Haste makes waste
　　“Haste makes waste” is an old English idiom which tells us that if you do things too quickly or too carelessly, you are likely to make more mistakes and end up with bad result. It has been true throughout the history and is absolutely true in the world today. I want to sustain my opinion throughout the following two examples.
　　One of the examples that I want to illustrate is the problem-causing construction of the stadium in my neighborhood which was constructed in order to hold the National Sports Game ten years ago. I learned from my mother that the stadium was built only for half a year in a great hurry and haste. At first, all of the people in our neighborhood were supremely amazed at the astonishing rapid rate and efficiency at building such a brand-new stadium with the most advanced technology in our nation. But a good time never lasted long, 2 months later, portion of the roof collapsed due to the heavy storm and rain. This leaded to a series of continuing problem such as a big strike of labors and the shortage of money in mending and rebuilding the “new” stadium. Until 1 year later, the stadium which had been previously considered as the first-class stadium over the country was reopened to public, unfortunately 8 months after the hold of the Nation Sport Game.
　　The failure of my test may also be regarded as a very persuasive example of “Haste makes waste”. Once I had a hard time preparing for an extremely complicated but important final-exam in my school. The fact is that I didn’t manage my schedule well and had to go over all the notes and papers in at most 6 hours, in other words, I didn’t have time to rest, to sleep, to have meals but just to keep working. This may seem to be an efficient method to accomplish so much work at the same time. But it turned out to be a terrible or even worse time for me. My head kept falling down and I felt drowsy and couldn’t help falling asleep. Actually I only studied for 3 hours in all, only half of the efficiency that I planned to reach. There couldn’t be an even worse time for me and I learned a hard but meaningful lesson from it.seadragonedu.com
　　In sum, nothing good can be done unless you do it with great clam and carefulness, if not, it will probably result in an even more costly and worthless consequence. Just as the example: most of the spelling mistakes are caused because people spell the words too quickly and carelessly without checking them again. Thus, what we should do now is try to be more careful and responsible of what we’re going to do and avoid those unnecessary mistakes.
　　总之，从上面的SSAT写作谚语类题型范文里就不难看出，谚语本身可能很短但是含义深刻，因此如果再用一些空洞的话和标语去写的话就会显得很空洞，所以这类SSAT写作题型最好使用自身亲身经历来写，将谚语的深刻含义用贴近生活的实例说明白。

一、不轻视

1、不轻视数学，是因为在SAT考试中，阅读和写作拿800分的概率很低，但是如果数学800分，分数里面有一个800，比较好看，对申请有利

2、申请一般看的是总分，数学800分，就意味着总分比数学750要多50分

3、数学的容错率很低，错1个就是780，错2个可能就是750，错3个可能就是710。所以数学被扣分十分冤枉

4、据统计，数学中国学生的平均分大约是750

5、很多中国学生平时做题不做数学，甚至考试前1周才开始看，太晚了

二、细心

1、据统计，中国学生SAT数学大部分扣分多是由于不细心造成的

2、不细心中，大部分是因为看错题干、看错条件造成的

3、美国人在设计数学题时，会把一些看错题干后错的答案，放在选项里

4、解决看错题干的有效方法是在做题的时候，看2遍题干，因为看第二遍题干的时候，每一道题多看10秒，就可以最大限度的降低看错题看的风险

5、看错题干，一个风险是选错选项，另外还可能算出的答案选项里没有，或者计算的过程十分复杂，这些都会浪费很多时间

6、有些学生的策略是迅速做完数学，然后利用剩下的5-7分钟，在尽量做一遍，但是，一般情况下，时间不够再做一遍；如果剩下的没有再做一遍的题目里，有错题，则分数就无法保证800分

7、还有些粗心是在运算的过程中出错，这个需要养成良好的运算习惯和打草稿习惯，草稿规整。

三、数学错题

1、虽然SAT数学都是中国初中的数学难度，但是，要高中毕业的中国学生，难免有些知识的遗忘或者当初学的时候就遗漏了，所以错题，除了粗心，还有就是知识点确实不会

2、要通过做官方题（真题+OG+OC）的方式，来发现这些遗忘或者遗漏的知识点。这些知识点就是用错题的方式表现出来的

3、要安排时间，争取把尽量多的官方数学题做了，并且发现自己的错题点。并总结成自己的错题笔记

4、考试前，除了模考做题，要安排时间把《数学错题笔记》看几遍

四、数学复习规划

1、很多中国学生，由于轻视，都选择平时不做，考前随便做几套数学，背一遍单词，就去考的规划，然后SAT就会用710来回应这种轻视

2、要根据自己的数学水平、细心程度等，给自己制定一个数学复习计划

3、还有2个月，开始背诵数学单词，做OG、OC上的数学，总结难题错题，把知识点总结出来

4、考前的真题模考，一定要做数学，继续收集错题和总结知识点，继续背诵数学单词

5、考前几天，把数学单词和数学错题知识点再过2遍

下面对SSAT作文题目大概分了这几类：亲人篇，朋友篇，失败篇(成功篇，这两个可以互相转化，具体见下文)，追求理想篇(比如你是追求金钱和名利还是do what you want),善恶美丑篇，素质道德篇，生活篇等。
　　成功失败篇
　　Can success be disastrous?
　　It is true that one can always find opportunity, even in trouble?
　　成功篇
　　Do you agree that it is important not to take things for granted?
　　It is true that the most memorable day of our lives re those in which we underwent some personal transformation or awakening?
　　成功篇，战胜恐惧
　　Do you agree with the idea that people can exercise control over their fear, or does fear control people?
　　Do you agree with the idea that war is never justified?
　　Brave heart------for freedom and justice~
　　失败篇
　　What do you think of the view that the worst sorrows are those for which we are responsible?
　　追求理想篇-----接受挑战还是做有把握的事情?
　　Do you believe, with Michelangelo, that it is better to risk failing in the attempt to do something too ambitious, or to succeed at something you were already sure you could do?
　　Are people motivated to achieve by personal satisfaction rather that by money or fame?
　　善恶美丑篇-----因为善恶美丑可以互相转化~
　　Does weird behavior indicate an ordinary or an extraordinary person?
　　Do you agree with the idea that the strong do what they wish?
　　It is true that there are no ugly things?
　　生活篇，关于变化的题目好多~
　　Do changes that make our lives easier not necessarily make them better?
　　什么是人改变?竞争呗
　　What motivates people to change?
　　素质篇
　　Do people have to be highly competitive in order to success?
　　Is conscience a more powerful motivator than money?
　　SSAT作文题目介绍到这，复习SSAT的时候千万不能照葫芦画瓢，那样只会钻进死胡同，对自己的考试不利，复习SSAT应该塌下心来，这样才能让自己有一个质的飞跃。

以前的SAT数学考试程度仅相当于国内初三的数学水平，主要考学生的四则运算、因数、分数、百分数、小数及比率比值的基本知识及运算能力。这些数学的基本知识，对国内初三学生来说很简单。新SAT数学部分的试题，为了满足美国大学课程及教材的实际需要，增加了不少新的考试内容。

数学运算方面增加了连续运算、正向增量指数运算、集合论中的并集、交集及素的概念和简单计算；在代数和函数的知识上，增加了绝对值概念、有理数的等式与不等式、正负指数的计算与平方根的概念、正比和反比的变量关系、函数表达式、函数的域与围的知识、函数与简单物理模型的表达关系、线性函数及二次方程式；在几何及度量方面，加入了特殊三角形的特征分析、多种切线特征知识、简单的坐标几何学、图形与函数的相互转换与表达等等;难题方面增加了数据分析、简单的矩阵、统计及概率分析的试题。

对国内SAT考生而言，上述数学知识的绝大部分内容，不超过高一数学的程度，SAT数学考试较难部分的矩阵、统计与概率分析试题，仅涉及这些数学概念的最简单题型，国内考生通过有效的SAT备考培训与模拟测试，可很快掌握这部分试题的答题方法与技巧。

下面为大家整理的是考生评价比较高的SAT数学备考用书的相关介绍，几乎都是大家在备考SAT数学考试中一定会用到的一些书籍，其特点和各自的优劣势都非常明显，大家可以在备考SAT数学考试的时候，对此加以适当的参考和练习。

1）BARRON‘S HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE SAT（是本综合讲解，数学部分相当全面，不买OG，PRINCETION都一定要买这本）

2）OG（内容不全面，但是非常权威，毕竟是打着SAT考试出题机构的名头出现的）

3）PRINCETION（讲的一般，题目奇简单，主要用来看看分类和做考试前增强信心的练习）

4）BARRON的数学分册（尤其详细，难度中等，适合数学总是拿不到高分，找不到答题套路，对数学没有脑细胞的同学使用）

5）KAPLAN（有专门的数学分册，比PRINCETION出的好，实在对数学答题没有感觉的买来做做也很好，注意：有些答案本身是错误的）

SAT数学考试介绍：考试中你会遇到3~4个不连续的Math Section，3个是正常情况，也是最不希望的情况；4个则说明你的加试部分是数学。共有44道选择题和10道填空题。

SAT数学考试题目的时间分布为：一个20道选择题的Section（答题时间：25分钟），一个16道选择题的Section（答题时间：20分钟），一个8道选择题+10道填空题的Section（答题时间：25分钟）。

SAT数学考试的分数计算：选择题一个一分，做对一个加一分，做错一个减0.25分。填空题做对一个加一分，做错不扣分。

以上就是哈鲁教育关于SAT数学备考用书的推荐，非常经典，都是由国外的几大出版机构所出版发行的用书。大家可以在备考自己的SAT数学考试的时候，对此加以适当的练习和借鉴，根据自己的实际情况，挑选适合自己的书籍。

对于SAT作文如何开头，许多同学都有疑惑。开头段无外乎常用的有以下几种：

1、背景+论题+反方观点+(反方理由)+过渡+作者观点+作者理由

2、事例+论题+各方观点(和理由)+作者理由和论点

3、问题+论题+各方观点(和理由)+作者论点和理由

4、作者观点+作者理由

而对于SAT的写作而言，究竟哪种方法才最好呢?我们可以来看几篇范文的开头。

There is always a “however”. Each situation has its benefits and drawbacks. In the field of market finance, we find a compelling example that supports this thesis.

Although it is good to stand out and make one’s own decision, sometimes it is beneficial to take the advice of others. We can see through the demise of King Lear that he should not have ignored Kent’s warning to not disown Cordelia. The ignominious lose of Sweden in the Great Northern War also demonstrate that others should listen to his advisers.

相比较而言，两篇文章的共同点是，少去了托福写作中冗长的背景信息叙述，而是直接点明自己的观点。因为SAT考官判卷的时间每篇不超过2分钟，因此，让考官一开始就明确你要写什么是十分必要的。因此第一句话就叙述自己的主题，是文章写作的关键。

而从第二句起，还是为了让考官明确我们下文要写什么，以便在阅读下文的时候能够快速找到我们文章的中心，两篇文章都对下文的例子进行了概括。两篇文章的不同点在于第一句话主题句的叙述方式，第一篇文章直接点明了主题，而第二篇文章首先陈述了反方的观点，之后才叙述自己的观点。那么有人会问，到底哪一种更好呢？一般而言，对于议论文来讲，观点的客观性十分重要。因此最好的办法其实是第二种开头方式：先叙述反方观点，之后叙述自己的观点，显示客观性，之后对下文的例子进行总结概括。这就是SAT大体的开头段写法。

   To indicate more information

   Besides - Making an additional point; anyway

   Furthermore

   In addition

   Moreover

   Likewise

   Indeed – In truth

   In fact

   Also

   As well

   Foremost - Ranking above all others; Preceding all others in spatial position

   First, Second, Third, Finally

   Firstly, Secondly, Thirdly

   To indicate an example

   For example

   For instance

   In particular

   Particularly - Specifically or especially distinguished from others

   Specifically

   To illustrate

   To demonstrate

   To indicate a cause or reason

   Since

   Because

   Because of

   Due to

   For

   For the reason that

   As

   Inasmuch as - Since

   Whereby - As a result of which, By which, "the means whereby we achieved our goal"

   To indicate a result or an effect

   Accordingly - because of the reason given

   Consequently

   Hence

   So

   Therefore

   Thus

   Thusly - In the way indicated

   Thence - From that fact or reason or as a result

   Thereof - Of or concerning this or that, From that circumstance or source

   To conclude

   For the aforementioned reasons, there is no doubt that

   To sum up the foregoing

   Given these facts

   In conclusion

   In closing

   To conclude

   To express an opinion

   In all due fairness

   With good judgment, (one/we may)

   To describe or make

   To compare or contrast

   Whereas

   Although

   On the other hand

   Likewise

   Similarly

   But

   Yet

   Withal - Despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)

   Withal - Together with this

   Nevertheless - Despite anything to the contrary

   Nonetheless - Despite anything to the contrary

   Notwithstanding - Despite anything to the contrary

   Even so - Despite anything to the contrary

   All the same - Despite anything to the contrary

掌握一些SAT写作句型对于SAT写作大有裨益，同学们在备考过程中要有意识地去搜集和总结一些句型。下面就为大家整理了SAT写作4大经典句型，供同学们参考。

1. Although talent may be a crucial element on the road to fame, it is difficult to succeed without a highly developed work ethic without a highly developed work ethic, succeeding is difficult.

点评：形如“Although…另一个东西也必要”后一定要按意思届一个“without”而不用“It is…”

2.（常考题：转折）Some taxpayers knowingly violate IRS regulations when filing their tax returns, in other respects they are law-abiding citizens, however Some taxpayers who are otherwise obedient citizens knowingly violate IRS regulations in their tax returns.

点评：首先注意意思，应为尽管一批人在其它方面守法，但在某一方面却知法犯法。最好将主句放在最前，用顺叙。这个极重要，因为可以看出在许多题中顺叙比倒装好。

3. Although my alarm clock did not go off, causing me to arrive no more than ten minutes late it did not cause me to arrive more

点评：对于这种“Although…”的形式，几乎所有正确答案都将逗号后的句子的主语放在前面，组成一个顺叙句。

4. Eating foods rich in carbohydrates before a race is common among marathon runners, all of them need reliable energy sources for peak performance of whom need

点评：注意主语，是一个现在分词的短语，很有用。

以上就是SAT写作4大经典句型。这些经典句型有助于同学们养成良好的逻辑思维，而这也正是SAT写作所注重的。在平时的备考中，同学们一定要自己总结经典的句型以备考试之需。

作文
1 It is best never let your action influenced by your fears.
2 It is better to judge people by their actions rather than their intentions.
3 Best thinking comes from open minds.
4 Change is most difficult.
5 It is easier to succeed by doing less.
6 It is easier to destroy than to construct.
7 Common things are more useful than formal education.
8 Truth lies between two extremes.
9 Thinking is more difficult than doing things.
10 Good judgment comes from experience.
11 Collaboration results better than competition.
12 A person's greatest limitation is a bad attitude.

ACT阅读部分考试时间为35分钟，需要读完4篇文章，每篇10道题目，共40题。

就题材而言，ACT阅读材料分4类：小说（prose fiction）、社会科学（social sciences）、人文（humanities）、自然科学（natural sciences）。其中，小说来自英美作家作品的节选。社会科学取材于人类学、考古学、传记、经济、教育、地理、历史、政治、心理学等。人文类文章多涉及建筑学、艺术、舞蹈、电影、文学评论、传记、音乐、随笔、哲学、电视等。自然科学类一般包括天文学、生物学、化学、地质学、医学、物理学等方面的内容。 就考察对象而言，常见以下3类：

1. 直接事实题

此类题目一般是就文中所提供的信息进行直接提问，需要考生找到正确的对应处，并作同义转换。

原文：“The revisionist interpretation, which I support, does not enshrine dinosaurs as paragons of intellect, but it does maintain that they were not small brained after all. They had the “right-sized” brains for reptiles of their body size.”

译文：我所支持的修正主义者的解释，就是不把恐龙视为智力的模范，但是也主张他们毕竟不是小脑。对他们这种身形的爬行动物来说，他们的脑的大小正好合适。

题目：According to the passage, what is the revisionist interpretation concerning the relationship between intelligence and physical size?
　　A. Dinosaurs actually had relatively large brains.
　　B. Dinosaurs were paragons of intellect.
　　C. Dinosaurs were relatively small brained.
　　D. Dinosaurs’ brains were appropriately sized.

答案：D

分析：直接事实题根据文章内容，做直接的同义转换，此处将right-sized改写为appropriately sized，属于正确改写。而A选项将其改写为relatively large，不正确。

注意：直接事实题常见错误选项的特点为故意丢失not，如B选项中的paragons of intellect与文章相同，但是丢失了not，因此具有一定迷惑性。同样，C选项中的small brained也与文章完全相同，但也故意丢失了not。

2. 举例作用题

此类题目就文中的例子进行提问，需要考生回答此例子在文中所起的作用。
原文：“Government is so technical that even career civil servants cannot explain what is happening. In 1978 I attended a seminar on federal estate and gift tax, where the Internal Revenue Service lawyers responsible for this area frankly confessed that they did not understand the Tax Reform Act of 1976.”

译文：政府是如此的有技术含量以至于甚至连公务员都不能解释正在发生着什么。1978年，我出席了一个联邦资产税收的研讨会，在这里负责的美国国内税局的律师坦白地承认到，他们不明白1976年的税收改革法案。

题目：The author uses the description of the tax seminar in 1978 to make the point that some governmental issues are:

A. so technical that not even career civil servants can understand them.

B. so technical that only career civil servants can understand them.

C. more technical than they used to be before the passage of the Tax Reform Act.

D. too technical for anyone other than an Internal Revenue Service tax lawyer to understand

答案：A

分析：作者在文中描述一个例子的作用就是为了证明一个结论，所以，举例作用题的答案为例子之前或之后的结论句。一般，由for example开头的例子，结论句在之前。如果例子结束后出现therefore，则therefore之后为结论句。本题结论句在例子之前，即Government is so technical that even career civil servants cannot explain what is happening. 通过同义改写，得到A选项。B选项错误原因依然是故意丢失not。

注意：举例作用题常见错误选项为选项中重现例证中原文，比如此题的C, D选项中出现的Tax Reform Act和Internal Revenue Service。

3. 推论题

此类题目与直接事实题不同，不是就文中的信息进行直接的提问，而是考查作者所写的某处内容实际暗示了什么。
原文：“The remarkable thing about dinosaurs is not that they became extinct, but that they dominated the earth for so long…”; “People, on this criterion, are scarcely worth mentioning—5 million years perhaps since Australopithecus, a mere 50, 000 for our own species, Homo sapiens…”

译文：恐龙最著名的一件事情不是他们灭绝了，而是他们占据了地球如此之长的时间。　　人类，在这种标准下，根本不值得一提——大概5百万年前的南方古猿，仅仅5万年前的我们自己的物种，智人。

题目：In the context of the passage, what does the author mean when he states that “people … are scarcely worth mentioning” (lines 81-82)?

A. Compared to the complex social behavior of dinosaurs, human behavior seems simple.

B. Compared to the longevity of dinosaurs, humans have been on earth a very short time.

C. Compared to the size of dinosaurs, human seem incredibly small.

D. Compared to the amount of study done on dinosaurs, study of human behavior is severely lacking

答案：B

分析：解答推论题时方法如下：

1）如果定位句位于段首，或定位句后有冒号，破折号时，往后找答案。

2）如果定位句中有this等代词时，则往前找答案。

3）如果定位句既位于段首，句中又有代词，则同时读句前和句后，并比较，得出答案。

此题属于第三种情况，读上文，知“恐龙占据地球的时间如此之长”；读下文，得“人类，在这种标准下，不值得一提”。两者相比，人类在地球上的生存时间比恐龙短，所以正确答案选B。

注意：灵活应用“竖读选项法”，此题中选项开头相同，可通过竖读选项，快速得到各选项的关键词，以方便解题。

以上便是常见的三种ACT阅读题型，三种解法异中有同，均符合一条原则，即所有答案一定可以在原文中找到，切不可作任何联想。掌握好方法，认真练习后，考生便可在ACT考试中的阅读部分拿到理想的成绩。