Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) Directions: In this part you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.For questions 1 7, choose the best answer from the .four choices marked A ) ,B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. how SATs Work Tests are a fact of life throughout our school careers, but one of the most important, and, to some the scariest, of them all is the SAT—that three-hour exam that's supposed to measure a high school student's chance of academic success in the first year of college. Some colleges consider SAT scores major factors in their admission process, while others view high school academic performance, along with recommendations and extracurricular activities, equally, or even more importantly. No matter where you're headed, if you're a high school student, the SAT is important to you because most colleges require students to report either SAT or ACT Assessment (another test) scores. What Is the SAT? First of all, SAT no longer stands for Scholastic Aptitude Test (学术性倾向测验), the original name of the test when it was introduced in 1941.Although you may still see that name occasionally, the College Board, the not-for-profit educational association that sponsors the SATs, decided to let the acronym stand on its own as a way of addressing controversy about the meaning of the word 'aptitude'. The College Board also rejected the alternative 'Scholastic Assessment Test'. (English teachers probably pointed out that this name was redundant, since assessment means test.) The SAT I measures verbal and math reasoning abilities that you've developed throughout your school years. The multiple-choice test, developed by the not-for-profit Educational Testing Service, is intended to let students demonstrate their verbal and math abilities without regard to the kind of schooling they've had. According to the College Board, the test looks for a student's ability to understand and analyze written material, to draw inferences, to differentiate shades of meaning, to draw conclusions and solve math problems all skills that are necessary for success in college and the work world. The American College Testing (ACT).Assessment, which was introduced in 1959, is an alternative to the SAT that virtually all colleges and universities now accept. Developers of the test tout it for its curriculum-based questions, saying that their test is more directly related to what is actually taught in high school. What's the SAT II The newer SAT II: Subject Tests, formerly the College Board Achievement Tests, are intended to measure a student's knowledge of a particular subject, such as English (writing or literature), history and social sciences, mathematics (various levels), sciences, and languages (Chinese, French, German, modern He brew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Spanish, English). Some colleges require one or more SAT II tests, but even if they aren't required, SAT II tests scores can help you present a more personalized portfolio that illustrates how well you would fit at a particular school. Most colleges use SAT II scores not for admission purposes but for program placement and counseling. SAT II tests are given on a slightly different schedule from the SATI. Generally, SAT II tests are one hour long and consist of multiple choice questions. There are except ions. For example, the Writing Test has 40 minutes of multiple-choice questions and a 20-minute writing sample. To decide which subject test should be taken, first, make a list of all the colleges you're considering. Then review their catalogs or websites to find out if they require Subject Test scores