GRE，全称Graduate Record Examination，中文名称为美国研究生入学考试，适用于除法律与商业外的各专业。由美国教育考试服务处(Educational Testing Service，简称ETS)主办，GRE是美国、加拿大的大学各类研究生院（除管理类学院，法学院）要求申请者所必须具备的一个考试成绩，也是教授对申请者是否授予奖学金所依据的最重要的标准。 另有，Generic Routing Encapsulation（通用路由封装）也简称GRE。
124."Instantfoods,instantcommunication,fastertransportation-alloftheserecentdevelopmentsaredesignedtosavetime.Ironically,though,insteadofmakingmoreleisuretimeavailable,thesedevelopmentshavecontributedtoapaceofhumanaffairsthatismorerushedandmorefranticthaneverbefore."
方便食品、即时通讯、更快捷的交通----所有这些最新的发展都是为了节省时间。具有讽刺意味的是，这样的发展并没有带来更过的休闲时间，反而使人们的生活节奏前所未有的匆忙和混乱。
WhileIagreethatleisuretimeisdecliningasaresultofefficiencieswhichtechnologyhasbroughtabout,whethertheironytowhichthespeakerrefersisrealorimagineddependsonwhatoneconsiderstobethechiefaimoftechnology.
1.Fewwoulddisagreethattechnologyhasenhancedthespeedandefficiencywithwhichwetravel,prepareourfood,planandcoordinateprojects,andcommunicatewithoneanother.
2.Whatexplainstheirony—thisdeclineinleisuredespiteincreaseinefficiencythatnewtechnologieshavebroughtabout?Iagreethattechnologyitselfistheculprit.Weusetheadditionalfreetimethattechnologyaffordsusnotforleisurebutratherforwork.
3.Yettherearefarmorevitalconcernswhichtechnologyseekstoaddress;therefore,theabove-mentionedironydoesnotseemsoironicafterall.
技术进步之生活节奏
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129."Technologyisanecessarybutnotalwaysapositiveforceinmodernlife."
技术对于现代生活是不可或缺的，但并不总是发挥积极的作用。
Agree
1.Undoubtedly,technologyistheprerequisiteformodernsociety.
2.Admittedly,somepeopleusetechnologyfornegativeorevenevilpurposes.
3.Inthatcase,itishumanityratherthantechnologyitselfthatshouldbetheculprit.
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135."Whilemostoftheenvironmentalproblemswefaceresultfromtheuseoftechnology,societymustdependupontechnologytofindsolutionstotheseproblems."
虽然我们面临的大多数环境问题都是因为技术的使用，但是社会必须依靠技术来寻求解决的办法。
Dependingupontechnologytotackleenvironmentalproblemsisanimportantbutnotsufficientsolution.
1.Theuseoftechnologyshouldbelargelyresponsiblefortheenvironmentalproblems.
2.Itistruethattechnologywillhelpussolvemanyenvironmentalproblems.
3.However,ifhumanbeingsdonotchangetheirattitudetowardnature,technologyalonewillnotbeabletosaveus.
技术对人类的影响之环保
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