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4.’LeavesofGrass’commandsgreatattentionbecauseofitsuniquelypoeticembodimentof________,whicharewritteninthefoundingdocumentsofboththeRevolutionaryWarandtheAmericanCivilWar.

A.thedemocraticidealsB.theromanticidealsC.theself-reliancespiritsD.thereligiousideals

A（P447）

5.AccordingtoWhitman,thegenuineparticipationofapoetinacommonculturaleffortwastobehaveasasupreme_________.

A.democratB.individualistC.romanticistD.leader

B（P448）

6.TheperiodbeforetheAmericanCivilWarisgenerallyreferredtoas___________.

A.TheNaturalistPeriodB.TheModernPeriodC.TheRomanticPeriodD.TheRealisticPeriod

C（P399）

7.Inthefollowingworks,whichsignthebeginningoftheAmericanliterature?

A.TheSketchBookB.LeavesofGrassC.LeatherStockingTalesD.AdventuresofHuckleberryFinn

B（P399）

8._____istheauthorofthework’TheLegendofSleepyHollow’.

A.WashingtonIrvingB.JamesJoyceC.WaltWhitmanD.WilliamButlerYeats

A（P404）

9.WashingtonIrving’s’RipVanWinkle’isfamousfor_________.

A.Rip’sescapeintoamysteriousB.Thestory’sGermanlegendarysourcematerial

C.Rip’sseekingforhappinessD.Rip’s20-yearssleep

D（P406）

10.WhichofthefollowingstatementisnottrueaboutWashingtonIrving?

A.WashingtonIrvingisregardedasFatheroftheAmericanshortstories.

B.Irving’srelationshipwiththeOldWorldintermsofhisliteraryimaginationcanhardlybeignoredconsideringhissuccessbothabroadandathome.

C.Irving’stastewasessentiallyprogressiveorradical.

D.WashingtonIrvinghasalwaysbeenregardedasawriterwho"

perfectedthebestclassicstylethatAmericanliteratureeverproduced."

C（P403---406）

11.ThePublicationof______establishedEmersonasthemosteloquentspokesmanofNewEnglandTranscendentalism.

A.NatureB.Self-RelianceC.TheAmericanScholarD.TheOver-Soul

A（P420）

12.Thephrase"

atransparenteye-ball’comparesphilosophicalmentationofEmerson’s.Itappearsin_________.

A.TheAmericanScholarB.NatureC.TheoverSoulD.Essays:

SecondSeries

B（P423）

13.In1837,RalphWaldoEmersonmadeaspeechentitled_______atHarvard,whichwashailedbyOliverWendellHolmeasas:

OurIntellectualDeclarationofIndependence"

.

A."

Self-Reliance"

B."

DivinitySchoolAddress"

C."

TheAmericanScholar"

D."

Nature"

C（P423）

14._____isthemostambivalent（有争议的）writersintheAmericanliteraryhistory.

A.NathanielHawthorneB.WaltWhitmanC.RalphWaldoEmersonD.MarkTwain

A（P429）

15."

Thereisevilineveryhumanheart,whichmayremainlatent,perhaps,throughthewholelife;

butcircumstancesmayrouseittoactivity"

whichauthorofthefollowingauthorsdoesthementionbelongto________.

A.WashingtonIrvingB.RalphWaldoEmersonC.NathanielHawthorneD.WaltWhitman

C（P431）

16.InHawthorne’snovelsandshortstories,intellectualsusuallyappearas________.

A.saviorsB.villainsC.commentatorsD.observers

B（P432）

17.AllofthefollowingareworksbyNathanielHawthorneexcept_______.

A.TheHouseoftheSevenGablesB.WhiteJacketC.TheMarbleFaunD.TheBlithedaleRomance

B（P431）

18.WaltWhitmanisradicallyinnovativeintheformofhispoetry.Whatheprefersforhisnewsubjectis__________.

A.freeverseB.blankverseC.lyricpoemD.heroiccouplet

A（P450）

19.WhichofthefollowingfeaturescannotcharacterizepoemsbyWaltWhitman?

A.Lyricalandwell-structuredB.Free-flowingC.SimpleandrathercrudeD.Conversationalandcasual

A（P450---451）

20."

Thehorizon’sedge,theflyingsea-crow,thefragranceofsaltmarshandshoremud.Thesebecamepartofthatchildwhowentfortheveryday,andwhonowgoes,andwillalwaysgofortheveryday."

Thetwolinesaretakenfrom____________.

ThereWasaChildWentForth"

byWaltWhitmanB."

InaStationoftheMetro"

byEzraPound

C."

CavalryCrossingaFord"

byWaltWhitmanD."

Ulysses"

byJoyce

A（P454）

21."

MobyDick"

isregardedasthefirstAmerican_________.

A.ProseepicB.ComicepicC.DramaticfictionD.Poeticfiction

A（P460）

22.ThegiantMobyDickmaysymbolizeallEXCEPT________.

A.mysteryoftheuniverseB.sinofthewhaleC.powerofthegreatNatureD.eviloftheworld

B（P461）

23.WhichofthefollowingcommentsonthewritingsbyHermanMelvilleisnottrue?

Bartleby,theScrivener"

isashortstory.B."

BenitoCereno"

isanovella.

C.TheConfidence---Manhassomethingtodowiththeseaandsailors.D.Moby-DickisregardedasthefirstAmericanproseepic.

C（P459---460）

24.TheTranscendentalistsbelievethat,first,natureisennobling,andsecond,theindividualis____,therefore,self-reliant.

A.insignificantB.viciousbynatureC.divineD.forward-looking

C（P402）

II.Readthequotedpartandanswerthequestions:

1."

TimegrewworseandworsewithRipVanWinkleasyearsofmatrimonyrolledon:

atarttempermellowswithage,andasharptongueistheonlyedgetoolthatgrowskeenerbyconstantuse.Foralongwhileheusedtoperpetualclubofthesages,philosophers,andotheridlepersonagesofthevillage.

Questions:

1）Pleaseidentifytheauthorandthetitleofthework.2）What’sthemeaningofthispassage?

参考答案:

1）Thisisanexcerptfrom"

RipVanWinkle"

byWashingtonIrving.（P408）

2）Withhiswife’sdominanceathome,thesituationbecameharderandharderforRipVanWinkle.Hiswife’stemperbecameworseandshescoldedhimformoreoften.Hehadtostayintheclubwithidlepeople.（P407）

附:

Question:

PleasedescribethechangesRipVanWinkleexperienced.

1）RipVanWinklewastheheroinIrving’sworks.Hewasagood-naturedman,ahenpecked（惧内的，妻管严的）husband.

2）Becausehiswife’sshrewish（泼妇一样的）treatment,Riphadtoescapefromhishometothelittleinninthevillage.Whenitfailedtogivehimsomerestfulair,hehadtogohuntinginthehighmountain,whereRipmetastranger,andthemanaskedRiptocarrykegforhim.ThenRipreachedtheplaceinthevalley,wheremanystrangerswereplayingnine-pins.LaterRipgotdrunkafterdrinkingtheliquor,whichmadehimsleepfor20years.

3）Ripwokeupasanoldman,enteringthevillagelearnedthathiswifehaddied,hegotthefreedomofhisown,;

andtheAmericanhadbeendependentfromthecontrolofBritain,hehadchangedfromasubjectoftheKing（GeorgeIII）intoacitizenoftheindependentnewU.S.....

2."

Icelebratedmyself,andsingmyself,

AndwhatIassumeyoushallassume,

Foreveryatombelongingtomeasgoodbelongstoyou"

1）Pleaseidentifytheauthorandthetitleofthepoemthathadusedwhenpublished.2）Whatisthethemeofthispoem?

1）Inthe1856,thetitlewas"

PoemofWaltWhitman,anAmerican"

thenitbecame"

WaltWhitman"

in1860,until1881,itfinallybecame"

.TheauthorisWaltWhitman.（P456--457）2）InthispoemWhitmansetsforthtwoprinciplebeliefs:

A.Thetheoryofuniversality（普遍性）,whichisillustratedbylengthycataloguesofpeopleandthings;

B.Thebeliefinthesingularity（个别性）andequality（平等性）ofallbeingsinvalue.（P457）

Standingonthebareground,----myheadbathedbytheblitheair,andupliftedintoinfinitespace,-----allmeanegotismvanishes.Ibecomeatransparenteye-ball.Iamnothing.Iseeall."

1）Pleaseidentifytheauthorandthetitleofthework.2）Pleasebrieflyinterpretthispassage.3）.Whatrhetoricaldeviceof"

transparenteye-ball"

.4）Emersonsaidhewanttobecomeatransparenteye-ball,whatkingideadidhewanttoexpress?

1）Thisselectionisfrom"

byEmerson.（P427）

2）IntheessayEmersonclearlyexpressesthemainprinciplesofhisTranscendentalistpursuitandhislovefornature.Emersondevelopshisconceptof"

Over-Soul"

Or"

UniversalMind"

.Lastbutnottheleas,itaffirmsthedivinityofthehumanbeings.（P423）

3）Itusedthedeviceofmetaphor.（P423）4）Hewantedtotellus:

Naturecanpurify（净化）ourqualityandletusgetcomfort.（P243）

III.Questionsandanswers:

1.TheRomanticPeriodwascalled"

TheAmericanRenaissance"

.DiscussthebackgroundoftheRomanticPeriod,andcompareitwiththeRomanticismofBritain.

1）ThetwoRomanticismbothstresstheimaginativeandemotionalqualitiesofliterature;

2）Theyallpayattentiontopsychicstatesofthecharactersandexalttheindividualandcommonman;

3）AmericanRomanticismrevealeduniquecharacteristics:

（difference）

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1>

Americanauthorsdescribetheirnativeland,,especiallythespiritofthepioneeringintothewest,thedesireforanescapefromsocietyandareturntonature;

2>

Americanwritersuselocaldialectinlanguage;

3>

PuritanismhasgreatinfluenceoverAmericanRomantics;

4>

Calvinismoforiginalsinisobviousintheirworks;

5>

TranscendentalismisveryimportanttheoryinAmericanRomanticism;

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