练习题:
7 }$ M! ^& Y, T% z 1."Gold Rush" was vividly depicted in ____ novels., q$ x+ _( m' i1 H6 B
A Hemingway’s B Mark Twain’s C Henry Jame’s D Faulkner’s3 K" p7 c6 t/ N# Y4 @
2.The period of Old English literatue refers to ____; m1 i/ X4 W1 f* U2 R" m5 Y
A 449-1066! M; P, }: D8 A' E" C! ^& a
B 14thcentury - mid 17th century
2 D4 C- E. S+ I( W' R C 14th century- mid 18th century" q5 w# s: `" w3 T8 ?* q/ M
D 16th century- mid 18th century
% G; m$ p( h4 h: U( J ?3 L8 M 3.The great transcendental work by Henry David Thoreau is ____
; \# g' l; B- r5 D# Z* { A Nature B Walden C Experience D Essays0 B( {+ p* v$ q X6 }8 g8 ]
4.____has been entitled the "Father of American Poetry".
& b8 j$ a( i6 Y$ u. e- j; E+ T9 n A Philip Freneau B Ralph Waldo Emerson C William Cullen Bryant D Walt Whitman# C& w1 F( E' [( ?0 Z, g2 o5 A
5. The emotional effect and social significance made ____ the first well-known sociological novel in American Literature.
0 j" q) D4 L( Y! X8 j A The Sun Also Rises B Uncle Tom’s Cabin
- B7 f6 B; _$ H9 {* v( G C The Old Man and The Sea D Sister Carrie
$ y" @+ r/ d! i. V 6. Stephen Crane is famous for ____0 \* B/ L! d6 i- ]
A An American Tragedy B The Ambassadors
9 v2 x) W( D2 }0 l+ ` C Main Street D The Red Badge of Courage/ {' P0 P: p; w- X
7.Which of the following is NOT true for Benjamin Franklin?$ ^% z5 w8 L9 L( r4 ^$ k! |& N
A He was a famous writer B He was a member to draft the Declaration of Independence# s) ?0 V; N( L4 f- Q% O! p( s
C He was a great scientist D He was once elected American President
5 H- ]2 W8 R5 q 8. Whitman’s poems are characterized by all the following features EXCEPT____
6 u# q/ Z4 x: P- x A a strict poetic form B a simple and conversational language C a free and natural rhythmic pattern D an easy flow of feelings
1 A+ k" l% O. N4 y; Y 9.American fiction in the 1960s is retered to as ____$ H9 m# E$ S4 w1 M9 O4 \
A imagism B black humor C new fiction D the Beat Generation
, ]: x8 a. {, y3 {/ N, g& w" o 10.William Faukener is the author of ____
) U! \! x& k8 L# ], j1 k6 m, I A Far From the Madding Crowd B Sound and Fury C For Whom the Bell Tolls D Scarlet Letter# j$ K. Z5 j6 f
练习题答案及题解:2 U: C, H( Z& a1 v& R2 E8 K& B9 O
1.B 马克吐温的很多短篇小说对Gold Rush(淘金)进行了很形象的描绘。
& V4 B( Y' C$ `4 t 2.A Anglo-Saxons所说的语言被称为古英语,Anglo-Saxons是在五世纪中侵入英国领土的,直到1066年诺曼公爵政府英格兰,建立诺曼底王朝,才代替了Anglo-Saxons。( Q; y$ G5 a2 b: _7 o8 S, B4 l
3.B 瓦尔登湖是梭罗最杰出的超验主义作品。
% w5 @: a( Y* s 4.A Philip Freneau(1752--1832)被称为“美国诗歌之父”。着有:The wild Honey Suckle;To The Memory of Brave Americans。
; @2 E$ q$ S& O6 {' z5 u9 Z! U8 t& p 5.B 汤姆叔叔家的小屋是美国文学史上第一部揭示黑人被虐待,宣扬反奴隶制度的小说,激发了社会各界人士的感情,是一部社会性质很强的小说。+ V3 D' w. `, U2 V5 [* ?! s
6.D The Red Badge of Courage《红色英勇勋章》是Stephen Grane的代表作。3 a, @9 e! w6 b% a4 W( Z
7.D Benjamin Franklin 是伟大的作家,科学家,还是美国独立宣言的撰写人之一,但是未曾担任过美国总统。0 q% t5 d. @8 o# H4 N9 s' h/ C! l
8.A Whitman主张自由诗体,认为诗歌不应该收到格律约束。他的代表作《草叶集》标志着真正意义上美国诗歌的诞生。
( |0 `- A+ {9 _/ p 9.B 黑色幽默是二十世纪六十年代盛行的小说类型,用幽默的手法来揭示可悲的现实。! Q7 |( s# ^4 m. e- F* u. H
10.B Far From the Madding Crowd为 托马斯哈代的作品;For Whom the Bell Tolls为海明威的作品;Scarlet Letter为霍桑的作品。 |