2004专二厦门大学外文学院考研真题.doc

厦门大学2004年招收攻读硕士学位研究生 入 学 考 试 试 题 招 生 专 业 英语语言文学 考 试 课 程 阅读及英美文学、语言学417 研 究 方 向_________________ 注意：答案必须标明题号，按序写在专用答题纸上，写在本试卷上或草稿纸上者一律不给分。 Write down your answers to all the questions in this test in separate blank answer sheets provided at your test center. Part One Reading Comprehension 70 points Directions: Each passage is followed by questions based on its content. After reading the passage, choose the best answer to each question. Answer all questions following the passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage. Passage 1 The tap dancer, like the flamenco performer, is basically an improviser. Thus looking at tap one wants to savor the personality and inventiveness of the individual. When Bill Robinson danced in the movies, his technical skill and sophisticated rhythms could be heard as well as seen. The Nicholas Brothers ran up walls or the proscenium arch of the theater or jumped off platforms and landed in splits on the floor. Peg Leg Bates, who had lost a leg, made a specialty out of dancing with his wooden leg. Sandman Sims scattered sand on the floor (as Fred Astaire did in one of his films) and tapped ever so softly, slid and turned in dances as soothing as lullabies. What does the passage mainly discuss? The styles of various tap dancers The structure of the modern dance theater The difference between flamenco and tap dancing The use of dance in certain movie productions According to the passage, in what way is a flamenco dancer similar to a tap dancer? (A) Both perform the same kinds of steps (B) Both rely on individual inventiveness (C) Both are trained in classical techniques (D) Both make very little noise An acrobatic style of dancing was most closely associated with which of the following performers? (A) Peg Leg Bates (B) Bill Robinson (C) The Nicholas Brothers (D) Sims and Astaire Which two dancers used sand in their routines? (A) Robinson and Sims (B) The Nicholas Brothers (C) Bates and Robinso