在众多又长又难的SAT阅读文章中,有一种文章让我们眼前一亮,它字数少,而且对应的题目也少。它就是单篇短文(俗称短单)。相比之下,短单不难,但是这就意味着我们应该对短单的两篇文章四道题目要求更高,也就是说正确率要更高更稳定。对于阅读目标分500左右的同学来说,短单应该稳定在错一道或偶尔两道题,做题时间平均一道题50秒。而对于目标在550分以上的同学来说,应该稳定在不错或是偶尔错一道,每道题平均在40秒以内完成,以此类推。
所以针对这样的高要求,我们在做SAT短单的时候,也应该有着高效的策略:
先题干后文章再选项
有些同学认为,短单文章比较短,那就一上来就开始读。这是完全不对的。前面也交代过了,对于这种文章我们应该是高要求的,所以我们一定要目的性很强地去阅读。因此,读完题干后,大家的做题速度肯定提高。后看选项则是为了避免选项对阅读文章的误导。
比如:06年10月真题短单两道题目的题干分别如下:
6. In line 12, the author implies that being human includes
7. The rhetorical device primarily featured in this passage is
我们扫完题干后,对第一道题的定位很明确,对第二道题的题型很明确 修辞题,这样可以引导我们定位原文时主次分明,而且更明白自己要读的是什么。像是第7题这样的修辞题更需要目的性很强的阅读,往往读几行就有了正确答案。
2W+1H
SAT短单的写人篇文章基本都是写人的成就。最简单的一点就是,无论有没有主旨题,我们必须始终贯彻2W+1H的原则,即读出写的谁、做了什么和人们对他的评价。
仍然是这套题的第二篇短单的第8题
The passage is primarily concerned with ______.
原文如下:
In 1843, Augusta Ada King published an influential set of notes describing Charles Babbage s conception of an analytical engine --the first design for an automatic computer.
... However, her fascinating life and lineage -- have turned her into an icon.
...And whereas many women have helped to advance computer science, only King has had a computer language named after her: Ada.
分析如下:
Who: AAK
What: computer
How: influential
所以此题目答案选:summarized how and why Augusta Ada King is celebrated.
综上所述,SAT阅读中的单篇短文需要我们高标准严格要求,采用恰当的解题思路和策略,保证在该得分时不失分。
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