听力原文： [29] Moving away from newspapers, let's now focus on magazines. Now the first magazine was a little periodical called The Review, and it was started in London in 1704. It looked a lot like the newspapers of the time. But in terms of its content, it was much different. [30] Newspapers were concerned mainly with news events, but The Review focused on important domestic issues of the day, as well as the policies of the government. Now in England at that time, people could still be thrown in jail for publishing articles that were critical of the king. And that's what happened to Daniel Defoe. He was the outspoken founder of The Review. Defoe actually wrote the first issue of The Review from prison. You see, he had been arrested because of his writings that criticized the policies of the Church of England, which was headed by the king. After his release, Defoe continued to produce The Review and the magazine started to appear on a more frequent schedule, about three times a week. It didn't take long for other magazines to start popping up. [31] In 1709, a magazine called The Tattler began publication. This new magazine contained a mixture of news, poetry, political analysis, and philosophical essays.

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A．Early newspapers in England.

B．The early history of magazines.

C．The life of Daniel Defoe.

D．Differences between newspapers and magazines.

Which is the element responsible for rising wage inequality?

A．Technology as a more irresistible force.

B．Technology and globalization.

C．Technology and automation.

D．Social class in white and blue-collars.

在党中央(Central Party Committee)的领导下，我国经济建设的各方各面都取得了巨大成就。我们完成了诸多造福百姓的巨大工程，例如西部大开发(large-scale development of the western region)，南水北调(south-to-north water diversion project)等。用水用电更加方便快捷，出行选择也多种多样。我国的国际地位不断提高，对世界经济发展产生巨大影响。加人世界贸易组织，我国的经济政策牵动着世界的一呼一吸；成功举办奥运会和世博会，让世界为中国经济喝彩。总之，中国经济取得了辉煌成就，中国经济的明天一定更美好。

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

听力原文： [26] Americans who remember "the good old days" are not alone in complaining about the educational System in this country. Immigrants complain, too. Lately a German friend was filled with anger when he learned that the first mathematics test given to his son as a college freshman included multiplication and division. Japanese businessmen in Los Angeles send their children to private schools staffed by teachers imported from Japan who teach mathematics at more advanced level.

[27] But I wonder: If American education is so poor, why is it that this is still the country of innovation? When I was 12 in Indonesia, I had to memorize the name of all the world's major cities. At the same age, my son, who was brought up a Californian, thought that Buenos Aires was Spanish for good food. However, unlike children of his age in Asia and Europe, my son had studied creative geography. When he was only 6, he drew a map of the route that he traveled to get to school, including the streets, the traffic signs and the houses that he passed. Dissatisfied American parents forget that in this country their children are able to experiment freely with ideas; without this they will not be able to think or to believe in themselves. Critics of American education cannot grasp one thing: freedom. [28] America, I think, is the only country that extends even to children the license to freely speak, write and be creative. Our public education is not perfect, but it is better than any other.

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A．The Japanese mathematic teachers.

B．Both the speaker and his German friend.

C．Both Americans and immigrants.

D．The son of the speaker's German friend.

What the German Marshall Fund found last year implies that ______.

A．most Americans tend to free trade

B．free trade could slow down economic growth

C．foreign competition could harm domestic economy beyond doubt

D．most Americans don't want an economic growth at the cost of domestic companies

听材料，回答下列问题： Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard.Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. Shift work is concentrated in the most dangerous areas of employment. It has various effects on health and daily life. Shift workers, especially those who work nights, can 26 a number of health problems. They include sleep 27 , depression, high blood pressure, heart disease, and 28 Experts now realize that sleep loss are dangerous and that night shift always results in sleep loss. Most people need 8 hours of sleep a day to feel 29 . Parts of the night sleep are spent in light sleep stages and the other parts of the night are spent in deep sleep stages. If you work the night shift and sleep during the day, there are many things that can 30 your deep sleep and awaken you during your light sleep phase. Noise is the biggest problem. Daytime sleepers have to 31 noisy neighbors, children, traffic, lawn mowers and such. Noise is the most common 32 of people who sleep during the day, so noise prevention should be given top priority. When looking for a home to rent or buy, always look for one in a quiet 33 Another sleep 34 is too much light. Our bodys entire cycle is based upon light and dark. If you are doing the opposite of this set body program, you are 35 generations of programming. Since sunlight will disturb your day you should choose a house where the bedroom is on the north side of the house. Wear a black eye mask to further block out the light while you are sleeping. 第26题应填____

【B4】

The view that the minorities like Mr. Nardelli and his friends are seizing most of globalization's gains could be ______.

A．negative

B．popular

C．radical

D．doubtful

【B11】

【C4】

A．severe

B．stern

C．mature

D．mellow

听力原文：M: Have you found a roommate to share your apartment? Your place is so big that it's suitable to look for some one to share the rent bill.

W: I'm still looking for someone who fits the bill, but you know it's so difficult.

Q: What does the woman mean?

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A．She met someone who could pay the bill.

B．She billed her new roommate for the suit.

C．She hasn't found a suitable roommate yet.

D．She's looking for someone who can lend her money.