英美文学选读美国现实主义时期练习题汇总选择大题.docx

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英美文学选读美国现实主义时期练习题汇总选择大题

I．MultipleChoice（40pointsinall,1foreach）

Selectfromthefourchoicesofeachitemtheonethatbestanswersthequestionorcompletesthestatement.WritethecorrespondingletterA,B,CorDontheanswersheet.

Chapter

30.WithHowells,James,andMarkTwainactiveontheliteraryscene,__becamethemajortrendinAmericanliteratureintheseventiesandeightiesofthe19thcentury.

A.sentimentalismB.romanticism

C.realismD.naturalism（024）

33.Generallyspeaking,allthosewriterswithanaturalisticapproachtohumanrealitytendtobe___.

A.transcendentalistsB.idealists

C.pessimistsD.impressionists（024）

28.providesthemainsourceofinfluenceonAmericannaturalism.

[A]Thepuritanheritage

[B]Howells’ideasofrealism

[C]Darwin’stheoryofevolution

[D]Thepioneerspiritofthewildwest（034）

32.Generallyspeaking,allthosewriterswithanaturalisticapproachtohumanrealitytendtobe（　　　）.

A.transcendentalistsB.optimists

C.pessimistsD.idealists（054）

33.WithHowells,James,andMarkTwainactiveontheliteraryscene,（　　　）becamethemajortrendinAmericanliteratureintheseventiesandeightiesofthe19thcentury.（054）

A.SentimentalismB.Romanticism

C.RealismD.Naturalism

27.RealismwasareactionagainstRomanticismoramoveawayfromthebiastowardsromanceandself-creatingfictions,andpavedthewayto（　　　）.

A.CynicismB.Modernism

C.TranscendentalismD.Neo-Classicalism（057）

31.Asagenre,naturalismemphasized（　　）asimportantdeterministicforcesshapingindividualizedcharacterswhowerepresentedinspecialanddetailedcircumstances.

A.theologicaldoctrines

B.heredityandenvironment

C.educationandhardwork

D.variousopportunitiesandeconomicsuccess（057）

33．RealismwasareactionagainstRomanticismoramoveawayfromthebiastowardsromanceandself—creatingfictions,andpavedthewayto______________.

A．Cynicism B．Modernism

C．Transcendentalism D．Neo—Classicalism（074）

37．Asagenre,naturalismemphasized______________asimportantdeterministicforcesshapingindividualizedcharacterswhowerepresentedinspecialanddetailedcircumstances.

A．theologicaldoctrines 

B．heredityandenvironment

C．educationandhardwork 

D．variousopportunitiesandeconomicsuccess（074）

32．AftertheAmericanCivilWar,theliteraryinterestintheso-called“reality”oflifestartedanewperiodintheAmericanliterarywritingsknowantheAgeof______.

A．RealismB．ReasonandRevolution

C．RomanticismD．Modernism（084）

39．RealismwasareactionagainstRomanticismandpavedthewayto______.

A．ModernismB．Scientism

C．Post-ModernismD．Feminism（084）

32.Naturalismisevolvedfrom______whentheauthor’stoneinwritingbecomeslessseriousandlesssympatheticbutmoreironicandmorepessimistic.

A.RomanticismB.Modernism

C.RealismD.Scientism（087）

33.OneofthemostfamiliarthemesinAmericannaturalismisthethemeofhuman______.

A.peacefulnessB.joyfulness

C.bestialityD.civilization（087）

29.Realismwasareactionagainst______oramoveawayfromthebiastowardsromanceandself-creatingfictions,andpavedthewaytoModernism.

A.RomanticismB.Rationalism

C.Post-modernismD.Cynicism（094）

28.Theperiodrangingfrom1865to1914hasbeenreferredtoastheAgeof_____intheliteraryhistoryoftheUnitedStates,whichisactuallyamovementortendencythatdominatedthespiritofAmericanliterature.

A.RationalismB.Romanticism

C.RealismD.Modernism（097）

36.Guidedbytheprincipleofadheringtothetruthfultreatmentoflife,theAmerican_______introducedindustrialworkersandfarmers,ambitiousbusinessmenandvagrants,prostitutesandunheroicsoldiersasmajorcharactersinfiction.

A.romanticistsB.modernists

C.psychologistsD.realists（097）

1MarkTwain

31.AfterTheadventuresofTomSawyer,TwaingivesaliteraryindependencetoTom'sbuddyHuckinabookentitled___.

A.LifeontheMississippi

B.TheGildedAge

C.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn

D.AConnecticutYankeeinKingArthur'sCourt（024）

29.InMarkTwain’sTheAdventuresofhuckleberryFinn,HuckwritesalettertoinformagainstJim,theescapedslave,andthenhetearstheletterup.Thisfactrevealsthat.

[A]Huckhasamixedfeelingofloveandhate

[B]thereisaconflictbetweensocietyandconscienceinHuck

[C]Huckisalwaysanindecisiveperson

[D]Huckhasverylittleeducation（034）

32.Allhisnovelsrevealthat,astimewenton,MarkTwainbecameincreasingly.

[A]prolific[B]artistic.

[C]optimistic[D]pessimistic（034）

33.TheraftwithwhichHuckandJimmaketheirvoyagedowntheMississippiRivermaysymbolizeallthefollowingEXCEPT______.

A.areturntonature

B.anescapefromevils,injustices,andcorruptionofthecivilizedsociety

C.theAmericansocietyintheearly19thcentury

D.asmallworldwherepeopleofdifferentcolorscanlivefriendlyandhappily（044）

40.AccordingtoMarkTwain,inrivertownsupanddowntheMississippi,itwaseveryboy’sdreamtosomedaygrowuptobe______.

A.MethodistpreacherB.ajusticeofthepeace

C.ariverboatpilotD.apirateontheIndianocean（044）

9.________isconsideredMarkTwain’sgreatestachievement.

A.TheGildedAgeB.InnocentsAbroad

C.TheAdventuresofTomSawyerD.AdventuresofHuckleberryFinn（047）

12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatypicalfeatureofMarkTwain’slanguage?

A.VernacularB.Elegant

C.ColloquialD.Humorous（047）

39.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatypicalfeatureofMarkTwain’swritingstyle?

（　　　）

A.Simplevernacular.B.Localcolor.

C.Lengthypsychologicalanalyses.D.Richnessofironyandhumor.（054）

30.HemingwayoncedescribedMarkTwain’snovel（　　　）theonebookfromwhich“allmodernAmericanliteraturecomes.”

A.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn

B.TheAdventuresofTomSawyer

C.TheGildedAge

D.TheManThatCorruptedHadleyburg（057）

34．HemingwayoncedescribedMarkTwain’snovel______________theonebookfromwhich“allmodernAmericanliteraturecomes”.

A．TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn B．TheAdventuresofTomSawyer

C．TheGildedAge D．TheManThatCorruptedHadleyburg（074）

26．TheAdventuresofTomSawyerand,especially,itssequence______provedthemselvestobethemilestoneintheAmericanliterature.

A．TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnB．LifeontheMississippi

C．TheGildedAgeD．RoughingIt（084）

33．H．L．Menckenconsidered______“thetruefatherofournationalliterature”.

A．BretHarteB．MarkTwain

C．WashingtonIrvingD．WaltWhitman（084）

40．MarkTwainemployedanunpretentiousstyleof______inhisnovelswhichisbestdescribedas“vernacular”.

A．standardEnglishB．Afro-AmericanEnglish

C．colloquialismD．urbanism（084）

28.Hemingwayoncedescribed_____theonebookfromwhich“allmodernAmericanliteraturecomes.”

A.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnB.TheAdventuresofTomSawyer

C.TheGildedAgeD.InnocentsAbroad（087）

28.AsasequeltoTheAdventuresofTomSawyer,______markstheclimaxofMarkTwain'sliteraryactivity.

A.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnB.LifeontheMississippi

C.TheGildedAgeD.RoughingIt（094）

30.TherenownedAmericancriticH.L.Menckenregarded_____as“thetruefatherofournationalliterature.”

A.BretHarteB.WaltWhitman

C.WashingtonIrvingD.MarkTwain（097）

38.H.L.Mencken,afamousAmericancritic,considered______“thetruefatherofournationalliterature.”

A.HamlinGarlandB.JosephKirkland

C.MarkTwainD.HenryJames（104）

32.ThechildhoodofTomSawyerandHuckFinnintheMississippiisarecordofavanishedwayoflifeinthe______Mississippivalley.

A.pre-WarofIndependenceB.post-WarofIndependence

C.pre-CivilWarD.post-CivilWar（107）

2HenryJames

32.However,___,thekeynoteofDaisyMiller'scharacter,turnsouttobeanadmiringbutadangerousqualityandherdefianceofsocialtaboosintheOldWorldfinallybringshertoadisasterintheclashbetweentwodifferentcultures.（024）

A.experienceB.sophistication

C.worldlinessD.innocence

34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatypicalfeatureofHenryJames’swritingstyle?

[A]exquisiteandelaboratelanguage

[B]minuteanddetaileddescriptions

[C]lengthypsychologicalanalyses

[D]Americancolloquialism（034）

23.Linguistically,comparedwiththewritingsofMarkTwain,HenryJames’sfictionisnotedforhis______.

A.frontiervernacularB.richcolloquialism

C.vulgarlydescriptivewordsD.refinedelegantlanguage（044）

32.InDaisyMiller,HenryJamesrevealsDaisy’s______byshowingherrelativelyunreservedmanners.

A.hypocrisyB.coldandindifference

C.graceandpatienceD.Americanness（044）

8.HenryJames’realismisdifferentfromothers,becausehepaysmoreattentionto________.

A.thetraditionalstyleB.thecommonpeople

C.theinnerworldofhumanbeingsD.theclassstruggle（047）

38.Inhisrealisticfiction,HenryJames’sprimaryconcernistopresentthe（　　　）.

A.innerlifeofhumanbeingsB.AmericanCivilWaranditseffects

C.lifeontheMississippiRiverD.Calvinisticviewoforiginalsin（054）

32.（　　）isgenerallyregardedastheforerunnerofthe20thcentury“stream-of-consciousness”novelsandthefounderofpsychologicalrealism.

A.TheodoreDreiserB.WilliamFaulkner（057）

C.HenryJamesD.MarkTwain

35．__________isgenerallyregardedastheforerunnerofthe20th—century“stream—of—consciousness”novelsandthefounderofpsychologicalrealism.

A．TheodoreDreiser B．WilliamFaulkner

C．HenryJames D．MarkTwain（074）

27．ThePortraitofALadyisgenerallyconsideredtobe______masterpiec