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《英语语言学》概论总习题
《英语语言学》概论总习题
第一套复习试卷
I.Choosetheonethatwouldbestcompletethestatementbelow.(30points,2pointseach)
1.JohnDrydencalled______thefatherofEnglishpoetry.
A.GeoffreyChaucerB.EdmundSpencer
C.JohnMiltonD.JohnDonne
2.______isregardedtodayasthenationalepicoftheAnglo-Saxons.
A.BeowulfB.TheCanterburyTales
C.DonJuanD.ParadiseLost
3.TheMerchantofVeniceisa________.
A.tragedyB.comedyC.historyplayD.tragicomedy
4.Hamletfacesthedilemmabetween______.
A.actionandmindB.dreamandreality
C.moneyandpowerD.hateandlove
5.JohnMilton’smasterpieceishis______.
A.ParadiseLostB.ParadiseRegained
C.SamsonAgonistesD.Areopagitica
6.RobertFrostisaregionalpoetinthesensethathispoemsdepictmostly______.
A.thefrontierlifeB.Theseaadventures
C.thePuritancommunityD.NewEnglandlandscape
7.Thenovel________isnotwrittenbyHenryJames.
A.TheAmbassadorsB.TheWingsoftheDove
C.TheBostoniansD.TheMysteriousStranger
8.Inthe1920sdecade,O’Neillestablishedaninternationalreputationwithsuchplaysas______.
A.TheEmperorJonesB.AnnaChristie
C.TheHairyApeD.alloftheabove
9.Fitzgerald’sfictionalworldisthebestembodimentofthespiritoftheJazzAge,inwhichheshowsaparticularinterestin______society.
A.themiddle-classB.theupper-class
C.thelower-middle-classD.theworking-class
10.Apartfromthedislocationoftimeandthemodernstream-of-consciousness,theothernarrativetechniquesFaulknerusedtoconstructhisstoriesinclude______,symbolismandmythologicalandbiblicalallusions.
A.impressionismB.expressionism
C.multiplepointsofviewD.firstpersonpointofview
11.ThefollowingareShakespeare’sgreatesttragediesexcept__________.
A.HamletB.OthelloC.TwelfthNightD.KingLear
12.__________isanovellaaboutayoungAmericangirlwhogets“killed”bythewinterinRome,anditbroughtHenryJamesinternationalfameforthefirsttime.
A.TheAmericanB.TheEuropeans
C.DaisyMillerD.ThePortraitofAlady
13.JohnDonneistheleadingfigureof________.
A.LakePoetsB.GraveyardSchool
C.SatanicPoetsD.MetaphysicalSchool
14.InJaneAusten’snovels,lifeandhumannatureareexposed__________________.
A.atmomentsofcrisisB.duringthebattles
C.inthemosttrivialincidentsofeverydayD.throughthetraveling
15.ThefollowingwriterswereawardedNobelPrizeforliteratureexcept________.
A.WilliamFaulknerB.F.ScottFitzgerald
C.JohnSteinbeckD.ErnestHemingway
II.Completeeachofthefollowingstatementswithaproperwordoraphrase.(30points,2pointseach)
16.EdmundSpenser’smasterpieceis_________,agreatpoemofitsage.
17.Marlowe’sgreatestachievementliesinthatheperfected_________andmadeittheprinciplemediumofEnglishdrama.
18.Asalexicographer,SamuelJohnsondistinguishedhimselfastheauthorofthefirstEnglishdictionarybyanEnglishman:
_________,agigantictaskwhichJohnsonundertooksingle-handedlyandfinishedinoversevenyears.
19.Pope’sAnEssayonCriticismisadidacticpoemwrittenin_________.
20._________hasbeenregardedbysomeas“FatheroftheEnglishNovel”forhiscontributiontotheestablishmentoftheformofthemodernnovel.
21.MarkTwainpreferredtohavehisownregionandpeopleattheforefrontofhisstories.Thisparticularconcernaboutthelocalcharacterofaregioncameaboutas_____________,auniquevariationofAmericanliteraryrealism.
22.PoundwastheleaderofanewmovementinPoetrywhichhecalled“_________”movement.
23.Dreiserbrokeawayformthegenteeltraditionofliteratureanddramatizedthelifeinavery_________way
24.OneofthemostfamiliarthemesinAmericannaturalismisthethemeofhuman_________,especiallyasanexplanationofsexualdesire.
25.TwomajorfiguresofblackfictioninAmericaare________andRalphEllison.
26.ApartfromDarwinism,thetwothinkerswhoseideashadthegreatestimpactontheModernismperiodweretheGerman________andtheAustrianSigmundFreud.
27.WiththeNormanConqueststartsthe________PeriodinEnglishLiterature.
28.EmilyBronte’smasterpieceis___________
29.Ulyssesgivesanaccountofman’slifeduringonedayin________
30.Inthemid-1950sandearly1960s,thereappearedagroupofyoungnovelistsandplaywrightswithlower-middle-classorworkingclassbackground,theydemonstratedaparticulardisillusionoverthedepressingsituationinBritainandlaunchedabitterprotestagainsttheoutmodedsocialandpoliticalvaluesintheirsociety.Theywereknownas“_______________”.
III.Foreachofthequotationslistedbelowpleasegivethenameoftheauthorandthetitleoftheliteraryworkfromwhichitistakenandthenbrieflyinterpretit.(18points,6pointseach)
31“Norlosepossessionofthatfairthouow’st;
Norshalldeathbragthouwander’stinhisshade,
Whenineternallinestotimethougrow’st:
Solongasmencanbreathe,oreyescansee,
Solonglivesthis,andthisgiveslifetothee.”
32.Hisfatherpickedthebabyupandslappedittomakeitbreatheandhandedittotheoldwoman.
“See,it’saboy,Nick,”hesaid.“Howdoyoulikebeinganinternee?
”
Nicksaid,“Allright.”Hewaslookingawaysoasnottoseewhathisfatherwasdoing.
33.“Tworoadsdivergedinayellowwood,
AndsorryIcouldnottravelboth
Andbeonetraveler,longIstood
AndlookeddownoneasfarasIcould
Towhereitbentintheundergrowth;”
IV.Givebriefanswerstothefollowingquestions.(22points,11pointseach)
34.WhydowesayHawthorneisamasterofsymbolism?
GiveatleasttwoexamplesofsymbolsfromTheScarletLetter.
35.WhyisThomasHardyoftenregardedasatransitionalwriter?
第二套复习试卷
I.Choosetheonethatwouldbestcompletethestatementbelow.(30points,2pointseach)
1.Romance,whichusesnarrativeverseorprosetotellstoriesof___adventuresorotherheroicdeeds,isapopularliteraryforminthemedievalperiod.
A.Christian B.knightly C.Greek D.primitive
2.AmongthegreatMiddleEnglishpoets,GeoffreyChaucerisknownforhisproductionof___.
A.PiersPlowman B.SirGawainandtheGreenKnight
C.ConfessioAmantis D.TheCanterburyTales
3.Whichofthefollowing historicaleventsdoesnotdirectlyhelptostimulatetherisingoftheRenaisssanceMovement?
A.TherediscoveryofancientGreekandRomanculture.
B.Thenewdiscoveriesingeographyandastrology.
C.TheGloriousrevolution.
D.Thereligiousreformationandtheeconomicexpansion.
4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsbestillustratesthethemeofShakespeare'sSonnet18?
A.ThespeakereulogizesthepowerofNature.
B.Thespeakersatirizeshumanvanity.
C.Thespeakerpraisesthepowerofartisticcreation.
D.Thespeakermeditatesonman'ssalvation.
5.“Andwewillsitupontherocks,/Seeingtheshepherdsfeedtheirflocks,/Byshallowriverstowhosefalls/Melodiousbirdssingmadrigals.”Theabovelinesareprobablytakenfrom__.
A.Spenser'sTheFaerieQueene
B.JohnDonne's“TheSunRising”
C.Shakespeare's“Sonnet18”
D.Marlowe's“ThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove”
6.“Bassanio:
Antonio,Iammarriedtoawife
Whichisasdeartomeaslifeitself;
Butlifeitself,Mywife,andalltheworld.
Arenotwithmeesteem'dabovethylife;
Iwouldloseall,ay,sacrificethemall,
Heretothedevil,todeliveryou.
Portia:
Yourwifewouldgiveyoulittlethanksforthat,
Ifshewerebytohearyoumaketheoffer.”
TheaboveisaquotationtakenfromShakespeare'scomedyTheMerchantofVenice.
Thequotedpartcanberegardedasagoodexampletoillustrate____.
A.dramaticirony B.personification
C.allegory D.symbolism
7.TheturesubjectofJohnDonne'spoem,“TheSunRising,”isto___.
A.attackthesunasanunrulyservant
B.givecomplimentstothemistressandherpowerofbeauty
C.criticizethesun'sintrusionintothelover'sprivatelife
D.lecturethesunonwheretrueroyaltyandricheslie
8.Ofallthe18thcenturynovelistsHenryFieldingwasthefirsttosetout,bothintheoryandpractice,towritespecificallya“___ inprose,”thefirsttogivethemodernnovelitsstructureandstyle.
A.tragicepic B.comicepic
C.romance D.lyricepic
9.TheHouyhnhnmsdepictedbyJonathanSwiftinGulliver'sTravelsare___.
A.horsesthatareendowedwithreason
B.pigmiesthatareendowedwithadmirablequalities
C.giantsthataresuperiorinwisdom
D.hairy,wild,lowanddespicablecreatures,whoresemblehumanbeingsnotonlyinappearancebutalsoinsomeotherways.
10.Herearefourlinesfromaliterarywork:
“Othersforlanguagealltheircareexpress,/Andvaluebooks,aswomenmen,fordress.”Theworkis___.
A.ThomasGray's“ElegyWritteninaCountryChurchyard”
B.JohnMilton'sParadiseLost
C.AlexanderPope'sEssayonCriticism
D.Shakespeare'sMidsummerNight'sDream
11.Thephrase“tourgepeopletoabidebyChristiandoctrinesandtoseeksalvationthroughconstantstruggleswiththeirownweaknessesandallkindsofsocialevils”maywellsumuptheimpliedmeaningof___.
A.Gulliver'sTravels B.TheRapeoftheLock
C.RobinsonCrusoe D.Thepilgrim'sProgress
12.WilliamWordsworth,aromanticpoet,advocatedallthefollowingEXCEPT___.
A.theuseofeverydaylanguagespokenbythecommonpeople
B.theexpressionofthespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeelings
C.theuseofhumbleandrusticlifeassubjectmatter
D.theuseofelegantwordingandinflatedfiguresofspeech
13.Wh