為了幫助考生備考新SAT，我們從麥格勞·希爾出版公司引進了這套《新SAT官方指南詳解》系列，一共三本：數(shù)學(xué)分冊、寫作分冊以及閱讀理解分冊。希望能夠幫助考生吃透新SAT官方指南，從容備考，取得理想的成績。該系列叢書的作者均為美國一線有經(jīng)驗的新SAT考試輔導(dǎo)教師，有著豐富的實戰(zhàn)經(jīng)驗，相信該系列圖書的出版會為中國考生帶來新的備考視角和啟發(fā)。
眾所周知，新SAT考試雖然分為三個項，分別考查學(xué)生的數(shù)學(xué)能力、分析能力、邏輯推理能力以及語言運用能力，而這三項考試卻都是在全英文的環(huán)境下進行的。對于中國考生來講，更重要的是理解出題方的思維方式和解題思路，而不是簡單地記憶英語詞匯；需要的是培養(yǎng)一種英語閱讀素養(yǎng)，從而更快地在規(guī)定時間內(nèi)完成題目。同時，逐漸養(yǎng)成的思維方式也會幫助考生更好地適應(yīng)未來在大洋彼岸的大學(xué)生活，這也是新SAT考試的目的——幫助學(xué)校了解申請者是否已經(jīng)在智力上為大學(xué)的學(xué)習(xí)做好了準備。這就是為什么我們從考試的發(fā)源國——美國，引進出版這套叢書的目的。施夷長技以制夷。出于以上考慮，我們針對不同分項考試的特點，在出版的過程中對每冊書的翻譯做了不同的處理。
數(shù)學(xué)分冊提供了數(shù)學(xué)術(shù)語英漢詞匯表；關(guān)于數(shù)學(xué)知識總復(fù)習(xí)部分，我們保留原英文的講解。對于多數(shù)中國學(xué)生，SAT數(shù)學(xué)考試部分的內(nèi)容還是比較容易的，考查的知識基本不出中國大陸高中數(shù)學(xué)教學(xué)的范圍�？忌ㄟ^書后所附的數(shù)學(xué)術(shù)語英漢對照詞匯表，能夠不費力地理解講解內(nèi)容。保留數(shù)學(xué)的英文復(fù)習(xí)部分的目的是讓學(xué)生能夠有更多的機會熟悉這些數(shù)學(xué)術(shù)語和常用表達，從而在實際的考試中節(jié)省閱讀題目的時間。
寫作分冊，除對考試要求介紹做了翻譯以外，其他的內(nèi)容全部采用英文。這樣的設(shè)計也是為了讓考生能夠有更多的機會了解并理解美國式的寫作要求以及寫作方法，從而在考試中避免使用中式英語，并為適應(yīng)未來留學(xué)生活中的繁重學(xué)業(yè)做好必要的準備。美國大學(xué)的很多作業(yè)都是以小論文的方式出現(xiàn)，良好的寫作技必然會大大提高學(xué)習(xí)的效率。考慮到講解部分可能涉及一些考生不認識的單詞，我們做了一個詞匯表，供學(xué)生參考。
閱讀分冊對題解，也就是答案解析部分采取了特殊處理�？紤]到參加該項考試考生的不同需求以及閱讀理解考試自身的特點，我們對題解部分做了中文翻譯，并將其放在英文題解的后面，供考生在看英文題解有困難時使用。我們的建議是，無論是做對還是做錯了題目，做完題應(yīng)翻閱英文題解。題解給了我們一個很好地了解美國人思維方式的機會，應(yīng)充分利用并加以體會。否則就沒有將該套叢書利用徹底。
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About the College Hill Method
Part I： Introduction
Lesson I ： The importance of good writing skills
Writing： a tool for success
Why students are not being prepared for college writing
Beware the pitfalls of academic-speak
Beware the salesoeop1e
The real "secret" to acing the SAT essay
Lesson 2： The SAT Writing
What does the SAT Writing test？
Whats on the SAT Writing?
What is the experimental section?
What will I be asked to write about on the essay?
How is the essay scored?
How will colleges use the SAT Writing score?
Isnt it true that Ernest Hemingway would have failed the SAT essay?
Dont the essay graders give scores based primarily on length and number of paragraphs?
Will colleges see my SAT essay?
How is the overall Writing score determined?
Are some SATs easier than others?
If I take the SAT， will I also have to take the SAT I1： Writing?
Part Ⅱ： The Essay
Lesson 3： Lay the groundwork
I. Know what the readers are looking for
2. Read good persuasive prose
3. Learn to read like a writer
4. Be specific
5. Prepare with Source Summaries
6. Practice
7. Know the instructions
8. Overcome perfectionism
Lesson 4： Analyze the writing task
I. Give yourself time to think
2. Read the assignment carefully
3. Define your terms to show your point of view
4. Stay focused on the question
Lesson 5： Gather your ideas
I. Brainstorm examples before picking a thesis
2. Keep your mind open
3. Choose specific examples
4. Choose interesting examples
5. Choose manageable examples
Lesson 6： Organize your essay
I. Craft your thesis
2. Write a manageable outline
3. Connect your ideas logically
4. Play devils advocate
Lesson 7： Write the essay
I. Use natural language
2. Use strong verbs
3. Write with personality and intelligence
4. Use personal and concrete nouns
5. Minimize jargon and slang
6. Eliminate wordiness
7. Minimize prepositional phrases
8. Eliminate redundancy
9. Dont state the obvious
10. Eliminate cliches
11. Connect your thoughts logically
12. Vary your sentence structure and length wisely
13. Eliminate sentences to nowhere
14. Choose your words carefully
15. Explain but dont overexplain
16. Leave your reader thinking
17. Dont tell us what youre doing——just do it
Answer Key
Lesson 8： Practice your essay writing skills
I. Practice essays
2. Sample graded essays
Part Ⅲ： The Multiple-Choice Questions
Lesson 9： Improving sentences
I. How to attack Improving Sentences questions
2. Be careful
3. All else being equal， shorter is better
4. Check for danglers
5. Watch out for extra problems
Answer Key
Lesson I O： Identifying sentence errors
I. How to attack Identifying Sentence Errors questions
2. Make sure its a legitimate mistake
3. How to attack tough Identify Sentence Errors questions
Answer Key
Lesson Ⅱ： Improving paragraphs
I. How to attack Improving Paragraphs questions
2. Consider your attack options
Answer Key
Part Ⅳ： The Fundamental Rules of Grammar for Writing and Editing
Interlude：Keeping perspective
Lesson 12：The parts of speech
Lesson 13：Subject．verb agreement
Lesson 14：Parallelism
Lesson 15：Comparison problems
Lesson 16：Pronoun problems
Lesson 17：Modifier problems
Lesson 18：Tense and voice problems
Lesson 19：Idiom problems
Lesson 20：Mood problems
Lesson 21：Diction problems
Lesson 22：I rregular verbs
Lesson 23：Awkwardness and coordination
Part V：Three Practice Tests
Practice Test 1
Practice Test 2
Practice Test 3
Vocabulary
Some expensive test-prep companies use a marketing trick called "Hemingway would fail the SAT essay" to selltheir services. They present a short piece by a great writer, and then tell you that it would receive a low score on theSAT. They would like you to think, "Well, if Hemingway would fail the essay, I certainly need special help to pass it."Theyd also like you to think, "What kind of dopes at the ETS would write a test that even Hemingway would fail！" Ifyou can be convinced that the SAT is dumb and irrational, you will probably think that you need the special help thatthese companies sell.These companies conveniently neglect to tell us three important things. First, they, not Ernest Hemingway, chose theexcerpt and decided where it would begin ar/d end. Second, Hemingway did not write the excerpt in response to anSAT assignment. In fact, he wrote it for a very different purpose. And third, the test-prep companies, not trained SATreaders, scored the essay. Their goal is to make the SAT scoring system seem as irrational as possible, so that youbelieve you need their help.Dont be fooled, The SAT is not biased against good writing and toward mindless formulas, although some test-prepcompanies would like to convince you that it is. Before signing up for a class or tutorial, find out whether it teachesyou to master the persuasive writing process, or merely to memorize "insiders tricks" that supposedly apply only tothe SAT.
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