SAT历年真题作文.docx

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SAT历年真题作文

2005年3月SAT写作真题

Prompt1

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Giventheimportanceofhumancreativity,onewouldthinkitshouldhaveahighpriorityamongourconcerns.Butifwelookatthereality,weseeadifferentpicture.Basicscientificresearchisminimizedinfavorofimmediatepracticalapplications.Theartsareincreasinglyseenasdispensableluxuries.Yetascompetitionheatsuparoundtheglobe,exactlytheoppositestrategyisneeded.

AdaptedfromMihalyCsikszentmihaly

Assignment

Iscreativityneededmorethaneverintheworldtoday?

2005年6月SAT考试写作真题

Prompt1

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Manypersonsbelievethattomoveuptheladderofsuccessandachievement,theymustforgetthepast,repressit,andrelinquishit.Butothershavejusttheoppositeview.Theyseeoldmemoriesasachancetoreckonwiththepastandintegratepastandpresent.

AdaptedfromSaraLawrence-Lightfoot

Assignment:

Domemorieshinderorhelppeopleintheirefforttolearnfromthepastandsucceedinthepresent?

Prompt2

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Icannotcomprehendthosewhoemphasizeorrecognizeonlywhatisuseful.Iamconcernedthatlearningforlearning'ssakeisnolongerconsidereddesirable,thateverythingwedoandthinkmustbedirectedtowardthesolutionofapracticalproblem.Moreandmoreweseemtotrytoteachhowtomakeagoodlivingandnothowtoliveagoodlife.

AdaptedfromPhilipD.Jordan 

Assignment:

Dopeopleputtoomuchemphasisonlearningpracticalskills?

Prompt3

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Mostofourschoolsarenotfacinguptotheirresponsibilities.Wemustbegintoaskourselveswhethereducatorsshouldhelpstudentsaddressthecriticalmoralchoicesandsocialissuesofourtime.Schoolshaveresponsibilitiesbeyondtrainingpeopleforjobsandgettingstudentsintocollege.sat

AdaptedfromSviShapiro 

Assignment:

Shouldschoolshelpstudentsunderstandmoralchoicesandsocialissues?

Prompt4

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Themedianotonlytransmitinformationandculture,theyalsodecidewhatinformationisimportant.Inthatway,theyhelptoshapecultureandvalues.

AdaptedfromAlisonBernstein 

Assignment:

Donewspapers,magazines,television,radio,movies,theInternet,andothermediadeterminewhatisimportanttomostpeople?

2006年1月SAT真题写作题目

Prompt1

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Everyimportantdiscoveryresultsfrompatience,perseverance,andconcentration--sometimescontinuingformonthsoryears--ononespecificsubject.Apersonwhowantstodiscoveranewtruthmustremainabsorbedbythatonesubject,mustpaynoattentiontoanythoughtthatisunrelatedtotheproblem.

AdaptedfromSantiagoRamonCajal,AdviceforaYoungInvestigator

Assignment:

Areallimportantdiscoveriestheresultoffocusingononesubject?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

2006年5月SAT考试作文题目

Prompt1

Somepeopleclaimthateachindividualissolelyresponsibleforwhathappentohimorher.Buttheclaimthatweoughttotakeabsoluteresponsibilityforthekindsofpeopleweareandthekidsoflivesweleadsuggeststhatwehavecompletecontroloverourlives.Wedonot.Thecircumstancesofourlivescanmakeitmoreorlessimpossibletomakecertainkindsofchoices.

Assignment 

Arewefreetomakeourowndecisionsorarewelimitedinthechoiceswecanmake?

Plananwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Prompt2

Certainlyanyonewhoinsistson,condemningallliesshouldthinkaboutwhatwouldhappenifwecouldreliablytellwhenourfamily,friends,colleagues,andgovernmentleadersweredeceivingus.Itistemptingtothinkthattheworldwouldbecomeabetterplacewithoutthedeceptionsthatseemtointerferewithourattemptsatgenuinecommunication.Ontheotherhand,perhapsthereissuchathingastoomuchhonesty.

AdaptedfromAllisonKornet,"TheTruthAboutLying"

Assignment

Wouldtheworldbeabetterplaceifeveryonealwaystoldthecompletetruth?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Prompt3

Itisnotthatpeopledislikebeingpartofacommunity;itisjustthattheycareabouttheirindividualfreedomsmore.Peoplevalueneighborlinessandsocialinteraction-untilbeingpartofagrouprequiresthemtolimittheirfreedomforthelargergoodofthegroup.Butacommunityorgroupcannotfunctioneffectivelyunlesspeoplearewillingtosetasidetheirpersonalinterests.

AdaptedfromWarrenJohnson,theFutureIsNotWhatItUsedToBe

Assignment

Doesthesuccessofacommunity-whetheritisaclass,ateam,afamily,anation,oranyothergroup-dependuponpeople'swillingnesstolimittheirpersonalinterests?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Prompt4

Thereisanoldsaying:

“Apersonwithonewatchknowswhattimeitis;apersonwithtwowatchesisn’tsosure.”Inotherwords,apersonwholooksatanobjectoreventfromtwodifferentanglesseessomethingdifferentfromeachposition.Moreover,twoormorepeoplelookingatthesamethingmayeachperceivesomethingdifferent.Inotherwords,truth,likebeauty,maylieintheeyeofthebeholder.

AdaptedfromGregoryD.Foster,"Ethics:

TimetoRevisittheBasics" 

Assignment

Doesthetruthchangedependingonhowpeoplelookatthings?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

2006年6月SAT考试作文题目

Prompt1

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Wemeasureourprogressasacivilizationbywhatweseeasadvancesintechnology,whichseemmoresignificantthansuchconcernsaseducationandtheconditionofthenaturalworld.Still,Iwouldprefertobeapartofacommunitythatjudgeditselfonthehappinessofitsmembersratherthanonthedevelopmentofnewtechnology.

AdaptedfromThomasMoore

Assignment:

Doesastrongcommitmenttotechnologicalprogresscauseasocietytoneglectothervalues,suchaseducationandtheprotectionoftheenvironment?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Prompt2

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Peopleareoftentoldtoobeytherules.Inreality,theserulesarenotpermanent:

whatisrightatagivenpointintimemaybedeclaredwrongatanothertimeandviceversa.Theworldchangessorapidlythatrulesareout-of-datealmostassoonastheyarecreated.Peoplecannotrelyonestablishedguidelinestodeterminewhattheyshouldandshouldnotdo.

AdaptedfromGregoryD.Foster

Assignment:

Areestablishedrulestoolimitedtoguidepeopleinreal-lifesituations?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations. 

Prompt3

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Isuspectthatlikemanypeoplewhowatchtheirdiet,exerciseregularly,andchecktheweatherreportbeforeleavingthehouse,Iamalittletooconcernedwithcontrollingwhatcan'tbefullycontrolled.IknowIamdoingthesensiblething.ButIsometimesthinkthatthemorerecklessamongusmayhavesomethingtoteachtherestofusaboutfreedom.Perhapsthereissomethinggoodabouttakingchancesagainstourbetterjudgments.

AdaptedfromMelvinKonner

Assignment:

Isitsometimesbettertotakerisksthantofollowamorereasonablecourseofaction?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

 Prompt4

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Itisraretofindanobjectiveandindependentviewpointonstyle,literature,politics,oranyothermatter.Manypeople'sopinionsareformedthroughtheirassociationswithothers.Itisournaturetoconform;conformityisaforcethatfewcansuccessfullyresist.Wegiveintothehumaninstincttogoalongwiththecrowdandtohaveitsapproval.

AdaptedfromMarkTwain

Assignment:

Dowetendtoaccepttheopinionsofothersinsteadofdevelopingourownindependentideas?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

2006年10月SAT考试作文真题

Prompt1

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Whilesomepeoplepromotecompetitionastheonlywaytoach