2016年2月26日GRE写作考试预测

2016年2月26日GRE写作考试预测

ISSUE 篇

　　10月17真题

　　Scientists and other researchers should focus their research on areas that are likely to benefit the greatest number of people.

　　9月20真题

　　TOPIC: People's behavior is largely determined by forces not oftheir own making

　　9 月6 日真题

　　Some people claim that the goal ofpolitics should be the pursuit of an ideal. Others argue that the goal shouldbe finding common ground and reaching reasonable consensus.

　　Write a response in which you discusswhich view more closely aligns with your own position and explain yourreasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting yourposition, you should address both of the views presented.

　　8 月29 日真题

　　The best way to understand the character of a society is to examine the character of the men and women that the society chooses as its heroes or its role models.

　　8 月21 日真题

　　18. The well-being of a society is enhanced when many of its people question authority?

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　　　Argument篇

　　10月30真题

　　An ancient, traditional remedy for insomnia—the scent of lavender flowers—has now been proved effective. In a recent study, 30 volunteers with chronic insomnia slept each night for three weeks on lavender-scented pillows in a controlled room where their sleep was monitored electronically. During the first week, volunteers continued to take their usual sleeping medication. They slept soundly but wakened feeling tired. At the beginning of the second week, the volunteers discontinued their sleeping medication. During that week, they slept less soundly than the previous week and felt even more tired. During the third week, the volunteers slept longer and more soundly than in the previous two weeks. Therefore, the study proves that lavender cures insomnia within a short period of time.

　　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.

　　10月17真题

　　There is now evidence that the relaxed pace of life in small towns promotes better health and greater longevity than does the hectic pace of life in big cities. Businesses in the small town of Leeville report fewer days of sick leave taken by individual workers than do businesses in the nearby large city of Masonton. Furthermore, Leeville has only one physician for its one thousand residents, but in Masonton the proportion of physicians to residents is five times as high. Finally, the average age of Leeville residents is significantly higher than that of Masonton residents. Thesefindings suggest that people seeking longer and healthier lives should consider moving to small communities.

　　Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the argument.Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted.

　　9月20日真题

　　The vice president ofhuman resources at Climpson Industries sent the following recommendation to thecompany's president.

　　"In an effort toimprove our employees' productivity, we should implement electronic monitoringof employees' Internet use from their workstations. Employees who use theInternet from their workstations need to be identified and punished if we areto reduce the number of work hours spent on personal or recreationalactivities, such as shopping or playing games. By installing software to detectemployees' Internet use on company computers, we can prevent employees fromwasting time, foster a better work ethic at Climpson, and improve our overallprofits."

　　Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the argument. Besure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what theimplications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted.

　　9 月6 日真题

　　The following appeared in a memo from the vice president of a food distribution company with food storage warehouses in several cities.

　　"Recently, we signed a contract withthe Fly-Away Pest Control Company to provide pest control services at ourfast-food warehouse in Palm City, but last month we discovered that over$20,000 worth of food there had been destroyed by pest damage. Meanwhile, theBuzzoff Pest Control Company, which we have used for many years, continued toservice our warehouse in Wintervale, and last month only $10,000 worth of thefood stored there had been destroyed by pest damage. Even though the pricecharged by Fly-Away is considerably lower, our best means of saving money is toreturn to Buzzoff for all our pest control services."

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

　　8 月29 日真题

　　The following appeared in a memo fromthe new vice president of Sartorian, a company that manufactures men'sclothing.

　　"Five years ago, at a time when wehad difficulties in obtaining reliable supplies of high quality wool fabric, wediscontinued production of our alpaca overcoat. Now that we have a new fabricsupplier, we should resume production. This coat should sell very well: sincewe have not offered an alpaca overcoat for five years and since our majorcompetitor no longer makes an alpaca overcoat, there will be pent-up customerdemand. Also, since the price of most types of clothing has increased in eachof the past five years, customers should be willing to pay significantly higherprices for alpaca overcoats than they did five years ago, and our companyprofits will increase."

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

　　8 月21 日真题

　　The following appeared in a memo to the board of directors of Bargain Brand Cereals.

　　"One year ago we introduced our first product, Bargain Brand breakfast cereal. Our very low prices quickly drew many customers away from the top-selling cereal companies. Although the companies producing the top brands have since tried to compete with us by lowering their prices and although several plan to introduce their own budget brands, not once have we needed to raise our prices to continue making a profit. Given our success in selling cereal, we recommend that Bargain Brand now expand its business and begin marketing other low-priced food products as quickly as possible."

　　Write a response in which you discuss what questions would need to be answered in order to decide whether the recommendation 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 recommendation.