美国文学史及选读期末考试题及答案

Ⅰ. Write the author of each item. 10’

1． Anne Bradstreet（The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America）

①Contemplation

②To My Dear and Loving Husband

2. Benjamin Franklin

①The Autobiography (early American Dream)

3. Philip Freneau (Poet of American Revolution; The Father of American Poetry)

①The Wild Honey Suckle

②The Indian Burying Ground

③To a Caty-Did

4. Washington Irving (The Father of American Short Story; first American writer of imaginative literature to gain international fame; regarded as Father of American literature.)

①The leg

1.Captain John Smith became the first American writer.

2.The puritans looked upon themselves as a chosen people. 3.Poor Richard’s Almanac is an annual collection of proverbs written by Benjamin Franklin.

4.Thomas Paine’s famous pamphlet Common Sense boldly advocated a “Declaration for Independence”.

5.Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence with John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston.

6.Philip Freneau has been called the “Father of American Poetry”.

7.In Washington Irvi

Captain John Smith (first American writer).

Anne Bradstreet；The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America（colonists living）

Edward Taylor(the best puritan poet)

John Cotton ”the Patriarch of New England” teacher spiritual leader Benjamin Franklin The Autobiography Poor Richard’s Almanack Thomas Jefferson：

Political Career Thoughts The Declaration of Independence we hold truth to be self-evidence

Philip Freneau “Father of American Poetry” The Wild Honey Suckle American Romanticism optimism and hope

Nationalism Washington Ir

美国文学史及选读试卷

Ⅰ. Multiple choices. (60 points in total, 2 for each)

1. The Romantic Period in American literature started from the publication of Washington Irving's ______ and ended with Whitman's Leaves of Grass.

A. The Sketch Book B. Tales of a Traveller

C. A History of New York D. The Scarlet Letter

2. At the middle of 19th century, America witnessed a cultural flowering which is called “_____”.

A. the English Renaissance B. the Second Renaissance

C. the American Renaissance D.

美国文学史及选读试卷

Ⅰ. Multiple choices. (60 points in total, 2 for each)

1. The Romantic Period in American literature started from the publication of Washington Irving's ______ and ended with Whitman's Leaves of Grass. A. The Sketch Book B. Tales of a Traveller C. A History of New York D. The Scarlet Letter

2. At the middle of 19th century, America witnessed a cultural flowering which is called “_____”.

A. the English Renaissance B. the Second Renaissance C. the American Renaissance

History And Anthology of American Literature(VolumeⅠ)

美国文学史及选读1

PartⅠThe Literature of Colonial America殖民主义时期的文学 1. 17世纪早期English and European explorers开始登陆美洲。在他们之前100多年Caribbean Islands, Mexico andother Parts of South America已被the Spanish占领。

2. 17th早期English settlements in Virginia and Massachusetts(弗吉尼亚和马萨诸塞)开始了美国历史 3.

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《美国文学史及作品选读》教学大纲

一、课程说明

1. 课程代码： 107013831 2. 课程中文名称： 美国文学史及作品选读

3. 课程英文名称： History and Selected Readings of American Literature 4. 课程总学时数： 26 5. 课程学分数： 1.5

6. 授课对象： 英语专业本科学生 7. 本课程的性质、地位和作用

本课程为面向英语专业高年级（三年级）学生开设的一门专业选修课，在学科体系中居重要地位。要求学生以先修英语阅读、综合英语、英美文化和英美概况等课程为基础。通过教学，使学生对美国文学有一个概观了解，同时初步培养学生对美国文学作品的鉴赏能力，增强学生对西方文学及文化的了解。该课程有助于增强学生的语言基本功，丰富学生的人文知识、充实学生的文化修养，提高学生的精神素质。

二、教学基本要求 1. 本课程的目的、任务

美国文学史及文学作品包含着历史的记忆和哲学的睿智，是英语语言艺术的结晶。本课程旨在介绍美国文学各个时期的主要文化思潮，文学流派，主要作家及其代表作，使学生对美国文学的发展脉络有一个大概的了解和认识，提高他们

美国文学 名词解释

1. American Romanticism: the literature term was first applied to the writers of the 18thcentury

in Europe who broke away from the formal rules of classical writing. When it was used in American literature it referred to the writers of the middle of the 19thcentury who stimulated（刺激） the sentimental emotions of their readers. They wrote of the mysterious of life, love, birth and death. The Romantic writers expressed themselves freely and without restraint. They wrote all kinds of materials, poetry, essays, plays, fi

系统的英美文学试卷和参考答案,内容科学权威,特供广大英专高年级学生期末,专八和考研备考使用。

苏州科技学院期末考试试题（卷）

评分标准及标准答案

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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

美国文学 名词解释

1. American Romanticism: the literature term was first applied to the writers of the 18thcentury

in Europe who broke away from the formal rules of classical writing. When it was used in American literature it referred to the writers of the middle of the 19thcentury who stimulated（刺激） the sentimental emotions of their readers. They wrote of the mysterious of life, love, birth and death. The Romantic writers expressed themselves freely and without restraint. They wrote all kinds of materials, poetry, essays, plays, fi