GMAT考試作文點評分析

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GMAT考試作文點評分析

  原題:

The following appeared as part of an annual report sent to stockholders by Olympic Foods, a processor of frozen foods:

“Over time, the costs of processing go down because as organizations learn how to do things better, they become more efficient. In color film processing, for example, the cost of a 3-by-5-inch print fell from 50 cents for five-day service in 1970 to 20 cents for one-day service in 1984. The same principle applies to the processing of food. And since Olympic Foods will soon celebrate its 25th birthday, we can expect that our long experience will enable us to minimize costs and thus maximize profits.”

  邏輯漏洞:

1. false analogy: The food industry is not analogous to the color film industry.

al oversimplification: Other factors that may contribute t to the cost decline of the printing cost should be considered and ruled out.

uitous assumption: The conclusion of the argument is based on a gratuitous assumption that the company can minimize cost and maximize profit because the company has been conducted for 25 years.

  範文:

The author assumes that since organizations engaged in color-film processing were able to increase efficiency and cut-down costs over a period of 25 years; same must be true of Olympic Foods, which is about to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The arguments is based on questionable assumptions and weak analogies and appears to be a result of a hasty generalization.

The main problem with the author’s reasoning is the weak analogy he develops between the two “processing” industries. One fails to see any logical connection between the two and the author makes no effort to show the connection either. The two industries are too dissimilar to be compared. For example: frozen food industry faces problem of storage, transportation, contamination etc; no similar problems are observed in the film-processing industry. Even the markets for the two differ widely. The argument could have been strong if the author could show the missing connection or if he had compared the frozen-food industry with a similar industry.

Also the author fails to recognize that it’s not the number of years of experience that matters; what actually matters is what is learnt over all those years.

An industry may mature over a couple of years, yet another may remain stagnant even after 25 years. The color-film industry people may have tremendous learnings that may have contributed to the cost-reduction; but the report shows no evidence of Olympic Foods doing the same.

  GMAT作文建議1.文章的長度

大多數人的做法:“AWA寫作沒有要求長度或者字數。所以要寫作重要是簡潔,一般兩段為佳。”

破解誤區:這樣的做法會為你的寫作減分。即使AWA寫作沒有規定明確的字數,但是據統計GMAT考試,大多數的高分essay還是集中在文章400+詞。這裏需要説明,較長的essay會被認為你的寫作針對某一issue or argument是比較全面和有獨到的見解。

Tip:所以最佳作品建議:400-430 words

  GMAT作文建議2.文章的寫作思路

大多數人的做法:“我不想寫的太多,只是點到為止。文章的argument都是比較基礎的。”

破解誤區:在AWA的GMAT寫作中,無法全面的表達自己的觀點或者看法。但是在該段寫作結束之前,請先為自己一個問題:“接下來該怎麼寫?這些內容會對我的thesis有什麼幫助?這個點為什麼重要?”提醒:寫作的目的是為了將你的觀點表達的絲絲入扣。所以在練習的時候,請注意你的觀點之間的銜接,不要讓它被孤立,這樣會為你的寫作減分的。

Tip:注意你的觀點或論點前後的銜接,並且保證你每一段的論述大於2 sentences。

  GMAT作文建議3.清晰的寫作目的

大多數人的做法:“我知道字數應該在400+,但是我對於這個topic不瞭解。所以只是想到什麼就寫什麼,然後儘量將它們聯繫起來。”

破解誤區:如果你對topic沒有認識,僅僅只是跟着自己想到得內容,隨便寫。不可否認,有時候源自於潛意識的觀點也是不錯的。但是,與此相伴出現的問題是:你無法就給定的subject進行深入且謹慎的討論。然而文章嚴謹的結構卻是寫作不可缺少的。PS:這裏寫作時考你的分析能力,而不是你就某一個問題的瞭解程度(即,你的.知識儲備)。

Tips:更多的注重你的argument,而不是某一個例子本身。如果對某一些題目不熟悉的話,建議看看英文類的雜誌。

  GMAT作文建議4. 你的論點

大多數人的做法:“我對這個問題沒有什麼看法,它看起來太複雜了。我只是敍述了它的觀點,而沒有就某一個觀點做特別的論證。”

破解誤區:這樣的做法只是會讓你的essay減分。在寫作的時候,你需要明確你就某一問題或觀點的看法,這樣會使你的文章重心突出。注意在寫作時,不要把你的論點當成一個問題,又拋給你的讀者,而是要清晰的表達你的觀點。

Tips:如果你無法就某一argument or issue確定你的觀點,請重新審視題目,對其中的提示性語言做出一個outline。不斷的練習,將是你在這一方面取得長足的進步。

  GMAT作文建議5.合適的用例,為你添彩

大多數人的做法:“我知道的不多,所以並沒有使用具體例子説明。”

破解誤區:儘管GMAT考試不會考察你的business, history, 和時事的瞭解程度,但是你還需要有一定程度的瞭解。否則,面對topic,也許你會啞口無言。

Tips:你可以在你的AWA寫作時,運用很多例子,關於history、current events、literature、your personal life、your work experience。建議閲讀:The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, or Business week。

Another point that the author misses completely is that there may be factors other than just the expertise and experience gained over the mentioned period. For example: developments in technology may have resulted in the cost-reduction for the color-film processing industry. The author could have strengthened his stand by showing that it’s merely the increased efficiency that has brought costs down. He could have also chosen to highlight similar developments in the food-processing industry too.

To sum, the author’s conclusion doesn’t appear to be convincing at all. The author could have made it a bit persuasive by presenting the evidence mentioned above. Without these, the argument is weak and fails to impress the reader.

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