专八人文知识模拟试题(2)
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 as you like it, Romeo and Juliet
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(反白可见):
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