SAT写作部分主要考察两个方面：思维能力和语言能力。首先是思维能力：SAT采用独特的quotations 加prompts出题方式，要求考生根据自己对quotations的理解并依据prompts的要求提出自己的观点，然后运用评判性思维(critical thinking)和推理阐明自己的观点。SAT的题目相对来说都具有很强的哲理性，探讨历史的作用，科技的利弊，表面和实质的关系等。可以说，如果没有经过充分的准备，很多同学在看到这样的题目时，基本上是处于大脑缺氧状态。所以，准备SAT的作文，首先就要从熟悉题目范围开始，虽然SAT作文没有题库，但是相似率很高。同学们可以在考试之前，积累一定数量的例题，做到胸有成竹。另一方面是语言能力，思维能力增强了，但是倘若没有优美的语言支持，如同巧妇难为无米之炊，所以需要考生们好好准备语言能力。一方面可以通过大量阅读来提高，另一方面可以通过平日里多积累一些应试语言来提高。如果时间不多的话，建议就是阅读SAT范文，进行仿写练习。我们常说“天下文章一大抄”，而看前人的句子确实有许多是抄袭而来，甚至一些千古名句也不例外。譬如宋代林逋的“疏影横斜水清浅，暗香浮动月黄昏”，是来自五代南唐江为的“竹影横斜水清浅，桂香浮动月黄昏”，不过经林逋改动两个字，便将写景太明显、不够耐人寻味的“竹影”、“桂香”，变为意象朦胧的“疏影”、“暗香”，就成了不朽之作。 由此可知：不论诗文书画，临摹前人是可以的，只要不泥古，而能另为手眼，自辟溪径，自创新词，即使一 笔一划超越前人，也便是创作了。词汇量的多少以及是否能运用自如对写好优劣也起着一定关键作用。比如说，在题目中，我们往往在表示自己的观点时候，说A is more important than B，我们都知道，这样的表述论点的题目至少要出现三次，开头中间结尾各一次，如果每次都用important这个词，肯定很单调，如果更换使用essential， basic， significant， critical等词汇，那么肯定能够提高作文的分数。至于辅导书，因为SAT是作为入学考试，更加考察一个学生的思维和逻辑能力，要求学生的论证要严密要能够显示一定的批判精神。而新托福是语言能力测试。这两者定位不同。个人角度推荐除了SAT相关的辅导书以外，看一些GRE的辅导书也是比较有用的。事实上，SAT的作文题目很多和GRE的作文题目都很相似，可以找到很多相关的素材，而且GRE在国内的培训已经很成熟了，经验很丰富，大量网友也积累了很多素材，所以我建议大家看一些GRE的书籍，比如北美范文等。比如SAT词汇就是GRE词汇的一个子集，而阅读方面，很多老师也会推荐GRE难句等。
●表示比较和对照关系的句型：1) A is to B what/ as C is to D(A之于B犹如C之于D)2) Just ， 3) A and B have sth in 4) A is similar to B5) The same is true of，The same can be said of(……也是如此)6) The advantages of A are much greater than B7) compared with B， A has many 8) The advantages outweigh the disadvantages(利大于弊)9) Wonderful as A is， however， it has its own disadvantages 10) Although A enjoys considerable advantage ， it can not compete with B 11) Contrary to widely accepted views， I believe 12) What people fail to consider is 13) It is one thing to insist ， it is quite another to show 14) Nothing can rival…(……是无与伦比的)15) …has drawbacks as well as 16) A is superior(inferior) to B17) varies from person to person(……是因人而异的)18) A is just the opposite (to B) 19) A differs from B in that…(A不同于B在于……)20) …is not the same (as)●过渡性句型： 1) this is true 2) This is true， no doubt， 3) 4) It is one thing ; it is another ●描写图表和数据的句型1) rank first (both) 2) in proportion 3) A is by far the 4) As many 5) The number is imes as much as that of 6) The figure has nearly doubled/tripled， as against that of last 7) It accounts for 35% 8) By comparison with ， it decreased/increased/fell 9) ise rapidly(slowly)10) ain 11) ach 12)There is a slight/slow/steady/rapid rise/increase /////decrease/decline/reduction/fall/drop in13) be on the increase/decrease/rise/decline (……在不断的增加，减少，上升，下降)●图表作文中的过渡、概括句型：1) As can be indicated in the table， 2) As we could find out later， 3) As is revealed in the table，4) As the survey results show，5) This table provides several important points of comparison between，6) The two graphs depict the same thing in 7) The key findings taken from the surveys are as follows:8) According to the figures given in the table， 9) This chart shows that 10) As is shown by the graph， 11) It can be seen from the statistics that 12) It is generally believed /accepted/thought/held ●说明原因的句型:1) There are some/two/many good reasons /to 2) We have two good reasons 3) The reason for is that + 从句4) Among the most convincing reasons given by people ， one should be 5) One may think of the trend as a result 6) The change largely results from the fact 7) There are several causes for this significant growth F8) A number of factors could account for the 9) It is no simple task to give the reason for 10) The cause of /reason for higher prices was an increase in 11) Because/As/Now that/Since the demand has increased， the prices are 12) An increase in demand causes/results in/leads to/produces higher 13) The demand has 14) Therefore，/As a result，/For this reason，/Because of this，/Consequently， the prices are 15) If there is an increase in demand， then prices /go //are 16) Different people look in different ●表示不同看法的句型:1) Different people have/hold different opinions/views on the question/problem/ Some believe that ; Others argue that :Still others maintain that 2) They are quite different from each other in their 3) Some people hold the opinion that it is good to 4) They think quite differently on this 5) Opinions vary from individual to individual， from culture to ●表示必须，紧急，有困难做某事的句型:1) It is important (necessary， urgent， difficult， easy， convenient， comfortable， expensive， desirable， advisable) for to do 2) have trouble/difficulty/a hard time/a difficult time (in) doing (有困难做某事)●用于文章开头的句型：1) Faced ; quite a few people argue ; But other people conceive 2) There is a general discussion today about the issue ; Those who object argue that ;They believe ; But people who favor ， on the other hand， argue that 3) Currently there is a widespread concern 4) Now people in growing number are coming to realize 5) Now it is commonly held that ; they think ; But I doubt 6) Recently the issue has been brought to public 7) One of the great men once said Now more and more people share this 8) Until recently， has been regarded But people are taking a fresh look at 9) S argues/maintains /holds/insists/believes 10) More and more people are realizing /have come to 11) There is no denying/doubt that ●用于文章结尾的句型：1) From what has been discussed above/taking into account all these factors， we may safely arrive at/draw/come to/reach the conclusion that 2) It is high time that we put considerable/great/special emphasis on 3) We must look for all immediate method， because the present situation of ， if permitted to continue， will sure lead to/result 4) Many solutions/methods are being offered here， all of them make some sense， but none is quite The problem should be examined in a new 5) There is no immediate solution to the problem ， might be helpful/6) No easy method can be at hand to solve the problem of ， but the general awareness of the necessity/importance might be the first step on the right 7) There is little doubt/denying that 8) It is， therefore， obvious/evident that the task quire immediate 9) As far as be concerned， I believe/think that 10) In conclusion，11) In my opinion， I am in favor of 12) Personally， I prefer 13) In short， should learn ; Only in this way can the most difficult problems be solved 14) As far as I am concerned， I agree with the opinion ●用于论证和说明的句型：1) We may cite/quote/take a single/common example to 2) Our society abounds with the examples of 3) A recent study indicates/suggests/shows 4) According to the statistics provided ， it can be seen 5) There is good/sufficient evidence to show 6) This brings out/set forth the important fact that 7) No one can ignore/overlook the fact ●常用谚语 (在议论文中):1) As a popular saying goes， “Every coin has two sides” 2) As a proverb says， “Everything has two sides” On the one hand， physical exercise is good for your On the other hand， if you don t deal with it properly， it will do harm to your So we should look at the matter from two 3) As a proverb says， “Where there is a will there is a ” (有志者事竟成)4) As a popular saying goes， “A man is known by the company he ”(观其交友，知其为人)5) As is known to all， “No pains， no gains”(没有苦，就没有甜)
