SSAT作文范文：城市化及全球化

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　　SSAT写作放在考试的第一部分，时间25分钟，是一篇手写作文。严格来说，这个写作“考试”不是考试的一部分。考卷上印的官方名字叫“写作样本（Writing Sample）”。考卷导语说：“学校想通过你写的一篇文章或者故事，进一步了解你（The school would like to know you better through an essay you write or a story you tell.）。”这个部分不算分，但是直接寄给考生申请的学校。

　　The spread of multinational companies and the resulting increase in globalization will have positive effects on everyone.To what extent do you agree or disagree?

　　Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

　　话题分类城市化及全球化

　　题目大意：跨国公司的扩张，以及由此带来的全球化加剧，对每个人都有积极的影响。你在何种程度上同意这个观点？

　　题型特点：题目是绝对的观点，包含了’have positive effects on everyone’这样片面的说法。考生需要对其表示明确的态度，建议采用不同意的观点，在文中对全球化现象的积极影响加以肯定，但也要陈述并非对‘每个人’都有积极影响。

　　本题主要是话题不够大众，涉及到跨国公司的课题，对一些考生来说不是熟悉的领域。

　　建议：考生在思考论点时，秉持对题目中现象‘两面性’的讨论，可以试着将自己进行角色带入，或者思考身边的案例。同时，题目中也不止局限于对跨国公司的讨论，还有全球化的讨论，论点可以做适当的延伸。比如，一些考生会想到对文化的影响、环境的影响等，也是可以讨论的。

　　写作思路

　　开头段：在过去的几十年，跨国公司的发展和全球化已经对世界绝大多数国家和人们都带来了翻天覆地的影响。许多人积极拥抱这个趋势，称颂它所带来的多种机遇和经济增长。虽然它的好处显而易见，但我认为并不是每个人都从中受益。

　　主体第一段：大公司的全球化发展带来的好处主要在：1）经济蓬发：国际化将能带给一些原本不发达的地区更多的产业发展和人民就业机会；2）文化信息交融方面：促进世界不同地区的文化碰撞和交融，也由此能使信息的交换更快。

SSAT作文范文：城市化及全球化

　　主体第二段：但一些地区，以及一些人却并不为全球化的趋势而欢欣鼓舞。其负面影响体现在：1）对一些地区环境的破坏；2）一些人们会失去工作机会。

　　结尾段：总而言之，尽管全球化的趋势已经势不可挡，我们在享受它带来的一系列积极影响时，也应该从更多人的角度去审视它的弊端，从而更好的去解决这些问题。

　　参考范文

　　For the past decades, the development of cross-national enterprises and the consequent globalization has brought drastic changes to almost every country and individual in the world. Many people embrace this trend, extolling the opportunities and economic growth. Despite its obvious benefits, I do not agree that everyone has been a beneficiary.

　　The positive outcomes associated with multinational companies are mainly found in economic and culture aspects. For underdeveloped regions, the much lower cost in labor force is a compelling reason for international companies to allocate more investment, which stimulates the domestic productivity and increases the income of people in these areas. An illustration for this is that a number of well-known enterprises have expanded their business, set up their branches or established new headquarters in areas including Southeast Asia and Africa, where the economy has boomed in recent decades. Not only that, these companies also contribute to cultural exchanges and bridge gaps between nations, because they convey their values while spreading, which means the culture barriers between various countries can be largely eliminated.

　　Unfortunately, this trend has not been perceived as an encouraging sign in some parts of the world. In the process of expansion, multinational companies exploit new regions to a large extent, giving rise to a series of environmental concerns, which is one of the many reasons why these companies are condemned by the society. In this sense, the life condition of people in such areas may become impaired because of aggravating air quality, water systems and sanitation. For developed regions where labor force cost is relatively higher, grass-roots workers can be faced with unemployment when they have to compete with their cheaper counterparts all over the world. This negative repercussion has long been recognized by economists, and is now a publicly realized challenge. In many settings, blue collar workers in developed countries have censured globalization for taking away their livelihood ruthlessly.

　　To conclude, while praising and endorsing the positive effects of globalization, I contend it is essential to examine the negative outcomes from various perspectives. The world still needs to pay more effort in addressing the resulting environmental issues and social problems.

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　　【亮点词汇及短语】

　　1.cross-national enterprise 跨国企业

　　2.consequent adj. 由此而来的

　　3.drastic change 巨大的改变

　　4.embrace v. 拥抱

　　5.extol v. 称颂

　　6.beneficiary n. 受益者

　　7.associate with 与..相关的

　　8.compelling adj. 有说服力的

　　9.allocate v. 分配

　　10.domestic productivity 国内生产力