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1、PartOneEarlyandMedievalEnglishLiteratureFillintheblanks.In1066,withhisNormanarmy,succeededininvadinganddefeatingEngland.WilliamtheConquerorB.JuliusCaesarC.AlfredtheGreatD.ClaudiusInthe14thcentury,themostimportantwriter(poet)is.A.LanglandB.WycliffeC.GowerD.ChaucerTheprevailingformofMedievalEnglishlit

2、eratureis.A.novelB.dramaC.romaneeD.essayThestoryofistheculminationoftheArthurianromances.A.SirGawainandtheGreenKnightB.BeowulfC.PiersthePlowmanD.TheCanterburyTalesWilliamLanglandsiswrittenintheformofadreamvision.A.KublaKhanB.PiersthePlowmanC.TheDreamofJohnBullD.MortedArthurAftertheNormanConquest,thr

3、eeIanguagesexistedinEnglandatthattime.TheNormansspoke.A.FrenchB.EnglishC.LatinD.SwedishwasthegreatestofEnglishreligiousreformersandthefirsttranslatoroftheBible.A.LanglandB.GowerC.WycliffeD.ChaucerPiersthePlowmandescribesaseriesofwonderfuldreamstheauthordreamed,throughwhich,wecanseeapictureofthelifei

4、ntheEngland.A.primitiveB.feudalC.bourgeoisD.modernThethemeoftokingandlordwasrepeatedlyemphasizedinromances.A.loyaltyB.revoltC.obedieneeD.mockeryThemostfamouscycleofEnglishballadscentersonthestoriesaboutalegendaryoutlawcalled.A.MortedArthurB.RobinHoodC.TheCanterburyTalesD.PiersthePlowman,the“fatherof

5、Englishpoetry”andoneofthegreatestnarrativepoetsofEngland,wasborninLondoninabout1340.A.GeoffreyChaucerB.SirGawainC.FrancisBaconD.JohnDrydenChaucerdiedonOctober25th,1400,andwasburiedin.A.FlandersB.FranceC.ItalyD.WestminsterAbbeyChaucersearliestworkofanylengthishis,atranslationoftheFrenchRomandelaRoseb

6、yGaillaumedeLorrisandJeandeMeung,whichwasaloveallegoryenjoyingwidespreadpopularityinthe13thand14thcenturiesnotonlyinFrancebutthroughoutEurope.A.TheRomauntoftheRoseB.“ARed,RedRose”C.TheLegendofGoodWomenD.TheBookoftheDuchessInhislifetimeChaucerservedinagreatvarietyofoccupationsthathadimpactonthewidera

7、ngeofhiswritings.Whichoneisnothiscareer?.A.engineerD.soldierB.courtierC.officeholderE.ambassadorF.legislator(議員)15.ChaucercomposesalongnarrativepoemnamedbasedonBoccacciospoem“Filostrato”.B.TroilusandCriseydeD.Beowulf6-10ACBAB11-15ADAABA.TheLegendofGoodWomenB.TroilusandCriseydeD.Beowulf6-10ACBAB11-15

8、ADAABC.SirGawainandtheGreenKnightKeytothemultiplechoices:1-5ADCAB自考真題2002-4.Romance,whichusesnarrativeverseorprosetotellstoriesofadventuresorotherheroicdeeds,isapopularliteraryforminthemedievalperiod.A.ChristianB.knightlyC.GreekD.primitive(B)AmongthegreatMiddleEnglishpoets,GeoffreyChaucerisknownforh

9、isproductionof.A.PiersPlowmanB.SirGawainandtheGreenKnightC.ConfessioAmantisD.TheCanterburyTales(D)Theworkthatpresented,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliterature,acomprehensiverealisticpictureofthemedievalEnglishsocietyandcreatedawholegalleryofvividcharactersfromallwalksoflifeismostlikely.A.WilliamLanglands

10、PiersPlowmanB.GeoffreyChaucersTheCanterburyTalesC.JohnGowersConfessionAmantisD.SirGawainandtheGreenKnight(B)QuestionsWhatarethefeaturesofBeowulf?CommentonthesocialsignificaneeandIanguageinTheCanterburyTales.PartTwoTheEnglishRenaissanceMatchthewriterandhisworks.1.ThomasMoreA.ApologyforPoetry2.Holinsh

11、edB.MiscellanyofSongsandSonnets3.HakluytC.Utopia4.RichardTottelD.DiscoveryofGuiana5.PhilipSidneyE.PrincipalNavigations,VoyagesandDiscoveries6.WalterRaleighF.ChroniciesThekey:(1C2F3E4B5A6D)Choosethebestanswer.foundedtheTudorDynasty,acentralizedmonarchyofatotallynewtype,whichmettheneedsoftherisingbour

12、geoisie.A.HenryVB.HenryVIIC.HenryVIIID.JamesIThefirstcompleteEnglishBiblewastranslatedby,“themorningstaroftheReformation”andhisfollowers.A.WilliamTyndalB.JamesIC.JohnWycliffeD.BishopLancelotAndrewsTheprogressinindustryathomestimulatedthecommercialexpansionabroad.encouragedexplorationandtravel,whichw

13、erecompatiblewiththeinterestsoftheEnglishmerchants.A.HenryV.B.HenryVIIC.HenryVIIID.QueenElizabethExceptbeingavictoryofEnglandover,theroutofthefleet“Armada”(Invincible)wasalsothetriumphoftherisingyoungbourgeoisieoverthedecliningoldfeudalism.A.SpainB.FranceC.AmericaD.NorwayThose,bothtradersandpiratesl

14、ike,establishedthefirstEnglishcolonies.A.FrancisDrakeB.LancelotAndrewsC.WilliamCaxtonD.WilliamTyndalwasaforerunnerofclassicisminEnglishliterature.A.BenJohnsonB.WilliamShakespeareC.ThomasMoreD.ChristopherMarloweThemostgiftedofthe“universitywits”was.A.LylyB.PeeleC.GreeneD.MarloweMoralityplaysappeareda

15、fter.A.miracleplaysB.mysteryplaysC.interludeD.Classicalplaysisusedtosayanddogoodthings.A.MercyB.FollyC.ViceD.Peaceisoneoftheforerunnersofmodernsocialistthought.A.PhillipSidneyB.EdmundSpenserC.ThomasMoreD.WalterRaleighisnotafamoustranslatorintheEnglishRenaissanee.A.ThomasNorthB.ThomasWyattC.GeorgeCha

16、pmanD.JohnFloriohadsuppliedShakespearewiththematerialforJuliusCaesar.LivesofGreekandRoanHeroes希臘羅馬名人傳MiscellanyofSongsandSonnetsDonQuixoteHistoryoftheWorldwasoneofthefirsttoseetherelationbetweenwealthandpovertytounderstandthattherichwerebecomingricherbyrobbingthepoor.A.JohnWycliffeB.WilliamCaxtonC.G

17、eoffreyChaucerD.ThomasMoreUtopiawaswrittenintheformof.A.proseB.dramaC.essayD.dialogueOneofthepopularmoralityplayswas.A.TheShepherdsB.EverymanC.ThePlayoftheWeatherD.GammerGurtonsNeedleShakespearesplayswrittenbetweenaresometimescalled“romances”andallendinreconciliationandreunion.A.1590and1594B.1595and

18、1600C.1601and1607D.1608and1612TOC o 1-5 h zMirandaisaheroineinShakespeares.A.PericlesB.CymbelineC.TheWintersTaleD.TheTempestInappearedShakespearesSonnet,NeverbeforeImprinted(莎士比亞十四行詩“迄今從未刊印過”)whichcontains154sonnets.A.1606B.1607C.16081609Shakespeareisoneofthefoundersof.A.romanticismB.realismC.natura

19、lismD.classicismAmongmanypoeticforms,Shakespearewasespeciallyathome(goodat)withthe.A.dramaticblankverseB.songC.sonnetD.coupletIntheplays,Shakespeareusedaboutwords.A.15000B.16000C.17000D.18000hasbeencalledthesummitoftheEnglishRenaissanee.A.ChristopherMarlowB.FrancisBaconC.W.ShakespeareD.BenJohnsonKey

20、tothemultiplechoices:1-5BCDAA6-10DDCBA11-15BDADA16-22ACBADDBFillintheblanks.ThewasuniversallyusedbytheCatholicChurches.TOC o 1-5 h zTheEnglishtranslationoftheBibleemergedasaresultofthestrugglebetweenand.TheBiblewasnotablytranslatedintoEnglishbythe.ThefirstcompleteEnglishBiblewastranslatedby,“themorn

21、ingstarofthe”.translatedtheNewTestamentandportionsoftheOldTestament,whichisknownasTyndalesBible.AfterTydalesBible,thenappearedthe,whichwasmadein1611undertheauspicesof.Andsowassometimescalledthe.Apartfromthereligiousinfluenee,theAuthorizedVersionhashadagreatinflueneeonEnglishand.Withthewidespreadinfl

22、ueneeoftheEnglishBible,thestandardmodernEnglishhasbeenand.AgreatnumberofandphraseshavepassedintodailyEnglishspeechashouseholdwords.TheandIanguageoftheAuthorizedVersionhascoloredthestyleoftheEnglishproseforthelast300years.wasthefirstEnglishprinter.TOC o 1-5 h zWilliamCaxtonwasaprosperousmerchanthimse

23、lf,buthewasfondof,andhisinterestwasturningto.HetranslatedTheRecuyellofHistoryesofTroyintoEnglishfromFrenchwhichwasthebookprintedinEnglish.TheRecuyellservedasasourceforTroilusandCressida.特洛埃勒斯與克雷雪達Afterhavingestablishedhisprintingpress,WilliamCaxtondevotedhimselftothecareerofaand.WilliamCaxtonpublish

24、edaboutbooks,ofwhichweretranslatedbyhimself.Byrendering(翻譯)FrenchbooksintoEnglish,Caxtonexercisedtheyouthfullanguageintheairs曲調(diào))，thegraces,thecraftsoftheelderandcontributedtothedevelopmentofthestyleofcenturyEnglish.TheinfluenceofCaxtonspublicationsisalsogreatinfixingaIanguageinEngland.AsthefirstEngl

25、ishprinter,CaxtoninventedinEnglandtheprofessionof,whichinfacthashadalastingsignificancetothedevelopmentofEnglishasawhole.TheRenaissancestartedinthecenturyandendedinthecentury.Theword,“renaissance”means,whichwasstimulatedbyaseriesofhistoricalevents,suchas.IntheRenaissance,thehumanistthinkersandschola

26、rstriedtogetridofthoseoldinmedievalEurope,tointroducenewideasthatexpressesoftherisingbourgeoisie,andtorecovertheoftheearlychurchfromthecorruptionoftheRomanCatholicChurch.isthethemeoftheEnglishRenaissance,whichemphasizedthecapacitiesofandtheachievementsofStanzaisaverseformcreatedbyforhispoem,inwhicht

27、herhymeschemeis.TheWarsoftheRoses(14551485)betweentheHouseofandtheHouseofstrugglingfortheCrowncontinuedfor30years.BecauseoftheconflictbetweentheRomanCatholicChurchandtheKingofEngland,thefar-reachingmovementoftookplaceinEngland,startedbyHenryVIII.AfterinEngland,thehelpless,dispossessedpeasants,beingc

28、ompelledtoworkatalowwage,becamehiredTOC o 1-5 h zlaborersforthemerchants.TheselaborerswerethefathersofmodernEnglish.TheintroductionoftoEnglandbyWilliamCaxton(1476)broughtclassicalworkswithinreachofthecommonmultitude.The16thcenturyinEnglandwasaperiodofthebreakingupofrelationsandtheestablishingofthefo

29、undationsof.Becausethewooltradewasrapidlygrowinginbulk,itwasatimewhen,accordingtoThomasMore,“”.brokeoffwiththePope,dissolvedallthemonasteriesandabbeysinthecountry,confiscatedtheirlandsandproclaimedhimselfheadoftheChurchofEngland.TogetherwiththedevelopmentofbourgeoisrelationshipsandformationoftheEngl

30、ishnationalstatethisperiodismarkedbyaflourishingofnationalcultureknownas.,inhistranslationofVirgilsAeneid,wrotethefirstEnglishblankverse.RichardTottelsMiscellanyofSongsandSonnetscontainedpoemsbyandby.PhilipSidneythoughtthathadsuperiorityoverphilosophyandhistory.isapictureofcontemporaryEnglandwithfor

31、cibleexposureoftheamongthelaboringclasses.Morepointsoutthattherootofpovertyistheofsocialwealth.Sonnetscontainsonnetsandsonnets.TOC o 1-5 h zThehighestgloryoftheEnglishRenaissaneewasunquestionablyits.The“miracles”weresimpleplaysbasedonstories.TherearesignificanttouchesoflifeintheplaytitledTheShepherd

32、s.Amoralityplaypresentedtheofgoodandwithpersonages.Vicewasthepredecessorofthemodern.Throughtherevivalofclassicalliterature,Englishplaywrightscameintocontactwithanddrama.FromthecontactwithGreekandLatindrama,Englishplaywrightslearnedalltheimportantrulesinand,themoreexactconceptionofand.Englishcomedies

33、andtragediesonclassicalmodelsappearedinthemiddleofthecentury.ThefirstEnglishcomedyis.ThefirstEnglishtragedyis.Miracleplays,moralityplays,interludesandclassicalplayspavedthewayfortheflourishingof.Inthe16thcenturybecamethecentreofEnglishdrama.By,professionalactorswereorganizedintocompanies.werewoodenb

34、uildings,usuallycircularinform,withtiers（排排）ofgalleriessurroundingarooflesspit（樓下劇場）.TOC o 1-5 h zIntheElizabethanTheater,therewerenoandwomenspartswerealwaystakenby.Shakespearesnarrativepoem,VenusandAdonis,isfullofvividimagesofthe,andaphorisms格言、警句）onlife.ShakespearewasagreatoftheEnglishIanguage.Sha

35、kespearesdramaticcreationoftenusedthemethodof.ShakespearesdramabecomesamonumentoftheEnglish.Shakespearewasaforplay-writing.Keytotheblanks:LatinBibleProtestantism;CatholicismProtestantsJohnWycliffe;ReformationKeytotheblanks:LatinBibleProtestantism;CatholicismProtestantsJohnWycliffe;ReformationWilliam

36、TyndalAuthorizedVersion,JamesI;KingJamesBible.Language;literaturefixed;confirmedBiblecoinagessimple;dignifiedWilliamCaxtonReading;literatureFirstShakespearePrinter;publisher100;2415th;proseNationalPublisher;culture14th；17thReligiousreformationfeudalistideas;interests;purityHumanism;humanmind;humancu

37、ltureSpenserian;EdmundSpenser;TheFaerieQueene;ababbcbccLancaster;YorkTheReformationtheEnclosureMovement;proletariansprintingfeudal;capitalismtheEnclosureMovement;proletariansprintingfeudal;capitalismsheepdevoursmenWilliamVIIIRenaissaneeHenryHoward,EarlofSurrey96,SirThomasWyatt,40,HenryHoward,EarlofS

38、urreypoetryUtopia,BookOne;povertyprivateownershipItalian/Petrarchan;ShakespeareanDramaBiblerealConflict;evil;allegoricalClownGreek;LatinStructure;style;comedy;tragedy16thGammerGurtonsNeedle葛頓大娘的縫衣針Gorboduc高波特克DramaLondon51.1567Elizabethantheatresactress;boyscountrysidemasteradaptation（revision）Renai

39、ssaneemaster-hand（能手）full-bloodSaytrueorfalse.TheoldEnglisharistocracyhavingbeenexterminated（wipedout）inthecourseoftheWaroftheRoses,anewnobility,totallydependentonKingspower,cometothefore.AbsolutemonarchyinEnglandreacheditssummitduringthereignofQueenElizabeth.TheprogressofbourgeoiseconomymadeEngland

40、apowerfulstateandenabledherin1588toinflictadefeatontheSpanishInvincibleArmada.TheProtestantReformationwasinesseneeareligiousmovementinapoliticalguise.BeforetheReformation,theEnglishBiblewasuniversallyusedbytheCatholicchurches.WalterRaleighwrotehisHistoryoftheWorldinimprisonment.Morethemanisevenmorei

41、nterestingthanMorethewriter.Utopia,BookOne,describesanidealcommunistsociety.TranslationsoccupiedanimportantplaceintheEnglishRenaissanee.PhilipSidneyscollectionoflovesonnetsisAstrophelandStella.TheMiracleplayswerenotforbiddentoperforminchurchesaftertheactorsintroducedsecularandevencomicalelementsinto

42、theperformanee.ThewriterofGammerGurtonsNeedleisunknown.TwolawyerswhowroteGorboducwereThomasSackville（托馬斯薩克維爾）andThomasNorton（托馬斯諾頓）.Shakespearessonnetsaredividedintothreegroups:Numbers117,Numbers18126,andNumbers127154.Shakespearessonnetsarewrittenforvarietyofvirtues.Engelssaid,“Realismimplies,beside

43、struthindetail,thetruthfulreproductionoftypicalcharactersundertypicalcircumstances.”Shakespearewroteabouthisownpeopleandforhisowntime.Shakespearesoneplaycontainsonetheme.（containsmorethanonetheme）Toreproducethereallife,Shakespeareoftencombinesthemajesticwiththefunny,thepoeticwiththeprosaic散文體的）andtr

44、agicwiththecomic.EngelscalledShakespearesplaysthe“Shakespeareanvivacity（活潑、快活）andwealthof（大量的）action”.UtopiaisMoresmasterpiece,writtenintheformoflettersbetweenMoreandHythloday,avoyage.SirPhilipSidneyiswell-knownasapoetanddramatist.CarlMarxcommentedhighlyonMoresUtopiaandmentioneditinhisgreatwork,TheC

45、apital.ThehighestgloryoftheEnglishRenaissaneewasunquestionablyitspoetry.ThemiracleplaysweresimpleplaysbasedonBiblestories,suchasthecreationoftheworld,Noahandtheflood,andthebirthofChrist.GrammerGurtonsNeedleisthefirstEnglishcomedy,GorboducthefirstEnglishtragedy.Boththegentlemenandthecommonpeoplewentt

46、othetheatres.ButtheupperclasswasthedominantforceinElizabethantheatre.AfterShakespearesdeath,HermingeandCondellcollectedandpublishedhisplaysin1623.FromShakespeareshistoryplays,itcanbeseenthatShakespearetookagreatinterestinthepoliticalquestionsofhistime.InShakespeareshistoricalplays,historicalaccuracy

47、isnotstrictlyregarded.KingLearisatragedyofambition,whichdrivesabravesoldierandnationalherotodegenerateintoabloodymurderanddespotrighttohisdoom.ComingfromanoldDanishlegend,OthelloisconsideredthesummitofShakespearesart.Shakespeareisoneofthefoundersofromanticisminworldliterature.Generallyspeaking,after

48、Shakespeare,theEnglishdramawasundergoingaprocessofprosperity.EnglishRenaissaneePeriodwasanageofpoetryanddrama,andwasanageofprose.TherearetwomaincharactersinAsYouLikeIt:OrlandoandRosalind.BenJohnsonscomediesare“comediesofhumors”andeverycharacterinhiscomediespersonifiesadefinite“humor”.InBenJohnsonsla

49、teryearshebecamethe“l(fā)iteraryking”ofhistime.KeytotheTrue/Falsestatements:TTF(Macbeth)F(Hamlet)F(realism)TTF(Macbeth)F(Hamlet)F(realism)F(decline)F(notanageofprose)TF(ordinarypeoplewere)TTTF.(apoliticalmovementinareligiousguise)F.(theLatinBible)TF(Sidney)TTTTTF(BookTwo)TTTTFTTF(aconversation)F(poetand

50、criticofpoetry)FF(darma)TTTTKeytothemultiplechoices:1-5CDCBAKeytothemultiplechoices:1-5CDCBA6-11ADDAADQuestionsontheEnglishRenaissanceCommentontheimageofHenryVandSirJohnFalstaff.CommentonthecharacterofHamlet.WhatarethefeaturesofShakespearesdrama?RememberShakespearesmajorplaysineachliterarycareer.Com

51、mentonMarlowessocialsignificaneeandliteraryachievement.CommentonTheFaerieQueene.PartThreeThePeriodoftheEnglishBourgeoisRevolutionChoosetherightanswer.TherhymeschemeofMiltonsLAllkegroandIlPenserosois.A.aabbccbbcB.abbacdccdC.abacdeecD.ababcdcdd,asadeclarationofpeoplesfreedomofthepress,hasbeenaweaponin

52、thelaterdemocraticrevolutionarystruggles.A.OntheMorningofChristsNativityB.ComusC.OfReformationinEnglandD.Areopagiticapoemscanbedividedintotwocategories:theyouthfullovelyricsandthelatersacredverses.A.JohnMiltonB.JohnBunyanC.JohnDonneD.JohnDrydenexpressedDonnesownwayofdescribinglove.A.HolySonnetsB.Wit

53、chcraftbyaPictureC.TheSunRisingD.Death,BeNotProudGeorgeHerbertsisawell-knownshapedpoem.A.TheAltarB.ToHisCoyMistressC.ToDaffodilsD.GatherYeRoseBudsWhileYeMayistheleadingfigureofMetaphysicalpoetry.A.JohnDonneB.GeorgeHerbertC.AndreMarvellD.HenryVaughanWhichofthefollowingisnotaMetaphysicalpoet?A.Richard

54、CrashawB.HenryVaughanC.AndrewMarvellD.RobertBurtonisaprosepoemondeathandimmortality.A.TheAnatomyofMelancholyB.ReligioMeciciC.HolyDyingD.Urn-BurialIzaakWaltonsisadelightfuldescriptionoftheEnglishcountrysideandthesimpleandkindpeople.A.TheCompleatAnglerB.HolyLivingC.ToHisCoyMistressD.ToDaffadilsWhoisth

55、egreatestfigureoftheCavalierpoetry?A.JohnSucklingB.RichardLovelaceC.RobertHerrickD.JohnDrydenwastheforerunneroftheEnglishclassicalschoolofliteratureinthe19thcentury.A.JohnDrydenB.RichardSteeleC.JosephAddisonD.AlexanderPope=1234-Fillintheblanks.=1234-InthefieldofprosewritingofthePuritanAge,occupiesth

56、emostimportantplace.ThePilgrimsProgressisoneofthemostpopularpiecesofChristianwritingproducedduringtheAge.givesavividandsatiricalpictureofVanityFairwhichisthesymbolofLondonatthetimeofRestoration.masterpiece,ThePilgrimsProgress,isanallegory,anarrativeinwhichgeneralconceptssuchassins,despair,andfaithar

57、erepresentedaspeopleorasaspectsofthenaturalworld.isthemostexcellentrepresentativeofEnglishclassicismintheRestorationperiod.InEnglishliterature,theRestorationperiodistraditionallycalled“Ageof.Inpoliticalaffairs,wasquitechangeableinattitude.Inhis“AnEssayofDramaticPoesy”，showedhisfamousappreciationofSh

58、akespeare.Drydenwroteabout27plays.Thefamousoneis,atragedydealingwiththesamestoryasShakespeares7.18.TOC o 1-5 h zThemainliteraryachievementsofthe17thcenturyliesinthepoetryofJohnMilton,intheprosewritingofJohnBunyan,andintheplaysandliterarycriticismof.ParadiseLostisoneofMiltons.SatanistheheroinMiltonsm

59、asterpiece.ParadiseLosttookitsmaterialfrom.TheworksoftheMetaphysicalpoetsarecharacterized,generallyspeaking,byincontentandfantasticalityinform.wastheforerunneroftheEnglishclassicalschoolofliteratureinthe18thcentury.AdamandEveinParadiseLostembodyMiltonsbeliefinthepowersof.ThePilgrimsProgressisareligi

60、ousallegoryandisanotherwritingfeature.Inthesecondhalfofthe17thcenturywemayhearthevoicesoftheprivatecitizensbylettersand.Keytotheblanks:(JohnBunyan)(Puritan)(ThePilgrimsProgress)(JohnBunyans)(JohnDryden)(Dryden)(JohnDryden)(JohnDryden)(AllforLove)(JohnDryden)(epics)(ParadiseLost)(mysticism)(theBible)