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哈哈哈，看完今天这篇文章你还不会写 GRE Argument 作文，你来打我，我把手寄给你帮你去考试算了！看标题就知道，7天速成作文，咱们一天来一篇学习好了，进度不要那么赶，主要是得好好消化！不然会一团浆糊，噎死啦！
GRE考试中会遇到两道写作题，Argument+Issue，要求考生在30分钟之内各自完成一篇。
于国内考GRE的童鞋来说，GRE写作是所有科目里表现最差的，据ETS官方发布的最新GRE年度报告显示，咱们国内考生GRE写作的平均分是3.1，只超过了全球18%的考生，作文拿满分的概率非常低（当然作文拿6分的大神确实有，但是对于普通考生来说真的是难于上青天）。
于是，很多童鞋在备考GRE作文的时候都会非常迷茫，
不复习吧，写作分数就很有可能成为自己申请的绊脚石；
复习吧，又会消耗大量的时间，还不如多花点时间在Verbal上。
这就导致很多童鞋，在整个GRE备考期间，都在忙着搞阅读词汇，写作几乎是裸考的，结果到了要上“战场”时，都依然不懂得如何快速搞定GRE作文。
最后V和Q都考了325+，但是一看作文gg了：2.5分卧槽？？！!
然后又不得不再考一场GRE，多花一次考试报名费...
最要命的是还要继续来一次要命的GRE复习，还不一定考得比之前好...害，说多了都是泪奔。这样的例子真的屡见不鲜了。
其实，GRE作文的复习是有技巧的，可不是单纯地背单词、背模板就能得高分的哦！！
你想想：
因为如果Argument考6分满分的话，Issue你就是瞎写，也有2分吧？2+6=8，取平均分，那你的GRE作文至少都有4分了！所以Argument一定要争取满分6分！
更何况，搞定了GRE作文，你才有更多的时间去搞阅读和填空！
之前已经给大家发过第一篇和第二篇啦，今天是第四篇的训练哦：
The following recommendation was made by the president and administrative staff of Grove College, a private institution, to the college's governing committee.
"We recommend that Grove College preserve its century-old tradition of all-female education rather than admit men into its programs. It is true that a majority of faculty members voted in favor of coeducation, arguing that it would encourage more students to apply to Grove. But 80 percent of the students responding to a survey conducted by the student government wanted the school to remain all female, and over half of the alumnae who answered a separate survey also opposed coeducation. Keeping the college all female will improve morale among students and convince alumnae to keep supporting the college financially."
Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the argument. Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted.
要求：1）完整写首段+主体段每段首句；2）首段需要和主体段每段首句内容对应（尽量即可）；3） 结尾段不做要求。
参考答案
第一步：找到结论和支持结论的论据。
"We recommend that Grove College preserve its century-old tradition of all-female education rather than admit men into its programs. It is true that a majority of faculty members voted in favor of coeducation, arguing that it would encourage more students to apply to Grove. But 80 percent of the students responding to a survey conducted by the student government wanted the school to remain all female, and over half of the alumnae who answered a separate survey also opposed coeducation. Keeping the college all female will improve morale among students and convince alumnae to keep supporting the college financially."
Instruction 类型：Assumptions
第二步：确定写作切入点。
因为这是 assumptions 的 instruction，确定了写作切入点后，可以这样想：文中明着或者暗着假设了：1） 教授的建议不及学生可靠；2）两个调查都是可靠的；3）全部女性可以提高士气；4）反对男女混校的毕 业生在混校的情况下会停止捐助；5）支持男女混校的毕业生在纯女校的情况下不会撤资或者撤资金额小可 不计。
主体段第一段可以就 1）单独写一段，顺带指出可能因为“a）调查偏差，b）学生观点变化，c）学生习惯 化”导致学生观点片面，不及老师，从而假设 1）有可能不能成立，影响 argument 力度。
主体段第二段可以结合 4）和 5）来写。
主题第三段可以针对 3）来写。
第三步：根据 instructions，依照模板，写首段和主体段第一句。本题具体展开的可能性较多，请尝试自 己的写法，切莫直接按照提供答案写。
As the president and administrative staff of Grove College recommended, the college should preserve all-female education, as most current students and alumnae opposed co-education when responding to relevant surveys. The proposal maker thought this would increase students’ morale and keep alumnae enthusiastic in supporting the college. Although the line of reasoning in this argument appears to be plausible, there are a few unverified assumptions regarding the relative importance of the faculty and students’ attitudes, the alumnae’s donations, and the morale among students.
To begin with, it is assumed that students’ attitudes as measured by a survey is way more important than faculty members’ votes. In the argument, the faculty members seem to have opposed opinions to the students. But the students’ response may not come out of thorough investigation, and the survey to which the students respond may not be reliable. For instance, it is likely that the survey presented questions related to whether or the students are satisfied with the current situation, so many students may be misled and thus choose to support all-female education out of their love for the college. If this is the case, then the percentage of students’ preferring female education may be overestimated. Even if the survey is reliable, it is still likely that the students are so used to the present education system that they cannot see the benefits of coeducation. Faculty members, who are more experienced and far-sighted, may be able to foresee the future brought by co-education. Ifso, then the assumption that students’ attitudes should be valued over faculty members’ votes may prove problematic. Therefore, we need to examine the assumption carefully before we can decide whether or not it is wise to lean on students’ preference when making such an important policy.
Moreover, the argument assumes that the alumnae opposing co-education will not donate money when it is implemented. It is possible that, nevertheless, the alumnae would always support the college regardless of whether there are male students. Under such circumstance, there is no need to maintain all-female education simply because of the alumnae’s preference. Rather, the committee shall decide based on other factors. Similarly, we need consider the donation willingness of the alumnae who support coeducation. It is possible that they would withdraw the money or choose not to increase their donations when coeducation is not implemented. As such, it is important that we investigate the actual willingness of donation of the alumnae, so as to decide whether or not the assumption regarding the alumnae’s donations is correct.
Granted the aforementioned two assumptions are verified, it is still unwise to assume that all-female education will lead to improved morale. The argument takes it for granted that, morale will increase if the college maintains all-female education as the students and alumnae wish. However, this assumption is not necessarily warranted. It is likely that female students under a co-education system can benefit from the cooperation and competition with male students. For instance, female students may be able display their gifts in social work and volunteer fields in front of male students, which can cultivate their leadership skills. If this is the case, the morale may be higher when the college starts to admit male students.
In conclusion, we need to closely investigate the aforementioned assumptions so as to determine the soundness of the argument. The argument will not be tenable if these assumptions prove unwarranted.
怎么样，今天的你学到了吗？欢迎讨论哦~