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美国文学自测题及答案
美国文学自测题及答案
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I.Multiplechoice:
（20points,1pointforeach）
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,therearetwentyitems.ChoosethebestanswerandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
1.Whitmanpublishedhisfirsteditionof______in1855.
a.LeavesofGrassb.TheScarletLetter
c.“HymntoTheNight”d.“TheSecretoftheSea”
2.Dreiser’snaturalismandhischoiceofsubjectoftenechohispredecessor,______,buthisstyleandmethodarevery
different.
a.MarkTwainb.StephenCranec.HenryJamesd.Emerson
3.SisterCarriewrittenby______isconsideredasoneofthe
representativenaturalisticnovelintheAmericanliterature.
a.SinclairLewisb.TheodoreDreiserc.F.ScottFitageraldd.H.L.Mencken
4．MarkTwain’s______tellsastoryofhisboyhoodambitious
tobecomeariverboatpilot,upanddowntheMississippi.
a.RoughingIt
b.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn
c.LifeontheMississippi
d.TheAdventuresofTomSawyer
5.StephenCrane’sstylehasbeencalledrealistic,______andimpressionistic.
a.romanticb.naturalistic
c.classicald.imagining
6.______isthesceneofDreiser’sSisterCarrie.
a.NewYorkb.Chicago
c.Californiad.Washington
7.WhichisgenerallyregardedastheBibleofNewEnglandTranscendentalism?
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a.Natureb.Walden
c.OnBeautyd.Self-Reliance
8.Melville’s_______isanencyclopediaofeverything,history,philosophy,religion,etc,inadditiontoadetailedaccountoftheoperationsofthewhalingindustry.
a.TheOldManandtheSeab.MobyDick
c.WhiteJacketd.BillyBudd
9.MarkTwaincreated,in_______,amasterpieceofAmericanrealismthatisalsooneofthegreatbooksofworldliterature.
a.HuckleberryFinn
b.TomSawyer
c.TheManThatCorruptedHadleyburg
d.TheGildedAge
10.Americanliteratureproducedonlyonefemalepoetduringthe19thcentury.Thiswas_______.
a.AnneBradstreetb.JaneAusten
c.EmilyDickinsond.HarrietBeecher
11.WithHowells,James,andMarkTwainactiveonthescene,
______becamethemajortrendintheseventiesandeightiesofthe19thcentury.
a.sentimentalismb.Romanticism
c.realismd.naturalism
12.LeavesofGrasshas_______editions.
a.nineb.five
c.sixd.seven
13._______isnotamongtheartisticfeaturesofWhitman’s
writing.
a.Theuseofthepoetic“I”b.Freeverse
c.Musicalityorrhythmd.Allegory
14.Melville’s_______isasemi-autobiographicalnovelconcerningthesufferingsofagentleyouthamongbrutalsailors.
a.Typeeb.Redburn
c.WhiteJacketd.BillyBudd
15._______isnotamongthewritingfeaturesofMelville’sworks.
a.symbolismb.allgory
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c.psychologicalanalysesd.Dramaticmonologue
16.Therealisticperiodisreferredtoas“theGildedAge”by
_______.
a.MarkTwainb.HenryJames
c.EmilyDickinsond.TheodoreDreiser
17._______isregardedbyH.L.Menkenas“thetruefatherof
Americannationalliterature.”
a.EmilyDickinsonb.HenryJames
c.MarkTwaind.TheodoreDreiser
18._______,beingaboy’sbookspeciallywrittenfortheadults,isMarkTwain’smostrepresentativebook.
a.RoughingIt
b.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn
c.LifeontheMississippi
d.TheAdventuresofTomSawyer
19.HenryJames’sfamegenerallyrestsuponhisnovelsandstorieswith________.
a.theloveandmarriagetheme
b.thethemeofhumorandsatireonlife
c.thethemeofrevealingthemiserablelifeofthepoorandcriticizingthecapitalism
d.theinternationaltheme
20.WithinDickinson’slittlelyrics,sheaddressesthoseissues
thatconcernthewholehumanbeings,whichexclude
________.
a.religionb.Friendship
c.loved.immortality
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II.Match.（20points,1pointforeach）
Directions:
ChoosethecorrectlettersfromthelistoftheauthorsforthefollowingworksandputthemontotheAnswerSheet.
A.RalphWaldoEmersonB.HenryDavidThoreau
C.HermanMelvilleD.HenryW.Longfellow
E.WaltWhitmanF.EmilyDickinson
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G.MarkTwain
H.StephenCrane
I.HenryJames1.A
2.E
3.E
4.C
5.C
6.G
7.I
8.I
9.F
10.F
11.H
12.B
13.D
14.G
15.D
16.H
17.G
18.F
19.A
20.E
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Self-reliance
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2.
ThereWasaChildWentForth
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3.
ThereWasaChildWentForth
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4.
WhiteJacket
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5.
MobyDick
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6.
LifeontheMississippi
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7.
DaisyMiller
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8.
WhatMaisieKnew
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9.
ThisisMyLettertotheWorld
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10.
ILiketoSeeItLaptheMiles
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11.
ARedBadgeofCourage
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12.
CivilDisobedience
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13.
VoicesoftheNight
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14.
TheGildedAge
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15.
Hiawatha
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16.
Maggie,AGirloftheStreets
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17.
TheAdventuresofTomSawyer
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18.
IHeardaFlyBuzz—WhenIDied
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19.
TheAmericanScholar
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20.
SongofMyself
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III.Terms（20points,4pointsforeach）
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,therearefiveterms.Pleasegivethedefinitionfortheseterms.Scoreswillbegivenfortherelatedcontents.Fourindividualcontentswillbeenoughforfourpoints.
1.FreeVerse
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2.Transcendentalism
3.AmericanRealism
4.AmericanNaturalism
5.LocalColor
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IV.Appreciation（10points,5pointsforeach）
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,therearetwoexcerpts.Eachoftheexcerptsisfollowedbythreequestions.ReadtheexcerptsandanswerthequestionsontheAnswerSheet.
PartA
Success
Successiscountedsweetest
Thosewhone’ersucceed.
Tocomprehendanectar
Requiressorestneed.
Notoneofallthepurplehost
Whotooktheflagtoday
Cantellthedefinition,
Soclear,ofvictory,
Ashe,defeated,dying,
Onwhoseforbiddenear
Thedistantstrainsoftriumph
Break,agonizedandclear.
1.Whoistheauthorofthepoem?
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2.Accordingtothepoem,whatbestunderstandssuccess?
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3.Inyouropinion,whowantsmosttosucceed?
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4.TranslatethefirststanzaintoChinese.（2’）
PartB
IheardthetrailinggarmentsoftheNight
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Sweepthroughhermarblehalls!
Isawhersableskirtsallfringedwithlight
Fromthecelestialwalls!
Ifeltherpresence,byitsspellofmight,
Stoopo’ermefromabove;
Thecalm,majesticpresenceoftheNight,
AsoftheoneofIlove.
Iheardthesoundsofsorrowanddelight,
Themanifold,softchimes,
ThatfillthehauntedchambersoftheNight,
Likesomeoldpoet’srhymes.
Fromthecoolcisternsofthemidnightair
Myspiritdrankrepose;
Thefountainofperpetualpeaceflowsthere,--
Fromthosedeepcisternsflows.
OholyNight!
fromtheeIlearntobear
Whatmanhasbornebefore!
Thoulayestthyfingeronthelipsofcare,
Andtheycomplainnomore.
Peace!
Peace!
Orestes-likeIbreathethisprayer!
Descendwithbroad-wingedflight,
Thewelcome,thethrice-prayedfor,themostfair,
Thebest-belovedNight!
1.Whatisthetitleofthepoem?
Whoistheauthor?
2.HowdoesthepoetpersonifytheNight?
3.Whatdoeshelearnfromher?
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V.Identification（20points,2pointforeach）
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,therearetenexcertps.JudgetheauthorsandtitlesoftheseworksandfillthemontheAnswer
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Sheet.
1.AsthedoorofMrs.Pocock’ssalonwaspushedopenforhim,thenextday,wellbeforenoon,hewasreachedbyavoicewithacharmingsoundthatmadehimjustfalterbeforecrossingthethreshold.MadamedeVionnetwasalreadyonthefield
2.Letusconsiderthewayinwhichwespendourlives.Thisworldisaplaceofbusiness.Whataninfinitebustle!
Iamawakedalmosteverynightbythepantingofthelocomotive.Itinterruptsmydreams.ThereisnoSabbath.Itwouldbeglorioustoseemankindatleisureforonce.Itisnothingbutwork,work,work.
3.Comeupfromthefieldsfather,here’saletterfromourPete,Andcometothefrontdoormother,here’saletterfromthydearson.
4.Thusadvanceoftheenemyhadseemedtotheyouthlikearuthlesshunting.Hebegantofumewithrageandexasperation.Hebeathisfootupontheground,andscowledwithhateattheswirlingsmokethatwasapproachinglikeaphantomflood.
5.I’mnobody!
Whoareyou?
Areyounobody,too?
Thenthere’sapairofus—don’ttell!
They’dbanishus,youknow.
6.Itastealiquorneverbrewed,Fromtankardsscoopedinpearl;NotallthevatsupontheRhineYieldsuchanalcohol!
7.NowIhadoftenseenpilotsgazingatthewaterandpretendingtoreaditasifitwereabook;butitwasabookthattoldmenothing.Atimecameatlast,however,whenMr.
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Bixbyseemedtothinkmefarenoughadvancedtobearalessononwater-reading.
8.Whosowouldbeamanmustbeanonconformist.Hewhowouldgatherimmortalpalmsmustnotbehinderedbythenameofgoodness,butmustexploreifitbegoodness.Nothingisatlastsacredbuttheintegrityofyourownmind
9.Whetherfaggedbythethreedays’runningchase,andtheresistancetohisswimmingintheknottedhamperhebore;orwhetheritwassomelatentdeceitfulnessandmaliceinhim:
whicheverwastrue,theWhiteWhale’swaynowbegantoabate,asitseemed,fromtheboatsorapidlynearinghimoncemore;thoughindeedthewhale’slaststarthadnotbeensolongaoneasbefore.
10.Ah!
whatpleasantvisionshauntme
AsIgazeuponthesea!
Alltheoldromanticlegends,
Allmydreams,comebacktome.
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VI.Comment.（10points）
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youaregiventwoselections.ChooseONEofthemandgiveacommentontheAnswerSheet.Scoreswillbegivenaccordingtothecontent,grammarandthecompletenessoftherelatedknowledge.
ThisIsMyLettertotheWorld
Thisismylettertotheworld,
Thatneverwrotetome,--
Thesimplenews
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