练习题:: I) G) y$ ~' }* m! |
1."Gold Rush" was vividly depicted in ____ novels.
6 Z% _! m7 C0 c# R. p6 [ A Hemingway’s B Mark Twain’s C Henry Jame’s D Faulkner’s
1 S& o+ P( p1 u& @) s 2.The period of Old English literatue refers to ____
) F* K7 K" U/ @ A 449-1066- R! W& ^; v+ l" F- K
B 14thcentury - mid 17th century$ E7 I3 A" k9 K3 B
C 14th century- mid 18th century/ _9 J* h% v& n2 O" `
D 16th century- mid 18th century
2 u: P% r9 p. S% G* {! m' B7 | 3.The great transcendental work by Henry David Thoreau is ____0 |- e" _0 B) R! T) y7 I$ @
A Nature B Walden C Experience D Essays% W/ M- U$ l8 o8 c: K) t
4.____has been entitled the "Father of American Poetry".6 d7 g& N# C) \; p M, Z
A Philip Freneau B Ralph Waldo Emerson C William Cullen Bryant D Walt Whitman
$ R0 w* d; k! a) \& E 5. The emotional effect and social significance made ____ the first well-known sociological novel in American Literature.
$ R7 C4 Y% O0 ~6 h9 f1 Z A The Sun Also Rises B Uncle Tom’s Cabin! Z8 { h- q' a, u6 C
C The Old Man and The Sea D Sister Carrie
0 H% n! u% L. Q/ x 6. Stephen Crane is famous for ____* F4 ?9 d! @5 H0 y
A An American Tragedy B The Ambassadors) E' M' i' `6 }, p2 q
C Main Street D The Red Badge of Courage
3 J8 a2 J8 I3 p6 b& R/ e 7.Which of the following is NOT true for Benjamin Franklin?* I8 y a( H z( u
A He was a famous writer B He was a member to draft the Declaration of Independence
9 Q: [# `& f9 x1 S1 J4 o C He was a great scientist D He was once elected American President$ t! e5 m P/ M- p$ ]3 b
8. Whitman’s poems are characterized by all the following features EXCEPT____
, N: w5 e4 K, G* ]# n$ T/ W A a strict poetic form B a simple and conversational language C a free and natural rhythmic pattern D an easy flow of feelings
+ l/ p0 E$ i. w4 V# V* A 9.American fiction in the 1960s is retered to as ____
. t( f, \- M! W! e9 G( D2 q% `0 ` A imagism B black humor C new fiction D the Beat Generation: ^& v. a# f' M9 N- a
10.William Faukener is the author of ____% R' A2 F! b+ I& ^
A Far From the Madding Crowd B Sound and Fury C For Whom the Bell Tolls D Scarlet Letter
5 p. P5 T1 y+ b 练习题答案及题解:; R4 M1 |) R {$ b$ M
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。; ?% ^) j7 D* h# ]6 w
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。$ f6 c3 r# z. e: F' T& l: {$ L) k
3.B 瓦尔登湖是梭罗最杰出的超验主义作品。
8 |' F; E, x, ? 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。& p% N/ h# s( B& @7 ]# M
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。' x# d/ \; {: H' K8 g1 E6 I
6.D The Red Badge of Courage《红色英勇勋章》是Stephen Grane的代表作。/ e& ]7 v" O. y. Q( d$ F8 d" k
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。6 x. D" N# Z; K" A3 I
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。' ]8 `6 p. J% W' 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。) n3 ~, \/ E+ }7 W. @
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。 |