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2023级外语系试卷（A卷）

I.Fillintheblanks

1.Aswehaveseen,dominatedthePuritanphaseofAmericanwriting.wasthenextgreatsubjecttocommandtheattentionofthebestminds.

2.FreedomwaswonasmuchbythefieryrhetoricofThomasPaine’sandtheeloquenceof

theasbytheweaponsofWashingtonorLafayette.

3.hamperedcolonialeconomybyrequiringAmericanstoshiprawmaterialsaboardandtoimportfinishedgoodsatpriceshigherthanthecostofmakingtheminthiscountry.4.Americandealtadecisiveblowuponthepuritantraditionsandbroughttolifeandliterature.

5.ThesecularideasoftheAmericanEnlightenmentwereexemplifiedinthelifeandcareerof,whoinstructedhiscountrymenas,not.

6.In1783,theyeartheUnitedStatesachieveditsindependence,declared,?Americanmust

beasindependentinliteratureassheisinpolitics,asfamousfortheartsasforarms?.

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7.BorninBostonin1706,BenjaminFranklinwenttoPhiladelphiaasayoungmanandbeganhiscareeras.

8.From1732to1758,Franklinwroteandpublishedhisfamous,anannualcollectionofproverbs.

9.OnJanuary10,1766,Paine’sfamouspamphletappeared.Itboldlyadvocateda

?DeclarationforIndependence?,andbroughttheseparatistagitationtoacrisis.

10.isperhapsthemostoutstandingwriterofthepost-revolutionaryperiod.

II.Multiplechoice:(20points,1pointforeach)Directions:Inthispartofthetest,therearetwentyitems.ChoosethebestanswerandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

1.TheColonialPeriodofAmericanliteraturestretchedroughlyfromthesettlementofAmericaintheearly17thcenturythroughtheendof________century.

A.the18thB.the19thC.the20thD.21th2.New-England’sPlantationwaspublishedin1630by________A.FrancisHigginsonB.WilliamBradfordC.JohnSmithD.MichaelWigglesworth

3.OfallthebookswrittenbyMichaelWigglesworththe

beatknownis________A.TheFleshandtheSpiritB.TheTrueTravelsC.TheDayofDoomD.ChristopherColumbus

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4.BenjaminFranklinwastheepitomeofthe______.A.AmericanEnlightenmentB.SugarActC.ChartistmovementD.Romanticist

5.InthefirstsectionofAutobiographythewriteraddressedto________A.hissonB.hisfriendsC.hiswifeD.himself6.During1807-1808,WashingtonIrvingwroteforhisbrother’

snewspapercalled________A.NewYorkTimesB.WashingtonPostC.SalmagundiD.DailyNews

7.HistoryofNewYorkwaspublishedin1807underthenameof________A.WashingtonIrvingB.

DiedrichKnickerbokerC.JamesFenimoreCooperD.JohnWhittier

8.RipVanWinklewaswrittenby________

A.JamesFenimoreCooperB.BenjaminFranklinC.WashingtonIrvingD.WaltWhitman

9.TheSpywaswrittenbyJamesFenimoreCooperin1821.

Itisanovelabout________A.AmericanCivilWarB.AmericanRevolution

C.AmericanWestExpansionD.TheFirstWorldWar10.NattyBumppoistheheroinCooper’s________A.ThePrecautionB.TheSpyC.TheGleaningsinEuropeD.LeatherstockingTales

11.________wasregardedasapoetoftheAmericanRevolutionA.PhilipFreneauB.WaltWhitmanC.RobertFrostD.CalSandburg12.TheRavenwaswrittenin1844by________A.PhilipFreneauB.EdgarAllanPoeC.HenryWadsworthLongfellowD.EmilyDickinson

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13.TheMinister’sBlackVeilwaswrittenby________A.EdgarAllanPoeB.NathanielHawthorneC.HenryDavidThoreauD.RalphWaldoEmerson14.AnneBradstreetwasaPuritanpoet.HerpoemsmadesuchastirinEnglandthatshebecameknownasthe______whoappearedinAmerica.A.NinthMuseB.TenthMuseC.BestMuseD.FirstMuse

15.Theship______carriedaboutonehundredPilgrimsandtook66daystobeatitswayacrosstheAtlantic.InDecemberof1620,itputthePilgrimsashoreatPlymouth,Massachusetts.A.SunflowerB.ArmadaC.MayflowerD.Titanic16.Anew_____hadappearedinEnglandinthelastyearsofthe18thcentury.ItspreadtocontinentalEuropeandthen

cametoAmericaearlyinthe19thcentury.A.RealismB.CriticalrealismC.RomanticismD.Naturalism

17.WashingtonIrvinggothisideaforhismostfamousstory,

RipVanWinkle,froma________A.GreeklegendB.GermanlegendC.FrenchlegendD.Englishlegend

18.RipVanWinkleisfoundinIrving’slongerwork,________A.TheSketchBookB.HistoryofNewYorkC.TalesofaTravelerD.ThePrecaution

19.________wasoftenregardedasAmerica’sfirstmanofletters,devotingmuchofhiscareertoliterature.A.BenjaminFranklinB.PhilipFreneauC.WashingtonIrvingD.JamesFenimoreCooper

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20.AllthefollowingnovelsareinCooper’s

LeatherstockingTalesexcept________A.ThePioneersB.ThePrairieC.TheDeerslayerD.TheSpy

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III.Identification(20points,1pointforeach)Directions:Inthispartofthetest,therearetwentytitles.JudgetheauthorsoftheseworksandfillthemontheAnswerSheet.

1.GleaningsinEurope2.OliverGoldsmith3.TheTenthMuseLatelySprungUpinAmerica4.?TheDayofDoom?5.AHistoryofNewYork6.TheLastoftheMohicans7.TheHouseoftheNight8.AForestHymn9.?TheRaven?10.?TheCaskofAmontillado?11.MossesfromanOldManse12.?Israfel?13.?TheFleshandtheSpirit?14.LifeofGeorgeWashington15.ThePathfinder16.?theWildHoneySuckle?17.TheFloodofYears18.?TheP