【正文】 ome as “Father of the English Novel”.A. Daniel Defoe B. Henry FieldingC. Jonathan Swift D. Samuel Richardson10. Which of the following descriptions of Gothic Novels is NOT correct?A. It predominated in the early eighteenth century.B. It was one phase of the Romantic movement.C. Its principal elements are violence, horror and the supernatural.D. Works like The Mysteries of Udolpho and Frankenstein are typical Gothic romance. 11. “Byronic hero” is a figure of the following traits EXCEPT ______.A. being proud B. being of humble originC. being rebellious D. being mysterious12. Robert Browning created ______ by adopting the novelistic presentation of characters.A. the verse novel B. the blank verseC. the heroic couplet D. the dramatic poetry13. Charles Dickens39。s final romances,______ is a typical example of his pessimistic view towards human life and society in his late years. A. The Tempest B. The Winter39。s Tale C. Cymbeline D. The Rape of Lucrece4. John Milton39。 novel ______ is famous for its vivid descriptions of the workhouse and life of the underworld in the nineteenth century London. A. The Pickwick Paper B. Oliver Twist C. David Copperfield D. Nicholas Nickleby14. Charlotte Bronte39。s Forsyte novels B. Hardy39。s most popular verse play is ______.A. Murder in the Cathedral B. The Cocktail PartyC. The Family Reunion D. The Waste Land23. The American writer ______ was awarded the Nobel Prize for the antiracist Intruder in the Dust in 1950.A. Ernest Hemingway B. Gertrude SteinC. William Faulkner . Eliot24. Hemingway39。s birthmark, something he was born with.A. Whitman39。s35. The Financier ,The Titan and The Stoic written by ______ are called his “Trilogy of Desire”.A. Henry James B. Theodore DreiserC. Mark Twain D. Herman Melville36. Disregarding grammar and punctuation,______ always used “i” instead of “I” in his poems to show his protest against selfimportance.A. Wallace Stevens B. Ezra PoundC. Robert Frost D. 37. Though Robert Frost is generally considered a regional poet whose subject matters mainly focus on the landscape and people in ______ , he wrote many poems that investigate the basic themes of man39。 Questions: A. Identify the title of the poem from which the quoted part is taken. B. Who39。 They celebrated reason/rationality, equality and science. They advocated universal education, which could make people rational and prefect, they believed. 4)In literature, The Enlightenment Movement brought about a revival of interest in the ancient Greek and Roman classical works。s Dreiser39。s major characters are neither merely individual ones nor type ones。/Whether’ tis nobler in the mind to suffer / The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,/Or to take arms against a sea of troubles ,/And by opposing end then?” These lines are taken from ______. A. King Lear B. Romeo and Juliet C. Othello D. Hamlet 9. John Milton’ s most powerful dramatic poem on the Greek model is ______. A. Paradise Lost B. Paradise Regained C. Samson Agonistes D. Lycidas 10. Because of her sensitivity to universal pattens of human behavior, ______ has brought the English novel, as an art of form, to its maturity. A. Charlotte Bronte B. Jane Austen C. Emily Bronte D. Henry Fielding 11. Daniel Defoe’s ______ is universally considered as his masterpiece. A. Colonel Jack B. Robinson Crusoe C. Captain Singleton D. A Journal of the Plague Year 12. Poetry is defined by ______ as “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings, which originates in emotion recollected in tranquility”. A. William Wordsworth B. William Blake C. Percy Bysshe Shelley D. Robert Southey 13. Jonathan Swift’ s ______ is generally regarded as the best model of satire, not only of the period but also in the whole English literary history. A. Gulliver’s Travels B. The Battle of the Books C. “A Modest Proposal” D. A Tale of a Tub 14. All of the following statements about the Victorian period is true EXCEPT ______. A. England was the “workshop of the world”. B. The early years was a time of rapid economic development as well as serious social problems. C. Towards the mid century, England had reached its highest point of development as a world power. D. Capitalism came into its monopoly stage, the gap between the rich and the poor was further deepened. 15. George Bernard Shaw’ s ______ is a grotesquely realistic exposure of slum landlordism. A. Widower’ s House B. Mrs. Warren’ s Profession C. The Apple Cart D. Getting Married 16. Dickens’ s first child hero is ______. A. Little Nell B. David Copperfield C. Oliver Twist D. Little Dorrit 17. Of all the eighteenth century novelists ______ was the first to set out, both in theory and practice, to write specifically a “ic epic in prose”, the first to give the modern novel its structure and style. A. Henry Fielding B. Daniel Defoe C. Jonathan Swift D. Laurence Sterne 18. D. H. Lawrence’ s ______ is a remarkable novel in which the individual consciousness is subtly revealed and strands of themes are intricately wound up. A. Sons and Lovers B. The Rainbow C. Women in Love D. Lady Chatterley’ s Love 19. Dickens attacks the Utilitarian principle that rules over the English education system and destroys young hearts and minds in ______. A. Hand Times B. Great Expectations C. Our Mutual Friend D. Bleak House 20. The belief of the eighteenth century neoclassicists in England led them to seek the following EXCEPT ______. A. proportion B. unity C. harmony D. spirit 21. The Renaissance marks a transition from ______ to the modern world. A. the old English B. the medieval C. the feudalist D. the capitalist 22. The great political and social events in the English society of neoclassical period were the following EXCEPT ______. A. the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660 B. the Great Plague of 1665 C. the Great London Fire in 1666 D. t