GRE作文Argument官方题库 第128期
日期:2014-11-28 10:47

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The following appeared in a letter from the owner of the Sunnyside Towers apartment complex to its manager.

"Last week, all the showerheads in the first three buildings of the Sunnyside Towers complex were modified to restrict maximum water flow to one-third of what it used to be. Although actual readings of water usage before and after the adjustment are not yet available, the change will obviously result in a considerable savings for Sunnyside Corporation, since the corporation must pay for water each month. Except for a few complaints about low water pressure, no problems with showers have been reported since the adjustment. Clearly, modifying showerheads to restrict water flow throughout all twelve buildings in the Sunnyside Towers complex will increase our profits further."

Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the argument. Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted.

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重点单词
  • unwarrantedadj. 无根据的,未经授权的,无保证的
  • restrictvt. 限制,约束
  • availableadj. 可用的,可得到的,有用的,有效的
  • adjustmentn. 调整
  • pressuren. 压力,压强,压迫 v. 施压
  • exceptvt. 除,除外 prep. & conj. 除了 ..
  • complexadj. 复杂的,复合的,合成的 n. 复合体,综合体,
  • responsen. 回答,响应,反应,答复 n. [宗]答复语,
  • corporationn. 公司,法人,集团
  • considerableadj. 相当大的,可观的,重要的