中国人民大学2003年研究生入学考试试题(英美文学-英美文化-英

中国人民大学2003年研究生入学考试试题招生专业：英语语言文学考试科目：英美文学　英美文化　英语发展史　英语语言史考试时间：1月19日下午考题编号：442一、英美文学Ⅰ.Define,incompletesentences,thefollowingtermsandphrasesinEnglishandAmericanliterature.(12points)1.neo-classicism2.blankverse3.lyric4.terzarima5.modernism6.stream-of-consciousnessⅡ.Placeeachofthefollowingworksinitspropercentury,indicateitsgenre,andgivethefullnameoftheauthor.(20points)1.InaStationoftheMetro2.FromthePeople,Yes3.IWanderedLonelyasaCloud4.Mrs.Warren’sProfession5.TheHollowMen6.Self-Reliance7.ARoomofOne’sOwn8.TheSoundandtheFury9.Break,Break,Break10.AModestProposalⅢ.Identifyeachofthefollowingquotationsbygivingthetitleoftheworkandthefullnameoftheauthor,andexplaintheimplicationsoftheunderlinedparts.(12points)1.IplacedajarinTennessee,Androunditwas,uponahillItmadetheslovenlywildernessSurroundthathill.Thewildernessroseuptoit,Andsprawledaround,nolongerwild.ThejarwasrounduponthegroundAndtallandofaportinair.Ittookdominioneverywhere.Thejarwasgrayandbare.Itdidnotgiveofbirdorbush,LikenothingelseinTennessee.2.“Ithought,Angel,thatyoulovedme—me,myveryself!IfitisIyoudolove,Ohowcanitbethatyoulookandspeakso?Itfrightensme!Havingbeguntoloveyou,Iloveyouforever—inallchanged,inalldisgraces,becauseyouareyourself.Iasknomore.Thenhowcanyou,Omyownhusband,stoplovingme?”“Irepeat,thewomanIhavebeenlovingisnotyou”“Butwho?”“Anotherwomaninyourshape.”Sheperceivedinhiswordstherealizationofherownapprehensiveforebodinginformertimes.Helookeduponherasaspeciesofimposter,aguiltywomanintheguiseofaninnocentone.Terrorwasuponherwhitefaceasshesawit;hercheekwasflaccid,andhermouthhadalmosttheaspectofaroundlittlehole.Thehorriblesenseofhisviewofhersodeadenedherthatshestaggered;andhesteppedforward,thinkingshewasgoingtofall.3.IsabelArcherwasayoungpersonofmanytheories;herimaginationwasremarkablyactive.Ithadbeenherfortunetopossessafinermindthanmostofthepersonsamongwhomherlotwascast;tohavealargerperceptionofsurroundingfactsandtocareofknowledgethatwastingedwiththeunfamiliar.Itistruethatamonghercontemporariesshepassedforayoungwomanofextraordinaryprofundity;fortheseexcellentpeopleneverwithheldtheiradmirationfromareachofintellectofwhichtheythemselveswerenotconscious,andspokeofIsabelasaprodigyoflearning,acreaturereportedtohavereadtheclassicauthors—intranslations.Herpaternalaunt,Mrs.Varian,oncespreadtherumorthatIsabelwaswritingabook—Mrs.Varianhavingareverenceforbooks—andaverredthatthegirlwoulddistinguishherselfinprint.Ⅳ.AnswerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtoyourunderstandingofEnglishandAmericanliteraryhistoryandcriticism.(16points)1.WhatisthecentralthemerevealedbytheconflictbetweenthegroupofChristianssuchasAntonio,Bassanio,Portia,andtheothers,andtheJewShylockinShakespeare’scomedyTheMerchantofVenice?Onwhichside,Antonio’sorShylock’s,doesShakespearestandandwhy?Andwhatistheprogressivesignificanceoftheplay?2.WhatdoyouknowofEmestHemingway’sstyleinprosewriting?WhatarethefeaturesofthemodernworldrevealedinHemingway’snovels?WhatspiritdoesHemingwayadvocateforthepeoplelivinginthatkindofworld.二、英美文化Ⅰ.Fillineachofthefollowingblankswithoneproperword(10points)1.Greekculturereachedahighpointofdevelopmentinthe5thcenturyB.C.markedbythesuccessfulrepulseofthe（1）invasionearlyinthecentury,theestablishmentofdemocracyandtheflourishingofknowledgein（2）.2.InancientGreecetherewasaveryinfluentialphilosophicaldebatebegunbyagroupofprofessionalteacherscalled（3）whowerethemastersofartofarguing,andthemosteminentofthemwas（4）,whoischieflynotedforhisdoctrinethat“manisthemeasureofallthings.”3.OneofthemostfamoussculpturesinancientGreeceis（5）deMilo,whosebrokenarmshavelongbeenthefocusofdiscussioninartisticcircles.4.TheRomanshadalotincommonwiththeGreeks.Forexample,bothpeoplehadtraditionsrootedintheideaofthe（6）,hostileto（7）andtoservility.5.Virgil,thegreatestofLatinpoets,wrotethegreatepic,the（8）whichtellsthestoryofoneoftheprincesofTroy,whoescapedfromthatburningcitytocarryontheTrojancauseinanewplace,（9）.6.TheOldTestamentconsistsof39books,theoldestandmostimportantofwhicharethefirstfivebooks,called（10）.AndDeuteronomy,oneofthefivecontainsthefinalwardsof（11）tohispeople.7.TheclearesthistoricaliteminthegeneralknowledgeofmostBritishpeopleistheyear（12）,whentheFrench-speakingNormansinvadedEngland,defeatingtheSaxonking（13）attheBattleofHastings.8.TheChurchofEngland,or（14）Church,isoneofthemany‘Protestant’sectswhichbrokeawayfromthemoreancientandmore（15）RomanCatholicChurchseveralcenturiesago,duringthegreatreligiousmovementcalledthe（16）.9.InAmericanhistory,the1920swasanextraordinaryandcontradictorydecade,whenhedonismand（17）coexistedwithapuritanicalconservatism.Forexample,althoughalcoholicbeverageswereoutlawedby（18）,drinkerscheerfullyevadedthelawinthousandsofspeakeasies.10.IntheUnitedStates,theideaofconsumerprotectionreceivedabigboostin1962whenPresident（19）deliveredaspecialmessagelistingfourbasicconsumerrights:therighttosafety,therighttobe（20）,therighttochoose,andtherighttobeheard.Ⅱ.Explainbrieflythefollowingterms(15points):1.Lyceum2.theStoics3.theDoricstyle4.theRomanlaw5.Exodus6.DailyTelegraph7.LordsofAppeal8.AmericanFederalism9.VISTA10.W