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PartIMultipleChoice

1.Naturalismevolvedfromrealismwhentheauthor’stoneinwritingbecamelessseriousandlesssympatheticbutmoreironicandmore_____.

A.optimisticB.pessimisticC.humorousD.rational

2.Amongthefollowing,JackLondonwrotealltheotherthreebut.

A.TheCalloftheWildB.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn

C.TheSeaWolfD.MartinEden

3.Chinesepoetryandphilosophyhaveexertedgreatinfluenceover.

A.WhitmanB.EzraPoundC.EmilyDickinsonD.EdgarAllanPoe

4.MostofthepoemsinLeavesofGrassareabout.

A.menandwomenB.manandsociety

C.manandnatureD.manandmachine

5.,whichoneAmericancriticdescribedas“anoutragetoAmericangirlhood”,broughtHenryJameshisfirstinternationalfame.

A.TheAmericanB.ThePortraitofaLady

C.DaisyMillerD.TheAmbassadors

6.EdgarAllanPoe’sworksdon’tinclude.

A.TheRavenB.ToHelen

C.“TheFalloftheHouseofUsher”D.ToHisCoyMistress

7.TheAmericansocialupheavalsandtheliteraryconcernsoftheGreatDepressionyearsendedwiththeprosperityandturmoilbroughtbythe.

A.WorldWarⅠB.WarofIndependenceC.CivilWarD.WorldWarⅡ

8.wasJohnSteinbeck’smostclearly“proletarian”novelofclassstruggle,depictingthelivesofmigrantsworkersandtheirresistancetoexploitationbytheentrenchedforestofsociety.

A.TheGrapesofWrathB.TortillaFlat

C.OfMiceandMenD.InDubiousBattle

9.Earlyinthe1920sthemostprominentofthenewAmericanplaywrights,establishedaninternationalreputationwithsuchplaysasTheEmperor,AnnaChristieandTheHairyApe.

A.EugeneO’NeillB.JamesJoyce

C.E.E.CummingsD.LangstonHughes

10.America’sliterarydismissedthevalidityofcomfortingmoraltruths.Theyattemptedtoachieveextremeobjectivityandfrankness,presentingcharactersoflowsocialandeconomicclasseswhoweredominatedbytheirenvironmentandheredity.

A.naturalistsB.realistsC.romanticistsD.modernists

11.Whoisdifferentfromothersaccordingtothedivisionofwritingperiod?

A.WashingtonIrvingB.WilliamCullenBryant

C.CaptainJohnSmithD.JamesFenimoreCooper

12.WhatdominatedthePuritanphaseofAmericanwriting?

A.theologyB.literatureC.estheticsD.revolution

13.AttheinitialperiodofthespreadofideasoftheEnlightenmentwaslargelydueto____.

A.typographyB.journalism

C.revolutionD.thedevelopmentofpaper-makingindustry

14.Whohasbeencalledthe“FatherofAmericanLiterature”?

A.WaltScottB.GeoffreyChaucer

C.WashingtonIrvingD.PhilipFreneau

15.WhoisthefirstAmericanprosestylistthatacquiredinternationalfame?

A.CaptainJohnSmithB.WashingtonIrving

C.BenjaminFranklinD.E.A.Poe

16.WhoisthewriterofToaWaterfowl?

A.AnneBradstreetB.ThomasHardy

C.WilliamCullenBryantD.WaltWhitman

17.ThomasPaineisa____?

A.novelistB.dramatistC.poetD.pamphleteer

18.EdgarAllanPoemainlywrites____

A.shortstoriesB.literarycritictheories

C.poemsD.dramas

19.AboutWashingtonIrving,FatherofAmericanshortstories,whichofthefollowingstatementisright?

（）

A.Asawriter,heremaineddemocraticandalwaysexaltedadisappearingpast.

B.HepreferredtheOldWorldtotheNewinhiswriting.

C.ManyofhiswritingsarefocusedonAmericansubjects,landscapes,particularlythelegendsoftheHudsonRiverregionofthefreshyoungland.

D.Heiswell-knownforhisinternationalthemeacrosstheAtlantic.

20.Despitestrongforeigninfluences,AmericanromanticwritingsaretypicallyAmericanwhichcanberevealedinthefollowing______.（）

A.adesireforanescapefromcivilizedsocietyandareturntotheennoblingnature

B.theAmericannationalexperienceof“pioneeringintothewest”

C.Americantypeofcharactersspeakinglocaldialectsappearedinthefiction

D.alloftheabove

21.Inthewell-knownstoryRipVanWinkle,Ripisasleepfor20years,duringwhich______takesplace.（）

A.WorldWarIB.theCivilWar

C.WorldWarIID.theRevolutionaryWar

22.AccordingtoEmerson,whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasthespecialtermsinhisNature?

（）

A.“unityofNature”B.“Over-Soul”

C.“supernature”D.“atransparenteyeball”

23.RalphWaldoEmersonhates______.（）

A.UnitarianismB.Puritanism

C.ProtestanismD.Transcendentalism

24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsissaidaboutmostofthepoemsinWhitman’sLeavesofGrass?

（）

A.TheyidentifyhisegowiththeconservativeAmerica.

B.Theysingofthe“en-masse”andtheselfaswell.

C.Theycelebratetheselfandignoresexuality.

D.Theyrejectthepursuitofloveandhappinessofindividuals.

25.RealismwasareactionagainstRomanticismandpavedthewayto______.（）

A.PuritanismB.Modernism

C.PostmodernismD.Materialism

26.______isconsidered“thetruefatherofAmericannationalliterature.”（）

A.MarkTwainB.WashingtonIrving

C.RalphEmersonD.WaltWhitman

27.HenryJames’mostdistinguishedliterarytechniqueishis______.（）

A.narrativepointofviewB.author’sparticipationinnarrating

C.firstpersonnarrativeD.techniqueofstreamofconsciousness

28.ThesubjectsofEmilyDickinson’spoemsaremainlyaboutthefollowingexcept______.（）

A.religionB.deathandimmortality

C.manandmoralityD.loveandnature

29.MarkTwaincreatedin______,amasterpieceofAmericanrealismthatisalsooneofthegreatbooksofworldliterature.（）

A.LeavesofGrassB.TomSawyer

C.HuckleberryFinnD.TheGildedAge

30.HenryJames,thegreatAmericanrealist,treatedwithgreatcare______inthefirstperiod.（）

A.ancientEuropeancivilizationwhichissatirizedseverelyinhiswritings

B.theemotionalandmoralproblemsofAmericansinEurope,orEuropeansinAmerica

C.theclashesbetweentwodifferentcultures,EuropeanandAmerican

D.bothBandC

31.WhichofthefollowingstatementscanbesaidaboutthenovelSisterCarrie?

（）

A.ItsheroineisaSouthernaristocraticwoman,whorefusestocometotermswiththepresent.

B.Itsheroineisacountrygirl,whostrivestogainhermaterialriseinbigcitiesbutsoongetstiredofhersuccess.

C.Theheroineisayoungvaingirl,whoindulgesherselfingrandpartiesandluxurioustripsbutsoonbecomespenniless.

D.Ittellsaboutayoungsailor,whostrugglestoreachtheuppersocietybutsoongetsdisillusioned.

32.ThefinestexampleofNathanielHawthorne’ssymbolismistherecreationofPuritanBostonin______.（）

A.TheScarletLetterB.YoungGoodmanBrown

C.TheMarbleFaunD.TheAmbitiousGuest

33.Duringthefirstpartofthe20thcentury,withaseriesofwarsthewholeworldhadundergoneadramaticsocialchange,atransformation______.（）

A.fromordertodisorderB.fromdisordertoorder

C.fromdisordertochaosD.fromchaostodisorder

34.TheAmericansocialupheavalsandtheliteraryconcernsoftheGreatDepressionyearsendedwiththeprosperityandturmoilbroughtby______.（）

A.WorldWarIB.WorldWarII

C.theCivilWarD.theWarofIndependence

35.AstotheAmericanrealists,whichofthefollowingstatementsisright?

（）

A.Theytriedtoexploretheharshrealitiesoflifeaswellastheillusionofheroism.

B.Theirattentionwasdirectedtothegreateventsofthecontemporarytime.

C.Theyaimedattheinterpretationoftheactualitiesofanyaspectoflife,freefromsubjectiveprejudice,idealism,orromanticcolor.

D.alloftheabove.

36.Inthe1960sand1970s,thereappearedthewritersofthe“newfiction”inAmerica,whosharedalmostthesamebeliefthat______.（）

A.humanbeingsarelivinginaprosperousandlivelyworld

B.humanbeingsaretrappedinameaninglessworld

C.neitherGodnormancanmakesenseofthehumancondition

D.bothBandC

37.Inthe1920s,O’Neillestablishedaninternationalreputationwiththeplayorplays______.（）

A.TheEmperorJonesB.AnnaChristleC.TheHairyApeD.alloftheabove

38.In1954,______wasawardedtheNobelPrizeforliteratureforhis“masteryoftheartofmodernnarration.”（）

A.T.S.EliotB.JohnSteinbeck

C.ErnestHemingwayD.WilliamFaulkner

39.WhichoffollowingisnotrightaboutthethematicconcernsofRobertFrost?

（）

A.Hissenseoffailureandmeaninglessnessabouthumanlife.

B.Theterrorandtragedyinnature,aswellasitsbeauty.

C.Thelonelinessandpovertyoftheisolatedhumanbeing.

D.Hisloveoflifeandhisbeliefinaserenitycomingfromworking.

40.Typicalofthe“iceberg”analogyis______writingstyle.（）

A.EugeneO’Neill’sB.ErnestHemingway’s

C.WilliamFaulkner’sD.ScottFitzgerald’s

41.TheJazzAgeofthe1920scharacterizedbyfrivolityandcarelessnessisbroughtvividlytolifein______works.（）

A.EugeneO’Neill’sB.ErnestHemingway’s

C.WilliamFaulkner’sD.ScottFitzgerald’s

42.Themodernstream-of-consciousnesstechniquewasfrequentlyandskillfullyexploitedby______toemphasizethereactionsandinnermusingsofthenarrator.HecapturedthedialectsoftheMississippicharacters,includingNegroesandtheredneck,aswellasmorerefinedandeducatednarratorslikeQuentin.（）

A.FaulknerB.FitzgeraldC.HemingwayD.Steinbeck

43.______wonthePulitzerPrizefourtimesandwastheonlydramatistevertowinaNobelPrize.Heiswidelyacclaimed“founderoftheAmericandrama,”andrecognizedevenmoreasamajorfigureinworldliterature.（）

A.MillerB.William

C.HellerD.O’Neill

44.TheauthorofDeathofaSalesmanis_______.

A.EudoraWeltyB.ArthurMiller

C.TennesseeWilliamsD.CarsonMcCullers

45.TheauthorofWomanWarrioris