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美国文学选择题

美国文学

I.TheColonialPeriod（Puritanism）

MultipleChoice

1.ThePuritandominatingvalueswere____________.

A.hardworkB.thriftC.pietyD.sobriety

2.WhichstatementaboutCottonMatherisnottrue?

A.HewasagreatPuritanhistorian.

B.Hewasaninexhaustiblewriter.

C.Hewasaskillfulpreacherandaneminenttheologian.

D.HewasagraduateofOxfordCollege.

3.JonathanEdwards’bestandmostrepresentativesermonwas_________.

A.ATrueSightofSin

B.SinnersintheHandsofanAngryGod

C.AModelofChristianCharity

D.God’sDeterminations

4.ThemonthreadthroughoutAmericanliteraturehasbeentheemphasisonthe___________.

A.RevolutionismB.ReasonC.IndividualismD.rationalism

5.AnneBradstreetwasaPuritanpoet.HerpoemsmadesuchastirinEnglandthatshe

becameknownasthe“__________”whoappearedinAmerica.

A.NinthMuseB.TenthMuseC.BestMuseD.FirstMuse

II.PeriodaroundTheWarofIndependence（Enlightenment）

1.InAmericanliterature,theeighteencenturywastheageoftheEnlightenment.____________wasthedominantspirit.

A.HumanismB.RationalismC.RevolutionD.Evolution

2.WhichofthefollowingstirredtheworldandhelpedformtheAmericanrepublic?

A.TheAmericanCrisis.B.TheFederalist

C.DeclarationofIndependenceD.TheAgeofReason

3.“Thesearethetimesthattrymen’ssouls”,thesewordswereoncereadto

Washington’stroopsanddidmuchtospurexcitementtofurtheractionwithhopeandconfidence.Whoistheauthorofthesewords?

A.BenjaminFranklinB.ThomasPaine

C.ThomasJeffersonD.GeorgeWashington

4.Whowasconsideredasthe“PoetofAmericanRevolution”?

A.AnneBradstreetB.EdwardTaylor

C.MichaelWigglesworthD.PhilipFreneau

5.AttheReasonandRevolutionPeriod,Americanswereinfluencedbythe

Europeanmovementcalledthe__________.

A.CharitistMovementB.RomanticistMovement

C.EnlightenmentMovementD.ModernistMovement

III.PeriodofRomanticism

I.MultipleChoice

1.InWaltWhitman’s“TherewasaChildWentForth,”thechildrefersto_________.

A.thepoethimselfasachildB.anyAmericanChild

C.theyoungAmericaD.oneofthepoet’sneighbor

2.InMoby-Dick,thevoyagesymbolizes_______________.

A.theMicrocosmofhumansocietyB.asearchfortruth

C.theunknownworldD.nature

3.Thoreauwasoftenaloneinthewoodsorbythepond,lostinspiritualmunicationwith____________.

A.natureB.transcendentalistideas

C.humanbeingsD.celestialbeings

4.TheTranscendentalistgroupincludestwoofthemostsignificantwritersAmericahasproducedsofar,Emersonand___________

A.HenryDavidThoreauB.WashingtonIrving

C.NathanielHawthorneD.WaltWhitman

5._____________tellsasimplebutverymovingstoryinwhichfourpeoplelivinginapuritanmunityareinvolvedinandaffectedbythesinofadulteryindifferentways.

A.Twice-ToldTalesB.TheScarletLetter

C.TheHouseoftheSevenGablesD.TheMarbleFaun

6._____________isregardedasthefirstAmericanproseepic.

A.NatureB.TheScarletLetterC.WaldenD.Moby-Dick

7.WashingtonIrving’ssocialconservationandliteraryforthepastisrevealed,tosomeextent,inhisfamousstory,_____________.

A.TheLegendofSleepHollowB.RipVanWinkle

C.TheCustom-houseD.TheBirthmark

8.ThegiantMobyDickmaysymbolizeallEXCEPT___________.

A.mysteryoftheuniverseB.sinofthewhale

C.poweroftheGreatNatureD.eviloftheworld

9.TheconventionofthedesireforanescapefromsocietyandareturntonatureinAmericanliteratureisparticularlyevidentin____________.

A.Cooper’sLeatherstockingTalesB.Hawthorne’sTheScarletLetter

C.Whitman’sLeavesofGrassD.Irving’sRipVanWinkle

10.Asaphilosophicalandliterarymovement,_____________flourishedinNewEnglandfromthe1830stotheCivilWar.

A.modernismB.rationalismC.sentimentalismD.transcendentalism

11.InHawthorne’sTheScarletLetter,“A”maystandfor_________.

A.AdulteryB.AngelC.AmiableD.Alltheabove

12.TheperiodbeforetheAmericanCivilWarisgenerallyreferredtoas__________.

A.theNaturalistPeriodB.themodernPeriod

C.theRomanticPeriodD.theRealisticPeriod

13.AllofthefollowingareworksbyNathanielHawhomeexcept___________.

A.TheHouseoftheSevenGablesB.Whitejacket

C.TheMarbleFaunD.TheBlithedaleRomance

14.Inthefollowingworks,whichsignsthebeginningoftheAmericanliterature?

A.TheSketchBook.B.LeavesofGrass.

C.LeatherstockingTalesD.AdventuresofhuckleberryFinn.

15.ThemainthemeofEmilyDickinsonisthefollowingexcept____________.

A.religionB.loveandmarriage

C.lifeanddeathD.warandpeace

16.EmilyDickinson’spoeticidiomisnotedforthefollowingexcept_________.

A.brevityB.directnessC.plainestwordsD.obscure

17.Itisonhis___________thatWashingtonIrving’sfamemainlyrested.

A.talesaboutAmericaB.earlypoetry

C.childhoodrecollectionsD.sketchesabouthisEuropeantours

18.____________isthemostambivalentwriterintheAmericanliteraryhistory.

A.NathanielHawthorneB.WaltWhitman

C.RalphWaldoEmersonD.MarkTwain

19.Thepublicationof____________establishedEmersonasthemosteloquentspokesmanofnewEnglandTranscendentalism.

A.NatureB.Self-Reliance

C.TheAmericanScholarD.TheOver-Soul

20.Inthehistoryofliterature,Romanticismisregardedas_____________

a）thethoughtthatdesignatesaliteraryandphilosophicaltheorywhichtendstoseetheindividualastheverycenterofalllifeandallexperience.

b）Thethoughtthatdesignatesmanasasocialanimal.

c）Theorientationthatemphasizesthosefeatureswhichmenhaveinmon.

d）Themodesofthinking.

21.Inthepoem“SomeofMyself”,Whitmansetsforththeprinciplebeliefsof___________.

A.thetheoryofuniversality.B.singularityandequalityofbeingsinvalue

C.bothAandB.D.noneabove

22.WhichofthefollowingfeaturescannotcharacterizepoemsbyWaltWhitman?

A.lyricalandwell-structuredB.free-flowing

C.simpleandrathercrudeD.conversationalandcasual

23.WhichofthefollowingwritingsisnotfinishedbyRalphWaldoEmerson?

A.NatureB.essaysC.TheOver-SoulD.OfStudies

IV.PeriodofRealism

I.MultipleChoice

1.TheAgeofRealismintheliteraryhistoryoftheUnitedStatesreferstotheperiodfrom______________to_______________.

A.1861…1914B.1863…1918C.1865…1914D.1865…1918

2._____________isconsideredtobeTheodoreDreiser’sgreatestwork.

A.AnAmericanTragedyB.SisterCarrie

C.TheFinancierD.TheTitan

3._____________isanovellaaboutayoungAmericangirlwhogets“killed”bythewinterinRome,anditbroughtHenryJamesinternationalfameforthefirsttime.

A.TheAmericanB.TheEuropeans

C.DaisyMillerD.TheportraitofaLady

4._____________isdescribedbymarkTwainasaboywith“asoundheartandadeformedconscience.

A.TomSawyerB.HuckleberryFinnC.JimD.Tony

5.Whoexertsthesinglemostimportantinfluenceonliterarynaturalism,ofwhichTheodoreDreiserandJackLondonareamongthebestrepresentativewriters?

A.FreudB.DarwinC.W.D.HowelllsD.Emerson

6.MarkTwain,oneofthegreatest19thcenturyAmericanwriters,iswellknownforhis______________.

A.internationalthemeB.waste-landimagery

C.localcolorD.symbolism

7.InHenryJames’DaisyMiller,theauthortriestoportraytheyoungwomanasanembodimentof______________.

A.theforceofconventionB.thefreespiritoftheNewWorld

C.thedeclineofaristocracyD.thecorruptionofthenewlyrich

8.TheLiterarycharactersoftheAmericantypeintheearly19thcenturyaregenerallycharacterizedbyallthefollowingfeaturesexceptthatthey_____________.

A.speaklocaldialectsB.arepoliteandelegantgentlemen

C.aresimpleandcrudefarmers

D.arenoblesavages（redandwhite）untaintedbysociety

9.WithHowells,James,andMarkTwainactiveontheliteraryscene,___________becamethemajortrendinAmericanliteratureintheseventiesandeightiesof19thcentury.

A.sentimentalism2.romanticism3.realismD.naturalism

10.Generallyspeaking,allthosewriterswithanaturalisticapproachtohumanrealitytendtobe______________.

A.transcendentalismB.idealismC.pessimistsD.impressionists

11.MarkTwainwrotemostofhisliteraryworkswitha______________language.

A.grandD.pompousC.simpleD.vernacular

12.HenryJamesexperimentedwithmanydifferentthemesinhisliterarycareer,themostinfluentialonebeing______________.

A.nothingnessB.disillusionment

C.internationalthemeD.relationshipbetweenmenandwomen

13.TheodoreDreiserisgenerallyregardedasoneofAmerica’s______________.

A.naturalistsB.realistsC.modernistsD.romanticists

14.Dreiser’sTrilogyofDesireincludesthreenovels.TheyareTheFinancier.TheTitanand____________.

A.TheStoicB.TheGiantC.TheTycoonD.TheGenius

15.Thebookfromwhich“allmodernAmericanliteraturees”refersto_____________.

A.TheGreatGatsbyB.TheSunAlsoRises

C.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnD.Moby-Dick

16.TheimpactofDarwin’sevolutionarytheoryontheAmericanthoughtandtheinfluenceofthenineteenth-centuryFrenchliteratureontheAmericanmenoflettersgaverisetoyetanotherschoolofrealism:

American___________.

A.modernismB.naturalismC.vernacularismD.localcolorism

17.WhichofthefollowingwritingsisbyHemingwaydescribedthenoveltheonebookfromwhich“allmodernAmericanliteraturees”?

A.TomSawyerB.HuckleberryFinn

C.TheGildedAgeD.LifeontheMississippi

18.Themainthemeof______________TheArtofFictionrevealshisliterarycredothatrepresentationoflifeshouldbethemainobj