GRE作文新增的argument题目(4)_GRE写作

GRE作文新增的argument题目(4)

　　the following appeared in a memo from the principal of sherwood junior high school.

　　=it =appears that the lighting in sherwood highs classrooms, which have large windows but minimal overhead light sources, is impairing student academic performance and teacher morale. records show that during december and january, the two months with the fewest hours of daylight, attendance rates fall, average daily class participation drops, and grades decline. teacher resignations are also highest during these months. according to a study of tundra vocational school, which experiences entire seasons with little daylight, students grade point averages increased when day glow light bulbs, which mimic sunlight, were installed in classrooms. this study suggests that sherwood can improve students academic performance and teachers morale by using day glow light bulbs in winter.

　　the following appeared in a letter to the editor of the maple city newspaper.

　　twenty years ago pine city established strict laws designed to limit the number of new buildings that could be constructed in the city. since that time the average housing prices in pine city have increased considerably. chestnut city, which is about the same size as pine city, has over the past twenty years experienced an increase in average housing prices similar to pine city, but chestnut city never established any laws that limit new building construction. so it is clear that laws limiting new construction have no effect on average housing prices. so if maple city were to establish strict laws that limit new building construction, these laws will have no effect on average housing prices.