GRE机经：2011.9.3 北京新GRE作文机经

    　以下是gre考生参加2011年9月北京新gre机考作文的题目，并且附注了他所参加考试的考点信息，希望对其他新g考生有所帮助。

　　考试时间：2011年9月3日

　　考试地点：北京

　　Issue

　　The surest indicator of a great nation is not the achievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists, but the general welfare of all people

　　Argument

　　Jazz club 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. "A jazz music club in Monroe would be a tremendously profitable enterprise. Currently, the nearest jazz club is 65 miles away; thus, the proposed new jazz club in Monroe, the C-Note, would have the local market all to itself. Plus, jazz is extremely popular in Monroe: over 100,000 people attended Monroe's annual jazz festival last summer; several well-known jazz musicians live in Monroe; and the highest-rated radio program in Monroe is 'Jazz Nightly,' which airs every weeknight at 7 P.M. Finally, a nationwide study indicates that the typical jazz fan spends close to $1,000 per year on jazz entertainment."

　　Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argument.