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1、The Age of RealismI. Fill in the blanks.1. Henry James first achieved recognition as a writer of theInternational theme” - a story which brings togetherpers ons of various n atio nalities who represe nt certa in characteristics of their coun try.2. The Adve ntures Of Huckleberry Finn was Mark Twain

2、s masterpiece from which, as Hemin gway no ted,“ alAmerica n literature comes.”3. The three dominant figures of the American Realistic Period are William Dean Howells, Mark Twain , and Henry James.4. Henry Jamess emphasis on psychology and on the huma n con scious ness proves to be a big breakthroug

3、h in novel writ ing and has great in flue nce on the coming gen erati ons. That is why he is gen erally regarded as the forerunner of the 20th century th“stream of consciousness”.5. As one of America fisst and foremost realists and humorists, _ Mark Twain, the pen name of Samuel LanghorneCleme ns, u

4、sually wrote about his own pers onal experie nces and things he knew about from firstha nd experie nces.6. _ Henry James _ was a realist, but not a naturalist. He was an observer of the mind rather than a recorder of time. His realism was a special ki nd of psychological realism.7. One of Clemens s

5、best boofpn the Mississippi is built around his experiences as a steamboat pilot.8. Mark Twain first novel, _The Gilded Age_was an artistic failure, but it gave its name to the America of thepost-bellum period which it attempted to satirize.9. The impact of Darwin s evolutionary theory on the Americ

6、an thought andnUuegnce of the 19 th century French literatureon the America n men of letters gave rise to ano ther school of Realism: America n Naturalism.II. Decide whether the statements are true or false.1. In the latter half of the nineteenth century, women som ewhat became the nation s dominant

7、 culture foTje.2. In the late nin etee nth cen tury, although America ns con ti nued to read the works of Irving, Cooper, Hawthorne, and Poe, thegreat age of America n roma nticism had en ded.T3. The America n realists sought to describe the wide range of America n experie nce and to prese nt the su

8、btleties of huma n pers on ality. T4. Mark Twain had, as his aim of writing, the soul, the life, and the speech of the people in mind. T5. Mark Twain later works unmistakably showed his change from an optimist and humorist to an almost despairing determ ini st. T6. The bulk of America s literary rea

9、lism was limited to optimistic treatment of the surface of life.7. American naturalism, like realism, had come from Europe. T8. Mark Twain s last wrign revealed the deep grief his personal losses had caused him and reflected the deep cynicism and disillusi onment with his world. T9. Henry James was

10、not only one of the most important realists of the period before the First World War, but also one of the most expert stylists of his time. T10. Henry James greatest in flue nce was exerted not on his own age but on the one that followed.T11. Uncle Tom sCabin is written with vivid life-description a

11、nd an enthusiastic political passion.T12. Uncle Tom sCabin plays an important role in promoting the political struggle against slavery. T13. Mark Twain s humor, satire and the unique artistic works are the gems of American literature. T14. Jack London vividly describes the miserable life of the work

12、ing people. T15. O. Henry uses slang to give force and humor. T16. Jack London tells his story through action rather than through words. T17. Jack London s prose style is forceful and colorful rather than precise.T18. Henry James was concerned with the moral values. T川.Each of the following statemen

13、ts below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement.1. B had bee n an evide nt in flue nee on Naturalism. It seemed to stress the ani mal impulse of man, to suggest that man was domin ated by the irresistible forces of evoluti on.A. Un itaria nismB

14、. Origi ns of Species C. Purita nism and In flue neeD. Capitalist Economy2. Who is called “ the true father of our n atio nal literature” by the Writer H. L. Men eke n?A. Benjam in Fran kli nB. Mart Twain C. Hemin gwayD. William Faulk ner3. In the first part of the 20 th cen tury, apart from Darwini

15、 sm, which was still a big in flue nee upon the writers of this period, there were two thin kers A whose ideas had the greatest impact on the period.A. the Germa n Karl Marx and the America n Sigm und FreudB. the Germa n Karl Marx and the Austria n Sigm und FreudC. the Swiss Car Jung and the America

16、 n William JamesD. the Austria n Karl Marx and the Germa n Sigm und Freud4. The American realists approached the harsh realities and pressures in the post-Civil war society by _D.A. a comprehe nsive picture of moder n life in its various occupati ons, class stratificati ons and mannersB. a psycholog

17、ical exploration of man s subconsciousnessC. a disillusi on of heroism result ing from the dark memories of the Civil WarD. both A and B5. By the turn of the century, with the publication of The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg and The Mysterious Stranger, thecha nge in Mark Twain fromtocould be felt.

18、CA. an optimist.a n almost despairi ng pessimistB. an almost despairi ng pessimist.a n optimistC. a local colorist.a n aturalistD. a n aturalist.a local colorist6. The Portrait of a Lady is gen erally con sidered to be James masterpiece, which _B.A. i ncarnates the clash betwee n the Old World and t

19、he New in the life journey of an America n girl in a Europea n culturalenvironmentB. tells a story about a young and innocent America n confron ti ng the complexity of the Europea n lifeC. is about a young America n girl who gets“ killed ” by the win ter in RomeD. tells about some Europea ns who lea

20、rn with difficulty to adapt themselves to the America n life7. About Henry James literary criticism, which of the following is not right? DA. It is both concerned with form and devoted to huma n values.B. He in dicates that the aim of the novel is to prese nt life in every possible form.C. He advoca

21、tes the freedom of the artist to write about any thi ng that concerns him.D. He believes that the artist can the life,butfbe lea n un dersta nd huma n n ature in their own way.8. The characters presented by the naturalist writers were A .A. more ofte n tha n not domin ated by their environment and h

22、eredityB. usually idealized heroes or hero ines of un spotted virtue and dazzli ng accomplishme ntsC. in most cases examples of huma n experie neeD. people who were simply all good or all bad9. After the Civil War America was transformed fromto. AA. an agraria n com munity an in dustrialized and com

23、mercializedtyocieB. an agraria n com munity a society of freedom and equalityC. a poor and backward society an in dustrialized and commercialized societyD. an in dustrialized and commercialized society a highly developed society10. Which of the following is said of the American naturalism?DA. They p

24、referred to have their own region and people at the forefront of the stories.B. Their characteristic setting is usually an isolated town.C. Huma ns should be un ited because they had to adapt themselves to cha nging harsh en viro nment.D. Their characters were conceived more or less complex comb in

25、ati ons of in herited attributes, their habits con diti oned bysocial and econo mic forces.11. Which of the following is not right about Mark Twains style of Ianguage? AA. His sentence structures are long, un grammatical and difficult to read.B. His words are colloquial, con crete and direct i n eff

26、ect.C. His humor is remarkable and characterized by puns, straight-faced exaggerati on, repetiti on and an ti-climax.D. His style of Ian guage had exerted rather deep in flue nee on the con temporary writers.12. Which of the following is not written by Henry James? DA. The Portrait of A Lady and The

27、 Europea nsB. The Wings of the Dove and The AmbassadorsC. What Maisie Knows and The Bost oniansD. The Gen ius and The Gilded Age13. By the end of the 19th century, the American realists sought to and therefore rejected the portrayal of idealizedcharacters and eve nts in their writ in gs. DA. describ

28、e the wide range of America n experie neeB. show ani mal n ature of huma n beingsC. prese nt the subtleties of huma n pers on alityD. both A and C14. Which of the following is not right about Mark Twain?CA. In his writi ngs, he made a more exte nsive comb in ati on of America n folk humor and seriou

29、s literaturetha n previouswriters had ever done.B. His The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is usually considered a classic book written for boys about their particular horrorsand joys.C. His caustic and increasingly bleak view of human nature began to appear in his early books.D. As a sequel to Tom Sawyer;

30、 Huckleberry Finn marks the climax of his literary creativity.15. One of Henry James s literary techniques innovated to cater for his psychological emphasis is hD.A. tech nique of stream of con scious nessB. first pers on n arrativeC. author s participation in narratingD. n arrative point of view16.

31、 The great American realist Henry James treated with great careCin the first period.A. ancient European civilization which is satirized severely in his writingsB. the emoti onal and moral problems of America ns in Europe, or Europea ns in AmericaC. the clashes betwee n two differe nt cultures, Europ

32、ea n and America nD. both B and C17. Henry James s fame gen erally rests upon his no vels and stories with .A. the love and marriage themeB. the theme of humor and satire on lifeC. the theme of revealing the miserable life of the poor and criticizing the capitalismD. the international theme18. After

33、 the Civil War America had been transformed from toBA. an agrarian communitya society of freedom and equalityB. an agrarian community an industrialized and commercialized societyC. an industrialized and commercialized societya highly developed societyD. a poor and backward societyan industrializecha

34、reTcialized society19. The three dominant figures in the period of Realism of America are William Dean Howells, Mark Twain andA.A. Henry JamesB. Tom James C. James JoyceD. Henry Joyce20. The use of _Din his writings has made Mark Twain one of the major literary figures in the 19 th century Americanl

35、iterature.A. point of viewB. stream-of-c on scious nessC. i nterior mono logueD. vern acular21. Ais gen erally con sidered to be Henry James masterpiece, which diaahnlaMweee the Old World andthe New in the life journey of an American girl in a European cultural environment.A. The Portrait of a LadyB

36、. The Golde n BowlC. Daisy MillerD. The Turn of the Screw22. Upon the publication of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg (1900) and The Mysterious Stranger (1916), the change inMark Twain from an optimist to an almost despairi ng pessimist could be felt and his cyni cism and disillusi onment with what

37、 Twain referred to regularly as the_Cbecame obvious.A. damned slavery B. damned Negro C. damned huma n race D. damned society23. Henry James is gen erally regarded as the forerunner of the 20th cen tury _Dno vels and the foun der of psychologicalrealism.A. localB. colorC. physicalD. stream-of-c on s

38、cious ness24. In the post-Civil War society the American realists portrayed the harsh realities and pressures by _CA. a comprehensive picture of modern life in its various occupations, class stratifications and mannersB. a narrative exploration of man s subconsciousnessC. a disillusi on of heroism r

39、esult ing from the dark memories of the Civil WarD. a revival of heroism result ing from the glorious memories of the Revoluti onary War25. The realistic period is referred to as“ the Gilded Age ” by _D. Theodore Dreisers most representative boolA. Mark TwainB. Henry JamesC. Emily Dick inson26. B, b

40、eing a boy s book specially written for the adults, is Mark TwainA. Rough ing ItB. The Adve ntures of Huckleberry FinnC. Life on the MississippiD. The Adve ntures of Tom Sawyer27. As a realist, Mark Twain concerned particularly about the local character of a region, which came about asA. NaturalismB

41、. Transcenden talismC. Local ColorismD. both A and C28. Realism was a react ion against_Bor a move away from the bias towards roma nee and self-creat ing fictions, and pavedthe way to Moder ni sm.A. Rati on alismB. Roma nticism C. Neoclassicism D. En lighte nment29. Another fact that made Aunique is

42、 his magic power with Ianguage, his use of vernacular. His words are colloquial,concrete and direct in effect, and his sentence structures are simple, even ungrammatical, which is typical of the spokenIan guage.A. Twain B. An ders on C. James D. Dreiser30. About Naturalism, which of the following st

43、atements is NOT correct? DA. Naturalists chose their subjects from the lower ranks of society.B. They portrayed misery and poverty of the“ underdogs ” , whtywietelmteofcsQer3ty and nature.C. One of the most familiar themes in American Naturalism is the theme of human“ bestiality, ” espsexual desire.

44、D. American Naturalism is a reaction against Realism.31. Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of Henry James s writirDstyle?A. Exquisite and elaborate Ian guageB. Minute detailed descripti onC. Len gthy psychological an alysisD. America n colloquialism32. The Age of Realism is the literar

45、y history of the United States refers to the period from toCA. 1861 -1914B.1863 -1918 C. 1865 -1914D.1865 -191833. Who is described by Mark Twain as a boy with a sound heart and a deformed conscienee?BA. Tom SawyerB. Huckleberry Fi nn C. JimD. Tony34. Mark Twain, one of the greatest 19th century Ame

46、rican writers, is well known for his C .A. i nternatio nal themeB. waste-la nd imagery C. local colorD. symbolism35. Mark Twain stells a stooyhis boyhood ambitious to become a riverboat pilot, up and down the Mississippi.CA. Rough ing ItB. The Adve ntures of Huckleberry FinnC. Life on the Mississipp

47、iD. The Adve ntures of Tom SawyerIV. TermsAmerica n RealismIn American literature, the Civil War brought the Romantic Period to an end. The Age of Realism came into existenee. It came as a reacti on aga inst the lie of roma nticism and sen time ntalism. Realism turned from an emphasis on the stra ng

48、e toward a faithful ren deri ng of the ordin ary, a slice of life as it is really lived. It expresses the concern for com mon place and the low, and it offers an objective rather than an idealistic view of human nature and human experienee.Local colorismLocal Colorism or Regionalism as a trend first

49、 made its presence felt in the late 1860s and early seventies in America. It may be defi ned as the careful attegogoms in speech, dress or behavior peculiar to a geographical locality. The ultimate aim of the local colorists is to create the illusion of an indigenous little world with qualities that tell it apart from the world outside. The social and in tellectual climate of the country provided a stimulat ing milieu for the growth of local color fictio n in America.Localcolorists concerned themselves wit