新GRE作文ARGUMENT和ISSUE题库word版.docx
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新GRE作文ARGUMENT和ISSUE题库word版
2011年新GRE作文ARGUMENT题库
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//www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare/analytical_writing/argument/pool
ThispagecontainstheArgumenttopicsfortheAnalyticalWritingsectionofthe
GRErevisedGeneralTest.Whenyoutakethetest,youwillbepresentedwithone
Argumenttopicfromthispool.
EachArgumenttopicconsistsofapassagethatpresentsanargumentfollowedby
specifictaskinstructionsthattellyouhowtoanalyzetheargument.Thewordingof
sometopicsinthetestmightvaryslightlyfromwhatispresentedhere.Also,because
theremaybemultipleversionsofsometopicswithsimilaroridenticalwordingbut
withdifferenttaskinstructions,itisveryimportanttoreadyourtesttopicandits
specifictaskdirectionscarefullyandrespondtothewordingasitappearsintheactual
test.
Wovenbasketscharacterizedbyaparticulardistinctivepatternhavepreviouslybeen
foundonlyintheimmediatevicinityoftheprehistoricvillageofPaleaandtherefore
werebelievedtohavebeenmadeonlybythePaleanpeople.Recently,however,
archaeologistsdiscoveredsucha"Palean"basketinLithos,anancientvillageacross
theBrimRiverfromPalea.TheBrimRiverisverydeepandbroad,andsotheancient
Paleanscouldhavecrosseditonlybyboat,andnoPaleanboatshavebeenfound.
Thusitfollowsthattheso-calledPaleanbasketswerenotuniquelyPalean.
Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusswhatspecificevidenceisneededtoevaluate
theargumentandexplainhowtheevidencewouldweakenorstrengthenthe
argument.
Thefollowingappearedaspartofalettertotheeditorofascientificjournal.
"Arecentstudyofeighteenrhesusmonkeysprovidescluesastotheeffectsofbirth
orderonanindividual'slevelsofstimulation.Thestudyshowedthatinstimulating
situations(suchasanencounterwithanunfamiliarmonkey),firstborninfantmonkeys
produceuptotwiceasmuchofthehormonecortisol,whichprimesthebodyfor
increasedactivitylevels,asdotheiryoungersiblings.Firstbornhumansalsoproducerelativelyhighlevelsofcortisolinstimulatingsituations(suchasthereturnofa
parentafteranabsence).Thestudyalsofoundthatduringpregnancy,first-time
mothermonkeyshadhigherlevelsofcortisolthandidthosewhohadhadseveral
offspring."
Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscussoneormorealternativeexplanationsthatcould
rivaltheproposedexplanationandexplainhowyourexplanation(s)canplausibly
accountforthefactspresentedintheargument.
ThefollowingappearedasalettertotheeditorfromaCentralPlazastoreowner.
"Overthepasttwoyears,thenumberofshoppersinCentralPlazahasbeensteadily
decreasingwhilethepopularityofskateboardinghasincreaseddramatically.Many
CentralPlazastoreownersbelievethatthedecreaseintheirbusinessisduetothe
numberofskateboardusersintheplaza.Therehasalsobeenadramaticincreasein
theamountoflitterandvandalismthroughouttheplaza.Thus,werecommendthatthe
cityprohibitskateboardinginCentralPlaza.Ifskateboardingisprohibitedhere,we
predictthatbusinessinCentralPlazawillreturntoitspreviouslyhighlevels."
Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusswhatquestionswouldneedtobeansweredin
ordertodecidewhethertherecommendationislikelytohavethepredictedresult.Be
suretoexplainhowtheanswerstothesequestionswouldhelptoevaluatethe
recommendation.
Thefollowingappearedinaletterfromahomeownertoafriend.
"Ofthetwoleadingrealestatefirmsinourtown!
AdamsRealtyandFitch
Realty!
AdamsRealtyisclearlysuperior.Adamshas40realestateagents;in
contrast,Fitchhas25,manyofwhomworkonlypart-time.Moreover,Adams'
revenuelastyearwastwiceashighasthatofFitchandincludedhomesalesthat
averaged$168,000,comparedtoFitch's$144,000.HomeslistedwithAdamssell
fasteraswell:
tenyearsagoIlistedmyhomewithFitch,andittookmorethanfour
monthstosell;lastyear,whenIsoldanotherhome,IlisteditwithAdams,andittook
onlyonemonth.Thus,ifyouwanttosellyourhomequicklyandatagoodprice,you
shoulduseAdamsRealty."
Writearesponseinwhichyouexaminethestatedand/orunstatedassumptionsofthe
argument.Besuretoexplainhowtheargumentdependsontheseassumptionsand
whattheimplicationsarefortheargumentiftheassumptionsproveunwarranted.
ThefollowingappearedinalettertotheeditoroftheBalmerIslandGazette.
"OnBalmerIsland,wheremopedsserveasapopularformoftransportation,the
populationincreasesto100,000duringthesummermonths.Toreducethenumberof
accidentsinvolvingmopedsandpedestrians,thetowncouncilofBalmerIsland
shouldlimitthenumberofmopedsrentedbytheisland'smopedrentalcompanies
from50perdayto25perdayduringthesummerseason.Bylimitingthenumberof
rentals,thetowncouncilwillattainthe50percentannualreductioninmoped
accidentsthatwasachievedlastyearontheneighboringislandofSeaville,when
Seaville'stowncouncilenforcedsimilarlimitsonmopedrentals."
Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusswhatquestionswouldneedtobeansweredin
ordertodecidewhethertherecommendationislikelytohavethepredictedresult.Be
suretoexplainhowtheanswerstothesequestionswouldhelptoevaluatethe
recommendation.
ArcticdeerliveonislandsinCanada'sarcticregions.Theysearchforfoodbymoving
overicefromislandtoislandduringthecourseoftheyear.Theirhabitatislimitedto
areaswarmenoughtosustaintheplantsonwhichtheyfeedandcoldenough,atleast
someoftheyear,fortheicetocovertheseaseparatingtheislands,allowingthedeer
totraveloverit.Unfortunately,accordingtoreportsfromlocalhunters,thedeer
populationsaredeclining.Sincethesereportscoincidewithrecentglobalwarming
trendsthathavecausedtheseaicetomelt,wecanconcludethatthepurporteddecline
indeerpopulationsistheresultofthedeer'sbeingunabletofollowtheirage-old
migrationpatternsacrossthefrozensea.
Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusswhatspecificevidenceisneededtoevaluate
theargumentandexplainhowtheevidencewouldweakenorstrengthenthe
argument.
ThefollowingisarecommendationfromtheBoardofDirectorsofMonarchBooks.
"WerecommendthatMonarchBooksopenacaf"initsstore.Monarch,havingbeen
inbusinessatthesamelocationformorethantwentyyears,hasalargecustomerbase
becauseitisknownforitswideselectionofbooksonallsubjects.Clearly,opening
thecaf"wouldattractmorecustomers.Spacecouldbemadeforthecaf"by
discontinuingthechildren'sbooksection,whichwillprobablybecomelesspopular
giventhatthemostrecentnationalcensusindicatedasignificantdeclineinthe
percentageofthepopulationunderageten.Openingacaf"willallowMonarchto
attractmorecustomersandbettercompetewithRegalBooks,whichrecentlyopened
itsowncaf"."Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusswhatquestionswouldneedtobeansweredin
ordertodecidewhethertherecommendationislikelytohavethepredictedresult.Be
suretoexplainhowtheanswerstothesequestionswouldhelptoevaluatethe
recommendation.
Thefollowingappearedinamemofromthedirectorofstudenthousingat
BuckinghamCollege.
"Toservethehousingneedsofourstudents,BuckinghamCollegeshouldbuilda
numberofnewdormitories.Buckingham'senrollmentisgrowingand,basedon
currenttrends,willdoubleoverthenext50years,thusmakingexistingdormitory
spaceinadequate.Moreover,theaveragerentforanapartmentinourtownhasrisen
inrecentyears.Consequently,studentswillfinditincreasinglydifficulttoafford
off-campushousing.Finally,attractivenewdormitorieswouldmakeprospective
studentsmorelikelytoenrollatBuckingham."
Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusswhatspecificevidenceisneededtoevaluate
theargumentandexplainhowtheevidencewouldweakenorstrengthenthe
argument.
Nature'sWay,achainofstoressellinghealthfoodandotherhealth-relatedproducts,
isopeningitsnextfranchiseinthetownofPlainsville.Thestoreshouldprovetobe
verysuccessful:
Nature'sWayfranchisestendtobemostprofitableinareaswhere
residentsleadhealthylives,andclearlyPlainsvilleissuchanarea.Plainsville
merchantsreportthatsalesofrunningshoesandexerciseclothingareatall-timehighs.
Thelocalhealthclubhasmoremembersthanever,andtheweighttrainingand
aerobicsclassesarealwaysfull.Finally,Plainsville'sschoolchildrenrepresentanew
generationofpotentialcustomers:
theseschoolchildrenarerequiredtoparticipateina
fitness-for-lifeprogram,whichemphasizesthebenefitsofregularexerciseatanearly
age.
Writearesponseinwhichyouexaminethestatedand/orunstatedassumptionsofthe
argument.Besuretoexplainhowtheargumentdependsontheseassumptionsand
whattheimplicationsarefortheargumentiftheassumptionsproveunwarranted.
Twentyyearsago,Dr.Field,anotedanthropologist,visitedtheislandofTertia.Using
anobservation-centeredapproachtostudyingTertianculture,heconcludedfromhis
observationsthatchildreninTertiawererearedbyanentirevillageratherthanby
theirownbiologicalparents.Recentlyanotheranthropologist,Dr.Karp,visitedthegroupofislandsthatincludesTertiaandusedtheinterview-centeredmethodtostudy
child-rearingpractices.IntheinterviewsthatDr.Karpconductedwithchildrenliving
inthisgroup
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