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PARTTWO:

AMERICANLITERATURE

Chapter2TheRealisticPeriod

I.Choosetherightanswer:

1.EmilyDickinsonwassometimescuriousaboutthefeelingofspeechofdeathandinoneofherpoemsshewroteaboutthe______ofdeath,thetitleofthepoemis"IheardaFlybuzzwhenIdied".

A.momentB.sufferingC.happinessD.meaning

Answer:

A（P518）

2.TheodoreDreiserbelongedtotheschoolofliterary______whichemphasizedheredityandenvironmentasimportantdeterministicforcesshapingindividualizedcharacterswhowerepresentedinspecialanddetailedcircumstances.

A.naturalismB.realismC.determinismD.humanism

Answer:

A（P524）

3.MorethanfivehundredpoemsthatDickinsonwroteareaboutnature,inwhichhergeneral_____abouttherelationshipbetweenmanandnatureiswellexpressed.

A.skepticismB.eulogyC.happinessD.denial

Answer:

A（P518）

4."ThisismylettertotheWorld"isapoemexpressingEmilyDickinson’s_____abouthercommunicationwiththeoutsideworld.

A.happinessB.angerC.AnxietyD.sorrow

Answer:

C（P520）

5.Thoughsecludedherselfinherownhouse,EmilyDickinsonwasneverreallyindifferentoftheoutsideworld,ascouldbeseeninherpoemssuchas"IliketoseeitlaptheMiles",whichdescribesa（n）______,anembodimentofmoderncivilization.

A.snakeB.animalC.theroadD.train

Answer:

D（P521）

6.After"TheAdventureofTomSawyer",TwaingivesaliteraryindependencetoTom’sbuddyHuckinabookcalled_____,andthebookfromwhich"allmodernAmericanliteraturecomes".

A.LifeontheMississippiRiverB.TheGildedAgeC.AdventuresofHuckleberryFinnD.TheSunAlsoRises

Answer:

C（P479---480）

7.Winterbourneisusedasa______inHenryJames’s"DaisyMiller".

A.ProtagonistB.NarratoroftheeventsC.AcharacterofcentralconsciousnessD.Persona

Answer:

C（P499）

8.EmilyDickinson’sverseismostaptlycharacterizedas___________.

A.exposingtheevilsofthesocietyB.pavingthewayforthefollowinggenerationoffreeversepoets

C.sharingthesamepoeticconventionsasWaltWhitmanD.exhibitingsensitivenesstothesymbolicimplicationsofexperience,suchaslove,death,immortalityandetc.

Answer:

D（P518）

9.Theauthorof"ThePortraitofaLady"isbestat_______.

A.probingintotheunsearchedsecretpartofhumanlife

B.atruthfuldelineationofthemotives,theimpulses,theprinciplesthatshapethelivesofactualmenandwomen.

C.adramatizingthecollisionsbetweentwoverydifferentculturalsystemsonaninternationalscene

D.disclosingthesocialinjusticesandevilsofacivilizedsocietyaftertheCivilWar.

Answer:

C（P496）

10.Theperiodrangingfrom1865to1914hasbeenreferredtoas_____________.

A.theAgeofRealismB.theAgeofModernismC.theAgeofRomanticismD.theAgeofColonicalism

Answer:

A（P471）

11.Whoexertsthesimplemostimportantinfluenceonliterarynaturalism?

A.EmersonB.JackLondonC.TheodoreDreiserD.Darwin

Answer:

D（P475）

12.OneofthemostfamiliarthemesinAmericannaturalismisthethemeofhuman"______".

A.bestialityB.goodnessC.compassionD.greed

Answer:

A（P476）

13.______isconsideredbyH.L.Menckenas"thetruefatherofournationalliterature."

A.HemingwayB.PoeC.IrvingD.Twain

Answer:

D（P477）

14.MarkTwainwrotemostofhisliteraryworkswitha_______language.

A.grandB.pompousC.simpleD.vernacular

Answer:

D（P481）

15.HenryJames’sfamegenerallyrestsuponhisnovelsandstorieswith________.

A.internationalthemeB.nationalthemeC.EuropeanthemeD.Regionaltheme

Answer:

A（P497）

16.Inthefollowingwriters,whoisgenerallyregardedastheforerunnerofthe20thcentury"Stream-of-consciousness"novelsandthefounderofpsychologicalrealism______________.

A.HenryJamesB.MarkTwainC.EmilyDickensonD.TheodoreDreiser

Answer:

A（P498）

17.InHenryJames’"DaisyMiller",theauthortriestoportraytheyoungwomanasanembodimentof___________.

A.thecorruptionofthenewlyrichB.thefreespiritoftheNewWorldC.thedeclineofaristocracyD.theforceofconvention

Answer:

B（P499）

18.WhichofthefollowingisNOTausualsubjectofpoeticexpressionofEmilyDickinson’s?

A.WarandpeaceB.LoveandmarriageC.LifeanddeathD.Religion

Answer:

A（P517）

19.Thefollowingtitlesareallrelatedtothesubjectthatescapesfromthesocietyandreturnstonatureexcept__________.

A.Dreiser’sSisterCarrieB.Copper’sLeather-StockingTalesC.Thoreau’sWaldenD.MarkTwain’sTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn

Answer:

A（P401/P526）

20.ThegreatestworkwrittenbyTheodoreDreiseris__________.

A.SisterCarrieB.AnAmericanTragedyC.TheFinancierD.TheTitan

Answer:

B（P525）

21.CloselyrelatedtoEmilyDickinson’sreligiouspoetryareherpoemsconcerning___________.

A.ChildhoodB.YouthandhappinessC.LonelinessD.Deathandimmortality

Answer:

D（518）

22.WithHowells,James,andMarkTwainactiveontheliteraryscene,_________becamethemajortrendinAmericanliteratureintheseventiesandeightiesofthe19thcentury.

A.sentimentalismB.romanticismC.realismD.naturalism

Answer:

C（P474）

II.Readthequotedpartandanswerthequestions:

1."Itwasacloseplace.Itookitup,andhelditinmyhand.Iwasatrembling,becauseI’dgottodecide,forever,betwixttowthings,andIknowedit.Istudiedaminute,sortofholdingmybreath,andthensaystomyself:

"Allright,then,I’llgotohell"----andtoreitup.

Itwasawfulthoughts,andawfulwords,buttheywassaid.AndIletthemstaysaid;andneverthoughnomoreaboutreforming."

1）Whowasthe"I",whichbookwasthepassagetakenfrom?

Andbywhom?

2）Whydidhethink"itwasawfulthought"?

Analyzeit.

3）Analyzethecharacteristicofthehero.

Answer:

1）ThecharacterisHuckleberryFinn,thepassageistakenfrom"AdventuresofHuckleberryFinn"byMarkTwain.（P489）

2）ItistheclimaxoftheHuck’sinnerstruggleontheMississippi,whenHuckisconflictingwhetherornotheshouldwritealettertotellMissWatsonwhereJimis,andheispolarizing/contradictingbythetwoopposingforcesbetweenhisheartandhishead,betweenhisaffectionforJimandthelawsofthesocietyagainstthosewhohelpslavesescape.Huck’sfinaldecision-tofollowhisowngoodheartedmoralimpulseratherthanconventionalvillagemorality.DuringhisthinkingHuckthinksoftheconsequenceofhelpingJim（therunawayslave）,hemightgotohell,"itwasawfulthought",withtheeventualvictoryofhismoralconscienceoverhissocialawareness,Huckgrows.（P480）

3）Huckisaninnocentandreluctantrebel,atypicalAmericanBoywitha"soundheartanddeformedconscience".ThroughtheeyesofHuck,thePre-CivilWarAmericansocietyisfullyexposedandwearedeeplyimpressedbyMarkTwain’sthematiccontrastsbetweeninnocenceandexperience,natureandculture,wildnessandcivilization.（P483）

2."Ishouldthinkitmightbearranged,"Winterbournewasthusemboldenedtoreply."Couldn’tyougetsomeonetostay----fortheafternoon---withRandolph?

"

MissMillerlookedathimamoment;andthenwithallserenity,"Iwishyou’dstaywithhim!

"shesaid.

Questions:

1）Pleaseidentifytheworkandtheauthor.2）PleaseanalyzethecharacterofDaisyMillerinliterature.

参考答案:

1）ItistakenfromHenryJames’s"DaisyMiller".（P513）

2）SheistheAmericanGirlinEurope,acelebratedtypewhoembodiesthespiritoftheNewWorld.However,innocence,thekeynoteofhercharacter,turnsouttobeanadmiringbutadangerousqualityandherdefianceofsocialtaboosintheOldWorldfinallybringshertoadisasterintheclashbetweentwodifferentcultures.（P499-500）

3."WepassedtheSchool,whereChildrenstrove

AtRecess---intheRing---

WepassedtheFieldsofGazingGrain----

WepassedtheSettingSun---”

Questions:

1）Pleaseidentifythepoemandthepoet;2）Whatdoes"theSchool,theFieldsofGazingGrainandtheSettingSun"standsfor?

Answers:

1）Thelinesarefrom"BecauseIcouldnotstopfroDeath",EmilyDickinson.（P523）

2）Itstandsforthreestagesoflife:

theSchool----youth;

theFieldsofGazingGrain----matureperiod;

theSettingSun------endoflife.（P523）

4."TheEyesaround---hadwrungthemdry---

Andbreathsweregatheringfirm

ForthatlastOnset----whentheKing

Bewitnessed---intheRoom----"

Questions:

1）Whatisthemeaningofthefirstline?

2）Whatdoes"theKing"referto?

3）Whatideadoesthepoemfromwhichthisstanzaistakenexpress?

Answers:

1）Itmeanstherelativesandfriendshadcriedandcriedsothattherewerenotearsanymore.（P521）

2）"TheKing"referstotheGodofdeath.（P521）3）Thepoemexpressesthattheauthorevenimaginedherowndeath,thelossofherownbody,andthejourneyofhersoultotheunknown.（P518）

III.Questionsandanswers:

1.WhatarethemainideasofRealistsofAmerica?

Answer:

TheharshlifeanddisillusionfromthedarkmemoriesoftheCivilWarmadethenationdisliketheromance,thenewgenerationofwriterscameupwithnewinspirations:

1）Theywereinterestedintherealitiesoflife.Itaimedattheinterpretationoftheactualityofanyaspectoflife;

2）People’sattentionwasnowdirectedtheinterestingfeatures/thingsofeverydayexistence/things-somethingbrutal,sordid/mean,classstruggleetc.

3）Theauthorsintroducedcommonpeoplesuchas:

industrialworkersandfarmers,ambitiousbusinessmen,vagrants,prostitutes/streetgirls,andunheroicsoldiersinfiction;

4）Americanwritersdisplayednativetrendsinportrayalofthelandscapeadsocialsurfacerealistically;

5）Theyformedperfectvernacularstyleinlanguage;

6）Someauthorsexploredandexploited/usedtheliterar