一年一度的高考作文题又新鲜出炉了！再度引起全民大讨论，我们就老看看美国“高考”的SAT（Scholastic Assessment Test）的作文题，对考生思维广度和深度的考察更为深入。童鞋们趁着热风动动脑筋，练练笔吧~
Motivation and Success
动力与成功
--Hardship and Success
苦难与成功
1. Do people truly benefit from hardship and misfortune?
1. 我们真的能从苦难和不幸中获益吗？
2. Do people place too much emphasis on winning?
2. 我们是否过于看重成功了？
3. Do people learn more from losing than from winning?
3. 失败比成功更能让我们学到东西吗？
--Self-Determination and Success
决心与成功
1. Is identity something people are born with or given, or is it something people create for themselves?
1. 身份是与生俱来或者别人给予的，还是我们自造的？
2. Is it best for people to accept who they are and what they have, or should people always strive to better themselves?
2. 我们是该接受现实，还是争取更好的？
3.Do success and happiness depend on the choices people make rather than on factors beyond their control?
3. 成功和幸福取决于我们做出的选择而非不可控因素吗？
--Self Expectation and Success
自我期望与成功
1. Do highly accomplished people achieve more than others mainly because they expect more of themselves?
1. 人们获得更多成就，主要是因为他们的自我期望更高吗?
2. Can people achieve success only if they aim to be perfect?
2. 只有追求完美，才能获得成功吗？
3. Is it best to have low expectations and to set goals we are sure of achieving?
3. 设定我们能够达到的目标，降低期望，是否更好？
--Collaboration and Success
合作与成功
1. Is it necessary for people to combine their efforts with those of others in order to be most effective?
1. 想要高效率是否必须通过和别人合作，共同努力？
2. Are organizations or groups most successful when their members pursue individual wishes and goals?
2. 成员追求个人目标会使这个组织或团体会更加成功吗？
3. Do people achieve more success by cooperation than by competition?
3. 合作比竞争使我们获得更多成功吗？
--Ethics and Success
道德与成功
1. Does fame bring happiness, or are people who are not famous more likely to be happy?
1. 名望能带来快乐吗，还是无名之辈更容易获得快乐？
2. Are people's actions motivated primarily by a desire for power over others?
2. 我们的行为主要以凌驾他人之上的权力为驱动的吗？
--Quality or Quantity and Success
质、量与成功
1. Do people achieve greatness only by finding out what they are especially good at and developing that attribute above all else?
1. 只有发现自己所擅长的并有所发展才能获得成功吗？
2. Are all important discoveries the result of focusing on one subject?
2. 所有重大的发现都是专注于某个领域的结果吗？
Individuality
个性
--Following the Crowd
关于大众
1. Do people need to compare themselves with others in order to appreciate what they have?
1. 我们需要和他人比较，才能鉴别我们所拥有的吗？
2. Are widely held views often wrong, or are such views more likely to be correct?
2. 被广泛接受的观点通常是错误的还是正确的？
3. Is there any value for people to belong only to a group or groups with which they have something in common?
3. 人们仅仅属于和自己有共同点的团体是有价值的吗？
--Following Authority
关于权威
1. Should we pay more attention to people who are older and more experienced than we are?
1. 我们应当更关注那些比我们年长、更有经验的人吗？
2. Should society limit people's exposure to some kinds of information or forms of expression?
2. 社会应当限制某种信息或表达方式的曝光吗？
3. Can a group of people function effectively without someone being in charge
3. 如果没有管理者，一个团体能够有效运转吗？
--Following Creativity
关于创新
1. Is it always better to be original than to imitate or use the ideas of others?
1. 保持原创总是比模仿或借用别人的想法更好吗？
2. Is it better for a society when people act as individuals rather than copying the ideas and opinions of others?
2. 人们保持个性而不是模仿别人的想法，这样对一个社会是否更好？
3. Is creativity needed more than ever in the world today?
3. 当今的世界是否比以往任何时候都更需要创新？
Technological “Progress”
科技“进步”
Does a strong commitment to technological progress cause a society to neglect other values, such as education and the protection of the environment?
一个社会对科技进步的投入会导致对如教育、环保等其他价值的忽略吗？
Heroes
偶像
Do we benefit from learning about the flaws of people we admire and respect?
了解所敬仰的人的缺陷对我们有益吗？
Tradition
传统
Do all established traditions deserve to remain in existence?
所有传统都值得继承和发扬吗？
Loyalty
忠诚
Should people always be loyal?
我们应当时时保持忠诚吗？