SSAT阅读一般有8篇文章,40道题选择题,每道题配有5个选项,作答时间为40分钟。文章体裁涉及广泛,包括人文类(语言文学、历史、文化等),社会科学类(社会学、经济学等),以及自然科学类(动物学、医学等)。
不同题型应对策略
题型备考建议:
1.词汇题
这类题型既是对词汇量的考察,也是对上下文理解的考察,一定要注意带入语境,注意不要粗心马虎,即使遇到熟悉词汇也要检查下是否贴合文章。题型模式示例:
The word A is underlined in the paragraph one, most nearly means:
Which word can replace A without changing the meaning of the sentence:
The word A represents:
What does the author mean by the word A?
2.主旨题
SSAT必考题型也是最基本题型,有三种考察形式:概括中心思想、寻找作者意图、确定文章标题。做题技巧:锁定关键词。题型模式示例:
The main idea of this passage is :
The passage is mainly about:
Which one is the best title for this passage:
The author’s purpose of this passage is:

3.观点态度题
这类题型一般有两种形式,一是通篇文章作者观点与态度的考查,这类一般寻找重点段,多数为首段或尾段,再者是局部语句观点态度的考查,这类一般要理解好针对语句,通过关键的形容词等修饰词揣摩作者态度,理解该段或该句的观点。题型模式示例:
The author speaks the sentence underlined with what kind of emotion?
The author’s attitude is most likely:
Which of the following best describes the author’s opinion about this passage?
4.细节题
考察考生阅读信息处理能力与细节定位能力,该类题型常容易出现干扰项有:文章出现的原有细节但属于不同位置的叙述、使用相近词曲解文章原意、矛盾论述、凭空捏造不存在的叙述或推理(推理尤为易错)、扩大程度夸大描述改变原意等。题型类型:细节定位、判断正误。题型模式示例:
The author states that:
Which one of following is not mentioned:
Which of questions below is answered by the passage:
According to the author/passage:
5.推断题
推理题往往是与观点题相辅相成的,指在文章原有观点基础上进行逻辑分析,一定要在原文中有对应的依据,此类题常出现与细节题类似的干扰,用一些与文章局部细节相似的错误描述作为误导。答题技巧:先推理再锁定原文依据,排除干扰项。
What does the author imply in the paragraph...:
It can be inferred from this passage that:
We can infer from the sentence underlined in the paragraph...:
Comparing the two paragraphs in this passage, we can say that:
Based on the information given by this passage, we can infer that:
6.结构题
结构题在SSAT阅读当中算是比较难的一种题型,综合考查考生对文章的细致阅读程度及理解能力,这类题型主要有上下文关联题、指代题、段落作用与段落主旨句概括、推测题。做题技巧:锁定关键词及其语境尤其是总结性词汇或短语及转折连词的使用等,寻找上下文承上启下的过渡句。题型模式:
Which of the following best describes the relation of the first paragraph to the passage as a whole?
Which of the following will the author most likely state?
7.修辞手法题
一般出现在诗歌和小说类体裁文章当中,尤其是诗歌应用的手法,往往是多数考生的头疼之处,备考中应当掌握所有常见的修辞手法,在平常做诗歌及小说类练习时应当养成分析并标注所用修辞手法的好习惯。
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SSAT的阅读试题素以文章体裁多样、词汇偏和做题时限短而闻名于众多的年轻考生,“难”似乎已成为它的代名词,所以更有侧重点的备考方法势必比苦练茫茫大海中的旧题来的更实用一些。
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