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1、美国文学（本科）试题6I. Complete each of the following statements with proper words or phrases: (20%, 1 point for each)1. In 1817, the stately poem called “Thanatopsis” introduced the best poet, _, to appear in America up to that time.2. James Fennimore Cooper launched two kinds of immensely popular stories:
2、the sea adventure and _.3. Ralph Emerson was recognized throughout his life as the leader of _ movement, yet he never applied the term to himself or to his beliefs and ideas.4. Herman Melvilles novel _ is a tremendous chronicle of a whaling voyage in pursuit of a seemingly supernatural white whale.5
3、. In the early 19th century, Washington Irving wrote _ which became the first work by an American writer to win financial success on both sides of the Atlantic.6. In 1845, Henry David Thoreau began a two-year residence at _ Pond.7. After his death, _ became the only American to be honored with a bus
4、t in the Poets Corner of Westminster Abbey.8. The American Romantic period stretches from the end of the 18th century through the outburst of the _.9. The arbiter of 19th century literary realism in America was _.10. The poetic style Walt Whitman devised is now called _, which is poetry without a fi
5、xed beat or regular rhyme scheme.11. _ is considered the founder of psychological realism. He believed that reality lies in the impressions made by life on the spectator.12. _ is the novel into which Jack London put most of himself.13. O. Henrys _ is a very moving story of a young couple who sell th
6、eir best possessions in order to get money for a Christmas present for each other.14. _ was the leader of a new movement in poetry which he called the “Imagist” movement.15. In 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald completed his best novel _. It is the story of an idealist who was destroyed by the influence of
7、the wealthy, pleasure-seeking people around him.16. Ernest Hemingways stature as a writer was confirmed with the publication of his novel _ in 1929. The novel portrayed a farewell both to war and to love.17. _ was the foremost novelist of the American Depression of the 1930s.18. William Faulkner con
8、sidered _ to be “the first truly American writer”.19. As a genre, naturalism emphasized heredity and _ as important deterministic forces shaping individualized characters that were presented in special and detailed circumstances.20. A series of sixteen pamphlets by Thomas Paine was entitled _.II. Ea
9、ch of the following statements below is followed by four alternative answers or completions. Choose the one that is the best in each case: (30%, 1 point for each)1. Moby Dick was dedicated to _.A. Ralph Emerson B. Nathaniel HawthorneC. Henry Thoreau D. Henry Longfellow2. _ was Mark Twains masterpiec
10、e from which, as Hemingway noted, “all modern American literature comes.”A. The Adventures of Tom SawyerB. The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnC. Life on the MississippiD. The Gilded Age3. _ usually was regarded as the first American writer.A. Emily Bradford B. Ann BradstreetC. Emily Dickinson D. John
11、 Smith4. Benjamin Franklin was the epitome of the _.A. American Enlightenment B. Sugar ActC. Chartist movement D. Romanticist5. Thomas Jeffersons attitude, that is, a firm belief in progress, and the pursuit of happiness, is typical of the period we now call _.A. Age of Evolution B. Age of ReasonC.
12、Age of Romanticism D. Age of Regionalism6. As a literary and philosophical movement, _ flourished in New England from the 1830s to the Civil War.A. modernism B. rationalismC. sentimentalism D. transcendentalism7. _ is NOT written by Ralph Waldo Emerson.A. The American Scholar B. Self-RelianceC. The
13、Divinity School Address D. Civil Disobedience8. There is a good reason to state that New England Transcendentalism was actually _ on the Puritan soil.A. Romanticism B. SymbolismC. Mysticism D. Rationalism9. American literature produced only one female poet during the 19th century. This was _.A. Anne
14、 Bradstreet B. Jane Austen C. Emily Dickinson D. Harriet Beecher10. Which of the following statements about O. Henry is NOT right?A. He wrote about the poor people.B. The ends of his stories are always surprising.C. Many of his stories contain a great deal of slang and colloquial expressions.D. The
15、plots are usually clumsy.11. The main theme of _s The Art of Fiction reveals his literary credo that representation of life should be the main object of the novel.A. Henry James B. William Howells C. Mark Twain D. O. Henry12. Which of the following does NOT have a naturalist tendency?A. Stephan Cran
16、e B. Frank NorrisC. Jack London D. Walt Whitman13. For Melville, as well as for the reader and _, the narrator, Moby Dick is still a mystery, an ultimately mystery of the universe.A. Stubb B. Ishmael C. Ahab D. Starbuck14. Which of the following is NOT optimistic about human nature?A. Ralph Emerson
17、B. Walt Whitman C. Nathaniel Hawthorne D. Henry Thoreau15. Emily Dickinson wrote many of her poems on various aspects of life. Which of the following is NOT a usual subject of her poetic expression? A. Religion B. Life and death C. Love and marriage D. War and peace16. Of the following American writ
18、ers, _ had won the Nobel Prize for Literature.A. Mark Twain B. Ernest Hemingway C. Henry James D. F. S. Fitzgerald17. In 1862, President Lincoln exclaimed: “So you are the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war!” The book refers to _.A. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn B. Belo
19、vedB. Pride and Prejudice D. Uncle Toms Cabin18. The works of _ reveals the misery of the migrant workers because of the American Depression.A. F. S. Fitzgerald B. John Steinbeck C. Ernest Hemingway D. William Howells19. In Leaves of Grass, _ is all that concerned Whitman.A. individualism B. freedom
20、 C. democracy D. all the above20. It is not surprising to find in _s fiction a world of jungle, where “kill or to be killed” was the law.A. Mark Twain B. Emily Dickinson C. Theodore Dreiser D. Henry James 21. During the period after the Civil War, the American society entered in what Mark Twain refe
21、rred to as _.A. the Golden Age B. the Modern Age C. the Gilded Age D. the Puritan Age22. “The Custom-House” is an introductory note to _. A. Moby-Dick B. The Scarlet Letter C. The Marble Faun D. The Blithedale Romance23. When we say that a poor young man from the West tried to make his fortune in th
22、e East but was disillusioned in the quest of an idealized dream, we are probably discussing _s thematic concern in his fiction writing. A. Henry James B. F. Scott Fitzgerald C. Ernest Hemingway D. William Faulkner24. American writers after World War I self-consciously acknowledged that they were (a)
23、 “_”, devoid of faith and alienated from the Western civilization. A. Lost Generation B. Beat Generation C. Sons of Liberty D. Angry Young Men25. Which one of the following statements is NOT true of William Faulkner?A. He is master of stream-of-consciousness narrative. B. His writing is often comple
24、x and difficult to understand. C. He often depicts slum life in New York and Chicago. D. He represents a new group of Southern writers26. The setting of the novel The Scarlet Letter is in _.A. England during World War I B. Paris during the French RevolutionC. Puritan America D. America after the Rev
25、olutionary War 27. Which statement is NOT true of the American naturalist?A. They ventured the forbidden subjects such as sex, death, and violence.B. They stressed the possible triumph of human will.C. They wrote in a daring, open, and direct manner.D. They see human beings no more than a physical o
26、bject.28. _ is often acclaimed as the literary spokesman of the Jazz Age.A. Ernest Hemingway B. F. Scott FitzgeraldC. William Faulkner D. John Steinbeck29. _, one of Americas greatest playwrights, won the Nobel Prize in 1936, the first American playwright to receive the honor. Some of his most famou
27、s works include The Hairy Ape, Long Days Journey into Night.A. Arthur Miller B. Tennessee WilliamsC. Bernard Malamud D. Eugene ONeill30. Edgar Allan Poe occupies an important position in American literature as a poet and a _.A. short story writer B. novelistC. dramatist D. translatorIII. Read the po
28、ems carefully and answer the questions that follow. Put your answers on the Answer Sheet: (20%, 10 points for each poem)1. Because I could not stop for Death 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 ha
29、steAnd 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 W
30、e 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 Questions:1.1 Who wrote this poem? (1%)1.2 What is the poet or the speak
31、er in the poem watching and recording? (1%)1.3 What is death compared to in the poem? (1%)1.4 What is depicted in the 3rd stanza? How is it related to the whole poem? (2%)1.5 What is depicted in the 4th stanza? (1%)1.6 What does the poet or the speaker in the poem think of eternity? (2%)1.7 What is
32、the attitude of the poet or the speaker in the poem towards death? (2%)2. Annabel LeeIt was many and many a year ago,In a kingdom by the sea,That a maiden there lived whom you may knowBy the name of Annabel Lee; -And this maiden she lived with no other thoughtThan to love and be loved by me.I was a
33、child and she was a child,In this kingdom by the sea;But we loved with a love that was more than love -I and my Annabel Lee -With a love that the wingd seraphs in HeavenCoveted her and me.And this was the reason that, long ago,In this kingdom by the sea,A wind blew out of a cloud, chillingMy beautif
34、ul Annabel Lee;So that her high-born kinsmen cameAnd bore her away from me,To shut her up in a sepulcher,In this kingdom by the sea.The angels, not half so happy in Heaven,Went envying her and me -Yes! - that was the reason (as all men know,In this kingdom by the sea)That the wind came out of the cl
35、oud by night,Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.But our love it was stronger by far than the loveOf those who were older than we -Of many far wiser than we -And neither the angels in Heaven above,Nor the demons down under the sea,Can ever dissever my soul from the soulOf the beautiful Annabel Lee:
36、-For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreamsOf the beautiful Annabel Lee;And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyesOf the beautiful Annabel Lee: -And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the sideOf my darling - my darling - my life and my bride,In her sepulcher there by the sea -
37、In her tomb by the sounding sea.Questions:2.1 Who wrote this poem? (1%)2.2 What is the theme of the poem? (2%)2.3 What is the mood of the poem? (1%)2.4 How does the poem coincide with Poes poetics or theory of poetry writing? (3%)2.5 What makes you think the poem reads like a fairy tale? (3%)IV. Ans
38、wer the following questions, and put your answers on the Answer Sheet: (30%, 15 points for each)1. What is local color fiction? List at least 5 of the best known writers of local color.2. Instead of having her punished for her life of sin, Dreiser let Caroline Meeber in Sister Carrier become success
39、ful. Can you tell why?20072008学年度第二期 美国文学史及作品选读考试A卷 参 考 答 案 命题人： 王琪、丁华良I: Complete each of the following statements with proper words or phrases. (20%, 1 point for each)1. Bryant 2. frontier saga 3. transcendentalist 4. Moby Dick 5. Sketch Book6. Walden 7. Longfellow 8. Civil War 9. Howells 10. free verse11. Henry James 12. Martin Eden 13. The Gift of Magi 14. Pound 15. The Great Gatsby 16. A Farewell to Arms 17. Steinbeck 18. Mark Twain 19. Environment 20. American CrisisII: Each of the following statements below is followed by four alternative answers or comple