《英美文学选读》模拟试题(1)答案(2)

自已總結的答案: A this presents Emersonian Transcendentalism

B Emerson put forward his philosophy of the over-soul,the importance of the Individual, and Nature

C He based his religion on an intuitive belief in an ultimate unity which he called “over-soul” and believed that there should be an emotional communication between an individual soul and the universal “over-soul”

D Emerson is affirmatively about man’s intuitive knowledge,with which a man can trust himself to decide what is right and to act accordingly. The ideal individual shold be self-reliant man

4.Read the quoted part carefully and answer the questions in English.

“if he be not apt to beat over matters, let him study the lawyer’s cases, so every defect of the mind may have a special receipt.” A. what does “beat over matters” mean? Make through exam of things

B. what does “receipt” refer to?

Cure ,prescription

C. from which essay does the above sentences come? Francis Bancon “Of Studies”

5.Give brief answers to the question in English.

What is Lyrical Ballads?

It is a collaboration of Wordsworth and Coleridge, the major representatives of the Romantic Movement

Why is Lyrical Ballads regarded as a landmark in English poetry?

A In the book, they explored new theories and innovated new techniques in poetry writing.

B They saw poetry as a healing energy ,they believed that poetry could purify both individual souls

C The preface to the second edition of the Lyrical Ballads acts as a manifesto for the new school.

D.Wordworth’s poems in the Lyrical Ballards differs in marked ways from his early poetry, notably the uncompromising simplicity of much of the language, the strong sympathy not merely with the poor in general but with particular,dramatized examples of them, and the fusion of natural description with expressions of inward states of mind

6.Give brief answers to the question in English.

Do you think the two collections of poems written by William Blake are the same? If not, what is the difference?

William blake: romantic period, the Chinmey Sweeper/ the Tyger

The two collections of peoms written by William Blake,” songs of innocence” and “songs of experience”,hold the similar subject-matter, but the tone, emphasis and conclusion differ 這兩部詩集擁有相似的主題，但筆調，強調之處與與結論是相異的

The songs of innocence the chinmey sweeper 表述了使宗教成為一種安慰，一種幻想中的極樂世界的社會環境

而 The song of experience the chinmey sweeper 揭示出宗教的本來面目，即為兒童帶來災難痛苦

7.Give brief answers to the question in English.

What are some of the general artistic features of Walt Whitman’s poetry? A Walt Whiteman was an important poet in Amrican literary history.

B His originality 創新lies first of all in his use of the poetic form free verse,by means of which he becomes conversational and casual.

C He ususally uses the first person pronoun 代名詞 to stress individualism,and oral language to acquire sympathy from the common reader

D His topics are sometimes sexual but his themes are far more than sexual

8.Give brief answers to the question in English.

Can we say that when Brown （Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown） enters the dark forest he is really enter his own evil mind? If yes （or no）, please explain. Hawthorne’s stories are generally read as allegories symbolic of human

experience,so is “young goodman brown”,Allegorically Brown’s night journey to the forest could be taken as a journey of the mind into the dark region of evil. It is especially true if we allow for some very important details about the light and the shadow, the dreamlike atmosphere ,the words and phrases he uses to describe what Brown has experienced in the forest, none of which seems to be substantially solid and physically present

9.This monologue, a psychological exploration of life and death, reveals the character of Hamlet as a man of contemplation rather than action. With the

intolerable burden of the duty to revenge his father’s death and the challenge of evil forces, Hamlet seems to withdraw into a mental world which is thrown into a conflict or a choice between life and death. The philosophical speculation mixed up with a deep pessimistic outlook resists against action at first, but later awakens the hero out of his melancholy to a sense of the “enterprise of great pith and moment”, indicating that he is to do something for what he concerns himself with ?? This monologue , a psychological exploration of life and death,reveals the character of Hamlet as a man of contemplation rather than action,with the intolerable burden of the duty to revenge his father’s death and challenge of evil forces,Hamlet seems to withdraw into a mental world which is trown into a conflict or a choice between life death,. The philosophical speculation mixed up with a deep pessimistic outlook resists against action at first,but later awakens the hero out of his melancholy to a sense of the “enterprise of treat pith and moment”,indicating that he is to do something for what he concerns himself with

.

10.Write no less than 150 words on the following topic in English.

Make a comparison between Henry James’ realism and Mark Twain’s realism.

Although James and Twain both worked for realism, there were obvious differeces between them. In thematic terms,James wrote mostly of the upper reaches of American society, whereas Mark Twain dealt largely with the lower strata of society

Technically, James pursued psychological realism, but Mark Twain’s contribution to the development of realism and to Amrican literature as a whole was partly through his theories of Local Colorist in Amrican fiction, and partly through his colloqual style.

Henry James believed that reality lies in the impressions made by life on the spector,and not in any facts of which the spector is unaware,such realism is therefore merely the obligation that the artist assumes to represent life as he sees it ,which may not be the same life as it “really”is, James shifted the ground of realistic art from outer to the inner worl

Mark Twain preferred to represent social life through portraits of the local places he confined himself to the life with which he was familiar. By quoting from his own experience, Mark Twain managed to transform into art the freedom and humor,in short,the finest elements of western culture

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★三个现实主义小说家的比较: Howell, Mark Twain and Henry James.

Through the three prominent writers wrote more or less at the same time, they differed in their understanding of the “truth.”

While Mark Teain and Howells seemed to have paid more attention to the “life” of the Americans, Henry James had apprently laid a greater emphasis on the “inner world” of man.

Through Twain and Howells both shared the same concern in presenting the truth of the American socielty, they had each of the different emphssis. Howells focused his discussion on the rising middle class and the way they live, while twain preferred to have his own reigion and people at the forefront of his story.

答案部分

一、单项选择题 1.

【正确答案】 C 2.

【正确答案】 A 3.

【正确答案】 D 4.

【正确答案】 A

5.

【正确答案】 A 6.

【正确答案】 C 7.

【正确答案】 A 8.

【正确答案】 B 9.

【正确答案】 A 10.

【正确答案】 C 11.

【正确答案】 A 12.

【正确答案】 D 13.

【正确答案】 B 14.

【正确答案】 C 15.

【正确答案】 A 16.

【正确答案】 A 17.

【正确答案】 B 18.

【正确答案】 C 19.

【正确答案】 A 20.

【正确答案】 D 二、综合题 1.

【正确答案】 A. Ulyssess B. Afred Tennyson C. Dramatic Monologue D. Ulysses 2.

【正确答案】 A. Moby – Dick B. Herman Melville

C. The Captain of the whaling ship

D. The rebellious struggle of Captain Ahab against the over-whelming, mysterious vastness of the universe and its awesome sometimes merciless forces.

3.

【正确答案】 A. Nature

B. Emerson regards nature as the purest, and the most sanctifying moral influence on man, and advocated a direct intuition of a spiritual and immanent God in nature. The soul has completely transcended the limits of individuality and become part of the Over soul. Emerson sees spirit pervading everywhere, not only in the soul of man, but behind nature, throughout nature. 4.

【正确答案】 A. make through exam of things. B. cure, prescription C. of studies Francis Bacon 5.

【正确答案】 A. It is a collaboration of Wordsworth and Coleridge, the major representatives of the Romantic Movement.

B. In the book, they explored new theories and innovated new techniques in poetry writing. They saw poetry as a healing energy; they believed that poetry could purify both individual souls and the society. The preface to the second edition of the Lyrical Ballads acts as a manifesto for the new school. Wordsworth’s poems in the Lyrical Ballads differs in marked ways from his early poetry, notably the uncompromising simplicity of much of the language, the strong sympathy not merely with the poor in general but with particular, dramatized examples of them, and the fusion of natural description with expressions of inward states of mind. 6.

【正确答案】 A. No

B. The two collections of poems written by William Blake, “Sons of Innocence” and “Sons of Experience”, hold the similar subject-matter, but the tone, emphasis and conclusion differ.

7.

【正确答案】 Walt Whitman was an important poet in American literary history. His originality lies first of all in his use of the poetic form free verse, by means of which he becomes conversational and casual. He usually uses the first person pronoun “I” to stress individualism, and oral language to acquire sympathy from the common reader. His topics are sometimes sexual but his themes are far more than sexual.

8.

【正确答案】 Hawthorne’s stories are generally read as allegories symbolic of human experience, so is “Young Goodman Brown”. Allegorically Brown’s night journey to the forest could be taken as a journey of the mind into the dark region of evil. It is especially true if we allow for some very important details about the light and the shadow, the dreamlike atmosphere, the words and phrases he uses to describe what Brown has experienced in the forest, none of which seems to be substantially solid or physically present. 9.

【正确答案】 This monologue, a psychological exploration of life and death, reveals

the character of Hamlet as a man of contemplation rather than action. With the intolerable burden of the duty to revenge his father’s death and the challenge of evil forces, Hamlet seems to withdraw into a mental world which is thrown into a conflict or a choice between life and death. The philosophical speculation mixed up with a deep pessimistic outlook resists against action at first, but later awakens the hero out of his melancholy to a sense of the “enterprise of treat pith and moment”, indicating that he is to do something for what he concerns himself with. 10.

【正确答案】 Although James and Twain both worked for realism, there were obvious differences between them. In thematic terms, James wrote mostly of the upper reaches of American society, whereas Mark Twain dealt largely with the lower strata of society. Technically, James pursued psychological realism, but Mark Twain’s contribution to the development of realism and to American literature as a whole was partly through his theories of Local Colorist in American fiction, and partly through his colloquial style.

Henry James believed that reality lies in the impressions made by life on the spectator, and not in any facts of which the spectator is unaware, such realism is therefore merely the obligation that the artist assumes to represent life as he sees it, which may not be the same life as it “really” is. James shifted the ground of realistic art from the outer to the inner world. Mark Twain preferred to represent social life through portraits of local places which he knew best. He drew heavily from his own rich fund of knowledge of people and places. He confined himself to the life with which he was familiar. By quoting from his own experience, Mark Twain managed to transform into art the freedom and humor, in short, the finest elements of western culture.

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