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1、(完整版)美国文学史及选读试卷(A卷)苏州科技学院期末考试试题（卷）A卷院系： 专业： 考试科目：美国文学史及选读考试形式:闭 卷 考试时间: 100 分钟姓名： 学号：题号一二三四五六总分得分得分评分人I. Blanks： ( 10points， 1 point for each blank)Directions： In this part of the test， there are 9 items and 10 blanks。 Fill in the best answer on the Answer Sheet according to the knowledge you have l
2、earned.1. The first American literature was neither _ nor really _。2. Of the immigrants who came to America in the first three quarters of the seventeenth century， the overwhelming majority was _。3. The English immigrants who settled on Americas northern seacoast were called _， so named after those
3、who wished to “purify” the Church of England。4. Washington Irving, the Father of American literature， developed the _ as a genre in American literature.5. Franklins best writing is found in his masterpiece _。6. The most outstanding poet in America of the 18th century was _。7. In the early 19th centu
4、ry， “Rip Van Winkle” had established _s reputation at home and abroad, and designated the beginning of American Romanticism.8. _ has sometimes been considered the father of the modern short story。9. In 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne brought out his masterpiece _, the story of a triangular love affair in
5、colonial America。得分评分人II. Multiple choice:（20 points, 1 point for each)Directions: In this part of the test, there are twenty items。 Choose the best answer and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1. The Colonial Period of American literature stretched roughly from the settlement of Am
6、erica in the early 17th century through the end of _ century.A。 the 18th B。 the 19thC. the 20th D。 21th2. New-Englands Plantation was published in 1630 by _ A. Francis Higginson B。 William BradfordC. John Smith D. Michael Wigglesworth3. Of all the books written by Michael Wigglesworth the beat known
7、 is _ A. The Flesh and the Spirit B. The True TravelsC. The Day of Doom D. Christopher Columbus4。 Benjamin Franklin was the epitome of the _。A。 American Enlightenment B. Sugar ActC。 Chartist movement D。 Romanticist5. In the first section of Autobiography the writer addressed to _ A. his son B. his f
8、riendsC. his wife D. himself6。 During 18071808， Washington Irving wrote for his brothers newspaper called _ A. New York Times B. Washington PostC。 Salmagundi D. Daily News7。 History of New York was published in 1807 under the name of _ A. Washington Irving B。 Diedrich KnickerbokerC。 James Fenimore C
9、ooper D. John Whittier8. Rip Van Winkle was written by _ A. James Fenimore Cooper B. Benjamin FranklinC. Washington Irving D. Walt Whitman9. The Spy was written by James Fenimore Cooper in 1821. It is a novel about _ A。 American Civil War B。 American RevolutionC。 American West Expansion D。 The First
10、 World War10. Natty Bumppo is the hero in Coopers _ A. The Precaution B. The SpyC. The Gleanings in Europe D. Leatherstocking Tales11。 _ was regarded as a poet of the American RevolutionA. Philip Freneau B. Walt WhitmanC. Robert Frost D。 Cal Sandburg12。 The Raven was written in 1844 by _ A。 Philip F
11、reneau B。 Edgar Allan PoeC。 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow D。 Emily Dickinson13. The Ministers Black Veil was written by _ A。 Edgar Allan Poe B。 Nathaniel HawthorneC。 Henry David Thoreau D. Ralph Waldo Emerson14. Anne Bradstreet was a Puritan poet。 Her poems made such a stir in England that she became k
12、nown as the _ who appeared in America。A. Ninth Muse B。 Tenth MuseC。 Best Muse D. First Muse15. The ship _ carried about one hundred Pilgrims and took 66 days to beat its way across the Atlantic. In December of 1620， it put the Pilgrims ashore at Plymouth， Massachusetts。A. Sunflower B. ArmadaC。 Mayfl
13、ower D. Titanic16。 A new _ had appeared in England in the last years of the 18th century。 It spread to continental Europe and then came to America early in the 19th century.A. Realism B。 Critical realismC。 Romanticism D。 Naturalism17. Washington Irving got his idea for his most famous story, Rip Van Winkle， from a _ A. Greek legend B。 German legendC. French legend D. English legend18. Rip Van Winkle is found in Irvings longer work, _ A。 The Ske
