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大连外国语学院英语学术型硕士研究生初试复习资料英美文学

2006年英美文学考研真题（诗歌部分）

一、填空题

1.TheCanterburyTaleswaswrittenby____inthelast____yearsofhislife.

Answer:

GeoffreyChaucer,13.

二、选择题

1.Thefollowingexcerptisfromapoemwrittenby____

A.RobertBurns

B.BernardShaw

C.RobertFrost

D.CarlSandburg

Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgot,

Andneverbroughttomind?

Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgot,

Andauldlangsyne?

Forauldlangsyne,mydear,

Forauldlangsyne,

We’lltakacupo’kindnessyet,

Forauldlangsyne.

Answer:

A

AuldLangSyne

ByRobertBurns

Chorus

Forauldlangsyne,mydear,

Forauldlangsyne,

We’lltakacupo’kindnessyet,

Forauldlangsyne

Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgot,

Andneverbroughttomind?

Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgot,

Andauldlangsyne?

Andsurelyye’llbeyourpint-stowp,

AndsurelyI’llbemine,

We’lltakacupo’kindnessyet,

Forauldlangsyne!

Wetwahaerunaboutthebraes,

Andpou’dthegowansfine,

Butwe’vewander’dmonieawearyfit,

Sin’auldlangsyne.

Wetwahaepaidl’dintheburn

Fraemorningsuntilldine,

Butseasbetweenusbraidhaeroar’d,

Sin’auldlangsyne.

Andthere’sahand,mytrustyfiere,

Andgie’sahando’thine;

Andwe’lltakarightguid-williewaught,

Forauldlangsyne.

2.Thefollowingselectioniswrittenby____.

A.WilliamShakespeare

B.T.S.Eliot

C.JohnKeats

D.MarkTwain

WhydidIlaughtonight?

Novoicewilltell:

NoGod,noDemonofsevereresponse,

DeignstoreplyfromHeavenorfromHell.

ThentomyhumanheartIturnatonce.

Heart!

ThouandIarehere,sadandalone;

Isay,whydidIlaugh?

Omortalpain!

ODarkness!

Darkness!

evermustImoan,

ToquestionHeavenandHellandHeartinvain.

WhydidIlaugh?

IknowthisBeing'slease,

Myfancytoitsutmostblissesspreads;

YetwouldIonthisverymidnightcease,

Andtheworld'sgaudyensignsseeinshreds;

Verse,Fame,andBeautyareintenseindeed,

ButDeathintenser-DeathisLife'shighmeed.

Answer:

C.本节选自JohnKeats，WhydidIlaughtonight?

Novoicewilltell

3.Thephrase“graveyardschool”designatesagroupof18thcenturyBritishpoetswhowrotelongpoemsondeathandimmortality.Theworksofallofthefollowingareassociatedwith“graveyardschool”EXCEPT

A.JamesThompson

B.ThomasGray

C.EdwardYoung

D.RobertBlair

Answer:

D

4.Theinfluenceofthe“graveyardschool”wasfirstreflectedinAmericainwhichofthefollowing?

A.Longfellow’sThejewishCemeteryatNewport

B.PhilipFreneau’sTheHouseofNight

C.EdwardTaylor’sAfigforTheeOh!

Death

D.PhillisWheatley’sAnHymntotheEvening

Answer:

B

5.Thefollowingexcerptwaswrittenby____.

A.RobertBurns

B.S.T.Coleridge

C.G.G.Byron

D.W.Wordsworth

Andnow,withgleamsofhalf-extinguishedthought,

Withmanyrecognitionsdimandfaint,

Andsomewhatofasadperplexity,

Thepictureofthemindrevivesagain:

WhilehereIstand,notonlywiththesense

Ofpresentpleasure,butwithpleasingthoughts

Thatinthismomentthereislifeandfood

Forfutureyears.AndsoIdaretohope,

Thoughchanged,nodoubt,fromwhatIwaswhenfirst

Icameamongthesehills;whenlikearoe

Iboundedo'erthemountains,bythesides

Ofthedeeprivers,andthelonelystreams,

Wherevernatureled:

morelikeaman

Flyingfromsomethingthathedreads,thanone

Whosoughtthethingheloved

Answer:

D.本节选自W.Wordsworth，TinternAbbey.

TinternAbbey

ByWilliamWordsworth

Fiveyearshavepast;fivesummers,withthelength

Offivelongwinters!

andagainIhear

Thesewaters,rollingfromtheirmountain-springs

Withasoftinlandmurmur.—Onceagain

DoIbeholdthesesteepandloftycliffs,

Thatonawildsecludedsceneimpress

Thoughtsofmoredeepseclusion;andconnect

Thelandscapewiththequietofthesky.

ThedayiscomewhenIagainrepose

Here,underthisdarksycamore,andview

Theseplotsofcottage-ground,theseorchard-tufts,

Whichatthisseason,withtheirunripefruits,

Arecladinonegreenhue,andlosethemselves

'Midgrovesandcopses.OnceagainIsee

Thesehedge-rows,hardlyhedge-rows,littlelines

Ofsportivewoodrunwild:

thesepastoralfarms,

Greentotheverydoor;andwreathsofsmoke

Sentup,insilence,fromamongthetrees!

Withsomeuncertainnotice,asmightseem

Ofvagrantdwellersinthehouselesswoods,

OrofsomeHermit'scave,wherebyhisfire

TheHermitsitsalone.

Thesebeauteousforms,

Throughalongabsence,havenotbeentome

Asisalandscapetoablindman'seye:

Butoft,inlonelyrooms,and'midthedin

Oftownsandcities,Ihaveowedtothem

Inhoursofweariness,sensationssweet,

Feltintheblood,andfeltalongtheheart;

Andpassingevenintomypurermind,

Withtranquilrestoration:

—feelingstoo

Ofunrememberedpleasure:

such,perhaps,

Ashavenoslightortrivialinfluence

Onthatbestportionofagoodman'slife,

Hislittle,nameless,unremembered,acts

Ofkindnessandoflove.Norless,Itrust,

TothemImayhaveowedanothergift,

Ofaspectmoresublime;thatblessedmood,

Inwhichtheburthenofthemystery,

Inwhichtheheavyandthewearyweight

Ofallthisunintelligibleworld,

Islightened:

—thatsereneandblessedmood,

Inwhichtheaffectionsgentlyleaduson,—

Until,thebreathofthiscorporealframe

Andeventhemotionofourhumanblood

Almostsuspended,wearelaidasleep

Inbody,andbecomealivingsoul:

Whilewithaneyemadequietbythepower

Ofharmony,andthedeeppowerofjoy,

Weseeintothelifeofthings.

Ifthis

Bebutavainbelief,yet,oh!

howoft—

Indarknessandamidthemanyshapes

Ofjoylessdaylight;whenthefretfulstir

Unprofitable,andthefeveroftheworld,

Havehunguponthebeatingsofmyheart—

Howoft,inspirit,haveIturnedtothee,

OsylvanWye!

thouwandererthro'thewoods,

Howoftenhasmyspiritturnedtothee!

Andnow,withgleamsofhalf-extinguishedthought,

Withmanyrecognitionsdimandfaint,

Andsomewhatofasadperplexity,

Thepictureofthemindrevivesagain:

WhilehereIstand,notonlywiththesense

Ofpresentpleasure,butwithpleasingthoughts

Thatinthismomentthereislifeandfood

Forfutureyears.AndsoIdaretohope,

Thoughchanged,nodoubt,fromwhatIwaswhenfirst

Icameamongthesehills;whenlikearoe

Iboundedo'erthemountains,bythesides

Ofthedeeprivers,andthelonelystreams,

Wherevernatureled:

morelikeaman

Flyingfromsomethingthathedreads,thanone

Whosoughtthethingheloved.Fornaturethen

（Thecoarserpleasuresofmyboyishdays,

Andtheirgladanimalmovementsallgoneby）

Tomewasallinall.—Icannotpaint

WhatthenIwas.Thesoundingcataract

Hauntedmelikeapassion:

thetallrock,

Themountain,andthedeepandgloomywood,

Theircoloursandtheirforms,werethentome

Anappetite;afeelingandalove,

Thathadnoneedofaremotercharm,

Bythoughtsupplied,noranyinterest

Unborrowedfromtheeye.—Thattimeispast,

Andallitsachingjoysarenownomore,

Andallitsdizzyraptures.Notforthis

FaintI,normournnormurmur,othergifts

Havefollowed;forsuchloss,Iwouldbelieve,

Abundantrecompence.ForIhavelearned

Tolookonnature,notasinthehour

Ofthoughtlessyouth;buthearingoftentimes

Thestill,sadmusicofhumanity,

Norharshnorgrating,thoughofamplepower

Tochastenandsubdue.AndIhavefelt

Apresencethatdisturbsmewiththejoy

Ofelevatedthoughts;asensesublime

Ofsomethingfarmoredeeplyinterfused,

Whosedwellingisthelightofsettingsuns,

Andtheroundoceanandthelivingair,

Andthebluesky,andinthemindofman;

Amotionandaspirit,thatimpels

Allthinkingthings,allobjectsofallthought,

Androllsthroughallthings.ThereforeamIstill

Aloverofthemeadowsandthewoods,

Andmountains;andofallthatwebehold

Fromthisgreenearth;ofallthemightyworld

Ofeye,andear,—bothwhattheyhalfcreate,

Andwhatperceive;wellpleasedtorecognise

Innatureandthelanguageofthesense,

Theanchorofmypurestthoughts,thenurse,

Theguide,theguardianofmyheart,andsoul

Ofallmymoralbeing.

Norperchance,

IfIwerenotthustaught,shouldIthemore

Suffermygenialspiritstodecay:

Forthouartwithmehereuponthebanks

Ofthisfairriver;thoumydearestFriend,

Mydear,dearFriend;andinthyvoiceIcatch

Thelanguageofmyformerheart,andread

Myformerpleasuresintheshootinglights

Ofthywildeyes.Oh!

yetalittlewhile

MayIbeholdintheewhatIwasonce,

Mydear,dearSister!

andthisprayerImake,

KnowingthatNatureneverdidbetray

Theheartthatlovedher;'tisherprivilege,

Throughalltheyearsofthisourlife,tolead

Fromjoytojoy:

forshecansoinform

Themindthatiswithinus,soimpress

Withquietnessandbeauty,andsofeed

Withloftythoughts,thatneithereviltongues,

Rashjudgments,northesneersofselfishmen,

Norgreetingswherenokindnessis,norall

Thedrearyintercourseofdailylife,

Shalle'erprevailagainstus,ordisturb

Ourcheerfulfaith,thatallwhichwebehold

Isfullofblessings.Thereforeletthemoon

Shineontheeinthysolitarywalk;

Andletthemistymountain-windsbefree

Toblowagainstthee:

and,inafteryears,

Whenthesewildecstasiesshallbematured

Intoasoberpleasure;whenthymind

Shallbeamansionforalllovelyforms,

Thymemorybeasadwelling-place

Forallsweetsoundsandharmonies;oh!

then,

Ifsolitude,orfear,orpain,orgrief,

Shouldbethyportion,withwhathealingthoughts

Oftenderjoywiltthourememberme,

Andthesemyexhortations!

Nor,perchance—

IfIshouldbewhereInomorecanhear

Thyvoice,norcatchfromthywildeyesthesegleams

Ofpastexistence—wiltthouthenforget

Thatonthebanksof