美國文學(xué)(本科)試題

1、美國文學(xué)(本科)試 題213.得分I..I. Fill in the follow ing bla nks and put your an swers on the An swer Sheet. (15%, 1 point for each)was a founding figure of America n p oetry, whose innova tionfirst of all lies in his use of the free verse, p oetry withou t a fixedbeat or regular rhyme scheme.The

2、 p ublicati on of Nature established_ as the most eloque nt sp okesma n of New En gla nd Tran sce nden talism.Hard work, thrift,_and sobriety were the P urita n values that domin ated much of the earliest America n writi ng._ is con sidered to be the foun der of p sychological realism, who believed

3、that reality lies in the imp ressi ons made by lifeon the sp ectator.Martin Eden is the novel into whichlf.The p ublicati on of_writte n by T. S. Eliot helped toestablish a moder n traditi on of literature rich with lear ning andallusive thought.“The app ariti on of these faces in the crowd; P etals

4、 on a wet,black bough.”This is the shortest poem written byWith the publication of The Sun Also Rises , the sp okesma n forwhat Gertrude Stein had called onput most of himsebecame“a Lost Generati9.“The Custom House”is an introductory note to the novel10.11.12.Among the works att acking the“American

5、Dream” ,_itzgerald is a po werful pi ece.Emily Dick inson wrote 1775 p oems, but on ly_ of which had appeared duri ng her life time._, the tragic hero of Moby Dick, burning with a baleful fire, becomes evil himself in his thirst to destroy evil.As a p oet,_ heralded America n literary independen ce:

6、 hisclose observati on of n ature dist in guished his treatme nt of in digenous wild life and other n ative America n subjects, e. g:The WildHoney Suckle .by F美國文學(xué)(本科)試 題213.B.Self-RelianeeD i V i n i t yScholarThe Tran sce nden talists believe that, first, n ature is ennobli ng; and sec ond, the in

7、 dividual is .A14.The p ublicati on of Wash ington Irvi ngof essays, sketches and tales, marks the beg inning of America n roman ticism.15.“The Cop and the An them”is a short story writte n by_.a collection1.2.3.得分Ist comp leteA. AhabII. Each of the followi ng stateme nts is followed byf our alter n

8、ative an swers. Choose the one that wouldbethe stateme nt. Put your an swers on the An swer Sheet.(30%, 1 poi nt for each)In Leaves of Grass , _i n d iis all that concerned Whitman.B. freedomis the n arratorofD. all the aboveMoby Dick.B. IshmaeD. QueequegIn 1837, Ralph Emers on made a sp eech en tit

9、led_vard, which was hailed by Oliver Wen dell Holmes as ualDeclarati on of Independen ce.A .D e c l a r a t i o_ at Har“Our IntellectD.The America n4.B. in sig nifica nto o k inD. divi ne5.In Hawthornes novels and short stories, intellectuals usually appear as A. saviorsB. villainC. comment ator6.7.

10、8.D. observersA.Dreisers Sister CarrierB.Mark Twains The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnC.CoopersLeather-Stocking TalesD.ThoreausWalden“I celebrate myself, and sing myself,And what I assume you shall assume, For every atombelonging to me as good belongs to Who could havewritten these lines? _.B. Ralp

11、h EmersonW a le?Alyou.”anitD. Henry ThoreauWhich of the following is Not optimistic about human naturR a l p hB. Walt WhitmanN a t h a n i e lD.Henry Thoreau9.Which of the following statements aboutis Not true? _.A.It explores mans never -ending search for the satisfaction of materialistic desires.B

12、.It relates the conflicts between the society and the individual.The Scarlet Letter10.11.12.s le13.It presents a psychological analysis of the inward tensions of the characters.It is about the effect of sin on the people involved andt he society as a whole.Washington Irving was best known for his fa

13、mous short storiessuch as A. B. C. D.C.D.Rip Van Winkle and Moby DickRip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy HollowYoung Goodman Brownand Moby DickThe Fall of the House of Usherand Rip Van WinkleEmily Dickinson wrote many of her poems on various aspects oflife. Which of the following is Not a usual

14、subject of her poeticexpression? ALoveandB.Li feanddeatriagD. War and peaceMark Twain wrote most of his literary works witha ge.A. grandC. vernacularA.languaB. pompouD. simpThe period ranging from 1865 to 1914 has been referred to as _t h e A g e o f R o m a n t i c i sC.t h e A g e om e Age of Colo

15、nialism 14.is called by Hemingway theone from whichAmerican literature comes.”A. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer e on the MississippiB. the Age of RealismM o d e r n i sD. thall modernB. LifiC. The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnThe main theme of _s The Art of Fictionreveals his literary credo that repr

16、esentation of life should be the main objec t of thenovel.arB. adulteryaD. accomplishmentDuring the period after the Civil War, the American society en teredin what Mark Twain referred to asGB. the Modern Age t h eD. the Puritan AgeD. The Gilded Age15.16.B.HeJaheodoD. William Dean HowellsIt is not s

17、urprising to find in_ ngle, where“kill or to bekilled As fictiona world of juarwas the law.TheB. Emily Dickinsono d o r e17.D. Henry JamesAccording to Hawthorne, the scarlet Letterlly stands for“_”, finally obtains the meaning ofor“angel”through Hesters efforts. A . a r rA”which origina“able”18.24.u

18、sually was regarded as the first American writer.19.Robert Frost is generally considered to be a regional poetinthe sense that his subject matters mainly focus on the landscapeand people in _.A . Ne w YorkB.We sC. New EnglandD.Mid West20.William Faulkner21.22.A.hisNe w E n gs works mainly concern th

19、e A la ndmericanB.SouC.MiWeD. WestIn 1954, _was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for“mastery of the art of modern narration.”SJoElB. Ernest HemingwayS t e i nD. William FaulknerIn a Station of the Metrosic specimen ofAimB. the absurd poetrytheis regarded by critics as aclaspoeyscendental poetr

20、y23. Fitzgerald iritof _.poeD. the tranA.thoclassicalPeriods fictional world is the best embodiment of thespR e n a i s s a n c eheB. the NeD. the Romantic Period28.W i l l i aB. Anne BradstreetD. Captain John SmithThe works of _reveal the misery of the migrant workersbecause of the American Depress

21、ion. AB. John SteinbeckD. William HowellsB. Arthur DimmesdaleRogerB. Wallace StevensD. Robert Frost“Lets portray man and woman in a way that we meet them in ur reallife.”This may be a principle for the characterization o25.26.is NOT a fictional character inThe Scarlet LetterD. Santiago27.read his po

22、etry at the inauguration of PresidentJohn F. Kennedy.AAt 87,RobiA . r o ma n t i c i s mB. r e a lD. modernis28.C. naturalismIn 1862, P reside nt Li ncoln exclaimed:woma n who wrote the book that started this greatwar! s woma n referred to?AB. Emily Dick insonGeorgD. Jane Auste nAll his no vels reve

23、al that, as time went on, Mark Twain became in creasin glyA. op timisticC. con fide ntRead the p oems carefully and an swer the quest ions thatfollow. Put your an swers on the An swer Sheet. (20%, 10 poi ntsfor each p oem)1. I Sit and Look OutI sit and look out upon all the sorrows of the world, and

24、 upon all opp ressi onand shame;I hear secret conv ulsive sobs from young men, at an guish with themselves,remorseful after deeds done;I see in low life, the mother misused by her childre n, dying,n eglected, gaunt, des perate;I see the wife misused by her husba ndof young wome n;I mark the ran kli

25、ngs of jealousy and un requited love atte mp ted to be hid,Isee these sights on the earth;I see the work ings of battle, p estile nee, tyra nnyd29.“So you are the littleWho is thi30.B. p essimisticD. conten ted1.2.3.III. Explain the follow ing and put your an swers onthe An swer Sheet. (15%, 5 point

26、s for each)New En gla nd literary ren aissa nee“My Lost Youth”(by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)William Dea n Howellssee the treacherous seducerI see martyrs an得分I得分IIVprisoners;I observe a famine at seahallbe killd to preserve the lives of the rest;I observe the slights and degradations cast by arroga

27、nt persons upon laborers,the poor, and upon negroes, and the like;All theseall the meanness and agony without, end, I sitting, look out upon,See, hear, and am silent.Questions:1.1 Who wrote this poem? (1%)1.2 What kind of poetical style is employed in the poem?(1%)1.3 What is the function of the lin

28、e“All theseand agony without, end, I sitting, look out upon1.4 What is the theme of the poem? (3%)1.5 Why is the poem entitled“I Sit and Look Outlk Around and See”, and the like?(3%)I heard a Fly buzzwhen I diedThe Stillness in the RoomWas like the Stillness in the Air Between the Heaves of StormThe Eyes aroundhad wrung them dry And Breaths were gathering firmFor that last Onsetwhen the King Be witnessedin the RoomI willed my Keepsa