SAT作文历届亚洲考题.doc
SAT历年写作真题(2005.3--2012.3)
SAT历年写作真题（2005.3--2012.3）SAT历年写作真题1. OG 2ed. P119- Is there always another explanation or another point of view?2. OG 2ed. P189-Is deception ever justified?OG Practice Test 1: 同上面No.42: 2006-10OG Practice Test 2: 同上面No.53: 2007-01OG Practice Test 3: 同上面No.61: 2007-053. OG Practice Test 4: Do changes that make our lives easier not necessarily make them better?4. OG Practice Test 5: Is conscience a more powerful motivator than money, fame, or power?5. OG Practice Test 6: Can success be disastrous?6. OG Practice Test 7: Do we need other people in order to understand ourselves?7. OG Practice Test 8: Is the world changing for the better?8. OG Practice Test 9: Do you think that ease does not challenge us and that we need adversity to help us discover who we are?9. OG Practice Test 10: Should heroes be defined as people who say what they think when we ourselves lack the courage to say it?10. OC 1: Is the way something seems to be not always the same as it actually is?11. OC 2: Are bad choices and good choices equally likely to have negative consequences?12. OC 3: Do people learn who they are only when they are forced into action?13. OC 4: Are people’s lives the result of the choices they make?14. OC 5: Do closed doors make us creative?15. OC 6: Do people have to be highly competitive in order to succeed?16. CB-1: Is style more important than substance?17. CB-2: Can what we value be determined only by what we sacrifice?18. CB-3: Is perfection something to be admired or sought after?19. CB-4: What makes a person wise?20. CB-5: Is discontent often the first step to action?CB-6: 同上面No.163: OG 2ed. P18921. (2005.3) Is the opinion of the majority — in government orin any other circumstances — a poor guide?22. (2005.3) Is creativity needed more than ever in the world today?23. (2005.3) Are people better at making observations, discoveries, and decisions if they remain neutral and impartial?24. (2005.3) Is a person responsible, through the example he or she sets, for the behavior of other people?25. (2005.5) Do people depend on work—whether it is a job, schoolwork, or volunteer work —to determine what their daily activities and interactions with others should be?26. (2005.5) Does progress depend on people with new ideas rather than on people whose ideas are based on the current way of doing things?27. (2005.5) Are people afraid to speak out against authority, whether the authority is an individual, a group, or a government?28. (2005.5) Does worrying too much about other people’s opinions prevent us from seeing things clearly?29. (2005.6) Do memories hinder or help people in their effort to learn from the past and succeed in the present?30. (2005.6) Do people put too much emphasis on learning practical skills?31. (2005.6) Should schools help students understand moral choices and social issues?32. (2005.6) Do newspapers, magazines, television, radio, movies, the Internet, and other media determine what is important to most people?33. (2005.10) Is success in life earned or do people succeed because they are lucky?34. (2005.10) Is society’s admiration for famous people beneficial or harmful?35. (2005.10) Do we live in a time when people do not engage in serious thinking?36. (2005.10) Should people make more of an effort to keep some things private?37. (2005.11) Should our perceptions of beauty be influenced by the perceptions of beauty of other people?38. (2005.11) Is praising others, even if the praise is excessive or undeserved, a necessary part of life?39. (2005.11) Is conflict helpful?40. (2005.11) Has the acquisition of money and possessions replaced more meaningful ways of measuring our achievements?41. (2005.12) Are leaders necessarily people who are most capable of leadership?42. (2005.12) Is knowledge of the past no longer useful for us today?43. (2005.12) Is it necessary to limit or put restrictions on freedom of thought and expression?44. (2005.12) Do the benefits of scientific and technological developments come at the cost of undesirable changes to people’s lives?45. (2006.1) Do people accomplish more when they are allowed to do things in their own way?46. (2006.1) Is it necessary to make mistakes, even when doing so has negative consequences for other people?47. (2006.1) Can any obstacle or disadvantage be turned into something good?48. (2006.1) Are all important discoveries the result of focusing on one subject?49. (2006.4) Is it best not to change our ideas, opinions, or behaviors?50. (2006.4) Is our ability to change ourselves unlimited, or are there limits on our ability to make important changes in our lives?51. (2006.4) What do you think motivates people to do their best?52. (2006.4) Should each individual decide what and how to learn?53. (2006.5) Are we free to make our own decisions or are we limited in the choices we can make?54. (2006.5) Would the world be a better place if everyone always told the complete truth?55. (2006.5) Does the success of a community—whether it is a class,a team, a family, a nation, or any other group—depend upon people's willingness to limit their personal interests?56. (2006.5) Does the truth change depending on how people look at things?57. (2006.6) Does a strong commitment to technological progress cause a society to neglect other values, such as education and the protection of the environment?58. (2006.6) Are established rules too limited to guide people in real-life situations?59. (2006.6) Is it sometimes better to take risks than to followa more reasonable course of action?60. (2006.6) Do we tend to accept the opinions of others instead of developing our own independent ideas?61. (2006.10) Do people achieve more success by cooperation than by competition?62. (2006.10) Is it important to question the ideas and decisions of people in positions of authority?63. (2006.10) Does true learning only occur when we experience difficulties?64. (2006.10) Can deception—pretending that something is true when it is not—sometimes have good results?65. (2006.11) Do we put too much value on the ideas or actions of individual people?66. (2006.11) Can books and stories about characters and events that are not real teach us anything useful?67. (2006.11) Can people achieve success only if they aim to be perfect?68. (2006.11) Do success and happiness depend on the choices people make rather than on factors beyond their control?69. (2006.12) Are people more likely to be productive and successful when they ignore the opinions of others?70. (2006.12) Is it better for people to be realistic or optimistic?71. (2006.12)I s it important to try to understand people’s motivations before judging their actions?72. (2006.12) Is happiness something over which people have no control, or can people choose to be happy?73. (2007.1) Should people take more responsibility for solving problems that affect their communities or the nation in general?74. (2007.1) Is it more important to do work that one finds fulfilling or work that pays well?75. (2007.1) Is education primarily the result of influences other than school?76. (2007.1) Is it better to change one’s attitude than to change one’s circumstances?77. (2007.3) Is it more valuable for people to fit in than to be unique and different?78. (2007.3) Is it best to have low expectations and to set goals we are sure of achieving?79. (2007.3) Do we really benefit from every event or experience in some way?80. (2007.5) Should modern society be criticized for being materialistic?81. (2007.5) Can knowledge be a burden rather than a benefit?82. (2007.5) Is it always best to de termine one’s own views of right and wrong, or can we benefit from following the crowd?83. (2007.5) Do circumstances determine whether or not we should tell the truth?84. (2007.6) Are people more likely to be happy if they focus on goals other than their own happiness?85. (2007.6) Is there a value in celebrating certain individuals as heroes?86. (2007.6) Have modern advancements truly improved the quality of people’s lives?87. (2007.6) Do people truly benefit from hardship and misfortune?88. (2007.10) Is identity something people are born with or given, or is it something people create for themselves?89. (2007.10) Can people ever be truly original?90. (2007.10) Do people achieve greatness only by finding out what they are especially good at and developing that attribute above all else?91. (2007.10) Should we admire heroes but not celebrities?92. (2007.11) Does having a large number of options to choose from make people happy?93. (2007.11) Is it always necessary to find new solutions to problems?94. (2007.11) Is the main value of the arts to teach us about the world around us?95. (2007.11) Is criticism — judging or finding fault with the ideas and actions of others — essential for personal well-being and social progress?96. (2007.12) Do people need to “unlearn”, or reject, many of their assumptions and ideas?97. (2007.12) Should people choose one of the two opposing sides of an issue, or is the truth usually found “in the middle”?98. (2007.12) Do images and impressions have too much of an effect on people?99. (2007.12) Is the most important purpose of technology today different from what it was in the past?100. (2008.1) Is it always better to be original than to imitate or use the ideas of others?101. (2008.1) Is the effort involved in pursuing any goal valuable, even if the goal is not reached?102. (2008.1) Should people always prefer new things, ideas, or values to those of the past?103. (2008.1) Is there any value for people to belong only to a group or groups with which they something in common?104. (2008.3) Are organizations or group most successful when their members pursue individual wishes and goals?105. (2008.3) Should people always be loyal?106. (2008.3) Do people learn more from losing than from winning?107. (2008.5) Are there benefits to be gained from avoiding the use of modern technology, even when using it would make life easier?108. (2008.5) Do people place too much emphasis on winning?109. (2008.5) Are people’s actions motivated primarily by a des ire for power over others?110. (2008.5) Do incidents from the past continue to influence the present?111. (2008.6) Does fame bring happiness, or are people who are not famous more likely to be happy?112. (2008.6) Is it better for a society when people act as individuals rather than copying the ideas and opinions of others?113. (2008.6) Are widely held views often wrong, or are such views more likely to be correct?114. (2008.6) Are the actions of individuals more valuable than the actions of groups or teams?115. (2008.10) Is compromise always the best way to resolve a conflict?116. (2008.10) Are the decisions made quickly just as good as decisions made slowly and carefully?117. (2008.10) Can a group of people function effectively without someone being in charge?118. (2008.10) Do actions, not words, reveal a person or group’s rule attitudes and intentions?119. (2008.11) Do all established traditions deserve to remain in existence?120. (2008.11) Do people need to compare themselves with others in order to appreciate what they have?121. (2008.11) Is it necessary for people to combine their efforts with those of others in order to be the most effective?122. (2008.11) Should society limit people’s exposure to some kinds of information or forms of expression?123. (2008.12) Is persistence more important than ability in determining a person’s success?124. (2008.12) Is acting an essential part of everyday life?125. (2008.12) Can people have too much enthusiasm?126. (2008.12) Do we only help others in order to help ourselves in some way?127. (2009.1) Does planning interfere with creativity?128. (2009.1) Do highly accomplished people achieve more than others mainly because they expect more of themselves?129. (2009.1) Should people change their decisions when circumstances change, or is it best for them to stick with their original decisions?130. (2009.1) Is striving to achieve a goal always the best course of action, or should people give up if they are not making progress?131. (2009.3) Does being ethical make it hard to be successful?132. (2009.3) Is it sometimes necessary to be impolite?133. (2009.3) Should we limit our use of the term “courage” to acts in which people risk their own well-being for the sake of others or to uphold a value?134. (2009.5) Should we pay more attention to people who are older and more experienced than we are?135. (2009.5) Should people let their feelings guide them when they make important decisions?136. (2009.5) Has today's abundance of information only made it more difficult for us to understand the world around us?137. (2009.5) Are people best defined by what they do?138. (2009.6) Do we benefit from learning about the flaws of people we admire and respect?139. (2009.6) Is it best for people to accept who they are and what they have, or should people always strive to better themselves?140. (2009.6) Can common sense be trusted and accepted, or should it be questioned?141. (2009.6) When some people win, must others lose, or are there situations in which everyone wins?142. (2009.10) Is using humor the best way to approach difficult situations and problems?143. (2009.10) Does everyone, even people who choose to live alone, need a network or family?144. (2009.10) Do books, newspapers, and other media focus too much on bad news?145. (2009.10) Is it better for people to know everything they can about something before taking action or should they act first and get more information later?146. (2009.11) Are the values of a society most clearly revealed in its popular culture?147. (2009.11) Do society and other people benefit when individuals pursue their own goals?148. (2009.11) Is it better for people to stop trying when they feel certain they will not succeed?149. (2009.11) Should new ideas be questioned?150. (2009.12) Is it easier now to form friendships than ever before?151. (2009.12) Should people give up their privacy in exchange for convenience of free services?152. (2009.12) Is it better for people to work out their own ideas on a problem or issue before learning how others have approached it?153. (2010.1) Do the demands of others tend to make people more productive than they would be without such pressure?154. (2010.1) Should all people’s opinions be valued equally, or should only informed opinions be taken seriously?155. (2010.1) Should books portray the world as it is or as it should be?156. (2010.1) Do people make the greatest discoveries by exploring what is unfamiliar to them or by paying close attention to what seems familiar?157. (2010.3) Does society put too much emphasis on working hard?158. (2010.5) Do small decisions often have major consequences?159. (2010.5) Is talking the most effective and satisfying way of communicating with others?160. (2010.5) Should the government be responsible for making sure that people lead healthy lives?161. (2010.5) Do people succeed by emphasizing their differences from others?162. (2010.6) Do people tend to get along better with people who are very different from them or with those who are like them?163. (2010.6) Is solitude—spending time alone—necessary for people to achieve their most important goals?164. (2010.6) Should ordinary people be considered heroes, or should the term "hero" be reserved for extraordinary people?165. (2010.6) Is it wrong to use the word "courage" to describe behaviors that are ordinary or self-interested?166. (2010.10) Is it absolutely necessary for people to study the creative arts?167. (2010.10) Is it important for people to spend time outdoors and to learn to appreciate the natural environment?168. (2010.10) Should originality always be more highly praised than conformity?169. (2010.10) Should people adapt to their new surroundings, or should they refuse to change?170. (2010.11) Do people put much emphasis on doing things by and for themselves?171. (2010.11) Is imagination less valuable than facts and objectivity?172. (2010.11) Is a group of people more likely than an individual leader to bring about significant change?173. (2010.11) Would it be better if people were more accepting of mistakes?174. (2010.12) Is it possible to be a hero in the modern world?175. (2010.12) Does the way that information is communicated today result in people learning less than ever before?176. (2010.12) Do temporary or otherwise imperfect solutions to problems only create more serious problems?177. (2010.12) Is it better for people to have limited choices?178. (2011.1) Is an idealistic approach less valuable than a practical approach?179. (2011.1) Is it better for people to learn from others than to learn on their own?180. (2011.1) Do people put too much importance on getting every detail right on a project or task?181. (2011.1) Does the process of doing something matter more than the outcome?182. (2011.1)Do people benefit from forms of entertainment that show so-called reality, or are such forms of entertainment harmful 183. (2011.1) Is photography a representation of real life or a depiction of a photographer’s point of view184. (2011.1) Is it better for people to learn from others than to learn on their own185. (2011.1) Is an idealistic approach less valuable than a practical approach186. (2011.1) Do we benefit from learning about the flaws of people we admire and respect187. (2011.3) Do people benefit from forms of entertainment that show so called reality, or are such forms of entertainment harmful?188. (2011.3) Are photographs straightforward representations of real life, or are they artistic creations reflecting the photographer’s point of view?189. (2011.3) Is it better for people to act quickly and expect quick responses from others rather than to wait patiently for what they want?190. (2011.5) Do rules and limitations contribute to a person's happiness?191. (2011.5) If people worked less, would they be more creative and active during their free time?192. (2011.5) Does every individual have an obligation to think seriously about important matters, even when doing so may be difficult?193. (2011.5) Is real success achieved only by people who accomplish goals and solve problems on their own?194. (2011.6) Does every achievement bring with it new challenges?195. (2011.6) Does accepting the values of a group allow people to avoid taking responsibility for their own thoughts and actions?196. (2011.6) Do groups that encourage nonconformity and disagreement function better than those that discourage it?197. (2011.10) Do people need discipline to achieve freedom?198. (2011.10) Do people have to pay attention to mistakes in order to make progress?199. (2011.10) Are people overly influenced by unrealistic claims and misleading images?200. (2011.11) Should individuals take responsibility for issues and problems that do not affect them directly?201. (2011.11) Is it often difficult for people to determine what is the right thing to do?202. (2011.11) Are the consequences of people's actions more important than the motives behind the actions?203. (2011.11) Are optimistic, confident people more likely than others to make changes in their lives?204. (2011.12) Is it always harmful for an individual to think and live as other people do?205. (2011.12) Can a small group of concerned individuals have a significant impact on the world?206. (2011.12) Do idealists contribute more to the world than realists do?207. (2011.12) Do people benefit more from having many choices or few choices?208. (2012.1) Is it wise to be suspicious of the motives or honesty of other people, even those who appear to be trustworthy?209. (2012.1) Does improvement or progress usually involve a significant drawback or problem of some kind?210. (2012.1) Is it wrong or harmful to motivate people to learn or achieve something by offering them rewards?211. (2012.1) Should people be treated according to what they are capable of achieving instead of what they have actually done?212. (2012.3) Is it best to forget about past mistakes as soon as possible?213. (2012.3) Do people put too much trust in the guidance of experts and authorities?214. (2012.3) Does tradition prevent people from doing things in new or more sensible ways?扫描二维码限时获取免费视频课程。
2014年1月和5月亚太地区SAT作文考题
2014年上半年SAT亚太区考试写作题目分析上海新航道姚骏鹏1月25日亚太地区作文考题分析Should we hold on to the old when innovations are available, or should we simply move forward?无论你如何区分SAT essay写作的话题，只要经过培训的考生都能看出，这是一个典型的创新类话题，所以1月份的essay考题可以说是天时地利，但是是否“人和”，还得看考生准备例子的情况了。
如果你是一个平时“小看”essay的同学，你在考场上遇到任何简单的题目，都会犯怵，更何况，essay最可怕的地方不是题目本身，而是时间。
草草准备或者不准备essay的同学，一定会被essay当头一棒，打得没有信心进行后面的考试。
但是，稍微花点心思的同学看到这种题目一定会心花怒放。
那么在考场上，就需要抓紧时间把准备的例子以文字形式尽快体现。
思路一：我们应该move forward这种思路恐怕是最好写的了。
在创新类话题中，我们所接触到的名人事迹，都可以和innovation沾上边。
在这种思路下，考生所需要写出的reasoning部分必须包含以下这些叙述，否则很容易被判低分或者偏题：为何需要创新，谁创新了，不创新会怎样，创新后的结果是怎样的，涉及的具体人物和事件是怎样的？就例子本身而言，在新航道的课堂上，几乎所有essay老师都会补充较多例子可供参考。
如果就新例子而言，一些国内国际时事就再好不过了。
比如在最近马航失联的事件中，报道了美国bluefin金枪鱼深海探测系统的工作，无疑就是一个好的实例，因为仅从肉眼搜寻，高空盘旋，海上搜寻等方式工作，会使得搜寻工作变得异常艰难。
思路二：我们不应该move forward,应该保持旧的方式。
这个思路的拓展相对较难，但如果你是个具备critical thinking，用于表达自己的考生，可以尝试去写。
在论证过程中，也需要注意写出：为什么不需要创新，不创新有什么优势，创新了有什么风险，结果怎样等。
历年SAT写作真题题目
历年SAT写作真题题目2012年写作题目2012年1月：Should we treat people according to what they are capable of achieving instead of what they actually have done?我们应不应该根据人们所取得的成果来对待他们而不是看他们做了些什么?2012年5月：Do advertisements contribute to people's unhappiness and dissatisfaction?广告会引起人们的不快和不满意吗?2012年6月：Should people respect and tolerate everyone's opinions, or should people take a stand against opinions they consider to be wrong?人们应该尊重和容忍每个人的观点，还是应该有人反对他们认为是错误的观点?2012年10月：Do all people need creativity?是不是所有的人都需要创造力?2012年11月：Are people too serious?是不是现在的人们都太严肃了?2012年12月：Is there really much more for people to invent and discover in the world today?现在是不是真的在世界上还有更多东西等着人们去发明和发现?2013年写作题目2013年1月：Is it necessary for people to imitate others before they can become original and creative?人们真的需要模仿别人之后才能成为原创吗?Is money the most significant factor in determining aperson's quality of life?金钱是决定一个人生活质量的最重要因素吗?Is popular culture the strongest influence on a young person's identity?流行文化对一个年轻人影响的是什么?Should people change their behavior depending on what situation they are in?人们应该根据他们所处的情况来改变自己的行为吗?2013年5月：Is preparing for the future more important than enjoying the present?为未来做准备是不是比享受现在更重要?2013年6月：Do people need to know the source of any information before they use it?人们是否需要在他们使用信息前知道它的来源?2013年10月：Does having too much information about public figures distract us from the important issues?是不是有太多关于公众人物的信息扰乱了我们注重其他重要的事情?2014年写作题目2014年1月：Should we hold on to the old ones when we have certain innovations or just move forward?当我们有了准确的改革方向的时候，我们应该秉持旧的观点还是继续向前迈进?2014年5月：Are people who stay in the same community happier than those who move from one place to another?在同一块区域生活的人是否比移居到别地的人更快乐呢?2014年11月：Should we complain to get what we want?我们是否应该通过抱怨来得到我们想要的?2014年12月：Can people who are not famous be better role model than people who are famous?是不是不出名的人比名人更适合作为榜样?2015年写作题目2015年1月：Can people have too much enthusiasm?人们能不能有太多的热情?Is it courageous to show vulnerability or to show strength?是否有勇气展示自己的弱点或者强项?2015年3月：Can works of art change our lives?艺术能改变我们的生活吗?Will self-discipline take the pleasure of life?自律是否会带走生活的乐趣?2015年6月：Do people need to spend less time to appreciate him or her?人们是否需要花更少的时间去欣赏他人?。
历年SAT作文题汇..
SAT ESSAY QUESTION COLLECTIONNo. 1Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.Nowadays nothing is private: our culture has become too confessional and self-expressive. People think that to hide one’s thoug hts or feelings is to pretend not to have those thoughts or feelings. They assume that honesty requires one to express every inclination and impulse.Adapted from J. David Velleman, “The Genesis of Shame”Assignment: Should people make more of an effort to keep some things private? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 2Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.Every important discovery results from patience, perseverance, and concentration — sometimes continuing for months or years — on one specific subject. A person who wants to discover a new truth must remain absorbed by that one subject, must pay no attention to any thoughts that is unrelated to the problem.Adapted from Santiago Santiago Ramón y Cajal, “Advice for a Young Investigator”Assignment: Are all important discoveries the result of focusing on one subject? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 3Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.A colleague of the great scientist James Watson remarked that Watson was always ―lounging around, arguing about problems instead of doing experiments.‖ He concluded that ―There is more than one way of doing good science.‖ It was Watson’s form of idleness, the scientist went on to say, that allowed him to solve ―the greatest of all biological problems: the discovery of the structure of DNA.‖ It is a point worth remembering in a society overly concerned with efficiency.Adapted from John C. Polanyi, “Understanding Discovery”Assignment: Do people accomplish more when they are allowed to do things in their own way? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 4Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.I do not feel terrible about my mistakes, though I grieve the pain they have sometimes caused others. Our lives are ―experiments with truth,‖ and in an experiment negative results are at least as important as successes. I have no idea how I would have learned the truth about myself and my calling without the mistakes I have made.Adapted from Parker Palmer, “Let Your Life Speak”Assignment: Is it necessary to make mistakes, even when doing so has negative consequences for other people? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 5Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.An actor, when his cue came, was unable to move onto the stage. He said, ―I can’t get in, the chair is in the way.‖ And the producer said, ―Use the difficulty. If it’s a drama, pick the chair up and smash it. If it’s a comedy fall over it.‖ From this experience the actor concluded that in any situ ation in life that is negative, there is something positive you can do with it.Adapted from Lawrence Eisenberg, “Caine Scrutiny”Assignment: Can any obstacle or disadvantage be turned into something good? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 6Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.We don’t really learn anything properly until there is a problem, until we make a mistake, until something fails to go as we had hoped. When everything is working well, with no problems or failure, what incentive do we have to try something new? We are only motivated to learn when we experience difficulties.Adapted from Alain de Botton, “How Proust Can Change Your Life: Not a Novel”Assignment: Does true learning only occur when we experience difficulties? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 7Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.There are two kinds of pretending. There is the bad kind, as when a person falsely promises to be your friend. But there is also a good kind, where the pretense eventually turns into the real thing. For example, when you are not feeling particularly friendly, the best thing you can do, very often, is to act in a friendly manner. In a few minutes, you may really be feeling friendlier.Adapted from a book by C. S. LewisAssignment: Can deception — pretending that something is true when it is not — sometimes have good results? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 8Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.If we are dissatisfied with our circumstances, we think about changing them. But the most important and effective changes — in our attitude — hardly occur to us. In other words, we should worry not about how to alter the world around us for the better but about how to change ourselves in order to fit into that world.Adapted from Michael Hymers, “Wittgenstein, Pessimism and Politics”Assignment: Is it better to change one’s attitude than to change one’s circumstances? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 9Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.Many people believe that our government should do more to solve our problems. After all, how can one individual create more jobs or make roads safer or improve the schools or help to provide any of the other benefits that we have come to enjoy? And yet expecting that the government — rather than individuals — should always come up with the solutions to society’s ills may have made us less self-reliant, undermining our independence andself-sufficiency.Assignment: Should people take more responsibility for solving problems that affect their communities or the nation in general? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 10Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.Materialism: it’s the thing that everybody loves to hate. Few aspects of modern life have been more criticized than materialism. But let’s face it: materialism — acquiring possessions and spending money — is a vital source of meaning and happiness in our time. People may criticize modern society for being to materialistic, but the fact remains that most of us spend most of our energy producing and consuming more and more stuff.Adapted from James Twitchell, “Two Cheers for Materialism”Assignment: Should modern society be criticized for being materialistic? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 11Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.Knowledge is power. In agriculture, medicine, and industry, for example, knowledge has become so powerful that it is beyond our control. We know how to do many things, but we do not know where, when, or even whether this know-how should be used.Assignment: Can knowledge be a burden rather than a benefit? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 12Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.We do not take the time to determine right from wrong. Reflecting on the difference between right and wrong is hard work. It is so much easier to follow the crowd, going along with what is popular rather than risking the disapproval of others by voicing an objection of any kind.Adapted from Stephen J. Carter, “Integrity”Assignment: Is it always best to determine one’s own views of right and wrong, or can we benefit from following the crowd? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 13Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.It is often the case that revealing the complete truth may bring trouble — discomfort, embarrassment, sadness, or even harm — to oneself or to another person. In these circumstances, it is better not to express our real thoughts and feelings. Whether or not we should tell the truth, therefore, depends on the circumstances.Assignment: Do circumstances determine whether or not we should tell the truth? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 14Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.A person does not simply ―receive‖ his or her ident ity. Identity is much more than the name or features one is born with. True identity is something people must create for themselves by making choices that are significant and that require a courageous commitment in the face of challenges. Identity means having ideas and values that one lives by.Adapted from Thomas Merton, “Contemplation in a World of Action”Assignment: Is identity something people are born with or given, or is it something people create for themselves? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 15Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.We value uniqueness and originality, but it seems that everywhere we turn, we are surrounded by ideas and things that are copies or even copies of copies. Writers, artists, and musicians seek new ideas for paintings, books, songs, and movies, but many sadl y realize, ―It’s been done.‖ The same is true for scientists, scholars, and businesspeople. Everyone wants to create something new, but at best we can hope only to repeat or imitate what has already been done.Assignment: Can people ever be truly original? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 16Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.All people who have achieved greatness in something knew that they excelled at. These people identified the skills that made them special – good judgment, or courage, or a special artistic or literary talent — and focused on developing these skills. Yet most people achieve superiority in nothing because the fail to identify and develop their greatest attribute.Adapted from Baltasar Gracián y Morales, “The Art of Worldly Wisdom”Assignment: Do people achieve greatness only by finding out what they are especially good at and developing that attribute above all else? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 17Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.Having many admirers is one way to become a celebrity, but it is not the way to become a hero. Heroes areself-made. Yet i n our daily lives we see no difference between ―celebrities‖ and ―heroes.‖ For this reason, we deprive ourselves of real role models. We should admire heroes — people who are famous because they are great — but not celebrities — people who simply seem great because they are famous.Adapted from Daniel Boorstin, “The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America”Assignment: Should we admire heroes but not celebrities? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 18Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.It is better to try to be original than to merely imitate others. People should always try to say, write, think, or create something new. There is little value in merely repeating what has been done before. People who merely copy or use the ideas and inventions of others, no matter how successful they may be, have never achieved anything significant.Assignment: Is it always better to be original than to imitate or use the ideas of others? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 19Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.Often we see people who persist in trying to achieve a particular goal, even when all the evidence indicates that they will be unlikely to achieve it. When they succeed, we consider them courageous for having overcomeimpossible obstacles. But when they fail, we think of them as headstrong, foolhardy, and bent on self-destruction. To many people, great effort is only worthwhile when it results in success.Adapted from Gilbert Brim, “Ambition”Assignment: Is the effort involved in pusuing any goal valuable, even if the goal is not reached? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 20Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.Newness has become our obsession. Novelty is more interesting to us than continuing with whatever is ―tried and true.‖ We discard the old so we can acquire the most recent model, the latest version, the newest and most improved formula. Often, we replace what is useful just because it is no longer new. Not only with material goods but also with cultural values, we prefer whatever is the latest trend.Assignment: Should people always prefer new things, ideas, or values to those of the past? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 21Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.Since we live in a global society, surely we should view ourselves as citizens of the whole world. But instead, people choose to identify and associate with smaller and more familiar groups. People think of themselves as belonging to families, nations, cultures, and generations — or as belonging to smaller groups whose members share ideas, views, or common experiences. All of these kinds of groups may offer people a feeling of security but also prevent them from learning or experiencing anything new.Assignment: Is there any value for people to belonging only to a group or groups with which they have something in common? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 22Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.Technological advances have freed society from tiresome labor, such as washing clothes by hand, hauling heavy loads, and walking long distances, and have given people increased access to information and entertainment. Yet,when given a choice, many people still resist using modern conveniences. There must be something to be gained from not using technology.Assignment: Are there benefits to be gained from avoiding the use of modern technology, even when using it would make life easier? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 23Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.From talent contests to the Olympics to the Nobel and Pulitzer prizes, we constantly seek to reward those who are ―number one.‖ This emphasis on recognizing the winner creates the impression that other competitors, despite working hard and well, have lost. In many cases, however, the difference between the winner and thee losers is slight. The wrong person may even be selected as the winner. Awards and prizes merely distract us from valuable qualities possessed by others besides the winners.Assignment: Do people place too much emphasis on winning? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 24Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.There are those who believe that everything we do is inspired by the desire for power in its various forms. They maintain that our actions are nothing but expressions of a striving for power. In this view, even when we act kindly toward other people, we are motivated, whether we know it or not, by a desire to have some control over their lives, for our act of kindness puts them partially in our power.Adapted from Leszek Kolakowski, “Freedom, Fame, Lying, and Betrayal: Essays on Everyday Life”Assignment: Are peopl e’s actions motivated primarily by a desire for power over other? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 25Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.Common sense suggests an obvious division between the past and present, between history and current events. In many cases, however, this boundary is not clear-cut because earlier events are not locked away in the past. Events from history remain alive through people’s memories and through books, films, and other media. For bothindividuals and groups, incidents from the past continue to influence the present — sometimes positively and sometimes negatively.Assignment: Do incidents from the past continue to influence the present? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 26Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.We often hear that we can learn much about someone or something just by casual observation. We are not required to look beneath the surface or to question how something seems. In fact, we are urged to trust our impressions, often our first impressions, of how a person or a situation seems to be. Yet appearances can be misleading. What―seems‖ isn’t always what is.Assignment: Is the way something seems to be not always the same as it actually is? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 27Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.For a variety of reasons, people often make choices that have negative results. Later, they regret these choices, finding out too late that bad choices can be costly. On the other hand, decisions that seem completely reasonable when they are made may also be the cause of later disappointment and suffering. What looks like a wonderful idea at one time can later seem like the worst decision that could have been made. Good choices, too, can be costly.Assignment: Are bad choices and good choices equally likely to have negative consequences? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 28Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.The people we call heroes do not usually start out as unusual. Often they are ordinary people subject to ordinary human weaknesses — fear, doubt, and self-interest. In fact, they live ordinary lives until they distinguish themselves by having to deal with an injustice or a difficult situation. Only then, when they must respond in thought and in action to an extraordinary challenge, do people begin to know their strengths and weaknesses.Assignment: Do people learn who they are only when they are forced into action? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 29Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.Peopl e’s lives are the result of the choices they make-or fail to make. The path one takes in life is not arbitrary. Choices and their consequences determine the course of every person’s life. All people whatever their circumstances, make the choices on which their lives depend.Assignment: Are people’s lives the result of the choices they make? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 30Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.Many people believe that ―closed doors make us creative.‖ These people argue that obstacles and restrictions are necessary, for witho ut them we would never be forced to come up with new solutions. But ―closed doors,‖ either in the form of specific obstacles or a lack of opportunities, often prevent people from reaching their full creative potential.Assignment: Do closed doors make us creative? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 31Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.People who like to think of themselves as tough-minded and realistic tend to take it for granted that human nature is ―selfish‖ and that life is a struggle in which only the fittest may survive. According to thi s view, the basic law by which people must live is the law of the jungle. The ―fittest‖ are those people who can bring to the struggle superior force, superior cunning, and superior ruthlessness.Adapted from S. I. Hayakawa, “Language in Thought and Action”Assignment: Do people have to be highly competitive in order to succeed? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.Given the importance of human creativity, one would think it should have a high priority among our concerns. But if we look at the reality, we see a different picture. Basic scientific research is minimized in favor of immediate practical applications. The arts are increasingly seen as dispensable luxuries. Yet as competition heats up around the globe, exactly the opposite strategy is needed.Adapted from Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, “Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention”Assignment: Is creativity needed more than ever in the world today? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 33Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.Some people believe that there is only one foolproof plan, perfect solution, or correct interpretation. But nothing is ever that simple. For better or worse, for every so-called finial answer there is another way of seeing things. There is always a ―however.‖Assignment: Is there always another explanation or another point of view? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No. 34Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.To change is to risk something, making us feel insecure. Not to change is a bigger risk, though we seldom feel that way. There is no choice but to change. People, however, cannot bemotivated to change from the outside. All of our motivation comes from within.Adapted from Ward Sybouts, “Planning in School Administration: A Handbook”Assignment: What motivates people to change? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.Technology promises to make our lives easier, freeing up time for leisure pursuits. But the rapid pace of technological innovation and the split second processing capabilities of computers that can work virtually nonstop have made all of us feel rushed. We have adopted the relentless pace of the very machines that were supposed to simplify our lives, with the result that, whether at work or play. People do not feel like their lives have changed for the better.Adapted from Karen Finucan. “Life in the Fast Lane”Assignment: Do changes that make our lives easier not necessarily make them better? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No.36Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.A mistakenly cynical view of human behavior holds that people are primarily driven by selfish motives: the desire for wealth, for power, or for fame. Yet history gives us many examples of individuals who have sacrificed their own welfare for a cause or a principle that they regarded as more important than their own lives, Conscience–that powerful inner voice that tells us what is right and what is wrong—-can be a more compelling force than money, power, or fame.Assignment: Is conscience a more powerful motivator than money, fame, or power? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.No.37Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.The old saying, ―be careful what you wish for,‖ may be an appropriate warning. The drive to ach ieve a particular goal can dangerously narrow one’s perspective and encourage the fantasy that success in one endeavor will solve all of life’s difficulties. In fact, success can sometimes have unexpected consequences. Those who propel themselves toward th e achievement of one goal often find that their lives are worse once ―success‖ is achieved than they were before.Assignment: Can success be disastrous? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.。
2012年-2014年SAT essay写作真题题目合集
20122年3月SAT e ssay写作真题1.Is it best to forget about past mistakes assoon as possible?2.Do people put too much trust in the guidanceof experts and authorities?3.Does tradition prevent people from doingthings in new or more sensible ways?20122年5月SAT e ssay写作真题1.Is it better for people to act on their feelingsthan to talk about them?2.Should people accept unfairness and find waysto make the best of it?3.Does money lead to selfishness?4.Do advertisements contribute to unhappinessand dissatisfaction?20120122年6月SAT e ssay写作真题1.Does progress reduce the number of problemsin the world,or does solving old problems just lead to new ones?2.Are people likely to succeed by repeatingactions that worked for them in the past?3.Are people more likely to achieve their goals bybeing flexible or by refusing to compromise?4.Should people respect and tolerate everyone'sopinions,or should people take a stand against opinions they consider to be wrong?20122年11月SAT e ssay写作真题1.Does familiarity prevent people fromdeveloping or maintaining respect for others?2.Is it better to aim for small accomplishmentsinstead of great achievements?3.Is it better for people to agree with others,even if doing so means being insincere?4.Are people too serious?20122年12月SAT e ssay写作真题1.Should leaders be judged according to howwell they treat people?2.Are firmly held opinions reasonable?3.Should people be more willing to excuse theerrors and shortcomings of others?4.Is there really much more for people to inventand discover in the world today?20120133年1月SAT e ssay写作真题1.Is it necessary for people to imitate othersbefore they can become original and creative?2.Is money the most significant factor indetermining a person's quality of life?3.Is popular culture the strongest influence ona young person's identity?4.Should people change their behavior dependingon what situation they are in?20133年3月SAT e ssay写作真题1.Is it a disadvantage to pay attention todetails?2.Are people likely to be dissatisfied ratherthan content once they have achieved their goals?3.Are people too willing to agree with those incharge?20120133年5月SAT e ssay写作真题1.Is it best to determine how wise people are byhow happy they are?2.Has the emphasis on individualism in oursociety caused people to forget the importance of belonging to a community?3.Is it a mistake to value action over thought?4.Is preparing for the future more importantthan enjoying the present?20133年6月SAT e ssay写作真题1.Do material possessions make us truly happy?2.Is flexibility the sign of a strong and wiseleader?3.Are advertisements harmful to teenagers?4.Is imitation of others always harmful?20133年11月SAT e ssay写作真题1.Do material possessions make us truly happy?2.Is flexibility the sign of a strong and wiseleader?3.Are advertisements harmful to teenagers?4.Is imitation of others always harmful?20120133年12月SAT e ssay写作真题1.Is it more important to remain consistentthan to change one's mind when circumstances change?2.Are teams or groups beneficial for individuals,or does group membership prevent individuals from forming their own moral judgments?3.Does society place too much value onconvenience?4.Do consumers have a responsibility to purchasegoods only from companies and people whose actions are beneficial to others?2014年1月SAT e ssay写作真题1.Does progress result only from struggle andconflict?2.Should people make more decisions on theirown and rely less on the advice of experts?3.Are people who do not follow society’straditional paths to advancement more likely to be successful than those who do?4.Should we hold on to the old when innovationsare available,or should we simply move forward?1.Should people who are more fortunate thanothers have more of a moral obligation to help those who are less fortunate?2.Can popular entertainment offer us anything ofvalue,or is it just a worthless distraction?3.Do growth and progress make us happy or dothey lead to dissatisfaction?2014年5月SAT e ssay写作真题1.Should people be judged by their potentialrather than by their experience and achievements?2.Should we express our disagreement withauthority figures,even if there are negative consequences?3.Should people focus on enjoying the presentmoment instead of following a plan for future achievement?4.Should leaders follow their own convictions orsubmit to public opinion?2014年6月SAT e ssay写作真题1.Does a person’s character determine thatperson’s success in life?2.Is it more important to avoid hurting people’sfeelings or to tell the truth?3.Should people focus on enjoying the presentmoment instead of following a plan for future achievement?4.Are people who stay in the same communityhappier than those who move from one place to another?。
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2005年——2011年香港考区SAT作文真题，话题分类 Success and Happiness1. (2005.11) Has the acquisition of money and possessions repla ced more meaningful ways of measuring our achievements?2. (2006.11) Do success and happiness depend on the choices pe ople make rather than on factors beyond their control?3. (2006.12) Is happiness something over which people have no control, or can people choose to be happy?Obstacles & Optimism2. (2007.6) Do people truly benefit from hardship and misfortun e?3. (2011.11) Do the people who are optimistic and confident mo re easily than others to make changes in their lives?4. (2010.11) Would it be better if people were more accepting of mistakes?Identity1. (2009.5) Are people best defined by what they do?Persistence1. (2009.1) Is striving to achieve a goal always the best course of action, or should people give up if they are not making progres s?individual vs. opinions of others / Critical thinking / power of questioning1. (2005.5) Does worrying too much about other people’s opinio ns prevent us from seeing things clearly?2. (2005.10) Do we live in a time when people do not engage in serious thinking?3. (2008.6) Are widely held views often wrong, or are such view s more likely to be correct?4. (2007.11) Is criticism---judging or finding fault with the ideas and actions of others--- essential for personal well-being and so cial progress?6. (2006.6) Do we tend to accept the opinions of others instead of developing our own independent ideas?7. (2011. 10) Are people better off if they do not listen to criticis ms?8. (2012-6）Should people respect and tolerate about others' opinion or should they take stands against opinion that they think are wrong?5 (2009.11) Should new ideas be questioned?Group & Individual1. (2008.1) Is there any value for people to belong only to a gro up or groups with which they have something in common?2. (2008.12) Is it necessary for people to combine their efforts w ith those of others in order to be most effective?3. (2009.6) When some people win, must others lose, or are there situations in which everyone wins?4. (2011.5) Is real success achieved only by people who accomp lish goals and solve problems on their own?Creativity1.(2010.5) Do people succeed by emphasizing their differencesfrom other people?2.(2010.1) Do people make the greatest discoveries by exploring what is unfamiliar to them or by paying close attention to what seems familiar?3.(2012.10) Do all people need creativity?Choice & Decision1. (2009.10) Is it better for people to know everything they can a bout something before taking action, or should they act first and get more information later?2. (2010.12) Is it better for people to have limited choices?3. (2011.12) Do people get more benefit from many choices tha n few choices?4.(2006.1) Are all important discoveries the result of focusing on one subject?Idea – Process of action -- Result1.(2011.1) Does the process of doing something matter more than the outcome?2. (2008.11) What gives us more pleasure and satisfaction: the pursuit of our desires or the attainment of them?2.(2012 -1）Should we treat people according to what they arecapable of achieving instead of what they actually have done?3. (2008.10) Do actions, not words, reveal a person or group’s t rue attitudes and intentions?Attitude vs. Circumstance1. (2007.1) Is it better to change one's attitude than to change on e's circumstances?2. (2010.10) Should people adapt to their new surroundings, or s hould they refuse to change?Human attitude/ character2. (2010. 6) Is it wrong to use the word "courage" to describe be haviors that are ordinary or self-interested?3. (2011.6) Are people who experienced unfairness and injustice more likely to treat other people with the same attitude?4. (2011.11) Do the people who are optimistic and confident more easily than others to make changes in their lives?5. （2012.11）Are we too serious?Technology1. (2005.12) Do benefits of scientific and technological develop ments come at the cost of undesirable changes to people’s lives?2. (2007.12) Is the most important purpose of technology today different from what it was in the past?Deception vs. Truth1.(2006.5) Does the truth change depending on how people look a t things?2. (2006.10) Can deception—pretending that something is true when it is not—sometimes have good results?3. (2007.5) Do circumstances determine whether or not we shou ld tell the truth?Media1.(2005.6) Do newspapers, magazines, television, radio, movies, the Internet, and other media determine what is important t o most people?2.dissatisfaction?Past & Present1. (2008.5) Do incidents from the past continue to influence the present?Education1. (2006.4) Should each individual decide what and how to lear n?Celebrity & hero1. (2007.10) Should we admire heroes but not celebrities?爱心天使的感谢信敬爱的老师：您好！我是一只迷失方向的蝴蝶，虽然美丽却看不到前景；我是一只柔弱无力的小鸟，虽有翅膀却无法飞翔。
亚太新SAT写作真题分享
亚太新SAT写作真题分享我们都知道，SAT写作要求先阅读一篇材料，然后在此基础上写一篇文章。
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写作原文：Americans’ Future Has to Be Multilingualby Linda Moore.P1 We Americans must confront a stark disadvantage we face when it comes to the global economy. Some eight in 10 Americans speak only English, and the number of schools teaching a foreign language is in decline, according to a new study by the Council on Foreign Relations. But the opposite is true among our economic competitors.P2 While some 200 million Chinese students are learning English, only 24,000 Americans are studying Chinese, U.S. Department of Education statistics say. Foreign language degrees account for only 1percent of all U.S. undergraduate degrees. And fewer than 2 percent ofU.S.undergraduates study abroad in a given year, the Education Department says.P3 Our nation is largely monolingual but is entering an increasingly multilingual world. More than half of European Union citizens speak a language other than their mother tongue, and more than a quarter speak at least three languages. This is because additional languages are studied in European primary and secondary schools, and are taken up by European college students in much larger numbers than in the United States.P4 The Council on Foreign Relations-sponsored task force report, headed by former New York City Schools Chancellor Joel Klein and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, concluded: "Education failure puts the United States' future economic prosperity, global position, and physical safety at risk." It warned that the country"will not be able tokeep pace — much less lead — globally unless it moves to fix the problems it has allowed to fester for too long."P5 For decades, our children were deprived of bilingualor multilingual education out of a mistaken belief that it took time away fromother subjects, hindering students' academic development. But recent research has shown that learning another language is a wise investment, rather than a waste. Research from the University of Georgia found that bilingual schoolchildren perform better on standardized tests including the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) than their monolingual peers. A George Mason University study discovered that younger students who had enrolled in a second language immersion program outperformed those who did not in coursework, as well as on standardized tests, throughout their scholastic careers.P6 Educators now conclude that learning additional languages improves one's ability to focus, plan and solve problems. Among other benefits, this means that such students are better able to move efficiently from one subject to another. The D.C.-based Center for Applied Linguistics has ascertained that the earlier we learn a foreign language, the greater the benefits. Moreover, these benefits can last a lifetime. Learning another language can help people stave off the effects of aging,including preventing the onset of dementia and other age-related conditions like Alzheimer's, according to research done by University of Californian euro scientists.P7 The benefits of learning a new language go beyond the classroom. When students graduate, being fluent in a second language improves their career prospects. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that a number of emerging occupations need workers who can speak and write in more than one language. A University of Florida study revealed that in large, linguistically diverse cities such as Miami and San Antonio, the abilityto speak a second language translates into more than $7,000 of increased annual income. We want our students to have access to these opportunities and more.P8 The economic importance of being bilingual is highlighted by the fact that 31 percent of company executives can speak at least two languages, according to international executive search firm.P9 Using multilingualism, we are expanding the scope of children's learning at a time when public policy limits school accountability to math and reading. Most policymakers want their children to have global skill sets but do not encourage this in our public schools.P10 Other countries have learned this lesson and have made the necessary commitments to teach their students additional languages. Their students' exposure to additional languages is paying dividends. I would like to see the U.S. Department of Education encourage local education authorities to invest in bilingual and multilingual education. Given the global competition for good jobs, this is not a luxury, but a necessity. It will help our children, and our nation, to succeed in the economy of tomorrow.此次写作语言比较简单。
SAT作文历届亚洲考题
1.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2005.5)Assignment:Does worrying too much about other people’s opinions prevent us from seeing things clearly? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.2.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2005.6)Assignment:Do newspapers, magazines, television, radio, movies, the Internet, and other media determine what is important to most people? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observation.3.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2005.10)Assignment: Should people make more of an effort to keep some things private? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.4.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2005.11)Assignment:Has the acquisition of money and possessions replaced more meaningful ways of measuring our achievements? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.5.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2005.12)Assignment:Do the benefits of scientific and technological developments come at the cost of undesirable changes to people's lives? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.6.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2006.1)Assignment: Are all important discoveries the result of focusing on one subject? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observation.7.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2006.5)Assignment:Does the truth change depending on how people look at things? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observation.8.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2006.6)Assignment: Do we tend to accept the opinions of others instead of developing our own independent ideas? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observation.9. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2006.10)Assignment: Can deception —pretending thatsomething is true when it is not —sometimes have good results? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observation.10. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2006.11)Assignment: Do success and happiness depend on the choices people make rather than on factors beyond their control? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observation.11. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2006.12)Assignment: Is happiness something over which people have no control, or can people choose to be happy? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support yourposition with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observation.12.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2007.1)Assignment: Is it better to change one's attitude than to change one's circumstances? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observation.13.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2007.5)Assignment: Do circumstances determine whether or not we should tell the truth? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observation.14.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2007.6)Assignment:Do people truly benefit from hardship and misfortune? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.15.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2007.10)Assignment:Should we admire heroes but not celebrities? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.16.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2007.11)Assignment:Is criticism—judging or finding fault with the ideas and actions of others—essential for personal well-being and social progress? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.17.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2007.12)Assignment:Is the most important purpose of technology today different from what it was in the past? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.18.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2008.1)Assignment: Is there any value for people to belong only to a group or groups with which they have something in common? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.19. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. （2008.5）Assignment : Do incidents from the past continue to influence the present? Plan and write an essay in which youdevelop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.20. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. (2008.6)Assignment: Are the actions of individuals more valuable than the actions of groups or teams? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.21. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. （2008.10）Assignment : Do actions, not words, reveal a person or group ’s true attitudes and intentions? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.22. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. （2008.11）Assignment : Should society limit people ’s exposure to some kinds of information or forms of expression? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.23.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.(2008.12)Assignment: Do we only help others in order to help ourselves in some way? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.24. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.Assignment : Is striving to achieve a goal always the best course of action, or should people give up if they are not making progress? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.25. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.（2009.5）Are people best defined by what they do? develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.26. Think carefully about the issue presentedin the following excerpt and the assignment below.Assignment : When some people win, must others lose, or are there situation in which everyone wins? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.27. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.Assignment : Is it better for people to know everything they can about something before taking action, or should they act first and get more information later? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.28. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.（2009.11）Assignment: Should new ideas always be questioned? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.29.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.（2009.12）Assignment: Is it a mistake to believe something simply because an authority claims that it is true? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.30.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.Assignment: Do people make the greatest discoveries by exploring what is unfamiliar to them or by paying close attention to what seems familiar? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.31.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.（2010.5）Assignment: Do people succeed by emphasizing their differences from other people? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.32.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.（2010.10）Assignment: Should people adapt to their new surroundings, or should they refuse to change? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.33.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.Assignment: Would it be better if people were more accepting of mistakes? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.34.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.Assignment: Is it better for people to have limited choices? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.Assignment: Does the process of doing something matter more than the outcome? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.。
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1.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2005.5)Assignment: Does worrying too much about other people's opinions prevent us from seeing things clearly? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.2.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2005.6)Assignment: Do newspapei^ magazines、television nidio, movies。
the Internet, and othei media determine what is important to most people? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observation.3.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2005.10)Assignment: Should people make more of an effort to keep some things private? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.4.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2005.11)Assignment: Has the acquisition of money and possessions replaced more meaningful ways of measuring our achievements? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.5.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2005.12)Assignment: Do the benefits of scientific and technological developments come at the cost of undesirable changes to people's lives? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.6.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2006.1)Assignment: Are all impoilant discoveries the result of focusing on one subject? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observation.7.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2006.5)Assignment: Does the truth change depending on how people look at things? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observation.8.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2006.6)Assignment: Do we tend to accept the opinions of others instead of developing our own independent ideas? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observation.9- Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below: (2006.10)Assignment: Can deception——pretending that something is true when it is not——sometimes have good results? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observation.10.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2006.11)Assignment: Do success and happiness depend on the choices people make rather than on factors beyond their control? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observation.11.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2006.12)Assignment: Is happiness something over which people have no controL or can people choose to be happy? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support yourposition with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observation. 12.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2007.1)Assignment: Is it better to change one's attitude than to change one's circumstances? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observation.13.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2007.5)Assignment: Do circumstances determine whether or not we should tell the truth? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observation.14.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2007.6)Assignment: Do people truly benefit from hardship and misfortune? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.15.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2007.10)Assignment: Should we admire heroes but not celebrities? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations-16.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2007」1)Assignment: Is criticism—judging or finding fault with the ideas and actions of others—essential for personal well-being and social progress? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.17.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below:(2007.12)Assignment: Is the most important purpose of technology today different from what it was in the past? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.1& Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below: (2008.1)Assignment: Is there any value for people to belong only to a group or groups with which they have something in common? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.19.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.(2008.5)Assignment: Do incidents from the past continue to influence the present? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.20.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.(2008.6)Assignment: Are the actions of individuals more valuable than the actions of groups or teams? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.21.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.(2008.10)Assignment: Do actions，not words, reveal a person or group，s true attitudes and intentions? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.22.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.(2008.11)Assignment: Should society limit people's exposure to some kinds of information or forms of expression? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.23.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.(2008.12)Assignment: Do we only help others in order to help ourselves in some way? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.24.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.(2009」)Assignment: Is striving to achieve a goal always the best course of action、or should people give up if they are not making progress? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.25.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.(2009.5)Assignment: Are people best defined by what they do? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.26.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.(2009.6)Assignment: When some people win、must others lose，or are there situation in which everyone wins? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.27.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.(2009」0)Assignment: Is it better for people to know eveTything they can about something before taking action，or should they act first and get more information later? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations-28.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.(2009.11)Assignment: Should new ideas always be questioned? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.29.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.(2009.12)Assignment: Is it a mistake to believe something simply because an authority claims that it is true? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.30.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.(2010.1)Assignment: Do people make the greatest discoveries by exploring what is unfamiliar to them or by paying close attention to what seems familiar? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.31.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.(2010.5)Assignment: Do people succeed by emphasizing their differences from other people? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.32.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.(2010.10)Assignment: Should people adapt to their new suiroundings, or should they refuse to change? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.33.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.Assignment: Would it be better if people were more accepting of mistakes? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.34.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.Assignment: Is it better for people to have limited choices? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations-35.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. People in our goal-oriented society place far too much emphasis on the outcomes of what they do. As a result, they miss out on the most important part of attempting anything: the process itself. The process of trying to achieve something is always more meaningful and enjoyable than reaching the final goal. Whether we succeed or fail, it is the process一how we go about achieving the goal一that matters most.Assignment: Does the process of doing something matter more than the outcome? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations-。