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5月4日SAT考情解析
整体难度
整体难度中等偏上，阅读旧题相较之前稍有下降，部分题目文本相同，问法不同。
Module 1难度不大，Module 2难度提升较大。阅读部分难度和题干长度都明显提升，数学部分计算量较以往大很多。
阅读部分考情
阅读部分解析由老师汇总整理。
1.单词重复较多
本次考试单词重复较多，尤其是3月和12月的词汇，prohibitive之类的在考前我们还特意强调了。有些重点词汇我们考前讲解、课堂上的真题讲解中还都特意强调过，同学们可以通过这几道题再回顾强化下几个单词的意思。
📕本次考试出现的部分词汇题：
✔️ misconstrue✔️ prohibitive✔️ incongruous✔️ distinct✔️ imperfect✔️ incongruous✔️ publicity✔️heterogeneous✔️unassuming✔️tenuous✔️buttress✔️inextricable✔️mitigate✔️repudiate✔️counterbalance✔️comprehensive✔️interdependent
✔️例题1：
Some African companies spent a significant amount of money and effort in their quest to find investors. If it weren't for external assistance, the money and effort expended to seek investment would have been an ________ burden for these companies.
A) misconstrued
B) distinctive
C) prohibitive
D) beneficial
✔️例题2:
Everyone previously believed that a certain writer had a significant influence on a particular literary field (writing children's literature for children) and considered this to be_______. However, in reality, it is not the case; his influence has been overestimated.
A) irrefutable
B) pretentious
C) provocative
D)incongruous
2.阅读整体难度加大
本次阅读整体难度加大，虽然有重题，但是依然有不少文本难度和选项难度双高的题目存在，后续阅读的练习千万不要沉醉在官方模考的虚假分数中。
✔️重题逻辑考点例题1：
题干部分：
The bird species Myiobius barbatus (the bearded flycatcher), which forages in relatively dense vegetation, and Platyrinchus saturatus (the cinnamon-crested spadebill), which forages in open areas or low density vegetation, share territory in French Guiana with Thamnomanes caesius (the cinereous antshrike), which emits a loud alarm call when it detects predators. Biologist Ari Martinez and colleagues, who studied the ecological community the species share, hypothesized that there is an inverse relationship between birds' field of vision while foraging and their sensitivity to alarm calls from neighboring species
Which finding, if true, would most directly support Martinez and colleagues' hypothesis?
A. When Martinez and colleagues played T. caesius alarm calls. M. barbatus and P. saturatus displayed no reaction, whereas T. caesius displayed predator-avoidance behavior.
B. Many local bird species with similar foraging habits to those of M. barbatus displayed no reaction when Martinez and colleagues played T. caesius alarm calls, whereas M. barbarus displayed predator -avoidance behavior.
C. Some individuals of P. saturatus displayed predator-avoidance behavior when Martinez and colleagues played T. caesius alarm calls, whereas nearly all did when M. barbatus alarm calls were played.
D. P. saturatus displayed no reaction when Martinez and colleagues played T. caesius alarm calls, whereas M. barbaris displayed predator avoidance behavior in response to the calls.
🌟老师解析：
和去年3月份考试重题。题干里有三种鸟，两种不同的场景和一个反比关系。所以整个阅读的时候需要很仔细区别他们之间的关联，以及选项的要求。干扰选项中大量存在对比错误、正反比关系错误、多余信息的问题，平时练习也要注意干扰选项的错误原因分析来脱敏。
✔️例题2：
题干部分：
Mongolia, which, according to international indices, has relatively strong democratic institutions and low intranational income inequality, experienced an inflation rate of 4.30% in 2017. whereas Cameroon, which shows the opposite pattern on such indices had an inflation rate of 0.64% that year. Such comparisons have engendered speculation that diluting control over the economy, democratic institutions inhibit states' ability to counteract inflationary pressures. To test this possibility systematically. Raj Desai et al. examined democratic strength, intranational inequality, and inflation in more than 100 counties, finding that democratic strength if associated with low inequality, restrains inflationary pressures suggesting that
A. it would be a mistake to treat the relative inflation rates of Mongolia and Cameroon as indicative an inherent shortcoming in democratic institutions with regard to controlover inflation.
B. speculations about the relative inability of democratic institutions to counteract inflation are based on measures that tend to exaggerate the levels of inflation in strongly democratic countries suchas Mongolia
C. the fact that contributed to Molheu's elevated inflation rate relative to Cameroon's have less to do with the countries' political institutions than with the countries' levels of income inequality.
D. the difference between Mongolia and Cameroon with regard to democratic institution strength may have been greater in 2017 than was representated by international
🌟老师解析
这道题涉及到政治话题但不多，主要归属社会科学。分析社会民主程度和对抗通货膨胀的能力之间的关系。例子和发现结果之间的关系如何在推断题中出题也是我们上课重点强调的。
同时注意很多旧题题目选项和部分题目内容做了改动。所以不要死背题。
3. 其他题型整体都难度中等
除了证据和词汇题，其他题型整体都难度中等，不过都有一些小的改动尝试。
比如之前双文比较喜欢考双文对立关系，这次考到了共性，而答案并非直接的完全一致，需要仔细分析论证论据的关系。这个平时在我们拓展的双文练习中都有一些强调。
4. 其他重复考题
还有一些往期重复的考题，同学们也可以参考。👇🏻
✔️例题1：
The Nile River delta system is located in Northern Egypt, where the river drains into the Mediterranean Sea, and is shaped by ________ factors: for example, the geography of the coastline influences sedimentary deposition, which over time alters coastal geography. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A. comprehensive
B. interdependent
C. tenuous
D. unyielding
✔️例题2：曾多次出现的的“恐怖谷”题目本次考试再现
1. Some robots such as Surena (developed in 2008) and COMAN (developed in 2012) feature humanoid characteristics like bipedal locomotion so that people will find it easier to interact with them. While these features can help to _____ feelings of comfort in people, a robot that looks too like human can fall into the “uncanny valley,” meaning that its appearance unintentionally unsettles those who encounter it. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A. engender
B. constrict
C. counterbalance
D. repudiate
2. Some robots such as Surena (developed in 2008) and COMAN (developed in 2012) aredesigned to resemble humans so that people will find it easier to interact with them. To this end, certain features such as the ability to respond to voice commands can help to create the comforting semblance of humanity, but a robot that appears too similar to humans can make people feel more unsettled than _____Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A. soothed
B. indifferent
C. revolted
D. vindicated
✔️例题3：
Some robots such as Surena (developed in 2008) and COMAN (developed in 2012) aredesigned to resemble humans so that people will find it easier to interact with them. To that end, certain features such as the ability to respond to voice commands can help to ______ people’s feelings of comfort, but a robot that looks too human can fall into the “uncanny valley,” meaning that its appearance unintentionally unsettles those who encounter it. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A. constrict
B. repudiate
C. buttress
D. mitigate
语法部分
本次考试文法部分难度中规中矩。根据同学们回忆，本次考察重点有逗号、分号的标点符号使用。其他的考点都和平时讲解练习的考点都是一致的。
✔️本次考察到的语法原题：
数学部分
千万不能忽视对于SAT数学的备考，机考SAT数学一次比一次难，在计算量要求很大的情况下，会导致慌张和来不及做。
不同于语法和阅读，SAT数学遇到原题的可能性很低，有些题目可能题干类似，换了几个数字做起来就很费劲。本次考试需要注意在quadratic equation和polynomial部分有相对较难题型出现，出现了对于计算量和细节度要求很高的题目，对于同学们的计算和思考有进一步的要求了。几何方面考查了congruence和similarity的证明。
关于mass的题型也考到了， mass=density*volume这个公式要熟记。数学这部分请各位同学不要掉以轻心，尽管计算器可以辅助我们，但是依旧还是要有对于计算该有的保证，毕竟考试的是我们自身实力的检测而不是计算器的使用熟练度。后续备考要对计算和细节度要求需要更进一步了，练习和日常的提问答疑也需要及时跟进了哟。从这几次考下来的情况来看，机考的题目数量比较很有限，多次出现重题或者高度相似的题目。
一定要对之前的官方安排的几份练习多去复习揣摩，搞懂弄通知识点，并且平常要加强计算量的提升，为之后的考试做准备！！
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