(新增)美國(guó)文學(xué)選讀復(fù)習(xí)題

1、Multiple choice； 1._ works are marked by a preoccupation with the Calvinistic view of original sin and the mystery of evil.A.Emersons B. Hawthornes C. Thoreaus D. Allan Poes2. Irvings “Rip Van Winkle” got ideas from _ legends. A.B ritish B. German C. Italian D. French3. “Rip Van Winkle” reveals the

2、theme of _ the past. A. nostalgia for B. rejectionn to C. detachment from D. dislike for4. In Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter , “A” may stand for _. A. Angel B. Adultery C. Able D.all the above4. According to Hawthorne, the scarlet letter “A” which originally stood for “_” finally obtained the meaning

3、 of “able” or “angel” through Hesters efforts. A. adultery B. arrogance C. accomplishment D. agony5. Which one is not the characteristics of the puritan style? A. Fresh B. Simple C. Grand D. Direct6. In his _, Benjamin Franklin creates the image of a boys rise from rags to riches and demonstrates hi

4、s belief that the new world America was a land of opportunities which might be met through hard work and wise management. A. The Autobigraphy B. Poor Richards AlmanackC. The Way to Wealth D. Common Sense7. The _ is a doctrine of predestination, original sin, total depravity and limited atonement. A.

5、 Puritanism B. Transcendentalism C. Imagism D. Naturalism8. Which of the following does not belong to the points of view of Transcendentalists? A. Believing in the transcendence of the OversoulB. Believing in the “infinitude of man”C. Believing in rational and logical of natureD. Believing in making

6、 himself by making his world9. Which is regarded as one of the most important works in the Transcendentalist period? A. Nature B. The Marble Faun C. Leaves of Grass D. The Raven10. _ intend to depict the local character of their region, and Mark Twain is one of the representative writers. A. Romanti

7、cists B. Local Colorists C. Writers of Colonial and Revolutionary periods D. Modernists11. _ put forward three Imagist poetic principles. A. Walt Whitman B. Robert Frost C. Henry W. Longfellow D. Ezra Pound12. _ became Mark Twains masterpiece, as Hemingway noted, it is the one book from which “all m

8、odern American Literature comes”. A. B. C. D.13. Faulkners works have been termed as the _ saga, in which he invented the geography, history and people of an imaginary county in the Deep South. A. Winesburg B. Yoknapatawpha C. Forsyte D. Olinger14. Imagist poems are mainly composed in the form of _.

9、 A. blank B. sonnet C. free verse D. quatrain15. Direct treatment of the “thing”, rigid economy of words, organic rhythm and the image as a fusion of idea and emotion are principles laid down by _ for the new poetry he championed. A. Amy Lowell B. T. S. Eliot C. Wallace Stevens D. Ezra Pound16. Whic

10、h of the following statements is not true about Imagism? A. It rebels against the traditional ways of poetry.B. Imagists do not use extra words that dont express the feeling. C. It only gets the inspiration from the ancient Greek or Latin. D. It is the most influential movement in the 1920s of Ameri

11、can poetry.17. Which of the following is not one of the main ideas advocated by Emerson, the chief spokesman of American Romanticism Transcendentalism? A. Importance of the Individual B. Faith in Christianity C. The oversoul D. Self-Reliance18. In Irvings “Rip Van Winkle”, the drastic political chan

12、ges in the lapsed 20years are suggested by all of the following except _. A. the flag of the United States B. the portrait of Georgre Washington C. the graves of the dead Union soldiers D.the mention of election and Congress19. Which of the works concerns most concentratedly the Calvinistic view of

13、original sin? A. The Waste Land B. The Scarlet Letter C. Leaves of Grass D. As I Lay Dying20. The finest example of Hawthornes symbolism is the recreation of Puritan Boston in _. A. The Scarlet Letter B. Young Goodman Brown C. The Marble Faun D. The Ambitious Guest21. Transcendentalists recognized _

14、 as the “highest power of the soul”. A. intuition B. logic C. data of the senses D. thinking 22. Transcendentalist doctrines found their great literary advocates in _ and Thoreau. A. Jefferson B. Emerson C. Freneau D. Paine23. Which of the following is not a famous concept of Transcendentalism? A. N

15、ature is ennobling B. The individual is divine and selfreliant C. Man is capable of knowing truth by intuition D.Man is corrupted in nature.24. The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne is mainly concerned with _. A. the corruption of society B. the consequence of sin and guiltC. the wrongdoing of one generat

16、ion that lives into the successive onesD. “overreaching intellect”25. Walt Whitman was a famous figure in American poetry. His innovation first of all lies in his use of _, poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme. A. blank verse B. heroic couplet C. free verse D. iambic pentameter 26. Wh

17、ich of the following statements is wrong in describing Nathaniel Hawthorne?A. One source of evil that Hawthorne is concerned most is the over-reaching intellect.B. Hawthorne is also a great allegorist.C. Hawthorne is also a master of symbolism.D. Hawthorne is a realistic writer.27. Which of the foll

18、owing statements about The Scarlet Letter is not true? A. It explores mans never-ending search for the satisfaction of materialistic desires.B. It relates the conflicts between the society and the individual. C. It is about the effect of sin on the people involved and the society as a whole. D. It p

19、resents a psychological analysis of the inward tensions of the characters.28. Emily Dickinson wrote many 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 peace29. Dickinsons poems i

20、nclude poems of _. A. nature B. love C. death D. all of the above30. Mark Twain wrote most of his literary works in a _ language. A. grand B. pompous C. simple D. vernacular31. In writing “In a Station of the Metro”, Pound got his inspiration from _. A. English sonnet B. Chinese classical poetry C.

21、Japanese haiku D. French poetry32. William Faulkners works mainly concern the American _. A. New England B. Mid West C. South D. West33. _ showed great interest in Chinese literature and translated the poetry of Li Po into English, and was influenced by Confucian ideas. A. T. S. Eliot B. Robert Fros

22、t C. Ezra Pound D. Emily Dickinson34._ wrote about the society in the American South by inventing families which represented different forces: the old decaying upper class; the rising, ambitious, unscrupulous class of the “poor whites”; and the negroes who labored for both of them. A. Faulkner B. Fi

23、tzgerald C. Hemingway D. Steinbeck35. Robert Frost is a regional poet in the sense that his poems depicted mostly _. A. the frontier life B. the sea adventures C. puritain community D.the landscape and people in New England36.Emily Grierson, the protagonist in Faulkners “A Rose for Emily”, can be re

24、garded as a symbol standing for all the following except _. A. old values B. rigid distinction of social status C. bigotry and eccentricity D. harmony and integrity37. Which of the following statements is not a typical feature of Imagism? A. To use the language of common speech, but to employ always

25、 the exact word. B. To create new rhythms, as the expression of a new mood.C. To allow absolute freedom in the choice of subject.D. To recommend heroic couplet as a preferable verse form.38. “In a Station of the Metro” is a typical imagist poem that fully displays Pounds definition of image, which i

26、s _. A. to reveal a poets instantaneous experience of lifeB. to present an intellectual and emotional complex in an instant of timeC. to bring out a natural outburst of the poets emotionsD. to retell a poets past moment of experience39. Which of the following statements is not a typical feature of F

27、rosts poetry? A. It is usually presented in the dramatic monologue. B. It is rich in images, metaphors and symbols. C. Most of his poems are written in the form of free verse. D. Nature is one of the most important thematic concerns in his poetry.40. “My little horse must think it queer /To stop wit

28、hout a farmhouse near.” The above two lines are taken from Frosts “Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening”, a beautifully structured poem which follows _. A. iambic tetrameter B. iambic pentameter C. trochaic tetrameter D. trochaic pentameter41. In “petals on a wet, black bough”, the figure of speech

29、used here is _. A. metaphor B. hyperbole C. pun D.simile42. “In a Station of the Metro” is regarded by critics as a classic specimen of _. A. the romantic poetry B. the absurd poetryC. the transcendental poetry D. the imagist poetry43. Which of the following best describes the protagonist of Faulkne

30、rs “A Rose for Emily”? A. She is a conservative aristocrat B. She is a wealthy ladyC. She is a prisoner of the past D. She has good taste.44. Robert Frost combined traditional verse forms - the sonnet, rhyming couplets, blank verse - with a clear American local speech rhythm, the speech of _ farmers

31、 with its idiosyncratic diction and syntax. A. Western B. New England C. New Hampshire D. southern45. Fitztegeralds fictional world is the best embodiment of the spirit of _. A. the Jazz Age B. the Romantic Period C. the Renaissance Period D. the Neoclassical Period46. Which of the following statements about Emily Grierson, the protagonist in Faulkners “A Rose for Emily” is not true? A. She has a distorted personality.B. She is physically deformed