美国文学题库I单选题1112.docx

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美国文学题库I单选题1112

美国文学题库I单选题

I.Eachofthefollowingstatementsbelowisfollowedbyfouralternativeanswers.Choosetheonethatwouldbestcompletethestatement.

1.ForMelville,aswellasforthereaderand_________,thenarrator,MobyDickisstillamystery,anultimatemysteryoftheuniverse.

A.AhabB.IshmaelC.StubbD.Starbuck

2.Naturalismisevolvedfromrealismwhentheauthor’stoneinwritingbecomeslessseriousandlesssympatheticbutmoreironicandmore_____________.

A.rationalB.HumorousC.optimisticD.pessimistic

3.Dreiser’sTrilogyofDesireincludesthreenovels.TheyareTheFinancier,TheTitanand_____.

A.TheGeniusB.TheTycoonC.TheStoicD.TheGiant

4.TheimpactofDarwin’sevolutionarytheoryontheAmericanthoughtandtheinfluenceofthenineteenth-centuryFrenchliteratureontheAmericanmenoflettersgaverisetoyetanotherschoolofrealism:

American___________.

A.localcolorismB.VernacularismC.modernismD.naturalism

5.RobertFrostcombinedtraditionalverseforms-thesonnet,rhymingcouplets,blankverse-withaclearAmericanlocalspeechrhythm,thespeechof_______farmerswithitsidiosyncraticdictionandsyntax.

A.SouthernB.WesternC.NewHampshireD.NewEngland

6.Asanautobiographicalplay,O’Neill’s___________（1956）hasgaineditsstatusasaworldclassicandsimultaneouslymarkstheclimaxofhisliterarycareerandthecomingofageofAmericandrama.

A.TheIcemanComethB.LongDay’sJourneyIntoNightC.TheHairyApeD.DesireUndertheElms

7.Apartfromthedislocationoftimeandthemodernstream-of-consciousness,theothernarrativetechniquesFaulknerusedtoconstructhisstoriesinclude_________,symbolismandmythologicalandbiblicalallusions.

A.impressionismB.ExpressionismC.multiplepointsofviewD.firstpersonpointofview

8.Stylistically,HenryJames’fictionischaracterizedby____________.

A.short,clearsentencesB.abundanceoflocalimages

C.ordinaryAmericanspeechD.highlyrefinedlanguage

9.OneofthecharacteristicsthathavemadeMarkTwainamajorliteraryfigureinthe19thcenturyAmericaishisuseof____________.

A.vernacularB.interiormonologueC.pointofviewD.photographicdescription

10.Itisonhis____________thatWashingtonIrving’sfamemainlyrested.

A.childhoodrecollectionsB.sketchesabouthisEuropeantours

C.earlypoetryD.talesaboutAmerica

11.Atthemiddleof19thcentury,Americawitnessedaculturalfloweringwhichiscalled“____________________”.

　　A.theEnglishRenaissanceB.theSecondRenaissance

　　C.theAmericanRenaissanceD.theSalemRenaissance

12.Asaphilosophicalandliterarymovement,themainissuesinvolvedinthedebateofTranscendentalismaregenerallyconcerning____________________.

　A.nature,manandtheuniverseB.therelationshipbetweenmanandwoman

　C.thedevelopmentofRomanticisminAmericanliteratureD.thecold,rigidrationalismofUnitarianism

13.AboutthenovelTheScarletLetter,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTright?

　　A.It’sveryhardtosaythatitisalovestoryorastoryofsin.

　　B.It’sahighlysymbolicstoryandtheauthorisamasterofsymbolism.

　　C.It’smainlyaboutthemoral,emotionalandpsychologicaleffectsofthesinuponthemaincharactersandthepeopleingeneral.

　D.InittheletterAtakesthesamesymbolicmeaningthroughoutthenovel.

14.ThegreatseaadventurestoryMoby-Dickisusuallyconsidered____________.

　　A.asymbolicvoyageofthemindinquestofthetruthandknowledgeoftheuniverse.

　　B.anadventurousexplorationintoman’srelationshipwithnature

　　C.asimplewhalingtaleorseaadventure

D.asymbolicvoyageofthemindinquestoftheartistictruthandbeauty

15.Inhispoems,WaltWhitmanisinnovativeinthetermsoftheformofhispoetry,whichiscalled“____________________.”

　　A.freeverseB.blankverseC.alliterationD.endrhyming

16.AftertheCivilWarAmericawastransformedfrom______to_________.

　　A.anagrariancommunity…anindustrializedandcommercializedsociety

　　B.anagrariancommunity…asocietyoffreedomandequality

　　C.apoorandbackwardsociety…anindustrializedandcommercializedsociety

D.anindustrializedandcommercializedsociety…ahighlydevelopedsociety

17.WhichofthefollowingissaidoftheAmericannaturalism?

　　A.Theypreferredtohavetheirownregionandpeopleattheforefrontofthestories.

　　B.Theircharacteristicsettingisusuallyanisolatedtown.

　　C.Humansshouldbeunitedbecausetheyhadtoadaptthemselvestochangingharshenvironment.

　　D.Theircharacterswereconceivedmoreorlesscomplexcombinationsofinheritedattributes,theirhabitsconditionedbysocialandeconomicforces.

18.WhichofthefollowingisnotrightaboutMarkTwain’sstyleoflanguage?

　　A.Hissentencestructuresarelong,ungrammaticalanddifficulttoread.

　　B.Hiswordsarecolloquial,concreteanddirectineffect.

　　C.Hishumorisremarkableandcharacterizedbypuns,straight-facedexaggeration，repetitionandanti-climax.

D.Hisstyleoflanguagehadexertedratherdeepinfluenceonthecontemporarywriters.

19.TheimpactofDarwin’sevolutionarytheoryontheAmericanthoughtandtheinfluenceofthe19thcenturyFrenchliteratureontheAmericanmenoflettersgaverisetoanotherschoolofrealism:

American______.

　　A.RomanticismB.TranscendentalismC.RealismD.Naturalism

20.WhichofthefollowingisnotwrittenbyHenryJames?

　　A.ThePortraitofALadyandTheEuropeans.B.TheWingsoftheDoveandTheAmbassadors.

　　C.WhatMaisieKnowsandTheBostonians.D.TheGeniusandTheGildedAge.

21.MorethanfivehundredpoemsDickinsonwroteareaboutnature,inwhichhergeneralSkepticismabouttherelationshipbetween______iswell-expressed.

　　A.manandmanB.menandwomenC.manandnatureD.menandGod

22.WhichofthefollowingisrightaboutEmilyDickinson’spoemsaboutnature?

　　A.Inthem,sheexpressedhergeneralaffirmationabouttherelationshipbetweenmanandnature.

　　B.Someofthemshowedherdisbeliefthatthereexistedamythicalbondbetweenmanandnature.

　　C.Herpoemsreflectedherfeelingthatnatureisrestorativetohumanbeings.

　　D.Manyofthemshowedherfeelingofnature’sinscrutabilityandindifferencetothelifeandinterestsofhumanbeings.

23.AsagreatinnovatorinAmericanliterature,WaltWhitmanwrotehispoetryinanunconventionalstylewhichisnowcalledfreeverse,thatis_________.

　　A.lyricalpoetrywithchantingrefrainsB.poetrywithoutafixedbeatorregularrhymescheme

　　C.poetrywithoutrhymesattheendofthelinesbutwithafixedbeat

D.poetryinanirregularmetricformandexpressingnoblefeelings

24.Inthefirstpartofthe20thcentury，apartfromDarwinism,thereweretwothinkers-______，whoseideashadthegreatestimpactontheperiod.

　　A.theGermanKarlMarxandtheAustrianSigmundFreud

　　B.theGermanKarlMarxandtheAmericanSigmundFreud

　　C.theSwissCarlJungandtheAmericanWilliamJames

D.theAustrianKarlMarxandtheGermanSigmundFreud

25.WhichofthefollowingcanbesaidaboutEugeneO’Neillplays?

　　A.Mostofhisplaysareconcernedabouttheroot,thetruthofhumandesiresandhumanfrustrations.

　　B.Histragicviewoflifeisreflectedinmanyofhisworks.

　　C.Hisplaysareconcernedabouttherelationshipbetweenmanandnatureaswellasmanandwoman.

D.BothAandB.

26.MostofO’Neill’splaysareconcernedaboutthefollowingexcept______.

　　A.successandfailureinman’sliterarycareer

　　B.lifeanddeath,illusionanddisillusion,dreamandreality

　　C.alienationandcommunication,selfandsociety,desireandfrustration

D.thebasicissuesofhumanexistenceandpredicament

27.Whichofthefollowingcanbesaidaboutatypicalmodernliterarywork?

　　A.Itisarecordofsequenceandcoherenceofthehistoryandtheworld.

　　B.Itisajuxtapositionofthepastandpresent,ofthehistoryandthememory.

　　C.Itisabookofintegritydrawnfromdiverseareasofexperience.

D.Itsperspectiveisshiftedfromtheinternaltotheexternal,fromtheprivatetothepublic.

28.AstothegreatAmericanpoetEzraPound,whichofthefollowingisnotright?

　　A.Hislanguageisusuallyobliqueyetmarvelouslycompressedandhispoetryisdensewithpersonal,literary,andhistoricalallusions.

　　B.HisartistictalentsareonfulldisplayinthehistoryoftheImagistMovement.

　　C.FromhisanalysisoftheChineseideogramPoundlearnedtoanchorhispoeticlanguageinconcrete,perceptualreality,andtoorganizeimagesintolargerpatternsthroughjuxtaposition.

　　D.Forhewaspoliticallycontroversialandnotoriousforwhathedidinthewartime,hisliteraryachievementandinfluencearesomewhatreduced.

29.Inhispoetry,RobertFrostmadethecolloquial______speechintoapoeticexpression.

　　A.EnglandB.NewEnglandC.PlymouthD.Boston

30.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisrightaboutRobertFrost’spoetry?

　　A.Hecombinedtraditionalverseformswiththedifficultandhighlyornamentallanguage.

　　B.HecombinedtraditionalverseformswiththepastorallanguageoftheSouthernarea.

　　C.Hecombinedtraditionalverseformswithasimplespokenlanguage-thespeechofNewEnglandfarmers.

D.Hecombinedtraditionalverseformswiththeexperimental.

31.WhichofthefollowingstatementscanbesaidabouttheworksofScottFitzgerald,aspokesmanofthe“Roaring20s”?

　　A.ManyofthemportrayedthehollownessoftheAmericanworshipofrichesandtheunendingAmericandreamoffulfillment.

　　B.Theyaresymbolicofthepsychologicaljourneyofthemodernmanandhishelplessnessinthemodernworld.

　　C.Theyshowthe