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浙江高等教育美国文学选读自考试题
浙江省2010年7月高等教育自学考试
美国文学选读试题
课程代码:
10055
PartI:
ChoosetherelevantmatchfromcolumnBforeachitemincolumnA.(10%)
SectionA
ColumnAColumnB
()1.EzraPounda.TheMarbleFaun
()2.WilliamFaulknerb.TheAmbassadors
()3.MarkTwainc.TheAmericanTragedy
()4.HenryJamesd.HughSelwynMauberley
()5.TheodoreDreisere.TheAdventuresofTomSawyer
SectionB
ColumnAColumnB
()1.Yanka.IndianCamp
()2.TomSawyerb.DaisyMiller
()3.NickAdamsc.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn
()4.FredericWinterbourned.TheHairyApe
()5.CharlesDrouete.SisterCarrie
PartⅡ:
Completeeachofthefollowingstatementswithaproperwordoraphraseaccordingtothetextbook.(10%)
1.ToHawthorneandMelvilleeverypersonisasinnerandgreat__________istherefore
indispensablefortheimprovementofhumannature.
2.Theperiodrangingfrom1865to1914hasbeenreferredtoastheAgeof__________.
3.TheimpactofDarwin’sevolutionarytheoryontheAmericanthoughtandtheinfluenceofthe19thcenturyFrenchliteratureontheAmericanmenoflettersgaverisetoyetanotherschoolofrealism:
American__________.
4.MorethanfivehundredpoemsDickinsonwroteareaboutnature,inwhichhergeneral__________abouttherelationshipbetweenmanandnatureiswell-expressed.
5.InthehistoryofAmericanliterature,EzraPoundwasregardedasaleadingspokesmanofthefamous“__________Movement”.
6.EugeneO’Neillisconsideredtheleading__________ofthemodernperiodinAmericanliterature.
7.RobertFrostisgenerallyconsideredaregionalpoet.Inhispoetry,hemadethecolloquial__________speechintoapoeticexpression.
8.Hemingway’sfirstnovelTheSunAlsoRisescastslightonawholegenerationafterthe__________andtheeffectsofthewarbywayofavividportraitof“TheLostGeneration.”
9.JohnSteinbeckisanovelistofthe1930s.HisTheGrapesofWrathisarecordofthelifeofthedispossessedandthewretchedfarmersduring__________.
10.Besideshisvolumesofpoems,Poundalsoworkedoutquiteafewtranslations,fromwhichhisaffinitytothe__________andhisstrenuouseffortinthestudyofOrientalliteraturecanbeseen.
PartⅢ:
Eachofthefollowingstatementsbelowisfollowedbyfouralternativeanswers.Choosetheonethatwouldbestcompletethestatement.(50%)
1.WhichofthefollowingcannotbesaidofAmericanliteraturefromtheearly1800stothebeginningoftheCivilWar?
()
A.Americantypeofcharactersspeakinglocaldialectsappearedinthefiction
B.Therewasastressonlawandreasoninliterarywritingsofthetime
C.Therewasfaithinthevalueofindividualismandself-reliance
D.Therewasadesireforanescapefromcivilizedsocietyandareturntotheennoblingnature
2.ThemainphilosophicalconcerninthedebateofTranscendentalismaregenerallyabout__________.()
A.nature,manandtheuniverse
B.therelationshipbetweenmanandwoman
C.thedevelopmentofRomanticisminAmerica
D.thecold,rigidrationalismofUnitarianism
3.WhichofthefollowingbookwasregardedasthefirstworkthathadwonfinancialsuccessonbothsidesoftheAtlanticinthefirsthalfofthe19thcentury?
()
A.TheSketchBookB.CharlestheSecond
C.TheScarletLetterD.MobyDick
4.AccordingtoEmerson,whichofthefollowingissaidofnature?
()
A.Itisemblematicofthespiritualworld,alivewithGod’soverwhelmingpresence.
B.Itexercisesahealthyandrestorativeinfluenceonhumanmind
C.Withoutnaturemancanimprovehimselfandbecomespirituallywhole.
D.bothAandB
5.Asamanofliterarycraftsmanship,Hawthorneisgoodat__________.()
A.exploringthecomplexityofhumanpsychology,especiallythepowerofblacknessdeepinpeople’sheart
B.exploringthegoodnesshiddendeeplyinpeople’sheart
C.exploringthecomplexityofhumanpsychology,especiallythepuritans’confusionbeforetherealworld
D.bothAandC
6.AstothegreatnovelMoby-Dickwhichofthefollowingstatementsisright?
()
A.Itisasymbolicvoyageofthemindinquestofthetruthandknowledgeoftheuniverse.
B.It’saspiritualexplorationintoman’sdeeprealityandpsychology
C.Itisonlyasimplewhalingtaleorseaadventure
D.bothAandB
7.ThegreatestrealistMarkTwainhascoinedtheterm“TheGildedAge”,whichlaterusuallyrefersto__________inAmericanhistory.()
A.theRomanticPeriodB.theRealisticPeriod
C.theModernAgeD.thePostmodernAge
8.AbouttheAmericanNaturalism,whichofthefollowingstatementsisright?
()
A.Theypreferredtohavetheirownregionandpeopleattheforefrontofthestories.
B.Theircharacteristicsettingisanisolatedtown.
C.Theircharacterswereconceivedmoreorlesscomplexcombinationsofinheritedattributes,theirhabitsconditionedbysocialandeconomicforces.
D.noneoftheabove
9.MarkTwainhadgraduallychangedfrom__________to__________bytheturnofthecentury,whichcouldbefeltinhisbooksTheManThatCorruptedHadleyburgandTheMysteriousStranger.()
A.analmostdespairingpessimist...anoptimist
B.anoptimist...analmostdespairingpessimist
C.alocalcolorist...anaturalist
D.anaturalist...alocalcolorist
10.WhichofthefollowingisnotwrittenbyHenryJames?
()
A.ThePortraitofALadyandTheEuropeans
B.TheWingsoftheDoveandTheAmbassadors
C.TheGoldenBowlandTheGildedAge
D.WhatMaisieKnowsandTheBostonians
11.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisnotrightabouttheheroineinthenovelDaisyMiller?
()
A.ShehasbecomeacelebratedculturaltypewhoembodiesthespiritoftheNewWorld.
B.Shecomesfromthenewworldbutremainstraditionalandconservative.
C.Herinnocenceturnsouttobeanadmiringbutadangerousqualityinthenewword.
D.Theauthor’ssympathyforher,atenderflowercrushedbytheharshwinterinRomewaseasilyfelt.
12.ThesubjectsofEmilyDickinson’spoemsaremainlyabout__________.()
A.religionB.deathandimmortality
C.loveandnatureD.alloftheabove
13.Inherquietandsolitarylife,EmilyDickinsonmakesenchantingpoetryoutof__________.()
A.ahappyandactivelife
B.adventurousexperiences
C.asinglehouseholdandaninactivelife
D.ahardandsufferinglife
14.AboutthenovelSisterCarrie,whichofthefollowingstatementsisright?
()
A.Thestoryisaboutayoungsailor,whostrugglestoreachtheuppersocietybutsoongetsdisillusioned.
B.ItisaboutaSouthernaristocraticwoman,whorefusestocometotermswiththepresent.
C.Ittellsastoryofacountrygirl,whostrivestogainhermaterialriseinbigcitiesbutsoongetstiredofhersuccess.
D.Itisaboutayoungvaingirl,whoindulgesherselfingrandpartiesandluxurioustripsbutsoonbecomespenniless.
15.TheCivilWarhadtransformedAmericafrom__________to__________.()
A.anagrariancommunity...asocietyoffreedomandequality
B.anagrariancommunity...anindustrializedandcommercializedsociety
C.anindustrializedandcommercializedsociety...ahighlydevelopedsociety
D.apoorandbackwardsociety...anindustrializedandcommercializedsociety
16.Attheendofthe19thcentury,therealistsrejectedtheportrayalofidealizedcharactersandeventsand,instead,soughtto__________.()
A.describethewiderangeofAmericanexperience
B.presentthesubtletiesofhumanpersonality
C.showanimalnatureofhumanbeings
D.bothAandB
17.Aboutthefirstfewdecadesofthe20thcentury,whichofthefollowingisright?
()
A.Therewasariseinmoralstandardanditwasbestdescribedasaspirituallandofpromise
B.IndividualpowerandhopebecamepartoftheAmericanexperienceasaresultoftheFirstWorldWar.
C.Therewasadeclineinsocialstandardanditwasdescribedasaspiritualwasteland.
D.alloftheabove.
18.EugeneO’Neillisrememberedforhistragicviewoflifeandmostofhisplaysareabout__________.()
A.theroot,thetruthofhumandesiresandhumanfrustrations
B.themoralnatureofthemodernmankind
C.therelationshipbetweenmanandnatureaswellasmanandwoman
D.theinnercontradictionofmenbeforetherealworld
19.Ingeneralterms,muchseriousAmericanliteraturewrittenfrom1912onwardsattemptedtoconvey__________.()
A.avisionofsocialbreakdownandmoraldecay
B.avisionofsocialcontinuityandharmony
C.thecontinuityanddiscontinuitybetweenthepastandthemoderntime
D.alloftheabove
20.WhichofthefollowingisnotsaidaboutPound’sTheCantos?
()
A.Ittracestheriseandfallofeasternandwesternempires.
B.Itreflectsthemoralandsocialchaosofthemodernworld.
C.ItconcernsparticularlythecorruptionofAmericaaftertheheroictimeofJefferson.
D.alloftheabove
21.Inhispoeticcreation,RobertFrostlookeduponnatureas__________.()
A.theoppositeofhumansociety
B.astorehouseofanalogiesandsymbols
C.acontrasttohumancivilization
D.anennoblingforcetopurifyhumansoul
22.WhichofthefollowingisnotsaidaboutthethematicconcernsofRobertFrost?
()
A.Theterrorandtragedyinnatureaswellasitsbeauty
B.Therelationshipbetweenmanandsociety
C.Hisloveoflifeandhisbeliefinaserenitycomingfromworking
D.Thelonelinessandpovertyoftheisolatedhumanbeing
23.IntheplayTheHairyApe,themajorcharacterYank__________.()
A.hasasenseofbelongingnowhere,hencehomelessnessandrootlessness
B.istypicalofthemood
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