温州大学外国语学院《821英美文学》历年考研真题汇编

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2012年温州大学外国语学院818英语文

学及文化考研真题

2013年温州大学外国语学院821英语文

学及文化考研真题

2014年温州大学外国语学院821英语文

学及文化考研真题

2015年温州大学外国语学院821英语文

学及文化考研真题

2016年温州大学外国语学院821英语文

学及文化考研真题

2017年温州大学外国语学院821英美文

学考研真题

2012年温州大学外国语学院818英语文学及文化考研真题

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第一部分英语文学（共80分）

I.Identifythefollowingworksandquotationswiththeirauthors,writeyour

answersontheAnswerSheet.(10points)

1．TheCanterburyTales

2．TheTempest

3．TheVicarofWakefield

4．AModestProposal

5．“Westoodtogether;andthatI,solong

AworshipperofNature,hithercame

Unweariedinthatservice:rathersay

Withwarmerlove—oh!withfardeeperzeal

Ofholierlove.Norwiltthouthenforget,”

6．TheAmericanCrisis

7．TheLegendofSleepyHollow

8．“Lifeisreal!Lifeisearnest!

Andthegraveisnotitsgoal;

Dustthouart,todustreturnest,

Wasnotspokenofthesoul.”

9．TheGrapesofWrath

10．TheWasteLand

II.ExplainFOURofthefollowingliterarytermsinabout50wordsforeach.

(20points)

1．TheRenaissanceinEngland

2．KJVBible

3．ManBookerInternationalPrize

4．Transcendentalism

5．ArchetypalCriticism

6．MarxistCriticism

7．CulturalStudies

III.ChooseTWOfromthefollowingtopicsandthendoaccordingtothe

requirementinabout100wordsforeach.(20points)

1．BriefCommentonthethemeoftestinSirGawainandtheGreenKnight.

2．WhatisthegeneralthemeofThePilgrim’sProgressbyJohnBunyan?

3．MakeanassessmentofthesignificanceoftheEnlightenmentinAmerica.

4．Theliteraryschoolofnaturalismwasquitepopularinthelate19th

century.Whatarethemajorcharacteristicsofnaturalism?

5．Chooseoneofthefollowingauthorsandmakeacommentonanyoneof

his/herliteraryworks:JohnKeats,OscarWilde,NathanielHawthorne,

WilliamFaulkner.

IV.CommentonTWOofthefollowingselectedtextsinabout100wordsfor

each.(20points)

1．Butshewentonpleadinginherdistraction;andperhapssaidthingsthat

wouldhavebeenbetterlefttosilence.

“Angel!—Angel!Iwasachild—achildwhenithappened!Iknewnothingof

men.”

“Youweremoresinnedagainstthansinning,thatIadmit.”

“Thenwillyounotforgiveme?”

“Idoforgiveyou,butforgivenessisnotall.”

“Andloveme?”

Tothisquestionhedidnotanswer.

“OAngel-mymothersaysthatitsometimeshappensso!—sheknows

severalcaseswheretheywereworsethanI,andthehusbandhasnotminded

itmuch—hasgotoveritatleast.AndyetthewomanhasnotlovedhimasI

doyou!”

“Don’t,Tess;don’targue.Differentsocieties,differentmanners.Youalmost

makemesayyouareanunapprehendingpeasantwoman,whohavenever

beeninitiatedintotheproportionsofsocialthings.Youdon’tknowwhatyou

say.”

“Iamonlyapeasantbyposition,notbynature!”

2．Caroline,orSisterCarrie,asshehadbeenhalfaffectionatelytermedby

thefamily,waspossessedofamindrudimentaryinitspowerofobservation

andanalysis.Self-interestwithherwashigh,butnotstrong.Itwas,

nevertheless,herguidingcharacteristic.Warmwiththefanciesofyouth,

prettywiththeinsipidprettinessoftheformativeperiod,possessedofa

figurepromisingeventualshapelinessandaneyealightwithcertainnative

intelligence,shewasafairexampleofthemiddleAmericanclass—two

generationsremovedfromtheemigrant.Bookswerebeyondherinterest—

knowledgeasealedbook.Intheintuitivegracesshewasstillcrude.She

couldscarcelytossherheadgracefully.Herhandswerealmostineffectual.

Thefeet,thoughsmall,weresetflatly.Andyetshewasinterestedinher

charms,quicktounderstandthekeenerpleasuresoflife,ambitioustogainin

materialthings.Ahalf-equippedlittleknightshewas,venturingto

reconnoiterthemysteriouscityanddreamingwilddreamsofsomevague,

far-offsupremacy,whichshouldmakeitpreyandsubject—theproper

penitent,grovelingatawoman’sslipper.

3．Togointosolitude,amanneedstoretireasmuchfromhischamberas

fromsociety.IamnotsolitarywhilstIreadandwrite,thoughnobodyiswith

me.Butifamanwouldbealone,lethimlookatthestars.Theraysthatcome

fromthoseheavenlyworlds,willseparatebetweenhimandwhathetouches.

Onemightthinktheatmospherewasmadetransparentwiththisdesign,to

giveman,intheheavenlybodies,theperpetualpresenceofthesublime.Seen

inthestreetsofcities,howgreattheyare!Ifthestarsshouldappearonenight

inathousandyears,howwouldmenbelieveandadore;andpreservefor

manygenerationstheremembranceofthecityofGodwhichhadbeen

shown!Buteverynightcomeouttheseenvoysofbeauty,andlightthe

universewiththeiradmonishingsmile.

V.ChooseONEpoemfromthelistbelow,andmakeacommentonthe

themeofitinabout100words(Useatleastthreeofthefollowingelements

developandreinforceyouranalysis:diction,tone,image,figureofspeech,

symbols,irony,syntax,rhythmandmeter,rhyme).(10points)

(1)

TheRiver-Merchant’sWife:ALetter

ByEzraPound(1885-1972)

(2)

OnHisBlindness

ByJohnMilton(1608-1674)

第二部分英语国家文化（共70分）

I.Therearealtogether10blanksinthisitem.Fillintheblankswithproper

wordsandwriteyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

1．ThefullnameoftheUnitedKingdomistheUnitedKingdomof______

and.NorthernIreland.

2．ChristmascommemoratesthebirthofJesusChristwhile______

commemoratesthecrucifixionandresurrectionofJesusChrist.

3．Australia,astheworld’s______continentandbiggestisland,hasa

populationwhichissmallinrelationtoitssize.

4．“TheJewelintheCrown”oftheBritishEmpire—______,which

providedrawmaterialandabigmarketforBritishgoods,gained

independencein1947.

5．ThefirstpermanentsettlementinNorthAmericawasestablishedin

today’s______intheyearof______1607.

6．America’smoviesaremostlymadeinHollywood,nearthecityofLos

Angelesinsouth______.

7．TheNorthandtheSouthIslandinNewZealandisseparatedby______.

8．TheUnitedStateswasfoundedontheideaof______.Americansaspire

to“life,libertyandthepursuitofhappiness”.

9．MulticulturalismhascausedsomethingofaprobleminthatCanadians

oftenfeeltheylacka______.

10．InAmerica,groupswhotrytopersuadeCongressmentovoteforor

againstabillareknownas______.

II.Choosetherightanswertofillinthefollowblank.(10points)

1．WhoweretheancestorsoftheEnglishandthefoundersofEngland?

A.theRomans

B.theNormans

C.theVikings

D.theAnglo-Saxons

2．IfastudentwantstogotouniversityinBritain,hewilltakethe

examinationcalled______.

A.GeneralCertificateofEducation-Advanced.

B.GeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducation.

C.Thecommonentranceexamination.

D.GeneralNationalVocationalQualifications.

3．Threeofthefollowingfactorshavecontributedtoacertaindegreeof

Britain’sspecialrelationshipwiththeUnitedStates.Whichistheexception?

A.BritainandtheUnitedStatessharethegeneralideasinmanyrespects.

B.Theyhavecommoninterestsineveryrespect.

C.Theyagreegenerallyonhowtheworldeconomyshouldbemanaged.

D.Theyhavespeciallinksinculture.

4．Locatedinthesouthernhemisphere,Australiaisoftenreferredtobythe

Europeansas______.

A.theLandDownUnder

B.theGreatDividingRange

C.theLandintheSun

D.theCommonwealthofAustralia

5．WhereistheinternationaltennischampionshipsheldinBritain?

A.Wembley

B.Wimbledon

C.StAndrews

D.Clapham

6．WhichcountriesarethepermanentmembersoftheUNSecurityCouncil?

______

A.France,China,Germany,RussiaandBritain.

B.TheUnitedStates,France,Britain,GermanyandRussia.

C.China,Russia,France,BritainandtheUnitedStates.

D.China,Britain,France,theUnitedStatesandJapan.

7．NewZealandershaveadoptedtheirnamefromthekiwi______.

A.whichisanativeflightlessbird.

B.whichwastheonlymammalinNewZealand

C.whichwasintroducedtoNewZealandabout1000yearsago.

D.whichisanintroducedflightlessbird.

8．WhatistheofficiallanguagebesidesEnglishinCanada?

A.German

B.Japanese

C.French

D.Finish

9．ThecentralsymbolforAmericanliteratureis______

A.modernism

B.survival

C.island

D.frontier

10．InJanuary1965,PresidentJohnsondeclared“______”toeliminate

poverty“byopeningtoeveryonetheopportunitytoliveindecencyand

dignity”.

A.waragainstVietnam

B.waragainstpoverty

C.waragainstJapan

D.newFrontierprogram

III.Explainthefollowingtermsbriefly.(15points)

1．WilliamtheConqueror

2．Protestantism

3．DeclarationofIndependence

4．theRoyalFlyingDoctorService

5．Multiculturalism

IV.Answerthefollowingquestionsbriefly.(20points)

1．HowdoesthelegendofRobinHoodreflecttheEnglishculture?

2．Whydopeopleshowanegativeattitudetowardimmigrants?

3．Whatisthesubjectofmodernismandpost-modernism?

4．WhatmeasuresdoestheIrishgovernmentadopttorevivetheIrish

language?

5．WhatdoesWASPmean?

V.Chooseoneofthefollowingtopicstodealwith;theanswershouldbeno

lessthan500words.(15points)

1．WhyisithardtosumuptheBritishpeoplewithafewsimplephrases?

2．InwhatwaydidPuritanisminfluenceAmericanculture?

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第一部分英语文学（共80分）

I.Identifythefollowingworksandquotationswiththeirauthors,writeyour

answersontheAnswerSheet.(10points)

1．Love’sLabour’sLost

2．AdvancementofLearning

3．WutheringHeights

4．Ivanhoe

5．“O,wellforthefisherman’sboy,thatheshoutswithhissisteratplay!

O,wellforthesailorlad,thathesingsinhisboatonthebay!”

6．TheLasttheMohicans

7．MobyDick

8．“BecauseIcouldnotstopforDeath—

Hekindlystoppedforme—

TheCarriageheldbutjustOurselves—

AndImmortality.”

9．“Somewhereagesandageshence:

Tworoadsdivergedinawood,andI—

Itooktheonelesstraveledby,

Andthathasmadeallthedifference.”

10．GoDown,Moses

II.ExplainFOURofthefollowingliterarytermsinabout50wordsforeach.

(20points)

1．Romance

2．Blankverse

3．Tragicflaw

4．AmericanModernism

5．NobelPrizeinLiterature

6．NewCriticism

7．Postcolonialism

8．Comparativeliterature

III.ChooseTWOfromthefollowingtopicsandthendoaccordingtothe

requirementinabout100wordsforeach.(20points)

1．BrieflycommentontheinfluenceofKJVBibleonEnglishliterature.

2．BrieflycommentonBritishLiteraturepresentedin2012LondonOlympic

OpeningCeremony.

3．WhatarethesymbolicmeaningsofThomasHardy’sdescriptionsof

environmentsinTessoftheD’Urbervilles?

4．WhatareHenryDavidThoreau’sviewsonnatureandindividualismand

HowtheyareexpressedinThoreau’sWalden?

5．Chooseoneofthefollowingauthorsandmakeacommentonanyoneof

his/herliteraryworks:GeoffreyChaucer,WilliamBlake,JaneAustin,Mark

Twain,ErnestHemingway.

IV.CommentonTWOofthefollowingselectedtextsinabout100wordsfor

each.(20points)

1．Iwalk’dthroughthewildernessofthisworld,Ilightedonacertainlace

wherewasaDen,andIlaidmedowninthatplacetosleep;andasIslept,I

dreamedaDream.Idreamed,andbeholdIsawaMancloathedwithrags,

standinginacertainplace,withhisfacefromhisownhouse,aBookinhis

hand,andagreatBurdenuponhisback.Ilooked,andsawhimopenthe

Book,andreadtherein;andasheread,heweptandtrembled;andnotbeing

ablelongertocontain,hebrakeoutwithalamentablecry,sayingWhatshall

Ido?

2．MyfirstquarteratLawoodseemedanage;andnotthegoldenageeither;

itcomprisedanirksomestrugglewithdifficultiesinhabituatingmyselfto

newrulesandunwontedtasks.Thefearoffailureinthesepointsharassedme

worsethanthephysicalhardshipsofmylot;thoughthesewerenotrifles.

DuringJanuary,February,andpartofMarch,thedeepsnows,and,aftertheir

melting,thealmostimpassableroads,preventedourstirringbeyondthe

gardenwalls,excepttogotochurch;butwithintheselimitswehadtopass

anhoureverydayintheopenair.Ourclothingwasinsufficienttoprotectus

fromtheseverecold:wehadnoboots,thesnowgotintoourshoesand

meltedthere:ourunglovedhandsbecamenumbedandcoveredwith

chilblains,aswereourfeet:IrememberwellthedistractingirritationI

enduredfromthiscauseeveryevening,whenmyfeetinflamed;andthe

tortureofthrustingtheswelled,raw,andstifftoesintomyshoesinthe

morning.Thenthescantysupplyoffoodwasdistressing:withthekeen

appetitesofgrowingchildren,wehadscarcelysufficienttokeepalivea

delicateinvalid.Fromthisdeficiencyofnourishmentresultedanabuse,

whichpressedhardlyontheyoungerpupils:wheneverthefamishedgreat

girlshadanopportunity,theywouldcoaxormenacethelittleonesoutof

theirportion.ManyatimeIhavesharedbetweentwoclaimantstheprecious

morselofbrownbreaddistributedattea-time;andafterrelinquishingtoa

thirdhalfthecontentsofmymugofcoffee,Ihaveswallowedtheremainder

withanaccompanimentofsecrettears,forcedfrommebytheexigencyof

hunger.

3．Trustthyself:everyheartvibratestothatironstring.Accepttheplacethe

divineprovidencehasfoundforyou,thesocietyofyourcontemporaries,the

connectionofevents.Greatmenhavealwaysdoneso,andconfided

themselveschildliketothegeniusoftheirage,betrayingtheirperceptionthat

theabsolutelytrustworthywasseatedattheirheart,workingthroughtheir

hands,predominatinginalltheirbeing.Andwearenowmen,andmust

acceptinthehighestmindthesametranscendentdestiny;andnotminorsand

invalidsinaprotectedcorner,notcowardsfleeingbeforearevolution,but

guides,redeemers,andbenefactors,obeyingtheAlmightyeffort,and

advancingonChaosandtheDark.

V.ChooseONEpoemfromthelistbelow,andmakeacommentonthe

themeofitinabout100words(Useatleastthreeofthefollowingelements

developandreinforceyouranalysis:diction,tone,image,figureofspeech,

symbols,irony,syntax,rhythmandmeter,rhyme).(10points)

(1)

BrightStar

ByJohnKeats(1795-1821)

(2)

TheMixedMarriage

ByPaulMuldoon(1951-)

第二部分英语国家文化（共70分）

I.Fillintheblanksinthefollowingtenstatementswithproperwordsor

expressions.(10points)

1．TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandisaunion

madeupoffourconstituentcountries:______,Scotland,Wales,and

NorthernIreland.

2．KnownastheLowerHouseinBritain,theHouseof______isthe

assemblychamberforthe651MembersofParliamentwhoareselectedby

peopleoftheirconstituenciesinageneralelection.

3．Since1945,theBritishpartypoliticshasbeenatwo-partysystemof

governmentintheUKParliamentwithpowerbeingheldbyeitherthe

ConservativePartyorthe______Party.

4．Intermsofreligion,theUnitedKingdomistraditionallya______state.

5．“Oxbridge”referstotwoancientuniversitiesintheUnitedKingdom:

Oxfordand______.

6．In1620,agroupofEnglishPuritans,nowknownasthePilgrimFathers,

landedatCapeCod,nearBoston,aftersailinginashipcalledthe______for

months.

7．InAmerica,WASPistheabbreviationof“whiteAnglo-Saxon______.”

8．Both“modelminority”and“yellowperil”referto______Americansfor

theireducationalattainmentsandeconomicsuccesses.

9．InthemindsofmostAmericans,WaltDisneyWorld,______National

Park,theGrandCanyon,NiagaraFallsandLasVegasalwaysremainhighon

theirtouristdestinationlist.

10．IntheUnitedStates,thelegislativebranchofthefederalgovernmentis

madeupoftheSenateandtheHouseof______.

II.Choosethebestonefromthefourpossibleanswersprovidedforeach

statement.(10points)

1．The“fourmajorsports”intheUnitedStatesincludeallofthefollowing

except______.

A.Americanfootball

B.basketball

C.baseball

D.Cycling

2．WhowrotethefamouspamphletTheCommonSensebeforethe

AmericanRevolution?

A.ThomasJefferson

B.ThomasPaine

C.JohnAdams

D.BenjaminFranklin

3．Whowrote“theDeclarationofIndependence”andlaterbecametheU.S.

President?

A.ThomasJefferson

B.GeorgeWashington.

C.ThomasPaine

D.JohnAdams

4．U.S.presidentsnormallyservea(an)______term.

A.two-year

B.four-year

C.six-year

D.eight-year

5．ApartfromBritain,theQueenisalsotheheadofstateofthefollowing

countriesEXCEPT______.

A.Australia

B.Canada

C.NewZealand

D.SouthAfrica

6．HighereducationintheUnitedStatesbeganwiththefoundingof______

in1636.

A.MIT

B.YaleUniversity

C.HarvardCollege

D.PrincetonUniversity

7．IntheU.S.,two-yearcommunitycollegesgrant______tostudentsafter

twoyearsofstudy.

A.masterdegrees

B.doctordegrees

C.bachelordegrees

D.associatedegrees

8．ThecurrentnationalcourtsystemintheUnitedStates,frombottomto

top,includesallofthefollowingEXCEPT______.

A.statecourts

B.districtcourts

C.courtsofappeals

D.oneSupremeCourt

9．Whichofthefollowingrightswasnotlistedinthefirstamendment?

A.Freedomofspeech

B.Freedomofthepress;

C.Righttobeararms

D.Rightofpeacefulassembly

10．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

A.TheBritishConstitutionincludestheMagnaCartaof1215.

B.TheBritishconstitutionincludesParliamentaryacts.

C.TheBritishconstitutionincludesdecisionsmadebycourtsoflaw.

D.TheBritishconstitutionincludesonesinglewrittenconstitution.

III.ExplainFIVEofthefollowingterms.(15points)

1．Judicialreview

2．Federalism

3．Pressuregroups(inBritain)

4．Grammarschool

5．Medicare

6．Grandjury

7．Affirmativeactionprogram

8．BritishCommonwealth

IV.AnswerFOURofthefollowingquestionsbriefly.(20points)

1．TheFirstAmendmentoftheBillofRights(1791)statesthat“Congress

shallmakenolawrespectingtheestablishmentofreligion,orprohibitingthe

freeexercisethereof.”Howdoyouinterpretthisstatement?

2．WhatarethefourmajorcharacteristicsoftheBritishConstitution?

3．Whatarethepresidentialelection’sproceedingsintheUnitedStates?

4．WhatwerethemajorideasintheDeclarationofIndependence?

5．WhatarethemajordifferencesbetweenRomanCatholicismand

Protestantism?

6．WhatarethemainareascoveredbysocialsecurityintheU.S.?

V.WriteanessayonONEofthefollowingtopics.Youressayshouldbeno

lessthan250words.(15points)

TopicOne:DiversityinAmerica

TopicTwo:TheRoleofReligioninAmericanSociety

2014年温州大学外国语学院821英语文学及文化考研真题

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第一部分英语文学（共80分）

I.Identifythefollowingworksandquotationswiththeirauthors,writeyour

answersontheAnswerSheet.(10points)

1．TheFairyQueen

2．TheHistoryofTomJones,aFoundling

3．“Studiesservefordelight,forornament,andforability.Theirchiefuse

fordelight,isinprivatenessandretiring;forornament,isindiscourse;and

forability,isinthejudgment,anddispositionofbusiness.”

4．PrometheusUnbound

5．“ButO,astoembracemesheinclined,Iwaked,shefled,andday

broughtbackmynight.”

6．TheLegendofSleepyHollow

7．JudetheObscure

8．TheWasteLand

9．LifeonMississippi

10．TheSunAlsoRises

II.ExplainFOURofthefollowingliterarytermsinabout50wordsforeach.

(20points)

1．Poetlaureate

2．AmericanRomanticism

3．Artforart’ssake

4．Dramaticmonologue

5．Streamofconsciousness

6．Psychoanalysis

7．Poststructuralism

III.ChooseTWOfromthefollowingtopicsandthendoaccordingtothe

requirementinabout100wordsforeach.(20points)

1．WhatarethedifferentaspectsbetweentheliteratureofElizabethanperiod

andtheliteratureoftheRevolutionperiod?

2．WhatisthestrengthandweaknessofEnglishcriticalrealism?

3．TheScarletletterisnotableforitsallegoryandsymbolism,andithas

beenconsideredthefirstAmericansymbolicnovel.Trytodiscussthe

functionofallegoryandsymbolismbytakingexamplesfromthenovel.

4．WhydowesayPhilipFreneauheraldedAmericanliteraryindependence?

5．Chooseoneofthefollowingauthorsandmakeacommentonanyoneof

his/herliteraryworks:AliceMunro,WaltWhitman,RalphWaldoEmerson,

WilliamFaulkner.

IV.CommentonTWOofthefollowingselectedtextsinabout100wordsfor

each.(20points)

1．Itisamelancholyobjecttothosewhowalkthroughthisgreattownor

travelinthecountry,whentheyseethestreets,theroads,andcabindoors,

crowdedwithbeggarsofthefemalesex,followedbythree,four,orsix

children,allinragsandimportuningeverypassengerforanalms.These

mothers,insteadofbeingabletoworkfortheirhonestlivelihood,areforced

toemployalltheirtimeinstrollingtobegsustenancefortheirhelpless

infants:whoastheygrowupeitherturnthievesforwantofwork,orleave

theirdearnativecountrytofightforthePretenderinSpain,orsellthemselves

totheBarbadoes.

Ithinkitisagreedbyallpartiesthatthisprodigiousnumberofchildreninthe

arms,oronthebacks,orattheheelsoftheirmothers,andfrequentlyoftheir

fathers,isinthepresentdeplorablestateofthekingdomaverygreat

additionalgrievance;and,therefore,whoevercouldfindoutafair,cheap,and

easymethodofmakingthesechildrensound,usefulmembersofthe

commonwealth,woulddeservesowellofthepublicastohavehisstatueset

upforapreserverofthenation.

2．Ilearnedthis,atleast,bymyexperiment:thatifoneadvancesconfidently

inthedirectionofhisdreams,andendeavorstolivethelifewhichhehas

imagined,hewillmeetwithasuccessunexpectedincommonhours.Hewill

putsomethingsbehind,willpassaninvisibleboundary;new,universal,and

moreliberallawswillbegintoestablishthemselvesaroundandwithinhim;

ortheoldlawsbeexpanded,andinterpretedinhisfavorinamoreliberal

sense,andhewilllivewiththelicenseofahigherorderofbeings.In

proportionashesimplifieshislife,thelawsoftheuniversewillappearless

complex,andsolitudewillnotbesolitude,norpovertybepoverty,nor

weaknessbeweakness.Ifyouhavebuiltcastlesintheair,yourworkneed

notbelost;thatiswheretheyshouldbe.Nowputthefoundationsunder

them.

3．Therewasmusicfrommyneighbor’shousethroughthesummernights.

Inhisbluegardensmenandgirlscameandwentlikemothsamongthe

whisperingsandthechampagneandthestars.AthightideintheafternoonI

watchedhisguestsdivingfromthetowerofhisraft,ortakingthesunonthe

hotsandofhisbeachwhilehistwomotor-boatsslitthewatersoftheSound,

drawingaquaplanesovercataractsoffoam.Onweek-endshisRolls-Royce

becameanomnibus,bearingpartiestoandfromthecitybetweennineinthe

morningandlongpastmidnight,whilehisstationwagonscamperedlikea

briskyellowbugtomeetalltrains.AndonMondayseightservants,including

anextragardener,toiledalldaywithmopsandscrubbing-brushesand

hammersandgarden-shears,repairingtheravagesofthenightbefore.

V.ChooseONEpoemfromthelistbelow,andmakeacommentonthe

themeofitinabout100words(Useatleastthreeofthefollowingelements

developandreinforceyouranalysis:diction,tone,image,figureofspeech,

symbols,irony,syntax,rhythmandmeter,rhyme).(10points)

(1)

(2)

第二部分英语国家文化（共70分）

I.Fillintheblanksinthefollowingtenstatementswithproperwordsor

expressions.(15points)

1．Intermsofpartypolitics,Americaischaracterizedbybipartisanism.At

present,thetwomajorpartiesaretheRepublicanPartyandthe______Party.

2．ThePresidentoftheUnitedStatesiselectedevery______yearsina

generalelection.

3．______isanationalhealthinsuranceprogramintheUnitedStatesfor

personsaged65andover.

4．AsadivisionoftheUSDepartmentofJustice,FBIistheabbreviationof

FederalBureauof______,whichischargedwithprobingintoallviolations

offederallawsexceptthoseassignedtootherfederalagencies.

5．IntheUnitedStates,______schoolsarefreeandopentoallatthe

elementaryandsecondarylevels,butsomechildrenchoosetoattendprivate

schools.

6．George______wasthefirstpresidentoftheUnitedStates.

7．TheincumbentpresidentoftheU.S.isBarack______,whoisregarded

asthefirstAfricanAmericanpresidentinthehistory.

8．Intermsofpoliticalsystem,theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainand

NorthernIrelandtodayisaconstitutional_____andaparliamentary

democracy.

9．TheUnitedStatesislocatedbetweentwolargeoceans:theAtlantic

Oceanintheeastandthe______Oceaninthewest.

10．ThetwomostfamousuniversitiesinBritainareknownas“Oxbridge”,

whichreferstoOxfordand______.

II.Choosethebestonefromthefourpossibleanswersprovidedforeach

statement.(15points)

1．WhoweretheancestorsoftheEnglishpeopleandthefoundersof

England?

A.theRomans

B.theNormans

C.theVikings

D.theAnglo-Saxons

2．Whichofthefollowinghasthepowertomakefederallawsandlevy

federaltaxesintheU.S.?

A.Theexecutive

B.Thelegislative

C.Thejudicial

D.Thepresident

3．WhowrotethefamouspamphletTheCommonSensebeforethe

AmericanRevolution?

A.ThomasJefferson

B.ThomasPaine

C.JohnAdams

D.BenjaminFranklin

4．WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthemajorreligionsinAmerica?

A.Protestantism

B.Catholicism

C.Judaism

D.Islam

5．TheNewDealwasstartedby______.

A.FranklinD.Roosevelt

B.J.F.Kennedy

C.GeorgeWashington

D.ThomasJefferson

6．TheConstitutionoftheUnitedStateswasframedinPhiladelphiain

______.

A.1776

B.1783

C.1787

D.1620

7．OfthetwopartsofUK,GreatBritainiscomposedofthefollowingthree

EXCEPT______.

A.England

B.NorthernIreland

C.Scotland

D.Wales

8．Whowrote"theDeclarationofIndependence"andlaterbecamethethird

U.S.President?

A.ThomasJefferson

B.BenjaminFranklin

C.ThomasPaine

D.JohnAdams

9．IntheU.S.,two-yearcommunitycollegesgrant______tostudentsafter

twoyearsofstudy.

A.master’sdegrees

B.doctor’sdegrees

C.bachelor’sdegrees

D.associatedegrees

10．ThepresidentwholiberatedAfricanAmericansfromslaveryduringthe

AmericanCivilWarwas______.

A.AndrewJackson

B.AbrahamLincoln

C.ThomasJefferson

D.GeorgeWashington

III.Explainthefollowingterms.(15points)

1．Laissezfaire

2．Affirmativeactionprogram

3．Federalism

IV.Answerthefollowingquestionsbriefly.(10points)

1．WhatarethemajorideasintheDeclarationofIndependence?

2．DescribethestructureoftheU.S.federalcourtsystemandtheir

respectivefunctions.

V.MakeacommentonONEofthefollowingtopics.Yourcommentshould

benofewerthan150words.(15分)

1．Americanhighereducation

2．Checksandbalances

2015年温州大学外国语学院821英语文学及文化考研真题

（请考生在答题纸上答题，在此试题纸上答题无效）

第一部分英语文学（共80分）

I.Identifythefollowingworksorquotationswiththeirauthors,writeyour

answersontheAnswerSheet