第1页共83页编号：时间：2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟页码：第1页共83页GRE写作工具箱写作工具箱（新东方—孙远）下面的材料旨在丰富学生在是非问题写作方面的思想和语言，考生在复习时可以先分类阅读这些篇章，然后尝试写相关方面的作文题。对于文章中用黑体字的部分，特别建议你熟读，背诵，因为它们在语言和观点上都值得吸收。学习语言的人应该明白，表达能力和思想深度都靠日积月累，潜移默化。从某种意义上说，提高英语写作能力无捷径可走，你必须大段背诵英语文章才能逐渐形成语感和用英语进行表达的能力。这一关，没有任何人能代替你过。因此，建议你下点苦功夫，把背单词的精神拿出来背诵文章。何况，我并不是要求你背了之后永远牢记在心：你可以这个星期背，下个星期忘。这没有关系，相信你的大脑具有神奇的能力。背了工具箱里的文章后，你会惊讶的发现：IcanthinkinEnglishnow.经常有学生告诉我：不知道背诵什么好。现在我可以告诉各位：背诵下面的文章错不了，至少对GRE的写作来说有立竿见影的效果！可别再找借口了哦！第2页共83页第1页共83页编号：时间：2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟页码：第2页共83页目录1.Sectionone:Education1.1Proverbs1.Agraduationceremonyisaneventwherethecommencementspeakertellsthousandsofstudentsdressedinidenticalcapsandgownsthatindividualityisthekeytosuccess.2.Theprimarypurposeofaliberaleducationistomakeone’smindapleasantplaceinwhichtospendone’stime.3.Nextinimportancetofreedomandjusticeispopulareducation,withoutwhichneitherfreedomnorjusticecanbepermanentlymaintained.4.Theclassroom--notthetrench--isthefrontieroffreedomnowandforevermore.5.Education’spurposeistoreplaceanemptymindwithanopenone.6.Itisthepurposeofeducationtohelpusbecomeautonomous,creative,inquiringpeoplewhohavethewillandintelligencetocreateourowndestiny.7.Yousee,realongoing,lifelongeducationdoesn’tanswerquestions;itprovokesthem.8.Peoplewillpaymoretobeentertainedthaneducated.9.themostimportantfunctionofeducationatanylevelistodevelopthepersonalityoftheindividualandthesignificanceofhislifetohimselfandtoothers.Thisisthebasicarchitectureofalife;therestisornamentationanddecorationofthestructure.10.Theessenceofoureffortstoseethateverychildhasachancemustbetoassureeachasequalopportunity,nottobecomeequal,buttobecomedifferent-torealizewhateveruniquepotentialofbody,mind,andspiritheorshepossesses.11.Agreatteacherneverstrivestoexplainhisvision-hesimplyinvitesyoutostandbesidehimandseeforyourself.12.Ifyoucanreadanddon’,youareanilliteratebychoice.1.2DamagingResearchAstudybyNationalParent-TeacherOrganizationrevealedthatintheaverageAmericanschool,eighteennegativesareidentifiedforeverypositivethatispointedout.TheWisconsinstudyrevealedthatwhenchildrenenterthefirstgrade,80percentofthemfeelprettygoodthemselves,butbythetimetheygettothesixthgrade,only10percentofthemhavegoodself-images.1.3EducationandCitizenship第3页共83页第2页共83页编号：时间：2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟页码：第3页共83页AnimportantaspectofeducationintheUnitedStatesistherelationshipbetweeneducationandcitizenship.Throughoutitshistorythisnationhasemphasizedpubliceducationasameansoftransmittingdemocraticvalues,creatingequalityofopportunity,andpreparingnewgenerationsofcitizenstofunctioninsociety.Inaddition,theschoolshavebeenexpectedtohelpshapesocietyitself.Duringthe1950s,forexample,effortstocombatracialsegregationfocusedontheschools.Later,whentheSovietUnionlaunchedthefirstorbitingsatellite,Americanschoolsandcollegescameunderintensepressureandwereofferedmanyincentivestoimpr...
