难易程度:★★★★
题目题材:商业
gre argument73题目:
The following appeared in a memo from a manager of a car dealership.
"Ten years ago, long-term car leasing became available in our country of Mohilia as an alternative to outright car ownership, and leasing has steadily risen in popularity. For each of the last five years, the number of people leasing new cars has surpassed the number buying new cars(1,2). The average age of cars driven in Mohilia is six years(5); hence, if new car leases again outnumber purchases this year(3), it is likely that the majority of drivers will be driving leased, not individually owned cars. Therefore, we should change the focus of our business from selling cars to leasing them(4,6)."
提纲:
(1)The fact that more people leasing new cars does not necessarily indicate that the demand for new cars is diminishing.
(2)The manager fails to provide the percentage increase in the number of people who lease cars and who buy new cars.
(3)The manager unfairly assumes that the situation in the past years will certainly continue in the following years.
(4)The manager fails to provide the actual cost and profit of leasing and selling cars, respectively.
(5)The manager fails to rule out the possibility that many consumers will buy new cars after six years use of their former cars.
(6)The company may have advantage, or could still earn significant profits by selling new cars.
注:题目中括号里的数字表明这句话体现的是提纲中第几号缺陷。
无论是gre issue还是gre argument,考生都应该养成写提纲的习惯。这种提纲式的gre写作练习可以帮助考生锻炼写作的逻辑性,而gre写作高分最重要的得分依据就是作文的逻辑性要强。