什么是MCAT

Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is a standardized, multiple-choice, computer-based test that has been a part of the medical school admissions process for more than 90 years. Each year, more than 85,000 students sit for the exam.

医学院入学考试（MCAT）是一种标准化的、多项选择的、基于计算机的考试，90多年来一直是医学院招生程序的一部分。每年有超过85,000名学生参加该考试。

Nearly all medical schools in the United States and several in Canada require MCAT scores, and many health profession schools and graduate programs now accept MCAT scores in lieu of other standardized tests.

美国几乎所有的医学院和加拿大的一些医学院都要求有MCAT成绩，而且许多卫生专业学校和研究生课程现在接受MCAT成绩，以代替其他标准化考试。

The MCAT exam tests examinees on the skills and knowledge that medical educators, physicians, medical students, and residents have identified as key prerequisites for success in medical school and practicing medicine.

MCAT考试测试考生的技能和知识，这些技能和知识被医学教育家、医生、医科学生和住院医生认定为在医学院和行医中取得成功的关键先决条件。

MCAT Sections 考试部分

The MCAT has four sections, and a test-taker's performance on each section is weighted equally in his or her overall score. The sections are:

MCAT有四个部分，考生在每个部分的表现在其总分中的权重是相同的。这些部分是：

Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems.

生命系统的生物学和生物化学基础。

Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.

生物系统的化学和物理基础。

Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.

批判性分析和推理能力

Psychological, Social and Biological Foundations of Behavior.

行为的心理学、社会学和生物学基础。

Three of the four sections focus on natural and social sciences and are based on lessons learned in premed undergraduate courses. In contrast, the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills section of the MCAT is not scientifically oriented, does not require background knowledge and tests reading comprehension abilities.

以上的四个部分中的三个部分侧重于自然科学和社会科学，并以医学预科课程中的课程为基础。相比之下，MCAT的批判性分析和推理能力部分不以科学为导向，不需要背景知识，目的为测试阅读理解能力。

The MCAT lasts 7 1/2 hours, including 6 hours and 15 minutes of time spent on the exam, 50 minutes devoted to breaks and 25 minutes assigned to logistical tasks at the beginning or end of the test.

MCAT考试持续7个半小时，包括6小时15分钟的考试时间，50分钟用于休息，25分钟分配给考试开始或结束时的后勤任务。

An MCAT test-taker's total score on the exam can be as low as 472 or as high as 528. This score is determined based on the sum of a student's section scores, each of which ranges from a minimum of 118 to a maximum of 132.

一个MCAT考生的考试总分可以低至472分或高至528分。这个分数是根据学生的各部分分数的总和确定的，每个部分的分数最低为118分，最高为132分。

MCAT test-takers are rewarded for correct answers to test questions, but they are not penalized for wrong answers, so they should make their best guess on questions where they are unsure of the right answer.

MCAT考生对试题的正确答案会得到奖励，但他们不会因为错误的答案而受到惩罚，因此当考生面对不确定的考题时，可以猜一个他们认为是最正确的答案。