题目内容
5.If you are a high school senior graduating and looking to enter college in 2006,you will take the new exam.The biggest change to the SAT (美国学术能力倾向测验) will be the introduction of a new writing section.The writing section will consist of two parts:an essay and a multiple-choice section.Students will be given 25minutes to respond to a prompt (提示) and construct a well-organized essay that effectively deals with the task.The essay question may require students to complete a statement,to react to a quote,or to agree or disagree with a point of view.In any case,a good essay will support the chosen position with specific reasons and examples from literature,history,art,science,current affairs,or even a student's own experiences.
Essays will be scored based on the procedures for the current SAT II:Writing Test.Essays will be graded by two independent readers on a scale of 1~6,and their two scores will be combined to form an essay subscore that ranges from 2to 12.Should the readers'scores vary by more than 2points,a third reader will score the essay.The readers will be high school teachers and college professors who teach composition.To ensure that essays will be scored in a timely manner,they will be scanned and made available to readers on the Internet for grading purpose.
The writing section will also include multiple-choice grammar and usage questions.Some of these questions will call upon students to improve given sentences and paragraphs.Others will present students with sentences and require them to identify mistakes in diction (措辞),grammar,sentence construction,subject-verb agreement,proper word usage.
The highest possible score on the new writing section will be 800.Scores on the essay and multiple-choice section will be combined to produce a single score.A writing subscore will also be assigned.The highest possible scores on the Critical Reading and Math sections will remain 800each,making 2,400a perfect score on the new SAT.
72.Which parts are included in the writing section of SAT according to the passage?A
A.Essay and multiple-choice. B.Essay and critical writing.
C.Multiple-choice and math. D.Multiple-choice and literature.
73.In Paragraph 3,the writer of this passage mainly describedD.
A.application of the Internet in scoring the essay
B.relationship between high tech and testing
C.cheating in the essay scoring procedure
D.the scoring procedure of the essay
74.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?B
A.The SAT is designed for high school seniors wishing to enter a college.
B.The writer criticized the multiple-choice in the SAT.
C.Good specific examples are encouraged in essay writing.
D.The SAT consists of the Critical Reading,Math and the Writing sections.
75.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?D
A.The new SAT scoring. B.Language testing reform.
C.College entrance exam reform. D.The new writing section of SAT.
分析 本文为科教类说明文,文章主要就美国新的SAT考试的写作部分的变化展开说明:首先介绍写作部分包括短文写作和多项选择题部分,它们的具体考试内容和要求.其次文中具体介绍了短文写作试卷的阅卷程序;紧接着分析多项选择部分;最后文章对变化后的SAT的分值进行总体说明.
解答 72.答案是A.细节理解题.根据文章第二段第二句"The writing section will consist of two parts:an essay and a multiple-choice section."可得知,美国改革后的SAT考试的写作部分包括两部分,即短文写作和多项选择题,故选A.
73.答案是D.主旨大意题;第三段第一句"Essays will be scored based on the procedures for the current SAT II:Writing Test.(短文批阅将以现行的SAT的第二部分的程序为基础)"为本段的主题句,然后具体介绍了短文写作试卷的阅卷程序,如为了提高评分信度而采取的两人阅卷并在两人始分悬殊超过两档时引入第三人判卷,以及利用网上阅卷技术等.A项不全面,仅是本段的一个细节;本段不是旨在阐述高科技和测试之间的关系,故B项也不对;文章并没有提及阅卷人在阅卷过程中有舞弊等违规行为,故C项排除;
74.答案是B.细节理解题;作者在文章中没有就多项选择题发表自己的评论,故选B.其他各项在文章中都可找到依据:A项的依据在文章的第一段;C项的依据是文章的第二段的最后一句;D项的依据在文章最后一段,最后一句告诉我们SAT总分的2400,其中the writing section、the Critical Reading 和Math sections 个800分.
75.答案是D.主旨大意题;文章第一段引出了主题--the new exam;然后围绕the new exam变化了的部分即美国新的SAT考试的写作部分的变化展开说明,故选D;注意选择标题的原则是标题应该恰当地囊括文章主要内容.
点评 阅读要在整体理解文章的基础上,根据题干选项定位细节,然后对照选项做出合理的判断.如果是主旨大意的判断要把握文章整体,避免以偏概全.

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