考试时间：2010-11-25

　　考试地点：西安

　　Issue：

　　207"Rituals and ceremonies help define a culture. Without them, societies or groups of people have a diminished sense of who they are."

　　195"The goal of politics should not be the pursuit of an ideal, but rather the search for common ground and reasonable consensus."

　　Argument：

　　169.The following appeared in a letter from a department chairperson to the president of Pierce University.

　　"Some studies conducted by Bronston College, which is also located in a small town, reveal that both male and female professors are happier living in small towns when their spouses are also employed in the same geographic area. Therefore, in the interest of attracting the most gifted teachers and researchers to our faculty and improving the morale of our entire staff, we at Pierce University should offer employment to the spouse of each new faculty member we hire. Although we cannot expect all offers to be accepted or to be viewed as an ideal job offer, the money invested in this effort will clearly be well spent because, if their spouses have a chance of employment, new professors will be more likely to accept our offers."