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考试时间:2011年9月3日- ^3 ~$ D# m' [- l& e3 \, ?; l
考试地点:东南大学九龙湖校区$ \- v4 f* S& O) e/ A1 a1 g
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1 e! H- m7 [ k8 q The surest indicator of a great nation is not the achievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists, but the general well-being of all its people.
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The following was written as a part of an application for a small-business loan by a group of developers in the city of Monroe.4 b5 Q* }& U- i# c
"Jazz music is extremely popular in the city of Monroe: over 100,000 people attended Monroe's annual jazz festival last summer, and the highest-rated radio program in Monroe is 'Jazz Nightly,' which airs every weeknight. Also, a number of well-known jazz musicians own homes in Monroe. Nevertheless, the nearest jazz club is over an hour away. Given the popularity of jazz in Monroe and a recent nationwide study indicating that the typical jazz fan spends close to $1,000 per year on jazz entertainment, a jazz music club in Monroe would be tremendously profitable."# i2 X$ ^. u, ^* d+ B
Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the argument. Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted. |