美国文学练习题

美国文学本科试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. 以下哪部作品是马克·吐温的代表作？A. 《白鲸》B. 《了不起的盖茨比》C. 《汤姆·索亚历险记》D. 《老人与海》答案：C2. 爱德加·爱伦·坡的哪部作品被认为是哥特式小说的典范？A. 《红字》B. 《呼啸山庄》C. 《乌鸦》D. 《简·爱》答案：C3. 以下哪位作家被誉为“美国现代小说之父”？A. 亨利·詹姆斯B. 威廉·福克纳C. 赫尔曼·梅尔维尔D. 约翰·斯坦贝克答案：A4. 《愤怒的葡萄》是哪个作家的作品？A. 约翰·斯坦贝克B. 欧内斯特·海明威C. 威廉·福克纳D. 弗朗西斯·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德答案：A5. 《草叶集》是哪个诗人的代表作？A. 罗伯特·弗罗斯特B. 华尔特·惠特曼C. 艾米莉·狄金森D. 埃德加·爱伦·坡答案：B6. 以下哪部作品是威廉·福克纳的代表作？A. 《老人与海》B. 《喧哗与骚动》C. 《太阳照样升起》D. 《了不起的盖茨比》答案：B7. 《红字》的作者是谁？A. 纳撒尼尔·霍桑B. 赫尔曼·梅尔维尔C. 爱德加·爱伦·坡D. 马克·吐温答案：A8. 《了不起的盖茨比》的作者是谁？A. 威廉·福克纳B. 弗朗西斯·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德C. 约翰·斯坦贝克D. 赫尔曼·梅尔维尔答案：B9. 《白鲸》的作者是谁？A. 爱德加·爱伦·坡B. 赫尔曼·梅尔维尔C. 马克·吐温D. 纳撒尼尔·霍桑答案：B10. 《简·爱》的作者是谁？A. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特B. 艾米莉·勃朗特C. 乔治·艾略特D. 简·奥斯汀答案：A二、填空题（每空1分，共20分）11. 《汤姆·索亚历险记》中的主人公汤姆·索亚是一个__________的男孩。

美国文学练习册大题1. Time grew worse and worse with RipVan winkle as years of matrimonyrolled on : a tart temper never mellows with age , and a sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener by constant use . For a long while he used to console himself , when driven from home , by frequenting a kind of perpetual club of the sages, philosophers, and other idle personages of the village .A. Identify the author and the title of the work..B. What’s the meaning of this passage?A. Washington Irving: Rip Van WinkleB. With his wife‟s dominance at home , the situation became harder and harder for Rip Van Winkle. His wife‟s temper became worse and she scolded him mor ofthen .He had to stay in the club with other idle people .2. A lime in long array wher they wind betwixt green islands , They take a serpentine course , their arms flash in the sun-hark to the musical clank, Behold the silvery river, in it the splashing horses literng stop to drink Behold the brown-faced men , each group , each person , a picture , the negligent rest on the saddles , Some emerge on the opposite bank , others are just entering the ford-while Scarlet and blue snowy white , the guidon flags flutter gayly in the wind .A.Who is the author of this poem ?B.What is the essence of this poem?C.What is the unique character in this poem ?A. Walt WhitmanB. Itreminds its reader of a picture of a scene of the American Civil War.C. ①All the movements described in this picture are frozen .②While sounds are depicted, it‟s more likely that they come out of the watcher‟s imagination, rather than from the picture itself.3. My tongue , evry atom of my blood, form’d from this soil , this air ,Born here of arents born here from parents the same , and their parents the same , I , now thirty-seven years old in perect health begin, Hoping to cease not till death . the title that the poem had used when published.B.What does”soil”or “air”stand for ?C.What idea do the above four lines ?A.“Song of Myself””Poemof Walt Whitman”,”an American”and “Walt Whitman”B.America, his country , his native landC.The author implied that I was born and nurtured by this land and shall from now on devote my whole life to the countryQuestions and Ansers.I. Emerson is generally known as an essayist. What’s the style of his proses?Emerson …s essays often have a casual style , for most of them were derived from his journals of lectures.They are usually characterized by a series of short , declarative sentences, which are not quite logically connected but will flower out into illustrative statements of truth and thoughts. Emerson‟s philosophical discussion is sometimes difficult to understand but the uses comparisons and metaphors to make the general idea of his work clearly expressed.Well-read in the classics ofW estern European literature , Emerson often employed these literary sourcesto make and enrich his own points but never let them take the full reins of his discussion .In general , Emerson was showing to the world a distinctive American style , as he called for in The American Scholar in 1837.II. Why is Hawthorne regarded a master of symbolism?Hawthorne is a master of symbolism , which the took from the Puritan tradition and bequeathed to american literature in a revivified form . the symbol can be found everywhere in his works . The letter”A “in “The Scarlet Letter”is a good example .DisscussionIII. Give a brief analysis of the theme and the artistic features of Herman Melville’s “Moby-dick”“Moby Dick”, the first American prose epic, is about Ahab, a man with an obssession to kill the whale which has cripped him , on board his ship in chase of the big whale , but it turned out to be a symbolic voyage of the mind in quest of the truth and knowledge of the universe , aspiritual exploration into man, deep reality and psychology .Symbolism is the important means for the theme . Besides , Melville‟s gifts of language, invention , psychological analysis, speculative agility and narrative power are fused to make the novel aworld classic.IV. Whitman is a giant of American Lettrs . Discuss Whitman’s art of poem , the language , the characters, etc. Whitman‟s poetic style is marked by the se of the poetic”I”.What he prefers for his new subject and new poetic feelings is “free verse”, that is , poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme.Whitman‟s poetry is relatively simple and even rather crude .Most of the pictures he painted with words are honest , undistorted images of diffeent aspects of1. the Eyes around-had wrung then dry- And Breaths were gathering firm For that last Onset-when the king Be witnessed- in the Room-A. What is the meaning of the first line ?B .What does”the king refer to ?c. What idea does the poem from which this stanza is taken express?”A. the relatives and friends had cried and cried so that there were no tears any more .b. “The king ” refers to the God of death .c. The poem expresses that the author even imagined her own death , the loss of her own body , and the journey of her sould to the unknown2.This is my letter to the World/ That never wrote to Me-/ The simple News that Nature told _/With tender Majesty .A.Who is the author of the stanza ?B. Which period does the poem belong to ?C .What idea does the poem express?A. Emily Dickinsonb. The Realistic Period.C. The poem expresses Dickinson‟s anxiety about her communication with the outside world .3.So I was full of trouble , full as I could be ; and didn’t know what to do . At last I had an idea , and I says . I’ll go and write the letter- and then see if I can pray . Why , it was astonishing , the way I felt as l ight as a feather , right straight off, and my troubles all gone . So I got a piece of paper and a pencil ,all glad and excited, and set down and wrote:A Who does “I” referto ?B. Explain why I was full of trouble first , then my troubles all gone .c. Use a sentence to summarize the image of “I”A. Huckleberry, the protagonist of the novel”Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”b. First Huck couldn‟t decide whether or not he should write a letter to tell Miss Watson where Jim is , the he had an idea and wrote an appropriate letter .Questions:1. What are the characteristics of American naturalism ?Pleasse discuss the above questionin relation to basic principles of litrary naturalism .A. The most familiar themes in American naturalism is the theme of human bestiality , especially as an explanation of sexual desire .b. Artistically naturalistic writings are usually unpolished in language , lasking in academic skills and unwieldy in structure.c. Philosophically , the naturalists believe that the real and true is always partially hidden from the eyes of the individual, or beyond his control .D. The author‟s tone in writing becomes less serious and less symathetic but mor ironic and more pessimistic .2. What is the theme of Henry James’novel Daisy Miller?Daisy Miller embodies the spirit of the New World , but her innocence , an admiring but dangerous quality , and her defiance of social taboos in the Old World brings her to a disaster in the clash between two different cultures.Discussion.I. “Sister Carrie” is the greatest literary work by Theodore Dreiser. Discuss Carrie Meeber , the protagonist of the novel.A. Social background: The impact of Darwin‟s evolutionary theory on the American thought and the influence of the 19th century french literature on the American men of letters gave rise to yet another school of realism:American naturalism.B. Sister Carrie best embodies Dreiser‟s naturalistic belief that while men are controlled and conditioned by heedity, instinct and chance , a few upsophiticated human beings refuse to accept their fate and try to find meaning and purpose for their existence . carrie, as one of such , senses that she is merely a cipher in an nearing world yet seeks to grasp the mysteries of life and there-by satisfies for social status and material comfort.2. Henry James is generally regarded as the forerunner of the 20the century”stream of consciousness”novels and the founder of psychological realism . Based on his work”Daisy Miller ”, briefly discuss how he achieved this glory .A. James‟s fame generally rests upon his novels and sories with the international theme.B. Henry James‟ literary criticism is an indispensable part of his contribution to literature . It is both concerned with form and devoted to human values.c. James‟ emphasis on psychology and on the human consciousness proves to be a big breakthrough in novel writing and has great influence on the coming generations .D. Henry James is not only one of the most important realists of the period before the First World War,The apparition of these faces in the crowd; /Petals on a wet , black bough.”A. From which poem does the stanza come ?Who is the author ?B. What does the “petals”mean?A. In a Station of the Metro, Ezra PoundB. Here “patals” stands for “human faces”2.He pulled back the blanket from the Indian’s head . His hand came away wet . He mounted on the edge of the lower bunk with the lam in one hand and looked n . The Indian lay with his face toward the wall. His throat had been cut from ear to ear. The blood had flowed down into a pool where his body sagged the bunk . His head rested on his left arm . The open razor lay , edge up , in the blankets.A.Identify the writing and the writer.B. What does the “where his body sagged the bunk” mean?A.Indian Camp, Ernest HemingwayB.It means the bunk sank down under the weight of his body .3.I shall be telling this with a sign Somewhere 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 differenceWho is the author of this poem?A.Identify the title of the short poem from which this part is taken ?B.In one or two sentences, interpret the implied meaning of the las two lines .A.Robert Lee FrostB. The Road Not T akenC. Confronted the dillema, I made a choice and “took the one less traveled by . As a result , all the differences have been made .QuestionsI. Compared with earlier writings , especially those of the 19th century, what are the characteristics of modern American writings ?A typical modern work will seem to begin arbitrarily , to advance without explanation, and to end without resolution.B.The book is no longer a record of sequence and coherence but a juxtaposition of the past and the present , of the history and the memory.c.there are shifts in perspective , voice , and tone , but the biggest shift is from the external to the internal , from the public to the private , from the chronological to the psychic, from the objective description to the subjective projection.D.The traditional educated literary voice , conveying truth and culture, has lost its authority to a more detached and ironic tone .E. Vignettes of contemporary life, dream imagery and symbolism drawn from the authors‟private repertory of life experiencs are also important .II.What is the relationship between William Faulkner and American South Literature ?A.Most of Fulkner‟s works are set in the American South.B. He emphasizes the Southern subjects and consciousness in his works.C.His works have managed successfully to show a panorama of the experience and consciousness of the whole southern society .III.What is “The Lost Generation”?When the First World War broke out , many young men volunteered to take part in “the war to end wars”only to find that modern warfare was not as glorious or heroic as they thought it to be . Disillusioned and disgusted by the frivolous, greedy, and heedless way of life in America , they began to write and they wrote from their own experience in the war. Smong these young writers were the most prominent figures in American literature, especially in modern American literature, The y were basically expatriates who left America and formed a community of writers and artists in Paris, involvedwith other European novelists and poets in their experimentation on new modes of thought and expression.IV. How do you understand Hemingway’s”Iceberg Principle ” according to his works?A.Hemingway once said ,”The dignity of movement of any iceberg is due to only one-eighth of it being above water.”B. According to Hemingway, good literary writing should be able to make readers feel the emotion of the characters directly and the best way to produce the efect is to set down exactly every particular kind of feeling without any authoral comments , without conventionally emotion language, and with a bare minimum of adjectives and adverbs .Discussion:V. Based on “The Great Gatsby”,discuss the characteristics of Fitzgerald’s works.a.Fitzgerald‟s fictional world is the best embodiment of the spirit of the Jazz Age, in which he shows a particular interest in the upper class society , especially the upper-class young people .b.Fitzgerald never spared an intimate touch in his fiction todeal with the bankruptcy of the American Dream.c. Fitzgerald is a great stylist in American literature. His style , closely telated to his themes, is explicit and chilly. His accurate dialogues, his careful observation of mannerism, styles, models and attidudes provide the reader with a vivid sense of reality .d.He follows the Jamesian tradition in using the scenic method in his chapters ,each one of which consists of one or more dramatic scenes, sometimes with intervening passages of narration, leaving the tedious process of transition to the readers‟ imagination.VI. Discuss Hemingway’s art of fiction: his style , the particular typoe of hero in his novels , and his life attitude s, etcT ypical of this “iceberg” analogy is Hemingway‟s style .“Grace under pressure is actually an attitude towards life that Hemingway had been trying to demonstrate in his works .In his works , he depicts characters as brave and unyielded heroes.In his works, human speech is full of accents and mannerisms and the use of short , simple and convential words and sentences has an effect of clearness.。

美国文学试题库
一、选择题
1. 下列哪位作家被誉为“美国短篇小说之父”？
A.马克·吐温
B.爱默生
C.莎士比亚
D.海明威
2. 著名小说《傲慢与偏见》的作者是？
A.查尔斯·狄更斯
B.简·奥斯汀
C.夏洛蒂·勃朗特
D.莫言
3. 哪位作家被称为“美国现代诗歌之母”？
A.西莉亚·普拉斯
B.艾米丽·狄金森
C.露易丝·格莱兹
D.玛丽·奥利弗
4. 林肯总统的“葬礼演说”是由哪位作家完成的？
A.埃德加·爱伦·坡
B.拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生
C.赫尔曼·梅尔维尔
D.爱米莉·狄金森
5. 下列哪部作品是由海明威创作的？
A.《傲慢与偏见》
B.《老人与海》
C.《威尼斯商人》
D.《包法利夫人》
二、简答题
1. 请简要介绍一下美国文学的发展历程以及其代表作品。

2. 谈谈你对马克·吐温作品的理解以及他在美国文学史上的地位。

3. 分析简·奥斯汀小说《傲慢与偏见》中人物形象和情节发展。

4. 通过阅读爱默生的论文，你认为他对美国文学和文化的影响是什么？
5. 谈谈海明威的小说创作风格及其代表作品对世界文学的影响。

三、论述题
请结合你对美国文学史上的经典作品和作家进行深入分析，论述美国文学对世界文学的影响以及其独特之处。

Test One(Chapter1-2 with answers)I.Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement and put the letter in the brackets.1. ____, whose unfinished Autobiography has become a classic of world literature.A. IrvingB. FranklinC. CooperD. Bryant2. The Declaration of Independence was drafted by ___.A. PaineB. WashingtonC. FranklinD. Jefferson3. The American literature is about years old.A. 200B. 300C. 400D. 5004. Diaries, histories, journals, letters, commonplace book, travel books occupy a major position in the literature of the ____ period.A. classicalB. romanticC. realisticD. colonial5. To what rights does the Declaration of Independence say all men are entitled?A.Life, liberty and pursuit of happinessB.Freedom of Speech and pressC.Freedom of Thought and educationD.Abolishing all evil forms6. ____ was the only American to sign the four documents that created the United StatesA. FranklinB. JeffersonC. EmersonD. Washington7. The Pilgrims, a small religious group which left their mother country on the ship “Mayflower”, landed at Plymouth in Massachusetts in .A. 1492B. 1628C. 1620D. 16038. Which does not belong to the official documents that created the United States?A.A. the Declaration of IndependenceB.the ConstitutionC.the CrisisD.the treaty of alliance with France9. As an explorer and leader, was been known as a national hero in America.A. Christopher ColumbusB. Captain John SmithC. William BradfordD. Edward Taylor10. Amid the tumult of the American Revolution, the political philosopher Thomas Paine, whose ____ awakened American enthusiasm for independence?A. Common SenseB. AutobiographyC. WaldenD. History of the Dividing Line11. “Government is a necessary evil, but its purpose was the benefit of the individual, not his exploitation.” is ____ point of view.A. Paine’sB. Jefferson’sC. Cooper’sD. Emerson’s12. The American Puritanism had been a healthy legacy to the Americans. The rhetoric is plain, with a touch of nobility traceable to the direct influence of ____A. the ConstitutionB. the BibleC. French symbolismD. Shakespeare13. The secular ideals of the American Enlightenment were exemplified in the life and career of ____.A. FranklinB. EmersonC. JeffersonD. Hawthorne14. Whose writing style is fresh, simple and direct while the rhetoric is plain and honest?.A. RomanticistsB. TranscendentalistsC. American PuritansD. British settlers15. “Nothing can settle our affairs so expeditiously as an open and ditermined Declaration for Independence” is from ____.A .Jefferson B. PaineC. CooperD. Emerson16. Of the Puritan values, which one of the following is not included?A. hard workB. thriftC. pietyD. predestination17. ____ is the only good American author before the Revolutionary War.A. FranklinB. JeffersonC. EmersonD. John Smith18. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America was passed on July 4, ___A. 1775B. 1777C. 1778D. 177619. ____ was a Puritan and he was also one of the pilgriims who were on the Mayflower and signed the “Mayflower Conpact”.A. William FradfordB. Captain John SmithC. John CalvinD. Edward Taylor20.Which line is from Jefferson?A.He has refused his Assent to Laws the most wholesome and necessaryfor the public good.B.To a man laboring under calamity, the heat of his own fire hath sadnessin it. Then there is a kind of contempt of the landscape felt by him.C.There is a time in every man’s education when he arrives at theconviction the envy is ignorance.D.Let him not quit his belief that a popgun is a popgun, though the ancientand honorable of the earth affirm it to be the crack of doom.II. Read the following statements and decide whether they are true or false. Write a “T” for true and “F” for false.1.Franklin was already a successful businessman when Washington, Jefferson,and other founders of the nation were born. ( )2.American Puritanism was one of the most enduring shaping influences inAmerican thought and American literature. ( )3. The book “Of Plymouth Plantation” by William Bradford was not the earliest and most reliable record of the hardships and triumphs of the Pilgrims. ( )4.Franklin helped establish a tradition in American writing of complex, utilitarianstyle. ( )5. Captain John Smith’s writings helped set the form of the exploration and travel narratives that inspired men to move westward to America and across the continent. ( )6.The American Puritans, like their brothers back in England, were not idealists.( )7.Jefferson thought that natural rights of man must be secured by law andgovernment is not necessary. ( )8.Franklin hoped that some form of reconciliation with Great Britain could beworked out. Pain, on the other hand, welcomed the idea of separation. ( )9.The Way to Wealth shows how a child discovers through purchase of a toy thatone may pay more for something than it is worth. ( )10.In the formal, largely factual presentation of the Declaration there was no placefor the metahpors and allusions upon which Paine relied so frequently. ( ) 11.Thomas Paine’s attitude toward separation from Englanddiffer from the attitudeof most Americans including Franklin. ( )12.William Bradford was an adventurer, while Captain John Smith was a Puritan.( )III. For each of the quotations listed below please give the name of the author and the title of the literary works from which it is taken.1. When in the Course of human events, if becomes necessary for one people todissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, …2. And if a string do slip, by chance, they soonDo screw it up again: wherebyThey set it in a more melodious tuneAnd a diviner harmony.For in Christ’s coach they sweetly sing.As they to glory ride therein.3.Six or seven weeks those barbarians kept him prisoner, many strangetriumphs and conjurations they made of him, yet he so demeaned himself amongst them, and he not only diverted them from surprising the fort, butprocured his own liberty, and got himself and his company such estimation amongst them, that those savages admired him more than their own Quiyouckosucks. The manner how they used and delivered him is as follows. 4.After these things he returned to his place called Sowans, some 40 milesfrom this place, but Squanto continued with them, and was their interpreter, and was a special instrument sent of God for their good beyond their expectation, he directed them how to set their corn, where to take fish, and to procure other commodities, and was also their pilot to bring them to unknown places for their profit, and never left them till he died.5.From a Child I was fond of Reading, and all the little Money that came intomy Hands was ever laid out in Books. Pleas’d with a Pilgrim’s Progress, my first Collection was of John Bunyan’s Works, in separate little V olumes.Key to Chapter 1-2练习答案I.Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement and put the letter in the brackets.1. B2. D3. C4. D5. A6. A7. C8. C9.B 10. A11.B 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. B16.D 17. A 18.D 19. A 20. AII. Read the following statements and decide whether they are true or false. Write a “T” for true and “F” for false.1. T2. T3. F4. F5. T6. F7. F8. T9.F 10. T11. T 12. FIII. For each of the quotations listed below please give the name of the author and the title of the literary works from which it is taken.1. Jefferson’s the Declaration of Independence2. Edward Taylor’s The Joy of Church Fellowship Rightly Attended3. Captain John Smith’s The Generall Historie4. William Bradford’s The Pilgrims Meet the Indians5. Franklin’s The Autobiography。

（完整版）美国文学题库（选择题网上合集）范文1. For Melville, as well as for the reader and _________, the narrator, Moby Dick is still a mystery, an ultimate mystery of the universe.A. AhabB. IshmaelC. StubbD. Starbuck2. Naturalism is evolved from re alism when the author’s tone in writing becomes less serious and less sympathetic but more ironic and more_____________.A. rationalB. humorousC. optimisticD. pessimistic3. Dreiser’s Trilogy of Desire includes th ree novels. They are The Financier, The Titan and_____ .A. The GeniusB. The TycoonC. The StoicD. The Giant4. The impact of Darwin’s evolutionary theory on the American thought and the influence of the nineteenth-century French literature on the American men of letters gave rise to yet another school of realism: American___________ .A. local colorismB. vernacularismC. modernismD. naturalism5. Robert Frost combined traditional verse forms -the sonnet, rhyming couplets, blank verse -with a clear American local speech rhythm, the speech of _______farmers with its idiosyncratic diction and syntax.A. SouthernB. WesternC. New HampshireD. New England6. As an autobiographical play, O’Neill’s ___________(1956) has gained its status asa world classic and simultaneously marks the climax of his literary career and the coming of age of American drama.A. The Iceman ComethB. Long Day’s Journey Into NightC. The Hairy ApeD. Desire Under the Elms7. Apart from the dislocation of time and the modern stream-of-consciousness, the other narrative techniques Faulkner used to construct his stories include_________, symbolism and mythological and biblical allusions.A. impressionismB. expressionismC. multiple points of viewD. first person point of view8. Stylistically, Henry James’ fiction is characterized by____________.A. short, clear sentencesB. abundance of local imagesC. ordinary American speechD. highly refined language9. One of the characteristics that have made Mark Twain a major literary figure in the 19th century America is his use of____________ .A. vernacularB. interior monologueC. point of viewD. photographic description10. It is on his____________ that Washington Irving’s fame mainly rested.A. childhood recollectionsB. sketches about his European toursC. early poetryD. tales about America11. At the middle of 19th century, America witnessed a cultural flowering which is called “____________________”.A. the English RenaissanceB. the Second RenaissanceC. the American RenaissanceD. the Salem Renaissance12. As a philosophical and literary movement, the main issues involved in the debate of Transcendentalism are generally concerning ____________________.A. nature, man and the universeB. the relationship between man and womanC. the development of Romanticism in American literatureD. the cold, rigid rationalism of Unitarianism13. About the novel The Scarlet Letter, which of the following statements is NOT right?A. It’s very hard to say that it is a love story or a st ory of sin.B. It’s a highly symbolic story and the author is a master ofsymbolism.C. It’s mainly about the moral, emotional and psychological effects of the sinupon the main characters and the people in general.D. In it the letter A takes the same symbolic meaning throughout the novel.14. The great sea adventure story Moby-Dick is usually considered____________.A. a symbolic voyage of the mind in quest of the truth and knowledge of the universe.B. an adventurous exploration into man’s relationship w ith natureC. a simple whaling tale or sea adventureD. a symbolic voyage of the mind in quest of the artistic truth and beauty15. In his poems, Walt Whitman is innovative in the terms of the form of his poetry, which is called “____________________.”A. free verseB. blank verseC. alliterationD. end rhyming16. After the Civil War America was transformed from ______ to _________.A. an agrarian community …an industrialized and commercialized societyB. an agrarian community …a society of freedom and equ alityC. a poor and backward society …an industrialized and commercialized societyD. an industrialized and commercialized society …a highly developed society17. Which of the following is said of the American naturalism?A. They preferred to have their own region and people at the forefront of the stories.B. Their characteristic setting is usually an isolated town.C. Humans should be united because they had to adapt themselves to changing harshenvironment.D. Their characters were conceived more or less complex combinations of inheritedattributes, their habits conditioned by social and economic forces.18. Which of the following is not right about Mark Twain’s style of language?A. His sentence structures are long, ungrammatical and difficult to read.B. His words are colloquial, concrete and direct in effect.C. His humor is remarkable and characterized by puns, straight-faced exaggeration，repetition and anti-climax.D. His style of language had exerted rather deep influence on the contemporary writers.19. The impact of Darwin’s evolutionary theory on the American thought and the influence of the 19th century French literature on the American men of letters gave rise to another school of realism: American ______.A. RomanticismB. TranscendentalismC. RealismD. Naturalism20. Which of the following is not written by Henry James?A. The Portrait of A Lady and The Europeans.B. The Wings of the Dove and The Ambassadors.C. What Maisie Knows and The Bostonians.D.The Genius and The Gilded Age.21. More than five hundred poems Dickinson wrote are about nature, in which hergeneral Skepticism about the relationship between ______ is well-expressed.A. man and manB. men and womenC. man and natureD. men and God22. Which of the following is right about Emil y Dickinson’s poems about nature?A. In them, she expressed her general affirmation about the relationship betweenman and nature.B. Some of them showed her disbelief that there existed a mythical bondbetween man and nature.C. Her poems reflected her feeling that nature is restorative to human beings.D. Many of them showed her feeling of nature’s inscrutability and indifference tothe life and interests of human beings.23. As a great innovator in American literature, Walt Whitman wrote his poetry in anunconventional style which is now called free verse, that is _________.A. lyrical poetry with chanting refrainsB. poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme schemeC. poetry without rhymes at the end of the lines but with a fixed beatD. poetry in an irregular metric form and expressing noble feelings24. 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 Freud25. Which of the following can be said about Eugene O’Neill plays?A. Most of his plays are concerned about the root, the truth of human desires andhuman 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 aswell as man and woman.D. Both A and B.26. Most of O’Neill’s plays are concerned about the following except______.A. success and failure in man’s literary careerB. life and death, illusion and disillusion, dream and realityC. alienation and communication, self and society, desire and frustrationD. the basic issues of human existence and predicament27. Which of the following can be said about a typicalmodern literary work?A. It is a record of sequence and coherence of the history and the world.B. It is a juxtaposition of the past and present, of the history and the memory.C. It is a book of integrity drawn from diverse areas of experience.D. Its perspective is shifted from the internal to the external, from the private to the public.28. As to the great American poet Ezra Pound, which of the following is not right?A. His language is usually oblique yet marvelously compressed and his poetry isdense with personal, literary, and historical allusions.B. His artistic talents are on full display in the history of the Imagist Movement.C. From his analysis of the Chinese ideogram Pound learned to anchor his poeticlanguage in concrete, perceptual reality, and to organize images into largerpatterns through juxtaposition.D.For he was politically controversial and notorious for what he did in thewartime, his literary achievement and influence are somewhat reduced.29. In his poetry, Robert Frost made the colloquial ______ speech into a poetic expression.A. EnglandB. New EnglandC. PlymouthD. Boston30. Which of the following statements is right about Robert Frost’s poetry?A. He combined traditional verse forms with the difficult and highly ornamental language.B. He combined traditional verse forms with the pastoral language of the Southern area.C. He combined traditional verse forms with a simple spoken language-the speech ofNew England farmers.D. He combined traditional verse forms with the experimental.31. Which of the following statements can be said about the works of Scott Fitzgerald,a spokesman of the “Roaring 20s”?A. Many of them portrayed the hollowness of the American worship of riches and theunending American dream of fulfillment.B. They are symbolic of the psychological journey of the modern man and hishelplessness in the modern world.C. They show the primitive struggle of individuals in the context of irresistible natural forces.D. They penetrate into the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself.32. Which of the following is not written by Ernest Hemingway, one of the best-known American authors of the 20th century?A. The Sun Also Rises.B. The Old Man and the Sea.C. Mosses From the Old Manse.D. The Green Hills of Africa.33. Which of the following statements is right about the novel A Farewell to Arms?A. The author favored the idea of nature as an expression of either god’s designor his beneficence.B. The author attempted to write the epitaph to a decade and to the wholegeneration in the 1930s.C.The author emphasizes his belief that man is trapped both physically andmentally and suggests that man is doomed to be entrapped.D. It tells a story about the tragic love affair of a wounded American soldier withan Italian nurse.34. Which of the following is depicted as the mythical county in William Faulkner’s novels?A. Cambridge.B. Oxford.C. Mississippi.D. Yoknapatawpha.35. To Faulkner, the primary duty of a writer was to explore and represent the infinite possibilities inherent in human life. Therefore a writer should ______.A. observe with no judgment whatsoever.B. reduce authorial intrusion to the lowest minimum.C. observe at a great distance and sometimes participate in the events.D. both A and B.36. Which of the following is right about American fiction from 1945 onwards?A. A group of new writers who survived the war wrote about their ideals withinthe artistic field.B. There appeared a significant group of Jewish-American writers whose workswere set against 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 derivedfrom its predecessors.37. Which of the following is not a work of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s?A. The House of the Seven Gables.B. The Blithedale Romance.C. The Marble Faun.D.White Jacket.38. In Ha wthorne’s novels and short stories, intellectuals usually appear as ______________.A. commentatorsB. observersC. villainsD. saviors39. Besides sketches, tales and essays, Washington Irving also published a book on ______, which is also considered an important part of his creative writing.A. poetic theoryB. French artC. history of New YorkD. life of George Washington40. In Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, there are detailed descriptions of big parties. The purpose of such descriptions is so show _______.A. emptiness of lifeB. the corruption of the upper classC. contrast of the rich and the poorD. the happy days of the Jazz Age41. 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. Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnB. Dreiser’s Si ster CarrieC. Copper’s Leather-Stocking TalesD. Thoreau’s Walden42. Which of the following novels can be regarded as typically belonging to theschool of literary modernism?A. The Sound and the FuryB. Uncle Tom’s Cabin.C. Daisy Miller.D. The Gilded Age.43. Emily Dickinson wrote many short 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 peace.44. In 1837, Ralph Waldo Emerson made a speech entitled _______ at Harvard, which was hailed by Oliver Wendell Holmes as "Our intellectual Declaration of Independence."A. "Nature"B. "Self-Reliance"C. "Divinity School Address"D. "The American Scholar"45. Which of the following statements about writers in 1920s is true?A. Mark Twain published his last and most important novel.B. F. Scott Fitzgerald received the Nobel Prize.C. Freudian psychology influenced many modern writers.D. Most writers were politically radical.46. In American literature the first important writer who earned an international fameon both sides of the Atlantic Ocean is_______________.A. Washington IrvingB. Ralph Waldo EmersonC. Nathaniel HawthorneD. Walt Whitman47. The American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne is known for his“black vision．”TheTerm “black vision” refers to______________.A. Hawthorne's observation that every man faces a black WallB. Hawthorne's belief that all men are by nature evilC. that Hawthorne employed a dream vision to tell his storyD. that Puritans of Hawthorne's time usually wore black clothes48. Theodore Dreiser was once criticized for his____________ in Style，but as a true artist his strength just lies in that his style isvery serious and well calculated to achieve the thematic ends he sought.A. crudenessB. eleganceC. concisenessD. subtlety49. Almost all Faulkner’s heroes turned out to be t ragic because_____________.A. all enjoyed living in the declining American SouthB. none of them was conditioned by the civilization and Social institutionsC. most of them were prisoners of the pastD. none were successful in their attempt to explain the inexplicable50. Yank, the protagonist of Eugene O’Neill’s play The Hairy Ape,talked to the gorilla and set it free because____.A. he was mad，mistaking a beast for a humanB. he was told by the white young lady that he was like a beast and he wanted tosee how closely he resembled the gorillaC. he was caged with the gorilla after he insulted an aristocratic strollerD. he could feel the kinship only with the beast51. In__________, Robert Frost compares life to a journey, and he is doubtful whether he will regret his choice or not when he is old, because the choice has made all the difference.A. “After Apple-Picking”B. “The Road NOt Taken”C. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”D. “Fire and Ice”52. Though Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson were romantic poets in theme and technique, they differ from each other in a variety of ways. For one thing, whereas Whitman likes to keep his eye on human Society at large, Dickinson often addresses such issues as_______, immortality, religion, love and nature.A. progressB. freedomC. beautyD. death53. The Romantic writers would focus on all the following issues EXCEPT the_______in the American literary history．A. individual feelingB. survival of the fittestC. strong imaginationD. return to nature54. Generally speaking，all those writers with a naturalistic approach to human realitytend to be_____________.A. transcendentalistsB. optimistsC. pessimistsD. idealists55. With Howells, James, and Mark Twain active on the literary scene, ______becamethe major trend in American literature in the seventies and eighties of the 19th century．A. SentimentalismB. RomanticismC. RealismD. Naturalism56. American writers after World War I self-consciously acknowledged that they were(a)“_______,” devoid of faith and alienated from the Western civilization．A. Lost GenerationB. Beat GenerationC. Sons of LibertyD. Angry Young Men57. Hester Prynne, Dimmesdale, Chillingworth and Pearl are most likely Characters in_______.A. The House of the Seven GablesB. The Scarlet LetterC. The Portrait of a LadyD. The pioneers58. In his realistic fiction, Henry James's primary concern is to present the_________.A. inner life of human beingsB. American Civil War and its effectsC. life on the Mississippi RiverD. Calvinistic view of original Sin59. Which of the following statements about E. Grierson, the protagonist in Faulkner'sStory “A Rose for Emily,” is NOT true?A. She has a distorted personality.B. She is physically deformed and paralyzed.C. She is the symbol of the old values of the South.D. She is the victim of the past glory.60. Which of the following is NOT the virtue that Franklinenumerated in his The Autobiography?A. TemperanceB. Humanity (Humility)C. FrugalityD. Immoderation61. American Romanticism stretches from the end of the ________ century through the outbreak of ______.A. 18th, the Civil WarB. 18th, the War of IndependenceC. 19th, WWID. 19th, WWII62. _________ be lieves that the chief aim of literary creation is beauty, and “the death of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world.”A. Walt Whitman B. Edgar Allen PoeC. Anne BradstreetD. Ralph Waldo Emerson63. In Emily Dickinson’s Because I Could Not Stop fo r Death, ______________.A. death is personified as a devilB. death is described as the tragic end of a person’s lifeC. death is a stage of life and it leads people to the Heaven of immortalityD. death is described as a beautiful girl who couldn’t find her final destination64. Which is generally regarded as the manifesto and the Bible of American Transcendentalism?A. Thoreau’s WaldenB.Emerson’s NatureC. Poe’s Poetic PrincipleD. Thoreau’s Nature65. Henry David Thoreau’s work, ________, has always be en regarded as amasterpiece of the New England Transcendental Movement.A. WaldenB. The PioneersC. NatureD. "Song of Myself"66. ‘Leaves of Grass’ commands great attention because of its uniquely poeticembodiment of________, which are written in the founding documents of both the Revolutionary War and the American Civil War.A. the democratic idealsB. the romantic idealsC. the self-reliance spiritsD. the religious ideals67. ________is the author of the work “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”.A. Washington IrvingB. James JoyceC. Walt WhitmanD. William Butler Yeats68. After "The Adventure of Tom Sawyer", Twain gives a literary independence to Tom’s buddy Huck in a book called_________, and the book from which "all modern American literature comes".A. Life on the Mississippi RiverB. The Gilded AgeC. Adventures of Huckleberry FinnD. The Sun Also Rises69. The greatest work written by Theodore Dreiser is__________.A. Sister CarrieB. An American TragedyC. The FinancierD. The Titan70. We can perhaps summarize that Walt Whitman’s poems are characterized by all the following features except that they are _______________.A. conversational and crudeB. lyrical and well-structuredC. simple and rather crudeD. free-flowing71. Who exerts the single most important influence on literary naturalism, of which Theodore Dreiser and Jack London are among the best representative writers?A. FreudB. Darwin.C. W.D. Howells. D. Emerson72. Mark Twain, one of the greatest 19th century American writers, is well known for his ____.A. international themeB. waste-land imageryC. local colorD. symbolism73. At the beginning of Faulkner’s A Rose For Emily, there isa detailed description of Emily’s old house. The purpose of such description is to imply that the person living in it ____________.A. is a wealth ladyB. has good tasteC. is a prisoner of the pastD. is a conservative aristocrat74. Most of Herman Melville’s novels are based on sea voyages and sea adventures. Which of the following is not the case?A. Typee.B. Moby-Dick.C. Omoo.D. The Confidence-Man75. In Henry James’ Daisy Miller, the author tries to portray the young woman as an embodiment of _______________.A. the force of conventionB. the free spirit of the New WorldC. the decline of aristocracyD. the corruption of the newly rich76. "Two roads diverged in a yellow woodAnd sorry I could not travel both ..."In the above two lines of Robert Frost’s The Road Not T aken, the poet, by implication, was referring to _______.A. a travel experienceB. a marriage decisionC. a middle-age crisisD. one’s course of life77. The Transcendentalists believe that, first, nature is ennobling, and second, the individual is ____________.A. insignificantB. vicious by natureC. divineD. forward-looking78. The Publication of ______established Emerson as the most eloquent spokesman of New England Transcendentalism.A. NatureB. Self-RelianceC. The American ScholarD. The Over-Soul79. In Robert Frost’s famous poem "Stopping by Woods ona Snowy Evening", thereare four lines like these: “The woods are lovely, dark and deep, / But I have promises to keep, / And miles to go before I sleep,/ And miles to go before I sleep”. The second sleep refers to______.A. dieB. calm downC. fall into sleepD. stop walking。

美国文学试题及答案一、单项选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. 马克·吐温的代表作是以下哪一部？A. 《了不起的盖茨比》B. 《哈克贝利·芬历险记》C. 《白鲸》D. 《老人与海》答案：B2. 爱伦·坡的《乌鸦》属于什么文学流派？A. 浪漫主义B. 现实主义C. 哥特式D. 现代主义答案：C3. 《飘》的作者是谁？A. 弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫B. 玛格丽特·米切尔C. 简·奥斯汀D. 乔治·艾略特答案：B4. 以下哪部作品不是亨利·詹姆斯的作品？A. 《贵妇人的画像》B. 《使节》C. 《简·爱》D. 《贵妇人的画像》答案：C5. 以下哪部作品是威廉·福克纳的代表作？A. 《了不起的盖茨比》B. 《喧哗与骚动》C. 《老人与海》D. 《白鲸》答案：B二、填空题（每题2分，共10分）1. 《汤姆叔叔的小屋》的作者是________。

答案：哈丽叶特·比彻·斯托2. 《红字》的作者是________。

答案：纳撒尼尔·霍桑3. 《草叶集》的作者是________。

答案：沃尔特·惠特曼4. 《愤怒的葡萄》的作者是________。

答案：约翰·斯坦贝克5. 《太阳照样升起》的作者是________。

答案：欧内斯特·海明威三、简答题（每题5分，共20分）1. 简述《白鲸》中主人公艾哈布船长的形象。

答案：艾哈布船长是《白鲸》中的主人公，他是一个对捕鲸有着极端执着的船长，他的复仇心理和对白鲸的执念几乎占据了他整个人生。

他的形象代表了人类对自然的挑战和对未知的恐惧。

2. 描述《了不起的盖茨比》中盖茨比的美国梦。

答案：《了不起的盖茨比》中的盖茨比代表了20世纪20年代的美国梦，他通过自己的努力从贫穷中崛起，追求财富和社会地位，但最终因为追求一个无法实现的爱情和对过去的执着而走向悲剧。

第 1 页共8 页《美国文学》题库及答案I.Multiple Choice1. American literature is only more than ____ years old.A. 500B.400C. 200D.1002. The Puritan values did no include______.A. wastefulnessB. thriftC. pietyD. hard work3. The 18th century was the age of the Enlightenment.______was the dominant spirit.A. HumanismB. RationalismC. RomanticismD. Realism4. Franklin was the epitome of the______.A. American EnlightenmentB. Sugar ActC. Charlist movementD. Romanticism5. _____was the most leading spirit of the Transcendentalism.A. FranklinB. HawthorneC. PaineD. Emerson6. 6. ““Moby Dick was written by_____A. Mark TwainB. ThoreauC. MelvilleD. Whitman7. 7. ““The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter”” is characterized by its______.A. symbolismB. rationalismC. PlatonismD. classicism8. 8. ““Huckleberry Finn is the masterpiece of________.A. Henry JamesB. Jack LondonC. Mark TwainD. Stephen Crane9. Choose the novel written by Henry JamesA. The Golden BowlB. The Portrait of a LadyC. Sister CarrieD. Daisy Miller10. Early in the 20th century, _____ published works that would change the nature of American poetry.A. Ezra PoundB. T.S. EliotC. Robert FrostD. both A and B11._____ is the founder of 11._____ is the founder of ““Imagist Imagist”” movement.A. Ezra PoundB. HemingwayC. Robert FrostD. Steinbeck12. Mark Twain’s 12. Mark Twain’s works are characterized by_____ works are characterized by_____A. NaturalismB. TranscendentalismC. Local ColorismD. Imagism13. ________ is said to be the father of American poetryA. T.S. EliotB. E.D. RobinsonC. Philip FreneauD. Dreiser14. Hawthorne is regarded as a _______.A. naturalistB. classicistC. realistD. romanticist15. ______ represents the most leading spirit of American Transcendentalism.A. EmersonB. FranklinC. Mark TwainD. Whitman16.16.““The Art of Fiction The Art of Fiction”” was written by_____A. LongfellowB. Henry JamesC. FitzgeraldD. Faulkner17. Imagination plays the most important part in________.A. realismB. romanticismC. naturalismD. classicism18. ______ is considered to be the masterpiece of John Steinbeck.A. Mending WallB. Dry SeptemberC. A Farewell to ArmsD. The Grapes of Wrath19. Uncle Tom in the novel 19. Uncle Tom in the novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a(n “Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a(n “Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a(n)______ )______A. Negro slaveB. salesmanC. industrialistD. officer 20. Mark Twain’s works are characterized by______20. Mark Twain’s works are characterized by______A. NaturalismB. TranscendentalismC. Local ColorismD. Imagism21. 21. ““The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby”” is the masterpiece of_____A. WhitmanB. FitzgeraldC. DickinsonD. Hemingway22. The United States of America was founded in______.A. 1776B. 1876C. 1789D.168923. The ancestors of American Indians were______A. AsiansB. AfricansC. EuropeansD. Australians24. 24. ““The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”” was written by______.A. H.B. Stowe B. John SteinbeckC. HawthorneD. Mark Twain25. ______ does not belong to the lost generation.A. DreiserB. T.S. EliotC. FaulknerD. Hemingway26. ______ was well known for his story 26. ______ was well known for his story ““Rip Van Winkle.Rip Van Winkle.””A. BryantB. Washington IrvingC. Allan PoeD. Philip Freneau27. 27. ““Farewell to Arms Farewell to Arms”” is the master pieced produced by______A. FaulknerB. DreiserC. HemingwayD. Longfellow28. It was ______ who wrote the formal declaration of independence.A. Thomas JeffersonB. Benjamin FranklinC. WashingtonD. Washington Irving29. _____has been exerting a great and enduring influence upon world literature, especially that of France and European symbolism.A. FranklinB. BradstreetC. Edgar Allan PoeD. Philip Freneau 30. The masterpiece of Hawthorne is _________.A. The Scarlet LetterB. Sister CarrieC. Richard CoryD. A Psalm of Life31. Engene O’Neill is a _______.31. Engene O’Neill is a _______.A. novelistB. poetC. puritanD. dramatist32.Hemingway’s style of writing is characterized by______.32.Hemingway’s style of writing is characterized by______.A. high-sounding wordsB. simple dictionC. complicated sentencesD. mix metaphor33. T.S. Eliot is not only a poet but also a ______.A. criticB. statesmanC. churchmanD. novelists34. 34. “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”“Long Day’s Journey Into Night”“Long Day’s Journey Into Night” was written by_____. was written by_____.A. T.S. EliotB. O’Neill A. T.S. Eliot B. O’NeillC. Stephen CraneD. Saul Bellow35. 35. ““The Grape of Wrath The Grape of Wrath”” is one of the remarkable novels of_____.A. the Civil WarB. DepressionC. SuppressionD. Aggression 36. Theodore Dreiser showed the_____ tendency in his novels.A. PuritanismB. classicismC. romanticismD. naturalism37. Ralph Waldo Emerson was the leading figure of________.A. TranscendentalismB. RomanticismC. RationalismD. Naturalism38. 38. ““The Sound and the Fury The Sound and the Fury”” was the masterpiece of ______A. Robert Lee FrostB. T.S. EliotC. FaulknerD. Steinbeck39. Emily Dickinson is an American________.A. dramatistB. novelistC. female poetD. male poet40. 40. “Th Emily Dickinson is an American ark Twain’s______“Th Emily Dickinson is an American ark Twain’s______“Th Emily Dickinson is an American ark Twain’s______A. materialismB. classicismC. socialismD. colorism41. 41. ““The Portrait of a Lady The Portrait of a Lady”” is one of best novels of_________.A. Henry JamesB. John SteinbeckC. William FaulknerD. Walt Whitman42. What Whitman is famous for his_________.A. A. ““Leaves of Grass Leaves of Grass””B. B. ““Mending Wall Mending Wall””C. C. ““Richard Cory Richard Cory””D. D. ““The Burial of the Dead The Burial of the Dead””43. 43. ““Catch-22Catch-22”” is the masterpiece of______A. Saul BellowB. Joseph HellerC. DreiserD. Fitzgerald44. The English settlement in America began in_________A.1507B.1607C.1707D.180745. The first World War broke out in______. A.1614 B.1714 C.1814 D.191446. The jazz age refers to the decade ofA.1950’sB.1980’sC.1920’sD.1820’s A.1950’s B.1980’s C.1920’s D.1820’s47. Franklin was a _____.A. PuritanB. romanticistC. classicistD. imagist48. 48. ““Rip Van Winkle Rip Van Winkle”” was written by_______.A. FreneauB. Allan PoeC. Washington IrvingD. Thomas Jefferson49.49.““The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter”” is the masterpiece of______.A. HawthorneB. EmersonC. BradstreetD. Allan Poe50.It was______who wrote 50.It was______who wrote ““The Age of Reason The Age of Reason””A. WashingtonB. JeffersonC. Benjamin FranklinD. Thomas Paine51.51.““Song of Myself Song of Myself”” is a ______written by Whitman.A. novelB. poemC. dramaD. essay52.Tom in Beecher Stowe’s novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a ____52.Tom in Beecher Stowe’s novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a _____. _.A. Negro slaveB. American IndianC. School masterD. industrialist 53. Mark Twain belongs to the literary school of_____.A. transcendentalismB. realismC. romanticismD. naturalism54._______is a famous American female poet.A. Allan PoeB. FreneauC. Emily DickinsonD. Robinson55. 55. ““The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn”” is the masterpiece of_____.A. Mark TwainB. Henry JamesC. Stephen CraneD. Robert Lee Frost56. It was____ who wrote the poem 56. It was____ who wrote the poem ““The Road Not Taken.The Road Not Taken.””A. WhitmanB. FreneauC. Robert Lee FrostD. T.S.EliotⅡ Define the literary terms briefly in English1. American Transcendentalism2. Romanticism3. The Puritans4. Realism5. Enlightenment6. Transcendentalism7. EnlightenmentIII Explain the following quotations in your own words.1. Success is counted sweetest By those who ne’er succeed.1. Success is counted sweetest By those who ne’er succeed.2. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by And that has made all the difference.3. Let us, then, be up and doing, With heart for any fate;Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait.4. And he was always quietly arrayed, And he was always human when he talked.5. Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream!_____6. To comprehend a nectar Requires sorest need.7. But still he fluttered pulses when he said,7. But still he fluttered pulses when he said,““Good morning Good morning””, and he glittered when he walked.8. something there is that doesn’t love a wall,He says again, “8. something there is that doesn’t love a wall,He says again, “Good fences make good neighbors.Good fences make good neighbors.Good fences make good neighbors.””9. Fair flower, that dost so comely grow, Hid in this silent, dull retreat10. But to act, that each tomorrow Find us farther than today11. But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. Ⅳ Answer the following questions in English1. Why is American literature important for you?2. What is the theme of 2. What is the theme of ““The Waste Land The Waste Land””?3. Whose novel (or which novel) do you enjoy most?Why?4. What is the style of Hemingway’s novel?5. What is the significance of American literature?6. Do you like American literature? Why?7. What is the real theme in 7. What is the real theme in ““Sister Carrie Sister Carrie””?8. What is the central subject and primary significance of Hawthorne’s major works? 9. Which American writer do you like best? Why?10. What is the theme of 10. What is the theme of ““Catch-22Catch-22””?11. What are the features of Emily Dickinson’s poems?11. What are the features of Emily Dickinson’s poems?12. Why should we learn American literature?13. Which poem do you enjoy most? Why?《美国文学》作业参考答案I.Multiple Choice 1.C 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.D 6.C 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.D11.A 12.C 13.C 14.D 15.A 16.B 17.B 18.D 19.A 20.C 21.B 22.C 23.A 24.D 25.A 26.B 27.C 28.A 29.C 30.A31.D 32.B 33.A 34.B 35.B 36.D 37.A 38.C 39.C 40.D41.A 42.A 43.B 44.B 45.D 46.C 47.A 48.B 49. A 50.D51.B 52.A 53.B 54.C 55. A 56. CII.Define the literary terms briefly in English1.American transcendentalism was a philosophical dissent from Unitarianism. Transcendentalists rejected the materialistic psychology in favor of the idealism of Kant who asserted that intuition could surpass reason as a guide to the truth. To transcendentalists, spirit is inherent and pervading and is the only reality in the universe in which nature stood as a symbol of Spirit. Transcendentalism第 6 页 共 8 页emphasized the divinity of man, the significance and right of the individual, and the possibility of the self-perfection of the individual.2. Romanticism is characterized by the pursuit of freedom, emphasis of individualism, a reliance upon upon the good of nature the good of nature the good of nature and and and ““natural natural”” man, man, and an abiding faith in the boundless and an abiding faith in the boundless and an abiding faith in the boundless resources of the resources of the human spirit and imagination.3.The Puritans were members of the church of England who at first wished to reform or 3.The Puritans were members of the church of England who at first wished to reform or ““Purify its doctrines. doctrines. They They They kept kept kept in in common common with with with all all all advocates advocates advocates o o f f strict strict strict Christian Christian Christian orthodox, orthodox, orthodox, insisting insisting insisting on on on man’s man’s original sin and depravity.4. Realism is a literary school. The American realist William Dean Howells refered to the method of realistic literary creation as of realistic literary creation as ““nothing more and nothing less than the truthful treatment of material. The realists tended to be highly selective in their choice of material, focusing upon what seemed real to their largely middle-class readers.5. Enlightenment Enlightenment in in America was a progressive progressive ““intellectual intellectual movement movement which contributed contributed to to free the Americans from the limitation of Puritanism which had been prevailing in American society, and stimulate them to strive for the establishment of their independent and democratic nation. The enlighteners were confident in the proqress by education and appealed to Reason.6．American transcendentalism was a political dissent from Unitarianism. Transcendentalists rejected the materialistic psychology in favour of the idealism of kant who asserted that intuition could surpass reason as a guide to the truth. To transcendentalists, spirit is inherent and surpass reason as a guide to the truth. To transcendentalists, spirit is inherent and pervading and pervading and is the only reality is the only reality in the universe in which nature stood as a symbol of Spirit. Transcendentalists in the universe in which nature stood as a symbol of Spirit. Transcendentalists emphasized the divinity of man, the significance and right of the individual, and the possibility of the self-perfection of the individual.7. Enlightenment in America was a progressive intellectual movement which contributed to free the Americans from the limitations of Purtanism which had been prevailing in American society, and stimulate them to strive for their independent and democratic nation. The enlighteners were confident in the proqress of education and appealed to reason.III Explain the following quotations in your own words.1. Those who have never succeeded before will enjoy the sweetness o success most.2. In my life 2. In my life and literary creation, I and literary creation, I and literary creation, I did not follow others’ footsteps (or footprints). did not follow others’ footsteps (or footprints). did not follow others’ footsteps (or footprints). Sometimes Sometimes I chose a different way. That was the reason why I was unique and different from them both in life and poetic writing.3. Let us rise up and take actionTo meet any challenge in our life.We should learn to work and to be patientAnd persevere in pursuing our goalTill we reap the fruit of achievement one after another.4. He always dressed himself properly and elegantly And he showed his kindness and considerateness when talked with others.5. Don’t tell me in sad voice that life is nothing but an meaningless and empty dream.6. Only when you feel thirstiest and bitterest, can you really understand and enjoy the holy sweet drink.7. He stirred the pulses pulses of of the persons persons he he was greeting greeting with with with ““Good morning morning””. While While he he was walking, his manners appeared to be so brilliant and attractive that he drow much public attention.8. Wall, as a barrier for communication or mutual understanding, is not good at all. Sometimes, it is necessary to remove the wall. Wall, Wall, as as a boundary or limitation limitation or or border, border, is is needed sometimes, sometimes, so so that good good relations relations relations can can be kept among different strata of people, or different countries.Wall is a paradox, which is both good and bad in haman life9.The honeysuckle qrows so agreeably and beautifully.However the beautiful flower hid its beauty in the quiet and lonely place. 10.We had better take action every day, not remain idle and inactive so that we can make progress each day.11.I have a lot of obligations and duties to fulfill, so there is still a long way for me to go before I can relax or leave this world.Ⅳ Answer the following questions in English1. Key points:1. Key points:①① the significance of American literature in the world literature the significance of American literature in the world literature ②② the manifestation of American life and culture manifestation of American life and culture ③③the requirement of improving English2. The theme of the poem is modern spiritual barrenness, the despair and depression that followed the first world world war, war, the sterility and turbulence turbulence of of the modern modern world, world, and the decline decline and and breakdown of Western culture.3. The answer depends on individual student’s inclination.3. The answer depends on individual student’s inclination.4. His style of writing is characterized by short and terse sentences, simple diction filled with emotion, vivid colloquialisms, and particularly the simplicity of his laconic statements.5. Key points: 5. Key points: ①① its place in the world literature② the manifestation of American life and culture③ the requirement of professional knowledge and skills as English majon.6. The answer is flexible. It de 6. The answer is flexible. It depends on an individual Student’s inclination.pends on an individual Student’s inclination.pends on an individual Student’s inclination.7. The real theme theme in in Sister Carrie is the purposelessness purposelessness of of life. While While looking looking looking at at individuals with warm, human sympathy, he also sees the disorder and cruelty of life in general.8. The central subject of Haw 8. The central subject of Hawthorne’s major works was the human soul. His exploration of the soul thorne’s major works was the human soul. His exploration of the soul resulted from his skeptical attitude toward the social reality that was characterized by a rapid change in almost all aspects of social life, and from his ambition to probe into the nature of man. The primary significance of his major works dwells in the interect and the consistend vitality of his criticism of life.9. The answer is flexible, depending on students’ inclination, logic and language skills.10. Its 10. Its real theme is to expose real theme is to expose real theme is to expose the dehumanization of all contemporary institutions, the dehumanization of all contemporary institutions, the dehumanization of all contemporary institutions, the absurd the absurd the absurd and and corrupt bureancracy and the alienation of individuals existing in a systemized chaotic condition, such as war.11. Some feature of 11. Some feature of her her her poems are the abundant use of dashes, and irregular and often idiosyncratic poems are the abundant use of dashes, and irregular and often idiosyncraticpunctuation and capitalization. capitalization. Her Her mode of expression is characterized characterized by by clear-cut and delicately original imagery, precise diction, and fragmentary and enigmatic metrical pattern.12. Key points: 12. Key points: ①①the significance of American literature in the world literature the significance of American literature in the world literature ②② the manifestation of American life and culture manifestation of American life and culture ③③ the requirement of improving English.13. 13. The answer is flexible and depends on student’s inclination.The answer is flexible and depends on student’s inclination.The answer is flexible and depends on student’s inclination.。

美国文学史练习题美国文学史练习题1、回答问题What are the features of American Puritanism?What is transcendentalism?Transcendentalism: is a philosophic and literary movement that flourished in New England, partic ular at Concord, as a reaction against Rationalism and Calvinism. Mainly it stressed intuitive unde rstanding of God, without the help of the church, and advocated independence of the mind. The re presentative writers are Emerson and Thoreau.What is the main idea of Walden?Thoreau’s work demonstrates how the abstract ideals of libertarianism and individualism can be effectively instilled in a person’s life. In Walden (1854) Thoreau explains his motives for living apart from society and devoting himself to a simple lifestyle and to the observation of nature. The book not only displays Emersonian ideas of self-reliance but also develops Thoreau’s own transcendental idea. For Thoreau, nature is not merely symbolic, but divine in itself and human beings can receive precise communication from the natural world by way of pure sense. T o achieve personal spiritual perfection he thinks the most important thing for man is to be self-sufficient.Wha t is the significance of Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?The work has always been considered a monumental work because of its uniquely poetic embodiment of American democratic ideal. It has nine editions and the first edition was published in 1855.In the giant work, Whitman shows concern for the whole hardworking people and the burgeoning life of thecities. The realization of the individual value also found a tough position in his poems in a particular way. In celebrating the self, Whitman emphasizes the physical dimension of the self and openly celebrates sexuality. Some of his poems are politically committed. Stylistically, Whitman experiments with a mixture of the colloquial diction and prose rhythm of journalism. The direct address is another salient feature of his poetry. He constructs a democratic “I”, a voi ce that sets out to celebrate itself and the rapture of its sense experiencing the world. He initiated the form of free verse in America that endows his poems with a flow of musicality a sense of rhythm.What is James’ “international theme”?“The international theme” refers to the moral and psychological complications when the American innocence encountered the European sophisticationThe typical Americans in James: fresh, enthusiastic, eager to learn, and basically “good”, disregard of the conventions, sta nd for moralityThe Europeans in James : highly cultivated, elegant in manners, but sophisticated. stand for mannersWhat is ImagismThe Imagism came into being in Britain and U.S. around 19010 under the influnce of French symbolism, chinese poetry and Japanese literature. The imagists, with Ezra Pound leading the way, hold that the most effective means to express these momentary expression is through the use of image. The main priciples are direct treatment of thing; using words for presentation and the mu sical phrase. Ezra Pound’s In a Station of the Metro is a well-known imagist poetry.2、评论1)In the Metro by Ezra Pound在地铁车站The apparition of these faces in the crowd,Petals on a wet, black bough.2) I’m Nobody! Who Are You? By Emily DickinsonI'm nobody! Who are you?Are you nobody, too?Then there’s a pair of us — don't tell!They’d b anish us, you know.How dreary to be somebody!How public, like a frogTo tell your name the livelong dayTo an admiring bog!作者及作品的背景介绍、他人研究、作品内容、个人评价（意象、格律、修辞等）、影响及作用。

美国文学试题及答案# 美国文学试题及答案## 一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. 马克·吐温的代表作是以下哪部作品？A. 《了不起的盖茨比》B. 《汤姆·索亚历险记》C. 《白鲸》D. 《草叶集》2. 以下哪位作家被誉为“美国现代主义文学之父”？A. 欧内斯特·海明威B. 弗朗西斯·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德C. 亨利·詹姆斯D. 埃德加·爱伦·坡3. 《飘》的作者是谁？A. 玛格丽特·米切尔B. 哈珀·李C. 弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫D. 乔治·奥威尔4. 《老人与海》的主人公是以下哪位？A. 汤姆·索亚B. 哈克贝利·芬C. 桑地亚哥D. 盖茨比5. 以下哪部作品是威廉·福克纳的代表作？A. 《喧哗与骚动》B. 《熊》C. 《我弥留之际》D. 《太阳照常升起》## 二、填空题（每空2分，共20分）6. 爱伦·坡的《_________》被认为是侦探小说的开山之作。

7. 《了不起的盖茨比》中，盖茨比的豪宅位于_________。

8. 《汤姆叔叔的小屋》是美国内战前的一部重要作品，它由_________所著。

9. 弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫是_________文学流派的代表人物之一。

10. 哈珀·李的《杀死一只知更鸟》通过_________的视角探讨了种族歧视问题。

## 三、简答题（每题15分，共30分）11. 简述《白鲸》中主人公艾哈布船长的性格特点。

12. 描述《草叶集》中惠特曼的诗歌风格。

## 四、论述题（30分）13. 论述《飘》中斯嘉丽·奥哈拉的人物形象及其在小说中的意义。

## 参考答案1. B2. C3. A4. C5. A6. 莫格街谋杀案7. 长岛8. 哈里特·比彻·斯托9. 现代主义10. 斯库特·芬奇11. 艾哈布船长是一个坚定、固执且有些偏执的人。

美国文学练习1I.Multiple choice・ Please choose the best answer among the four items. (10x V= 10，)B 1> In American literature, the 18th century was the age of Enlightenment. ______________was the dominant.A. humanismB. rationalismC. romanticismD. evolutionB 2、The short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow^^ is taken from Irving^ work named___________ .A. The Leatherstocking TalesB. The Sketch BookC. The AutobiographyD. The History of New YorkA 3、Which of the following is not the characteristic of American Romanticism?A. RationalismB. inner selfC. personal feelingsD. individualismC 4、The short story "Rip Van Winkle" reveals the _________ a ttitude of its author.A. optimisticB. pessimisticC. conservativeD. ironicB 5、Transcendentalist doctrines found their greatest literary advocates in ___________ andThoreau.A. JeffersonB. EmersonC. FreneauD. Mark TwainA 6、Which is regarded as the "Declaration of Intellectual Independence^^?A. The American ScholarB. English TraitsC. OversoulD. Self-relianceD 7、_______ is the father of American Literature.A. Benjamin FranklinB. Philip FreneauC. PaineD. Washington IrvingB 8、_______ was the most leading spirit of the Transcendental Club.A. ThoreauB. EmersonC. HawthorneD. WhitmanC 9、Most of the poems in Whitman's Leaves of Grass sing of the mass^^ and the__ as well.A. natureB. self-relianceC. selfD. lifeC 10、For Melville, as well as for the reader and _________ ，the narrator, Moby Dick isstill a mystery, an ultimate mystery of the universe.A. AhabB. StubbC. IshmaelD. StarbuckC 11、The poem is written in free verse in 52 cantos with the theme of the universality andequality in value of all people and all things.a.Cantosb. The Ravenc. Song of Myselfd. ChicagoB 12、The novel is about how a group of people on a whaling ship kill a great whale butthemselves are killed by the whale, with the conflict between man and his fate.a.The Octopusb. Moby-Dickc. The Rise of Silas Laphamd. Leaves of GrassB 13、An English ship brought 102 people from Plymouth, England on September 16, 1620and arrived in the present Provincetown harbor on November 21 in the same year. This ship was named ____________________________ .a. The Pilgrimsb. Mayflowerc. Americad. TitanicB. the Modem PeriodD. the Realisticas .A. the Naturalist Period C. the Romantic PeriodC 14> __________ was the greatest woman poet in American literature and she wrote about 1,700 short lyric poems in her life time.a. Pearl S. Buckb. Harriet Bicher Stowec. Emily Dickensond. Walter WhitmanD 15、. ____________ is father of the detective story and of psychoanalytic criticism.a. Washington Irvingb. Ralph Waldo Emersonc. Walt Whitmand. Edgar Allan PoeB 16、In American literature, the eighteen century was the age of the Enlightenment.was the dominant spirit.A. HumanismB. RationalismC. RevolutionD. EvolutionA 17、 ------- Which statement about Franklin is not true?A. He instructed his countrymen as a printer.B. He was a scientist.C. He was a master of diplomacy.D. He was a Puritan.A 18、Who is regarded as the first American prose epic. A. Nature B. The Scarlet Letter C. Walden D. Moby-DickA 19、The Romanic Period of American literature started with the publication of WashingtonIrving's ----------------------------- a nd ended with Whiteman's Leaves of Grass.A. The Sketch BookB. Tales of a TravelerC. The AlhambraD. A history of New YorkC 20、The period before the American Civil War is generally referred toII. True or false choices: 1. Franklin's autobiography, published after his death, has become one of the classics of thegenre.2. The Scarlet Letter, published in 1850, is an American novel written by Nathaniel3. Hawthorne and is generally considered to be his representative work.4. Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, philosopher, poet, and leader of theImagist movement in the early 19th century.5. —The Fall of the House of Usher is one of Poe's poems.6. In The Scarlet Letter, Pear is Hester 9s illegitimate daughter.7. The famous poem 一A Psalm of Life was written by Edgar Allen Poe.8. —The Raven is a short story written by Edgar Allen Poe.9. In Moby Dick, the voyage symbolizes a search for truth.Ill Simple questions1、 What are Puritan thoughts?2、 What is Transcendentalism and list some representative figures?3、 American Renaissance4、 Explain the symbolic meanings of "A" in The Scarlet Letter.5、 How does E. A. Poe anticipate the 20th century literatureIV・ Interpreting the following textText IBecause I could not stop for Death —He kindly stopped for meThe Carriage held but just OurselvesAnd 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 RingWe passed the Fields of Gazing Grain ・・We passed the Setting Sun —Since then ・・ *tis Centuries ・・ and yetFeels shorter than the DayI first surmised the Horses1 2 3 4 5 6 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"，he Setting Sun”？（3‘）4 How do you understand “Since then 'tis Centuries and yet / Feels5 shorter than the Day" ? （3‘）6 What are the speaker's opinions about death? （3‘）Text IIOnce upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weakry,Over many a quint and curious volume of forgotten lore,While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,As of some one rapping, rapping at my chamber door."Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door --------------Only this, and nothing more."Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December, And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor. Eagerly I wished the morrow;—— vainly I had tried to borrow From my books surcease of sorrow —— sorrow for the lost Lenore—— For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name LenoreNameless here for evermore.And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain Thrilled me 一filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before; So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating, "1 Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door 一Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door ; 一This it is and nothing more."n Be that word our sign of parting, bird or fiend!" I shrieked, upstarting ・ "Get thee back into the tempest and the Night!s plutonian shore! Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken! Leave my loneliness unbroken! -quit the bust above my door!Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!Quoth the raven, "Nevermore."And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon that is dreaming,And the lamp-light o' er him streaming throve his shadow on the floor;And my soul from out chat shadow that lies floating on the floorShall be lifted・nevemiore!7.Identify the poet and the title of this poem?8.Explain the images "the raven^^ and "the chamber door".9.Why did the author used a non-human creature to utter the word?10.Try to explain the theme of the poem.。

Multiple choice. Please choose the best answer among the four items. (10 x 1 ' = 10 ') In American literature, the 18 th century was the age of Enlightenment. _______ wasthe dominant.A. huma nismB. rati on alismC. roma nticismD. evoluti onThe short story “ The Lege nd of Sleepy Hollow” is take n from Irvi ng n amed .A. The Leatherstocki ng TalesB. The Sketch BookC. The AutobiographyD. The History of New York Which of the followi ng is not the characteristic of America n Roma nticismA. Rati on alismB. inner selfC. pers onal feeli ngsD. in dividualism The short story“ Rip Van Winkle ”reveals the __ attitude of its author. A. optimistic B. pessimistic C. con servative D. ironicStylistically, Henry James' ficti on is characterized by . A. short, clear senten cesB. abu ndance of local imagesC. ord inary America n speechD. highly refined lan guageTran sce nden talist doctri nes found their greatest literary advocates in __ a ndThoreau. A. Jeffers on B. Emers on Which is regarded as the“ Declarati C. Fren eau D. Mark Twainon of In tellectual In depe ndence A. The America n Scholar B. En glish TraitsC. OversoulD. Self-relia nee is considered Mark Twain' s greatest achievement. A. The Gilded Age B. Innocent AbroadC. The Adve ntures of Tom SawyerD. Adve ntures of Huckleberry Fi nn is not among those greatest figures in “ Lost GenerationA. Ezra Pou ndB. Robert FrostNaturalism is evolved from realism whe n the a less serious and less sympathetic but more iroC. Walt WhitmanD. Hemi ngway uthor' sttasnniesvriting nic and more . A. rati onal B. humorous Multiple choice. Please choose the best a (10 x 1 ' = 10 ')is the father of America n Literature. C. optimistic D. pessimistic n swer among the four items.A. Benjamin Fra nklinB. Philip Fren eauC. Pai neD. Wash ington Irvi ngis a fan tasy tale about a man who somehow stepped outside the mai n stream of life.1.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.11. 12. 13.s workA. “ Rip Van Winkle ”B. “ The Pion eers ”C. "The Lege nd of Sleepy Hollow ”D. " The Fall of the House of Usher was the most lead ing spirit of the Tran sce nden tal Club.A. ThoreauB. EmersonC. Hawthor neD. Whitman14.Which of followi ng is NOT a typical feature of Mark Twa in ' s Ian guageA. ver nacularB. colloquialC. elega ntD. humorous15.From Thoreau ' s jail experienee, came his famous essay, ________________ which states hisbelief that no man should violate his con scie nee at the comma nd of a gover nment.A. Walde nB. NatureC. Civil Disobedie neeD. Com monSense16.Which is re garded as the “ Declaration of Intellectual IndependenceA. The America n ScholarB. En glish TraitsC. OversoulD. Self-relia nee17.Most of the poems in Whitman ' s Leaves of Grass sing of -heass” and the en__________ as well.A. n atureB. self-relia neeC. selfD. life18. What did Fitzgerald call the 1920sA. The Roar ing 20sB. The Gay 20sC. The Jazz AgeD. The Lost Ge nerati on19.Naturalism is evolved from realism when the author ' s tone in writing becomesless serious and less sympathetic but more ironic and more ___________ .A. rati onalB. humorousC. optimisticD. pessimistic20.For Melville, as well as for the reader and __________ , the narrator, Moby Dick is stilla mystery, an ultimate mystery of the uni verse.A. AhabB. StubbC. IshmaelD. StarbuckII.Identify Works as Described Below (1'x15 =15 '):1.The novel has a sole black protagonist who tells his own story but whose name in unknown to us.a.Native Sonb.U ncle Tom 's Cab inc.I nvisible Mand. Go Tell It on theMountains2.The main conflict of the play is the protagonist 's false value of fine appearaneeand popularity with people and the cruel reality of the society in which money is everyth ing.a.A Street Car Named Desireb. The Hairy Apec.L ong Day's Jour ney intoNight d. Death of Salesma n3.It is an autobiographical play and Edmund in the play is based on the playwright himself.a. Long Day's Jour ney into Nightb. Hen ders on the Rain Kingc. The Hairy Aped. The Glass Men ageries4.The novel tells of how a black man kills a white woman by accident and how the society is responsible forthe murder.a.Native Sonb.Uncle Tom 's Cabinc.Invisible Mand. Go Tell It on theMountains5.__________ is one of the best works in American literature about the SecondWorld War.a.A Farewell to Armsb.The Catcher in the Ryec.The Red Badge ofCourage d. The Naked and the Dead6.The novel by Hemingway is the best of its kind about World War I.a.A Farewell to Armsb.The Sun Also Risesc.The Old Man and the Sead. The Naked and the Dead7.The novel is about how a family of farmers cannot survive in Oklahoma and travel to California to seek a living and how they suffer hunger in California. a.The Grapes of Wrath b. U.S. A.c.Babbittd. The Adventures of Augie March8.It is a trilogy including The 42nd Parallel , 1919, and The Big Money , with such techniques as biographies,newsreels and camera eye.9.It is a novel which uses the stream of consciousness technique and whose title is taken from Shakespeare's Macbeth .a. Absolom, Absolom!b. The Sound and the Furyc.A Farewell to Armsd. The Great Gatsby10.It is a naturalistic work about how a country girl is seduced and how she becomes a famous actress andhow her lover falls into a beggar and finally commits suicide.a.An American Tragedyb. Sister Carriec. McTeagued.Maggie, A Girl of the Streets11.The novel is set on the Mississippi with the protagonist telling us the story in the local dialect. It is arepresentative work of local colorism.a. Sister Carrieb.The Adventures of Tom Sawyerc. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finnd.The Portrait of a Lady12.The novel is a psychological study of a soldier (Henry Fleming) 's reactions in the Civil War.a.An American Tragedyb. Sister Carriec.The Red Badge of Couraged. McTeague13.The poem is written in free verse in 52 cantos with the theme of the universality and equality in value ofall people and all things.a.Cantosb. The Ravenc. Song of Myselfd.Chicago14.The novel is about how a group of people on a whaling ship kill a great whale but themselves are killedby the whale, with the conflict between man and his fate.a.The Octopusb. Moby-Dickc. The Rise of Silas Laphamd. Leaves of Grass15.It is a philosophical essay in 8 chapters plus an introduction mainly concerned with the four uses ofnature.a. Waldenb. Naturec. The Scarlet Letterd. The American ScholarI.Choose the Best Answer for Each of the Following (1'X15=15'):1.An English ship brought 102 people from Plymouth, England on September 16,1620 and arrived in the present Provincetown harbor on November 21 in the same year. This ship wasnamed ________________________________________ .a. The Pilgrimsb. Mayflowerc. Americad. Titanic2.__________ is father of American drama and in his dramatic career he wrote 49plays.a. Tennessee Williamsb. Eugene O'Neillc. Arthur Millerd. Elmer Rice3.__________ was the first American writer to write entirely American literature.a. Anne Bradstreetb. Washington Irvingc. Mark Twaind. Ernest Hemingway4._______ was the leader of American transcendentalism.a. Benjamin Franklinb. Washington Irvingc. Ralph Waldo Emersond. Henry David Thoreau5._______ was the greatest woman poet in American literature and she wrote about1,700 short lyric poems in her life time.a. Pearl S. Buckb.Harriet Bicher Stowec. Emily Dickensond. Walter Whitman6.__________ is father of the detective story and of psychoanalytic criticism.a. Washington Irvingb. Ralph Waldo Emersonc. Walt Whitmand. Edgar Allan Poe7.William Dean Howells is concerned with the middle class life; ___________________ w ritesabout the upper class society, and Mark Twain deals with the lower class reality.a. Stephen Craneb. Frank Norrisc. Theodore Dreiserd. Henry James8.Which of the following is a naturalistic writera. William Dean Howellsb. Mark Twainc. Ernest Hemingwayd.Theodore Dreiser9.His writings are characterized by simple, colloquial language and deep thoughts.He is _________ .a. Ernest Hemingwayb. William Faulknerc. F. Scott Fitzgeraldd. Mark Twain10.He wrote 18 novels all set in Jefferson Town, Yoknapatwapha County in the deep south. He is .a.William Faulknerb. John Steinbeckc. Ernest Hemingwayd. Mark Twain11. _________ i s Jewish in origin and in many of his novels the American Jews aremajor characters.a. Sinclair Lewisb. Saul Bellowc. Norman Mailerd. Jerome David Salinger12. _________ is often regarded as the greatest American woman poet and she wroteover 1,700 short lyric poems in her life time.a. Anne Bradstreetb. Robert Frostc. H.D.d. Emily Dickinson13. _________ is father of American drama and won the Nobel Prize for literature in1936.a. John Steinbeckb. William Faulknerc. Eugene O 'Neilld. ArthurMiller14.He was the first black American to write a book about black life with great impact on the consciousnessof the nation and his masterpiece is one of the three classics about black Americans. Who is hea. Richard Wrightb. Harriet Beecher Stowec. Langston Hughesd. Ralph Ellison15.Hemingway wrote about American compatriots in Europe whereas _____________wrote about the Jazz age, life in American society.a.William Carlos Williamsb. William Faulknerc. John Steinbeckd. F. Scott Fitzgerald1.Choose the Best An swer for Each of the Followi ng (1 X15 %):2.The American Civil War broke out in 1861 between the Northern states and theSouth states, which are known respectively as the _________________ and the ________ .a. N, Sb. Revolutionaries, Reactionariesc. Union, Confederacyd. Slavery, Anti-Slavery2.________________ was praised by the British as the “Tenth Muse in America ”.a. Anne Bradstreetb. Edward Taylorc. Thomas Pained. Philip Freneau3.Mark Twain was a representative of ____________ in American literature.a. transcendentalismb. naturalismc. local colorismd. imagism4.________ was the leader of American transcendentalism.a. Benjamin Franklinb. Washington Irvingc. Ralph Waldo Emersond. Henry David Thoreau5.The greatest American poet and the first writer of free verse is ____________________ .a. Washington Irvingb.Ezra Poundc. Walt Whitmand. Emily Dickinson6. _________ is father of the detective story and of psychoanalytic criticism.a. Washington Irvingb. Ralph Waldo Emersonc. Walt Whitmand. Edgar Allan Poe7. __________________________________________________________ H enry James is concerned with the upper class life; _________________________________________________________ writes about the middle class society, and Mark Twain deals with the lower class reality.a. Stephen Craneb. Frank Norrisc. Theodore Dreiserd. William Dean Howells8.Which of the following is a naturalistic writera. William Dean Howellsb. Mark Twainc. Ernest Hemingwayd.Theodore Dreiser9.________ 's writings are characterized by simple, colloquial language and deepthoughts.a. Ernest Hemingwayb. William Faulknerc. F. Scott Fitzgeraldd.Mark Twain10. ______ wrote 18 novels all set in Jefferson Town, Yoknapatwapha County inthe deep south. .a. William Faulknerb. John Steinbeckc. Ernest Hemingwayd. Mark Twain11. ________ is Jewish in origin and in many of his novels the American Jews aremajor characters.a. Sinclair Lewisb. Saul Bellowc. Norman Mailerd. Jerome DavidSalinger12. __________ is often regarded as the greatest American woman poet and she wroteover 1,700 short lyric poems in her life time.a. Anne Bradstreetb. Robert Frostc. H.D.d. Emily Dickinson13. ________ is father of American drama and won the Nobel Prize for literature in1936.a. John Steinbeckb. William Faulknerc. Eugene O'Neilld. Arthur Miller14. _______ was the first black American to write a book about black life with greatimpact on the consciousness of the nation and his masterpiece is one of the three classics about black Americans.b.Richard Wright b. Harriet Beecher Stowengston Hughesd. Ralph Ellison15. _________ first used the “Jazz age”as the title of a collection of short storiesa. F. Scott Fitzgeraldb. William Faulknerc. John Steinbeckd. ErnestHemingwayII.Ide ntify Works as Described Below (1 X15 %):6.The play is about a stoker whose identity as a human being is not recognized by his fellow human beingsand who tries to find affinity with a monkey in the zoo and is finally killed by the animal.a. The Hairy Apeb. Henderson the Rain Kingc.Long Day's Journey into Nightd. The Glass Menageries7.The protagonist in this play is a crippled girl named Amanda.a.A Street Car Named Desireb. The Hairy Apec.Long Day's Journey into Nightd.The Glass Menageries8.The hero of this novel tells about his own story to us but his name is unknown.a.Native Sonb.Uncle Tom 's Cabinc.Invisible Mand. Go Tell It onthe Mountains4.It is an autobiographical play and Edmund in the play is based on the playwright himself.a. Long Day 's Journey into Nightb. Henderson the Rain Kingc.The Hairy Aped. The Glass Menageries5.The novel tells of how a black man kills a white woman by accident and how he is finally arrested and triedand sentenced to death.a.Native Sonb.Uncle Tom's Cabinc.Invisible Mand. Go Tell It on theMountains6._____________ is one of the best works in American literature about the SecondWorld War.a.A Farewell to Armsb.The Catcher in the Ryec.The Red Badge of Couraged.The Naked and the Dead6.The novel by Hemingway is the best of its kind about World War I.a. A Farewell to Armsb.The Sun Also Risesc.The Old Man and the Sead. The Naked and the Dead10.The novel is about how a family of farmers cannot survive in Oklahoma and travel to California to seek aliving and how they suffer hunger in California.b.The Grapes of Wrath b. U.S. A.c.Babbittd. The Adventures of Augie March11.It is a trilogy including The 42nd Parallel , 1919, and The Big Money, with such techniques as biographies,newsreels and camera eye.12.It is a novel which uses the stream of consciousness technique and whose title is taken fromShakespeare's Macbeth.a. Absolom, Absolom!b. The Sound and the Furyc.A Farewell to Armsd. The Great Gatsby10.It is a naturalistic work about how a country girl is seduced and elopes with Hurstwood and how shebecomes a famous actress and how her lover falls into beggary and finally commits suicide.a.An American Tragedyb. Sister Carriec. McTeagued.Maggie, A Girl of the Streets11.It is a novel with 135 chapters plus an epilog; in it a group of people on a whaling ship kill a great whalebut they themselves are killed by the whale in the end, except Ishmael the narrator who survives by adhering to a coffin.b.Sister Carrie b.The Adventures of Tom Sawyerc.Moby Dickd. The Portrait of a Lady12.The novel is a psychological study of a soldier (Henry Fleming) 's reactions in the Civil War, in which wound is called the red badge which symbolizes courage. a.An American Tragedy b.Sister Carrie c.The Red Badge of Courage d. McTeague13.The poem is written in free verse in 52 cantos with the theme of the universality and equality in value ofall people and all things.a.Cantosb. The Ravenc. Song of Myselfd.Chicago14.The novel is about how a man falls economically and socially but who rises morally because he gives upthe opportunity to sell his factory to an English Syndicate, which would otherwise mean a ruin to that syndicate.a.The Octopusb. The Rise of Silas Laphamc. Moby-Dickd. Leaves of Grass15.It is a speech delivered at Harvard University. It is often hailed as the “declaration of intellectualindependence ”in America.a. The American Scholarb. Naturec. The Scarlet Letterd. WaldenII. Match the followi ng (1 >20%)A. Match Works with Their Authors1.Hugh Selwyn Mauberly2.Walden3.Autobiography4.The Scarlet Letter5.Leaves of Grass6.The Raven7.The Rise of Silas Lapham8.The Adventures of Tom Sawyer9.Long Day 's Journey into Night10.The Old Man and the Seaa.Mark Twainc. Eugene O 'Neille. Edgar Allan Poeg. Nathaniel Hawthornei. Henry David Thoreauk.Thomas Jefferson b . Ernest Hemingway d. William Dean Howells f. Walt Whitman h. Benjamin Franklin j. Ezra Pound l. T.S. EliotB. Match the Characters with the works in which they appear.2. Mrs. Touchett4.Benjy Compson6.General Edward Cummings7. Bigger Thomas9.Happyb. The Scarlet Letterd. A Farewell to Armsf. The Grapes of Wrathh. The Catcher in the Rye j.Death of a Salesmanl. C atch-22III. Match the follow ing(1'>20=20') A. Match works with their authors1. Nature2. Rip Van Winkle3. Nature4. The Scarlet Letter5. Leaves of Grass6.The Raven7. The Rise of Silas Lapham8. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn9. Cantos 10. The Old Man and the Seaa.Ezra Poundc. Mark Twaine. Edgar Allan Poeg. Nathaniel Hawthornei. Washington Irving b. Ernest Hemingway d. William Dean Howells f. Walt Whitman h. Ralph Waldo Emerson j. Waldo EmersonB. Match characters with the works in which they appear.2. Captain Ahab and Starbuck 2.Isabel Archer 1. Hester Prynne3.Frederick Henry 5.the Joads 7.Holden Caulfield 8.Yank a.The Portrait of a Lady c. The Hairy Ape e.The Sound and the Fury g. The Naked and the Dead i. Native Son k.Invisible Man3.Frederic Henry and Catherine4.Benjy Compson5.the Joads7.Holden Caulfield 6.Ge neral Edward Cummi ngs 8.Bigger Thomas9.The Tyronesa.The Portrait of a Lady c. Death of a Salesma n 10.Willy Lomanb. Moby-Dickd. A Farewell to Armse.The Sou nd and the Fury g. The Naked and the Dead i. Native Sonk.Absalom, AbsalomV. Essay Questions (30%; cf. The Grapes of Wrathh. The Catcher in the Ryej. Long Day 's Jour ney into Nightl. The Old Man and the Seahoose only ONE of the following three topics andwrite a short essay of at least 300 words. Note: [1]Your essay should have at least 3 paragraphs; you are not simply to make a list of facts.[2] You may give a title to your essay, but you are required to in dicate which of the 3 topics it bel ongs to. [3]You are not to write on a topic of your own.1.To the best of your knowledge, analyze and make comments on Emerson ' Naturement on any American poet you like.3.Analyze and/or comment on any one of the American novels or plays you have read.V. Essay Questions (30%; choose only ONE of the following three topics and write a short essay of at least 300 words. Note: [1]Your essay should have at least3 paragraphs; you are not simply to make a list of facts.[2] You may give a title to your essay, but you arerequired to in dicate which of the 3 topics it bel ongs to.[3]You are not to write on a topic of your own.)4.Make comments on an American novel we have discussed in this course.ment on an American poet.6.Describe how your knowledge of American literature is improved after taking this course..IV.Please answer the following questions briefly. (2 x 10 ' = 20 '1.Why do people think Franklin is the embodiment of American dream2.What is "Lost Generation ”V.Discussion. (1 x 20 ' = 20 'State your own in terpretati ons of Hemi ngway iceberg thBosy of writ ingIV. Please answer the following questions briefly. (2 x 10 ' = 20 '3.What is Hawthorne ' s style Explain the style with examples .4.At the end of the 19 th cen tury, there were three fighters for ________________________Realism . Who are they What are their differencesTrue or False. (10 x 2 ' = 20 ')1. American literature is the oldest of all national literature.2.Thomas Jefferson was the only American to sign the 4 documents that created the US.3.All his literary life, Hawthorne seemed to be haunted by his sense of sin and evil.4.Most of the poems in Leaves of Grass are about human psychology.5. Hurstwood is a character in Dreiser ' s An American Tragedy .6. Faulkner ' s region was the Deep North, with its bitter history of slavery, civil war and destruction.7.Placed in historical perspective, Howells is found lacking in qualities and depth. But anyhow he is a literary figure worthy of notice.8.Faulkner ' s works have been termed the Yoknapatawpha Saga, “ one connected story9.As a moral philosophy, transcendentalism was neither logical nor systematical.10.Emily Dickinson expresses her deep love in the poem “ Annabel Lee ”.II.Decide whether the statements are True or False. (10 x 2 ' = 20 ')1. Early in the 17th century, the English settlements in Virginia and began the main stream of what we recognize as the American national history.2.American Romantic writers avoided writing about nature, medieval legends and with supernatural elements.3.As a moral philosophy, transcendentalism was neither logical nor systematical.4.“ Young Goodman Brown” wants to prove everyone possesses kindness in heart.5.Henry James was a realist in the same way as one views the realism of Twain or Howells.6.The American realists sought to describe the wide range of American experienceand to present the subtleties of human personality.7.Frost 's concern with nature reflected his deep moral uncertainties.8.Faulkner 's works have been termed the Yoknapatawpha Saga, “one connected story ”.9.Roger Chillingworth is a character in Dreiser 's An American Tragedy .10.After the Civil War, the Frontier was closing. Disillusionment and frustration were widely felt. What had been expected to be a “ Golden Age ” turned to be a “ Gilded ” one.。

（完整版）美国⽂学史练习Exercises of Chapter 2I. Multiple Choice1. Which of the following is NOT one part of The LeatherStocking Tales by Cooper?A. The SpyB. The PathfinderC. The PioneersD. The Deerslayer2. Which statement about Thoreau was NOT right?A. He was a lover of nature.B. He was a particular kind of romantic.C. He was a polemicist.D. He was a thorough transcendentalist.3. Which of the following has been called “the manifesto of American transcendentalism?”A. Divinity School AddressB. Self-RelianceC. NatureD. The American Scholar4. As a philosophical and literary movement, flourished in New England from the 1830s to the Civil War.A. sentimentalismB. transcendentalismC. modernismD. rationalism5. The period before the American Civil War is generally referred to as .A. the Modern PeriodB. the Realistic PeriodC. the Romantic PeriodD. the Naturalist Period6. All of the following are works by Nathaniel Hawthorne EXCEPT .A. The Marble FaunB. TypeeC. The Scarlet LetterD. Mosses form an Old Manse7. Which of the following is not a work of Emily Dickinson’s?A. I Heard a Fly Buzz When I DiedC. This is My Letter to the WorldD. I Like to See it Lap the Miles8. Whitman’s poems are characterized by all the following features EXCEPT.A. the strict poetic formB. the free and natural rhythmC. the easy flow of feelingsD. the simple and conversational language9. Poe’s first collection of stories is .A. Tales of a TravelerB. Leather Stocking TalesC. Canterbury TalesD. Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque10. Which book is not written by Emerson?A. The American ScholarB. Self-RelianceC. NatureD. Civil Disobedience11. The first example of Hawthorn’s symbolism is the recreation of Puritan Boston in .A. The Scarlet LetterB. Young Goodman BrownC. The Marble FaunD. The Ambitious Guest12. The chief spokesman of New England Transcendentalism is .A. Nathaniel HawthorneB. Ralph Waldo EmersonC. Henry David ThoreauD. Washington Irving13. Transcendentalists recognized as the “highest power of the soul”.A. intuitionB. logicC. data of the sensesD. thinking14. Which is regarded as the “Declaration of Intellectual Independence”?A. The American ScholarC. The Conduct of LifeD. Representative Men15. American literature produced only one female poet during the nineteenth century. This was .A. Anne BradstreetB. Jane AustinC. Emily DickinsonD. Harriet Beecher16. Captain, My Captain is written for .A. LincolnB. WhitmanC. WashingtonD. Heminway17. Which of the following books is a tremendous chronicle of an appalling voyage in pursuit of a seemingly supernatural white whale?A. The Scarlet LetterB. Moby DickC. The Marble FaunD. Moses from an Old Manse18. was the first man of letters from the United States to win and international reputation.A. Nathaniel HawthorneB. Washington IrvingC. James Fenimore CooperD. Longfellow19. Ralph Waldo Emerson is the most outstanding of all the writers in literature.A. transcendental/ EnglishB. transcendental/ AmericanC. realistic/ EnglishD. realistic/ American20. Edgar Allan Poe occupies an important position in American literature as a poet and a .A. short story writerB. novelistC. dramatistD. translator21. In Walden, who urges people to simplify their lives and look to nature for meaning?A. Robert FrostB. Walt WhitmanC. Henry David ThoreauD. Herman Melville22. The setting of the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is in .A. England during World War IIB. Paris during the French RevolutionC. the Middle Ages in ItalyD. Puritan America23. In Moby-Dick, the voyage symbolizes .A. the microcosm of human societyB. a search for truthC. the unknown worldD. nature24. Thoreau was often alone in the woods or by the pond, lost in spiritual communication with .A. natureB. transcendentalist ideasC. human beingsD. celestial beings25. tells a simple but very moving story in which four people living in a puritan community are involved in and affected by the sin of adultery in different ways.A. Twice-told TalesB. The Scarlet LetterC. The House of the Seven GablesD. The Marble Faun26. is regarded as the first American prose epic.A. NatureB. The Scarlet LetterC. WaldenD. Moby-Dick27. Washington Irving’s social conservation and literary for the past is revealed, to some extent, in his famous story, .A. “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”B. “Rip Van Winkle”C. “The Custom-House”D. “The Birthmark”28. The giant Moby Dick may symbolize all EXCEPT.A. mystery of the universeB. sin of the whaleC. power of the Great NatureD. evil of the world29. In Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, “A” may stands for .A. AdulteryB. AngelC. AmiableD. all the above30. For Melville, as well as for the reader and , the narrator, Moby-Dick is stilla mystery, an ultimate mystery of the universe.A. StarbuckB. StubbC. IshmaelD. Arab31. was a romanticized account of Melville’s stay among the Polynesians. The success of the book soon made Melville become known as the “man who lived among cannibals”.A. Moby-DickB. TypeeC. OmooD. Billy Budd32. The main theme of Emily Dickinson is the following except .A. religionB. love and marriageC. life and deathD. war and peace33. Emily Dickinson’s poetic idiom is noted for the following except .A. brevityB. directnessC. plainest wordsD. obscure34. is the most ambivalent writer in the American literary history.A. Nathaniel HawthorneB. Walt WhitmanC. Ralph Waldo EmersonD. Mark Twain35. In Hawthorne’s novels and short stories, intellectuals usually appear .A. saviorsB. villainsC. commentatorsD. observers36. In the history of literature, Romanticism is regarded as .A. the thought that designates a literary and philosophical theory which tends to see the individual as the very center of all life and all experienceB. the thought that designates man as a social animalC. the orientation that emphasizes those features which men have in commonD. the modes of thinking37. In the poem “Song of Myself”, Whitman sets forth the principle beliefs of .A. the theory of universalityB. singularity and equality of all beings in valueC. both A and BD. none above38. Most of the poems in Whitman’s leaves of Grass sing of the “en-mass” and theas well.A. natureB. lifeC. selfD. self-reliance39. Which of the following features cannot characterize poems by Walt Whitman?A. Lyrical and well-structuredB. Free-flowingC. Simple and rather crudeD. Conversational and casual40. In “I heard a Fly buzz-when I died”, Emily Dickinson describes the moment of death .A. passionatelyB. pessimisticallyC. in despairD. peacefullyII. Bland Filling1. The Romantic period in the American literary history covers the time between the end of the 18th century to the outbreak of the civil war . It started with the publication of Irving’s The Sketch Book and ended with Whitman’s Leaves of Grass . This period is also called Romanticism .2. Irving also wrote two biographies, one is The Life of Oliver Goldsmith, and the other is The Life of George Washington .3. In Song of Myself , Whitman’s own early experience may well be identified with the childhood of a young growing America.4. Typee by Melville is a novella about a ship whose black slave cargo mutiny holds their captain a terrorized hostage.5. From Thoreau’s Concord jail experience, came his famous essay Civil Disobedience .6. Hester Prynne is the heroine in Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter .7. Published in 1823, The Pioneer , the first of The Leatherstocking Tales, in their publication time, and probably the first true romance of the frontier in American literature.8. Edgar Allan Poe can somewhat be called “the Father of the American detective story”.。

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美国文学试题及答案美国文学试题：1. 请描述美国文学的起源和发展过程。

2. 简要介绍美国文学中的几位重要作家及其代表作品。

3. 分析美国文学对社会和文化的影响。

4. 探讨美国文学在世界文学中的地位和影响力。

5. 比较美国文学与其他国家文学的异同之处。

6. 讨论美国文学中的主题和风格变化。

7. 探究美国文学与历史事件的关联。

美国文学答案：1. 美国文学的起源可以追溯到17世纪，当时美洲殖民地的英国移民开始写作并记录他们在新大陆的生活。

这些作品以宗教、开拓和探索为题材，如《普利茅斯的劝导师》(1620)等。

美国文学的发展经历了启蒙时代、浪漫主义运动、现实主义时期等阶段，并逐渐形成了独特的美国文学风格。

2. 以下是几位重要的美国作家及其代表作品：- 马克·吐温：《哈克贝里·费恩历险记》、《汤姆·索亚历险记》 - 菲利普·罗斯：《美国牧歌》、《喧哗与骚动》- 艾米丽·狄金森：《狄金森诗选》- 弗朗西斯·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德：《了不起的盖茨比》- 威廉·福克纳：《喧哗与骚动》、《把狗放了吧》3. 美国文学对社会和文化具有重要影响。

例如，哈莱姆复兴时期的作家们为非洲裔美国人争取了平等的机会，并反映了种族和身份认同的问题。

此外，20世纪美国现实主义文学通过揭示社会问题和不公正现象，推动了社会改革运动。

美国文学也塑造了美国人的国家意识和身份认同。

4. 美国文学在世界文学中占据重要地位，被广泛翻译和阅读。

美国作家的作品对世界文学发展产生了巨大影响，例如海明威、福克纳、杰克·伦敦等作家的作品具有全球影响力。

美国文学代表了美国独特的价值观和文化传统，吸引着世界各地读者的关注。

5. 美国文学与其他国家文学相比具有明显的不同。

美国文学更加关注个人主义、自由和追求幸福的主题。

与欧洲文学相比，美国文学较少涉及庄重的古典主题，更倾向于写实和现实主义的描写方式。

选择题（20个共20分）1. James Fenimore Cooper作品The Leatherstocking Tale皮袜子故事集》2. Philip FreneauThe wild Honey SuC野忍冬花》3. Edgar Allan PoeTo Helen4. Henry David ThoreauWalde l瓦尔登湖》5. America n Roma nticiSmi 主义Period: from the end of the 18th century to the outbreak of the civil warIt started with the publication of WasIrhvii ng toTnh'eSsketch Baonodkended with WhitmLeaanves of'Grsass6. Nathaniel HawthorneThe Scarlet Lette红字》7. 美国内战（南北战争）时间1861.4.—121865.4.98. Westward Movement运动，开始于18世纪末，终于19世纪末20世纪初。

9. Henry JamesThe Portrait of a L l d一个女人的画像》10. Ralph Waldo EmersonNature《论自然》11. John SmithFirst American writer12. Herman MelvilleMoby-Dic《k 大白鲸》二连线题（作者和作品10分）1. Benjamin FranklinThe Autobiography2. O.HenryThe Cop and the Antr i m察与赞美诗》3. Jack LondonThe Sea W《侮狼》三名词解释2 个（以下四选二，共10分）1. American DreamThe freedom allowi ng all America n people to pursue their goals in life through分ia rd work and free It often refers to the opportunity for immigrants to achieve greater material prosperity than was pos coun tries of orig3h）T2ie founding Fathers used thlsf^hlrlaeEty, and the pursuit of”opp in ess encompaaslsl thatis availabline AmericanIt. 'thesopportuntitoymakeindividucahl oicews ithouttherestrictio ns of class, race or 分)gio n. (22. American Purita美国清教主义A religious moveme nt in the late 16thseeitarTyoffshb支t() in the third and fourth decades ofthe 17th century to the northern English colonies iInt ltahied Nth e wfoWunodrladtion for the religious, intellectual the church was corrupted and had tooonTrnbeitaaRurita n: tak ing religi on as the mostand social order of the NewPWndds wan ted to purify the church to its original state, b importa nt thi ng; living for glorifying God.3. American Roman浪漫主义(1) The Romanticism Period stretches from th thc e netunrdyotfo1th8e outbreak of the Civil War. It is aperiod of the great flowering of American literature. It started with thetopnuIbrvlicinagtion o'fWs ashing The Sketch Book and ended with WhitmGarnass . ' s Leaves of(2) It was rebellion against the objectivity of rationalism.4. American Literaturemainly refers to literature produced in American English by people living in the U.S.. It also include produced in other countries by American expatriates and in other languages by minorities in the co as American Indian literature and the Jewish literature.四赏析题1-2诗的赏析两首诗二选一答题标准：标出韵脚5分，中文译文15分共20分。

5. Hawthorne’s unique gift was for the creation of ________ which touch the deepest roots of man’s moral nature.A. romantic storiesB. symbolic storiesC. gothic storiesD. humorous stories7. Romanticism appeared as a literary trend against _____.A. rationalityB. imaginationC. intuitionD. individualism12. _____ held a “black”vision of life and human beings.A. Ralph Waldo EmersonB. Nathaniel HawthorneC. Edgar Allan PoeD. James Fenimore Cooper16. 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 B17. _______ was the first great American writer to earn international fame.A. IrvingB. CooperC. EmersonD. Whitman21. Pearl is the heroine in Hawthorne’s novel _________ .A. Moses from an Old ManseB. Twice-Told TalesC. The Scarlet LetterD. The Blithedale Romance7. Hester Prynne, Dimmesdale, Chillingworth, ang Pearl are most likely the names of the characters in __________.A.The Scarlet LetterB. The House of the Seven GablesC. The Portrait of a LadyD. The Pioneers24. Being a period of the flowering of American literature, the Romantic period is also called “_____”.A. the American RenaissanceB. the English RenaissanceC. the Harlem RenaissanceD. the Second Renaissance5. According to Hawthorne, the scarlet letter “A”which originally stood for “_______” f inally obtained the meaning of “able”or “angel”through Hester’s efforts.A. adulteryB. arroganceC. accomplishmentD. agony13. F. Scott Fitzgerald is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the ____________.A. Jazz AgeB. Local ColorismC. Transcendentalist MovementD. Imagist Movement10. was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald..A. Daisy MillerB. The Great GatsbyC. The Grapes of WrathD. The Hollow Men33. The Romantic Period in the history of American literature started with the publication of Washington Irving’s The Sketch Book and ended with Whitman’s ____.A. Drum TapsB. Leaves of GrassC. Rip Van WinkleD. Walden36. The period of ______ started with the publication of Washington Irving’s The Sketch Book and ended with Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass.A. American RomanticismB. American RealismC. American TranscendentalismD. American Classicism46. The theme of original sin is fully reflected in _________.A. The Scarlet LetterB. Sister CarrieC. The Great GatsbyD. The Old Man and Sea48. The American Romantic Period lasted roughly from ____ to ____.A. 1798-1832B. 1810-1860C. 1860-1864D. 1776-17839.is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the Jazz Age.A. Ernest HemingwayB. F. Scott FitzgeraldC. Ezra PoundD. William Faulkner17. does not belong to the “Lost Generation”.A. Ezra PoundB. Ernest HemingwayC. F. Scott FitzgeraldD. Eugene O’Neil9. Mark Twain, one of the greatest 19th century American writers, is well-known for his .A. international themeB, waste-land imageryC. local colorD. symbolism23. The period ranging from 1865 to 1914 has been referred to as .A. the Age of RealismB. the Age of ModernismC. the Age of RomanticismD. the Age of Colonialism24. Which of the following writers is NOT the dominant figure of the Realistic Period in American literature?A. Herman MelvilleB. William Dean HowellsC. Henry JamesD. Mark Twain53. is NOT the work of Mark Twain.A. Adventures of Huckleberry FinnB. The Adventures of Tom SawyerC. Life on the MississippiD. T he Mill on the Floss11. Mark Twain, one of the greatest 19th century American writers, is well known forhis ______.A. international themeB. waste-land imageryC. local colorD. symbolismTrue or false1. Defoe is the author of Robinson Crusoe, which is a scientific and fantasticwork.2. The Renaissance started in the 11th century and ended in the 17th century.3. Pre-romanticism in poetry was represented by Blake and Robert Burns.4. Robert Burns had a great passion for Irish folk songs and an intimate knowledge of Irish poets and their works.5. Whitm an’s best-known lyrics are A Red, Red Rose, and Auld Lang Syne.6. Shakespeare is one of the founders of romanticism in world literature.7. English Renaissance Period was an age of poetry and drama, and was an age ofprose.8. Charles Dickinson wrote Wuthering Heights.9. The Great Gatsby is NOT the work of Mark Twain.10. F. Scott Fitzgerald belongs to the “Lost Generation”.11. Sister Carrie is considered to be Jane Austen’s greatest work.12. The period ranging from 1798 to 1832 in England has been referred to as theAge of Romanticism.13. Mark Twain, one of the greatest 19th century American writers, is well-knownfor his symbolism.14. The Old Man and the Sea is not written Earnest Hemingway.15. The English Romanticism was largely an age of poetry, eminently representedby Wordsworth and Byron.Questions:1.Who are the representatives in American Romanticism? Write down at least twoof them?2.What is the masterpiece of Nathaniel Hawthorn? And who is the heroine in thenovel?3.As one of the greatest 19th century American writers, what is Mark Twain famousfor and what is his master work?4.Who are the writers in the 20th century belonging to “the Lost Generation”? Writedown at least two of them?。

美国文学练习题1. William Faulknerw(福克纳)is the author of ______.a. Far From the Madding Crowdb. Sound and Fury （喧嚣与骚动）c. For Whom the Bell Tollsd. Scarlet Lettera 远离尘嚣Thomas Hardy 托马斯·哈代c.丧钟为谁而鸣（海明威的著作）d 红字 :纳撒尼尔·霍桑（Nathaniel Hawthorne ）2. Robert Frost is a famous_______.a. novelist 小说家b. playwright 剧作家c. poet 诗人d. literary critic 文学评论家3. The Old Man and the Sea is one of the great works by ________.a. Jack London b. Charles Dickens c. Samuel Coleridge d. Earnest Hemingway4 11 2016284. _______refers to some contrast or discrepancy between appearance and reality.a. Allegory 寓言b. Conflict 冲突，矛盾；斗争；争执c. Irony 讽刺；反语d. Flashback 倒叙；闪回5. The great transcendental 超验的work by Henry David Thoreauis______.a. Natureb. Walden 瓦尔登湖c. Experienced. EssaysB 亨利·大卫·梭罗（美国作家及自然主义者）6. Mark Twain shaped the world’s view of America and made acombination of _____and serious literature(严肃文学杨).4 11 201628a. American folk humor 美国民间幽默b. funny jokesc. English folklore 英国民俗d. American values7. Who was the first American to achieve an international literaryreputation after the Revolutionary War?谁是第一个人在独立战争之后美国实现国际文学声誉在独立战争之后a. Fennimore Cooper.b. Nathaniel Hawthorn.c. Walt Whitman.d. Washington Irving.D.华盛顿·欧文（美国文学史上最早的著名作家）8. I Have a Dream is addressed by _____. a. Abraham Lincoln b. John F. Kennedy c. Martin Luther King d. Ralph Waldo Emerson4 11 2016289. Which of the following is NOT a poem by Emily Dickinson?a. This is my letter to the world 这是我给世界的信b. I heard a Fly buzz—when I died 我听到苍蝇的嗡嗡声——当我死时c. This is just to sayd. Because I could not stop for death 因为我不能停下来等待死神C. "This Is Just To Say" (1934) is a famous imagist poem (意象派诗)byWilliam Carlos Williams （威廉·卡洛斯·威廉姆斯）10. Eugene O’Neil 尤金·奥尼尔is an American ______.a. novelistb. playwright 剧作家c. poetd. essayist4 11 20162811. The period from 1865—1914 has been referred to as the _______in the literary history of the United States.a. Age of Realism 现实主义b. Age of Classicalismc. Age of Romanticismd. Age of Renaissance 12. With “Collected Poems(诗歌精选)”, ______won the second PulitzerPrize.a. Ezra Pondb. e. e. cummingsc. Robert Frostd. William Cullen Bryant罗伯特·弗罗斯特4次获得普利策奖15. O. Henry earned his fame mainly for his ______. a. novels b. poemsc. short stories 短篇小说d. dramas4 11 20162816. ______ is NOT a novel of Francis Scott Fitzgerald. 菲茨杰拉德；费兹杰罗a. Tender Is the Night 夜色温柔b. Anna Christiec. The Beautiful and Dammed 漂亮的入地狱者d. The Great Gatsby 伟大的盖茨比b.Oneill, Eugene17. The American literature in modern period is divided into two parts by the event of ______.a. the expatriate movementb. the Great Depressionc. the First World Ward. the Second World War19. The 1954 Nobel Prize for literature was awarded to ______for his“mastery of the art of modern narration”.精通现在叙事艺术a. William Faulknerb. John Steinbeckc. Saul Bellowd. Earnest Hemingway4 11 20162820. Sister Carrie 嘉莉妹妹is a masterpiece of _______work.a. romanticb. classicc. neo-classicd. naturalistic 自然主义21. The Octopus is written by ________. a. Frank Norris b. Sherwood Anderson c. Willa Cather d. Stephen Crane 22. James Baldwin’s most famous short story is _______. a. A Rose for Emily b. The Story of an Hour c. Sonny’s Blues d. A Clean, Well-lighted Place 23. ________wrote several novels with the name of “Rabbit”. a. Arthur Miller b. Thomas Pynchon c. John Updike d. Wallace Stevens 24. The Road Not Taken is a poem written by ______. a. Robert Frost b. Longfellow c. Ezra Pond d. Carl Sandburg25. “God help them that help themselves” is found in ______’s work. a. Franklin b. Freneau c. Jefferson d. Paine 26. T. S. Eliot’s most famous long poem is ______.a. The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrockb. A Boy’s Willc. The Waste Landd. The Golden Bough 27. Daisy Miller is a great work by _____. a. Henry James b. Mark Twain c. Dreiser d. Stowe4 11 20162828. Hester is a character in ______.a. Gone with the Windb. The Fall of the House of Usherc. Babbittd. Scarlet Letter29. Jack London’s ______is his patently autobiographical novel. a. The Call of the Wild b. The Sea Wolf c. Martin Eden d. The Iron Heel30. The black man Jim is a character in Mark Twain’s _______. a. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer b. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finnc. Life on the Mississippid. The Prince and the Pauper 31. O Captain! My Captain! was written in memory of _______. a. Walt Whitman b. Benjamin Franklin c. Abraham Lincoln d. Martin Luther King 32. The Grapes of Wrath is the masterpiece of ______. a. John Steinbeck b. John Cheever c. John Updike d. John Dos Passos 33. ______is NOT a play written by Tennessee Williams. a. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof b. The Glass Menagerie c. Light in August d. A Streetcar Named Desire 34. Seize the Day is regarded the best novel written by ______. a. Flannery O’Conner b. Saul Bellow c. Ralph Ellison d. Sherwood Anderson35. ______is NOT among the postwar poets in modern American literature.a. Robert Lowellb. Gary Synderc. Allen Ginsbergd.e. e. cummings36. The image of the famous “henpecked husband” is created by_____. a. Washington Irving b. Fennimore Cooper c. Edith Wharton d. William Dean Howells37. The literary spokesman of the Jazz is often thought to be______. a. O’Neil b. Pound c. Robert Frost d. Scott Fitzgerald38. _____was the most important person of the transcendental club. a. Hawthorn b. Whitman c. Emerson d. Thoreau39. The main theme of Emily Dickinson is the following EXCEPT_______. a. religion b. love and marriage c. life and death d. war and peace40. American diction in the 1960s and 1970s proves different from its4 11 201628predecessors. It is referred to as ______.a. Imagismb. black humorc. new fictiond. the Beat Generation 41．Stephen Crane is famous for ________and other stories.a. An American Tragedyb. The Ambassadorsc. Main Streetd. The Red Badge of Courage42．______has won the Pulitzer Prize four times and one Nobel Prize. a. Earnest Hemingway b. John Steinbeck c. Eugene O’Neil d. William Faulkner 43．Beloved is the masterpiece of _______. a. Tony Morrison b. Ralph Ellison c. John Dos Passos d. Willa Cather44．Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of Modernism?a. To elevate the individual and inner being over the social being. b. To put the stress on traditional values.c. To portray the distorted and alienated relationships between man and his environment.d. To advocate a conscious break with the past.45．Whitman’s poems are characterized by all the following features EXCEPT_____.a. a strict poetic formb. a simple and conversational languagec. a free and natural rhythmic patternd. an easy flow of feelings46．Who initiated the name of the Lost Generation? a. Hemingway b. Fitzgerald c. Gertrude Stein d. William Faulkner47．The high tide of Romanticism in American literature occurred around ______.a. 1820b. 1850c. 1880d. 192048．The publication of _______ established Emerson as the most eloquent spokesman of the New England Transcendentalism. a. Nature b. Self-Reliance c. The Over-Soul d. The American Scholar 49．Chinese poetry and philosophy have exerted great influence over ____.a. Ezra Poundb. Ralph Waldo Emersonc. Robert Frostd. Emily Dickinson50．_______is the representative work of the Beat Generation. a. The Great Gatsbyb. On the Road4 11 201628c. Look Back in Angerd. The Sun Also Rises51．Emily Grierson is a literary figure created by______.a. Willa Catherb. Doris Lessingc. William Faulknerd. Nathaniel Hawthorn52．Thomas Pynchon can also be categorized as a Black Humor writer,as well as a _______writer. a. classical b. transcendental c. postmodernist d. realistic 53．Who is considered the father of American poetry? a. Philip Freneau b. William Cullen Bryant c. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow d. Henry David Thoreau 54．In America, “a little woman started a great war”. Who is she? a. Anne Bradstreet b. Harriet Beecher Stowe c. Edith Wharton d. Catharine Anne Porter 55．______is NOT written by Edgar Allan Poe.a. The Ravenb. Annabel Leec. The Fall of the House of Usherd. Song to Celia 56．Arthur Miller is an American _____. a. novelist b. poet c. playwrightd. essayist57．Iceberg Theory is a writing principle proposed and closely followed by _____.a. Jack Londonb. Sinclair Lewisc. William Faulknerd. Ernest Hemingway58．________is featured by black humor. a. Caricatureb. Catch-22c. The Catcher in the Rye c. Death of a Salesman59．Who is the only woman writer that has won both Pulitzer Prize andNobel Prize?a. Pearl Buckb. Virginia Woolfc. Tony Morrisond. Katharine Mansfield1 . b 2. c 3. d 4. c5. b6. a7. d8. c 9. c 10. b 11. a 12. c 13. b 14. b 15. c 16. b 17. d 18. c 19. d 20. d 21. a 22. c 23. c 24. a 25. a 26. c 27. a 28. d 29. c 30. b 31. c 32. a 33. c 34. b 35. d 36. a 37. d 38. c 39. d 40. c 41. d 42. c 43. a 44. b 45. a 46. c 47. a 48. a 49. a 50. b 51. c52. c53. a54. b55. d56. c57. d58. b59. a60.4 11 201628。