GRE英语作文分类题库(国际类)1. All nations should help support the development of a globaluniversity designed to engage students in the process of solving theworld's most persistent social problems.     2. Many of the world's lesser-known languages are being lostas fewer and fewer people speak them. The government of countries inwhich these languages are spoken should act to prevent such languagesfrom becoming extinct.
    3. With the growth of global networks in such areas as economicsand communication， there is no doubt that every aspect ofsociety-including education， politics， the arts， and the sciences-willbenefit greatly from international influences.
    4. The surest indicator of a great nation is not theachievements of its rulers， artists， or scientists， but the generalwelfare of all its people.
    5. The material progress and well-being of one country arenecessarily connected to the material progress and well-being of allother countries.

文化类     1. Governments must ensure that their major cities receive thefinancial support they need in order to thrive， because it is primarilyin cities that a nation's cultural traditions are preserved andgenerated.
    2. Rituals and ceremonies help define a culture. Without them，societies or groups of people have a diminished sense of who they are.
    3. The way people look， dress， and act reveals their attitudesand interests. You can tell much about a society's ideas and values byobserving the appearance and behavior of its people.
    4. The true value of a civilization is reflected in its artistic creations rather than in its scientific accomplishments.

艺术类     1. Imaginative works such as novels， plays， films， fairytales，and legends present a more accurate and meaningful picture of humanexperience than do factual accounts. Because the creators of fictionshape and focus on reality rather than report it literally， theircreations have a more lasting significance.    2. The arts （painting， music， literature， etc.） reveal the otherwise hidden ideas and impulses of a society.    3. 'It is the artist， not the critic，' who gives societysomething of lasting value. A person who evaluates works of art， suchas novels， films music， paintings， etc.    4. As long as people in a society are hungry or out of work orlack the basic skills needed to survive， the use of public resources tosupport the arts is inappropriate-and， perhaps， even cruel-when oneconsiders all the potential uses of such money.    5. In order for any work of art-whether film， literature，sculpture， or a song-to have merit， it must be understandable to mostpeople.

历史类     1. The video camera provides such an accurate and convincingrecord of contemporary life that it has become a more important form ofdocumentation than written records.
    2. Most people would agree that building represent a valuablerecord of any society's past， but controversy arises when old buildingsstand on ground that modern planners feel could be better used formodern purposes. In such situations， modern development should be givenprecedence over the preservation of historic buildings so thatcontemporary needs can be served.
    3. The greatness of individuals can be decided only by those who live after them， not by their contemporaries.
    4. The study of history places too much emphasis on individuals.The most significant events and trends in history were made possiblenot by the famous few， but by groups of people whose identities havelong been forgotten.
    5. The study of history has value only to the extent that it is relevant to our daily lives.
    6. When we concern ourselves with the study of history， webecome storytellers. Becauses we can never know the past directly butmust construct it by interpreting evidence， exploring history is moreof a creative enterprise than it is an objective pursuit. Allhistorians are storytellers.
    7. So much is new and complex today that looking back for anunderstanding of the past provides little guidance for living in thepresent.
    8. The chief benefit of the study of history is to break downthe illusion that people in one period of time are significantlydifferent from people who lived at any other time in history.

社会类    1. Such nonmainstream areas of inquiry as astrology，fortune-telling， and psychic and paranormal pursuits play a vital rolein society by satisfying human needs that are not addressed bymainstream science.
    2. Society does not place enough emphasis on the intellect-that is， on reasoning and other cognitive skills.
    3. It is through the use of logic and of precise， carefulmeasurement that we become aware of our progress. Without such tools，we have no reference points to indicate how far we have advanced orretreated.
    4. At various times in the geological past， many species havebecome extinct as a result of natural， rather than human， processes.Thus， there is no justification for society to make extraordinaryefforts， especially at a great cost in money and jobs， to saveendangered species.
    5. The absence of choices is a circumstance that is very， very rake.
    6. What society has thought to be it greatest social， political，and individual achievements have often resulted in the greatestdiscontent.
    7. The well-being of a society is enhanced when many of its people question authority.
    8. Tradition and modernization are incompatible. One must choose between them.
    9. The only responsibility of corporate executives， providedthey stay within the law， is to make as much money as possible fortheir companies.
    10. Many problems of modern society cannot be solved by laws andthe legal system because moral behavior cannot be legislated.
    11. Scandals-whether in politics， academia， or other areas-canbe useful. They focus our attention on problems in ways that no speakeror reformer ever could.
    12. Practicality is now our great ideal， which all powers andtalents must serve. Anything that is not obviously practical has littlevalue in today's world.
    13. It is easy to welcome innovation and accept new ideas. Whatmost people find difficult， however， is accepting the way these newideas are put into practice.
    14. The best way to understand the character of a society is toexamine the character of the men and women that the society chooses asits heroes or its heroines.
    15. Progress is best made through discussion among people who have contrasting points of vies.

传媒类     1. In the age of television， reading books is not as importantas it once was. People can learn as much by watching television as theycan by reading books.
    2. The purpose of many advertisements is to make consumers wantto buy a product so that they will 'be like' the person in the ad. Thispractice is effective because it not only sells products but also helpspeople feel better about themselves.
    3. Because of television and worldwide computer connections，people can now become familiar with a great many places that they havenever visited. As a result， tourism will soon become obsolete.
    4. High-speed electronic communications media， such aselectronic mail and television， tend to prevent meaningful andthoughtful communication.
    5. In this age of intensive media coverage， it is no longerpossible for a society to regard any woman or man as a hero. Thereputation of anyone who is subjectied to media scrutiny willeventually be diminished.

科技类    1. The primary goal of technological advancement should be to increase people's efficiency so that everyone has more leisure time.    2. Money spent on research is almost always a good investment， even when the results of that research are controversial.    3. 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.    4. When research priorities are being set for science， education， or any other area， the most important question to consider is ： How many people's lives will be improved if the results are successful.    5. The function of science is to reassure； the purpose of arts is to upset. Therein lies the value of each.    6. Technology creates more problems than it solves， and may threaten or damage the quality of life.    7. Most important discoveries or creations are accidental： it is usually while seeking the answer to one question that we come across the answer to another.

政治类
1. It is often necessary， even desirable， for political leaders to withhold information from the public.     2. There are two types of laws： just and unjust. Everyindividual in a society has a responsibility to obey just laws and，even more importantly， to disobey and resist unjust laws.
    3. To be an effective leader， a public official must maintain the highest ethical and moral standards.
    4. It is impossible for an effective political leader to tellthe truth all the time. Complete honesty is not a useful virtue for apolitician.
    5. Those who treat politics and morality as though they were separate realms fail to understand either the one or the other.
    6. Laws should not be stationary and fixed. Instead， they shouldbe flexible enough to take account of various circumstances， times， andplaces.
    7. The goal of politics should not be the pursuit of an ideal，but rather the search for common ground and reasonable consensus.

行为类

    1. Although many people think that the luxuries and conveniences of contemporary life are entirely harmless， they in fact， prevent people from developing into truly strong and independent individuals.

    2. Public figures such as actors， politicians， and athletes should expect people to be interested in their private lives. When they seek a public role， they should expect that they will lose at least some of their privacy.

    3. Creating an appealing image has become more important in contemporary society than is the reality or truth behind that image.

    4. The concept of 'individual responsibility' is a necessary fiction. Although societies must hold individuals accountable for their own actions， people's behavior is largely determined by forces not of their own making.

    5. People work more productively in teams than individually. Teamwork requires cooperation， which motivates people much more than individual competition does.

    6. In any realm of life-whether academic， social， business， or political-the only way to succeed is to take a practical， rather than an idealistic， point of vies. Pragmatic behavior guarantees survival， whereas idealistic views tend to be superceded by simpler， more immediate options.

    7. It is primarily through our identification with social groups that we define ourselves.

    8. Only through mistakes can there be discovery or progress.

    9. Most people recognize the benefits of individuality， but the fact is that personal economic success requires conformity.

    10. People who are the most deeply committed to an idea or policy are the most critical of it.

    11. No amount of information can eliminate prejudice because prejudice is rooted in emotion， not reason.

    12. The most essential quality of an effective leader is the ability to remain consistently committed in particular principles and objectives. Any leader who is quickly and easily influenced by shifts in popular opinion will accomplish little.

    13. Sometimes imagination is a more valuable asset than experience. People who lack experience are free to imagine what is possible and thus can approach a task without constraints of established habits and attitudes.

    14. In any given field， the leading voices come from people who are motivated not by conviction but by the desire to present opinions and ideas that differ from those held by the majority.

    15. It is always an individual who is the impetus for innovation； the details may be worked out by a team， but true innovation results from the enterprise and unique perception of an individual.

    16. Success， whether academic or professional， involves an ability to survive in a new environment and——， eventually， ——to change it.

    17. Most people choose a career on the basis of such pragmatic considerations as the needs of the economy， the relative ease of finding a job， and the salary they can expect to make. Hardly anyone is free to choose a career based on his or her natural talents or interest in a particular kind of work.

    18. If a goal is worthy， then any means taken to attain it is justifiable.

    19. People often look for similarities， even between very different things， and even when it is unhelpful or harmful to do so. Instead， a thing should be considered on its own terms， we should avoid the tendency to compare it to something else.

    20. People are mistaken when they assume that the problems they confront are more complex and challenging than the problems， faced by their predecessors. Thus illusion is eventually dispelled with increased knowledge and experience.

    21. Moderation in all things is ill-considered advice. Rather， one should say， 'Moderations is most things，' since many areas of human concern require or at least profit from intense focus.

    22. Most people are taught that loyalty is a virtue. But loyalty-whether to one's friends， to one's school or place of employment， or to any institution-is all too often a destructive rather than a positive force.

学习类     1. We can usually learn much more from people whose views weshare than from people whose vies contradict our own. Disagreement cancause stress and inhibit learning.
    2. No field of study can advance significantly unless outsiders bring their knowledge and experience to that field of study.
    3. Anyone can make things bigger and more complex. What requiresreal effort and courage is to move in the opposite direction-in otherwords， to make things as simple as possible.
    4. Students should memories facts only after they have studiedthe ideas， trends， and concepts that help explain those facts. Studentswho have learned only facts have learned very little.
    5. Scholars and researches should not be concerned with whethertheir work makes a contribution to the larger society. It is moreimportant that they pursue their individual interests， however unusualor idiosyncratic those interests may seem.
    6. In any academic area or professional field， it is just asimportant to recognize the limits of our knowledge and understanding asit is to acquire new facts and information.
    7. Facts are stubborn things. They cannot be altered by our wishes， our inclinations， or the dictates of our passions.
    8. Students should bring a certain skepticism to whatever theystudy. They should question what they are taught instead of acceptingit passively.
    9. There is no such thing as purely objective observation. Allobservation is subjective； it is always guided by the observer'sexpectations or desires.
    10. The human mind will always be superior to machines because machines are only tools of human minds.
    11. Critical judgment of work， in any given field has little value unless comes from someone who is an expert in that field.
    12. People who pursue their own intellectual interests forpurely personal reasons are more likely to benefit the rest of theworld than are people who try to act for the public good.
    13. Originality does not mean thinking something that was neverthought before； it means putting old ideas together in new ways.
    14. The study of ac academic discipline alters the way weperceive the world. After studying the discipline， we see the sameworld as before， but with different eyes.
    15. The way students and scholars interpret the materials theywork with in their academic fields is more of personality than oftraining. Different interpretations come about when people withdifferent personalities look at exactly the same objects， facts， data，or events and see different things.
    16. As we acquire more knowledge， things do not become more comprehensible， but more complex and more mysterious.
    17. It is a grave mistake to theorize before one has data.