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美国文学（本科）试题5I. Complete each of the following statements with proper words or phrases and put your answers on the Answer Sheet. (20%, 1 point for each)1. The first permanent English settlement in North America was established at Jamestown, Virginia in1607 . 2.John Smithbecame the first American writer. 3. Hard work, thrift, piety and sobriety were thePuritan values that dominated muchof the early American writing. 4. In American literature, the 18th century was an age ofReason and Revolution. 5. Franklins best writing is found in his masterpieceThe Autobiography . 6. On January 10, 1776, Thomas Paines famous pamphlet appeared. 7. The signing of symbolized the birth of an independent American nation.8. The most outstanding poet in America of the 18th century was .9. Washington Irvings became the first work by an American writer to win international fame. 10. is the summit of American Romanticism. 11. With the publication of Emersons in 1836, American Romanticism reached its summit.12. Hester Prynne is the heroine in Hawthornes novel .13. Henry James major fictional theme is .14. brought the Romantic period to an end. So the age of Realism came into existence. 15. The Poetic style invented by Whitman is now called .16. “Because I could not stop for Death-” is written by . 17. The term The Gilded Age is given by to describe the post-civil war years. 18. Theodore Dreisers first novel is . 19. The leader of the literary movement Imagism is .20. is the spokesman for Lost Generation. II. Each of the following statements below is followed by four alternative answers or completions. Choose the one that is the best in each case and put your answers on the Answer Sheet. (30%, 1 point for each)1. The first American writer of local color to achieve wide popularity was . A. Bret Harte B. Mark Twain C. Henry James D. William Dean Howells2. Which of the following is the masterpiece of Mark Twain? A. The Gilded Age B. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer C. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn D. Jumping Frog3. Which writer has no naturalist tendency? A. Mark Twain B. Jack London C. Theodore Dreiser D. Frank Norris4. Transcendentalist doctrines found their greatest literary advocates in and Thoreau.A. Jefferson B. Emerson C. Freneau D. Oversoul5. Which of the following doesnt belong to Dreisers “Trilogy of Desire”?A. The Financier B. The TitanC. The Stoic D. An American Tragedy6. Which is the character who appears in the novel Moby Dick? A. Hester Prynne B. Mr. Hooper C. Ahab D. Pearl7. written by Henry James brought him first international fame. A. The Golden Bowl B. The American C. The Tragic Muse D. Daisy Miller8. “ ”was a term created by the French novelist, Emile Zola. A. realism B. naturalism C. transcendentalism D. veritism 9. Jack London was at his height of his powers when he wrote , which is deeply influenced by Darwinism. A. The Sea Wolf B. To Build a Fire C. The Call of the Wild D. Martin Eden10. The Cop and the Anthem is written by . A. O. Henry B. Henry James C. Jack London D. Mark Twain11. “Two small people, without dislike or suspicion.” is a line in the poem The River-Merchants Wife: A Letter written by . A. T. S. Eliot B. Robert Frost C. Ezra Pound D. Carl Sandburg12. The imagist poets followed three principles, they are , direct treatment and economy of expression. A. blank verse B. rhythm C. free verse D. common speech13. Of the following American writers, who has NOT been an expatriate in Paris? A. Ernest Hemingway B. Ezra PoundC. F. S. Fitzgerald D. Emily Dickinson14. Who was the foremost novelist of the American Depression of the 1930s? A. Ernest Hemingway B. Ezra PoundC. John Steinbeck D. F. S. Fitzgerald 15. The first writings that we call American were the narratives and of the early settlements. A. journals B. poetry C. drama D. folklores16. An American Dictionary of the English Language was published in 1828 by . A. Samuel Johnson B. Noah Webster C. Daniel Webster D. Daniel Defoe17. Walden is written by . A. Emerson B. Thoreau C. Poe D. Hawthorne18. is famous for psychological realism. A. Mark Twain B. William Dean Howells C. Henry James D. Walt Whitman19. Which is generally regarded as the Bible of New England Transcendentalism? A. Nature B. WaldenC. On Beauty D. Self-Reliance20. Which is regarded as the “Declaration of Intellectual Independence”? A. The American Scholar B. English Traits C. The Conduct of Life D. Nature21. Santiago is the character in Hemingways novel . A. In Our Time B. The Old Man and the Sea C. For Whom the Bell Tolls D. The Sun Also Rises22. Which of the following is a much harsher realism? A. local colorism B. naturalism C. romanticism D. imagism23. Who is the arbiter of 19th century literary realism in America? A. Mark Twain B. Bret Harte C. William Dean Howells D. Henry James24. F. S. Fitzgerald is NOT the author of . A. The Great Gatsby B. Tender is the Night C. A Farewell to the Arms D. This Side of Paradise25. The pessimism and deterministic ideas of naturalism pervaded the works of such American writers as . A. Mark Twain B. F. S. Fitzgerald C. Walt Whitman D. Stephen Crane26. Charles Drouet is a character in the novel of _. A. The American B. The Portrait of a Lady C. Sister Carrie D. The Gift of the Magi27. American literature produced only one female poet during the 19th century. She was . A. Anne Bradstreet B. Jane AustenC. Emily Dickinson D. Harriet Beecher28. read his poetry at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy. A. Robert Frost B. T. S. Eliot C. Carl Sandburg D. Ezra Pound 29. With Howells, James and Mark Twain active on the scene, became the major trend in the 70s and 80s of the 19th century. A. sentimentalism B. romanticismC. realism D. naturalism30. “The apparition of these faces in the crowd; Petals on a wet, black bough”. This is the shortest poem written by . A. T. S. Eliot B. Robert Frost C. Ezra Pound D. Wallace StevensIV. Give brief answers to the following and write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (30%, 15 points for each)1. Being a period of the great flowering of American literature, the Romantic Period is called “the American Renaissance”. Briefly discuss what the features of American literature in this period are.2. How does Sister Carrie embody Dreiser d I. Complete each of the following statements with proper words or phrases an put your answers on the Answer Sheet. (20%, 1 point for each) 1. 1607 2. John Smith 3. Puritan 4. Reason 5. The Autobiography 6. Common Sense 7. The Declaration of Independence 8. Philip Freneau 9. Sketch Book 10. Transcendentalism 11. Nature 12. The Scarlet Letter 13. international theme 14. The civil war 15. free verse 16. Emily Dickinson 17. Mark Twain18. Sister Carrie 19. Ezra Pound 20. Ernest Hemingway II. Each of the following statements below is followed by four alternative answers or completions. Choose the one that is the best in each case and put your answers on the Answer Sheet. (30%, 1 point for each) 1 - 5: A C A B D 6 - 10: C D B C A 11 -15:C B D C A 16 - 20: B B C A A 21 -25: B B C C D 26 - 30: C C A C C IV. Give brief answers to the following and write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (30%, 15 points for each)1.(1) The whole nation had a strong sense of optimism and the mood of “feeling good”, giving birth to the spectacular outburst of romantic feeling. (2) The English counterpart exerted a stimulating impact on the writers of the young nation. (3) Taking foreign influence in consideration, the great works of American writers still carried typically American romantic color.(4) The young nation had brought forth its own philosophy. Transcendentalism stresses mans capacity of knowing truth intuitively, and of attaining knowledge transcending the reach of the senses. 2. (1) In this novel, Dreiser expressed his naturalistic pursuit by expounding the purposelessness of life and attacking the conventional moral standards. (2) The novel best embodies his naturalistic belief that while men are controlled by heredity, instinct and chance, a few extraordinary and unsophisticated human beings refuse to accept their fate wordlessly and instead strive, unsuccessfully, to find meaning and purpose for their existence. (3) To Sister Carrie, the world is cold and harsh. Alone, helpless, she moves along like a mechanism driven by desire and catches blindly at any opportunities for a better existence, opportunities first offered by Drouet, and then by Hurstwood. A feather in the wind, she was totally at the mercy of forces she cannot comprehend, still less to say control. The famous picture of Carrie sitting in a rocking chair in her room in the evening, rocking back and forth, is a picture of Carries drifting with the tide. She has no control, no freedom of will. 美国文学（本科）试题1I. Fill in the following blanks and put your answers on the Answer Sheet. (15%, 1 point for each)1. The publication of _ established Emerson as the most eloquent spokesman of New England Transcendentalism. 2. Hard work, thrift, _ and sobriety were the Puritan values that dominated much of the earliest American writing.3. At 87, _ read his poetry at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy.4. Jack Londons masterwork _ is somewhat autobiographical.5. _, the tragic hero of Moby Dick, burning with a baleful fire, becomes evil himself in his thirst to destroy evil.6. Ezra Pound was the leader of a new movement in poetry which he called the “_” movement.7. “The Custom House” is an introductory note to the novel _. 8. Among the works attacking the “American Dream”, _by Fitzgerald is a powerful piece.9. Walt Whitman was a pioneering figure of American poetry. His innovation first of all lies in his use of _, poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme.10. In 1954, _ won the Nobel Prize for Literature for his “mastery of the art of modern narration”.11. In American literary history, _ is called “the Recluse of Amherst” since she isolated herself from the outside almost for life.12. “The Fall of the House of Usher” is a short story written by _.13. _ launched two kinds of immensely popular stories: the sea adventure and the frontier saga, represented by The Leatherstocking Tales.14. The publication of T. S. Eliots _ in 1922, the most significant American poem of the 20th century, helped to establish a modern tradition of literature rich with learning and allusive thought.15. “The Cop and the Anthem” is a short story written by _.得分II. Each of the following statements is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement. Then put your answers on the Answer Sheet. (20%, 1 point for each)1. For Melville, as well as for the reader and _, the narrator, Moby Dick is still a mystery, an ultimately mystery of the universe.A. Stubb B. Ishmael C. Ahab D. Starbuck2. Most of the poems in Whitmans Leaves of Grass sing of the “en-mass” and the _ as well.A. nature B. self-reliance C. self D. life3. Which of the following is Not one of the main ideas advocated by Ralph Emerson?A. Importance of the Individual B. Faith in ChristianityC. The Over-Soul D. Self-Reliance4. In Hawthornes novels and short stories, intellectuals usually appear as _.A. saviors B. villains C. commentators D. observers5. In American literature, escaping from the society and returning to nature is a common subject. The following titles are all related, in one way or another, to the subject except _.A. Dreisers Sister CarrierB. Mark Twains The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnC. Coopers Leatherstocking TalesD. Thoreaus Walden6. Which of the following is Not optimistic about human nature? .A. Ralph Emerson B. Walt Whitman C. Nathaniel Hawthorne D. Henry Thoreau7. Washington Irving was best known for his famous short stories such as _.A. Rip Van Winkle and Moby DickB. Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy HollowC. Young Goodman Brown and Moby DickD. The Fall of the House of Usher and Rip Van Winkle8. Emily Dickinson wrote many of her poems on various aspects of life. Which of the following is Not a usual subject of her poetic expression? _.A. Religion B. Life and death C. Love and marriage D. War and peace9. Henry James is mostly concerned with _ in his fiction.A. the inner life of human beings B. small town life in backward regionsC. suffering of the aged D. violent events in history10. _ is called by Hemingway the one from which “all modern American literature comes.” A. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer B. Life on the MississippiC. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn D. The Gilded Age11. William Faulkners works mainly concern the American _.A. New England B. South C. Mid West D. West12. One of Mark Twains contributions to American literature is that he made _ an accepted standard literary medium.A. tall tale B. local colorism C. humor D. colloquial speech13. Emily Dickinson wrote 1775 poems, but only _ of which had appeared during her life time.A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 1014. In writing In a Station of the Metro, Pound got his inspiration from _.A. English sonnet B. Japanese haiku C. Chinese classical poetry D. French15. Of the following American writers, _ has Not won the Nobel Prize for Literature.A. William Faulkner B. Ernest Hemingway C. John Steinbeck D. F. S. Fitzgerald16. Robert Frost is a regional poet in the sense that his poems are mainly concerned about the _.A. life in New York B. country life in New EnglandC. sea adventures D. life on the Mississippi River17. The works of _ reveal the misery of the migrant workers because of the American Depression.A. F. S. Fitzgerald B. John Steinbeck C. Ernest Heming