美國文學(xué)史及選讀試卷A卷

1、蘇州科技學(xué)院期末考試試題（卷）a卷院系： 專業(yè)： 考試科目：美國文學(xué)史及選讀考試形式：閉   卷                      考試時間：  100 分鐘姓名： 學(xué)號：題號一二三四五六總分得分      得分評分人i. blanks: ( 10points, 1 point for ea

2、ch blank)directions: in this part of the test, there are 9 items and 10 blanks. fill in the best answer on the answer sheet according to the knowledge you have learned.1. the first american literature was neither _ nor really _.2. of the immigrants who came to america in the first three quarters of

3、the seventeenth century, the overwhelming majority was _.3. the english immigrants who settled on americas northern seacoast were called _, so named after those who wished to “purify” the church of england.4. washington irving, the father of american literature, developed the _ as a genre in america

4、n literature.5. franklins best writing is found in his masterpiece _.6. the most outstanding poet in america of the 18th century was _.7. in the early 19th century, “rip van winkle” had established _s reputation at home and abroad, and designated the beginning of american romanticism.8. _ has someti

5、mes been considered the father of the modern short story.9. in 1850, nathaniel hawthorne brought out his masterpiece _, the story of a triangular love affair in colonial america.得分評分人ii. multiple choice:(20 points, 1 point for each)directions: in this part of the test, there are twenty items. choose

6、 the best answer and write the corresponding letter on the answer sheet.1. the colonial period of american literature stretched roughly from the settlement of america in the early 17th century through the end of _ century.a. the 18th b. the 19thc. the 20th d. 21th2. new-englands plantation was publi

7、shed in 1630 by _ a. francis higginson b. william bradfordc. john smith d. michael wigglesworth3. of all the books written by michael wigglesworth the beat known is _ a. the flesh and the spirit b. the true travelsc. the day of doom d. christopher columbus4. benjamin franklin was the epitome of the

8、_.a. american enlightenment b. sugar actc. chartist movement d. romanticist5. in the first section of autobiography the writer addressed to _ a. his son b. his friendsc. his wife d. himself6. during 1807-1808, washington irving wrote for his brothers newspaper called _ a. new york times b. washingto

9、n postc. salmagundi d. daily news7. history of new york was published in 1807 under the name of _ a. washington irving b. diedrich knickerbokerc. james fenimore cooper d. john whittier8. rip van winkle was written by _ a. james fenimore cooper b. benjamin franklinc. washington irving d. walt whitman

10、9. the spy was written by james fenimore cooper in 1821. it is a novel about _ a. american civil war b. american revolutionc. american west expansion d. the first world war10. natty bumppo is the hero in coopers _ a. the precaution b. the spyc. the gleanings in europe d. leatherstocking tales11. _ w

11、as regarded as a poet of the american revolutiona. philip freneau b. walt whitmanc. robert frost d. cal sandburg12. the raven was written in 1844 by _ a. philip freneau b. edgar allan poec. henry wadsworth longfellow d. emily dickinson13. the ministers black veil was written by _ a. edgar allan poe

12、b. nathaniel hawthornec. henry david thoreau d. ralph waldo emerson14. anne bradstreet was a puritan poet. her poems made such a stir in england that she became known as the _ who appeared in america.a. ninth muse b. tenth musec. best muse d. first muse15. the ship _ carried about one hundred pilgri

13、ms and took 66 days to beat its way across the atlantic. in december of 1620, it put the pilgrims ashore at plymouth, massachusetts.a. sunflower b. armadac. mayflower d. titanic16. a new _ had appeared in england in the last years of the 18th century. it spread to continental europe and then came to

14、 america early in the 19th century.a. realism b. critical realismc. romanticism d. naturalism17. washington irving got his idea for his most famous story, rip van winkle, from a _ a. greek legend b. german legendc. french legend d. english legend18. rip van winkle is found in irvings longer work, _

15、a. the sketch book b. history of new yorkc. tales of a traveler d. the precaution19. _ was often regarded as americas first man of letters, devoting much of his career to literature.a. benjamin franklin b. philip freneauc. washington irving d. james fenimore cooper20. all the following novels are in

16、 coopers leatherstocking tales except _ a. the pioneers b. the prairiec. the deerslayer d. the spy得分評分人iii. identification (20 points, 1 point for each)directions: in this part of the test, there are twenty titles. judge the authors of these works and fill them on the answer sheet.1. gleanings in eu

17、rope2. oliver goldsmith3. the tenth muse lately sprung up in america4. “the day of doom”5. a history of new york6. the last of the mohicans7. the house of the night8. a forest hymn9. “the raven”10. “the cask of amontillado”11. mosses from an old manse12. “israfel”13. “the flesh and the spirit”14. li

18、fe of george washington15. the pathfinder16. “the wild honey suckle”17. the flood of years18. “the poetic principle”19. the blithedale romance20. “the indian burying ground”得分評分人iv. terms (20 points, 4 points for each)directions: in this part of the test, there are f0ur terms. please give the defini

19、tion for these terms. scores will be given for the related contents. four individual contents will be enough for four points. 1. poor richards almanac 2. leatherstocking tales 3. puritanism 4. benjamin franklin得分評分人v. appreciation (10 points, 5 points for each)directions: in this part of the test, t

20、here are two excerpts. each of the excerpts is followed by three questions. read the excerpts and answer the questions on the answer sheet. part afrom morning suns and evening dewsat first thy little being came:if nothing once, you nothing lose,for when you die you are the same;the space between, is

21、 but an hour,the frail duration of a flower.1. who is the poet of the poem and what is the title of the poem? (2 points)2. tell the metrical structure and rhyme scheme of the poem. (1 point)3. what does the “l(fā)ittle being” refer to? what meaning is suggested by the phrase “but an hour”? (2 points)par

22、t b the opinions of this junto were completely controlled by nicholas vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took his seat from morning till night, just moving sufficiently to avoid the sun and keep in the shade of a large tree; so that the neighbors cou

23、ld tell the hour by his movements as accurately as by a sundial. it is true he was rarely heard to speak, but smoked his pipe incessantly. his adherents, however (for every great man has his adherents), perfectly understood him, and knew how to gather his opinions. when anything that was read or rel

24、ated displeased him, he was observed to smoke his pipe vehemently, and to send forth short, frequent and angry puffs; but when pleased, he would inhale the smoke slowly and tranquilly, and emit it in light and placid clouds; and sometimes, taking the pipe from his mouth, and letting the fragrant vap

25、or curl about his nose, would gravely nod his head in token of perfect approbation. from even this stronghold the unlucky rip was at length routed by his termagant wife, who would suddenly break in upon the tranquility of the assemblage and call the members all to naught; nor was that august personage, nicholas vedder himself, sacred from the daring tongue of this terrible v