轉眼間寒假已經過去，很多同學即將迎來2025年的第一次SAT考試。有的可能是即將第一次真正見到SAT本T，有的可能在2024年已經和它有了一些美好回憶。接下來就讓我們一起來回顧一下過去這一年讓我們印(shen)象(wu)深(tong)刻(jue)的單詞吧！
入場小挑戰
既然是年度單詞獎，也有請前來捧場的小夥伴們參與一個詞彙題小挑戰，限時30秒，挑戰成功有驚喜！
Although it seems ridiculous and useless to study old newspaper clippings and candy wrappers, these old newspapers, advertising leaflets, posters, and candy wrappers are actually able to ______ the shifts in people’s behavior and values in the past and are therefore very valuable for this study.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A.preclude
Bevince
C.mitigate
D.induce
好的，大家心中都有答案了嗎？
接下來答案揭曉：選擇【B. evince】的同學們，請領取SVIP席位邀請函，提前進入會場~ 你們將在頒獎典禮上獲得擁有絕佳視野的座位，以及優先認識每一位單詞候選人的機會！
選擇了其他選項的同學們：這道題的induce是一個干擾選項，它和evince看似有那麼一些共同之處，實則不然。evince是指“表明/ to show”，而induce是“導致/ to cause”。過去的一些小物件，比如舊報紙、糖紙等，能夠展現過去的變化，但不是導致了過去的變化，這一點非常重要。接下來，也歡迎有序入場~ 我們的頒獎儀式馬上開始！
年度最佳逆襲獎
有這樣一個單詞，早在第一批機考SAT官方公開題目中就有它的身影……歷經多次考試，它化身以下這道詞彙題的選項之一馳騁考場，猜猜它是誰呢？
The Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, is a massive mosque that can accommodate approximately 200,000 people at once, making it an ______ sight to behold.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A.idealized
B.intricate
C.imposing
D.illusory
獲獎者揭曉：imposing
身份介紹：(adj.) impressive to look at; making a strong impression壯觀的；使人印象深刻的
答對的同學，請給它，也給自己熱烈的掌聲~
相信有同學能回憶起上一次見到它的場景：
The following text is from Charlotte Forten Grimké’s 1888 poem “At Newport.”
Oh, deep delight to watch the gladsome waves
Exultant leap upon the rugged rocks;
Ever repulsed, yet ever rushing on—
Filled with a life that will not know defeat;
To see the glorious hues of sky and sea.
The distant snowy sails, glide spirit like,
Into an unknown world, to feel the sweet
Enchantment of the sea thrill all the soul,
Clearing the clouded brain, making the heart
Leap joyous as it own bright, singing waves!
Which choice best describes the function of the underlined portion in the text as a whole?
A. It portrays the surroundings as an imposing and intimidating scene.
B. It characterizes the sea’s waves as a relentless and enduring force.
C. It conveys the speaker’s ambivalence about the natural world.
D. It draws a contrast between the sea’s waves and the speaker’s thoughts.
當時它還只是不起眼地藏在一個錯誤選項裡，後來卻升級為詞彙填空題的正確選項，身份“高貴”了不止一點！如果有同學和它初識於微末，認真在詞典裡瞭解了它的生平，那麼在實考中再次相遇時想必感慨良多——果然不放過題目中的任何一個生詞是有回報的啊！
年度最佳變臉獎
接下來的獲獎選手可謂是技藝高超。下面這道題來自bluebook上的practice test，但在考場上，相同的French monarch話題，只是對文字最後兩行進行一些小小的改動，就出現了好幾組不同的選項，正確答案也隨之變化。在場觀眾們可以來看看，在這題中它戴著的是哪個面具？
Whether the reign of a French monarch such as Hugh Capet or Henry I was historically consequential or relatively uneventful, its trajectory was shaped by questions of legitimacy and therefore cannot be understood without a corollary understanding of the factors that allowed the monarch to ______ his right to hold the throne.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A. reciprocate
B. annotate
C. buttress
D. disengage
獲獎者揭曉：buttress
身份介紹：(v.) to support or give strength to somebody/something支援
你找到了嗎？那你有沒有信心揭開它的另外幾個面具呢？比如，有時我們看到的是另外一組選項，其中沒有buttress，取而代之的是“assert”；有時這道題的最後一部分會變為：… without a corollary understanding of the characteristics without which the monarch would have been forced to ______ the throne. 和前面最主要的區別就是“without which”，這樣一來，空格處就可能變為“abandon”。當然，不管怎麼變化，這段文字的核心內容都是一致的，雖然選項千變萬化，但你還是可以比它技高一籌噢。
年度最坑考生獎
不知道大家有沒有想過，最容易出錯的詞彙題是哪種呢？選項單詞特別難的？但有時，正確率更低的反而是某些詞彙並不複雜的題目，某些我們非常熟悉的單詞會暗中出手：
Postcranial skeletal pneumaticity (PSP) refers to the presence of extensions of an animal's lungs and air sacs inside its bones. Though such structures do not typically fossilize, they are believed to have been present in Tyrannosaurus, Sauroposeidon, and other Cretaceous theropods and sauropods. To _______ PSP from fossils, researchers look for indicators such as large foramina (holes in bones).
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A.infer
B.acquire
C.isolate
D.preserve
獲獎者揭曉：infer
身份介紹：to reach an opinion or decide that something is true on the basis of information that is available推斷
infer這個詞相信大家都不陌生，在學習“Inferences”題型的時候更是天天見到，而且以上的四個選項都是簡單詞，但這題的正確率甚至不到50%！很多同學會選擇acquire，沒有注意到PSP “not typically fossilize” 並沒有形成一個現在能看得見摸得著的結構，而只是在骨頭中留下了一些空腔。所以，也不能因為題目單詞簡單就“輕敵”啊。
快樂的時光總是短暫，我們今天就先頒發這三個年度單詞獎，希望大家對它們更加了解，更加熟悉。不知道大家心目中還有沒有別的“詞選”呢？如果你在備考SAT的過程中，也遇到過那些讓你又愛又恨、印象深刻卻又難以捉摸的單詞，歡迎隨時提名！它們或許會在下次的頒獎典禮上大放異彩，成為新的“獲獎者”~
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