GRE写作重点话题练习
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dispel">dispel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="illusion">illusion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="times">times</span>.</p><p> 研究历史的最大益处在于打破这样的幻想：现代人和历史上的人有很大不同。</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="insists">insists</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="claims">claims</span>. <span word="First">First</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="illusion">illusion</span>. <span word="Second">Second</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="illusion">illusion</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="concede">concede</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="periods">periods</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="disaGREe">disaGREe</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="claims">claims</span>.</p><p> 1. <span word="Admittedly">Admittedly</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>: <span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="evil">evil</span>.</p><p> 1) <span word="People">People</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="thirsty">thirsty</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span>, <span word="equality">equality</span>, <span word="democracy">democracy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="like">like</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="merits">merits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span>, <span word="diligence">diligence</span>, <span word="creativity">creativity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p><p> 2) <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demerits">demerits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="prejudice">prejudice</span>, <span word="envy">envy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="GREed">GREed</span>. <span word="Innovation">Innovation</span> <span word="promotes">promotes</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="GREed">GREed</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wars">wars</span>. <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="proGREssing">proGREssing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="civilization">civilization</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p> 2. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="beneficial">beneficial</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="periods">periods</span>.</p><p> 1) <span word="In">In</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="morals">morals</span>, <span word="customs">customs</span>, <span word="values">values</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ideals">ideals</span>. <span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="feudal">feudal</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="assisted">assisted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>. <span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="governors">governors</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="government">government</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="democratic">democratic</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p>
页:
[1]