2012GRE作文范文：GRE作文范文大全（112）
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是美国、加拿大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。 另有，Generic Routing Encapsulation（通用路由封装）也简称GRE。
Finally, even if we accept the reliability of the study as it relates to men, the study does not
support the editorial's broad condusion that doctors should recommend to all patients vigorous
daily outdoor exercise. Since the study excluded women, it is entirely possible that a different
exercise regime would maximize female longevity.
In sum, the evidence cited in this excerpt does not permit any reliable inference about the
effect of exercise on longevity. To better assess the study's reliability I would need more
information about the number of respondents and the number of deaths among them by the
end of the 20-year period. I would also need information about the occupational and residential
history of each respondent. To strengthen the argument the editorial should either limit its
conclusion to men or provide evidence that its recommended exercise regimen also
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maximizes longevity for women.
Argument 43
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."
This editorial concludes that the school board should invest in audiocassettes because
listening to audiocassettes makes elementary students more eager to learn and to read. To
support this conclusion the editorial cites studies showing the value of listening to someone
else read. However, dose scrutiny of this evidence and of the editorial's line of reasoning
reveals that they provide little credible support for the editorial's conclusion. 感谢您阅读《GRE作文范文大全（112） 》一文，查字典出国留学网()编辑部希望本文能帮助到您。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是美国、加拿大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。 另有，Generic Routing Encapsulation（通用路由封装）也简称GRE。
To begin with, the argument claims that for a poor reader the isolation of reading will provide
a general disincentive to do schoolwork. However, the author provides no evidence to support
this claim. It is just as possible that a child who has difficulty reading might excel at other
subjects that do not require much reading, such as mathematics or music. Besides, this
argument assumes that learning to read must be an isolated activity. Experience informs us,
however, that this is not the case, especially for elementary school students who typically learn
to read in a group environment.
The editorial goes on to cite studies which "attest to the value" of allowing students to hear
books read allowed. However, as it stands this evidence is far too vague to support the
editorial's conclusion; we are not informed whether the "value" relates specifically to reading
skills. Common sense tells me that while audiocassettes can help any person learn facts and
understand concepts, a skill such as reading can only be learned by practicing the skill itself.
Nor are we informed about the manner in which books were read allowed in the study; were
they read directly by parents or were they recorded on audiocassettes? Absent additional
information about the cited studies, these studies lend no credible support to the conclusion
that audiocassettes will help elementary school students to read and to learn.
The editorial continues by claiming that listening to audiocassettes will make children better
readers because when parents read aloud to their children these children become better
readers. This argument by analogy is wholly unpersuasive. The latter allows for interaction
between parent and child, while the former does not. The latter allows for the child to view
written words as the parent reads--that is, to read while the former does not. Besides,
common sense and experience tell us that audiocassettes, which provide for passive listening,
are likely to serve as crotches that dissuade children from active read ing--instead of
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encouraging them to read.
In conclusion, the editorial is unconvincing as it stands. To strengthen the argument, the
editorial's author must provide more compelling evidence that listening to audiocassettes will
actually help and encourage elementary school students to read, not just to learn in general. In
order to better evaluate the argument, we would need more information about whether the
cited studies refer specifically to the value of audiocassettes and specifically to their value in
terms of the reading and learning processes. 感谢您阅读《GRE作文范文大全（112） 》一文，查字典出国留学网()编辑部希望本文能帮助到您。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是美国、加拿大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。 另有，Generic Routing Encapsulation（通用路由封装）也简称GRE。
Argument 44
The following is taken from an advertisement placed in a weekly business magazine by the
Dickens Academy.
"We distributed a survey to senior management at International Mega-Publishing, Inc. The
result of the survey clearly indicates that many employees were well prepared in business
knowledge and computer skills, but lacked interpersonal skills to interact gracefully with
customers. International Mega-Publishing decided to improve customer satisfaction by
sending their newly hired employees to our one-day seminars. Since taking advantage of our
program, International Mega-Publishing has seen a sharp increase in sales, an indication that
the number of their disgruntled customers has declined significantly. Your company should hire
Dickens and let us turn every employee into an ambassador for your company."
This Dickens Academy ad claims that any company wanting to improve customer relations
will benefit from enrolling its employees in Dickens' one-day seminars. To support this claim
the ad cites Mega-Publishing's improved sales after its new employees attended Dickens'
seminar as an indication of improved customer relations. As it stands the ad rests on a series
of dubious assumptions, and is therefore unconvincing.
In the first place, the ad relies on the unsubstantiated assumption that the Mega employees
attending the seminar are positioned to influence Mega's sales and its customer relations.
Perhaps these new employees were hired for production, editorial, or personnel positions that
have nothing to do with customer relations and that have only an indirect and negligible impact
on sales. Without providing evidence that these new employees directly influence Mega's
customer relations and sales, I cannot accept the argument that the Dickens seminar was
responsible for any of Mega's sales or customer-relations improvements subsequent to the
seminar. 感谢您阅读《GRE作文范文大全（112） 》一文，查字典出国留学网()编辑部希望本文能帮助到您。