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至近年浙江省美国文学选读自考题部分答案陆续更新敬请期待
美国文学复习题
ExerciseOne:
I:
ChoosetherelevantmatchfromColumnBforeachiteminColumnA.(10pointsinall,1pointforeach)
Group1
ColumnAColumnB
(e)1.EzraPounda.TheSunAlsoRises
(b)2.F.ScottFitzgeraldb.ThisSideofParadise
(c)3.WilliamFaulknerc.TheSoundandtheFury
(d)4.MarkTwaind.InnocentsAbroad
(a)5.ErnestHemingwaye.TheCantos
Group2
ColumnAColumnB
(c)1.Daisya.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn
(a)2.HuckFinnb.IndianCamp
(e)3.Faithc.TheGreatGatsby
(d)4.CharlesDrouetd.SisterCarrie
(b)5.Nicke.YoungGoodmanBrown
II:
Eachofthefollowingstatementsbelowisfollowedbyfouralternativeanswers.Choosetheonethatwouldbestcompletethestatement.(50pointsinall,2pointsforeach)
()1.AboutWashingtonIrving,FatherofAmericanshortstories,whichofthefollowingstatementisright?
A.Asawriter,heremainedademocraticandalwaysexaltedadisappearingpast.
B.HepreferredtheOldWorldtotheNew.
C.ManyofhiswritingsarefocusedonAmericansubjects,landscapes,particularlythelegendsoftheHudsonRiverregionofthefreshyoungland.
D.Heiswell-knownforhisinternationalthemeacrosstheAtlantic.
()2.Despitestrongforeigninfluences,AmericanromanticwritingsaretypicallyAmericanwhichcanberevealedinthefollowing______.
A.adesireforanescapefromcivilizedsocietyandareturntotheennoblingnature
B.theAmericannationalexperienceof“pioneeringintothewest”
C.Americantypeofcharactersspeakinglocaldialectsappearedinthefiction
D.alloftheabove
()3.Inthewell-knownstoryRipVanWinkle,Ripisasleepfor20yearsduringwhich______takesplace.
A.WorldWarIB.theCivilWar
C.WorldWarIID.theRevolutionaryWar
()4.AccordingtoEmerson,whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasthespecialtermsinhisNature?
A.“unityofNature”B.“Over-Soul”
C.“supernature”D.“atransparenteyeball”
()5.RalphWaldoEmersonhates______.
A.UnitarianismB.Puritanism
C.ProtestantismD.Transcendentalism
()6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsissaidaboutmostofthepoemsinWhitman’sLeavesofGrass?
A.TheyidentifyhisegowiththeconservativeAmerica.
B.Theysingofthe“en-masse”andtheselfaswell.
C.Theycelebratetheselfandignoresexuality.
D.Theyrejectthepursuitofloveandhappinessofindividuals.
()7.RealismwasareactionagainstRomanticismandpavedthewayto______.
A.PuritanismB.Modernism
C.PostmodernismD.Materialism
()8.______isconsidered“thetruefatherofAmericannationalliterature.”
A.MarkTwainB.WashingtonIrving
C.RalphEmersonD.WaltWhitman
()9.HenryJames’mostdistinguishedliterarytechniqueishis______.
A.narrativepointofview
B.author’sparticipationinnarrating
C.firstpersonnarrative
D.techniqueofstreamofconsciousness
()10.ThesubjectsofEmilyDickinson’spoemsaremainlyaboutthefollowingexcept______.
A.religionB.deathandimmortality
C.manandmoralityD.loveandnature
()11.MarkTwaincreatedin______,amasterpieceofAmericanrealismthatisalsooneofthegreatbooksofworldliterature.
A.TheManThatCorruptedHadleyburyB.TomSawyer
C.HuckleberryFinnD.TheGildedAge
()12.HenryJames,thegreatAmericanrealist,treatedwithgreatcare______inthefirstperiod.
A.ancientEuropeancivilizationwhichissatirizedseverelyinhiswritings
B.theemotionalandmoralproblemsofAmericansinEurope,orEuropeansinAmerica
C.theclashesbetweentwodifferentcultures,EuropeanandAmerican
D.bothBandC
()13.WhichofthefollowingstatementscanbesaidaboutthenovelSisterCarrie?
A.ItsheroineisaSouthernaristocraticwoman,whorefusestocometotermswiththepresent.
B.Itsheroineisacountrygirl,whostrivestogainhermaterialriseinbigcitiesbutsoongetstiredofhersuccess.
C.Theheroineisayoungvaingirl,whoindulgesherselfingrandpartiesandluxurioustripsbutsoonbecomespenniless.
D.Ittellsaboutayoungsailor,whostrugglestoreachtheuppersocietybutsoongetsdisillusioned.
()14.ThefinestexampleofNathanielHawthorne’ssymbolismistherecreationofPuritanBostonin______.
A.TheScarletLetterB.YoungGoodmanBrown
C.TheMarbleFaunD.TheAmbitiousGuest
()15.Duringthefirstpartofthe20thcentury,withaseriesofwarsthewholeworldhadundergoneadramaticsocialchange,atransformation______.
A.fromordertodisorderB.fromdisordertoorder
C.fromdisordertochaosD.fromchaostodisorder
()16.TheAmericansocialupheavalsandtheliteraryconcernsoftheGreatDepressionyearsendedwiththeprosperityandturmoilbroughtby______.
A.WorldWarIB.WorldWarII
C.theCivilWarD.theWarofIndependence
()17.AstotheAmericanrealists,whichofthefollowingstatementsisright?
A.Theytriedtoexploretheharshrealitiesoflifeaswellastheillusionofheroism.
B.Theirattentionwasdirectedtothegreateventsofthecontemporarytime.
C.Theyaimedattheinterpretationoftheactualitiesofanyaspectoflife,freefromsubjectiveprejudice,idealism,orromanticcolor.
D.alloftheabove.
()18.Inthe1960sand1970s,thereappearedthewritersofthe“newfiction”inAmerica,whosharedalmostthesamebeliefthat______.
A.humanbeingsarelivinginaprosperousandlivelyworld
B.humanbeingsaretrappedinameaninglessworld
C.neitherGodnormancanmakesenseofthehumancondition
D.bothBandC
()19.Inthe1920s,O’Neillestablishedaninternationalreputationwiththeplays______.
A.TheEmperorJonesB.AnnaChristle
C.TheHairyApeD.alloftheabove
()20.In1954,______wasawardedtheNobelPrizeforliteratureforhis“masteryoftheartofmodernnarration.”
A.T.S.EliotB.JohnSteinbeck
C.ErnestHemingwayD.WilliamFaulkner
()21.WhichoffollowingisnotrightaboutthethematicconcernsofRobertFrost?
A.Hissenseoffailureandmeaninglessnessabouthumanlife.
B.Theterrorandtragedyinnature,aswellasitsbeauty.
C.Thelonelinessandpovertyoftheisolatedhumanbeing.
D.Hisloveoflifeandhisbeliefinaserenitycomingfromworking.
()22.Typicalofthe“iceberg”analogyis______writingstyle.
A.EugeneO’Neill’sB.ErnestHemingway’s
C.WilliamFaulkner’sD.ScottFitzgerald’s
()23.TheJazzAgeofthe1920scharacterizedbyfrivolityandcarelessnessisbroughtvividlytolifein______works.
A.EugeneO’Neill’sB.ErnestHemingway’s
C.WilliamFaulkner’sD.ScottFitzgerald’s
()24.Themodernstream-of-consciousnesstechniquewasfrequentlyandskillfullyexploitedby______toemphasizethereactionsandinnermusingsofthenarrator.HecapturedthedialectsoftheMississippicharacters,includingNegroesandtheredneck,aswellasmorerefinedandeducatednarratorslikeQuentin.
A.FaulknerB.FitzgeraldC.HemingwayD.Steinbeck
()25.______wonthePulitzerPrizefourtimesandwastheonlydramatistevertowinaNobelPrize.Heiswidelyacclaimed“founderoftheAmericandrama,”andrecognizedevenmoreasamajorfigureinworldliterature.
A.MillerB.WilliamC.HellerD.O’Neill
III:
Interpretation(20%)
Readthefollowingselectionsandthenanswerthequestions.
Passage1
Therewasachildwentfortheveryday,
Andthefirstobjecthelook’dupon,thatobjecthebecame,
Andthatobjectbecamepartofhimforthedayoracertainpartoftheday,
Orformanyyearsorstretchingcyclesofyears.
Theearlylilacsbecamepartofthischild,
Andgrassandwhiteandredmorning-glories,andwhiteand
redclover,andthesongofthephoebe-bird,
AndtheThird-monthlambsandthesow’spink-faint
litter,andthemare’sfoalandthecow’scalf,
Andthenoisybroodofthebarnyardorbythemireofthepondside,
Andthefishsuspendingthemselvessocuriouslybelowthere,
andthebeautifulcuriousliquid,
Andthewater-plantswiththeirgracefulflatheads,allbecamepartofhim.
….
Questions:
1.Whatisthetitleofthispoem?
Whowroteit?
2.Whatiswrittenaboutinthispoem?
Passage2
Icelebratemyself,andsingmyself,
AndwhatIassumeyoushallassume,
Foreveryatombelongingtomeasgoodbelongstoyou.
Iloafeandinvitemysoul,
Ilearnandloafeatmyeaseobservingaspearofsummergrass.
Mytongue,everyatomofmyblood,form’dfromthissoil,thisair,
Bornhereofparentsbornherefromparentsthesame,andthereparentsthesame,
I,nowthirty-sevenyearsoldinperfecthealthbegin,
Hopingtoceasenottilldeath.
Creedsandschoolsinabeyance,
Retiringbackawhilesufficedatwhattheyare,butneverforgotten,
Iharborforgoodorbad,Ipermittospeakateveryhazard,
Naturewithoutcheckwithoriginalenergy.
….
Questions:
1.Whoisthepoetcelebrating?
Whomdolines2-3alsoincludeinthecelebration?
2.Whatbeliefsofthepoetaresetforthinthispoem?
Passage3
Therewasmusicfrommyneighbor’shousethroughthesummernights.Inhisbluegardensmenandgirlscameandwentlikemothsamongthewhisperingsandthechampagneandthestars.AthightideintheafternoonIwatchedhisguestsdivingfromthetowerofhisraft,ortakingthesunonthehotsandofhisbeachwhilehistwomotor-boatsslitthewatersoftheSound,drawingaquaplanesovercataractsoffoam.Onweek-endshisRolls-Roycebecameanomnibus,bearingpartiestoandfromthecitybetweennineinthemorningandlongpastmidnight,whilehisstationwagonscamperedlikeabriskyellowbugtomeetalltrains.AndonM