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2008年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(四川卷)英语本试卷分第工卷(选择题)和第皿卷(非选择题)两部分。

共150分，考试时间l20分钟。

第1卷(选择题共l05分)第一部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分55分l第一节单项填空(共15小题；每小题l分，满分l5分)从A、B、c、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.1 haven't seen Ann for ________long that I've forgotten what she looks like.A. suchB. veryC. soD. too2. You have to __________a choice_ Are you going to leave the job or stay?A. decideB. getC. doD. make3. Although badly hurt in the accident, the driver was ______able to make a phonecallA. stillB. evenC. alsoD. ever4. For many cities in the world, there is no room to spread Out further,_____ NewYork is an example.A. for whichB. in whichC. of whichD.from which5.--Let's go for a walk in the garden.-- _______, but I need to do the washing-up.A. No, thank youB. That's rightC. Good ideaD. Not at all6. There were some chairs left over ______everyone had sat down.A. whenB. untilC. thatD. where7. The telephone, but by the time I got indoors, it stopped.A. had rungB. was ringingC. ringsD. has rung8. In the United States, there is always_________frow of people to areas of __country where more jobs can be found.A. a;theB. the：aC. the;theD. a;a9. I used to quarrel a lot with my parents, but now we _______fine_A. look outB. stay upC. carry onD. get along10. Although this _____.sound like a simple~ task, great care needed.A must B. may C. shall D. should11. The manager believes prices will not rise by more than____ four percent.A。

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英语专业-英美文学试卷及答案-期末英美文学试卷A共9页第I. Mark the following statements as true (T) or false (F). (10 x 1’=10’)1. ( ) Chaucer is the first English short-story teller and the founder of English poetry aswell as the founder of English realism. His masterpiece The Canterbury talescontains 26 stories.2. ( ) English Renaissance is an age of essay and drama.3. ( ) The rise of the modern novel is closely related to the rise of the middle class and anurban life.4. ( ) The French Revolution and the American War of Independence were two biginfluences that brought about the English Romantic Movement.5. ( ) Charlotte’s novels are all about lonely and neglected young women with a fiercelonging for life and love. Her novels are more or less based on her own experience and feelings and the life as she sees around.6. ( ) The leading figures of the naturalism at the turn of 19th century are Thomas Hardy,John Galsworthy and Bernard Shaw.7. ( ) Emily Dickinson is remembered as the “All American Writer”.8. ( )The Civil War divides the American literature into romantic literature and realistliterature.9. ( ) Mark Twain is the first American writer to discover an American language andAmerican consciousness.。

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Sichuan International Studies University2008 Postgraduate Admission Examination Paper forTranslation and Writing翻译与写作答题要求:所有答案必须写在答题纸上，否则不给分。

全卷150分，3小时完成。

I. Translate the underlined parts into Chinese: (50 points)I had a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong Hills(恩贡山区). The Equator runs across these highlands, a hundred miles to the North, and the farm lay at an altitude of over six thousand feet.In the day-time you felt that you had got high up, near to the sun, but the early mornings and evenings were limpid and restful, and the nights were cold.The geographical position, and the height of the land combined to create a landscape that had not its like in all the world. There was no fat on it and no luxuriance anywhere; it was Africa distilled up through six thousand feet, like the strong and refined essence of a continent.The colours were dry and burnt, like the colours in pottery,- ,The trees had a light delicate鱼liage, the structure of which was different from that of the trees in Europe; it did not grow inbows or cupolas, but in horizontal layers, and the formation gave to the tall solitary trees alikeness to the palms, or a heroic and romantic air like fullrigged ships with their sails clewedup, and to the edge of a wood a strange appearance as if the whole wood were faintly vibrating.Upon the grass of the great plains the crooked bare old thorn-trees were scattered, and the grasswas spiced like thyme and bog-myrtle; in some places the scent was so strong, that it smartedin the nostrils. All the flowers that you found on the plains, or upon the creepers and liana inthe native forest, were diminutive like flowers of the downs,}nly just in the beginning ofthe long rains a number of big, massive heavy-scented lilies sprang out on the plains. Theviews were immensely wide. Everything that you saw made for greatness and freedom, andunequalled nobility.The chief feature of the landscape, and of your life in it, was the air. Looking back on asojourn in the African highlands, you are struck by your feeling of having lived for a time up in鱼 e air. The sky was rarely more than pale blue or violet, with aprofusion of和ghty,, weightless,ever-chancing clouds towering up and sailing on it, but it has a blue vigour in it, and at a shortdistance it painted the ranges of hills and the woods a fresh deep blue. In the middle of the daythe air was alive over the land, like a flame burning; it scintillated, waved and shone likerunning water, mirrored and_ doubled all objects, and created great Fata Morgana. Up in this丛曲air you breathed easily, drawing in a vital assurance and lightness of heart. In the丛ghlands you woke up in the morning and thought: Here I am, where I ought to be.The丛ountain of Ngong Stretches in a long ridge from North to South, and is crownedwith four noble peaks like immovable darker blue waves against the sky. It rises eight, thousand共2页第1页feet above the Sea, a}过to the East two thousand feet above the surrounding country; but to theWest the drop is deeper and more precipitous,the hills fall vertically down towards theGreat Rift V alley(大裂谷)·The wind in the highlands blows steadily from the North-North-east. It is the samewind that, down at the coasts of Africa and Arabia, they name the Monsoon, the East Wind,which was King Solomon's favourite horse. Up here it is felt as just the resistance-,of.the air, as鱼旦卫arth throws herself. forward into space. The wind runs straight ag inst鱼e NQon到lls,and the slops of the hills would be the ideal place for setting up a glider, that would be liftedupwards by the currents, over鱼e mountain top. The clouds, which were traveling with thewind, struck the side of the~ hill and hung round it, or were caught on, the summit qnd broke intorain. But those that took a higher course and sailed clear of the reef, dissolved to the West of it,over the burning desert of the Rift V alley. Many times I have from my house wondered to seetheir proud floating masses, as soon as they had got over the hills, vanish in the blue air and begone.1l. Translate the following passage into English: (50 points)站在尘土漫漫的路边，自己已没了勇气继续那剩下的一半旅程。

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2008年四川大学英语专业（英美文学）真题试卷及答案一、单项选择题1 Which of the following is NOT directly related to the literature of VictorianAge in England?（A）The growth of urban population resulted in the appearance of a new reading 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, that is, by installment, before they were fully published in a single book.2 Romance was a type of literature that was very popular in the______.（A）Renaissance period（B）seventeenth century（C）Middle Ages（D）eighteenth century3 Jonathan Swift wrote all the following works EXCEPT______.（A）The Battle of Books（B）The Pilgrim's Progress（C）Gulliver's Travels（D）A Tale of the Tub4 The following statements about neo-classicism are all true EXCEPT______.（A）Elegance, correctness, appropriateness and restraint were preferred（B）It results in the rise of novels as a dominant literary genre（C）It is unsympathetic towards the "rude" masters of old literature—towards Chaucer, Spenser, and even Shakespeare（D）It is almost exclusively a "town" poetry, catering to the interests of thesociety in great cities.5 Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of Romanticism in England?（A）Spontaneity in expressing feelings.（B）Emphasis on reason.（C）Worship of nature.（D）Simplicity in language.6 Which ONE of the following is the author of The Leather-Stocking Tales?（A）Henry David Thoreau（B）Washington Irving（C）Edgar Allan Poe（D）James Fennimore Cooper7 Which ONE of the following is the author of the poem Song of Myself?（A）Walt Whitman（B）Stephen Crane（C）Edgar Allan Poe（D）Henry Wadsworth Longfellow8 Which one of the following statements is applicable to the understanding of Transcendentalism?（A）It is strongly influenced by social Darwinism.（B）Belief in individualism, independence of mind, and self-reliance.（C）Man has no free-will.（D）It holds that determinism governs everything.9 Mark the novelist whose major works are characterized by the elements of the "grotesque"?（A）Philip Freneau（B）Edgar Allan Poe（C）Washington Irving（D）Emily Dickson10 All the following concepts can be found in American naturalistic fiction EXCEPT______.（A）determinism（B）survival of the fittest（C）effects of hereditary and environmental forces（D）search for identity二、名词解释11 Oscar Wilde12 A Modest Proposal13 James Joyce14 Transcendentalism15 The Octopus三、问答题16 Answer the following questions IN ABOUT 150 WORDS each:(20 points)Make a comment on Emily Bronte' s novel Wuthering Heights.17 Make a comment on Herman Melville' s novel Moby-Dick.一、单项选择题1 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 Most of the novels were first published in serial form，that is，by installment，before theywere fully published in a single book．(参见罗经国编的《新编英国文学选读下》第118页。

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[考研类试卷]2008年四川大学英语专业（英美文学）真题试卷一、单项选择题1 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 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, that is, by installment, before they were fully published in a single book.2 Romance was a type of literature that was very popular in the______.（A）Renaissance period（B）seventeenth century（C）Middle Ages（D）eighteenth century3 Jonathan Swift wrote all the following works EXCEPT______.（A）The Battle of Books（B）The Pilgrim's Progress（C）Gulliver's Travels（D）A Tale of the Tub4 The following statements about neo-classicism are all true EXCEPT______.（A）Elegance, correctness, appropriateness and restraint were preferred（B）It results in the rise of novels as a dominant literary genre（C）It is unsympathetic towards the "rude" masters of old literature—towards Chaucer, Spenser, and even Shakespeare（D）It is almost exclusively a "town" poetry, catering to the interests of the society in great cities.5 Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of Romanticism in England?（A）Spontaneity in expressing feelings.（B）Emphasis on reason.（C）Worship of nature.（D）Simplicity in language.6 Which ONE of the following is the author of The Leather-Stocking Tales?（A）Henry David Thoreau（B）Washington Irving（C）Edgar Allan Poe（D）James Fennimore Cooper7 Which ONE of the following is the author of the poem Song of Myself?（A）Walt Whitman（B）Stephen Crane（C）Edgar Allan Poe（D）Henry Wadsworth Longfellow8 Which one of the following statements is applicable to the understanding of Transcendentalism?（A）It is strongly influenced by social Darwinism.（B）Belief in individualism, independence of mind, and self-reliance.（C）Man has no free-will.（D）It holds that determinism governs everything.9 Mark the novelist whose major works are characterized by the elements of the "grotesque"?（A）Philip Freneau（B）Edgar Allan Poe（C）Washington Irving（D）Emily Dickson10 All the following concepts can be found in American naturalistic fiction EXCEPT______.（A）determinism（B）survival of the fittest（C）effects of hereditary and environmental forces（D）search for identity二、名词解释11 Oscar Wilde12 A Modest Proposal13 James Joyce14 Transcendentalism15 The Octopus三、问答题16 Answer the following questions IN ABOUT 150 WORDS each:(20 points) Make a comment on Emily Bronte' s novel Wuthering Heights.17 Make a comment on Herman Melville' s novel Moby-Dick.。

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天津外国语学院2008年攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试试题考试科目：英语语言文学（注意：答案必须写在答题纸上）（考试时间180分钟总分150分）说明：本试卷共五项，第I、II、III 、IV 项为所有报考我校英语专业硕士研究生的必答题；第V项分为五个专业方向模块，考生按照所报考的专业方向选择答题。

I. Choose the one answer that best answers the question orcompletes/explains the sentence. Write your answers on theANSWER SHEET. (22 points)1.The fact that children can speak before they can read or write shows that .nguage is basically vocalnguage is arbitrarynguage is used for communicationnguage is productive2.“There is no direct link between a linguistic form and what it refers to(i.e., between language and the real world)”. This is the viewconcerning the study of meaning.A. naming theoryB. conceptualistC. contextualistD. behaviourist3.“Expensive, valuable, precious” are a group of words bearing the samemeaning, but indicating different attitudes of the user toward what he istalking about. They are synonyms.A. dialectalB. stylisticC. emotiveD. semantic4.The semantic features of the word “girl” can be expressed as .A.+ ANIMATE, -HUMAN, + ADULT, +MALEB.+ ANIMATE, +HUMAN, - ADULT, +MALEC.+ ANIMATE, +HUMAN, + ADULT, -MALED.+ ANIMATE, +HUMAN, - ADULT, -MALE5.Pragmatics differs from traditional semantics in that it studies meaningnot in isolation, but in .A. relationshipB. dependenceC. sentenceD. context6. “The child is father of the man.” The figure of speech used in thesentence is .A. hyperboleB. metonymyC. paradoxD. transferred epithet7.The festival celebrating Christ’s resurrection is called .A. ChristmasB. Easter SundayC. Thanksgiving DayD. Resurrection Day8.The word “England” evokes images other than: .A. great cities with their imposing Georgian, Victorian and modernarchitectureB. Mediaeval castles and cathedrals of country townsC. delightful villages and rolling hillsD. Constitution-based federal republic9.Christianity was introduced into Britain by .A. the CeltsB. the GermansC. the RomansD. the Viking Danes10.The Fair Deal was the name given to ’s domestic program.A. Harry TrumanB. Franklin Roosevelt ChicagoC. Herbert HooverD. Dwight Eisenhower11.Culture of USA emphasizes all except .A. competitionB. democracyC. individual valueD. knighthood12.Which of the following phrases can not be used to describe the continentof Australia?A. the smallest continentB. the largest IslandC. the highest continentD. the driest continent13.Thomas Hardy is a prolific writer whose works include the followingexcept .A. Far from the Madding CrowdB. To the Light HouseC. Under the Greenwood TreeD. Jude the Obscure14.In the first half of the 19th century English drama experienced a generaldecline. , two famous English playwrights revived the British theatre after this period of time.A. William Shakespeare and Christopher MarloweB. Harold Pinter and Samuel BeckettC. George Bernard Shaw and Oscar WildeD. Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg15.The three most eminent novelists who represent the three phases of theVictorian novels are Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy and .A. George MooreB. Louis StevensonC. James JoyceD. George Eliot16.Which of the following books deals with American Civil War?A. The Red Badge of CourageB. For Whom the Bell TollsC. Slaughterhouse-FiveD. Catch 2217.The first writer who took the vernacular as a serious way of presentingreality after Mark Twain is .A. Robert FrostB. Ernest HemingwayC. William Carlos WilliamsD. Sherwood Anderson18.Direct treatment of the “thing”, whether subjective or objective, is one ofthe poetic principles advocated by .A. ImagistsB. RealistsC. NaturalistsD. Romanticists19.From Han Dynasty to Song Dynasty, _________ was the most importanttranslation activity in China.A. the translation of Buddhist scripturesB. Bible translationC. the translation of literary worksD. pragmatic translation20.In English-Chinese translation, proper nouns such as the names ofpersons and places of foreign counties are, as a rule, , i.e., to be translated by using Chinese characters to represent the sound in articulating these names.A. to be transliteratedB. to be transportedC. to be transferredD. to be transformed21.stresses the interactional, pragmatic aspects of translation,arguing that the shape of target text should above all be determined by the function that it is intended to fulfill in the target context.A. Relevance theoryB. Pragmatic translationC. Skopos theoryD. Applied translation22.In _________, the interpreter sits in an interpreting booth, listens to thespeaker through a headset and interprets into a microphone while listening.A. whispered interpretingB. pragmatic interpretingC. simultaneous interpretingD. consecutive interpretingII. Fill in each blank with an appropriate word or phrase to complete the sentence or passage. Write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.(28 points)1.The sun sets regularly on the Union Jack these days, but never on theEnglish language. “The Union Jack” refers to . is a parliamentary democracy where the people elect(MPs) to the House of and the political party with the largest number of MPs in the House forms the government.3.“In 1837 most people lived in villages and worked on the land; by 1901,most lived in towns and worked in offices, shops and factories.” The period of history mentioned is known as .4.Admission to a British university is on the basis of ,school references, and .5.If President of the United States refuses to sign a law, a two-thirdsmajority in and ____________ can override his veto.6.developed as differences about the shape of the postwarworld created suspicion and distrust between the United States and the Soviet Union.7.Chinese basketball player Yao Ming has been very successful in NBA.NBA stands for .8., also called word-for-word translation, is ideally thesegmentation of the source language text into individual words and target language rendering of those word segments one at a time.9.The triple principle of translation put forward by Yan Fu is _________,expressiveness and elegance.10., the choice of words and phrases in the target language toexpress a certain meaning of the original, is one of basic techniques of translation.11.Defined by Peter Newmark as one of two modes of translation,________attempts to produce on its readers an effect as close as possible to that obtained on the readers of the original.12.The difference between a ______________ and a vowel lies in whetherthere is air obstruction in the production of them.13.In order to know the world and to communicate effectively, we have toname the things in the world. The process of naming involves classification and mental process of classification is __________.14.The historical study of language is a study of languagerather than a synchronic study.15.Geoffrey Chaucer’s famous work contains 20-oddstories unified by a fictitious pilgrimage.16.In , Thomas More offers an ideal social system, withwhich people replace tyranny with .17.The definition that “all good poetry is the spontaneous overflow ofpowerful feelings” was written by in .18.Harold Pinter, who , is one of the most gifted Englishplaywrights in the post-war period.19.In his , Benjamin Franklin creates the image of a boy’srise from to riches and demonstrates his belief that the new world of America was a land of opportunities which might be metthrough hard work and wise management.20.As a reflection of Hester Prynne’s moral development, the _symbolically undergoes a gradual and imperceptible change from “ ” to “able” and last to “angel”.21.Known as African Americans’ poet laureate, ________articulates themiseries and agonies of the blacks in face of racial discrimination.III. Briefly explain five—only the first five will be assessed in case morethan five answers are provided—out of the following seven terms. Provide an example where you feel adequate. Write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. (30 points)1.allegory2.Babel Tower3.The Bill of Rights4.Domesticating Translation5.Oedipus Complex6.tragedy7.X-bar theoryIV. Write in English an essay of approximately 300 words on one poem,story or play you have read from British or American literature of the twentieth century and comment on some very specific aspect of literary work. You are expected to write an essay with a clearly stated and focused central argument that is supported with discussion, explanation, examples, and other evidence rather than a plot summary. Write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points)V. This part consists of five sections. Do the translation or answer the questions set for the program for which you are making the application.Write your answers or your translation on the ANSWER SHEET. (50 points)Section AThe two passages in this section are set for applicants to the MA programs of translation and simultaneous interpretation.1. Put the passage into English: （25 points）农夫和商人齐云法国人从莫斯科撤走后，农夫和商人在街上寻找财物。

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TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2008)--GRADE EIGHT--PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (35 MIN)SECTION A MINI-LECTUREIn this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.Complete the gap-filling task. Some of the gaps below may require a maximum of THREE words. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically & semantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes.The Popularity of EnglishⅠ. Present status of EnglishA. English as a native/first languageB. English as a lingua franca: a language for communicationamong people whose (1) are different (1) ______C. Number of people speaking English as a first or a second language:— 320—380 million native speakers— 250—(2) million speakers of English as a second (2) ______LanguageⅡ. Reasons for the popular use of EnglishA. (3) reasons (3) ______— the Pilgrim Fathers brought the language to America;— British settlers brought the language to Australia;— English was used as a means of control in (4) (4) ______B. Economic reasons— spread of (5) (5) ______— language of communication in the international business communityC. (6) in international travel (6) ______— use of English in travel and tourism— signs in airports— language of announcement— language of (7) (7) ______D. Information exchange— use of English in the academic world— language of (8) or journal articles (8) ______E. Popular culture— pop music on (9) (9) ______— films from the USAⅢ. Questions to think aboutA. Status of English in the futureB. (10) of distinct varieties of English (10) ______SECTION B CONVERSATIONIn this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your coloured answer sheet.Questions 1 to 5 are bused on a conversation. At the end of the conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the conversation.1. Mary doesn't seem to favour the idea of a new airport because[A] the existing airports are to be wasted. [B] more people will be encouraged to travel.[C] more oil will be consumed. [D] more airplanes will be purchased.2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned by Mary as a potential disadvantage?[A] More people in the area. [B] Noise and motorways.[C] Waste of land. [D] Unnecessary travel.3. Freddy has cited the following advantages for a new airport EXCEPT[A] more job opportunities. [B] vitality to the local economy.[C] road construction. [D] presence of aircrew in the area.4. Mary thinks that people don't need to do much travel nowadays as a result of[A] less emphasis on personal contact. [B] advances in modern telecommunications.[C] recent changes in people's concepts. [D] more potential damage to the area.5. We learn from the conversation that Freddy is ______ Mary's ideas.[A] strongly in favour of [B] mildly in favour of[C] strongly against [D] mildly againstSECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your coloured answer sheet.Question 6 is bused on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.6. What is the main idea of the news item?[A] A new government was formed after Sunday's elections.[B] The new government intends to change the welfare system.[C] The Social Democratic Party founded the welfare system.[D] The Social Democratic Party was responsible for high unemployment.Questions 7 and 8 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the two questions. Now listen to the news.7. The tapes of the Apollo 11 mission were first stored in[A] a U. S. government archives warehouse.[B] a NASA ground tracking station.[C] the Goddard Space Flight Centre.[D] none of the above places.8. What does the news item say about Richard Nafzger?[A] He is assigned the task to look for the tapes.[B] He believes that the tapes are probably lost.[C] He works in a NASA ground receiving site.[D] He had asked for the tapes in the 1970s.Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the two questions. Now listen to the news.9. The example in the news item is cited mainly to show[A] that doctors are sometimes professionally incompetent.[B] that in cases like that hospitals have to pay huge compensations.[C] that language barriers might lower the quality of treatment.[D] that language barriers can result in fatal consequences.10. According to Dr. Flores, hospitals and clinics[A] have seen the need for hiring trained interpreters.[B] have realized the problems of language barriers.[C] have begun training their staff to be bilinguals.[D] have taken steps to provide accurate diagnosis.PART ⅡREADING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN)In this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of 20 multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and then mark your answers on your coloured answer sheet.TEXT AAt the age of 16, Lee Hyuk Joon's life is a living hell. The South Korean 10th grader gets up at 6 in the morning to go to school, and studies most of the day until returning home at 6 p. m. After dinner, it's time to hit the books again—at one of Seoul's many so-called cram schools. Lee gets back home at 1 in the morning, sleeps less than five hours, then repeats the routine—five days a week. It's a grueling schedule, but Lee worries that it may not be good enough to get him into a top university. Some of his classmates study even harder.South Korea's education system has long been highly competitive. But for Lee and the other 700,000 high-school sophomores in the country, high-school studies have gotten even more intense. That's because South Korea has conceived a new college-entrance system, which will be implemented in 2008. This year's 10th graders will be the first group evaluated by the new admissions standard, which places more emphasis on grades in the three years of high school and less on nationwide SA T-style and other selection tests, which have traditionally determined which students go to the elite colleges.The change was made mostly to reduce what the government says is a growing education gap in the country: wealthy students go to the best colleges and get the best jobs, keeping the children of poorer families on the social margins. The aim is to reduce the importance of costly tutors and cram schools, partly to help students enjoy a more normal high-school life. But the new system has had the opposite effect. Before, students didn't worry too much about their grade-point averages; the big challenge was beating the standardized tests as high-school seniors. Now students are competing against one another over a three-year period, and every midterm and final test is crucial. Fretful parents are relying even more heavily on tutors and cram schools to help their children succeed.Parents and kids have sent thousands of angry online letters to the Education Ministry complaining that the new admissions standard is setting students against each other. "One can succeed only when others fail," as one parent said.Education experts say that South Korea's public secondary-school system is foundering, while private education is thriving. According to critics, the country's high schools are almost uniformly mediocre—the result of an egalitarian government education policy. With the number of elite schools strictly controlled by the government, even the brightest students typically have to settle for ordinary schools in their neighbourhoods, where the curriculum is centred on average students. To make up for the mediocrity, zealous parents send their kids to the expensive cram schools.Students in affluent southern Seoul neighbourhoods complain that the new system will hurt them the most. Nearly all Korean high schools will be weighted equally in the college-entrance process, and relatively weak students in provincial schools, who may not score well on standardized tests, often compile good grade-point averages.Some universities, particularly prestigious ones, openly complain that they cannot select the best students under the new system because it eliminates differences among high schools. They've asked for more discretion in picking students by giving more weight to such screening tools as essay writing or interviews.President Roh Moo Hyun doesn't like how some colleges are trying to circumvent the new system. He recently criticized "greedy" universities that focus more on finding the best students than trying to "nurture good students". But amid the crossfire between the government and universities, the country's 10th graders are feeling the stress. On online protest sites, some are calling themselves a "cursed generation" and "mice in a lab experiment". It all seems a touch melodramatic, but that's the South Korean school system.11. According to the passage, the new college-entrance system is designed to[A] require students to sit for more college-entrance tests.[B] reduce the weight of college-entrance tests.[C] select students on their high school grades only.[D] reduce the number of prospective college applicants.12. What seems to be the effect of introducing the new system?[A] The system has given equal opportunities to students.[B] The system has reduced the number of cram schools.[C] The system has intensified competition among schools.[D] The system has increased students' study load.13. According to critics, the popularity of private education is mainly the result of[A] the government's egalitarian policy. [B] insufficient number of schools.[C] curriculums of average quality. [D] low cost of private education.14. According to the passage, there seems to be disagreement over the adoption of the new system between the following groups EXCEPT[A] between universities and the government.[B] between school experts and the government.[C] between parents and schools.[D] between parents and the government.15. Which of the following adjectives best describes the author's treatment of the topic?[A] Objective. [B] Positive. [C] Negative. [D] Biased.TEXT BWilfred Emmanuel-Jones was a teenager before he saw his first cow in his first field. Born in Jamaica, the 47-year-old grew up in inner-city Birmingham before making a career as a television producer and launching his own marketing agency. But deep down he always nurtured every true Englishman's dream of a rustic life, a dream that his entrepreneurial wealth has allowed him to satisfy. These days he's the owner of a thriving 12-hectare farm in deepest Devon with cattle, sheep and pigs. His latest business venture: pushing his brand of Black Farmer gourmet sausages and barbecue sauces. "My background may be very urban," says Emmanuel-Jones. "But it has given me a good idea of what other urbanites want."And of how to sell it. Emmanuel-Jones joins a herd of wealthy fugitives from city life who are bringing a new commercial know-how to British farming. Britain's burgeoning farmers' markets—numbers have doubled to at least 500 in the last five years—swarm with specialty cheesemakers, beekeepers or organic smallholders who are redeploying the business skills they learned in the city. "Everyone in the rural community has to come to terms with the fact that things have changed." Says Emmanuel-Jones. "Y ou can produce the best food in the world, but if you don't know how to market it, you are wasting your time. We are helping the traditionalists to move on."The emergence of the new class of superpeasants reflects some old yearnings. If the British were the first nation to industrialize, they were also the first to head back to the land. "There is this romantic image of the countryside that is particularly English," says Alun Howkins of the University of Sussex, who reckons the population of rural England has been rising since 1911. Migration into rural areas is now running at about 100,000 a year, and the hunger for a taste of the rural life has kept land prices buoyant even as agricultural incomes tumble. About 40 percent of all farmland is now sold to "lifestyle buyers" rather than the dwindling number of traditional farmers, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.What's new about the latest returnees is their affluence and zeal for the business of producing quality foods, if only at a micro-level. A healthy economy and surging London house prices have helped to ease the escape of the would-be rustics. The media recognize and feed the fantasy. One of the big TV hits of recent years, the "River Cottage" series, chronicled the attempts of a London chef to run his own Dorset farm.Naturally, the newcomers can't hope to match their City salaries, but many are happy to trade any loss of income for the extra job satisfaction. Who cares if there's no six-figure annual bonus when the land offers other incalculable compensations?Besides, the specialist producers can at least depend on a burgeoning market for their products. Today's eco-aware generation loves to seek out authentic ingredients. "People like me may be making a difference in a small way," Jan McCourt, a onetime investment banker now running his own 40-hectare spread in the English Midlands stocked with rare breeds.Optimists see signs of far-reaching change: Britain isn't catching up with mainland Europe; it's leading the way. "Unlike most other countries, where artisanal food production is being eroded, here it is being recovered," says food writer Matthew Fort. "It may be the mark of the next stage of civilization that we rediscover the desirability of being a peasant." And not an investment banker.16. Which of the following details of Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones is INCORRECT?[A] He was born and brought up in Birmingham.[B] He used to work in the television industry.[C] He is wealthy, adventurous and aspiring.[D] He is now selling his own quality foods.17. Most importantly, people like Wilfred have brought to traditional British farming[A] knowledge of farming. [B] knowledge of brand names.[C] knowledge of lifestyle. [D] knowledge of marketing.18. Which of the following does NOT contribute to the emergence of a new class of farmers?[A] Strong desire for country life. [B] Longing for greater wealth.[C] Influence of TV productions. [D] Enthusiasm for quality food business.19. What is seen as their additional source of new income?[A] Modern tendency to buy natural foods. [B] Increase in the value of land property.[C] Raising and selling rare live stock. [D] Publicity as a result of media coverage.20. The sentence in the last paragraph "... Britain isn't catching up with mainland Europe; it's leading the way" implies that[A] Britain has taken a different path to boost economy.[B] more authentic foods are being produced in Britain.[C] the British are heading back to the countryside.[D] the Europeans are showing great interest in country life.TEXT CIn Barcelona the Catalonians call them castells, but these aren't stereotypical castles in Spain. These castles are made up of human beings, not stone. The people who perform this agile feat of acrobatics are called castellers, and to see their towers take shape is to observe a marvel of human cooperation.First the castellers form what looks like a gigantic rugby scrummage. They are the foundation blocks of the castle. Behind them, other people press together, forming outward-radiating ramparts of inward-pushing muscle: flying buttresses for the castle. Then sturdy but lighter castetlers scramble over the backs of those at the bottom and stand, barefoot, on their shoulders—then still others, each time adding a higher "story".These human towers can rise higher than small apartment buildings: nine "stories", 35 feet into the air. Then, just when it seems this tower of humanity can't defy gravity any longer, a little kid emerges from the crowd and climbs straight up to the top. Arms extended, the child grins while waving to the cheering crowd far below.Dressed in their traditional costumes, the castellers seem to epitomize an easier time, before Barcelona became a world metropolis and the Mediterranean's most dynamic city. But when you observe them up close, in their street clothes, at practice, you see there's nothing easy about what the castellers do—and that they are not merely reenacting an ancient ritual.None of the castellers can give a logical answer as to why they love doing this. But Victor Luna, 16, touches me on the shoulder and says in English: "We do it because it's beautiful. We do it because we are Catalan."Barcelona's mother tongue is Catalan, and to understand Barcelona, you must understand two words of Catalan: seny and rauxa. Seny pretty much translates as common sense, or the ability to make money, arrange things, and get things done. Rauxa is reminiscent of our words "raucous" and "ruckus".What makes the castellers revealing of the city is that they embody rauxa and seny. The idea of a human castle is rauxa—it defies common sense—but to watch one going up is to see seny in action. Success is based on everyone working together to achieve a shared goal.The success of Carlos Tusquets bank, Fibanc, shows seny at work in everyday life. The bank started as a family concern and now employs hundreds. Tusquets said it exemplifies how the economy in Barcelona is different.Entrepreneurial seny demonstrates why Barcelona and Catalonia—the ancient region of which Barcelona is the capital—are distinct from the rest of Spain yet essential to Spain's emergence, after centuries of repression, as a prosperous, democratic European country. Catalonia, with Barcelona as its dynamo, has turned into an economic powerhouse. Making up 6 percent of Spain's territory, with a sixth of its people, it accounts for nearly a quarter of Spain's production—everything from textiles to computers—even though the rest of Spain has been enjoying its own economic miracle.Hand in hand with seny goes rauxa, and there's no better place to see rauxa in action than on the Ramblas, the venerable, tree-shaded boulevard that, in gentle stages, leads you from the centre of Barcelona down to the port. There are two narrow lanes each way for cars and motorbikes, but it's the wide centre walkway that makes the Ramblas a front-row seat for Barcelona's longest running theatrical event. Plastic armchairs are set out on the sidewalk. Sit in one of them, and an attendant will come and charge you a small fee. Performance artists throng the Ramblas—stilt walkers, witches caked in charcoal dust, Elvis impersonators. But the real stars are the old women and happily playing children, millionaires on motorbikes, and pimps and women who, upon closer inspection, prove not to be.Aficionados (Fans) of Barcelona love to compare notes: "Last night there was a man standing on the balcony of his hotel room," Mariana Bertagnolli, an Italian photographer, told me, "The balcony was on the second floor. He was naked, and he was talking into a cell phone."There you have it, Barcelona's essence. The man is naked (rauxa), but he is talking into a cell phone (seny).21. From the description in the passage, we learn that[A] all Catalonians can perform castells.[B] castells require performers to stand on each other.[C] people perform castells in different formations,[D] in castells people have to push and pull each other.22. According to the passage, the implication of the performance is that[A] the Catalonians are insensible and noisy people.[B] the Catalonians Show more sense than is expected.[C] the Catalonians display paradoxical characteristics.[D] the Catalonians think highly of team work.23. The passage cites the following examples EXCEPT ______ to show seny at work.[A] development of a bank [B] dynamic role in economy[C] contribution to national economy [D] comparison with other regions24. In the last but two paragraph, the Ramblas is described as "a front-row seat for Barcelona's longest running theatrical event". What does it mean?[A] On the Ramblas people can see a greater variety of performances.[B] The Ramblas provides many front seats for the performances.[C] The Ramblas is preferred as an important venue for the events.[D] Theatrical performers like to perform on the Ramblas.25. What is the main impression of the scenes on the Ramblas?[A] It is bizarre and outlandish. [B] It is of average quality.[C] It is conventional and quiet. [D] It is of professional standard.TEXT DThe law firm Patrick worked for before he died filed for bankruptcy protection a year after his funeral. After his death, the firm's letterhead properly included him: Patrick S. Lanigan, 1954-1992. He was listed up in the right-hand corner, just above the paralegals. Then the rumors got started and wouldn't stop. Before long, everyone believed he had taken the money and disappeared. After three months, no one on the Gulf Coast believed that he was dead. His name came off the letterhead as the debts piled up.The remaining partners in the law firm were still together, attached unwillingly at the hip by the bondage of mortgages and the bank notes, back when they were rolling and on the verge of serious wealth. They had been joint defendants in several unwinnable lawsuits; thus the bankruptcy. Since Patrick's departure, they had tried every possible way to divorce one another, but nothing would work. Two were raging alcoholics who drank at the office behind locked doors, but never together. The other two were in recovery, still teetering on the brink of sobriety.He took their money. Their millions. Money they had already spent long before it arrived, as only lawyers can do. Money for their richly renovated office building in downtown Biloxi. Money for new homes, yachts, condos in the Caribbean. The money was on the way, approved, the papers signed, orders entered; they could see it, almost touch it when their dead partner—Patrick—snatched it at the last possible second.He was dead. They buried him on February 11,1992. They had consoled the widow and put his rotten name on their handsome letterhead. Y et six weeks later, he somehow stole their money.They had brawled over who was to blame. Charles Bogan, the firm's senior partner and its iron hand, had insisted the money be wired from its source into a new account offshore, and this made sense after some discussion. It was ninety million bucks, a third of which the firm would keep, and it would be impossible to hide that kind of money in Biloxi, population fifty thousand. Someone at the bank would talk. Soon everyone would know. All four vowed secrecy, even as they made plans to display as much of their new wealth as possible. There had even been talk of a firm jet, a six-seater.So Bogan took his share of the blame. At forty-nine, he was the oldest of the four, and, at the moment, the most stable. He was also responsible for hiring Patrick nine years earlier, and for this he had received no small amount of grief.Doug V itrano, the litigator, had made the fateful decision to recommend Patrick as the fifth partner. The other three had agreed, and when Patrick Lanigan was added to the firm name, he had access to virtually every file in the office. Bogan, Rapley, V itrano, Havarac, and Lanigan, Attorneys and Counselors-at-Law. A large ad in the yellow pages claimed "Specialists in Offshore Injuries." Specialists or not, like most firms they would take almost anything if the fees were lucrative, Lots of secretaries, and paralegals. Big overhead, and the strongest political connections on the Coast.They were all in their mid-to late forties, Havarac had been raised by his father on a shrimp boat. His hands were still proudly calloused, and he dreamed of choking Patrick until his neck snapped. Rapley was severely depressed and seldom left his home, where he wrote briefs in a dark office in the attic.26. What happened to the four remaining lawyers after Patrick's disappearance?[A] They all wanted to divorce their wives. [B] They were all heavily involved in debts.[C] They were all recovering from drinking. [D] They had bought new homes, yachts, etc,27. Which of the following statements contains a metaphor?[A] His name came off the letterhead as the debts piled up.[B] ... they could see it, almost touch it when their dead partner...[C] ... attached unwillingly at the hip by the bondage of mortgages...[D] ... and for this he had received no small amount of grief.28. According to the passage, what is the main cause of Patrick stealing the money?[A] Patrick was made a partner of the firm.[B] The partners agreed to have the money transferred.[C] Patrick had access to all the files in the firm.[D] Bogan decided to hire Patrick nine years earlier.29. The lawyers were described as being all the following EXCEPT[A] greedy. [B] extravagant. [C] quarrelsome. [D] bad-tempered.30. Which of the following implies a contrast?[A] ..., and it would be impossible to hide that kind of money in Biloxi, population fifty thousand.[B] They had been joint defendants in several unwinnable lawsuits; thus the bankruptcy.[C] There had even been talk of a firm jet, a six-seater.[D] His name came off the letterhead as the debts piled up.PART ⅢGENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. Mark your answers on your coloured answer sheet.31. The largest city in Canada is[A] V ancouver. [B] Montreal. [C] Toronto. [D] Ottawa.32. According to the United States Constitution, the legislative power is invested in[A] the Federal Government. [B] the Supreme Court,[C] the Cabinet. [D] the Congress.33. Which of the following is the oldest sport in the United States?[A] Baseball. [B] Tennis. [C] Basketball. [D] American football,34. The head of the executive branch in New Zealand is[A] the President. [B] the Governor-General.[C] the British monarch. [D] the Prime Minister.35. The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury, is an important poetic work by[A] William Langland. [B] Geoffrey Chaucer.[C] William Shakespeare. [D] Alfred Tennyson.36. Who wrote The American?[A] Herman Melville. [B] Nathaniel Hawthorne.[C] Henry James. [D] Theodore Dreiser.37. All of the following are well-known female writers in 20th-century Britain EXCEPT[A] George Eliot. [B] Iris Jean Murdoch.[C] Doris Lessing. [D] Muriel Spark.38. Which of the following is NOT a design feature of human language?[A] Arbitrariness. [B] Displacement.[C] Duality. [D] Diachronicity.39. What type of sentence is "Mark likes fiction, but Tim is interested in poetry."?[A] A simple sentence. [B] A coordinate sentence.[C] A complex sentence. [D] None of the above.40. The phenomenon that words having different meanings have the same form is called[A] hyponymy. [B] synonymy.。

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2008年四川大学英语专业（英美文学）真题试卷及答案一、单项选择题1 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 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, that is, by installment, before they were fully published in a single book.2 Romance was a type of literature that was very popular in the______.（A）Renaissance period（B）seventeenth century（C）Middle Ages（D）eighteenth century3 Jonathan Swift wrote all the following works EXCEPT______.（A）The Battle of Books（B）The Pilgrim's Progress（C）Gulliver's Travels（D）A Tale of the Tub4 The following statements about neo-classicism are all true EXCEPT______.（A）Elegance, correctness, appropriateness and restraint were preferred（B）It results in the rise of novels as a dominant literary genre（C）It is unsympathetic towards the "rude" masters of old literature—towards Chaucer, Spenser, and even Shakespeare（D）It is almost exclusively a "town" poetry, catering to the interests of the society in great cities.5 Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of Romanticism in England?（A）Spontaneity in expressing feelings.（B）Emphasis on reason.（C）Worship of nature.（D）Simplicity in language.6 Which ONE of the following is the author of The Leather-Stocking Tales?（A）Henry David Thoreau（B）Washington Irving（C）Edgar Allan Poe（D）James Fennimore Cooper7 Which ONE of the following is the author of the poem Song of Myself?（A）Walt Whitman（B）Stephen Crane（C）Edgar Allan Poe（D）Henry Wadsworth Longfellow8 Which one of the following statements is applicable to the understanding of Transcendentalism?（A）It is strongly influenced by social Darwinism.（B）Belief in individualism, independence of mind, and self-reliance.（C）Man has no free-will.（D）It holds that determinism governs everything.9 Mark the novelist whose major works are characterized by the elements of the "grotesque"?（A）Philip Freneau（B）Edgar Allan Poe（C）Washington Irving（D）Emily Dickson10 All the following concepts can be found in American naturalistic fiction EXCEPT______.（A）determinism（B）survival of the fittest（C）effects of hereditary and environmental forces（D）search for identity二、名词解释11 Oscar Wilde12 A Modest Proposal13 James Joyce14 Transcendentalism15 The Octopus三、问答题16 Answer the following questions IN ABOUT 150 WORDS each:(20 points)Make a comment on Emily Bronte' s novel Wuthering Heights.17 Make a comment on Herman Melville' s novel Moby-Dick.一、单项选择题1 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 Most of the novels were first published in serial form，that is，by installment，before theywere fully published in a single book．(参见罗经国编的《新编英国文学选读下》第118页。

)2 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 Romance是富有浪漫色彩的恋爱故事或冒险故事，是中世纪在欧洲非常流行的一种文学体裁，著名作品如《亚瑟王之死》、《特里斯坦和伊瑟》等。

3 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】The Pilgrim’s Progress《天路历程》是John Bunyan(班扬)的作品。

4 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】新古典主义的主要文体是诗歌，代表人物是亚历山大·蒲伯和约翰·德莱顿。

5 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 18世纪的启蒙思想家们强调理性，而浪漫主义恰恰表达了对理性的一种反抗，所以选项B是错误的。

著名浪漫主义诗人华兹华斯曾经说过：“诗歌是强烈感情的自然流露”；浪漫主义诗人们歌颂自然，崇尚自然，抛弃华丽的藻饰，用最简洁的语言表达最优美的思想。

6 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 James Fenimore Cooper(库柏)，美国早期作家，The Leather-Stocking Tales(《皮袜子故事集》)是他的经典之作。

7 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 Walt Whitman(瓦尔特·惠特曼)，美国著名诗人，Song of Myself(《自我之歌》)代表其创作的最高峰，后来收录在他的Leaves of Grass(《草叶集》)中。

8 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】超验主义肯定人的神圣性，主张人能超越感觉和理性而直接认识真理，“相信你自己”，是超验主义者的座右铭。

9 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 Edgar Allan Poe(爱伦·坡)，美国著名诗人、短篇小说家、文学评论家。

他的短篇小说着意描写人的内心世界，对表现人的思想病态尤其感兴趣。

其后期的短篇小说，经常充满一种恐怖气氛，情节阴森古怪，令人毛骨悚然。

10 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】自然主义小说家们推崇生物决定论和适者生存，认为生理遗传和社会环境都是人类社会发展的决定性因素。

二、名词解释11 【正确答案】 Oscar Wilde: Oscar Wilde(1854 - 1900)is a one of the most accomplished writers in the Victorian Age, the advocator of "art for art' s sake". Wilde demonstrated a breaking away from the conventional well-made plays of the 1870s and 1880s and expressed a satirical and bitter attitude towards the upper-class people in his plays. The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Ernest are regarded as his masterpieces in fiction and drama respectively.12 【正确答案】 A Modest Proposal; A Modest Proposal is a famous satire written by Jonathan Swift. Assuming the cool tone of an impartial outsider, the author suggests that children of the poor Irish people be sold at one year old as foodfor the English nobles. Written with much conciseness and terseness, the "proposal" is by far the most consummate artistic expression of Swift' s indignation toward the terrible oppression and exploitation of the Irish people by the English ruling class.13 【正确答案】 James Joyce; James Joyce is one of the most prominent literary figures of the first half of the 20th century. His virtuoso experiment in writing has recreated the form of modern novel. All his works have the same setting—Ireland, especially Dublin, and the same subject—the Irish people and their life. His major works include: Dubliners, A portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Ulysses.14 【正确答案】 Transcendentalism; Transcendentalism is a New England movement, which flourished from about 1835 to 1860. Basically religious, it emphasized the role and importance of the individual conscience , and the value of intuition in matters of moral guidance and inspiration. The group of people was also social reformers, including Emerson, Bronson Alcott, Henry David Thoreau and Nathaniel Hawthorne.15 【正确答案】 The Octopus: The Octopus is a novel by Frank Norris. It describes the raising of wheat in California, and conflict between the wheat growers and a railway company. Inspired by role of the Southern Pacific Railroad, it depicts the tension between the corrupt railroad and the ranchers and the ranchers' League. The book emphasized the control of "forces" such as wheat and railroads over individuals.三、问答题16 【正确答案】 Wuthering Heights tells the tale of the all-encompassing and passionate, yet thwarted, love between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, and how this unresolved passion eventually destroys them and many around them. It is generally considered one of the most original works. In many aspects, it is unique and has no counterparts in mode as well as in manner of writing.First, there is the combination of extremely simple, austere and unadorned language with the most mighty and intensified effects. In terms of its intent, it is obviously descriptive-narrative oriented; there is no digressive talk or omniscient analysis or deliberate comment like many other contemporary works, but its narrative form is as confusing as its theme. Despite the trace of thetradition limit, the personality of intense emotion and an unbounded free spirit of the author prove the most remarkable in the novel. Besides, the novel contains many Gothic and supernatural elements, which adds its uniqueness.【试题解析】 (本题为开放性题目，可从主题、风格、写作特色、人物等方面进行阐述。