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1、美国文学期末考试试卷模拟试题一I.Fill in the following blanks and put your answers on the Answer Sheet.(15%,1 point for each)1.The publication o f established Emerson as the most eloquent spokesman of New EnglandT ranscendentalism.2.Hard work,thrift,and sobriety were the Puritan values that dominated much of the ea

2、rliestAmerican writing.3.At 87,read his poetry at the inauguration of President John F.Kennedy.4.Jack Londons masterwork is somewhat autobiographical.5.,the tragic hero of Moby Dick,burning with a baleful fire,becomes evil himself in his thirst todestroy evil.6.Ezra Pound was the leader of a new mov

3、ement in poetry which he called the movement.7.The Custom House“is an introductory note to the novel.8.Among the works attacking the“American Dream”,by Fitzgerald is a powerful piece.9.Walt Whitman was a pioneering figure of American poetry.His innovation first of all lies in his use of,poetry witho

4、ut a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme.1().In 1954,won the Nobel Prize for Literature for his“mastery of the art of modern narration.11.In American literary h i s t o r y,i s called“the Recluse of Amherst since she isolated herself fromthe outside almost for life.12.The Fall of the House of Usher”i

5、s a short story written by.13.launched two kinds of immensely popular stories:the sea adventure and the frontier saga,represented by The Leatherstocking Tales.14.The publication of T.S.Eliots in 1922,the most significant American poem of the 20thcentury,helped to establish a modern tradition of lite

6、rature rich with learning and allusive thought.15.“The Cop and the Anthem is a short story written by.II.Each of the following statements is followed by four alternative answers.Choose the one that wouldbest complete the statement.Then put your answers on the Answer Sheet.(20%,1 point for each)1.For

7、 Melville,as well as for the reader and,the narrator,Moby Dick is still a mystery,anultimately mystery of the universe.A.Stubb B.Ishmael C.Ahab D.Starbuck2.Most of the poems in Whitmans Leaves of Grass sing of the en mass“and the as well.A.nature B.self-reliance C.self D.life3.Which of the following

8、 is Not one of the main ideas advocated by Ralph Emerson?A.Importance of the Individual B.Faith in ChristianityC.The Over-Soul D.Self-Reliance4.In Hawthornes novels and short stories,intellectuals usually appear as.A.saviors B.villainsC.commentators D.observers5.In American literature,escaping from

9、the society and returning to nature is a common subject.Thefollowing titles are all related,in one way or another,to the subject e x c e p t.A.Dreiser9 s Sister CarrierB.Mark Twains The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnC.Coopers Leatherstocking TalesD.Thoreau7 s Walden6.Which of the following is Not op

10、timistic about human n a t u r e?.A.Ralph Emerson B.Walt WhitmanC.Nathaniel Hawthorne D.Henry Thoreau7.Washington Irving was best known for his famous short stories such as.A.Rip Van Winkle and Moby DickB.Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy HollowC.Young Goodman Brown and Moby DickD.The Fall of

11、the House of Usher and Rip Van Winkle8.Emily Dickinson wrote many of her poems on various aspects of life.Which of the following is Not ausual subject of her poetic e x p r e s s io n?.A.Religion B.Life and deathC.Love and marriage D.War and peace9.Henry James is mostly concerned with in his fiction

12、.A.the inner life of human beingsB.small town life in backward regionsC.suffering of the agedD.violent events in history10.is called by Hemingway the one from which“all modern American literature comes.”A.The Adventures of Torn Sawyer B.Life on the MississippiC.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn D.T

13、he Gilded Age11.William Faulkner9s works mainly concern the A m e r i c a n.A.New England B.South C.Mid West D.West12.One of Mark Twains contributions to American literature is that he made an accepted standardliterary medium.A.tall tale B.local colorism C.humor D.colloquial speech13.Emily Dickinson

14、 wrote 1775 poems,but only of which had appeared during her life time.A.7 B.8 C.9 D.1014.In writing In a Station of the Metro,Pound got his inspiration f r o m.A.English sonnet B.Japanese haikuC.Chinese classical poetry D.French15.Of the following American w r i t e r s,h a s Not won the Nobel Prize

15、 for Literature.A.William Faulkner B.Ernest HemingwayC.John Steinbeck D.F.S.Fitzgerald16.Robert Frost is a regional poet in the sense that his poems are mainly concerned about t he.A.life in New York B.country life in New EnglandC.sea adventures D.life on the Mississippi River17.The works of reveal

16、the misery of the migrant workers because of the American Depression.A.F.S.Fitzgerald B.John SteinbeckC.Ernest Hemingway D.William Howells18.In 1862,President Lincoln exclaimed:So you are the little woman who wrote the book that started thisgreat war!”Who is this woman referred to?.A.Mrs.Stowe B.Emi

17、ly DickinsonC.George Eliot D.Jane Austen19.It is not surprising to find i n s fiction a world of jungle,where“911 or to be killed“was the law.A.Mark Twain B.Emily DickinsonC.Theodore Dreiser D.Henry James20.“Lets portray man and woman in a way that we meet them in our real Thismay be a principle for

18、 the characterization of.A.romanticism B.realism C.naturalism D.modernismIII.Explain the following and put your answers on the Answer Sheet.(15%,5 points for each)1.Local color fiction2.Captain John Smith3.“Annabel Lee”IV.Answer the following questions briefly,and put your answers on the Answer Shee

19、t.(30%,10points for each)1.Whats the difference between Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson?2.Whats the symbolic significance of The Scarlet Letter?美国文学期末考试试卷模拟试题二I.Fill in the following blanks and put your answers on the Answer Sheet.(15%,1 point for each)1.was a founding figure of American poetry,who

20、se innovation first of all lies in his use of the freeverse,poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme.2.The publication of Nature established as the most eloquent spokesman of New EnglandTranscendentalism.3.Hard work,thrift,and sobriety were the Puritan values that dominated much of the ea

21、rliestAmerican writing.4.is considered to be the founder of psychological realism,who believed that reality lies in theimpressions made by life on the spectator.5.Martin Eden is the novel into which put most of himself.6.The publication of written by T.S.Eliot helped to establish a modern tradition

22、of literature richwith learning and allusive thought.7.“The apparition of these faces in the crowd;Petals on a wet,black bough.This is the shortest poemwritten by.8.With the publication of The Sun Also Ri ses,became the spokesman for what Gertrude Steinhad called“a Lost Generation.9.“The Custom Hous

23、e“is an introductory note to the novel.10.Among the works attacking the American Dream”,by Fitzgerald is a powerful piece.11.Emily Dickinson wrote 1775 poems,but only of which had appeared during her life time.12.,the tragic hero of Moby Dick,burning with a baleful fire,becomes evil himself in his t

24、hirst todestroy evil.13.As a poet,heralded American literary independence:his close observation of naturedistinguished his treatment of indigenous wild life and other native American subjects,e.g:The WildHoney Suckle.14.The publication of Washington I r vi ng s,a collection of essays,sketches and ta

25、les,marks thebeginning of American romanticism.15.“The Cop and the Anthem is a short story written by.IL Each of the following statements is followed by four alternative answers.Choose the one that wouldbest complete the statement.Put your answers on the Answer Sheet.(30%,1 point for each)1.In Leave

26、s of Gr as s,is all that concerned Whitman.A.individualism B.freedomC.democracy D.all the above2.is the narrator of Moby Dick.A.Ahab B.Ishmael C.Flask D.Queequeg3.In 1837,Ralph Emerson made a speech entitled at Harvard,which was hailed by Oliver WendellHolmes as“Our Intellectual Declaration of Indep

27、endence.A.Declaration of Independence B.Self-RelianceC.Divinity School Address D.The American Scholar4.The Transcendentalists believe that,first,nature is ennobling;and second,the individual is.A.vicious by nature B.insignificantC.forward-looking D.divine5.In Hawthornes novels and short stories,inte

28、llectuals usually appear as.A.saviors B.villains C.commentators D.observers6.In American literature,escaping from the society and returning to nature is a common subject.Thefollowing titles are all related,in one way or another,to the subject e x c e p t.A.Dreiser5s Sister CarrierB.Mark Twains The A

29、dventures of Huckleberry FinnC.Coopers Leather-Stocking TalesD.Thoreaus Walden7.“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 l i n e s?.A.Edgar Allan Poe B.Ralph EmersonC.Walt Whitman D.Henr

30、y Thoreau8.Which of the following is Not optimistic about human nature?A.Ralph Emerson B.Walt WhitmanC.Nathaniel Hawthorne D.Henry Thoreau9.Which of the following statements about The Scarlet Letter is Not t r u e?.A.It explores mans never-ending search for the satisfaction of materialistic desires.

31、B.It relates the conflicts between the society and the individual.C.It presents a psychological analysis of the inward tensions of the characters.D.It is about the effect of sin on the people involved and the society as a whole.10.Washington Irving was best known for his famous short stories such as

32、.A.Rip Van Winkle and Moby DickB.Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy HollowC.Young Goodman Brown and Moby DickD.The Fall of the House of Usher and Rip Van Winkle11.Emily Dickinson wrote many of her poems on various aspects of life.Which of the following is Not ausual subject of her poetic e x p

33、r e s s io n?.A.Religion B.Life and deathC.Love and marriage D.War and peace12.Mark Twain wrote most of his literary works with a language.A.grand B.pompous C.vernacular D.simple13.The period ranging from 1865 to 1914 has been referred to as.A.the Age of Romanticism B.the Age of RealismC.the Age of

34、Modernism D.the Age of Colonialism14.is called by Hemingway the one from which“all modern American literature comes.A.The Adventures of Tom Sawyer B.Life on the MississippiC.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn D.The Gilded Age15.The main theme of s The Art of Fiction reveals his literary credo that r

35、epresentation of lifeshould be the main object of the novel.A.Mark Twain B.Henry JamesC.Theodore Dreiser D.William Dean Howells16.It is not surprising to find i n s fiction a world of jungle,where“611 or to be killed“was the law.A.Mark Twain B.Emily DickinsonC.Theodore Dreiser D.Henry James17.Accord

36、ing to Hawthorne,the scarlet Letter A which originally stands for“，finally obtains themeaning of able or angel“through Hesters efforts.A.arrogance B.adulteryC.agony D.accomplishment18.During the period after the Civil War,the American society entered in what Mark Twain referred to asA.the Golden Age

37、 B.the Modem AgeC.the Gilded Age D.the Puritan Age19.Robert Frost is generally considered to be a regional poet in the sense that his subject matters mainlyfocus on the landscape and people in.A.New York B.the West C.New England D.Mid West20.William Faulkners works mainly concern the A m e r i c a n

38、.A.New England B.South C.Mid West D.West21.In 1954,was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for his mastery of the art of modernnarration.”A.T.S.Eliot B.Ernest HemingwayC.John Steinbeck D.William Faulkner22.“In a Station of the Metro“is regarded by critics as a classic specimen of.A.the imagist po

39、etry B.the absurd poetryC.the romantic poetry D.the transcendental poetry23.Fitzgeralds fictional world is the best embodiment of the spirit of.A.the Renaissance Period B.the Neoclassical PeriodC.the Jazz Age D.the Romantic Period24.usually was regarded as the first American writer.A.William Bradfor

40、d B.Anne BradstreetC.Emily Dickinson D.Captain John Smith25.The works of reveal the misery of the migrant workers because of the American Depression.A.F.S.Fitzgerald B.John SteinbeckC.Ernest Hemingway D.William Howells26.is NOT a fictional character in The Scarlet Letter.A.Pearl B.Arthur DimmesdaleC

41、.Roger Chillingworth D.Santiago27.At 87,read his poetry at the inauguration of President John F.Kennedy.A.Edwin Robinson B.Wallace StevensC.Carl Sandburg D.Robert Frost28,Lets portray man and woman in a way that we meet them in our real life.This may be a principle forthe characterization of.A.roman

42、ticism B.realism C.naturalism D.modernism29.In 1862,President Lincoln exclaimed:So you are the little woman who wrote the book that started thisgreat war!”Who is this woman referred to?.A.Mrs.Stowe B.Emily DickinsonC.George Eliot D.Jane Austen3().All his novels reveal that,as time went on,Mark Twain

43、 became i n c r e a s i n g l y.A.optimistic B.pessimistic C.confident D.contentedIII.Explain the following and put your answers on the Answer Sheet.(15%,5 points for each)1.New England literary renaissance2.“My Lost Youth”(by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)3.William Dean HowellsIV.Make a brief comment

44、on the following and put your answers on the Answer Sheet.(20%,10points for each)1.American Romanticism.2.Caroline Meeber in Sister Carrier.美国文学期末考试试卷模拟试题三I.Complete each of the following statements with proper words or phrases.(20%,1 point for each)1.In 1817,the stately poem called 64Thanatopsis,5

45、introduced the best poet,to appear in Americaup to that time.2.James Fennimore Cooper launched two kinds of immensely popular stories:the sea adventure and3.Ralph Emerson was recognized throughout his life as the leader o f movement,yet he neverapplied the term to himself or to his beliefs and ideas

46、.4.Herman Melvilles novel is a tremendous chronicle of a whaling voyage in pursuit of aseemingly supernatural white whale.5.In the early 19th century,Washington Irving wrote which became the first work by an Americanwriter to win financial success on both sides of the Atlantic.6.In 1845,Henry David

47、Thoreau began a two-year residence at Pond.7.After his d e a t h,b e c a m e the only American to be honored with a bust in the Poets Corner ofWestminster Abbey.8.The American Romantic period stretches from the end of the 18th century through the outburst of the9.The arbiter of 19lh century literary

48、 realism in America was.10.The poetic style Walt Whitman devised is now c a l l e d,which is poetry without a fixed beat orregular rhyme scheme.11.is considered the founder of psychological realism.He believed that reality lies in theimpressions made by life on the spectator.12.i s the novel into wh

49、ich Jack London put most of himself.13.O.Henrys is a very moving story of a young couple who sell their best possessions in order toget money for a Christmas present for each other.14.w as the leader of a new movement in poetry which he called the“Imagist“movement.15.In 1925,F.Scott Fitzgerald compl

50、eted his best nove l.It is the story of an idealist who wasdestroyed by the influence of the wealthy,pleasure-seeking people around him.16.Ernest Hemingway9s stature as a writer was confirmed with the publication of his novel in 1929.The novel portrayed a farewell both to war and to love.17.w as the