2013 年终将逝去，SAT语法的出题思路一如既往非常中规中矩。不过其中还是不乏一些看似在灯火阑珊处，蓦然回首，却是非常重要的一些考点。笔者为学生们总结了本年度最易错的难题，望考生汲取养分，谋划未来。

　　1.简洁原则

　　Preparing to be a foreign service officer after graduation, both Mary and Keisha have decided to major in international affairs.

　　A. the same

　　B. Because they wanted to prepare to be a foreign service officer

　　C. When preparing to be a foreign service officer

　　D. As preparation for becoming foreign service officers

　　E. Planning for their preparation to become foreign service officers

　　这题同学们很容易误选E。觉得planning 作为分词结构放在句首没有大问题，但是却忽略了一点，planning 和preparation 构成了重复，所以选择D 较为合适。其实这考点在以前出现过。如simultaneously 和at the same time，annual 和each year。

　　2. “指代”陷阱

　　Researchers recognize that (A)the cuttlefish has an extraordinary ability (B)to camouflage itself, but they (C)have only a rough understanding of how (D)it does so. No error (E)

　　在看这题的时候是否会按照一般出题逻辑很自然发现C 的they 和前面强调的cuttlefish 单复数不一致?中招啦! they 指的是researchers !答案为E。所以建议同学在考试时候不要太急，将题目读到底再作判断。

　　3.IE 中的逻辑主语

　　Using it (A) as a writing material in ancient Egypt, papyrus was made from (B) a type of (C) plant that flourished (D) in the Nile Valley. No error (E)

　　这题算不上难，只是逻辑主语的题目在以往的IE中比较少见，容易被忽视。正确答案为A. papyrus 不可能做using 动作。

　　4.词汇误用

　　The presentation of the award was (A) proceeded (B) by several short speeches in praise of (C) Ms. Harper’s many contributions to (D) the community. No error (E)

      Proceed 表示为着手处理，在此处不当，应改为precede。

　　5. 主谓一致

　　That there exist (A) an infinite number of worlds outside (B) our solar system were (C) first hypothesized by the (D) sixteenth-century philosopher Giordano Bruno. No error (E)

　　选exist 就错啦! an infinite number 表示大量所以A 是正确的。答案为were.