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英美文学 I.Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement and put the letter in the brackets. The Age of Realism in the literary history of the United States refers to the period from ____to____. A. 1861…1914 B. 1863…1918 C. 1865…1914 D. 1865…1918 2、____is not the representative writer in the Age of Realism in the literary history of the United States. A. Henry James B. Emily Dickinson C. William Dean Howells D. Mark Twain 3、The impact of ____on the American thought and the influence of the 19th century French literature on the American of letters gave rise to American naturalism. A. Darwin’s evolutionary theory B. Marxist theory C. Transcendentalism D. Puritanism 4、____is not the work of Mark Twain. A. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn B. Adventures of Tom Sawyer C. Life on the Mississippi D. The Mill on the Floss 5、Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is against____. A. British colonists B. slavery C. chauvinism D. monocracy II. Complete each of the following statements with a proper word or a phrase according to the textbook . The Age of Realism is also what Mark Twain referred to as “____”. While Mark Twain and Howells seemed to have paid more attention to the “life ” of the Americans, Henry James had apparently laid greater emphasis on the ____ of man. The works of Mark Twain are characterized with ____. In 1859, Darmin published____, which exerted great influence on American Naturalism. ____is regarded as “the true father of our national literature”. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is famous for its characterization of ____. ____and the West became Twain’s major theme. In Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain makes sharp contrasts between____. Henry James won his literary reputation for his novels o