英国文学选读练习题 含答案(2)

nature, on love, and on politics. A. William Wordsworth B. John Keats C. George Gordon Byron D. Percy Bysshe Shelley

46. Which of the following statements is (are) NOT true about Percy Bysshe Shelley? ________ A. Prometheus Unbound is Percy Bysshe Shelley’s masterpiece, a long epic poem.

B. At Eton Percy Bysshe Shelley was known as “Mad Shelley”, for his obstinate opposition to the brutal fagging system, according to which the younger school-boys were obliged to obey the older boys and bear a great deal of cruel treatment.

C. George Gordon Byron alled Percy Bysshe Shelley “the best and least selfish man I ever knew.” D. Percy Bysshe Shelley loved the people and hated their oppressors and exploiters.

47. ________’s pursuit of beauty in all things bespoke an aspiration after a better life than the sordid reality

under capitalism. His leading principle is: “Beauty is truth, truth beauty.” A. Percy Bysshe Shelley B. George Gordon Byron C. William Wordsworth D. John Keats 48. Choose the four immortal odes written by John Keats. ________ A. Ode to the West Wind B. Ode to a Nightingale C. To Autumn D. Ode on Melancholy E. Ode on a Grecian Urn

49. Choose the works written by Jane Austen. ________ A. Pride and Prejudice B. Sense and Sensibility C. Northanger Abbey C. Emma E. Mansfield Park F. Persuasion

50. In the 19th century English literature, a new literary trend called ________ appeared. And it flourished in the

forties and in the early fifties. A. romanticism B. naturalism C. realism D. critical realism

51. English critical realism found its expression chiefly in the form of ________. The critical realists, most of

who were novelists, described with vividness and artistic skill the chief traits of the English society and criticised the capitalist system from a democratic viewpoint. A. novel B. drama C. poetry D. essay

52. The greatest English critical realist novelist was ________, who criticised the bourgeois civilisation and

showed the misery of the common people. A. William Makepeace Thackeray B. Charles Dickens C. Charlotte Bronte D. Emily Bronte 53. Which of the following writers belong to critical realists? ________ A. Charles Dickens B. Charlotte Bronte C. Emily Bronte D. Thomas Hardy

54. ________ wrote a number of little sketches of “cockney characters”. He signed them “Boz”, which was his

nickname for his young brother. His first book, Sketches by Boz appeared in 1836. A. Elizabeth Gaskell B. William M. Thackeray C. Charles Dickens D. Jane Austen 55. ________ has been called “the supreme epic of English life.” A. A Tale of Two Cities B. David Copperfield C. Pickwick Papers D. Oliver Twist

56. The theme underlying ________ is the idea “Where there is oppression, there is revolution”. A. A Tale of Two Cities B. David Copperfield C. Pickwick Papers D. Oliver Twist

57. In the Victorian Age, poetry was not a major art intended to change the world. The main poets of the age

were ________. A. Alfred Tennyson B. Robert Browning C. Mrs. Browning D. Robert Burns E. William Blake

58. The ________ Movement appeared in the thirties of the 19th century. It showed the English workers were

able to appear as an independent political force and were already realising the fact that the industrial bourgeoisie was their principal enemy. A. Enlightenment B. Renaissance

C. Chartist D. Romanticist

59. Which novel is a great satire upon the society and those people who dream to enter the higher society

regardless of the social reality? ________ A. A Tale of Two Cities B. David Copperfield C. Great Expectation D. Dombey and Son

60. Charles Dickens takes the French Revolution as the background of the novel ________. A. A Tale of Two Cities B. Great Expectation C. Hard Times D. David Copperfield

61. ________ is often regarded as the semi-autobiography of the author Dickens in which the early life of the

hero is largely based on the author’s early life. A. Tom Jones B. David Copperfield C. Oliver Twist D. Great Expectation

62. The Bronte sisters are ________. They were all talented writers and all of them died young. A. Charlotte Bronte B. Emily Bronte C. Anne Bronte D. Jane Austen E. Catherine

63. Charlotte Bronte produced four novels: ________. A. Professor B. Jane Eyre C. Shirley D. Villette E. Agnes Grey

64. Emily Bronte wrote only one novel entitled ________. A. Wuthering Heights B. Jane Eyre C. Emma D. Agnes Grey 65. Choose the names appear in the novel Jane Eyre. ________ A. Jane Eyre B. Mr. Rochester C. Mary Barton D. Silas Marner

66. Which characters appear in the novel Wuthering Heights? ________ A. Heathcliff B. Catherine C. Hindley D. Cathy E. Hareton

67. In the novel Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte ________. A. pours a great deal of her own experience B. criticises the bourgeois system of education

C. shows that true love is the foundation of marriage D. shows that women should have equal rights with men

68. Women novelists began to appear in England during the second half of the ________ century. A. 17th B. 18th C. 19th D. 20th

69. Anne Bronte also wrote two novels ________ and ________. A. Shirley B. Villette C. The Tenant of the Wildfell Hall D. Agnes Grey 70. Which of the following statements are true about Jane Eyre? ________

A. One of the central themes of the book is the criticism of the bourgeois system of education. B. Another problem raised in the novel is the position of women in society. C. This book is Charlottel Bronte’s best literary production.

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