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ExercisesforChapterOneofAmericanLiterature(第一章)

1.选择题

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTafamousconceptofTranscendentalism?

[AjNalureisennobling

[B]Theindividualisdivineandself-reliant.

[C]Maniscapableofknowingtruthbyintuition

[D]Maniscorniptedinnature.

2.WhichofthefollowingworksbegantomakeIninginternationallyknown?

[A]TheSketchBook

[B]AHistoryofNewYorktotheEndoftheDutchDynasty

[C]BracebridgeHall

[D]TalesofTraveler

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueconcerningIrving?

[A]HeisthefatheroftheAmericanshortstories.

[B|HeistheAmericanGoldsrniih.

[C]HeisthefirstAmericanwriter

[D]HeisthefirstwritertodeclaretheindependenceofAmericanliterature.

4.TheScarletLetterbyHawthorneismainlyconcernedwith

[A]thecorruptionofthesociety

IBltheconsequenceofsinandguilt

[C]thewrongdoingofonegenerationthatlivesin,,successiveones

[D]"overreachingintellect"

5.RipVanWinklehastakenfrom.

[A]Spanishstories[B]AGermanLegend

[C]Englishtales[D]Italianfolktales

6."Butitwouldhavebeenworthanystatesman'smoneytohaveheardtheprofounddiscussions

thatsometimestookplace,whenbychanceanoldnewspaperfellintotheirhands,fromsome

passingtraveler.nWhatistherhetoricaldeviceusedinthissentence?

[A]Hyperbole.[B]Metaphor.[ClIrony.[D]Paradox.

7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutEmersonisNOT(rue?

[A]Hewasgenerallyknownasanessayist.

[B]HewasthechiefspokesmanofTranscendentalism.

[C]Hepracticedthetheorybylivingasimplelife.

[D]Forhim,natureissymbolic.

8.ForEmerson,naturecouldsymbolizethefollowingexcept.

[A]God[B|Spirit(C]Oversoul[D]thewholeuniverse

9.WhatisHawthorne'sattitudetowardPuritanism?

[AlNegative.|B]Affirmative.[C]Indifferent.[D]Mixed.

10.OnetypicalfeatureofIrving'swritingis

[A]alwayspreaching[B]hisbestclassicstyle

[C]shortanddifficultto[D]symbolic

11."Icelebratemyself,andsingmyself.

AndwhatIassumeyoushallassume,

Foreveryatombelongingtomeasgoodbelongstoyou.

Whocouldhavewrittentheselines?

[A]EdgarAllenPoe.fB]WallWhitman.

[C]RalphWaldoEmerson.[D]HenryDavidThoreau.

12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruewithTranscendentalism?

[A]ItinheritedmuchfromAmericanPuritanismandEuropeanrealism.

[D]Itfocusedontheintuitiveknowledge.

[C]Natureisitsunofficialmanifesto.

|D]ItisrelatedinsomewaywiththeGermanidealism.

13.WhatkindofnarrativepointofviewisadoptedinMobyDick?

[A]Thefirstperson.

|BJThesecondperson.

[C|Thethirdpersonlimitec.

|D]Thethirdpersonomniscient.

14.WhichofthefollowinghasinfluencedMelville's:EXCEPT.

[A]Shakespeareantragicvision[B]EmersonianTranscendentalism

[C]Hawthorne'sblackvisionoflife[D]Irving'swriting

15.WhichofthefollowingwritersisNOToptimisticabouthumannature?

[AJRalphWaldoEmerson.[B]NathanielHawthorne

[C]WaltWhitman.[D]HenryDavidThoreau

16.Whichofthefollowingcannotpoetry?

[A]Elegantandgentle.[B]Simpleandopen.

[C]Unconventional.[D]Colloquial.

17.WhenEmersonstatesintheintroductiontohisNature:

"Ourageisretrospective."Whichof(hefollowingisclosesttoitsunderstanding?

[A]Weareconservative.

[B|Weseethisworldthroughourancestors'eyes.

[C]Weusuallylookbackuponthegoodolddays.

|D]Wewritealotofbooksaboutthepast.

18.Whichofthefollowingnovelsdocsnotrepresentthethemereturntonature?

[A]MarkTwain'sAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.

|B]Thorcau*sWalden.

[C]Cooper'sLeather-StockingTales.

[D]Melville'sMobyDick.

19.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatypicalfeatureoftheAmericanRomanticwritings?

[A]Expressionoftheartist'simaginations,emotions,impressions,orbeliefs.

[B]Emphasisonrulesoforder,reason,logic,restrainedemotion,goodtasteanddecorum.

[C]Lovefortheremote,supernatural,mysterious,exoticandillogicalqualityofthings.

[D]Toseenatureasasourceofmentalcleannessandspiritualunderstanding.

20.Thestatementthataman'sjourneytothedarkforestandhisencounterwiththedevilare

symbolicofman'slifejourneyfrominnocencetoknowledge,fromgoodtoevilmaywellsumup

oneofthemajorthemesof.

[A]Irving's"TheLegendofSleepyHollow"

|B]EdgarAllenPoe's"TheFalloftheHouseofUsher"

[C]Hawthorne's"YoungGoodmanBrown"

[D]O.Hemy's"TheCopandtheAnthem"

21.Hereisashortpassagefromastory:"Herecognizedonthesign,however,therubyfaceof

KingGeorge,underwhichhehadsmokedsomanyapeacefulpipe,...andunderneathwaspainted

inlargecharacters,GENERALWASHINGTON."Thestorymustbe.

[A]Cooper's''Leather-stockingTitles"

[B]Hawthorne's"Young(JaodmanBrown"

[C]Irving's"RipVanWinkle"

[D]Hemingway's"IndianCamp"

22."TheuniverseiscomposedofNatureandthesoul..presenteverywhere."Thisisthevoiceof

thebookwhichpushedAmericanRomanticismintoanewphaseofNewEngland

Transcendentalism.

[A]WaldenbyThoreau[B]TheScarletLetterbyHawthorne

[C]MobyDickbyMelville[D]NaturebyEmerson

23.InWhitman'sgiantwork,LeavesofGrass,and,aboveall,.areallthatconcerned

him.

[A]individualism[B]divinelove

[C]sympathy[D]thepowerofblackness

24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatypicalfeatureofHawthorn"YoungGoodmanBrown"?

[A]Allegory.(B]Ambiguity.

[C]Interiormonologue.[D]Symbolism.

25.InIrving's"RipVanWinkle"allthedrasticchangeslapsed20yearsdispleasedRipEXCEPT

that.

[A]hehasgothisneckoutoftheyokeofmatrimony

|B]thecountiyhasfinallygotitsindependencefromtheyokeoftheBritishcolonialrule

[C](herecomesnowthescrambleforpowersbetweenparties.

[D]pastgloriesandatranquillifeofthesmallvillagearegone.

B.阅读理解题(Readingcomprehension)

1."Inlikemanner,natureisalready,initsformsanddescribingitsowndesign.Letusinterrogate

apparition,(hatshinessopeacefullyaroundus.Letlowhatendisnature?"

Questions:

A.Identifytheworkand(heauthor.

B.Whatis"thegreatapparition"?

C.Whatisthewritingstyle?

2....HadGoodmanBrownfallenasleepintheforest,andonlydreamedawilddrcamof

witch-mccting?

Beitso,ifyouwill.But,alas!ItwasadreamofevilomenforyoungGoodmanBrown.A

stem,asad,adarklymeditative,adistrustful,ifnotadesperateman,didhebecome;fromthe

nightofthatfearfuldream.,

Questions:

A.Identitytheworkandtheauthor.

B.Whatisthegeneralideaofthispassage?

C.Didtheauthortellforsurewhetheritwasonlyadreamornot?

3."Iloafeandinvitemysoul,

Ilearnandloafeatmyeaseobservingaspearofsummergrass."

Questions:

A.Identifythepoemandthepoet.

B.Whatisthemeaningofthephrase"aspearofsummergrass"?

C.Whatistheimpliedmeaningofthetwolines?

4."Nowsmallfowlsflewscreamingovertheyetyawninggulf;asullenwhilesurfbeatagainstits

steepsides;thenallcollapsed,andthegreatshroudofthesearolledonasitrolled5,000years

ago.

Questions:

A.Identifytheworkandtheauthor.

B.Whatisthebasictoneofthispassage?

C.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedpart?

5."Godknows,...I'mnotmyself-l'msomebodyelse-...I'mchanged,andIcan'ttellwhat'smy

name,orwhoIam.

Questions:

A.Identifytheworkandtheauthor.

B.Thespeakersaysheischanged.Doyouthinkchanged,orthesocialenvironmentchanged?

C.Whatideadocsthequotedsentenceexpress?

6."Standingonthebareground,-myheadbathedbytheblithairandupliftedintoinfinitespace,

-allmeanegotismvanishIbecomeatransparenteyeball.Iamnothing.Iseeall.Thecurrentsof

theUniversalBeingcirculatethroughme;IampaorparticleofGod."

Questions:

A.Identifytheworkandtheauthor.

B.Whatdocstheword"blithe"meanhere?

C.Whatideadoesthequotedpassageexpress?

B.Readingcomprehension

I.A.RalphWaldoEmerson:Nature.

B.Thegreatapparitionherereferstonature,whichissilentandcontainstruth.

C.Thesentencesareshortandcompactbutrichinmeaning.Thelasttwoimperativesentences

renderthepassageaspccch-likctone.

2.A.NathanielHawthorne:YoungGoodmanBrown.

B.Maybetheterribleexperiencewasonlyadream(hatGoodmanBrownmadewhenhesleptin

theforest.Itisallrightifyouthinkthatway.ButafterthatBrownbecamesadanddistrustfulman.

C.Theauthordidnotallowhimselftodecidewhethertheeventsofthatnighthappenedina

dreamorinreality.Theambiguityiscentraltounderstandthethemeofthestory.Thiskindof

writingistypicalofHawthorne,whotendstoputeverythingambiguousinhisworkandleave

readersindoubts.

3.A.WaltWhitman:SongofMyself.

B.Aspearofsummergrassjustmeansaleafofgrass,becausegrassleaflookslikeaspear.The

authoremphasizessummergrass,becausegrassgrowswellinsummer.Soitstandsfor

lifeandpower.Itisalsothesymbolofthepoet'sfeelingofexperiencewhilewandering.

C.Thetwolinesshowtherelationshipbetweenthesoulandbody,whichispassivelyinvitedto

meetandfinallygetsunifiedwiththeformer.

4.A.HermanMelville:Moby-Dick.

B.Thebasictoneissadandmournful.Thescreamingbirds,thesullensurfandtheshroudof

seaallconstituteagloomyanddepressedpicture.

C.Theseawaslikeagreatshroudbecausemanypeoplehaddiedinit.Howeverthesea

remainedunmoved,rollingindifferentlyasever.Melvillesuggestsherethatthesilent

immensityofthesea,unchangedbyfivethousandyears,bespeakstheimpossibilityofman's

attempttoforcehiswillupontheuniverseandattaintheungraspablcphantomoflife.

5.A.WashingtonIrving:"RipVanWinkle".

B.Thesocialenvironmentischanged.

C.WhenRipisbackhomeafteraperiodof20years,hefindsthateverythinghasbeenchanged.

Allthoseoldvaluesarcgone,andhecanhardlyfeelathomeinachangedsociety.

OneofthefunctionsthatRipservesin(hestoryistoprovideameasuringstickforchange.Itis

throughhimthatIrvingdriveshomethethemethatadesireforchange,improvement,and

progresscouldsubvertastablesociety.

6.A.RalphWaldoEmerson:Nature.

B.Cheerfulandhavingnoworries.

C.ItisaclassicpieceinAmericanTranscendentalwritings.Foritfirstofallcontainsthemost

effectivepunon"I"(eye)usedtodemonstratefullythespiritualityofhumanbeings.

C.回答题(Questionsandanswers)

1.Natureisaphilosophicwork,inwhichEmersongivesanexplicitdiscussiononhisideaof(he

Oversoul.WhatisyourunderstandingofEmersonian"Oversoul"anditsrelationshipwith"a

transparenteyeball"?

2.OneofthemostdistinctivefeaturesofHawthorne'swritingishisartofambiguity.Exemplifyit

withhisstory,"YoungGoodmanBrown',.

3.LikeIlawthomc,Melvilleisfondofsymbolisminhiswritings.Thewhitewhale,Moby-Dick,

isthemostimportantsymbolinthenovel.WhatsymbolicmeaningdocsMobyDickstandfor?

4.WhitmanisoneofthemostimportantfiguresinAmericanpoetichistory.Hehascarriedona

sortofexperimentontheformofpoetrybychoosingfreeverseashismediumofexpression.

WhatarethecharacteristicsofWhitman'sfreeverse?

5.LiterarycriticshaveseenRipVanWinkleasasymbolofseveralaspectsofAmerica.Whatare

theaspectsthatthestoryanditsherosymbolize?

D.论述题(Topicdiscussion)

1.Melville'sMobyDickismorethanagreatwhalestorythatreflectstheAmericanwhaleindustry

in19ihcentury;itiscapableofmultipleinterpretations.Discussthethemesyoucanfindinthe

fiction.

2.Inhiswholelife,Hawthorneispreoccupiedwithsinandevilinman;andinalmosteverynovel

hewrote,Hawthornediscussedsinandevil.ThenwhatmakesHawthorneobsessedwithallthis

sinandevil?

ExercisesforChapterOneofAmericanLiterature(第二章)

A.多项选择(Multiplechoicequestions)

1:Whoisgenerallyconsideredtobetheone4iwithbutadeformedconscience"inMark

Twain'sworks?

[A]TomSawyer.[B]HucklebenyFinn.

(ClHankMorgan.[D]WidowDouglas

2.WhichofthefollowingisTwain'slanguage?

[AJVernacular.[BJColloquial.

[ClElegant.[DIHumorous.

3.Whichofthefollowingwritersisfamousforhis"internationaltheine"?

[A]HenryJames.[B]WilliamJames.

[C]MarkTwain.[D]TheodoreDreise

4.WinterbourneisusedasanarratoroftheeventsinHenryJames.

[A]DaisyMiller[B]TheAmerican

[C]TheTurnoftheScrew[D]TheWingoftheDove

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutEmilyDickinsonistrue?

[AJSinceshescarcelygoesoutofherhouse,shepayslittleattentiontotheoutside

world.

[BJShepreferstoexploretheinnerlifeofherselfratherthatthesocialone.

[ClSheisstronglyinfluencedbyCalvinismandhasafirm:beliefinafter-life.

ID]Sheisnotinterestedinlovebecausesheherselfnevergetsmarried.

6.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTbelongtoTheodoreDreiser'sTrilogyofDesire?

[A]TheFinancier'.[B]TheAmerican

©TheTitan.[D]TheStoic.

7.Which'ofthefollowingisacorrectmatchbetweenthewriter-^andhiswork?,.

[A]MarkTwain:TheFinancier[B]TheodoreDreiser:DaisyMiller

[C]HenryJanies;TheTurnoftheScrew

[D]EmilyDickinson:TheWingoftheDove

8."HerMessageiscommitted/TohandsIcannotsee—"Theabovetwolinesaretakenfrom

[A]Whitman's:"SongofMyself

|B]Dickinson's"ThisismylettertotheWorld"

[C]Pound's:"4Pact''

(D]Frost's:"TheRoadNoiTaken"

9.TheodoreDreisergiveshisnovelthetitleof"AnAmericanTragedy"mostly

because.

[A]hetriestogiveanironicalmeaningtothestory.

IBJheattempts-,toreproduceanauthentictrialfictionally

[C]itisthetypicalthingthatcanhappen(oanAmericaninthepursuitofriches

[D]heissurprisedthatsuchtragedyshouldhappeninAmerica.

10.Isabel,theheroineinThePortraitofaLady,returnstoherunhappyhomeinRomeatthe

endofthenovelbecause.

[A]sheisstillnaiveandimmature

[BJshewantstoberesponsibletoherhusband

[Clshe-wantstoberesponsibletoherownchoice

[D]shehasnowhereelsetogo

11..WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

|AJMarkTwainbecamedoubtfulaboutthe,ideaofdevelopmentandskepticalofthe

goodnessofhumannatureinhislateryears.

|B|HenryJames;whonever:criticizeshisfcllowincn,isthespokesmanforthewealthyand

leisuredclassinAmerica.

[CJFromEmilyDickinson'spoetry,onecanhardlyfindanytracesofpoliticalmovementin

thesocietyofherlime.

[D]ToTheodoreDreiser,communismisalikelymeansimprovingthesocialorganization

ofman.,:

12.DuringtheperiodaftertheCivilWar,theAmericansocietyenteredinwhatMarkTwain,

referredtoas.

[AJ(heGoldenAgeIB]thePuritanAge

[C]theGildedAge[D]theModernAge

13.Localcolorismisauniquevariation,ofAmericanliteraryrealism,therepresentativesof

whichdoesNOTinclude.

[AJSarahOrneJewett[B]BretHarte

[C]HamlinGarland[DIStephenCrane,

14."Iwaslettingontogiveupsin,butaway,insideofme;Iwasholdingon(othebiggestone

ofall."Thesentence,whichtakenfromTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn,iswritten:

ina(n)lone.

[A]ironic,[B]regretful

[CJsincereLDJdelightful

15.HenryJames'ideaofrealismdiffersfromthatoftherealistwritersbecausehisemphasis

isonman's.

[A]language[B]innerworld

[C]surroundings[D]realactions

16.Asanaturalistwriter,TheodoreDreiserwasgreatlyinfluencedby.

[AlMarkTwain[BlCharlesDarwin

[CJHenryJames[DIRalphWaldoEmerson

17.However,innocence,thekeynoteofDaisyMiller'scharacter,turnsouttobeanadmiring

butadangerousqualityandherofsocialtaboosintheOldWorldfinally

bringshertoadisasterintheclashbetweentwodifferentcultures.

[AJadmiration[B]sympathy,

[C]disgusting[D]defiance

18.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutEmilyDickinson'sverseistrue?

[A]Itexposestheevilsofthesociety.

[B]Ilpavesthewayforthefollowinggenerationoffreeversepoets;.

[C]ItsharesthesamepoeticconventionswithWaltWhitman.

|D]Itexhibitsasensitivenesstothesymbolicimplicationsofherexperienceof

love,death,andimmortality.

19.ComparedwiththewritingsofMarkTwain's,HenryJames'sfictionisnotedfortheir

[A]frontiervernacular|B]richcolloquialism

[C]refinedelegantlanguage[D]vulgarlydescriptivewords

20.BytheendofSisterCarrie,Dreiserwrites;"Itwasforevertobethepursuitofthat

radianceofdelightwhichtintsthedistanthilltopsoftheworld."Dreiserimplies

that.

[AJthereisabrightfuturelyingahead

[BJonecanneverfulfillone'sdesire

[C]oneshould'always:haveforwardlooking

[D]happinessisfoundin(heend

21.EmilyDickinsonwrotemanyshort*poems.anvarious'aspectsoflife.Whichofthe

followingisNOTausualsubjectofherpoeticexpression?.

[AJReligionandimmortality[B]Lifeanddeath.

[C]Warandpeace.[DINatureandsociety

22.InDaisyMiller,Jameschose(heCastleofChillonasthesettingof(hestoryclearly

becauseofitsstatus-asashrineto,consecratedbyByroninhisassociation

withDaisywhoseAmericanhabitsoffreesocialintercourserunsuptheelaborately

regulatedcodeofmannersinEurope.

[A]integrity[B]freedom

[C]constancy.[D]autocracy

23.Thesentence"onlythefittestcansurviveinacompletiveamoralsociety"maybe

regardedasanappropriatesummaryof.

[A]JackLondon'sMartinEden[BJ'Hemingway'sForWhom,thebellTolls

[ClDrsiser'sSisterCarrie[D]Melville'sMobyDick

24.Hereisapassagefrom,anovel:"Themangavehimalastpushandclosedthedoor.Ashe

didso,Hurstwoodslippedandfellinthesnow:Ithurthim,andsomevaguesenseof

shamereturned.Hebegantocryandswear-foolishly."Thenovelmustbe.

[A]Dreiser'sSisterCarrie

(BJSteinbeck'sTheGrapesofWrath

[ClLondon'sMartinEden

[D]Twain'sTheAdventuresofToniSawyer

25.Herearcafewlinesfromapoem:"WithBlue-uncertainstumblingBuzz—/Between

thelight—andme—/AndtheWindowsfailed—andthen/Icouldnotsee.tosee—.*'The

poemmustbe.

[A]EmilyDickenson's'7HeardaFlybuzz-whenIdied—"

[B]EdgarAllenPoe's"AnnabelLee"

[CJWaltWhitman's"SongofMyself,.

[DIRobertFrost's."StoppingbyWoodsonaSnowyEvening"

B.阅读理解题(Readingcomprehension)

1.“Istudiedaminute,sortofholdingmybreath,andthensaystomyself:'Allright,then;:I'll

go,tohell'andtoreitup."

Questions:

A.Identifythenovelandthewriter.

B.Whydo"I"decidetogotohell?

C.Howdoyouunderstandthisdecisionofgoingtohell?

2."TellAlltheTruth,butTellitSlant."

Questions:

A.Identifythepoet.

B.Whatspecialfeaturecanyoudrawfromtheform-ofthisline?

C.Whatideadoesthisstatementconvey?

3."Andneighlikeboanerges—

Then-prompterthanaStar

Stop-docileandomnipotent

Atitsownstabledoor,—(EmilyDickinson:"Iliketoseeitlagthe:Miles”)

Questions:

A.Whatisbeingdescribed*in,(his,poem?

B.Whatrhetoricdevicesareusedinthisstanza?

C.Whatisthepoet'sattitudetowardthisobjectbeingdescribed?

4."Inyourrocking-chair,byyourwindowdreaming,shallyoulong,alone.Inyour

rocking-chair,byyour,window,shallydreamsuchhappinessasyoumayneverfeel.”

(TheodoreDreiser:SisterCarrie)

Questions:

A.Whodoes"you"inthequotationreferto?

B.Whatmood;doyou(hink.wasthenarratorin,judgingfromthisquotation?

C.Whatideacanyoudrawfromthe"rocking-chair"?

5."'Terrible-!'said,thatlittlelady,joiningher,uIhopeitsnowsenoughtogosleighriding.

“"Oh,dear,''saidCarrie,withwhomthesufferingsofFatherGoriotwerestillkeen.

"That'sallyouthinkof.Aren'tyousorryforthepeoplewhohaven'tanything

tonight?H,,(TheodoreDreiser:SisterCarrie)

Questions;

1.

A.Whatdoessnowmean(othelittlelady?

B.Whatkindofmood,doyouthink,wasCarriein,judofromtheabovedialogue?

C.Whatideadoesthequotedpassageexpress?

B.Readingcomprehension

1.A.MarkTwain:AdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.

B.Becauseheknowsthattohelpaslavegetawayfromhisownerisagainstthelaw,andif

hedoessomethingagainstthelawhewillbedamnedinhell.Buthehasmadeuphis

mindtohelpJimfightforfreedom,sohedecidestogotohell.

C.InordertohelpJim,Huckevengetsreadytogotohell—themostterriblescenehecan

imagine.Itshowsthatheisnotgoingdownonthemoralscale,butjustonthecontrary,

heismovingupward.

2.A.EmilyDickinson.

B.Thepoetusescapitallettersinthemiddleandattheendoftheline,whichisagainstthe

usualrule.Bythisway,sheemphasizeswhatshethinksimportant.

C.Itmightbethepoet'sdeclarationonpoetrywriting.Shethinksthattruthshou'dbe

revealedgraduallyscthatpeoplemightunderstanditstepbystep.Otherwise,adirect

explanationoftruthmightmakepeoplepuzzledanddoubtful,justasthesudden

lightningmightmakeoneblind.Herpoemsaresometimesdifficulttounderstand,which

mightbeattributedtohertellingthetruthslant.

3.A.Train.

B.Simile,metaphor,personification,andonomatopoeia.(Anytwoof(hem.)

C.Sheisdelightedtoseethetrainandisveryproudofthishumaninvention.

4.A.CarrieMeeber.

B.HeisinasadandmelancholymoodbecausehesecsthatCarrieisalwaysaloneand

lonelyinherlongingandshewillalwaysdreamofthehappinesswhichshecannever

feel.

C.The"rocking-chair"isasymbolstandingforfate.Itislikeacradlethatmakesonefeel

peaceful.Itisalsolikeatidethatevergoesonwithlife,thedestinyofwhichisuncertain.

Attheendofthenovel,Carriesitsintherocking-chair,whichimpliesthatherfutureis

stilluncertainandhardtoforesee.

5.A.Itmeansalotoffunandenjoyment.

B.Shewasinakindofgloomyandsadmood.

C.Itpresentsasharpcontrastofthefeelingsbetweenthetwoladiestowardssnow.While

thelittleladyonlythoughtaboutherownamusement,Carrieexpressedhergreatconcern

towardsthesufferingpoor.SothedialoguerevealsthatCarriehasnotlosthersympathy

forthepoorcompletely.

C.回答题(Questionsandanswers)

I."PoorWinterbournewasamused,perplexed-aboveallhe'acharmed.Hehasneveryet

heardayounggirlexpressherselfjustthisfashion;...Certainlyshewasverycharming,

buthowextraordinarilycommunicativeandhowtremendouslyeasy

(DaisyMillerbyHenryJames)

Question:Whatkindofnarrativepointofviewisemployed114Whatdoesthisquotation

revealofthecharacteroftheyoung(DaisyMiller)?

2."Sincethen-'tisCenturies—andyetFeelsshorterthantheDay

IfirstsurmisedtheHorses'sHeadsWeretowardEternity—"

("BecauseIcouldnotstopforDeath-"byEmilyDickinson.

Question:Whatkindofmeaning,canyougetfromthefirsttwolinesintheabovequotation?

WhatisDickinson'sunderstandingofdeath?

3.MarkTwainandHenryJamesareboth;consideredtobegreatrealisticwriters.Whatarethe

differences,between:thcmintheaspectsofthemeardlanguage?

4;WhatliterarygroupdoesTheodoreDreiserbelong(©?Whatarethecharacteristicsofthis

group?NametwomoreAmericanrepresentativesthatbelongtothisgroup.

5."TheonlythingIdon'tlike,sheproceeded,is,(he.society."

(DaisyMillerbyHenryJanies)

Question:WhatkindofsocietydoesDaisynotlike?Why?

D论述题(Topicdiscussions)

1.MarkTwain'sAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn:,canbeinterpretedinmany,waysand,has-

wonitslasting,placeintheAmericancanon.Discusstheimage©fHuckFinn,andthe

socialsignificancebfthischaracter.

2.HenryJamesisregardedasan-internationalmessengerwhobridgestheNcw-Amcricawith

theOldEurope:Hischaractersareinevitablyencounteredwithculturalconflicts.Take

-DaisyMillerasanexampletoanalyzethetwocharacters;DaisyMillerand

Winterbourneandtheculturalconflictstheyundergo.

综合美国文学第三章综合练习(Exercises)

A.多项选择(Multiplechoicequestions)

1.“Thewoodsarclovely,darkanddeep,ButIhavepromisestokeep,

AndmilestogobeforeIsleep,AndmilestogobeforeIsleep.”

Theabovefourlinesaretakenfrom____.

[A]Frost's"SloppingbyWoodsonaSnowyEvening"

[B]Dickinson's"IheardaFlybuzz-whenIdied-"

[C]Frost's"AfterApple-Picking"

[D]Dickinson's"BecauseIcouldnotstopforDeath^^

2.Inwritingthepoem“TheRiver-Merehant*sWife:ALetter”

Poundtookitsmaterialfromtheancient___poetry:

[A]French[B]Italian

[C]Chinese[D]Japanese

3.In"AfterApple-Picking",RobertFrostwrote:"ForIhavetoomuch/Of

apple-picking:1amovertircd/Ofthegreatharvestimyselfdesired."From

theselineswecanconcludethatthespeakeris.

[A]happyabouttheharvest

[B]wearingoutthefreshnessofapple-picking

[C]stilldesiredofapple-pickingwhenseeingtheharvest

[D]indifferentofwhatoncedesired

4.InTheEmperorJonesandTheHairyApe,O'Neilladopted______toportray

thehelplesssituationofhumanbeingsinahostileuniverse.

[AJexpressionisttechniques[B]surrealisticapproach

[C]romanticapproach[D]dramaticmonologues

5.In"petalsonawet,bl