To understand the most important characteristics of a society, one must study its major cities.

(要想了解一个社会最重要的特征，人们必须研究这个社会主要的城市。)

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.

(文章中讨论你是在多大程度上同意或者不同意题目的论点，并解释你选取这一立场的原因。在发展及支持你的论点时，你应该考虑那些使得论点成立或者不成立的方面，并解释你的这些考虑是如何使其形成你所持有的观点的。)