(PG1)The company’s African American focus is evident in all aspects of Glory Foods. The firm’s headquarters are located in the same black neighborhood where Williams grew up, and the company helps to support several local community projects. The firm also employs African American professional advisers and subcontractors whenever possible and contracts African American farmers to grow much of the produce that goes into Glory Foods. 40 40. The writer is considering deleting the phrases “whenever possible” and “much of” from the preceding sentence. If the writer were to delete these phrases, would the meaning of the sentence change?
F. Yes, because without these phrases, the reader would think that all of the subcontractors and farmers were African Americans.
G. Yes, because without these phrases, the reader would not know that the company made an attempt to employ African American contractors in the production of tis goods. H. No, because these phrases are examples of wordiness, and they can easily be eliminated from the sentence.
J. No, because although these phrases describe the subcontractors and the farmers and provide interesting detail, they are not essential to the meaning of the sentence.
这种题型需要考生充分理解句子在文章中的作用，如果丢失掉的话会对文章产生怎样的影响。这一点与改革后SAT考试范围中Development的要求是一样的。由此可见，尽管题型稍微有一些差别，但是基本考点都是一样的。
相同点十二、所问即所答题(Question=Answer)
ACT中有一类题型，题目中会明确说明，作者想要添加什么信息，问以下哪个选项可以添加入作者想要的信息，这种题型我们一般叫做”Question=Answer题”，两种题型在ACT和改革后SAT中也是体现出来了惊人的相似。
改革后SAT样题： 18 His fine brushwork conveys detailed street-level activity: a peanut vendor pushing his cart on the sidewalk, a pigeon pecking for crumbs around a fire 19hydrant, an old man tending to a baby outside a doorway. His broader brush strokes and sponge-painted shapes create majestic city skylines, with skyscrapers towering in the background, bridges connecting neighborhoods on either side of a river, and 20 delicately painted creatures, such as a tiny, barely visible cat prowling in the bushes of a park. To art critics and fans alike, these city scenes represent the innovative spirit of twentieth-century urban Modernism. ACT Prep Guide
20. The writer wants to complete the sentence with a third example of a detail Kingman uses to create his majestic city skylines. Which choice best accomplishes this goal? ANO CHANGE Bexquisitely lettered street and storefront signs. Cother details that help define Kingman’s urban landscapes. Denormous ships docking at busy urban ports.
(PG1) The Save-U has a neon sign out front that says “Friendly 24-Hour Service, ” but as far as I can tell, no one really works there. The washers and dryers are lime green, and the paneling on the walls has been painted to
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23. At this point, the writer wants to add a sentence that would further describe the laundromat’s paneling. Which of the following sentences would best accomplish this?
A. I guess the brush strokes are intended to resemble wood grain, but they don’t.
B. I know that the varnish provides some protection for the wood paneling.
C. To me, it seems that lime green was a bizarre choice for an interior wall paint.
D. I imagine that the person who chose that color scheme must be a unique individual.
match, although it was later varnished with some kind of artificial wood grain finish. 23
两道题目无论从题型设置，提问方式，还是考察方向上，都是一致的。
相同点十三、Add题
令人出乎意料的是，改革后的SAT原封不动照搬了ACT的add题型，让人不禁惊呼SAT的改革是否真的是“改革”，还是“抄袭”。
改革后SAT
Such a proposition may seem counterintuitive, but, in fact, allowing employees to nap could save companies hours of lost productivity. Studies reveal that napping improves memory and boosts wakefulness for the remainder of the day. Napping can also have a
positive effect on mood and overall job satisfaction, while constant drowsiness reduces reaction time and hampers one’s ability to concentrate. Employee naps might also lead to reduced health care costs for companies, since regular napping leads to long-term health benefits, and it improves workers’ average weekly attendance.
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At this point, the writer is considering adding the following sentence.
Even fifteen-minute power naps improve alertness, creativity, and concentration. Should the writer make this addition here? A) Yes, because it demonstrates that the benefits of napping can be gained without sacrificing large amounts of work time.
B) Yes, because it explains the methodology of the studies mentioned in the previous sentence. C) No, because a discussion of the type of nap workers take is not important to the writer’s main point in the paragraph.
D) No, because it contradicts the writer’s discussion of napping in the previous sentences.
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(PG1) The company’s name reflects this African American focus as well. Glory is meant to evoke both the exultant
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43. At this point, the writer is considering adding the following sentence:
The actor Denzel Washington starred in the film,
which earned several awards. Should the writer make this addition?
spirit of gospel churches and the movie during the Civil 42
War of the same name, which tells the story of a black regiment. 43 A.Yes, because the additional detail explains why the film Glory was so inspiring.
B. Yes, because if readers understand that the film Glory earned awards, they will also understand why the company was named “Glory Foods.”
C.No, because the information distracts the reader from the focus of the essay.
D.No, because the essay does not say if Bill Williams had ever met the actor Denzel Washington.
关于这两道题的比较，我想我不需要多说什么了吧。
二、不同点
不同点一：题目数量与形式
现行SAT语法数目为49道，三种题型(挑错Identifying Sentence Error，句子改进Improving Sentence, 文章改进题Improving Paragraph)，全部为五选一单选题。语法部分时间共35分钟，分散在两个section中考察。
而根据SAT改革文件所述，新SAT文章改错部分为44道，包含四篇阅读文章，每篇文章11道题目，考试时间共35分钟。四篇文章题材分别为：职业相关、历史/社会研究相关、人文学相关、自然科学相关，题目全部为四选一单选题，并且有至少一道图表题目，根据图表推测相关信息。但是，目前SAT官方给出的样题并不是每篇文章11道题目，而是一篇6道，一篇7道，所以样题并不是改革SAT语法部分的最终形态，而仅仅是一个样题而已。所以真正题目形式需要等到SAT官方OG出来之后才能正式了解。
现行ACT文章改错部分为75道题，五篇文章，每篇文章14~16道题，一般是固定15道，文章题材并没有特别严格的限定。45分钟完成，75道题目分布为：40道语法相关题目，35道修辞手法相关题目。 改革后SAT与现行ACT文章改错部分的题目在试卷上的排版形式几乎一致，都是左边为文章，右面为题目。只是改革后SAT的选项分布是：A B C D,而ACT文章改错选项分布为：A B C D F G H J。
不同点二：数据图表题 Quantitative information
图表题是改革后SAT语法题目的一个亮点。该种题型会给学生一个图表，要求考生通过分析图表得到相关信息，通过相关信息排除选项。这个在ACT文章改错中是没有的。
我们来看样题：
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts 6. Which choice completes steady job growth in this field,⑥projecting that 16 percent of new the sentence with accurate jobs in all occupations will be related to urban and regional planning. data based on the graph? A) NO CHANGE
B) warning, however, that job growth in urban and regional planning will slow to 14 percent by 2010
C) predicting that employment of urban and regional planners will increase 16 percent between 2010 and 2020
D) indicating that 14 to 18 percent of urban and regional planning positions will remain unfilled.