问题含义:这篇文章的主旨大意是什么?或这篇文章主要说了什么?
常见问法:
The main point of the passage is to
The passage can primarily be escribe as
The passage as a whole primarily concerne with
答题技巧: 在看选项之前心里就要有一个答案,然后找最贴近的答案。
问题含义:划线句子或其他指定文中句子的含义是什么?
常见问法:
The phrase “X” refers to
The author apparently believes which of the following about X?
All of the following X can be foun in the passage EXCEPT
答题技巧: 使用“一指”原则,即答案通常都在问题上下不超过一指的位置。
3.策略分析题
问题含义:作者写某一句话或某一段的用意是什么?或为什么这一段要放在文中这个位置?
常见问法:
The purpose of the fifth paragraph is to
The author mentions X in orer to emonstrate
The quotation marks aroun X serve to emphasize
答题技巧: 要么是总结上文,要么是承上启下,或者引出下文。
问题含义:从文中我们可以推测出什么信息?
常见问法:
It can be inferre from X that
The statement in X suggests/implies that
X is base on the assumption that
答题技巧: SAT对此类题的答案设置非常保守,并且通常都有文字佐证。
比如:My favorite exercise for this: What’s the least we can assume base on the statement,“Kobe Bryant once score 83 points in a basketball game…”?
答案即可推出是basketball
5.类比题或应用题
问题含义:根据文中A与B的关系推断选项中X与Y的关系
常见问法:
Which of the following,if true,woul most irectly prove/isprove/affirm/unermine/ support X in the passage?
Which best escribes/characterizes the relationship between X an Y?
Which of the following situations is most analogous to X situation in the passage?
答题技巧: 首先,明确文中提到的A和B的“关系”,然后明确选项中的对比对象的关系。
比如,Say that in the passage a physicist criticizes the work of a painter. (在这里提到的关系是A——"物理学家"和"B"——画家的作品,二者是不同领域的。)
问题是:Which of the following woul be analogous to that situation?
a. a mother criticizing her chil’s choice of clothing
b. a farmer telling a sailor about his fear of an impening rought
c. a circus artist taking issue with the research methos of a psychologist
答案为C,X为艺术家,Y为心理学家的研究方法,二者也是不同领域的。
问题含义:A和B的不同之处是什么?
常见问法:
Both passages agree on which of the following points?
The author of Passage 1 woul most likely assert with of the following about 2?
Compare to Passage 1’s tone,Passage 2’s tone is
答题技巧: 再次强调,一定要在看选项之前心里对答案就有预判,根据预判找答案,这很重要!
7.语气题/态度题
问题含义:作者对于文章或某段话的态度是怎样的?
常见问法:
The author’s tone in X is best escribe as
The author’s attitue towar X might best be escribe as
The moo of X is best escribe/characterize as
答题技巧: 首先问问自己对这篇文章的态度是“negative”,“positive”,“neutral” 还是ambivalent,然后对这几种态度的强烈程度打分。这种方式通常可以帮你排除掉2-3个答案。
8.词意分析题
问题含义:某单词的含义是什么?
常见问法:
The wor “X” most nearly means
In context,the wor “X” is best unerstoo to mean
In line X,the wor Y most nearly means
答题技巧: 1. 通常这个单词不是生僻词,但是考察的应该不会是你熟悉的含义,即考察“熟词僻意”。所以以此可以排除掉一些明显的错误选项。
如,考察的是“striking”,它的常用含义是“击打”那你可以首先把“hitting”,而选项中的“noticeable”(引人注目的)有可能是正确答案。
【微语】留学是人生一段重要的经历,不管你做出怎样的选择,我们都要去尊重它。