美国文学史及选读试卷

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1、美国文学史及选读试卷Ⅰ.Eachofthefollowingstatementsbelowisfollowedbyfouralternatives.Choosetheonethatwouldbestcompletethestatement.(60pointsinall,2foreach)1.WhichoffollowingcanbesaidofthecommonfeatureswhicharesharedbytheEnglishandAmericanRomanticists?A.Anincreasingemphasison

2、thefreeexpressionofemotions.B.Anincreasingattentiontothepsychicstatesoftheircharacters.C.Anincreasingemphasisonthedesiretoreturntonature.D.bothAandB.2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheRomanticperiodinthehistoryofAmericanliteratureisNOTtrue?（）A.InmostoftheAmeri

3、canwritingsofthisperiodtherewasanewemphasisupontheimaginativeandemotionalqualitiesofliterature.B.Thewritersofthisperiodplacedanincreasingemphasisonthefreeexpressionofemotionsanddisplayedanincreasingattentiontothepsychicstatesoftheircharacters.C.Therewasastrongtend

4、encytoexalttheindividualandthecommonman.D.Mostheroesandheroinesinthewritingsofthisperiodexhibitedextremesofreasonandnationality.3.______isunanimouslyagreedtobethesummitoftheAmericanRomanticisminthehistoryofAmericanliterature.A.NewEnglandTranscendentalismB.EnglandT

5、ranscendentalismC.theHarlemRenaissanceD.NewTranscendentalism4.Hawthorne’suniquegiftwasforthecreationof______whichtouchthedeepestrootsofman’smoralnature.A.symbolicstoriesB.romanticstoriesC.gothicstoriesD.humorousstories5.AboutthenovelTheScarletLetter,whichofthefoll

6、owingstatementsisnotright?A.It'sveryhardtosaythatitisalovestoryorastoryofsin.B.It'sahighlysymbolicstoryandtheauthorisamasterofsymbolism.C.It'smainlyaboutthemoral,emotionalandpsychologicaleffectsofthesinuponthemaincharactersandthepeopleingeneral.D.InittheletterAtak

7、esthesamesymbolicmeaningthroughoutthenovel.6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsissaidaboutmostofthepoemsinWhitman’sLeavesofGrass?A.TheyidentifyhisegowiththeconservativeAmerica.B.Theycelebratetheselfandignoresexuality.C.Theysingofthe“en-masse”andtheselfaswell.D.Theyreje

8、ctthepursuitofloveandhappinessofindividuals.7.Realismwasareactionagainst（　　）oramoveawayfromthebiastowardsromanceandself-creatingfictions,andpavedthewayt