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篇1：GRE高频作文及参考

The following memorandum is from the business manager of Happy Pancake House restaurants.

“Recently, butter has been replaced by margarine in Happy Pancake House restaurants throughout the southwestern United States. This change, however, has had little impact on our customers. In fact, only about 2 percent of customers have complained, indicating that an average of 98 people out of 100 are happy with the change. Furthermore, many servers have reported that a number of customers who ask for butter do not complain when they are given margarine instead. Clearly, either these customers do not distinguish butter from margarine or they use the term 'butter' to refer to either butter or margarine.”

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.

这个题目在13.10.1/13.12.4/14.3.9三次考试中都考到了这个题目，在题库的176个题目中考到3次的题目算是比较高频的题目了。那我们一起来分析下这个题目吧：

拿到题目，要找这个段落的结论是什么。应该是第二句：This change, however, has had little impact on our customers. 在这个段落中说到两个原因来证明结论：第一，only about 2 percent of customers have complained, indicating that an average of 98 people out of 100 are happy with the change. 第二，many servers have reported that a number of customers who ask for butter do not complain when they are given margarine instead. 其实这两个原因都不能充分地证明这个结论。

首先，我们可以先看看第一个原因，only about 2 percent of customers have complained, indicating that an average of 98 people out of 100 are happy with the change. 2%没有抱怨就一定代表100人中98人是乐于接受人造黄油吗?不一定，在100人中98人没有抱怨可能是因为他们自身的原因，觉得抱怨比较麻烦或者赶时间吃完就走了或者吃完不满意下次再也不来了，都有可能导致没有接受到所有的抱怨。

其次，第二个原因是，many servers have reported that a number of customers who ask for butter do not complain when they are given margarine instead. 这里说“many”, 很显然，vague data, 一些人没有播报，但到底是多少呢?占服务生总量的百分比是多少?而且是不是就某个连锁店里的一些服务生这么说的呢?所以他们多少人、有没有代表性都是令人质疑的。并且后边还有一个“report”,就算前边的“many”很多人也很有代表性，但是他们不一定会“report”实情，因为他们是饭店的服务生，很有可能会隐藏有抱怨的事实，没说真话。

再次，either these customers do not distinguish butter from margarine or they use the term 'butter' to refer to either butter or margarine.“注意这里面出现的”either”、”or”字眼，它们是false dilemma非常标志性字眼，简称假两难。可能就算有抱怨也不是either、or里面的任何原因导致的，有可能是：他们是冲着这的就餐环境来的，上什么都无所谓;或者他们觉着这的dish price比较低;或者非常的tasty等等优点让他们不再计较是人造黄油还是天然黄油。

参考范文：

The above argument concludes that when Happy Pancake House replaced butter with margarine in their restaurants in the Southwest, there was no effect on their customers. To support this claim, they point the fact that only 2 percent of customers have complained about the change and that many servers say customers do not complain when given margarine instead of butter. They reason that customers generally fail to distinguish margarine from butter or use the term ‘butter’ to refer to both. However, their conclusions do not follow from the evidence presented.

The author claims that only 2 percent of customers complained, and that this indicates 98 out of 100 people are satisfied. First of all, the statistic itself is suspect. Where does the 2 percent come from? Perhaps they estimated their total number of monthly customers based on sales figures and then divided their number of monthly complaints by that number, but the reader can only guess. What if customers tend to only complain the second time an error is committed? Depending on how the statistic was calculated, this could mean that it only represents half the extent of customer dissatisfaction.

Second of all, even assuming the statistic is accurate, their assumption that 98 out of 100 people must then be happy does not logically follow. Some customers may not voice their dissatisfaction—perhaps the company’s protocol for filing complaints is too inconvenient for most customers to bother with, or perhaps dissatisfied customers stop dining at the restaurant altogether. Hence there are many possible scenarios in which complaint statistics do not accurately reflect customer dissatisfaction. The author could strengthen their argument by indicating how they arrived at the 2 percent statistic and why it is a valid measure of overall customer satisfaction.

The second piece of data used in the author’s argument is even worse. Dispensing with numbers altogether, they put forward a weakly worded claim that “many servers” reported “a number of customers” do not complain when given margarine after asking for butter. The errors here are essentially the same as those in the preceding discussion, just more grievous. To begin with, how many data points were used? What constitutes “many” servers? The sample size was likely too small to generate a valid statistic, so instead we are left with this nebulous phrasing. Perhaps only a handful of servers in a couple of restaurants reported this; we cannot know. Maybe they only looked for feedback in poorly performing restaurants where customer expectations were already low; again, we cannot know.

Furthermore, even if they were able to get a wide sample of restaurants and customers, it is possible that customers are reluctant to complain directly to servers because of the awkwardness it might cause. It also might be the case that butter and margarine are relatively unimportant to customers in comparison to the overall quality of their meal. We cannot assume their silence betokens a failure to distinguish butter from margarine, or that they must use the word ‘butter’ to refer to both spreads. Without some type of a control, this piece of data is essentially meaningless.

Customer complaints can be a useful form of feedback, but the author fails to use them reasonably in their argument. Eliminating butter from their restaurants may very well be an effective long-term business strategy for Happy Pancake House. However, the pieces of data provided are not persuasive enough to advise that course of action. (570 words)

GREissue写作应该怎样积累素材

Q：请问issue应该怎样积累素材呢有什么可用的素材书吗?

A：Issue素材积累强化班上专门有提供，写作字数跟分数没有绝对关系，issue400以上就行argue要450以上。

GREissue写作里的instruction需要注重哪一条

GRE issue里的instruction有没有哪一条需要特别注意的，看instruction的话，issue是否比较注重两面性

老师：不同GRE issue的instruction的写作方法的确不同。

用这些词作文瞬间让你的GRE作文高大上

大家在进行GRE(课程)作文写作时，往往会感觉有些词经常被用到，显得整个文章单调，其实GRE作文替换词很多的，为此新东方小编特进行收集，分享给大家，希望对大家有所帮助。

能够able→ capable, in a(ny) position

一直all the time→ continually, continuously, constantly, perpetually

许多地a lot→ noticeably, considerably, a great deal, substantially

许多的a lot of→ many, numerous, a wide variety of (themes), a whole range of, a wide spectrum of (problems, themes, etc),an abundance of (opportunities, sources etc.)

总是always→ invariably

数量amount→ quantity

结果as a result→ consequently

本质上basically→ essentially, in essence, substantially

组成be, amount to→ constitute

下降become smaller→ be on the decline, be on the decrease, decline, decrease, diminish, dwindle, recede 等等

变糟糕become worse→ deteriorate

在之前before→ prior to

开始begin→ commence

更好better→ superior

习惯于be(come) used to→ be accustomed to

严重的，重大的big→ major, significant, substantial

执行carry out→ conduct, execute, commit, implement

更改change→ alter, alteration, modify, modification

办理，执行do→ conduct, transact(business)

未能do not→ fail to, omit to

结果end→ conclusion (to bring sth. to a conclusion)

充足的enough→ ample, sufficient, adequate (grounds, evidence, preparation, resources etc.)

普遍的，透彻的everywhere→ ubiquitous(mistakes), pervasive (influence)

适当地fairly→ comparatively, moderately, reasonably

弄清楚find out→ ascertain (the cause of sth., the truth of sth., whether sth. is true or not, what really happened etc); discern, discover (the cause of, factors behind sth. etc.)

适当的fitting→ proper, appropriate

憎恨hatred→ animosity

含有have→ contain, be equipped with, possess

假如if→ in the event of, in case (of)

最终in the end→ eventually, finally, ultimately

保持，一贯keep (doing)→ continue, continually, continuously, consistently, constantly, persist in

了解know→ be aware of, conversant with, familiar with

之后的later→ subsequent(ly)

越来越少less and less→ decreasing(ly)

准许let, allow→ permit

喜欢like→ to be partial to sth., liking

喜好liking→ predilection for sth, partiality for sth.

冗长的long→ extensive(coverage, footnotes, passages, scope), protracted (delay, negotiations), 长时间的prolonged(illness, interrogation)

look at→ consider, examine (argument, fact), explore, investigate (possibility), observe (behaviour)

money→ funding, funds, resources

more and more→ increasingly

much→ considerably, substantially(相当的，可观的)

need→ demand, require

next to→ adjacent

now→ at present, at this juncture, at this moment, currently

often→ frequent(ly)

quick(ly)→ rapid(ly), prompt(ly)

rich, wealthy→ affluent, opulent(society, life-style)

right→ appropriate, correct, proper

rough(ly)→ approximate, correct, proper

set up→ establish (a new state, a government, a business), institute (custom, inquiry, restrictions, democracy, rule, government)

sharp→ abrupt, drastic (rise and falls)

show→ demonstrate, evince, manifest

→ reveal, divulge

side→ aspect(of a problem)

small→ minor/insignificant (problems, differences etc), marginal (differences)

therefore→ consequently

thing→ element, aspect, object, factor, consideration

too→ excessively, inordinately, unduly

too many→ an excessive number of, a disproportionate number of

too much→ excessive(ly)

try→ endeavor, strive

understand→ appreciate

ups and downs→ vicissitudes (of war, history, fortune)

very→ extremely, in the extreme, immensely, intensely

yield→ produce(results)

以上就是GRE作文替换词的全部内容，大家如果感觉某些词用的太过频繁，不妨换个词，往往能够为文章增色不少，最后祝大家都能考出好成绩。

有的同学抱怨说，每次一写英语作文自己就只能想到那一小部分词汇，来来回回就是那几个单词，显得作文非常单调。GRE写作的难度较大，更是要求考生运用多样的词汇进行表达。

能够able→ capable, in a(ny) position

一直all the time→ continually, continuously, constantly, perpetually

许多地a lot→ noticeably, considerably, a great deal, substantially

许多的a lot of→ many, numerous, a wide variety of (themes), a whole range of, a wide spectrum of (problems, themes, etc),an abundance of (opportunities, sources etc.)

总是always→ invariably

数量amount→ quantity

结果as a result→ consequently

本质上basically→ essentially, in essence, substantially

组成be, amount to→ constitute

下降become smaller→ be on the decline, be on the decrease, decline, decrease, diminish, dwindle, recede 等等

变糟糕become worse→ deteriorate

在之前before→ prior to

开始begin→ commence

更好better→ superior

习惯于be(come) used to→ be accustomed to

严重的，重大的big→ major, significant, substantial

执行carry out→ conduct, execute, commit, implement

更改change→ alter, alteration, modify, modification

办理，执行do→ conduct, transact(business)

未能do not→ fail to, omit to

结果end→ conclusion (to bring sth. to a conclusion)

充足的enough→ ample, sufficient, adequate (grounds, evidence, preparation, resources etc.)

普遍的，透彻的everywhere→ ubiquitous(mistakes), pervasive (influence)

适当地fairly→ comparatively, moderately, reasonably

弄清楚find out→ ascertain (the cause of sth., the truth of sth., whether sth. is true or not, what really happened etc); discern, discover (the cause of, factors behind sth. etc.)

适当的fitting→ proper, appropriate

憎恨hatred→ animosity

含有have→ contain, be equipped with, possess

假如if→ in the event of, in case (of)

最终in the end→ eventually, finally, ultimately

保持，一贯keep (doing)→ continue, continually, continuously, consistently, constantly, persist in

了解know→ be aware of, conversant with, familiar with

之后的later→ subsequent(ly)

越来越少less and less→ decreasing(ly)

准许let, allow→ permit

喜欢like→ to be partial to sth., liking

喜好liking→ predilection for sth, partiality for sth.

冗长的long→ extensive(coverage, footnotes, passages, scope), protracted (delay, negotiations), 长时间的prolonged(illness, interrogation)

look at→ consider, examine (argument, fact), explore, investigate (possibility), observe (behaviour)

money→ funding, funds, resources

more and more→ increasingly

much→ considerably, substantially(相当的，可观的)

need→ demand, require

next to→ adjacent

now→ at present, at this juncture, at this moment, currently

often→ frequent(ly)

quick(ly)→ rapid(ly), prompt(ly)

rich, wealthy→ affluent, opulent(society, life-style)

right→ appropriate, correct, proper

rough(ly)→ approximate, correct, proper

set up→ establish (a new state, a government, a business), institute (custom, inquiry, restrictions, democracy, rule, government)

sharp→ abrupt, drastic (rise and falls)

show→ demonstrate, evince, manifest

→ reveal, divulge

side→ aspect(of a problem)

small→ minor/insignificant (problems, differences etc), marginal (differences)

therefore→ consequently

thing→ element, aspect, object, factor, consideration

too→ excessively, inordinately, unduly

too many→ an excessive number of, a disproportionate number of

too much→ excessive(ly)

try→ endeavor, strive

understand→ appreciate

ups and downs→ vicissitudes (of war, history, fortune)

very→ extremely, in the extreme, immensely, intensely

yield→ produce(results)

篇2： GRE作文

The ability of a student to think clearly using reasoning and logical thinking is of paramount importance in order to ensure his or her success as an individual after graduation from a university. To be able to look at a situation and use logic and reason to analyze the facts and develop an opinion or solution is to have a solid foundation for success in all aspects of life. Exploring one s emotions is important, but it is outside of the realm of what can be learned in a university classroom. Emotional self-exploration is best done outside of a classroom situation, although there may be some opportunity for students in the classroom to learn a methodology for doing so.

The ability to survive and thrive in a society is based on the assumption that human beings act according to reason and logic. From a very early age, most people are taught that certain actions will bring about certain reactions, and that by using logic you can figure out what the response will be in most situations. Reasoning is also developed early on, although sometimes it is difficult to explain reasoning to a two-year old. Humans are probably born with a desire for reason and logic, as demonstrated by almost any child s incessant asking of the question Why? . To understand the underlying reasons why something happens is a fundamental part of human nature, proven by the exploits of explorers, scientists and mathematicians over the course of human history.

篇3：关于gre是什么？

gre是什么?

GRE，全称Graduate Record Examination，中文名称为美国研究生入学考试，适用于除法律与商业外的各专业，由美国教育考试服务处(Educational Testing Service，简称ETS)主办。GRE是世界各地的大学各类研究生院(除管理类学院，法学院)要求申请者所必须具备的一个考试成绩，也是教授对申请者是否授予奖学金所依据的最重要的标准。GRE，首次由美国哈佛，耶鲁，哥伦比亚，普林斯顿四所大学联合举办，初期由卡耐基基金会(Carnegie Foundation)承办，1948年交由新成立的教育测试中心ETS负责。之后每年在世界许多地方举行。中国国外考试协调处负责中国归口管理和承办GRE等国外考试。有些美国名牌大学把GRE专项成绩作为“推荐成绩”：即希望申请人能够提供此项成绩，无论本科专业是否与其申请研究生专业相同，但不把它作为必须要求。这时若能提供专项GRE成绩是很有利于申请奖学金资助的。因此，如果申请人有较为充足的时间，不妨参加专项考试，一个优秀的专项GRE成绩很能反映申请人的专业素质与学习潜力。GRE普通考试是申请研究生入学的必要考试，申请法律或商业学研究生以LSAT或GMAT替代GRE普通考试。目前美国大学在成绩替代上比以往要求松些。许多学校是可以提供GRE普通考试或GMAT考试成绩的任何一种作为商业类研究生应提供的成绩，法律研究生亦有以GRE普通考试成绩替代LSAT成绩的。

考试形式编辑

大陆地区

中国大陆地区、香港、澳门、韩国目前执行分开考试的形式。由机考(分析性写作)和笔试(语文、数学)组成。

其他地区

除上述以中国大陆地区为主的考区，目前执行机考(分析性写作、语文、数学)的形式。

改革变化编辑

组成

ETS将在8月推出新的GRE考试。这次考试改革集中在三个方面

1. 考试内容

2. 考试形式

3. 算分方法

以下将从三个方面来进行讨论：

算分

分数区间

改革后数学为130-170，语文为130-170，写作为0-6分。最低130+130+0，最高170+170+6。

满分考生

中国大陆考生在Verbal(语文)考试中，一直没有出现满分记录。这一状态一直持续到，北京大学大四学生黄笛在GRE考试中取得了Verbal170满分的成绩，引起了一时的轰动。黄笛也因此成为中国大陆自新GRE改革以来首个Verbal满分考生。

209月7日，北大物理系大三学生杨帆又在新GRE考试中取得V170Q170的满分。

篇4：6分GRE作文

As people rely more and more on technology to solve problems, the ability of humans to think for themselves will surely deteriorate.

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.

Essay Response ― Score 6

The statement linking technology negatively with free thinking plays on recent human experience over the past century. Surely there has been no time in history where the lived lives of people have changed more dramatically. A quick reflection on a typical day reveals how technology has revolutionized the world. Most people commute to work in an automobile that runs on an internal combustion engine. During the workday, chances are high that the employee will interact with a computer that processes information on silicon bridges that are .09 microns wide. Upon leaving home, family members will be reached through wireless networks that utilize satellites orbiting the earth. Each of these common occurrences could have been inconceivable at the turn of the 19th century.

The statement attempts to bridge these dramatic changes to a reduction in the ability for humans to think for themselves. The assumption is that an increased reliance on technology negates the need for people to think creatively to solve previous quandaries. Looking back at the introduction, one could argue that without a car, computer, or mobile phone, the hypothetical worker would need to find alternate methods of transport, information processing and communication. Technology short circuits this thinking by making the problems obsolete.

However, this reliance on technology does not necessarily preclude the creativity that marks the human species. The prior examples reveal that technology allows for convenience. The car, computer and phone all release additional time for people to live more efficiently. This efficiency does not preclude the need for humans to think for themselves. In fact, technology frees humanity to not only tackle new problems, but may itself create new issues that did not exist without technology. For example, the proliferation of automobiles has introduced a need for fuel conservation on a global scale. With increasing energy demands from emerging markets, global warming becomes a concern inconceivable to the horse-and-buggy generation. Likewise dependence on oil has created nation-states that are not dependent on taxation, allowing ruling parties to oppress minority groups such as women. Solutions to these complex problems require the unfettered imaginations of maverick scientists and politicians.

In contrast to the statement, we can even see how technology frees the human imagination. Consider how the digital revolution and the advent of the internet has allowed for an unprecedented exchange of ideas. WebMD, a popular internet portal for medical information, permits patients to self research symptoms for a more informed doctor visit. This exercise opens pathways of thinking that were previously closed off to the medical layman. With increased interdisciplinary interactions, inspiration can arrive from the most surprising corners. Jeffrey Sachs, one of the architects of the UN Millenium Development Goals, based his ideas on emergency care triage techniques. The unlikely marriage of economics and medicine has healed tense, hyperinflation environments from South America to Eastern Europe.

This last example provides the most hope in how technology actually provides hope to the future of humanity. By increasing our reliance on technology, impossible goals can now be achieved. Consider how the late 20th century witnessed the complete elimination of smallpox. This disease had ravaged the human race since prehistorical days, and yet with the technology of vaccines, free thinking humans dared to imagine a world free of smallpox. Using technology, battle plans were drawn out, and smallpox was systematically targeted and eradicated.

Technology will always mark the human experience, from the discovery of fire to the implementation of nanotechnology. Given the history of the human race, there will be no limit to the number of problems, both new and old, for us to tackle. There is no need to retreat to a Luddite attitude to new things, but rather embrace a hopeful posture to the possibilities that technology provides for new avenues of human imagination.

Reader Commentary for Essay Response ― Score 6

The author of this essay stakes out a clear and insightful position on the issue and follows the specific instructions by presenting reasons to support that position. The essay cogently argues that technology does not decrease our ability to think for ourselves, but merely provides ”additional time for people to live more efficiently.“ In fact, the problems that have developed alongside the growth of technology （pollution, political unrest in oil-producing nations） actually call for more creative thinking, not less.

In further examples, the essay shows how technology allows for the linking of ideas that may never have been connected in the past （like medicine and economic models）， pushing people to think in new ways. Examples are persuasive and fully developed; reasoning is logically sound and well supported.

Ideas in the essay are connected logically, with effective transitions used both between paragraphs （”However“ or ”In contrast to the statement“） and within paragraphs. Sentence structure is varied and complex and the essay clearly demonstrates facility with the ”conventions of standard written English （i.e., grammar, usage and mechanics），“ with only minor errors appearing. Thus, this essay meets all the requirements for receiving a top score, a 6.

篇5：GRE作文6

GRE作文范例6

Topic

The following is a letter to the editor of the Atticus City newspaper

”Former Mayor Durant owes an apology to the city of Atticus. Both the damage to the River Bridge, which connects Atticus to Hartley, and the traffic problems we have long experienced on the bridge were actually caused 20 years ago by Durant. After all, he is the one who approved the construction of the bridge. If he had approved a wider and better-designed bridge, on which approximately the same amount of public money would have been spent, none of the damage or problems would have occurred. Instead, the River Bridge has deteriorated far more rapidly over the past 20 years than has the much longer Derby Bridge up the river. Even though the winters have been severe in the past several years, this is no excuse for the negligence and wastefulness of Durant.“

Sample Essay

The author of this letter concludes in his or her argument that former Mayor Durant should apologize to the city of Atticus because he is at fault for damage that has occurred over a twenty-year time span to the River Bridge. The author also blames Mayor Durant for long-time traffic problems on the bridge, stating that Durant actually caused these problems twenty years before because he approved the construction of the bridge and did not approve a wider and better-designed bridge. The arguer may have a personal vendetta against Mayor Durant but the elements stated in the argument do not support such an accusation.

First of all, the author squarely places blame on Mayor Durant for the simple act of approving the construction of the bridge. There is no evidence presented that merely appr

篇6：GRE作文3

GRE作文范例3

Issue

”People work more productively in teams than individually. Teamwork requires cooperation, which motivates people much more than individual competition does.“

Sample Essay

Teamwork as a whole can naturally produce an overall greater productivity through the concept of ”synergy“, where the total of the whole is greater than the sum of its individual parts. But the idea that people work more productively in teams rather than as individuals is going to vary greatly between the types of teams that are organized, the end reward or motivation for both the team and the individuals, as well as the individuals themselves.

Regarding individuals, some people are born with the desire to succeed, no matter what the situation or task that they are facing. These people may evolve into the classic ”Type A“ personalities that work ferociously because they are driven by an internal fire that says they must always be doing something, whether individually or as part of a team. Other people may desire to be less socially involved or are very highly competitive with other people. For these people, their work is most productive as individuals, because the very idea of cooperating with other people limits their effectiveness and efficiency because they simply do not want to be a part of the team. Whether this mindset is innate or developed over time does not matter, it is merely the state of their being and neither motivation nor rewards can generate inside them the desire to work collectively as a team.

Some people are highly motivated by social interaction and the desire to work with others towards a collective effort. Obviously these individuals are at their most productive when working as part of a team. Organizational behavioral studies have shown that Asian cultures are much more likely to develop this type of collective behavior as opposed to the more individualistic beha

篇7：GRE作文经典语句

GRE作文经典语句分享

1、媒体、历史、政治

媒体和历史，都是用反抗的面貌来充当政治的婢女。

Media and history, appeared to be discontented, are the chambermaid of politics。

2、选择、人民与政治自由

选择意味着迷茫，而没有选择则是丧失自由。故而，自由的前提是一个理性的头脑和一个允许理性公开使用的外在环境。

Choice is puzzlement; without choice, freedom is lost. Thus, a rational mind and a circumstance allowing rationality be exercised publicly, are the prerequisite of freedom。

3、理想与现实

吃饱饭之后的理想探讨是现实派;吃饱饭不谈理想是无耻之徒;不吃饱饭谈理想是理想主义者;不吃饱饭也不谈理想的人，永远吃不饱饭。

Idealism without starvation are realists; lacking idealism without starvation, the barbarians; starvation with idealism, idealists; starvation without idealism, those always in hunger。

4、知识与信仰

信仰的前提是理性。

Rationality is the prerequisite of faith。

5、科技与环保、人类与自然

人类中心主义是狭隘的把人与自然予以割裂。自然可以为友，自然可以为师。

Human-centralism narrowly separates humans from nature. Nature can be a friend, and a teacher。

6、衣着时尚、习惯、身份认同

人的心理最为复杂，不能用其外在表现予以判断;但人的内心却有耐不住寂寞，总想通过外在表现让别人了解自己。

The mind of a man is so complex that it can never be judged by its out appearance. However, the mind never satisfies with solitude and always leaks some clues for others to explore。

篇8：GRE作文1

GRE作文范例1

Issue

”The reputation of anyone who is subjected to media scrutiny will eventually be diminished.“

Sample Essay

The intensity of today's media coverage has been greatly magnified by the sheer number and types of media outlets that are available today. Intense competition for the most revealing photographs and the latest information on a subject has turned even minor media events into so-called ”media frenzies“. Reporters are forced by the nature of the competition to pry ever deeper for an angle on a story that no one else has been able to uncover. With this type of media coverage, it does become more and more likely that anyone who is subjected to it will have his or her reputation tarnished, as no individual is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. The advances in technology have made much information easily and instantaneously available. Technology has also made it easier to dig further than ever before into a person's past, increasing the possibility that the subject's reputation may be harmed.

The above statement is much too broad, however. ”Anyone“ covers all people all over the world. There are people whose reputations have only been enhanced by media scrutiny. There are also people whose reputations were already so poor that media scrutiny could not possibly diminish it any further. There may very well be people that have done nothing wrong in the past, at least that can be discovered by the media, whose reputations could not be diminished by media scrutiny. To broadly state that ”anyone“ subjected to media coverage will have his or her status sullied implies that everyone's reputation worldwide is susceptible to damage under any type of media scrutiny. What about children, particularly newborn children? What about those people whose past is entirely unknown?

Another problem with such a broad statement is that it does not define the particu

篇9：GRE作文14

GRE作文范例14

Topic

The Trash-Site Safety Council has recently conducted a statewide study of possible harmful effects of garbage sites on the health of people living near the sites. A total of five sites and 300 people were examined. The study revealed, on average, only a small statistical correlation between the proximity of homes to garbage sites and the incidence of unexplained rashes among people living in these homes. Furthermore, although it is true that people living near the largest trash sites had a slightly higher incidence of the rashes, there was otherwise no correlation between the size of the garbage sites and people's health. Therefore, the council is pleased to announce that the current system of garbage sites does not pose a significant health hazard. We see no need to restrict the size of such sites in our state or to place any restrictions on the number of homes built near the sites.

Sample Essay

In this argument, the council comes to the conclusion that the current system of garbage sites does not pose a significant health hazard and that therefore, there is no need to restrict the size of the garbage sites or the number of homes built near the site. To support this conclusion, the council cites a study of five garbage sites and three hundred people that showed only a small correlation between the closeness of the homes to the sites and the incidence of unexplained rashes among those people living there. Additionally, the council came to this conclusion despite the fact that people living near the largest such site had a slightly higher incidence of the rashes. This argument suffers from several critical weaknesses in logic and information presented.

First of all, the members of the ”Trash-Site Safety Council“ are not listed, which could make a big difference in the believability of the study. A truly independent council could produce results that could be considered much more reliable than on

篇10：GRE作文8

GRE作文范例8

The following is from an editorial in the Midvale Observer, a local newspaper.

”Ever since the 1950's, when television sets began to appear in the average home, the rate of crimes committed by teenagers in the country of Alta has steadily increased. This increase in teenage crime parallels the increase in violence shown on television. According to several national studies, even very young children who watch a great number of television shows featuring violent scenes display more violent behavior within their home environment than do children who do not watch violent shows. Furthermore, in a survey conducted by the Observer, over 90 percent of the respondents were parents who indicated that prime-time television--programs that are shown between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.---should show less violence. Therefore, in order to lower the rate of teenage crime in Alta, television viewers should demand that television programmers reduce the amount of violence shown during prime time.“

The author of this editorial states that the rate of teenage crime in the country of Alta has increased along with the increase in violence shown on television, beginning with the 1950's when television was introduced in the average home. In addition, the author states that several national surveys have shown that young children watching violent television programs are more prone to violence than children who do not. The write also says that a survey indicated that ninety percent of parents responding said that prime-time programs should show less violence. Finally, the author comes to the conclusion that to lower the rate of teenage crime in Alta, television watchers should demand a reduction in violence shown during prime time. This argument suffers from several critical fallacies.

Firstly, the writer equates the rate of increase in teenage crime in Alta to the increase in violence shown on television but gives no causal linkage other than the s

篇11：GRE作文12

GRE作文范例12

The following appeared in a letter to the editor of a local newspaper.

”Too much emphasis is placed on the development of reading skills in elementary school. Many students who are discouraged by the lonely activity of reading turn away from schoolwork merely because they are poor readers. But books recorded on audiocassette tape provide an important alternative for students at this crucial stage in their education, one the school board should not reject merely because of the expense involved. After all, many studies attest to the value of allowing students to hear books read aloud; there is even evidence that students whose parents read to them are even more likely to become able readers. Thus, hearing books on tape can only make students more eager to read and to learn. Therefore, the school board should encourage schools to buy books on tape and to use them in elementary education.“

In this argument, the writer claims that elementary schools place too much emphasis on the development of reading skills; therefore books on audiocassette should be provided as an alternative method of learning. The arguer attempts to substantiate the conclusion by citing studies that show the value of allowing students to hear books read aloud; including evidence that students whose parents read to them are even more likely to become better readers. This argument ultimately fails as it suffers from several critical fallacies.

First of all, the writer flatly states, without any supporting evidence whatsoever, that many students are discouraged by the ”lonely“ activity of reading, then continues on in the same sentence to state that students turn away from schoolwork solely because they are poor readers. S

篇12：GRE作文写作提纲

第一，稳定军心。

第二，层次清晰。

如果碰到了以前有过提纲的那最好了，如果没有，现场列了总归比没有的要好吧。列出了提纲，无论怎么样，都要让文章看起来有个系统，有个层次，有个逻辑顺序。主要的作用就是以上两点。所以我以为给作文列提纲是非常必要和值得的。所谓的四两拔千金，可以很好的解释这个原理。

再讨论到如何实践的'问题。有人会说自己连文章都写不完，哪来多余的写提纲?

1、什么时候开始练习在模考时加入提纲?

比较适合的是在最后10天到一周的样子。因为这首先需要在一定高强度的写作练习之后，再者，需要对题目已经有了一定的把握。很多的提纲在之前都大体列过。然后在限时中加入提纲的写作。

2、用多长时间列提纲?

我的经验是ISSUE总体比ARGU短。ISSUE大体要2-3分钟，ARGU怎么都要3分钟。可能要5分钟。

3、提纲里都要包含些什么?

对ISSUE来说，读第一遍题目时把关键词提出来，接着将核心话题列出来，根据这个话题开始一条一条列出你要写的东西;ARGU来说，因为题目比较长，所以读题的时间就要比前者长。第一遍建议先把每一个意群讲的是什么简要提出来，排上序号;第二从这些小短句分析其文章结构和主要错误;第三把自己对错误的阐述顺序列出来。这样差不多是可以的了。

篇13：GRE作文素材

GRE作文素材

Critical thinking is a path to intellectual adventure. Though there are dozens of possible approaches, the process can be boiled down to concrete steps. This article offers some starting points for your journey.

Be willing to say I don t know

Some of the most profound thinkers of our time have practiced the art of critical thinking by using two magic phrases: I don t know and I m not sure yet.

Those are words many people do not like to hear. We live in times when people are criticized for changing their minds. Our society rewards quick answers and quotable sound bites. We re under considerable pressure to utter the truth in 15 seconds or less.

In such a society, it is a courageous and unusual act to pause, to look, to examine, to be thoughtful, to consider many points of view and to not know. When a society embraces half-truths in a blind rush for certainty, commitment to uncertainty can move us forward.

This willingness to give up certainty can be hardest to accept when it comes to notions that seem obvious. Many things are certain, some people say. For example, it s obvious that two plus two equals four.

篇14：GRE作文2

GRE作文范例2

Issue

”The study of history has value only to the extent that it is relevant to our daily lives.“

Sample Essay

To state that the study of history is only valuable if it is relevant to our daily lives is to ignore the value that history has beyond the day-to-day activities of human beings. It would seem to be a rather shallow statement that implies that humans only live just to survive rather than planning for the futures of their children and the environment.

First of all, to study history is to look at a road map of human behavior that has led us to where we are today in the world. For example, the lessons learned during all of the past wars can make for more effective wartime leadership by avoiding mistakes made by past commanders. From the ancient Chinese author Sun Tzu's book ”The Art of War“, today's military commanders and even business leaders gather valuable information that allows them to operate more efficiently and effectively. The study of this type of history has a value beyond the daily lives of people. It can lead to a military victory or the success of a business that directly affects what happens in the future, including the futures of those that are possibly not even born yet.

Another example is that by studying history, parents can help to improve the lives of their children in the future. Lessons learned by generations of their ancestors before them could help show them the way to properly raise a child. What

篇15：GRE作文10

GRE作文范例10

The following appeared in the editorial section of a health and fitness magazine.

”In a study of the effects of exercise on longevity, medical researchers tracked 500 middle-aged men over a 20-year period. The subjects represented a variety of occupations in several different parts of the country and responded to an annual survey in which they were asked: How often and how strenuously do you exercise? Of those who responded, the men who reported that they engaged in vigorous outdoor exercise nearly every day lived longer than the men who reported that they exercised mildly only once or twice a week. Given the clear link that this study establishes between longevity and exercise, doctors should not recommend moderate exercise to their patients but should instead encourage vigorous outdoor exercise on a daily basis.“

It is natural to assume that exercise would have a positive effect on the length of life for middle-aged men given all of the medical literature that has been published in the past showing a positive correlation between exercise and longevity. In this particular argument, the writer puts forth a study purporting to track five hundred middle-aged men with different occupations in different parts of the country. The survey was apparently conducted on the basis of an annual survey asking how often and how strenuously these men exercised. The writer not only concludes that there is a clear link between longevity and exercise, but that doctors should not recommend moderate exercise, rather vigorous outdoor exercise on a daily basis to all their patients. This writer's argument fails to convince in a number of areas due to several lapses in logical thinking.

The first and most glaring error in logic lies in the fact that the results of only two types of exercising men are reported: those that exercise strenuously outdoors almost every day and those that only had mild exercise once or twice per week. There are n

篇16：GRE作文讲座

GRE作文讲座

一．前言

美国人在近几年发现好多中国留学生虽然GRE分数非常高，写作水平却很低，在以后的学习中遇到了许多麻烦，也造成了教授很大的困扰。所以他们开始认为GRE分数并不能完全代表一个学生的英文水平。

事实上，在国外，只有两种水平能够使你顺利的生存下去，一是听和说的水平，另一个就是写作水平。

中国学生普遍语法水平都非常高，但这只是在做语法题时。而在文章里，一句话却能犯5、6个语法错误。所以美国普林斯顿考试的改革，几乎有1/3的要点是针对外国学生，尤其是越来越多的中国大陆考生来设计的。比如，到明年5月份TOEFL考试机考之后，要把作文中的语法错误算在语法分中。外国教授不需要你到那边再练习写作能力，他要求你去之前练好写作。

GRE考试作文2篇，并且是美国所有作文考试中最长的。别的都是半个小时写完，GRE则要求45分钟，所以它在质量和长度上的要求就更高。GRE作文不只通过普林斯顿打分，而且，还可以直接送到教授的桌上。教授可以把你的作文和你的personal statement进行对照。作用是和你的personal statement进行参照，看看你的personal statement是不是自己写的，同时也评判你的写作水平，当然这也是决定你能不能得到奖学金的重要标准。

二．怎样才能切实提高写作能力。

作文的写作在美国人心目中包括几个部分。要想写好作文，需要三大能力：

1．语言能力

2．逻辑思路能力

3．修辞学的能力

1．语言能力

语言能力的提高是一个反复练习的过程。它包括听说的能力、阅读词汇和写作能力。写作能力又涉及到两个能力：用词的能力和句子结构的能力。

用词能力指的是对同一种内容，你可以有不同的表达方式。如果你在一篇文章中反复的出现同一个词，而没有可以替换的，那你的分数一定不会高。（当没有GRE作文考试时。美国教授评判你写作能力的标准就是你的书面材料。）

事实上，单词量并能不代表你的写作水平。单词就象是一块块的砖，但是如果你想建一幢大楼，只有材料是不够的，你还需要一个杰出的设计师。虽然英语的章法非常严格，但是它需要你的变化。也就是句子结构的能力更重要。普林斯顿要求你在句法上要有变化。因为GRE作文要求体现复杂性和思想性。好多同学看到一个结构都不知道是什么，更别提让他写出来了。

是不是去分析句子结构就能写出好文章呢？NO。不需要去研究句子结构，只要做到我说的两件事。下面我就讲一下对于提高用词能力和句子结构能力的两大要素：

* 背诵

练习的多了，你的笔头上就会自然流露出句子结构。语言是运载思想的工具。我在大学2年级的时候，背过新概念英语的2、3、4册。新东方有一个我唯一非常佩服的学员，他现在已经从DUKE毕业了。他也是背新概念英语的2、3、4册，但是他背得非常熟练，可以说是倒背如流，对每篇文章都非常熟悉。以他这样的水平，TOEFL高分是没问题，GRE考了2350分。

最有意思的`是，到DUKE后的第一个星期，每个中国学生都要写论文。他写了之后交给教授，教授看后对他说，你这个论文是剽窃的，因为我从事了的教学，从来没有看到中国学生能写出这么漂亮文章的。你有没有证据可以证明这是你自己写的？他说我现在不拿什么证据，但是我能背100篇文章，可以背给你听听。然后他就背了两篇文章，背了之后，他说，那个教授号啕大哭起来了。他没想到在遥远中国的一个角落里有居然有人能把那么难的文章、那么优美的文章，背的这么炉火纯青，真让人很感动。

就是这个学生的例子促使我编了现在那本英文现代文选。所以我建议大家如果是针对GRE作文，要背的话，可以选择新概念英语第三册的后30篇。如果还想背更多的，可以选择我和包凡一老师编的现代英语背诵文选，那里面的句子难度刚好相当。80篇中选你最喜欢的30篇就行了。有这30篇垫底，就足够了。剩下的就是自己写了。但是要背到怎么熟练呢，就是任意选一篇就能倒背如流。

* 模仿别人的优秀文章

写有两种方式。有些同学天天写，但是水平和一年前没有什么长进。所以光靠自己写是不行的。没有什么参照，思想越挖越空，最后就没什么可写的了。

所以要先模仿着写，模仿要有几个前提条件：

1．要有可以模仿的文章（最好是带有说理性的文章）

2．你要理解这个文章，理解它的用词、句子结构、段落结构

3．这些文章都有正确的中文翻译。同时，文章的长度不能超过500字。

怎么模仿，我给大家举个例子：首先要分析文章，分析每一句和上一句是什么关系。美国人写作文的一个特点是，通常每段的第一句都包含了整段文字的内容，也就是我们常说的topic sentence.。另一个特点是当你写完一个句子后，你要问WHY。你提出一个问题，然后给出一个圆满的回答，这就是一篇优秀的作文。

再下一步就要具体了。写作需要两大能力：1.抽象的能力（abstract）；2. 具体的能力（details/examples）。具体化并不代表要写一个完整的故事。但是任何一篇文章都要给人一个具体的意向。通过具体的东西来描述才能给人塌实的感觉。具体化只要举出几个地方、几个名字、几件小事就可以了。

为什么好多同学在TOEFL、GMAT作文中分数很低呢，就是因为，他提出了问题却没有回答。

你通过不断的模仿写作，就可以不断的纠正语法和词组错误。如何把抽象和具体结合起来是一个重点，如何在一个段落中只表达一个思想，这是另一个重点。美国人的判分特点是，如果你在一段中表达了一个以上的思想，那你的分数就不会高了。

分析完一篇文章后，怎么模仿着写呢？就是看着中文的翻译，把上面的英文一字不落的写下来，当你实在想不起来的时候，再看原文。等到写完之后，和原文对照一下，看看是谁写的漂亮。我刚刚开始模仿写作的时候，发现，模仿了几天后，写作水平的确提高了。因为根据记忆学原则，这个单词你背过、读过，它都不能写在你的文章中间。如果一个单词可以经常出现在你的脑子和文章中间，那这只证明了一件事，就是你写过这个字。但是你自己写作你不可能用到这个字，那就只有一个可能，就是你在模仿文章时写过这个字。如果一个结构别人写不出来，你能写出来，那你的分数就会高。

通过不断的模仿你的几大能力就会得到提高：1。你的语法错误会越来越少；2。句子结构能力越来越强； 3。用词能力大大增加。一篇文章模仿两次就足够了。当你模仿了10篇文章之后，你把这10篇文章再模仿一遍。等你模仿完20篇文章，你的写作能力就会大大提高了。

2．逻辑思路能力

下面我们要讲的是写作中的第二大能力：逻辑思路能力。

在美国许多的写作考试中TOEFL写作是相对容易的。因为它的作文题本身非常简单，看到一个作文题你几乎就知道该怎么写。而GRE作文就相对复杂了。GRE作文方式永远是两种态度，两种方式让你选择。它永远是有对照性的。TOEFL作文考：“吃饭是在家里吃好，还是到饭店里吃好”；GMAT考和商业有关的：“产品制造出来是延续时间很长的好，还是延续时间不太长的好”；GRE作文：“在我们这个社会中间，现在专业人士太多了，而有综合知识的人太少了。你认为我们是更需要具有专业知识的人呢，还是需要具有广博知识的人？”TOEFL考生活、学习；GMAT考商业运作和商业道德；GRE考日常学术行为。但是不管它出什么题目，总是会摆出两种态度供你选择。另外，GRE的作文题目是提前发给你的，考试时出的题目绝不会超出它事先发给你的题目。它决不会出让学生看不懂的题目。所出的题目永远是世界性的，不涉及民族、宗教、政治色彩。

我考察了普林斯顿所出的全部范文后发现，美国人百分之七八十喜欢倾向于一种模式。讨论在哪里吃的问题时，要不在家里吃，要不在饭店吃，但是你不要又想在家里，又想在饭店（A OR B）。当然他们也比较认可中间的态度（C），也就是说，我既要A又要B，我是A和B结合起来产生C。事实上，好多中国学生结合A、B写是能写出好分数的。当然也有些题目是没有C这种态度的。

C态度这种写法和A、B的写法，在段落结构上是有差异的。我先讲两种文章的段落结构。

如果是采取A或B的写法，段落结构是比较简单的。通常分为三个层次，第一个层次是第一段。说明我要采取A还是B。第二个层次可以不只一段，说明为什么选择A/B是对的。为什么要有三段呢。因为必须至少有2个理由，至多3个理由。美国人认为一个理由是不够的，4个理由绝对太多。他们最喜欢2到3个理由。最后一段就是结尾，讨论B的缺点和部分优点，同时坚决强调你要选择A。

C模式：它有两大难点。1。你要表明A和B 的必不可少性，所以你的段落就会很长；2第二段就要写A的好处、缺陷都在哪；3要写B的好处和缺点；4 要证明只有把A和B结合起来才能弘扬两者的优点，避免缺点。这样的文章是最合情合理的，优点是非常的reasonable。缺点是这种文章的长度比我们前面说到的第一种类型的文章，至少要长出1/3。而你写的越长就越容易犯句子语法和结构，以及拼写的错误。所以如果你的写作水平很一般的话，就不要用这种写法。但是如果你的写作水平很高的话，我建议你用这种写法。尤其是碰到一些我认为只有把两者结合起来才能写好的题目时。所以GRE作文难就难在它的题目比较难。这种题目有两种写作方法，这两种方法都是能拿6分的。

逻辑思维能力的第二步就是怎么写好中间这部分。开头挺好写的，好多同学直接照着题目抄，这大可不必，也挺愚蠢的。GRE作文题目也是可以抄的，但是你最好还是自己写。千篇一律只有几种开头的方法：1。说大话开头法：开头就是一个宏伟的概括；2。幽默一点的开头法。3。从自我经历写起。

下面我们来具体讲一下中间应该怎么写。

首先来讲一下，写这三个理由要避免的几点：

* 避免观点重复；不要讲了几遍其实都是一个理由。当你一点就能说明的时候，非要讲三遍就显的有点STUPID了。你要从多个方面来讲道理，而且要尽量把问题具体化。

* 避免观点的庸俗化，并考虑

篇17：GRE作文20

GRE作文范例20

A recent study shows that people living on the continent of North America suffer 9 times more chronic fatigue and 31 times more chronic depression than do people living on the continent of Asia. Interestingly, Asians, on average, eat 20 grams of soy per day, whereas North Americans eat virtually none. It turns out that soy contains phytochemicals called isoflavones, which have been found to possess disease-preventing properties. Thus, North Americans should consider eating soy on a regular basis as a way of preventing fatigue and depression.

In this argument, the arguer cites a study showing that North Americans suffer from an amazingly higher rate of chronic fatigue and chronic depression than people living in Asia. From an unknown source, the arguer states that Asians eat much more soy than North Americans, who eat almost none, and that soy contains disease-preventing properties. The arguer then concludes his or her argument by stating that North Americans should consider regularly eating soy as a means of battling fatigue and depression. This argument suffers from at least four critical fallacies.

For the sake of this argument, we will assume that the studies and the statistics about North Americans' and Asians' soy eating habits are correct, and that isoflavones have been found to have disease-fighting properties. Given that, there is still a problem with the arguer directly correlating the eating of soy with the prevention of disease and depression. First of all, simply because soy may have disease-preventing properties, that does not mean that it can therefore fight chronic fatigue and chronic depression. Fatigue and depression may not actually even be considered as ”diseases“, therefore even given the fact that soy has disease-fighting properties, it would have no effect on the ”nondiseases“ of fatigue and depression. Secondly, even assuming that fatigue and depression are diseases, they are not specifi

篇18：GRE作文18

GRE作文范例18

In a study of reading habits of Leeville citizens conducted by the University of Leeville, most respondents said they preferred literary classics as reading material. However, a follow-up study conducted by the same researchers found that the type of book most frequently checked out of each of the public libraries in Leeville was the mystery novel. Therefore, it can be concluded that the respondents in the first study had misrepresented their reading habits.

This argument is based on two separate surveys of the citizens of Leeville, conducted by the University of Leeville. In the first survey, most respondents said that their preferred reading material was literary classics. A follow-up study by the same researchers found that mystery novels were the most frequently checked out books from each of the public libraries in Leeville. The arguer concludes that the respondents in the first study therefore misrepresented their own reading habits. This argument does not follow the facts and is therefore unconvincing due to several flaws in logic.

First of all, it is possible that none of the citizens who responded to the first survey were participants in the second survey. Statistically speaking, it is entirely possible that the first survey contained a greater majority of literary classics readers than are present in the general population of Leeville. The difference in the first study and the study of the books that were actually checked out from the library may purely be that the respondents had different interests in literature, therefore disallowing the arguer's conclusion that the first group misrepresented its preferred reading material.

Secondly, it is possible that the difference in the survey results could be attributed to the lack of availability of literary classics in the Leeville public libraries. Simply put, the library may have thousands of mystery novels available for checkout but very few literary classics in

篇19：GRE作文13

GRE作文范例13

Issue

”When we concern ourselves with the study of history, we become storytellers. Because we can never know the past directly but must construct it by interpreting evidence, exploring history is more of a creative enterprise than it is an objective pursuit. All historians are storytellers.“

Sample Essay

There would seem to be two different perspectives presented in the above statement. The first two sentences are concerned with exploring history and would seem to discuss looking at history that has already been written. People who concern themselves with the study of history are not storytellers, but rather story interpreters. The last sentence refers to the people that write about history, the historians themselves. Certainly, to a certain extent, historians must be storytellers because they have a story to tell. But the term ”storyteller" seems to imply a greater amount of creativity than what is involved in actually explaining what has happened in history. For the purposes of this essay, I will focus on the perspective of the historian, as it would appear to be the underlying core idea.

From the perspective of the historian, most historians do not have the benefit of having lived through the period of history that they are writing about. By researching through thousands of old letters, legal documents, family heirlooms and the like, historians must look at fragments of history and somehow put these pieces together to reconstruct what actually happened. In this sense, they must be storytellers because inevitably, their personal insights become part of what others will see when they read the historian's writings. As an example, there are many differing opinions as to whether Thomas Jefferson actually fathered children with one of his slaves. Some historians have written that it is a virtual certainty, while others argue that it was his brother, rather than Thomas himself