华南农业大学美国文学史期末考试题

华南农业大学美国文学史期末考. Explain the following literary terms. （本大题共2小题，每小题5分，共10分）1.Darwinism 2.Lost generation3.Imagism 4.Free Verse . Matching（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）1. John Steinbeck2. T.S. Eliot3. Carl Sandburg4. F. Scott Fitzgerald5. Harriet Beecher Stowe6. O Henry7. Thomas Paine8. Ernest Hemingway9. Ralph Waldo Emerson10. Nathaniel Hawthornea. A Farewell to Armsb. Common Sensec. Uncle Toms Cabind. The Cop and the Antheme. The Grapes of Wrath f. Fogg. The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrockh. Naturei. The Great Gatsbyj. The Scarlet Letter. Multiple choice.（本大题共 35 小题，每小题 1 分，共 35 分）1.IntheearlynineteenthcenturyAmericanmoralvalueswereessentiallyPuritan.Nothinghasleftadeeperimprintonthecharacterofthepeopleasawholethandid_.A.PuritanismBRomanticismCRationalismDSentimentalism2.Franklinwroteandpublishedhisfamous_,anannulcollectionofproverbs.A.TheAutobiographyB.PoorRichardsAlmanack C.CommonSenseD.TheGeneralMagazine3.InAmericanliterature,theeighteenthcenturywastheageoftheEnlightenment._wasthedominantspirit.A.HumanismBRationalismCRevolutionDEvolution4._usuallywasregardedasthefirstAmericanwriter.A.WilliamBradfordB.AnneBradstreetC.EmilyDickinson D.CaptainJohnSmith5.WhichisnotIrvingsworksinthefollowing.A.TheSketchBookB.TalesofaTravellerC.AHistoryofNewYorkDToAWaterfowl6.ChooseFreneauspoemfromthefollowing.A.TheRavenB.ToaWaterfowlC.ToHellenD.ThewildHoneySuckle7.In1817,thestatelypoemcalledThanatopsisintroducedthebestpoet_toappearinAmericauptothattime.A.EdwardTaylorB.PhilipFreneauC.WilliamCullenBryantD.EdgarAllanPoe8.Comparedwithhiscontemporaries,_wasnodoubtthebestinexploringthewildnessandfrontierinfiction.A.WashingtonIrvingB.JamesFenimoreCooperC.WilliamCullenBryantDPhilipFreaneau9.WashingtonIrvingsRipVanWinkleisfamousfor_.A.Ripsescapeintoamysteriousvalley B.ThestorysGermanlegendarysourcematerial C.Ripsseekingforhappiness D.Rips20-yearssleep10.ChoosePoesworkfromthefollowingA.TheDayofDoom B.TheLastoftheMohicans C.TheIndianBuryingGround DThe Fall of the House of Usher11.ChooseIrvingsworkfromthefollowing.A.TheSketchBookB.Thanatopsis C.TheSpy D.TheBritishPrisonShip12._isthemostcommonlyusedinEnglishpoetry,inwhichanunstressedsyllablecomesfirstfollowedbyastressed.A.thetrochaicfoot B.ananapesticfoot C. aquatrain D. aiambicfoot13.TheIndianBuryingGroundby_istheearliestpoemwhichromanticizestheIndianasachildofnature.A.WashingtonIrvingB.AdgarAlanPoeC.PhilipFreneauD.NathanielHawthorne14._isapoeticdeviceusedtoincreasethemusicalqualityandlinkthelinesandstanzasofapoem.A.meter B.repetition C.rhyme D.foot15.Poetryisaimedatconveyingandenrichinghumanexperiencewhichisformedthroughsenseimpressions._istherepresentationofsenseexperiencethroughlanguage.A. meterB.imageC. themeD. assonance16. In American literature, the 18th century was the age of Enlightenment. _ was the dominant.A. humanism B. rationalismC. romanticism D. evolution17. The short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is taken from Irvings work named _.A. The Leatherstocking TalesB. The Sketch BookC. The AutobiographyD. The History of New York18. Which of the following is not the characteristic of American Romanticism?A. Rationalism B. inner selfC. personal feelings D. individualism19.The short story “Rip Van Winkle” reveals the _ attitude of its author.A. optimistic B. pessimisticC. conservative D. ironic20. Transcendentalist doctrines found their greatest literary advocates in _ and Thoreau.A. Jefferson B. EmersonC. Freneau D. Mark Twain21. Which is regarded as the “Declaration of Intellectual Independence”?A. The American Scholar B. EnglishTraitsC. Oversoul D. Self-reliance22. _ is the father of American Literature.A. Benjamin Franklin B. PhilipFreneau C. Paine D. Washington Irving23. _ was the most leading spirit of the Transcendental Club.A. Thoreau B. EmersonC. Hawthorne D. Whitman24. Most of the poems in Whitmans Leaves of Grass sing of the “en-mass” and the _ as well.A. nature B. self-relianceC. self D. life25. For Melville, as well as for the reader and _, the narrator, Moby Dick is still a mystery, an ultimate mystery of the universe.A. Ahab B. StubbC. Ishmael D. Starbuck26. The poem is written in free verse in 52 cantos with the theme of the universality and equality in value of all people and all things.a.Cantos b. The Raven c. Song of Myself d. Chicago27. The novel is about how a group of people on a whaling ship kill a great whale but themselves are killed by the whale, with the conflict between man and his fate.a.The Octopus b. Moby-Dick c. The Rise of Silas Lapham d. Leaves of Grass 28. An English ship brought 102 people from Plymouth, England on September 16, 1620 and arrived in the present Provincetown harbor on November 21 in the same year. This ship was named _.a. The Pilgrims b. Mayflower c. America d. Titanic 29._was the greatest woman poet in American literature and she wrote about 1,700 short lyric poems in her life time.a. Pearl S. Buck b. Harriet Bicher Stowe c. Emily Dickenson d. Walter Whitman 30. ._ is father of the detective story and of psychoanalytic criticism.a. Washington Irving b. Ralph Waldo Emerson c. Walt Whitman d. Edgar Allan Poe31. In American literature, the eighteen century was the age of the Enlightenment. was the dominant spirit. A. Humanism B. Rationalism C. Revolution D. Evolution 32.Which statement about Franklin is not true? A. He instructed his countrymen as a printer. B. He was a scientist. C. He was a master of diplomacy. D. He was a Puritan. 33.Who is regarded as the first American prose epic. A. Nature B. The Scarlet Letter C. Walden D. Moby-Dick 34.The Romanic Period of American literature started with the publication of Washington Irvings and ended with Whitemans Leaves of Grass. A. The Sketch Book B. Tales of a Traveler C. The Alhambra D. A history of New York 35.The period before the American Civil War is generally referred to as A. the Naturalist Period B. the Modern Period C. the Romantic Period D. the Realistic PeriodIV. Identification of Fragments（本大题共有7个诗歌或小说选段，请选5个选段并回答其后的问题，答题时请先注明选段, 再回答问题。每个选段有两个问题，共 25 分。）A. When Caroline Meeber boarded the afternoon train for Chicago, her total outfit consisted of a small trunk, a cheap imitation alligator-skin satchel, a small lunch in a paper box, and a yellow leather snap purse, containing her ticket, a scrap of paper with her sisters address in Van Buren Street, and four dollars in money. It was in August, 1889. She was eighteen years of age, bright, timid, and full of the illusions of ignorance and youth.1. Identify the work and the author. (2)2. Why did author specifically describe her belongings? (3)B. Standing on the bare ground, my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplift into infinite space, all mean egotism vanished. I become a transparent eye-ball; I am nothing; I see it all. The currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or particle of God.1. Identify the work and the author. (2)2. How do you understand the philosophy of this paragraph? (3)C. A little before three the Lutheran minister arrived from Flushing and I began to look involuntarily out the windows for other cars. So did Gatsbys father. And as the time passed and the servants came in and stood waiting in the hall, his eyes began to blink anxiously and he spoke of the rain in a worried uncertain way. The minister glanced several times at his watch so I took him aside and asked him to wait for half an hour. But it wasnt any use. Nobody cameI tried to think about Gatsby then for a moment but he was already too far away and I could only remember, without resentment, that Daisy hadnt sent a message or a flower. Dimly I heard someone murmur Blessed are the dead that the rain falls on, and then the owl-eyed man said Amen to that, in a brave voice.1. Identify the work and the author. (2)2. What is the narrators attitude. (3)D. Hester 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 breast1. Identify the work and the author. (2)2.What are the symbolic meanings of the letter on Hester Prynnes breast?E. Helen, thy beauty is to meLike those Nicean barks of yore,That gently, oer a perfumed sea,The weary, wayworn wanderer boreTo his own native shore.-On desperate seas long wont to roam,Thy hyacinth hair, thy classic face,Thy Naiad airs have brought me homeTo the glory that was GreeceAnd the grandeur that was Rome.-Lo! in yon brilliant window-nicheHow statue-like I see thee stand,The agate lamp within thy hand!Ah, Psyche, from the regions whichAre Holy Land!1. Identify the work and the author. (2)2. What is the theme of this poem? (3)F.Because I could not stop for Death -He kindly stopped for me -The Carriage held but just Ourselves -And Immortality.We slowly drove - He knew no hasteAnd I had put awayMy labor and my leisure too,For His Civility -We passed the School, where Children stroveAt Recess - in the Ring -We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain -We passed the Setting Sun -Or rather - He passed Us -The Dews drew quivering and Chill -For only Gossamer, my Gown -My Tippet - only Tulle -We paused before a House that seemedA Swelling of the Ground -The Roof was scarcely visible -The Cornice - in the Ground -Since then - tis Centuries - and yetFeels shorter than the DayI first surmised the Horses HeadsWere toward Eternity 1. Identify the work and the author. (2)2. What is the style of this poem? (3)G. OnceincampIputalogontopofthefireanditwasfullofants.Asitcommencedtoburn,theantsswarmedoutandwentfirsttowardthecenterwherethefirewas;thenturnedbackandrantowardtheend.Whentherewereenoughontheendtheyfelloffintothefire.Somegotout,theirbodiesburntandflattened,andwentoffnotknowingwheretheyweregoing.Butmostofthemwenttowardthefireandthenbacktowardtheendandswarmedonthecoolendandfinallyfelloffintothefire.Irememberthinkingatthetimethatitwastheendoftheworldandasplendidchancetobeamessiahandliftthelogoffthefireandthrowitoutwheretheantscouldgetoffontotheground.ButIdidnotdoanything but throw a cup of water on the log, so that I could have the empty to put whiskey in before I added water to it. I think the cup of water on the burning log only steamed the ants.1. Identify the work and the author. (2)2. What is the symbolic meaning of the ants? (3)VI Please give answers to ANY TWO of the following questions（本大题共 2 小题，每小题 10 分，共 20 分）1. Analyze the characteristic of the Caroline Meeber in Sister Carrie.2. What is the artistic characteristic of Hemingways writing? Please give your ideas.3. Mark Twain and Henry James are both Realism writer. What is the difference between Twains realism and Henrys realism？4. Analyze Allan Poes writing features. 参考答案：. 1.DarwinismThe term comes from Charles Darwins evolutionary theory. Darwinists think that those who survive in the world are the fittest and those who fail to adapt themselves to the environment will perish. They believe that man has evolved from lower forms of life. Humans are special not because God created them in His image, but because they have successfully adapted to the changing environment conditions and passed on their survival-making characteristics genetically .2.Lost generation Influenced by this theory, some American naturalists writers apply Darwinism as an explanation of human nature and social reality. It is a term first used by Gertrude Stein to describe the Americans who remained in Paris as a colony of expatriates or exiles after World War I. These individuals were caught in the war and cut off from the old values and yet unable to come to terms with the new era when civilization had gone mad. They rebelled against former ideals and values but could replace them only by despair or a cynical hedonism. The three best-known representatives: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway and John Dos Passos. 3.Imagism a) Imagism came into being in Britain and U.S. around 1910 as a reaction to the traditional English poetry to express the sense of fr