首都师范大学2008文学、语言学考研

1、首都师范大学2008年攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试试卷专业：英语语言文学 外国语言学及应用语言学 考试科目：英语专业知识 研究方向：各方向 (请将答案注明题号写在答题纸上)英美文学部分（50分）I.Fill in the blanks. (10 points)1. The English Renaissance is a period during which _introduced the Petrarchan sonnet into England.2. “Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines” is a line taken from “Son

2、net 18” by William Shakespeare. The underlined phrase refers to _.3. “From the 1st of October to the 24th All these days entirely spent in many several voyages to get all I could out of the ship, which I brought on shore every tide of flood upon rafts.” This is the journal kept by the character _4.

3、“I wandered Lonely As a Cloud” is a poem written by the romantic poet _.5. Ursula is the heroine both in The Rainbow and _.6. Ichabod Crane, the schoolmaster, is a character in the short story_ collected in The Sketch Book.7. _is regarded as the father of psychoanalytic criticism and the detective s

4、tory.8. Tashtego, Daggoo and Queequeg are the three main harpoon_.9. Mark Twain once described the theme of a book as the struggle between a healthy hearte and a deformed conscience, and he attributed this description to the character _in that book.10. “In a Station of the Metro” by Ezra Pound goes

5、like this: The apparition of these faces in the crowd;_.II.Choose the best answer.(10 points)1. Which of the following play is NOT written by Christopher Marlowe?A. Richard B. TamburlaineC. The Jew of MaltaD. Doctor Faustus2. “When I consider how my light is spent Ere half my days, in this dark worl

6、d and wide and that one talent which is death to hide, Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent” is the sonnet written by _.A. William ShakespeareB. John DonneC. John MiltonD.John Keats3. “A Novel without a Hero” is the subtitle of _.A. Pilgrims ProgressB. EmmaC. Oliver TwistD.Vanity Fair4.

7、Kurtz is the caption in _.A. White JacketB. Heart of DarknessC. Lord of FliesD. A Passage to India5. Waiting for Godot is a tragicomedy written by _.A. Christopher MarloweB. George Bernard ShawC. Samuel BeckettD. Harold Pinter6. Henry James was fascinated with the “international theme”, according to

8、 which American innocence is conflicting with European sophistication. In the following novels, _does not belong to the type.A. The Wings of the DoveB. The Turn of the ScrewC. The Golden BowlD. The Portrait of a Lady7. _once declared himself a “classical in literature, royalist in politics, and Angl

9、o-Catholic inreligion”.A. Walt WhitemanB. Emily DickinsonC. Wallace StevensD. T.S. Eliot8. In The Great Gatsby, Nick is the narrator who belongs the type of _.A. participantB. non-participantC. UnreliableD. innocent eye9. Among the many novels written by William Faulkner, the title of _is associated

10、 with the Bible.（没有选项）10. Ernest Hemingway is noted for the following EXPECT_.A. Lost GenerationB. Iceberg theoryC. American DreamD. “grace under pressure”III. Explain the following literary terms and works.(10 points)blank verseimagismstream of consciousnessParadise Lost Winesburg, OhioIV. Read the

11、 following poems and answer the questions.(10 points)Poem One: Stopping by woods on a Snowy EveningWhose woods these are I think I know.His house is in the village, though;He will not see me stopping hereTo watch his woods fill up with snow.My little horse must think its queerTo stop without a farmh

12、ouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year .He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if theres some mistake.The only other sounds the sweepOf easy wind and downy flake.The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,Bu I have promises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep,And

13、 miles to go before I sleep.1. The author of this poem is _.2. “Downy flake” in the third stanza means _.(1 point)3. In this poem, _meter is most frequently used.(1point)4. Interpret the main idea of this poem.(2 point)Poem Two:The TygerTyger ! Tyger ! Burning brightIn the forests of the night,What

14、immortal hand or eye.Could frame thy fearful symmetry?In what distant deeps or skiesBurnt the fire of thine eyes?On what wings dare he aspire?What the hand dare seize the fire?And what shoulder, and what art,Could twist the sinews of my heart?And when thy began to beat,What dread hand? And what drea

15、d feet?What the hammer ? what the chain?In what furnace was thy brain?Whatthe anvil? what dread grasp?Dare its deadly terrors clasp?When the stars threw down their spears,And waterd heaven with their tears,Did he smile his work to see?Did he who made the Lamb make thee?Tiger!Tyger! Burning brightIn

16、the forests of the night,What immortal hand or eyeDare frame thy fearful symmetry?1. The author of this poem is _.2. “Immortal hand or eye” in the first stanza refers to the “hand or eye” of _.3. In the fifth stanza, the” Labmb” refers to _.4. Interpret the main idea of this poem (2 points)V. Write

17、a 150-word essay about your understanding of the novel Wuthering Heights.(10points)英美概况部分（50分）I. Choose the correct answer in each of the following questions.(20 points)1. Which of the following was the man who crushed various rebellions in Ireland and settled English and Scottish Protestants there

18、by giving them land?A. Oliver CromwellB. King Charles IC. William ID. William III2. “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tear and sweat.” From which of the following speakers in the above statement quoted?A. Winston ChurchillB. Abraham LincolnC. Patrick Henry D. George Wahington3. Which of the

19、following was NOT a historian?A. Edward GribbonB. Winston ChurchillC. Arnold ToynbeeD. Aldous Huxley4. Which of the following names is NOT mentioned in the Bible?A .JosephB. DianaC. AbrahamD .Job5. Which of the following was NOT an economic? A. Adam SmithB. Thomas MalthusC. Thomas Henry HuxleyD. Joh

20、n Maynard Keynes6. In which of the following years did Julius Caesar invade Britain?A. 55BCB. 54BCC. 54ADD. 43AD7. Which of the following names of kings is often followed by “the Great”?A. William B. Alfred C. Henry D. Richard 8. Which of the following groups of names of English monarchs is in a cor

21、rect sequence?A. Henry , Edward , Mary , Elizabeth B. Mary , Edward , Elizabeth , Henry C. Edward , Henry , Elizabeth , Mary D. Henry , Mary , Edward , Elizabeth 9. Which of the following kings believed the “Divine Right” to govern,and was condemned to death during the English Civil War?A. James B.

22、Charles C. King JohnD. James 10. Which of the following countries was Englands great enemy during the whole of the 18 century?A. SpainB. AmericaC. FranceD. Germany11. Which of the following Houses did Henry belong to?A. The house of YorkB. The House of TudorC. The house of StuartD. The house of Lanc

23、aste12. Which of the following peoples were the ancestor of the Irish?A. The CeltsB. The RomansC. The DanesD. The AngloSaxons13. Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Victorian age?A. It was an age of national development and national optimism.B. It was an age of stability in family

24、 life.C. It was an age of imperialismD. It was an age of lack of belief in religion14. In which of the following countries was England became a Protestant county?A. The 14 th centuryB. The 15th centuryC. The 16th centuryD. The 17th century15. Which of the following was NOT a New England state?A. The

25、 state of ConnecticutB. The state of New YorkC. The state of New HampshireD. The state of Vermont16. Which of the following is NOT true?A. New York City is the commercial capital as well as one of the cultural centers of the US.B. Washington D.C. is the commercial capital as well as one of the cultu

26、ral centers of the US.C. Boston and Philadephia are two of the cultural centers of the US.D. Washington D.C. is the political capital of the US.17. Which of the following descriptions of the Mississippo River is NOT true?A. It flows into the Great Lakes and St.Lawrence.B. It is the biggest river sys

27、tem in the US.C. It flows down to New Orleans and Gulf of Mexico.D. Ohio ana Missouri River are branches of the Mississippi.18.How many states were there at the time of independence of the United States?A.13B.18C.35D.4819. Which of the following was the last continental states added to the Unions?A.

28、 KentuckyB. ArizonaC. OregonD. Alasks20.Which part of the US remembles old England in many ways?A. The southB. New EnglandC. The WestD. MidAtlantic states21. Which of the following is the man whose teachings developed into Puritanism?A. Martin LutherB. John CalvinC. Thomas MoreD. John Wycliffe22. Wh

29、ich of the following is NOT a character in Greek Mythology?A. PygmalionB. HeraclesC. PandoraD. Solomon23. Which of the following is the author of Orientalism and Culture and Imperialism?A. Joseph NeedhamB. Raymond WilliamsC. Edward SaidD. Dick Hebdige24. In Greek mythology, Which of the following fu

30、nctioned as a manager of the gods?A. AplloB. PoseidonC. HermesD. Dionysus25. Which of the following is the British historian who believes that the failure of a civilization to surive was the result of its inability to respond to moral and religious challenges,rather than to physical or envirnonmenta

31、l challenges?A. Arnold Joseph ToynbeeB. Samuel P.HuntingtonC. Joseph NeedhamD. Edward Gribbon26. In Greek mythology,which of the following was the best Troian warrior in the Trojan War?A. OdsseusB. AjaxC. AchillesD. Hector27. Who was the first US President resigned from office?A. Andrew JohnsonB. Ge

32、rald FordC. Richard NixonD. Jimmy Carter28. Which of the following have their church headquarters in Salt Lake City,Utah?A. PuritansB. MormonsC. BaptistsD. Friends29. In which of the following languages was the New Testament written?A. HebrewB. AramaicC. GreekD. Latin30. How many seats does the sena

33、te of the congress of the US have?A. 100B. 345C. 435D. 53431.Which of the following influenced the Founding Fathers by his theory of division of power?A. John LockB. Benjamin FranklinC. MontesquieuD. Thomas Paine32.Which od the following places is not mentioned in the Bible?A. CanaanB. BethlehemC. I

34、thacaD. Jerusalem33.Which of the following was not one of the authors bof the Constitution?A. Thomas JeffersonB. George WashingtonC. Benjamin FranklinD. James Madison34. Which of the following characters is not mentioned in the Old Testament?A. NoahB. DanielC. SamsonD. Peter35. Which of the followin

35、g is the first 2 political parties in the late 18th century?A. The democratic and the Republican B. The democratic and the FederalistC. the Federalist and the Republican D. the Federalist and the Liberal36. Which of the following was a British philosopher,economist and jurist,who founded the doctrin

36、e of utilitarianism?A. David RicardoB. Adam SmithC. Thomas Robert MalthusD. Jeremy Bentham37. Which of the following is a list of rules for living and for worship that,according to the Bible, God wrote and gave to Moses on Mount Sinai?A. The 10 commandmentsB. The Sermon on the mountainC. The Beatitu

37、desD. The Common Prayer38. Which of the following is a British philosopher,mathematician,and Nobel laureate, whose emphasis on logical analysis influenced the course of 20th-century philosophy?A. Bertrand RussellB .Alfred North WhiteheadC. William Quine D. Hans-George Gadamer39. Which of the followi

38、ngtaught at Peking University in China during1921 and 1922and Praised Chinese culture in his work The Probirm Of China?A. Jone DeweyB. William JamesC. Joseph NeedhamD. Bertrand Russell40.In which of thr following year did September 11Attacks happen in the US and killed more than 3000 people?A.2000B.

39、2001C.2002D.2003II .Fill in the following blanks with appropriate words or expressions.(30 words)1. _1_, the most important Christmas festival of the year, celebrates the return to life of Jesus Christ the founder of _2_ after his Crucifixion. Jesus return to life is called _3_ .2. _4_ is a festival

40、 that takes place on October 31. In the United States, children wear costumes on the day and go _5_or _6_.many carve jackolanterns out of _7_.3. The British government is established on the basis of _8_ monarchy.4. In the 17th century English philosopher developed theories of empiricism of empiricis

41、m that emphasized the role of human experience in the pursuit of knowledge and truth. Many of his political theories influence the authors of the Constitution of the United States.5. _10_ was a vast region in North American purchased by the United States from France in 1803. Some 2,100,000 squares k

42、ilometers in area. This vast land lay between the Mississippi Rivers and the Rocky Mountains, stretching form the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian border.6. The First _11_ to the Constitution of the United States guarantees freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom association and provides

43、for the right to demand a chance in government politices.7. Wars of the _12_were a series of dynastic civil wars in England fought by the rival house of _13_ and _14_ between 1445 and 1485.8. The Constitutions defines distinct powers for the Congress of the United States, the president, and the fede

44、ral courts. This division of authority is known as a system of _15_ and _16_It ensures that none of the branches of government can dominate the others.9. Quakers are members of a Christian church called the Society of_ that believe in simple manners and clothes and simple religious services.10. Sain

45、t George is the patron _ of England. The best knowen legend tells hpw he killed a _with a lanc, thus saving the kings daughter who was being sacrificed to thsd monster.11. During_War between England and France,English Bewmen defeated the heavily armed franch knights in the battle of Crecy and the ba

46、ttle of Agincourt.12._s work An American Dictionary of the English Language, published in1828, was the largest and most comprehensive dictionary of its day. It was also the first dictionary to present distinctly American usage of English.13. The United States_is the building where congress meets. It

47、 stands on a hill in WashingtonD.C. Besides serving as a government office builging it is a symbol of the United States_.14. Scottish philosopher_is considered one of the greatest skepties in the history of philosophy.He thought that one can know nothing outside of experience, and experiencebased on

48、 ones subjectiye perceptionsnever provides true knowledge of reality.15. _came to the throne after King_was killed in the battle of Bosworth Field.16. The_begins with these words:We hold these truths to be _that all menare created_, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable_, t

49、hat among these are_, _and the pursuit of _.17. The most famous story of_s youth tells of his battle with a Philistine warrior named Goliath. Armed only with a_and 5 stones,he killed the giant Goliath.18. There are 5grades of English peers.From the highest to the lowest,they are_, _, earl, _and_.19.

50、 King John of Englang set his seal to the _on June 15, 1215. The document limited the power of the Engkish monarchy and granted rights to Johns Vassals.20. John Stuart Mills_is generally considered to be declaration of individualism.21 In the English Civil War, the Roundhead supported_while the cavalier supported_.22 .The battle of Waterloo was won by the Duke of_over Napoleon. Equally famous was the battle of_, the great naval victory over Napoleons flee, won by Lord_.23. The longest reign in British his