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浙江师范大学外国语学院

浙江师范大学外国语学院

美国文学选读试题库（11）

PartⅠ:

ChoosetherelevantmatchfromColumnBforeachiteminColumnA.（5%）

Group1

ColumnAColumnB

（）1.HenryJamesa.TenderistheNight

（）2.HermanMelvilleb.TheAmbassadors

（）3.MarkTwainc.MobyDick

（）4.F.ScottFitzgeraldd.TheAdventuresofTomSawyer

（）5.TheodoreDreisere.SisterCarrie

Group2

ColumnAColumnB

（）1.CharlesDroueta.DaisyMiller

（）2.Jimb.TheGreatGatsby

（）3.NickCarrawayc.MobyDick

（）4.FredericWinterboured.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn

（）5.Ahabe.SisterCarrie

PartⅡ:

Eachofthefollowingstatementsbelowisfollowedbyfouralternativeanswers.Choosetheonethatwouldbestcompletethestatement.（60%）

1.Americanliteraturefromtheearly1800stothebeginningoftheCivilWarcanbedescribedasthefollowingexceptthat________.

A.Therewasastressonlawandreasoninliterarywritingsofthetime

B.Therewasadesireforanescapefromcivilizedsocietyandareturntotheennoblingnature

C.Therewasfaithinthevalueofindividualismandself-reliance

D.Americantypeofcharactersspeakinglocaldialectsappearedinthefiction

2.AccordingtothetworomanticistsHawthorneandMelville,everypersonisasinnerandtherefore________isindispensablefortheimprovementofhumannature.

A.graceunderpressureB.greatcourageunderpressure

C.couragebeforedifficultiesD.greatmoralcourage

3.Despitestrongforeigninfluences,AmericanromanticwritingsaretypicallyAmericanwhichcanberevealedinthefollowing________.

A.adesireforanescapefromcivilizedsocietyandareturntotheennoblingnature

B.theAmericannationalexperienceof“pioneeringintothewest”.

C.Americantypeofcharactersspeakinglocaldialectsappearedinthefiction

D.alloftheabove

4.AboutWashingtonIrving,FatherofAmericanshortstories,whichofthefollowingstatementisright?

A.ManyofhiswritingsfocusedonAmericansubjects,landscapes,particularlythelegendsoftheHudsonRiverregionofthefreshyoungland.

B.HiswritingspreferredtheOldWorldtotheNew.

C.Asawriter,histasteremainedademocraticandalwaysexaltedadisappearingpast.

D.Heiswell-knownforhisinternationalthemeacrosstheAtlantic.

5.WhichofthefollowingisnotclaimedbytheTranscendentalphilosophy?

A.Maniscapableofknowingtruthintuitively.

B.Mancanattainknowledgetranscendingthereachofthesenses.

C.Theindividualisdivineandthereforeself-reliant.

D.Natureisennoblingandmanisdependentonnature.

6.ThefollowingstatementsareusuallysaidaboutEmersonianTranscendentalismexcept______.

A.ItabsorbedsomeideologicalconcernsofAmericanPuritanismandEuropeanRomanticism.

B.Itaffirmedman’sintuitiveknowledgewithwhichmancantrustanddecidehimself.

C.Itputforwardthephilosophyoftheover-soul,theimportanceoftheIndividualandNature.

D.ItacceptedboththeformalreligionofthechurchesandtheDeisticphilosophy.

7.Hawthorne’suniquegiftwasforthecreationof________whichtouchthedeepestrootsofman’smoralnature.

A.romanticstoriesB.symbolicstories

C.gothicstoriesD.humorousstories

8.Asamanofliterarycraftsmanship,NathanielHawthorneisgoodat________.

A.exploringthecomplexityofhumanpsychology,especiallythepowerofblacknessdeepinpeople’sheart

B.exploringthegoodnesshiddendeeplyinpeople’sheart

C.revealingtheshallowcomplexityofhumanpsychology,especiallytheromanticists’confusionbeforetherealworld

D.bothAandC

9.InMoby-Dick,thePequodis________andthevoyagebecomes________.

A.theindomitablemysteryoftheuniverse...asearchforfreedom

B.anidealhumansociety...asearchforidealism

C.themicrocosmofhumansociety...asearchforhappiness

D.themicrocosmofhumansociety...asearchfortruth

10.Theterm“TheGildedAge”coinedbyMarkTwainwaslaterusedtoreferto________inAmericanhistory.

A.theRomanticPeriodB.theRealisticPeriod

C.theModernAgeD.thePostmodernAge

11.AstotheAmericannaturalism,whichofthefollowingstatementsisnotright?

A.Theyusuallychosetheirsubjectsfromthehigherranksofsociety.

B.Artistically,naturalisticwritingsareunpolishedinlanguageandunwieldyinstructure.

C.Philosophically,thenaturalistsbelievethattherealandtrueispartiallyfrompeople’seyes.

D.Thetoneinthewritingmoreironicandpessimisticthanthatofrealism.

12.Asagenre,naturalismemphasized________asimportantdeterministicforcesshapingindividualizedcharacterswhowerepresentedinspecialanddetailedcircumstances.

A.heredityandparentageB.thenaturalenvironmentandlandscapes

C.heredityandenvironmentD.men’sstrongwillpower

13.ThedesireforanescapefromsocietyandareturntonatureisapermanentconventionofAmericanliterature.Itisevidentinthefollowingwritingsexcept________.

A.MarkTwain’sAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn

B.Cooper’sLeather-stockingTales

C.Irving’sTheSleepyHollow*

D.bothAandB

14.InHenryJames’s“TheArtofFiction”,thefollowingstatementsareindicatedexceptthat________.

A.theaimofthenovelistopresentlife

B.thefreedomoftheartisttowriteaboutanythingtheconcernshim,eventhedisagreeable,theuglyandthecommonplace

C.theartist’scapabilitytofeelthelife,tounderstandhumannature,andthentorecordthem

D.theartisticimpotenceinpresentingtheinnerlifeofhumanbeings

15.HenryJames’semphasison________provestobeabigbreakthroughinnovelwritingandhadgreatinfluenceonthecominggenerations.

A.thecharacters’psychologyandthehumanconsciousness

B.therealcharacteristicsofthereallife

C.themateriallifeintheworld

D.BothAandC

16.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisnotrightaboutEmilyDickinson’sviewonreligion?

A.Shedidn’tbelieveinGod,soshesometimesdoubtedHisbenevolence.

B.Shedesiredsalvationandimmortality,butshedeniedtheorthodoxviewofparadise.

C.Insomeofherpoems,sheexpressedherdoubtandbeliefaboutreligioussubjects.

D.Manyofherreligiouspoemsconcerneddeathandimmortality.

17.AboutthecharacteristicsofEmilyDickinson’spoeticwritingwhichofthefollowingstatementsisright?

A.Herpoetryisuniqueandunconventionalinitsownway.

B.Manyofherpoemshavetitlesandaparticularstresspattern.

C.Herpoemsareusuallyratherlongandrarelylessthan20lines.

D.Herpoeticidiomisnotedforitslaconiccomplexityanddifficulty.

18.AbigchangewhichtookplaceinMarkTwain’soutlookinhislateryearsofwritingwasthat________.

A.heturnedtothebeliefinCatholism

B.headoptedthedoctrinesofOrientalphilosophy

C.hebecamebitterlyscepticalandpessimisticabouthumannature

D.hebecamemoreandmoreoptimisticaboutthefutureoftheworld

19.AboutOneofDreiser’smasterpiecesSisterCarrie,whichofthefollowingstatementsisright?

A.IttracesthematerialriseofHurstwoodandSisterCarrie.

B.ItportraysonlythematerialriseofSisterCarrie.

C.IttracesthetragicdeclineofHurstwoodandSisterCarrie.

D.IttracesthetragicdeclineofHurstwoodandthematerialriseofSisterCarrie.

20.InAmericanliterature,“thesecondAmericanRenaissance”usuallyrefersto________whichtookplaceduringthefirstdecadesofthe20thcentury.

A.theexpatriatemovementB.theHarlemRenaissance

C.therealisticmovementD.theliteratureofcubism

21.WhichofthefollowingisrightaboutAmericanfictionfrom1945onwards?

A.Agroupofnewwriterswhosurvivedthewarwroteabouttheiridealswithintheartisticfield.

B.ThereappearedasignificantgroupofJewish-AmericanwriterswhoseworksweresetagainsttheJewishexperienceandtradition.

C.Blackfictionbegantoattractcriticalattentionduringthe1950s.

D.Americanfictioninthe1950sand1960sprovestobeaharvestwhichderivedfromitspredecessors

22.DuringEzraPound’slaterperiod,hispoetryismoreconcernedabout________.

A.theproblemsoftheancientculture

B.thecontemporaryculturaldecayandthepossiblesourcesofculturalrenewal

C.thefamiliarpoeticsubjectsofthe19thcenturyRomanticism

D.thefamiliarpoeticsubjectsofthebeginningofthe20thcentury

23.OneofthemajorsubjectsofRobertFrost’poemsisnature.Whichofthefollowingcanbesaidabouthisviewofnatureinhispoeticcreation?

A.Heconsiderednatureanennoblingforcetopurifyhumansoul.

B.Heconsiderednatureacontrasttohumancivilization.

C.Helookeduponnatureasastorehouseofanalogiesandsymbols.

D.Helookeduponnatureastheoppositeofhumansociety.

24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisrightaboutRobertFrost?

A.Heiseasytounderstandbecauseheiseasytoread.

B.Hispoeticworldisoftheruralworld,thesimplecountrylife,thepastorallandscape.

C.Hisprofoundideasaredeliveredthroughthecomplicatedformsanddifficultlanguage.

D.Helearnedfromthefamiliarconventionsofrealisticpoetryandofclassicalpastoralpoetry.

25.WhichofthefollowingstatementscanbesaidaboutthecharactersinO’Neill’splays?

A.Theyhavefoundoutthemeaningintheirlivesindifferentwaysandallmeetingtheirend.

B.Theyhavefoundapastoralandromanticlifebutallmeetingdisappointment.

C.Theyarealwaysseekingmeaningandpurposeintheirlivesindifferentways,butallmeetdisappointmentanddespair.

D.Theyarealwaysseekingrankandwealthintheirownwaysbutallmeetdisappointmentanddespair.

26.WhichofthefollowingisrightabouttheheroofTheGreatGatsby?

A.Thecontradiction