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1、1.Charles Dickens is a great writer in the _ A_.n A. Victorian Age B. Renaissance n C. Romantic period D. 20th century2.The early inhabitants in the island we now call England were _B _.n A. Celts B. Britons n C. Britain D. English3. In 55 B. C., Roman troops led by _A_ invaded Britain.n A. Julius C
2、aesar B. Claudius n C. King Alfred the Great D. William4.The Roman occupation in Britain lasted for about _C_ years.n A. 200 B. 300 n C. 400 D. 5005.Old English came into being by the _D_ century.n A. 4th B. 5th n C. 6th D. 7th 6.In _B_ Britain became a Roman province.n A. 55 B. C. B. 43 A. D. n C.
3、410 A. D. D. 787 A. D.7.The Anglo-Saxon period ended in _D_.n A. 1017 B. 1042 n C. 1016 D. 10668. _A_ is an early English poem about the life of the gleeman.n A. “Deors Lament” B. “The Wifes Complaint”n C. “The Husbands Message” D. “The Seafarer” 9._C_ is an early English poem about love.n A. “Deors
4、 Lament” B. “Widsith”n C. “The Husbands Message” D. “The Seafarer” 10. _B_ is an early English poem about the adventures of the sea.n A. “Deors Lament” B. “The Wanderer”n C. “The Husbands Message” D. “Beowulf”11. _D_ is the representative work of the early English literature.n A. “Deors Lament” B. “
5、The Wanderer”n C. “The Husbands Message” D. “Beowulf”12.Grendel is a monster described in _C_.n A. “Deors Lament” B. “Widsith”n C. Beowulf D. “The Seafarer” 13.The Roman occupation lasted for about 400 years in Britain, and in _D_, all the Roman troops went back to their continent and never returned
6、.n A. 55 B. C. B. 78 A. D. n C. 400 A. D. D. 410 A. D. 14._C_ is the first important religious poet in English literature.n A. John Donne B. George Herbertn C. CaedmonD. Milton15.When we speak of the old English prose, the first name that comes into our minds is _D_, who is the first scholar in Engl
7、ish literature and has been regarded as father of English learning. n A. Shakespeare B. Beowulfn C. Julius Caesar D. Venerable Bebe16.The great majority of the romances fall into groups as matters of _D_.n A. Britain B. France n C. Rome D. A,B and C17._A_ was written in alliterative and rimed Englis
8、h verse.n A. Layamons Brut B. Malorys The Death of King Arthurn C. King Alfreds Chronicle D. Geoffrey of Monmouths History of Kings of Britain18._D_ marked the establishment of feudalism in England. n A. Roman Conquest B. English Conquestn C. Danish Conquest D. Norman Conquest19. Shakespeares plays
9、written between _D_ are sometimes called “romances” and all end in reconciliation and reunion.n A. 1590 and 1594 B. 1595 and 1600 n C. 1601 and 1607 D. 1608 and 161220. Miranda is a heroine in Shakespeares _D_.n A. Pericles B. Cymbeline C. The Winters Tale D. The Tempest21.In _D_ appeared Shakespear
10、es Sonnet. Never before Imprinted.（莎士比亚十四行诗“迄今从未刊印过”）which contains 154 sonnets. n A. 1606 B. 1607 n C. 1608 D. 160922. Shakespeare is one of the founders of _B_.n A. romanticism B. realism n C. naturalism D. classicism23. Among many poetic forms, Shakespeare was especially at home (good at) with th
11、e _A_n A. dramatic blank verse B. song n C. sonnet D. couplet24.In the plays, Shakespeare used about _B_ words.n A. 15000 B. 16000 C. 17000 D. 1800025._C_ has been called the summit of the English Renaissance.n A. Christopher Marlow B. Francis Bacon n C. W. Shakespeare D. Ben Johnson 26.In 1066, _A_
12、, with his Norman army, succeeded in invading and defeating England.n A. William the Conqueror B. Julius Caesar n C. Alfred the Great D. Claudius27. In the 14th century, the most important poet is _D_ .n A. Langland B. Wycliffe C. Gower D. Chaucer28.The prevailing form of Medieval English literature
13、 is _C_.n A. novel B. drama C. romance D. essay29.The story of _A_ is the culmination of the Arthurian romances.n A. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight B. Beowulfn C. Piers the Plowman D. The Canterbury Tales30. William Langlands _B_ is written in the form of a dream vision.n A. Kubla Khan B. Piers the
14、 Plowmann C. The Dream of John Bull D. Morte dArthur31. After the Norman Conquest, three languages existed in England at that time. The Normans spoke _A_.n A. French B. English C. Latin D. Swedish32. _C_ was the greatest of English religious reformers and the first translator of the Bible.n A. Langl
15、and B. Gower C. Wycliffe D. Chaucer33. Piers the Plowman describes a series of wonderful dreams the author dreamed, through which, we can see a picture of the life in the _B_ England.n A. primitive B. feudal C. bourgeois D. modern34.The theme of _A_ to king and lord was repeatedly emphasized in roma
16、nces.n A. loyalty B. revolt C. obedience D. mockery35.The most famous cycle of English ballads centers on the stories about a legendary outlaw called _B_.n A. Morte DArthur B. Robin Hood n C. The Canterbury Tales D. Piers the Plowman36. _A_, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest nar
17、rative poets of England, was born in London about 1340.n A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. Sir Gawain n C. Francis Bacon D. John Dryden37. Chaucer died on the 25th October 1400, and was buried in _D_.n A. Flanders B. France n C. Italy D. Westminster Abbey38. Chaucers earliest work is his _A_, a translation of
18、the French Roman de la Rose, which was a love allegory enjoying widespread popularity in the 13th and 14th centuries not only in France but throughout Europe.n A. The Romaunt of the Rose B. “A Red, Red Rose”n C. The Legend of Good Women D. The Book of the Duchess40. In his life-time Chaucer served i
19、n a great variety of occupations which had impact on the wide range of his writings. Which one is not his career? _A_.n A. engineer B. courtier C. office holder D. soldier n E. ambassador F. legislator (议员)41.Chaucer composes a long narrative poem named _B_ based on Boccaccios poem “Filostrato”. n A
20、. The Legend of Good Women B. Troilus and Criseyde n C. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight D. Beowulf42. English Renaissance started from the year of _A_.n A. 1516 B.1578 C. 1625 D. 166043. Spenserian Stanza is created by Edmund Spenser for his _B_.n A. drama B. poem C. prose D. essay44.It was _B_, the
21、 first English printer, who gave the readers Chaucers The Canterbury Tales.n A. William Cowper B. William Caxton n C. William Golding D. William Blake45. _C_is also called the King James Bible.n A. Latin Bible B. Tyndales Bible n C. Authorized Bible D. Wycliffes Bible46. The sea-dogs as Francis Drak
22、e and John Hawkins encouraged by _B_ established the first English colonies.n A. Queen Mary B. Queen Elizabeth C. King Henry VIII D. James I47. The English bourgeoisie came to froe in the arena of history after the war with _A_.n A. Spain B. America C. Belgium D. Holland48. _D_ is the key-note of th
23、e Renaissance.n A. Optimism B. Socialism C. Conservatism D. Humanism49.English Renaissance started in the year of _A_.n A. 1516 B. 1578 C. 1625 D. 166050.The period of _B_ is called the Elizabethan Period or the Age of Shakespeare.n A. 15101516 B. 15161578 n C. 15781625 D. 16251660 51._A_has 6 knigh
24、ts representing 6 virtues: Holiness, Temperance, Chastity, Friendship, Justice and Courtesy.n A. The Faerie Queene B. Epithalamionn C. The Shepherds Calendar D. Discovery of Guiana52.The answer to the dominant thoughts in The Faerie Queene is _D_.n A. nationalism B. humanism C. Puritanism D. A, B, C
25、53._C_ is the first philosopher of industrial science .n A. Philip Sidney B. Walter Raleighn C. Francis Bacon D. Edmund Spenser54._D_ is F. Bacons well-known book.n A. Advancement of Learning B. New Instrument n C. Maxims of the Law D. Essays 55._C_ is the most famous essay in Bacons Essays.n A. Of
26、Death B. Of Friendship C. Of Study D. Of Travel56.Sidneys _A_ was written to answer an attack on poetry and drama as “the school of abuse.”n A. Apology for Poetry B. Astrophel and Stellan C. History of the World D. Miscellany of Songs and Sonnets57. _C_ is the Poets Poet of the Renaissance.n A. Walter Raleigh B. John Lyly C. Edmond Spenser D. Francis Bacon