2012年美國文學試卷-答題紙-答案18頁

1、ABC大學試卷 院（系、部） 專業(yè) 班級 姓名 學號 序號 .密封.線. 2012年-2013學年 第二學期 美國文學期末考試試卷（A卷）題號總分得分專業(yè)：英語 年級：2010級 考試方式：閉卷 學分：2 考試時間：110分鐘閱卷人得分IMultiple Choices (每小題 1分，共20分)Directions: Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question.1. Naturalism is evolved from realism when the authors ton

2、e in writing becomes less serious and less sympathetic but more ironic and more_.A. rational B. humorous C. optimistic D. pessimistic 2. Which of the following is not written by Ernest Hemingway, one of the best-known American authors of the 20th century?A. The Sun Also RisesB. The Old Man and the S

3、eaC. Mosses from the Old ManseD. Hills Like White Elephant3. The Romantic writers would focus on all the following issues Except the _ in the American history.A. individual feelingB. survival of the fittestC. strong imaginationD. return to nature4. Almost all Faulkners heroes turned out to be tragic

4、 because_.A. all enjoyed living in the declining American South.B. none of them was conditioned by the civilization and Social institutions.C. most of them were prisoners of the past.D. none were successful in their attempt to explain the inexplicable.5. As an autobiographical play, ONeills _ (1955)

5、 has gained its status as a world classic and simultaneously marks the climax of his literary career and the coming of age of American drama._.A. The Iceman ComethB. Long Days Journey into NightC. Beyond the HorizonD. Bound East for Cardiff6. Which of the following statements is right about Robert F

6、rosts poetry?A. He combined traditional verse forms with the difficult and highly ornamental language.B. He combined traditional verse forms with the pastoral language of the Southern area.C. He combined traditional verse forms with a simple spoken language, the speech of New England farmers.D. He c

7、ombined traditional verse forms with the experimental.7. Edgar Allen Poe was characterized by his _.A. psycho-analysisB. novels set in the WestC. free verseD. political pamphlets8. Which of the following is depicted as the mythical county in William Faulkners novels?A. CambridgeB. OxfordC. Mississip

8、piD. Yoknapatawpha9. _ was the first great American writer to write for pleasure rather than utility. He is considered to be founder of American literature by some critics.A. James Fenimore CooperB. Washington IrvingC. Ezra PoundD. Mark Twain10. We can perhaps summarize that Walt Whitmans poems are

9、characterized by all the following features except that they are _.A. lyrical and well-structuredB. conversational and crudeC. simple and rather crudeD. free-flowing11. The Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck reveals the miserable lives of _ .A. factory workersB. sailorsC. landless farm laborersD. veterans

10、12. Among the American realistic writers, _ focused his attention on the rising middle class and the way they lived.A. Herman MelvilleB. Henry JamesC. Mark TwainD. William Dean Howells13. Which of the following is a representative novel of naturalism by an American writer?A. Innocents AbroadB. McTea

11、gueC. Daisy MillerD. The Grapes of Wrath14. The first symbol of self-made American man is _.A. Benjamin FranklinB. Washington IrvingC. George WashingtonD. Mark Twain15. The Imagist writers followed three principles. They respectively are direct treatment, economy of expression and _.A. local colorB.

12、 ironyC. clear rhythmD. blank verse16. Robert Frost is famous for his lyric poems. Which of the following lyric poems was not written by Robert Frost?A. “The Raven”B. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”C. “After Apple-picking”D. “The Road Not Taken”17. “The lost generation” refers to the writers

13、who relocated to Paris in the post WWyears to reject to values of American materialism. All the following but _ are involved in this group.A. F. S. FitzgeraldB. Ernest HemingwayC. Theodore DreiserD. John Dos Passos18. The first settlers who became the founding fathers of the American nation were qui

14、te a few of them _.A. AnglicansB. CatholicsC. NormansD. Puritans19. Which one of the following statements is applicable to the understanding of Transcendentalism?A. It is strongly influenced by social Darwinism.B. Belief in individualism, independence of mind, and self-reliance.C. Man has no free-wi

15、ll.D. It holds that determinism governs everything.20. In _, Captain Ahab is obsessed with the revenge on a whale which sheared off his leg on a previous voyage, and his crazy chasing of it eventually brings death to all on board the whaler except Ishmael, who survives to tell the tale.A. TypeeB. Wh

16、ite JacketC. Moby DickD. Billy Budd閱卷人得分IIExplain the Following Literary Terms Briefly (每小題7分，共14分)Directions: Please write down the answers on the Answer Sheet.21. Local Colorism22. Stream of Consciousness閱卷人得分IIIIdentification of Fragments (每小題7分，共21分)Directions: Please give the name of the author

17、 and the title of the literary work from which it is taken and then briefly comment on it in English. Please write down the answers on the Answer Sheet.23. “Thats right. He said; Im no good now. I was all right. I had money. Im going to quit this, and, with death in his heart, he started down toward

18、 the Bowery. People had turned on the gas before and died; why shouldnt he? He remembered a lodging house where there were little, close rooms, with gas-jet in them, almost pre-arranged, he thought, for what he wanted to do, which rented for fifteen cents. Then he remembered that he had no fifteen c

19、ents.”24. “All day Buck brooded by the pool or roamed restlessly above the camp. Death, as a cessation of movement, as a passing out and away from the lives of the living, he knew, and he knew John Thornton was dead. It left a great void in him, somewhat akin to hunger, but a void which ached and ac

20、hed, and which food could not fill.25. “Her skeleton was small and spare; perhaps that was why that would have been merely plumpness in another was obesity in her. She looked bloated, like a body long submerged in motionless water, and of that pallid hue. 閱卷人得分IV. Short Essay Questions (每小題10分，共 30

21、分)Directions: Please write down the answers on the Answer Sheet.閱卷人得分長江大學試卷 院（系、部） 專業(yè) 班級 姓名 學號 序號 .密封.線.26. The relationship between man and nature is a recurrent theme, perhaps one of the most important themes, in American literature. Write a short essay on it by contrasting tow or three American l

22、iterary works, or two or three American literary movements, to tell what you know about their different views of nature.27. Please make a comment on Eugene ONeil.28. Please briefly comment on Theodore Dreisers novel Sister Carrie.閱卷人得分VAppreciating a Literary Work (計 15 分)Directions: In this part, y

23、ou are required to write a commentary paper in no less than 100 words. Please write it on the Answer Sheet.A Clean, Well-Lighted PlaceErnest HemingwayIt was very late and everyone had left the cafe except an old man who sat in the shadow the leaves of the tree made against the electric light. In the

24、 day time the street was dusty, but at night the dew settled the dust and the old man liked to sit late because he was deaf and now at night it was quiet and he felt the difference. The two waiters inside the cafe knew that the old man was a little drunk, and while he was a good client they knew tha

25、t if he became too drunk he would leave without paying, so they kept watch on him. Last week he tried to commit suicide, one waiter said. Why? He was in despair. What about? Nothing. How do you know it was nothing? He has plenty of money. They sat together at a table that was close against the wall

26、near the door of the cafe and looked at the terrace where the tables were all empty except where the old man sat in the shadow of the leaves of the tree that moved slightly in the wind. A girl and a soldier went by in the street. The street light shone on the brass number on his collar. The girl wor

27、e no head covering and hurried beside him. The guard will pick him up, one waiter said. What does it matter if he gets what hes after? He had better get off the street now. The guard will get him. They went by five minutes ago. The old man sitting in the shadow rapped on his saucer with his glass. T

28、he younger waiter went over to him. What do you want? The old man looked at him. Another brandy, he said. Youll be drunk, the waiter said. The old man looked at him. The waiter went away. Hell stay all night, he said to his colleague. Im sleepy now. I never get into bed before three oclock. He shoul

29、d have killed himself last week. The waiter took the brandy bottle and another saucer from the counter inside the cafe and marched out to the old mans table. He put down the saucer and poured the glass full of brandy. You should have killed yourself last week, he said to the deaf man. The old man mo

30、tioned with his finger. A little more, he said. The waiter poured on into the glass so that the brandy slopped over and ran down the stem into the top saucer of the pile. Thank you, the old man said. The waiter took the bottle back inside the cafe. He sat down at the table with his colleague again.

31、Hes drunk now, he said. Hes drunk every night. What did he want to kill himself for? How should I know. How did he do it? He hung himself with a rope. Who cut him down? His niece. Why did they do it? Fear for his soul. How much money has he got? Hes got plenty. He must be eighty years old. Anyway I

32、should say he was eighty. I wish he would go home. I never get to bed before three oclock. What kind of hour is that to go to bed? He stays up because he likes it. Hes lonely. Im not lonely. I have a wife waiting in bed for me. He had a wife once too. A wife would be no good to him now. You cant tel

33、l. He might be better with a wife. His niece looks after him. You said she cut him down. I know. I wouldnt want to be that old. An old man is a nasty thing. Not always. This old man is clean. He drinks without spilling. Even now, drunk. Look at him. I dont want to look at him. I wish he would go hom

34、e. He has no regard for those who must work. 長江大學試卷 院（系、部） 專業(yè) 班級 姓名 學號 序號 .密封.線.The old man looked from his glass across the square, then over at the waiters. Another brandy, he said, pointing to his glass. The waiter who was in a hurry came over. Finished, he said, speaking with that omission of sy

35、ntax stupid people employ when talking to drunken people or foreigners. No more tonight. Close now. Another, said the old man. No. Finished. The waiter wiped the edge of the table with a towel and shook his head. The old man stood up, slowly counted the saucers, took a leather coin purse from his po

36、cket and paid for the drinks, leaving half a peseta(西班牙貨幣單位) tip. The waiter watched him go down the street, a very old man walking unsteadily but with dignity. Why didnt you let him stay and drink? the unhurried waiter asked. They were putting up the shutters. It is not half-past two. I want to go

37、home to bed. What is an hour? More to me than to him. An hour is the same. You talk like an old man yourself. He can buy a bottle and drink at home. Its not the same. No, it is not, agreed the waiter with a wife. He did not wish to be unjust. He was only in a hurry. And you? You have no fear of goin

38、g home before your usual hour? Are you trying to insult me? No, hombre（老兄）, only to make a joke. No, the waiter who was in a hurry said, rising from pulling down the metal shutters. I have confidence. I am all confidence. You have youth, confidence, and a job, the older waiter said. You have everyth

39、ing. And what do you lack? Everything but work. You have everything I have. No. I have never had confidence and I am not young. Come on. Stop talking nonsense and lock up. I am of those who like to stay late at the cafe, the older waiter said. With all those who do not want to go to bed. With all th

40、ose who need a light for the night. I want to go home and into bed. We are of two different kinds, the older waiter said. He was now dressed to go home. It is not only a question of youth and confidence although those things are very beautiful. Each night I am reluctant to close up because there may

41、 be some one who needs the cafe. Hombre, there are bodegas open all night long. You do not understand. This is a clean and pleasant cafe. It is well lighted. The light is very good and also, now, there are shadows of the leaves. Good night, said the younger waiter. Good night, the other said. Turnin

42、g off the electric light he continued the conversation with himself, It was the light of course but it is necessary that the place be clean and pleasant. You do not want music. Certainly you do not want music. Nor can you stand before a bar with dignity although that is all that is provided for thes

43、e hours. What did he fear? It was not a fear or dread, It was a nothing that he knew too well. It was all a nothing and a man was a nothing too. It was only that and light was all it needed and a certain cleanness and order. Some lived in it and never felt it but he knew it all was nada（沒有，虛無） y（所以） pues（既然，那么） nada y nada y pues nada. Our nada who art in nada, nada be thy name thy kingdom nada thy will be nada in nada as it is in nada. Give us this nada our daily nada and nada us our nada as we