(ZT)最新作文题目变更(相对于2000年版本)

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这里我仿照思马德的做法，把所有新加的题目翻译了一下，很可能有些翻译的不准确，请大家斧正。

Analysis of Argument Questions for the GMAT

删去了原来的54 71 90 98 99 103

增加了以下:
1．The following editorial appeared in the South Fork Gazette.

“Last year, the city contracted with Flower Power to plant a variety of flowers in big decorative pots on Main Street and to water them each week. By mid-summer, many of the plants were wilted. This year, the city should either contract for two waterings a week or save money by planting artificial flowers in the pots. According to Flower Power, the initial cost for artificial flowers would be twice as much as for real plants, but after two years, we would come out ahead. Public reaction certainly supports this position: in a recent survey, over 1,200 Gazette readers said that the city wastes money and should find ways to reduce public spending.”

Discuss how well reasoned . . . etc.

去年，某城市与FP签订合同在主大道的大型装饰花盆里栽种各式各样的鲜花，并且每星期为其浇水。到夏季中旬为止，许多植物都枯萎了。今年，该城市应该或者签订合同每星期浇两次，或者把这笔钱用于在花盆里插上人工花。根据FP的要求，人工花的初始费用将是真花的两倍，但是两年之后，就比真花费用少了。公众必定支持这个观点：在最近的一次调查中，超过1200名的政府公报的读者谈及城市浪费了钱，应该找到降低公共支出的途径

２．A planning consultant to the Banbridge Riverfront Festival Committee submitted the following report.

“The Riverfront Festival drew 10,000 visitors-not bad for your first year. You could double that number, however, if you brought in the Jolly Pirate Ship. In St. Clyde, the highly successful Harbor Week Festival averaged 30,000 visitors per year over the last decade, but the average increased to a high point of 45,000 a couple of years ago, a year when the Jolly Pirate was at the Harbor Week Festival. One of the organizers reported that the ship was especially popular with school groups. Have the Jolly Pirate Ship sail into the Riverfront Festival next summer, and your attendance will greatly increase.”

Discuss how well reasoned . . . etc.

R节日吸引了10000名参观者-对于你的第一年是个不错的消息。然而，如果你够进欢乐海盗船你可以将这个人数翻一番。在SC，过去的十年里，HW节日平均每年30000名参观者，而且两年前高达45000，当时在HW节日有欢乐海盗船。一位组织者说，这船很受学生团体的欢迎。明年夏天购买欢乐海盗船吧，你的游客会更多。

３．The following appeared in a memorandum from the development director of the Largo Piano Company.

“The Largo Piano Company has long been known for producing carefully handcrafted, expensive pianos used by leading concert pianists. During the past few years, however, our revenues have declined, whereas those of the Allegro Musical Instrument Company increased after Allegro introduced a line of inexpensive digital pianos. In order to increase Largo’s sales and in fact outsell Allegro, we should introduce a line of digital pianos in a variety of price ranges. Our digital pianos would be likely to find instant acceptance with customers since they would be associated with the prestigious Largo name.”

Discuss how well reasoned . . . etc.

LP公司长期以来以制造精细手工的昂贵的为音乐会首席钢琴家所使用的钢琴而著称。但是，在过去的几年里，我们的收益已经下降，然而AM乐器公司在引进一条并不昂贵的数字钢琴生产线后收益却增加了。为了增加我们的销售量，并且事实上卖的比他们多，我们应该引进这条生产线，求得价格的多样化。我们的数字钢琴，将立刻为消费者所接受，因为上面有我们享誉已久的名字。

４．The following appeared in a memorandum from the CEO of Volare Airlines.

“Even though our record last year of on-time takeoffs and arrivals was not as good as that of several other major airline companies, our total revenues were among the highest of any airline. Clearly, an on-time record is not the passengers’ first concern, and so we should not risk reducing our revenues by trying to improve our record. Instead, we should try to attract new passengers by announcing a program of incentives and discounts. Consider that Flugel Airlines saw ridership increase last year after it lowered fares on its most popular routes, whereas Aero Airlines lost customers even after its president appeared on television to apologize publicly for flight delays.”

Discuss how well reasoned . . . etc.

即使我们去年的准时起飞和到达的纪录并不像其他几家主要的航空公司那样好，我们的总收益确是最高的。很明显，准时纪录并不是乘客最关心的，所以我们没必要靠提高纪录来降低收益下降的风险。相反，我们应该尝试靠宣传刺激和折扣的计划来吸引新乘客。考虑到，FA在降低其最受欢迎的航线上的票价后，去年增长了乘坐，然而AA在电视上为飞机延迟而公开道歉后失去了很多顾客。

５．The following appeared in a memorandum from the marketing department to the general manager of the Swiftville Gazette.

“Newspaper readership is on the rise once again, so the Swiftville Gazette can abandon its plans to replace the editor-in-chief and to launch a costly subscription drive. Newly released results of a national study show that the nation’s top five daily newspapers are enjoying increased circulation for the first time in years. Therefore, the Gazette can expect to become a profitable enterprise for the first time since the editor-in-chief was hired. Moreover, since people are once again interested in the news, we can streamline our operations by dropping some of our ‘extras,’ such as the gardening column, the real estate section, and the local sports news.”

Discuss how well reasoned . . . etc.

新闻报纸的读者又一次增加了，所以SG可以放弃他的计划，这个计划要替换主编，并实行昂贵的订阅促销。一份国家调查的最新结果表明国家的前五每日新闻报纸正在几年第一次增加发行额。因此，既然雇用了主编，G可以期望第一次成为一个盈利的企业。进而，既然人们又一次对新闻感兴趣，我们能将我们的运作流水线化，通过放弃一些额外的东西，比如，园艺专栏，实业资产部分，和地区体育新闻。

６．The following appeared as part of a business plan created by the general manager of the Multon Electronic Company.

“In response to complaints from customers about the difficulty of installing and operating Multon’s products, Multon Electronic Company tried an experiment. The Customer Service Department has long suspected that customers are not reading the instructions that are included with every new purchase, and so it inserted a gift coupon at the end of every instruction manual.Because only 75 people returned the coupons in a three-month period last year, Multon Electronics has proved its point that customers are not reading the instructions. There is, therefore, only one sensible way to solve this problem: the Customer Service Department must provide every new customer with an instructional videotape.”

Discuss how well reasoned . . . etc.

作为对顾客对于安装和使用M的产品的困难的抱怨的反映，M电器公司进行了一个实验。顾客服务部门长时间以来怀疑顾客没有阅读包含在每次购买中的说明书，并且在说明书的目录后面夹着一张礼券。因为只有75%的人在去年的三个月里返回了礼券，公司证明了它的观点，顾客没有阅读说明书。因此，只有一个可以解决这个问题的明智的办法，顾客服务部门应该提供给每个新顾客说明书的录像带。

７．The following is a memorandum to the president of the EZ-Manufacturing Company from the manager of cafeteria services.

“Offering pizza in our cafeteria has proved extremely profitable. To further increase our profits from pizza sales, we should switch to PDQ Pizzeria to supply our pizza. PDQ pizza was twice voted the ‘best pizza’ in the neighboring town of Hamiltonia in an on-line survey of Hamiltonia Gazette readers. The PDQ branch in our town sells pizzas for only slightly more than our cafeteria currently does and offers free daily delivery. Switching to PDQ Pizza will clearly improve satisfaction with our cafeteria and hence increase the cafeteria’s profits.”

Discuss how well reasoned . . . etc.

在我们的咖啡馆里供应pizza饼应景证明是非常有利的。为了进一步增加我们来自于pizza销售的利润，我们应该转向PDQ pizza店来供应我们的pizza。他们的pizza在H附近的城镇的一次对于HG的读者的在线调查冲，两次被评为最好的pizza。PDQ在我们镇的分店卖的pizza仅比我们多一点，并且他们提供免费送货。转向PDQ pizza店将明显提高对于我们咖啡馆咖啡的满意度，并且可以提高咖啡的利润。

８．The following appeared in a memorandum from the marketing department of Reel magazine.

“In order to determine the cause of the recent decline in sales of our magazine, we sent a survey to customers who have cancelled their subscription during the last nine months. Results indicate that 80 percent of the 450 respondents feel that Reel contains too many ads. In order to retain current customers and win back customers who have cancelled their subscriptions, we should reduce
the number of ads. This solution will not only improve customer satisfaction but also increase our revenue by boosting magazine sales.”

Discuss how well reasoned . . . etc.

为了找出最近我们杂志的销售下降的原因，我们对那些过去9个月以来取消订阅的顾客做了调查。结果显示450个回答者80%感到R包含了太多的广告。为了保持我们的顾客并赢回那些已经取消订阅的顾客，我们应该减少广告的数目。这样不仅提高了我们顾客的满意程度，并且提高了销售量从而增加了收益

Analysis of Issue Questions for the GMAT

删去了原来的91

增加了以下:

1．“Whether in politics or in business, leaders of any group need to understand that learning to compromise is ultimately more important than winning.”

Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your position with reasons and/or examples from your experience, observations, or reading..

无论是政界还是商界领导者,都需要明白,学会让步终究比赢得胜利重要

２．“Constant innovation and change within an organization are as likely to damage the organization as they are to improve it.”

Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your position with reasons and/or examples from your experience, observations, or reading.

组织中的不断的革新和变更,既有可能改进也有可能毁灭组织.

３．“Government should place stricter limits on the ability of businesses to invade citizens’ privacy through telemarketing, e-mail, advertising, collection of personal information on consumers, and so on, even if those limits affect businesses’ profitability and competitiveness.”

Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your position with reasons and/or examples from your experience, observations, or reading.

政府应该设置相应的限制商业对于市民隐私，通过电话市场调查、电子邮件、广告宣传、收集消费者的个人信息等等手段，进行侵犯，即使这些限制影响商家的盈利能力和竞争能力。

４．“Companies should recruit and reward employees more for their enthusiasm and willingness to contribute to the mission of the organization than for their knowledge and skills.”

Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your position with reasons and/or examples from your experience, observations, or reading.

企业应该跟更多地根据员工贡献在工作上的热情来招募和奖励员工,而不应根据他们的技术和能力

５．“Previous failure in some enterprise is essential if one is to become a successful leader.”

Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your position with reasons and/or examples from your experience, observations, or reading.

一个成功的领导者必须要吸取前人的教训

６．“The type of leadership that an organization needs (be it a college, a country, or a business, for example) depends largely on whether the organization is stable or in crisis.”

Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your position with reasons and/or examples from your experience, observations, or reading.

一个组织(例如:一个学校、一个国家、一个企业所需要的形式取决于这个组织是稳固还是处于危机

７．“Highly skilled employees who are ambitious, self-motivated, and self-sufficient are more likely to be harmful than beneficial in an organization based on teamwork.”

Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your position with reasons and/or examples from your experience, observations, or reading.

野心勃勃的，自利自满的高技术员工对于基于团队合作的组织来讲，弊大于利

８．“An explicit and enforced set of values is crucial to the success of any company or other type of organization.”

Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your position with reasons and/or examples from your experience, observations, or reading.

对任何公司和组织来讲，一个清楚而加强的价值集合是至关重要的

９．“An organization cannot make real progress unless all its members share a common set of values rather than make decisions that are guided by their own values and beliefs.”

Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your position with reasons and/or examples from your experience, observations, or reading.

当一个组织所有的成员有着共同的价值集合而不受自己利益和观念的驱使来做出决策时，才能获得真正的进步

1０．“In today’s rapidly and unpredictably changing world, attempting to learn from the past is no longer the wisest strategy.”

Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your position with reasons and/or examples from your experience, observations, or reading..

在今天这样一个高速而又难以预测地变化的世界，从过去吸取经验教训不再是一个明智的策略

1１．“The most important quality for a leader of an organization to have is not the ability to plan, to organize, and to solve problems but rather the ability to communicate the organization’s mission and to inspire people to work toward fulfilling that mission.”

Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your position with reasons and/or examples from your experience, observations, or reading.

一个组织的领导者最重要的品质不是计划组织和解决问题的能力，而是能够鼓舞员工共同完成组织目标