美国文学复习材料

第一部分 选择题IMultiple ChoiceSelect from the choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. Mark your choice by blackening the corresponding letter A, B, or D on the answer sheet.1.The phrase “a transparent eye-ball” compares philosophical mentation of Emersons. It appears in_. ( B )A.The American Scholar B. Nature C. The Over Soul D. Essays: Second Series2.Which of following writers is not the dominant figure of the Realistic Period in American? ( A ) A.Herman Meville浪漫主义 B. William Dean Howells C. Henry D. Mark Twain3.Among the works by Eugene O Neill, which has gained its status as a world classic and simultaneously marks the Climax of ONeills literary career and the coming of age of American drama? ( A )A.Long Days Journey Into Night B. Strange Interlude C. Bound East for Cardiff D. The Great God Brown4.Which of the following comments on the novel “The Great Gatsby” is not true? ( A ) A.It is the greatest novel in American literature.B.It fully explore the disillusionment and despair of the lost Generation.C.Gatsby s failure magnifies the end of the American dream.D.The author of it is F.Scott Fitzgerald.5.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 Miller6.the book from which “all American literature comes” refers to_C.A.The Great Gatsby B. The Sun Also Rises C. The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn D. Moby-Dick7.“In a Station of the Metro” is regarded by critics as a classic specimen of _.BA.the romantic poetry B. the imagist poetry C. the absurd poetry D. the transcendental poetry8.Statement_is not true in describing American naturalists.DA.they were deeply influenced by DarwinismB.they were identified with French novelist and theorist Emile Zola C.they chose their subjects from the lower ranks of societyD.they used more serious and more sympathetic tone in writing than realists8.“The yellow fog that rubs its back upon the windowpanes,/The yellow smoke that rubs its muzzle on the windowpanes/Linked its tongue into the corners of the evening,/Lingered upon the pools that stand in drains.” The stanza is taken from_.AA.T.S.Eliots “The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock”B.Emily Dickinsons “Because I could not stop for Death”C.Alfred Tennysons “Break, Break, Break,”D.William Wordsworths “I wandered Lonely as a Cloud”9.Daisy Miller;s tragedy of indiscretion is intensified and by enlarged by its narration from the opinion of view of_A.A. the American youth Winterbourne B. the author of Henry James C. her mother Mrs.Miller D. the Italian youth Giovanelli10. who is the author of the poem The Scarlet Letter”/CA. John Bunyan B. Daniel Defoe C. Nathaniel Hawthorne D. George Eliot11. “The horizons edge, the flying sea-cow, the fragrance of salt marsh and shore mud. These became part of that child who went forth every day, and who now goes, and will always go forth every day. The two lines are taken from_.AA. There was a child went forth by Walt WhitmanB. In a Station of the Metra by Ezra PoundC. Cavalry Crossing a Ford by Walt WhitmanD. Ulysses by Joyce12 In the following works, which signs the beginning of the American literature? ( A )A. The Sketch Book. B. Leaves of Grass.C. Leather Stocking Tales. D. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn13 Washington Irving (17831859) was one of the first American writers to earn an international reputation, and regarded as an early Romantic writer in the American literary history and Father of the American short stories. His conservatism is reflected in_. ( C )A. Bracebridge Hall B. Tales of a Traceler C. The Sketch Book D. Rip Van Winkle14 “There is evil in every human heart, which may remain latent, perhaps, through the whole life; but circumstances may rouse it to activity.” which of the following writings is the thought reflected in? ( A )A. Nathaniel Hawthornes Young Goodman Brown.B. Mark Twains The Adventures of Tom Brown.C. Theodore Dreisers Sister CarrieD. D.H. Lawrences Sons and Lovers15 F. Scott Fitzgerald is not the author of_. ( B )A. The Great Gatsby B. In Our TimeC. Tender is the Night D. This Side of Paradise16 Who is the author of the essay “Nature”? ( D )A. T.S. Eliot. B. Thomas Hardy. C. Charles Dickens. D. Ralph Waldo Emerson17 Washington Irving was one of the first American writers to earn an international reputation and regarded as _D_A Father of the American drama B Father of the American poetry C Father of the American literature D Father of the American short stories 18 In 1837, Ralph Waldo Emerson made a speech entitled _C_at Harvard ,which was hailed by Oliver Wendell Holmesas“Our Intellectual Declaration of Independence”.A “Self Reliance”B “Divinity School Address C “The American Scholar”D “Nature”19. The impact of Darwins evolutionary theory in the American thought and the influence of the nineteenth-century French literature on the American men of letters gave rise to yet another school of realism: American_. ( B )A. modernism B. naturalism C. vernacularism D. local colorism20 Statement “_”is not true in describing Ezra pound ( D )A. He is a leading spokesman id the “Imagist Movement”B. His famous one-image poem “In a Station of the Metro” would serve as a typical example of the Imagist ideasC. A Pact is his masterpieceD. He was politically controversial21. In the following writers, which is not the one whose works are characterized with local colors? (B?)A. Mark Twain. B. Sarah Orne Jewett.C. William Dean Howells. D. Hamlin Garland.22. “And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.” It is the end of Robert Frosts poem, “Stopping by Wood on a Snowy Evening”. Symbolically, the word “sleep” may imply. (B)A. a rest B. deathC. happiness D. peace23 It is on his that Washington Irvings fame mainly rested.(D)A. tales about America B. early poetryC. Childhood recollections D. Sketches about his European tours24. is the most ambivalent writers in the American literary history. (A)A. Nathaniel Hawthorne B. Walt WhitmanC. Ralph Wt aldo Emerson D. Mark Twain25. Who was the first American writer to conceive his career in international terms? (D)A. Mark Twain B. Washington IrvingC. Emily Dickinson D. Henry James26. Eugene ONeils The Hairy Ape explores the problem of in the early twentieth century. (D)A. human disillusionment B. the corruption of human desire C. human responsibility D. the loss of human identity27. is the author of the work “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” (A)A. Washington Irving B. James JoyceC. Walt Whitman D. William Butler Yeats 28. In Hawthornes Young Goodman Brown, a satanic figure leads the credulous protagonist to a witches Sabbath in the woods. There, he recognizes many pillars of Salems Puritan society as well as his wife, Faith. The story illustrates Hawthornes allegorical theme of human evil or what Melville called the “Power of ”. (B)A. Whiteness B. Blackness C. Terror D. Hypocrisy29. The author of the work “For Whom the Bell Tolls” is . (A)A. Ernest Hemingway B. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeC. Samuel Johnson D. Francis Bacon30.In Hawthornes novels and short stories, intellectuals usually appear as . (B)A. saviors B. villains C. commentators D. observers31. Which of the following comments n the novel “The Great Gatsby” is not true? (B)A. The Great Gatsby is a novel that is set against the ending of the war.B. Gatsby is wealthy but unintelligent and brutal.C. Gatsby is a mystical figure whose intensity of dream partakes of a state of mind that embodies American itself.D. Gatsby is the last of the romantic heroes.32. In the following writers, who is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the Jazz Age? (C)A. William Faulkner B. Henry JamesC. F. Scott Fitzgerald D. Eugene ONeill33.One of the most familiar themes in American naturalism is the theme of human “_A_”A bestiality B goodness C compassion D greed 10.In the following writers ,_B_is regarded as “the true father of our national literature”.A H.L.Menken B Mark Twain C Frank Norris D Theodore Dreiser34 ”Nick Adams”is a character who frequently appears in _D_storiesA William Faulkners B Theodore Dreisers C Mark Twains D Ernest Hemingways35. The publication of _A_established Emerson as the most eloquent spokesman of New England TranscendentalismA Nature B self-Reliance C The American Scholar D The Over-Soul 36. For Melville, as well as for the reader and _C_,the narrator Moby Dick is still a mystery ,an ultimate mystery of the universe .A Starbuck B Stubb C Ishmael D Ahab 37 The founder of the American drama is _D_A Authui Miller B Clifford OdetsC Tennesee Williams D Eugene Os Neill 38 Of the following poems by T.S. Eliot, which is hailed as a landmark and a model of the 20th-century English poetry? ( D )A. Poems 1909-1925 B. The Hollow Men C. Prufrock and Other Observations D. The Waste Land（Eliots The Waste Land is the most famous English poem of the 20th century, a landmark meditation on our unease with the modern world. The poem is often read as a representation of the disillusionment of the post-war generation）39. Which of the following writings is by Hemingway described the novel the one book from which “all modern American literature comes”? (B) A. Tom Sawyer B. Huckleberry Finn C. The Gilded Age D. Life on the Mississippi（Huckleberry Finn is subject to much controversy. Some say that Twain experienced, as critic Leo Marx puts it, a failure of nerve. Ernest Hemingway once said of Huckleberry Finn:If you read it, you must stop where the Nigger Jim is stolen from the boys. That is the real end. The rest is just cheating. Hemingway also wrote in the same essay:All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.）40. In which of the following works, Hemingway presents his philosophy about life and death through the depiction of the bull-fight as a kind if microcosmic tragedy? ( D ) A. The Green Hills of Africa B. The Snow of Kilimanjaro. C. To have and Have Not D. Death in the Afternoon.（Ernest Hemingway said of it in his 1932 non-fiction book Death in the Afternoon: Bullfighting is the only art in which the artist is in danger of death and in which the degree of brilliance in the performance is left to the fighters honor.）41.The protagonist of the poem “Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock” is a kind of tragic figure caught in a sense of deafted idealism and tortured by satisfied desires. Of the following descriptions of him, which isnt suitable for him? ( D ) A. he is neurotic B. He is self-important C. He is illogical D. He is a man of an action（J. Alfred Prufrock: The speaker/narrator, a timid, overcautious middle-aged man. He escorts his silent listener through streets in a shabby part of a city, past cheap hotels and restaurants, to a social gathering where women he would like to meet are conversing. However, he is hesitant to take part in the activity for fear of making a fool of himself.）42.Who ,one of the most important poets in his time, is a leading spokesman of the “Imagist Movement”? ( B )A J.D.Salinger B Ezra Pound C Richard Wright D Ralph Ellison 43.Who is the author of the writing “Moby-Dick”? (D)A Samel Taylor Coleridge B John KeatsC Henry Fielding D Herman Melville 44.Most of the poems in Whitmans Leaves of Grass sing of the “en-nass”and the _C_as well A nature B life C self D self-reliance 45.The following titles are all related to the subject that escapes from the society and returns to nature except ( A )A Dreisers Sister Carrie B Coppers Leather-Stocking TalesC Thoreaus Walden D Mark Twains The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn46. “Even then he stood there ,hidden wholly in that kindness which is night ,while the uprising fumes filled the room .When the odor reached his nostrils, he quit his attitude and fumbled for the bed.Whats the use ?he said ,weakly,as he stretched himself to rest.”The passage is taken from_C_A Sons and Lovers by D.H .Lawrence B Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte C Sister Carrie by Thoedore Dreiser D Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte47. Most recognizable literary movement that gave rise to the twentieth-centurey Aemrican literature, or we may say, the second American Renaissance,is the _D_movement .A leftist B transcendental C expressionistic D expatriate 48.Which of the following accounts is not true for Ralph Waldo Emerson ? ( B )A He is the chief spokesman of New England Transcendentalism B Emerson is generally known as an dramatist American philosopher, essayist, and poetC His works were usually derived from his journal or lectures he had already given D In Nature ,he employed “a transparent eyeball”to illustrate his philosophical discussion 49.Which of the following is not a work of Emily Dickinsons? ( C )A This is my letter to the World B I heard a Fly buzz-when I died C The Road Not TakenD I like to see it lap the Miles50.Which of the following is not a usual subject of poetic expression of Emily Dickinsons? ( A )A War and peace B Love and marriage C Life and death D Religion 51.In the history of literature ,Romanticism is generally regarded as _A_A the thought that designates a literaty 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 animal C the orientation that emphasizes those features which men have in common D the mode of thinking 52. In the following writers ,who is generally regarded as the forerunner of the 20th-century “stream-of-consciousness” novel and the founder of psychological realism . AA Henry James B Mark Twain C Emily Dickinson D Theodore Dreiser 53 .In the following writers ,who is often acclaimed literary spokesman of the Jazz Age ?BA Theodore Dreiser B F.Scott Fitzgerald C Herman Melville D Ernest Hemingway 54. “I shall be telling this with a sigh/Somewhere ages and ages hence:/Two roads diverged in a wood,and I -/I took the one less traveled by ,/And that has made all the difference.”The poem from which the stanza is taken must be _A_A Robert Lee Forsts The Road Not Taken B Alfred Tennysons Break ,Break ,Break C Edmund Spensers The Faerie Queene D Samuel Johnsons London 55.Emily Dickinsons poem(441) “This is my letter to the World” express the poets _C_about her communication with the outside world .A indignation B joy C anxiety D indifference 56.Which of the following writings is regarded as the first American prose epic? BA Pierre B Moby-Dick C Typee D Bill Budd 57.Robert Frost combined traditional verse forms-the sonnet rhyming couplets ,blank verse -with a clear American local speech rhythem ,the speech of _farmers with ist idiosyncratic diction and syntax.A southern B western C New Hampshire D New England 58. “They rose when she entered -a small ,fat woman in blake,with a thin gold chain descending to here waist and vanishing into her belt ,leaning on an ebony cane with a tarnished gold head .Her skeleton was small and spare;”these sentences are taken from _B_A Charlotte Brontes The Professor B William Faulkners A Rose for Emily C Charles Dickens Dombey and Son D D.H.Lawrences Sons and Lovers 59.In which of the following poems by Ezra Pound did you find the allusion to Vi-Shang?A In a Station of the Metro B The River-Merchants Wife :A Letter C A Pact D Hugh Selwyn Mauberley 60.Statement_B_is wrong in describing Nathaniel Hawthorne A One source of evil that Hawthorne is concerned most is over-reaching intellectB Hawthorne is a realistic writer C Hawthorne is also a great allegorist D Hawthorne is a master of symbolism61. _D_is not a dominant figure of the Realistic Period A Mark Twain B William Dean Howells C Henry James D Washington Irving 62. Which of the following comments on the writings by Herman Melville is not ture? CA “Bartleby ,the Scrivener” is a short story B “Benoto Bereno” 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 epic63 In Hemingways short story Indian Camp ,through a story of a woman gicing birth ,the protagonist ,Nick Adams ,receives an education of _A_A birth and violent death B devotion and kinship C racial inequality D charity and benevolence 64. In th