）Geoffrey’sHistory,whichisvaluableasasourcebookofliterature,sinceitcontainsthenativeCelticlegendsofArthur;（b）theworkoftheFrenchwriters,whomadetheArthurian亚瑟王的legendspopular;（c）RimingChronicles编年史,i.e.historyindoggerel打油诗verse,likeLaysmon’sBrut;（d）MetricalRomances韵律拉丁语,ortalesinverse.

12.IncontradistinctiontothealliterativeverseofAnglo-Saxonpoetry，ChaucerchosethemetricalformwhichlaidthefoundationoftheEnglishtonico-syllbicverse.

13.Chaucer’smasterpieceisTheCanterburyTales，oneofthemostfamousworksinallliterature.Hecreatedastrikinglybrilliantandpicturesquepanoramaofhistimeandhiscountryinthispoem.

14.Balladsareanonymous匿名的narrativesongsthathavebeenpreserved加工byoraltransmission口头相传.

（了解选择）15.The16thcenturyinEnglandwas繁荣昌盛的prosperousandflourishing.出现：

（1）thegentry新贵，themainsupportersoftheabsolutemonarchy君主制度.

（2）theclassofbourgeoisie中产阶级.

（选择）16.Therevolutionof1688meantthreethings:

（1）thesupremacyofParliament至高无上的议会;

（2）thebeginningofmodernEngland;（3）thefinaltriumph胜利oftheprincipleofpoliticalliberty自由ofPuritan清教徒

17.JohnDonne——metaphysicalpoet玄学诗

18.JohnBunyan——biblicalallegory圣经寓言（biblicalincludebiblicalallegoricalepic叙事诗andbiblicalallegory）

（选择）19.ThePuritanAgewasoneofconfusion.ThePuritanbelievedinsimplicity朴素oflife.

11.Therearevariouskindsofballads__historical_____，__legendary____，_fantastical_____，__lyrical___，and__humorous____.

12.Thenameofthe“jollyinnkeeper”inTheCanterburyTalesis__HarryBaily____，whoproposesthateachpilgrimofthe_group___shouldtelltwotalesonthewaytoCanterburyandtwomoreonthewayback.

　14.Shakespeare’sfirstoriginalplaywritteninabout1590was__KingHenryVI_.

　15.Hamlet，Othello，KingLear，and_Macbeth______aregenerallyregardedasShakespeare’sfourgreattragedies.

　16.AbsolutemonarchyinEnglandreacheditssummitduringthereignof__QueenElizabethI____.

　17.Bacon’sworksmaybedividedintothreeclasses，the__philosophical____，the_literary______，the__professional_____works.

　18.TogetherwiththedevelopmentofbourgeoisrelationshipsandformationoftheEnglishnationalstatethisperiodismarkedbyaflourishingofnationalcultureknownasthe___Renaissance______.

　19.EdmundSpenserwastheauthorofthegreatestepicpoemof__TheFairyQueen_____.

20.Anglo-Saxonpoetstypicallyused_alliterative______verse,aformofversethatuses__alliteration______astheprincipalstructuringdevicetounifylinesofpoetry.

21.TheBritishlegendofKingArthurwasimportantindefiningtheidealof__chivalry_____whichisessentialtotheEuropeanconceptoftheknightasanelitewarriorwhosweartoupholdthevaluesof_faith____,_courage_____,__loyalty_____andhonor.

22.Asaliterarygenreofhighculture,__RomanceisastyleofheroicproseandversenarrativethatwaspopularinthearistocraticcirclesofHighMedievalandEarlyModernEurope.Theywerefantasticstoriesaboutthemarvelousadventuresofachivalrous,heroicknighterrant,oftenofsuper-humanability,whooftengoesonaquest.

23.________Iambicpentameter____isalinemadeupoffivepairsofshort/long,orunstressed/stressed,syllables.

24.A____heroiccouplet____isatraditionalformforEnglishpoetryconstructedfromasequenceofrhymingpairsof___iambicpentameter_______lines.Useofthe______heroiccouplet____wasfirstpioneeredbyGeoffreyChaucerintheLegendofGoodWomenandtheCanterburyTales.Chaucerisalsowidelycreditedwithfirstextensiveuseof____iambicpentameter_______.

25._Anepic_____isalengthynarrativepoem,ordinarilyconcerning____aserioussubject__________containingdetailsofheroicdeedsandeventssignificanttoa___culture_____ornation.

26.InTheCanterburyTales,Chaucerbelievesintherightofmanto___earthlyhappiness_______.Heisanxioustoseemanfreedfrom_____superstitionsandablindbeliefin___fate__.Heisalsokeentopraiseman’s__energy____,adroitness,__intellect_________,quickwitandthelovefor__life______.

27.____Ballad_____isgenerallyanarrativepoemofnogreatlength,withoutanyknownauthororanymarkofindividualauthorship.

28.______Blankverse___isatypeofpoetry,distinguishedbyhavingaregularmeter,butnorhyme.Thistechniquereleasesthenewpowerand____flexibility______ofthepoetry.

29.A_______sonnet__consistsof14lines,andeachlineiswritteniniambicpentameterinwhichapatternofanunemphasizedsyllablefollowedbyanemphasizedsyllableisrepeatedfivetimes.Therhymeschemeis_ABABCDCDEFEFGG________________.

30.FrancisBacon,arepresentativeoftheRenaissanceinEngland,isawell-knownphilosophy,scientistandwriter.His“____Essays__”isthefirstexampleofthegenreinEnglishliterature,recognizedasanimportantlandmarkinthedevelopmentofprose.

II.Choosethebestanswerforeachblank.

1.Themostimportantworkof____A___istheAnglo-SaxonChronicles，whichisregardedasthebestmonumentoftheoldEnglishprose.

　　a.AlfredtheGreat　　　　　　b.Caedmon

　　c.Cynewulf　　　　　　　　　d.VenerableBede

2.Whoisthemonsterhalf-humanwhohadmingledthirtywarriorsinTheSongofBeowulf？

C

　　a.Hrothgat.　　　　　　　b.Heorot.

　　c.Grendel.　　　　　　　d.Beowulf.

3._A____isthefirstimportantreligiouspoetinEnglishLiterature.

　　a.Cynewulf　　　　　　　b.　Caedmon

　　c.Shakespeare.　　　　　　d.AdamBede

4.Whoisthe“fatherofEnglishpoetry”andoneofthegreatestnarrativepoetsofEngland？

B

　a.ChristopherMarlow　　　　b.GeoffreyChaucer

　　c.W.Shakespeare　　　　　　d.AlfredtheGreat

5.Chaucer’searliestworkofanylengthishis“_C_____”atranslationoftheFrench“RomandelaRose”byGaillaumedeLorrisandJeandeMeung，whichwasaloveallegoryenjoyingwidespreadpopularityinthe13thand14thcenturiesnotonlyinFrancebutthroughEurope.

　　a.TroilusandCriseyde　　　　b.ARed,RedRose

c.RomanceoftheRose　　　　d.PiersthePlowman

III.连线题

1.ThomasMore——Utopia——putforwardhisidealofafuturehappysociety

2.FrancisBacon——essays散文

3.ThomasWyattandHenryHoward——firsttointroducethesonnetintoEnglishliterature.

4.EdmundSpenser——thegreatestepicpoemofthetimeTheFairyQueen.

5.JohnLyly——“euphuism”华丽辞藻

6.ChristopherMarlowe——madeblankversetheprincipalvehicleofexpressionindrama.把无韵诗变成戏剧基本表达形式

7.JohnBunyan——biblicalallegory圣经寓言

8.RichardSteele——amoralisticjournalTheSpectator

9.AlexanderPope——“whateveris,isright”——prosody韵文学

10.DanielDefoe——RobinsonCrusoe

11.HenryFieldingandTobiasGeorgeSmollet——therealfoundersofthegenreofthebourgeoisrealisticnovel现实主义

12.SamuelRichardson——enrichedEuropeanliteraturewiththemethodofpsychologicalanalysis心理分析;displayaninterestintheinnermost最深处最隐私的lifeofanindividual.

13.JonathanSwift——Gulliver’sTravels.

14.RichardB.Sheridan——SchoolforScandal造谣学校

15.（sentimentalism感伤主义）OliverGoldsmith——TheVicarofWakefield

16.（sentimentalism感伤主义）ThomasGray——Elegy

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