一、單項選擇題

　　1. Which one of the following statements is NOT true of William Faulkner？

　　A. He is master of stream-of-consciousness narrative.

　　B. His writing is often complex and difficult to understand.

　　C. He often depicts slum life in New York and Chicago.

　　D. He represents a new group of Southern writers.

　　2. In 1950， ________ was awarded the Nobel Prize for the anti-racist Intruder in the Dust.

　　A. Scott Fitzgerald B. Ernest Hemingway C. Henry James D. William Faulkner

　　3. The Hemingway Code heroes are best remembered for their ________.

　　A. indestructible spirit B. pessimistic view of life C. war experiences D. masculinity

　　4. Hemingway‘s second big success is ______.

　　A. In Our Time B. For Whom the Bell Tolls C. The Sun Also Rises D. A Farewell to Arms

　　5. Most critics have agreed that ______ is both an insider and an outsider of the Jazz Age with a double vision.

　　A. Fitzgerald B. Frost C. Cummings D. Hemingway

　　6. The subject matter of Robert Frosts poems focuses on ______.

　　A. ordinary country people and scenes B. battle scenes of ancient Greek and Roman legends C. struggling masses and crowded urban quarters D. fantasies and mythical happenings

　　7. Which terms can best describe the modernists concern of the human situation in their fiction？

　　A. Fragmentation and alienation.

　　B. Courage and honor.

　　C. Tradition and faith.

　　D. Poverty and desperation.

　　8. Which one is not written by Henry James？

　　A. The Ambassadors B. The Wings of the Dove C. The Bostonians D. The Mysterious Stranger

　　9. While Mark Twain satirized European manners at times， _______ was an admirer.

　　A. O. Henry B. Henry James C. Walt Whitman D. Jack London

　　10. More than five hundred poems that Dickinson wrote are about nature， in which her general _______ about the relationship between man and nature is well expressed.

　　A. skepticism B. eulogy C. happiness D. denial

　　11. The greatest work written by Theodore Dreiser is _______.

　　A. Sister Carrie B. An American Tragedy C. The Financier D. The Titan

　　12. “Even then he stood there， hidden wholly in that kindness which is night， while the uprising fumes filled the room. When the odor reached his nostrils， he quit his attitude and fumbled for the bed. ‘what’s the use？‘ he said， weakly， as he stretched himself to rest.”

　　The passage is taken from _______.

　　A. Sons and Lovers by D.H Lawrence B. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte C. Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser D. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

　　13.“This is my letter to the world” is a poem expressing Emily Dickinsons _______ about her communication with the outside world.

　　A. happiness B. anger C. anxiety D. sorrow

　　14. Theodore Dreiser is generally regarded as one of America‘ _______.

　　A. naturalists B. realists C. modernists D. romanticists

　　15. Which of the following is not a work of Emily Dickenson‘s？

　　A. This is my letter to the World B. I heard a fly buzz-when I died C. The Road Not Taken D. I like to see it lap the miles

　　16.________ is a school of modern painting， whose emphasis is on the formal structure of a work of art and especially on the multiple-perspective viewpoints.

　　A. Expressionism B. Impressionism C. Cubism D. Imagismhttp://www.zikao.hn.cn/

　　17. “He is the last of the romantic heroes， whose energy and sense of commitment take him in search of his personal Grail； his failure magnifies to a great extent the end of the American Dream.”The character referred to in the passage is most likely the protagonist of ________.

　　A. Fitzgerald‘s The Great Gatsby B. Dreiser’s An American Tragedy C. Hemingway‘s For Whom the Bell Tolls D. Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

　　18. Almost all Faulkners heroes turned out to be tragic because ________.

　　A. all enjoyed living in the declining American South B. none of them was conditioned by the civilization and social institutions C. most of them were prisoners of the past D. none were successful in their attempt to explain the inexplicable

　　19.________ is a representative of the 1930s， when “novels of social protest” became dominant on the American literary scene.

　　A. Ezra Pound B. F. Scott Fitzgerald C. Robert Lee Frost D. John Steinbeck

　　20. In _______， Robert Frost compares life to a journey， and he is doubtful whether he will regret his choice or not when he is old， because the choice has made all the difference.

　　A. “After Apple-Picking”

　　B. “The Road Not Taken”

　　C. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”

　　D. “Fire and Ice”

　　一、單項選擇題

　　1. 正確答案：C答案解析：?？思{是美國“南方文學”流派的主要代表人物。芝加哥與紐約位于美國的北部，不是?？思{主要的描寫對象。

　　2. 正確答案：D答案解析：參見教材612頁。

　　3. 正確答案：A答案解析：Hemingway式的英雄不是那些勝利在望時的勇敢者，而是明知前面是失敗而依然挺起胸膛無畏地走向死亡的人。答案是A.

　　4. 正確答案：D答案解析：參見教材601頁。

　　5. 正確答案：A答案解析：參見教材579頁。

　　6. 正確答案：A答案解析：參見教材561頁。

　　7. 正確答案：A答案解析：現(xiàn)代主義作家從人內(nèi)心中的矛盾沖突入手，它反映的是分裂和疏遠的人類處境。

　　8. 正確答案：D答案解析：參見教材479頁。

　　9. 正確答案：B答案解析：參見教材495頁。

　　10. 正確答案：A答案解析：參見教材518頁。

　　11. 正確答案：B答案解析：參見教材525頁。

　　12. 正確答案：C答案解析：參見教材538頁。

　　13. 正確答案：C答案解析：參見教材520頁。

　　14. 正確答案：A答案解析：參見教材524頁。

　　15. 正確答案：C答案解析：C項的作者是Robert Frost.

　　16. 正確答案：C答案解析：參見教材546頁。

　　17. 正確答案：A答案解析：小說《了不起的蓋茨比》描寫了美國上世紀20年代Gatsby所追求的“美國夢”的幻滅。

　　18. 正確答案：C答案解析：?？思{小說中的主人公大多曾經(jīng)是囚犯，是悲劇性的人物，體現(xiàn)了生活在歷史變革時期的美國南方人的現(xiàn)代悲劇精神。

　　19. 正確答案：D答案解析：參見教材548頁。

　　20. 正確答案：B答案解析：“The Road Not Taken”這首詩表面是寫自然之路，實際是寫人生道路。詩人所寫的重點不是那條已選擇的路，而卻是那條未選擇的路。詩人感嘆人生有許多道路可供選擇，但一個人往往只能走一條路，而還有其它許多條路，因為人生短暫，更因為人生沒有返程而只能放棄。所以答案是B.

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