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1、美国文学期末考试试卷模拟试题一美国文学期末考试试卷模拟试题一I.I.Fill in the following blanks and put your answers on the Answer Sheet.(15%,1 point Fill in the following blanks and put your answers on the Answer Sheet.(15%,1 pointfor each)for each)1.The publication of _ established Emerson as the most eloquent spokesman of NewEng
2、land Transcendentalism.2.Hard work,thrift,_ and sobriety were the Puritan values that dominated much ofthe earliest American writing.3.At 87,_ read his poetry at the inauguration of President John F.Kennedy.4.Jack Londons masterwork _ is somewhat autobiographical.5._,the tragic hero ofMoby Dick,burn
3、ing with a baleful fire,becomes evil himself inhis thirst to destroy evil.6.Ezra Pound was the leader of a new movement in poetry which he called the“_”movement.7.“The Custom House”is an introductory note to the novel _.8.Among the works attacking the“American Dream”,_by Fitzgerald is a powerfulpiec
4、e.9.Walt Whitman was a pioneering figure of American poetry.His innovation first of all liesin his use of _,poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme.10.In 1954,_ won the Nobel Prize for Literature for his“mastery of the art of modernnarration”.11.In American literary history,_ is called“t
5、he Recluse of Amherst”since sheisolated herself from the outside almost for life.12.“The Fall of the House of Usher”is a short story written by _.13._ launched two kinds of immensely popular stories:the sea adventure and thefrontier saga,represented byThe Leatherstocking Tales.14.The publication of
6、T.S.Eliot s _ in 1922,the most significant American poem ofthe 20th century,helped to establish a modern tradition of literature rich with learningand allusive thought.15.“The Cop and the Anthem”is a short story written by _.II.II.EachEach ofof thethe followingfollowing statementsstatements is is fo
7、llowedfollowed byby fourfour alternativealternative answers.answers.ChooseChoosethethe oneone thatthat wouldwould bestbest completecomplete thethe statement.statement.ThenThen putput youryour answersanswers onon thetheAnswer Sheet.(20%,1 point for each)Answer Sheet.(20%,1 point for each)1.For Melvil
8、le,as well as for the reader and _,the narrator,Moby Dick is still amystery,an ultimately mystery of the universe.A.Stubb B.Ishmael C.Ahab D.Starbuck2.Most of the poems in WhitmansLeaves of Grass sing of the“en-mass”and the _ aswell.A.nature B.self-reliance C.self D.life3.Which of the following is N
9、ot one of the main ideas advocated by Ralph Emerson?A.Importance of the Individual B.Faith in ChristianityC.The Over-Soul D.Self-Reliance4.In Hawthornes novels and short stories,intellectuals usually appear as _.A.saviors B.villainsC.commentators D.observers5.In American literature,escaping from the
10、 society and returning to nature is a commonsubject.The following titles are all related,in one way or another,to the subject except_.A.DreisersSister CarrierB.Mark TwainsThe Adventures of Huckleberry FinnC.CoopersLeatherstocking TalesD.ThoreausWalden6.Which of the following is Not optimistic about
11、human nature?.A.Ralph Emerson B.Walt WhitmanC.Nathaniel Hawthorne D.Henry Thoreau7.Washington Irving was best known for his famous short stories such as _.A.Rip Van WinkleandMoby DickB.Rip Van Winkle andThe Legend of Sleepy HollowC.Young Goodman Brown andMoby DickD.The Fall of the House of UsherandR
12、ip Van Winkle8.Emily Dickinson wrote many of her poems on various aspects of life.Which of thefollowing is Not a usual subject of her poetic expression?_.A.Religion B.Life and deathC.Love and marriage D.War and peace9.Henry James is mostly concerned with _ in his fiction.A.the inner life of human be
13、ingsB.small town life in backward regionsC.suffering of the agedD.violent events in history10._ is called by Hemingway the one from which“all modern American literaturecomes.”A.The Adventures of Tom Sawyer B.Life on the MississippiC.The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnD.The Gilded Age11.William Faulkn
14、ers works mainly concern the American _.A.New England B.South C.Mid West D.West12.One of Mark Twains contributions to American literature is that he made _ anaccepted standard literary medium.A.tall tale B.local colorism C.humor D.colloquial speech13.Emily Dickinson wrote 1775 poems,but only _ of wh
15、ich had appeared during her lifetime.A.7 B.8 C.9 D.1014.In writingIn a Station of the Metro,Pound got his inspiration from _.A.English sonnet B.Japanese haikuC.Chinese classical poetry D.French15.Of the following American writers,_ has Not won the Nobel Prize for Literature.A.William Faulkner B.Erne
16、st HemingwayC.John Steinbeck D.F.S.Fitzgerald16.Robert Frost is a regional poet in the sense that his poems are mainly concerned aboutthe _.A.life in New York B.country life in New EnglandC.sea adventures D.life on the Mississippi River17.The works of _ reveal the misery of the migrant workers becau
17、se of the AmericanDepression.A.F.S.Fitzgerald B.John SteinbeckC.Ernest Hemingway D.William Howells18.In 1862,President Lincoln exclaimed:“So you are the little woman who wrote the bookthat started this great war!”Who is this woman referred to?_.A.Mrs.Stowe B.Emily DickinsonC.George Eliot D.Jane Aust
18、en19.It is not surprising to find in _ s fiction a world of jungle,where“kill or to be killed”was the law.A.Mark Twain B.Emily DickinsonC.Theodore Dreiser D.Henry James20.“Lets portray man and woman in a way that we meet them in our real life.”Thismay be a principle for the characterization of _.A.r
19、omanticism B.realismC.naturalismD.modernismIII.Explain the following and put your answers on the Answer Sheet.(15%,5 points forIII.Explain the following and put your answers on the Answer Sheet.(15%,5 points foreach)each)1.Local color fiction2.Captain John Smith3.“Annabel Lee”IV.Answer the following
20、 questions briefly,and put your answers on the Answer Sheet.IV.Answer the following questions briefly,and put your answers on the Answer Sheet.(30%,10 points for each)(30%,10 points for each)1.Whats the difference between Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson?2.Whats the symbolic significance ofThe Scarl
21、et Letter?美国文学期末考试试卷模拟试题二美国文学期末考试试卷模拟试题二I.I.Fill in the following blanks and put your answers on the Answer Sheet.(15%,1 point Fill in the following blanks and put your answers on the Answer Sheet.(15%,1 pointfor each)for each)1._ was a founding figure of American poetry,whose innovation first of al
22、l lies in hisuse of the free verse,poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme.2.The publication ofNature established _ as the most eloquent spokesman of NewEngland Transcendentalism.3.Hard work,thrift,_ and sobriety were the Puritan values that dominated much ofthe earliest American writing
23、.4._ is considered to be the founder of psychological realism,who believed thatreality lies in the impressions made by life on the spectator.5.Martin Eden is the novel into which _ put most of himself.6.The publication of _ written by T.S.Eliot helped to establish a modern tradition ofliterature ric
24、h with learning and allusive thought.7.“The apparition of these faces in the crowd;Petals on a wet,blackbough.”This is theshortest poem written by _.8.With the publication ofThe Sun Also Rises,_ became the spokesman for whatGertrude Stein had called“a Lost Generation”.9.“The Custom House”is an intro
25、ductory note to the novel _.10.Among the works attacking the“American Dream”,_by Fitzgerald is a powerfulpiece.11.Emily Dickinson wrote 1775 poems,but only _ of which had appeared during her lifetime.12._,the tragic hero ofMoby Dick,burning with a baleful fire,becomes evil himself inhis thirst to de
26、stroy evil.13.As a poet,_ heralded American literary independence:his close observation ofnature distinguished his treatment of indigenous wild life and other native Americansubjects,e.g:The Wild Honey Suckle.14.The publication of Washington Irvings _,a collection of essays,sketches andtales,marks t
27、he beginning of American romanticism.15.“The Cop and the Anthem”is a short story written by _.II.Each of the following statements is followed by four alternative answers.ChooseII.Each of the following statements is followed by four alternative answers.Choosethe one that would best complete the state
28、ment.Put your answers on the Answerthe one that would best complete the statement.Put your answers on the AnswerSheet.(30%,1 point for each)Sheet.(30%,1 point for each)1.InLeaves of Grass,_ is all that concerned Whitman.A.individualism B.freedomC.democracy D.all the above2._ is the narrator ofMoby D
29、ick.A.Ahab B.Ishmael C.Flask D.Queequeg3.In 1837,Ralph Emerson made a speech entitled _ at Harvard,which was hailed byOliver Wendell Holmes as“Our Intellectual Declaration of Independence.”A.Declaration of Independence B.Self-RelianceC.Divinity School Address D.The American Scholar4.The Transcendent
30、alists believe that,first,nature is ennobling;and second,theindividual is _.A.vicious by nature B.insignificantC.forward-looking D.divine5.In Hawthornes novels and short stories,intellectuals usually appear as _.A.saviors B.villains C.commentators D.observers6.In American literature,escaping from th
31、e society and returning to nature is a commonsubject.The following titles are all related,in one way or another,to the subject except_.A.DreisersSister CarrierB.Mark TwainsThe Adventures of Huckleberry FinnC.CoopersLeather-Stocking TalesD.ThoreausWalden7.“I celebrate myself,and sing myself,And what
32、I assume you shall assume,For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.”Who could have written these lines?_.A.Edgar Allan Poe B.Ralph EmersonC.Walt Whitman D.Henry Thoreau8.Which of the following is Not optimistic about human nature?A.Ralph Emerson B.Walt WhitmanC.Nathaniel Hawthorne D.Hen
33、ry Thoreau9.Which of the following statements aboutThe Scarlet Letteris Not true?_.A.It explores mans never-ending search for the satisfaction of materialistic desires.B.It relates the conflicts between the society and the individual.C.It presents a psychological analysis of the inward tensions of t
34、he characters.D.It is about the effect of sin on the people involved and the society as a whole.10.Washington Irving was best known for his famous short stories such as _.A.Rip Van WinkleandMoby DickB.Rip Van Winkle andThe Legend of Sleepy HollowC.Young Goodman Brown andMoby DickD.The Fall of the Ho
35、use of UsherandRip Van Winkle11.Emily Dickinson wrote many of her poems on various aspects of life.Which of thefollowing is Not a usual subject of her poetic expression?_.A.Religion B.Life and deathC.Love and marriage D.War and peace12.Mark Twain wrote most of his literary works with a _ language.A.
36、grand B.pompous C.vernacular D.simple13.The period ranging from 1865 to 1914 has been referred to as _.A.the Age of Romanticism B.the Age of RealismC.the Age of Modernism D.the Age of Colonialism14._ is called by Hemingway the one from which“all modern American literaturecomes.”A.The Adventures of T
37、om Sawyer B.Life on the MississippiC.The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnD.The Gilded Age15.The main theme of _sThe Art of Fictionreveals his literary credo thatrepresentation of life should be the main object of the novel.A.Mark Twain B.Henry JamesC.Theodore Dreiser D.William Dean Howells16.It is not
38、 surprising to find in _ s fiction a world of jungle,where“kill or to be killed”was the law.A.Mark Twain B.Emily DickinsonC.Theodore Dreiser D.Henry James17.According to Hawthorne,the scarlet Letter“A”which originally stands for“_”,finally obtains the meaning of“able”or“angel”through Hesters efforts
39、.A.arrogance B.adulteryC.agony D.accomplishment18.During the period after the Civil War,the American society entered in what Mark Twainreferred to as _.A.the Golden Age B.the Modern AgeC.the Gilded Age D.the Puritan Age19.Robert Frost is generally considered to be a regional poet in the sense that h
40、is subjectmatters mainly focus on the landscape and people in _.A.New York B.the West C.New England D.Mid West20.William Faulkners works mainly concern the American _.A.New England B.South C.Mid West D.West21.In 1954,_ was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for his“mastery of the art ofmodern na
41、rration.”A.T.S.Eliot B.Ernest HemingwayC.John Steinbeck D.William Faulkner22.“In a Station of the Metro”is regarded by critics as a classic specimen of _.A.the imagist poetry B.the absurd poetryC.the romantic poetry D.the transcendental poetry23.Fitzgeralds fictional world is the best embodiment of
42、the spirit of _.A.the Renaissance Period B.the Neoclassical PeriodC.the Jazz Age D.the Romantic Period24._ usually was regarded as the first American writer.A.William Bradford B.Anne BradstreetC.Emily Dickinson D.Captain John Smith25.The works of _ reveal the misery of the migrant workers because of
43、 the AmericanDepression.A.F.S.Fitzgerald B.John SteinbeckC.Ernest Hemingway D.William Howells26._ is NOT a fictional character inThe Scarlet Letter.A.Pearl B.Arthur DimmesdaleC.Roger Chillingworth D.Santiago27.At 87,_ read his poetry at the inauguration of President John F.Kennedy.A.Edwin Robinson B
44、.Wallace StevensC.Carl Sandburg D.Robert Frost28.“Lets portray man and woman in a way that we meet them in our real life.”This maybe a principle for the characterization of _.A.romanticism B.realism C.naturalism D.modernism29.In 1862,President Lincoln exclaimed:“So you are the little woman who wrote
45、 the bookthat started this great war!”Who is this woman referred to?_.A.Mrs.Stowe B.Emily DickinsonC.George Eliot D.Jane Austen30.All his novels reveal that,as time went on,Mark Twain became increasingly _.A.optimistic B.pessimistic C.confident D.contentedIII.III.Explain the following and put your a
46、nswers on the Answer Sheet.(15%,5 points Explain the following and put your answers on the Answer Sheet.(15%,5 pointsfor each)for each)1.New England literary renaissance2.“My Lost Youth”(by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)3.William Dean HowellsIV.Make a brief comment on the following and put your answers
47、 on the Answer Sheet.IV.Make a brief comment on the following and put your answers on the Answer Sheet.(20%,10 points for each)(20%,10 points for each)1.American Romanticism.2.Caroline Meeber inSister Carrier.美国文学期末考试试卷模拟试题三美国文学期末考试试卷模拟试题三I.I.CompleteComplete eacheach ofof the followingthe following
48、 statementsstatements withwith properproper wordswords oror phrases.phrases.(20%,(20%,1 1point for each)point for each)1.In 1817,the stately poem called“Thanatopsis”introduced the best poet,_,toappear in America up to that time.2.James Fennimore Cooper launched two kinds of immensely popular stories
49、:the seaadventure and _.3.Ralph Emerson was recognized throughout his life as the leader of _ movement,yet he never applied the term to himself or to his beliefs and ideas.4.Herman Melvilles novel _ is a tremendous chronicle of a whaling voyage in pursuitof a seemingly supernatural white whale.5.In
50、the early 19th century,Washington Irving wrote _ which became the first work byan American writer to win financial success on both sides of the Atlantic.6.In 1845,Henry David Thoreau began a two-year residence at _ Pond.7.After his death,_ became the only American to be honored with a bust in thePoe