历年GRE考试Issue题库分析与提纲五十

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88. "Technologies not only influence but actually determine social customs and ethics."  
   
技术不仅仅影响而且实际上是决定了社会传统和道德规范。  
   
! ?$ D" Q$ z: G6 {1.       Technologies have radically changed the way we spend holidays.
2.       The new ways of communication brought about by electronic technology have transformed the way we associate with each other in our daily lives.
3.       However, we should not let technologies determine our ethics.
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  e4 ^" w( s- r+ a( N! {5 h; _' u$ T107. "Instant communication systems encourage people to form hasty opinions and give quick replies rather than take the time to develop thoughtful, well-reasoned points of view."  
   
# ^# L/ G8 l, s- r( r" j即时通讯系统促使人们匆忙的做出判断并很快的给出回答，而不是花时间去形成深思熟虑和理由充分的观点。  
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# n; M' f. |8 ~- j) f2 j4 ], O8 kInstant communication systems tend to discourage thoughtful and well-reasoned points of view.
1.       Instant communication systems usually require quick replies.
" N) ~6 f2 W9 B% W/ a! k2.       The pressure of time and space—a key feature of instant communication—forces people to form hasty opinions rather than thoughtful and well-reasoned points of view.
1 _& q! h' t/ i4 A6 }/ a' ~3.       On the contrary, traditional ways of communication such as hand-written letters or face-to-face discussion are more likely to induce in-depth thinking.
技术进步之即时判断  
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114. "Humanity has made little real progress over the past century or so. Technological innovations have taken place, but the overall condition of humanity is no better. War, violence, and poverty are still with us. Technology cannot change the condition of humanity."  
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4 w5 [: e0 \+ ^0 Q+ q$ G1 `人文学科在过去的一百年左右止步不前。技术在不断进步而人文学科的整体条件却没有改善。战争、暴力和贫困仍然困扰着我们。技术无法改变人文学科的处境。  
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! ]0 y. _  k) `4 I4 `2 WAlthough I agree that technology cannot ultimately prevent us from harming one another, the statement fails to account for the significant positive impact that the modern industrial and computer revolutions have had on the quality life—at least in the developed world.
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' q7 ]3 p1 P  |7 Y1.       I agree with the statement insofar as there is no technological solution to the enduring problems of war, poverty, and violence, for the reason that they stem from certain aspects of human nature—such as aggression and greed.
! a0 Y# M  R8 ^8 z- ~8 l* P2.       For every technological innovation helping to reduce human suffering is another that has served primarily to add it.
8 |3 C' K  j3 J& b9 p$ }3.       Notwithstanding technology’s limitations in preventing war, poverty, and violence, 20th Century technological innovation has enhanced the overall standard of living and comfort level of developed nations.

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4.       Of course, such progress has not come without costs.
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