研究生留學加拿大GRE考試寫作練習多少篇才夠用

加拿大研究生留學GRE考試面對GRE寫作，即便練得再少，好歹是要練幾篇的。既然如此，我們就一起來探討下考試之前，最少應該練幾篇。加拿大研究生GRE

GRE寫作有一個特色，也是我們應該利用的特點：它的題庫是完全公開的。我們最終在考場上遇到的題目會直接從題庫中抽取而出，不會做任何改變。所以，理論上講，只要我們提前準備好所有題目，GRE寫作的高分是絕對能保障的，這一點和GRE的語文和數學都不一樣。

看完題庫之后，大家應該心灰意冷了。不用數了，Issue部分題目：152道。Argument題目：177道。這樣的“天文數字”，似乎讓我們無從下手，但是……

真的有這么多道題目嗎

不是的！細心的同學應該會發(fā)現，不論是Issue還是Argument，有很多題目的題干是高度相似甚至是完全一樣的，重復率幾乎為50%。這樣一來，Issue部分我們需要準備的題目數量就變成了：152/2=76，Argument部分我們需要準備的題目數量就變成了：177/2≈89。題庫直接縮小了一半。

但即便如此，題目數量還是很多，有沒有辦法再縮減一些呢？

要減負，就減負得狠一些

同學們自己在準備時，容易陷入一個對題目的錯誤分類方式（或說是不高效的分類方式）：Issue按照“領域（即藝術、政治、科技、教育等）”分類，Argument按照“經典邏輯錯誤（臆造因果，錯誤類比等）”分類。這樣的分類方式適用于老GRE，如果考生依然按照這樣的分類方式，很有可能就會陷入誤區(qū)。

那么，新GRE的題目分類方式應該是按照什么呢？

一個詞，Instruction。

Instruction又叫Direction，中文意思是“具體性指令”或“寫作要求”。它出現在題目的什么位置呢？

示例：

題目下面這段斜體字就是Instruction。之前有同學跟我們反映說：“曾經以為每道題目下面的這個斜體字都是一樣的，所以根本不看”……

不看Instruction的后果很慘重，ETS明確說，如果不按照Instruction，最高分不會超過三分。

而Issue當中一共有6種Instruction，Argument當中一共有4種Instruction，每一種對我們行文都有不同的要求。如此看來，在面對新GRE時，我們應該按照Instruction來對題目進行分類。

這樣一來，我們需要準備的題目的類別數量即為：Issue6道，Argument4道。加在一起是10道題目，是原來總題目數量的3%。這個減負力度，夠狠了吧。

如果只有一周了，練幾篇

這個問題也真是把我們逼上了絕路。但還剩一周才來看作文的同學其實也不在少數。在這樣的時間節(jié)點上，因為Argument的套路性更強，模板也更好用，因此更好拿分，我們會告訴大家：“保Argument，爭Issue”。即把重點放在Argument上面，而Issue部分只需要明白寫作要點，實在沒有時間就可以不做全文練習了。這樣一來，我們面對GRE寫作，最少應該練——4篇。

研究生留學加拿大GRE考試寫作練習多少篇才夠用

對于剛開始GRE寫作備考的同學來說，范文是一個很好的工具。宏觀上，閱讀范文可以讓我們更好地了解考試的要求，明確寫作的目標；微觀上，我們也可以從范文中學習到一些好的具體的語言表達方式，有助于我們寫的更準確更地道。

這篇文章里，選了一篇很典型的北美范文給大家參考，大家在學習這篇范文的同時，也可以結合本文思考一下自己要如何學習范文。首先，這個范文所對應的題目如下：

Many important discoveries or creations are accidental:it is usually while seeking the answer to one question that we come across the answer to another.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree 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.

這個題目屬于學習研究類話題，這個話題總體難度屬于中等，下面我們來看這個范文。

開頭段

I must admit that important discoveries of the past lend considerable support to the statement.However,for further analysis we need to make careful differentiation between“discoveries”and“creations”,and the statement overstates the role of accident,or serendipity,when it comes to modern-day discoveries and creations.

首先，我們從段落結構上看，第一句話屬于讓步，引出第二句話的however轉折內容，表明作者對原題目的觀點主要是反對的態(tài)度。其次，從內容上看，我們可以預測，作者很可能會寫三個主要內容，一個是讓步的部分，一個是具體區(qū)分“discoveries”和“creations”，另一個是說明原文為什么overstates the role of accident,or serendipity,when it comes to modern-day discoveries and creations。最后，語言部分，這里面有一個詞組可以關注，叫做lend considerable support to，意思上等于support支持。

第二段

Many discoveries are indeed accidental,for many of them often occur unexpectedly when people are in the quest for something else-such as an answer to an unrelated question or a solution to an unrelated problem.Various geographical,scientific,and anthropological discoveries aptly illustrate this point.In search of a trade route to the WestIndies Columbus discovered instead a continent unknown to Europeans;and during the course of an unrelated experiment Fleming accidentally discovered penicillin.In search of answers to questions about marine organisms,oceanographers often happen upon previously undiscovered,and important,archeological artifacts and geological phenomena.Conversely,in their quest to understand the earth’s structure and history geologists often stumble on important human artifacts.

這一段首先提出論點，對原文在一定程度上表示同意，然后就是論證過程，使用了舉例的論證方法，分別從geographical,scientific,and anthropological discoveries這三個角度進行論證。這些例子大家可以順便收集一下備用。語言部分，這里面有表示偶然性的兩個動詞詞組可以積累，一個是happen upon偶遇，另一個是stumble on偶然發(fā)現。

第三段

In light of the forgoing examples,“intentional discovery”might seem to be non-existent;yetin fact it is not.There are also many important discoveries which are anticipated and sought out purposefully.Marie Curie’s discovery of the element of radium after elaborate efforts could serve as an apt example.Also,in the efforts to find new celestial bodies,astronomers using increasingly powerful telescopes do indeed find them.Biochemists often discover important new vaccines and other biological and chemical agents for the curing,preventing,and treating of diseases not by stumbling on them in search of something else but rather through methodical search for these discoveries.In fact,in today’s world discovery is becoming increasingly an anticipated result of careful planning and methodical research,for the reason that scientific advancement now requires significant resources that only large corporations and governments possess.These entities are accountable to their shareholders and constituents,who demand clear strategies and objectives so that they can see a return ontheir investment.

結構上，這一段首先反駁上文，并進行舉例論證來支持自己的反駁。同時，提出一個作者自己的新論點In fact,in today’s world discovery is becoming increasingly ananticipated result of careful planning and methodical research，并從原理角度進行分析和支持。這個原理的論證部分邏輯清晰，內容也很獨到和精彩，可以積累下來。語言上，In light of是根據的意思，等同于based on，這個經常使用，可以積累下來。

第四段

In marked contrast to discoveries,how creations typically come about is totally different because of the very definition of the term itself.Creations are by nature products of their creator’s purposeful designs.Humankind’s key creations,such as the printing press,the internal combustion engine,and semi-conductor technology,sprung quite intentionally from the inventor’s imagination and objectives.It iscrucial to distinguish here between a creation and the spin-offs from that creation,which the original creator may or may not foresee.For instance,the engineers at some universities who originally created the ARPANET as a means to transfer data among themselves certainly intended to create that network for that purpose.What these engineers did not intend to create,however,was what would eventually evolve into the infrastructure for mass media and communications,and even commerce.Yet the ARPANET itself was no accident,no rare the many creations that it spawned,such as the World Wide Web and the countless creations that the Web has in turn spawned.

這一段對應首段里面的for further analysis we need to make careful differentiation between“discoveries”and“creations”，主要說creations要有目的地創(chuàng)造，并且舉例進行過證明。這個例子講Internet的產生，可以積累。語言上，spin-off是副產品的意思，spawn有產卵，引申義為產生。

結尾段

In sum,the statement has overlooked acrucial distinction between the nature of discovery and the nature of creation.Although serendipity has always played a key role in many important discoveries,at least up till now,purposeful intent is necessarily the key to human creation.

這一段的主要目的就是重復一下論點，作者把正文段里面的幾點換了一個方式重述了一遍。我們寫的文章里，結尾段不需要寫的多精彩，也這樣寫就好。GRE寫作

這個文章總體來說，整體總分總結構非常清晰，開頭結尾段與正文段內容的對應一目了然。這是我們最應該也是比較容易去學習借鑒的地方。此外文章的例子非常豐富，而且敘述得很好，無論從例子內容本身，還是例子的表達方式上都值得大家積累學習。