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在ETS 用“雷同探测器”向全球考生，尤其是中国考生，念起紧箍咒，规定了这样那样的百般“禁忌”之后，如何才能写出能给自己带来满意成绩的文章，便成为考生们的当务之急。 实际上，如果中国考生能摈弃某些好高骛远、不切实际的目标，那么，研究一下ETS的作文评分标准以及对应于各分数段的作文样品，我们就会发现，要达到4.0的平均分，其实并不过分困难。当然，能获得5.0或6.0分的成绩无疑会使人欣喜若狂，但这一成绩在目前的中国考生中，仅限于英语专业研究生中训练有素（well-trained）的中等学生，英语专业本科生中的佼佼者以及非英语专业本科、研究生中具备英文写作特长的学生。如果考生愿意将分数底线设定在4.0分并全力以赴朝着这一目标努力的话，则不失为一种明智、务实之举。 考虑到一般考生在Argument类文章上得分较高而在Issue类文章上得分较低这一实际情况，考生可力争在Argument类文章上获得5.0分，在Issue类文章上获得3.0分；或者，如果在Argument类文章上获得4.5分，但在Issue类文章上则必须获得3.5分，从而达到总平均分4.0分的目标。 那么，只有在写出怎样的文章之后才有可能在Issue类文章上获得3.0及以上的分数呢？相信看了下述ETS公布的3.0分标准的作文样本后，考生们都会信心倍增。 Samples of Scored Issue Essays with Readers Commentaries Sample Issue Topic：In our time, specialists of all kinds are highly over-rated. We need more generalists — people who can provide broad perspectives. Benchmark 3 — Limited Generalists have the ideas and beliefs of what America is made of. Americas wealth of knowledge can be related to the generalists of the past generations and the original leaders of our Constitution Period that helped shape our great nation. If our former leaders would have not been generalists when creating our countrys Constitution in the late 1770s, American generations of would have been burdened with the constant understanding that they are doomed to failure. The fact that our past leaders were not specialists gave the creation of the Constitution the ability to be changed through amendments passed by our represented leaders of today. The Constitution was created with the ability to adapt to the countries needs and demands in running our society as it changes over time. The generalists approach to this creation of a non-specialized Constitution shows the need for todays generations to continue with the beliefs that a specialist would not follow. Americahas learned from its past and has done what it can to make the changes through adaption. Americas greatness has been from the generalist leaders of the past, thinking for the Americans of the future. Americans with a broad perspecti