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英美文学选读美国浪漫主义时期练习题汇总选择大题
I.MultipleChoice(40pointsinall,1foreach)
Selectfromthefourchoicesofeachitemtheonethatbestanswersthequestionorcompletesthestatement.WritethecorrespondingletterA,B,CorDontheanswersheet.
Chapter
23.TheRomanticwriterswouldfocusonallthefollowingissuesEXCEPTthe___intheAmericanliteraryhistrory.
A.individualfeelingsB.ideaofsurvivalofthefittest
C.strongimaginationD.returntonature(024)
24.HenryDavidThoreau'swork,__,hasalwaysbeenregardedasamasterpieceofNewEnglandTranscendentalism.5
A.WaldenB.Thepioneers
C.NatureD.SongofMyself(024)
23.ThehightideofRomanticisminAmericanliteratureoccurredaround.
[A]1820[B]1850[C]1880[D]1920(034)
25.WhichgroupofwritersareamongthosewhomaybecalledearlypioneersofAmericanliterature?
[A]MarkTwainandHenryJames.
[B]FenimoreCooperandWashingtonlrving.
[C]ErnestHemingwayandWilliamFaulkner
[D]JackLondonandO’Henry.(034)
31.TheRomanticWriterswouldfocusonallthefollowingissuesEXCEPTthe( )intheAmericanliteraryhistory.
A.individualfeelingB.survivalofthefittest(054)
C.strongimaginationD.returntonature
24.TheRomanticPeriod,oneofthemostimportantperiodsinthehistoryofAmericanliterature,stretchesfromtheendof__________totheoutbreakof___________.( )
A.the17thcentury…theAmericanWarofIndependence
B.the18thcentury…theAmericanCivilWar
C.the17thcentury…theAmericanCivilWar
D.the18thcentury…theU.S.-MexicanWar(057)
29.ThethemeofWashingtonIrving’sRipVanWinkleis( ).
A.theconflictofhumanpsyche
B.thefightagainstracialdiscrimination(057)
C.thefamilialconflict
D.thenostalgiafortheunrecoverablepast
25.TheRomanticPeriod,oneofthemostimportantperiodsinthehistoryofAmericanliterature,stretchesfromtheendof______________totheoutbreakof____________.
A.the17thcentury…theAmericanWarofIndependence
B.the18thcentury…theAmericanCivilWar
C.the17thcentury…theAmericanCivilWar
D.the18thcentury…theU.S.–MexicanWar(074)
26.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofAmericanTranscendentalism?
4A.ItcanbeclearlydefinedasapartofAmericanRomanticliterarymovement.
B.Itcanbedefinedphilosophicallyas“therecognitioninmanofthecapacityofknowingtruthintuitively”.
C.RalphWaldoEmersonwasthechiefadvocateofthisspiritualmovement.
D.ItsprangfromSouthAmericainthelate19thcentury.(074)
39.Apreoccupationwiththe______viewoforiginalsinandthemysteryofevilmarkedtheworksofHawthorne,Melvilleandahostoflesserwriters.
A.optimisticB.Calvinistic
C.PlatonicD.Socratic(087)
40.TheAmerican______asaculturalheritageexertedgreatinfluencesoverAmericanmoralvaluesintheAmericanRomanticperiod.
A.PuritanismB.Atheism
C.DeismD.Cynicism(087)
39.IntheAmericanRomanticwritings,______cametofunctionalmostasadramaticcharacterthatsymbolizedmorallaw.3
A.fireB.water
C.treesD.wilderness(094)
40.Thedesireforanescapefromsocietyandareturnto______becameapermanent
conventionoftheAmericanliterature.2
A.thefamilylifeB.nature
C.theancienttimeD.fantasyoflove(094)
24.ThefictionoftheAmerican_____periodrangesfromthecomicfablesofWashingtonIrvingtothesocialrealismofRebeccaHardingDavis.
A.RomanticB.Revolutionary
C.ColonialD.Modernistic(097)
32.ApreoccupationwiththeCalvinisticviewof_____andthemysteryofevilmarkedtheworksofHawthorne,Melvilleandahostoflesserwriters.1
A.loveandmercyB.bitternessandhatred
C.originalsinD.eternallife(097)
1Hawthorne
28.HesterPryme,Dimmsdale,ChillingworthandPearlaremostlikelythenamesofthecharactersin___.
A.TheScarletLetterB.TheHouseoftheSevenGablest
C.ThePortraitofaLadyD.Thepioneers(024)
27.Hawthornegenerallyconcernshimselfwithsuchissuesasinhisfiction.
[A]theevilinman’sheart[B]thematerialpursuit
[C]theracialconflict[D]thesocialinequality(034)
29.WhichofthefollowingworksbestillustratestheCalvinisticviewoforiginalsin?
(044)
A.Stowe’sUncleTon’sCabinB.James’sThePortraitofaLady.
C.Hemingway’sAFarewelltoArmsD.Hawthorne’sTheScarletLetter.
39.Afterhisexperiencesintheforest,YoungGoodmanBrownreturnstoSalem______.
A.desperateandgloomyB.renewedinhisfaith
C.wearingablackveilD.unawareofhisownsin(044)
24.TheAmericannovelistNathanielHawthorneisknownforhis“blackvision.”Theterm“blackvision”refersto( ).
A.Hawthorne’sobservationthateverymanfacesablackwall
B.Hawthorne’sbeliefthatallmenarebynatureevil
C.thatHawthorneemployedadreamvisiontotellhisstory
D.thatPuritansofHawthorne’stimeusuallyworeblackclothes(054)
36.HesterPrynne,Dimmesdale,ChillingworthandPearlaremostlikelycharactersin( ).
A.TheHouseoftheSevenGablesB.TheScarletLetter(054)
C.ThePortraitofaLadyD.ThePioneers
23.InYoungGoodmanBrownbyHawthorne,thenameofGoodmanBrown’swifeis( ),whichalsocontainsmanysymbolicmeanings.
A.RuthB.Hester
C.FaithD.Mary(057)
36.NathanielHawthorneheldanunceasinginterestinthe“interioroftheheart”ofman’sbeing.Soinalmosteverybookhewrote,Hawthornediscussed( )
A.loveandhatredB.sinandevil
C.frustrationandself-denialD.balanceandself-discipline(057)
29.NathanielHawthorneheldanunceasinginterestinthe“interioroftheheart”ofman’sbeing.Soinalmosteverybookhewrote,Hawthornediscusses______________.
A.loveandhatred B.sinandevil
C.frustrationandself—denial D.balanceandself—discipline(074)
30.InYoungGoodmanBrownbyHawthorne,thenameofGoodmanBrown’swifeis______________,whichalsocontainsmanysymbolicmeanings.
A.Ruth B.Hester
C.Faith D.Mary(074)
28.Hawthorneintendedto______inTheScarletLetter.
A.tellastoryofparentallove
B.tellastoryofsinandbloodyviolence
C.callthereadersbacktotheplantationwayofliving
D.revealthehumanpsycheaftertheysinned(084)
30.InmanyofHawthorne’sstoriesandnovels,thePuritanconceptoflifeiscondemned,orthePuritanpastisshowninanalmosttotallynegativelight,especiallyinhis______andTheScarletLetter.5
A.Twice-ToldTalesB.TheBlithedaleRomance
C.TheMarbleFaunD.TheHouseoftheSevenGables(084)
27.Accordingto______,“Thereisevilineveryhumanheart,whichmayremainlatent,perhaps,throughthewholelife;butcircumstancesmayrouseittoactivity.”4
A.NathanielHawthorneB.EdgarEllenPoe
C.WilliamFaulknerD.TheodoreDreiser(087)
34.Hawthorne’sviewofmanandhumanhistoryoriginated,toagreatextent,from______.
A.TranscendentalismB.Puritanism
C.HumanismD.Expressionism(087)
38.AlmosteverybookwrittenbyHawthornediscusses_____,whichreflectshisunceasinginterestinthe“interioroftheheart”ofman’sbeing.
A.sinandevilB.1oveandhatred
C.frustrationandself-denialD.balanceandself-discipline(087)
34.TheBirthmarkdriveshomesymbolically______pointthatevilisaman'sbirthmark,somethinghewasbornwith.
A.Whitman'sB.Melville's
C.Hawthorne'sD.Emerson's(094)
40.HawthornewasnotaPuritanhimself,buthisviewofmanandhumanhistoryoriginated,toagreatextent,in_______.
A.CalvinismB.Puritanism
C.RealismD.Naturalism(097)
23.WiththescarletletterAasthebiggestsymbolofall,______proveshimselftobeoneofthebestsymbolists.
A.HawthorneB.Dreiser
C.JamesD.Faulkner(104)
40.In1837,______publishedTwice-ToldTales,acollectionofshortstorieswhichattractedcriticalattention.3
A.EmersonB.Melville
C.WhitmanD.Hawthorne(104)
39.“TheBirthmark”driveshomesymbolicallyHawthorne’spointthat______isman’sbirthmark,somethingheisbornwith.2
A.purityB.generosity
C.evilD.love(107)
40.TheBlithedaleRomanceisanovel______wrotetorevealhisownexperiencesontheBrookFarmandhisownmethodsasapsychologicalnovelist.1
A.HermanMelvilleB.NathanielHawthorne
C.WashingtonIrvingD.WaltWhitman(107)
2Whitman
26.WaltwhitmanwasapioneeringfigureofAmericanpoetry.Hisinnovationfirstofallliesinhisuseof__,poetrywithoutafixedbeatorregularrhymescheme.
A.blankverseB.heroiccouplet
C.freeverseD.iambicpentameter(024)
31.Whitman’spoemsarecharacterizedbyallthefollowingfeaturesexcept.
[A]astrictpoeticform
[B]asimpleandconversationallanguage
[C]afreeandnaturalrhythmicpattern
[D]aneasyflowoffeelings(034)
26.Whitman’spoemsarecharacterizedbyallthefollowingfeaturesEXCEPT______.(044)5
A.thestrictpoeticformB.thefreeandnaturalrhythm
C.theeasyflowoffeelingsD.thesimpleandconversationallanguage
23.WaltWhitman,whose______________establishedhimasthemostpopularAmericanpoetofthe19thcentury.
A.LeavesofGrass B.GoDown,Moses
C.TheMarbleFaun D.AsILayDying(074)
31.Whichofthefollowingstatementsmightbetrueofthethemeof“SongofMyself”byWhitman?
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A.Thispoemdescribesthegrowthofachildwholearnedabouttheworldaroundhimandimprovedhimselfaccordingly.
B.Thispoemshowstheauthor’scynicalsentimentsagainsttheAmericanCivilWar.
C.Thispoemreflectstheauthor’sbeliefinUnitarianismorDeism.
D.Thispoemreflectstheauthor’sbeliefinthesingularityandequalityofallbeingsinvalue.(074)
37.As______sawit,poetrycouldplayavitalpartintheprocessofcreatinganewnation.ItcouldenableAmericanstocelebratetheirreleasefromtheOldWorldand