美国文学一期末复习题

1美国文学一期末复习资料I.Eachofthefollowingstatementsbelowisfollowedbyfouralternativeanswers.Choosetheonethatwouldbestcompletethestatement.1.ForMelville,aswellasforthereaderand_________,thenarrator,MobyDickisstillamystery,anultimatemysteryoftheuniverse.A.AhabB.IshmaelC.StubbD.Starbuck8.Stylistically,HenryJames’fictionischaracterizedby____________.A.short,clearsentencesB.abundanceoflocalimagesC.ordinaryAmericanspeechD.highlyrefinedlanguage9.OneofthecharacteristicsthathavemadeMarkTwainamajorliteraryfigureinthe19thcenturyAmericaishisuseof____________.A.vernacularB.interiormonologueC.pointofviewD.photographicdescription10.Itisonhis____________thatWashingtonIrving’sfamemainlyrested.A.childhoodrecollectionsB.sketchesabouthisEuropeantoursC.earlypoetryD.talesaboutAmerica11.Atthemiddleof19thcentury,Americawitnessedaculturalfloweringwhichiscalled“____________________”.A.theEnglishRenaissanceB.theSecondRenaissanceC.theAmericanRenaissanceD.theSalemRenaissance12.Asaphilosophicalandliterarymovement,themainissuesinvolvedinthedebateofTranscendentalismaregenerallyconcerning____________________.A.nature,manandtheuniverseB.therelationshipbetweenmanandwomanC.thedevelopmentofRomanticisminAmericanliteratureD.thecold,rigidrationalismofUnitarianism13.AboutthenovelTheScarletLetter,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTright?A.It’sveryhardtosaythatitisalovestoryorastoryofsin.B.It’sahighlysymbolicstoryandtheauthorisamasterofsymbolism.C.It’smainlyaboutthemoral,emotionalandpsychologicaleffectsofthesinuponthemaincharactersandthepeopleingeneral.D.InittheletterAtakesthesamesymbolicmeaningthroughoutthenovel.14.ThegreatseaadventurestoryMoby-Dickisusuallyconsidered____________.A.asymbolicvoyageofthemindinquestofthetruthandknowledgeoftheuniverse.B.anadventurousexplorationintoman’srelationshipwithnatureC.asimplewhalingtaleorseaadventureD.asymbolicvoyageofthemindinquestoftheartistictruthandbeauty15.Inhispoems,WaltWhitmanisinnovativeinthetermsoftheformofhispoetry,whichiscalled“____________________.”A.freeverseB.blankverse2C.alliterationD.endrhyming16.AftertheCivilWarAmericawastransformedfrom______to_________.A.anagrariancommunity…anindustrializedandcommercializedsocietyB.anagrariancommunity…asocietyoffreedomandequalityC.apoorandbackwardsociety…anindustrializedandcommercializedsocietyD.anindustrializedandcommercializedsociety…ahighlydevelopedsociety18.WhichofthefollowingisnotrightaboutMarkTwain’sstyleoflanguage?A.Hissentencestructuresarelong,ungrammaticalanddifficulttoread.B.Hiswordsarecolloquial,concreteanddirectineffect.C.Hishumorisremarkableandcharacterizedbypuns,straight-facedexaggeration，repetitionandanti-climax.D.Hisstyleoflanguagehadexertedratherdeepinfluenceonthecontemporarywriters.20.WhichofthefollowingisnotwrittenbyHenryJames?A.ThePortraitofALadyandTheEuropeans.B.TheWingsoftheDoveandTheAmbassadors.C.WhatMaisieKnowsandTheBostonians.D.TheGeniusandTheGildedAge.21.MorethanfivehundredpoemsDickinsonwroteareaboutnature,inwhichhergeneralSkepticismabouttherelationshipbetween______iswell-expressed.A.manandmanB.menandwomenC.manandnatureD.menandGod22.WhichofthefollowingisrightaboutEmilyDickinson’spoemsaboutnature?A.Inthem,sheexpressedhergeneralaffirmationabouttherelationshipbetweenmanandnature.B.Someofthemshowedherdisbeliefthatthereexistedamythicalbondbetweenmanandnature.C.Herpoemsreflectedherfeelingthatnatureisrestorativetohumanbeings.D.Manyofthemshowedherfeelingofnature’sinscrutabilityandindifferencetothelifeandinterestsofhumanbeings.23.AsagreatinnovatorinAmericanliterature,WaltWhitmanwrotehispoetryinanunconventionalstylewhichisnowcalledfreeverse,thatis_________.A.lyricalpoetrywithchantingrefrainsB.poetrywithoutafixedbeatorregularrhymeschemeC.poetrywithoutrhymesattheendofthelinesbutwithafixedbeatD.poetryinanirregularmetricformandexpressingnoblefeelings37.WhichofthefollowingisnotaworkofNathanielHawthorne’s?A.TheHouseoftheSevenGables.B.TheBlithedaleRomance.C.TheMarbleFaun.D.WhiteJacket.38.InHawthorne’snovelsandshortstories,intellectualsusuallyappearas______________.A.commentatorsB.observersC.villainsD.saviors339.Besidessketches,talesandessays,WashingtonIrvingalsopublishedabookon______,whichisalsoconsideredanimportantpartofhiscreativewriting.A.poetictheoryB.FrenchartC.historyofNewYorkD.lifeofGeorgeWashington41.InAmericanliterature,escapingfromthesocietyandreturningtonatureisacommonsubject.Thefollowingtitlesareallrelated,inonewayoranother,tothesubjectexcept_________.A.MarkTwain’sTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnB.Dreiser’sSisterCarrieC.Copper’sLeather-StockingTalesD.Thoreau’sWalden43.EmilyDickinsonwrotemanyshortpoemsonvariousaspectsoflife.Whichofthefollowingisnotausualsubjectofherpoeticexpression?A.Religion.B.Lifeanddeath.C.Loveandmarriage.D.Warandpeace.44.In1837,RalphWaldoEmersonmadeaspeechentitled_______atHarvard,whichwashailedbyOliverWendellHolmesasOurintellectualDeclarationofIndependence.A.NatureB.Self-RelianceC.DivinitySchoolAddressD.TheAmericanScholar46.InAmericanliteraturethefirstimportantwriterwhoearnedaninternationalfameonbothsidesoftheAtlanticOceanis________