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《英美文学选读》模拟试题（二）一、单项选择题1.D.Fatherandsoninthemedievalperiod,itisChauceralonewho,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliterature,presentedtousacomprehensive_____pictureoftheEnglishsocietyofhistimeandcreatedawholegalleryofvalid_________fromallwalksoflifeinhismasterpiece“theCanterburyTales”.A.visionary/womenB.romantic/menC.realistic/charactersD.natural/figures2.HumanismsprangfromtheendeavortorestoreamedievalreverencefortheantiqueauthorsandisfrequentlytakenasthebeginningoftheRenaissanceonitsconscious,intellectualside,fortheGreekandRomancivilizationwasbasedontheconceptionthatmanisthe_____ofallthings.A.measureB.kingC.loverD.rule3.Manypeopletodaytendtoregardtheplay“TheMerchantofVenice”asasatireofthehypocrisyof___________andtheirfalsestandardsoffriendshipandlove,theircunningwaysofpursuingworldlinessandtheirunreasoningprejudiceagainst_____.A.Christians/JewsB.Jews/ChristiansC.oppressors/oppressedD.people/Jews傳統的理論認為該劇的主題是褒揚安東尼奧Antonio與巴塞尼奧Bassanio之間的友誼，贊美鮑西婭Portia的完美:美貌，智慧與堅貞，並揭露了Jews--Shylock的貪婪與殘忍但是經曆了几個世紀對對Jews不會平的待遇,今天許多人將該劇的主題看作chritains的hypocrisy,為追求世俗利益而不擇手段以及對Jews不公正的偏見補充閱讀1)Bassanio——Portia2)Antonio——ShylockThetraditionalthemeoftheplayistopraisethefriendshipbetweemAntonioandBassanio,toidealizePortiaasaheroineofgreatebeaulity,witandloyalty,andtoexposetheinsatiablegreedandbrutalityoftheJew.Tody,manypeopletendtoregardtheplayasasatireofthechristians’hypocrisyandtheirfalsestandardsoffrindshipandlove,theircunningwayofpursuingworldliness(俗心,俗气)andtheirunreasoningprejudiceagainstJews.4.WhichofthefollowingplaysdoesnotbelongtoShakespeare’sgreattragedies?A.RomeoandJulietB.KingLearC.HamletD.Macbeth5.WhichstatementabouttheElizabethanageisnottrue?A.Itistheageoftranslation.B.ItistheageofbourgeoisrevolutionC.ItistheageofexplorationD.Itistheageoftheprotestantreformation.新教改革Elizabthanage是renaissanceperiod6.UnainTheFaerieQueenestandsfor______.A.chastity純潔B.holiness神圣C.truthD.error補充閱讀1.《仙后》一部寓言(allegory),人物象征意义与主题.TheFaerieisanallegory.TheRed-crosseKnightstandsforSt.George,thepatronsaintofEngland,andhealsorepresentHoliness.AlovelyLadie,virginUna,symbolizesthethruthorthetruefaithofreligion.AmilkewhitelambereprentstheGod.DragonandinfernallfeendrefertheSatan惡魔Thethemeisnot“Armsandtheman,”butsomethingmoreromantic—“fiecewarresandfaithfulloves”.7._____firstmakeblankversetheprincipleinstrumentofEnglishdrama.A.ShakespeareB.WyattC.SidneyD.MarloweThepassionateSheherdtohisloveDrFauctus馬洛的藝朮成就在於他完善了無韻體詩，並使之成為英國戲劇中最主要的文體形式8.“Theslingsandarrowsofoutrageousfortune”isanexampleof_____.A.allegoryB.simileC.metaphorD.irony9.In“Notonlysole,butonthysoul,harshJew,/Thoumak’stthyknifekeen”,Gratiano(acharacterinTheMerchantofVenice)usesarhetoricaldevicecalled_____.A.hyperboleB.homonymC.paradoxD.pun10.InTheFaerieQueeneSpenserimpressesuswithhisskillfulblendingofreligiousandhistorical_____withchivalric_____.A.symbolism…lyricismB.allegory…romanceC.elegy…narrativeD.personification…irony11.Milton’sparadiseLosttookitsmaterialfrom______.A.theBibleB.GreekmythC.RomanmythD.Frenchromance12.ChristopherMarlowewroteallthefollowingplaysexcept_____.A.TamburlainetheGreat帖木兒B.TheJeworMalta馬耳他島的JewC.Cymbeline---辛白林，ShakespeareD.TheTragicalHistoryofDoctorFaustus13.WhichofthefollowingplaysbyShakespeareisNOTacomedy?A.TheMerchantofVeniceB.AMidsummerNight’sDream仲夏之夜C.AsYoulikeIt皆大欢喜D.Thedactyl是古代希腊的著名的悲剧(恰恰是'史诗的诗歌')，英文名字是TheOdyssey.Homer写的,800-600BC左右14._____isthemostcommonfootinEnglishpoetry.A.Theiamb抑楊格短長格B.TheanapestC.ThetrocheeD.Thedactyl15.“Inadreamvision,ArthurwitnessedthelovelinessofGloriana,anduponawakeningresolvestoseekher.”Thetwoliteraryfigures“Arthur”and“Gloriana”arefrom______.A.TheFairieQueeneB.RemeoandJulietC.Dr.FaustusD.ParadiseLost仙后格勞麗安娜，所有12個英雄就是按照她的旨意，從她的宮殿出發，踏上各自的曆險征程的，而一號主角Arthur亞瑟王子的任務就是尋找仙后，他本人已在夢中與仙后墜入情網16.In“Sonnet18”,WilliamShakespeare_____.A.meditatesonman’smortality.B.eulogizesthepowerofartisticcreationC.satirizeshumanvanityD.presentsadreamvision17.The18thcenturywitnessedthatinEnglandthereappearedtwopoliticalparties,_____,whichweresatirizedbySwiftinhis“Gulliver’sTravels.”A.theWhigsandToriesB.theSenateandtheHouseofRepresentativeC.theupperHouseandlowerHouseD.theHouseofLordsandtheHouseofCommons18._____compiledthe“TheDictionaryoftheEnglishlanguage”whichbecamethefoundationofallthesubsequentEnglishdictionaries.A.BenJohnsonB.SamuelJohnsonC.AlexanderPopeD.JohnDrydenSamuelJohnson:Neoclassicalperiod---totheRightHonorabletheEarlofChesterfield19.Thepublicationof“______”markedthebeginningofRomanticAge.A.DonJuanB.theRimeoftheAncientMarinerC.TheLyricalBalladsD.QueenMab20.In1805,Wordsworthcompletedalongautobiographicalpoementitled“_____”.A.BiographicliteraryB.ThePrelude序曲C.LucyPoemsD.TheLyricalBallads序曲的創作始於1790年，1805年，經曆了大幅度的修改於1850年在作者去世后發表,許多評論家將序曲看作wordsworth最偉大的作品21.WhichisShelley’smasterpiece?A.QueenMabB.PrometheusUnboundC.PrometheusBoundD.TheRevoltofIslam22.WhichisShelley’sworkofliterarycriticism?A.AnEssayoncriticismB.ADefenceofPoetry詩辨C.OntheNecessityofAtheismD.Ofstudies23.Inthe19thcenturyEnglishliterature,anewliterarytrend______appearedanditflourishedinthefortiesandinthee