1、2009年北京第二外国语学院英语专业（英美文学）真题试卷及答案解析(总分：40.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、单项选择题(总题数：15，分数：30.00)1.The history of English literature begins in the_century.（分数：2.00）A.7thB.6thC.5thD.4th2._is often considered as the “poets“ poet“ because of his considerable influence on later poets.（分数：2.00）A.Edmund SpenserB.William Sha
2、kespeareC.Thomas WyattD.Ben Johnson3.The epic of Paradise Lost is based on the stories from_.（分数：2.00）A.The New TestamentB.The Old TestamentC.The Ancient Greek MythsD.The Ancient Roman Myths4.Which of the following is NOT true about Robinson Crusoe?（分数：2.00）A.It is written in the autobiographical fo
3、rm.B.It is a record of Defoe“s own experience.C.Robinson spends 28 years of isolated life on the island.D.It is set in the middle of the 17th century.5.From her novel we can deduce Jane Austen“s view of life is_.（分数：2.00）A.romanticB.sentimentalC.realisticD.pessimistic6.In_, common sense and moral pr
4、opriety took the place of the principle of Romanticism and became the predominant preoccupation in literary works.（分数：2.00）A.RenaissanceB.the Elizabethan periodC.the gilded ageD.the Victorian period7.Sheridan is considered usually as a great_writer.（分数：2.00）A.comedyB.tragedyC.essayD.short fiction8.T
5、he first permanent English settlement in North America was established at_.（分数：2.00）A.JamestownB.New YorkC.BostonD.Concord9.The first symbol of self-made American man is_.（分数：2.00）A.George WashingtonB.Washington IrvingC.Thomas JeffersonD.Benjamin Franklin10.American Renaissance started from_.（分数：2.0
6、0）A.PragmatismB.UtilitarianC.New England TranscendentalismD.the age of Realism11.The most influential novelist in Romantic period is_.（分数：2.00）A.Nathaniel HawthorneB.Edgar Allan PoeC.Emily DickinsonD.Fennimore Cooper12._divides the 19th century into the age of Romanticism and Realism in American lit
7、erature.（分数：2.00）A.The Spanish-American warB.The Civil WarC.WWID.WWII13.William Dean Howells explores the life of_Americans.（分数：2.00）A.lower-classB.upper-classC.working-classD.middle-class14._addressed Ernest Hemingway and his peers as “the Lost Generation“ which entitled a generation in the 1930s.（
8、分数：2.00）A.Gertrude SteinB.William Dean HowellsC.Sherwood AndersonD.Henry James15.Catch-22 is a novel with outstanding .（分数：2.00）A.euphemismB.black humorC.allusionD.stream of consciousness二、名词解释(总题数：3，分数：6.00)16.art for art“s sake（分数：2.00）_17.self-reliance（分数：2.00）_18.the Jazz Age（分数：2.00）_三、分析题(总题数：
9、1，分数：4.00)The following poem is written for the mourning of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.Read it and answer the questions:O Captain! My Captain!O Captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip is done; The ship has weather“d every rack, the prize we sought is won,The port is near, the bells
10、 I hear, the people all exulting,While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring.But O heart! Heart! Heart!O the bleeding drops of red!Where on the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead.O captain! My Captain! Rise up and hear the bells;Rise upfor you the flag is flungfor you the bu
11、gle trills,For you bouquets and ribbon“d wreathsfor you the shores crowding,For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;Here Captain! Dear father!This arm beneath your head;It is some dream that on the deckYou“ve fallen cold and dead.My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale a
12、nd still,My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will;The ship is anchor“d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done;From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won;Exult, O shores! And ring, O bells!But I, with mournful tread,Walk the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dea
13、d.（分数：4.00）(1).The writer of this famous poem is one of the most influential poets at the age of Romanticism. Can you give out his name and present his contribution in literature briefly? (3 points)（分数：2.00）_(2).Can you enlist at least two major figures of speech used in this poem and illustrate the
14、ir functions respectively? (8 points)（分数：2.00）_2009年北京第二外国语学院英语专业（英美文学）真题试卷答案解析(总分：40.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、单项选择题(总题数：15，分数：30.00)1.The history of English literature begins in the_century.（分数：2.00）A.7thB.6thC.5th D.4th解析：解析：英国文学始于盎格鲁一撒克逊时代的开始，即公元五世纪。2._is often considered as the “poets“ poet“ because of h
15、is considerable influence on later poets.（分数：2.00）A.Edmund Spenser B.William ShakespeareC.Thomas WyattD.Ben Johnson解析：解析：埃德蒙斯宾塞(Edmund Spenser)是英国文艺复兴时期最杰出的诗人，他的理想主义，对美的热爱以及精美优雅的诗文韵律使他成为“诗人中的诗人”。3.The epic of Paradise Lost is based on the stories from_.（分数：2.00）A.The New TestamentB.The Old Testament
16、 C.The Ancient Greek MythsD.The Ancient Roman Myths解析：解析：失乐园(Paradise Lost)以史诗一般的磅礴气势揭示了人的原罪与堕落。诗中叛逆之神撒旦，因为反抗上帝的权威被打入地狱，却毫不屈服，为复仇寻至伊甸园。亚当与夏娃受被撒旦附身的蛇的引诱，偷吃了上帝明令禁吃的分别善恶的树上的果子。最终，撒旦及其同伙遭谴全变成了蛇，亚当与夏娃被逐出了伊甸园。该诗体现了诗人追求自由的崇高精神，是世界文学史、思想史上的一部极重要的作品。“失乐园”是从圣经旧约(The OldTestament)中创世纪篇(Genesis)中所叙的故事中得来。4.Whic
17、h of the following is NOT true about Robinson Crusoe?（分数：2.00）A.It is written in the autobiographical form.B.It is a record of Defoe“s own experience. C.Robinson spends 28 years of isolated life on the island.D.It is set in the middle of the 17th century.解析：解析：鲁宾逊漂流记(Robinson Crusoe)并非作者笛福的亲身经历。5.Fr
18、om her novel we can deduce Jane Austen“s view of life is_.（分数：2.00）A.romanticB.sentimentalC.realistic D.pessimistic解析：解析：简奥斯汀的小说一反常规，展现了 18世纪末尚未受到资本主义工业革命冲击的英国乡村中产阶级的日常生活和田园风光。她的作品往往通过喜剧性的场面嘲讽人们的愚蠢、自私、势利和盲目自信等可鄙可笑的弱点。奥斯汀的小说出现在 19世纪初叶，一扫风行一时的假浪漫主义潮流，继承和发展了英国 18世纪优秀的现实主义传统，为 19世纪现实主义小说的高潮做了准备。因此她的人生观也
19、应是现实主义的。6.In_, common sense and moral propriety took the place of the principle of Romanticism and became the predominant preoccupation in literary works.（分数：2.00）A.RenaissanceB.the Elizabethan periodC.the gilded ageD.the Victorian period 解析：解析：维多利亚文学作为一个时代的产物，自然带有宏大与多样性的特点。它是多侧面而且复杂的从各个角度反映了人民生活中的各
20、种巨大变化。它强调常识与规范，从而取代了浪漫主义的文风。考生注意一下各个年代的先后顺序便可以找到正确答案。7.Sheridan is considered usually as a great_writer.（分数：2.00）A.comedy B.tragedyC.essayD.short fiction解析：解析：理查德B谢立丹(Richard Bringsley Sheridan)被认为是 18世纪最伟大的剧作家，他的代表作为造谣学校(The School for Scandal)与情敌(The Rivals)。8.The first permanent English settlemen
21、t in North America was established at_.（分数：2.00）A.Jamestown B.New YorkC.BostonD.Concord解析：解析：本题考查美洲的历史，即 1607年，英国殖民者在弗吉尼亚州的詹姆斯敦建立了第一个永久殖民地。9.The first symbol of self-made American man is_.（分数：2.00）A.George WashingtonB.Washington IrvingC.Thomas JeffersonD.Benjamin Franklin 解析：解析：本杰明富兰克林一般被看成是白手起家美国人的
22、代表。10.American Renaissance started from_.（分数：2.00）A.PragmatismB.UtilitarianC.New England Transcendentalism D.the age of Realism解析：解析：美国的文艺复兴源于新英格兰的超验主义。11.The most influential novelist in Romantic period is_.（分数：2.00）A.Nathaniel Hawthorne B.Edgar Allan PoeC.Emily DickinsonD.Fennimore Cooper解析：解析：浪漫主
23、义时期开始于十八世纪末，到内战爆发为止，是美国文学史上最重要的时期。华盛顿欧文出版的见闻札记(The Sketch book)标志着美国浪漫主义文学的开端，惠特曼的草叶集(Leaves of Grass)是浪漫主义时期文学的压卷之作。选项中霍桑无疑是最有影响力的作家。12._divides the 19th century into the age of Romanticism and Realism in American literature.（分数：2.00）A.The Spanish-American warB.The Civil War C.WWID.WWII解析：解析：美国内战是
24、19世纪美国浪漫主义与现实主义的分水岭。13.William Dean Howells explores the life of_Americans.（分数：2.00）A.lower-classB.upper-classC.working-classD.middle-class 解析：解析：同为现实主义大师，豪威尔斯的作品主要讨论了上升的中产阶级及其生活方式，而马克吐温则喜欢把自己家乡和家乡的人放在故事的最前沿。14._addressed Ernest Hemingway and his peers as “the Lost Generation“ which entitled a gener
25、ation in the 1930s.（分数：2.00）A.Gertrude Stein B.William Dean HowellsC.Sherwood AndersonD.Henry James解析：解析：“迷惘的一代”(the Lost Generation)一词源于旅欧作家格鲁特斯坦因(GertrudeStein)。15.Catch-22 is a novel with outstanding .（分数：2.00）A.euphemismB.black humor C.allusionD.stream of consciousness解析：解析：黑色幽默的第一部代表作是海勒的第二十二条军
26、规(Catch 一 22)。二、名词解释(总题数：3，分数：6.00)16.art for art“s sake（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：“Art for art“s sake“ is the slogan of Aestheticism in the 19th century, often given in its French form as l“art pour l“art. It is a simplified expression of the principle adopted by many great authors that art serves no rel
27、igious, moral or political purposes but beauty only. It is a rallying cry, a call for art“s freedom from the demands of tyranny of meaning and purpose. Oscar Wilde is one of those advocates. His masterpieces of the kind include The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest.)解析：17.se
28、lf-reliance（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：Self-reliance is the ability to do things or make decisions by one“s self. It is the basis of the American society. Self-Reliance is an essay written by American Transcendentalist philosopher and essayist, Ralph Waldo Emerson. It contains the most thorough statement o
29、f one of Emerson“s repeating themes, the need for each individual to avoid conformity and false consistency, and follow his or her own instincts and ideas.)解析：18.the Jazz Age（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：The Jazz Age describes the period after the end of World War I, through the Roaring Twenties, ending with
30、 the onset of the Great Depression. Traditional values of the previous period declined while the American stock market soared. The age takes its name from popular music, which saw a tremendous surge in popularity. Among the prominent concerns and trends of the period are the public embrace of techno
31、logical developments typically seen as progresscars, air travel and the telephoneas well as new modernist trends in social behavior, the arts, and culture. F. Scott Fitzgerald was the lead writer of the time with his masterpiece The Great Gatsby.)解析：三、分析题(总题数：1，分数：4.00)The following poem is written
32、for the mourning of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.Read it and answer the questions:O Captain! My Captain!O Captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip is done; The ship has weather“d every rack, the prize we sought is won,The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,While f
33、ollow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring.But O heart! Heart! Heart!O the bleeding drops of red!Where on the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead.O captain! My Captain! Rise up and hear the bells;Rise upfor you the flag is flungfor you the bugle trills,For you bouquets and ribbon“d
34、 wreathsfor you the shores crowding,For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;Here Captain! Dear father!This arm beneath your head;It is some dream that on the deckYou“ve fallen cold and dead.My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still,My father does not feel my arm,
35、 he has no pulse nor will;The ship is anchor“d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done;From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won;Exult, O shores! And ring, O bells!But I, with mournful tread,Walk the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead.（分数：4.00）(1).The writer of this famous
36、 poem is one of the most influential poets at the age of Romanticism. Can you give out his name and present his contribution in literature briefly? (3 points)（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：The poem is written by Walt Whitman. He was a part of the transition between Transcendentalism and realism, incorporating
37、 both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse. His work was very controversial in its time, particularly his poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was described as obscene for its overt sexuality.)解析：解析：本题考查惠特曼的文
38、学地位。考生可以着重回答惠特曼的诗歌风格，即他是美国自由体诗歌的鼻祖。(2).Can you enlist at least two major figures of speech used in this poem and illustrate their functions respectively? (8 points)（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：O Captain! My Captain! is basically an extended metaphor poem written in 1865 by Walt Whitman, concerning the death
39、 of American president Abraham Lincoln. The first lines of the poem serve to begin the controlling metaphor upon which the rest of the poem builds. In this poem, the “Captain“ is a substitute for Abraham Lincoln, and the “ship“ is the United States of America. “The fearful trip“ is the Civil War, wh
40、ich had ended just prior to Lincoln“s assassination. Thus the ship is returning home to cheering crowds having won “the prize“ of victory, just as the Union, led by Lincoln, had returned victorious from the Civil War. Besides metaphor, apostrophe is also employed in the poem. Apostrophe is a form of
41、 personification in which an individual addresses someone who is dead, someone who is not there, or an inanimate object. “O Captain! My Captain!“ at the start of the first two stanzas are examples of apostrophe, as is “Exult O shores, and ring O bells!“ in the third stanza. Perhaps as Whitman develo
42、ped the metaphor he felt that the apostrophe would create a stronger image of a mate calling to his captain in a moment of distress, thus conveying his deep grief on the death of Lincoln.)解析：解析：本题考查诗歌的修辞方法。在这首诗歌中，作者反复运用了隐喻(metaphor)和呼语(apostrophe)这两种修辞格，把林肯比喻成船长，把美国比喻成一只大船，从而深入地表达了诗人对林肯总统的热爱和深切的悼念之情。
