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近年來，SAT考試受到越來越多考生和家長的關注。但對於這項在國內興起時間不長的美國“高考”，大家也有很多的疑問有待解決。你想獲得更高的SAT成績吧？你知道其中其實有很多的技巧嗎？本書為您揭密SAT出題規律，教你高分作文寫作要點，並提供5套全真SAT模擬試題，都附有詳解和答題技巧，獨家測試助您診斷錯因。以寫作、辭彙、閱讀、數學全攻略綜合指導你，讓你輕鬆獲高分！目錄
INTRODUCTIONⅠ.ImportantFactsAbouttheSAT
Ⅱ.TheInsideTrackonHowSATQuestionsAreDevelopedandHowTheyVaryfromTesttoTest
ⅢWhatAreCriticalThinkingSkills?
Ⅳ.StrategiesforWomen
Ⅴ.Multi-LevelApproachestoSolutionofProblems
Ⅵ.AFour-HourStudyProgramfortheSAT
Ⅶ.Longer-RangeStudyProgramandHelpfulStepsforUsingThisBook
Ⅷ.FormatoftheSAT
PART1STRATEGYDIAGNOSTICTESTFORTHESAT
DirectionsforTakingtheDiagnosticTest
StrategyDiagnosticTestAnswerSheet
Section1:VerbalAbility
Section2:MathAbility
StrategyDiagnosticTestAnswerandDiagnosticTable（KeyedtoStrategiesinbook）
PART2THESHORTESTSATTEST—16QUESTIONSTOAPPROXIMATEYOURSATSCORE
Verbal（CriticalReading）
Math
Writing
Answers
ShortestSATTest:WhatYouDidWrong，ExplanatoryAnswersandScoring，StrategiesandBasicSkillsNeededtoImprove
PART3THE101MOSTIMPORTANTMATHQUESTIONSYOUNEEDTOKNOWHOWTOSOLVE
101MathQuestionsAnswerSheet
101MathQuestionsTest
101MathQuestions:Answers
BasicSkillsMathDiagnosis
Solutions，Generalizations，Rules
PART4STRATEGYSECTION
5GeneralStrategies
35Easy-to-LearnStrategies
HowtoLearntheStrategies
ImportantNoteontheAllowedUseofCalculatorsontheSAT
ImportantNoteonMathQuestionsontheSAT
TheGrid-TypeMathQuestion
UseofaCalculatorintheGrid-TypeQuestion
19MathStrategies
16Verbal（CriticalReading）Strategies
4SentenceCompletionStrategies
CriticalReadingStrategies
WhatReadingComprehensionQuestionsAsk
GettingInvolvedwiththePassage
IntroductoryPassage
BreakdownandUnderliningofPassage
HowtoAnswerReadingComprehensionQuestionsMostEffectively
IntroductoryPassage2
IntroductoryPassage3
Summary
AbouttheDouble-ReadingPassages
9ReadingComprehensionStrategies
3VocabularyStrategies
PART5MINI-MATHREFRESHER
PART6COMPLETESATMATHREFRESHER
Session#1—Fractions，Decimals，Percentages，etc.
Fractions，Decimals，Percentages
Deviations
RatiosandProportions
Variations
ComparisonofFractions
PracticeTest1
AnswerKeyforPracticeTest
AnswersandSolutionsforPracticeTest1
Session#2—RateProblems
WordProblemSetup
DistanceandTime
Work
Mixture
Cost
PracticeTest2
AnswerKeyforPracticeTest2
AnswersandSolutionsforPracticeTest2
Session#3—Area，Perimeter，andVolumeProblems
Area，Perimeter，andVolumeProblems
PracticeTest3
AnswerKeyforPracticeTest3
AnswersandSolutionsforPracticeTest3
Session#4—AlgebraProblems
AlgebraicProperties
Equations
AlgebraofGraphs
Inequalities
ExponentsandRoots
PracticeTest4
AnswerKeyforPracticeTest4
AnswersandSolutionsforPracticeTest4
Session#5—GeometryProblems
BasicDefinitions
Triangles
PropertiesofTriangles
Four-SidedFigures
Many-SidedFigures
Circles
PracticeTest5
AnswerKeyforPracticeTest5
AnswersandSolutionsforPracticeTest5
Session#6—MiscellaneousProblems
Averages，Medians，andModes
Series
PropertiesofIntegers
Approximations
Combinations
Probability
TheAbsoluteValueSign
Functions
PracticeTest6
AnswerKeyforPracticeTest6
AnswersandSolutionsforPracticeTest6
Session#7—Tables，Charts，andGraphs
ChartsandGraphs
TablesandCharts
Graphs
BarGraphs
CircleGraphs
LineGraphs
PracticeTest7
Session#8—ModernMath
Sets
Relations
SolutionSets
Axioms
ClosedSets
MathematicalSymbols
PracticeTest8andSolutions
PART7VOCABULARYBUILDINGTHATISGUARANTEEDTORAISEYOURSATSCORE
KnowingWordMeaningsIsEssentialforaHigherSATScore
8StepstoWordPower
TheGruberPrefix-Root-SuffixListThatGivesYoutheMeaningsofOver150,000Words
Roots
Prefixes
Suffixes
AlastofSATWordsAppearingMoreThanOnceonActualSATExams
The291MostImportant/FrequentiyUsedSATWordsandTheirOppoSites
TheGruberSAT3，400WordList
100TeststoStrengthenYourVocabulary
AnswerstoVocabularyTests
PART8GRAMMARANDUSAGEREFRESHER
ThePartsofSpeech
ClausesandPhrases
TheSentenceandItsParts
Verbs
NounsandPronouns
Subject-VerbRelationship
Tense
Verbals
MoodaridVoice
Modifiers—Adjectives，AdjectivePhrasesandClauses
Modifiers（continued）—Adverbs，AdverbialPhrasesandClauses
Connectives
CorrectUsage:ChoosingtheRightWord
GrammarandUsageIndex
PART9THESATWRITINGTEST
TheSATWritingSection
ContentoftheWritingTest
TheEssayontheSATWritingTest
TheSATEssayScoringGuide
TheWritingSample
SampleEssays
ImportantTipsonHowtoWritetheBestEssay
OtherTypesofQuestionsontheSATWritingTest
IdentifyingErrors
SampleQuestionswithAnswers
ImprovingSentences
SampleQuestionswithAnswers
ImprovingParagraphs
SampleTestwithAnswers
PART10FIVESATPRACTICETESTS
FiveImportantReasonsforTakingThesePracticeTests
10TipsforTakingthePracticeTests
AnswerSheetforPracticeTest1
SATPracticeTest1
HowDidYouDoonThisTest?
AnswerKeyforPracticeTest1
Raw-seore/SealedScoreConversionTables
ChartforSelf-AppraisalBasedonthePracticeTestYouHaveJustTaken
ExplanatoryAnswcrsforPracticeTest1
WhatYouMustDoNowtoRaiseYourSATScore
AnswerSheetforPracticeTest2
SATPracticeTest2
HowDidYouDoonThisTest?
AnswerKeyforPracticeTest2
Raw-Score/ScaledScoreConversionTables
ChartforSelf-AppraisalBasedonthePracticeTestYouHaveJustTaken
ExplanatoryAnswersforPracticeTest2
WhatYouMustDoNowtoRaiseYourSAT，Score
AnswerSheetforPracticeTest3
SATPracticeTest3
HowDidYouDoonThisTest?
AnswerKeyforPracticeTest3
Raw-Score/ScaledScoreConversionTables
ChartforSelf-AppraisalBasedonthePracticeTestYouHaveJustTaken
ExplanatoryAnswersforPracticeTest3
WhatYouMustDoNowtoRaiseYourSATScore
AnswerSheetforPracticeTest4
SATPracticeTest4
HowDidYouDoonThisTest?
AnswerKeyforPracticeTest4
Raw-Score/scaledScoreConversionTables
ChartforSelf-AppraisalBasedonthePracticeTestYouHaveJustTaken
ExplanatoryAnswersforPracticeTest4
WhatYouMustDoNowtoRaiseYourSATScore
AnswerSheetforPracticeTest5
SATPracticeTeat5
HowDidYouDoonThisTest?
AnswerKeyforPracticeTest5
Raw-score/ScaledScoreConversionTables
ChartforSelf-AppraisalBasedonthePracticeTestYou-HaveJustTaken
ExplanatoryAnswersforPracticeTest5
WhatYouMustDoNowtoRaiseYourSATScore
Appendices
AppendixA：HotPrefixesandRoots
AppendixB:WordsCommonlyMistakenforEachOther
