1 AMERICAN LITERATURE
We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
T.S. Eliot --- Little Gidding
Literature represents the language of a people, their culture and
their tradition. But the reading of literature is more important to us
than just a historical or cultural activity. Literature introduces us to
new worlds of experience. When we enjoy the comedies and the
tragedies of poems, stories, and plays, we may also grow and
evolve through our literary journey with books.
American literature is a literature that has recorded the stories of a
search. Early explorers searched for new lands and new wealth.
The puritans searched for a place that would become the ideal
community, one of which God would approve. Many Americans
The Age of Romanticism (1798-1832)
The romantic period is an age of poetry, especially in lyric and narrative poetry
1. Reason: the Enlightenment
2. Time: from the latter half of the eighteenth century to the Civil War
3. The representatives
George Gordon Byron (拜伦): Don Juan 《唐璜》
John Keats (济慈): Ode to a Nightingale 《夜莺颂》
Jane Austen (奥斯丁): Pride and Prejudice《傲慢与偏见》
Washington Irving
ⅰHe was the fist American author who explored native themes and won an
international reputation. (By Sketch Book)
ⅱHis works: The Sketch Book, Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleeping Hollow
ⅲCharacteristic: His popularity came from his quiet humor, taste of satire, and his
sticking to values of an older civilization amid the rising materialism and
commercialism of the times.
WALT WHITMAN
Basic information: Walt Whitman (1819—1892), born on Long Island, New York. He was
国外经典诗句
1. "I wandered lonely as a cloud" - William Wordsworth
(我独自漫游，如同一朵云)
- 出自威廉·华兹华斯的诗作《游荡时期》
2. "To be or not to be, that is the question" - William Shakespeare
(生存还是毁灭，这是个问题)
- 出自莎士比亚的戏剧作品《哈姆雷特》
3. "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one less
traveled by" - Robert Frost
(迷茫处，道路分，我却选了最少人走的一条)
- 出自罗伯特·弗罗斯特的诗作《黄色之林》
4. "Do not go gentle into that good night" - Dylan Thomas
(不要轻易走向那无尽的黑夜)
- 出自迪伦·托马斯的诗作《不要温和地走进那辉煌的夜晚》
5. "The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, but I have promises to
keep, and miles to go before I sleep" - Robert Frost
(森林里有可爱、黑暗而深沉之处，但我有诺言要守，我要走很长时间才能休息)
- 出自罗伯特·弗罗斯特的诗作《风雪夜归人》
6. "If winter comes, can spring be far behind?" - Percy Bysshe
Shelley
(寒冬来临，春天会远吗)
- 出自珀西·雪莱的诗作《轻拂》
7. "Because I could not stop for Death, he kindly stopped for me" -
Emily Dickinson
(因为我无法逃避死神，他慈悲地替我停下了)
高一英语学科英文诗歌欣赏单选题40题
1.In the poem, the word “luminous” most likely means _____.
A.bright
B.dark
C.small
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答案：A。“luminous”意为“发光的、明亮的”。选项 B“dark”是黑暗的意思；选项 C“small”是小的意思；选项 D“large”是大的意思。在诗歌语境中，“luminous”通常用来形容发光的物体，所以最佳答案是
A。
2.The word “melancholy” in the poem is closest in meaning to _____.
A.happy
B.sad
C.angry
D.excited
答案：B。“melancholy”意为“忧郁的、悲伤的”。选项 A“happy”是快乐的意思；选项 C“angry”是生气的意思；选项 D“excited”是兴奋的意思。诗歌中通常用“melancholy”来表达一种悲伤的情绪，所以答案是 B。
3.In the poem, “serene” is most similar in meaning to _____.
A.noisy
B.peaceful
C.busy
D.wild
答案：B。“serene”意为“宁静的、平静的”。选项 A“noisy”是吵闹的意思；选项 C“busy”是忙碌的意思；选项 D“wild”是野生的、狂野的意思。在诗歌中，“serene”常用来形容宁静的氛围，所以答案是 B。
4.The word “vivid” in the poem can be replaced by _____.
A.pale
B.dull
C.bright
D.grey
答案：C。“vivid”意为“生动的、鲜明的”。选项 A“pale”是苍白的意思；选项 B“dull”是枯燥的、暗淡的意思；选项 D“grey”是灰色的意思。诗歌中“vivid”通常用来形容色彩鲜艳或形象生动，与“bright”意思相近，所以答案是 C。
