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1.ForMelville,aswellasforthereaderand_________,thenarrator,MobyDickisstillamystery,anultimatemysteryoftheuniverse.

A.AhabB.Ishmael

C.StubbD.Starbuck

2.Naturalismisevolvedfromrealismwhentheauthor’stoneinwritingbecomeslessseriousandlesssympatheticbutmoreironicandmore_____________.

A.rationalB.humorous

C.optimisticD.pessimistic

3.Dreiser’sTrilogyofDesireincludesthreenovels.TheyareTheFinancier,TheTitanand_____.

A.TheGeniusB.TheTycoon

C.TheStoicD.TheGiant

4.TheimpactofDarwin’sevolutionarytheoryontheAmericanthoughtandtheinfluenceofthenineteenth-centuryFrenchliteratureontheAmericanmenoflettersgaverisetoyetanotherschoolofrealism:

American___________.

A.localcolorismB.vernacularism

C.modernismD.naturalism

5.RobertFrostcombinedtraditionalverseforms-thesonnet,rhymingcouplets,blankverse-withaclearAmericanlocalspeechrhythm,thespeechof_______farmerswithitsidiosyncraticdictionandsyntax.

A.SouthernB.Western

C.NewHampshireD.NewEngland

6.Asanautobiographicalplay,O’Neill’s___________（1956）hasgaineditsstatusasaworldclassicandsimultaneouslymarkstheclimaxofhisliterarycareerandthecomingofageofAmericandrama.

A.TheIcemanComethB.LongDay’sJourneyIntoNight

C.TheHairyApeD.DesireUndertheElms

7.Apartfromthedislocationoftimeandthemodernstream-of-consciousness,theothernarrativetechniquesFaulknerusedtoconstructhisstoriesinclude_________,symbolismandmythologicalandbiblicalallusions.

A.impressionismB.expressionism

C.multiplepointsofviewD.firstpersonpointofview

8.Stylistically,HenryJames’fictionischaracterizedby____________.

A.short,clearsentencesB.abundanceoflocalimages

C.ordinaryAmericanspeechD.highlyrefinedlanguage

9.OneofthecharacteristicsthathavemadeMarkTwainamajorliteraryfigureinthe19thcenturyAmericaishisuseof____________.

A.vernacularB.interiormonologue

C.pointofviewD.photographicdescription

10.Itisonhis____________thatWashingtonIrving’sfamemainlyrested.

A.childhoodrecollectionsB.sketchesabouthisEuropeantours

C.earlypoetryD.talesaboutAmerica

11.Atthemiddleof19thcentury,Americawitnessedaculturalfloweringwhichiscalled“____________________”.

　　A.theEnglishRenaissanceB.theSecondRenaissance

　　C.theAmericanRenaissanceD.theSalemRenaissance

12.Asaphilosophicalandliterarymovement,themainissuesinvolvedinthedebateofTranscendentalismaregenerallyconcerning____________________.

　　A.nature,manandtheuniverse

　　B.therelationshipbetweenmanandwoman

　　C.thedevelopmentofRomanticisminAmericanliterature

　　D.thecold,rigidrationalismofUnitarianism

13.AboutthenovelTheScarletLetter,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTright?

　　A.It’sveryhardtosaythatitisalovestoryorastoryofsin.

　　B.It’sahighlysymbolicstoryandtheauthorisamasterofsymbolism.

　　C.It’smainlyaboutthemoral,emotionalandpsychologicaleffectsofthesinuponthemaincharactersandthepeopleingeneral.

　D.InittheletterAtakesthesamesymbolicmeaningthroughoutthenovel.

14.ThegreatseaadventurestoryMoby-Dickisusuallyconsidered____________.

　　A.asymbolicvoyageofthemindinquestofthetruthandknowledgeoftheuniverse.

　　B.anadventurousexplorationintoman’srelationshipwithnature

　　C.asimplewhalingtaleorseaadventure

D.asymbolicvoyageofthemindinquestoftheartistictruthandbeauty

15.Inhispoems,WaltWhitmanisinnovativeinthetermsoftheformofhispoetry,whichiscalled“____________________.”

　　A.freeverseB.blankverse

　　C.alliterationD.endrhyming

16.AftertheCivilWarAmericawastransformedfrom______to_________.

A.anagrariancommunity…anindustrializedandcommercializedsociety

B.anagrariancommunity…asocietyoffreedomandequality

C.apoorandbackwardsociety…anindustrializedandcommercializedsociety

D.anindustrializedandcommercializedsociety…ahighlydevelopedsociety

17.WhichofthefollowingissaidoftheAmericannaturalism?

A.Theypreferredtohavetheirownregionandpeopleattheforefrontofthestories.

B.Theircharacteristicsettingisusuallyanisolatedtown.

C.Humansshouldbeunitedbecausetheyhadtoadaptthemselvestochangingharshenvironment.

D.Theircharacterswereconceivedmoreorlesscomplexcombinationsofinheritedattributes,theirhabitsconditionedbysocialandeconomicforces.

18.WhichofthefollowingisnotrightaboutMarkTwain’sstyleoflanguage?

A.Hissentencestructuresarelong,ungrammaticalanddifficulttoread.

B.Hiswordsarecolloquial,concreteanddirectineffect.

C.Hishumorisremarkableandcharacterizedbypuns,straight-facedexaggeration，repetitionandanti-climax.

D.Hisstyleoflanguagehadexertedratherdeepinfluenceonthecontemporarywriters.

19.TheimpactofDarwin’sevolutionarytheoryontheAmericanthoughtandtheinfluenceofthe19thcenturyFrenchliteratureontheAmericanmenoflettersgaverisetoanotherschoolofrealism:

American______.

　　A.RomanticismB.Transcendentalism

C.RealismD.Naturalism

20.WhichofthefollowingisnotwrittenbyHenryJames?

　　A.ThePortraitofALadyandTheEuropeans.

　　B.TheWingsoftheDoveandTheAmbassadors.

　　C.WhatMaisieKnowsandTheBostonians.

D.TheGeniusandTheGildedAge.

21.MorethanfivehundredpoemsDickinsonwroteareaboutnature,inwhichhergeneralSkepticismabouttherelationshipbetween______iswell-expressed.

　　A.manandmanB.menandwomen

C.manandnatureD.menandGod

22.WhichofthefollowingisrightaboutEmilyDickinson’spoemsaboutnature?

　　A.Inthem,sheexpressedhergeneralaffirmationabouttherelationshipbetweenmanandnature.

　　B.Someofthemshowedherdisbeliefthatthereexistedamythicalbondbetweenmanandnature.

　　C.Herpoemsreflectedherfeelingthatnatureisrestorativetohumanbeings.

　　D.Manyofthemshowedherfeelingofnature’sinscrutabilityandindifferencetothelifeandinterestsofhumanbeings.

23.AsagreatinnovatorinAmericanliterature,WaltWhitmanwrotehispoetryinanunconventionalstylewhichisnowcalledfreeverse,thatis_________.

　　A.lyricalpoetrywithchantingrefrains

　　B.poetrywithoutafixedbeatorregularrhymescheme

　　C.poetrywithoutrhymesattheendofthelinesbutwithafixedbeat

D.poetryinanirregularmetricformandexpressingnoblefeelings

24.Inthefirstpartofthe20thcentury，apartfromDarwinism,thereweretwothinkers-______，whoseideashadthegreatestimpactontheperiod.

　　A.theGermanKarlMarxandtheAustrianSigmundFreud

　　B.theGermanKarlMarxandtheAmericanSigmundFreud

　　C.theSwissCarlJungandtheAmericanWilliamJames

D.theAustrianKarlMarxandtheGermanSigmundFreud

25.WhichofthefollowingcanbesaidaboutEugeneO’Neillplays?

　　A.Mostofhisplaysareconcernedabouttheroot,thetruthofhumandesiresandhumanfrustrations.

　　B.Histragicviewoflifeisreflectedinmanyofhisworks.

　　C.Hisplaysareconcernedabouttherelationshipbetweenmanandnatureaswellasmanandwoman.

D.BothAandB.

26.MostofO’Neill’splaysareconcernedaboutthefollowingexcept______.

　　A.successandfailureinman’sliterarycareer

　　B.lifeanddeath,illusionanddisillusion,dreamandreality

　　C.alienationandcommunication,selfandsociety,desireandfrustration

D.thebasicissuesofhumanexistenceandpredicament

27.Whichofthefollowingcanbesaidaboutatypicalmodernliterarywork?

　　A.Itisarecordofsequenceandcoherenceofthehistoryandtheworld.

　　B.Itisajuxtapositionofthepastandpresent,ofthehistoryandthememory.

　　C.Itisabookofintegritydrawnfromdiverseareasofexperience.

D.Itsperspectiveisshiftedfromtheinternaltotheexternal,fromtheprivatetothepublic.

28.AstothegreatAmericanpoetEzraPound,whichofthefollowingisnotright?

　　A.Hislanguageisusuallyobliqueyetmarvelouslycompressedandhispoetryisdensewithpersonal,literary,andhistoricalallusions.

　　B.HisartistictalentsareonfulldisplayinthehistoryoftheImagistMovement.

　　C.FromhisanalysisoftheChineseideogramPoundlearnedtoanchorhispoeticlanguageinconcrete,perceptualreality,andtoorganizeimagesintolargerpatternsthroughjuxtaposition.

　　D.Forhewaspoliticallycontroversialandnotoriousforwhathedidinthewartime,hisliteraryachievementandinfluencearesomewhatreduced.

29.Inhispoetry,RobertFrostmadethecolloquial______speechintoapoeticexpression.

　　A.EnglandB.NewEngland

C.PlymouthD.Boston

30.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisrightaboutRobertFrost’spoetry?

A.Hecombinedtraditionalverseformswiththedifficultandhighlyornamentallanguage.

B.HecombinedtraditionalverseformswiththepastorallanguageoftheSouthernarea.

C.Hecombinedtraditionalverseformswithasimplespokenlanguage-thespeechofNewEnglandfarmers.

D.Hecombinedtraditionalverseformswiththeexperimental.

31.WhichofthefollowingstatementscanbesaidabouttheworksofScottFitzgerald,aspokesmanofthe“Roaring20s”?

A.ManyofthemportrayedthehollownessoftheAmericanworshipofrichesandtheunendingAmericandreamoffulfillment.

B.Theyaresymbolicofthepsychologicaljourneyofthemodernmanandhishelplessnessinthemodernworld.

C.Theyshowtheprimitivestruggleofindividualsinthecontextofirresistiblenaturalforces.

D.Theypenetrateintotheproblemsofthehumanheartinconflictwithitself.