College Board推荐SAT阅读真题书单

SAT一直以来第一难点是阅读，改为SAT机考后减少了对历史和美国建国文献的引用，增加了自然科学和社会科学文章。虽然篇幅变短由以前的长篇文章改为短篇段落，但SAT阅读普遍句子变更长，表达更晦涩，主要体现在更复杂的句子结构和逻辑。大多数学生觉得SAT阅读难一是阅读此类文章或书籍体量不够，二是缺乏精读训练，精读要求不只针对字面含义，而是更关注句间逻辑和推理论证。本篇为大家推荐SAT阅读真题出处书单。

【自然科学类】

1. Frankenstein’s Cat by Emily Anthes
2. The Human Body by Isaac Asimov
3. The Development of Mathmatics by Eric T. Bell
4. Experiencing Science by Jeremy Bernstein
5. The Ascent of Man by Jacob Bronowski
6. Instant Egghead: Physics by Brian Clegg
7. The Hot-Blooded Dinosaurs by Adrian Desmond
8. My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
9. Animal Architecture by Karl Von Frisch
10. Mr. Tompkins by George Gamow
11. In the Shadow of Man by Jane Goodall
12. Ever Since Darwin by Stephen Jay Gould

【社会科学类】

1. Self-reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson
2. Free to Choose by Milton Friedman
3. On Liberty by John Stuart Mill
4. The World Until Yesterday by Jared M. Diamond
5. The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
6. Decisive Moments in History by Stefan Zweig