【正确答案】：
A. FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FORM OF THE MODERN NOVEL.
B. OF ALL THE 18TH-CENTURY NOVELISTS HE WAS THE FIRST TO SET OUT TO WRITE SPECIFICALLY A "COMIC EPIC IN PROSE" BOTH IN THEORY AND PRACTICE.
C. HE IS THE FIRST TO GIVE THE MODERN NOVEL ITS STRUCTURE AND STYLE.
HE ADOPTED "THE THIRD-PERSON-NARRATION." IN PLANNING THE STORIES, HE TRIES TO RETAIN THE EPICAL FORM BUT AT THE SAME TIME KEEPS FAITHFUL TO HIS REALISTIC PRESENTATION.
D. HE IS MUCH CONCERNED ABOUT THE ORDINARY AND RIDICULOUS LIFE OF COMMON PEOPLE.
E. HIS LANGUAGE IS EASY, UNLABORED AND FAMILIAR BUT VIVID AND VIGOROUS. HIS SENTENCES ARE DISTINGUISHED BY LOGIC AND RHYTHM, AND HIS STRUCTURE CAREFULLY PLANNED. HIS WORKS ARE NOTED FOR LIVELY, DRAMATIC DIALOGUES AND THEATRICAL DEVICES.
【题目解析】：本题考查菲尔丁被誉为“英国小说之父“的原因。（1）菲尔丁为现代小说形式的确立做出了贡献。（2）在所有18世纪的小说家中，他是第一个从理论和实践两方面着手写一部“散文体喜剧史诗”的人。（3）他是第一个赋予现代小说结构和风格的人。他采用“第三人称叙述”的手法，在构思故事情节的同时，力求保留史诗的形式，同时又忠实于现实的表现。（4） 他非常关心普通人平凡可笑的生活。（5） 他的语言通俗易懂，熟悉而生动有力。他的句子以逻辑和节奏区分，结构精巧。他的作品以生动、戏剧化的对话和戏剧手法著称。