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1. ________is not a play written by Tennessee Williams.A. Cat on Hot Tin RoofB. The Glass MenagerieC. Death of a SalesmanD. A Streetcar Named Desire2. From ______ in the 1920s, Black(or African- American) literature started one upsurge after another.A. The Harlem RenaissanceB. The Beat MovementC. The Lost GenerationD. The worker’s movement3. Which of the following is not said about Ezra Pound?A. For he was politically, controversial and notorious for what he did in the wartime, his literary achievement and influence are somewhat reduced.B. His artistic talents are on full display in the history of the imagist movement.C. From his analysis of Chinese ideogram Pound learned to another his poetic language in concrete, perceptual reality and to organize images into large patterns through juxtaposition.D. His language is usually oblique yet marvelously compressed and his poetry is dense with personal literary and historical allusions.4. In A Farewell to Arms, Hemingway_______.A. emphasizes his belief that man is trapped both physically and mentally and suggests that m an is doomed to be entrapped.B. Wrote the epitaph to a decade and to the whole generation in the 1930sC. Favored the idea of nature as an expression of either god’s design or his beneficence.D. Tells a story about the tragic love affair of a wounded American soldier with a French nurse5. Eugene O’neill is remembered for his tragic view of life, and most of his plays are about_____.A. The root, the truth of human desires and human frustrationsB. The moral nature of the modern mankindC. The relationship between man and nature as well as an and womanD. The inner contradiction of men before the red world6. Which of the following does not describe the strikingly successful artistic techniques in Catch-22？A. BurlesqueB. black humorC. anti-heroD.simple plot7. In his poems, Robert Frost combined traditional verse to forms with________.A. A simple spoken language the speech of New England farmersB. The pastoral language of the southern areaC. The difficult and highly ornamental languageD. Both A and B8. The literary characters of the America type in early 19th century are generally characterized by all the following Features except that they_______.A. Speak local dialectsB. are polite and elegant gentlemanC..are simple and crude farmersD. are noble savage (red and white) untainted by society9. The Raven was written in 1844 by_______.A. Philip FreneauB. Edgar Allan PoeC. Henry Wadsworth LongfellowD. Emily Dickinson10. The main issues involved in the debate of Transcendentalism and generally philosophically concerning______.A. The cold, rigid rationalism of UnitarianismB. The relationship between man and womenC. He development of Romanticism in AmericaD. Nature man and the universe11. ______ can be broadly defined as“the faithful representation of reality”or “verisimilitude”it includes the period of time from the civil war to the turn of the century.A. American Realism C.American SentimentalismB. American Transcendentalism D. American Romanticism12. Which of the following works is not be Ernest Hemingway?A. The Old Man and SeaB. A Farewell to ArmsC.Sound and FuryD. For whom to Bell Tolls13. Iceberg Theory is a writing principle proposed and closely followed by________.A. Jack LondonB. Sinclair LewisC. William FaulknerD. Ernest Hemingway14. Which of the following is said of the American Naturalism?A. They preferred to have their own region and people at the forefront of the storiesB. Their characteristic setting is an isolated townC. Their characters were conceived more or less complex combinations or inherited attributes, their habits conditioned by social and economic forcesD. Humans should be united because they had to adapt themselves to changing environmental conditions15. As a great innovator in American literature, Walt Whitman wrote his poetry in an unconventional style which is now called_______, that is_________.A. Hymn, poetry with chanting refrains.B. Blank verse, poetry without rhymes at the end of the lines but with a fixed beat.C. Free verse, poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme.D. Ode, poetry in an irregular metric form and expressing noble feeling.16. By the end of he 19th century, the realists had rejected the portrayal of idealized characters and event, instead, sought to______.A. Describe the wide range of American experienceB. Present the subtleties of human personalityC. Show animal nature of human beingsD. Both A and B17. In all his novels Theodore Dreiser set himself to project the _____American values. For example, in Sister Carrie, there is no one character whose status is not determined economically.A. PuritansB. MaterialisticC. PsychologicalD. Religions18. _______was poet in American modern period who was deeply influence by Eastern culture.A. T.S.EliotB. Robert FrostC. Ezra PoundD. Walt Whitman19. Which of the following is not a typical feature of Henry James’s writing style?A. Exquisite and elaborateB. minute and detailed descriptionsB. lengthy psychological analyses D. American colloquialism20. In American literature, the 18th century was the age of Enlightenment. ______was the dominant spirit.A. HumanismB. rationalismC. DevolutionD. Evolution21. About the novel The Scarlet Letter, which of the following statement is not right?A. It is a love story and a story of sinB. It is a highly symbolic story as the author is a master of symbolismC. It is mainly about the moral emotional and psychological effects of the sin upon the main characters and the people in generalD. In it the letter A takes the same symbolic meaning throughout the novel22. American Colonial literature is longer than any other literary and sermons, which started when the first settlers kept diaries and sermons and developed till________.A. The mid of 18th centuryB. early 17th centuryB. the end of 17th century D. the end of 18th century23. Which of the following works concerns most concentrated the Calvinistic view of original sin?A. The WastelandB. The Scarlet LetterC. Leaves of GrassD. As I Lay Dying24. Whitman’s poem are characterized by all the following features except______.A. Strict poetic formB. a simple and conversationallanguageB. a free and natural rhythmic pattern D. an easy flow of feelings25.Which of the following is not written by Faulkner? A. The Sound and Fury B.A Rose for EmilyD. Tender is the night26._______ is considered to be a spokesman for the alienated youth in the post-war era and his The Catcher in the Rye is regarded as a students’classic.A. Allen SalingerB.E.E. CummingsC.J.D. Salinger D. Henry James27.Which one of the following statement is NOT True of William Faulkner?A. He is master of stream of consciousness narrativeB. His writing is often complex and difficult to understandC. He represents a new group pf Southern writers28.As a spokesman of the“Roaring 20s’”. Scott Fitzgerald portrayed ______.A. the problems of the human heart in conflict with itselfB. the psychological journey of the modern man and his helplessness in the modern worldC. the primitive struggle of individuals in the context of irresistible natural forcesD. the hollowness of the American worship of riches and the unending American dream of fulfillment29.In the beginning paragraph of chapter 3. The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald describes a big party by saying that “men and girls came and went like moths”. The author most likely indicates that______.A. there was a crowd of party goersB. these people were light -heartedC. these were crazy and ignorant charactersD. such life does not have red meaning30.______ is generally regarded as the forerunner of the 20th century “stream -of consciousness ”novels and the founder of psychological realism.A. Theodore DreiserB. William Faulkner D. His often depicts slum life in New York and ChicagoC. Light in AugustC. Henry JamesD. Mark Twain31.As the leader of the Harlem writers who created the Black Renaissance ______ as known as the“Poet Laureate of Harlem”.A. Ralph EllisonB. Langston HughesC. Richard WrightD. Alice Walker32.Hemingway once described Mark Twain’s novel ________ the one book from which“all modern American literature comes”.A. The Adventure of Huckleberry FinnB. The Adventure of Tom SawyerC. The Gilded AgeD. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg33.Romantics put emphasis on the following Expect _______.A. common senseB. imaginationC. intuitionD. individualism34.In the middle of 19th century, America witnessed a cultural flowering which is called ________.A. the English RenaissanceB. the American RenaissanceC. the Second RenaissanceD. the Salem Renaissance35.The main theme of The Art of Fiction written by ______ clearly indicates that the aim of the novel is to present life.A. Henry JamesB. Mark TwainC. Theodore DreiserD. Ernest Hemingway36.In the line“We slowly drove-He knew on haste/ And I had put away /My labor and my leisure too. /For his Civility -”, the word“civility”means______.A. abilityB. politenessC. kindnessD. pleasure37.Which one is not the characterized of modernism?A. Modernism in literature is characterized by experimentation, anti-realism, individualism and a stress on the cerebral rather than emotive aspects.B. Modernism is greatly influenced by the two world wars.C. The work of Mary and Freud had mounted an assault against orthodox religious faith that lasted into the twentieth century.D. Modernists believe that human nature is kind38.Which of the following plays by O’Neill can be read autobiographicall y?A. The Hairy ApeB. The Emperor TonesC. The Iceman ComethD. Long Day’s Tourney Into Night39.The Civil War had transformed America from _____ to _____.A.an agrarian community, a society of freedom and equalityB.an agrarian community, an industrialized and commercialized societyC.an industrialized and commercialized society, a highly -developed societyD. a poor and backward society, an industrialized and commercial society40.Robert Frost combined traditional verse from -sonnet, rhyming couplet, blank verse -with a clear American local speech rhythm, the speech of ______ farmers with its idiosyncratic diction and syntax.A. southernB. westernC. New EnglandD. New Hampshire41.The realistic period is referred to as“the Gilded Age”by______.42.Realism was a reaction against ______ or a move away from the bias towards romance and self-creating flections and paved the way to Modernism.A. RationalismB. RomanticismC. NeoclassicismD. Enlightenment43.With Howells, James and Mark Twain active on the literary scene _______ became the major trend in American literature in the seventies and eighties of the 19th century.A. sentimentalismB. romanticismC. realismD. naturalism44.Anna Bradstreet was a Puritan poet. Her poem made such a stir in England that she become known as the“_______”who appeared in America.45.Apart from The Autobiography, Franklin is perhaps best remembered in print for his _______.A. The Way to WealthB. The Sketch BookC. The Biography Christopher ColumbusD. Poor Richard’s Almanac46.Moby Dick is usually considered ______.A. a symbolic voyage of the mind in quest of the truth and knowledge of the universeB. a spiritual exploration into man’s deep reality and psychologyC. a simple whaling tale or sea adventure47.The image of the famous“henpecked husband”is created by _______.D. both A and BTenth Muse Mark Twain A. B. Ninth Muse C. Best Muse D. First MuseA. B. Henry James C. Emily Dickinson D. Theodore DreiserA. Washington IrvingB. Fennimore CooperC. William Dean HowellsD.Mark Twain48.As a philosophical and literary moment, _______ flourished in New England from the 1830s to the Civil War.A. ModernismB. RationalismC. SentimentalismD. Transcendentalism。

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(每小题2分，共20分)1.The Puritan philosophy known as ____________ was important in New England duringcolonial time， and had a profound influence on the early American mind for several generations。

2.The term “Puritan”was applied to those settlers who originally were devout membersof the Church of _________.3.___________ was considered as the “ Poet of the American Revolution", because hewrote impassioned verse in support of the American Revolution。

4.In American literature， the eighteenth century was an Age of _____________andRevolution。

5.In 1823 James Fenimore Cooper wrote The Pioneers, the first of the five novels thatmake up___________.6.In the early 19th century， Washington Irving wrote _________which became the firstwork by an American writer to win financial success on both sides of the Atlantic。

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美国文学部分练习（全，并带全部答案）美国文学部分大作业大作业Exercises for Chapter One of American Literature(第一章) 1. 选择题1. Which of the following statements is NOT a famous concept of Transcendentalism?[A]Nature is ennobling[B] The individual is divine and self-reliant.[C] Man is capable of knowing truth by intuition[D] Man is corrupted in nature.2. Which of the following works began to make Irving internationally known?[A] The Sketch Book[B] A History of New York to the End of the Dutch Dynasty[C] Bracebridge Hall[D] Tales of Traveler3. Which of the following is NOT true concerning Irving?[A] He is the father of the American short stories.[B] He is the American Goldsmith.[C] He is the first American writer[D] He is the first writer to declare the independence of American literature.4. The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne is mainly concerned with ___________.:[A] the corruption of the society[B] the consequence of sin and guilt[C] the wrong doing of one generation that lives in,, successive ones[D] "overreaching intellect"5. Rip Van Winkle has taken from ________.[A] Spanish stories [B] A German Legend[C] English tales [D] Italian folktales6. "But it would have been worth any statesman's money to have heard the profound discussions that sometimes took place, when by chance an old newspaper fell into their hands, from some passing traveler. " What is the rhetorical device used in this sentence?[A] Hyperbole. [B] Metaphor. [C] Irony. [D] Paradox.7. Which of the following statements about Emerson is NOT true?[A] He was generally known as an essayist.[B] He was the chief spokesman of Transcendentalism.[C] He practiced the theory by living a simple life.[D] For him, nature is symbolic.8. For Emerson, nature could symbolize the following except ________.[A] God [B] Spirit [C] Oversoul [D] the whole universe9. What is Hawthorne's attitude toward Puritanism?[Al Negative. [B] Affirmative. [C] Indifferent. [D] Mixed.10. One typical feature of Irving's writing is _________.[A] always preaching [B] his best classic style[C] short and difficult to [D] symbolic11. " I celebrate myself, and sing myself,And what I assume you shall assume,For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. "Who could have written these lines?[A] Edgar Allen Poe. [B] Walt Whitman.[C] Ralph Waldo Emerson. [D] Henry David Thoreau.12. Which of the following is NOT true with Transcendentalism?[A] It inherited much from American Puritanism and European realism.[B] It focused on the intuitive knowledge.[C] Nature is its unofficial manifesto.[D] It is related in some way with the German idealism.13. What kind of narrative point of view is adopted in Moby Dick?[A] The first person.[B] The second person.[C] The third person limited.[D] The third person omniscient.14. Which of the following has influenced Melville's: EXCEPT________.[A] Shakespearean tragic vision [B] Emersonian Transcendentalism[C] Hawthorne's black vision of life [D] Irving's writing15. Which of the following writers is NOT optimistic about human nature?[A] Ralph Waldo Emerson. [B] Nathaniel Hawthorne [C] Walt Whitman. [D] Henry David Thoreau16. Which of the following cannot poetry?[A] Elegant and gentle. [B] Simple and open. [C] Unconventional. [D] Colloquial.17. When Emerson states in the introduction to his Nature: "Our age is retrospective. " Which of the following is closest to its understanding?[A] We are conservative.[B] We see this world through our ancestors' eyes.[C] We usually look back upon the good old days.[D] We write a lot of books about the past.18. Which of the following novels does not represent the theme return to nature?[A] Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.[B] Thoreau's Walden .[C] Cooper's Leather-Stocking Tales.[D] Melville's Moby Dick .19. Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of the American Romantic writings?[A] Expression of the artist's imaginations, emotions, impressions, or beliefs.[B] Emphasis on rules of order, reason, logic, restrained emotion, good taste and decorum.[C] Love for the remote, supernatural, mysterious, exotic and illogical quality of things.[D] To see nature as a source of mental cleanness and spiritual understanding.20. The statement that a man's journey to the dark forest and his encounter with the devil are symbolic of man's life journey from innocence to knowledge, from good to evil may well sum up one of the major themes of ________.[A] Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"[B] Edgar Allen Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher"[C] Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown"[D] O. Henry's "The Cop and the Anthem"21. Here is a short passage from a story: "He recognized on the sign, however, the ruby face of King George, under which he had smoked so many a peaceful pipe, …and underneath was painted in large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. " The story must be ________.[A] Cooper's "Leather-stocking Tales"[B] Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown"[C] Irving's "Rip Van Winkle"[D] Hemingway's "Indian Camp"22. "The universe is composed of Nature and the soul . . present everywhere. " This is the voice of the book _______ which pushed American Romanticism into a new phase of New England Transcendentalism.[A] Walden by Thoreau [B] The Scarlet Lette r by Hawthorne[C] Moby Dick by Melville [D] Nature byEmerson23. In Whitman's giant work, Leaves of Grass, and, above all, ________.are all that concerned him.[A] individualism [B] divine love[C] sympathy [D] the power of blackness24. Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of Hawthorn "Young Goodman Brown"?[A] Allegory. [B] Ambiguity.[C] Interior monologue. [D] Symbolism.25. In Irving's "Rip Van Winkle" all the drastic changes lapsed 20 years displeased Rip EXCEPT that ________.[A] he has got his neck out of the yoke of matrimony[B] the country has finally got its independence from the yoke of the British colonial rule[C] there comes now the scramble for powers between parties.[D] past glories and a tranquil life of the small village are gone.B. 阅读理解题(Reading comprehension)1. "In like manner, nature is already, in its forms and describing its own design. Let us interrogate apparition, that shines so peacefully around us. Let to what end is nature?"Questions :A. Identify the work and the author.B. What is "the great apparition"?C. What is the writing style?2.... Had Goodman Brown fallen asleep in the forest, and only dreamed a wild dream of witch-meeting?Be it so, if you will. But, alas! It was a dream of evil omen for young Goodman Brown. A stern, a sad, a darkly meditative, a distrustful, if not a desperate man, did he become; from the night of that fearful dream. "Questions:A. Identity the work and the author.B. What is the general idea of this passage?C. Did the author tell for sure whether it was only a dream or not?3. "I loafe and invite my soul,I learn and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass."Questions:A. Identify the poem and the poet.B. What is the meaning of the phrase "a spear of summer grass" ?C. What is the implied meaning of the two lines?4. "Now small fowls flew screaming over the yet yawning gulf;a sullen white surf beat against its steep sides; then all collapsed, and the great shroud of the sea rolled on as it rolled 5, 000 years ago.Questions:A. Identify the work and the author.B. What is the basic tone of this passage?C. What is the meaning of the underlined part?5. "God knows, ... I'm not myself-I'm somebody else-. . . I'm changed, and I can't tell what's my name, or who I am. Questions:A. Identify the work and the author.B. The speaker says he is changed. Do you think changed, or the social environment changed?C. What idea does the quoted sentence express?6. "Standing on the bare ground, -my head bathed by the blitl air and uplifted into infinite space, -all mean egotism vanishI become a transparent eyeball. I am nothing. I see all. Tl currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am pa or particle of God. "Questions:A. Identify the work and the author.B. What does the word "blithe" mean here?C. What idea does the quoted passage express?C. 回答题(Questions and answers)1. Nature is a philosophic work, in which Emerson gives an explicit discussion on his idea of the Oversoul. What is your understanding of Emersonian " Oversoul " and its relationship with "a transparent eyeball"?2. One of the most distinctive features of Hawthorne's writing is his art of ambiguity. Exemplify it with his story, "Young Goodman Brown".3. Like Hawthorne, Melville is fond of symbolism in his writings. The white whale, Moby-Dick, is the most importantsymbol in the novel. What symbolic meaning does Moby Dick stand for?4. Whitman is one of the most important figures in American poetic history. He has carried on a sort of experiment on the form of poetry by choosing free verse as his medium of expression. What are the characteristics of Whitman's free verse?5. Literary critics have seen Rip Van Winkle as a symbol of several aspects of America. What are the aspects that the story and its hero symbolize?D. 论述题(Topic discussion)1 . Melville's Moby Dick is more than a great whale story that reflects the American whale industry in 19th century; it is capable of multiple interpretations. Discuss the themes you can find in the fiction.2. In his whole life, Hawthorne is preoccupied with sin and evil in man; and in almost every novel he wrote, Hawthorne discussed sin and evil. Then what makes Hawthorne obsessed with all this sin and evil?Exercises for Chapter One of American Literature(第二章)A．多项选择(Multiple choice questions)1: Who is generally considered to be the one “with but a deformed conscience" in MarkTwain's works ？[A] Tom Sawyer.[B] Huckleberry Finn. [C] Hank Morgan. [D] Widow Douglas2. Which of the following is Twain's language?[A] Vernacular. [B] Colloquial.[C] Elegant. [D] Humorous.3. Which of the following writers is famous for his"international theme"?[A] Henry James. [B] William James.[C] Mark Twain. [D] Theodore Dreise4. Winterbourne is used as a narrator of the events in HenryJames __________.[A ] Daisy Miller[B] The American[C] The Turn of the Screw[D] The Wing of theDove5.Which of the following statements about Emily Dickinson istrue?[A] Since she scarcely goes out of her house, she pays littleattention to the outsideworld.[B] She prefers to explore the inner life of herself rather thatthe social one.[C] She is strongly influenced by Calvinism and has a firm:belief in after-life.[D] She is not interested in love because she herself never getsmarried.6. Which of the following does NOT belong to TheodoreDreiser's Trilogy of Desire? "[A] The Financier'.[B] The American [C] The Titan. [D] The Stoic.7. Which' of the following is a correct match between thewriter¬ and his work? , .[A] Mark Twain: The Financier[B] Theodore Dreiser:Daisy Miller[C] Henry James; The Turn of the Screw[D] Emily Dickinson: The Wing of the Dove8. " Her Message is committed/To hands I can not see---" Theabove two lines are taken from ________.[A] Whitman's: "Song of Myself"[B] Dickinson's "This is my letter to the World"[C] Pound's: "A Pact"[D] Frost's: "The Road Not Taken"9. Theodore Dreiser gives his novel the title of "An AmericanTragedy" mostlybecause__________.[A] he tries to give an ironical meaning to the story.[B] he attempts-,to reproduce an authentic trial fictionally[C] it is the typical thing that can happen to an American in thepursuit of riches[D] he is surprised that such tragedy should happen inAmerica.10.Isabel, the heroine in The Portrait of a Lady, returns to herunhappy home in Rome at theend of the novel because__________.[A] she is still naive and immature[B] she wants to be responsible to her husband[C] she- wants to be responsible to her own choice[D] she has nowhere else to go11.. Which of the following statements is NOT true?[A] Mark Twain became doubtful about the' idea ofdevelop¬ment and skeptical of thegoodness of human nature in his later years.[B] Henry James; who never: criticizes his fellowmen, is thespokesman for the wealthy andleisured class in America.[C] From Emily Dickinson's poetry, one can hardly find anytraces of political movement inthe society of her time.[D] To Theodore Dreiser, communism is a likely meansimproving the social organizationof man. , :12. During the period after the Civil War, the American societyentered in what Mark Twain,referred to as __________.[A] the Golden Age [B] the Puritan Age[C] the Gilded Age [D] the Modern Age13. Local colorism is a unique variation, of American literaryrealism, the representatives ofwhich does NOT include __________.[A] Sarah Orne Jewett [B] Bret Harte[C] Hamlin Garland [D] Stephen Crane ,14. "I was letting on to give up sin, but away. inside of me; Iwas holding on to the biggest one of all. " The sentence, which taken from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is written: in a(n) __________ tone.[A] ironic, [B] regretful[C] sincere [D] delightful15. Henry James' idea of realism differs from that of the realistwriters because his emphasisis on man's__________.[A] language [B] inner world[C] surroundings [D] real actions16. As a naturalist writer, Theodore Dreiser was greatlyinfluenced by __________.[A] Mark Twain [B] Charles Darwin[C] Henry James [DI Ralph Wa1do Emerson17. However, innocence, the keynote of Daisy Miller'scharacter, turns out to be an admiring but a dangerous quality and her __________ of social taboos in the Old World finally brings her to a disaster in the clash between two different cultures.[A] admiration [B] sympathy,[C] disgusting [D] defiance18. Which of the following statements about EmilyDickinson's verse is true?[A] It exposes the evils of the society.[B] It paves the way for the following generation of free versepoets; .[C] It shares the same poetic conventions with Walt Whitman.[D] It exhibits a sensitiveness to the symbolic implications ofher experience oflove, death, and immortality.19. Compared with the writings of Mark Twain's, HenryJames's fiction is noted for their __________.[A] frontier vernacular [B] richcolloquialism[C] refined elegant language [D] vulgarlydescriptive words20. By the end of Sister Carrie, Dreiser writes; "It was foreverto be the pursuit of that radiance of delight which tints the distant hilltops of the world. " Dreiser implies that__________.[A] there is a bright future lying ahead[B] one can never fulfill one's desire[C] one should 'always :have forward looking[D] happiness is found in the end21. Emily Dickinson wrote many short' poems .an various'aspects of life. Which of the following is NOT a usual subject of her poetic expression? .[A] Religion and immortality [B] Life and death.[C] War and peace. [D] Nature and society22. In Daisy Miller, James chose the Castle of Chillon as thesetting of the story clearly because of its status-as a shrine to ___________, consecrated by Byron in his association with Daisy whose American habits of free social intercourse runs up the elaborately regulated code of manners in Europe.[A] integrity [B] freedom[C] constancy . [D] autocracy23. The sentence "only the fittest can survive in a completiveamoral society" may be regarded as an appropriate summary of _________.[A] Jack London's Martin Eden [B] `Hemingway'sFor Whom. the bell Tolls[C] Drsiser's Sister Carrie[D] Melville’s MobyDick24. Here is a passage from, a novel: "The man gave him a lastpush and closed the door. As he did so, Hurstwood slipped and fell in the snow: It hurt him, and some vaguesense of shame returned. He began to cry and swear -foolishly. " The novel must be_________.[A] Dreiser's Sister Carrie[B] Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath[C] London's Martin Eden[D] Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer25. Here are a few lines from a poem: " WithBlue-uncertain stumbling Buzz─/Between the light ─and me─/And the Windows failed─and then/I could not see .to see─." The poem must be _______.[A] Emily Dickenson's “I Heard a Fly buzz-when I died─"[B] Edgar Allen Poe's "Annabel Lee"[C] Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself" .[D] Robert Frost's. "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"B.阅读理解题(Reading comprehension)1. “I studied a minute, sort of holding my breath, and thensays to myself: `All right, then;: I'll go, to hell' -,─and tore it up."Questions:A. Identify the novel and the writer.B. Why do "I" decide to go to hell?C. How do you understand this decision of going to hell?2. "Tell All the Truth, but Tell it Slant. "Questions:A. Identify the poet.B. What special feature can you draw from the form-of thisline?C. What idea does this statement convey?3. "And neigh like boanerges─Then─prompter than a StarStop─docile and omnipotentAt its own stable door, ─(Emily Dickinson: “I like to see it lag the:Miles”)Questions:A. What is being described *in, this, poem?B. What rhetoric devices are used in this stanza?C. What is the poet's attitude toward this object beingdescribed?4. "In your rocking-chair, by your window dreaming, shall youlong, alone. In your rocking-chair, by your, window, shall y dream such happiness as you may never feel.”(Theodore Dreiser: Sister Carrie)Questions:A. Who does "you" in the quotation refer to?B. What mood; do you think, was the narrator in, judging fromthis quotation?C. What idea can you draw from the "rocking-chair"?5 . "'Terrible-! ' said, that little lady, joining her, “ I hope itsnows enough to go sleigh riding. “ “ Oh, dear,”said Carrie, with whom the sufferings of Father Goriot were still keen. “That's all you think of.Aren't you sorry for the people who haven’t anything tonight?"”(Theodore Dreiser: Sister Carrie )Questions:A. What does snow mean to the little lady?B. What kind of mood, do you think, was Carrie in, judo fromthe above dialogue?C. What idea does the quoted passage express?C. 回答题(Questions and answers)1. "Poor Winterbourne was amused, perplexed-above all he' acharmed. He has never yet heard a young girl express herself just this fashion; ... Certainly she was very charming, but how extraordinarily communicative and how tremendously easy(Daisy Miller by Henry James)Question: What kind of narrative point of view is employed 114 What does this quotation reveal of the character of the young (Daisy Miller)?2. "Since then─'tis Centuries─:.and yet Feels shorter thanthe DayI first surmised the Horses 's Heads Were toward Eternity─" ("Because I could not stop for Death-" by Emily Dickinson. Question: What kind of meaning, can you get from the first two lines in the above quotation? What is Dickinson's understanding of death?3. Mark Twain and Henry James are both; considered to begreat realistic writers. What are the differences ,between ;them in the aspects of theme and language?4; What literary group does Theodore Dreiser belong t©?What are the characteristics of this group? Name two more American representatives that belong to this group.5. "The only thing I don't like, she proceeded, is, the. society. " (Daisy Miller by Henry James)Question: What kind of society does Daisy not like? Why?D论述题(Topic discussions)1. Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn:. can beinterpreted in many, ways and, has- won its :lasting, place in the American canon. Discuss the image ©f Huck Finn,and the social significance bf this character.2. Henry James is regarded as an -international messenger whobridges the New-America with the Old Europe: His characters are inevitably encountered with cultural conflicts. Take -Daisy Miller as an example to analyze the two characters; Daisy Miller and Winterbourne and the cultural conflicts they undergo.综合美国文学第三章综合练习(Exercises)A. 多项选择(Multiple choice questions)1. “The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I havepromises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go beforeI sleep. ”The above four lines are taken from_______.[A] Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"[B] Dickinson's "I heard a Fly buzz-when I died-"[C] Frost's "After Apple-Picking"[D] Dickinson's “Because I could not stop for Death”2. In writing the poem “The River-Merchant's Wife: ALetter”Pound took its material from the ancient _______ poetry:[A] French [B] Italian[C] Chinese [D] Japanese3. In "After Apple-Picking", Robert Frost wrote: "For Ihave too much/Of apple-picking: I am overtired/Of the great harvest I myself desired. " From theselines we can conclude that the speaker is ________.[A] happy about the harvest[B] wearing out the freshness of apple-picking[C] still desired of apple-picking when seeing theharvest[D] indifferent of what once desired4. In The Emperor Jones and The Hairy Ape, O'Neilladopted ______ to portray the helpless situation of human beings in a hostile universe.[A] expressionist techniques [B] surrealistic approach [C] romantic approach [D] dramatic monologues5. In " petals on a wet, black bough", the figure of speechused here is______.[A] metaphor [B] hyperbole[C] pun [D] simile6. "My little horse must think it queer/To stop without afarm house near."The above two lines are taken from Frost’s "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening", a beautifullystructured poem which follows______.[A] iambic tetrameter [B] iambic pentameter [C] trochaic tetrameter [D] trochaic pentameter7. Here are four lines from a short poem: "I feel theladder sway as the boughs bend. /And I keep hearing from the cellar bin/The rumbling sound/Of load on load of apples coming in. " The poem must be______.[A] Frost's "After Apple-Picking"[B] Dickenson's "Because I could not stop for Death"[C] Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"[D] Whitman's "There Was a Child Went Forth"8. Eugine O'Neill's play, The Hairy Ape, is often said tobe concerned with______.[A] the wretched situation of working people[B] the problem of modern man's identity[C] the conflict between illusion and reality[D] the inevitability of man's final salvation9. Which of the following statements is NOT a typicalfeature of Frost's poetry?[A] It is usually presented in the dramatic monologue.[B] It is rich in images, metaphors and symbols.[C] Nature is one of the most important thematicconcerns in his poetry.[D] Most of his poems are written in the form of freeverse.10.Which of the following plays is regarded as asemi-autobiographic play by O'Neill?[A] Beyond the Horizon. [B] he Emperor Jones.[C] Long Day's Journey Into Night. [D] The IcemanCometh.11.Nick Carraway is both a character and a narrator inthe novel: entitled[A] This Side of Paradise [B] The Sun Also Rises [C] Tender is the Night [D] The Great Gatsby12，Who is the person that used the term "The Lost Generation" fc - the first time. to refer to writers like Hemingway?[A] Gertrude Stein [B] T. S. Eliot[C] Sherwood Anderson [D] Ezra Pound13. “Grace under pressure” is a major feature of______'s novels.[A] William Faulkner[B] Henry James[C]Theodore Dreiser[D] Ernest Hemingway14.Hemingway won his Nobel Prize for the bookentitled______.[A] The Sun Also Rises[B] The Old Man and the Sea[C] A Fare-veil to arms[D] For Whom the Bell Tolls16. William Faulkner was worldly famous not only forhis ingenuous mastery of the streams of consciousness technique, but also for imaginative creation of a mythic kingdom called______.[A] The Mississippi River[B] Yoknapatawpha County[C] Oxford County[D] The Town of Jeffeson17. Which of the following works by Faulkner involvesShakespearean allusion in its title?[A] The Sound and the Fury. [B] Light inAugust.[C] Absalom , Absalom [D] Go Down,Moses.18. "A week later the mayor wrote her himself, offeringto call or to send his carfor her, and received in reply a note on paper of an archaic shape, in a thin, flowingcalligraphy in faded ink, to the effect that she no longer went out at all. The tax noticewas also enclosed, without comment. " The above two sentences must be takenfrom______.[A] Irving's story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"[B] Faulkner's story "A Rose for Emily"[C] Hemingway's story "Indian Camp"[D] James's story "Daisy Miller"19. The statement that a poor young man from the Westtrying make his fortune in the East but disillusioned in the quest of idealized dream may well sum up the theme of______. .[A] The Hairy Ape[B] For Whom the Bell Tolls [C] The Great Gatsby [D] Go Down , Moses20. "In a Station of the Metro" is a typical imagist poemthat fully displays Pound's definition of image, which is______. .[A] to present an intellectual and emotional instant oftime[B] to reveal a poet's instantaneous experience of life[C] to bring out a natural outburst of the poet's emotions689[D] to retell a poet's past moment of experience21. That profound ideas are delivered under the disguiseof the plain language and the simple form may be a very appropriate statement to describe ______'s[A] T.S. Eliot [B] Ezra Pound[C] Robert Frost [DI Emily Dickenson22. "Later when he started to operate Uncle George andthree Indian men held the woman still. She bit Uncle George on the arm and Uncle George said, 'Damn squaw bitch! ' and the young Indian who had rowed Uncle George over laughed at him.” The above two sentences must be taken from______.[A] Irving's story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"[B] Faulkner's story "A Rose for Emily"[C] James's story "Daisy Miller"[D] Hemingway's story "Indian Camp"23. Which of the following statements is NOT a typicalfeature imagism?[A] To use the language of common speech, but toemploy always the exact word.[B] To create new rhythms, as the expressions of a newmood[C] To recommend heroic couplet as a preferable verse。

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美国文学综合练习1附标答第一篇：美国文学综合练习1附标答Test One(Chapter1-2 with answers)I.Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers.Choose the one that would best complete the statement and put the letter in the brackets.1.____, whose unfinished Autobiography has become a classic of world literature.A.IrvingB.FranklinC.CooperD.Bryant2.The Declaration of Independence was drafted by ___.A.PaineB.WashingtonC.FranklinD.Jefferson3.The American literature is aboutyears old.A.200B.300C.400D.5004.Diaries, histories, journals, letters, commonplace book, travel books occupy a major position in the literature of the ____ period.A.classicalB.romanticC.realisticD.colonial5.To what rights does the Declaration of Independence say all men are entitled?A.Life, liberty and pursuit of happinessB.Freedom of Speech and pressC.Freedom of Thought and educationD.Abolishing all evil forms6.____ was the only American to sign the four documents that created the United StatesA.FranklinB.JeffersonC.EmersonD.Washington7.The Pilgrims, a small religious group which left their mother country on the ship “Mayflower”, A.1492B.1628C.1620D.16038.Which does not belong to the official documents that created the United States?A.A.the Declaration of IndependenceB.the ConstitutionC.the CrisisD.the treaty of alliance with France9.As an explorer and leader,was been known as a national hero in America.A.Christopher ColumbusB.Captain John SmithC.William BradfordD.Edward Taylor10.Amid the tumult of the American Revolution, the political philosopher Thomas Paine, whose ____ awakened American enthusiasm for independence?mon SenseB.AutobiographyC.WaldenD.History of the Dividing Line11.“Government is a necessary evil, but its purpose was the benefit of the individual, not his exploitation.” is ____ point of view.A.Paine’sB.Jefferson’sC.Cooper’sD.Emerson’s12.The American Puritanism had been a healthy legacy to the Americans.The rhetoric is plain, with a touch of nobility traceable to the direct influence of ____A.the ConstitutionB.the BibleC.French symbolismD.Shakespeare13.The secular ideals of the American Enlightenment were exemplified in the life and career of ____.A.FranklinB.EmersonC.JeffersonD.Hawthorne14.Whose writing style is fresh, simple and direct while therhetoric is plain and honest?.A.RomanticistsB.TranscendentalistsC.American PuritansD.British settlers15.“Nothing can settle our affairs so expeditiously as an open and ditermined De claration for Independence” is from ____.A.JeffersonB.PaineC.CooperD.Emerson16.Of the Puritan values, which one of the following is not included?A.hard workB.thriftC.pietyD.predestination17.____ is the only good American author before the Revolutionary War.A.FranklinB.JeffersonC.EmersonD.John Smith18.The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America was passed on July 4, ___A.1775B.1777C.1778D.177619.____was a Puritan and he was also one of the pilgriims who were on the Mayflower a nd signed the “Mayflower Conpact”.A.William FradfordB.Captain John SmithC.John CalvinD.Edward Taylor20.Which line is from Jefferson?A.He has refused his Assent to Laws the most wholesome and necessaryfor the public good.B.To a man laboring under calamity, the heat of his own fire hath sadnessin it.Then there is a kind of contempt of the landscape felt by him.C.There is a time in every man’s education when he arrives at theconviction the envy is ignorance.D.Let him not quit his belief that a popgun is a popgun, though the ancientand honorable of the earth affirm it to be the crack of doom.II.Read the following statements and decide whether they are true or false.Write a “T” for true and “F” for false.1.Franklin was already a successful businessman when Washington, Jefferson, and other founders of the nation were born.()2.American Puritanism was one of the most enduring shaping influences in American thought and American literature.()3.The book “Of Plymouth Plantation” by William Bradford was not the earliest and most reliable record of the hardships and triumphs of the Pilgrims.()4.Franklin helped establish a tradition in American writing of complex, utilitarian style.()5.Captain John Smith’s writings helped set the form of the exploration and travel narratives that inspired men to move westward to America and across the continent.()6.The American Puritans, like their brothers back in England, were not idealists.()7.Jefferson thought that natural rights of man must be secured by law and government is not necessary.()8.Franklin hoped that some form of reconciliation with Great Britain could be worked out.Pain, on the other hand, welcomed the idea of separation.()9.The Way to Wealth shows how a child discovers through purchase of a toy that one may pay more for something than it is worth.()10.In the formal, largely factual presentation of the Declaration there was no place for the metahpors and allusions upon which Paine relied so frequently.()11.Thomas Paine’s attitude toward separation fromEnglanddiffer from the attitude of most Americans including Franklin.()12.William Bradford was an adventurer, while Captain John Smith was a Puritan.()III.For each of the quotations listed below please give the name of the author and the title of the literary works from which it is taken.1.When in the Course of human events, if becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, …2.And if a string do slip, by chance, they soonDo screw it up again: wherebyThey set it in a more melodious tuneAnd a diviner harmony.For in Christ’s coach they sweetly sing.As they to glory ride therein.3.Six or seven weeks those barbarians kept him prisoner, many strange triumphs and conjurations they made of him, yet he so demeaned himself amongst them, and he not only diverted them from surprising the fort, butprocured his own liberty, and got himself and his company such estimation amongst them, that those savages admired him more than their own Quiyouckosucks.The manner how they used and delivered him is as follows.4.After these things he returned to his place called Sowans, some 40 miles from this place, but Squanto continued with them, and was their interpreter, and was a special instrument sent of God for their good beyond their expectation, he directed them how to set their corn, where to take fish, and to procure other commodities, and was also their pilot to bring them to unknown places for their profit, and neverleft them till he died.5.From a Child I was fond of Reading, and all the little Money that came into my Hands was ever laid out in Books.Pleas’d with a Pilgrim’s Progress, my first Collection was of John Bunyan’s Works, in separate little Volumes.Key to Chapter 1-2 练习答案I.Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers.Choose the one that would best complete the statement and put the letter in the brackets.1.B2.D3.C4.D5.A6.A7.C8.C9.B10.A11.B12.B13.A14.C15.B16.D17.A18.D19.A20.AII.Read the following statements and decide whether they are true or false.Write a “T” for true and “F” for false.1.T2.T3.F4.F5.T6.F7.F8.T9.F10.T11.T12.FIII.For each of the quotations listed below please give the name of the author and the title of the literary works from which it is taken.1.Jefferson’s the Declaration of Independence2.Edward Taylor’s The Joy of Church Fellowship Rightly Attended3.Captain John Smith’s The Gene rall Historie4.William Bradford’s The Pilgrims Meet the Indians5.Franklin’s The Autobiography第二篇：文学概论综合练习文学概论综合练习题题型及分数分布一、填空题，共15空，每空2分，共30分二、列举题，共3题，每题10分，共30分三、简答题，共1题，15分四、论述题，共1题，25分填空题1、中国的第一部诗歌总集是________________，其中的作品大部分是四言一句，称为_____________。

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《美国⽂学》题库及答案《美国⽂学》题库及答案I.Multiple Choice1. American literature is only more than ____ years old.A. 500B.400C. 200D.1002. The Puritan values did no include______.A. wastefulnessB. thriftC. pietyD. hard work3. The 18th century was the age of the Enlightenment.______was the dominant spirit.A. HumanismB. RationalismC. RomanticismD. Realism4. Franklin was the epitome of the______.A. American EnlightenmentB. Sugar ActC. Charlist movementD. Romanticism5. _____was the most leading spirit of the Transcendentalism.A. FranklinB. HawthorneC. PaineD. Emerson6. “Moby Dick was written by_____A. Mark TwainB. ThoreauC. MelvilleD. Whitman7. “The Scarlet Letter” is characterized by its______.C. PlatonismD. classicism8. “Huckleberry Finn is the masterpiece of________.A. Henry JamesB. Jack LondonC. Mark TwainD. Stephen Crane9. Choose the novel written by Henry JamesA. The Golden BowlB. The Portrait of a LadyC. Sister CarrieD. Daisy Miller10. Early in the 20th century, _____ published works that would change the nature of American poetry.A. Ezra PoundB. T.S. EliotC. Robert FrostD. both A and B11._____ is the founder of “Imagist” movement.A. Ezra PoundB. HemingwayC. Robert FrostD. Steinbeck12. Mark Twain’s works are characterized by_____A. NaturalismB. TranscendentalismC. Local ColorismD. Imagism13. ________ is said to be the father of American poetryA. T.S. EliotB. E.D. RobinsonC. Philip FreneauD. Dreiser14. Hawthorne is regarded as a _______.C. realistD. romanticist15. ______ represents the most leading spirit of American Transcendentalism.A. EmersonB. FranklinC. Mark TwainD. Whitman16.“The Art of Fiction” was written by_____A. LongfellowB. Henry JamesC. FitzgeraldD. Faulkner17. Imagination plays the most important part in________.A. realismB. romanticismC. naturalismD. classicism18. ______ is considered to be the masterpiece of John Steinbeck.A. Mending WallB. Dry SeptemberC. A Farewell to ArmsD. The Grapes of Wrath19. Uncle Tom in the novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a(n)______A. Negro slaveB. salesmanC. industrialistD. officer20. Mark Twain’s works are characterized by______A. NaturalismB. TranscendentalismC. Local ColorismD. Imagism21. “The Great Gatsby” is the masterpiece of_____C. DickinsonD. Hemingway22. The United States of America was founded in______.A. 1776B. 1876C. 1789D.168923. The ancestors of American Indians were______A. AsiansB. AfricansC. EuropeansD. Australians24. “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was written by______.A. H.B. Stowe B. John SteinbeckC. HawthorneD. Mark Twain25. ______ does not belong to the lost generation.A. DreiserB. T.S. EliotC. FaulknerD. Hemingway26. ______ was well known for his story “Rip Van Winkle.”A. BryantB. Washington IrvingC. Allan PoeD. Philip Freneau27. “Farewell to Arms” is the master pieced produced by______A. FaulknerB. DreiserC. HemingwayD. Longfellow28. It was ______ who wrote the formal declaration of independence.A. Thomas JeffersonB. Benjamin FranklinC. WashingtonD. Washington Irving29. _____has been exerting a great and enduring influence upon world literature, especially that of France and European symbolism.A. FranklinB. BradstreetC. Edgar Allan PoeD. Philip Freneau30. The masterpiece of Hawthorne is _________.A. The Scarlet LetterB. Sister CarrieC. Richard CoryD. A Psalm of Life31. Engene O’Neill is a _______.A. novelistB. poetC. puritanD. dramatist32.Hemingway’s style of writing is characterized by______.A. high-sounding wordsB. simple dictionC. complicated sentencesD. mix metaphor33. T.S. Eliot is not only a poet but also a ______.A. criticB. statesmanC. churchmanD. novelists34. “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” was written by_____.A. T.S. EliotB. O’NeillC. Stephen CraneD. Saul Bellow35. “The Grape of Wrath” is one of the remarkable novels of_____.A. the Civil WarB. DepressionC. SuppressionD. Aggression36. Theodore Dreiser showed the_____ tendency in his novels.A. PuritanismB. classicismC. romanticismD. naturalism37. Ralph Waldo Emerson was the leading figure of________.A. TranscendentalismB. RomanticismC. RationalismD. Naturalism38. “The Sound and the Fury” was the masterpiece of ______A. Robert Lee FrostB. T.S. EliotC. FaulknerD. Steinbeck39. Emily Dickinson is an American________.A. dramatistB. novelistC. female poetD. male poet40. “Th Emily Dickinson is an American ark Twain’s______A. materialismB. classicismC. socialismD. colorism41. “The Portrait of a Lady” is one of best novels of_________.A. Henry JamesB. John SteinbeckC. William FaulknerD. Walt Whitman42. What Whitman is famous for his_________.A. “Leaves of Grass”B. “Mending Wall”C. “Richard Cory”D. “The Burial of the Dead”43. “Catch-22” is the masterpiece of______A. Saul BellowB. Joseph HellerC. DreiserD. Fitzgerald44. The English settlement in America began in_________A.1507B.1607C.1707D.180745. The first World War broke out in______.A.1614B.1714C.1814D.191446. The jazz age refers to the decade ofA.1950’sB.1980’sC.1920’sD.1820’s47. Franklin was a _____.A. PuritanB. romanticistC. classicistD. imagist48. “Rip Van Winkle” was written by_______.A. FreneauB. Allan PoeC. Washington IrvingD. Thomas Jefferson49.“The Scarlet Letter” is the masterpiece of______.C. BradstreetD. Allan Poe50.It was______who wrote “The Age of Reason”A. WashingtonB. JeffersonC. Benjamin FranklinD. Thomas Paine51.“Song of Myself” is a ______written by Whitman.A. novelB. poemC. dramaD. essay52.Tom in Beecher Stowe’s novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a _____.A. Negro slaveB. American IndianC. School masterD. industrialist53. Mark Twain belongs to the literary school of_____.A. transcendentalismB. realismC. romanticismD. naturalism54._______is a famous American female poet.A. Allan PoeB. FreneauC. Emily DickinsonD. Robinson55. “The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn” is the masterpiece of_____.A. Mark TwainB. Henry JamesC. Stephen CraneD. Robert Lee Frost56. It was____ who wrote the poem “The Road Not Taken.”C. Robert Lee FrostD. T.S.EliotⅡ Define the literary terms briefly in English1. American Transcendentalism2. Romanticism3. The Puritans4. Realism5. Enlightenment6. Transcendentalism7. EnlightenmentIII Explain the following quotations in your own words.1. Success is counted sweetest By those who ne’er succeed.2. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by And that has made all the difference.3. Let us, then, be up and doing, With heart for any fate;Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait.4. And he was always quietly arrayed, And he was always human when he talked.5. Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream!_____6. To comprehend a nectar Requires sorest need.7. But still he fluttered pulses when he said,“Good morning”, and he glittered when he walked.8. something there is that doesn’t love a wall,He says again, “Good fences make good neighbors.”9. Fair flower, that dost so comely grow, Hid in this silent, dull retreat10. But to act, that each tomorrow Find us farther than today11. But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. Ⅳ Answer the following questions in English1. Why is American literature important for you?2. What is the theme of “The Waste Land”?3. Whose novel (or which novel) do you enjoy most?Why?4. What is the style of Hemingway’s novel?5. What is the significance of American literature?6. Do you like American literature? Why?7. What is the real theme in “Sister Carrie”?8. What is the central subject and primary significance of Hawthorne’s major works?9. Which American writer do you like best? Why?10. What is the theme of “Catch-22”?11. What are the features of Emily Dickinson’s poems?12. Why should we learn American literature?13. Which poem do you enjoy most? Why?《美国⽂学》作业参考答案I.Multiple Choice1.C2.A3.B4.A5.D6.C7.A8.C9.B 10.D11.A 12.C 13.C 14.D 15.A 16.B 17.B 18.D 19.A 20.C21.B 22.C 23.A 24.D 25.A 26.B 27.C 28.A 29.C 30.A31.D 32.B 33.A 34.B 35.B 36.D 37.A 38.C 39.C 40.D41.A 42.A 43.B 44.B 45.D 46.C 47.A 48.B 49. A 50.D51.B 52.A 53.B 54.C 55. A 56. CII.Define the literary terms briefly in English1.American transcendentalism was a philosophical dissent from Unitarianism. Transcendentalists rejected the materialistic psychology in favor of the idealism of Kant who asserted that intuition could surpass reason as a guide to the truth. To transcendentalists, spirit is inherent and pervading and is the only reality in the universe in which nature stood as a symbol of Spirit. Transcendentalismemphasized the divinity of man, the significance and right of the individual, and the possibility of the self-perfection of the individual.2. Romanticism is characterized by the pursuit of freedom, emphasis of individualism, a reliance upon the good of nature and “natural” man, and an abiding faith in the boundless resources of the human spirit and imagination.3.The Puritans were members of the church of England who at first wished to reform or “Purify its doctrines. They kept in common with all advocates o f strict Christian orthodox, insisting on man’s original sin and depravity.4. Realism is a literary school. The American realist William Dean Howells refered to the method of realistic literary creation as “nothing more and nothing less than the truthful treatment of material. The realists tended to be highly selective in their choice of material, focusing upon what seemed real to their largely middle-class readers.5. Enlightenment in America was a progressive “intellectual movement which contributed to free the Americans from the limitation of Puritanism which had been prevailing in American society, and stimulate them to strive for the establishment of their independent and democratic nation. The enlighteners were confident in the proqress by education and appealed to Reason.6．American transcendentalism was a political dissent from Unitarianism. Transcendentalists rejected the materialistic psychology in favour of the idealism of kant who asserted that intuition could surpass reason as a guide to the truth. To transcendentalists, spirit is inherent and pervading and is the only reality in the universe in which nature stood as a symbol of Spirit. Transcendentalists emphasized the divinity of man, the significance and right of the individual, and the possibility of the self-perfection of the individual.7. Enlightenment in America was a progressive intellectual movement which contributed to free the Americans fromthe limitations of Purtanism which had been prevailing in American society, and stimulate them to strive for their independent and democratic nation. The enlighteners were confident in the proqress of education and appealed to reason.III Explain the following quotations in your own words.1. Those who have never succeeded before will enjoy the sweetness o success most.2. In my life and literary creation, I did not follow others’ footsteps (or footprints). SometimesI chose a different way. That was the reason why I was unique and different from them both in life and poetic writing.3. Let us rise up and take actionTo meet any challenge in our life.We should learn to work and to be patientAnd persevere in pursuing our goalTill we reap the fruit of achievement one after another.4. He always dressed himself properly and elegantly And he showed his kindness and considerateness when talked with others.5. Don’t tell me in sad voice that life is nothing but an meaningless and empty dream.6. Only when you feel thirstiest and bitterest, can you really understand and enjoy the holy sweet drink.7. He stirred the pulses of the persons he was greeting with “Good morning”. While he was walking, his manners appeared to be so brilliant and attractive that he drow much public attention.8. Wall, as a barrier for communication or mutual understanding, is not good at all. Sometimes, it is necessary to remove the wall.Wall, as a boundary or limitation or border, is needed sometimes, so that good relations can be kept among different strata of people, or different countries.Wall is a paradox, which is both good and bad in haman life9.The honeysuckle qrows so agreeably and beautifully.However the beautiful flower hid its beauty in the quiet and lonely place.10.We had better take action every day, not remain idle and inactive so that we can make progress each day.11.I have a lot of obligations and duties to fulfill, so there is still a long way for me to go beforeI can relax or leave this world.Ⅳ Answer the following questions in English1. Key points:① the significance of American literature in the world literature ② the manifestation of American life and culture③the requirement of improving English2. The theme of the poem is modern spiritual barrenness, the despair and depression that followed the first world war, the sterility and turbulence of the modern world, and the decline and breakdown of Western culture.3. The answer depends on individual student’s inclination.4. His style of writing is characterized by short and terse sentences, simple diction filled with emotion, vivid colloquialisms, and particularly the simplicity of his laconic statements.5. Key points: ① its place in the world literature② the manifestation of American life and culture③ the requirement of professional knowledge and skills as English majon.6. The answer is flexible. It de pends on an individual Student’s inclination.7. The real theme in Sister Carrie is the purposelessness of life. While looking at individuals with warm, human sympathy, he also sees the disorder and cruelty of life in general.8. The central subject of Haw thorne’s major works was the human soul. His exploration of the soul resulted from his skeptical attitude toward the social reality that was characterized by a rapid change in almost all aspects of social life, and from his ambition to probe into the nature of man. The primary significance of his major works dwells in the interect and the consistend vitality of his criticism of life.9. The answer is flexible, depending on students’ inclination, logic and language skills.10. Its real theme is to expose the dehumanization of all contemporary institutions, the absurd and corrupt bureancracy and the alienation of individuals existing in a systemized chaotic condition, such as war.punctuation and capitalization. Her mode of expression is characterized by clear-cut and delicately original imagery, precise diction, and fragmentary and enigmatic metrical pattern.12. Key points: ①the significance of American literature in the world literature ② the manifestation of American life and culture ③ the requirement of improving English.13. The answer is flexible and depends on student’s inclination.。

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美国文学作业作业1．第9题A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court was written by _______.A.Henry JamesB.Mark TwainC.Jack LondonD.Theodore Dreiser答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.02．第10题“all sappy as maples ａnd flat as the prairie” is a comment made by james russell lowell on the female characters in novels written by______.A.Washington IrvingB.James Fenimore CooperC.Philip FreneauD.George Washington答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.03．第11题Among the following novels, only one was not written by Herman Melville. It is _____________.A.The Confidence-ManB.The PIlotC.Moby Dick答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.04．第12题Sister Carrie is a noel written by ___.A.Theodore DreiserB.Stephen CranceC. Frank Norris答案:A您的答案：A题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.05．第13题The central character’s name in James Fenimore Cooper’s novel series The Leatherstocking Tales is ______________.A.Isabelle ArcherB.Natty BumpoC.Ishmael答案:B您的答案：C题目分数：2.0此题得分：0.06．第14题_______ does not belong to the school of naturalism in history.A.Stephen CraneB.Frank NorrisC.Jack LondonD.Walt Whitman答案:D您的答案：D题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.07．第15题In 1881, Henry James published his novel____, which is generally considered as his masterpiece.A.Daisy MillerB.watch ａnd wardC.The Wings of the DoveD.The Portrait of a Lady答案:D您的答案：D题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.08．第16题Hawthorne’s ____ deals with the effects of a curse.A.The Scarlet LetterB.The House of Seven GablesC.Stone FaceD.Salem答案:B您的答案：D题目分数：2.0此题得分：0.09．第17题"The Apparition of these faces in the crowd" is a line in a famous short poem written by ---.A.Ezra PoundB. Carl SandburgC.Walt Whitman答案:A您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：0.010．第18题The famous pamphlet Common Sense appearing in 1776 was written by_____________.A.Thomas JeffersonB.Thomas PaineC.Benjamine Franklin答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.011．第19题the sound ａnd the fury is a novel written by __________.A.Stephen CraneB.Theodore DreiserC.MacbethD.William Faulkner答案:D您的答案：D题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.012．第20题the lines “to the glory that was greece, ／ａnd the grａndeur that was rome” were quoted ｆrom poe’s poem __________.A.The RavenB.To HelenC.Annabel Lee答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.013．第21题The short novel The Turn of the Screw was written by ________.A.Henry JamesB.FitzgeraldC.Ernest HemingwayD.William Faulkner答案:A您的答案：A题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.014．第22题Among the four novels written by Henry James, the one written first in chronological order is _________.A.The Portrait of a LadyB.The Golden BowlC.The AmbassadorsD. The Wing of the Dove答案:A您的答案：A题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.015．第23题Billy Budd was a short novel written by the American novelist ---.A. Nathaniel HawthorneB.Herman MelvilleC.Walt Whitman答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.016．第24题A poetic line of two feet is called ___________.A.monometerB.dimeterC.trimeterD.tetrameter答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.017．第25题“ we hold these truths to be elf-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, ａnd the pursuit of happiness.” this sentence is taken ｆrom ___.mon SenseB.The Declaration of IndependenceC.The AutobiographyD.The American Crisis答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.018．第26题___ wrote Rights of Man in 1792 to suggest the overthrow of the British monarchy.A.Thomas PaineB.Benjamin FranklinC.George WashingtonD.Jefferson答案:A您的答案：A题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.019．第27题“Two roads diverged in a yellow woods” is the first line in a poem written by Robert Frost entitled __________.A.The Road Not TakenB.Mending WallC.Two Yellow RoadsD.After Apple Picking答案:A您的答案：A此题得分：2.020．第28题The leader of the American Transcendentalism is _________.A.Henry David ThoreauB.Ralph Waldo EmersonC.Henry James答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.021．第30题The Blithedale Romance is a novel about the Brook Farm experiment written by __________.A.Henry JamesB.Nathaniel HawthorneC.James Fenimore Cooper答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.022．第31题Among the following short stories, only one is not written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is _________.A.Young Goodman BrownB.WakefieldC.The BirthmarkD.the pit ａnd the pendulum答案:D您的答案：D题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.023．第32题The last finished novel written by Fitzgerald is __________.A.This Side of ParadiseB.All the Sad Young MenC.The Great GatsbyD.Tender Is the Night答案:D您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：0.024．第33题Among the following authors the one who once visited China was ---.A.Henry JamesB.William FaulknerC.Ernest Hemingway答案:C您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：0.025．第34题Among the following novels, only one is not written by William Faulkner. It is _____________.A.Light in AugustsB.As I Lay DyingC.The Golden BowlD.Go Down, Moses答案:C您的答案：A题目分数：2.0此题得分：0.026．第35题Which of the following works best illustrates the Calvinistic view of original sin?A.Stowe’s Uncle Ton’s CabinB.James’s The P ortrait of a Lady.C.Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms ？D.Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter.答案:D您的答案：C题目分数：2.0此题得分：0.027．第36题“ I heard the merry grasshopper then sing,/The black-clad cricket bear a second part” These lines written by ____________.A.Roger WilliamsB.John EliotC.Anne BradstreetD.Washington Irving答案:C您的答案：C题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.028．第37题Among the following 3 authors the one who later became a naturalized British citizen was ---.A.Mark TwainB. FitzgeraldC.Henry James答案:C您的答案：C题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.029．第38题Nathaniel Hawthorne gave a definition to the term "romance" in his Preface to the novel ---.A.The House of the Seven GablesB.The Scarlet LetterC.The Marble Faun答案:A您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：0.030．第39题The first American writer who propounded that a piece of literary work should focus on the production of a single emotional effect is ___.A. Nathaniel HawthorneB.Herman MelvilleC.Edgar Ellan Poe答案:C您的答案：A题目分数：2.0此题得分：0.031．第41题The Wasteland is a long modern poem written by ---.A. Ezra PoundB. Sylvia PlathC. T. S. Eliot答案:C您的答案：C题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.032．第42题Among the following titles, only one is not among the Leather-Stoking Tales series. It is__________.A.The Last of the MohicansB.The PrairieC.The PathfinderD.Moby Dick答案:D题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.033．第43题The Iceberg style is most thoroughly reflected in the writings of the American novelist _____________.A.Jack LondonB.Ernest HemingwayC.Mark Twain答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.034．第44题"Two roads diverged in a yellow woods" is a line in a poem written by ---.A.T. S. EliotB.Wallace StevensC.Robert Frost答案:C您的答案：C题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.035．第45题“by nature’s self in white arrayed\ she bade thee shun the vulgar eye,\ ａnd planted here the guarding shade,\ ａnd sent soft waters murmuring by; \ thus quietly thy summer goes,\ thy days declining to repose.” the rhyme scheme of the lines above is ______________.A.abababB.ababccC.aabbcc答案:B您的答案：B此题得分：2.036．第46题The Fall of the House of Usher was a horror story by ______.A.Nathaniel HawthorneB.Edgar Allan PoeC.MelvilleD.Longfellow答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.037．第47题Emily Grierson, the protagonist in Faulkner’s story A Ro se for Emily, can be regarded as a symbol for all the following qualities except______.A.old valuesB.rigid ideas of social statusC.bigotry ａnd eccentricityD.harmony ａnd integrity答案:D您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：0.038．第48题The School Room Poets did not include _____.A.LongfellowB.LowellC.HolmesD.Poe答案:D您的答案：D题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.039．第49题Among the following 3 authors the one who did not win a Nobel Prize is ---.A.William FaulknerB. F. S. FitzgeraldC. John Steinbeck答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.040．第50题Among the following fictions, only one is not written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is ___________.A.The Scarlet LetterB.The Blithedale RomanceC.The Marble FaunD.The Fall of the House of Usher答案:D您的答案：D题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.041．第1题Henry James’s greatest influence was exerted not on his own age but on the one that followed.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.042．第2题The Puritan style of writing is characterized by simplicity, which left an indelible imprint on American writings.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.043．第3题Emerson’s prose style was sometimes as highly individualistic as his dramas.答案:错误您的答案：错误题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.044．第4题Cooper’s claim to greatness in American literature lies in the fact t hat he created a myth about the formative period of the American nation.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.045．第5题Hemingway's novel For Whom the Bell Tolls was about the Spanish Civil War.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.046．第6题John Stwinbeck didn't win a Nobel Prize because he was sympathetic with the working class people.答案:错误您的答案：错误题目分数：1.047．第7题The famous philosopher Williams James was the novelist Henry James' brother.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.048．第8题"In a Station of the Metro" is a short poem written by Ezra Pound.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.049．第29题A Shakespearean Sonnet is a short poem with fourteen iambic pentameter lines rhymed ababcdcdefefgg.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.050．第40题The first American poet to be translated into Chinese is Walt Whitman.答案:错误您的答案：错误题目分数：1.051．第51题The 19th century female poet Emily Dickinson was a forerunner of the modern Imagist poetry.答案:正确您的答案：错误题目分数：1.0此题得分：0.052．第52题Poe was a predecessor of the later British detective writer Conan Doyle.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.053．第53题Jack London was usually considered as a romanticist for his portrayal of superman heroes.答案:错误您的答案：错误题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.054．第54题benjamin franklin was a prose stylist whose writing reflected the romantic ideals of clarity, restraint, simplicity ａnd balance.答案:错误您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：0.055．第55题As a novelist, Nathaniel Hawthorne was deeply influenced by Puritanism.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.056．第56题An Italian Sonnet is a short poem with fourteen iambic pentameter lines rhymed abbaabbacdecde.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.057．第57题Besides Moby Dick, Melville also wrote some other sea novels.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.058．第58题The Second World War led the American intellectuals to a bitter disillusionment, breeding what is called modernism.答案:错误您的答案：错误题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.059．第59题thoreau was an active transcendentalist who was an escapist ｏr a recluse detached ｆrom the life of his day.答案:错误您的答案：错误题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.060．第60题Ralph Waldo Emerson was a representative figure of the American Transcendentalism.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.0作业总得分：78.0作业总批注：。

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美国文学作业作业1．第9题A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court was written by _______.A.Henry JamesB.Mark TwainC.Jack LondonD.Theodore Dreiser答案:B您的答案：B2．第10题“all sappy as maples ａnd flat as the prairie〞 is a comment made byjames russell lowell on the female characters in novels writtenby______.A.Washington IrvingB.James Fenimore CooperC.Philip FreneauD.George Washington答案:B您的答案：B3．第11题Among the following novels, only one was not written by HermanMelville. It is _____________.A.The Confidence-ManB.The PIlotC.Moby Dick答案:B您的答案：B4．第12题Sister Carrie is a noel written by ___.A.Theodore DreiserB.Stephen CranceC. Frank Norris答案:A您的答案：A5．第13题The central character’s name in James Fenimore Cooper’s novel series The Leatherstocking Tales is ______________.A.Isabelle ArcherB.Natty BumpoC.Ishmael答案:B您的答案：C6．第14题_______ does not belong to the school of naturalism in history.A.Stephen CraneB.Frank NorrisC.Jack LondonD.Walt Whitman答案:D您的答案：D7．第15题In 1881, Henry James published his novel____, which is generally considered as his masterpiece.A.Daisy MillerB.watch ａnd wardC.The Wings of the DoveD.The Portrait of a Lady答案:D您的答案：D8．第16题Hawthor ne’s ____ deals with the effects of a curse.A.The Scarlet LetterB.The House of Seven GablesC.Stone FaceD.Salem答案:B您的答案：D9．第17题"The Apparition of these faces in the crowd" is a line in a famous short poem written by ---.A.Ezra PoundB. Carl SandburgC.Walt Whitman答案:A您的答案：B10．第18题The famous pamphlet Common Sense appearing in 1776 was written by _____________.A.Thomas JeffersonB.Thomas PaineC.Benjamine Franklin答案:B您的答案：B11．第19题the sound ａnd the fury is a novel written by __________.A.Stephen CraneB.Theodore DreiserC.MacbethD.William Faulkner答案:D您的答案：D12．第20题the lines “to the glory that was greece, ／ａnd the grａndeur that was rome〞 were quoted ｆrom poe’s poem __________.A.The RavenB.To HelenC.Annabel Lee答案:B您的答案：B13．第21题The short novel The Turn of the Screw was written by ________.A.Henry JamesB.FitzgeraldC.Ernest HemingwayD.William Faulkner答案:A您的答案：A14．第22题Among the four novels written by Henry James, the one written first in chronological order is _________.A.The Portrait of a LadyB.The Golden BowlC.The AmbassadorsD. The Wing of the Dove答案:A您的答案：A15．第23题Billy Budd was a short novel written by the American novelist ---.A. Nathaniel HawthorneB.Herman MelvilleC.Walt Whitman答案:B您的答案：B16．第24题A poetic line of two feet is called ___________.A.monometerB.dimeterC.trimeterD.tetrameter答案:B您的答案：B17．第25题“ we hold these truths to be elf-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, ａnd the pursuit of happiness.〞 this sentence is taken ｆrom ___.mon SenseB.The Declaration of IndependenceC.The AutobiographyD.The American Crisis答案:B您的答案：B18．第26题___ wrote Rights of Man in 1792 to suggest the overthrow of the British monarchy.A.Thomas PaineB.Benjamin FranklinC.George WashingtonD.Jefferson答案:A您的答案：A19．第27题“Two roads diverged i n a yellow woods〞 is the first line in a poem written by Robert Frost entitled __________.A.The Road Not TakenB.Mending WallC.Two Yellow RoadsD.After Apple Picking答案:A您的答案：A20．第28题The leader of the American Transcendentalism is _________.A.Henry David ThoreauB.Ralph Waldo EmersonC.Henry James答案:B您的答案：B21．第30题The Blithedale Romance is a novel about the Brook Farm experiment written by __________.A.Henry JamesB.Nathaniel HawthorneC.James Fenimore Cooper答案:B您的答案：B22．第31题Among the following short stories, only one is not written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is _________.A.Young Goodman BrownB.WakefieldC.The BirthmarkD.the pit ａnd the pendulum答案:D您的答案：D23．第32题The last finished novel written by Fitzgerald is __________.A.This Side of ParadiseB.All the Sad Young MenC.The Great GatsbyD.Tender Is the Night答案:D您的答案：B24．第33题Among the following authors the one who once visited China was ---.A.Henry JamesB.William FaulknerC.Ernest Hemingway答案:C您的答案：B25．第34题Among the following novels, only one is not written by William Faulkner. It is _____________.A.Light in AugustsB.As I Lay DyingC.The Golden BowlD.Go Down, Moses答案:C您的答案：A26．第35题Which of the following works best illustrates the Calvinistic view of original sin?A.Stowe’s Uncle Ton’s CabinB.James’s The Portrait of a Lady.C.Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms ？D.Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter.答案:D您的答案：C27．第36题“ I heard the merry grassh opper then sing,/The black-clad cricket bear a second part〞 These lines written by ____________.A.Roger WilliamsB.John EliotC.Anne BradstreetD.Washington Irving答案:C您的答案：C28．第37题Among the following 3 authors the one who later became a naturalized British citizen was ---.A.Mark TwainB. FitzgeraldC.Henry James答案:C您的答案：C29．第38题Nathaniel Hawthorne gave a definition to the term "romance" in his Preface to the novel ---.A.The House of the Seven GablesB.The Scarlet LetterC.The Marble Faun答案:A您的答案：B30．第39题The first American writer who propounded that a piece of literary work should focus on the production of a single emotional effect is ___.A. Nathaniel HawthorneB.Herman MelvilleC.Edgar Ellan Poe答案:C您的答案：A31．第41题The Wasteland is a long modern poem written by ---.A. Ezra PoundB. Sylvia PlathC. T. S. Eliot答案:C您的答案：C32．第42题Among the following titles, only one is not among the Leather-StokingTales series. It is__________.A.The Last of the MohicansB.The PrairieC.The PathfinderD.Moby Dick答案:D您的答案：D33．第43题The Iceberg style is most thoroughly reflected in the writings of the American novelist _____________.A.Jack LondonB.Ernest HemingwayC.Mark Twain答案:B您的答案：B34．第44题"Two roads diverged in a yellow woods" is a line in a poem written by ---.A.T. S. EliotB.Wallace StevensC.Robert Frost答案:C您的答案：C35．第45题“by nature’s self in white arrayed\ she bade thee shun the vulgar eye,\ａnd planted here the guarding shade,\ ａnd sent soft waters murmuring by; \ thus quietly thy summer goes,\ thy days declining to repose.〞the rhyme scheme of the lines above is ______________.A.abababB.ababccC.aabbcc答案:B您的答案：B36．第46题The Fall of the House of Usher was a horror story by ______.A.Nathaniel HawthorneB.Edgar Allan PoeC.MelvilleD.Longfellow答案:B您的答案：B37．第47题Emily Grierson, the protagonist in Faulkner’s story A Rose for Emily, can be regarded as a symbol for all the following qualitiesexcept______.A.old valuesB.rigid ideas of social statusC.bigotry ａnd eccentricityD.harmony ａnd integrity答案:D您的答案：B38．第48题The School Room Poets did not include _____.A.LongfellowB.LowellC.HolmesD.Poe答案:D您的答案：D39．第49题Among the following 3 authors the one who did not win a Nobel Prize is ---.A.William FaulknerB. F. S. FitzgeraldC. John Steinbeck答案:B您的答案：B40．第50题Among the following fictions, only one is not written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. 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答案：哈丽叶特·比彻·斯托2. 《红字》的作者是________。

答案：纳撒尼尔·霍桑3. 《草叶集》的作者是________。

答案：沃尔特·惠特曼4. 《愤怒的葡萄》的作者是________。

答案：约翰·斯坦贝克5. 《太阳照样升起》的作者是________。

答案：欧内斯特·海明威三、简答题（每题5分，共20分）1. 简述《白鲸》中主人公艾哈布船长的形象。

答案：艾哈布船长是《白鲸》中的主人公，他是一个对捕鲸有着极端执着的船长，他的复仇心理和对白鲸的执念几乎占据了他整个人生。

他的形象代表了人类对自然的挑战和对未知的恐惧。

2. 描述《了不起的盖茨比》中盖茨比的美国梦。

答案：《了不起的盖茨比》中的盖茨比代表了20世纪20年代的美国梦，他通过自己的努力从贫穷中崛起，追求财富和社会地位，但最终因为追求一个无法实现的爱情和对过去的执着而走向悲剧。

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The similarity in their nature is also suggested by their names as synonyms in Italian: Mortresor means “fortune” while Fortunado “treasure”. Their defective nature is highlighted when the revenger Mortresor, who is fully prepared on psychological and operating levels, throws the hardly prepared but totally deceived wrong-doer Fortunado into the deep and damp catacomb and blocks up its entrance with huge rocks.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 Ab raham 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 sosad?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 17 20th-Century American Poets1.Ezra PoundIn 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 StevensAnecdote 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 )3. William Carlos WilliamsWilliam Carlos Williams1. How does the first two lines differ from the other pairs of lines?Each of the last three couplets creates a visual image (“a red wheelbarrow,” “glaz ed with rainwater,” and “the white chickens”), whereas the first one does not.2. What is the most visually compelling word in each of the last three pairs of lines? They are “red, glazed and white”. (See EXPLANA TION: “The Red Wheelbarrow” below)3. What is the meaning of "depends upon" in the first pair of lines?The opening lines set the tone for the rest of the poem. Since the poem is composed of one sentence broken up at various intervals, it is truthful to say that 'so much depends upon' each line of the poem. This is so because the form of the poem is also its meaning. This may seem confusing, but by the end of the poem the image of the wheelbarrow is seen as the actual poem, as in a painting when one sees an image of an apple, the apple represents an actual object in reality, but since it is part of a painting the apple also becomes the actual piece of art. These lines are also important because they introduce the idea that 'so much depends upon' the wheelbarrow.SEE answer 1.4.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 people. 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.5. Langston Hughes(1)Dreams1. Why must we stick to our dreams?If God is not the first move in our life, surely our dreams are the same.2. What images does the poet employ to describe the life once we lose our dreams? Without dreams our life will be a broken bird and a barren field. I think without dream our life will be a grand ship drifting on the vast ocean, never knowing its destination.(2)Me And The Mule1. Why does the speaker identify himself with the mule?They share a lot in their life: hard-working and full of strength, submissiveness and kindness and honesty.2. What figure of speech does the poet employ in describing the mule? Personification.。

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Thomas JeffersonD. George Washington7. Which statement about Freneau is true?A. He was a scientistB. He was a pamphleteerC. He was a poetD. He was a bitter polemicist8. Which work is written by Freneau?A. The Right of ManB. The Wild honey SuckleC. Poor Richard?s AlmanacD. The Day of Doom9. Who was considered as the “Poet of American Revolution”?A. Anne BradstreetB. Edward TaylorC. Michael WiggleworthD. Philip Freneau10. At the Reason and Revolution Period, American were influenced by the European movement called _____________.A. Chartist MovementB. Romanticist MovementC. Enlightenment MovementD. Modernist Movement11.Stetement ____________ is wrong in describing Nathaniel Hawthorne.A. Hawthorne is a realist writer.B. Hawthorne is also a great allegorist.C. Hawthorne is a master of symbolism.D. One source of evil that Hawthorne is concerned most is over-reaching intellect.12. In Walt Whitman?s “There was a Child Went Forth”, the child refers to ___________.A. the poet himself as a childB. any American childC. the young AmericaD. one of the poet?s neighbor13. In Moby Dick, the voyage symbolizes ___________.A. the microcosm of human societyB. the search for truthC. the unknown worldD. nature14.Thoreau was often alone in the woods or by the pond, lost in spiritual communication with _________________.A. natureB. transcendentalist ideasC. human beingsD. celestial beings15. The Transcendentalist group includes two of the most significant writers America has produced so far, Emerson and ____________-.A. Henry David ThoreauB. Washington IrvingC. Nathanel HawthorneD. Walt Whitman16. _____________tells a simple but very moving story in which four people living in a puritan community are involved in and affected by the sin of adultery in different ways.A. Twice-Told TalesB. The Scarlet LetterC. The House of the Seven GablesD. 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The giant Moby Dick may symbolize all except______________.A. mystery of the universeB. sin of the whaleC. power of the Great NatureD. evil of the world22. The convention of the desire for an escape from society and a return to nature in American literature is particularly evident in ___________________.A. Cooper?s Leatherstocking TalesB. Hawthorne?s The Scarlet Letter.C. Whitman?s Leaves of Grass.D. Irving?s Rip V an Winkle.23. As a philosophical and literary movement, _________ flourished in New England from the 1830s to the Civil War.A. modernismB. rationalismC. sentimentalismD. transcendentalism24. In Hawthorne?s The Scarlet Letter, “A”may stands for ______________.A. AdulteryB. AngelC. AmiableD. All the above25. ______is not the member of Transcendental Club.A. EmersonB. ThoreauC. WhitmanD. Fuller26. Poe?s first collection of short stories is _______________.A. Tales of a TravellerB. Leatherstocking TalesC. Canterbury TalesD. Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque27. For Melville, as well as for the reader and ____________, the narrator, Moby Dick is still a mystery, an ultimate mystery of the universe.A. StarbuckB. StubbC. IshmaelD. Arab28. Choose the characters which appear in the novel The Scarlet Letter?A. Hester PrynneB. Arthur DimmesdaleC. Roger ChillingworthD. Pearl29. __________was a romanticized account of Melville?s stay among thePolynesians. The success of the book soon made Melville become known as the “man who lived among cannibals”.A. Moby DickB. TypeeC. OmooD. Billy Budd30. The period before the American Civil War is generally referred to as _________.A. The naturalist PeriodB. The Modern PeriodC. The Romantic PeriodD. the Realistic period31. All of the following are works by Nathaniel Hawthorne except_____________.A. The House of Seven GablesB. White JacketC. The Marble FaunD. The Blithdale Romance32. In the following works, which signs the beginning of the American literature?A. The Sketch BookB. Leaves of GrassC. 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Emily Dickinson?s poems(441) “This is my letter to the World”expresses the poet?s _____________about her communication with the outside world.A. indignationB. joyC. anxietyD. indifference47. Which of the following features cannot characterize poems by Walt Whitman?A. lyrical and well-structured.B. free-flowing.C. simple and rather crudeD. conversational and casual48. Which of the following writings is not finished by Ralph Waldo Emerson?A. NatureB. EssaysC. The Over-SoulD. Of Studies49. In “I heard a Fly buzz-when I died”, Emily Dickinson describes the moment of death______________.A. passionatelyB. pessimisticallyC. in despairD. peacefully50. Which book is not written by Emerson?A. Representative MenB. English Traits.C. NatureD. The Phodora.51.The Age of Realism in the literary history of the America refers to the period from ____to ___________.A. 1861-1914B. 1863-1918C. 1865-1914D. 1865-191852. ___________is not the representative writer in the Age of Realism in the literary history of the United States.A. Henry JamesB. Emily DickinsonC.William Dean HowellsD. Mark Twain53. ___________explores the scrupulous individualism in a world of fantastic speculation and unstable values, and gives its name to the get-rich-quick years of the post Civil War era.A. Innocents AbroadB. The Gilded AgeC. Roughing ItD. The Middle Y ears54. _________is considered to be Theodore Dreiser?s greatest work.A. An American TragedyB. Sister CarrieC. The FinancierD. The Titan55. ___________is a novella about a young American girl who gets “killed” by the writer in Rome, and it brought Henry James international fame for the first time.A. The AmericanB. The EuropeansC. Daisy MillerD. The Portrait of a Lady56. 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Who exerts the single most important influence on literary naturalism, of which Theodore Dreiser and Jack London are among the best representative writers?A. FreudB. DarwinC. W.D. Howells D. Emerson62. Mark Twain, one of the greatest 19 th century American writers, is well known for his _________________.A. international themeB. wasteland imageryC. local colorD. symbolism63. In Henry James?s Daisy Miller, the author tries to portray the young woman as an ambodiment of __________.A. the force of conventionB. the free spirit of the New WorldC. the decline of aristocracyD. the corruption of the newly rich64. The literary characters of the American type in the early 19th century are generally characterized by all the following features except that they __________--.A. speak local dialectsB. are polite and elegant gentlemenC. are simple and crude farmersD. are noble savages (red and white) untainted by society65. With Howells, James and Mark Twain active on the literary scene,_________ became the major trend in American literature in the seventies and eighties of 19th century.A. sentimentalismB. romanticismC. realismD. naturalism66. Generally speaking, all those writers with a naturalistic approach to human reality tend to be _________________.A. transcendentalistsB. idealistsC. pessimistsD. impressionists67.Mark Twain wrote most of his literary works with a ___________language.A. grandB. pompousC. simpleD. vernacular68. Henry James experimented with many different themes in his literary career, the most influential one being___________.A. nothingnessB. disillusionmentC. international themeD. relationship between men and women69. Theodore Dreiser is generally regarded as one of America?s_____________.A. naturalistsB. realistsC. modernistsD. romanticists70. Dreiser?s Trilogy of /Desire includes three novels. They are The Financier, The Titan and __________________.A. The StoicB. The GiantC. The TycoonD. The Genius71. The book from which “all modern American literature comes” refers to __________.A. The Great GatsbyB. The Sun Also RisesC. The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnD. Moby Dick72. The impact of Darwin?s evolutionary theory on the American thought and the influence of the 19th century French literature on the American men of letters gave rise to yet another school of realism: American ___________-.A. modernismB. naturalismC. vernacularismD. local colorism73. Which of the following writings is by Hemingway described the novel the one book from which “all modern American literature comes”?A. Tom SawyerB. Huckleberry FinnC. The Gilded AgeD. Life onthe Mississippi74. Mark Twain had led an active life in the very center of the American experience. He had been a ____________.A. printer, pilot, soldierB. silver-minor, gold washerC. lecturer, traveler, businessmanD. novelist, autobiographer75. While embracing the socialism of Marx, London also believed in the triumph of the strongest individuals. This contradiction is most vividly projected in the patently autobiographical novel________________.A.The Call of the WildB. The Sea WolfC. Martin EdenD. The Iron Heel76. In 1900, London published his first collection of short stories, named ____________-.A. The Son of the WolfB. The Sea WolfC. The Law of lifeD. White Fang77. The main theme of ___________ The Art of Fiction reveals his literary credo that representation of life should be the main object of the novel.A. Henry James?B. William Dean Howells?C. Mark Twain?sD. Jack London?s78. Stephen Crane?s best stories include __________, _________ and _______________________, all reinforcing the basic Crane motif environment and heredity over-whelming man.A. Open BoatB. An ExperimentC. The Blue HotelD. The Red Badge of Courage79. Mark Twain stood on the side of China in its struggle against foreign invasions. His _______ and ________- are two notable examples of his vigorous attacks on the imperialist behaviour of the United States and other foreign countries in China.A. The Treaty with ChinaB. To the Person Sitting in DarknessC. Disgracefull Persecution of a BoyD. Golddsmith?s Friend Abroad Again80. Dreiser was left-oriented in his views. He visited Russia and wrote _______- and _____________to express his new faith, and shortly before his death, he joined the Communist Party.A. Dreiser Look at RussiaB. Tragic AmericaC. An American TragedyD. The Titan81.In which of the following works, Hemingway presents his philosophy about life and death through the depiction of the bull-fight as a kind of microcosmic tragedy?A. The Green Hills of AfricaB. The Snows of KilimanjaroC. To Have and Have NotD. Death in the Afternoon82. ___________-is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the Jazz Age.A. Ernest HemingwayB. F.Scott FitzgeraldC. William /FaulknerD. Ezra Pound83. _________is Hemingway?s first true novel in which he depicts a vivid portrait of “The Lost Generation”.A. The Sun Also RisesB. A Farewell to ArmsC. In Our TimeD.For Whom the Bell Tolls84.Fitzgerald?s fictional world is the best embodiment of the spirit of __________________.A. the Jazz AgeB. the Romantic periodC. The Renaissance PeriodD. the Neoclassical Period85. Which of the following figures does not belong to “The Lost Generation”?A. Ezra PoundB. William Carlos WilliamsC. Robert FrostD. Theodore Dreiser86. In a tragic sense, _________is a representation of life as a struggle against unconquerable forces in which only a partial victory is possible. A. For Whom the Bell Tolls B. In Our TimeC. The Farewell to ArmsD. The Old Man and the Sea87. Faulkner once said that __________is a story of “lost innocence,”which proves itself to be an intensification of the theme of imprisonment in the past.A. The Sound and the FuryB. Light in AugustC. Go Down, MosesD. Absalom, Absalom88. Robert Frost combined traditional verse form---the sonnet, rhymingcouplets, blank verse---with a clear American local speech rhyme, the speech of ____________farmers with its idiosyncratic diction and syntax.A. southernB. westernC. New HampshireD. New England89. In which of the following poem by Ezra pound did you find the allusion to Vishang?A. In a Station of the Metro.B. The River-merchant?s Wife: A LetterC. A PactD. Hugh Selwyn Mauberley90. Who, one of the most important poets in his time, is a leading spokesman of the “Imagist Movement”?A. J.D. SalingerB. Ezra PoundC. Righard WrightD. Ralph Ellison91. Sinclair Lewis? Babbit presents a documentary picture of the narrow and limited ___________-.A. up-class mindB. middle-class mindC. proletarianD. ordinary people92. Y ank?s sense of belonging nowhere, hence homeless and rootless. The Hairy Ape is thus a play that concerns the problem of modern man?s ___________.A. loveB. homey relationsC. identityD. development93. In A Rose For Emily, Faulkner makes best use of ___________devices in narration.A. romanticB. realisticC. gothicD. modernist94. American diction in the 1960s and 1970s proves to be different fro itspredecessors. It is always referred to as “_____________”.A. ImagismB. black humourC. new fictionD. the beat Generation95. As an autobiographical play, O?Neill?s ______________(1915) has gained its status as a world classic and simultaneously marks the climax of his literary career and the coming of age of American drama.A. Long Day?s Journey Into NightB. The Hairy ApeC. Desire Under the ElmsD. The Iceman Cometh96. Tender is the Night is a _____________by Fitzgerald.A. short storyB. novellaC. poemD. novel97. The leading playwright of the modern period in American literature, if not the most successful in all his experiments, is _____________.A. Arthur MillerB. Tennessee WilliamC. Robert FrostD. Eugene O?Neill98. From Eugene O?Neill?s works, we can see he is _____________.A. a man of optimismB. a man of pessimismC. a man of apathyD. a man of inactivity99. ____________-is Hemingway?s first true novel, which portrays “The Lost Generation”.A. For Whom the Bell TollsB. The Old Man and the SeaC. The Sun Also /RisesD. A Farewell to Arms100. _______________is a dramatist who holds the central position in American drama the modernistic period.A. Sinclair LewisB. Eugene O?NeilleC. Arthur MillerD. Tennessee Williams101. ___________is said to be a “historical novel” by Faulkner.A. Go Down, MosesB. Light in AugustC. The Sound and the Fury D Absalom, Absalom102. _____________stems from the ambiguity of the speaker?s choice between safety and the unknown.A. Mending the WallB. Home …BurialC. The Road Not T akenD. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening103. Hemingway?s writing style, together with his theme and the hero, is greatly and permanently influenced by his experiences_________________-.A. in his childhoodB. in the warC. in AmericaD. in Africa104. The following writers were awarded Nobel Prize for literature except________________.A. William FaulknerB. F. Scott FitzgeraldC. John SteinbeckD. Ernest Hemingway105. __________fuses symbolism, poetry, and the affirmation of a pagan idealism to show how materialistic civilization denies the life---giving impulses and destroys the genuine artist.A.Desire Under the ElmsB. the Emperor JonesC. Lazarus LaughedD. The Great God Brown。

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美国文学练习1I.Multiple choice・ Please choose the best answer among the four items. (10x V= 10，)B 1> In American literature, the 18th century was the age of Enlightenment. ______________was the dominant.A. humanismB. rationalismC. romanticismD. evolutionB 2、The short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow^^ is taken from Irving^ work named___________ .A. The Leatherstocking TalesB. The Sketch BookC. The AutobiographyD. The History of New YorkA 3、Which of the following is not the characteristic of American Romanticism?A. RationalismB. inner selfC. personal feelingsD. individualismC 4、The short story "Rip Van Winkle" reveals the _________ a ttitude of its author.A. optimisticB. pessimisticC. conservativeD. ironicB 5、Transcendentalist doctrines found their greatest literary advocates in ___________ andThoreau.A. JeffersonB. EmersonC. FreneauD. Mark TwainA 6、Which is regarded as the "Declaration of Intellectual Independence^^?A. The American ScholarB. English TraitsC. OversoulD. Self-relianceD 7、_______ is the father of American Literature.A. Benjamin FranklinB. Philip FreneauC. PaineD. Washington IrvingB 8、_______ was the most leading spirit of the Transcendental Club.A. ThoreauB. EmersonC. HawthorneD. WhitmanC 9、Most of the poems in Whitman's Leaves of Grass sing of the mass^^ and the__ as well.A. natureB. self-relianceC. selfD. lifeC 10、For Melville, as well as for the reader and _________ ，the narrator, Moby Dick isstill a mystery, an ultimate mystery of the universe.A. AhabB. StubbC. IshmaelD. StarbuckC 11、The poem is written in free verse in 52 cantos with the theme of the universality andequality in value of all people and all things.a.Cantosb. The Ravenc. Song of Myselfd. ChicagoB 12、The novel is about how a group of people on a whaling ship kill a great whale butthemselves are killed by the whale, with the conflict between man and his fate.a.The Octopusb. Moby-Dickc. The Rise of Silas Laphamd. Leaves of GrassB 13、An English ship brought 102 people from Plymouth, England on September 16, 1620and arrived in the present Provincetown harbor on November 21 in the same year. This ship was named ____________________________ .a. The Pilgrimsb. Mayflowerc. Americad. TitanicB. the Modem PeriodD. the Realisticas .A. the Naturalist Period C. the Romantic PeriodC 14> __________ was the greatest woman poet in American literature and she wrote about 1,700 short lyric poems in her life time.a. Pearl S. Buckb. Harriet Bicher Stowec. Emily Dickensond. Walter WhitmanD 15、. ____________ is father of the detective story and of psychoanalytic criticism.a. Washington Irvingb. Ralph Waldo Emersonc. Walt Whitmand. Edgar Allan PoeB 16、In American literature, the eighteen century was the age of the Enlightenment.was the dominant spirit.A. HumanismB. RationalismC. RevolutionD. EvolutionA 17、 ------- Which statement about Franklin is not true?A. He instructed his countrymen as a printer.B. He was a scientist.C. He was a master of diplomacy.D. He was a Puritan.A 18、Who is regarded as the first American prose epic. A. Nature B. The Scarlet Letter C. Walden D. Moby-DickA 19、The Romanic Period of American literature started with the publication of WashingtonIrving's ----------------------------- a nd ended with Whiteman's Leaves of Grass.A. The Sketch BookB. Tales of a TravelerC. The AlhambraD. A history of New YorkC 20、The period before the American Civil War is generally referred toII. True or false choices: 1. Franklin's autobiography, published after his death, has become one of the classics of thegenre.2. The Scarlet Letter, published in 1850, is an American novel written by Nathaniel3. Hawthorne and is generally considered to be his representative work.4. Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, philosopher, poet, and leader of theImagist movement in the early 19th century.5. —The Fall of the House of Usher is one of Poe's poems.6. In The Scarlet Letter, Pear is Hester 9s illegitimate daughter.7. The famous poem 一A Psalm of Life was written by Edgar Allen Poe.8. —The Raven is a short story written by Edgar Allen Poe.9. In Moby Dick, the voyage symbolizes a search for truth.Ill Simple questions1、 What are Puritan thoughts?2、 What is Transcendentalism and list some representative figures?3、 American Renaissance4、 Explain the symbolic meanings of "A" in The Scarlet Letter.5、 How does E. A. Poe anticipate the 20th century literatureIV・ Interpreting the following textText IBecause I could not stop for Death —He kindly stopped for meThe Carriage held but just OurselvesAnd Immortality.We slowly drove He knew no hasteAnd I had put awayMy labor and my leisure too,For His Civility —We passed the School, where Children stroveAt Recess in the RingWe passed the Fields of Gazing Grain ・・We passed the Setting Sun —Since then ・・ *tis Centuries ・・ and yetFeels shorter than the DayI first surmised the Horses1 2 3 4 5 6 HeadsWere toward Eternity —Questions:1 Identify the poet and the title of this poem? （2，）2 Explain the underlined words （4，）3 What are the implications of "the School", "the fields of Gazing Grain"，he Setting Sun”？（3‘）4 How do you understand “Since then 'tis Centuries and yet / Feels5 shorter than the Day" ? （3‘）6 What are the speaker's opinions about death? （3‘）Text IIOnce upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weakry,Over many a quint and curious volume of forgotten lore,While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,As of some one rapping, rapping at my chamber door."Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door --------------Only this, and nothing more."Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December, And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor. Eagerly I wished the morrow;—— vainly I had tried to borrow From my books surcease of sorrow —— sorrow for the lost Lenore—— For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name LenoreNameless here for evermore.And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain Thrilled me 一filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before; So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating, "1 Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door 一Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door ; 一This it is and nothing more."n Be that word our sign of parting, bird or fiend!" I shrieked, upstarting ・ "Get thee back into the tempest and the Night!s plutonian shore! Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken! Leave my loneliness unbroken! -quit the bust above my door!Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!Quoth the raven, "Nevermore."And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon that is dreaming,And the lamp-light o' er him streaming throve his shadow on the floor;And my soul from out chat shadow that lies floating on the floorShall be lifted・nevemiore!7.Identify the poet and the title of this poem?8.Explain the images "the raven^^ and "the chamber door".9.Why did the author used a non-human creature to utter the word?10.Try to explain the theme of the poem.。

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1．第4题Tales of a Traveller was written by the American author__________.A.James Fenimore CooperB.Washington IrvingC.Nathaniel Hawthorne答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.02．第5题The Blithedale Romance is a novel about the Brook Farm experiment written by __________.A.Henry JamesB.Nathaniel HawthorneC.James Fenimore Cooper答案:B您的答案：A题目分数：2.0此题得分：0.03．第6题Among the following philosophers, only one did not have an influence over the writings of Jack London. He is________.A.Karl MarxB.NietzscheC.SpencerD.Foucault答案:D您的答案：D题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.04．第7题The salesman whom Sister Carrie met with on her way to Chicago was named _____________.A.Charles DrouetB.HurstwoodC.Stephen CraneD.Frank Norris答案:A您的答案：A题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.05．第8题Of Mice ａnd Men is a novel written by ---.A. John SteinbeckB.Sherwood AndersonC.Sinklair Lewis答案:A您的答案：A题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.06．第9题Among the following novels, only one is not written by William Faulkner. It is _____________.A.Light in AugustsB.As I Lay DyingC.The Golden BowlD.Go Down, Moses答案:C您的答案：C题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.07．第10题As a Modernist poet, Pound is noted for his active involvement in the ______A.cubist school of modern paintingB.Imagist MovementC.stream-of-consciousness techniqueD.German Expressionism答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.08．第11题william faulkner once declared that ___ was the first truly american writer ｆrom whom we are descended.A.Washington IrvingB.CooperC.HawthorneD.Mark Twain答案:D您的答案：D题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.09．第12题The poem “The Indian Burying Ground” was written by the American poet ---.A. Ann BradstreetB.Edgar PoeC.Philip Freneau答案:C您的答案：C题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.010．第13题in 1836, a small book was published in the united states ａnd has hence been called the manifesto of the american transcendentalism. its author was___.A. Henry David ThoreauB. Walt WhitmanC.Ralph Waldo Emerson答案:C您的答案：C题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.011．第14题Emily Grierson, the protagonist in Faulkner’s story A Rose for Emily, can be regarded as a symbol for all the following qualities except______.A.old valuesB.rigid ideas of social statusC.bigotry ａnd eccentricityD.harmony ａnd integrity答案:D您的答案：D题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.012．第15题The School Room Poets did not include _____.A.LongfellowB.LowellC.HolmesD.Poe答案:D您的答案：D题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.013．第16题Among the following 3 authors the one who later became a naturalized British citizen was ---.A.Mark TwainB. FitzgeraldC.Henry James答案:C您的答案：A题目分数：2.0此题得分：0.014．第22题Among the following writers, only one does not belong to the naturalistic school. He is___.A.Henry JamesB.Stephen CraneC.Theodore Dreiser答案:A您的答案：A题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.015．第23题Among the following works written by T. S. Eliot, only one is not a poem. It is _____________.A.The Waste LandB.The Hollow MenC.Ash WednesdayD.Murder in the Cathedral答案:D您的答案：D题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.016．第24题The real name of the author Mark Twain is ___.A.Samuel Langhorne ClemensB.Samuel JohnsonC.Samuel Tylor Coleridge答案:A您的答案：A题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.017．第25题Among the following authors the one who once visited China was ---.A.Henry JamesB.William FaulknerC.Ernest Hemingway答案:C您的答案：C题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.018．第28题Among the following, only one is not a feature of Mark Twain’s style. It is __________.A.his ｕｓｅ of vernacular languageB.local colorC.the influence of the Tall TaleD.Puritanism答案:D您的答案：D题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.019．第29题The central character Huckleberry Finn in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn also appears in Twain’s novel ________.A.The Adventures of Tom SawyerB.A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s CourtC.An American TragedyD.Life On Mississippi答案:A您的答案：A题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.020．第30题“ we hold these truths to be elf-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, ａnd the pursuit of happiness.” this sentence is taken ｆrom ___.mon SenseB.The Declaration of IndependenceC.The AutobiographyD.The American Crisis答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.021．第31题___ wrote Rights of Man in 1792 to suggest the overthrow of the British monarchy.A.Thomas PaineB.Benjamin FranklinC.George WashingtonD.Jefferson答案:A您的答案：A题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.022．第32题The sentence “whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist” is quoted ｆrom Emerson’s essay _________.A.NatureB.The Over-SoulC.Self-Reliance答案:C您的答案：C题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.023．第33题Among the following stories written by Poe, only one belongs to the category of the detective story. It is ___.A.The Purloined LetterB. LigeiaC.The Tell-tale Heart答案:A您的答案：A题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.024．第34题Billy Budd was a short novel written by the American novelist ---.A. Nathaniel HawthorneB.Herman MelvilleC.Walt Whitman答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.025．第35题_______ does not belong to the school of naturalism in history.A.Stephen CraneB.Frank NorrisC.Jack LondonD.Walt Whitman答案:D您的答案：D题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.026．第36题_____was the only American of his generation who could chide the British with humor.A.CooperB.Washington IrvingC.ThoreauD.Edgar Allan Poe答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.027．第37题______ is not a character in the novel The Scarlet Letter.A.Arthur DimmesdaleB.Roger ChillingworthC.Goodman BrownD.Pearl答案:C您的答案：C题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.028．第38题Among the following authors, only one has been called the American Scott. He is _______.A.Washington IrvingB.James Fenimore CooperC.Herman MelvilleD.Nathaniel Hawthorne答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.029．第48题The famous pamphlet Common Sense appearing in 1776 was written by _____________.A.Thomas JeffersonB.Thomas PaineC.Benjamine Franklin答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.030．第49题“by nature’s self in white arrayed\ she bade thee shun the vulgar eye,\ ａnd planted here the guarding shade,\ ａnd sent soft waters murmuring by; \ thus quietly thy summer goes,\ thy days declining to repo se.” the rhyme scheme of the lines above is ______________.A.abababB.ababccC.aabbcc答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.031．第50题Eugene O’Neil did not write ______.A.The Emperor JonesB.Anna ChristieC.The Hairy ApeD.The Saloon答案:D您的答案：D题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.032．第51题Jack London did not write ______.A.The Sea WolfB.The Call of the WildC.The AmbassadorsD.White Fang答案:C您的答案：C题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.033．第52题“ i am monarch of all i survey,/ my right there is none to dispute.” this line i s ｆrom ____.A.NatureB.Civil DisobedienceC.WaldenD.Representative Men答案:C您的答案：C题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.034．第53题“The Black Cat” written by Poe is a _________.A.gothic StoryB.love StoryC.detective storyD.lyrical poem答案:A您的答案：C题目分数：2.0此题得分：0.035．第55题"Lost Generation" is a term first coined by ---.A.Ernest HemingwayB.FitzgeraldC. Gertrude Stein答案:C您的答案：C题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.036．第56题The short poem “The Red Wheelbarrow” was written by _________.A.Tennessee WilliamsB.William Carlos WilliamsC.Wallace StevensD.Hilda Doolittle答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.037．第57题The Waste Land was dedicated to another poet who was __________.A.Ernest HemingwayB.Ezra PoundC.T. S. EliotD.William Carlos Williams答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.038．第58题The author who was famous for his novels of the international theme was ___________.A.Henry JamesB.Mark TwainC.Theodore DreiserD.Stephen Crane答案:A您的答案：C题目分数：2.0此题得分：0.039．第59题In Poe’s tale “The Fall of the House of Usher”, the major female character Madeline is the titular hero Usher’s _____________.A.wifeernessC.cousinD.sister答案:D您的答案：D题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.040．第60题when we say that a poor young man ｆrom the west tried to make his fortune in the east but was disillusioned in the quest of an idealized dream, we are probably discussing about ______’s thematic concern in his fiction writing.A.Henry JamesB.Scott FitzgeraldC.HemingwayD.William Faulkner答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.041．第1题As a novelist, Nathaniel Hawthorne was deeply influenced by Puritanism.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.042．第2题Henry James’s greatest influence was exerted not on his own age but on the one that followed.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.043．第3题emerson always applied the term transcendentalist to himself ｏr to his beliefs, fｏr he was the acknowledged leader of the movement.答案:错误您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：0.044．第17题american naturalism, like romanticism, had comeｆrom germany.答案:错误您的答案：错误题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.045．第18题Leatherstocking Tales is a novel of the series The Last of Mohicans written by James Fenimore Cooper.答案:错误您的答案：错误题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.046．第19题John Stwinbeck didn't win a Nobel Prize because he was sympathetic with the working class people.答案:错误您的答案：错误题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.047．第20题The most important Southern writer is Robert Penn Warren who was the author of the poem “All the King’s Men”.答案:错误您的答案：错误题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.048．第21题The House of the Seven Gables is a novel writtenby Nathaniel Hawthorne based on his experience in the Brook Farm.答案:错误您的答案：错误题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.049．第26题Cooper’s claim to greatness in American literature lies in the fact that he created a myth about the formative period of the American nation.答案:正确您的答案：错误题目分数：1.0此题得分：0.050．第27题The poet Robert Frost wrote in traditional rhyme schemes, but his themes are very modern.答案:正确您的答案：错误题目分数：1.0此题得分：0.051．第39题Puritan influence over American Romanticism was conspicuously noticeable.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.052．第40题Hawthorne, who seemed to be haunted by his sense of sin ａnd veil, never showed a positive part of the life.答案:错误您的答案：错误题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.053．第41题“The Purloined Letter” is a detective story.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.054．第42题An Italian Sonnet is a short poem with fourteen iambic pentameter lines rhymed abbaabbacdecde.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.055．第43题thoreau was an active transcendentalist who was an escapist ｏr a recluse detached ｆrom the life of his day.答案:错误您的答案：错误题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.056．第44题Immediately after their arrival in america, theamerican puritans became more preoccupied with business ａnd profits, as they had to be in the grim struggle for survival.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.057．第45题"A Rose for Emily" is a Gothic short story written by William Faulkner.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.058．第46题Though Emily Dickinson married twice in her life, love had never been a major theme in her poetry.答案:错误您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：0.059．第47题Henry David Thoreau once built a cabin beside the lake of Walden on the land of his neighbor Ralph Waldo Emerson.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.060．第54题A Shakespearean Sonnet is a short poem with fourteen iambic pentameter lines rhymed ababcdcdefefgg.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.0作业总得分：88.0作业总批注：。

《美国文学》题库及答案

《美国文学》题库及答案I.Multiple Choice1. American literature is only more than ____ years old.A. 500B.400C. 200D.1002. The Puritan values did no include______.A. wastefulnessB. thriftC. pietyD. hard work3. The 18th century was the age of the Enlightenment.______was the dominant spirit.A. HumanismB. RationalismC. RomanticismD. Realism4. Franklin was the epitome of the______.A. American EnlightenmentB. Sugar ActC. Charlist movementD. Romanticism5. _____was the most leading spirit of the Transcendentalism.A. FranklinB. HawthorneC. PaineD. Emerson6. “Moby Dick was written by_____A. Mark TwainB. ThoreauC. MelvilleD. Whitman7. “The Scarlet Letter” is characterized by its______.A. symbolismB. rationalismC. PlatonismD. classicism8. “Huckleberry Finn is the masterpiece of________.A. Henry JamesB. Jack LondonC. Mark TwainD. Stephen Crane9. Choose the novel written by Henry JamesA. The Golden BowlB. The Portrait of a LadyC. Sister CarrieD. Daisy Miller10. Early in the 20th century, _____ published works that would change the nature of American poetry.A. Ezra PoundB. T.S. EliotC. Robert FrostD. both A and B11._____ is the founder of “Imagist” movement.A. Ezra PoundB. HemingwayC. Robert FrostD. Steinbeck12. Mark Twain’s works are characterized by_____A. NaturalismB. TranscendentalismC. Local ColorismD. Imagism13. ________ is said to be the father of American poetryA. T.S. EliotB. E.D. RobinsonC. Philip FreneauD. Dreiser14. Hawthorne is regarded as a _______.A. naturalistB. classicistC. realistD. romanticist15. ______ represents the most leading spirit of American Transcendentalism.A. EmersonB. FranklinC. Mark TwainD. Whitman16.“The Art of Fiction” was written by_____A. LongfellowB. Henry JamesC. FitzgeraldD. Faulkner17. Imagination plays the most important part in________.A. realismB. romanticismC. naturalismD. classicism18. ______ is considered to be the masterpiece of John Steinbeck.A. Mending WallB. Dry SeptemberC. A Farewell to ArmsD. The Grapes of Wrath19. Uncle Tom in the novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a(n)______A. Negro slaveB. salesmanC. industrialistD. officer20. Mark Twain’s works are characterized by______A. NaturalismB. TranscendentalismC. Local ColorismD. Imagism21. “The Great Gatsby” is the masterpiece of_____A. WhitmanB. FitzgeraldC. DickinsonD. Hemingway22. The United States of America was founded in______.A. 1776B. 1876C. 1789D.168923. The ancestors of American Indians were______A. AsiansB. AfricansC. EuropeansD. Australians24. “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was written by______.A. H.B. Stowe B. John SteinbeckC. HawthorneD. Mark Twain25. ______ does not belong to the lost generation.A. DreiserB. T.S. EliotC. FaulknerD. Hemingway26. ______ was well known for his story “Rip Van Winkle.”A. BryantB. Washington IrvingC. Allan PoeD. Philip Freneau27. “Farewell to Arms” is the master pieced produced by______A. FaulknerB. DreiserC. HemingwayD. Longfellow28. It was ______ who wrote the formal declaration of independence.A. Thomas JeffersonB. Benjamin FranklinC. WashingtonD. Washington Irving29. _____has been exerting a great and enduring influence upon world literature, especially that of France and European symbolism.A. FranklinB. BradstreetC. Edgar Allan PoeD. Philip Freneau30. The masterpiece of Hawthorne is _________.A. The Scarlet LetterB. Sister CarrieC. Richard CoryD. A Psalm of Life31. Engene O’Neill is a _______.A. novelistB. poetC. puritanD. dramatist32.Hemingway’s style of writing is characterized by______.A. high-sounding wordsB. simple dictionC. complicated sentencesD. mix metaphor33. T.S. Eliot is not only a poet but also a ______.A. criticB. statesmanC. churchmanD. novelists34. “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” was written by_____.A. T.S. EliotB. O’NeillC. Stephen CraneD. Saul Bellow35. “The Grape of Wrath” is one of the remarkable novels of_____.A. the Civil WarB. DepressionC. SuppressionD. Aggression36. Theodore Dreiser showed the_____ tendency in his novels.A. PuritanismB. classicismC. romanticismD. naturalism37. Ralph Waldo Emerson was the leading figure of________.A. TranscendentalismB. RomanticismC. RationalismD. Naturalism38. “The Sound and the Fury” was the masterpiece of ______A. Robert Lee FrostB. T.S. EliotC. FaulknerD. Steinbeck39. Emily Dickinson is an American________.A. dramatistB. novelistC. female poetD. male poet40. “Th Emily Dickinson is an American ark Twain’s______A. materialismB. classicismC. socialismD. colorism41. “The Portrait of a Lady” is one of best novels of_________.A. Henry JamesB. John SteinbeckC. William FaulknerD. Walt Whitman42. What Whitman is famous for his_________.A. “Leaves of Grass”B. “Mending Wall”C. “Richard Cory”D. “The Burial of the Dead”43. “Catch-22” is the masterpiece of______A. Saul BellowB. Joseph HellerC. DreiserD. Fitzgerald44. The English settlement in America began in_________A.1507B.1607C.1707D.180745. The first World War broke out in______.A.1614B.1714C.1814D.191446. The jazz age refers to the decade ofA.1950’sB.1980’sC.1920’sD.1820’s47. Franklin was a _____.A. PuritanB. romanticistC. classicistD. imagist48. “Rip Van Winkle” was written by_______.A. FreneauB. Allan PoeC. Washington IrvingD. Thomas Jefferson49.“The Scarlet Letter” is the masterpiece of______.A. HawthorneB. EmersonC. BradstreetD. Allan Poe50.It was______who wrote “The Age of Reason”A. WashingtonB. JeffersonC. Benjamin FranklinD. Thomas Paine51.“Song of Myself” is a ______written by Whitman.A. novelB. poemC. dramaD. essay52.Tom in Beecher Stowe’s novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a _____.A. Negro slaveB. American IndianC. School masterD. industrialist53. Mark Twain belongs to the literary school of_____.A. transcendentalismB. realismC. romanticismD. naturalism54._______is a famous American female poet.A. Allan PoeB. FreneauC. Emily DickinsonD. Robinson55. “The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn” is the masterpiece of_____.A. Mark TwainB. Henry JamesC. Stephen CraneD. Robert Lee Frost56. It was____ who wrote the poem “The Road Not Taken.”A. WhitmanB. FreneauC. Robert Lee FrostD. T.S.EliotⅡ Define the literary terms briefly in English1. American Transcendentalism2. Romanticism3. The Puritans4. Realism5. Enlightenment6. Transcendentalism7. EnlightenmentIII Explain the following quotations in your own words.1. Success is counted sweetest By those who ne’er succeed.2. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by And that has made all the difference.3. Let us, then, be up and doing, With heart for any fate;Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait.4. And he was always quietly arrayed, And he was always human when he talked.5. Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream!_____6. To comprehend a nectar Requires sorest need.7. But still he fluttered pulses when he said,“Good morning”, and he glittered when he walked.8. something there is that doesn’t love a wall,He says again, “Good fences make good neighbors.”9. Fair flower, that dost so comely grow, Hid in this silent, dull retreat10. But to act, that each tomorrow Find us farther than today11. But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. Ⅳ Answer the following questions in English1. Why is American literature important for you?2. What is the theme of “The Waste Land”?3. Whose novel (or which novel) do you enjoy most?Why?4. What is the style of Hemingway’s novel?5. What is the significance of American literature?6. Do you like American literature? Why?7. What is the real theme in “Sister Carrie”?8. What is the central subject and primary significance of Hawthorne’s major works?9. Which American writer do you like best? Why?10. What is the theme of “Catch-22”?11. What are the features of Emily Dickinson’s poems?12. Why should we learn American literature?13. Which poem do you enjoy most? Why?《美国文学》作业参考答案I.Multiple Choice1.C2.A3.B4.A5.D6.C7.A8.C9.B 10.D11.A 12.C 13.C 14.D 15.A 16.B 17.B 18.D 19.A 20.C21.B 22.C 23.A 24.D 25.A 26.B 27.C 28.A 29.C 30.A31.D 32.B 33.A 34.B 35.B 36.D 37.A 38.C 39.C 40.D41.A 42.A 43.B 44.B 45.D 46.C 47.A 48.B 49. A 50.D51.B 52.A 53.B 54.C 55. A 56. CII.Define the literary terms briefly in English1.American transcendentalism was a philosophical dissent from Unitarianism. Transcendentalists rejected the materialistic psychology in favor of the idealism of Kant who asserted that intuition could surpass reason as a guide to the truth. To transcendentalists, spirit is inherent and pervading and is the only reality in the universe in which nature stood as a symbol of Spirit. Transcendentalismemphasized the divinity of man, the significance and right of the individual, and the possibility of the self-perfection of the individual.2. Romanticism is characterized by the pursuit of freedom, emphasis of individualism, a reliance upon the good of nature and “natural” man, and an abiding faith in the boundless resources of the human spirit and imagination.3.The Puritans were members of the church of England who at first wished to reform or “Purify its doctrines. They kept in common with all advocates o f strict Christian orthodox, insisting on man’s original sin and depravity.4. Realism is a literary school. The American realist William Dean Howells refered to the method of realistic literary creation as “nothing more and nothing less than the truthful treatment of material. The realists tended to be highly selective in their choice of material, focusing upon what seemed real to their largely middle-class readers.5. Enlightenment in America was a progressive “intellectual movement which contributed to free the Americans from the limitation of Puritanism which had been prevailing in American society, and stimulate them to strive for the establishment of their independent and democratic nation. The enlighteners were confident in the proqress by education and appealed to Reason.6．American transcendentalism was a political dissent from Unitarianism. Transcendentalists rejected the materialistic psychology in favour of the idealism of kant who asserted that intuition could surpass reason as a guide to the truth. To transcendentalists, spirit is inherent and pervading and is the only reality in the universe in which nature stood as a symbol of Spirit. Transcendentalists emphasized the divinity of man, the significance and right of the individual, and the possibility of the self-perfection of the individual.7. Enlightenment in America was a progressive intellectual movement which contributed to free the Americans fromthe limitations of Purtanism which had been prevailing in American society, and stimulate them to strive for their independent and democratic nation. The enlighteners were confident in the proqress of education and appealed to reason.III Explain the following quotations in your own words.1. Those who have never succeeded before will enjoy the sweetness o success most.2. In my life and literary creation, I did not follow others’ footsteps (or footprints). SometimesI chose a different way. That was the reason why I was unique and different from them both in life and poetic writing.3. Let us rise up and take actionTo meet any challenge in our life.We should learn to work and to be patientAnd persevere in pursuing our goalTill we reap the fruit of achievement one after another.4. He always dressed himself properly and elegantly And he showed his kindness and considerateness when talked with others.5. Don’t tell me in sad voice that life is nothing but an meaningless and empty dream.6. Only when you feel thirstiest and bitterest, can you really understand and enjoy the holy sweet drink.7. He stirred the pulses of the persons he was greeting with “Good morning”. While he was walking, his manners appeared to be so brilliant and attractive that he drow much public attention.8. Wall, as a barrier for communication or mutual understanding, is not good at all. Sometimes, it is necessary to remove the wall.Wall, as a boundary or limitation or border, is needed sometimes, so that good relations can be kept among different strata of people, or different countries.Wall is a paradox, which is both good and bad in haman life9.The honeysuckle qrows so agreeably and beautifully.However the beautiful flower hid its beauty in the quiet and lonely place.10.We had better take action every day, not remain idle and inactive so that we can make progress each day.11.I have a lot of obligations and duties to fulfill, so there is still a long way for me to go beforeI can relax or leave this world.Ⅳ Answer the following questions in English1. Key points:① the significance of American literature in the world literature ② the manifestation of American life and culture ③the requirement of improving English2. The theme of the poem is modern spiritual barrenness, the despair and depression that followed the first world war, the sterility and turbulence of the modern world, and the decline and breakdown of Western culture.3. The answer depends on individual student’s inclination.4. His style of writing is characterized by short and terse sentences, simple diction filled with emotion, vivid colloquialisms, and particularly the simplicity of his laconic statements.5. Key points: ① its place in the world literature② the manifestation of American life and culture③ the requirement of professional knowledge and skills as English majon.6. The answer is flexible. It de pends on an individual Student’s inclination.7. The real theme in Sister Carrie is the purposelessness of life. While looking at individuals with warm, human sympathy, he also sees the disorder and cruelty of life in general.8. The central subject of Haw thorne’s major works was the human soul. His exploration of the soul resulted from his skeptical attitude toward the social reality that was characterized by a rapid change in almost all aspects of social life, and from his ambition to probe into the nature of man. The primary significance of his major works dwells in the interect and the consistend vitality of his criticism of life.9. The answer is flexible, depending on students’ inclination, logic and language skills.10. Its real theme is to expose the dehumanization of all contemporary institutions, the absurd and corrupt bureancracy and the alienation of individuals existing in a systemized chaotic condition, such as war.punctuation and capitalization. Her mode of expression is characterized by clear-cut and delicately original imagery, precise diction, and fragmentary and enigmatic metrical pattern.12. Key points: ①the significance of American literature in the world literature ② the manifestation of American life and culture ③ the requirement of improving English.13. The answer is flexible and depends on student’s inclination.。

美国文学作业答案

Part I Each of the following statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement.1. In American literature, the eighteen century was the age of the Enlightenment. __C_______ was the dominant spirit.A. HumanismB. RationalismC. RevolutionD. Evolution2. Which statement about Franklin is not true? AA. He instructed his countrymen as a printer.B. He was a scientist.C. He was a master of diplomacy.D. He was a Puritan.3. What is regarded as the first American prose epic? AA. NatureB. The Scarlet LetterC. WaldenD. Moby-Dick4. The Romanic Period of American literature started with the publication of Washington Irving's __A______ and ended with Whiteman's Leaves of Grass.A. The Sketch BookB. Tales of a TravelerC. The AlhambraD. A history of New York5. In Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, "A" may stand for__D______.A. AdulteryB. AngelC. AmiableD. All the above6. In the middle of 19th century, America witnessed a cultural flowering which is called “_B____”。

美国文学试题及答案

美国文学试题及答案美国文学试题：1. 请描述美国文学的起源和发展过程。

2. 简要介绍美国文学中的几位重要作家及其代表作品。

3. 分析美国文学对社会和文化的影响。

4. 探讨美国文学在世界文学中的地位和影响力。

5. 比较美国文学与其他国家文学的异同之处。

6. 讨论美国文学中的主题和风格变化。

7. 探究美国文学与历史事件的关联。

美国文学答案：1. 美国文学的起源可以追溯到17世纪，当时美洲殖民地的英国移民开始写作并记录他们在新大陆的生活。

这些作品以宗教、开拓和探索为题材，如《普利茅斯的劝导师》(1620)等。

美国文学的发展经历了启蒙时代、浪漫主义运动、现实主义时期等阶段，并逐渐形成了独特的美国文学风格。

2. 以下是几位重要的美国作家及其代表作品：- 马克·吐温：《哈克贝里·费恩历险记》、《汤姆·索亚历险记》 - 菲利普·罗斯：《美国牧歌》、《喧哗与骚动》- 艾米丽·狄金森：《狄金森诗选》- 弗朗西斯·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德：《了不起的盖茨比》- 威廉·福克纳：《喧哗与骚动》、《把狗放了吧》3. 美国文学对社会和文化具有重要影响。

例如，哈莱姆复兴时期的作家们为非洲裔美国人争取了平等的机会，并反映了种族和身份认同的问题。

此外，20世纪美国现实主义文学通过揭示社会问题和不公正现象，推动了社会改革运动。

美国文学也塑造了美国人的国家意识和身份认同。

4. 美国文学在世界文学中占据重要地位，被广泛翻译和阅读。

美国作家的作品对世界文学发展产生了巨大影响，例如海明威、福克纳、杰克·伦敦等作家的作品具有全球影响力。

美国文学代表了美国独特的价值观和文化传统，吸引着世界各地读者的关注。

5. 美国文学与其他国家文学相比具有明显的不同。

美国文学更加关注个人主义、自由和追求幸福的主题。

与欧洲文学相比，美国文学较少涉及庄重的古典主题，更倾向于写实和现实主义的描写方式。

美国文学作业

1．第1题The poem “Thanatopsis” was written by__________.A.Emily DickinsonB.William Cullen BryantC.Henry Wadsworth Longfellow答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.02．第2题The Fall of the House of Usher was a horror story by ______.A.Nathaniel HawthorneB.Edgar Allan PoeC.MelvilleD.Longfellow答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.03．第3题_____was the only American of his generation who could chide the British with humor.A.CooperB.Washington IrvingC.ThoreauD.Edgar Allan Poe答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.04．第4题It is on his______ that Washington Irving’s fame mainly rested.A.childhood recollectionsB.sketches about his European toursC.early poetryD.tales about America答案:D您的答案：D题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.05．第6题_______ does not belong to the school of naturalism in history.A.Stephen CraneB.Frank NorrisC.Jack LondonD.Walt Whitman答案:D您的答案：D题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.06．第8题“ i am monarch of all i survey,/ my right there is none to dispute.” this line is ｆrom ____.A.NatureB.Civil DisobedienceC.WaldenD.Representative Men答案:C您的答案：C题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.07．第9题The Waste Land was dedicated to another poet whowas __________.A.Ernest HemingwayB.Ezra PoundC.T. S. EliotD.William Carlos Williams答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.08．第10题Emily Grierson, the protagonist in Faulkner’s story A Rose for Emily, can be regarded as a symbol for all the following qualities except______.A.old valuesB.rigid ideas of social statusC.bigotry ａnd eccentricityD.harmony ａnd integrity答案:D您的答案：D题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.09．第12题Among the following fictions, only one is not written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is___________.A.The Scarlet LetterB.The Blithedale RomanceC.The Marble FaunD.The Fall of the House of Usher答案:D您的答案：D题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.010．第14题Among the following novels, only one was not written by Herman Melville. It is_____________.A.The Confidence-ManB.The PIlotC.Moby Dick答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.011．第16题Among the following novels, only one is not written by William Faulkner. It is _____________.A.Light in AugustsB.As I Lay DyingC.The Golden BowlD.Go Down, Moses答案:C您的答案：C题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.012．第18题the lines “to the glory that was greece, ／ａnd the grａndeur that was rome” were quotedｆrom poe’s poem __________.A.The RavenB.To HelenC.Annabel Lee答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.013．第20题The most famous sea story written by Jack London is _______.A.Martin EdenB.The Iron HeelC.The Sea WolfD.The Call of the Wild答案:C您的答案：C题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.014．第21题_______, the ruthless, amoral protagonist of the The Sea Wolf, best realizes the ideal of the “Superman.”A.HurstwoodB.Wolf LarsenC.PrufrockD.Santiago答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.015．第22题The most popular novel to do with the abolition movement written by Harriet Beecher Stowe is________.A.Martin EdenB.Uncle Tom’s CabinC.White FangD.The Call of the Wild答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.0the village near boston in which both emersonａnd thoreau lived was called _________.A.BostonB.ConcordC.Jamestown答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.017．第24题The salesman whom Sister Carrie met with on her way to Chicago was named _____________.A.Charles DrouetB.HurstwoodC.Stephen CraneD.Frank Norris答案:A您的答案：A题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.018．第26题The Iceberg style is most thoroughly reflected in the writings of the American novelist_____________.A.Jack LondonB.Ernest HemingwayC.Mark Twain答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.0Twice-told Tales is a collection of stories written by ___.A.Nathaniel HowthorneB.Edgar Ellan PoeC.Washington Irving答案:A您的答案：A题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.020．第30题The Blithedale Romance is a novel about the Brook Farm experiment written by __________.A.Henry JamesB.Nathaniel HawthorneC.James Fenimore Cooper答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.021．第31题The famous pamphlet Common Sense appearing in 1776 was written by _____________.A.Thomas JeffersonB.Thomas PaineC.Benjamine Franklin答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.022．第33题william faulkner once declared that ___ was the first truly american writer ｆrom whom we aredescended.A.Washington IrvingB.CooperC.HawthorneD.Mark Twain答案:D您的答案：D题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.023．第34题The sentence “whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist” is quoted ｆrom Emerson’s essay _________.A.NatureB.The Over-SoulC.Self-Reliance答案:C您的答案：C题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.024．第36题robert frost once said that a poem should begin with delight ａnd end in__________.A.pleasureB.uglinessC.deathD.wisdom答案:D您的答案：D题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.025．第37题Among the following, only one can not be a possible theme of the novel The Adventures ofHuckleberry Finn. It is _________.A.equality between menB.escapismC.conflict between nature ａnd civilizationD.spiritual emptiness答案:D您的答案：D题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.026．第38题___ is not written by Ralph Waldo Emerson.A.Self-relianceB.NatureC.The American ScholarD. The Bells答案:D您的答案：D题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.027．第40题“by nature’s self in white arrayed\ she bade thee shun the vulgar eye,\ ａnd planted here the guarding shade,\ ａnd sent soft waters murmuring by; \ thus quietly thy summer goes,\ thy days declining to repose.” the rhyme scheme of the lines above is ______________.A.abababB.ababccC.aabbcc答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.028．第41题Among the following sentences, only one is uttered by Henry David Thoreau. It is__________.A.I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberatelyB. I went to the city because I wished to live deliberatelyC. I went to the woods because I wanted to escapeD. I went to the woods because I wished to shoot some birds答案:A您的答案：A题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.029．第42题Jack London did not write ______.A.The Sea WolfB.The Call of the WildC.The AmbassadorsD.White Fang答案:C您的答案：C题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.030．第43题____ Bryant’s best-known poem, was written when he was only sixteen years old.A.To a WaterfowlB.ThanatopsisC.To HelenD.Annabel Lee答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.031．第44题Nathaniel Hawthorne gave a definition to the term "romance" in his Preface to the novel ---.A.The House of the Seven GablesB.The Scarlet LetterC.The Marble Faun答案:A您的答案：A题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.032．第45题Among the following writers, only one does not belong to the naturalistic school. He is___.A.Henry JamesB.Stephen CraneC.Theodore Dreiser答案:A您的答案：A题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.033．第46题William Sidney Porter was the real name of________.A.Mark TwainB.O’ HenryC.Jack LondonD.William Dean Howells答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.034．第47题Tales of a Traveller was written by the American author__________.A.James Fenimore CooperB.Washington IrvingC.Nathaniel Hawthorne答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.035．第49题"The Spectre Bridegroom" was written by the American author ---.A.Washington IrvingB.Nathaniel HawthorneC.James Feminore Cooper答案:A您的答案：A题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.036．第50题Among the following authors the one who received 4 pulitzer prizes was ---.A.Robert FrostB.Jack LondonC.Mark Twain答案:A您的答案：A题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.037．第52题"Lost Generation" is a term first coined by ---.A.Ernest HemingwayB.FitzgeraldC. Gertrude Stein答案:C您的答案：C题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.038．第53题Ernest Hemingway's Last important literary work is ---.A.the old man ａnd the seaB.The Sun Also RisesC. For Whom the Bell Tolls答案:A您的答案：A题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.039．第55题“all sappy as maples ａnd flat as the prairie” is a comment made by james russell lowell on the female characters in novels written by______.A.Washington IrvingB.James Fenimore CooperC.Philip FreneauD.George Washington答案:B您的答案：B题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.040．第58题Among the following, only one is not a representative feature of O Henry’s short stories. It is _________.A. conversational openingB.improbable coincidenceC.Surprise endingD.multiple points of view答案:D您的答案：D题目分数：2.0此题得分：2.041．第5题benjamin franklin was a prose stylist whose writing reflected the romantic ideals of clarity, restraint, simplicity ａnd balance.答案:错误您的答案：错误题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.042．第7题The Great Gatsby was a novel written by Fitzgerald partially based on his own life experience.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.043．第11题The foundation of American national literature was laid by the early American romanticists.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.044．第13题Cooper’s claim to greatness in American literature lies in the fact that he created a myth about the formative period of the Americannation.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.045．第15题Hemingway's novel For Whom the Bell Tolls was about the Spanish Civil War.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.046．第17题Emerson’s prose style was sometimes as highly individualistic as his dramas.答案:错误您的答案：错误题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.047．第19题"Declaration of Independence" was drafted by Benjamin Franklin alone.答案:错误您的答案：错误题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.048．第25题Longfellow’s poems belong to the darker aspect of the Romantic Movement.答案:错误您的答案：错误题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.049．第27题american naturalism, like romanticism, had come ｆrom germany.答案:错误您的答案：错误题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.050．第28题The House of the Seven Gables is a novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne based on his experience in the Brook Farm.答案:错误您的答案：错误题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.051．第32题Leatherstocking Tales is a novel of the series The Last of Mohicans written by James Fenimore Cooper.答案:错误您的答案：错误题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.052．第35题Though Emily Dickinson married twice in her life, love had never been a major theme in her poetry.答案:错误您的答案：错误题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.053．第39题An Italian Sonnet is a short poem with fourteen iambic pentameter lines rhymed abbaabbacdecde.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.054．第48题"Tell me not, in mournful numbers" is a line in Longfellow's poem "A Psalm of Life".答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.055．第51题Jack London was usually considered as a romanticist for his portrayal of superman heroes.答案:错误您的答案：错误题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.056．第54题Immediately after their arrival in america, the american puritans became more preoccupied with business ａnd profits, as they had to be in the grim struggle for survival.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.057．第56题By the end of the nineteenth century, the realists rejected the portrayal of idealized characters ａnd events.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.058．第57题Many of Poe’s Gothic tales bear the theme of claustrophobia.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.059．第59题Poe was a predecessor of the later British detective writer Conan Doyle.答案:正确您的答案：正确题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.060．第60题The most important Southern writer is Robert Penn Warren who was the author of the poem “All the King’s Men”.答案:错误您的答案：错误题目分数：1.0此题得分：1.0作业总得分：100.0作业总批注：。

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2012-2013学年第二学期《美国文学》期末考试试卷（A 卷）专业：英语年级：2010级考试方式：闭卷学分：2 考试时间：110分钟I ．Multiple Choices (每小题 1分，共20分)Directions: Select from the four choices of each item the one thatbest answers the question.1. Naturalism is evolved from realism when the author’s tone in writing becomes less serious and less sympathetic but more ironic and more_____________. A . rational B . humorous C. optimisticD . pessimistic2. Which of the following is not written by Ernest Hemingway, one of the best-known American authors of the 20th century? A. The Sun Also Rises B. The Old Man and the Sea C. Mosses from the Old ManseD. Hills Like White Elephant3. The Romantic writers would focus on all the following issues Except the __________ in the American history. A. individual feeling B. survival of the fittest C. strong imaginationD. return to nature4. Almost all Faulkner ’s heroes turned out to be tragic because__________. A. all enjoyed living in the declining American South.B. none of them was conditioned by the civilization and Social institutions.C. most of them were prisoners of the past.D. none were successful in their attempt to explain the inexplicable.5. As an autobiograp hical play, O’Neill’s ________ (1955) has gained its status as a world classic and simultaneously marks the climax of his literary career and the coming of age of American drama._.A. The Iceman ComethB. Long Day’s Journey into NightC. Beyond the HorizonD. Bound East for Cardiff6. Which of the following statements is right about Robert Frost’s poetry?A. He combined traditional verse forms with the difficult and highly ornamental language.B. He combined traditional verse forms with the pastoral language of the Southern area.C. He combined traditional verse forms with a simple spoken language, the speech of New England farmers.D. He combined traditional verse forms with the experimental.7. Edgar Allen Poe was characterized by his __________.A. psycho-analysisB. novels set in the WestC. free verseD. political pamphlets8. Which of the following is depicted as the mythical county in William Faulkner’s novels?A. CambridgeB. OxfordC. MississippiD. Yoknapatawpha9. ____________ was the first great American writer to write for pleasure rather than utility. He is considered to be founder of American literature by some critics.A. James Fenimore CooperB. Washington IrvingC. Ezra PoundD. Mark Twain10. We can perhaps summarize that Walt Whitman’s poems are characterized by all the following features except that they are _______________.A. lyrical and well-structuredB. conversational and crudeC. simple and rather crudeD. free-flowing11. The Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck reveals the miserable lives of __________ .A. factory workersB. sailorsC. landless farm laborersD. veterans12. Among the American realistic writers, _________ focused his attention on the rising middle class and the way they lived.A. Herman MelvilleB. Henry JamesC. Mark TwainD. William Dean Howells13. Which of the following is a representative novel of naturalism by an American writer? 2A. Innocents AbroadB. McTeagueC. Daisy MillerD. The Grapes of Wrath14. The first symbol of self-made American man is _________.A. Benjamin FranklinB. Washington IrvingC. George WashingtonD. Mark Twain15. The Imagist writers followed three principles. They respectively are direct treatment, economy of expression and ________.A. local colorB. ironyC. clear rhythmD. blank verse16. Robert Frost is famous for his lyric poems. Which of the following lyric poems wasnot written by Robert Frost?A. “The Raven”B. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”C. “After Apple-picking”D. “The Road Not Taken”17. “The lost generation”refers to the writers who relocated to Paris in the post WWⅠyears to reject to values of American materialism. All the following but ________are involved in this group.A. F. S. FitzgeraldB. Ernest HemingwayC. Theodore DreiserD. John Dos Passos18. The first settlers who became the founding fathers of the American nation were quite a few of them _________.A. AnglicansB. CatholicsC. NormansD. Puritans19. Which one of the following statements is applicable to the understanding of Transcendentalism?A. It is strongly influenced by social Darwinism.B. Belief in individualism, independence of mind, and self-reliance.C. Man has no free-will.D. It holds that determinism governs everything.20. In __________, Captain Ahab is obsessed with the revenge on a whale which shearedoff his leg on a previous voyage, and his crazy chasing of it eventually brings death to allon board the whaler except Ishmael, who survives to tell the tale.《美国文学》A卷第3页共18页4A. TypeeB. White JacketC. Moby DickD. Billy BuddII ．Explain the Following Literary Terms Briefly (每小题7分，共14分)Directions : Please write down the answers on the Answer Sheet.21. Local Colorism 22. Stream of ConsciousnessIII ．Identification of Fragments (每小题7分，共21分)Directions : Please give the name of the author and the title of the literary work from which it is taken and then briefly comment on itin English. Please write down the answers on the Answer Sheet.23. “‘That ’s right.’ He said; ‘I ’m no good now. I was all right. I had money. I ’m going to quit this,’ and, with death in his heart, he started down toward the Bowery. People had turned on the gas before and died; why shouldn ’t he? He remembered a lodging house where there were little, close rooms, with gas-jet in them, almost pre-arranged, he thought, for what he wanted to do, which rented for fifteen cents. Then he remembered that he had no fifteen cents.”24. “All day Buck brooded by the pool or roamed restlessly above the camp. Death, as a cessation of movement, as a passing out and away from the lives of the living, he knew, and he knew John Thornton was dead. It left a great void in him, somewhat akin to hunger, but a void which ached and ached, and which food could not fill.25. “Her skeleton was small and spare; perhaps that was why that would have been merely plumpness in another was obesity in her. She looked bloated, like a body long submerged in motionless water, and of that pallid hue.IV . Short Essay Questions (每小题10分，共 30 分)Directions : Please write down the answers on the Answer Sheet.《美国文学》A 卷第5页共18页26. The relationship between man and nature is a recurrent theme, perhaps one of the most important themes, in American literature. Write a short essay on it by contrasting tow or three American literary works, or two or three American literary movements, to tell what you know about their different views of nature. 27. Please make a comment on Eugene O ’Neil.28. Please briefly comment on Theodore Dreiser ’s novel Sister Carrie.V ．Appreciating a Literary Work (计 15 分)Directions:In this part, you are required to write a commentary paper in no less than 100 words. Please write it on the AnswerSheet .A Clean, Well-Lighted PlaceErnest HemingwayIt was very late and everyone had left the cafe except an old man who sat in the shadow the leaves of the tree made against the electric light. In the day time the street was dusty, but at night the dew settled the dust and the old man liked to sit late because he was deaf and now at night it was quiet and he felt the difference. The two waiters inside the cafe knew that the old man was a little drunk, and while he was a good client they knew that if he became too drunk he would leave without paying, so they kept watch on him."Last week he tried to commit suicide," one waiter said. "Why?""He was in despair." "What about?" "Nothing.""How do you know it was nothing?" "He has plenty of money."They sat together at a table that was close against the wall near the door of the cafe and looked at the terrace where the tables were all empty except where the old man sat in the shadow of the leaves of the tree that moved slightly in the wind. A girl and a soldier went by in the street. The street light shone on the brass number on his collar. The girl wore no head covering and hurried beside him."The guard will pick him up," one waiter said. "What does it matter if he gets what he's after?""He had better get off the street now. The guard will get him. They went by five minutes ago."The old man sitting in the shadow rapped on his saucer with his glass. The youngerwaiter went over to him."What do you want?"The old man looked at him. "Another brandy," he said."You'll be drunk," the waiter said. The old man looked at him. The waiter went away."He'll stay all night," he said to his colleague. "I'm sleepy now. I never get into bed before three o'clock. He should have killed himself last week."The waiter took the brandy bottle and another saucer from the counter inside the cafe and marched out to the old man's table. He put down the saucer and poured the glass full of brandy."You should have killed yourself last week," he said to the deaf man. The old man motioned with his finger. "A little more," he said. The waiter poured on into the glass so that the brandy slopped over and ran down the stem into the top saucer of the pile. "Thank you," the old man said. The waiter took the bottle back inside the cafe. He sat down at the table with his colleague again."He's drunk now," he said."He's drunk every night.""What did he want to kill himself for?""How should I know.""How did he do it?""He hung himself with a rope.""Who cut him down?""His niece.""Why did they do it?""Fear for his soul.""How much money has he got?" "He's got plenty.""He must be eighty years old.""Anyway I should say he was eighty.""I wish he would go home. I never get to bed before three o'clock. What kind of hour is that to go to bed?""He stays up because he likes it.""He's lonely. I'm not lonely. I have a wife waiting in bed for me.""He had a wife once too.""A wife would be no good to him now.""You can't tell. He might be better with a wife.""His niece looks after him. You said she cut him down.""I know." "I wouldn't want to be that old. An old man is a nasty thing.""Not always. This old man is clean. He drinks without spilling. Even now, drunk. Look at him.""I don't want to look at him. I wish he would go home. He has no regard for those 6《美国文学》A 卷第7页共18页who must work."The old man looked from his glass across the square, then over at the waiters."Another brandy," he said, pointing to his glass. The waiter who was in a hurry came over."Finished," he said, speaking with that omission of syntax stupid people employ when talking to drunken people or foreigners. "No more tonight. Close now.""Another," said the old man."No. Finished." The waiter wiped the edge of the table with a towel and shook his head.The old man stood up, slowly counted the saucers, took a leather coin purse from his pocket and paid for the drinks, leaving half a peseta(西班牙货币单位) tip. The waiter watched him go down the street, a very old man walking unsteadily but with dignity."Why didn't you let him stay and drink?" the unhurried waiter asked. They were putting up the shutters. "It is not half-past two.""I want to go home to bed." "What is an hour?""More to me than to him." "An hour is the same.""You talk like an old man yourself. He can buy a bottle and drink at home." "It's not the same.""No, it is not," agreed the waiter with a wife. He did not wish to be unjust. He was only in a hurry."And you? You have no fear of going home before your usual hour?" "Are you trying to insult me?""No, hombre （老兄）, only to make a joke.""No," the waiter who was in a hurry said, rising from pulling down the metal shutters. "I have confidence. I am all confidence.""You have youth, confidence, and a job," the older waiter said. "You have everything.""And what do you lack?" "Everything but work.""You have everything I have.""No. I have never had confidence and I am not young." "Come on. Stop talking nonsense and lock up.""I am of those who like to stay late at the cafe," the older waiter said."With all those who do not want to go to bed. With all those who need a light for the night.""I want to go home and into bed.""We are of two different kinds," the older waiter said. He was now dressed to go home. "It is not only a question of youth and confidence although those things are very beautiful. Each night I am reluctant to close up because there may be some one who needs the cafe.""Hombre, there are bodegas open all night long.""You do not understand. This is a clean and pleasant cafe. It is well lighted. The light is very good and also, now, there are shadows of the leaves.""Good night," said the younger waiter."Good night," the other said. Turning off the electric light he continued the conversation with himself, It was the light of course but it is necessary that the place be clean and pleasant. You do not want music. Certainly you do not want music. Nor can you stand before a bar with dignity although that is all that is provided for these hours. What did he fear? It was not a fear or dread, It was a nothing that he knew too well. It was all a nothing and a man was a nothing too. It was only that and light was all it needed and a certain cleanness and order. Some lived in it and never felt it but he knew it all was nada （没有，虚无）y（所以）pues（既然，那么）nada y nada y pues nada. Our nada who art in nada, nada be thy name thy kingdom nada thy will be nada in nada as it is in nada. Give us this nada our daily nada and nada us our nada as we nada our nadas and nada us not into nada but deliver us from nada; pues nada. Hail nothing full of nothing, nothing is with thee. （这是一段模仿祷告词，其中的名词和动词都被虚无所取代，表明一切事物和行为都是虚无。

美国文学作业爱默生梭罗

• It is not enough to be industrious, so are the ants. What are you industrious foபைடு நூலகம்? —— H. D. Thoreau 只有勤劳是不够的，蚂蚁就很勤劳。可是要看你为了什么而勤劳 • Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life. Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.
爱默生名言
• 关于人在宇宙中的地位，爱默生说：“人不是在自然里，而是在自身中看到—切都是美好而有价值的。世界非常空虚，它却从这种虚饰的外观中得到好处，使灵魂骄傲地得意洋洋。” • 对于经验，爱默生认为：“在我看来，没有神圣的事实，也没有不神圣的事实。我只是试验者，我是个永不停息追索者，在我身后永远不存在‘过去’”。 • 关于所有权的问题，爱默生说；“当人人权利都平等的时候，从道德、理智上讲，人们在财产方面则是非常不平等的，—个人拥有衣服，另一个拥有一片土地。” • 在《书籍》一文中，爱默生为读者提供了三点可借鉴的原则：“我必须提供的三条实用准则是：第一，决不阅读任何写出来不到一年的书；第二，不是名著不读；第三，只读你喜欢的书。”
Transcendentalism
• a philosophic and literary movement that flourished in New England, particularly at Concord (1836-60), as a reaction against 18th century rationalism. This romantic, idealistic, mystical, and individualistic belief was more a cast of thought than a systematic philosophy:

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《美国文学》作业一、单选题1. American literature is only more than ____ years old.A. 500B.400C. 200D.1002. The Puritan values did no include______.A. wastefulnessB. thriftC. pietyD. hard work3. The 18th century was the age of the Enlightenment.______was the dominant spirit.A. HumanismB. RationalismC. RomanticismD. Realism4. Franklin was the epitome of the______.A. American EnlightenmentB. Sugar ActC. Charlist movementD. Romanticism5. _____was the most leading spirit of the Transcendentalism.A. FranklinB. HawthorneC. PaineD. Emerson6. “Moby Dick was written by_____A. Mark TwainB. ThoreauC. MelvilleD. Whitman7. “The Scarlet Letter” is characterized by its______.A. symbolismB. rationalismC. PlatonismD. classicism8. “Huckleb erry Finn is the masterpiece of________.A. Henry JamesB. Jack LondonC. Mark TwainD. Stephen Crane9. Choose the novel written by Henry JamesA. The Golden BowlB. The Portrait of a LadyC. Sister CarrieD. Daisy Miller10. Early in the 20th century, _____ published works that would change the nature of American poetry.A. Ezra PoundB. T.S. EliotC. Robert FrostD. both A and B11._____ is the founder of “Imagist” movement.A. Ezra PoundB. HemingwayC. Robert FrostD. Steinbeck12. Mark Twain’s works are characterized by_____A. NaturalismB. TranscendentalismC. Local ColorismD. Imagism13. ______ is a poet of profound simplicity.A. T.S. EliotB. Robert FrostC. Langston HughesD. Robert Burns14. Which writer has naturalist tendency?A. CraneB. NorrisC. Theodore DreiserD.T.S. Eliot15. “The Portrait of a Lady” was written by______A. Henry JamesB. FranklinC. EmersonD. Hawthorn16. During the 19th century the only American female poet was_____.A. Jane AustinB. Anne BradstreetC. Gorge EliotD. Emily Dickinson17. ______ is the most important playwright in AmericaA. HemingwayB. Eugene O’NeillC. T.S. EliotD. Faulkner18. Hester Prynne is the main character in______.A. The Scarlet LetterB. Sister CarrieC. Farewell to ArmsD. The Great Gatsby19. “Leaves of Grass” is a collection written by______.A. Emily DickinsonB. Robert FrostC. Walt WhitmanD. Longfellow20. F. Scott Fitzgerald is famous for his masterpiece,______.A. The Grape of WrathB. Cup of GoldC. The old Man and the SeaD. The Great Gatsby21. ______ is considered to be the masterpiece of John Steinbeck.A. Mending WallB. Dry SeptemberC. A Farewell to ArmsD. The Grapes of Wrath22. Uncle Tom in the novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a(n)______A. Negro slaveB. salesmanC. industrialistD. officer23. Mark Twain’s wo rks are characterized by______A. NaturalismB. TranscendentalismC. Local ColorismD. Imagism24. “The Great Gatsby” is the masterpiece of_____A. WhitmanB. FitzgeraldC. DickinsonD. Hemingway25. The United States of America was founded in______.A. 1776B. 1876C. 1789D.168926. The ancestors of American Indians were______A. AsiansB. AfricansC. EuropeansD. Australians27. “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was written by______.A. H.B. Stowe B. John SteinbeckC. HawthorneD. Mark Twain28. ______ does not belong to the lost generation.A. DreiserB. T.S. EliotC. FaulknerD. Hemingway29. ______ was well known for his story “Rip Van Winkle.”A. BryantB. Washington IrvingC. Allan PoeD. Philip Freneau30. “Farewell to Arms” is the master pieced produced by______A. FaulknerB. DreiserC. HemingwayD. Longfellow31.“Catch-22” was written by______.A. Mark TwainB. Joseph HellerC. T.S. EliotD. O’Nell32.“The Waste Land is a long _______ written by T.S. Eliot”A. novelB. dramaC. essayD. poem33. The Enlightenment is characterized by______A. reasonB. emotionC. humanismD. joint venture34. The representative of American Enlightenment was________A. FranklinB. Robert Lee FrostC. SteinbeckD. Stephene Crane35. Emily Dickinson is an American_______A. dramatistB. essayistC. female poetD. male poet36. ________ is said to be the father of American poetryA. T.S. EliotB. E.D. RobinsonC. Philip FreneauD. Dreiser37. Hawthorne is regarded as a _______.A. naturalistB. classicistC. realistD. romanticist38. ______ represents the most leading spirit of American Transcendentalism.A. EmersonB. FranklinC. Mark TwainD. Whitman39. “The Art of Fiction” was written by_____A. LongfellowB. Henry JamesC. FitzgeraldD. Faulkner40. Imagination plays the most important part in________.A. realismB. romanticismC. naturalismD. classicism41. ______ is considered to be the masterpiece of John Steinbeck.A. Mending WallB. Dry SeptemberC. A Farewell to ArmsD. The Grapes of Wrath42. Uncle Tom in the novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a(n)______A. Negro slaveB. salesmanC. industrialistD. officer43. Mark Twain’s works are characterized by______A. NaturalismB. TranscendentalismC. Local ColorismD. Imagism44. “The Great Gatsby” is the masterpiece of_____A. WhitmanB. FitzgeraldC. DickinsonD. Hemingway45. The United States of America was founded in______.A. 1776B. 1876C. 1789D.168946. The ancestors of American Indians were______A. AsiansB. AfricansC. EuropeansD. Australians47. “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was written by______.A. H.B. Stowe B. John SteinbeckC. HawthorneD. Mark Twain48. ______ does not belong to the lost generation.A. DreiserB. T.S. EliotC. FaulknerD. Hemingway49. ______ was well known for his story “Rip Van Winkle.”A. BryantB. Washington IrvingC. Allan PoeD. Philip Freneau50. “Farewell to Arms” is the master pieced produced by______A. FaulknerB. DreiserC. HemingwayD. Longfellow51. William Faulkner is the author of ______.A Far From the Madding CrowdB Sound and FuryC For Whom the Bell TollsD Scarlet Letter52. Robert Frost is a famous_______.A novelistB playwrightC poetD literary critic53. The Old Man and the Sea is one of the great works by ________.A Jack LondonB Charles DickensC Samuel ColeridgeD Earnest Hemingway54. _______refers to some contrast or discrepancy between appearance and reality.A AllegoryB ConflictC IronyD Flashback55. The great transcendental work by Henry David Thoreau is______.A NatureB WaldenC ExperienceD Essays56. Mark Twain shaped the world’s view of America and made a combination of _____and serious literature.A American folk humorB funny jokesC English folkloreD American values57. Who was the first American to achieve an international literary reputation after the Revolutionary War?A Fennimore Cooper.B Nathaniel Hawthorn.C Walt Whitman.D Washington Irving.58. I Have a Dream is addressed by _____.A Abraham LincolnB John F. KennedyC Martin Luther KingD Ralph Waldo Emerson59. Which of the following is NOT a poem by Emily Dickinson?A This is my letter to the worldB I heard a Fly buzz—when I diedC This is just to sayD Because I could not stop for death60. Eugene O’Neil is an American ______.A novelistB playwrightC poetD essayist61. The American civil war ended in______A.1765B.1865C.1761D.186162. The Cuban missile crisis resulted from between America and the soviet Union.A. the cold warB. the Hot WarC. the Civil WarD. World War Ⅱ63. “Song of Myself” was wri tten by______.A. LongfellowB. FrostC. T.S. EliotD. Whitman64.The romantic writers believed that ______ was superior to rationalism.A. transcendentalismB. naturalismC. imaginationD. Puritanism65. It was ______ who wrote the formal declaration of independence.A. Thomas JeffersonB. Benjamin FranklinC. WashingtonD. Washington Irving66. _____has been exerting a great and enduring influence upon world literature, especially that of France and European symbolism.A. FranklinB. BradstreetC. Edgar Allan PoeD. Philip Freneau67. The masterpiece of Hawthorne is _________.A. The Scarlet LetterB. Sister CarrieC. Richard CoryD. A Psalm of Life68. Engene O’Neill is a _______.A. novelistB. poetC. puritanD. dramatist69.Hemingway’s style of writing is characterized by______.A. high-sounding wordsB. simple dictionC. complicated sentencesD. mix metaphor70. T.S. Eliot is not only a poet but also a ______.A. criticB. statesmanC. churchmanD. novelists71. “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” was written by_____.A. T.S. EliotB. O’NeillC. Stephen CraneD. Saul Bellow72. “The Grape of Wrath” is one of the remarkable novels of_____.A. the Civil WarB. DepressionC. SuppressionD. Aggression73. Theodore Dreiser showed the_____ tendency in his novels.A. PuritanismB. classicismC. romanticismD. naturalism74. Ralph Waldo Emerson was the leading figure of________.A. TranscendentalismB. RomanticismC. RationalismD. Naturalism75. “The Sound and the Fury” was the masterpiece of ______A. Robert Lee FrostB. T.S. EliotC. FaulknerD. Steinbeck76. Emily Dickinson is an American________.A. dramatistB. novelistC. female poetD. male poet77. “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” shows Mark Twain’s______A. materialismB. classicismC. socialismD. colorism78. “The Portrait of a Lady” is one of best novels of_________.A. Henry JamesB. John SteinbeckC. William FaulknerD. Walt Whitman79. What Whitman is famous for his_________.A. “Leaves of Grass”B. “Mending Wall”C. “Richard Cory”D. “The Burial of the Dead”80. “Catch-22” is the masterpiece of______A. Saul BellowB. Joseph HellerC. DreiserD. Fitzgerald81. The period from 1865—1914 has been referred to as the _______in the literary history of the United States.a. Age of Realismb. Age of Classicalismc. Age of Romanticismd. Age of Renaissance82. With “Collected Poems”, ______won the second Pulitzer Prize.a. Ezra Pondb. e. e. cummingsc. Robert Frostd. William Cullen Bryant83. Grass is a poem written by _______.a. Walt Whitmanb. Carl Sandburgc. Langston Hughesd. Allen Ginsberg84. Moby Dick is the most important work by ______.a. Jack Londonb. Herman Melvillec. Sinclair Lewisd. Ralph Ellison85. O. Henry earned his fame mainly for his ______.a. novelsb. poemsc. short storiesd. dramas86. ______ is NOT a novel of Francis Scott Fitzgerald.a. Tender Is the Nightb. Anna Christiec. The Beautiful and Dammedd. The Great Gatsby87. The American literature in modern period is divided into two parts by the event of ______.a. the expatriate movementb. the Great Depressionc. the First World Ward. the Second World War88. Which of the following novels does NOT belong to Dreiser’s Trilogy of Desire?a. The Titanb. The Financierc. The “Genius”d. The Stoic89. The 1954 Nobel Prize for literature was awarded to ______for his “mastery of the art of modern narration”.a. William Faulknerb. John Steinbeckc. Saul Bellowd. Earnest Hemingway90. Sister Carrie is a masterpiece of _______work.a. romanticb. classicc. neo-classicd. naturalistic91. The English settlement in America began in_________A.1507B.1607C.1707D.180792. The first World War broke out in______.A.1614B.1714C.1814D.191493. The jazz age refers to the decade ofA.1950’sB.1980’sC.1920’sD.1820’s94. Franklin was a _____.A. PuritanB. romanticistC. classicistD. imagist95. “Rip Van Winkle” was written by_______.A. FreneauB. Allan PoeC. Washington IrvingD. Thomas Jefferson96.“The Scarlet Letter” is the masterpiece of______.A. HawthorneB. EmersonC. BradstreetD. Allan Poe97.It was______who wrote “The Age of Reason”A. WashingtonB. JeffersonC. Benjamin FranklinD. Thomas Paine98.“Song of Myself” is a ______written by Whitman.A. novelB. poemC. dramaD. essay99.Tom in Beecher Stowe’s novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a _____.A. Negro slaveB. American IndianC. School masterD. industrialist 100. Mark Twain belongs to the literary school of_____.A. transcendentalismB. realismC. romanticismD. naturalism 101._______is a famous American female poet.A. Allan Poe .B. FreneauC. Emily DickinsonD. Robinson 102. “The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn” is the mast erpiece of_____.A. Mark TwainB. Henry JamesC. Stephen CraneD. Robert Lee Frost103. It was____ who wrote the poem “The Road Not Taken.”A. WhitmanB. FreneauC. Robert Lee FrostD. T.S.Eliot 104. “The Portrait of A Lady ”was written by_______.A. Mark TwainB. DreiserC. Eugene O’NeillD. Henry James 105. The settling of “The Grapes of Wrath” was during the_____.A. the first world warB. the great economic depressionC. the civil wasD. the Vietnam War106. Hemingway’s works belong to______.A. RomanticismB. American modernismC. NaturalismD. transcendentalism107. “The Great Gatsby”made_____ famous in American literature.A. HawthornB. Mark TwainC. FitzgeraldD. Steinbeck 108. “The Sound and the Fury” was written by_____A. FaulknerB. WhitmanC. LongfellowD. Hemingway109. Eugene O’Neill is an American______.A. novelistB. criticC. romanticistD. dramatist110. “Catch-22” is well known for its_____.A. SimplicityB. black humorC. poetic touchD. exaggeration111. O Captain! My Captain! was written in memory of _______.A. Walt WhitmanB. Benjamin FranklinC. Abraham LincolnD. Martin Luther King112. The Grapes of Wrath is the masterpiece of ______.A. John SteinbeckB. John CheeverC. John UpdikeD. John Dos Passos113. ______is NOT a play written by Tennessee Williams.A. Cat on a Hot Tin RoofB. The Glass MenagerieC. Light in AugustD. A Streetcar Named Desire114. Seize the Day is regarded the best novel written by ______.A. Flannery O’ConnerB. Saul BellowC. Ralph EllisonD. Sherwood Anderson115. ______is NOT among the postwar poets in modern American literature.A. Robert LowellB. Gary SynderC. Allen GinsbergD. e. e. cummings116. The image of the famous “henpecked husband” is created by_____.A. Washington IrvingB. Fennimore CooperC. Edith WhartonD. William Dean Howells117. The literary spokesman of the Jazz is often thought to be______.A. O’NeilB. PoundC. Robert FrostD. Scott Fitzgerald118. _____was the most important person of the transcendental club.A. HawthornB. WhitmanC. EmersonD. Thoreau119. The main theme of Emily Dickinson is the following EXCEPT_______.A. religionB. love and marriageC. life and deathD. war and peace120. American diction in the 1960s and 1970s proves different from its predecessors. It is referred to as ______.A. ImagismB. black humorC. new fictionD. the Beat Generation二、多选题1. William Faulkner is the author of ______.A Far From the Madding CrowdB Sound and FuryC For Whom the Bell TollsD As I Lay Dying2. The main theme of Emily Dickinson is the following _______.A religionB love and marriageC life and deathD war and peace3. The following are the women writers, except_______.A William FaulknerB Emily DickinsonC Mark TwainD Harriet Beecher Stowe4. Mark Twain is the author of _______.A The Adventures of Tom SawyerB the Adventures of Huckleberry FinnC Far From the Madding CrowdD Sound and Fury5. Mark Twain shaped the world’s view of America and made a combination of _____and _____.A American folk humorB funny jokesC serious literatureD English folklore6. ______ is novels of Francis Scott Fitzgerald.A Tender Is the NightB Anna ChristieC The Beautiful and DammedD The Great Gatsby7. Which of the following are poems by Emily Dickinson?A This is my letter to the worldB I heard a Fly buzz—when I diedC This is just to sayD Because I could not stop for death8. _______are not the representative work of the Beat Generation.A The Great GatsbyB On the RoadC Look Back in AngerD The Sun Also Rises9. The following writers, who is not the author of Grass_______.A Walt WhitmanB Carl SandburgC Langston HughesD Allen Ginsberg10. The 1954 Nobel Prize for literature was awarded to ______for his “______”.A mastery of imagismB John SteinbeckC mastery of the art of modern narrationD Earnest Hemingway11. Mark Twain is the author of _______.A The Adventures of Tom SawyerB the Adventures of Huckleberry FinnC Far From the Madding CrowdD Sound and Fury12. Mark Twain shaped the world’s view of America and made a combination of _____and _____.A American folk humorB funny jokesC serious literatureD English folklore13. ______ is novels of Francis Scott Fitzgerald.A Tender Is the NightB Anna ChristieC The Beautiful and DammedD The Great Gatsby14. Which of the following are poems by Emily Dickinson?A This is my letter to the worldB I heard a Fly buzz—when I diedC This is just to sayD Because I could not stop for death15. _______are not the representative work of the Beat Generation.A The Great GatsbyB On the RoadC Look Back in AngerD The Sun Also Rises16. Naturalism is evolved from realism when the author’s tone in writing becomes less serious and less sympathetic but more _______ and more _______.A rationalB ironicC humorousD pessimistic17. For Melville, as well as for the reader and _______, the narrator, _______ is still a mystery, an ultimate mystery of the universe.A IshmaelB Moby DickC AhabD Starbuck18. Which of following is a typical feature of Mark Twain’s language?.A vernacularB colloquialC elegantD humorous19. _______is father of American drama and in his dramatic career he wrote _______ plays.A Eugene O’NeillB 49C Tennessee WilliamsD 5020._______was the first American writer to write entirely American literature. _______was the leader of American transcendentalism.A Mark TwainB Ernest HemingwayC Ralph Waldo EmersonD Benjamin Franklin21. Which of the following are poems by Emily Dickinson?A This is my letter to the worldB I heard a Fly buzz—when I diedC This is just to sayD Because I could not stop for death22. Naturalism is evolved fro m realism when the author’s tone in writing becomes less serious and less sympathetic but more _______ and more _______.A rationalB ironicC humorousD pessimistic23. For Melville, as well as for the reader and _______, the narrator, _______ is still a mystery, an ultimate mystery of the universe.A IshmaelB Moby DickC AhabD Starbuck24. _______is father of American drama and in his dramatic career he wrote _______ plays.A Eugene O’NeillB 49C Tennessee WilliamsD 5025._______was the first American writer to write entirely American literature. _______was the leader of American transcendentalism.A Mark TwainB Ernest HemingwayC Ralph Waldo EmersonD Benjamin Franklin26. _______was the greatest woman poet in American literature and she wrote about_______ short lyric poems in her life time .A Mark TwainB Emily DickensonC 900D 1,70027._______is father of the detective story and of _______.A Edgar Allan PoeB Ernest HemingwayC transcendentalismD psychoanalytic criticism28. Which of the following is not naturalistic writers?A Mark TwainB Ernest HemingwayC William Dean HowellsD Theodore Dreiser29._______is concerned with the middle class life; _______writes about the upper class society, and_______ deals with the lower class reality..A Ralph Waldo EmersonB William Dean HowellsC Henry JamesD Mark Twain30.The American Civil War broke out in_______between the Northern states and the South states, which are known respectively as the _______ and the _______ .A 1861B 1888C Union, ConfederacyD Slavery, Anti-Slavery31. For Melville, as well as for the reader and _______, the narrator, _______ is still a mystery, an ultimate mystery of the universe.A IshmaelB Moby DickC AhabD Starbuck32. _______is father of American drama and in his dramatic career he wrote _______ plays.A Eugene O’NeillB 49C Tennessee WilliamsD 5033. Which of the following is not naturalistic writers?A Mark TwainB Ernest HemingwayC William Dean HowellsD Theodore Dreiser34._______is concerned with the middle class life; _______writes about the upper class society, and_______ deals with the lower class reality..A Ralph Waldo EmersonB William Dean HowellsC Henry JamesD Mark Twain35.The American Civil War broke out in_______between the Northern states and the South states, which are known respectively as the _______ and the _______ .A 1861B 1888C Union, ConfederacyD Slavery, Anti-Slavery36. The greatest American poet and the first writer of _______ is _______ .A free verseB dramaC Ezra PoundD Walt Whitman37. ______ was the first black American to write a book about black life with great impact on the consciousness of the nation and his masterpiece is one of the three classic about _______ .A Harriet Beecher StoweB Ralph EllisonC Black AmericansD Chinese38. _______ are the greatest figures in “Lost Generation” .A Ezra PoundB Robert FrostC Walt WhitmanD Hemingway39. _______is the father of American literature. _______ was the most leading spirit of the Transcendental Club.A PaineB Washington IrvingC ThoreauD Emerson40. An _______ ship brought 102 people from Plymouth, England on September 16, 1620 and arrived in the present Provincetown harbor on November 21 in the same year. This ship was name _______ .A EnglishB GermanC TitanicD Mayflower三、判断题1. The Calvinist doctrine of “original sin” exerted great influence on Hawthorne. ()2. Most of the poems in Leaves of Grass are about human psychology. ( )3. Walt Whitman used parallelism and refrain in his poems. ( )4. Walt Whitman was regarded as the Zenith in American romantic poetry. ( )5. The first important American novelist is Adgar Allan Poe. ( )6. According to Allan Poe, art serves for pleasure. The chief •aim •of •poetry •is •beauty,•namely,•to produce a feeling of beauty in the reader. ( )7. According to Henry James,the aim of the novel is to reflect life reality. ( )8. Allan Poe was regarded as the forerunner of American Imagism. ( )9. All his literary life, Thoreau seemed to be haunted by his sense of sin and evil in life. ( )10. Traditional novelists, especially the critical realistic novelists,•generally focused their attention on social significance. ( )11. The subjects of Walt Whitman are often war and its effects on people, or contests, such as hunting or bullfighting, which demand stamina and courage.( )12. O.Henry paid little attention to plot in writing. ( )13. Mark Twain was the father of American language. ( )14. Frost’s concern with nature reflected his deep moral uncertainties. ( )15. Faulkner’s region was the Deep North, with its bitter history of slavery, civil war and destruction. ( )16. In American Literature, the eighteenth century was an Age of reason and Revolution. ( )17. In 1836, Whitman published his first book, Nature, which met with a wild reception. ( )18. Transcendentalism exalted feeling over reason, individual expression over the restraints of law and custom. ( )19. Mark Twin should be remembered both as a great literary artist and a great social critic in the history of the U.S. ( )20. In 1836, Whitman published his first book, Nature, which met with a wild reception. ( )21. Annabel Lee, a poem from Adgar Allan Poe, mourns the death of a beautiful girl. ( )22. Washington Irving was the first American to achieve an international literary reputation after the Revolutionary War. ( )23. In 1836, Whitman published his first book, Nature, which met with a wild reception. ( )24. Scarlet Letter is set in the seventeenth century. It is an elaboration of a fact which theauthor took out of the life of the Puritan pat. ( )25.Melville devised a unique poetic style called free verse that refers to the poetrywithout fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme. ( )26.Henry James abandoned traditional way of telling a story in some •of •his short stories and novels. ( )27 Mark Twain's influence upon modern American writers isn't so strong, he mainly influenced some local writers. ( )28. American literature is the oldest of all national literature. ( )29. All his literary life, Hawthorne seemed to be haunted by his sense of sin and evil. ( )30. In 1620 a number of Puritans came to settle in Massachusetts . ( )31 Emerson was recognized as the leader of transcendentalist movement , and he always applied the term “Transcendentalist” to himself or to his belief and ideas. ( )32. Mark Twain never touched upon the problem of slavery system in his novels. ( )33. N.Hawthorne was a symbolic writer in some sense. ( )。

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