美国高考作文写什么：思想深度令人叹服

　　一年一度的高考作文题又新鲜出炉了!上海的“一切都会过去和一切都不会过去”、辽宁的“关于苹果”、广东的“回到原点”被评为“最具思考性题目”。

　　下面是堪称美国“高考”的sat(scholastic assessment test)的作文题，其对考生思维广度和深度的考察都令人叹服。童鞋们不妨来动动脑筋，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?