歷年GRE寫作真題解析

　　2013年3月23日新GRE寫作考題解析如下，參加新GRE考試報名的考生可以作為參考。

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　　首先先說下這次考到的題目如下

　　1. GRE Issue作文

　　61. People should undertake risky action only after they have carefully considered its consequences.

　　Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you aGREe or disaGREe with the recommendation and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, describe specific circumstances in which adopting the recommendation would or would not be advantageous and explain how these examples shape your position.

　　點評：相對來說，算高頻，top15吧，意為人們在從事危險活動之前應(yīng)該認(rèn)真地考慮一下后果。這個可能不太好寫，我稍微列下提綱：

　　1) 想象后果之后會對這樣做的價值有一個判斷，從而決定是否要做 (考慮會造成的危害)

　　2) 想象后果之后可以對自己的行動有一個更好的計劃，提高行動效率 (考慮后帶來的好處種種)

　　3) 但后果考慮得太多容易錯過機(jī)會或因壓力導(dǎo)致失敗。

　　當(dāng)然同學(xué)們也可以有另外的見解，見仁見智吧。

　　50. Government officials should rely on their own judgment rather than unquestioningly carry out the will of the people they serve.

　　Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you aGREe or disaGREe with the recommendation and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, describe specific circumstances in which adopting the recommendation would or would not be advantageous and explain how these examples shape your position.

　　點評：這道題其實跟ISSUE中的16/86/114/115一樣，在考試頻率上是ISSUE最高頻的題目，考場上碰到了應(yīng)該是不陌生的。這道題比較簡單，正反面都說到就OK了。

　　2. GRE Argument 作文

　　60/145/146/150/154/155

　　60. The following appeared in a letter from a firm providing investment advice to a client.

　　"Homes in the northeastern United States, where winters are typically cold, have traditionally used oil as their major fuel for heating. Last year that region experienced twenty days with below-average temperatures, and local weather forecasters throughout the region predict that this weather pattern will continue for several more years. Furthermore, many new homes have been built in this region during the past year. Because of these developments, we predict an increased demand for heating oil and recommend investment in Consolidated Industries, one of whose major business operations is the retail sale of home heating oil."

　　Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argument.

　　在冬季非常寒冷的美國東北部的房屋，一直都使用傳統(tǒng)的油料作為采暖的主要燃料。去年該地區(qū)經(jīng)歷了90天低于往年平均氣溫的嚴(yán)寒，并且氣象預(yù)測家們預(yù)測這種天氣會持續(xù)未來數(shù)年。而且，去年本地建造了很多的房屋。按此趨勢，我們預(yù)測對于油料的需求將會增加. 所以我們建議對CI公司投資，該公司的主要業(yè)務(wù)之一就是家用采暖油料的零售。

　　點評：這道題無需多說，作文ARGU中，最高頻的題目木有之一，沒做過真的要打PP了。下面我們稍微列下提綱：

　　1) 90多天的冬季看似很久，可以以前的天氣情況沒有提，要是一般的冬季都比這個時間長的話，那么這個冬天就是暖冬了，自然油料的使用量可能就不會提高，相反還會下降，而且泛泛的指出是在零下，沒有說零下多少度，要是很冷的溫度只持續(xù)了一小段時間，而大多數(shù)的時間都是比零度低一點點的話，那么溫度總體上還是提高的，油料也是沒有用處的。

　　2) 很多的住宅新建起來，不見得很多人都會立刻搬進(jìn)去居住，可能是房子的質(zhì)量不好，也可能是人們的工資負(fù)擔(dān)不起那里昂貴的房價> 又或者交通不便利，環(huán)境不好等因素。

　　3) 這個公司是零售的，而那里的人們，小區(qū)什么的都是承包給大的集團(tuán)公司，他們這樣的小公司可能沒有市場。

　　76. The following appeared in a newsletter offering advice to investors.

　　"Over 80 percent of the respondents to a recent survey indicated a desire to reduce their intake of foods containing fats and cholesterol, and today low-fat products abound in many food stores. Since many of the food products currently marketed by Old Dairy Industries are high in fat and cholesterol, the company ' s sales are likely to diminish GREatly and company profits will no doubt decrease. We therefore advise Old Dairy stockholders to sell their shares, and other investors not to purchase stock in this company. "

　　"Write a response in which you discuss what questions would need to be answered in order to decide whether the advice and the argument on which it is based are reasonable. Be sure to explain how the answers to these questions would help to evaluate the advice. "

　　最近一次調(diào)查中超過80%的回應(yīng)者表達(dá)了他們想減少含脂肪和膽固醇的食品的愿望，現(xiàn)在很多食品商店都提供豐富的低脂肪食品。由于Old Dairy Industries當(dāng)前生產(chǎn)的很多產(chǎn)品都有很高的脂肪和膽固醇含量，該公司的銷量有可能嚴(yán)重下降，其盈利無疑會減少。因而我們建議Old Dairy的貢持有者拋出他們所持的股份，其他投資者也不應(yīng)購買該公司的股份。

　　點評：這道題相對一般，不算冷門，也不算熱門，所幸中國考生ARGU也不差，這道題難度不大。

　　1) 調(diào)查的問題，全面否，充分否，80%的數(shù)字問題，調(diào)查對象，愿望不代表會去做，可能意志薄弱，最終抗拒不了。

　　2) 沒有支持詳細(xì)的證據(jù)證明Old Dairy的價格會下降以及盈利會減少，畢竟食品業(yè)只是這個公司眾多產(chǎn)業(yè)中的一個分支。

　　3) 作者沒有考慮其他因素：Old Dairy近期的發(fā)展計劃;價格上的差異，本公司的比較便宜，且容量比較大。

　　3. 作文總結(jié)：

　　這次考試依然是兩個組合：ISSUE 61 + ARGU 60或者ISSUE 50 + ARGU 76，應(yīng)該來說部分考生經(jīng)歷了3月9號黑暗的作文冷門組合ISSUE 105 + ARGU 38之后，3月23號回歸平穩(wěn)，沒有考到冷門題目，而且ISSUE跟ARGU最高頻的題目也都分別考到了。