英美文学欣赏_山东财经.doc

一．选择题练习： 1、The Renaissance refers to between 14th-mid—17th century, which was under the reign of Queen ___and absolute monarchy in England reached its summit, and in which the “real mainstream” was ____. A. Victoria/ poetry B. Elizabeth/ drama C. Mary/ novel D. James/ drama 2、The two major novelists of the English Romantic Period are _____and Walter Scott. A. Washington Irving B. Jane Austen C. Herman Melville D. Charles Dickens 3、Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies are the following works except____.A. Hamlet B. King LearC. Romeo and Juliet D. Othello 4、In which of the following works can you find the proper names “Lilliput”, “Brobdingnag”, “Houyhnhnm” and “Yahoo”? A. The Pilgrim’s Progress B. The Faerie Queene  C. Gulliver’s Travels D. The School of Scandal 5、The period before the American Civil War is commonly referred to as _______. A. the Romantic Period B. the Realistic Period C. the Naturalist Period D. the Modern Period 6、Moby Dick is regarded as the first American_________. A. Prose epic B. Comic epic C. Dramatic fiction D. Poetic fiction 7、In the Romantic period of British literature, ____is the most prosperous literary form. A. prose B. poetry C. fiction D. play 8、The Essence of Renaissance, the most significant intellectual movement, was_____. A. Geographical exploration B. Religious reformation C. Publishing and translation D. Humanism. 9、Emily Dickinson wrote many short poems on various aspects of life. Which of the following is not a usual subject of her poetic expression? 　　A. Religion　　B. Life and death. C. Love and marriage　　D. War and peace. “The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one-eighth of it being above water.” This “iceberg” analogy is put forward by ______. A．Mark Twain B．Ezra Pound C．William Faulkner D．Ernest Hemingway “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good for-tune, must be in want of