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美国文学选择题
美国文学
I.TheColonialPeriod(Puritanism)
MultipleChoice
1.ThePuritandominatingvalueswere____________.
A.hardworkB.thriftC.pietyD.sobriety
2.WhichstatementaboutCottonMatherisnottrue?
A.HewasagreatPuritanhistorian.
B.Hewasaninexhaustiblewriter.
C.Hewasaskillfulpreacherandaneminenttheologian.
D.HewasagraduateofOxfordCollege.
3.JonathanEdwards’bestandmostrepresentativesermonwas_________.
A.ATrueSightofSin
B.SinnersintheHandsofanAngryGod
C.AModelofChristianCharity
D.God’sDeterminations
4.ThecommonthreadthroughoutAmericanliteraturehasbeentheemphasisonthe___________.
A.RevolutionismB.ReasonC.IndividualismD.rationalism
5.AnneBradstreetwasaPuritanpoet.HerpoemsmadesuchastirinEnglandthatshe
becameknownasthe“__________”whoappearedinAmerica.
A.NinthMuseB.TenthMuseC.BestMuseD.FirstMuse
II.PeriodaroundTheWarofIndependence(Enlightenment)
1.InAmericanliterature,theeighteencenturywastheageoftheEnlightenment.____________wasthedominantspirit.
A.HumanismB.RationalismC.RevolutionD.Evolution
2.WhichofthefollowingstirredtheworldandhelpedformtheAmericanrepublic?
A.TheAmericanCrisis.B.TheFederalist
C.DeclarationofIndependenceD.TheAgeofReason
3.“Thesearethetimesthattrymen’ssouls”,thesewordswereoncereadto
Washington’stroopsanddidmuchtospurexcitementtofurtheractionwithhopeandconfidence.Whoistheauthorofthesewords?
A.BenjaminFranklinB.ThomasPaine
C.ThomasJeffersonD.GeorgeWashington
4.Whowasconsideredasthe“PoetofAmericanRevolution”?
A.AnneBradstreetB.EdwardTaylor
C.MichaelWigglesworthD.PhilipFreneau
5.AttheReasonandRevolutionPeriod,Americanswereinfluencedbythe
Europeanmovementcalledthe__________.
A.CharitistMovementB.RomanticistMovement
C.EnlightenmentMovementD.ModernistMovement
III.PeriodofRomanticism
I.MultipleChoice
1.InWaltWhitman’s“TherewasaChildWentForth,”thechildrefersto_________.
A.thepoethimselfasachildB.anyAmericanChild
C.theyoungAmericaD.oneofthepoet’sneighbor
2.InMoby-Dick,thevoyagesymbolizes_______________.
A.theMicrocosmofhumansocietyB.asearchfortruth
C.theunknownworldD.nature
3.Thoreauwasoftenaloneinthewoodsorbythepond,lostinspiritualcommunicationwith____________.
A.natureB.transcendentalistideas
C.humanbeingsD.celestialbeings
4.TheTranscendentalistgroupincludestwoofthemostsignificantwritersAmericahasproducedsofar,Emersonand___________
A.HenryDavidThoreauB.WashingtonIrving
C.NathanielHawthorneD.WaltWhitman
5._____________tellsasimplebutverymovingstoryinwhichfourpeoplelivinginapuritancommunityareinvolvedinandaffectedbythesinofadulteryindifferentways.
A.Twice-ToldTalesB.TheScarletLetter
C.TheHouseoftheSevenGablesD.TheMarbleFaun
6._____________isregardedasthefirstAmericanproseepic.
A.NatureB.TheScarletLetterC.WaldenD.Moby-Dick
7.WashingtonIrving’ssocialconservationandliteraryforthepastisrevealed,tosomeextent,inhisfamousstory,_____________.
A.TheLegendofSleepHollowB.RipVanWinkle
C.TheCustom-houseD.TheBirthmark
8.ThegiantMobyDickmaysymbolizeallEXCEPT___________.
A.mysteryoftheuniverseB.sinofthewhale
C.poweroftheGreatNatureD.eviloftheworld
9.TheconventionofthedesireforanescapefromsocietyandareturntonatureinAmericanliteratureisparticularlyevidentin____________.
A.Cooper’sLeatherstockingTalesB.Hawthorne’sTheScarletLetter
C.Whitman’sLeavesofGrassD.Irving’sRipVanWinkle
10.Asaphilosophicalandliterarymovement,_____________flourishedinNewEnglandfromthe1830stotheCivilWar.
A.modernismB.rationalismC.sentimentalismD.transcendentalism
11.InHawthorne’sTheScarletLetter,“A”maystandfor_________.
A.AdulteryB.AngelC.AmiableD.Alltheabove
12.TheperiodbeforetheAmericanCivilWarisgenerallyreferredtoas__________.
A.theNaturalistPeriodB.themodernPeriod
C.theRomanticPeriodD.theRealisticPeriod
13.AllofthefollowingareworksbyNathanielHawhomeexcept___________.
A.TheHouseoftheSevenGablesB.Whitejacket
C.TheMarbleFaunD.TheBlithedaleRomance
14.Inthefollowingworks,whichsignsthebeginningoftheAmericanliterature?
A.TheSketchBook.B.LeavesofGrass.
C.LeatherstockingTalesD.AdventuresofhuckleberryFinn.
15.ThemainthemeofEmilyDickinsonisthefollowingexcept____________.
A.religionB.loveandmarriage
C.lifeanddeathD.warandpeace
16.EmilyDickinson’spoeticidiomisnotedforthefollowingexcept_________.
A.brevityB.directnessC.plainestwordsD.obscure
17.Itisonhis___________thatWashingtonIrving’sfamemainlyrested.
A.talesaboutAmericaB.earlypoetry
C.childhoodrecollectionsD.sketchesabouthisEuropeantours
18.____________isthemostambivalentwriterintheAmericanliteraryhistory.
A.NathanielHawthorneB.WaltWhitman
C.RalphWaldoEmersonD.MarkTwain
19.Thepublicationof____________establishedEmersonasthemosteloquentspokesmanofnewEnglandTranscendentalism.
A.NatureB.Self-Reliance
C.TheAmericanScholarD.TheOver-Soul
20.Inthehistoryofliterature,Romanticismisregardedas_____________
a)thethoughtthatdesignatesaliteraryandphilosophicaltheorywhichtendstoseetheindividualastheverycenterofalllifeandallexperience.
b)Thethoughtthatdesignatesmanasasocialanimal.
c)Theorientationthatemphasizesthosefeatureswhichmenhaveincommon.
d)Themodesofthinking.
21.Inthepoem“SomeofMyself”,Whitmansetsforththeprinciplebeliefsof___________.
A.thetheoryofuniversality.B.singularityandequalityofbeingsinvalue
C.bothAandB.D.noneabove
22.WhichofthefollowingfeaturescannotcharacterizepoemsbyWaltWhitman?
A.lyricalandwell-structuredB.free-flowing
C.simpleandrathercrudeD.conversationalandcasual
23.WhichofthefollowingwritingsisnotfinishedbyRalphWaldoEmerson?
A.NatureB.essaysC.TheOver-SoulD.OfStudies
IV.PeriodofRealism
I.MultipleChoice
1.TheAgeofRealismintheliteraryhistoryoftheUnitedStatesreferstotheperiodfrom______________to_______________.
A.1861…1914B.1863…1918C.1865…1914D.1865…1918
2._____________isconsideredtobeTheodoreDreiser’sgreatestwork.
A.AnAmericanTragedyB.SisterCarrie
C.TheFinancierD.TheTitan
3._____________isanovellaaboutayoungAmericangirlwhogets“killed”bythewinterinRome,anditbroughtHenryJamesinternationalfameforthefirsttime.
A.TheAmericanB.TheEuropeans
C.DaisyMillerD.TheportraitofaLady
4._____________isdescribedbymarkTwainasaboywith“asoundheartandadeformedconscience.
A.TomSawyerB.HuckleberryFinnC.JimD.Tony
5.Whoexertsthesinglemostimportantinfluenceonliterarynaturalism,ofwhichTheodoreDreiserandJackLondonareamongthebestrepresentativewriters?
A.FreudB.DarwinC.W.D.HowelllsD.Emerson
6.MarkTwain,oneofthegreatest19thcenturyAmericanwriters,iswellknownforhis______________.
A.internationalthemeB.waste-landimagery
C.localcolorD.symbolism
7.InHenryJames’DaisyMiller,theauthortriestoportraytheyoungwomanasanembodimentof______________.
A.theforceofconventionB.thefreespiritoftheNewWorld
C.thedeclineofaristocracyD.thecorruptionofthenewlyrich
8.TheLiterarycharactersoftheAmericantypeintheearly19thcenturyaregenerallycharacterizedbyallthefollowingfeaturesexceptthatthey_____________.
A.speaklocaldialectsB.arepoliteandelegantgentlemen
C.aresimpleandcrudefarmers
D.arenoblesavages(redandwhite)untaintedbysociety
9.WithHowells,James,andMarkTwainactiveontheliteraryscene,___________becamethemajortrendinAmericanliteratureintheseventiesandeightiesof19thcentury.
A.sentimentalism2.romanticism3.realismD.naturalism
10.Generallyspeaking,allthosewriterswithanaturalisticapproachtohumanrealitytendtobe______________.
A.transcendentalismB.idealismC.pessimistsD.impressionists
11.MarkTwainwrotemostofhisliteraryworkswitha______________language.
A.grandD.pompousC.simpleD.vernacular
12.HenryJamesexperimentedwithmanydifferentthemesinhisliterarycareer,themostinfluentialonebeing______________.
A.nothingnessB.disillusionment
C.internationalthemeD.relationshipbetweenmenandwomen
13.TheodoreDreiserisgenerallyregardedasoneofAmerica’s______________.
A.naturalistsB.realistsC.modernistsD.romanticists
14.Dreiser’sTrilogyofDesireincludesthreenovels.TheyareTheFinancier.TheTitanand____________.
A.TheStoicB.TheGiantC.TheTycoonD.TheGenius
15.Thebookfromwhich“allmodernAmericanliteraturecomes”refersto_____________.
A.TheGreatGatsbyB.TheSunAlsoRises
C.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnD.Moby-Dick
16.TheimpactofDarwin’sevolutionarytheoryontheAmericanthoughtandtheinfluenceofthenineteenth-centuryFrenchliteratureontheAmericanmenoflettersgaverisetoyetanotherschoolofrealism:
American___________.
A.modernismB.naturalismC.vernacularismD.localcolorism
17.WhichofthefollowingwritingsisbyHemingwaydescribedthenoveltheonebookfromwhich“allmodernAmericanliteraturecomes”?
A.TomSawyerB.HuckleberryFinn
C.TheGildedAgeD.LifeontheMississippi
18.Themainthemeof______________TheArtofFictionrevealshisliterarycredothatrepresentationofli
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