1. _____is a fork legend brought to England by Anglo-Saxons from their continental¹ homes, it is a long poem of over 3000 lines and the national epic² of the English people.

　　A Beowulf

　　B sir Gawain

　　C the Canterbury tale

　　D king Arthur and his knights³

 

2. The father of English poetry, the author of Troilus and Criseyde is also the one of ____.

　　A Romeo and Juliet

　　B the faerie queen

　　C Tamburlainc

　　D the Canterbury tales

 

3. The group of Shakespeare plays known as “romance”or “reconciliation plays” is ______.

　　A merchant of Venice, as you like it　

　　B the tempest, pericles, the winter's tale

　　C Romeo and Juliet, antonym⁴ and Cleopatra

 

4. Which of the following are regarded as Shakespeare's four great tragedies?

　　A Romeo and Juliet, hamlet, Othello, King Lear

　　B Romeo and Juliet, hamlet, Othello, Macbeth

　　C hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth

　　D Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Macbeth, Timon of Athens

 

5. Which of the following is not the work of Francis bacon?

　　A advancement⁵ of learning

　　B new instrument

　　C songs of innocence⁶

　　D essays

 

6. At the beginning of 17th century appeared a school of poets called metaphysics by Samuel Johnson, ____is the founder⁷ of metaphysical poetry.

　　A Ben Johnson

　　B john Milton

　　C john Bunyan

　　D john Donne

 

7. Daniel Defoe is a famous____.

　　A poet

　　B novelist

　　C playwright⁸

　　D essayist

 

8. “He has a servant called Friday.” “he”in the quoted sentence is a character in______.

　　A Henry fielding's tom jones

　　B john Bunyan' the pilgrim's progress

　　C Richard brinsley Sheridan's the school for scandal

　　D Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe

 

9. Guiiliver' travel was written by____.

　　A Daniel Defoe

　　B Charles dickens

　　C Jonathan swift

　　D Joseph Addison

 

10. William Wordsworth is generally known as a ____poet.

　　A romantic

　　B realistic

　　C naturalistic

　　D neo-classic

 

答案

 

【答案】

 

1. A

 

Beowulf是Anglo-Saxon时代留下的重要的古英语文学作品，它被认为是英国的民族史诗。sir Gawain and the green knight，king Arthur and his knights of the round table是中古英语时期的浪漫传奇。the Canterbury tale是英国大诗人乔叟的一部诗体短篇小说集。

 

2. D

 

乔叟被誉为英国诗歌之父，Troilus and Criseyde是他的重要作品之一。

 

3. D

 

1608-1612被认为是莎翁的浪漫剧创作时期，包括四部浪漫剧和解剧the tempest, pericles, the winter's tale，Cymbeline 。 merchant of Venice, as you like it，twelfth night，the merry wives of Windsor为莎翁的喜剧，Romeo and Juliet, antonym and Cleopatra为悲剧。

 

4. C

 

莎翁最杰出的四大悲剧为hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth。

 

5. C

 

songs of innocence是英国18世纪末19世纪初浪漫主义诗人William Blake的著作。

 

6. D

 

john Donne是17世纪玄学派诗人的重要代表人物，Ben Johnson是莎翁同时代的剧作家，john Milton，john Bunyan虽都是17世纪著名作家，但作品风格与玄学派大相径庭。

 

7. B

 

Daniel Defoe创作的鲁宾逊漂流记为他赢得了英国小说之父的称号。

 

8. D

 

Daniel Defoe创作的鲁宾逊漂流记中的主人公Robinson Crusoe有个同伴和仆人叫Friday。

 

9. C

 

Guiiliver' travel是Jonathan swift一部极具魅力的儿童故事，同时包含深刻的思想内容。

 

10. A

 

William Wordsworth为英国浪漫派诗人

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