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SAT 写作历年真题汇总:

04. (2005.3) Is a person responsible, through the example he or she sets, for the behavior of other people?
05. (2005.5) Do people depend on work—whether it is a job, schoolwork, or volunteer work—to determine what their daily activities and interactions with others should be?
06 (2005.5) Does progress depend on people with new ideas rather than on people whose ideas are based on the current way of doing things?
07. (2005.5) Are people afraid to speak out against authority, whether the authority is an individual or a group, or a government?
08. (2005.5) Does worrying too much about other people’s opinions prevent us from seeing things clearly?
09. (2005.6) Do memories hinder or help people in their effort to learn from the past and succeed in the present?
10. (2005.6) Do people put too much emphasis on learning practical skills?
11. (2005.6) Should schools help students understand moral choices and social issues?
12. (2005.6) Do newspapers, magazines, television, radio, movies, the Internet, and other media determine what is important to most people?
13. (2005.10) Is success in life earned or do people succeed because they are lucky?
14. (2005.10) Is society’s admiration for famous people beneficial or harmful?
15. (2005.10) Should people make more of an effort to keep some things private?
16. (2005.10) Do we live in a time when people do not engage in serious thinking?
17. (2005.11) Should our perceptions of beauty be influenced by the perceptions of beauty of other people?
18. (2005.11) Is praising others, even if the praise is excessive or undeserved, a necessary part of life?
19. (2005.11) Is conflict helpful?
20. (2005.11) Do people now (i.e., did they not in the past?) use money (and the things that money can buy) to measure success instead of using more meaningful ways to measure success?
21. (2005.11) Has the acquisition of money and possessions replaced more meaningful ways of measuring our achievements?
22. (2005.12) Are leaders necessarily people who are most capable of leadership?
23. (2005.12) Is knowledge of the past no longer useful for us today?
24. (2005.12) Is it necessary to limit or put restrictions on freedom of thought and expression?
25. (2005.12) Do benefits of scientific and technological developments come at the cost of undesirable changes to people’s lives?
26. (2006.1) Do people accomplish more when they are allowed to do things in their own way?
27. (2006.1) Is it necessary to make mistakes, even when doing so has negative consequences for other people?
28. (2006.1) Can any obstacle or disadvantage be turned into something good?
29. (2006.1) Are all important discoveries the result of focusing on one subject?
30. (2006.4) Is it best not to change our ideas, opinions, or behaviors?
31. (2006.4) Is our ability to change ourselves unlimited, or are there limits on our ability to make important changes in our lives?
32. (2006.4) What do you think motivates people to do their best?
33. (2006.4) Should each individual decide what and how to learn?
34. (2006.5) Are we free to make our own decisions or are we limited in the choices we can make?
35. (2006.5) Would the world be a better place if everyone always told the complete truth?
36. (2006.5) Does the success of a community—whether it is a class, a team, a family, a nation, or any other group—depend upon people's willingness to limit their personal interests?
37. (2006.5) Does the truth change depending on how people look at things?
38. (2006.6) Does a strong commitment to technological progress cause a society to neglect other values, such as education and the protection of the environment?
39. (2006.6) Are established rules too limited to guide people in real-life situations?
40. (2006.6) Is it sometimes better to take risks than to follow a more reasonable course of action?
41. (2006.6) Do we tend to accept the opinions of others instead of developing our own independent ideas?
42. (2006.10) Do people achieve more success by cooperation than by competition?
43. (2006.10) Is it important to question the ideas and decisions of people in positions of authority?
44. (2006.10) Does true learning only occur when we experience difficulties?
45. (2006.10) Can deception—pretending that something is true when it is not—sometimes have good results?
46. (2006.11) Do we put too much value on the ideas or actions of individual people?
47. (2006.11) Can books and stories about characters and events that are not real teach us anything useful?
48. (2006.11) Can people achieve success only if they aim to be perfect?
49. (2006.11) Do success and happiness depend on the choices people make rather than on factors beyond their control?
50. (2006.12) Are people more likely to be productive and successful when they ignore the opinions of others?
51. (2006.12) Is it better for people to be realistic or optimistic?
52. (2006.12) Is it important to try to understand people's motivations before judging their actions?
53. (2006.12) Is happiness something over which people have no control, or can people choose to be happy?
55. (2007.1) Is it more important to do work that one finds fulfilling or work that pays well?
56. (2007.1) Is education primarily the result of influences other than school?
57. (2007.1) Is it better to change one's attitude than to change one's circumstances?
58. (2007.3) Is it more valuable for people to fit in than to be unique and different?
59. (2007.3) Is it best to have low expectations and to set goals we are sure of achieving?
60. (2007.3) Do we really benefit from every event or experience in some way?
61. (2007.5) Should modern society be criticized for being materialistic?
62. (2007.5) Can knowledge be a burden rather than a benefit?
63. (2007.5) Is it always best to determine one's own views of right and wrong, or can we benefit from following the crowd?
64. (2007.5) Do circumstances determine whether or not we should tell the truth?
65. (2007.6) Are people more likely to be happy if they focus on goals other than their own happiness?
66. (2007.6) Is there a value in celebrating certain individuals as heroes?
67. (2007.6) Have modern advancements truly improved the quality of people's lives?
68. (2007.6) Do people truly benefit from hardship and misfortune?
69. (2007.10) Is identity something people are born with or given, or is it something people create for themselves?
70. (2007.10) Can people ever be truly original?
71. (2007.10) Do people achieve greatness only by finding out what they are especially good at and developing that attribute above all else?
72. (2007.10) Should we admire heroes but not celebrities?
73. (2007.11) Does having a large number of options to choose from make people happy?
74. (2007.11) Is it always necessary to find new solutions to problems?
75. (2007.11) Is the main value of the arts to teach us about the world around us?
76. (2007.11) Is criticism--- judging or finding fault with the ideas and actions of others--- essential for personal well-being and social progress?
77. (2007.12) Do people need to “unlearn”, or reject, many of their assumptions or ideas?
78. (2007.12) Should people choose one of two opposing sides of an issue, or is the truth usually found “in the middle”?
79. (2007.12) Do images and impressions have too much of an effect on people?
80. (2007.12) Is the most important purpose of technology today different from what it was in the past?
81. (2008.1) Is it always better to be original than to imitate or use the ideas of others?
82. (2008.1) Is the effort involved in pursuing any goal valuable, even if the goal is not reached?
83. (2008.1) Should people always prefer new things, ideas, or values to those of the past?
84. (2008.1) Is there any value for people to belong only to a group or groups with which they have something in common?
85. (2008.3) Are organizations or groups most successful when their members pursue individual wishes and goals?
86. (2008.3) Should people always be loyal?
87. (2008.3) Do people learn more from losing than from winning?
88. (2008.5) Are there benefits to be gained from avoiding the use of modern technology, even when using it would make life easier?
89. (2008.5) Do people place too much emphasis on winning?
90. (2008.5) Are people’s actions motivated primarily by a desire for power over other things?
91. (2008.5) Do incidents from the past continue to influence the present?
92. (2008.6) Does fame bring happiness, or are people who are not famous more likely to be happy?
93. (2008.6) Is it better for a society when people act as individuals rather than copying the ideas and opinions of others?
94. (2008.6) Are widely held views often wrong, or are such views more likely to be correct?
95. (2008.10) Is compromise always the best way to resolve a conflict?
96. (2008.10) Are decisions made quickly just as good as decisions made slowly and carefully?
97. (2008.10) Can a group of people function effectively without someone being in charge?
98. (2008.10) Do actions, not words, reveal a person or group’s true attitudes and intentions?
99. (2008.11) Do we value only what we struggle for?
100. (2008.11) 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?
101. (2008.11) Is it always essential to tell the truth, or are there circumstances in which it is better to lie?
102. (2008.11) What gives us more pleasure and satisfaction: the pursuit of our desires or the attainment of them?
103. (2008.12) Does persistence more important than ability in determining a person's success?
104. (2008.12) Is acting(consciously assuming a role in order to achieve some purpose)an essential part of everyday life?
105. (2008.12) Can people have too much enthusiasm?
106. (2008.12) Do people help others only to help themselves?
107. (2009.1) Does planning interfere with creativity?
l 108. (2009.1) Do highly accomplished people achieve more than others mainly because they expect more of themselves?
l 109. (2009.1) Should people change their decisions when circumstances change, or is it best for them to stick with their original decisions?
110. (2009.1) Is striving to achieve a goal always the best course of action, or should people give up if they are not making progress?
111. (2009.3) Does being ethical make it hard to be successful？
112. (2009.3) Is it sometimes necessary to be impolite?
114. (2009.5) Should we pay more attention to people who are older and more experienced than we are?
116. (2009.5) Has today's abundance of information only made it more difficult for us to understand the world around us?
117. (2009.5) Are people best defined by what they do?
118、（2009.10）Is using humor the best way to approach difficult situations and problems?