1、Part : Choose the relevant match from column B for each item in column A. (10%) Section A column A column B (1)Charles Dickens A. Oliver Twist (2)D.H Lawrence B. The Forsyte Saga (3)Jonathan Swift C. The Jew of Malta (4)John Galsworthy D. Sons and Lovers (5)Christopher Marlowe E. A Modest Proposal S
2、ection B column A column B (1) Doctor Faustus A. Darcy (2) The Merchant of Venice B. Joseph Surface (3) The School for Scandal C. Portia (4) Pride and Prejudice D. Friday (5) Robinson Crusoe E. Mephistophilis Part : Complete each of the following statements with a proper words or a phrase. (10%) 1.
3、The Canterbury Tales first time to use“ ”2.It is Spensers idealism, his love of beauty, and his exquisite melody that made him known as “_”. 3. is a playwright & poet who is considered above all writers in the past and in the present time 4. Pope is one of the first to introduce to England, for him
4、the supreme value was order. 5. The Pilgrims Progress is a religious , its purpose is to urge people to abide by Christian doctrines and seek salvation(拯救) through constant struggles with their own weaknesses and all kinds of social evils. Its predominant metaphor life as a journey.6. The two major
5、novelists of the Romantic period are Jane Austen and _. 7. William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge & Robert Southey are “ ”.8. James Joyces novels and short stories are regarded as his great works, all of which have the same setting: _. 9. Love and are the major themes in Jane Austins novels.10.
6、 is the most outstanding stream-of-consciousness novelist in 20th century English literaturePart : Each of the following statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement. (40%) 1. which of the following is regarded as the most successful
7、 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 2. Shakespeares four great tragedies are: Hamlet, Othello, _ and _. A. King LearRomeo and Juliet B. King LearMacbeth C. King JohnJulius
8、Caesar D. King JohnThe Merchant of Venice 3. it is generally regarded that keatss most important and mature poems are in the form Of_.A. elegy B. ode C. epic D. sonnet 4. Francis bacon is best known for his _which greatly influenced the development of this literary form.A. essays B. poems C. works D
9、 plays 5. who is not the major figure of modernist movement?A. Eliot B. Joyce C. Charles dickens D. Pound6. 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 7. Of the following poets, which is not regar
10、ded as lake poets?A. Samuel Taylor Coleridge B. Robert Southy C .William words worth D. William Shakespeare 8. Which of the following cannot describe Byronic hero?A. proud B. mysterious C. noble origin D. progressive 9. who is regarded as a worshipper of nature. A. john Keats B. William Blake C. Wil
11、liam Wordsworth D. Jane Austen 10. Thomas Grays “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” once and for all established his fame as the leader of the _ poetry. A. Romantic B. Pastoral C. Neoclassical D. Sentimental 11. “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” is quoted from Shelleys _. A. The Cloud
12、 B. Ode to Liberty C. Ode to the West Wind D. To a Skylark 12. According to the subjects, Wordsworths short poems can be classified into two groups: poems about _ and poems about _. A. naturelove & friendship B. naturehuman life C. Scotlandlove & friendship D. Scotlandhuman life 13. Which of the fol
13、lowing is NOT James Joyces works? A. The Portrait of a Lady B. Dubliners C. Ulysses D. Finnegans Wake 14. As a leading Romanticist, Byrons chief contribution is his creation of the “Byronic hero”, a _. A. proud, strong-minded rebel under pressure B. proud, mysterious rebel of noble birth C. proud, s
14、elfish person with evil heart D. a proud, vindictive person without mercy 15. In his works, _ set out a full map and a large-scale criticism of 19th century England, particularly London. A. Dickens B. Hardy C. George Eliot D. Walter Peter 16. The name of Robert Browning is often associated with the
15、term_. A. dramatic monologue B. transferred epitet C. blank verse D. free verse 17. In Lawrences opinion, the_ is responsible for the unhealthy development of human personalities, the perversion of love and the failure of human fulfillment in marital relationships. A. the First World War B. original
16、 sin C. Victorian conventions D. mechanical civilization 18. ._is the pseudonym of Marry Ann Evans. A. Jane Austen B. George Eliot C. T.S.Eliot D. Anne Bronte 19. ._is regarded as the most prominent stream- of-consciousness novelist. A. James Joyce B. Virginia Woolf C. D.H.Lawrence D. E.M.Forster 20
17、. ._, a collection of 15 short stories, is the first important work of James Joyces life long preoccupation with Dublin life. A. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man B. Dubliners C.Ulysses D. Finnegans Wake Part : Answer the following questions(40%) 1. What are the reasons for Chaucers being hono
18、red as “the father of English poetry”?(10 points )2. What is dramatic monologue? (5 points)3.Daniel Defoes novel Robinson Crusoe was a great success partly because the protagonist was a real middle-class hero. Discuss Crusoe, the protagonist of the novel, as an embodiment of the rising middle-class virtues in the mid-eighteenth century England. (15points)4.Discuss briefly the character of Elizabeth, the heroine in Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice. (10 points )
