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单选 1. The ship “_C_” carried about 100 Pilgrims and took 66 days to beat its way across the Atlantic. In December, 1620, it put the Pilgrims ashore at Plymouth, Massachusetts. A. Sunflower B. Armanda C. Mayflower D. Pequod 2. From 1733 to 1758, Benjamin Franklin wrote and published his famous _B_, an annual collection of proverbs. A. The Autobiography B. Poor Richard’s Almanc C. Common Sense D. The General Magazine 3. At the Reason and Revolution Period, Americans were influenced by the European movement called the _B__. A. Chartist Movement B. Romanticism C. Enlightenment D. Modernism 4. The English colonies in North America rose in arms against their parent country and the Second Continental Congress adopted _A__ in 1776. A. the Declaration of Independence B. the Sugar Act C. the Stamp Act D. the Mayflower Compact 5. The Romantic Period of American literature started with the publication of Washington Irving’s _A__ and ended with Whitman’s Leaves of Grass. A. The Sketch Book B. Tales of a Traveler C. The Alhambra D. A History of New York 6. The period before the American Civil War is commonly referred to as ___A____. A. the Romantic Period B. the Realistic Period C. the Naturalist Period D. the Modern Period 7. The Romantic writers would focus on all the following issues EXCEPT the _B__ in the American literary history. A. individual feelings B. idea of survival of the fittest C. strong imagination D. return to nature 8. In American literature the first important writer who earned an international fame on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean is___A___. A. Washington Irving B. Ralph Waldo Emerson C. Nathaniel Hawthorne D. Walt Whitman 9. Washington Irving’s ’Rip Van Winkle’ is famous for____D___.A. Rip’s escape into a mysteriousB. The story’s German legendary source materialC. Rip’s seeking for happinessD. Rip’s 20-years sleep 10. The Publication of ___A___established Emerson as the most eloquent spokesman of New Engl