孙远GRE作文高分突破班《GRE写作.doc

说明：以下为《GRE写作》（第三版）后的新增题。原题库有一些调整，具体如下： 删除《GRE写作》（第二版，蓝皮书；或第三版，绿皮书）48－63页Issue题库26、35、38、41、51、53、77、79、100、111、113、124共12题；64－75页Issue题库18、51、66、75、77、78、80、101、113；76－122页Argument题库27、84、94。 ――――――――――――――――――――――――――― The Pool of Issue Topics (October, 2002) 1. Only by being forced to defend an idea against the doubts and contrasting views of others does one really discover the value of that idea. 2. If a society is to thrive, it must put its own overall success before the well-being of its individual citizens. 3. National governments should devote more of their social programs and services to children than to adults. 4. Reform is seldom brought about by people who are concerned with their own reputation and social standing. Those who are really in earnest about reforming a government, an educational system, or any other institution must be willing to be viewed with disdain by the rest of the world. 5. Many people believe that a few individuals or small groups (family, friends, teachers, celebrities, for example) have caused them to think and behave in the way they do. Yet it is always society as a whole that defines us and our attitudes, not a few individuals. 6. Contemporary technology makes available many small pieces of factual information. As a result, people have become so preoccupied with bits of fragmented information that they pay too little attention to the larger issues and overall perspectives. 7. People in positions of power are most effective when they exercise caution and restraint in the use of that power. 8. No one can possibly achieve success in the world by conforming to conventional practices and conventional ways of thinking. 9. A school or college should pay its teachers at the same rate in all disciplines, regardless of differences in salaries for related fields in the world outside of school. For example, entry-level teachers in mathematics and in the arts should receive the same pay, even if outside of school, math special