【答案解析】信息时代指的是我们所处的后工业世界——即自约1970起，把原材料加工成产品已不再是最大的产业。取而代之的是信息(产业)，在发达国家成为了最大的行业。由于电子邮件，互联网，电视和手机(的发展)，我们有更多机会利用信息。信息还可以(被)买卖。比如，有些公司通过向其他公司透露有关你和家庭成员的喜好来牟利，以便后者推销其产品。当然，如果为了非法的目的而故意泄露个人信息给陌生人，是侵犯个人隐私的(违法行为)。 [听力原文]
The term "Information Age" refers to the post industrial world we live in—that"s the time since about 1970, when making goods from raw materials was no longer the biggest industry. Instead, the biggest business in developed countries has been information, which we have more access to thanks to email, the Internet, TV, and cell-phones. Information can also be bought or sold. For example, some companies make money by telling other businesses about the kinds of things you and your family like doing, so they can sell you things. Of course, it is a violation of privacy if your personal information has been disclosed deliberately to strangers for unlawful purposes.

【答案解析】美国夫妇中正发生着一场重大变化：你可以称之为养家妻子的崛起。根据美国人口统计局发布的新数据，有比以往更多的女性所挣的钱大大超出她们的丈夫。当今有更多的女性是家庭中的经济支柱。比丈夫挣更多钱的女性通常是白人，有大学教育背景和偏年长者。有大约9%的妻子比丈夫多挣至少3万美元。另外11%的女性(比丈夫)多挣5千到3万美元之间。这就是说，当今，几乎有1/5的妻子会比丈夫多挣一大笔钱。 [听力原文]
There"s a revolution going on in America"s married couples., you may call it the rise of the breadwinning wives. More women than ever are out-earning their husbands by significant margins, according to new data released by the U.S. Census. More women are now the breadwinners in their families. Married women who earn more than their husbands tend to be white, college-educated and older. About 9 percent of wives earn at least $30,000 more than their husbands. Another 11 percent of women earn between $5,000 to $30,000 more than their husbands. That means nearly one out of five wives is now earning a significant chunk of change more than their husbands are.