大四美国文学期末考试题型及例题Word格式文档下载.docx
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4.问答20分(10/2)
1.历史:
Father/poetess…
2.名作家:
Hemingway,Faulkner,Poe,Hawthorne,Emerson
3.作品:
TheWasteland/MobyDick/ScarletLetter
选择题(40个,40分)
1.Attheageofreasonandrevolution,AmericanswereinfluencedbytheEuropeanmovementcalledthe________.
A.ChartistMovementB.RomanticistMovement
C.EnlightenmentMovementD.ModernistMovement
2.WhichisNOTconnectedtoBenjaminFranklin________
A.Hewasborninapoorfamily.
B.Hewasapiouspuritan.
C.Hewasphrasedas“Jackofalltrades”.
D.Hewasamasterofdiplomacy.
3.ErnestHemingwayisnotedforthefollowingEXCEPT________.
A.LostGeneration
B.Icebergtheory
C.AmericanDream
D.CodeHeroes
4.WhichcharacterisNOTfromTheScarletLetter________
A.HesterPrynne
B.RogerChillingworth
C.CaptainAhab
D.Pearl
5.JackLondon’ssemi-biographicalnovel________wellpresentsthedisillusionmentofAmericanDream.
A.TheAmericanTragedy
B.TheCalloftheWild
C.MartinEden
D.TheGrapesofWrath
b)判断对错题(20个,20分)
1.Poe’smasterpiece“ToHelen”iswrittentomemorizehisdeceasedwife.(F)
2.Thetoneof“AnnabelLee”isoptimisticandhopeful.(F)
3.MarkTwain'
snovelJumpingFrogwasanartisticfailure,butitgaveitsnametotheAmericaofthepostbellumperiodwhichitattemptstosatirize.(F)
4.SisterCarrieendedupintragedybecauseshecouldnotcontrolherfate.(F)
2.名词解释题(5个,10分)
1.ItreferstothereligiousbeliefsheldbythePuritans,whohadintendedto“purify”orsimplifythereligiousritualoftheChurchofEngland.TheybelievedintheoriginalsinandtheharshDayofDoom,althoughsomegoodpeople---thechosenpeopleor“theElect”---maybesaved.(Puritanism)
2.Aliterarydoctrinethatcalledfor“realityandtruth”inthedepictionofordinarylife.
IthadoriginatedinFranceandwasverypopularin19thcentury.(Realism)
3.选段配对题(5个,10分)
1.Fairflower,thatdostsocomelygrow,
Hidinthissilent,dullretreat,
Untouchedthyhoneyedblossomsblow,
Unseenthylittlebranchesgreet:
Norovingfootshallcrushtheehere,
Nobusyhandprovokeatear.
TheWildHoneySuckle(PhilipFreneau)
2.Duringthewholeofadull,darkandsoundlessdayintheautumnoftheyear,whenthecloudhungoppressivelylowintheheavens,Ihadbeenpassingalone,onhorseback,throughasingularlydrearytractofcountry;
andatlengthfoundmyself,astheshadesofeveningdrewon,withinviewofthemelancholyHouseofUsher.Iknownothowitwas—but,withthefirstglimpseofthebuilding,asenseofinsufferablegloompervadedmyspirit.
TheFalloftheHouseofUsher(EdgarAllanPoe)
4.问答题(10/2,20分)
1.Transcendentalism
(a)Transcendentalism(p56)
{1}Asamoralphilosophy,itexaltedfeelingoverreason,individualexpressionovertherestraintsoflawandcustom.&
believedinthetranscendenceofthe“oversoul”
{2}AliterarymovementflourishinginNewEnglandfromthe1830stotheCivilwar.ItstressesintuitiveunderstandingofGod,withoutthehelpofthechurchandadvocatedindependenceofthemind.TherepresentativewritersareEmersonandThoreau.
{b}ThesignificanceofTranscendentalism
TranscendentalismexertedadominatingnotionontothemajorwirersoftheRomanticperiodanditsessencehasbeenpermanentlyabsorbedintothemainstreamofAmericanthought.Asamoralphilosophy,TranscendentaliststooktheirideasfromtheromanticliteratureofEurope,fromneo-Platonism,fromGermanidealisticphilosophyandfromtherevelationsofOrientalmysticism.TheyspokeforculturalrejuvenationandagainstthematerialismofAmericansociety.Theybelievedinthetranscendenceofthe“Oversoul”,anall-pervadingpowerforgoodnessfromwhichallthingscomeandofwhichallthingsareapart.Asaphilosophicalandliterarymovement,TranscendentalismflourishedinNewEnglandfromthe1830’stotheCivilWar.ItsdoctrinesfoundtheirgreatestliteraryadvocatedinEmerson,whobelievedthatmanwasapartofabsolutegood,andinThoreauwhobehelddivinityinthe“unspottedinnocence”ofnature.Itwasapowerfulexpressionoftheintellectualmoodoftheage,andtheideasitrepresentedhaveremainedastronginfluenceongreatAmericanwritersfromthedaysofNathanielHawthorneandWaltWhitmantothepresent.
2.“TheRoadNotTaken”
SymbolicmeaningsofTheRoadNotTaken:
Inthispoem,theauthorusestworoadsinthewoodstosymbolizethechoicesinthe
reallife.Theauthorsuggestsusnotbeingafraidtotakeachance,notfollowingthecrowdandtryingnewthings.Individualismishighlightedinthepoembecausethespeakerchoosestogohisownway,takingthe“roadlesstraveled”.
Cautionisalsotakenbeforedecidingtotakethe“roadlesstraveled”,forthespeakertakestimetoconsidertheotherroad.
Commitmentissymbolizedinthepoembecausethespeakerdoesnothavesecondthoughtsaftermakinghisdecision.
Thelastsymbolizedthemeisacceptingachallenge.Itmaybethattheroadthe
speakerchoosesislesstraveledbecauseitrepresentstrialsorperils.Suchchallenges
seemtoappealtothespeaker.
TheRoadNotTaken
Thispoem,asmanyofFrost’spoems,beginswiththeobservationofnature,asifthepoetisatravelersightseeinginnature.Bytheend,allthesimplewordscondenseintoaseriousproposition:
Whenanyoneinlifeisconfrontedwithmakingachoice,inordertopossesssomethingworthwhile,hehastogiveupsomethingwhichseemsaslovelyandvaluableasthechosenone.Then,whateverfollows,hemustaccepttheconsequenceofhischoiceforitisnotpossibleforhimtoreturntothebeginningandhaveanotherchancetochoosedifferently.Frostisassertingthatnatureisfairandhonesttoeveryone.Thusallthevarietiesofhumandestinyresultfromeachperson’sspontaneouscapabilityofmakingchoices.
Form:
Thepoemisveryregularlystructuredwith4classic5-linestanzas,withtherhymescheme“abaab”andinconversationalrhythm.
3.TheGreatGatsby
TheGreatGatsbytheparody(戏仿)ofAmericandream
Thematically,thenovelisaparodyoftheAmericandreamasrepresentedbyGatsby’spursuitforwealthandlove.
(1)AmericanDream(derivedthePuritanism)isapopularbeliefthatpeoplecanachievesuccess,whetheritiswealth,fameorlovethroughhonesthardworkinginanewworldofliberty,equality,chancesandpromises..Franklin,Obama)
(2)ItistruethatGatsbyhadahugewealth,butitwasbuiltupthroughillegalmeans—bootlegging.DaisywastheembodimentofloveforGatsby,buttheDaisyinGatsby’sillusionwasnottheDaisyinreality——amindlessandspiritlesswomanonlywithabeautifulappearance,whoretreatedtoherboringbutsecurewayofliferatherthanaccepttheresponsibilityatthemomentofcrisis.
(3)LikeFranklin,Gatsbyalsomadeatimetableandalistof“do’sanddon'
ts”.Butunfortunatelyhedidnotknowthatthetimehadchanged.
(4)Therefore,G’sdreamistarnishedbyhismaterialpossessions,muchlikeAmericaisnowwiththeobsessionwithwealth.Inanycase,Gatsbywouldhavefailedtohisidealisticdreaminevitably,namelydisillusionofAmericandream.
TogetherwithMartinEden,itwellpresentsthedisillusionmentofAmericanDream.
Mainideas:
NickCaraway,thenarratordecidedtoleavehisfamilyintheMidwesttostudybondbusinessinNewYork.HetookasmallhouseatWestEggofLongIslandandbecameaneighborofJayGatsby,amysteriousmanofgreatwealth.HeresumedacquaintancewithTomBuchananandhiswifeDaisyatadinnerpartyintheirhome.TherehealsometJordanBaker,anattractivebutarrogantyounglady.HesoonlearnedthattheirmarriagewasnothappyandTomhasamistress,Myrtle,wifeofGeorgeWilson,agarageownerintheValleyofAshes.AfewdayslaterhewasinvitedtoGatsby’sparty.FromGatsbyandlaterfromJordan,NicklearnedoftheloveaffairbetweenDaisyandGatsbybeforeshemarriedTom.GatsbythenmadearequestofNick:
tobringDaisytoteaandmeetGatsby.AtthereunionGatsbychangedfromnervousnesstoexcitementandfromexcitementtoaremotefantasy.AtapartyGatsbygavetotheBuchanans,NickandJordan,GatsbyandTomhadafiercequarreloverDaisyandDaisysidedwithbothmeninturns.ThenDaisyandGatsbyleftinGatsby’scarwhiletheothersfollowedinTom’s.OnthewayGatsby’scarknockedMyrtledeadandranaway,buthelatertoldNickthatDaisywasdrivingatthetimeoftheaccident.Myrtle,thinkingTomwasinthecar,rantowarditandwashit.MeanwhileMr.WilsontracedGatsby’scarandfoundGatsby'
shouse.Afewhourslaterbothofthemwerefounddead.ApparentlyWilsonshotGatsbyandthenhimself.AlthoughNicktriedtomakeGatsby’sfuneralrespectable,noneofhisfriendscame.OnlyGatsby’sfatherappeared,stillthinkingthathissonwasagreatman.OnanotheroccasionNickmetTomandDaisyandwasreluctanttoshakehandswiththem.HealreadyknewthatitwasTomwhomadeWilsonbelievethatMyrtlewasGatsby’sloverandwasrunoverbyGatsby.SoonNickwentbacktohispeopleintheMiddleWest.
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