新GRE Argument174篇(包括对应的老题号,以及翻译和提纲).doc

Pool of Argument Topics Introduction Understanding the Context for Writing Preparing for the Argument Task How to Interpret Numbers in Argument Topics Tips for this Section Sample Argument Task Sample Essay Responses Pool of Argument Topics Scoring Guide This page contains the Argument topics for the Analytical Writing section of the GRE? revised General Test. When you take the test, you will be presented with one Argument topic from this pool. Each Argument topic consists of a passage that presents an argument followed by specific task instructions that tell you how to analyze the argument. The wording of some topics in the test might vary slightly from what is presented here. Also, because there may be multiple versions of some topics with similar or identical wording but with different task instructions, it is very important to read your test topic and its specific task directions carefully and respond to the wording as it appears in the actual test. 137 Woven baskets characterized by a particular distinctive pattern have previously been found only in the immediate vicinity of the prehistoric village of Palea and therefore were believed to have been made only by the Palean people. Recently, however, archaeologists discovered such a Palean basket in Lithos, an ancient village across the Brim Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argument. 一种具有独特花纹的编织篮子以前只在史前村庄Palea的临近地区发现过，因而被认为是Palea居民所独有的。然而最近，考古学家在一个与Palea隔着一条叫做Brim河的村庄Lithos发现了一个这样的Palea篮子。Brim河很深很宽，所以古代Palea人只能坐船穿过它，但没有证据表明Palea人拥有船只。而且能够运载大量人和货物的船只直到Palea人消失几千年后才出现。而且，Palea人应该没有必要穿过这条河流--Palea周围的林地有丰富的果实和小动物。这表明那种所谓的Palea篮子并不是那里所独有的。 Woven baskets,prehistoric village of Palea 论断：这种篮子不只P有。因为与他们住的地方隔一条河的地方也被发现有这个篮子，河很深只能划船过，但又没有证据证明P有船，而且能装很多人的船是在他们消失后几千年才出现的。另外P也没有必要过河，因为他们那边的山上长满了坚果草莓。 ·前提不一定成立。论者是由P没有到过这里，得出篮子不只P有。但是论者没有提供任何确切的资料证明这里没有P来过的痕变，或是P的确没有来过这里。虽然P无法过河，但论者也没有告诉我们是否