美国文学习题

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。

美国文学部分练习（全，并带全部答案）美国文学部分大作业大作业Exercises for Chapter One of American Literature(第一章) 1. 选择题1. Which of the following statements is NOT a famous concept of Transcendentalism?[A]Nature is ennobling[B] The individual is divine and self-reliant.[C] Man is capable of knowing truth by intuition[D] Man is corrupted in nature.2. Which of the following works began to make Irving internationally known?[A] The Sketch Book[B] A History of New York to the End of the Dutch Dynasty[C] Bracebridge Hall[D] Tales of Traveler3. Which of the following is NOT true concerning Irving?[A] He is the father of the American short stories.[B] He is the American Goldsmith.[C] He is the first American writer[D] He is the first writer to declare the independence of American literature.4. The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne is mainly concerned with ___________.:[A] the corruption of the society[B] the consequence of sin and guilt[C] the wrong doing of one generation that lives in,, successive ones[D] "overreaching intellect"5. Rip Van Winkle has taken from ________.[A] Spanish stories [B] A German Legend[C] English tales [D] Italian folktales6. "But it would have been worth any statesman's money to have heard the profound discussions that sometimes took place, when by chance an old newspaper fell into their hands, from some passing traveler. " What is the rhetorical device used in this sentence?[A] Hyperbole. [B] Metaphor. [C] Irony. [D] Paradox.7. Which of the following statements about Emerson is NOT true?[A] He was generally known as an essayist.[B] He was the chief spokesman of Transcendentalism.[C] He practiced the theory by living a simple life.[D] For him, nature is symbolic.8. For Emerson, nature could symbolize the following except ________.[A] God [B] Spirit [C] Oversoul [D] the whole universe9. What is Hawthorne's attitude toward Puritanism?[Al Negative. [B] Affirmative. [C] Indifferent. [D] Mixed.10. One typical feature of Irving's writing is _________.[A] always preaching [B] his best classic style[C] short and difficult to [D] symbolic11. " I celebrate myself, and sing myself,And what I assume you shall assume,For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. "Who could have written these lines?[A] Edgar Allen Poe. [B] Walt Whitman.[C] Ralph Waldo Emerson. [D] Henry David Thoreau.12. Which of the following is NOT true with Transcendentalism?[A] It inherited much from American Puritanism and European realism.[B] It focused on the intuitive knowledge.[C] Nature is its unofficial manifesto.[D] It is related in some way with the German idealism.13. What kind of narrative point of view is adopted in Moby Dick?[A] The first person.[B] The second person.[C] The third person limited.[D] The third person omniscient.14. Which of the following has influenced Melville's: EXCEPT________.[A] Shakespearean tragic vision [B] Emersonian Transcendentalism[C] Hawthorne's black vision of life [D] Irving's writing15. Which of the following writers is NOT optimistic about human nature?[A] Ralph Waldo Emerson. [B] Nathaniel Hawthorne [C] Walt Whitman. [D] Henry David Thoreau16. Which of the following cannot poetry?[A] Elegant and gentle. [B] Simple and open. [C] Unconventional. [D] Colloquial.17. When Emerson states in the introduction to his Nature: "Our age is retrospective. " Which of the following is closest to its understanding?[A] We are conservative.[B] We see this world through our ancestors' eyes.[C] We usually look back upon the good old days.[D] We write a lot of books about the past.18. Which of the following novels does not represent the theme return to nature?[A] Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.[B] Thoreau's Walden .[C] Cooper's Leather-Stocking Tales.[D] Melville's Moby Dick .19. Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of the American Romantic writings?[A] Expression of the artist's imaginations, emotions, impressions, or beliefs.[B] Emphasis on rules of order, reason, logic, restrained emotion, good taste and decorum.[C] Love for the remote, supernatural, mysterious, exotic and illogical quality of things.[D] To see nature as a source of mental cleanness and spiritual understanding.20. The statement that a man's journey to the dark forest and his encounter with the devil are symbolic of man's life journey from innocence to knowledge, from good to evil may well sum up one of the major themes of ________.[A] Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"[B] Edgar Allen Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher"[C] Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown"[D] O. Henry's "The Cop and the Anthem"21. Here is a short passage from a story: "He recognized on the sign, however, the ruby face of King George, under which he had smoked so many a peaceful pipe, …and underneath was painted in large characters, GENERAL WASHINGTON. " The story must be ________.[A] Cooper's "Leather-stocking Tales"[B] Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown"[C] Irving's "Rip Van Winkle"[D] Hemingway's "Indian Camp"22. "The universe is composed of Nature and the soul . . present everywhere. " This is the voice of the book _______ which pushed American Romanticism into a new phase of New England Transcendentalism.[A] Walden by Thoreau [B] The Scarlet Lette r by Hawthorne[C] Moby Dick by Melville [D] Nature byEmerson23. In Whitman's giant work, Leaves of Grass, and, above all, ________.are all that concerned him.[A] individualism [B] divine love[C] sympathy [D] the power of blackness24. Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of Hawthorn "Young Goodman Brown"?[A] Allegory. [B] Ambiguity.[C] Interior monologue. [D] Symbolism.25. In Irving's "Rip Van Winkle" all the drastic changes lapsed 20 years displeased Rip EXCEPT that ________.[A] he has got his neck out of the yoke of matrimony[B] the country has finally got its independence from the yoke of the British colonial rule[C] there comes now the scramble for powers between parties.[D] past glories and a tranquil life of the small village are gone.B. 阅读理解题(Reading comprehension)1. "In like manner, nature is already, in its forms and describing its own design. Let us interrogate apparition, that shines so peacefully around us. Let to what end is nature?"Questions :A. Identify the work and the author.B. What is "the great apparition"?C. What is the writing style?2.... Had Goodman Brown fallen asleep in the forest, and only dreamed a wild dream of witch-meeting?Be it so, if you will. But, alas! It was a dream of evil omen for young Goodman Brown. A stern, a sad, a darkly meditative, a distrustful, if not a desperate man, did he become; from the night of that fearful dream. "Questions:A. Identity the work and the author.B. What is the general idea of this passage?C. Did the author tell for sure whether it was only a dream or not?3. "I loafe and invite my soul,I learn and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass."Questions:A. Identify the poem and the poet.B. What is the meaning of the phrase "a spear of summer grass" ?C. What is the implied meaning of the two lines?4. "Now small fowls flew screaming over the yet yawning gulf;a sullen white surf beat against its steep sides; then all collapsed, and the great shroud of the sea rolled on as it rolled 5, 000 years ago.Questions:A. Identify the work and the author.B. What is the basic tone of this passage?C. What is the meaning of the underlined part?5. "God knows, ... I'm not myself-I'm somebody else-. . . I'm changed, and I can't tell what's my name, or who I am. Questions:A. Identify the work and the author.B. The speaker says he is changed. Do you think changed, or the social environment changed?C. What idea does the quoted sentence express?6. "Standing on the bare ground, -my head bathed by the blitl air and uplifted into infinite space, -all mean egotism vanishI become a transparent eyeball. I am nothing. I see all. Tl currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am pa or particle of God. "Questions:A. Identify the work and the author.B. What does the word "blithe" mean here?C. What idea does the quoted passage express?C. 回答题(Questions and answers)1. Nature is a philosophic work, in which Emerson gives an explicit discussion on his idea of the Oversoul. What is your understanding of Emersonian " Oversoul " and its relationship with "a transparent eyeball"?2. One of the most distinctive features of Hawthorne's writing is his art of ambiguity. Exemplify it with his story, "Young Goodman Brown".3. Like Hawthorne, Melville is fond of symbolism in his writings. The white whale, Moby-Dick, is the most importantsymbol in the novel. What symbolic meaning does Moby Dick stand for?4. Whitman is one of the most important figures in American poetic history. He has carried on a sort of experiment on the form of poetry by choosing free verse as his medium of expression. What are the characteristics of Whitman's free verse?5. Literary critics have seen Rip Van Winkle as a symbol of several aspects of America. What are the aspects that the story and its hero symbolize?D. 论述题(Topic discussion)1 . Melville's Moby Dick is more than a great whale story that reflects the American whale industry in 19th century; it is capable of multiple interpretations. Discuss the themes you can find in the fiction.2. In his whole life, Hawthorne is preoccupied with sin and evil in man; and in almost every novel he wrote, Hawthorne discussed sin and evil. Then what makes Hawthorne obsessed with all this sin and evil?Exercises for Chapter One of American Literature(第二章)A．多项选择(Multiple choice questions)1: Who is generally considered to be the one “with but a deformed conscience" in MarkTwain's works ？[A] Tom Sawyer.[B] Huckleberry Finn. [C] Hank Morgan. [D] Widow Douglas2. Which of the following is Twain's language?[A] Vernacular. [B] Colloquial.[C] Elegant. [D] Humorous.3. Which of the following writers is famous for his"international theme"?[A] Henry James. [B] William James.[C] Mark Twain. [D] Theodore Dreise4. Winterbourne is used as a narrator of the events in HenryJames __________.[A ] Daisy Miller[B] The American[C] The Turn of the Screw[D] The Wing of theDove5.Which of the following statements about Emily Dickinson istrue?[A] Since she scarcely goes out of her house, she pays littleattention to the outsideworld.[B] She prefers to explore the inner life of herself rather thatthe social one.[C] She is strongly influenced by Calvinism and has a firm:belief in after-life.[D] She is not interested in love because she herself never getsmarried.6. Which of the following does NOT belong to TheodoreDreiser's Trilogy of Desire? "[A] The Financier'.[B] The American [C] The Titan. [D] The Stoic.7. Which' of the following is a correct match between thewriter¬ and his work? , .[A] Mark Twain: The Financier[B] Theodore Dreiser:Daisy Miller[C] Henry James; The Turn of the Screw[D] Emily Dickinson: The Wing of the Dove8. " Her Message is committed/To hands I can not see---" Theabove two lines are taken from ________.[A] Whitman's: "Song of Myself"[B] Dickinson's "This is my letter to the World"[C] Pound's: "A Pact"[D] Frost's: "The Road Not Taken"9. Theodore Dreiser gives his novel the title of "An AmericanTragedy" mostlybecause__________.[A] he tries to give an ironical meaning to the story.[B] he attempts-,to reproduce an authentic trial fictionally[C] it is the typical thing that can happen to an American in thepursuit of riches[D] he is surprised that such tragedy should happen inAmerica.10.Isabel, the heroine in The Portrait of a Lady, returns to herunhappy home in Rome at theend of the novel because__________.[A] she is still naive and immature[B] she wants to be responsible to her husband[C] she- wants to be responsible to her own choice[D] she has nowhere else to go11.. Which of the following statements is NOT true?[A] Mark Twain became doubtful about the' idea ofdevelop¬ment and skeptical of thegoodness of human nature in his later years.[B] Henry James; who never: criticizes his fellowmen, is thespokesman for the wealthy andleisured class in America.[C] From Emily Dickinson's poetry, one can hardly find anytraces of political movement inthe society of her time.[D] To Theodore Dreiser, communism is a likely meansimproving the social organizationof man. , :12. During the period after the Civil War, the American societyentered in what Mark Twain,referred to as __________.[A] the Golden Age [B] the Puritan Age[C] the Gilded Age [D] the Modern Age13. Local colorism is a unique variation, of American literaryrealism, the representatives ofwhich does NOT include __________.[A] Sarah Orne Jewett [B] Bret Harte[C] Hamlin Garland [D] Stephen Crane ,14. "I was letting on to give up sin, but away. inside of me; Iwas holding on to the biggest one of all. " The sentence, which taken from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is written: in a(n) __________ tone.[A] ironic, [B] regretful[C] sincere [D] delightful15. Henry James' idea of realism differs from that of the realistwriters because his emphasisis on man's__________.[A] language [B] inner world[C] surroundings [D] real actions16. As a naturalist writer, Theodore Dreiser was greatlyinfluenced by __________.[A] Mark Twain [B] Charles Darwin[C] Henry James [DI Ralph Wa1do Emerson17. However, innocence, the keynote of Daisy Miller'scharacter, turns out to be an admiring but a dangerous quality and her __________ of social taboos in the Old World finally brings her to a disaster in the clash between two different cultures.[A] admiration [B] sympathy,[C] disgusting [D] defiance18. Which of the following statements about EmilyDickinson's verse is true?[A] It exposes the evils of the society.[B] It paves the way for the following generation of free versepoets; .[C] It shares the same poetic conventions with Walt Whitman.[D] It exhibits a sensitiveness to the symbolic implications ofher experience oflove, death, and immortality.19. Compared with the writings of Mark Twain's, HenryJames's fiction is noted for their __________.[A] frontier vernacular [B] richcolloquialism[C] refined elegant language [D] vulgarlydescriptive words20. By the end of Sister Carrie, Dreiser writes; "It was foreverto be the pursuit of that radiance of delight which tints the distant hilltops of the world. " Dreiser implies that__________.[A] there is a bright future lying ahead[B] one can never fulfill one's desire[C] one should 'always :have forward looking[D] happiness is found in the end21. Emily Dickinson wrote many short' poems .an various'aspects of life. Which of the following is NOT a usual subject of her poetic expression? .[A] Religion and immortality [B] Life and death.[C] War and peace. [D] Nature and society22. In Daisy Miller, James chose the Castle of Chillon as thesetting of the story clearly because of its status-as a shrine to ___________, consecrated by Byron in his association with Daisy whose American habits of free social intercourse runs up the elaborately regulated code of manners in Europe.[A] integrity [B] freedom[C] constancy . [D] autocracy23. The sentence "only the fittest can survive in a completiveamoral society" may be regarded as an appropriate summary of _________.[A] Jack London's Martin Eden [B] `Hemingway'sFor Whom. the bell Tolls[C] Drsiser's Sister Carrie[D] Melville’s MobyDick24. Here is a passage from, a novel: "The man gave him a lastpush and closed the door. As he did so, Hurstwood slipped and fell in the snow: It hurt him, and some vaguesense of shame returned. He began to cry and swear -foolishly. " The novel must be_________.[A] Dreiser's Sister Carrie[B] Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath[C] London's Martin Eden[D] Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer25. Here are a few lines from a poem: " WithBlue-uncertain stumbling Buzz─/Between the light ─and me─/And the Windows failed─and then/I could not see .to see─." The poem must be _______.[A] Emily Dickenson's “I Heard a Fly buzz-when I died─"[B] Edgar Allen Poe's "Annabel Lee"[C] Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself" .[D] Robert Frost's. "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"B.阅读理解题(Reading comprehension)1. “I studied a minute, sort of holding my breath, and thensays to myself: `All right, then;: I'll go, to hell' -,─and tore it up."Questions:A. Identify the novel and the writer.B. Why do "I" decide to go to hell?C. How do you understand this decision of going to hell?2. "Tell All the Truth, but Tell it Slant. "Questions:A. Identify the poet.B. What special feature can you draw from the form-of thisline?C. What idea does this statement convey?3. "And neigh like boanerges─Then─prompter than a StarStop─docile and omnipotentAt its own stable door, ─(Emily Dickinson: “I like to see it lag the:Miles”)Questions:A. What is being described *in, this, poem?B. What rhetoric devices are used in this stanza?C. What is the poet's attitude toward this object beingdescribed?4. "In your rocking-chair, by your window dreaming, shall youlong, alone. In your rocking-chair, by your, window, shall y dream such happiness as you may never feel.”(Theodore Dreiser: Sister Carrie)Questions:A. Who does "you" in the quotation refer to?B. What mood; do you think, was the narrator in, judging fromthis quotation?C. What idea can you draw from the "rocking-chair"?5 . "'Terrible-! ' said, that little lady, joining her, “ I hope itsnows enough to go sleigh riding. “ “ Oh, dear,”said Carrie, with whom the sufferings of Father Goriot were still keen. “That's all you think of.Aren't you sorry for the people who haven’t anything tonight?"”(Theodore Dreiser: Sister Carrie )Questions:A. What does snow mean to the little lady?B. What kind of mood, do you think, was Carrie in, judo fromthe above dialogue?C. What idea does the quoted passage express?C. 回答题(Questions and answers)1. "Poor Winterbourne was amused, perplexed-above all he' acharmed. He has never yet heard a young girl express herself just this fashion; ... Certainly she was very charming, but how extraordinarily communicative and how tremendously easy(Daisy Miller by Henry James)Question: What kind of narrative point of view is employed 114 What does this quotation reveal of the character of the young (Daisy Miller)?2. "Since then─'tis Centuries─:.and yet Feels shorter thanthe DayI first surmised the Horses 's Heads Were toward Eternity─" ("Because I could not stop for Death-" by Emily Dickinson. Question: What kind of meaning, can you get from the first two lines in the above quotation? What is Dickinson's understanding of death?3. Mark Twain and Henry James are both; considered to begreat realistic writers. What are the differences ,between ;them in the aspects of theme and language?4; What literary group does Theodore Dreiser belong t©?What are the characteristics of this group? Name two more American representatives that belong to this group.5. "The only thing I don't like, she proceeded, is, the. society. " (Daisy Miller by Henry James)Question: What kind of society does Daisy not like? Why?D论述题(Topic discussions)1. Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn:. can beinterpreted in many, ways and, has- won its :lasting, place in the American canon. Discuss the image ©f Huck Finn,and the social significance bf this character.2. Henry James is regarded as an -international messenger whobridges the New-America with the Old Europe: His characters are inevitably encountered with cultural conflicts. Take -Daisy Miller as an example to analyze the two characters; Daisy Miller and Winterbourne and the cultural conflicts they undergo.综合美国文学第三章综合练习(Exercises)A. 多项选择(Multiple choice questions)1. “The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I havepromises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go beforeI sleep. ”The above four lines are taken from_______.[A] Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"[B] Dickinson's "I heard a Fly buzz-when I died-"[C] Frost's "After Apple-Picking"[D] Dickinson's “Because I could not stop for Death”2. In writing the poem “The River-Merchant's Wife: ALetter”Pound took its material from the ancient _______ poetry:[A] French [B] Italian[C] Chinese [D] Japanese3. In "After Apple-Picking", Robert Frost wrote: "For Ihave too much/Of apple-picking: I am overtired/Of the great harvest I myself desired. " From theselines we can conclude that the speaker is ________.[A] happy about the harvest[B] wearing out the freshness of apple-picking[C] still desired of apple-picking when seeing theharvest[D] indifferent of what once desired4. In The Emperor Jones and The Hairy Ape, O'Neilladopted ______ to portray the helpless situation of human beings in a hostile universe.[A] expressionist techniques [B] surrealistic approach [C] romantic approach [D] dramatic monologues5. In " petals on a wet, black bough", the figure of speechused here is______.[A] metaphor [B] hyperbole[C] pun [D] simile6. "My little horse must think it queer/To stop without afarm house near."The above two lines are taken from Frost’s "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening", a beautifullystructured poem which follows______.[A] iambic tetrameter [B] iambic pentameter [C] trochaic tetrameter [D] trochaic pentameter7. Here are four lines from a short poem: "I feel theladder sway as the boughs bend. /And I keep hearing from the cellar bin/The rumbling sound/Of load on load of apples coming in. " The poem must be______.[A] Frost's "After Apple-Picking"[B] Dickenson's "Because I could not stop for Death"[C] Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"[D] Whitman's "There Was a Child Went Forth"8. Eugine O'Neill's play, The Hairy Ape, is often said tobe concerned with______.[A] the wretched situation of working people[B] the problem of modern man's identity[C] the conflict between illusion and reality[D] the inevitability of man's final salvation9. Which of the following statements is NOT a typicalfeature of Frost's poetry?[A] It is usually presented in the dramatic monologue.[B] It is rich in images, metaphors and symbols.[C] Nature is one of the most important thematicconcerns in his poetry.[D] Most of his poems are written in the form of freeverse.10.Which of the following plays is regarded as asemi-autobiographic play by O'Neill?[A] Beyond the Horizon. [B] he Emperor Jones.[C] Long Day's Journey Into Night. [D] The IcemanCometh.11.Nick Carraway is both a character and a narrator inthe novel: entitled[A] This Side of Paradise [B] The Sun Also Rises [C] Tender is the Night [D] The Great Gatsby12，Who is the person that used the term "The Lost Generation" fc - the first time. to refer to writers like Hemingway?[A] Gertrude Stein [B] T. S. Eliot[C] Sherwood Anderson [D] Ezra Pound13. “Grace under pressure” is a major feature of______'s novels.[A] William Faulkner[B] Henry James[C]Theodore Dreiser[D] Ernest Hemingway14.Hemingway won his Nobel Prize for the bookentitled______.[A] The Sun Also Rises[B] The Old Man and the Sea[C] A Fare-veil to arms[D] For Whom the Bell Tolls16. William Faulkner was worldly famous not only forhis ingenuous mastery of the streams of consciousness technique, but also for imaginative creation of a mythic kingdom called______.[A] The Mississippi River[B] Yoknapatawpha County[C] Oxford County[D] The Town of Jeffeson17. Which of the following works by Faulkner involvesShakespearean allusion in its title?[A] The Sound and the Fury. [B] Light inAugust.[C] Absalom , Absalom [D] Go Down,Moses.18. "A week later the mayor wrote her himself, offeringto call or to send his carfor her, and received in reply a note on paper of an archaic shape, in a thin, flowingcalligraphy in faded ink, to the effect that she no longer went out at all. The tax noticewas also enclosed, without comment. " The above two sentences must be takenfrom______.[A] Irving's story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"[B] Faulkner's story "A Rose for Emily"[C] Hemingway's story "Indian Camp"[D] James's story "Daisy Miller"19. The statement that a poor young man from the Westtrying make his fortune in the East but disillusioned in the quest of idealized dream may well sum up the theme of______. .[A] The Hairy Ape[B] For Whom the Bell Tolls [C] The Great Gatsby [D] Go Down , Moses20. "In a Station of the Metro" is a typical imagist poemthat fully displays Pound's definition of image, which is______. .[A] to present an intellectual and emotional instant oftime[B] to reveal a poet's instantaneous experience of life[C] to bring out a natural outburst of the poet's emotions689[D] to retell a poet's past moment of experience21. That profound ideas are delivered under the disguiseof the plain language and the simple form may be a very appropriate statement to describe ______'s[A] T.S. Eliot [B] Ezra Pound[C] Robert Frost [DI Emily Dickenson22. "Later when he started to operate Uncle George andthree Indian men held the woman still. She bit Uncle George on the arm and Uncle George said, 'Damn squaw bitch! ' and the young Indian who had rowed Uncle George over laughed at him.” The above two sentences must be taken from______.[A] Irving's story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"[B] Faulkner's story "A Rose for Emily"[C] James's story "Daisy Miller"[D] Hemingway's story "Indian Camp"23. Which of the following statements is NOT a typicalfeature imagism?[A] To use the language of common speech, but toemploy always the exact word.[B] To create new rhythms, as the expressions of a newmood[C] To recommend heroic couplet as a preferable verse。

《美国⽂学》题库及答案《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. “Moby Dick was written by_____A. Mark TwainB. ThoreauC. MelvilleD. Whitman7. “The Scarlet Letter” is characterized by its______.C. PlatonismD. classicism8. “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 “Imagist” movement.A. Ezra PoundB. HemingwayC. Robert FrostD. Steinbeck12. Mark Twain’s 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 _______.C. realistD. romanticist15. ______ represents the most leading spirit of American Transcendentalism.A. EmersonB. FranklinC. Mark TwainD. Whitman16.“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 “Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a(n)______A. Negro slaveB. salesmanC. industrialistD. officer20. Mark Twain’s works are characterized by______A. NaturalismB. TranscendentalismC. Local ColorismD. Imagism21. “The Great Gatsby” is the masterpiece of_____C. 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. “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 “Rip Van Winkle.”A. BryantB. Washington IrvingC. Allan PoeD. Philip Freneau27. “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 Freneau30. The masterpiece of Hawthorne is _________.A. The Scarlet LetterB. Sister CarrieC. Richard CoryD. A Psalm of Life31. Engene O’Neill is a _______.A. novelistB. poetC. puritanD. dramatist32.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. “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” was written by_____.A. T.S. EliotB. O’NeillC. Stephen CraneD. Saul Bellow35. “The Grape of Wrath” is one of the remarkable novels of_____.A. the Civil WarB. DepressionC. SuppressionD. Aggression36. 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. “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. “Th Emily Dickinson is an American ark Twain’s______A. materialismB. classicismC. socialismD. colorism41. “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. “Leaves of Grass”B. “Mending Wall”C. “Richard Cory”D. “The Burial of the Dead”43. “Catch-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.1614B.1714C.1814D.191446. The jazz age refers to the decade ofA.1950’sB.1980’sC.1920’sD.1820’s47. Franklin was a _____.A. PuritanB. romanticistC. classicistD. imagist48. “Rip Van Winkle” was written by_______.A. FreneauB. Allan PoeC. Washington IrvingD. Thomas Jefferson49.“The Scarlet Letter” is the masterpiece of______.C. BradstreetD. Allan Poe50.It was______who wrote “The Age of Reason”A. WashingtonB. JeffersonC. Benjamin FranklinD. Thomas Paine51.“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 _____.A. Negro slaveB. American IndianC. School masterD. industrialist53. 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. “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 “The Road Not Taken.”C. 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.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,“Good morning”, and he glittered when he walked.8. something there is that doesn’t love a wall,He says again, “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 “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 “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 “Catch-22”?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 Choice1.C2.A3.B4.A5.D6.C7.A8.C9.B 10.D11.A 12.C 13.C 14.D 15.A 16.B 17.B 18.D 19.A 20.C21.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. Transcendentalismemphasized 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 the good of nature and “natural” man, and an abiding faith in the boundless resources of the human spirit and imagination.3.The Puritans were members of the church of England who at first wished to reform or “Purify its doctrines. They kept in common with all advocates o f strict Christian orthodox, insisting on 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 “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 in America was a progressive “intellectual movement which contributed 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 pervading and is the only reality 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 fromthe 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 and literary creation, I did not follow others’ footsteps (or footprints). SometimesI 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 of the persons he was greeting with “Good morning”. While 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, as a boundary or limitation or border, is needed sometimes, so that good relations 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 beforeI can relax or leave this world.Ⅳ Answer the following questions in English1. Key points:① the significance of American literature in the world literature ② the manifestation of American life and culture③the requirement of improving English2. The theme of the poem is modern spiritual barrenness, the despair and depression that followed the first world war, the sterility and turbulence of the modern world, and the decline and breakdown of Western culture.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: ① 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 pends on an individual Student’s inclination.7. The real theme in Sister Carrie is the purposelessness of life. While looking at individuals with warm, human sympathy, he also sees the disorder and cruelty of life in general.8. The central subject of Haw 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 real theme is to expose the dehumanization of all contemporary institutions, the absurd and corrupt bureancracy and the alienation of individuals existing in a systemized chaotic condition, such as war.punctuation and capitalization. Her mode of expression is characterized by clear-cut and delicately original imagery, precise diction, and fragmentary and enigmatic metrical pattern.12. Key points: ①the significance of American literature in the world literature ② the manifestation of American life and culture ③ the requirement of improving English.13. The answer is flexible and depends on student’s inclination.。

美国文学史复习题及答案1. 美国文学史的起源可以追溯到哪个时期？答案：美国文学史的起源可以追溯到殖民时期。

2. 哪位作家被认为是美国文学之父？答案：华盛顿·欧文被认为是美国文学之父。

3. 19世纪美国文学中，超验主义运动的主要代表人物是谁？答案：19世纪美国文学中，超验主义运动的主要代表人物是拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生和亨利·大卫·梭罗。

4. 马克·吐温的哪部作品被认为是美国文学史上的第一部现实主义小说？答案：马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》被认为是美国文学史上的第一部现实主义小说。

5. 20世纪初，哪位诗人开创了现代主义诗歌的新纪元？答案：T.S.艾略特开创了现代主义诗歌的新纪元。

6. 哪位作家的作品标志着“失落的一代”文学的诞生？答案：欧内斯特·海明威的作品标志着“失落的一代”文学的诞生。

7. 黑人文学中，哈莱姆文艺复兴运动的代表作家是谁？答案：哈莱姆文艺复兴运动的代表作家是兰斯顿·休斯和佐拉·尼尔·赫斯顿。

8. 20世纪中期，哪位作家的作品反映了美国社会的反文化运动？答案：20世纪中期，杰克·凯鲁亚克的作品反映了美国社会的反文化运动。

9. 后现代主义文学中，哪位作家的作品以其碎片化和非线性叙事而闻名？答案：后现代主义文学中，托马斯·品钦的作品以其碎片化和非线性叙事而闻名。

10. 当代美国文学中，哪位作家因其对种族和性别问题的深刻探讨而受到赞誉？答案：当代美国文学中，托尼·莫里森因其对种族和性别问题的深刻探讨而受到赞誉。

美国文学课程考试题库一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. 以下哪部作品是纳撒尼尔·霍桑的代表作？A. 《红字》B. 《白鲸》C. 《了不起的盖茨比》D. 《老人与海》2. 马克·吐温的《汤姆·索亚历险记》发表于哪一年？A. 1869年B. 1876年C. 1884年D. 1893年3. 爱德加·爱伦·坡被誉为什么？A. 现代侦探小说之父B. 现代科幻小说之父C. 现代恐怖小说之父D. 现代奇幻小说之父4. 以下哪位作家是“垮掉的一代”的代表人物？A. 欧内斯特·海明威B. 杰克·凯鲁亚克C. 威廉·福克纳D. 约翰·斯坦贝克5. 以下哪部作品是海明威的代表作？A. 《太阳照常升起》B. 《永别了，武器》C. 《老人与海》D. 所有选项都是6. 弗朗西斯·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德的《了不起的盖茨比》反映了哪个时代的社会风貌？A. 维多利亚时代B. 爵士时代C. 工业革命时期D. 冷战时期7. 以下哪部作品是威廉·福克纳的代表作？A. 《喧哗与骚动》B. 《我弥留之际》C. 《押沙龙，押沙龙！》D. 所有选项都是8. 以下哪位作家是“黑人文艺复兴”运动的代表人物？A. 理查德·赖特B. 詹姆斯·鲍德温C. 托尼·莫里森D. 所有选项都是9. 托尼·莫里森的《宠儿》是哪一年获得普利策奖的？A. 1987年B. 1988年C. 1989年D. 1990年10. 以下哪部作品是“现代主义”文学的代表作？A. 《荒原》B. 《尤利西斯》C. 《追忆似水年华》D. 所有选项都是二、填空题（每空2分，共20分）11. 《红字》中的女主角名叫________。

12. 《白鲸》中的船长名叫________。

13. 《了不起的盖茨比》中，盖茨比的豪宅位于________。

美国文学史选择题1.Of all the following issues, _____is definitely NOT the focus of the Romantic writers in the American literary history.（） [单选题] *A. Puritan moralityB.Human bestiality(正确答案)C.Noble savagesD.Divinity of man2. Henry David Thoreau’s work, ________, has always been regarded as a masterpiece of the New England Transcendental Movement.（） [单选题] *A. Walden Pond(正确答案)B.The PioneersC. NatureD."Song of Myself"3. "Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind" is a famous quotefrom______’s writings.（） [单选题] *A. Walt WhitmanB.Henry David ThoreauC.Herman MelvilleD.Ralph Waldo Emerson(正确答案)4. ’Leaves of Grass’ commands great attention because of its uniquely poetic embodiment of________, which are written in the founding documents of both the Revolutionary War and the American Civil War.（） [单选题] *A. the democratic ideals(正确答案)B.the romantic idealsC. the self-reliance spiritsD.the religious ideals5. According to Whitman, the genuine participation of a poet in a common cultural effort was to behave as a supreme_________.（） [单选题] *A. democratB.individualist(正确答案)C.romanticistD.leader6. The period before the American Civil War is generally referred to as ___________.（） [单选题] *A. The Naturalist PeriodB.The Modern PeriodC.The Romantic Period(正确答案)D.The Realistic Period7. In the following works, which sign the beginning of the American literature?（） [单选题] *A. The Sketch Book(正确答案)B. Leaves of GrassC. Leather Stocking TalesD. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn8. _____is the author of the work ’The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’.（） [单选题] *A. Washington Irving(正确答案)B.James JoyceC.Walt WhitmanD.William Butler Yeats9. Washington Irving’s ’Rip Van Winkle’ is famous for_________.（） [单选题] *A. Rip’s escape into a mysteriousB.The story’s German legendary source materialC.Rip’s seeking for happinessD.Rip’s 20-years sleep(正确答案)10. Which of the following statement is not true about Washington Irving?（） [单选题] *A. Washington Irving is regarded as Father of the American short stories.B. Irving’s relationship with the Old World in terms of his literary imagination can hardly be ignored considering his success both abroad and at home.C. Irving’s taste was essentia lly progressive or radical.(正确答案)D. Washington Irving has always been regarded as a writer who "perfected the best classic style that American literature ever produced."11. The Publication of ______established Emerson as the most eloquent spokesman of New England Transcendentalism.（） [单选题] *A. Nature(正确答案)B.Self-RelianceC.The American ScholarD.The Over-Soul12. The phrase "a transparent eye-ball’ compares philosophical mentation of Emerson’s. It appears in_________.（） [单选题] *A. The American ScholarB.Nature(正确答案)C.The over SoulD.Essays: Second Series13. In 1837, Ralph Waldo Emerson made a speech entitled _______at Harvard, which was hailed by Oliver Wendell Holmeasas :Our Intellectual Declaration of Independence".（） [单选题] *A. "Self-Reliance"B."Divinity School Address"C. "The American Scholar"(正确答案)D."Nature"14. "There is evil in every human heart, which may remain latent, perhaps, through the whole life; but circumstances may rouse it to activity", which author of the following authors does the mention belong to________.（） [单选题] *A. Washington IrvingB.Ralph Waldo EmersonC.Nathaniel Hawthorne(正确答案)D.Walt Whitman15. In Hawthorne’s novels and short stories, intellectuals usually appear as________.（） [单选题] *A. saviorsB.Villains(正确答案)C. CommentatorsD.observers16. All of the following are works by Nathaniel Hawthorne except_______.（） [单选题] *A. The House of the Seven GablesB. White Jacket(正确答案)C.The Marble FaunD.The Blithedale Romance17. Walt Whitman is radically innovative in the form of his poetry. What he prefers for his new subject is__________.（） [单选题] *A. free verse(正确答案)B.blank verseC.lyric poemD.heroic couplet18. Which of the following features cannot characterize poems by Walt Whitman?（）[单选题] *A. Lyrical and well-structured(正确答案)B.Free-flowingC.Simple and rather crudeD.Conversational and casual19. " The horizon’s edge, the flying sea-crow, the fragrance of salt marsh and shore mud. These became part of that child who went forth every day, and who now goes, and will always go forth every day." The two lines are taken from____________.（） [单选题] *A. "There Was a Child Went Forth" by Walt Whitman(正确答案)B."In a Station of the Metro" by Ezra PoundC.C. "Cavalry Crossing a Ford" by Walt WhitmanD."Ulysses" by Joyce20. "Moby Dick" is regarded as the first American_________.（） [单选题] *A. Prose epic(正确答案)ic epicC.Dramatic fictionD.Poetic fiction21. The giant Moby Dick may symbolize all EXCEPT________.（） [单选题] *A. mystery of the universeB.sin of the whale(正确答案)C.power of the great NatureD.evil of the world22. Which of the following comments on the writings by Herman Melville is not true?（） [单选题] *A. "Bartleby, the Scrivener" is a short story.B. "Benito Cereno" is a novella.C. The Confidence---Man has something to do with the sea and sailors.(正确答案)D. Moby-Dick is regarded as the first American prose epic.23. The Transcendentalists believe that, first, nature is ennobling, and second, the individual is____, therefore, self-reliant.（） [单选题] *A. insignificantB. vicious by natureC. divine(正确答案)D. forward-looking24. Emily Dickinson was sometimes curious about the feeling of speech of death and in one of her poems she wrote about the______of death, the title of the poem is "I heard a Fly buzz when I died". （） [单选题] *A. moment(正确答案)B. sufferingC. happinessD. meaning25. Theodore Dreiser belonged to the school of literary ______which emphasized heredity and environment as important deterministic forces shaping individualized characters who were presented in special and detailed circumstances.（） [单选题] *A. naturalism(正确答案)B. realismC. determinismD. humanism26. More than five hundred poems that Dickinson wrote are about nature, in which her general _____about the relationship between man and nature is well expressed.（） [单选题] *A. skepticism(正确答案)B. eulogyC. happinessD. denial27. "This is my letter to the World" is a poem expressing Emily Dickinson’s _____about her communication with the outside world.（） [单选题] *A. happinessB. angerC. Anxiety(正确答案)D. sorrow28. Though secluded herself in her own house, Emily Dickinson was never really indifferent of the outside world, as could be seen in her poems such as "I like to see it lap the Miles", which describes a(n) ______, an embodiment of modern civilization.（） [单选题] *A. snakeB. animalC. the roadD. train(正确答案)29. 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".（） [单选题] *A. Life on the Mississippi RiverB. The Gilded AgeC. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn(正确答案)D. The Sun Also Rises30. Winterbourne is used as a ______in Henry James’s "Daisy Miller".（） [单选题] *A. ProtagonistB. Narrator of the eventsC. A character of central consciousness(正确答案)D. Persona31. Emily Dickinson’s verse is most aptly characterized as ___________.（） [单选题] *A. exposing the evils of the societyB. paving the way for the following generation of free verse poetsC. sharing the same poetic conventions as Walt WhitmanD. exhibiting sensitiveness to the symbolic implications of experience, such as love, death, immortality and etc.(正确答案)32. The author of "The Portrait of a Lady" is best at_______.（） [单选题] *A. probing into the unsearched secret part of human lifeB. a truthful delineation of the motives, the impulses, the principles that shape the lives of actual men and women.C. a dramatizing the collisions between two very different cultural systems on an international scene(正确答案)D. disclosing the social injustices and evils of a civilized society after the Civil War.33. The period ranging from 1865 to 1914 has been referred to as _____________.（）[单选题] *A. the Age of RealismB. the Age of Modernism(正确答案)C. the Age of RomanticismD. the Age of Colonicalism34. Who exerts the simple most important influence on literary naturalism? （） [单选题] *A. EmersonB. Jack LondonC. Theodore DreiserD. Darwin(正确答案)35. One of the most familiar themes in American naturalism is the theme of human"______".（） [单选题] *A. bestiality(正确答案)B. goodnessC. compassionD. greed36. ______is considered by H.L. Mencken as "the true father of our national literature."（） [单选题] *A. HemingwayB. PoeC. IrvingD. Twain(正确答案)37. Mark Twain wrote most of his literary works with a _______language.（） [单选题] *A. grandB. pompousC. simpleD. vernacular(正确答案)38. Henry James’s fame generally rests upon his novels and stories with________.（）[单选题] *A. international theme(正确答案)B. national themeC. European themeD. Regional theme39. In the following writers, who is generally regarded as the forerunner of the 20th century "Stream-of-consciousness" novels and the founder of psychologicalrealism______________.（） [单选题] *A. Henry James(正确答案)B. Mark TwainC. Emily DickensonD. Theodore Dreiser40. In Henry James’ "Daisy Miller", the author tries to portray the young woman as an embodiment of ___________.（） [单选题] *A. the corruption of the newly richB. the free spirit of the New World(正确答案)C. the decline of aristocracyD. the force of convention41. Which of the following is NOT a usual subject of poetic expression of Emily Dickinson’s?（） [单选题] *A. War and peace(正确答案)B. Love and marriageC. Life and deathD. Religion42. The following titles are all related to the subject that escapes from the society and returns to nature except__________.（） [单选题] *A. Dreiser’s Sister Carrie(正确答案)B. Copper’s Leather-Stocking TalesC. Thoreau’s WaldenD. Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn43. The greatest work written by Theodore Dreiser is__________.（） [单选题] *A. Sister CarrieB. An American Tragedy(正确答案)C. The FinancierD. The Titan44. Closely related to Emily Dickinson’s religious poetry are her poems concerning___________.（） [单选题] *A. ChildhoodB. Youth and happinessC. LonelinessD. Death and immortality(正确答案)45. With Howells, James, and Mark Twain active on the literary scene,_________became the major trend in American literature in the seventies and eighties of the 19th century.（） [单选题] *A. sentimentalismB. romanticismC. realism(正确答案)D. naturalism46. Ezra Pound is a leading spokesman of the_________.（） [单选题] *A. Imagist Movement(正确答案)B.Chartist MovementC. Modernist MovementD.Romantic Movement47 Strong affinity of the Chinese and Oriental literature can be found in the worksof_________.（） [单选题] *A. Mark TwainB.Ezra Pound(正确答案)C.Emily DickinsonD.Arthur Miller48.In Robert Frost’s famous poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening", there are 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______.（） [单选题] *A. die(正确答案)B.calm downC. fall into sleepD.stop walking49. Of the following American poets, whose work was first recognized in England and then in America?（） [单选题] *A. Robert Frost(正确答案)B.Walt WhitmanC.Emily DickinsonD.Wallace Stevens50. "For I have had too much/ Of apple-picking: I am overtired/ Of the great harvest I myself desired" From these lines we can conclude that the speaker __________.（） [单选题] *A. is happy about the harvestB.is tired of the work of apple-picking\(正确答案)C.is not tired when seeing the harvestD.becomes indifferent of the job。

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。

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。

Exercises on American LiteratureQuestions for Discussion in American Literature in General1 Emily Dickinson seems to be looking at the world for the first and last time.2 Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson wrote as if no one had written before.3 Twain was a boy, and an old man, but never was he a man.4 Nothing happens in Henry James’ novels(Mark Twain).5 Henry James is an acquired taste.6 What is Jamesian style?7 What are the two formulas of O Henry’s short stories?8 Is Robert Frost a modern poet or a traditional poet? Why?9 Compare Whitman and Dickinson: similarities and differences.10 In What sense does The Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin form a sharp contrast to The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald?11 What are Poe’s theories of poetry and of short stories respectively?12 What are the most striking features of Poe’s poetry?13 What is the most striking similarity between Hawthorne and Melville?14 What is Hawthorne’s view of human nature?15 In what sense is Hawthorne opposite to Emerson?16 What is Emerson’s view of nature?17 What are the main ideas of American Transcendentalism?18 What ideas did Thoreau share with Emerson? What ideas did Thoreau have which Emerson did not have?19 What is the significance of Walden by Thoreau?20 What is the main idea of American Scholar?21 What may be the themes of Moby Dick?22 Common on Hester the protagonist in The Scarlet Letter.23 Compare O Henry with Chekhov the Russian writer: similarities and differences.24 Compare Twain with Henry James: their different types of realism, different style, different subject..25 Comment on the themes and artistic features of Eugene O’Neill26 What may be the themes of Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller?27 Make an analysis of Willy Lowman in the above play.28 What are the features of Jewish literature as reflected in Saul Bellow’s writings?29 What are the features of confessional poetry as shown in Sylvia Plath’s poems?30 Comment on the theme(s) of Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison.31 What are the features of William Faulkner’s novels.32 Comment on Sherwood Anderson’s characters.33 Comment on the tragedy of Gatsby.34 What is Hemingway’s iceberg theory? What is his style?35 Comment on the black humor of Catch-22.Questions for The Fall of the House of Usher by Poe1 How does Poe suggest that the setting is isolated ,decaying and extremely gloomy?2 How is the narrator characterized and what is his function in relation to the reader?3 How are the heart-lute images of the epigraph echoed in the story?4 What kinds of doubling or counterparts can be found in the story?5 What are the parallels in physical appearance between Roderick and the house?6 How is the character of Roderick used as a gothic symbol of physical and psychological isolation?7 How does the tarn possess symbolic meaning?8 How does Roderick’s abstract painting serve both foreshadowing and symbolic functions?9 What contrasts involved in the ballad “The Haunted Palace” also appear in the story itself?10 What part does suspense play in the total effect of the story?11 In what larger sense can the story be understood?Questions for The Raven by Poe1 What is the general mood of the poem? How is this mood created and strengthened?2 What are metrical features of the poem?3 What are the sound devices used in the poem? How do these devices contribute to the creation of the general atmosphere?4What might be the function(s )of the raven in the poem, and its symbolic meaning ?5What might be the theme of the poem? What do you think the poet intends to convey in this poem?Questions for William Faulkner, “A Rose for Emily”1. What is the point of view of the story?2. What does the title of the story suggest about the townspeople’s feelings toward Miss Emily? Why do they feel this way about her? (Or: What does she represent to them?) Is there anything ironic about their feelings?3. Describe and discuss the symbolism of Miss Emily’s house.4. What is the role of “the smell” incident in the story. What other problems has Miss Emily caused the local authorities?5. How do the townspeople know what they know about Miss Emily’s life? What is the source of their information?6. Consider the mixed quality of the townspeople’s reactions to Miss Emily’s “failures.”7. What is the significance of Mi ss Emily’s actions after the death of her father?8. What role does Homer Barron play in the story? Is there anything ironic about a match between him and Miss Emily?9. Look closely at the second paragraph in section five. What does this paragraph sugge st about the nature of people’s memories of the past?10. What is the horrible revelation about Miss Emily that the story ends with? How is this related to the overall meaning of the story?。

美国文学习题美国文学习题1．In American literature, the eighteen century was the age of Enlightenment. _____________was the dominant spirit.A.HumanismB. RationalismC. RevolutionD. Evolution2. “God helps them that help themselves.”is found in ____________work.A. Paine?sB. Franklin?sC. Freneau?sD. Jefferson?s3. 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.4. Which of the following stirred the world and helped form the American republic?A. The American Crisis.B. The Federalist.C. Declaration of Independence.D. The Age of Reason.5. Which is connected with Thomas Paine?A. Common SenseB. American Crisis.C. The Right of ManD. The Autobiography.6. “These are the times that try men?s souls”, these words were once read to Washington?s troops and did much to spur excitement to further action with hope and confidence. Who is the author of these words?A. Benjamin FranklinB. Thomas PaineC. Thomas JeffersonD. George Washington7. Which statement about Freneau is true?A. He was a scientistB. He was a pamphleteerC. He was a poetD. He was a bitter polemicist8. Which work is written by Freneau?A. The Right of ManB. The Wild honey SuckleC. Poor Richard?s AlmanacD. The Day of Doom9. Who was considered as the “Poet of American Revolution”?A. Anne BradstreetB. Edward TaylorC. Michael WiggleworthD. Philip Freneau10. At the Reason and Revolution Period, American were influenced by the European movement called _____________.A. Chartist MovementB. Romanticist MovementC. Enlightenment MovementD. Modernist Movement11.Stetement ____________ is wrong in describing Nathaniel Hawthorne.A. Hawthorne is a realist writer.B. Hawthorne is also a great allegorist.C. Hawthorne is a master of symbolism.D. One source of evil that Hawthorne is concerned most is over-reaching intellect.12. In Walt Whitman?s “There was a Child Went Forth”, the child refers to ___________.A. the poet himself as a childB. any American childC. the young AmericaD. one of the poet?s neighbor13. In Moby Dick, the voyage symbolizes ___________.A. the microcosm of human societyB. the search for truthC. the unknown worldD. nature14.Thoreau was often alone in the woods or by the pond, lost in spiritual communication with _________________.A. natureB. transcendentalist ideasC. human beingsD. celestial beings15. The Transcendentalist group includes two of the most significant writers America has produced so far, Emerson and ____________-.A. Henry David ThoreauB. Washington IrvingC. Nathanel HawthorneD. Walt Whitman16. _____________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 Faun17. ___________is regarded as the first American prose epic.A. NatureB. The Scarlet letterC. WaldenD. Moby Dick18. The Romantic Period of American literature started with the publication of Washington Irving?s ___________ and ended with Whitman?s Leaves of Grass.A. The Sketch BookB. Tales of a TravelerC. The AlhambraD. A History of New Y ork19. 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 V an WinckleC. The Custom-HouseD. The Birthmark20. Which of the following comments on the writings by Herman Merville is not true?A. Bartleby, the Scrivener is a short story.B. Benito Cereno is a novella.C. The Confidence-Man has something to do with the sea and sailors.D. Moby Dick is regarded as the first American Prose epic.21. 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 world22. The convention of the desire for an escape from society and a return to nature in American literature is particularly evident in ___________________.A. Cooper?s Leatherstocking TalesB. Hawthorne?s The Scarlet Letter.C. Whitman?s Leaves of Grass.D. Irving?s Rip V an Winkle.23. As a philosophical and literary movement, _________ flourished in New England from the 1830s to the Civil War.A. modernismB. rationalismC. sentimentalismD. transcendentalism24. In Hawthorne?s The Scarlet Letter, “A”may stands for ______________.A. AdulteryB. AngelC. AmiableD. All the above25. ______is not the member of Transcendental Club.A. EmersonB. ThoreauC. WhitmanD. Fuller26. Poe?s first collection of short stories is _______________.A. Tales of a TravellerB. Leatherstocking TalesC. Canterbury TalesD. Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque27. For Melville, as well as for the reader and ____________, the narrator, Moby Dick is still a mystery, an ultimate mystery of the universe.A. StarbuckB. StubbC. IshmaelD. Arab28. Choose the characters which appear in the novel The Scarlet Letter?A. Hester PrynneB. Arthur DimmesdaleC. Roger ChillingworthD. Pearl29. __________was a romanticized account of Melville?s stay among thePolynesians. The success of the book soon made Melville become known as the “man who lived among cannibals”.A. Moby DickB. TypeeC. OmooD. Billy Budd30. The period before the American Civil War is generally referred to as _________.A. The naturalist PeriodB. The Modern PeriodC. The Romantic PeriodD. the Realistic period31. All of the following are works by Nathaniel Hawthorne except_____________.A. The House of Seven GablesB. White JacketC. The Marble FaunD. The Blithdale Romance32. In the following works, which signs the beginning of the American literature?A. The Sketch BookB. Leaves of GrassC. Leatherstocking TAles..D. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn33. The main theme of Emily Dickinson is the following except_______________.A. religionB. love and marriageC. life and deathD. war and peace34. Emily Dickinson?s poetic idiom is noted for the following except_____________.A. brevityB. directnessC. plainestD. obscure35. “There is evil in every human heart, which may remain latent,perhaps, trough the whole life, but circumstances may rouse it to activity.” Which of the f ollowing writings is the thought reflected in?A. Nathaniel Hawthorne?s Y oung Goodman Brown.B. Mark Twain?s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.C. Walt Whitman?s Leaves of Grass.D. Herman Melville?s Moby Dick.36. It is his _________that Washington Irving?s fame mainly rested.A. tales about AmericaB. early poetryC. childhood recollectionsD. sketches about his European tours37. ________is the most ambivalent writer in the American literary history.A. Nathaniel HawthorneB. Walt WhitmanC. Ralph Waldo EmersonD. Mark Twain38. In Hawthorne?s novels and short stories, intellectuals usually appear as __________________.A. saviorsB. villainsC. commentatorsD. observers39. Washington Irving?s Rip V an Winckle is famous for__________________.A. Rip?s escape into a mysterious placeB. The story?s German legendary source materialC. Rip?s seeking for happinessD. Rip?s 20-year sleep40. The publication of ____________established Emerson as the most eloquent spokesman of New England Transcendentalism.A. NatureB. Self-RelianceC. The American ScholarD. The Over Soul41. Which of the following is not a work of Emily Dickinson?s?A. This is my letter to the worldB. I heard a Fly buzz-when I diedC. The Road Not T akenD. I like to see it lap the Miles42. 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 orientation that emphasizes those features which men have in commonC. the modes of thinkingD. the thought that designates man as a social animal43. Which three novels drew from Melville?s adventures among the people of the South Pacific island?A. TypeeB. OmooC. MardiD. Redburn44. 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 above45. Most of the poems in Whitman?s leaves of Grass sing of the “en-mass” and the ___________as well.A. natureB. lifeC. selfD. self-reliance46. Emily Dickinson?s poems(441) “This is my letter to the World”expresses the poet?s _____________about her communication with the outside world.A. indignationB. joyC. anxietyD. indifference47. Which of the following features cannot characterize poems by Walt Whitman?A. lyrical and well-structured.B. free-flowing.C. simple and rather crudeD. conversational and casual48. Which of the following writings is not finished by Ralph Waldo Emerson?A. NatureB. EssaysC. The Over-SoulD. Of Studies49. In “I heard a Fly buzz-when I died”, Emily Dickinson describes the moment of death______________.A. passionatelyB. pessimisticallyC. in despairD. peacefully50. Which book is not written by Emerson?A. Representative MenB. English Traits.C. NatureD. The Phodora.51.The Age of Realism in the literary history of the America refers to the period from ____to ___________.A. 1861-1914B. 1863-1918C. 1865-1914D. 1865-191852. ___________is not the representative writer in the Age of Realism in the literary history of the United States.A. Henry JamesB. Emily DickinsonC.William Dean HowellsD. Mark Twain53. ___________explores the scrupulous individualism in a world of fantastic speculation and unstable values, and gives its name to the get-rich-quick years of the post Civil War era.A. Innocents AbroadB. The Gilded AgeC. Roughing ItD. The Middle Y ears54. _________is considered to be Theodore Dreiser?s greatest work.A. An American TragedyB. Sister CarrieC. The FinancierD. The Titan55. ___________is a novella about a young American girl who gets “killed” by the writer in Rome, and it brought Henry James international fame for the first time.A. The AmericanB. The EuropeansC. Daisy MillerD. The Portrait of a Lady56. Stylistically, Henry James?s fiction is characterized by ___________--.A. highly refined languageB. ordinary American speechC. short, clear sentencesD. abundance of local images57. _________- is described by Mark Twain as a boy with “a sound heart and a deformed conscience.”A. Tom SawyerB. Huckleberry FinnC. JimD. Tony58. ___________-- is not a novel by Henry James dealing with the international theme.A. What Maisie KnowsB. The Wings of the DoveC. The AmbassadorsD. The Golden Bowl59. The setting of __________is America, where some Europeans, who are actually expatriated Americans, learn with difficulty to adapt themselves to the American life.A. MiddlemarchB. The EuropeansC. Daisy MillerD. The Portrait of a Lady60. Mark Twain?s ___________shows the disastrous effects of slavery on the victimizer and the victim alike.A. The Mysterious StrangerB. Tragedy of Puff?nhead WilsonC. The Gilded AgeD. Roughing It61. 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. DarwinC. W.D. Howells D. Emerson62. Mark Twain, one of the greatest 19 th century American writers, is well known for his _________________.A. international themeB. wasteland imageryC. local colorD. symbolism63. In Henry James?s Daisy Miller, the author tries to portray the young woman as an ambodiment of __________.A. the force of conventionB. the free spirit of the New WorldC. the decline of aristocracyD. the corruption of the newly rich64. The literary characters of the American type in the early 19th century are generally characterized by all the following features except that they __________--.A. speak local dialectsB. are polite and elegant gentlemenC. are simple and crude farmersD. are noble savages (red and white) untainted by society65. With Howells, James and Mark Twain active on the literary scene,_________ became the major trend in American literature in the seventies and eighties of 19th century.A. sentimentalismB. romanticismC. realismD. naturalism66. Generally speaking, all those writers with a naturalistic approach to human reality tend to be _________________.A. transcendentalistsB. idealistsC. pessimistsD. impressionists67.Mark Twain wrote most of his literary works with a ___________language.A. grandB. pompousC. simpleD. vernacular68. Henry James experimented with many different themes in his literary career, the most influential one being___________.A. nothingnessB. disillusionmentC. international themeD. relationship between men and women69. Theodore Dreiser is generally regarded as one of America?s_____________.A. naturalistsB. realistsC. modernistsD. romanticists70. Dreiser?s Trilogy of /Desire includes three novels. They are The Financier, The Titan and __________________.A. The StoicB. The GiantC. The TycoonD. The Genius71. The book from which “all modern American literature comes” refers to __________.A. The Great GatsbyB. The Sun Also RisesC. The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnD. Moby Dick72. 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 ___________-.A. modernismB. naturalismC. vernacularismD. local colorism73. Which of the following writings is by Hemingway described the novel the one book from which “all modern American literature comes”?A. Tom SawyerB. Huckleberry FinnC. The Gilded AgeD. Life onthe Mississippi74. Mark Twain had led an active life in the very center of the American experience. He had been a ____________.A. printer, pilot, soldierB. silver-minor, gold washerC. lecturer, traveler, businessmanD. novelist, autobiographer75. While embracing the socialism of Marx, London also believed in the triumph of the strongest individuals. This contradiction is most vividly projected in the patently autobiographical novel________________.A.The Call of the WildB. The Sea WolfC. Martin EdenD. The Iron Heel76. In 1900, London published his first collection of short stories, named ____________-.A. The Son of the WolfB. The Sea WolfC. The Law of lifeD. White Fang77. The main theme of ___________ The Art of Fiction reveals his literary credo that representation of life should be the main object of the novel.A. Henry James?B. William Dean Howells?C. Mark Twain?sD. Jack London?s78. Stephen Crane?s best stories include __________, _________ and _______________________, all reinforcing the basic Crane motif environment and heredity over-whelming man.A. Open BoatB. An ExperimentC. The Blue HotelD. The Red Badge of Courage79. Mark Twain stood on the side of China in its struggle against foreign invasions. His _______ and ________- are two notable examples of his vigorous attacks on the imperialist behaviour of the United States and other foreign countries in China.A. The Treaty with ChinaB. To the Person Sitting in DarknessC. Disgracefull Persecution of a BoyD. Golddsmith?s Friend Abroad Again80. Dreiser was left-oriented in his views. He visited Russia and wrote _______- and _____________to express his new faith, and shortly before his death, he joined the Communist Party.A. Dreiser Look at RussiaB. Tragic AmericaC. An American TragedyD. The Titan81.In which of the following works, Hemingway presents his philosophy about life and death through the depiction of the bull-fight as a kind of microcosmic tragedy?A. The Green Hills of AfricaB. The Snows of KilimanjaroC. To Have and Have NotD. Death in the Afternoon82. ___________-is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the Jazz Age.A. Ernest HemingwayB. F.Scott FitzgeraldC. William /FaulknerD. Ezra Pound83. _________is Hemingway?s first true novel in which he depicts a vivid portrait of “The Lost Generation”.A. The Sun Also RisesB. A Farewell to ArmsC. In Our TimeD.For Whom the Bell Tolls84.Fitzgerald?s fictional world is the best embodiment of the spirit of __________________.A. the Jazz AgeB. the Romantic periodC. The Renaissance PeriodD. the Neoclassical Period85. Which of the following figures does not belong to “The Lost Generation”?A. Ezra PoundB. William Carlos WilliamsC. Robert FrostD. Theodore Dreiser86. In a tragic sense, _________is a representation of life as a struggle against unconquerable forces in which only a partial victory is possible. A. For Whom the Bell Tolls B. In Our TimeC. The Farewell to ArmsD. The Old Man and the Sea87. Faulkner once said that __________is a story of “lost innocence,”which proves itself to be an intensification of the theme of imprisonment in the past.A. The Sound and the FuryB. Light in AugustC. Go Down, MosesD. Absalom, Absalom88. Robert Frost combined traditional verse form---the sonnet, rhymingcouplets, blank verse---with a clear American local speech rhyme, the speech of ____________farmers with its idiosyncratic diction and syntax.A. southernB. westernC. New HampshireD. New England89. In which of the following poem by Ezra pound did you find the allusion to Vishang?A. In a Station of the Metro.B. The River-merchant?s Wife: A LetterC. A PactD. Hugh Selwyn Mauberley90. Who, one of the most important poets in his time, is a leading spokesman of the “Imagist Movement”?A. J.D. SalingerB. Ezra PoundC. Righard WrightD. Ralph Ellison91. Sinclair Lewis? Babbit presents a documentary picture of the narrow and limited ___________-.A. up-class mindB. middle-class mindC. proletarianD. ordinary people92. Y ank?s sense of belonging nowhere, hence homeless and rootless. The Hairy Ape is thus a play that concerns the problem of modern man?s ___________.A. loveB. homey relationsC. identityD. development93. In A Rose For Emily, Faulkner makes best use of ___________devices in narration.A. romanticB. realisticC. gothicD. modernist94. American diction in the 1960s and 1970s proves to be different fro itspredecessors. It is always referred to as “_____________”.A. ImagismB. black humourC. new fictionD. the beat Generation95. As an autobiographical play, O?Neill?s ______________(1915) has gained its status as a world classic and simultaneously marks the climax of his literary career and the coming of age of American drama.A. Long Day?s Journey Into NightB. The Hairy ApeC. Desire Under the ElmsD. The Iceman Cometh96. Tender is the Night is a _____________by Fitzgerald.A. short storyB. novellaC. poemD. novel97. The leading playwright of the modern period in American literature, if not the most successful in all his experiments, is _____________.A. Arthur MillerB. Tennessee WilliamC. Robert FrostD. Eugene O?Neill98. From Eugene O?Neill?s works, we can see he is _____________.A. a man of optimismB. a man of pessimismC. a man of apathyD. a man of inactivity99. ____________-is Hemingway?s first true novel, which portrays “The Lost Generation”.A. For Whom the Bell TollsB. The Old Man and the SeaC. The Sun Also /RisesD. A Farewell to Arms100. _______________is a dramatist who holds the central position in American drama the modernistic period.A. Sinclair LewisB. Eugene O?NeilleC. Arthur MillerD. Tennessee Williams101. ___________is said to be a “historical novel” by Faulkner.A. Go Down, MosesB. Light in AugustC. The Sound and the Fury D Absalom, Absalom102. _____________stems from the ambiguity of the speaker?s choice between safety and the unknown.A. Mending the WallB. Home …BurialC. The Road Not T akenD. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening103. Hemingway?s writing style, together with his theme and the hero, is greatly and permanently influenced by his experiences_________________-.A. in his childhoodB. in the warC. in AmericaD. in Africa104. The following writers were awarded Nobel Prize for literature except________________.A. William FaulknerB. F. Scott FitzgeraldC. John SteinbeckD. Ernest Hemingway105. __________fuses symbolism, poetry, and the affirmation of a pagan idealism to show how materialistic civilization denies the life---giving impulses and destroys the genuine artist.A.Desire Under the ElmsB. the Emperor JonesC. Lazarus LaughedD. The Great God Brown。

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。

美国文学常识练习题美国文学练习题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 Londonb. Charles Dickensc. Samuel Coleridged. Earnest Hemingway4. _______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 Thoreau is______.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).a. 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 Lincolnb. John F. Kennedyc. Martin Luther Kingd. Ralph Waldo Emerson9. 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)by William 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. essayist11. 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 Renaissance12. With “Collected Poems(诗歌精选)”, ______won the second Pulitz er Prize.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. novelsb. poemsc. short stories 短篇小说d. dramas16. ______ 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 Hemingway20. 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 Norrisb. Sherwood Andersonc. Willa Catherd. Stephen Crane22. James Baldwin’s most famo us short story is _______.a. A Rose for Emilyb. The Story of an Hourc. Sonny’s Bluesd. A Clean, Well-lighted Place23. ________wrote several novels with th e name of “Rabbit”.a. Arthur Millerb. Thomas Pynchonc. John Updiked. Wallace Stevens24. The Road Not T aken is a poem written by ______.a. Robert Frostb. Longfellowc. Ezra Pondd. Carl Sandburg25. “God help them that help themselves” is found in ______’s work.a. Franklinb. Freneauc. Jeffersond. Paine26. 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 Bough27. Daisy Miller is a great work by _____.a. Henry Jamesb. Mark Twainc. Dreiserd. Stowe28. Hester is a character in ______.a. Gone with the Windb. The Fall of the House ofUsherc. Babbittd. Scarlet Letter29. Jack London’s ______is his patently autobiographical novel.a. The Call of the Wildb. The Sea Wolfc. Martin Edend. The Iron Heel30. The black man Jim is a character in Mark Twain’s _______.a. The Adventures of Tom Sawyerb. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finnc. Life on the Mississippid. The Prince and the Pauper31. O Captain! My Captain! was written in memory of _______.a. Walt Whitmanb. Benjamin Franklinc. Abraham Lincolnd. Martin Luther King32. The Grapes of Wrath is the masterpiece of ______.a. John Steinbeckb. John Cheeverc. John Updiked. John Dos Passos33. ______is NOT a play written by Tennessee Williams.a. Cat on a Hot Tin Roofb. The Glass Menageriec. Light in Augustd. A Streetcar Named Desire34. Seize the Day is regarded the best novel written by ______.a. Flannery O’Connerb. Saul Bellowc. Ralph Ellisond. 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 Irvingb. Fennimore Cooperc. Edith Whartond. William Dean Howells37. The literary spokesman of the Jazz is often thought to be______.a. O’Neilb. Poundc. Robert Frostd. Scott Fitzgerald38. _____was the most important person of the transcendental club.a. Hawthornb. Whitmanc. Emersond. Thoreau39. The main theme of Emily Dickinson is the following EXCEPT_______.a. religionb. love and marriagec. life and deathd. war and peace40. American diction in the 1960s and 1970s proves different from its predecessors. 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 Courage 42．______has won the Pulitzer Prize four times and one Nobel Prize. a. Earnest Hemingway b. John Steinbeckc. Eugene O’Neild. William Faulkner43．Beloved is the masterpiece of _______.a. Tony Morrisonb. Ralph Ellisonc. John Dos Passosd. 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. Hemingwayb. Fitzgeraldc. Gertrude Steind. 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. Natureb. Self-Reliancec. The Over-Sould. The American Scholar 49．Chinese poetry and philosophyhave 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 Roadc. Look Back in Angerd. The Sun Also Rises51．Emily Grierson is a literary figure created by______.a. Willa Catherb. Doris Lessingc. William Faulknerd. Nathaniel Hawthorn 52．Thomas Pynchon can also be categorized as a Black Humor writer, as well as a _______writer.a. classicalb. transcendentalc. postmodernistd. realistic53．Who is considered the father of American poetry?a. Philip Freneaub. William Cullen Bryantc. Henry Wadsworth Longfellowd. Henry David Thoreau54．In America, “a little woman starte d a great war”. Who is she?a. Anne Bradstreetb. Harriet Beecher Stowec. Edith Whartond. Catharine Anne Porter55．______is NOT written by Edgar Allan Poe.a. The Ravenb. Annabel Leec. The Fall of the House of Usherd. Song to Celia56．Arthur Miller is an American _____.a. novelistb. poetc. 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 Salesman 59．Who is the only woman writer that has won both Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize?a. Pearl Buckb. Virginia Woolfc. Tony Morrisond. Katharine Mansfield1 . b 2. c 3. d 4. c 5. b 6. a 7. d 8. c 9. c 10. b11. a 12. c 13. b 14. b 15. c 16. b 17. d 18. c 19. d 20. d 21. a22. 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. c 52. c 53. a 54. b 55. d 56. c 57. d 58. b 59. a 60.。

《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. “Moby Dick was written by_____A. Mark TwainB. ThoreauC. MelvilleD. Whitman7. “The Scarlet Letter” is characterized by its______.A. symbolismB. rationalismC. PlatonismD. classicism8. “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 “Imagist” movement.A. Ezra PoundB. HemingwayC. Robert FrostD. Steinbeck12. Mark Twain’s 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.“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 “Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a(n)______A. Negro slaveB. salesmanC. industrialistD. officer20. Mark Twain’s works are characterized by______A. NaturalismB. TranscendentalismC. Local ColorismD. Imagism21. “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. “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 “Rip Van Winkle.”A. BryantB. Washington IrvingC. Allan PoeD. Philip Freneau27. “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 Freneau30. The masterpiece of Hawthorne is _________.A. The Scarlet LetterB. Sister CarrieC. Richard CoryD. A Psalm of Life31. Engene O’Neill is a _______.A. novelistB. poetC. puritanD. dramatist32.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. “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” was written by_____.A. T.S. EliotB. O’NeillC. Stephen CraneD. Saul Bellow35. “The Grape of Wrath” is one of the remarkable novels of_____.A. the Civil WarB. DepressionC. SuppressionD. Aggression36. 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. “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. “Th Emily Dickinson is an American ark Twain’s______A. materialismB. classicismC. socialismD. colorism41. “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. “Leaves of Grass”B. “Mending Wall”C. “Richard Cory”D. “The Burial of the Dead”43. “Catch-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.1614B.1714C.1814D.191446. The jazz age refers to the decade ofA.1950’sB.1980’sC.1920’sD.1820’s47. Franklin was a _____.A. PuritanB. romanticistC. classicistD. imagist48. “Rip Van Winkle” was written by_______.A. FreneauB. Allan PoeC. Washington IrvingD. Thomas Jefferson49.“The Scarlet Letter” is the masterpiece of______.A. HawthorneB. EmersonC. BradstreetD. Allan Poe50.It was______who wrote “The Age of Reason”A. WashingtonB. JeffersonC. Benjamin FranklinD. Thomas Paine51.“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 _____.A. Negro slaveB. American IndianC. School masterD. industrialist53. 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. “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 “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.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,“Good morning”, and he glittered when he walked.8. something there is that doesn’t love a wall,He says again, “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 “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 “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 “Catch-22”?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 Choice1.C2.A3.B4.A5.D6.C7.A8.C9.B 10.D11.A 12.C 13.C 14.D 15.A 16.B 17.B 18.D 19.A 20.C21.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. Transcendentalismemphasized 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 the good of nature and “natural” man, and an abiding faith in the boundless resources of the human spirit and imagination.3.The Puritans were members of the church of England who at first wished to reform or “Purify its doctrines. They kept in common with all advocates o f strict Christian orthodox, insisting on 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 “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 in America was a progressive “intellectual movement which contributed 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 pervading and is the only reality 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 fromthe 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 and literary creation, I did not follow others’ footsteps (or footprints). SometimesI 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 of the persons he was greeting with “Good morning”. While 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, as a boundary or limitation or border, is needed sometimes, so that good relations 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 beforeI can relax or leave this world.Ⅳ Answer the following questions in English1. Key points:① the significance of American literature in the world literature ② the manifestation of American life and culture ③the requirement of improving English2. The theme of the poem is modern spiritual barrenness, the despair and depression that followed the first world war, the sterility and turbulence of the modern world, and the decline and breakdown of Western culture.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: ① 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 pends on an individual Student’s inclination.7. The real theme in Sister Carrie is the purposelessness of life. While looking at individuals with warm, human sympathy, he also sees the disorder and cruelty of life in general.8. The central subject of Haw 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 real theme is to expose the dehumanization of all contemporary institutions, the absurd and corrupt bureancracy and the alienation of individuals existing in a systemized chaotic condition, such as war.punctuation and capitalization. Her mode of expression is characterized by clear-cut and delicately original imagery, precise diction, and fragmentary and enigmatic metrical pattern.12. Key points: ①the significance of American literature in the world literature ② the manifestation of American life and culture ③ the requirement of improving English.13. The answer is flexible and depends on student’s inclination.。

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。

美国文学复习题答案版1. 谁是美国文学史上第一位重要的作家？答案：本杰明·富兰克林。

2. 请简述爱德加·爱伦·坡对美国文学的贡献。

答案：爱德加·爱伦·坡被认为是美国短篇小说的先驱，特别是恐怖小说和侦探小说。

他的作品如《乌鸦》和《金甲虫》对后世产生了深远影响。

3. 马克·吐温的哪部作品被认为是美国文学的经典之作？答案：《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》。

4. 简述威廉·福克纳的文学特色。

答案：威廉·福克纳以其对南方哥特式风格的运用和对美国南方社会的深刻描绘而闻名。

他的作品经常探讨道德、种族和家族的主题。

5. 谁是“垮掉的一代”的代表人物？答案：杰克·凯鲁亚克和艾伦·金斯堡是“垮掉的一代”文学运动的代表人物。

6. 请列举至少三位美国黑人文学的重要作家。

答案：托妮·莫里森、詹姆斯·鲍德温和拉尔夫·埃利森。

7. 描述美国现代戏剧的特点。

答案：美国现代戏剧以其现实主义、社会批判和对传统戏剧形式的挑战而著称。

代表人物包括田纳西·威廉斯和阿瑟·米勒。

8. 谁是美国后现代主义文学的代表作家？答案：托马斯·品钦和唐·德里罗是后现代主义文学的代表作家。

9. 简述美国文学中的“自然主义”流派。

答案：自然主义是19世纪末至20世纪初在美国兴起的一种文学流派，强调环境和社会条件对人物命运的决定性影响。

西奥多·德莱塞是这一流派的代表作家。

10. 请解释“美国梦”在文学中的含义。

答案：“美国梦”在文学中通常指的是个人通过努力和奋斗实现成功和幸福的理想。

这一概念在许多美国文学作品中被探讨，如约翰·斯坦贝克的《愤怒的葡萄》。

美国文学史习题American LiteratureChapter 1 The Romantic PeriodI. Choose the right answer:1. Of all the following issues, _____is definitely NOT the focus of the Romantic write rs in the American literary history.A. Puritan moralityB. Human bestialityC. Noble savagesD. Divinity of man2. Henry David Thoreaus work, ________, has always been regarded as a masterpiece of the New England Transcendental Movement.A. WaldenB. The PioneersC. NatureD. "Song of Myself"3. "Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind" is a famous quote fro m______s writings.A. Walt WhitmanB. Henry David ThoreauC. Herman MelvilleD. Ralph Waldo Emer son4. Leaves of Grass commands great attention because of its uniquely poetic embodim ent of________, which are written in the founding documents of both the Revolutiona ry War and the American Civil War.A. the democratic idealsB. the romantic idealsC. the self-reliance spiritsD. the religious ideals5. According to Whitman, the genuine participation of a poet in a common cultural eff ort was to behave as a supreme_________.A. democratB. individualistC. romanticistD. leader6. The period before the American Civil War is generally referred to as ___________.A. The Naturalist PeriodB. The Modern PeriodC. The Romantic PeriodD. The Realistic Period7. In the following works, which sign the beginning of the American literature?A. The Sketch BookB. Leaves of GrassC. Leather Stocking TalesD. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn8. _____is the author of the work The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.A. Washington IrvingB. James JoyceC. Walt WhitmanD. William Butler Yeats9. Washington Irvings Rip Van Winkle is famous for_________.A. Rips escape into a mysteriousB. The storys German legendary source materialC. Rips seeking for happinessD. Rips 20-years sleep10. Which of the following statement is not true about Washington Irving?A. Washington Irving is regarded as Father of the American short stories.B. Irvings relationship with the Old World in terms of his literary imagination can har dly be ignored considering his success both abroad and at home.C. Irvings taste was essentially progressive or radical.D. Washington Irving has always been regarded as a writer who "perfected the best cl assic style that American literature ever produced."11. The Publication of ______established Emerson as the most eloquent spokesman of New England Transcendentalism.A. NatureB. Self-RelianceC. The American ScholarD. The Over-Soul12. The phrase "a transparent eye-ball compares philosophical mentation of Emersons. It appears in_________.A. The American ScholarB. NatureC. The over SoulD. Essays: Second Series13. In 1837, Ralph Waldo Emerson made a speech entitled _______at Harvard, which was hailed by Oliver Wendell Holmeasas :Our Intellectual Declaration of Independen ce".A. "Self-Reliance" B. "Divinity School Address" C. "The AmericanScholar" D. "Nature"14. _____is the most ambivalent (有争议的) writers in the American literary history.A. Nathaniel HawthorneB. Walt WhitmanC. Ralph Waldo EmersonD. Mark Twain15. "There is evil in every human heart, which may remain latent, perhaps, through the whole life; but circumstances may rouse it to activity", which author of the following authors does the mention belong to________.A. Washington IrvingB. Ralph Waldo EmersonC. Nathaniel HawthorneD. Walt Wh itman16. In Hawthornes novels and short stories, intellectuals usually appear as________.A. saviorsB. villainsC. commentatorsD. observers17. All of the following are works by Nathaniel Hawthorne except_______.A. The House of the Seven GablesB. White JacketC. The Marble FaunD. The Blithe dale Romance18. Walt Whitman is radically innovative in the form of hispoetry. What he prefers fo r his new subject is__________.A. free verseB. blank verseC. lyric poemD. heroic couplet19. Which of the following features cannot characterize poems by Walt Whitman?A. Lyrical and well-structuredB. Free-flowingC. Simple and rather crudeD. Conversational and casual20. " The horizons edge, the flying sea-crow, the fragrance of salt marsh and shore mud. These became part of that child who went forth every day, and who now goes, and will always go forth every day." The tw o lines are taken from____________.A. "There Was a Child Went Forth" by Walt WhitmanB. "In a Station of the Metro" by Ezra PoundC. "Cavalry Crossing a Ford" by Walt WhitmanD. "Ulysses" by Joyce21. "Moby Dick" is regarded as the first American_________.A. Prose epicB. Comic epicC. Dramatic fictionD. Poetic fiction22. 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 world23. Which of the following comments on the writings by Herman Melville is not true?A. "Bartleby, the Scrivener" is a short story.B. "Benito Cereno " is a novella.C. The Confidence---Man has something to do with the sea and sailors.D. Moby-Dick is regarded as the first American prose epic.24. The Transcendentalists believe that, first, nature is ennobling, and second, the indi vidual is____, therefore, self-reliant.A. insignificantB. vicious by natureC. divineD. forward-lookingAnswer:1～5BADBD 6～10CBADC 11～15ABCAC 16～20BBAAA 21～24ABCCII. Read the quoted part and answer the questions:1. "Time grew worse and worse with Rip Van Winkle as years of matrimony rolled on : a tart temper mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows k eener by constant use. For a long while he used to perpetual club of the sages,philosop hers, and other idle personages of the village.Questions:1) Please identify the author and the title of the work.2) Whats the meaning of this passage?参考答案:1) This is an excerpt from "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving. (P408)2) 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 for more often. H e had to stay in the club with idle people. (P407)附:Question: Please describe the changes Rip Van Winkle experienced.Answer: 1) Rip Van Winkle was the hero in Irving’s works. He was a good-natured man, a henpecked (惧内的，妻管严的) husband.2) Because his wife’s shrewish (泼妇一样的) treatment, Rip had to escape from his home to the little inn in the village. When it failed to give him some restful air, he had to go hunting in the high mountain, where Rip met a stranger, and the man asked Rip to carry keg for him. Then Rip reached the place in the valley, where many strangers were playing nine- pins. Later Rip got drunk after drinking the liquor, which made him sleep for 20 years.3) Rip woke up as an old man, entering the village learned that his wife had died, he g ot the freedom of his own,; and the American had been dependent from the control of Britain, he had changed from a subject of the King (George III) into a citizen of the in dependent new U.S.....2. " I celebrated myself, and sing myself,And what I assume you shall assume,For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you"Questions:1) Please identify the author and the title of the poem that had used when published. 2 ) What is the theme of this poem?参考答案:1) In the 1856, the title was "Poem of Walt Whitman, anAmerican", then it becam e "Walt Whitman" in 1860, until 1881, it finally became "Song of Myself". The autho r is Walt Whitman. (P456--457)2) In this poem Whitman sets forth two principle beliefs:A. The theory of universality (普遍性), which is illustrated by lengthy catalogues of people and things;B. The belief in the singularity (个别性) and equality(平等性) of all beings in value. (P457)3. "Standing on the bare ground, ----my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space, -----all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eye-ball.I am nothing. I see all." Questions:1) Please identify the author and the title of the work.2) Please briefly interpret this pa ssage.3). What rhetorical device of "transparent eye-ball".4) Emerson said he want to become a transparent eye- ball, what king idea did he want to express?参考答案:1) This selection is from "Nature" by Emerson. (P427)2) In the essay Emerson clearly expresses the main principles of his Transcendentalist pursuit and his love for nature. Emerson develops his concept of "Over-Soul" Or "Universal Mind". Last but not the leas, it affirms the divinity of the human beings. (P423)3) It used the device of metaphor. (P423) 4) He wanted to tell us: Nature can purify (净化) our quality and let us get comfort. (P243)III. Questions and answers:1. The Romantic Period was called "The AmericanRenaissance". Discuss the backgro und of the Romantic Period, and compare it with the Romanticism of Britain. Answer:1) The two Romanticism both stress the imaginative and emotional qualities of literat ure;2) They all pay attention to psychic states of the characters and exalt the individual and common man;3) American Romanticism revealed unique characteristics: (difference)<1> American authors describe their native land,, especially the spirit of the pioneering into the west, the desire for an escape from society and a return to nature;<2> American writers use local dialect in language;<3> Puritanism has great influence over American Romantics;<4> Calvinism of original sin is obvious in their works;<5> Transcendentalism is very important theory in American Romanticism;<6> The important setting in American Romanticism are: ① the early puritan settlem ent; ② the confrontation with the Indians; ③ the frontiersmen’s life; ④ the wild west;⑤ imagination. (P399—402)2.Explain the theory of Transcendentalism, then list its important author and works. Answer:Transcendentalism is a very important theory in American Romanticism, its main idea s are:1) Man has the capacity of knowing truth intuitively, or the ability of getting knowled ge transcending the senses;2) Nature is ennobling and individual is divine, therefore,man should be self-reliant.3) Man is divine/holy and perfectible and man can trust himself to decide what is right and act accordingly; (but to Hawthorne and Melville man is a sinner);4) Universe is over-soul -a symbol of the spirit, God or the universe, there is an emotional communication betw een an individual soul and the universal "over-soul" -unity of Nature.5) The important authors are: Emerson (The American Scholar) and Thoreau.6) "Nature", Emersons works, is called the unofficial manifesto for the club. (P421P4 22)3.Washington Irving was called "Father of the American short stories" and "the Ameri can Goldsmith". What characteristics did he have?Answer:1) He was nostalgic author, and he always juxtaposing the Old and the New world;2) He remained a conservative and always exalted a disappearing past, and he prefer t he past to present, prefer a dream-like world to a real one;3) His stories were always from legend, especially German legends, showing best clas sic style. (P405406)4. Sea adventures are Melvilles favorite subject; "Moby-Dick" is a great novel in the theme, which is also noted for its symbolism, please anal yze it in detail.Answer:1) About the sea adventure: it symbols the voyage of the mind in quest of the truth and knowledge of the universe; a spirit exploration into mans deep reality and psycholog y;2) About the boat; it symbols the society, and the crew symbol all kinds of people with different social and ethnic ideas;3) About the white whale: To the author, it symbols nature, it is a complex, unfathoma ble and beautiful; To the captain Ahab, it is evilness, is a wall. So he will lead all his c rew to cut through the wall to dig out all the unknown, mysterious things behind it. To the narrator, Ishmael, it is a mystery. (P460461)5. Walt Whitman is a unique poet. Can you explain what make him unique? Answer:1) His themes are: Democracy; the Revolutionary War and the Civil War; freedom; o penness; brotherhood; individualism; the growth of industry and the wealth of the citi es; universality.2) His styles are special: "free verse"; "catalogue"; simple and even crude language.Chapter 2 The Realistic PeriodI. Choose the right answer:1. Emily Dickinson was sometimes curious about the feeling of speech of death and in one of her poems she wrote about the______of death, the title of the poem is "I heard a F ly buzz when I died".A. momentB. sufferingC. happinessD. meaning2. Theodore Dreiser belonged to the school of literary _____ _which emphasized heredity and environment as important determ inistic forces shaping individualized characters who were pres ented in special and detailed circumstances.A. naturalismB. realismC. determinismD. humanism3. More than five hundred poems that Dickinson wrote are ab out nature, in which her general _____about the relationship between man and nature is well expressed.A. skepticismB. eulogyC. happinessD. denial4. "This is my letter to the World" is a poem expressing Emily Dickinsons _____about her communication with the outside world.A. happinessB. AngerC. AnxietyD. sorrow5. Though secluded herself in her own house, Emily Dickinson was never really indifferent of the outside world, as could be seen in her poems such as "I like to see it lap the Miles", which describes a(n) ______, an embodiment of mode rn civilization.A. snakeB. animalC. the roadD. train6. After "The Adventure of Tom Sawyer", Twain gives a liter ary independence to Toms buddy Huck in a book called_____, and the book from which "all modern American literature come s".A. Life on the Mississippi RiverB. The Gilded AgeC. Adventures of Huckleberry FinnD. The Sun Also Rises7. Winterbourne is used as a ______in Henry Jamess "Daisy M iller".A. ProtagonistB. Narrator of the eventsC. A character of central consciousnessD. Persona8. Emily Dickinsons verse is most aptly characterized as ___ ________.A. exposing the evils of the societyB. paving the way for the following generation of free vers e poetsC. sharing the same poetic conventions as Walt WhitmanD. exhibiting sensitiveness to the symbolic implications of e xperience, such as love, death, immortality and etc.9. The author of "The Portrait of a Lady" is best at______ _.A. probing into the unsearched secret part of human lifeB. a truthful delineation of the motives, the impulses, the principles that shape the lives of actual men and women.C. a dramatizing the collisions between two very different c ultural systems on an international sceneD. disclosing the social injustices and evils of a civilizedsociety after the Civil War.10. 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 Colonicalism11. Who exerts the simple most important influence on litera ry naturalism?A. EmersonB. Jack LondonC. Theodore DreiserD. Darwin12. One of the most familiar themes in American naturalism is the theme of human "______".A. bestialityB. goodnessC. compassionD. greed13. ______is considered by H.L. Mencken as "the true father of our national literature."A. HemingwayB. PoeC. IrvingD. Twain14. Mark Twain wrote most of his literary works with a ___ ____language.A. grandB. pompousC. simpleD. vernacular15. Henry Jamess fame generally rests upon his novels and s tories with________.A. international themeB. national themeC. European theme D . Regional theme16. In the following writers, who is generally regarded as the forerunner of the 20th century "Stream-of-consciousness" novels and the founder of psychological realism______________.A. Henry JamesB. Mark TwainC. Emily DickensonD. Theodore Dreiser17. In Henry James "Daisy Miller", the author tries to port ray the young woman as an embodiment of ___________.A. the corruption of the newly richB. the free spirit of the New WorldC. the decline of aristocracyD. the force of convention18. Which of the following is NOT a usual subject of poetic expression of Emily Dickinsons?A. War and peaceB. Love and marriageC. Life and death D . Religion19. The following titles are all related to the subject tha t escapes from the society and returns to nature except_____ _____.A. Dreisers Sister CarrieB. Coppers Leather-Stocking TalesC. Thoreaus WaldenD. MarkTwains The Adventures of Huckleberr y Finn20. The greatest work written by Theodore Dreiser is_________ _.A. Sister CarrieB. An American TragedyC. The FinancierD. The Titan21. Closely related to Emily Dickinsons religious poetry are her poems concerning ___________.A. ChildhoodB. Youth and happinessC. LonelinessD. Death and immortality22. With Howells, James, and Mark Twain active on the liter ary scene, _________became the major trend in American litera ture in the seventies and eighties of the 19th century.A. sentimentalismB. romanticismC. realismD. naturalism Answer：1～5AAACD 6～10CCDCA 11～15DADDA 16～20BAABD 21～22DCII. Read the quoted part and answer the questions:1. "It was a close place. I took it up, and held it in my hand. I was a trembling, because Id got to decide, fore ver, betwixt tow things, and I knowed it. I studied a minu te, sort of holding my breath, and then says to my self: "All right, then, Ill go to hell"----and tore it up.It was awful thoughts, and awful words, but they was said. And I let them stay said; and never though no more aboutreforming."1) Who was the "I", which book was the passage taken from? And by whom? 2) Why did he think "it was awful thought"?Analyze it.3) Analyze the characteristic of the hero.Answer:1) The character is Huckleberry Finn, the passage is taken from "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain.2) It is the climax of the Hucks inner struggle on the Mi ssissippi, when Huck is conflicting whether or not he should write a letter to tell Miss Watson where Jim is, and he is polarizing/contradicting by the two opposing forces betwe en his heart and his head, between his affection for Jim a nd the laws of the society against those who help slaves e scape. Hucks final decision -to follow his own good hearted moral impulse rather than co nventional village morality. During his thinking Huck thinks of the consequence of helping Jim (the runaway slave), he m ight go to hell, "it was awful thought", with the eventual victory of his moral conscience over his social awareness, Huck grows. (P480)3) Huck is an innocent and reluctant rebel, a typical Ameri can Boy with a "sound heart and deformed conscience". Throug h the eyes of Huck, the Pre-Civil War American society is fully exposed and we are deep ly impressed by Mark Twains thematic contrasts between innoce nce and experience, nature and culture, wildness and civiliza tion.2. "I should think it might be arranged," Winterbourne was thus emboldened to reply. "Couldnt you get some one to stay ----for the afternoon---with Randolph?"Miss Miller looked at him a moment; and then with all serenity, "I wish youd stay with him!" she said.Questions:1) Please identify the work and the author.2) Please analyze the character of Daisy Miller in literature.参考答案:1) It is taken from Henry James’s"Daisy Miller". (P513)2) She is the American Girl in Europe, a celebrated type w ho embodies the spirit of the New World. However, innocence, the keynote of her character, turns out to be an admiring but a dangerous quality and her defiance of social taboos in the Old World finally brings her to a disaster in the clash between two different cultures. (P499-500)3. "We passed the School, where Children stroveAt Recess---in the Ring---We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain----We passed the Setting Sun---Questions:1) Please identify the poem and the poet;2) What does "the School, the Fields of Gazing Grain and the Setting Sun" s tands for?Answers:1) The lines are from "Because I could not stop fro Death" , Emily Dickinson. (P523)2) It stands for three stages of life: the School----youth;the Fields of Gazing Grain----mature period;the Setting Sun------end of life.4. "The Eyes around---had wrung them dry---And breaths were gathering firmFor that last Onset----when the KingBe witnessed---in the Room----"Questions:1) What is the meaning of the first line? 2) What does "t he King" refer to? 3) What idea does the poem from which this stanza is taken express?Answers:1) It means the relatives and friends had cried and cried so that there were no tears any more.2) "The King" refers to the God of death. 3) The poem exp resses that the author even imagined her own death, the los s of her own body, and the journey of her soul to the un known.5.Take examples to analyze the style and theme of M ark Twain.Answer:Mark Twain is a great literary of America, H. L. Mencken c onsidered him "the true father of our national literature".1) Twains works like "Adventure of Huckleberry Finn" and "Li fe on the Mississippi" shaped the views of America and comb ined American folk humor and serious literature together;2) "The adventures of Tom Sawyer" and The Adventures of Huc kleberry Finn" proved to be the milestone in American litera ture, and they were the record of a vanishing way of life in the pre-Civil War Mississippi.3) The books were noted for their unpretentious, colloquial, poetic, humorous, innocent and free style;4) The language of Twain was simple, direct, lucid and fait hful to truth -"vernacular";5) Twain was famous for a local colorist, who presented soc ial life through portraits of the local characters of his r egion - people living in the area, the landscape, the customs, diale cts, costumes. Especially the theme of the Mississippi valley and the West;6) The work of Twain were always confined to a particular region, historical moment, strong accent, intensified humor to criticize the social injustice and satirize the decayed rom anticism.6.The characteristic and theme analyses of Henry James. Answer:1) The Freudian approach is famous in his novels and his l iterary essays.2) James took great interest in international themes -the clashed between two different cultures and the emotional and moral problems of Americans in Europe, or Europeans in America in his first period.3) "The Portrait of A Lay" is generally considered to be h is masterpiece.4) James experimented with different themes and forms in his middle period.5) In his last an major period, James returned to his "int ernational-theme."6) The typical pattern of the conflict between the two cult ures would be that of a young American man or an American girl (Daisy Miller) who goes to Europe and affronts/met wi th his or her destiny. The unsophisticated boy or girl woul d be beguiled, betrayed, cruelly wronged at the hands of th ose who pretend to stand for the highest possible civilizati on.7) He focuses on psychological approach. His fictional worldis concerned more with the inner life of human beings -this emphasis on psychology and on the human consciousness p roves to be a big breakthrough in novel writing.8) He is regarded as the forerunner of the 20th century "s tream-of-consciousness" novels and the founder of psychologicalrealism.9) James avoids the authorial omniscience as much as possible and makes his characters reveal themselves with his minima l intervention. (P495-498)7. Please analyze the characteristics of Emily Dickinsons poe ms.Answer:1) Dickinsons poems are usually based on her own experiences , her sorrows and joys. But within her little lyrics Dickin son addresses those issues that concern the whole human bein gs, which include religion, death, immortality, love, and nat ure. (theme)2) Her masterpiece -----"I heard a Fly buzz---when I died", she looked at death from the point of view of both the living and the dying. She even imagined her ow n death, the loss of her own body, and the journey of her soul to the unknown.3) The style of Dickinson:A: A particular stress pattern: dash-------B: Capital letters as a means of emphasis;C: Language: brief, direct, and plain;D: Poem: short, always on single image or symbol (e.g. "I like to see it lap the miles"---------describe a train in the personification of the literary devi ce) E: Her poems tend to be personal and meditative (e.g. Becau se I could not stop for Death).8. Darwins evolutionary theory gave rise to American naturali sm, what are their characteristics?Answer:The American naturalists accepted the more negativeimplicatio n of Darwins theory, and used it to explain the behaviours in literary works.1) They regarded man as the complex combinations of inherited attributes/elements, their habits conditioned/controlled by s ocial and economic forces;2) They chose their subjects from the lower ranks of the s ociety and portrayed misery and poverty/poorness;3) They dealt with the nature of the man of "underdogs" -"bestiality", as an explanation of sexual desire;4) Their languages were unpolished;5) The naturalists believed that the real and true nature i s hidden from the eyes o the individual, or beyond his con trol;6) Naturalism evolved/came from realism, but the tone of the authors were more ironic and pessimistic.Chapter 3 The Modern PeriodI. Choose the right answer:1. Ezra Pound is a leading spokesman of the_________.A. Imagist MovementB. Chartist MovementC. Modernist MovementD. Romantic Movement2. Strong affinity of the Chinese and Oriental literature ca n be found in the works of_________.A. Mark TwainB. Ezra PoundC. Emily DickinsonD. Art hur Miller3. In Robert Frosts famous poem "Stopping by Woods on a Sn owy Evening", there are four lines like these: The woods ar elovely, 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 walki ng4. Of the following American poets, whose work was first re cognized in England and then in America?A. Robert FrostB. Walt WhitmanC. Emily DickinsonD. Wal lace Stevens5. "For I have had too much/ Of apple-picking: I am overtired/ Of the great harvest I myself desi red" From these lines we can conclude that the speaker ____ ______.A. is happy about the harvestB. is tired of the w ork of apple-pickingC. is not tired when seeing the harvestD. becomes indiff erent of the job6. In these lines "The apparition of these faces in the cr owd; / Petals on a wet, black bough", Ezra Pound uses the figure of speech of ________.A. metaphorB. simileC. hyperboleD. contras7. ONeills inventiveness seemingly knew no limits. He was co nstantly experimenting with new styles and forms for his pla ys, especially during the twenties when ______was in full sw ing.。

美国文学考试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. 马克·吐温的代表作《汤姆·索亚历险记》中，汤姆·索亚的好友是谁？A. 哈克贝利·费恩B. 艾米·劳伦斯C. 乔·哈珀D. 贝基·撒切尔答案：A2. 《了不起的盖茨比》的作者是哪位美国作家？A. 海明威B. 福克纳C. 菲茨杰拉德D. 爱伦·坡答案：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. 约翰·斯坦贝克D. 杰克·伦敦答案：A4. 《白鲸》中的主人公亚哈船长是为了追逐哪头鲸鱼而最终丧命？A. 莫比·迪克B. 蓝鲸C. 灰鲸D. 虎鲸答案：A5. 《红字》中的女主角海斯特·白兰因何罪名被判刑？A. 偷窃B. 谋杀C. 通奸D. 叛国答案：C6. 《老人与海》中的老渔夫圣地亚哥在海上与哪种动物搏斗？A. 鲨鱼B. 鲸鱼C. 鳄鱼D. 马林鱼答案：D7. 《麦田里的守望者》的主人公霍尔顿·考尔菲尔德最想成为哪种人？A. 律师B. 医生C. 教师D. 麦田里的守望者答案：D8. 《飘》的主人公斯嘉丽·奥哈拉是哪个美国南方家族的成员？A. 威尔克斯家族B. 汉密尔顿家族C. 奥哈拉家族D. 巴特勒家族答案：C9. 《愤怒的葡萄》中，约德一家是因为什么原因离开俄克拉荷马州的？A. 寻找工作B. 逃避战乱C. 追求自由D. 家庭纷争答案：A10. 《看不见的人》的主人公在小说中代表了哪个群体？A. 黑人B. 移民C. 工人阶级D. 残疾人答案：A二、填空题（每题2分，共20分）1. 《瓦尔登湖》的作者是______。

答案：亨利·戴维·梭罗2. 《草叶集》是______的代表作之一。

答案：沃尔特·惠特曼3. 《美国悲剧》的作者是______。