美国文学期末考试试卷模拟试题.doc

美国文学期末考试试卷模拟试题一I. Fill in the following blanks and put your answers on the Answer Sheet。 (15, 1 point for each)1. The publication of _ established Emerson as the most eloquent spokesman of New England Transcendentalism. 2。 Hard work, thrift， _ and sobriety were the Puritan values that dominated much of the earliest American writing。3。 At 87， _ read his poetry at the inauguration of President John F。 Kennedy。4. Jack Londons masterwork _ is somewhat autobiographical。5。 _， the tragic hero of Moby Dick， burning with a baleful fire， becomes evil himself in his thirst to destroy evil.6. Ezra Pound was the leader of a new movement in poetry which he called the “_ movement.7。 “The Custom House is an introductory note to the novel _. 8. Among the works attacking the “American Dream”, _by Fitzgerald is a powerful piece。9。 Walt Whitman was a pioneering figure of American poetry. His innovation first of all lies in his use of _， poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme。10。 In 1954， _ won the Nobel Prize for Literature for his “mastery of the art of modern narration”.11。 In American literary history, _ is called “the Recluse of Amherst since she isolated herself from the outside almost for life。12. “The Fall of the House of Usher” is a short story written by _。13. _ launched two kinds of immensely popular stories: the sea adventure and the frontier saga, represented by The Leatherstocking Tales.14。 The publication of T。 S. Eliots _ in 1922， the most significant American poem of the 20th century， helped to establish a modern tradition of literature rich with learning and allusive thought.15. “The Cop and the Anthem” is a short story written by _.II。 Each of the following statements is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement。 Then put your answers on the Answer Sheet. (20%， 1 point for each)1。 For Melville， as well as for the reader and _， the narrator， Moby Dick is still a mystery， an ultimately mystery of the universe.A. Stubb B。 Ishmael C。 Ahab D。 Starbuck2。 Most of the poems in Whitmans Leaves of Grass sing of the “enmass” and the _ as well.A。 nature B。 selfreliance C. self D. life3. Which of the following is Not one of the main ideas advocated by Ralph Emerson?A。 Importance of the Individual B。 Faith in ChristianityC. The Over-Soul D。 SelfReliance4。 In Hawthornes novels and short stories, intellectuals usually appear as _。A。 saviors B. villains C. commentators D. observers5。 In American literature, escaping from the society and returning to nature is a common subject. The following titles are all related， in one way or another, to the subject except _.A。 Dreisers Sister CarrierB. Mark Twains The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnC. Coopers Leatherstocking TalesD. Thoreaus Walden6. Which of the following is Not optimistic about human nature？ 。A。 Ralph Emerson B。 Walt Whitman C。 Nathaniel Hawthorne D。 Henry Thoreau7. Washington Irving was best known for his famous short stories such as _。A。 Rip Van Winkle and Moby DickB。 Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy HollowC。 Young Goodman Brown and Moby DickD。 The Fall of the House of Usher and Rip Van Winkle8。 Emily Dickinson wrote many of her poems on various aspects of life。 Which of the following is Not a usual subject of her poetic expression? _。A。 Religion B。 Life and death C. Love and marriage D. War and peace9. Henry James is mostly concerned with _ in his fiction。A。 the inner life of human beings B. small town life in backward regionsC。 suffering of the aged D. violent events in history10。 _ is called by Hemingway the one from which “all modern American literature comes。” A。 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer B. Life on the MississippiC。 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn D。 The Gilded Age11。 William Faulkners works mainly concern the American _。A. New England B。 South C. Mid West D。 West12. One of Mark Twains contributions to American literature is that he made _ an accepted standard literary medium.A。 tall tale B. local colorism C。 humor D. colloquial speech13。 Emily Dickinson wrote 1775 poems， but only _ of which had appeared during her life time.A。 7 B. 8 C。 9 D。 1014。 In writing In a Station of the Metro, Pound got his inspiration from _。A. English sonnet B. Japanese haiku C. Chinese classical poetry D。 French15。 Of the following American writers, _ has Not won the Nobel Prize for Literature。A。 William Faulkner B. Ernest Hemingway C。 John Steinbeck D. F。 S。 Fitzgerald16. Robert Frost is a regional poet in the sense that his poems are mainly concerned about the _.A. life in New York B。 country life in New EnglandC. sea adventures D. life on the Mississippi River17. The works of _ reveal the misery of the migrant workers because of the American Depression.A。 F. S。 Fitzgerald B. John Steinbeck C. Ernest Hemingway D。 William Howells18。 In 1862， President Lincoln exclaimed: “So you are the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war!” Who is this woman referred to？ _。A. Mrs。 Stowe B。 Emily DickinsonC. George Eliot D. Jane Austen19. It is not surprising to find in _s fiction a world of jungle, where “kill or to be killed” was the law。A. Mark Twain B. Emily Dickinson C. Theodore Dreiser D. Henry James20。 “Lets portray man and woman in a way that we meet them in our real life.” This may be a principle for the characterization of _。A. romanticism B。 realism C. naturalism D. modernismIII. Explain the following and put your answers on the Answer Sheet。 （15， 5 points for each） 1. Local color fiction2. Captain John Smith3. “Annabel LeeIV。 Answer the following questions briefly, and put your answers on the Answer Sheet. (30%, 10 points for each）1。 Whats the difference between Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson？2. Whats the symbolic significance of The Scarlet Letter？美国文学期末考试试卷模拟试题二I. Fill in the following blanks and put your answers on the Answer Sheet. (15%， 1 point for each）1. _ was a founding figure of American poetry, whose innovation first of all lies in his use of the free verse， poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme。2。 The publication of Nature established _ as the most eloquent spokesman of New England Transcendentalism. 3. Hard work, thrift, _ and sobriety were the Puritan values that dominated much of the earliest American writing。4。 _ is considered to be the founder of psychological realism, who believed that reality lies in the impressions made by life on the spectator.5. Martin Eden is the novel into which _ put most of himself.6。 The publication of _ written by T。 S. Eliot helped to establish a modern tradition of literature rich with learning and allusive thought。7. “The apparition of these faces in the crowd; Petals on a wet, black bough。” This is the shortest poem written by _.8. With the publication of The Sun Also Rises， _ became the spokesman for what Gertrude Stein had called “a Lost Generation”。9。 “The Custom House” is an introductory note to the novel _。 10。 Among the works attacking the “American Dream”, _by Fitzgerald is a powerful piece.11。 Emily Dickinson wrote 1775 poems， but only _ of which had appeared during her life time.12。 _， the tragic hero of Moby Dick， burning with a baleful fire, becomes evil himself in his thirst to destroy evil.13。 As a poet, _ heralded American literary independence: his close observation of nature distinguished his treatment of indigenous wild life and other native American subjects， e。 g： The Wild Honey Suckle.14. The publication of Washington Irvings _, a collection of essays， sketches and tales， marks the beginning of American romanticism.15. “The Cop and the Anthem” is a short story written by _。II。 Each of the following statements is followed by four alternative answers。 Choose the one that would best complete the statement。 Put your answers on the Answer Sheet。 (30%, 1 point for each）1. In Leaves of Grass， _ is all that concerned Whitman。A. individualism B. freedom C. democracy D。 all the above2. _ is the narrator of Moby Dick.A. Ahab B。 Ishmael C。 Flask D。 Queequeg3。 In 1837， Ralph Emerson made a speech entitled _ at Harvard, which was hailed by Oliver Wendell Holmes as “Our Intellectual Declaration of Independence.”A。 Declaration of Independence B. SelfRelianceC. Divinity School Address D. The American Scholar 4. The Transcendentalists believe that, first, nature is ennobling; and second, the individual is _。A. vicious by nature B. insignificant C. forwardlooking D. divine5。 In Hawthornes novels and short stories, intellectuals usually appear as _.A。 saviors B. villains C。 commentators D. observers6. In American literature, escaping from the society and returning to nature is a common subject。 The following titles are all related, in one way or another， to the subject except _。A. Dreisers Sister CarrierB. Mark Twains The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnC. Coopers LeatherStocking TalesD. Thoreaus Walden7。 “I celebrate myself, and sing myself，And what I assume you shall assume，For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.”Who could have written these lines？ _。A。 Edgar Allan Poe B。 Ralph Emerson C. Walt Whitman D。 Henry Thoreau8. Which of the following is Not optimistic about human nature？A。 Ralph Emerson B. Walt Whitman C。 Nathaniel Hawthorne D。 Henry Thoreau9. Which of the following statements about The Scarlet Letter is Not true？ _.A. It explores mans never-ending search for the satisfaction of materialistic desires。B. It relates the conflicts between the society and the individual。C. It presents a psychological analysis of the inward tensions of the characters.D. It is about the effect of sin on the people involved and the society as a whole。10. Washington Irving was best known for his famous short stories such as _.A。 Rip Van Winkle and Moby DickB. Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy HollowC. Young Goodman Brown and Moby DickD. The Fall of the House of Usher and Rip Van Winkle11。 Emily Dickinson wrote many of her poems on various aspects of life. Which of the following is Not a usual subject of her poetic expression? _.A. Religion B。 Life and death C。 Love and marriage D。 War and peace12。 Mark Twain wrote most of his literary works with a _ language。A。 grand B. pompous C. vernacular D。 simple13。 The period ranging from 1865 to 1914 has been referred to as _.A。 the Age of Romanticism B。 the Age of RealismC. the Age of Modernism D. the Age of Colonialism14。 _ is called by Hemingway the one from which “all modern American literature comes.” A. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer B. Life on the MississippiC. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn D。 The Gilded Age15. The main theme of _s The Art of Fiction reveals his literary credo that representation of life should be the main object of the novel。A。 Mark Twain B。 Henry James C。 Theodore Dreiser D. William Dean Howells16. It is not surprising to find in _s fiction a world of jungle， where “kill or to be killed” was the law.A. Mark Twain B。 Emily Dickinson C. Theodore Dreiser D。 Henry James 17。 According to Hawthorne， the scarlet Letter “A which originally stands for “_”， finally obtains the meaning of “able” or “angel through Hesters efforts。 A. arrogance B. adultery C。 agony D. accomplishment18. During the period after the Civil War, the American society entered in what Mark Twain referred to as _.A. the Golden Age B。 the Modern Age C。 the Gilded Age D。 the Puritan Age19. Robert Frost is generally considered to be a regional poet in the sense that his subject matters mainly focus on the landscape and people in _.A. New York B。 the West C. New England D. Mid West20. William Faul