《美國文學》期末考試試卷

《美國文學》期末考試試卷（A卷）學院班級學號姓名題號一二三四五六七八九十總分分數得分I.Writethenamesoftheauthors.(10%)LeavesofGrass()Raven()AnecdoteoftheJar()TheOctopus()Maggie:AGirloftheStreets()ARoseforEmily()Arrowsmith()OfMiceandMen()TheWearyBlues()TheStreetcarNamedDesire()得分II.Fillinthefollowingblankswithappropriateinformation.（10%）EmilyDickinsonexplorestheinnerlifeoftheindividualandpaysattentiontoonlyoneregion“____________”.Herpoetrycharacterizeswiththeconcise,directandsimpledictionandsyntax.Simply______________meanstheuseofregionaldetailinaliteraryorartisticwork.ThenameisgivenespeciallytoakindofAmericanliteraturethatinitsmostcharacteristicformmadeitsappearancejustaftertheCivilWarandfornearlythreedecadeswasthesinglemostpopularformofAmericanliterature.MartinEden,oneofLondon'smostimportantbooks,isthis__________accountofayoungsailorwhostrugglestoimprovehimselfandachieveseventualsuccessasawriter,butgrowsdisenchantedwithfameandwealth.ItrepresentsbothanindictmentoftheAmericandreamandanimportantreflectiononLondon'sownbackgroundandcareer.Modernisminliteratureisnoteasilysummarized,butthekeyelementsareexperimentation,__________,individualismandastressonthecerebralratherthanemotiveaspects.The__________manifestocameoutin1912showedthreepoeticprinciples:directtreatmentofthe“thing”（nofuss,frill,orornament）,exclusionofsuperfluouswords（precisionandeconomyofexpression）,therhythmofthemusicalphraseratherthanthesequenceofametronome（freeverseformandmusic）.InTheOldManandTheSea,ErnestHemingwaytellsusastoryofanoldCubanfisherman,__________,whoisaperfectionistwhenitcomestofishing.WilliamFaulknerwroteworksofpsychologicaldramaandemotionaldepth,typicallywithlongserpentineproseandhigh,meticulously-chosendiction,alsousinggroundbreakingliterarydevicessuchasstreamofconsciousness,______________,andtime-shiftswithinnarrative.SinclairLewis,thefirstAmericantowintheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein__________forhisvigorousandgraphicartofdescriptionandhisabilitytocreate,withwitandhumour,newtypesofcharacters.____________wasmorethanjustaliterarymovement:itincludedracialconsciousness,"thebacktoAfrica"movementledbyMarcusGarvey,racialintegration,theexplosionofmusicparticularlyjazz,spiritualsandblues,painting,dramaticrevues,andothers.Itwasahugeleapforblackliberationandculture.____________receivedthePulitzerPrizefourtimesandreceivedtheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1936forthepower,honestyanddeep-feltemotionsofhisdramaticworks,whichembodyanoriginalconceptoftragedy,makinghimthefirstUSdramatisttodoso.得分III.Chooseonlyoneanswerformthefourchoicesasthemostappropriateanswer.（20%）1.

MarkTwaincreated,in____________,amasterpieceofAmericanrealismthatisalsooneofthegreatbooksofworldliterature.A.

HuckleberryFinnB.

TomSawyerC.

TheManThatCorruptedHadleyburgD.

TheGildedAge2.ChoosetheworkNOTwrittenbyMarkTwain.A.

TheAdventuresofTomSawyerB.

InnocentsAbroadC.

LifeontheMississippiD.

TheRiseofSilasLapham3.

WithWilliamDeanHowells,James,andMarkTwainactiveonthescene,_______becamethemajortrendintheseventiesandeightiesofthenineteenthcentury.A.sentimentalism

B.romanticismC.realism

D.naturalism4.

TheAmericansocialupheavalsandtheliteraryconcernsoftheGreatDepressionyearsendedwiththeprosperityandturmoilbroughtbythe_____________.A.FirstWorldWar

B.SecondWorldWarC.CivilWar

D.WarofIndependence5.

EzraPound'slongpoem____________containedmorethanonehundredpoemslooselyconnected.A.TheWasteLand

B.TheCantosC.DonJuan

D.QueenMab6.__________,apoetictragedyonthebetrayalofThomasaBecket,isadramaofimpressivespiritualpower.A."TheConfidentialClerk"B."TheCocktailParty"C.

"TheFamilyReunion"D."MurderintheCathedral"7.TheFitzgeraldslivedsoextravagantlythattheyfrequentlyspentmoremoneythanF.ScootFitzgeraldearnedforparties,liquor,entertainingtheirfriendsandtraveling.Itwasthislivingstylethatnicknamedthedecadeofthe1920sas______.A.TheRoaringTwenties

B.TheJazzAgeC.TheDollarDecade

D.alloftheabove8.

InParis,ErnestHemingway,alongwith_____________,accomplishedarevolutioninliterarystyleandlanguage.A.GertrudeStein

B.EzraPoundC.ThomasStearnsEliot

D.JamesJoyceE.alloftheabove9.__________tellstheJoadfamily'slifefromthetimetheywereevictedfromtheirfarminOklahomauntiltheirfirstwinterinCalifornia.A.OfMiceandMen

B.TheGrapesofWrathC.TheGreatGatsby

D.ForWhomtheBellTolls10._________wroteaboutthesocietyintheSouthbyinventingfamilieswhichrepresenteddifferentsocialforces;theolddecayingupperclass;therising,ambitious,unscrupulousclassofthe"poorWhites";andtheNegroeswholaboredforbothofthem.A.WilliamFaulkner

B.F.ScottFitzgeraldC.ErnestHemingway

D.JohnSteinbeck得分IV.Identifytheauthorandthetitleoftheworkfromwhicheachofthefollowingexcerptsistaken.Andthenanswerthequestionaftereachexcerpt.(20%)Passage1

"Icelebratemyself,andsingmyself.AndwhatIassumeyoushallassume,Foreveryatombelongingtomeasgoodbelongstoyou."

TheauthorThetitleoftheworkQuestion:Whatistheauthorcelebrating?Passage2CABOT:Thefarmneedsason.ABBIE:Ineedason.CABOT:Ay-eh.Sometimesyeairthefarman’sometimesthefarmbeyew.That’swhyIclovet’yeinmylonesomeness.(Apause.Hepoundshiskneewithhisfist.)Mean’thefarmhasgott’begetason!ABBIE:Ye’dbestgot’sleep.Ye’regittin’thin’sallmixed.CABOT:(withanimpatientgesture)No,Ihain’t.Mymind’sclear’sawell.Yedon’tknowme,that’sit.(Hestareshopelesslyatthefloor.)ABBIE:(indifferently)Mebbe.…………ABBIE:(atlast—painfully)Yeshouldn’t,Eben—yeshouldn’t—I’dmakeyehappy!EBEN:(harshly)Idon’twantt’behappy—fromyew!ABBIE:(helplessly)Yedo,Eben!Yedo!Whyd’yelie?EBEN:(viciously)Idon’ttaket’ye,Itellye!Ihatethesighto’ye!ABBIE:(withanuncertaintroubledlaugh)Waal,Ikissedyeanyways—an’yekissedback—yerlipswasburnin’—yecan’tlie’boutthat!(intensely)Ifyedon’tcare,whydidyekissmeback—whywasyerlipsburnin’?TheauthorThetitleoftheworkQuestion:Thesecondconversationintheaboveexcerpttakesplaceimmediatelyafterthefirstone.WhatdoyouthinkisAbbie’srealintentionofshowingaffectiontoEben?Passage3“Sincethen--’tisCenturies--andyetFeelsshorterthantheDayIfirstsurmisedtheHorses’HeadsWeretowardEternity—”TheauthorThetitleoftheworkQuestion:Whatistheimplicationofthisfinalstanza?

Passage4Theywerecarelesspeople,TomandDaisy—Theysmashedupthingsandcreaturesandthenretreatedbackintotheirmoneyortheirvastcarelessness,orwhateveritwasthatkeptthemtogether,andletotherpeoplecleanupthemesstheyhadmade...TheauthorThetitleoftheworkQuest