这个作文怎么写。。。今天就考了。。

zscsl

Now is the perfect time to buy a house in our city. Over the past five years, average home prices in our region have nearly doubled. But average stock prices in the national stock market have actually declined over the same period. So homeowners have seen an increase in value for their housing investment during the last five years that far exceeds what they could have made by investing in the stock market. Our city’s resident can surely achieve a similar profit over the next five years. Furthermore, if residents invest in a home, they can enjoy the use of the home while its value increases, whereas money invested in stocks would not contribute to their quality of life in the same way that owning a home would. Therefore, all the residents of our city should invest their money in a home.

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37. The following appeared as part of an article in the business section of a local newspaper.
“Motorcycle X has been manufactured in the United States for over 70 years. Although one foreign company has copied the motorcycle and is selling it for less, the company has failed to attract motorcycle X customers—some say because its product lacks the exceptionally loud noise made by motorcycle X. But there must be some other explanation. After all, foreign cars tend to be quieter than similar American-made cars, but they sell at least as well. Also, television advertisements for motorcycle X highlight its durability and sleek lines, not its noisiness, and the ads typically have voice-overs or rock music rather than engine-roar on the sound track.”
Discuss how well reasoned... etc.

The author rejects the claim that the loud engine noise of American-made Motorcycle X appeals to the manufacturer’s customers and explains why they are not attracted to quieter, foreign-made imitations. The author’s rejection is based on two reasons. First, the author points out that foreign cars tend to be quieter than similar American-made cars, yet they sell just as well. Secondly, the author claims that ads for Motorcycle X do not emphasize its engine noise; instead, the ads highlight its durability and sleek lines, and employ voice-overs of rock music rather than engine roar. In my view, these reasons do not establish that the quieter engines of the foreign imitations fail to account for their lack of appeal.
To begin with, the first reason rests on the assumption that what automobile customers find appealing is analogous to what motorcycle customers find appealing. This assumption is weak, since although there are points of comparison between automobiles and motorcycles, there are many dissimilarities as well. For example, headroom, smooth ride, and quiet engines are usually desirable qualities in a car. However, headroom is not a consideration for motorcycle customers; and many motorcycle riders specifically want an exciting, challenging ride, not a smooth one. The same may be true of engine noise; it is possible that motorcyclists like what loud engine noise adds to the experience of motorcycle riding.
The author’s second reason is also problematic. Although the engine noise of Motorcycle X is not explicitly touted in advertisements, it does not necessarily follow that engine noise is not an important selling feature. Because Motorcycle X has been manufactured in the U.S. for over 70 years, its reputation for engine noise is probably already well known and need not be advertised. Moreover, the advertisers might use rock music on Motorcycle X ad soundtracks for the specific purpose of suggesting, or even simulating, its loud engine noise.
In conclusion, this author has not provided convincing reasons for rejecting the claim that quieter engines make foreign-made motorcycles less popular. The author’s analogy involving foreign car sales is weak, and the claim about Motorcycle X advertisements misses the purpose of including rock music in the ads.

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boboinsz

其实还有prep的立面一个作文题 相信大家都做过。
什么一个外国公司copy 生产motorcycle  X, fail了。。然后说因为少了一个噪音的特点，然后其他人说什么不对。。肯定有其他区的原因，然后在列举了两个原因
我想问一下。。。我驳论点。驳谁？是驳论 一定有其他区原因。。。吗

-- by 会员 zscsl (2009/12/26 1:42:27)

这题我模的时候也碰到过，我觉得列举的原因有问题，记得有个原因说到了car，说是外国公司生产的car也噪音很低，但是就卖得很成功。但是我觉得car和motocycle的类比不一定成立。因为消费者在买车和摩托车的时候对噪音的要求不一样的：买车的时候通常要求引擎声小，但是摩托车就可能大噪音的开着比较拉风啦！）

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还有 还有  我觉得那个房子是有使用寿命的  不可能一直保值并升值的  
不过有点远

boboinsz

Now is the perfect time to buy a house in our city. Over the past five years, average home prices in our region have nearly doubled. But average stock prices in the national stock market have actually declined over the same period. So homeowners have seen an increase in value for their housing investment during the last five years that far exceeds what they could have made by investing in the stock market. Our city’s resident can surely achieve a similar profit over the next five years. Furthermore, if residents invest in a home, they can enjoy the use of the home while its value increases, whereas money invested in stocks would not contribute to their quality of life in the same way that owning a home would. Therefore, all the residents of our city should invest their money in a home.

-- by 会员 zscsl (2009/12/26 1:37:43)

每看过范文，我的思路：

1. 买房子和投资股票是唯二的两种投资方式吗？如果有第三种，例如基金，如果基金的收益更高，高过房价涨的比率，是不是就能削弱了呢？

2. 过去几年房价的涨不能保障以后几年的涨，所以原题是个unwarranted assumption

3. 股市和基金投资后profit taking的收入一样可以用来提高生活呀
LZ你看看呢？

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谢谢楼主！  等我考得时候这个题目就背个答案吧

zscsl

NN  问你一道数学    地上有个水池，60长30宽，这个水池的2/3的长度内是3深，剩余的是6深。问 这个水池的surface area有可能是多少?   这个机经上的题目怎么列式子的啊

-- by 会员 当当的驿站 (2009/12/26 1:43:32)

晕掉了。。。彻底的。。

30*60+3*60*2+6*40*2+3*30*2+6*30*2

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NN  问你一道数学    地上有个水池，60长30宽，这个水池的2/3的长度内是3深，剩余的是6深。问 这个水池的surface area有可能是多少?   这个机经上的题目怎么列式子的啊

zscsl

其实还有prep的立面一个作文题 相信大家都做过。
什么一个外国公司copy 生产motorcycle  X, fail了。。然后说因为少了一个噪音的特点，然后其他人说什么不对。。肯定有其他区的原因，然后在列举了两个原因
我想问一下。。。我驳论点。驳谁？是驳论 一定有其他区原因。。。吗