英美文学选读试题

英美文学选读试题

课程代码：00604

I.MultipleChoice(40pointsinall,1foreach)

Selectfromthefourchoices[A],[B]f[C],[D]ofeachitemtheonethatbestanswersthe

questionorcompletesthestatementandwritetheletterontheanswersheet.

1.Romance,whichusesnarrativeverseorprosetotellstoriesof_adventuresorother

heroicdeeds,isapopularliteraryforminthemedievalperiod.

A.ChristianB.knightlyC.GreekD.primitive

2.AmongthegreatMiddleEnglishpoets,GeoffreyChaucerisknownforhisproductionof

KPiersPlowmanB.S/rGawainandtheGreenKnight

C.ConfessioAmantisD.TheCanterburyTales

3.Whichofthefollowinghistoricaleventsdoesnotdirectlyhelptostimulatetherisingof

theRenaisssanceMovement?

A.TherediscoveryofancientGreekandRomanculture.

B.Thenewdiscoveriesingeographyandastrology.

C.TheGloriousrevolution.

D.Thereligiousreformationandtheeconomicexpansion.

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsbestillustratesthethemeofShakespeare'sSonnet18?

A.ThespeakereulogizesthepowerofNature.

B.Thespeakersatirizeshumanvanity.

C.Thespeakerpraisesthepowerofartisticcreation.

D.Thespeakermeditatesonman'ssalvation.

5.“Andwewillsitupontherocks,/Seeingtheshepherdsfeedtheirflocks,/Byshallowrivers

towhosefalls/Melodiousbirdssingmadrigals.vTheabovelinesareprobablytakenfrom

A.Spenser'sTheFaerieQueene

BJohnDonne'suTheSunRising

C.Shakespeare'suSonnet18”

D.Marlowe'saThePassionateShepherdtoHisLoven

6.uBassanio:Antonio,Iammarriedtoawife

Whichisasdeartomeaslifeitself;

Butlifeitself,Mywife,andalltheworld.

Arenotwithmeesteem'dabovethylife;

Iwouldloseall,ay,sacrificethemall,

Heretothedevil,todeliveryou.

Portia:Yourwifewouldgiveyoulittlethanksforthat,

Ifshewerebytohearyoumaketheoffer.0

TheaboveisaquotationtakenfromShakespeare'scomedyTheMerchantofVenice.

Thequotedpartcanberegardedasagoodexampletoillustrate____.

A.dramaticironyB.personification

C.allegoryD.symbolism

7.TheturesubjectofJohnDonne'spoem,“TheSunRising,"isto_.

A.attackthesunasanunrulyservant

B.givecomplimentstothemistressandherpowerofbeauty

C.criticizethesun'sintrusionintothelover'sprivatelife

D.lecturethesunonwheretrueroyaltyandricheslie

8.0fallthe18thcenturynovelistsHenryFieldingwasthefirsttosetout,bothintheoryand

practice,towritespecificallya"_inprose,“thefirsttogivethemodernnovelitsstructure

andstyle.

A.tragicepicB.comicepic

C.romanceD.lyricepic

9.TheHouyhnhnmsdepictedbyJonathanSwiftinGulliver'sTravelsare_.

A.horsesthatareendowedwithreason

B.pigmiesthatareendowedwithadmirablequalities

C.giantsthataresuperiorinwisdom

D.hairy,wild,lowanddespicablecreatures,whoresemblehumanbeingsnotonlyin

appearancebutalsoinsomeotherways.

lO.Herearefourlinesfromaliterarywork:uOthersforlanguagealltheircareexpress,/And

valuebooks,aswomenmen,fordress.”Theworkis—.

A.ThomasGray's“日egyWritteninaCountryChurchyard

BJohnMilton'sParadiseLost

C.AIexanderPope'sEssayonCriticism

D.Shakespeare'sMidsummerNight'sDream

ll.Thephrase“tourgepeopletoabidebyChristiandoctrinesandtoseeksalvation

throughconstantstruggleswiththeirownweaknessesandallkindsofsocialevils“maywell

sumuptheimpliedmeaningof_.

KGulliver'sTravelsB.TheRapeoftheLock

C.RobinsonCrusoeD.Thepilgrim'sProgress

12.WilliamWordsworth,aromanticpoet,advocatedallthefollowingEXCEPT_.

A.theuseofeverydaylanguagespokenbythecommonpeople

B.theexpressionofthespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeelings

C.theuseofhumbleandrusticlifeassubjectmatter

D.theuseofelegantwordingandinflatedfiguresofspeech

13.WhichofthefollowingistakenfromJohnKeats'"OdeonaGrecianUrn”?

A.“Ifalluponthethornsoflife!Ibleed!”

B.“Theyarebothgoneuptothechurchtopary.”

C.°Earthhasnotanythingtoshowmorefair.”

D.“Beautyistruth,truthbeautyv.

14.“IfWintercomes,canSpringbefarbehind!”isanepigrammaticlineby

AJ.KeatsB.W.BIakeC.W.WordsworthD.P.B.Shelley

15.“OdeonaGrecianUm"showsthecontrastbetweenthe_ofartandthe—of

humanpassion.

A.glory…uglinessB.permanence…transience

C.transience-sordidnessD.glory-permanence

16.1nthestatement“一oh,God!wouldyouliketolivewithyoursoulinthegrave?”the

term“soul”apparentlyrefersto_.

A.HeathcliffhimselfB.Catherine

C.one'sspirituallifeD.one'sghost

17.ThetypicalfeatureofRobetBrowning'spoetryisthe—.

A.bittersatireB.larger-than-lifecaricature

C.LatinizeddictionD.dramaticmonologue

18.TheVictorianAgewaslargelyanageof_eminentlyrepresentedbyDickensand

Thackeray.

A.poetryB.dramaC.proseD.epicprose

19.—isthefirstimportantgovernessnovelintheEnglishliteraryhistory.

KJaneEyre3.Emma

C.WutheringHeightsD.Middlemarch

2O.Themajorconcernoffictionliesinthetracingofthepsychologicaldevelopment

ofhischaractersandinhisenergeticcriticismofthedehumanizingeffectofthecapitalist

industrializationonhumannature.

A.D.H.Lawrence'sBJ.Galsworthy's

C.W.Thackeray,sD.T.Hardy,s

21._isconsideredtobethebest-knownEnglishdramatistsinceShakespeare,andhis

representativeworksareplaysinspiredbysocialcriticism.

A.RichardSheridanB.OliverGoldsmith

C.OscarWildeD.BernardShaw

22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatypicalfeatureofModernism?

A.Toelevatetheindividualandinnerbeingoverthesocialbeing.

B.Toputthestressontraditionalvalues.

C.Toportraythedistortedandalienatedrelationshipsbetweenmanandhisenvironment.

D.Toadvocateaconsciousbreakwiththepast.

23.TheRomanticwriterswouldfocusonallthefollowingissuesEXCEPTthe_inthe

Americanliteraryhistrory.

A.individualfeelingsB.ideaofsurvivalofthefittest

C.strongimaginationD.returntonature

24.HenryDavidThoreau'swork,hasalwaysbeenregardedasamasterpieceofNew

EnglandTranscendentalism.

A.WaldenB.Thepioneers

C.NatureD.SongofMyself

25.Thefamous20-yearssleepin“RipVanWinkle"helpstoconstructthestoryinsucha

waythatwearegreatlyaffectedbyIrving's_.

A.concernwiththepassageoftime

B.expressionoftransientbeauty

C.satireonlazinessandcorruptibilityofhumanbeings

D.ideaaboutsupernaturalmanipulationofman'slife

26.WaltwhitmanwasapioneeringfigureofAmericanpoetry.Hisinnovationfirstofalllies

inhisuseof_,poetrywithoutafixedbeatorregularrhymescheme.

A.blankverseB.heroiccouplet

C.freeverseD.iambicpentameter

27.TheliterarycharactersoftheAmericantypeinearly19thcenturyaregenerally

characterizedbyallthefollowingfeaturesEXCEPTthatthey_.

A.speaklocaldialects

B.arepoliteandelegantgentlemen

C.aresimpleandcrudefarmers

D.arenoblesavages(redandwhite)untaintedbysociety

28.HesterPryme,Dimmsdale;ChillingworthandPearlaremostlikelythenamesofthe

charactersin_.

A.TheScarletLetterB.TheHouseoftheSevenGab/est

C.ThePortraitofaLadyD.Thepioneers

29.“ThisismylettertotheWorldwisapoeticexpressionofEmilyDickinson's_abouther

communicationwiththeoutsideworld.

A.indifferenceB.angerC.anxietyD.sorrow

3O.WithHowells,James,andMarkTwainactiveontheliteraryscene,_becamethemajor

trendinAmericanliteratureintheseventiesandeightiesofthe19thcentury.

A.sentimentalismB.romanticism

C.realismD.naturalism

31.AfterTheadventuresofTomSawyer,TwaingivesaliteraryindependencetoTom's

buddyHuckinabookentitled—.

A.LifeontheMississippi

B.TheGildedAge

C.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn

D.AConnecticutYankeeinKingArthur'sCourt

32.However,_,thekeynoteofDaisyMiller'scharacter,tumsouttobeanadmiringbuta

dangerousqualityandherdefianceofsocialtaboosintheOldWorldfinallybringshertoa

disasterintheclashbetweentwodifferentcultures.

A.experienceB.sophistication

C.worldlinessD.innocence

33.Generallyspeaking,allthosewriterswithanaturalisticapproachtohumanrealitytendto

be_.

A.transcendentalistsB.idealists

C.pessimistsD.impressionists

34.EmilyDickinsonwrotemanyshortpoemsonvariousaspectsoflife.Whichofthe

followingisNOTausualsubjectofherpoeticexpression?

A.Religionandimmortality.B.Lifeanddeath.

C.Loveandmarriage.D.Warandpeace.

35.1n“AfterApple-Picking,nRobertFrostwrote:uForIhavehadtoomuch/Of

applepickingilamovertired/OfthegreatharvestImyselfdesired."Fromtheselineswecan

concludethatthespeakeris_.

A.happyabouttheharvest

B.stillverymuchinterestedinapple-picking

C.expectingagreaterharvest

0.indifferenttowhatheoncedesired

36.Chinesepoetryandphilosophyhaveexertedgreatinfluenceover

A.EzraPoundB.RalphWaldoEmerson

C.RobertFrostD.EmilyDickinson

37.TheHemingwayCodeheroesarebestrememberedfortheir

A.indestructiblespirtieB.pessimisticviewoflife

C.warexperiencesD.masculinity

38.INTheEmperorJonesand1heHairyApe,O'^e\\\adoptedtheexpressionisttechniques

toportraythe_ofhumanbeingsinahostileuniverse.

A.helplesssituationB.uncertainty

C.profoundreligiousfaithD.courageandperseverance

39.1nHemingway'sIndianCmap"，Nick'snighttriptotheIndianvillageandhisexperience

insidethehutcanbetakenas____.

A.anessentiallessonaboutIndiantribes

B.aconfrontationwithevilandsin

C.aninitiationtotheharshnessoflife

D.alearningprocessinhumanrelationship

4O.whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutEmilyGrierson,theprotagonistinFaulkner's

story“ARoseforEmily,”isNOTtrue?

A.Shehasadistortedpersonality.

B.Sheisphysicallydeformedandparalyzed.

C.SheisthesymboloftheoldvaluesoftheSouth.

D.Sheisthevictimofthepastglory.

PARTTWO

II.ReadingComprehension(16points,4foreach)

ReadthequotedpartscarefullyandanswerthequestionsinEnglish.Writeyour

answerinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.

41.“Hereyesmethisandhelookedaway.Heneitherbelievednordisbelievedher,buthe

knewthathehadmadeamistakeinasking;heneverhadknown,neverwouldknow,whatshe

wasthinking.Thesightofherinscrutableface,thethoughtofallthehundredsofeveningshe

hadseenhersittingtherelikethat,softandpassive,butsounreadable,unknown,enragedhim

beyondmeasure.M

Questions:

A.Identifythewriterandthework.

B.WhatdoesthephraseainscrutablefaceMmean?

C.Whatideadoesthequotedpassageexpress?

42.“AndwhenIamformulated,sprawlingonapin,

WhenIampinnedandwrigglingonthewall.

Thenhowshouldbegin

Tospitoutallthebutt-endsofmydaysandways.”

Questions:

A.Identifythepoemandthepoet.

B.Whatdoesthephrase“butt-ends"mean?

C.Whatideadoesthequotedpassageexpress?

43.“Godknows,•••I'mnotmyself-I'msomebodyelse---andI'mchanged,andIcan'ttell

what'smyname,orwhoIam.”

Questions:

A.Identifytheworkandtheauthor.

B.Thespeakersaysheischanged.Doyouthinkheischanged,orthesocialenvironment

haschanged?

C.Whatideadoesthequotedsentenceexpress?

44.“Ishallbetellingthiswithasigh

Somewhereagesandageshence:

Tworoadsdivergedinawood,andI一

Itooktheonelesstraveledby,

Andthathasmadeallthedifference.”

Questions:

A.Idenfitythepoemandthepoet.

B.Whatdoesthephrase“agesandageshencewmean?

C.Whatideadoesthequotedpassageexpress?

IH.QuestionsandAnswers(24pointsinall,6foreach)

GivebriefanswerstoeachofthefollowingquestionsinEnglish.Writeyouranswers

inthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.

45.Asarule,anallegoryisstoryinverseorprosewithadoublemeaning:asurface

meaning,andanimpliedmeaning.Listtwoworksasexamplesofallegory.Whatisanallegory

usuallyconcernedwithbyitsimpliedmeaning?

46.1nspirationfortheromanticapproachinitiallycamefromtwogreatshapersof

thought.Whoarethetwo?Andwhatideastheyexpressedinspiretheromanticwriters?

47.Thewhitewhale,MobyDick,isthemostimportantsymbolinMelville'snoveLWhat

symbolicmeaningcanyoudrawfromit?

48.Nature'saphilosophicwork,inwhichEmersongivesanexplicitdiscussiononhisideaof

theQversouLWhatisyourunderstandingofEmersonian“Oversoul”?

IV.TopicDiscussion(20pointsinall,10foreach)

Writenolessthan150wordsoneachofthefollowingtopicsinEnglishinthe

correspondingspaceontheanswersheet.

49.HowisRomanticismdifferentfromNeoclassicism?Providebriefevidencefromthe

literaryworksyouknowbest.

5O.SummerizethestoryofMarktwain'sTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinninabout100

words,andcommentonthethemeofthenovel.

英美文学选读试题答案

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I.MultipleChoice(40pointsinallrlforeach)

l.B2.D3.C4.C5.D

6.A7.B8.B9.A10.C

ll.D12.D13.D14.D15.B

16.B17.D18.C19.A20.A

21.D22.B23.B24.A25.A

26.C27.B28.A29.C30.C

31.C32.D33.C34.D35.D

36.A37.A38.A39.C40.B

II.ReadingComprehension(16points,4foreach)

41.AJohnGalasworthy:TheManofProperty.

B.Afacedoesnotshowanyemotionorreactionsothatitisimpossibletoknowhow

thatpersonisfeelingorwhatheisthinkingabout.

C.itpresentstheinnermindofSoamesinfaceofhiswife'scoldness.Hecanneverknow

whatisonhiswife'smindbecausethemakeupofhisandhermentalityisdifferent.Hiswife

Irene,whosemindisromanticallyinclined,isdisgustedwithherhusband'spossessiveness.

Beingunabletoreadhiswife'smindisasgoodassayingthathereallycan'tregardherashis

property-thisistheveryreasonwhyheisenragedbeyondmeasure.

42.A.T.S.EIiot:"TheLoveSongofJ.AIfredPruforck.w

B.Theendsofcigarettes,meaningtrivialthingshere.

汰

C.HerezPrufrock'sinabilitytodoanythingagainstthesocietyheisinismadestringly

clearbyusingasharpcomparison.Prufrockimagineshimselfasakindofinsectpinnedonthe

wallandstrugglinginvaintogetfree.ThisimagevividlyshowsPrufrock'scurrentpredicament.

43.A.WashingtonIrving:"RipVanWinkle^.

B.Thesocialenvironmentischanged.

C.WhenRipisbackhomeafteraperiodof20years,hefindsthtaeverythinghaschanged.AII

thoseoldvaluesaregone,andhecanhardlyfeelathomeinachangedsociety.Oneofthe

functionsthatRipservesinthestoryistoprovideameasuringstickforchange.Itisthrough

himthatIrvingdriveshomethethemethatadesireforchange,improvementandprogress

couldsubvertstablesociety.

44.A.RobertFrost:uTheRoadNotTaken.

B.Manymanyyearslater.

C.Thespeakeristellinghisexperienceofmakingthechoiceoftheroads.Butheis

consciousofthefactthathischoicewillhavemadeallthedifferenceinhislife.Heseemstobe

givingasuggestiontothereader.uMakegoodchoiceofyourlife.”

IH.QuestionsandAnswers(24pointsinallr6foreach)

45.A.Buyan'spilgrim'sProgressandSpenser'sTheFaerieQueene.

B.Itisusuallyconcernedwithmoraljeligiou^politicaLsymbolicormythicalideas.

46.A.TheFrenchphilosopherjeanJacquesRousseauandtheGermanwriterJohna

WolfganvonGoethe.

B.ItisRousseauwhoestablishedthecultoftheindividualandchampionedthefreedom

ofthehumanspirit;hisfamousannouncementwas“IfeltbeforeIthought.nGoetheandhis

compatriotsextolledtheromanticspirit.

47.A.ToAhab,thewhaleiseitheranevilcreatureitselfortheagentofanevilforcethat

controlstheuniverse,orperhapsboth.

B.ToIshmale,thewhaleisanastonishingforce,animmensepower,whichdefiesrational

explanationduetoasenseofmysteryitcarries.Itisbeautiful,butmalignantatthesametime.It

alsorepresentsthetremendousorganicvitalityoftheuniverse,forithasalifeforcethatsurges

onwardirresistibly,impervioustothedesiresorwillsofmen.

C.Astothereader,thewhalecanbeviewedasasymbolofthephysicallimitsthatlife

imposesuponman.Itmayalsoberegardedasasymbolofnature,oraninstrumentofGod's

vengeanceuponevilman.Ingeneralthemultiplicityandambivalenceofthesymbolicmeaning

ofthewhaleissuchthatitbecomesasourceofintensespeculation,anobjectorprofound

curiosityforthereader.

48.A.TheOversoulisbelievedtobeanall-pervadingpowerforgoodness,omnipresentand

omnipotentfromwhichallthingscomeandofwhichallareapart.Itexistsinnatureandman

alikeandconstitutesthechiefelementoftheuniverse.

B.AccordingtoEmersonjtisasupremerealityofmind,aspiritualunityofallbeings,and

areligionregardedasanemotionalcommunicationbetweenanindividualsoulandthe

universalOver-soulofwhichitisapart.

C.Heholdsthatintuitionisamorecertainwayofknowingthanreasonandthatthe

mindcouldintuitivelyperceivetheexistenceoftheOversoulandofcertainabsolutes.

IV.TopicDiscussion(20pointsinall,10foreach)

49.a.Neoclassicistsupheldthatartisticidealsshouldbeorder,logiqrestrainedemoticon

andaccuracy,andthatliterature,shouldbejudgedintermsofitsservicetohumanity,and

thus,literaryexpressionsshouldbeofproportion,unity,harmonyandgrace.Pope'sAnEssayon

Criticismadvocatesgrace,wit(usuallythoughsatire/humour),andsimplicityinlanguage(andthe

poemitselfisademonstrationofthoseideals,too);Fielding'sTomJb/?e5helpedestablishthe

formofnovel;Gray's**ElegyWritteninaCountryChurchyard'displayseleganceinstyle,unified

structure,serioustoneandmoralinstructions.

b.Romanticiststendedtoseetheindividualastheverycenterofallexperience,including

art,andthusjiteraryworkshouldbeuspontaneousoverflowofstrongfeelings,"andnomatter

howfragmentarythoseexperienceswere(Wordsworth's"IWanderedLonelyasaCloud,v

or“TheSolitaryReaper,)orColeridge's"KebleKhan"),thevalueoftheworkliedinthe

accuracyofpresentingthoseuniquefeelingsandparticularattitudes.

c.Inaword,NeoclassicismemphasizedrationalityandformbutRomanticismattached

greatimportancetotheindividual'smind(emotion,imagination,temporaryexperience---)

50AMarkTwain'snovelTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnisaSequatoTheAdventures

ofTomSawyer^heStorytakesplacealongtheMississippiRiverbeforetheCivilWarinthe

UnitedStates,around1850.

Alongtheriver,floatsasmallraft,withtwopeopleonit;Oneisanignorant,uneducated

blackslavenamedJimandtheotherislittleuneducatedoutcastwhiteboyabouttheageof

thirteen,calledHuckleberryFinnorHuckFinn.

ThenovelrelatesthestoryoftheescapeofJimfromslaveryand,moreimportant,how

HuckFinn,floatingalongwithJimandhelpinghimasbesthecould,changeshismind,his

prejudice,aboutBlackpeople,andcomestoacceptJimasamanandasaclosefriendsaswell.

Duringtheirjourney,theyexperienceaseriesofadventures:comingacrosstwofrauds,

the“Duke"andthe“King”,witnessingthelynchingandmurderofaharmlessdrunkard,

beinglostinafogandfinallyTom'scomingtorescue.

B.Thethemeofthenovelmaybebestsummedinaword“freedom”：Huckwantsto

escapefromthebondofcivilizationandJimwantstoescapefromtheyokeofslavery.Mark

Twainusestheraft'sjourneydowntheMississippiRivertoexpresshisthematiccontrasts

betweeninnocenceandexperience,natureandculture,wildernessandcivilization.

followingbelowisfollowedbyfouralternativeanswer.Choosethe

onethatwouldbetcompletethestatementandputtheletterinthe

blank.（每小题1分，共30分）

1.Generally,theRenaissancereferstotheperiodbetweenand

centuries.

A.14th...mid-17thB.14th...mid-18th

C.16th...mid-18thD.16th...mid-17th

2.frequentlyappliedconceitsinhispoems.

A.SpenserB.DonneC.BlakeD.ThomasGray

3.isknownas"thepoet，spoet〃.

A.ShakespeareB.MarloweC.SpenserD.Donne

4.The18thcenturyEnglandisknownasthe______inthehistory.

A.RenaissanceB.ClassicismC.EnlightenmentD.Romanticism

5.andWilliamShakespearearethebestrepresentativesof

theEnglishhumanism.

A.EdmundSpenser,ChristoperMarlowe

B.ThomasMore,ChristoperMarlowe

C.JohnDonne,EdmundSpenser

D.JohnMilton,ThomasMore

6.Themiddleofthe18thcenturywaspredominatedbyanewlyrising

literaryform,thatisthemodernEnglish_____,whichgivesa

realisticpresentationoflifeofthecommonEnglishpeople.

A.proseB.shortstoryC.novelD.tragicomedy

7.________________isthecentralconcerntoBlake，sconcernintheSongof

InnocenceandSongofExperience.

A.childhoodB.womanC.poetryD.happiness

8.AmongthefollowingplayswhichisnotwrittenbyMarlowe?____

A.Dr.FaustusB.TheJewofMalta

C.EdwardIID.Schoolforscandal

9.Shakespeare'sgreatesttragediesare

A.Hamlet,Othello,KingLearandMacbeth

B.Hamlet,Othello,KingLearandRomeoandJuliet

C.Hamlet,Coriolanus,KingLearandMacbeth

D.Hamlet,Juliuscaesar,OthelloandMacbeth

10.Amongthepioneersofthe18thcenturynovelistswereDaniel

Defoe,SamuelRichardson,Henryfieldingand.

A.LauranceSterneB.JohnDryden

C.CharlesDickensD.AlexanderPope

11.WhichofthefollowingGothicnovelswasnotwritteninthe18th

century?

A.TheCastleofOtranto

B.TheItalian

C.TheMonk

D.TheFalloftheHouseofUsher

12.Inthetheatricalworldoftheneoclassicalperiod,_______was

theleadingfigureamongthehostofplaywrights.

A.WilliamBlakeB.RichardSheridan

C.BenJohnsonD.BernardShaw

13.Dickens，worksarecharacterizedbyaminglingofand

pathos.

A.humorB.satireC.passionD.metaphor

14.ThesuccessofJaneEyreisnotonlybecauseofitssharp

criticismoftheexistingsociety,butalsoduetoitsintroduction

totheEnglishnovelthefirstheroine.

A.explorerB.peasantC.workerD.governess

15.InTennysondealtwiththethemeofwomen'srightsand

position.

A.PoemB.ThePrincessC.InMemorianD.IdyllsoftheKing

16.“TheCustom-House"isanintroductorynoteto

A.Moby-DickB.TheScarletLetter

C.TheMarbleFaunD.TheBlithedaleRomance

17.ThepublicationofestablishedEmersonasthemost

eloquentspokesmanoftheNewEnglandTranscendentalism.

A.NatureB.Self-RelianceC.TheOver-SoulD.TheAmerican

Scholar

18.“WhenLilacsLastintheDooryardBloomed"ismostprobablya

poem_____.

A.thatcelebratestheburgeoninglifeofcities

B.thatsingshighlyfreedomanddemocracy

C.thatcondemnsviolenceandbloodshed

D.thatmournsforthedeathofLincoln

19.isnotadominantfigureoftheRealisticPeriod.

A.WilliamDeanHowellsB.MarkTwain

C.HenryJamesD.JamesF.Cooper

20.Thebookfromwhich"allmodernAmericanliteraturecomes"refers

to.

A.Moby-DickB.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn

C.TheSunAlsoRisesD.TheGreatGatsby

21.StrongaffinitytotheChineseandOrientalliteraturecanbe

foundintheworksof______.

A.MarkTwainB.EzraPoundC.EmilyDikinsonD.ArthurMiller

22.〃InaStationoftheMetro"isregardedbycriticsasaclassic

specimenof.

A.theabsurdpoetryB.thetranscendentalpoetry

C.theromanticpoetryD.theimagistpoetry

23.ThefounderoftheAmericandramais

A.ArthurMillerB.Eugene0,Neill

C.TenneseeWilliamsD.CliffordOdets

24.F.ScottFitzgeraldisnottheauthorof

A.ThisSideofParadiseB.TenderistheNight

C.TheGreatGatsbyD.InOurTime

25.______isnotafictionalcharacterintheScarletLetter.

A.HesterB.ArthurDimmersdale

C.RogerChillingworthD.Ishmael

26.Theperiodrangingfrom1865to1914hasbeenreferredtoas

A.theAgeofColonicalismB.theAgeofRomanticism

C.theAgeofRealismD.theAgeofModernism

27.Statement_______isNOTtrueindescribingAmericannaturalists.

A.TheyweredeeplyinfluencedbyDarwinism.

B.TheywereidentifiedwithFrenchnovelistandtheoristEmileZola.

C.Theychosetheirsubjectsfromthelowerranksofsociety.

D.Theyusedmoreseriousandmoresympathetictoneinwritingthan

realists.

28.isconsideredbyH.L.Menckenas"thetruefatherofour

nationalliterature.

A.HemingwayB.PoeC.IrvingD.Twain

29.theyallsharedthesamethematicconcernexcept.

A.Ro