常耀信《美国文学简史》(第3版)章节题库-第七章至第八章【圣才出品】

第7章埃德加·爱伦·坡Ⅰ.Fillintheblanks.1.Inconsiderationofthebeautyofpoems,_____concludesthat“thedeathofabeautifulwomanisunquestionablythemostpoeticaltopicintheworld.”[天津外国语学院【答案】【解析】2007研]EdgarAllanPoe爱伦·坡认为，美的效应在于使灵魂激动而变得高尚；无论哪种美，其最高形式必然使敏感的灵魂悲泣。因此，诗的基调应该是“忧郁”而最富于诗意的死莫过于心爱的年轻美女离世。。人最感到忧郁的事莫过于死，2._____isregardedasthefatherofpsychoanalyticcriticismandthedetectivestory.[首师大【答案】【解析】2008研]EdgarAllanPoe爱伦·坡被认为是精神分析批评之父和侦探小说的鼻祖。3._____isgenerallythoughtofasthetruebeginneroftheshortstoriesbecausehewasthefirstwriterwhoformulatedpoeticsoftheshortstories.【答案】【解析】EdgarAllanPoe爱伦·坡被视作短篇小说的真正始祖因为他是第一个在小说中赋予了诗意的作家。1/334._____isusuallyacknowledgedastheoriginatorofdetectivestories.Heisalsocreditedwithdevelopingmanyofthestandardfeaturesofdetectivefiction.HisdetectiveMAugustDupinofMurdersintheRueMorgueandThePurloinedletteristheforerunnerofalonglineoffictionaldetectiveswhoareeccentricandbrilliant.【答案】【解析】EdgarAllanPoe爱伦·坡被视作侦探小说的鼻祖。5._____’spoemshavethemusicalqualityandromanticbeauty.TheRavenishisbest-knownpoem.【答案】【解析】EdgarAllanPoe爱伦·坡的诗歌富有音乐感和浪漫主义色彩，《乌鸦》是最知名的一首。6.Author_____Title_____.[南京大学2009研；南京大学2008研]Itwasnowmidnight,andmytaskwasdrawingtoaclose.Ihadcompletedtheeighth,theninthandthetenthtier.Ihadfinishedaportionofthelastandtheeleventh;thereremainedbutasinglestonetobefittedandplasteredin.【答案】【解析】Author:EdgarAllanPoe;Title:TheCaskofAmontillado题目节选自爱伦坡的TheCaskofAmontillado（《阿芒提拉多的酒桶》）。《阿芒提拉多的酒桶》是美国作家爱伦·坡的一部短篇小说佳作。7.EdgarAllanPoe’sstoriesfallintotwocategories:_____and“talesof2/33ratiocination”.[天津外国语2010研]【答案】【解析】talesofmysteryandthemacabre埃德加·爱伦·坡（EdgarAllanPoe)，十九世纪美国诗人、小说家和文学评论家，他的小说分为“神秘恐怖故事”和“推理故事”两类。8.EdgarAllanPoe’spoem_____isperhapsthebestexampleofonomatopoeiaintheEnglishlanguage.【答案】【解析】TheBells埃德加·爱伦·坡（EdgarAllanPoe)（1809～1849）的诗《钟》（TheBells）是英语语言中成功运用拟声法的范例。9.EdgarAllanPoe’spoem_____waspublishedin1845asthetitlepoemofacollection.【答案】TheRaven【解析】《乌鸦》TheRaven是美国作家埃德加·爱伦·坡所著的一首叙事诗，于1845年1月首次出版。它的音调优美，措辞独具风格，诗句并有着超自然的氛围。11._____’s“TheRaven”isadarkreflectiononlostlove,death,andlossofhope.【答案】【解析】EdgarAllenPoe《乌鸦》是埃德加·爱伦·坡于1844年创作的诗集，诗歌主题除了爱情就是死亡、幻灭和伤悼。3/3312.EdgarE.Poe’sinfluenceisworld-wideinmodemliterature.Hisaestheticsandconsciouscraftsmanship,hisattackon“theheresyofthedidactic,”andhiscallfor“therhythmicalcreationofbeautyhaveinfluencedFrenchsymbolistsandthedevoteesof“_____.”【答案】【解析】artforart’ssake艾伦·坡对现代文学的影响是世界性的。他的美学观点和精湛的写作技艺，对文学说教功能的抨击，以及他倡导的“诗是美的节奏性创作”对法国象征主义者和“为艺术而艺术”的信徒产生影响。坡是精神分析之父和侦探小说之父。13.Standingapartfromhiscontemporaryromanticwritersbutbeingnolessimportantinthe19thcAmericanliteratureis_____,theauthorofTheFalloftheHouseofUsher.【答案】【解析】EdgarAllanPoe《厄舍古屋的倒塌》是艾伦·坡的作品。Ⅱ.MultipleChoice1.Markthenovelistwhosemajorworksarecharacterizedbytheelementsofthe“grotesque”?[四川大学2008研]A.PhilipFreneauB.EdgarAllanPoeC.WashingtonIrvingD.EmilyDickson4/33【答案】【解析】BEdgarAllanPoe（爱伦·坡），美国著名诗人、短篇小说家、文学评论家。他的短篇小说着意描写人的内心世界，对表现人的思想病态尤其感兴趣。其后期的短篇小说，经常充满一种恐怖气氛，情节阴森古怪，令人毛骨悚然。2.EdgarAllanPoe’sfirstcollectionofshortstoriesis_____.A.TalesofaTravellerB.LeatherstockingTalesC.CanterburyTalesD.TalesoftheGrotesqueandArabesque【答案】【解析】D埃德加·爱伦·坡（EdgarAllanPoe)（1809～1849）十九世纪美国诗人、小说家和文学评论家，在世时长期担任报刊编辑工作。《怪异故事集》（TalesoftheGrotesqueandArabesque）是爱伦·坡的第一部短篇小说集。3.WhichONEofthefollowingisalsoaninfluentialwriterofdetectivestories?[四川大学2007研]A.HarrietBeecherStoweB.WilliamDeanHowellsC.EdgarAllanPoeD.HermanMelville【答案】C5/33【解析】题目考查下列作家中谁还是一位有影响的侦探小说家，毫无疑问是爱伦·坡，他是西方侦探小说的鼻祖。4.Thefollowingselectionisfromapoementitled_____byEdgarAllenPoe.[大连外国语2008研]A.“AnnabelLee”B.“ToHelen”C.“Romance”D.“TheRaven”【答案】【解析】B题中的诗歌节选自爱伦·坡的名诗《致海伦》。该段译文如下：在绝望的海面，亘古波涛无边，/你飘飘的秀发，你典雅的脸庞，/你水中仙女般的丰姿让我想见/希腊的荣光/罗马的庄严。5.AccordingtoPoe,theartistryofthepoemliesin_____.A.whatisbeingsaid6/33B.thewayitissaidC.themoralityD.therhythmandrhyme【答案】【解析】B爱伦坡认为诗的艺术性在于它所说的方式。6.EdgarEllenPoeisawriterincludingthefollowingsexcept_____.A.detectiveB.psychologicalC.romanticD.realistic【答案】D【解析】埃德加·爱伦坡（1809—1849）是美国著名诗人、短篇小说家、文学评论家，他的小说分为探小说的鼻祖”“神秘恐怖故事”。和“推理故事”两类，被认为是“精神分析批评之父”和“侦7.EdgarAllanPoe’sfirstcollectionofshortstoriesis_____.a.TalesofaTravellerb.LeatherstockingTalesc.CanterburyTalesd.TalesoftheGrotesqueandArabesque【答案】d7/33【解析】《怪异故事集》是爱伦坡的第一个短篇故事集。Ⅲ.Readthefollowingquotationsandanswerthequestions.Passage1[人大2007研]Questions:(1)Givethetitleoftheworkandthefullnameoftheauthor.Key:TheRavenbyEdgarAllanPoe(2)Explaintheimplicationsoftheunderlinedparts.Key:Prophet:Thespeakerherecallstheravenasaprophet,whocangivehimsomecluestohispuzzleofhisbelovedone.implore:Thiswordmeansthatthespeakerappealstheraventotellhimwhethertherearewaystocurehispain.balminGilead:ThissentenceisquotedfromtheBible,whichmeansthatwhethertherearesomemedicinestoreducethespeaker’spain.Passage2[北航2007研]Although,asboys,wehadbeenevenintimateassociates,yetIreallyknewlittleofmyfriend.Hisreservehadbeenalwaysexcessiveandhabitual.Iwasaware,however,thatthisveryancientfamilyhadbeennoted,timeoutofmind,fora8/33peculiarsensibilityoftemperament,displayingitselfthroughlongages,inmanyworksofexaltedart,andmanifested,oflate,inrepeateddeedsofmunificentyetunobtrusivecharity,aswellasinapassionatedevotiontotheintricacies,perhapsevenmorethantotheorthodoxandeasilyrecognizablebeauties,ofmusicalscience.Ihadlearned,too,theveryremarkablefact,thatthestemoftheUsherrace,alltime-honoredasitwas,hadputforth,atnoperiod,anyenduringbranch;inotherwords,thattheentirefamilylayinthedirectlineofdescent,andhadalways,withverytriflingandverytemporaryvariation,solain.Itwasthisdeficiency,Iconsidered,whilerunningoverinthoughttheperfectkeepingofthecharacterofthepremiseswiththeaccreditedcharacterofthepeople,andwhilespeculatinguponthepossibleinfluencewhichtheone,inthelonglapseofcenturies,mighth