5月SAT考情解析 | 難度中等偏上，重題率下降 數學計算量明顯提升！

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5月4日SAT考情解析

整體(ti) 難度

整體(ti) 難度中等偏上，閱讀舊題相較之前稍有下降，部分題目文本相同，問法不同。

Module 1難度不大，Module 2難度提升較大。閱讀部分難度和題幹長度都明顯提升，數學部分計算量較以往大很多。

閱讀部分考情

閱讀部分解析由老師匯總整理。

1.單詞重複較多

本次考試單詞重複較多，尤其是3月和12月的詞匯，prohibitive之類的在考前我們(men) 還特意強調了。有些重點詞匯我們(men) 考前講解、課堂上的真題講解中還都特意強調過，同學們(men) 可以通過這幾道題再回顧強化下幾個(ge) 單詞的意思。

📕本次考試出現的部分詞匯題：

✔️ misconstrue✔️ prohibitive✔️ incongruous✔️ distinct✔️ imperfect✔️ incongruous✔️ publicity✔️heterogeneous✔️unassuming✔️tenuous✔️buttress✔️inextricable✔️mitigate✔️repudiate✔️counterbalance✔️comprehensive✔️interdependent

✔️例題1：

Some African companies spent a significant amount of money and effort in their quest to find investors. If it weren't for external assistance, the money and effort expended to seek investment would have been an ________ burden for these companies.  

A) misconstrued

B) distinctive

C) prohibitive

D) beneficial

✔️例題2:

Everyone previously believed that a certain writer had a significant influence on a particular literary field (writing children's literature for children) and considered this to be_______. However, in reality, it is not the case; his influence has been overestimated.  

A) irrefutable

B) pretentious

C) provocative

D)incongruous

2.閱讀整體(ti) 難度加大

本次閱讀整體(ti) 難度加大，雖然有重題，但是依然有不少文本難度和選項難度雙高的題目存在，後續閱讀的練習(xi) 千萬(wan) 不要沉醉在官方模考的虛假分數中。

✔️重題邏輯考點例題1：

題幹部分：

The bird species Myiobius barbatus (the bearded flycatcher), which forages in relatively dense vegetation, and Platyrinchus saturatus (the cinnamon-crested spadebill), which forages in open areas or low density vegetation, share territory in French Guiana with Thamnomanes caesius (the cinereous antshrike), which emits a loud alarm call when it detects predators. Biologist Ari Martinez and colleagues, who studied the ecological community the species share, hypothesized that there is an inverse relationship between birds' field of vision while foraging and their sensitivity to alarm calls from neighboring species

Which finding, if true, would most directly support Martinez and colleagues' hypothesis?

A. When Martinez and colleagues played T. caesius alarm calls. M. barbatus and P. saturatus displayed no reaction, whereas T. caesius displayed predator-avoidance behavior.

B. Many local bird species with similar foraging habits to those of M. barbatus displayed no reaction when Martinez and colleagues played T. caesius alarm calls, whereas M. barbarus displayed predator -avoidance behavior.

C. Some individuals of P. saturatus displayed predator-avoidance behavior when Martinez and colleagues played T. caesius alarm calls, whereas nearly all did when M. barbatus alarm calls were played.

D. P. saturatus displayed no reaction when Martinez and colleagues played T. caesius alarm calls, whereas M. barbaris displayed predator avoidance behavior in response to the calls.

🌟老師解析：

和去年3月份考試重題。題幹裏有三種鳥，兩(liang) 種不同的場景和一個(ge) 反比關(guan) 係。所以整個(ge) 閱讀的時候需要很仔細區別他們(men) 之間的關(guan) 聯，以及選項的要求。幹擾選項中大量存在對比錯誤、正反比關(guan) 係錯誤、多餘(yu) 信息的問題，平時練習(xi) 也要注意幹擾選項的錯誤原因分析來脫敏。

✔️例題2：

題幹部分：

Mongolia, which, according to international indices, has relatively strong democratic institutions and low intranational income inequality, experienced an inflation rate of 4.30% in 2017. whereas Cameroon, which shows the opposite pattern on such indices had an inflation rate of 0.64% that year. Such comparisons have engendered speculation that diluting control over the economy, democratic institutions inhibit states' ability to counteract inflationary pressures. To test this possibility systematically. Raj Desai et al. examined democratic strength, intranational inequality, and inflation in more than 100 counties, finding that democratic strength if associated with low inequality, restrains inflationary pressures suggesting that

A. it would be a mistake to treat the relative inflation rates of Mongolia and Cameroon as indicative an inherent shortcoming in democratic institutions with regard to controlover inflation.

B. speculations about the relative inability of democratic institutions to counteract inflation are based on measures that tend to exaggerate the levels of inflation in strongly democratic countries suchas Mongolia

C. the fact that contributed to Molheu's elevated inflation rate relative to Cameroon's have less to do with the countries' political institutions than with the countries' levels of income inequality.

D. the difference between Mongolia and Cameroon with regard to democratic institution strength may have been greater in 2017 than was representated by international

🌟老師解析

這道題涉及到政治話題但不多，主要歸屬社會(hui) 科學。分析社會(hui) 民主程度和對抗通貨膨脹的能力之間的關(guan) 係。例子和發現結果之間的關(guan) 係如何在推斷題中出題也是我們(men) 上課重點強調的。

同時注意很多舊題題目選項和部分題目內(nei) 容做了改動。所以不要死背題。

3. 其他題型整體(ti) 都難度中等

除了證據和詞匯題，其他題型整體(ti) 都難度中等，不過都有一些小的改動嚐試。

比如之前雙文比較喜歡考雙文對立關(guan) 係，這次考到了共性，而答案並非直接的完全一致，需要仔細分析論證論據的關(guan) 係。這個(ge) 平時在我們(men) 拓展的雙文練習(xi) 中都有一些強調。

4. 其他重複考題

還有一些往期重複的考題，同學們(men) 也可以參考。👇🏻

✔️例題1：

The Nile River delta system is located in Northern Egypt, where the river drains into the Mediterranean Sea, and is shaped by ________ factors: for example, the geography of the coastline influences sedimentary deposition, which over time alters coastal geography. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?  

A. comprehensive

B. interdependent

C. tenuous

D. unyielding

✔️例題2：曾多次出現的的“恐怖穀”題目本次考試再現

1. Some robots such as Surena (developed in 2008) and COMAN (developed in 2012) feature humanoid characteristics like bipedal locomotion so that people will find it easier to interact with them. While these features can help to _____ feelings of comfort in people, a robot that looks too like human can fall into the “uncanny valley,” meaning that its appearance unintentionally unsettles those who encounter it. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?  

A. engender

B. constrict

C. counterbalance

D. repudiate

2. Some robots such as Surena (developed in 2008) and COMAN (developed in 2012) aredesigned to resemble humans so that people will find it easier to interact with them. To this end, certain features such as the ability to respond to voice commands can help to create the comforting semblance of humanity, but a robot that appears too similar to humans can make people feel more unsettled than _____Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?  

A. soothed

B. indifferent

C. revolted

D. vindicated

✔️例題3：

Some robots such as Surena (developed in 2008) and COMAN (developed in 2012) aredesigned to resemble humans so that people will find it easier to interact with them. To that end, certain features such as the ability to respond to voice commands can help to ______ people’s feelings of comfort, but a robot that looks too human can fall into the “uncanny valley,” meaning that its appearance unintentionally unsettles those who encounter it. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?  

A. constrict

B. repudiate

C. buttress

D. mitigate

語法部分

本次考試文法部分難度中規中矩。根據同學們(men) 回憶，本次考察重點有逗號、分號的標點符號使用。其他的考點都和平時講解練習(xi) 的考點都是一致的。

✔️本次考察到的語法原題：

數學部分

千萬(wan) 不能忽視對於(yu) SAT數學的備考，機考SAT數學一次比一次難，在計算量要求很大的情況下，會(hui) 導致慌張和來不及做。

不同於(yu) 語法和閱讀，SAT數學遇到原題的可能性很低，有些題目可能題幹類似，換了幾個(ge) 數字做起來就很費勁。本次考試需要注意在quadratic equation和polynomial部分有相對較難題型出現，出現了對於(yu) 計算量和細節度要求很高的題目，對於(yu) 同學們(men) 的計算和思考有進一步的要求了。幾何方麵考查了congruence和similarity的證明。

關(guan) 於(yu) mass的題型也考到了， mass=density*volume這個(ge) 公式要熟記。數學這部分請各位同學不要掉以輕心，盡管計算器可以輔助我們(men) ，但是依舊還是要有對於(yu) 計算該有的保證，畢竟考試的是我們(men) 自身實力的檢測而不是計算器的使用熟練度。後續備考要對計算和細節度要求需要更進一步了，練習(xi) 和日常的提問答疑也需要及時跟進了喲。從(cong) 這幾次考下來的情況來看，機考的題目數量比較很有限，多次出現重題或者高度相似的題目。

一定要對之前的官方安排的幾份練習(xi) 多去複習(xi) 揣摩，搞懂弄通知識點，並且平常要加強計算量的提升，為(wei) 之後的考試做準備！！