SAT试卷结构与试题难度全解析.doc

??????? SAT试卷结构与试题难度全解析一、SAT考试的组成　　SAT是英文Scholastic Assessment Test的缩写，中文名称为学术能力评估考试,由总部位于美国新泽西州普林斯顿市的美国教育考试服务中心（Educational Testing Service，简称ETS）举办。SAT成绩是世界各国高中生申请美国名校学习及奖学金的重要参考。?　　SAT考试分为两部分：SAT推理测试（Reasoning Test）和SAT（Subject Tests）专项测试。SAT1主要测验考生的写作、阅读和数学能力；SAT2涉及数学、物理、化学及生物等科目。一般中国高中生申请进入美国本科学校只需参加SAT考试　　SATI 考试由3部分组成，Critical reading, Writing Skills和Mathematics,每部分800分，满分2400分。具体的题目数量分配如下表：　　 Critical Reading(67) Sentence Completion(19) Passage-based reading(48) Writing Skills (1essay+49) Essay writing Identifying sentence errors (18) Improving sentences (25) Improving paragraphs (6) Mathematics Multiple choice (44) Student-produced response (grid-ins) (10) 　　SAT共有10个section以上3部分各包含3个section。另外，每次考试还有一个加试环节，即“experimental section”，内容可来自Critical reading, Writing Skill或Mathematics任意一项（Essay Writing除外）。　　下表是整个SAT I考试流程的示例，每次考试只有Section 1 和Section 10 的内容固定。Section 1 : Essay 25minutes Section2: Critical Reading?(24) 25minutes Sentence Completion (8) Passage-based reading-2 short passages(4) Passage-based reading-1 long passage(12) Section3: Mathematics?(20) 25minutes Standard Multiple-Choice (20) Break 10 minutes Section 4: Writing Skills?(35) 25minutes Improving Sentences (11) Identifying Sentences Errors (18) Improving paragraphs (6) Section 5 : Experimental 25minutes This section can be Critical reading, Writing Skill or Mathematics Section 6: Critical Reading?(24) 25minutes Sentence Completion(5) Passage-based reading-paired short passages (4) Passage-based reading-2 long passages (15) Break 10 minutes Section 7:?Mathematics?(18) 25minutes Mutiple choice (8) Student-produced response (grid-ins) (10) Section 8: Critical Reading?(19) 2０minutes Sentence Completion(6) Passage-based reading-paired long passages (13) Section 9: Mathematics?(16) 2０minutes Mutiple choice (16) Section 10: Writing Skills?(14) 10 minutes Improving paragraphs (14) 　　二、SAT的难度　　SAT考试并非是针对国际学生的英语语言测试，而是针对美国本土中学生大学入学的学术能力考试。中国高中生用非母语与