SAT作文分類一 ：主流權威，他人觀點，媒體廣告。

　　1. Is the opinion of the majorityin government or in any other circumstancesa poor guide?

　　2. Are people afraid to speak out against authority, whether the authority is an individual, a group, or a government?

　　3. Does worrying too much about other peoples opinions prevent us from seeing things clearly?

　　4. Do newspapers, magazines, television, radio, movies, the Internet, and other media determine what is important to most people?

　　5. Is praising others, even if the praise is excessive or undeserved, a necessary part of life?

　　6. Is it important to question the ideas and decisions of people in positions of authority?

　　7. Is criticismjudging or finding fault with the ideas and actions of othersessential for personal well-being and social progress?

　　8. Should our perceptions of beauty be influenced by the perceptions of beauty of other people?

　　9. Are established rules too limited to guide people in real-life situations?

　　10. Do we need other people to identify who we are?

　　11. Are people more likely to be productive and successful when they ignore the opinion of others?

　　這一類的關鍵詞主要是圍繞他人的意見觀點對自己以及別人的影響。其中主流權威這些是常見的觀點，這里應該要有個辨證的把握，不要迷信他人觀點，但也要肯定他人的建議的作用和影響。當然影響也有正面和負面的，就看你站在哪個角度上去說。最好這一類的偏重于一方面去寫論點，這樣比較好統一，以一蓋全。

　　SAT作文分類二：創造力，新思想。

　　1.Is creativity needed more than ever in the world today?

　　2.Does progress depend on people with new ideas rather than on people whose ideas are based on the current way of doing things?

　　3.Can people ever be truly original?

　　4.Is it always necessary to find new solutions to problems?

　　5.Is it always better to be original than to imitate or use the ideas of others?

　　6.Do closed doors make us creative?

　　7. Should people always prefer the new things, ideas,or values to those of the past?

　　這一類的題目強調創造力對個人及社會的促進和推動作用，出題角度較一致，從過去和現在說都可，可以聯系科技藝術的例子，屬于比較好寫的一類題目。

　　SAT作文分類三： 選擇，決定。

　　1. Are people better at making observations, discoveries, and decisions if they remain neutral and impartial?

　　2. Do success and happiness depend on the choices people make rather than on factors beyond their control?

　　3. Does having a large number of options to choose from make people happy?

　　4. Should people choose one of two opposing sides of an issue, or is the truth usually found in the middle

　　5. Are peoples lives the results of the choice they make?

　　6. Do bad choices and good choices equally have negative consequences?

　　7. Are we free to make our own decisions or are limited in the choices we make?

　　8. Is it important to understand peoples motivations before judge their actions?

　　9. Are peoples actions motivated by a desire for power over others?

　　這一類的題目有些分散，但是都圍繞著choice 和decision從各個角度探討它們與人的主觀能動性和客觀約束的關系。每個人都要做很多重要的決定，如何去正確的做出選擇，以及這些選擇對我們未來及他人的影響，都是值得思考的。有些題目可能不太好想觀點，那可以嘗試著用別的題目的觀點往里面套，找出共通的地方。

　　SAT作文分類四： 個人與集體，個性和自我。

　　1. Is a person responsible, through the example he or she sets, for the behavior of other people?

　　2. Do we put too much value on the ideas or actions of individual people?

　　3. Should people take more responsibility for solving problems that affect their communities or the nation in general?

　　4. Is it always best to determine ones own views of right and wrong, or can we benefit from following the crowd?

　　5. Is there any value for people to belong only to a group or groups with which they have somethingin common?

　　6. Are organizations or groups most successful when their members pursue individual wishes and goals?

　　7. Do people accomplish more when they are allowed to do things in their own way?

　　8. Should each individual decide what and how to learn?

　　9. Does the success of a communitywhether it is a class, a team, a family, a nation, or any other groupdepend upon peoples willingness to limit their personal interests?

　　10. Do we tend to accept the opinions of others instead of developing our own independent ideas?

　　11. Is it more valuable for people to fit in than to be unique and different?

　　這一類題目似乎跟第一類有些交集，但這里探討的更多是個人與集體的辨證關系。每個人都屬于集體中的一員，處理好與集體的關系是很重要的，但保持個性和自我也是很重要的。個人與集體利益價值觀之間的沖突，往往也是SAT作文題目的取材點。可以參照第一類的部分觀點，但也應更多地把論證集中在比較個人與集體上。

　　SAT作文分類五： 成功，金錢，名譽。

　　1. Is success in life earned or do people succeed because they are lucky?

　　2. Has the acquisition of money and possessions replaced more meaningful ways of measuring our achievements?

　　3. Is it more important to do work that one finds fulfilling or work that pays well?

　　4. Is it best to have low expectations and to set goals we are sure of achieving?

　　5. Do people achieve greatness only by finding out what they are especially good at and developing that attribute above all else?

　　6. Is the effort involved in pursuing any goal valuable, even if the goal is not reached?

　　7. Can success be disastrous?

　　8. Do people have to be highly competitive to succeed?

　　9. Do people achieve success only if they aim to be perfect?

　　10. Do people achieve more success by cooperation than by competition?

　　11. Do people place too much emphasis on winning?

　　SAT作文分類六：如何衡量個人的成六. 逆境，挫折，失敗。

　　1. Is conflict helpful?

　　2. Is it necessary to make mistakes, even when doing so has negative consequences for other people?

　　3. Can any obstacle or disadvantage be turned into something good?

　　4. Does true learning only occur when we experience difficulties?

　　5. Do people truly benefit from hardship and misfortune?

　　6. Do you think that ease does not challenge us and that we need adversity to help us discover who we are?

　　7. Do people learn more from losing than winning?

　　這類題目例子很豐富，論證也相對比較容易。無非是講挫折和失敗對人的影響，以及失敗與成功的辨證關系。我相信許多人在準備SAT的過程中，也經歷過不少坎坷，如果你懂得如何把坎坷轉換成動力和堅韌的意志，那這篇作文應該只是小菜一碟。

　　SAT作文分類七：英雄，名人，領導。

　　1. Are leaders necessarily people who are most capable of leadership?

　　2. Is societys admiration for famous people beneficial or harmful?

　　3. Is there a value in celebrating certain individuals as heroes?

　　4. Should we admire heroes but not celebrities?

　　5. Should heroes be defined who say what they think when we lack the courage to say so?

　　講到個人崇拜，英雄名人對社會的作用，大家可以結合歷史與當今社會的一些現象談談，不管怎么說，在你的例子里面準備幾個有名的政治家是相當必要的，它不僅能體現領導能力，還能闡述偉人對社會歷史的推動作用。

　　SAT作文分類八：改變。

　　1. Do the benefits of scientific and technological developments come at the cost of undesirable changes to peoples lives?

　　2. Is it best not to change our ideas, opinions, or behaviors?

　　3. Is our ability to change ourselves unlimited, or are there limits on our ability to make important changes in our lives?

　　4. Does the truth change depending on how people look at things?

　　5. Is it better to change ones attitude than to change ones circumstances?

　　6. What motivates people to change?

　　7. Do changes make our lives easier not necessarily make them better?

　　8. Is the world changing for better?

　　馬克思說過，物質是運動的，萬事萬物無時無刻不在變化。我們從變化中得到什么，失去什么，變革與發展又對社會產生什么樣的影響，都是我們應該思考。雖然在作文里面我們要一邊倒地去支持一個觀點，但是在平時的思考中辨證看待問題無疑對邏輯思維有很大的提高和幫助。

　　SAT作文分類九： 其他

　　工作：Do people depend on work to determine what their daily activities and interactions with others should be?

　　物質與現實主義：Do people put too much emphasis on learning practical skills?

　　Is it better for people to be realistic or optimistic?

　　Should modern society be criticized for being materialistic?

　　科技：How modern achievements improve the quality of peoples lives?

　　Is the most important purpose of technology today different form what it was in the past?

　　Does a strong commitment to technology progress cause a society to neglect other values, such as education and the protection of environment?

　　Are there any benefit to be gained from avoided the use of technology, even when using it would make life easier?

　　教育知識：Should school help students understand moral choices and social issues?

　　Is education primarily the result of influences other than school?

　　Can knowledge be a burden rather than a benefit?

　　藝術：Is the main value of arts to teach us about the world around us?

　　Do images and impressions have too much of an effect on people?

　　Can books and stories about characters and events that are not real teach us anything useful?誠實忠誠：Should people always be loyal?

　　Should people make more of an effort to keep things private?

　　Would the world be a better place if everyone always told the complete truth?

　　Can deception sometimes have good results?

　　冒險：Is it important to take risks than to follow a more reasonable course of action?

　　專注：Are all important discoveries the result of focusing on one subject?

　　思考：Do we live in a time when people do not engage in serious thinking?

　　言論自由：Is it necessary to limit or put restrictions on freedom of thought and expression?

　　幸福快樂：Is happiness something over which people have no control, or people can choose to be happy?

　　Are people more likely be happy if they focus on goals rather than their own happiness?

　　經驗：Do we really benefit from every event or experience in some way?

　　歷史：Do memories hinder or help people to learn form the past and succeed in the present?

　　Is knowledge of past no longer useful for us today?

　　Do incidents from the past continue to influence the present?

　　其他：Do people learn who they are when they are forced into action?

　　Is the way something seems to be not always the same as it actually is?

　　Is identity something people are born with or given, or it is something people create for themselves?

　　SAT作文分類一 ：主流權威，他人觀點，媒體廣告。

　　1. Is the opinion of the majorityin government or in any other circumstancesa poor guide?

　　2. Are people afraid to speak out against authority, whether the authority is an individual, a group, or a government?

　　3. Does worrying too much about other peoples opinions prevent us from seeing things clearly?

　　4. Do newspapers, magazines, television, radio, movies, the Internet, and other media determine what is important to most people?

　　5. Is praising others, even if the praise is excessive or undeserved, a necessary part of life?

　　6. Is it important to question the ideas and decisions of people in positions of authority?

　　7. Is criticismjudging or finding fault with the ideas and actions of othersessential for personal well-being and social progress?

　　8. Should our perceptions of beauty be influenced by the perceptions of beauty of other people?

　　9. Are established rules too limited to guide people in real-life situations?

　　10. Do we need other people to identify who we are?

　　11. Are people more likely to be productive and successful when they ignore the opinion of others?

　　這一類的關鍵詞主要是圍繞他人的意見觀點對自己以及別人的影響。其中主流權威這些是常見的觀點，這里應該要有個辨證的把握，不要迷信他人觀點，但也要肯定他人的建議的作用和影響。當然影響也有正面和負面的，就看你站在哪個角度上去說。最好這一類的偏重于一方面去寫論點，這樣比較好統一，以一蓋全。

　　SAT作文分類二：創造力，新思想。

　　1.Is creativity needed more than ever in the world today?

　　2.Does progress depend on people with new ideas rather than on people whose ideas are based on the current way of doing things?

　　3.Can people ever be truly original?

　　4.Is it always necessary to find new solutions to problems?

　　5.Is it always better to be original than to imitate or use the ideas of others?

　　6.Do closed doors make us creative?

　　7. Should people always prefer the new things, ideas,or values to those of the past?

　　這一類的題目強調創造力對個人及社會的促進和推動作用，出題角度較一致，從過去和現在說都可，可以聯系科技藝術的例子，屬于比較好寫的一類題目。

　　SAT作文分類三： 選擇，決定。

　　1. Are people better at making observations, discoveries, and decisions if they remain neutral and impartial?

　　2. Do success and happiness depend on the choices people make rather than on factors beyond their control?

　　3. Does having a large number of options to choose from make people happy?

　　4. Should people choose one of two opposing sides of an issue, or is the truth usually found in the middle

　　5. Are peoples lives the results of the choice they make?

　　6. Do bad choices and good choices equally have negative consequences?

　　7. Are we free to make our own decisions or are limited in the choices we make?

　　8. Is it important to understand peoples motivations before judge their actions?

　　9. Are peoples actions motivated by a desire for power over others?

　　這一類的題目有些分散，但是都圍繞著choice 和decision從各個角度探討它們與人的主觀能動性和客觀約束的關系。每個人都要做很多重要的決定，如何去正確的做出選擇，以及這些選擇對我們未來及他人的影響，都是值得思考的。有些題目可能不太好想觀點，那可以嘗試著用別的題目的觀點往里面套，找出共通的地方。

　　SAT作文分類四： 個人與集體，個性和自我。

　　1. Is a person responsible, through the example he or she sets, for the behavior of other people?

　　2. Do we put too much value on the ideas or actions of individual people?

　　3. Should people take more responsibility for solving problems that affect their communities or the nation in general?

　　4. Is it always best to determine ones own views of right and wrong, or can we benefit from following the crowd?

　　5. Is there any value for people to belong only to a group or groups with which they have somethingin common?

　　6. Are organizations or groups most successful when their members pursue individual wishes and goals?

　　7. Do people accomplish more when they are allowed to do things in their own way?

　　8. Should each individual decide what and how to learn?

　　9. Does the success of a communitywhether it is a class, a team, a family, a nation, or any other groupdepend upon peoples willingness to limit their personal interests?

　　10. Do we tend to accept the opinions of others instead of developing our own independent ideas?

　　11. Is it more valuable for people to fit in than to be unique and different?

　　這一類題目似乎跟第一類有些交集，但這里探討的更多是個人與集體的辨證關系。每個人都屬于集體中的一員，處理好與集體的關系是很重要的，但保持個性和自我也是很重要的。個人與集體利益價值觀之間的沖突，往往也是SAT作文題目的取材點。可以參照第一類的部分觀點，但也應更多地把論證集中在比較個人與集體上。

　　SAT作文分類五： 成功，金錢，名譽。

　　1. Is success in life earned or do people succeed because they are lucky?

　　2. Has the acquisition of money and possessions replaced more meaningful ways of measuring our achievements?

　　3. Is it more important to do work that one finds fulfilling or work that pays well?

　　4. Is it best to have low expectations and to set goals we are sure of achieving?

　　5. Do people achieve greatness only by finding out what they are especially good at and developing that attribute above all else?

　　6. Is the effort involved in pursuing any goal valuable, even if the goal is not reached?

　　7. Can success be disastrous?

　　8. Do people have to be highly competitive to succeed?

　　9. Do people achieve success only if they aim to be perfect?

　　10. Do people achieve more success by cooperation than by competition?

　　11. Do people place too much emphasis on winning?

　　SAT作文分類六：如何衡量個人的成六. 逆境，挫折，失敗。

　　1. Is conflict helpful?

　　2. Is it necessary to make mistakes, even when doing so has negative consequences for other people?

　　3. Can any obstacle or disadvantage be turned into something good?

　　4. Does true learning only occur when we experience difficulties?

　　5. Do people truly benefit from hardship and misfortune?

　　6. Do you think that ease does not challenge us and that we need adversity to help us discover who we are?

　　7. Do people learn more from losing than winning?

　　這類題目例子很豐富，論證也相對比較容易。無非是講挫折和失敗對人的影響，以及失敗與成功的辨證關系。我相信許多人在準備SAT的過程中，也經歷過不少坎坷，如果你懂得如何把坎坷轉換成動力和堅韌的意志，那這篇作文應該只是小菜一碟。

　　SAT作文分類七：英雄，名人，領導。

　　1. Are leaders necessarily people who are most capable of leadership?

　　2. Is societys admiration for famous people beneficial or harmful?

　　3. Is there a value in celebrating certain individuals as heroes?

　　4. Should we admire heroes but not celebrities?

　　5. Should heroes be defined who say what they think when we lack the courage to say so?

　　講到個人崇拜，英雄名人對社會的作用，大家可以結合歷史與當今社會的一些現象談談，不管怎么說，在你的例子里面準備幾個有名的政治家是相當必要的，它不僅能體現領導能力，還能闡述偉人對社會歷史的推動作用。

　　SAT作文分類八：改變。

　　1. Do the benefits of scientific and technological developments come at the cost of undesirable changes to peoples lives?

　　2. Is it best not to change our ideas, opinions, or behaviors?

　　3. Is our ability to change ourselves unlimited, or are there limits on our ability to make important changes in our lives?

　　4. Does the truth change depending on how people look at things?

　　5. Is it better to change ones attitude than to change ones circumstances?

　　6. What motivates people to change?

　　7. Do changes make our lives easier not necessarily make them better?

　　8. Is the world changing for better?

　　馬克思說過，物質是運動的，萬事萬物無時無刻不在變化。我們從變化中得到什么，失去什么，變革與發展又對社會產生什么樣的影響，都是我們應該思考。雖然在作文里面我們要一邊倒地去支持一個觀點，但是在平時的思考中辨證看待問題無疑對邏輯思維有很大的提高和幫助。

　　SAT作文分類九： 其他

　　工作：Do people depend on work to determine what their daily activities and interactions with others should be?

　　物質與現實主義：Do people put too much emphasis on learning practical skills?

　　Is it better for people to be realistic or optimistic?

　　Should modern society be criticized for being materialistic?

　　科技：How modern achievements improve the quality of peoples lives?

　　Is the most important purpose of technology today different form what it was in the past?

　　Does a strong commitment to technology progress cause a society to neglect other values, such as education and the protection of environment?

　　Are there any benefit to be gained from avoided the use of technology, even when using it would make life easier?

　　教育知識：Should school help students understand moral choices and social issues?

　　Is education primarily the result of influences other than school?

　　Can knowledge be a burden rather than a benefit?

　　藝術：Is the main value of arts to teach us about the world around us?

　　Do images and impressions have too much of an effect on people?

　　Can books and stories about characters and events that are not real teach us anything useful?誠實忠誠：Should people always be loyal?

　　Should people make more of an effort to keep things private?

　　Would the world be a better place if everyone always told the complete truth?

　　Can deception sometimes have good results?

　　冒險：Is it important to take risks than to follow a more reasonable course of action?

　　專注：Are all important discoveries the result of focusing on one subject?

　　思考：Do we live in a time when people do not engage in serious thinking?

　　言論自由：Is it necessary to limit or put restrictions on freedom of thought and expression?

　　幸福快樂：Is happiness something over which people have no control, or people can choose to be happy?

　　Are people more likely be happy if they focus on goals rather than their own happiness?

　　經驗：Do we really benefit from every event or experience in some way?

　　歷史：Do memories hinder or help people to learn form the past and succeed in the present?

　　Is knowledge of past no longer useful for us today?

　　Do incidents from the past continue to influence the present?

　　其他：Do people learn who they are when they are forced into action?

　　Is the way something seems to be not always the same as it actually is?

　　Is identity something people are born with or given, or it is something people create for themselves?