GRE作文新题库argument.doc

Pool of Argument Topics官方原链接/gre/revised_general/prepare/analytical_writing/argument/poolThis page contains the Argument topics for the Analytical Writing section of theGRE? revised General Test. When you take the test, you will be presented with oneArgument topic from this pool.Each Argument topic consists of a passage that presents an argument followed byspecific task instructions that tell you how to analyze the argument. The wording ofsome topics in the test might vary slightly from what is presented here. Also, becausethere may be multiple versions of some topics with similar or identical wording butwith different task instructions, it is very important to read your test topic and itsspecific task directions carefully and respond to the wording as it appears in the actualtest.Woven baskets characterized by a particular distinctive pattern have previously beenfound only in the immediate vicinity of the prehistoric village of were believed to have been made only by the Palean people. Recently, however,archaeologists discovered such a Palean basket in Lithos, an ancient village acrossthe Brim River from Palea. The 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 evaluatethe argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen theargument.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 birthorder on an individuals levels of stimulation. The study showed that in stimulatingsituations (such as an encounter with an unfamiliar monkey), firstborn infant monkeysproduce up to twice as much of the hormone cortisol, which primes the body forincreased activity levels, as do their younger siblings. Firstborn humans also producerelatively high levels of cortisol in stimulating si