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Some people think that researching the past is a waste of time and money. We should instead focus on the issues of today’s world.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
（2026-4-11 大陆）
替换表达
substitutions
some people think that: it is sometimes argued that
researching: study, analyse the causes / effects of, explore, exploration, discover, further investigation into, investigate
the past: archaeology, archaeologist, history, historian, historical truth / facts / events / figures / objects, former life
a waste of time and money: be wasteful of resources, a wasteful use of resources, wasteful and inefficient, inefficiency, time-consuming, meaningful, be worthy of note, noteworthy, valuable, valueless, be worthless to
should: ought to, be worth attention, deserve more attention
instead: rather than, take priority over, be given priority, prioritize
focus on: concentrate on
the issues: problems, a matter of urgency, emergency, the looming crisis, economic recession, a stagnant economy, pandemic, extreme weather, climate change
today’s world: nowadays, recent, current
TR审题
这道真题中researching the past是“研究过去”，因此在论述中不能把题目理解为“简单的历史常识”，要注意回应题目research研究。
agree主体段，需要注意分别回应题目的并列结构a waste of time and money。在回应题目第二句的关键词the issues of today’s world时，可以对比researching the past的回报与价值。
Body paragraph
agree
Topic sentence - 提出论点
（话题关键词，逻辑连接词，给出倾向）
开展历史与考古学研究可能被认为毫无价值，因为这类研究很少能直接解决当前问题，也无法产生立竿见影的显著回报。
Conducting research on history and archaeology may be deemed worthless because it rarely addresses current problems directly and yields substantial returns immediately.
Background - 背景句
（缩小论述范围：观点在什么环境下更有说服力？）
从实用主义的角度来看，这个观点尤为成立：由于科技的进步，人们所处的当今时代与过去截然不同；而过去对当代社会的影响也可能随着时间的推移而逐渐消退。
This is particularly true from a pragmatic perspective, sincethe present era that people live in is distinct from earlier times due to technological advances and the influence of the past on contemporary society may fade with time.
Explanation - 论述
Why? How?
TR回应题目researching the past is a waste of time and money
角度：history - time-consuming
鉴定历史真相的过程往往耗时较长，因为历史学家需要收集古代文献资料，运用专业知识解读原始手稿，并通过零碎分散的证据艰难地重建事件。
The process of identifying historical truth tends to be time-consuming, considering that historians have to collect ancient documentary material, apply professional expertise to the interpretation of original manuscripts, and arduously reconstruct events through fragmented and scattered evidence.
Explanation - 论述
Why? How?
TR回应题目researching the past is a waste of time and money
角度：archaeology - money
此外，考古学研究通常需要巨额资金投入，因为考古学家需要前往发掘现场寻找古代遗物，并用昂贵设备和尖端技术挖掘真正的古董，例如：用于鉴定古代画作真伪的红外摄影、用于古代时期测定的碳-14技术以及用于分析古代气候的DNA测序。
Moreover, archaeology usually requires a massive investment, as archaeologists have to travel to excavations to find relics from ancient times, and dig out genuine antiques with cutting-edge equipment and expensive technologies, such as infrared photography for appraising the authenticity of ancient paintings, carbon-14 techniques for the dating of ancient periods and DNA sequencing for analyzing ancient climate.
Explanation - 论述
TR回应题目：用研究结果体现出waste，研究结果无法直接解决the issues of today’s world
尽管投入了大量的时间和金钱，但回报往往难以预料且不尽如人意，因此这类研究是对未知领域的探索，其回报难以抵消初始投入，也无法为当前经济衰退、失业率攀升及全球变暖等现实问题提供切实可行的解决方案。
Despite all the time and money involved, the returns are often uncertain and undesirable, so such studies are adventures into unknown territory, being unlikely to offset the initial investment and failing to provide practical solutions to today’s issues, including economic recession, rising unemployment rate and global warming.
Body paragraph
agree
Conducting research on history and archaeology may be deemed worthless because it rarely addresses current problems directly and yields substantial returns immediately. This is particularly true from a pragmatic perspective, since the present era that people live in is distinct from earlier times due to technological advances and the influence of the past on contemporary society may fade with time. The process of identifying historical truth tends to be time-consuming, considering that historians have to collect ancient documentary material, apply professional expertise to the interpretation of original manuscripts, and arduously reconstruct events through fragmented and scattered evidence. Moreover, archaeology usually requires a massive investment, as archaeologists have to travel to excavations to find relics from ancient times, and dig out genuine antiques with cutting-edge equipment and expensive technologies, such as infrared photography for appraising the authenticity of ancient paintings, carbon-14 techniques for the dating of ancient periods and DNA sequencing for analyzing ancient climate. Despite all the time and money involved, the returns are often uncertain and undesirable, so such studies are adventures into unknown territory, being unlikely to offset the initial investment and failing to provide practical solutions to today’s issues, including economic recession, rising unemployment rate and global warming.
话题词汇
investigation
(n.) 科学研究；学术研究
a scientific or academic examination of the facts of a subject or problem
~ into sth
an investigation into the spending habits of teenagers
对十几岁青少年的消费习惯进行的调查研究
excavation
(n.) 发掘，挖掘
More discoveries were made as the excavation proceed.
挖掘期间陆续有所发现。
Further archaeological excavations are now being carried out.
更进一步的考古发掘正在进行。
[countable, usually plural]
发掘现场
The excavations are open to the public.
发掘现场对公众开放
archaeological excavations / evidence
考古发掘 / 实证
historian
(n.) 历史学家
Historians have questioned the accepted version of events.
历史学家对这些事件公认的说法提出质疑。
arduously
(adj.) 艰难的；艰苦的
in a way that involves a lot of effort and energy, especially over a period of time
They searched arduously for clues.
他们努力寻找线索。
authenticity
[U] 真实性
Archaeological evidence may help to establish the authenticity of the statue.
考古证据可能有助于确定该塑像的真伪。
offset
(v.) 抵消；弥补
Prices have risen in order to offset the increased cost of materials.
为补偿原料成本的增加而提高了价格。
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