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1、1 The only organic whole poem to come out of the Anglo-Saxon period is_A_, an epic of well over 3,000 lines. It is important as the first major English poem and the greatest work of literature of the period. A) Beowulf B) Vision of Piers the PlowmanC) Robin Hood D) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight矚慫润
2、厲钐瘗睞枥庑赖。2 In _D_, a collection of 20-odd stories, the first preeminent English poet and first-rate story-teller Geoffrey Chaucer portrayed all walks of life, from the upper strata all the way down the ladder to the lower.聞創沟燴鐺險爱氇谴净。A) The Book of DuchessB) The House of FameC) Troilus and CriseydeD)
3、The Canterbury Tales3 _C_ wrote and published his Utopia in 1516. Utopia offers the best ideal social system possible at the time. Utopia is an imaginary country where democracy replaces tyranny, commonwealth replaces private property, the work ethic is valued and idleness frowned upon, there is no
4、distinction between the rich and the poor, education is free for all, money is abolished and gold and silver depreciated, religious tolerance is enforced and bigotry outlawed, and there is peace and abundance for all.残骛楼諍锩瀨濟溆塹籟。A) Martin LutherB) Johnannes CalvinC) Thomas MoreD) Christopher Marlowe酽
5、锕极額閉镇桧猪訣锥。4 Which of the following is NOT the works of Edmund Spenser, the “most poetical” of all poets?D彈贸摄尔霁毙攬砖卤庑。A) The Shepheardes Calendar B) The Faerie Queene C) Amoretti D) Apologie for Poetrie謀荞抟箧飆鐸怼类蒋薔。5 Which of the following is NOT William Shakespeares tragedy?D厦礴恳蹒骈時盡继價骚。A) HamletB) Othe
6、lloC) King LearD) A Midsummer Nights Dream茕桢广鳓鯡选块网羈泪。6 In Act 2, Scene 2 of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo speaks：“But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the _. ”鹅娅尽損鹌惨歷茏鴛賴。A） moonB) sunC) starD) rose7 Francis Bacons _ is essentially his deliberation
7、s on man and his life. It deals with subjects such as truth, love, envy, high position, good nature, riches, ambition, beauty, vainglory learning, and politics and economy. It reveals his intimate knowledge of human nature.籟丛妈羥为贍偾蛏练淨。A) Advancement of LearningB) EssaysC) Novum OrganumD) New Atlantis
8、預頌圣鉉儐歲龈讶骅籴。8 William Shakespeare was said to have acted a part in _, Ben Johnsons first comedy. In the play, many human foibles are satirized: jealousy, undue worry, credulity, and boasting.渗釤呛俨匀谔鱉调硯錦。A) Volpone or the FoxB) The Shepherd or A Tale of Robin Hood铙誅卧泻噦圣骋贶頂廡。C) Every Man in His HumourD)
9、 The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus擁締凤袜备訊顎轮烂蔷。9 In 1604 King James I ordered scholars to retranslate the holy book, which took seven years to finish. Thus the most enduring _ or the Authorized Bible cam into being in 1611. The version has been seen as the authoritative text because it is accurat
10、e in sense and beautiful and dignified in language. 贓熱俣阃歲匱阊邺镓騷。A) King Jamess BibleB) Old TestamentC) New TestamentD) The Great Bible坛摶乡囂忏蒌鍥铃氈淚。10 John Donnes poetry possessed a highly idiosyncratic quality that reveals a peculiar, brilliant imagination at work, with an unconventional mode of percep
11、tion and thinking, and the power of a mind, at once voluptuous and meditative, and capable of leaving an enduring imprint on his readers. His type of poetry has been known as Metaphysical Poetry and the group of poets, sharing some of his poetic features, has been called “_”.蜡變黲癟報伥铉锚鈰赘。A) University
12、 WitsB) Metaphysical PoetsC) the RomanticsD) the Lakers買鲷鴯譖昙膚遙闫撷凄。11 Which of the following is NOT the poems written by John Milton, the third greatest English poet after Chaucer and Shakespeare?綾镝鯛駕櫬鹕踪韦辚糴。A) “To His Coy Mistress”B) Paradise LostC) Paradise RegainedD) Samson Agonistes驅踬髏彦浃绥譎饴憂锦。12 _
13、 has been seen as “the father of English criticism.”猫虿驢绘燈鮒诛髅貺庑。A) James ThomsonB) Edward YoungC) John DrydenD) George Crabbe锹籁饗迳琐筆襖鸥娅薔。13 John Bunyans masterpiece, _consists of two parts. The first part is generally considered the better of the two, containing as it does the ten stages of the pilgri
14、ms progress. Part two relates a similar pilgrimage that his wife and his children undertake, which is rather a weak echo of the first. Like a medieval miracle play with vivid and lively personifications of virtues and vices and all the human qualities in between, the book, an allegory, abounding in
15、acute social criticism, was intended to teach people to be faithful to God and win salvation by constantly purging ones heart of worldly evil. The book has helped upgrade English prose and paved the way for the rise of the modern English novel.構氽頑黉碩饨荠龈话骛。A) The Life and Death of Mr. BadmanB) The Pilgrims Progress輒峄陽檉簖疖網儂號泶。C) Grace Abounding to the Chief of SinnersD) Holy War尧侧閆繭絳闕绚勵蜆贅。14 Alexander Pope is always closely linked with _. This form of writing had been used in fact by such previous masters as Chaucer, Spenser, Marlowe, and John Dryde
