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【文章內容簡介】 terary works with a ________ language.A. grand B. pompous C. simple D. vernacular( ) 10. Henry James’s fame generally rests upon his novels and stories with _____.A. international theme B. national themeC. European theme D. regional theme( ) 11. In the following writers, _______ is generally regarded as the forerunner of the 20th “streamofconsciousness” novels and the founder of psychological realism.( ) 12. Stylistically , Henry James’ fiction is characterized by ________.A. highly refined language B. ordinary American speechC. short, clear sentences D. abundance of local images( ) 13. In Henry James’ Daisy Miller, the author tries to portray the young woman as an embodiment of _________.A. the corruption of the New WorldB. the free spirit of the New WorldC. the decline of aristocracyD. the force of convention( ) 14. Daisy Miller’s tragedy of indiscretion in intensified and enlarged by its narration from the point of view of ________.A. the American youth WinterbourneB. the author of Henry James C. her mother Mrs. MillerD. the Italian youth Giovanelli( ) 15. Which of the following best describes the young woman in Henry James’ Daisy Miller?A. She is an embodiment of the force of convention.B. She means the decline of aristocracy.C. She represents the free spirit of the New World.D. She is reflection of the corruption of the newly rich.( ) 16. “Because I could not stop for death” is a poem written by _______.A. Ezra Pound B. Walt WhitmanC. Robert Frost D. Emily Dickinson( ) 17. Which of the following is NOT a usual subject of poetic expression of Emily Dickinson’s?A. War and peace B. Love and marriageC. Life and death D. Religion( ) 18. In “I heard a Fly buzz – when I died – ”, Emily Dickinson describes the moment of death ________.A. passionately B. pessimisticallyC. in despair D. peacefully( ) 19. Which of the following is not a work of Emily Dickinson?A. This is my letter to the worldB. I heard a Fly buzz – when I died –C. The Road Not TakenD. Over the fence( ) 20. Theodore Dreiser is generally regarded as one of America’s _______.A. naturalists B. realistsC. modernists D. romanticists( ) 21. The following titles are all related to the subject of escaping from the society and returning to nature except __________.A. Dreiser’s Sister CarrieB. Copper’s LeatherStocking TalesC. Thoreau’s WaldenD. Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn( ) 22. The greatest work written by Theodore Dreiser is __________.A. Sister Carrie B. An American TragedyC. The Financier D. The Titan ( ) 23. All the following writers are naturalists except _______.A. Jack London B. O. HenryC. Stephen Crane D. Herman Melville24. Closely related to Emily Dickinson’s religious poetry are her poems concerning _________.A. childhood B. youth and happinessC. loneliness D. death and immortality( ) 25. “My life closed twice before its close – ” is a poem written by ________.A. Emily Dickinson B. Walt WhitmanC. Robert Frost D. T. S. Eliot( ) 26. Mark Twain, one of the greatest 19th century American writers, is well known for his __________.A. international theme B. wasteland imageC. local color D. symbolism( ) 27. The literary characters of the American type in early 19th century are generally characterized by all the following features except that they ________.A. speak local dialectsB. are polite and elegant gentlemenC. are simple and crude famersD. are noble savages (red and white) untainted by society( ) 28. “This is my letter to the world” is a poetic expression of Emily Dickinson’s _________ about her munication with the outside world.A. indifference B. angerC. anxiety D. sorrow( ) 29. With Howells, James and Mark Twain active on the literary scene, _______ became the major trend in American literature in the seventies and eighties of the 19th century.A. sentimentalism B. romanticismC. realism D. naturalism( ) 30. After The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain gives a literary independence to Tom’s friend Huck in a book entitled _________.A. Life on the Mississippi B. The Gilded AgeC. The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnD. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court( ) 31. Generally speaking, all those writers with a naturalistic approach to human reality tend to be _____________.A. transcendentalists B. idealistsC. pessimists D. impressionists( ) 32 . In the following writers, who is generally regarded as the forerunner of the 20thcentury streamofconsciousness” novels and the founder of psychological realism?A. Henry James B. Mark TwainC. Emily Dickinson D. Theodore Dreiser( ) 33. ________ is not a dominant figure of the Realistic Period.A. Mark Twain B. William Dean HowellsC. Henry James D. Washington Irving( ) 34. Which of the following best describes the young woman in Henry James’s Daisy Miller?A. She is embodiment of the force of convention.B. She means the decline of aristocracy.C. She represents the free spirit of the New