美国文学史chapter 1

I. Multiple choice. Please choose the best answer among the four

items. (10 x 1’= 10’)

1. In American literature, the 18th century was the age of Enlightenment.

____ was the dominant.

A. humanism B. rationalism C. romanticism D.

evolution

2. The short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is taken from

Irving’s work named ____.

A. The Leatherstocking Tales B. The Sketch Book

C. The Autobiography D. The History of New York

3.

Which of the following is not the characteristic of American

Romanticism?

A. Rationalism B. inner

self C. personal feelings D.

individualism

4. The short story “Rip Van Winkle” reveals the __ attitude of its

author. A. optimistic B.

pessimistic C. conservative D. ironic

5. Stylistically, Henry James’ fiction is characterized by ___.

A. short, clear sentences B. abundance of local images

History And Anthology of American Literature (VolumeⅠ)

美国文学史及选读1

PartⅠThe Literature of Colonial America殖民主义时期的文学

1. 17世纪早期English and European explorers开始登陆美洲。在他们之前100多年Caribbean Islands, Mexico and other Parts of South

America已被the Spanish占领。

2. 17th早期English settlements in Virginia and Massachusetts(弗吉尼亚和马萨诸塞)开始了美国历史

3. 美国最早殖民者(earliest settlers)included

Dutch ,Swedes ,Germans ,Freunch ,Spaniards ,Italians and Portugueses

(荷兰人，瑞典人，德国人，法国人，西班牙人，意大利人及葡萄牙人等)。

4. 美国早期文学主要为the narratives and journals of these

settlements采用in diaries and in journals(日记和日志)， 他们写关于the land with dense forests and deep-blue lakes and rich soil.

5. 第一批美国永久居民：the first permanent English settlement in

North America was established at Jamestown,Virginia in 1607(北美弗吉尼亚詹姆斯顿)。

6. 船长约翰·史密斯Captain John Smith他的作品(reports of

exploration)17th早期出版，被认为是美国第一部真 正意义上的文学作品in the early 1600s,have been described as the first distinctly

History And Anthology of American Literature (VolumeⅠ)

美国文学史及选读1

PartⅠThe Literature of Colonial America殖民主义时期的文学

1. 17世纪早期English and European explorers开始登陆美洲。在他们之前100多年Caribbean Islands, Mexico and

other Parts of South America已被the Spanish占领。

2. 17th早期English settlements in Virginia and Massachusetts(弗吉尼亚和马萨诸塞)开始了美国历史

3. 美国最早殖民者(earliest settlers)included Dutch ,Swedes ,Germans ,Freunch ,Spaniards ,Italians and Portugueses

(荷兰人，瑞典人，德国人，法国人，西班牙人，意大利人及葡萄牙人等)。

4. 美国早期文学主要为the narratives and journals of these settlements采用in diaries and in journals(日记和日志)，他们写关于the land with dense forests and deep-blue lakes and rich soil.

5. 第一批美国永久居民：the first permanent English settlement in North America was established at

Jamestown,Virginia in 1607(北美弗吉尼亚詹姆斯顿)。

6. 船长约翰·史密斯Captain John Smith他的作品(reports of exploration)17th早期出版，被认为是美国第一部真正意义上的文学作品in the early 1600s,have been described as the first distinctly American literature written in

CHAPTER

3

88CHAPTERTABLEOFCONTENTS

3-1Using Letters to Represent

Numbers

3-2Translating Verbal Phrases

Into Symbols

3-3Algebraic Terms and

Vocabulary

3-4Writing Algebraic

Expressions in Words

3-5Evaluating Algebraic

Expressions

3-6Open Sentences and

Solution Sets

3-7Writing Formulas

Chapter Summary

Vocabulary

Review Exercises

Cumulative ReviewALGEBRAIC

EXPRESSIONS

AND OPEN

SENTENCES

An express delivery company will deliver a letter

or package locally,within two hours.The company has

the following schedule of rates.In addition to the basic

charge of $25,the cost is $3 per mile or part of a mile

for the first 10 miles or less and $4.50 per mile or part

of a mile for each additional mile over 10.

Costs such as those described,that vary according

to a schedule,are often shown by a formula or set of

formulas.Formulas can be used to solve many different