美国文学试题模拟卷及答案.docx
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美国文学试题模拟卷及答案
美国文学期末考试模拟试题及答案
I.Trueorfalsechoices:
20%(Onepointforeachitem)
(T)1.Franklin’sautobiography,publishedafterhisdeath,hasbecomeoneoftheclassicsofthegenre.
(F)2.InCatch-22,Yossariandevisesmultiplestrategiestoflycombatmissions,butthemilitarybureaucracyisalwaysabletofindawaytomakehimstay.
(F)3.EbenkillstheinfantinDesireundertheElmandconfesseshiscrimeintheendoftheplay.
(T)4.“Dreams”hasthemeaningtoencourageotherblackpeoplenottogiveuphopeorlosetheiridealofabetterworld,forwithouthope,lifeisunbearable.
(T)5.TheScarletLetter,publishedin1850,isanAmericannovelwrittenbyNathanielHawthorneandisgenerallyconsideredtobehisrepresentativework.
(F)6.RalphWaldoEmersonwasanAmericanessayist,philosopher,poet,andleaderoftheImagistmovementintheearly19thcentury.
(F)7.“TheFalloftheHouseofUsher”isoneofPoe’spoems.
(F)8.SaulBellow’sperceptionscenteraroundtheblackpeople,thebigcity,andthespiritofAmericanlifeinthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury.
(T)9.InTheScarletLetter,PearisHester’sillegitimatedaughter.
(T)10.Somepresent-daycriticsconsiderPound’sCantosthebestlongpoeminmodernliterature.
(T)11.In1895,StephenCranepublishedMaggie:
AGirlofStreet,whichexertedgreatinfluenceonTheodoreDreiser’srealism.
(T)12.ThesettingofTheFloweringJudasistheMexicanRevolutionisthe1920s.
(F)13.Fitzgerald’sfictionalworldisthebestembodimentofthespiritoftheromanticperiod.
(F)14.WilliamFaulkner’swoksmainlyconcernedthedecayineconomyandmoralintheAmericanNorth.
(F)15.InFaulkner’sTheSoundandtheFury,heusedatechniquecalledimagism,inwhichthewholestorywastoldthroughthethoughtsofonecharacter.
(T)16.WiththepublicationofTheSunAlsoRises,ErnestHemingwaybecamethespokesmanofthelostgeneration.
(T)17.ThenovelAFarewelltoArmsportraysafarewellbothtowarandlove.
(F)18.Thefamouspoem“APsalmofLife”waswrittenbyEdgarAllenPoe.
(F)19.“TheRaven”isashortstorywrittenbyEdgarAllenPoe.
(F)20.ToniMorrisonwasawardedthePulitzerPrizein1988forhernovelTheBluestEye.
II.Matchthefollowingwritersandtheirworks:
10%(Onepointforeachitem)
Writers:
(g)1.BenjaminFranklin
Works:
a.ArsPoetica
(d)2.ToniMorrison
(f)3.WilliamFaulkner
(a)4.ArchibaldMacLeish
(c)5.NathanielHawthorne
(e)6.HenryWadsworthLongfellow
(b)7.StephenCrane
(j)8.KatherineAnnePorter
(h)9.WilliamCarlosWilliams
(i)10.SaulBellow
b.Maggie:
AGirloftheStreets
c.Twice-toldTales
d.Beloved
e.APsalmofLife
f.BarnBurning
g.PoorRichard’sAlmanac
h.Paterson
i.AndersontheRainKing
j.TheFloweringJudas
III.Identifythefollowingbychoosingtheauthor’snameandthenameoftheworks:
20%(1pointsforeachitem)
1.AndnowIspeakofthankingGod,IdesirewithallhumilitytoacknowledgethatIowethementionedhappinessofmypastlifetohiskindprovidence,whichledmetothemeansIusedandgavethemsuccess.Mybeliefofthisinducesmetohope,thoughImustnotpresume,thatthesamegoodnesswillstillbeexercisedtowardme,incontinuingthathappiness,orenablingmetobearafatalreverse,whichImayexperienceasothershavedone,thecomplexionofmyfuturefortunebeingknowntohimonlyinwhosepoweritistoblesstousevenourafflictions.
Author:
A.WilliamFaulknerB.BenjaminFranklinC.RalphWaldoEllison
Work:
A.TheAutobiographyB.BarnBurningC.TheGreatGatsby
2.ItmustbeunderstoodthatneitherbywordnordeedhadIgivenFortunatocausetodoubtmygoodwill.Icontinuedaswasmywont,tosmileinhisface,andhedidnotperceivethatmysmileNOWwasatthethoughtofhisimmolation.
Author:
A.WilliamFaulknerB.EdgarAllanPoeC.RalphWaldoEllison
Work:
A.TheAutobiographyB.BarnBurningC.TheCaskofAmontillado
3.Virtuesare,inthepopularestimate,rathertheexceptionthantherule.Thereistheman_and_hisvirtues.Mendowhatiscalledagoodaction,assomepieceofcourageorcharity,muchastheywouldpayafineinexpiationofdailynon-appearanceonparade.Theirworksaredoneasanapologyorextenuationoftheirlivingintheworld,--asinvalidsandtheinsanepayahighboard.Theirvirtuesarepenances.Idonotwishtoexpiate,buttolive.Mylifeisforitselfandnotforaspectacle.Imuchpreferthatitshouldbeofalowerstrain,soitbegenuineandequal,thanthatitshouldbeglitteringandunsteady.
Author:
A.WaltWhitmanB.WilliamFaulknerC.RalphW.Emerson
Work:
A.TheRoadNotTakenB.IShotAnArrowC.Self-reliance
4.Thedoorofthejailbeingflungopenfromwithinthereappeared,inthefirstplace,likeablackshadowemergingintosunshine,thegrimandgristlypresenceofthetown-beadle,withaswordbyhisside,andhisstaffofofficeinhishand.ThispersonageprefiguredandrepresentedinhisaspectthewholedismalseverityofthePuritaniccodeoflaw,whichitwashisbusinesstoadministerinitsfinalandclosestapplicationtotheoffender.Stretchingforththeofficialstaffinhislefthand,helaidhisrightupontheshoulderofayoungwoman,whomhethusdrewforward,until,onthethresholdoftheprison-door,sherepelledhim,byanactionmarkedwithnaturaldignityandforceofcharacter,andsteppedintotheopenairasifbyherownfreewill.
Author:
A.NathanielHawthorneB.WilliamFaulknerC.EmilyDickenson
Work:
A.MobyDickB.TheScarletLetterC.Walden
5.Asingulardisadvantageofthesealiesinthefactthataftersuccessfullysurmountingonewaveyoudiscoverthatthereisanotherbehinditjustasimportantandjustasnervouslyanxioustodosomethingeffectiveinthewayofswampingboats.Inaten-footdingeyonecangetanideaoftheresourcesoftheseainthelineofwavesthatisnotprobabletotheaverageexperiencewhichisneveratseainadingey.Aseachslateywallofwaterapproached,itshutallelsefromtheviewofthemenintheboat,anditwasnotdifficulttoimaginethatthisparticularwavewasthefinaloutburstoftheocean,thelasteffortofthegrimwater.
Author:
A.HenryJamesB.WilliamFaulknerC.StephenCrane
Work:
A.Catch-22B.TheOpenBoatC.MissJewett
6.DoctorHarryspreadawarmpawlikeacushiononherforeheadwheretheforkedgreenveindancedandmadehereyelidstwitch.“Now,now,beagoodgirl,andwe’llhaveyouupinnotime.”
Author:
A.OscarWildeB.H.W.LongfellowC.KatherineAnnePorter
Work:
A.TheJiltingofGrannyWeatherallB.MobyDickC.TheJollyCorner
7.Butallthispartofitseemedremoteandunessential.?
IfoundmyselfonGatsby’sside,andalone.?
FromthemomentItelephonednewsofthecatastrophetoWestEggvillage,everysurmiseabouthim,andeverypracticalquestion,wasreferredtome.?
AtfirstIwassurprisedandconfused;then,ashelayinhishouseanddidn’tmoveorbreatheorspeak,houruponhour,itgrewuponmethatIwasresponsible,becausenooneelsewasinterested—interested,Imean,withthatintensepersonalinteresttowhicheveryonehassomevaguerightattheend.
Author:
A.F.S.FitzgeraldB.ArtherMillerC.H.W.Longfellow
Work:
A.OnceMoreTotheLakeB.BarnBurningC.TheGreatGatsby
8.?
ThestoreinwhichthejusticeofthePeace'scourtwassittingsmelledofcheese.Theboy,crouchedonhisnailkegatthebackofthecrowdedroom,knewhesmelledcheese,andmore:
fromwherehesathecouldseetherankedshelvesclose-packedwiththesolid,squat,dynamicshapesoftincanswhoselabelshisstomachread,notfromtheletteringwhichmeantnothingtohismindbutfromthescarletdevilsandthesilvercurveoffish…
Author:
A.F.S.FitzgeraldB.WilliamFaulknerC.RobertFrost
Work:
A.InvisibleManB.BarnBurningC.TheHappyPrince
9.Itwaslateandeveryonehadleftthecafeexceptanoldmanwhosatintheshadowtheleavesofthetreemadeagainsttheelectriclight.Inthedaytimethestreetwasdusty,butatnightthedewsettledthedustandtheoldmanlikedtositlatebecausehewasdeafandnowatnightitwasquietandhefeltthedifference.Thetwowaitersinsidethecafeknewthattheoldmanwasalittledrunk,andwhilehewasagoodclienttheyknewthatifhebecametoodrunkhewouldleavewithoutpaying,sotheykeptwatchonhim.
Author:
A.WallaceStevensB.WilliamFaulknerC.ErnestHemingway
Work:
A.DeathofaSalesmanB.AClean,Well-lightedPlaceC.Recitatif
10.CABOT--Thunder'n'lightnin',Abbie!
Ihain'tsleptthislateinfiftyyear!
Looks'sifthesunwasfullriza'most.Must'vebeenthedancin'an'likker.Mustbegittin'old.IhopeEben'st'wuk.Yemight'vetukthetroublet'rouseme,Abbie.(Heturns--seesnoonethere--surprised)Waal--wharairshe?
Gittin'vittles,Icalc'late.(Hetiptoestothecradleandpeersdown--proudly)Mornin',sonny.Putty'sapicter!
Sleepin'sound.Hedon'tbellerallnightlikemosto''em.(Hegoesquietlyoutthedoorinrear--afewmomentslaterenterskitchen--seesAbbie--withsatisfaction)Sotharyebe.Yegotanyvittlescooked?
Author:
A.W.C.WilliamsB.E.G.O’neillC.SaulBellow
Work:
A.DesireUndertheElmsB.LookingforMr.GreenC.Catch-22
IV:
Completethefollowing:
20%
1.Ishotan__arrow___intotheair.
Itfellto__earth___Iknewnot___where__;
Forsoswiftlyit__flew___thesight
Couldnot__follow___itinits__flight___.(6%)
2.Lifeis__real___!
Lifeis__earnest___!
Andthegraveisnotits__goal___;
__Dust__thouart,to___dust__returnest,
Wasnotspok
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