●Part Ⅰ:Introduction 引言
●Lesson 1:The importance of good writing skills 良好寫作技能的重要性
●Writing:a tool for success
●Why students are not being prepared for college writing
●Beware the pitfalls of academic-speak
●Beware the salespeople
●The real "secret" to acing the SAT essay
●Lesson 2:The SAT Writing SAT寫作簡介
●What does the SAT Writing test?
●What's on the SAT Writing?
●What is the experimental section?
●What will I be asked to write about on the essay?
●How is the essay scored?
●How will colleges use the SAT Writing score?
●Isn't it true that Ernest Hemingway would have failed the SAT essay?
●Don't the essay graders give scores based primarily on length and number of paragraphs?
●Will colleges see my SAT essay?
●How is the overall Writing score determined?
●Are some SATs easier than others?
●If I take the SAT, will I also have to take the SAT I1:Writing?......
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《新SAT官方指南詳解:寫作分冊(第2版)》除對考試要求介紹做了翻譯以外,其他的內容全部采用英文。這樣的設計也是為了讓考生能夠有更多的機會了解並理解美國式的寫作要求以及寫作方法,從而在考試中避免使用中式英語,並為適應未來留學生活中的繁重學業做好必要的準備。美國大學的很多作業都是以小論文的方式出現,良好的寫作技必然會提高學習的效率。考慮到講解部分可能涉及一些考生不認識的單詞,我們做了一個詞彙表,供學生參考。眾所周知,新SAT考試雖然分為三個項,分別考查學生的數學能力、分析能力、邏輯推理能力以及語言運用能力,而這三項考試卻都是在全英文的環境下進行的。對於*國考生來講,更重要的是理解出題方的思維方式和解題思路,而不是簡單地記憶英語詞彙;需要的是培養一種英語閱讀素養,從而更快地在規定時間內完成題目。同時,逐漸養成的思維方式也會幫助考生更好地適應未來在大洋彼岸的大學生活,這也是新SAT考試的目的——......