美國文學(xué)選讀期末試卷A及答案一、選擇題（每題2分，共20分）1.Whoistheauthorof"TheScarletLetter"?A.NathanielHawthorneB.EdgarAllanPoeC.HermanMelvilleD.MarkTwain答案：A2.InwhichnoveldoesthecharacterJayGatsbyappear?A."TheGreatGatsby"B."Moby-Dick"C."AdventuresofHuckleberryFinn"D."TheCatcherintheRye"答案：A3.Whatisthenameoftheprotagonistin"Moby-Dick"?A.IshmaelB.AhabC.StarbuckD.Queequeg答案：B4.WhichofthefollowingisaworkbyEdgarAllanPoe?A."TheOldManandtheSea"B."TheTell-TaleHeart"C."TheGrapesofWrath"D."ToKillaMockingbird"答案：B5."TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn"iswrittenbywhom?A.F.ScottFitzgeraldB.ErnestHemingwayC.MarkTwainD.JohnSteinbeck答案：C6."DeathofaSalesman"isaplaybywhichAmericanplaywright?A.TennesseeWilliamsB.ArthurMillerC.EugeneO'NeillD.ThorntonWilder答案：B7.In"TheGrapesofWrath,"whatisthenameoftheJoadfamily'scar?A.TheGrampaB.TheMaC.TheJoadD.TheHudson答案：D8.WhichofthefollowingisanovelbyF.ScottFitzgerald?A."TheSoundandtheFury"B."TenderIstheNight"C."LightinAugust"D."TheHeartIsaLonelyHunter"答案：B9."ToKillaMockingbird"issetinwhatstate?A.AlabamaB.MississippiC.GeorgiaD.Louisiana答案：A10.Whoistheauthorof"Beloved"?A.MayaAngelouB.ToniMorrisonC.AliceWalkerD.ZoraNealeHurston答案：B二、填空題（每題2分，共20分）11.Theprotagonistof"TheScarletLetter"is________.答案：HesterPrynne12."Moby-Dick"isanovelabouttheobsessivequestfora________whale.答案：white13.In"TheGreatGatsby,"Gatsby'srealnameis________.答案：JamesGatz14."TheCatcherintheRye"isnarratedbythecharacter________.答案：HoldenCaulfield15.EdgarAllanPoeisknownforhistalesof________andthemacabre.答案：mystery16."TheGrapesofWrath"isanovelsetduringthe________.答案：GreatDepression17."DeathofaSalesman"isacritiqueofthe________.答案：AmericanDream18."ToKillaMockingbird"dealswiththethemesof________andprejudice.答案：racism19."Beloved"isanovelthatexplorestheaftermathof________.答案：slavery20."TheSoundandtheFury"isanovelby________.答案：WilliamFaulkner三、簡答題（每題10分，共40分）21.DiscussthesignificanceofthecolorredinNathanielHawthorne's"TheScarletLetter."答案：In"TheScarletLetter,"thecolorredsymbolizesseveralthings,includingsin,love,andpassion.Itismostprominentlyassociatedwiththescarletletter'A'thatHesterPrynneisforcedtowearasapunishmentforheradultery.TheredoftheletteralsocontrastswiththeblackofthePuritansociety,highlightingthestarkdifferencebetweenHester'ssinandthesupposedmoralpurityofthecommunity.Asthenovelprogresses,thecolorredtakesonamorecomplexmeaning,withHesterusingittoexpressherdefianceandindividuality,anditbecomesasymbolofherstrengthandresilience.22.Explainthesignificanceofthegreenlightin"TheGreatGatsby."答案：Thegreenlightin"TheGreatGatsby"isasymbolofGatsby'sdreamsandaspirations,particularlyhislongingforDaisyBuchanan.ItislocatedattheendofDaisy'sdock,acrossthebayfromGatsby'smansion,andheisoftenseenreachingouttowardsit,symbolizinghisunattainabledesireforher.ThegreenlightalsorepresentstheAmericanDream,whichGatsbybelieveshecanachievethroughwealthandsocialstatus.However,thenovelultimatelyshowsthatthisdreamisillusoryandunattainable,asGatsby'spursuitofDaisyleadstohisdownfallanddeath.23.Discussthethemeofisolationin"TheCatcherintheRye."答案："TheCatcherintheRye"exploresthethemeofisolationthroughtheexperiencesofitsprotagonist,HoldenCaulfield.Holdenfeelsalienatedfromtheworldaroundhim,particularlyfromthe虛偽andsuperficialityheperceivesinadultsociety.Heisalsoisolatedfromhispeers,ashestrugglestoconnectwiththemonadeeperlevel.Holden'sisolationisfurtheremphasizedbyhistendencytoretreatintohisownthoughtsandfantasies,whichserveasarefugefromtherealitiesofhislife.ThenovelsuggeststhatHolden'sisolationisaresultofhisinabilitytoacceptthecomplexitiesandimperfectionsoftheworld,andhisdesiretoprotecthimselffromthepainofgrowingupandfacingtheharshtruthsoflife.24.Analyzetheportrayalofwomenin"TheGrapesofWrath."答案：In"TheGrapesofWrath,"womenareportrayedasstrong,resilientfigureswhoplayacrucialroleinthesurvivaloftheirfamiliesduringthehardshipsoftheGreatDepression.CharacterslikeMaJoadandRoseofSharondemonstrateacapacityforenduranceandadeepsenseofresponsibilitytowardstheirlovedones.MaJoad,inparticular,isdepictedasthemoralcompassofthefamily,providingguidanceandsupporttoherhusbandandchildren.RoseofSharon'stransformationfromayoung,naivewomantoasymbolofmaternalstrengthandsacrificeisasignificantaspectofhercharacterdevelopment.Thenovelchallengestraditionalgenderrolesbyshowingwomenasactiveparticipantsinthestruggleforsurvivalandassourcesofstrengthandhopeinthefaceofadversity.四、論述題（每題15分，共20分）25.Discusstheroleofsettingin"Moby-Dick."答案：Thesettingof"Moby-Dick"isintegraltothenovel'sthemesandnarrative.Thevastoceanservesasametaphorforthehumancondition,representingboththeboundlesspotentialforadventureandtheterrifyingunknown.ThePequod,theshiponwhichthestorytakesplace,isamicrocosmofsociety,withitsdiversecrewmembersreflectingvariousaspectsofhumannature.TheisolationoftheshipatseaalsoemphasizesthelonelinessandintrospectionexperiencedbycharacterslikeIshmaelandAhab.Thesettingcontributestothenovel'sexplorationofthemessuchasobsession,revenge,andthesearchformeaninginaseeminglyindifferentuniverse.26.Analyzethesignificanceofthemockingbirdasasymbolin"ToKillaMockingbird."答案：In"ToKillaMockingbird,"themockingbirdservesasasymbolofinnocencea