1、英美文学选读自考题-22 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B(总题数：50，分数：25.00)1.In the following works, which signs the beginning of the American literature? A. The Sketch Book. B. Leaves of Grass. C. Leather Stocking Tales. D. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.2.Which country has the specific experienc
2、e that other nations did not have: the early Puritan settlement, the confrontation with the Indians, the frontiersmens life and the wild west? A. France. B. England. C. America. D. Holland.（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.3.The Romantic writers would focus on all the following issues except the _ in the American li
3、terary history. A. individual feeling B. survival of the fittest C. strong imagination D. return to nature（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.4.The literary characters of the American type in the early 19th century are generally characterized by all the following features except that they _. A. speak local dialects B.
4、 are polite and elegant gentlemen C. are simple and crude farmers D. are noble savages (red and white) untainted by society（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.5.Which of the following statements is not true of American Transcendentalism? A. It can be clearly defined as a part of American Romantic literary movement. B.
5、 It can be defined philosophically as “the recognition in man of the capacity of knowing truth intuitively“. C. Ralph Waldo Emerson was the chief advocate of this spiritual movement. D. It sprang from South America in the late 19th century.（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.6.The American _ as a cultural heritage exe
6、rted great influences over American moral values and literature. A. democracy B. ideal C. Puritanism D. Romanticism（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.7.A preoccupation with the _ view of original sin and the mystery of evil marked the works of Hawthorne, Melville and a host of lesser writers. A. Optimistic B. Calvini
7、stic C. Platonic D. Socratic（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.8.“Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.“ is a famous quote from _ writings. A. Walt Whitmans B. Henry David Thoreaus C. Herman Melvilles D. Ralph Waldo Emersons（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.9.Which writer does not belong to the group of Americ
8、an Romantic writers? A. William .Bryant. B. Henry W.Longfellow. C. Edgar Ellen Poe. D. Ann Bradstreet.（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.10.Who is the most popular American poet of the 19th century? A. Philip Freneau. B. William . Bryant. C. Henry W. Longfellow. D. Walt Whitman.（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.11.Who is the writer t
9、hat wrote about frontier adventures? A. Washington Irving. B. James F. Cooper. C. Herman Melville. D. Rebecca H. Davis.（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.12.Who is the writer that wrote about comic fables? A. Washington Irving. B. Edgar Allen Poe. C. James Cooper. D. Herman Melville.（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.13.The believe th
10、at first, nature is ennobling and second, the individual is divine describes _. A. Romanticists B. stream-consciousness novelists C. Realists D. Transcendentalists（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.14.American Transcendentalists most typically believe that _. A. man is divine in nature B. art is superior to life C. m
11、an can transform nature D. poetry is the highest form of art（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.15.Nathaniel Hawthorne was affected bys _ transcendentalist theory and struck up a very intimate relationship with him. A. H.W. Longfellow B. Walt Whitman C. R.W. Emerson D. Washington Irving（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.16.The Marble F
12、aun by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a romance set in _, is concerned about the dark aberrations of the human spirit. A. France B. Spain C. England D. Italy（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.17.The American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne is known for his “black vision“. The term “black“ vision refers to _. A. Hawthornes observa
13、tion that every man faces a black wall B. Hawthornes belief that all men are by nature evil C. that Hawthorne employed a dream vision to tell his story D. that Puritans of Hawthornes time usually wore black clothes（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.18.Compelled by an unceasing interest in the “interior of the heart“
14、of mans being, Hawthorne discusses _ in almost every book he wrote. A. love and hatred B. sin and evil C. frustration and self-denial D. balance and self-discipline（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.19.Statement _ is wrong in describing Nathaniel Hawthorne. A. One source of evil that Hawthorne is concerned most is ov
15、er-reaching intellect B. Hawthorne is a realistic writer C. Hawthorne is also a great allegorist D. Hawthorne is a master of symbolism（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.20.According to Hawthorne, there is evil in every human heart, which may remain latent, perhaps, through the whole life, but _ may rouse it to activi
16、ty. A. music B. circumstances C. memory D. love（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.21.Hawthornes view of man and human history originates, to a great extent, in _. A. Transcendentalism B. Puritanism C. Humanism D. Expressionism（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.22.In Hawthornes novels and short stories, intellectuals usually appear as
17、_. A. commentators B. observers C. villains D. saviors（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.23.“The Custom House“ is an introductory note to _. A. Moby-Dick B. The Scarlet Letter C. The Marble Faun D. The Blithedale Romance（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.24.The finest example of Hawthornes symbolism is the recreation of Puritan Boston
18、 in _. A. The Scarlet Letter B. Young Goodman Brown C. The Marble Faun D. The Ambitious Guest（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.25.Hester Prynne, Dimmesdale, Chillingworth and Pearl are most likely characters in _. A. The House of the Seven Gables B. The Scarlet Letter C. The Portrait of a Lady D. The Pioneers（分数：0.5
19、0）A.B.C.D.26.Hawthorne means Brown in Young Goodman Brown is a(n) _. A. protagonist B. Everyman C. hero D. spokesman（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.27.Hawthorne intended to _ in The Scarlet Letter. A. tell a story of parental love B. tell a story of sin and bloody violence C. call the readers back to the plantatio
20、n way of living D. reveal the human psyche after they sinned（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.28.In Hawthornes Young Goodman Brown, a Satanic figure leads the credulous protagonist to a witches Sabbath in the woods. There he recognizes many pillars of Salems Puritan society as well as his wife, Faith. The story illu
21、strates Hawthornes allegorical theme of human evil or what Melville called the “power of _.“ A. blackness B. whiteness C. error D. hypocrisy（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.29.Walt Whitman is a poet with a strong sense of mission, having devoted all his life to the creation of the “single“ poem, _. A. The Love Song
22、 of J. Alfred Prufrock B. The Waste Land C. Murder in the Cathedral D. Leaves of Grass（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.30.Walt Whitman wrote down a great many poems to air his sorrow for the death of President _, and one of the famous is “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomd.“ A. Washington B. Lincoln C. Frankli
23、n D. Kennedy（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.31.According to Whitman, poetry could enable Americans to celebrate their release from the Old World and the _ rule. A. academic B. official C. colonial D. legislative（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.32.Before and during the Civil War, Whitman stood firmly on the side of the North and w
24、rote a series of poems which were gathered as a collection under the title of _. A. Leaves of Grass B. Drum Taps C. Cavalry Crossing a Ford D. When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomd（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.33.Walt Whitman believed, by means of “_, “ he has turned poetry into an open field, an area of vital
25、 possibility where the reader can allow his own imagination to play. A. free verse B. strict verse C. regular rhyming D. standardized rhyming（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.34.Walt Whitman was a pioneering figure of American poetry. His innovation first of all lies in his use of _, poetry without a fixed beat or r
26、egular rhyme scheme. A. blank verse B. heroic couplet C. free verse D. iambic pentameter（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.35.Which of the following features cannot characterize poems by Wait Whitman? A. Lyrical and well-structured. B. Free-flowing. C. Simple and rather crude. D. Conversational and casual.（分数：0.50）A.
27、B.C.D.36.In There Was a Child Went Forth, Whitmans own early experience may well be identified with the childhood of a young, growing _. A. America B. England C. Greece D. Rome（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.37.“The horizons edge, the flying sea-crow, the fragrance of salt marsh and shore mud. These became part of
28、 that child who went forth every day, and who now goes, and will always go forth every day.“ The two lines are taken from _. A. There Was a Child Went Forth by Walt Whitman B. In a Station of the Metro by Ezra Pound C. Cavalry Crossing a Ford by Walt Whitman D. Ulysses by Joyce（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.38.Wh
29、ich of the following statements might be true of the theme of “Song of Myself“ by Whitman? A. This poem describes the growth of a child who learned about the world around him and improved himself accordingly. B. This poem shows the authors cynical sentiments against the American Civil War. C. This p
30、oem reflects the authors belief in Unitarianism or Deism. D. This poem reflects the authors belief in the singularity and equality of all beings in value.（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.39.Of all Herman Melvilles sea adventure stories, _ proves to be the best. A. Typee B. Redburn C. Moby-Dick D. Omoo（分数：0.50）A.B.C
31、.D.40.Most of Herman Melvilles novels are based on sea voyages and sea adventures. Which of the following is not the case? A. Typee. B. Moby-Dick. C. Omoo. D. The Confidence-Man.（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.41.In 1849, Herman Melville published _, a semi-autobiographical novel, concerning the sufferings of a ge
32、nteel youth among brutal sailors. A. Omoo B. Mardi C. Redburn D. Typee（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.42._ turns out to be a symbolic voyage of the mind in quest of the truth and knowledge of the universe, a spiritual exploration into mans deep reality and psychology. A. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn B. The G
33、reat Gatsby C. Moby-Dick D. The Scarlet Letter（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.43.The purpose of Melvilles fictional tales, exotic or philosophical, is to penetrate as deeply as possible into the metaphysical, theological, moral, psychological, and social truths of _. A. human existence B. politics C. religion D. a
34、rts（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.44._ is regarded as the first American prose epic. A. The Scarlet Letter B. Moby-Dick C. Sister Carrie D. Daisy Miller（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.45.Beside symbolism, all the following qualities except _ are fused to make Melvilles Moby-Dick a world classic. A. narrative power B. psychologi
35、cal analysis C. speculative agility D. optimistic view of life（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.46.Moby Dick, the big white whale, is possibly read as symbolic of all the following except _. A. malignancy B. beauty C. adultery D. God（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.47.In Moby-Dick, the white whale symbolizes _ for Melville, for it
36、is complex, unfathomable, malignant, and beautiful as well. A. nature B. human society C. whaling industry D. truth（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.48.Like Nathaniel Hawthorne, _ also manages to achieve the effect of ambiguity through symbolism and allegory in his narratives. A. Mark Twain B. Henry James C. R.W. Em
37、erson D. Herman Melville（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.49.For Melville, as well as for the reader and _ the narrator, Moby Dick is still a mystery, an ultimate mystery of the universe. A. Ahab B. Ishmael C. Stubb D. Starbuck（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.50.“Then all collapsed, and the great shroud of the sea rolled on as it r
38、olled five thousand years ago.“ In the quoted sentence, the author might imply that _. A. nothing changes in the 5000 years of human history B. mans desire to conquer nature can only end in his own destruction C. nature is evil as it was 5000 years ago D. nature has the ultimate creative power（分数：0.
39、50）A.B.C.D.二、B(总题数：7，分数：21.00)Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the question in English.“Poor little Faith! thought he, for his heart smote him. What a wretch am I, to leave her on such an errand! She talks of dreams, too. Methought, as she spoke, there was trouble in her face, as if a drea
40、m had warned her what work is to be done tonight. But, no, no! t would kill her to think it. Well, shes a blessed angel on earth; and after this one night, Ill cling to her skirts and follow her to Heaven.“（分数：3.00）(1).Identify the author and the title of the work.（分数：1.00）_(2).Who is Faith?（分数：1.00
41、）_(3).How do you interpret the speakers feeling?（分数：1.00）_“When the minister spoke from the pulpit, with power and fervid eloquence, and, with his hands on the open bible, of the sacred truths of our religion, and of saint-like lives and triumphant deaths, and of future bliss or misery unutterable,
42、then did Goodman Brown turn pale, dreading, lest the roof should thunder down upon the gray blasphemer and his hearers.“（分数：3.00）(1).Identify the title of the short story from which this part is taken.（分数：1.00）_(2).What had happened in the story before this church scene?（分数：1.00）_(3).Why was Goodman
43、 Brown afraid the roof might thunder down?（分数：1.00）_“The early lilacs became part of this child, /And grass and white and red morning-glories, and white and red clover, and the song of the phoebe-bird, /And the Third-month lambs and the sows pink-faint litter, and the mares foal and the cows calf, /
44、And the noisy brood of the barnyard or by the mire of the pond-side, /And the fish suspending themselves so curiously below there, and the beautiful curious liquid, /And the water-plants with their graceful flat heads, all became part of him.“（分数：3.00）(1).Name the author of the poem.（分数：1.00）_(2).What is the poetic style called?（分数：1.00）_(3).What does the passage describe?（分数：1.00）_“There was a child went forth every day, And the first object he lookd upon, that object he became.“（分数：3.00）(1).Who is the author of the poem?（分数：1.00）_(2).What does “ch
