2016 年SAT考試進(jìn)行全新的改革，考試的閱讀材料來(lái)自于科學(xué)和重大歷史文獻(xiàn)，新sat考試更多的是強(qiáng)調(diào)文章內(nèi)容和文章段落的分析。那我們應(yīng)該如何使用這些閱讀 材料呢?本文我們英美國(guó)際教育就為大家講講2016年新SAT閱讀材料使用技巧，打算報(bào)考新SAT考試的同學(xué)們需要注意以下幾點(diǎn)。

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　　Note the context of each passage: The evidence-based reading and writin section will draw some of its passages from historical documents. While the redesigned SAT will not require prior knowledge of these documents, familiarity with their content may help you complete the exam more accurately and more quickly.

　　注意每篇文章的內(nèi)容。以證據(jù)為基礎(chǔ)的閱讀和寫(xiě)作部分會(huì)從歷史文獻(xiàn)中摘取文章，雖然新SAT考試并不是要求完全了解這些文獻(xiàn)，但是熟悉文獻(xiàn)內(nèi)容可以更快更準(zhǔn)確的完成考試。

　　The SAT’s goal is to assess how well you understand key elements of the passages. For example, in this sample question provided by the College Board, students are asked to make the subtle distinction between the common use of "parties," and the formal political associations we know as the Democratic and Republican parties.

　　SAT考試的目標(biāo)是評(píng)估對(duì)文章段落的理解。例如，美國(guó)College Board提供的樣題中，要求學(xué)生能夠區(qū)別政黨黨和共和黨之間的關(guān)系。

　　No high school student is expected to have deep knowledge of the passage‘s source – it's an address by Congresswoman Barbara Jordan in 1974. However, some familiarity with the events, persons and terms cited in the selection can provide crucial context.

　　雖然不要求高中生對(duì)文章來(lái)源有很深的知識(shí)儲(chǔ)備，但是熟悉文獻(xiàn)中的歷史事件、人物、術(shù)語(yǔ)對(duì)sat閱讀很重要。

　　After all, it would be difficult to answer this question if you were unable to define "impeachment" and "political parties," and if you knew nothing of Richard Nixon’s dismissal from office.

　　畢竟，如果你不能對(duì)定義“彈劾”和“政黨”，如果你對(duì)理查德·下臺(tái)一無(wú)所知，就很難回答問(wèn)題。

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　　Understand the link between questions: The redesigned SAT is notable for its follow-up questions. These questions require a test-taker to identify the precise text selection that supports his or her answer to the previous problem. In other words, you will be expected to provide evidence that supports your claims.

　　理解問(wèn)題之間的聯(lián)系。新sat要求考生精確的找到文章中的句子來(lái)回答前面的問(wèn)題，換句話(huà)說(shuō)，就是找到支持你觀點(diǎn)的論據(jù)。

　　This effectively raises the stakes when selecting your answers. For instance, your answer to one question, for example, "What does the author mean in lines 1 to 4?," will affect your response to the question "How do you know?"

　　例如，“第*行到第四行作者想要表達(dá)的是什么意思”就會(huì)影響“你是如何知道的”這一問(wèn)題的答案。

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　　Become familiar with charts and graphs: Another new emphasis on the SAT is reading and interpreting visual displays of data, some of which are scientific in nature. However, you will not need to know pages of scientific facts to be successful.

　　需要熟悉圖表。新SAT注重圖表數(shù)據(jù)的閱讀和理解，這種圖表通常是一些科學(xué)話(huà)題。這種題并不需要了解具體的科學(xué)知識(shí)。文章所提供的材料就完全足夠了。

　　Overall, the new design of the SAT presents test-takers with significant ne challenges, but it also provides excellent new opportunities. If you are planning to sit for the exam in 2016 or later, you can now focus on improving your textual analysis skills instead of memorizing vocabulary. These skills will help you throughout the entire test, including many portions of the math section.

　　總之，新SAT考試對(duì)考生們來(lái)說(shuō)是一把雙刃劍，既是機(jī)遇也是挑戰(zhàn)。參加2016年以后SAT考試的同學(xué)們，從現(xiàn)在開(kāi)始需要重點(diǎn)提高文章分析能力，而不是單純的詞匯記憶。這種技能可以在整個(gè)sat考試中得到應(yīng)用，包括數(shù)學(xué)部分的考試。