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1、2001.4n28.TheperiodbeforetheAmericanCivilWariscommonlyreferredtoas_.A.theRomanticPeriodB.theRealisticPeriodC.theNaturalistPeriodD.theModernPeriod11999.4n30WhichmayNOTbeoneofthecausesfortheriseofAmericanromanticmovement?nA.ThewestwardterritorialexpansionnB.ThegreatincreaseinpopulationnC.Thevictoryoft
2、hesettlersintheIndianwar.nD.Therapideconomictransformation22003.4n23.The hightide of Romanticism in American literature occurred around_ . A1820 B1850 C1880 D192032006.4n23.BeingaperiodofthegreatfloweringoftheAmericanliterature,theRomanticperiodisalsocalled“_”.A.TheAmericanEnglishtenmentB.TheAmerica
3、nRenaissanceC.TheAmericanOptimisticMovementD.theAmericanLiteraryRevolution42007.4n25TheRomanticPeriod,oneofthemostimportantperiodsinthehistoryofAmericanliterature,stretchesfromtheendof_totheoutbreakof_.Athe17thcenturytheAmericanWarofIndependenceBthe18thcenturytheAmericanCivilWarCthe17thcenturytheAme
4、ricanCivilWarDthe18thcenturytheU.S.MexicanWar52002.4n27.TheliterarycharactersoftheAmericantypeinearly19thcenturyaregenerallycharacterizedbyallthefollowingfeaturesEXCEPTthatthey_.nA.speaklocaldialectsnB.arepoliteandelegantgentlemennC.aresimpleandcrudefarmersnD.arenoblesavages(redandwhite)untaintedbys
5、ociety62004.4n31.TheRomanticWriterswouldfocusonallthefollowingissuesEXCEPTthe（）intheAmericanliteraryhistory.A.individualfeelingB.survivalofthefittestC.strongimaginationD.returntonature72006.4n24.Thedesireforanescapefrom_andareturnto_becameapermanentconventionoftheAmericanliterature.A.theoutsidethefa
6、milylifeB.thefamilylifetheoutsideC.nature.societyD.Society.nature82007.4n24.Thedesireforanescapefrom_andareturnto_becameapermanentconventionoftheAmericanliterature.A.theoutsidethefamilylifeB.thefamilylifetheoutsideC.nature.societyD.Society.nature92009.4n40Thedesireforanescapefromsocietyandareturnto_
7、becameapermanentconventionoftheAmericanliterature.AthefamilylifeB.natureCtheancienttimeDfantasyoflove102009.4n39IntheAmericanRomanticwritings,_cametofunctionalmostasadramaticcharacterthatsymbolizedmorallaw.AfireB.waterCtreesDwilderness112009.7n32.ApreoccupationwiththeCalvinisticviewof_andthemysteryo
8、fevilmarkedtheworksofHawthorne,Melvilleandahostoflesserwriters.A.loveandmercyB.bitternessandhatredC.originalsinD.eternallife122007.4n26WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofAmericanTranscendentalism?AItcanbeclearlydefinedasapartofAmericanRomanticliterarymovement.BItcanbedefinedphilosophicallyas“th
9、erecognitioninmanofthecapacityofknowingtruthintuitively”.CRalphWaldoEmersonwasthechiefadvocateofthisspiritualmovement.DItsprangfromSouthAmericainthelate19thcentury.132001.4n32.TheTranscendentalistsbelievethat,first,natureisennobling,andsecond,theindividualis_.A.insignificantB.viciousbynatureC.divine
10、D.forward-looking142003.4n38.American transcendentalists most typically believe that . Aman is divine in name Bart is superior to life Cman can transform nature Dpoetry is the highest form of art152004.425. Which of the following is NOT one of the main ideas advocated by Emerson, the chief spokesman
11、 of New England Transcendentalism?A. As an individual, man is divine and can develop and improve himself infinitely.B. Nature exercises a healthy and restorative influence on human beings.C. There exists an emotional communication between an individual soul and the universal “Oversoul.” D. Evil and
12、sin are ever present in human heart and will pass on from one generation to another.“162007.4n26WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofAmericanTranscendentalism?AItcanbeclearlydefinedasapartofAmericanRomanticliterarymovement.BItcanbedefinedphilosophicallyas“therecognitioninmanofthecapacityofknowing
13、truthintuitively”.CRalphWaldoEmersonwasthechiefadvocateofthisspiritualmovement.DItsprangfromSouthAmericainthelate19thcentury.172003.4n25.Which group of writers are among those who may be called early pioneers of American literature? AMark Twain and Henry James. BFenimore Cooper and Washington lrving
14、. CErnest Hemingway and William Faulkner DJack London and OHenry. 182009.7n24.ThefictionoftheAmerican_periodrangesfromthecomicfablesofWashingtonIrvingtothesocialrealismofRebeccaHardingDavis.A.RomanticB.RevolutionaryC.ColonialD.Modernistic192003.4n27.Hawthorne generally concerns himself with such iss
15、ues as_ in his fiction. Athe evil in mans heart Bthe material pursuit Cthe racial conflict Dthe social inequality202001.4n33.WhichofthefollowingisnotaworkofNathanielHawthornes?A.TheHouseoftheSevenGables.B.TheBlithedaleRomance.C.TheMarbleFaun.D.WhiteJacket.212001.4n35.InHawthornesnovelsandshortstorie
16、s,intellectualsusuallyappearas_.A.commentatorsB.observersC.villainsD.saviors222005.4n24.TheAmericannovelistNathanielHawthorneisknownforhis“blackvision.”Theterm“blackvision”refersto（）.A.HawthornesobservationthateverymanfacesablackwallB.HawthornesbeliefthatallmenarebynatureevilC.thatHawthorneemployeda
17、dreamvisiontotellhisstoryD.thatPuritansofHawthornestimeusuallyworeblackclothes232007.4n29NathanielHawthorneheldanunceasinginterestinthe“interioroftheheart”ofmansbeing.Soinalmosteverybookhewrote,Hawthornediscusses_.AloveandhatredBsinandevilCfrustrationandselfdenialDbalanceandselfdiscipline242006.4n28
18、.TheBrithmarkdriveshomesymbolicallyHawthornespointthat“_”ismansbirthmark,somethingheisbornwith.A.goodnessB.gratefulnessC.evilD.bitterness252009.4n34TheBirthmarkdriveshomesymbolically_pointthatevilisamansbirthmark,somethinghewasbornwith.AWhitmansB.MelvillesCHawthornesDEmersons262009.7n40.Hawthornewas
19、notaPuritanhimself,buthisviewofmanandhumanhistoryoriginated,toagreatextent,in_.nA.CalvinismnB.PuritanismnC.RealismnD.Naturalism272008.4n30InmanyofHawthornesstoriesandnovels,thePuritanconceptoflifeiscondemned,orthePuritanpastisshowninanalmosttotallynegativelight,especiallyinhis_andTheScarletLetter.AT
20、wice-ToldTalesBTheBlithedaleRomanceCTheMarbleFaunDTheHouseoftheSevenGables281999.4n16.TheCustom-Houseisanintroductorynoteto_.nA.Moby-DicknB.TheScarletLetternC.TheMarbleFaunnD.TheBlithedaleRomance292004.4n29. Which of the following works best illustrates the Calvinistic view of original sin?nA. Stowe
21、s Uncle Tons Cabin nB. Jamess The Portrait of a Lady.nC. Hemingways A Farewell to Arms nD. Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter.302001.4n23.WhichofthefollowingworksconcernsmostconcentratedtheCalvinisticviewoforiginalsin?A.TheWasteland.B.TheScarletLetter.C.LeavesofGrass.D.AsILayDying312002.4;2004.4n28.Heste
22、rPryme,Dimmsdale,ChillingworthandPearlaremostlikelythenamesofthecharactersin_.nA.TheScarletLetternB.TheHouseoftheSevenGablestnC.ThePortraitofaLadynD.Thepioneers322008.4n28Hawthorneintendedto_inTheScarletLetter.AtellastoryofparentalloveBtellastoryofsinandbloodyviolenceCcallthereadersbacktotheplantati
23、onwayoflivingDrevealthehumanpsycheaftertheysinned332006.4n32.WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsaboutHawthornesThescarletletteristrue?_nA.Hawthorneintendedtotellalovestoryinthisnovel.nB.Hawthorneintendedtotellastoryofsininthisnovel.nC.Hawthorneintendedtorevealthehumanpsycheaftertheysinned,soastoshowpeo
24、plethetensionbetweensocietyandindividuals.nD.Hawthornefocusedhisattentiononconsequencesofthesinonthepeopleingeneral,soastocallthereadersbacktotheconventionalPuritanwayofliving.342007.4n30InYoung Goodman BrownbyHawthorne,thenameofGoodmanBrownswifeis_,whichalsocontainsmanysymbolicmeanings.ARuthBHester
25、CFaithDMary352000.4n24.InHawthornesYoungGoodmanBrown,asatanicfigureleadsthecredulous轻信的protagonisttoawitchesSabbathinthewoods.ThereherecognizesmanypillarsofSalemsPuritansocietyaswellashiswife,Faith.ThestoryillustratesHawthornesallegoricalthemeofhumanevilorwhatMelvillecalledthepowerof_.nA.blacknessnB
26、.whitenessnC.terrornD.hypocrisy361999.438.AfterthenightintheforestinHawthornes“YoungGoodmanBrown,”Browndreadedthatthechurchroofmight“thunderdown”whilethepriestwasgivinghiseloquentsermon.Thereasonforsuchdreadsidperhapsthat_A.ThechurchwasbadlyinneedofrepairB.ToolargeacrowdhadgatheredtolistenC.Theminis
27、terhasbetrayedhimselfasabigliarD.Brownhadcommittedasinfulact.372004.4n39.After his experiences in the forest, Young Goodman Brown returns to Salem _.nA. desperate and gloomy nB. renewed in his faithnC. wearing a black veil nD. unaware of his own sin382004.4(答案同下一题)n50.“Myfaithisgone!”criedhe（Goodman
28、Brown）,afteronestupefiedmoment.“Thereisnogoodonearth;andsinisbutaname.Come,devil!Fortotheeisthisworldgiven.”nComment on this passage from Hawthornes “Young Goodman Brown”.392008.4n50“Myfaithisgone!criedhe（GoodmanBrown）,afteronestupefied麻木的moment.Thereisnogoodonearth;andsinisbutaname.Come,devil!Forto
29、theeisthisworldgiven.”（fromNathanielHawthornes“YoungGoodmanBrown”）Makeacommentonthispassage.40Answern1)GoodmanBrownuttersthiscrywhenthefindshiswifeFaith,togetherwithlotsofprominentpeopleofthevillageandthechurch,attendingawithesSabbathinthewoods.n2)Hiscryshowshisgreatsurpriseanddisillusionment.Therea
30、fter,hebecomesdistrustfulanddoubtful.Helivesadismalandgloomylifebecauseheisneverabletobelieveingoodnessorpiety虔诚,again.Heretheauthormakesapunoftheword“faith”.GoodmanBrownlosesnotonlyhisfaithinreligionandlife,butalsohisfaithinhiswife,forhiswifesnameisFaith.n3)Fromthisstory,wealsocanseethatHawthorneis
31、agreatallegoristandamasterofsymbolism.Thestoryitselfisanallegoryandisfullofsymbolssuchastheforest,thenight,thesnake,andthepinkribbon粉红丝带.412005.4n43.“Faith!Faith!criedthehusband.LookuptoHeaven,andresisttheWickedOne.”nQuestions:nA.Identifytheworkandtheauthor.nB.Whatideadoesthequotedsentenceexpress?42
32、AnswernA.(omitted)nB.GoodmanBrownhereisobviouslyaddressing向说话theimageofhiswife,urginghertoresistthedevil.Atthesametimeheisexhorting劝诫,忠告himselftohavefaith,tolookheavenward,towithstandtheinfernal阴间的,恶魔的eloquenceoftheWickedOne.432001.4（43.Whentheministerspokefromthepulpit,withpowerandfervideloquence,a
33、nd,withhishandsontheopenbible,ofthesacredtruthsofourreligion,andofsaint-likelivesandtriumphantdeaths,andoffutureblissormiseryunutterable,thendidGoodmanBrownturnpale,dreading,lesttheroofshouldthunderdownuponthegrayblasphemerandhishearers.Questions:A.Identifythetitleoftheshortstoryfromwhichthispartist
34、aken.B.Whathadhappenedinthestorybeforethischurchscene?C.WhywasGoodmanBrownafraidtheroofmightthunderdown?44AnswernA.HawthornesYoungGoodmanBrown.nB.Brownhadattendedawitchespartywherehesawmanyprominentpeopleofthevillage,theministerincluded.nC.Brownwasshockedbytheminister,secretlyamemberoftheevilclub,wh
35、ocouldtalkaboutsacredtruthsofthereligionopenlyandunashamedly.HethoughtGodwouldpunishsuchhypocritedownonthem.451999.4(答案同下一题)nWhatdoesthenightjourneyyoungGoodmanBrownmakessymbolize?461999.448.“YoungGoodmanBrown”isregardedasoneofHawthornesmostprofoundtales.Whatisthethemeofthestory?Giveexamplesfromthes
36、torytoshowHawthornesmasterfuluseofsymbolism.47AnswerThethemeisaboutsinortheeffectsofsinonthepeople.TheprotagonistBrown,anaiveyoungmanwhoacceptsbothsocietyingeneralandhisfellowmenasindividualsworthhisregard,isconfrontedwiththevisionofhumanevilinoneterriblenight,andbecomesthereafterdistrustfulanddoubt
37、ful.Symbolscanbefoundeverywhereinthestory.Byusingtheblackforestasathematicsymbol,Hawthorneemphasizestheconsequenceofsinonthecommunityandpeoplelivinginthatcommunity.Theothersymbolsarethenameofhiswife“Faith”,thepinkribbonofhercap,theblackmassofcloud,theblazingpines,therock,etc.482003.4n27.Hawthorne ge
38、nerally concerns himself with such issues as_ in his fiction. Athe evil in mans heart Bthe material pursuit Cthe racial conflict Dthe social inequality492001.4n33.WhichofthefollowingisnotaworkofNathanielHawthornes?A.TheHouseoftheSevenGables.B.TheBlithedaleRomance.C.TheMarbleFaun.D.WhiteJacket.502001
39、.4n35.InHawthornesnovelsandshortstories,intellectualsusuallyappearas_.A.commentatorsB.observersC.villainsD.saviors512005.4n24.TheAmericannovelistNathanielHawthorneisknownforhis“blackvision.”Theterm“blackvision”refersto（）.A.HawthornesobservationthateverymanfacesablackwallB.Hawthornesbeliefthatallmena
40、rebynatureevilC.thatHawthorneemployedadreamvisiontotellhisstoryD.thatPuritansofHawthornestimeusuallyworeblackclothes522007.4n29NathanielHawthorneheldanunceasinginterestinthe“interioroftheheart”ofmansbeing.Soinalmosteverybookhewrote,Hawthornediscusses_.AloveandhatredBsinandevilCfrustrationandselfdeni
41、alDbalanceandselfdiscipline532006.4n28.TheBrithmarkdriveshomesymbolicallyHawthornespointthat“_”ismansbirthmark,somethingheisbornwith.A.goodnessB.gratefulnessC.evilD.bitterness542009.4n34TheBirthmarkdriveshomesymbolically_pointthatevilisamansbirthmark,somethinghewasbornwith.AWhitmansB.MelvillesCHawth
42、ornesDEmersons552009.7n40.HawthornewasnotaPuritanhimself,buthisviewofmanandhumanhistoryoriginated,toagreatextent,in_.nA.CalvinismnB.PuritanismnC.RealismnD.Naturalism562008.4n30InmanyofHawthornesstoriesandnovels,thePuritanconceptoflifeiscondemned,orthePuritanpastisshowninanalmosttotallynegativelight,
43、especiallyinhis_andTheScarletLetter.ATwice-ToldTalesBTheBlithedaleRomanceCTheMarbleFaunDTheHouseoftheSevenGables571999.4n16.TheCustom-Houseisanintroductorynoteto_.nA.Moby-DicknB.TheScarletLetternC.TheMarbleFaunnD.TheBlithedaleRomance582004.4n29. Which of the following works best illustrates the Calv
44、inistic view of original sin?nA. Stowes Uncle Tons Cabin nB. Jamess The Portrait of a Lady.nC. Hemingways A Farewell to Arms nD. Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter.592001.4n23.WhichofthefollowingworksconcernsmostconcentratedtheCalvinisticviewoforiginalsin?A.TheWasteland.B.TheScarletLetter.C.LeavesofGrass
45、.D.AsILayDying602002.4;2004.4n28.HesterPryme,Dimmsdale,ChillingworthandPearlaremostlikelythenamesofthecharactersin_.nA.TheScarletLetternB.TheHouseoftheSevenGablestnC.ThePortraitofaLadynD.Thepioneers612008.4n28Hawthorneintendedto_inTheScarletLetter.AtellastoryofparentalloveBtellastoryofsinandbloodyvi
46、olenceCcallthereadersbacktotheplantationwayoflivingDrevealthehumanpsycheaftertheysinned622006.4n32.WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsaboutHawthornesThescarletletteristrue?_nA.Hawthorneintendedtotellalovestoryinthisnovel.nB.Hawthorneintendedtotellastoryofsininthisnovel.nC.Hawthorneintendedtorevealthehu
47、manpsycheaftertheysinned,soastoshowpeoplethetensionbetweensocietyandindividuals.nD.Hawthornefocusedhisattentiononconsequencesofthesinonthepeopleingeneral,soastocallthereadersbacktotheconventionalPuritanwayofliving.632007.4n30InYoung Goodman BrownbyHawthorne,thenameofGoodmanBrownswifeis_,whichalsocon
48、tainsmanysymbolicmeanings.ARuthBHesterCFaithDMary642000.4n24.InHawthornesYoungGoodmanBrown,asatanicfigureleadsthecredulous轻信的protagonisttoawitchesSabbathinthewoods.ThereherecognizesmanypillarsofSalemsPuritansocietyaswellashiswife,Faith.ThestoryillustratesHawthornesallegoricalthemeofhumanevilorwhatMe
49、lvillecalledthepowerof_.nA.blacknessnB.whitenessnC.terrornD.hypocrisy651999.438.AfterthenightintheforestinHawthornes“YoungGoodmanBrown,”Browndreadedthatthechurchroofmight“thunderdown”whilethepriestwasgivinghiseloquentsermon.Thereasonforsuchdreadsidperhapsthat_A.ThechurchwasbadlyinneedofrepairB.Toola
50、rgeacrowdhadgatheredtolistenC.TheministerhasbetrayedhimselfasabigliarD.Brownhadcommittedasinfulact.662004.4n39.After his experiences in the forest, Young Goodman Brown returns to Salem _.nA. desperate and gloomy nB. renewed in his faithnC. wearing a black veil nD. unaware of his own sin672004.4(答案同下
51、一题)n50.“Myfaithisgone!”criedhe（GoodmanBrown）,afteronestupefiedmoment.“Thereisnogoodonearth;andsinisbutaname.Come,devil!Fortotheeisthisworldgiven.”nComment on this passage from Hawthornes “Young Goodman Brown”.682008.4n50“Myfaithisgone!criedhe（GoodmanBrown）,afteronestupefied麻木的moment.Thereisnogoodone
52、arth;andsinisbutaname.Come,devil!Fortotheeisthisworldgiven.”（fromNathanielHawthornes“YoungGoodmanBrown”）Makeacommentonthispassage.69Answern1)GoodmanBrownuttersthiscrywhenthefindshiswifeFaith,togetherwithlotsofprominentpeopleofthevillageandthechurch,attendingawithesSabbathinthewoods.n2)Hiscryshowshis
53、greatsurpriseanddisillusionment.Thereafter,hebecomesdistrustfulanddoubtful.Helivesadismalandgloomylifebecauseheisneverabletobelieveingoodnessorpiety虔诚,again.Heretheauthormakesapunoftheword“faith”.GoodmanBrownlosesnotonlyhisfaithinreligionandlife,butalsohisfaithinhiswife,forhiswifesnameisFaith.n3)Fro
54、mthisstory,wealsocanseethatHawthorneisagreatallegoristandamasterofsymbolism.Thestoryitselfisanallegoryandisfullofsymbolssuchastheforest,thenight,thesnake,andthepinkribbon粉红丝带.702005.4n43.“Faith!Faith!criedthehusband.LookuptoHeaven,andresisttheWickedOne.”nQuestions:nA.Identifytheworkandtheauthor.nB.W
55、hatideadoesthequotedsentenceexpress?71AnswernA.(omitted)nB.GoodmanBrownhereisobviouslyaddressing向说话theimageofhiswife,urginghertoresistthedevil.Atthesametimeheisexhorting劝诫,忠告himselftohavefaith,tolookheavenward,towithstandtheinfernal阴间的,恶魔的eloquenceoftheWickedOne.722001.4（43.Whentheministerspokefromt
56、hepulpit,withpowerandfervideloquence,and,withhishandsontheopenbible,ofthesacredtruthsofourreligion,andofsaint-likelivesandtriumphantdeaths,andoffutureblissormiseryunutterable,thendidGoodmanBrownturnpale,dreading,lesttheroofshouldthunderdownuponthegrayblasphemerandhishearers.Questions:A.Identifytheti
57、tleoftheshortstoryfromwhichthispartistaken.B.Whathadhappenedinthestorybeforethischurchscene?C.WhywasGoodmanBrownafraidtheroofmightthunderdown?73AnswernA.HawthornesYoungGoodmanBrown.nB.Brownhadattendedawitchespartywherehesawmanyprominentpeopleofthevillage,theministerincluded.nC.Brownwasshockedbythemi
58、nister,secretlyamemberoftheevilclub,whocouldtalkaboutsacredtruthsofthereligionopenlyandunashamedly.HethoughtGodwouldpunishsuchhypocritedownonthem.741999.4(答案同下一题)nWhatdoesthenightjourneyyoungGoodmanBrownmakessymbolize?751999.448.“YoungGoodmanBrown”isregardedasoneofHawthornesmostprofoundtales.Whatist
59、hethemeofthestory?GiveexamplesfromthestorytoshowHawthornesmasterfuluseofsymbolism.76AnswerThethemeisaboutsinortheeffectsofsinonthepeople.TheprotagonistBrown,anaiveyoungmanwhoacceptsbothsocietyingeneralandhisfellowmenasindividualsworthhisregard,isconfrontedwiththevisionofhumanevilinoneterriblenight,a
60、ndbecomesthereafterdistrustfulanddoubtful.Symbolscanbefoundeverywhereinthestory.Byusingtheblackforestasathematicsymbol,Hawthorneemphasizestheconsequenceofsinonthecommunityandpeoplelivinginthatcommunity.Theothersymbolsarethenameofhiswife“Faith”,thepinkribbonofhercap,theblackmassofcloud,theblazingpine
61、s,therock,etc.772001.4n29.MostofHermanMelvillesnovelsarebasedonseavoyagesandseaadventures.Whichofthefollowingisnotthecase?A.Typee.B.Moby-Dick.C.Omoo.D.TheConfidence-Man782000.4n25.ForMelville,aswellasforthereaderand_,thenarrator,MobyDickisstillamystery,anultimatemysteryoftheuniverse.nA.AhabnB.Ishmae
62、lnC.StubbnD.Starbuck791999.437.InMoby-DickafterthewhalingshipThe Pequadsinks,Melvillewrites:“thenallcollapsed,andthegreatshroudofthesearolledonasitrolledfivethousandyearsago.”Theauthormightimplythat_A.Nothingchangesinthe5,000yearsofhumanhistoryB.mansdesiretoconquernaturecanonlyendinhisowndestruction
63、C.Natureisevilasitwas5,000yearsagoD.Naturehastheultimatecreativepower.802007.4n10.WhichofthefollowingwritingisregardedasthefirstAmericanproseepic?A.PierreB.MobyDickC.TypeeD.BillyBudd812004.4n37.LikeNathanielHawthorne,（）alsomanagestoachievetheeffectofambiguitythroughsymbolismandallegoryinhisnarrative
64、s.nA.MarkTwainnB.HenryJamesnC.R.W.EmersonnD.HermanMelville822008.4n31Thewhitewhale,MobyDick,symbolizes_forMelville,foritiscomplex,unfathomable,malignant,andbeautifulaswell.nAsocietynBnaturenCoceananimalsnDbothAandC832007.4n32InMobyDick,thewhitewhalesymbolizes_forMelville,foritiscomplex,unfathomable,
65、malignant,andbeautifulaswell.AnatureBhumansocietyCwhalingindustryDtruth842004.4n27. “Then all collapsed, and the great shroud of the sea rolled on as it rolled five thousand years ago.” In the quoted sentence, the author might imply that _.A. nothing changes in the 5000 years of human historyB. mans
66、 desire to conquer nature can only end in his own destructionC. nature is evil as it was 5000 years agoD. nature has the ultimate creative power852004.4n30. Besides symbolism, all the following qualities EXCEPT _are fused to make Melvilles Moby-Dick a world classic.nA. narrative power nB. psychologi
67、cal analysisnC. speculative agility 思维的敏捷思维的敏捷nD. optimistic view of life862003.4n50.Retell in a few sentences the story of the last chapter (Ch, 135) “The ChaseThird Day” of Melvilles novel Moby-Dick. Discuss the meaning of the ending of the story.87AnswerInthelastchapterofMoby-Dick,thegreatchaseof
68、thewhitewhaleisendingandweareclosetotheconclusionofthebook.The PequodhasfinallysightedMoby-Dick.Theboatshavebeenloweredinchaseofthewhale,whichhasalreadydemolishedtwoofthem.ThoughAhabkillsthewhitewhale,yetallthehumanbeingsinvolved,exceptthenarrator,dieintheprocess.Attheendonlynature,symbolizedbythese
69、a,remainsmovingbutunmoved.Itmeansthatmansdesiretoconquernaturecanonlyendinhisowndestruction882006.4(答案同下一题)n50.SymbolismisanimportantliterarypracticeinliteratureandithasbeenwidelyusedbymanyAmericanwriters.DiscussthewaysymbolismisusedinMelvillesMobyDick.892002.4n47.Thewhitewhale,MobyDick,isthemostimp
70、ortantsymbolinMelvillesnovel.Whatsymbolicmeaningcanyoudrawfromit?90AnswerA.Totheauthor,thewhalesymbolizesnature,foritiscomplex,unfathomable,malignant,andbeautifulaswell.B.ToAhab,thewhaleiseitheranevilcreatureitselfortheagentofanevilforcethatcontrolstheuniverse,orperhapsboth.C.ToIshmael,thewhaleisanastonishingforce,animmensepower,whichdefiesrationalexplanationduetoasenseofmysteryitcarries.D.Tothereaders,thewhalecanbeviewedasasymbolofthephysicallimitsthatlifeimposesuponman.Italsorepresentsthetremendousorganic（有机体的）vitalityoftheuniverse.91
