美国文学吴伟仁版第三模拟练习与答案.doc

第三章 模拟练习与答案Blank Filling 1. In the early nineteenth century, Washington Irving wrote .which became the first work by an American writer to win financial success on both sides of the Atlantic. 2. The Romantic period in the American literary history covers the time between the end of the century to the outbreak of the . It started with the publication of Irvings and ended with Whitmans . This period is also called.3. Irvings The Sketch Book is a collection of essays, sketches and tales, of which the most famous and frequently anthologized are and .4. The Transcendental Club often met at s Concord home.5. Emersonian Transcendentalism is actually a philosophical school which absorbed some ideological concerns of American and Euro pean Romanticism.6. was regarded as Father of the American short stories.7. Irving also wrote two biographies, one is The Life of Oliver Goldsmith, andthe other is .8. Coopers novel was a rousing tale about espionage against the British during the Revolutionary War. 9. The central figure in the Leatherstocking Tales is. , who goes by the various names of Leatherstocking, Deerslayer, Pathfinder and Hawkeye.10. In , Whitman airs his sorrow at President Lincolns death. 11. The great work not only demonstrates Emersonian ideas of self-reliance but also develops and tests Thoreaus own transcendental philosophy. 12. In , Whitmans own early experience may well be identified with the childhood of a young growing America. 13. Imbued with an inquiring imagination, an intensely meditative mind, and unceasing interest in the ntenor of the heart of mans being is used to describe .14. by Melville is a novella about a ship whose black slave cargo mutiny holds their captain a terrorized hostage.15. A superb book came out of Thoreaus two-year experiment at Walden Pond. 16. From Thoreaus Concord jail experience, came his famous essay 17. Hester Prynne is the heroine in Hawthornes novel .18. Melvilles novel is a tremendous chronicle of a whaling voyage in pursuit of a seemingly supernatural white whale. 19. The best of Coopers sea romances was .The hero of the novel represents John Pall Jones, the great naval fighter of the Revolutionary War.20. is the narrator in Moby-Dick. 21. Transcendentalism was put forward by the people from .22. has been regarded as Americas Declaration of Intellectual Independence. 23. Published in 1823, was the first of the Leatherstocldng Tales, in their publication time, and probably the first true romance of the frontier in American literature. 24. The way in which wrote The Scarlet Letter suggests that American Romanticism adapted itself to American puritan moralism. 25. can somewhat be called the Father of the American detective story.II. Multiple Choice 1. Statement is wrong in describing Nathaniel Hawthorne.A. One source of evil that Hawthorne is concerned most is over-reaching intellectB. Hawthorne is a realistic writerC. Hawthorne is also a great allegoristD. Hawthorne is a master of symbolism 2. In Walt Whitmans There was a Child Went Forth, the child refers to .A. the poet himself as a child B. any American childC. the young America D. one of the poets neighbor 3. In Moby-Dick, the voyage symbolizes .A. the microcosm of human society B. a search for truthC. the unknown world D. nature 4. Thoreau was often alone in the woods or by the pond, lost in spiritual communication with .A. nature B. transcendentalist ideasC. human beings D. celestial beings5. The Transcendentalist group includes two of the most significant writers America has produced so far, Emerson and .A. Henry David Thoreau B. Washington IrvingC. Nathaniel Hawthorne D. Wait Whitman 6. 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 Tales B. The Scarlet LetterC. The House of the Seven Gables D. The Marble Faun 7. is regarded as the first American prose epic.A. Nature B. The Scarlet LetterC. Walden D. Moby-Dick 8. The Romantic Period of American literature started with the publication of Washington Irvings and ended with Whitmans Leaves of Grass.A. The Sketch Book B. Tales of a TravelerC. The Alhambra D. A history of New York 9. Washington Irvings social conservation and literary for the past is revealed, to some extent, in his famous story, .A. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow B. Rip Van WinkleC. The Custom-House D. The Birthmark 10. 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. 11. The giant Moby Dick may symbolize all EXCEPT .A. mystery of the universe B. sin of the whaleC. power of the Great Nature D. evil of the world 12. The convention of the desire for an escape from society and a return to nature in American literature is particularly evident in .A. Coopers Leatherstocking Tales B. Hawthornes The Scarlet LetterC. Whitmans Leaves of Grass D. Irvings Rip Van Winkle13. As a philosophical and literary movement, flourished in New England from the 1830s to the Civil War.A. modernism B. rationalismC. sentimentalism D. transcendentalism14. In Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter, A may stands for .A. Adultery B. Angel C. Amiable D. All the above15. is not the member of Transcendental Club.A. Emerson B. Thoreau C. Whitman D. Fuller16. Poes first collection of short stories is .A. Tales of a TravellerB. Leatherstocking TalesC. Canterbury TalesD. Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque17. For Melville, as well as for the reader and , the narrator, Moby Dick is still a mystery, an ultimate mystery of the universe.A. Starbuck B. Stubb C. Ishmael D. Arab18. Choose the characters which appear in the novel The Scarlet Letter.A. Hester Prynne B. Atthur DimmesdaleC. Roger Chillingworth D. Pearl 19. was a romanticized account of Melvilles stay among the Polynesians. The success of the book soon made Melville become known as the man who lived among cannibals.A. Moby Dick B. Typee C. Omoo D. Billy Budd 20. The period before the American Civil War is generally referred to as .A. the Naturalist Period B. the Modern PeriodC. the Romantic Period D. the Realistic Period 21. All of the following are works by Nathaniel Hawthorne except .A. The House of the Seven Gables B. White JacketC. The Marble Faun D. The Blithedale Romance 22. In the following works, which signs the beginning of the American literature?A. The Sketch Book. B. Leaves of Grass.C. Leatherstocking Tales. D. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. 23. The main theme of Emily Dickinson is the following except .A. religion B. love and marriageC. life and death D. war and peace 24. Emily Dickinsons poetic idiom is noted for the following except .A. brevity B. directnessC. plainest words D. obscure 25. There is evil in every human heart, which may remain latent, perhaps, through the whole life; but circumstances may rouse it to activity. The thought is reflected in .A. Nathaniel Hawthornes Young Goodman BrownB. Mark Twains The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnC. Walt Whitmans Leaves of GrassD. Herman Melvilles Moby Dick 26. It is on his that Washington Irvings fame mainly rested.A. tales about America B. early poetryC. childhood recollections D. sketches about his European tours 27. is the most ambivalent writer in the American literary history.A. Nathaniel Hawthorne B. Walt WhitmanC. Ralph Waldo Emerson D. Mark Twain 28. In Hawthornes novels and short stories, intellectuals usually appear as .A. saviors B. villains C. commentators D. observers 29. Washington Irvings Rip Van Winkle is famous for .A. Rips escape into a mysterious placeB. The srorys German legendary source materialC. Rips seeking for happinessD. Rips 20-year sleep30. The publication of established Emerson as the most eloquent spokesman of New England Transcendentalism.A. Nature B. Self-RelianceC. The American Scholar D. The Over-Soul 31. Which of the following is not a work of Emily Dickinsons?A. This is my letter to the world. B. I heard a Fly buzz-when I died.C. The Road Not Taken. D. I like to see it lap the Miles.32. In the history of literature, Romanticism is regarded as .A. the thought that designates a literary and philosophical theory which tends to see the individual as the very center of all life and all experienceB. the thought that designates man as a social animalC. the orientation that emphasizes those features which men have in commonD. the modes of thinking 33. Which three novels drew from Melvilles adventures among the people of the South Pacific islands?A. Typee. B. Omoo. C. Mardi. D. Redburn. 34. 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 above 35. Most of the poems in Whitmans Leaves of Grass sing of the en-massand the as well.A. nature B. life C. self D. self-reliance 36. Emily Dickinsons poems (441) This is my letter to the World expresses the poets about her communication with the outside world.A. indignation B. joy C. anxiety D. indifference37. Which of the following features cannot characterize poems by Walt Whitman?A. Lyrical and well-structured. B. Free-flowing.C. Simple and rather crude. D. Conversational and casual. 38. Which of the following writings is not finished by Ralph Waldo Emerson?A. Nature. B. Essays.C. The Over-Soul. D. Of Studies. 39. In I heard a Fly buzz-when I died, Emily Dickinson describes the moment of death .A. passionately B. pessimisticallyC. in despair D. peacefully40. Which book is not written by Emerson?A. Representative Men. B. English Traits.C. Nature. D. The Rhodora.III.Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in EnglishPassage 1I like to see it lap the Miles.and lick the Valleys up.And stop to feed itself at Tanks.And digious stepQuestions:A. Please give the name of the author.B. What does it in this poem refer to?C. What idea does this poem express?Passage 2I celebrated myself, and sing myself,And what I assume you shall assume.For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.Questions:A. Identify the author and the work.B. Whom does you refer to?C. What are the two principle beliefs that the poet set forth on this poem?Passage 3The harpoon was darted; the stricken whale flew forward; with igniting velocity the line ran through the grooves;.ran foul. Arab stopped to clear it; he did clear it; but the flying turn caught him round the neck, and voicelessly as Turkish mutes bowstring their victim, he was shot out of the boat, ere the crew knew the was gone.Questions:A. Identify the author and the work.B. Who is Ahab?C. What happens to Ahab in the end?Passage 4It was with some difficulty he found the way to his own house, which he approached with silent awe, expecting every moment to hear the shrill voice of Dame Van Winkle. He found the house gone to decay - the roof fallen in, the windows shattered, and the doors off the hinges. A half starved dog, that looked like Wolf, was skulking about it. Rip called him by name, but the cur snarled, showed his teeth, and passed on. This was an unkind cut indeed - My very dog, sighed poor Rip, has forgotten me! Questions:A. Identify the author and the work.B. Whom does Dame Van Winkle refer to?C. Why was it difficult for him to find his house?Passage 5From the listless repose of the place, and the peculiar character of its inhabitants, who are descendants from the original Dutch settlers, this sequestered glen has long been known by the name of SLEEPY HOLLOW, andits rustic lads are called the Sleepy Hollow Boys throughout all the neighboring country. Drowsy, dreamy influence seems to hang over the land, and to pervade the very atmosphere. Some say that the place was bewitched by a high German doctor, during the early days of the settlement; others, that an old Indian chief, the product or wizard of his tribe, held his powwows there before the country was discovered by Master Hendrick Hudson.Questions:A. Who is the writer of this short story from which the passage is taken?B. What is the title of this short story?C. Give a definition of short story.Passage 6To go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society. I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me. But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars. The rays that come from those heavenly worlds, will separate between him and vulgar things. One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime. Seen in the streets of cities, how great they are! If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore; and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God which had been shown! But every night come out these preachers of beauty, and light the universe with their admonishing smile.Questions:A. Identify the author and the work.B. Give a brief comment on this passage.Passage 7Hester Prynnes term of confinement was now at an end. Her prison-door was thrown open, and she came forth into the sunshine which, falling on all alike, seemed, to her sick and morbid heart, as if meant for no other purpose than to reveal the scarlet letter on her breast. Perhaps there was a more real torture in her first unattended footsteps from the threshold of the prison, than even in the procession and spectacle that have been described, where she was made the common infamy, at which all mankind was summoned to point its finger. Then, she was supposed by an unnatural tension of the nerves, and by all the combative energy of her character, which enabled her to convert the scene into a kind of lurid triumph.Questions:A. Which novel is this selection taken from?B. What is the name of the novelist?C. What do you think is the symbolic meanings of the scarlet letter onHesters breast?Passage 8Arms and the clarion for the battle, but the song of thanksgiving to the victory! answered the liberated David. Friend, he added, thrusting forth his lean, delicate hand forwards Hawkeye, in kindness, while his eyes twinkled and grew moist, I thank thee the hairs of my head still grow where they were first rooted by Providence for, though those of other men may be more glossy and curling, I have ever found mine own well suited to the brain they shelter. That I did not join myself to the battle, was less owing to disinclination, than to the bonds of the heathen. Valiant and skillful hast thou proved thyself in the conflict, and I hereby thank thee, before proceeding to discharge other and more important duties, because thou hast proved thyself well worthy of a Christians praise.Questions:A. This novel was written by the American novelist. What is his name?B. What is the name of the novel?C. The central figure in this novel appeared in this passage. It is .Passage 9I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not Iired. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a comer, and reduce it to its lowest terms, and, if it proved to be mean, why then to get the whole and genuine meanness of it, and publish its meanness to the world; or if it were sublime, to know it by experience, and be able to give a tree account of it in my next excursion. For most men, it appears to me, are in a strange uncertainty about it, whether it is of the devil or of God.A. This passage is taken from a famous work entitled B. The author of the work is C. List by yourself at least five reasons that the author gives for going go live in the woods.Passage 10Lo! In you brilliant window-nicheHow statue-like I see thee stand,The agate lamp within thy hand!Ah, Psyche, from the regions whichAre Holy-Land!Questions:A. This is the last stanz