gre考试阅读真题解析(A)
<p> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="discussing">discussing</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="differ">differ</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="somehow">somehow</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="variables">variables</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="models">models</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="development">development</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="supposedly">supposedly</span> <span word="define">define</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="characters">characters</span>. <span word="Anthropologists">Anthropologists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="firmer">firmer</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="norms">norms</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="homogeneous">homogeneous</span> <span word="tribe">tribe</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="undertake">undertake</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="formidable">formidable</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="discovering">discovering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="norms">norms</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="exist">exist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>-<span word="state">state</span> <span word="composed">composed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="disparate">disparate</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="judgments">judgments</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="character">character</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="judgments">judgments</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="overly">overly</span> <span word="dependent">dependent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="impressions">impressions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="since">since</span>, <span word="furthermore">furthermore</span>, <span word="impressions">impressions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="qualitative">qualitative</span> <span word="terms">terms</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reliable">reliable</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p> 17. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="authors">authors</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="character">character</span></p><p> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="elusive">elusive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="merit">merit</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="anthropologists">anthropologists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span></p><p> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span></p><p> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="precision">precision</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span></p><p> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="irrelevant">irrelevant</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="complexity">complexity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="life">life</span></p>
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