2009年4月高等教育自学考试英美文学选读北京试卷.doc

2009年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英美文学选读 试卷 (考试时问：4月l 2日上午8：30—11：00) 本试卷分为两部分，共8页，满分l00分；考试时间l50分钟。 1．第一部分为选择题。应考者必须在“答题卡”上的“选择题答题区”内按要求填涂，答在试卷上无效。 2．第二部分为非选择题，应考者必须在“答题卡”上的“非选择题答题区”内按照试题题号顺序直接答题，答在试卷上无效。 PART ONE ( 50 分) I. Multiple Choice (50 points in all, I for each) Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. Mark your choice by blackening the corresponding letter [ A ], [ B ], [ C ] or [ D ] on the ANSWER SHEET. 1. Generally speaking, the Old English poetry that has survived can be divided into two groups : A. the religious group and the secular group B. the romantic group and the political group C. the innocent group and the experienced group D. the Anglo-Saxon group and the Norman group 2. Though essentially a medieval writer, Geoffrey Chaucer opposed A. earthly happiness B. mans intellect C. mans energy D. asceticism 3. Beowulf, the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons, was set in A. England B. Scandinavia C. France D. Germany 4. The Tempest is Shakespeares A. comedy B. tragedy C. tragicomedy D. farce 5. In Sonnet 18, William Shakespeare A. satirizes human vanity B. portrays mans lust C. praises the power of artistic creation D. mediates on mans mortality 5. Which of the following is NOT John Melton’s three major poetical works? A. Paradise Lost B. Paradise Regained C. Samson Agonistes D. Areopagitica 7. All is not lost: the unconquerable will, / And study of revenge, it mortal hate, / And courage never to submit or yield: / And what is else not to be overcome? The above lines are from John Miltons Paradise Lost, what does study mean in the context? A. a branch of knowledge B.