MCAT对于留学生来说是有些挑战的,它是医学研究生院入学考试,也是美校申请的重要考试之一。考试之所以难,其中一个原因便在于其考试内容的丰富性。MCAT考试有生物、物理、化学、心理学、社会学、批判性思维能力等多个科目以及综合能力的测试。
一、考试内容
1.生命系统的生物学和生物化学基础
这部分设置59题,考试时间95m。题目的内容涵盖基础知识、概念、科学探究和推理技能等。有25%的四一学期生物化学知识、65%的生物学导论知识、5%的普通化学知识以及5%的有机化学的内容。
2.行为的心理、社会和生物基础
考试题目一共59题,时间95m。内容包含65%的心理学入学知识、30%的社会学导论知识以及5%的生物学导论的重要内容。此外,该项目重点测试你对这些方面怎么影响世界的感知和反应的理解;行为和行为改变;人们对自己和他人的看法;影响福祉的文化和社会差异;以及社会分层、资源获取和幸福之间的关系。
3.生物系统的化学和物理基础
题目共计59道,95m时间完成。主要内容包括25%的第一学期生物化学知识、5%的生物学导论知识、30%的普通化学知识、15%的有机化学以及25%的物理学导论知识。
4.批判性分析和推理技能
考试题目53题,一共一个半小时的时间。主要内容是30%的理解的基础、30%的文本内推理、40%课文之外的推理。主要的段落内容来自于人文学科和社会科学,二者各占50%的比例。
二、MCAT考试真题
例题一:
1.passage
2.Question
The researchers chose a concentration of 0.3 mM IAA as the working concentration for any additional studies instead of 1 mM or 2 mM. What is the likely reason for this?
A) The lower concentration of IAA gave the largest Na+ response.
B) Higher concentrations induced significant cytotoxicity.
C) The solubility of IAA was not high enough.
D) The researchers were trying to mimic control conditions as closely as possible.
例题二:
1.passage
2.Question
Which statement best represents a threat to social identity? A young woman with a rare disorder:
A) believes that others treat her as less capable,and then she starts to see herself as deficient.
B) becomes discouraged when she hears that others with rare disorders are treated as less capable.
C) hides her disorder from others in order to project more confidence in social situations.
D) reveals her disorder to friends,who mistakenly assume that it is a social limitation.
例题三:
1.passage
2.Question
The progress of Reaction 2 can be monitored by observing what change to the IR spectrum of the product mixture?
A) Appearance of a broad peak at 3400 cm–1
B) Disappearance of a broad peak at 3400 cm–1
C) Appearance of a sharp peak at 1700–1750 cm–1
D) Disappearance of a sharp peak at 1700–1750 cm–1
例题四:
1.passage
2.Question
According to the passage,the decisive factor in determining whether someone’s actions should be subject to coercion is whether the actions:
A) are determined solely by self-interest.
B) affect collectively held resources.
C) degrade the natural environment.
D) are commonly considered immoral.
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