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本期内容包括:英国维多利亚文学以及二十世纪文学。
__1__ The Time Machine is a piece of ___. A science fiction B detective story C picaresque novels D historical story
__2__ All of the following but ___ are the plays written by George Bernard Shaw. A Mr. Warren’s Profession B Saint Joan C Pygmalion D A Doll’s House
__3__ “The Drama of Ideas” or “The Discussion Play” refers to the plays written by ___. A George Bernard Shaw B Oscar Wilde C Richard Brinsley Sheridan D Arthur Miller
__4__ The only tragedy of George Bernard Shaw ___ won him the Nobel Prize. A Mr. Warren’s Profession B Heartbreak House C Saint Joan D The Doctor’s Dilemma
__5__ The Importance of Being Earnest is a comedy by ___. A George Bernard Shaw B Oscar Wilde C Richard Brinsley Sheridand D William Shakespeare
__6__ Aspect of the Novel was originally a series of lectures delivered at Cambridge by ___. It was one of the most important books on the theory of novel. A E. M. Foster B Mark Twain C William Faulkner D Henry James
__7__ All the following writers are the great masters of “stream of consciousness” but ___. A James Joyce B Virginia woolf C William Faulkner D Henry James
__8__ The novel of Ulysses is a masterpiece of ___. A James Joyce B Virginia woolf C William Faulkner D Henry James
__9__ Possessions was written by ___. A A. S. Byatt B Doris Lessing C Margaret Drabble D Anita Brookner
__10__ Mrs. Dalloway and To the Lighthouse are novels of “stream of consciousness” written by ___. A James Joyce B Virginia woolf C William Faulkner D Henry James
答案: 1. 选A。《时间机器》(The Time Machine)是赫伯特.乔治.威尔士(Herbert George Wells)创作的科幻小说,将科学幻想与社会批评结合起来。
2. 选D。《华伦夫人的职业》(Mr. Warren’s Profession),《皮克马利翁》(Pygmalion),《圣女贞德》(Saint Joan)均为萧伯纳创作的戏剧,《玩偶之家》是挪威剧作家易卜生的作品,他对萧伯纳的创作有着巨大的影响。
3. 选A。萧伯纳以挪威剧作家易卜生为榜样,倡导一种有思想的“问题剧”,将社会问题引入剧坛,使戏剧走向现实。《人与超人》(Man and Superman)是第一部被萧伯纳称为“问题剧”的哲理剧,另外还有《巴巴拉上校》(Major Barbara),《医生的窘境》(The Doctor’s Dilemma),《伤心之家》(Heartbreak House)等。
4. 选C。1925年,萧伯纳以其唯一的悲剧《圣女贞德》(Saint Joan)赢得了当年度诺贝尔文学奖。
5. 选B。《认真的重要性》(The Importance of Being Earnest)是奥斯卡.王尔德(Oscar Wiled)最成功的喜剧。王尔德是19世纪唯美主义在英国的代言人,“为艺术而艺术”(Art for art’s sake)的倡导者。
6. 选A。爱德华.摩根.福斯特应邀在剑桥大学就小说创作的理论与技巧作了一系列的讲座,后来集结成《小说面面观》(Aspect of the Novel),分别探讨了小说的情节、人物、结构以及“幻想”、“预言”和“模式与节奏”等问题,是一部关于销售艺术的重要论著。
7. 选D。詹姆斯.乔伊斯(James Joyce),弗吉尼亚.伍尔夫(Virginia Woolf),威廉.福克纳(William Faulkner)都在“意识流”小说的创作中作出了突出的成就。
8. 选A。来自爱尔兰的詹姆斯.乔伊斯(James Joyce)被认为是继莎士比亚之后英国文学史上最伟大的作家,他的饿旷世之作《尤利西斯》(Ulysses)给英国传统小说带来了一场革命,《尤利西斯》(Ulysses)被有的评论家誉为“现代社会的全部生活和全部历史”。 《尤利西斯》的成功在于表面上纷纷扬扬,漫无边际,实际上结构齐整,周密严谨。
9. 选A。拜厄特(A. S. Byatt)是英国文学研究专家,和玛格丽特.德拉布尔(Margaret Drabble)是两姐妹,姐妹俩是新一代妇女作家的杰出代表,《占有》(Possessions)是拜厄特的代表作。
10.选B。出生于书香世家的弗吉尼亚.伍尔夫(Virginia Woolf)的突出成就是“意识流”小说,她的《达罗卫夫人》(Mrs. Dalloway),《到灯塔去》(To the Lighthouse)等作品突破传统的时空观,将“意识流”手法应用得出神入化,体现出女作家对于女性存在的历史及现状的独特反思。
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