美国文学选读期末试卷(A).docVIP

美国文学选读期末试卷 （A） Part Ⅰ: Choose the relevant match from Column B for each item in Column A. (10 points in all, 2 point for each) Group 1 Column A???????????????????????????????????????????? Column B （???? ）1. ?? ????????? a.? Moby Dick （????? ）2.?? ???????? b.? The Cast of Amontillado （???? ）3. ??????????? c.? The Scarlet letter （??? ）4. ???????????? d.? Self-Reliance （??? ）5. ????????????????? e.?? The Autobiography Part ⅠⅠ: Gap filling (10 points in all, 1 point for each). ‘The Old Man and the Sea’ is written by ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿?. Samuel Langhorne Clemens is better known by the pen name ______?_______ . ‘the remains of my relations’ means ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ in Chinese. ‘I must not only punish but punish with impunity’ means ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿in Chinese. ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ is regarded as the first person to write the detective novel in the west. Ralph Waldo Emerson is the supporter of ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿. Herman Melville is the famous ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿and poet of America. In 1836, a little book came out which made a tremendous impact on the intellectual life of America. It was entitled ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ by Emerson. The historical novel ‘Scarlet Letter’ describes the17th century’s life style of the＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ in North America. In Herman Melville’s Moby Dick’, as the opposite of the human being, the whale stands for ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿. Part ⅠⅠⅠ: Reading Comprehension (40 points in all, 2 points for each). A I travel a lot, and I find out different “styles” (风格) of directions every time 1 ask “How can I get to the post office?” Foreign tourists are often confused (困惑) in Japan because most streets there don’t have names; in Japan, people use landmarks (地标) in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.” In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no