第一阶段:中古英国文学(8世纪——14世纪
1. Which of the following does not belong to the works of Geoffrey Chaucer?
A. The Canterbury T ales
B. The Vision of Piers Plowman
C. Troilus and Criseyde
D. The Romaunt of the Rose
2. “_____” brings the readers into a world that be longs to the Celtic legend of King Arthur and his knights of the Round T able.
A. The Vision of Piers Plowman
B. The House of Fame
C. The Romaunt of the Rose
D. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
3. Which of the following is the translation work of Geoffrey Chaucer?
A. The Canterbury T ales
B. Troilus and Criseyde
C. The Romaunt of the Rose
D. The House of Fame
4. In the 14th century, the most important writer is _____.
A. Langland
B. Wyclif
C. Gower
D. Chaucer
5. In Anglo-Saxon period, “Beowulf” rep resented the _____ poetry.
A. pagan
B. religious
C. romantic
D. sentimental
6. When we speak of the old English prose, we might think of _____, who is the first scholar in English literature and has been regarded as father of English learning.
A. William Shakespeare
B. Beowulf
C. Julius Caesar
D. Venerable Bede
7. _____ is not only a prose writer but also a king of Wessex.
A. Alfred the Great
B. Venerable Bede
C. Adam Bede
D. king Arthur
8. _____ is the culmination of the Arthurian romance.
A. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
B. The Story of Beowulf
C. Piers the Plowman
D. The Canterbury T ales
9. William Langland’s “_____” is written in the form of a dream vision.
A. Kublai Khan
B. Piers the Plowman
C. The Dream of John Bull
D. Morte d’Arthur
10. The prevailing form of Medieval English literature is the _____.
A. French
B. Latin
C. Romance
D. Science
11. In which century were Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury T ales written?
A. Fourteenth
B. Fifteenth
C. Sixteenth
D. Seventeenth
12. William Langland wrote for _____.
A. the royal family
B. the court
C. the monks
D. the common people
13. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight focuses on _____.
A. immediate social issues
B. the real life as well as people’s feelings and desires
C. a remote world belongs to the Celtic Legend of King Arthur and his knights
D. the imagination of the future world
14. King Alfred’s Anglo Saxon Chronicle was written in _____ form.
A. poetic
B. dramatic
C. prose
D. none of the above
【答案及题解】
1. B The Vision of Piers Plowman 是作家威廉·兰格伦的作品。
2. D 《高文爵士与绿色骑士》是由一无名作者所做的一部关于亚瑟王时期的圆桌骑士的故事。
3. C 《玫瑰罗曼史》是杰弗里·乔叟翻译的一部法国作品。其他全为他自己的作品。
4. D 十四世纪最伟大的作家是乔叟。
5. A 《贝尔武甫》代表的是盎格鲁撒克逊时期的异教英雄主义。
6. D 比德(673-735是英国著名的历史学家及神学家,是古英国文学史上的先驱。
7. A 阿尔弗雷德大帝(849-899是一位君王,也是杰出的散文学家。
8. A 亚瑟王浪漫主义文学的顶峰是《高文爵士与绿色骑士》,这是一部描述当时圆桌骑士故事的作品。
9. B 威廉·兰格伦的《农夫皮尔斯之幻象》是用梦幻的意象来写的。
10. C 纵观中世纪文学的作品,我们不难看出,这一时期作品多采用典故、神话、寓言以及梦幻意象等形式,主要采用的是浪漫主义的笔风。
11. A
12. D 威廉·兰格伦主要是为平民百姓而写,这一点在他的代表作《农夫皮尔斯之幻象》中可以看出来,表达了对现实社会的抗议。
13. C 该作品是关于亚瑟王时期的圆桌骑士的故事。
14. C 阿尔弗雷德大帝所做的《盎格鲁撒克逊编年史》采用的写作体例是散文。
第二阶段:文艺复兴时期(14世纪——17世纪中期
1. The publication of Philip Sidney’s _____ made sonnet sequence a popular literary form in England.
A. Arcadia
B. Astrophel and Stella
C. Defense of Poetry
D. Utopia
2. The nine-line verse stanza was originated from _____.
A. Edmund Spenser
B. Philip Sidney
C. Thomas More
D. William Shakespeare
3. Here is a sentence form an essay, “Read not to contradict and confuse, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider”. The essay must be _____.
A. Of Studies by Francis Bacon
B. The Advancement of Learning by Francis Bacon
C. Novum Organum by Francis Bacon
D. Essays by Francis Bacon
4. The literary form of The Faerie Queen is _____.
A. lyric poem
B. ironic poem
C. narrative poem
D. allegorical poem
5. All of the following are the most eminent dramatists in the Renaissance England except _____.
A. William Shakespeare
B. Ben Jonson
C. Christopher Marlowe
D. Francis Bacon
6. The English Renaissance period was an age of _____.
A. poetry and drama
B. drama and novel
C. novel and poetry
D. romance and poetry
7. In Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, Antonio could not pay back the money he borrowed from Shylock, because _____.
A. his money was all invested in the newly-emerging textile industry
B. his enterprise went bankrupt
C. Bassanio was able to pay his own debt
D. his ships had all been lost
8. Which of the following is not among Shakespeare’s four great tragedies?
A. Hamlet
B. Romeo and Juliet
C. Macbeth
D. King Lear
9. _____ is the first important English essayist and the founder of modern science in England.
A. Francis Bacon
B. Edmund Spenser
C. William Carxton
D. Sidney
10. What flourished in Elizabethan age more than any other form of literature?
A. Novel
B. Drama
C. Essay
D. Poetry
11. _____ exposes the corruption of vicious ambition.
A. Othello
B. King Lear
C. Hamlet
D. Macbeth
12. Sir Thomas More wrote Utopia in _____ in 1516.
A. French
B. English
C. Latin
D. Italian
13. William Shakespeare is one of the giants of _____.
A. Romanticism
B. critical realism
C. Aestheticism
D. the Renaissance
14. Paradise Lost is the masterpiece of _____.
A. William Shakespeare
B. Robert Burns
C. John Milton
D. William Blake
15. How many lines does a sonnet have?
A. 10
B. 12
C. 14
D. They vary.
16. Which of the following plays written by Shakespeare is history play?
A Juliet Caesar
B. The Merry Wives of Windsor
C. Henry IV
D. King Lear
17. Which is Christopher Marlowe’s first famous play?
A. T amburlaine
B. Edward Ⅱ
C. The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
D. The Jew of Malta
18. Which of the following is NOT the work of Sir Philip Sidney?
A. Astrophel and Stella
B. Defense of Poetry
C. Arcadia
D. Samson Agonists
19. Spenserian stanza is a _____.
A. 14 line stanza
B. 8 line stanza
C. 9 line stanza
D. 12 line stanza
20. Which of the following is not the feature of Metaphysical poems?
A. They use conceits to express ideas in sharp and harsh manner.
B. They reject the romantic exaggeration of Elizabethan love poetry.
C. Their metaphors are commonly used in daily life.
D. The form of them is often a n argument with the poet’s lover, God of himself.
21. “To be or not to be” has become a universal question puzzling every intellectual mind. This is a quotation from _____.
A. King Lear
B. Hamlet
C. Romeo and Juliet
D. Othello
22. The first official version of bible known as the Great Bible, was revised in _____.
A. 16th century
B. 17th century
C. 18th century
D. 19th century
【答案及题解】
1. B 《阿斯特罗菲尔与斯特拉》是菲利普·雪尼所著的140多首十四行诗和其他诗篇的总和。A《阿卡狄亚》是一部长篇传奇故事。C《为诗辩护》是一篇文学论文。D不是他的作品。
2. A 九行体是斯宾塞向后人赠送的一笔宝贵的遗产。《仙后》的六大卷即用此诗体写成。
3. A
4. D 《仙后》中采用了许多来自希腊、罗马古典作品和法意诸国浪漫传奇中的典故,属于寓言诗体。
5. D 培根是复兴时期著名的散文家,而不是剧作家。
6. A 文艺复兴时期的主流文学体是诗歌与戏剧。
7. D 《威尼斯商人》中,安东尼奥还不了钱的原因是因为他的船只在海上沉没。
8. B 莎士比亚四大悲剧为《麦克白》《李尔王》《哈姆雷特》《奥塞罗》。
9. A
10. B 伊丽莎白时期最盛行的文学形式是戏剧。
11. D 《麦克白》中,麦克白杀了邓肯国王,我们说他是一个十恶不赦的凶手。它的主题是邪恶野心的崩溃。
12. C 《乌托邦》是用拉丁文写成的。
13. D 莎士比亚是文艺复兴时期的著名作家。
14. C
15. C
16. C Henry IV是莎士比亚的历史剧。
17. A 马洛的第一部著名作品是《帖木耳大帝》。
18. D Samson Agonists《力士参孙》是Milton的作品。
19. C 斯宾塞采用的是九行体。
20. C 玄学派多拒绝采用伊丽莎白时期的浪漫夸张的文风,而是采用直接的方式尖锐地表达他们的见解。他们强调的是理性与智慧,反对感性与冲动。多用来表达较为复杂的观点和情感,但并不是停留在普通百姓理解的层次上。
21. B
22. B 圣经在1611年由James I 修订发行。此举被认为是“the noblest monument of English prose”。
第三阶段:新古典主义时期(17世纪中期——18世纪
1. In the following description of the Neoclassical Period, which is wrong?
A. The Neoclassical Period is prior to the Romantic Period.
B. Henry Fielding is one of the representatives of the Neoclassical Period.
C. The modern English novel came into being in the Neoclassical Period.
D. Neoclassical Period is also known as the Age of Enlightenment.
2. By making the truth-seeking pilgrims suffer at the hands of the people of Vanity Fair, John Bunyan intends to show the prevalent political and religious _____ of his time.
A. persecution
B. improvement
C. prosperity
D. disillusionment
3. An honest, kind-hearted young man, who is full of animal spirit and lacks prudence, is expelled from the paradise and has to go through hard experience to gain knowledge of himself and finally to have been accepted both by a virtuous lady and a rich relative. The above sentence may well sum up the the me of Fielding’s work _____.
A. Jonathan Wild the Great
B. T om Jones
C. The Coffee-House Politician
D. Amelia
4. Which of the following works was not written by Jonathan Swift?
A. A Modest Proposal
B. Gulliver’s Travels
C. A T ale of a Tub
D. The Rivals
5. _____ was the greatest dramatist during the Neoclassical Period in England.
A. Goldsmith
B. Sheridan
C. Stern
D. Fielding
6. _____ is the most successful religious allegory in the English language.
A. Genesis
B. Exodus
C. The Pilgrim’s Progress
D. The Holy War
7. _____ is one of Swift’s masterpieces. It is a satire on corruption in religion and learning.
A. The Way of the World
B. Love for Love
C. T he Beggar’s Opera
D. A T ale of a Tub
8. Many lines from Alexander Pope’s poem “Essay on Criticism” have be come proverbial maxims, such as: “T o err is human; to forgive, divine.”“_____ learning is a dangerous thing.”
A. A little
B. Little
C. No
D. Few
9. Which of the following does not belong to pioneering efforts in the creation of the English novel?
A. John Lily’s Euphues
B. Sir Philip Sidney’s Arcadia
C. Thomas Lodge’s Rosalynde
D. Samuel Richardson’s Pamela
10. The novel Gulliver’s Travels was w ritten by _____.
A. T obias Smollett
B. Jonathan Swift
C. Laurence Sterne
D. John Bunyan
11. Whose work signaled the beginning of the age of Restoration Drama?
A. William Wycherley
B. John Dryden
C. William Congreve
D. John Gay
12. Which of the following books was Samuel Johnson’s monumental success?
A. The Dictionary of the English Language
B. Oliver Twist
C. The Old Curiosity Shop
D. Barnaby Rudge
13. Who is best remembered as the recipient of Johnson’s famous letter?
A. Dickens
B. Lord Chesterfield
C. Thomas Hardy
D. Joseph Addison
【答案及题解】
1.D 新古典主义文学是在启蒙主义的影响下产生的,所以说新古典主义文学就是启蒙主义是不对的。
2.D 约翰·班扬在《天路历程》中让pilgrims路过vanity fair。之所以叫浮华市集,是因为那
市镇比浮华还要轻浮,还因为那儿买卖的东西没有一件不是浮华的。这表现了作者对于当时政治和宗教的幻想的破灭。
3.B 该题揭示的是亨利·非尔丁的《汤姆·琼斯》的主题,这也是他最著名的一部作品。
4.D 斯威夫特写了《一个温和的建议》《格列佛游记》和《一个木桶的故事》。但是《情敌》是谢里丹写的。
5.B 新古典主义时期的最伟大的戏剧家是谢里丹,其他几个人也是同时代的作家,但在戏剧创作方面成就不如谢里丹。
6.C 《天路历程》被认为是英语文学上最著名的宗教寓言。
7.D 《一个木桶的故事》是斯威夫特的著作之一。
8.A
9.D Pamela不在此列。另外一部应包含的作品应为Thomas Nashe的The Unfortunate Traveler (1594。
10.B
11.B John Dryden是新古典运动的领袖人物。
12.A 塞缪尔·约翰逊的最伟大的作品是《英语大辞典》。
13.B 切斯特菲尔德勋爵是著名书信作家,外交家。但与塞缪尔·约翰逊有过节。使得他更为出名的是塞缪尔·约翰逊写给他的一封笔伐的书信。
第四阶段:浪漫主义时期(18世纪中期——19世纪中期
1. “Poetry is Spontaneous” was put forward by _____.
A. Robert Burns
B. William Blake
C. William Wordsworth
D. Charles Lamb
2. Which of the following writings can be regarded as typically belonging to the school of Romantic literary?
A. Don Juan
B. Ulysses
C. Jane Eyre
D. Sons and Lovers
3. The publication of _____ marked the beginning of the Romantic Age.
A. Don Juan
B. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
C. The Lyrical Ballads
D. Queen Mab
4. Wordsworth is a _____.
A. realist
B. classicist
C. romanticist
D. impressionist
5. The author of Ode to the West Wind is _____.
A. Shelly
B. Byron
C. Allen Poe
D. Emerson
6. Which of the following did not belong to Romanticism?
A. Keats
B. Shelley
C. Wordsworth
D. Alfred Tennyson
7. “Prometheus Unbound”was written by _____. It appeared in the year of Peterloo Massacre.
A. Wordsworth
B. Coleridge
C. Byron
D. Shelley
8. Frankenstein was filmed many times. Who wrote the book?
A. Edgar Allan Poe
B. James Joyce
C. Mary Shelley
D. Brain Stoker
9. In the mid-18th century, a new literary movement called _____ came to Europe and then to England.
A. romanticism
.. ;.. 一．中古英语时期 Beowulf is the oldest poem in the English language, and the most important specimen (范例、典范)of Anglo-Saxon literature, and also the oldest surviving epic in the English language. The romance is a popular literary form in the medieval period（中世纪）. It uses verse or prose to sing knightly a dventures or other heroic deeds. Geoffrey Chaucer, one of the greatest English poets, whose masterpiece, The Canterbury Tales（《坎特伯雷故事集》）,was one of the most important influences on the development of English literature. Chaucer is considered as the father of English poetry and the founder of English realism. 二．文艺复兴Renaissance Renaissance r efers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries. It marks a transition(过渡) from the medieval to the modern world. It started in Italy with the flowering of painting, sculpture（雕塑）and literature, and then spread to the rest of Europe. Humanism is the essence of Renaissance -----Man is the measure of all things. This was England’s Golden Age in literature. Queen Elizabeth r eigned over the country in this period. The real mainstream of the English Renaissance i s the Elizabethan drama. The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance E ngland are Christopher Marlowe and W illiam Shakespeare. The greatest of the pioneers of English drama was Christopher Marlowe. Francis Bacon was the best known essayist of this period. “Of Studies” is the most popular of Bacon’s 58 essays. Thomas More ——Utopia Edmund Spenser——The Faerie Queene 相关练习 1. Which is the oldest poem in the English language? A. Utopia B. Faerie Queene C. Beowulf D. Hamlet 2. _____ is the father of English poetry. A. Edmund Spenser B. William Shakespeare C. Francis Bacon D. Geoffrey Chaucer 3. ____ is not a playwright during the Renaissance period on England. A. William Shakespeare B. Geoffrey Chaucer C. Christopher Marlowe D. Ben Johnson 三．莎士比亚William Shakespeare “All t he world 's a stage, a nd all the men and women merely p layers.”——William Shakespeare William Shakespeare is considered the greatest playwright in the world and the finest poet who has written in the English language. Shakespeare understood people more than any other writers. He could create characters that have
英语专八英美文学常识汇总
3专八人文知识:英国地理概况 the english channel: the channel is a narrow sea passage which separates england and france and connects the atlantic ocean and north sea. 英吉利海峡：英吉利海峡是一道狭长的海峡，分割英法两国，连接大西洋和北海。 the dee estuary: a small sea ( in irish sea) where the dee river enters. 迪河河口：是迪河流入的一个小海。 "the act of union of 1801": in 1801 the english parliament passed an act by which scotland, wales and the kingdom of england were constitutionally joined as the kingdom of great britain. 1801合并法：1801年英国议会通过法令，规定英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士根据宪法合并成为大不列颠王国。 gaelic: it is one of the celtic language, and is spoken in parts of the highlands. 盖尔语：是盖尔特语言的一种，在高地地区仍有人说这种语言。 the "backbone of england": it refers to the pennies, the board ridge of hills.
Part One Early and Medieval English Literature Ⅰ. Fill in the blanks. 1. In 1066, ____, with his Norman army, succeeded in invading and defeating England. A. William the Conqueror B. Julius Caesar C. Alfred the Great D. Claudius 2. In the 14th century, the most important writer (poet) is ____ . A. Langland B. Wycliffe C. Gower D. Chaucer 3. The prevailing form of Medieval English literature is ____. A. novel B. drama C. romance D. essay 4. The story of ___ is the culmination of the Arthurian romances. A. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight B.Beowulf C. Piers the Plowman D. The Canterbury Tales 6. After the Norman Conquest, three languages existed in England at that time. The Normans spoke _____. A. French B. English C. Latin D. Swedish 9. The theme of ____ to king and lord was repeatedly emphasized in romances. A. loyalty B. revolt C. obedience D. mockery 11. ______, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets of England, was born in London in about 1340. A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. Sir Gawain C. Francis Bacon D. John Dryden 12. Chaucer died on October 25th, 1400, and was buried in ____. A. Flanders B. France C. Italy D. Westminster Abbey 15. Chaucer composes a long narrative poem named _____ based on Boccaccio’s poem “Filostrato”. A. The Legend of Good Women B. Troilus and Criseyde C. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight D. Beowulf Key to the multiple choices：1-5 ADCAB 6-10 ACBAB 11-15 ADAAB Ⅱ. Questions 1.What are the features of Beowulf? https://www.doczj.com/doc/497665297.html,ment on the social significance and language in The Canterbury Tales. Part Two The English Renaissance Ⅰ. Match the writer and his works. 1.Thomas More 2.Holinshed 3.Hakluyt 4.Richard Tottel 5.Philip Sidney 6.Walter Raleigh 3
一．中古英语时期 ?Beowulf is the oldest poem in the English language, and the most important specimen (范例、典范)of Anglo-Saxon literature, and also the oldest surviving epic in the English language. ?The romance is a popular literary form in the medieval period（中世纪）. It uses verse or prose to sing knightly adventures or other heroic deeds. ?Geoffrey Chaucer, one of the greatest English poets, whose masterpiece, The Canterbury Tales（《坎特伯雷故事集》）,was one of the most important influences on the development of English literature. ?Chaucer is considered as the father of English poetry and the founder of English realism. 二．文艺复兴Renaissance ?Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries. It marks a transition(过渡) from the medieval to the modern world. ?It started in Italy with the flowering of painting, sculpture（雕塑）and literature, and then spread to the rest of Europe. ?Humanism is the essence of Renaissance -----Man is the measure of all things. ?This was England’s Golden Age in literature. Queen Elizabeth reigned over the country in this period. The real mainstream of the English Renaissance is the Elizabethan drama. The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England ? ?“Of Studies” is the most popular of Bacon’s 58 essays. ?Thomas More ——Utopia ?Edmund Spenser——The Faerie Queene 相关练习 ? 1. Which is the oldest poem in the English language? ? A. Utopia B. Faerie Queene ? C. Beowulf D. Hamlet ? 2. _____ is the father of English poetry. ? A. Edmund Spenser B. William Shakespeare ? C. Francis Bacon D. Geoffrey Chaucer ? 3. ____ is not a playwright during the Renaissance period on England. ? A. William Shakespeare B. Geoffrey Chaucer ? C. Christopher Marlowe D. Ben Johnson 三．莎士比亚William Shakespeare ?“All the world 's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.”——William Shakespeare ?William Shakespeare is considered the greatest playwright in the world and the finest poet who has written in the English language. Shakespeare understood people more than any other writers. He could create characters that have
Instructions： This examination consists of 5 parts， and the total time for the examination is 2 hours. All the answers should be entered onto the Answer Sheet. Part I：Multiple Choices （10%） Choose the best answer to the following sentences. 1.Which of the following is NOT a feature of Beowulf？ A. Alliteration B. Anglo-Saxons’ early life in England C. Germanic language D. The national epic of Anglo-Saxon people 2.English Renaissance Period was an age of. A. prose and novel B. poetry and drama C. essays and journals D. ballads and songs 3.The main literary form of the early 17th century was poetry. John Milton was acknowledged as the greatest. Besides him， there were two groups of poets. They were the Cavalier poets and. A. the lake poets B. the university wits C. the Metaphysical poets D. the Romantic poets 4. Pamela is widely considered to be the first novel and was written by ___________. A. Thomas Hardy B. James Joyce C. Samuel Richardson D. Henry Fielding 5.The publication of， which was the joint work of William Wordsworth and Samuel T. Coleridge， marked the beginning of the Romantic Age in England. A. Don Juan B. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner C. Lyrical Ballads D. Queen Mab 6.Among the most famous realistic novelists of the Victorian age are， W. M. Thackeray， Bronte sisters， etc. A. Joseph Conrad B. Henry Fielding C. Charles Dickens D. D. H. Lawrence 7.In James Joyce’s ____________ the story “Eveline” paints a portrait of a young woman from Dublin deciding whether or not to leave her hometown. A. Ulysses B. Orlando C. Dubliners D. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 8.In the 18th century England， satire was much used in writing. Literature of this age produced some excellent satirists， such as Jonathan Swift， Henry Fielding and.
英国文学 一、古英语时期的英国文学（499-1066） 1、贝奥武夫 2、阿尔弗雷德大帝：英国散文之父 二、中古英语时期的英国文学 1、allegory体非常盛行 2、Romance开始上升到一定的高度 3、高文爵士和绿衣骑士 4、Willian Langlaud 《农夫皮尔斯的幻象》 5、乔叟坎特伯雷故事集（英雄双韵体） 6、托马斯.马洛礼《亚瑟王之死》 三、文艺复兴时期的英国文学（伊丽莎白时代）（14-16世纪） 1、托马斯.莫尔《乌托邦》 2、Thomas Wyatt 和Henry Howard引入sonnet 3、Philips Sidney 《The defense of Poesie》
《阿卡迪亚》描述田园生活；现代长篇小说的先驱 4、斯宾塞《仙后》诗人中的诗人；斯宾塞体诗节； 5、莎士比亚： 长篇叙事诗：《维纳斯和阿多尼斯》、《露克丝受辱记》 四大悲剧：哈姆雷特、尔王、奥赛罗、麦克白 7、本.琼森风俗喜剧（comedy of manners）《人性互异》 8、约翰.多恩“玄学派”诗歌创始人 9、George Herbert 玄学派诗圣 10、弗朗西斯.培根现代科学和唯物主义哲学创始人之一《Essays》英国发展史上的里程碑 《学术的推进》和《新工具》 四、启蒙时期（18世纪） 1、约翰、弥尔顿：《失乐园》、《为英国人民争辩》 2、约翰、班扬：《天路历程》religious allegory 3、约翰、德莱顿：英国新古典主义的杰出代表、桂冠诗人；
《论戏剧诗》 4、亚历山大.蒲柏：英国新古典主义诗歌的重要代表；英雄双韵体的使用达到登峰造极的使用；《田园组诗》是其最早田园诗歌代表作 5、托马斯、格雷：感伤主义中墓园诗派的代表人物《墓园挽歌》 6、威廉、布莱克：天真之歌、经验之歌； 7、罗伯特、斯：格兰最杰出的农民诗人； 8、Richard Steel和Joseph Addison合作创办《The tatler》和《the spectator》 9、Samuel defoe英国现实主义小说的奠基人之一；《鲁滨逊漂流记》；《铲除非国教徒的捷径》，仪表达自己的不满； 10、Jonathan Swift 《一个小小的建议》；《格列佛游记》；《桶的故事》； 11、Samuel Richardson 英国现代小说的创始人；帕米拉；克拉丽莎；查尔斯.格蓝迪森爵士的历史； 12、Henry Fielding 英国现实主义小说理论的奠基人；《约瑟夫。安德鲁》；《汤姆.琼斯》，英国现实主义小说的最高成就； 13、劳伦斯、斯特恩：感伤主义小说的杰出代表，《项狄传》，第一部开创了意识流小说的先驱之作品；《感伤的旅行》
英语专八人文知识考试总结 1 专八考试人文知识考试内容总结 其中英美文学包括英国文学和美国文学。英国文学主要分为六个时期： 1. Old and Medieval English Literature（中古英国文学）。 2. The Renaissance Period（文艺复兴时期）。 3. The Neoclassical Period（新古典主义时期）。 4. The Romantic Period（维多利亚时期）。 5. The Victorian Period（维多利亚时期）。 6. The Modern Period（现代时期）。 美国文学主要分为四个时期： 1. The Literature Around the Revolution of Independence（独立革命前后的文学）。 2. American Romanticism（美国浪漫主义文学）。 3. American Realism（美国现实主义文学）。 4. American Modernism（美国现代主义文学）。 语言学，考生不光要知道语言的本质还要掌握语音学，音位学，形态学，句法学，语义学和语言学的知识。 关于英语国家概况，英语专业的学生都会开设英美概况这门课程，但是专八考试的中需要考生了解的是英语国家概况，不光包括英国和美国，还有其他一些说英语的地区，包括爱尔兰概况，加拿大概况，澳大利亚概况和新西兰概况。 3专八人文知识:英国地理概况 the english channel: the channel is a narrow sea passage which separates england and france
英美文学知识考点\ 一、对知名的英美文学家及其作品的重点考查 1. The novel Emma is written by________.（2005年真题第35题） A. Mary Shelley B. Charlotte Bronte C. Elizabeth C. Gaskell D. Jane Austen 2．Which of the following novels was written by Emily Bronte? （2007年真题第35题） A. Oliver Twist B. Middlemarch C. Jane Eyre D. Wuthering Heights 3．Death of a Salesman was written by________.（2007年真题第37题） A. Arthur Miller B. Ernest Hemingway C. Ralph Ellison D. James Baldwin 美国著名的剧作家，作品有Man Who Had All the Luck，Death of A Salesman，All My sons等， 4．The novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is written by________. (2006年真题第36题) A. Scott Fitzgerald B. William Faulkner C. Eugene O'Neil D. Ernest Hemingway 他的主要作品还有：In Our Time，The Sun Also Rises，Farewell to Arms等 二、对英美文学流派及文学术语的重点考查 1．Which of following is NOT a romantic poet? （2005年真题第36题） A. William Wordsworth B. George Elliot C. George G. Byron D. Percy B. Shelley 2．_____ is defined as an expression of human emotion which is condensed into fourteen lines (2006年第37题) A. Free verse B. Sonnet C. Ode D. Epigram 十四行诗（Sonnet ）是欧洲的一种抒情诗体，诗句共有十四行，音译为“商籁体”，语源于普罗旺斯 Sonnet。原系中世纪民间流行并用于歌唱的一种短小诗歌。自欧洲进入文艺复兴时代之后，这种诗体获得 泛的运用。ABAB，CDCD，EFEF，GG。每行诗句有十个抑扬格音节，常常在最后一副对句中点明题意。 三、重点考查对主要文学家的概况及作品特点的了解 1．William Sidney Porter, known as O. Henry, is most famous for________.（2005年真题第37题） A. his poems B. his plays C. his short stories D. his novels 2．William Butler Yeats was a(n) ______ poet and playwright. （2007年真题第36题） A. American B. Canadian C. Irish D. Australian （1865-1939）是爱尔兰诗人,1923年获诺贝尔文学奖，主要诗集有《芦苇中的风》、《责任》、《塔》等。 3．Which of the following writers is a poet of the 20th century? (2006年真题第35题) 托马斯·斯特尔那斯·艾略特 A. T.S. Eliot B. D.H. Lawrence C. Theodore Dreiser D. James Joyce T.S. Eliot 是20世纪著名诗人、评论家、戏剧家，长诗―The Waste Land‖是他著作，。 英国文学知识简介(English Literature)
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 Hood C.The Song of Beowulf D.Sir Gawain and the Green Kinght 2._____is the most common foot in English poetry. A.The anapest B.The trochee C.The iamb D.The dactyl 3.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.England’s domestic rest C.New discovery in geography and astrology D.The religious reformation and the economic expansion 4._____is the most successful religious allegory in the English language. A.The Pilgrims Progress B.Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners C.The Life and Death of Mr.Badman D.The Holy War 5.Generally, the Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries, its essence is _____. A.science B.philosophy C.arts D.humanism 6.“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 Heaven’s perpetual king”In the third line of the above passage quoted from Milton’s Paradise Los t, the phrase“thy conduct”refers to _____conduct. A.God’s B.Satan’s C.Adam’s D.Eve’s
英国文学选读样题答案 一、选择题（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，总计15分） 1---5 ABCCC 6---10 ABBAB 11---15 BBAAC 二、填空（本大题共10小题，每小题2分，总计20分） 1．Heroic 2 comedies 3. couplet 4. metaphysical poetry 5. Eve 6. My Luve’s Like a Red, Red, Rose 7.Houyhnynms 8. Coleridge 9. Odes 10. Emily Bronte 三、诗歌分析（本大题共4个小题，每小题分值见各小题，共20分） 1．William Wordsworth; I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud 2．Iambic tetrameter; ababcc ababcc 3. The waves beside them danced; but they _ / _ / _ / - / Out-did | the spark|ling waves | in glee: _ / _ / _ _ _ / A po|et could |not but |be gay, _ / _/ _ / _ _ In such | a jo|cund com|pany: _ / _ / _ / _ / I gazed--|and gazed-|-but lit|tle thought _ / _ / _ / _ / What wealth |the show |to me |had brought: 4. 水波在边上欢舞，但水仙 比闪亮的水波舞得更乐； 有这样快活的朋友做伴， 诗人的心儿被欢愉充塞； 我看了又看，却没领悟 这景象给了我什么财富。（黄杲炘） 四、小说分析（本大题共5个小题，每小题分值见每小题，共20分） 1.Jane Eyre; Sharlotte Bronte 2.He had a mad wife who set the building on fire and climbed to the roof of the building. He tried to save her. But the staircase broke and he fell down He was wounded and became blind. 3.When Jane knew that Mr. Rochester had a wife. She was surprised and fled from Thornfield. Mr. Rochester was very sad at it.
2018年自学《英国文学选读》试题及答案 1. What are Shakespeare ’s achievements? a. Shakespeare represented the trend of history in giving voice to de desires and aspirations of the people. b. Shakespeare’s humanism: more important than his historical sense of his time, Shakespeare in his plays reflects the spirit of his age. c. Shakespeare’s characterization: Shakespeare was most successful in his characterization. In his plays he described a great number of characters. d. Shakespeare’s originality: Shakespeare drew most of his materials from sources that were known to his audienc e. But his plays are original because he instilled into the old materials a new spirit that gives new life to his plays. e. Shakespeare as a great poet: Shakespeare was not only a great dramatist, but also a great poet. Apart from his sonnets and long poems, his dramas are poetry. f. Shakespeare as master of the English language. 2. What are the basic characteristics of ballads? a. The beginning is often abrupt. b. There are strong dramatic elements. c. The story is often told through dialogue and action. d. The theme is often tragic, though there are a number of comic
1．{The Isles of Greece} QUESTIONS: 1. Who is the writer of these lines? Byron 2. It is taken from the writer's masterpiece entitled ___ "Don Juan"_________. 3. Who is "Sappho" in line 2? Sappho is an ancient Greek poetess , known for her passionate love lyrics. 4. Who is "Phoebus" in line 4? It's Apollo, the Greek Sun-god. 5. Whom does the "Scian muse" refer to? Homer, because Scio claimed to be the birthplace of Homer. 6. What does the whole section "The Isles of Greece" write about? The section "The Isles of Greece" is among Byron's most effective poetical utterances on national freedom. All the 16 stanzas are supposed to have been sung by a Greek singer at the wedding feast of Don Juan and Haidee on the isle of Greece. In the song, by contrasting the freedom enjoyed by the Greek ancient people with the enslavement of the early 19th century Greeks under the Turkish rule, the poet calls on the Greeks to struggle for their national freedom and liberation. 7. This selection consists of two six-lined stanzas of iambic tetrameter, with a rime scheme of ___ Ababcc__________ What does the poem mainly write about? This poem is about the beauty of nature. There is a vivid picture of the daffodils, mixed with the poet’s philosophical and somewhat mystical thoughts. What is the rime scheme in each stanza? ababcc 2．I wandered lonely as a cloud 1.What does the poem mainly write about? This poem is about the beauty of nature. There is a vivid picture of the daffodils, mixed with the po et’s philosophical and somewhat mystical thoughts. 2.What is the rime scheme in each stanza? ababcc 3. What is the poet’s view on nature? And how is that view shown in this poem? Wordsworth’s conception of nature is that nature has a lot to do with man, it can not only refresh one’s soul and fill one with happiness, but it can also be reduced into a beautiful memory which will comfort one’s heart when in solitude. In the narrative poem, the poet successfully compared his loneliness with the happy daffodils. The daffodils, the symbol of the nature, bring great joy and relief to the speaker. The diction of this poem is, in general, simple, direct, and clear. The image of the daffodils conveys qualities of movement and radiance through carefully chosen words. At first sight, the flowers are seen as “fluttering and dancing”; then the poet compares the flowers to the “stars that shine and twinkle on the milky way”, and then to the “sparkling waves” of a nearby lake. The daffodils are described as “golden”, not yellow, because “golden” suggests more than a color; it connotes light. These words of movement and radiance create a picture of nature as vital, animated, and glowing. Words for joy (glee, sprightly, gay, jocund, bliss) are used in a crescendo that suggests the intensity of the speaker’s happiness.