期末復(fù)習(xí)題美國文學(xué)簡史

1、得分評分人I. Bia nks: ( 10po in ts, 1 point for each bla nk)Directions: In this part of the test, there are 9 items and 10 blanks. Fill in the best an swer on the An swer Sheet accord ing to the kno wledge you have lear ned.1. The first American literature was neithernor really.2. Of the immigrants who c

2、ame to America in the first threequarters of the seve ntee nth cen tury, the overwhel ming majority was.3. The English immigrants who settled on America northernseacoast were called, so n amed after those who wishedto “purify” the Church of England.4. Washington Irving, the Father of American litera

3、ture,developed theas a genre in America n literature.5. Franklin s best writing is found in his masterpiece.6. The most outstanding poet in America of the 10 century was7. In the early 19th century, “Rip Van Winkle” had established s reputation at home and abroad,and designated thebegi nning of Amer

4、ica n Roma nticism.8. has sometimes been considered the father of themoder n short story.9. In 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne brought out his masterpiece, the story of a tria ngular love affair in colo nial America.得分評分人II. Multiple choice:(20 points, 1 point for each)Directions: In this part of the test

5、, there are twenty items. Choose the best an swer and write the corresp onding letter on the An swer Sheet.1. The Colonial Period of American literature stretched roughly fromthe settlement of America in the early 17 century through the end ofcen tury.A. the 18hB. the 19hC. the 201D. 21th2. New-E ng

6、la nd s Pla ntationwas published in 1630 byC. John Smith D. Michael Wigglesworth3. Of all the books written by Michael Wigglesworth the beat known isA. The Flesh and the Spirit B. The True TravelsC. The Day of DoomD. Christopher Columbus4. Benjamin Franklin was the epitome of the .A. American Enligh

7、tenmentB. Sugar ActC. Chartist movementD. Romanticist5. In the first section of Autobiography the writer addressedtoA. his son B. his friendsC. his wife D. himself6. During 1807-1808, Washington Irving wrote for his brother s newspaper called A. New York Times B. Washington PostC. Salmagundi D. Dail

8、y News7. History of New York was published in 1807 under the name ofA. Washington IrvingB. Diedrich KnickerbokerC. James Fenimore Cooper D. John Whittier8. Rip Van Winkle was written by A. James Fenimore Cooper B. Benjamin FranklinC. Washington IrvingD. Walt Whitman9. The Spywas written by James Fen

9、imore Cooper in 1821. It is a novelabout A. American Civil WarB. American RevolutionC. American West Expansion D. The First World War10. Natty Bumppo is the hero in Cooper s A. The Precaution B. The SpyC. The Gleanings in Europe D. Leatherstocking Tales11. was regarded as a poet of the American Revo

10、lutionA. Philip Freneau B. Walt WhitmanC. Robert Frost D. Cal Sandburg12. The Ravenwas written in 1844 by A. Philip Freneau B. Edgar Allan PoeC. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow D. Emily Dickinson13. The Ministers Black Veilwas written by A. Edgar Allan Poe B. Nathaniel HawthorneC. Henry David ThoreauD. R

11、alph Waldo Emerson14. Anne Bradstreet was a Puritan poet. Her poems made such a stir in England that she became known as the who appeared inAmerica.A. Ninth MuseB. Tenth MuseC. Best MuseD. First Muse15. The ship carried about one hundred Pilgrims and took 66days to beat its way across the Atlantic.

12、In December of 1620, it put the Pilgrims ashore at Plymouth, Massachusetts.A. Sunflower B. ArmadaC. Mayflower D. Titanic16. A new had appeared in England in the last years of the 1th8century. It spread to continental Europe and then came to America early in the 19th century.A. RealismB. Critical rea

13、lismC. RomanticismD. Naturalism17. Washington Irving got his idea for his most famous story,Rip VanWinkle, from a A. Greek legend B. German legendC. French legend D. English legend18. Rip Van Winkleis found in Irving s longer work, A. The Sketch Book B. History of New YorkC. Tales of a Traveler D. T

14、he Precaution19. was often regardedas America s first man of letters,devoting much of his career to literature.A. Benjamin Franklin B. Philip FreneauC. Washington Irving D. James Fenimore Cooper20. All the following novels are in Cooper s LeatherstockingTalesexcept A. The Pioneers B. The PrairieC. T

15、he Deerslayer D. The SpyIII. Identification (20 points, 1 point for each)Directions: In this part of the test, there are twenty titles. Judgethe authors of these works and fill them on the Answer Sheet.1. Gleanings in Europe2. Oliver Goldsmith3. The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America4. “ The Day

16、 of Doom ”5. A History of New York6. The Last of the Mohicans7. The House of the Night8. A Forest Hymn9. “The Raven”10. “ The Cask of Amontillado ”11. Mosses from an Old Manse12. “ Israfel”13. “ The Flesh and the Spirit”14. Life of George Washington15. The Pathfinder16. “ the Wild Honey Suckle”17. T

17、he Flood of Years18. “ The Poetic Principle”19. The Blithedale Romance20. “ The Indian Burying Ground ”IV. Terms (20 points, 4 points for each)Directions: In this part of the test, there are five terms. Please give the definition for these terms. Scores will be given for the related contents. Four i

18、ndividual contents will be enough for four points.1. Knickerbocker2. Poor Richards Almanac3. Leatherstocking Tales4. Purita nism5. Benjamin Fran kli nV. Appreciati on (10 poin ts, 5 points for each)Directions: In this part of the test, there are two excerpts. Each of the excerpts is followed by thre

19、e questi ons. Read the excerpts and an swer the questi ons on the An swer Sheet.Part AFrom morning suns and evening dewsAt first thy little being came:If nothing once, you nothing lose,For whe n you die you are the same;The space betwee n, is but an hour.The frail durati on of a flower.1. Who is the

20、 poet of the poem and what is the title of the poem? (2 points)2. Tell the metrical structure and rhyme scheme of the poem. (1 point)3. What does the “l(fā)ittle being” refer to? What meaning is suggestedby the phrase “ but an hour” ? (2 points)Part BThe opinions of this junto were completely con trolle

21、d by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and Iandlord of the inn, at the door of which he took his seat from morning till night, just moving sufficiently to avoid the sun and keep in the shade of a large tree; so that the n eighbors could tell the hour by his moveme nts as accurately as by

22、a sun dial. It is true he was rarely heard to speak, but smoked his pipe in cessa ntly. His adhere nts, however (for every great man has his adherents), perfectly understood him, and knew how to gather his opinions. When anything that was read or related displeased him, he was observed to smoke his

23、pipe vehemently, and to send forth short, frequent and angry puffs; but when pleased, he would inhale the smoke slowly and tranquilly, and emit it in light and placid clouds; and sometimes, taking the pipe from his mouth, and letting the fragrant vapor curl about his nose, would gravely nod his head

24、 in token of perfect approbation.From even this stronghold the unlucky Rip was at length routed by his termagant wife, who would suddenly break in upon the tranquility of the assemblage and call the members all to naught; nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself, sacred from the daring

25、 tongue of this terrible virago, who charged him outright with encouraging her husband in habits of idleness.1. Who was the writer of this story? What is the title of this story? (2 points)2. Who was Nicholas Vedder? (1 point)3. How did he express his opinions on public matters? (2 points)VI. Commen

26、t. (20 points, 10 points for each)Directions: In this part of the test, you are given five topics. Choose TWO of them and give a comment on the Answer Sheet. Scores will be given according to the content, grammar and the completeness of the related knowledge.1. What are the features of literature in

27、 Colonial America?2. Comment on Benjamin Franklins Autobiography.3. Comment on Nathaniel Hawthorne s writing techniques.4. What philosophical meaning is implied in Philip Freneau s “TheWild Honey Suckle”?5. What are the artistic achievements of Edgar Allan Poe?答案I. Blanks: (10%)(每題 1分，共 10 分，答錯不給分 )

28、1. American literature 2. English 3. Puritans4. short story5. Autobiography6. Philip Freneau7. Washington Irving8. Edgar Allan Poe9. The Scarlet LetterII. Multiple Choice: ( 20%)(每題 1 分，共 20分，答錯不給分 )1. A2. B3. C4. A5. A6. C7. B8. C9. B10. D11. A12. B13. B14. B15. C16.C17. B18. A19. C20. DIII.

29、..5.16.Identification (20%)(每題 1 分，共 20分，答錯不給分) James Fenimore Cooper Washington Irving Anne BradstreetMichael WigglesworthWashington IrvingJames Fenimore CooperPhilip FreneauWilliam Cullen BryantEdgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan PoeNathaniel HawthorneEdgar Allan PoeAnne Bradstreet

30、Washington IrvingJames Fenimore CooperPhilip Freneau17. William Cullen Bryant18. Edgar Allan Poe19. Nathaniel Hawthorne20. Philip FreneauIV. Terms (20%)(每題 4分，共 20分。答案中給出多個知識點， 答對其中 四個知識點即得滿分，多于四個不加分，少則扣分。超出 所給出答案部分的，評卷人可根據(jù)相關(guān)內(nèi)容和知識酌情給 分。)1. TranscendentalismKey words: Emerson, Thoreau, nature, intuit

31、ion, oversoul, individualism, spirit, idealism, Romanticism, etc.2. Free VerseKey words: without fixed beat, regular rhyme scheme, Whitman, Leavesof Grass, etc.3. Leatherstocking TalesKey words: Cooper, five novels, Natty Bumppo, frontier, frontiersman, life from youth to old age, The Pioneer, The L

32、ast of the Mohicans, ThePrairie, The Pathfinder, The Deerslayer, etc.4. Puritanismkey words:Calvin, purify, hard work, thrift, predestination, salvation, sin,God, from England to America, immigration, etc.5. Benjamin Franklinkey words: statesman, scientist and writer, Autobiography, Poor Richard s Almanac, puritan, hard work and thrift, successful, contributions, printer, etc.V. Appreciation （10%）（每題 5分，共 10分。評卷人可以按照問題及內(nèi)容酌情給分）P