第二章理性时代和革命时期文学填空题1. In Philadelphia, ______ edited the Pennsylvania Magazine, and contributed to the Pennsylvania Journal.【答案】Thomas Paine2. On January 10, 1776, Thomas Paine’s famous pamphlet ______ appeared.【答案】Common Sense【解析】1776年美国独立的风潮开始，托马斯·潘恩支持美国独立，反对英国的殖民专政，撰写了他的成名小册子《常识》，为美国从英国殖民中独立出来辩论，批评英国国王残暴无能，认为独立后的美国应该建立共和国。

3. Except Common Sense, Paine’s the other two famous works were______ and ______.【答案】The Rights of Man，The Age of Reason【解析】潘恩著名的作品包括，《常识》、《人的权利》、《理性的时代》。

4. Thomas Paine’s second most important work ______ was an impassioned plea against hereditary monarchy.【答案】The Rights of Man【解析】1791年3月，托马斯·潘恩在伦敦出版《人权论》，激烈抨击埃德蒙·伯克（Edmund Burke，1729-1797）的《法国革命感言录》（Reflections on the Revolution in France）（1790）。

《人权论》的可贵之处还在于，它冲破了当时笼罩于整个西方思想界对英国君主立宪政体的迷信，深入骨髓地批判了这一政体，给当时还处于摸索状态的法国革命指明了共和主义的崭新方向。

5. Thomas Paine，with his natural gift for pamphleteering and rebellion，was appropriately born into an age of ______.【答案】Revolution【解析】潘恩是美国独立革命时期著名的作家之一。

6. Philip Freneau was noteworthy first because of the nature of his poems. They were truly American and very patriotic. In this respect, he reflected the spirit of his age. T herefore, he has been called the “______ of American Poetry”.【答案】Father【解析】菲利普·弗瑞诺是开启美国民主主义的突出代表之一，他被称为“美国诗歌之父。

”7. In his ______ Benjamin Franklin creates the image of a boy’s rise from ______ to riches and demonstrates his belief that the new world of America was a land of opportunities which might be met through hard work and wise management.（天津外国语学院2008研）【答案】Autobiography, poor【解析】富兰克林在《自传》中讲述了其白手起家、自力更生的故事，平凡却生动的讲述表明他坚信通过努力就能实现美国梦。

8. If we say Jonathan Edwards represents the upper levels of the American mind, ______ represents the lower levels.【答案】Benjamin Franklin【解析】美国文学评论家范·威克·布鲁克斯（Van Wyck Brooks）在《美国的成年》（America’s Coming Age）中指出乔纳森·爱德华兹和本杰明·富兰克林是美国18世纪的两位重要的哲学家，他们是不同层次思想的代表。

9. Franklin’s claim to a place in literature rests chiefly on his ______ and ______. 【答案】Poor Richard’s Almanac，Autobiography【解析】富兰克林在文学上的地位主要取决于《穷查理历书》和《自传》。

10. Benjamin Franklin’s best writing is found in his masterpiece ______.【答案】The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin【解析】本杰明·富兰克林文学上最大的成就体现在他的作品《本杰明·富兰克林自传》上。

该书以平易的文风叙述了富兰克林艰苦创业、自学成才、坚持不懈的奋斗历程。

11. Franklin was the epitome of the ______,the versatile，practical embodiment of national man in the l8th century.【答案】Enlightenment【解析】富兰克林是启蒙思想的缩影，是18世纪理性的代表。

12. Eighteen-century America experienced an age of ______, of ______, and ____ like England and Europe.【答案】enlightenment，reason，order【解析】18世纪的美国处于启蒙、理想、秩序的时代。

13. Philip Freneau’s famous poem ______ was written about his imprisoned experience.【答案】The British Prison Ship14. At the initial period the spread of ideas of the American Enlightenment was largely due to ______.【答案】journalism15. Franklin edited the first colonial magazine, which he called ______.【答案】the General Magazine16. On January 10, 1776, Paine’s famous pamphlet ______ appeared.【答案】Common Sense17. A series of sixteen pamphlets by Paine was entitled ______.【答案】The American Crisis18. Paine’s second most important work ______ was an impassioned plea against hereditary monarchy.【答案】The Rights of Man19. Philip Freneau was a close friend and political associate of President ______.【答案】Thomas Jefferson20. The War of Independence lasted eight years till ______.【答案】1783【解析】美国独立战争（1775-1883）是世界史上第一次大规模的殖民地争取民族独立的战争。

1775年莱克星敦的枪声拉开了美国独立战争的序幕，至1783年9月3日，英国正式承认美国独立。

21. The United States of America was founded in ______.【答案】1783【解析】1783，英国正式承认美国独立，美利坚合众国建立。

22. Benjamin Franklin also edited the first colonial magazine, which he called ______.【答案】the General Magazine【解析】本杰明·富兰克林（1706-1790）——十八世纪美国最伟大的科学家和发明家，著名的政治家、外交家、哲学家、文学家和航海家以及美国独立战争的伟大领袖。

他编辑了美国殖民时期第一份杂志the General Magazine23. Benjamin Franklin’s best writing is found in his masterpiece ______.【答案】Autobiography【解析】本杰明·富兰克林文学上最大的成就体现在他的作品《本杰明·富兰克林自传》上。

该书以平易的文风叙述了富兰克林艰苦创业、自学成才、坚持不懈的奋斗历程。

24. A series of sixteen pamphlets by Thomas Paine was entitled ______.【答案】The American Crisis【解析】在1776-1783的戎马生涯中，托马斯·潘恩忙中偷闲，以笔代剑，先后发表16篇文章，最后集结为一册并定名为《美洲危机》（The American Crisis）25. The most outstanding poet in America of the 18th century was ______.【答案】Philip Freneau【解析】菲利普·弗伦诺（Philip Freneau）（1752-1832）美国殖民时期著名诗人，美国革命战争后期最杰出的作家。

他被誉为“美国独立革命的诗人”。

26. Philip Freneau’s famous poem ______ was written about his imprisoned experience.【答案】“The British Prison Ship”【解析】作为著名的“革命诗人”，菲利普·弗瑞诺的诗歌充满了战斗的激情和尖锐的攻。