关于新GRE考试写作相关分析-argument..docx

关于新GRE考试写作部分题库改革的相关分析--ARGUMENT侯宇轩? ????? ETS将在2011年下半年推出的新GRE考试。关于其写作部分，不仅在考试形式（比如ISSUE写作时间、选题方式）上做出了调整，而且，ETS对于原有的topic pool也做了翻新工作。对于考生备考来说，topic pool和AW INTRODUTION，这是ETS官方为考生提供的“维二”的宝贵复习资料。????? 此次的题库调整在很大程度上将改变传统备考和教学方法，不过可以先给大家吃一颗定心丸：相对于老题库和考试形式，新GRE虽然挑战增多，但是从难度和备考方式方法，只要大家能使用好langlib的写作平台，并且使用好我后期推出的一系列教程，AW的备考过程将会是充实、有效而且快乐的。????? 本文主要是向大家展示argument topic pool形式上的变化，具体内容（包括如何兼容新老题库、如何有效利用原有资源和方法、如何解读新题库等问题）我会在后续分析中一一为大家说明。*注：本文，除原始题目外，版权属Langlib和侯宇轩共有，欢迎转载，请标明作者和出处（）。Langlib也提供相关的词汇、阅读和作文练习平台，欢迎使用。目录1新老题库对比表2新题库特点3新题库全文4附表1-1（重要）5附表1-2（重要）6附表1-3（重要）7老题库全文变化老题库新题库数量242174选题一道必选题一道必选题形式TOPICTOPIC + STI?(STI: specific task instructions)时间30min30min新加题目数量15道（见附表1-1）特殊题目数量1道（原官方范文中的一篇原题，见附表1-2）原题调整数量158道题目，改装自73道原题（见附表1-3）特点：?1、题目(topic)之后加入了针对性要求(STI, specific task instructions)，官方给出了两点重要提示：“Each Argument topic consists of a passage that presents an argument followed by specific task instructions that tell you how to analyze the argument”,“ 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.”例如：?老题库中ARGUMENT66The following appeared in a letter from a firm providing investment advice to a client.Homes in the northeastern United States, where winters are typically cold, have traditionally used oil as their major fuel for heating. Last year that region experienced 90 days with below-average temperatures, and climate forecasters at Waymarsh University predict that this weather pattern will continue for several more years. Furthermore, many new homes have been built in this region during the past year. Because of these developments, we predict an increased demand for heating oil and recommend investment in Consolidated Industries, one of whose major business operations is the retail sale of home heating oil. ?新题库中 ARGUMENT150The following appeared in a le