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AmericanLiterature自测题
AmericanLiterature自测题及参考答案I
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I.Blanks:
(10points,1pointforeachblank)
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,thereare9itemsand10blanks.FillinthebestanswerontheAnswerSheetaccordingtotheknowledgeyouhavelearned.
1.ThefirstAmericanliteraturewasneither____norreally____.
2.OftheimmigrantswhocametoAmericainthefirstthreequartersoftheseventeenthcentury,theoverwhelmingmajoritywas_____.
3.TheEnglishimmigrantswhosettledonAmerica’snorthernseacoastwerecalled_____,sonamedafterthosewhowishedto“purify”theChurchofEngland.
4.WashingtonIrving,theFatherofAmericanliterature,developedthe_____asagenreinAmericanliterature.
5.Franklin’sbestwritingisfoundinhismasterpiece_____.
6.ThemostoutstandingpoetinAmericaofthe18thcenturywas_____.
7.Intheearly19thcentury,“RipVanWinkle”hadestablished_____’sreputationathomeandabroad,anddesignatedthebeginningofAmericanRomanticism.
8._____hassometimesbeenconsideredthefatherofthemodernshortstory.
9.In1850,NathanielHawthornebroughtouthismasterpiece_____,thestoryofatriangularloveaffairincolonialAmerica.
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II.Multiplechoice:
(20points,1pointforeach)
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,therearetwentyitems.ChoosethebestanswerandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
1.TheColonialPeriodofAmericanliteraturestretchedroughlyfromthesettlementofAmericaintheearly17thcenturythroughtheendof________century.
A.the18th
B.the19th
C.the20th
D.21th
2.New-England’sPlantationwaspublishedin1630by________
A.FrancisHigginson
B.WilliamBradford
C.JohnSmith
D.MichaelWigglesworth
3.OfallthebookswrittenbyMichaelWigglesworththebeatknownis________
A.TheFleshandtheSpirit
B.TheTrueTravels
C.TheDayofDoom
D.ChristopherColumbus
4.BenjaminFranklinwastheepitomeofthe______.
A.AmericanEnlightenment
B.SugarAct
C.Chartistmovement
D.Romanticist
5.InthefirstsectionofAutobiographythewriteraddressedto________
A.hisson
B.hisfriends
C.hiswife
D.himself
6.During1807-1808,WashingtonIrvingwroteforhisbrother’snewspapercalled________
A.NewYorkTimes
B.WashingtonPost
C.Salmagundi
D.DailyNews
7.HistoryofNewYorkwaspublishedin1807underthenameof________
A.WashingtonIrving
B.DiedrichKnickerboker
C.JamesFenimoreCooper
D.JohnWhittier
8.RipVanWinklewaswrittenby________
A.JamesFenimoreCooper
B.BenjaminFranklin
C.WashingtonIrving
D.WaltWhitman
9.TheSpywaswrittenbyJamesFenimoreCooperin1821.Itisanovelabout________
A.AmericanCivilWar
B.AmericanRevolution
C.AmericanWestExpansion
D.TheFirstWorldWar
10.NattyBumppoistheheroinCooper’s________
A.ThePrecaution
B.TheSpy
C.TheGleaningsinEurope
D.LeatherstockingTales
11.________wasregardedasapoetoftheAmericanRevolution
A.PhilipFreneau
B.WaltWhitman
C.RobertFrost
D.CalSandburg
12.TheRavenwaswrittenin1844by________
A.PhilipFreneau
B.EdgarAllanPoe
C.HenryWadsworthLongfellow
D.EmilyDickinson
13.TheMinister’sBlackVeilwaswrittenby________
A.EdgarAllanPoe
B.NathanielHawthorne
C.HenryDavidThoreau
D.RalphWaldoEmerson
14.AnneBradstreetwasaPuritanpoet.HerpoemsmadesuchastirinEnglandthatshebecameknownasthe______whoappearedinAmerica.
A.NinthMuse
B.TenthMuse
C.BestMuse
D.FirstMuse
15.Theship______carriedaboutonehundredPilgrimsandtook66daystobeatitswayacrosstheAtlantic.InDecemberof1620,itputthePilgrimsashoreatPlymouth,Massachusetts.
A.Sunflower
B.Armada
C.Mayflower
D.Titanic
16.Anew_____hadappearedinEnglandinthelastyearsofthe18thcentury.ItspreadtocontinentalEuropeandthencametoAmericaearlyinthe19thcentury.
A.Realism
B.Criticalrealism
C.Romanticism
D.Naturalism
17.WashingtonIrvinggothisideaforhismostfamousstory,RipVanWinkle,froma________
A.Greeklegend
B.Germanlegend
C.Frenchlegend
D.Englishlegend
18.RipVanWinkleisfoundinIrving’slongerwork,________
A.TheSketchBook
B.HistoryofNewYork
C.TalesofaTraveler
D.ThePrecaution
19.________wasoftenregardedasAmerica’sfirstmanofletters,devotingmuchofhiscareertoliterature.
A.BenjaminFranklin
B.PhilipFreneau
C.WashingtonIrving
D.JamesFenimoreCooper
20.AllthefollowingnovelsareinCooper’sLeatherstockingTalesexcept________
A.ThePioneers
B.ThePrairie
C.TheDeerslayer
D.TheSpy
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III.Identification(20points,1pointforeach)
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,therearetwentytitles.JudgetheauthorsoftheseworksandfillthemontheAnswerSheet.
1.GleaningsinEurope
2.OliverGoldsmith
3.TheTenthMuseLatelySprungUpinAmerica
4.“TheDayofDoom”
5.AHistoryofNewYork
6.TheLastoftheMohicans
7.TheHouseoftheNight
8.AForestHymn
9.“TheRaven”
10.“TheCaskofAmontillado”
11.MossesfromanOldManse
12.“Israfel”
13.“TheFleshandtheSpirit”
14.LifeofGeorgeWashington
15.ThePathfinder
16.“theWildHoneySuckle”
17.TheFloodofYears
18.“ThePoeticPrinciple”
19.TheBlithedaleRomance
20.“TheIndianBuryingGround”
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IV.Terms(20points,4pointsforeach)
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,therearefiveterms.Pleasegivethedefinitionfortheseterms.Scoreswillbegivenfortherelatedcontents.Fourindividualcontentswillbeenoughforfourpoints.
1.Knickerbocker
2.PoorRichard’sAlmanac
3.LeatherstockingTales
4.Puritanism
5.BenjaminFranklin
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V.Appreciation(10points,5pointsforeach)
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,therearetwoexcerpts.Eachoftheexcerptsisfollowedbythreequestions.ReadtheexcerptsandanswerthequestionsontheAnswerSheet.
PartA
Frommorningsunsandeveningdews
Atfirstthylittlebeingcame:
Ifnothingonce,younothinglose,
Forwhenyoudieyouarethesame;
Thespacebetween,isbutanhour,
Thefraildurationofaflower.
1.Whoisthepoetofthepoemandwhatisthetitleofthepoem?
(2points)
2.Tellthemetricalstructureandrhymeschemeofthepoem.(1point)
3.Whatdoesthe“littlebeing”referto?
Whatmeaningissuggestedbythephrase“butanhour”?
(2points)
PartB
TheopinionsofthisjuntowerecompletelycontrolledbyNicholasVedder,apatriarchofthevillage,andlandlordoftheinn,atthedoorofwhichhetookhisseatfrommorningtillnight,justmovingsufficientlytoavoidthesunandkeepintheshadeofalargetree;sothattheneighborscouldtellthehourbyhismovementsasaccuratelyasbyasundial.Itistruehewasrarelyheardtospeak,butsmokedhispipeincessantly.Hisadherents,however(foreverygreatmanhashisadherents),perfectlyunderstoodhim,andknewhowtogatherhisopinions.Whenanythingthatwasreadorrelateddispleasedhim,hewasobservedtosmokehispipevehemently,andtosendforthshort,frequentandangrypuffs;butwhenpleased,hewouldinhalethesmokeslowlyandtranquilly,andemititinlightandplacidclouds;andsometimes,takingthepipefromhismouth,andlettingthefragrantvaporcurlabouthisnose,wouldgravelynodhisheadintokenofperfectapprobation.
FromeventhisstrongholdtheunluckyRipwasatlengthroutedbyhistermagantwife,whowouldsuddenlybreakinuponthetranquilityoftheassemblageandcallthemembersalltonaught;norwasthataugustpersonage,NicholasVedderhimself,sacredfromthedaringtongueofthisterriblevirago,whochargedhimoutrightwithencouragingherhusbandinhabitsofidleness.
1.Whowasthewriterofthisstory?
Whatisthetitleofthisstory?
(2points)
2.WhowasNicholasVedder?
(1point)
3.Howdidheexpresshisopinionsonpublicmatters?
(2points)
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VI.Comment.(20points,10pointsforeach)
Directions:
Inthispartofthetest,youaregivenfivetopics.ChooseTWOofthemandgiveacommentontheAnswerSheet.Scoreswillbegivenaccordingtothecontent,grammarandthecompletenessoftherelatedknowledge.
参考答案
I.Blanks:
(10%)
(每题1分,共10分,答错不给分)
1.Americanliterature
2.English
3.Puritans
4.shortstory
5.Autobiography
6.PhilipFreneau
7.WashingtonIrving
8.EdgarAllanPoe
9.TheScarletLetter
II.MultipleChoice:
(20%)
(每题1分,共20分,答错不给分)
1.A2.B3.C4.A5.A
6.C7.B8.C9.B10.D
11.A12.B13.B14.B15.C16.C17.B18.A19.C20.D
III.Identification(20%)
(每题1分,共20分,答错不给分)
1.JamesFenimoreCooper
2.WashingtonIrving
3.AnneBradstreet
4.MichaelWigglesworth
5.WashingtonIrving
6.JamesFenimoreCooper
7.PhilipFreneau
8.WilliamCullenBryant
9.EdgarAllanPoe
10.EdgarAllanPoe
11.NathanielHawthorne
12.EdgarAllanPoe
13.AnneBradstreet
14.WashingtonIrving
15.JamesFenimoreCooper
16.PhilipFreneau
17.WilliamCullenBryant
18.EdgarAllanPoe
19.NathanielHawthorne
20.PhilipFreneau
IV.Terms(20%)
(每题4分,共20分。
答案中给出多个知识点,答对其中四个知识点即得满分,多于四个不加分,少则扣分。
超出所给出答案部分的,评卷人可根据相关内容和知识酌情给分。
)
1.Knickerbocker
Keywords:
WashingtonIrving,TheSketchBook,Irving,CooperandBryant,TheHistoryofNewYork,NewYork,etc.
2.PoorRichard’sAlmanac
keywords:
BenjaminFranklin,sayings,hardwork,thrift,Puritan,quotes,printedhimself,etc.
3.LeatherstockingTales
Keywords:
Cooper,fivenovels,NattyBumppo,frontier,frontiersman,lifefromyouthtooldage,ThePioneer,TheLastoftheMohicans,ThePrairie,ThePathfinder,TheDeerslayer,etc.
4.Puritanism
key