1.Issue
31. Society should make efforts to save endangered species only if the potential extinction of those species is the result of human activities.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.
點評：此題在Issue考試中為top 5的高頻題，與63跟67題本質上是相同的。觀點的評價其實應該不難，我簡單的說下。
1>誠然，過去很多的動物都是因為自身不能夠適應自然條件或者競爭法則而滅絕的。
The first is essentially the Darwinian argument that extinction results from the inexorable process of so-called "natural selection" in which stronger species survive while weaker ones do not.
然而，professional agency of species protection公布的數據表明，目前動物因為人類滅絕的數量是自然滅絕的 100 倍。人類對環境的汙染導致很多生物不能夠適應劇變的環境而滅亡;人類的大量開發土地和 deforest 導致生物的生存空間越來越小。人類正在成為 leading killer，所以，我們有責任去保護那些瀕臨滅絕的動物。
2>保護那些瀕臨滅絕的動物對我們的生態系統有好處。
3>壹個國家的人類財力是有限的，不能壹味的全用來保護瀕危物種。保護瀕危物種與社會的進步，經濟的發展不應該對立。
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82.Colleges and universities should require their students to spend at least one semester studying in a foreign country.
學院或大學應該要求學生在國外至少留學壹個學期。
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the recommendation and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, describe specific circumstances in which adopting the recommendation would or would not be advantageous and explain how these examples shape your position.
點評：此題相對高頻，top20的樣子，而本身難度其實很低，大家都是要出國的人，如果連這麽簡單的辯證分析都搞不出來那也不用混了。
1>當今出國留學已成為壹股熱潮，增長知識，豐富閱歷，感受文化，培養獨立能力。
2>沒有必要人人都出國，有些專業出國給學生自身的提升帶不來什麽提升。
3>正確定位，選擇最適合的方式。要考慮家庭負擔以及自控能力;有些學生因為要適應環境，或者無法適應環境，不但沒有學到預想的知識，還浪費了大好青春。
2.Argument
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60.The following appeared in a letter from a firm providing investment advice to a client.
"Homes in the northeastern United States, where winters are typically cold, have traditionally used oil as their major fuel for heating. Last year that region experienced twenty days with below-average temperatures, and local weather forecasters throughout the region predict that this weather pattern will continue for several more years. Furthermore, many new homes have been built in this region during the past year. Because of these developments, we predict an increased demand for heating oil and recommend investment in Consolidated Industries, one of whose major business operations is the retail sale of home heating oil."
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.
翻譯：在冬季非常寒冷的美國東北部的房屋，壹直都使用傳統的油料作為采暖的主要燃料。去年該地區經歷了90天低於往年平均氣溫的嚴寒，並且氣象預測家們預測這種天氣會持續未來數年。而且，去年本地建造了很多的房屋。按此趨勢，我們預測對於油料的需求將會增加. 所以我們建議對CI公司投資，該公司的主要業務之壹就是家用采暖油料的零售。
點評：這是Argu中最高頻的題目，沒準備過絕對要打屁股!
1>90多天的冬季看似很久，可以以前的天氣情況沒有提，要是壹般的冬季都比這個時間長的話，那麽這個冬天就是暖冬了，自然油料的使用量可能就不會提高，相反還會下降，而且泛泛的指出是在零下，沒有說零下多少度，要是很冷的溫度只持續了壹小段時間，而大多數的時間都是比零度低壹點點的話，那麽溫度總體上還是提高的，油料也是沒有用處的。
2>很多的住宅新建起來，不見得很多人都會立刻搬進去居住，可能是房子的質量不好，也可能是人們的工資負擔不起那裏昂貴的房價> 又或者交通不便利，環境不好等因素。
3>這個公司是零售的，而那裏的人們，小區什麽的都是承包給大的集團公司，他們這樣的小公司可能沒有市場>
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62.The following appeared in a memo from the director of a large group of hospitals.
"In a laboratory study of liquid antibacterial hand soaps, a concentrated solution of UltraClean produced a 40 percent greater reduction in the bacteria population than did the liquid hand soaps currently used in our hospitals. During a subsequent test of UltraClean at our hospital in Workby, that hospital reported significantly fewer cases of patient infection than did any of the other hospitals in our group. Therefore, to prevent serious patient infections, we should supply UltraClean at all hand-washing stations throughout our hospital system."
Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the argument. Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted
翻譯：再壹次對於抗菌洗手液的實驗研究中，UC濃縮液比我們醫院目前使用的洗手液多殺40%的細菌。我們對在W的醫院做的隨後測試中發現，該醫院上報的患者感染數量明顯少於我們集團的其他醫院。因此，為防止嚴重的患者感染，我們應該在我們的醫院系統內的所有洗手站提供UC洗手液。
點評：這題也是挺熱門的，難度也不大，下面是解析，大家可以稍微參考下：
1>前提不壹定成立，即使用N洗手能減少感染，論者提供的論據不足以支持結論。
2>首先室驗室的結果不證明在現實使用中效果壹樣顯著，因為N有可能受到現實環境中其它化學和物理因素的影響，而使其失效。
3>論據沒有說服力，關於S醫院的經驗。首先S醫院的感染病人比其它醫院少，但是與它不使用N的時候呢?如果不使用N，S醫院的此類病人也少，就不能證明是N防止了病人感染。其次S醫院對N的測試，但未說是如何使用，可能並不只是用於洗手液。結論：首先N是否有副作用，
4>其次，N殺死的細菌是否是能引起嚴重感染的，還是只是較弱的細菌。
結論：論者應進壹步了解N用於洗手液在實際情況中的殺菌效果，並壹步了解S醫院的經驗是否值得推廣
3.作文總結
這次考試的作文組合大概是兩個版本：Issue 31 + Argu 60 或者Issue 82 + Argu 62的組合。應該來說，GRE作文在經歷了黑暗3月份的冷門叠爆之後，ETS終於腦子正常的出了回正常題，本次的作文題無論是難易度還是熱門度上都可以說對於認真準備的考生而言，so easy~