1、2012年北京第二外国语学院英语专业（英美文学）真题试卷及答案解析(总分：44.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、单项选择题(总题数：15，分数：30.00)1.In Benjamin Franklin“s The Autobiography, 13 virtues are enlisted for seek of self-discipline, which show representatively _.（分数：2.00）A.the American valueB.spirit of democracyC.ideal of equalityD.the great awakening2.Dif
2、ferent from other writers of_, Edgar Allan Poe“s works show reminiscence of a genteel tradition.（分数：2.00）A.the colonial timeB.American RomanticismC.American RealismD.American Naturalism3.The spirit of the Romantic Age of American literature is _.（分数：2.00）A.retrospect of American pastoral lifeB.under
3、standing and sympathy to the poorC.affirmation of American identityD.criticism of industrialization and urbanization4.Which of the following is NOT true about Emily Dickinson?（分数：2.00）A.One of the major themes of her poetry is death.B.Her use of dash and capitalized letters in poems influences moder
4、n poetry deeply.C.She is a radical fighter against patriarchal society.D.Although there is a frequent use of first person narration in her poem, the “I“ has a diversified connotation except a reference to the author.5.Edgar Allan Poe is not only a poet, but also the founding father of _in American l
5、iterature.（分数：2.00）A.detective storiesB.psychological allegoryC.political commentsD.folklore6.Of the following writers, _ is NOT a writer of Realism.（分数：2.00）A.Mark TwainB.William Dean HowellsC.Herman MelvilleD.Henry James7.The most influential poets in early 20th century are _. Ezra Pound Robert Fr
6、ost T.S. Eliot Longfellow（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.8._ period extended from the invasion of the Celtic England by German tribes in the first half of the 5 th century to the conquer of England in 1066 by the Norman French under the leadership of William the Conqueror.（分数：2.00）A.The Anglo-NormanB.The Middle En
7、glishC.The Chaucerian EnglishD.The Old English9.A group of tales in several languages concerning _ and his knights developed into a literary tradition around a core of possible historical authenticity.（分数：2.00）A.King LearB.King ArthurC.King SolomonD.King Henry III10.According to Paradise Lost, Adam
8、and Eve are forbidden to eat the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of_.（分数：2.00）A.Wisdom and IgnoranceB.Love and HatredC.Faith and BetrayalD.Good and Evil11._ has been considered the most famous British dramatist since Shakespeare, who advocates that artistic work should reflect the urgent social probl
9、em in the late 19th century.（分数：2.00）A.Bernard ShawB.Henrik Johan IbsonC.Jonathan SwiftD.Virginia Woolf12.There are two types of poetry: narrative poetry and _ poetry according to their different stress on action or emotion.（分数：2.00）A.epicB.folkloricC.lyricD.romantic13.In _, morality and common sens
10、e became the predominant preoccupation in literary works.（分数：2.00）A.Victorian timeB.Elizabethan timeC.modern timeD.old English time14.“Ode to the West Wind“ is the representative work of romantic poet_.（分数：2.00）A.MiltonB.ShellyC.ByronD.Yeats15.The Hero in Romance is usually the（分数：2.00）A.kingB.knigh
11、tC.ChristD.churchman二、名词解释(总题数：3，分数：6.00)16.Byronic hero（分数：2.00）_17.West humor（分数：2.00）_18.Imagism（分数：2.00）_三、分析题(总题数：1，分数：8.00)Read the following passage and answer the questions: This text below is taken from Alice Walker“s short story “ Everyday Use“. Please answer the following questions accord
12、ing to the excerpt: Maggie will be nervous until after her sister goes: she will stand hopelessly in corners, homely and ashamed of the burn scars down her arms and legs, eying her sister with a mixture of envy and awe. * She thinks her sister has held life always in the palm of one hand, that “ no“
13、 is a word the world never learned to say to her. * You“ve never doubt seen those TV shows where. mother and child embrace and smile into each other“s faces. Sometimes I dream a dream in which Dee and I are suddenly brought together on a TV program of this sort. In real life I am a large, big-boned
14、woman with rough, man-working hands. In the winter I wear flannel nightgowns to bed and overalls during the day. I can kill and clean a hog as mercilessly as a man. My fat keeps me hot in zero weather. I can work outside all day, breaking ice to get water for washing; I can eat pork liver cooked ove
15、r the open fire minutes after it comes steaming from the hog. One winter I knocked a bull calf straight in the brain between the eyes with a sledge hammer and had the meat hung up to chill before nightfall. But of course all this does not show on television. I“m the way my daughter would want me to
16、be: a hundred pounds lighter, my skin like an uncooked barley pancake. My hair glistens in the hot bright lights. Jonny Carson has much to do to keep up with my quick and witty tongue. I never had an education myself. After second grade the school was closed down. Don“t ask me why; * in 1927 colored
17、 asked fewer questions than they do now. * Sometimes Maggie reads to me. She stumbles along good-naturedly but can“t see well. .She will marry John Thomas and then I“ll be free to sit here and I guess just sing church songs to myself. Although I never was a good singer. Never could carry a tune. I w
18、as always better at a man“s job. Notes: 1. Maggie and Dee are the daughters of the narrator. “her sister“ refers to Dee. 2. Jonny Carson is a very popular TV host in 1960s in the States.（分数：8.00）(1).Paraphrase the underlined sentence between the asterisks in Paragraph 1.(2 points)（分数：2.00）_(2).What
19、kind of person is “I“ according to the excerpt?(2 points)（分数：2.00）_(3).What writing skills are used to construct the narrator“s image? What artistic effect does this kind of narration achieve?(4 points)（分数：2.00）_(4).Comment on the underlined sentence between the asterisks in the last paragraph and e
20、xplain what social movement influenced the ethnic Americans when the story happened?(3 points)（分数：2.00）_2012年北京第二外国语学院英语专业（英美文学）真题试卷答案解析(总分：44.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、单项选择题(总题数：15，分数：30.00)1.In Benjamin Franklin“s The Autobiography, 13 virtues are enlisted for seek of self-discipline, which show representat
21、ively _.（分数：2.00）A.the American value B.spirit of democracyC.ideal of equalityD.the great awakening解析：解析：富兰克林在其自传中列举了十三种美德，分别是：节制、缄默、秩序、决心、节俭、勤奋、真诚、正义、中庸、整洁、冷静、节欲和谦虚。这些美德体现了清教徒思想与实用主义的结合，是美国价值观的代表。2.Different from other writers of_, Edgar Allan Poe“s works show reminiscence of a genteel tradition.（分
22、数：2.00）A.the colonial timeB.American Romanticism C.American RealismD.American Naturalism解析：解析：埃德加爱伦坡是十九世纪美国浪漫主义时期的代表作家，在诗歌和小说方面都有独到建树。其诗歌中追求的“美”不同于其他浪漫主义作家所追求的自然之美，而是一种遥远、古典、虚幻的美，如诗歌致海伦。3.The spirit of the Romantic Age of American literature is _.（分数：2.00）A.retrospect of American pastoral lifeB.unde
23、rstanding and sympathy to the poorC.affirmation of American identity D.criticism of industrialization and urbanization解析：解析：美国浪漫主义文学始于 18世纪末期，到美国内战爆发时开始衰落。在这期间文学家们都力图突出本土文化特征，通过描述美国本土自然风光刻画本土人物，以此反映美国人的民族性格和气质。浪漫主义时期是美国文化独立、美国精神确立的重要时期，确立了美国的民族文学和民族精神，激发了美国人强烈的爱国热情和民族意识。4.Which of the following is N
24、OT true about Emily Dickinson?（分数：2.00）A.One of the major themes of her poetry is death.B.Her use of dash and capitalized letters in poems influences modern poetry deeply.C.She is a radical fighter against patriarchal society. D.Although there is a frequent use of first person narration in her poem,
25、 the “I“ has a diversified connotation except a reference to the author.解析：解析：艾米莉狄金森是著名的隐士女诗人，诗风独特，文字细腻、观察敏锐、意象突出，题材多半有关门然、死亡和永生，但是其诗中没有女性主义反抗男权的特点。5.Edgar Allan Poe is not only a poet, but also the founding father of _in American literature.（分数：2.00）A.detective stories B.psychological allegoryC.pol
26、itical commentsD.folklore解析：解析：爱伦坡是侦探小说的鼻祖、科幻小说先驱之一，恐怖小说、短篇哥特小说(gothic novel)大师。6.Of the following writers, _ is NOT a writer of Realism.（分数：2.00）A.Mark TwainB.William Dean HowellsC.Herman Melville D.Henry James解析：解析：梅尔维尔(Herman Melville，1819 一 1891)是美国浪漫主义时期的作家，不是现实主义作家，代表作是莫比迪克(Moby Dick)。7.The mo
27、st influential poets in early 20th century are _. Ezra Pound Robert Frost T.S. Eliot Longfellow（分数：2.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析：朗费罗(Henry Wadsworth Longfellow，18071882)是 19世纪的美国浪漫主义诗人。8._ period extended from the invasion of the Celtic England by German tribes in the first half of the 5 th century to the con
28、quer of England in 1066 by the Norman French under the leadership of William the Conqueror.（分数：2.00）A.The Anglo-NormanB.The Middle EnglishC.The Chaucerian EnglishD.The Old English 解析：解析：古英语时期又称盎格鲁一萨克逊时期(AngloSaxon)，从公元 450到 1066年，这期间的文学代表作是贝奥武夫(Beowulf)。The Anglo-Norman(1066 一 1350)为盎格鲁一诺曼时期。9.A gro
29、up of tales in several languages concerning _ and his knights developed into a literary tradition around a core of possible historical authenticity.（分数：2.00）A.King LearB.King Arthur C.King SolomonD.King Henry III解析：解析：亚瑟王(King Arthur)是传说中英格兰的国王，圆桌骑士团的首领。他在罗马帝国瓦解之后，率领圆桌骑士团统一了不列颠群岛。关于亚瑟王的传奇故事源自何处，已无从查
30、考，究竟他是不是以某位历史人物为基础而塑造出来的虚构角色也不得而知。10.According to Paradise Lost, Adam and Eve are forbidden to eat the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of_.（分数：2.00）A.Wisdom and IgnoranceB.Love and HatredC.Faith and BetrayalD.Good and Evil 解析：解析：亚当和夏娃偷吃的是善恶树上的果子。11._ has been considered the most famous British dramat
31、ist since Shakespeare, who advocates that artistic work should reflect the urgent social problem in the late 19th century.（分数：2.00）A.Bernard Shaw B.Henrik Johan IbsonC.Jonathan SwiftD.Virginia Woolf解析：解析：萧伯纳(George Bernard Shaw，1856 一 1950)是英国现实主义戏剧家，他主张艺术作品应当反映社会的突出问题，提倡剧本的任务就是激发观众的思考。代表作有鳏夫的房产(Wid
32、owersHouse)和华伦夫人的职业(MrsWarren“s Profession)。12.There are two types of poetry: narrative poetry and _ poetry according to their different stress on action or emotion.（分数：2.00）A.epicB.folkloricC.lyric D.romantic解析：解析：根据诗歌所强调的重点不同，诗歌可分为叙事诗和抒情诗。13.In _, morality and common sense became the predominant p
33、reoccupation in literary works.（分数：2.00）A.Victorian time B.Elizabethan timeC.modern timeD.old English time解析：解析：维多利亚时代(Victorian era)是维多利亚女王从 1837年到 1901年的统治时期，这期间的文学体现了该时代的精神风貌，既包括了一整套高贵、体面、严肃、克制的道德体系，同时又深刻地揭露出当时飞速发展的社会中的种种残酷的阴暗面。14.“Ode to the West Wind“ is the representative work of romantic poet
34、_.（分数：2.00）A.MiltonB.Shelly C.ByronD.Yeats解析：解析：西风颂是英国浪漫主义诗人雪莱的代表作之一。15.The Hero in Romance is usually the（分数：2.00）A.kingB.knight C.ChristD.churchman解析：解析：骑士文学产生于 11到 13世纪，大多取材于民间传说和史诗，其基本主题都是骑士建功立业、侠义冒险、及其与贵妇的爱情等。二、名词解释(总题数：3，分数：6.00)16.Byronic hero（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：Byronic hero is a character-t
35、ype found in Byron“s celebrated narrative poem Childe Harold“s Pilgrimage, his verse drama Manfred, and other works. He is a boldly defiant but bitterly self-tormenting outcast, proudly contemptuous of social norms but suffering for some unnamed sin. Heathcliff in Emily Bronte“s Wuthering Heights is
36、 an example of Byronic hero.)解析：17.West humor（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：West humor is the type of humor in the tall tales. West humor is not only of witty remark mocking at small things or of farcical elements making people laugh, but a kind of artistic style used to criticize the social injustice. West h
37、umor is best represented in Mark Twain“s short stories, e. g. Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.)解析：18.Imagism（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：Imagism is a doctrine and poetic practice of a small but influential group of American and British poets calling themselves imagists between 1912 and 1917. The
38、group rejected most of the 19th century poetries as cloudy verbiage, and aimed at a new clarity and exactness in the short lyric poem instead. The imagism cultivated concision and directness, building their short poems around single image. Ezra Pound“s In a Station of the Metro is a typical poem of
39、imagism.)解析：三、分析题(总题数：1，分数：8.00)Read the following passage and answer the questions: This text below is taken from Alice Walker“s short story “ Everyday Use“. Please answer the following questions according to the excerpt: Maggie will be nervous until after her sister goes: she will stand hopelessly
40、 in corners, homely and ashamed of the burn scars down her arms and legs, eying her sister with a mixture of envy and awe. * She thinks her sister has held life always in the palm of one hand, that “ no“ is a word the world never learned to say to her. * You“ve never doubt seen those TV shows where.
41、 mother and child embrace and smile into each other“s faces. Sometimes I dream a dream in which Dee and I are suddenly brought together on a TV program of this sort. In real life I am a large, big-boned woman with rough, man-working hands. In the winter I wear flannel nightgowns to bed and overalls
42、during the day. I can kill and clean a hog as mercilessly as a man. My fat keeps me hot in zero weather. I can work outside all day, breaking ice to get water for washing; I can eat pork liver cooked over the open fire minutes after it comes steaming from the hog. One winter I knocked a bull calf st
43、raight in the brain between the eyes with a sledge hammer and had the meat hung up to chill before nightfall. But of course all this does not show on television. I“m the way my daughter would want me to be: a hundred pounds lighter, my skin like an uncooked barley pancake. My hair glistens in the ho
44、t bright lights. Jonny Carson has much to do to keep up with my quick and witty tongue. I never had an education myself. After second grade the school was closed down. Don“t ask me why; * in 1927 colored asked fewer questions than they do now. * Sometimes Maggie reads to me. She stumbles along good-
45、naturedly but can“t see well. .She will marry John Thomas and then I“ll be free to sit here and I guess just sing church songs to myself. Although I never was a good singer. Never could carry a tune. I was always better at a man“s job. Notes: 1. Maggie and Dee are the daughters of the narrator. “her
46、 sister“ refers to Dee. 2. Jonny Carson is a very popular TV host in 1960s in the States.（分数：8.00）(1).Paraphrase the underlined sentence between the asterisks in Paragraph 1.(2 points)（分数：2.00）_正确答案：(正确答案：She thinks her sister has a firm control of her own life.)解析：(2).What kind of person is “I“ according to the excer
