13．The SAT is one of two major tests for the entrance to American colleges and universities．The other test is called the ACT．More than 2million students take the SAT yearly，including about 100，000foreign students．The organization of the SAT will change the entrance test in 2016．The College Board announced that the new SAT will no longer test students on rarely used words．But it will include passages from American historical documents or from writings on freedom and human rights．
The College Board says words on the new test will be related to usage．Students will be asked to tell the meaning of words according to the context of the reading passages．Nigerian student Peace Umoru is in her first year at Howard University．She says the rarely used words are the hardest part for international students．The new test will be easier because of the reform（改革）．
Eddie West is with the College Board．He says the new test will better predict a student's performance in college．The changes are moving the test in a positive direction．The new SAT pays more attention to skills and abilities that students need to succeed．The addition of material about American historical documents could make the test harder for international students．After all，they live in different countries with different cultures．But it's a good chance for them to understand the Declaration of Independence （《獨立宣言》） or Martin Luther King's work，or anything else that might be tested．
Students from other countries，particularly those who did not grow up learning English，may feel it is more difficult．For them，the test is in a foreign language．But the College Board says it has formed a free，online educational service．Khan Academy will provide preparation material linked to the newly designed SAT．
4．What will be removed from the new SAT？B
A．Words that are often used．
B．Words that are seldom used．
C．Passages about human rights．
D．Material about American historical documents．
5．What will be tested in the new SAT？D
A．All the different meanings of a word．
B．The rare usage of the common words．
C．The difficult words for foreign students．
D．The proper meaning of the words in the passages．
6．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text？D
A．Eddie West is against the changes to the SAT．
B．The SAT is an entrance test just for foreign students．
C．The SAT is the only entrance test to American colleges．
D．The foreign students should make great efforts to pass the SAT．
7．What's the main idea of the text？B
A．How to prepare for the new SAT．
B．The SAT will change the entrance test in 2016．
C．Advice for foreign students on passing the SAT．
D．Tests for entrance to American colleges and universities．
分析 本文主要講述美國改革SAT考試令國際學生為難，不再考學生對于生僻詞匯的運用但增加包括美國歷史文獻及有關(guān)自由和人權(quán)著作的節(jié)選，增加其難度．
解答 4．B，根據(jù)句子The College Board announced that the new SAT will no longer test students on rarely used words可知，美國改革SAT考試不再考學生對于生僻詞匯的運用，故答案為B．
5．D，細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段中的"Students will be asked to tell the meaning of words according to the context of the reading passages．"可知，考試將會考查學生根據(jù)文章語境判斷詞語意義的能力，故選D．
6．D，細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)句子Students from other countries，particularly those who did not grow up learning English，may feel it is more difficult．可知，外國學生要通過SAT必須做出很大的努力，故答案為D．
7．B，主旨大意題．本文介紹了2016年SAT考試的變化，故選B．
點評 解答任務(wù)型閱讀理解題，首先對原文材料迅速瀏覽，掌握全文的主旨大意．因為閱讀理解題一般沒有標題，所以，速讀全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速讀的過程中，應(yīng)盡可能多地捕獲信息材料．其次，細讀題材，各個擊破．掌握全文的大意之后，細細閱讀每篇材料后的問題，弄清每題要求后，帶著問題，再回到原文中去尋找、捕獲有關(guān)信息．最后，要善于抓住每段的主題句，閱讀時，要有較強的針對性．對于捕獲到的信息，要做認真分析，仔細推敲，理解透徹，只有這樣，針對題目要求，才能做到穩(wěn)、準．
