考试地点：西安

　　考试时间：Sept. 10 2010 10:30-11:45

　　issue153

　　“Students should bring a certain skepticism to whatever they study. They should question what they are taught instead of accepting it passively.”

　　203

　　“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.”

　　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 therefore 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.