英美文學歷年真題

2011/04

II.ReadingComprehension(16pointsinall,4foreach)

ReadthequotedpartscarefullyandanswerthequestionsinEnglish.Writeyouranswers

inthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.

41.“ShahIcomparetheetoasummer'sday?

Thouartmorelovelyandmoretemperate:

RoughwindsdoshakethedarlingbudsofMay,

Andsummer'sleasehathalltooshortadate:“

Questions:

A.Who'sthepoetofthequotedstanza,andwhat'sthetitleofthepoem?

WilliamShakespeare^”Sonnet18”

B.Whatfigureofspeechisemployedinthepoem?

Metaphor

C.Whatisthethemeofthepoem?

Thenicesummer'sdayistransient,butthebeautyinthepoetycanlastforever.

42.“Whenthestarsthrewdowntheirspears,

Andwater5dheavenwiththeirtears,

Didhesmilehisworktosee?

DidhewhomadetheLambmakethee?”

Questions:

A.Who'sthepoetofthequotedstanza,andwhat'sthetitleofthepoem?

B.Whomdoesthe"he”referto?

C.Whatdoesthe“Lamb"symbolize?

43.“Mytongue,everyatomofmyblood,form'dfromthissoil,thisair,

Bornhereofparentsbomherefromparentsthesame,andtheirparentsthesame,

I,nowthirty-sevenyearsoldinperfecthealthbegin,

Hopingtoceasenottilldeath”

Questions:

A.Who'sthepoetofthequotedstanza,andwhat'sthetitleofthepoem?

B.Whatdo“soil"andrepresentinthefirstline?

C.Whatdoesthepoettrytosayintheabovequotedlines?

44.“'Isdyinghard,Daddy?'

cNo,Ithinkit'sprettyeasy,Nick.Italldepends.

Questions:

A.Who'stheauthorofthequotedpart,andwhat'sthetitleofthework?

B.WhatwasNickpreoccupiedwithwhenheaskedthequestion?

C.Whydidthefatheradd“Italldepends“afterheansweredhisson'squestion?

III.QuestionsandAnswers(24pointsinall,6foreach)

GiveabriefanswertoeachofthefollowingquestionsinEnglish.Writeyouranswersin

thecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.

45.What'sthethemeofEmilyBronte,sWitheringHeights?

46.ItissaidthatB.Shaw'splayMrs.Warren*sProfession,hasastrongrealistictheme,which

fullyreflectsthedramatist'sFabianistidea.What'sthethemeofthework?

47.Whal'sthethemeofNathanielHawthorne'sYoungGoodmanBrown!

48.DaisyMillerbroughtHenryJamesinternationalfameforthefirsttime.What'sthecharacterof

DaisyMiller,theprotagonist?

IV.TopicDiscussion(20pointsinall,10foreach)

Writenolessthan150wordsoneachofthefollowingtopicsinEnglishinthe

correspondingspaceontheanswersheet.

49.MakeacommentonthecharacterofJaneEyre,theheroineofthenovelbyCharlotteBronte.

50.Whyarenaturalistsinevitablypessimisticintheirview?

2010/07

II.ReadingComprehension(16pointsinall,4foreach)

ReadthequotedpartscarefullyandanswerthequestionsinEnglish.Writeyouranswers

inthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.

41.“Tobe,ornottohe----thatisthequestion;

Whether?tisnoblerinthemindtosuffer

Theslingsandarrowsofoutrageousfortune.

Ortotakearmsagainstaseaoftroubles,

Andbyopposingendthem?^^

Questions:

A.Whoisthewriterofthiswork?What'sthetitleof(hework?

B.Whatdoesthephrase"totakearmsagainstaseaoftroubles"mean?

C.Howdoyouunderstandthequotation<vTobe,ornottobe-thatisthequestion”?

42."'BesideapumiceisleinBaiae,sbay.

Andsawinsleepoldpalacesandtowers

Quiveringwithinthewave'sintenserday,

Allovergrownwithazuremossandflowers

Sosweet,thesensefaintspicturingthem!Thou

ForwhosepaththeAtlantic'slevelpowers”

(FromShelley's"OdetotheWestWind")

Questions:

A.Inwhatformisthepoemwritten?

B.Whatdoesthequotation44thesensefaintspicturingthem^^mean?

C.WhatideadoesShelleyexpressinthispoem?

43.“WepassedtheSchool,whereChildrenstrove

AtRecess-intheRing-

WepassedtheFieldsofGazingGrain-

WePassedtheSettingSun-"

(FromEmilyDickinson'spoemBecauseIcouldnotstopforDeath)

Questions:

A.Whatdoesthephrase“FieldsofGazingGrain^^symbolize?

B.Whatfigureofspeechisusedinthepoem?

C.WhatareDickinson'suniquewritingfeatures?

44.(Alotofcommonobjectshavebeenenumeratedinthepreviouslines,andherearethelasttwo

linesofthepoem.)

“Thehorizon'sedge,theflyingsea-crow,thefragranceofsaltmarshandshoremud.

Thesebecamepartofthatchildwhowentfortheveryday,andwhonowgoes,andwillalways

gofortheveryday.”

Questions:

A.Whoistheauthorofthispoem?Whatisthetitleofthepoem?

B.Whatdoesthechildstandforinthepoem?

C.Howdoyouunderstand“Thesebecamepartofthechild”?

HLQuestionsandAnswers(24pointsinall,6foreach)

GiveabriefanswertoeachofthefollowingquestionsinEnglish.Writeyouranswersin

thecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.

45.WhatarethefeaturesofGeorgeBernardShaw'scharacterizationinhisplays?

46.ThomasHardyisoftenregardedasatransitionalwriter.Somecriticsbelievethatheis

emotionallytraditionalandintellectuallyadvanced.Howdoyouunderstandthisidea?

47.WhatisthemostfamousthemeinHenryJames'sfiction?Andwhatishisfavourateapproach

incharacterization,whichmakeshimdifferentfromMarkTwainandW.D.Howllesas

realists?Givetwotitlesofhisworksofhisfirstperiodinwhichthisthemeandthisapproach

areemployed.

48.“YoungGoodmanBrown,9isoneofHawthorne'smostprofoundtales.

WhatistheallegoricalmeaningofBrown,theprotagonist?WhatdoesHawthornesetoutto

proveinthistale?HowdoesMelvillecommentonHawthorne'smannerofconcerningwith

guiltandevil?

IV.TopicDiscussion(20pointsinall,10foreach)

Writenolessthan150wordsoneachofthefollowingtopicsinEnglishinthe

correspondingspaceontheanswersheet.

49.PleaseelaborateWordsworth'stheoryofpoetry,takingexamplesfromthepoemsyouhave

learnedtosupportyourideas.

50.ARoseforEmilyisoneofFaulkner'sshortstories.DiscussthecharacterofEmilyGrierson

andhowthischaracterisdepicted.

2010/04

2009/07

41.Beholdher,singleinthefield.

YonsolitaryHighlandlass!

Reapingandsingingbyherself;

Stophere,orgentlypass!

Aloneshecutsandbindsthegrain.

Andsingsamelancholystrain:

Olisten!FortheValeprofound

Isoverflowingwiththesound.

Questions:

A.Identifythepoet.

B.Whacsiherhymeschemeforthestanza?

C.What'sthethemeofthepoem?

42.ThefollowingquotationisfromMrs.WarrensProfession,.

VIVIE:[intenselyinterestedbythistime]No:butwhydidyouchoosethatbusiness?

Savingmoneyandgoodmanagementwillsucceedinanybusiness.

MRS.WARREN:Yes,savingmoney.Butwherecanawomangelthemoneytosaveinany

otherbusiness?Couldyousaveoutoffourshillingsaweekandkeepyourseirdressed

aswell?Notyou.Ofcourse,ifyou'reaplainwomanandcantearnanythingmore:

orifyouhaveaturnformusic,orthestage,ornewspaper-writing:that'sdifferent...

Questions:

A.Identifytheplaywrightoftheabovequotation.

B.WhatbusinessdoyouthinkMrs.Warrenisinvolvedin?

C.Whafsthethemeoftheplay?

43.Mylittlehorsemustthinkitqueer

Toslopwithoutafarmhousenear

Betweenthewoodsandfrozenlake

Thedarkesteveningoftheyear.

Questions:

A.Identifythepoetandthetitleofthepoemfromwhichthisstanzaistaken.

B.Whatfigureofspeechisusedinthisslanza?

C.Briellyinterpreithemeaningofthisstanza.

44."Wherearewegoing.Dad?”Nickasked.

uOvertotheIndiancamp.ThereisanIndianladyverysick.”

“Oh,"saidNick.

Acrossthebaytheyfoundtheotherboatbeached.UncleGeorgewassmokingacigarin

thedark.TheyoungIndianpulledtheboatwayuponthebeach.UncleGeorgegaveboththe

Indianscigars.

Questions:

A.Identifytheauthorandthetitleoftheworkfromwhichthepassageistaken.

B.WhatdoesDadimplywhenhesaysuThereisanIndianladyverysick”?

C.WhyisDadgoingtotheIndiancamp?

HI.QuestionsandAnswers(24pointsinall,6foreach)

Giveabriefanswertoeachofthefollowing9uestionsinEnglish.Writeyouranswers

inthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.

45.What'stheliterarystyleofShelleyasaRomanticpoet?

46.WhatarethemainfeaturesofBernardShaw?splayswithlegardiothetheme,charac-terizalion

andplot?

47.HenryJames?literarycriticismisanindispensablepartofhiscontributiontoliterature.What's

hisoutlookinliterarycriticiam?

48.LocalcolorismisauniquevariationofAmericanliteraryrealism.Whoisthemostfamous

localcolorist?Whatarelocalcoloristsmostconcerned?

IV.TopicDiscussion(20pointsinall,10foreach)

Writenolessthan150wordsoneachofthefollowingtopicsinEnglishinthe

correspondingspaceontheanswersheet.

49.DefinemodernisminEnglishliterature.NametwoHKijormodernisticBritishwritersandlist

onemajorworkbyeach.

50.Brieflydiscusstheterm“TheLostGeneration“andnametheleadingfiguresofthisliterary

movement(Giveatleastthree).

2009/04

41.Whereforefeedandclotheandsave

Fromthecradletothegrave

Thoseungratefuldroneswhowould

Drainyoursweat-nay,drinkyourblood?

Questions:

A.Identifythepoetandthetitleofthepoemfromwhichthestanzaistaken.

B.WhatfigureofspeechisusedinLine2?

C.Whomdoes“drones”referto?

42.ThefollowingquotationisfromoneofthepoemsbyT.S.Eliot:

No!IamnotPrinceHamlet,norwasmeanttobe;

Amanattendantlord,onethatwilldo

Toswellaprogress,startasceneortwo

Advisetheprince;nodoubt,aneasytool,

Deferential,gladtobeofuse,

Politic,cautious,andmeticulous,

Fullofhighsentence,butabitobtuse;

Questions:

A.Identifythetitleofthepoemfromwhichthequotedpartistaken.

B.Who'sthespeakerofthequotedlines?

C.Whatdoesthefirstlineshowaboutthespeaker?

43.Therewasachildwentfortheveryday,

Andthefirstobjecthelook，dupon,thatobjecthebecame,

Andthatobjectbecamepartofhimforthedayoracertainpartoftheday,

Orformanyyearsorstretchingcyclesofyears.

Questions:

A.Identifythepoet.

B.Fromwhichpoemandwhichcollectionofthepoetaretheselinestaken?

C.Whatdoesthepoetdescribeinthepoem?

44.IheardaFlybuzz-whenIdied-

TheStillnessintheRoom

WasliketheStillnessintheAir-

BetweentheHeavesofStorm-

TheEyesaround-hadwrungthemdry-

AndBreathsweregatheringfirm

ForthatlastOnset-whentheKing

Bewitnessed-intheRoom-

Questions:

A.Identifythepoet.

B.Whatdoes"theKing"referto?

C.Whatmomentisthepoemtryingtodescribe?

III.QuestionsandAnswers(24pointsinall,6foreach)

GivebriefanswerstoeachofthefollowingquestionsinEnglish.Writeyouranswersin

thecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.

45.ListatleasttwoleadingneoclassicistsinEngland.WhatdidNeoclassicists

celebrateinliterarycreation?

46.JaneEyreisoneofthemostpopularandimportantnovelsoftheVictorianAge.

WhyisJaneEyresuchasuccessfulnovel?

47.WhoarethethreedominantfiguresoftheAmericanAgeofRealismandwhatare

thedifferencesintheirunderstandingofthe“truth”?

48.What'sDreiser，snaturalisticbelief?PleasediscussthequestionwithCari'ie,

acharacterinSisterCarrieasanexample.

IV.TopicDiscussion(20pointsinall,10foreach)

Writenolessthan150wordsoneachofthefollowingtopicsinEnglishinthe

correspondingspaceontheanswersheet.

49.BrieflydiscussWilliamShakespeare'sartisticachievementsincharacterization,

plotconstructionandlanguage.

50.BrieflydiscussMarkTwain*sartoffictionintermsofthesetting,thelanguage,

andthecharacters,etc.,basedonhisnovelTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.

2008/07

41.'"Thefiverglidethathisownsweetwill：

DearGod!theveryhousesseemasleep；

Andallthatmightyheartislyingstill!?,

(fromWilliamWordsworth\"ComposeduponWestminsterBridge")

Questions：

A.Whatfigureofspeechisusedinthequotedlines?

B.Whatdoes“thatmightyheart''referto?

C.Whatdoesthepoemdecribe?

42."Whenthestarsthrewdowntheirspears.

Andwater'dheavenwiththeirtears,

Didhesmilehisworktosee?

DidhewhomadetheLambmakethee?”

Questions：

A.Identify(hepoetandthepoemfromwhichthequotedlinesaretaken

B.Whomdoesihe"he"referto?

C.Whatdoesthe''Lamb"symbolize?

43.、'Mytongue,everyatomofmyblood,form'dfromthissoil,thisair.

Bornhereofparentsbornherefromparentsthesame,andtheir

parentsthesame,

1?nowthirty-sevenyearsoldinperfecthealthbegin,

Hopingtoceasenottilldeath”

Questions：

A.Identifythepoetandthepoemfromwhichthequotedlinesaretaken.

B.Whatdo"soil"and"air”representinthefirstline?

C.Whatdoesthepoettrytosayintheabovefourlines?

44.“1cannotrubthestrangenessfrommysight

Igotfromlookingthroughapaneofglass

Iskimmedthismorningfromthedrinkingtrough

Andheldagainsttheworldofhoarygrass.''

Questions：

A.Identifythepoetandthepoemfromwhichthequotedlinesaretaken.

B.Whatdoestheword"strangeness^referto?

C.Whatdothequotedlinesimply?

III.QuestionsandAnswers(24pointsinalb6foreach)

GiveabriefanswertoeachofthefollowingquestionsinEnglish.Writeyouranswersinthe

correspondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.

45.AsaleadingRomanticist,Byron'schiefcontributionishiscreationofthe"Byronic

Hero”.Brieflyexplaintheliteraryterm''ByronicHero”.

46.TheWasteLandisT.S.Eliot'smostimportantsinglepoem.Trytostatethethemeandthe

significanceofthepoembriefly.

47.WhatisthemostfamousthemeinHenryJames'sfiction?Andwhatishisfavouriteapproach

incharacterization?whichmakeshimdifferentfromMarkTwainandWD.Howellsasarealist?

GiveIwotitlesofhisfirstperiodworksinwhichthisthemeandthisapproachareemployed.

48.AsaleadingspokesmanofthekkImagistMovement”,whatprinciplesdoesEzraPound

endorse?

IV.TopicDiscussion(20pointsinall>10foreach)

Writenolessthan15()wordsoneachofthefollowingtopicsinEnglishinthecorresponding

spaceontheAnswerSheet.

49.DiscussCharlesDickens,artoffiction：thesetting,thecharacter-portrayal.thelanguage,

etc.,basedonhisnovelOliverTwist,

50.Greatlyandpermanentlyaffectedbythewarexperiences.Hemingwayformedhisownwriting

style,togetherwithhisthemeandhero.PleasediscussHemingway'swritingstyleinrelationto

hisnovelsyouhaveread.

2008/04

41.“ShallIcomparetheetoasummer'sday?

Thouartmorelovelyandmoretemperate:

RoughwindsdoshakethedarlingbudsofMay,

Andsummer'sleasehathalltooshortadate:“

Questions:

A.Identifythepoetandthepoemfromwhichthequotedlinesaretaken.

B.Namethefigureofspeechemployedinthepoem.

C.Whatisthethemeofthepoem?

42.“Doyouthink,becauseIampoor,obscure,plain,andlittle,Iamsoullessandheartless?一

Youthinkwrong!...AndifGodhadgiftedmewithsomebeauty,andmuchwealth,Ishould

havemadeitashardforyoutoleaveme,asitisnowformetoleaveyou...—itismyspirit

thataddressesyourspirit;justasifbothhadpassedthroughthegrave,andwestoodatGod's

feet,equal—asweare!”

Questions:

A.Identifytheauthorandthenovelfromwhichthequotedpartistaken.

B.Towhomisthespeakerspeaking?

C.Whatdoesthequotedpartimplyaboutthespeaker?

43.“Thewoodsarelovely,darkanddeep,

ButIhavepromisestokeep,

AndmilestogobeforeIsleep,

AndmilestogobeforeIsleep.”

Questions:

A.Identifythepoetandthepoemfromwhichthequotedlinesaretaken.

B.Whatdoestheword"sleep"mean?

C.Whatideadothefourlinesexpress?

44.“Icelebratemyself,andsingmyself,

AndwhatIassumeyoushallassume,

Foreveryatombelongingtomeasgoodbelongstoyou.

Iloafeandinvitemysoul,

Ilearnandloafeatmyeaseobservingaspearofsummergrass.”

(fromWaltWhitman's"SongofMyself,)

Questions:

A.Whomdoes4tmyself*referto?

B.Howdoyouunderstandtheline44Iloafeandinvitemysoul”？

C.Whatdoes