2015年浙江温州大学英语文学及文化考研真题

1、2015年浙江温州大学英语文学及文化考研真题第一部分 英语文学（共80分）I. Identify the following works or quotations with their authors, write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 10分1. Measure for Measure2. Novum Organum3. Wuthering Heights4. Ivanhoe5. “Behold her, single in the field,Yon solitary Highland Lass!Reaping and singing by

2、herself;Stop here, or gently pass!Alone she cuts and binds the grain,And sings a melancholy strain;O listen! for the Vale profoundIs overflowing with the sound.”6. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow7. “And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sittingOn the pallid bust of Pallas just above

3、my chamber door;And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming,And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floorShall be lifted - nevermore!”8. “Because I could not stop for DeathHe kindly st

4、opped for meThe Carriage held but just OurselvesAnd Immortality.”9. “Somewhere ages and ages hence:Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference.”10. Of Mice and MenII. Explain FOUR of the following literary terms in about 50 words for each.

5、 20分Heroic coupletShakespearean SonnetNeo-classicalismAmerican PuritanismImagismNew CriticismReader-Response CriticismCultural StudiesIII. Choose TWO from the following topics and then do according to the requirements in about 100 words for each. 20分1. Briefly comment on the influence of KJV Bible o

6、n English literature.2. What are the symbolic meanings of Thomas Hardys descriptions of environments in Tess of the DUrbervilles?3. Why did Benjamin Franklin emphasize the significance of the thirteen virtues in his Autobiography?4. The Scarlet letter is notable for its symbolism, and it has been co

7、nsidered the first American symbolic novel. Try to discuss the function of symbolism by taking examples from the novel.5. Choose one of the following authors and make a comment on any one of his/her literary works: Patrick Modiano, Geoffrey Chaucer, John Keats, Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway.IV. Comme

8、nt on TWO of the following selected texts in about 100 words for each. 20分1. I had three encouragements - 1st, a smooth, calm sea; 2ndly, the tide rising, and setting in to the shore; 3rdly, what little wind there was blew me towards the land. And thus, having found two or three broken oars belongin

9、g to the boat - and, besides the tools which were in the chest, I found two saws, an axe, and a hammer; with this cargo I put to sea. For a mile or thereabouts my raft went very well, only that I found it drive a little distant from the place where I had landed before; by which I perceived that ther

10、e was some indraft of the water, and consequently I hoped to find some creek or river there, which I might make use of as a port to get to land with my cargo.2. I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it

11、had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practise resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-lik

12、e as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms, and, if it proved to be mean, why then to get the whole and genuine meanness of it, and publish its meanness to the world; or if it were sublime, to know i

13、t by experience, and be able to give a true account of it in my next excursion. For most men, it appears to me, are in a strange uncertainty about it, whether it is of the devil or of God, and have somewhat hastily concluded that it is the chief end of man here to “glorify God and enjoy him forever.

14、”3. Oh, Carrie, Carrie! Oh, blind strivings of the human heart! Onward onward, it saith, and where beauty leads, there it follows. Whether it be the tinkle of a lone sheep bell o'er some quiet landscape, or the glimmer of beauty in sylvan places, or the show of soul in some passing eye, the hear

15、t knows and makes answer, following. It is when the feet weary and hope seems vain that the heartaches and the longings arise. Know, then, that for you is neither surfeit nor content. In your rocking-chair, by your window dreaming, shall you long, alone. In your rocking- chair, by your window, shall

16、 you dream such happiness as you may never feel.V. Choose ONE poem from the list below, and make a comment on the theme of it in about 100 words (Use at least three of the following elements develop and reinforce your analysis: diction, tone, image, figure of speech, symbols, irony, syntax, rhythm a

17、nd meter, rhyme).10分1. Home Thoughts, from AbroadBy Robert Browning (1812 -1889)O, TO be in EnglandNow that April 's there,And whoever wakes in EnglandSees, some morning, unaware,That the lowest boughs and the brushwood sheafRound the elm-tree bole are in tiny leaf,While the chaffinch sings on t

18、he orchard boughIn Englandnow!And after April, when May follows,And the whitethroat builds, and all the swallows!Hark, where my blossom'd pear-tree in the hedgeLeans to the field and scatters on the cloverBlossoms and dewdropsat the bent spray's edgeThat 's the wise thrush; he sings each

19、 song twice over,Lest you should think he never could recaptureThe first fine careless rapture!And though the fields look rough with hoary dew,All will be gay when noontide wakes anewThe buttercups, the little children's dowerFar brighter than this gaudy melon-flower!2. SymposiumBy Paul Muldoon

20、(1951-)You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it holdits nose to the grindstone and hunt with the hounds.Every dog has a stitch in time. Two heads? You've been soldone good turn. One good turn deserves a bird in the hand.A bird in the hand is better than no bread.To have your cake

21、is to pay Paul.Make hay while you can still hit the nail on the head.For want of a nail the sky might fall.People in glass houses can't see the woodfor the new broom. Rome wasn't built between two stools.Empty vessels wait for no man.A hair of the dog is a friend indeed.There's no fool l

22、ike the foolwho's shot his bolt. There's no smoke after the horse is gone.第二部分 英语国家文化（共70分）I. Fill in the blanks in the following ten statements with proper words or expressions. 10分1. American party politics is characterized by bipartisanship, which means that there are two major parties in

23、 America: Democratic Party and _ Party.2. The capital city of the United States is _ D.C.3. America is located between two large oceans: the Atlantic Ocean in the east and the_ Ocean in the west.4. The national flag of the United States consists consists of 50 _and 13 stripes.5. Before the arrival o

24、f Europeans, North America was inhabited by a large number of American _, also known as native Americans.6. There are two branches in the Congress of the United States: the Senate and the House of _.7. The United Kingdom is composed of two parts: Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The former consis

25、ts of Scotland, _ and Wales.8. The capital city of the United Kingdom is _.9. Known as the Lower House in Britain, the House of _ is the assembly chamber for the 651 Members of Parliament who are selected by people of their constituencies in a general election.10. The two major parties in the United

26、 Kingdom are the Conservative Party and the _ Party.II. Choose the best one from the four possible answers provided for each statement. 10分1. America is said to be a country of immigrants. Of the various racial and ethnic groups, _ were involuntary immigrants and suffered from slavery and segregatio

27、n for a long time in the history.A. Asia Americans B. African Americans C. Irish Americans D. American Indians2. The historic pamphlet The Common Sense, which was written by _, played an important role in the American Revolution.A. Thomas Jefferson B. Thomas Paine C. John Adams D. Benjamin Franklin3

28、. _ brought an end to the slavery in the south of America.A. The War of Independence B. The Civil War C. The First World War D. The Mexican-American War4. The members in the Senate of the United States normally serve a (an)_ term.A. two-year B. four-year C. six-year D. eight-year5. Higher education

29、in the United States began with the founding of _ in 1636.AMIT BYale University CHarvard College DPrinceton University6. The Constitution of the United States was framed in Philadelphia in _.A. 1776 B. 1783 C. 1787 D. 16207. The New Deal was started by _.A. Franklin D. Roosevelt B. J. F. Kennedy C.

30、George Washington D. Thomas Jefferson8. Which branch of the U.S. Federal government has the power to make federal laws and levy federal taxes?A. The executive B. The legislative C. The judicial D. None of them9. In the U.S., two-year community colleges grant _ to students after two years of study.A. master degrees B. doctor degrees C. bachelor degrees D. associate degrees10. _ was impeached for the Watergate Scandal and forced to resign.A. President Johnson B. President Wilson C. President Clinton D. Preside