SAT写作题目汇总及预测（四）

No.35

Think carefully about the issue presented in thefollowing excerpt and the assignment below.

Technology promises to make our lives easier,freeing up time for leisure pursuits. But the rapidpace of technological innovation and the split secondprocessing capabilities of computers that can workvirtually nonstop have made all of us feel rushed. Wehave adopted the relentless pace of the verymachines that were supposed to simplify our lives,with the result that, whether at work or play. Peopledo not feel like their lives have changed for the better.

Adapted from Karen Finucan. “Life in the Fast Lane”

Assignment: Do changes that make our lives easier not necessarily make them better? Planand write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your positionwith reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.

No.36

Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignmentbelow.

A mistakenly cynical view of human behavior holds that people are primarily driven by selfishmotives: the desire for wealth, for power, or for fame. Yet history gives us many examples ofindividuals who have sacrificed their own welfare for a cause or a principle that they regarded asmore important than their own lives, Conscience–that powerful inner voice that tells us what isright and what is wrong—-can be a more compelling force than money, power, or fame.

Assignment: Is conscience a more powerful motivator than money, fame, or power? Planand write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your positionwith reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.

No.37

Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignmentbelow.

The old saying, “be careful what you wish for,” may be an appropriate warning. The drive toachieve a particular goal can dangerously narrow one’s perspective and encourage the fantasythat success in one endeavor will solve all of life’s difficulties. In fact, success can sometimeshave unexpected consequences. Those who propel themselves toward the achievement of onegoal often find that their lives are worse once “success” is achieved than they were before.

Assignment: Can success be disastrous? Plan and write an essay in which you develop yourpoint of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from yourreading, studies, experience, or observations.