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英语学习GRE作文题库Issue必备
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Issue题库:
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"Societydoesnotplaceenoughemphasison