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11.ForMelville,aswellasforthereaderand_________,thenarrator,MobyDickisstillamystery,anultimatemysteryoftheuniverse.A.AhabB.IshmaelC.StubbD.Starbuck2.Naturalismisevolvedfromrealismwhentheauthor’stoneinwritingbecomeslessseriousandlesssympatheticbutmoreironicandmore_____________.A.rationalB.humorousC.optimisticD.pessimistic3.Dreiser’sTrilogyofDesireincludesthreenovels.TheyareTheFinancier,TheTitanand_____.A.TheGeniusB.TheTycoonC.TheStoicD.TheGiant4.TheimpactofDarwin’sevolutionarytheoryontheAmericanthoughtandtheinfluenceofthenineteenth-centuryFrenchliteratureontheAmericanmenoflettersgaverisetoyetanotherschoolofrealism:American___________.A.localcolorismB.vernacularismC.modernismD.naturalism5.RobertFrostcombinedtraditionalverseforms-thesonnet,rhymingcouplets,blankverse-withaclearAmericanlocalspeechrhythm,thespeechof_______farmerswithitsidiosyncraticdictionandsyntax.A.SouthernB.WesternC.NewHampshireD.NewEngland6.Asanautobiographicalplay,O’Neill’s___________(1956)hasgaineditsstatusasaworldclassicandsimultaneouslymarkstheclimaxofhisliterarycareerandthecomingofageofAmericandrama.A.TheIcemanComethB.LongDay’sJourneyIntoNightC.TheHairyApeD.DesireUndertheElms7.Apartfromthedislocationoftimeandthemodernstream-of-consciousness,theothernarrativetechniquesFaulknerusedtoconstructhisstoriesinclude_________,symbolismandmythologicalandbiblicalallusions.A.impressionismB.expressionismC.multiplepointsofviewD.firstpersonpointofview8.Stylistically,HenryJames’fictionischaracterizedby____________.A.short,clearsentencesB.abundanceoflocalimagesC.ordinaryAmericanspeechD.highlyrefinedlanguage9.OneofthecharacteristicsthathavemadeMarkTwainamajorliteraryfigureinthe19thcenturyAmericaishisuseof____________.A.vernacularB.interiormonologueC.pointofviewD.photographicdescription10.Itisonhis____________thatWashingtonIrving’sfamemainlyrested.A.childhoodrecollectionsB.sketchesabouthisEuropeantoursC.earlypoetryD.talesaboutAmerica11.Atthemiddleof19thcentury,Americawitnessedaculturalfloweringwhichiscalled“____________________”.2A.theEnglishRenaissanceB.theSecondRenaissanceC.theAmericanRenaissanceD.theSalemRenaissance12.Asaphilosophicalandliterarymovement,themainissuesinvolvedinthedebateofTranscendentalismaregenerallyconcerning____________________.A.nature,manandtheuniverseB.therelationshipbetweenmanandwomanC.thedevelopmentofRomanticisminAmericanliteratureD.thecold,rigidrationalismofUnitarianism13.AboutthenovelTheScarletLetter,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTright?A.It’sveryhardtosaythatitisalovestoryorastoryofsin.B.It’sahighlysymbolicstoryandtheauthorisamasterofsymbolism.C.It’smainlyaboutthemoral,emotionalandpsychologicaleffectsofthesinuponthemaincharactersandthepeopleingeneral.D.InittheletterAtakesthesamesymbolicmeaningthroughoutthenovel.14.ThegreatseaadventurestoryMoby-Dickisusuallyconsidered____________.A.asymbolicvoyageofthemindinquestofthetruthandknowledgeoftheuniverse.B.anadventurousexplorationintoman’srelationshipwithnatureC.asimplewhalingtaleorseaadventureD.asymbolicvoyageofthemindinquestoftheartistictruthandbeauty15.Inhispoems,WaltWhitmanisinnovativeinthetermsoftheformofhispoetry,whichiscalled“____________________.”A.freeverseB.blankverseC.alliterationD.endrhyming16.AftertheCivilWarAmericawastransformedfrom______to_________.A.anagrariancommunity…anindustrializedandcommercializedsocietyB.anagrariancommunity…asocietyoffreedomandequalityC.apoorandbackwardsociety…anindustrializedandcommercializedsocietyD.anindustrializedandcommercializedsociety…ahighlydevelopedsociety17.WhichofthefollowingissaidoftheAmericannaturalism?A.Theypreferredtohavetheirownregionandpeopleattheforefrontofthestories.B.Theircharacteristicsettingisusuallyanisolatedtown.C.Humansshouldbeunitedbecausetheyhadtoadaptthemselvestochangingharshenvironment.D.Theircharacterswereconceivedmoreorlesscomplexcombinationsofinheritedattributes,theirhabitsconditionedbysocialandeconomicforces.18.WhichofthefollowingisnotrightaboutMarkTwain’sstyleoflanguage?A.Hissentencestructuresarelong,ungrammaticalanddifficulttoread.B.Hiswordsarecolloquial,concreteanddirectineffect.C.Hishumorisremarkableandcharacterizedbypuns,straight-facedexaggeration，repetitionandanti-climax.D.Hisstyleoflanguagehadexertedratherdeepinfluenceonthecontemporarywriters.319.TheimpactofDarwin’sevolutionarytheoryontheAmericanthoughtandtheinfluenceofthe19thcenturyFrenchliteratureontheAmericanmenoflettersgaverisetoanotherschoolofrealism:American______.A.RomanticismB.TranscendentalismC.RealismD.Naturalism20.WhichofthefollowingisnotwrittenbyHenryJames?A.ThePortraitofALadyandTheEuropeans.B.TheWingsoftheDoveandTheAmbassadors.C.WhatMaisieKnowsandTheBostonians.D.TheGeniusandTheGildedAge.21.MorethanfivehundredpoemsDickinsonwroteareaboutnature,inwhichhergeneralSkepticismabouttherelationshipbetween______iswell-expressed.A.manandmanB.menandwomenC.manandnatureD.menandGod22.WhichofthefollowingisrightaboutEmilyDickinson’spoemsaboutnature?A.Inthem,sheexpressedhergeneralaffirmationabouttherelationshipbetweenmanandnature.B.Someofthemshowedherdisbeliefth