《SAT阅读分析及训练》是美国名校入学考试指导系列之一。该书侧重SAT考试阅读部分的分析和练习,内容选用美国现今的新闻、科技及教育信息,贴近美国中学阅读教材,是一本地道的英文备考教材和读物。
阅读的速度和准确性与考生对词汇、文法的掌握及对信息的搜索与分析等紧密相关。本书对SAT考试阅读部分的语句、文章、问题及选项作了详细的分析和解释;对如何扩大词汇、巩固文法、快速有效地阅读及考前准备等提出了切实可行的忠告和提示。此外,该书还有大量的测试练习,帮助学生巩固知识。本书由李晓霞编著。
Chapter 1 Introduction and Analyses
A. About the SAT Test
B. About the SAT Critical Reading Section
a. Sentence Completion
b. Passage-based questions
Chapter 2 Preparation
A. Build Up Vocabulary Bank
a. Make use of contexts
a. Find new words' relatives
c. Set up word webs
d. Remember prefixes, suffixes and roots
e. cramming and rote-learning
B. Consolidate Grammar Knowledge
a. Find the main subject and verb
a. Don't take negative words at surface value
c. Catch content words and transitional words
d. Take sentences of inverted word order in stride
C. Read, Read, Read
a. Be positive and persistent
a. Learn to guess
c. Learn to skim and scan
Chapter 3 Tactics and Strategies
A. Before the Test
a. Have a feasible study plan
a. Memorize new words every day
c. Learn difficult sentences by heart
d. Practice, practice, and practice
e. Relax the day before the test
B. During the Test
a. Timing
a. Questions and choices
c. Passages and words
Chapter 4 Practice Tests
A. Sentence Completion
Test One
Test Two
Test Three
Test Four
B. Passage-Based Questions
Eight Short Passages
Eight Long Passages
Eight Pairs of Comparative Passages
C. Timed Tests
Test One
Test Two
Test Three
Test Four
Test Five
Test Six
Answer Key
Explanations of Answer Key
References