美國文學部分練習題

美國文學部分精選練習題根據英語專業(yè)八級考試人文考試部分的規(guī)定,我們總結了美國各個歷史時期的文學知識,并精選出如下習題,祝各位考生考出好成績。

InAmericanliterature,theeighteencenturywastheageoftheEnlightenment.wasthedominantspirit.

A.HumanismB.RationalismC.RevolutionD.Evolution

WhichstatementaboutFranklinisnottrue?

A.Heinstructedhiscountrymenasaprinter.B.Hewasascientist.

C.Hewasamasterofdiplomacy.D.HewasaPuritan.

WhoisregardedasthefirstAmericanproseepic.

A.NatureB.TheScarletLetterC.WaldenD.Moby-Dick

TheRomanicPeriodofAmericanliteraturestartedwiththepublicationofWashingtonIrving'sandendedwithWhiteman'sLeavesofGrass.

A.TheSketchBookB.TalesofaTravelerC.TheAlhambraD.AhistoryofNewYork

InHawthorne'sTheScarletLetter,"A"maystandfor.

A.AdulteryB.AngelC.AmiableD.Alltheabove

TheperiodbeforetheAmericanCivilWarisgenerallyreferredtoas.

A.theNaturalistPeriodB.theModernPeriodC.theRomanticPeriodD.theRealisticPeriod

TheAgeofRealismistheliteraryhistoryoftheUnitedStatesreferstotheperiodfromto.

A.1861–1914B.1863–1918C.1865–1914D.1865–1918

WhoisdescribedbyMarkTwainasaboywith"asoundheartandadeformedconscience?"?

A.TomSawyerB.HuckleberryFinnC.JimD.Tony

MarkTwain,oneofthegreatest19thcenturyAmericanwriters,iswellknownforhis.

A.internationalthemeB.waste-landimageryC.localcolorD.symbolism

TheimpactofDarwin'sevolutionarytheoryontheAmericanthoughtandtheinfluenceofthenineteenth-centuryFrenchliteratureontheAmericanmenoflettersgaverisetoyetanotherschoolofrealism:American.

A.modernismB.naturalismC.vernacularismD.localcolorism

In1900,Londonpublishedhisfirstcollectionofshortstories,named.

A.ThesonoftheWolfB.TheSeaWolfC.TheLawofLifeD.WhiteFang

Inwhichofthefollowingworks,Hemingwaypresentshisphilosophyaboutlifeanddeaththroughthedepictionofthebull-fightasakindofmicrocosmictragedy?

A.TheGreenHillsofAfrica.B.TheSnowsofKilimanjaro.

C.ToHaveandHaveNot.D.DeathintheAfternoon.

Whichofthefollowingfiguresdoesnotbelongto"TheLostGeneration"?

A.EzraPoundB.WilliamCarlosWilliamsC.RobertFrostD.TheodoreDreiserB20世紀美國最負盛名的幾種詩人之一，與象征派和意象派聯絡緊密。他還是全科及小兒科醫(yī)師。他反對維多利亞詩風（尤其是T·S·艾略特），既受到龐德等人影響，又繼承了浪漫派老式，推陳出新，力爭貼近生活語言。

WhoisadramatistthatholdsthecentralpositioninAmericandramathemodernisticperiod?

A.SinclairLevisB.EugeneO'NeilC.ArthurMillerD.TennesseeWilliams

ThefollowingwriterswereawardedNobelPrizeforliteratureexcept.

A.WilliamFaulknerB.F.ScottFitzgeraldC.JohnSteinbeckD.ErnestHemingway

In1954,wasawardedtheNobelPrizeforliteratureforhis"masteryoftheartofmodernnarration".

A.T.S.EliotB.ErnestHemingwayC.JohnSteinbeck1962D.WilliamFaulkner1950

Whoistheauthorofthework:"TheGrapesofWrath"?

A.JohnSteinbeckB.EugeneO'NeilC.F.ScottFitzgeraldD.TheodoreDreiser

In1920SinclairLewispublishedhismemorabledenunciationofAmericansmall-townprovincialismin.

A.MainStreetB.AnAmericanTragedyC.Winesburg,OhioD.SisterCarrieI.Chooseamongthefourchoicestheonethatwouldbestcompletethestatement.（30pts，1.5foreach）1.TheRomanticPeriodinAmericanliteraturestartedfromthepublicationofWashingtonIrving's______andendedwithWhitman'sLeavesofGrass.A.TheSketchBookB.AdventuresofCaptainBonnevilleC.AHistoryofNewYorkD.TheScarletLetter2.Inthemiddleof19thcentury，Americawitnessedaculturalfloweringwhichiscalled“_____”.A.theEnglishRenaissanceB.theSecondRenaissanceC.theAmericanRenaissanceD.theHarlemRenaissance3.Asaphilosophicalandliterarymovement，themainissuesinvolvedinthedebateofTranscendentalismaregenerallyconcerning______.A.nature，manandtheuniverseB.therelationshipbetweenmanandwomanC.thedevelopmentofRomanticisminAmericanliteratureD.thecold，rigidrationalismofUnitarianism4.InthehistoryofAmericanliterature，______isusuallyagreedtobethesummitoftheAmericanRomanticism.A.theHarlemRenaissanceB.EnglandTranscendentalismC.NewEnglandTranscendentalismD.NewTranscendentalism5.AboutthenovelTheScarletLetter，whichofthefollowingstatementsisnotright？A.It'sveryhardtosaythatitisalovestoryorastoryofsin.B.It'sahighlysymbolicstoryandtheauthorisamasterofsymbolism.C.It'smainlyaboutthemoral，emotionalandpsychologicaleffectsofsinuponthemaincharactersandthepeopleingeneral.D.InittheletterAtakesthesamesymbolicmeaningthroughoutthenovel.6.ThegreatseaadventurestoryMoby-Dickisusuallyconsidered______.A.asymbolicvoyageofthemindinquestoftruthandknowledgeoftheuniverseB.anadventurousexplorationintoman'srelationshipwithnatureC.asimplewhalingtaleorseaadventureD.asymbolicvoyageofthemindinquestoftheartistictruthandbeauty7.AsagreatinnovatorinAmericanliterature，WaltWhitmanwrotehispoetryinanunconventionalstylewhichisnowcalled“______，”whichis______.A.blankversepoetrywithchantingrefrainsB.freeversepoetrywithoutafixedbeatorregularrhymeschemeC.blankversepoetrywithoutrhymesattheendofthelinesbutwithafixedbeatD.freeversepoetryinanirregularmetricformandexpressingnoblefeelings8.AftertheCivilWarAmericawastransformedfrom______to______.A.anagrariancommunity…anindustrializedandcommercializedsocietyB.anagrariancommunity…asocietyoffreedomandequalityC.apoorandbackwardsociety…anindustrializedandcommercializedsocietyD.anindustrializedandcommercializedsociety…ahighlydevelopedsociety9.WhichofthefollowingissaidoftheAmericannaturalism？A.Theypreferredtohavetheirownregionandpeopleattheforefrontofthestories.B.Theircharacteristicsettingisusuallyanisolatedtown.C.Humansshouldbeunitedbecausetheyhadtoadaptthemselvestochangingharshenvironment.D.Theircharacterswereconceivedmoreorlesscomplexcombinationsofinheritedattributes，theirhabitsconditionedbysocialandeconomicforces.10.WhichofthefollowingisnotrightaboutMarkTwain'sstyleoflanguage？A.Hissentencestructuresarelong，ungrammaticalanddifficulttoread.B.Hiswordsarecolloquial，concreteanddirectineffect.C.Hishumorisremarkableandcharacterizedbypuns，straight-facedexaggeration，repetitionandanti-climax.D.Hisstyleoflanguagehadexertedratherdeepinfluenceonthecontemporarywriters.11.TheimpactofDarwin'sevolutionarytheoryontheAmericanthoughtandtheinfluenceofthe19thcenturyFrenchliteratureontheAmericanmenoflettersgaverisetoanotherschoolofrealism：American______.A.RomanticismB.TranscendentalismC.RealismD.Naturalism12.WhichofthefollowingisnotwrittenbyHenryJames？A.ThePortraitofaLadyandTheAmerican，DaisyMillerB.TheWingsoftheDoveandTheAmbassadorsC.WhatMaisieKnewandTheGoldenBowlD.TheRiseofSilasLaphamandTheGildedAge13.WhichofthefollowingaboutEmilyDickinsonisnotright？A.Dickinsonthinksthatnatureisbothbenevolentandcruel.B.Dickinsonemphasizesfree-willandhumanresponsibilityC.Dickinsonbelievesinscienceasafinalandsavingpower.D.Dickinsonisoriginalinherpoetry.14.WhichofthefollowingisrightaboutEmilyDickinson'spoemsaboutnature？A.Inthem，sheexpressedhergeneralaffirmationabouttherelationshipbetweenmanandnature.B.Someofthemshowedherdisbeliefthatthereexistedamythicalbondbetweenmanandnature.