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英美文学题库
ChapterIAnIntroductiontoOldandMedievalEnglishLiterature&TheRenaissancePeriod
I.Choosetherightanswer:
1.Dr.Faustusisaplaybasedonthe_____legendofamagicianaspiringfor____andfinallymeetinghistragicendasaresultofsellinghissoultotheDevil.
politicalpower
Answer:
C(可参考课本P21)
2._____,isatypicalexampleofOldEnglishpoetry,isregardedtodayasthenationalepicoftheAnglo-Saxons.
Wife’sComplaintDreamoftheSeafarer
Answer:
B(可参考课本P1)
’sChauceralonewho,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliterature,presentedtousacomprehensiverealisticpictureoftheEnglishSocietyinhismasterpiece__________.
CanterburyLegendofGoodandCriseydeD.TheRomauntoftheRose.
Answer:
A(可参考课本P4)
4.TheEssenceofRenaissance,themostsignificantintellectualmovement,was_____.
A.GeographicalexplorationB.ReligiousreformationC.PublishingandtranslationD.Humanism.
Answer:
D(可参考课本P8)
5.“PrinceArthur’sgreatestmissionishissearchforGloriana,withwhomhehasfalleninlovethroughalovevision.”Thetwofigurescomefrom_____.
Lost.Faerie
Answer:
C(可参考课本P13)
6.In“Sonnet18”,Shakespeare_________________.
onthedestructivepoweroftimeandeternalbeautybypoetry.
human’stheeternityofthepowerofthebeauty.
Answer:
A(P37)
7.____gavenewvigortotheblankversewithhis“mightylines”andmake’blankverse’theprinciplevehicleofexpressionindrama.
Answer:
C(P21)
8.Shakespeare’sgreatesttragediesarethefollowingworksexcept____.
and
Answer:
C(P33)
9.TheRenaissancereferstobetween14th----mid-17thcentury,whichwasunderthereignofQueen___andabsolutemonarchyinEnglandreacheditssummit,andinwhichthe’realmainstream(真正的文学主流)’was____.
poetrydramanoveldrama
Answer:
B(P11)
10.InTheLegendofGoodWomen,ChaucerusedforthefirsttimeinEnglishtherhymedcoupletofiambicpentameter,whichistobecalledlater____.
Spenserianstanzaheroiccoupletblankversefreeverse
Answer:
B(P5)
11.TheRedcrosseKnightin“TheFaerieQueene”standsfor_____,andUnastandsfor_____.
chastitytruthdeliverygentleman/lady.
Answer:
B(P16)
12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTregardedasoneofthecharacteristicsofRenaissance?
ofancientRomanandGreekculture.
toremovetheoldfeudalistideasinMedievalEurope.
ofman’spursuitofhappinessinhislife,andtoleranceofman’sfoibles.
ofman’seffortsinsouldeliveryandpersonalsalvation.
Answer:
D(P7)
13.“Theslingsandarrowsofoutrageousfortune”isanexampleof______.
Answer:
A(P55)
14._____introducedthePetrarchansonnetintoEngland.
SaxonsAnglo-SaxonsRomansNormans
Answer:
B(P11)
15.Itis___alonewho,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliteraturepresentedtousacomprehensiverealisticpictureoftheEnglishsocietyofhistimeandcreatedawholegalleryofvividcharactersfromallwalksoflife.
SpenserChaucerShakespeareDonne
Answer:
B(P4)
16.Thefollowingbelongtothecharacteristicsof’metaphysicalpoetry’representedby’JohnDonne’except___.
imageryandsimpledictionformstyle
Answer:
D(P63)
17.ParadiseLostisactuallyastorytakenfrom____.
MythologylegendOldTestamentNewTestament
Answer:
C(P73)
18.In“ParadiseLost”,Satansays“Wemaywithmoresuccessfulhoperesolve/Towagebyforceorguileeternalwar,/IrreconcilabletoourgrandFoe”Whatdoesthe“Eternalwar”mean?
removeGodfromhisthroneburntheHeavenDown
corruptGod’screationofmanandwoman-----AdamandEvebeguileintoasnaketothreatenman’slife
Answer:
C(P71,节选部分在P75)
19._____,thefirstofthegreattragedies,isgenerallyregardedasShakespeare’smostpopularplayonthestage,forithasthequalitiesofa“blood-and-thunder”thrilleranda’philosophicalexploration’oflifeanddeath.
MerchantofVeniceLearWinter’sTale
Answer:
B(P33)
20.Itwas___and___thetwoconqueststhatprovidedthesourcefortheriseandgrowthofEnglishliterature.
SaxonsAnglo-SaxonsNormansRomans
Answer:
B(P1)
21.ParadiseLostis___’smasterpiece,whichisanepicin12books,writteninblankverse,abouttheheroicrevoltofSatanagainstGod’sauthority.
DonneMarloweMiltonSpenser
Answer:
C(P71)
22.ThefollowingdescriptionfitintoMilton’except’_____.
greatrevolutionarypoetofthe17thcenturyoutstandingpoliticalpamphleteer
greatstylistandmasterofblankversekindofelegantandrefinestyle.
Answer:
D(P70---73)
23._____isnotwrittenbyJohnMilton.
AgonistesLostregained
Answer:
D(P71)
24.Marlow’sgreatestachievementisthatheperfectedthe’blankverse’,andheisregardedas’thepioneerofEnglishdrama’,whichofthefollowingisnotwrittenbyhim?
JewofMaltaPassionatetoHisLoveSunRising
Answer:
D(P20)
25.____EssaysisthefirstexampleofthatgenreinEnglishliterature,whichhasbeenrecognizedasanimportantlandmarkinthedevelopmentofEnglishprose.
Milton’sBacon’s’Gray’s
Answer:
B(P58)
26._____Wasknownas“thepoets’poet”.
SpenserDonneMilton
Answer:
B(P15)
27.“Andwewillmaketheebedsofroses/Andathousandfragrantposies/Acapofflowers,andakirtle/Embroideredallwithleavesofmyrtle.”Theabovelinesareprobablytakenfrom______.
’sTheFaerieQueeneDonne’sTheSunRising
’sSonnet18’sThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove.
Answer:
D(P28)
28.WhichofthefollowingstatementbestillustratesthethemeofShakespeare’sSonnet18?
speakereulogizesthepowerofNature.speakersatirizeshumanvanity.
speakerpraisesthepowerofartisticcreation.speakermeditatesonman’ssalvation.
Answer:
C(P37)
II.Readthequotedpartandanswerthequestions:
1.“ForhereinFortuneshowsherselfmorekind
Thanishercustom.Itisstillheruse
Toletthewretchedmanoutlivehiswealth,
Toviewwithholloweyeandwrinkledbrow
Anageofpoverty;fromwhichling’ringpenance
Ofsuchmiserydothshecutmeoff”
thetitleoftheworksandauthor.
“fromwhich…cutmeoff”.
happenedtohim,whichcausedthewords?
参考答案:
Thelinesarefrom“TheMerchantofVenice”,
WilliamShakespeare.(P48)
2)Thissentencemeansshe,’LadyFortune(命运女神)’,ismorekindtohimbecausesheistakingawaybothhiswealthandlife.
3)ThespeakerisAntonio,it’ssaidthathisshiphaveallbeenlost,andheispenniless,andwillhavetopaythepoundofflesh.(BecauseShylockhasmadeastrangebondthatrequiresAntoniotopayhimapoundoffleshifhecan’trepayhimthemoneythatheborrowedforhisfriendinduetime.)(P38)
2.“Readnottocontractandconfuse,nottobelieveandtakeforgranted,nortofindtalkanddiscourse,buttoweighandconsider”
1)Identifytheworkandauthor.
2)Whatideadoesthepassageexpress?
参考答案:
1)Thesentencecomesfrom“OfStudies”writtenby’FrancisBacon’.(P61)
2)TheSentencetalksabouttheproperwaytoread:
Whenyouread,don’tbepuzzledbythecontentofthebook;don’ttakeitforgranted;don’tquotetoomuchfromthebook;beforeacceptingitsidea,you’dbetterthinkaboutitsshortcomingsandconsideritfromallsides.
3.“Norlosepossessionofthatfairthouow’st;
Norshalldeathbragthouwander’stinhisshade,
Whenineternallinestotimethougrow’st:
Solongasmencanbreathe,oreyescansee,
Solonglivesthis,andthisgiveslifetothee.
1)WheredoesthepoemcomesfromWhowroteit?
Whatdoes“eternallines”mean?
Interpretitbriefly.
参考答案:
1)Thepoemis“ShallIComparetheetoaSummer’sDay”,byShakespeare.(P38)
2)Eternallinesmeansthelinesofthepoemandothersonnets.(P38)
3)Itmeans:
youwillnotloseyourbeauty,anddeathwillnotthreatenyouwithdarkness,either.Aslongasmancanliveintheworld,theywillseeyourbeautyinmylinesofmypoem,whichhasgivenyoueternallife.(OrAnicesummer’sdayisusuallytransient,butthebeautyinpoetrycanlastforever.(P37)
4.“…Allisnolost:
theunconquerablewill,
Andstudyofrevenge,immortalhate,
Andcouragenevertosubmitoryield:
Andwhatiselsenottobeovercome……
IrreconcilabletoourgrandFoe”
1)Pleaseidentifythepoemandthepoet.
2)Interpret“allisnotlost”.
3)Whatdoesthewholepassagemean?
参考答案:
1)ItistakenfromJohnMilton’s“ParadiseLost”.(P74)
2)“allisnotlost”isthewordfromSatan----SatanandotherangelsrebelagainstGod,buttheyaredrivenfromHeavenintohell.Inthefireofthehell,Satanisdeterminedtofightback,justlikewhathesays:
notallislost,theunconquerablewill,thedeephatred,andthecouragetofighttilldeathstillremain.(P71)
3)ThispassageshowsSatan’swillnottosubmit(服从),andthedesiretolongforfreedom;tobegGodformercyandworshiphispowerismoreshamefulanddisgracefulthanthedownfall.(P71)
5.“Ifhebenotapttobeatovermatters,lethimstudythelawyer’scases.Soeverydefectofthemindmayhaveaspecialreceipt.”
Questions:
3)Whatdoes“beatovermatters”mean?
4)Whatdoes“receipt’referto?
5)Fromwhichessaydoestheabovesentencescome,whatistheessaymainlyabout?
参考答案:
1)Itmeans:
makethroughexaminationsofthings.(P63)
2)“Receipt”referstocure,prescription.(P63)
3)Thesentencesarefrom“OfStudies”(FrancisBacon).Itisthemostpopularofbacon’sessays.Itanalyzeswhatstudieschieflyservefor,thedifferentwaysadoptedbydifferentpeopletopursuestudies,andhowstudiesexertinfluenceoverhumancharacter.(P60—61)
6.“What,isgreatMephistophilistopassionate
Forbeingdeprivedofthejoysofheaven
LearnthouofFaustusmanlyfortitude
Andscornthosejoysthounevershaltpossess.
……
SayhewillsparehimFourandtwentyyears
Lettinghimliveinal
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