GMAT题库最新变化（Issue Task）GMAT考试

文章作者 100test 发表时间 2009:07:07 20:32:44
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　　新题库删去了原来题库中所有的补充题（A1~A43），新增了10题，另外有7道题目（97、100、104、112、114、120、124）略微改变了一下表述（尽管意思完全一样）。新增题目及翻译如下：
　　*1. The primary responsibility of citizens is to obey their nation’s civil and criminal laws.
　　Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your views with reasons and/or examples from your own experience, observations, or reading.
　　公民的首要责任是遵守国家的民法考(试大和刑法。
　　*2. Although most people wish to live long lives, attempting to significantly extend the average human life span would be a mistake. If achieved, this would place an enormous burden on resources, lowering the quality of life for everyone.
　　Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your views with reasons and/or examples from your own experience, observations, or reading.
　　虽然大多数人都希望活得长些，但延长平均寿命的的尝试是个错误，因为这样会使整个人类社会背负程中的资源负担，降低所有人的生活质量。
　　*3. Lying should be avoided primarily because it harms people’s ability to live together in society.
　　Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your views with reasons and/or examples from your own experience, observations, or reading.
　　人们应当尽量避免说谎，因为说谎会损害一个人在社会中与他人共同生活的能力。
　　*4. Each generation’s cultural achievements—such as those in music, art, or literature—represent improvements on the cultural achievements of previous generations.
　　Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your views with reasons and/or examples from your own experience, observations, or reading.
　　每一代人的文化成就（无论是音乐上的、艺术上的还是文学上的）都代表着在上一代人文化成就基础上的改进。
　　*5. Public figures should avoid expressing opinions about things that they have not personally experienced or been directly affected by.
　　Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your views with reasons and/or examples from your own experience, observations, or reading.
　　公众人物应当尽量避免对那些未亲身经历或自己不受影响的话题发表观点。
　　*6. The increasing popularity of video games and the Internet suggests that consumers now want a more interactive entertainment experience than books, movies, and television can provide.
　　Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your views with reasons and/or examples from your own experience, observations, or reading.
　　电子游戏和互联网越来越受欢迎这一事实暗示着，消费者希望得到超越书本、电影、电视的更交互娱乐体验。
　　*7. Only by traveling outside the country of one’s birth can one understand the world and its people.
　　Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your views with reasons and/or examples from your own experience, observations, or reading.
　　人们只有通过出国旅行才能真正理解整个世界和这个世界上的人。
　　*8. Because it is in the best interest of a society to promote integrity and moral behavior, governments should censor television and radio programs for offensive language and behavior.
　　Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your views with reasons and/or examples from your own experience, observations, or reading.
　　由于鼓励公正和道德的行为正是社会利益所在，政府应该对电视和广播节目进行审查，以防止其中出现冒犯性的语言和行为。
　　*9. Despite the violence and stereotypes present in many popular forms of entertainment created for children (such as books, movies, and video games), we should still allow children to experience this kind of entertainment.
　　Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your views with reasons and/or examples from your own experience, observations, or reading.
　　尽管在为孩子们创造的娱乐形式（比如书本、电影、电子游戏）中存在着暴力和不好的典型，我们仍然应该允许孩子们去体验这种娱乐形式。
　　*10. Portrayals of violence have proven commercially successful in television programs, movies, songs, and other forms of popular entertainment. Therefore, those who create popular entertainment should continue to incorporate violence into their products.
　　Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your views with reasons and/or examples from your own experience, observations, or reading.
　　在大众娱乐（比如电视节目、电影、歌曲等）中描绘暴力被证明是商业上成功的。所以，娱乐创作者应该继续在作品中融合暴力因素。