北京大学外国语学院专业知识英语语言文学考研真题及辅导用书

考研真题

1. 北京大学外国语学院专业知识历年考研真题汇总（含部分答案）

2. 全国名校英美文学考研真题详解

考研指导书

1. 罗经国《新编英国文学选读》（第4版）笔记和考研真题详解

2. 罗经国《新编英国文学选读》（第4版）配套题库【考研真题精选＋章节题库】

3. 常耀信《美国文学简史》（第3版）笔记和考研真题详解

4. 常耀信《美国文学简史》（第3版）配套题库【考研真题精选＋章节题库】

罗经国《新编英国文学选读》（第4版）笔记和考研真题详解

书籍目录

部分内容

第1章　盎格鲁-撒克逊时期(450～1066)

1.1　复习笔记

Ⅰ. Historical Background（历史背景）

(1) The Celts were the earliest ones who settled in the

British Isles and they came here about 600 B.C.

不列颠群岛最早的定居者是凯尔特人，他们大约在公元前600年移民到不列颠群岛。

(2) From 55 B.C. to 407 A.D. the Roman Empire took control

over the British Isles.

从公元前55年到公元407年，罗马帝国统治了不列颠群岛。

(3) About 450 A.D., due to the occupation of the British

Isles by the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes and their settlement in England, the

Celts had to leave for Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

公元450年左右，由于盎格鲁人、撒克逊人和朱特人占领了不列颠群岛，并在英格兰定居，凯尔特人不得不前往爱尔兰、苏格兰和威尔士。

(4) Around 500 A.D., the legendary Celtic King Arthur made his name in his struggle with Cerdic

who established the Wessex kingdom.

大约在公元500年，在与威塞克斯王国创始人塞尔迪克的斗争中，传说中的凯尔特王亚瑟获得了他的名声。

(5) In the early fifties of the 8th century, the Danes, or

the Vikings threatened to take over the ruling of originally the eastern coast

of England and then the whole land of it.

在8世纪50年代初期，丹麦人又叫北欧海盗企图接管英格兰，开始是东海岸，进而威胁到整个国家的统治。

(6) In the later part of the 9th century, King Alfred, the

Great of Wessex (849～899), in collaboration with the Anglo-Saxon

kings, repelled the intruders.

在9世纪后半期，阿尔弗雷德国王，威塞克斯的统治者领导盎格鲁-撒克逊的国王们团结一致打败了入侵者。

(7) In the early 11th century, the Danes, after controlling

the whole England for 23 years, were driven away. But in l066, the Duke of

Normandy, as the leader of the subjects from Normandy in northern France,

invaded England and took control of it.

在11世纪早期，整个英格兰已经被丹麦统治23年了。后来丹麦人被驱逐出境，但是1066年，诺曼人从法国北部的诺曼底登陆，在诺曼底公爵的领导下袭击英格兰，宣布他对英国的统治。

Ⅱ. Northumbrian School and Wessex literature（诺森伯兰流派和西萨克斯文学）

There were two highlights in the development of the Anglo-Saxon

literature.

盎格鲁-撒克逊文学发展史上有两个制高点：

(1) The first highlight was the Northumbrian School,

centering on the monasteries and abbeys in the kingdom of Northumbria. A

closely relevant figure was Caedmon. He lived in the 7th century and rewrote

the biblical stories in the form of verse. The Venerable Bede (673～735),

a monk, is also a highly respected figure of this school. His works were

written in Latin and he earned the title of “Father of English History” by

The Ecclesiastical History of English People.

第一个制高点是诺森伯兰流派。它的中心是诺森伯兰王国的寺庙和修道院。和这个学派密切相关的是生活在7世纪的凯德蒙，他将圣经中的故事转化成诗歌的形式。另外一位代表人物是可敬的修道士圣彼得(673～735)，他的作品是用拉丁文写成的，他凭借《英吉利教会史》一书，被誉为“英国历史之父”。

(2) In 871 Alfred was crowned king of Wessex. He promoted

the development of English literature in the following three aspects. Firstly, some

educational books written in Latin were translated into West Saxon dialect.

King Alfred himself is said to have translated the history by Bede. Secondly,

Alfred helped push ahead with the writing of The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle,

which covered the history from Caesar’s conquest to major events until 1154. It

carries significant historical value as well as literary value. Thirdly, he was

a pioneer in the intelligible style of the Anglo-Saxon prose.

871年，阿尔弗雷德成了威塞克斯之王，他对英国文学的贡献包括以下三个方面：①一些具有教育价值的拉丁文书籍被翻译成西撒克逊方言。据说阿尔弗雷德本人翻译了彼得写的史书；②他推动了《盎格鲁-撒克逊编年史》的撰写。史书包括从凯撒征战到1154年间发生的重要事件。它具有重要的历史价值和文学价值；③他是通俗易懂的盎格鲁-撒克逊散文的先驱。

Ⅲ. Anglo-Saxon poetry（盎格鲁-撒克逊诗歌）

About 30, 000 lines of Anglo-Saxon poetry, including the

long epic poetry Beowulf, some religious poems, heroic poem and elegies,

have been preserved. The first one is Widsith. Maldon is the

latest one and it centers on the battle of Maldon. The best known one is Beowulf.

被保存下来的盎格鲁-撒克逊诗句大约有30,000句。其中包括长篇史诗《贝奥武甫》、宗教诗、英雄诗和挽歌。最早的诗是《威德西兹》，最后一首诗歌是《马尔顿》，此诗关于马尔顿战役。最著名的盎格鲁-撒克逊诗歌是《贝奥武甫》。

Ⅳ.

Beowulf（《贝奥武甫》）

(1) About the Poem（关于诗歌）

Beowulf, written in the Wessex dialect, is an Old English epic poem

consisting of 3,182 lines. It is preserved in a manuscript that dates back circa

1000 and is believed to have been composed between 700 and 750. There is no

evidence of a historical Beowulf, but some characters, sites, and events in the

poem can be historically verified. And these materials came from the native

lands of the Anglo-Saxons.

《贝奥武甫》是一首用威塞克斯方言写成的古英语史诗，共有3182行。它被保存在一个可追溯到公元约1000年的手稿中，据说是在公元700年到750年之间创作的。没有证据表明贝奥武甫是历史上真实存在的人物，但诗中的一些人物、地点和事件能够得到史料证实。这些素材来源于盎格鲁-撒克逊人的故土。

(2) Synopsis（故事梗概）

Beowulf

opens in Denmark, where King Hrothgar’s splendid mead hall, Heorot, has been

ravaged for 12 years by nightly visits from an evil monster, Grendel, who

carries off Hrothgar’s warriors and devours them,

because he was disturbed by the sound coming from the

hall. Young Beowulf, nephew to King Hygelac of the Geats, arrives with fourteen

companions. He receives a warm reception and promises to kill the monster even

at the cost of his own life. Grendel comes in the evening and swallows one of

Beowulf’s companions. In the fierce duel with the monster, Beowulf wins by

tearing one arm and a shoulder off the monster. The monster flees away but dies

finally. Hrothgar awards a lot of gifts to Beowulf.

《贝奥武甫》以丹麦为背景，国王荷罗斯加恢弘的宫殿希奥罗特，12年来每夜都被一个邪恶的叫哥伦多的怪兽侵袭，他带走了荷罗斯加的勇士并吞食了他们，原因是大厅传来的声音打扰了他。贝奥武甫，耶阿特国王许基拉克的侄子听说了哥伦多的恶行后，带上十四名同伴坐船来帮助荷罗斯加。他受到了热情的款待，并承诺就算牺牲自己的生命也要杀死怪物。哥伦多深夜来袭，吃掉了贝奥武甫的一个同伴。一场激烈的斗争随之而来，贝奥武甫撕下了怪兽的一条手臂和连着的肩膀，怪兽身受重伤，最终身亡。贝奥武甫取得了胜利。荷罗斯加赏赐他丰厚的礼品。

In the evening, Grendel’s mother comes to seek revenge for

the murder of her son and took away Hrothgar’s favorite aeschere. Beowulf goes

to search for the monster together with his followers. He jumps into a pool and

finds a cave beneath the sea, where he fights with the monster and finally wins

the duel with the help of the magic sword in the cave. He takes back the heads

of two monsters and gains a lot of rewards from Hrothgar. Then he returns to

the Geats. The next year witnesses the death of King Hygelac dies and then his

son succeeds to the throne but is soon killed in battle with the Swedes.

Beowulf is elected king and does well for fifty years.

晚上，哥伦多的母亲来为他的儿子复仇，她带走了荷罗斯加最心爱的参事。贝奥武甫奉命带领他的同伴去搜索海怪。他跳入一个池中，在海底发现一个洞穴。他在那儿和海怪展开战斗，并最终用挂在洞穴上的一把神奇的宝剑赢得了胜利。他带着两个怪兽的首级而归，又受到了重赏。后来他回到耶阿特。次年基拉克去世，他的儿子继承王位，但没多久就在与瑞典人的交战中牺牲。贝奥武甫当选为国王，在位五十年之久，表现良好。

Then a runaway slave steals part of the treasure guarded by

a dragon that is irritated and destroys the land with fiery breath. Beowulf is

very old now, but he determines to kill the dragon in person and goes there

with the company of twelve people. He goes down to the mound of treasure alone,

leaving his companions outside. There he shows great courage when fighting

against the dragon. But the sword fails him and leaves him in danger. One of

the companions, Wiglaf, comes to help him and injured the monster. After

killing the dragon with a knife, Beowulf dies from heavy injury, leaving his

order about his funeral. After Wiglaf announces the king’s death, people visit

the battlefield and take away the treasure. They discard the dragon into the

sea and bury Beowulf’s remains in a pyre. The epic ends with people bewailing Beowulf’s

demise and paying tribute to his feasts as a king.

一个逃跑的奴隶偷了一部分由一条龙在看管的财宝，惹怒了那条龙，它喷出炙热的火焰报复这片陆地。贝奥武甫此时年事已高，但决心亲自除掉恶龙，在12名同伴的陪同下出发了。他把同伴留在外面守候，孤身一人深入藏宝之山。他与恶龙奋勇抗战，但是他的剑掉了，使他陷入了困境。同伴威格拉夫冲进来帮他，并弄伤了恶龙。贝奥武甫用匕首杀死了恶龙，但是自己也死于重伤，留下了关于自己身后事的遗言。威格拉夫宣布国王的去世，后来人们参观了战场，带走了财宝，将恶龙丢入海中，为贝奥武甫建立了一个葬礼柴堆，史诗以人们对贝奥武甫死亡的哀叹和对他生前政绩的赞美而告终。

(3) Characteristics（人物形象）

Like Homer’s Epics, Beowulf presents the

legendary hero’s adventurous experiences. Beowulf is a courageous fighter, a

good conductor, and a lover of honor and he is determined to serve his country

and people. As a hero who defeated the devil at the cost of his own life, Beowulf’s

sturdiness, bravery and selflessness stand out in this poem.

像荷马史诗一样，《贝奥武甫》歌唱传奇英雄的冒险经历，贝奥武甫英勇善战，善于指挥，热爱荣誉，决心为自己的国家和子民服务。贝奥武甫是一个不惜以自己的生命为代价打败魔鬼的英雄，他坚强、勇敢和无私的品质在这首诗中十分显著。

(4) Artistic Features（艺术特征）

① Old English

poetry differs from later poetry mostly in the technical structure. Each line

is broken into two parts by a caesura which means a pause, especially for sense, usually

near the middle of a verse line; ② Apart from

alliteration, figurative language were employed by minstrels to enhance the

beauty of daily things; ③Repetition and variation can be frequently seen

in Old English poetry, in which many different words usually convey the same

meaning.

①古诗和后来的诗之间最显著的差别是它们的结构。古诗每一行都由休止分为两部分，休止指的是一种停顿，尤其是意义上的停顿，通常出现在诗行的中间；②除了头韵，吟游诗人采用一种修饰性语言来增强日常事物的美感；③反复和变异在古诗中很常见，许多不同的词常常表达相同的意思。

1.2　考研真题与典型题详解

Ⅰ. Fill in the blanks.

1 Beowulf probably existed in its oral form as early as the _____ century and its hero and his adventures are placed in_____ and southern Sweden rather than in England. [国际关系学院2010研]

【答案】6th; Denmark

【解析】《贝奥武甫》最早在公元六世纪开始口头传诵，故事发生在丹麦和瑞典南部，诗中并没有提及英国。

2 In the 8th century, Anglo-Saxon prose appeared. The famous prose writers of that period were Venerable Bede and _____.

【答案】Alfred the Great

【解析】阿尔弗雷德大帝和圣彼得是盎格鲁-撒克逊时期的散文家。

3 The literature of the Anglo-Saxon period falls naturally into two divisions, _____ and Christian.

【答案】pagan

【解析】盎格鲁-撒克逊时期的英国文学主要是世俗诗和宗教诗两类。

4 Angles, Saxons and _____ usually known as Anglo-Saxons are the first Englishmen. Language spoken by them is called _____, which is the foundation of English language and literature.

【答案】Jutes; the Old English

【解析】盎格鲁-撒克逊人通常指盎格鲁、撒克逊、朱特三个部族的人，他们的语言是古英语，古英语是英语和英国文学的基础。

5 The _____ period witnessed a transition from tribal society to feudalism.

【答案】Anglo-Saxon

【解析】盎格鲁-撒克逊时期，英国由部族社会步入封建社会。

6 The early inhabitants on the island now we call England were ______, a tribe of Celts. From the Britons the island got its name of Britain, the land of Britons. The Britons were a _____ people.

【答案】Britons, primitive

【解析】作为凯尔特一个部族的不列颠人是英格兰的早期定居者，不列颠岛也因此而得名。

7 In 55 B.C., Britain was invaded by _____, the Roman conqueror. Along with the invasion came the _____ into Britain.

【答案】Julius Caesar, Roman mode of life

【解析】公元前55年，凯撒大帝率军征服不列颠。在罗马统治期间，罗马生活方式传入不列颠。

Ⅱ. Multiple Choices

1 The history of English literature begins in the _____ century. [北二外2009研]

A. 7th

B. 6th

C. 5th

D. 4th

【答案】C

【解析】英国文学始于盎格鲁-撒克逊人定居英国，即公元450年，所以是五世纪。

2 The Anglo-Saxons were Christianized in the _____ century.

A. 5th

B. 6th

C. 7th

D. 8th

【答案】C

【解析】七世纪基督教传入英国。

3 Beowulf describes the exploits of a _____ hero, Beowulf, in fighting against the monster Grendel, his revengeful mother, and a fire-breathing dragon.

A. Danish

B. Scandinavian

C. English

D. Norwegian

【答案】B

【解析】《贝奥武甫》讲述的故事发生在北欧斯堪的纳维亚半岛。歌颂了主人公贝奥武甫先后战胜巨怪Grendel，Grendel的母亲以及火龙的英勇事迹。

4 The most important work of Alfred the Great is _____, which is regarded as the best monument of the old English prose.

A. The Song of Beowulf

B. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles

C. The Ecclesiastical History of the English People

D. Brut

【答案】B

【解析】阿尔弗雷德大帝的代表作是《盎格鲁-撒克逊编年史》；《贝奥武甫》是英国流传下来的最古老的史诗。

Ⅲ. Explain the following terms.

1 Old English Period (the Anglo-Saxon period)

Key: ①The Old English Period, extended from the invasion of Celtic England by Germanic tribes (the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes) in the first half of the fifth century to the conquest of England in 1066 by the Norman French under the leadership of William the Conqueror. ②Only after they had been converted to Christianity in the seventh century did the Anglo-Saxons, whose earlier literature had been oral, begin to develop a written literature.

2 Alliteration [南开大学2010研]

Key: Alliteration: ①(also known as ‘head rhyme’ or ‘initial rhyme’), is the repetition of the same sounds—usually initial consonants of words or of stressed syllables—in any sequence of neighboring words. ②Now an optional and incidental decorative effect in verse or prose, it was once a required element in the poetry of Germanic languages (including Old English and Old Norse) and in Celtic verse. ③Such poetry, in which alliteration rather than rhyme is the chief principle of repetition, is known as alliteration verse; its rules also allow a vowel sound to alliterate with any other vowel.

3 Epic [天津外国语学院2007研；厦门大学2008研]

Key: It is, originally, an oral narrative poem, majestic both in theme and style. Epics deal with legendary or historical events of national or universal significance, involving actions of broad sweep and grandeur. Most epics deal with the exploits of a single individual, thereby giving unity to the composition. Great epics include The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer.

Ⅳ. Short answer questions

1 What are the main characteristics of Anglo-Saxon literature?

Key: Anglo-Saxon literature is almost exclusively a verse literature in oral form. It was passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation. Most of its creators are unknown. There are two groups of English poetry in Anglo-Saxon period. The first group is the pagan poetry represented by Beowulf, the second is the religious poetry represented by the works of Caedmon and Cynewulf.

2 What are the writing features of Beowulf?

Key: Writing features of the poem Beowulf:

(1) It is a pagan poem of all advanced pagan civilization, presenting a panoramic picture of the tribal society.

(2) The use of alliteration is a notable feature and makes the stresses more emphatic.

(3) The use of the strong stress and the predominance of consonants are also very notable in this poem.

(4) There are a lot of metaphors and understatements in this poem.

（主要从《贝奥武甫》的主题以及所运用的修辞手法来解答。）

Ⅴ. Essay questions

What are the three parts told in the story of Beowulf? How is heroic ideal reflected in Beowulf?

Key:①Structurally speaking, Beowulf is built around three fights. The first part deals with the fight between Beowulf and the monster Grendel that has been attacking the great hall of Heorot, built by Hrothgar, the Danish King. The second part involves a battle between Beowulf and Grendel’s mother, a water-monster, who takes revenge by carrying off one of the king’s noblemen. The last part is about the fight between Beowulf and a firedrake that ravages Beowulf’s kingdom.

②Beowulf is a pagan poem concerned with the heroic ideal of kings and kingship in North Europe. Battle is a way of life at that time. Strength and courage are basic virtues for both king and his warriors. The king should protect his people and show gentleness and generosity to his warriors. And in return, his warriors should show absolute obedience and loyalty to the king. By praising Beowulf’s wisdom, strength and courage, and by glorifying his death for his people, the poem presents the heroic ideal of a king and his good relations to his warriors and people.

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