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 since Shakespeare?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” thriller and a ’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 Love is______ .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. HenryⅣ and HenryⅤ deal with the events of the ___ century.A. 14thB. 15thC. 16thD. 17th35.The play HenryⅣcontains ___ 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 representative of a gr oup of men, for example, Hamlet represents the ___.A. UsurersB. HumanistsC. ChivalryD. Governors44. The most important play among Shakespeare’s comedies is _____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 WindsorC. 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 ro mantic 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. Which i s 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 1871. 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 Denmark判断题True or False1. The traditional theme of The Merchant of Venice is to praise the friendship between Antonio and Bassanio, to idealize Portia as a great beauty, wit and loyalty, and to expose the insatiatable greed and brutality of the Jew.2. It is reg arded now as a satire of the Christians’ hypocrisy and their false standards of friendship and love, their cunning ways of pursuing worldliness and their unreasoning prejudice against Irish.3. Each hero has his weakness of nature: Macbeth, the melancholic scholar-prince, faces the dilemma between action and mind; the old King Lear’s inner weakness is taken advantage of by the outside evil force; Othello, unwilling to totally give up his power, makes himself suffer fromtreachery and infidelity, and Hamlet’s lust for power stirs up his ambition and leads him to crimes.4. The Shakespearean or English sonnet rhymed abab cdcd efef gg.5. A Shakespearean, or English sonnet consists of 14 lines, each line contains ten syllables, and each line is written in heroic couplet in which a pattern of a non-emphasized syllable followed by an emphasized syllable is repeated five times.6. For such a figure as Hamlet, soliloquy is a natural medium, a necessary release of his anguish; and some of his questioning monologues possess surpassing power and insight, which have survived centuries of being torn from their context.7. Shakespeare was one of the founders of realism in world literature as well as in English literature.8. In Hamlet, Claudius is the current King of Denmark, Hamlet’s uncle, who succeeded to the throne upon the death of his brother.9. Not all of Shakespeare’s histories are political plays.10. Contrast is an important structural principle in Hamlet.11. William Shakespeare was a great humanist, writing two narrative poems and 221 sonnets.16.S hakespeare has never written sonnets.17.The Renaissance in England Focused on poetry and play.18.The language in Shakespeare’s time was different from thatnowadays.19.Shakespeare just creates comedy and tragedy.20.I n Shakespeare’s time, England was mainly controlled by Tudor dynasty.21.Shakespeare is regarded as the father of poetry in England.22.In King Lear, Shakespeare shows that tyrants must be defeated.23.Many of Shakespeare’s works were taken from stories of Greek and Rome.24.Othello is a tragedy of humanism.25.Except comedy and tragedy, Shakespeare also creates history plays.26.A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a very romantic comedy.27.The Merchant of Venice is a comedy full of irony.28.Shakespeare firstly uses blank verse in England.29.Iambic pentameter is used in Sonnet 18.30.Sonnet 18 praises the immortality of arts.填空题1.William Shakespeare, in cooperation with John Fletcher, wrote two plays:_______and _______.2.The success of Shakespeare’s comedies owns much to _________________.3.Shakespeare’s well-known long poems are: ________and ________.4.Venus and Adonis is a poem written in the form of ________stanzas.5.Each line of a Shakespearian sonnet is an _____________.6._______ is the principle form of his dramas.7.____ and ____ are two main characters in As You Like It.8.Shakespeare wrote ___ tragedies in all, and ____, _____, _____ and _____are four great tragedies.9.The story of Macbeth was borrowed from ___________.10.A mong Shakespeare’s all historical plays, HenryⅣand HenryⅤare two remarkable plays, as HenryⅤ is the ____ of HenryⅣ11.S hakespeare’s ____ are associated with a period of gloomy and sorrow in his life.12."Richard ii" red rose is the_________; white roses is the ______.13.The theme of "A Midsummer Night's Dream " are: _______________________________________________________.14.Shakespeare was a great _______ of the English language.15. Shakespeare's standard poetic form was _____, composed in ______.16.In 1593 and 1594, Shakespeare published two narrative poems on erotic themes, ____________ and ____________.20.S hakespeare is the greatest of all______ dramatists.21.______ is considered as one of the best lyrics in English Literature.22.______ is the greatest tragedy of Shakespeare’s.23.______ is a tragedy of humanism.24.______ is a tragedy of all ambitions adventures who become the prey of their ambition.25.______ is a based on an old British legend.26.______ is a play eulogizing the friendship between Antonio and Bassanio, idealizing Portia as a heroine of great beauty, wit and loyalty, and exposing the insatiable greed and brutality of the Jew represented by Shylock.27.The allusion “pound of flesh”comes from______ .28.Shakespeare wrote______ plays and ______ sonnets.问答题：1.“ Nor lose poss ession of that fair thou ow'st,Nor shall death brag thou wander'st in his shade,When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st,So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”A.Identify the author and the title of the poem from which this part is taken.B.What does the word“this”in the last line refer to?C.What idea do the quoted lines express?2．William Shakespeare is one of the most remarkable playwrights the world has ever known.(1)Name his four greatest tragedies.(2)What are the characteristics of the four tragedies in common?(3)Briefly summarize each hero‘s weakness of nature.3. 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?A. How do you understand the last two lines?4.Give a brief analysis of Shylock, a character in Shakespeare’s play, The Merchant of Venice.5.Read the quoted part and answer the questions:“For herein Fortune shows herself more kindThan is her custom. It is still her useTo let the wretched man outlive his wealth,To view with hollow eye and wrinkled browAn age of poverty; from which ling’ring penanceOf such misery doth she cut me off”A.Identify the title of the works and author.B.Explain “from which…cut me off”.C.What happened to him, which caused the words?6.Please give a brief analysis of Hamlet’s “To be or not to be” soliloquy (独白).7.What are the main themes of Shakespeare’s plays?8.”Kiss me, Kate!” Katherina Minora is the character in which literary work?9.When Shakespeare died ?10.In Shakespeare’s drama which one has the only sub-title “arbitrariness”11. What principle is Shakespeare's tragedy based on?12.Shakespeare's four great tragedies are13.Shakespeare's two narrative long poems are:17.In the comedy "As you like it” who represent the negati ve life style:18.The heroines’s characteristics in the comedy twelfth night is:19.Why sleep is so frightening, according to Hamlet, since it can “end”the heartache and the thousand natural shocks”?20.What, after all, makes people lose their determination to take action? Please explain in relation to the so-called hesitation of Hamlet.21.What is Romeo and Juliet’s attitude toward being a Montague or a Capulet?22.What does Romeo mean when he says “Look thou but sweet, /And I am proof against their enmity”?23.What does Romeo mean when he says “Look thou but sweet, /And I am proof against their enmity”?24.What does Romeo compare Juliet to in the beginning passage of the s election?25. What are the characteristics of four tragedies in common?。