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1、北语12春英美文学选读作业112春英美文学选读作业1一、单选题1. How many periods are divided into in the creation years of Shakespeare?A. threeB. fourC. twoD. five正确答案：A2. Defoes Robinson Crusoe created the image of an enterprising Englishman, typical of the English bourgeoisie in the _ century.A. 17thB. 18thC. 19thD. 20th正确答案：B
2、3. In English poetry the _ is regarded as the most common foot.A. iambB. anapestC. trocheeD. dactyl正确答案：A4. The excerpt The Other Side of the Island was chosen from Chapter_ in Rubinson Crusoe.A. B. C. D. 正确答案：A5. Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartle
3、ss?And if God had gifted me with some beauty, and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. The above quoted pA. Pride and PrejudiceB. Jane EyreC. Wuthering HeightsD. Great Expectations正确答案：B6. William Wordsworth, a romantic poet, advocated all
4、 the following EXCEPTA. the use of everyday language spoken by the common peopleB. the expression of the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelingsC. the use of humble and rustic life as subject matterD. the use of elegant wording and inflated figures of speech正确答案：D7. All the following poets belong
5、to lake poets EXCEPTA. WordsworthB. ColeridgeC. Robert SoutheyD. Shelley正确答案：D8. In Shakespeares 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
6、 was able to pay his own debtD. his ships had all been lost正确答案：D9. 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 esteemd above thy life;I would lose all, ay, sacrifice them all,Here to the devil, to deliver
7、 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 Shakespeares comedy The Merchant of Venice. The quoted part can be regarded as a good example to illustrate_A. dramatic ironyB. personificationC. allegoryD. symb
8、olism正确答案：A10. In the conversation with his wife in Chapter One of Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Bennet uses a(n) _ tone with sarcastic humor.A. solemnB. harshC. arrogantD. teasing正确答案：D11. The term tone in literature means_.A. sound effect such as rhyme and metrical deviceB. the pitch of a word used to
9、determine its meaning in the given contextC. the manner of expression to indicate the speakers attitude towards the subjectD. a shade of colour to reflect the change of the light正确答案：C12. What does Wordsworths poem The Solitary Reaper tell us about Romanticist?A. To romanticists, poetry is an expres
10、sion of an individuals feelings and experiences no matter how fragmentary and momentary these feelings and experiences are.B. Romanticist take delight only in sound effect, the theme of a work is not their concern.C. Ro正确答案：A13. Which of the following is NOT a tragicomedy?A. Timon of AthensB. Cymbli
11、neC. The winters taleD. The tempest正确答案：A14. Which of the following is a tragedy?A. Antony and CleopatraB. Twelfth NightC. Julius CaesarD. Much ado about Nothing正确答案：A15. How many lines are there in a sonnet?A. 16B. 18C. 14D. 12正确答案：C16. The poem Ode to a Nightingale was written by_A. William Wordsw
12、orthB. John KeatsC. ShelleyD. Coleridge正确答案：B17. In Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet finds out some weak points about herself in the process of judging others. Which of the following is NOT a weak point of hers?A. BlindnessB. PartialityC. SnobbishnessD. Prejudice.正确答案：C18. Hamlet is a prince of
13、 _A. EnglandB. IrelandC. BritainD. Denmark正确答案：D19. Charles Dickens takes the French Revolution as the background of his novel _.A. Great ExpectationsB. A Tale of Two CitiesC. Bleak HouseD. Oliver Twist正确答案：B20. The poem I wandered Lonely as a Cloud was written by _A. Dorothy WordsworthB. William WordsworthC. ColeridgeD. John Keats正确答案：B
