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PartTwoAmericanLiterature
Chapter1TheRomanticPeriod
I.Choosetherightanswer:
1.Ofallthefollowingissues,_____isdefinitelyNOTthefocusoftheRomanticwritersintheAmericanliteraryhistory.
A.PuritanmoralityB.HumanbestialityC.NoblesavagesD.Divinityofman
Answer:
B(P401)
2.HenryDavidThoreau’swork,________,hasalwaysbeenregardedasamasterpieceoftheNewEnglandTranscendentalMovement.
A.WaldenB.ThePioneersC.NatureD."SongofMyself"
Answer:
A(P402)
3."Nothingisatlastsacredbuttheintegrityofyourownmind"isafamousquotefrom______’swritings.
A.WaltWhitmanB.HenryDavidThoreauC.HermanMelvilleD.RalphWaldoEmerson
Answer:
D(P402)
4.’LeavesofGrass’commandsgreatattentionbecauseofitsuniquelypoeticembodimentof________,whicharewritteninthefoundingdocumentsofboththeRevolutionaryWarandtheAmericanCivilWar.
A.thedemocraticidealsB.theromanticidealsC.theself-reliancespiritsD.thereligiousideals
Answer:
A(P447)
5.AccordingtoWhitman,thegenuineparticipationofapoetinacommonculturaleffortwastobehaveasasupreme_________.
A.democratB.individualistC.romanticistD.leader
Answer:
B(P448)
6.TheperiodbeforetheAmericanCivilWarisgenerallyreferredtoas___________.
A.TheNaturalistPeriodB.TheModernPeriodC.TheRomanticPeriodD.TheRealisticPeriod
Answer:
C(P399)
7.Inthefollowingworks,whichsignthebeginningoftheAmericanliterature?
A.TheSketchBookB.LeavesofGrassC.LeatherStockingTalesD.AdventuresofHuckleberryFinn
B(P399)
8._____istheauthorofthework’TheLegendofSleepyHollow’.
A.WashingtonIrvingB.JamesJoyceC.WaltWhitmanD.WilliamButlerYeats
Answer:
A(P404)
9.WashingtonIrving’s’RipVanWinkle’isfamousfor_________.
A.Rip’sescapeintoamysteriousB.Thestory’sGermanlegendarysourcematerial
C.Rip’sseekingforhappinessD.Rip’s20-yearssleep
Answer:
D(P406)
10.WhichofthefollowingstatementisnottrueaboutWashingtonIrving?
A.WashingtonIrvingisregardedasFatheroftheAmericanshortstories.
B.Irving’srelationshipwiththeOldWorldintermsofhisliteraryimaginationcanhardlybeignoredconsideringhissuccessbothabroadandathome.
C.Irving’stastewasessentiallyprogressiveorradical.
D.WashingtonIrvinghasalwaysbeenregardedasawriterwho"perfectedthebestclassicstylethatAmericanliteratureeverproduced."
Answer:
C(P403---406)
11.ThePublicationof______establishedEmersonasthemosteloquentspokesmanofNewEnglandTranscendentalism.
A.NatureB.Self-RelianceC.TheAmericanScholarD.TheOver-Soul
Answer:
A(P420)
12.Thephrase"atransparenteye-ball’comparesphilosophicalmentationofEmerson’s.Itappearsin_________.
A.TheAmericanScholarB.NatureC.TheoverSoulD.Essays:
SecondSeries
Answer:
B(P423)
13.In1837,RalphWaldoEmersonmadeaspeechentitled_______atHarvard,whichwashailedbyOliverWendellHolmeasas:
OurIntellectualDeclarationofIndependence".
A."Self-Reliance"B."DivinitySchoolAddress"C."TheAmericanScholar"D."Nature"
Answer:
C(P423)
14._____isthemostambivalent(有争议的)writersintheAmericanliteraryhistory.
A.NathanielHawthorneB.WaltWhitmanC.RalphWaldoEmersonD.MarkTwain
Answer:
A(P429)
15."Thereisevilineveryhumanheart,whichmayremainlatent,perhaps,throughthewholelife;butcircumstancesmayrouseittoactivity",whichauthorofthefollowingauthorsdoesthementionbelongto________.
A.WashingtonIrvingB.RalphWaldoEmersonC.NathanielHawthorneD.WaltWhitman
Answer:
C(P431)
16.InHawthorne’snovelsandshortstories,intellectualsusuallyappearas________.
A.saviorsB.villainsC.commentatorsD.observers
Answer:
B(P432)
17.AllofthefollowingareworksbyNathanielHawthorneexcept_______.
A.TheHouseoftheSevenGablesB.WhiteJacketC.TheMarbleFaunD.TheBlithedaleRomance
Answer:
B(P431)
18.WaltWhitmanisradicallyinnovativeintheformofhispoetry.Whatheprefersforhisnewsubjectis__________.
A.freeverseB.blankverseC.lyricpoemD.heroiccouplet
Answer:
A(P450)
19.WhichofthefollowingfeaturescannotcharacterizepoemsbyWaltWhitman?
A.Lyricalandwell-structuredB.Free-flowingC.SimpleandrathercrudeD.Conversationalandcasual
Answer:
A(P450---451)
20."Thehorizon’sedge,theflyingsea-crow,thefragranceofsaltmarshandshoremud.Thesebecamepartofthatchildwhowentfortheveryday,andwhonowgoes,andwillalwaysgofortheveryday."Thetwolinesaretakenfrom____________.
A."ThereWasaChildWentForth"byWaltWhitmanB."InaStationoftheMetro"byEzraPound
C."CavalryCrossingaFord"byWaltWhitmanD."Ulysses"byJoyce
Answer:
A(P454)
21."MobyDick"isregardedasthefirstAmerican_________.
A.ProseepicB.ComicepicC.DramaticfictionD.Poeticfiction
Answer:
A(P460)
22.ThegiantMobyDickmaysymbolizeallEXCEPT________.
A.mysteryoftheuniverseB.sinofthewhaleC.powerofthegreatNatureD.eviloftheworld
Answer:
B(P461)
23.WhichofthefollowingcommentsonthewritingsbyHermanMelvilleisnottrue?
A."Bartleby,theScrivener"isashortstory.B."BenitoCereno"isanovella.
C.TheConfidence---Manhassomethingtodowiththeseaandsailors.D.Moby-DickisregardedasthefirstAmericanproseepic.
Answer:
C(P459---460)
24.TheTranscendentalistsbelievethat,first,natureisennobling,andsecond,theindividualis____,therefore,self-reliant.
A.insignificantB.viciousbynatureC.divineD.forward-looking
Answer:
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.
Answer:
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"
Questions:
1)Pleaseidentifytheauthorandthetitleofthepoemthathadusedwhenpublished.2)Whatisthethemeofthispoem?
参考答案:
1)Inthe1856,thetitlewas"PoemofWaltWhitman,anAmerican",thenitbecame"WaltWhitman"in1860,until1881,itfinallybecame"SongofMyself".TheauthorisWaltWhitman.(P456--457)2)InthispoemWhitmansetsforthtwoprinciplebeliefs:
A.Thetheoryofuniversality(普遍性),whichisillustratedbylengthycataloguesofpeopleandthings;
B.Thebeliefinthesingularity(个别性)andequality(平等性)ofallbeingsinvalue.(P457)
3."Standingonthebareground,----myheadbathedbytheblitheair,andupliftedintoinfinitespace,-----allmeanegotismvanishes.Ibecomeatransparenteye-ball.Iamnothing.Iseeall."
Questions:
1)Pleaseidentifytheauthorandthetitleofthework.2)Pleasebrieflyinterpretthispassage.3).Whatrhetoricaldeviceof"transparenteye-ball".4)Emersonsaidhewanttobecomeatransparenteye-ball,whatkingideadidhewanttoexpress?
参考答案:
1)Thisselectionisfrom"Nature"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.
Answer:
1)ThetwoRomanticismbothstresstheimaginativeandemotionalqualitiesofliterature;
2)Theyallpayattentiontopsychicstatesofthecharactersandexalttheindividualandcommonman;
3)AmericanRomanticismrevealeduniquecharacteristics:
(difference)
<1>Americanauthorsdescribetheirnativeland,,especiallythespiritofthepioneeringintothewest,thedesireforanescapefromsocietyandareturntonature;
<2>Americanwritersuselocaldialectinlanguage;
<3>PuritanismhasgreatinfluenceoverAmericanRomantics;
<4>Calvinismoforiginalsinisobviousintheirworks;
<5>TranscendentalismisveryimportanttheoryinAmericanRomanticism;
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