2025年文学比较文学外文阅读试卷（含答案）.docx

2025年文学比较文学外文阅读试卷（含答案）

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一、外文阅读

Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandanswerthequestionsbasedonit.

Thecity,atnight,transforms.Thestreetlightspaintlong,skeletalshadowsacrossthepavement,turningfamiliarlandscapesintosomethingresemblingastark,black-and-whitephotograph.Thedaytimebustlefades,replacedbyadifferentkindofenergy–quieter,moreinsistent.Peopleemergefromtheglowoftheirbuildings,somehurryingwithpurpose,otherslingering,drawntotheanonymityofthecrowd.Theair,clearedofthemiddayheat,carriesthecoolscentofrainonpavementorthefaintperfumeofapassingflower.

Inthisnocturnalrealm,barriersseemtosoften.Thehurriedbusinessman,usuallycladinsharpsuits,mightstrollhand-in-handwithalovedone,hisexpressionunguarded.Thesolitaryfigure,onceacipherinthedaylightthrong,findsamomentssolaceinthesharedsilenceofthenightwalk.Streetmusicians,onceignored,nowcommandattention,theirmelodiesweavingthroughthegapsinconversation.Thecitysnoiseshiftsfromcacophonytoacuratedsymphonyofsounds–thedistantsiren,thelaughterspillingfromacafewindow,therhythmictapofashoeonthesidewalk.

Yet,thisnightisnotuniversal.Forsome,itbringsfear.Theshadowsbecomemonsters,theunfamiliarfacespotentialthreats.Theyretreatindoors,behindlockeddoors,cocoonedinthesafetyofartificiallight.Theirworldshrinkstothespacebetweenwalls.Butevenforthem,thenightoffersarelease.Inthepre-dawnquiet,theymightconfrontwhatthedayhid,orsimplydream,theirthoughtsuntetheredbythedemandsofsunlight.Thecity,initsparadoxicalway,offersbothconfinementandfreedom,dependingonwhoyouareandhowyoulookatit.

Themoon,acoldwitness,observesthisdelicateballet.Itdoesntjudgethehurried,thehopeful,thefrightened,orthedreaming.Itsimplyilluminatesthestagewhere