​SAT阅读题型常见答题技巧

1、主旨大意题

问题含义：这篇文章的主旨大意是什么•或这篇文章主要说了什么•

常见问法：

The main point of the passage is to

The passage can primarily be described as

The passage as a whole primarily concerned with

答题技巧：在看选项之前心里就要有一个答案，然后找最贴近的答案。

2、直接理解题

问题含义：划线句子或其他指定文中句子的含义是什么•

常见问法：

The phrase “X” refers to

The author apparently believes which of the following about X•

All of the following X can be found in the passage EXCEPT

答题技巧：使用“一指”原则，即答案通常都在问题上下不超过一指的位置。

3、策略分析题

问题含义：作者写某一句话或某一段的用意是什么•或为什么这一段要放在文中这个位置•

常见问法：

The purpose of the fifth paragraph is to

The author mentions X in order to demonstrate

The quotation marks around X serve to emphasize

答题技巧：要么是总结上文，要么是承上启下，或者引出下文。

4、间接推测题

问题含义：从文中我们可以推测出什么信息•

常见问法：

It can be inferred from X that

The statement in X suggests/implies that

X is based on the assumption that

答题技巧：SAT对此类题的答案设置非常保守，并且通常都有文字佐证。

5、类比题或应用题

问题含义：根据文中A与B的关系推断选项中X与Y的关系

常见问法：

Which of the following, if true, would most directly prove/disprove/affirm/undermine/ support X in the passage•

Which best describes/characterizes the relationship between X and Y•

Which of the following situations is most analogous to X situation in the passage•

答题技巧：首先，明确文中提到的A和B的“关系”，然后明确选项中的对比对象的关系。

6、比较差异题

问题含义：A和B的不同之处是什么•

常见问法：

Both passages agree on which of the following points•

The author of Passage 1 would most likely assert with of the following about 2•

Compared to Passage 1’s tone, Passage 2’s tone is

答题技巧：再次强调，一定要在看选项之前心里对答案就有预判，根据预判找答案，这很重要!

7、语气题/态度题

问题含义：作者对于文章或某段话的态度是怎样的•

常见问法：

The author’s tone in X is best described as

The author’s attitude toward X might best be described as

The mood of X is best described/characterized as

答题技巧：首先问问自己对这篇文章的态度是“negative”, “positive”, “neutral” 还是ambivalent，然后对这几种态度的强烈程度打分。这种方式通常可以帮你排除掉2-3个答案。

8、词意分析题

问题含义：某单词的含义是什么•

常见问法：

The word “X” most nearly means

In context, the word “X” is best understood to mean

In line X, the word Y most nearly means

答题技巧：通常这个单词不是生僻词，但是考察的应该不会是你熟悉的含义，即考察“熟词僻意”。所以以此可以排除掉一些明显的错误选项。