英语专业八级人文知识精讲NO.23

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　　__1__ _____is a fork 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.
; b" k) X% y- O! G　　A Beowulf
( \- S1 M! x: h# j+ j　　B sir Gawain
$ n5 [3 ^8 t( u2 W& O3 \　　C the Canterbury tale
　　D king Arthur and his knights
6 y. @8 \0 x7 X! v$ B2 u+ r$ \　　__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
$ {6 B4 N- C2 w3 t3 j　　D the Canterbury tales
' [' t; B4 d9 @; Z8 ]　　__3__The group of Shakespeare plays known as “romance”or “reconciliation plays” is ______.
. X6 I2 j4 Z' T0 m8 F( ~　　A merchant of Venice, as you like it　　查看详情
　　B the tempest, pericles, the winter’s tale
, q, B. b2 m1 a# u0 ^0 ?　　C Romeo and Juliet, antonym and Cleopatra
　　__4__Which of the following are regarded as Shakespeare’s four great tragedies?
　　A Romeo and Juliet, hamlet, Othello, King Lear
$ }9 U8 l( G/ M5 @1 _1 s- X0 S　　B Romeo and Juliet, hamlet, Othello, Macbeth
- |9 O1 l: F( Q) ]- n0 R　　C hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth
　　D Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Macbeth, Timon of Athens
! ~8 X1 Q0 ~" I# Y! }; C　　__5__ Which of the following is not the work of Francis bacon?
( l; R) M7 b$ j2 A" J& M0 c　　A advancement of learning
  i2 \8 b# X, t* K' M: z7 |1 E　　B new instrument
6 Y  f4 t( }( j6 h3 N　　C songs of innocence
3 J! j! V9 v2 ~. A　　D essays
. C! ?0 ]: o9 |/ D　　__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
' S9 C1 s  A2 M4 }　　B novelist
. O$ @8 M: @9 k! ]1 G　　C playwright
* b% w9 {; T0 k: C/ J& x　　D essayist
9 D* J6 ?$ E  U+ M/ m. T7 @6 B　　__8__ “He has a servant called Friday.” “he”in the quoted sentence is a character in______.
( _8 g8 o) Z( g' C　　A Henry fielding’s tom jones
　　B john Bunyan’ the pilgrim’s progress
9 G  K. P) ^* A) P/ m　　C Richard brinsley Sheridan’s the school for scandal
. \& p/ ~6 j, L! `　　D Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe
' c0 F' I0 }1 v" t4 r　　__9__Guiiliver’ travel was written by____.
; ]+ m# L4 X/ I' D# O4 q7 K　　A Daniel Defoe
　　B Charles dickens
　　C Jonathan swift
　　D Joseph Addison
　　__10__10 William Wordsworth is generally known as a ____poet.
' Z, u$ Q, g" W) Y　　A romantic
　　B realistic
　　C naturalistic
　　D neo-classic
' T. u: x$ j  E) A. W. N　　答案解析：
　　解答 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。
) K  V7 f3 ~  o1 G5 r　　解答 D 乔叟被誉为英国诗歌之父，Troilus and Criseyde是他的重要作品之一。
+ i/ m! Z% o9 q* P　　解答 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。
3 K+ S/ k0 s% J, v% a% R" D　　解答 C莎翁最杰出的四大悲剧为hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth。
: M/ O: \( q6 ~# A/ Y- P　　解答 C songs of innocence是英国18世纪末19世纪初浪漫主义诗人William Blake的着作。
　　解答 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世纪着名作家，但作品风格与玄学派大相径庭。
　　解答 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。
　　解答 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。
　　解答 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。
3 }& [; j! i; E$ a% ^/ m# K9 H* K4 l　　解答 A William Wordsworth为英国浪漫派诗人。