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1、gre考试写作衔接词多多了解 大家一定要多多记住一些gre写作衔接词，这样才能让你的作文更加优秀，今天给大家带来gre考试写作衔接词多多了解，希望能够帮助到大家，下面就和大家分享，来欣赏一下吧。gre考试写作衔接词多多了解gre写作衔接词举例：for instance; for example; such as; consider the fact that;立即：immediately; for the time being; in no time; on the spot;gre考试鉴于此：for that matter; in that case; for that reason; as

2、 for;可能不是这样：(unfortunately)=this is not necessarily the case;this is often/certainly not the case;this might not be the case;this need not be the case;common sense and experience tell us this is not the case/this assumption is a poor one;=the argument fails to substantiate this assumption;perhaps th

3、at have nothing to do with;this argument by anal.y is wholly unpersuasive;this argument, nonetheless, is based on an oversimplified analysis of the cause of and the presumptuous correlation is unacceptable;=although this is entirely possible, the argument provides no evidence to support this assumpt

4、ion;if this is not the case, then it is entirely possible that;lacking evidence to confirm this assumption, it is entirely possible that ;应该：would have to; should; ought to; must; have to; be required to; would be;gre写作考试根据总体的趋势：overall group of; in general; as a whole; on the whole;断言：assert; claim

5、; postulate; declare; affirm; emphasize; advocate;反映：indicate; reveal; reflect; demonstrate; imply; illustrate; infer; predict;可能性：possibility; likelihood (in all likelihood); alternative/alternative means of ; explanation; occurence; validity; legitimacy; credibility;可行性：feasibility;GRE作文范文：Argumen

6、tDiscuss how well reasoned you find this argument.1.The following appeared in a memorandum written by the vice president of Natures Way, a chain of stores selling health food and other health-related products.Previous experience has shown that our stores are most profitable in areas where residents

7、are highly concerned with leading healthy lives. We should therefore build our next new store in Painesville, which has many such residents. Painesville merchants report that sales of running shoes and exercise clothing are at all-time highs. The local health club, which nearly closed five years ago

8、 due to lack of business, has more members than ever, and the weight training and aerobics classes are always full. We can even anticipate a new generation of customers: Painesvilles schoolchildren are required to participate in a fitness for life program, which emphasizes the benefits of regular ex

9、ercise at an early age.2.The following appeared in a letter sent by a committee of homeowners from the Deer haven Acres to all homeowners in Deer haven Acres.Seven years ago, homeowners in nearby Brookville community adopted a set of restrictions on how the communitys yards should be landscaped and

10、what colors the exteriors of homes should be painted. Since then, average property values have tripled in Brookville. In order to raise property values in Deer haven Acres, we should adopt our own set of restrictions on landscaping and house painting.3.The following appeared in a newspaper article a

11、bout law firms in the city of Megalopolis.In Megalopolis, the number of law school graduates who went to work for large, corporate firms declined by 15% over the last three years, whereas an increasing number of graduates took jobs at small, general practice firms. Even though large firms usually of

12、fer much higher salaries, law school graduates are choosing to work for the smaller firms most likely because they experience greater job satisfaction at smaller firms. In a survey of first-year students at a leading law school, most agreed with the statement that earning a high salary was less impo

13、rtant to them than job satisfaction. This finding suggests that the large, corporate firms of Megalopolis will need to offer graduates more benefits and incentives and reduce the number of hours they must work.4.Of the two leading real estate firms in our town-Adams Realty and Fitch Realty-Adams is

14、clearly superior. Adams has 40 real estate agents. In contrast, Fitch has 25, many of whom work only part-time. Moreover, Adams revenue last year was twice as high as that of Fitch, and included home sales that averaged $168,000, compared to Fitchs $144,000. Homes listed with Adams sell faster as we

15、ll: ten years ago, I listed my home with Fitch and it took more than four months to sell; last year, when I sold another home, I listed it with Adams, and it took only one month. Thus, if you want to sell your home quickly and at a good price, you should use Adams.从GRE Issue考试的官方陈述看issue写作素材的准备思路“到底

16、用中国素材还是美国素材好?”“到底什么样的素材会吸引考官的眼球?”“法律类的题目我实在没有例子怎么办?”“像牛顿、爱因斯坦的例子到底能不能用?”我个人认为，要回答上述问题，就要先仔细阅读一下ETS对GRE写作的官方陈述：“The Analytical Writing Measure tests your critical thinking and analytical writing skills. It assesses your ability to articulate and support complex ideas, construct and evaluate arguments

17、, and sustain a focused and coherent discussion. It does not assess specific content knowledge.The tasks in the Analytical Writing measure relate to a broad range of subjects from the fine arts and humanities to the social and physical sciences but no task requires knowledge of specific content. In

18、fact, each task has been tested by actual GRE? test takers to ensure that it possesses several important characteristics, including the following: GRE test takers, regardless of their field of study or special interests, understood the task and could easily respond to it. The task elicited the kinds

19、 of complex thinking and persuasive writing that university faculty consider important for success in graduate school. The responses were varied in content and in the way the writers developed their ideas.”上述的官方陈述中，我们可以看出以下几点：1)不考察专业背景。ETS明确指出：“It does not assess specific content knowledge.”“No task

20、 requires knowledge of specific content.”既然如此，素材是否足够专业，对考分是没有影响的。也就是说，专业性强的素材不一定能够为考试加分。而普通素材也不一定让考试减分。所以，我个人觉得，我们要彻底摒弃issue素材准备过程中对知识背景的过分依赖。2)着重考察辩证性思维(critical thinking)和分析性的写作能力(analytical writing skills)。ETS明确指出，GRE写作考试，其实更关注于：你的写作是否体现了辩证性思维，你的写作是否论证性强、具有说服力。因此，我们其实不应该花很多时间在素材上，大量的精力应该放在论证是否说服力

21、强这一点上。以ETS所给出的官方范文为例，ETS在官方网站和官方指南上都给出了题库第一题的从1分到6分的官方范文。其中那篇6分的官方范文，我们通过剖析不难发现。全文所用的11个例证没有一个是学术性专业性很强的例子。相反，作者所举的例子都是很普通的、平时生活中非常常见的例子。以下段落摘自该文的第一段注1：“The statement linking technology negatively with free thinking plays on recent human experience over the past century. Surely there has been no tim

22、e in history where the lived lives of people have changed more dramatically. A quick reflection on a typical day reveals how technology has revolutionized the world. Most people commute to work in an automobile that runs on an internal combustion engine. During the workday, chances are high that the

23、 employee will interact with a computer that processes information on silicon bridges that are .09 microns wide. Upon leaving home, family members will be reached through wireless networks that utilize satellites orbiting the earth. Each of these common occurrences could have been inconceivable at t

24、he turn of the 19th century.”这其实是一个很值得推敲的issue开头。整个段落中，作者所使用了三个例子(car, computer, mobile phone)，均属很平常很普通的素材。但是，语句的写作非常流畅，让读者阅读之后大脑中产生很强的画面感。由此可见，素材本身不分高低贵贱，用好生活中的很朴实的素材，也能够成就GRE写作高分。此外，还需要关注的是，普通例子还有一个极其重要的好处，那就是说服力更强。还是拿这个段落举例，作者用“A quick reflection on a typical day reveals how technology has revolu

25、tionized the world.”这样一句话把这三个例子串了起来，体现出这些例子的典型性和普适性。一定程度上，这样平常、简单的例子来例证，非但没有让*“逊色”，反而让这种论证变得具有极强的说服力。相反，如果你在此举的例子很特殊很专业，反而不具有说服力。为什么呢?我们学习argument考试的时候应该都学过一个逻辑错误叫“hasty generalization”(以小推大)。事实上，所有的举例论证，都会有这个问题。Argument中我们要指出这个逻辑漏洞，而在issue写作中，我们就要尽量避免这个逻辑漏洞。如何尽量弥补?就是依靠朴实无华的日常生活中的例子。而尽量避免学术性强，专业性强的例

26、子。为什么要提这一点呢?因为长期以来，GRE issue一直给学生甚至部分老师一种幻觉，那就是：既然是学术考试，就必须要把*写得很学术。比如，凡是出现法律类的题目，就必须把法律的基本假定、法律的意义这些东西要阐述清楚。这种认识，在很长一段时间内，哪怕是在现在，依然普遍存在。不少GRE写作老师甚至某些GRE写作参考书，对学生的这种认识也起到了推波助澜的作用。普遍地，同学们会选择“难”、“深”的素材来作为写作素材，觉得在考试中所运用的素材越专业越艰深，就越能体现出自己深厚的学术功底。而实际情况并非如此。在我所接触的学生习作中，不乏有使用专业性很强、而写得并不理想的*。以下为典型的一例：(学生习作)

27、11. Peoples behaviour is largely determined by forces not of their own making.The statement indicates that people behave according to external forces instead of their own idea. However, as the great philosopher Karl Marx said, all the things are determined by inner world, since internal elements are

28、 decisive while external factors merely play a role of catalyst. Consider the process of decision making, which peoples behaviour depends on. No matter how powerful external forces are, it is people themselves that decide whether they yield to the forces or insist on their own belief or follow their

29、 hearts when pressure from external forces and ideas in inner world are controversial. Accordingly, for this matter, I would like to stand the side Marx holds.To start with, we should acknowledge that behaviour is depended on decision. As Cognitive Behaviour Theory proves, peoples behaviour directly

30、 results from decision. Only after thinking and decision can people set out to do something. Based on this assumption, therefore, it is necessary for us to have a look on the process of decision making.Peoples behaviour can be classified into two groups. One is instinctive behaviour which regareds p

31、eople as a kind of animal, and the other is social behaviour. However, as people are a kind of social animal with brilliant mind, instinctive behaviour such as seeking for water, food and sacurity, in terms of people, is nevertheless controlled by brains. For instance, soldiers can suffer from thirs

32、ty and hunger during wars, students will stop eating when class starts for the sake of respecting teachers, although they may extremely hungry. Thus, despite instinctive behaviour may determined by forces on other kinds of animal, people behaves after their decisions.Social behaviour, the other grou

33、p, is more clear to see dependence on decision. Large number of theories study decision making and factors influencing decision. Communication and psychological theorists developed consistency theory, which offers us a powerful testimony on peoples own decision when facing conflict choice. All consi

34、stency theories begin with the same premise: people are more comfortable with consistency than inconsistency. Therefore, people tend to initially seek mental balance facing conflicts. Even though external pressure does not obviously force one, who is the unique one holds different idea with others,

35、to change idea, but for seeking mentally balance, the individual tends to follow the majority. In this way, decision changes, on ones own making.Similarly, in terms of economics theory, game theory provides a method of studying decision making, which also strengths peoples own tendency to maximum th

36、e benefit and minimum the loss .Take laws, a definitely type of forces out of peoples mind, for example. Laws forbid people in a variety of aspects. No matter what individuals thinks, laws regulate peoples behaviour. And during ones decision making on whether he is going to drive or not after drinki

37、ng beer, for example, he is bound to weigh benefits and loss. Laws doubtless play a role of affecting his decision.上文给读者的最大印象是“难懂”。而且作为写作老师，我完全想象得出来，作者写这篇*的过程也同样是极其痛苦的。作者非常希望自己能够写出一篇很深刻的*，可是对于一个对英语写作的驾驭能力不是特别高的同学来说，写这样的*就会出现被“憋”住的情况。即：想表达但不会表达、或者想表达但不知如何表达的情况。*中，这种例子不计其数。全文从第一段开始，就引用了社会行为学和社会心理学的理论来

38、进行阐述，但是，所有读者在读*的过程中，几乎要每读一句话就要停顿一下，想一想作者到底要表达什么。比如，第四段第一句话：Social behaviour, the other group, is more clear to see dependence on decision. 这种句子，就是典型的读者大致能够知道作者想表达什么，但就是不会表达的情况。更为典型的就是第四段的倒数第二句：Even though external pressure does not obviously force one, who is the unique one holds different idea with

39、 others, to change idea, but for seeking mentally balance, the individual tends to follow the majority. 此句话层次非常不清楚，让读者读后完全不知所云。事实上，这种写作常常会让*陷入“死局”作者很痛苦，同时读者也很痛苦。作者想表达但不会表达，读者想弄清楚作者的意思但反复读还是弄不清楚。出现这种情况的主要原因，其实就是文中所使用的写作素材理论性过强，导致过于抽象。我们知道，无论是哪门语言，表达抽象概念的难度要远远大于表达具体事例的难度。这几乎成为了所有人全都认同的常识。因此，如果没有能力来驾驭这

40、样的*，想办法把*写得更加“简单”才是明智之举。而且，既然ETS已经明确指出，是否了解专业背景对于*分数的高低没有任何影响，这就说明把*写得艰深是完全没有必要的。既然如此，那就索性不要选择理论性专业性强的素材。很多同学在骨子里害怕GRE issue考试，例子是其中的一个致命问题。而事实上，我们根本不用担心，因为所有的话题，我们其实都有办法用日常生活中的例子就完全能够应付。比如，涉及类似法律领域的题目，就没有生活的例子了吗?当然不是!交通法规、食品安全、网络安全、保护环境、盗版、甚至义务教育法，都是阿!哪一个不可以举例?!为什么一定要举辛普森案件、十四修正案呢?艺术没有生活的例子了吗?文学、影视中的好例子比比皆是，为何一定要举莫扎特、贝多芬呢?如果把这些例子准备好，那是非常棒的。既好写、又具有说服力，何乐而不为呢?当然，必须要指出的，*的观点是基于ETS官方陈述的解读和中国学生写作的实际情况入手进行分析的。并不代表所有同学都一定要沿着这条思路走。专业性强的例子不是不可以，而是具有劣势。但这并不表明每一个学生都写不好专业性强的例子。所以，同学们要根据自己的实际情况进行选择。如果某个领域的专业性素材你非常熟悉而且写起来得心应手，当然是可以的。