3.18 号
南京大学
8:30
arguement
36.The following appeared in an article written by Dr. Karp, an
anthropologist.
"Twenty years ago Dr. Field, a noted anthropologist, visited the island of
Tertia and concluded from his observations that children in Tertia were
reared by an entire village rather than by their own biological parents.
However, my recent interviews with children living in the group of islands
that includes Tertia show that these children spend much more time talking
about their biological parents than about other adults in the village.
This research proves that Dr. Field's conclusion about Tertian village
culture is false, and thus that the observation-centered approach to
studying cultures is invalid. Because they are using the
interview-centered method, my team of graduate students working in Tertia
will establish a much more accurate understanding of child-rearing
traditions there and in other island cultures."
Issue 99
99 "In any realm of life -- whether academic, social, business, or political -- the only way to succeed is to take a practical, rather than an idealistic, point of view. Pragmatic behavior guarantees survival, whereas idealistic views tend to be superceded by simpler, more immediate options." [05/22; 06/0]
在生活的各个领域,不管是学术、社交、商业或政治,要想成功,只能靠实际而并非理想化的观点。注重成效的行为确保了生存,而理想化的观点倾向于被更简单、更直接的观点取代。
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issue
高频
221"The chief benefit of the study of history is to break down the illusion that people in one period of time are significantly different from people who lived at any other time in history."
另一道题也是高频,top40之类,但是不记得了
argument
39The following appeared in a memorandum from the president of Humana College.
3月19号南京 上午10.30
arg 186
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1 High-profile awards such as the Nobel Prise are actually damaging to society because they suggest that only a few people deserve such recoginition
2 Goverment funding of the arts threatens the integrity of the arts
附我的考题:
159. "The human mind will always be superior to machines because machines are only tools of human minds."
人类的智慧将总是高于机器,因为机器只是人类智慧的工具。
192.The following is a letter to the editor of the Roseville Gazette.
"Despite opposition from some residents of West Roseville, the arguments in favor of merging the townships of Roseville and West Roseville are overwhelming. First, residents in both townships are confused about which authority to contact when they need a service; for example, the police department in Roseville receives many calls from residents of West Roseville. This sort of confusion would be eliminated with the merger. Second, the savings in administrative costs would be enormous, since services would no longer be duplicated: we would have only one fire chief, one tax department, one mayor, and so on. And no jobs in city government would be lost-employees could simply be reassigned. Most importantly, the merger will undoubtedly attract business investments as it did when the townships of Hamden and North Hamden merged ten years ago."
同学甲考题:(也是8:30场)
164. "Sometimes imagination is a more valuable asset than experience. People who lack experience are free to imagine what is possible and thus can approach a task without constraints of established habits and attitudes."
有时候想象力是比经验更有价值的财富。缺少经验的人得以的想象任何可能性,并且由此可以达成一个目标而不受既定习惯和态度的限制。
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issue虽然不是太高频,不过被他昨天模考random到了~~
176.The following is a memorandum from the sales director to the president of the Healthy-and-Good food company.
"A recent study indicates that Venadial, a new margarine currently produced only in the country of Alta, actually reduces cholesterol levels. Derived from the resin of pine trees, Venadial works by activating a metabolic response that is not yet well understood. However, cholesterol levels fell ten to fifteen percent among participants in the study who consumed Venadial daily, and the risk of heart attack by one-third. In addition, the new margarine is so popular that stores in Alta are unable to keep it on their shelves. Therefore, if our company obtains the exclusive right to sell Venadial internationally, our profits are sure to increase substantially within a very short time."
同学乙考题:(10:30场)
43. "To be an effective leader, a public official must maintain the highest ethical and moral standards."
一个公仆如果想成为一位杰出的领导者就必须保持最高的伦理和道德标准。
Argument是关于dentist之类的,也是高频