ETS于2009年12月4日在美國(guó)研究生院委員會(huì)第49屆年會(huì)上再次正式宣布GRE考試將于2011年8月進(jìn)行歷史上最大的一次改革，并且紐約時(shí)報(bào)教育版和美國(guó)著名教育網(wǎng)站都對(duì)此進(jìn)行了相對(duì)權(quán)威的報(bào)導(dǎo)，可見(jiàn)ETS對(duì)于GRE考試改革的決心，并且這次改革大有“勢(shì)在必行，絕不忽悠”的態(tài)勢(shì)。由此可見(jiàn)，GRE改革是遲早之事，同時(shí)改革內(nèi)容之重大無(wú)容置疑。那么現(xiàn)在我們從考試內(nèi)容方面來(lái)講解一下改革后的新GRE的特點(diǎn)及相關(guān)備考策略。
此次GRE考試內(nèi)容方面的改革，指導(dǎo)思想是使考試結(jié)果能更好地反映并評(píng)估那些學(xué)生在美國(guó)大學(xué)研究生院學(xué)習(xí)并取得成功所必備的技能。ETS相信這些改進(jìn)有助于更好地測(cè)試各個(gè)考生未來(lái)取得成功的潛力。新GRE考試的內(nèi)容如下：
新GRE考試的內(nèi)容
新的GRE考試總耗時(shí)約為3小時(shí)45分鐘，外加考生中場(chǎng)休息時(shí)間，共有6個(gè)部分。最先考的是寫(xiě)作，其中包含兩項(xiàng)計(jì)時(shí)寫(xiě)作任務(wù)（Issue和Argument）；接下來(lái)就是兩個(gè)語(yǔ)文部分和兩個(gè)數(shù)學(xué)部分（其中一個(gè)部分不算分?jǐn)?shù)）；最后是研究考試部分。研究考試部分之前會(huì)有一個(gè)10分鐘的休息，其余各個(gè)部分之間只有1分鐘的間隔?，F(xiàn)在我們逐一介紹：
A、寫(xiě)作：
寫(xiě)作部分將重點(diǎn)考察考生有針對(duì)性地對(duì)具體考題做出反應(yīng)的能力，而非要求考生堆砌泛泛的文字。具體說(shuō)來(lái)，這些重點(diǎn)關(guān)注的能力包括：
• 清楚有效地闡明復(fù)雜觀點(diǎn)www.233.com考試就上考試大
• 用貼切的事理和事例支撐觀點(diǎn)
• 考察/驗(yàn)證他人論點(diǎn)及其相關(guān)論證
• 支撐一個(gè)有針對(duì)性的連貫的討論
• 控制標(biāo)準(zhǔn)書(shū)面英語(yǔ)的各個(gè)要素
對(duì)策：
整體來(lái)看的話新GRE考試的寫(xiě)作部分改動(dòng)不大，但仍要注意如下問(wèn)題：
1、新GRE考試大規(guī)模更新了題庫(kù)，降低了考生依賴(lài)事前準(zhǔn)備（如背誦）的可能性。
2、新GRE考試的issue答題時(shí)間由以前的45分鐘變?yōu)榱?0分鐘，要求考生的瞬間反應(yīng)速度要更快，思維要更活躍，作文要更流暢迅速。
3、新GRE考試的作文原文會(huì)直接寄給學(xué)校，這樣一方面增加了評(píng)卷的準(zhǔn)確和客觀性，一方面也給所有考生提供了一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)，當(dāng)然更是一個(gè)挑戰(zhàn)。
B、語(yǔ)文
傳統(tǒng)筆考的GRE我們比較熟悉，分為填空、類(lèi)比、閱讀和反義四個(gè)部分。而新GRE考試分為閱讀、填空和同意填句（sentence equivalence）。
1、閱讀（共10個(gè)題目左右）
（1）、篇幅縮短，數(shù)量增加。
（2）、文章體裁更加多樣性，不只有陽(yáng)春白雪，還會(huì)有市井俗文（academic or nonacademic）；
（3）、題型多樣化。在新GRE考試中閱讀有三種題型：?jiǎn)芜x（5選1）、多選（3選多）、點(diǎn)句。
Sample questions：
Policymakers must confront the dilemma that fossil fuels continue to be an indispensable source of energy even though burning them produces atmospheric accumulations of carbon dioxide that increase the likelihood of potentially disastrous global climate change. Currently， technology that would capture carbon dioxide emitted by power plants and sequester it harmlessly underground or undersea instead of releasing it into the atmosphere might double the cost of generating electricity. But because sequestration does not affect the cost of electricity transmission and distribution， delivered prices will rise less， by no more than 50 percent. Research into better technologies for capturing carbon dioxide will undoubtedly lead to lowered costs。
Sample Multiple-choice Questions — Select One Answer Choice
1. The passage implies which of the following about the current cost of generating electricity？
A. It is higher than it would be if better technologies for capturing carbon dioxide were available。
B. It is somewhat less than the cost of electricity transmission and distribution。
C. It constitutes at most half of the delivered price of electricity。
D. It is dwelt on by policymakers to the exclusion of other costs associated with electricity delivery。
E. It is not fully recovered by the prices charged directly to electricity consumers。
Answer： C
2. The passage suggests that extensive use of sequestration would， over time， have which of the following consequences？
A. The burning of fossil fuels would eventually cease to produce atmospheric accumulations of carbon dioxide。
B. The proportion of the delivered price of electricity due to generation would rise and then decline。
C. Power plants would consume progressively lower quantities of fossil fuels。
Answer： B
3. Select the sentence that explains why an outcome of sequestration that might have been expected would not occur。
Answer：
“But because sequestration does not affect the cost of electricity transmission and distribution， delivered prices will rise less， by no more than 50 percent.”
2、填空
（1）、每題總長(zhǎng)度1-5句話。設(shè)有1-3個(gè)空格。
（2）、若2或3個(gè)空，每空對(duì)應(yīng)三個(gè)選項(xiàng)，若一個(gè)空，對(duì)應(yīng)5個(gè)選項(xiàng)。
（3）、獨(dú)立選擇，沒(méi)有連帶關(guān)系。
Sample questions：
Directions： For each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text。
1. It is refreshing to read a book about our planet by an author who does not allow facts to be （1）__________ by politics： well aware of the political disputes about the effects of human activities on climate and biodiversity， this author does not permit them to （2）__________ his comprehensive description of what we know about our biosphere. He emphasizes the enormous gaps in our knowledge， the sparseness of our observations， and the （3）__________， calling attention to the many aspects of planetary evolution that must be better understood before we can accurately diagnose the condition of our planet。
選項(xiàng)列表1
Answer： overshadowed， obscure， and superficiality of our theories
2. The author‘s （1）__________ style renders a fascinating subject， the role played by luck in everyday life， extraordinarily （2）__________。
選項(xiàng)列表2
Answer： soporific and tedious
3. From the outset， the concept of freedom of the seas from the proprietary claims of nations was challenged by a contrary notion — that of the _______ of the oceans for reasons of national security and profit。
選項(xiàng)列表3
Answer： appropriation
3、同意填句
（1）、每題6個(gè)選項(xiàng)。每次必選2個(gè)；
（2）、選擇填寫(xiě)完畢使得兩句話意思接近。
Sample questions：
Directions： Select the two answer choices that， when used to complete the sentence， fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole and produce completed sentences that are alike in meaning。
1. Although it does contain some pioneering ideas， one would hardly characterize the work as __________。
A. orthodox
B. eccentric
C. original
D. trifling
E. conventional
F. innovative
Answer： C and F
對(duì)策：
1、閱讀部分拓寬閱讀量，適應(yīng)新題型，提高信息的定位和內(nèi)容的全面把握能力。
2、填空部分學(xué)會(huì)整體全盤(pán)把握同時(shí)每空獨(dú)立思考。
3、同意填句注意同義詞或近義詞的積累。