《英语语言学》概论总习题.docx

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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