:第I卷（选择题）
第一部分 听力（略）
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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The first decade of the 21st century has been a remarkable period for inventions. Here are some of the most influential inventions in the first decade.
1. iPod and iTunes:
These two inventions from Apple Inc. presented a revolutionary new way for people to listen to music and fundamentally changed the recording industry. iTunes was introduced in January, 2001 and was marketed as a program that transferred (转录) CDs into digital audio files and helped organize digital recordings. Later that year, Apple introduced the iPod, a device (设备)that used a hard disk to store music files. The first model had a 5GB capacity and could hold over 1,000 songs.
