英语语言文学专业和外国语言学及应用语言学专业参考样题.doc

英语语言文学专业和外国语言学及应用语言学专业参考样题(综合知识)时间:2012-06-27 21:31 责编:admin 点击: 1075次考试科目：英语专业综合知识适用专业：英语语言文学、外国语言学及应用语言学研究方向：英美文学、美国文化研究、加拿大文化研究、欧洲文化研究、现代英语及语言理论、英语翻译理论与实践、现代外语教育及教育技术（注意：答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试题上不给分）Part One European and American Cultures (50 points) 1.Explain any THREE out of the following five terms IN ABOUT 50 WORDS each: (15 points)1 William the Conqueror2 Homer3 The War of Roses4 Martin Luther5 The melting pot1.Fill in the blanks in the following to complete the idea: (10 points)1. The full name of the United Kingdom is _ .2. Thanksgiving Day falls on _, on which Americans give thanks for _ _. 1.The supreme law-making authority in Britain is _; the executive government is _.4. The “Age of Drama” in ancient Greece is said to be represented by three dramatic poets, they are_, _, and _.5. The Bible is a collection of religious writings comprising two parts: the _ and the_.6. The word “Renaissance” means _, it generally refers to the period in Western civilization between the _ and mid _century.7. In the early 1930s, _ brought poverty and humiliation to millions of people in the United States and Europe.8. The American War of Independence began in _ and ended in _.9. The United States government form is based on the three main principles: Federalism, _and _.10. Henrik Ibsen was born in _, as the Father of Modern Drama he was famous for his “ _ plays.”III. Answer the following questions IN ABOUT 150 ENGLISH WORDS each: (25 points)1. Americans have usually believed that government should play a limited role in society. What are some of the reasons for this belief? (8 points)1 What are the main elements of humanism? How are these elements reflected in artand literature during the Italian Renaissance? (9 points)3. Why was the sixteenth century so important to English history? (8 points)Part II British and American Literature (50points)I. Explain any THREE of the following five terms IN ABOUT 50 ENGLISH WORDS each: (15 points)1. Geoffrey Chaucer2. The Romantic Period in English literature3. Henry James4. American naturalism5. Washington IrvingII. Multiple Choice: ( 15 points )Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. Write down your answer on the answer sheet.1. Which of the following is NOT directly related to Humanism during the Renaissance period?A to emphasize the dignity of human beings and the importance of the present life.B to regard human beings as creatures capable of development in the direction of perfection.C to prepare peoples souls for a future life in heaven.D to restore a medieval reverence for the ancient Greek and Roman authors.2. Beowulf, a typical example of _, is regarded today as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons.A modern drama B medieval dramaC modern poetry D Old English poetry3. John Milton wrote all the following works EXCEPT_.A Samson Agonistes B Paradise RegainedC Lycidas D The Pilgrims Progress4. The following statements about the Victorian age are all true EXCEPT_.A New inventions and discoveries in geology, astronomy, biology and anthropology shook peoples religious convictions.B England became the workshop of the world as well as its financial and political center.C During this period, Britains colonial territory became smaller and smaller.D The Victorian age witnessed the rise of novels as a dominant literary genre.5. Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of Modernism?A The modernist writers find in symbol a means to express their inexpressible selves.B Its major concern is the external, objective, material world.C In modernist writings, the past, the present and the future are mingled together and exist at the same time in the consciousness of an individual.D It advocates a free experimentation in new forms and new techniques in literary creation.6. Which one of the following writers belongs to the Theatre of the Absurd?A Samuel Beckett B T. S. EliotC John Osborne D W. H. Auden7. Many American romantic writings in the 19th century have the following features EXCEPT _.A a new emphasis upon the imaginative and emotional qualities of literatureB a strong tendency to exalt the individualC a lack of interest in external natureD the use of the more colorful aspects of the past8. _ is the author of “Song of Myself”.A Henry Thoreau B Washington IrvingC Walt Whitman D Emily Dickinson9. Which ONE of the following is a typical feature of the literary scene of the Realistic Period in the American literary history?A The Americans began to be interested in the sentimental feelings of RomanticismB A new generation of writers aimed at the interpretation of the actualities of any aspect of lifeC Most writers stick to the Gothic traditionD Writers who described the Indians of the Far West began to gain the favor of the reading public.10. _ is the leading spokesman of transcendentalism in the history of American literature.A Nathaniel Hawthorn B Edgar Allan PoeC Ralph Emerson D Henry Wadsworth Longfellow10. Which ONE of the following is not a naturalistic writer?A Stephen Crane B William Dean HowellsC Frank Norris D Theodore DreiserII. Answer the following questions IN ABOUT 150 ENGLISH WORDS each: (20 points)6 Please tell things you know about Shakespeares great tragedy Hamlet.7 Please make a statement about the contributions of Mark Twain to American literature.Part III Linguistics (50 points)8 State, in ONE SENTENCE for each item, what you understand about the following terms: (10 points)1. displacement as a design feature of language2. the informative function of language3. language competence4. oral stop5. voiceless sound2 Use the tree diagram to illustrat