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一、填空题
圣才电子书 十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台 第一部分 考研真题精选
1. It is _____ who presented to the world a comprehensive realistic picture of the English society of his time and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life in his masterpiece The Canterbury Tales. [北京师范大学2002研] 【答案】Geoffrey Chaucer
【解析】乔叟（Geoffrey Chaucer）的代表作是《坎特伯雷故事集》，是一首由一篇序言和24个故事组成的长诗，展示了乔叟时代的真实生活画面。
2. Spenser is generally regarded as the greatest nondramatic poet of the Elizabethan age. His fame is chiefly based on his masterpiece “_____”. [长沙理工大学2016研]
【答案】The Faerie Queene
【解析】埃德蒙·斯宾塞（1552—1599）是英国文艺复兴时期伟大的诗人，被称为“诗人中的诗人”，代表作品《仙后》。
3. The 18th century in English literature is an age of prose, not because the poetry is very bad, but because the prose is very good. The supreme master in the first part of the century is Jonathan Swift, who is known chiefly for his novel ______. [暨南大学2017研]
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www.100xuexi.com 【答案】Gulliver’s Travels
圣才电子书 十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台 【解析】斯威夫特的杰作《格列佛游记》以里梅尔·格列佛（船长）的口气叙述周游四国的经历。通过格列佛在利立浦特、布罗卜丁奈格、飞岛国、慧骃国的奇遇，反映了18世纪前半期英国统治阶级的腐败和罪恶。作者用讽刺手法和虚构的幻想写出了荒诞离奇的情节，深刻反映了英国议会党派斗争，统治集团的昏庸腐朽唯利是图，揭露和批判殖民战争的残酷暴戾揭露和批判。
4. The term “_____” is commonly used to name the work of the 17th-century writers who wrote under the influence of John Donne. [长沙理工大学2016研] 【答案】metaphysical poetry
【解析】作为“玄学派”的创始人，约翰·邓恩（1572—1631）是极具诗歌天赋的，他的诗采用奇特的比喻，多变的格律，具有独特的诗歌特色。
5. According to the neoclassicists, all forms of literature were to be modeled after the classical works of the ancient _____ and those of the contemporary _____. The most popular poetic form of the period is _____. [北京师范大学2002研] 【答案】Greek; French; lyric
【解析】英国新古典主义基于并源于古典文学和当代法国文学。诗歌主要为抒情诗。
6. Of all the romantic poets of 18th century, _____ is the most independent and the most original, and his representative works include Songs of Innocence, Songs of Experiences and The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. [暨南大学2017研]
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www.100xuexi.com 【答案】William Blake
圣才电子书 十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台 【解析】威廉·布莱克生于1757年11月28日，是一位英国诗人，画家，版画家。在他生前大都默默无闻，现在布莱克被认为是浪漫主义时诗歌和视觉艺术史上的一个开创性人物。
7. With the active romanticists, symbolic pictures represent a vague idea of some
future society; but with the escapists, these often take on a mystic colo, as revealed in ______’s The Ancient Mariner. [暨南大学2018研] 【答案】Samuel Taylor Coleridge 【解析】《古舟子咏》是柯勒律治的代表作。
8. As a leading romanticist, Byron’s chief contribution is his creation of the “_____” a proud, mysterious rebel figure of noble origin. [长沙理工大学2016研] 【答案】Byronic hero
【解析】乔治·戈登·拜伦（1788—1824）是英国十九世纪初期伟大的浪漫主义诗人，代表作品有《唐璜》《恰尔德·哈罗德游记》，在他的诗歌里塑造了一批“拜伦式英雄”，高傲倔强，具有叛逆精神，不满足现实想要奋起反抗，同时情性忧郁孤独。
9. Emily Bronte’s chief contribution was her masterpiece ______. [暨南大学2013研] 【答案】Wuthering Heights
【解析】艾米丽·勃朗特的代表作是《呼啸山庄》。
10. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is written by _____ whose masterpiece
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圣才电子书 十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台 _____ has become a prime example of modernism in literature. [北京师范大学2002
【答案】James Joyce; Ulysses
【解析】《一个青年艺术家的画像》是詹姆斯·乔伊斯(James Joyce)的一部自传体小说，他的代表作《尤利西斯》（Ulysses）被称为“一部现代主义的散文史诗”。
二、选择题
1. Chaucer greatly contributed to the founding of English literary language, the basis of which was formed by the_____, so profusely used by the poet. [北京交通大学2003研] A. English dialect B. London dialect C. Norman dialect D. standard English 【答案】B
【解析】乔叟在创造诗歌中，使用了伦敦的方言，推动了现代英语的产生。
2. The English Renaissance period was an age of _____. [长沙理工大学2019研] A. poetry and drama B. drama and novel C. novel and poetry
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www.100xuexi.com D. romance and poetry 【答案】A
圣才电子书 十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台 【解析】亨利八世统治期间（1309—1547），文艺复兴在英国发展，英国文学进入黄金时代，涌现出莎士比亚、斯宾塞、马洛、培根及邓恩一大批文学巨匠。文艺复兴在英国以重新发现希腊、罗马的古典文化开始的，这一时期，英国的诗歌得到巨大发展，戏剧也空前繁荣。
3. Which of the following is NOT directly related to Humanism during the Renaissance period? [四川大学2016研]
A. to emphasize the dignity of human beings and the importance of the present life
B. to regard human beings as creatures capable of development in the direction of perfection
C. to prepare peopled souls for a future life in heaven
D. to restore a medieval reverence for the ancient Greek and Roman authors 【答案】C
【解析】人文主义反对神学的禁欲主义和来世观念，提倡人们对现实生活的追求。该主义注重强调维护人类的人性尊严；宣扬个性解放，追求现实人生幸福；并借助复兴古代希腊、罗马文化的形式来表达文化主张。故选C。
4. Peter is one of the major characters in _____. [四川大学2012研] A. Lord of the Flies B. Waiting for Godot
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