SAT写作真题全集(译文版)(共5页).docx

精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上SAT写作真题要素分类2013-12Do customers have the responsibility for their actions to purchase goods from companies or people that are beneficial to society?顾客是否有责任从对社会有益的公司和人们那购买商品 2013-11Prompt 1Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.We are often reminded that acquiring and owning material possessionsmoney, property, jewelry, even clothingwill not lead to true happiness. While it is certainly true that material possessions alone cannot bring happiness or provide us with genuine meaning in life, there is something to be said for having material possessions. Not only can they make us comfortable, but the happiness they can provide, while it may be momentary, is still happiness.Assignment: Do material possessions make us truly happy? 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.物质财富使我们真的快乐吗Prompt 2Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.Some people emphasize that strong leaders never depart from their goal, plan, or vision and that such dedication is, in fact, a measure of their strength. Others would argue, however, that strong leaders are flexible. Strong leaders know when to admit they have made a mistake and when it is appropriate to change their goal or mission. This flexibility shows their strength and the extent of their wisdom.Assignment: Is flexibility the sign of a strong and wise leader? 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.一个强大的，睿智的领导的标志是变通性Prompt 3Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.Aiming advertisements for products directly at teenagers is a practice that occurs on television, in magazines, and on the Internet. These advertisements may help prepare young people for adulthood, as teenagers gain experience in evaluating and selecting from among the many options in our complex consumer society. Many critics, however, argue that teenagers are especially vulnerable to misleading claims of the advertising industry; moreover, they argue that advertisements often promote values harmful to young people.Assignment: Are advertisements harmful to teenagers? 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.广告对青少年是有害的 Prompt 4Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.Too often, peopleespecially young people, who may not have settled on a firm identity yettry to imitate others, because it is easier to do so than to develop their own unique individuality. They focus on trying to imitate what seems attractive or desirable in others. But imitating others is never a good idea: when we imitate others, all we do is harm our ability to develop our own individuality.Assignment: Is imitation of others always harmful? 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.模仿他人总是有害的2013-10Everything a public figure or celebrity says or does is likely to turn up on an internet site or television shows. The great appeal of these sites and shows is that they help us learn as much as possible about public figures. The more we know political candidates, for example, the more informed we are as voters. Much of the information, however, is irrelevant and actually prevents us from focusing on the issue.Assignment: Does having too much information about public figures distract us from the important issues?关于公众人物过多的信息是我们偏离重要的问题2013-6Do people need to know the source of any information before they use it?在使用信息之前要知道它的来源Is it possible for a society to be fair to everyone?社会可能对每一个人都公平吗2013-05睿智最好通过快乐来定义个人主义VS集体主义行动VS思想准备未来VS享受现在2013-3Are people mostly dissatisfied or discontent with their achievement when they achieve their goal?当实现目标的时候人们是最不满意或满足的2013-1在创新之前模仿他人是有必要的流行文化对年轻人的特性影响最深决定一个人生活质量最重要的因素是钱根据情况的不同而改变自己的行为2012-12Prompt：Some people believe that very few of today's "inventions" are really new.Inventions today seem to consist primarily of improvements to things that have already been invented.Medicines, it is said, may be better, and vehicles may be faster, but they are really not new or different .In reality ,we have not even begun to exhaust the supply of original ideas or new inventions.There is much more for us to invent and discover.Assignment：Is there really much more to be invented or discovered for people in the world today?现在真的有更多新的东西等着我们去发明和发现吗2012年12月北美SAT写作真题：Are firmly held opinions reasonable?坚持意见是合理的吗2012-10我们要同样地关心别的国家的人检讨过去要比只关注当下学到更多所有人都需要是有创造力的2012-6尊敬和容忍他人的意见VS对待错误的意见要有自己的立场2012-5行动VS空谈接受不公平,并且利用它金钱导致自私广告引起烦恼和不满足2012-1怀疑他人的动机和诚实是睿智的,甚至是那些看上去值得信任的人进步通常包含缺陷和问题用奖励刺激人们学习或者成就某事是错误的根据能力还是事实的成就来看待人们2011-10人们需要纪律来实现自由2011-6新成就带来新挑战2011-5规矩和限制有助于人们的快乐如果工作少一些,人们会更有创造力,更有活力在他们休息的时候每个人都有义务去认真地思考重要的事件,甚至当这么做是很困难的时候只用依赖自己完成目标和解决问题才是真正的成功2011-1理想主义方法VS实用主义方法学习他人VS学习自己过程VS结果2010-10有必要学习创造性艺术户外活动和欣赏自然环境是很重要的原创性VS顺从2010-05小决定经常有重大的后果谈话是最有效,最令人满意的交流方式政府要对人们过健康的生活负责人们会通过强调自己与他人的不同成功吗2010-1 P1所有人的意见VS有见识的意见他人的要求/压力会提高生产率探索未知事物VS探索熟悉的事物,哪个会导致重大发现P3描述事实VS描述期望2009-5 P5应该尊敬比我们年长和有经验的老人吗P7现在充足的信息仅仅使得我们理解身边的世界变得更困难P9道德让成功变难2009-3 P11有必要无礼2008-12 P13坚持还是能力决定成功P15演戏/假装有必要P17帮助他人仅仅是为了帮助自己2008-11 P19所有现存的传统都值得保存2008-10 P21妥协是解决冲突的最好方法2008-6 P23人们按照自己的方式行动要比模仿他人的想法和意见要对这个社会更好2008-6 P25广泛接受的意见往往是错误的还是对的2008-5 P27即使有时现代技术会让生活变得更容易,避免使用它会有益处2008-3 P29当组员追求个人愿望和目标的时候,组织/集体是最成功的P31总是要忠诚2008-1 P33人们总是喜欢新的东西,想法,价值观P35只归属于有共同之处的群体有价值吗2007-12人们需要忘却,或者丢弃许多他们的推测和想法P39现在科技最重要的目的和过去不同了2007-11 P41艺术的主要目的是教会我们了解身边的世界2007-6 P43如果人们更关注目标而不是自己的快乐, 会更可能快乐P45赞美某些个人像英雄一样是有价值的P47现代的进步真的提高了人们的生活质量吗2007-5 P49应该谴责现代社会的物质主义吗专心-专注-专业