考试时间：2011年2月25日 10：30

　　考试地点：西安外国语大学

　　issue31."Money spent on research is almost always a good investment, even when the results of that research are controversial."

　　issue203"The best way to understand the character of a society is to examine the character of the men and women that the society chooses as its heroes or its heroines."

　　argument14.The following appeared in a memo from the owner of Green Thumb Gardening Center, a small business serving a suburban town. “There is evidence that consumers are becoming more and more interested in growing their own vegetables. A national survey conducted last month indicated that many consumers were dissatisfied with the quality of fresh vegetables available in supermarkets. And locally, the gardening magazine GreatGardens has sold out at the Village News stand three months in a row. Thus, we at Green Thumb Gardening Center can increase our profits by greatly expanding the variety of vegetable seeds we stock for gardeners this coming spring."

　　考试时间：2011年2月25日 10：30

　　考试地点：西安外国语大学

　　issue103."The study of history has value only to the extent that it is relevant to our daily lives."

　　argument162.A recent study shows that people living on the continent of North America suffer 9 times more chronic fatigue and 31 times more chronic depression than do people living on the continent of Asia. Interestingly, Asians, on average, eat 20 grams of soy per day, whereas North Americans eat virtually none. It turns out that soy contains phytochemicals called isoflavones, which have been found to possess disease–preventing properties. Thus, North Americans should consider eating soy on a regular basis as a way of preventing fatigue and depression.