又一個(ge) 官方改革被我們(men) “不幸”提前預言了。
早在去年11月的SAT考試之後,我們(men) 就已經強調過,現在的SAT實際考試題目的考點、難度已經和官方指南中給出的練習(xi) 題不可同日而語了;官方指南題目的難度全麵脫節。明顯官方指南,也就是俗稱的OG現在看來已經沒有參考價(jia) 值:
詳情請看我們(men) 公眾(zhong) 號11月的SAT考情
官方反應很快啊,這不,近期登錄CB官網大家就會(hui) 看到一項通知:
從(cong) 2月3日起,小藍書(shu) 中的官網練習(xi) Practice Test 1-3套將會(hui) 永久下線,如果還想做這三套題目並且保留分數錯題或者官方解析的話,必須在2月3日之前完成。
同時,小藍書(shu) 會(hui) 在2月份釋放出4套新的練習(xi) :
根據官方的表述,從(cong) 2025年2月開始,SAT官方給出的練習(xi) 題(Practice)會(hui) 有如下變化:
01、舊題刪除
目前在Bluebook上提供的6套SAT模擬題中,1~3套將在2025年2月被移除(也就是難度和真題脫節最大的幾套),但如果學生在2025年2月3日之前完成這些測試,他們(men) 仍將保留這些測試的成績和反饋。
02、新增模擬題
除了現有的第4至第6套模擬題外,學生還將獲得4套新的模擬題,包括全新的第7套模擬題以及第8至第10套模擬題。這些新題將包含全新的題目以及從(cong) 原有1至3套模擬題中挑選的題目。
03、PDF版本
新的模擬題(第7至第10套)將以PDF形式發布在College Board官網上,而原有的1至3套模擬題將被刪除。
按照Practice 5-6的改編格式,大概率這4套題是現有已經考過真題的匯編。
其實這番改革早有端倪:
不止一個(ge) 同學,做前4套Practice套套1500,實際考試1400了。前4套練習(xi) 是官方很早之前發布的,早於(yu) 2022年11月亞(ya) 洲地區第一次SAT機考測試場。
這些題目,更多是一個(ge) “誘餌”,用平平無奇的難度吸引學生考SAT,等到真正考試才放大招。
這四套的難度和實際考試差多少,做個(ge) 直觀的比較更明顯,下麵是官方指南中的練習(xi) 題(Practice)也就是這次大概率要刪除的一批題目:
In documents called judicial opinions, judges explain the reasoning behind their legal rulings, and in those explanations, they sometimes cite and discuss historical and contemporary philosophers. Legal scholar and philosopher Anita L. Allen argues that while judges are naturally inclined to mention philosophers whose views align with their own positions, the strongest judicial opinions consider and rebut potential objections; discussing philosophers whose views conflict with judges’ views could therefore _______
Which choice most logically completes the text?
A) allow judges to craft judicial opinions without needing to consult philosophical works. B) help judges improve the arguments they put forward in their judicial opinions.
C) make judicial opinions more comprehensible to readers without legal or philosophical training.
D) bring judicial opinions in line with views that are broadly held among philosophers.
題源:bluebook,難度係數3
原文69詞,選項49詞
120詞/90秒-120秒
而下麵的題目是現在考場上同學們(men) 遇到的真題:
Adelaide, Australia, has installed engineered structures along 53% of its shoreline to protect infrastructure from wave erosion and other hazards, a practice known as shoreline hardening. To evaluate the responses of waterbirds to two types of hardening structures- riprap and bulkheads-Diann Prosser et al. surveyed waterbird communities consisting of the brown pelican, the red knot, and 62 other species at different sites in the Chesapeake. Bay on the US East Coast. Utilizing the Index of Waterbird Community Integrity (IWCI), on which a high score corresponds to high community integrity, the researchers found that bulkheads are more strongly negatively correlated with waterbird community integrity than is riprap.
Which choice most logically completes the text?
A) The difference in average IWCI scores for waterbird communities at Stony and Old Road, two sites with a higher percentage of shoreline consisting of bulkheads than of riprap, was statistically insignificant.
B) Waterbird communities at Curtis, a site with a high percentage of shoreline consisting of bulkheads and riprap, had lower average IWCI scores than did waterbird communities at Onancock, a site with a low percentage of shoreline consisting of bulkheads and riprap.
C) Waterbird communities at Curtis, a site with equal percentages of shoreline consisting of bulkheads and riprap, had higher average IWCI scores than did waterbird communities at Miles, a site with different percentages of shoreline consisting of bulkheads and riprap.
D) Waterbird communities at Old Road, a site with a relatively high percentage of shoreline consisting of bulkheads, had lower average IWCI scores than did waterbird communities at Miles, a site with a relatively high percentage of shoreline consisting of riprap.
題源:10月亞(ya) 太C卷,難度係數估計是3
原文107詞,選項151詞
258詞/90秒-120秒
就算大家不懂英文,單純看兩(liang) 個(ge) 題目的長度,應該也能感受一二。實際上,實際考場上的真題,對同學們(men) 的閱讀速度要求,普遍是官方指南中題目要求的2.15倍。簡單來說:難度加倍。
我們(men) 早就在不同場合,不管上課還是講座中,強調了Practice隻有5-6是準確的。與(yu) 官方的步調完全一致。
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