A、 Biomedical engineers.
B、 Nursing students.
C、 Students of philosophy.
D、 Mechanics.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：从“since this is the Nursing Department second—year physiology course．”可知选B。

A、 During the first year of college.
B、 During the second year of college.
C、 After the second week of classes.
D、 Just before the final exam.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：从“I assume everyone here is a sophomore”可知是大学第二年。

A、 The mind can be completely understood through scientific observation.
B、 The mind is too complex to be considered part of the "vital force".
C、 The mind and the brain have the same chemical and physical functions.
D、 The mind may function separately from the brain.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：根据语句“Is the mind separate from brain，or is the mind only the chemical and physiological workings of the brain?”可看出这是两种观点，前者属于vitalism，而后半句是mechanism的观点。因此D是正确答案。

A、 Decide whether they are mechanists or vitalists.
B、 Take an article home and read it.
C、 Transfer to the introductory class.
D、 Write an essay about vitalism and mechanism.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：从“I have some copies of that article．And I want you to take it with you and read it for next week．”可知Robert博士让学生带回一篇本课内容的相关文章去阅读。

A、 Mechanism is the view that all life phenomena can be explained according to chemical and physical laws.
B、 Mechanism can impossible be supported through scientific experimentation.
C、 Mechanism is the view that the modern science tends to be mechanism.
D、 Mechanism is a kind of philosophical approach.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：文中指出“Mechanism, on the other hand，is the view that all life phenomena，no matter how complex，can be explained according to chemical and physical laws．Since we can support mechanism through scientific experimentation，the modem scientist tends to be a mechanist．Vitalism is a kind of philosophical approach．”，可知A符合题意。