现当代美国文学练习答案.doc

问题 1 2 分 保存 African American literature attained to a higher degree of maturity in 1952 when Ralph Ellisons Invisible Man appeared in print, which tells an archetypal existential story of the unnamed African American protagonist seeking for his identity. 问题 2 2 分 保存 In writing Absalom, Absalom!, Williams Faulkner was inspired by many things. But one of his inspirations was the story of King David and his son Absalom in the _. A. American history B. Greek mythology C. the Bible D. Roman mythology 问题 3 2 分 保存 T. S. Eliot was a _.A. critic, poet and novelist B. poet, novelist and politician C. novelist, essayist and poet D. playwright, critic and poet 问题 4 2 分 保存 The term “the lost generation” stems from a remark made by_ Gertrude Stein _ to Ernest Hemingway, “You are all a lost generation.”问题 5 2 分 保存 Which of the following American writers has NOT been a Nobel Prize winner? A. F. Scott Fitzgerald B. John Steinbeck C. William Faulkner D. Ernest Hemingway 问题 6 2 分 保存 Which of the following statements concerning Ernest Hemingway is NOT true?A. Hemingway identified the rapid change in womens status after WWI and the general blurring of sex roles that accompanied the new sexual freedom B. His work is preoccupied with the cultural and psychological meanings of femininity C. As Hemingway aged, his interest in exclusively masculine forms of self-assertion and self-definition became more pronounced D. War, hunting, human dignity and triumph have been recurring motifs in Hemingways works.问题 7 2 分 保存 Which of the following statements concerning the role of the sea in Hemingways novella The Old Man and the Sea is NOT correct?A. His strength, resolve and pride are measured in terms of how far out into the gulf he sails. B. The sea symbolizes the benevolent side of nature. C. Through the protagonists interactions with the sea, his character emerges. D. The sea provides glimpses of the depth of the protagonists knowledge.问题 8 2 分 保存 Which of the following was not written by Robert Frost? A. The Road Not Taken B. Mending Wall C. A Pact D. Fire and Ice 问题 9 2 分 保存 Alice Walker is a feminist African American writer. She is best known for The Color Purple published in 1982, a novel which has won both the American Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. 问题 10 2 分 保存 In 1927 T. S. Eliot became a British citizen and converted from the Unitarian Church to the Church of England.问题 11 2 分 保存 Of the following American writers, who has NOT been an expatriate in Paris?A. Ernest Hemingway B. F. S. Fitzgerald C. Sherwood AndersonD. Emily Dickinson 问题 12 2 分 保存 Which of the following poets is a Nobel Prize winner? A. T. S. Eliot B. Wallace Stevens C. Ezra Pound D. Robert Frost 问题 13 2 分 保存 Strong affinity to the Chinese and oriental literature can be found in the works of _. A. Henry James B. Ezra Pound C. Mark Twain D. Arthur Miller 问题 14 2 分 保存 Who has made the statement that all modern American literature comes from a single book called The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn? A. Ernest Hemingway B. William Faulkner C. F. Scott Fitzgerald D. T.S. Eliot 问题 15 2 分 保存 _ championed the imagist movement from 1912 to 1914, setting down the imagist principles. Then Amy Lowell led the movement into the period of “Amygism,” as Pound called it, from 1914 to 1917. A. Ezra Pound B. T. S. Eliot C. H. D. D. Carl Sandburg 问题 16 2 分 保存 Toni Morrison is best known for her fifth novel_ Beloved_, which is based on the true story of a slave mother killing her own children just for them to avoid slavery.问题 17 2 分 保存 Among the following writers, who is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the Jazz Age?A. William Faulkner B. Eugene ONeill C. Henry James D. F. Scott Fitzgerald 问题 18 2 分 保存 The imagist poets followed three principles; they are _, direct treatment and economy of expression. A. blank verse B. musical rhythm C. the sequence of metronome D. everyday speech 问题 19 2 分 保存 “There was 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 the stars” This quotation is taken from _.A. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald B. Daisy Miller by Henry James C. Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser D. Moby Dick by Herman Melville 问题 20 2 分 保存 Pioneer of modern American poetry, _ did not only produce great poetry himself but also helped his contemporary poets including T. S. Eliot, H. D., and Robert Frost with their literary careers. A. William Carlos Williams B. Ezra Pound C. Edgar Allan Poe D. Robert Lowell 问题 21 2 分 保存 The author of Desire under the Elms (1924) is_ A. Lorraine Hansberry B. Theodore Dreiser C. Eugene ONeill D. Tennessee William问题 22 2 分 保存 The title of The Sound and the Fury comes from the speech of the title character in Shakespeares play_Macbeth_.问题 23 2 分 保存 Toni Morrisons first novel _ came out in 1970. It deals with a young black girl who wishes to have a pair of big and beautiful eyes but is raped by her own father and is finally driven to insanity. A. Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination B. Paradise C. Tar Baby D. The Bluest Eye 问题 24 2 分 保存 In which of the works of Hemingway does the character Santiago occur? A. The Sun Also Rises B. The Old Man and the Sea C. For whom the Bell Tolls D. In Our Time 问题 25 2 分 保存 Which of the following statements concerning Eugene ONeill is NOT correct? A. He found inspiration and confirmation for his approach in writing centering on family relationship in classical Greek drama. B. He was influenced by the ideas of Freud C. He is interested in the world of the mind, of intense inner emotions, memories and fears D. The unity of his work lies in its controlling intellectual idea. 问题 26 2 分 保存 Who was the first American author that won the Nobel Prize in 1930? A. Ernest Hemingway B. John Steinbeck C. Sinclair Lewis D. Toni Morrison 问题 27 2 分 保存 The fictional place that bears marked similarities to the town where _had been raised was called by himself his “little postage stamp of native soil”. A. John Barth B. Mark Twain C. William Faulkner D. William Styron 问题 28 2 分 保存 Which of the following poets is NOT member of the Black Mountain poets? A. Robert Duncan B. Robert Creeley C. Theodore Roethke D. Charles Olson 问题 29 2 分 保存 ONeills inventiveness seemingly knew no limits. He was constantly experimenting when new styles and forms for his plays, especially during the twenties when _was in full swing.A. romanticism B. realism C. symbolism D. expressionism问题 30 2 分 保存 _was the foremost American southern writer of the 20th century with nineteen novels, four collections of about seventy short stories, and two volumes of poetry under his name. A. Katherine Ann Porter B. Flannery OConnor C. William Faulkner D. Eudora Welty 问题 31 2 分 保存 Which of the following is Hemingways Spanish Civil War novel?A. The Old Man and the Sea B. The Sun Also Rises C. For Whom the Bell Tolls D. A Farewell to Arms 问题 32 2 分 保存 _ Eugene ONeill_was Americas first dramatist of world renown. His long and prolific career won him four Pulitzer prizes and the Nobel Prize for literature in 1936.问题 33 2 分 保存 Imagism is a poetic movement of England and The United States, which flourished from_ to 1917.问题 34 2 分 保存 Eugene ONeills The Hairy Ape explores the problem of _in the early twentieth century.A. the loss of human identity B. human disillusionment C. the corruption of human desire D. human responsibility 问题 35 2 分 保存 “He got me, aw right. Im trou. Even him didnt tink I belonged.” In these sentences taken from The Hairy Ape, the words “he” and “him” both refer to _A. A person unnamed B. The ape in the zoo C. Yank D. God 问题 36 2 分 保存 The founder of the American drama is _A. Eugene ONeill B. Clifford OdetsC. Arthur Miller D. Tennessee William 问题 37 2 分 保存 The author of Flowering Judas is _.A. Willa Cather B. Susan Glaspell C. Katherine Anne PorterD. Edith Wharton 问题 38 2 分 保存 Which of the following statements is NOT true in describing American naturalists?A. they were deeply influenced by Darwinism.B. they chose their subjects from lower ranks of society. C. they used more serious and sympathetic tone in writing than realists.D. they were identified with French novelist and theorist Emile Zola.问题 39 2 分 保存 Of all Faulkners novels, The Sound and the Fury, _and Go Down, Moses are masterpieces by any literary standards.A. Absalom, Absalom! B. The Old Man and the Sea C. The Great Gatsby D. The Wrath of the Grapes 问题 40 2 分 保存 William Faulkner, a preeminent figure in 20th-century American literature, is known for his novels about the conflict between the old, pre-Civil War South and _.A. the country as a whole B. the new South C. the industrial North D. the post-Civil War North 问题 41 2 分 保存 F. Scott Fitzgerald is NOT the author of _.A. In Our Time B. This Side of ParadiseC. Tender is the Night D. The Beautiful and Damned 问题 42 2 分 保存 Generally considered the leader of the imagist movement, _Ezra Pound_ borrowed techniques from classical Chinese and Japanese poetry and produced poems stressing clarity, precision, and economy of language, and foregoing traditional rhyme and meter. 问题 43 2 分 保存 Of all the plays that ONeill wrote, most of them are _ tragedies _, dealing with the basic issues of human existence and predicament as life and death.问题 44 2 分 保存 Allen Ginsberg is a central figure and a guru in the “beat” counterculture. His best and most influential poem is _ Howl _. 问题 45 2 分 保存 _Dramatic monologue_is a literary device used when a character reveals his or her innermost thoughts and feelings, those that are hidden throughout the course of the story line, through a poem or a speech.问题 46 2 分 保存 Which of the following statements concerning ONeills Long Days Journey into Night is NOT true?A. The author focuses on the person, rather than the family in the play as the fundamental human unit.B. The play is designed as a series of encounters