SAT示範解題
1. In 1575, Venetians instituted an annual celebration to (1) ____ the end of the (2)_____ that had struck the city.
Blank(1)
(A) commemorate
(B) lament
(C) condole
Blank(2)
(D) prosperity
(E) plague
(F) fame
解析 :
(1) to表目的,代表(1)空格前後一致,前面為celebration,三個選項中最相近詞為(A)commemorate。
(2) that後面的形容詞子句had struck the city為負面,故(2)應選擇負面詞,三個選項中唯一負面詞彙為(E)plague。
重點字彙 :
* Institute (vt./vi.) 建立
= establish, found, launch, organize, install, constitute
* Commemorate (尤指舉行公開儀式或豎立雕塑或特別建築)紀念,緬懷
= celebrate, honor, recognize, pay tribute to, salute
* Lament (vt./vi.) 對…感到悲痛,對…表示失望
= bemoan, grieve, weep over, regret
* Condole (vi.) 表示同情
= commiserate, sympathize
* Prosperity(尤指經濟上的)繁榮
= success, fortune, wealth, boom, affluence
* Plague (n./vt.) 瘟疫;折磨
=torment, trouble, pain, torture, haunt, afflict
2. Copyright and patent laws attempt to encourage innovation by ensuring that inventors are paid for creative work, so it would be ____ if expanded protection under these laws discouraged entrepreneurial innovation by increasing fears of lawsuits.
(A) desirable
(B) coincidental
(C) ironic
(D) natural
(E) sensible
解析 :
段落開頭談到專利的目的在於確保發明者們能藉由創新產品、作品而獲得應得之報酬。
後面句子則提到,創新事業有可能因為害怕發生法律訴訟而感到退卻。
可以發現這兩者間有相反的意思,但是中間的連接詞是使用”so”,代表前後文存在因果關係,五個選項中最符合文意的選項為(C)諷刺的。
重點字彙 :
* patent 專利
= copyright, license, registered trademark
* desirable (adj.) 渴望獲得的,令人嚮往的
= attractive, appealing, pleasing, inviting
* coincidental (adj.) 巧合的
* ironic (adj.) 具有諷刺意味的
3. The United States is currently experiencing an unprecedented energy boom. Much of the upswing in American energy production is due to the reason of the exploration of oil and natural gas in formations made up of shale rock.
(A) NO CHANGE
(B) is because of the reason of
(C) is due to
(D) being the result of the fact that it’s because of
解析 :
(1) 文中is due to the reason of過多冗言贅字,(B) the reason of 為贅字
(2) 選項(C) is due to 後面加名詞子句為正確用法,故正確答案為(C)。
(3) 選項(D)整體過長且that前半部的句子缺少動詞。
寫作技巧:
SAT作文會針對reading, analysis, writing評分,在寫作前需閱讀全文並找出全文主旨句(Thesis statement)確認作者寫作目的,在閱讀各段第一句話確認Topic sentence。
開頭(第一段):
1. 內容需交代背景、作者態度、使用的手法。
2. 在閱讀時找出全文主旨句(Thesis statement),將文章內容改寫,並描述作者在各段落所使用的論證技巧evidences, features, styles。
正文(其餘段落):
1. 每段正文的topic sentence需具體描述,內容架構有連貫。
2. 注意關鍵字,如:事實(Fact / Example)、數據(Statistics)、研究(Research)、作者個人經驗(personal experience),分析關鍵字內容與作用。
3. 可以引用文章中重要論證,改寫分析作者所表達的想法。
4. 寫作時,需注意用字、客觀語氣、善用類比、讓步、假設等句型,增加整體作文多變性。
結尾(最後一段)
1. 內容可以重申開頭段內容
2. 重新整合各段主題句與重要論證
3. 利用同義、近義字、詞性轉化改寫句型