以下是gre考生参加2011年11月湖大新gre机考作文的题目，并且附注了他所参加考试的考点信息，希望对其他新g考生有所帮助。

考试时间：2011年11月19日

考试地点：湖大

Issue：5

Claim: Governments must ensure that their majorcitiesreceive the financial support they need in order to thrive.,

Reason: It is primarily incities that a nation’scultural traditions are preserved and generated.

Write a response in which youdiscuss theextent to which you agree or disagree with the claim and the reasonon whichthat claim is based.

Argument：46

Thefollowing appeared in a health magazine published inCorpora.

"Medical experts say thatonly one-quarter ofCorpora’s citizens meet the current standards for adequatephysical fitness,even though twenty years ago, one-half of all of Corpora’scitizens met thestandards as then defined. But these experts are mistaken whenthey suggestthat spending too much time using computers has caused a decline infitness.Since overall fitness levels are highest in regions of Corpora wherelevels ofcomputer ownership are also highest, it is clear that using computershas notmade citizens less physically fit. Instead, as shown by this year’sunusuallylow expenditures on fitness-related products and services, the recentdeclinein the economy is most likely the cause, and fitness levels will improvewhenthe economy does."

Writea response in which you examine thestated and/or unstated assumptions of theargument. Be sure to explain how theargument depends on these assumptions andwhat the implications are for theargument if the assumptions prove unwarranted