期末复习题美国文学简史

1、得分评分人I. Blanks: ( 10points, 1 point for each blank)Directions: In this part of the test, there are 9 items and 10 blanks.Fill in the best answer on the Answer Sheet according to the knowledge you have learned.1. The first American literature was neither nor really2. Of the immigrants who came to Ame

2、rica in the first three quarters of the seventeenth century, the overwhelming majority was.3. The English immigrants who settled on America ' northern seacoast were called, so named after those who wished to purify " the Church of England.4. Washington Irving, the Father of American literat

3、ure, developed the as a genre in American literature.5. Franklin s best writing is found in his masterpiece.6. The most outstanding poet in America of the 18h century was .7. In the early 19th century, Rip Van Winkle " had established s reputation at home and abroad, and designated the beginnin

4、g of American Romanticism.8. has sometimes been considered the father of the modern short story.9. In 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne brought out his masterpiece , the story of a triangular love affair in colonial America.得分评分人II. Multiple choice:(20 points, 1 point for each)Directions: In this part of th

5、e test, there are twenty items. Choose the best answer and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1. The Colonial Period of American literature stretched roughly from the settlement of America in the early 17th century through the end of century.A. the 18thB. the 1ghC. the 2dh D. 21th2.

6、New-England's Plantation was published in 1630 byA. Francis Higginson B. W川iam BradfordC. 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 Doom D. Christopher Columbus4. Benjamin Fr

7、anklin was the epitome of the.A. American Enlightenment B. Sugar ActC. Chartist movement D. Romanticist5. In the first section of Autobiography the writer addressed toA. his sonB. his friendsC. his wifeD. himself6. During 1807-1808, Washington Irving wrote for his brother s newspaper calledA. New Yo

8、rk Times B. Washington PostC. Salmagundi D. Daily News7. History of New York was published in 1807 under the name ofA. Washington Irving B. Diedrich KnickerbokerC. James Fenimore Cooper D. John Whittier8. Rip Van Winklewas written byA. James Fenimore Cooper B. Benjamin FranklinC. Washington Irving D

9、. Walt Whitman9. The Spy was written by James Fenimore Cooper in 1821. It is a novel aboutA. American Civil War B. American RevolutionC. American West Expansion D. The First World War10. Natty Bumppo is the hero in Cooper sA. The Precaution B. The SpyC. The Gleanings in Europe D. Leatherstocking Tal

10、es11. was regarded as a poet of the American RevolutionA. Philip Freneau B. Walt Whitman C. Robert Frost D. Cal Sandburg12. The Ravenwas written in 1844 byA. Philip Freneau B. Edgar Allan PoeC. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow D. Emily Dickinson13. The Minister s Black Veil was written byA. Edgar Allan Po

11、e B. Nathaniel HawthorneC. Henry David Thoreau D. Ralph Waldo Emerson14. Anne Bradstreet was a Puritan poet. Her poems made such a stir in England that she became known as the who appearedinAmerica.A. Ninth Muse B. Tenth MuseC. Best Muse D. First Muse15. The ship carried about one hundred Pilgrims a

12、nd took 66days to beat its way across the Atlantic. In December of 1620, it put the Pilgrims ashore at Plymouth, Massachusetts.A. SunflowerB. ArmadaC. MayflowerD. Titanic16. A new had appeared in England in the last years of the 1h8century. It spread to continental Europe and then came to America ea

13、rly in the 19th century.A. Realism B. Critical realismC. RomanticismD. Naturalism17. Washington Irving got his idea for his most famous story,Rip Van Winkle, from aA. Greek legend B. German legendC. French legend D. English legend18. Rip Van Winkleis found in Irving s longer work, A. The Sketch Book

14、 B. History of New York C. Tales of a Traveler D. The Precaution19. was often regarded as 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 Leathers

15、tocking Tales exceptA. The Pioneers B. The PrairieC. The Deerslayer D. The SpyIII. Identification (20 points, 1 point for each)Directions: In this part of the test, there are twenty titles. Judge the authors of these works and fill them on the Answer Sheet.1. Gleanings in Europe2. Oliver Goldsmith3.

16、 The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America4. The Day 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. T

17、he Pathfinder16. the Wild Honey Suckle”17. The 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

18、will be given for the related contents. Four individual contents will be enough for four points.1. Knickerbocker2. Poor Richard's Almanac3. Leatherstocking Tales4. Puritanism5. Benjamin FranklinV. Appreciation (10 points, 5 points for each)Directions: In this part of the test, there are two exce

19、rpts. Each of the excerpts is followed by three questions. Read the excerpts and answer the questions on the Answer Sheet.Part AFrom morning suns and evening dewsAt first thy little being came:If nothing once, you nothing lose,For when you die you are the same;The space between, is but an hour, The

20、frail duration of a flower.1. Who is the 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 little being" refer to? What meaning is suggested by the phrase but an hour”? (2 points)Part BThe opinion

21、s of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord 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 neighbors could tell the hou

22、r by his movements as accurately as by a sundial. It is true he was rarely heard to speak, but smoked his pipe incessantly. His adherents, 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

23、 him, he was observed to smoke his 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 h

24、is nose, would gravely nod his head 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 Ved

25、der himself, sacred from the daring 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 p

26、ublic matters? (2 points)VI. Comment. (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. Wha

27、t are the features of literature in Colonial America?2. Comment on Benjamin Franklin s Autobiography.3. Comment on Nathaniel Hawthornes writing techniques.4. What philosophical meaning is implied in Philip Freneau s The Wild Honey Suckle”？5. What are the artistic achievements of Edgar Allan Poe?答案I.

28、 Blanks: (10%)(每题1分，共10分，答错不给分)1. American literature 2. English 3. Puritans4. short story5. Autobiography6. Philip Freneau7. Washington Irving8. Edgar Allan Poe9. The Scarlet LetterII. Multiple Choice: (20%)（每题1分，共20分,答错不给分）1. A2.B3. C 4. A5. A6. C7.B8. C 9. B 10. D11. A 12.B13. B 14. B 15. C16.C17

29、.B18. A 19. C 20. DIII. Identification (20%)(每题1分，共20分，答错不给分)1. James Fenimore Cooper2. Washington Irving3. Anne Bradstreet4. Michael Wigglesworth5. Washington Irving6. James Fenimore Cooper7. Philip Freneau8. William Cullen Bryant9. Edgar Allan Poe10. Edgar Allan Poe11. Nathaniel Hawthorne12. Edgar

30、 Allan Poe13. Anne Bradstreet14. Washington Irving15. James Fenimore Cooper16. Philip Freneau17. William Cullen Bryant18. Edgar Allan Poe19. Nathaniel Hawthorne20. Philip FreneauIV. Terms (20%)(每题4分，共20分。答案中给出多个知识点，答对其 中四个知识点即得满分，多于四个不加分，少则扣分。超 出所给出答案部分的，评卷人可根据相关内容和知识酌情 给分。)1. TranscendentalismKey w

31、ords: Emerson, Thoreau, nature, intuition, oversoul, individualism, spirit, idealism, Romanticism, etc.2. Free VerseKey words: without fixed beat, regular rhyme scheme, Whitman, Leaves of Grass, etc.3. Leatherstocking TalesKey words: Cooper, five novels, Natty Bumppo, frontier, frontiersman, life fr

32、om youth to old age, The Pioneer, The Last of the Mohicans, The Prairie, 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%）（每题5分，共10分。评卷人可以按照问题及内容酌情 给分）