SAT真题分享：2012年1月北美.docx

FormCodesAEIArBWIATheSATQuestion-and-AnswerServiceJanuary2012AdministrationINSIDE:TestquestionsandcorrectanswersThedifficultylevelforeachquestionYouressaypromptandallotheressaypromptsadministeredonyourtestdayInstructionsforscoringyourtestSuggestionsforusingthisreportNOTFORREPRODUCTIONANDRESALE.©2012TheCollegeBoard.CollegeBoard,achievemore,SATandtheacornlogoareregisteredtrademarksoftheCollegeBoard.SATSkillsInsight,TheOfficialSATOnlineCourse,TheOfficialSATQuestionoftheDayandTheOfficialSATStudyGuidearetrademarksownedbytheCollegeBoard.achievemoreSATThisbookletcontainstheSATRyoutookinJanuary2012,startingwithalltheessaypromptsgiveninJanuary,includingtheoneyouanswered.Italsoincludesscoringinformation.IftheSATyoutookincludedanunscoredfclequating,'section,thisbookletwillnotincludethatsection.ReviewingYourSATResultsTomakethebestuseofyourpersonalizedQASreport,wesuggestthatyou:Readeachquestioninthebooklet,thencheckthereportforthetypeofquestion,thecorrectanswer,howyouanswereditandthedifficultylevel.Analyzetestquestionsyouansweredincorrectlytounderstandwhyyouranswerwasincorrect.Checktoseewhetheryoumighthavemisreadthequestionormismarkedtheanswer.Keeptrackofhowyoudidonthedifferenttypesofquestions(aslabeledonyourQASreport),eitherbyusingthetablebeloworbyprintingyouronlinescorereportatSaLcolIegeboard<orgscores.Thiscanhelpyouunderstandyouracademicstrengthsandidentifyareasforimprovement.SectionTypeofQuestionNumberCorrectNumberIncorrectNumberOmittedCriticalReadingCSentencecompletionRPassage-basedreadingMathematics'INNumberandoperationsAAlgebraandfunctionsGGeometryandmeasurementDDataanalysis,statisticsandprobabilityWritingMUltiPIe-ChoiCeSImprovingsentencesEIdentifyingsentenceerrorsPImprovingparagraphsRexriewingYburEssayViewacopyofyouressayonlineatwww.collegehoard.org/viewessay.Onthepracticesheetsinthebackofthisbooklet,youcantrywritingyouressayagainorpracticewritinganessayforoneoftheotherpromptsinthisbooklet.ScoringYourTestUsetheScoringWorksheet,SATEssayScoringGuideandscoreconversiontablesatthebackofthisbooklettoverifythescoreonyourtest.UsetheFormCodeshownatthetopofyourpersonalizedQASreporttolocateyourparticularscoreconversiontables.TheScoringWorksheetandscoreconversiontablesarespecifictothetestyoutook.Donottrytoscoreanyothertestsusingthem.PracticingtoTaketheSATAgainIfyoudecidetotaketheSATagain,yourQASresultswillhelpyouidentifythespecificareasandtypesofquestionstofocusonforadditionalpractice>Freepracticeresourcesareavailableonsat.collcgeboard.org/practiceincludingapracticetest,additionalpracticequestions,andahelpfultoolcalledSATSkillsInsightrw.SATSkillsInsightwillshowyouthetypesofskillstestedontheSATandsuggestionstohelpyouimproveyourskillsfornexttime.Nowthatyou'refamiliarwiththetest,you,remorepreparedforthekindsofquestionsontheSAT.You,realsolikelytobemorecomfortablewiththetest-takingprocess,includingthetimelimits.Onaverage,studentsWhotaketheSATasecondtimeincreasetheircombinedcriticalreading,mathematicsandwritingscoresbyaboul40points.IlIB三UnauthoriiedcopyingorreuseolBS匚IanypartOflhispaisili匚1IESSAYTime25minutesTheessaygivesyouanQPpOnUnilytoshowhoweffectivelyyoucandevelopandexpressideas.YCUshould,therefore,takecaretodevelopyourpointofview,presentyourideaslogicallyandclearly4anduselanguageprecisely.YouressaymustbewrittenonthelinesprovidedonyouranswersheetyouwillreceivenootherpaperonWhiChtowrite.Youwillhaveenoughspaceifyouwriteoneverylinctavoidwidemargins,andkeepyourhandwritingtoareasonablesize.Rememberthatpeoplewhoarenotfamiliarwithyourhandwritingwillreadwhatyouwrite.TrytowriteorprintsthatWhatyouarewritingislegibletothosereaders.ImporUntReminders:Apencilisrequiredfortheessay.Anessaywrittenininkwillreceiveascoreofzero.Donotwriteyouressayinyourtestbook.YOUwillreceivecreditonlyforwhatyouwriteonyouranswersheet.Anoff-topicesawillreceiveHscoreofZeru*Ifyouressaydoesnotreflectyouroriginalandindividualwork,yourtestscoresmaybecanceled.Youhavetwenty-fiveminutestowriteanessayonIhetopicassignedbelow.ThinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingCXCerPtandtheassignmentbelow.Mostpeopletendtotrustotherstooreadily,Toavoidbeingtakenadvantageof,however,itisgenerallywisetobedoubtfulandsuspiciousofothers,motivesorhonesty.Manypeoplewouldagreethatifyoufindyourselfdoubtingotherpeople'ssincerityorquestioningtheirintentions,yourinstinctsareprobablycorrect.Youarelesslikelytoregretbeingcautiousthanbeingtootrusting.Assignment:Isitwisetobesuspiciousofthemotivesorhonestyofotherpeopleteventhosewhoappeartobetrustworthy?PlanandWriIeanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.BEGINWRITINGYOURESSAYONPAGE2OFTHEANSWERSHEET.Ifyoufinishbeforetimeiscalled,youmaycheckyourworkonthissectiononly.Donotturntoanyothersectioninthetest.I/t”ATanypartoftNsKe?Sillegal.“E33IgIESSAYTime25minutesTheessaygivesyouanopportunitytoshowhoweffectivelyyoucandevelopandexpressideas.Youshould,therefore,takecaretodevelopyourpointofview,presentyourideaslogicallyandclearly,anduselanguageprecisel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