GREIssue题库.docx

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GREIssue题库

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1、"Wecanusuallylearnmuchmorefrompeoplewhoseviewswesharethanfrompeoplewhoseviewscontradictourown;disagreementcancausestressandinhibitlearning."

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2、"Competitionisultimatelymorebeneficialthandetrimentaltosociety."

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3、"Itismoreimportanttoallocatemoneyforimmediate,existingsocialproblemsthantospenditonlong-termresearchthatmighthelpfuturegenerations."

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4、"Nofieldofstudycanadvancesignificantlyunlessoutsidersbringtheirknowledgeandexperiencetothatfieldofstudy."

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5、"Anationshouldrequireallitsstudentstostudythesamenationalcurriculumuntiltheyentercollegeratherthanallowschoolsindifferentpartsofthenationtodeterminewhichacademiccoursestooffer."

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6、"Themosteffectivewaytounderstandcontemporarycultureistoanalyzethetrendsofitsyouth."

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7、"Thevideocameraprovidessuchanaccurateandconvincingrecordofcontemporarylifethatithasbecomeamoreimportantformofdocumentationthanwrittenrecords."

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8、"Itisoftennecessary,evendesirable,forpoliticalleaderstowithholdinformationfromthepublic."

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9"Academicdisciplineshavebecomesospecializedinrecentyearsthatscholars'ideasreachonlyanarrowaudience.Untilscholarscanreachawideraudience,theirideaswillhavelittleuse."

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10"Governmentsmustensurethattheirmajorcitiesreceivethefinancialsupporttheyneedinordertothrive,becauseitisprimarilyincitiesthatanation'sculturaltraditionsarepreservedandgenerated."

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11"Allnationsshouldhelpsupportthedevelopmentofaglobaluniversitydesignedtoengagestudentsintheprocessofsolvingtheworld'smostpersistentsocialproblems."

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12"People'sattitudesaredeterminedmorebytheirimmediatesituationorsurroundingsthanbyanyinternalcharacteristic."

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13"Manyoftheworld'slesser-knownlanguagesarebeinglostasfewerandfewerpeoplespeakthem.Thegovernmentsofcountriesinwhichtheselanguagesarespokenshouldacttopreventsuchlanguagesfrombecomingextinct."

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14"Itisnecessaryforeveryonetoreadpoetry,novels,mythologyandothertypesofimaginativeliterature."

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15"Thestabilityofasocietydependsonhowitrespondstotheextremesofhumanbehavior."

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16"Althoughmanypeoplethinkthattheluxuriesandconveniencesofcontemporarylifeareentirelyharmless,infact,theyactuallypreventpeoplefromdevelopingintotrulystrongandindependentindividuals."

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17"Therearetwotypesoflaws:

justandunjust.Everyindividualinasocietyhasaresponsibilitytoobeyjustlawsand,evenmoreimportantly,todisobeyandresistunjustlaws."

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18"Onlybybeingforcedtodefendanideaagainstthedoubtsandcontrastingviewsofothersdoesonereallydiscoverthevalueofthatidea."

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19"Ifasocietyistothrive,itmustputitsownoverallsuccessbeforethewell-beingofitsindividualcitizens."

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20"Nationalgovernmentsshoulddevotemoreoftheirsocialprogramsandservicestochildrenthantoadults."

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21"Reformisseldombroughtaboutbypeoplewhoareconcernedwiththeirownreputationandsocialstanding.Thosewhoarereallyinearnestaboutreformingagovernment,aneducationalsystem,oranyotherinstitutionmustbewillingtobeviewedwithdisdainbytherestoftheworld."

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22"Manypeoplebelievethatafewindividualsorsmallgroups（family,friends,teachers,celebrities,forexample）havecausedthemtothinkandbehaveinthewaytheydo.Yetitisalwayssocietyasawholethatdefinesusandourattitudes,notafewindividuals."

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23"Contemporarytechnologymakesavailablemanysmallpiecesoffactualinformation.Asaresult,peoplehavebecomesopreoccupiedwithbitsoffragmentedinformationthattheypaytoolittleattentiontothelargerissuesandoverallperspectives."

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24"Peopleinpositionsofpoweraremosteffectivewhentheyexercisecautionandrestraintintheuseofthatpower."

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25"Anyonecanmakethingsbiggerandmorecomplex.Whatrequiresrealeffortandcourageistomoveintheoppositedirection—inotherwords,tomakethingsassimpleaspossible."

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26"Mostpeoplewouldagreethatbuildingsrepresentavaluablerecordofanysociety'spast,butcontroversyariseswhenoldbuildingsstandongroundthatmodernplannersfeelcouldbebetterusedformodernpurposes.Insuchsituations,moderndevelopmentshouldbegivenprecedenceoverthepreservationofhistoricbuildingssothatcontemporaryneedscanbeserved."

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27"Noonecanpossiblyachievesuccessintheworldbyconformingtoconventionalpracticesandconventionalwaysofthinking."

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28"Studentsshouldmemorizefactsonlyaftertheyhavestudiedtheideas,trends,andconceptsthathelpexplainthosefacts.Studentswhohavelearnedonlyfactshavelearnedverylittle."

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29"Publicfiguressuchasactors,politicians,andathletesshouldexpectpeopletobeinterestedintheirprivatelives.Whentheyseekapublicrole,theyshouldexpectthattheywillloseatleastsomeoftheirprivacy."

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30"Theprimarygoaloftechnologicaladvancementshouldbetoincreasepeople'sefficiencysothateveryonehasmoreleisuretime."

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31"Moneyspentonresearchisalmostalwaysagoodinvestment,evenwhentheresultsofthatresearcharecontroversial."

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32"Aschoolorcollegeshouldpayitsteachersatthesamerateinalldisciplines,regardlessofdifferencesinsalariesforrelatedfieldsintheworldoutsideofschool.Forexample,entry-levelteachersinmathematicsandintheartsshouldreceivethesamepay,evenifoutsideofschool,mathspecialistsearnamuchhighersalaryonaveragethandospecialistsinthearts."

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33"Creatinganappealingimagehasbecomemoreimportantincontemporarysocietythanistherealityortruthbehindthatimage."

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34"Insteadofrequiringstudentstotakecoursesinavarietyofdisciplines—thatis,coursesrangingfromtheartsandthehumanitiestothephysicalandbiologicalsciences—collegesanduniversitiesshouldallowstudentstoenrollonlyinthosecoursesthatwillhelppreparethemforjobsintheirchosenfields.Suchconcentrationisnecessaryintoday'sincreasinglywork-orientedsociety."

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35"Nomatterwhatthesituation,itismoreharmfultocompromiseone'sbeliefsthantoadheretothem."

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36"Thegreatnessofindividualscanbedecidedonlybythosewholiveafterthem,notbytheircontemporaries."

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37"Inmostsocieties,competitiongenerallyhasmoreofanegativethanapositiveeffect."

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38"Intheageoftelevision,readingbooksisnotasimportantasitoncewas.Peoplecanlearnasmuchbywatchingtelevisionastheycanbyreadingbooks."

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39"Theintellectualbenefitsofattendingauniversityorcollegearevastlyoverrated:

mostpeoplecouldlearnmorebystudyingandreadingontheirownforfouryearsthanbypursuingauniversityorcollegedegree."

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40"Scholarsandresearchersshouldnotbeconcernedwithwhethertheirworkmakesacontributiontothelargersociety.Itismoreimportantthattheypursuetheirindividualinterests,howeverunusualoridiosyncraticthoseinterestsmayseem."

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41"Suchnonmainstreamareasofinquiryasastrology,fortune-telling,andpsychicandparanormalpursuitsplayavitalroleinsocietybysatisfyinghumanneedsthatarenotaddressedbymainstreamscience."

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42"Becauselearningisnotasolitaryactivitybutonethatrequirescollaborationamongpeople,studentsofallageswillbenefitacademicallyiftheyworkfrequentlyingroups."

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43"Tobeaneffectiveleader,apublicofficialmustmaintainthehighestethicalandmoralstandards."

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44"Governmentshouldnotfundanyscientificresearchwhoseconsequences,eithermedicalorethical,areunclear."

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45"Governmentofficialsshouldrelyontheirownjudgmentratherthanunquestioninglycarryingoutthewillofthepeoplewhomtheyserve."

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46"Whilesomeleadersingovernment,sports,industry,andotherareasattributetheirsuccesstoawell-developedsenseofcompetition,asocietycanbetterprepareitsyoungpeopleforleadershipbyinstillinginthemasenseofcooperation."

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47"Societydoesnotplaceenoughemphasisontheintellect—thatis,onreasoningan