2014美国文学sample questions.pptVIP

I. True or False Questions (20%) Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Mark A if it is TRUE, and B if it is FALSE on the Mark Sheet. 1. To Theodore Dreiser, life is “so sad, so strange, so mysterious and so inexplicable”. No wonder the characters in his books are often subject to the control of the natural forces, especially those of?environment and heredity. 2. Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” uses the background of witchcraft to explore uncertainties of belief that trouble a man’s heart and mind. II. Multiple Choice (30%) Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that best completes the statement or answers the question, and then mark your answer on the Mark Sheet. 1. The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung up in America was written by ________. A. John Smith B. John Ellis C. Anne Bradstreet D. Nathaniel Morton 2. Which of the following is NOT written by Henry James?A. The Portrait of A Lady and The EuropeansB. The Wings of the Dove and The AmbassadorsC. What Maisie Knows and The BostoniansD. The Genius and The Gilded Age III. Identify the Author or/and the Title of the Following Literary Works (20%) Please mark your answers on the Mark Sheet. 1. “I heard a Fly buzz—when I died— The Stillness in the Room Was like the Stillness in the Air— Between the Heaves of Storm—” A. Emily Dickinson B. Edgar Allan Poe C. Walt Whitman D. Ezra Pound IV. Read the Quoted Parts and Answer the Questions (10%) Write your answers to the questions in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet. 1. “The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.” Questions: A: Identify the poet and the poem from which the quoted lines are taken. B: What does the word “sleep” mean? C: What idea do the four lines express? V. Essay Questions (20%) Write at least 130 words on each of the following topics in English in the corresponding space on the A