四川大学英语综合样题

英语语言文学专业和外国语言学及应用语言学专业参考样题(综合知识)

考试科目：英语专业综合知识

适用专业：英语语言文学、外国语言学及应用语言学

研究方向：英美文学、美国文化研究、加拿大文化研究、欧洲文化研究、现代英语及语言理论、英语翻译理论与实践、现代外语教育及教育技术

（注意：答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试题上不给分）

Part One European and American Cultures (50 points)

Explain any THREE out of the following five terms IN ABOUT 50 WORDS each: (15 points)

William the Conqueror

Homer

The War of Roses

Martin Luther

The melting pot

Fill in the blanks in the following to complete the idea: (10 points)

1. The full name of the United Kingdom is _____________________ .

2. Thanksgiving Day falls on _______, on which Americans give thanks for .

3. The supreme law-making authority in Britain is ; theexecutive government is ___________.

4. The “Age of Drama”in ancient Greece is said to be represented by three dramatic poets, they are__________________, ____________________, and ___________________.

5. The Bible is a collection of religious writings comprising two parts: the __________________ and the__________________.

6. The word “Renaissance”means _______________, it generally refers to the period in Western civilization between the ____________ and mid _______________century.

7. In the early 1930s, ___________________ brought poverty and humiliation to millions of people in the United States and Europe.

8. The American War of Independence began in _____________ and ended in _________.

9. The United States government form is based on the three main principles: Federalism, ___________________________________and ________________________________.

10. Henrik Ibsen was born in ________________, as the Father of Modern Drama he was famous for his “__________ plays.”

III. Answer the following questions IN ABOUT 150 ENGLISH WORDS each: (25 points)

1. Americans have usually believed that government should play a limited role in society. What are some of the reasons for this belief? (8 points)

2. What are the main elements of humanism? How are these elements reflected in art

and literature during the Italian Renaissance? (9 points)

3. Why was the sixteenth century so important to English history? (8 points)

Part II British and American Literature (50 points)

I. Explain any THREE of the following five terms IN ABOUT 50 ENGLISH WORDS each: (15 points)

1. Geoffrey Chaucer

2. The Romantic Period in English literature

3. Henry James

4. American naturalism

5. Washington Irving

II. Multiple Choice: ( 15 points )

Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. Write down your answer on the answer sheet.

1. Which of the following is NOT directly related to Humanism during the Renaissance period?

[A] to emphasize the dignity of human beings and the importance of the present life.

[B] to regard human beings as creatures capable of development in the direction of perfection.

[C] to prepare people’s souls for a future life in heaven.

[D] to restore a medieval reverence for the ancient Greek and Roman authors.

2. Beowulf, a typical example of __________, is regarded today as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons.

[A] modern drama [B] medieval drama

[C] modern poetry [D] Old English poetry

3. John Milton wrote all the following works EXCEPT______.

[A] Samson Agonistes [B] Paradise Regained

[C] Lycidas [D] The Pilgrim’s Progress

4. The following statements about the Victorian age are all true EXCEPT_________.

[A] New inventions and discoveries in geology, astronomy, biology and anthropology shook people’s religious convictions.

[B] England became the workshop of the world as well as its financial and political center.

[C] During this period, Britain’s colonial territory became smaller and smaller.