GRE范文及赏析-Argument35-智课网.pdfVIP

智课网 GRE备考资料 GRE 官方写作题库 Argument 35 The following appeared in a memorandum from the planning department of an electric power company: Several recent surveys indicate that homeowners are increasingly eager to conserve energy and manufacturers are now marketing many home appliances, such as refrigerators and air conditioners that are almost twice as energy-efficient as those sold a decade ago. Also, new technologies for better home insulation and passive solar heating are readily available to reduce the energy needed for home heating. Therefore, we anticipate that the total demand for electricity in our area will not increase, and may decline slightly. Since our three electric generating plants in operation for the past 20 years have always met our needs, construction of new generating plants should not be necessary. 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. 【满分范文赏析】 The author of this memo concludes that there is no need for an additional electric power plant in the area because total electricity demand in the area is not likely to increase in the future. To support this conclusion the author cites the availability of new energy-efficient appliances and systems for homes, and the eagerness of area homeowners to conserve energy. However, the argument relies on several questionable assumptions. 【本段结构】 本文采用了标准的 Argument 开头段结构，即 C—A—F 的开头结构。本段首先概括原文的 Conclusion，之后简要提及原文为支持其结论所引用的一系列 Assumption 及细节，最后给出 开头段到正文段的过渡句，指出原文的 Flaw，即这些 Assumption 无法让原文逻辑上没有问题。 【本段功能】 作为 Argument 开头段，本段具体功能就在于发起攻击并概括原文的结论，即因为供电量会下 降，没有必要新建额外的发电厂。本段接下来提到了原文中为支持之前的 Conclusion 所提供 的证据，包括新型的节能家电用具以及当地人们想要节约能源的愿望。文章提及这些信息， 为是在正文段中对这些 Assumption即将进行的具体攻击做铺垫。 First, the authors projection for flat or declining total demand for electricity ignores business and commercial electricity usage. It is entirely possible that area businesses will increase t