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1、得分评分人I.Blanks: ( 10points, 1 point for each blank) Directions: In this part of the test, there are 9 items and 10 blanks. Fill in the best answer on the Answer Sheet according to the knowledge you have learned. 1. The first American literature was neither _ nor really _. 2. Of the immigrants who cam
2、e to America in the first three quarters of the seventeenth century, the overwhelming majority was _. 3. The English immigrants who settled on America snorthern seacoast were called _, so named after those who wished to “ purify ” the Church of England. 4. Washington Irving, the Father of American l
3、iterature, developed the _ as a genre in American literature. 5. Franklin s best writing is found in his masterpiece _. 6. The most outstanding poet in America of the 18th century was _. 7. In the early 19thcentury, “ Rip Van Winkle”had established _ s reputation at home and abroad, and designated t
4、he beginning of American Romanticism. 8. _ has sometimes been considered the father of the modern short story. 9. In 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne brought out his masterpiece _, the story of a triangular love affair in colonial America. 得分评分人II.Multiple choice:(20 points, 1 point for each) Directions: I
5、n this part of the test, there are twenty items. Choose the best answer and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 1. The Colonial Period of American literature stretched roughly from the settlement of America in the early 17thcentury through the end of _ century. 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 -
6、 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 1 页，共 8 页 - - - - - - - - - A. the 18th B. the 19thC. the 20thD. 21th 2. New-England s Plantation was published in 1630 by _ A. Francis Higginson B. William Bradford C. John Smith D. Michael Wigglesworth 3. Of all the books written by Michael
7、 Wigglesworth the beat known is _ A. The Flesh and the Spirit B. The True Travels C. The Day of Doom D. Christopher Columbus 4. Benjamin Franklin was the epitome of the _. A. American Enlightenment B. Sugar Act C. Chartist movement D. Romanticist 5. In the first section of Autobiography the writer a
8、ddressed to _ A. his son B. his friends C. his wife D. himself 6. During 1807-1808, Washington Irving wrote for his brother s newspaper called _ A. New York Times B. Washington Post C. Salmagundi D. Daily News 7. History of New York was published in 1807 under the name of _ A. Washington Irving B. D
9、iedrich Knickerboker C. James Fenimore Cooper D. John Whittier 8. Rip Van Winkle was written by _ A. James Fenimore Cooper B. Benjamin Franklin C. Washington Irving D. Walt Whitman 9. The Spy was written by James Fenimore Cooper in 1821. It is a novel about _ A. American Civil War B. American Revolu
10、tion C. American West Expansion D. The First World War 10. Natty Bumppo is the hero in Cooper s _ A. The Precaution B. The Spy C. The Gleanings in Europe D. Leatherstocking Tales 11. _ was regarded as a poet of the American Revolution A. Philip Freneau B. Walt Whitman C. Robert Frost D. Cal Sandburg
11、 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 2 页，共 8 页 - - - - - - - - - 12. The Raven was written in 1844 by _ A. Philip Freneau B. Edgar Allan Poe C. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow D. Emily Dickinson 13. The Ministers Black Veil was written by _ A. Edgar Allan Poe B
12、. Nathaniel Hawthorne C. Henry David Thoreau D. Ralph Waldo Emerson 14. Anne Bradstreet was a Puritan poet. Her poems made such a stir in England that she became known as the _ who appeared in America. A. Ninth Muse B. Tenth Muse C. Best Muse D. First Muse 15. The ship _ carried about one hundred Pi
13、lgrims and took 66 days to beat its way across the Atlantic. In December of 1620, it put the Pilgrims ashore at Plymouth, Massachusetts. A. Sunflower B. Armada C. Mayflower D. Titanic 16. A new _ had appeared in England in the last years of the 18thcentury. It spread to continental Europe and then c
14、ame to America early in the 19th century. A. Realism B. Critical realism C. Romanticism D. Naturalism 17. Washington Irving got his idea for his most famous story, Rip Van Winkle, from a _ A. Greek legend B. German legend C. French legend D. English legend 18. Rip Van Winkle is found in Irving s lon
15、ger work, _ A. The Sketch Book B. History of New York C. Tales of a Traveler D. The Precaution 19. _ was often regarded as America s first man of letters, devoting much of his career to literature. A. Benjamin Franklin B. Philip Freneau C. Washington Irving D. James Fenimore Cooper 20. All the follo
16、wing novels are in Cooper s Leatherstocking Tales except _ A. The Pioneers B. The Prairie C. The Deerslayer D. The Spy 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 3 页，共 8 页 - - - - - - - - - III.Identification (20 points, 1 point for each) Directions: In this part
17、 of the test, there are twenty titles. Judge the authors of these works and fill them on the Answer Sheet. 1.Gleanings in Europe 2.Oliver Goldsmith 3.The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America 4.“ The Day of Doom ”5.A History of New York 6.The Last of the Mohicans 7.The House of the Night 8.A Forest
18、 Hymn 9.“ The Raven”10. “ The Cask of Amontillado ”11. Mosses from an Old Manse 12. “ Israfel”13. “ The Flesh and the Spirit ”14. Life of George Washington 15. The Pathfinder 16. “ the Wild Honey Suckle ”17. The Flood of Years 18. “ The Poetic Principle ”19. The Blithedale Romance 20. “ The Indian B
19、urying Ground ”IV. Terms (20 points, 4 points for each) Directions: In this part of the test, there are five terms. Please give the definition for these terms. Scores will be given for the related contents. Four individual contents will be enough for four points. 1. Knickerbocker 2. Poor Richard s A
20、lmanac 3. Leatherstocking Tales4. Puritanism 5. Benjamin Franklin V.Appreciation (10 points, 5 points for each) Directions: In this part of the test, there are two excerpts. Each of the excerpts is followed by three questions. Read the excerpts and answer the questions on the Answer Sheet. 名师资料总结 -
21、- -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 4 页，共 8 页 - - - - - - - - - Part A From morning suns and evening dews At first thy little being came: If nothing once, you nothing lose, For when you die you are the same; The space between, is but an hour, The frail duration of
22、a flower. 1. Who is the poet of the poem and what is the title of the poem? (2 points) 2. Tell the metrical structure and rhyme scheme of the poem. (1 point) 3. What does the “ little being”refer to? What meaning is suggested by the phrase “ but an hour” ? (2 points) Part B The opinions of this junt
23、o were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took his seat from morning till night, just moving sufficiently to avoid the sun and keep in the shade of a large tree; so that the neighbors could tell the hour by his movem
24、ents as accurately as by a sundial. It is true he was rarely heard to speak, but smoked his pipe incessantly. His adherents, however (for every great man has his adherents), perfectly understood him, and knew how to gather his opinions. When anything that was read or related displeased him, he was o
25、bserved to smoke his pipe vehemently, and to send forth short, frequent and angry puffs; but when pleased, he would inhale the smoke slowly and tranquilly, and emit it in light and placid clouds; and sometimes, taking the pipe from his mouth, and letting the fragrant vapor curl about his nose, would
26、 gravely nod his head in token of perfect approbation. From even this stronghold the unlucky Rip was at length routed by his termagant wife, who would suddenly break in upon the tranquility of the assemblage and call the members all to naught; nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself,
27、sacred from the daring tongue of this terrible virago, who charged him outright with encouraging her husband in habits of idleness. 1. Who was the writer of this story? What is the title of this story? (2 points) 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 5 页，共 8
28、 页 - - - - - - - - - 2. Who was Nicholas Vedder? (1 point) 3. How did he express his opinions on public matters? (2 points) VI.Comment. (20 points, 10 points for each) Directions: In this part of the test, you are given five topics. Choose TWO of them and give a comment on the Answer Sheet. Scores w
29、ill be given according to the content, grammar and the completeness of the related knowledge. 1. What are the features of literature in Colonial America? 2. Comment on Benjamin Franklin s Autobiography. 3. Comment on Nathaniel Hawthorne s writing techniques. 4. What philosophical meaning is implied
30、in Philip Freneau s “ The Wild Honey Suckle” ? 5. What are the artistic achievements of Edgar Allan Poe? 答案I.Blanks: (10%) (每题 1 分，共 10 分，答错不给分 ) 1. American literature 2. English 3. Puritans4. short story 5. Autobiography6. Philip Freneau7. Washington Irving 8. Edgar Allan Poe9. The Scarlet Letter
31、II.Multiple Choice: ( 20%) (每题 1 分，共 20 分，答错不给分 ) 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. D 11. A 12. B 13. B 14. B 15. C 16.C 17. B 18. A 19. C 20. D III.Identification (20%) （每题 1 分，共 20分，答错不给分）1.James Fenimore Cooper 2.Washington Irving 3.Anne Bradstreet 4.Michael Wigglesworth 5.Washingt
32、on Irving 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 6 页，共 8 页 - - - - - - - - - 6.James Fenimore Cooper 7.Philip Freneau 8.William Cullen Bryant 9.Edgar Allan Poe 10. Edgar Allan Poe 11. Nathaniel Hawthorne 12. Edgar Allan Poe 13. Anne Bradstreet 14. Washington
33、Irving 15. James Fenimore Cooper 16. Philip Freneau 17. William Cullen Bryant 18. Edgar Allan Poe 19. Nathaniel Hawthorne 20. Philip Freneau 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.Transcendentalism Key words:Emerson, Thoreau, nature, intu
34、ition, oversoul, individualism, spirit, idealism, Romanticism, etc. 2.Free Verse Key words: without fixed beat, regular rhyme scheme, Whitman, Leaves of Grass, etc. 3. Leatherstocking Tales Key words: Cooper, five novels, Natty Bumppo, frontier, frontiersman, life from youth to old age, The Pioneer,
35、 The Last of the Mohicans, The Prairie, The Pathfinder, The Deerslayer, etc.4. Puritanism key words: Calvin, purify, hard work, thrift, predestination, salvation, sin, God, from England to America, immigration, etc. 5. Benjamin Franklin key words: statesman, scientist and writer, Autobiography, Poor
36、 Richard s Almanac, puritan, hard work and thrift, successful, 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 7 页，共 8 页 - - - - - - - - - contributions, printer, etc. V.Appreciation (10%) （每题 5 分，共 10 分。评卷人可以按照问题及内容酌情给分）Part A a)Philip Freneau s（1 分）The Wild Honey Su
37、ckle （ 1分）b)It is written in iambic tetrameter, the rhyme scheme is ababcc.（ 1 分）c)“ Little being ” refers to the wild honey suckle. （1 分） “ But an hour” means the lifespan of a flower is very short. （1 分）Part B 1. Washington Irving s（1 分）Rip Van Wingkle （ 1分）2. Nicholas Vedder is the owner of the i
38、nn/ a patriarch of the village/ and landlord of the inn, （1 分）3. He expressed his opinion by the way of smoking. / When anything that was read or related displeased him, he was observed to smoke his pipe vehemently, and to send forth short, frequent and angry puffs; but when pleased, he would inhale
39、 the smoke slowly and tranquilly, and emit it in light and placid clouds; and sometimes, taking the pipe from his mouth, and letting the fragrant vapor curl about his nose, would gravely nod his head in token of perfect approbation.（2 分）VI. Comment. (20%) (每题 10 分，此题共 20分) 一等（ 9-10 分） ：内容基本正确并且语法准确，表达完整清晰，理解透彻；二等（ 6-8 分） ：有少量知识点或语法错误，表达比较清晰完整，有比较透彻的理解；三等（ 3-5 分） ：知识点表达错误较多，内容不完整，知识略显混乱，思路不太清晰；四等（ 1-2 分） ：内容基本不太正确，思维混乱，内容贫乏，对问题没有理解。答案：（略）名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 8 页，共 8 页 - - - - - - - - -