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1、美国文学期末考试试卷模拟试题一I. Fill in the following blanks and put your answers on the Answer Sheet. (15%, 1 point for each)1. The publication of _ established Emerson as the most eloquent spokesman of New England Transcendentalism. 2. Hard work, thrift, _ and sobriety were the Puritan values that dominated muc
2、h of the earliest American writing.3. At 87, _ read his poetry at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy.4. Jack Londons masterwork _ is somewhat autobiographical.5. _, the tragic hero of Moby Dick, burning with a baleful fire, becomes evil himself in his thirst to destroy evil.6. Ezra Pound
3、was the leader of a new movement in poetry which he called the “_” movement.7. “The Custom House” is an introductory note to the novel _. 8. Among the works attacking the “American Dream”, _by Fitzgerald is a powerful piece.9. Walt Whitman was a pioneering figure of American poetry. His innovation f
4、irst of all lies in his use of _, poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme.10. In 1954, _ won the Nobel Prize for Literature for his “mastery of the art of modern narration”.11. In American literary history, _ is called “the Recluse of Amherst” since she isolated herself from the outside
5、almost for life.12. “The Fall of the House of Usher” is a short story written by _.13. _ launched two kinds of immensely popular stories: the sea adventure and the frontier saga, represented by The Leatherstocking Tales.14. The publication of T. S. Eliots _ in 1922, the most significant American poe
6、m of the 20th century, helped to establish a modern tradition of literature rich with learning and allusive thought.15. “The Cop and the Anthem” is a short story written by _.II. Each of the following statements is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the sta
7、tement. Then put your answers on the Answer Sheet. (20%, 1 point for each)1. 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. Starbuck2. Most of the poems in Whitmans Leaves of Grass sing o
8、f the “en-mass” and the _ as well.A. nature B. self-reliance C. self D. life3. Which of the following is Not one of the main ideas advocated by Ralph Emerson?A. Importance of the Individual B. Faith in ChristianityC. The Over-Soul D. Self-Reliance4. In Hawthornes novels and short stories, intellectu
9、als usually appear as _.A. saviors B. villains C. commentators D. observers5. In American literature, escaping from the society and returning to nature is a common subject. The following titles are all related, in one way or another, to the subject except _.A. Dreisers Sister CarrierB. Mark Twains T
10、he Adventures of Huckleberry FinnC. Coopers Leatherstocking TalesD. Thoreaus Walden6. Which of the following is Not optimistic about human nature? .A. Ralph Emerson B. Walt Whitman C. Nathaniel Hawthorne D. Henry Thoreau7. Washington Irving was best known for his famous short stories such as _.A. Ri
11、p Van Winkle and Moby DickB. Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy HollowC. Young Goodman Brown and Moby DickD. The Fall of the House of Usher and Rip Van Winkle8. Emily Dickinson wrote many of her poems on various aspects of life. Which of the following is Not a usual subject of her poetic expres
12、sion? _.A. Religion B. Life and death C. Love and marriage D. War and peace9. Henry James is mostly concerned with _ in his fiction.A. the inner life of human beings B. small town life in backward regionsC. suffering of the aged D. violent events in history10. _ is called by Hemingway the one from w
13、hich “all modern American literature comes.” A. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer B. Life on the MississippiC. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn D. The Gilded Age11. William Faulkners works mainly concern the American _.A. New England B. South C. Mid West D. West12. One of Mark Twains contributions to American literature is that he made _ an accepted standard literary medium.A. tall tale B. local colorism C. humor D. colloquial speech13. Emily Dickinson wrote 1775 poems, but only _ of which
