1、2013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：38.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、单项选择题(总题数：15，分数：30.00)1._ are long narrative poems that record the adventures of a hero whose exploits are important to the history of a nation.（分数：2.00）A.BalladsB.RomansC.EpicsD.Odes2.Which of the following is not written by Christopher Marlow
2、e?（分数：2.00）A.UtopiaB.Tamburlaine the GreatC.The Tragical History of Doctor FaustusD.The Jew of Malta3.Which is Shelley“s work of literary criticism?（分数：2.00）A.An Essay on CriticismB.A Defense of PoetryC.On the Necessity of AtheismD.Of Studies4._was a critical realist, whose novels, such as Vanity Fa
3、ir, are mainly a satirical portrayal of the upper strata of society.（分数：2.00）A.George EliotB.Elizabeth GaskellC.William Makepeace ThackerayD.John Bunyan5.Dickens takes the French Revolution as the background of the novel_.（分数：2.00）A.A Tale of Two CitiesB.Great ExpectationsC.Hard TimesD.David Copperf
4、ield6.Lyrical Ballads(1798)was a collection of poems by_.（分数：2.00）A.James Thomson and William CollinsB.Thomas Gray and Robert BurnsC.Percy Bysshe Shelley and George Gordon ByronD.William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge7.“The Lamb“ is included in William Blake“s_.（分数：2.00）A.Poetical SketchesB.
5、The Songs of InnocenceC.The Songs of ExperienceD.The Marriage of Heaven and Hell8.During the Reason and Revolution Period, Americans were influenced by the European movement called the_.（分数：2.00）A.Chartist MovementB.Romanticist MovementC.Enlightenment MovementD.Modernist Movement9.In American litera
6、ture, the eighteenth century was the age of the Enlightenment._was the dominant spirit.（分数：2.00）A.HumanismB.RationalismC.RevolutionD.Evolution10.Because the Romantic Period is a period of the great flowering American literature, it is also called_.（分数：2.00）A.the American TranscendentalismB.the Ameri
7、can RevolutionC.the American RenaissanceD.the American Cultural Independence11.Which is generally regarded as the Bible of New England Transcendentalism?（分数：2.00）A.NatureB.WaldenC.On BeautyD.Self-Reliance12.The period ranging from 1865 to 1914 has been referred to as_in the literary history of the U
8、nited States.（分数：2.00）A.the age of RealismB.the age of RomanticismC.the age of NaturalismD.the age of Local Colorism13.Among the three prominent realistic writers, while Mark Twain and Howells seemed to have paid more attention to the “life“ of the Americans,_had apparently laid a greater emphasis o
9、n the “inner world“ of man.（分数：2.00）A.Theodore DreiserB.Frank NorrisC.Henry JamesD.Emily Dickinson14.In 1954, _ was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for his “mastery of the art of modem narration“.（分数：2.00）A.Thomas Stearns EliotB.Ernest HemingwayC.John SteinbeckD.William Faulkner15._ “s role a
10、s a leading spokesman of the famous Imagist Movement in the history of American literature can never be ignored and his one-image poem best demonstrates his principles of what a new poetry should be.（分数：2.00）A.William Carlos WilliamsB.Robert FrostC.F. Scott FitzgeraldD.Ezra Pound二、名词解释(总题数：3，分数：6.00
11、)16.Neoclassicism(3 points)（分数：2.00）_17.Free Verse(2 points)（分数：2.00）_18.Hemingway Heroes(3 points)（分数：2.00）_三、分析题(总题数：1，分数：2.00)19.Essay questions.(12 points)What makes Mark Twain“s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn more than a child“s adventure story? Briefly discuss the question from Four aspect
12、s; the setting, the language, the characters), and the theme.（分数：2.00）_2013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：38.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、单项选择题(总题数：15，分数：30.00)1._ are long narrative poems that record the adventures of a hero whose exploits are important to the history of a nation.（分数：2.00）A.BalladsB.RomansC.Ep
13、ics D.Odes解析：解析：史诗：古代民间文学的一种体裁，通常指以传说或重大事件为题材的古代长篇民间叙事诗。史诗主要歌颂每个民族在其形成和发展过程中所经历的各种艰难险阻、克服自然灾害、抵御外侮的斗争及其英雄业绩。2.Which of the following is not written by Christopher Marlowe?（分数：2.00）A.Utopia B.Tamburlaine the GreatC.The Tragical History of Doctor FaustusD.The Jew of Malta解析：解析：克里斯托弗马洛(Christopher Marl
14、owe，15641593)是英国伊丽莎白时期的剧作家、诗人及翻译家。他的代表作包括帖木儿大帝(Tamburlaine the Great)、马耳他的犹太人(The Jew of Malta)、浮士德博士的悲剧(The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus)，而乌托邦(Utopia)则为托马斯莫尔(Thomas Moore，1478 一 1535)所著。3.Which is Shelley“s work of literary criticism?（分数：2.00）A.An Essay on CriticismB.A Defense of Poetry C.On
15、the Necessity of AtheismD.Of Studies解析：解析：为诗歌辩护(A Defense of Poetr)，)是雪莱(Shelley)的一部关于文学批评理论的著作。论批评(An Essay on Criticism)是蒲伯(Alexander Pope)的代表作。无神论的必要性(On the Necessity ofAtheism)是雪莱在牛津大学期间发表的一篇推理题材的短篇论文。论学习(Of Studies)则是培根(Francis Bacon)的著名文章。4._was a critical realist, whose novels, such as Vanit
16、y Fair, are mainly a satirical portrayal of the upper strata of society.（分数：2.00）A.George EliotB.Elizabeth GaskellC.William Makepeace Thackeray D.John Bunyan解析：解析：名利场(Vanity Fair)是 19世纪英国小说家萨克雷(Thackeray，18111863)的代表作。它真实描绘了英国上流社会没落贵族和资产阶级暴发户等各色人物的丑恶嘴脸和弱肉强食、尔虞我诈的人际关系。其尖锐泼辣的讽刺风格尤为精彩，是一部现实主义杰作。5.Dicke
17、ns takes the French Revolution as the background of the novel_.（分数：2.00）A.A Tale of Two Cities B.Great ExpectationsC.Hard TimesD.David Copperfield解析：解析：双城记(A Tale of Two Cities)是英国作家查尔斯狄更斯所著的描述法国大革命时期的长篇历史小说，“双城”分别指的是巴黎与伦敦。而远大前程、大卫科波菲尔都是以伦敦为背景的作品，艰难时代则整个以维多利亚时期的英国为背景。6.Lyrical Ballads(1798)was a col
18、lection of poems by_.（分数：2.00）A.James Thomson and William CollinsB.Thomas Gray and Robert BurnsC.Percy Bysshe Shelley and George Gordon ByronD.William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge 解析：解析：抒情歌谣集(Lyrical Ballads)是英国浪漫主义时期的两大诗人华兹华斯(WilliamWordsworth)和柯勒律治(Samuel Taylor Coleridge)共同的心血结晶。它的出版具有划
19、时代的意义，它挥别了 18世纪新古典主义强调的规则、次序、克制、理性、和谐、均衡等文学价值，转而追求天赋、自然以及情感和想象力等内在力量。7.“The Lamb“ is included in William Blake“s_.（分数：2.00）A.Poetical SketchesB.The Songs of Innocence C.The Songs of ExperienceD.The Marriage of Heaven and Hell解析：解析：威廉布莱克(William Blake，17581827)是 18世纪诗人，英国第一位重要的浪漫主义诗人。主要诗作有诗集纯真之歌、经验之歌
20、等，诗中“羔羊”是天真的状态、仁爱的载体、耶稣的化身。诗人借此表达了对宗教的赞美与虔敬。羔羊是收录在纯真之歌之中的。8.During the Reason and Revolution Period, Americans were influenced by the European movement called the_.（分数：2.00）A.Chartist MovementB.Romanticist MovementC.Enlightenment Movement D.Modernist Movement解析：解析：美国独立战争时期在美国文学史上又被称为“理性与革命年代”或者“启蒙时代
21、”，当时人们受流行于欧洲的启蒙思想的影响，重视科学和理性。9.In American literature, the eighteenth century was the age of the Enlightenment._was the dominant spirit.（分数：2.00）A.HumanismB.Rationalism C.RevolutionD.Evolution解析：解析：美国的 18世纪被称为“启蒙年代”或“理性时代”，启蒙主义者重视科学，强调理性，认为理性可以解决身边的难题，因而，“理性主义”成为这一时期的主导思想。人文主义(Humanism)是文艺复兴时期(14 至
22、16世纪)的主导思想。10.Because the Romantic Period is a period of the great flowering American literature, it is also called_.（分数：2.00）A.the American TranscendentalismB.the American RevolutionC.the American Renaissance D.the American Cultural Independence解析：解析：美国的浪漫主义阶段又被称为美国文学的“文艺复兴”，因为在这一阶段涌现出一大批优秀的作家和作品。浪
23、漫主义阶段的顶峰是超验主义，它于 19世纪 30年代兴起于新英格兰地区，它的形成标志着美国文学已经真正的独立。11.Which is generally regarded as the Bible of New England Transcendentalism?（分数：2.00）A.Nature B.WaldenC.On BeautyD.Self-Reliance解析：解析：新英格兰超验主义运动在 19世纪三、四十年代吹响了美国精神独立的号角。超验主义的代表人物为爱默生与梭罗，爱默生的论自然(Nature)被称为“超验主义的圣经”，其中详细地阐述了超验主义观点。12.The period r
24、anging from 1865 to 1914 has been referred to as_in the literary history of the United States.（分数：2.00）A.the age of Realism B.the age of RomanticismC.the age of NaturalismD.the age of Local Colorism解析：解析：从美国内战(1864)到第一次世界大战爆发(1914)，美国文学进入了新的阶段现实主义阶段。美国南北战争是美国文学史的分水岭。人们对内战的痛苦记忆、对英雄形象的幻灭和实际生活的无情现实使浪漫主
25、义无立足之地，新一代作家主张文学正视现实，不尚空想。13.Among the three prominent realistic writers, while Mark Twain and Howells seemed to have paid more attention to the “life“ of the Americans,_had apparently laid a greater emphasis on the “inner world“ of man.（分数：2.00）A.Theodore DreiserB.Frank NorrisC.Henry James D.Emily
26、Dickinson解析：解析：美国现实主义时期(18651818)的三位代表作家是豪威尔斯(William Dean Howells，1837一 1920)、亨利詹姆斯(Henry James，1843 一 1916)和马克吐温(Mark Twain，18351910)。马克吐温和豪威尔斯较注重生活描写，而亨利詹姆斯则明显强调人类的“内心世界”，他尤其以“内心独白”的写作手法而闻名。14.In 1954, _ was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for his “mastery of the art of modem narration“.（分
27、数：2.00）A.Thomas Stearns EliotB.Ernest Hemingway C.John SteinbeckD.William Faulkner解析：解析：1954 年的诺贝尔文学奖获得者是美国作家海明威(Ernest Miller Hemingway，1899 一 1961)，当时的授奖词是“因为他精通于叙事艺术，突出地表现在其近著老人与海之中；同时也因为他对当代文体风格之影响”。15._ “s role as a leading spokesman of the famous Imagist Movement in the history of American lit
28、erature can never be ignored and his one-image poem best demonstrates his principles of what a new poetry should be.（分数：2.00）A.William Carlos WilliamsB.Robert FrostC.F. Scott FitzgeraldD.Ezra Pound 解析：解析：1913 年休姆、庞德和弗林特等在伦敦发表意象主义(Imagism)三点宣言，要求直接表现主客观事物，庞德认为“一个人与其在一生中写浩瀚的著作，还不如在一生中呈现一个意象。”他的代表作在地铁站
29、是一首单一意象诗(one 一 image poem)。二、名词解释(总题数：3，分数：6.00)16.Neoclassicism(3 points)（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：The Neoclassical Age developed in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. During this period, writers and artists continued the Renaissance trend of looking to the ancient Greeks and Romans for inspiration.
30、 Neoclassical writers sought clear, precise language. They standardized spelling and grammar, shifted away from the complex metaphors employed by Shakespeare and simplified literary structures. They believed that art should be organized with order, logic, restrained emotion and accuracy, and that li
31、terature should be judged in terms of its service to humanity. Swift“s Gulliver“s Travels is an example.)解析：17.Free Verse(2 points)（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：Free verse is printed in short lines instead of the continuity of prose, but it differs from a traditional verse by the fact that its rhythmic patte
32、rn is not organized into a regular metrical formthat is, into feet, or recurrent units of weak and strong stressed syllables. Most free verses also have irregular line lengths, and either lack rhyme or else use it only occasionally. Walt Whitman is a representative who employs this poem form success
33、fully and Song of Myself is one of his poem in this form.)解析：18.Hemingway Heroes(3 points)（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：Hemingway hero is often an average man of decidedly masculine tastes, sensitive and intelligent, a man of action, and one of few words. He is an individualist, alone even when with other pe
34、ople, somewhat an outsider, keeping emotions under control, stoic and self-disciplined in a dreadful place where one cannot have happiness. A case in point is the hero in A Farewell to ArmsFrederic Henry.)解析：三、分析题(总题数：1，分数：2.00)19.Essay questions.(12 points)What makes Mark Twain“s The Adventures of
35、Huckleberry Finn more than a child“s adventure story? Briefly discuss the question from Four aspects; the setting, the language, the characters), and the theme.（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：What makes Mark Twain“s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn more than a child“s adventure story? Briefly discuss the que
36、stion from Four aspects: the setting, the language, the character(s), and the theme. 1)Setting. The story happens in the United States before the Civil War. At that time, the slavery has not yet been abolished. By setting the story along the Mississippi River, the novel provides us with a panorama o
37、f life along the mother river when the nation is still young and not fully civilized. 2)Language. Mark Twain starts the tradition of writing in a colloquial way and using the dialect. He prefers simple language and sometimes there are even ungrammatical errors in the text. This practice narrows down
38、 the distance between readers and literature. 3)Characters. Huckleberry Finn, the novel“s hero, is a poor boy of his coming of age. He is taught by the white society to hate the black people, but his instinct and his experience along the river forces him to question that teaching. In this aspect, th
39、e author highlights instinct over knowledge and nature over culture. Another important character in the novel is Jim. He runs away from his owner for the pursuit of freedom. Different from what the society tells him, Huck finds that Jim is very humane. He cares about his family and looks after Huck
40、as his own son. He is moral and noble and makes us question the so-called white superiority. 4)Theme. By setting the novel before the Civil War, the novel reveals the hypocrisy of the “civilized“ society and the cruelty done to the black people. Contrary to people“s expectations, the white people de
41、picted in the novel are mostly corrupted and corrupting while the black people as represented by Jim are compassionate and humane. Although slavery was abolished after the Civil War, it notes that prejudice against the African race still exists. In this aspect, the novel has a far-reaching influence over today“s racism. Overall, this novel is far beyond being a child“s adventure story; it has many historical and literary values.)解析：
