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英语专业八级人文知识练习附讲解第23期

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1. _____is a fork legend brought to England by Anglo-Saxons from their continental homes, it is a long poem of over 3000 lines and the national epic of the English people.
　　A Beowulf
　　B sir Gawain
　　C the Canterbury tale
　　D king Arthur and his knights

2. The father of English poetry, the author of Troilus and Criseyde is also the one of ____.
　　A Romeo and Juliet
　　B the faerie queen
　　C Tamburlainc
　　D the Canterbury tales

3. The group of Shakespeare plays known as “romance”or “reconciliation plays” is ______.
　　A merchant of Venice, as you like it　
　　B the tempest, pericles, the winter’s tale
　　C Romeo and Juliet, antonym and Cleopatra

4. Which of the following are regarded as Shakespeare’s four great tragedies?
　　A Romeo and Juliet, hamlet, Othello, King Lear
　　B Romeo and Juliet, hamlet, Othello, Macbeth
　　C hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth
　　D Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Macbeth, Timon of Athens

5. Which of the following is not the work of Francis bacon?
　　A advancement of learning
　　B new instrument
　　C songs of innocence
　　D essays

6. At the beginning of 17th century appeared a school of poets called metaphysics by Samuel Johnson, ____is the founder of metaphysical poetry.
　　A Ben Johnson
　　B john Milton
　　C john Bunyan
　　D john Donne

7. Daniel Defoe is a famous____.
　　A poet
　　B novelist
　　C playwright
　　D essayist

8. “He has a servant called Friday.” “he”in the quoted sentence is a character in______.
　　A Henry fielding’s tom jones
　　B john Bunyan’ the pilgrim’s progress
　　C Richard brinsley Sheridan’s the school for scandal
　　D Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe

9. Guiiliver’ travel was written by____.
　　A Daniel Defoe
　　B Charles dickens
　　C Jonathan swift
　　D Joseph Addison

10. William Wordsworth is generally known as a ____poet.
　　A romantic
　　B realistic
　　C naturalistic
　　D neo-classic

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【答案】

1. A

Beowulf是Anglo-Saxon时代留下的重要的古英语文学作品，它被认为是英国的民族史诗。sir Gawain and the green knight，king Arthur and his knights of the round table是中古英语时期的浪漫传奇。the Canterbury tale是英国大诗人乔叟的一部诗体短篇小说集。

2. D

乔叟被誉为英国诗歌之父，Troilus and Criseyde是他的重要作品之一。

3. D

1608-1612被认为是莎翁的浪漫剧创作时期，包括四部浪漫剧和解剧the tempest, pericles, the winter’s tale，Cymbeline 。 merchant of Venice, as you like it，twelfth night，the merry wives of Windsor为莎翁的喜剧，Romeo and Juliet, antonym and Cleopatra为悲剧。

4. C

莎翁最杰出的四大悲剧为hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth。

5. C

songs of innocence是英国18世纪末19世纪初浪漫主义诗人William Blake的著作。

6. D

john Donne是17世纪玄学派诗人的重要代表人物，Ben Johnson是莎翁同时代的剧作家，john Milton，john Bunyan虽都是17世纪著名作家，但作品风格与玄学派大相径庭。

7. B

Daniel Defoe创作的鲁宾逊漂流记为他赢得了英国小说之父的称号。

8. D

Daniel Defoe创作的鲁宾逊漂流记中的主人公Robinson Crusoe有个同伴和仆人叫Friday。

9. C

Guiiliver’ travel是Jonathan swift一部极具魅力的儿童故事，同时包含深刻的思想内容。