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1、小马过河国际教育 2008 年 5 月 SAT 写作真题及要点解答87.Think carefullyabout the issue presentedin the followingexcerptand assignment below:(2008.5)Technological advances have freed society from tiresome labor,suchas washing clothes by hand,hauling heavy loads,and walking long distances,and have given peopleincreased a

2、ccess toinformation and entertainment.Yet,when given a choice,many peoplestill resist using modernconveniences.There must be something to be gained from not usingtechnologyAssignment:Are there benefits to be gained from avoiding the use ofmodern technology,even whenusing it would make life easier?Pl

3、an and write an essay in which youdevelop your point of view on thisissue.Support your position with reasoning and examples taken fromyour reading,studies,experience,or observations.88.Think carefullyabout the issue presentedin the followingexcerptand assignment below:(2008.5)From talent contests to

4、 the Olympics to the Nobel and Pulitzer prizes,we constantly seek to rewardthose who are number one.This emphasis on recognizing the winnercreates the impression that othercompetitors,despite working hard and well,have lost.In many cases,however,the difference betweenthe winner and the losers is sli

5、ght.The wrong person may even be小马过河国际教育 selected as the winner.Awards andprizes merely distract us from valuable qualities possessed by othersbesides the winners.Assignment:Do people place too much emphasis on winning?Plan andwrite an essay in which youdevelop your point of view on this issue.Suppo

6、rt your position withreasoning and examples taken fromyour reading,studies,experience,or observations.89.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerptand assignment below:(2008.5)There are those who believe that everything we do is inspired by thedesire for power in its variousf

7、orms.They maintain that our actions are nothing but expressions ofa striving for power.In this view,even when we act kindly toward other people,we are motivated,whetherwe know it or not,by a desireto have some control over their lives,for our act of kindness putsthem partially in our power.Adapted f

8、rom Leszek Kolakowski,Freedom,Fame,Lying and Betrayal:Essays on Everyday LifeAssignment:Are peoples actions motivated primarily by a desire forpower over others?Plan and writean essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue.Supportyour position with reasoning andexamplestakenfromyourre

9、ading,studies,experience,orobservations.90.Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerptand assignment below:(2008.5)Common sense suggests an obvious division between the past and present,小马过河国际教育 between history andcurrent events.In many cases,however,this boundary is not clear

10、cut because earlier events are notlocked away in the past.Events from history remain alive throughpeoples memories and through books,films,and other media.For both individuals and groups,incidentsfrom the past continue to influence thepresentsometimes positively and sometimes negatively.Assignment:Do incidents from the past continue to influence thepresent?Plan and write an essay inwhich you develop your point of view on this issue.Support yourposition with reasoning and examplestaken from your reading,studies,experience,or observations.