GRE Issue官方范文汇总

comorain全新整理2009年3月11日Page1of62Issue官方范文全新整理版说明：本版主要基于iq28的“ETS官方Issue范文”，删除了其中的重复题目，根据原始来源修订了部分错误，并制作了目录。致谢：iq28,红蝎子,imong,[e-mail];StevenJiang@上海新东方———————————————TopicList:AllcanbefoundattheETSwebsite:(FromPracticeBook&PP3)2.Themedia(books,film,music,television,forexample)tendtocreateratherthanreflectthevaluesofasociety.(FromPP3)3.Ourdecliningenvironmentmaybringthepeopleoftheworldtogetherasnopolitician,philosopher,orwarevercould.Environmentalproblemsareglobalinscopeandrespectnonation'sboundaries.Therefore,peoplearefacedwiththechoiceofunityandcooperationontheonehandordisunityandacommontragedyontheother.(FromPracticeBook&PP3)4.Inourtime,specialistsofallkindsarehighlyover-rated.Weneedmoregeneralists—peoplewhocanprovidebroadperspectives.(FromPracticeBook&ETSwebsite&PP3)5.Itisunfortunatethattoday'seducatorsplacesomuchemphasisonfindingoutwhatstudentswanttoincludeinthecurriculumandthengivingittothem.Itistheeducators'dutytodeterminethecurriculumandthestudents'dutytostudywhatispresentedtothem.(FromPP3)6.Thebestideasarisefromapassionateinterestincommonplacethings.(FromPP3)7.Wisdomisrightfullyattributednottopeoplewhoknowwhattolookforinlifebuttopeoplewhoknowwhattooverlook.(FromPP3)8.“Itisimportantforhighereducationtochallengeestablishedtraditionsandvalues.”(Fromimong)comorain全新整理2009年3月11日Page2of62ContentsIssuetest1:TechnologyandLoneliness·······························································2Issuetest2:MediaandSocialValues···································································9Issuetest3:DecliningEnvironment···································································17Issuetest4:Generalistsvs.Specialists································································25Issuetest5:DutyofEducators·········································································34Issuetest6:BestIdeas···················································································44Issuetest7:Wisdom·····················································································51Issuetest8:HigherEducation··········································································58Issuetest1:TechnologyandLonelinessBoththedevelopmentoftechnologicaltoolsandtheusestowhichhumanityhasputthemhavecreatedmoderncivilizationsinwhichlonelinessiseverincreasing.6Technology,broadlydefinedastheuseoftools,hasalonghistory.EversinceErgthecavemanfirstconkedananimalwitharock,peoplehavebeenusingtechnology.Forthousandsofyears,theuseoftoolsallowedpeopletomoveeverclosertogether.Becausefieldscouldbecultivatedandthetechnologytostorefoodexisted,peoplewouldliveincitiesratherthaninsmallnomadictribes.OnlyverylatelyhaveErg'sdescendantscometoquestionthebenefitsoftechnology.TheIndustrialRevolutionintroducedandspreadtechnologiesthatmechanizedmanytasks.Asaresultofthedrivetowardmoreefficientproductionanddistribution(sotheeverlargercitieswouldbesupported),peoplebegantoactascogsinthetechnologicalmachine.Clothingwasnolongerproducedbygroupsofwomensewingandgossipingtogether,butbydown-troddenautomation'soperatingmachineryingrimfactories.Thebenefitsofthenewtechnologyoftoday,computersandtheinternet,areparticularlyambiguous.Theyhavemadeworkevermoreefficientandknittheworldtogetherinawebofinformationandphonelines.SomevisionariesspeakofaworldinwhichErgneednotcheckintohisoffice;hecanjustdialinfromhome.Hewon'tneedtogotoabartopickupwomenbecausethereareallthosechatrooms.Hungry?Ergordershisgroceriesfromanonlinedeliveryservice.Bored?Downloadanewgame.Andyet...Manypeople,myselfincluded,arealittlequeasyaboutthatvision.Ergmaybedoingwork,butisitrealwork?Arehisonlinefriendsrealfriends?Doesanythingcountinaspiritualwayifit'sjustdigital?SincetheIndustrialRevolution,wehavebeenhauntedbytheprospectthatweareturningintoourmachines:efficient,productive,andsoulless.Thenewesttechnologies,wefear,aremakingusflatasourscreens.Wemayknowalotofpeople,butwehavecomorain全新整理2009年3月11日Page3of62fewrealfriends.Wehavealotofthingstodo,butnoreasontodothem.Inshort,thenewtechnologyemphasizesaspiritualcrisisthathasbeenbuildingforquitesometime.AsItrytounravelwhichIbelieveabouttherelativemeritsoftechnology,Ithinkitisinstructivetoremembertechnology'soriginalresult.Abetterplowmeanteasierfarming,morefood,longerlives,andmorefreetimetopursueotherthingssuchasart.Ournewesttechnologydoesnotgiveusmorefreetime;itconsumesourfreetime.Weareterminallydistractedfromconfrontingourselvesoreachother.Westaysafe,andlonely,inourhomesandofficesratherthantakingtheriskofmeetingrealpeopleortryingnewthings.WhileIamcertainlynotaLuddite,Idobelieveweneedtolookforabitmorebalancebetweentechnologyandlife.Wehavetotearourselvesawayfromthefataldistractionsandgooutintotheworld.Technologyhasgivenuslonglivesandendlesssuppliesofinformation.Nowweneedtoapplythatinformation,usethetimewe'renotspendingconkingourdinnerwi