朱永涛《英语国家社会与文化入门》配套题库【课后习题】(加拿大文学)

第21章加拿大文学

Ⅰ. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):

1. Margaret Atwood suggests that by looking for a central idea, which appears in many different works by authors of different periods, an idea might be found which can be regarded as a basic symbol for that national culture. _____

【答案】T

【解析】玛格丽特·阿特伍德（Margaret Atwood）提出，从不同时期的不同作者的作品中寻找一个中心主题，这个主题可以视为民族文化的一个标志。

2. According to Margaret Atwood, the central idea found in many Canadian authors and their works is that of the frontier. _____

【答案】F

【解析】玛格丽特·阿特伍德（Margaret Atwood）是当代加拿大小说家中最成功且享有国际声誉的小说家。她提出“生存”是加拿大文学的中心主题。

3. Cultural survival means maintaining a Canadian identity against overwhelming European dominance and strong influence from their neighboring state — the United States. _____

【答案】T

【解析】加拿大文化中的“生存”主题指的是在欧洲文化和邻国美国文化的强大影响下保持

本民族的文化特性。

4. The Native Americans have an oral cultural tradition and their mythology got written down after contact with the European settlers. _____

【答案】T

【解析】前欧洲时期，加拿大的多元文化都是口述而非书面的，而加拿大本土神话传说通过欧洲移民而形成的书面作品。

5. William Kirby’s The Golden Dog is an example of early colonial literature describing the harsh natural conditions in Canada. _____

【答案】F

【解析】威廉姆·可尔比的《金毛狗》是一本法国殖民地沦为英国殖民地时期的浪漫历史小说，讲述了殖民地统治者之间的权力斗争。通过讲述社会环境，该小说体现了魁北克在加拿大建国过程中的艰难处境。

6. Modernism arrived after World War Ⅰ, in which Canada played a significant role. _____

【答案】T

【解析】一战后，现代主义文学发展起来。加拿大最著名和成功的作家都出现在这一时期。

7. “Group of Seven” refers to seven Canadian experimental modernist writers. _____

【答案】F

【解析】“Group of Seven”指“七人画派”，是由加拿大七个画家组成的一种艺术流派，他们以风景画见长。

8. Norman Bethune was a doctor who went to fight in the Spanish Civil War and took part in revolutionary activities in China. _____

【答案】F

【解析】1936年，白求恩志愿去西班牙参加反法西斯斗争，并且参与了中国的抗日战争。白求恩并未到西班牙参加内战。

9. “Triple Alliance” refers to an association between church, capitalists and the army. _____

【答案】F

【解析】“三结合”指的是教会、资本家以及政治家的结合，并非与军队的结合。

10. Margaret Laurence wrote about the “two solitudes” to emphasize the conflict

between the English and French cultures in Canada. _____

【答案】F

【解析】休·麦克莱农（Hugh Maclennan）1945年小说《两种孤独》，主要讲述加拿大英语族人和法语族人之间的矛盾。“两种孤独”是休·麦克莱农的作品。

Ⅱ. Choose the answer that best completes the statement or answers the question:

1. Who suggests that the idea of survival can be seen as the central symbol of Canadian literature?

A. Margaret Laurence.

B. Margaret Atwood.

C. Michael Ondaatje.

D. T ed Allan.

【答案】B

【解析】玛格丽特·阿特伍德（Margaret Laurence）是当代加拿大小说家中最成功且享有国际声誉的小说家。她提出“生存”是加拿大文学的中心主题。

2. Cultural survival is shown in the following ways except _____.

A. the attempt to maintain a Canadian identity

B. persistence of native Canadian people to maintain their distinctive cultures

C. dealing with the harsh natural environment

D. the survival of a French-Canadian identity in Quebec after the English had conquered the French in Quebec

【答案】C

【解析】加拿大的生存主题可从多个方面延伸至文化层面，包括：在殖民时期保持了加拿大自身的特性；加拿大本土民族的延续；法裔加拿大身份的保留；加拿大文化的总体特性克服内部分歧与强大邻国美国的影响。

3. Which of the following authors did not belong to the period of nation-building?