新SAT词汇题怎么考?
2016年新SAT改革将会让SAT 考试更加实用化,与高中生学习更相关。新SAT考试阅读部分舍弃了原先的句子填空题型,句子填充题型需要模糊的词汇知识,它们会基于只有一句话的上下文考你很难的词汇。而新SAT 完全不考这种题型了,同学们也不必去死记硬背那些模糊的词汇了。
此外,还有少量的词汇问题存在于长文章的文本中。根据College Board 公布的文件,新SAT 考的词汇题“既不是高度模糊的,也不会只有一个意义”。
所以新SAT 会考什么类型的词呢?
有多重含义的词,比如 “intense” ,而不是生僻词,类似于 “exculpate” 或者 “obsequious” 。
新SAT词汇该如何备考?
虽然词汇题目前只占20%的比重,并不意味着你应该停止准备词汇部分。对中等难度的多义词的记忆对你在新SAT 中取得好成绩是至关重要的。下面,小编将着重于向同学们推荐两个策略:学什么单词,以及如何练习在文本中理解单词的意思。
学什么单词?
因为SAT 变得越来越像ACT,考文本中中等难度的的词汇,我们建议大家学习ACT 词汇,而不是背旧 SAT 的词汇表。这将最大化利用你的学习时间,避免你浪费时间记忆一些根本用不上的词汇。
你要着重记忆中等难度的、有多重含义的词汇,例如下面的这些:
analyze: examine in detail, typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation(analysis, analytical)
compose:
write or create
constitute, make up (composition, composed of)
correlate: have a mutual relationship or connection (corollary, correlated)
critical:
expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgments
expressing or involving an analysis of the merits and faults of a work of literature, music, or art
involving the objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgement
(of a situation or problem) having the potential to become disastrous; at a point of crisis
determine:
cause (something) to occur in a particular way; be the decisive factor in
ascertain or establish exactly, typically as a result of research or calculation
differentiate:
recognize or ascertain what makes (someone or something) different
(differentiate between) identify differences between (two or more things or people)
make (someone or something) appear different or distinct
make or become different in the process of growth or development
engage:
occupy, attract, or involve (someone's interest or attention)
(engage someone in) cause someone to become involved in (a conversation or discussion)
(engage in) participate or become involved in
emerge: become apparent, important, or prominent
evolve: develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form
infer: deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements (inference)
omit: leave out or exclude (someone or something), either intentionally or forgetfully
precede:
come before (something) in time
come before in order or position (preceding)
redundant: not or no longer needed or useful
reflect:
(of a surface or body) throw back (heat, light, or sound) without absorbing it
(of a mirror or shiny surface) show an image of
embody or represent (something) in a faithful or appropriate way
(reflect well/badly on) bring about a good or bad impression of: the incident reflects badly on the operating practices of the airlines.
(reflect on/upon) think deeply or carefully about
relevant: closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand (antonym: irrelevant)
当你熟悉了这些词汇之后,你就有了一定的基础,可以继续在上下文中理解它们的意思。
如何理解文本中的词汇?
记忆词汇在你的新SAT词汇备考中应该是很小的一部分,更重要的技巧是学会如何确定词汇在文本中的意思,并选出正确答案。这意味着你要做两件事:阅读有挑战性的文章,选出正确的答案。
有一个很好用的网站可以推荐给大家,叫做 ProfessorWord,它会自动识别网络上不同网页中潜在的 SAT/ACT 词汇,提供一个定义。通过阅读文章,你可以学习到可能会出现在新 SAT 中的词汇,而不是那些SAT不会再考的超纲词汇。
使用这个网站的方法是:在一篇有挑战性的文章中使用它,看看你是不是能明白所有高亮词汇在文章中的意思。如果你有词汇不认识或者是不能通过上下文确定它的意思,把它记下来,这样你的词汇量就会自然而然的增大。这个方法既能增加你的词汇量,又能锻炼你通过上下文确定单词意思的能力,一举两得。希望以上小编推荐的两个策略可以帮助大家克服词汇难关,在考试中取得理想的成绩。
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