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GRE revised argument pool 翻译+分析 Jetwhisper整理 2012-7-9 说明： 本文档以Doc和pdf两种格式发布； 翻译是本人翻译+网络资源，不妥之处，自行更改； 本文档是从官网上copy的原文，加上个人对于一道题的不同?的(STI: specific task instructions)进行仔细校对，方便考友检索，至于怎么查，大家都是智商高高的，哈哈； “我的分析”是个人观点，刚刚入门，所以还不大好，仅供参考；其余分析来自太傻； 有什么考试、留学方面（本人CS）的好线索、好资料，欢迎发邮件到fljet@126.com1.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 River from Palea. The Brim River is very deep and broad, and so the ancient Paleans could have crossed it only by boat, and no Palean boats have been found. Thus it follows that the so-called Palean baskets were not uniquely Palean. 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. 一种特殊样式的编织袋早前只在Palea这个史前村发现过，所以被认为是Palean人民独有制造的。然而，近期，考古学家在Lithos村也发现了这种编织袋，这个古代村子与Palea村隔着Brim河。Brim河又宽又深，因此Palean人只能通过船到达对岸，但事实上并没有发现任何船只。因此所谓的Palean袋并不是Palean人独有的。 1.作者忽略了其他能够导致Palean people过河的因素。可能游泳；Brim河没有现在那样深， 2.Palean baskets到达河的另一边，可能是飘过来的 3.其他因素：nuts, berries and small game可能在过去没有；Palean人有船只， 2.The following appeared as part of a letter to the editor of a scientific journal. A recent study of eighteen rhesus monkeys provides clues as to the effects of birth order on an individuals levels of stimulation. The study showed that in stimulating situations (such as an encounter with an unfamiliar monkey), firstborn infant monkeys produce up to twice as much of the hormone cortisol, which primes the body for increased activity levels, as do their younger siblings. Firstborn humans also produce relatively high levels of cortisol in stimulating situations (such as the return of a parent after an absence). The study also found that during pregnancy, first-ti