名师点评9月3日新美国GRE作文
今天(9月3日)的美国GRE考试一结束，便收到考生的电话。
“李老师，砸了，考砸了……”电话那头略带沙哑的声音万般沮丧地说。
这个结果让我很意外，因为给我打电话的男生算是位老练的“G考份子”。他虽说并非新航道学校的学员，但是经朋友介绍，我之前给他批改过多篇美国GRE作文，知道他的英文实力当在中上。而且，两年前他原本考过一次旧版美国GRE，只是后来自我感觉成绩不够理想，才决定重考。
我安慰他慢慢说。他稍稍平静后，道出了原委。他这次考试本来总体感觉相当不错，问题就出在他挑中了一道特别没想到、也特别不希望遇到的作文题。
凭记忆，他确信他抽中的两道作文题是这样的：
Issue题目：
“In order for any work of art—for example, a film, a novel, a poem, or a song—to have merit, it must be understandable to most people.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you a美国GREe or disa美国GREe 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. ”
Argument题目：
The following appeared as part of a letter to the editor of a scientific journal.
"A recent study of eighteen rhesus monkeys provides clues as to the effects of birth order on an individual's levels of stimulation. The study showed that in stimulating situations (such as an encounter with an unfamiliar monkey), firstborn infant monkeys produce up to twice as much of the hormone cortisol, which primes the body for increased activity levels, as do their younger siblings. Firstborn humans also produce relatively high levels of cortisol in stimulating situations (such as the return of a parent after an absence). The study also found that during pregnancy, first-time mother monkeys had higher levels of cortisol than did those who had had several offspring."
Write a response in which you discuss one or more alternative explanations that could rival the proposed explanation and explain how your explanation(s) can plausibly account for the facts presented in the argument.
一听到是这两道题目，我马上明白，肯定是那道Argument(也就是传说中的“恒河猴命题”)让他遇到了麻烦。
“这道Argu我肯定是读懂了题目要求，但我无论如何就是找不到题目中特别有说服力的逻辑漏洞，后来勉强写出的诸如统计样本不够、仓促概括、不当类比等反驳要点连我自己都不大相信，郁闷死了!唉……”他说当时几次都想取消成绩，但后来还是决定留下，想看看这次作文到底成绩如何。
坦率地说，这位考生的运气还算不错。至少他抽到的这道Issue题是很容易对付的。这道Issue是美国GRE写作新题库的第55题。它基本不算是新题，因为老版美国GRE写作题库中有这么一道Issue题：
"In order for any work of art—whether film, literature, sculpture, or a song—to have merit, it must be understandable to most people."
显然，这两道Issue题除了个别单词外基本是完全一样的。作为已经考过一次美国GRE的考生，以他的实力，驾驭这道Issue应能得心应手。英语作文
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