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C. the rhythmical composition in the sequence of the musical phrase rather than in the sequence of a metronome
D. the treatment of the medium of poetry in agreement with Romanticism 19. Most of O'Neill's plays are concerned about the following except______. A. success and failure in man's literary career
B. life and death, illusion and disillusion, dream and reality
C. alienation and communication, self and society, desire and frustration D. the basic issues of human existence and predicament
20. Which of the following can be said about a typical modern literary work? A. It is a record of sequence and coherence of the history and the world. B. It is a juxtaposition of the past and present, of the history and the memory. C. It is a book of integrity drawn from diverse areas of experience.
D. Its perspective is shifted from the internal to the external, from the private to the public.
21. Which of following is not right about the thematic concerns of Robert Frost ? A. The terror and tragedy in nature as well as its beauty. B. His sense of failure and meaninglessness about human life. C. His love of life and his belief in a serenity coming from working. D. The loneliness and poverty of the isolated human being. 22. Which of the following can be said about O’Neill’s plays?
A. His plays concern especially the relationship between man and women of the modern age.
B. His expressionistic experimentations contained his optimistic vision in some non-realistic forms.
C. His plays of expressionistic experimentation daringly penetrate into race religions, class conflicts, sexual bondage, and social critiques.
D. Many of them are attached with a profound insight into nature and tremendous skill and logic.
23. Hemingway's first true novel （ ） casts light on a whole generation after the First World War and the effects of the war by way of a vivid portrait of “The Lost
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Generation.” A. The Sun Also Rises
B. The Old Man and the Sea D.A Farewell to Arms
C. For Whom the Bell Tolls
24.In 1950, William Faulkner was awarded the Nobel Prize for the anti-racist （ ）.
A. The Sound and the Fury C. The Unvanquished
B. Intruder in the Dust
D. Light in August
25. As to Ezra Pound, which of the following statements is not correct? A. His artistic talents are on full display in the history of the Imagist Movement. B. For he was politically controversial and notorious for what he did in the wartime, his literary achievement and influence are somewhat reduced.
C. From his analysis of the Chinese ideogram Pound learned to anchor his poetic language in concrete, perceptual reality, and to organize images into larger patterns through juxtaposition.
D. His language is usually oblique yet marvelously compressed and his poetry is dense with personal, literary, and historical allusions.
26. Henry James is generally regarded as the forerunner of the 20th century _________ novels and the founder of psychological realism. A. local B. color
C. physical D. stream-of-consciousness
27. In Henry James’ Daisy Miller, the author tries to portray the young woman as an embodiment of_________.
A. the free spirit of the New World B. the corruption of the newly rich C. the force of conviction D. the change of the social force
28. “It was a big, squarish frame house that had once been white, decorated with cupolas and spires and scrolled balconies in the heavily lightsome style of the seventies, set on what had once been our most select street.” This is a detailed description of Emily’s old house. The purpose of such description is to imply the person living in it_________.
A. is an old woman B. has good taste
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C. is a conservative aristocrat D. is a prisoner of the past 29. In his novels, Faulkner creates his own kingdom that mirrors _________. A. the frivolity and carelessness of the young generation and the sense of loss and despair of the whole society.
B. the spiritual wasteland of the Southern society and the decline of the whole American society
C. the sense of loss and despair among the post-war generation and the decline of the whole American society
D. the decline of the Southern society and the spiritual wasteland of the whole American society
30. Which of the following can be said about Faulkner’s A Rose for Emily ? A. The “stream of consciousness” technique is employed in it . B. The chronology of narration is displaced.
C. Its language is too symbolic and the dialogues are fragmented. D. There are too many characters whose relations are too complicated.
Ⅱ. Choose the relevant match from Column B for each item in Column A. (10 points in all, 2 point for each) （ ）1. Theodore Dreiser （ ）2. Mark Twain
A. The Cantos B. The Great Gatsby C. Sister Carrie
D. Adventures of Huckleberry
（ ）3. Nathaniel Hawthorne （ ）4 . F. S. Fitzgerald Finn
（ ）5. Ezra Pound
E. The Scarlet Letter
Ⅲ. Explain the following terms. (25points in total, 5 points for each) 1. American naturalism 2. Lost Generation 3. Imagism 4. Modernism 5. Harlem Renaissance
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Ⅳ. Answer the following question. (5points) What is the Chinese culture over Pound?
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