Part B
The opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took his seat from morning till night, just moving sufficiently to avoid the sun and keep in the shade of a large tree; so that the neighbors could tell the hour by his movements as accurately as by a sundial. It is true he was rarely heard to speak, but smoked his pipe incessantly. His adherents, however (for every great man has his adherents), perfectly understood him, and knew how to gather his opinions. When anything that was read or related displeased him, he was observed to smoke his pipe vehemently, and to send forth short, frequent and angry puffs; but when pleased, he would inhale the smoke slowly and tranquilly, and emit it in light and placid clouds; and sometimes, taking the pipe from his mouth, and letting the fragrant vapor curl about his nose, would gravely nod his head in token of perfect approbation.
From even this stronghold the unlucky Rip was at length routed by his termagant wife, who would suddenly break in upon the tranquility of the assemblage and call the members all to naught; nor was that august personage, Nicholas Vedder himself, sacred from the daring tongue of this terrible virago, who charged him outright with encouraging her husband in habits of idleness.
1. Who was the writer of this story? What is the title of this story? (2 points)
2. Who was Nicholas Vedder? (1 point)
3. How did he express his opinions on public matters? (2 points)
得分 评分人 VI. Comment. (20 points, 10 points for each)
Directions: In this part of the test, you are given five topics. Choose TWO of them and give a comment on the Answer Sheet. Scores will be given according to the content, grammar and the completeness of the related knowledge.
1. What are the features of literature in Colonial America? 2. Comment on Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography.
3. Comment on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s writing techniques.
4. What philosophical meaning is implied in Philip Freneau’s “The Wild
Honey Suckle”?
5. What are the artistic achievements of Edgar Allan Poe?
美国文学史及选读考试试题（卷）
评分标准及标准答案
A卷
院系： 专业： 考试科目：美国文学史及选读 考试形式：闭 卷 考试时间： 100 分钟
I. Blanks: (10%)(每题1分，共10分，答错不给分)
1. American literature 2. English 3. Puritans 4. short story 5. Autobiography 6. Philip Freneau 7. Washington Irving 8. Edgar Allan Poe 9. The Scarlet Letter
II. Multiple Choice: ( 20%)(每题1分，共20分，答错不给分)
1. A 2. B 6. C 7. B 11. A 12. B 16.C 17. B
3. C 4. A 5. A 8. C 9. B 10. D 13. B 14. B 15. C 18. A 19. C 20. D
III. Identification (20%)（每题1分，共20分，答错不给分）
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
James Fenimore Cooper Washington Irving Anne Bradstreet
Michael Wigglesworth Washington Irving
James Fenimore Cooper Philip Freneau
William Cullen Bryant
9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe
Nathaniel Hawthorne Edgar Allan Poe Anne Bradstreet Washington Irving
James Fenimore Cooper Philip Freneau
William Cullen Bryant Edgar Allan Poe
Nathaniel Hawthorne Philip Freneau
IV. Terms (20%)（每题4分，共20分）
1. Poor Richard’s Almanac
key words: Benjamin Franklin, sayings, hard work, thrift, Puritan, quotes, printed himself, etc. 2. Leatherstocking Tales
Key words: Cooper, five novels, Natty Bumppo, frontier, frontiersman, life from youth to old age, The Pioneer, The Last of the Mohicans, The Prairie, The Pathfinder, The Deerslayer, etc. 3. Puritanism
key words: Calvin, purify, hard work, thrift, predestination, salvation, sin, God, from England to America, immigration, etc. 4. Benjamin Franklin
key words: statesman, scientist and writer, Autobiography, Poor Richard’s Almanac, puritan, hard work and thrift, successful, contributions, printer, etc.
V. Appreciation (10%)（每题5分，共10分） Part A
a) Philip Freneau’s（1分） The Wild Honey Suckle （1分） b) It is written in iambic tetrameter, the rhyme scheme is ababcc.
（1分）
c) “Little being” refers to the wild honey suckle. （1分）“But an
hour” means the lifespan of a flower is very short. （1分）
Part B
1. Washington Irving’s（1分） Rip Van Wingkle（1分）
2. Nicholas Vedder is the owner of the inn/ a patriarch of the village/ and landlord of the inn,（1分）
3. He expressed his opinion by the way of smoking. / When anything that was read or related displeased him, he was observed to smoke his pipe vehemently, and to send forth short, frequent and angry puffs; but when pleased, he would inhale the smoke slowly and tranquilly, and emit it in light and placid clouds; and sometimes, taking the pipe from his mouth, and letting the fragrant vapor curl about his nose, would gravely nod his head in token of perfect approbation.（2分）
VI. Comment. (20%)(每题10分，此题共20分)
答案：（略）