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SAT作文题库

SATPracticeEssayPromptsSAT作文题库

Prompt1

SAT考试网整理

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

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

-AdaptedfromSaraLawrence-Lightfoot,I'veKnownRivers:

LivesofLossandLiberation

Assignment:

Domemorieshinderorhelppeopleintheirefforttolearnfromthepastandsucceedinthepresent?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Prompt2

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Whenpeopleformopinionsaboutsomeoneorsomething,whataffectsthemmostisnotsubstancebutstyle.Inotherwords,thewaysomethingappearsorispresentedismoreimportantthanwhatitactuallyis.Thisprincipleaffectshowpeoplelookattheirleadersandtheirlives,thebookstheyread,theproductstheybuy,andeventhesubjectstheytakeatschool.

Assignment:

Isstylemoreimportantthansubstance?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Prompt3

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Ifwevaluedhonesty,wewouldbewillingtoriskourjobstobecomewhistleblowersandtelltruthsthatouremployersdidnotwantrevealed.Ifwevaluedsuccess,wewouldgiveupourfreetimeinordertoexcelinasubjectorsport.Inotherwords,thesacrificeswearewillingtomakerevealwhatwecareaboutthemost.

Assignment:

Canwhatwevaluebedeterminedonlybywhatwesacrifice?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Prompt4

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Somethingflawedisfarmoreinterestingthansomethingperfect.Perfectionisatrifledull.Itisnottheleastoflife’sironiesthatthis,whichweallaimat,isbetternotquiteachieved.

-AdaptedfromW.SomersetMaugham,TheSummingUp

Assignment:

Isperfectionsomethingtobeadmiredorsoughtafter?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Prompt5

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Weneedtorememberthatwisdomisnotjustaboutwhatwethinkorknow,butmoreimportantly,howweact.Simplybeingsmartisnotenough.Idefinewisdomastheapplicationofintelligenceandexperiencetowardtheattainmentofacommongood.Inotherwords,thewisestpeoplearethosewholookoutnotjustforthemselvesbutalsoforothers.

-AdaptedfromRobertJ.Sternberg,“TeachingforWisdominOurSchools”

Assignment:

Whatmakesapersonwise?

Arethewisestpeoplemerelysmartoraretheyalsoconcernedwiththewell-beingofothers?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

May2006SATEssayPrompts

Prompt1

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Somepeopleclaimthateachindividualissolelyresponsibleforwhathappenstohimorher.Buttheclaimthatweoughttotakeabsoluteresponsibilityforthekindsofpeopleweareandthekindsoflivesweleadsuggeststhatwehavecompletecontroloverourlives.Wedonot.Thecircumstancesofourlivescanmakeitmoreorlessimpossibletomakecertainkindsofchoices.

-AdaptedfromGordonD.Marino,“IThinkYouShouldBeResponsible;Me,I’mNotSoSure”

Assignment:

Arewefreetomakeourowndecisionsorarewelimitedinthechoiceswecanmake?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Prompt2

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignment

below.

Certainlyanyonewhoinsistsoncondemningallliesshouldthinkaboutwhatwouldhappenifwecouldreliablytellwhenourfamily,friends,colleagues,andgovernmentleadersweredeceivingus.Itistemptingtothinkthattheworldwouldbecomeabetterplacewithoutthedeceptionsthatseemtointerferewithourattemptsaregenuinecommunication.Ontheotherhand,perhapsthereissuchathingastoomuchhonesty.

AdaptedfromAllisonKornet,“TheTruthAboutLying”

Assignment:

Wouldtheworldbeabetterplaceifeveryonealwaystoldthecompletetruth?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Prompt3

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Itisnotthatpeopledislikebeingpartofacommunity;itisjustthattheycareabouttheirindividualfreedomsmore.Peoplevalueneighborlinessandsocialinteractionuntilbeingpartofagrouprequiresthemtolimittheirfreedomforthelargergoodofthegroup.Butacommunityorgroupcannotfunctioneffectivelyunlesspeoplearewillingtoseasidetheirpersonalinterests.

AdaptedfromWarrenJohnson,TheFutureIsNotWhatItUsedToBe

Assignment:

Doesthesuccessofacommunity–whetheritisaclass,ateam,afamily,anation,oranyothergroup–dependuponpeople’swillingnesstolimittheirpersonalinterests?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Prompt4

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Thereisanoldsaying:

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

AdaptedfromGregoryD.Foster,“Ethics:

TimetoRevisittheBasics”

Assignment:

Doesthetruthchangedependingonhowpeoplelookatthings?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,or

observations.

October2006SATEssayPrompts

Prompt1

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Whilesomepeoplepromotecompetitionastheonlywaytoachievesuccess,othersemphasizethepowerofcooperation.Intenserivalryatworkorplayorengagingincompetitioninvolvingideasorskillsmayindeeddrivepeopleeithertoavoidfailureortoachieveimportantvictories.Inacomplexworld,however,cooperationismuchmorelikelytoproducesignificant,lastingaccomplishments.

Assignment:

Dopeopleachievemoresuccessbycooperationthanbycompetition?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Prompt2

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Sometimesitisnecessarytochallengewhatpeopleinauthorityclaimtobetrue.Althoughsomerespectforauthorityis,nodoubt,necessaryinorderforanygroupororganizationtofunction,questioningthepeopleincharge-eveniftheyareexpertsorleadersintheirfields-makesusbetterthinkers.Itforcesallconcernedtodefendoldideasanddecisionsandtoconsidernewones.Sometimesitcanevencorrectolderrorsinthoughtandputanendtowrongactions.

Assignment:

Isitimportanttoquestiontheideasanddecisionsofpeopleinpositionsofauthority?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Prompt3

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Wedon'treallylearnanythingproperlyuntilthereisaproblem,untilwemakeamistake,untilsomethingfailstogoaswehadhoped.Wheneverythingisworkingwell,withnoproblemsorfailures,whatincentivedowehavetotrysomethingnew?

Weareonlymotivatedtolearnwhenweexperiencedifficulties.

AdaptedfromAlaindeBotton,HowProustCanChangeYourLife:

NotaNovel

Assignment:

Doestruelearningonlyoccurwhenweexperiencedifficulties?

Planandwritean

essayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Prompt4

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Therearetwokindsofpretending.Thereisthebadkind,aswhenapersonfalselypromisestobeyourfriend.Butthereisals