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131. Claim: Researchers should not limit their investigations to only those areas in which they expect to discover something that has an immediate, practical application.
命题：研究者不应该把研究范围限定在那些能马上出成果的领域。
Reason: It is impossible to predict the outcome of a line of research with any certainty.
理由：完全准确的去预测一系列研究的结果是不可能的。
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132. Some people believe that our ever-increasing use of technology significantly reduces our opportunities for human interaction. Other people believe that technology provides us with new and better ways to communicate and connect with one another.
有人认为科学技术被越来越多的应用于通讯极大地减少了人们交流的机会。另外一些人认为科技给我们提供了更新更好的沟通方式。
Write a response in which you discuss which view more closely aligns with your own position and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should address both of the views presented.
133. Claim: Knowing about the past cannot help people to make important decisions today.
命题：了解过去并不能帮助人们做出当下的重要决定。
Reason: The world today is significantly more complex than it was even in the relatively recent past.
理由：当今世界远比过去复杂的多。
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim and the reason on which that claim is based.
134. Claim: Knowing about the past cannot help people to make important decisions today.
命题：了解过去并不能帮助人们做出当下的重要决定。
Reason: We are not able to make connections between current events and past events until we have some distance from both.
理由：我们不能把过去发生的事情和现在的事情联系起来，除非我们离过去和现在都有一定的距离。
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim and the reason on which that claim is based.
135. Educational institutions should actively encourage their students to choose fields of study that will prepare them for lucrative careers.
教育机构应该积极鼓励学生选择将来收入高的专业。
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136. Educational institutions should actively encourage their students to choose fields of study in which jobs are plentiful.
教育机构应该积极鼓励学生选择将来好找工作的专业。
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim. In developing and supporting your position, be sure to address the most compelling reasons and/or examples that could be used to challenge your position.
137. Educational institutions have a responsibility to dissuade students from pursuing fields of study in which they are unlikely to succeed.
教育机构有义务劝阻学生不要选择他们不可能取得成功的研究领域。
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.
138. Some people believe that competition for high grades motivates students to excel in the classroom. Others believe that such competition seriously limits the quality of real learning.
有人认为追求高分使学生有动力在课堂上表现的更出众;另外一些人认为这严重影响了学习的质量。
Write a response in which you discuss which view more closely aligns with your own position and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should address both of the views presented.
139. Claim: Major policy decisions should always be left to politicians and other government experts.
命题：主要的决策权应该交给政治家和其他的政府专家。
Reason: Politicians and other government experts are more informed and thus have better judgment and perspective than do members of the general public.
理由：政治家和其他的政府专家更加见多识广并且比一般的老百姓具有更好的判断能力和洞察力。
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140. Some people believe that universities should require every student to take a variety of courses outside the student's field of study. Others believe that universities should not force students to take any courses other than those that will help prepare them for jobs in their chosen fields.
有人认为大学应该要求每位学生修本专业外的多种课程。另外一些人认为大学不应该强迫学生修任何对将来找本专业工作没有帮助的课程。
Write a response in which you discuss which view more closely aligns with your own position and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should address both of the views presented.