西南财经大学2003年研究生考试 外语语言学及应用语言学试题

外语语言学及应用语言学专业英美语言文化综合考试试题

1. When did Modern English start?(7%)
2. What is the greatest single influence of the shaping of the English language in modern times?(7%)
3. How long did the Victorian age last?(7%)
4. Who brought the romantic movement to its height?(7%)
5. Whom did the philosophy behind the American Revolution come from? Why?(7%)
6. What are the general principles of the form of US government?(7%)
7. What is impeachment?(7%)
8. Who wrote the essay Civil Disobedience?(7%)
9. What are Twain’s best works? Why?(20%)
10. How many American writers have won the Nobel Prize for literature? Say something about their work and their style of writing.(24%)