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英美英国文学第一章到第三章练习
文艺复兴时期练习及答案
ExercisesoftheFirstPartoftheBritishLiterature
SectionOne:
Multiple-choicequestions
1.U“ponagreatadventurehewasbond,/ThatgreatestGlorianatohimgave.Th”esetwolinesaretakenfrom
[A]
[B]Spenser'sTheFaerieQueene
[D]Gray'sElegyWritteninaCountryChurchyard
Milton'sSamsonAgonistes
[C]Beowulf
2."Oprince,Ochiefofmanythronedpowers,Thatledth'embattledSeraphimtowarUnderthyconduct,andindreadfuldeedsFearless,endangeredHeaven'sperpetualKing."InthefirstlineoftheabovepassagequotedfromMilton'sParadiseLost,thephrase"Oprince,Ochiefofmanythronedpowers”refersto
[D]Eve
[A]Satan[B]God[C]Adam
3.ShakespeareclaimsthroughthemouthofHamletthatthe"end"ofthedramaticcreationisto
giveofthesocialrealitiesofthetime.
[A]faithfulreflection[B]instructiverepresentation
[C]imaginativenarration[D]allegoricaldescription
4.HumanistsoftheRenaissanceturnedtothespiritofcultureforinspiration.
[A]Anglo-Saxon[B]ItalianandFrench
[C]GreeekandRoman[D]medieval
5.
Miltonneededforhis
ParadiseLostiscomposedinblankverse,whichpermitsthesubject.
[A]
[B]narrativesweep
[D]intellectualgrasp
epicgrandeur
[C]descriptivesubtlety
6.Donne'sfamousanalogyofpartingloverstoadrawingcompassaffordsaprimeexampleof
[A]
[B]exaggeration
[D]conceit
dramaticstyle
[C]paradox
7.isastudyofthelustforwealth,whichcentersonBarabas,theJew,aterribleold
moneylender.
[B]TheMerchantofVenice
[D]TheTempest
[A]TheJewofMalta
[C]TamburlainetheGreat
8.Inhisconceptionoftragedy,Marloweperceivedthattragicactionmustissuefrom,andbereflectedin,.
[A]theRenaissancehero[B]endlessaspirationforknowledge
[C]theindividual[D]humandignityandcapacity
9.
setsout
InTheFaerieQueene,theRedCrossKnight,whostandsfortruereligionof
ontheordersofQueenofFaerie,whorepresents.
[A]theAnglicanChurch,QueenElizabeth[B]theRomanCatholicChurch,Pope
[C]Christianity,Christ[D]humanism,divinetruth
10.Whatfigureofspeechisusedinthelines:
"RoughwindsdoshakethedarlingbudsofMay,/Andsummer'sleasetooshortadate"?
[B]Metonymy
[D]Hyperbole
[A]Simile
[C]Personification
11.Theunderlinedpartin"Mydeedsuponmyhead!
Icravethelaw,/Thepenaltyandforfeitofmybond."(fromTF,chantofVenice)means.
[A]Whatisdonecan'tbeundone[B]LetmeresponsibleforwhatIdo
[C]Iwouldgiveanythingforfulfillingmybond[D]IdeservewhatIdemand
12.Theline"Whenwehaveshuffledoffthismortalcoil"be,ornottobe"soliloquymeans.
[A]
[B]
[C]
[D]
whenwehavegotridofthiscoilthatisdoomedtodiewhenwehaveunloadedthisheavyburdenlikeacoilwhenwehavetakenoffthiscoatmadeofcoilswhenwearerelivedfromthetroubleofmortallifewoundarounduslikecoils
13.Whatdoestheword"humour"meaninthefollowingquotationfrom"OfStudies":
"tomakejudgmentwhollybytheirrulesisthehumorof“ascholar”?
[A]funniness[B]Wit
[C]character[D]Asuddenwhim
14.TheSpenserianstanzaisagroupofeightlinesofiambicpentameterfollowedbyasix-stressline,witharhymeschemeababbcbcc.
[B]iambic
[D]dactylic
[A]trochaic
[C]anapestic
15.InSatan'speech:
…ifhe,whommutualleague,/United:
thoughtsand.counseis,equalhope/Andhazardinthegloriousenterprise,/.joinedwithmeonce..."Whatdoes"thegloriousenterprisereferto?
[A]TheformerschemetooverthrowGod.
[B]stealingtheTreeofKnowledgeofGoodandEvil
[C]Findingmeansofeviloutofgood.
[D]corruptingAdamandEve.
16.Whatisthetoneinthefollowinglines:
"Saucypedantic.gowretch,gochide/Lateschool-boys,andsourprentices"?
[A]Ironic[B]Sarcastic
18.
pattern.Itrevealsthepoet's
Shakespearean,deathisonlyasleep,afterwhichweliveeternallyPetrarchan,deathisbutmomentarywhilehalvdeathiseternalElizabethan,deathisnotasstrongaspeoplethinkheisPortuguese,deathislikealongsleepthatoffer,forthesoul
Thesonnet"DeathBeNotProud"iswritteninthestrictbeliefthat.
[A]
[B]
[C]
[D]
19.Intheline"AndeveryfairfromfairsometimedeclineShakespeare'sSonnet18),whatdoesthefirstandsecond“fair”mean?
[B]Loveliness;beautifulwomen.
[D]Soundreason;justice.
[A]Lightcomplexion;beauty.
[C]Thebeautifulpersonorthing;beauty.
20.InthecourtsceneofTheMerchantofV
enice,whensaystoShylock:
"Weallexpectagentleanswer,Jew.punningontheword"gentle".Hemeansamercifulbutalsomeans.
[A]anamiableandtenderanswer[B]anobleanswer
[C]aGentile'sasopposedtoaJew'sanswer[D]agenerousanswer
21.Inhis"Tobe,ornottobe"soliloquy,Hamletgivesthewhyhewantstocommitsuicide.Apartfromhispersonalrevenge,thatheisanotherreason.
[A]isunabletorestorehisearlieridealizedimageofhismother
[B]thinksthenextworldisfarbetterthanthisone
[C]ismentallytormentedbyhisfather'swords
[D]cannotbearthesocialinjusticeandgrievances
22.Byadvancingthetheoryof,Baconshowstheempiricalattitudestowardtruth
aboutnatureandbravelychallengesthemedievalscholasticists.
[A]inductivereasoning[B]deductivereasoning
[C]education[D]scientificexperimentation
23.ThecentralfigureofTamburlaine,theGreatrepresentsforinfinite
[A]knowledgeandhappiness[B]powerandauthority
[C]ambitionandconquest[D]successandadventure
25.InKingLeur,Shakespearehasshowntousthetwo-foldexertedbythefeudalisicorruptionand
graduallycorrodedtheorderedsociety.
[A]Anarchyandrebellion[B]supernaturalforces
[C]supernaturalforces[D]tyranny
[B]powerandauthoritysuccessandadventurefashioninEnglishlyricalpoetryofthelast
SectionTwo(Readingcomprehension)
1.Sopureandinnocent,asthatsamelambe,
Shewasinlifeandeveryvertuouslore,
Andbydescentfromroyalllynagecame
OfancientKingsandQueenes,thathadofyore
Theirsceptersstretchtfromeasttowesterneshore,
Andalltheworldintheirsubjectionheld;
Tillthatinfernallfeendwithfouleuprore
Forwastedalltheirland,andthemexpeld;
Whomtoavenge,shehadthisknightfromfarcompeld."
Questions:
A.Identifythepoetandthepoem.
EdmundSpenser:
TheFaerieQueene.
B.Whatdoes"thisknight"referto?
TheRedCrossKnight.
C.Whatideadoesthequotationexpress?
ItisadescriptionofVirginUna,whostandsforthedivinetruthandaccompaniestheRedCrossKnightonhisadventures.SheisaspureandinnocentinlifeandallmoralknowledgeastheLambofGod(JesusChrist).Shedescendedofaroyalline,whichinolddaysgovernedthelandfromeasttowestandmadethewholeworldsubjecttotherule(whichsuggestsshederivesherlineagefromtheChurchUniversal,notfromthePapacy),untilthedragon(whichrepresentsthepowersofSpainandRome)withwickedtumultdevastatedalltheirlandanddrovethemout.SoshehassummonedtheKnightfromaremoteplacetoavengeherimprisonedparents.
2."WithinthiscircleisJehovah'snameForwardandbackwardanagrammatized,Thebreviatednamesofholysaints,FiguresofeveryadjuncttotheheavensAndcharactersofsignsanderringstars,Bywhichthespiritsareenforcedtorise."
Questions:
A.Identifytheauthorandthework.B.Whodoes"Jehovah"referto?
C.Whatideadoesthequotationexpress?
2."Thusconsciencedoesmakecowardsofusall;AndthusthenativehueofresolutionIssickliedo'erwiththepalecastofthought;
Andenterprisesofgreatpithandmoment,Withthisregard,theircurrentsturnawryAndlosethenameofaction."Questions:
A.Identifytheauthorandthework.
B.Whoisthespeakerofthequotedpassage?
C.Whatideadoesthequotationexpress?
4."Somementherearelovenotagapingpig,Somethataremadiftheybeholdacat,Andothers,whenbagpipesingsi'th'nose,Cannotcontaintheirurineforaffection,Mistressofpassion,swaysittothemoodOfwhatitlikesorloathes."
Questions:
A.theauthorandthework.
B.Whoisthespeakerofthequotedpassage?
C.Whatideadoesthequotationexpress?
5.“Ifhereyeshavenotblindedthine,Look,andtomorrowlate,tellme,WhetherboththeIndiasofspiceandmineBewherethouleft'stthem,orlieherewithme.Askforthosekingswhomthousaw'styesterday,Andthoushalthear,allhereinonebedlay."
Questions:
A.Identifythepoetandthepoem.
B.Whatdoestheword"thou"inthelastlineofthequotationreferto?
C.Whatideadoesthequotationexpress?
SectionTwoQuestionsandanswers
1.Makeabriefanalysisofthe"qualityofmercy"speechbyPortia,.MerchantofVenice,andtrytoexplainwhyitisregardedmostfamousspeechintheplay.
2.MakeabriefcommentonthethemeofParadiseLost.
3.MakeabriefsummaryofthehistoricalandculturalbackgroundtoEnglishRenaissance.
4.Makeabriefanalysisof"Death,BeNotProud".
5.WhatisFrancisBacon'scontributiontoEnglishliterature?
SectionFour(Topicdiscussion)
1.CommentonHamlet'sinaction.
2.Whatarethemaincharacteristicsofmetaphysicalpoetry?
英美文学第二阶段(新古典主义时期)综合练习
II.Exercises
A.Multiple-choicequestions:
(Eachofthestatementsbelowbyfouralternativeanswers.Choosetheonethat
wouldbestcompletethestatementandputtheletterinthebrackets.)
1.Infieldofliterature,theEnlightenmentbroughtabouta(n)
theoldclassicalworks.Thistendencyisknownasneoclassicism.
B.romance
2.JohnBunyan'sThePilgrim'sProgressisa(n)
A.
allegory
3.
Asaliteraryfigure,BelindaappearsinAlexanderPope's
4.Inlines"Withgoldjewelscovereverypart,/And