C. W.D. Howells D. Emerson
38. The phrase ―cathedral of frosted glass‖ was used to describe the latest works of _____.
A. Henry James B. Ezra Pound C. T. S. Eliot D. Robert Frost
39. Henry James‘s fame generally rests upon his novels and stories with________.
A. the love and marriage theme
B. the theme of humor and satire on life
C. the theme of revealing the miserable life of the poor and criticizing the capitalism
D. the international theme
40. Generally speaking，all those writers with a naturalistic approach to human reality tend to be____.
A. transcendentalists B. idealists C. pessimists D. impressionists
41. Writers such as Stephen Crane, Frank Norris, and Theodore Dreiser could be called the naturalists whose works are full of ______. A. optimistic and successful stories
B. success rewarded by characters‘ hard-working spirits C. pessimism and deterministic ideas D. love of nature and nature‘s love for man
42. Stephen Crane, Frank Norris, and Theodore Dreiser could be called _______ whose works are full of pessimism and deterministic ideas. A. optimistic and successful writers B. romantic writers C. naturalistic writers
D. writers full of love for nature
43. In fiction writing, Henry James‘s primary concern is to present the _______.
A. inner life of human beings
B. American Civil War and its effects C. life on the Mississippi River D. Calvinistic view of original sin
44. The Financier, The Titan, and The Stoic make up the ―Trilogy of _____‖.
A. Money B. Desire C. Marriage D. Power
45. The writers of the fifties used a prose style modeled on the works Earnest Hemingway and Fitzgerald, narrative techniques derived from ________, and
psychological insight taken from the writing Sigmund Freud and his followers. A. Theodore Dreiser B. Henry James
C. William Faulkner D. Eugene O‘Neill
46. The book from which ―all modern American literature comes‖ (Hemingway) refers to _______. A. Moby Dick
B. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn C. The Sun Also Rises D. The Great Gatsby
47. With the works of T. S. Eliot, Sinclair Lewis, Theodore Dreiser, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Earnest Hemingway, William Faulkner appearing in the _____, the American literature achieved a new diversity and reached its greatest heights. A. 1900s B. 1910s C. 1920s D. 1930s
48. After…there was a widespread discontentment among the postwar generation, whose voice was one of protest against the ______culture.
A. the Second World War in the 50s in the U.S….mainstream American B. the First World War in the 50s in the U.S….mainstream American
C. the Second World War in the 50s in Great Britain….mainstream Britain D. the Second World War in the 50s in the U.S….minor American
49. Of the following aspects, ____ is NOT a typical feature of Modernism？
A. To elevate the individual and inner being over the social being. B. To put the stress on traditional values.
C. To portray the distorted and alienated relationships between man and his environment.
D. To advocate a conscious break with the past.
50. Writers such as F. Scott Fitzgerald of the period after the First World War were called ―Lost Generation‖ ______.
A. for their being devoid of faith and alienation from civilization B. for their being stout in faith and alienation from civilization C. for their determination in faith harmony with the society D. for their strong belief in religion
51. Strong affinity to the Chinese and Oriental literature can be found in the works of _______.
A. Mark Twain B. Ezra Pound
C. Emily Dickinson D. Arthur Miller
52. Chinese poetry and philosophy have exerted great influence over____.
A. Ezra Pound
B. Ralph Waldo Emerson C. Robert Frost
D. Emily Dickinson
53. ―In a Station of the Metro‖ is regarded by critics as a classic specimen of _______.
A. the absurd poetry
B. the transcendental poetry C. the romantic poetry D. the imagist poetry
54. In ―After Apple-Picking‖，Robert Frost wrote：‖For I have had too much / Of apple-picking：I am overtired /Of the great harvest I myself desired.‖ From these lines we can conclude that the speaker is_____. A. happy about the harvest
B. still very much interested in apple-picking C. expecting a greater harvest
D. indifferent to what he once desired
55. Robert Frost, living in the 20th century, deliberately rejected the revolutionary poetic principles of his contemporaries ______.
A. by dislike the traditional forms of lyric and narrative B. by adopting the traditional forms of lyric and narrative
C. by arguing against the traditional forms of lyric and narrative
D. by not always observing the traditional forms of lyric and narrative 56. Which is of the following poems is NOT composed by Robert Frost?
A. Success
B. After Apple-Picking C. The Road Not Taken D. Mending Wall
57. Experimental American playwrights after the First World War, ______, created works of tragedy, stark realism, and social protest. A. hostile to outworn and timid theatrical convention
B. hostile to outworn convention and new American theater
C. eager to use outworn and timid European theatrical convention D. dependent on the European theatrical convention 58. The founder of the American drama is _______.
A. Arthur Miller B. Eugene O‘Neill
C. Tennessee Williams D. Clifford Odets
59. The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock draws a vivid picture of _____
A. a renaissance man…whose life is characteristic by strong longing for achievements
B. a modern man who is helpless, submissive, slow in actions and whose life is full of boredom
C. a medieval man…whose life is full of interesting adventures
D. a man living in neoclassical time who emphasized reason 60. The Hemingway Code heroes are best remembered for their____.
A. indestructible spirit
B. pessimistic view of life C. war experiences D. masculinity
61. F. Scott Fitzgerald is not the author of _______.
A. This Side of Paradise B. Tender is the Night C. The Great Gatsby D. In Our Time
62. Fitzgerald summarized the experiences and attitudes of the 1920s in his short stories and famous novel _______. A. Tender Is the Night B. This Side of Paradise C. The Great Gatsby D. Tales of the Jazz Age
63. In 1920, Fitzgerald‘s first novel _______ was published, which brought him, reputation, wealth but also Zelda, an embodiment of his romantic notions of a Southern Belle.
A. The Great Gatsby B. This Side of Paradise
C. The Beautiful and Damned D. Tender is the Night
64. Babylon Revisited is the short story written by ___. A. Allan Poe B. F. Scot Fitzgerald C. Washington Irving D. Henry James
65. Modernist writers feel symbols _____ and could better express their inexpressible experiences.
A. are more suggestive and more complex B. are clear in meaning C. could avoid ambiguity
D. would not be open to different interpretations
66. Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of Modernism？
A. To elevate the individual and inner being over the social being. B. To put the stress on traditional values.
C. To portray the distorted and alienated relationships between man and his environment.
D. To advocate a conscious break with the past.
67. In The Emperor Jones and The Hairy Ape，O‘Neill adopted the expressionist techniques to portray the ____ of human beings in a hostile universe. A. helpless situation
B. uncertainty (or problem of modern man‘s identity) C. profound religious faith D. courage and perseverance
68. Most of ______stories described the sweat drenched lives of factory workers and migrant farmers. A. O. Henry‘s
B. John Steinbeck‘s C. Theodore Dreiser‘s D. Jack London‘s
69. In the 1930s John Steinbeck and other writers described _______ in journalistic reports, in short stories, and in novels.
A. the hopeful and promising lives of factory workers and migrant farmers B. confident and proud lives of factory workers and migrant farmers C. the sweat-drenched lives of factory workers and migrant farmers D. the happy lives of factory workers and migrant farmers 70. William Faulkner wrote all of the following except_____
A. Light in August
B. The Sound and the Fury C. Anna Christie D. Go Down, Moses
71. By idealizing the past William Faulkner highlights in his The Sound and the Fury _______.
A. the present decadent and loveless world B. the present energetic and loving world C. the present decadent, yet lovable world
D. the present world as decadent and lovable as the past
72. At the beginning of Faulkner‘s A Rose for Emily, there is detailed description of Emily‘s old house. The purpose of such description is to imply that the person living in it _______. A. is a wealth lady B. has good taste
C. is a prisoner of the past D. is a conservative aristocrat
73. At the beginning of A Rose for Emily, Faulkner uses a figurative language to describe the place where Emily lives. The house is a perfect mirror image of the owner who is supposed to be ___and deliberately detaches herself from the communal life in this small town. A. friendly and generous B. wealthy and conservative C. polite and dignified D. stubborn and coquettish
II. Choose one or more answers from the choices to complete the statement.
74. Before the War of Independence, the conflicts between (American) Colonies and the mother country mainly are in _______.