15秋《英美文学选读》作业1

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15秋《英美文学选读》作业1
试卷总分：100   测试时间：--
一、单选题（共20道试题，共100分。）
1.What does Wordsworth＇s poem "The Solitary Reaper" tell us about Romanticist
A. To romanticists, poetry is an expression of an individual＇s 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
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2.Which of the following is NOT a tragicomedy
A. Timon of Athens
B. Cymbline
C. The winter＇s tale
D. The tempest
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3.Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespeare＇s Sonnet 18
A. The speaker eulogizes the power of Nature
B. The speaker satirizes human vanity
C. The speaker praises the power of artistic creation
D. The speaker meditates on man＇s salvation.
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4.In Shakespeare＇s 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 industry
B. his enterprise went bankrupt
C. Bassanio was able to pay his own debt
D. his ships had all been lost
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5.Which of the following is NOT written by Defoe
A. Captain Singleton
B. Sailor
C. Moll Flanders
D. Rubinson Crusoe
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6.The poem I wandered Lonely as a Cloud was written by ___
A. Dorothy Wordsworth
B. William Wordsworth
C. Coleridge
D. John Keats
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7.Charles Dickens takes the French Revolution as the background of his novel ______.
A. Great Expectations
B. A Tale of Two Cities
C. Bleak House
D. Oliver Twist
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8.In English poetry the _______ is regarded as the most common foot.
A. iamb
B. anapest
C. trochee
D. dactyl
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9.In the conversation with his wife in Chapter One of Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Bennet uses a(n) ______ 　　tone with sarcastic humor.
A. solemn
B. harsh
C. arrogant
D. teasing
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10.Defoe＇s Robinson Crusoe created the image of an enterprising Englishman, typical of the English bourgeoisie in the ______ century.
A. 17th
B. 18th
C. 19th
D. 20th
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11.How many periods are divided into in the creation years of Shakespeare
A. three
B. four
C. two
D. five
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12.The term tone in literature means__________.
A. sound effect such as rhyme and metrical device
B. the pitch of a word used to determine its meaning in the given context
C. the manner of expression to indicate the speaker＇s attitude towards the subject
D. a shade of colour to reflect the change of the light
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13.The essence of humanism is to ______.
A. restore a medieval reverence for the church
B. avoid the circumstances of earthly life
C. explore the next world in which men could live after death
D. emphasize human qualities
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14.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. Blindness
B. Partiality
C. Snobbishness
D. Prejudice.
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15.The poem Ode to a Nightingale was written by___
A. William Wordsworth
B. John Keats
C. Shelley
D. Coleridge
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16.How many lines are there in a sonnet
A. 16
B. 18
C. 14
D. 12
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17.Hamlet is a prince of ___
A. England
B. Ireland
C. Britain
D. Denmark
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18.All the following poets belong to lake poets EXCEPT
A. Wordsworth
B. Coleridge
C. Robert Southey
D. Shelley
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19."Bassanio: Antonio, I am married to a wife　　Which is as dear to me as life itself;　　But life itself, my wife, and all the world,　　Are not with me esteem＇d above thy life;　　I would lose all, ay, sacrifice them all,　　Here to the devil, to deliver 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 Shakespeare＇s comedy The Merchant of Venice. The quoted part can be regarded as a good example to illustrate___
A. dramatic irony
B. personification
C. allegory
D. symbolism
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20.It is generally regarded that Keats＇s most important and mature poems are in the form of _______ .
A. ode
B. elegy
C. epic
D. sonnet
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