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GRE作文分类题库ISSUE

GRE作文分类题库---ISSUE

一教育类

1.Anationshouldrequireallitsstudentstostudythesamenationalcurriculumuntiltheyentercollegeratherthanallowschoolsindifferentpartsofthenationtodeterminewhichacademiccoursestooffer.”

2.Whilesomeleadersingovernment,sports,industry,andotherareasattributetheirsuccesstoawell-developedsenseofcompetition,asocietycanbetterprepareitsyoungpeopleforleadershipbyinstillinginthemasenseofcooperation.

3.Inordertoimprovethequalityofinstructionatthecollegeanduniversitylevel,allfacultyshouldberequiredtospendtimeworkingoutsidetheacademicworldinprofessionsrelevanttothecoursestheyteach.

4.Universitiesshouldrequireeverystudenttotakeavarietyofcoursesoutsidethestudent’sfieldofstudybecauseacquiringknowledgeofvariousacademicdisciplinesisthebestwaytobecometrulyeducated.

5.Collegesanduniversitiesshouldoffermorecoursesonpopularmusic,film,advertising,andtelevisionbecausecontemporaryculturehasmuchgreaterrelevanceforstudentsthandoartsandliteratureofthepast.

6.Itisprimarilythroughformaleducationthataculturetriestoperpetuatetheideasitfavorsanddiscredittheideasitfears.

7.Someeducationalsystemsemphasizethedevelopmentofstudents’capacityforreasoningandlogicalthinking,butstudentswouldbenefitmorefromaneducationthatalsotaughtthemtoexploretheirownemotions.

8.Itisoftenassertedthatthepurposeofeducationistofreethemindandthespirit.Inreality,however,formaleducationtendstorestrainourmindsandspiritsratherthansetthemfree.

9.Howchildrenaresocializedtodaydeterminesthedestinyofsociety.Unfortunately,wehavenotyetlearnedhowtoraisechildrenwhocanhelpbringaboutabettersociety.

10.Bothparentsandcommunitiesmustbeinvolvedinthelocalschools.Educationistooimportanttoleavesolelytoagroupofprofessionaleducators.

11.Thepurposeofeducationshouldbetoprovidestudentswithavaluesystem,astandard,asetofideas—nottopreparethemforaspecificjob.

12.Societyshouldidentifythosechildrenwhohavespecialtalentsandabilitiesandbegintrainingthematanearlyagesothattheycaneventuallyexcelintheirareasofability.Othervise,thesetalentsarelikelytoremainundeveloped.

13.Althoughinnovationssuchasvideo,computers,andtheinternetseemtoofferschoolsimprovedmethodsforinstructingstudents,thesetechnologiesalltoooftendistractfromreallearning.

二学习类

1.Wecanusuallylearnmuchmorefrompeoplewhoseviewswesharethanfrompeoplewhoseviescontradictourown.Disagreementcancausestressandinhibitlearning.

2.Nofieldofstudycanadvancesignificantlyunlessoutsidersbringtheirknowledgeandexperiencetothatfieldofstudy.

3.Anyonecanmakethingsbiggerandmorecomplex.Whatrequiresrealeffortandcourageistomoveintheoppositedirection-inotherwords,tomakethingsassimpleaspossible.

4.Studentsshouldmemoriesfactsonlyaftertheyhavestudiedtheideas,trends,andconceptsthathelpexplainthosefacts.Studentswhohavelearnedonlyfactshavelearnedverylittle.

5.Scholarsandresearchesshouldnotbeconcernedwithwhethertheirworkmakesacontributiontothelargersociety.Itismoreimportantthattheypursuetheirindividualinterests,howeverunusualoridiosyncraticthoseinterestsmayseem.

6.Inanyacademicareaorprofessionalfield,itisjustasimportanttorecognizethelimitsofourknowledgeandunderstandingasitistoacquirenewfactsandinformation.

7.Factsarestubbornthings.Theycannotbealteredbyourwishes,ourinclinations,orthedictatesofourpassions.

8.Studentsshouldbringacertainskepticismtowhatevertheystudy.Theyshouldquestionwhattheyaretaughtinsteadofacceptingitpassively.

9.Thereisnosuchthingaspurelyobjectiveobservation.Allobservationissubjective;itisalwaysguidedbytheobserver’sexpectationsordesires.

10.Thehumanmindwillalwaysbesuperiortomachinesbecausemachinesareonlytoolsofhumanminds.

11.Criticaljudgmentofwork,inanygivenfieldhaslittlevalueunlesscomesfromsomeonewhoisanexpertinthatfield.

12.Peoplewhopursuetheirownintellectualinterestsforpurelypersonalreasonsaremorelikelytobenefittherestoftheworldthanarepeoplewhotrytoactforthepublicgood.

13.Originalitydoesnotmeanthinkingsomethingthatwasneverthoughtbefore;itmeansputtingoldideastogetherinnewways.

14.Thestudyofacacademicdisciplinealtersthewayweperceivetheworld.Afterstudyingthediscipline,weseethesameworldasbefore,butwithdifferenteyes.

15.Thewaystudentsandscholarsinterpretthematerialstheyworkwithintheiracademicfieldsismoreofpersonalitythanoftraining.Differentinterpretationscomeaboutwhenpeoplewithdifferentpersonalitieslookatexactlythesameobjects,facts,data,oreventsandseedifferentthings.

16.Asweacquiremoreknowledge,thingsdonotbecomemorecomprehensible,butmorecomplexandmoremysterious.

17.Itisagravemistaketotheorizebeforeonehasdata.

三行为类

1.Althoughmanypeoplethinkthattheluxuriesandconveniencesofcontemporarylifeareentirelyharmless,theyinfact,preventpeoplefromdevelopingintotrulystrongandindependentindividuals.

2.Publicfiguressuchasactors,politicians,andathletesshouldexpectpeopletobeinterestedintheirprivatelives.Whentheyseekapublicrole,theyshouldexpectthattheywillloseatleastsomeoftheirprivacy.

3.Creatinganappealingimagehasbecomemoreimportantincontemporarysocietythanistherealityortruthbehindthatimage.

4.Theconceptof‘individualresponsibility’isanecessaryfiction.Althoughsocietiesmustholdindividualsaccountablefortheirownactions,people’sbehaviorislargelydeterminedbyforcesnotoftheirownmaking.

5.Peopleworkmoreproductivelyinteamsthanindividually.Teamworkrequirescooperation,whichmotivatespeoplemuchmorethanindividualcompetitiondoes.

6.Inanyrealmoflife-whetheracademic,social,business,orpolitical—theonlywaytosucceedistotakeapractical,ratherthananidealistic,pointofvies.Pragmaticbehaviorguaranteessurvival,whereasidealisticviewstendtobesupercededbysimpler,moreimmediateoptions.

7.Itisprimarilythroughouridentificationwithsocialgroupsthatwedefineourselves.

8.Onlythroughmistakescantherebediscoveryorprogress.

9.Mostpeoplerecognizethebenefitsofindividuality,butthefactisthatpersonaleconomicsuccessrequiresconformity.

10.Peoplewhoarethemostdeeplycommittedtoanideaorpolicyarethemostcriticalofit.

11.Noamountofinformationcaneliminateprejudicebecauseprejudiceisrootedinemotion,notreason.

12.Themostessentialqualityofaneffectiveleaderistheabilitytoremainconsistentlycommittedinparticularprinciplesandobjectives.Anyleaderwhoisquicklyandeasilyinfluencedbyshiftsinpopularopinionwillaccomplishlittle.

13.Sometimesimaginationisamorevaluableassetthanexperience.Peoplewholackexperiencearefreetoimaginewhatispossibleandthuscanapproachataskwithoutconstraintsofestablishedhabitsandattitudes.

14.Inanygivenfield,theleadingvoicescomefrompeoplewhoaremotivatednotbyconvictionbutbythedesiretopresentopinionsandideasthatdifferfromthoseheldbythemajority.

15.Itisalwaysanindividualwhoistheimpetusforinnovation;thedetailsmaybeworkedoutbyateam,buttrueinnovationresultsfromtheenterpriseanduniqueperceptionofanindividual.

16.Success,whetheracademicorprofessional,involvesanabilitytosurviveinanewenvironmentand--,eventually,--tochangeit.

17.Mostpeoplechooseacareeronthebasisofsuchpragmaticconsiderationsastheneedsoftheeconomy,therelativeeaseoffindingajob,andthesalarytheycanexpecttomake.Hardlyanyoneisfreetochooseacareerbasedonhisorhernaturaltalentsorinterestinaparticularkindofwork.

18.Ifagoalisworthy,thenanymeanstakentoattainitisjustifiable.

19.Peopleoftenlookforsimilarities,evenbetweenverydifferentthings,andevenwhenitisunhelpfulorharmfultodoso.Instead,athingshouldbeconsideredonitsownterms,weshouldavoidthetendencytocompareittosomethingelse.

20.Peoplearemistakenwhentheyassumethattheproblemstheyconfrontaremorecomplexandchallengingthantheproblems,facedbytheirpredecessors.Thusillusioniseventuallydispelledwithincreasedknowledgeandexperience.

21.Moderationinallthingsisill-consideredadvice.Rather,oneshouldsay,‘Moderationsismostthings,’sincemanyareasofhumanconcernrequireoratleastprofitfromintensefocus.

22.Mostpeoplearetaughtthatloyaltyisavirtue.Butloyalty—whethertoone’sfriends,toone’sschoolorplaceofemployment,ortoanyinstitution—isalltoooftenadestructiveratherthanapositiveforce.

四政治类

1.Itisoftennecessary,evendesirable,forpoliticalleaderstowithholdinformationfromthepublic.

2.Therearetwotypesoflaws:

justandunjust.Everyindividualinasocietyhasaresponsibilitytoobeyjustlawsand,evenmoreimportantly,todisobeyandresistunjustlaws.

3.Tobeaneffectiveleader,apublicofficialmustmaintainthehighestethicalandmoralstandards.

4.Itisimpossibleforaneffectivepoliticalleadertotellthetruthallthetime.Completehonestyisnotausefulvirtueforapolitician.

5.Thosewhotreatpoliticsandmoralityasthoughtheywereseparaterealmsfailtounderstandeithertheo