[单项选择]Which is NOT a main focus of the American Romantic Movement in general
A. A return to eastern philosophy.
B. A deep and spiritual respect for nature and natural laws.
C. The introduction of self-salvation as opposed to salvation through Christ.
D. A demand for progress and productivity.

[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.

[单项选择]Which American president witnessed the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the Westernization of
East European countries


A. Carter.
B. Reagan.
C. Bush.
D. Clinton.

[填空题]
Ⅰ. Transcendentalism
— born in (1) the north eastern part of the US
— people can achieve spirituality without (2)
— individualism was highly praised
— Ralph Waldo Emerson: Nature as a representative of the movement
Ⅱ. Romanticism
— spread from Britain and Germany
— centered on imagination and strong emotions
— American works include the supernatural and focus on human (3)
— Edgar Allen Poe: best known for tales of (4)
Ⅲ. Realism
— started in France
- focused on events that were ordinary and typical rather than extraordinary
— many writers were also concerned with (5)
—Mark Twain: wrote about ordinary life in the (6) part of America
Ⅳ. Naturalism
— had roots in France
—a person’s behavior is influence

[单项选择]American Indian languages, which differ widely, tended to group many units of meaning into multisyllabic words.（　）
A. all tend
B. and tend
C. to tend
D. tending

[单项选择]Which American university is with the longest history
A. Yale.
B. Oxford.
C. Harvard.
D. Stanford.

[简答题]S1. Which is the main idea of this passage

[单项选择]Which movie is an American fantasy adventure film released in 2012, nominated for eleven Academy Awards and offered four including Best Director in 2013（）
A. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
B. Avatar
C. Life of Pi
D. The Hurt Locker

[填空题]The main content of American culture is the emphasis on individuals’ value, the pursuit of democracy and freedom, the promotion of exploration and competition and the need of realistic and practicality. Its (36) is individualism: self first, personal need first, pursuit of individual (37) and enjoyment, emphasis on achieving individual value by self-strive and self-design. It (38) people to develop their potential and wisdom and as a result (39) the development of the entire race and nation; on the other hand, it is (40) to keep good relationship among people if everyone is (41) thus make the entire society lack of unity.
American citizens emphasize on achievements and (42) heroes. They have great sense in their hearts to (43) success and heroes. Personal achievements are one of those with the highest value in Americans’ mind. Success is the pursuit of most Americans. (44)
A