SSAT ( Secondary School Admission Test),美国中学入学考试,由Admission Test Board命题。
SSAT概述
SSAT ,即为Secondary School Admission Test,美国中学入学考试。
针对不同年龄的学生,SSAT考试分为高级(upper level)和低级(lower level),前者针对目前就读8-11年级的学生,后者针对目前就读5-7年级的学生。SSAT包括写作,阅读,词汇及数学四个科目,考试时间分布基本如下:
Writing 25mins
Break 5mins
Section 1:Quantitative 30mins
Section 2:Reading 40mins
Break: 10mins
Section 3: Verbal 30mins
Section 4: Quantitative 30mins
Total testing time: 2 hours, 35 minutes (not including breaks)
SSAT阅读文章类型
SSAT阅读文章类型主要包括:
Actual historical document
Speech
Newspaper article
Eyewitness account
History
A person
A group
An event
A scientific idea
A discovery or an invention
Science
Opinion
Comparing
Contrasting
Judging
Story
Entire story
Part of a story
Poem
注意: 阅读部分一般包含8到10篇文章,前两篇是最简单的,一定要完成。从第三篇开始可以有选择的性的完成,因为阅读部分设置了远远多于规定时间即40分钟可以完成的阅读量及阅读题目,考生必须有选择的完成自己擅长的篇章及题目,才能取得最好的分数。
SSAT阅读题型
SSAT阅读总体可分为General Questions及Specific Questions两大类。具体而言:
General Questions
Main idea
Which of the following best express the main point?
The passage is primarily about
The main idea of the passage is
The best title for this passage would be
Tone/attitude
The author’s tone is
The attitude of the author is one of
General interpretation
The author’s tone/attitude indicates
The author would most likely agree with
This passage deals with X by
The passage implies that
Which of the following words best describes the passage?
It can be inferred from the passage that
The style of the passage is most like
Where would you be likely to find this passage?
What is the author’s opinion of X?
The passage is best described as a
Purpose
The purpose of the passage is
The author wrote this passage to
Prediction
Which is likely to happen next?
The author will most likely discuss next
Specific Questions
Fact
According to the passage/author
The author states that
Which of these questions is answered by the passage?
All of the following are mentioned EXCEPT
Definition in context
What does the passage mean by X?
X probably represents/means
Which word best replaces the word X without changing the meaning?
Specific interpretation
The author implies in line X
It can be inferred from paragraph X
The most likely interpretation of X is
Purpose
The author uses X to
Why does the author say X?
近几年来SSAT阅读和数学的难度有所增加,出题者是美国高中任教的教师,因此广大考生在备考时,一定要广泛阅读,掌握SSAT阅读基本技巧的同时,不要忘记基本功的重要性,即词汇量,基本语法,长难句的理解等英语基本能力一定要夯实,才能事半功倍!
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