问题一：有什么变化？
“…,ending the longstanding penalty for guessing wrong, cutting obscure vocabularywords and making the essay optional.”
“SAT考试选错答案不再扣分，去除晦涩词汇题的同时，学生还可以自主选择是否参加写作加试。”
“…rarefiedvocabulary challenges will be replaced by words that are common in collegecourses…”
“…大学课程中常见词汇取代原先考试中脱离现实的词汇…”
“Themath questions… will focus more narrowly on linear equations, functions andproportional thinking”
“数学部分…内容会集中在线性方程组、函数和比例。… 考试中不能再使用计算器…”
“…scoring will revert to the old 1,600-point scale … with top scores of 800 onmath and 800 on what will now be called “evidence-based reading and writing””
“总分恢复到1600分…数学800分加上‘询证阅读与写作’的800分”
“…withno penalty for incorrect assertions, even egregiously wrong ones. In thefuture, though, students will receive a source document and be asked to analyzeit for its use of evidence, reasoning and persuasive or stylistic technique.”
“现在作文分数无关学生言论是否准确，即使是极为荒唐的论点也无关紧要…但在未来，考试会通过要求学生对给定文件作分析考察他们有理推断、推理和议论能力及技巧。”
问题二：为什么要这么变呢？
“sayingits college admission exams do not focus enough on the important academicsskills…”
“由于之前的考试没有直接体现学生重要的学术能力…”
“TheSAT … become disconnected from the work of our high school.”
“SAT考试和高中课程脱节。”
“…reinforcingthe skills and evidence-based thinking that students should be learning in highschool, and moving away from a need for test-taking tricks and strategies.”
“…需要加强学生在高中课堂中能学到的技能，比如说有理推断思考能力。而不是反复练习应试技巧。”
