【考研类试卷】2008年厦门大学英语专业(英美文学)真题试卷及答案解析.doc
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1、2008年厦门大学英语专业(英美文学)真题试卷及答案解析(总分:46.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、名词解释(总题数:6,分数:12.00)1.Ballad(分数:2.00)_2.epic(分数:2.00)_3.flat character(分数:2.00)_4.gothic novels(分数:2.00)_5.symbolism(分数:2.00)_6.new criticism(分数:2.00)_二、匹配题(总题数:8,分数:16.00)7.A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers(分数:2.00)_8.Lord Jim(分数:2.00)_9.U
2、lysses(a novel)(分数:2.00)_10.The Importance of Being Earnest(分数:2.00)_11.Slaughterhouse Five(分数:2.00)_12.Light in August(分数:2.00)_13.For Whom the Bell Tolls(分数:2.00)_14.Our Man in Havana(分数:2.00)_三、问答题(总题数:2,分数:4.00)15.“Paris in the 1920s was the cradle of Western modernist literature. “ Do you agree
3、 or not? Why?(分数:2.00)_16.What are the common characteristics of Shakespeare“ s great tragedies?(分数:2.00)_四、评论题(总题数:6,分数:12.00)17.Yossarian(from; Catch-22)(分数:2.00)_18.Sister Carrie(from; Sister Carrie)(分数:2.00)_19.Jordan Baker(from: The Great Gatsby)(分数:2.00)_20.Clarissa Dalloway(from; Mrs. Dallowa
4、y)(分数:2.00)_21.Young Blifil(from; Tom Jones)(分数:2.00)_22.Henchard(from: Mayor of Casterbridge)(分数:2.00)_五、分析题(总题数:1,分数:2.00)23.Read the following poem and write a short essay based on the following questions in about 100 words(8 points): Song by Adrienne Rich(1929 )You“ re wondering if I“ m lonely;O
5、K then, yes, I“ m lonelyas a plane rides lonely and levelon its radio beam, aimingacross the Rockiesfor the blue-strung aislesof an airfield on the ocean You want to ask, am I lonely? Well, of course, lonely as a woman driving across country day after day, leaving behind mile after milelittle towns
6、she might have stopped and lived and died ill, lonely If I“ m lonely it must be the loneliness of waking first, of breathing dawn“ s first cold breath on the city of being the one awake in a house wrapped in sleep. Questions:A. The speaker in this poem enjoys being alone and compares her “loneliness
7、“ to that of an airplane. What compensates for the airplane“ s loneliness?B. What does the comparison to the woman driving cross-country suggest?C. What is the speaker“ s true feeling of being alone?(分数:2.00)_2008年厦门大学英语专业(英美文学)真题试卷答案解析(总分:46.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、名词解释(总题数:6,分数:12.00)1.Ballad(分数:2.00)_正确答
8、案:(正确答案:Ballad: Traditionally, a ballad is a song, transmitted orally from generation to generation, that tells a story and that eventually is written down. As such, ballads usually cannot be traced to a particular author or group of authors. Typically, ballads are dramatic, condensed, and impersona
9、l narratives, such as “ Bonny Barbara Allan. “)解析:2.epic(分数:2.00)_正确答案:(正确答案:epic; It is, originally, an oral narrative poem, majestic both in theme and style. Epics deal with legendary or historical events of national or universal significance, involving action of broad sweep and grandeur. Most epi
10、cs deal with the exploits of a single individual, thereby giving unity to the composition. Great epics include the Iliad and the Odyssey by Homer.)解析:3.flat character(分数:2.00)_正确答案:(正确答案:flat character; A flat character is a minor character in fiction who does not undergo substantial change or growt
11、h in the course of a story. Also referred to as “two-dimensional characters“ or “static characters,“ flat characters play a supporting role to the main character who should be round. An example of flat character is Mr. Collins in Jane Austen“ s Pride and Prejudice.)解析:4.gothic novels(分数:2.00)_正确答案:(
12、正确答案:gothic novels: Gothic novel is a genre of literature that flourished in the late 18 th and early 19 th century in England. It is generally believed to have been invented by the English author Horace Walpole. Prominent features of Gothic novel include terror, mystery, the supernatural, ghosts, h
13、aunted houses, castles, darkness, death, madness, secrets, and hereditary curses.)解析:5.symbolism(分数:2.00)_正确答案:(正确答案:symbolism; Symbolism is the writing technique of using symbols. It“ s a literary movement that arose in France in the last half of the 19 th century and that greatly influenced many E
14、nglish writers , particularly poets, of the 20 th century. It enables poets to compress a very complex idea or set of ideas into one image or even one word. It“ s one of the most powerful devices that poets employ in creation.)解析:6.new criticism(分数:2.00)_正确答案:(正确答案:new criticism; An approach to lite
15、rature made popular between the 1940s and the 1960s that evolved out of formalist criticism. New Critics suggest that detailed analysis of the language of a literary text can uncover important layers of meaning in that work. Critics such as John Crown Ransom, I. A. Richards, and Robert Penn Warren a
16、re commonly associated with New Criticism.)解析:二、匹配题(总题数:8,分数:16.00)7.A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers(分数:2.00)_正确答案:(正确答案:Henry David Thoreau)解析:解析:(在康科德与梅里马克河上一周(简称河上一周)是梭罗的重要作品。该书 1849年出版,记载了 1839年夏末梭罗与兄长约翰自制小舟,驾船漂游家乡附近两条河流的见闻和感想。)8.Lord Jim(分数:2.00)_正确答案:(正确答案:Joseph Conrad)解析:解析:(吉姆爷是康
17、拉德的一部长篇小说。)9.Ulysses(a novel)(分数:2.00)_正确答案:(正确答案:James Joyce)解析:解析:(尤利西斯是爱尔兰作家乔伊斯的一部意识流小说,出版于 1922年。)10.The Importance of Being Earnest(分数:2.00)_正确答案:(正确答案:Oscar Wilde)解析:解析:(认真的重要性(又译不可儿戏)是英国剧作家奥斯卡王尔德的喜剧代表作。)11.Slaughterhouse Five(分数:2.00)_正确答案:(正确答案:Kurt Vonnegut)解析:解析:(库尔特冯纳古特是美国著名黑色幽默小说家,第五号屠宰场
18、是其代表作。)12.Light in August(分数:2.00)_正确答案:(正确答案:William Faulkner)解析:解析:(福克纳是美国南方文学的代表,八月之光是他的一部批判种族主义的小说。)13.For Whom the Bell Tolls(分数:2.00)_正确答案:(正确答案:Ernest Hemingway)解析:解析:(丧钟为谁而鸣(或译战地钟声)是海明威的小说,以 1936年西班牙内战为背景。)14.Our Man in Havana(分数:2.00)_正确答案:(正确答案:Graham Greene)解析:解析:(格雷厄姆格林,英国小说家,哈瓦那特派员是他的一本
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