GRE（ANALYTICALWRITING）综合模拟试卷5（共45题）

GRE（ANALYTICALWRITING）综合模拟试卷5（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、Politiciansshouldpursuecommongroundandreasonableconsensusratherthanelusiveideals.Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusstheextenttowhichyouagreeordisagreewiththerecommendationandexplainyourreasoningforthepositionyoutake.Indevelopingandsupportingyourposition,describespecificcircumstancesinwhichadoptingtherecommendationwouldorwouldnotbeadvantageousandexplainhowtheseexamplesshapeyourposition.标准答案：Theonethingthatmostpeoplecanagreeonaboutmodernpoliticsisthatitishardformostsocietiestoagreeonanything.Asaresult,itisdifficultforpoliticianstoachievetheiraimsnomatterwhattheypursue.Atanyrate,inmostcasesitremainstruethatpoliticiansareabletosecuremorebenefitforsocietybypursuingcommongroundandconsensus.Therefore,inmyview,ifadecisionmustbemadebetweenthetwo,Iagreethatpoliticiansshouldpursuecommongroundandreasonableconsensusratherthanelusiveideals.However,inreality,Ibelievethatthetwopursuitsarenotmutuallyexclusive.First,becausepoliticiansareusuallyresponsiblefortherepresentationoflargegroupsofpeoplewithdifferingviews,itisinmostcasesadvisableforthemtopursuecommongroundandreasonableconsensus.Forexample,considertheUnitedStatespoliticalsituation.CurrentlythereareoverthreehundredmillionpeoplelivingintheUnitedStateswithpoliticalaffiliationlargelydividedbetweentheDemocraticandRepublicanparties.Insuchasituation,duetocontrastingopinionsoverhowthegovernmentshouldbemanaged,itbecomesdifficultforanypoliticiantoreceivethesupportnecessarytopursueelusiveideals.Rather,inorderforpeopleonbothsidesofthepoliticalspectrumtoattainthegovernmentsatisfactionnecessaryfortheUnitedStatestocoexistpeaceably,itisnecessarytopursuecommongroundonmostissues.What’smore,becausethepopulationsofmostnationsoftheworldaresimilarlydividedpolitically,mostpoliticiansshouldpursuecommongroundandreasonableconsensus.Secondly,politiciansshouldmostoftenavoidpursuingelusiveidealsbecausetheirpursuitusuallyleadstounproductivedisputesandunfulfilledpromises.Forinstance,whenBarackObamawasacandidateforpresident,hepromisedtheAmericanpeoplethathewouldshutdowntheheavilycriticizedGuantanamoBaydetentioncenter.Unfortunately,thepromisewasmadeinthepursuitoftheelusiveidealthattheUnitedStatesgovernmentwouldfollowstricterguidelinesindetainingsuspectedterroristssothateachsuspectwouldbegivenprotectionsunderthelawsimilartothoseofaUScitizen.However,sometimeafterassumingthepresidencyObamamusthaverealizedthatthisidealwasunattainablebecausetoday,nearlythreeyearsintohisfirstterm,theGuantanamoBayfacilityisstilloperatingasbefore.Asaresult,DemocratsandRepublicansalikeareupsetwithObamaforeitherfailingtoperformtheaction,failingtofulfillhispromises,orforsuggestingthefacilitybeclosedinthefirstplace.Hence,inordertoavoiddisappointedconstituents,politiciansshouldmostoftenavoidthepursuitofelusiveideals.Lastofall,despitethepitfallsofpursuingelusivegoals,itissometimesadvisabletopursuethemifallpartiesconsent.Despitetheirdangers,elusivegoals,whenpursuedtofruition,canprovideprofoundbenefittosociety.However,beforeelusivegoalsarepursuedpoliticiansmustfirstsecureconsensusontheissue.Forexample,considertheenactmentoftheUnitedStatesSocialSecurityAdministration.ThiselusivegoalwaspursuedandachievedbyPresidentFranklinRooseveltinordertoprovideassistancetoretiredworkers.Initiallytherewasoppositiontotheprogrambysomewhobelieveditwouldleadtoalossinjobs.ButRooseveltwasabletoachievenearconsensusontheissuebysuggestingthatitwouldactuallycreatejobsbyencouragingolderworkerstoretire.Hence,bypursuingconsensusandanelusivegoalalike,RooseveltwasabletosecureamajorbenefitfortheAmericanpeople.Toconclude,becausemostsocietiesconsistofdifferinggroupswithdifferingviews,politiciansshouldmostoftenpursuecommongroundandconsensuswhileavoidingthehazardsofpursuingelusivegoals.Butitisalsotruethatbothpursuitscanattimesbeattemptedsimultaneouslyinordertoreachelusiveyethighlybeneficialgoals.知识点解析：题目要求考生围绕“政治家应该寻求共同点和合理的共识，而不是难以捉摸的理想”这一表述论述个人观点。在展开论述的过程中，考生需要描述采纳题干建议可能有利或不利的情况，并且阐述这些事例怎样使考生形成自己的观点。范文的具体思路如下：全篇从“政治家怎样做能给社会带来益处”的角度，论述了“政治家要寻求相同点和合理的共识，而不是难以捉摸的理想”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]支持题干观点。1）在现代政治中，各方很难达成一致。2）对政治家来说，无论他们追求的是什么，都很难达到目的。3）多数情况下，政治家确实可以通过寻求共同点和共识为社会造福。4）因此，政治家要寻求相同点和合理的共识，而不是难以捉摸的理想。第二部分：[分述]举例论证为什么政治家要寻求共同点和共识。（一）政治家通常代表意见不一的一大群人，所以他们应该寻求共同点和共识1）例如，美国的政治情形：①当前有3亿人居住在美国，大致分属于民主党和共和党。②由于两党在怎么治理国家方面有分歧，所以任何一个政治家都不能得到所需的支持去完成难以捉摸的政治理想。③为了两党能和平共处，必须在大多数事情上寻求一致。2）在其他国家也有类似的情形，所以多数政治家都要寻求一致和共识。（二）政治家必须避免追求难以捉摸的理想，因为这样很可能会造成没有益处的争端和不能实现的承诺：1）例如，奥巴马竞选时的承诺：①奥巴马竞选时承诺他会关闭备受指责的关塔那摩湾拘留中心。②这个承诺是为了追求难于捉摸的理想，即：美国政府将遵守更严格的指导方针，让拘留的恐怖嫌犯受到与美国公民相类似的保护。③就职后的奥巴马可能发现这个目标不可能实现，目前关塔那摩湾的设施依然在运行。④两党人士都对奥巴马很不满，觉得他没有采取行动，没有信守诺言，或是当初就不该提出这个建议。（三）虽然寻求不可捉摸的目标有诸多缺陷，但是如果大家都同意，就应该去追求这个目标：1）如果这个目标达成了，将给社会造福。2）但是在追求这个目标之前，政治家必须保证大家都赞同这个做法。①例如，美国社会保障署的建立。②罗斯福总统建立它是为了给退休工人提供帮助。③有人反对，认为会造成失业，但是最终基本达成一致。第三部分：[总述]总结并重申论点。1）政治家应该寻求一致，避免冒险追求难以捉摸的目标。2）有时两个目标可以同时实现。2、Thesurestindicatorofagreatnationisrepresentednotbytheachievementsofitsrulers,artists,orscientists,butbythegeneralwelfareofitspeople.Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusstheextenttowhichyouagreeordisagreewiththestatementandexplainyourreasoningforthepositionyoutake.Indevelopingandsupportingyourposition,youshouldconsiderwaysinwhichthestatementmightormightnotholdtrueandexplainhowtheseconsiderationsshapeyourposition.标准答案：Greatnessexistsinmyriadforms,andcanthereforebejudgedinanumberofways.Tobegreat,anentitymustexcelatitscallingorpurpose.Inthecaseofindividualspastandpresent,itisfittingtoascribegreatnessbasedonachievementsinleadership,arts,andsciences.Fornations,however,thereisonlyonewaytoachievegreatness.Becauseanationshouldonlyexistforthewelfareofitspeople,thegreatnessofanationhingesonthisindicatoralone.Hence,Iagreewiththestatementthatthesurestindicatorofagreatnationisrepresentednotbytheachievementsofitsrulers,artists,orscientists,butbythegeneralwelfareofitspeople.Thedefiningargumentinsupportofthestatementisthatinordertobeconsideredgreatatsomethingthenonemustachievegreatnessinthatspherealone.Aspreviouslystated,nationshavebeenformedsinceantiquityforonereasonalone:generalwelfareisincreasedwhenindividualsbandtogether.Inthepast,justastoday,theburdensomestruggleforlifeislessenedwhengroupsofindividualsworktogetherforthecommongood.Onthecontrary,itwouldbeabsurdtoinsinuatethatnationswereformed,ratherthanforgeneralwelfare,inordertoallowindividualartistsorscientiststhefreedomtochurnoutnoteworthyachievements.Accordingly,itshouldthenbeconsideredequallyabsurdtojudgethegreatnessofanationprimarilyonindividualachievementwhennurturingindividualachievementhasalwaysbeensecondarytowelfare.What’smore,athoroughexaminationoftheissuerevealsthatindividualachievementsareonlyconsideredgreatfortheirabilitytosupportthegeneralwelfareofthepeople.Considerthatforeachtypeofindividualachievementlistedabove,onlythoserulers,artists,andscientistswhoseachievementsadvancethegeneralwelfareofthenationalpublicareconsideredgreat.Forrulers,greatnesscanbeattainedbyadvancingpublicwelfarethroughimprovedpolicies,victoryinwar,andthesecuringofnecessaryresources.Similarly,artistsareonlyconsideredtrulygreatwhentheirworkreachesalargeportionofthepublic,whereartiscapableofimprovingpublicwelfarebyprovidinginspirationandcomfort.Thetruthinthisassertionismadeevidentbythenumerouscasesofartistsonlyachievinggreatnessposthumouslyuponthewidedisseminationoftheirwork.Equally,scientistsmustalsofurtherthewelfareofanation’spublicinordertobecalledgreat.Forinstance,BenjaminFranklinisahouseholdnameforhisscientificworkwithelectricity,aswellashisinventionsfurtheringpublicwelfareasaleader.Eachofthesecasesmakesitabundantlyclearthatunderlyingindividualgreatnessissupportforthegeneralwelfareofthepublic,whichisthetrueindicatorofthegreatnessofanation.Theexamplesaboveeffectivelycountercommonlyperceivedoppositiontotheargument.Forinstance,disagreementwiththestatementmaybeexpressedintheviewthatnationssuchastheUnitedStatesorRussiaachievedgreatnessbecauseofachievementsinspaceexploration.Asmentionedabove,therealachievementinspaceexplorationwaspublicinspirationaswellasincreasedscientificknowledgeofbenefittopublicwelfare.Detractorsofthestatementmayalsocontendthatnationscanbeconsideredgreatfortheachievementsofitsrulers.However,therearefew,ifany,greatleaderswhoachievedgreatnessbyanymeansotherthanadvancingthewelfareofthepublic.Certainly,leaderslikeKimJong-ilofNorthKoreaandFidelCastroofCubahaveachievedgreatpersonalsuccess,buttheircontributionstothegeneralwelfareoftheirnations’peoplehavebeenfew.Therefore,despitetheirpersonalsuccessesineffectivelyholdingpowerfordecades,fewpeopleconsiderthenationstheyruleasgreat.Incontrast,WinstonChurchillwillforeverbeconsideredasagreatleaderforhisdefenseofthepeopleofEnglandandcontinentalEuropeinthesecondWorldWar.Toconclude,greatnessrequiresanentitytosucceedinitspurpose.Itfollowsthatbecausenationsshouldexistonlytofurtherthewelfareofthegeneralpublic,publicwelfareistheonlyindicatorofthegreatnessofanation.Allothertypesofachievement,whetherleadership,arts,orscience,areonlyconsideredgreatfortheirroleinsupportingtheprimaryroleofprovidingforpublicwelfare.知识点解析：暂无解析3、Criticaljudgmentofworkinanygivenfieldhaslittlevalueunlessitcomesfromsomeonewhoisanexpertinthatfield.Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusstheextenttowhichyouagreeordisagreewiththestatementandexplainyourreasoningforthepositionyoutake.Indevelopingandsupportingyourposition,youshouldconsiderwaysinwhichthestatementmightormightnotholdtrueandexplainhowtheseconsiderationsshapeyourposition.标准答案：Beforeaddressingtheissueproper,itisnecessarytodistinguishtwoverydifferentsortsofcriticismanon-expertmaymakeofworkinthisorthatfield.Thefirstiscriticismoftheleveloftechnicalvirtuosityagivenworkdisplays.Onthis,fewlaymenarecompetenttopassmeaningfuljudgement.Theotheriscriticismofawork’ssignificance,especiallyasitbearsonthatlayman’slife.Herecriticismmaynotonlybe"valid"butanecessitytothemachinationsofblinkeredspecialists.ToreworkafamousexamplefromthelateJohnRawls.Theboy’smothermightbetotallyignorantofbaseball.Assuch,sheisnoqualifiedcriticofherson’splay.Butinherroleofmother,sheisprobablythemostcompetentofjudgesastowhetherhersonshouldbeplayingbaseballatall,asopposedtodoinghishomework.Sotooincivilizationatlarge.Letusexaminethis.FewofusarecapableofappreciatingEinstein’srevolutionaryformula"E=mc2."EvenknowingthatEis"energy,"mis"mass,"andcis"velocity,"wecan’tdomuchwiththeourknowledge.SowearenocompetentcriticofEinsteinasscientist.Nordomostofusknowenoughphysics,metallurgy,engineering,etc.toassesswhethertheManhattanProjectwaswell-executedornot.Butnoonewouldthereforedenythatthemaninthestreethasaright—aresponsibilityrather—topassmoraljudgementontheatomicbombthattheaboveformulaandlaterprojectmadepossible.Thebearingof"TheBomb"oneveryone’slifeistooimmediatelyobvioustoleavethemattertoscientists.Again,fewofusarecompetentenoughintheologytointelligentlydiscusstheChristiandoctrineoftheAtonement.ThenotionthatthedeathofJesussomehowwashesawaytheaccumulatedeviloftheentirehumanracerequiresreadingandunderstandingtheaverageeducatedindividualsimplydoesnothavetimefor.Itdoesnotfollowfromthis,however,thatonemaynotquitejustifiablybesuspiciousofadoctrinethatteachespeoplethatforgivenessforanymisdeedisobtainedsimplybymutteringafewbriefprayersandgettingonwithone’slife.Historically,theDoppelgangerofChristianity’sspreadhasbeenalcoholism,prostitution,andincreasedcrimerates.Afterallwhytroubleovermuchaboutconductifallis"alreadyforgiven,"asmorethanonefamousevangelistteaches?Finally,notmanypeoplearecapableofanalyzingthemusicalinfluencesthatgaverisetorapmusic.Nor,forthatmatter,canthemaninthestreetsayjustwhatrhythmsitisthatdistinguish"baaaaad!"rapfrom"lameshit."ButanyonewhohaseverbeenforcedtotakeawalkthroughinnercityurbanAmericacannothelpwonderingastotheculturalimpactofamusicalstylethatextolsdruguse,premaritalsex,violence,andcop-killingaseverydayitemsoftheurbanlandscape.Again,theonlycompetentjudgeisthemanwhoselifeisaffected,nottheexpertweldedtoonenarrowaspectofthephenomenon.Toinvokethe"significance"ofrapquamusicsimplymissesthepointofcriticismsdirectedatthatstyle.Inthefinalanalysis,onemustaskwhythisquestionwasevenput?Noexperttakesintoaccountuninformedcriticismofanywork’stechnicalaspects.Thedemandforcredentialsisenoughtosilencethissortofimpertinence.Rather,theassertionlookslikeanunderhandedattempttoquelllaycriticismoftheexpert’ssometimesmisguidedimpactonourlives.Andthis,astheaboveexamplesmake,clearissurelyanillegitimatemove.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、ArecentsalesstudyindicatesthatconsumptionofseafooddishesinBayCityrestaurantshasincreasedby30percentduringthepastfiveyears.Yettherearenocurrentlyoperatingcityrestaurantswhosespecialtyisseafood.Moreover,themajorityoffamiliesinBayCityaretwo-incomefamilies,andanationwidestudyhasshownthatsuchfamilieseatsignificantlyfewerhome-cookedmealsthantheydidadecadeagobutatthesametimeexpressmoreconcernabouthealthfuleating.Therefore,thenewCaptainSeafoodrestaurantthatspecializesinseafoodshouldbequitepopularandprofitable.Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusswhatspecificevidenceisneededtoevaluatetheargumentandexplainhowtheevidencewouldweakenorstrengthentheargument.标准答案：Onfirstblush,theCaptainSeafoodrestaurantlookslikeawinner.Beforehandingoutprizes,however,thegoodCaptainneedstoanswersomequestionsbeforedroppinghisanchorinBayCity.Takethehopefulsoundingdeclarationthatseafoodconsumptionhasrisen"by30%."Thatisstatisticallyanimpressiveleap.Whatneedstobeknownaretheabsolutenumbersinquestion.Isenoughfisheaten,infact,tosupportaseafoodrestaurant?IftheresidentsofBayCityateatotaloftenfishfiveyearsago,andthirteennow,theincreaseisthirtypercent.Buttheminusculeamounteatenwouldtranslateintoslimpickingsforanyrestaurantrelyingonfishsales!Itbearsasking,too,whythecityhasnoseafoodrestaurant.Itisararetownofanysizethattotallylackssuchabusiness.Theuncomfortablepossibilityjustrosethata30%increaserepresentsasmallriseinrawnumbersagainobtrudesitself.Thisisnotwhollyfanciful.Seafood(besidesfish)isforbiddentoJews.BothAthabascaandApacheIndianshaveaflat-outtabooonfish.Localdemographicsneedexamination.Onemighttakeheartfromtheinformationthatthecity’smajoritytwo-incomefamiliesnoweat"significantlyfewer"homecookedmeals.Unfortunately,"significant"isatermatoncesubjectiveandunderhanded.Itonlytellsusthewriterthinkssomethingisimportantandwantsustothinksotoo,withouthistellinguswhy."Significant"hereneedsbreakingdownintosomedefinitenumbers.Eventhen,aproblemremains.ThefactthatIeatamealnotcookedathomedoesnotmeanIeatonecookedinarestaurant.Asandwichboughata7/11fitsthedescription.Moretothepoint,atwo-incomefamily’smotherisnotathometocookthreemealsaday.Thechildrenlikelyeatlunch(andperhapsbreakfast)atschool.Thisfact,allbyitself,couldverywellaccountfora"significant"dropintheproportionofmealscookedathome.Ifthechildeatslunchatschool,andbothparentseatthatmealatanemployeecafeteria,thismeansnearly24%(15of63)ofthefamily’sweeklymealsarenothome-cooked.Yetnaryaoneneednecessarilybeboughtatarestaurant.Weneedtoknow,then,whatproportionofmealsiseateninrestaurants.Eventhoughthefactthatfamiliesfeeltheneedfortwoincomessuggeststhatdisposableincomeisnotallitmightbe,sur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rcreationsareaccidental:itisusuallywhileseekingtheanswertoonequestionthatwecomeacrosstheanswertoanother.Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusstheextenttowhichyouagreeordisagreewiththestatementandexplainyourreasoningforthepositionyoutake.Indevelopingandsupportingyourposition,youshouldconsiderwaysinwhichthestatementmightormightnotholdtrueandexplainhowtheseconsiderationsshapeyourposition.标准答案：Whetheroutofcuriosity,philanthropy,oravarice,scientistshavealwaysbeeninpursuitofanswers.Fortunately,manybeneficialdiscoverieshavebeenmadeasaresult.Admittedly,mostdiscoveriesaremadeintentionallyastheresultoffocusedresearch.However,itisalsotruethatmanycreationsresultfromaccidentaldiscovery.Infact,manyunintendeddiscoveriesaremadewhenscientistsexperimentwithoutaparticularaim,orinadvertentlywhileattemptingtocreatesomethingelse.Itisalsotruethatthesubconsciousmindiscapableofproducingaccidentaldiscoveries.Thus,Iagreewiththestatementthatmanyimportantdiscoveriesareaccidental.Onecompellingpieceofevidenceinsupportofthestatementisthatoftentimesscientistsworkwithmaterialswithouthavingaspecificdesiredproduct.Asaresult,wheneveradiscoveryismadewhileexperimentingwithnocleargoal,theresultisalwaysaccidental.OnesuchcaseisthatofthenineteenthcenturychemistFahlberg.Oneday,whileworkingwithachemicalinthelaboratoryinordertofindnewusesforthesubstance,Fahlbergaccidentallyspilledasecondchemicalonhishandsandthen,withoutwashingthem,returnedhomeandproceededtohavedinner.Whileeating,Fahblergbecameperplexedwhenhecouldnotascertainwhyhisfoodwassosweet.Finally,hededucedthatthesweettasteresultedfromthechemicalhehadaccidentallyspilledonhimselfearlierthatday.Inthisway,whileseekingnewusesforonechemical,FahlbergaccidentallydiscoveredtheartificialsweetenedSaccharin.Thus,Fahlberg’sdiscoveryandotherslikeitlendcredencetothestatementthatmanycreationsareaccidental.Secondly,sometimesscientistsinpursuitofaspecificproductaccidentallystumbleuponthediscoveryofanotherproduct.Forinstance,anothernineteenthcenturyscientistwashopingtodiscoveracureformalariawhenhenoticedthatacompoundhehadcreatedwasauniqueandappealingshadeofpurple.Ratherthandisposingofthecompoundhedecidedtoattempttorepurposeitasasyntheticdye.Notlongafter,hehadisolatedthecompoundresponsibleforthecolorandbegansellingit.Thus,boththefirstsyntheticdyeandthecolormauvewereaccidentallyinvented.Anotherpowerfulargumentinsupportofthestatementistheabilityofthesubconsciousmindtoproducediscoveries.Becausethepowerofthesubconsciousmindliesalmostentirelyoutsideofourcontrol,anydiscoveryproducedtheremustbeaccidental,assomethingcannotbesaidtohavebeendonepurposefullyifitisdoneunconsciously.Awell-knownexampleofthisphenomenonisprovidedbytheworkofperhapsthegreatestscientistofalltime,AlbertEinstein.Inworkingoncompl