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美国文学选读样卷 卷号：A 　（2009年1月） I.Multiple choice questions (1’×10=10’): 1. How many cantos are there in Song of Myself? [A]24 [B] 50 [C] 52 [D]365 2.Where is Moby-Dick killed? [A]On the Pacific Ocean [B]On the Atlantic Ocean [C]On the Indian Ocean [D]On the Mississippi River 3.In the novel The Great Gatsby, why does the author think Gatsby is great? [A]Because he is a very big man. [B]Because he is a famous politician. [C]Because he is a very rich businessman. [D]Because when he was young, he wanted to become a great man. 4. A Rose for Emily is a(n)_______.” [A]novel [B]play [C]narrative poem [D]short story 5.The story of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn takes place _______. [A]in California [B]along the Mississippi [C]in Europe [D]in New England 6.The story of The Old Man and the Sea takes place _______. [A]off Massachussetts [B]off San Francisco Bay [C]in Cuba [D] in England 7.The poem In a Station of the Metro refers to the subway in ___________. [A] New York [B]London [C]Paris [D]Tokyo 8.In Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening the narrator “I” is probably a ________. [A]farmer [B]student [C] businessman [D]doctor 9. The first part of the story of Sister Carrie takes place in__________. [A]Chicago [B]Los Angeles [C]Toronto [D]London 10. Who is regarded as the Greatest American poet? [A]Walt Whitman [B]Emily Dickenson [C]Robert Frost [D]Ezra Pound II.Match characters or quotations with corresponding works (1×10=10): 1.Mr. Hurstwood 2.Starbuck 3.Nick Carraway and Daisy 4. Fisherman Santiago 5.Jim and Huck 6.Homer Barron and the Griersons 7. I loafe and invite my soul,/I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass. 8. Since then---tis Centuries---and yet/Feels shorter than the Day. 9. But I have promises to keep,/And miles to go before I sleep. 10.Petals on a wet, black bough. a.The Great Gatsby b.Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening c.In a Station of the Metro d. Song of Myself e.Sister Carrie f. A Rose for Emily g.The Adventures of Huckleb