练习题1

英国文学部分

1. Anglo-Saxon conquest happened in the _______ century.

2. Angles, Saxons and ________ usually known as Anglo-Saxons are the first Englishman.

3. _______ is the most important specimen of Old English literature and also the oldest surviving epic in the English language. 4. The first known religious poet in England is ______.

5. Today Chaucer is acclaimed not only as “the father of English poetry”, but also as “the father of English fiction”. His masterpiece is _____.

6. The Canterbury Tales contains in fact a general prologue and only _____ tales, of which two are left unfinished.

7. The ________ provides a framework for the tales in The Canterbury Tales, and it comprises a group of vivid pictures of various medieval figures.

8. The Canterbury Tales is Chaucer’s greatest work and the greater part of it was written in ________ couplet.

9. The pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales are on the way to the shrine of St. Thomas a Becket at a place named __________.

10. Chaucer’s learning was wide in scope. He obtained a good knowledge of _____, ______, and ______.

11. __________ is Chaucer’s longest complete poem and his greatest artistic achievement.

12. Chaucer’s earliest work of any length is his __________, a free translation of French poem names Roman de la Rose.

13. The ________ period witnessed a transition from tribal society to feudalism. 14. ________ is known as the “Father of English song”

15. The early inhabitants on the island now we call England were _______, a tribe of Celts. From it the island got its name of Britain.

16. In 1066, the Norman defeated the Anglo-Saxons at the battle of _________.

17. ________ is acclaimed not only as “the father of English poetry” but also as “the father of English fiction”.

18. After the _________ conquest, feudal system was established in English society. 19. The Romances were usually composed for the noble, of the noble, and had nothing to do with the _________. T/F

1. Beowulf reflects how people in the feudal society fought against nature.

2. English poetry in the Anglo-Saxon period falls into two groups: religious and pagan.

3. Chaucer’s language, now called old English, is vivid and exact. He is the first great poet who wrote in the English language.