1、2013 年四川大学英语专业（英美文学）真题试卷及答案与解析一、名词解释1 John Keats2 Lord of the Flies3 William Blake4 Determinism in American naturalistic fiction5 Light in August二、单项选择题6 Which of the following is NOT directly related to the Age of Enlightenment in the 18th century?（A）to promote reason, equality and science（B） to en
2、lighten people with modern philosophical and artistic ideas（C） to hold the belief that human beings were unlimited, with infinite potential for intellectual development（D）to hold the belief that human beings were limited, dualistic, imperfect, and yet capable of rationality and perfection through ed
3、ucation7 “The Landscape Near an Aerodrome“is a poem by_.（A）Stephen Spender（B） T. S. Eliot（C） Robert Browning（D）Wystan Hugh Auden8 Which of the following is NOT directly related to the literature of Victorian Age in England?（A）The growth of urban population resulted in the appearance of a new reading
4、 public.（B） Many libraries were set up so that books were now available to readers who could not afford to buy them.（C） The plot of novels is unfolded against a social background which is broader than what it had been in previous novels.（D）Most of the novels were not first published in serial form,
5、that is, by installment, before they were fully published in a single book.9 One of the most noticeable features of Robert Brownings poetry is his use of_.（A）classical vocabulary（B） satire（C） dramatic monologue（D）exaggeration10 Which one of the following words is most appropriate when you describe t
6、he character of Katherine in Wuthering Heights?（A）generous（B） capricious（C） charitable（D）frivolous11 Scott Fitzgerald is a spokesman of the_.（A）Giled Age（B） Jazz Age（C） Frontier Era（D）American Revolutionary Age12 Which one of the following writers is a master user of different dialects in his novels
7、?（A）Henry James（B） Ralph Waldo Emerson（C） William Faulkner（D）Mark Twain13 Which one of the following novels mainly deals with the psychologically distorted characters?（A）Martin Eden（B） The Grapes of Wrath（C） Winesburg Ohio（D）The Ambassadors14 Exaltation of emotion above reason is a principle of_.（A）
8、Romanticism（B） Realism（C） Naturalism（D）Modernism15 “Grace under pressure“ is a typical sign of the_.（A）frontier people（B） Hemingways heroes（C） early immigrants（D）struggle for survival三、问答题16 Briefly comment on “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud“ by William Wordsworth.17 Make a comment on Ernest Hemingway
9、s novel A Farewell to Arms.2013 年四川大学英语专业（英美文学）真题试卷答案与解析一、名词解释1 【正确答案】 John Keats is an English poets. He is one of the main figures of the second generation of Romantic poets. The poetry of Keats is characterised by sensual imagery, most notably in the series of odes. His main works include Ode to
10、a Nightingale, To Autumn and Isabella.2 【正确答案】 Lord of the Flies is an allegorical novel by Nobel Prize-winning English author William Golding about a group of British boys stuck on an uninhabited island who try to govern themselves with disastrous results. Its stances on the already controversial s
11、ubjects of human nature and individual welfare versus the common good finally earned itself position in American Literature.3 【正确答案】 William Blake was an English poet, painter and printmaker. He is considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry in the Romantic Age. Blake is held in high re
12、gard by later critics for the philosophical and mystical undercurrents within his work. His most well-known poetries are The Songs of Experience and The Songs of Innocence.4 【正确答案】 Determinism means that all events, including moral choices, are completely determined by previously existing causes. De
13、terminism in American naturalism means everything is determined by factors such as biology, heredity, environment and social conditions. Naturalists believe that ones heredity and social environment largely determine ones character. It also attempts to determine “scientifically“ the underlying force
14、s.5 【正确答案】 Light in August is a novel by William Faulkner. It belongs to the Southern Gothic and modernist literary genres. The novel centers around two strangers who arrive at different times to Jefferson, then flashbacks to how this notorious family develops over history. In a loose, unstructured
15、modernist narrative style, Faulkner explores themes of race, sex, class and religion in the American South.二、单项选择题6 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 启蒙运动的核心思想是用理性的阳光驱散现实的黑暗，认为理性可以通过教育来培养，并提出一整套哲学理论。C 选项是文艺复兴时期的思想主张。7 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 机场附近的风景(The Landscape Near an Aerodrome)是英国诗人斯蒂芬斯彭德(Sir StephenSpender，1909 一 1995)的作品
16、。他是 20 世纪三十年代重要的作家之一，属马克思主义诗人。他的作品主要关注社会问题，运用能够反映现代文明机械化性质的意象，作品注重表达个人的情感。8 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 维多利亚时代被认为是大英帝国经济文化的全盛时期。城市化进程引发了特定的阅读群体，从而推动了文学的发展；印刷术的发展也促进了文学艺术的空前繁荣。这个时期内，大量的公共图书馆被建立起来并对民众开放，从而促进了文学尤其是小说的广泛流行；此期间内，英国涌现出一批批判现实主义小说家。他们的作品中对人民生活的真实写照和对社会制度的无情批判唤醒了公众对社会问题与社会发展的意识。这些都超越了在此之前的文学作品中体现的主题；另外，在
17、小说出版界，按月刊登成为时尚，例如狄更斯，萨克雷等知名作家都在著名刊物上发表过自己的小说连载。9 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 罗伯特布朗宁(Robert Browning，18121889)，维多利亚时代重要诗人，与丁尼生齐名。他善于对所写人物做戏剧化处理，客观冷静地导演他们表白自己的内心世界，即诗歌中的“戏剧性独自”，它是用戏剧性的观点和客观的手法来对灵魂进行探索。10 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 呼啸山庄(Wuthering Heights) 是英国女作家艾米莉勃朗特的作品。作者着意刻画了有着复杂多变性格的女主人公凯瑟琳的形象。她既有原始天性，自由奔放之性情，又屈从于追名逐利的现代社会
18、的物质观。11 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 “爵士时代”指美国从第一次世界大战到经济大萧条这一段时期。菲兹杰拉德(Scott Fitzgerald，18961940)的作品深刻地揭示了这一时期金钱和享乐掩盖下的精神堕落以及“美国梦”的本质的扭曲和幻灭。12 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 马克吐温是美国地方色彩主义(Local Colorism) 的重要代表人物，他擅长用朴素的地方方言，尤其是美国西部的方言写作。此类文风的代表作有卡拉维拉斯郡著名的跳蛙(The Celebrated Jumping Frogof Calaveras County)、哈克贝利费恩历险记(The Adventure
19、s of Huckleberry Finn)等。13 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 小镇畸人(Winesburg，Ohio)是美国作家舍伍德安德森的代表作。作者将故事背景设在俄亥俄州温斯堡镇，勾勒出了小镇上形形色色人物从行为方式到精神深层的“怪异”，人物背后流淌的却是作者温柔笔端的精神关怀。14 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 浪漫主义(Romanticism) 是开始于 18 世纪西欧的艺术、文学及文化运动，注重以强烈的情感作为美学经验的来源，并且开始强调如不安及惊恐等情绪，以及人在面对大自然的壮丽时所表现出的敬畏。浪漫主义宗旨与“理性”相对立，主要注重个人感情的表达。15 【正确答案】 B【
20、试题解析】 海明威(Ernest Miller Hemingway，18991961)是美国著名作家，第 54 届诺贝尔文学奖的获得者。他的作品中的男主人公非凡的勇气和耐力以及在重压下的优雅风度被认为是西方勇士精神和父权制所要求的男性气概的体现。老人与海的主人公便是这种精神的最好写照。三、问答题16 【正确答案】 I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud is probably the best-known poem by Wordsworth. A typical poem of Romanticism, it incorporates the ideas and aspec
21、ts that are essential in romantic poetry. In this sonnet, the speaker wanders like a cloud through the hills and valleys, when suddenly he catches hold of a field of daffodils. Through his lines, we can detect the poets longing to get away from the mundane world and to return to the embrace of natur
22、e.The imagery of nature together with the peacefulness created therein is accomplished through the many metaphors, similes and descriptive language that the poet uses. The beautiful nature unveils to the poet a new perspective unto life through ones inward eye; it also gives the poet a mind filled w
23、ith peace and comfort when he has to deal with worldly trifles. The perception of natural objects like the daffodils will produce human and universal significance.17 【正确答案】 A Farewell to Arms is a novel written by Ernest Hemingway set during the Italian campaign of World War I. The book, published i
24、n 1929, is a first-person account of an American soldierFrederic Henry, serving as lieutenant in the ambulance corps of the Italian Army. The story focuses on a romance between him and Catherine Barkley against the backdrop of WWIcynical soldiers, fighting and the displacement of populations. The pu
25、blication of this, Hemingways bleakest novel, cemented his stature as a modern American writer, and became his first best-seller. In this novel, the ambivalent feelings about the warresentment of the terrible destruction it causes and doubt of the glory it supposedly brings are clearly expressed by the main characters. Through this novel, Hemingway suggests that war is nothing more than the dark, murderous extension of a world that refuses to acknowledge, protect, or preserve true love.
