SAT备考阅读篇
阅读上要讲方法
Step4.Now,ontothelongpassages.IhadloadsoftroublewiththesebeforeIfoundthismethod.Iamgoingtogiveyoumystep-by-stepmethodofattackingthem,whichIhavefoundextremelyeffective,albeitsomewhatmoretime-consuming.Beforeanything,youMUSTreadtheshortblurbbeforethepassage.Itgivesyouasense(thoughalwayslimited)notonlyofwhatthepassageisgoingtobeabout,butalsoofthepositionandpossibletoneoftheauthor.Youwillthenbeabletoperhapsplaceyourselfintotheauthor'sshoes.ThisisagoodpointrightnowtotellyouthatyouMUSTlovethepassageyouarereading.Forceyourselftoloveit-throwyourselfintothepassagewithgusto.Itworks.Thoughit'squiteludicroustobesuper-enthusiasticaboutaboyandhisalfafapatch,withyourenthusiasmesretention,heightenedfocus,andanoddlyvicariousinterestinthepassage.Mygeneralmentalapproachwasahugecontributingfactorinmygettingan800inCRanda2400ontheSAT.
作者：阅读上要讲方法。阅读最难，也有方法。是否有效，因人而异。第一步，阅读文章开始的斜体部分(blurb)，对文章的主题、作者、段落关系有所了解。这是没错的。至于是否能像原文中说的那样与阅读文章发生恋爱关系，因人而异。以欣赏的心情去读一篇文章无疑更容易进入角色，更容易理解原文的内容。心理学研究表明，带着抵触情绪去读一篇文章肯定不利于迅速理解其内容。而且，平时的阅读情绪对个人能否持之以恒的影响很大。这和练托福阅读与托福听力如出一辙。如果讨厌原文，就很难做下去。我常常把做阅读视为增加知识、提升语言的手段。看到这样的额外好处，学习动力应该更大。
读原文要有章法
Step5.Afteryouhavereadthatthrillingblurb,don'tstartreadingthepassageyet.Quicklyjumptothequestions,andasfastasyoucan,skimeveryquestionforlinenumberreferences(don'treadthechoicesorthefullquestionyet).Onsomepassagesalmosteverysinglequestionhasalinereference-onmostothersit'saboutoverhalf.Veryrarelywillyouseeapassagewithquestionwithoutanylinereferences(perhapsonlyrarelyonasixquestionpassage).Anyway,onceyouseealinereference(Inlines23-25ofthepassage,theauthorissayingthat...),youshouldbracketnotthelines,butthesentencecontainedwithinthelines.Thismark-upwillallowyoutofocusinonthatsentenceonceyoubegintoreadthepassage.Basedonthequestion,youwanttomakeasmallannotation.Forthisquestion:(Inlines23-25ofthepassage,theauthorissayingthat...),youmightmaketheannotationMEANINGnexttoyourmarked-upsentence.Otherannotationsmightinclude:SAYSTHISBECAUSE,REFERSTO,HOWSIMILARTOPASSAGE1,BACKSUPWHATBEFORE(thinkcrudecavemannotations-they'remoreefficient).Gothroughallofthequestions.Perhapssomeofthereferenceswillnothaveanylinenumbers.Ifyousee(Inthelastparagraph...),justputbracketsaroundthelastparagraphalongwithanannotation.Ifyouseeageneralquestionreferringtothepassageasawhole,onthequestioncirclethenumberofthequestionwithalargecircle.Thismeansit'sageneralquestionandmustbeansweredAFTERallthespecificquestions.IfindthisisalwaysaveryfortablewayofattackingthequestionsbasedonhowCollegeBoardwritesthesequestions.
作者：读原文要有章法。看问题，括句子，写提示。这是看完斜体部分之后做的事情。浏览问题，不看选项，将原文对应的句子括起来，并在原文旁写下问题的类型，如问“为何这么说”、“这句话的功能是什么”等，标记要简明，如以“为什么”表示问原因等。对于涉及全文的问题，可以画圆圈，留待最后回答。是否在原文标注带行数的句子因人而异。如果选择做标注，一定要迅速完成。
阅读要讲详略
Step6.Onceyouhavemarkedupallthelinereferencesasfastashumanlypossible,thentherealartbegins.Youmustreadthepassage.Thereisnowayaroundreadingeverysingleword.ButHOWyoureaditisthetrueart.Readtheunmarkedsectionsquicklyyetefficiently,absorbingitbrieflybutnottrulypausingtoanalyze.ONCEyouhitamarkedsection,slowdownandabsorbit.Ifyoufeelthatitwouldnotdisruptyourflowtoanswerthecorrespondingquestion,doso.Ifnot,keepgoingalittlemore.Avastmajorityofthelinereferencequestions(evenplexonessuchasinferences)canbeansweredafterreadingfromthebeginningtothepointofreference.Inafewinstances,itmayhelptoreadpastthepointofreference,butNEVERreadthewholepassagethroughwithoutpausingtoanswerquestions.Yourretentionwillbeterribleandit'smuchbettertohandlethepassageinsmall,manageablechunks.Also,whenyouansweraquestion,justcircleintheanswerinthetestbooklet.DONOTBUBBLEINTHEANSWERSUNTILYOUFINISHTHEENTIREPAGE,SOMETIMESEVENTHEPASSAGE.Thisisahugetimesaveranditpreventsyoufrommakingbubblingmistakes.Thetimesavedisnotnecessarilythetimedifferenceinbubbling,butthetimesavedbecauseitpreventedyoufrombreakingyourfocus.ThisisveryimportantinCR.Don'tbreakfocus.Ifyou'reverylowontime,however,youcanbubbleasyougo.
作者：阅读要讲详略。真正的挑战是如何阅读原文。对于无句子标注的部分，要略读，迅速吸收意思;对于有句子标注的部分，可以读得仔细一些，而且，在不破坏阅读连贯性的前提下，同时秒杀阅读部分对应的题目。假如不太适应边读边做题，可以等读完一整段再做题。另外，每选好一个答案就在答案册上填涂一个。第一个建议可以接受，第二个建议可以接受，也可以以三个为一组填涂答案。
