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

1、2007年浙江大学英语专业（英美文学）真题试卷及答案解析(总分：30.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、名词解释(总题数：10，分数：20.00)1.The Red Badge of Courage（分数：2.00）_2.The Rivals（分数：2.00）_3.The Wings of the Dove（分数：2.00）_4.The Dynasts（分数：2.00）_5.O“Pioneers!（分数：2.00）_6.Tamburlaine（分数：2.00）_7.Dry September（分数：2.00）_8.A Psalm of Life（分数：2.00）_9.The Faerie Que

2、ene（分数：2.00）_10.Dangling Man（分数：2.00）_二、评论题(总题数：3，分数：6.00)11.Speak what you think now in hard words and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradicts everything you said today.“All, so you shall be sure to be misunderstood.“ Is it so bad then to be misunderstood? Pyt

3、hagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.（分数：2.00）_12.Is not a patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the wat

4、er, and when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help? The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labors, had it been early, had been kind; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it; till I am known, and do not want i

5、t. I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligation where no benefit has been received, or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron which Providence has enabled me to do for myself.（分数：2.00）_13.Oh Carrie, Carrie! Oh, blind strivings of the human hea

6、rt! 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 heart knows and makes answer, following. It is when the feet weary

7、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 widow dreaming, shall you long, along. In your rocking-chair, by your window, shall you dream such happiness as you may never feel.（分数：2.00）_三、分析题(总

8、题数：2，分数：4.00)14.Analyze the theme of the following poem. (Use at least three of the following elements develop and reinforce your analysis: diction, tone, image, figures of speech, symbols, irony, syntax, rhythm, rhyme) (15 points)Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3,1802William WordsworthE

9、arth has not anything more to show more fair;Dull would he be of soul who could pass byA sight so touching in its majesty;This City now doth, like a garment, wearThe beauty of the morning; silent, bare,Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lieOpen unto the fields, and to the sky;All bright and

10、 glittering in the smokeless air.Never did the sun more beautifully steepIn his first splendor, valley, rock, or hill;Ne“er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep!The river glideth at his own sweet will;Dear God! The very houses seem asleep;And all that mighty heart is lying still!（分数：2.00）_15.Choose one

11、 of the following authors and make a comment on any one of his/her literary works. (20 points)George Bernard Shaw Ralph Waldo Emerson Ezra Pound Doris Lessing（分数：2.00）_2007年浙江大学英语专业（英美文学）真题试卷答案解析(总分：30.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、名词解释(总题数：10，分数：20.00)1.The Red Badge of Courage（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：It is a novel

12、written by Stephen Crane.)解析：2.The Rivals（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：It is a play (a comedy of manners) written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.)解析：3.The Wings of the Dove（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：It is a novel written by Henry James.)解析：4.The Dynasts（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：It is a novel written by Thomas Hardy.)解析：5

13、.O“Pioneers!（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：It is a novel written by Willa Cather.)解析：6.Tamburlaine（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：It is a play written by Christopher Marlowe.)解析：7.Dry September（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：It is a short novel written by William Faulkner.)解析：8.A Psalm of Life（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：It is a poem writ

14、ten by Longfellow.)解析：9.The Faerie Queene（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：It is an epic poem written by Edmund Spenser.)解析：10.Dangling Man（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：It is a novel written by Saul Bellow.)解析：二、评论题(总题数：3，分数：6.00)11.Speak what you think now in hard words and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard wo

15、rds again, though it contradicts everything you said today.“All, so you shall be sure to be misunderstood.“ Is it so bad then to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took

16、 flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：The quotation is excerpted from Self-reliance written by American philosopher and essayist, Ralph Waldo Emerson. In the given quotation, he expresses his transcendentalist understanding of the idea of being a genius “To be great is to b

17、e misunderstood“. In this way, Emerson encourages people to respect the individual originality and put forward their own new and great ideas. Their opinions may not be accepted in the day, but will survive the test of time, just like those great philosophers“.)解析：解析：本篇节选自爱默生的论自立(Self-reliance)。本文反映了

18、爱默生的超验主义观点之一,考生复习时应对这一类的概念有充分的认识和准备。12.Is not a patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help? The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labors, had it been early, had been kind; but it has

19、been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it; till I am known, and do not want it. I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligation where no benefit has been received, or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing t

20、hat to a patron which Providence has enabled me to do for myself.（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：The passage is excerpted from Samuel Johnson“s To the Right Honorable the Earl of Chesterfield. With this letter, he responded to those who took Earl of Chesterfield for the one who gave bounties of financial suppo

21、rt in the completion of Johnson“s masterpiece A Dictionary of English Language. Johnson first defined a patron as one who gives help to the man who “is struggling for life in the water“. Then he employed parallel structure and subjunctive mood to show how he was longing for help during his compositi

22、on and how indifferent Chesterfield was ever to him. The obvious irony proposed further criticizes Lord Chesterfield for only providing help when it was not least needed.)解析：解析：本篇节选自塞缪尔约翰逊的致切斯特菲尔德伯爵书(To the Right Honorablethe Earl of Chesterfield)。约翰逊生活拮据，在编写字典时曾想把这本书献给切斯特菲尔德伯爵(Earl of Chesterfield)

23、，从而得到伯爵一些帮助，哪知伯爵对此事不理不睬。当 1754年字典写成时，伯爵在世界日报上对这本字典大加赞美。可是伯爵圆滑的策略却没有收到预期的效果，约翰逊博士写下了这篇文章作为回应。13.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 th

24、e glimmer of beauty in sylvan places, or the show of soul in some passing eye, the heart 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 you

25、r widow dreaming, shall you long, along. In your rocking-chair, by your window, shall you dream such happiness as you may never feel.（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：The given excerpt is extracted from Theodore Dreiser“s Sister Carrie. It is a narrative intervention proclaiming the disillusion of American Dream

26、, as Carrie finds no fulfillment in her economic success and wealth. Another major symbol in the bookthe rocking chairalso appears twice in the excerpt. A rocking chair requires effort to create movements, but this movement never gets the rocker anywhere, which best embodies Dreiser“s determinist be

27、lief that men are not free agents but driven by “chemisms“ and that despite a hard attempt, their efforts get them nowhere.)解析：解析：本篇选自嘉莉妹妹(Sister Carrie)全文的最后一段。作为自然主义的经典作品，小说的最后一段不但反映了嘉莉与德莱塞的迷茫，也暗示了美国梦的破灭。考生需要注意文中摇椅的象征。三、分析题(总题数：2，分数：4.00)14.Analyze the theme of the following poem. (Use at least th

28、ree of the following elements develop and reinforce your analysis: diction, tone, image, figures of speech, symbols, irony, syntax, rhythm, rhyme) (15 points)Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3,1802William WordsworthEarth has not anything more to show more fair;Dull would he be of soul who

29、 could pass byA sight so touching in its majesty;This City now doth, like a garment, wearThe beauty of the morning; silent, bare,Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lieOpen unto the fields, and to the sky;All bright and glittering in the smokeless air.Never did the sun more beautifully steep

30、In his first splendor, valley, rock, or hill;Ne“er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep!The river glideth at his own sweet will;Dear God! The very houses seem asleep;And all that mighty heart is lying still!（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：In Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802, by William Wordswor

31、th, the speaker, again, his sister, reflects upon a beautiful view of the city by using such literary devices as rhyme, personification, hyperbole, and imagery. The speaker manages to create a vision in the reader“s mind that is so vivid, that one can picture oneself on that very bridge. This poem i

32、s another example of Wordsworth“s desire to create poetry using nature as inspiration. Earth is personified in the first line as a being that has possessions that he can show off, for example, its cities. The city is then personified in line four, as a person wearing a fine robe. The sixth line, con

33、tains the breathtaking imagery of a primitive skyline in a clear, morning sky. The imagery in line eight, All bright and glittering in the smokeless air, calls to mind the image of endless clearness, endless purity. Though a lot of metaphors and personifications are employed, the poem still characte

34、rizes itself with simple languages in the construction and a deep thought in the content. In the whole, the poem follows the Italian style, rhymed ABBAABBA, CDCDCD. The first eight lines (octave) describes early London in detail, while the last six lines (sestet) goes to express Wordsworth“s deep lo

35、ve in nature, that in his eyes, the sleeping city is taken to be part of nature.)解析：解析：本首诗歌取自威斯寺桥上的随想(Composed upon Westminster Bridge)，写于 1802年9月 3日。作为华兹华斯的代表作之一，此诗反映了华兹华斯的创作风格，并且作为一首十四行诗，它又符合彼特拉克体(意大利体)的特点。15.Choose one of the following authors and make a comment on any one of his/her literary wor

36、ks. (20 points)George Bernard Shaw Ralph Waldo Emerson Ezra Pound Doris Lessing（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：George Bernard Shaw Pygmalion: A Romance in Five Acts (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw. It tells the story of Henry Higgins, a professor of phonetics who makes a bet with his friend Colonel Pic

37、kering that he can successfully pass off a Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, as a refined society lady by teaching her how to speak with an upper class accent and training her in etiquette. In the process, Higgins and Eliza grow close, but she ultimately rejects his domineering ways and declares

38、 she will marry Freddy Eynsford-Hilla young, poor, gentleman. Pygmalion reveals various themes popular in Victorian era, ranging from social class, language, to relations between both sexes. The social hierarchy is an unavoidable reality in Britain, and it is interesting to watch it play out in the

39、work of a socialist playwright. Shaw includes members of all social classes from the lowest (Liza) to the servant class (Mrs. Pearce) to the middle class (Doolittle after his inheritance) to the genteel poor (the Eynsford Hills) to the upper class (Pickering and the Higginses). The general sense is

40、that class structures are rigid and should not be tampered with, so the example of Liza“s class mobility is most shocking. The issue of language is tied up in class quite closely; the fact that Higgins is able to identify where people were born by their accents is telling. British class and identity

41、 are very much tied up in their land and their birthplace, so it becomes hard to be socially mobile if your accent marks you as coming from a certain location. In this play and in British society at large, language is closely tied with class. From a person“s accent, one can determine where the person comes fro