英国文学考试There are 30 statements in this part. Choose A, B,C or D on your Answer Sheet.1.Chaucer was a master of the heroic couplet which consists of two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter. Iambicpentameter means________.A.the line has 6 feet, and an unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable.B.the line has 6 feet, and a stressed syllable is followed by an unstressed syllable.C.the line has 5 feet, and an unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable.D.the line has 5 feet, and a stressed syllable is followed by an unstressed syllable.2.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.3. The story of The Grass is Singing takes place in ______.A. EnglandB. AmericaC. AsiaD. Africa4. Which work was not written by John Milton?______________.A. Paradise LostB. Paradise RegainedC. Samson AgonistesD. Volpone5. John Donne was a great poet and ________ as well.A. dramatistB. novelistC. preacherD. lawyer6. John Donne’s “Holy Sonnet 10” expresses ________.A. the fear of deathB. the admiration of deathC. the triumph over deathD. the pleasure from death7. In addition to The Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Defoe also wrote ______.A. Tom JonesB. PamelaC. The Adventures of Roderick RandomD. Moll Flanders8. Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels is the greatest _________ work in English literature.A. realisticB. satiricC. romanticD. poetic9. The central image of “The Tyger” is ________.A. hammerB. chainC. anvilD. fire10. Authors and poems are correctly paired in all of the following except ________.A. William Wordsworth—“The Solitary Reaper”B. William Blake—“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge—“The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”D. Robert Burns—“The Tree of Liberty”11. William Wordsworth asserts that poetry originated from_______________.A. formB. thoughtsC. Artistic devicesD. Emotion.12. That supernatural an d fantastic stories call for “a willing suspension of disbelief” was a statement made by________.A. Sir Arthur Conan DoyleB. Mary ShelleyC. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD. H. G. Wells13. The description of “a man proud, moody, cynical, with def iance 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 heroB. an antiheroC. a Byronic heroD. a modern hero14. All the following have written plays in verse except ________.A. George Gordon ByronB. Percy Bysshe ShelleyC. George Bernard ShawD. T. S. Eliot15. “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” This sentence is presented in a(an)__________ tone.A. ironicB. indifferentC. delightfulD. jealousy16. English critical realism found its expression chiefly in the form of _____.A. novelB. dramaC. poetryD. sonnet17. “A Pure Woman” is the subtitle of ________.A. Far from the Madding CrowdB. The Return of the NativeC. Tess of the D’UrbervillesD. Jude the Obscure18. Charlotte Bronte produced four novels. Which of the following works does not belong to her?___________.A. ProfessorB. ShirleyC. Jane EyreD. Wuthering Heights19. Robert Browning distinguished himself in ______.A. lyricsB. dramatic monologuesC. sonnetsD. odes20. Oscar Wilde was the author of the following works except ________.A. The Picture of Dorian GrayB. SaloméC. Lady Windermere’s FanD. My Fair Lady21. In Mrs. Dalloway, Virginia Woolf adopted a writing technique called__________, in which the whole story was presented with the interior monologues of the characters.A. stream-of-consciousnessB. ExpressionismC. SymbolismD. Naturalism22. ___is considered to be the best-known English dramatist since Shakespeare, and his representative works are plays inspired by social criticism.A.Richard SheridanB.Oliver GoldsmithC.Oscar WildeD.Bernard Shaw23. Joyce’s short story “Araby” is characterized by the following except ________.A. realistic descriptionB. symbolic detailsC. epiphanyD. excitement of the plot24. In “The Rocking-Horse Winner”, Paul’s mother defines luck as ________.A. moneyB. the thing that causes one to have moneyC. to be born richD. to be healthy25. Lord of the Flies represents _____.A. the civilizationB. the orderC. the intelligenceD. the dark side of human nature26. Forster's book on literary criticism is ______.A. Where Angels Fear to TreadB. A Room with a ViewC. A Passage to IndiaD. Aspects of the Novel27. Among the following works written by Graham Swift, which is a collection of short stories?A. The sweet Shop OwnerB. Out of This WorldC. Last OrdersD. Learning to Swim28. “What though the field be lost?/ All is not l ost: the unconquerable will,/ And study of revenge, immortal hate,/ And courage never to submit or yield”. Here “the unconquerable will” refers to the will of ________.A. ZeusB. SatanC. GodD. Adam29. Paradise Lost is_______.A. John Milton’s masterpiece.B. a great epic in 12 booksC. about the heroic revolt of Satan against God’s authorityD. all of the above30. The most successful novel of A. S. Byatt is ______.A. The GameB. Babel TowerC. Possession: A RomanceD. Shadow of the SunPart ⅡIdentification (总分20分，每小题1分)There are 20 selections in this part. Choose A, B,C or D on your Answer Sheet.1. It will be no use to us, if twenty such should come, since you will not visit them.A. Hamlet’s Solil oquyB. Pride and PrejudiceC. Death, be not proudD. Jane Eyre2. He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief.A. Sonnet 18B. of Marriage and Single LifeC. Of StudiesD. Death, be not proud3. Till a’the seas gang dry, my dear, /And the rocks melt wi’the sun,/O, I will luve thee still, my dear,/While the sands o’life shall run.A. The LambB. Death, be not proudC. A Red, Red RoseD. Of Studies4. In what distant deeps or skies / Burnt the fire of thine eyes? / On what wings dare he aspire? / What the hand dare seize the fire? / And what shoulder, & what art, / Could twist the sinews of thy heart?A. Sonnet 18B. A Red, Red RoseC. Death, be not proudD. The Tyger5. My master told me there were some qualities remarkable in the Yahoos,which he had not observed me to mention, or at least very slightly, in the accounts I had given of humankind.A. Robinson CrusoeB. Gulliver’s TravelsC. Death, be not proudD. Of Studies6. One shade the more, one ray the less,/ Had half impair’d the nameless grace/ Which waves in every raven tress,/ Or softly lightens o’er her face;A. Sonnet 18B. She walks in BeautyC. Death, be not proudD. Ode to the West Wind7. The waves beside them danced; but they / Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: / A poet could not but be gay, / In such a jocund company: / I gazed---and gazed---but little thought / What wealth the show to me had brought: A. Sonnet 18 B. The Canterbury TalesC. I Wandered Lonely as a CloudD. Of Studies8. They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience: for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience.A. Sonnet 18B. Of StudiesC. Death, be not proudD. A Red, Red Rose9.Thou art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men,/ And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell,/ And poppy or charms can make us sleep as well/ And better than thy stroke; why swell’st thou then?A. Sonnet 18B. The FleaC.Holy Sonnet 10D. Of Studies10. I watched my master’s face pass from amiability to sternness; he hope d I was not beginning to idle. I could not call my wandering thoughts together. I had hardly any patience with the serious work of life which, …seemed to me child’s play, ugly monotonous child’s play.A. Death, be not proudB. Lord of the FliesC. ArabyD.Jane Eyre11. “Look’ee here, Pip.I’m your second father. You’re my son - more to me nor any son. I’ve put away money,only for you to spend. When I was a hired-out shepherd in a solitary hut, not seeing no faces but faces of sheep till I half forgot wot men’s and women’s faces wos like, I see yourn.”A.Lord of the FliesB. Great ExpectationsC.Wuthering HeightsD. Of Studies12. Oh, sir, she smiled, no doubt,/ Whene’er I pass ed her; but who passed without/ Much the same smile? This grew; I gave commands;/ Then all smiles stopped together.A.My Last DuchessB. Great ExpectationsC. Death, be not proudD. Of Studies13. The morning was wet and foggy, and Clare, rightly informed that the caretaker only opened the windows on fine days, ventured to creep out of their chamber and explore the house, leaving Tess asleep.A. Jane EryeB. Robinson CrusoeC. Gulliver’s TravelsD. Tess of the D’Urbervilles14. ‘Beauty is truth, truth beauty, ---that is all/Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know’A. Ode to the West WindB. A Red, Red RoseC. Ode on a Grecian UrnD. Of Studies15. The entrance into this place I made to be not by a door, but by a short ladder to over the top, which ladder, when I was in, I lifted over after me, and I was completely fenced in.A.ArabyB. Tess of D’UrbervillesC. Robinson CrusoeD. Jane Eyre16. She stood, with arrested muscles, outside his door, listening. There was a strange, heavy, and yet loud noise. Her heart stood still. It was a soundless noise, yet rushing and powerful. Something huge, in violent, hushed motion.A. Pride and PrejudiceB. The Rocking—horse WinnerC.Great ExpectationsD. Araby17. He gave himself then to thoughts of the future, to practical arrangements. Sarah must be suitably installed in London. They sh ould go abroad as soon as his affairs could be settled,…A. Pride and PrejudiceB. The Rocking--horse WinnerC.Great ExpectationsD. The French Lieutenant’s Woman18. A heavy weight of hours has chained and bowed/ One too like thee: tameless, and swift, and proud.A. I Wandered Lonely as a CloudB. Ode to the West WindC. Death, be not proudD. Tyger19. O, well for the fisherman's boy, / That he shouts with his sister at play! / O, well for the sailor lad, / That he sings in his boat on the bay!A. Sonnet 18B. Break, Break, BreakC. Death, be not proudD. Auld Lang Syne20. What though the field be lost?/ All is not lost; the unconquerable will,/ And study of revenge, immortal hate,/ And courage never to submit or yield;A.Paradise LostB. Break, Break, BreakC. Death, be not proudD. Paradise RegainedPart ⅢTrue or false statements. (总分10分，每小题1分)Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Mark T or F on your answer sheet.1. John Donne was the forerunner of the English classical school of literature in the 18th century.2. Robert Burns is remembered mainly for his songs written in the Scottish dialect on a variety os subjects.3. Mr. Rochester is a character in the novel Great Expectations, which was written by Charles Dickens.4. To the Lighthouse was written by James Joyce. The Waves was his another novel.5. The Romantic Age is emphatically an age of poetry. Many young enthusiastic writers turned to poetry.6. In dream, Samuel Taylor Coleridge composed a poem, which is the dream-poem, the Rime of the Ancient Mariner.7. English critical realism found its expression chiefly in the form of novel.8. Jane Austen is the first historical novelist in English literature.9. Coming from an old Greek legend, Hamlet is considered the summit of Shakespeare’s art.10. Geoffrey Chaucer, one of the greatest narrative poets of England, is acclaimed as the “father of English poetry”.Part ⅣPoem appreciation. (10分)Analyze the following poem and write an essay within 150 words on the Answer Sheet .“Holy Thursday”Is this a holy thing to see,In a rich and fruitful land,Babes reduced to misery,Fed with cold and usurous hand?Is that trembling cry a song?Can it be a song of joy?And so many children poor?It is a land of poverty!And their sun does never shine.And their fields are bleak & bare.And their ways are fill’d with thorns.It is eternal winter there.For where-e’er the sun does shine,And where-e’er the rain does fall,Babe can never hunger there,Nor poverty the mind appall.—taken from William Blake’s Songs of ExperiencePart ⅤEssay writing.(30分)There are two topics in this part. Please choose either of them and write an essay of 400 words on the Answer Sheet. ( 任选一题)1. What do you find admirable in Robinson Crusoe? How do you think of the image created by Defoe in his Robinson Crusoe?2. Analyze and comment on the protagonist in the short story Araby. What does the boy gain and what is the。