首先先說(shuō)下這次考到的題目如下
　　1. ISSUE
　　37. Society should identify those children who have special talents and provide training for them at an early age to develop their talents.
　　社會(huì)應(yīng)該甄別那些天資聰穎的孩子，并且年幼的時(shí)候就開(kāi)始提供訓(xùn)練培養(yǎng)它們的才能。
　　Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the recommendation and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, describe specific circumstances in which adopting the recommendation would or would not be advantageous and explain how these examples shape your position.
　　點(diǎn)評(píng)：這道題目不算高頻，難度當(dāng)然也不算高，正反面還是比較容易展開(kāi)的。下面是簡(jiǎn)單的解析
　　此題涉及到天才教育方面的知識(shí)，可參考作文大講堂的相關(guān)要點(diǎn)如下：
　　Gifted education is a broad term for special practices, procedures and theories used in the education of children who have been identified as gifted or talented. Programs providing such education are sometimes called Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) or Talented and Gifted (TAG) programs. Youths are sometimes identified as gifted by placing highly on certain standardized tests, although sole reliance on this method is often considered inappropriate, and educators are shifting towards broader means of identification. In order to preclude tracking or gate keeping, programs of gifted education often use the student's interest, parental request, and teacher's recommendations as additional criteria for entry.
　　Gifted programs are often cut when budgets are tight, partly because they are seen as a luxury, which suggests that they continue to have modest political support in many communities. The history of gifted education in the US, however, shows continued support from national policy-makers since the mid-twentieth century.
　　具體的攻擊可以先抑后揚(yáng)：
　　(1). The decision to identify children itself is inadvisable. 每個(gè)人都有選擇自主的權(quán)力，不能因?yàn)榇笕苏J(rèn)為他們?cè)谀撤矫嫒菀壮晒Χ鵂奚糇约旱膼?ài)好跟抉擇。
　　(a) For those who are considered to be prodigies, due to their immaturity, their might become self-complacent and thus take it for granted that they could make achievements without efforts because of their special talents.
　　(b) For those who are not considered to be prodigies, they might regard themselves as unpromising ones and hence give up the chance to be outstanding in their adulthood.
　　(c) 可能會(huì)缺乏全面教育，心理出問(wèn)題，或最后變平庸。
　　(d) Having little time to play as other children and thus are deprived of the happiness and easiness of normal life.交往圈局限在聰明的人中，難以了解平凡人的生活和優(yōu)點(diǎn)，產(chǎn)生偏見(jiàn) 沒(méi)有正常的童年
　　(2) 不可否認(rèn)，有些神童的確是在小時(shí)候開(kāi)始培養(yǎng)的。例如莫扎特和貝多芬。但是這是建立在識(shí)別神童、培養(yǎng)及其自身努力的共同基礎(chǔ)之上。
　　54. In order to become well-rounded individuals, all college students should be required to take courses in which they read poetry, novels, mythology, and other types of imaginative literature.為了成為全面發(fā)展的個(gè)體，應(yīng)該要求所有的大學(xué)生選擇可以閱讀詩(shī)歌、小說(shuō)、神話(huà)等想象力文學(xué)的課程。
　　Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the recommendation and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, describe specific circumstances in which adopting the recommendation would or would not be advantageous and explain how these examples shape your position.
　　點(diǎn)評(píng)：這道題難度一般。下面是作文大講堂中的素材：
　　1. 為什么要學(xué)習(xí)文學(xué)
　　The world of literature has a wealth of knowledge we can learn from and if we take the time to study and analyze what we read, we have access to some interesting points of views. This information can give us access to many different aspects, from first-hand accounts of history, their personal understanding of the world and even a different take on the philosophy and culture we live by and in. While it's important to remember that what we read is in the view point of someone else, this bias view can help us redefine or strengthen ourselves.
　　2. 現(xiàn)實(shí)中想象力的作用
　　Imagination is an experimental partition of the mind used to create theories and ideas based on functions. Taking objects from real perceptions, the imagination uses complex IF-functions to create new or revised ideas. This part of the mind is vital to developing better and easier ways to accomplish old and new tasks. These experimented ideas can be safely conducted inside a virtual world and then, if the idea is probable, and the function is true, the idea can be actualized in reality. Imagination is the key to new development of the mind and can be shared with others, progressing collectively.
　　3. 想象力的定義
　　Imagination refers to the process of forming in the mind new images which have not been previously experienced, or at least only partially or in different combinations. Some typical examples are: fairy tale, fiction, and a form of verisimilitude often invoked in fantasy and science fiction invites readers to pretend such stories are true by referring to objects of the mind such as fictional books that do not exist apart from an imaginary world.
　　2. ARGUMENT
　　77. The following recommendation appeared in a memo from the mayor of the town of Hopewell.
　　"Two years ago, the nearby town of Ocean View built a new municipal golf course and resort hotel. During the past two years, tourism in Ocean View has increased, new businesses have opened there, and Ocean View's tax revenues have risen by 30 percent. Therefore, the best way to improve Hopewell's economy-and generate additional tax revenues-is to build a golf course and resort hotel similar to those in Ocean View."
　　Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the argument. Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted.
　　翻譯：兩年前Ocean View建造了一個(gè)新的市立高爾夫球場(chǎng)和度假旅館。過(guò)去兩年中，Ocean View的旅客增加了，開(kāi)設(shè)了很多新的商業(yè)，而且稅收增加了30％。改Hopewell的經(jīng)濟(jì)，產(chǎn)生更多稅收的最好途徑就是建立一個(gè)和Ocean View類(lèi)似的高爾夫球場(chǎng)和度假旅館。
　　點(diǎn)評(píng)：老G的高頻題，新G也同樣高頻。下面是簡(jiǎn)單的解析：
　　(1) 作者沒(méi)有提供詳細(xì)的說(shuō)明Ocean View的經(jīng)濟(jì)提高是因?yàn)樾藿耸懈郀柗蚯驁?chǎng)以及度假酒店的結(jié)果。
　　(2) 沒(méi)有足夠的證據(jù)表明在Hopewell修建地方性的高爾夫球場(chǎng)和度假勝地會(huì)和Ocean View一樣收到更高的稅收和促進(jìn)經(jīng)濟(jì)。
　　(3) 作者還忽略了其他因素：作者沒(méi)有提供Hopewell居民的信息，可能當(dāng)?shù)氐娘L(fēng)俗習(xí)慣排斥旅游；此外，作者沒(méi)有考慮其他更好的提升經(jīng)濟(jì)的方法，可能有更好的方式，比如廠辦企業(yè)等來(lái)提高當(dāng)?shù)亟?jīng)濟(jì)。