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2016新SAT考試首考（美國時間3月5日）剛剛落下帷幕。本次考試橫跨新舊SAT，自然備受關注。新東方在線老師親赴紐約，為大家?guī)淼谝皇值男耂AT考試資訊。
2016年新SAT考試改革，整體考試更側重考察學生高中階段學習的課業(yè)知識，相較于老SAT考試而言，難度更接地氣兒，對于絕大多數(shù)考生而言也更為公平。寫作部分從以往的語法客觀題＋Essay作文的形式，在以往的語法點考核之外，更多加入文章行文規(guī)則的考察，也就是說，不僅僅要求考生語法知識過關，同樣對文章的把握也需要十拿九穩(wěn)。這其中就包括文章的development，organization，以及effective language use三大部分，考察文章行文模式，例子和觀點的對應關系，段落結構層級是否清晰，書面語言是否簡潔達意等。3月5日首考中紐約考區(qū)試卷中篇章類型的題目占到了大約一半以上的比重，其中Syntax出現(xiàn)的比較多，introductions（段落主題），transitions（過渡），conclusions（總結）類型的題目也作為重點考察，這些出題比例無疑也使篇章類題目成為備考要攻克的重難點。
那么后續(xù)的新SAT備考中，我們該如何解決篇章題目？
首先，要掌握的第一大重點就是文章段落結構的特征。新SAT考試中，文法部分涉及的文章體裁包括記敘文、議論文、說明文三大類，一般段落結構需要有一個核心的主題，以及主題對應的特征或者例子。新SAT文法中文章的段落結構大體上可以分為兩大�？碱惸浚喉樞蛐投温洌撟C型段落。
順序性多為記敘文或說明文，分為時間順序、步驟順序等等。例如下面一個段落：
（1）Through the 1920s, waist overalls or jeans were primarily considered work pants. However, in the 1930s, due to the increasingly admired image of the rugged, jeans-wearing Western cowboy, jeans became associated with adventure and individualism. In the 1950s, young film stars such as James Dean and Marlon Brando, T-shirted and jeans-wearing renegades who listened to rock music, wore their blue jeans in the spirit of rebellion. In the 1960s and 1970s, hippies personalized their jeans-which had taken on the relaxed look of the wide “bell” bottom-with embroidery, quilted patches, and beads.
（1）Given that all the following statements are true, which one, if added here, would most clearly and effectively introduce the main subject of this pa-ragraph?
A.The cultural message jeans convey has changed over the years.
B.Many people believe the word denim is a derivative of serge de Nimes, the name of a French fabric made of silk and wool.
C.In 1864, one East Coast store advertised that it carried ten varieties of denim.
D.Jacob Davis, a tailor from Reno, Nevada, worked closely with Strauss in manufacturing riveted waist overalls.
通過skimming&scanning的方法我們很快可以看出段落發(fā)展是由一條時間主線穿引著的：19世紀20年代…，30年代…，50年代…，60和70年代……整個段落從時間順序上清晰的描述了jeans的發(fā)展變化。因此，我們看到這道題目不難發(fā)現(xiàn)正確的introduction應該是A.
論證型多為主旨句和分論點、例證之間的關系，通過段落邏輯結構完成清晰的論證。
（2）As Ortiz well knows, the castaneros must time their nut gathering perfectly. The mature pods, each holding up to twenty-five Brazil nuts, fall during Peru’s rainy season. If the castaneros arrive too early, they must wait for the pods to fall. If they arrive too late, large rodents called agoutis will have buried the bods for future meals.
（2）Given that all the choices are true, which one most effectively lead the reader to the subject of this paragraph?
A.NO CHANGE
B.As he continues his work in Peru, Ortiz has several future goals in mind.
C.After the castaneros gather their nuts, the nuts are picked up and taken to market.
D.A sack of Brazil nuts weighs up to 140 pounds.
這個段落我們可以通過as...if...if...等連接詞，發(fā)現(xiàn)該段落后面論證的部分都是為了描述不同時間nuts的狀態(tài)，too...to...結構的復用說明了時間點需要在一個特定的范圍內(nèi)才能夠奏效，因此強調(diào)時間重要性的A項正確。
因此，在后續(xù)我們復習篇章類考點的時候，要掌握段落結構的分析方法，熟悉表示各種邏輯關系的transitional words，在實戰(zhàn)中才能夠最快速度解出篇章題目。
以上就是新SAT篇章類題目需要注意的解題關鍵點。更多新SAT考試資訊和問題，歡迎關注新東方在線致贏新SAT，最后新東方在線預祝2016參加新SAT的考生取得理想的成績。
