GRE（ANALYTICALWRITING）综合模拟试卷2（共45题）

GRE（ANALYTICALWRITING）综合模拟试卷2（共9套）（共45题）GRE（ANALYTICALWRITING）综合模拟试卷第1套一、陈述观点(本题共3题，每题1.0分，共3分。)1、Althoughinnovationssuchasvideo,computers,andtheInternetseemtoofferschoolsimprovedmethodsforinstructingstudents,thesetechnologiesalltoooftendistractfromreallearning.Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusstheextenttowhichyouagreeordisagreewiththestatementandexplainyourreasoningforthepositionyoutake.Indevelopingandsupportingyourposition,youshouldconsiderwaysinwhichthestatementmightormightnotholdtrueandexplainhowtheseconsiderationsshapeyourposition.标准答案：Innovationsareoneofthegreateststrengthsofmankindastheymakeusthinkmoreandthuscreate.Nowadays,technologyintheformofcomputersandtheInternetisimportanttomostpeopleacrosstheglobe.Infact,technologyhasbecomeanecessityformanypeople.Withoutanydoubt,theseinnovationshaveimprovedthequalityofpeople’slivesandinsomeplaces,suchasschools,theyareplayinganirreplaceableandimportantrole.Thestudentsoftodaywerebornintotheworldofglobalaccessandpullingupinformationwithaclick.Thetrickforteachersisutilizingthetoolstomaximizereallearning,ratherthanenablingstudentstosimplyaccessinformationandsoftware.Incompetentwell-trainedhands,innovationssuchasvideos,computers,andtheInternetfostermeaningfullearning.Peopledon’talwaysagreeonthedefinitionof"reallearning."Reallearningcanoccuratanygiventimeorplaceaslongastheenvironmentprovokestheperson’scuriosityanddriveshimorhertofindthetruthunderthesurfaceortoshapehisknowledgeintoanewform.Forstudentsbornintothecomputerage,usedtoconstantmentalstimulation,theyoftenremainboredanduninspiredwhenlimitedtotraditionaltools,suchaspaper,pencil,andbooks.Itiswidelyacceptedthatmoreflexiblewaysoflearningaremorelikelytocatchstudents’attention.Electronicsourceslikevideo,e-books,andlaptopcomputers,whichwentonthestagenotverylongago,haveshowntheiradvantages.Theyprovidemuchmoreinformationthanthetraditionalresourcesdo.Themostsignificantbenefitofsuchtypesoflearningresourcesisthattheymayinstructstudentsinamorefascinatingwaysincemusicandcolorfulpicturescanbecontainedinanylearningfiles.Theycanbeutilizedtoacceleratethelearningprocesssinceitiseasierforstudentstounderstandmaterialsthatincludemeaningfulillustrationsandanimation.Itissuggestedbysomescientiststhatvisualandaudiostimulationmaymakememorylastlonger.However,thesegreattoolsarenotgreatallbythemselves.Wehavetomakegooduseofthetechnologyinordertofosterreallearning.Admittedly,somestudentsareeasilydistractedontheInternet.Sidebarsandadvertisementsaredesignedtoarouseinterestandoftencausepeopletowastecountlesshours"surfingtheInternet."Butintherighthands,theseinnovationshelpimprovemethodsforteachinginschools.Teacherswhogiveclearexpectationsandappropriatelimitationscaninspirestudentstousetheinformationandsoftwareattheirdisposaltocreatemeaningfullearningopportunities.Schoolsdonotneedtoputacomputerineverystudent’shandstotakeadvantageofthebenefitsoftechnology.Teacherswhoaccompanytheirlectureswitheffectivepresentations,suchasthosemadewithPowerPointsoftware,cancreateamorememorablelearningexperienceforstudents.Thissoftwareenablesteacherstoaccompanythedetailsoftheirlectureswiththemainpointsemphasizedinbrilliantlydesignedpresentations,aswellasclipsofvideofromprofessionalsources.Ihaveseenprimaryteachersclickagraphictoaccesstheaudiooftherecordedsoundafarmanimalmakes,thenaskstudentstonametheanimal.Withanotherclick,thepictureoftheanimalappearedonthescreen.Thestudentswereenthralled.Withmoreadvancedtechnology,likeSmartBoards,studentscanmanipulatethecontentonthehardscreenbydraggingtheirfingersoverthescreenorwritingwithSmartPens.SomeschoolshavegonepaperlessbygivingstudentsaccesstolaptopcomputersoriPads.Teacherscancontrolthecontentstudentshaveaccesstointheclassroomtofosteravarietyoflearningopportunities.Notallteachersareabletopreventtechnologicaltoolsfromdistractingstudents.Teachersmustbetrainedandgivenideasandcurriculummaterialstoensurethattechnologicaltoolsadvancelearning,ratherthandistractfromit.知识点解析：题目要求考生围绕“虽然录像、电脑和互联网等发明似乎为学校提供了更完善的教学方法，但这些技术常常会影响学生的学习”这一表述论述个人观点。在展开论述的过程中，考生需要考虑题干表述可能成立或不成立的情况，并且阐述怎样在考虑各种情况后形成自己的观点。范文的具体思路如下：全篇从“好工具也要看怎么使用”的角度论述了“对于受过良好培训、有能力的人来说，创新科技会促进学习效果”的观点。全文呈现总（第1段）一分（第2至4段）一总（第5段）的段落关系。第一部分：[总述]驳斥题干观点，并点明论点“对受过良好培训、有能力的人来说，创新科技能促进学习效果”。1）创新是人类的一大优势，创新让我们思考和创造。2）以电脑和网络为代表的科技对人们很重要，科技已经成为生活的必需品。3）这些创新提高了人们的生活质量，在学校等地方也起着不可替代的作用。①学生生活在全球联网的世界中，点击鼠标可知天下事。②老师要做的就是利用工具使学生的学习效果最大化，而不仅仅是让学生接触信息和软件。第二部分：[分述]举例论证。（一）科技发明能促进学习：1）人们对“真正的学习”有不同的理解。①真正的学习随时可以发生，只要环境能激发人的好奇心，并驱使他找到表象下的真理或是重组他的知识。2）对于出生在电脑时代的学生来说，他们习惯了不断的头脑刺激，传统的教学工具不能给他们启发。①灵活的教学方法更能吸引学生的注意力。②诞生时间并不久的电子资源已经显现出优势，它们能提供传统资源无法比拟的信息量。3）这种方式的最大好处是能让学生着迷，因为在任何学习材料中都可加入音乐和彩色图画等多媒体材料。①这样可以加速学生学习的过程，因为带有插图和动画的材料更容易理解。②科学家指出，视频和音频可以帮助延长记忆的时间。（二）工具需要在指导下使用才有效：1）仅有强大的工具是不够的，我们要很好地利用它实现“真正的学习”。2）很多学生确实很容易受到网络的影响。①工具条和广告都是用来引起人们的兴趣的，使人们花很多时间在网上“冲浪”。3）但是正确使用这些工具可以帮助改进教学方法。4）如果老师给予明确的指导和限制，就可以启发学生自己使用信息和软件，创造有意义的学习机会。（三）科技创造可以很好地辅助教学：1）学校不需要给每个学生配备电脑。2）老师讲课的时候可以用幻灯片等辅助材料，这样能给学生创造易于记忆的学习体验。①这种软件可以让老师把课堂重点强调出来，还可以点击播放录像。②例如，老师可以点击图像播放声音，再点击出图画。③例如智能白板（SmartBoards），学生可以拖动白板上的物体，用智能笔书写。3）有些学校已经采用无纸教学，学生使用手提电脑和iPads。4）教师可以控制学生在课堂上接触的内容，创造良好的学习机会。第三部分：[总述]总结并重申论点。教师必须接受培训，并给学生提供指导和合适的课程材料，从而保证科技能够促进学习。2、Collegestudentsshouldbeencouragedtopursuesubjectsthatinterestthemratherthanthecoursesthatseemmostlikelytoleadtojobs.Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusstheextenttowhichyouagreeordisagreewiththerecommendationandexplainyourreasoningforthepositionyoutake.Indevelopingandsupportingyourposition,describespecificcircumstancesinwhichadoptingtherecommendationwouldorwouldnotbeadvantageousandexplainhowtheseexamplesshapeyourposition.标准答案：InthefamouscommencementspeechhedeliveredtoStanfordUniversity’sclassof2005,SteveJobsattributedhisconsiderablesuccesstoworkinginthefieldthatheloved.Heurgedstudentstofollowhisexamplebyfiguringoutwhattheirpassionsareandthenworkingtoachievethem.Bythismethodalone,hesaid,canonefindtruesatisfactionintheircareerandlife.LikeJobs,Iagreewiththerecommendationthatstudentsshouldpursuesubjectsthatinterestthemratherthancoursesthatseemmostlikelytoleadtojobs.Thoughitmayseemcounterintuitive,pursuingsubjectsofpersonalinterestmayactuallybeabetterwaytofindjobsthantakingcoursesthatseemlikelytoleadtojobs.Inthemidstofthecurrentglobalrecession,manystudentsareunderstandablyconcernedwithjobprospectswhendecidingwhatsubjecttostudy,andthislineofthinkingmaymotivatesometopursuesubjectstheyfinduninterestingsimplybecausetheybelieveitwillleadtoincreasedjobopportunitiesaftergraduation.Thefirstproblemwiththisstrategyisthataccuratelypredictingfuturedemandforparticularcareerfieldsisdifficult.ConsidertheplightofthemanyrecentlawschoolgraduateswhohavebeenunabletofindworkintheirfieldaftertheAmericanlegalmarketcollapsedin2008.Thereislittledoubtthatmanyoftoday’sunemployedlawschoolgraduatesdecidedtostudylawsimplybecauseitwasonceconsideredagatewaytoexcellentcareeropportunities.Infact,thereputationofalawdegreeasapathtocareersuccessisoneofthethingsthathasactuallyhurtcareerprospectsforgraduates,asthenumberoflawschoolsandstudentshasincreasedsteadilyinthelastdecade.Withsomanystudentsearninglawdegreeseachyear,thecompetitionforentry-levellegaljobsisintense.Thus,asshownbytherecentcollapseoftheAmericanlegaljobmarket,therearenojobguaranteestobehadbystudyingsubjectsthatseemlikelytoleadtojobs.Onthecontrary,onecourseofstudythathasretaineditsreputationasasurepathtojobsismedicalschool.Admittedly,thestudentswhoareabletograduatefrommedicalschoolshouldhavenoproblemsfindingexcellentjobs.However,justaswithmedicalschool,manyofthesubjectsthatprovideexcellentjobprospectsarealsoextremelydemanding.Pursuingadegreeinsuchasubjectonlyforanincreasedlikelihoodofjobprospectscanberisky,asitcanbedifficulttocompleteadifficultcourseofstudyforstudentswholackgenuinepersonalinterest.Asidefromthemostgiftedstudents,onlystudentswithgenuinepersonalinterestinthesedemandingsubjectsshouldpursuedegreesinthefield.Ifstudentsareencouragedtodootherwisethentheyarepotentiallybeingsetupforacademicfailure.Therefore,whileanin-demanddegreemaygoalongwaytowardsfindingajob,failingoutofarigorousdegreeprogramusuallyhastheoppositeeffect.Finally,perhapsthemostimportantconsiderationrelatestowhatJobssaidinhiscommencementspeech,thatjobsatisfactionisanextremelyimportantcomponentofpersonalhappiness.AllstudentsshouldbegiventhesameadvicethatSteveJobsgavetheclassof2005,thatifstudentspursuetheirinterests,thentheywilleventuallyberewardedwithhappinessandsuccess.Andperhaps,becauseitislikelythatforstudentsofequalabilitylevelsthosewithmorepersonalinterestintheirchosensubjectsfinditeasiertoobtainhighgradesandmakejobcontactsintheirfield,studyingasubjectofpersonalinterestmayactuallyleadtoenhancedjobopportunities.知识点解析：暂无解析3、Whenoldbuildingsstandongroundthatmodernplannersfeelcouldbebetterusedformodernpurposes,moderndevelopmentshouldbegivenprecedenceoverthepreservationofhistoricbuildings.Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusstheextenttowhichyouagreeordisagreewiththestatementandexplainyourreasoningforthepositionyoutake.Indevelopingandsupportingyourposition,youshouldconsiderwaysinwhichthestatementmightormightnotholdtrueandexplainhowtheseconsiderationsshapeyourposition.标准答案：Thephrasingofthetopiciseithernaiveorduplicity."Modernplanners"—individualsnotapparentlyalignedwithanygovernmentorprivatecorporation—feelthatthelandcouldbe"betterused"for"modernpurposes."Asifaltruismwereatthebackoftheirplanning!Letusbeclearaboutonethingattheoutset.Thereareonlytwo"modernpurposes."Oneismakingmoney.Theotherisstayinginpowerinanincreasinglyshakysocialorder.Theformeristheprovinceofbusiness,thelatterthatofgovernment.Withourunderstandingofthemotivesatworkclarified,wemayproceed.Surprisingly,therearestrongargumentsinfavorofdemolishinghistoricalbuildings.Farmlandinsomecountries—likeChina—isscarcelyadequatetofeedthepopulation,whichkeepsongrowing.Insuchcircumstances,thereiseveryreasontoforbidthedevelopmentofexistingagriculturalland.Developmentmustberedevelopmentofexistingurbandistricts.Ifanhistoricalbuildingoccupiesaprimesite,itmustmakeway.Anotherconsiderationistherisingpriceofgasoline.Overthepast25years,wagesinAmericahavegrownbyatbest70%(notadjustingforinflation).Thepriceofgasolinehasgoneup400%!Fewerpeoplecanaffordtodrivemuch.Asafuelconservationmeasure,itmakeseverybitofsensetodemolishdowntownstructuresofwhateversorttomakeroomforjobslocatednearhousingandviceversa.Americancities’horizontalexpansioncannotgoonforever:thepriceofoilprecludesit.Likewise,globalwanningiscausedingreatpartbyunrestrictedautouse.Cuttingtheneedtodrivewillreduceemissions.Ifbuildingatophistoricalsitesistheprice,sobeit.Inshort,theworldisjustawakeningtoacrisisinresourcedepletion.Thiscrisismandatesthatpopulationsbeconcentrated,therebyconservingfarmland,reducingpetroleumuse,andcuttingemissionsofgreenhousegases.Againsttheseconsiderations—genuineastheyare—mustbeurgedsomecommonsense.Theamountofavailablelandoccupiedbyhistoricalbuildingsisrarelyverylarge.Inancienttimes,buildersnecessarilybuiltonasmallscale.Beijing’sForbiddenCitywouldscarcelyamounttoaparkinglotforamodernAmericanshoppingcenter.ThefloorspaceofNotreDamecathedralcouldbetuckedinsideanymodernsupermarketwithroomtospare.Hence,theenvironmentalbenefitstoberealizedfromtheproposalareminisculeatbest.Historicalbuildingssimplydonottakeupmuchroom.Thisbringsthediscussionbacktoitsstartingpoint.Thesolereasondestroyinghistoricalbuildingscanbecalledforisthattherealestateisvaluableforcommercialpurposes.Inotherwords,someonewantstomakemoneyofftheventure.Theissuecomesdowntoaconfrontationbetweenprivateeconomicinterestsandapeople’shistory,identity,andinheritedvalues.Insuchacase,thehistoricalbuildingsoughttobepreservedasaremindertothepresentorderthatthevaluesoftodaywereonceanathema(thesixthofChristianity’sSevenDeadlySinsisgreed:theopenlyavowedbasisforthemarketeconomyEastandWest).Likewise,thewitnessofhistoryisthewitnessthateveryorderofthings—includingeconomicorders—isapassingphenomenon.Thefreemarketneedsalessoninstoneandmortarthatit—andnohumanarrangement—isGod.Inthisvein,theauthorrecallsthatheoncelivedinVienna.ThetowerofSt.Stephen’sCathedralisabackdroptothenewbusinessdistrict’shigh-risesflankingtheDanube.Itisdifficultnottoberemindedbythatspireofaraisedmiddlefinger,givingtheruthlesslyacquisitemodernworldtheverdictofhistory.知识点解析：暂无解析二、评估论证(本题共2题，每题1.0分，共2分。)4、Anancient,traditionalremedyforinsomnia—thescentoflavenderflowers—hasnowbeenprovedeffective.Inarecentstudy,30volunteerswithchronicinsomniaslepteachnightforthreeweeksonlavender-scentedpillowsinacontrolledroomwheretheirsleepwasmonitoredelectronically.Duringthefirstweek,volunteerscontinuedtotaketheirusualsleepingmedication.Theysleptsoundlybutwakenedfeelingtired.Atthebeginningofthesecondweek,thevolunteersdiscontinuedtheirsleepingmedication.Duringthatweek,theysleptlesssoundlythanthepreviousweekandfeltevenmoretired.Duringthethirdweek,thevolunteerssleptlongerandmoresoundlythanintheprevioustwoweeks.Therefore,thestudyprovesthatlavendercuresinsomniawithinashortperiodoftime.Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusswhatspecificevidenceisneededtoevaluatetheargumentandexplainhowtheevidencewouldweakenorstrengthentheargument.标准答案：Theevidenceforlavendercertainlyissuggestive,intriguingeven.Inordertoestablishtheclaimsadvanced,afairnumberofqualmsandqueriesmustbeaddressed.Thefirstoftheseconcernsparticipants’reportsoffeelingtired.Howwasthisestablished?Ifyouaskaperson,aftersleep,"Areyoutired?"heisrathermorelikelytoanswer"Yes"thanifyouasksimply,"Howdoyoufeel?"Whichquestion(s)wereaddressedtoparticipants?Didthequestionsremainthesamethroughallthreeperiodsunderexamination?Anyseriousvariationwouldtendtoinvalidatethestudy.Forexample,ifsubjectswereaskedinweekthree,"Don’tyoufeelmorerestednowthatyougaveupthatnastyoldmedicine?"theresultswouldtendstronglytowardinvalid.Thebestexpedientofallwouldbetohavesubjectskeepasleepjournalwritteneachmorning.Thiswouldeliminatebothleadingquestionsandnon-verbalhints.Wasthisdone?Inpointoffact,wereparticipantsaskedanythinginthethirdweekastohowtiredtheydid/didnotfeel?Theinformationgivenforweekthreesimplysaystheysleptlongerandmoresoundly.Anindividualcansleepforagreatlongwhileanddososoundly,yetstillawakenfeelingunrested.Whyistherenoinformationaboutthismatter,previouslymentionedinweeksoneandtwo?Agooddealseemstobemadeoutofthefactthatinweektwovolunteerssleptlesssoundly,whileinweekthreetheysleptlikebabies.Isn’tlavenderwonderful?Restfulsleepineight(orso)shortdays,alldrugfree!Theobviousexplanationhereisthat,havingdiscontinuedhabitualsleepmedication,thesubjectsweregoingthroughmildwithdrawal.Ofcoursetheysleptbadly!Afteraweek,withdrawalcomplete,they,notsurprisingly,sleptsoundly:theywerewornoutfromthesleeplessweekbefore!Didnoonetakethisstronglikelihoodintoaccount?Whynot?Theentireproblemwiththisexperimentisthatthegroupisexpectedtoactasitsowncontrol.WeekTwoisacontrolonWeekOneandWeekThreeonbothoftheothers.Thisisnotscience;it’saNewAgeagendainalabcoat.Consider:didanyonetakeintoaccounttheeffectofsleepinginanewenvironmentonweekone?Peopletendnottosleepwellinanewplace.Clearly,nooneaskedwhattheeffectofsuddenwithdrawalfromsleepmedicationwasduringweektwo.Inweekthree,didnoonethinktohaveanyofthesubjectssleepinaseparatefacilityonunscentedpillows?Infact,suchagroupwasneededthroughoutallthreeweeksofthestudy.Acomparisonneedstobemadebetweendrugged,newlyundrugged,andcompletelydrugfreesleeponunscentedpillowsandonlavender.Thisrequirestwocompletelysegregatedgroups.Whywasthisjuniorhighsciencemaximsimplyignored?Acoupleofminorquestionsare:didsubjectsobservethesamedailyroutineastheynormallydo?Iftheywere"onvacation"duringtheday,theresultsmightnotcarryovertotheirnormallife.Likewise,lavenderaside,wereanyotherpotentiallyrelaxingfactorspresentinthesleepfacility?Softmusic?Warmmilk?Onetrustsnot,butitpaystoasktheobvious,especiallyinthis"experiment."Torecurtothematterofagenuinecontrolgroup,sincetherewasnosuchgroup,noconclusionaboutlavendercanbedrawn.Theintroductionintoanewenvironment,thedeprivationofmedication:bothexperiencesaresequencedinsuchawayastoprovidemaximumdisruption.Perhapsthiswasinadvertent,butitmakesnodifferenceintermsofeffectthen.Onlywhenthedisruptionhasquitedieddown,islavenderinvokedasacurativeagent.Asstructured,theexperimentstinks.知识点解析：暂无解析5、ThefollowingmemorandumisfromthebusinessmanagerofHappyPancakeHouserestaurants."ButterhasnowbeenreplacedbymargarineinHappyPancakeHouserestaurantsthroughoutthesouthwesternUnitedStates.Onlyabout2percentofcustomershavefiledaformalcomplaint,indicatingthatanaverageof98peopleoutof100arehappywiththechange.Furthermore,manyservershavereportedthatanumberofcustomerswhoaskforbutterdonotcomplainwhentheyaregivenmargarineinstead.Clearly,eitherthesecustomerscannotdistinguishbutterfrommargarineortheyusetheterm’butter’torefertoeitherbutterormargarine.Thus,toavoidtheexpenseofpurchasingbutter,theHappyPancakeHouseshouldextendthiscost-savingchangetoitsrestaurantsthroughouttherestofthecountry."Writearesponseinwhichyouexaminethestatedand/orunstatedassumptionsoftheargument.Besuretoexplainhowtheargumentdependsontheseassumptionsandwhattheimplicationsarefortheargumentiftheassumptionsproveunwarranted.标准答案：Thebusinessmanagermakesbutfourmajorassumptionshere.Itisperhapsworthrememberingthat,inChina,fouristheworstlucknumber,beingaclosehomophonefor"death."Anyofthesefourassumptionsisbadluck;togethertheirilkhavelaidlowbetterrestaurantsthanHappyPancake.Themanagerwouldhaveusbelievethatthechain’smargarine-for-buttertacticenjoysa98%approvalrating.Afterall,only2%ofcustomershave"filedaformalcomplaint."Thatmeansawrittendocument,takingtimeandprobablyatleastabriefinterviewwiththemanageronduty.Heassumeshereasharpdichotomybetweenhappycustomersandthosewhotakethetroubletofileacomplaint.Howlikelyisthis?Haveyoueverbeenupsetbutdidnothingbecauseyouhadotherthingstodo?Orbecauseyourhusbandsaid,"Don’tmakeafuss"?Peoplewithgoodreasonstocomplainfailtodosoallthetime.ConsiderintheU.S,onlyabout60%offorciblerapesareevenreported.Bythemanager’sreasoning,fortypercentofrapevictimsaretherefore"satisfied."Amacabreconclusion.Tobuttresshiscase,"manyservers"reportthat"anumberofcustomersdonotcomplainwhenservedmargarineinsteadofthebuttertheyaskedfor!Thisassumessomethingclosetosatisfactionistherule.Themanagerneedsadictionary."Many"neednotmean"most."ItisproperlyusedtodescribeastatisticallysignificantMINORITY.Similarly,"anumberofdoesnotevenmean"many."Ittypicallyisusedtodenominateanoticeableminoritythatfallsshortoftheattentiontobeaccorded"many."Thepointhereisthattheassumptionofanacceptablelevelofsatisfactionisbeliedbythemanager’sownwords.Thethirdassumptioniscloselytiedtothesecond.Customerswhoneithercomplainformallynorgripetothewaiterwhenservedmargarineinsteadofthebuttertheyaskedfor,"clearly"cannottellthedifferencebetweenthetwo,oruselanguageindiscriminately.Thissimplybegsthequestion.Thewriterassumeswhatfacilitateshispreferredcourseofaction,yetadducesneitherevidence,norweighsalternatives.Apparently,thesuppositionhereisthatthechainneednotcomplywiththewishesofgastronomicPhilistinesortheineloquent.Nothingisclearhereatall,however.Anynumberofothersuppositionsastocustomeracquiescencearejustaslikely.Thecustomersmightverywellassumethatneithercooksnorwaitstaffcantellthedifferencebetweenbutterandmargarine,ortheymayassumethatHPstaffusebothtermsindifferently.And,sincetheydidnotgetwhattheyaskedfor,theymaychoosetopatronizeadifferentchaininthefuture.Afterall,HP’spersonnelaregastronomicphilistineswhocan’tspeakEnglishwithanyexactitude.ThefourthnailinthecoffinisthebreezyassumptionthatcustomersintheSouthwestareprettymuchlikethoseeverywhereelse.WhileAmericatendstowardhomogeneityinthesetravellingtimes,knittogetherelectronically,that’squitealeapoffaithallthesame.Tomentionbutacoupleoffactors,theSouthwestfeaturesalarge(andgrowing)proportionofHispanics.ButMexicancookeryfeatureslittlebutter.Margarine,untilrecently,wasunknowninthatland.SothesuppositionthatJuanovertheredoesn’tknowrealbutterfromK-YJellymightnotbewideofthemark.Similarly,traditionallythewhitepopulationoftheSouthwestcamefromtheAmericanSoutheast.Cookerytheretendsfarmoretotheuseofporklardthanbutter.So,again,theidentificationofbutterandmargarineinthepopularimaginationmayberoughlytrueforafairsliceoftheclientele.ThishappyaccidentmightnotatallapplyintheNorthwherecattleanddairyfarmingarebothmorecommon.Wisconsin,forinstance,makesofbutterandcheesealmostcultitems.IfHPchoosestoignorefactorslikethese,itmaybeinforaroughtime.知识点解析：暂无解析GRE（ANALYTICALWRITING）综合模拟试卷第2套一、陈述观点(本题共3题，每题1.0分，共3分。)1、Anationshouldrequireallofitsstudentstostudythesamenationalcurriculumuntiltheyentercollege.Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusstheextenttowhichyouagreeordisagreewiththestatementandexplainyourreasoningforthepositionyoutake.Indevelopingandsupportingyourposition,youshouldconsiderwaysinwhichthestatementmightormightnotholdtrueandexplainhowtheseconsiderationsshapeyourposition.标准答案：Thenotionthateducationshouldbetailoredtofiteachindividualismoreprevalentthanever.Andmostteachersareinfavorofdesigningtheirowncurriculumtomeettheirstudents’needs.Buthowdoteachersdecidethoseneeds?Teachersmightchoosetheircurriculumbasedontheirowninterestsorwhatseemseasiesttoteach.Toallowteacherstocreatetheirowncurriculummeansthatsomestudentsarereceivingalowqualityeducation.Thedevelopmentofanationalcurriculumwouldeliminatethatproblem.Asharedcurriculumwouldeliminatesomeofteachers’poorchoicesandwouldbettercontributetostudents’futuresuccessincollegeandfosterfaircompetitionamongcollegeapplicants.Curriculummeanstwothings:therangeofcoursesfromwhichstudentsareabletochoose,andaspecificlearningprogram.Inthelattercase,thecurriculumcollectivelydescribestheteaching,learning,andassessmentmaterialsavailableforagivencourseofstudy.Thecurriculumbeforecollegeshouldbepartlyorentirelydeterminedbyanauthoritativenationalbodymadeupofacademics,professionalsworkingindifferentfields,andofcourseexperiencedteachers.Auniformcurriculumacrossthenationwouldprovideacommonknowledgefoundationtothestudents,regardlessofaschool’slocation.Somearguethatindividualdifferencesarejustificationagainstthestandardizationofanationwidecurriculum.Theysayschoolsshouldhavetherighttodecidetheconfigurationofcurriculumontheirown.Yetacarefulexaminationoftherelationshipbetweeneducationandtheverydifferenceshowsthemeritofdevelopinganationwidecurriculum.Individualdifferenceasrelatedtoeducationmeanstwothings.First,itreferstothemind—thewayinwhichonetendstoacquireandprocessvarioustypesofinformation.Second,itreferstothevaluepeopleassign—thecriterionforwhatisdesirableandwhattopursue.Theexistenceofindividualdifferencesinthesetwoaspectscannotbedenied.However,anationwidecurriculumwouldtakeindividualdifferencesintoaccountwithoutenablingstudentsandteacherstouseindividualdifferencesasameanstowaterdowneducation.Rather,thethinktankinvolvedindevelopingthecurriculumcouldusetheirsharedexperienceandknowledgetodesignsubjectcurriculumsthatbuildonstudents’strengthswhileprovidingtoolstodevelopareasthatcouldbestrengthened.Anationalcurriculummustnotbeaone-size-fits-allagenda.Schoolscouldstillofferleveledcoursesforstudentswhoneedremediationandelectivecoursesthatallowstudentstoexploretheirin