单选1. The most important and popular comedy written by Shakespeare is ___.A. Romeo and JulietB. Twelfth NightC. The Merchant of VeniceD. As You Like It2. Which writing is a typical example of Shakespeare's pessimistic view towards human life and society in his late years?A. TempestB. King LearC. HamletD. Othello3. Which one IS NOT one of Shakespeare's four tragedies?A. Romeo and JulietB. King LearC. HamletD. Othello4. _____, the first of the great tragedies, is generally regarded as Shakespeare's most popular play on the stage.A. The Merchant of VeniceB. HamletC. King LearD. Julius Caesar5. Shakespeare has established his giant position in world literature with his ____ plays.A. 47B. 27C. 52D. 376. Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18?A. The speaker eulogizes the power of Nature.B. The speaker satirizes human vanity.C. The speaker praises the power of artistic creation.D. The speaker meditated on man’s salvation7. Which play is regarded as the best English comedy sinceShakespeare?A. She Stoops to ConquerB. The RivalsC. The School for ScandalD. The Conscious Lovers8.The sentence "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" is the beginning line of one of Shakespeare's ________ .ediesB.tragediesC.sonnetsD.histories9. Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18?A.The speaker eulogizes the power of Nature.B.The speaker satirizes human vanity.C.The speaker praises the power of artistic creation.D.The speaker meditates on man's salvation.10.―Bassanio:Antonio,I am married to a wifeWhich is as dear to me as life itself;But life itself, My wife, and all the world.Are not with me esteem'd above thy life;I would lose all, ay, sacrifice them all,Here to the devil, to deliver you.Portia:Your wife would give you little thanks for that,If she were by to hear you make the offer.The above is a quotation taken from Shakespeare's comedy The Merchant of Venice. The quoted part can be regarded as a good example to illustrate ____.A.dramatic ironyB.personificationC.allegoryD.symbolism11.In Shakespeare‘s Merchant of Venice, Antonio could not pay back the money he borrowed from Shylock, because ______.A. his money was all invested in the newly-emerging textile industryB. his enterprise went bankruptC. Bassanio was able to pay his own debtD. his ships had all been lost12.Shakespeare’s tragedies include all the following except ______.A. Hamlet and King LearB. Antony and Cleopatra and MacbethC. Julius Caesar and OthelloD. The Merchant of Venice and A Midsummer Night’s Dream13. ―To be, or not to be — that is the question；／whether‘ tis nobler in the mind to suffer，／the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,／Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, ／And by opposing end them?‖ The quoted lines are taken from ______.A. King LearB. Romeo and JulietC. OthelloD. Hamlet14. As the best of Shakespeare's final romances,______ is a typical example of his pessimistic view towards human life and society in his late years.A. The TempestB. The Winter's TaleC. CymbelineD. The Rape of Lucrece15. In ______,Shakespeare has not only made a profound analysis of the social crisis in which the evils can be seen everywhere,but also criticized the bourgeois egoism.A.HamletB.OthelloC.King LearD.Macbeth16. Many peop le today tend to regard the play “ The Merchant of Venice ” as a satire of the hypocrisy of _________ and their false standards of friendship and love, their cunning ways of pursuing worldliness and their unreasoning prejudice against _________ .A. Christians / JewsB. Jews / ChristianC. oppressors / oppressedD. people / Jews17_____is not written by William Shakespeare.A.Henry VB. The TempestC. As You Like ItD. Paradise Lost18.In “Sonnet 18”, Shakespeare_________________.A.Meditate on the destructive power of time and eternal beauty by poetry.B.Satirize human’s vanity.C.Predict the eternity of love.D.Eulogize the power of the beauty.19.Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies are the following works except____.A.HamletB.King LearC.Romeo and JulietD.Othello20.The Renaissance refers to between 14th----mid-17th century, which was under the reign of Queen___and absolute monarchy in England reached its summit, and in which the ’real mainstream (真正的文学主流)’ was ____.A.Victoria/poetryB.Elizabeth/ dramaC.Mary/ novelD.James/ drama21. _____, the first of the great tragedies, is generally regarded as Shakespeare’s most popular play on the stage, for it has the qualities of a “blood-and-thunder” thr iller anda ’philosophical exploration’ of life and death.A.The Merchant of VeniceB.HamletC.King LearD.The Winter’s Tale22.“And we will make thee beds of roses / And a thousand fragrant posies/ A cap of flowers, and a kirtle/ Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle.” The above lines are probably taken from______.A.Spenser’s The Faerie QueeneB.John Donne’s The Sun RisingC.Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18D.Marlow’s The Passionate Shepherd to His Love23.The rhyme scheme of The Passionate Shepherd to His Loveis______ .A.aabbB.ababC.abccD.abacually there are __ groups of characters in Shakespeare’s comedies.A. 2B. 3C. 4D. 525.Shakespeare produced __comedies in all.A. 14B. 15C. 16D. 1726.The story of The Merchant of Venice is of ___origin.A. ItalianB. FrenchC. GermanD. English27.The story of Hamlet comes from a ____ legend.A. FrenchB. ItalianC. DanishD. Chinese28.Of all Shakespeare’s tragedies, ____ is the mos t complex in plot and also the most painful.A. HamletB. King LearC. OthelloD. Macbeth29. The hero Macbeth is a famous general of ____.A. RussiaB. IndiaC. EnglandD. Scotland30.Shakespeare’s historical plays are ____plays.A. PoliticalB. CulturalC. SportD. Love31.Shakespeare’s historical plays reflect the historical events of ____ centuries from RichardⅡto Henry Ⅷ.A. OneB. TwoC. ThreeD. Four32.In Shakespeare’s historical plays the ideal king is ___, though his real prototype differs little from the others kings.A. HenryⅤB. HenryⅣC. HenryⅧD. Richard33.Shakespeare wrote _B__ historical plays in all.A. 10B. 11C. 12D. 1334. HenryⅣand HenryⅤdeal with the events of the ___ century.A. 14thB. 15thC. 16thD. 17th35.The play HenryⅣ contains ___ parts.A. TwoB. ThreeC. FourD. Five36.The first __ sonnets are addressed mainly to a young man of great beauty and promise.A. 124B. 125C. 126D. 12737. Each of Shakespeare’s plays consists of ___ parts.A. 3B. 4C. 5D. 638.“ Neither a borrower nor a lender be; for loan oft loses both itself and fr iend” is from ____.A. King LearB. HamletC. Venus and AdonisD. The Two Noble Kinsmen39.Shakespeare belonged to the ___ period.A. RevolutionB. RestorationC. RenaissanceD. Romantic40. In the year of __, Shakespeare retired from the stage and return to his hometown.A. 1609B. 1612C. 1615D. 161841.___ embraces almost all of the important characteristics of a comedies.A. As You Like ItB. The Merchant of VeniceC. The Twelfth NightD. The Winter’s Tale42.___ and ___ ar e mainly relied on Holinshed’s Chronicles.A. King Lear and MacbethB. King Lear and As You Like ItC. As You Like It and The Winter’s TaleD. The Twelfth Night and As You Like It43.Each character in Shakespeare’s works is a representativeof a group of men, for example, Hamlet represents the ___.A. UsurersB. HumanistsC. ChivalryD. Governors44. The most important play among Shakespeare’s comedies i s _____A HamletB The Twelfth NightC The Merchat of VeniceD The Merchant of Venice45.Which of the following plays written by Shakespeare is history play ?A. A Midsummer Night’s DreamB. The Merry Wives of Wi ndsorC. Henry IVD. King Lear46.William Shakespeare is one of the giants of________ .A. RomanticismB. Critical RealismC. AestheticismD. the Renaissance47.___ is from Shakespeare’s sonnet No.18.A “Let me not to the marriage of true minds”B “To be or not to be: that is the question”C “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day”D “No longer mourn for me when I am dead”48. The vivid portrayal of ____ by Shakespeare in Henry IV has earn for him an enviable place in the history of English literature.A Julius CaesarB FalstaffC HamletD King Henry49.The four great tragedies written by Shakespeare are Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and ______.A. Antony and CleopatraB. Julius CaesarC Twelfth NightD King Lear50. Which of the following does not belong to Shakespeare’s romantic love comedies?A Twelfth NightB The TempestC As You Like ItD The Merchant of Venice51.What is the relationship between Claudius and Hamlet ?A. CousinsB. Uncle and nephew .C. Father-in-law and son-in-law .D. Father and son .52.Which of the following plays does not belong to Shakespeare's great tragedies ?A. Romeo and JulietB. King LearC. HamletD. Macbeth53.In Hamlet's soliloquy , when he says , " To sleep , perchance to dream : --ay, there's the rub . " What is the primarily thinking about ?A . The bad dreams that have recently been troubling him .B. The fact that if dying is like going to sleep , then perhaps after death we have bad dreams .C. The sinful behavior of Gertrude , whose guilty dreams he would like to know .D. His desire to sleep so that he will not have to take vengeful action .54.In " Not on thy sole , but on thy soul , harsh Jew , / Thou mak'st thy knife keen " , Gratiano ( a character in The Merchant of Venice ) uses a rhetorical device called____.A. hyperboleB. homonymC. paradoxD. pun55.Which of the following plays by Shakespeare is NOT a comedy ?A. The Merchant of VeniceB.A Midsummer Night's DreamC .As you like ItD. Romeo and Juliet56." In a dream vision , Arthur witnessed the loveliness of Gloriana , and upon awakening resolves to seek her." The two literary figures "Arthur " and " Gloriana " are from _____ .A. The Fairie QueeneB. Romeo and JulietC. Dr. FaustusD. Paradise Lost57. In " Sonnet 18 " , Shakespeare has a profound meditation on the destructive power of _________ and the eternal __________brought forth by poetry to the one he loves .A. death/ lifeB. death/ loveC. time / beautyD. hate / love58. Which one is Shakespeare's longest play?A HamletB Henry VIIIC Romeo and JulietD The Merchant of Venice59. So long as men can breath , or eyes can see ,/So long lives this ,and this gives life to thee (Shakespeare,Sonnets18) What does ”this” refer to?A . LoverB . Time C. Summer D . Poetry60. The character of the Merry Wives of Windsor is ____.A . Miranda B. Mistress Ford C. Ariel61. In King Lear，Shakespeare also described a family where members had no contact besides naked money, who was the unfilial son in this family?A .Edgar B. Edmund C .The Duke of Cornwall62. Shakespeare is the representative of period.A EnlightenmentB ClassicC Renaissance63. Which is not a tragedy in the following?A HamletB Romeo and JulietC King Lear64. Which is a work written in Shakespeare’s old time.A As You Like ItB Twelfth NightC The Tempest65. Whic h is not the character in Shakespeare’s comedy.A ShylockB HermiaC Othello66. has ever translated Shakespeare’s works.A Fu LeiB Zhu ShenghaoC Yang Xianyi67. Who is not the contemporary writer with Shakespeare.A MarloweB BaconC Chaucer68. Which is the name of Shakespeare’s wife.A Anne BoleynB Anne HathawayC Anne Sullivan69. Which form is not always used by Shakespeare.A Free VerseB Blank verseC Sonnet70. is the most famous sonnet of Shakespeare.A Sonnet 15B Sonnet 17C Sonnet 18BCBAC71. Which play is originated from Chronicles of Scotland.A MacbethB King LearC Hamlet72. Which is the lover of Portia in The Merchant of Venice.A BassanioB AntonioC Shylock73. Portia disguises a to save Antonio in The Merchant of Venice.A JudgeB LawyerC Policewoman74. What’s the relationship between Hamlet and Claudius.A FriendB EnemyC Strange75 is the most notable characteristics of Hamlet.A HumbleB HasteC Hesitate76. Hamlet is about the history ofA NorwayB EnglandC Denmark1-5 CAABD6-10 CCCCA11-15 DDDAC16-20 ADACB21-25 BDAAC26-30 ACBDA31-35 BABBA 36-40 CABCB 41-45 AABDC 46-50 DCBDB 51-55 CDAAB 56-60 BBADB 61-65 BCBCC 66-71 AABBCC。