考试时间：2010年8月19日

　　考试地点：上海财大

　　ISSUE 184

　　It is a grave mistake to theorize before one has data.

　　Argument:

　　26.The following appeared in a memo from the chairperson of the school board in the town of Saluda.

　　"For the past five years, Mr. Charles Schade has been the music director at Steel City High School, and during that time the school band from Steel City High has won three regional band competitions. In addition, the quality of the music rehearsal facilities and musical instruments at Steel City High has improved markedly over the past five years. Because of such successes at Steel City High, the Saluda school board should hire Mr. Schade to plan and direct the general music education programs for the entire Saluda school system."

　　考试时间：2010.8.19 8:30

　　考试地点：上海财大

　　Issue：

　　40"Scholars and researchers should not be concerned with whether their work makes a contribution to the larger society. It is more important that they pursue their individual interests, however unusual or idiosyncratic those interests may seem."

　　221"The chief benefit of the study of history is to break down the illusion that people in one period of time are significantly different from people who lived at any other time in history."

　　Argument：

　　187 The following appeared as part of an article in a health magazine.

　　"A new discovery warrants a drastic change in the diets of people living in the United States. Two scientists have recently suggested that omega -3 fatty acids (found in some fish and fish oils) play a key role in mental health. Our ancestors, who ate less saturated fat and more polyunsaturated fat, including omega -3 fatty acids, were much less likely to suffer from depression than we are today. Moreover, modern societies—such as those in Japan and Taiwan—that consume large quantities of fish report depression rates lower than that in the United States. Given this link between omega -3 fatty acids and depression, it is important for all people in the United States to increase their consumption of fish in order to prevent depression."

　　考试地点：上海财大

　　考试时间：2010年8月19 13:00

　　Issues 157 "There is no such thing as purely objective observation. All observation is subjective; it is always guided by the observer's expectations or desires."

　　31 "Money spent on research is almost always a good investment, even when the results of that research are controversial."

　　Argument：187 The following appeared as part of an article in a health magazine.

　　"A new discovery warrants a drastic change in the diets of people living in the United States. Two scientists have recently suggested that omega -3 fatty acids (found in some fish and fish oils) play a key role in mental health. Our ancestors, who ate less saturated fat and more polyunsaturated fat, including omega -3 fatty acids, were much less likely to suffer from depression than we are today. Moreover, modern societies-such as those in Japan and Taiwan-that consume large quantities of fish report depression rates lower than that in the United States. Given this link between omega -3 fatty acids and depression, it is important for all people in the United States to increase their consumption of fish in order to prevent depression."

　　考试地点：上海财大

　　考试时间：2010年8月19日下午1点

　　ISSUE

　　127"Facts are stubborn things. They cannot be altered by our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions."

　　212"If a goal is worthy, then any means taken to attain it is justifiable."

　　ARGUMENT

　　188A new report suggests that men and women experience pain very differently from one another, and that doctors should consider these differences when prescribing pain medications. When researchers administered the same dosage of kappa opioids — a painkiller — to 28 men and 20 women who were having their wisdom teeth extracted, the women reported feeling much less pain than the men, and the easing of pain lasted considerably longer in women. This research suggests that kappa opioids should be prescribed for women whenever pain medication is required, whereas men should be given other kinds of pain medication. In addition, researchers should reevaluate the effects of all medications on men versus women.