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A. horses that are endowed with reasonB. pigmies that are endowed with admirable qualities

C. giants that are superior in wisdomD. hairy, wild, low and despicable creatures, who resemble human beings not only in appearance but also in some other ways

42. The unquenchable spirit of Robinson Crusoe struggling to maintain a substantial existence on a lonely island reflects ____D______.

A. man?s desire to return to B. the author?s criticism of the colonization

C. the ideal of the rising bourgeoisie中产阶级D. the aristocrats? disillusionment of the harsh social reality

43. Gothic novels are mostly stories of__C___, which take place in some haunted or dilapidated Middle Age castles.

A. love and marriageB. sea adventuresC. mystery and horrorD. saints and martyrs 44. “The father of English novel” is ___A_______.

A. Henry FieldingB. Daniel DefoeC. Jonathan SwiftD. John Donne 45. The greatest Scottish poet in the pre-romanticism is ____D____.

A. William WordswothB. Oliver GoldsmithC. Thomas GrayD. Robert Burns 46. ___A___ is written by William Blake, a great poet in the pre-romanticism.

A. The Songs of InnocenceB. Reliques of Ancient English poetryC. Songs and SonnetsD. Kubla Khan

47. The Rights of Man, a pamphlet, was written by __D____, in which he advocated that politics was the business of the whole mass of common people and not only of a government oligarchy. A. John MiltonB. Jonathan SwiftC. Robert BurnsD. Thomas Paine

48. William Wordsworth，a romantic poet，advocated all the following EXCEPT (D). A. the use of everyday language spoken by the common people B. the expression of the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings C. the use of humble and rustic life as subject matter

D. the use of elegant wording and inflated figures of speech

49. Which of the following is taken from John Keats? “Ode on a Grecian Urn”? D

A. “I fall upon the thorns of life! I bleed!”B. “They are both gone up to the church to pray.” C. “Earth has not anything to show more fair.”D. “Beauty is truth，truth beauty.” 50. “If Winter comes，can Spring be far behind.” is an epigrammatic line by D A. John KeatsB. William Blake C. William Wordsworth D. P. B. Shelley

51★. “Ode on a Grecian Urn” shows the contrast between the___B___ of art and the____ of human passion. A. Glory, uglinessB. permanence, transienceC. transience, sordidnessD. glory, permanence 52. One of the great essay writers of the early 19th century is B A. Jane AustenB. Charles LambC. Walter ScottD. George Eliot 53. Tales form Shakespeare was written by ___D__.

A. Charles LambB. William HazlittC. Charles Lamb and Mary LambD. Wordsworth and Coleridge 54. Charles Dickens? works are characterized by a mingling of ____A___ and pathos. A. humorB. satireC. passionD. metaphor

55★. In Chapter III of Oliver Twist, Oliver is punished for that “impious and profane offence of asking for more”. What did Oliver ask for more?

A. More time to playB. More food to eatC. More books to readD. More money to spend 56. In ___B___ ?s hands, “dramatic monologue” reaches its maturity and perfection. A. Alfred TennysonB. Robert BrowningC. William ShakespeareD. George Eliot

57. The success of Jane Eyre is not only because of its sharp criticism of the existing society, but also due to its introduction to the English novel the first __D____ heroine. A. explorerB. peasantC. workerD. governess 家庭女教师

58. The three trilogies of __A___ ?s Forsyte novels are masterpieces of critical realism in the early 20th century. A. John GalswortryB. Arnold BennettC. James JoyceD. H. G. Wells

59. The Victorian Age was largely an age of___C___ eminently represented by Dickens and Thackeray. A. poetry B. drama C. novel D. prose

60★. The title of Alfred Tennyson’s poem “Ulysses” reminds the reader of the following EXCEPT___C/D______.

A. the Trojan War B. Homer?s Odyssey C. adventures over the sea D. religious quest

61. The work __B___ written by Alfred Tennyson was about the question of higher education of women. A. Crossing the Bar B. The Princess C. Break, Break, Break D. Ulysses

62. The bard of imperialism政治和贸易优势 was _B___, who glorified the colonial expansion of Great Britain in his works.

A. R. L. Stevenson B. Rudyard Kipling C. H. G. Wells D. Daniel Defoe 63. The Dynasts was a gigantic epic史诗的 drama written by ___B__.

A. George Bernard Shaw B. Thomas Hardy C. Oscar Wilde D. John Galsworthy

64. The major concern of___A/B____ fiction lies in the tracing of the psychological development of his characters and in his energetic criticism of the dehumanizing effect of the capitalist industrialization on human . A. D. H. Lawrence?sB. J. Galsworthy?sC. W. Thackeray?sD. T. Hardy?s

65. A typical Forsyte, according to John Galsworthy, is a man with a strong sense of___A____, who never pays any attention to human feelings.

A. propertyB. justiceC. moralityD. humor

66. ____D__is considered to be the best-known English dramatist since Shakespeare，and his representative

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