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童明《美国文学史》配套题库【章节题库(含名校考研真题)】(早期美国文学:殖民时期至1815年)

童明《美国文学史》配套题库【章节题库(含名校考研真题)】(早期美国文学:殖民时期至1815年)
童明《美国文学史》配套题库【章节题库(含名校考研真题)】(早期美国文学:殖民时期至1815年)

第1部分早期美国文学:殖民时期至1815年

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1. The term “Puritan” was applied to those settlers who originally were devout members of the Church of _____.

【答案】England

【解析】清教徒(Puritan),是指要求清除英国国教Church of England中天主教残余的改革派。其字词于16世纪60年代开始使用,源于拉丁文的Purus,意为“清洁”。

2. The most enduring shaping influence in American thought and American literature was _____.

【答案】American Puritanism

【解析】美国文化源于清教文化,由清教徒移民时传入北美。美国主流价值观都可以追溯到殖民地时期一统天下的清教主义,并且清教思想对美国文学有着根深蒂固的影响。

3. Hard work, thrift, piety and sobriety, these were the _____ values that dominated much of the early American writing.

【答案】Puritan

【解析】清教主义,起源于英国,在北美殖民地得以实践与发展。清教徒强调艰苦奋斗、勤俭节约、虔诚和淡泊。这些价值观也影响了早期的美国文学。

4. Many Puritans wrote verse, but the works of two writers, Anne Bradstreet and _____, rose to the level of real poetry.

【答案】Edward T aylor

【解析】美国殖民时期最著名的诗人是安·布莱德斯特和爱德华·泰勒。

5. The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America is a collection of poems composed by _____.

【答案】Anne Bradstreet

【解析】安·布莱德斯特律是美国殖民时期著名的诗人。其代表作是诗集《最近在北美出现的第十位缪斯》(The Tenth Muse Late Sprung up in America)。

6. The Puritan philosophy known as _____ was important in New England during colonial time, and had a profound influence on the early American mind for several generations.

【答案】Puritanism

【解析】清教主义,起源于英国,在北美殖民地得以实践与发展。清教徒构成了当时北美移民的主体,在新英格兰北部更是清一色的清教徒。清教主义奠定了美国社会的基础,塑造了美国人的性格,从各个方面影响着美国社会。

7. Bradford used a word “_____” to describe the community of believers who sailed from Southampton England, on the Mayflower and settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620.

【答案】Pilgrims

8. Bradford’s work con sists of two books. The first book deals with the persecutions of the Separatists in Scrooby, England, the second book describes the signing of the “_____ Compact”.

【答案】Mayflower

9. Many Puritans wrote verse, but the work of two writers, Anne Bradstreet and Edward _____, rose to the level of real poetry.

【答案】Taylor

10. Hard work,thrift,piety and sobriety,these were the_____ values that dominated much of the early American writing.

【答案】Puritan

11. Hard work, thrift, piety and sobriety, these were the _____ values that dominated

much of the early American writing.

【答案】Puritan

12. Before his death, Jonathan _____ had gained a position as America’s first

systematic philosopher.

【答案】Edwards

13. Among the members of the small band of Jamestown settlers was _____, an

English soldier of fortune, whose reports of exploration, published in the early 1600s, have been described as the first distinct American literature written in English.

【答案】Captain John Smith

【解析】约翰·史密斯上校(1580.1—1631.6.21)因在北美弗吉尼亚州建立了英国第一个永久殖民地詹姆斯敦而扬名天下。他的《关于弗吉尼亚的真实叙述》(A True Relation of Virginia)则是美国文学的“第一书”,其实也是整个美国历史的“第一书”。

14. _____ College was established in 1636, with a printing press set up nearly in 1639.

【答案】Harvard

【解析】1636年100多名曾在牛津和剑桥大学受过古典式的高等教育的清教徒,在马萨诸塞州的查尔斯河畔建立了美国历史上第一所学府——哈佛学院。

15. _____ was a famous explorer and colonist. He established Jamestown.

【答案】Captain John Smith

【解析】约翰·史密斯上校(1580.1—1631.6.21),新英格兰的舰队司令,是英国军人,探险家和作家。他因在北美弗吉尼亚州建立了英国第一个永久殖民地詹姆斯敦而扬名天下。

16. The General History of Virginia contains Smith’s most famous tale of how the

Indian princess named _____ saved him from the wrath of her father.

【答案】Pocahontas

【解析】约翰·史密斯在《弗吉尼亚通史》中讲述了他与印第安公主波卡虹塔斯(Pocahontas)之间的故事。公元1608年史密斯与当地印第安部落的一位叫波瓦坦的酋长谈判,这位酋长年轻的女儿波卡虹塔斯挽救了史密斯船长的性命

17. William Bradford himself used a word “_____” to describe the community of

believers who sailed from Southampton, England, on the Mayflower and settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620.

【答案】Pilgrims

【解析】威廉姆·布拉德福德是普利茅斯的首任总督。1620年他率领100多名英国移民乘坐“五月花号”大帆船到达北美的普利茅斯。他把其率领的信徒称为朝圣者(pilgrims)。

18. In 1620, _____ was elected Governor of Plymouth, Massachusetts.

【答案】William Bradford

【解析】1620年威廉姆·布拉德福德被推选为马萨诸塞普利茅斯的首任总督。

19. The History of New England is a priceless gift left us by _____.

【答案】John Winthrop

【解析】约翰·温思罗普(John Winthrop) (1588-1649),美国殖民地领导人,马萨诸塞湾清教徒总督。他著名的作品是《新英格兰史》(The History of New England)。

20. In his autobiography, _____ creates the image of a self-made man and

demonstrates his belief that the new world of America was a land of _____ which might be met through hard work and wise management. (天津外国语学院2011研)

【答案】Benjamin Franklin,opportunities

【解析】富兰克林是美国启蒙时期与独立战争时期的代表人物。他的《自传》是美国第一部成功的传记体作品,文中树立的主人公形象激励了一代又一代的美国人去追求美国梦。

21. On January 10, 1776, Thomas Paine’s famous pamphlet _____ appeared.

【答案】Common Sense

【解析】1776年美国独立的风潮开始,托马斯·潘恩支持美国独立,反对英国的殖民专政,撰写了他的成名小册子《常识》,为美国从英国殖民中独立出来辩论,批评英国国王残暴无能,认为独立后的美国应该建立共和国。

22. Except Common Sense, Paine’s the other two famous works were _____ and _____.

【答案】The Rights of Man,The Age of Reason

【解析】潘恩著名的作品包括,《常识》、《人的权利》、《理性的时代》。

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