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专八英美文学习题美国文学
A1.TheColonialPeriodofAmericanliteraturestretchedroughlyfromthesettlementofAmericaintheearly17thcenturythroughtheendof________century.
A.the18th
Bthe19th
Cthe20th
Dthe21th
A2.BenjaminFranklinwastheepitomeofthe______.
A.AmericanEnlightenmentB.SugarAct
C.ChartistmovementD.Romanticist
A3.ThemainformoftheearlyAmericanLiteratureis_______.
A.poetryB.dramaC.novelD.essay
A4.ThefirstAmericanwriteris______.
A.JohnSmithB.ThomasJefferson
C.PhilipFreneauD.ThomasPaine
C5.________isperhapsthemostoutstandingwriterofthePost-Revolutionaryperiod.
A.JohnSmithB.ThomasJefferson
C.PhilipFreneauD.ThomasPaine
A6._______isperhapsthemostofBenjaminFranklin’squotedofallhiswritings.
A.PoorRichard’sAlmanacB.RightsofMan
C.TheAutobiographyD.CommonSense
D7.______isconsideredasthe“FatherofAmericanPoetry”.
A.BenjaminFranklinB.ThomasPaine
C.JohnSmithD.PhilipFreneau
D8._______isThomasPaine’sfamouspamphlet.
A..TheAgeofReasonB.AgrarianJustice
C.TheAmericanCrisisD.CommonSense
A9.______descriptionsofAmericalaidafoundationfortheAmericanliterature.
A.JohnSmith’sB.JohnJohnson’s
C.JohnNowel’sD.JohnWebster’s
D10.______wasappropriatelybornintoanageoftheRevolutionofIndependence.
A.BenjaminFranklinB.JohnSmith
C.JohnWebsterD.ThomasPaine
C11.ThecommonthreadthroughoutAmericanliteraturehasbeentheemphasisonthe_______.
A.revolutionismB.reason
C.individualismD.rationalism
B12.InAmericanliterature,theeighteenthcenturywastheageoftheEnlightenmentand_______wasthedominantspirit.
A.HumanismB.RationalismC.RevolutionD.Evolution
B13.ThesecularidealsoftheAmericanEnlightenmentwereexemplifiedinthelifeandcareerof_______.
A.ThomasHoodB.BenjaminFranklin
C.ThomasJeffersonD.GeorgeWashington
D14.WhichisnotconnectedwithThomasPaine?
A.CommonSenseB.TheAmericanCrisis
C.PennsylvaniaMagazineD.TheAutobiography
D15.WhichpoemisnotwrittenbyPhilipFreneau?
A.TheBritishPrisonShipB.TheWildHoneySuckle
C.TheIndianBuryingGroundD.TheDayofDoom
D16.Whichofthefollowingdoesnotbelongtothisliteraryperiod?
A.TheAmericanCrisisB.TheFederalist
C.DeclarationofIndependenceD.TheWasteLand
B17.From1732to1758,Franklinwroteandpublishedhisfamous__________,anannualcollectionofproverbs.
A.AutobiographyB.PoorRichard’sAlmanac
C.CommonSenseD.TheGeneralMagazine
A18.________isoftenregardedasoneofAmerica’searliestnaturalistpoets.Sometimescalled“theAmericanWorthsworth,”helookednatureandtheAmericanlandscapeforevidenceofthedivineandforpoeticinspiration.
A.WilliamCullenBryantB.EdgarAllenPoe
C.HenryWadsworthLongfellowD.WaltWhitman
A19.WhichofthefollowingworksisregardedastheDeclarationofIntellectualIndependence”?
A.TheAmericanScholarB.EnglishTraits
C.TheConductofLifeD.RepresentativeMen
D20.Americanliteratureproducedonlyonefemalepoetduringthenineteenthcentury.Thiswas________.
A.AnneBradstreetB.JaneAusten
C.KatherieAnnePorterD.EmilyDickinson
B21.Inthemiddleofthe19thcentury,Americawitnessedaculturalfloweringwhichiscalled“______”.
A.theEnglishRenaissanceB.theAmericanRenaissance
C.theSecondRenaissanceD.theSalemRenaissance
A22.______isunanimouslyagreedtobethesummitoftheAmericanRomanticisminthehistoryofAmericanliterature.
A.NewEnglandTranscendentalismB.EnglandTranscendentalism
C.theHarlemRenaissanceD.NewTranscendentalism
C23.AboutthenovelTheScarletLetter,whichofthefollowingstatementsisright?
A.It'salovestoryandastoryofsin.
B.It'snotahighlysymbolicstorythoughtheauthorisamasterofsymbolism.
C.It'smainlyaboutthemoral,emotionalandpsychologicaleffectsofthesinuponthemaincharactersandthepeopleingeneral.
D.InittheletterAtakesthesamesymbolicmeaningthroughoutthenovel.
D24Moby-Dickisusuallyconsidered______.
A.asymbolicvoyageofthemindinquestofthetruthandknowledgeoftheuniverse
B.aspiritualexplorationintoman'sdeeprealityandpsychology
C.asimplewhalingtaleorseaadventure
D.bothAandB
A.25.Dickinson'spoemsareusuallybasedonherownexperiences,hersorrowsandjoys.Butmanyofherlittlelyricsconcern______.
A.thewholehumanbeings,whichincludereligion,death,immortality,love,andnature
B.thelower-classworkingpeoplewholivealifeofpovertyandsordidness
C.themiddle-classpeoplewholiveinconfusionandinvoidoffaith
D.theupper-classpeoplewholiveincomfortandidleness
C26.AsagreatinnovatorinAmericanliterature,WaltWhitmanwrotehispoetryinanunconventionalstylewhichisnowcalled______,thatis______.
A.hymn…poetrywithchantingrefrains
B.blankverse…poetrywithoutrhymesattheendofthelinesbutwithafixedbeat
C.freeverse…poetrywithoutafixedbeatorregularrhymescheme
D.ode…poetryinanirregularmetricformandexpressingnoblefeelings
B27.OneofthefeaturesofEmilyDickinson'spoetryisthat______.
A.theyarelongandwhimsicalinimagery
B.theyareshortandoftenbasedononesingleimage
C.theyareverymusicalandcolorful
D.theyareverypoliticalandsituational
D28.Bornofonecommonculturalheritage,theAmericanRomanticistssharedsomecommonfeatures…______,withtheEnglishRomanticists.
A.anincreasingemphasisonthefreeexpressionofemotions
B.anincreasingattentiontothepsychicstatesoftheircharacters
C.anincreasingemphasisonthedesiretoreturntonature
D.bothAandB
A29.Asaphilosophicalandliterarymovement,transcendentalismflourishedinNewEnglandfromthe1830stotheCivilWar,whosemostimportantrepresentativesare______.
A.EmersonandThoreauB.EmersonandWhitman
C.HawthorneandMelvilleD.EdgarPoeandJamesCooper
A30.Hawthorne’suniquegiftwasforthecreationof______whichtouchthedeepestrootsofman’smoralnature.
A.symbolicstoriesB.romanticstories
C.gothicstoriesD.humorousstories
D31.WhichofthefollowingisnotwrittenbyHermanMelville?
______
A.TypeeandOmooB.MardiandWhiteJacket
C.Moby-DickandPierreD.TheBostoniansandBillyBudd
C32.ThenovelMobyDickshowstherebelliousstruggleofCaptainAhabagainst______.
A.theoverwhelming,mysteriousvastnessoftheuniverseandtheawesomeforces
B.theglidinggreatdemonoftheseasoflife
C.thewhitewhale
D.thesavageharpoonersandthemotleycrew
C33.Inherlife,EmilyDickinsonmakesenchantingpoetryoutof______.
A.ahappyandactivelifeB.adventurousexperiences
C.asinglehouseholdandaninactivelifeD.ahardandsufferinglife
A34.TheRomanticPeriodinAmericanliteraturestartedfromthepublicationofWashingtonIrving's______andendedwithWhitman'sLeavesofGrass.
A.TheSketchBookB.TalesofaTraveller
C.AHistoryofNewYorkD.TheScarletLetter
A35.Asaphilosophicalandliterarymovement,themainissuesinvolvedinthedebateofTranscendentalismaregenerallyconcerning______.
A.nature,manandtheuniverse
B.therelationshipbetweenmanandwoman
C.thedevelopmentofRomanticisminAmericanliterature
D.thecold,rigidrationalismofUnitarianism
D36.AboutthenovelTheScarletLetter,whichofthefollowingstatementsisnotright?
A.It'sveryhardtosaythatitisalovestoryorastoryofsin.
B.It'sahighlysymbolicstoryandtheauthorisamasterofsymbolism.
C.It'smainlyaboutthemoral,emotionalandpsychologicaleffectsofthesinuponthemaincharactersandthepeopleingeneral.
D.InittheletterAtakesthesamesymbolicmeaningthroughoutthenovel.
A37.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTatypicalfeatureofEmilyDickinson’spoetry?
A.Dickinson’spoetryisuniqueandconventionalinitsownway.
B.Herpoemshavenotitles,hencearealwaysquotedbytheirfirstlines.
C.Inherpoetrythereisaparticularstresspattern.
D.Herpoemstendtobeveryimpersonalandmeditative.
A38.ThegreatseaadventurestoryMoby-Dickisusuallyconsidered______.
A.asymbolicvoyageofthemindinquestofthetruthandknowledgeoftheuniverse.
B.anadventurousexplorationintoman'srelationshipwithnature
C.asimplewhalingtaleorseaadventure
D.asymbolicvoyageofthemindinquestoftheartistictruthandbeauty
A39.Inhispoems,WaltWhitmanisinnovativeinthetermsoftheformofhispoetry,whichiscalled“______”.
A.freeverseB.blankverse
C.alliterationD.endrhyming
C40.MorethanfivehundredpoemsDickinsonwroteareaboutnature,inwhichhergeneralSkepticismabouttherelationshipbetween______iswell-expressed.
A.manandmanB.menandwomen
C.manandnatureD.manandGod
A41.WashingtonIrving’s______becamethefirstworkbyanAmericanwritertowinfinancialsuccessonbothsidesoftheAtlanticinthefirsthalfofthe19thcentury.
A.TheSketchBookB.CharlestheSecond
C.TheScarletLetterD.MobyDick
D42.Despitestrongforeigninfluences,AmericanromanticwritingsaretypicallyAmericanwhichcanberevealedinthefollowing__________.
A.adesireforanescapefromcivilizedsocietyandareturntotheennoblingnature
B.theAmericannationalexperienceof“pioneeringintothewest”
C.Americantypeofcharactersspeakinglocaldialectsappearedinthefiction
D.alloftheabove
A43.Inthewell-knownstory“RipVanWinkle”Ripfallsintosleepfor20years,duringwhich__