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1、智 课 网 S A T 备 考 资 料SAT作文高分备考策略解析(上)-智课教育出国考试SAT-Lucy Haagen Method offers classes to prepare Chinese students for the SAT. While all sections of the examination are challenging, we have found the writing section poses the greatest obstacle to SAT success. Can I Prepare? Some students believe that be
2、cause they dont know the essay question ahead of time, they cannot prepare. This attitude is very wrong. Runners cannot predict how they will do in a particular race, but they still spend long hours getting ready for competition. You should follow their example. Specifically: 1. Prepare a chart of f
3、amous people in books and history and the ideas that their lives and experience illustrate. 2. Read examples of good SAT essays. We have included on at the end of this article. You can find others on the website of the company that writes the SAT (. We do not advise buying Chinese books that claim t
4、o contain examples of good essays. We have found that these contain many errors and do not provide useful models.3. Write practice SAT essays using real topics. We have also included a list of topics for your practice. Students interested in having their practice essays graded can contact us for mor
5、e information about this affordable service Sample SAT Essay : Rags to Riches Prompt: “Rags to Riches“ is an American phrase that refers to upward mobility - the possibility that a poor child can, through intelligence and hard work, become an affluent adult. While inheriting a billion dollars is sti
6、ll the easiest way to land on our list of the worlds wealthiest, it certainly isnt the most common. Almost two-thirds of the worlds 946 billionaires made their fortunes from scratch, relying on grit and determination, and notgood genes. Assignment: Do you believe that in the global economy it is pos
7、sible to go from “rags to riches?“ Using examples from your reading, studies or personal experience, write an essay developing your point of view. As I look around contemporary China, I see strong evidence that it is possible to go from “rags to riches.” Not long ago, China was an underdeveloped cou
8、ntry. Now, China is predicted to overtake the United States before mid-century as the worlds largest economy. The story of Chinas emergence from rags to riches is reflected in the life experiences of two men, each of whom proves that rags to riches is more than just a motivating slogan.Successful en
9、trepreneur Li Jai Cheng began his adult life under difficult financial circumstances. Though born to an educated family, when he was fourteen, his father died. As a result he had to leave school to work to support his mother and sisters. Had he just worked, he might have moved from rags to regular c
10、lothes, but certainly not to riches. The key to Li Jais success was his extraordinary commitment to education. After a long day of factory work, he would stay up late at night reading used books he would buy cheaply and then resell to buy more used books. In this way, he learned many valuable busine
11、ss skills and became proficient in English. As a result he was promoted and ultimately able to start his first of many successful businesses, among them a number of joint ventures with global partners. Like Li Jai Cheng, Li Yanhong experienced hardship during his childhood. Born during the Cultural
12、Revolution, Li was typical of his generation in experiencing the privations of a nation in transition. For Li Yanhong, formal education opened the door to opportunity. With a degree in Information Technology, Li wasable to study in the United States. Ther,e he took advantage of this opportunity to l
13、earn about search engines. In 2000, upon his return to China, he founded Baidu, Chinas most popular search engine, and in 2004, his company was listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Li Jai Cheng and Li Yan Hong demonstrate that it is possible to rise from rags to riches in the global economy. The experiences of these contemporary Chinese “Horatio Algers” point to three ingredients crucial to business success in the 21st century: Education, English and International Cooperation. Sample SAT Essay Questions from the November, 2009 SAT Examination
