(完整word版)美國文學(xué)選讀試題

1、美國文學(xué)史及作品選讀模擬試題一1. Multiple Choice (1 'x 15=15)1 .C was the first colony in American history.A. Massachusetts B. New Jersey C. Virginia D.Georgia2. _B was the only good American author before the Revolutionary War.Oneof his fellow Americans said, His shadow lies heavier than any other mars onthis

2、 young nation.”A. John Smith B. Benjamin Franklin C. Thomas Jefferson D.Thomas Paine3. Romantics put emphasis on the following EXCEPT A .A. common sense B. imagination C. intuition D. individualism4. The Ravenwas written in 1844 by _BA. Philip FreneauB. Edgar Allan Poe濟濟C. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

3、 D. Emily Dickinson5. The ship _C carried about one hundred Pilgrims and took 66 days to beatits way across the Atlantic. In December of 1620, it put the Pilgrims ashore at Plymouth, Massachusetts.A. Sunflower B. Armada C. Mayflower D. Titanic6. Melville ' s noveD is a tremendous chronicle of a

4、whaling voyage inpursuit of a seemingly supernatural white whale.A. Typee B. Omoo C. White Jacket D. Moby Dick7. As a philosophical and literary movement, _D flourished in New Englandfrom the 1830s to the Civil War.A.Modernism B.Rationalism C.Sentimentalism D.Transcendentalism8. The theme of origina

5、l sin is fully reflected in A.A. The Scarlet Letter B. Sister CarrieC. The Great Gatsby D. The Old Man and Sea9. In all his novels Theodore Dreiser sets himself to project the B American values. For example, in Sister Carrie, there is not one character whose status is第1頁號 學(xué)封nof defermined economica=

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7、f-uence by easfem cu-ceAT S E-5f OT- Robert FrosfpEzra pound?wa_f Whifman 12 Which of fhe fo=owing sfafemenfs abouf Em=y Dickinson is NOT fue2D > After 1862 she became a fofa- Re-usw nof -eaving her house nor seeing cose MendsB She once fe_f a deep affecHon for char-es Wadsworth- a mairied aged m

8、inisfer- buf if proved fo be a frusfrafed -Ove affair for Dickinson- 0- She wrofe abouf dea3 immorta=v naerw success and fa=ue D During her -ifefimw a= her poems are pub=shed- 13 The Ra=SHC period is refeiredoasfhe G=ded AgR by A .> Mark Twain B Henry James 0- Em=y DickinsonpTheodore Dreiser 14 W

9、hich of fhe fo=owing works is NOT by Emesf Hemingway2cA The 0-d Man and Sea OT- A Faewe= fo Arms 0- Sound and Fury 0- For Whom fhe Be= To=s 15 Which one is NOT fhe characferisHc of modemism2D > Modemism in -Herafure is characferN-ed by expellmenfafion- anMea=sm- indi<.dua=sm and a sfress on fh

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11、Sc。三mn A(c) 1 . Dimmesda-ec。三mn B a Robert Frosf( e) 2. Ahabb. Mark Twain第 9頁( i ) 3. Drouet( a ) 4. Pulitzer Prizer( h ) 5. Reclusive poet(b ) 6. humorist and satiristc. The Scarlet Letterd. Thomas Jeffersone. Moby Dickf. Ernest Heminway( d) 7. The Decalration of Indepenence g. Henry David Thoreau(

12、 g ) 8. transcendentalisth. Emily Dickinson( j) 9. The Great Gatsbyi. Sister Carrie( f ) 10. The Lost Generationj. F. Scott FitzgeraldIII. Define the following words within one phrase(2'X 5=10 )1. free verse2. Ralph Waldo Emerson 3. Mark Twain4. Benjamin Franklin 5. Ezra PoundIV. Simple question

13、s (5x 4=20 )1. What are Puritan thoughts?2. What is Transcedentalism and list some representative figures?3. Explain the symbolic meanings of “A” in The Scarlet Letter.4. Illustrate the three principles of Imagist Poetry.V. Interpreting the following texts (45)Text 1When a girl leaves her home at ei

14、ghteen, she does one of two things. Either she falls into saving hands and becomes better, or she rapidly assumes the cosmopolitan standard of virtue and becomes worse. Of an intermediate balance, under the circumstances, there is no possibility. The city has its cunning wiles, no less than the infi

15、nitely smaller and more human tempter. There are large forces which allure with all the soulfulness of expression possible in the most cultured human. The gleam of a thousand lights is often as effective as the persuasive light in a wooing and fascinating eye. Half the undoing of the unsophisticated

16、 and natural mind is accomplished by forces wholly superhuman. A blare of sound, a roar of life, a vast array of human hives, appeal to the astonished senses in equivocal terms. Without a counsellor at hand to whisper cautious interpretations, what falsehoods may not these things breathe into the un

17、guarded ear! Unrecognised for what they are, their beauty, like music, too often relaxes, then weakens, then perverts the simpler human perceptions.Questions1. Please use one phrase to summarize the above paragraph) (22. What are the two possibilities for a girl of eighteen leaving her home?3. Pleas

18、e find out the figures of speech (24. What are the attractive forces mentioned in a big city? (45. How are naturalist views are reflected in this paragraph? Illustrate your points with examples (5)Text 2Because I could not stop for Death - He kindly stopped for me -The Carriage held but just Ourselv

19、es -And Immortality.We slowly drove - He knew no hasteAnd I had put awayMy labor and my leisure too, For His Civility -We passed the School, where Children stroveAt Recess - in the Ring -We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain -We passed the Setting SunSince then - 'tis Centuries - and yet Feels sh

20、orter than the DayI first surmised the Horses' HeadsWere toward Eternity -Questions:1. Identify the poet and the title of this poem? (2)2. Explain the underlined words (4)3. What are the implications of “the School”, “the fields of Gazing Grain”, “the Setting Sun” ? (3)4. How do you understand“

21、Since then - 'tis Centuries - and yet / Feels shorter than the Day” ? (3)5. What are the speake rs opinions about death? (3)Text 3Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the

22、 undergrowth.Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same.And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for anot

23、her day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back.I shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere ages and ages hence:Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.Questions:1. Please examine the poetic form (

24、rhyme and meter) (22. Describe the similarities and differences of these two roads. Which one does the speaker take? (3)3. How do you understand the word “sigh" ？(4')4. What might the two roads stand for in the speakgr s mind? (4')5. What is the theme of this poem? (2)I. Multiple Choice

25、 (1'x 15=15)I . C 2. B3. A4. B5. C6.D7.D8._A_ 9.B 10. BII .C 12._D_ 13._A_14.C 15.DII. Match the Column A with Column B (1'x 10=10)1 .( c ) 2.( e ) 3.( i ) 4.( a ) 5.( h )6 .( b ) 7.( d ) 8.( g ) 9.(j ) 10.( f )III. Define the following words within one phrase (2< 5=10)(Any related inform

26、ation can be given marks)1. poetry without a fived beat or regular rhyme scheme, produced by Walt Whitman2. is the representative of transcedentalists, who believes in individualism and self-reliance and brings transcendentalism to New England3. is a humorist and satirist, who uses broad humor and b

27、iting social satire4. is one of Thoreau s masterpieces, which is the result of the author s two years of living near Walden lake.5. is regarded as the classical poem of imagist poetry by Ezra Pound, conveying the theme of the speakers sudden pleasure of finding some beautiful faces in the subwayIV.

28、Simple Questions (5'X4=20)(Answers should be to the points. 1 score for time, 2 scores for features and 1 score for representative figures when defining theliterary terms)a) Puritan thoughts: to make pure their religious beliefs and practices, to restore simplicity, to live a hard and discipline

29、d life and oppose pleasure and arts.b) Transcendentalism is the climax of American Romanticism.First, the Transcendentalist placed emphasis on spirit, or the oversoul, as the most important thing in the universe.Secondly, Transcendentalists stressed the importance of the individual.Thirdly, the Tran

30、scendentalists offered a fresh perception of nature as symbolic of the spirit.3. a. The letter s meaning shifts as time passes. Originally intended to mark Hester as an adulterer, the “ A” eventually comes to stand for “ Able” or“ Angel”.b. Besides Hester, Dimmesdale also ironed the letter A on his

31、body, which provoked his self-consciousness and showed his repent for what he did.c. Pearl, their baby, wore a green letter a in a piece of seaweed while playing on the beach. This green letter A symbolizes vitality or new life, and also suggests her inheritance from her mother.4. a. direct treatmen

32、t of the“ thing”( no fuss, frill, or ornament) ,b. exclusion of superfluous words( precision and economy of expression) , c. the rhythm of the musical phrase rather than the sequence of a metronome ( free verse form and music) .V.Interpreting the following texts (45)Text 11. The attraction of big ci

33、ty (2)2. One is to fall into the saving hands and becomes better; secondly, she may admit the moral value of big city and becomes worse. (2)3. Simile, metaphor and synecdoche (2)4. The gleam of lights, a blare of sound, a roar of life, and a vast array of human hives (4 )5. Naturalist attempted to a

34、chieve extreme objectivity and frankness, presenting characters of low social and economic classes who were dominated by their environment and heredity. In this novel, the major female character Carrie Meeber is deeply influenced by the present environment and heredity, which leads to the result of her dynamic character.(5) (the features of naturalism 3 scores, examples 2 scores)Text 21. Emily Dickinson and “Because I Could not Stop for Death” (2)2. He: death; civility: politeness; Recess: break Surmised: guessed (4)