美国文学自测题及答案Directions: In this part of the test, there are twenty items. Choose the best answer and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1.Whitman published his first edition of ______ in 1855.a. Leaves of Grassb. The Scarlet Letterc. “Hymn to The Night”d. “The Secret of the Sea”2.Dreiser’s naturalism and his choice of subject often echo hispredecessor, ______, but his style and method are verydifferent.a. Mark Twainb. Stephen Cranec. Henry Jamesd. Emerson3.Sister Carrie written by ______ is considered as one of therepresentative naturalistic novel in the American literature.a. Sinclair Lewisb. Theodore Dreiserc. F. Scott Fitageraldd. H.L.Mencken4．Mark Twain’s ______ tells a story of his boyhood ambitious to become a riverboat pilot, up and down the Mississippi.a.Roughing Itb.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finnc.Life on the Mississippid.The Adventures of Tom Sawyer5. Stephen Crane’s style has been called realistic, ______ andimpressionistic.a. romanticb. naturalisticc. classicald. imagining6.______ is the scene of Dreiser’s Sister Carrie.a. New Yorkb. Chicagoc. Californiad. Washington7.Which is generally regarded as the Bible of New EnglandTranscendentalism?a. Natureb. Waldenc. On Beautyd. Self-Reliance8. Melville’s _______ is an encyclopedia of everything, history, philosophy, religion, etc, in addition to a detailed account of the operations of the whaling industry.a. The Old Man and the Seab. Moby Dickc. White Jacketd. Billy Budd9. Mark Twain created, in _______, a masterpiece of American realism that is also one of the great books of world literature.a. Huckleberry Finnb. Tom Sawyerc. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburgd. The Gilded Age10.American literature produced only one female poet during the19th century. This was _______.a. Anne Bradstreetb. Jane Austenc. Emily Dickinsond. Harriet Beecher11. With Howells, James, and Mark Twain active on the scene, ______ became the major trend in the seventies and eighties of the 19th century.a. sentimentalismb. Romanticismc. realismd. naturalism12. Leaves of Grass has _______ editions.a. nineb. fivec. sixd. seven13._______ is not among the artistic features of Whitman’swriting.a. The use of the poetic “I”b. Free versec. Musicality or rhythmd. Allegory14.Melville’s _______ is a semi-autobiographical novelconcerning the sufferings of a gentle youth among brutal sailors.a. Typeeb. Redburnc. White Jacketd. Billy Budd15._______ is not among the writing features of Melville’sworks.a. symbolismb. allgoryc. psychological analysesd. Dramatic monologue16.The realistic period is referred to as “the Gilded Age”by_______.a. Mark Twainb. Henry Jamesc. Emily Dickinsond. Theodore Dreiser17._______ is regarded by H. L. Menken as “the true father ofAmerican national literature.”a. Emily Dickinsonb. Henry Jamesc. Mark Twaind. Theodore Dreiser18._______, being a boy’s book specially written for the adults,is Mark Twain’s most representative book.a. Roughing Itb. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finnc. Life on the Mississippid. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer19.Henry James’s fame generally rests upon his novels andstories with ________.a. the love and marriage themeb. the theme of humor and satire on lifec. the theme of revealing the miserable life of the poorand criticizing the capitalismd. the international theme20.Within Dickinson’s little lyrics, she addresses those issuesthat concern the whole human beings, which exclude________.a. religionb. Friendshipd. immortalityDirections: Choose the correct letters from the list of the authors for the following works and put them onto the Answer Sheet.A. Ralph Waldo EmersonB. Henry David ThoreauC. Herman MelvilleD. Henry W. LongfellowE. Walt WhitmanF. Emily DickinsonG. Mark Twain H. Stephen CraneI. Henry James1.A 2.E 3.E 4.C 5.C6.G7. I8.I9. F 10.F11. H 12.B 13. D 14.G 15. D16. H 17.G 18.F 19. A 20.E1.Self-reliance ( )2.There Was a Child Went Forth ( )3.There Was a Child Went Forth ( )4.White Jacket ( )5.Moby Dick ( )6.Life on the Mississippi ( )7.Daisy Miller ( )8.What Maisie Knew ( )9.This is My Letter to the World ( )10.I Like to See It Lap the Miles ( )11.A Red Badge of Courage ( )12.Civil Disobedience ( )13.V oices of the Night ( )14.The Gilded Age ( )15.Hiawatha ( )16.Maggie, A Girl of the Streets ( )17.The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ( )18.I Heard a Fly Buzz—When I Died ( )19.The American Scholar ( )20.Song of Myself ( )Directions: In this part of the test, there are five terms. Please give the definition for these terms. Scores will be given for the related contents. Four individual contents will be enough for four points.1.Free Verse2.Transcendentalism3.American Realism4.American Naturalism5.Local ColorDirections: In this part of the test, there are two excerpts. Each of the excerpts is followed by three questions. Read the excerpts and answer the questions on the Answer Sheet.Part ASuccessSuccess is counted sweetestThose who ne’er succeed.To comprehend a nectarRequires sorest need.Not one of all the purple hostWho took the flag todayCan tell the definition,So clear, of victory,As he, defeated, dying,On whose forbidden earThe distant strains of triumphBreak, agonized and clear.1.Who is the author of the poem? (1’)2.According to the poem, what best understands success? (1’)3.In your opinion, who wants most to succeed? (1’)4.Translate the first stanza into Chinese. (2’)Part BI heard the trailing garments of the NightSweep through her marble halls!I saw her sable skirts all fringed with lightFrom the celestial walls!I felt her presence, by its spell of might,Stoop o’er me from above;The calm, majestic presence of the Night,As of the one of I love.I heard the sounds of sorrow and delight,The manifold, soft chimes,That fill the haunted chambers of the Night,Like some old poet’s rhymes.From the cool cisterns of the midnight airMy spirit drank repose;The fountain of perpetual peace flows there,--From those deep cisterns flows.O holy Night! from thee I learn to bearWhat man has borne before!Thou layest thy finger on the lips of care,And they complain no more.Peace! Peace! Orestes-like I breathe this prayer!Descend with broad-winged flight,The welcome, the thrice-prayed for, the most fair,The best-beloved Night!1.What is the title of the poem? Who is the author?2.How does the poet personify the Night?Directions: In this part of the test, there are ten excertps. Judge the authors and titles of these works and fill them on the AnswerSheet.1.As the door of Mrs. Pocock’s salon was pushed open for him,the next day, well before noon, he was reached by a voicewith a charming sound that made him just falter beforecrossing the threshold. Madame de Vionnet was already onthe field…2.Let us consider the way in which we spend our lives.This world is a place of business. What an infinite bustle!I am awaked almost every night by the panting of thelocomotive. It interrupts my dreams. There is no Sabbath. Itwould be glorious to see mankind at leisure for once. It isnothing but work, work, work.e up from the fields father, here’s a letter from our Pete,And come to the front door mother, here’s a letter from thydear son.4.Thus advance of the enemy had seemed to the youth like aruthless hunting. He began to fume with rage andexasperation. He beat his foot upon the ground, and scowledwith hate at the swirling smoke that was approaching like aphantom flood.5.I’m nobody! Who are you?Are you nobody, too?Then there’s a pair of us—don’t tell!They’d banish us, you know.6.I taste a liquor never brewed,From tankards scooped in pearl;Not all the vats upon the RhineYield such an alcohol!7.Now I had often seen pilots gazing at the water andpretending to read it as if it were a book; but it was a bookthat told me nothing. A time came at last, however, when Mr.Bixby seemed to think me far enough advanced to bear alesson on water-reading.8.Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist. He whowould gather immortal palms must not be hindered by thename of goodness, but must explore if it be goodness.Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your ownmind…9.Whether fagged by the three days’running chase, and theresistance to his swimming in the knotted hamper he bore; orwhether it was some latent deceitfulness and malice in him:whichever was true, the White Whale’s way now began toabate, as it seemed, from the boat so rapidly nearing himonce more; though indeed the whale’s last start had not beenso long a one as before.10.Ah! what pleasant visions haunt meAs I gaze upon the sea!All the old romantic legends,All my dreams, come back to me.Directions: In this part of the test, you are given two selections. Choose ONE of them and give a comment on the Answer Sheet. Scores will be given according to the content, grammar and the completeness of the related knowledge.This Is My Letter to the WorldThis is my letter to the world,That never wrote to me,--The simple news that Nature told,With tender majesty.Her message is committedTo hands I cannot see;For love of her, sweet coutrymen,Judge tenderly of me!I Hear America SingingI hear America singing, the varied carols I hear,Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong,The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work,The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deck-hand singing on the steamboat deck,The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing as he stands,The wood-cutter’s song, the plowboy’s on his way in the morning, or at noon intermission or at sundown,The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work, or of the girl sewing or washing,Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else,The day what belongs to the day—at night the party of young fellows, robust, friendly,Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.标准答案I.Multiple Choice: ( 20%)(每题1分，共20分，答错不给分)1. a2.b3.b4.b5.b6. b7.a8.b9.a 10.c11. c 12.a 13.d 14.b 15.d16.a 17.c 18.b 19.d 20.bII.Match (20%)（每题1分，共20分，答错不给分）1.A2.E3.E4.C5.C6.G7. I8.I9. F 10.F11. H 12.B 13. D 14.G 15. D16. H 17.G 18.F 19. A 20.EIII.Terms (20%)（每题4分，共20分。