SAT写作练习十大话题.

　　SAT写作是需要持续做练习的，只有在练习的过程中才能慢慢掌握英语的语言和语法，这样你积攒的例证也会越来越多，到真正考试的时候才不会脑子空白一片，不知道用哪些例子来说明自己的观点。在练习的过程中你可以找一些写作的话题，一般是近来人们比较关注的热点，下面是我们为大家列出的十个话题，供大家练习。

　　Topics 01

　　Prompt:

　　"That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly. It is dearness only which gives everything its value." Thomas Paine

　　Assignment:

　　Do we value only what we struggle for? Plan your response, and then write an essay to explain your views on this issue. Be sure to support your position with specific points and examples. (You may use personal examples or examples from your reading, observations, or, knowledge of subjects such as history, literature, science.)

　　Topics 02

　　Prompt:

　　If we are afraid to reveal our lack of knowledge we will not be able to learn. In order to make progress we must admit where we are now. Such an admission of ignorance is not easy. As Thoreau says, “How can we remember our ignorance which our growth requires, when we are using our knowledge all the time?”

　　Assignment:

　　Does the present system of education encourage us to admit our lack of knowledge, or is there too much pressure to demonstrate the acquisition of knowledge? Plan your response...

　　Topics 03

　　Prompt:

　　“A little inaccuracy saves a world of explanation.”C. E. Ayers

　　Assignment:

　　Is it always essential to tell the truth, or are there circumstances in which it is better to lie? Plan your response...

　　Topics 04

　　Prompt:

　　Many societies believe that the pursuit of happiness is a fundamental human right. But it is also true that attainment of happiness remains elusive. Perhaps Bertrand Russell had it right when he said, “To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.”

　　Assignment:

　　What gives us more pleasure and satisfaction: the pursuit of our desires or the attainment of them? Plan your response...

　　Topics 05

　　Prompt:

　　“The price of greatness is responsibility.”Winston Churchill

　　Assignment:

　　Do we expect too much from our public figures? Plan your response...

　　Topics 06

　　Prompt:

　　“A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.” Alexander Pope

　　Assignment:

　　Do we learn more from finding out that we have made mistakes or from our successful actions?

　　Plan your response...

　　Topics 07

　　Prompt:

　　“What man calls civilization always results in deserts. Man is never on the square – he uses up the fat and greenery of the earth. Each generation wastes a little more of the future with greed and lust for riches.” Don Marquis

　　Assignment:

　　With our modern awareness of ecology are we likely to make sufficient progress in conservation, or are we still in danger of damaging the earth beyond repair? Plan your response...

　　Topics 08

　　Prompt:

　　A man who waits to believe in action bore acting is anything you like, but he is not a man of action. It is as if a tennis player bore returning the ball stopped to think about his views of the physical and mental advantages of tennis. You must act as you breathe. Georges Clemenceau

　　Assignment:

　　Is it true that acting quickly and instinctively is the best response to a crisis? Or are there times when an urgent situation requires a more carul consideration and a slower response? You’re your response...

　　Topics 09

　　Prompt:

　　There is usually a kernel of truth in the words Oscar Wilde puts in the mouth of his most outrageous characters – they wouldn’t be funny otherwise. One such gem that is worth pondering is: The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.

　　Assignment:

　　Is it true that when we most need advice we are least willing to listen to it? Or is good advice always welcome? Plan your response...

　　Topics 10

　　Prompt:

　　“Independence? That’s middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth.” Bernard Shaw expected to provoke controversy with these words, but I would agree with him that these days there is too much emphasis on independence. While it is certainly true that excessive dependence on others is not a sign of maturity, total independence of others is neither attainable nor desirable: we need to be mature, and unselfish enough to recognize our interdependence.

　　Assignment:

　　Do we put too much emphasis on self-reliance and independence, and are we afraid of admitting that we need other people in our lives? Plan your response...

　　希望大家可以试着用这些话题练习一下SAT写作，中国有一句俗语：“好记性不如烂笔头。”不管你背多少优秀范文和例证，那都只是比较空泛的东西，因为你没有实践过，就不知道怎么把这些例证放到你的文章当中，而优秀范文也永远都是别人的东西，不能形成你自己的风格，要多练习，写得多了，上了考场自然思如泉涌。