GMAT考试写作例文224篇连载(八一)
<p> 81. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="editorial">editorial</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Cambria">Cambria</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="limits">limits</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highways">highways</span>―<span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="decreasing">decreasing</span> <span word="them">them</span>―<span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="Consider">Consider</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Cambria">Cambria</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="limits">limits</span>: <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="of">of</span> 3 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="automobile">automobile</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="preceding">preceding</span> <span word="it">it</span>―<span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="lowered">lowered</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="statistic">statistic</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="adversely">adversely</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alertness">alertness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span>.</p><p> <span word="Discuss">Discuss</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="reasoned">reasoned</span>... <span word="etc">etc</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="editorial">editorial</span> <span word="asserts">asserts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Cambria">Cambria</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="highway">highway</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="limits">limits</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="adversely">adversely</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="alertness">alertness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="claim">claim</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="editorial">editorial</span> <span word="cites">cites</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="indicating">indicating</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Cambria">Cambria</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="limits">limits</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="of">of</span> 3 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="automobile">automobile</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="preceding">preceding</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="lowered">lowered</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="stands">stands</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="suffers">suffers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="flaws">flaws</span>.</p><p> <span word="First">First</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="week">week</span> <span word="periods">periods</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="periods">periods</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="only">only</span> 3 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="accounted">accounted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="factors">factors</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sampling">sampling</span>. <span word="Had">Had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="editorial">editorial</span> <span word="indicated">indicated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="speed">speed</span>-<span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Cambria">Cambria</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statistic">statistic</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="convincing">convincing</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statistic">statistic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="change">change</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="week">week</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="adjust">adjust</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="limit">limit</span>, <span word="than">than</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="accustomed">accustomed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p>
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