【考研类试卷】2007年南开大学英语专业（英美文学）真题试卷及答案解析.doc

1、2007年南开大学英语专业（英美文学）真题试卷及答案解析(总分：24.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、名词解释(总题数：4，分数：8.00)1.Fable（分数：2.00）_2.Harlem Renaissance（分数：2.00）_3.Imagism（分数：2.00）_4.Regionalism（分数：2.00）_二、填空题(总题数：5，分数：10.00)5.Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote 1, which has been called “the Manifesto of American Transcendentalism,“ and 2, which has bee

2、n regarded as America“s “Declaration of Intellectual Independence“.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_6. 1, 2, 3 and 4are generally regarded as Shakespeare“s four great tragedies.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_7.British novel came of age in 1.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_8.John Donne and his followers wrote what would later be called 1 poetrycom

3、plex, highly intellectual verse filled with metaphors.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_9.The English great write Geoffrey Chaucer was born in 1343 and died in 1400. his most important work is 1, a long poem made up of a general introduction and 24 stories.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_三、问答题(总题数：1，分数：4.00)Read the following poem a

4、nd answer the questions.All nature is but Art, unknown to thee;All Chance, Direction, which thou canst not see;All discord, Harmony not understood;All partial evil, universal Good:And, spite of Pride, in erring Reason“s spite,One truth is clear, whatever is, is right.（分数：4.00）(1).What idea do these

5、lines indicate that the poet has?（分数：2.00）_(2).What philosophy do these lines express? Do you agree with the writer“s idea that “whatever is, is right“? why or why not?（分数：2.00）_作文10.Read the following poem and write an essay entitled The Problem of Choice based on your analysis of the poem. Remembe

6、r to start your essay with a statement of the thesis, then support your thesis with supporting details, and finally have a conclusion. (12 %)The Road Not TakenTwo roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo

7、 where it bent in the undergrowth;Then took the other, as just as fair,And having perhaps the better claim;Because it was grassy and wanted wear;Though as for that, the passing there,Had worn them really about the same,And both that morning equally layIn leaves no step had trodden black.Oh, I kept t

8、he first for another day,Yet knowing how way leads on to way,I doubted if should ever come back.I shall be telling this with a signSomewhere ages and ages hence:Two roads diverged in a wood, and II took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.（分数：2.00）_2007年南开大学英语专业（英美文学）真题试卷答

9、案解析(总分：24.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、名词解释(总题数：4，分数：8.00)1.Fable（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：Fable is a brief tale in verse or prose that conveys a moral lesson, usually by giving human speech and manners to animals and inanimate things.)解析：2.Harlem Renaissance（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：Harlem Renaissance is a notable phase

10、of black American writing centred in Harlem (a predominantly black area of New York City) in the 1920s. It brought a new self-awareness and critical respect to black literature in the United States.)解析：3.Imagism（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：Imagism is the doctrine and poetic practice of a small but influenti

11、al group of American and British poets between 1912 and 1917. It rejects most 19th-century poetry as cloudy verbiage, and aims instead at a new clarity and exactness in the short lyric poem.)解析：4.Regionalism（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：Regionalism, or local colorism is a kind of fiction that came to promine

12、nce in the USA in the late 19th century, and was devoted to capturing the unique customs, manners, speech, folklore and other qualities of a particular regional community, usually in humorous short stories. The most famous of the local colorists was Mark Twain.)解析：二、填空题(总题数：5，分数：10.00)5.Ralph Waldo

13、Emerson wrote 1, which has been called “the Manifesto of American Transcendentalism,“ and 2, which has been regarded as America“s “Declaration of Intellectual Independence“.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：正确答案：Nature, The American Scholar.）解析：解析：本题考查爱默生的著作以及影响，之前已有说明，这里不再赘述。6. 1, 2, 3 and 4are generally rega

14、rded as Shakespeare“s four great tragedies.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：正确答案：Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth）解析：解析：本题考查莎士比亚四大悲剧，注意拼写不要出问题即可。7.British novel came of age in 1.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：正确答案：the 19th century）解析：解析：本题考查英国小说的发展历程。作为一种公认的叙事性散文文学体裁，英国小说已经具有四百多年的历史。但迄今为止，西方评论家对英国的第一部小说究竟始于何年及出于何人

15、之手依然莫衷一是。一般认为，英国小说始于笛福的游记小说，成熟于 19世纪。8.John Donne and his followers wrote what would later be called 1 poetrycomplex, highly intellectual verse filled with metaphors.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：正确答案：metaphysical）解析：解析：本题考查多恩等玄学派诗人诗歌的特点，即诗歌中蕴涵了很多隐喻和“奇思妙想”(conceits)。9.The English great write Geoffrey Chauc

16、er was born in 1343 and died in 1400. his most important work is 1, a long poem made up of a general introduction and 24 stories.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：正确答案：The Canterbury Tale）解析：解析：本题考查乔叟的代表作。三、问答题(总题数：1，分数：4.00)Read the following poem and answer the questions.All nature is but Art, unknown to the

17、e;All Chance, Direction, which thou canst not see;All discord, Harmony not understood;All partial evil, universal Good:And, spite of Pride, in erring Reason“s spite,One truth is clear, whatever is, is right.（分数：4.00）(1).What idea do these lines indicate that the poet has?（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：There a

18、re two main issues that the poet talks about in the given stanza. First, he discusses God“s plan in which evil must exist for the sake of the greater good, a paradox not fully understandable by human reason. Secondly, the poem accuses human beings of being proud. The poet feels that man claims more

19、insight into the nature of existence then he possesses.)解析：解析：本文取自亚历山大蒲柏(Alexander Pope)的人论(An Essay on Man，1734)这里注意到作者所表述的两层含义：万物存在的意义以及作者对人类高傲的批驳。(2).What philosophy do these lines express? Do you agree with the writer“s idea that “whatever is, is right“? why or why not?（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：Consi

20、dered as a whole, these lines indicate that life seems chaotic and patternless to man when he is in the midst of it, but is in fact a coherent portion of a divinely ordered plan. So whatever God creates is justifiable. Personally, I do agree with him. The universe ultimately is a perfect design that

21、 appears imperfect to humans because the ability to perceive its order correctly is diminished by pride and intellectual limitations.)解析：解析：本题考查考生对节选诗篇所蕴含的哲学思想的理解，即对“存在即合理“的观点的认识。自由度比较高，考生可以给出自己的理解和看法。作文10.Read the following poem and write an essay entitled The Problem of Choice based on your analys

22、is of the poem. Remember to start your essay with a statement of the thesis, then support your thesis with supporting details, and finally have a conclusion. (12 %)The Road Not TakenTwo roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down

23、one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth;Then took the other, as just as fair,And having perhaps the better claim;Because it was grassy and wanted wear;Though as for that, the passing there,Had worn them really about the same,And both that morning equally layIn leaves no step had tro

24、dden black.Oh, I kept the first for another day,Yet knowing how way leads on to way,I doubted if should ever come back.I shall be telling this with a signSomewhere ages and ages hence:Two roads diverged in a wood, and II took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.（分数：2.00）_正

25、确答案：(正确答案：The Problem of Choice The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost, has become one of the most recognizable pieces of American poetry. The final lines have become a slogan for non-conformists and teachers attempting to open the minds of their students. However, the author“s implied pride in his cho

26、ice of “the road less traveled“ is only a small part of the message. In the first two stanza, the two roads are indeed two separate choices facing the speaker. He stands considering the options, knowing he can only take one. There is little difference between the roads from where he stands, and deci

27、des to take the one that has “perhaps the better claim.“ Although, as he passes he notes that the two roads are “really about the same.“ The two paths here represent two similar choices, neither particularly more appealing then the other, but still only one can be chosen. In the third stanza, the sp

28、eaker is regretful for the road he didn“t take. Both choices are desirable, but only one can be traveled now. And so he “kept the first for another day,“ hoping to return and take the path he was forced to leave behind. But he knows better. He understands the nature of his journey and doubts, despit

29、e his hope, that he will ever have the chance. The road he did not choose remains a mystery to him, bringing forever to his mind the possibilities he will never experience. And thus, in the fourth stanza, the speaker“s regret far in the future, when even the hope of traversing that other road has go

30、ne. He knows the impact of his choice, looking back upon the diverging road. He is proud to have taken the one less traveled, but the difference is neither good nor bad. The difference is simply the two destinations, one lived, the other not. After all, the title is not “The Road Less Traveled“ but is instead “The Road Not Taken.“)解析：解析：本题考查考生的诗歌分析能力和写作能力。诗歌选自弗罗斯特的哲理诗未选择的路(1915)，诗歌的最后三行点出了作者的选择。编者能力有限，在此仅附上对诗歌的分析，而对作文部分不再赘述。