练习：SAT阅读图表题的解题策略（下）

　　SAT阅读是很多考生的难中之难，改革之后的新SAT阅读，不管是在词汇量、题材还是做题思路上都发生了相应的变化。下面我们一起看看今天的图表题练习吧。

　　Two of the highest titles a pastry chef can achieve in North America are Certified Executive Chef (CEF) and Certified Master Pastry Chef (CMPC), granted by the American Culinary③Federation, both involvea rigorous examination process and numerous prerequisites. The Executive Chef certification, the less prestigious of the two positions with 165 North American pastry chefs holding the title, requires at least three years of practical work experience and over 100 hours of④taking classes inNutrition, Management, and Food Safety and Sanitation courses. The examination includes a 90-minute written portion and a four-hour practical portion. This intense work pays off, however:⑤regular pastry chefs earn about $10,000 more a year than assistant pastry chefs.

　　Question 5

　　The writer wants to support the claim in the first part of the sentence with data from the table. Which choice best accomplishes this goal?

　　A)NO CHANGE

　　B)Executive pastry chefs typically make less than $70,000 annually.

　　C)Executive pastry chefs earn an average of roughly $10,000 a year more than do regular pastry chefs.

　　D)Regular pastry chefs can earn approximately $60,000 annually.

　　解析

　　该图为表格图，左边列指各种职业，右边列指每年薪资的中间值。

　　这道图表题有难度体现在单单根据图示信息核对四个选项时，每个选项描述信息都是正确的，因此考点“相关性”在这里是解题核心。

　　step1：根据题干要求“supportthe claim in the first part of the sentence”, 我们重点分析划线部分前半句—This intense work pays off, however(由上下文可知this intense work指代获得The Certification of Executive Chef的测试)。

　　step2:由此可知冒号后划线内容应与图表中第三行executive pastry chef有关，故排除A/D这两个off-topic选项；

　　step3:B选项虽然on-topic，但B选项中“less than $7,000 annually”（负向语义）与划线部分前半句提到的“pays off”（正向语义）不相符, 故排除B选项；

　　step4：C选项既提到executive pastry chef, 还提到executive pastry chef比regular pastry chef 一年大概多挣$1,000。不仅图表信息正确，而且符合前文语境。

　　答案C　　

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