GRE高頻作文及參考範文

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自新GRE作文題庫改革以來，目前仍然沒有遍歷所有題庫，但是某些題目確實考試中的高頻文章，如果小夥伴們在準備作文時無從下手，不妨從高頻開始寫起，我們GRE高頻作文聯播將定期爲大家提供高頻作文及其範文。

GRE高頻作文及參考範文

The following memorandum is from the business manager of Happy Pancake House restaurants.

"Recently, butter has been replaced by margarine in Happy Pancake House restaurants throughout the southwestern United States. This change, however, has had little impact on our customers. In fact, only about 2 percent of customers have complained, indicating that an average of 98 people out of 100 are happy with the change. Furthermore, many servers have reported that a number of customers who ask for butter do not complain when they are given margarine instead. Clearly, either these customers do not distinguish butter from margarine or they use the term 'butter' to refer to either butter or margarine."

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.

這個題目在13.10.1/13.12.4/14.3.9三次考試中都考到了這個題目，在題庫的176個題目中考到3次的題目算是比較高頻的題目了。那我們一起來分析下這個題目吧：

拿到題目，要找這個段落的結論是什麼。應該是第二句：This change, however, has had little impact on our customers. 在這個段落中說到兩個原因來證明結論：第一，only about 2 percent of customers have complained, indicating that an average of 98 people out of 100 are happy with the change. 第二，many servers have reported that a number of customers who ask for butter do not complain when they are given margarine instead. 其實這兩個原因都不能充分地證明這個結論。

首先，我們可以先看看第一個原因，only about 2 percent of customers have complained, indicating that an average of 98 people out of 100 are happy with the change. 2%沒有抱怨就一定代表100人中98人是樂於接受人造黃油嗎?不一定，在100人中98人沒有抱怨可能是因爲他們自身的原因，覺得抱怨比較麻煩或者趕時間吃完就走了或者吃完不滿意下次再也不來了，都有可能導致沒有接受到所有的抱怨。

其次，第二個原因是，many servers have reported that a number of customers who ask for butter do not complain when they are given margarine instead. 這裏說“many”, 很顯然，vague data, 一些人沒有播報，但到底是多少呢?佔服務生總量的百分比是多少?而且是不是就某個連鎖店裏的一些服務生這麼說的呢?所以他們多少人、有沒有代表性都是令人質疑的。並且後邊還有一個“report”,就算前邊的“many”很多人也很有代表性，但是他們不一定會“report”實情，因爲他們是飯店的服務生，很有可能會隱藏有抱怨的事實，沒說真話。

再次，either these customers do not distinguish butter from margarine or they use the term 'butter' to refer to either butter or margarine."注意這裏面出現的”either”、”or”字眼，它們是false dilemma非常標誌性字眼，簡稱假兩難。可能就算有抱怨也不是either、or裏面的任何原因導致的，有可能是：他們是衝着這的就餐環境來的，上什麼都無所謂;或者他們覺着這的dish price比較低;或者非常的tasty等等優點讓他們不再計較是人造黃油還是天然黃油。

參考範文：

The above argument concludes that when Happy Pancake House replaced butter with margarine in their restaurants in the Southwest, there was no effect on their customers. To support this claim, they point the fact that only 2 percent of customers have complained about the change and that many servers say customers do not complain when given margarine instead of butter. They reason that customers generally fail to distinguish margarine from butter or use the term ‘butter’ to refer to both. However, their conclusions do not follow from the evidence presented.

The author claims that only 2 percent of customers complained, and that this indicates 98 out of 100 people are satisfied. First of all, the statistic itself is suspect. Where does the 2 percent come from? Perhaps they estimated their total number of monthly customers based on sales figures and then divided their number of monthly complaints by that number, but the reader can only guess. What if customers tend to only complain the second time an error is committed? Depending on how the statistic was calculated, this could mean that it only represents half the extent of customer dissatisfaction.

Second of all, even assuming the statistic is accurate, their assumption that 98 out of 100 people must then be happy does not logically follow. Some customers may not voice their dissatisfaction—perhaps the company’s protocol for filing complaints is too inconvenient for most customers to bother with, or perhaps dissatisfied customers stop dining at the restaurant altogether. Hence there are many possible scenarios in which complaint statistics do not accurately reflect customer dissatisfaction. The author could strengthen their argument by indicating how they arrived at the 2 percent statistic and why it is a valid measure of overall customer satisfaction.

The second piece of data used in the author’s argument is even worse. Dispensing with numbers altogether, they put forward a weakly worded claim that “many servers” reported “a number of customers” do not complain when given margarine after asking for butter. The errors here are essentially the same as those in the preceding discussion, just more grievous. To begin with, how many data points were used? What constitutes “many” servers? The sample size was likely too small to generate a valid statistic, so instead we are left with this nebulous phrasing. Perhaps only a handful of servers in a couple of restaurants reported this; we cannot know. Maybe they only looked for feedback in poorly performing restaurants where customer expectations were already low; again, we cannot know.

Furthermore, even if they were able to get a wide sample of restaurants and customers, it is possible that customers are reluctant to complain directly to servers because of the awkwardness it might cause. It also might be the case that butter and margarine are relatively unimportant to customers in comparison to the overall quality of their meal. We cannot assume their silence betokens a failure to distinguish butter from margarine, or that they must use the word ‘butter’ to refer to both spreads. Without some type of a control, this piece of data is essentially meaningless.

Customer complaints can be a useful form of feedback, but the author fails to use them reasonably in their argument. Eliminating butter from their restaurants may very well be an effective long-term business strategy for Happy Pancake House. However, the pieces of data provided are not persuasive enough to advise that course of action. (570 words)

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用這些詞作文瞬間讓你的GRE作文高大上

大家在進行GRE(課程)作文寫作時，往往會感覺有些詞經常被用到，顯得整個文章單調，其實GRE作文替換詞很多的，爲此新東方小編特進行收集，分享給大家，希望對大家有所幫助。

能夠able→ capable, in a(ny) position

一直all the time→ continually, continuously, constantly, perpetually

許多地a lot→ noticeably, considerably, a great deal, substantially

許多的a lot of→ many, numerous, a wide variety of (themes), a whole range of, a wide spectrum of (problems, themes, etc),an abundance of (opportunities, sources etc.)

總是always→ invariably

數量amount→ quantity

結果as a result→ consequently

本質上basically→ essentially, in essence, substantially

組成be, amount to→ constitute

下降become smaller→ be on the decline, be on the decrease, decline, decrease, diminish, dwindle, recede 等等

變糟糕become worse→ deteriorate

在之前before→ prior to

開始begin→ commence

更好better→ superior

習慣於be(come) used to→ be accustomed to

嚴重的，重大的big→ major, significant, substantial

執行carry out→ conduct, execute, commit, implement

更改change→ alter, alteration, modify, modification

辦理，執行do→ conduct, transact(business)

未能do not→ fail to, omit to

結果end→ conclusion (to bring sth. to a conclusion)

充足的enough→ ample, sufficient, adequate (grounds, evidence, preparation, resources etc.)

普遍的，透徹的everywhere→ ubiquitous(mistakes), pervasive (influence)

適當地fairly→ comparatively, moderately, reasonably

弄清楚find out→ ascertain (the cause of sth., the truth of sth., whether sth. is true or not, what really happened etc); discern, discover (the cause of, factors behind sth. etc.)

適當的fitting→ proper, appropriate

憎恨hatred→ animosity

含有have→ contain, be equipped with, possess

假如if→ in the event of, in case (of)

最終in the end→ eventually, finally, ultimately

保持，一貫keep (doing)→ continue, continually, continuously, consistently, constantly, persist in

瞭解know→ be aware of, conversant with, familiar with

之後的later→ subsequent(ly)

越來越少less and less→ decreasing(ly)

准許let, allow→ permit

喜歡like→ to be partial to sth., liking

喜好liking→ predilection for sth, partiality for sth.

冗長的long→ extensive(coverage, footnotes, passages, scope), protracted (delay, negotiations), 長時間的prolonged(illness, interrogation)

look at→ consider, examine (argument, fact), explore, investigate (possibility), observe (behaviour)

money→ funding, funds, resources

more and more→ increasingly

much→ considerably, substantially(相當的，可觀的)

need→ demand, require

next to→ adjacent

now→ at present, at this juncture, at this moment, currently

often→ frequent(ly)

quick(ly)→ rapid(ly), prompt(ly)

rich, wealthy→ affluent, opulent(society, life-style)

right→ appropriate, correct, proper

rough(ly)→ approximate, correct, proper

set up→ establish (a new state, a government, a business), institute (custom, inquiry, restrictions, democracy, rule, government)

sharp→ abrupt, drastic (rise and falls)

show→ demonstrate, evince, manifest

→ reveal, divulge

side→ aspect(of a problem)

small→ minor/insignificant (problems, differences etc), marginal (differences)

therefore→ consequently

thing→ element, aspect, object, factor, consideration

too→ excessively, inordinately, unduly

too many→ an excessive number of, a disproportionate number of

too much→ excessive(ly)

try→ endeavor, strive

understand→ appreciate

ups and downs→ vicissitudes (of war, history, fortune)

very→ extremely, in the extreme, immensely, intensely

yield→ produce(results)

以上就是GRE作文替換詞的全部內容，大家如果感覺某些詞用的太過頻繁，不妨換個詞，往往能夠爲文章增色不少，最後祝大家都能考出好成績。

有的同學抱怨說，每次一寫英語作文自己就只能想到那一小部分詞匯，來來回回就是那幾個單詞，顯得作文非常單調。GRE寫作的難度較大，更是要求考生運用多樣的詞彙進行表達。