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1、英美文学选读模拟试题 (四)一、Multiple Choice1.Romance, which uses narrative verse or prose to tell stories of _ adventures or other heroic deeds, is a popular literary form in the medieval period. A. Christian B. knightly C. Greek D. primitive2.The tragedy of Dr. Faustus, the protagonist in Christopher Marlowes
2、The Tragic History of Dr. Faustus, is the very face that _. A. man is confined to time B. he tried to join Africa to Spain C. he became a man without soul after he sold it D. he conjured up Helen, the lady who was the very course of the Trojan WarMarlowes Dr. Faustus The Passionate Sheperd to His Lo
3、ve3.Which of the following historical events does not directly help to stimulate the rising of the Renaissance Movements?A. The rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman culture. B. The new discoveries in geography and astrology. C. The Glorious revolution. D. The religious reformation and the economic
4、 expansion.4.Literature of Neoclassicism is different from that of Romanticism in that _. A .the former celebrates reason, rationality, order and instruction while the latter sees literature as an expression of an individuals feelings and experiences B. the former is heavily religious but the latter
5、 secular C. the former is an intellectual movement the purpose of which is to arouse the middle class for political rights while the latter is concerned with the personal cultivation. D. the former advocates the return to nature whereas the latter turns to the ancient Greek and Roman writers for its
6、 models5.“And we will sit upon the rocks,/Seeing the shepherds feed their flocks,/By shallow rivers to whose falls/Melodious birds sing madrigals.” The above lines are probably taken from _. A.Spensers The Faerie Queene B.John Donnes “The Sun Rising” C.Shakespeares “Sonnet 18” D.Marlowes “The Passio
7、nate Shepherd to His Love”6.You may have meet the term Yahoo on internet, but you may also have met it in English literature .It is found in _. A. John Bunyans Pilgrims Progress B. Samuel Johnsons The Vanity of Human Wishes C. Jonathan Swifts Gullivers Travels D. Henry Fieldings tom Jones7.The ture
8、subject of John Donnes poem,“The Sun Rising,” is to _. A.attack the sun as an unruly servant B.give compliments to the mistress and her power of beauty C.criticize the suns intrusion into the lovers private life D. lecture the sun on where true royalty and riches lie.8.Surface, Sneerwell, Backbite,
9、and Candour are most likely the names of the characters in _. A. Shaws Mrs Warrens Profession B. Sheridans The School for Scandal C. Shakespeares Loves Labours Lost D. Christopher Marlowes Dr.Faustus9.The Houyhnhnms depicted by Jonathan Swift in Gullivers Travels are _. A.horses that are endowed wit
10、h reason B.pigmies that are endowed with admirable qualities C.giants that are superior in wisdom D.hairy,wild, low and despicable creatures, who resemble human beings not only in appearance but also in some other ways.10.What does Wordsworths poem The Solitary Reaper tell us about Romanticist? A. T
11、o romanticists, poetry is an expression of an individuals feelings and experiences no matter how fragmentary and momentary these feelings and experiences are. B. Romanticist take delight only in sound effect, the theme of a work is not their concern. C. Romanticist are not patient people; they would
12、 leave before the revelation of the theme. D. Poetry should present the apparent and tangible.11.The phrase 搕o urge people to abide by Christian doctrines and to seek salvation through constant struggles with their own weaknesses and all kinds of social evils?may well sum up the implied meaning of _
13、. A. Gullivers Travels B. The Rape of the Lock C. Robinson Crusoe D. The pilgrims Progress12.Prometheus Unbound is Shelleys greatest achievement. Prometheus, according to the Greek mythology, was chained by Zeus on Mount Caucasus and suffered the vultures feeding on his liver for _. A. planning a re
14、volt to dethrone God B. misinterpreting Gods decree to reconcile man and nature C. prophesying the arrival of spring in a winter season D. stealing the fire from heaven and giving it to man 13.Which of the following is taken from John Keats “Ode on a Grecian Urn”? A.“I fall upon the thorns of life! I bleed!” B.“They are both gone up to the church to pary.” C.“Earth has not anything to show more fair.” D.“Beauty is truth, truth beauty”.14.My
