其中亚太区大部分考场(含日本与塞班)的题目为: 【Is uncertainty the sign of weakness or the essential of personal growth?(犹豫(不确定)到底是软弱的表现还是个人成长的必要因素?)】 这道题从审题角度并不难理解,是之前在SAT冲分班上练过的常见话题,首先,从思路和观点的角度有以下几种写法:
1)犹豫是软弱的表现,当面对困难做抉择时,非常的迟疑不决,因为心里担心的太多,或害怕承受风险,不敢于去面对,最终会像鸵鸟一样的退缩回去或被压力打垮。 而这个角度大家在素材选择或论证分析时可以侧重一些被各种意见所困,失去决策勇气或性格软弱缺乏冒险精神的人。 比如之前课上讲过的莎翁代表作之哈姆雷特,就是一个典型的优柔寡断“to be or not to be”,还有历史上无数君王和商界领导因为犹豫被人视为软弱的领袖(唐高宗李治)。
2)犹豫是个人成长的必要因素,因为犹豫可以帮助一个人更好的看清事物,分析利弊和风险,避免因为仓促决定带来的风险,同时让一个人更有质疑精神的认知事物。 这个角度相信上过冲分的同学们一点都不陌生,因为老师们冲分班点题时,是专门点过并练习过这道题的思路的。素材角度的话,课上讲过的追求完美的 Starbucks,James Cameron,凡事有质疑精神,审时度势的Steve Jobs, Anna wintour和Henry Ford 其中:2013.05 Assignment: Is it a mistake to value action over thought? (7天冲分讲义点题) 2008.10 Assignment: Are decisions made quickly just as good as decisions made slowly and carefully? 2009.10 Assignment: Is it better for people to know everything they can about something before taking action, or should they act first and get more information later? 这三道都是在冲分班上带大家练习过思路的先行后知还是先知后行的问题,与这次考试有极大的切合度。 Assignment:Should new ideas always be questioned? (7天冲分讲义点题) 这一道是从对新事物持怀疑态度的角度讲过思路的,对此次题的思路也有一定意义。
韩国区考题为Do people have freedom to make meaningful choices about the issues that really matter? 这道题几乎就是曾经考题的原题再现 2006.05 Assignment: Are we free to make our own decisions or are we limited in the choices we can make? 2006.11 Assignment:Do success and happiness depend on the choices people make rather than on factors beyond their control? 解题思路基本可以从权威和逆境的角度去思考就可以了。