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The Beginning of American Literature

American has always been a land of beginnings. After Europeans‘iscovered’ America in the fifteenth century, the mysterious New World became for many people a genuine hope of a new life, an escape from poverty and persecution, a chance to start again. We can say that, as nation, America begins with that hope. When, however, does American literature begin
American literature begins with American experiences. Long before the first colonists arrived, before Christopher Columbus, before the Northmen who ’found’ America about the year 1,000, Native Americans lived here. Each tribe’s literature was tightly woven into the fabric of daily life and reflected the unmistakably American experience of lining with the land. Another kind of experience, one filled with fear and excitement, found its expression in the reports that Columbus and other explorers sent home in Spain, France and England. In addition, t
A. Some British writers started American literature.
B. Early-day American literature is a reflection of the boring life then.
C. Some British writers bad doubts about the future of American literature.
D. Some British writers had great confidence in the future of American literature.

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The Beginning of American Literature

American has always been a land of beginnings. After Europeans‘iscovered’ America in the fifteenth century, the mysterious New World became for many people a genuine hope of a new life, an escape from poverty and persecution, a chance to start again. We can say that, as nation, America begins with that hope. When, however, does American literature begin
American literature begins with American experiences. Long before the first colonists arrived, before Christopher Columbus, before the Northmen who ’found’ America about the year 1,000, Native Americans lived here. Each tribe’s literature was tightly woven into the fabric of daily life and reflected the unmistakably American experience of lining with the land. Another kind of experience, one filled with fear and excitement, found its expression in the reports that Columbus and other explorers sent home in Spain, France and England. In addition, t
A. The hope that America would be discovered.
B. The hope to start a new iife.
C. The hope to see the mysteries of the New World.
D. The hope to find poverty here.

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[单项选择]The Romantic Period of American literature started with the publication of Washington Irving’s
A. The Sketch Book.
B. Tales of a Traveler.
C. The Alhambra.
D. A history of New York.

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[单项选择]In American Literature history, the period before the American Civil War is generally referred to as
A. the Realistic Period.
B. the Romantic Period.
C. the Modem Period.
D. the Naturalist Period.

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[单项选择]Many modern critics of American literature have called Mark Twain, born Samuel Clemens,（）
A. as America’s greatest writer
B. was America’s greatest writer
C. America’s greatest writer
D. to have been America’s greatest writer

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[单项选择]The American literature around the Revolution of Independence experienced an age of
A. sin and predestination.
B. enlightenment.
C. reason and order.
D. philosophical movement.

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[单项选择]The book from which "all modem American literature comes" refers to（）.
A. Moby-Dick
B. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
C. The Sun Also Rises
D. The Great Gatsby

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[填空题]Compared with the number of American people who had their blood cholesterol levels checked in 1990 was ______ than that of in 1983.

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[单项选择]In American Literature, the major thread is the focus on the （　）.
A. independence
B. evolutionism
C. individualism
D. rationalism

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[单项选择]"The Father of American Literature" is ______.
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Mark Twain
C. Washington Irving
D. Earnest Hemingway

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The American Family

In the American family the husband and wife usually share important decision making. When the children are (51) enough, they take part as well. Foreigners are often surprised by the permissiveness (宽容) of American parents. The old rule that "children should be seen and not heard" is rarely (52) , and children are often allowed to do (53) they wish without strict control of their parents. The father seldom expects his children to listen to him (54) question, and children are encouraged to be (55) at an early age. Some people believe that American parents carry this freedom (56) far. Others think that a strong father image would not (57) the American values of equality and independence. Because Americans emphasize the importance of independence, young people are expected to (58) their parental families by the time they have
A. only
B. usually
C. sometimes
D. seldom

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