考试时间：2011年4月12日

　　考试地点：北京鼎钧大厦

　　Issue161."In this age of intensive media coverage, it is no longer possible for a society to regard any woman or man as a hero. The reputation of anyone who is subjected to media scrutiny will eventually be diminished."

　　16"Although many people think that the luxuries and conveniences of contemporary life are entirely harmless, in fact, they actually prevent people from developing into truly strong and independent individuals."

　　Argument165.The following appeared in a business magazine.

　　"As a result of numerous consumer complaints of dizziness and nausea, Promofoods requested that eight million cans of tuna be returned for testing last year. Promofoods concluded that the cans did not, after all, contain chemicals that posed a health risk. This conclusion is based on the fact that the chemists from Promofoods tested samples of the recalled cans and found that, of the eight chemicals most commonly blamed for causing symptoms of dizziness and nausea, five were not found in any of the tested cans. The chemists did find that the three remaining suspected chemicals are naturally found in all other kinds of canned foods."

　　考试时间：2011年4月12日 上午10点

　　考试地点：北京鼎钧大厦

　　Issue69-Government should place few, if any, restrictions on scientific research and development.

　　另一个记不起来了，但也是高频

　　argument53.Thirteen years ago, researchers studied a group of 25 infants who showed signs of mild distress when exposed to unfamiliar stimuli such as an unusual odor or a tape recording of an unknown voice. They discovered that these infants were more likely than other infants to have been conceived in early autumn, a time when their mothers&apos production of melatonin — a hormone known to affect some brain functions — would naturally increase in response to decreased daylight. In a follow-up study conducted earlier this year, more than half of these children — now teenagers — who had shown signs of distress identified themselves as shy. Clearly, increased levels of melatonin bore birth cause shyness during infancy and this shyness continues into later life.

　　考试时间：2011年4月12日 下午1点

　　考试地点：北京鼎钧大厦

　　Issue212."If a goal is worthy, then any means taken to attain it is justifiable."

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

　　Argument161.In a study of reading habits of Leeville citizens conducted by the University of Leeville, most respondents said they prerred literary classics as reading material. However, a follow-up study conducted by the same researchers found that the type of book most frequently checked out of each of the public libraries in Leeville was the mystery novel. Therore, it can be concluded that the respondents in the first study had misrepresented their reading habits.

　　考试时间：2011/4/12

　　考试地点：北京鼎均大厦

　　Issue59-"Too much emphasis is placed on role models. Instead of copying others, people should learn to think and act independently and thus make the choices that are best for them."

　　issue 85-"Government funding of the arts threatens the integrity of the arts."

　　Argument167-A folk remedy* for insomnia, the scent in lavender flowers, has now been proved fective. In a recent study, 30 volunteers with chronic insomnia slept each night for three weeks on lavender-scented pillows in a controlled room where their sleep was monitored. During the first week, volunteers continued to take their usual sleeping medication. They slept soundly but wakened feeling tired. During the second week, the volunteers discontinued their medication. As a result, they slept less soundly than the previous week and felt even more tired. During the third week, the volunteers slept longer and more soundly than in the previous two weeks. This shows that over a short period of time lavender cures insomnia. *A folk remedy is usually a plant-based form of treatment common to traditional forms of medicine, ones that developed bore the advent of modern medical services and technology.

　　考试时间：2011年4月12日 8:30

　　考试地点：北京鼎钧大厦

　　issue221-"The chi benit 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."

　　argument203-The following appeared in a newspaper feature story.

　　"At the small, nonprofit hospital in the town of Saluda, the average length of a patient&aposs stay is two days; at the large, for-profit hospital in the nearby city of Megaville, the average patient stay is six days. Also, the cure rate among patients in the Saluda hospital is about twice that of the Megaville hospital. The Saluda hospital has more employees per patient than the hospital in Megaville, and there are few complaints about service at the local hospital. Such data indicate that treatment in smaller, nonprofit hospitals is more economical and of better quality than treatment in larger, for-profit hospitals."

　　考试时间：2011/4/12 10：30

　　考试地点：北京鼎钧

　　Issue176-"The function of science is to reassure; the purpose of art is to upset. Therein lies the value of each."

　　Argument42-The following appeared in a proposal from the economic minister of the country of Paraterra.

　　"In order to strengthen its lagging economy, last year the government of the nearby country of Bellegea began an advertising campaign to promote ecologically sound tourism (ecotourism). This year the number of foreign visitors arriving at Bellegea&aposs main airport doubled, and per capita income in Bellegea increased by ten percent. To provide more income for the population of Paraterra and also preserve the natural environment of our tiny country, we too should begin to promote ecotourism. To ensure that our advertising campaign is successful, we should hire the current director of Bellegea&aposs National Tourism Office as a consultant for the campaign."

　　总体感觉还好，issue两个还算高频了，之前至少都扫过;argument的题低频没看过，但是错误也比较好找，麻烦的是错误比较多，也比较不好组织，考场上写得有点急，不太理想。。

　　2-3秒原则貌似还是适用的，issue前的页面严格遵循拉到底，proceed，2-3秒，出来高频。。argument之前的页面proceed的时候狠狠愣了一下，低频。。

　　考试时间：2011年4月12日

　　考试地点：北京鼎钧大厦

　　issue74-"The most fective way to communicate an idea or value to large groups of people is through the use of images, not language."

　　Argument233-The following appeared in a memo from the vice president of a company that builds shopping malls throughout the country.

　　"The surface of a section of Route 101, paved two years ago by McAdam Road Builders, is now badly cracked and marred by dangerous potholes. In another part of the state, a section of Route 66, paved by Appian Roadways more than four years ago, is still in good condition. Appian Roadways has recently purchased state-of-the-art paving machinery, and it has hired a new quality-control manager. Because of its superior work and commitment to quality, we should contract with Appian Roadways rather than McAdam Road Builders to construct the access roads for all our new shopping malls."

　　考试时间：2011/4/12

　　考试地点：北京鼎钧大厦

　　Issue40-"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."

　　Argument37-Woven baskets characterized by a particular distinctive pattern have previously been found only in the immediate vicinity of the prehistoric village of Palea and therore were believed to have been unique to the Palean people. Recently, however, archaeologists discovered such a "Palean" basket in Lithos, an ancient village across the Brim River from Palea. The Brim River is very deep and broad, and so the ancient Paleans could only have crossed it by boat, but there is no evidence that the Paleans had boats. And boats capable of carrying groups of people and cargo were not developed until thousands of years after the Palean people disappeared. Moreover, Paleans would have had no need to cross the river—the woods around Palea are full of nuts, berries, and small game. It follows that the so-called Palean baskets were not unique to Palea.

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