13．The SAT is one of two major tests for the entrance to American colleges and universities．The other test is called the ACT．More than 2million students take the SAT yearly，including about 100，000foreign students．The organization of the SAT will change the entrance test in 2016．The College Board announced that the new SAT will no longer test students on rarely used words．But it will include passages from American historical documents or from writings on freedom and human rights．
The College Board says words on the new test will be related to usage．Students will be asked to tell the meaning of words according to the context of the reading passages．Nigerian student Peace Umoru is in her first year at Howard University．She says the rarely used words are the hardest part for international students．The new test will be easier because of the reform（改革）．
Eddie West is with the College Board．He says the new test will better predict a student's performance in college．The changes are moving the test in a positive direction．The new SAT pays more attention to skills and abilities that students need to succeed．The addition of material about American historical documents could make the test harder for international students．After all，they live in different countries with different cultures．But it's a good chance for them to understand the Declaration of Independence （《独立宣言》） or Martin Luther King's work，or anything else that might be tested．
Students from other countries，particularly those who did not grow up learning English，may feel it is more difficult．For them，the test is in a foreign language．But the College Board says it has formed a free，online educational service．Khan Academy will provide preparation material linked to the newly designed SAT．
4．What will be removed from the new SAT？B
A．Words that are often used．
B．Words that are seldom used．
C．Passages about human rights．
D．Material about American historical documents．
5．What will be tested in the new SAT？D
A．All the different meanings of a word．
B．The rare usage of the common words．
C．The difficult words for foreign students．
D．The proper meaning of the words in the passages．
6．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text？D
A．Eddie West is against the changes to the SAT．
B．The SAT is an entrance test just for foreign students．
C．The SAT is the only entrance test to American colleges．
D．The foreign students should make great efforts to pass the SAT．
7．What's the main idea of the text？B
A．How to prepare for the new SAT．
B．The SAT will change the entrance test in 2016．
C．Advice for foreign students on passing the SAT．
D．Tests for entrance to American colleges and universities．
分析 本文主要讲述美国改革SAT考试令国际学生为难，不再考学生对于生僻词汇的运用但增加包括美国历史文献及有关自由和人权著作的节选，增加其难度．
解答 4．B，根据句子The College Board announced that the new SAT will no longer test students on rarely used words可知，美国改革SAT考试不再考学生对于生僻词汇的运用，故答案为B．
5．D，细节理解题．根据第二段中的"Students will be asked to tell the meaning of words according to the context of the reading passages．"可知，考试将会考查学生根据文章语境判断词语意义的能力，故选D．
6．D，细节理解题，根据句子Students from other countries，particularly those who did not grow up learning English，may feel it is more difficult．可知，外国学生要通过SAT必须做出很大的努力，故答案为D．
7．B，主旨大意题．本文介绍了2016年SAT考试的变化，故选B．
点评 解答任务型阅读理解题，首先对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意．因为阅读理解题一般没有标题，所以，速读全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速读的过程中，应尽可能多地捕获信息材料．其次，细读题材，各个击破．掌握全文的大意之后，细细阅读每篇材料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息．最后，要善于抓住每段的主题句，阅读时，要有较强的针对性．对于捕获到的信息，要做认真分析，仔细推敲，理解透彻，只有这样，针对题目要求，才能做到稳、准．
