云南师范大学美国文学期末考试试卷模拟试题三
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I. True or fal choices: 20% (One point for each item)
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( ) ) 1. 1. 1. ―To ―To b elieve believe believe your your your own own own thought, thought, thought, to to believe believe that that that what what what is is is true true true for for for you you you in in in your your
private private heart heart heart is is is true true true for for for all all all men men men —— that that is is is genius.ǁgenius.ǁ The The ntence ntence ntence shows shows shows the the opinion of Joph Heller.
( ) ) 2. 2. 2. Part Part Part One One One of of The Autobiography opens with with a a letter letter to to to Dorothy Dorothy Dorothy James, James,
Franklin's wife.
( ) ) 3. 3. In In ――The The Cask Cask Cask of of of Amontillado Amontillado ǁ, Montresor Montresor suddenly suddenly suddenly chains chains chains the the the slow-footed slow-footed
Fortunato Fortunato to to to a a a stone, stone, stone, and and and walls walls walls up up up the the the entrance entrance entrance to to to this this this small small small crypt, crypt, crypt, thereby thereby trapping Fortunato inside forever.
( ) ) 4. 4. Arthur Dimmesdale in The The Scarlet Scarlet Scarlet Letter Letter is is a a a specimen specimen specimen of of of Hawthorne Hawthorne ’s
chilling, cold-blooded human animals.
( ) 5. The The lines lines — ―A poem should should not not not mean mean mean / / / But be But be ǁ comes from from ――
Ars Poetica ǁ by MacLeish. 办学宗旨
( ) 6. O ’Neill Neill’’s great purpo was
to try and discover the root of human desires and frustrations. He showed most of the characters in his plays as eking meaning and purpo in their lives but all met disappointment.
( ) ) 7. 7. Catch-22 combines combines comic comic comic absurdity absurdity absurdity with with with the the the horrors horrors horrors of of of war war war in in in order order order to to
criticize bureaucratic authority and people over the lives of others.
( ) 8. Saul Bellow was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1975.
( ) 9. Ezra Pound was one of the prime movers of Imagism.
( ) 10. Emerson is the mentor to Thoreau.
( ) 11. In The Open Boat , Crane explores t he theme the theme that that men men men is is is more powerful more powerful
than nature nature and and and men men men will will will conquently conquently conquently defeat defeat defeat natural natural natural disasters disasters disasters with with with natural natural natural and and impressionistic approaches.
( ) 12. Stephen Crane is considered as one of American naturalistic writers. ( ) 13. Fitzgerald summarized the experiences and attitudes of the 1920s decade in
his masterpiece novel Tender is the Night.
( ) 14. The narrator in The Great Gatsby is a minor character named Nick Carraway
is a minor character named Nick Carraway , who is also a participant in the event.
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works: 20% (1 points for each item)
1. That That felicity, felicity, felicity, when when when I I I reflected reflected reflected on on on it, it, it, has has has induced induced induced me me me sometimes sometimes sometimes to to to say, say, say, that that
were were it offered it offered to to my choice, I should my choice, I should have have no objection to a repetition of the no objection to a repetition of the same same life life life from from from its its its beginning, beginning, beginning, only only only asking asking asking the the the advantages advantages advantages authors authors authors have have have in in in a a cond cond edition edition to to correct correct correct some some faults faults of of the first. So So I I might, might, besides besides
correcting the faults, change some sinister accidents and events of it for others more favorable.
Author : A. William Faulkner B. Benjamin Franklin C. Ralph Waldo Ellison W ork : A. The Autobiography B. Barn Burning C. The Great Gatsby 2. It was now midnight, and my task was drawing to a clo. I had completed the
eighth, the ninth, and the tenth tier. I had finished a portion of the last and the eleventh; elev
enth; there there there remained remained remained but but but a a a single single single stone stone stone to to to be be be fitted fitted fitted and and and plastered plastered plastered in. in. in. I I
struggled with its weight; I placed it partially in its destined position. But now there came from out the niche a low laugh that erected the hairs upon my head. It was succeeded by a sad voice, voice, which I which I had difficulty in in recognising as that recognising as that of the noble Fortunato. Author : A. Edgar Allan Poe B. William Faulkner C. Ralph Waldo Ellison
W ork : A. The Cask of Amontillado B. Barn Burning C. The Autobiography
3. The world has been instructed by its kings, who h ave so
have so magnetized the eyes of of nations. nations. nations. It It It has has has been been been taught taught taught by by this this colossal colossal colossal symbol symbol symbol the the the mutual mutual mutual reverence reverence that that is is is due due due from from from man man man to to to man. man. man. The The The joyful joyful joyful loyalty loyalty loyalty with with with which which which men men men have have everywhere everyw高考大学
here suffered suffered suffered the the the king, king, king, the the the noble, noble, noble, or or or the the the great great great proprietor proprietor proprietor to to to walk walk among them by a law of his own, make his own scale of men and things, and rever rever theirs, pay theirs, pay for benefits not with money but with with honor, and honor, and
reprent the the law law law in in in his person, was the hieroglyphic by which they obscurely signified his person, was the hieroglyphic by which they obscurely signified their consciousness of their own right and comeliness, the right of every man. Author : A. Walt Whitman B. William Faulkner C. Ralph W. Emerson
W ork : A. The Road Not Taken B.I Shot An Arrow C. Self-reliance 4. A lane was forthwith opened through the crowd of spectators. Preceded by the
beadle, beadle, and and and attended attended attended by by by an an an irregular irregular irregular procession procession procession of of of stern-browed stern-browed stern-browed men men men and and
亲子故事unkindly visaged women, Hester Prynne t forth towards the place appointed for for her puni
shment. A crowd of eager and curious schoolboys, her punishment. A crowd of eager and curious schoolboys,
understanding little of the m atter matter matter in in in hand, except that hand, except that i t it
it gave them gave them a half-holiday , ran before her progress, turning t heir their their heads continually heads continually to stare into into her her her face and face and at at the the winking baby in in her her her arms, and at arms, and at the the ignominious ignominious ignominious letter on letter on her breast. It It was was no great distance, in tho days, from the prison door to the market-place. Author : A. Nathaniel Hawthorne B. William Faulkner C . Emily Dickenson W ork : A. Moby Dick B. The Scarlet Letter C .
Walden 5. As the boat bounced from the top of each wave, the wind tore through the hair
of of the the the hatless hatless hatless men, men, men, and and and as as as the the the craft craft craft plopped plopped plopped her her her stern stern stern down down down again again again the the the spray spray
splashed past them. The crest of each of the waves was a hill, hill, from from from the top the top of of which which which the the the men men men surveyed, surveyed, surveyed, for for for a a a moment, moment, moment, a a a broad broad broad tumultuous tumultuous tumultuous expan, expan, shining shining and and and wind-riven. wind-riven. wind-riven. It It It was was was probably probably probably splendid. splendid. splendid. It It was was probably probably probably glorious, glorious, this play of the free a, wild with lights of emerald and white and amber. Author : A. Henry James
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B. William Faulkner C . Stephen Crane W ork : A.Catch-22
B. The Open Boat C .
Miss Jewett 6. Well, she could just hear Cornelia telling her husband that Mother was getting a
咫尺间li little childish and they’d ttle childish and they’d have to humor humor her. her. her. The thing that The thing that m ost annoyed
most annoyed her was that Cornelia thought she was deaf, dumb, and blind. Little hasty glan
ces and tiny gestures tosd around here and over her head saying, ―Don’t cross her, let her have her way , she’s eighty years old,ǁ and she sitting there as if she lived in a thin glass cage. Author : A. Oscar Wilde
B.H. W. Longfellow C . Katherine Anne Porter W ork : A. The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
B. Moby Dick C . The Jolly Corner
7. A little before three the Lutheran minister arrived from Flushing, and I began
to look involuntarily involuntarily out out the the windows windows for for other other other cars. cars. So So did did Gatsby’s
father. father. And as the time pasd and the rvants came in and stood waiting in And as the time pasd and the rvants came in and stood waiting in the the hall, hall, hall, his his his eyes eyes eyes began began began to to to blink blink blink anxiously, anxiously, anxiously, and and and he he he spoke spoke spoke of of of the the the rain rain rain in in in a a
worried, uncertain way .
. The minister glanced veral times at his watch, so I took took him him him aside aside aside and and and asked asked asked him him him to to to wait wait wait for for for half half half an an an hour. hour. hour. But But But it it it wasn’t wasn’t wasn’t any any u. Nobody came.
Author : A. F. S. Fitzgerald
B. Arther Miller C H. W. Longfellow W ork : A. Once More To the Lake
B. Barn Burning C . The Great Gatsby
8. "No!" Harris said v iolently, explosively. violently, explosively. "Damnation! Send him him out of out of
吉克隽逸我是歌手here!" Now Now time, time, time, the the the fluid fluid fluid world, world, world, rushed rushed rushed beneath beneath beneath him him him again, again, again, the the the voices voices voices coming coming coming to to him again through the smell o f of of chee chee chee and aled and aled
meat, the fear and despair and the old grief of blood…
Author : A. F. S. Fitzgerald B. William Faulkner C. Robert Frost W ork : A. Invisible Man B. Barn Burning C .
The Happy Prince
9. "Good "Good night," night," night," the the the other other other said. said. said. Turning Turning Turning off off off the the the electric electric electric light light light he he he continued continued continued the the
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conversation with himlf. It is is the the the light of cour, but light of cour, but it it is is is necessary that the necessary that the place place be be clean clean and and and pleasant. pleasant. pleasant. You You You do do do not not not want want want music. music. music. Certainly Certainly Certainly you you you do do do not not want want music. Nor can music. Nor can
you stand before a bar with dignity although that is all that that is provided is provided for the hours. What did he he fear? It was not fear? It was not
fear or dread. It was was a a a nothing nothing nothing that that that he he he knew knew
knew too too too well. well. well. It It It was was was all all all a a a nothing nothing nothing and and and a a a man man man was was
nothing too. It was only that the light was all it needed and a certain cleanness and order. Some lived in it and never felt it but he knew it all was nada y pues nada y nada y pues nada. Author : A. Wallace Stevens B. William Faulkner C. Ernest Hemingway W ork : A. Death of a Salesman
B.A Clean, Well-lighted Place C .
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