新GRE - Issue分类 - 题库及部分提纲(2)

Pool of ISSUE Topics (GRE revised test)

科技进步/社会伦理

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1. As people rely more and more on technology to solve problems, the ability of humans to think for themselves will surely deteriorate.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.

部分赞同，反对

过分依赖technology 让人们变得懒惰及不愿思考

Development of technology 带来了更多复杂和严峻的问题及挑战 Technology提供了一个平台，让人们更多经历去解决这些更复杂的问题

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26. The luxuries and conveniences of contemporary life prevent people from developing into truly strong and independent individuals.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.

有保留的赞成

出生and成长在luxurious的环境，会变得不独立和依赖；而通过努力争取回来的luxurious life则不会 Luxurious environment提供平台给人们，自由地选择喜欢的生活和追求 Over-dependence of these life 才是真正导致人们不独立不自由的原因

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33. As we acquire more knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible, but more complex and mysterious. Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.

保留的反对

诚然，获得越来越多的知识，会让各学科知识产生交叉，从而衍生出更多复杂的问题 在没有获取相应知识前，事物不是更简单和明了，而是我们没有意识到其复杂性

Information theory理论证明，信息是消除事物不确定性的物质，获取知识是肯定会更了解某事物的

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109.Some people believe that scientific discoveries have given us a much better understanding of the world around us. Others believe that science has revealed to us that the world is infinitely more complex than we ever realized.

Write a response in which you discuss which view more closely aligns with your own position and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should address both of the views presented. 同上

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43. The increasingly rapid pace of life today causes more problems than it solves.

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Pool of ISSUE Topics (GRE revised test)

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.

保留的同意

快速生活节奏是由于科技的进步，科技进步更人们更快地解决问题

快速生活节奏、社会交流越发密切，在商业、政治、文化各方面，各种需求增多，需解决问题随之增多 社会及心理问题

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64. The human mind will always be superior to machines because machines are only tools of human minds. Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.

保留的同意

拆分claim of the speaker

承认在计算速度、逻辑处理方面，human minds 落后于machines

Machine永远是人类的tool，因为没有emotion 和motivation，而没有任何迹象证明能和人类一样思考的machine将被发明

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91. The primary goal of technological advancement should be to increase people's efficiency so that they have more leisure time.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.

有保留的反对

诚然，technology能提高人们处理问题的效率，节省人们的时间

Technology的发展，产生更多问题，节省出来的时间会用来处理新出现的问题，而非leisure time Business, politics中有更多的需求（need and demand） 处理technology发展带来的socializing problem

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101. Although innovations such as video, computers, and the Internet seem to offer schools improved methods for instructing students, these technologies all too often distract from real learning.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.

保留的反对

Video games and computer games 比学习更吸引学生，可能会distract真正的学习 但新技术本身只是工具，重点是人们如何利用。适当引导即可防范其弊之出现

这些新技术能更快地获取信息，增加师生互动，多媒体和可视化可以增加学生学习兴趣，加深理解，总的来说利大于弊

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Pool of ISSUE Topics (GRE revised test)

130. Some people believe that our ever-increasing use of technology significantly reduces our opportunities for human interaction. Other people believe that technology provides us with new and better ways to communicate and connect with one another.

Write a response in which you discuss which view more closely aligns with your own position and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should address both of the views presented.

平衡观点（偏乐观）：

网络是更廉价、更快捷、更安全、更自主的娱乐方式，过分依赖，将产生人们关系疏远，社交恐惧等问题 技术发展带来更方便快捷的通信方式，缩短了时间及空间的距离，让人们交流更方便，关系随之密切 网络技术只是一个工具，重点是如何利用。长远来看，通信技术发展利大于弊

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社会类题目：

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2. To understand the most important characteristics of a society, one must study its major cities.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.

保留反对 over-generalize

承认由于经济发达、社会稳定，major city会产生独特的文化及characteristic

但一个society、country的characteristic是多样化的，除了城市文化，农村的characteristic同样重要 不同国家应该研究不同方面，美国、中国

5. Claim: Governments must ensure that their major cities receive the financial support they need in order to thrive. Reason: It is primarily in cities that a nation's cultural traditions are preserved and generated.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim and the reason on which that claim is based.

同意claim，不同意reason Over-generalize一个国家的culture

承认由于经济发达、社会稳定，major city会产生独特的文化及characteristic

但一个society、country的characteristic是多样化的，除了城市文化，农村的characteristic同样重要，同样需要financial support

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117. It is primarily in cities that a nation's cultural traditions are generated and preserved.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.

保留的反对

Over-generalize一个国家的culture

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Pool of ISSUE Topics (GRE revised test)

承认由于经济发达、社会稳定，major city会产生独特的文化及characteristic

但一个society、country的characteristic是多样化的，除了城市文化，农村的characteristic同样重要，同样需要financial support 不同国家的主要文化产生地不一样，美国、中国

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119.When old buildings stand on ground that modern planners feel could be better used for modern purposes, modern development should be given precedence over the preservation of historic buildings.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.

保留赞同

先考虑该地区的current or anticipated utilitarian needs

也要考虑其古建筑的historical value，有可能代表了一个年代，记录了一些历史事件 也要考虑其aesthetic value

虽然很难在这几种价值中取舍，但应该有所考虑

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7. Some people believe that government funding of the arts is necessary to ensure that the arts can flourish and be available to all people. Others believe that government funding of the arts threatens the integrity of the arts.

Write a response in which you discuss which view more closely aligns with your own position and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should address both of the views presented.

同意前者，反对后者

Government funding可以发展艺术产业，保障其多样性。例如保障失意艺术家坚持艺术理想 Government funding 有益于integrity of the arts，例如粤剧等逐渐失去关注的传统文化

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80. Nations should suspend government funding for the arts when significant numbers of their citizens are hungry or unemployed.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the recommendation and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, describe specific circumstances in which adopting the recommendation would or would not be advantageous and explain how these examples shape your position.

完全赞成

经济发展是社会稳定，文化繁荣的前提，国家的责任是改善人民生活质量，而物质需求take the precedence over精神需要 当经济衰退(economic recession)，国家应将有限的资金用于发展经济，增加就业机会，保障人们生存基本要求 Art 作为一种表达的特定形式，without government funding 一样可以发展，只要政府不加以干预

88. Claim: Nations should suspend government funding for the arts when significant numbers of their citizens are hungry or unemployed.

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Reason: It is inappropriate—and, perhaps, even cruel—to use public resources to fund the arts when people's basic needs are not being met.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim and the reason on which that claim is based.

完全赞成

经济发展是社会稳定，文化繁荣的前提，国家的责任是改善人民生活质量，而物质需求take the precedence over精神需要 当经济衰退(economic recession)，国家应将有限的资金用于发展经济，增加就业机会，保障人们生存基本要求 Art 作为一种表达的特定形式，without government funding 一样可以发展，只要政府不加以干预

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18. The well-being of a society is enhanced when many of its people question authority.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.

保留的同意

质疑权威可以带来changes 和 renovation，表达诉求迫使authority做出调整，可以推动社会发展，促进社会和谐（promote society harmonious）

Benefits: 讨论society和science层面

质疑权威的方式多种，不当的方式会带来危害。Violence 或 in illegal ways将会使问题复杂化

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85. Some people believe that in order to thrive, a society must put its own overall success before the well-being of its individual citizens. Others believe that the well-being of a society can only be measured by the general welfare of all its people.

Write a response in which you discuss which view more closely aligns with your own position and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should address both of the views presented.

同意前者

一个成熟健康的社会需要经济发展、安定的社会秩序(stable social order )及繁荣的文化（prosperity of culture），三者同等重要，历史上强大的国家都是三者共同发展繁荣的

一个只有经济发展，而社会不稳定，文化匮乏(recession of culture)的社会是不健康的，对人们的生活是有害的。制度不完善导致的两极分化（without well-established system of law， economic polarization），人们价值观单一or 缺失， 牺牲社会和文化建设来换取经济发展是不值得的

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94. The effectiveness of a country's leaders is best measured by examining the well-being of that country's citizens. Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim. In developing and supporting your position, be sure to address the most compelling reasons and/or examples that could be used to challenge your position.

保留的反对

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