GMAT作文考试

　　自2006年ACT接手GMAT出题以来，一直都很低调，延续ETS出题风格，沿用原来的可用题库和出题方式，直到自己有实力去全面控制局面。2年过去了，其他部分目前毫无动静，唯独作文部分，出现了小小的尝试。2007年初ACT在北美花钱请人测试作文题目，暗下决心要啃下这块骨头，本人也参与了那次测试。之后在2007年末，ACT悄悄地在所有考生中随机加入这几道题目（以目前情况来看，100个考生中大约只有5-8个人会遇到新题）以磨练自己的评分人员和评分程序。

　　据留学360，GMAT作文有题库而且必须按照题库出题的思路（ETS时代任何新题都必须先公布一段时间才能真正进入考试）已经被ACT赤裸裸地打破，所以所有考生都应该对这些新题有很好的了解。

　　为了帮助大家在听课之余对新题消除恐惧并有所准备，我将在这个系列中为大家准备以下三块内容：

　　（一）目前最完整的新题总结

　　（二）作文新题解题思路总结及复习作文部分的方法

　　（三）部分新题的解题范文

　　以下是本人整理的两套新题：

　　Issue部分：

　　NT1. “The best teachers should expect students to challenge popular ideas rather than accept them.”

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

　　只有那些鼓励学生挑战常规想法（而不是希望学生仅仅接受这些想法）的老师才是最好的老师。

　　NT2. “People have a duty to disobey laws that they consider unjust.”

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

　　人们有义务不遵守那些他们认为不公正的法律。

　　Argument部分：

　　NT1. The following appeared in a realtor’s brochure in a large city:

　　“Now is the perfect time to buy a house in our city. Over the past five years, average home prices in our region have nearly doubled. But average stock prices in the national stock market have actually declined over the same period. So homeowners have seen an increase in value for their housing investment during the last five years that far exceeds what they could have made by investing in the stock market. Our city’s residents can surely achieve a similar profit over the next five years. Furthermore, if residents invest in a home, they can enjoy the use of the home while its value increases, whereas money invested in stocks would not contribute to their quality of life in the same way that owning a home would. Therefore, all the residents of our city should invest their money in a home.”

　　NT2. A retail grocery store has improved sales but decreased profits. In order to improve its profits, the store has a new business plan – to lay off 10 employees without losing the store‘s luxury and expert services and to partner with XYZ Cafe, which has similar types of customers.