2010年9月2日北京鼎均gre作文机经

　　考试时间：2010年9月2日
　　考试地点：北京，鼎钧
　　ISSUE
　　25来源：http://www.hxen.net
　　"Anyone can make things bigger and more complex. What requires real effort and courage is to move in the opposite direction—in other words, to make things as simple as possible."
　　165
　　"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."
　　ARGUMENT
　　37
　　Woven baskets characterized by a particular distinctive pattern have previously been found only in the immediate vicinity of the prehistoric village of Palea and therefore were believed to have been unique to the Palean people. Recently, however, archaeologists discovered such a 'Palean' basket in Lithos, an ancient village across the BrimRiver from Palea. The BrimRiver is very deep and broad, and so the ancient Paleans could only have crossed it by boat, but there is no evidence that the Paleans had boats. And boats capable of carrying groups of people and cargo were not developed until thousands of years after the Palean people disappeared. Moreover, Paleans would have had no need to cross the river — the woods around Palea are full of nuts, berries, and small game. It follows that the so-called Palean baskets were not unique to Palea.
　　考试地点：北京
　　考试时间：2010年9月2日
　　ISSUE：
　　59 "Too much emphasis is placed on role models. Instead of copying others, people should learn to think and act independently and thus make the choices that are best for them."
　　88 "Technologies not only influence but actually determine social customs and ethics."
　　ARGUMENT: 53.
　　考试地点：北京 鼎钧
　　考试时间：2010年9月2日 13：00
　　Issue
　　146"People who are the most deeply committed to an idea or policy are the most critical of it."
　　59"Too much emphasis is placed on role models. Instead of copying others, people should learn to think and act independently and thus make the choices that are best for them."
　　Argument 154
　　The following appeared in the editorial section of a health and fitness magazine.
　　“In a study of the effects of exercise on longevity, medical researchers tracked 500 middle-aged men over a 20-year period. The subjects represented a variety of occupations in several different parts of the country and responded to an annual survey in which they were asked: How often and how strenuously do you exercise? Of those who responded, the men who reported that they engaged in vigorous outdoor exercise nearly every day lived longer than the men who reported that they exercised mildly only once or twice a week. Given the clear link that this study establishes between longevity and exercise, doctors should not recommend moderate exercise to their patients but should instead encourage vigorous outdoor exercise on a daily basis."
　　考试时间：2010.9.2　10：30
　　考试地点：鼎均 和谐英语
　　issue a "It is often necessary, even desirable, for political leaders to withhold information from the public."
　　b"Although many people think that the luxuries and conveniences of contemporary life are entirely harmless, in fact, they actually prevent people from developing into truly strong and independent individuals."
　　argue:The following appeared in a letter to the editor of a newspaper serving the villages of Castorville and Polluxton. “Both the villages of Castorville and Polluxton have experienced sharp declines in the numbers of residents who pay property taxes. To save money and improve service, the two villages recently merged their once separate garbage collection departments into a single department located in Castorville, and the new department has reported few complaints about its service. Last year the library in Polluxton had 20 percent fewer users than during the previous year. It follows that we should now further economize and improve service, as we did with garbage collection, by closing the library in Polluxton and using the library in Castorville to serve both villages."