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1、2010英语专业考研报考前（英美文学）摸底测试题说明：为帮助2010年英语专业考研的学生在十月报名前准确判断自己的水平，找准专业差距，合理定位目标院校，环球时代学校特邀请英语专业考研专家研究组参考全国近100所高校“基础英语、语言学、英美文学”真题，从实际出发，在信度、效度、难度和专业性上全面贴近真题的出题形式和出题内容。本套试题难度适中，如需报考重点院校还需进一步深化复习。. British literature. (75 points)A. Fill out the following blanks. (10 points, 1 for each)1. _ is often given t
2、he credit for the discovery of the modern novel; but whether or not he deserves that honor remains an open question. 2. “If the censure of Yahoo could any way affect me, I should have great reason to complain that some of them are so bold as to think my book of travels a mere fiction out of mine own
3、 brain.” This question is selected from _. 3. Henry Fielding has been regarded as “_”, for his contribution to the establishment of the form of the modern novel. 4. British novel came of age in _. 5. The Vicar of Wakefield is the only novel of _, which describes misfortunes falling on the central ch
4、aracter and the family. 6. Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard by _ is taken a model of sentimentalist poetry, esp. the Graveyard school. 7. Friday is a character in the novel _. 8. Among the representatives of the Enlightenment, _ was the first to introduce rationalism to England. 9. Essay on Cri
5、ticism is a didactic poem written in the form of _. 10. Auld Lang Syne written by _ deals with the friendship and has long become a universal parting-song of all the English-speaking countries. B. Define the following terms. (15 points, 3 for each)1. The Graveyard School 2. Satire 3. Classicism4. Th
6、e Heroic Couplet 5. MeterC. Multiple Choice. (15 points, 0.5 for each)1._ is the most successful religious allegory in the English language. A. Genesis A B. ExodusC. The Pilgrims ProgressD. The Holy War2.The object of _ novels was to present a faithful picture of life, “the just copies of human mann
7、ers”, with sound teaching woven into their texture, so as to teach them to know themselves, their proper spheres and appropriate manners. A. John Bunyans B. Alexander Popes C. Jonathan Swifts D. Henry Fieldings 3.Of all the 18th century novelists, _ was the first to set out, both in theory and pract
8、ice, to write specifically a “comic epic in prose”. A. Henry Fielding B. Daniel Defoe C. John Bunyan D. Jonathan Swift 4._ was very much concerned with the theme of the vanity of human wishes and tried to awaken men to this folly and hoped to cure them of it through his writing. A. Samuel Johnson B.
9、 Jonathan Swift C. Richard Brinsley Sheridan D. Thomas Gray 5.The Rivals and _ are generally regarded as important links between the masterpieces of Shakespeare and those of Bernard Shaw. A. The School for Scandal B. The Duenna C. Widowers Houses D. The Doctors Dilemma 6._ is a sharp satire on the m
10、oral degeneracy of the aristocratic-bourgeois society in the 18th century England. A. The Rivals B. Gullivers Travels C. Tom Jones D. The School for Scandal 7.Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, _ best and most representative work has been ranked among the best of the 18th century English Poetry.
11、 A. Alexander Popes B. Thomas GraysC. Samuel Johnsons D. William Blakes 8.As the representative of the Enlightenment, Pope was one of the first to introduce _ to England. A. rationalism B. criticism C. romanticism D. realism 9.The Enlightenment Movement did not advocate _. A. rationality, reason, or
12、der and rules B. return to the ancient classical works C. inner feelings of individuals D. universal education 10.An Essay on Criticism is a didactic poem written in _. A. heroic couplets B. English sonnet C. bland verse D. Italian sonnet 11.Which of the following comments on Thomas Grays poetry is
13、NOT true?A. Distorted in word order.B. Highly artificial in diction.C. Calculated in rhythm.D. Light-hearted in tone.12.In The Life of Jonathan Wild the Great the word “great”is used _.A. allegoricallyB. satiricallyC. objectivelyD. euphemistically13.By writing in apparently admiring terms of the life of a notorious criminal in The Life of Jonathan Wild the Great Henry Fielding suggests that there is little difference between _.A. noted rogues and great politiciansB. the nobles and the commonsC. great rogues and lesser roguesD. discovered c
