編輯點評： GRE寫作需要大家積累一定的寫作素材、鍛煉自己的邏輯思維、多多積累一些有用的句子和詞匯，有了這些基礎以后，就需要大家根據真題來進行練習寫作了。

　　Collectors prize the ancient life-size clay statues of human figures made on Kali Island but have long wondered how Kalinese artists were able to depict bodies with such realistic precision. Since archaeologists have recently discovered molds of human heads and hands on Kali, we can now conclude that the ancient Kalinese artists used molds of actual bodies, not sculpting tools and techniques, to create these statues. This discovery explains why Kalinese miniature statues were abstract and entirely different in style: molds could be used only for life-size sculptures. It also explains why few ancient Kalinese sculpting tools have been found. In light of this discovery, collectors predict that the life-size sculptures will decrease in value while the miniatures increase in value.

　　Write a response in which you discuss what questions would need to be answered in order to decide whether the prediction and the argument on which it is based are reasonable. Be sure to explain how the answers to these questions would help to evaluate the prediction.

　　中文翻譯：

　　收藏家很欣賞Kali島出產的古代等身泥土雕像，但長期以來不清楚Kali的藝術家如何能夠以如此高的精確度刻畫人體。由于考古學家最近在Kali發現了人類頭部和手的模具，我們現在可以得出結論：古代Kali藝術家使用真人的模子，而不是雕刻工具和技藝來塑造這些雕像。這一發現解釋了為什么Kali的縮微雕像是抽象的而且風格迥異：模子只能被用于等身雕像。它同樣也解釋了為什么很少發現Kali的雕刻工具。由于有了這一研究進展，收藏家應預見到等身雕像的貶值以及縮微雕像的升值。

　　寫一篇回應，在其中討論還有哪些問題需要被回答才能決定文中的建議以及得出這一建議預測的論證過程是合理的，并務請解釋對這些問題的回答是如何幫助更好的評估文中的建議預測的。

　　編輯點評： GRE寫作需要大家積累一定的寫作素材、鍛煉自己的邏輯思維、多多積累一些有用的句子和詞匯，有了這些基礎以后，就需要大家根據真題來進行練習寫作了。

　　Collectors prize the ancient life-size clay statues of human figures made on Kali Island but have long wondered how Kalinese artists were able to depict bodies with such realistic precision. Since archaeologists have recently discovered molds of human heads and hands on Kali, we can now conclude that the ancient Kalinese artists used molds of actual bodies, not sculpting tools and techniques, to create these statues. This discovery explains why Kalinese miniature statues were abstract and entirely different in style: molds could be used only for life-size sculptures. It also explains why few ancient Kalinese sculpting tools have been found. In light of this discovery, collectors predict that the life-size sculptures will decrease in value while the miniatures increase in value.

　　Write a response in which you discuss what questions would need to be answered in order to decide whether the prediction and the argument on which it is based are reasonable. Be sure to explain how the answers to these questions would help to evaluate the prediction.

　　中文翻譯：

　　收藏家很欣賞Kali島出產的古代等身泥土雕像，但長期以來不清楚Kali的藝術家如何能夠以如此高的精確度刻畫人體。由于考古學家最近在Kali發現了人類頭部和手的模具，我們現在可以得出結論：古代Kali藝術家使用真人的模子，而不是雕刻工具和技藝來塑造這些雕像。這一發現解釋了為什么Kali的縮微雕像是抽象的而且風格迥異：模子只能被用于等身雕像。它同樣也解釋了為什么很少發現Kali的雕刻工具。由于有了這一研究進展，收藏家應預見到等身雕像的貶值以及縮微雕像的升值。

　　寫一篇回應，在其中討論還有哪些問題需要被回答才能決定文中的建議以及得出這一建議預測的論證過程是合理的，并務請解釋對這些問題的回答是如何幫助更好的評估文中的建議預測的。