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精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上期末考试样卷及参考答案和参考答案  样卷一（英国文学部分） I. Each of the following below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement. (30%; 1.5 points for each)1. Romance, which uses verse or prose to describe the adventures and life of the knights, is the popular literary form in _C _.（中世纪的一种流行的文学形式）A. Romanticism B. RenaissanceC. medieval period D. Anglo-Saxon period2. Among the great Middle English poets, Geoffrey Chaucer is known for his production of_DA. Piers Plowman B. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight C. Confessio Amantis D. The Canterbury Tales埃特伯雷故事3. Generally, the Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries, its essence（本质） is_D_.A. science B. philosophy C. arts D. Humanism（人文主义）4. The sentence “Shall I compare thee to a summers day?” is the line of one of Shakespeares（D）A. comedies B. tragedies C. histories D. Sonnets（十四行诗）5. Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme（主题） of Shakespeares Sonnet 18? CA. The speaker eulogizes (praise) the power of B. The speaker satirizes human vanityC. The speaker praises the power of artistic creation（赞扬艺术创造）D. The speaker meditates on mans salvation 6. “The Fairy Queen” is the masterpiece（杰作） written by_C_.A. John Milton B. Geoffrey ChaucerC. Edmund Spenser D. Alexander Pope7. Which of the following work did Bacon（培根） NOT write? DA. Advancement of Learning B. Novum Organum C. De Augmentis D. Areopagitica（论出版自由）8. The most distinguished literary figure of the 17th century was（B） who was a critic, poet, and playwright.A. Oliver Goldsmith B. John Dryden （约翰德莱顿）C. John Milton D. S.T. Coleridge9. Which of the following has / have associations with （约翰多恩）John Donnes poetry? （ B） A. reason and sentiment B. conceits and wits （自负与智慧）C. the euphuism D. writing in the rhymed couplet10. Henry Fielding has been regarded by some as “_B_”, for his contribution to the establishment of the form of the modern novel.A. Best writer of the English novelB. The father of English novelC. The most gifted writer of the English novel D. conventional writer of English novel11. John Miltons masterpieceParadise Lost was written in the poetic style of _ B _.A. rhymed stanzas B. blank verse 无韵诗C. alliteration D. sonnets12. The Houyhnhnms depicted by Jonathan Swift in Gullivers Travels are _A_.（格列佛游记）A. horses that are endowed with reasonB. pigmies that are endowed with admirable qualitiesC. giants that are superior in wisdomD. hairy, wild, low and despicable creatures, who resemble human beings not only in appearance but also in some other ways13. Gothic novels are mostly stories of_C_, which take place in some haunted or dilapidated Middle Age castles（城堡）.A. love and marriage B. sea adventuresC. mystery and horror 推理恐怖小说D. saints and martyrs14. William Wordsworth威廉华兹华斯, a romantic poet, advocated提倡 all the following EXCEPT除了 _D_.A. the use of everyday language spoken by the common people B. the expression of the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelingsC. the use of humble and rustic life as subject matterD. the use of elegant wording and inflated膨胀的 figures of speech 15. 查尔斯狄更斯Charles Dickens works are characterized by a mingling(混合） of _A_ and pathos伤感. A. humor 幽默B. satire C. passion D. metaphor16. In _B_ s hands, “dramatic monologue（独角戏)” reaches its maturity and perfection成熟和完善.A. Alfred Tennyson B. Robert Browning 罗伯特布朗宁C. William Shakespeare D. George Eliot17. 三部曲The three trilogies of（）s Forsyte novels are masterpieces of critical realism in the early 20th century. A. John Galsworthy 约翰高尔斯华B. Arnold Bennett C. James Joyce D. H. G. Wells18. The bard诗人 of imperialism 帝国主义was（B）, who glorified颂扬 the colonial expansion殖民扩张 of Great Britain in his works.A. R. L. Stevenson B. Rudyard Kipling 鲁德亚德吉卜林C. H. G. Wells D. Daniel Defoe19. 为艺术而艺术“art for arts sake” was put forth提出 by _A_.A. aestheticism 唯美主义B. naturalism C. realism D. neo-romanticism20. Which of the following is taken from John Keats济慈 “Ode on a Grecian Urn”希腊古瓮颂? DA. “I fall upon the thorns of life! I bleed!”B. “They are both gone up to the church to pray.”C. “Earth has not anything to show more fair.”D. “Beauty is truth, truth beauty.”美就是真，真就是美II. Fill in the blanks with correct information. (16%; 1 points for each blank) 1. In 1066, the Normans诺曼斯 headed by Duke William, defeated the Anglo-Saxons. This marked the beginning of feudalism封建制度 in England and England entered into feudal 封建的 society. 2. Chauce The Canterbury Talesrs is written in the style of 押韵的rhymed (韵律的metrical) stanza节 instead of alliteration in the Anglo-Saxon period. 3. The Pilgrims Progress is the masterpiece of John Bunyan (the writer), written in the 老式的old-fashioned, medieval form of dream and 寓意allegory, in which the main character is Christian基督教徒 . 4. 道林Dorian Gray was the main character in the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray written by (Oscar) Wilde . 5. Romanticism extended from 1798 when The Lyrical Ballads was published and in 1832 when (Walter) Scott died. 6. The writer who figured his hometownthe Wessex country in his works is _(Thomas) Hardy.7. In “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”, hills, vales, lakes, bays and the daffodils are parts of , and “daffodils” symbolize (the beauty of) . 8. “Dubliners” is a collection of short stories written by James Joyce in the writing style of stream of consciousness.9. In the “国王的田园诗The Idylls of the King”, the poet Alfred Tennyson painted the first English hero, King Arthur亚瑟 , and gave a new meaning to the legends about the knights of the Round Table.III. Answer the following questions briefly based on your understanding of the texts studied. (12%; 1 point for each question)1. Dull sublunary lovers love世俗的男女彼此的相好，?(Whose soul is sense) cannot admit（他们的灵魂是官能）就最忌Absence, because it doth remove别离，因为那就会取消Those things which elemented it.组成爱恋的那一套东西。a. Who was the writer? John Donneb. What is the name/ title of the poem? A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning告别辞：节哀c. What does it mean by “Dull sublunary lovers love”? (Explain it.) secular love/ ordinary (lovers) loved. What does “soul” mean? Essence实质e. What does “sense” here mean? 感觉器官sense organs/ hands, eyes, lips, etcf. What does “it” mean in “because it doth remove”? absenceg. What does “Those things” mean? sense organs/ hands, eyes, lips, etch. What does “it” refer to in “Those things which elemented it”?dull sublunary lovers love2. Wild Spirit, which art moving everywhere; (1)Destroyer and Preserver; hear, O hear! (2) a. What is the title of the poem? 颂歌Ode to the West Wind b. In line (1), why is the west wind called “Wild Spirit”? Because it is the “breath of Autumns being” (it has the soul, breath, and 灵感inspiration) which (on earth, sky, and sea) destroys in autumn to revives in the spring.c. In line (2), why is it called “Destroyer”? Because the West Wind destroys the dead leaves/ the old things (or the poets old thoughts and the old world)d. In line (2), what does “Preserver” mean?Because the West Wind preserves seeds (and revives in spring)/ spreads new things (or preserve the new and give the poet/world a new birth.)IV. Give your answers to the following items logically and concisely. You have to mention the writer (and the title of the work) first if necessary. (24%)1. In your opinion, why does Satan in Paradise Lost choose the Garden of Eden for his 战场battlefield? (7 points) Answer: 1) Paradise Lost was written by John Milton. (1points) 2) The Garden of Eden is the most perfect of spot ever created by God ; (2 points) 3) There live in innocent bliss Gods masterpiece, the first man and woman, Adam and Eve, who are allowed by God to enjoy /revel in the supreme beauties of Paradise, provided they do not eat the fruit that grows on the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; (3 point) 4) Satan desires to tear them away from the influence of God and to make them 有帮助的instrumental in his struggle against Gods authority. (1 point)2. What is your opinion on the character Rebecca Sharp? (7 points) Answer:1) Rebecca Sharp is the main character in 浮华世界Vanity Fair written by William Makepeace Thackeray. (1 point)2) She is the perfect 化身embodiment of the spirit of Vanity Fair (as her only aspiration in life is to gain wealth and position by any means: through lies, mean actions and 不择手段的unscrupulous 投机speculating with every 宗教的sacred ideal) (3 points)3) She is 精明的shrewd and unscrupulous, 祈求supplicated beyond her years; determined to worm her way into society at all cost; she is 多血性的full-blooded and 多方面的many-sided. (3 points)3. Based on your understanding of “Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey”, “She Dwelt Among the Untroden Ways”, and “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”, discuss “What are the functions of for the poet expressed in the poems?” (10 points) Answer:(1) The poems were written by William Wordsworth (in which he described the functions and benefits that has/brings). (1 point) (2) (open-end question: 只要回答中包含以下相关内容或三首诗中的例子，陈述比较清楚，即可得分；表述不清者在原给分基础上可酌情扣1至2分) (9 points) 如： could make him love more, make his thoughts purer and loftier and mind and soul more comfort. (For example, in “Lines”, he said because of and by recalling , he could have the sweet sensation and pleasures in lonely rooms and amid the din of towns and cities, could make him have the actions of kindness and love, give him the blessed and sublime mood, lighten the burden of the heavy and weary world, see into the life of things, make him look on with thoughts, hear the still and sad music of humanity. could be the anchor of his purest thought, the nurse, guide, guardian of his heart and soul and life and food for his future years.（5分） In “I wondered lonely as a cloud”, the daffodils () in vacant or pensive mood flash upon his inward eye and fill his heart with pleasure and dance with the daffodils.（2分）In “She dwelt among the untrodden ways”, could make him look on more carefully and with a special mind.（2分）V. Write a summery of Pride and Prejudice and make a short comment on the theme. Your marks depends on the elements of the writer (1 point), the main characters and their relations (2 points), the main plot and result (8 points), comment on the theme (4 points), and grammar and structure (3 points). (18%) Answer:1) the writer (1分)； (Pride and Prejudice was written by Jane Austen, in the romantic period)2) the main characters and their relations (2分)；? (Mr. and Mrs. Bennet; The Bennets 5 daughters: the beautiful Jane, the clever Elizabeth, the bookish Mary, the immature Kitty and the wild Lydia. ElizabethMr. Darcy;(JaneMr. Bingley; LydiaMr. Wickham)? 3) the main plot（7分；主要情节表述不全或不连贯者酌情扣分）and result (1分)； (Unfortunately for the Bennets, if Mr. Bennet dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependant on the daughters making good marriages. Life is uneventful until the arrival in the neighborhood of the rich gentleman Mr. Bingley, who rents a large house so he can spend the summer in the country. Mr. Bingley brings with him his sister and the dashing (and richer) but proud Mr. Darcy. Love is soon in the air for one of the Bennet sisters, while another may have jumped to a hasty prejudgment. For the Bennet sisters many 实验trials and 苦难tribulations stand between them and their happiness, including class, gossip and scandal.)4) comment on the theme (4分) ?(Theme: exploration of the marriage, 财产property and 阴谋intrigue between the main and minor characters; delicate probing微妙的探索 of the values of gentry/ marriage, class, money) 5) grammar and structure (3分). 英国文学试题 I. Each of the following below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would bet complete the statement.1. The long poem _C_ in Anglo-Saxon period was termed Englands national epic名族史诗.P67A. The Canterbury TalesB. Paradise LostC. The Song of Beowulf北欧沃夫D. The Fairy Queen2. Romance, which uses verse or prose to describe the adventures and life of the knights, is the popular literary form in _C_.A. RomanticismB. RenaissanceC. medieval periodD. Anglo-Saxon period3. Among the great Middle English poets，Geoffrey Chaucer is known for his production of_D_.A. Piers PlowmanB. Sir Gawain and the Green KnightC. Confessio AmantisD. The Canterbury Tales埃特伯雷故事集4. _A_ 被认作is regarded as the father of English poetry.A. Geoffrey Chaucer杰佛里乔叟B. Edmund SpenserC. John MiltonD. W. Wordsworth5. It is _A_ alone 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.杰佛里乔叟是英国文学史中第一个向我们提出综合现实和创造一个完整的人物形象的人。A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Martin LutherC. William ShakespeareD. John Gower6. One of Chaucers main contributions to English poetry is _A_.A. he introduced the rhymed stanzas from France to English poetryB. he created striking brilliant panorama of his time and his countryC. he wrote in blank verseD. he was the first to write sonnet7. During the 文艺复兴Renaissance, _C_ was the first one to introduce the sonnet 十四行诗into English poetry.A. ChaucerB. John DonneC. Thomas Wyatt怀亚特D. Earl of Surrey8. During the Renaissance, _D_ wrote the first English 无韵诗blank verse.A. ChaucerB. Edmund SpencerC. Thomas WyattD. Earl of Surrey萨里伯爵9. Which of the following historical events does not directly help to 促进stimulate the rising of the Renaissance Movement? CA. The rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman cultureB. The new discoveries in geography and astrologyC. The Glorious revolution光荣革命D. The religious reformation and the economic expansion10. The Renaissance（文艺复兴） is actually a movement stimulated by a series of 一系列historical events. Which one of the following is NOT such an event? BA. The rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture.B. Englands domestic rest英国国内冷战C. New discovery in geography and astrology.D. The religious reformation and the economic expansion.11. Generally, the Renaissance refers to the period between _A_ and _ centuries.A. 14th.mid-17thB. 14th.mid-18thC. 16th.mid-18thD. 16th.mid-17th12. Generally, the Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries, its essence is_D_.A. scienceB. philosophyC. artsD. H