Chapter 6
Ⅰ.Read the following statement and decide whether they are ture(T) or false (F). ——1.The Canterbury Tales is representative work of the old English period. ——2.The Renaissance is characterized by admiration of the Greek and Latin
classic works.
——3.As a great English peot,Alexander Pope also translated Homer‘s Iliad. ——4.Jhonathan Swift is probably the foremost prose satirist in the English
language,and Robinson Crusoe is his masterpiece.
——5.William Wordsworth amd Sumuel Taylor Colerdge brought the Romantic
Movement to its height.
——6.Lord Byron distinguished himself by the musical quality of his short
poems,such as ―Ode to the West Winds‖.
——7.Jane Austen is a well known novelist of the stream of consciousness school. ——8.Joseph Conrad is classified as a forerunner of Modernism,which prevailed
before World War Ⅱ.
Ⅱ.Choose the best answer to complete each of the following statements. 1. The most significant achievement of the English Renaissance is——.
A.poetry B.drama C.novel D.pamphlet
2. ——is viewed as Romantic poetry‘s ―Declaration of independence‖.
A. ―I Wonder Lonely as a Cloud‖ B.Don Juan
C.The preface to Lyrical Ballads D.Prometheus Unbound 3.Of Dicken‘s novels, ——is considered most autobiographical.
A.A Tale of Two Cities B.Davied Copperfied C.Oliver Twist D.Great Expectations
4. ——is a representative of English Critical Realism in the turn of the 19th
century.
A.Robert Louis Setevenson B.John Milton C.Joseph Conard D.Thomas Hardy 5. Of the following books, ——is NOT written by Thomas Hardy. A.Jude the Obscure B.Tess of the d‘Urbervilles C.Adam Bede D.The Return of the Native 6. ——is not included in the modernist group.
A.Oscar Wilde B.Virginia Woolf
C.William Bulter Yeats D.T.S.Eliot
7. Of the following writers, —— is NOT a Nobel Prize winner.
A.Samuel Beckett B.James Joyce C.William Golding D.V.S.Naipual 8. Waiting for Godot is written by——.
A.Samuel Beckett B.Geroge Orwell C. William Golding D.D.H.Lawrance
Ⅲ.Give brief answers to the following questions.
1.What are the three catergries of Shakespeare‘s plays and their representatives?
2.What is Critical Realism?
3.What are the two new literary trends prevailing at the end of 19th century? 4.What is the stream of consciousness?
Ⅳ.State your understanding of the following questions. 1.What is Romanticism?
2.What are the characteristics of English literauture in the 20th century?
Chapter 7
Ⅰ.Read the following statement and decide whether they are ture(T) or false (F). ——1.The Republic of Ireland occupies the entire area of the island of Ireland. ——2.The earliest inhabitants in Ireland were Celtic tribes from Europe.
——3.In the 1800s, Ireland gained in prosperity because it became a part of
Britain.
——4.In the 1930s, Ireland was not indeed a republic, but belonged to the British
Commonwealth of Nations.
——5.Ireland‘s economy wasn‘t affected by World War Ⅱ because it remained
neutral during the war.
——6.In 1949, Britain recognized the independence of the Irish Republic and
returned the six northern counties.
——7.English is the only official language in Ireland because the majority of
people speak it as their mother tongue.
——8.Catholicism in Ireland is more than a mere matter of private faith, but of
public identity.
Ⅱ.Choose the best answer to complete each of the following statements.
1. ---- established a unified Irish culture and language in the 6th century BC.
A. Hunter-gatherers from Britain B. Celtic tribes C. British invaders D. The Vikings
2. Divergent views about ----resulted in the Irish Civil War.
A. the Act of Union
B. the Unilateral Declaration of Independence C. the Anglo-Irish Treaty D. the Anglo-Irish Agreement
3. -----was the first Irish President to visit Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ.
A. Eamon de Valera B. John A. Costello C. Mary Robinson D. Albert Reynolds 4. -----brought Anglo-Irish relations to a new height.
A. The British recognition of the Irish Republic
B. The signing of the Downing Street Declaration
C. The signing of the Belfast Agreement
D. The IRA‘s formal declaration of the disarmament in 2005 5. In Ireland, the head of state is-----
A. the Prime Minister B. the President
C. the British monarch D. the General Governor
6. ------has been the dominant party in Ireland since 1930s and supports
peaceful reunification of the island of Ireland.
A. Fine Gael B. The Labor Party
C. Fianna Fail D. The Progressive Democrats 7. Emigration in Ireland started since the ----
A. medieval period B. 17th century
C. Great Potato Famine D. early 18th century
8. Ireland now has a ---- economy.
A. agriculture-based B. knowledge-based
C. industry-based D. foreign investment-based
Ⅲ.Give brief answers to the following questions.
1. Why was Cork given the nickname ―the Rebel County‖? 2. Who were the first groups of people that came to Ireland? 3. Why did Ireland remain neutral in World War Ⅱ？ Ⅳ.State your understanding of the following questions.
1. What is the significance of the following documents: the Act of Union, the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the Anglo-Irish Agreement and the Belfast Agreement? 2. What are the goals of the main political parties in Ireland?
Chapter 8
Ⅰ.Read the following statement and decide whether they are ture(T) or false (F). ——1.The eastern highlands formed by the Appalachian Range hold one-third of
the country‘s continental territory.
——2.The climate in the United States can be classified as temperate, with some
mild subtropical and tropical zones.
——3.A 50-centimeter rainfall line runs through the middle of the United States. ——4.New York is composed of five boroughs, including Manhattan, Brooklyn,
the Bronx, Staten Island and Queens.
——5.San Francisco is the second largest city after New York and the
world-famous Hollywood is located here.
——6.During the 1830s and the 1840s, many Northern Europeans and Irish
immigrants came to America.
——7.Almost half of the immigrants coming to the United States in the 1980s
were Asians.
——8.Basic American cultural values are freedom, equality and desire to work
hard for a higher standard of living.
Ⅱ.Choose the best answer to complete each of the following statements.
1. The U.S. lies in ----North America, with Canada to the north, Mexico to the south, the Atlantic to its ----and the Pacific to its -----.
A. northern, east, west B. central, east, west C. southern, west, east D. western, west, east 2. The continental United States has-----states.
A. 50 B. 49 C. 48 D. 35
3. The state of ----- is the largest in area of all the U.S. states.
A. Alaska B. Hawaii C. Texas D. Florida 4. The longest river in the U.S. is ------
A. the Missouri River B. the Mississippi River C. the Ohio River D. the Lake Itasca
5. Some of the world-famous universities like Harvard, Yale and MIT are
located in----.
A. the South B. the West
C. New England D. the Midwest
6. San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego all belong to ---- A. Montana B. Utah
C. Maine D. California
7. The Immigration Act of 1924 restricted further immigration into the
United States, particularly from------. A. Europe B. Asia
C. Africa D. South America