2011英语专八考试人文知识全真模拟题（3）

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　　1."Gold Rush" was vividly depicted in ____ novels.
2 F4 y' |' r; J% z/ T/ m　　A Hemingway’s B Mark Twain’s C Henry Jame’s D Faulkner’s
　　2.The period of Old English literatue refers to ____
  _0 T/ t( C( @) w5 n　　A 449-1066
3 |/ ~6 m1 n/ K: j* V( U: d* d　　B 14thcentury - mid 17th century
( b/ r/ P) w) Z, m9 _　　C 14th century- mid 18th century
　　D 16th century- mid 18th century
　　3.The great transcendental work by Henry David Thoreau is ____
　　A Nature B Walden C Experience D Essays
　　4.____has been entitled the "Father of American Poetry".
　　A Philip Freneau B Ralph Waldo Emerson C William Cullen Bryant D Walt Whitman
. B. N! d# z/ a" d, V: V　　5. The emotional effect and social significance made ____ the first well-known sociological novel in American Literature.
　　A The Sun Also Rises B Uncle Tom’s Cabin
$ Z) e: _' W& K4 F, e' r  _+ h0 N　　C The Old Man and The Sea D Sister Carrie
　　6. Stephen Crane is famous for ____
3 z4 r8 F* k6 y  [# F　　A An American Tragedy B The Ambassadors
% V9 r. o* K! R5 P　　C Main Street D The Red Badge of Courage
, }! Y2 _: S: j/ n9 i7 E9 L5 a　　7.Which of the following is NOT true for Benjamin Franklin?
8 ~" Q* t2 v. p4 T4 r　　A He was a famous writer B He was a member to draft the Declaration of Independence
　　C He was a great scientist D He was once elected American President
　　8. Whitman’s poems are characterized by all the following features EXCEPT____
　　A a strict poetic form B a simple and conversational language C a free and natural rhythmic pattern D an easy flow of feelings
　　9.American fiction in the 1960s is retered to as ____
8 i6 x; ~: g5 a" i: T, U* c　　A imagism B black humor C new fiction D the Beat Generation
: L1 c0 y" {3 w. H# `　　10.William Faukener is the author of ____
　　A Far From the Madding Crowd B Sound and Fury C For Whom the Bell Tolls D Scarlet Letter
8 G2 L# Z: R$ j! p$ A3 i+ {4 U/ P　　答案
, ?% B7 I* N0 A5 u　　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。
' B1 O; n3 l( |+ v　　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。
  r7 o8 _* `$ Y) N1 L　　3.B 瓦尔登湖是梭罗最杰出的超验主义作品。
　　4.A Philip Freneau（17521832）被称为“美国诗歌之父”。着有：The wild Honey Suckle；To The Memory of Brave Americans。
8 S8 W9 _8 L5 X7 e0 [% F　　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。
9 U8 ^9 g/ @2 |　　6.D The Red Badge of Courage《红色英勇勋章》是Stephen Grane的代表作。
" s' ~; |3 G1 {: g0 q) c4 R3 p1 Q% R$ s　　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。
　　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。
' w8 B3 Y5 M4 X  h' r" }1 h! z" h　　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。
' ^4 q: O5 V" q　　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。