【正文】 4 In 1892, Yeats wrote his first play, __C__, which is an Irish myth about a noblewoman who sells her soul to the devil in order to save starving peasants. A. A. The Land of Heart?s Desire B. B. The Shadowy Waters C. C. The Countess Cathleen D. D. Purgatory 4 ___A__, the pioneering woman who, according to D. H. Lawrence, was the first novelist that “ started putting all the actions inside” . A. A. Gee Eliot B. B. Jane Austen C. C. Mrs. Gaskell D. D. Charlotte Bronte 4 Jonathan Swift is one of the greatest masters of English prose, and his best prose work is __A____. A. A. “A Modest Proposal” B. B. “Of Studies” C. C. “Areopagitica” D. D. “Tradition and Individual Talent” 4 The period of Old English literature refers to _A_____. A. A. from the year of 450 to the year of 1066 B. B. from 14th to mid17th C. C. from 14th to mid18th D. D. from 16th to mid18 50、 Much of __D__ drama is constructed around the inversion of a conventional theatrical situation. A. A. Yeats B. B. Gregory?s C. C. Galsworthy D. D. Shaw?s 5 The only dramatist ever to win a Nobel Prize was _B__. A. A. Bernard Shaw B. B. Eugene O?Neill C. C. Richard Brinsley D. D. William Shakespeare 5 __A__ is the author of the play “ The Hairy Ape” . A. Eugene O?Neill B. Henry James C. Herman Melville D. Charles Dickens 5 __B____ is the leading figure of the English Romantic poetry, the focal poetic voice of the period. A. William Blake B. William Wordsworth C. Gee Gordon Byron D. Percy Bysshe Shelley 5 Daisy Miller is one of Henry James’ early works that dealt with _A_. A. the international theme B. local colorism C. psychological analysis D. patriotism 5 Which of the following novels is not written by Henry Fielding? B A. Jonathan Wild B. Moll Flanders C. Joseph Andrews D. Tom Jones 5 The Rivals and ___A__ are generally regarded as important links between the masterpieces of Shakespeare and those of Bernard Shaw. A. The School for Scandal B. The Duenna C. Widower?s Houses D. The Doctor?s Dilemma 5 As he is a leading spokesman of the “ Imagist Movement” , _C____ famous oneimage poem “ In a Station of the Metro” would serve as a typical example of the imagist ideas. A. T. S. Eliot?s B. Robert Frost?s C. Ezra Pound?s D. Wallace Stevens? 5 __B____ is a poem based on a traditional Spanish legend of a great lover and seducer of women. A. Adonais B. Don Juan C. Prometheus Unbound D. The Revolt of Islam 5 __B___ is the leading figure of the metaphysical school. A. John Milton B. John Donne C. John Bunyan D. John Keats 60、 In Coleridge’ s “ The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” the mariner suffers the horror of death, because __D_. A. he experiences a shipwreck B. he is tortured with starvation C. he undergoes much suffering D. he kills an albatross 6 Statement ___B___ is WRONG in describing Nathaniel Hawthorne. A. One source of evil that Hawthorne is concerned most is overreaching intellect B. Hawthorne is a realistic writer C. Hawthorne is also a great allegorist D. Hawthorne is a master of symbolism 6 _B______ is the most distinguishing feature of Charles Dickens’ works. A. Language B. Character portrayal C. Humor D. Plot 6 ___D___ shows the contrast between the performance of art and the transience of human passion. A. Ode to the West Wind B. Ode to a Nightgale C. Ode to Psyche D. Ode on a Grecian Urn 6 The literary form which is fullydeveloped and the most flourishing during the Romantic period is ____D_____. A. prose B. drama C. novel D. poetry 6 Christopher Marlowe’ s second achievement is his creation of __B____ for the English drama. A. the Byronic hero B. the Renaissance hero C. the Realistic hero D. the Romantic hero 6 ____A___ is indeed the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since Beowulf. A. Paradise Lost B. Paradise Regained C. Samson Agonistes D. The Faerie Queene 6 In 1847, the Bronte sisters published the following famous novels EXCEPT “ ____B__” . A. Jane Eyre B. Shirley C. Wuthering Heights D. The Tenant of Windfall Hall 6 In Coleridge’ s “ The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” the mariner suffers the horror of death, because ____D_____. A. he experiences a shipwreck B. he is tortured with starvation C. he undergoes much suffering D. he kills an albatross 6 In William Blake’ s later period, he wrote quite a few prophetic books including the following writing EXCEPT ___D_. A. The Book of Urizen B. The Book of Los C. Milton D. Lyrical Ballads 70、 Romance, a popular literary form in the medieval period reflects a ____A_ age. A. chivalric B. heroic C. realistic D. modern 7 Which writing is a typical example of Shakespeare’ s pessimistic view towards human life and society in his late years? A A. The Tempest B. King Lear C. Hamlet D. Othello 7 Among the works by John Milton, which is indeed the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since Beowulf？ D A. Paradise Regained B. Samson Agonistes C. Areopagitica D. Paradise Lost 7 __B____ is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the Jazz Age. A. Ernest Hemingway B. F. Scott Fitzgerald C. William Faulkner D. Ezra Pound 7“ Man shall find grace.” But he must lay hold of it by an act of free will. The freedom of the will is the key stone of ___A____ creed. A. Milton?s B. Jonathan Swift?s C. Henry Fielding?s D. Samual Johnson?s 7“ Shall I pare thee to a summer’ s day?/Thou art more lovely and more temperate/ Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May/And summer’ s lease hath all too short a date,” the above beau