英国文学史及选读试题
I. Identifying the following items. (1x10 points)
( Examples: John Webster: a dramatist during the reign of James I
The Dunciad: a satirical poem by Alexander Pope)
1. Beowulf
2. William Wordsworth
3. As You Like It
4. Tiger
5. Charlotte Bronte
6. Mrs. Warren’s Profession
7. John Milton
8. A Modest Proposal
9. Sons and Lovers
10. Jane Austen
II. Select the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. (1x5 points)
1. “For a week after the commission of the impious and profane offence of asking for more， Oliver remained a close prisoner in the dark and solitary room „” What did Oliver ask for？ _______
[A] More time to play [B] More food to eat
[C] More books to read [D] More money to spend
2. Crusoe is the hero in The life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York，Mariner（also known as Robinson Crusoe ）by ______.
[A] Jonathan Swift [B] Daniel Defoe [C] George Eliot [D] D. H. Lawrence
3.“Beauty is truth ， truth beauty .” is an epigrammatic line by ____.
[A] John Keats [B] William Blake [C]William Wordsworth
[D] Percy Bysshe Shelley
4. Which of the following best describes the nature of Thomas Hardy’s later works? _________
[A] Sentimentalism. [B] Tragic sense. [C] Surrealism. [D] Comic sense.
5. In which of the following works can you find the proper names“Lilliput，”“Brobdingnag，”“Houyhnhnm ，” and“Yahoo ”？ _______
[A] James Joyce’s Ulysses [B] Charles Dickens ‘s Bleak House
[C] Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels [D] D. H. Lawrence’s Women in love III. Explain briefly the following terms. (3x5points)
1. sonnet 2.the Lake Poets
3. Aestheticism 4.Symbolism 5. Stream-of-consciousness
IV. Match the author in Column A with his or her work in Column B. (2x10points)
1. Geoffrey Chaucer a. Ivanhoe
2. Henry Fielding b. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
3. Walter Scott c. The House of Fame
4. George Gorden Byron d. Thy Mayor of Casterbridge
5. William Makepeace Thackeray e. Dubliners
6. Thomas Hardy f. Vanity Fair
7. James Joyce g. Don Juan
8. Charles Dickens h. The Waste Land
9. T. S. Elioet i. The Importance of Being Earnest
10. Oscar Wilde j. The Great Expectation
1.--___ 2.--___ 3.--___ 4.--___ 5.--___
6.--___ 7.--___ 8.--___ 9.--___ 10.--___
V. Briefly answer Two of the following questions. (2x10points)
1.What is Byronic Hero? Give examples to illustrate it.
2.What kind of theme is presented in James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man?
3.Give a brief analysis on the character Jane Eyre in Charlotte Bronte’s work.
VI. First identify the two authors and their works. Then write a short essay of no less than 150 words commenting on One of the following two pieces. (30points)
1.“Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. „
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.… Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. …
Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics subtile; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend. …”
2. The Sick Rose
O Rose, thou art sick,
The invisible worm
That flies in the night
In the howling storm
Has found out thy bed
Of crimson joy,
And his dark secret love
Dose thy life destroy.
英国文学史及选读试题
I. Identifying the following items. (1x10 points)
( Examples: John Webster: a dramatist during the reign of James I
The Dunciad: a satirical poem by Alexander Pope)
1. Beowulf
2. William Wordsworth
3. As You Like It
4. Tiger
5. Charlotte Bronte
6. Mrs. Warren’s Profession
7. John Milton
8. A Modest Proposal
9. Sons and Lovers
10. Jane Austen
II. Select the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. (1x5 points)
1. “For a week after the commission of the impious and profane offence of asking for more， Oliver remained a close prisoner in the dark and solitary room „” What did Oliver ask for？ _______
[A] More time to play [B] More food to eat
[C] More books to read [D] More money to spend
2. Crusoe is the hero in The life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York，Mariner（also known as Robinson Crusoe ）by ______.
[A] Jonathan Swift [B] Daniel Defoe [C] George Eliot [D] D. H. Lawrence
3.“Beauty is truth ， truth beauty .” is an epigrammatic line by ____.
[A] John Keats [B] William Blake [C]William Wordsworth
[D] Percy Bysshe Shelley
4. Which of the following best describes the nature of Thomas Hardy’s later works? _________
[A] Sentimentalism. [B] Tragic sense. [C] Surrealism. [D] Comic sense.
5. In which of the following works can you find the proper names“Lilliput，”“Brobdingnag，”“Houyhnhnm ，” and“Yahoo ”？ _______
[A] James Joyce’s Ulysses [B] Charles Dickens ‘s Bleak House
[C] Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels [D] D. H. Lawrence’s Women in love III. Explain briefly the following terms. (3x5points)
1. sonnet 2.the Lake Poets
3. Aestheticism 4.Symbolism 5. Stream-of-consciousness
IV. Match the author in Column A with his or her work in Column B. (2x10points)
1. Geoffrey Chaucer a. Ivanhoe
2. Henry Fielding b. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
3. Walter Scott c. The House of Fame
4. George Gorden Byron d. Thy Mayor of Casterbridge
5. William Makepeace Thackeray e. Dubliners
6. Thomas Hardy f. Vanity Fair
7. James Joyce g. Don Juan
8. Charles Dickens h. The Waste Land
9. T. S. Elioet i. The Importance of Being Earnest
10. Oscar Wilde j. The Great Expectation
1.--___ 2.--___ 3.--___ 4.--___ 5.--___
6.--___ 7.--___ 8.--___ 9.--___ 10.--___
V. Briefly answer Two of the following questions. (2x10points)
1.What is Byronic Hero? Give examples to illustrate it.
2.What kind of theme is presented in James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man?
3.Give a brief analysis on the character Jane Eyre in Charlotte Bronte’s work.
VI. First identify the two authors and their works. Then write a short essay of no less than 150 words commenting on One of the following two pieces. (30points)
1.“Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. „
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.… Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. …
Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics subtile; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend. …”
2. The Sick Rose
O Rose, thou art sick,
The invisible worm
That flies in the night
In the howling storm
Has found out thy bed
Of crimson joy,
And his dark secret love
Dose thy life destroy.