美国文学试题模拟的卷及问题详解.docx

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美国文学试题模拟的卷及问题详解

美国文学期末考试模拟试题及答案

I.Trueorfalsechoices:

20%（Onepointforeachitem）

（T）1.Franklin’sautobiography,publishedafterhisdeath,hasbecomeoneoftheclassicsofthegenre.

（F）2.InCatch-22,Yossariandevisesmultiplestrategiestoflycombatmissions,butthemilitarybureaucracyisalwaysabletofindawaytomakehimstay.

（F）3.EbenkillstheinfantinDesireundertheElmandconfesseshiscrimeintheendoftheplay.

（T）4.“Dreams”hasthemeaningtoencourageotherblackpeoplenottogiveuphopeorlosetheiridealofabetterworld,forwithouthope,lifeisunbearable.

（T）5.TheScarletLetter,publishedin1850,isanAmericannovelwrittenbyNathanielHawthorneandisgenerallyconsideredtobehisrepresentativework.

（F）6.RalphWaldoEmersonwasanAmericanessayist,philosopher,poet,andleaderoftheImagistmovementintheearly19thcentury.

（F）7.“TheFalloftheHouseofUsher”isoneofPoe’spoems.

（F）8.SaulBellow’sperceptionscenteraroundtheblackpeople,thebigcity,andthespiritofAmericanlifeinthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury.

（T）9.InTheScarletLetter,PearisHester’sillegitimatedaughter.

（T）10.Somepresent-daycriticsconsiderPound’sCantosthebestlongpoeminmodernliterature.

（T）11.In1895,StephenCranepublishedMaggie:

AGirlofStreet,whichexertedgreatinfluenceonTheodoreDreiser’srealism.

（T）12.ThesettingofTheFloweringJudasistheMexicanRevolutionisthe1920s.

（F）13.Fitzgerald’sfictionalworldisthebestembodimentofthespiritoftheromanticperiod.

（F）14.WilliamFaulkner’swoksmainlyconcernedthedecayineconomyandmoralintheAmericanNorth.

（F）15.InFaulkner’sTheSoundandtheFury,heusedatechniquecalledimagism,inwhichthewholestorywastoldthroughthethoughtsofonecharacter.

（T）16.WiththepublicationofTheSunAlsoRises,ErnestHemingwaybecamethespokesmanofthelostgeneration.

（T）17.ThenovelAFarewelltoArmsportraysafarewellbothtowarandlove.

（F）18.Thefamouspoem“APsalmofLife”waswrittenbyEdgarAllenPoe.

（F）19.“TheRaven”isashortstorywrittenbyEdgarAllenPoe.

（F）20.ToniMorrisonwasawardedthePulitzerPrizein1988forhernovelTheBluestEye.

II.Matchthefollowingwritersandtheirworks:

10%（Onepointforeachitem）

Writers:

（g）1.BenjaminFranklin

Works:

a.ArsPoetica

（d）2.ToniMorrison

（f）3.WilliamFaulkner

（a）4.ArchibaldMacLeish

（c）5.NathanielHawthorne

（e）6.HenryWadsworthLongfellow

（b）7.StephenCrane

（j）8.KatherineAnnePorter

（h）9.WilliamCarlosWilliams

（i）10.SaulBellow

b.Maggie:

AGirloftheStreets

c.Twice-toldTales

d.Beloved

e.APsalmofLife

f.BarnBurning

g.PoorRichard’sAlmanac

h.Paterson

i.AndersontheRainKing

j.TheFloweringJudas

III.Identifythefollowingbychoosingtheauthor’snameandthenameoftheworks:

20%（1pointsforeachitem）

1.AndnowIspeakofthankingGod,IdesirewithallhumilitytoacknowledgethatIowethementionedhappinessofmypastlifetohiskindprovidence,whichledmetothemeansIusedandgavethemsuccess.Mybeliefofthisinducesmetohope,thoughImustnotpresume,thatthesamegoodnesswillstillbeexercisedtowardme,incontinuingthathappiness,orenablingmetobearafatalreverse,whichImayexperienceasothershavedone,thecomplexionofmyfuturefortunebeingknowntohimonlyinwhosepoweritistoblesstousevenourafflictions.

Author:

A.WilliamFaulknerB.BenjaminFranklinC.RalphWaldoEllison

Work:

A.TheAutobiographyB.BarnBurningC.TheGreatGatsby

2.ItmustbeunderstoodthatneitherbywordnordeedhadIgivenFortunatocausetodoubtmygoodwill.Icontinuedaswasmywont,tosmileinhisface,andhedidnotperceivethatmysmileNOWwasatthethoughtofhisimmolation.

Author:

A.WilliamFaulknerB.EdgarAllanPoeC.RalphWaldoEllison

Work:

A.TheAutobiographyB.BarnBurningC.TheCaskofAmontillado

3.Virtuesare,inthepopularestimate,rathertheexceptionthantherule.Thereistheman_and_hisvirtues.Mendowhatiscalledagoodaction,assomepieceofcourageorcharity,muchastheywouldpayafineinexpiationofdailynon-appearanceonparade.Theirworksaredoneasanapologyorextenuationoftheirlivingintheworld,--asinvalidsandtheinsanepayahighboard.Theirvirtuesarepenances.Idonotwishtoexpiate,buttolive.Mylifeisforitselfandnotforaspectacle.Imuchpreferthatitshouldbeofalowerstrain,soitbegenuineandequal,thanthatitshouldbeglitteringandunsteady.

Author:

A.WaltWhitmanB.WilliamFaulknerC.RalphW.Emerson

Work:

A.TheRoadNotTakenB.IShotAnArrowC.Self-reliance

4.Thedoorofthejailbeingflungopenfromwithinthereappeared,inthefirstplace,likeablackshadowemergingintosunshine,thegrimandgristlypresenceofthetown-beadle,withaswordbyhisside,andhisstaffofofficeinhishand.ThispersonageprefiguredandrepresentedinhisaspectthewholedismalseverityofthePuritaniccodeoflaw,whichitwashisbusinesstoadministerinitsfinalandclosestapplicationtotheoffender.Stretchingforththeofficialstaffinhislefthand,helaidhisrightupontheshoulderofayoungwoman,whomhethusdrewforward,until,onthethresholdoftheprison-door,sherepelledhim,byanactionmarkedwithnaturaldignityandforceofcharacter,andsteppedintotheopenairasifbyherownfreewill.

Author:

A.NathanielHawthorneB.WilliamFaulknerC.EmilyDickenson

Work:

A.MobyDickB.TheScarletLetterC.Walden

5.Asingulardisadvantageofthesealiesinthefactthataftersuccessfullysurmountingonewaveyoudiscoverthatthereisanotherbehinditjustasimportantandjustasnervouslyanxioustodosomethingeffectiveinthewayofswampingboats.Inaten-footdingeyonecangetanideaoftheresourcesoftheseainthelineofwavesthatisnotprobabletotheaverageexperiencewhichisneveratseainadingey.Aseachslateywallofwaterapproached,itshutallelsefromtheviewofthemenintheboat,anditwasnotdifficulttoimaginethatthisparticularwavewasthefinaloutburstoftheocean,thelasteffortofthegrimwater.

Author:

A.HenryJamesB.WilliamFaulknerC.StephenCrane

Work:

A.Catch-22B.TheOpenBoatC.MissJewett

6.DoctorHarryspreadawarmpawlikeacushiononherforeheadwheretheforkedgreenveindancedandmadehereyelidstwitch.“Now,now,beagoodgirl,andwe’llhaveyouupinnotime.”

Author:

A.OscarWildeB.H.W.LongfellowC.KatherineAnnePorter

Work:

A.TheJiltingofGrannyWeatherallB.MobyDickC.TheJollyCorner

7.Butallthispartofitseemedremoteandunessential. IfoundmyselfonGatsby’sside,andalone. FromthemomentItelephonednewsofthecatastrophetoWestEggvillage,everysurmiseabouthim,andeverypracticalquestion,wasreferredtome. AtfirstIwassurprisedandconfused;then,ashelayinhishouseanddidn’tmoveorbreatheorspeak,houruponhour,itgrewuponmethatIwasresponsible,becausenooneelsewasinterested—interested,Imean,withthatintensepersonalinteresttowhicheveryonehassomevaguerightattheend.

Author:

A.F.S.FitzgeraldB.ArtherMillerC.H.W.Longfellow

Work:

A.OnceMoreTotheLakeB.BarnBurningC.TheGreatGatsby

8. ThestoreinwhichthejusticeofthePeace'scourtwassittingsmelledofcheese.Theboy,crouchedonhisnailkegatthebackofthecrowdedroom,knewhesmelledcheese,andmore:

fromwherehesathecouldseetherankedshelvesclose-packedwiththesolid,squat,dynamicshapesoftincanswhoselabelshisstomachread,notfromtheletteringwhichmeantnothingtohismindbutfromthescarletdevilsandthesilvercurveoffish…

Author:

A.F.S.FitzgeraldB.WilliamFaulknerC.RobertFrost

Work:

A.InvisibleManB.BarnBurningC.TheHappyPrince

9.Itwaslateandeveryonehadleftthecafeexceptanoldmanwhosatintheshadowtheleavesofthetreemadeagainsttheelectriclight.Inthedaytimethestreetwasdusty,butatnightthedewsettledthedustandtheoldmanlikedtositlatebecausehewasdeafandnowatnightitwasquietandhefeltthedifference.Thetwowaitersinsidethecafeknewthattheoldmanwasalittledrunk,andwhilehewasagoodclienttheyknewthatifhebecametoodrunkhewouldleavewithoutpaying,sotheykeptwatchonhim.

Author:

A.WallaceStevensB.WilliamFaulknerC.ErnestHemingway

Work:

A.DeathofaSalesmanB.AClean,Well-lightedPlaceC.Recitatif

10.CABOT--Thunder'n'lightnin',Abbie!

Ihain'tsleptthislateinfiftyyear!

Looks'sifthesunwasfullriza'most.Must'vebeenthedancin'an'likker.Mustbegittin'old.IhopeEben'st'wuk.Yemight'vetukthetroublet'rouseme,Abbie.（Heturns--seesnoonethere--surprised）Waal--wharairshe?

Gittin'vittles,Icalc'late.（Hetiptoestothecradleandpeersdown--proudly）Mornin',sonny.Putty'sapicter!

Sleepin'sound.Hedon'tbellerallnightlikemosto''em.（Hegoesquietlyoutthedoorinrear--afewmomentslaterenterskitchen--seesAbbie--withsatisfaction）Sotharyebe.Yegotanyvittlescooked?

Author:

A.W.C.WilliamsB.E.G.O’neillC.SaulBellow

Work:

A.DesireUndertheElmsB.LookingforMr.GreenC.Catch-22

IV:

Completethefollowing:

20%

1.Ishotan__arrow___intotheair.

Itfellto__earth___Iknewnot___where__;

Forsoswiftlyit__flew___thesight

Couldnot__follow___itinits__flight___.（6%）

2.Lifeis__real___!

Lifeis__earnest___!

Andthegraveisnotits__goal___;

__Dust__thouart,to___dust__returnest,

Wasnotspokenofthe__