8.18 北美机经 V165 Q160

eris1990913

我擦，这狗屎一样的数学成绩，简直是长跪不起啊！！！！（上次数学明明考了168，这次绝对是脑子进水了……）

但是鉴于Verbal考得还行，作文感觉也不错，应该不会再考了。

前人栽树后人乘凉，是时候回报社会了。不过我记忆力不太好，就记得多少写多少了。

Issue

[size=1.05em]Scandals are useful because they focus our attention on problems in ways that no speaker or reformer ever could.

[size=1.05em]Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim. In developing and supporting your position, be sure to address the most compelling reasons and/or examples that could be used to challenge your position.

（注意，要求专门写了“be sure to address the most compelling reasons that could challenge your position)

Argu:

[size=1.05em]The following is a letter to the editor of the Waymarsh Times.

[size=1.05em]"Traffic here in Waymarsh is becoming a problem. Although just three years ago a state traffic survey showed that the typical driving commuter took 20 minutes to get to work, the commute now takes closer to 40 minutes, according to the survey just completed. Members of the town council already have suggested more road building to address the problem, but as well as being expensive, the new construction will surely disrupt some of our residential neighborhoods. It would be better to follow the example of the nearby city of Garville. Last year Garville implemented a policy that rewards people who share rides to work, giving them coupons for free gas. Pollution levels in Garville have dropped since the policy was implemented, and people from Garville tell me that commuting times have fallen considerably. There is no reason why a policy like Garville's shouldn't work equally well in Waymarsh."

[size=1.05em]Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argument.

Verbal
（括号里面是我的选择，不一定对，仅做参考）
1. 与老师们imperturbable的个性不同，孩子们的个性十分（volatile）。
2. 如果你认为专注于明星花边新闻的报道已经到了（nadir），那么这本书就是一个（unexpected validation），正相反，它表明我们处在一个十分有（integrity）的时代。
3. 学校的改革让评论者（divided），一些人觉得这是（halfhearted)，另一些人觉得这十分pragmatic。
4. 长阅读之一：1930年以前对于美国内战中Southern Unionist的研究经历了3个阶段。文章总体强调了对于这个群体观点的变化，从最初把他们当做Confederationists中间的anomaly，到后来对他们的具体生活，政治地位等的独立研究。
5. Current free trade advocates are (   ) of the term, ignoring complexity, nuances and flexibility within the trade itself.
这个题是六选二，我不太确定，选项有zealots, simpletons, ideologues, hypocrites, phonies （还有一个忘了）

因为抽中的时VQVQV，所以就记得这么多（说时候我情愿做3个V啊，数学实在太烂，反而做完每个V都还剩余了10分钟，没用到任何机经，全凭过去三个月的练习和准备）

Math
1.我就记得一道题，一个长方形里面五个内切圆，像是奥运五环，知道圆的直径，求长方形面积。

最后说说备考心得：

首先数学一定要练啊！！就是不停刷题，上次考试半年前做了很多练习结果就还好，这次妥妥悲剧了呵呵。

关于Verbal

单词很重要，但是红宝书和3000我都没有背完，因为我不喜欢死记硬背，倒是开车的时候听了几遍。
我就是把绿皮做完了，然后背了一下易混词表，然后OG的题反复做。

阅读没什么捷径我觉得，除非抽到机经。我就是做了36套，要说有什么窍门，就是我从来不先看题，一定是把文章看完意思完全理解再做题。就算文章较长而题目只有一道也一样。当然每个人方法不同，这是比较适合我的。因为如果边看文章边做题我绝对会误解内容先入为主然后做错。

我觉得我能够做完每个verbal还有十分钟就是刷题刷得多，培养了语感和题感。

等作文出来如果分数将就的话，再给大家分享作文心得。

buffer671

阿哟，我的妈也，看到你的分数，我还以为我真的年纪大了。anyway, appreciate your experience.

红色天龙

LZ请问你这18号是当地日期吗？还有你能帮忙看一下接下来几天北美还有GRE考试吗？

cynthialyra

感谢楼主分享！