SAT写作官方改革后深入分析考点变化

四、与阅读题出题思路相融合

新版SAT写作及语言能力部分的测试不再局限于现版中的语法错误，开始部分与阅读题的出题思路进行融合，要求考生能够对段落大意及文章主旨进行分析。

下面就是一个例题：

His fine brushwork conveys detailed street-level activity: a peanut vendor pushing his cart on the sidewalk, a pigeon pecking for crumbs around a fire hydrant, an old man tending to a baby outside a doorway. His broader brushstrokes and sponge-painted shapes create majestic city skylines, with skyscrapers towering in the background, bridges connecting neighborhoods on either side of a river, and enormous ships maneuvering out of a busy harbor. To art critics and fans alike, these city scenes represent the innovative spirit of twentieth-century urban Modernism…

Which choice most effectively establishes the main topic of the paragraph?

A. Kingman is considered a pioneer of the California Style school of painting.

B. Although cities were his main subject, Kingman did occasionally paint natural landscapes.

C. In his urban landscapes, Kingman captures the vibrancy of crowded cities.

D. In 1929 Kingman moved to Oakland, California, where he attended the Fox Art School.

这段文字很细节地展示出画家Kingman笔下栩栩如生的城市景象，卖花生的小贩在人行道上推着小车，鸽子在消防栓边寻找食物，老人在看护一个婴儿…题目要求我们在四个选项中选出这一小节的主题句，自然C，“Kingman捕捉住了城市的生机和活力”是最佳答案。

五、将图表进行到底

看来这次CB想借着SAT改革“将图表进行到底”了。不同于阅读部分的是，写作及语言能力测试基于原文中是否有错误，是否需要进行更改和提升。以下就是一个例题：

原文：

The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts steady job growth in this field, projecting that 16 percent of new jobs in all occupations will be related to urban and regional planning.

对应图表如下：

对应题目是：

Which choice completes the sentence with accurate data based on the above graph?

A. NO CHANGE

B. warning, however, that job growth in urban and regional planning will slow to 14 percent by 2020.

C. predicting that employment of urban and regional planners will increase 16 percent between 2010 and 2020.

D. indicating that 14 to 18 percent of urban and regional planning positions will remain unfilled.

原文中划线部分对于图表的解读是错误的，原文的理解是“新增工作机会中的16%与城市及地区规划相关”，然而图表中的信息正确的理解是：“预计自2010年至2020年，与城市及地区规划相关的工作机会将会新增16%”。前者是所有的新工作机会中16%与规划相关，后者是与规划相关的工作增加16%。由此答案C为正确的理解。

综上所述，这次新版SAT中写作及语言测试基于篇章，考核了考生英语语法能力，阅读理解能力以及读懂图表等实用能力的加强。所以，考生可根据SAT的考试变革，平常多积累实用性题目的写作。SAT改革后出题的灵活性大大加强，将写作与口语结合，阅读语法题下降，考生需适当调整自己复习计划，适应最新SAT样题。