SAT:Scholastic Assessment Test,美国大学入学考试。SAT作文是其中的一个重要组成部分,今天我们很高兴请到了一位美国外教为我们介绍SAT作文的题型和写作技巧,希望对大家在写作方面有所帮助,考试的时候取得理想的成绩。
SAT作文题包括两部分内容,Part I为议论文写作,Part II为多项选择。
Part I:议论文Thesis写作。25分钟的限时作文,SAT作文无字数要求,不过你的作文内容需要充满约A4的一半大小的纸,通常字数为450-600字的样子,当然也可能更多。SAT写作话题不需要专业知识,其话题涉及范围广,例如时政、竞赛、科技、体育、文学等。SAT作文的每一个话题可能不只一个正确论点,因为SAT的作文主要测试考生针对特定话题进行展开论述而不跑题的能力、学生的限时作文能力和针对某一具体话题给出观点并展开分析和论述的能力。SAT写作文体可以是记叙文,说明文或议论文,这篇Thesis被称作初稿,初稿中不严重影响理解的语法或拼写错误通常被认作笔误。
Part II:Multiple choice多项选择。答题时间35分钟。多项选择包括三种类型,Identifying Sentence Errors,Improving Sentences和Improving Paragraphs。Identifying Sentence Errors其实是单项选择题,语法难度不大,可以快速完成; Improving Sentences主要考察考生对句子的理解能力并能够使用精确简洁清晰的句子表达,难度也不大; Improving Paragraphs主要考察学生对段落篇章的整体把握,从句子的构成上对段落实施改进,一般做法是通读整个段落,联系上下文理清前后逻辑关系等,通览所有选项以选择答案,这个测试类型相对来讲比较花时间,建议考生在考前多进行相关模拟训练。
SAT的写作部分内容主要考查考生从语法到修辞手法的表现能力及考生观点论述的能力,所以平时一定要多读英美文章和优秀范文,培养自己准确运用语法和例证的能力,熟能生巧,练习得多了,到了真正考试的时候才能够应付自如。
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