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literature. How is Twain’s realism different form James’s realism?
参考答案：
I. Mark the following statements as true (T) or false (F). (本题共10空，每空1分，共
10分)
1-5: FFTTT 6-10: FFTTF
II. Fill in the blanks. (本题共20小题，每题1分，共20分)
11. (American) Puritanism 12. 1783
13. The American Scholar
14. realistic; Mark Twain; Henry James; Jack London; Theodore Dreiser. 15. Imagist; Hemingway.
16. the classical literature; humanity. 17. Romeo and Juliet 18. Cavalier; Metaphysical 19. heroic couplet 20. Henry Fielding 21. John Keats
22. Lady Chatterley’s lover; The Rainbow
III. Multiple choice. （本题共20小题，每题1分，共20分)
题号 答案 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
D C B B C A C D A A B A A B D D B D D A
IV. Explain the following literary items. （本题4小题,每小题5分,共20分 ）
43. Spenserian Stanza: it refers to a verse form created by Edmund Spenser for his poems. Each stanza has nine lines. Each of the first eight lines is in iambic pentameter, and the ninth line is an
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iambic hexameter line. The rhythm scheme is ababbcbcc
44. Lake Poets: it refers to those English romantic poets at the beginning of th e19th century, William Wordsworth, for example, who lived in the heart of the Lake District in the north-western part of England and enjoyed the experience of living close to nature, and these poets were the older generation of Romantic poets who had been deeply influenced by the French Revolution of 1789 and its effects. In their writings, they described the beautiful scenes and the country people of the area.
45. Humanism refers to the literary culture in the Renaissance. Humanists emphasize the capacities of the human mind and the achievements of human culture. Humanism became the central theme of English Renaissance. Thomas More and William Shakespeare are the best representatives of the English humanists.
46. Ballad: a story told in songs, usually in 4-line stanzas, with the second and fourth rhymed.
V. Questions.（本题3小题,每小题10分,共30分 ）
47.
A: Robinson Crusoe is supposedly based on the real adventure of an Alexander Selkirk who once stayed alone on the uninhabited island for five year4s. Actually, the story is an imagination. B: In Robinson Crusoe, Defoe traces the growth of Robinson from a na?ve and artless youth into a shrewd and hardened man, tempered by numerous trials in his eventful life.
C. In the novel, Robinson is a real hero and he is an embodiment of the rising middle-class virtues in the mid-eighteenth century England. Robinson is a true empire-builder, a colonizer and a foreign trader, who has the courage and will to face hardships and who has determination to preserve himself and improve his livelihood by struggling against nature.
D. Robinson Crusoe is an adventure story very much in the spirit of the time. Because of the above reasons, when it was published, people all liked that story, and it became an immediate success.
48. Byronic hero is a proud, mysterious rebel figure of noble origin. With immense superiority in his passions and powers, this Byronic hero would carry on his shoulders the burden of righting all the wrongs in a corrupt society, and would rise single-handedly against any kind of tyrannical rules wither in government, in religion, or in moral principles with unconquerable wills and inexhaustible energies. The conflict is usually one of rebellious individuals against outworn social systems and conventions. Such a hero appeared in many of his works, for example, \The figure is somewhat modeled on the life and personality of Byron himself, and makes Byron famous both at home and abroad.
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A. Mark Twain’s realism is tainted with local color, preferring to have his won region and people at the forefront of his stories.
B. James’s realism is concerned with the “inner world” of man and the international theme. C. Twain’s language is simple and colloquial and he employs humor in his writing. D. James’s language is elaborate and refined with lengthy psychological analyses.
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