英語專業(yè)美國文學(xué)試題exercise

1、E x e rI . Write the names of the authors.(10%)The Prince and the PauperThe Red Badge of Courage A Clean, Well Lighted RoomCall of the Wild“ Legend of Sleepy Hollow“A Station at the Metro“ Fire and Ice ”The AutobiographyOne s Self I sing ”The Scarlet LetterHn . Fill in the following blanks . (10%)In

2、 the novel , Hemingway described the dignity and courage of the common people during the Spanish Civil War.was a great inventor, diplomat, and founding father of the United States of America., the earliest well-known American naturalist writer, wrote a novel about the American Civil War.With the pub

3、lication of The Sun Also Rises, Hemingway became the spokesman for what Gertrude Stein had called ., writing well before the Modern Poetry movements of the 20 th century, is often considered the “ father of modern poetry. ”SHI. Choose only one answer form the four choices as the most appropriate ans

4、wer. (15%).Which of the following statements about The Scarlet Letter is NOT true A It is an early expression of naturalist writing.BIt is full of symbolism.CIt is argues the distinction between“sins of passion and sins of principleD It is considered a“ romance “ by its writer because it shows fanta

5、sOia(edMs not limit itself to strict,literal reality.Mark Twain, one of the greatest 19th century American writers, is well known for his.A International themeBWaste-land imageryC Local colorD Symbolism.was known as the founder of the American short story.A Washington IrvingBMark TwainC Jack LondonD

6、 O. Henry.Ezra Pound, Hilda Dolittle and Amy Lowell help found and promote a movement in Modern Poetry known asA French symbolismBThe Beat GenerationC confessional poetryD Imagism.With Howells, James, and Mark Twain active on the literary scene, _ became the major trend in American literature in the

7、 seventies and eighties of the 19 thcentury.A sentimentalismBromanticismC realismD naturalism.Walt Whitman was a pioneering figure of American poetry. His innovation first of all lies in his use of _ , poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme.A blank verseBheroic coupleC free verseD iambic penta

8、meter.The Fitzgeralds lived so extravagantly that they frequently spent more money than F. Scoot Fitzgerald earned for parties, liquor, entertaining their friends and traveling. It was this living style that nicknamed the decade of the 1920s as.A The Jazz AgeBThe Gilded AgeC The Roaring AgeD The Bea

9、t Age.wrote a series of historical novels set in the American Midwest and was known as“the American SScot. ”A Nathaniel HawthorneBMary RenaltC Stephan CraneD James Fenimore Cooper.Hemingway s ideal hero, whofaced life, fate and death courageously, can be called the _ .一A “l(fā)ost generation ” manBmoder

10、n manC natural manD true individual.Transcendentalist doctrines found their greatest literary advocates in and Thoreau.A JeffersonBEmersonC FreneauD Over-soul.Which of the following writers influenced the development of French symbolist poetry A Walt WhitmanBEdgar Allen PoeC Ezra PoundD Robert Frost

11、.Which famous graduation speech turned Transcendentalism into a major intellectual and literary movement A The American ScholarBThe Divinity School AddressC The Conduct of LifeD Representative Men.Although her poems were never published in her lifetime and a complete collection of them didn tthe 195

12、0 s, had a major impact on 20 th century poetry.A Anne BradstreetBGertrude SteinC Emily DickinsonD Amy Lowell.Which of the following fiction writers wanted to always live an active, masculine life and committed suicide in 1961, when he was too old to do so any moreA Mark TwainBErnest HemingwayC Step

13、hen CraneD Jack London.Who of the following is NOT a 20 th century American poetA Ezra PoundBAmy LowellC Edgar Allan PoeD Robert FrostHIV. Decide whether the statements are true or false. (10%)1 A|, . . H , dtbh tdb, f d _All his literary life, Hawthorne seemed to be haunted by his sense of sin and

14、evil in life.Transcendentalism, in exalting feeling over reason and individual expression over the restraints of law and custom, very much reflects the spirit of Romanticism.The sound of Whitman s words casts a magic, romantic spell over readers. His tone is awesome, sad and melancholy.Ezra Pound wa

15、s famous not only for his own poetry but also as a translator of Chinese poetry and other classical Chinese literature.Most of the poems in Leaves of Grass are about the NewEngland countryside.Ezra Pound s poetry evoked the deeply personal worldof a man who withdrew from the world aroundhim and spen

16、t most of his time in his room.In 1954, T. S. Eliot was awarded a No bel Prize for his“mastery of the art of modern narration.”Hemingway believed that a man could find meaning in life by facing is death with dignity and courage.Thomas Jefferson was famous for powerful, persuasive essays, such as his

17、 pamphlet Common Sense, which persuaded many people to support the American Revolution.William Hill BrownTheTower of Sympathy , written in 1789, is often called“the first American novel得分 V. Identify the following fragments and then answer questions. (20%)Passage OneThe woods are lovely, dark and de

18、ep.But I have promises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep,And miles to go before I sleep.Questions:Who is the writer of this poemWhat is the title of this poemWhy does the writer repeat the last lineWhat kind of feeling does this stanza show How does the writer show it in the poem as a whole5.s

19、poems show traditional form and content combined with modernWhy do people say that this writer theme and feelingPassage 2The young woman was tall, with a figure of perfect elegance, on a large scale. She had dark and abundant hair, so glossy that it threw off the sunshine with a gleam, and a face wh

20、ich, besides being beautiful from regularity of feature and richness of complexion, had the impressiveness of belonging to a marked brow and deep black eyes. She was lady-like, too, after the manner of feminine gentility of those days; characterized by a certain state and dignity, rather than by the

21、 delicate, evanescent, and indescribable grace, which is now recognized as its indication. Questions:This passage is from , written by .Who is the woman being described What does this description tell about change in culture over a periodof time得分 VI. Write about 150 words to comment on Mark Twain,

22、his style, content, and contributions toAmerican Literature. (20%) twenty century. (15%)得分VII. Write about 120 words to comment on Ezra Pounds contribution to American Poetry of答案I . Write the names of the authors. (1*10=10%)Mark TwainStephen CraneErnest HemingwayJack LondonWashington IrvingEzra Pou

23、ndRobert FrostBenjamin FranklinWalt WhitmanNathaniel HawthorneII . Fill in the following blanks . (2*5=10%)For Whom the Bell TollsBenjamin FranklinStephen Cranethe lost generationWalt Whitman n . Choose only one answer form the four choices as the most appropriate answer. (1*15=15%)1A2C3A4D5C6C7A8D9

24、A10B11B12A13C14B15CIV. Decide whether the statements are true or false. (1*10=10%)1T2 T3F4T5T6T78T9F10TV. Identify the following fragments and then answer questions. (20%)Passage 1The writer of the poem is Robert Frost. (1)The poem is Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening ” (1)Doing so emphasizes the

25、 writer s modern “ theme of urgency; it also completes the form, which is aquatrain or four line per verse poem. (2)Discuss loneliness, urgency and the sense of atame nature that is somehow far from friendly and easyto control. (4)Discuss the contrast between the traditional use of rhyme and meter,

26、pastoral setting etc. and how Frost transforms these forms with modern feelings and themes. (4)Passage 2This part if from the novel The Scarlet Letter, (1 分)written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. (1 分)The woman is Hester. The answer relates to the writer s use of historical perspective, and his theory thatthe ideal of a lady has changed over time, from the strong, earthy ideal of the Elizabethan period and shortly after to a weaker, more ethereal ideal by the time he wrote. (6 分)Write about 150 words to comment on Mark Twain, his st