D. Current Modern English
2. Pilgrims travel to the shrine of St. Thomas Becket at Canterbury in ________. A. March B. April C. May D. June
3.The story of Hamlet takes place in ________. A. England B. Denmark C. Italy D. Germany
4. Shakespeare’s four great tragedies are _________
A. Anthony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus, King Lear, Timon of Athens B. Twelfth Night, Cynbeline, The Winter’s Tale, and The Tempest C. Hamlet, Othello, King John, and Macbeth D. Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth
5.A sonnet is a poem of ________ lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to a certain definite patterns. A. 8 B. 6 C. 14 D. 24
6.Francis Bacon was ________ contemporary A. Geoffrey Chaucer’s B. Thomas More’s
C. William Shakespeare’s D. John Milton’s
7.John Donne’s “Holy Sonnet 10” expresses ________. A. the fear of death
B. the admiration of death C. the triumph over death D. the pleasure from death
8.The Metaphysical Poetry is characterized by its extensive use of ________.
A. the impersonal voice B. conceits
C. traditional symbols D. literary allusions
9.The Bible stories were used as source material for the following except ________. A. Paradise Lost B. Paradise Regained C. Samson Agonistes D. Lycidas
10. ______ has been regarded as the father of the novel. A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. Daniel Defoe C. Henry Fielding D. Samuel Richardson
11. In addition to The Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Defoe also wrote ______。
A. Tom Jones B. Pamela
C. The Adventures of Roderick Random D. Moll Flanders
12. Which of the following is not taken into consideration when Robinson Crusoe looks for a place to set up his tent: ______. A. health and fresh water
B. shelter from the heat of the sun C. a lot of trees D. a view to the sea
13. Gulliver's Travels consists of ______ voyages. A. one B. two C. three D. four
14. Lilliput is a country of ______. A. tiny inbabitants B. giants
C. flying islands D. rational horses
15. Some critics believe that Swift was a \"misanthrope\". The word \"misanthrope\" means ______.
A. a person who admires mankind. B. a person who likes mankind C. a person who dislikes mankind D. a person who frightens mankind
16. Among the following, the one who was also an artist is ________. A. William Blake B. Robert Burns
C. William Wordsworth D. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
17. “The Lamb” is included in William Blake’s ________. A. Poetical Sketches
B. The Songs of Innocence C. The Songs of Experience
D. The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
18. The central image of “The Tyger” is ________. A. hammer B. chain C. anvil D. fire
19. Robert Burns came from ________. A. England B. Wales C. Scotland D. Ireland
20. Authors and poems are correctly paired in all of the following except ________. A. William Wordsworth—“The Solitary Reaper” B. William Blake—“A Red, Red Rose”
C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge—“The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” D. Robert Burns—“The Tree of Liberty” 21. “Auld Lang Syne” means ________. A. old song
B. old acquaintance C. long friendship D. long ago
22.1. The Lake Poets include the following except ________. A. Robert Southey
B. William Wordsworth C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge D. William Blake
23. William Wordswoth is frequently referred to as ________. A. a religious poet
B. a worshipper of nature C. a modern poet
D. a worshipper of beauty
24.Of the following definitions of poetry, the one which s incorrectly paired with its author is ________.
A. “Poetry is the most beautiful and effective mode of saying things”—Matthew Arnold B. “Poetry—the best words in their best order”—Samuel Taylor Coleridge
C. “The record of the best and happiest moment of the happiest and best minds”—Percy Bysshe Shelley
D. “The spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings”—Robert Burns
25. Lyrical Ballads (1798) was a collection of poems by ________. A. James Thomson and William Collins B. Thomas Gray and Robert Burns
C. Percy Bysshe Shelley and George Gordon Byron D. William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge
26. The poetry of Samuel Taylor Coleridge may be characterized by its ________. A. plain language B. supernatural color C. scenes of common life D. traditional images
27. That supernatural and fantastic stories call for “a willing suspension of disbelief” 情愿暂时信以为真was a statement made by ________. A. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle B. Mary Shelley
C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge D. H. G. Wells
28. The setting for “Kubla Khan” is in ________. A. England B. France C. Japan D. China
29. Jane Austen’s first novel was ________. A. Pride and Prejudice B. Sense and Sensibility C. Emma
D. Mansfield Park
30. One of the important themes of Jane Austen’s novels is ________. A. war
B. urban life C. education D. marriage
31. The phrase “a single man in possession of a good fortune” is applied to a single man with ________. A. luck B. status C. wealth D. health
32. Byron wrote the following except ________. A. Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage B. Manfred C. Don Juan
D. The Revolt of Islam
33. The description of “a man proud, moody, cynical, with defiance on his brow, and misery in his heart, a scorner of his kind, implacable in revenge, yet capable of deep and strong affection” may be applied to ________. A. an epic hero B. an antihero C. a Byronic hero D. a modern hero
34. John Keats wrote the following except ______. A. Endymion
B. \"Ode on a Grecian Urn \" C. \"Ode to a Nightingale\" D. \"Ode to Duty\"
35.In \"Ode on a Grecian Urn\" the references to Tempe and Arcady are ______. A. Italian B. British C. Greek
D. Persian[ˈpə:ʃən] 波斯的
36.The individuals mentioned in \"Ode on a Grecian Urn\" ______. A. appear in the poet's dream B. appear on a vase
C. are acquaintances of the poet
D. pass the poet's window while he is musing
37.Magwitch works hard in ______ to make Pip a gentleman. A. Australia B. Canada C. Britain
D. The United States
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