美国文学期末复习题.docx
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美国文学期末复习题
1.____hadbeenanevidentinfluenceonNaturalism.Itseemedtostresstheanimalimpulseofman,tosuggestthatmanwasdominatedbytheirresistibleforcesofevolution.
A.UnitarianismB.OriginsofSpecies
C.PuritanismandInfluenceD.CapitalistEconomy
2.Whoiscalled“thetruefatherofournationalliterature”bythewriterH.L.Mencken?
A.BenjaminFranklinB.MartTwain
C.HemingwayD.WilliamFaulkner
3.Inthefirstpartofthe20thcentury,apartfromDarwinism,whichwasstillabiginfluenceuponthewritersofthisperiod,thereweretwothinkers_____whoseideashadthegreatestimpactontheperiod.
A.theGermanKarlMarxandtheAmericanSigmundFreud
B.theGermanKarlMarxandtheAustrianSigmundFreud
C.theSwissCarJungandtheAmericanWilliamJames
D.theAustrianKarlMarxandtheGermanSigmundFreud
4.TheAmericanrealistsapproachedtheharshrealitiesandpressuresinthepost-Civilwarsocietyby_____.
A.acomprehensivepictureofmodernlifeinitsvariousoccupations,classstratificationsandmanners
B.apsychologicalexplorationofman’ssubconsciousness
C.adisillusionofheroismresultingfromthedarkmemoriesoftheCivilWar
D.bothAandB
5.Bytheturnofthecentury,withthepublicationofTheManthatCorruptedHadleyburgandTheMysteriousStranger,thechangeinMarkTwainfrom______to_____couldbefelt.
A.anoptimist...analmostdespairingpessimist
B.analmostdespairingpessimist...anoptimist
C.alocalcolorist...anaturalist
D.anaturalist...alocalcolorist
6.ThePortraitofALadyisgenerallyconsideredtobeJame’smasterpiece,which____.
A.incarnatestheclashbetweentheOldWorldandtheNewinthelifejourneyofanAmericangirlinaEuropeanculturalenvironment
B.tellsastoryaboutayoungandinnocentAmericanconfrontingthecomplexityoftheEuropeanlife
C.isaboutayoungAmericangirlwhogets“killed”bythewinterinRome
D.tellsaboutsomeEuropeanswholearnwithdifficultytoadaptthemselvestotheAmericanlife
7.AboutHenryJames’literarycriticism,whichofthefollowingisnotright?
A.Itisbothconcernedwithformanddevotedtohumanvalues.
B.Heindicatesthattheaimofthenovelistopresentlifeineverypossibleform.
C.Headvocatesthefreedomoftheartisttowriteaboutanythingthatconcernshim.
D.Hebelievesthattheartistcan’tfeelthelife,buthecanunderstandhumannatureintheirownway.
8.Thecharacterspresentedbythenaturalistwriterswere_____.
A.moreoftenthannotdominatedbytheirenvironmentandheredity
B.usuallyidealizedheroesorheroinesofunspottedvirtueanddazzlingaccomplishments
C.inmostcasesexamplesofhumanexperience
D.peoplewhoweresimplyallgoodorallbad
9.AftertheCivilWarAmericawastransformedfrom______to____.
A.anagrariancommunity…anindustrializedandcommercializedsociety
B.anagrariancommunity…asocietyoffreedomandequality
C.apoorandbackwardsociety…anindustrializedandcommercializedsociety
D.anindustrializedandcommercializedsociety…ahighlydevelopedsociety
10.WhichofthefollowingissaidoftheAmericannaturalism?
A.Theypreferredtohavetheirownregionandpeopleattheforefrontofthestories.
B.Theircharacteristicsettingisusuallyanisolatedtown.
C.Humansshouldbeunitedbecausetheyhadtoadaptthemselvestochangingharshenvironment.
D.Theircharacterswereconceivedmoreorlesscomplexcombinationsofinheritedattributes,theirhabitsconditionedbysocialandeconomicforces.
11.WhichofthefollowingisnotrightaboutMarkTwain'sstyleoflanguage?
A.Hissentencestructuresarelong,ungrammaticalanddifficulttoread.
B.Hiswordsarecolloquial,concreteanddirectineffect.
C.Hishumorisremarkableandcharacterizedbypuns,straight-facedexaggeration,repetitionandanti-climax.
D.Hisstyleoflanguagehadexertedratherdeepinfluenceonthecontemporarywriters.
12.WhichofthefollowingisnotwrittenbyHenryJames?
A.ThePortraitofALadyandTheEuropeans
B.TheWingsoftheDoveandTheAmbassadors
C.WhatMaisieKnowsandTheBostonians
D.TheGeniusandTheGildedAge
13.Bytheendofthe19thcentury,theAmericanrealistssoughtto_____andthereforerejectedtheportrayalofidealizedcharactersandeventsintheirwritings.
A.describethewiderangeofAmericanexperience
B.showanimalnatureofhumanbeings
C.presentthesubtletiesofhumanpersonality
D.bothAandC
14.WhichofthefollowingisnotrightaboutMarkTwain?
A.Inhiswritings,hemadeamoreextensivecombinationofAmericanfolkhumorandseriousliteraturethanpreviouswritershadeverdone.
B.HisTheAdventuresofTomSawyerisusuallyconsideredaclassicbookwrittenforboysabouttheirparticularhorrorsandjoys.
C.Hiscausticandincreasinglybleakviewofhumannaturebegantoappearinhisearlybooks.
D.AsasequeltoTomSawyer,HuckleberryFinnmarkstheclimaxofhisliterarycreativity.
15.OneofHenryJames’sliterarytechniquesinnovatedtocaterforhispsychologicalemphasisishis________.
A.techniqueofstreamofconsciousness
B.firstpersonnarrative
C.author’sparticipationinnarrating
D.narrativepointofview
16.ThegreatAmericanrealistHenryJamestreatedwithgreatcare_________inthefirstperiod.
A.ancientEuropeancivilizationwhichissatirizedseverelyinhiswritings
B.theemotionalandmoralproblemsofAmericansinEurope,orEuropeansinAmerica
C.theclashesbetweentwodifferentcultures,EuropeanandAmerican
D.bothBandC
17.HenryJames’sfamegenerallyrestsuponhisnovelsandstorieswith_______.
A.theloveandmarriagetheme
B.thethemeofhumorandsatireonlife
C.thethemeofrevealingthemiserablelifeofthepoorandcriticizingthecapitalism
D.theinternationaltheme
18.AftertheCivilWarAmericahadbeentransformedfromto.
A.anagrariancommunity…asocietyoffreedomandequality
B.anagrariancommunity…anindustrializedandcommercializedsociety
C.anindustrializedandcommercializedsociety…ahighlydevelopedsociety
D.apoorandbackwardsociety…anindustrializedandcommercializedsociety
19.ThethreedominantfiguresintheperiodofRealismofAmericaareWilliamDeanHowells,MarkTwainand________.
A.HenryJamesB.TomJames
C.JamesJoyceD.HenryJoyce
20.Theuseof________inhiswritingshasmadeMarkTwainoneofthemajorliteraryfiguresinthe19thcenturyAmericanliterature.
A.pointofviewB.stream-of-consciousness
C.interiormonologueD.vernacular
21._______isgenerallyconsideredtobeHenryJames’masterpiece,whichincarnatestheclashbetweentheOldWorldandtheNewinthelifejourneyofanAmericangirlinaEuropeanculturalenvironment.
A.ThePortraitofaLadyB.TheGoldenBowl
C.DaisyMillerD.TheTurnoftheScrew
22.ForMelville,aswellasforthereaderand_________,thenarrator,MobyDickisstillamystery,anultimatemysteryoftheuniverse.
A.AhabB.Ishmael
C.StubbD.Starbuck
23.Naturalismisevolvedfromrealismwhentheauthor’stoneinwritingbecomeslessseriousandlesssympatheticbutmoreironicandmore_____________.
A.rationalB.humorous
C.optimisticD.pessimistic
24.Dreiser’sTrilogyofDesireincludesthreenovels.TheyareTheFinancier,TheTitanand_____.
A.TheGeniusB.TheTycoon
C.TheStoicD.TheGiant
25.TheimpactofDarwin’sevolutionarytheoryontheAmericanthoughtandtheinfluenceofthenineteenth-centuryFrenchliteratureontheAmericanmenoflettersgaverisetoyetanotherschoolofrealism:
American___________.
A.localcolorismB.vernacularism
C.modernismD.naturalism
26.RobertFrostcombinedtraditionalverseforms-thesonnet,rhymingcouplets,blankverse-withaclearAmericanlocalspeechrhythm,thespeechof_______farmerswithitsidiosyncraticdictionandsyntax.
A.SouthernB.Western
C.NewHampshireD.NewEngland
27.Asanautobiographicalplay,O’Neill’s___________(1956)hasgaineditsstatusasaworldclassicandsimultaneouslymarkstheclimaxofhisliterarycareerandthecomingofageofAmericandrama.
A.TheIcemanComethB.LongDay’sJourneyIntoNight
C.TheHairyApeD.DesireUndertheElms
28.Apartfromthedislocationoftimeandthemodernstream-of-consciousness,theothernarrativetechniquesFaulknerusedtoconstructhisstoriesinclude_________,symbolismandmythologicalandbiblicalallusions.
A.impressionismB.expressionism
C.multiplepointsofviewD.firstpersonpointofview
29.Stylistically,HenryJames’fictionischaracterizedby____________.
A.short,clearsentencesB.abundanceoflocalimages
C.ordinaryAmericanspeechD.highlyrefinedlanguage
30.OneofthecharacteristicsthathavemadeMarkTwainamajorliteraryfigureinthe19thcenturyAmericaishisuseof____________.
A.vernacularB.interiormonologue
C.pointofviewD.photographicdescription
31.Itisonhis____________thatWashingtonIrving’sfamemainlyrested.
A.childhoodrecollectionsB.sketchesabouthisEuropeantours
C.earlypoetryD.talesaboutAmerica
32.Atthemiddleof19thcentury,Americawitnessedaculturalfloweringwhichiscalled“____________________”.
A.theEnglishRenaissanceB.theSecondRenaissance
C.theAmericanRenaissanceD.theSalemRenaissance
33.Asaphilosophicalandliterarymovement,themainissuesinvolvedinthedebateofTranscendentalismaregenerallyconcerning____________________.
A.nature,manandtheuniverse
B.therelationshipbetweenmanandwoman
C.thedevelopmentofRomanticisminAmericanliterature
D.thecold,rigidrationalismofUnitarianism
34.Aboutthenove
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