考试课程：英国文学史及选读 考核类型：A 卷考试方式：闭卷 出卷教师: XXX考试专业：英语 考试班级：英语xx班I.Multiple choice (30 points, 1 point for each) select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement.1._，a typical example of old English poetry ,is regarded today as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons.A.The Canterbury Tales B.The Ballad of Robin HoodC.The Song of Beowulf D.Sir Gawain and the Green Kinght2._is the most common foot in English poetry.A.The anapest B.The trocheeC.The iamb D.The dactyl3.The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events, which one of the following is NOT such an event? A.The rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture.B.Englands domestic restC.New discovery in geography and astrologyD.The religious reformation and the economic expansion4._is the most successful religious allegory in the English language.A.The Pilgrims ProgressB.Grace Abounding to the Chief of SinnersC.The Life and Death of Mr.BadmanD.The Holy War5.Generally, the Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries, its essence is _.A.science B.philosophyC.arts D.humanism6.“So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,/So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”(Shakespeare, Sonnets18)What does“this”refer to ?A.Lover. B.Time.C.Summer. D.Poetry.7.“O prince, O chief of my throned powers, /That led th embattled seraphim to war/Under thy conduct, and in dreadful deeds/Fearless, endangered Heavens perpetual king”In the third line of the above passage quoted from Miltons Paradise Lost, the phrase“thy conduct”refers to _conduct.A.Gods B.SatansC.Adams D.Eves8. It is generally regarded that Keatss most important and mature poems are in the form of _.A.elegy B.odeC.epic D.sonnet 9.“Shall I compare thee to a summers day?”The sentence is the beginning of Shakespeares_.A.comedy B.tragedyC.sonnet D.poem10. Daniel Defoes novels mainly focus on _.A.the struggle of the unfortunate for mere existenceB.the struggle of the shipwrecked persons for securityC.the struggle of the pirates for wealthD.the desire of the criminals for property11. Francis Bacon is best known for his_which greatly influenced the development of this literary form.A.essays B.poems C.works D.plays12. Most of Thomas Hardys novels are set in Wessex_.A.a crude region in England B.a fictional primitive regionC.a remote rural area D.Hardys hometown13. In terms of Pride and Prejudice, which is not true?A.Pride and Prejudice is the most popular of Jane Austens novels.B.Pride and Prejudice is originally drafted as “First Impressions”.C.Pride and Prejudice is a tragic novel.D.In this novel, the author explores the relationship between great love and realistic benefits.14. Chronologically the Victorian Period refers to _A.1798-1832 B.1836-1901C.1798-1901 D.the Neoclassical Period15. In the following figures, who is Dickenss first child hero?A.Fagin. B.Mr.Brownlow.C.Olive Twist. D.Bill Sikes16. “And where are they? And where art thou,” My country? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless now- The heroic bosom beats no more! (George Gordon Byron, Don Juan) In the above stanza,“art thou”literally means_.A.“art you ” B.“are though” C.“art though” D.“are you ”17. Of the following writers, which is not the representative of the Romantic period? A.William Blake. B.John Bunyan.C.Jane Auten. D.John Keats.18. In Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, what is the utmost concern of Blake? A.Love B.Childhood C.Death D.Human Experience19. Paradise Lost is actually a story taken from_.A.the Renaissance B.the Old TestamentC.Greek Mythology D.the New Testament20. Jane Austens first novel is _.A.Pride and Prejudice B.Sense and SensibilityC.Emma D.Plan of a Noel21. Of the following poets, which is not regarded as “Lake Poets”?A.Saumel Taylor Coleridge. B.Robert Southey.C.William Wordsworth. D.William Shakespeare.22.Daniel Defoe describes_as a typical English middle-class man of the eighteenth century, the very prototype of the empire builder or the pioneer colonist.A.Robinson Crusoe B.Moll FlandersC.Gulliver D.Tom Jones23. The lines“Death, be not proud, though some have calld thee/Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;”are found in _.A.William Wordsworths writings B.John Keats writingsC.John Donnes writings D.Percy Bys