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英美文学
B41 .The English Renaissance period was an age of
A. poetry and drama. B. drama and novel.
C. novel and poetry. D. romance and poetry.
42. In Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice,Antonio could not pay back the money he borrowed from Shy-
lock,because
A. his money was all invested in the newly-emerging textile industry.
B. his enterprise went bankrupt.
C. Bassanio was able to pay his own debt.
D. his ships had all been lost.
43 .In English poetry,a four-line stanza is called
A. heroic couplet. B. quatrain. C. Spenserian stanza. D. terza rima.
44. The 18th century witnessed a new literary form-the modern English novel,which,contrary to the
medieval romance,gives a_presentation of life of mon people.
A. romantic B. realistic C. prophetic D. idealistic
45 .As a whole,_is one of the most effective and devastating criticisms and satires of all aspects
in the then English and European life-socially,politically,religiously,philosophically,scientifi-cally,and morally.
A. Moll Flanders B. Gulliver’s Travels
C. Pilgrim’s Progress D. The School for Scandal
46. Which of the following works best represents the national spirit of the 18th-century England?
A. Robinson Crusoe B. Gulliver’s Travels
C. Jonathan Wild the Great D. A Sentimental journey
47 .Shelley’s masterpiece,Prometheus Unbound,is a verse drama,which borrows the basic story from
A. the Bible B. a German le