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to have temporary change.28. Why does the professor mention Jane Addams?A) To argue against traditional US historical models.B) To correct a misimpression about the Nobel Peace Prize.C) To illustrate female roles in US history.D) To demonstrate his profound historical knowledge.29. What’s wrong with the “contribution approach”, according to the professor?A) It makes the plight of women seem overly dramatic.B) It ignores the most outstanding women.C) It overemphasizes men’s oppression of women.D) It neglects women’s social role in family life.30. Which of the following describes the “victim approach” to US history?A) It asks, “What have women done?”B) It asks, “How have men oppressed women?”C) It asks, “How have women helped men?”D) It asks, “What have men done?”Section D News (10 points)Directions: In this section, you will hear two news items. Each news item will be read separately for three times. When the news items are read for the first time, you should listen carefully for their general ideas. When they are read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 31 to 36, and from 39 to 44 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered 37, 38 and 45 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the news items are read for the third time, you should check what you have written. You should put your answers on Answer Sheet Two.News One This is the VOA Special English Development Report.This Saturday night at eight thirty, all the lights will be (31)_________ at the Tokyo Tower in Japan. The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin and the Eiffel Tower in Paris are also (32)_________off to go dark. So is the Empire State Building in New York and buildings in other cities around the world.The lights will stay off for one hour for an event called Earth Hour. The observance is organized by a (33)_____________ group, the World Wide Fund for Nature, also known as the World Wildlife Fund.For the fourth year, people are being (34)_________ to turn off their lights for one hour to call attention to the (35)________ of climate change. The group says climate change is one of the greatest (36)_________ facing wildlife and nature.(37)_____________________________________________________________. Organizers said more than two thousand businesses and two million people took part.Since then, Earth Hour has grown into an international event. People in more than four thousand cities in eightyeight countries took part last year.(38)_______________________________________________________________________. This will be the first Earth Hour for countries including Kuwait, Qatar, Kosovo, Madagascar, Nepal, Cambodia and Panama.News TwoOn April twentysecond, some American children stayed out of school but they were not punished. They were with their parents. As Faith Lapidus tells us, it was Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.FAITH LAPIDUS: The Ms. Foundation for Women started the (39)_________ seventeen years ago, in nineteen ninetythree. At first it was just called Take Our Daughters to Work.Gloria Steinem and other foundation leaders pointed to studies showing that self(40)______ suffers as girls bee teenagers. They can lose trust in their abilities and (41)____________, especially in areas like science, math and technology.So the Ms. Foundation planned a day for parents in New York City to show girls all the possibilities for them in the (42)__________ world. But there was so much interest, the organizers decided to make it (43)________.At first, girls mostly followed their mom or dad around at work to learn about their jobs. Later, employers and schools began to offer (44)_________ activities.(45)_____________________________________________________________________________________. So in two thousand three the day was renamed Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work.Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (50 minutes。 the next five questions or unfinished statements are multiple choices. You should decide the correct answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet One with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 55 are based on the following passage.Free and Easy? One Man39。s call to be the change you want to see in the world. After six years working as the manager of an organic food pany in Bristol, UK, he decided to strike out in a bold new direction. 4 I was sitting around with a friend one night in 2007 discussing the world39。s through sweatshops, industrial agriculture, or war, and so I decided to see if it was possible to do without. 6 Mark sold his houseboat and set about preparing himself for his new life. He posted an advert on Freecycle asking for a tent, a yurt (圓頂帳篷), a caravan (可供居住的拖車) or any other type of shelter and was immediately rewarded by his first taste of human kindness. 7 Then a friend made him a cheap woodburning stove from an old gas can to heat the caravan, and with a few other budget purchases, including solar panels (太陽能電池板) and a trailer (拖車) for his bike, he was ready to go. 8 His food would be cooked on a rocket stove made from two old catering tins (餐盒), and he would wash in a solar shower, essentially a black plastic bag suspended from a tree, and warmed by the sun. 9 His lavatory would be a hole in the ground screened by a wooden modesty structure to protect the sensibilities of any walkers using a nearby footpath. 10 Then, with his pockets empty he didn39。t always been easy, and there have been many challenges and sacrifices, 18 months later, Mark is still living this way. He told CNN he has really loved it and never been happier or fitter. 15 Mark39。m doing or very negative。s about 70 percent/30 percent. But I try not to get too worked up about it。