一、单项选择题

　　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、单项选择题

　　1. 正确答案：C答案解析：福克纳是美国“南方文学”流派的主要代表人物。芝加哥与纽约位于美国的北部，不是福克纳主要的描写对象。

　　2. 正确答案：D答案解析：参见教材612页。

　　3. 正确答案：A答案解析：Hemingway式的英雄不是那些胜利在望时的勇敢者，而是明知前面是失败而依然挺起胸膛无畏地走向死亡的人。答案是A.

　　4. 正确答案：D答案解析：参见教材601页。

　　5. 正确答案：A答案解析：参见教材579页。

　　6. 正确答案：A答案解析：参见教材561页。

　　7. 正确答案：A答案解析：现代主义作家从人内心中的矛盾冲突入手，它反映的是分裂和疏远的人类处境。

　　8. 正确答案：D答案解析：参见教材479页。

　　9. 正确答案：B答案解析：参见教材495页。

　　10. 正确答案：A答案解析：参见教材518页。

　　11. 正确答案：B答案解析：参见教材525页。

　　12. 正确答案：C答案解析：参见教材538页。

　　13. 正确答案：C答案解析：参见教材520页。

　　14. 正确答案：A答案解析：参见教材524页。

　　15. 正确答案：C答案解析：C项的作者是Robert Frost.

　　16. 正确答案：C答案解析：参见教材546页。

　　17. 正确答案：A答案解析：小说《了不起的盖茨比》描写了美国上世纪20年代Gatsby所追求的“美国梦”的幻灭。

　　18. 正确答案：C答案解析：福克纳小说中的主人公大多曾经是囚犯，是悲剧性的人物，体现了生活在历史变革时期的美国南方人的现代悲剧精神。

　　19. 正确答案：D答案解析：参见教材548页。

　　20. 正确答案：B答案解析：“The Road Not Taken”这首诗表面是写自然之路，实际是写人生道路。诗人所写的重点不是那条已选择的路，而却是那条未选择的路。诗人感叹人生有许多道路可供选择，但一个人往往只能走一条路，而还有其它许多条路，因为人生短暂，更因为人生没有返程而只能放弃。所以答案是B.

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