华南农业大学美国文学史期末考试题

华南农业大学美国文学史期末考. Explain the following literary terms. （本大题共 2 小题，每小题 5 分，共 10 分）1.Darwinism 2.Lost generation3.Imagism 4.Free Verse . Matching（本大 题共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，共 10 分）1. John Steinbeck2. T.S. Eliot3. Carl Sandburg4. F. Scott Fitzgerald5. Harriet Beecher Stowe6. O Henry7. Thomas Paine8. Ernest Hemingway9. Ralph Waldo Emerson10. Nathaniel Hawthornea. A Farewell to Armsb. Common Sensec. Uncle Toms Cabind. The Cop and the Antheme. The Grapes of Wrath f. Fogg. The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrockh. Naturei. The Great Gatsbyj. The Scarlet Letter.Multiple choice.（本大题共 35 小题，每小 题 1 分，共 35 分）1.In the early nineteenth century American moral values were essentially Puritan. Nothing has left a deeper imprint on the character of the people as a whole than did_. A.Puritanism B Romanticism C Rationalism D Sentimentalism 2. Franklin wrote and published his famous_, an annul collection of proverbs. A. The Autobiography B. Poor Richards Almanack C. Common Sense D. The General Magazine 3. In American literature, the eighteenth century was the age of the Enlightenment. _was the dominant spirit. A. Humanism B Rationalism C Revolution D Evolution 4._ usually was regarded as the first American writer.A.William Bradford B. Anne Bradstreet C.Emily Dickinson D. Captain John Smith 5.Which is not Irvings works in the following. A. The Sketch Book B. Tales of a Traveller C .A History of New York D To A Waterfowl 6. Choose Freneaus poem from the following. A. The Raven B. To a Waterfowl C. To Hellen D. The wild Honey Suckle 7. In 1817, the stately poem called Thanatopsis introduced the best poet_to appear in America up to that time. A. Edward Taylor B. Philip Freneau C. William Cullen Bryant D. Edgar Allan Poe 8.Compared with his contemporaries, _was no doubt the best in exploring the wildness and frontier in fiction. A. Washington Irving B. James Fenimore Cooper C. William Cullen Bryant D Philip Freaneau 9. Washington Irvings Rip Van Winkle is famous for_. A. Rips escape into a mysterious valley B. The storys German legendary source material C. Rips seeking for happiness D. Rips 20-years sleep 10. Choose Poes work from the following A. The Day of Doom B.The Last of the Mohicans C. The Indian Burying Ground D The Fall of the House of Usher11.Choose Irvings work from the following . A. The Sketch Book B. Thanatopsis C. The Spy D.The British Prison Ship 12._ is the most commonly used in English poetry, in which an unstressed syllable comes first followed by a stressed. A. the trochaic foot B. an anapestic foot C. a quatrain D.a iambic foot 13. The Indian Burying Ground by_ is the earliest poem which romanticizes the Indian as a child of nature. A. Washington Irving B. Adgar Alan Poe C.Philip Freneau D.Nathaniel Hawthorne 14._ is a poetic device used to increase the musical quality and link the lines and stanzas of a poem. A. meter B. repetition C. rhyme D.foot 15.Poetry is aimed at conveying and enriching human experience which is formed through sense impressions. _ is the representation of sense experience through language.A .meter B. image C.theme D.assonance16.In American literature, the 18th century was the age of Enlightenment. _ was the dominant.A. humanism B. rationalism C. romanticism D. evolution17.The short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is taken from Irvings work named _.A. The Leatherstocking Tales B. The Sketch BookC. The Autobiography D. The History of New York18.Which of the following is not the characteristic of American Romanticism?A. Rationalism B. inner self C. personal feelings D. individualism19.The short story “Rip Van Winkle” reveals the _ attitude of its author.A. optimistic B. pessimistic C. conservative D. ironic20.Transcendentalist doctrines found their greatest literary advocates in _ and Thoreau.A. Jefferson B. Emerson C. Freneau D. Mark Twain21.Which is regarded as the “Declaration of Intellectual Independence”?A. The American Scholar B. English TraitsC. Oversoul D. Self-reliance22._ is the father of American Literature.A. Benjamin Franklin B. Philip Freneau C. Paine D. Washington Irving23._ was the most leading spirit of the Transcendental Club.A. Thoreau B. Emerson C. Hawthorne D. Whitman24.Most of the poems in Whitmans Leaves of Grass sing of the “en-mass” and the _ as well.A. nature B. self-reliance C. self D. life25.For Melville, as well as for the reader and _, the narrator, Moby Dick is still a mystery, an ultimate mystery of the universe.A. Ahab B. StubbC. Ishmael D. Starbuck26.The poem is written in free verse in 52 cantos with the theme of the universality and equality in value of all people and all things.a.Cantos b. The Raven c. Song of Myself d. Chicago27.The novel is about how a group of people on a whaling ship kill a great whale but themselves are killed by the whale, with the conflict between man and his fate.a.The Octopus b. Moby-Dick c. The Rise of Silas Lapham d. Leaves of Grass 28.An English ship brought 102 people from Plymouth, England on September 16, 1620 and arrived in the present Provincetown harbor on November 21 in the same year. This ship was named _.a. The Pilgrims b. Mayflower c. America d. Titanic 29._was the greatest woman poet in American literature and she wrote about 1,700 short lyric poems in her life time.a. Pearl S. Buck b. Harriet Bicher Stowe c. Emily Dickenson d. Walter Whitman 30._ is father of the detective story and of psychoanalytic criticism.a. Washington Irving b. Ralph Waldo Emerson c. Walt Whitman d. Edgar Allan Poe31.In American literature, the eighteen century was the age of the Enlightenment. was the dominant spirit. A. Humanism B. Rationalism C. Revolution D. Evolution 32.Which statement about Franklin is not true? A. He instructed his countrymen as a printer. B. He was a scientist. C. He was a master of diplomacy. D. He was a Puritan. 33.Who is regarded as the first American prose epic. A. Nature B. The Scarlet Letter C. Walden D. Moby-Dick 34.The Romanic Period of American literature started with the publication of Washington Irvings and ended with Whitemans Leaves of Grass. A. The Sketch Book B. Tales of a TravelerC. The Alhambra D. A history of New York 35.The period before the American Civil War is generally referred to asA. the Naturalist Period B. the Modern Period C. the Romantic Period D. the Realistic PeriodIV. Identification of Fragments（本大题共有 7 个诗 歌或小说选段，请选 5 个选段并回答其后的问题，答题时请先注明选段, 再回答问题。每个选段有两个问题，共 25 分。 ）A. When Caroline Meeber boarded the afternoon train for Chicago, her total outfit consisted of a small trunk, a cheap imitation alligator-skin satchel, a small lunch in a paper box, and a yellow leather snap purse, containing her ticket, a scrap of paper with her sisters address in Van Buren Street, and four dollars in money. It was in August, 1889. She was eighteen years of age, bright, timid, and full of the illusions of ignorance and youth.1. Identify the work and the author. (2)2. Why did author specifically describe her belongings? (3)B. Standing on the bare ground, my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplift into infinite space, all mean egotism vanished. I become a transparent eye-ball; I am nothing; I see it all. The currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or particle of God.1. Identify the work and the author. (2)2. How do you understand the philosophy of this paragraph? (3)C. A little before three the Lutheran minister arrived from Flushing and I began to look involuntarily out the windows for other cars. So did Gatsbys father. And as the time passed and the servants came in and stood waiting in the hall, his eyes began to blink anxiously and he spoke of the rain in a worried uncertain way. The minister glanced several times at his watch so I took him aside and asked him to wait for half an hour. But it wasnt any use. Nobody cameI tried to think about Gatsby then for a moment but he was already too far away and I could only remember, without resentment, that Daisy hadnt sent a message or a flower. Dimly I heard someone murmur “Blessed are the dead that the rain falls on,“ and then the owl-eyed man said “Amen to that,“ in a brave voice.1. Identify the work and the author. (2)2. What is the narrators attitude. (3)D. Hester Prynnes term of confinement was now at an end. Her prison-door was thrown open, and she came forth into the sunshine, which, falling on all alike, seemed, to her sick and morbid heart, as if meant for no other purpose than to reveal the scarlet letter on her breast1. Identify the work and the author. (2)2.What are the symbolic meanings of the letter on Hester Prynnes breast?E.Helen, thy beauty is to meLike those Nicean barks of yore,That gently, oer a perfumed sea,The weary, wayworn wanderer boreTo his own native shore.-On desperate seas long wont to roam,Thy hyacinth hair, thy classic face,Thy Naiad airs have brought me homeTo the glory that was GreeceAnd the grandeur that was Rome.-Lo! in yon brilliant window-nicheHow statue-like I see thee stand,The agate lamp within thy hand!Ah, Psyche, from the regions whichAre Holy Land!1. Identify the work and the author. (2)2. What is the theme of this poem? (3)F.Because I could not stop for Death -He kindly stopped for me -The Carriage held but just Ourselves -And Immortality.We slowly drove - He knew no hasteAnd I had put awayMy labor and my leisure too,For His Civility -We passed the School, where Children stroveAt Recess - in the Ring -We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain -We passed the Setting Sun -Or rather - He passed Us -The Dews drew quivering and Chill -For only Gossamer, my Gown -My Tippet - only Tulle -We paused before a House that seemedA Swelling of the Ground -The Roof was scarcely visible -The Cornice - in the Ground -Since then - tis Centuries - and yetFeels shorter than the DayI first surmised the Horses HeadsWere toward Eternity 1. Identify the work and the author. (2)2. What is the style of this poem? (3)G. Once in camp I put a log on top of the fire and it was full of ants. As it commenced toburn, the ants swarmed out and went first toward the center where the fire was; then turned back and ran toward the end. When there were enough on the end they fell off into the fire. Some got out, their bodies burnt and flattened, and went off not knowing where they were going. But most of them went toward the fire and then back toward the end and swarmed on the cool end and finally fell off into the fire. I remember thinking at the time that it was the end of the world and a splendid chance to be a messiah and lift the log off the fire and throw it out where the ants could get off onto the ground. But I did not do anything but throw a cup of water on the log, so that I could have the empty to put whiskey in before I added water to it. I think the cup of water on the burning log only steamed the ants.1. Identify the work and the author. (2)2. What is the symbolic meaning of the ants? (3)VI Please give answers to ANY TWO of the following questions（本大题共 2 小题，每小题 10 分，共 20 分）1. Analyze the characteristic of the Caroline Meeber in Sister Carrie.2. What is the artistic characteristic of Hemingways writing? Please give your ideas.3. Mark Twain and Henry James are both Realism writer. What is the difference between Twains realism and Henrys realism？4.Analyze Allan Poes writing features. 参考答案：.1.DarwinismThe term comes from Charles Darwins evolutionary theory. Darwinists think that those who survive in the world are the fittest and those who fail to adapt themselves to the environment will perish. They believe that man has evolved from lower forms of life. Humans are special not because God created them in His image, but because they have successfully adapted to the changing environment conditions and passed on their survival-making characteristics genetically .2.Lost generationInfluenced by this theory, some American naturalists writers apply Darwinism as an explanation of human nature and social reality. It is a term first used by Gertrude Stein to describe the Americans who remained in Paris as a colony of expatriates or exiles after World War I. These individuals were caught in the war and cut off from the old values and yet unable to come to terms with the new era when civilization had gone mad. They rebelled against former ideals and values but could replace them only by despair or a cynical hedonism. The three best-known representatives: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway and John Dos Passos. 3.Imagism a) Imagism came into being in Britain and U.S. around 1910 as a reaction to the