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GRE作文Argument高频题

53Thirteenyearsago,researchersstudiedagroupof25infantswhoshowedsignsofmilddistresswhenexposedtounfamiliarstimulisuchasanunusualodororataperecordingofanunknownvoice.Theydiscoveredthattheseinfantsweremorelikelythanotherinfantstohavebeenconceivedinearlyautumn,atimewhentheirmothers'productionofmelatonin—ahormoneknowntoaffectsomebrainfunctions—wouldnaturallyincreaseinresponsetodecreaseddaylight.Inafollow-upstudyconductedearlierthisyear,morethanhalfofthesechildren—nowteenagers—whohadshownsignsofdistressidentifiedthemselvesasshy.Clearly,increasedlevelsofmelatoninbeforebirthcauseshynessduringinfancyandthisshynesscontinuesintolaterlife.

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51Thefollowingappearedinamedicalnewsletter.

"Doctorshavelongsuspectedthatsecondaryinfectionsmaykeepsomepatientsfromhealingquicklyafterseveremusclestrain.Thishypothesishasnowbeenprovedbypreliminaryresultsofastudyoftwogroupsofpatients.Thefirstgroupofpatients,allbeingtreatedformuscleinjuriesbyDr.Newland,adoctorwhospecializesinsportsmedicine,tookantibioticsregularlythroughouttheirtreatment.Theirrecuperationtimewas,onaverage,40percentquickerthantypicallyexpected.Patientsinthesecondgroup,allbeingtreatedbyDr.Alton,ageneralphysician,weregivensugarpills,althoughthepatientsbelievedtheyweretakingantibiotics.Theiraveragerecuperationtimewasnotsignificantlyreduced.Therefore,allpatientswhoarediagnosedwithmusclestrainwouldbewelladvisedtotakeantibioticsaspartoftheirtreatment."

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45Thefollowingappearedasaneditorialinawildlifejournal.

"ArcticdeerliveonislandsinCanada'sarcticregion.Theysearchforfoodbymovingovericefromislandtoislandduringthecourseofayear.Theirhabitatislimitedtoareaswarmenoughtosustaintheplantsonwhichtheyfeed,andcoldenough,atleastsomeoftheyear,fortheicetocovertheseaseparatingtheislands,allowingthedeertotraveloverit.Unfortunately,accordingtoreportsfromlocalhunters,thedeerpopulationsaredeclining.Sincethesereportscoincidewithrecentglobalwarmingtrendsthathavecausedtheseaicetomelt,wecanconcludethatthedeclineinarcticdeerpopulationsistheresultofdeerbeingunabletofollowtheirage-oldmigrationpatternsacrossthefrozensea."

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188Anewreportsuggeststhatmenandwomenexperiencepainverydifferentlyfromoneanother,andthatdoctorsshouldconsiderthesedifferenceswhenprescribingpainmedications.Whenresearchersadministeredthesamedosageofkappaopioids—apainkiller—to28menand20womenwhowerehavingtheirwisdomteethextracted,thewomenreportedfeelingmuchlesspainthanthemen,andtheeasingofpainlastedconsiderablylongerinwomen.Thisresearchsuggeststhatkappaopioidsshouldbeprescribedforwomenwheneverpainmedicationisrequired,whereasmenshouldbegivenotherkindsofpainmedication.Inaddition,researchersshouldreevaluatetheeffectsofallmedicationsonmenversuswomen.

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35ThefollowingappearedinthesummaryofastudyonheadachessufferedbytheresidentsofMentia.

"Salicylatesaremembersofthesamechemicalfamilyasaspirin,amedicineusedtotreatheadaches.Althoughmanyfoodsarenaturallyrichinsalicylates,forthepastseveraldecadesfood-processingcompanieshavealsobeenaddingsalicylatestofoodsaspreservatives.Thisriseinthecommercialuseofsalicylateshasbeenfoundtocorrelatewithasteadydeclineintheaveragenumberofheadachesreportedbyparticipantsinourtwenty-yearstudy.Recently,food-processingcompanieshavefoundthatsalicylatescanalsobeusedasflavoradditivesforfoods.Withthisnewuseforsalicylates,wecanexpectacontinuedsteadydeclineinthenumberofheadachessufferedbytheaveragecitizenofMentia."

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161InastudyofreadinghabitsofLeevillecitizensconductedbytheUniversityofLeeville,mostrespondentssaidtheypreferredliteraryclassicsasreadingmaterial.However,afollow-upstudyconductedbythesameresearchersfoundthatthetypeofbookmostfrequentlycheckedoutofeachofthepubliclibrariesinLeevillewasthemysterynovel.Therefore,itcanbeconcludedthattherespondentsinthefirststudyhadmisrepresentedtheirreadinghabits.

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7ThefollowingappearedinalettertotheeditoroftheClearviewnewspaper.

"Inthenextmayoralelection,residentsofClearviewshouldvoteforAnnGreen,whoisamemberoftheGoodEarthCoalition,ratherthanforFrankBraun,amemberoftheClearviewtowncouncil,becausethecurrentmembersarenotprotectingourenvironment.Forexample,duringthepastyearthenumberoffactoriesinClearviewhasdoubled,airpollutionlevelshaveincreased,andthelocalhospitalhastreated25percentmorepatientswithrespiratoryillnesses.IfweelectAnnGreen,theenvironmentalproblemsinClearviewwillcertainlybesolved."

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169ThefollowingappearedinaletterfromadepartmentchairpersontothepresidentofPierceUniversity.

"SomestudiesconductedbyBronstonCollege,whichisalsolocatedinasmalltown,revealthatbothmaleandfemaleprofessorsarehappierlivinginsmalltownswhentheirspousesarealsoemployedinthesamegeographicarea.Therefore,intheinterestofattractingthemostgiftedteachersandresearcherstoourfacultyandimprovingthemoraleofourentirestaff,weatPierceUniversityshouldofferemploymenttothespouseofeachnewfacultymemberwehire.Althoughwecannotexpectallofferstobeacceptedortobeviewedasanidealjoboffer,themoneyinvestedinthiseffortwillclearlybewellspentbecause,iftheirspouseshaveachanceofemployment,newprofessorswillbemorelikelytoacceptouroffers."

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203Thefollowingappearedinanewspaperfeaturestory.

"Atthesmall,nonprofithospitalinthetownofSaluda,theaveragelengthofapatient'sstayistwodays;atthelarge,for-profithospitalinthenearbycityofMegaville,theaveragepatientstayissixdays.Also,thecurerateamongpatientsintheSaludahospitalisabouttwicethatoftheMegavillehospital.TheSaludahospitalhasmoreemployeesperpatientthanthehospitalinMegaville,andtherearefewcomplaintsaboutserviceatthelocalhospital.Suchdataindicatethattreatmentinsmaller,nonprofithospitalsismoreeconomicalandofbetterqualitythantreatmentinlarger,for-profithospitals."

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14ThefollowingappearedinamemofromtheownerofGreenThumbGardeningCenter,asmallbusinessservingasuburbantown.

"Thereisevidencethatconsumersarebecomingmoreandmoreinterestedingrowingtheirownvegetables.Anationalsurveyconductedlastmonthindicatedthatmanyconsumersweredissatisfiedwiththequalityoffreshvegetablesavailableinsupermarkets.Andlocally,thegardeningmagazineGreatGardenshassoldoutattheVillageNewsstandthreemonthsinarow.Thus,weatGreenThumbGardeningCentercanincreaseourprofitsbygreatlyexpandingthevarietyofvegetableseedswestockforgardenersthiscomingspring."

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209ThefollowingrecommendationwasmadebytheHumanResourcesManagertotheboardofdirectorsoftheFancyToyCompany.

"Inthelastthreequartersofthisyear,undertheleadershipofourpresident,PatSalvo,ourprofitshavefallenconsiderably.Thus,weshouldaskforherresignationinreturnforagenerousseverancepackage.InPat'splace,weshouldappointRosaWinnings.RosaiscurrentlypresidentofStarlightJewelry,acompanywhoseprofitshaveincreaseddramaticallyoverthepastseveralyears.AlthoughwewillhavetopayRosatwicethesalarythatPathasbeenreceiving,itwillbewellworthitbecausewecansoonexpectourprofitstoincreaseconsiderably."

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20ThefollowingappearedinalettertotheeditoroftheBalmerIslandGazette.

"ThepopulationofBalmerIslandincreasesto100,000duingthesummermonths.Toreducethenumberofaccidentsinvolvingmopedsandpedestrians,thetowncouncilofBalmerIslandshouldlimitthenumberofmopedsrentedbyeachoftheisland'ssixmopedandbicyclerentalcompaniesfrom50perdayto30perdayduringthesummerseason.Bylimitingthenumberofrentals,thetowncouncilissuretoattainthe50percentreductioninmopedaccidentsthatwasachievedlastyearintheneighboringislandofTorseau,whenTorseau'stowncouncilenforcedsimilarlimitsonmopedrentals."

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65ThefollowingappearedinamemofromthepresidentofachainofcheesestoreslocatedthroughouttheUnitedStates.

"Formanyyearsallthestoresinourchainhavestockedawidevarietyofbothdomesticandimportedcheeses.Lastyear,however,thefivebest-sellingcheesesatourneweststorewerealldomesticcheddarcheesesfromWisconsin.Furthermore,arecentsurveybyCheesesoftheWorldmagazineindicatesanincreasingpreferencefordomesticcheesesamongitssubscribers.Sinceourcompanycanreduceexpensesbylimitinginventory,thebestwaytoimproveprofitsinallofourstoresistodiscontinuestockingmanyofourvarietiesofimportedcheeseandconcentrateprimarilyondomesticcheeses."

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238ThefollowingappearedinamemorandumfromthepresidentofMiraVistaCollegetothecollege'sboardoftrustees.

"AtnearbyGreenMou