2011年空军工程大学882综合英语考研真题考研试题硕士研究生入学考试试题

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考试科目：综合英语（A卷）科目代码 882 说明：答题时必须答在配发的空白答题纸上，答题可不抄题，但必须写清题号，写在试题上不给分; 考生不得在试题及试卷上做任何其它标记，否则试卷作废，试题必须同试卷一起交回。

Ⅰ.Fill the following blanks. (10 points)

(1)The United States is honorably c alled “___________________”, a phrase commonly used to

signify the mixture and assimilation of different races that have immigrated into the U.S. . (2)During the American Civil War, Lincoln took two important measures. One was the

“____________________”, the other was “___________________________”.

(3)During WWII, the Japanese advance was checked when the main force of the Japanese

United Fleet was destroyed in _______________________ Battle, which was the turning point of the Pacific War.

(4)In the British political system, ________________________ is the head of state, while

___________________ is the head of the government.

(5)As a rule, the leader of the majority party in ___________________ is the Prime Minister

who is automatically appointed by the Sovereign.

(6)The description of a language at some point of time in history is a _____________ study; eh

description of a language as it changes through time is a ______________ study.

(7)The ______________ view of meaning is based on the presumption that one can derive

meaning from or reduce meaning to observable contexts.

(8)T.S. Eliot’s _____________________ is a poem concerned with the spiritual breakup of a

modern civilization in which human life has lost its meaning，significance and purpose. (9)“A heavy weight of hours has chained and bowed

One too like thee: tameless, and swift, and proud,”

In the above lines, “thee” refers to ___________________ .

(10) Whitman thought that the voice of democracy should not be limited by traditional forms verse. So he devised a poetic style which is now called _______________. His _________________ is generally considered to be the greatest romantic poetry in 19th century American literature.

Ⅱ.Answer the following questions briefly. (20 points)

(1)What are the major branches of linguistics?

(2)In the study of meaning, what is the relationship between sense and reference?

(3)What is “The New Deal” initiated by Franklin D. Roosevelt? And what is its his torical

significance?

(4)What is the theme of the following poem?

Fire and Ice by Robert Frost

Some say the world will end in fire,

Some say in ice.