5月SAT考试写作真题
<p> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="May">May</span> 2007 <span word="SAT">SAT</span> <span word="Reasoning">Reasoning</span> <span word="Test">Test</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="essay">essay</span> <span word="prompts">prompts</span> <span word="below">below</span>:</p><p> <span word="Prompt">Prompt</span> 1</p><p> <span word="Think">Think</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="excerpt">excerpt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assignment">assignment</span> <span word="below">below</span>.</p><p> <span word="Materialism">Materialism</span>: <span word="its">its</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="loves">loves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hate">hate</span>. <span word="Few">Few</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="materialism">materialism</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="lets">lets</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="it">it</span>: <span word="materialismacquiring">materialismacquiring</span> <span word="possessions">possessions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="moneyis">moneyis</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="criticize">criticize</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="materialistic">materialistic</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consuming">consuming</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span>.<span word="sat">sat</span></p><p> <span word="Adapted">Adapted</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Twitchell">Twitchell</span>, <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="Cheers">Cheers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Materialism">Materialism</span></p><p> <span word="Assignment">Assignment</span>:</p><p> <span word="Should">Should</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="materialistic">materialistic</span>? <span word="Plan">Plan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="essay">essay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>. <span word="Support">Support</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="reasoning">reasoning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="reading">reading</span>, <span word="studies">studies</span>, <span word="experience">experience</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="observations">observations</span>.</p><p> <span word="Prompt">Prompt</span> 2</p><p> <span word="Think">Think</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="excerpt">excerpt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assignment">assignment</span> <span word="below">below</span>.</p><p> <span word="Knowledge">Knowledge</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="power">power</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span>, <span word="medicine">medicine</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="liberated">liberated</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span>, <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tedious">tedious</span> <span word="labor">labor</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="control">control</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="where">where</span>, <span word="when">when</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="know">know</span>-<span word="how">how</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span>.</p>
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