专八人文：英国文学部分精选习题1.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 Rome and Greek culture.B. Englands domestic rest.C. New discovery in geography and astrology.D. The religious reformation and the economic expansion. 2.Which of the following is regarded as the most successful religious allegory in the English language.A. The Pilgrims Progress B. Grace Abounding to the Chief of SinnersC. The Life and Death of Mr. Badman D. The Holy War 3.It isalone who, for the first time in English literature, presented to us a comprehensive realistic picture of the English society of his time and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life.A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. Martin Luther C. William Langland D. John Gower 4.All of the following four exceptare the most eminent dramatists in the Renaissance England.A. Francis Bacon B. Christopher Marlowe C. William Shakespeare D. Ben Jonson 5.It is generally regarded that Keatss most important and mature poems are in the form of .A. elegy B. ode C. epic D. sonnet 6.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 property 7.In Beowulf,fought against the monster Grendel and a five breathing dragon.A. the Anglo-Saxons B. Beowulf C. the Scandinavian D. the Winter Dragon 8.Francis Bacon is best known for his which greatly influenced the development of this literary form.A. essays B. poems C. works D plays 8.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 hometown 10.We can perhaps describe the west wind in Shelleys poem Ode to the West Wind with all the following terms except .A. swift B. proud C. tamed D. wild 11.Blindness, partiality, prejudice, and absurdity in the novel Pride and Prejudice are most likely the characteristics of .A. Elizabeth B. Darcy C. Mr. Bennet D. Mrs. Bennet 12.The modern English novel came into being in .A. the middle of the 17th century B. the 17th century C. the late 18th century D. the middle of the 18th century 13.Who is not the major figure of modernist movement?A. Eliot B. Joyce C. Charles Dickens D. Pound 14.Who is considered to be the best known English dramatist since Shakespeare?A. Oscar Wilde B. John Galsworthy C. W.B. Yeats D. George Bernard Shaw 15.Of the following poets, which is not regarded as Lake Poets?A. Samuel Taylor Coleridge B. Robert Southy C. William Words worth D. William Shakespeare 16.In the first part of Gullivers Travels, Gulliver told his experience in .A. Lilliput B. Brobdingnag C. Houyhnhnm D. England 17.Which of the following cannot describe Byronic hero?A. proud B. mysterious C. noble origin D progressive 18.In the history of literature, Romanticism is generally regarded as .A. the thought that designates a literary and philosophical theory which tends to see the individual as the very center of all life and all experience.B. the thought that designates man as a social animalC. the orientation that emphasizes those features which men have in commonD. the modes of thinking 19.The term metaphysical poetry is commonly used to name the work of the 17th century writers who wrote under the influence of .A. John Milton B. John Donne C. John Keats D. John Bunyan 20.The Vanity Fair is a well-known part in .A. The Pilgrims Progress B. Grace Abounding to the Chief of SinnersC. The Life and Death of Mr. Badman D. The Holy War 21.In Oliver Twist, Charles criticizes .A. money worshipping tendency B. dehumanizing of workhouse systemC. hypocrisy of the upper society D. distortion of human heart 22.Which of the following plays by Shakespeare is history play?A. Julius Caesar B. The Merry Wives of Windsor C. Henry IV D. King Lear 23.Who is regarded as a worshipper of nature. A. John Keats B. William Blake C. William Wordsworth D. Jane Austen 24.Which of the following writing is not the work by Charles Dickens?A. A Tale of Two Cities B. Hard Times C. Oliver Twist D. Sons and Lovers 25.The 18th century England is known as the in the history.A. Romanticism B. Classicism C. Renaissance D. Enlightenment专八人文：美国文学部分精选习题1.In American literature, the eighteen century was the age of the Enlightenment. was the dominant spirit. 2.A. Humanism B. Rationalism C. Revolution D. Evolution Which statement about Franklin is not true? A. He instructed his countrymen as a printer. B. He was a scientist. C. He was a master