完整版大四美國文學(xué)期末考試題型及例題

1、大四美國文學(xué)期末測試題型及例題：1 .選擇/對錯60分40道選擇,20個對錯2 .名詞解釋10分5個3 .選段配對10分5個4 .問答 20 分10/21 . 歷史：Father / poetess-2 .名作家： Hemingway, Faulkner, Poe, Hawthorne, Emerson3 .作品：The Wasteland/Moby Dick/Scarlet Letter1.a)選擇題(40個,40分)1. At the age of reason and revolution, Americans were influenced by the European moveme

2、nt called the.A. Chartist MovementB. Romanticist MovementC. Enlightenment MovementD. Modernist Movement2. Which is NOT connected to Benjamin Franklin?A. He was born in a poor family.B. He was a pious puritan.C. He was phrased as Jack of all trades'.D. He was a master of diplomacy.3. Ernest Hemin

3、gway is noted for the following EXCEPT.A. Lost GenerationB. Iceberg theoryC. American DreamD. Code Heroes4. Which character is NOT from The Scarlet Letter?A. Hester PrynneB. Roger ChillingworthC. Captain AhabD. Pearl5. Jack London's semi-biographical novel well presents the disillusionmentof Ame

4、rican Dream.A. The American TragedyB. The Call of the WildC. Martin EdenD. The Grapes of Wrathb)判斷對錯題(20個：20分)1. Poe s masterpiece To Helen“ is written to memorize his deceased wife .(F)2. The tone of Annabel Lee" is optimistic and hopeful. (F)3. Mark Twain's novel Jumping Frog was an artis

5、tic failure, but it gave its name to the America of the postbellum period which it attempts to satirize.(F)4. Sister Carrie ended up in tragedy because she could not control her fa(F)2洛詞解釋題(5個,10分)1. It refers to t he religious beliefs held by the Puritans, who had intended to“ purifor simplify the

6、religious ritual of the Church of England. They believed in the original sin and the harsh Day of Doom, although some good people - the chosen people or“the Elec- m ay be saved. Puhtanism)2. A literary doctrine that called for “realityand truth 'in the depiction of ordinary life.It had originate

7、d in France and was very popular in 19th century.Realism)3選段配對題(5個,10分)1. Fair flower, that dost so comely grow, Hid in this silent, dull retreat, Untouched thy honeyed blossoms blow, Unseen thy little branches greet: No roving foot shall crush thee here, No busy hand provoke a tear.The Wild Honey S

8、uckle (Philip Freneau)2. During the whole of a dull, dark and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the cloud hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of evening drew

9、on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher. I know not how it was but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit.The Fall of the House of Usher(Edgar Allan Poe)生.10/2, 201. Transcendentalism (a) Transcendentalism (p56) 1As a moral philosophy, it e

10、xalted feeling over reason, individual expression over the restraints of law and custom. & believed in the transcendence of th eoversoul 2A literary movement flourishing in New England from the 1830s to the Civil war. It stresses intuitive understanding of God, without the help of the church and

11、 advocated independence of the mind. The representative writers are Emerson and Thoreau.b The significance of TranscendentalismTranscendentalism exerted a dominating notion onto the major wirers of the Romantic period and its essence has been permanently absorbed into the main stream of American tho

12、ught. As a moral philosophy, Transcendentaliststook their ideas from the romantic literature of Europe, from neo-Platonism, from German idealistic philosophy and from the revelations of Oriental mysticism. They spoke for cultural rejuvenation and against the materialism of American society. They bel

13、ieved in the transcendence of the Oversoul",an all-pervading power for goodness from which all things come and of which all things are a part. As a philosophical and literarymovement, Transcendentalism flourished in New England from the 183 to the Civil War. Its doctrines found their greatestli

14、terary advocatedin Emerson, who believed that man was a part of absolute good, and in Thoreau who beheld divinity in the Unspotted innocence of nature. It was a powerful expression of the intellectual mood of the age, and the ideas it representedhave remained a strong influence on great American wri

15、ters from the days of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Walt Whitman to the present.2. The Road Not TakenSymbolic meanings of The Road Not Taken:In this poem, the author uses two roads in the woods to symbolize the choices in the real life. The author suggests us not being afraid to take a chance, not followi

16、ng the crowd and trying new things. Individualism is highlighted in the poem because the speaker chooses to go his own way, taking theroad less traveled.Caution is also taken before deciding to take theroad less traveled, for the speaker takes time to consider the other road.Commitment is symbolized

17、 in the poem because the speaker does not have second thoughts after making his decision.The last symbolized theme is accepting a challenge. It may be that the road the speaker chooses is less traveled because it represents trials or perils. Such challenges seem to appeal to the speaker.This poem, a

18、s many of FrostThe Road Not Takensbegensswith the observation of nature, as if thepoet is a traveler sightseeing in nature. By the end, all the simple words condense into a serious proposition: When anyone in life is confronted with making a choice, in order to possess something worthwhile, he has t

19、o give up something which seems as lovely and valuable as the chosen one. Then, whatever follows, he must accept the consequence of his choice for it is not possible for him to return to the beginning and have another chance to choose differently. Frost is asserting that nature is fair and honest to

20、 everyone. Thus all the varieties of human destiny result from each person spontaneous capability of making choices.Form: The poem is very regularly structured with 4 classic 5-line stanzas, with the rhyme scheme“abaab" and in conversational rhythm.3. The Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby the parody

21、 喊仿of American dreamThematically , the novel is a parody of the American dream as represented by Gatsby's pursuit for wealth and love .(1)American Dream(derived the Puritanism) is a popular belief that people can achieve success whether it is wealth, fame or love through honest hard working in a

22、 new world of liberty , equality, chances and promises (e.g. Franklin, Obama )(2) It is true that Gatsby had a huge wealth but it was built up through illegal means bootlegging. Daisy was the embodiment of love for Gatsby, but the Daisy in Gatsbys illusion was not the Daisy in realitya mindless and

23、spiritless womanonly with a beautiful appearance, who retreated to her boring but secure way of life rather than accept the responsibility at the moment of crisis(3) Like Franklin , Gatsby also made a time table and a list of do's and don'ts'. But unfortunately he did not know that the t

24、ime had changed(4) Therefore, G's dream is tarnished by his material possessions, much like America is now with the obsession with wealth. In any case, Gatsby would have failed to his idealistic dream inevitably, namely disillusion of American dream.Together with Martin Eden, it well presents th

25、e disillusionment of American Dream. Main ideas:Nick Caraway, the narrator decided to leave his family in the Midwest to study bond business in New York. He took a small house at West Egg of Long Island and became a neighbor of Jay Gatsby a mysterious man of great wealth He resumed acquaintance with

26、 Tom Buchanan and his wife Daisy at a dinner party in their home There he also met Jordan Baker, an attractive but arrogant young lady. He soon learned that their marriage was not happy and Tom has a mistressMyrtle , wife of George Wilson , a garage owner in the Valley of Ashe sA few days later he w

27、as invited to Gatsbys party. From Gatsby and later from Jordan, Nick learned of the love affair between Daisy and Gatsby before she married Tom Gatsby then made a request of Nick to bring Daisy to tea and meet Gatsby. At the reunion Gatsby changed from nervousness to excitement and from excitement to a remote fantasy. At a party Gatsby gave to the Buchanans Nick and Jordan, Gatsby and Tom had a fierce quarre