武汉科技大学考研试题 英美文学基础B卷和参考答案.docx

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二O一三年招收硕士研究生入学考试试题B卷

考试科目及代码：

　　　　英美文学基础（857）　　

适用专业：

　　英语语言文学；外国语言学及应用语言学　　

答题内容写在答题纸上，写在试卷或草稿纸上一律无效。

考完后试题随答题纸交回。

考试时间3小时，总分值150分。

Ⅰ.MultipleChoice

Selectfromthefourchoicesofeachitemtheonethatbestanswersthequestionorcompletesthestatement.Writeyourchoiceontheanswersheet.（1pointforeach,24pointsintotal）

1.DanielDefoedescribes_______asatypicalEnglishMiddle-classmanoftheeighteenthcentury,theveryprototypeoftheempirebuilderorthepioneercolonist.

A.TomJones

B.Gulliver

C.MollFlanders

D.RobinsonCrusoe

2.WecanperhapsdescribethewestwindinShelley'spoem"OdetotheWestWind"withallthefollowingtermsexcept

_______.

A.tamed

B.swift

C.proud

D.wild

3..MostofthepoemsinWhitman'sLeavesofGrasssingofthe"en-mass"andthe_______aswell.

A.nature

B.self-reliance

C.self

D.life

4.ThefirstlineofWilliamBlake’swell-knownpoem"TheTyger"reads,"Tyger!

Tyger!

Burningbright".Therepeatedword"tyger"（tiger）withanexclamationmarksuggests_______.

A.joy

B.fear

C.pain

D.fondness

5."MyLastDuchess"isapoemthatbestexemplifierRobertBrowning’s________.

A.sensitiveearforthesoundsoftheEnglishlanguage

B.excellentchoiceofwords

C.masteringofthemetricaldevices

D.useofthedramaticmonologue

6.WhichofthefollowingworksconcernsmostconcentratedtheCalvinisticviewoforiginalsin?

A.TheWasteland.

B.TheScarletLetter.

C.LeavesofGrass.

D.AsILayDying

7.MarkTwain,oneofthegreatest19thcenturyAmericanwriters,iswellknownforhis____.

A.internationaltheme

B.waste-landimagery

C.localcolor

D.symbolism

8.TheTranscendentalistsbelievethat,first,natureisennobling,andsecond,theindividualis_______.

A.insignificant

B.viciousbynature

C.divine

D.forward-looking

9.InHawthorne’snovelsandshortstories,intellectualsusuallyappearas_______.

A.commentators

B.observers

C.villains

D.saviors

10.EmilyDickinsonwrotemanyshortpoemsonvariousaspectsoflife.Whichofthefollowingisnotausualsubjectofherpoeticexpression?

A.Religion.

B.Lifeanddeath.

C.Loveandmarriage.

D.Warandpeace.

11.InEnglishpoetry,afour-linestanzaiscalled______.

A.heroiccouplet

B.quatrain

C.Spenserianstanza

D.terzarima

12.The18thcenturywitnessedanewliteraryform－themodernEnglishnovel,which,contrarytothemedievalromance,givesa______presentationoflifeofthecommonpeople.

A.romantic

B.realistic

C.prophetic

D.idealistic

13.Besidesymbolism,allthefollowingqualitiesEXCEPT______arefusedtomakeMelville’sMoby-Dickaworldclassic.

A.narrativepowerB.psychologicalanalysis

C.speculativeagilityD.optimisticviewoflife

14.“...Thisgrew:

Igavecommands;

Thenallsmilesstoppedaltogether....”

（RobertBrowning,“MyLastDuchess”）

Theabovelinesimplythat.

A.theDuchesswaskilledbyherhusband

B.theDuchessstoppedsmilingatherhusband’sorder

C.theDuchessdiedoflaughingtoomuch

D.theDuchessdidnotwanttosmileasmuchasherhusbandrequested

15.“Drivemydeadthoughtovertheuniverse

Likewitheredleavestoquickenanewbirth.”

Whatrhetoricaldevicedoesthepoetuseinthequotedlines?

A.Synecdoche.B.Metaphor.

C.Simile.D.Onomatopoeia.

16.Whichtermscanbestdescribethemodernists’concernofthehumansituationintheirfiction?

A.Fragmentationandalienation.

B.Courageandhonor.

C.Traditionandfaith.

D.Povertyanddesperation.

17.American“Transcendentalistsmosttypicallybelievethat.

A.manisdivineinnameB.artissuperiortolife

C.mancantransformnatureD.poetryisthehighestformofart

18.Linguistically,comparedwiththewritingsofMarkTwain,HenryJames’sfictionisnotedforhis______.

A.frontiervernacularB.richcolloquialism

C.vulgarlydescriptivewordsD.refinedelegantlanguage

19.WhichofthefollowingplaysbyO’Neillcanbesaidtocontaintragicelements?

A.TheHairyApeB.TheEmperorJones

C.TheIcemanComethD.DesireUndertheElms

20.WhenwesaythatapooryoungmanfromtheWesttriedtomakehisfortuneintheEastbutwasdisillusionedinthequestofanidealizeddream,weareprobablydiscussingabout______’sthematicconcerninhisfictionwriting.

A.HenryJamesB.ScottFitzgerald

C.ErnestHemingwayD.WilliamFaulkner

21.Shakespeare’stragediesincludeallthefollowingexcept____.

A.HamletandKingLear

B.AntonyandCleopatraandMacbeth

C.JuliusCaesarandOthello

D.TheMerchantofVeniceandAMidsummerNight’sDream

22.WilliamWordsworth,aromanticpoet,advocatedallthefollowingexcept______.

A.theusingofeverydaylanguagespokenbythecommonpeople

B.theexpressionofthespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeelings

C.thehumbleandrusticlifeassubjectmatter

D.elegantwordingandinflatedfiguresofspeech

23.WhichofthefollowingisNOTregardedasoneofthecharacteristicsofRenaissancehumanism?

A.Cultivationoftheartofthisworldandthislife.

B.Toleranceofhumanfoibles.

C.Searchforthegenuineflavorofancientculture.

D.Glorificationofreligiousfaith.

24.“IfWintercomes,canSpringbefarbehind?

”isanepigrammaticlineby______.

A.JohnKeatsB.WilliamBlake

C.WilliamWordsworthD.PercyByssheShelley

IICompleteeachofthefollowingstatementswithaproperwordoraphraseaccordingtothecontext.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.（1pointforeach,15pointsintotal）

1.HesterPrynneistheheroineinHawthorne’snovel ______. 

2.         isthespokesmanforLostGeneration.  

3.TheleaderoftheliterarymovementImagismis            .

4.WiththepublicationofWilliamWordsworth’s____incollaborationwithS.TColeridge,RomanticismbegantobloomandfoundafirmplaceinthehistoryofEnglishliterature.

5.AsaleadingRomanticist,Byron’schiefcontributionishiscreationofthe“__hero”aproud,mysteriousrebelfigureofnobleorigin.

6.DickenstooktheFrenchRevolutionasthebackgroundofhisnovel_____.

7.Shawisconsideredasthe__EnglishdramatistsinceShakespeare.

8.Conrad’sworkisconcernedwiththenatureandeffectsofEuropean_____.

9.Mrs.Dalloway,Woolf’snovel,employs__techniquetoexploretheinnerworldofanupper-classladyinoneday.

10.InthenovelofTess,naturalistictendencyisstrong.Inaway,Tessseemstobeledtoherfinaldestructionby_____.

11.ThesuccessofJaneEyreisnotonlybecauseofitssharpcriticismoftheexistingsociety,butalsoduetoitsintroductiontotheEnglishnovelthefirst__heroine.

12.Imagismstressedtheuseofa__________image,oraquicksuccessionofrelatedimages.

13.The_____Agerefersto1920’swhichisalsocalledtheroaringtwenties.

14.InMobyDick,theshipPequodisasymbolof_____.

15.Inthepoem‘FireandIce’,firesymbolizes_____andiceisasymbolofhate.

IIIDefinethefollowingliteraryterms（choosethreeterms）.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.（7pointforeachterm,21pointsintotal）（注意：

请任选三题作答，多回答的题不给分！

如有多答的题，请在答题纸上用笔划掉，否则改卷时将按照答题的顺序评分。

）

1.Classicism

2.Dramaticmonologue

3.Flashback

4.Setting

IVReadthefollowingtwopoemscarefullyandwriteyouranswerstothecorrespondingquestionsonyouranswersheet.（30pointsintotal）

Poem1

Whatthoughthefieldbelost?

Allisnotlost:

theunconquerablewill,

Andstudyofrevenge,immortalhate,

Andcouragenevertosubmitoryield:

Andwhatiselsenottobeovercome?

Thatglorynevershallhiswrathormight

Extortfromme.Tobowandsueforgrace

Withsuppliantknee,anddeifyhispower

Who,fromtheterrorofthisarm,solate

Doubtedhisempire--thatwerelowindeed;

Thatwereanignominyandshamebeneath

Thisdownfall;since,byfate,thestrengthofgods

Andthisempyrealsubstance,cannotfail;

Since,throughexperienceofthisgreatevent,

Inarmsnotworst,inforesightmuchadvanced,

Wemaywithmoresuccessfulhoperesolve

Towagebyforceorguileeternalwar,

IrreconcilabletoourgrandFoe,

Whonowtriumphs,andinth’excessofjoy

SolereigningholdsthetyrannyofHeaven.

QUESTIONS:

1.Inthe2ndline,“theunconquerablewill”referstothewillof______.（5points）

2.Theselinesaretakenfromafamousepicentitled________.（5points）

3.Whatisthecentralthemeoftheselines?

（5points）

Poem2

InaStationoftheMetro

Theapparitionofthesefacesinthecrowd；

Petalsonawet，blackbough.

QUESTIONS:

4.Whowrotethispoem?

（5points）

5.Whatdo“petals”and“bough”standfor?

（5points）

6.TranslatethispoemintoChinese.（5points）

VChooseandanswerANY3ofthefollowingquestionswithadequatedetailsfromtheworksrelated.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.（20pointforeachquestion,60pointsintotal）（注意：

请任选三题作答，多回答的题不给分！

如有多答的题，请在答题纸上用笔划掉，否则改卷时将按照答题的顺序评分。

）

1.DoyouthinkGatsbyisgreat?

Whyorwhynot?

（20points）

2.WhatareShakespeare’smajorachievements?

（20points）

3.InPrideandPrejudice,JaneAustenexploredthreekindsofmotivationsofmarriagethatthemiddle-classpeoplehadinthesecondhalfofthe18thcentury.Trytomakeabriefdiscussionaboutthemwithspecificexamplesfromthenovel.MakecommentsonAusten’sattitudetowardsthesemotivations.（20points）

4.Explainthesymbolicmeaningsof“A”inTheScarletLetter.

theendofthetest

二O一三年招收硕士研究生入学考试试题B卷

考试科目及代码：

　　　　英美文学基础（代码：

857）　　

适用专业：

　　英语语言文学；外国语言学及应用语言学　　

答题内容写在答题纸上，写在试卷或草稿纸上一律无效。

考完后试题随答题纸交回。

考试时间3小时，总分值150分。

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