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SAT2英语文学考试内容/备考策略

2017-04-26来源: 啄木鸟教育浏览量：

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　　对于美国TOP30的高校来说，SAT2成绩起着很大一部分的作用。今天小编为大家介绍一下SAT2英语文学考试相关知识，希望对大家有所帮助。

　　首先我们要对SAT2英语文学考试内容有大致的了解

　　SAT2英语文学考试时长

　　SAT2英语文学要求在1小时内需要考生完成60道选择题，考察的内容一般都是6-8篇文学片段，每篇文学片段大概出题在4-12题之间，共计200-800分。2017年SAT2英语文学考试时间：2017年1月21日，2017年5月6日，2017年6月3日。

　　SAT2英语文学考试目的

　　SAT2英语文学主要是对考生英语经典文学作品的阅读理解能力的重点考察。对考生的能力要求包括：

　　(1)Interpret themes and meanings of a text 理解文章主题和含义

　　(2)Understand both denotations and connotations of words in context 理解词汇在具体文章中的指示含义和隐含意义

　　(3)Recognize the structure of a text, including genre, development and organization 辨别文章的结构，类型，文章的发展和组织方式

　　(4)Respond to a writer’s use of language, including diction, imagery and figurative language, and to its effects on the reader 明白作者语言的使用方法，包括：用词，想象和比喻的使用，以及对读者的影响

　　(5)Analyze aspects of narration, including narrative voice, tone and point of view 分析文章叙述方面，包括：作者叙述的语气和观点

　　(6)Analyze poetry in terms of speaker, audience, occasion and purpose 从叙述者，读者，场景以及目的层面分析诗歌

　　(7)Understand characterization in narrative and dramatic selections 理解记叙文和戏剧类节选文章的特点

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　　SAT2英语文学考试的问题类型

　　(1) Overall meaning, including effect and theme

　　(2)Form, including structure, genre, and organization

　　(3) Use of language, including word choice, imagery, and metaphor

　　(4)Meanings and connotations of specifi c words in context

　　(5) Narrative voice, including tone and attitude

　　(6) Characterization in narrative and dramatic selections Recommended Preparation

　　(7) Close, critical reading in English and American literature from a variety of historical periods and genres

　　(8) Reading of complete novels and plays, not just excerpts

　　(9) Working knowledge of basic literary terminology, such as speaker, tone, image, irony, alliteration, stanza

　　(10) Three or four years of literary study at the collegepreparatory level

　　(11) Independent, critical reading of poetry, prose, and drama

　　(12) No suggested reading list

　　按照不同方面SAT2英语文学考试内容所占比重

　　文章来源：

Source of Questions	Approximate % of Test
American literature Written by authors from the United States	40–50%
English literature Written by British authors	40–50%
Other literature written in English Past tests have included writers from India, Ireland, Canada, and the Caribbean	0–10%

　　SAT2英语文学考试内容主要是针对英国和美国文学，故有人称这门科目为英美文学，基本上占比都是各占40%-50%，剩下的部分就是其他英语类文学了，最多占到10%。

　　选择文章材料时间

Chronology	Approximate % of Test
Renaissance and 17th century	30%
18th and 19th centuries	30%
20th century	40%

　　SAT2英语文学的阅读内容跨度较大，其中二十世纪居多，基本上占到40%，其他部分还包括文艺复兴时期、十七到十九世纪。

　　文章题材

Genre	Approximate % of Test
Prose passages Primarily excerpts from fiction and essays	40–50%
Poetry Primarily entire poems, although some selections are excerpted from longer works	40–50%
Drama and other	0–10%

　　在文章题材方面，主要是诗歌和散文，它们的比例基本上都是各占一半，对于戏剧或者其他类型的话就涉及的比较少了

　　以下为大家介绍一下SAT2英语文学考试备考策略

　　英语文学类科目中考察的知识主要是美国高中阶段中的课程内容，但是由于各个学校所用的教材是不同的，所以这些题目也不是每个学生都熟悉的。

　　(1) 在平时的备考中，阅读不同历史时期和类型的英美文学，由于文章时期跨越范围大，从文艺复兴时期到 20 世纪的文学都有涉及，因此在考生不要局限在一个时期的文章。

　　(2) 阅读完整的小说和戏剧，而非节选章节，考试中的文章是节选的，但是考生如果在平时阅读过完整的内容，就可以全面了解文章的背景信息以及人物的特点等。

　　(3) 了解学习英美文学中的基本文学术语。

　　(4) 阅读包括诗歌、散文、戏剧类文章这也是考试所要求的类型。

　　(5) 刷题。实践出真知。所以考生要以真题为主，熟悉考试类型，这样才不至于在考试时过于惊慌。

　　附：SAT2英语文学考试例题

　　Sample Questions

　　Questions on the Literature Subject Test are presented as sets of questions about reading selections. The directions that follow are identical to those in the test. All questions on the test are multiple-choice questions in which you must choose the BEST response from the fi ve choices offered. For these sample materials and for the actual test, the date printed at the end of each passage or poem is the original publication date or, in some cases, the estimated date of composition.

　　Directions: This test consists of selections from literary works and questions on their content, form, and style. After reading each passage or poem, choose the best answer to each question and fi ll in the corresponding circle on the answer sheet.

　　Note: Pay particular attention to the requirement of questions that contain the words NOT, LEAST, or EXCEPT.

　　1. After Granny’s “Good mornin” (line 7), the camera man probably behaves as he does because he

　　(A) is made to realize that he is intruding

　　(B) suspects that he is in physical danger

　　(D) is relieved that an adult is present

　　(E) realizes that he is disturbing the tidiness of the yard

　　2. The tone of “Now, aunty” (line 37) is most accurately described as

　　(A) expectant

　　(B) patronizing

　　(D) obedient

　　(E) respectful

　　3. Granny’s fi nal comment can best be understood as a