Brian W.Stewart:普林斯顿大学学士学位,俄亥俄州立大学硕士学位,著有《巴朗ACT》、《SAT写作专项突破与模拟试题》等书。
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Preface v New SAT Format and Test Dates vi Countdown to the SAT vii Acknowledgments xi PART ONE:GET ACQUAINTED WITH THE NEW SAT Introduction:Let’s Look at the New SAT 3 What Is the SAT? 3 What Is Score Choice? 3 What Is the Format of the New SAT?4 The Reading Test5 The Writing and Language Test 7 The Math Test9 The Optional Essay 14 Winning Tactics for the SAT17 PART TWO:PINPOINT YOUR TROUBLE SPOTS A Diagnostic Test 25 Diagnostic Test35 Answer key 81 Score Analysis85 Answers Explained 86 PART THREE:THE SAT READING TEST 1 The Evidence-Based Reading Test 115 Quick Overview115 Testing Tactics116 Practice Exercises 137 2 Build Your Vocabulary 159 The Master Word List 160 PART FOUR:THE SAT WRITING AND LANGUAGE TEST 3 The Evidence-Based Writing and Language Test 235 New SAT Writing and Language Test Overview 236 SAT Grammar Review 241 Quantitative Graph Analysis 264 13 SAT Writing Strategies268 Putting It All Together271 Practice Passages280 4 SAT Essay 295 What Is the SAT Essay? 295 How Is the New SAT Essay Different from the Old SAT Essay? 295 How Is This Chapter Organized?296 Sample Prompt296 Sample Response299 Reading Skill Building 302 Analysis Skill Building308 Writing Skill Building 315 Ten Key Strategies for SAT Essay Writing Success 320 Putting It All Together323 Sample Essays 327 Sample Essay Prompts with Sample Top-Scoring Responses 340 PART FIVE:THE SAT MATH TEST Introduction to the Math Test,363 5 Math Strategies and Tactics 375 Testing Tactics379 Practice Exercises 415 6 Reviewing Mathematics427 Arithmetic 428 6-A Basic Arithmetic Concepts428 6-B Fractions and Decimals 451 6-C Percents 468 6-D Ratios and Proportions479 6-E Averages493 Algebra 504 6-F Polynomials 504 6-G Solving Equations and Inequalities 513 6-H Word Problems532 Geometry545 6-I Lines and Angles 545 6-J Triangles 556 6-K Quadrilaterals and Other Polygons 576 6-L Circles589 6-M Solid Geometry601 6-N Coordinate Geometry603 Data Analysis 633 6-O Interpretation of Data 633 Miscellaneous Topics644 6-P Counting and Probability644 6-Q Sequences 658 6-R Functions and Their Graphs 665 6-S Trigonometry676 6-T Imaginary and Complex Numbers 686 PART SIX:TEST YOURSELF Model Test 1 695 Model Test 2781 Model Test 3865 Model Test 4947