1、英语美国文学史及作品选读复习资料一卷I. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.1. The first American writer is _.a. John Cotton b. John Winthrop c. John Smith d. Anne Bradstreet2. In the direct line of Metaphysical Poets, _ is considered the best of Puritan poets and his works were hailed as the fin
2、est 17th century American verse. a. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow b. Edgar Allen Poe c. William Cullen Bryant d. Edward Taylor 3. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, ” is a quotation from _ drafted by _. a. The American Crisis, Thomas Jefferson b. The American Cris
3、is, Thomas Painec. The Declaration of Independence, Thomas Paine d. The Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson 4. _ was called the “Father of American Poetry”. a. Edward Taylor b. William Cullen Bryant c. Edgar Allen Poe d. Philip Freneau 5. _ was the first great prose stylist of American rom
4、anticism. a. Nathaniel Hawthorne b. Edgar Allen Poe c. Washington Irving d. James Fennimore Cooper6. In the five novels that comprise the Leatherstocking Tales, the central figure, _, goes the various names of Leatherstocking, Deerslayer, Pathfinder, and Hawkeye. a. Chingakgook b. David Gamut c. Nat
5、ty Bumppo d. Uncas7. The publication of _ written by _introduced the most eloquent spokesman of New England Transcendentalism to American literature.a. Nature, Henry David Thoreau b. Nature, Ralph Waldo Emerson c. Walden, Henry David Thoreau d. Walden, Ralph Waldo Emerson8. _ was written to show tha
6、t the consequences of a sin cannot be escaped and that many different lives are influenced by one wrong deed.a. Nathaniel Hawthorne b. Herman Mellville c. James Fennimore Cooper d. Washington Irving 9. _ was the first American writer to have a bust to be placed in the Poets Corner at Westminster Abb
7、ey. a. William Wordsworth b. Edgar Allen Poe c. William Cullen Bryant d. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 10. In a sense, we can say that Romanticism designates a literary and philosophical theory, which tends to see the _ as the very center of all life and all experience. a. society b. individual c. fami
8、ly d. country life11. “He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, feet that might have served for shovels, and his whole frame most loosely hung together.” The description is about _.a. Brom Van Brunt b. Rip Van Winkle
9、c. Ichabod Crane d. Katrina Van Tassel12. Herman Melville was very much influenced by _, who he called “the largest brain with the largest heart” in America Literature. a. Nathaniel Hawthorne b. Edgar Allen Poe c. Washington Irving d. James Fennimore Cooper 13. In The Last of the Mohicans, the last
10、of the Mohicans refers to _. a. David Gamut b. Chigachgook c. Magua d. Uncas14. _ consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one. a. Iamb b. Trochee c. Dactyl d. Spondee 15. Among the following short stories, which one is NOT written by Nathaniel Hawthorne? a. Ethan Brand b. The Great
11、 Stone Face c. Rapaccinis Daughter d. Bartleby the Scrivener II. Explain the following terms briefly in English. 1. Refrain2. American Puritanism3. New England Transcendentalism4. Familiar essay5. AllegoryIII. Arrange in pairs. Directions: Column A consists of ten writers, please find their correspo
12、nding works in Column B and write the answer on the Anwer Sheet.Column AColumn B1.Ann Bradstreet 2.Philip Freneau3.James Fennimore Cooper4.Edgar Allen Poe5.Nathaniel Hawthorne6.Herman Melville7.Benjamin Franklin8.Thomas Paine9. William Cullen Bryant10. Washington Irving A.Common SenseB.Rip Van Winkl
13、eC.The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in AmericaD.Poor Richards AlmanacE.ThanatopsisF.Billy BuddG.Tales of the GrotesqueH.The PrairieI.The Scarlet LetterJ.To a Caty-DidIV. Try to decide whether the following statements are true or false. Please write “T” for “true” and “F” for “false ”. 1. The Legend o
14、f Sleepy Hollow is a story about a man who falls into a sleep of 20 years while out hunting during which the Revolutionary War takes place.2. Bartleby the Scrivener is one of Herman Melvilles short stories.3. The Song of Hiawatha is the first American epic about the American Indians. 4. The Birthmar
15、k uses the background of witchcraft to explore uncertainties of belief that trouble a mans heart and mind.5. Edgar Allen Poe has often been regarded as the father of modern short story.V. Read the following passages and complete the tasks according to the specific requirements 1. Standing on the bar
16、eground, - my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space, - all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eye-ball. I am nothing. I see all. The currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or particle of God. a. Identify the author and the work from which
17、 the quotation is selected.b. What does “the Universal Being” refer to? What is the relation between the individual and the Universal Being? Explain with regard to the authors philosophical ideas. 2. Another peculiar torture was felt in the gaze of a new eye. When strangers looked curiously at the s
18、carlet letter, - and none ever failed to do so, - they branded it afresh into Hesters soul; so that, oftentimes, she could scarcely refrain, yet always did refrain, from covering the symbol with her hand.a. Identify the author and the work from which the quotation is selected.b. What is the characte
19、rs full name? What does “the symbol” refer to? Does it change its meaning for him/ her through out the whole story? 3. Let us then be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait.a. Identify the author and the work from which the quotation is s
20、elected.b. Analyze the poem from at least three of the following aspects: structure, rhyme scheme, tone, theme and figures of speech used with regard to the stanza selected.VI. Answer the following questions 1. Discuss the symbolism in Moby Dick. 2. What are Edgar Allen Poes criteria for writing sho
21、rt stories?一卷答案I. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.1-5：cdddc 6-10： cbadb 11-15： cadad II. Explain the following terms briefly in English.1. Refrain: one or more words repeated at intervals in a poem, usually at the end of a stanza. The most regular is the use of the same lin
22、e at the close of each stanza. 2. American Puritanism stressed predestination, original sin, total depravity, and limited atonement from Gods grace. It was influenced heavily by Calvinism. With such doctrines in their mind Puritans left Europe for America in order to prove that they were Gods chosen
23、 people who would enjoy Gods blessings on earth and in Heaven. Over the years in the new homeland, they built a way of life that stressed hard work, thrift, piety, and sobriety.3. New England Transcendentalism was the first American intellectual movement. Transcendental club became the movements cen
24、ter with its magazine The Dial. It was a system of thought that originated from many sources, mainly Idealistic philosophy. It stressed the power of intuition, spirit and the individual. It envisioned religion as an emotional communication between an individual soul and the universal “oversoul”. It
25、was represented by two major writers of the country, Emerson and Thoreau whose writings had great impact in the country.4. Familiar essay is the more personal, intimate type of informal essay. It deals lightly, often humorously, with personal experiences, opinions, and prejudices, stressing especial
26、ly the unusual or novel, and having to do with the varied aspects of everyday life.5. Allegory is a story or image with a second distinct meaning partially hidden behind its literal or visible meaning. III. Arrange in pairs. 1-5：C J H G I 6-10： F D A E BIV. Try to decide whether the following statem
27、ents are true or false. Please write “T” for “true” and “F” for “false ”1-5: F T T F TV. Read the following passages and complete the tasks according to the specific requirements 1. a. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance b. One of Emersons philosophy is the importance of the individual. In the passag
28、e, he is affirmative about mans intuitive knowledge, with which a man can trust himself to decide what is right and to act accordingly. There is an emotional communication between an individual and the all-pervading power from which all things come from and of which all are a part. He means to convi
29、nce people that the possibilities for man to develop and improve himself are infinite. 2. a. Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter b. Hester Prynne; The symbol refers to the scarlet letter A which refers to her sin of adultery; at the very beginning of the romance, the letter “A” symbolizes the ac
30、t of adultery to Dimmesdale , but towards the end of the story, it symbolizes Angel to the other people in the community.3. a. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, A Psalm of Life b. The poem is written in quatrains, with a rhyme scheme of abab and each line in iambic tetrameter. The tone is optimistic. Figu
31、res of speech used are alliteration, parallel structure and repetition. It stresses the importance of a full and sincere activity in making the most of lifes brief span, rather than succumbing to moods of vain regret or dejection.VI. Answer the following questions 1. 1Herman Melville is a master of symbols, that is, objects or persons who represent something else. 2Different people on board the ship are representations of different ideas and different social and ethnic groups; facts become symbols and incidents acquire universal meanings.3Ishmael , the narrator
