1、精品美國文學(xué)自測題及答案得分評分人I. Multiple choice:(20 points, 1 point for each)Directions:In thispart of the test,thereare twenty items.Choose the best answer and write the corresponding letteron the Answer Sheet.1. Whitman published his first edition of _ in1855.a.Leaves of Grassb.TheScarletLetterc. “Hymn to The

2、 Night”d.“The Secret ofthe Sea ”2.Dreiser s naturalism and hischoiceof subjectoftenecho his predecessor,_, buthis styleandmethod are very different.a. Mark Twainb. Stephen Cranec. Henry Jamesd. Emerson3.SisterCarrie writtenby _ is consideredas oneoftherepresentativenaturalisticnovelintheAmerican lit

3、erature.a. Sinclair Lewisb. Theodore Dreiserc. F. Scott Fitageraldd. H.L.Mencken4 Mark Twain s _ tells a story of his boyhoodambitious to become a riverboat pilot, up and down the Mississippi.a. Roughing Itb. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finnc. Life on the Mississippid. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

4、5. Stephen Cranes style has been called realistic,_ and impressionistic.a. romanticb. naturalisticc. classicald. imagining感謝下載載精品6._ is the scene of Dreisers Sister Carrie.a. New Yorkb. Chicagoc. Californiad. Washington7. Which is generally regarded as the Bible of New England Transcendentalism?a. N

5、atureb. Waldenc. On Beautyd. Self-Reliance8. Melvilles _ is an encyclopediaof everything,history, philosophy, religion, etc, in addition to adetailedaccountoftheoperationsofthewhalingindustry.a.The Old Man and the Seab.Moby Dickc. White Jacketd.Billy Budd9. Mark Twain created, in _, a masterpiece of

6、American realism thatis alsoone of thegreat booksofworld literature.a. Huckleberry Finnb. Tom Sawyerc. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburgd. The Gilded Age10.American literature produced only one female poetduring the 19thcentury. This was _.a. Anne Bradstreetb. Jane Austenc.EmilyDickinsond.HarrietBee

7、cher11. With Howells, James, and Mark Twain active on the scene, _ became the major trend in the seventiesand eighties of the 19thcentury.a. sentimentalismb. Romanticismc. realismd. naturalism12. Leaves of Grasshas _ editions.a. nineb. fivec. sixd. seven13._isnotamong theartisticfeaturesofWhitmans w

8、riting.a. The use of the poetic“I”b.Freeverse感謝下載載精品c. Musicality or rhythmd. Allegory14.Melvilles _ is a semi-autobiographical novelconcerning the sufferings of a gentle youth among brutal sailors.a.Typeeb.Redburnc. White Jacketd.Billy Budd15._isnotamong thewritingfeaturesofMelvilles works.a. symbo

9、lismb. allgoryc.psychologicalanalysesd.Dramaticmonologue16.The realistic period is referred to as“the GildedAge”by _.a. Mark Twainb. Henry Jamesc.EmilyDickinsond.TheodoreDreiser17._ is regarded by H. L. Menken as“the truefather of American national literature.”a. Emily Dickinsonb. Henry Jamesc.Mark

10、Twaind.TheodoreDreiser18._, being a boys book speciallywrittenfortheadults, is Mark Twains most representative book.a. Roughing Itb. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finnc. Life on the Mississippid. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer19.Henry James s fame generally rests upon his novels and stories with _.a.

11、the love and marriage themeb. the theme of humor and satire on lifec. the theme of revealing the miserable life of the poor and criticizing the capitalismd. the international theme20.WithinDickinson slittlelyrics,sheaddressesthose issues that concern the whole human beings, which exclude _.感謝下載載精品a.

12、 religionb. Friendshipc. loved. immortality得分評分人II. Match. (20 points, 1 point for each)Directions: Choose the correctlettersfrom the list ofthe authors for the following works and put them ontothe Answer Sheet.A. Ralph Waldo EmersonB. Henry David ThoreauC. Herman MelvilleD. Henry W. LongfellowE. Wa

13、lt WhitmanF. Emily DickinsonG. Mark TwainH. Stephen CraneI. Henry James1.A2.E3.E4.C5.C6.G7. I8.I9. F10.F11. H12.B13. D14.G15. D16. H17.G18.F19. A20.E1. Self-reliance ( )2. There Was a Child Went Forth ( )3. There Was a Child Went Forth ( )4. White Jacket()5.Moby Dick()6. Life on the Mississippi ( )7

14、. Daisy Miller()8.What Maisie Knew()9. This is My Letter to the World ( )10. I Like to See It Lap the Miles感謝下載載精品()11. A Red Badge of Courage ( )12. Civil Disobedience()13. Voices of the Night()14. The Gilded Age ( )15. Hiawatha()16. Maggie, A Girl of the Streets ( )17. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

15、 ( )18. I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died ( )19. The American Scholar()20. Song of Myself ( )得分評分人III. Terms (20 points, 4 points for each)Directions:In thispartof the test,thereare fiveterms.Please give the definition for these terms. Scores will be given for the related contents. Four individual cont

16、entswill be enough for four points.1. Free Verse2. Transcendentalism3. American Realism4. American Naturalism5. Local Color得分評分人IV. Appreciation (10 points, 5 points for each)Directions:In thispart of the test,thereare two excerpts.感謝下載載精品Each of the excerpts is followed by three questions. Readthe

17、excerpts andanswer the questionson the Answer Sheet.Part ASuccessSuccess is counted sweetestThose who ne er succeed.To comprehend a nectarRequires sorest need.Not one of all the purple hostWho took the flag todayCan tell the definition,So clear, of victory,As he, defeated, dying,On whose forbidden e

18、arThe distant strains of triumphBreak, agonized and clear.1.Who is the author of the poem? (1)2. According to the poem, what best understands success? (1 )3.In your opinion, who wants most to succeed? (1)4.Translate the first stanza into Chinese. (2)Part BI heard the trailing garments of the NightSw

19、eep through her marble halls!I saw her sable skirts all fringed with lightFrom the celestial walls!I felt her presence, by its spell of might,Stoop o er me from above;The calm, majestic presence of the Night,As of the one of I love.感謝下載載精品I heard the sounds of sorrow and delight,The manifold, soft c

20、himes,That fill the haunted chambers of the Night,Like some old poets rhymes.From the cool cisterns of the midnight airMy spirit drank repose;The fountain of perpetual peace flows there,-From those deep cisterns flows.O holy Night! from thee I learn to bearWhat man has borne before!Thou layest thy f

21、inger on the lips of care,And they complain no more.Peace! Peace! Orestes-like I breathe this prayer!Descend with broad-winged flight,The welcome, the thrice-prayed for, the most fair,The best-beloved Night!1. What is the title of the poem? Who is the author?2. How does the poet personify the Night?

22、3. What does he learn from her?得分評分人V. Identification (20 points, 2 point for each)Directions:In thispart of the test,thereare ten excertps.Judge the authors and titles of these works and fill themon the Answer Sheet.1.As the door of Mrs. Pococks salon was pushed openfor him, the next day, well befo

23、re noon, he wasreached by a voice with a charming sound that madehimjust falterbeforecrossing thethreshold.Madame de Vionnet was already on the field2.Letus considerthe way inwhich we spend our lives.感謝下載載精品This world is a place of business.What an infinitebustle!I am awaked almost every nightby the

24、 pantingof the locomotive.Itinterruptsmy dreams. There isno Sabbath. It would be glorious to see mankind atleisurefor once. Itis nothingbut work, work, work.3.Comeup from the fieldsfather,here s a letterfromour Pete,And come to the front door mother, heres a letterfrom thy dear son.4. Thus advance o

25、f the enemyhad seemedto the youth like a ruthless hunting. He began to fume with rage andexasperation. He beat his foot upon the ground, and scowled with hate at the swirling smoke that was approaching like a phantom flood.5.I m nobody! Who are you?Are you nobody, too?Then there s a pair of usdontte

26、ll!Theyd banish us, you know.6. I taste a liquor never brewed, From tankards scooped in pearl; Not all the vats upon the Rhine Yield such an alcohol!7. Now I had often seen pilots gazing at the water and pretending to read it as if it were a book; but itwas a book that told me nothing. A time came a

27、t last, however, when Mr. Bixby seemedto think mefar enough advanced to bear a lesson on water-reading.8.Whosowould be a man must be a nonconformist. He who would gather immortal palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness, but must explore if it be goodness. Nothing is at last sacred but the

28、 integrity感謝下載載精品of your own mind9.Whether fagged by the threedaysrunningchase, andthe resistanceto his swimming in the knottedhamperhe bore; or whether itwas somelatentdeceitfulnessand malice in him: whichever was true, the White Whales way now began to abate, as it seemed, from the boat so rapidly

29、 nearing him once more; though indeed the whale s last start had not been so long a one as before.10. Ah! what pleasant visions haunt me As I gaze upon the sea!All the old romantic legends,All my dreams, come back to me.得分評分人VI. Comment. (10 points)Directions: In this part of the test, you are given

30、 two selections. Choose ONE 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.This Is My Letter to the WorldThis is my letter to the world,That never wrote to me,-The simple news that Nature told,With

31、tender majesty.Her message is committedTo hands I cannot see;For love of her, sweet coutrymen,Judge tenderly of me!感謝下載載精品I Hear America SingingI hear America singing, the varied carols I hear,Those of mechanics,each one singing hisas it shouldbe blitheandstrong,The carpenter singing his as he measu

32、res his plank or beam,The mason singing hisas he makes ready for work,or leaves offwork,The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deck-handsinging on the steamboat deck,The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singingas he stands,The wood-cutter s song, the plowboys o

33、n his way in the morning, orat noon intermission or at sundown,The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work,or of the girl sewing or washing,Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else,The day what belongsto the day atnightthe partyofyoung fellows,robust, friendly,S

34、inging with open mouths their strong melodious songs.感謝下載載精品標(biāo)準答案I. Multiple Choice: ( 20%)( 每題 1 分，共 20 分，答錯不給分 )1. a2.b3.b4.b5.b6. b7.a8.b9.a10.c11. c12.a13.d14.b15.d16.a17.c 18.b19.d20.bII. Match (20%)（每題 1 分，共 20 分，答錯不給分）1.A2.E3.E4.C5.C6.G7. I8.I9. F10.F11. H12.B13. D14.G15. D16. H17.G18.F19. A20

35、.EIII. Terms (20%)（每題 4 分，共 20 分。答案中給出多個知識點，答對其中四個知識點即得滿分，多于四個不加分，少則扣分。超出所給出答案部分的，評卷人可根據(jù)相關(guān)內(nèi)容和知識酌情給分。）1. Free VerseKey words: without fixed beat, regular rhyme scheme, Whitman, Leaves of Grass, etc.2. TranscendentalismKey words: Emerson, Thoreau, nature, intuition, oversoul, individualism, spirit, idealism, Romanticism, etc.3. American RealismKey words: Mark Twain, Henry James and Howells; reality; the depressed; tragedy, etc4. American NaturalismKey word