英美文学选读美国现实主义时期试题汇总(选择大题)

I．Multiple Choice(40 points in all, 1 for each)Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. Write the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.Chapter23.The Romantic writers would focus on all the following issues EXCEPT the ___ inthe American literary histrory.A.individual feelingsB.idea of survival of the fittestC.strong imaginationD.return to nature (024)24. Henry David Thoreau's work,__,has always been regarded as a masterpiece ofNew England Transcendentalism.5A.WaldenB.The pioneersC.NatureD.Song of Myself(024)23.The hightide of Romanticism in American literature occurred around .[A]1820 [B]1850 [C]1880 [D]1920(034)25.Which group of writers are among those who may be called early pioneers of American literature?[A]Mark Twain and Henry James.[B]Fenimore Cooper and Washington lrving.[C]Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner[D]Jack London and O‘Henry. (034)31.The Romantic Writers would focus on all the following issues EXCEPT the （）in the American literary history.A. individual feelingB. survival of the fittest(054)C. strong imaginationD. return to nature24.The Romantic Period, one of the most important periods in the history of American literature, stretches from the end of __________ to the outbreak of ___________.（）A. the 17th century…the American War of IndependenceB. the 18th century…the American Civil WarC. the 17th century…the American Civil WarD. the 18th century…the U.S.-Mexican War(057)29.The them e of Washington Irving‘s Rip Van Winkle is（）.A. the conflict of human psycheB. the fight against racial discrimination(057)C. the familial conflictD. the nostalgia for the unrecoverable past25．The Romantic Period, one of the most important periods in the history of American literature, stretches from the end of ______________ to the outbreak of ____________.A．the 17th century…the American War of IndependenceB．the 18th century…the American Civil WarC．the 17th century…the American Civil Wa rD．the 18th century…the U.S. – Mexican War（074）26．Which of the following statements is NOT true of American Transcendentalism?4 A．It can be clearly defined as a part of American Romantic literary movement. B．It can be defined philosophically as ―the re cognition in man of the capacity of knowing truth intuitively‖.C．Ralph Waldo Emerson was the chief advocate of this spiritual movement.D．It sprang from South America in the late 19th century. （074）39.A preoccupation with the ______ view of original sin and the mystery of evil marked the works of Hawthorne，Melville and a host of lesser writers.A. optimisticB. CalvinisticC. PlatonicD. Socratic(087)40. The American ______ as a cultural heritage exerted great influences over American moral values in the American Romantic period.A. Puritanism B．AtheismC. DeismD. Cynicism(087)39. In the American Romantic writings,______ came to function almost as a dramaticcharacter that symbolized moral law.3A. fireB. waterC. treesD. wilderness(094)40. The desire for an escape from society and a return to ______ became a permanentconvention of the American literature.2A. the family lifeB. natureC. the ancient timeD. fantasy of love(094)24. The fiction of the American _____ period ranges from the comic fables of Washington Irving to the social realism of Rebecca Harding Davis.A. RomanticB. RevolutionaryC. ColonialD. Modernistic（097）32.A preoccupation with the Calvinistic view of _____ and the mystery of evil marked the works of Hawthorne, Melville and a host of lesser writers.1A. love and mercyB. bitterness and hatredC. original sinD. eternal life（097）1 Hawthorne28.Hester Pryme, Dimmsdale,Chillingworth and Pearl are most likely the names ofthe characters in ___.A.The Scarlet LetterB.The House of the Seven GablestC.The Portrait of a LadyD.The pioneers(024)27.Hawthorne generally concerns himself with such issues as in his fiction.[A]the evil in man‘s heart[B]the material pursuit[C]the racial conflict [D]the social inequality(034)29. Which of the following works best illustrates the Calvinistic view of original sin? (044)A. Stowe‘s Uncle Ton’s CabinB. James‘s The Portrait of a Lady.C. Hemingway‘s A Farewell to ArmsD. Hawthorne‘s The Scarlet Letter.39.After his experiences in the forest, Young Goodman Brown returns to Salem ______.A. desperate and gloomyB. renewed in his faithC. wearing a black veilD. unaware of his own sin(044)24.The American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne is known for his―black vision.‖The term―black vision‖refers to（）.A. Hawthorne‘s observation that every man faces a black wallB. Hawthorne‘s belief that all men are by nature evilC. that Hawthorne employed a dream vision to tell his storyD. that Puritans of Hawthorne‘s time usually wore black clothes(054)36.Hester Prynne, Dimmesdale, Chillingworth and Pearl are most likely characters in （）.A. The House of the Seven GablesB. The Scarlet Letter(054)C. The Portrait of a LadyD. The Pioneers23.In Young Goodman Brown by Hawthorne, the name of Goodman Brown‘s wife is （）, which also contains many symbolic meanings.A. RuthB. HesterC. FaithD. Mary(057)36.Nathaniel Hawthorne held an unceasing interest in the―interior of the heart‖ of man‘s being. So in almost every book he wrote, Hawtho rne discussed（）A. love and hatredB. sin and evilC. frustration and self-denialD. balance and self-discipline(057) 29．Nathaniel Hawthorne held an unceasing interest in the ―interior of the heart ‖of man‘s being. So in almost every book he wr ote, Hawthorne discusses______________.A．love and hatred B．sin and evilC．frustration and self—denial D．balance and self—discipline（074）30．In Young Goodman Brown by Hawthorne, the name of Goodman Brown‘s wife is ______________, which also contains many symbolic meanings.A．Ruth B．HesterC．Faith D．Mary（074）28．Hawthorne intended to ______ in The Scarlet Letter.A．tell a story of parental loveB．tell a story of sin and bloody violenceC．call the readers back to the plantation way of livingD．reveal the human psyche after they sinned（084）30．In many of Hawthorne‘s stories and novels, the Puritan concept of life is condemned, or the Puritan past is shown in an almost totally negative light, especially in his ______ and The Scarlet Letter.5A．Twice-Told Tales B．The Blithedale RomanceC．The Marble Faun D．The House of the Seven Gables（084）27. According to ______, ―There is evil in every human heart，which may remain latent，perhaps，through the whole life；but circumstances may rouse it to activity.‖4A. Nathaniel HawthorneB. Edgar Ellen PoeC. William Faulkner D．Theodore Dreiser(087)34. Hawthorne‘s view of man and human history originated，to a great extent，from ______.A. TranscendentalismB. PuritanismC. HumanismD. Expressionism(087)38.Almost every book written by Hawthorne discusses _____，which reflects his unceasing interest in the ―interior of the heart‖ of man‘s being.A. sin and evilB. 1ove and hatredC. frustration and self - denialD. balance and self - discipline(087)34. The Birthmark drives home symbolically ______ point that evil is a man'sbirthmark, something he was born with.A. Whitman'sB. Melville'sC. Hawthorne'sD. Emerson's(094)40. Hawthorne was not a Puritan himself, but his view of man and human history originated, to a great extent, in_______.A. CalvinismB. PuritanismC. RealismD. Naturalism（097）23. With the scarlet letter A as the biggest symbol of all, ______ proves himself to be one of the best symbolists.A. HawthorneB. DreiserC. JamesD. Faulkner(104)40. In 1837, ______ published Twice - Told Tales, a collection of short stories which attracted critical attention.3A. EmersonB. MelvilleC. WhitmanD. Hawthorne(104)39. ―The Birthmark‖ drives home symbolically Hawthorne‘s point that ______ isman‘s birthmark, something he is born with.2A. purityB. generosityC. evilD. love（107）40. The Blithedale Romance is a novel ______ wrote to reveal his own experiences onthe Brook Farm and his own methods as a psychological novelist.1A. Herman MelvilleB. Nathaniel HawthorneC. Washington IrvingD. Walt Whitman（107）2 Whitman26.Walt whitman was a pioneering figure of American poetry. His innovation first ofall lies in his use of __,poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme.A.blank verseB.heroic coupletC.free verseD.iambic pentameter(024)31.Whitman‘s poems are characterized by all the following features except.[A]a strict poetic form[B]a simple and conversational language[C]a free and natural rhythmic pattern[D]an easy flow of feelings(034)26.Whitman‘s poems are characterized by all the following features EXCEPT ______ . (044) 5A. the strict poetic formB. the free and natural rhythmC. the easy flow of feelingsD. the simple and conversational language23．Walt Whitman, whose ______________ established him as the most popular American poet of the 19th century.A．Leaves of Grass B．Go Down, MosesC．The Marble Faun D．As I Lay Dying（074）31．Which of the following statements might be true of the theme of ―Song of Myself‖ by Whitman?4A．This poem describes the growth of a child who learned about the world around him and improved himself accordingly.B．This poem shows the author‘s cynical sentiments against the American Civil War. C．This poem reflects the author‘s belief in Unitarianism or Deism.D．This poem reflects the au thor‘s belief in the singularity and equality of all beings in value. （074）37．As ______ saw it, poetry could play a vital part in the process of creating a new nation. It could enable Americans to celebrate their release from the Old World and the colonial rule.A．Wordsworth Longfellow B．William BryantC．Walt Whitman D．Robert Frost（084）38．Walt Whitman is a poet with a strong sense of mission, having devoted all his life to the creation of the ―single‖ poem, ______.A．The Love Song of J．Alfred Prufrock B．The Waste LandC．Murder in the Cathedral D．Leaves of Grass（084）29.What Walt Whitman prefers for his new subject and new poetic feelings is ―______，‖that is，poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme．A. fixed verseB. free verseC. fixed endingD. free ending(087)32.What Whitman prefers for his new subject and new poetic feelings is ―______ ,‖that is, poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme.A. blank verseB. free rhythmC. balanced structureD. free verse(094)26. By means o f ―_____,‖ Whitman believed, he has turned the poem into an open field, an area of vital possibility where the reader can allow his own imagination to play. 3A. balanced structureB. free verseC. fixed verseD. regular rhythm（097）24. The author of Leaves of Grass , a giant of American letters, is ______.A. FaulknerB. DreiserC. JamesD. Whitman(104)39. In his poetry, Whitman shows concern for ______ and the burgeoning life of cities.A. the colonistsB. the capitalistsC. the whole hard -working peopleD. the intellectuals(104)23. Two people could be ―twain yet one‖ : their paths could be different, and yet theycould achieve a kind of transcendent contact, ______ believed. 2A. Walt WhitmanB. Ezra PoundC. Washington IrvingD. Nathaniel Hawthorne（107）30. Walt Whitman ‘s ______ is a collection of poems incorporating his emotions andfeelings before and during the Civil War when he stood firmly on the side of the North. 1A. Leaves of GrassB. ―Cavalry Crossing a Ford‖C. ―Song of Myself‖D. Drum Taps（107）3Melville27. ―Then all collapsed, and the great shroud of the sea rolled on as it rolled five thousand years ago.‖ In the quoted sentence, the author might imply that ______.(044) 5A. nothing changes in the 5000 years of human historyB. ma n‘s desire to conquer nature can only end in his own destructionC. nature is evil as it was 5000 years agoD. nature has the ultimate creative power30. Beside symbolism, all the following qualities EXCEPT ______are fused to make Melville‘s Moby-Dick a world classic.4A. narrative powerB. psychological analysis(044)C. speculative agilityD. optimistic view of life37.Like Nathaniel Hawthorne,（）also manages to achieve the effect of ambiguity through symbolism and allegory in his narratives.A. Mark TwainB. Henry JamesC. R. W. EmersonD. Herman Melville(054)39.In Moby-Dick, the white whale symbolizes（）for Melville, for it is complex, unfathomable, malignant, and beautiful as well.3A. natureB. human societyC. whaling industryD. truth(057)32．In Moby—Dick, the white whale symbolizes ______________ for Melville, for it is complex, unfathomable, malignant, and beautiful as well.A．nature B．human societyC．whaling industry D．truth（074）25．Herman Melville wrote his semi-autobiographical novel ______ concerning the sufferings of a genteel youth among brutal sailors.2A．Typee B．RedburnC．Moby-Dick D．Mardi（084）31．The white whale, Moby Dick, symbolizes ________ for Melville, for it is complex, unfathomable, malignant, and beautiful as well.A．society B．natureC．ocean animals D．both A and C （084）30. By writing _______ Melville reached the most flourishing stage of his literary creativity.A. TypeeB. OmooC. MardiD. Moby-Dick(087)27. In 1849, Herman Melville published ______ ,a semi-autobiographical novel, con-cerning the sufferings of a genteel youth among brutal sailors.A. OmooB. MardiC. RedburnD. Typee(094)38. By writing Moby - Dick, _______ reached the most flourishing stage of his literary creativity.A. Herman MelvilleB. Edgar Ellen PoeC. William FaulknerD. Theodore Dreiser（097）26. Melville is best - known as the author of his mighty book, ________, which is one of the world‘ s greatest masterpieces.A. Song of MyselfB. Moby - DickC. The Marble FaunD. Mosses from an Old Manse(104)27. In 1841, ______ went to the South Seas on a whaling ship, where he gained thefirst- hand information about whaling that he used later in Moby -Dick.A. Herman MelvilleB. Nathaniel HawthorneC. Robert Lee FrostD.T.S. Eliot（107）33. In Moby-Dick, for the character Ahab, the white whale represents only ______.1A. evilB. natureC. societyD. purity（107）34. Melville‘s semi- autobiographical novel, ______, concerns the sufferings of agenteel youth among brutal sailors.A. Moby-DickB. RedburnC. MardiD. Typee（107）PART TWOⅡ.Reading Comprehension (16 points, 4 for each)Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English. Write your answer in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.1 Hawthorne43.―‗Faith! Faith!‘cried the husband. ‗Look up to Heaven, and resis t the Wicked One.‘‖Questions:A.Identify the work and the author.B.What idea does the quoted sentence express? (054)43. A. Nathaniel Hawthorne; ―Young Goodman Brown‖B. Goodman Brown here is obviously addressing the image of his wife, urging herto resist the devil. At the same time he is exhorting himself to have faith, to look heavenward, to withstand the infernal eloquence of the Wicked One.Whitman44.―I celebrate myself, and sing myself,And what I assume you shall assume,For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.I loafe and invite my soul,I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass.‖(From Walt Whitman‘s ―Song of Myself‖)Questions:A. Who does―myself‖refer to ?B. How do you understand the line―I loafe and invite my soul?‖C. What does―a spear of summer grass‖symbolize? (057)44．―I celebrate myself, and sing myself,And what I assume you shall assume,For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.I loafe and invite my soul,I learn and loafe at my ease observ ing a spear of summer grass.‖(from Walt Whitman‘s ―Song of Myself‖)Questions:A．Whom does ―myself‖ refer to?B．How do you understand the line ―I loafe and invite my soul‖?C．What does ―a spear of summer grass‖ indicate?（084）43. ―My tongue，every atom of my blood，form‘d from this soil，this air,Born here of parents born here from parents the same，and theirparents the same，I，now thirty-seven years old in perfect health begin，Hoping to cease not till death‖Questions：A. Identify the poet and the poem from which the quoted lines are taken.B. What do ―soil‖ and ―air‖ represent in the first line?C. What does the poet try to say in the above four lines? (087)43. A. Walt Whitman, ―Song of Myself‖B. His native land, America or His countryC. I was born and nurtured by this land and shall from now on devote my wholelife to the country.43．There was a child went forth every day,And the first object he look'd upon, that object he became,And that object became part of him for the day or a certain part of the day,Or for many years or stretching cycles of years.Questions:A. Identify the poet.B. From which poem and which collection of the poet are these lines taken?C. What does the poet describe in the poem? (094)43. A. Walt whitman.B. ―There Was a Child Went Forth‖ from Leaves of Grass.C. The poem describes the growth of a child who learned about the world aroundhim and improved himself accordingly. In the poem, Whitman‘s own early experience may well be identified with the childhood of a young, growing America.44. (A lot of common objects have been enumerated in the previous lines, and hereare the last two lines of the poem. )―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. ‖Questions:A. Who is the author of this poem? What is the title of the poem?B. What does the child stand for in the poem?C. How do you understand ― These became part of the child‖ ?（107）44. A. Walt whitman. ―There Was a Child Went Forth‖B. the young, growing America.C. The common objects in the poem reflect the natural process of a boy‘s growth.Ⅲ.Questions and Answers(24 points in all, 6 for each)Give brief answers to each of the following questions in English.Write your answers in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.Hawthorne48. ―Young Goodman Brown‖ is one of Hawthorne‘s most profound tales.What is the allegorical meaning of Brown, the protagonist? What does Hawthorne set out to prove in this tale? How does Melville comment on Hawthorne‘s manner of concerning with guilt and evil?（107）4848. A. Allegorically, the protagonist becomes an everyman named Brown, a ―young‖man, who will be aged in one night by an adventure that makes everyone in this world a fallen idol.B. He sets out to prove that everyone possesses some evil secret.C. Melville calls it the ―power of blackness‖.Whitman47. Whitman has made radical changes in the form of poetry by choosing free verse as his medium of expression. What are the characteristics of Whitman‘s free verse? (054) 4747. A. It doesn‘t have fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme.B. The poetic lines are simple and prose-like, varying in length, which allows himto express his ideas freely.C. Whitman also applies oral English in his free verse to make it an effective wayto express freely the feelings of common people.Melville47. The white whale, Moby Dick, is the most important symbol in Melville's novel.What symbolic meaning can you draw from it? (024)47. A. To Ahab, the whale is either an evil creature itself or the agent of an evil forcethat controls the universe, or perhaps both.B. To Ishmale, the whale is an astonishing force, an immense power, which defiesrational explanation due to a sense of mystery it carries. It is beautiful, but malignant at the same time. It also represents the tremendous organic vitality of the universe, for it has a life force that surges onward irresistibly, impervious to the desires or wills of men.C. As to the reader, the whale can be viewed as a symbol of the physical limitsthat life imposes upon man. It may also be regarded as a symbol of nature, or an instrument of God's vengeance upon evil man. In general, the multiplicity and ambivalence of the symbolic meaning of the whale is such that it becomesa source of intense speculation, an object or profound curiosity for the reader.Ⅳ.Topic Discussion(20 points in all, 10 for each)Write no less than 150 words on each of the following topics in English in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.Melville50.Retell in a few sentences the story of the last chapter (Ch, 135) ―The Chase－ThirdDay‖ of Melville‘s novel Moby-Dick. Discuss the meaning of the ending of the story. (034) 5050. The story of Moby-Dick is simple, telling the battle between Ahab, captain of thewhaling ship Pequod and the monstrous white whale Moby Dick. Ahab is obsessed by his determination to revenge himself upon the fierce, cunning whale, because it has crippled him. After many days of search and pursuit, the white whale is finally sighted. Chapter 135 is a description of the third day‘s chase.Three boats have been lowered in chase of the whale, but two of them are later destroyed by the whale. Although the whale is harpooned at last, the ship is sunk and all the people aboard are drowned except Ishmale, the narrator of the story who happens to be rescued by another whale ship. Moby-Dick is not merely a whaling tale or sea adventure. It is a tragic epic. The voyage the Pequod has made is a symbolic voyage of the mind in quest of the truth and knowledge of the universe, a spiritual exploration into man‘s deep reality and psychology. The battle between Ahab and the white whale symbolizes the struggle between man and nature, man and fate, good and evil.Hawthorne50. ―My faith is gone!‖ cried he (Goodman Brown), after one stupefied moment. ―There is no good on earth; and sin is but a name. Come, devil! For to thee is this world given.‖Comment on this passage from Hawthorne‘s ―Young Goodman Brown‖. (044) 50. A. Goodman Brown utters this cry when he finds his wife Faith, together with lotsof prominent of the village and the church, attending a witches‘ Sabbath inthe woods.B. His cry shows great surprise and disillusionment. Thereafter, he becomesdistrustful and doubtful. He lives a dismal and gloomy life because he is never able to believe in goodness or piety again. Here the author makes a pun of the word ―faith‖. Goodman Brown los es not only his faith in religion and life, but also his faith in his wife, for his wife‘s name is Faith.C. From this story, we also can see that Howthorne is a great allegorist and a masterof symbolism. The story itself is an allegory and is full of symbols such as the forest, the night, the snake and the pink ribbon.50．― ‗My faith is gone!‘ cried he（Goodman Brown）,after one stupefied moment.‗There is no good on earth; and sin is but a name. Come, devil! For to thee is this world given.‘ ‖（from Nathani el Hawthorne‘s ―Young Goodman Brown‖）Make a comment on this passage.（084）50. A. Goodman Brown utters this cry when he finds his wife Faith, together with lotsof prominent people of the village and the church, attending a witches‘sSabbath in the woods.B. His cry shows his great surprise and disillusionment. Thereafter, he becomesdistrustful and doubtful. He lives a dismal and gloomy life because he is never able to believe in goodness or piety again. Here the author makes a pun of the word ―faith‖. Fo odman Brown loses not only his faith in religion and life, but also is faith in his wife, for his wife‘s name in Faith.C. From this story, we can also see that Hawthorne is a great allegorist and amaster of symbolism. The story itself is an allegory and is ful of symbols such as the forest, the snake, and the pink ribbon.00. The most clearly defined literary movement in Romantic period is New England Transcendentalism. Please make a comment on this philosophical and literary school. (047)。

英美文学选读-阶段测评4成绩：30分一、Multiple Choice 共40 题题号: 1 本题分数:2.5 分( )is generally regarded as the forerunner of the 20th—century “stream—of—consciousness” novels and the founder of psychological realism.A、Theodore DreiserB、William FaulknerC、Henry JamesD、Mark Twain(P498.para.2)亨利.詹姆斯是美国现实主义文学大师，他的作品往往涉及美国之外的主题，其作品的风格是“心理活动”。

被誉为20世纪美国意识流文学的先驱。

标准答案：C考生答案：D本题得分：0 分题号: 2 本题分数:2.5 分Closely related to Dickinson’s religious poetry are her poems concerning( ),ranging over the physical as well as the psychological and emotional aspects of death.A、love and natureB、death and universeC、death and immortalityD、family and happiness（P518para2）迪金森的诗歌涉及宗教和爱情两方面，而其涉及宗教的诗歌往往是以死亡和永恒为主题的，所以答案是C。

标准答案：C考生答案：A本题得分：0 分题号: 3 本题分数:2.5 分H.L.Mencken considered( )“the true father of our national literature”.A、Bret HarteB、Mark TwainC、Washington IrvingD、Walt Whitman(P477.para1)马克.吐温是美国文学巨匠，他以两部“历险记”创造可美国文学史上的一个奇迹，那就是开创了美国文学的一个新时代，所以将他誉为“真正的美国文学之父”。

英美文学选读中文翻译及重点习题答案美国文学(AMERICAN LITERATURE)第二章现实主义时期(The Realistic Period)一、背景知识 (Background knowledge)1、历史背景 (Historical background)（1）美国内战（1861-1865）（2）达尔文的《进化论》和艾米勒·左拉的实验小说（3）威廉·迪安·豪威尔斯——美国现实主义作品之冠2、文学作品特色 (Characteristics of literary writings)（1）现实主义（2）自然主义（3）地方色彩二、主要作家及其作品 (Major writers and their works)A、马克·吐温（Mark Twain, 1835-1910）1、观点 (Points of view)（1）乐观者与愤世嫉俗者(Optimist & misanthrope)马克·吐温生活在美国西部仍然处于未曾开发的时代，全国性的向西推进的运动正如火如荼。

年轻的他成为潮流中的一员，为新鲜的土地而兴奋，为开拓精神而振奋。

对他来说，生活是光明的，充满了神秘、恐惧和欢愉。

因此，作为太平洋沿岸最伟大的幽默大师，他能够轻松地欢笑。

然而，笑声与幽默持续的时间并不长。

它们逐渐被苦涩的冷嘲热讽所取代。

马克·吐温由一名乐观者变成了一个愤世嫉俗者。

此时的他已对人类与人性产生了怀疑。

一些评论家将这种转变与他晚年生活中的一系列不幸事件联系起来，但最根本的原因在于成熟的他不再根据表面价值来看待事物了；多年的游历生涯使他更多地看到社会生活的阴暗面以及人性中邪恶的角落。

（2）道德观念(Moral outlook)尽管马克·吐温是一位幽默大师，他却没有丝毫的浅薄或轻浮。

他曾说自己是位严肃的作家，并且以这种或那种方式积极地关注着道德观念。

在他的道德准则中，爱情、人道、忠诚、孝顺、责任、勇气和勤奋都是极高的美德。

美国文学史及选读期末复习重点考试题型：1.名词解释（20分）5个*4=20分2.选择题（20分）3.连线题（10分）4.判断题（10分）5.片段赏析（20分）一个10分2个一个小说一个诗歌6.论述题（20分）一个10分2个一个小说一个诗歌The Outline of American LiteratureThe Realistic Period 1865-1914Realists:Henry James and his psychological realismWilliam Dean Howells and his moral realismLocal Colorism/Regionalism: Mark TwainNaturalists:Stephen Crane /DreiserThe Modern Period 1914-1945Modern Poetry:Imagism:Ezra PoundW.C.WilliamsLyrical Poet：Robert FrostCarl SandburgWallace StevensModern Novelists:Representatives of the Lost Generation:(Jazz Age)F.Scott Fitzgerald/Ernest Hemingway/T.S.EliotEpitome of the Southern Renaissance:William FaulknerThe Leftist Novelists:John Dos Passos/John SteinbeckThe Jewish American Novelists in this period:Eugene O·NeillPart I Term Definition1.American Naturalism:美国自然主义1.Naturalism is a more deliberate kind of realism and this term describes a type of literature that attempts to apply scientific principles of objectivity（客观）and detachment（冷静）to its study of human beings.2.Naturalism is a literary movement that used detailed realism to suggest that social conditions, heredity, and environment had inescapable force in shaping human character.3.Although naturalist literaturedescribed the world with sometimes brutal realism, it sometimes also aimed at bettering the world throughsocial reform.4.It accepted the interpretation Dreiser is a leadingKey words：Darwin’s Evolutionary Theory;environment and heredity; objectivity and detachment Theodore Dreiser; Sister Carrie, Stephen Crane, etc.2.American Realism:美国现实主义1.时间：In American literature, the Civil War brought the Romantic Period to an end. The Age of Realism came into existence. 内战将浪漫主义结束，开启现实主义。

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。

英美文学考试题目及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共10分）1. 英国文学史上被称为“英国诗歌之父”的诗人是：A. 乔叟B. 莎士比亚C. 弥尔顿D. 拜伦答案：A2. 下列哪部作品不是简·奥斯汀的小说？A. 《傲慢与偏见》B. 《理智与情感》C. 《简·爱》D. 《曼斯菲尔德庄园》答案：C3. 美国文学中，被誉为“美国文学之父”的作家是：A. 爱伦·坡B. 马克·吐温C. 华盛顿·欧文D. 亨利·詹姆斯答案：C4. 以下哪位作家是现代主义文学的代表人物？A. 狄更斯B. 哈代C. 弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫D. 简·奥斯汀答案：C5. 美国文学中的“迷惘的一代”是指：A. 第一次世界大战后的作家群体B. 第二次世界大战后的作家群体C. 独立战争后的作家群体D. 内战后的作家群体答案：A二、填空题（每题2分，共10分）1. 威廉·莎士比亚的四大悲剧包括《哈姆雷特》、《奥赛罗》、《李尔王》和________。

答案：《麦克白》2. 《了不起的盖茨比》是美国作家________创作的一部以20世纪20年代的纽约为背景的小说。

答案：F·司各特·菲茨杰拉德3. 英国浪漫主义诗人威廉·华兹华斯与________共同发起了浪漫主义诗歌运动。

答案：塞缪尔·泰勒·柯勒律治4. 美国诗人沃尔特·惠特曼的代表作是________，它被认为是美国文学史上的里程碑。

答案：《草叶集》5. 英国现代主义诗人T.S.艾略特的代表作《荒原》是一首________诗。

答案：长三、简答题（每题10分，共20分）1. 简述乔治·奥威尔的《1984》中“老大哥”的象征意义。

答案：在《1984》中，“老大哥”象征着极权主义政权的无所不在和无所不知，代表了对个人自由和思想的全面控制。

他的形象无处不在，监视着社会的每一个角落，象征着对个人隐私的侵犯和对思想自由的压制。

专业英语八级美国文学（现实主义时期文学）模拟试卷1(题后含答案及解析)题型有： 3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGEPART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question.1．______was the only female American prose writer in the 19th century.A．Emily DickinsonB．Jane AustinC．George EliotD．Harriet Beecher Stowe正确答案：D解析：美国19世纪唯一的女散文作家是Harriet Beecher Stowe(哈利特.比彻.斯托)。

Emily Dickirson(艾米丽.迪金森)是女诗人。

另外两位是英国女作家。

知识模块：美国文学（现实主义时期文学）2．Harriet Beecher Stowe’s works mainly focus on______.A．romanticismB．local colourismC．naturalismD．transcendentalism正确答案：B解析：Harriet Beecher Stowe(哈利特.比彻.斯托)的作品充满了乡土气息。

知识模块：美国文学（现实主义时期文学）3．Which of the following is the masterpiece by Harriet Beecher Stowe?A．Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal SwampB．Sam Lawson’s Fireside StoriesC．Uncle Tom’s CabinD．The Gilded Age正确答案：C解析：Uncle Tom’s Cabin(《汤姆叔叔的小屋》)是斯托夫人最出名的作品。

美国⽂学选择题整理版（1）美国⽂学选择题整理版1.Which of the following is not written by Faulkner? DA.The sound and the furyB. A Rose for EmilyC. Light in AugustD. Tender is the night2.___is not a play written by Tennessee Williams? CA.Cat on a hot tin roofB. The Glass MenagerieC. Death of a salesmanD. A street named desire3.__C_ is considered to be a spokesman for the alienated youth in the post-war era and his The catcher in the Rye is regarded as a students’ classic.A.Allan GinsbergB. E.E.CummingsC. J.D. Salinger D. Henry James4.From___ in the 1920s, Black (or African-American) literature started one upsurge after another. AA.The Harlem RenaissanceB. the beat MovementC. the Lost GenerationD. the workers’ movement5.Which one of the following statement is Not true of William Faulkner? BA.He is master of stream-of consciousness narrativeB.His writing is often complex and difficult to understand.C.It represents a new group of Southern writers.D.He often depicts slum life in New York and Chicago.6.Which of the following is not said about Ezra Pound? AA.For he was politically controversial and notorious for what he did in the wartime, his literary achievement and influence are somewhat reduced.B.His artistic talents are on full display in the history of the Imagist Movement.C.From his analysis of the Chinese ideogram Pound learned to anchor his poetic language in concrete, perceptual reality, and to organize images into larger patterns through juxtaposition.D.His language is usually oblique yet marvelously compressed and his poetry is dense with personal,literary and historical allusions.7.As a spokesman of the ‘roaring 20s’, Scott Fitzgerald portrayed __B_.A.The problems of the human heart in conflict with itself.B.The psychological journey of the modern man and his helplessness in the modern world.C.The primitive struggle of individuals in the context of irresistible natural forces.D.The hollowness of the American worship of riches and the unending American dream of fulfillment .8.In a Farewell to arms, Hemingway _C__.A.Emphasizes his belief that man is trapped both physically and mentally and suggests that man is doomed to be entrapped.B.Wrote the epitaph to a decade and to the whole generation in the 1930s.C.Favored the idea of nature as an expression of either god’s design or his beneficence.D.Tells a story about the tragic love affair of a wounded American soldier with a French nurse.9.In the beginning paragraph of Chapter 3, The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald describes a big party by saying that “men and girls came and went like moths.” The author most likely indicates that _D__.A.There was a crowd of party goersB. these people were light-heartedC. these were crazy and ignorant characters.D. such life does not have real meaning.10.Eugene O’ Neill is remembered for his tragic view of life and most of his plays are about _A_A.The root, truth of human desires and human frustrations.B.The moral nature of the modern mankindC.The relationship between man and nature as well as man and womanD.The inner contradiction of men before the real world.11._B__ is generally regarded as the forerunner of the 20th century “stream of consciousness” novels and the founder of psychological realismA.Theodore DreiserB. William FaulknerC. Henry JamesD. Mark Twain12.Which of the following does not describe the strikingly successful artistic techniques in Catch-22? DA.BurlesqueB. black humorC. anti-heroD. simple plot13.As the leader of the Harlem writers who created the Black Renaissance. __B__ was known as the “ poetLaureate of Harlem”A.Ralph EllisonB. Langston HughesC. Richard WrightD. Alice Walker14.In his poems, Robert Frost combined traditional verse forms with _D__.A. A simple spoken language- the speech of New England farmersB.The pastoral language of the South area.C.The difficult and highly ornamental languageD.Both A and B15.Hemingway once described Mark Twain’s novel—the one look from which all modern American literature comes?” AA.The adventure of Huckleberry Finn.B. The adventure of Tom SawyerC. The gilded agesD. Theman that corrupted hadleyburg16.The literary characters of the Amrican type in early 19th century are generally characterized by all the following features Except that they _B__.A.Speak local dialectsB. are polite and elegant gentlemenC. are simple and crude famersD. arenoble savages (red and white) untained by society17.Romantics put emphasis on the following Except __A_./doc/9d3409969.htmlmon senseB. ImaginationC. IntuitionD. Individualism18.The Raven was written in 1844 by _B__.A.Philip FreneauB. Edgar Allan PoeC. Henry Wadsworth LongfellowD. Emily Dickinson19.At the middle of the 19th century, America witnessed a cultural flowing which is called “__B_”.A.The English RenaissanceB. the American RenaissanceC. the Second RenaissanceD. theSalem Renaissance20.The main issues involved in the debate of Transcendentalism are generally philosophical concerning_D__.A.The cold, rigid rationalism of UnitarianismB. The relationship between man and womanC.the development of RomanticismD. nature, man and the universe21. The main theme of The Art of Fiction written by __A_ clearly indicates that the aim of the novel is to present life.A. Henry JamesB. Mark TwainC. Theodore DreiserD. Ernest Hemingway22. _A___ can be broadly defined as “the faithful representation of reality” or “verisimilitude”. It includes the period of time form the Civil War to the turn of the century.A. American RealismB. American TranscendentalismC.American SentimentalismD.American Romanticism23. In the fine “we slowly drove—He knew no haste/ And I had put away/ My labor and my leisure too, /For his Civility--”means_B___.A. abilityB. politenessC. kindnessD. pleasure24. Which of the following works is Not by Ernest Hemingway? CA. The old man and seaB. A farewell to armsC. Sound and FuryD. For whom the bell tolls25. Which one is Not the characteristic of modernism? DA. Modernism in literature is characterized by experimentation, and anti-realism, individualism and a stress on the celebral rather than emotive aspects.B. Modernism is greatly influenced by the two world wars.C. The work of Marx and Freud had mounted an assault against orthdox religious faith that lasted into the twentieth century.D. Modernists believe that human nature is kind.26. Iceberg Theory is a writing principle proposed and closely followed by _D__.A. Jack LondonB.Sinclair LewisC. William FaulknerD. Ernest Hemingway27. Which of the following plays by O’neill can be read autobiographically? DA. The hairy apeB. The Emperor JonesC. The iceman comethD. Long day’s journey into night28. Which of the following is said of American naturalism? CA. They preferred to have their own region and people at the forefront of the storiesB. Their characteristic setting is an isolated town.C. Their characters were conceived more or less complex combination of inherited attributes, their habits conditioned by social and economic forces.D. Humans should be united because they had to adapt themselves to changing harsh environment.29. The civil war had transformed America from __to __. BA. an agrarian community, a society of freedom and equalityB. an agrarian community, an industrialized and commercialized societyC. an industrialized and commercialized society, a highly developed society.D. a poor and backward society, an industrialized and commercialized society30. As a great innovator to American literature, Walt Whitman wrote his poetry in an unconventional style which is now called ___that is ___. CA. hymn…poetry with chanting refrainsB. blank verse…poetry without rhymes at the end of the lines but with a fixed beatC. free verse…poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme schemeD. ode…poetry in an irregular metric form and expressing noble feelings31. Robert Frost combined traditional verse form—sonnet, rhyming couplet, blank verse…with a clear American local speech rhythm, the speech of _C__farmers with its idiosyncratic diction and syntax.A. SouthernB. WesternC. New EnglandD. New Hampshire32. By the end of 19th century, the realists had rejected the portrayal of idealized characters and events and, instead, sought to _D__.A. describe objectively the wide range of American experienceB. present the subtleties of human personality.C. show animal nature of human beingsD. Both A and B33. The realistic period is referred to as “the Gilded Age” by __A_.A. Mark TwainB. Henry JamesC. Emily DicksonD. Theodore Dreiser34. In all his novels Theodore Dreiser sets himself to project project the ___American values. For example, in Sister Carrie, there is not one character whose status is not determined economically.A. puritanB. materialisticC. psychologicalD. religious35. Realism was a reaction against _B__ or a move away from the bias towards romance and self-creatingfictions, and paved the way to Modernism.A. RationalismB. RomanticismC. NeoclassicismD. Enlightenment36. _C___ was a poet in American modern period who was deeply influence by eastern culture.A. T.S EliotB. Robert FrostC. Ezra PoundD. Walt Whitman37. With Howells, James, and Mark Twain active on the literary scene, ___ became the major trend in American literature scene, ___became the major trend in American literature in the seventies and eighties of the 19th century. CA. sentimentalismB. romanticismC. realismD. naturalism38. Which of the following is Not a typical features of Henry James’s writing style? DA. Exquisite and elaborate languageB. minute and detailed descriptionC. lengthy psychological analysisD. American colloquialism39. Anne Bradstreet was a Puritan poet. Her poem made such a stir in England that she become known as the “__A__” who appeared in America.A. Tenth MuseB. Ninth MuseC. Best MuseD. First Muse40. In American literature, the 18th century was the age of the Enlightenment. “__B_” was the dominant spirit.A. HumanismB. RationalismC. RevolutionD. Evolution41. Apart from The Autobiography, Franklin is perhaps best remembered in print for his __D_.A. The way to the wealthB. The sketch bookC. The biography of Christopher ColumbusD. Poor Richard’s Almanac42. About the novel The Scarlet Letter, which of the following statement is Not right? DA. It’s a love story and a story of sin.B. It’s a highly symbolic story as the author is a master of symbolism.C. It’s mainly about the moral, emotional and psychological effects of the sin upon the main characteristics and the people in general.D. In it the letter A takes the same symbolic meaning throughout the novel.43. Moby Dick is usually considered _D__.A. a symbolic voyage of the mind in quest of the truth and knowledge of the universeB. a spiritual exploration into man’s deep reality and psychologyC. a simple whaling tale or sea adventureD. both A and B44. American colonial literature is longer than any other literary period, which started when the first settlers kept diaries and sermons and developed till __A_.A. the mid of 18th centuryB. early 17th centuryC. the end of 17th centuryD. the end of 18th century45. The image of the famous “henpecked husband” is created by __A_.A. Washington IrvingB. Fennimore CooperC. William Dean HowellsD. Mark Twain46. Which of the following works concerns most concentrated the Calvinistic view of original sin? BA. The WastelandB. The Scarlet LetterC. Leaves of GrassD. As I Lay Dying47. As a philosophical and literary movement, __D_ flourished in New England from the 1830s to the Civil War.A. ModernismB. RationalismC. SentimentalismD. Transcendentalism48. Whitman’s poems are characterized by all the following features except __A_.A. a strict poetic formB. a simple and conversational languageC. a free and natural rhythmic patternD. an easy flow of feelings名词解释：1.Imagism (13)2. Jazz age (17)3. Harlem Renaissance (19 & 55)4. Yoknapatawpha saga (54)5. Gothic literature (5)6. Beat Generation (20)7. Realism (8)8. Naturalism (11)9. Free Verse (7) 10. Anti-hero (37) 11. Black Humor (21) 12. Puritanism (2) 13. Hemingway Code Hero (15) 14. Waste land painters (16) 15. Confessional poetry 16. Lost Generation (14) 17. Post-modernism 18. Stream of consciousness (18) 19. Southern Renaissance (阅读：1.Washington Irving: Rip Van Winkle (⽼师发的材料)2.Emerson: self-reliance (选读教材)3.Nathaniel Hawthorne: The scarlet letter。

绝密★启用前2023年10月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英美文学选读试题答案及评分参考（课程代码00604）一、单项选择题：本大题共40小题，每小题1分，共40分。

1. B2. A3. D4. C5. C6. B7. A8. D9. C 10. A11. D 12. B 13. D 14. C 15. C16. D 17. A 18. C 19. B 20. D21. D 22. B 23. A 24. C 25. A26. D 27. C 28. C 29. C 30. D31. B 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. B36. D 37. C 38. A 39. A 40. D二、阅读理解题：本大题共4小题，每小题4分，共16分。

41. A. Henry Fielding; The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (or Tom Jones). (2分)B. Daughter of the well-off squire Western. (1分)C. Human nature. (1分)42. A. Charles Dickens; Oliver Twist (2分)B. A chimney-sweeper. (1分)C. Character-portrayal. (1分)43. A. Theodore Dreiser; Sister Carrie.(2分)B. Hurstwood. (1分)C. He turned on the gas in a cheap lodging-house and ended his life. (1分)英美文学选读试题答案及评分参考第1页（共3页）44. A. Robert Lee Frost. (1分)B. The speaker tells us how the course of his life was determined when he came upon tworoads that diverged in a wood. (2分)C. The speaker took the road less traveled by. (1分)三、简答题：本大题共4小题，每小题6分，共24分。

英美文学选择题(附答案版)1。

下列哪项陈述最能说明莎士比亚十四行诗第18 首的主题？演讲者颂扬了大自然的力量。

演讲者讽刺了人类的虚荣心。

C。

演讲者赞扬了艺术创作的力量。

演讲者思考人类的救赎。

2。

______ 用叙事诗或散文来歌颂骑士冒险或其他英雄事迹。

A。

十四行诗，浪漫，小说，戏剧，3。

浪漫的英雄通常是______ ，他开始了一段旅程来完成一些使命——保护教堂，打击不忠，拯救少女，迎接挑战，或服从骑士的命令。

a .士兵b .诗人c .骑士(knight)d . 歌手4。

红玫瑰c。

抒情歌谣(抒情歌谣集)d。

西风颂5。

”只要人类能呼吸或眼睛能看见”如果冬天来了，春天还会远吗？”伊桑的警句无比出自_ _。

a . she walks in beautyb . ode to the west wind(ode to the west wind)c . the solidary reasperd . on the seas and fa远r .离7。

______ 是盎格鲁-撒克逊人和英国人的民族史诗。

A。

《哈姆雷特》《贝奥武夫》《乌托邦》《抒情歌谣集》8。

以下哪一个不包括在威廉·莎士比亚最著名的四部悲剧中？A。

《哈姆雷特》《奥赛罗》《威尼斯商人》《李尔王》9。

________ 是英国现实主义小说的先驱，也是著名小说《鲁滨逊漂流记》的作者。

A。

亨利·菲尔丁·塞缪尔·理查逊C。

丹尼尔·笛福(Defo)乔纳森·斯威夫特10 .以下哪一篇不是拉尔夫·瓦尔多·爱默生写的？他被称为“美国文学之父”，他的故事有《瑞普·凡·温克尔》和《睡谷的传说》。

A。

华盛顿欧文(欧文)b 舍伍德安德森c马克吐温d欧内斯特海明威12。

一般来说，马克·吐温属于哪一个文学流派？浪漫主义，现实主义，自然主义，后现代主义。

19 世纪上半叶美国文学的主要趋势是浪漫主义、现实主义、感伤主义和自然主义。