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ExercisesforChapterOneofAmericanLiterature(第一章)
1.选择题
1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTafamousconceptofTranscendentalism?
[A]Natureisennobling
[B]Theindividualisdivineandself-reliant.
[C]Maniscapableofknowingtruthbyintuition
[D]Maniscorruptedinnature.
2.WhichofthefollowingworksbegantomakeIrvinginternationallyknown?
[A]TheSketchBook
[B]AHistoryofNewYorktotheEndoftheDutchDynasty
[C]BracebridgeHall
[D]TalesofTraveler
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueconcerningIrving?
[A]HeisthefatheroftheAmericanshortstories.
[B]HeistheAmericanGoldsmith.
[C]HeisthefirstAmericanwriter
[D]HeisthefirstwritertodeclaretheindependenceofAmericanliterature.
4.TheScarletLetterbyHawthorneismainlyconcernedwith___________.:
[A]thecorruptionofthesociety
[B]theconsequenceofsinandguilt
[C]thewrongdoingofonegenerationthatlivesin,,successiveones
[D]"overreachingintellect"
5.RipVanWinklehastakenfrom________.
[A]Spanishstories[B]AGermanLegend
[C]Englishtales[D]Italianfolktales
6."Butitwouldhavebeenworthanystatesman'smoneytohaveheardtheprofounddiscussionsthatsometimestookplace,whenbychanceanoldnewspaperfellintotheirhands,fromsomepassingtraveler."Whatistherhetoricaldeviceusedinthissentence?
[A]Hyperbole.[B]Metaphor.[C]Irony.[D]Paradox.
7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutEmersonisNOTtrue?
[A]Hewasgenerallyknownasanessayist.
[B]HewasthechiefspokesmanofTranscendentalism.
[C]Hepracticedthetheorybylivingasimplelife.
[D]Forhim,natureissymbolic.
8.ForEmerson,naturecouldsymbolizethefollowingexcept________.
[A]God[B]Spirit[C]Oversoul[D]thewholeuniverse
9.WhatisHawthorne'sattitudetowardPuritanism?
[AlNegative.[B]Affirmative.[C]Indifferent.[D]Mixed.
10.OnetypicalfeatureofIrving'swritingis_________.
[A]alwayspreaching[B]hisbestclassicstyle
[C]shortanddifficultto[D]symbolic
11."Icelebratemyself,andsingmyself,
AndwhatIassumeyoushallassume,
Foreveryatombelongingtomeasgoodbelongstoyou."
Whocouldhavewrittentheselines?
[A]EdgarAllenPoe.[B]WaltWhitman.
[C]RalphWaldoEmerson.[D]HenryDavidThoreau.
12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruewithTranscendentalism?
[A]ItinheritedmuchfromAmericanPuritanismandEuropeanrealism.
[B]Itfocusedontheintuitiveknowledge.
[C]Natureisitsunofficialmanifesto.
[D]ItisrelatedinsomewaywiththeGermanidealism.
13.WhatkindofnarrativepointofviewisadoptedinMobyDick?
[A]Thefirstperson.
[B]Thesecondperson.
[C]Thethirdpersonlimited.
[D]Thethirdpersonomniscient.
14.WhichofthefollowinghasinfluencedMelville's:
EXCEPT________.
[A]Shakespeareantragicvision[B]EmersonianTranscendentalism
[C]Hawthorne'sblackvisionoflife[D]Irving'swriting
15.WhichofthefollowingwritersisNOToptimisticabouthumannature?
[A]RalphWaldoEmerson.[B]NathanielHawthorne
[C]WaltWhitman.[D]HenryDavidThoreau
16.Whichofthefollowingcannotpoetry?
[A]Elegantandgentle.[B]Simpleandopen.
[C]Unconventional.[D]Colloquial.
17.WhenEmersonstatesintheintroductiontohisNature:
"Ourageisretrospective."Whichofthefollowingisclosesttoitsunderstanding?
[A]Weareconservative.
[B]Weseethisworldthroughourancestors'eyes.
[C]Weusuallylookbackuponthegoodolddays.
[D]Wewritealotofbooksaboutthepast.
18.Whichofthefollowingnovelsdoesnotrepresentthethemereturntonature?
[A]MarkTwain'sAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.
[B]Thoreau'sWalden.
[C]Cooper'sLeather-StockingTales.
[D]Melville'sMobyDick.
19.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatypicalfeatureoftheAmericanRomanticwritings?
[A]Expressionoftheartist'simaginations,emotions,impressions,orbeliefs.
[B]Emphasisonrulesoforder,reason,logic,restrainedemotion,goodtasteanddecorum.
[C]Lovefortheremote,supernatural,mysterious,exoticandillogicalqualityofthings.
[D]Toseenatureasasourceofmentalcleannessandspiritualunderstanding.
20.Thestatementthataman'sjourneytothedarkforestandhisencounterwiththedevilaresymbolicofman'slifejourneyfrominnocencetoknowledge,fromgoodtoevilmaywellsumuponeofthemajorthemesof________.
[A]Irving's"TheLegendofSleepyHollow"
[B]EdgarAllenPoe's"TheFalloftheHouseofUsher"
[C]Hawthorne's"YoungGoodmanBrown"
[D]O.Henry's"TheCopandtheAnthem"
21.Hereisashortpassagefromastory:
"Herecognizedonthesign,however,therubyfaceofKingGeorge,underwhichhehadsmokedsomanyapeacefulpipe,…andunderneathwaspaintedinlargecharacters,GENERALWASHINGTON."Thestorymustbe________.
[A]Cooper's"Leather-stockingTales"
[B]Hawthorne's"YoungGoodmanBrown"
[C]Irving's"RipVanWinkle"
[D]Hemingway's"IndianCamp"
22."TheuniverseiscomposedofNatureandthesoul..presenteverywhere."Thisisthevoiceofthebook_______whichpushedAmericanRomanticismintoanewphaseofNewEnglandTranscendentalism.
[A]WaldenbyThoreau[B]TheScarletLetterbyHawthorne
[C]MobyDickbyMelville[D]NaturebyEmerson
23.InWhitman'sgiantwork,LeavesofGrass,and,aboveall,________.areallthatconcernedhim.
[A]individualism[B]divinelove
[C]sympathy[D]thepowerofblackness
24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTatypicalfeatureofHawthorn"YoungGoodmanBrown"?
[A]Allegory.[B]Ambiguity.
[C]Interiormonologue.[D]Symbolism.
25.InIrving's"RipVanWinkle"allthedrasticchangeslapsed20yearsdispleasedRipEXCEPTthat________.
[A]hehasgothisneckoutoftheyokeofmatrimony
[B]thecountryhasfinallygotitsindependencefromtheyokeoftheBritishcolonialrule
[C]therecomesnowthescrambleforpowersbetweenparties.
[D]pastgloriesandatranquillifeofthesmallvillagearegone.
B.阅读理解题(Readingcomprehension)
1."Inlikemanner,natureisalready,initsformsanddescribingitsowndesign.Letusinterrogateapparition,thatshinessopeacefullyaroundus.Lettowhatendisnature?
"
Questions:
A.Identifytheworkandtheauthor.
B.Whatis"thegreatapparition"?
C.Whatisthewritingstyle?
2....HadGoodmanBrownfallenasleepintheforest,andonlydreamedawilddreamofwitch-meeting?
Beitso,ifyouwill.But,alas!
ItwasadreamofevilomenforyoungGoodmanBrown.Astern,asad,adarklymeditative,adistrustful,ifnotadesperateman,didhebecome;fromthenightofthatfearfuldream."
Questions:
A.Identitytheworkandtheauthor.
B.Whatisthegeneralideaofthispassage?
C.Didtheauthortellforsurewhetheritwasonlyadreamornot?
3."Iloafeandinvitemysoul,
Ilearnandloafeatmyeaseobservingaspearofsummergrass."
Questions:
A.Identifythepoemandthepoet.
B.Whatisthemeaningofthephrase"aspearofsummergrass"?
C.Whatistheimpliedmeaningofthetwolines?
4."Nowsmallfowlsflewscreamingovertheyetyawninggulf;asullenwhitesurfbeatagainstitssteepsides;thenallcollapsed,andthegreatshroudofthesearolledonasitrolled5,000yearsago.
Questions:
A.Identifytheworkandtheauthor.
B.Whatisthebasictoneofthispassage?
C.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedpart?
5."Godknows,...I'mnotmyself-I'msomebodyelse-...I'mchanged,andIcan'ttellwhat'smyname,orwhoIam.
Questions:
A.Identifytheworkandtheauthor.
B.Thespeakersaysheischanged.Doyouthinkchanged,orthesocialenvironmentchanged?
C.Whatideadoesthequotedsentenceexpress?
6."Standingonthebareground,-myheadbathedbytheblitlairandupliftedintoinfinitespace,-allmeanegotismvanishIbecomeatransparenteyeball.Iamnothing.Iseeall.TlcurrentsoftheUniversalBeingcirculatethroughme;IampaorparticleofGod."
Questions:
A.Identifytheworkandtheauthor.
B.Whatdoestheword"blithe"meanhere?
C.Whatideadoesthequotedpassageexpress?
C.回答题(Questionsandanswers)
1.Natureisaphilosophicwork,inwhichEmersongivesanexplicitdiscussiononhisideaoftheOversoul.WhatisyourunderstandingofEmersonian"Oversoul"anditsrelationshipwith"atransparenteyeball"?
2.OneofthemostdistinctivefeaturesofHawthorne'swritingishisartofambiguity.Exemplifyitwithhisstory,"YoungGoodmanBrown".
3.LikeHawthorne,Melvilleisfondofsymbolisminhiswritings.Thewhitewhale,Moby-Dick,isthemostimportantsymbolinthenovel.WhatsymbolicmeaningdoesMobyDickstandfor?
4.WhitmanisoneofthemostimportantfiguresinAmericanpoetichistory.Hehascarriedonasortofexperimentontheformofpoetrybychoosingfreeverseashismediumofexpression.WhatarethecharacteristicsofWhitman'sfreeverse?
5.LiterarycriticshaveseenRipVanWinkleasasymbolofseveralaspectsofAmerica.Whataretheaspectsthatthestoryanditsherosymbolize?
D.论述题(Topicdiscussion)
1.Melville'sMobyDickismorethanagreatwhalestorythatreflectstheAmericanwhaleindustryin19thcentury;itiscapableofmultipleinterpretations.Discussthethemesyoucanfindinthefiction.
2.Inhiswholelife,Hawthorneispreoccupiedwithsinandevilinman;andinalmosteverynovelhewrote,Hawthornediscussedsinandevil.ThenwhatmakesHawthorneobsessedwithallthissinandevil?
ExercisesforChapterOneofAmericanLiterature(第二章)
A.多项选择(Multiplechoicequestions)
1:
Whoisgenerallyconsideredtobetheone“withbutadeformedconscience"inMark
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