众所周知，5月是AP考试的季节。而往年的SAT无论是在难度上还是重复率上都没有因为同学们忙于AP分身乏术而刻意降低，这也就造成了传统的5月“大血案”：一边要复习N门AP考试，一边要准备期末考试，一边还要兼顾SAT。这也就导致了大量考生传统上会放弃5月的SAT转而全力准备6月甚至直接跳票到8月考试。
当然，准备好的5月考试，就算没人报名也得开。但是这次CB（SAT考试主办方）似乎通了人性，纵观本次5月考试的难度和题目重复率，每个字都在告诉大家“5月考试好，速来”。
为什么这么说？先看重复率，单就阅读这一科，传统上只有30%左右的重复率，这一次直接干到80%以上，只要你认真刷过重点的几套SAT真题母题，5月的考试绝对可以做到“半开卷”考试。语法就更不要说了，重复率高不说，新出的题难度基本为零。总体算来，整个卷子的重复率将近90%了。
我知道你很高兴，但是先别高兴。毕竟SAT考试的算分标准也是动态的，和考试的难度挂钩：考试题目越简单，扣分标准越严格。所以说一次考试总体难度低也不全是好事，也许一个错题就被扣30分，稍不留神总分直接下1400了也说不定。
但是这次考试也是个好的验证机会，用来验证什么呢？验证CB知不知道大家都能做到以往考试的真题，刷过真题的同学考试就像开卷这件事。如果这次考试以全卷将近90%的重复率，算分标准还是中等左右的严格度，就充分说明CB对重复率这件事并不知晓甚至并不在乎。
那么未来重复率还是会很高。如果这次考试算分标准变得极其严格，真的是错一个扣30分的程度，那么CB就是知道了自己真题题库已经被大家扒了个干净，那么6月或者未来的8月9月SAT考试，题库更新的可能性就高很多了。
所以我们拭目以待，等评分标准出炉吧。
语法
正如前文所说，本次考试总体重复率已经破天，传统上重复率将近100%的语法部分也不例外。无论是纯语法部分还是逻辑词、笔记题等等基本都是熟面孔，老题目。
比较有特色的可能是这么几个题目：
Proto-Kru is a protolanguage, or a hypothesized ancestral language, of al the Kru languages (thirty-eight languages that, because
_________ descendants of Proto-Kru, can provide information about the protolanguage's structure).
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A) its
B) they're
C) theirD) it's
文本是经典老番，考点是百年老题，答案是B，they指代前文的languages。可能会眼残选错，但是只要做过往年真题的话，应该对这个Proto-Kru眼熟能详了。
还有更搞笑的：
Though Middle English was widely spoken in fourteenth-century England, the English language was rarely employed in literature until poet Geoffrey Chaucer pioneered its literary
_________ his manuscripts contain the first documented uses of over 2,000 English words— like the word "digestion" ni his 1395 poem "The Squire's Tale"—Jwhich led a contemporary to dub him "the first finder of our fair language."
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A) However,B) Besides,C) In fact,
D) On the contrary,
闭着眼选C。
刚看到这个题目的时候，Kyle都恍惚了：今夕是何年啊。这题目都放在Kyle的语法讲义里面多少年了，只要上过凯拉语法课的甚至微店买过讲义的同学都做过这题。竟然堂而皇之出现在2026年SAT实考里面。要不是后面出现了新型的逻辑词题目，Kyle真的以为自己拿错题了。
更多类似的重复就不说了。
其实这有点可怕：难道CB是在大量出货？把自己题库里面的旧题凑合一下打包考了，以后都出新题？所以到底是什么情况，要考后看下评分标准再说了。大家拭目以待。
阅读
首先，本次考试阅读部分出现了大量“熟面孔”。不仅篇章主题（如自然科学中的生态学、社会科学中的行为经济学）与2024-2025年题库高度重合，甚至部分题目（尤其是词汇题和逻辑题）几乎是原题或极小幅改写的变体。
比如：
A microgenre is a specialized genre consisting of a comparatively small number of stylistically similar artists.The microgenre of electronic music known as hyperpop emerged in the 2010s, with American singer Dorian Electra as an early exponent. Their combination of lush synthesizer arrangements and propulsive beats with vocals electronically shifted in pitch below their natural range exemplifies the hyperpop sound. More recently, Japanese-British recording artist Rina Sawayama has contributed to the microgenre by incorporating pop melodies into hyperpop songs.
Which choice best describes the function of the underlined sentence in the text as a whole?
A. It anticipates an objection to the text's endorsement of hyperpop.
B. It notes an exception to the text's description of hyperpop.
C. It defines a term used in the text's discussion of hyperpop.
D. It states that the text's intended audience mainly consists of hyperpop fans.
此题hyperpop music，早就总结在我们的重点文本系列中，仅仅只是改了问题的方式：
比如GT和GW岛这题，考前1天我们还刚讲过，题是一字不差：
Text 1
The island of Grande Terre split from the former supercontinent Gondwana around 80 million years ago, carrying Gondwanan species from a variety of clades with it. The island was periodically submerged until 37 million years ago, but some researchers suggest that its current biota includes species from clades predating the split that took refuge on islands near Grande Terre during submergence events and then returned.
Text 2
Thomas R. Buckley et al. found that the crown age—the age of the most recent common ancestor of all species in the clade (i.e., the clade's founder)—of Grande Terre's clade of stick insects is 41.1 million years, which is among the oldest clade crown ages of species inhabiting the island today. Nearly all of Grande Terre's living species belong to clades that originated much more recently: for example, the crown age of the island's clade of Goodeniaceae plants is 2.0 million years.
Based on the texts, the author of Text 2 would most likely agree with which statement about the "Gondwanan species" discussed in Text 1?
A. Most of them began recolonizing Grande Terre from nearby islands around 2.0 million years ago.
B. Clades to which they belong originated no earlier than 41.1 million years ago.
C. Few if any of them were members of a clade that includes species currently inhabiting Grande Terre.
D. Although most of them have living descendants on Grande Terre, the stick insects and Goodeniaceae plants do not.
就算难得有一道新的，也感觉没有难题的模样↓
Lila认为，深层原因是College Board（CB）在低考量月份倾向于启用备用卷（安全卷）。这些试卷通常由经过验证的旧题拼凑而成，旨在降低新题泄题风险和控制命题成本。
其次，整体难度断崖式下跌。体感对比：考生普遍反映，本次考试Module 2（高难度模块）的区分度极低，几乎找不到传统意义上的“绞杀题”。文本长度适中，逻辑转折平缓，选项陷阱（如极端词、无中生有）设置明显减少。与历年对比：正如你所观察，这与2025年5月亚太的“简单模式”一脉相承。相较于2026年3月亚太场（新题型、抽象文学）的“地狱难度”，5月场堪称“福利局”。
