(McGrawHillSAT1辅导用书) McGraw-Hill's SAT I, Second edition
分類: 图书,进口原版书,语言学习 ELT ,
作者: Christopher Black,Mark Anestis (Author) 著
出 版 社: 上海蓝泉外文图书有限公司
出版时间: 2006-12-1字数:版次: 1页数: 890印刷时间: 2006/12/01开本:印次:纸张: 胶版纸I S B N : 9780071462358包装: 平装内容简介
The most effective way to prepare for the new SAT is here! McGraw-Hill's SAT I is the only guide based on developing your reasoning abilities—the very skills the SAT is designed to measure—so you can out-think the test and find the right answers.
Revised to include the latest changes to the SAT I after its launch in March 2005, this powerhouse preparation guide has the most complete guidance available for this exam. It helps you master eight essential thinking skills, allowing you to approach any problem from any angle, and solve it quicker and easier, even if it’s a question type you haven’t seen before. You get an in-depth look at all the changes to the SAT—including comprehensive coverage of Algebra II, critical reading, and the English Essay—as well as valuable time- and stress-management skills to help you stay focused, calm, and confident. And, this revised edition includes new sentence completions, Long Reading Questions, Short Reading questions, and Improving Sentence Questions.
作者简介:
Christopher Black, M.A. Ed., is the founder and director of College Hill Coaching and the creator of the College Hill Method for developing reasoning skills. He has been a consultant to some of the nation’s leading educational publishers and software developers.Mark Anestis is a tutor and the author of McGraw-Hill’s 5 Steps to a 5 on the AP Biology Exam. College Hill Coaching provides high-quality academic tutoring and standardized test preparation and is one of the foremost providers of individual tutoring services in the United States.
目录
CHAPTER 1 What You Need to Know about the New SAT I
Questions and Answers about the SAT I
How t'he SAT I Has Changed for 2005
CHAPTER 2 How to Use This Book
Find Out Where You Are
Write Out a Plan and Commit to It
Working with College Hill Lessons
Two Sample Plans: The 10-Week Study Plan and the 2-Week Crash Plan
CHAPTER 3 The College Hill Method
The College Hill Method in a Nutshell
What Is MAPS-CATCH?
CHAPTER 4 Smart Training for the SAT I
Smart Training for the SAT I
Creating a Mindful Workflow
The Mind-Body Connection
Smart Tips
CHAPTER 5 Diagnostic SAT I
A Complete Diagnostic SAT I to Assess Your Strengths and Weaknesses
CHAPTER 6 How to Build an Impressive Vocabulary with MAPS-CATCH
Building an Impressive Vocabulary with MAPS-CATCH
Vocabulary Units I-7
CHAPTER 7 Critical Reading Skills
The Three Key Questions
The Three Kinds of Prose
The Structure of Prose
Paraphrasing and Visualizing
Understanding the Questions
Attacking the Questions
Thinking Logically
Speed and Pacing
Avoiding Common Mistakes
The College' Hill Coaching Reading List
CHAPTER 8 Sentence Completion skills
Verbal Inference
The Four Logical Relationships
Structural Keys
Simplifying the Sentence
Using Context Intelligently
The Toughest Sentences
CHAPTER 9 SAT I Math and MAPS-CHTCH
Mapping Problems
Analyzing Problems
Finding Patterns
Simplifying Problems
Connecting to Knowledge
Finding Alternatives
Thinking Logically and Checking
CHAPTER 10 Essential Pre-Algebra Skills
Numbers and Operations
Laws of Arithmetic
Fractions
Ratios and Proportions
Percents
Negatives
Divisibility
CHAPTER 11 Essential Algebra I skills
Solving Equations
Systems
Working with Exponentials
Working with Roots
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CHAPTER 12 Special Math Problems
CHAPTER 13 Essential Geometry skills
CHAPTER 14 Essential Algebra 2 skills
CHAPTER 15 Writing a Great Essay
CHAPTER 16 Essay Writing Practice
CHAPTER 17 Attacking the Grammar Questions
CHAPTER 18 Essential Grammar skills
CHAPTER 19 Four Practice SAT I Tests with Detailed Answer Keys