SAT真题汇编：2008年10月SAT

FormCodesAERVrBWRVrCFRVTheSATTheSATReasoningTestReasoningTestQuestion-and-AnswerServiceOctober2008AdministrationINSIDE:TestquestionsandcorrectanswersThedifficultylevelforeachquestionYouressaypromptandallotheressaypromptsadministeredonyourtestdayInstructionsforscoringyourtestSuggestionsforusingthisreportNOTFORREPRODUCTIONANDRESALE.■c'2008TheCollegeBoard.Allrightsreserved.CollegeBoard,SAT,andtheacornlogoareregisteredtrademarksoftheCollegeBoard,achievemore,connecttocollegesuccess.SATReasoningTest,andSATSubjectTestsaretrademarksownedbytheCollegeBoard.moreSAT

UsingYourQuestion-and-AnswerService(QAS)ReportThisbookletcontainstheSAT®youtookinOctober2008,startingwithalltheessaypromptsgiveninOctober,includingtheoneyouanswered.Italsoincludesscoringinformation.IftheSATyoutookincludedanunscored“equating”section,thisbookletwillnotincludethatsection.ReviewingYourSATResultsTomakethebestuseofyourpersonalizedQASreport,wesuggestthatyou:Readeachquestioninthebooklet,thencheckthereportforthetypeofquestion,thecorrectanswer,howyouansweredit,andthedifficultylevel.Analyzetestquestionsyouansweredincorrectlytounderstandwhyyouranswerwasinconect.Checktoseewhetheryoumighthavemisreadthequestionormismarkedtheanswer.Keeptrackofhowyoudidonthedifferenttypesofquestions(aslabeledonyourQASreport),,eitherbyusingthetablebeloworbyprintingyouronlinescorereportat/mysat.Thiscanhelpyouunderstandyouracademicstrengthsandidentifyareasforimprovement.SectionTypeofQuestionNumberCorrectNumberIncorrectNumberOmittedCriticalReadingCSentencecompletion \RPassage-basedreadingMathematicsNNumberandoperationsAAlgebraandfunctionsGGeometryandmeasurementDDataanalysis,statistics,andprobabilityWritingMultiple-ChoiceSImprovingsentencesEIdentifyingsentenceerrorsPImprovingparagraphsReviewingYourEssayViewacopyofyouressayonlineat/viewessay.Onthepracticesheetsinthebackofthisbooklet,youcantrywritingyouressayagainorpracticewritinganessayforoneoftheotherpromptsinthisbooklet.ScoringYourTestUsetheScoringWorksheet,SATEssayScoringGuide,andscoreconversiontablesatthebackofthisbooklettotryscoringyourtest.Usethe“FormCode"shownatthetopofyourpersonalizedQASreporttolocateyourparticularscoreconversiontables.TheScoringWorksheetandscoreconversiontablesarespecifictothetestyoutook.Donottrytoscoreanyothertestsusingthem.PreparingtoTaketheSATAgainTakingtheSATagainmightbetoyouradvantage.Nowthatyou'refamiliarwiththetest,you'remorepreparedforthekindsofquestionsonit.'Ybu'realsomorecomfortablewiththetest-takingprocess,includingthetimelimits.Onaverage,studentswhotaketheSATasecondtimeincreasetheircombinedcriticalreading,mathematics,andwritingscoresbyapproximately40points.ThebestwaytopreparefortheSATistotakechallenginghighschoolclasses,readextensively,andpracticewritingasoftenaspossible.ForpracticequestionsandapproachesandotherfreeinformationabouttheSAT,visitSATSkillsInsight™atwww.coH/satsknisinsight.ItprovidesyouwiththetypesofskillsthataretestedontheSAT,suggestionsforimprovement,andsampleSATquestionsandanswerstohelpyoudobetterintheclassroom,onthetestandincollege.Then,whenyouareready,youcanregistertotaketheSATagainat/mysat.Ifyoufinishbeforetimeiscalled,youmaycheckyourworkonthissectiononly.Ifyoufinishbeforetimeiscalled,youmaycheckyourworkonthissectiononly.Donotturntoanyothersectioninthetest.Ifyoufinishbeforetimeiscalled,youmaycheckyourworkonthissectiononly.Ifyoufinishbeforetimeiscalled,youmaycheckyourworkonthissectiononly.Donotturntoanyothersectioninthetest.Theessaygivesyouanopportunitytoshowhoweffectivelyyoucandevelopandexpressideas.Youshould,therefore,takecaretodevelopyourpointofview,presentyourideaslogicallyandclearly,anduselanguageprecisely.Youressaymustbewrittenonthelinesprovidedonyouranswersheet—youwillreceivenootherpaperonwhichtowrite.Youwillhaveenoughspaceifyouwriteoneveryline,avoidwidemargins,andkeepyourhandwritingtoareasonablesize.Rememberthatpeoplewhoarenotfamiliarwithyourhandwritingwillreadwhatyouwrite.Trytowriteorprintsothatwhatyouarewritingislegibletothosereaders.ImportantReminders: ,Apencilisrequiredfortheessay.Anessaywriitenininkwillreceiveascoreofzero.Donotwriteyouressayinyourtestbook.Youwillreceivecreditonlyforwhatyouwriteonyouranswersheet.Anoff-topicessaywillreceiveascoreofzero.Ifyouressaydoesnotreflectyouroriginalandindividualwork,yourtestscoresmaybecanceled.Youhavetwenty-fiveminutestowriteanessayonthetopicassignedbelow.Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.Wearefrequentlytoldthatcompromiseisthebestwayforpeopletoworkouttheirdifferences.Whenpeoplecompromise,witheachsidelosingalittleinordertoreachasatisfactoryagreement,bothsidescancontinuetoliveinharmony.However,compromisecanworkonlywhentheissuesatstakearenotthatimportant.Compromisedoesnotworkwhenthereisagenuinedifferenceofopinionaboutstronglyheldprinciplesorideas.Assignment:Iscompromisealwaysthebestwaytoresolveaconflict?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.BEGINWRITINGYOURESSAYON#-PracticeSheetforEssayThisisacopyoftheanswersheetprovidedtoyouonthedayyoutested.SECTIONO丨preferNOTtogranttheCollegeBoardtherighttouse,reproduce,orpublishmyessayforanypurposebeyondtheassessmentofmywritingskills,eventhoughmynamewillnotbeusedinanywayinconjunctionwithmyessay.IunderstandthatIamfreetomarkthiscirclewithnoeffectonmyscore.IMPORTANT:UseaNo.2PENCIL.DoNOTwriteoutsidetheborder!SECTIONWordswrittenoutsidetheessayboxorwrittenininkWILLNOTAPPEARinthecopysenttobescored,andyourscorewillbeaffected.Beginyouressayonthispage.Ifyouneedmorespace,continueonthenextpage.ContinueonthenextpageifnecessaqForofficialuseonly.Donotwriteinsidethisbox.MailingandPaymentInformationMailthisformandyourpaymentto:Forofficialuseonly.Donotwriteinsidethisbox.MailingandPaymentInformationMailthisformandyourpaymentto:SATProgramP.O.Box8057Mt.Vernon,IL62864^^ollegeBoardPersonalInformation(PleasePrint) 〆TestDate: □October2008 □January2009 □May2009Registration#:□□□□□□□□□□(Fromyourscorereport);FirstName:MI: LastName:Sex:□Male□Female BirthDate: //monthdayyear□Checkthisbox.ifyouraddresshaschangedStreetAddressLine1:StreetAddressLine2:City:State/Province:ZIP/PostalCode:Country：AnswerSheetCopyServiceOrderFormToobtainaphotocopyoftheanswersyougaveonyouranswersheet,yourrequestmustbepostmarkedwithinfivemonthsofthetestdate.Thefeeforthisserviceis$25.Materialswillbemailedtoyouapproximatelysixweeksafteryourrequestisreceived. •Formsreceivedwithoutpaymentorwithinconectcreditcardinformationwillbereturnedwithoutprocessing.Ihaveenclosedmy$25.00paymentby(selectone):□Checkormoneyorder,madepayabletoTheCollegeBoardCreditcard:□Visa□MasterCard□AmericanExpress□DiscoverForcreditcards,filloutinformationbelow:Cred