1、专业八级-421 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)1.The common thread throughout American literature has been the emphasis on the _.（分数：2.00）A.RevolutionismB.ReasonC.IndividualismD.Rationalism2.Anne Bradstreet was a Puritan poet. Her poems made such a stir in England that she became known as the _ who appeared in
2、 America.（分数：2.00）A.Ninth MuseB.Tenth MuseC.Best MuseD.First Muse3._ was considered as the “Poet of American Revolution.“（分数：2.00）A.Michael WigglesworthB.Edward TaylorC.Anne BradstreetD.Philip Freneau4._ by Captain John Smith is recognized as the first book in American Literature.（分数：2.00）A.The Indi
3、an Burying GroundB.A True Relation of VirginiaC.The Rising Glory of AmericaD.To the Memory of the Brave Americans5.Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God is the best and most representative sermon by _.（分数：2.00）A.Michael WigglesworthB.Jonathan EdwardsC.Thomas PaineD.Thomas Hooker6.Which of the followi
4、ng is the most famous political pamphlet of Thomas Paine?（分数：2.00）A.Rights of Man.B.Common Sense.C.The Age of Reason.D.The American Crisis.7.In the early 19th century, _ appeared as a new trend of literature in America.（分数：2.00）A.naturalismB.realismC.romanticismD.modernism8._ by Washington Irving is
5、 recognized as the first work by American writer to win financial success on both sides of the Atlantic.（分数：2.00）A.A History of New YorkB.The Sketch BookC.The Legend of Sleepy HollowD.Tales of a Traveler9._ was the first important American novelist.（分数：2.00）A.Edgar Allan PoeB.Nathaniel HawthorneC.He
6、rman MelvilleD.James Fenimore Cooper10._ is the best sea romance written by James Fenimore Cooper.（分数：2.00）A.The SpyB.The PilotC.The PrairieD.The Pioneers11.James Fenimore Cooper“s Leatherstocking Tales consists of the following works EXCEPT _.（分数：2.00）A.The Last of the MohicansB.The PathfinderC.The
7、 DeerslayerD.The Alhambra12.William Cullen Bryant is considered to be one of the major American _ poets.（分数：2.00）A.romanticB.realisticC.naturalistD.neo-classical13.Nature is named “the manifesto of American _.“（分数：2.00）A.transcendentalismB.postmodernismC.naturalismD.modernism14._ by Ralph Waldo Emer
8、son is called “America“s Declaration of Intellectual Independence.“（分数：2.00）A.The American ScholarB.The TranscendentalistC.Divinity School AddressD.Self-Reliance15._ is a masterpiece of transcendentalism written by Henry David Thoreau.（分数：2.00）A.Tales of the Grotesque and ArabesqueB.Fall of the Hous
9、e of UsherC.WaldenD.To Helen16.The Scarlet Letter is the finest example of Nathaniel Hawthome“s _.（分数：2.00）A.symbolismB.naturalismC.transcendentalismD.postmodernism17._ made Herman Melville known as the “man who lived among cannibals.“（分数：2.00）A.OmooB.White JacketC.Billy BuddD.Typee18.Walt Whitman i
10、s one of the greatest American _.（分数：2.00）A.novelistsB.poetsC.playwrightsD.essayists19.Which of the following does NOT characterize Emily Dickinson“s poems?（分数：2.00）A.Directness.B.Simpleness.C.Conciseness.D.Endlessness.20._ was the only female American prose writer in the 19th century,（分数：2.00）A.Emi
11、ly DickinsonB.Jane AustinC.George EliotD.Harriet Beecher Stowe21.Which of the following novels does not serve as a good example of William Dean Howells“ definition of Realism“nothing more and nothing less than the truthful treatment of material“?（分数：2.00）A.The Rise of Silas Lapham.B.The Modern Insta
12、nce.C.The Cop and the Anthem.D.A Hazard of New Fortunes.22.Hemingway“s comments as “from which all modern American literature comes“ refer to Mark Twain“s masterwork _.（分数：2.00）A.The Adventures of Tom SawyerB.The Prince and the PauperC.The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnD.A Connecticut Yankee in King
13、 Arthur“s Court23._ is recognized as the founder of Psychological Realism in American literature.（分数：2.00）A.Jack LondonB.O.HenryC.Henry JamesD.Harriet Beecher Stowe24._ written by Henry James is noted as “an outrage to American girlhood.“（分数：2.00）A.The AmericanB.The Wings of the DoveC.The Ambassador
14、sD.Daisy Miller25.Which of the following works by Jack London has no connection with the socialist movement?（分数：2.00）A.The People of the Abyss.B.Revolution.C.The War of the Classes.D.The Call of the Wild.26.Theodore Dreiser“s Trilogy of Desire does NOT include _.（分数：2.00）A.An American TragedyB.The F
15、inancierC.The TitanD.The Stoic27.Winesburg, Ohio is a collection of 23 stories by _.（分数：2.00）A.Theodore DreiserB.Sherwood AndersonC.Stephen CraneD.Henry James28.Stephen Crane is the pioneer who wrote in the _ tradition.（分数：2.00）A.sentimentalB.naturalisticC.romanticD.realistic29.Who does not belong t
16、o the writers of the Realistic Age?（分数：2.00）A.Mark Twain.B.Henry James.C.Jack London.D.James Fenimore Cooper.30.Ezra Pound is regarded as the father of modem American _.（分数：2.00）A.novelsB.poetryC.dramasD.prose31.Robert Lee Frost“s poetry focuses on people in _.（分数：2.00）A.New OrlandB.New YorkC.New En
17、glandD.New Jersey32._ was the most prominent American playwright in the early 1920s.（分数：2.00）A.T.S. EliotB.Eugene Galdstone O“NeillC.John UpdikeD.Arthur Asher Miller33.Wallace Stevens won all kinds of prizes EXCEPT _.（分数：2.00）A.the Bollingen PrizeB.the Nobel Prize for LiteratureC.the Pulitzer PrizeD
18、.American National Book Award34._ was identified as the spokesman of the Lost Generation.（分数：2.00）A.Edwin Arlington RobinsonB.Robert FrostC.Ernest HemingwayD.Sinclair Lewis35.In 1940, Ernest Hemingway published the novel entitled _ which is about the Spanish Civil War.（分数：2.00）A.Across the River and
19、 Into the TreesB.For Whom the Bell TollsC.A Farewell to ArmsD.The Sun Also Rises36._ is a masterwork written by F.Scott Fitzgerald.（分数：2.00）A.The Great GatsbyB.Tales of the Jazz AgeC.Tender Is the NightD.The Last Tycoon37.John Steinbeck was awarded both the Nobel Prize for Literature and the Pulitze
20、r Prize for his masterpiece _.（分数：2.00）A.The Moon Is DownB.In Dubious BattleC.The Grapes of WrathD.Cup of Gold38.The Catcher in the Rye , written by _, shows the youngster“s rebellions against the dubious values of the adult world.（分数：2.00）A.Carl SandburgB.Thomas Steams EliotC.Edwin Arlington Robins
21、onD.Jerome David Salinger39.The Sound and the Fury is the masterwork by _, who is the famous southern American writer of the 20th century.（分数：2.00）A.William FaulknerB.Jerome David SalingerC.Jack KerouacD.John Steinbeck40.Which of the following works is NOT written by Arthur Miller?（分数：2.00）A.Howl.B.
22、All My Sons.C.Death of a Salesman.D.The Crucible.41._ is NOT written by Toni Morrison.（分数：2.00）A.Invisible ManB.The Bluest EyeC.BelovedD.Song of Solomon42.Eliot“s first major poem （1917） _, has been called the first masterpiece of modernism in English.（分数：2.00）A.The Love Song of J. Alfred PrufrockB.
23、The Waste LandC.Four QuartetsD.The Family Reunion43.In Faulkner“s The Sound and the Fury , he used a technique called _, in which the whole story was told through the thoughts of one character.（分数：2.00）A.stream of consciousnessB.imagismC.symbolismD.naturalism44.Walt Whitman helped to promote the dev
24、elopment of（分数：2.00）A.sonnet.B.couplet.C.blank verse.D.free verse.45.The book that gives a fairly accurate picture of southern plantation life is（分数：2.00）A.An American Tragedy.B.The Call of the Wild.C.Uncle Tom“s Cabin.D.A Hazard of New Fortunes.46._ won Ezra Pound the Bollingen Prize.（分数：2.00）A.The
25、 Pisan CantosB.Homage to Sextus PropertiusC.Hugh Selwyn MauberleyD.In a Station of the Metro47.Which of the following is NOT a poem written by Robert Lee Frost?（分数：2.00）A.New Hampshire.B.Personae.C.A Witness Tree.D.A Boy“s Wish.48._ is the only one well-known comedy by Eugene Galdstone O“Neill.（分数：2
26、.00）A.Ah, Wilderness!B.Long Day“s Journey into NightC.Beyond the HorizonD.The Hairy Ape49.Which of the following works is NOT written by Wallace Stevens?（分数：2.00）A.Harmonium.B.The Cantos.C.The Man with the Blue Guitar.D.The Auroras of Autumn.50._ was called the “Poet Laureate of Black.“（分数：2.00）A.Ja
27、mes Arthur BaldwinB.Ralph EllisonC.Langston HughesD.Toni Morrison专业八级-421 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)1.The common thread throughout American literature has been the emphasis on the _.（分数：2.00）A.RevolutionismB.ReasonC.Individualism D.Rationalism解析：解析 美国文学自始至终都体现着个人主义。Revolutionism 革命主义，Reason 理性主义，Rat
28、ionalism理性主义。2.Anne Bradstreet was a Puritan poet. Her poems made such a stir in England that she became known as the _ who appeared in America.（分数：2.00）A.Ninth MuseB.Tenth Muse C.Best MuseD.First Muse解析：解析 安妮布拉兹特里特被很多人认为是北美殖民地时期的第一位女诗人。她的最近在北美出现的第十位缪斯是她生前出版的唯一一部诗集。3._ was considered as the “Poet of
29、 American Revolution.“（分数：2.00）A.Michael WigglesworthB.Edward TaylorC.Anne BradstreetD.Philip Freneau 解析：解析 弗瑞诺是美国殖民地时期的“美国革命诗人”，他是美国文学史上第一个真正把诗歌作为争取民族解放和人民民主权利的斗争武器的专业诗人。4._ by Captain John Smith is recognized as the first book in American Literature.（分数：2.00）A.The Indian Burying GroundB.A True Rel
30、ation of Virginia C.The Rising Glory of AmericaD.To the Memory of the Brave Americans解析：解析 A True Relation of Virginia (关于弗吉尼亚的真实叙述)被认为是美国文学史上的“第一部作品”，由约翰史密斯创作。选项中其他三部都是 Philip Freneau(菲利普弗伦诺)的主要作品。5.Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God is the best and most representative sermon by _.（分数：2.00）A.Mich
31、ael WigglesworthB.Jonathan Edwards C.Thomas PaineD.Thomas Hooker解析：解析 Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God (落在愤怒之神手中的罪人)是 Jonathan Edwards(乔纳森爱德华兹)最好的也是最具代表性的布道词。6.Which of the following is the most famous political pamphlet of Thomas Paine?（分数：2.00）A.Rights of Man.B.Common Sense. C.The Age of Reaso
32、n.D.The American Crisis.解析：解析 选项中四部作品都是托马斯潘恩的作品，其中常识是最有名的政治短论。7.In the early 19th century, _ appeared as a new trend of literature in America.（分数：2.00）A.naturalismB.realismC.romanticism D.modernism解析：解析 19 世纪前叶，浪漫主义成为了美国文学创作的新潮流。8._ by Washington Irving is recognized as the first work by American wr
33、iter to win financial success on both sides of the Atlantic.（分数：2.00）A.A History of New YorkB.The Sketch Book C.The Legend of Sleepy HollowD.Tales of a Traveler解析：解析 四个选项中都是华盛顿欧文的作品。其中见闻札记被认为是第一部在大西洋两岸都畅销的由美国作家所创作的作品。9._ was the first important American novelist.（分数：2.00）A.Edgar Allan PoeB.Nathaniel
34、 HawthorneC.Herman MelvilleD.James Fenimore Cooper 解析：解析 Jemes Fenimore Cooper(詹姆斯费尼莫尔库珀)是第一位重要的美国小说家。10._ is the best sea romance written by James Fenimore Cooper.（分数：2.00）A.The SpyB.The Pilot C.The PrairieD.The Pioneers解析：解析 选项中的四部作品都是詹姆斯费尼莫尔库珀创作的，其中领航者是有关航海冒险的作品。11.James Fenimore Cooper“s Leather
35、stocking Tales consists of the following works EXCEPT _.（分数：2.00）A.The Last of the MohicansB.The PathfinderC.The DeerslayerD.The Alhambra 解析：解析 The Alhambra (阿尔罕伯拉)是华盛顿欧文的作品。选项中其他三部都属于 Leatherstocking Tales (皮袜子故事集)。12.William Cullen Bryant is considered to be one of the major American _ poets.（分数：2
36、.00）A.romanticB.realisticC.naturalist D.neo-classical解析：解析 William Cullen Bryant(威廉柯伦布莱恩特)是美国主要的自然主义诗人。13.Nature is named “the manifesto of American _.“（分数：2.00）A.transcendentalism B.postmodernismC.naturalismD.modernism解析：解析 Nature (论自然)是美国超验主义的宣言。14._ by Ralph Waldo Emerson is called “America“s Dec
37、laration of Intellectual Independence.“（分数：2.00）A.The American Scholar B.The TranscendentalistC.Divinity School AddressD.Self-Reliance解析：解析 The American Scholar (美国学者)被称作“美国精神独立宣言”。选项中其他三部，也是拉尔夫沃尔多爱默生的作品。15._ is a masterpiece of transcendentalism written by Henry David Thoreau.（分数：2.00）A.Tales of th
38、e Grotesque and ArabesqueB.Fall of the House of UsherC.Walden D.To Helen解析：解析 Walden (瓦尔登湖)是亨利大卫梭罗的超验主义代表作。选项中另外三部都是埃德加爱伦坡的作品。16.The Scarlet Letter is the finest example of Nathaniel Hawthome“s _.（分数：2.00）A.symbolism B.naturalismC.transcendentalismD.postmodernism解析：解析 The Scarlet letter (红字)集中体现了纳塞尼
39、尔霍桑在创作中象征主义的手法运用。17._ made Herman Melville known as the “man who lived among cannibals.“（分数：2.00）A.OmooB.White JacketC.Billy BuddD.Typee 解析：解析 四个选项均为赫尔曼迈尔维尔的作品。但是泰比一书的成功使作者以“生活在食人族里的人”而闻名。18.Walt Whitman is one of the greatest American _.（分数：2.00）A.novelistsB.poets C.playwrightsD.essayists解析：解析 沃尔特惠
40、特曼是美国最伟大的诗人之一。19.Which of the following does NOT characterize Emily Dickinson“s poems?（分数：2.00）A.Directness.B.Simpleness.C.Conciseness.D.Endlessness. 解析：解析 艾米丽迪金森的诗歌以直白、简洁、简短的风格著称，因此不会无止无尽。20._ was the only female American prose writer in the 19th century,（分数：2.00）A.Emily DickinsonB.Jane AustinC.Geo
41、rge EliotD.Harriet Beecher Stowe 解析：解析 美国 19世纪唯一的女散文作家是 Harriet Beecher Stowe(哈利特比彻斯托)。Emily Dickinson(艾米丽迪金森)是女诗人。另外两位是英国女作家。21.Which of the following novels does not serve as a good example of William Dean Howells“ definition of Realism“nothing more and nothing less than the truthful treatment of
42、material“?（分数：2.00）A.The Rise of Silas Lapham.B.The Modern Instance.C.The Cop and the Anthem. D.A Hazard of New Fortunes.解析：解析 The Cop and the Anthem (警察与赞美诗)是 O.Henry(欧亨利)的作品。其余三部都是豪威尔斯的作品，也都体现了他对现实主义所提出的定义。22.Hemingway“s comments as “from which all modern American literature comes“ refer to Mark T
43、wain“s masterwork _.（分数：2.00）A.The Adventures of Tom SawyerB.The Prince and the PauperC.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn D.A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur“s Court解析：解析 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (哈克贝利费恩历险记)是马克吐温最出名的作品，海明威曾把该书看作是“所有现代美国文学之源”。23._ is recognized as the founder of Psycholo
44、gical Realism in American literature.（分数：2.00）A.Jack LondonB.O.HenryC.Henry James D.Harriet Beecher Stowe解析：解析 Henry James(亨利詹姆斯)被认为是美国文学史上心理现实主义的创始人。24._ written by Henry James is noted as “an outrage to American girlhood.“（分数：2.00）A.The AmericanB.The Wings of the DoveC.The AmbassadorsD.Daisy Mille
45、r 解析：解析 四个选项中都是亨利詹姆斯的作品。其中黛西米勒被评论界认为是体现了“美国女孩的愤怒”。25.Which of the following works by Jack London has no connection with the socialist movement?（分数：2.00）A.The People of the Abyss.B.Revolution.C.The War of the Classes.D.The Call of the Wild. 解析：解析 The Call of the Wild 野性的呼唤是一本关于淘金热(Gold Rush)的小说。26.Th
46、eodore Dreiser“s Trilogy of Desire does NOT include _.（分数：2.00）A.An American Tragedy B.The FinancierC.The TitanD.The Stoic解析：解析 西奥多德莱赛创作的 Trilogy of Desire (欲望三部曲)包括 The Financier 。(金融家)， The Titan (巨头)和 The Stoic (斯多葛)。27.Winesburg, Ohio is a collection of 23 stories by _.（分数：2.00）A.Theodore Dreise
47、rB.Sherwood Anderson C.Stephen CraneD.Henry James解析：解析 Winesburg Ohio 俄亥俄州瓦恩斯堡镇是舍伍德安德森的作品。28.Stephen Crane is the pioneer who wrote in the _ tradition.（分数：2.00）A.sentimentalB.naturalistic C.romanticD.realistic解析：解析 斯蒂芬克莱恩是自然主义作品的创作先锋。29.Who does not belong to the writers of the Realistic Age?（分数：2.0
48、0）A.Mark Twain.B.Henry James.C.Jack London.D.James Fenimore Cooper. 解析：解析 James Fenimore Cooper(詹姆斯费尼莫尔库珀)是浪漫主义时期的作家。30.Ezra Pound is regarded as the father of modem American _.（分数：2.00）A.novelsB.poetry C.dramasD.prose解析：解析 Ezra Pound(埃兹拉庞德)被认为是“美国现代诗歌之父”。31.Robert Lee Frost“s poetry focuses on people in _.（分数：2.00）A.New OrlandB.New YorkC.New England D.New Jersey解析：解析 Robert Lee Frost(罗伯特弗
