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GRE作文题库

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ThispagecontainstheArgumenttopicsfortheanalyticalwritingsectionoftheGREGeneralTest.Whenyoutakethetest,youwillbepresentedwithoneArgumenttopicfromthispool.

Thewordingofsometopicsinthetestmightvaryslightlyfromwhatispresentedhere.Therefore,readyourtesttopiccarefullyandrespondtothewordingasitappearsintheactualtest.

Discusshowwellreasonedyoufindthisargument

ThefollowingappearedinaneditorialinthelocalnewspaperofWorkville."Workersshouldbeallowedtoreducetheirworkloadfrom40to25oreven20hoursperweekbecauseitisclearthatpeoplewhoworkpart-timeinsteadoffull-timehavebetterhealthandimprovedmorale.OnestoreinWorkville,whichbeganallowingitsemployeestoworkpart-timelastyear,reportsthatfewerdaysofsickleaveweretakenlastyearthaninpreviousyears.Incontrast,thefactoryinWorkville,whichdoesnotallowanyofitsemployeestoworkpart-time,hadaslightincreaseinthenumberofdaysofsickleavetakenlastyear.Inaddition,arecentsurveyreportsthatmostofthestoreemployeesstatedthattheyaresatisfiedwiththeirjobs,whilemanyofthefactoryemployeesstatedthattheyaredissatisfiedwiththeirjobs."

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ThefollowingisamemofromtheprincipalofAcademiaHighSchool.

"AcademiaHighSchoolshouldabolishitsafter-schoolperforming-artsprogramsandreplacethemwithcomputer-technologyprograms.WhennearbyTechnoHighSchooldidsolastyear,totalenrollmentinallofitsafter-schoolactivitiesremainedaboutthesame.Moreover,onenteringcollege,manyTechnostudentschoseamajordirectlyrelatedtotheirafter-schoolactivities.Ontheotherhand,lastyearonly10percentofAcademia"sgraduatingseniorschoseperformingartsastheirmajorfieldofstudyintheirfirstyearofcollege,clearlyindicatingthatmoststudentsdonothaveastronginterestintheperformingarts."

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Thefollowingwastakenfromaguideforaspiringwriters.

"Newwritersusuallycannotconvincelarge,prestigiouspublishersthattheirworkismarketable,sotheymustfirstpublishwithsmaller,lesswell-knownpressestoestablisha

salesrecord.ButtheeditorsofMysteryWritersMagazinehavegoodnewsforaspiringwriters:

thenumberofmysterynovelspublishedinthelasttwoyearshasgrownsignificantly,andmorepeoplereadmysteriesthananyothertypeofnovel.Inaddition,almosthalfofthemysterynovelspublishedlastyearwerewrittenbyfirst-timenovelwriters.Sincethereisapparentlyanexpandingmarketformysterynovels,allpublisherswillwanttoincreasethenumberofmysterynovelstheypublish.Therefore,newwritersshouldwritemysterynovelstoincreasetheirchancesforfirst-timepublicationwithalarger,prestigiouscompany."

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ThefollowingisamemorandumfromthebusinessmanagerofWLSStelevisionstation."Overthepastyear,ourlate-nightnewsprogramhasdevotedincreasinglymoretimetocoveringnationalnewsandlesstimetocoveringweatherandlocalnews.Duringthesametimeperiod,mostofthecomplaintswereceivedfromviewerswereconcernedwiththestation"scoverageofweatherandlocalnews.Inaddition,severallocalbusinessesthatusedtorunadvertisementsduringourlate-nightnewsprogramhavejustcancelledtheiradvertisingcontractswithus.Therefore,inordertoattractmoreviewerstoournewsprogramsandtoavoidlosinganyfurtheradvertisingrevenues,weshouldexpandthecoverageofweatherandlocalnewsonallournewsprograms."

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ThefollowingispartofaletterfromtheBrookfreeSchoolBoard.

"Aspartofourneweducationalreformprogram,weidentifiedtenschoolsmostinneedofimmediateimprovement.Anadvisorycommitteeisnowrecommendingthatwehireconsultantstostudyfurthertheschools"problemsandtoproposeaplanofaction.Onlytwoyearsago,however,anothergroupofconsultantsdeterminedthatseveralschoolsinourdistricthadproblemsbecausetheirprincipalswereinexperienced.Thus,ifwewanttoseeimmediateimprovementinourschoolsandsavethedistrictthemoneyitwouldspendonhiringmoreconsultants,weshouldreplacealltheprincipalsinthetenworstschoolswithtenofourmostexperiencedprincipalsinthedistrict."

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ThefollowingappearedinaneditorialintheMasonCitynewspaper.

"Atpresent,MasonCityresidentsseldomusethenearbyMasonRiverforanykindofrecreationalactivity,eventhoughsurveysoftheregion"sresidentsconsistentlyrankwatersports（swimming,fishing,andboating）asafavoriteformofrecreation.Sincetherehavebeencomplaintsaboutthequalityofthewaterintheriver,residentsmustbeavoidingthe

riverbecausetheythinkthatitisnotcleanenough.Butthatsituationisabouttochange:

theagencyresponsibleforriversinourregionhasannouncedplanstocleanupMasonRiver.Therefore,recreationaluseoftheriverislikelytoincrease,sotheMasonCitycouncilwillneedtoincreaseitsbudgetforimprovementstothepubliclyownedlandsalongtheMasonRiver."

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ThefollowingreportappearedinamemofromthevicepresidentoftheSouthsideTransportationAuthority.

"Weshouldabandonourcurrentfive-yearplantopurchaseadditionalbusestoservethecampusofSouthsideUniversity,becausestudentsthereareunlikelytousethem.ConsidertheresultsoftherecentcampaignsponsoredbytheEnvironmentalClubatSouthsideUniversity:

inaprogramonthecampusradiostation,theclubaskedstudentstocallinandpledgethattheywouldcommutetoschoolbybusinsteadofbyautomobileatleastonedayperweek.Onlytenpercentofthestudentscalledinandpledged.Inviewofthecampaign"slackofsuccess,wecanassumethatthebusservicewecurrentlyofferwillcontinuetobesufficienttoservetheuniversity."

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Thefollowingappearedintheeditorialsectionofaneducationalpublication."OnestudyatLeeUniversityfoundthatfirst-semestergradesofteenagestudentswhohadalwaysattendedpublic,tax-supportedschoolswereslightlylowerthanthegradesofstudentswhohadreceivedsomehomeschoolinginstructionbyparentsathome,althoughthegradedifferencesdisappearedinthesecondsemester.Theseresultssuggestthathomeschoolingisthebestwaytoeducateteenagechildren.Therefore,insteadofspendingmoremoneyonpubliceducation,thegovernmentshouldprovidefinancialincentivessothathomeschoolingisanoptionformoreparents.Afterall,childrenschooledathomereceivemoreattention,sincetheyaretaughtbythebestpossibleteacher:

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ThefollowingappearedinareportoftheCommitteeonFacultyPromotionsandSalariesatElmCityUniversity.

"Duringher17yearsasaprofessorofbotany,ProfessorThomashasprovedherselftobewellworthherannualsalaryof$50,000.Herclassesareamongthelargestattheuniversity,demonstratingherpopularityamongstudents.Moreover,themoneyshehasbroughttotheuniversityinresearchgrantshasexceededhersalaryineachofthelast

twoyears.Therefore,inconsiderationofProfessorThomas"demonstratedteachingandresearchabilities,werecommendthatshereceivea$10,000raiseandapromotiontoDepartmentChairperson;withoutsucharaiseandpromotion,wefearthatProfessorThomaswillleaveElmCityUniversityforanothercollege."

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Thefollowingappearedinanewsletterdistributedatarecentpoliticalrally."Overthepastyear,theConsolidatedCopperCompany（CCC）haspurchasedoveronemillionsquaremilesoflandinthetropicalnationofWestFredonia.Miningcopperonthislandwillinevitablyresultinpollutionandenvironmentaldisaster,sinceWestFredoniaishometoseveralendangeredanimalspecies.ButsuchdisastercanbepreventedifconsumerssimplyrefusetopurchaseproductsthataremadewithCCC"scopperuntilthecompanyabandonsitsminingplans."

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Thearticleentitled"EatingIron"inlastmonth"sissueofEatingforHealthreportedthatarecentstudyfoundacorrelationbetweenhighlevelsofironinthedietandanincreasedriskofheartdisease.Further,itiswellestablishedthatthereisalinkbetweenlargeamountsofredmeatinthedietandheartdisease,andredmeatishighiniron.Onthebasisofthestudyandthewell-establishedlinkbetweenredmeatandheartdisease,wecanconcludethatthecorrelationbetweenhighironlevelsandheartdisease,then,ismostprobablyafunctionofthecorrelationbetweenredmeatandheartdisease.———————————————

Thefollowingappearedasalettertotheeditorofanationalnewspaper."Yourrecentarticleoncorporatedownsizing*intheUnitedStatesismisleading.Thearticlegivesthemistakenimpressionthatmanycompetentworkerswholostjobsasaresultofdownsizingfaceseriouseconomichardship,oftenforyears,beforefindingothersuitableemployment.ButthisimpressioniscontradictedbyarecentreportontheUnitedStateseconomy,whichfoundthatsince1992farmorejobshavebeencreatedthanhavebeeneliminated.Thereportalsodemonstratesthatmanyofthosewholosttheirjobshavefoundnewemployment.Two-thirdsofthenewlycreatedjobshavebeeninindustriesthattendtopayabove-averagewages,andthevastmajorityofthesejobsarefull-time."*Downsizingistheprocessinwhichcorporationsdeliberatelyreducethenumberoftheiremployees.

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Accordingtoapollof200charitableorganizations,donationsofmoneytononprofitgroupsincreasedbynearly25percentlastyear,thoughnotallcharitiesgainedequally.Relig