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SAT 作文新题与难题解析[ 新东方教育科技集团美本考试研究院研究员]何湜对于近几年的题目，不少人觉得很难。笔者总被学生和其他科目的老师问到这个问题：“最近作文题目改革了，套不了以前的例子了，需要改变准备套路么？”之所以会有上面的问题，是因为在他们的印象中，SAT 写作都是诸如以下的题目：（2008.5）Are there benefits tobe gained from avoiding the useof modern technology, even whenusing it would make life easier?（200610）Isitimportanttoquestion the ideas and decisionsof people in positions of authority?（2006 1）Can any obstacleor disadvantage be turned intosomething good?（2006.1）Do people accomplishmore when they are allowed to dothings in their own way?（2006 1）Can any obstacleor disadvantage be turned intosomething good? （SAT 官方指南）Is deception ever justified?所以，当考生面对下面这些题目的时候自然会哀叹自己晚生了几年：（2013.10）Does having too muchinformation about public figuresdistract us from the importantissues?（2013.10）Do we place too littlevalue on privacy?（20136）Do people need toknow the source of any informationbefore they use it?（2011.11）Are the consequencesof peoples actions more importantthan the motivesbehind theactions?（2011.10）Are people overlyinfluenced by unrealistic claimsand misleading images?在考场上，很多同学看到这些题目，心立刻凉了半截儿，继而从紧张转为绝望，接着进入大无畏的境界，安慰自己既然这次积累了人品，下次考试必将一马平川。一、SAT 作文以分类题目考核为主，可以在之前的题目找到对应。这些题目并没有那么可怕，它们都能多多少少的在以前的题目中找到对应和思路。在2014 年的SAT 写作考试中，我们预测仍会考分类题目，这些分类题目在之前考过的SAT作文题目中可以找到对应，我们先看一道老题目：（2005.10）Is society’s admiration for famouspeople beneficial or harmful?此题在摘要部分中做了如下的提示：“Admiration forcelebrities is often accompanied by contempt for “average” people. As we focus on the famous,other people become less important to us. The worldbecomes populated with a few “some bodies”andan excess of “near-nobodies.”我们这时再来看上边提到的（2013.10）Does having toomuch information about public figures distract us fromthe important issues? 会不会觉得轻松一些呢？而上边提到的2013 年10 月关于“privacy”的题目，实际曾经考过两次，分别是（2009.12）Should people give up theirprivacy in exchange for convenience or free services? 和（2005.10）Should people make more of an effortto keep some things private? 当年的题目如若大家都研究分析过，那么这道新题其实是很简单的。同样，下面的题目放到一起时，我们也能看出他们的相似性：（2006.12）Is it important to try to un