1、英国文学期末考试试题广外英国文学期末考试试题（广东外语外贸大学）Instructions： This examination consists of 5 parts， and the total time for the examination is 2 hours. All the answers should be entered onto the Answer Sheet.Part I：Multiple Choices （10%）Choose the best answer to the following sentences. 1.Which of the following is N
2、OT a feature of Beowulf？A. AlliterationB. Anglo-Saxons early life in EnglandC. Germanic languageD. The national epic of Anglo-Saxon people2.English Renaissance Period was an age of.A. prose and novelB. poetry and dramaC. essays and journalsD. ballads and songs3.The main literary form of the early 17
3、th century was poetry. John Milton was acknowledged as the greatest. Besides him， there were two groups of poets. They were the Cavalier poets and.A. the lake poetsB. the university witsC. the Metaphysical poets D. the Romantic poets4. Pamela is widely considered to be the first novel and was writte
4、n by _.A. Thomas HardyB. James JoyceC. Samuel RichardsonD. Henry Fielding5.The publication of， which was the joint work of William Wordsworth and Samuel T. Coleridge， marked the beginning of the Romantic Age in England.A. Don JuanB. The Rime of the Ancient MarinerC. Lyrical BalladsD. Queen Mab6.Amon
5、g the most famous realistic novelists of the Victorian age are， W. M. Thackeray， Bronte sisters， etc.A. Joseph Conrad B. Henry FieldingC. Charles DickensD. D. H. Lawrence7. In James Joyces _ the story “Eveline” paints a portrait of a young woman from Dublin deciding whether or not to leave her homet
6、own.A. UlyssesB. OrlandoC. DublinersD. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man8.In the 18th century England， satire was much used in writing. Literature of this age produced some excellent satirists， such as Jonathan Swift， Henry Fielding and.William Blake B. Robert BurnsC.Alexander Pope D. Daniel D
7、efoe9.William Wordsworth never used “gaudy and inane phraseology” because he felt that poetry should _.A. be read only by the well-educatedB. use difficult vocabulary to express complicated emotionsC. use simple speech to communicate the truths of human experienceD. rely on strange and uncommon word
8、s to bring people new experiences10. Virginia Woolf is renowned for adopting thetechnique， which displays the sequence of thoughts and impressions in a persons mind.A. mind-readingB. third-person narrationC. stream-of-consciousness D. feministPart II：Gap Filling （10%） Complete the following sentence
9、s and write your answers on the Answer Sheet.1.Geoffrey Chaucers work gives us a picture of the condition of English life of his day， such as its work and play， its deeds and dreams， its fun and sympathy.2.During the Norman Conquest， the most important form of literary composition is ， the represent
10、ative of which is the legend of King Arthur and the round table knights.3.Epoch of Renaissance witnessed a particular development of English drama. It was William Shakespeare andwho made blank verse the principal vehicle of expression in drama.4.Hamlet， Othello， Macbeth andare generally regarded as
11、William Shakespeares four great tragedies.5.Edmund Spenser is generally regarded as the greatest nondramatic poet of the Elizabethan Age. His fame is chiefly based on his masterpiece.6.In Elizabethan Period，wrote more than 50 excellent essays， which made him one of the best essayists in English lite
12、rature.7.Thewas a progressive intellectual movement throughout western Europe in the 18th century.8.In the latter part of the 18th century， there appeared， as a reaction against Reason，_ novel and literature of sentimentality.9.Thomas Grays highly praised poemshows the poets sympathy for the poor， a
13、nd condemns the great ones who despise the poor and bring sufferings to the common people.10.The Romantic movement in England had two significant movements as its background： the French Revolution and.11_ is perhaps the most talented early novelist. She wrote a number ofbooks concerning young， relat
14、ively wealthy women pursuing marriage， such as Pride and Prejudice and Emma.12.George Byron is chiefly known for his two long poems. One is Childe Harolds Pilgrimage and the other is.13John Keats wrote several famous _， a type of lyric poem that is meditative and formal. 14._， the eldest of the two
15、famous novelist sisters， wrote Jane Eyre in the middle of the 19th century. 15._ monologue was first successfully used in poetry by Robert Browning. 16.One of the most striking features of in the 20th century literature is anti-past， anti-tradition， anti-novel， anti-hero， etc. 17._， the manifesto of
16、 modernist poetry in the 20th century， was written by T. S. Eliot.18.A Passage to India， Howards End， and A Room with a View are three of the most famous novels by _.19.Lord Jim is one of the most famous novels by _， who was born in Poland and learned English as his third language.20.Man and Superma
17、n and Pygmalion are two of most famous plays by _.Part III：Definition of Terms （15%）Choose THREE out of the following terms and explain them in two or three sentences.Sonnet；Point of view；Soliloquy；Setting；Heroic coupletPart IV：Appreciation （40%）Choose TWO of the following three excerpts and write a
18、 passage of comment （about 80 words） on each one. Your comment should cover the questions after each excerpt.Excerpt 1：I wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high oer vales and hills，When all at once I saw a crowd，A host， of golden daffodils；Beside the lake， beneath the trees，Fluttering and danc
19、ing in the breeze.For oft， when on my couch I lieIn vacant or in pensive mood，They flash upon that inward eyeWhich is the bliss of solitude；And then my heart with pleasure fills，And dances with the daffodils.（William Wordsworth， “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”）Questions：1. What is the central image o
20、f this poem？ What is the poets reaction as revealed in the poem？2. Wordsworth believes that “All good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” and poetry “takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility”. How does this poem reflect the poets philosophy of composition？Excerpt
21、 2：The proper study of mankind is man.Placed on this isthmus of a middle state，A being darkly wise， and rudely great：With too much knowledge for the Skeptic side，With too much weakness for the Stoics pride，He hangs between； in doubt to act， or rest；In doubt to deem himself a God， or beast；In doubt h
22、is mind or body to prefer；Born but to die， and reasoning such，Whether he thinks too little or too much；Chaos of thought and passion， all confused；Still by himself abused or disabused；Created half to rise， and half to fall；（Alexander Pope， An Essay on Man）Questions：1. Whats the topic of the above lin
23、es？2.Summarize the main idea in a few sentences.Excerpt 3：I shall now therefore humbly propose my own thoughts， which I hope will not be liable to the least objection.I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London， that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old
24、a most delicious， nourishing， and wholesome food， whether stewed， roasted， baked， or boiled； and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee or a ragout. I do therefore humbly offer it to public consideration that of the hundred and twenty thousand children， already computed， twenty th
25、ousand may be reserved for breed， whereof only one fourth part to be males， which is more than we allow to sheep， black cattle， or swine； and my reason is that these children are seldom the fruits of marriage， a circumstance not much regarded by our savages， therefore one male will be sufficient to
26、serve four females. That the remaining hundred thousand may at a year old be offered in sale to the person of quality and fortune through the kingdom， always advising the mother to let them suck plentifully in the last month， so as to render them plump and fat for a good table. A child will make two
27、 dishes at an entertainment for friends， and when the family dines alone， the fore or hind quarter will make a reasonable dish； and seasoned with a little pepper or salt will be very good boiled on the fourth day， especially in winter.（Jonathan Swift， A Modest Proposal）Questions：1. What is the autho
28、rs modest proposal in the passage？ And what do you think is his real idea behind it？2. What kind of tone is shown in the passage？（Explain it with specific quotations from the text）Part V. Critical Reading （25%）Read the attached short story and answer the questions in essay form.1. Whats the turning
29、point in the murder trial？ Describe it in a few sentences.2.Read carefully the last two paragraphs of the story and comment， in the form of a 150-200-word essay， on the message or real meaning of the author. The Case for the DefenseGraham Greene1It was the strangest murder trial that I ever attended
30、. They named it the Peckham murder in the headlines， though Northwood Street， where the old woman was found battered to death， was not strictly speaking in Peckham. This was not one of those cases of circumstantial evidence in which you feel the jurymans anxietybecause mistakes have been madelike domes of silence muting the court. No， this murderer was all but found with the body； no one present when the Crown counsel outlined his case believed that the man in the dock stood any chance at all.2He was a heavy stout
