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PART Twentieth-Century Literature. Each of the following below is followed by four alternative answer. Choose the one that would complete the statement and put the letter in the blank. 21. Strong affinity to the Chinese and Oriental literature can be found in the works of _B_. A. Mark Twain B. Ezra Pound C. Emily Dikinson D. Arthur Miller22. In a Station of the Metro is regarded by critics as a classic specimen of _D_. A. the absurd poetry B. the transcendental poetry C. the romantic poetry D. the imagist poetry 23. The founder of the American drama is _B_. A. Arthur Miller B. Eugene ONeill C. Tennesee Williams D. Clifford Odets 24. F. Scott Fitzgerald is not the author of _D_. A. This Side of Paradise B. Tender is the Night C. The Great Gatsby D. In Our Time 37.Robert Frost combined traditional verse forms - the sonnet,rhyming couples , bland verse - with a clear American local speech rhythm ,the speech of farmers with its idiosyncratic diction and syntax. D A. Southem B. WesterenC. New Hampshire D. New England13. More than five hundred poems Dickinson wrote are about nature， in which her general Skepticism about the relationship between _C_ is well-expressed.A. man and man B. men and womenC. man and nature D. men and God25. As Fitzgeralds writing style is concerned， which of the following is right D A. The author dropped off the device of having events observed by a “central consciousness”。B. His intervening passages of narration leaves the tedious process of transition to the authors imagination.C. The scenic method is employed， each of which consists of one or more dramatic scenes.D. His diction and metaphors are partially original and details accurate.26. Which of the following is not written by Ernest Hemingway， one of the best-known American authors of the 20th century C A. The Sun Also Rises B. The Old Man and the SeaC. Mosses From the Old Manse D. The Green Hills of Africa27. Which of the following statements is right about the novel A Farewell to Arms D A. The author favored the idea of nature as an expression of either gods design or his beneficence.B. The author attempted to write the epitaph to a decade and to the whole generation in the 1930s.C. The author emphasizes his belief that man is trapped both physically and mentally and suggests that man is doomed to be entrapped.D. It tells a story about the tragic love affair of a wounded American soldier with an Italian nurse.28. Which of the following is depicted as the mythical county in William Faulkners novels D A. Cambrige. B. Oxford.C. Mississippi. D. Yoknapatawpha.29. To Faulkner， the primary duty of a writer was to explore and represent the infinite possibilities inherent in human life. Therefore a writer should _D_.A. observe with no judgment whatsoeverB. reduce authorial intrusion to the lowest minimumC. observe at a great distance and sometimes participate in the eventsD. both A and B7.Which is not the main concern of Emily Dickinson poetry? D A.her own experience B.nature C.love D.industrialization9.Fitzgerald never spared an intimate touch in his fiction to deal with _A_ of the American Dream. A.the bankruptcy B.the success C.the fulfillment D.the forming10._C_ is Hemingways first true novel. A.In Our Time B.For Whom the Bell Tolls C.The Sun Also Rises D.The Old Man and the Sea36.Chinese poetry and philosophy have exerted great influence over _A_. A.Ezra Pound B.Ralph Waldo Emerson C.Robert Frost D.Emily Dickinson24.The subject matter of Robert Frosts Poems focuses on A .A ordinary country people and scenesBbattle scenes of ancient Greek and Roman legendsCstruggling masses and crowded urban quartersDfantasies and mythical happenings30.Which terms can best describe the modernists concern of the human situation in their fiction? A AFragmentation and alienation.BCourage and honor.CTradition and faith.DPoverty and desperation.37.Which one of the following statements is NOT true of William Faulkner? C AHe is master of stream-of-consciousness narrative.BHis writing is often complex and difficult to understand.CHe often depicts slum life in New York and Chicago.DHe represents a new group of Southern writers. 40.We can perhaps describe Emily Grierson in Faulkners short story “A Rose for Emily” in all the following ways except that B .Ashe is psychologically deformedBshe is wicked and morally corruptedCshe is a symbol of the Old SouthDshe is a prisoner and victim of the past8.As _C_ saw it, poetry could play a vital part in the process of creating a new nation. A. EmersonB. Hawthorne C. WhitmanD. Emily Dickinson26. Whitmans poems are characterized by all the following features EXCEPT _A_ .A. the strict poetic form B. the free and natural rhythmC. the easy flow of feelingsD. the simple and conversational language34. Emily Grierson, the protagonist in Faulkners story “A Rose for Emily,” can be regarded as a symbol for all the following qualities EXCEPT_D_.A. old values B. rigid ideas of social statusC. bigotry and eccentricity D. harmony and integrity35. As a Modernist poet ,Pound is noted for his active involvement in the _B_ .A. cubist school of modern paintingB. Imagist Movement C. stream-of-consciousness techniqueD. German Expressionism38. When we say that a poor young man from the West tried to make his fortune in the East but was disillusioned in the quest of an idealized dream, we are probably discussing about _B_s thematic concern in his fiction writing.A. Henry James B. Scott FitzgeraldC. Ernest Hemingway D. William Faulkner4. “The apparition of these faces in the crowd; Petals on a wet, black bough. ” These two lines are quoted from _C_s poem?A. Emily DickinsonB. Robert FrostC. Ezra PoundD. William B. Yeats6. Usually basing on her own experiences, Emily Dickinson addresses issues that concern the whole human beings. Which of the following is NOT a usual subject of her poetic expression? D A. Life and DeathB. ReligionC. Love and NatureD. War and Peace10. At the beginning of Faulkners A Rose for Emily, there is a detailed description of Emilys old house. The purpose of such description is to imply that the person living in it _C_. A. is a wealthy ladyB. is a conservative aristocratC. is a prisoner of the pastD. has good taste26.“He is the last of the romantic heroes, whose energy and sense of commitment take him in search of his personal Grail; his failure magnifies to a great extent the end of the American Dream.”The character referred to in the passage is most likely the protagonist of（A）.A. Fitzgeralds The Great GatsbyB. Dreisers An American TragedyC. Hemingways For Whom the Bell TollsD. Twains The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn27.Almost all Faulkners heroes turned out to be tragic because（C）.A. all enjoyed living in the declining American SouthB. none of them was conditioned by the civilization and social institutionsC. most of them were prisoners of the pastD. none were successful in their attempt to explain the inexplicable29.In（B）, Robert Frost compares life to a journey, and he is doubtful whether he will regret his choice or not when he is old, because the choice has made all the difference.A. “After Apple-Picking”B. “The Road Not Taken”C. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”D. “Fire and Ice”34.American writers after World War I self-consciously acknowledged that they were(a)“（A）,”devoid of faith and alienated from the Western civilization.A. Lost GenerationB. Beat GenerationC. Sons of LibertyD. Angry Young Men40.Which of the following statements about E. Grierson, the protagonist in Faulkners story“A Rose for Emily,”is NOT true?（B）A. She has a distorted personality.B. She is physically deformed and paralyzed.C. She is the symbol of the old values of the South.D. She is the victim of the past glory.35.（ D ）is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the Jazz Age.A. Carl SandburgB. Edwin Arlington RobinsonC. William FaulknerD. F.Scott Fitzgerald. Define the literary terms listed below. . For each of the quotations listed below please give the name of the author and the title of the literary work from which it is taken and then briefly interpret it.2. I heard a Flay buzz-when I died- The Stillness in the Room Was like the Stillness in the Air- Between the Heaves of Storm- 3. There is music from my neighbors house through the summer nights. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and stars. At high tide in the afternoon I watched his guests diving from the tower of his raft, or taking the sun on the hot sand of his beach while his two motor-boats slit the waters of the Sound, drawing aquaplanes over cataracts of foam. On week-ends his Rolls-Royce became an omnibus, bearing parties to and from the city between nine in the morning and long past midnight, while his station wagon scampered like a brisk yellow bug to meet all trains. And on Mondays eight servants, including an extra gardener, toiled all day with mops and scrubbing-brushes and hammers and garden-shears, repairing the ravages of the night before. 4. I glanced back once .A wafer of a moon was shining over Gatsbys house ,making the night fine as before ,and surviving the laughter and the sound of his still glowing garden .A sudden emptiness seemed to flow now now from the windows and the great doors ,endowing with complete isolation the figure of the lost ,who stood on the porch ,his hand up in a formal gesture of farewell.A. Identify the author and the title of the novel from which this passage is taken.B. The passage describes the end of an event .What is it?C. What implied meaning can you get from reading this passage?5. My tongue ,every atom of my blo