浙江高等教育美国文学选读自考试题.docx

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浙江高等教育美国文学选读自考试题

浙江2010年7月高等教育美国文学选读自考试题

浙江省2010年7月高等教育自学考试

　　美国文学选读试题

　　课程代码：

10055

　　PartI:

ChoosetherelevantmatchfromcolumnBforeachitemincolumnA.（10%）

　　SectionA

　　ColumnAColumnB

　　（）1.EzraPounda.TheMarbleFaun

　　（）2.WilliamFaulknerb.TheAmbassadors

　　（）3.MarkTwainc.TheAmericanTragedy

　　（）4.HenryJamesd.HughSelwynMauberley

　　（）5.TheodoreDreisere.TheAdventuresofTomSawyer

　　SectionB

　　ColumnAColumnB

　　（）1.Yanka.IndianCamp

　　（）2.TomSawyerb.DaisyMiller

　　（）3.NickAdamsc.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn

　　（）4.FredericWinterbourned.TheHairyApe

　　（）5.CharlesDrouete.SisterCarrie

　　PartⅡ:

Completeeachofthefollowingstatementswithaproperwordoraphraseaccordingtothetextbook.（10%）

　　1.ToHawthorneandMelvilleeverypersonisasinnerandgreat__________istherefore

　　indispensablefortheimprovementofhumannature.

　　2.Theperiodrangingfrom1865to1914hasbeenreferredtoastheAgeof__________.

　　3.TheimpactofDarwin’sevolutionarytheoryontheAmericanthoughtandtheinfluenceofthe19thcenturyFrenchliteratureontheAmericanmenoflettersgaverisetoyetanotherschoolofrealism:

American__________.

　　4.MorethanfivehundredpoemsDickinsonwroteareaboutnature,inwhichhergeneral__________abouttherelationshipbetweenmanandnatureiswell-expressed.

　　5.InthehistoryofAmericanliterature,EzraPoundwasregardedasaleadingspokesmanofthefamous“__________Movement”.

　　6.EugeneO’Neillisconsideredtheleading__________ofthemodernperiodinAmericanliterature.

　　7.RobertFrostisgenerallyconsideredaregionalpoet.Inhispoetry,hemadethecolloquial__________speechintoapoeticexpression.

　　8.Hemingway’sfirstnovelTheSunAlsoRisescastslightonawholegenerationafterthe__________andtheeffectsofthewarbywayofavividportraitof“TheLostGeneration.”

　　9.JohnSteinbeckisanovelistofthe1930s.HisTheGrapesofWrathisarecordofthelifeofthedispossessedandthewretchedfarmersduring__________.

　　10.Besideshisvolumesofpoems,Poundalsoworkedoutquiteafewtranslations,fromwhichhisaffinitytothe__________andhisstrenuouseffortinthestudyofOrientalliteraturecanbeseen.

PartⅢ:

Eachofthefollowingstatementsbelowisfollowedbyfouralternativeanswers.Choosetheonethatwouldbestcompletethestatement.（50%）

　　1.WhichofthefollowingcannotbesaidofAmericanliteraturefromtheearly1800stothebeginningoftheCivilWar?

（）

　　A.Americantypeofcharactersspeakinglocaldialectsappearedinthefiction

　　B.Therewasastressonlawandreasoninliterarywritingsofthetime

　　C.Therewasfaithinthevalueofindividualismandself-reliance

　　D.Therewasadesireforanescapefromcivilizedsocietyandareturntotheennoblingnature

　　2.ThemainphilosophicalconcerninthedebateofTranscendentalismaregenerallyabout__________.（）

　　A.nature,manandtheuniverse

　　B.therelationshipbetweenmanandwoman

　　C.thedevelopmentofRomanticisminAmerica

　　D.thecold,rigidrationalismofUnitarianism

　　3.WhichofthefollowingbookwasregardedasthefirstworkthathadwonfinancialsuccessonbothsidesoftheAtlanticinthefirsthalfofthe19thcentury?

（）

　　A.TheSketchBookB.CharlestheSecond

　　C.TheScarletLetterD.MobyDick

　　4.AccordingtoEmerson,whichofthefollowingissaidofnature?

（）

　　A.Itisemblematicofthespiritualworld,alivewithGod’soverwhelmingpresence.

　　B.Itexercisesahealthyandrestorativeinfluenceonhumanmind

　　C.Withoutnaturemancanimprovehimselfandbecomespirituallywhole.

　　D.bothAandB

　　5.Asamanofliterarycraftsmanship,Hawthorneisgoodat__________.（）

　　A.exploringthecomplexityofhumanpsychology,especiallythepowerofblacknessdeepinpeople’sheart

　　B.exploringthegoodnesshiddendeeplyinpeople’sheart

　　C.exploringthecomplexityofhumanpsychology,especiallythepuritans’confusionbeforetherealworld

　　D.bothAandC

　　6.AstothegreatnovelMoby-Dickwhichofthefollowingstatementsisright?

（）

　　A.Itisasymbolicvoyageofthemindinquestofthetruthandknowledgeoftheuniverse.

　　B.It’saspiritualexplorationintoman’sdeeprealityandpsychology

　　C.Itisonlyasimplewhalingtaleorseaadventure

　　D.bothAandB

　　7.ThegreatestrealistMarkTwainhascoinedtheterm“TheGildedAge”,whichlaterusuallyrefersto__________inAmericanhistory.（）

　　A.theRomanticPeriodB.theRealisticPeriod

　　C.theModernAgeD.thePostmodernAge

　　8.AbouttheAmericanNaturalism,whichofthefollowingstatementsisright?

（）

　　A.Theypreferredtohavetheirownregionandpeopleattheforefrontofthestories.

　　B.Theircharacteristicsettingisanisolatedtown.

　　C.Theircharacterswereconceivedmoreorlesscomplexcombinationsofinheritedattributes,theirhabitsconditionedbysocialandeconomicforces.

　　D.noneoftheabove

　　9.MarkTwainhadgraduallychangedfrom__________to__________bytheturnofthecentury,whichcouldbefeltinhisbooksTheManThatCorruptedHadleyburgandTheMysteriousStranger.（）

　　A.analmostdespairingpessimist...anoptimist

　　B.anoptimist...analmostdespairingpessimist

　　C.alocalcolorist...anaturalist

　　D.anaturalist...alocalcolorist

　　10.WhichofthefollowingisnotwrittenbyHenryJames?

（）

　　A.ThePortraitofALadyandTheEuropeans

　　B.TheWingsoftheDoveandTheAmbassadors

　　C.TheGoldenBowlandTheGildedAge

　　D.WhatMaisieKnowsandTheBostonians

11.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisnotrightabouttheheroineinthenovelDaisyMiller?

（）

　　A.ShehasbecomeacelebratedculturaltypewhoembodiesthespiritoftheNewWorld.

　　B.Shecomesfromthenewworldbutremainstraditionalandconservative.

　　C.Herinnocenceturnsouttobeanadmiringbutadangerousqualityinthenewword.

　　D.Theauthor’ssympathyforher,atenderflowercrushedbytheharshwinterinRomewaseasilyfelt.

　　12.ThesubjectsofEmilyDickinson’spoemsaremainlyabout__________.（）

　　A.religionB.deathandimmortality

　　C.loveandnatureD.alloftheabove

　　13.Inherquietandsolitarylife,EmilyDickinsonmakesenchantingpoetryoutof__________.（）

　　A.ahappyandactivelife

　　B.adventurousexperiences

　　C.asinglehouseholdandaninactivelife

　　D.ahardandsufferinglife

　　14.AboutthenovelSisterCarrie,whichofthefollowingstatementsisright?

（）

　　A.Thestoryisaboutayoungsailor,whostrugglestoreachtheuppersocietybutsoongetsdisillusioned.

　　B.ItisaboutaSouthernaristocraticwoman,whorefusestocometotermswiththepresent.

　　C.Ittellsastoryofacountrygirl,whostrivestogainhermaterialriseinbigcitiesbutsoongetstiredofhersuccess.

　　D.Itisaboutayoungvaingirl,whoindulgesherselfingrandpartiesandluxurioustripsbutsoonbecomespenniless.

　　15.TheCivilWarhadtransformedAmericafrom__________to__________.（）

　　A.anagrariancommunity...asocietyoffreedomandequality

　　B.anagrariancommunity...anindustrializedandcommercializedsociety

　　C.anindustrializedandcommercializedsociety...ahighlydevelopedsociety

　　D.apoorandbackwardsociety...anindustrializedandcommercializedsociety

　　16.Attheendofthe19thcentury,therealistsrejectedtheportrayalofidealizedcharactersandeventsand,instead,soughtto__________.（）

　　A.describethewiderangeofAmericanexperience

　　B.presentthesubtletiesofhumanpersonality

　　C.showanimalnatureofhumanbeings

　　D.bothAandB

　　17.Aboutthefirstfewdecadesofthe20thcentury,whichofthefollowingisright?

（）

　　A.Therewasariseinmoralstandardanditwasbestdescribedasaspirituallandofpromise

　　B.IndividualpowerandhopebecamepartoftheAmericanexperienceasaresultoftheFirstWorldWar.

　　C.Therewasadeclineinsocialstandardanditwasdescribedasaspiritualwasteland.

　　D.alloftheabove.

　　18.EugeneO’Neillisrememberedforhistragicviewoflifeandmostofhisplaysareabout__________.（）

　　A.theroot,thetruthofhumandesiresandhumanfrustrations

　　B.themoralnatureofthemodernmankind

　　C.therelationshipbetweenmanandnatureaswellasmanandwoman

　　D.theinnercontradictionofmenbeforetherealworld

　　19.Ingeneralterms,muchseriousAmericanliteraturewrittenfrom1912onwardsattemptedtoconvey__________.（）

　　A.avisionofsocialbreakdownandmoraldecay

　　B.avisionofsocialcontinuityandharmony

　　C.thecontinuityanddiscontinuitybetweenthepastandthemoderntime

　　D.alloftheabove

　　20.WhichofthefollowingisnotsaidaboutPound’sTheCantos?

（）

　　A.Ittracestheriseandfallofeasternandwesternempires.

　　B.Itreflectsthemoralandsocialchaosofthemodernworld.

　　C.ItconcernsparticularlythecorruptionofAmericaaftertheheroictimeofJefferson.

　　D.alloftheabove

21.Inhispoeticcreation,RobertFrostlookeduponnatureas__________.（）

　　A.theoppositeofhumansociety

　　B.astorehouseofanalogiesandsymbols

　　C.acontrasttohumancivilization

　　D.anennoblingforcetopurifyhumansoul

　　22.WhichofthefollowingisnotsaidaboutthethematicconcernsofRobertFrost?

（）

　　A.Theterrorandtragedyinnatureaswellasitsbeauty

　　B.Therelationshipbetweenmanandsociety

　　C.Hisloveoflifeandhisbeliefinaserenitycomingfromworking

　　D.Thelonelinessandpovertyoftheisolatedhumanbeing

　　23.IntheplayTheHairyApe,themajorcharacterYank__________.（）

　　A.hasasenseofbelongingnowhere,hencehomelessnessandrootlessnes