新gre写作题库2012：历年GRE考试Issue题库分析与提纲二十五

GRE写作成为横在中国学生的理想和现实之间的一大障碍，因此，如何攻克写作这道屏障，成为摆在我们面前的首要任务。
127."Factsarestubbornthings.Theycannotbealteredbyourwishes,ourinclinations,orthedictatesofourpassions."

事实都是固执的。它不可能随着我们的愿望、喜好或者情绪而改变。

Whenitcomestocertainaspectofourpersonallives,andtohistoricaleventsandscientifictruths,nomeasureofdesireorevenpassioncanchangeexternalreality.

1.Onanindividuallevel,weallengageinfutileattemptstoalterfacts—bypretendingthatcertainthingsarenotthewaytheyarebecausetheyareinconsistentwithourwishesorpersonalinterests.
2.Norcanwealterfactsbyvirtueofourinclinationsorpassionswhenitcomestohistory.Historicaleventisnotrenderedanylessfactualbyeitherourignoranceorcharacterizationofit.
3.Similarly,whenitcomestoscience,ourwishesanddesiresultimatelyyieldtothestubbornnessoffacts—bywhichImeanempiricalscientificevidenceandthelawsandprinciplesofthephysicalworld.
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136."Theabsenceofchoiceisacircumstancethatisvery,veryrare."

没有选择的情况少之又少。

Agree
1.Ourcollectivelifeexperienceisthatwemakechoicesanddecisionseveryday—onacontinualbasis.Commonsensedictatesthathumanshavefreewill,andthereforethetrueabsenceofchoiceisveryrare.
2.Peopleoftenclaimthatlife’scircumstancesleavethemwith“nochoice”.Thefundamentalproblemwiththesesortsofclaimisthattheclaimantsareonlyconsideringthosechoicethatarenotviableorattractive.
3.Besides,thecontentionthatwearealmostinvariablyfreetochooseisfarmoreappealingfromasocio-politicalstandpointthantheoppositeclaim.
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137."Whatwecallprogressisamatterofexchangingoneproblemforanother."

我们所称之为进步的过程就是从一个问题变化到另一个问题。

Agree
1.Industrialization,agreathistoricalprogresswhichhasdramaticallysavedthelimitedlaborforce,hasbroughtaboutenvironmentalproblems.
2.Urbanization,anotherbreakthroughinhumanhistory,haswitnessedariseincrimeratesanddisintegrationofcommunities.
3.However,thereisnoneedtobepessimisticaboutprogress.

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