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2008年硕士研究生招生入学考试试题 科目代码及名称: 616 综合英语 适用专业：英语语言文学 （请考生在答题纸上答题，在此试题纸上答题无效） 综合英语A卷 第一部分 综合知识题 （共45分） I. There are twenty multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (20) 1. Most of the ballads of the 15th century focused on the legend about as a heroic figure. A. Green Nights B. Gawain C. Robin Hood D. Hamlet 2. The vivid portrayal of by Shakespeare in Henry IV has earned for him an enviable place in the history of English literature. A. Julius Caesar B. Falstaff C. Hamlet D. King Henry 3. Francis Bacon’s Essays first published in 1597 has been considered as an important landmark in the development of English , and as the first collection of essays in the English language. A. poetry B. epics C. fiction D. prose 4. John Dryden was all of the following EXCEPT in the literary world of Restoration England. A. a poet B. a dramatist C. a literary critic D. a short story writer 5. “Yahoos” from the novel written by Jonathan Swift are described to be very much similar to human beings in outward appearance and their unworthy actions as well. A. Gulliver’s Travels B. The Adventure of Robison Crusoe C. The Wuthering Heights D. Sons and Lovers 6. The greatest English playwright of the 18th century was . A. Walt Scott B. Bernard Shaw C. John Milton D. Richard Sheridan 7. The famous line “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” was from written by Percy Bysshe Shelly. A. “Ode to the West Wind” B. “Ode on a Grecian Urn” C. “Ode to a Skylark” D. “Ode to a Nightingale” 8. by Emily Bronte deals chiefly with the story of Heathcliff, a gipsy waif. A. The Mill on the Floss B. Wuthering Heights C. The Song of the Shirt D. Tess of the d’Urbervilles 9. James Joyce’s novel has been highly eulogized in the Western literary world as one of the greatest works of fiction in the 20th century. A. Ulysses B.