2010专八人文知识小练习（1）

1. _____is a folk legend brought to England by Anglo-Saxons from their continental homes, it is a long poem of over 3000 lines and the national epic of the English people.
A Beowulf
B sir Gawain
C the Canterbury tale
D king Arthur and his knights

2. The father of English poetry, the author of Troilus and Criseyde is also the one of ____.
A Romeo and Juliet
B the faerie queen
C Tamburlainc
D the Canterbury tales

3. The group of Shakespeare plays known as "romance"or "reconciliation plays" is ______.
A merchant of Venice, as you like it
B the tempest, pericles, the winter"s tale
C Romeo and Juliet, antonym and Cleopatra
D.the tempest, pericles, the winter"s tale,Cymbeline

4. Which of the following are regarded as Shakespeare"s four great tragedies?
A Romeo and Juliet, hamlet, Othello, King Lear
B Romeo and Juliet, hamlet, Othello, Macbeth
C hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth
D Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Macbeth, Timon of Athens

5. Which of the following is not the work of Francis bacon?
A advancement of learning
B new instrument
C songs of innocence
D essays

6. At the beginning of 17th century appeared a school of poets called metaphysics by Samuel Johnson, ____is the founder of metaphysical poetry.
A Ben Johnson
B john Milton
C john Bunyan
D john Donne

7. Daniel Defoe is a famous____.
A poet
B novelist
C playwright
D essayist

8. "He has a servant called Friday." "he"in the quoted sentence is a character in______.
A Henry fielding"s tom jones
B john Bunyan" the pilgrim"s progress
C Richard brinsley Sheridan"s the school for scandal
D Daniel Defoe"s Robinson Crusoe

9. Guiiliver" travel was written by____.
A Daniel Defoe
B Charles dickens
C Jonathan swift
D Joseph Addison

10. William Wordsworth is generally known as a ____poet.
A romantic
B realistic
C naturalistic
D neo-classic

答案详解:
1. A
Beowulf是Anglo-Saxon时代留下的重要的古英语文学作品,它被认为是英国的民族史诗.sir Gawain and the green knight,king Arthur and his knights of the round table是中古英语时期的浪漫传奇.the Canterbury tale是英国大诗人乔叟的一部诗体短篇小说集.

2. D
乔叟被誉为英国诗歌之父,Troilus and Criseyde是他的重要作品之一.

3. D
1608-1612被认为是莎翁的浪漫剧创作时期,包括四部浪漫剧和解剧the tempest, pericles, the winter"s tale,Cymbeline . merchant of Venice, as you like it,twelfth night,the merry wives of Windsor为莎翁的喜剧,Romeo and Juliet, antonym and Cleopatra为悲剧.

4. C
莎翁最杰出的四大悲剧为hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth.

5. C
songs of innocence是英国18世纪末19世纪初浪漫主义诗人William Blake的著作.

6. D
john Donne是17世纪玄学派诗人的重要代表人物,Ben Johnson是莎翁同时代的剧作家,john Milton,john Bunyan虽都是17世纪著名作家,但作品风格与玄学派大相径庭.

7. B
Daniel Defoe创作的鲁宾逊漂流记为他赢得了英国小说之父的称号.

8. D
Daniel Defoe创作的鲁宾逊漂流记中的主人公Robinson Crusoe有个同伴和仆人叫Friday.

9. C
Guiiliver" travel是Jonathan swift一部极具魅力的儿童故事,同时包含深刻的思想内容.

10. A
William Wordsworth为英国浪漫派诗人