听力原文: The infant mortality rate in China has declined notably since the beginning of the 1990s, according to China's new white paper on children's conditions. The average decrease in infant mortality in the country is 6. 5 percent a year since 1990. The mortality rate of children under five years old has been tailing off by 5.85 percent annually, the white paper says.
The white paper, entitled "The Situation of Children in China" and issued by the Information Office of the State Council says that so far, no other country in the world with an annual per capita income approximate to China's has attained such rapid decreases.
The percentage of the annual decrease in infant mortality rate since 1990 is ______.
A. 6.5
B. 5.85
C. 5
D. 19
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What can be inferred about the including Maine and Quebec during the early 1800s?
A. The area was economically unified.
B. The authorities were unable to enforce law and order.
C. The two governments fought for control of the area.
D. Most of the people living there spoke only French.
Why is the second theory sometimes referred to as the Mars Theory?
A. Earth's moon used to orbit Mars.
B. Mars was captured by the gravitational field of the Sun,
C. A planet the size of Mars collided with Earth.
D. Mars is larger than Earth.
听力原文:W: Jackson, I heard that everything went on well with you several years ago...
M: Do let me forget it. At that time I had a wonderful life and was on top of the world. I don't know what drove me to seek diversion in poker machines. So pretty soon I was going to play the pokies quite often and yes I was enjoying myself and sometimes even won a few dollars.
W: Is the game so attractive?
M: You never know. It has a kind of magic. I was totally consumed. Anyway the whole story is long and covers the last seven years and though I have tried to be unemotional. I must say now that I have been through hell and I've felt as if I was already dead.
W: For so long a time, haven't you ever thought to wash your hands?
M: When I am gambling, I don't care about anything else. I know 1 was addicted and powerless to stop. I've lost much. Even so all I can dream of is the big win.
W: Several years has passed, tell us what your feeling is now?
M: I end up just as bad, and hate myself. My health suffered, my finance was in ruin, and I didn't have the will- power to stop. I have been homeless many times and my life has become unmanageable.
W: That's a crying shame. It's high time you turned over a new leaf. Wish you success.
Which one of the following was NOT among the conditions of the man several years ago?
A. He was a plane pilot.
B. The man enjoyed a comfortable life.
C. He was soon crazy about poker machines.
D. Everything went well and he felt very happy.
SECTION B PASSAGES
Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
听力原文: 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 contents it was much different. 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 the time, people could still be thrown in jail for publishing articles that were critical of the king. And that is what happened to Daniel Defoe. tie 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. In 1709, a magazine called the Tattler began publication. This new magazine contained a mixture of news, poetry, political analysis and philosophical essays.
What is significant about the review?
A. Its publication was banned by the British government.
B. It was the first weekly newspaper.
C. It caused a prison revolt.
D. It was the first magazine ever published.