GRE（ANALYTICALWRITING）綜合模擬試卷3（共46題）

GRE（ANALYTICALWRITING）綜合模擬試卷3（共9套）（共46題）GRE（ANALYTICALWRITING）綜合模擬試卷第1套一、陳述觀點(本題共3題，每題1.0分，共3分。)1、Criticaljudgmentofworkinanygivenfieldhaslittlevalueunlessitcomesfromsomeonewhoisanexpertinthatfield.Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusstheextenttowhichyouagreeordisagreewiththestatementandexplainyourreasoningforthepositionyoutake.Indevelopingandsupportingyourposition,youshouldconsiderwaysinwhichthestatementmightormightnotholdtrueandexplainhowtheseconsiderationsshapeyourposition.標(biāo)準答案：Beforeaddressingtheissueproper,itisnecessarytodistinguishtwoverydifferentsortsofcriticismanon-expertmaymakeofworkinthisorthatfield.Thefirstiscriticismoftheleveloftechnicalvirtuosityagivenworkdisplays.Onthis,fewlaymenarecompetenttopassmeaningfuljudgement.Theotheriscriticismofawork’ssignificance,especiallyasitbearsonthatlayman’slife.Herecriticismmaynotonlybe"valid"butanecessitytothemachinationsofblinkeredspecialists.ToreworkafamousexamplefromthelateJohnRawls.Theboy’smothermightbetotallyignorantofbaseball.Assuch,sheisnoqualifiedcriticofherson’splay.Butinherroleofmother,sheisprobablythemostcompetentofjudgesastowhetherhersonshouldbeplayingbaseballatall,asopposedtodoinghishomework.Sotooincivilizationatlarge.Letusexaminethis.FewofusarecapableofappreciatingEinstein’srevolutionaryformula"E=mc2."EvenknowingthatEis"energy,"mis"mass,"andcis"velocity,"wecan’tdomuchwiththeourknowledge.SowearenocompetentcriticofEinsteinasscientist.Nordomostofusknowenoughphysics,metallurgy,engineering,etc.toassesswhethertheManhattanProjectwaswell-executedornot.Butnoonewouldthereforedenythatthemaninthestreethasaright—aresponsibilityrather—topassmoraljudgementontheatomicbombthattheaboveformulaandlaterprojectmadepossible.Thebearingof"TheBomb"oneveryone’slifeistooimmediatelyobvioustoleavethemattertoscientists.Again,fewofusarecompetentenoughintheologytointelligentlydiscusstheChristiandoctrineoftheAtonement.ThenotionthatthedeathofJesussomehowwashesawaytheaccumulatedeviloftheentirehumanracerequiresreadingandunderstandingtheaverageeducatedindividualsimplydoesnothavetimefor.Itdoesnotfollowfromthis,however,thatonemaynotquitejustifiablybesuspiciousofadoctrinethatteachespeoplethatforgivenessforanymisdeedisobtainedsimplybymutteringafewbriefprayersandgettingonwithone’slife.Historically,theDoppelgangerofChristianity’sspreadhasbeenalcoholism,prostitution,andincreasedcrimerates.Afterallwhytroubleovermuchaboutconductifallis"alreadyforgiven,"asmorethanonefamousevangelistteaches?Finally,notmanypeoplearecapableofanalyzingthemusicalinfluencesthatgaverisetorapmusic.Nor,forthatmatter,canthemaninthestreetsayjustwhatrhythmsitisthatdistinguish"baaaaad!"rapfrom"lameshit."ButanyonewhohaseverbeenforcedtotakeawalkthroughinnercityurbanAmericacannothelpwonderingastotheculturalimpactofamusicalstylethatextolsdruguse,premaritalsex,violence,andcop-killingaseverydayitemsoftheurbanlandscape.Again,theonlycompetentjudgeisthemanwhoselifeisaffected,nottheexpertweldedtoonenarrowaspectofthephenomenon.Toinvokethe"significance"ofrapquamusicsimplymissesthepointofcriticismsdirectedatthatstyle.Inthefinalanalysis,onemustaskwhythisquestionwasevenput?Noexperttakesintoaccountuninformedcriticismofanywork’stechnicalaspects.Thedemandforcredentialsisenoughtosilencethissortofimpertinence.Rather,theassertionlookslikeanunderhandedattempttoquelllaycriticismoftheexpert’ssometimesmisguidedimpactonourlives.Andthis,astheaboveexamplesmake,clearissurelyanillegitimatemove.知識點解析：題目要求考生圍繞“在任何領(lǐng)域中，只有專家做出的批判才有價值”這一表述論述個人觀點。在展開論述的過程中，考生需要考慮題干表述可能成立或不成立的情況，并且闡述怎樣在考慮各種情況后形成自己的觀點。范文的具體思路如下：全篇從“分析批評的兩種類型”入手，論述了“普通人也可以針對與自己生活相關(guān)的領(lǐng)域做出有價值的批判”的觀點。全文呈現(xiàn)總（第1段）一分（第2至4段）一總（第5段）的段落關(guān)系。第一部分：[總述]駁斥題干觀點，含蓄點明論點“普通人也能做出有價值的批判”。1）首先要區(qū)分非專業(yè)人員可能給出的兩種批評形式：①第一，評價某事物展示的技術(shù)技巧水平（非專業(yè)人士很少能勝任）。②第二，評價某事物的重要性，特別是當(dāng)其與非專業(yè)人員的生活相關(guān)時（非專業(yè)人士不僅能做出這樣的評判，而且他們的意見是專家必須采納的）。2）套用約翰.羅爾斯的例子：①男孩兒的母親可能對棒球一無所知，她沒有資格評價孩子的棒球打得好壞。②但是，作為母親，她最有資格判斷孩子應(yīng)該去打球還是去做作業(yè)。3）在文明社會中，判斷事物也是如此。第二部分：[分述]舉例論證為什么普通人也能給出有價值的判斷。（一）非專業(yè)人士不能做出技術(shù)上的評價，但對于和生活相關(guān)的事物，他們有權(quán)利和責(zé)任去評價：1）我們很少有人有能力欣賞愛因斯坦的公式“E=mc2”。①即使我們知道公式中每個字母代表的意思，我們的能力也僅止于此。②我們沒有能力評價愛因斯坦作為科學(xué)家所取得的成果。2）我們也沒有足夠的知識評估曼哈頓計劃的執(zhí)行情況。3）但沒有人敢否定，任何一個路人都有權(quán)利和責(zé)任評價由上述公式和計劃產(chǎn)生的原子彈。4）原子彈與每個人的生活息息相關(guān)，不是只有科學(xué)家才能給予評價。（二）人們不能從技術(shù)上探討神學(xué)，但卻可以評價生活中與信仰相關(guān)的現(xiàn)象：1）我們很少有人能夠智慧地討論基督教贖罪的教義。①要理解“耶穌之死洗刷了整個人類的罪惡”需要花很長時間，普通人都承擔(dān)不起。②但不能因為這個原因，人們就不能懷疑基督教的某些做法。a例如，基督教教育人們通過祈禱，所做的任何錯事都可以被原諒。b歷史上基督教的傳播伴隨著酒精中毒、墮落和犯罪率升高。c但是談?wù)撨@些“已經(jīng)被原諒的”做法又有什么意義呢？（三）對于說唱音樂來講，只有那些有切身體會的人才有資格評判：1）很少有人能夠分析是什么音樂影響并促進了說唱音樂的產(chǎn)生，似乎也沒人能判斷一段說唱音樂的好壞。2）但是任何不得不穿過城市中心地帶的人都會想，這種贊美城市中心混亂生活的說唱音樂會有怎樣的文化影響。3）同樣，只有生活在那里、生活受到影響的人才有資格對此做出評判，而不是所謂的專家。第三部分：[總述]總結(jié)并重申論點。1）技術(shù)評價方面：非專業(yè)人士沒有背景，不能做出評判，要求他們有背景知識是沒有道理的。2）與生活相關(guān)的領(lǐng)域：題干說法無異于壓制非專業(yè)人士的評判，而任由專業(yè)人士誤導(dǎo)人們。2、Thegreatnessofindividualscanbedecidedonlybythosewholiveafterthem,notbytheircontemporaries.Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusstheextenttowhichyouagreeordisagreewiththestatementandexplainyourreasoningforthepositionyoutake.Indevelopingandsupportingyourposition,youshouldconsiderwaysinwhichthestatementmightormightnotholdtrueandexplainhowtheseconsiderationsshapeyourposition.標(biāo)準答案：Individualscanbedeterminedtobegreatforavarietyofreasons.Somepathstogreatness,suchaswritingorpainting,canbeaccomplishedbyindividualswhosereclusivenatureprecludescontemporariesfromobtainingknowledgeoftheiraccomplishments.Insuchcases,thosewholiveafterthemmaybetheonlypeoplecapableofjudgingtheirimportance.However,itisalsotruethatcontemporariesoftenholdadvantagesoverthosewhocomeaftertheminjudgingthegreatnessofanindividual,justassomeindividualsaresoobviouslygreatthatallpartiesareequallycapableofmakingthejudgement.Therefore,Idisagreewiththestatementthatthegreatnessofindividualscanbedecidedonlybythosewholiveafterthemandnotbytheircontemporaries.Firstofall,contrarytothestatement’sargument,contemporariesareabletodeterminethegreatnessofanindividualpreciselybecausetheydonotliveafterthem.Itgoeswithoutsayingthatinthecaseofanyeventitiseasierforthosepresenttopassjudgementthanitisforthosewhoonlypossesssecondhandinformation.Thisiswhypoliceofficersinvestigatingacrimearemoreinterestedininterviewingeyewitnessesratherthanpeopleinpossessionofsecondhandinformationandrumors.Analogously,onlycontemporariesareabletopossessfirsthandinformationaboutanindividual,and,equallytrueisthefactthatcontemporariesarebestabletocomprehendthelifelivedbyanindividualoftheirtime.Asaresult,contemporarieshaveseveraladvantagesindeterminingthegreatnessofindividualsfromtheirtime.Ontheotherhand,itisalsotruethatthosewholiveafterindividualsaresometimesabletousemorecompleteinformationinmakingadeterminationonthegreatnessofanindividual.Forexample,someindividualsareonlyrecognizedasgreatgenerationsaftertheirdeath.Insuchcases,thosewholiveafterareatanadvantage.However,becausebothgroupshaveadvantagesovertheotheritisclearthatbothareequippedtodecidethegreatnessofanindividual.Furthermore,contemporariesmaybebetterabletojudgethegreatnessofanindividualbecauseovertimehistorycanbere-writtenbythoseinpower.Forinstance,considerwhatwouldhavehappenedifHitler’sregimehadsucceededintakingovertheworld.Ofcourse,veryfewcontemporariesoutsideoftheNaziregimewouldhavejudgedHitlerasgreat.However,ifhehadsucceededinworlddominationthereislittledoubtthattoday’shistorybookswouldrecountthegreatnessofboththeNazipartyandHitleralike.Thus,becausethepassageoftimecandistortfactsbytherevisionofhistory,contemporariesareinmanycasesbetterequippedtodeterminethegreatnessofanindividual.Finally,thestatementisdisprovedbytheexistenceofpeoplewhosegreatnessisequallyapparenttobothcontemporariesandthosewholiveafteralike.Althoughsuchpeopleareincrediblyrareitisnotdifficulttofindasuitableexample.AlbertEinstein,forinstance,isonesuchperson.WithnoqualificationstospeakofEinsteindevelopedtheoriesthatshookthescientificworldtoitscore,earninghimselfeternaladmirationandgreatnessasaresult.AlthoughittooksometimeforEinstein’scontemporariestorealizehisunrivaledgenius,intheendtheyneverthelessrecognizedthehistoricalgreatnessofEinstein.Justaswell,thosewhohavelivedafterhavehadnothingtoaddtothejudgementregardingthehighly-estimableEinstein.Thus,ininstancesoftrulygreatindividualslikeEinsteineveryoneisequallycapableofpassingjudgement.Toconclude,whileitmayevenbetruethatthosewholiveafteranindividualareinsomewaysbetterabletomakeajudgementonthatperson’sgreatness,itisimprudenttoagreewiththestatementthatonlythosepeoplewholiveafteranindividualareabletomakesuchajudgement.Actually,contemporarieshaveadvantagesoverthosewhocomeaftertheminunderstandingthetrueeventsoftheperiodinwhichtheylive.What’smore,inthecaseoftrulyoutstandingindividualsbothpartiesareequallyequippedtomakeadecisionregardingthegreatnessoftheindividualinquestion.知識點解析：暫無解析3、Somepeopleclaimthatyoucantellwhetheranationisgreatbylookingattheachievementsofitsrulers,artists,orscientists.Othersarguethatthesurestindicatorofagreatnationis,infact,thegeneralwelfareofallitspeople.Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusswhichviewmorecloselyalignswithyourownpositionandexplainyourreasoningforthepositionyoutake.Indevelopingandsupportingyourposition,youshouldaddressbothoftheviewspresented.標(biāo)準答案：Thegoalorbyproductofthegreatachievementsofexceptionalpeopleisthepleasureorwell-beingthoseachievementsensureforthemajorityofanation’speople.Theachievementsofleadersandartistsinspires,teaches,providesescape,andultimatelyimprovespeople’slives.Therefore,theirachievementsarethefirstmarkofanation’sgreatness.Ifanationsucceedsinelicitinggreatnessfromthemthatinturnensuresagoodlifeforthemajorityofthenation’speople,thenationmustalsobegreat.Ifanationdoesnotsucceedininspiringtheirinstincttogreatness,itisnotgreat.Ifoneexaminestheworldpowersoftoday,mainlytheUnitedStatesandChina,itbecomesobviousthatgreatcountriesinspiregreatachievementsfromgreatpeople.Takealookattheirleaders.PresidentBarackObama,thefirstblackpresidentoftheUnitedStates,isaleaderwhofosterswell-being.NoonecanarguethathistelevisedspeechesinspirepeopletofeelthattheyarepartofwhatmakestheUnitedStatesgreat.Hemakespeoplefeelliketheyareactiveandvaluedmembersinasocietyundergoingchangeandreformforthebetter.PresidentObamaandotherleadersarelayingoutwherethecountryneedstogoanddefininghowtogetthere.Citizensbelieveintheirleadersandtheplansbeingsetinmotionthatwillreturnthecountry’seconomiccrisisaroundsothatitbetterreflectstheirbeliefinthegreatnessoftheirnation.ThePeople’sRepublicofChinaisanotherexampleofagreatcountrywiththousandsofyearsofpridefulhistory.Theirleader,HuJintao,ismovinghiscountryforwardsothatthecitizens’qualityoflifecanimproveatarateneverbeforeseenintheworld.ThissuccesswillleadtoanimprovementofthegeneralwelfareofallChinesepeople.PeopleappreciatetheempoweringeffectofthechangesHuJintaoandotherleadersareexecutinginChina.Peoplearenowfreetochoosetheirowneducationalgoalsandcareerpaths.Thisisespeciallyevidentwithwomen.Notthatlongago,theonlypathtoeconomicindependencewastomarrywell.Nowwomenarefreetochoosetojoinboththewhiteandblue-collarworkforces.Chinastillhasalongwaytogoinraisingthequalityoflifeforallofitspeople,butthegreatnessevidentinHuJintaoreflectsthegreatnessofChinaandwasliedahead.TheartbeingproducedintheUnitedStatesandChinaarefurtherexamplesofthegreatnessofafewreflectingagreatcountry.Americanmediaartistshavetakentelevision,movie,andmusicproductiontonewheights.SomemayarguethatAmericansspendtoomuchtimethatcouldbespentbeingproductivethemselvesenjoyingtheproductsofmediaartists’greatness.ButthefactisAmericanslovetheirTVandmoviesandmusic.Andtheygettoenjoythebestintheworldfromtheirhomeswiththeclickofafewbuttonsasoftenastheylike.JustlikethepoliticsandqualityoflivinginChina,itsarthasundergonedramaticrevolutions.GalleriesinBeijingfeatureartwithadistinctivecryforandcelebrationofchange.Themerepresenceofthenumerousgalleries,whichhaveincreasedexponentiallyinthelastfewdecades,markstheincreasedimportanceofarttothepeoplewhilealsohighlightingcitizens’growingwealth.Theartviewedinthesegalleriesoronlineorfeaturedinmagazineshasledtoagrowingprideforyoungpeople.TheyareproudtobepartofChina’shistoryrightnow.Theachievementsofexceptionalpeople,includingitsrulersandartists,ensureabetterlifeforthemajorityofanation’scitizens.Thoseachievementsinspiregreatnessinothersandcometoreflectwhatanationhasbecomewhilealsopullingitforward.知識點解析：暫無解析二、評估論證(本題共2題，每題1.0分，共2分。)4、ThefollowingappearedinaletterfromtheowneroftheSunnysideTowersapartmentbuildingtoitsmanager."Onemonthago,alltheshowerheadsonthefirstfivefloorsofSunnysideTowersweremodifiedtorestrictthewaterflowtoapproximatelyone-thirdofitsoriginalflow.Althoughactualreadingsofwaterusagebeforeandaftertheadjustmentarenotyetavailable,thechangewillobviouslyresultinaconsiderablesavingsforSunnysideCorporation,sincethecorporationmustpayforwatereachmonth.Exceptforafewcomplaintsaboutlowwaterpressure,noproblemswithshowershavebeenreportedsincetheadjustment.Clearly,restrictingwaterflowthroughoutallthetwentyfloorsofSunnysideTowerswillincreaseourprofitsfurther."Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusswhatquestionswouldneedtobeansweredinordertodecidewhethertherecommendationislikelytohavethepredictedresult.Besuretoexplainhowtheanswerstothesequestionswouldhelptoevaluatetherecommendation.標(biāo)準答案：SunnysideTowershopestorealize"considerable"savingsbyinstallingwater-savershowerheadsthroughoutthebuilding.Itwerewellfortheownertoconsiderafewconcomitantquestionsarising,beforeinvestingtooheavilyemotionallyinthesesavingsto-be-pocketed.First,astheletteritselfhints,anactualwaterbillforpost-installationchargesneedstobeinhand.Onlythencansomeestimatebegintobemadeastohowmuchmoneyislikelytobesaved(assumingonecangeneralizefromthefirstfivefloorstotherestofthebuilding).Thatmuchisobvious,thenextquestionisnot.Anassumptionisatworkherethatthe"fewcomplaints"alreadymaderepresentallornearlyallthecomplaintsresidentswouldliketomake.Isthisblitheassurancewarranted?Manypeopledislikeachangebutsaynothing.Theyeitherlearntobeartheinconvenience,ortheyfindasettingwheretheinconvenienceisnotinflicteduponthem.So,hasanyoneactuallymovedoutoftheTowersoratleastgivennotice?Themosteloquentcomplaint,afterall,issimplygoingelsewhere.Cuttingwaterto1/3itspreviousflowisa"considerable"cut;weneedask,though,whetheractualmonetarysavingsfromthiswillbesimilarlyconsiderable.Afterall,showersarebutonesourceofwaterconsumption.Washingclothes,flushingthetoilet,andsimpledrinkingorcooking:alloftheseusewaterinvaryingamounts.Hastheownerbrokendowntheaveragepercentofwaterspecificallyusedonshowers?Afewotherquestionsheremightbewhethermanyapartmentshavewashingmachines.Alsodomanyoftheresidentsplantobuysuchmachinesinthefuture?DoestheclimatevarymuchfromwintertosummerinSunnyside’ssetting?Ifso,showerusemayrunhighinthehotseasonandfalloffwhentheweathercools.Whatthenistheclimatehere?Whatistheseasonnow?Whendataastowateruseisbeingexamined?Howmuchvariationistobeexpected?Anotherquestionthatmustnotbeignorediswhetherthelocalwatercarriesahighmineralcontent.Ifso,low-pressureshowerheadswilltendtoclogupmorequicklyandrequirecleaningorreplacement.Hastheownerfactoredinthelaborandmaterialcostsofthis?Isheevenawareoftheproblem?True,thiscostislikelytorunfairlylow.Butalowcostovertimeaddsupandeatsintosavings.Thebiggestissue,though,hasbeenreservedforthelast.TheTowersaretwentyfloorshigh.Newshowerheadshavethusfarbeeninstalledonlyonthefirstfivefloors.Often,intallerbuildings,therearechronicwaterpressureproblemsonthehigherfloors.Asequenceofpumpsisrequiredtoovercomegravityandraisewateraboveacertainsurprisinglylowheight(32feet?).DoesthisproblemplagueSunnyside?Ifso,whatdownstairsresidentsstyle"lowpressure"mightresultinjustatricklebythetwentieth.Andthentherewillbefarmorecomplaintsthan"afew."Theownerneedstoplanforthispossibledifficultywellinadvance.Willadditionalpumpsbeneededatwhatpurchase,installation,andmaintenanceprice?Onewoulddowelltorememberthatwaterismostplacesafairlycheapcommodity.Onewoulddoevenbetterrememberingthatshowersrepresentbutonetypeofwateruse.Takentogether,atwo-thirdsreductionofwaterusedinshoweringmightnotresultinanygreatsavingsofcash.Plus,thepossibleinconveniencetotheresidentsmightleadtoasmall-scaleHejiratosomebetter-wateredresidentialoasis.Thus,intheend,moneysavedmightsadlyamounttolittlemorethantheproverbialdropinthebucket.知識點解析：暫無解析5、ThefollowingappearedinalettertotheschoolboardinthetownofCenterville."Allstudentsshouldberequiredtotakethedriver’seducationcourseatCentervilleHighSchool.Inthepasttwoyears,severalaccidentsinandaroundCentervillehaveinvolvedteenagedrivers.SinceanumberofparentsinCentervillehavecomplainedthattheyaretoobusytoteachtheirteenagerstodrive,someotherinstructionisnecessarytoensurethattheseteenagersaresafedrivers.AlthoughtherearetwodrivingschoolsinCenterville,parentsonatightbudgetcannotaffordtopayfordrivinginstruction.Thereforeaneffectiveandmandatoryprogramsponsoredbythehighschoolistheonlysolutiontothisseriousproblem."Writearesponseinwhichyouexaminethestatedand/orunstatedassumptionsoftheargument.Besuretoexplainhowtheargumentdependsontheseassumptionsandwhattheimplicationsarefortheargumentiftheassumptionsproveunwarranted.標(biāo)準答案：Althoughwedon’tknowwhowroteit,theletterreadslikesomeone’sgrandfathergotupsetandfiredoffamissive.Still,sincethatcommunicationdoestrytoofferaconstructivesolutiontoaperceivedproblem,itbehoovesustoconsideritsoberly.Perhapsthesuggestionhasmerit.Thefirstofthewriter’sassumptionisthat"severalaccidents"intwoyearsistoomany.Givenlocalconditionsitmaybe.(Or,athintedabove,maybesomeone’sshortfusejustburnedtoolow.)Closelytiedupwiththisisanunstatedassumptionthattheteenagers"involved"wereresponsible.Butinvolvementdoesnotentailresponsibility.Ifitturnsouttheyweren’ttoblame,theproposalmadefailstoaddresstheproblem.Solet’shavealookatthosepolicereports.Ifseniorcitizens,say,weretheinadvertentculprits,perhapsGrandpaandhisshort-sighted,palsiedbuddieshadbetterspendtheirtimehavingtheirowneyesandreflexeschecked.Grantingthatteenagerswereinthewronginthemajorityofaccidents,theauthortakesitforgrantedthattheywereCentervillestudents.Iftheyweren’t,clearlynothingCentervilledoesisgoingtotouchtheproblem’sroot.Again,let’sscanthosepolicereports.Thestrangestassumptionofallisthatthemiscreantdriversdidnotyethavedriver’strainingordrivingschool.IntheUnitedStatesitisalmostimpossibleforanypersonunderageeighteentogetadriver’slicensewithoutonesortofdrivereducationortheother.Ifthedriversinquestionwereovereighteen(butundertwenty),theoddsdropthattheywereenrolledinCentervilleHighSchool(CHSforshort)atall.IftheyoungdriverswereCHSstudentsbutdrivingillegally,thisiscertainlyaproblem.But,inthiscase,itbecomesamatterforcriminallaw,notdrivingeducation.Suppose,though,thedriversinquestionwereallCHSstudentswhohadnothaddrivereducation.Theletterassumesthatthereexistbuttworemedies:drivereducationatthehighschooloratoneofthetown’stwodrivingschools.Thelatterareruledoutonthegroundsthatparents"onatightbudget"cannotafforddrivingschoolfortheirrecklessoffspring.Yet,apparentlythosefamiliesCANaffordtolettheirchildrendrive.Anda"busy"parent—toobusytoteachBob,Jr.todrive—canbeassumedtobeaworkingparent.Thisisnottomaketoomuchofslimevidence.Buttheclaimthatdrivingschoolisruinouslyexpensiveneedstobelookedinto.Yes,theunspokenassumptionthatthedriver’scourseatthehighschoolismarkedlycheaperalsorequiresadollarfigureaswell.Itisnotestablished,though,thatthecourseatthehighschoolisthe"only"solution.Aprogramwherethegovernmentpaidforstudenteducationatdrivingschoolandthestudentthenpaidthatsumbackbyinstallmentissurelyonealternative.Sotooamentoringprogramwherevolunteerstookon"apprentice"drivers,thelattertobetestedaccordingtostatestandardsafterthetrainingended.Otherscandoubtlessbedevised.Thewriterfurtherassumesthecourseiseffectiveinteachingsafety.Inmostplaces,suchaprogramhastomeetstatecertificationstandards,sothisisprobablyasafebet.Stilloneneedstoask.Ifthoseseveralaccidentsallinvolved(andimplicated)CHSdriver’sed.grads,therearegoingtobesomeredfaces.Allowingthecourseeffective,theauthor’sinsistencethatALLstudentstakethecoursegoestoofar.Thisseemstotakeitasgiventhatallstudentswanttodrive.(Wemayassumeheexceptstheblind,thehalt,andthelame.)Afairnumberofstudentsdonotwanttolearntodrive.Whyburdenthemwithacoursetheydonotwantanddonotneed?Mostofthewriter’sassumptionsseemplausible,sohisprescriptionseemssound(withthecaveatthatstudentsnotwishingtodrivecanoptout).Thegreatestflawhere,though,isthebeliefthatstudentsunderageeighteencandrivelegallywithouteitherdrivingschoolordriver’seducation.Sincethisisfactuallyfalse,itseemslikelythatevenifCHSstudentsareinvolvedinaccidents,theyhavealreadyhadthesafetyinstructionthewritercallsfor.Thisisoneofthevexationsofthehumanspecies:thenumberofotherwiseconscientiousindividualswho"crapout"*ontheirtraining.*abitofmilitaryslang.Itmeans"ignoreproperprocedureduetopressure,laziness,fearorfatigue."知識點解析：暫無解析GRE（ANALYTICALWRITING）綜合模擬試卷第2套一、陳述觀點(本題共3題，每題1.0分，共3分。)1、Itisnolongerpossibleforasocietytoregardanylivingmanorwomanasahero.Writearesponseinwhichyoudiscusstheextenttowhichyouagreeordisagreewiththeclaim.Indevelopingandsupportingyourposition,besuretoaddressthemostcompellingreasonsand/orexamplesthatcouldbeusedtochallengeyourposition.Montaigne,thegreatestFrenchessayistsaid,"Nomanisaherotohisvalet."OneofthebitterestfruitsoftheegalitarianspiritofthepasttwocenturiesmustsurelybethatweallhavethesoulsofMontaigne’shypercriticalvalet.Havewenoliveheroesbecausewehavenothingheroicleftinus?Thisrepresentsbutavaguesurmise.Thereareatleastthreesubstantialreasonswhynomanlivingcanserveasahero.標(biāo)準答案：Thefirstoftheseistechnological.Thankstomodernmediaandthenearubiquityofrecordingdevices—fromcellphonecamstoTwitter—anythinganyonesaysisliabletobeingdigitallystoredandproducedinpublicattheleastconvenientmoment.Sometimesthisisduetoindividualcarelessness:whatcelebrityhasNOThadhis/herweddingnightfrolicpostedontheNet?Sometimesthisisduetodiligentferretingonthepartofjournalistsandplainoldsnoops.Thesadfactis,ifyoumanagetotakedownallofanyone’swordsanddeeds,somethingdiscreditablewillmostlikelyemerge.ThecamcorderisanindiscreetBoswell.Asecondfactorhastodowiththepluralismofrecentdecades.Thevaluesofoneculturedonottransplantwellelsewhere.Afewyearsback,forinstance,theProphetMohammed(SAWS)waspubliclyridiculedinEuropeasa"pedo-prophet"becauseofhismarriagetoAisha,thenagednine.(Child-marriageswereathen-commonpracticeintheMiddleEast.)Whetherornotthetraditioniseventrueisbesidethepoint.Thetruthofthematteristhatalmostanyherotosomesignificantpartofthepopulacewillbeabywordtosomeother.Ifaculturedoesnotsharestandardsofwhatisadmirableorevenacceptable,wewillallrunafoulofsomeone’sstandards.Tocitebutoneotherexample,GeorgeWashingtonisnowscornedasaslaveownerbyasignificantnumberofevenwhiteAmericans.Finally,theacceleratedpaceofsocialchangealmostguaranteesthatmostofuswill,soonerorlater,findourselvesinseriousdisagreementwithourownearlierselves.Intheeyesofthe(rarelydisinterested)spectator,wethenstandaccused,tried,andconvictedofcontradictionattheleast,shamelessopportunismattheworst.Consider,forinstance,thenumberoflateColdWarconservatives—ReinholdNiebuhrand(bysomeaccounts)RonaldRegan,tonamebuttwo—whostartedou