美国文学试题库注:试题库内容仅作为学习参考使用,并不代表考试内容。任何一道题均可能变化为其它形式的试题。I.Eachofthefollowingbelowisfollowedbyfouralternativeanswers.Choosetheonethatwouldbestcompletethestatement.1.AllofthefollowingarethefeaturesofPuritansEXCEPT_____.A.wantingtomakepuretheirreligiousbeliefsandpracticesB.lookinguponthemselvesasachosenpeopleC.toleratingothers’beliefsandsoughtforahappyandaneasylifeD.wishingtorestoresimplicitytochurchservesandemphasizedtheimageofawrathfulGod2.ThesecularidealsoftheAmericanEnlightenmentwereexemplifiedin_____.A.JamesFennimoreCooperB.ThomasPaineC.BenjaminFranklinD.RalphWaldoEmerson3.Ofthefollowingworks,______wasnotwrittenbyThomasPaine.A.RightsofManB.CivilDisobedienceC.TheAgeofReasonD.CommonSense4.The“FatherofAmericanPoetry”is____.A.WilliamCullenBryantB.PhilipFreneauC.HenryWadsworthLongfellowD.AllanPoe5.ThemostoutstandingwriterofthePost-Revolutionaryperiod,whowroteinhispoemstheindigenouswildlifeandothernativeAmericansubjects,is_____.A.WilliamCullenBryantB.PhilipFreneauC.HenryWadsworthLongfellowD.AllanPoe6.TheRomanticwriterswouldfocusonallthefollowingissuesEXCEPTthe_____intheAmericanliteraryhistory.A.individualfeelingsB.ideaofsurvivalofthefittestC.strongimaginationD.returntonature7.Cooper’sstoryofthe“frontiersaga”ismadeupof5famousnovelsthatcomprisethe________Tales,inwhichthemaincharacterisNattyBumppo.A.LeaterstokingB.TheDeerSlayerC.SeaAdventureD.TheRomantic8.MostofHermanMelville’snovelsarebasedonseavoyagesandseaadventures.Butinthefollowing______isNOTthecase.A.TypeeB.MobyDickC.OmooD.TheConfidenceMan9.ThefollowingarecorrectfortranscendentalismEXCEPT_____.A.Itisasystematizedphilosophicalandliterarymovement.B.Itexaltedfeelingoverreason,individualexpressionovertherestraintsoflawandcustom.C.ItspokeforculturalrejuvenationagainstthematerialismofAmericansociety.D.ItappealedtothosewhoscornedthepaledeityofNewEnglandUnitarianism.10.HenryDavidThoreau’swork,______,hasalwaysbeenregardedasamasterpieceofNewEnglandTranscendentalism.A.WaldenB.ThepioneersC.NatureD.SongofMyself11.WhichessayofEmersonisregardedasanunofficialmanifestoforthe“TranscendentalClub”?A.Self-relianceB.NatureC.TheAmericanScholarD.TheOversoul12.Emersonbasedhisreligiononanintuitivebeliefinanultimateunity,whichhecalled________.A.theSpiritB.theOver-lordC.theoversoulD.theSelf13._______isnotafictionalcharacterinTheScarletLetter.A.HesterB.ArthurDimmersdaleC.RogerChillingworthD.Ishmael14.HesterPryme,Dimmesdale,ChillingworthandPearlaremostlikelythenamesofthecharactersin_____.A.TheScarletLetterB.TheHouseoftheSevenGablesC.ThePortraitofaLadyD.ThePioneers15.ThegiantMobyDickmaysymbolizeallEXCEPT________.A.mysteryoftheuniverseB.sinofthewhaleC.powerofnatureD.eviloftheworld16.MostofHermanMelville’snovelsarebasedonseavoyagesandseaadventures.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecase?A.TypeeB.MobyDickC.OmooD.TheConfidenceMan17.Ahab’sship,thePequod,maysymbolizeallEXCEPT________.A.aminiatureoftheworldB.asocietyC.theUnitedStatesD.eviloftheworld18.Ofthefollowingworks_____concernsmostconcentratedlyabouttheCalvinisticviewoforiginalsin.A.TheWastelandB.TheScarletLetterC.LeavesofGrassD.AsILayDying19.TheNewEnglandtranscendentalismwasfromtheverybeginningalocalphenomenonrestrictedonlytothosepeoplelivinginNewEngland,whocarriedoutthemovementasareactionagainstthecold,rigidrationalismof_____inBoston.A.PuritanismB.CalvinismC.ClassicismDUnitarianism20.TheperiodbeforetheAmericanCivilWariscommonlyreferredtoas____.A.theRomanticPeriodB.theRealisticPeriodC.theNaturalistPeriodD.theModernPeriod21.RealismsupportedbyWilliamDeanHowells,________,wasdescribedas“nothingmoreandnothinglessthanthetruthfultreatmentofmaterial.”A.themajoradvocateofthe19thcenturyAmericanrealismB.themajoradvocateofthe20thcenturyAmericanrealismC.themajoradvocateofthe19thcenturyBritishrealismD.themajoropponentofthe19thcenturyAmericanrealism22.ThefirstAmericanwriteroflocalcolortoachievewidepopularityinthe1860swas______.A.BretHarteB.MarkTwainC.BeecherStoweD.O’Henry23.Theperiodrangingfrom1865to1914hasbeenreferredtoas_____.A.theAgeofColonialismB.theAgeofRomanticismC.theAgeofRealismD.theAgeofModernism24.Statement_______isNOTtrueindescribingAmericannaturalists.A.TheyweredeeplyinfluencedbyDarwinism.B.TheywereidentifiedwithFrenchnovelistandtheoristEmileZola.C.Theychosetheirsubjectsfromthelowerranksofsociety.D.Theyusedmoreseriousandmoresympathetictoneinwritingthanrealists.25.“WhenLilacsLastintheDooryardBloomed”ismostprobablyapoem______.A.thatcelebratestheburgeoninglifeofcitiesB.thatsingshighlyfreedomanddemocracyC.thatcondemnsviolenceandbloodshedD.thatmournsforthedeathofLincoln26.______isnotamongtheartisticfeaturesofWhitman'swriting.A.Theuseofthepoetic“I”B.FreeverseC.MusicalityorrhythmD.Allegory27.WaltWhitmanwasapioneeringfigureofAmericanpoetry.Hisinnovationfirstofallliesinhisuseof_______,poetrywithoutafixedbeatorregularrhymescheme.A.blankverseB.heroiccoupletC.freeverseD.iambicpentameter28.WecanperhapssummarizethatWaltWhitman’spoemsarecharacterizedbyallthefollowingfeaturesEXCEPT_______.A.conversationalandcasualB.lyricalandwell-structuredC.simpleandrathercrudeD.free-