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Word文档下载后（可任意编辑） 第 第 PAGE 1 页 共 NUMPAGES 1 页 GRE考试考前必读写作解析5 是不是很多考生都被GRE的写作折磨到抓狂，那跟很幸运你看到了这篇文章，这是一篇将会打开你写作思路，丰富你写作经验的文章，在GRE考试还有很多相关的内容和考试资讯，现在一篇这么优秀的文章摆在你面前，各位同学你确定不打开看看吗？ In an attempt to improve highway safety, Prunty County last year lowered its speed limit from 55 to 45 miles per hour on all county highways. But this effort has failed: the number of accidents has not decreased, and, based on reports by the highway patrol, many drivers are exceeding the speed limit. Prunty County should instead undertake the same kind of road improvement project that Butler County completed five years ago: increasing lane widths, resurfacing rough highways, and improving visibility at dangerous intersections. Today, major Butler County roads still have a 55 mph speed limit, yet there were 25 percent fewer reported accidents in Butler County this past year than there were five years ago.  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】  This author argues that a recent reduction in Prunty Countys speed limit on its major roads (55 to 45 miles per hour miles per hour) has proven ineffective and that the county should rescind the speed limit change. Instead, urges the author, the city should focus on infrastructure improvement, much like Butler County, wherein drivers experienced a 25% reduction in accidents while enjoying speeds of up to 55 miles per hour. After a review of the assumptions therein, the integrity of the argument comes into question.  【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Prunty地区应当采取和Butler地区相同的道路设施改善计划。本段接下来提到了原文中为支持之前的Conclusion所提供的证据，即在Prunty地区采取的限速政策没效果，以及在Butler地区采取的道路设施改善计划减少了事故。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。  Firstly, on