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专八英美文学常识题库及答案

1.was the only female American prose writer in the 19th century.

A.Emily Dickinson

B.Jane Austin

C.George Eliot

D.Harriet Beecher Stowe

答案：D

美国19世纪唯一的女散文作家是Harriet Beecher Stowe(哈利特·比彻·斯托)。Emily Dickirson(艾米丽·迪金森)是女诗人。另外两位是英国女作家。

2.Harriet Beecher Stowe's works mainly focus on.

A.romanticism

B.local colourism

C.naturalism

D.transcendentalism

答案：B

Harriet Beecher Stowe(哈利特·比彻·斯托)的作品充满了乡土气息。

3.Which of the following is the masterpiece by Harriet Beecher Stowe?

A.Dred:A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp

B.Sam Lawson's Fireside Stories'

C.Uncle Tom"s Cabin

D.The Gilded Age

答案：C

Swamp(《德雷德：阴暗大沼地的故事》)和Sam Lawson's Fireside Stories(《山姆·罗森的炉边故事》)也是她的作品，但没有前者有名。The Gilded Age(《镀金时代》)是Mark Twain(马克·吐温)的作品。

4.is the masterpiece written by William Dean Howells.

A.The Rise of Silas Lapham

B.The Innocents Abroad

C.The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wison

D.The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

答案：A

The Rise of Silas Lapham(《塞拉斯·拉帕姆的发迹》)是威廉·迪恩·豪威尔斯的名作。其他三部，The Innocents Abroad(《傻瓜出国记》)、The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wison(《傻瓜威尔逊》)和The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg(《败坏哈德莱堡的人》)都是马克·吐温的作品。

5.Which of the following novels does not serve as a good example of William Dean Howells'definition of Realism-"nothing more and nothing less than the truthful treatment of material"?

A.The Rise of Silas Lapham.

B.The Modern Instance.

C.The Cop and the Anthem.

D.A Hazard of New Fortunes.

答案：C

The Cop and the Anthem(《警察与赞美诗》)是O·Henry(欧·亨利)的作品。《塞拉斯·拉帕姆的发迹》和The Modern Instance(《一个现代的例证》)以及A Hazard of New Fortunes(《新财富的危害》)都是豪威尔斯的作品，也都体现了他对现实主义所提出的定义。

6.is the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens.

A.Mark Twain

B.O.Henry