劉文勇GRE寫作Argument題庫 Day 101

Day 101 There is now evidence that the relaxed pace of life in small towns promotes better health and greater longevity than does the hectic pace of life in big cities

There is now evidence that the relaxed pace of life in small towns promotes better health and greater longevity than does the hectic pace of life in big cities. Businesses in the small town of Leeville report fewer days of sick leave taken by individual workers than do businesses in the nearby large city of Masonton. Furthermore, Leeville has only one physician for its one thousand residents, but in Masonton the proportion of physicians to residents is five times as high. Finally, the average age of Leeville residents is significantly higher than that of Masonton residents. These findings suggest that people seeking longer and healthier lives should consider moving to small communities.

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.

五問：

（1）“Businesses in the small town of Leeville report fewer days of sick leave taken by individual workers than do businesses in the nearby large city of Masonton. Furthermore, Leeville has only one physician for its one thousand residents, but in Masonton the proportion of physicians to residents is five times as high. Finally, the average age of Leeville residents is significantly higher than that of Masonton residents”是事實，“These findings suggest that people seeking longer and healthier lives should consider moving to small communities”是結論，值得反駁嗎？

（2）本題屬于類比題，同學們回顧一下：一種類比在具備什么條件后方可成立？小城鎮(zhèn) Leeville與大城市 Masonton之間可能有哪些差異？除了原文中所提及的生活節(jié)奏之外，還有哪些其他方面的差異可能會影響結論？例如：兩地的氣候環(huán)境、居民的身體素質等方面的差異都會對結論產生影響。

（3）請病假的次數少一定是生病的次數少嗎？是否有可能一些人生病了仍堅持上班，或者病得不是很嚴重，不用請病假。

（4）在 Leeville每一千個居民只有一個醫(yī)生，而在 Masonton，醫(yī)生和居民的比例是 Leeville的五倍，這能說明小城鎮(zhèn) Leeville的居民更健康嗎？

（5）Leeville居民的平均年齡比 Masonton居民的平均年齡高很多，能說明 Leeville的居民更健康長壽嗎？是否有可能由于 Leeville是個適合養(yǎng)老的地方，所以很多人退休后才搬到此地，而 Masonton因為是大城市，工作機會更多，所以吸引的年輕人更多？