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(完整版)美国文学史及选读试卷 (3)美国文学史及选读试卷. Multiple choice。 (60 points in total， 2 points for each)1。 Born of one common cultural heritage， the American Romanticists shared some common features_， with the English Romanticists.A. an increasing emphasis on the free expression of emotionsB. an increasing attention to the psychic states of their charactersC. an increasing emphasis on the desire to return to natureD. both A and B2. As a philosophical and literary movement, transcendentalism flourished in New England from the 1830s to the Civil War， whose most important representatives are _.A。 Emerson and ThoreauB。 Emerson and WhitmanC。 Hawthorne and Melville D. Edgar Poe and James Cooper3. Washington Irvings _ became the first work by an American writer to win financial success on both sides of the Atlantic in the first half of 19th century.A。 Sketch BookB。 Charles the SecondC. The Scarlet LetterD. Moby Dick4. Which of the following is not right about American fiction from 1945 onwards?A。 A group of new writers who survived the war wrote about their traumatic experience within the military machine and on European and Pacific battlefields.B。 There appeared a significant group of Jewish-American writers whose work drew on the Jewish experience and tradition。C. Black fiction began to attract critical attention during the 1950s。D. American fiction in the 1950s and 1960s proves to be a harvest which derived from its predecessors。5. Which of the following is reflected in the hero of The Great Gatsby by F。S. Fitzgerald?A. The hypocrisy and materialism of small town life in the Middle West.B。 The moral confusion and social decay of the South after the Civil War.C。 The contradictions and disillusionment of the American dream。D. The cynicism among American veteran soldiers.6。 In spite of strong foreign influences, American romantic writings are typically American which can be revealed in the following except .A. a desire for an escape from civilized society and a return to the ennobling natureB。 American type of characters speaking local dialects appeared in the fictionC。 the American national experience of “pioneering into the westD. an emphasis on the free expression of emotions7。 Which of the following is not written by Herman Melville?A. Typee and Omoo B。 Mardi and White JacketC。 The Bostonians and American Tragedy D. Moby-Dick and Pierre 8。 In the novel Moby Dick， the rebellious struggle of Captain Ahab was thought to be against.A. the white whaleB。 the gliding great demon of the seas of life C。 the overwhelming, mysterious vastness of the universe and the awesome forces D. the savage harpooners and the motley crew9。 In the postCivil War society the American realists portrayed the harsh realities and pressures by _。A。 a comprehensive picture of modern life in its various occupations， class stratifications and mannersB。 a narrative exploration of mans sub-consciousness C. a disillusion of heroism resulting from the dark memories of the Civil WarD。 a revival of heroism resulting from the glorious memories of the Revolutionary War10。 In his masterpiece The Portrait of A Lady Henry James _ 。A。 incarnates the clash between the Old World and the New in the life journey of an American girl in a European cultural environmentB。 tells a story about a young and innocent American confronting the complexity of the European life as well as the American societyC。 describes a young American girl who gets “killed” by the winter in RomeD。 tells about some Europeans who learn with difficulty to adapt themselves to the American life11. Which of the following can be said about the titular heroine in the novel Daisy Miller?A. She has become a celebrated cultural type who embodies the spirit of the new world.B. The authors sympathy for her， a tender flower crushed by the harsh winter in Rome was easily felt. C. Her innocence turns out to be an admiring but a dangerous quality in the new world。D. all of the above12。 As Emily Dickinsons poems about love are concerned, which of the following is not right?A。 Many of them give original depictions of the longing for shared moments， the pain of separation, and the futility of finding happiness.B. Some of her love poems treat the suffering and frustration love can cause.C. Her love poems show peoples feelings of rapture and happiness coming from their love experience. D。 Some of them emphasize the power of physical attraction and expressing a mixture of fear and fascination for the mysterious magnetism between sexes。13. The novel Moby Dick shows the rebellious struggle of Captain Ahab against 。A. the overwhelming， mysterious vastness of the universe and the awesome forcesB. the gliding great demon of the seas of lifeC. the white whaleD. the savage harpooners and the motley crew14。 About Emily Dickinsons poems of love which of the following is not right?A。 Her love poems show peoples feelings of rapture and happiness coming from their love experience。B. Some of her love poems treat the suffering and frustration love can cause.C。 Many of them give original depictions of the longing for shared moments， the pain of separation， and the futility of finding happiness.D。 Some of them emphasize the power of physical attraction and express a mixture of fear and fascination for the mysterious magnetism between sexes.15。 Which of the following indicates a permanent convention of American literature which is evident in both of Coopers Leatherstocking Tales and Mark Twains Adventures of Huckleberry Finn？A. The desire for an escape from society and a return to nature。B。 The desire to push forward to the west frontier。C. The self-reliance and independence of the individual.D. Both A and B.16。 By the end of the 19th century， the American realists sought to _and therefore rejected the portrayal of idealized characters and events in their writings.A。 describe the wide range of American experience B. show animal nature of human beings C。 present the subtleties of human personality D. both A and C17。 In the first part of the 20th century， apart from Darwinism, there were two thinkers -_， whose ideas had the greatest impact on the period。A. the German Karl Marx and the Austrian Sigmund FreudB。 the German Karl Marx and the American Sigmund FreudC。 the Swiss Carl Jung and the American William JamesD。 the Austrian Karl Marx and the German Sigmund Freud 18。 Which of the following can be said about Eugene ONeill plays?A. Most of his plays are concerned about the root, the truth of human desires and human frustrations.B. His tragic view of life is reflected in many of his works.C. His plays are concerned about the relationship between man and nature as well as man and woman。D。 both A and B19。 The pen name of Mark Twain isA. Samuel Langhorne Clemens B。 Langhorne Clemens SamuelC. Langhorne Samuel Clemens D. Samuel Clemens Langhorne 20。 Which of the following statements about Mark Twain is NOT true？ A。 He is a humorist。 B. He is a realist。C。 He is a local colorist。 D。 He is a psychologist。21。 Henry Jamess fame generally rests upon his novels and stories with the ( ） theme。 A。 Deep South B。 local color C。 international D。 national22。 As a poet in the 20th century, Robert Frost _。A. rejected the conventional poetic principles and chose the revolutionary wayB. rejected the romantic way choosing instead the revolutionary principlesC。 rejected the revolutionary principles choosing instead the romantic wayD。 rejected the revolutionary poetic principles of his contemporaries choosing instead the old-fashioned way to be new23。 Pounds translations cast light on his affinity to the Chinese and his strenuous effort in the study of _。 A. ancient Asian literature B。 ancient Roman literature C. Oriental literature D. ancient Indian literature24。 Which of the following is not written by Eugene ONeill?A。 Long Days Journey into Night and The Great Gatsby B。 The Emperor Jones and The Hairy ApeC。 Desire Under the Elms and The Great God DownD。 Beyond the Horizon and Anna Christie25. In his novels， Hemingway dramatizes _ among the post-war generation who are physically and psychologically scarred。 A. the sense of faith and successB。 the sense of loss and despairC。 the transcendence of the oversoul D. the disorder and chaos26. Which of the following can be said of the recurring themes of Ernest Hemingways writings?A. The evitability of world wars and their impacts in individuals.B. The affinities between the idealistic and the materialistic， and the human effort to reconcile the extremes.C. Lifes tragedies and the courage required to face them。D. The coexistence of different races and the clashing of conflicting values.27. As to Hemingways writing style, which of the following statements is right？A. It is seldom polished and loosely controlled though seemingly simple and natural.B。 Its colloquialism make his characters dull and boring。C。 Its simple and natural thus not very suggestive and connotative.D。 The use of short, simple and conventional words and sentences has an effect of clearness， terseness and great care.28. In “Indian Camp”, the first and the typical of the seven Nick stories written by Hemingway, Nicks night trip to the Indian Village and his experience inside the hut can be considered to be_。A. an important lesson about Indian tribes B. an initiation to the harshness of lifeC. a confrontation with evil and sin D. a leading process in human relationship29。 To William Faulkner, the primary duty of a writer was to explore and represent the _ inherent in human life。 A。 finite impossibilities B。 infinite impossibilities C。 infinite possibilities D。 finite possibilities 30. Which of the following statements is right about Hemingways A Farewell to Arms？ A. The author favored the idea of nature as an expression of either gods design or his beneficence.B。 The author emphasizes his belief that man is trapped both physically and mentally and suggests that man is doomed to be entrapped.C。 It tells a story about the tragic love affair of a wounded American soldier with an Italian nurse。D. The author attempted to write the epitaph to a decade and to the whole generation in the 1940s. Choose the relevant match from Column B for each item in Column A。 (10 points in total, 2 for each）1. Walt WhitmanA。 A Farewell to Arms 2. Ralph Waldo EmersonB。 Arrowsmith3. E。 E。 CummingsC. Leaves of Grass 4. Ernest HemingwayD. The Enormous Room5. Sinclair LewisE。 The Divinity School . Explain the following terms。 （25 points in total， 5 for each)1. Confessional poetry2. New Criticism3. Psychological Criticism4. Stream of Consciousness5. Harlem Renaissance.Make a comparison between Hemingway and Fitzgerald. (5 points）