历年GRE考试Issue题库分析与提纲十

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"In any profession--business, politics, education, government--those in power should step down after five years. The surest path to success for any enterprise is revitalization through new leadership."  
   
在任何领域中----商业、政治、教育、政府----掌权者应该在五年后就让位。这是任何机构获得成功的最好的方式：通过更新领导者而保持活力。  
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Limiting the term of leadership is an effective way to prevent corruption and lack of initiatives.
1.       When leaders have no fear of losing their power, they tend to abuse their power.
% o9 r/ B4 s* o1 V* }9 v- G2.       A new leadership usually has greater initiative and would bring in new ideas.
* P9 G9 j3 N4 B5 n# F7 z' Q3.       However, in certain realms such as business it might not be so necessary to limit the term of leadership.
! e! |) K3 P5 H3 H4 _4.       Furthermore, new leaders often lack the necessary skill and experience to cope with existing problems; therefore, they need a period of time for adaptation.
新手和老手  
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"One can best understand the most important characteristics of a society by studying its major cities."  
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人们可以通过研究一个社会的主要城市来了解它最重要的特点。  
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: ^$ ]) i6 l& T4 Z$ `) p8 LIt is no longer true the major cities are characteristic of a society.
1.       Major cities used to be the cultural centers of a society.
- K7 h6 k( R! z& s# U; Q2.       Nowadays, however, due to the influence of globalization, major cities throughout the world look more or less the same.
3.       By contrast, the rural areas of a society maintain more of its cultural tradition.
少数和多数之以小见大