陶洁《美国文学选读》(第3版)【考研真题精选】【圣才出品】
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Test 1一、单选题（共2题，10分）1、Which of the following values doesn't belong to that of Puritans'?A、hard workB、thriftC、self-relianceD、Patriotism正确答案： D解析：Patriotism指爱国主义，早期清教徒初到北美时，当地并不是一个国家，同时，当时人们的宗教信仰更强烈2、________ is a book written by Benjamin Franklin to recollect his life and encourage young people to strive for a better life.A、Poor Richards AlmanacB、The AutobiographyC、The Arrival in PhiladelphiaD、The Way to Wealth正确答案：B二、多选题（共3题，15分）1、How much do you know about Benjamin Franklin?A、He is one of the founding fathers of America.B、He is a self-made man and set a good example for American Dream.C、He made a lot of contributions to America and has a colorful life.D、He is very proud of his achievements and shows his pride in his work The Autobiography.正确答案：ABC解析：Franklin 一直很谦虚，他写的《自传》全文语气温和，平易近人，死后墓碑上的铭文也只留下简单的一个身份词：A Printer。
陶洁《美国文学选读》笔记和课后习题(含考研真题)详解(本杰明 富兰克林)【圣才出品】
第1单元本杰明•富兰克林1.1 复习笔记I. Introduction to author（作者简介）Benjamin Franklin (1706—1790) was a rare genius in human history. He became everything: a printer, postmaster, almanac maker, essayist, scientist, inventor, orator, statesman, philosopher, political economist, ambassador, —“Jack of all trades.”本杰明·富兰克林(1706—1790)是人类历史上少有的天才。
他是出版家、邮政总长、历书作者、散文家、科学家、发明家、演说家、政治家、哲学家、政治经济学家、大使等等。
1. Life（生平）He was born into a poor family. He was a voracious reader. At 16 he published essays under the pseudonym Silence Dogood. At 17 he ran away to Philadelphia to make his own fortune. He became a printer. He helped found the Pennsylvania Hospital, an academy which led to the University of Pennsylvania, and the American Philosophical Society. He was a preeminent scientist of his day. He signed the Declaration of Independence. He was one of the makers of the new nation.富兰克林出生于一个贫穷的家庭。
陶洁《美国文学选读》(第3版)章节题库-第五章至第六章【圣才出品】
第5单元赫尔曼·梅尔维尔I.Fill in the blanks.1.Herman Melville’s novel_____is a tremendous chronicle of a whaling voyage in pursuit of a seemingly supernatural white whale.【答案】Moby Dick【解析】《白鲸》是一部以捕鲸生涯为题材的小说，一位名叫亚哈（Ahab）的“皮廓德号”（Pequod）捕鲸船船长带领全体船员，追捕一条叫做“莫比·迪克”的大白鲸的历险过程。
2.______is famous for writing stories about the sea and the islands of the Southern Pacific.In his masterpiece______,he tells a story of a whaling voyage within which is set a symbolic account of the conflict between man and his fate.【答案】Herman Melville；Moby Dick【解析】赫尔曼·麦尔维尔因写南太平洋的大海和岛屿的故事而著名。
他的代表作《白鲸》讲述了以人与他自己命运的冲突作为象征的捕鲸航程。
3.______is the narrator in Moby Dick.【答案】Ishmael【解析】以实玛利是小说《白鲸》的叙述者。
4.It is said that in his late years,Herman Melville stopped writing novels and storiesand turned to poetry,______is his most famous poetic work.【答案】Clarel【解析】麦尔维尔发表的小说在当时反响平平，晚年他放弃小说改写诗歌。
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第10单元斯蒂芬·克莱恩I.Fill in the blanks.1.______is the pioneer who wrote in the naturalistic tradition.【答案】Stephen Crane【解析】斯蒂芬·克莱恩（Stephen Crane,1871～1900），是美国著名作家，他是美国自然主义文学的先驱者，其代表作有《街头女郎玛吉》（Maggie:A Girl of the Streets）和《红色英勇勋章》（The Red Badge of Courage）。
2.War in Crane’s novel______is a plain slaughterhouse.There is nothing like valor or heroism on the battlefield,and if there is anything,it is the fear of death, cowardice,the natural instinct of man to run from danger.【答案】The Red Badge of Courage【解析】克莱恩的小说《英勇红色勋章》中战争是就一个屠场，战争中并没有展示战士的勇猛和英雄主义，只是对死亡的恐惧，懦弱和人性中逃离危险的自然本能。
3._____had an evident influence on naturalism.It seemed to stress the animality of man,to suggest that he was dominated by the irresistible forces of evolution.【答案】Darwinism【解析】达尔文主义（Darwinism）对自然主义（Naturalism）影响深远。
达尔文主义强调人的“动物本性”，认为人是由遗传和不可抗拒的外部力量共同支配的。
陶洁《美国文学选读》（第3版）笔记和课后习题详解（第18单元尤金
陶洁《美国⽂学选读》（第3版）笔记和课后习题详解（第18单元尤⾦第18单元尤⾦?格拉斯通?奥尼尔18.1复习笔记I.Introduction to author（作者简介）1.Life（⽣平）Eugene Glastone O’Neill(1888-1953)was the greatest playwright of US.He was born in New York.His father was a famous actor and O’Neill traveled around with his father’s group and took a year in Princeton,from which he was expelled because of misbehavior.Then he began his experience of wandering and loafing about which stand him in good stead.In the winterof1912-13he developed tuberculosis and was sent to a sanitarium.In this period he read widely in the world’s dramatic literature.In1916his one-act play Bound East for Cardiff was staged.The event marked the beginning of O’Neill’s long and successful dramatic career and ushered in the modern era of the American Theater.O’Neill was a prize-winning playwright.He received the Pulitzer Prize for his Beyond the Horizon and Anna Christie between1920and1922,and the Nobel Prize in1936.尤⾦·格拉斯通·奥尼尔(1888—1953)是美国最伟⼤的剧作家。
陶洁《美国文学选读》笔记和课后习题（含考研真题）详解（斯蒂芬克莱恩）【圣才出品】
陶洁《美国⽂学选读》笔记和课后习题（含考研真题）详解（斯蒂芬克莱恩）【圣才出品】第10单元斯蒂芬?克莱恩10.1 复习笔记I. Introduction to author（作者简介）1. Life（⽣平）Stephen Crane was an American novelist, short story writer, poet and journalist. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism and Impressionism. He is recognized by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation.斯蒂芬·克莱恩是美国⼩说家、短篇⼩说家、诗⼈、记者。
他在短暂的⼀⽣中著作颇丰，在现实主义传统下写了许多著名作品，也成为美国⾃然主义和印象主义的早期范例。
他被当代批评家认为是同时代最具有创意的作家。
2. Major Works（主要作品）Maggie: A Girl of the Street (1893) 《街头⼥郎麦姬》The Red Badge of Courage (1895) 《红⾊英勇勋章》“The Open Boat” (1897) 《海上扁⾈》The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky (1898)《新娘来到黄天镇》The Blue Hotel (1898) 《蓝⾊旅店》Ⅱ. Selected works（选读作品）◆The Open Boat《海上扁⾈》This story is based on Crane’s personal experiences. While traveling to Cuba to work as a newspaper correspondent during the Cuban insurrection against Spain, Crane was stranded at sea after his ship the Commodore sank off the coast of Florida. Stephen Crane and three others endured the rage of the sea for thirty hours. Billy Higgins a friend of Cranes drowned while swimming to shore. This realistic story of their life-threatening ordeal captures the emotions of four men in a fight against nature.Th e most significant aspect of this struggle lies in the men’s attempts to help one another survive when they are confronted with danger and disaster.故事取材于克莱恩真实的个⼈经历。
(完整word版)美国文学选读 第三版 课后习题答案 陶洁
美国文学选读第三版课后习题答案陶洁(部分)Unit 1 Benjamin FranklinQuestions1.Why did Franklin write his Autobiography?Franklin says that because his son may wish to know about his life, he is taking his one week vacation in the English countryside to record his past. He also says that he has enjoyed his life and would like to repeat it2.What made Franklin decide to leave the brother to whom he had been apprenticed?His brother was passionate, and had often beaten him. The aversion to arbitrary power that has stuck to him through his whole life .After a brush with the law, Franklin left his brother.3.How did he arrive in Philadephia?First he set out in a boat for Amboy, the boat dropped him off about 50 miles from Burlington, the next day he reached Burlington on foot, in Burlington he found a boat which was going towards Philadelphia, he arrived there about eight or nine o’clock, on the Sunday morning and landed at the Market Street wharf.4.What features do you find in the style of the above selection?It is the pattern of Puritan simplicity, directness, and concision(言简意赅). The narrative is lucid(易懂的), the structure is simple, the imagery is homely(朴素的).Unit 2 Edgar Allen PoeQuestions1.Who is the narrator? What wrong does he want to redress?Montresor.Fortunato,one of wine experts insulted him, so he wanted to murder him.2.What is the pretext he uses to lure Fortunato to his wine cellar?He baits Fortunato by telling him he has obtained what he believes to be a cask of Amontillado a rare and valuable sherry wine.Fortunato is anxious to determine whether or not it is truly Amontillado, so he goes to the vault with Montresor.3.What happens to Fortunato in the end?He was walled up alive behind bricks in a wine cellar.4.Describe briefly how Poe characterizes Montresor and Fortunato as contrasts?Poe uses color imagery to characterize them. Montresor face is covered in a black silk mask, In contrast, Fortunato dresses the motley-colored costume of the court fool, who gets literally and tragically fooled by Montresor's masked motives.The color schemes here represent the irony of Fortunato's death sentence.Through the acts, words, and thoughts of Fortunato,we know He is greedy, he was lured into the dark and somber vaults just because a cask of Amontillado.This is also due to his bad habit of bibulosity(酗酒）. He lost himself on hearing the wine.At the same time, he was cheated by his enemy, which reflected his ignorance.When he heard the pretended compliment from Montresor, he became very boastful and arrogant.He was easily confused by the superficial phenomena and failed to watch out for others. He couldn’t tolerate that others were stronger than him.For example, Montresor always stimulated him with Luchresi who was good at connoisseur（鉴赏）in wine. Under the impulse of vanity, he fell into Montreso r’s terrible trap.In fact, he was careless and foolish and didn’t find that the danger was approaching him.He looked down upon Montresor and others.He didn’t realize his foolishness until the death was coming.Talking from the appearance, Monstresor was a well-educated and “kind” businessman.He enjoyed the honor and respect in the city. But in fact, he was an evil and awful person.His inner feelings were so cruel that they even made people tremble.Under his rich appearance was the dirty soul and despicable character.We couldn’t see any glorious virtues in his mind. Instead, his heart was cold and dark.It was the revenge that threw Montresor into the deep evil valley.unit 4 Nathaniel HawthorneQuestions :1.Why is the prison the setting of Chapter 1 ?No matter how optimistic the founders of new colonies may be, they are quick to establish a prison and a cemetery in their “Utopia,” for they know that misbehavior, evil, and death are unavoidable.This belief fits into the larger Puritan doctrine, which puts heavy emphasis on the idea of original sin—the notion that all people are born sinners because of the initial transgressions of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. he is therefore using the prison building to represent the crime and the punishment which are aspect of civilized lifeWhat is the implication of the description of the roses?The rosebush symbolizes the ability of nature to endure and outlast man's activities.The narrator suggests that roses offer a reminder of Nature's kindness to the condemned; for his tale, he says, it will provide either a “sweet moral blossom” or else some relief in the face of unrelenting sorrow and gloom.2.Describe the appearance of Hester Prynne and the attitude of the people towards her.The second paragraph on page 30.The crowd in front of the jail is a mixture of men and women, all maintaining severe looks of disapproval. Several of the women begin to discuss Hester Prynne, and they soon vow that Hester would not have received such a light sentence for her crime if they had been the judges.One woman, the ugliest of the group, goes so far as to advocate death for Hester.3.What has happened to Hester?As a young woman, Hester married an elderly scholar, Chillingworth, who sent her ahead to America to live.While waiting for him, she had an affair with a Puritan minister named Dimmesdale, after which she gave birth to Pearl.The scarlet letter is her punishment for her sin and her secrecy.Why does she make the embroidery of the letter A so elaborate?It seems to declare that she is proud, rather than ashamed, of her sin.In reality, however, Hester simply accepts the “sin” and its symbol as part of herself, just as she accepts her child.And although she can hardly believe her present “realities,” she takes them as they are rather thanresisting them or trying to atone for them.How does this tell us about her character?Throughout The Scarlet Letter Hester is portrayed as an intelligent, capable. It is the extraordinary circumstances shaping her that make her such an important figure.Unit5 Herman MelvilleQuestions1.What are the stories Ismael tells about Moby Dick?Ishmael compares the legend of Moby Dick to his experience of the whale.He notes that sperm whale attacks have increased recently and that superstitious sailors have come to regard these attacks as having an intelligent, even supernatural origin.In particular, wild rumors about Moby Dick circulate among whalemen, suggesting that he can be in more than one place at the same time and that he is immortal. Ishmael remarks that even the wildest of rumors usually contains some truth.Whales, for instance, have been known to travel with remarkable speed from the Atlantic to the Pacific; thus, it is possible for a whale to be caught in the Pacific with the harpoons of a Greenland ship in it. Moby Dick, who has defied capture numerous times, exhibits an “intelligent malignity”（狠毒）in his attacks on men2.Why does Ahab react so violently against the white whale?First, he lost one of his legs because of the white whale.Second,He considers Moby Dick the embodiment of evil in the world, and he pursues the White Whale，because he believes it his inescapable fate to destroy this evil.Ishmael suggests that Ahab is “crazy”and call him “a raving lunatic.” Do you agree with him? Why or why not?Ishmael describes Ahab as mad in his narration, and it does indeed seem mad to try to fight the forces of nature or God.3.What narrative features can you find in the selected chapter?In the selected charpter, Melville employed the technique of multiple view of his narrative to portray Moby Dick to achieve the effect of ambiguity and let readers judge the meaning.Unit 6 Henry David ThoreauQuestions1.Where indeed did Thoreau live, both at a physical level and at a spiritual level?He lived in a cabin on Walden Pond, which belonged to Emerson’s property.2.Had Thoreau ever bought a farm? Why did he enjoy the act of buying?No, he hadn’t.He avoided purchasing a farm because it would inevitably tie him down financially and complicate his life. Thoreau didn’t see the acquisition of wealth as the goal for human existence, he saw the goal of lif e to bean exploration of the mind and of the magnificent world around us.He regarded the places as an existence free of obligations and full of leisure.3.Is it significant that Thoreau mentioned the Fourth of July as the day on which he began to stay in the woods? Why?Yes, it is.Because The Fourth of July is known as Independence Day,the birthday ot the United States.Here Thoreau uses the day to express his beginning of regeneration at Walden.It also means a symbol of his conquest of being.4.How could you answer the question Thoreau asked at the end of this selection?Unit 7 19th Century American Poets1. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow(1) I Shot an Arrow…1. Why did the speaker lose sight of his arrow and song?The arrow flies too swiftly and too far away to be seen by the speaker; whereas the song is naturally invisible.2. In what circumstances did he find them again?He finds them unexpectedly years later from the trunk of a tree and the heart of a friend.3. What do arrow and song stand for in this poem?The images of arrow and song here may stand for friendship.(2) A Psalm of Life1. What kind of person is the speaker of this poem?The speaker is a man of action, always optimistic and cheerful, trying to achieve as much as possible in the short span of life.2. According to the poem, how should our lives be led to overcome the fact that each day brings us nearer to death?We should work harder and live happier.3. Interpret the metaphor of "Footprints on the sand of time" (line 28).The metaphor refers to human deeds in real life.2. Walt Whitman(1)One's Self I Sing1. What is the significance of singing about one's self?It is an exaltation of the individual spirit, which is typical of American people.2. What is the difference between physiology and physiognomy?Physiology is a science that deals with the functions and life process of human beings, whereas physiognomy refers to an art of judging character from contours of face itself or the appearance of a person.3. What does Whitman mean by the term of "the Modern Man"?He means that a man should be free from any prejudice and pride, totally different from the traditional one, that is full of bias.(3) O Captain! My Captain!1. Why is the word "Captain" capitalized throughout the poem?In this poem the word “Captain” specially refers to Abraham Lincoln, president of the United States. 2. What overall metaphor does the poet employ in this poem?Life is a journey.3. Why do people on the shores exult and bells ring, while the speaker remains so sad?They welcome the ship returning from its hard trip, whereas the speaker is sad because the captain fails to receive his own honor.3.Emily Dickinson(1) To Make a Prairie …1. What things are needed to "make" a prairie? In what sense can one really do it?Some grass and insects and small animals. People can make a prairie with their imagination.2. How can "revery alone" create a prairie?The prairie stays in one's mind.(2) Success Is Counted Sweetest1. Why is success "counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed"?Those who have tasted the bitterness of failure would have a keener desire for success.2. Who are "the purple host"?The so-called successful people in the world.3. Who is "he" in the last stanza?Anyone who is pursuing his success.(3) I'm Nobody!1. Who are the "pair of us" and "they" in this poem? The "pair of us" refers to the speaker in the poem and the reader, and "they" refers to the public, especially those in power.2. What does "an admiring bog" really mean?" (line 28).It Implies the vain and empty common people, who are always admiring and pursuing the celebrities.3. What is the theme of this poem?The real admirable life is a secluded and common one.4. Do you want to be "nobody" or "somebody"? Explain your reasons.Different persons would have different answers to this question. Personally, I prefer to be nobody. Unit 8 Mark TwainQuestions1: Why do you think Mr.Wheeler is so eager to tell these stories?From Mr.Wheeler’s behaviors and contents of his narration we can know he is so eager to tell these stories.First, when "I" asked him to tell "me" something about W.Smiley, he “ backed me into a corner and blockaded me with his chair, and then s at down and reeled off the narrative”. And during the process of telling his stories, he never paid any attention to others'response to his story and just went on telling what amused him. At last when the listener felt boring and wanted to leave, Mr.Wheeler even didn't notice it and still asked him to sit there listening to him.Question2: Does his audience share his enthusiasm in telling the stories? No. the audience does not show any interest in Mr.Wheeler’ stories. In fact, the narrator was very feveris h about his stories, but ,in the eyes of the listener,the stories were very boring and had nothing to do with his preoccupation. As an educated man, the listener couldn't understand the way of laborers for joy, and he would never bother himself to understa nd it. So after the long time of Mr.Wheeler’ solo narration and when the audience got a chance, he fled away.Question3: Do you think the narrator and his listener ever suspect the presence of humor? Why? How do you interpret their interactions? The narrator and his listener never noticed or suspected the presence of humor.During the intercourse,the narrator went vigorously on his monotonous narrative "wihout a little smiling" talking about the animals and the things like ,while the listener felt rather puzzled or bothered by his stories.It seemed to be kind of coarse things. So the two different scenes go on separately without a intersection.And their interaction was a complete failure according toour common sense about communication.But it in this sense produced the effect of humor which can be tasted by our readers due to the skills adopted by Mark Twain .Unit 14 F·Scott Fitzgerald1.Do you think Gatsby deserves to be called “the great”? Why?（1）I think it is too complicated to simply say Gatsby deserves to be ―great‖or not.For one thing, Gatsby was ambitious, hardworking, generous and passionate. He was so extremely loyal to his love and Daisy that he could do anything to get Daisy back: he did shady business to earn money and social position; he threw luxurious parties just to draw Daisy’s attention; he could take the blame for a death that he did not cause.（2）In this respect, he is much ―greater‖than his contemporaries. For another thing, Gatsby never realized that Daisy wasn’t the girl he loved anymore. Gatsby was so innocent that he staked everything on his dreams, not realizing that his dreams are unworthy of him. He wasn’t sober enough to be great.2.Does “the green light”Gatsby believed in exist in reality? Why or why not ?（1）I think ―the green light‖does not exist in reality. Because the green light which situated at the end of Daisy’s East Egg dock and barely vis ible from West Egg lawn represents Gatsby’s unattainable dream. Although the color itself can be seen as hope a nd bright future, Gatsby’s quest for Daisy back is doomed to be impossible. Daisy lived in ―a material world without being real, where poor ghost s, breathing dream like air‖.（2）After five years when Gatsby met Daisy again, the miracle Daisy had lost her original glory. Therefore, there is no delaying that Gatsby’s dream would not come true. In the novel, the green light not only represents that innocent Gatsby looked forward to the future, but also means his longing for the history –his happy past with Daisy. The distinction between ideal and reality was huge. As if American dream between golden past and golden future always suffered from the realistic betrayal and crush.3.What does Gatsby’s Schedule reveal about him and how does it relate to the American Dream?（1）The schedule is a reflection of Gatsby’s determination and ambition. It reveals that he is hard on himself in pursuit of his goal—to be an upper-class man.（2）On one hand, we can know that he is persistent in pursuing his American Dream-- to attain wealth and happiness through his struggle. On the other hand, he is too idealistic and naive.（3）He tries his best to make money and learns everything required to be an upper-class man so that he can get access to his beloved girl.Money is important，but there are other barriers difficult to penetrate. The girl he loves is as vulgar and superficial as others in her circle, she is unable to meets Gatsby’s romantic fantasy. So his dream is destined to shatter, which indicates the disillusion of American Dream.4.When you read the line “He (the man with owl-eyed glasses) took off his glasses and wiped them again, outside and in ,” what images does it create in your mind, given the novel’s numerous references to the strikingly strange scene of the spectacled eyes?（1）From this line , superficially, owl-eyes is a person with thick and blurry glasses who can not see clearly all the things in the world. However, we know he is actually an owl-wise observer and sees more clearly than anyone else in the novel. Owl-Eyes, except Nick, is the only friend to appear at the rain-soaked burial of Gatsby, when others are unwilling to come. He feels sympathy for Gatsby’s tragedy.（2）After reading this line, I cannot help thinking of the Dr.Eckleburg billboard with its huge yellow spectacles in this novel. In many rainy days, Dr. Eckleburg’s eyes are also dimmed and seem blind. But in fact this is a pair of "all-seeing" eyes. The Owl-Eyed Man is similar to Dr. Eckleburg, sadly looking at the people’s life and idealism of this time. B oth of them symbolize an uninvolved spectator god. They watch all the activities of the humans. Owl-eyes is the avatar of the sightless Dr. Eckleburg.Unit 16 Ernest Hemingway1. How do you interpret the irony of the title after reading the story?（1）The title ―A Clean Well-Lighted Place‖refers to the caféin the text. The caféwas very clean and well- lighted. From the literary meaning, we may feel this place was very warm and comfortable, was a place where people need warmth wanted to go. So the old man, who was rich but deaf and lonely came here to find warmth and avoided nada. It was the only place he could go and could find some comfort.（2）However, the younger waiter was very selfish. As his wife was waiting him on the bed, he wanted to go home early. Therefore, he refused to offer the old man another cup of wine by the excuse that the business was finished. In fact, there was still an hour from closing time. The younger thought an hour was more important to him than to the old man. The old man needed to leave the only place where he could get far away from nada/ nothing. This café should be warm but the younger waiter forced the lonely and deaf to leave without any sympathy. This is the irony of the title.2. Do you think youth and confidence can help one withstand the metaphorical dark？Why or why not? （1）I don’t think so.In our opinion, the metaphorical dark means nada，nothing in one’s inner heart. In the article, the younger waiter had both youth and confidence; however, he never made full use of them. As we can see, he didn’t understand the old man’s suicide and excessive drinking, and failed to see his tomorrow through the old man’s present situation.（2）What’s more, he had no idea that youth is not permanent, which cannot guarantee love and work. From above, there is no denying that he didn’t realize his nada. Therefore, his youth and confidence never contributed to withstanding his metaphorical dark.（3）I think that, nowadays, youth and confidence do can help to withstand the metaphorical dark, for one can bravely face the reality and overcome the nada with youth and confidence. But they only serve as two main factors. In fact, we need some other factors such as courage, dignity and so on if we want to withstand the metaphorical dark successfully.3.The older waiter said to the younger waiter:“We are of two different kinds.”In what way do you think they are different?（1）I think they are different from each other in the following four aspects：In the beginning, they are in different ages.The older waiter was in his middle age; while the other was much younger.（2）Then, they have different attitudes towards the old man. From the article, we know the older waiter had suffered a lot. He had maintained a clean and well-lighted place in his heart, and he could understand the old man and show sympathy to him. However, the young man was very selfish. He wanted to go home early so that he finished the business one hour earlier and forced the old man to leave. He showed hatred rather than sympathy to the old man.（3）Next, they have different attitudes towards life. The older waiter had a deep sense of life. He was brave and wanted to fight again nada. Besides, he cared about others. The younger one was totally different; he has a shadow understanding of life. He satisfied with his present love and work, he only care about himself and was reluctant to take others into consideration. He even never thought of his future.（4）Finally, they have different attitudes towards nada. The older waiter had realized that it is impossible to avoid nada in one’s whole life. The only thing he can do is to keep a kind of clearness in his own mind. So he was willing to work late for the lonely old man and was pleased to help those who are suffering nada. But out of youth and confidence, he failed to overcome nada. On the contrary, the younger waiter had the two most important factors for withstanding nada; however, he didn’t realize the nada in his heart at all. Then his youth and confidence became useless.Unit 17 20th -Century American Poets1. Ezra Pound In A Station of the Metro1. Why does the poet call the faces of pedestrians "apparition"?These pedestrians are all walking in a hurry amidst the drizzling rain.2. What do "petals" and "bough" stand for? Petals refer to the faces while the bough stands for the floating crowd.2. Wallace Stevens Anecdote of the Jar1. What does the jar in poem symbolize? Why does the speaker place it on top of a hill? The jar here symbolizes a certain perspective on looking at this world. If the perspective of the viewing is creative and unique, it will change the conventional order of the old world. When a new perspective comes out, it will certainly hold attention from the rest.2. The jar is "round" and "of a port in air," meaning that it has a stately importance. What effect does it have on surroundings when placed on the ground? Maybe the round jar assumes the air of a domineering figure, which helps to form a certain order out of the disordered surrounding.3. How did the wilderness of Tennessee characterized? What words or phrases does the poet use to describe it? Tennessee seems to a place full of life and energy. “Slovenly,” “sprawl” and “wild” are some of the words used to describe the place. (See Anecdote of the Jar )4.Robert Frost(1)Fire and Ice1. What are the symbolic meanings of fire in this poem? Fire symbolizes natural disaster, human passion, as well as war.2. Why does the speaker say that ice is also great for destruction? Explain what ice stands for here. Ice, oppose to fire, is also a dreadful natural disaster in this world, and ice is always related to indifference, coldness, hatred, and the other negative sentiments of human beings.3. What is your opinion about fire and ice? Which one is more destructive? Both fire and ice can destroy this beautiful world if they are beyond control of human beings. Therefore we should be open-minded and reduce our prejudice and pride so as to keep this world in peace.(2)Stopping By Woods On a Snowy Evening1. In your opinion, what was the reason that made the speaker stop by the woods on a snowy evening? The poet was deeply attracted by the natural beauty of the scene at that very moment.2. Why did the horse give the harness bell a shake? The horse grew impatient by stopping in the middle of the dark, cold woods at midnight. It was eager to go home.3. Why couldn't the speaker stay longer by the woods to appreciate its mysterious beauty? He realized that it was late at night and he would have to hurry home to get some food and sleep, because the next morning he would have a lot of work to do.4. What is the effect of repetition in the last two lines? The refrain-like repetition in the last two lines reminds the reader a simple fact of life: whatever happens, one must go forward in the journey of his or her life.(3) The Road Not Taken1. What is the speaker's initial response to the divergence of the two roads? The speaker is at a loss which road he should choose, and he feels sorry that he cannot explore both roads at the same time.2. Describe the similarities and differences of these two roads. Which one does the speaker take? Two roads are similar except one of them is more “grassy,” which implies that it is less traveled by pe ople. The speaker prefers the less traveled one, because he likes adventure.3. What might the two roads stand for in the speaker's mind? One road stands for the traditional one and the other is unconventional one and full of challenges and difficulties. To follow other people's footsteps or to open a new road for himself is really not an easy decision for us to make in our lives.Unit22 Allen GinsbergAll through the poem, the speaker is addressing to Walt Whitman. Is this poem about Walt Whitman or about modern America?-----from Allen Ginsberg A Supermarket in CaliforniaThe author in this poem wanted to emphasis his theme about showing his respect to the passed age and showing his worry about the corrupt in the part of spirit and society. As we all know, Walt Whitman’s poetry was a revolution in American literature can be seen in the first publication of Leaves of Grass in 1855. His poetry is “free verse” in that the lack of meter and rhyme is known as his major technical innovation. Allen Ginsberg had a highly praise on him. As the movement of Beat Generation, Allen Ginsberg used poetry as weapon to express his own understanding of Beat---beatific and beat down.In this poem, the author wrote the sentence “shopping for images”. What he wanted t o buy is the things which were listed by Walt Whitman many years ago. What is in the supermarket? The fresh fruits on the shelf fit the needs of customers and the families. We across a strange statement: shopping for images. How can we shop for images? What he refers to us is still the pure image---“dreaming of your enumerations”. The things on the shelf are the images of languages in Walt Whitman’s poetry. The language in Walt Whitman’s poetry and the spirit in his poetry are the things which Allen Ginsber g dreamed of. A young America which is full of energy is worth being praised. Allen Ginsberg found the song of himself, the song full of courage and the echo of the real world among Walt Whitman’s work. The meaning of age in this poem is that the nation or the race opens the age which belongs to them and。
陶洁《美国文学选读》(第3版)章节题库-第一章至第二章【圣才出品】
第二部分章节题库第1单元本杰明·富兰克林І.Fill in the blanks.1.If we say Jonathan Edwards represents the upper levels of the American mind, _____represents the lower levels.【答案】Benjamin Franklin【解析】美国文学评论家范·威克·布鲁克斯（Van Wyck Brooks）在《美国的成年》(America’s Coming of Age)中指出乔纳森·爱德华兹和本杰明·富兰克林是美国18世纪的两位重要的哲学家，他们是不同层次思想的代表。
2.Franklin’s claim to a place in literature rests chiefly on his_____and_____.【答案】Poor Richard’s Almanac，The Autobiography【解析】富兰克林在文学上的地位主要取决于《穷查理历书》和《自传》。
3.In American literature,the eighteenth century was an Age of_____and Revolution.【答案】Reason【解析】18世纪的美国处于理性与革命时期。
这一时期的美国深受法国启蒙思想的影响，且处于独立革命时期。
4.Franklin was the epitome of the_____,the versatile,practical embodiment of national man in the18th century.【答案】Enlightenment【解析】富兰克林是启蒙思想的缩影，是18世纪理性的代表。
5.Benjamin Franklin’s best writing is found in his masterpiece_____.【答案】The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin【解析】本杰明·富兰克林文学上最大的成就体现在他的作品《本杰明·富兰克林自传》上。
陶洁《美国文学选读》(第3版)笔记和课后习题详解(第10单元 斯蒂芬
第10单元斯蒂芬•克莱恩10.1复习笔记I.Introduction to author（作者简介）1.Life（生平）Stephen Crane was an American novelist,short story writer,poet and journalist. Prolific throughout his short life,he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism and Impressionism.He is recognized by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation.斯蒂芬·克莱恩是美国小说家、短篇小说家、诗人、记者。
他在短暂的一生中著作颇丰，在现实主义传统下写了许多著名作品，也成为美国自然主义和印象主义的早期范例。
他被当代批评家认为是同时代最具有创意的作家。
2.Major Works（主要作品）Maggie:A Girl of the Street(1893)《街头女郎麦姬》The Red Badge of Courage(1895)《红色英勇勋章》“The Open Boat”(1897)《海上扁舟》The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky(1898)《新娘来到黄天镇》The Blue Hotel(1898)《蓝色旅店》II.Selected works（选读作品）◆The Open Boat《海上扁舟》This story is based on Crane’s personal experiences.While traveling to Cuba to work as a newspaper correspondent during the Cuban insurrection against Spain, Crane was stranded at sea after his ship the Commodore sank off the coast of Florida.Stephen Crane and three others endured the rage of the sea for thirty hours. Billy Higgins a friend of Cranes drowned while swimming to shore.This realistic story of their life-threatening ordeal captures the emotions of four men in a fight against nature.The most significant aspect of this struggle lies in the men’s attempts to help one another survive when they are confronted with danger and disaster.故事取材于克莱恩真实的个人经历。
陶洁《美国文学选读》(第3版)笔记和课后习题考研真题详解
陶洁《美国文学选读》（第3版）笔记和课后习题（含考研真题）详解攻重浩精研学习网提供资料第1单元本杰明•富兰克林1.1复习笔记I.Introduction to author（作者简介）Benjamin Franklin(1706—1790)was a rare genius in human history.He became everything: a printer,postmaster,almanac maker,essayist,scientist,inventor,orator,statesman, philosopher,political economist,ambassador,—“Jack of all trades.”本杰明·富兰克林(1706—1790)是人类历史上少有的天才。
他是出版家、邮政总长、历书作者、散文家、科学家、发明家、演说家、政治家、哲学家、政治经济学家、大使等等。
1.Life（生平）He was born into a poor family.He was a voracious reader.At16he published essays under the pseudonym Silence Dogood.At17he ran away to Philadelphia to make his own fortune. He became a printer.He helped found the Pennsylvania Hospital,an academy which led to the University of Pennsylvania,and the American Philosophical Society.He was a preeminent scientist of his day.He signed the Declaration of Independence.He was one of the makers of the new nation.富兰克林出生于一个贫穷的家庭。
陶洁《美国文学选读》(第3版)笔记和课后习题详解(第12单元 舍伍德·安德森)【圣才出品】
第12单元舍伍德·安德森12.1复习笔记I.Introduction to author（作者简介）1.Life（生平）Sherwood Anderson(1876-1941),a novelist,was born in Camden,Ohio,the third of seven children of his family.After his father’s business failed,the family was forced to move frequently,finally settling down at Clyde,Ohio,in1884.Partly as a result of these misfortunes,young Sherwood found various odd jobs to help his family,which earned him the nickname"Jobby."He left school at age14.Anderson moved to Chicago near his brother’s home and worked as a manual laborer until near the turn of the century,when he enlisted in the United States Army.He was called up but did not see action in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.After the war,in1900,he enrolled at Wittenberg University in Springfield,Ohio. Eventually he secured a job as a copywriter in Chicago and became more successful.舍伍德·安德森(1876—1941)是一位小说家，出身于俄亥俄州卡姆丹镇，在七个孩子中排行第三。
陶洁《美国文学选读》(第3版)章节题库-第八章至第九章【圣才出品】
第8单元马克·吐温I.Fill in the blanks.1.The best work that Mark Twain ever produced is_____,which was a success from its fast publication in1884,and has always been regarded as one of the great books of western literature and western civilization.（人大2006研）【答案】Adventures of Huckleberry Finn【解析】马克·吐温的最著名的代表作是《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》。
2.One of Samuel Langhorne Clemens’best books_____is built around his experiences as a steam boat pilot.【答案】Life on the Mississippi【解析】马克·吐温的凭着年轻时驾驶河船的经验,写成了脍炙人口的自传《密西西比河上的生活》。
以密西西比河及沿岸的城镇为背景，生动地写下作者的生活体验、童年岁月以及他所热爱的乡土。
3.Mark Twain once described the theme of a book as the struggle between a healthy heart and a deformed conscience,and he attributed this description to the character_____in that book.（首师大2008研）【答案】Huckleberry Finn【解析】马克吐温曾说《哈克贝利·费恩》这部小说的主题是健康的心灵与扭曲的良心之间的斗争，他这段描述是针对小说主人公哈克贝利·费恩而言的。
陶洁《美国文学选读》(第3版)笔记和课后习题(含考研真题)详解-第1~6单元【圣才出品】
第1单元本杰明•富兰克林1.1 复习笔记I. Introduction to author（作者简介）Benjamin Franklin (1706—1790) was a rare genius in human history. He became everything: a printer, postmaster, almanac maker, essayist, scientist, inventor, orator, statesman, philosopher, political economist, ambassador, —“Jack of all trades.”本杰明·富兰克林(1706—1790)是人类历史上少有的天才。
他是出版家、邮政总长、历书作者、散文家、科学家、发明家、演说家、政治家、哲学家、政治经济学家、大使等等。
1. Life（生平）He was born into a poor family. He was a voracious reader. At 16 he published essays under the pseudonym Silence Dogood. At 17 he ran away to Philadelphia to make his own fortune. He became a printer. He helped found the Pennsylvania Hospital, an academy which led to the University of Pennsylvania, and the American Philosophical Society. He was a preeminent scientist of his day. He signed the Declaration of Independence. He was one of the makers of the new nation.富兰克林出生于一个贫穷的家庭。
陶洁《美国文学选读》(第3版)笔记和课后习题详解(第11单元 薇拉
第11单元薇拉•凯瑟11.1复习笔记I.Introduction to author（作者简介）1.Life（生平）Willa Cather(1873-1947)was an American woman author who achieved recognition for her novels of frontier life on the Great Plains,in works such as O Pioneers!,MyÁntonia and The Song of the Lark.In1923she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours(1922),a novel set during World War I.Cather grew up in Nebraska and graduated from the University of Nebraska.She lived and worked in Pittsburgh for ten years,and then at the age of33she moved to New York,where she lived for the rest of her life.薇拉·凯瑟(1873—1947)是一位美国女作家，她对边疆生活的描写获得广泛认可，主要体现在《啊，拓荒者》、《我的安东尼亚》和《云雀之歌》等作品中。
1923年，她凭借《我们中的一个》获得普利策奖，该作品取材于一战。
凯瑟在内布拉斯加州长大，毕业于内布拉斯加大学。
她在匹兹堡生活工作了十年，随后在她33岁时移居到纽约，直至终老。
2.Major Works（主要作品）O Pioneers!(1913)《啊，拓荒者》The Song of the Lark(1915)《云雀之歌》MyÁntonia(1918)《我的安东尼亚》One of Ours(1922)《我们中的一个》A Lost Lady(1923)《一个沉沦的女人》The Professor’s House(1925)《教授的住宅》Death Comes for the Archbishop(1927)《死神迎接大主教》II.Selected works（选读作品）◆Miss Jewett《朱厄特小姐》It is a prose about the writer’s memories of her literary guide,Sarah Orne Jewett.Cather had deep feelings towards her.Jewett is a woman writer who had her own specific features.When Cather recalls her,she must talk about Jewett’s literary achievement.So,this article will focus on both emotional personal feelings and sharp writings of literary criticism.这是一篇凯瑟回忆文学领路人莎拉·奥恩·朱厄特的散文。
陶洁《美国文学选读》(第3版)章节题库-19世纪美国诗人【圣才出品】
第7单元19世纪美国诗人I.Fill in the blanks.1.After his death,_____became the only American to be honored with a bust in the Poet’s Corner of Westminster Abbey.【答案】Henry Wadsworth Longfellow【解析】亨利·沃兹沃斯·朗费罗（1807—1882）晚年获得各种荣誉，接受过剑桥及牛津大学颁予的荣誉学位。
死后其半身像置于伦敦威斯敏斯特大教堂的诗人角，他是第一个获此殊荣的美国人。
2.Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s first collection of poems entitled______appeared in1838.【答案】Voices of the Night【解析】亨利·沃兹沃斯·朗费罗（Henry Wadsworth Longfellow，1807—1882），19世纪美国最伟大的浪漫主义诗人之一。
他是新英格兰文化中心剑桥文学界和社交界的重要人物。
1838年出版第一部诗集《夜吟》（Voices of the Night）。
3.The most scholarly of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s writings is his translationof Dante’s_____.【答案】Divine Comedy【解析】1861年亨利·沃兹沃斯·朗费罗的夫人不幸被火烧伤致死，这一直使他无比悲痛，为了摆脱精神上的重负，他投身于但丁的《神曲》（Divine Comedy）的翻译。
4.Life is real!Life is earnest!And the grave is not its goalDust thou art,to dust returnest was not spoken of the soul.These lines are taken from a poem entitled______.（天津外国语2013研）【答案】“A Psalm of Life”【解析】该选段选自朗费罗的《人生礼赞》。
陶洁美国文学第三版选择题复习资料
陶洁美国文学第三版选择题复习资料Test 1一、单选题（共2题，10分）1、Which of the following values doesn't belong to that of Puritans'?A、hard workB、thriftC、self-relianceD、Patriotism正确答案： D解析：Patriotism指爱国主义，早期清教徒初到北美时，当地并不是一个国家，同时，当时人们的宗教信仰更强烈2、________ is a book written by Benjamin Franklin to recollect his life and encourage young people to strive for a better life.A、Poor Richards AlmanacB、The AutobiographyC、The Arrival in PhiladelphiaD、The Way to Wealth正确答案：B二、多选题（共3题，15分）1、How much do you know about Benjamin Franklin?A、He is one of the founding fathers of America.B、He is a self-made man and set a good example for American Dream.C、He made a lot of contributions to America and has a colorful life.D、He is very proud of his achievements and shows his pride in his work The Autobiography.正确答案：ABC解析：Franklin 一直很谦虚，他写的《自传》全文语气温和，平易近人，死后墓碑上的铭文也只留下简单的一个身份词：A Printer。
陶洁《美国文学选读》（第3版）章节题库-第三章至第四章【圣才出品】
陶洁《美国⽂学选读》（第3版）章节题库-第三章⾄第四章【圣才出品】第3单元拉尔夫·华尔多·爱默⽣.Fill in the blanks.1.In1836,a little book came out which made a tremendous impact on the intellectual life ofAmerica.It was entitled Nature by_____.【答案】Ralph Waldo Emerson【解析】拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默⽣（Ralph Waldo Emerson,1803—1882）美国散⽂作家、思想家、诗⼈。
1836年出版处⼥作《论⾃然》。
《论⾃然》的发表为美国思想界吹来⼀股清风，⼀扫机械主义⾃然观的乌烟瘴⽓。
2.The great work_____not only demonstrates Emersonian ideas of self-reliance but also develops and tests Thoreau’s own transcendental philosophy.【答案】“Self-Reliance”【解析】《论⾃助》不仅表现了爱默⽣关于⾃⽴的思想，同时也表达了他的超验主义思想。
3.“The greatest delight which the fields and woods minister,is the suggestion ofan occult relation between man and the vegetable.I am not alone and unacknowledged.They nod to me,and I to them.The waving of the boughs in the storm,is new to me and old.It takes me by surprise,and yet is not unknown.Its effect is like that of a higher thought or a better emotion coming over me,when I deemed I was thinking justly or doing right.Yet it is certain that the power to produce this delight,does not reside in _____,but in_____,or in a harmony of both.It is necessary to use these pleasures with great temperance.”（天津外国语2010研）【答案】nature；man【解析】该选段选⾃爱默⽣的《论⾃然》(Nature)。
美国文学选读考研教材练习题库
美国文学选读考研教材练习题库陶洁《美国文学选读》（第3版）配套题库【考研真题精选＋章节题库】目录第一部分考研真题精选一、填空题二、单选题三、名词解释四、作品分析题五、问答题第二部分章节题库第1单元本杰明·富兰克林第2单元埃德加·爱伦·坡第3单元拉尔夫·华尔多·爱默生第4单元纳撒尼尔·霍桑第5单元赫尔曼·梅尔维尔第6单元亨利·大卫·梭罗第7单元19世纪美国诗人第8单元马克·吐温第9单元亨利·詹姆斯第10单元斯蒂芬·克莱恩第11单元薇拉·凯瑟第12单元舍伍德·安德森第13单元凯萨琳·安·波特第14单元弗·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德第15单元威廉姆·福克纳第16单元厄内斯特·海明威第17单元20世纪美国诗人（1）第18单元尤金·格拉斯通·奥尼尔第19单元埃·布·怀特第20单元田纳西·威廉斯第21单元拉尔夫·华尔多·埃利森第22单元20世纪美国诗人（2）第23单元阿瑟·米勒第24单元索尔·贝娄第25单元约瑟夫·海勒第26单元托尼·莫里森第27单元路易丝·厄德里克•试看部分内容考研真题精选一、填空题1. In his autobiography, _____creates the image of a self-made man and demonstrates his belief that the new world of America was a la nd of _____which might be met through hard work and wise manag ement.[天津外国语学院2011研]【答案】Benjamin Franklin, opportunities查看答案【解析】富兰克林是美国启蒙时期与独立战争时期的代表人物。
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第一部分考研真题精选一、填空题1.In his autobiography,_____creates the image of a self-made man and demonstrates his belief that the new world of America was a land of_____which might be met through hard work and wise management.（天津外国语学院2011研）【答案】Benjamin Franklin,opportunities【解析】富兰克林是美国启蒙时期与独立战争时期的代表人物。
他的《自传》是美国第一部成功的传记体作品，文中树立的主人公形象激励了一代又一代的美国人去追求美国梦。
2.In his novel,William Faulkner has invented a county named_____and the seat of the county_____.（国际关系学院2009研）【答案】Yoknapatawpha;the town of Jefferson【解析】福克纳在自己的一系列著作中虚构了位于密西西比州北部的约克纳帕塔法县，这个县的中心是杰弗逊镇。
3.Eugene O’Neill borrowed freely from the best traditions of____drama,be it Greek_____,or the_____of Ibsen,or the_____of Strindberg.（国际关系学院2010研）【答案】European；tragedies；realism；expressionism【解析】尤金·奥尼尔是被称为“美国戏剧之父”，其戏剧融合欧洲戏剧传统的精华，包括希腊的悲剧，易卜生现实主义剧作和斯特林堡的表现主义。
4.The Compsons,the Sartorises,and the Sutpens are representative southern aristocratic families in______’s novels,and they are all portrayed as prisoners of the past,who cannot reconcile with the fall of the south after______.（天津外国语2013研）【答案】William Faulkner;the Civil War【解析】这三个家族是福克纳关于南方贵族的三个代表，在这些作品中，主人公们生活在过去的牢笼中，无法接受美国内战后南方的衰落。
5.In______,a novel about American Civil War,the protagonist keeps asking himself the question.“Will I run from a battle?”and at last he does run away from the battle field.（天津外国语学院2009研）【答案】The Red Badge of Courage【解析】《红色英勇勋章》是以美国内战背景，讲的是名叫亨利的青年怀着对战争的美妙幻想，不顾母亲的反对，参加了北方军。
虽然战争很刺激，但是面对死亡的威胁，他动摇了。
他一直问自己：“我会从战场上逃跑吗？”后来，他还是从阵地上逃跑了。
后来，他为此十分内疚，重上战场，获得显赫战功，但是无论他逃跑时的怯弱还是冲锋时的英勇都不过是一种歇斯底里的表现。
6.Set in Spain during the Civil War,the novel_____stated again Hemingway’s view of love found and lost,and described the indomitable spirit of the common people.（人大2006研）【答案】For Whom the Bell Tolls【解析】海明威的小说《丧钟为谁而鸣》（For Whom the Bell Tolls）以西班牙内战为背景，该小说陈述了海明威对爱与失去的观点，描写了普通人不屈不饶的精神。
7.Author_____Title_____（南京大学2007研）He disliked bars and bodegas.A clean,well-lighted caféwas a very different thing. Now,without thinking further,he would go home to his room.He would lie in the bed and finally,with daylight,he would go to sleep.After all,he said to himself,it is probably only insomnia.Many must have it.【答案】Author:Ernest Hemingway Title:“A Clean,Well-lighted Place”【解析】题目节选自海明威的《一个干净明亮的地方》。
8.In the novel entitled______written by______,a boy dreams of glorious battle in the Union Army in the Civil War.However,his initial confrontation with true war perplexes him.（大连外国语2008研）【答案】The Red Badge of Courage；Stephen Crane【解析】克莱恩的小说《红色英勇勋章》以南北战争为背景，小说的主人公亨利怀着对战争的美妙幻想，参加了北方军队，但在最初真正面对战争的时候，他却失去了勇气，当了逃兵，后来他克服了恐惧心理，经过战火的洗礼，重新获得了自信和勇气。
9.Ernest Hemingway once noted that“all modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain”.The book Hemingway gave credit to is_____.（天津外国语2007研）【答案】Adventures of Huckleberry Finn【解析】海明威曾经说“所有现代美国文学都来自马克·吐温的一本书”。
这本书是《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》。
10.“In a Station of the Metro”by Ezra Pound goes like this:The apparition of these faces in the crowd;_____.（首师大2008研）【答案】Petals on a wet,black bough.【解析】这是意象派诗人庞德的名作，意为：人群中这些面孔幽灵一般显现，湿漉漉的黑色枝条上许多花瓣。
11.______,by Ezra Pound,employs the complex association of scholarly lore, anthropology,modern history and personages,private history and Witticism,and obscure literary interpolations in various languages.（人大2006研）【答案】The Cantos【解析】庞德的《诗章》包罗万象，是庞德的代表作。
12.Mark Twain,pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne_____,started off as a_____colorist.His novel_____is the one book from which,as Hemingway noted,“all _____American literature comes”.(国际关系学院2010研）【答案】Clemens；local；Adventures of Huckleberry Finn；modern【解析】马克·吐温的(Mark Twain)，原名塞缪尔·朗赫恩朗赫恩·克莱门斯(Samuel Langhorne Clemens)，是美国的作家，19世纪后期美国现实主义文学的杰出代表。
开始时他是个乡土作家，费恩《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》被海明威称为“现代美国文学之源”。
13.First produced in1949,Arthur Miller’s_____struck an immediate,emotional chord with audiences.Much of its success is attributed to Miller’s facility in portraying the universal hopes and fears of middle-class America.Through his main character,_____,Miller examines the myth of the American Dream and the shallow promise of happiness through material wealth.（天津外国语大学2011研）【答案】Death of a Salesman Willy【解析】《推销员之死》是米勒的代表作。
作品通过一位美国梦的典型追求者推销员威利，展示了美国社会中的各种矛盾，宣告了美国中产阶级郊区牧歌的完结。
14.In his______Benjamin Franklin creates the image of a boy’s rise from______to riches and demonstrates his belief that the new world of America was a land of opportunities which might be met through hard work and wise management.（天津外国语学院2008研）【答案】Autobiography,poor【解析】富兰克林在《自传》中讲述了其白手起家、自力更生的故事，平凡却生动的讲述表明他坚信通过努力就能实现美国梦。