GRE（ANALYTICALWRITING）模拟试卷2（共18题）

GRE（ANALYTICALWRITING）模拟试卷2（共9套）（共18题）GRE（ANALYTICALWRITING）模拟试卷第1套一、陈述观点(本题共1题，每题1.0分，共1分。)1、Claim:Whileboredomisoftenexpressedwithasenseofself-satisfaction,itshouldreallybeasourceofembarrassment.Reason:Boredomarisesfromalackofimaginationandself-motivation.Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusstheextenttowhichyouagreeordisagreewiththeclaimandthereasononwhichthatclaimisbased.标准答案：Inthefast-pacedmodern-daylife,peoplesometimesfeelboredbytheirdailyroutines.Shouldboredombeviewedasanexpressionofself-satisfactionorshoulditbeconsideredasourceofembarrassment?Whileincertaincasesboredomistheresultofrepetitive,non-inspiringactivities,mostcasesboredomindeedoriginatesfromalackofimaginationandself-motivation.Asaresult,boredomundermanycircumstancesshouldbeasourceofembarrassmentbecauseitmeansthatonehasnotdonehisorherbest.Thatbeingsaid,Idonotagreewiththeclaimthatboredomisoftenexpressedwithasenseofself-satisfaction.Firstlet’sbeginwiththereason.Somemaychallengethepropositionthatboredomarisesfromalackofimaginationandself-motivation,somethingrelatedtoourinternalmotives.Insteadtheyviewboredomastheinevitableconsequenceofexternalpressure.Asaresult,one’sexpressionboredomcannotbeattributedtohisorherownmentalqualities.Forexample,inhisclassicpantomimeModemTimes,CharlieChaplinvividlyillustratesastreamlineworkerdevoidofpersonalitiesandbecomingasinglepieceofagreater,collectivemachinery.Eventodate,manywhite-collarworkerstodayareoverburdenedwiththeamountofworktheyhavetodealwith,mostofwhichisrepetitiveandnotintellectuallystimulatingenoughtosparkaspiration.Overtime,suchuninspiringworkmakesthemnumbandstarttofeelbored.Inthiscase,itishardlytheirfaultortheirlackofimaginationthatleadstothefeelingofboredom,atleastatfirstglance.Frommypointofview,thelinesofreasoningaboveseemtobeconvincing,butinreality,thosewhofeelboredbytheirworkarestillentitledtochooseothermorechallengingandrewardingendeavors.Forexample,thosewhite-collarworkerscouldquittheirjobandstartworkingonwhatistrulyofinteresttothem.However,suchactionstakecourageandmotivationbecauseoftherisksininitiatingthechanges.Acorollaryhencefollows:alackofchangefromthosewhofeelboredimpliestheabsenceofsuchmotivatingcharacteristics.Asaconsequence,whileboredomcanappeartooriginatefromexternalfactors,ourowncharacteristics,suchasimaginationandself-motivationplaysamoredirectroleincausingandgettingridofthefeelingofboredom.Nowthatwehavedemonstratedtheoriginofboredombeingalackofimaginationorself-motivation,shoulditbeconsideredasourceofembarrassment?Myanswertothisquestionisyes,althoughIneedtopointoutthatboredomisnotalwaysexpressedwithasenseofself-satisfactionassomepeoplemayhaveclaimed.Theirmainargumentisthatboredomisthedirectresultoffeelingsatisfiedbywhatonehasaccomplished,andhenceitsexpressionimpliesone’ssuccessincertainfields.Icannotfullyagreewiththisview;instead,fromourdiscussionabove,inmanycasestheexpressionofboredomactuallyreflectsone’sdissatisfactionofthepresent.Atanyrate,eventhoughvariousreasonsarecapableofinvokingtheemotionofboredom,oneshouldindeedfeelembarrassedbysuchafeeling,becausefeelingboredmeansthatonehasforsakenhisorheroptionstomakechangetolife.Thatis,boredomisapassiveandnegativereactiontotheexternalstimuli,beitpositiveornegative.Ontheotherhand,truewarriorsoflifewillneitherbeself-complacentbytheirpreviousachievements,evidencedbythelikesofElonMusk,orbecomedisgruntledbylife,suchasDr.MartinLutherKing.ElonMuskisaserialentrepreneurwhoinsteadofbecomingmerelysatisfiedbyhisearlysuccessfulinvestmentholdsagreatervision,whileDr.Kingisanactivistwhohascommittedhisentirelifetothecauseofcivilrightsmovement.Insteadofgettingboredofthestatusquo,bothchosetochallengetotheequilibriumandmadeadifferenceinhistory.Tosumup,whileboredommayseeminglyarisefromexternalfactors,Iconsideritsprimarycausetoliewithinourmindandheart.Thatbeingsaid,boredomisnotalwaysexpressedwithasenseofself-complacency,butinmanycaseswithdissatisfactionaswell.Eitherway,though,boredomshouldindeedbeasourceofembarrassmentbecauseitmeansalackofcouragetochangewhatmakespeoplefeelbored.(707words)知识点解析：这又是一篇非常抽象的题目，题干中“枯燥无聊”“自我满足”“羞耻”“想象力”“自我激励”这一系列词汇都是容易让人不知所措、无从下笔的关键词。下面我们来讲解如何搞定这篇难度极大的文章。题目分成了claim和reason两个部分，所以我们也将这两句话分别来看。首先看reason，一个人感觉到枯燥乏味是因为缺乏想象力和自我激励吗?在这里，不同的世界观和价值观会有不同的回答，具体来说分为外在因素和内在因素两种观点。本文认为感到枯燥其实是内在因素主导的，是因为我们对于生活失去了奋发向上的勇气，从而不去改变现状，久而久之难免对现状产生厌倦感。的确，这是很多都市生活的青年人面临的问题，即所谓的“厌世”。在确定了reason之后，我们再来看claim的立场，它说“尽管感觉无聊通常被认为是自我满足的表达，但其实应该成为羞耻之源”，我们要将其拆分来看。对于后面这一句是否应该感到羞耻，延续上文我们可以得到一个肯定的结论，无聊是一种消极的反应。但是无聊是不是真的如题所述的那样是表达自我满足呢?这里本文提出了异议，认为无聊并非自我满足，可能更多时候只是牢骚罢了。但不论是自满还是抱怨，无聊和枯燥的感觉归根到底还是自身缺乏改变现状的勇气和决心。文章举了马斯克和马丁.路德.金的例子，这些被世人钦佩的人物都有一个特质，那就是不安于现状——不论这个现状是好的(对于创业成功的富翁马斯克而言)还是不好的(对于权益受到压迫的黑人金博士而言)。除了对于claim的拆解之外，本文能够拿高分的另外一个原因是对于reason部分的论证。在第一个主旨段中，本文提出了敌方观点，认为在我们身处的时代，个体非常容易感到无聊——这也许是工业时代下个体价值越来越小的必然趋势，每个人都是工业链条上可以被替代的一环。但在第二主旨段中，我们马上对这种观点进行反驳，并认为外界的客观因素的确会带来枯燥，但是个体不去进行改变才是这种无聊心态的根本原因。通过引出敌方观点并进行驳斥，我们可以更好地建立起己方观点，这是一个值得认真学习的Issue论证技巧。二、评估论证(本题共1题，每题1.0分，共1分。)2、Thefollowingappearedinamemofromavicepresidentofalarge,highlydiversifiedcompany."Tenyearsagoourcompanyhadtwonewofficebuildingsconstructedasregionalheadquartersfortworegions.Thebuildingswereerectedbydifferentconstructioncompanies—AlphaandZeta.Althoughthetwobuildingshadidenticalfloorplans,thebuildingconstructedbyZetacost30percentmoretobuild.However,thatbuilding’sexpensesformaintenancelastyearwereonlyhalfthoseofAlpha’s.Inaddition,theenergyconsumptionoftheZetabuildinghasbeenlowerthanthatoftheAlphabuildingeveryyearsinceitsconstruction.Giventhesedata,plusthefactthatZetahasastableworkforcewithlittleemployeeturnover,werecommendusingZetaratherthanAlphaforournewbuildingproject,eventhoughAlpha’sbidpromiseslowerconstructioncosts."Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusswhatspecificevidenceisneededtoevaluatetheargumentandexplainhowtheevidencewouldweakenorstrengthentheargument.标准答案：Inthismemo,thevicepresidentofalargecompanyrecommendsusingZetainsteadofAlphafortheirnewlyproposedbuildingproject.ThevicepresidentinsiststhatZetaisabetterchoicedespiteAlpha’smorecompetitivebidbecauseofbuildingsAlphaandZetaconstructedtenyearspreviously.AlthoughZeta’sconstructioncostswerehigherthanAlpha’s,itsbuilding’smaintenancecostsandenergyconsumptionhavebeenlowerthanthoseoftheAlpha-constructedbuilding.Moreover,thevicepresidentcitesZeta’sstableworkforceandlowturnoverrateinhopesofprovingZeta’scompetency.Althoughthisargumentmayseemquiteconvincingatfirstglance,thevicepresidentdoesnotconclusivelyjustifyhis/herendorsementofZeta.Moreevidenceisneededinordertofullyassessthevicepresident’srecommendation.Tobeginwith,moreinformationaboutmaintenancecostsandenergyconsumptionofthetwobuildingsisneeded.ThisisbecausethevicepresidentimpliesthatthedifferenceinmaintenancecostsandenergyconsumptionisduetoZetaandAlpha’sworkquality.Thiscouldbewrong,however,becauseenvironmentalfactorscanalsoaffectbothmaintenancecostsandenergyconsumption.Forexample,thebuildingAlphaerectedmaybelocatedinaregionwithacold,harshclimateandfrequentextremeweather,whichwouldresultinhighermaintenancecostsduetoweatherdamageandmoreexpensiveenergybillsduetohigherheatingdemands.Iftheevidencesuggeststhis,thevicepresident’sargumentwillbeconsiderablyweakened.Ontheotherhand,ifevidenceindicatesaclosesimilaritybetweenthetworegionsintermsofnaturalconditions,thevicepresident’scomparisonismorereasonable.EvenifhighermaintenancecostsandenergyconsumptionarethedirectresultofAlpha’sconstruction,itisunclearwhethertheAlpha-constructedbuilding’stotalcostsarehigherthanthebuildingerectedbyZeta.Bythetotalcost,Irefertothesumofconstructioncostsandsubsequentoperationcosts.ThevicepresidentmentionsthattheZetabuilding’sconstructioncostswerehighersoitispossiblethatZeta’sbuildingwasmoreexpensiveintermsoftotalcost.However,alackofquantifiedinformationpreventsdetailedevaluation.Wecertainlyneedtheexactconstructioncostsandoperationfiguresoverthepasttenyearstodeterminewhichcompanyactuallyoffersabettereconomicalsolution.Whatismore,eveniftheZetabuilding’soverallcostislowerthantheAlphabuilding’s,whetherornotZetashouldwinthecontractremainsquestionablebecausecostshouldnotbetheonlyfactorconsidered.Besidescost,factorssuchasbuildingquality,safetystandardsandspeedinessofconstructionoughttobetakenintoconsideration.IfZeta’sbuilding,thoughcheaper,isveryshabbyorcontainshighlevelsoftoxicmaterialswhichposeaserioushealththreattoitsinhabitants,itwouldbedangeroustogiveZetatheproject.Onthecontrary,areportfromacertifiedindependentquality-controlagencyendorsingtheZetabuilding’soverallqualitywouldcertainlyboostthevicepresident’srecommendation.Additionally,theauthormentionsthatZetahaslowemployeeturnoverandthushasamorestableworkforce.However,itisnotclearwhetheracompany’sworkforcestabilityisequivalenttoitsservicequality.Alpha’sallegedlyhigherturnoverrate(thoughthishasnotyetbeenestablished)couldresultfromstrongintra-companycompetitionwhichresultsinthedismissalofunderperformingemployees.Inthiscase,Zeta’ssuperiorityoverAlphaishardlyproven.Feedbackfromthetwocompany’spreviousclientsregardingemployeeperformancewouldallowforamorecomprehensiveassessmentofthetruequalityofeachcompany’semployees.Inconclusion,althoughthevicepresidentprovidessomeinformationtosupporthis/herargument,therearestillsomeproblemswithhis/herlinesofreasoning.Zetamayindeedbeagoodcandidate,butwecannotlogicallydrawthisconclusionbasedsolelyontheinformationprovidedbythevicepresident.MoreevidenceisneededtodeterminewhetherAlphaorZetashouldbeselectedasthenewproject’scontractor.(641words)知识点解析：涉及两个对象做比较的Argument题目，如这道题目，在题库中并不少见。很显然，对于两方比较类的题目，最基本的思考切人点在于“究竟现有信息能否判断孰优孰劣”。对本文而言，由于写作指令限定了要从证据出发，因此上述的问题变成“需要什么样的信息才能帮助我们判断A和Z哪家公司更好”。本文有一个疑点在最后一句“Alpha’sbidpromiseslowerconstructioncosts.”是否需要讨论。但注意，作者自己的结论是支持Z而反对A，因此我们要看的是现有证据能否推导出Z比A好，如果不能的话，还需要什么证据。对此，A的成本更低并非支持Z的证据，所以我们后续讨论过程中不用围绕这一点展开(但在文章中简单提及一句是可以的)。与之类似的一句话是“Althoughthetwobuildingshadidenticalfloorplans,thebuildingconstructedbyZetacost30percentmoretobuild.”这里，因为我们不需要对作者的结论本身发表意见，所以我们没有用这个事实来反驳作者立场。注意：作者不一定对不代表其一定错，我们要用更客观的视角来看待问题(见第三段“ThevicepresidentmentionsthattheZetabuilding’sconstructioncostswerehighersoitispossiblethatZeta’sbuildingwasmoreexpensiveintermsoftotalcost.”)。(A以前造的大楼的维修成本比Z造的楼高+A以前造的大楼能耗比Z造的高)→Z造的楼比A好+(Z公司的人员流动不那么频繁→Z公司更可靠)→新项目应该由Z来负责GRE（ANALYTICALWRITING）模拟试卷第2套一、陈述观点(本题共1题，每题1.0分，共1分。)1、Youwillbegivenabriefquotationthatstatesorimpliesanissueofgeneralinterestandspecificinstructionsonhowtorespondtothatissue.Youwillthenhave30minutestoplanandcomposearesponseaccordingtothespecificinstructions.Aresponsetoanyotherissuewillreceiveascoreofzero.Makesurethatyourespondaccordingtothespecificinstructionsandsupportyourpositionontheissuewithreasonsandexamplesdrawnfromsuchareasasyourreading,experience,observations,and/oracademicstudies.TrainedGREreaderswillevaluateyourresponseforitsoverallquality,basedonhowwellyou:RespondtothespecifictaskinstructionsConsiderthecomplexitiesoftheissueOrganize,develop,andexpressyourideasSupportyourideaswithrelevantreasonsand/orexamplesControltheelementsofstandardwrittenEnglishBeforeyoubeginwriting,youmaywanttothinkforafewminutesabouttheissueandthespecifictaskinstructionsandthenplanyourresponse.Besuretodevelopyourpositionfullyandorganizeitcoherently,butleavetimetorereadwhatyouhavewrittenandmakeanyrevisionsyouthinkarenecessary.IssueTopicThebestwaytoteachistopraisepositiveactionsandignorenegativeones.Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusstheextenttowhichyouagreeordisagreewiththerecommendationandexplainyourreasoningforthepositionyoutake.Indevelopingandsupportingyourposition,describespecificcircumstancesinwhichadoptingtherecommendationwouldorwouldnotbeadvantageousandexplainhowtheseexamplesshapeyourposition.标准答案：TherecommendationpresentsaviewthatIwouldagreeissuccessfulmostofthetime,butonethatIcannotfullysupportduetothe"allornothing"impressionitgives.CertainlyasaneducatorIagreefullythatthebestwaytoelicitpositiveresponsefromstudentsistomakeuseofstudents’positiveenergyandthenencourageactionsthatyouwouldliketoseerepeated.Itishumannaturethatweallwanttobeacceptedandachieveonsomelevel,andwhenpeopleinauthorityprovidefeedbackthatwehavedonesomethingwell,thedrivetorepeattheactionthatwaspraisedisboundtobeparticularlystrong.Thisblanketstatementwouldobviouslypaydividendsinsituationsinwhichateacherdesirestohavestudentsrepeatparticularbehaviors.Forexample,ifaneducatorisattemptingtoteachstudentsproperclassroometiquette,itwouldbeappropriatetoopenlypraiseastudentwhoraiseshisorherhandwhenwishingtospeakoraddresstheclass.Insuchcases,theteachermayalsohelpshapepositivebehaviorsbyignoringastudentwhoistryingtointerjectwithoutapprovalfromtheteacher.Infact,thedecisiontoignorestudentswhoareexhibitinginappropriatebehaviorsofthistypecouldworkverywellinthissituation,asthestakesarenotveryhighandtheintendedoutcomecanlikelybeachievedbysuchamethod.However,itisimportanttonoteherethatthistacticwouldonlybeeffectiveinsucha"low-stakes"situation,aswhenastudentspeakswithoutraisingherhandfirst.Aswewilldiscussbelow,ignoringastudentwhohitsanotherstudent,orengagesinmoreseriousmisbehaviors,wouldnotbeeffectiveorprudent.Toexpandonthispoint,itisimportantforteacherstobecarefulwhenworkingwiththesecondhalfofthisstatement,onlyignoringnegativeactionsthatarenotserious.Takeforinstanceastudentwhoismisbehavingjustbychattingwithafellowclassmate.Thisstudentmightnotbepresentingmuchofaproblemandmaybesimplyseekingattention.Ignoringthestudentmight,infact,bethebestsolution.Nowassumethenegativeactionistheimproperadministeringofchemicalsinascienceexperimentorthebullyingofafellowstudent.Toignorethesenegativeactionswouldbeabsurdandnegligent.Nowyouareallowingaproblemtopersist,onethatcouldpotentiallyleadtomuchbiggerandmoredangerousissues.Inamoreserioussituation,addressingthenegativeactionsquicklyandproperlycouldstoptheproblemitinitstracks.ItisforreasonslikethisthatIdonotadvocatetheideathatateachercanbesuccessfulbysimplyignoringnegativeactions.Ido,however,greatlysupporttheideathatthecentralfocusofteachingshouldbetobuildonandencouragepositiveactions.However,theauthor’sall-encompasingstatementleavestoomanynegativepossibilitiesfortheclassroom.Perhapsabetterwaytophrasethisstatementwouldbetosay,"Thebestwaytoteachistopraisepositiveactionsandignorenegativeonesthatarenotdebilitatingtoclassefficiencyorthesafetyofanyindividual".Thus,intheoriginalstatement,thereareindeedsomegoodintentions,andtherecouldbealotofmeritinadoptingitsbasicprinciples.Dataprovesthatpositivesupportcansubstantiallyincreasemotivationanddesireinstudentsandcontributetopositiveachievements.Infact,moststudiesofteachingefficacyindicatethatpraisingpositiveactionsandignoringnegativeonescancreateamorestableandefficientclassroom.Itneedstobestressed,however,thatthistoolisonlyeffectiveatcertainlevelsofmisbehavior.Asmentionedabove,whenthebehaviorisprecipitatedbyfeelingsofrevenge,powerortotalself-worthlessness,thismethodologywilllikelynotwork.Itislikelytobeverysuccessful,however,whenthedrivebehindthemisbehaviorissimpleattentionseeking.Inmanyoftheseinstances,iftheteacherdemonstratesclearlythatinappropriatebehaviordoesnotresultinthegainingofattention,studentsaremorelikelytoseekattentionbybehavingproperly.Shouldthestudentchoosethispath,thentheignoringhasworkedandwhenthepositivebehaviorisexhibited,thentheteachercanutilizethefirstpartofthetheoryandsupportorpraisethisbehavior.Nowitismuchmorelikelytoberepeated.Ifthestudentdoesnotchoosethispathandinsteadelectstoraisetheactionstoahigherlevelthatpresentsamoreseriousissue,thenignorancealonecannotworkandothermethodsmustbeemployed.Inconclusion,onecanappreciatethecredoexpressedinthisinstance,butsurelyweallcanseethepotentialerroroffollowingitthroughtotheextreme.知识点解析：Thisresponsereceivesa6foritswell-articulated,insightfulanalysisoftheissue.Ratherthansimplyrejectingoracceptingtheprompt,thewriterarguesthattherecommendationmadebythepromptcanoftenbetruebutistoo"allornothing"tobeendorsedwithoutqualification.Thewriterturnsthisideaintoaninsightfulpositionbyprovidingexamplesandevidencetofullyandpersuasivelysupportitsnuancedargument.Theresponseoffersnicelydetailedsituationsthatprovidecompellingsupportforaclaimthattherecommendationcan,infact,work.Atthesametime,italsohighlightstherecommendationslimitsusingadditionalspecific,detailedexamples.Particularlypersuasiveisthefourthparagraph,inwhichthewritercomparestheimpactofignoringminorbehavioralproblemsliketalkinginclasstothepotentialcostsofignoringmoreseriousissueslikebullying.Thus,thewriterrecognizesthattheprompt’sclaim,aswellashis/herown,isinevitablydependentonthespecificcontextforitssuccessorfailure.Throughouttheresponse,thewriterdemonstratestheabilitytoconveyideasfluentlyandpreciselyusingeffectivevocabularyandsentencevariety.Thissentencedemonstratestheleveloflanguagefacilityseenthroughouttheresponse:"Itishumannaturethatweallwanttobeacceptedandachieveonsomelevel,andwhenpeopleinauthorityprovidefeedbackthatwehavedonesomethingwell,thedrivetorepeattheactionthatwaspraisedisboundtobeparticularlystrong."二、评估论证(本题共1题，每题1.0分，共1分。)2、ThefollowingappearedinamemorandumfromtheownerofMoviesGalore,achainofvideorentalstores."Inordertoreversetherecentdeclineinourprofits,wemustreduceoperatingexpensesatMoviesGalorestenvideorentalstores.Sincewearefamousforourspecialbargains,raisingourrentalpricesisnotaviablewaytoimproveprofits.LastmonthourstoreindowntownMarstonsignificantlydecreaseditsoperatingexpensesbyclosingat6:00P.M.ratherthan9:00P.M.andbyreducingitsstockbyeliminatingallmoviesreleasedmorethanfiveyearsago.Therefore,inordertoincreaseprofitswithoutjeopardizingourreputationforofferinggreatmoviesatlowprices,werecommendimplementingsimilarchangesinourothernineMoviesGalorestores."Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusswhatquestionswouldneedtobeaddressedinordertodecidewhethertherecommendationislikelytohavethepredictedresult.Besuretoexplainhowtheanswerstothosequestionswouldhelptoevaluatetherecommendation.标准答案：Onequestionwhichneedstobeaddressedbeforeimplementingtherecommendationiswhethertherearenototherwaystoimproveprofitsbesidescuttingoperatingexpenses.Withoutproof,theauthordecides,first,thatthereareonlytwoviableoptionsforincreasingtheprofitsofMoviesGalore:raisingrentalprices,andcuttingcosts.Herulesoutthefirstcourse,andhenceclaimsthesecondoptionmustbechosen.Butitseemstheremaybealternativemethodsofincreasingprofits,suchasinitiatingadvertisingcampaignsorclosingunprofitableMoviesGalorelocations.Evenifitisgrantedthatthereareonlytwooptionsforincreasingprofitability—cuttingcosts,andraisingrentalprices—onemightwonderwhyraisingrentalpricesissounthinkable.TheauthorimpliesthatbecauseMoviesGaloreisfamousforspecialbargains,raisingtherentalpriceswouldeliminatethiscompetitiveadvantageanddecreaseprofitability.However,inmakingthisconclusion,hemakesseveralassumptionswithoutconsideringquestionsthatneedtobeaddressed.First,heassumesthatthereisnoroomtoraisecurrentpricesandyetmaintainlowerpricesthancompetitors.Onewouldneedtoaskifpricescouldbeincreasedslightly,whilekeepingthemcheap.Evenifthereisnoroomforsuchastrategy,theauthorassumesthatMoviesGalore’sreputationforbargainpricingwouldevaporateiftheyincreasedtheirpricesslightly.Perhapssuchareputationwouldbewidespreadenoughtopersistdespiteaslightincreaseinprices.Andthirdly,evenifthereputationforbargainswouldbeeliminatedbyanincreaseinprices,theauthorassumesthatMoviesGalorecannotchangecourseandbesuccessfulinsomeotherway.Perhapsitcouldinsteadbecomeknownasthestorewiththefriendliestemployees.Perhapsitalreadyis,andtheauthoriswrongtobelievethatacausalrelationshipbetweenbargainpricesandsuccessexists,whentherealcauseofMoviesGalore’sgoodreputationisentirelyindependentofitsprices.Theauthorneedstoanswerthesequestionstoconvinceusthatprofitsarecausedbybargains,andnotbytheotherfactorsthatmaybeinvolved.AnotherquestionthatneedstoberaisediswhetherornotthedowntownMarstonstoreistrulyanalogoustotheothernineMoviesGalorestores.Theauthorseemstoassumethatbecausethecost-cuttingmeasuresworkedattheMarstonlocation,itwillworkattheothers,butthisisfarfromclear.PerhapsthepatronsoftheotherMoviesGalorelocationswouldresentsuchchangesinthehoursandstockoftheirlocalstores.PerhapsthemostimportantquestionthatneedstobeaskediswhethertheMarstonlocation’schangestrulyincreasedprofitability.TheauthorwritesthattheMarstonstoredecreasedoperatingexpensesbyclosingearlierandcuttingitsstock,buthemakesnomentionofincreasedprofitability.ItisquitepossiblethattheMarstonlocation’sprofitsdecreasedasaresultoftheircostcutting,andthisisaquestionthatneedstobeaddressed.Theauthorthenjumpstotheconclusionthattakingsimilarmeasureswouldincreaseprofitabilityatotherlocations,thoughsuchaconnectionhasnotevenbeenestablishedattheMarstonstore.Evenifthecost-cuttingmeasuresincreasedprofitabilityattheMarstonstorelastmonth(andacausalrelationship,thoughpresumablyassumed,isstillfarfromevident),thereisnoguaranteethatsuchmeasureswouldcontinuetoincreaseprofitabilityovertime.Onewouldneedtoask:WhynotobservehowtheMarstonlocation’sactionaffectprofitabilityoverseveralmonths,beforeimplementingsuchsweepingchangesateverystore?Asinglemonthisaveryshorttimespan,andthehabitsofcustomersmaychangeslowly.AswordgetsaroundthattheMarstonstorehascuttheirhoursandtheirselection,theymayinfactjeopardizetheirreputationforoffering"greatmoviesatlowprices."Afterall,thenameofthefranchiseisMoviesGalore,andbydrasticallyreducingtheavailableselection,theymayalienatetheircustomerbase.If,asmentionedabove,MoviesGaloreisfamousformorethanitsgreatbargains—ifcustomerspreferMoviesGalorebecauseofitsselections,aswell—thensuchamovemaydrasticallyreduceprofitsovertime.ItseemsextremelyrashtoimplementsuchanewandrelativelyuntriedstrategyateveryMoviesGalorelocation,beforetheeffectscanbefullyobservedandinterpreted.知识点解析：Thisoutstandingresponseclearlyaddressesthespecifictaskdirectionsandpresentsacogent,insightfulanalysisbydiscussingspecificquestionsthatneedtobeaddressedinordertoanalyzetheargumentpresented.Itisworthnotingthatalthoughthedirectionsaskforquestions,itisnotnecessarythatthesebephrasedinquestionform.Theresponsearticulatelydiscussestheinformationneededtoevaluatewhethertherecommendationislikelytohavethepredictedresultanddemonstrateshowthisinformationwouldhelptoevaluatetherecommendation.Therearemanyexamplesofwaysinwhichthewriteraddressesquestionswithoutputtingtheminquestionform(e.g.,"heassumesthatthereisnoroomtoraisecurrentpricesandyetmaintainlowerpricesthancompetitors.Onewouldneedtoask..."or"itseemstheremaybealternativemethodsofincreasingprofits").Throughoutthisresponse,thewriterprovidesthecogentdevelopmenttypicalofa6response.Forexample,thediscussionofMoviesGalore’sreputationgetsatanumberofflawsintheargument’sreasoning,makingnuancedpoints(e.g.,"Perhapsitcouldinsteadbecomeknownasthestorewiththefriendliestemployees.Perhapsitalreadyis...")thatcreateacompellingcaseforthewriter’sobjections.Transitionsarenatural,andtheparagraphsbuildononeanother,succinctlyandcompletelydevelopingthewriter’spoints.Becauseofitscompellingandinsightfuldevelopmentandfluentandpreciselanguage,thisresponsefitsallofthebulletpointsforascoreof6.GRE（ANALYTICALWRITING）模拟试卷第3套一、陈述观点(本题共1题，每题1.0分，共1分。)1、Lawsshouldbeflexibleenoughtotakeaccountofvariouscircumstances,times,andplaces.Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusstheextenttowhichyouagreeordisagreewiththestatement