《英國文學(xué)史及作品選讀》練習(xí)題

1、英國文學(xué)史及作品選讀練習(xí)題All the sonnets were written by Keats EXCEPT .正確答案: A. London 1802In_, _set forth his principles of poetry, “all good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feeling”.正確答案: A. In The Preface to Lyrical Ballads; Wordsworth華茲華斯The revolutionary Romantic poet went to Greece to help

2、that country in its struggle for liberty and died of fever there.正確答案: D. ByronIn Samuel Taylor Coleridges (塞繆爾·泰勒·柯爾律治 “Kubla Khan”, “A sunny pleasure dome with caves of ice “_.正確答案: D. Refers to the palace where Kubla Khan once livedis Byrons poetic drama with the material taken from Bib

3、lical story or stories.正確答案: B. CainWordsworth does not emphasize the importance of _in poetry composition.正確答案: C. the right poetic formThe following statements are about “Childe Harolds Pilgrimage”. Among them which one is NOT true?正確答案: B. The first canto deals with Albania and Greece.Pride and P

4、rejudice is noted for its vividly depicted characters who are revealed through comparison and contrast with each other. Among the following pairs of characters are NOT in contrast.正確答案: C. Lady Catherine and Mr. CollinsShelley was influenced by the Utopian ideal of _.正確答案:William Godwin 威廉·戈德溫I

5、t is said that all Keatss personality seems to be breathed into his odes, of which the more famous odes are “de to Autumn”, “Ode on Melancholy”, ”O(jiān)de on a Grecian Urn” and “Ode to Nightingale”, all with the praise of _ as their general theme.正確答案: B. beauty_is a poem that tells the glorious victory

6、of the battle at Bannockburn led by the Scottish national hero Robert Bruce.正確答案:The Lord of the Isles_can be found among Shelleys love lyrics.正確答案: D. One Word is Too Often ProfanedThe first poem in The Lyrical Ballads 抒情歌謠集is Coleridges (柯立基 masterpiece_. 正確答案: A. The Rime of the Ancient MarinerAl

7、l the following statements about “Ode on a Grecian Urn” are true EXCEPT.正確答案: B. In this poem, the poet spoke as bitterly of human woes as he did in “Ode to a Nightingale”.At the beginning of Pride and Prejudice, the attitude of Darcy and Elizabeth toward each other is that of .正確答案: B. mutual repul

8、sionAmong the following, _is an elegy.正確答案: C. AdonaisWhich one of the following does NOT describe the characteristics of Scotts writing?正確答案: B. His plotting is often closely knitted.William Wordsworth, a romantic poet, advocated all of the following EXCEPT _.正確答案: C. Elegant wording and inflated f

9、igures of speechKing Richard the Lion Heart and Robin Hood both appear in Scotts novel_.正確答案:Ivanhoe 劫后英雄傳_is NOT a historical novel written by Scott.正確答案: B. Marmion_is NOT among the representative essayists in the romantic times.正確答案: B. Walter ScottThe Romantic period is a great age of all litera

10、ry genres EXCEPT.正確答案: D. dramaAll the following are novels written by Jane Austen EXCEPT_.正確答案: C. Shirley 雪萊All the following about Romanticism are true EXCEPT.正確答案: B. Romanticism constitutes a change of direction from attention to the inner world of human spirit to the outer world of social civi

11、lization.Of the following four novels by Austen_is the most popular and dramatic one.正確答案:Pride and PrejudiceOf the following statements about Lyrical Ballads, which is NOT true?正確答案: C. The poems are noted for the uncompromising obscurity of much of the language.The two poets who won the title of t

12、he poet laureate are _.正確答案: C. Wordsworth and Southey_is one of the first generation of English Romantic poets.正確答案:WordsworthThe prevailing tone in Pride and Prejudice is .正確答案: C. mild satireKeats wrote five long poems. _ is NOT among them.正確答案: A. Annabel Lee 安娜貝爾·李”You and the girls may go

13、, or you may send them by themselves, which perhaps will be still better, for as you are as handsome as any of them, Mr. Bingley might like you the best of the party.” The figure of speech used in the sentence is .正確答案: B. B. irony_is NOT a lyric written by Wordsworth.正確答案: D. Loves Philosophy愛的哲學(xué)s

14、p oetry is always sensuous, colorful and rich in imagery, which expresses the acuteness of his senses. In his poetry, sight, sound, scent, taste and feeling are all taken into give an entire understanding of an experience.正確答案: B. KeatsWhen composing poems for Lyrical Ballads, Coleridge was given th

15、e task of writing about _. 正確答案: A. the supernatural and the romanticIn 1843, _was made poet laureate.正確答案: C. Wordsworthis Shelleys well-known political lyric, which calls upon the working class to fight against their rulers and exploiters.正確答案: D. Song to the Men of England 致英格蘭人之歌All the poems we

16、re written by Byron EXCEPT_.正確答案: C. The Masque of Anarchy“Ode to the West Wind” is concluded with mood.正確答案: B. triumphant and hopefulis NOT the essay written by Charles Lamb正確答案: C. Characters of Shakespeares PlaysWhich one of the following statements about Don Juan is true?正確答案: C. It displayed B

17、yrons genius as a romanticist and a realist simultaneously Romantic writers employ all the following EXCEPT as their poetic materials.正確答案: A. the abstractThe Romantic Movement expressed a attitude toward the existing social and political conditions that came with industrialization and the growing i

18、mportance of the bourgeoisie.正確答案: B. negativeAfter the massacre in St. Peters Field near Manchester, _wrote_.正確答案: D. Shelle y, “Song to the Men of England”Which of the following poems was written by Scott?正確答案:The Lady of the LakePrometheus Unbound is a(n _by_.正確答案: B. lyrical drama, Shelley“If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” is taken from _.正確答案: D. Ode to the West Wind 西風(fēng)頌Jane Austens view of life is a totally one.