GRE作文宝典.doc

GRE 写作宝典（摘录） 献给坚强的我自己 是非问题文章的结构： 开头 要探讨的问题的背景：问题因何而起，人们的看法 自己的立场（大部分赞成或者反对，小部分反对或者赞成） 3~4行 正文 2~3段 主题句 / 段 展开论述 个人经历、案例、故事、名言、数据、事实、常识 演义推理，从逻辑驳斥或者论证某一观点。 注意问题的复杂性 肯定 让步 修正，限定自己的立场 注意协作连贯 注意连接词 结尾 归纳几分钟 语言要求：正规的、学术性的词汇，句子要复杂，长，不犯语法错误。 范文： Issue 7: “The study of history has value only to the extent that it is relevant to our daily lives. Contemporary society is sometimes portrayed as dominated by the experience of change. The break-neck speed of technological innovation, the erosion of traditional values and loyalties, the fickleness of consumers, and the instability of international relations are all from time to time cited as evidence that we live in a world radically different from the past, in which a sense of history and the lessons which can be drawn from it are dispensable. This is a superficial assessment to say the least. History is closely related not only to us as individuals in our daily life but also to us as members of society. In all spheres of life, from personal relationships to political judgments, we constantly interpret our experience in time perspective, whether we are conscious of it or not. The mere fact of living alongside people older than ourselves makes us conscious of the past. Our sense of personal identity demands roots in the past that are sought in the first instance in genealogy and family history. Our sense of what is practicable in the future is formed by an awareness of what has happened—or not happened—in the past. We learn, in short, by experience. Furthermore, history is collective memory, the storehouse of experience through which people develop a sense of their social identity and their future prospects. People who profess to ignore history are nevertheless compelled to make historical assumptions at every turn. Our political judgments are permeated by a sense of the past, whether we are deciding between the competing claims of political parties or assessing the feasibility of particular policies. We are all nat