1、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. Claudius2. In the 14th century, the most important writer (poet) is _ . A. Langland B. Wycliffe C. Gower D. Chaucer3. The prevailing form of Medieval Engl
2、ish literature is _.A. novel B. drama C. romance D. essay4. The story of _ is the culmination of the Arthurian romances.A. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight B. BeowulfC. Piers the Plowman D. The Canterbury Tales5. After the Norman Conquest, three languages existed in England at that time. The Normans
3、spoke _.A. French B. English C. Latin D. Swedish6. The theme of _ to king and lord was repeatedly emphasized in romances.A. loyalty B. revolt C. obedience D. mockery7. The most famous cycle of English ballads centers on the stories about a legendary outlaw called _.A. Morte dArthur B. Robin Hood C.
4、The Canterbury Tales D. Piers the Plowman8. _, 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 Dryden9. Chaucer died on October 25th, 1400, and was buried in _.A. Flanders B
5、. France C. Italy .D. Westminster Abbey10_ founded the Tudor Dynasty, a centralized monarchy of a totally new type, which met the needs of the rising bourgeoisie. A. Henry V B. Henry VII C. Henry VIII D. James I11. Except being a victory of England over _, the rout of the fleet “Armada” (Invincible)
6、 was also the triumph of the rising young bourgeoisie over the declining old feudalism.A. Spain B. France C. America D. Norway12. _ was a forerunner of classicism in English literature. A. Ben Johnson B. William Shakespeare C. Thomas More D. Christopher Marlowe13. The most gifted of the “university
7、wits” was _. A. Lyly B. Peele C. Greene D. Marlowe14. Morality plays appeared after_.A. miracle plays B. mystery plays C. interlude D. Classical plays15. Utopia was written in the form of _. A. prose B. drama C. essay D. dialogue 16. Shakespeare is one of the founders of _.A. romanticism B. realism
8、C. naturalism D. classicism17. _ is the leading figure of Metaphysical poetry. A. John Donne B. George Herbert C. Andre Marvell D. Henry Vaughan18. The most important classicist in the Enlightenment Movement is _. A. Steele B. Addison C. Pope D. Dryden 19. The masterpiece of Alexander Pope is _. A.
9、Essay on Criticism B. The Rape of the Lock C. Essay on Man D. The Dunciad20. _ was an intellectual movement in the first half of the 18th century. A. The Enclosure Movement B. The Industrial RevolutionC. The Religious Reform D. The Enlightenment 21. The literature of the Enlightenment in England mai
10、nly appealed to the _ readers. A. aristocratic B. middle class C. low class D. intellectual 22. _ is a great classicist but his satire is not always just. A. Steele B. Milton C. Addison D. Pope23. The 18th century was the golden age of the English _. The novel of this period spoke the truth about li
11、fe with an uncompromising (unbending) courage.A. drama B. poetry C. essay D. novel24. In 1704, Jonathan Swift published two works together, A Tale of a Tub and _, which made him well-known as a satirist.A. A Tale of a Tub B. Bickerstaff Almanac C. Gullivers Travels D. The Battle of the Books 25. In
12、a series of pamphlets Jonathan Swift denounced the cruel and unjust treatment of Ireland by the English government. One of the most famous is _.A. Essays on Criticism B. A Modest ProposalC. Gullivers Travels D. The Battle of the Books 26. “Proper words in proper places, makes the true definition of
13、a style.” This sentence is said by _, one of the greatest masters of English prose.A. Alexander Pope B. Henry Fielding C. Jonathan Swift D. Daniel Defoe27. _ is not written by William Blake.A. The Marriage of Heaven and Hell B. Songs of ExperienceC. Auld Lang Syne D. Poetical Sketches28. “In seed ti
14、me learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.” This proverb is cited from William Blakes _.A. Songs of Experience B. Songs of InnocenceC. The Marriage of Heaven and Hell D. Poetical Sketches29. _ compiled the A Dictionary of the English Language which became the foundation of all the subsequent Engli
15、sh dictionaries.A. Ben Johnson B. Samuel Johnson C. Alexander Pope D. John Dryden30. Which play is regarded as the best English comedy since Shakespeare?A. She Stoops to Conquer B. The RivalsC. The School for Scandal D. The Conscious Lovers31. Romanticism fights against the ideas of _.A. realism B.
16、Renaissance C. Enlightenment D. feudalism 32. The main literary stream of Romanticism in Enland is _.A. poetry B. novels C. prose D. periodicals 33. _ has a another name called “The Daffodils”.A. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” B. “Tintern Abbey”C. “Revolution” D. “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”34.
17、 Byrons _ is regarded as the great poem of the Romantic Age.A. Childe Harolds Pilgrimage B. Hours of IdlenessC. Lara D. Don Juan35. Prometheus Unbound is _ masterpiece.A. Wordsworths B. Byrons C. Shelleys D. Keats36. _ lived the longest life.A. Wordsworth B. Byron C. Shelley D. Keats37. Keats best o
18、de is _.A. “On a Grecian Urn” B. “To Autumn”C. “To Psyche” D. “To a Nightingale”38. The publication of _ marks the beginning of the Romantic Movement in England.A. “Tintern Abbey” B. Lyrical Ballads C. Frost at Night D. “The Daffodils”39. The Prelude has also been called _.A. The Last Brazil B. The
19、First Impression C. Growth of a Poets Mind D. The Spirit of the Age40. Wordsworths “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” has also been called _.A. “The Solitary Reaper” B. “The Daffodils”C. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” D. “O Solitude”41. _ is considered Wordsworths masterpiece. A. The Prelude B. Endym
20、ion C. Don Juan D. Biographia Literaria42. The best essayist in the English Romantic Age is _.A. Keats B. Walter Scott C. Charles Lamb D. William Hazlitt43. The themes of Pride and Prejudice are _.A. pride and prejudice B. the writers own personalitiesC. love and marriage D. Both A and C44. _ is con
21、sidered the father of historical novelist in the English Romantic Age.i. Jane Austen B. Charles Lamb C. William Hazlitt D. Waler Scottii.45. Some critics think that some of Byrons poems show his _.A. individual heroism and pessimism B. love of nature and optimism C. love of old writers D. hatred for
22、 the imperialism 46. _ is Shelleys masterpiece.A. Zastrozzi B. The Necessity of Atheism C. Queen Mab D. Prometheus Unbound 47. Because of _, Shelley was expelled from the Oxford University.A. The Masque of Anarchy B. A Defence of PoetryC. The Necessity of Atheism D. The Triumph of Life 48. The Roman
23、tic Age began in_ and came to an end in _.A. 17891821 B. 17781823 C. 17981832 D. 1768181949. Byron, Shelley and Keats belong to Romantic poets of _ generation.A. the first B. the second C. the third D. the forth50. _ is the greatest representative of English critical realism.A. Jane Austen B. Thacke
24、ray C. Dickens D. Charlotte 51. _ is Thackerays one of the best known works.A. Sense and Sensibility B. The Book of Snobs C. The Pickwick Papers D. The Song of Lower Class52. Pride and Prejudices first title is _.A. First Impression B. A Book Without a HeroC. The Newcomes D. Persuasion53. Vanity Fai
25、r has a sub-title. It is _.A. First Impression B. A Book Without a HeroC. The Newcomes D. Persuasion54. In the 19th century English literature, a new literary trend _ appeared. And it flourished in the forties and in the early fifties.A. romanticism B. naturalism C. realism D. critical realism55. En
26、glish critical realism found its expression chiefly in the form of _ . A. novel B. drama C. poetry D. sonnet56. _s Vanity Fair is a satirical portrayal of the upper strata(阶层) of society. A. George Eliot B. Elizabeth Gaskell C. W. M. Thackeray D. John Buyan57. Which novel makes a fierce attack on th
27、e bourgeois system of education?A. Oliver Twist B. Hard Times C. Great Expectations D. A Tale of Two Cities 58. In the novel _, Dickens describes the Chartist Movement and shows his sympathy for the workers.A. Great Expectations B. A Tale of Two CitiesC. Hard Times D. Oliver Twist59. _ is often rega
28、rded as the semi-autobiography of the author Dickens in which the early life of the hero is largely based on the authors early life.A. The Curiosity Shop B. David Copperfield C. Oliver Twist D. Great Expectations60. In 1864, Dickens published his last complete novel _.A. The Old Curiosity Shop B. Th
29、e Pickwick PaperC. Our Mutual Friend D. Little Dorrit61. Which of the following is Thackerays masterpiece?A. The Virginians B. The Books of Snobs C. The Newcomes D. Vanity Fair62. The title of the novel Vanity Fair was taken from Bunyans masterpiece _.A. The Pilgrims Progress B. Child Harolds Pilgri
30、mageC. Gullivers Travels D. The Canterbury Tales63. Emily Bronte wrote only one novel entitled _.A. Jane Eyre B. Agnes Grey C. Wuthering Heights D. Emma64. Dickens third literary period shows intensifying _.A. optimism B. excitement C. irritation D. pessimism65. The Victorian Literature began in_ an
31、d ended in _.A. 18371900 B. 18351901 C. 18321902 D. 1830190366. _ is the greatest among the critical realists of the Victorian Age.A. Earnest Jones B. Emily BrontC. Charlotte Bront D. Charles Dickens 67. Charles Dickens was impressive for his _.A. wide spread of critical realism B. his spirit of dem
32、ocracy and humanismC. his unforgettable figures with satire and simple and clear languageD. including A, B and C68. The two cities in A Tale of Two Cities refer to _.A. London and New York B. London and ParisC. Paris and New York D. Brussels and Washington69. _ is the major literary form in the Vict
33、orian Period.A. essay B. poetry C. novel D. drama70. _ is the main hero in the novel of Wuthering Heights.A. Rochester B. Heathcliff C. Manette D. Martin71. Both Charlotte and Emily wrote about the _ around them.A. familiar things B. common peopleC. neighbors D. evils72. The most important poet in t
34、he Victorian Age was _.A. Earnest Jones B. Elizabeth GaskellC. Mr. Browning D. Alfred Tennyson73. _ made Dickens famous overnight.A. Sketches by Boz B. The Pickwick PapersC. Oliver Twist D. The Old Curiosity Shop 74. _ is an autobiographical novel and loved by Dickens himself most.A. Great Expectati
35、ons B. David Copperfield C. Bleak House D. The Pickwick Papers75. Dickens writing is an encyclopedic knowledge of _.A. Paris B. New York C. London D. Portsmoth76. In the _ period, Charles Dickens believed that all the evils of the capitalist world would be remedies of only men who behaved to each ot
36、her with kindliness, justice, and sympathetic understanding.A. first B. second C. third D. fourth77. _is Oscar Wildes only novel.A. Lady Windermeres Fan B. A Woman of No Importance C. The Picture of Dorian Gray D. The Importance of Being Earnest78. After writing _, Hardy turned to poetry.A. Under th
37、e Greenwood Tree B. The Return of the NativeC. Jude the Obscure D. The Mayor of Casterbridge 79. Yeatss fame rests chiefly on his _, using a lot of symbols in his poem.A. novels B. poetry C. dramas D. prose 80. _ was a leader of the modernist movement in English poetry and a great innovator of verse
38、 technique. A. W. B. Yeats B. T. S. Eliot C. D. H. Lawrence D. G. B. Shaw81. _ is a great novel spending James Joyce 7 years of hard working to complete.A. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man B. Ulysses C. Finnegans Wake D. Dubliners82. Which of the following is Not written by D. H. Lawrence?A.
39、The Waste Land B. The Rainbow C. Lady Chatterleys Lover D. Women in Love 83. Which of the following is not written by Yeats? A. Four Quartets B. A Vision C. The Winding Stair D. The Tower84. _ is the climax of Virginia Woolfs experiments through the novel form of “stream of consciousness”.A. Jacobs
40、Room B. To the Lighthouse C. Orlando D. The Waves85. All of the following are the most eminent dramatists in the Renaissance England except_. D a. William Shakespeare b. Ben Jonsonc. Christopher Marlowe d. Francis Bacon 86. The English Renaissance period was an age of _. A a. poetry and drama b. dra
41、ma and novelc. novel and poetry d. romance and poetry87. Which of the followin is not among Shakespeares four great tragedies? B a. Hamlet b. Romeo and Julietc. Macbeth d. King Lear88. _is the first important English essayist and the founder of modern science in England. A a. Francis Bacon b. Edmund
42、 Spenserc. Willam Carxton d. Sidney89. What flourished in Elizabenthan age more than any other form of literature? B a. novel b.drama c. essay d. poetry90. William Sakespeare is one of the gaints of_. D a. Romanticism b. critical realismc. Aetheticism d. the Renaissance91. Paradise Lost is the maste
43、rpiese of_. C a. William shakespeare b. Robert Bunsc. John Milton d. William Blake92. Which of the following plays written by Shakespeare is history play? C a. Juliet Caesar b. The Merry Wives of Windsorc. Henry IV d. King Lear93. “To be or not to be” has become a universal question puzzling every i
44、ntellectual mind. This is a quotation from_. B a. King Lear b. Hamletc. Romeo and Juliet d. Othello94. The first official version of Bible known as the Great Bible, was revised in _. B a. 16th century b. 17th centuryc. 18th century d. 19th century95. Which of the following does not belong to Shakesp
45、eares romantic love comedies? B a. Twelfth Night b. The Tempestc. As You Like It d. The Merchant of Venice96. Francis Bacons Essays first published in 1597 has been considered as an important landmark in the development of English_, and as the first collection of essays in the English language. D a.
46、 poetry b. epics c. fiction d. prose97. Daniel Defoe was famous for his novel_ which first established his reputation as a novelist. B a. Gullivers Travels b. The Adventure of Robinson Crusoec. The Pilgrims Progress d. Oliver Twist98. “Yahoos” from the novel_written by Jonathan Swift are described to be very much similar to human beings in outward appearance and their unworthy actions as well. A a. Gullivers Travels b. The Adventure of Robinson Crusoec. The Pilgrims Progress
