SWT一直都是PTE考试的重中之重，由于PTE的交叉打分机制，SWT一定程度上也决定着阅读分数的高低。但因为机经命中率比较高，考生往往忽略了练习的重要性，背一遍机经就去考试了。考试的时候如果纯靠回忆，很容易在高度紧张的时候忘记，而且一旦题目稍有变化将会不知所措，大大影响作文成绩。所以在备考阶段，对每篇SWT真题进行透彻的学习和分析，才是正确的复习方法。
以下是高频考题The Infant’s Imitation 的分析
并附上高分参考答案。
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先上原文：
Contrary to popular belief, babies under a few months don’t grin at you because they’re coping your own smile, according to new research.
Many studies have indicated that from birth, infants imitate the behaviors and facial expressions of the adults around them. However, a team of Australian, South African and British researchers have released a study this week that refutes this widespread belief. “Numerous studies from the 1980s and 90s indicated noimitation by newborns, while others claimed it was there.” Says Virginia Slaughter, a biologist at the University of Queensland and co-author of the study. “ We wanted to clear up the confusion because the ‘fact’ that newborn simitate is widely cited, not just in the fields of psychology, neuroscience and pediatrics, but also in popular sources for parents.”
The international research team, led by Janine Oosterbroek, a psychologist at the University of York in the UK, exposed more than 100 infants to a broad range of gestures and recorded their responses at one, two, six and nine weeks of age. The gestures included social cues like adults poking their tongues out, frowning orgrinning, as well as non-social cues such as pointing or opening a box.
The findings showedno link between behaviors exhibited by babies in their first few months and the gestures they were exposed to. The babies were just as likely to exhibit gestures they had never seen before as repeat ones they had. For instance,babies stuck their tongues out just as frequently if they were being exposed to pointing or opening a box, rather than anything to do with mouths or tongues.
第一段
Contrary to popular belief, babies under a few months don’t grin at you because they’re coping your own smile, according to new research.
首段作者提出，根据一个新的研究，与普遍流行的认知不同，小于几个月的小婴儿不是因为他们正在模仿你的笑容而对你露齿而笑。
第二段：
Many studies have indicated that from birth, infants imitate the behaviors and facial expressions of the adults around them. However, a team of Australian, South African and British researchers have released a study this week that refutes this widespread belief. “Numerous studies from the 1980s and 90s indicated noimitation by newborns, while others claimed it was there.” Says Virginia Slaughter, a biologist at the University of Queensland and co-author of thestudy. “ We wanted to clear up the confusion because the ‘fact’ that newborn simitate is widely cited, not just in the fields of psychology, neuroscience and pediatrics, but also in popular sources for parents.”
第二段具体描述了，许多研究表明，从出生开始，婴儿就会模仿周围成年人的行为和面部表情。 然而，一个由澳大利亚，南非和英国研究人员组成的团队本周发布了一项研究，驳斥了这种普遍的看法。 “20世纪80年代和90年代的大量研究表明没有新生儿的模仿，而其他人则认为模仿行为就在那里。”昆士兰大学的生物学家，该研究的共同作者弗吉尼亚斯劳特说。 “我们希望澄清这种误解，因为新生儿模仿的'事实'不仅在心理学，神经科学和儿科领域，而且在父母的之间被广泛引用。”
因此，这一段可以概括为一项研究表明新生儿的模仿是不存在的，这一点是需要澄清的，因为这个误解普遍存在于心理学，神经科学，儿科，以及家长之间 。
第三段：
The international research team, led by Janine Oosterbroek, a psychologist at the University of York in the UK, exposed more than 100 infants to a broad range of gestures and recorded their responses at one, two, six and nine weeks of age. The gestures included social cues like adults poking their tongues out, frowning orgrinning, as well as non-social cues such as pointing or opening a box.
这段讲述了，一个由英国约克大学心理学家Janine Oosterbroek领导的国际研究小组向100多名婴儿提供了一系列的手势，并记录了他们在一周，二周，六周和九周时的反应。这些姿势包括社交线索，比如伸出舌头，皱眉或咧嘴笑，以及非社交线索，如指向或打开盒子。
读完这段话我们会发现，这段详细了实验的具体过程。由于SWT是一项考察大家总结能力的题目，因此这一段的内容可以不放入最后的总结答案中。
第四段：
The findings showed no link between behaviors exhibited by babies in their first few months and the gestures they were exposed to. The babies were just as likely to exhibit gestures they had never seen before as repeat ones they had. For instance, babies stuck their tongues out just as frequently if they were being exposed to pointing or opening a box, rather than anything to do with mouths or tongues.
最后一段主要描述的是；调查结果显示，婴儿在最初出生的几个月表现出的行为与接触过的姿势之间没有联系。这些婴儿对从未见过的手势与他们见过的手势的反应相同。例如，婴儿伸出舌头的概率在指向或打开盒子和做与嘴及舌头相关动作的是相同的。
这一段进一步讲述了婴儿的行为与接触过的姿势是没有联系的。
最后附上参考答案：
Contrary to the widespread belief that is cited in the fields of psychology, neuroscience and pediatrics, and popular among parents, new researches indicate that babies under a few months don’t imitate the gestures of adults around them, because babies in the first few months exhibit unknown gestures as frequently as they do to known ones.
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