2017年最後一場SAT考試落下帷幕，由於部分高三的學霸們已經在今年的10月份完成刷分任務，12月份的考生人數明顯下降，香港“萬人坑”作為全球最大的考試場館，此次只開放了四個館，預計人數在5500人左右；可以預見此次考試考生的peer pressure值較小，考試成績會有一些驚喜。
下面是2017年12月亞太SAT考情回顧。
閱讀
第一篇 小說類 Maya’s notebook Isabel Allende
梗概：一個女孩記錄爺爺奶奶相遇相愛的故事。祖父是一位研究天文的學者，很多年前在去多倫多做研究時遇見了司機，也就是後來的祖母。後來通過在車上的聊天得知祖母是智利人，而祖父也去智利做過研究，甚至祖父到智利的日子恰恰與祖母離開智利的日子是同一天。
接下來，祖父母通過繼續聊天發現彼此有很多相似和互補之處，並都覺得對方很特別，後來就分開了。最後在祖父快要結束研究的時候，祖母去找到了祖父，最後走到了一起。爺爺感情不夠外露。奶奶剛好相反。
整體難度不大，大部分同學應該都能讀懂。
閱讀第二篇 歷史類 the stones of Venice
這篇文章是批判工業化把人變得像機器一樣，開始的時候描述人根本不可能像機器一樣精準，搞了個比喻，要創造人性。批判太過工業化，大量製造的東西也不是特別好，也沒有創造性東西在產品裡面。
後面提了三個點：從那些角度去做產品1.如果沒有必要就不要做這個東西；2，如果還沒比較完善就不要結束；3.如果不是為了保存就不要去複製，最後舉例玻璃柱的故事，生產玻璃柱根本沒有用，男人去生產就像機器一樣，女人去買就是承認奴役制，僱傭工人去做生產玻璃這件沒有意義的事。但是提到水杯等漂亮的物品除外，因為這些是有工藝欣賞價值的。最後表達的是不要生產沒有價值，沒有意義的東西還把人搞的像機器一樣。
第三篇 科學類 moths remember what they learn as caterpillars
蝴蝶也可以延續毛毛蟲（caterpillar）時期的記憶。一開始人們普遍認為蝴蝶是一種特別的昆蟲，從毛毛蟲到蝴蝶經歷了兩種完全不同的形態，因此兩個階段的記憶不會延續。文中分別對這兩種進行了描述，毛毛蟲是在蛹中，呈液態，而成蟲卻是一種會飛的昆蟲。
之後作者提出了自己的觀點，從毛毛蟲到蝴蝶共分5個階段，毛毛蟲從前四個階段的記憶不容易持續到成年，只有第五階段的記憶較多的會延續到成年。文中配有兩個圖表進行對比。實驗結論：毛毛蟲記憶的延續對自己的生存及不同種類（moth and butterfly)之間減少競爭都有幫助。
這樣的題在託福的閱讀文章中也曾出現過，託福閱讀分數比較高的考生，做此類文章，應該感覺難度不大。
第四篇 社會科學類
此次社科類考察的文章內容比較中規中矩。
主要講述顏色對於思維的影響。一開篇作者先舉了生活中的一個例子：買衣服的時候，如果衣服色彩鮮豔，人們會注意到small details而忽略它的重要屬性，如材質，舒適度什麼的，但如果衣服顏色是黑白的，人們會更加註重材質，商家有意識的抓到了這一特點。
這篇文章的難度不大，但是題目設置比較多，有一定的難度。
第五篇 科學類
主要講述植物是否具有nureo system 。
第一段作者認為植物和動物一樣，有認知，有神經系統，可以主動積極地進行“覓食"（forge food)。第二段作者與上述的觀點完全不同，認為植物並不像動物那樣有認知系統和神經系統。
科學雙篇按照文章題材看是不難的，但是出現在最後一篇，在基本沒有時間的狀態下去讀完，比較有困難。
文法
總體來說不算太難。語法考點比較常規，標點考察，邏輯副詞／連詞區分，邏輯主語，平行結構等常規考點都有考到。
修辭題考到了一道tone題，一道詞彙題，開頭，過渡，結尾都有考察， 強調前後文聯繫。
文法第一篇
講解sns幫助公司找僱員，說這個很成功，很多公司通過網絡找到了合適的僱員。
後來有個人提出如何使得公司能找到更好的人，一是可以增加公司的介紹內容，比如公司的成果、介紹的文章什麼的；第二就是和潛在僱員建立關係。然後就講說有公司用她的這個方法就找到了非常合適的人選。
文法第二篇
講一個校長如何加強民眾對於African American history的意識，說要在學校舉辦 African American history week， 然後一開始好多人反對，也沒人支持，後來有個組織支持慢慢搞成了這個week，最後大概就是說通過了這個活動提高了民眾對於African American history 的意識吧。
文法第三篇
講探測器檢測一種射線，說這個射線在很多地方都探測到，這邊考察了表格，考了兩道題，考察的是日本的數據。
文法第四篇
說一個畫家畫得特別精準， 非常真實，像是照片一樣，通過一個設備叫做camera obscura畫出來，一個科學家為了驗證這個人畫的畫是否用了這個儀器，雖然有些人不同意，但最後其實是證實了這個畫家用了這個儀器。
數學
Section 3
沒有計算器的這部分試題難度不高，基本15分鐘左右就能做完，沒有偏題和難題，跟10月份相比難度持平，沒有出現新的知識點，代數和函數部分主要考察方程組求解，以及指數函數等基本內容；在幾何部分主要考察直線方程和立體幾何；在概率和統計部分基本就是OG樣題的翻版，整體來講，難度的確不高，容錯率應該比較低。
Section 4
在可用計算器部分，文字解析題難度要高一些，CB在第四部分有些偏心，12月亞太的題明顯要偏難一些，估計很多考生由於前面幾部分體力消耗比較大，後面的問題沒法靜下心去讀題幹。概率和統計部分主要考察了對概率的理解，特別是通過問題中語言描述快速確分子分母；基本統計量中位數，眾數，方差；統計圖表分析給定數據，預測數據以及線性迴歸方程對應含義。
寫作
與以往文章取材主流媒體的方式稍顯不同，12月亞太的這次作文節選自BOF時裝商業評論，關於探討二手衣服的市場價值的一篇文章。
以下是寫作原文回顧：
原文鏈接：https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/opinion/op-ed-the-trouble-with-second-hand-clothes
寫作範文
In the essay titled “The Trouble with Second-hand Clothes”, Tansy Hoskins unveils the harms lurking in the clothing industry when it comes to donating used clothes. To make her point more convincing, the author has employed a number of tactics such as a clear reasoning, sufficient exemplification and a colloquial language style.
To start with, the logic of this essay is manifest enough. By depicting how people normally view the industry of donating second-hand clothes, the essay easily wins the readers’ support at the beginning. Yet, after the first glance at the industry is cast, the author goes on to explore the topic at a considerable depth. The seemingly win-win situation is, as a matter of fact, a much more complicated issue than what people have taken for granted. And closely follows that claim, Tansy points out that the donation of used clothes does much more harm than good. It has become an easy means to make profits for those insiders who have exploited “hidden professionalism” as it is extremely lucrative when the clothing is exported and sold in less developed regions like sub-Saharan Africa. The cheaply imported apparel also threatens the development of local textile industries. It even does harm to the home markets where such clothes are donated as it encourages people to continue shopping new clothes, which is highly unsustainable.
In other words, as Tansy sees it, nobody but the professional merchants involved in second-hand clothing industry is the true winner.
It is by no means easy to set people’s misconception right, and the author provides a good number of examples. Concrete numbers from reliable sources is provided when it comes to the volume of the second-hand clothing trade in Africa. 300 bales of used clothing can be sold for about 25,000 pounds and the shipping cost is around 2,000 pounds, which suggests that the profit margin is considerable as such clothes are donated by kind-hearted people in hopes of helping the needy. And as the UN database shows, “used clothing exports from OECD countries were worth $1.9 billion” in 2009. Such strong evidences are powerful enough to convince readers of her points. Quotations from other experts such as Cambridge economist Ha-Joon Chang, Dilys Williams, director of the Centre for Sustainable Fashion at the London College of Fashion have also been cited to help reset people’s notion of the industry.
Another persuasive element involved is the writer’s colloquialism, making the essay easy to follow and adding readability. The author approaches the topic with a reference to a hugely popular song called “Thrift Shop” which has been viewed by millions of people, which is a “cheeky tribute to the joys of shopping on the cheap. Word-picture such as “mountains of second-hand coats, sweaters, jackets, jeans, jumpsuits, dresses, shoes and shirts” are serving as a hint foreshadowing the later argument of money-making industry. The second paragraph continues with the easy-flow style of the language, narrating the seemingly innocent industry as a “win-win” situation as recycling second-hand clothes means “old garments don’t go to waste, while new owners get a bargain”. Yet, later, readers will realize that people’s good intentions have been made to the interest of second-hand clothing merchants as well as clothing factories, and people continue buying fashion as normal without realizing what problems their act has caused. Also, the last sentence of the essay, which is a rhetorical question in form, helps reiterate what has been proposed, inviting people to think twice before buying more clothes. By asking “But why stop and think when the charity shop or recycling bank is there to take care of the mess?”, the author suggests that people should clean their messy closets and buy less than they are doing.
To sum up, Tansy has researched deeply into this issue and made her point with the help of a clear reasoning, sufficient exemplification and a vividly colloquialism.
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