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1. As people rely more and more on technology to solve problems, the ability of humans to think for themselves will surely deteriorate.
随着人们越来越多的依赖技术解决问题，人们自身的思考能力必将退化。
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.
2. To understand the most important characteristics of a society, one must study its major cities.
要了解一个社会的最重要特征，人们必须研究它的主要城市。
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.
3. 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 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.
4. Scandals are useful because they focus our attention on problems in ways that no speaker or reformer ever could.
丑闻是有用的,因为他们用一种演讲者和改革家都做不到的方式, 把我们的注意力吸引到问题上来.
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.
5. Claim: Governments must ensure that their major cities receive the financial support they need in order to thrive.
命题：政府必须保证它的那些主要城市得到它们繁荣所需的财政支持。
Reason: It is primarily in cities that a nation's cultural traditions are preserved and generated.
理由：民族文化传统主要在城市里得以保存和传承。
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6. A nation should require all of its students to study the same national curriculum until they enter college.
国家应该要求所有学生在上大学之前都学习全国统一的课程。
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the recommendation and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, describe specific circumstances in which adopting the recommendation would or would not be advantageous and explain how these examples shape your position.
7. Some people believe that government funding of the arts is necessary to ensure that the arts can flourish and be available to all people. Others believe that government funding of the arts threatens the integrity of the arts.
一些人认为政府有必要资助艺术以确保其繁荣和大众化;一些人认为政府资助艺术威胁了艺术的纯粹性。
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.
8. Claim: In any field—business, politics, education, government—those in power should step down after five years.
命题：在任何领域，商业、、教育、政府，掌权者都应该在5年任期后退位。
Reason: The surest path to success for any enterprise is revitalization through new leadership.
理由：对任何事业而言，取得成功最保险的途径就是聘用新生力量担当领导。
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9. In any field of endeavor, it is impossible to make a significant contribution without first being strongly influenced by past achievements within that field.
在任何一个领域，在没有受过该领域过去取得成就的影响的情况下，是不可能做出重大贡献的。
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10. Nations should pass laws to preserve any remaining wilderness areas in their natural state, even if these areas could be developed for economic gain.
国家应该立法保护剩余荒地的原始状态，即便这些区域的开发可以带来经济效益。
Write a response in which you discuss your views on the policy and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider the possible consequences of implementing the policy and explain how these consequences shape your position.