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.docVIP

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) 时间:2012-06-27 21:31 责编:admin 点击: 1075次 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 pot1.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 _ _. 1.The supreme law-making authority in Britain is _____________; the executive 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) What are the main elements of humanism? How are these elements reflected in art and l